After Jiang Wei's troops re-formed the formation, they were trapped under the attacks of the Cao cavalry. Therefore, their formation was arranged about four or five feet above the edge of the plateau, which was about two or three feet wide, suppressing many slopes along the gully to the east and blocking Cao Zhang's retreat to the west.

At this time, the Cao army cavalry in the rear did not know what was happening on the plateau. They only knew that their chief general led the iron cavalry to roar into the formation, and then there was a terrible roar. Then the Han army's infantry array suddenly gathered again, like a terrible giant beast devouring everything.

They were frightened, they were confused. They continued to move forward subconsciously, but they didn't know what the meaning of doing so was.

Several cavalry teams rushed through the gullies in chaos, trying to break through the obstacles of Jiang Wei's troops. Some cavalry dismounted, bit their long swords, and climbed the plateau with their hands and feet. More cavalry teams changed directions and tried to circumvent the slopes on the flanks.

The Han army, which was set up against the gullies, suppressed it with a crossbow, swept across the lotus pond like a sudden rain, making a continuous sound, and immediately shot a large area of ​​Cao's army, pressing the enemy that was about to approach back to the opposite side of the gully again and again.

After all, the number of Han troops was too small. Strictly speaking, the queue of Jiang Wei's troops was very thin.

At this time, if Cao Zhang's troops could attack with all their strength, they might not be able to join the soldiers of the side and break through the cross section of the formation... But Cao Zhang's subordinate soldiers were completely panicked.

The terrible roar, heavy casualties, unbearable ways of death, unsuspecting massacre, weapons that had never been seen before, and premeditated traps. All of these gathered together and instantly stripped off their morale, making the two cut off Cao troops clearly not far away, but seemed out of reach.

In the open space between Huben Camp and Yulin Camp, the Cao army knights were in scattered and countless dead bodies were everywhere. The ownerless war horses were stuck with arrows or bloody wounds, running around in the open space.

On the other hand, the formation where Zhuge Liang was located was actually a little looser. Because Xiang Chong led half of the troops and was still fighting with Zhang Liao's troops, only more than a thousand people and dozens of large chariots standing under the flag were left. However, more than 2,000 cavalry under Cao Zhang's command, no one dared to approach those large chariots.

They didn't even dare to look at the ground that had just experienced the battle and was churning mud, and they didn't dare to look at the comrades who had even a dozen or more terrible wounds on their bodies. The howlings of many injured people seemed to press their ears and poured them into them desperately.

"King! King! What should I do!" Several Cao army soldiers shouted in a crying voice.

Cao Zhang wanted to scold them for being timid, but now is not the time.

"Come with me! Come with me!" He shouted twice in a irritable way, then turned around.

The Han army was limited by its troops, and the two fronts and backs did not close together. On the flanks, Zhang Liao was still fighting hard. Although he didn't know where Cao Hong went, as long as he first met with Zhang Liao's troops and then rushed in, the Han army could still catch up with the war horses with his legs?

Don't panic! There is still a chance!

Cao Zhang whipped up his horse.

Around him, the frightened Cao soldiers also turned their horses' heads. They wailed like wild animals, urging their horses to run wildly, leaving the wounded all over the ground.

The change in the battle situation was too sudden. Seeing this, Mars almost erupted from Zhang Liao's eyes.

He roared angrily and rushed towards the Han army in front of him again. At this time, he no longer expected to defeat the enemy army in front of him. He just wanted to entangle the enemy for a while, try to attract the enemy's attention, and buy time for Cao Zhang's retreat.

He did not expect Cao Zhang to reorganize his troops after he retreated to the formation and work harder for the final victory or defeat of the entire battle.

The keen sense of smell of tens of years of service told Zhang Liao that a great defeat was a foregone conclusion. Tens of thousands of cavalrymen gathered together by their desire for victory and their confidence in their combat effectiveness, and went deep into the enemy's territory thousands of miles after the disastrous defeat in front of them, and tens of thousands of people thought about how to escape.

In any place of war and place of corpses, one will die if one dies, and one will die if one is lucky. A little bit of shake will lead to failure, let alone everyone loses confidence?

The building is about to collapse, but a single tree cannot support it. Whether it is Cao Zhang or Zhang Liao, the only tree.

But Zhang Liao was determined to continue to rush.

His subordinates were covered with crossbows and shot several rounds. The originally nearly 2,000 elite cavalry were severely damaged. Zhang Liao's elder brother Zhang Fan had already died in battle, and his eldest son Zhang Hu was seriously injured by arrows and was robbed by several soldiers. He still maintained his combat effectiveness and was able to rush around Zhang Liao to fight together, only more than 200 cavalry left.

Some cavalry were covered with arrows, and as they ran with the brigade, they lay on the neck of the horse and never moved again. Some cavalry fell off their war horses, but they were unable to get up immediately because of heavy armor on their bodies, and were killed by Han army rangers.

Zhang Liao danced wildly with a long spear, and rushed towards the increasingly dense array of Han troops, and tried his best to urge the horse, taking advantage of the opportunity of the Han soldiers falling in front of him to rush forward. He shouted like thunder, like a crazy beast, and he drove into the ranks of the soldiers of the Huben Camp. The remaining cavalry were like wolves following the wolf, following him closely, without considering their own casualties at all.

Wherever they passed, the armor made jingling sounds, blood gushed along the way, and broken weapons or limbs flew up one after another.

This is a fierce offensive launched by only a handful of powerful generals in the world, without regard for life and death. No matter how well-trained and well-equipped Xiang Chong's troops are, they are difficult to resist. Zhang Liao killed them out of the way and headed straight to Xiang Chong.

At this time, there were only a dozen people left in the personal guards around Xiang Chong. He personally slashed Cao's army with his sword, and life and death were only in a blink of an eye.

Strictly speaking, Xiang Chong was just a rising middle-level general in the Han army. With his reputation and military talent, he was able to resist the assaults of Cao Hong and Zhang Liao continuously, which was like a myth. When the two armies were entangled at this point, even if Xiang Chong was defeated immediately, he would be praised for his defeat.

After all, as General Pingdong who was out of the town, Zhang Liao was able to command tens of thousands of troops and take on the responsibility alone. Under normal circumstances, Xiang Chong should not have bumped into him on the battlefield!

Earlier, Zhang Liao was in Hefei alone, and was responsible for surveillance of Zang Ba in the east and suppressing Jiangdong in the south. He wrote to the court several times to ask for reinforcements from troops, investment in all aspects such as weapons, war horses, and military ships, but the court could not give anything.

Although Zhang Liao was on the frontier, he had heard that in order to appease many powerful ministers and old ministers, the emperor had to give in wealth and allocate power positions. This made the authority of the court increasingly shaken, and the officials in the court had their own thoughts and fought for power and profit from each other.

Zhang Liao also heard that the Han court in Chengdu was very disgusted with the situation of the Wei Dynasty in Yecheng. It is said that Zhuge Liang also had a memorial, accusing Cao Wei of "there are rotten trees as officials in the temple; among the palaces, animals and animals eat and pay for their fortunes. People who are wolves and dogs are in power, and those who are servile and servants are in power."

Such words are completely humiliating, but they may not be completely wrong.

The two strong men of Cao and Liu confronted each other, and the Liu family became stronger and stronger day by day, but the Cao family could not recover their vitality. Since this is the case, the country is difficult to protect and the world will be in decline. At this time, most people will no longer regard the country as their own interests. All they think is the personal or family’s selfish interests.

Even Zhang Liao himself, to be honest, since the last time Cao Sun failed to join forces to plot against Jiangling, Zhang Liao has almost lost confidence in Cao Wei's future.

At that time, a half-destroyed Jiangling City was able to resist the attacks of tens of thousands of Wu troops. The perseverance and good combat of the Han soldiers and the support of the Han people for the Liu Bei regime left a deep impression on Zhang Liao. The difference between the two regimes had long been judged in Zhang Liao's heart.

Zhang Liao was still willing to fight, not because he was so loyal, but just to repay Cao Gong's kindness. On the day when Lu Bu failed, Zhang Liao's life was no longer his own.

Back then, Mr. Cao saved my life to try to pacify the great cause of the world; now, the great cause of pacifying the world has become a joke, so I, Zhang Liao, had to return this life to Mr. Cao.
Chapter completed!