But this was not enough. These two attacks caused a certain amount of casualties and chaos to Yuan's army. After the next three rounds of intensive arrow attacks, Gongsun Zan's camp even more large-scale phalanxes and cavalry had assembled and began to attack.
River bank advancement.
After Yuan Jun raised his shield in a traditional manner, when he saw a large number of enemy cavalry and infantry starting to drive towards them, Yuan Jun shouted "Retreat!" in high pitched voices. Yuan Jun had no time to deal with the wounded and began to retreat in an orderly manner.
Cao Zhi, Xu Chu and others did not understand why Ju Yi retreated without fighting, but Cao Zhi pointed to the large-scale phalanx assembled in the distance and said: "This is the main force of Gongsun Zan." He just finished speaking, and he was still slowing down just now.
The huge gray-black phalanx that was walking suddenly split open, and groups of Youzhou cavalry, numbering more than 5,000 people, rushed forward ferociously through the water, trying to tear apart the Yuan army's defense line in one fell swoop.
The thrilling moment came. Cao Zhi climbed up the high slope and saw a military commander wearing black armor and a thick beard, shouting and shouting, coming straight towards the middle of Yuan's army under the huge banner with the word "strict" to lead the army.
"Yan Gang, Yan Gang is here!" Xu Chu howled excitedly, as if he was about to fight against him.
Yan Gang was Gongsun Zan's first general, so it was most appropriate for Gongsun Zan to send him as the vanguard. Judging from the fierce look on his face, he should be a tiger general.
When Cao Zhi and others saw Yan Gang, Yuan Jun had already discovered that Gongsun Zan had sent out the real main force. When Yan Gang was wading across the river with his horse, a dense sound of gongs suddenly sounded in the formation of Yuan Jun facing Yan Gang, and this kind of gongs
The sound quickly spread through Yuan Jun's defense line. When they heard the gong, all Yuan Jun stopped. A green streamline shuttled through Yuan Jun's formation like a snake. It quickly walked behind Yuan Jun's shield hand and lowered his head to hide behind the iron shield.
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"Archers, archers, originally we had to wait until now to deal with Gongsun Zan's main cavalry!" Cao Zhi, who had seen some clues, was also very excited.
However, after the archers were in place, Ju Yi, who was in the center of Yuan's army, did not immediately order the arrows to be fired. Instead, he nervously ordered all the archers to crouch under the arrow-shielding shields and to only fire arrows according to orders.
Yan Gang's cavalry came so fast. They rushed in three times faster than the infantry running with bare legs. Ju Yi once again ordered the part of the defense line that was attacking Yan Gang to retreat.
From a high place at the far end, looking at Yuan Jun's defense line that was like a movie curtain being pulled back, Xu Chu, who was impulsive in this situation, screamed and jumped: "Ju Yi, you are a coward, what happened to Yan Gang? What happened to the cavalry? You retreated
If you retreat again, I will make plans for you!"
Xu Chu stopped his horse and rushed out, and a calm voice suddenly said: "He wants to lure Yan Gang into a trap!"
This is exactly the result of Cao Zhi's sudden realization after experiencing several strange changes in Ju Yi's formation.
At this time, Yuan Jun, who was retreating in the center, may have seen Yan Gang's cavalry seem to have gathered together. A drum sounded "Boom!". A thousand crossbowmen hidden in this semi-circle stood up and fired a thousand arrows.
"Whoosh!" In the sound, Yan Gang's troops who were rushing at the front were hit by arrows and fell off their horses. For a moment, people fell on their backs, and Yan Gang's troops were in chaos.
"I'm in a trap, retreat quickly!"
"You are not allowed to retreat, anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!"
Yan Gang's military order may have had some effect. Many cavalrymen who survived the first round of arrows tightened their reins and clamped their legs on the horse's belly, but before they could shout, they rushed out and shot the first wave of arrows.
The archers of the Yuan Army squatted down quickly, and another group of archers quickly appeared. After the second round of firing, there were not many leading troops left. Some Youzhou cavalry were not only hit by several arrows, but their horses were also booked.
The arrow fell to the ground with a cry.
Yan Gang waved his steel spear, blocked it from left to right, and even though he was hit by two arrows, he still rushed to Yuan Jun's iron shield with red eyes. Just as Cao Zhi, who was watching the battle from a distance, showed a thoughtful expression,
However, Yan Gang seemed to be enraged by this attack. Amid passionate wolf-like shouts, the entire remaining cavalry group, lined up in groups of ten, jumped forward, fearlessly
Under the leadership of the life and death forward general Yan Gang, the remaining teams started running.
The sound of "rumbling" hoofbeats came from the ground. At a distance of only 180 meters, Yan Gang and his cavalry arrived in a blink of an eye. Yan Gang even saw Ju Yi, who was commanding Yuan Jun's rear formation, and he shouted
With a sound, he waved the steel spear in his hand, and under the leadership of the horse beneath him, he launched a fierce attack on the iron shield formation like the Great Wall.
Ju Yi also immediately saw Yan Gang, whose face was blood red. He didn't even move. With a wave of his hand, the front-line commanding officers everywhere gave orders, and all kinds of sharp arrows rained down like raindrops.
There were "puff" sounds one after another, and a large number of Youzhou cavalry were pierced through their bodies and fell off their horses.
"Kill...kill...I, Yan Gang...before I die, I will also drag you Ju Yi...".
"Buzz~~", there was a permeating buzz, and Yan Gang's roaring voice suddenly stopped.
In the middle of the ring surrounded by Ju Yi's soldiers and horses, there was only one horse. On that horse, it could no longer be seen that there was a person hunched over, and even the head and face could not be seen. The horse was densely packed and stunned.
The arrows supported his body, preventing him from falling off the horse.
The uncontrolled war horse took a few steps lightly, its back trembling as if it was carrying a huge oval-shaped spiked ball...
At this time, no one cheered and celebrated. On the second day of the battle, an enemy forward general was shot and killed, because nearly 30,000 Gongsun Army infantry had crossed the river and came ashore to cooperate with the cavalry. Yuan Jun saw the enemy soldiers.
They all stood still under the hoarse shouts of the generals until the army came very close, and with the sound of "dong dong dong...", rows of arrow feathers suddenly rushed in front of these soldiers, "
With the sound of "Puff, puff", hundreds of Youzhou soldiers did not even raise their shields, and fell to the ground after being hit by arrows. A group in front fell, and those behind saw that the situation was not good and were eager to turn around, but those from behind slapped their horses and wielded their swords.
After the general beheaded several heads on his horse, they could only turn around and charge...
In just ten seconds, Yuan Jun quickly replaced the second round of archers. Some of them did not even turn around, but were hit by several arrows in their backs, lying on the corpses of their companions like hedgehogs or
He died floating in the water.
Gongsun Zan, who was in the rear formation, also noticed the strong bows and crossbows that suddenly stretched out from Yuan's army. The progress of the soldiers on the front line was unfavorable, so Gongsun Zan immediately made adjustments in the rear formation.
Gongsun Zan asked the troops fighting on the front line not to retreat, but to quickly arrange 30,000 infantry into a square formation, and add more than 5,000 cavalry to each wing. Gongsun Zan fully believed that Yuan Shao had invested less troops in the front army than he did, so he ordered the forward troops and horses
Charge regardless of the cost and trample the enemy's formation.
The soldiers trained by Ju Yi were extremely obedient to military orders. The entire front army of 40,000 to 50,000 people was divided into several sections, taking turns to defend positions and attack. The subordinates who did not receive orders, no matter how fierce the fighting on the front line, still stood calmly under their shields. This is
At that moment, waiting for the enemy cavalry, the enemy troops rushed to a place only a few dozen steps away. Suddenly, led by the general's shouts, they jumped up together and slashed at them. At the same time, thousands of powerful crossbows fired at the enemy cavalry,
The enemy troops fired volleys away.
Gongsun Zan's army suffered successive unexpected blows, and the whole army fell into chaos. The cavalry and infantry were hit by arrows, pierced by spears, and hacked to death by swords and axes behind shields. In an instant, the entire army was in chaos.
The battle line that stretched for several miles seemed to be shrouded in a thick bloody atmosphere.
Ju Yi's front army charged at the invading enemy troops round by round without interruption, and Gongsun Zan's troops also rushed in. Fierce sparks broke out between the two armies. Under the coordination of the generals, Ju Yi's front army quickly
The disciplined troops resisted the enemy's attack, and they inferred from the number of corpses at their feet that they were heading towards victory. Ju Yi's army was absolutely becoming more and more courageous in the Vietnam War at this time, and shot Gongsun Zan's Jizhou governor in the center.
Yan Gang, the news of killing more than a thousand enemies, was conveyed by the loud-voiced soldiers and generals, inspiring everyone. Now they only know how to move forward and kill everyone who blocks their advance. Encouraged by the high morale of the Yuan army soldiers
, under the leadership of the general's effective offensive methods, they advanced step by step and quickly recovered the positions that had just retreated. In some areas, Yuan Jun soldiers had even driven the enemy troops back into the Baoqiu River, but this time it was real
Kill back, not push in like yesterday.
However, Gongsun Zan invested too many troops, and he could still bear this small amount of damage. After arousing the bloodshed of countless people, Gongsun Zan's generals attacked again regardless of casualties, and within a short time they rushed again.
On to the river bank.
A group of newly arrived Yuan Army soldiers on the shore have been waiting for a long time. As soon as a Youzhou soldier stepped onto the beach, three or four long weapons like spears and weapons immediately attacked at the same time, easily turning a living life on the beach.
The ground, and with a flash of the sword, the Youzhou soldier who might have been able to struggle was chopped into pieces on the spot, without any time to threaten anyone. He was crowded at one end of the narrow bank of Baoqiu River for a while, and arrows rained down like rain.
, the flash of swords, the cry of killing, and the long and mournful howl, all intertwined together.
At this time, Ju Yidu had not really taken action. He just followed a few low-ranking officers and rode their horses back and forth on the undulating land. He listened to his subordinates instructing the soldiers on how to defend, and from time to time.
Allocate some defensive power.
In his opinion, the real general is to command Ruoding and charge forward. That is what Yan Liang, Wen Chou and the others should do. The elite enemy troops appearing now seem to be extremely ferocious, but the soldiers on his side are recuperating.
For a long time, as long as everyone does their job well, charge into battle and kill countless enemies, they should do their job well. As long as you do these things well, no matter where you are, when you are, or what battle you are fighting.
It's impossible to fall behind.
As the top commander of the former army, his job is to command everything here and defeat all enemies in front of him with calmness and wisdom.