Chapter 332: Iron Cavalry Raid

Sun Quan had three sons, the eldest Sun Deng was gentle and respectful, humble and gentlemanly, and won the respect and support of his subordinates, but Sun Quan himself did not like him. One is that he is cowardly and incompetent, and the other is that he is respectful and inward, which makes Sun Quan very unhappy for the sake of his adoptive mother, Mrs. Xu. The third son and grandson are just six years old, and although they are smart and cute, they are not as favored as the second son and grandson of the righteous teenager.

Sun Quan has very high expectations for Sun Quan, fifteen-year-old marquis, this time with troops in Xiangyang, Sun Quan has been following Sun Quan's side, and Sun Quan personally instructed the use of soldiers and people, which can be described as well-intentioned. Now let him rush to Xiangyang to question Lu Xun, there is no doubt that he is acting for the king's order, and the dignity can be imagined.

No one would have thought that Sun Quan would actually encounter the attacking Wei army, and all Sun Quan's hopes were crushed into mud by the Wei army's iron cavalry in an instant, and his heartache was needless to say. For the sake of Wei Ba's affairs, Sun Quan has been very embarrassed by Fei Yuan, and now the most distressed son has died again, he can no longer control his emotions, and can't help but caress the car and cry.

Looking at Sun Quan, who was in pain, Zhuge Ke and other close ministers were confused for a while, but the military situation was urgent, and there was no room for delay, Zhuge Ke had to step forward and persuade: "King, the prince's life and death are uncertain, and it cannot be asserted." However, the Wei army was close at hand, and if there was a mistake, it would be a great defeat. Please also ask the king to immediately adjust his troops and horses, and be ready for battle, so as not to ......"

Sun Quan is actually very sober, and because he is very sober, he knows that the possibility of Sun Quan surviving is very small. After many years of fighting, he knew very well the power of cavalry, and in the Battle of Xiaoyaojin, Zhang Liao's battle was only 800 Bingzhou infantry cavalry, if there were really 5,000 iron cavalry. How could Sun Xi and the hundred and ten guards have a chance of surviving?

Sun Quan was in pain to the heart, but he was not out of order, and while crying, he ordered the formation to be set up and prepared to fight. As soon as his order was given, the smoke and dust of the iron horseman's gallop could already be seen in the distance. Many of the soldiers around Sun Quan could recognize this kind of tall and straight smoke and dust, and knew that there was a cavalry attack, and they immediately became nervous.

Iron riding has always been a nightmare for the people of Jiangdong. Wei and Wu fought, no matter how well they fought in front, once the Wei iron cavalry appeared on the battlefield. The outcome is basically decided. The Wu army, which was dominated by foot soldiers, had no effective means to restrain the Wei army's iron cavalry. can only be beaten passively, and over time, these experienced veterans already have some psychological obstacles to the Wei army's iron cavalry, but they are not as fearless as the new soldiers.

The Iron Rider is getting closer. The earth began to tremble. Passed to the hearts of every Wu army soldier. The soldiers of the Wu army who were arraying became more and more nervous, and their originally skillful movements became stiff, and many people's faces changed. The vast majority of people have an underlying idea. The Wei army did not have warships and could not cross the Han River, and the Wei army was blocked north of the Han River by the Wu-Shu coalition army, and the area south of the Han River was safe. Now the Wei army's iron cavalry suddenly killed them, and they rushed to fight without psychological preparation, which caused a lot of damage to morale.

Sun Quan stood up, looked at the smoke and dust that was getting closer and closer, and then looked at the soldiers who were still arranging the formation, and his heart couldn't help but sink. Tens of thousands of troops lined up in formation, which could not be done in a hurry, and the Wei army obviously came very quickly, so fast that he didn't have time to prepare at all.

It will be a tragic battle, and Sun Quan's heart is hovering with a few ominous crows. He pulled out his war knife with a snort, slashed it on the cart, and shouted: "Prepare the horse!" ”

"The King?!" Zhuge Ke and the others were shocked and hurriedly stopped. The blood of the Sun family flows with the blood of bravery, and since Sun Jian, there is a desire to charge into battle and gallop on the field, and he will not change despite repeated dangers. As the lord of Jiangdong, Sun Quan still does not change his true colors, and often has the idea of personally beheading and capturing the flag. The reason why he doesn't like Sun Deng and prefers Sun Wei is also due to this factor. But how could the ministers let him rush to the first battle, Sun Jian and Sun Ce had the courage of ten thousand people, and they didn't die unexpectedly, let alone Sun Quan.

Sun Quan was so excited by the pain of losing his son that he was red-eyed, and refused to listen to any advice, so he had to go into battle to kill the enemy, so anxious that Zhuge Ke and others knelt on the ground and begged repeatedly. Just when the monarchs and ministers of Wu were in chaos, the Wei army was killed.

Tian Yu shook the battle flag, and the five thousand iron horsemen turned into two rolling torrents, outflanking the Wu army, and the knights pulled out their strong bows, raised their crossbows, and shot with all their might. Sharp arrows roared in, rushing into the Wu army's unorganized battle formation. Many soldiers were hit by arrows and let out terrible screams, which further aggravated the chaos. Some brave knights even rushed to the front of the Wu army, jumped their horses to kill, and flew away before the Wu army counterattacked, letting out bursts of laughter, mocking the embarrassed Wu army.

The smoke and dust rolled up by the iron cavalry rushed like a giant dragon, pouring into the battle formation of the Wu army, enveloping the soldiers of the Wu army in it. The soldiers of the Wu army were choked and coughed, and the atmosphere of fear became even heavier.

Sun Quan looked into the distance in shock, and bursts of cold sweat came out of his body.

In the distance, a thicker cloud of smoke and dust soared into the sky, shocking.

The Wei army is not just five thousand iron cavalry, at least double. Oh my God, damn Lu Xun, how many Wei troops crossed the Han River, why didn't you remind me?

Not only did Sun Quan smell the breath of death, but Zhuge Ke and the others were also stunned. There were far more enemies than they thought, and the situation was far worse than they had estimated. If it is only 5,000 iron cavalry, the 30,000 army still has the strength to fight, and now the Wei army's iron cavalry has doubled to 10,000, then how many of these 30,000 people can survive is a matter that no one can say.

Fei Yi, who was accompanying him, was also stunned when he saw this scene. Seeing that Wu Guojun and his ministers were in a mess, he didn't care about the rudeness, rushed over, grabbed Sun Quan's sleeve, and shouted: "King, immediately shrink the formation, defend intensively, and push all the baggage carts to the periphery......"

Sun Quan woke up like a dream, and according to Fei Yi's reminder, he ordered to change the formation immediately. The vanguard of the Wei army is only a guerrilla, and the main force will arrive soon, if they can't seize this time to complete the formation, they will be greeted by a catastrophe.

All the soldiers of the Wu army began to get busy, the war drums were intermingling, the flags were flying, and the scene was chaotic.

Fei Yi looked at all this, and a burst of coldness rushed straight to the back of his head, wanting to cry without tears. He now understood that Wei Ba wanted him to find a chance to leave quickly. These iron horsemen must have been spared Hanshui by Wei Ba. He expected that Wei Ba would lead Wei to attack Wu, but he did not expect that the Wei army would raid Sun Quan with iron cavalry. Now Sun Quan's son, Sun Wei, is dead under the Iron Horse. The enmity between Wu and Shu is getting deeper and deeper. Thinking of this, Fei Yi couldn't help but worry about Zhuge Liang.

The Wei army, which arrived in advance, saw the Wu army change formation, and immediately understood the intention of the Wu army. Infantry against cavalry, dense defense is the most effective way. They urged the war horses and galloped around the battle formation of the Wu army, the sound of hooves was like thunder, the arrows were like rain, mixed with bursts of roars, setting off waves of sound, constantly impacting the hearts of the soldiers of the Wu army.

Many of the Wei army were bearded Hu people. Compared to the Han Chinese warriors. They were even more wild, and many of them rose up, rushing out of the queue from time to time and rushing to the front of Wu Jun. Arrow shooting knife split. Kill a few soldiers. Then he jumped off again. Strong horses, sharp knives, and precise arrows. All of them made the soldiers of the Wu army frightened, and if they were not careful, they might become the ghosts of these Hu people.

The previous group of Wei knights rushed in front of the Wu army, met in the distance, turned their horses' heads, and charged again. Wu Jun had just breathed a sigh of relief, but the earth began to tremble again, and it was even better than the last time. In the dust, more Wei iron cavalry rushed out, roaring and killing the Wu army.

The war drums were contending, people were shouting and the horses were neighing, and the iron cavalry of the Wei army, which could not see the end at a glance, was like a galloping wave, rushing towards the barely formed position of the Wu army. The time was too short, and the position of the Wu army was not solid enough and not tight enough, like a loose mound of earth, constantly shaking under the flutter of the huge waves, and the subtle cracks became bigger and bigger, and finally scattered violently, and then were swept away by the huge waves and disappeared into the tide.

The knights of the Wei army rode their horses and danced their swords, killing wantonly.

The soldiers of the Wu army were exhausted and fought back stubbornly.

The two sides are fighting together.

Sun Quan was in the center of the large array under the escort of the Xie Fu Battalion, and he watched countless Wu army soldiers being overwhelmed by the Wei army and killed by the Wei army, and every charge of the Wei army would weaken the Wu army's formation by one layer, and his heart ached beyond measure. He carried a war knife and ran around anxiously, although he was still a few hundred steps away from the Wei army, but looking at his manic appearance, it seemed that he was on the front line of the battle, fighting with countless enemies.

Zhuge Ke and the others didn't dare to be careless, for fear that Sun Quan would lose his mind and rush to the front line, they stood on all sides with a tacit understanding, no matter which side Sun Quan went, someone stopped him in time.

The battle continued, and the 30,000 Wu troops were worthy of being elite, and after the initial panic, they gradually adapted to the rhythm of the battlefield. Someone lit the baggage cart pushed to the front of the formation, forming a wall of fire, using raging fire to block the iron cavalry of the Wei army, the crossbowmen gathered, constantly firing arrows, suppressing the charge of the Wei army, the spears stood side by side, raised the spears in their hands, and used their own flesh and blood to meet the impact of the Wei army. They resisted the onslaught of the Wei army with great sacrifices, and were on the verge of collapse several times, but they stubbornly held their positions.

The flames soared into the sky, blood splattered, roars and screams came one after another, and countless people who had never known each other sacrificed their lives to fight.

The battle did not last long, at most an hour, as the battle situation stalemate, the physical strength of the Wei army decreased, and the casualties began to increase. Cao Yu is an easy-going person, he knows that he has little experience, and it must be right to listen to Tian Yu, a general, so he immediately ordered the troops to be withdrawn.

With the crisp sound of gongs, the Wei army gradually withdrew from the battlefield, the shouts of killing gradually subsided, and the smoke and dust slowly dispersed, revealing a miserable scene. The burned-out wagons smoked from the remnants of the corpses, and the blood slowly flowed and stained the earth. The smell of blood was so thick that it was impossible to breathe in the air. The broken battle flag hung weakly, and a few ownerless war horses stood on the battlefield, arching the dead master from time to time, hoping that he could stand up and fight again.

Sun Quan looked at this tragic scene and wanted to cry without tears.

Fei Yi stood aside, happy and worried. (To be continued......)

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