Chapter 473 Our army always treats prisoners preferentially
Dong Xi felt cold all over.
What came was not only one of the strongest troops under Lu Yan's command, but also the most powerful general in Cao's camp!
How could Dong Xi resist the more than 10,000 capable and strong cavalry with only 5,000 infantry? He couldn't stop them even with his head!
Dong Xi was desperate. Before the two armies came into contact, he felt that the fighting spirit of his soldiers was already collapsing.
It means death anyway, so just fight to the death head-on!
Dong Xi rode his horse and rushed to the front, stood with his spear horizontally, and shouted:
"If a person dies and a bird looks up to the sky, he will not die for tens of thousands of years!"
"Brothers, fight to the death!!!"
Dong Xi's unrepentance boosted morale. More and more Jiangdong soldiers regained their composure and shouted:
"Fight to the death!"
"Fight to the death!"
There is still less than a mile away from the infantry in front.
Zhao Yun didn't even need to give orders. The soldiers of the Dragon Cavalry Battalion had already replaced their arrow boxes and pointed their arrows forward.
At this moment, except when guarding the city, there was sudden movement in Zhaoling City, which had been silent before!
"Dong dong dong!"
The military drummers on the top of the city beat the war drums, and the closed gate of Zhaoling City quickly opened.
A group of city guards who did not appear to be very elite, led by a tall young man, rushed out of the city gate!
When Zhao Yun saw his friendly troops rushing out, he immediately raised his hand and shouted: "Hold the crossbow!"
Crossbows don't have long eyes. If this wave is fired, not only Jiangdong's army will turn into hedgehogs, but the Zhaoling defenders who attack from behind Jiangdong's army may also suffer.
"Kill!!!" The young guard took the lead, holding a long sword high and leading the defenders to pierce the back of Jiangdong's army!
When Dong Xi was at the forefront, his military formation was attacked from behind by the enemy... He was really embarrassed now.
Two hundred steps to go!
The Dragoon Army has accelerated to the extreme!
Zhao Yun and Xia Houlan shouted with all their strength: "Dragon Cavalry Camp! Invincible!"
"Dragon Cavalry Camp! Invincible!"
The uniform shouts of the ten thousand troops were like a thundering roar of a dragon!
"Dragon Cavalry Camp! Invincible!"
The dragon cavalry battalion begins to charge!
The defenders, who had caused considerable confusion to Jiangdong's soldiers, saw that the cavalry was about to charge over, so the young general immediately ordered: "Get out of the way!! Move to both sides!"
The defenders just wanted to withdraw, so they withdrew.
But Jiangdong Army could only endure the devastating blow from the Dragon Cavalry Battalion!
"Pfft!" Like a sharp blade piercing through the body, the Dragon Cavalry Battalion, led by Zhao Yun and Xia Houlan, changed their past light-footed combat style and charged into the enemy's formation with a strong frontal attack.
After all, there are only a few thousand infantrymen, so there is really no need to perform so many fancy operations.
Zhao Yunting stabbed him with his spear, but Dong Xi bore the brunt and received a blow from the front.
Just when Zhao Yun's elusive spear tip was about to pierce Dong Xi's throat, Dong Xi unexpectedly moved a little to the left and managed to escape the fate of having his throat exploded.
"Huh?" Zhao Yun stabbed the air with his spear and couldn't help but let out a cry of surprise, "This person can actually dodge my full-strength shot. It seems that he has some strength."
Dong Xi narrowly escaped death, and then the ghosts appeared, "It was too fast! I didn't even see him take out the gun!"
Although he escaped the fate of being stabbed through the throat, Zhao Yun's spear still cut his neck, and blood continued to flow from the wound.
Feeling a little warm on his neck, Dong Xi subconsciously wiped it with his hand, and there was actually blood on his hand!
However, just when Dong Xi was still in shock, Xia Houlan behind Zhao Yun arrived again!
"Look at the gun!"
"Ah! Despicable!"
Dong Xi had no time to dodge. In the end, he only had time to shout a mean cry and was shot down by Xia Houlan.
Xia Houlan put the spear against Dong Xi's throat and laughed loudly: "Hahaha! I caught a small fish! Brothers, tie it up for me!"
Scholars can be killed, but not humiliated!
Dong Xi glared angrily and retorted: "I am the partial general Dong Xi, not a small fish!"
"Oh! He turned out to be a partial general! It seems that he is indeed not a small fish." Xia Houlan nodded and said again in a serious voice: "Come here, my general caught a miscellaneous fish! Tie it up for me!"
"..." That's all, miscellaneous fish are better than small fish... After the attack, Dong no longer had any thoughts of death. He simply lay down on the ground without resisting and resigned to his fate.
Just after the Dragon Cavalry battalion wiped out and forced the landing of Dong Xi's troops, the infantry led by Zhu Ran arrived panting.
"General, those are the Jiangdong Army ambushing us!" A soldier pointed at Zhu Ran's troops in the distance and said.
Zhao Yun really had no interest in this group of Jiangdong troops who had almost no resistance.
He said to Xiahoulan: "Ziheng, lead your brothers to defeat that team."
"Hello!"
Regardless of whether Xia Houlan is bullying the weak or not, he is always the one being bullied. But when he encounters someone weaker than himself, how can he be so bullied?
"Ambush us, right?"
"Shoot us, huh?"
Xia Houlan chuckled, showing a "cruel" smile, and said: "Brothers, load up the crossbow, ride and shoot!"
The cavalry rushed forward, and when they were still fifty steps away from Jiangdong's army, they suddenly turned and drew an arc.
Arrows are falling like rain, and the sharp points penetrate into the body!
Then came the screams one after another!
With quick eyes and quick hands, Zhu Ran dragged the body of a soldier who had been killed by an arrow and blocked it in front of him. This way he avoided the fate of being shot into a hedgehog by the locust-like crossbow arrows.
After a round of arrow rain, the Jiangdong Army formation under Zhu Ran was thinned by nearly half!
Thousands of people fell forever in the first round of arrows, and the other half who survived were almost stunned or crazy with fright.
"No...I don't want it!"
"Surrender! Surrender! Don't kill me!"
"Mom, I want to eat steamed buns, big, white steamed buns...hehehehe..."
Zhu Ran pushed aside the body that had been shot into a hornet's nest in front of him, and was about to stand up and run away, but he didn't expect a cold shout from behind, "Don't move, if you move again, be careful, I will stab you with two transparent holes!"
"Alas..." Zhu Ran froze, then sighed and threw away his weapon, turned around and said, "That's all... whether you want to kill or behead him, it's up to you."
"What is your name and what is your official position?" Xia Houlan asked without making a move.
Although Zhu Ran was very unhappy, he still reported his name and official position, "Humph! I am Zhao Wu Zhonglang General Zhu Ran, how do you treat me?"
Zhaowu Zhonglang General is actually pretty good. You must know that Zhaowu Generals are all third-grade... Although Zhu Ran's official position has not been officially appointed by the court, it is enough to illustrate his status in Sun Quan's heart and his respect for him.
importance in the Sun Group.
Xia Houlan nodded and said, "This fish is okay. Let's tie it up and give it to the Prime Minister!"
I thought they would be humiliated after reporting their official positions and names, but I didn't expect that Xia Houlan just asked people to send them to Xuchang to meet Cao Cao.
Zhu Ran, whose impression of Xia Houlan had improved, couldn't help but ask: "Is this General Xia Houlan?"
Xia Houlan, who was about to turn around and leave, stopped his horse upon hearing this, turned around and said, "It's this general."
Zhu Ran clasped his fists and said, "Long time admired!"
Not wanting to hit the smiling man, Xia Houlan clasped his fists when he saw this and said, "General Zhu, don't worry. Our army has always been kind to prisoners. Just go and see the Prime Minister with peace of mind."