The power of the crossbow carts was greater than that of ordinary bow carts, but they could only increase their casualties, but they could not finally defuse the charge of the Wei knights. Therefore, in Sima Shi's opinion, although these repeater carriages are a little tricky, they are not to be feared. He only needs to send more knights to finally break through Dunge's defenses, and then a one-sided slaughter, and those even ballistas will become his trophies.

In his opinion, the ballista only increased his casualty figure a little, and it could not turn the tide of the battle at all. As long as you can win, a few more people will be nothing.

However, he did not expect that these quantitative changes would eventually lead to qualitative changes. Before the Wei knights broke through the Shu army's defensive positions, the corpses on the ground were enough to hinder the Wei army's charge and slow down their impact.

And losing the speed of the impact, the power of the cavalry was greatly reduced, and they were in a mess in front of the formation, and Deng Zhi seized the opportunity to shoot in a burst of fire, and suffered heavy losses. However, the task they were supposed to complete became far away, and in the end, less than thirty knights rushed to the front of the Shu army and were beheaded by the soldiers of the Shu army.

The pile of corpses in front of the Shu army was a little higher.

When a Wei knight was killed, the soldiers of the Shu army were excited, and many people thought that this would be a battle for them, and no one thought that it would end so easily. They excitedly raised their arms and shouted, "Hurrah!" ”

"Hooray!" The soldiers in the back also echoed excitedly.

The soldiers cheered, their voices began to be very chaotic, and gradually converged into a neat shout, and everyone turned their faces to Deng Zhi, the Yangwu general standing with a sword on the hillside.

"Long live General Deng!"

"Long live General Deng!"

Deng Zhi's cold face finally showed a little smile. But the smile disappeared, and although he enjoyed the glory, he also knew that it was not time to celebrate. He stroked his chest and bowed slightly to the cheering crowd, like an actor on the curtain call. Then straighten up and raise your arms. Press it hard.

The cheers abruptly stopped, and everyone looked at him eagerly.

Deng Zhi's face was slightly hot, and his heartbeat was inexplicably faster. He took a deep breath. He raised his voice and said, "All the soldiers! ”

The crowd held their breath and listened to every word he said, every word.

"Against Wei, it is known as dominating the world with iron horses. But today. You can see with your own eyes that the Iron Rider is not invincible......"

Deng Zhi exerted all his strength. Shouted in anger and proclaimed the victory that had just been achieved. He knows that he is at a disadvantage, when the reinforcements will arrive, whether they can arrive in time, is unknown, and the only one who can rely on him is now. If you want to hold out longer, you can even achieve a victory for Zuihou. Morale is very important. He built a defensive line with the sea of corpses and blood, defusing the advantage of the Wei cavalry, and next, Sima Shi will launch a more ferocious attack, and he will not retreat easily.

Boost morale. It is to fight for Zuihou's victory, but this victory is likely to belong to only a few, or rather, only to him, Deng Zhi, and most of the soldiers will die here - for his glory.

This is called killing one's own people. Can the famous general Wu Qi Weishenme dominate the world? Because he could get all the soldiers to die for him, it was the fearless fighting of those soldiers who did not turn their heels that made him famous. And those soldiers worked hard for him, not only because of strict military law, but more importantly, Wu Qi had this charm and such a scheming. He can suck gangrene for ordinary warriors, so that warriors can die for him willingly.

So Wu Qi is a famous general.

Deng Zhi also wants to be a famous general, so it is also compulsory to boost morale and let his subordinates die on the battlefield willingly.

Tempting them to benefit, moving them with affection, and drumming them up are all indispensable means.

Deng Zhi is worthy of being born in a big family, and he is very familiar with this set, and when he roared a few words, he suddenly roared so much that the soldiers were enthusiastic, and they couldn't wait to rush forward now and cut off the head of Sima Shi.

Deng Zhi couldn't let them do this, it's one thing to boost morale, but if it's too much, it will become a chaotic army. He controlled the rhythm and seized the good opportunity of the morale of the soldiers to regroup the formation. The deep ditch behind the formation was about to take shape, although every soldier knew that it was the death line, and many people would not be able to cross that line, but they were inspired by the victory, and one by one they clenched the weapons in their hands and stared at the Wei army on the opposite side.

Sima Shi was a little flustered, and his face turned a little blue. Although he is alert-minded, and he usually has a lot of city government, after all, it is the first time to go into battle, and he thought that he had the advantage, and the opponent was Deng Zhi, an old scholar who had never led a soldier in the first half of his life, and he should be able to capture it, but the development of the battle situation was much beyond his expectations. The third wave of the charge not only did not achieve greater results, but suffered an unexpected crushing defeat.

Even if Sima Shi was smart enough and had a city government, he was a little panicked when he encountered this situation.

After all, he is still young, and he has only been in the army for two or three years, far less mature than his father Sima Yi who has worked hard under Cao Cao for more than ten years.

Seeing the defensive line of defense that was piled up with human corpses and horse corpses, Sima Shi knew that he had been tricked, and he ignored the power of those crossbow carts, and ignored the obstacles brought by the rapid increase of corpses to the subsequent cavalry. At this time, he realized that Weishenme Deng Zhi would choose such a place to line up, and the narrow terrain not only limited the deployment of the cavalry's formation, but also accelerated the speed of forming obstacles.

The details, everything is insignificant, but it adds up, and Zuihou puts him in a disadvantageous position.

Will you continue to fight, or will you retreat? Sima Shi tried his best to calm himself down, weighing the pros and cons.

If he wanted to continue fighting, he could only abandon the advantage of cavalry, and ordered the cavalry to dismount and fight on foot, fighting with Deng Zhi inch by inch. However, in that case, Deng Zhi, who has a repeater cart, will have a big advantage, and his cavalry will not have a strong long-range weapon except for a bow and a limited number of hand crossbows, and he will be at a disadvantage in the face of Deng Zhi, who has a baggage cart as a cover and a repeater cart for long-range strikes.

If he retreats, then his pursuit this time will become an out-and-out disgrace, with three thousand elite cavalry to pursue four or five thousand foot soldiers, Zuihou actually returned in vain, no matter how you say it, this is not a proud record.

What am I going to do? Sima Shi pondered nervously. The cavalry, who were already ready to charge, pulled their horses and stood quietly in front of the formation, waiting for orders, but they never heard the orders.

What am I going to do? Sima Shi hesitated. It's hard to decide.

At this moment, a fast horse galloped from the east, in order to bypass the large array of Wei troops lined up on the river beach. He rode into the Danshui. The horse's hooves kicked up the snow-white waves, and the noise was getting closer and closer, attracting Sima Shi's heart.

When Sima Shi saw the knight's face, he couldn't help but chuckle in his heart. Could it be that Liang Ji fought with the enemy's ambush?

"Major General. Our troops were attacked. ”

"How many enemies are there, and how about Liang joining the army?" Sima Shi's face suddenly turned pale, and he blurted out.

The knight looked at him in surprise. Hurriedly shook his head: "Major General, my subordinates were not sent by Liang Senjun." ”

"Oh, so who are?" Sima Shi had just breathed a sigh of relief, but he was immediately seized by greater fear. If it wasn't Liang Ji who was attacked, who would be attacked? A thousand fine riders who stayed in Shang County? Or Wuguan's father, could it be that Meng Da killed him from Fangling?

In an instant, countless possibilities flashed through Sima Shi's mind. The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, and his voice trembled a little.

"Major General, the cavalry of Shangxian County was attacked, and the whole army was annihilated!"

The knight's voice was not loud, except for Sima Shi and a few people around him. Can't hear it. But in Sima Shi's ears, this was undoubtedly a thunderclap.

A thousand elite horsemen were attacked, and the whole army was annihilated? Whether it was Sima Shi or the guards around him, they couldn't believe their ears.

"What did you say?" Sima Shi's eyes widened and he roared in a low voice.

"Major General, this is the case, Wei Ba is rushing towards our army with nearly a thousand horses, less than fifty miles away from our army."

Sima Shi's eyes were dark, and he almost fell off his horse. A thousand cavalry? When did Wei Ba have a thousand cavalry? If he really had a thousand cavalry, then it would not be surprising that the thousand cavalry he left in Shang County were all wiped out. But...... How could he have a thousand cavalry? From the beginning of the war to the present, the Shu Han army has not appeared on the battlefield in any formed cavalry. A thousand cavalry requires at least 1,300 horses, which is not a small number, and it cannot be deceived by the eyes of the scouts.

Sima Shi wanted to cry without tears. Wei Ba actually hid such a hand, which was really unexpected by him, and it also completely shattered his confidence. At present, he only has more than 1,600 horsemen left, with Deng Zhi's infantry in front of him blocking the road, and Wei Ba's cavalry chasing behind, Danshui on the left and Dashan on the right, this is a dead place.

What am I going to do? Sima Shi anxiously asked himself: If his father was here, what would he do?

During the Battle of Fangling, the moment Sima Yi ordered the retreat suddenly flashed in front of Sima Shi's eyes. He couldn't help but sigh, am I going to withdraw again in embarrassment?

After a short period of indignation, Sima Shi immediately gave the order to retreat. Although it is a shame to retreat, it is still a choice to lose one's life here. Victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, and invincible famous generals are just legends after all, only dead people are irreproachable losers, as long as they live, they will have a chance to turn defeat into victory.

"Withdraw!" Sima Shi shouted loudly: "Defeat Wei Ba, and then pursue Deng Zhi!" ”

With the sound of war drums, many people breathed a sigh of relief before the Wei soldiers turned their horses, especially those knights who had already lined up and were waiting to charge. In the face of Deng Zhi's defense, they really had little confidence, although the military order could not be violated, but no one had the courage to die in vain. As soon as they heard the retreat, almost everyone heard a "bang" in their hearts, and a big stone finally fell to the ground.

Compared with the Wei army's escape from death, the morale of the Shu army was even more excited, they raised their weapons in their hands, stomped their feet vigorously, and let out a mountain of cheers.

"Hooray—"

"Long live General Deng—"

Deng Zhi breathed a sigh of relief, his legs were weak, and he almost sat on the ground.

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Note: To prevent some trolls from getting excited, let's say the word "hooray". Although long live since the Han Dynasty, the official rule is that this is the title of the emperor, but the people did not implement it as usual, and it was common to say "long live" when celebrating, and it was not until the Song Dynasty that it officially became a title that only the emperor could use. If you are interested, you can check the "Biography of Jia Chong" and "The Biography of Yan Wen" and "The Biography of Gan Ning" in "Three Kingdoms".

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The fourth is more.

Well, Lao Zhuang is a little bigger, I thought I could make a lot of effort today and reach 700 votes, but now I find that this is really a very difficult task, three hours, only 4 votes, and a full 20 votes away from 700 votes! Alas...... (To be continued.) )