Chapter 913: A Shadow in the Jungle
As soon as they formed a joint encirclement of the Qin army's Mo Dao Formation, before the Cao army had time to launch an offensive, the Qin army's Pu Dao Formation swooped down on them.
Attacked from behind, Cao Jun, who was on the periphery of the Qin Army's Mo Dao Formation, hurriedly turned around and launched a counterattack against the Qin Army's Pu Dao Formation.
When the two armies rush to kill each other, it is the moment when the impact of the army is the strongest, and once the army collides in one place, it is not much possible to launch a charge and kill.
Compared with the Qin army's Pu Dao formation, the Cao army had lost its strong impact force, and under the pounce of the Qin army, many Cao troops were knocked to the ground.
A Cao soldier with a short spear in his hand was facing a Qin soldier who was rushing towards him, and the Qin soldier shouted, holding a round shield and not lingering at his feet, and slammed into the Cao army.
If it was just a Qin army crashing into that Cao Jun's body, the Cao army soldiers would still be able to withstand the impact, but it was not one of the Qin soldiers who rushed towards him.
The Qin army at the front slammed the round shield against the big shield of the Cao army, and the soldiers of the Cao army tried their best, and as soon as they withstood the collision of the Qin soldiers, the Qin army behind immediately rushed up.
Countless Qin troops rushed up, and the impact force was no longer something that the outermost Cao army could resist, and the Cao army soldiers were hit by the powerful impact and staggered backwards, and sat on the ground.
Buttocks landed on the ground, and the soldiers of the Cao army were about to roll over and get up, when a Qin army had already bumped into him.
The charging Qin army did not stab the Cao army soldier with a Pu knife, but as if there was no one in front of him, he rushed straight towards the Cao army.
Qin Jun, who crashed into Cao Jun's soldiers, pushed his knees up during the run, and his knees were just on the chin of that Cao Jun.
The hard knee hit his chin, and the Cao soldier made a "click" sound of teeth colliding in his mouth, and was knocked to the ground by Qin Jun.
The pain in his jaw caused his brain to shake, even in an ordinary situation, after bearing such a heavy blow, it was difficult for the soldiers of Cao Jun to turn over and get up for a while.
Falling to the ground, he struggled and was about to get up, but Qin Jun, who rushed up from behind, had already stepped on his chest.
The chest was stepped on by Qin Jun, and Cao Jun's body fell backwards and lay flat on the ground.
This lie doomed him to never have a chance to get up again, he didn't even have time to twist his body at all, and the Qin army behind him had already rushed up.
Under the strong force of the Qin army, the Cao army in the front row fell one after another, and was soon annihilated by the tide of Qin soldiers who flocked to them.
The Cao army behind tried their best to resist, but their resistance, under the attack of the Qin army, seemed so pale and powerless.
A simple knife slashed at Cao Jun with a silver arc of light, carrying the humiliation of the Battle of Shouchun in his heart, every Qin army was like a tiger out of the gate, and when fighting, the way of playing was completely lifeless.
The timid can't get the bold, the bold can't get the arrogant, and the cowardly can't get the dead.
At this time, the Cao army and the Qin army were like a brave man and a man who did not want to die in a duel, and their courage was not at the same level at all.
The Qin Army's Pu Dao Formation on the periphery was advancing inward step by step, and the Qin Army's Mo Dao Formation, which was surrounded by the Cao Army on the inside, was also attacking the periphery.
Under the enemy's belly and back, pieces of Cao's army fell on the battlefield.
Almost every Qin army had blood splashed on their bodies and faces, but the soldiers of the Qin army did not stop the idea of fighting at all.
Standing under the banner of the commander of the Chinese army, looking at the battlefield where he was fighting, Cao Ren's face was solemn.
With Cao Ren's same solemn expression, there was also Lu Bu, although the first array of charges, the Qin army occupied an almost complete advantage, and the brave Qin soldiers suppressed the Cao army from the onslaught, and in the face of the Qin army's attack, the Cao army had almost no strength to fight back.
But Lu Bu didn't think that this short encounter with Cao's army was the final victory of the Qin army.
Although Cao's flanks suffered heavy losses, their Chinese army did not suffer any losses, and the Chinese army's large array did not even move half a minute.
Cao Jun in the battle was completely at a disadvantage, but Cao Ren was unmoved, in Lu Bu's opinion, Cao Ren must have follow-up actions.
When he once led the army to aid Shouchun, he was ambushed by the Cao army for the first time on the road, and the Qin army was also victorious.
He didn't dare to despise Cao Ren in his heart, Lu Bu's eyes did not stay on the two armies that were fighting, but stared at Cao Ren from afar, as if as long as he stared at Cao Ren like this, he could see his plan for the next battle.
Unlike Lu Bu, Cao Ren's gaze stayed on the soldiers of the two armies who were fighting.
On the battlefield, the soldiers on both sides stepped on the ground, splashing pieces of dust and smoke, and in the shadow of the sword and sword, a puff of blood splashed, and with the surging red, the soldiers on both sides who were chopped fell on the battlefield one after another.
The battle on the battlefield was extremely fierce, looking at the Qin army with red eyes, like a bloodthirsty beast, Cao Ren's heart was a little less sure of the victory in this battle.
The Qin army was brave, Cao Ren had already known, he just didn't expect that the Qin army would be brave enough to be in such a situation, and it was only at this time that he knew that in the battle of Shouchun, he angered a tiger that was almost sleeping.
Liu Wei recuperated for a long time, before the conquest of Yuan Shu, the Qin army also rested for a long time, although an army that had undergone the baptism of war, but was carried away by victory, it was normal to be defeated in the face of a strong opponent.
However, once such an army is provoked and the sleeping wildness in their hearts is awakened, when any army faces them, the only acceptable result is death.
Standing in the middle of the Chinese army, Cao Ren's brows gradually locked, and finally he raised his arm.
A Cao Army officer standing behind him saw him raise his arm and hurriedly gestured to the standard-bearer behind him.
Seeing the officer's gesture, the flag bearer did not immediately wave the flag, but quietly waited for Cao Ren's next move.
Pressing his arm downward, Cao Ren shouted to the officer behind him in a low voice: "Mingjin retreats!" β
It was already seen that the Cao army was at a disadvantage in this battle, and the officer of the Cao army got Cao Ren's order and hurriedly made another gesture to the standard-bearer.
Seeing the gesture of the officer, the standard-bearer shook the flag vigorously, and a shirtless Cao Jun beside the standard-bearer rang the bronze bell on one side with a drumstick.
The crisp sound of Mingjin entered the battlefield, and when Cao Jun heard Mingjin's voice, he retreated one after another, but the red-eyed Qin army, where would they give them such a chance to withdraw from the battlefield.
As soon as the Cao army made a move to retreat, the Qin army shouted again and launched a new round of pounce on the Cao army.
Cao Ren ordered Mingjin to withdraw his troops, but Lu Bu did not move for a long time.
At this time, the Qin army was occupying the advantage, and it was an excellent opportunity to expand the results of the battle, and Lu Bu would definitely not give up such a good opportunity to sit back and watch the Cao army successfully retreat.
However, Lu Bu's decision soon changed due to Cao Jun's further actions.
The longbowmen on the left and right wings of the Cao army, who were a little farther away from the battlefield, hurriedly rushed forward when the Qin army did not collect their troops at the same time, lined up in a phalanx, put arrows on the bowstring, and aimed at the Qin soldiers who were chasing and killing the Cao army.
"Mingjin retreats!" Seeing this scene, Lu Bu knew that if he didn't withdraw his troops again, he was afraid that Cao Ren would make a desperate bet and press all the Cao troops, so he gave an order to the soldiers beside him.
Although the Qin army had the upper hand, once the Cao army was provoked and they were pressed on all fronts, the Qin army, which was much smaller than the Cao army in numbers, had little chance of victory.
Lu Bu, who knew very well what the purpose of their battle with Cao's army in the field this time was, naturally would not bet all his forces on the first battle.
After getting Lu Bu's order, the Qin army's main formation also sounded a crisp sound of gold.
The soldiers of the Qin army heard the sound of Mingjin, and they were very puzzled why Lu Bu suddenly Mingjin, and many of them, before stopping the charge, were unwilling to slash the last knife at the fleeing Cao army.
The Qin army halted the charge, and the Cao army retreated like a tide towards the two flanks where they had been before, while the Qin army regrouped in a neat line and retreated towards the main formation.
The armies of both sides collect their troops, and at this time, no matter which side attacks the other side from a distance, it can cause great casualties to the other side.
But whether it was Cao Ren or Lu Bu, they both knew that if they attacked the other party with long-range weapons at this time, it would definitely trigger a new battle.
The longbowmen and crossbowmen of the two armies confronted each other, neither of them moving, and they were all quietly watching each other.
When the Qin army led by LΓΌ Bu and Cao Ren's army met in a narrow way, Tai Shici's army had already entered the Xiangling Tomb and was passing through the Xiangling Tomb, which had no road at all, and was marching in the direction of Shouchun.
This large army of 20,000 men is almost impossible to hide its tracks during the march.
Fortunately, although it is not steep, the mountains are continuous, and the mountains are full of vegetation.
Lush vegetation covered the entire tomb, and the 20,000-strong army was not easily spotted by enemy scouts under the cover of the jungle.
Leading the army through the mountains and forests, Tai Shici saw a figure faintly appear in the jungle in front of him.
Seeing the figure, he hurriedly raised his arm and stopped the march of the army.
The well-trained Qin army, although it was numerous, could not be dragged by half of the soldiers when they received the hidden order.
The army of 20,000 people just crouched down in an instant, and the eyes of all the soldiers of the Qin army looked unblinkingly at the place where the figure was found in front of them.
The 20,000 Qin troops led by Tai Shici lay dormant on the spot, and the place where the figure appeared just now suddenly fell silent, as if no one had appeared there at all.
Squatting at the front of the army, Tai Shici's eyes looked around without blinking.
A figure appeared in front of them, and it suddenly disappeared at such a rapid speed, apparently that the other party had also discovered their existence.