Although Guan Yu led 7,000 men and rushed into the enemy's formation without hesitation, the numerical comparison between the two sides was too great. Gao Lan's troops still had enough power to attack Guan Yu's army, so they divided some troops to pursue them.
The remnants of Zhao Yun, Xiahou Dun and other tribes.
Therefore, Zhao Yun and his troops had a very difficult time retreating, and soldiers died from time to time at the hands of the enemy's swords and guns.
After finally evacuating to a safe place, Xiahou Dun, Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong's three troops combined, there were less than 10,000 survivors.
Among the various tribes of Cao's army that went to war, only Xu Huang's tribe was in better condition. After Xu Huang's tribe entered the battlefield, they were fighting with Han Meng's tribe from beginning to end, and they firmly had the upper hand. When they retreated, the main thing they faced was also
It was just the pursuit of Han Meng's troops, but no confrontation with Gao Lan's army. Therefore, Xu Huang's troops only paid the price of less than a thousand men and successfully left the battlefield.
After fighting their way out, everyone will look back from the hillside and see a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood!
Over there, Guan Yu and his imperial army were surrounded by Yuan Shao's large army, and the five thousand cavalry had already broken into the battlefield at this time, rushing towards the imperial army's battle formation with lightning speed.
"Archer, shoot!"
There are a thousand archers in the palace army. Although the number is sparse and the arrows fired by the bows cannot withstand the impact of the cavalry, it is still better than nothing.
After a round of volleys, less than a hundred soldiers were hit by arrows and fell from their horses in the opposite cavalry formation, but the speed of their charge did not slow down at all. At this time, the distance between the cavalry and the palace army was much closer, and it could be said that they were only a stone's throw away.
far away.
The leader of this cavalry team was Yuan Shao's general Guo Yuan, who was good at riding and very brave. Now he was leading the way, charging into the palace army's formation with a big sword and killing many people.
I saw Guo Yuan's sword in his hand continuously slashing horizontally and vertically, cutting many Cao soldiers in two.
The knights behind him also stood up with their guns drawn and joined the massacre.
Guan Yu Danfeng's eyes widened in anger. It was not okay to continue being killed like this. Although the palace army was destined to die, it was also tasked with buying time for the army to escape. If the damage continued at this rate, it would not be long before the enemy army could break through.
The defense line was raised to chase down the army in the rear.
Guan Yu raised his Green Dragon Sword, mounted his red rabbit horse, and headed straight for Guo Yuan.
Guan Yu saw that Guo Yuan was killing Cao's soldiers one after another, his performance was very conspicuous, and his armor was extraordinary, so he decided that he must be the leader of this cavalry team!
Since he is the leader, then kill him!
Guo Yuan did not protect himself like Gao Lan, but fought at the forefront of the team, so when he was targeted by Guan Yu, his ending was destined to be as tragic as Chun Yuqiong's.
Seeing Guan Yu coming to kill him, the arrogant Guo Yuan didn't take it seriously. Instead, he regarded Guan Yu as a military exploit he could easily obtain.
Guo Yuan raised his sword and faced Guan Yu. He was really showing off his sword in front of Guan Gong.
Guan Yu picked up the Green Dragon Sword and slashed at Guo Yuan. The force of the sword was mixed with the sound of wind and was unmatched in power.
Seeing such a heavy and fierce sword power, Guo Yuan was immediately horrified, and he immediately realized that there was a huge difference in strength between his own strength and that of his opponent.
He barely raised his sword and barely managed to withstand Guan Yu's first blow.
But despite this, Guo Yuan was already frightened at this moment. Although Guo Yuan tried his best to resist Guan Yu's offensive, it was only when the opponent's sword hit his own that Guo Yuan understood what it means to be overwhelmed by Mount Tai.
It was called unstoppable. The moment the two swords crossed each other, every muscle in Guo Yuan's body was trembling violently.
This is simply not a power that I can match! Even if the strength I used just now were even slightly smaller, I'm afraid I would be just a headless corpse now.
Guo Yuan usually boasts of his extraordinary strength, but in front of Guan Yu, he can only feel a deep sense of powerlessness in his heart. Trying his best, he may be able to resist the first blow of the enemy general in front of him, but he will never be able to resist it.
His second sword.
Faced with this feeling of powerlessness, Guo Yuan flinched, and he subconsciously wanted to ride back and escape.
Anyway, he has five thousand cavalry under his command, so I don't believe he can't deal with him alone.
However, Guan Yu did not give Guo Yuan a chance to retreat. Just when he was afraid, Guan Yu's second sword had already struck him.
This knife was sharp and sharp. Compared with the previous first knife, the force of the knife was more violent, and it directly cut Guo Yuan in half.
Cut it in two, without any sloppiness!
Yuan Shao, who was sitting in the distance watching the battle, saw another of his generals being killed instantly by General Cao, and his pupils could not help but shrink. How could that damn Cao Ah Ma have so many fierce men under his command?
Huh? Red face and long beard? I seem to have seen this guy somewhere. Isn't this Guan Yu, Liu Bei's sworn brother? How come he surrendered to Cao A'Mao and was willing to die for him?
Guo Yuan died, and the five thousand cavalry did cause a lot of chaos. Unfortunately, the cavalry was not as good as the infantry. Zhao Yuneng took advantage of Chunyu Qiong to be killed by him and launched a counterattack. But facing such a cavalry unit, even if the opponent fell into
In a panic, it is not easy for the army to take advantage.
At this moment, Guan Yu could only ask the thousand archers at the rear of the palace army to fire arrows more quickly, trying to kill more cavalry.
"Don't panic, keep your formation and continue to kill the enemy." However, not long after Guo Yuan was killed, a high-pitched voice sounded, gradually stabilizing the cavalry team that was in chaos.
The speaker was Wang Men, the deputy general of the cavalry. Now that Guo Yuan was dead, he naturally took over the command of the cavalry.
Guan Yu saw that Wang Menling's cavalry gradually became calmer, and he couldn't help but have murderous intentions for them.
If killing you and other generals is not enough, what if you kill the generals and deputy generals as well?
It's a pity that with Guo Yuan's lessons learned, how could the Wang family, whose military force was still inferior to Guo Yuan's, not learn to behave and immediately ordered the cavalry around them to protect themselves at all levels and not give Guan Yu a chance to get close.
After all, Guan Yu is a man, not a god. It is really difficult to kill a general who is on guard in the enemy's formation! After all, the saying "taking the head of a general out of an army is like picking out an object from a bag" is just an exaggeration.
At the moment, although Guan Yu danced with the Qinglong Yanyue Sword in his hand and killed many cavalry, he was always blocked on the outside of the king's gate and couldn't get close to him.
On the contrary, more and more cavalry are approaching you. If you are slightly negligent, you may be injured or even die.
By this point in the battle, nearly half of the palace army had been damaged. Not only the cavalry, but Gao Lan's army was also among the victims.
Fortunately, Guan Yu killed Guo Yuan earlier, which slightly improved the morale and slowed down the enemy's massacre. Otherwise, this imperial army would probably be dead now.
Although Guan Yu's Qinglong Yanyue Sword is still dancing, its power has weakened a lot. Killing people also requires effort. Since he led the imperial army into the battlefield, Guan Yu has killed hundreds of people. At this time, he can't help but feel a trace of it.
tired.
Finally, Guan Yu could no longer maintain all his concentration. In an oversight, he was accidentally stabbed in the ribs by an enemy spear, and blood immediately flowed out.
———————————————————————————————— ps: Guo Yuan, recorded in history as a general under Yuan Shang, was the nephew of the famous scholar Zhong Yao.
In the seventh year of Jian'an (AD 202), Yuan Shang ordered him to attack Hedong and appointed him as the governor of Hedong. Guo Yuan successively attacked and conquered the cities, which was very popular. At that time, Zhong Yao was serving Cao Cao's tent, so he persuaded Ma Teng to make an alliance with him.
Together they defended Guo Yuan. When Guo Yuan's army was halfway across the river, Zhong Yao and Ma Teng led their troops to attack him. Guo Yuan was killed by Pang De. Zhong Yao cried after seeing Guo Yuan's head.
Wang Men, originally a general under Gongsun Zan, later joined Yuan Shao.