Lu Xun was not relaxed at all, he even felt extremely frightened.

He had realized what Zhang He wanted to do, but there was nothing he could do to stop it. The initiative was no longer in his hands, and Zhang He gave full play to the advantage in the number of cavalry to the limit, so that he did not dare to act rashly.

Wei Yan went to chase after him, and he would definitely not be satisfied. Xiahou Ba took away more than 10,000 elite cavalry, and Wei Yan couldn't solve the problem even if he caught up, and it was more likely that Xiahou Ba would be defeated in one fell swoop, or cooperate with the cavalry under Zhang He's command to hit him hard with superior forces. Even if Zhang He and Xiahou Ba didn't have the heart to deal with Wei Yan at the moment, and they were bent on dealing with Wei Ba, it would be simple, just leave three or five thousand people to block Wei Yan, and the remaining troops would still have enough advantages.

How Xiahou Ba was going to fight when he arrived in Pengcheng, Lu Xun didn't know, in his opinion, no matter how he fought, Wei Ba had little chance of winning, and being able to save his life was the greatest success. And to save his life, it is not to see whether Wei Ba's defense is solid enough - in the face of the impact of more than 20,000 cavalry, even if he can't defend, he can retreat to the battlefield - but to see whether Sima Yi will take the opportunity to make a move.

If Sima Yi rushed to Pengcheng, then Wei Ba would not be able to escape even if he retreated to the battlefield, his warships could sail in Surabaya, but they were not as free on the river and sea, Sima Yi had enough ways to fix his warships in Surabaya, and then besiege them. With the warships limited and the cavalry heavily damaged, Wei Ba could only sit back and wait for death.

Lu Xun didn't want Wei Ba to die, and he didn't even want Wei Ba to be hit hard, he was already too close to Wei Ba and couldn't tear it up. What's more, he is not optimistic about Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang's blow to the family was too harsh and not in line with his interests. Relatively speaking, Wei Ba's attitude towards the family made him a little more acceptable.

Therefore, he must stop Sima Yi, he knows where Sima Yi is, and if he sets off now, it will be too late. However, the time was very limited, as long as there was a slight hesitation, wait for Sima Yi to cross Xiaoshan before them and enter the boundary of Pengcheng. He didn't stand a chance.

In addition to stopping Sima Yi. He also had to keep the cavalry led by Wei Yan. Without enough cavalry, even if he rushed to Pengcheng, it would be useless. With cavalry in hand, even if the number is not superior, there is a threat that horse armor may be equipped at any time. The cavalry of the Wei army could not be too presumptuous. There was no cavalry to counter and pinn down. Wei Jun can give it a go. Don't worry about horse armor anymore. Once he can do it with all his might, even 5,000 cavalry can cause him great trouble, and the power is enough to exceed 20,000 foot soldiers.

So. He couldn't let Wei Yan rush to the aid of Pengcheng, but wanted to persuade him to follow him to intercept Sima Yi. As for Wei Ba, he can only rely on himself.

This is not the most haode method, but it is a relative haode method.

But it was different for Wei Yan, if Wei Ba died in Pengcheng because he didn't go to the rescue without him, he wouldn't be able to face himself.

He refused to accept Lu Xun's arrangement, but he also had to admit that Lu Xun's analysis was very reasonable. If Sima Yi is not stopped, but is stopped by Sima Yi, the consequences of the battle of Pengcheng are unpredictable.

"Wen Chang, the victory or defeat of this battle is between a few hours, and it will not exceed one day at most. This time it was Zhang He who took the initiative to attack, and the initiative was in his hands. Sima Yi must have received his message, otherwise he would not have left Suiyang and headed for Pengcheng. If we continue to argue, and when Sima Yi preempts us, the result will be difficult to say. ”

Wei Yan clenched his teeth, his face was pale, and beads of sweat rolled down his forehead like beads of beans. He knew that what Lu Xun said was reasonable and more rational, but now he was facing the life and death of his son, how could he be rational.

"So be it." Lu Xun sighed helplessly: "You set off first, but you can't go from Wu County, you have to go north from here, through Xiao County." If Sima Yi has already rushed to Xiao County and set up a defensive position, then needless to say, everything is over, whatever you want. If Sima Yi hasn't arrived yet, then we still have a chance, you just need to occupy the position and wait for me to arrive. As soon as I arrive, you rush to Pengcheng to help. ”

Wei Yan calculated, this place is only forty or fifty miles away from Xiao County, even if it is a foot soldier, he can arrive in two hours, compared to bypassing Wuzhou to aid Pengcheng, he can solve a big worry by delaying for more than an hour at most, it should still be worth it, so he agreed.

Without further ado, act now. Wei Yan rushed to Xiao County with five thousand elite horsemen.

Lu Xun immediately left the baggage battalion behind, and personally led 10,000 elite infantry soldiers to march quickly.

Sima Shi, who was standing on Xiaoshan, saw that the Han army did not go east as expected, but turned to the north, and couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh. He knew that Lu Xun had made the most correct choice, and his father Sima Yi's Jihua who wanted to compete with Zhang He was probably going to fail.

Qin Lang was also very surprised when he got the news. However, he immediately led 3,000 cavalry to chase after Xiahouba.

……

Wei Ba raised his hand, pulled out a feather arrow nailed to the heavy armor, and gently placed it on the table.

There are eight feather arrows neatly placed on the table.

Even with the guards holding shields, the Wei army's feathered arrows were still threatening Wei Ba's life. He had already been hit by eight feather arrows, if it weren't for the fact that the heavy armor on his body had extraordinary protective ability, if it weren't for the limited range of the Wei cavalry's cavalry, there would be no power at seventy or eighty paces away, and he wouldn't be so calm at this moment.

Zhang Xiong paid the price of three or four thousand horsemen, broke through his two lines of defense in a row, and had already pushed the battle line to his command platform. Now, only more than 1,000 armor soldiers and warriors led by Wang Shuang and Dunwu and others were guarding him, and they were facing more than 3,000 Wei knights. Tian Fu died in battle, and the surviving more than 1,000 people consciously belonged to Zhang Xiong's command, and Zhang Xiong's total strength reached nearly 7,000 people, and now less than half of them are left.

Zhang Xiong led more than 3,000 horsemen to frantically attack Wei Ba's position.

He was very surprised, he had long known that Wei Ba's personal guard battalion Wei family soldiers were the strongest foot soldiers, but when he saw this scene, he still couldn't believe his eyes. With just a simple corpse formation and rejecting horses, the Wei family soldiers blocked the repeated onslaught of 7,000 horsemen, and successively killed nearly 4,000 horsemen, at a cost of less than 2,000 people.

Even with the strongest armor, even with the sharpest long knives, even if the corpses in front of them were not conducive to the galloping of the cavalry, even if the ships behind them were constantly firing stone projectiles and arrows to support them, it was still a surprising and appalling result.

Zhang Xiong had an unspeakable fear in his heart. He roared loudly, he ordered the drums to beat again and again, encouraging the soldiers to rush and kill repeatedly, and he could not give these people time to think. Once they were told to stop and think, he believed that no one would have the fighting spirit to fight against these armorers again.

Only by continuing to fight with the bravery of being carried away by the blood, you can either win or die.

At this time, there is no reason to speak of, and even a moment of calm thinking will drive people crazy.

Zhang Xiong rushed and beat at any cost, constantly rushing forward with the personal guard battalion, boosting morale, and constantly ordering the killing of those soldiers who had wavering thoughts, nuffling any possibility of collapse in the bud. He didn't know how long he could hold out, he should have completed the task, he and Tian Fu had already paid the price of seven thousand horsemen, they should have killed Wei Ba, at least drove him back to the warship.

However, Wei Ba was still on the shore, and his command platform was full of feathered arrows, but he did not fall.

He didn't even take a step back.

He didn't see Tian Fu pay tribute to Wei Ba before he died, but he wanted to pay tribute to Wei Ba very much now. Of course, he wanted to pay tribute to Wei Ba after killing him.

Killing Wei Ba, at least forcing him to retreat into the warship, this is Zhang Xiong's only thought now. He had even forgotten that Weishenme was going to do this, he was just going to do it.

He knew that those heavy armor soldiers were tired, they had been fighting for so long, their long knives had been notched, their physical strength had reached the limit, their speed was not as fast as before, they rotated more and more frequently, they were tired, maybe the next moment, they would fall.

"Kill!" Zhang Xiong raised his knife and roared: "Kill Wei Ba, reward a thousand gold, and seal the marquis!" ”

The Wei soldiers responded with a roar and shouted wildly. At this moment, no one cares whether Zhang Xiong has this power reward or not, they have already killed their red eyes, and they have no time to think, only things like Qianjin and Liehou can still be a little exciting.

Like the tide, they rushed to the heavy armor again.

There were too many corpses in front of the battle, even the Hu knights who had lived on horseback since they were children had to carefully control their war horses at this moment, so as not to trip over the corpses and the horses stumble. At this moment, they didn't care about any formation, they just rushed up with courage.

Wei Ba sat on the command podium, looking at Zhang Xiong who was shouting in the distance, and smiled bitterly in his heart. This kid shouted fiercely, but he refused to rush to the front, and did not give him a chance to attack and kill. This shows that he has maintained a trace of calm after fighting until now, and this kind of temperament is very rare. If Zhang Xiong and Tian Fu had rushed to the front, this battle might have ended.

Both sides are exhausted, and they are holding on hard with one breath. The tone of the Wei family warriors is loyalty, while the tone of the Wei knights is military law. Military law is in Zhang Xiong's hands, and if Zhang Xiong can be killed, these knights will collapse immediately.

However, Zhang Xiong did not give him this opportunity. He could only wait slowly, boil slowly.

He had already paid a huge price, and five or six thousand foot soldiers, including two thousand armor soldiers and warriors, died here. But he could not withdraw, he had to hold his ground.

Because he is guarding Deng Ai's back. If he withdrew to the warship, then Deng Ai's troops would be exposed to the Wei army's iron cavalry. Without Deng Ai and the foot soldiers led by him, even if he escaped on the warship, he would not be able to leave alive, Zhang He and Xiahou Ba would trap him here, and Sima Yi would rush up without hesitation and open his bloody mouth.

He hasn't received news from Lu Xun yet, and he doesn't know where Lu Xun is and what kind of arrangements he has made. But he believed that Lu Xun would make the safest decision. What he is worried about now is that Lu Xun will not be able to convince his father who is eager to save his son, and he will bury the five thousand cavalry in the hands of Zhang He in vain.

If that's the case, then he's already defeated

(To be continued......)