Huo Jun's 20,000 men had little effect because of Xun You's Fire Ox strategy. Xiahou Dun and his weak losses broke through Huo Jun's defense line!
But before they had gone far, Cao Jun encountered the main force of Liu Jun again!
Zhou Yu personally led 50,000 troops and marched in front of Cao's army!
After Pang Tong and Zhou Yu joined forces, the number of Liu Jun's troops once again exceeded 100,000. Tonight's formation in the south of the city was already discussed by the two. They agreed that Cao Jun would break out from the south of Hefei.
The tiger and leopard cavalry of Cao Jun stationed in the south of Hefei must also be to rescue and meet Cao Jun who was leaving the city!
In Liu Jun's formation, braziers were lit everywhere. Zhou Yu stood on top of the chariot and looked coldly at Cao Jun who was rushing towards him!
Xiahou Dun sat on the horse and took a deep breath, "Brothers, rush over and we will have no resistance! Kill!"
"kill!"
"Kill and go home!"
The morale of Cao Jun's officers and men was high, not at all the low morale seen in the previous days.
They can clearly see the military formation in front of them. Such a huge military formation must be the main force of Liu Army. If they rush over, they can calmly retreat to the north!
"Get ready! Shoot the arrow!"
"Whoosh whoosh..."
"Bang……"
"Pfft..."
Cao's army was well prepared. The shield bearers in front moved forward in formation. Only a few unlucky ones were accidentally hit by arrows. The people behind him immediately held their shields on top!
Xiahou Dun looked at the advancing Cao army with some confusion, "Strange, didn't Liu Jun have a unit capable of firing crossbows? Looking at this formation, there are only 20,000 archers at most?"
Xun You raised the curtain of the car and responded to him, "Pang Tong and Zhou Yu are both first-rate wise men. There must be a fraud involved. General, be more careful!"
"Yes." Xiahou Dun nodded and waved his sword again!
Immediately afterwards, after the messengers conveyed the order, another group of Cao troops charged towards Liu Jun!
"Withstand! Resist the enemy!"
"Bang!"
"Bang bang..."
"Huchi..."
A strange situation occurred, but Liu Jun did not react too violently.
The huge shield in front of the formation blocked the oncoming Cao Jun. Countless spears and spears were shot out from the gaps. But at this level, Cao Jun's soldiers could also resist it.
As if competing for strength, the two sides' shields collided with each other.
Xiahou Dun, who was watching from a distance, frowned, "What do you mean by Liu Jun? Are you just going to stop us like this?"
At this time, Xun You also got out of the carriage. He stood on the shaft of the carriage and watched the battlefield. "General Xiahou, do you know who is leading the army on the opposite side?"
Xiahou Dun replied, "The soldiers just came to report that Pang Tong was personally leading the troops."
"Pang Tong?" Xun You murmured, stroking his beard. It was too dark. Even if Liu Jun's formation was filled with braziers, he couldn't see Liu Jun's flag clearly.
Xiahou Dun asked, "What did you think of, sir?"
Xun You shook his head and said with a wry smile, "I don't know what they were paying attention to, but it's better to be careful!"
Xiahou Dun was a little disappointed, and suddenly his eyebrows stretched, with a bit of a smile. Then, he could hear Liu Jun's shouts of killing from behind!
"kill!"
"Fire the arrow! Rescue the brothers!"
"Where is Yuan Rang?"
Xiahou Dun looked at Xun You excitedly, "Sir, it's Miaocai and Zihe! They are coming with tigers and leopards! Do we want to attack with all our strength?"
Xun You still felt that it was inappropriate, but he still said, "This opportunity cannot be missed, and the time will never come again. General, give the order, otherwise it will be a waste of time for the war."
Xiahou Dun immediately waved his sword and spurred his horse, "My sons! Our reinforcements have arrived! Charge with me. Kill them, and let's go back to the north!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
Cao Jun suddenly felt as if he had been given a shot of chicken blood again. Everyone's eyes were red and they rushed towards Liu Jun's formation!
"General, Cao's army suddenly launched a fierce attack. Our brothers in the front army can't resist it anymore!"
Zhou Yu raised his head and looked at the handsome flag swinging in the wind. The word "Pang" was written on it!
"Cai Mao, Gan Ning! Let the two of you lead an army of 30,000 to support! You must hold off Cao's army for an hour!"
"promise!"
After Cai Mao and Gan Ning led the army, veteran Huang Zhong asked, "General Zhou, Cao Cao's cavalry has been rushing from behind our army. Are they Cao's most elite tiger and leopard cavalry? Do you want to send someone to resist? Also, where are the military advisors going?
Already?"
Zhou Yu smiled and said, "Old General, don't you know Pang Shiyuan yet? He and I are the same kind of people and will not fight an unprepared battle. Don't worry, Old General."
"This?" Huang Zhong pondered for a moment, then sat back.
After so many battles, he knew Zhou Yu and Pang Tong very well. These two people really did not need to worry so much.
"Report! Only a small group of cavalry is harassing our position behind our army!"
Zhou Yu nodded and waved, signaling for the scouts to retreat. But he smiled and murmured, "Pang Shiyuan, you have accomplished this feat!"
Not far behind Liu Jun's formation, Xia Houyuan and Cao Chun were leading the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, ready to move.
Cao Chun looked at the sky, turned to Xia Houyuan and said, "It's almost time."
Xia Houyuan nodded, "Then as we have agreed, you and I will lead our own troops and attack both wings of Liu Jun!"
Cao Chun warned, "Well, be careful and rescue our army. Don't be too eager to fight. You and I know the power of Liu Jun's repeated crossbows."
"Don't worry!"
Xia Houyuan responded confidently, "Erlangs, follow me to rescue our brothers!"
In order to avoid Liu Jun's repeated crossbows, Xia Houyuan and Cao Chun naturally would not choose to directly attack Liu Jun's position.
They made a plan to lead troops to attack Liu Jun from both wings, and use mounted fire to attack and consume Liu Jun.
Xiahou Dun's target of tens of thousands of troops was too big. Even if Liu Jun was not encircling him, he would not dare to lead his troops to escape directly. If the formation was messed up and Liu Jun pursued them one after another, he would really be defeated.
We can only fight Liu Jun and then take the opportunity to retreat.
"Come with me! Drive!" Seeing Xia Houyuan leading his troops away, Cao Chun stopped delaying.
Soon, the two men led the tiger and leopard cavalry to approach the two wings of Liu Jun!
"Spread out! In units of 500 people! Attack Liu Jun!"
"Herod!"
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The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry were indeed the elite of Cao's army. Not long after Xia Houyuan gave the order, they dispersed almost exactly. And there was no need to discuss with the friendly troops at all, everyone completed the order in silence!
Cao Cao has never imitated Jingchu's black armor cavalry. It's not that he has no money, and it's not that Cao Cao is stupid. It's just that he doesn't like it!
Although heavy armored cavalry is good, it requires good horses and strong soldiers, as well as servants for the knights.
If the equal tiger and leopard cavalry are pitted against the black armor cavalry, Cao Cao can use kiting tactics to harass and avoid the black armor cavalry.
We all have one person and three horses. If you wear so many clothes, I will tire you out too!
This is also the reason why Xuanjia Iron Cavalry never had any dazzling results after the Battle of Wancheng. Liu Cong and Pang Tong also knew the weakness of Xuanjia Iron Cavalry.
The cost of construction is high, the cost of raising an army is high, and the endurance is low.
All the tiger and leopard cavalry attacked, leaving an empty camp. Pang Tong personally led more than 20,000 Jingchu cavalry and rushed out of Cao Jun's camp!