Zhang Nan lay flat on the horse's back, panting heavily.
It was so thrilling! It was so terrifying! These three arrows just brushed against my back and shot away. Even if I had been lying down for a moment longer, I would probably have been the one who died at this time.
Zhang Nan just lay on the horse's back, not daring to move, let alone raise his head. He was afraid that if he raised his body, the life-seeking arrow would follow.
As the saying goes, the soldiers of Zhang Nannan were so cowardly when they saw their commander acting so cowardly that their morale instantly relaxed. Huang Zhong ordered the archers to shoot for a few times and then ordered the swordsmen to attack. Although they could not gain a decisive advantage, they
At any rate, they had the upper hand with a small number of troops.
On the other hand, Xu Huang led 5,000 troops to attack Han Meng's 10,000 troops on the right wing. Xu Huang used his mountain ax to open and close, mercilessly hacking to death any enemy soldiers who dared to get close.
Xu Huang's troops were a combination of swordsmen and spearmen. The swordsmen were in the front and took the lead in fighting the enemy, while the spearmen were in the rear and took the opportunity to provide assistance or assist in the attack.
Although the soldiers in Xu Huang's tribe did not have archers with superb shooting skills, except for archery skills, in terms of the individual strength of the soldiers, the sergeants of Xu Huang's tribe were better than those of Huang Zhong's tribe. The combination of swordsmen and spearmen not only caused greater damage
It has a good protective effect on itself and can be said to be both offensive and defensive.
Although Han Meng's tribe is large, Han Meng, like Zhang Nan, is not good at commanding troops. And Xu Huang is one of the five good generals of Cao Wei, so how can he get a false reputation? Therefore, although the number of Xu Huang's tribe is only half of Han Meng's tribe at the moment
, but can fight a stalemate with the opponent.
On the flank battlefield, Huang Zhong and Xu Huang's troops were able to perform with ease when facing an enemy army that outnumbered their own troops, but it was not so easy to face Zhao Yun and Xiahou Dun who commanded an army of 35,000 men.
Gao Lan's commanding ability may not be considered top-notch, but it is definitely among the best. At least it is definitely not comparable to Zhang Nan or Han Meng. Moreover, with Chunyu Qiong's experience just now, Gao Lan can now
Lan was surrounded by many soldiers to protect him, and there were also many archers on his side. If Zhao Yun wanted to kill a general, it would be extremely difficult.
Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Zhang He, and Gao Lan were all the four pillars of Hebei Province. The first two were famous for their superior martial arts, while the latter two were famous for their ability to lead troops. The quality of Gao Lan's soldiers was much better than that of Chunyu Qiong. At this time,
Gao Lan's tribe bullied the few with their numbers, and Zhao Yun's tribe and Xiahou Dun's tribe suddenly showed signs of collapse.
If both sides have the same military strength, Zhao Yun and Xiahou Dun will not be afraid of Gao Lan based on their abilities. But now the numerical gap between the two sides is too large. Zhao Yun's and Xiahou Dun's troops combined are still behind Gao Lan's troops by 20,000 people.
.The current situation on the battlefield is another fierce head-to-head battle with no strategy at all, which is extremely detrimental to the Zhao Yun and Xiahou Dun tribes.
Most of Gao Lan's troops are spearmen, supplemented by a small number of sword and shield soldiers. Looking at the battle situation, there are scenes of two or three Yuan Army soldiers holding long spears and besieging a Cao Army soldier. Cao Army soldiers faced a pincer attack by multiple Yuan Army soldiers.
, basically have no power to fight back, they can only keep dodging left and right, which is really embarrassing. As long as there is one mistake, Cao Jun's soldiers will be penetrated by spears and die tragically. As for some of Cao's troops who are individually stronger
Chang, Shichang and his like had to face the encirclement of more than five Yuan Army soldiers. In the end, they often had several spears stuck in their bodies. The tragic situation was unbearable to watch.
Cao Cao originally expected Huang Zhong and Xu Huang to quickly protect the two wings and then rush to support the central army. However, although Huang Zhong and Xu Huang have the upper hand in the current situation on the two wings, they only have a slight advantage. After all, there is a numerical disadvantage.
If Huang Zhong and Xu Huang's troops were expected to defeat Zhang Nan and Han Meng's troops rush to support, Zhao Yun and Xiahou Dun's troops would have been wiped out long ago.
"Sikong, Yu invites you to fight." Behind Cao Cao, Guan Yu said solemnly, cupping his fists.
Since Guan Yu joined Cao Ying, he has never had a chance to perform. Yan Liang and Wen Chou have all been killed by others and have no contact with Guan Yu at all.
Guan Yu is now eager to perform meritorious service. This does not mean that he is eager to show himself in front of Cao Cao, but he always remembers the agreement that he can only leave Cao Cao's camp after performing meritorious service.
Guan Yu is a man of great promise. Since he promised to leave after performing meritorious service, he will definitely fulfill his promise.
Because of this, Guan Yu is even more eager to make meritorious deeds. Although he still doesn't know the whereabouts of his brother Liu Bei, the sooner he can establish his merits, the better. If he learns of his brother's whereabouts one day, he still has not made any merit in Cao Ying.
, wouldn’t it be impossible to escape?
After hearing Guan Yu's request for a fight, Cao Cao hesitated and finally shook his head and did not agree.
Firstly, it was because he had not conquered Guan Yu's heart yet, and he was worried about Guan Yu learning Liu Bei's whereabouts and leaving after his meritorious service. However, the more reason was that it was not the time to send Guan Yu to attack.
With Cao Cao's talent, although he did not want Guan Yu to perform meritorious service, this does not mean that he would deliberately hide it when Guan Yu needed to be dispatched.
But it really can't be done now. Although it is unfavorable to fight with the reinforcements at this moment, the Zhao Yun and Xiahou Dun tribes of the Chinese army are difficult to sustain in the face of Gao Lan's aggressive offensive. However, due to the efforts of both wings, the defeat is not particularly obvious. Guan Yu defected to his army
The news is not widely known, but it is regarded as his secret weapon and cannot be easily dispatched until the last moment.
"Don't worry, Chang Yun. There will be a chance for you to make meritorious deeds, but now is not the time." Cao Cao stared at the battlefield ahead and comforted Guan Yu.
Guan Yu raised his eyebrows lightly and wanted to continue asking for orders, but after trembling his lips, he finally restrained himself from speaking.
On the battlefield, Huang Zhong's troops on the left wing had already gained a greater advantage. Although Zhang Nannan was far from being defeated, he had been beaten back steadily.
Seeing that his troops' defeat was certain, Zhang Nan had no intention of fighting, so he fought and fled, moving straight to Yuan Shao's base camp.
Upon seeing this, Huang Zhong only sent half of his swordsmen to continue fighting with Zhang Nannan, and at the same time ordered the archers and the other half of his swordsmen to rush to the aid of the Chinese army.
Zhang Nan had been frightened by Huang Zhong's three arrows before. As time went by, seeing the losses of his men increasing, Zhang Nan lost all hope and only wanted to retreat as soon as possible.
We must thank Zhang Nan for his cowardice. If he made up his mind to fight to the death with Huang Zhong's troops, it would be quite troublesome. Huang Zhong's goal of rushing to the aid of the Chinese army would be basically impossible to achieve.
Now Zhang Nan has no fighting spirit, and the morale of his troops has naturally been depleted. Thousands and hundreds of swordsmen are enough to cope with it. What's more, Huang Zhong's goal is not to annihilate them all, as long as he can defeat Zhang Nan.
The current situation of the Chinese army is very bad. Zhao Yun's 8,000 men have already lost more than 1,000 in the previous battle with Chunyu Qiong's tribe. Although they are getting help from Xiahou Dun's tribe, the Gao Lan tribe opposite has more people and cannot pass.
For a long time, the Zhao Yun and Xiahou Dun tribes together suffered more than 3,000 casualties.
After the Huang Zhong tribe joined, although the decline was weakened, the situation was still not good.
After all, although the previous battle with Zhang Nannan went smoothly, it was impossible to avoid damage after all. With half of the swordsmen assigned to continue to pester Zhang Nannan, the number of people that could be put into the battlefield of the Chinese army was only about 2,500.
This is what is called a drop in the bucket.
Although Huang Zhong's archers could cause some damage to Gao Lan, the number of Gao Lan's troops was too great, and Huang Zhong's archers only had a thousand people, so the damage they could cause was very limited.
"Du Ning, Zheng Ting, Pang Mo, lead your team to intercept and kill the archers." Although there are not many archers, they can cause long-range damage on the battlefield, so it is better to eradicate them as soon as possible.
Du Ning and the other three men all held the position of military princes, each commanding 500 men. After receiving the order, the three men immediately led their soldiers to kill the archers in Cao's army.
Upon seeing this, Xiahou Dun also hurriedly sent out a team of troops to protect the archers. After all, although these archers were not many in number, they were the only troops that could suppress the enemy's formation to a certain extent, and they must not be allowed to be destroyed.