"The emperor and the sky are equally divided into four seasons, and I alone feel sad for this autumn." [Chu Ci·Nine Bian]
Although the subordinates did not speak, they were obviously a little mentally weak. The powerful officers who had personally witnessed the Quyi Army formation remembered the fear of the arrows raining like locusts, and even began to retreat in their hearts. But they obeyed after all.
The general's elite soldiers are now only at a disadvantage, and they will not hesitate to move forward. Especially when Hou Cheng once again encouraged: "It won't be long before Hao Duwei and Chengdu Lieutenant will lead their troops from behind. Under a pincer attack from both sides,
, why worry about not being able to defeat the enemy?"
This was the strategy Dong Zhao had formulated at that time, in order to attack from both front and back and defeat the enemy with one blow. However, there was still Qu Yi between Hou Cheng, Hao Meng and Cheng Lian. There was no communication between the two, and they were far apart.
It took some time for Cheng Lian to get here. But the soldiers behind this problem didn't understand, so they finally calmed down and formed another formation under the command of Hou Cheng, crossing the fallen body of Paoze and marching with great strides.
Step forward and kill.
This time it was obviously better than before. After several rounds of continuous arrow rain, the arrows on the opposite side began to become sparse. Without the suppression of bows and crossbows, Hou Cheng personally led his troops to suppress the formation and steadily advanced the army to Quyi.
before the military formation.
"General, let me do it this time." The deputy general said to Qu Yi with a solemn expression.
Qu Yi looked at the arrow wound on the deputy general's shoulder, shook his head and said, "You are the only general I brought from Xiping. I can't let you take risks in this battle."
The lieutenant general was deeply moved, but still insisted: "I have been deeply gracious to the Qu family. Now is the time to repay the favor. I hope the Lord will be fair and accurate!"
Ever since he followed Qu Yi to Jizhou and followed Yuan Shao, in order to avoid unnecessary suspicion, the deputy general changed his name to "general" instead of "lord". Now that life and death are at stake, the deputy general no longer has anything to worry about.
Under his determination, even Qu Yi was deeply moved. Seeing that Qu Yi's attitude softened, the deputy general continued: "General, don't forget your nephew at home, the young man is still waiting for the general!"
Qu Yi suddenly thought of Qu Yan, Qu Guang and other nephews who were far away in his hometown in Xiping, and was persuaded by the lieutenant for a moment. Since the lieutenant was injured by an arrow, he did not have the best candidate around him. Qu Yi originally planned to stay
The next part faced Hou Cheng's all-out attack here, and he led his lieutenants and others to defeat Hou Cheng's army. No matter whether they succeeded or not, they had to retreat in time, but there was no guarantee how long those who stayed could hold on or how many people could survive.
He escaped under the attack of two armies. Now with the persistence of the lieutenant general, he can lead more troops to evacuate safely.
So the deputy general took over the command. When Hou Cheng led more than a thousand people to press forward, he shouted flatly: "Abandon the crossbow and draw the sword!"
After giving the order, the soldiers who had finished shooting the crossbows immediately dropped their crossbows and quickly formed a formation with the infantry around them with swords and guns to meet the enemy. At this time, Hou Chengyang also quickened his pace, and the two sides immediately collided violently.
There was no shouting, only the sound of weapons clashing continuously. The person in front fell, and the person behind immediately took over. With such a simple tone, every sound was almost accompanied by the fall of a body.
At this time, Qu Yi had gathered at the rear of the military formation with the most elite of the Xianden camp and the most capable people around him. He stood on a huge rock and looked at the dark west. The night was heavy in that half, and the sky and the earth melted.
As one body, only a few scattered sparks in the sky can barely distinguish the respective realms of heaven and earth. Qu Yi's eyes reflected a few swaying lights, silently not knowing what he was thinking.
"General..." someone beside him said hesitantly.
"Let's go." Qu Yi said suddenly.
Hou Cheng only led more than 5,000 men this time. Although he was not as elite as Qu Yi's troops, their morale was strong. Since Qu Yi's men ran out of crossbows, the two sides gradually turned from a melee at the beginning into a one-sided battle. It seemed that
As his opponent was about to retreat, Hou Cheng was secretly happy. In this way, he could defeat Qu Yi alone without waiting for Cheng Lian to join the attack. So he kept urging his subordinates to continue to press forward, and soon hundreds of the opponent's people were defeated.
They were surrounded. More than a thousand men and horses suddenly came out from the flanks. Hou Cheng's troops were caught off guard, and their formation was immediately scattered. Hou Cheng was in a hurry, and just as he gathered his troops again, the men and horses turned back and went back and forth several times.
He actually managed to rescue the surrounded friendly troops, and his leader even led his troops to Hou Cheng.
Qu Yi rode a yellow-maned horse and said to Hou Cheng solemnly: "Qu Yi is here in Xiping, why don't you capture him quickly!"
He returned these words to Hou Cheng, spitting out the bad breath in his chest, and Hou Cheng's face turned pale and pale. At this time, his Chinese army had been cut into pieces by the opponent, separated from the main force, and Hou Cheng had lost control of other units.
The prejudice was not good, and no matter how he responded to the opponent's humiliation, he only set an example and led his soldiers to try to break out of the barrier. When other troops saw Hou Cheng's move, they all followed suit and wanted to join the main force.
The scene was chaotic for a while, thousands of people were crowded together, and they couldn't even form a formation. Qu Yi led Xianden camp like a sharp knife cutting through the chaotic battlefield. This battle was going on here, so naturally he would not let go easily.
Go to Hou Cheng. After fighting here, Qu Yi even thought that he might be able to turn defeat into victory by defeating Hou Cheng first, and then setting up an ambush to defeat the enemy forces in the rear.
At this time, under the sparks of the distant night, a group of people and horses were hurriedly arriving, led by Lu Bu's cavalry generals Cheng Lian and Hao Meng.
Regardless of ancient or modern times, there will always be situations where you fall behind during the march. Walking is just fine. Especially when moving at full speed, there are countless cases of attrition due to lack of physical strength. Both of them are riding on horses, leading their men three to four thousand paces.
The soldiers were running hard. Hao Meng took the time to look back and saw the old man who was pulling the marching team away. There were four thousand people when they came, but now there are probably only three thousand people left. There is still some distance from the mountain fire in the distance.
Hao Meng looked anxious and said: "Slow down! We are not cavalry. If we continue running, it is anyone's guess whether there will be a thousand people at the foot of the mountain!"
"Don't blame me!" Cheng Lian had a hot temper and cursed on his horse: "If you hadn't said to stay far away and not to follow too close, why would we be struggling to catch up now!"
Hao Meng's face changed slightly, unwilling to take the responsibility of delaying the fighter plane, and argued forcefully: "What kind of person is Qu Yi? If you follow too close, you know you won't be discovered by him. When the matter is exposed, you don't know who to blame."
On whose head!”
"I'm too lazy to tell you! If something goes wrong this time, or something happens to Brother Hou, I'll have to fight with you first!" Cheng Lian didn't feel sorry for the war horse. He whipped the whip and made a 'snap' sound.
Hit behind him, his mount instantly picked up speed, pushing Cheng Lian past Hao Meng and bringing the team to the front.
The whip seemed to hit Hao Meng on the face, and he cursed angrily in a low voice: "What a common man!"
He looked behind him at this time. In just a short time, many soldiers were running out of breath. They fell down on the roadside and could not get up. Although Hao Meng and Dong Zhaoding
The plan was to consume the direct troops of Qu Yi and Lu Bu at the same time, but if all his subordinates were really lost due to the surprise attack, it would be a big loss for himself.
"Cao Xing!" Hao Meng suddenly shouted.
A lean general accelerated his horse and came to Hao Meng's side. He was an excellent horseman and showed no courtesy to his superiors. He was able to free up his hands to clasp his fists at Hao Meng while the horse was galloping so fast: "Subordinate, are you here?"
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"You lead the people to stay behind, pick up those who have fallen on the road and can't run, and slowly follow me. Don't allow anyone to escape!" After Hao Meng shouted this in a loud voice, he started riding.
He went ahead with nearly two thousand elite soldiers who could withstand a long-distance attack.