Gao Fei, Cao Cao, and Gai Xun were galloping at a gallop with nine thousand horses, and suddenly heard a roaring sound of horses' hooves behind them, and looked back to see Beigong Boyu and Bian Zhang chasing after them with a large group of men and horses, and the mountains were full of Qianghu rebels, and a rough estimate showed that there were about 20,000 people.

"General Cao, please lead the seven thousand officers and troops to retreat to Chen Cang quickly, and I will take the Feiyu troops to break off!" Gao Fei saw that the rebels were menacing, obviously the strategy of increasing the stove did not have much effect, he observed the nearby terrain, immediately made a decision, and shouted loudly to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao didn't answer, but said to Gai Xun: "Gai Changshi, please lead the 5,000-foot army back to Chencang first, and General Gao and I will break off here!" ”

When the words fell, Cao Cao didn't wait for Gai Xun to answer, and the two thousand cavalry with his subordinates quickly turned their horses' heads and galloped to the side of the Feiyu troops led by Gao Fei, and in an instant, they opened up the formation, and the two troops were horns of each other.

Cao Cao restrained the horse, turned his face to look at Gao Fei, and shouted at Gao Fei: "The thieves are strong, I will fight side by side with my virtuous brother to resist the thieves together!" ”

Gao Fei smiled and didn't answer, but his heart was warm, at least Cao Cao didn't leave, but chose to stay and fight side by side with him. Turning his head, he saw that the rebel cavalry less than three miles away was galloping over quickly, and he immediately shouted loudly: "Zhao Yun and Li Wenhou are scattered on the left flank, Zhou Cang and Guan Hai are in the front, Pei Yuanshao and Xiahoulan occupy the high ground, Liao Hua and Bian Xi are scattered on the right flank, and Huaxiong and Pang De are guarded by the Chinese army. ”

Under the voice order, I saw that Zhao Yun and Li Wenhou quickly lined up the four hundred cavalry on the left side of the official road; The four hundred sword and shield soldiers led by Zhou Cang and Guan Hai stood on the front line, each holding their shields together, holding the knife in their right hand, and looking straight ahead through the gap; Pei Yuanshao and Xiahou Lan each led 200 archers scattered on the earthen hills on both sides of the official road, full of bows and ready to shoot, waiting for the arrival of the rebel cavalry; Liao Hua and Bian Xi led four hundred strong crossbowmen scattered on the right wing, two hundred people squatted on the ground, two hundred people stood up straight, each with a crossbow machine in their hands, looking at the rebels in front; The four hundred spearmen led by Hua Xiong and Pang De were the mainstay of the entire Flying Feather Army, and the spears in each person's hands had been transformed, three or four meters long, and were specially used to deal with cavalry.

In a moment, the Feiyu troops formed a small formation, and the black legion blocked the entire official road, if it weren't for Cao Cao's 1,000 cavalry occupying the far right side of the official road, I was afraid that even that little open space would not be left. The whole process of the soldiers moved smoothly, and a force of 2,000 people suddenly became five teams with different skills, and splitting into five really added a lot of mystery.

Cao Cao looked at this Flying Feather army that quickly formed a battle formation in surprise, he was quite surprised by such good training, and what made him even more puzzled was the combination of this army, a bit like the Qin army array, but it was slightly different, so that he couldn't see through. Just as he was still curious about this flying feather troop, he heard the sound of chaotic footsteps behind him, and turned around to see Gai Xun.

Gai Xun led the 5,000 foot soldiers to return and he immediately commanded the archers to ascend the high ground on both sides of the official road, and the rest of the troops were ready to respond at any time, and all the soldiers were ready to fight.

The galloping war horse of ten thousand horses brings more than a simple trembling of the earth, but more of a shock to the soul, a fast war horse rushes in, it can definitely knock away five or six closely guarded infantry, and with the lethality of the knight on horseback, a cavalry can completely solve at least eight enemies in the corps battle.

At this moment, all the people held their breath, and the horses under the seats of Cao Cao, Zhao Yun, and Li Wenhou began to be restless, if it weren't for the knights on horseback trying their best to control them, I am afraid that they would have already made a mess. The four hundred sword and shield soldiers who blocked the first row of the official road also had a little fear in their hearts at this moment, Rao is that they are all well-trained Liangzhou athletes, but they often fight with people on horseback, and the real foot combat is the first time, and the first foot battle is to resist the cavalry, knowing the power of the cavalry, they are inevitably a little lacking in confidence.

Gao Fei rode on horseback, stopped at the back of the battle formation, frowned, and looked at the rebel cavalry approaching in front of him little by little, he knew in his heart that this battle would be the biggest test for Feiyu's troops, which could test whether his battle formation was practical or not, and whether those soldiers were truly brave.

The wind on the empty snowfield gradually stopped, which brought great convenience to Gao Fei, which meant that the arrows fired by the archers could be used normally. In addition to the sound of rapid horses' hooves in heaven and earth, everything seemed to be still, and the 20,000 cavalry rushed over at the fastest speed, without pause, only bravely and fearlessly forward, with the breath of death Qiang Hu Jian'er quickly rushed over under the leadership of Beigong Boyu and Bian Zhang.

Five hundred meters! Everyone held their breath again, and the earth shook harder.

Three hundred meters! The archers on the mounds on both sides of the official road shot arrows, and the arrows kept being shot, and although hundreds of people lost their lives in an instant, they could not stop their advance.

One hundred meters! The crossbowmen on the right flank began to fire their crossbow arrows incessantly, knocking down the hundreds of cavalry who were rushing at the front, but the rebel cavalry kept moving with the same footsteps, marching on the vigorous and majestic hooves of horses, trying to smooth everything in front of them.

Fifty meters!

"Spread out!" Gao Fei saw the opportunity, and the sword and shield soldiers led by Zhou Cang and Guan Hai, who were blocking the front, shouted loudly.

Under an order, Zhou Cang and Guan Hai each scattered to both sides of the road with two hundred sword and shield soldiers, and a huge opening was revealed in the middle of the official road, and the pikemen who had been waiting in the back immediately rushed up with their spears, and changed positions with the sword and shield soldiers, blocking the first line of the battle formation, and it turned out that the four hundred sword and shield soldiers only played the role of covering the pikemen.

The sudden appearance of Rulin's spear surprised Bian Zhang and Beigong Boyu, the two hurriedly reined in the horses, and before they could shout to stop at the cavalry behind them, they saw the rebel cavalry rushing up, and the rebel cavalry was pierced by the spears in an instant, and the four hundred spears were scattered, and they were waiting for the battle, only to see that even the people and horses were pierced through the body, blocking those cavalry three meters away.

At this time, Liao Hua and Bian Xi's strong crossbowmen were able to exert great power, and the archers on both sides of the official road were also like arrows raining down, and for a time the spears and arrows like rain played an important role in the front line, and the cavalry who rushed to the range were killed, and in just such a moment, more than a thousand cavalry were all killed.

The spear array was filled with the corpses of Qianghu and horses, making it difficult for the soldiers with spears. At this moment, Dan saw that Gao Fei behind him rode his horse to the left wing cavalry team, and shouted an order to "attack", four hundred cavalry immediately rushed out, followed by four hundred sword and shield soldiers, and even the strong crossbowmen of Liao Hua and Bian Xi also put away their strong crossbows, drew their sabers from their waists, and rushed forward with shouts.

The pikemen led by Hua Xiong and Pang De used their strength one after another, and four hundred men and four hundred spears began to draw out the spears inserted in the corpses, and then rushed towards the rebel cavalry who were still a little frightened in front of them, and the rebel cavalry could not stop them wherever they went.

Cao Cao saw such a real scene, but he didn't expect Gao Fei to block the rebel cavalry with only four hundred pikemen, and under the guidance of the atmosphere, he immediately drew the long sword in his waist, moved the blade forward, and shouted "attack" The two thousand cavalry behind him rushed forward like a tiger out of the cage.

Seeing that the Han army had actually begun to counterattack the cavalry, Gai Xun immediately drew the long sword at his waist and shouted: "The rebels are defeated, the rebels are defeated, kill them with me!" ”

At the sound of an order, all kinds of melee troops of the Han army behind him rushed forward together. The archers on both sides of the road were still standing on the high ground, firing their arrows at the rebel cavalry.

This instantaneous change reversed the situation on the battlefield, and the cavalry behind the rebels continued to rush forward, while the cavalry in front of them had already engaged the Han army.

Beigong Boyu and Bian Zhang held sabers to slash and kill the Han soldiers, but they only killed one or two cavalrymen who rushed over, and they immediately saw the spear array rushing over. The two had seen the power of the spear array before, and actually blocked the cavalry that was rushing quickly, and the two of them were a little frightened in their hearts, and saw that the orange-red Han army and the black unknown legion on the battlefield began to counterattack, so they glanced at each other, and the tacit understanding that they had never had quickly flashed in their eyes, and at the same time turned the horse's head, rode the horse backwards, and shouted: "Retreat!" ”

It will be a soldier's courage, and the role of a general can completely affect the entire army. Beigong Boyu and Bian Zhang were already frightened in their hearts, not to mention the other rebel cavalry. With the rebels' retreat order, the cavalry behind no longer rushed forward and retreated one after another, while the cavalry who was fighting the Han army was even more discouraged and fled back on horseback.

Gao Fei, Zhao Yun, Li Wenhou, and Cao Cao led the cavalry to cover the kills from behind, chased them all the way for five or six miles, and killed hundreds of people, and then stopped the pursuit.

On the way back, Cao Cao's face was full of smiles, and he was in good spirits on happy occasions, and it was estimated that Cao Cao's heart was really happy this time. He had a human head tied to his horse, and walked side by side with Gao Fei, gave Gao Fei a thumbs up, and praised: "Brother Xian, you are the most warlike person I have ever seen, and you only used four hundred spears to make these Qiang Hu frightened, I really admire my brother." ”

Gao Fei was also proud, this battle verified the real combat effectiveness of the Feiyu troops to cooperate and coordinate with each other, he was naturally happy, looked back at Zhao Yun, and thought in his heart: "It seems that next time it's time to try to fight alone." ”

"Brother Xian, what kind of formation are you? Why have I never seen it in the Art of War books? Cao Cao praised Gao Fei and was very interested in the formation laid out by the Feiyu troops, so he asked humbly.

Gao Fei smiled and said slowly, "Brother Mengde, this is a secret." ”

Cao Cao listened to Gao Fei's reluctance to speak, and he didn't ask more, so he silently kept this staffing in his heart, and prepared to study it slowly in the future. He smiled and said: "Since Brother Xian doesn't want to talk about it, then I won't ask more, I'm thinking, if all the armies use Brother Xian's battle formation, why worry that the rebellion in Liangzhou can't be quelled?" ”

Gao Fei said: "Brother Meng De, it's not that I don't want to talk about it, it's that this formation is not stable, and everything is still in the trial." ”

Cao Cao said: "Brother Xian, I am also a person who is well versed in the art of war, why don't you say it as Brother Xian, and our brothers will study and study together?" ”

Gao Fei's face looked very embarrassed, he didn't want to tell Cao Cao the mystery of this, not to mention that this kind of combat mode is indeed in the experiment, and it has not yet reached the role of being promoted, and there is also the shadow of the Roman legion, there are too many things to talk about. He smiled and said, "The Buddha said, if I don't go to hell, who will go to hell." I'll take care of this kind of brain-draining thing alone. ”

Cao Cao didn't ask anymore, and slowly thought in his heart: "It's so stingy! I don't believe it, without you, I can't make this kind of battle formation myself, you just wait and see, I will definitely be able to deduce a better and more subtle way of fighting! ”

After returning from victory, Gai Xun and his soldiers were cleaning the battlefield, and they had a lot of achievements, and they actually wiped out more than 3,000 rebel cavalry at once, while the Han army killed 16 people and wounded 30 people. As for the Flying Feather troops, there are zero casualties, and they are really a strong force.

Then the army retreated, and before it could retreat to Chencang, it received news from the scouts that Anding had been occupied under the fierce attack of Huangfu Song's army, and the rebel leader Han Sui fled back to Hanyang County. Huangfu Song did not stop in Anding, but took advantage of the victory to pursue, leaving only a small number of troops to defend Anding, and ordered Cao Cao and Gao Fei to attack Hanyang County with their troops and horses to join the large army.

In this way, the troops did not have to go back to Chencang, but turned back and slowly marched towards Hanyang County.