Hao Zhao didn't care about Guan Yu, and didn't even look at Wei Yan, who was driven away, the target was directly at the entrance of the military formation in front of him, and rushed forward with three thousand cavalry.

Even if he didn't discuss it in advance, Yan Liangwen Chou knew that it was the best time to charge the battle at this time, so when he heard the beating of war drums and the cavalry charge, he tacitly left Wei Yan alone, anyway, he was just a deputy general, and the two of them tacitly rushed towards the entrance of the center of the military formation.

"Shoot the arrows! Shoot the arrows! Hurry up and release the arrows! "The former army has passed the distance of a stone's throw away, and this group of Jingzhou troops does not seem to have woken up from the nightmare of Guan Yu's defeat and Wei Yan's pursuit and killing, and they are a little sluggish and even frightened.

Under Guan Yu's repeated shouts, someone finally reacted, and hurriedly set up the bow and wound it, and the angle of forty-five degrees rose.

Whoosh~

The tacit understanding was greatly reduced, and the direct consequence was that the rain of arrows originally set to be a thousand crossbowmen was very sparse, and dozens of cavalry were shot down, and there was no follow-up after only a rain of arrows.

Yan Liangwen Chou, who came from the side, directly supported the duties of the pioneer, and the sergeants on both sides of the entrance were standing with shields of equal height, and the front army had just entered not far away, and a hook and sickle spear poked out from the gap in the shield.

It is a weapon specially made to restrain war horses, and it is shaped like a spear, but the head of the spear is like a sickle, which is convenient for cutting the hooves of horses.

Rows of hook and sickle spears are like minions of the Dead Forest, and with each harvest, you can hear the sorrow of the horses in pain and the movement of people turning on their backs.

In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen cavalry were put down, and the number of dead was not much, but if they were ignored, these fallen horses would block the charging momentum of the sergeants behind, and the formation would be chaotic.

Seeing this, Yan Liang very rudely threw the golden-backed knife to the ground, flicked it forward, and brought up a cloud of earth mist, and a hook and sickle spear was carried out by this domineering force, and then, he lifted it up against the bottom of the shield, and the shield was also thrown away.

But before he could enter, a shield soldier filled the vacancy, and the hook and sickle stabbed again, forcing him to retreat.

Compared to Yan Liang, Wen Chou's tactics were much more technical, and he propped himself up with the help of the Soul Breaker Gun and flew towards the shield on the right side.

Knock knock~

After a muffled sound, he kicked the sergeant and three shields to the ground.

Before they could fill the gap, Wen Chou, who had landed steadily in the saddle, stabbed the fallen sergeant, picked him up and smashed it to the other side, and two shields were knocked away.

was efficiently operated by Wen Chou, and the entrance looked a little flustered, plus Liu Feng, who was supposed to stand at the left formation eye to give orders, and Wei Yan, who was sitting in the right formation eye to control, were not present, Hao Zhao could take the cavalry and drive straight in.

The flags in front of him flashed, the sand and dust rolled, Liu Jun shouted and cheered, and the drums beat loudly, this movement sounded like being deeply trapped in thousands of troops, and the less timid would inevitably have a cowardly mood.

"Don't panic, follow me!" Seeing that the original open space in front of him was suddenly left and right, Liu Jun was holding a shield and intending to block the road, Hao Zhao did not force the attack, and led the cavalry around the left.

In an open space in front of him, the rain of arrows had already hit, Hao Zhao waved his gun to block, and continued to shout: "Don't care, keep rushing!" ”

Hao Zhao took advantage of the mobility of the cavalry to shuttle flexibly in the mixed yuan array, of course, there were also losses in the process, died under the rain of arrows, died under the hook and sickle, and even were surrounded by shield soldiers because they failed to keep up with the army, they could only die violently, but this is the price of breaking the formation.

Liu Jun's mixed yuan array is extremely weird, as if it is the same scene everywhere he goes, looking around, Liu Jun's banner is everywhere, the sand and dust raised by the movement of the army, plus the shouts and war drums, giving people a feeling of despair.

In fact, this is where the true power of the formation lies.

The battle array, of course, is not as magical as it was in later film and television dramas, the essential purpose is to promote strengths and avoid weaknesses, for example, the disadvantage of infantry is the lack of mobility, and the crossbowmen are afraid of being close-to, which can be perfectly solved in the battle array.

At the same time, because of the cooperation of all arms, the overall position, direction, speed, and density can be condensed and improved, forming a more effective attack and defense, and the overall combat power can be improved.

And the most important third point, momentum!

Due to the proper use of the formation, the flag bearer standing on the platform can convey the military order through the battle flag in his hand, and the overall momentum at this time has increased greatly, and at the same time, the hunting flag, the dust flying in the sky and the war drums breaking through the sky can give the enemy a huge deterrent, just like the Lu army in front of him.

This team, that is, because it fought a few vicious battles under Liaoshen and was trained by him for a few years, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the elite of a hundred battles, if it is really an ordinary part, it has already collapsed in the formation.

Of course, the formation is not without its drawbacks.

There are three key points, first, the formation is more time-consuming, in case a wave of cavalry before the formation of a wave of law, your more than 10,000 people will become a live target;

Moreover, as Hao Zhao thought at the beginning, people will not come in for a day when you stand in formation, and when you are tired, you will have to retreat, and there is a risk of being chased and killed.

The most lethal thing is the third point, that is, being broken by people head-on.

It is also the scene that is being staged in front of him, with Lu Su's guidance, Hao Zhao led this team of cavalry to run around in the formation, seemingly out of order, but if you look down from above, you can clearly find that the Liu army in the entire formation has been mobilized by him.

In this process, he did not pursue and kill the enemy, but only to reach the direction designated by Lu Su, even if there was any loss.

After he circled around the formation for most of the time, an exit suddenly appeared in front of him, which could be regarded as an alternative killing through this formation, but the number of cavalry casualties had reached more than four hundred, which was not insignificant.

But the formation in the rear has been turned upside down by Hao Zhao, looking at those headless sergeants walking around like flies, Guan Yuqi's beard is straight, and he shouts desperately: "Turn back, turn back!" ”

The standard-bearers on the side can almost catch up with the speed of the Hokage's seal, but once the formation is scattered, it is not so simple to recover again, and the linkage between the parts is completely lost, just like a single soldier without any rules.

This is also related to the fact that Wei Yan and Liu Feng are not in their positions, and the bigger reason is Guan Yu's defeat, when people are already panicking, once there is panic, it will bring out a continuous effect.

At this time, Hao Zhao turned the horse's head and killed it again.

Different from the first time, this time, Hao Zhao led more than 2,000 cavalry, like a sharp knife, straight into the chaotic army.

The perfect coordination of the shieldmen, hook-sickle pikemen, and crossbowmen who had been in good shape was gone, and in their place was the cavalry moving forward, their spears overthrowing Liu's army, and their horses charging and trampling, all throwing away their armor.

"General, the formation is broken, we, withdraw. Withdraw, right? Seeing that the cavalry of the Lu army left a corpse in just one charge, even the standard-bearer didn't know how to give the order, and stammered at Guan Yu.

To tell the truth, of course Guan Yu didn't want to withdraw at this time, he was already so embarrassed in the fight, and now the formation was forced again, and his carefully trained army was being ravaged by the cavalry of the Lu army, and he couldn't be angry.

The problem is that the gates of Anfeng City have been opened, and the foot soldiers of the Lu army have poured out like a tide.

Even if he knew that the casualties would be very large if he was evacuated now, he had to be ruthless and hissed: "Mingjin! ”

After hearing the sound of gold, the first reaction of the Jingzhou army was to breathe a sigh of relief, obviously they had already retreated, and then dropped the flag in their hands, and even in order to run faster, the weapon could be discarded.

But even if they run fast, two legs can always not run four legs, here is thirty miles away from Dazhai, if you chase all the way, not to mention all the killing, more than half of the iron will definitely not survive.

Only chased a short distance, but in the dense forest ahead, but when he saw the flag flashing and the dust flying, Hao Zhao remembered Lu Su's words, and stopped the sergeant who killed the head at a stone's throw from the dense forest.

"Why stop!" Yan Liang was energetic and asked unhappily.

"The prison army said that there may be ambushes ahead, general, please see the flags flashing in the dense forest, and the dust is flying, so you must guard against it."

Hao Zhao's words reminded him of the time when Xiahoudun ambushed them, and he snorted unwillingly.

Wen Chou seemed to be much calmer, just turned his head to look at the mess all over the ground, and said with a smile: "This battle has already broken him by three or four thousand people, and he was defeated in front of the battle, and then we can go to his army outside the village to call a battle, further oppress Liu Junjun's heart, and wait for an opportunity to attack, and the enemy is about to be broken." ”

The three of them walked back with the cavalry satisfied, still talking and laughing, and it was a pity that they almost failed to slaughter Guan Yu.

As for Wei Yan, who escaped, it seemed that he didn't leave them with any regrets.

The difference between the main general and the deputy general is just one word, and the gap in treatment is still very large.

At this time yesterday, Guan Yu was very angry, his red face turned black, and he scolded Yan Liangwen in his heart for being ugly and only engaging in sneak attacks, if he was given enough opportunities to himself, he didn't need more, one time was enough, and he had to let them die in this Anfeng City.

Today is a little different, he is red and white, and there is no anger like yesterday, there is only chagrin, helplessness and guilt.

He didn't want to believe that Yan Liangwen, who he despised himself, was so brave when he joined forces, and killed his war horse and dropped his big sword in front of the three armies, if it weren't for Wei Yan fighting with his life, he would have to explain here.

If it was in the past, Zhuge Liang's Mixed Yuan Array was broken so easily, he would probably have to write down this account and immediately go back to him to trouble.

But now, he doesn't have this kind of thought, he clearly knows that the biggest reason for breaking the formation today is himself, not this formation.

Recalling the picture of Jingzhou soldiers being wantonly tortured and killed by the cavalry of the Lu army, Guan Yu couldn't help but sigh, "Wen Chang, I'm lucky to have you today, otherwise."

An arrogant man like him said these words to Wei Yan, who could clearly feel Guan Yu's defeat and his mentality had some subtle changes.

Don't talk about it, in fact, in the past, Wei Yan didn't like Guan Yu's arrogance in his heart, what is the cow, I really don't know what is outside the sky, right?

Well, now it's hard to get a hard stubble.

It's a pity for the thousands of Jingzhou gentlemen who got in today.

"The general is serious." Wei Yan replied simply, and Guan Yu didn't say anything more.

He still knew in his heart that Wei Yan had really made a great contribution today, not only saving the main general before the battle, but also deploying Liu Feng to create an ambush situation.

If it weren't for that, three or four thousand people would not be able to explain it today.

My brother entrusted the army to me, and it was just a containment mission, but it was damaged like this, how can I explain it to him.

Guan Yu's heart began to be uneasy again, recalling how many humiliations Liu suffered in the past few years under the fence of Jingzhou in exchange for today's soldiers and horses, and he gave him five or six thousand people in two days, breaking his liver and intestines, and seeing each other shamelessly.

What's even more terrifying is that yesterday's battle with today's battle not only lost men and horses, but also added thousands of wounded soldiers, and the combat strength that the entire military village can muster is only less than 10,000.

Moreover, as far as these people are concerned, their morale is still extremely low, and at the moment, Yan Liangwen and Chou may not be able to withstand it even if they forcibly attack the village.

The more he thought about it, the more annoyed he became, and he didn't know what to do for a while, if they really attacked, how many people they could bring back was really unknown.

The current situation is not too much to say that it is at a critical juncture, Wei Yan on the side probably saw Guan Yu's embarrassment, and took the initiative to speak: "The military division is talented, we have been ordered to deploy suspicious soldiers first, the Lu army does not know the truth, and may not dare to attack rashly, but the last general estimates that they will call for battle every day in the future."

If we don't dare to go out to meet the enemy for a long time, not to mention the swaying morale of the army, Yan Liangwen and Chou will not be able to bear to launch an attack. ”

Guan Yu sighed lightly and slowly bowed his head, "That's true." ”

"Now that it's a critical juncture, doesn't the last general remember that the military division didn't give the general three tips?"

Wei Yan's words seemed to wake up Guan Yu, and a glint flashed between his eyes, "Yes, how did I forget about this?" ”

He clearly remembered that Zhuge Liang gave him three tips, one to open after arriving in Anfeng, one to open after Sun Ce came, and the last one to open when he encountered danger.

The first trick, I didn't feel anything at first, but now it seems that Guan Yu knows how important it is, after all, in Lu Jun's opinion, there are at least 20,000 people in Dazhai, and he definitely doesn't dare to act rashly, at least he buys time for himself.

At first, Guan Yu looked down on Zhuge Liang's showmanship, and even wanted to lose the red bag, who do you look down on, can I be in danger if I am ugly?

But now, he thinks that Zhuge Liang is very good, and I believe that his critical tips will not let him down.

As long as you can get through this crisis safely, after you go back, you should really obey his assignment.

He took out the red pouch, and when he opened it, he was stunned, unable to come back to his senses.

"General?"

Wei Yan couldn't help but remind, Guan Yu let out a long sigh, "The military advisor is really a god."

Then he handed the silk cloth to Wei Yan, "Do as the military advisor says." ”

After reading the content, Wei Yan turned from worry to joy, and the melancholy between his eyebrows instantly dissipated, and he nodded again and again: "Oh! ”

This fierce battle is in full swing, and the urgent report has been sent to Yecheng.

In the past, urgent reports from all over the country were sent to Pengcheng, but since the arrival of the northern country, Yecheng has become a new political center, and Lu Bulinmo is not in Xuzhou, so it is natural to send it here.

After that, it will be forwarded from here to the front.

Zhang Liao frowned when he looked at the urgent report sent by Liu Ye, "I just left with my front foot, and they dare to beat our idea with their back foot!" ”

Jia Xu on the side directly stepped forward to take the military report to check, and then couldn't help but gasp, the situation was more critical than imagined.

"And first send the emergency report to the front line to let Wen Hou and Yunwen know, in addition, Wen Hou left a seal with me, and I used this to mobilize the Guangling garrison to rush to the rescue, what does Mr. think?" After pondering for a while, Zhang Liao felt that this was the only way to save the defeat.

The situation in the three counties of Huainan was too bad, Liu army came with 20,000 or 30,000 people, and Jiangdong had 30,000 troops who drove straight in, and the soldiers fought in two ways to bring about their own destruction, but if they were indifferent, it was a matter of time before they fell.

The issue of troop strength is an urgent need to be resolved at the moment.

"It's too late, even if it's eight hundred miles of flying horses, it will take ten days to get to Guangling, it will take another three or five days to mobilize troops and horses, and it will take another ten days to go to Huainan, by that time, I'm afraid they will have already succeeded."

Jia Xu, who was holding a bamboo slip, twisted his beard and paced back and forth in the hall, and continued: "Besides, if my guess is correct, Gan Xingba has already led the sailors to go up the river to rescue.

But Sun Ce dared to go ashore and drive straight into the hinterland of the Lujiang River, Wankou must have deployed a water division, and fought against the river with the river, and Gan Xingba was afraid that no matter how brave he was, he would have to suffer. ”

After hearing this, Zhang Liao realized that the danger of the situation seemed to be much more serious than what was written in the battle report, and he couldn't help but say eagerly: "In this way, is there a chance to mobilize the defenders of Peicheng and Xiaoguan?" ”

"Isn't that even further? Besides, they are all transferred, who will defend Xuzhou. Jia Xu directly rejected this idea.

Now Zhang Liao can't sit still, this can't work, that can't work, don't you want to watch the three counties of Huainan fall?

Moreover, Yan Liangwen Chou, Lu Su Hao Zhao, and even Liu Ye are all important figures in the Lulin Group, according to what they said, Guan Yu contained An Feng, and Sun Ce killed all the way up from Lujiang, which was clearly to kill them, and when the time came, it would not only be the land of the three counties, but also the three armies that would be turbulent.

Even Zhang Liao, who is completely using the virtual and the real for his own use, can't think of any way at this moment.

However, he believed that if he couldn't think of it, Jia Xu was still possible, so he walked up to the old yin and said in a deep voice: "Sir, it's up to you to turn the tide this time." ”

"This General Wenyuan, you have a high opinion of it, and it is something that Lin Yunwen can only do, and it is impossible to do it below." Jia Xu shook his head with a smile.

People are in Yecheng, and it's too late to dispatch troops, how to save them?

Of course, it's not completely impossible.

However, there are ways that can be said, and there are ways that cannot be said.

said that he Zhang Liao didn't necessarily dare to use it, but left a stigma for himself.

If only Lin Yunwen was here, that kid wouldn't dare to do it.

But if he is here, there is no need for him to make a move, Jia Xu has a somewhat conflicted wry smile in his heart.

(End of chapter)