Looking at Yuan Shao's army that was rapidly building a defensive formation, Tadun waved his hand and led his soldiers and horses to rush over and began to look for opportunities for sneak attacks on the periphery.
Tadun knew very well that once Yuan Shao's army was allowed to build a defensive formation, they would almost lose the possibility of attacking and harassing them. As a result, Liu Yu was more likely to be defeated.
"Remember."
Tadun had a detailed understanding of the combat effectiveness of Yuan Shao's troops and horses: "Be careful of the enemy's powerful crossbowmen hiding in the formation. We must not get into trouble with this."
Rumble—!
The sound of horse hooves is like a rushing wave.
Qu Yizhan stood in the middle of the queue, holding a war spear two feet long. His bright eyes were as bright as stars. He stared at the Wuhuan Tuqi that was flying towards him, and said in a loud voice:
"Line up to meet the enemy!"
The three rows of spearmen rushed their spears outward one after another, like a hedgehog in a defensive state, protecting the soldiers and horses inside to prevent the Wuhuan soldiers and horses from attacking.
Of course, Wuhuan Tadun was not a fool and would never take risks and attack at will. They first kept running around the periphery, looking for a suitable attack point:
"Damn it!"
Tadun cursed secretly, feeling bad.
The opponent's formation was quite tight, with almost no major flaws. It was possible to break the formation with a forceful charge, but the losses would be too great. How could Tadun do such a stupid thing?
"Set me an arrow."
Since he couldn't find a good breakthrough point, Tadun could only force a breakthrough point, which could reduce the losses to his own soldiers during the charge.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
In the next moment, thousands of arrows suddenly flew into the air, sliding in a perfect arc in the air, and then like migratory locusts, they rushed towards the soldiers and horses arrayed below.
This wave of arrow-missing attacks is not unsharp. Although the number is extremely large, the strike range is relatively concentrated, and they are not missed randomly.
"block!"
Qu Yi had already anticipated this and gave the order sonorously.
In an instant, the soldiers in the middle row raised the rattan shields in their hands to protect the queue as much as possible to prevent them from being attacked by a wave of fierce arrows from the opponent and directly opening the gap.
They have experienced this kind of defense N times in the past few days, so they have no fear at all, and their movements are as smooth as clouds and flowing water.
The next second, dense arrows were lost, like a torrential rain, hitting the shield wall built by the soldiers, making a dull and dense thumping sound.
The opponent was the Wuhuan cavalry who was always good at mounted archery. He could shoot while running, and the range would be slightly farther than firing arrows on the spot. If the crossbowmen were there, Qu Yi could order a counterattack, but he was not in the army at the moment.
He can only be beaten passively.
Phew! Phew! Phew!
Although Qu Yi set up a defensive formation in time, it was not a full defense after all. Under such a dense attack of arrows, many soldiers were still injured by arrows.
"Buy, cum!"
Immediately afterwards, Qu Yi gave the order again.
At that moment, more than ten soldiers rushed up, replaced the injured soldier in time, took the opponent's weapons, successfully filled the position, and quickly entered a defensive state.
At the same time, the crossbowmen at a safe distance rushed forward quickly, twisting their bows and setting arrows without aiming. They met the Wuhuan cavalry that was rushing towards them, and they were killed by a wave of arrows.
Tadun held his saber, swung it left and right, and deflected all the incoming arrows. He immediately looked carefully, cursed secretly, and immediately waved his hand and ordered:
"Walk!"
Rumble—!
The horses are galloping and the dust is stirring.
Wuhuan suddenly rode in front of Qu Yi's army formation and passed by again, without giving the order to charge easily.
Nan Louce immediately stepped forward and shouted: "Tandun, did you find anything unusual?"
Tadun replied: "The other side did not use crossbows to fight back, which is different from the previous response measures."
"That's right."
Nanlou nodded affirmatively: "Under normal circumstances, Yuan Shao would have ordered the crossbowmen to be wary of us, but this time, he just asked the crossbowmen to shoot at the enemy."
When something goes wrong, there must be a monster!
Tadun knew this very well.
He frowned and thought hard for a long time: "Is it possible that the other side hid the crossbowmen? However, the crossbowmen are not very useful in attacking the enemy. What can Yuan Shao do if he doesn't deal with us now?"
Nan Lou agreed deeply, nodded slowly and said, "Yes, there is indeed something wrong with this. Could it be that Yuan Shao did not bring strong crossbowmen with him in this attack?"
"impossible!"
Tadun denied without hesitation: "The crossbowmen are the elite of Yuan Shao's command. They are the only unit he has that can deal with us. How could we not bring them with him..."
hiss-!
At this point, Tadun took a breath and suddenly realized something: "It's bad, something is going to happen to Su Puyan!"
Nanlou was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood where the crossbowmen were: "You mean, the crossbowmen are ambushing them outside?"
Tadun hurriedly ordered: "Quick! Send people to chase, and we must chase Su Puyan back."
Nanlou broke out in a cold sweat: "Damn it! I'm afraid it's too late."
Tadun was very anxious: "You have to go even if you don't have time, go quickly."
"As you command!"
Nanlou nodded and waved his hand: "You guys, hurry up and chase Su Puyan and ask him to come back immediately without any mistakes."
Wuhuan soldier: "As ordered."
*****
drive-!
Jiang Yiqu turned around and glanced at Wuhuan's sudden attack behind him, and was ecstatic in his heart: "Haha, I finally took the bait. Brothers, please hurry up and make sure Wuhuan's sudden attack is caught."
All the soldiers shouted in unison: "Here."
Rumble—!
The sound of horse hooves rolls like a wave.
"General, the Wuhuan Cavalry has begun to take a detour."
"What should we do?"
Jiang Yiqu sneered when he heard this, and he admired Tian Feng even more in his heart: "Humph, our military advisor has already anticipated this, and quickly turned to the east to lure the opponent to attack."
If he simply went straight to the ambush point, it would inevitably arouse the suspicion of Wuhuan's sudden cavalry. Therefore, Tian Feng also had a rigorous plan to lure the opponent to pursue him, and even considered how the opponent would respond and judge.
really!
The Wuhuan Tuqi intercepted them in a roundabout way, which gave Jiang Yiqu the opportunity to change the route. He ordered to turn to the west without hesitation. In this way, the Wuhuan Tuqi would never doubt.
All the soldiers responded in unison: "Here."
Looking at Yuan Shao's cavalry who were "forced" to change direction, Su Puyan was ecstatic: "Brothers, have you seen that their way south has been completely cut off?"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Wild laughter followed.
Su Puyan felt that he had grasped the overall situation, and then he chased it all the way, forcing it to a dead end, and then killed it to completely eliminate this annoying fly.
It is really difficult to eliminate cavalry on the plains, even if you have the advantage in strength. Everyone is cavalry, so there is not much difference in speed.
Therefore, even Su Puyan himself wanted to force Yuan Shao's cavalry into the hilly areas under the Taihang Mountains so that he could better eliminate his opponents. But what he didn't know was that Tian Feng did the same.
High-end hunters often appear as prey!
now.
At the foot of Taihang Mountain, somewhere in a valley.
Gongsun Zan frowned and paced back and forth: "Damn it, it's been so long and I haven't come here yet, will Wuhuan Tuqi be fooled? If so, wouldn't our work be in vain?"
"Don't worry, General White Horse."
Tian Feng was calm, and he bowed his head and said: "We have reached an agreement with the lord. Even if Tadun can hold back, his subordinates Su Puyan, Nanlou and others will definitely not be able to hold back."
"Especially Su Puyan. This person has always been reckless and prides himself on his bravery. Faced with the constant harassment of this small group of cavalry, Su Puyan will definitely find a way to completely eliminate it."
"Don't worry."
Tian Feng comforted him again: "They will definitely come, we have to be patient."
Gongsun Baima let out a sigh of relief: "I hope so."
About half an hour passed.
"Report—!"
A long message broke the silence of the valley.
Gongsun Zan and Tian Feng looked at each other.
But when he saw his own scout running towards him on Pegasus, with a look of surprise on his face, he cupped his hands and said, "General, the Wuhuan Cavalry is here."
Gongsun Zan was ecstatic in his heart, his eyes shining brightly: "You are really here?"
"kindness."
The scout was extremely sure and nodded heavily: "It is indeed here. I have confirmed it repeatedly, but there are only a few thousand cavalry, not too many. I guess it is not all the Wuhuan cavalry."
Gongsun Zan breathed a sigh of relief: "Tadun is cautious by nature. It's unexpected that he can send half of the cavalry. We don't want too few. We will kill as many as we come."
"That's right."
Tian Feng said with certainty: "If we can kill five thousand people, and we can bring in troops to come back for reinforcements, Tadun will completely lose the ability to harass. By then, it will be easy to capture Jicheng."
"Send the order!"
Gongsun Zan did not hesitate and gave a sonorous order: "Every unit quickly hid and entered their respective posts, ready to launch a general attack at any time and kill all the Wuhuan Tuqi without leaving a single one."
The ordering soldier bowed and raised his hands: "Here."
Woohoo-!
At that moment, a rhythmic horn sound sounded in the valley.
This is a signal agreed in advance, which means that the entire army has entered a state of combat readiness and is ready to fight at any time.
Immediately afterwards, Gongsun Zan raised his hand to Tian Feng and said: "Sir, you are condescending. It is up to you to launch an attack."
Tian Feng bowed his head and said, "I have my wish, but I dare not invite you."
Immediately.
Leave each other.
Tian Feng went straight up the mountain to a suitable observation point and looked up.
But at the end of the field of vision, billowing smoke and dust swept in like a torrent.
Closer!
Closer!
A little closer!
...
It seemed like just a blink of an eye.
Jiang Yiqu's advance cavalry rushed into the valley.
Then Su Puyan's eyes lit up, and he looked up to the sky and laughed wildly: "Hahaha, you stupid guy, you dare to rush into the valley? You are simply asking for your own death!"
"Brothers!"
Immediately, Su Puyan waved his hand and shouted loudly: "Come in and kill them all. No one will be left!"
Wuhuan Tuqi shouted: "Kill -!"
Rumble—!
The next second, Wuhuan suddenly rode along the entrance of the valley, waving his saber, Wuyangyang broke into the valley.
Suddenly, Su Puyan felt a bright light flashing past his eyes. This was definitely not normal sunlight, but the light refracted back from metal weapons.
"not good!"
Su Puyan subconsciously felt something was wrong.
Decades of military experience made him subconsciously turn his head and look to both sides. The valley was lush with jungle, but vaguely, there seemed to be a broad-headed crossbow protruding from the branches.
Crossbowmen?
hiss-!
Su Puyan was surprised and took a breath.
At this moment, he had realized that he had fallen into a trap. This group of cavalry was a bait. The opponent had already set up an ambush here, and they were also targeting the cavalry with strong crossbows!
"Stop it quickly."
Su Puyan ordered without hesitation.
But at this moment, hundreds of crossbow arrows shot through the air from the top of the valley, making a sharp whistle, like a torrential rain, and instantly covered the Wuhuan Tuqi below.
The unprepared Wuhuan cavalry were frightened by this sudden wave of death. Many soldiers were shot down from their horses before they could even wave their weapons.
They let out shrill screams before falling to the ground, which shocked the minds of their nearby companions. Some of the cavalrymen were even nailed to the ground with their horses and men, and their hands and feet were still twitching.
There was a dull popping sound in the valley, which was the terrifying sound of an arrow carving into the flesh. It was accompanied by wailing, neighing of horses, and shouts of death, forming a hymn from purgatory.
Before Wuhuan Tuqi could react from his surprise, the second wave, the third wave, the fourth wave... wave after wave of arrow attacks, without any interruption, the offensive was like an avalanche, causing Wuhuan to
The sudden cavalry collapsed immediately, splattering with ferocious blood.
The Wuhuan Tuqi looked bewildered under the baptism of arrows. They ran aimlessly and screamed like crazy until they were impaled on the ground.
Above his head, the arrow rain from the ambush even blocked the sunlight at the top of the valley. As the intensity of the attack increased, a faint layer of blood mist rose from the blood flowers at the bottom of the valley.
"ah-!"
Even Su Puyan himself was hit by two arrows in succession. He endured the severe pain and kept waving his saber and shouting: "Go, go quickly, go quickly!"
Xiyuxu—!
Wuhuan suddenly rode on corpses and slowly withdrew towards the mouth of the valley.
More than ten waves of arrow rain attacks caused the Wuhuan cavalry to collapse. The originally neat cavalry team turned into a panic and fear. The survivors just wanted to escape from this hell-like place as soon as possible.
place.
But......
Just as they were approaching the mouth of the valley, a white wave swept over them. Under the sunlight, it reflected dazzling light and set off a wave of heartfelt fear.
"This is......"
Su Puyan was completely stunned, his eyes almost bursting out as he stared at the white horses in front of him. On the big banner in the team, the four characters "White Horse Gongsun" were slashed towards Wuhuan Tu like a sharp sword.
"It's over this time, we actually ran into Baima Yicong!"
"..."
The fear towards Gongsun Zan was like a huge wave, constantly impacting their minds.
Su Puyan's throat rolled and he swallowed hard. Now the enemy had completely blocked the valley gate, and more than ten thousand strong crossbowmen were in the forest. It was a dead end within a dead end!
"Your Majesty, what should we do?"
"What can be done?"
Although Su Puyan was seriously injured, he still gritted his teeth, raised his saber, and shouted sternly: "Charge over, as long as we can charge over, we will survive. Even the white horse Yi Cong can't stop us."
"kill-!"
This roar.
Like a landslide, like a tsunami, stronger than thunder!
It also embodies Wuhuan Tuqi's hope of living. He rushes forward without any hesitation and without fear. Even if he knows he will die, he still has to fight for a way to survive with his flesh and blood.
It's a pity...
What they encountered was none other than Gongsun Zan, the enemy of the foreign race and the patron saint of Youzhou.
Facing the fierce attack of this group of Wuhuan cavalry, their eyes were full of fighting spirit. With an order, they immediately launched an attack. Swish, swish, a wave of arrows hit them, and the Wuhuan cavalry fell to the ground in large numbers.
.
Immediately.
Baima Yi never hesitated. He put on his spear and immediately launched a fierce charge against Wuhuan's cavalry. His bayonet was red and he fought quickly. This was the standard equipment of Baima Yi.
"Where righteousness comes, life and death follow it!"
"The sky is a guide, and the white horse is the proof!"
The standard slogan was shouted, and the morale of Baima Yicong doubled. Especially under the personal leadership of Gongsun Zan, the morale soared to the extreme, like a huge white wave, directly drowning him.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The golden sound exploded, and the sparks burst out.
The two waves collided with each other without any fancy. Bai Mayi's morale was at its peak, and he rushed over like a sharp sword. He chopped apart the Wuhuan Tuqi in front of him, and then divided them in a roundabout way.
It was surrounded by water.
The white-horse Yi Cong in plain military uniforms were like clumps of strong waves, wildly devouring the Wuhuan Tuqi in gray and black clothes.
On the west side of the battlefield, a young hero with eyebrows like a sword, eyes like bright stars, a nose like a jade pillar, ears like ingots, and a mouth like a red ingot, is holding a gun in one hand and a sword in the other, constantly harvesting the Wuhuan Tuqi.
life.
His strikes were as fast as lightning, and he stabbed one after another, whether it was the heart, chest, throat, or face, in short, all of them were harmful, and he would kill with one move, without any delay.
The sword in his hand was even more powerful. As he turned left and right, the severed limbs and arms flew around wildly with bright red juice. As if in the blink of an eye, as many as two Wuhuan Tuqi died in his hands.
, thirty people.
"Zilong, be careful."
Xia Houlan beside him just opened his mouth to shout, but saw that Zhao Yun's silver spear was already like a dragon, striking out boldly, whirring, whirling, passing directly through his chest, and then pulling away, as smooth as a dragonfly touching water.
"What a great shot."
Xia Houlan smiled faintly at Zhao Yun and did not hesitate to express his compliments. At the same time, he shot out and stabbed a Wuhuan Cavalry to death, and killed another person with his backhand.
"You're not bad either."
Zhao Yun glanced back at Xia Houlan, and with a twist of the silver spear in his palm, he swept away the two Wuhuan cavalry who were charging towards him. They were like shells being discharged, knocking three or four people away one after another.
Fell to the ground.
"rush!"
Give an order.
Zhao Yun suddenly pinched the horse's belly, causing the horse to sit down and feel the pain, and then neighed.
It seems to be able to feel the fierce fighting spirit of its master, and it raises its head and tail, showing off its power, as if this is not only a battle between masters, but also a battle between war horses, and it must not drag its master back.
Phew! Phew! Phew!
Zhao Yun single-handedly charged forward. Behind him, the white horse soldiers under his command followed one after another, tearing the hole wider and making the morale of the Wuhuan Tuqi, who was already on the verge of death, even more fragile.
Not far away, Gongsun Zan, who was fighting fiercely, couldn't help but praise: "This boy is really brave. Everyone, hurry up and catch up. We must separate the Wuhuan Tuqi in the shortest possible time!"
"Old thief Gongsun!"
"Come take your life—!"
Su Puyan endured the severe pain and roared out from the side. The saber in his palm struck Gongsun Zan's head directly, with such force and speed that he made a sharp whistle.
Unfortunately, Gongsun Zan was by no means an easy person. With a sharp look in his eyes, he swung the double-headed spear in his palm, faced Su Puyan's saber, and struck it head-on.
clang-!
Where swords and spears meet, sparks burst out.
There was a deafening golden roar and a loud explosion.
Gongsun Zan stared at Su Puyan with ecstasy in his heart: "Su Puyan? He is really a big fish. He is really making a lot of money this time. As long as I can kill you, why can't I wipe out this group of Wuhuan thieves?"
Immediately!
A fierce force burst out from the bottom of his heart, and the muscles of Gongsun Zan's arms bulged out, easily overpowering Su Puyan's saber, and made a gesture to sweep it towards his neck.
It’s too late to say it, but it will be soon!
Whoosh!
From the slanting stab, a divine arrow whizzed out and shot directly at Gongsun Zan's head.
Gongsun Zan had quick eyes and quick hands. He hurriedly turned sideways and swung his double-headed spear violently, directly interrupting the arrow in the air. However, because of this move, Su Puyan was able to relax and use his backhand to strike one after another.
"whispering sound!"
Gongsun Zan's body twisted greatly, and at the same time, the double-headed spear thrust out in the opposite direction, accurately hitting the saber that Su Puyan swung over, making a clear sound of gold and iron clashing.
"Common man, you are seeking death!"
Gongsun Zan shouted loudly, and the thunderous sound made Su Puyan's eardrums hurt. The huge force directly pressed against him. Su Puyan was already injured. How could he resist? He was beaten by Gongsun Zan and was unable to fight back.
However......
This time, another bow and arrow shot out from the side, but before it could reach Gongsun Zan's side, the white horse followers on the left and right cut him off with their long swords and fell to the ground on the spot.
Gongsun Zan pressed forward with all his strength, and slowly brought the double-headed spear to his neck. The blood-stained spearhead approached his neck little by little, and the aura of death instantly enveloped him.
Chi Leng Leng!
The spear tip was close to the saber and slid out a certain distance.
Then, bright red juice spurted out from Su Puyan's neck, and the headless corpse fell from the horse's back into the dust, and blood surged up like a spring!
The valley wind is blowing, so cold!
The ground was desolate, filled with red blood mixed with soil, and there were many broken limbs and broken arms, emitting a pungent fishy smell. It didn't take long before only a few riders were left, lingering.
Gongsun Zan showed no mercy at all. With an order, all the white horses rushed forward and smashed the opponent into a puddle of flesh. Even the war horses were not spared.
Even Tian Feng on the top of the mountain couldn't help but nod and exclaim: "Baima Yicong is indeed an elite cavalry, but I wonder if he can have such combat power if he interacts with Nanyang's Wolf Cavalry and Leopard Cavalry?"
The ordering soldier beside him said softly: "Commander, the war is over. Should we order the army to return to support the lord? With the white horse followers, we may be able to kill Tadun, but it is not certain."
Tian Feng did not hesitate and gave a sonorous order: "Let's go back to Jicheng."