"General, Zhou Yu has led his troops out of the city." In front of Zang Ba was a scout who had just returned.
Cao Jun was resting here, and Zang Ba was lying on the grass, lazily basking in the sun, "How many people are out?"
"All the 40,000 troops have left the city! Form an array fifteen miles outside the city!"
"Spit!" Zang Ba spat out the dog's tail grass in his mouth, sat up and said seriously, "Are you reading that right?"
The scout replied confidently, "It's absolutely true. We went into the city to investigate and found that the city is indeed deserted."
Zang Ba jumped up and patted the dirt on his butt, and said happily, "Haha, this Zhou Yu is really looking for death. He dares to use infantry and cavalry to fight in the field! He also dares to give up the city without leaving a way out! Send my general order, and the whole army will immediately
Set off and attack Zhou Yu’s army directly!”
After giving the order, Zang Ba said to the deputy general beside him, "You lead two thousand troops to bypass Zhou Yu's army, take Kaiyang City back to me, and seal Zhou Yu's retreat for me! Let's see how I crush him outside the city.
Overwhelm Zhou Yu’s army!”
"promise."
After getting on his horse, Zang Ba sneered and said, "Zhou Yu, your death has come! Drive!"
"General, Zang Ba's cavalry is less than twenty miles away from our army!"
"Report, Zang Ba's cavalry is less than ten miles away!"
"Got it." Zhou Yu nodded lightly. He could already feel the vibration of the chariot under his feet without the scout reporting!
"Xu Feng, Jin Qi, listen to the order! I order you two to lead the Huben army at the front of the military formation to resist the local cavalry!"
"promise!"
"Lu Xun, Ding Feng, you two each lead two thousand to shoot at the two wings of the Japanese guard!"
"promise!"
"Jiang Qin, you lead the shield bearers and spearmen behind the Huben army. If the enemy cavalry breaks through the Huben army, you must resist it!"
"promise!"
"Old General Huang, you are not allowed to go into battle with two thousand cavalry. Wait until the enemy is defeated and immediately lead the army in pursuit!"
"promise!"
"Come here! Place my general's flag behind the pikemen!"
The face of Lu Su next to him changed, "Gong Jin, what are you doing? You are the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, how can you be at the forefront?"
Zhou Yu looked at the enemy troops whose flags could be seen in the distance and said seriously, "Our army's two wings are not well defended. Only in this way will the soldiers fight to the death. Only in this way will Zang Ba lead the army straight towards the central army!"
"Rumble..."
Thirty thousand cavalrymen galloped forward, creating a huge noise. The ground where the winter snow had melted was still damp, but the horses under these cavalrymen stirred up bursts of dust!
Zang Ba, who was sitting on the horse, glanced at Zhou Yu's military formation, and then sneered, "What a Zhou Yu, he dares to plant the flag at the forefront."
"The whole army listens to the order! Follow me and attack Zhou Yu's banner!" Zang Ba shouted with a pointed spear.
"kill!"
With the charge of Zang Ba's cavalry, the distance between the two armies was already less than 500 meters!
Many antlers were placed at the front of Zhou Yu's military formation to block obstacles such as horses to defend the cavalry, and even several trenches were dug on the ground.
"Fire the arrow!"
"Whoosh whoosh..."
"Pfft..."
The Japanese archers and crossbowmen fired arrows without reservation, and Cao Cao's charging cavalry fell one by one.
After a round of arrow rain, even Zang Ba was hit by an arrow in his arm. Zang Ba fiercely broke the arrow branch and said, "Don't stop! Charge!"
"Whoosh whoosh..."
A rain of arrows appeared in the sky again, and the number was only much more than before!
Zang Ba looked at the arrows in the sky with disbelief on his face, "How is this possible? Is Liu Jun loading the arrow so fast?"
"Puff, puff..."
"Herod..."
"ah……"
What answered him was the sound of arrows hitting flesh, the screams of knights and the whine of war horses!
Six rounds of arrow rain, nearly 100,000 arrows fired at the Japanese army and crossbowmen, all poured towards Zang Ba's 30,000 cavalry!
In front of Zhou Yu's army, the horses and soldiers rolled to the ground, wailing and neighing.
Cao Jun's charging formation has come to a complete halt, and Zang Ba has long been hiding behind him. He stared at the mess on the ground in shock, "Is this Liu Jun's method?"
He suddenly remembered Xun You's words, Liu Jun has always been versatile. He remembered Dong Zhao telling him to focus on defense.
"Spit! Damn it!" Zang Ba spat on the ground and ordered fiercely, "Soldiers, they have already shot all their arrows, kill them all!"
If you run away at this time, you will not be able to escape the guilt of losing the army afterwards. It is better to fight again. Liu Jun has already shot all his arrows. If he attacks again, he may not be unable to win!
"Kill! Kill!"
"Herod..."
Following Zang Ba's order, Cao Jun began to reorganize their formation and prepare to charge again!
"Get ready! Kill those who retreat!" Xu Feng held a shield and kept encouraging the Tiger Army.
"Anyone who blocks the tiger's sharp edge will be shattered!"
"kill!"
"Boom! Bang!"
"Pfft! Pfft!"
"Kacha..."
"ah!"
Five hundred meters away, Zang Ba's cavalry arrived in an instant. They resisted the horse and the ditch could not stop the cavalry charge. In an instant, the impact of the cavalry knocked down a large area of the Tiger and Ben troops at the front of the general formation.
Of course, the Huben army was not a vegetarian. Even in the face of such a formation, they did not retreat even a step. The sword with a ring head in their hand slashed hard on the horse's leg.
"ah!"
A Huben soldier was severely pierced through his face by the spear of Cao's cavalry. He screamed and fell heavily to the ground.
"Herod..."
Xu Feng had quick eyes and quick hands. He grabbed the horse's leg with one hand and cut off the horse's leg with one knife!
"Blocked! Kill those who retreat!"
Xu Feng's eyes turned red because of his ferociousness, "Anyone who blocks the tiger's sharp edge will be shattered!"
Speaking of which, this was the first time that the Tiger Army under the command of Xu Feng had experienced such a brutal battle. In previous battles, either the opponent was too weak, or it was a smooth battle.
Although the Hu Ben army was wearing iron armor, they could not withstand the long blows of the cavalry when they charged. Jin Qi held a head in his hand and threw it with all his strength!
"What a thief! Eat a piece of me!"
"bite!"
"Pfft!"
"ah!"
The long spear pierced Jin Qi's chest hard, then penetrated the iron armor, and with a pop, blood flowed out!
"The one who kills you is Chang Xi!"
"Jin Qi!" Xu Feng shouted, then ran over quickly, turning over and narrowly avoiding Chang Xi's long body.
"Herod..."
"Pfft!"
The horse's legs were chopped off, and Chang Xi had just fallen down when Xu Feng killed him. Holding Chang Xi's head, Xu Feng said coldly, "The one who will kill you is Xu Feng!"
The Huben army blocked the charge of Cao's cavalry with their flesh and blood. Although one by one died in battle, the soldiers seemed to have no fear and endured it as if they had forgotten the pain!
"kill!"
Two quarters of an hour later, the Huben army was almost completely dead and wounded. Jin Qi died in the battle and Xu Feng was injured! In front of the Huben army, there were stumps and broken arms!
"Send the order! The Tiger and Ben troops retreat, and the shield bearers and spearmen attack!" Zhou Yu's mood did not fluctuate at all.
"The crossbows for shooting the Japanese army are not loaded yet, okay?"
Huang Zhong resisted the urge to rescue and answered with his hands raised, "For the Governor, the filling has been completed."
"Keep shooting!"
"promise!"
Except for shooting at the Japanese army, Liu Jun's crossbowmen did little damage to Cao Jun's cavalry. Only the shooting at the Japanese army could shoot round after round of almost non-stop arrow rain!
"General Zhou has an order, the Tiger Army must retreat!"
On the chariot in the military formation, Zhou Yu smiled coldly, "If the cavalry stops in front of our military formation, what impact can it have?"