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Chapter 258 Counterattack

Twenty drummers beat the cowhide drum, and the powerful sound of the war drums suddenly overwhelmed all the sounds and spread throughout the battlefield.

Huang Zhong, Deng Zhan and Dong Yu received the order and responded with drums and quickly rushed out.

The blood crow battle flag was shaking, and the front army of Huang Zhong's army advanced two hundred steps, dozens of Wugang chariots pushed to the front and turn the direction, connecting the head and tail, crossbowman was in place, a thousand-bit shield hand, and spearman passed through the gap in Wugang workshop, took his position in front of Wugang chariot, holding the weapon in his hand, and half-squatting in front of Wugang chariot, like a tiger squatting to pounce, staring at the soldiers of Duan Wei's army on the opposite side.

Duan Wei sat on the horse's back, pushed away the corner of the battle flag that was rushing to his face from time to time, squinted his eyes, and looked at Huang Zhong's battle formation opposite.

He knew the blood crow. He had seen this battle flag outside Licheng and knew what Huang Zhong had outstanding. In front of him, Huang Zhong shot and killed Yang Zheng and more than ten knights. His archery skills were accurate and he was a rare general. Even if he met Lu Bu, he would have the power to fight.

But now the two armies are fighting, not a competition between them. Duan Wei and Huang Zhong are more than 300 steps apart, so he doesn't have to worry about Huang Zhong's shooting skills. What he is confused about is the Wugang car in front of Huang Zhong's formation. He knows the power of Wugang car, and Zhang Liao has repeatedly stated in front of Xu Rong. Although the relationship is bad, Duan Wei believes what Zhang Liao said. It is true that Zhang Liao is from Bingzhou, and it is not false that he has a bad record of betraying his master. It is also possible that he deliberately ruins his affairs, but Zhang Liao is not a coward. He said that Wugang car is amazing and should not be wrong.

Why can Fan Chou quickly defeat Sun Ce's front army position? Is it really not useful to Wu Gang's car, or although it is powerful, it cannot last long? This kind of thing is not uncommon. Everything has its own strength. Shooting hard and fast often means it cannot last long.

But he didn't think Sun Ce was such a person, but instead thought that Fan Chou's stupid guy might have been fooled. Xu Rong did not agree to Fan Chou's request immediately, but waited for a while before ordering, which was probably considered. With Xu Rong's military experience, he must be more reliable than Fan Chou.

Xu Rong killed so many people, so he probably wouldn't have colluded with Sun Ce, right? But why did he take the initiative to give up Wuguan Dao and cut off his ties with Chang'an? After the city was slaughtered twice, the people of Xiliang could no longer obtain the support of the people of Nanyang, and could only rely on force. If they want to rely on force, they must unite around Xu Rong, otherwise they will be defeated by Sun Ce soon.

Xu Rong should have made this idea? Duan Wei was trying to figure out Xu Rong's thoughts while ordering him to stop moving forward. Xu Rong's order was to restrain Huang Zhong, not to defeat Huang Zhong. Huang Zhong pressed him forward. Even if his mission was completed, there was no need to take the initiative to cause trouble. Before the truth was clear, preserving his strength was the most important thing. With soldiers in hand, no one could do anything to him.

Only the fool Fan Chou would obey Xu Rongyan's plan. Even if he won this battle, his direct troops would suffer heavy losses, and it would be difficult to recover his strength in the short term. Sun Ce suddenly mobilized so many troops, and he might be surrounding and annihilated him, hoping that he could hold on.

Just as Duan Wei was thinking about it, Dong Yu had already rushed out and cut off Fan Chou's retreat.

During the pre-war meeting, Dong Yu received an order to be a fraudulent defeat, allowing Fan Chou to quickly break through his position and face the central army directly, and the central army would carry out the real blocking mission. Dong Yu accepted the order, but was dissatisfied. Speaking of which, he was also an old general under Sun Ce. As early as when Sun Ce formed his own people, he was Huang Zhong's personal guard. Recommended by Huang Zhong, he became a lieutenant and led the army alone. His rapid promotion had once envied many people.

However, his good luck seemed to have ended here. In the next few battles, he failed to make a decent contribution, and even did not get the opportunity to attack the main attack. This time he finally became a front army, but was asked to be deceiving defeat. To be honest, he was a little unhappy. He was unhappy and disobeying the military orders. Dong Yu kept breathing and wanted to prove himself well.

Sun Ce said that compared to defeating opponents, the requirement of fraud is higher, and if you are not careful, it will turn into real defeat. Among all departments, you have the most students in the martial arts school. This is not only a test for you, but also a test for them. See if they can combine the military tactics that Yin Jijiu talks about, so that the whole army can operate as expected, be defeated without panic, retreat without chaos, and can make a comeback at any time. If you can do this, you will have unlimited room for improvement.

Dong Yu felt it made sense and accepted this task. Facts have proved that the students in the martial arts school have good qualities. They perfectly realized the tactic of fraud and defeat. They seemed to be very fierce and retreated step by step. In fact, they were orderly and suffered very small losses. The morale was not only not damaged, but also more vigorous. Everyone was furious and was waiting to kill the Xiliang soldiers, avenge the villagers in Nanxiang and Shunyang, and justify themselves.

Now the opportunity is here.

After withdrawing from the position, they rested for a while, drank a bowl of steaming beef soup, replenished arrows, and adjusted their weapons. At this moment, they were full of energy and filled their chests with fighting spirit. With a command, they rushed out of the battle formation and rushed straight behind Fan Chou.

"Quick! Hurry!" Dong Yu held up the sword and shouted.

Wearing heavy armor and holding Qianjunpo, the personal guard camp followed closely behind, shouting and rushing in. Qianjunpo raised it, and the cold light flashed. Several Xiliang soldiers who were behind were cut to the ground, and they didn't even have a chance to fight back.

The servant led the scalper and pulled Wugang's car into the position. Before the Wugang's car could stop, the crossbowman in the car pulled the crossbow machine and shot a rain of arrows, shooting more than a dozen knights who turned their horses' heads and were about to grab the formation to shoot to the ground. The arrows roared out and instantly pierced the bodies of the knights and the war horses. The knight screamed and fell to the ground. The war horses cried out and rushed forward for more than ten steps, falling to the ground. The huge body almost hit Wugang's car.

"Arrow! Arrow!" The crossbowman roared, rushed to another powerful crossbow and pulled the crossbow again. The archer grabbed an arrow and skillfully filled it into the arrow groove. The ridge hand pedaled the arm of the biker with his feet, and his hands wearing cowhide gloves pulled the bowstring, roared, and put all his strength into the body, and his body almost flew into the air. The crossbowman sounded "bang" and entered the position smoothly.

Dong Yu's army led 2,000 people and 200 Wugang cars. Because he wanted to defeat, Dong Yu did not put all the Wugang cars in front of the formation, and half of them were left behind. In addition to dozens of Wugang cars that were overturned by the Western Liang soldiers, he still had more than 130 cars. He suddenly came over from both wings and quickly cut off Fan Chou's retreat, forming a circular formation between Fan Chou and Wang Fang.

Sixty or seventy Wugang cars shot three times in a row, shooting more than a hundred people.

When Fan Chou heard the exclamation, he looked back and was shocked. He wanted to stop and counterattack, but then gave up again, ordered the messenger to blow the trumpet and ask Xu Rong for help. He quickly got out of the range of Wu Gang's chariot, rushed to the front position, and tried to break through Sun Ce's central army at the fastest speed. As for Dong Yu, the defeated general, let Wang Fang deal with it. In the battle, it is advisable to advance rather than retreat. Once retreating, other soldiers will mistakenly think that they are defeated because of the unclear situation. It may affect morale in a blink of an eye and form a defeat. Moreover, the cavalry charge is also beneficial to advance but not retreat. If they lose speed, the cavalry will lose the greatest advantage and become the key target of the crossbowman.

People can have heavy armor, but not war horses. Facing the Wugang car, which is known for its dense shooting, war horses are obviously inferior to infantrymen.
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