Chapter 157 Waiting for help
Once the halberd is extended, it often becomes a chasm that the cavalry cannot cross, or that requires a great deal of cost to cross.
It's just that when the camp is in chaos, where can those halberds at this time still be on the defensive? Even if some people reacted quickly and stretched out their halberds, it would not have much effect if they were just one or two people doing so.
Without the defense of the halberd, Lu Bu and the cavalry easily rushed into the infantry formation, and then it was time for the saber to show its might.
The saber is lighter and quicker than ordinary weapons, but because of the weight of its blade, it can play a good role in raising the knife to chop the enemy with momentum, so that once it enters the enemy camp and condescends to the infantry in the center, the saber is often just a swing, and it can easily take a person's life.
Lu Bu rushed forward, and the Fang Tian Painting Halberd in his hand was constantly rotating like a harvester harvesting human lives, and then blood arrows burst out beside him.
The main general is so brave, and the cavalry behind him is also constantly harvesting the lives of the infantry with the impact of the saber, and they are like rushing into the evil of the flock, everywhere they go, there are patches of blood flowing.
The infantry, which numbered only 5,000 men, was routed under the onslaught of LΓΌ Bu's army, and after throwing down about half of the corpses, Feng Yong retreated, including many wounded soldiers.
The infantry was so vulnerable, which was not only beyond General Liu Zai's imagination, but also the generals of the two Hun cavalry behind them, Ada and Attila, also did not expect.
They had also seen these infantry under Zhang Quan fight against the Black Mountain Army before, and they seemed to be very capable at that time, but how could they be so cowardly when they encountered the cavalry under the general? Why?
The Montenegrin army had invaded Yanmen County and was also repelled by the infantry. It's just that at that time, these people came to defend their hometown, and they knew that once the Montenegrin army was allowed to come in, it would be burning and looting everywhere, and there would be no good end. Second, the combat power of the Montenegrin Army is very ordinary, they just rely on more people to win, and in terms of combat effectiveness, they are the third-rate and the last.
In this case, it is natural to win. But now facing the vanguard army led by the first fierce general, it is definitely a first-class combat force, how can it be an opponent in such a comparison.
The infantry was defeated so quickly that Ada and other generals were unexpected. Even the main general did not expect, let alone the Hun cavalry below, their formation had not yet fully unfolded, and the opponent rushed over, and then the infantry who fled back began to counterattack their camp again.
Facing the infantry who had been broken, walking beside them, and even crashing into the war horse in panic, causing the cavalry formation to begin to be chaotic, Ada and Attila felt very tricky after watching this scene.
Are you considered your allies to be killed? I'm afraid it's not good, but if you don't kill them, the regression of these people will make them unable to find a suitable opportunity to charge, how can this be good.
When Ada and the others were still in trouble, Lu Bu had already killed him. More than 2,000 knightly warriors swept in like a gust of wind, and soon fought with the Hun cavalry at the front.
At this time, the vanguard army had put away the saber and replaced it with a spear or a long knife, and beckoned to the Hun cavalry.
The original number of Hun cavalry, because the formation was messed up, many people could not catch up behind, but let the vanguard number of the advantage in a certain period of time, often a Hun cavalry had to face two or three vanguard attacks.
The Hun cavalry, which was originally unequal in terms of combat strength alone, would have to fight two or even three battles in one battle, and the result could be imagined.
One after another the Hun cavalry was cut down to the ground, and all that remained was the image of the war horse fleeing. Even under the impact of the war horse, it caused even greater chaos.
"Retreat, retreat five miles!" Seeing that the battlefield ahead was already in chaos, Ada and Attila made preparations for withdrawal after a brief discussion. This battle was not fought in the way they expected at all, and if they were fighting, they were afraid that they would only suffer greater losses, so it was better to retreat first and the whole army was in battle.
The Hun cavalry of the infantry in the south retreated, and Lu Bu did raise Fang Tian's halberd and shouted: "Stop the pursuit, everyone will go back with me to help General Hou Cheng." β
Hou Cheng in the north. Relatively speaking, his attack was not as smooth as Lu Bu's side.
Although it is said that it is the same tactic, the same is that the archers suddenly appeared, killed the opposite 10,000 infantry by surprise, and then the saber in hand, full force charge. But after all, this is 10,000 infantry, twice as many as in the south. In addition, it was very despicable to go to Beishizi, and even led 10,000 Hun cavalry to be the battlefield supervisor, but whenever it was found that there were Han infantry fleeing, they would be executed for the crime of escape.
If you go back, you will die, and if you rush forward, you may die, but you may be able to live. Under such a mentality, 10,000 infantry had no choice but to rush towards Hou Cheng's army like a desperate one, and the two sides were entangled together.
Just when Hou Cheng was in a group with these infantry, the 10,000 cavalry of the Huns led by the prince rushed over. With complete numerical superiority, they used four or five men against a vanguard cavalry, and in a short time, they also won a lot of victories, two battalions, and about 1,000 vanguard cavalry were besieged to death by the Hun cavalry.
Seeing his brothers die one by one, Hou Cheng's eyes showed anger and sadness. Hate only hated that he was also surrounded by four small Hun leaders, even if he wanted to rescue him, he was powerless.
The prince who was in the rear of the army was overjoyed for a while when he watched the opponent's cavalry camp being disrupted. Just as he was thinking about letting the whole army take advantage of the victory to attack, he saw another group of people killed in the rear of the enemy, these people suddenly killed and collided with their own forward cavalry under the leadership of a fierce general wearing a three-pronged purple and gold crown, wearing a Xichuan red cotton hundred flower robe, and wielding a Fang Tian painting halberd.
As soon as the two sides met, they saw that the fierce general was slashing three people in a row with his halberd, which caused the Hun cavalry, which was still in high spirits, to be like being poured a basin of cold water on their heads, and began to appear chaotic.
"Withdraw, withdraw, archers cover." While killing the Hun cavalry and the infantry of Yanmen County, Lu Bu, who rushed to the rescue, gave orders loudly on the battlefield.
After Lu Bu appeared, he dealt a heavy blow to the opponent with the momentum of thunder, and then retreated when the opponent's forces were in chaos. The three thousand archers of the entire six battalions also rushed to the northern battlefield to support, and the pressure was so oppressive that the prince had to give the order to retreat.
When the two armies are fighting, the most taboo thing is to rush hard because of the lack of soldiers, and in this case, the good situation can be easily destroyed. Now that the opponent has formed a new defensive formation, it is the best strategy for the enemy to retreat first and seek the opportunity.
The first battle was fought and it didn't end until dark.
Waiting for Hou Cheng, who was dyed red in battle armor, he cried bitterly and said to Lu Bu: "General, it's my command error, you can punish me." β
In this battle, the 2,500 cavalry of the vanguard army led by Hou Cheng killed more than 1,200 and wounded more than 600, which is equivalent to the loss of more than two-thirds of the overall combat strength.
As a result, Lu Bu's expression became solemn. It's just that he didn't blame Hou Chengzhi, and said: "It's no wonder to you for this, the number of enemy reinforcements is too much." β
In addition to the more than 300 people lost by Lu Bu in attacking the south, in today's battle, the vanguard army was killed and wounded more than 2,000, and the 8,000 vanguard army was able to fight less than 6,000. It's just that Lu Bu is not discouraged, the main force is still there, and he can still deal with the enemy.
Compared with LΓΌ Bu's losses, it was better to go to Beishizi, the Hun cavalry only lost 500, but the infantry losses reached 4,000. But Ada and Attila were not so lucky. When they retreated five miles and then had a little soldier, both of them looked like they were crying.
was killed by Lu Bu in a wave, and the Han infantry suffered 4,000 casualties, and only less than 1,000 were really able to fight. The remaining Xiongnu cavalry was only 5,000. With so many losses, it was true that they only killed five hundred horsemen of the vanguard army, and the comparison of the number of injuries really made them feel a strong sense of defeat.
The battle of Tupo is still going on, no matter how big the losses of both sides are, the battle has reached this point, and there is absolutely no possibility of stopping, and if there is no victory or defeat, it will not end.
And after the fierce battle on the first day, on the second day and the third day, he launched another war in succession, and killed 3,000 people in the vanguard army one after another. As a result, the original 8,000 vanguard army is now only 3,000 people left.
Seeing the tired and scarred faces of his cavalry, Lu Bu is face was gloomy.
"General, tomorrow is in the war, I'm afraid that our losses will only be greater, do you want to think about the withdrawal of troops? With our strength, we can still kill it from the south. Hou Cheng saw that Lu Bu was not in a good mood, so he approached and asked in a low voice.
Although Zhang Chao meant that Lu Bu would entangle the Xiongnu army and Zhang Quan's main force no matter what. But after all, at this time and that time, when the battle is fought to this extent, it is better to withdraw the troops.
"Wait, tomorrow is the day of battle, and if the losses are too great, rush out from the south." After thinking about it for a while, Lu Bu made a decision. And after saying these words, he looked to the south again, and thought to himself, "My lord, where are you now, and why haven't you appeared yet?" I'm afraid I can't stand it here. β
When Lu Bu was thinking about Zhang Chao, at this time, the others were actually ten miles away from the soil slope, five miles away from Ada and Alathi and Liu Zai.
Zhang Chao arrived here in the evening, but he did not attack immediately, but let everyone lurk quietly, and then sent a fast horse scout to the front to inquire about the news.