Chapter 325: Xu Rong's Ambush

"Why are you so ambushed? It's only 15,000 in total, so even if the attack suddenly becomes fierce, it won't make much difference, right? Moreover, Xu Rong's soldiers and horses were also sent out, if the allied Chinese army desperately broke through Xu Rong's Chinese army, wouldn't it be possible to capture Xu Rong alive? Cut, I thought there were so many ambushes, it was a joke. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info "Hongchen said disdainfully when he saw the battlefield.

"No, that's where the worry comes in." Changtian shook his head.

He, Chen Gong and the others did not relax, there should be at least 30,000 defenders in the Tiger Prison Pass, and the other party must still have soldiers and horses yet.

The princes on the other side, except for Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, looked at Xu Rong's ambush soldiers who were less than 20,000, and they all breathed a sigh of relief, and they also showed smiles on their faces.

"Brother Meng De, is this what you call an ambush?" Qiao Mao said to Cao Cao in a mocking tone.

However, Cao Cao ignored him, still frowning, looking at the battlefield intently, he also shouldered the responsibility of ordering Ming Jin to withdraw his troops at the most correct time, he had a heavier burden than others, and Cao Cao also decided that Xu Rong still had a backhand! If you move lightly, you will be defeated!

"Not so! Think about it with your waiting head! If you have an army of 200,000, you will only station a mere 15,000 defenders in a place where life and death are at stake? Our army is still in crisis at the moment! Yuan Shao scolded.

When the princes heard this, they immediately became nervous again.

Gongsun Zhan galloped all the way, rushing towards the enemy's Chinese army, when he saw his soldiers being surrounded, he immediately stepped up, he was confident enough to shine in this battle, these people could not stop themselves, this is the best time to make the white horse righteous and famous in the world.

Immediately afterwards, he saw that the Xiliang army was out of the main formation, blocking in front of him, Gongsun Zhan sneered at the corner of his mouth, waved his double-headed spear, and shouted: "Kill!" ”

Gongsun Zhan, who was not afraid, rushed straight away with three thousand white horses and seven thousand light horsemen behind him, wanting to break away from the other party's obstruction in one fell swoop.

"Royal!" Xu Rong waved a soap-colored order flag and ordered.

I saw that Xu Rong's own formation was elite, arrayed at great speed, divided into vertical columns, neat division of labor, each performing its own duties, different arms lined up, from the proficiency of the other party, had already faced the imposing Gongsun Zhan Iron Cavalry, but there was no panic, these soldiers are real elite veterans, and they are very good at dealing with light cavalry charging formation.

I saw that the front of these soldiers, the sword, shield and spearmen, were divided into three rows, the first row was all composed of shield soldiers, one next to the other, tightly arranged together, leaving almost no space in the middle, each of them pushing their shields with both hands, kneeling on one knee, in a posture ready to resist the impact.

Gongsun Chan sneered when he saw this, and a group of shield soldiers also wanted to block him, which was simply wishful thinking, but then he couldn't laugh.

The elite of the second row raised a spear about two meters long, one end to the ground, through the shield array, more than half a meter, this kind of appearance just wait for the other party to collide, and the spear in the hands of the third row of soldiers is more than three meters, in the same way, appeared in front of the shield array.

Seeing this scene, Gongsun Chan was angry in his heart, and had to give up the idea of charging into battle, because although he could break through by doing so, the casualties were definitely not small.

It's not that he has no way, there is no need to increase casualties, the first advantage of the cavalry is speed, and mobility, Gongsun Chan roared in his mouth, ran directly to the right, and drew an arc with the cavalry.

He wanted to spare the enemy's flank to attack, but before he could run far, he saw a rain of arrows in the sky, which was shot by the remaining soldiers of this formation, and Bai Ma Yicong was immediately shot in a position, unable to advance in the chosen direction.

Gongsun Chan sneered, who can compare to the bow and arrow of his cavalry.

"Hold the bow!"

He once again led his cavalry to the right in an arc, dodging the rain of arrows, and his knights hung up their spears and began to bend their bows and arrows, ready to shoot.

"Put!" Gongsun Chan shouted.

For a while, the same countless arrow rain fell towards the opponent's troops, but to Gongsun Zhan's surprise, the shield soldiers in the first row of the opponent were deployed again at an astonishing speed, blocking this shot for the long-range troops. This is obviously the kind of almost instinctive proficiency that has long been engraved in the bones in Xiliang and many battles with Qiang Cavalry!

Gongsun Chan was extremely angry at this time, this kind of troop configuration was clearly that before the big battle began, the formation had already prepared to deal with the cavalry in advance! Otherwise, who will be, the last line of defense of the entire army, which is also a vital point related to the safety of the army commander, the army is equipped with archers in the main formation! You must know that when the army is dispatched in its own formation, it is all the same, and it is the most critical time of the battle. So melee infantry, and cavalry are the right choice!

"I don't want to, then Xu Rong has such a vision, it's really hateful!" Gongsun Chan scolded, the other party had obviously prepared a strategy to deal with his own cavalry.

"The white horse is righteous, but Er'er, compared to the Xiliang Iron Horse, it is too far behind." Xu Rong was still in the formation, commanding the entire battle, even if there were only a thousand soldiers left on his side, this person had no intention of taking a step back.

There are only two formed cavalry in the coalition army, and Xu Rong is naturally impossible, so he does not prepare.

Gongsun Chan looked at the shield soldiers who were quickly lined up again, and anger appeared in his eyes, and said, "It's too late for your spearmen this time, hmph!" ”

It is obviously impossible for a two- or three-meter spear to move the position quickly like a shield soldier.

"Break them for me!" Gongsun Chan shouted.

Xu Rong's eyes quickly skimmed the entire battlefield again, saw Gongsun Zhan's charge, and sneered again: "But Er'er." ”

Gongsun Chan regained his double-headed spear and led the cavalry to charge the opponent's defensive line, but this time the enemy was obviously too late and arranged a spear formation.

"Kill!" Gongsun Chan shouted loudly and rushed to the front.

However, his eyes immediately widened in disbelief.

I saw that those long-range archers who had originally relied on shield soldiers to protect them were also lined up at the fastest speed, lined up behind the shield soldiers, and then pulled their bows and arrows straight, and they were about to shoot the arrows flat.

"Dare to !!" Gongsun Zhan's eyes were torn apart, and the other party dared to use such a means that was almost the same end.

I saw countless arrows, at a height higher than the shield, shooting out, all of them towards the rushing Gongsun Zhan cavalry.

After a round of arrows, those archers didn't even look at their own results, and quickly caught another arrow again, and immediately shot again.

When the first rain of arrows was fired, the cavalry had not yet reached the shield array, and when the second rain of arrows was fired, the cavalry just collided with the shield array.

For a while, the sound of screams, crashes, and neighing of horses was everywhere, and the entire cavalry front team was in chaos, some broke through the enemy formation, and some were blocked by the shield soldiers, but in general, there were not many who broke through the shield formation, which shows the elite degree of these Xiliang soldiers.

The cavalry broke through the enemy formation and naturally killed forward, but at this time the third round of shooting arrived, although this round of shooting was hasty, but because the distance was too close, the power was also great, and the cavalry front team suffered a heavy blow.

"Rush over!" Gongsun Chan was furious, these three rounds of shooting, he killed at least hundreds of cavalry, and more wounded, the key is that many of the people who rushed to the front were white horse servants, not the reserve forces behind, and the losses of white horse servants were at least more than two hundred, which made him not angry.

"But Erl." This is the third time Xu Rong has said this.

Then if Gongsun Chan could hear Xu Rong's words, then at this moment he would immediately know what the other party meant, because when he was provoked to rush into battle, the other party's spearmen arrived, and this round of cooperation was simply seamless.

Gongsun Zhan's cavalry was completely embroiled in chaotic melee combat at this time, and had to be forced to fight the opposing spearmen.

At this time, the shield soldiers of the Xiliang Army drew their sabers, and the archers discarded the bows and arrows that would no longer be used on the spot, and also drew their weapons, and cooperated with the spearmen to start a sharp melee attack.

Gongsun Chan frantically brandished the double-headed spear, killing the enemies around him, he knew that even if his cavalry was in close combat, he would never be afraid of the other party, in the case of the opponent only short knives and spears that were not easy to turn, in the case of these two weapons, it was only a matter of time to defeat the other party, but as a cavalry commander, he could only watch the cavalry lose mobility and turn to melee combat, which was what made him the most aggrieved.

But this is not the time for him to regret his recklessness, because there are still things that make him regret it even more.

Standing on the high platform, Xu Rong, who looked at the audience coldly, raised his left hand and pressed it down, and the second line of soldiers and horses was dispatched.

I saw Xu Rong's left and right rushing out again with 5,000 men and horses on each road, and killed Gongsun Zan and Li Ran's cavalry respectively.

Gongsun Chan had been passive to the extreme at this time, and when he saw thousands of people rushing towards him again, he yelled angrily.

"Ah!! Fall back! Gongsun Zhan's eyes were red, and he opened his mouth to roar.

If you don't leave at this time, you won't be able to go!

He made a quick decision and chose to retreat, but the retreat of the cavalry was far more troublesome and time-consuming than that of the infantry, and the infantry turned and ran, and the cavalry had to turn their horses' heads, which was obviously the most defenseless time.

So he was killed again, and the casualties were extremely heavy.

In the midst of incomparable grief and grievance, Gongsun Chan lost at least 2,000 cavalry, left a corpse, and withdrew in embarrassment.

Gongsun Zhan didn't think about it, bypassing these elites of this formation, and then directly assaulting Xu Rong, he was a little glad that he didn't choose to do this at this time, otherwise he would inevitably be intercepted by this second ambush, and then attacked from both sides, and the casualties would be greater at that time.

It can be seen that this Xu Rong is extremely clear about the direction of this battlefield.

But there were also things that he didn't expect, such as another line of cavalry.