Chapter 89, Cow! Cow! Cow!
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The so-called fire bull formation is a battle formation formed by releasing a herd of cattle. Usually, sharp knives are tied to the tails of these cattle to light up the flames. But in fact, this is not a simple military formation, at least its power
It is different from the usual formations on the battlefield, because when the Fire Bull Formation is actually implemented, it is no longer controllable by humans. No one can restrain the momentum of thousands of cattle going crazy at the same time. It is known as
Neither can the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, the strongest in the world.
This tactic does not sound difficult to say, but it is not simple either. You must know that the Fire Bull Formation was actually staged once when the two parties were fighting in modern times, but that attempt failed directly. After all, the Fire Bull Array was actually staged once.
The Ox Formation must be directed towards the enemy, otherwise it is better not to use it, and almost from then on, people have some doubts about the authenticity of the Fire Ox Formation.
But one thing is certain, if the Fire Ox Formation is real, then Le Yi must have some secret that is interdependent with it. Otherwise, let alone modern times, there may be many more stories about the Fire Ox in ancient times.
The battle example of the formation.
Of course, another point that must be considered is that if the Fire Bull Formation can be implemented, it will indeed be very powerful and destructive, but the cost is not small. You must know that if war horses are the mainstream mounts in war in this era, then
Farming cattle is to support the foundation of the small farmer economy. The role of cattle is self-evident. After all, wars can be avoided, but food cannot be avoided. People will not do anything if they do not fight, but if they do not eat, they will starve to death.
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The actual number of the thousand cattle that Lu Bu has attracted now is not more than a thousand, only a little more than 800, but these are the ones that have been collected from nearby counties and villages, and a lot of effort has been spent to collect the land.
, no one knows whether any special means were used in this process.
Anyway, when Lu Bu ordered his people to go there, although he had warned them to induce them to gain benefits and not to force them too much, he also expected that there would be situations where the situation would happen. However, as long as he can survive this time, those small troubles will have no impact.
There is no need to worry about it so much.
In fact, in the relevant records of the Fire Ox Formation in history, Le Yi also requisitioned more than a thousand cattle when he defeated the Yan army. If you can't imagine that scene, you can first think about what you have seen about cattle in the animal world.
The oppressive force of the big galloping scene is obvious even through TV. In fact, the herd of cattle in that situation generally does not exceed a thousand. So it is conceivable that there are thousands of cattle.
When cows are crowded together and running wildly, the momentum is so loud and terrifying.
And now all this scene is happening outside Yanshi City, in the rear of the coalition forces. Not to mention the infantry camp, even the cavalry cannot resist it at all, or simply do not have the courage to resist it. You must know that mounts are also an instinct.
Reactive animals have a natural tendency to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. How can we expect them to hedge with each other in this case? What's more, even if you think about it, even hedging will not produce any good results.
As for why Lu Bu led the cavalry team before and brought out the red flag - have you never seen a Spanish bullfight? The matador's huge red cloth kept shaking to provoke the bull's anger and attract it to charge.
This was also because Lu Bu was worried about an accident in the Fire Bull Array, so he took a special safeguard measure. It turned out to be quite effective, at least it stimulated the cattle a lot.
Some people say that matadors use red cloth because bulls are color blind and cannot easily distinguish colors. They are most sensitive to the stimulation of red. Others say that what really causes bullfighting is the trembling cloth, which has nothing to do with color. But no matter which kind it is,
, Lu Bu now uses the "trembling red cloth" anyway, and the effect seems to be very good.
This group of cattle was really irritated, and I don’t know where they got such a big anger. After gathering in Gong County, they started to set off and drove them here. Then they started to use shaking red cloth and tails to light fires and so on.
This method of attracting and driving finally led them here, and it seemed that because they had not been able to catch up with Lu Bu and the others, their anger not only did not decrease during the pursuit, but became more and more intense.
Due to the weather, the wind seemed a bit strong today, and the shaking of the "Red Sea" caused by the Bingzhou Qingqi clearly had a certain bonus effect. Later, Lu Bu led the cavalry to cover the "Red Sea" again with the help of the wind.
When they arrived at the heads of the coalition cavalry, they had no time to react. Not only were their vision blinded, but they also attracted the attention of the cattle herd. This caused the cattle herd to directly shift the target of the attack from the Bingzhou light cavalry to them.
And this is undoubtedly a huge disaster for the coalition forces at this time!
In fact, even Lu Bu himself was a little scared when doing this kind of thing before, because if he didn't handle it well, he might get burned. Fortunately, no accident happened in the end, and it seemed to be very successful.
But Lu Bu, who had already led his cavalry to retreat to both sides, turned back to look at the coalition's rear defense which had been completely overwhelmed by the Fire Bull Formation. A sneer flashed across his lips: "Now, it's time for us to all press forward.
, it’s time to launch a counterattack!”
"Yes!" The soldiers beside him, who had been holding back for more than half a month, responded loudly, making the smile on his lips even thicker...
The defeat of the coalition forces was simply like the disintegration of a huge joke. The joke was that the Eighteenth Route Princes allied forces to fight against Dong. In fact, this joke was not funny at all, but because of this ending, it was destined to be ridiculed by the world.
It is said to be an army of 500,000 people, but in fact there are at least more than 200,000 troops. As the enemy's defenders of Yanshi City, the total number of zero and zero troops does not exceed 50,000. At a ratio of more than four to one, the number of troops continuously exceeds 50,000.
It's okay that they haven't captured such a small city in the past three days, but they were actually rushed by the Bingzhou cavalry behind them.
The princes in the center and even in the front, including Yuan Shao and others, could not see clearly what was going on behind them. They only saw Lu Bu, who was supposed to kill a thousand swords, leading a group of cavalry to create a sea of red, and then drove the people behind.
The coalition cavalry surrounded them, and then they saw those who did not rush
The coalition cavalry who were far away, mainly Gongsun Zan's white-horse retinue and Zhang Yang's cavalry, were inexplicably broken up and fell back with a crash, which directly caused a chaos in the rear army, and also caused the Chinese army's cavalry to collapse.
Yuan Shao and others had no time to react or make arrangements.
Then this time it was terrible. Chaos was contagious like a plague, and it spread very quickly. However, there was no progress in the front, and the defenders of Yanshi City seemed to see something abnormal in the distance, so they started again.
The fighting spirit was ignited, and the result was that they quickly withstood another shock wave from the coalition forces, causing them to be defeated once again. Moreover, this time it was not as simple as withdrawing their troops with money. The coalition forces sadly discovered that they had a tendency to be attacked from both front and rear.
Lu Bu, who noticed this scene, had already led his men behind the herd, preparing to pick up the leaks. "Next, we will take the initiative, kill!"
Chapter completed!