Chapter 852: The Battle of Tongguan (8)

This world is not a world of Musou mowing, therefore, there is no real Musou model.

The tactics that Zhao Yun chooses now are actually the same as the way Guan Yu killed Yan Liang on the White Horse, using a small number of elite troops to break through the enemy blockade and go directly to the enemy commander.

This way, under the interpretation of later generations, has an exclusive term - riding alone.

This model is not something that anyone can afford, Zhao Yun at his peak may be able to do it, but now Zhao Yun is already a veteran who is nearly seventy years old. Zhao Yun himself is not sure whether he still has this ability.

Therefore, when Zhao Yun had an obvious advantage, he adopted this kind of extremely risky tactics, not to mention that Wang Chang did not react, even Cao Zhen almost did not react.

After all, no matter who had 4,000 cavalry in hand, they would not choose such a risky tactic. With conventional tactics, if you charge back and forth and shoot on horseback, the losses of the cavalry will not be too great, not to mention, and the 6,000 foot soldiers will not be able to withstand it for too long.

Therefore, Zhao Yun led 4,000 cavalry, risked a large number of cavalry attrition to carry out a breakthrough operation, and when Wang Chang was completely unprepared, he directly broke through Wang Chang's defense line and rushed towards Cao Zhen's Chinese army.

But the price Zhao Yun paid for this is not small.

Four thousand cavalry assaulted, and under the desperate resistance of Wang Chang's army, there were only about five hundred people, who followed Zhao Yun and rushed out of the defense line set by Wang Chang.

As for the remaining cavalry, they are still fighting in Wang Chang's military formation.

Of course, these cavalry have not been trapped by the infantry formation for too long, and there is still a way to rush out, but now, these cavalry can no longer help Zhao Yun.

And Zhao Yun rushed out with these five hundred people, and what he was about to face was the one thousand guards of Cao Zhenzhong's army.

500 cavalry against 1,000 Chinese army guards. Now it's Cao Zhen's turn to feel uncomfortable.

What do you think, these thousand Chinese army guards are not completely sure that they can block the impact of five hundred cavalry. Cao Zhen really didn't have this certainty in his heart.

And once his Chinese army is broken, what kind of impact it will have, Cao Zhen is also very clear.

Therefore, in this case, Cao Zhenyi gritted his teeth, and we also fought.

Taking advantage of the fact that Zhao Yun had not yet killed in front of his own Chinese army, Cao Zhen directly ordered that the whole army should press forward, and he took a thousand guards and soldiers to join the attack on the Han army in front of him.

Once you really fall into the situation of the melee between the two armies, Cao Zhen will not believe it, you Zhao Yun still dare to take the cavalry, and even your own soldiers will break through together.

One more. At this time, Cao Zhen still did not give up looking for the opportunity to win.

On the one hand, it was to avoid the threat of Zhao Yun directly charging the Chinese army, and on the other hand, Cao Zhen found that in order to strengthen the key defense, Zhang Xi had sent out all the guards around him, and in addition to the flag soldiers, there were probably less than ten foot guards around him.

In this case, start a melee, look for an opportunity to approach Zhang Xi's Chinese army, and then choose an opportunity to launch a surprise attack.

You Zhao Yun can choose to directly charge the Chinese army, can't I, Cao Zhen, choose to directly charge the Chinese army?!

Let's see if the commander of your family has the ability to withstand my impact without the escort of the Chinese army!!

Yes, Cao Zhen is planning to limit one for one, just compare, who will succeed in the battle first.

And this move, although it was also risky, did surprise Zhang Xi and Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yun began to charge with five hundred cavalry, but unexpectedly found that the banner of the commander of the Wei army had moved, and began to move in the direction of the battlefield of Zhang Xi's army.

Although Zhao Yun hesitated slightly, now that the charge had been launched, Zhao Yun had no way to retreat, so he could only follow.

However, as the Wei army's banner moved forward, Cao Allah moved to join the frontal battlefield, and the morale of the Wei army on the frontal battlefield suddenly soared, and in the blink of an eye, it broke through the key defenses of the Han army, directly dividing the Han army into two sections.

The Han army then fell into a state of confusion.

The rear army is a little better, Zhang Xi can still command directly, and the front army can only rely on the command of the generals and captains in the army, and they will fight separately.

And Cao Zhen did not stop on the spot after cutting off the Han army, nor did he command the soldiers to divide and encircle the operation. There is also a life-urging ghost behind him, and I don't know if this melee can stop the other party.

Of course, the most important thing is that Cao Zhen finally found a decisive opportunity - the front and rear armies of the Han army were in a panic, the Chinese army was empty, and Cao Zhen could already see Zhang Xi who was busy assembling the rear army and retreating.

If the Chinese army breaks through without action at this time, when Zhang Xi regroups the rear army, there will be no such opportunity.

Therefore, Cao Zhen didn't care about the battlefield command, and the melee was a melee, so he led the soldiers who followed him and began to launch a surprise attack on Zhang Xi's Chinese army.

As Cao Zhen's boss turned again, Zhao Yun and Zhang Xi suddenly reacted. Especially Zhang Xi, seeing that Cao Zhen led his troops to rush towards him, if he didn't understand what Cao Zhen was going to do, he would die.

Zhang Xi subconsciously wanted to retreat, but there were less than ten guards around him, including the flag-carrying soldiers, where could he retreat? !

At this time, Zhao Yun was also desperately urging the war horse, chasing Cao Zhen with five hundred cavalry, trying to catch up with Cao Zhen's charging troops with the speed of cavalry, and intercepting it in advance.

But Cao Zhen would not give Zhao Yun this chance.

The 1,000 Chinese army guards who followed Cao Zhen had already cut off the Han army, and they were all ordered by Cao Zhen to stay in place to block Zhao Yun's pursuit.

Yes, Cao Zhen knew that he couldn't stop it for too long, but as long as he could buy a certain amount of time and let himself lead the escort cavalry to kill Zhang Xi, then the whole battle situation would be completely decided.

Cao Zhen really felt that he had great hopes this time.

In the end, he still had seventeen or eighteen escort cavalry by his side, and in the face of Zhang Xi's side, there were only seven or eight foot guards guarding him, so if he lost again, he would simply find a stone and kill himself.

Taking a step back, even if he can really only be one-on-one in the end, he Cao Zhen can't beat that powerless Zhang Yuanchang?!

Thinking of this, Cao Zhen suddenly rushed towards the Chinese army where Zhang Xi was located.

And Zhang Xi faced Cao Zhen's rushing battle, his face was also pale, and he obviously felt the threat to his life.

This is probably the second time since the army had such a feeling, and the last time was when he first went into battle, guarding Echeng with 3,000 soldiers, and facing Zhou Yu's strong attack.

But. It's good that he has been in the army for almost 20 years, and he has seen a lot of life and death on the battlefield, and Zhang Xi will not fall into a panic at this time and be at a loss.

In addition, Zhang Xi has always cherished his life, so he has not considered the possibility of encountering this kind of thing.

Therefore, Zhang Xi took a deep breath and took out his life-saving weapon from the pocket he was hanging on his horse.

Two Zhuge crossbows, made by Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, are limited to hand-held versions.

Speaking of this Zhuge repeater, in fact, it has already appeared.

Of course, Zhuge Liang called that thing the Yuanrong crossbow, which was a large continuous bed crossbow placed on the head of the city and used to defend the city.

It's just that over the years, the Han has always occupied an offensive position, even if it is a harassment battle in Guanzhong, the Wei army rarely attacks directly near the city, so there is almost no chance for this Yuan Rong crossbow to exert his might.

As for holding the Yuanrong crossbow, Zhuge Liang is still improving. The miniaturization of large weapons is not so easy.

Zhuge Liang's latest research result is to reduce the Yuanrong crossbow to the point where it needs to be operated by two people without affecting the overall performance, but the price paid for this is that both the crossbow and the arrow need to be characteristic, and they cannot be directly mass-produced for the time being.

As for the two Zhuge repeaters that Zhang Xi had on hand that could be operated by one person, they were actually specially made for Zhang Xi by Zhuge Liang at the request of Zhang Xi.

As a single weapon, Zhang Xi's two hand crossbows are completely unqualified in Zhuge Liang's opinion.

Not only do the machine crossbows and arrows also need to be specialized, but the range is only less than forty steps, which is not as good as ordinary crossbow arrows, the arrows are slightly more penetrating, but the lethality is average, and they cannot be disabled if they are not hit in key parts.

The most terrible thing is that the accuracy of this thing is guaranteed when it is fired in a single shot, and once it is fired in a row, the shooting accuracy is a circular distribution, and it is completely random to hit wherever it can hit.

If it weren't for Zhang Xi's repeated requests, Zhuge Liang wouldn't want to give Zhang Xi this thing, and it was his people who made it out and threw it away.

But Zhang Xi thinks that this thing is really good, just like an automatic firepower.

Although the range is a little closer, the lethality is a little worse, but the rate of fire is fast, and it is easy to load, one person can operate As for the problem of shooting accuracy, please, the range is only less than forty steps, if the opponent is a cavalry, it will probably be four or five breaths of time to stick to the face, what is the problem of shooting accuracy?!

For this reason, Zhang Xi and Zhuge Liang asked for two as his last self-defense weapon.

Now it's just right to use.

Facing this Cao Zhen's charge, Zhang Xi took a deep breath, first calmly loaded the two Zhuge crossbows, and then picked up one of them, aimed at Cao Zhen, and carefully estimated the range.

The cavalry guards around Cao Zhen left him alone for the time being, Cao Zhen's goods were the first target.

Shoot people first and shoot horses first, and capture thieves first capture the king, Zhang Xi still understands it very well.

In addition, Cao Zhen can be regarded as a single cavalry charge, the infantry stayed in the center of the battlefield to block Zhao Yun's cavalry pursuit, and there were only a dozen escort cavalry around him to protect such a good opportunity to snipe the enemy commander, if Zhang Xi missed it, he really deserved to be on the ground.

Therefore, when Cao Zhen personally rushed into the forty paces distance, he saw Zhang Xi riding motionless on his horse, holding a crossbow similar to a crossbow aimed at him.

Cao Zhen didn't want to hide, at a distance of forty paces, even if he wanted to, he couldn't hide.

And the crossbow arrow, at such a close distance, there is only a chance to shoot an arrow, it is a big deal to protect the vital parts, fight to catch Zhang Xi's arrow, and then kill Zhang Xi.

Yes, Cao Zhen was ready to exchange injuries for death, and continued to rush towards Zhang Xi, and at the same time raised the spear in his hand, making sure to kill Zhang Xi with one shot!!

Lao Tzu has been practicing martial arts diligently for more than 30 years, and he can't kill Zhang Xi, who was born as a civil official?!

At this time, Cao Zhen was still full of confidence.

And then bar. As the distance between the two got closer and closer, Cao Zhen suddenly found that it seemed that the position of Zhang Xi's crossbow arrow was a little bit lower.

(End of chapter)