"If you don't have a true soldier, how can you achieve great success? A side box and antlers are the key to military success." [Tang Taizong Li Weigong asked the question]
Zhang Fei saw an enemy general on a light horse holding a spear, thrusting towards him on flying horse, and he was in front of him in an instant. He knew that the general in front of him was a powerful enemy, but at this moment it was too late to turn around, so he simply planted the spear on the ground.
He reined in his horse and stopped. When Zhang Xunfei rode close, he saw the opponent's original direction and suddenly turned around, narrowly avoiding this fatal thrust.
At this time, Zhang Xun stabbed the air, but before he could stop, the two horses collided with each other. Since the two were too close at this time, each other's long weapons could not be used, so Zhang Fei grabbed the opponent's spear with his left hand.
The pole was pulled down hard, and there was only a crisp sound of "snap". The horse's stem made of tough mulberry trees was immediately broken, just like a lotus root being cut off and a few strips of bamboo strips were left.
Weapons like the horse gun are extremely expensive and expensive to make. It takes three years to make a gun. Only nobles from aristocratic families can possess weapons like the horse gun. Zhang Xun was born in the Zhang family of Runan, and was married to Sikong during the reign of Emperor Xiaoling.
Zhang Ji is from the same family as Zhang Xitong, the Weiwei who was dismissed by the current emperor. The Zhang family has always been a supporter of the Yuan family. In order to support Yuan Shu, he spared no money and made huge sacrifices.
Since Zhang Fei was extremely brave and powerful, he could only manage to break half of the horse in Zhang Xun's hands, which was carefully crafted by a good craftsman and would not cause much damage even with a knife or a sword, and then he had no more strength left. However.
That was enough. He freed up his hand to grab Zhang Xun's arm. Seeing that the other party had quickly pulled out the sword from his waist, he immediately turned the tip of his right hand around, and stabbed the sword-like edge with unmistakable accuracy.
Zhang Xun's neck.
The first blow missed, Zhang Xun's bag and Dunxiang just blocked the blow, and the dagger Zhang Xun was holding at this time also stabbed Zhang Fei's chest. Fortunately, Zhang Fei was wearing
It was high-quality iron armor collected from Xuzhou's treasury, and the dagger did not scratch the gaps between the armor pieces.
This gave Zhang Fei a second chance. He waved his hand, and the tip of the branch severely scratched Dun Xun's neck, creating a slender gash on Zhang Xun's neck, and dripping blood immediately flowed out. Zhang
Xun was seriously injured, but he still stabbed and scratched with all his strength with his sword. Zhang Fei felt pain in his abdomen, and he was worried that the armor could not support him, so he had to let him go temporarily.
Zhang Xun took the opportunity to turn his horse away, and after putting a long distance away from Zhang Fei, he felt faintly frightened and broke out in cold sweat. If he hadn't been stopped at the last moment by the iron leaf braided item, there would have been a knot on his neck.
Shed this little blood.
After experiencing the battle just now, Zhang Xun no longer dared to show off his strength and courage. He just hid behind his soldiers, ordered his infantry and cavalry, and Qiao Rui, who came out of the camp to support more than 10,000 people, besieged Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei continued to stab back and forth in the enemy formation, killing several people with his hands. Seeing that Zhang Xun was repeatedly unable to approach Zhang Xun who was under heavy protection, he became very angry.
The situation took a turn for the worse. Seeing that the mighty Zhang Fei was counterattacked by the enemy in an instant, Liu Bei felt worried. He turned to Chen Deng and said, "Is the time now?"
Chen Deng had been observing the gradually chaotic battle situation below the city. It was not until he saw Zhang Xun and others coming out in full force to try to surround Zhang Fei that he nodded and said, "We can release the troops."
As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Bei personally walked down the city gate, opened the city gate, raised his troops and shouted with his general Xiahou Bo, and then rushed out with hundreds of cavalry. This is the only one under Liu Bei's command that can be called
The elite cavalry troops were all composed of Wuwan Zahu and other ethnic groups who he transferred from Youzhou to Qingzhou, and then from Qingzhou to Xuzhou.
Some of these Karasuma cavalrymen loved money, some were loyal, and they killed people without mercy. They quickly broke into the army and chased and killed them. Many of Zhang Xun's subordinates were newly recruited locals from Huainan.
, I had never seen the ugly Hu Qi from the North in my life. Seeing them charging towards me with ferocious looks, I was horrified. The line that had finally been stabilized suddenly began to waver again.
In addition, a team of more than a thousand people followed Liu Bei out of the city and rushed into Zhang Xun's army. Zhang Xun could not resist, so he had to retreat with more than a hundred elite soldiers under his command to join forces with Qiao Rui.
He gave up his plan to surround Zhang Fei and tried to set up a good position.
Within a few breaths, the situation on the battlefield changed dramatically. Zhang Fei was rescued from the crisis, managed his remaining courage, and took the initiative to be the vanguard to attack Zhang Xun.
At this time, the wound on Zhang Xun's neck expanded, and he had to tie it with a cloth for the time being, and retreated to the rear, not daring to make any more drastic moves. The command of the army was naturally handed over to Qiao Rui, who was already carrying
Three to four thousand men faced the enemy head-on, and the rest were ordered to retreat slowly and return to the camp. This way, the large troops already trapped in the melee could be driven out before Liu Bei's main force was dispatched to expand the results of the battle in one go.
Withdraw to avoid destruction.
The east wind was still very strong, and there were even layers of ripples going upstream on the water of the Huaihe River. Qiao Rui led his troops to retreat hastily under the rain of arrows fired from Liu Bei's side. They braved the fierce rain of arrows, and the entire army, regardless of their momentum
The environment is still at a disadvantage. The war has been going on so far, and they may collapse at any time.
In this battle, Liu Bei took full advantage of the time and the people, and defeated Zhang Xun and others step by step.
Just when Liu Bei and others thought that the situation had been decided, and even Zhang Xun was planning to escape, several large boats suddenly floated against the wind on the water of the Huaihe River. A large yellow banner was erected high on the bow of the boat, fluttering in the wind, and a figure with teeth and claws flying.
The word 'Yuan'!
The ship quickly passed through the chaotic battlefield and went straight to the rear of Liu Bei and others. More than a thousand people ran off the ship, all holding bows and arrows. At that time, the east wind instantly became a boost for Yuan Jun, and arrows rained down like rain. The battle situation
Change again!
Liu Bei was shocked and said: "Yuan Gongdao came so fast!"
Based on the distance traveled by Yuan Shu's army in the past few days, he should have arrived here at dusk today. This was also the reason why Liu Bei and others were relieved to leave the city to fight. But who knew that Yuan Shu did not want to sleep in the open air, so he suddenly accelerated his pace and arrived at this time.
come over.
Not long after Yuan Shu arrived, he happened to encounter the scene where his subordinate Zhang Xun and other forward troops were fighting Liu Bei. He immediately ordered his general Chang Nu to lead troops to rescue: "Quick, quick! Just take this opportunity to defeat Liu Bei!"
He actually didn't care about the life and death of Zhang Xun and others, he only wanted to defeat Liu Bei quickly and achieve full success as soon as possible.
Liu Bei saw smoke and dust rising in the distance, and Yuan Shuzhong's army flag could be seen in the distance. He quickly called to the tall figure in front: "Yide, come back!"
Zhang Fei said without looking back: "Brother, let's go first, leave this place to me!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a horse suddenly jumped out from beside him. It flew past Zhang Fei and led a group of people to block the front. Zhang Fei took a closer look and saw that the young man on the horse was none other than Xiao Pei.
The recruited cavalry general Xiahou Bo came from a poor family and was lonely and helpless. However, he was such a boy. After joining Liu Bei's command, he was highly valued by Liu Bei and soon became a general below Guan and Zhang.
Zhang Fei originally had a lot of criticisms about this man's lack of ability but he was given too much attention. Now that he saw him bravely taking the lead, he was shocked for a while.
Xiahou Bo rushed to the front, and Liu Bei followed suit. He joined Zhang Fei and others with the remaining troops, and the group began to fight and retreat.
They had not walked a few steps when Qiao Rui and others saw the arrival of reinforcements. They became more energetic and began to try to press back and save the situation. At this time, Chen Deng in the city did not spare any effort and mobilized four to five thousand people at a time to rush out.
Come to support.
Chen Deng was already at the top of the city looking far into the distance. He saw the smoke and dust in the distance early. After a while, they met almost at the same time. After losing more than a thousand people, Liu Bei, Zhang Fei and others began to assist Chen Deng.
Then Yuan Shu retreated into the city in an orderly manner, and Yuan Shu also arrived at Zhang Xunzhong's military camp smoothly at this time. He saw Zhang Xun's men were in chaos and Liu Bei escaped early. Although he was unhappy in his heart, he had to fight under the influence of Yan Xiang, Li Ye and others.
I was persuaded to camp for now.
The situation of the battle under Xuyi City took a turn for the worse, and the outcome was difficult to determine. The situation of the battle, which was originally unclear, became even more confusing after this encounter. Both sides suffered losses, but Yuan Shu still had the advantage.
In the next half month, the two sides went back and forth and fought many battles in Xuyi, Huaiyin and other places. Even though Yuan Shu's men were well-equipped, there was nothing they could do against Liu Bei for the time being.
Unless another powerful force emerges, it will be difficult to break the delicate balance here and determine the outcome.