"Wen Lie!" Heart-wrenching cries sounded in many places at the same time. Cao Cao's emphasis on kinship generals did, to a certain extent, promote cohesion. Seeing Cao Xiu's flag fall, he followed Xia Houshang's footsteps
, the generals named Cao and Xiahou were all in grief.
The cavalry's attack and defense changes too quickly, and the battle is too fierce. There is no difference between the front and the rear. If the two rush forward, the forwards on both sides will kill the opponent's rear. In this case, toppling the flag is also a violation of the law.
Normal, it cannot represent the defeat of the army or the death of the general.
However, judging from the current situation, there is a high probability that Cao Xiu has been martyred.
His central army collided with the sharpness of the Gale Cavalry. After the collision, the Qingzhou Army's front arrow formation was a little spread apart and the formation became looser, but the overall formation was still intact. However, the Leopard Cavalry was
Like the tide hitting a rock, it was smashed into pieces and forced to flow to both sides.
There is a basic inertia in war. The direction of progress is always easy to shift to the weak side. This is the reason why the old soldier, the Saint of War, said that soldiers are like water. To put it bluntly, if there are soft persimmons, who is willing to hit the rocks?
Previously, the Leopard Cavalry made an all-out counterattack, led by Cao Xiu. Now, the bravest general and his bodyguards have been trampled under the hooves of the enemy's horses. Their momentum suddenly stagnated, and uncontrollable fear suddenly spread. Although it was not
They lost their fighting spirit, but the cavalry were unwilling to continue to hit Zhao Yun's spear blade, and they all hoped to open a gap from other parts of the battle line.
Little did they know that this trend soon changed. At first, the cavalry just wanted to avoid the strong and attack the weak. However, when they changed direction, they realized that there was no suitable breakthrough point ahead.
The two wings of the front arrow formation are two inclined planes. If you rush forward from the front, you will not only face the long spears of the enemy cavalry on the opposite side, but the sides will also be threatened.
Nearby, there are cavalry slanting in front, and long swords and horses attacking from the side; in the distance, there are waves of arrow rain!
If Cao Xiu was still there, there might be a way to make adjustments, but once Cao Xiu died, the Leopard Cavalry, each fighting on its own, could not find a way to break the situation. Even if there were some generals with a higher level of vision, they would not be able to convey their opinions to everyone.
People can only be wrapped in the crowd and pass by the enemy involuntarily.
Cao Xiu also had two lieutenants. Xiahou Shang died, and his brother Xiahou De was still there. However, at this time, he just sent an order through the horn, ordering the army to maintain the status quo, and wait until they were behind the enemy before regrouping and giving a title.
Chase and kill.
But it was obvious that he took this order for granted.
It is not completely impossible to go around behind the enemy and pursue them, but it would require very elite troops with arrangements in advance. In the Gaotang War that year, Zhao Yun used this trick
They had dealt with the Hun cavalry, but what the Leopard cavalry lacked the most was the tacit understanding between them, and they were simply unable to complete such a difficult tactical coordination.
Disregarding the orders from the Chinese army, some people simply went out on their own, trying to inspire their comrades with courage and continue fighting. However, a few people seemed so powerless when facing the enemy in formation, like a bullet.
The pebbles seemed to have been smashed into the vast water of the Yellow River, and even the splashing water could not be seen clearly.
Rows of long spears protruded from the sharp arrow formation. From different angles, they looked like jagged sawtooths, but their lethality was unquestionable. The warriors who collided with them fell off their horses with blood spattered and fell into the dust.
In addition, there were many people who had directly attacked Qin Feng and Fang Yue's flanks. The two groups of cavalry were not large in number, with only over a thousand men each, but the damage caused was considerable and could not be ignored.
The result of fighting independently was that just a moment after Cao Cao and others mourned the tragic death of Cao Xiu and Xia Houshang, the entire formation of the Leopard Cavalry became a mess and a ball of scattered sand.
The number of the Gale Cavalry is about the same as that of the Leopard Cavalry. Even if their combat power exceeds that, they cannot directly kill all the enemy troops. However, the Leopard Cavalry's formation is in chaos, and the Gale Cavalry can open up a path without any effort.
There is a way!
After hearing the warning from the lookout, Cao Cao could no longer hold himself back and climbed onto the enemy tower himself to overlook the battlefield.
I saw a bright white light, like an arrow from a string, tearing apart our defense line at high speed.
The opponent's attack was as fast as a thunderstorm. Even though there were countless loopholes in the elongated front line that could be struck and cut off, the dispersed Leopard Cavalry were completely shocked by its desperate advance and were unable to organize an effective counterattack.
The frightened warriors scattered like a tide split by sharp blades.
"Why don't we postpone the siege and concentrate our best troops to resist Qingzhou's troops?"
"How can that be done? We are just one last push away from defeating Lu Bu. Giving up at this time is not just as simple as wasting all our previous efforts. With Lu Bu's tiger and wolf nature, there's no telling that he might bite him back!"
"Then what should we do? General Wen Lie and General Boren have been killed one after another, and the Leopard Cavalry has been... In short, it is still a waste of time to mobilize the brave generals to come back for reinforcements. If the Qingzhou Army breaks through a few more lines of defense, then..."
"Brother, be careful what you say, be careful what you say!"
The low and fierce whispers of the staff came from below the enemy tower, but Cao Cao didn't even have the strength to get angry.
At this moment, he couldn't help but regret. If he had known this, he shouldn't have transferred the two great generals Xu Chu and Dian Wei to attack the city. Xu Chu was also the deputy general of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, and would often lead the army in battles. If He
Zhao Yun's tit-for-tat confrontation was with Xu Chu. Maybe the situation wouldn't have become so bad, right?
But it seems a little too late to say this now. Military information from the city shows that Xu Chu and Dian Wei have already attacked the North Tower and are leading their troops to besiege Lu Bu. Wei Yan and Gao Shun's troops were blocked by Xiahou Dun at the bottom of the city, beside Lu Bu
With only Cao Xing and less than 200 remaining soldiers, the disparity in strength is so great that good news should come soon.
Should he postpone dealing with Lu Bu and concentrate on dealing with the Qingzhou Army? Or should he clear his rear first, capture a few survivors or something, and then turn around to threaten Wang Yu? Cao Cao was unsure for a while. The only one who could relieve him of his worries at this time was, of course, Guo
Chia.
"Fengxiao, what do you think?"
"My lord, I think that the remnant soldiers in the city are not enough to cause trouble, and the battle is already in full swing. Even if one or two people are captured alive, it may not be of any help. What's more, with Lu Bu's temperament, since he has fought bloody battles so far, I'm afraid it's impossible...
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Guo Jia paused for a moment to give Cao Cao time to digest and understand, and then said seriously: "It's better to mobilize elite soldiers and good generals to help as soon as possible, just in case something happens!"
Pre-battle planning is not Guo Jia's specialty, but analyzing the battle situation is not a big problem. The situation ahead is not good, but the most capable generals in Cao's camp are still in the city, which is putting the cart before the horse.
"..." Cao Cao lowered his head and said nothing, hesitating. After a while, he suddenly raised his head, with a bright light in his eyes: "The words of filial piety are reasonable, let's just do it!"
"Woooooooo..."
Hearing the horn sound coming from outside the city, Xiahou Dun and others were stunned at first, and then they were all shocked!
"Is this an order from the lord to ask the siege troops to suspend the offensive and withdraw troops to return for reinforcements?" Hou Cheng looked at the new master Xiahou Dun uncertainly.
"That's right, if it weren't for that, the trumpet sound wouldn't be so urgent!" Xiahou Dun's face was as sinking as he nodded, and gave an affirmative answer.
"But didn't Wang Yu's reinforcements just arrive, and in just one meal, they defeated the 50,000-strong army outside the city? How is this possible?" Hou Cheng felt palpitations and shortness of breath, and his heart beat fast.
It was like playing a drum and I was out of breath.
"When he entered Puyang, he only entered a few hundred horses. What was the result?" Hou Cheng said in a panic, but for a moment he ignored Xiahou Dun's feelings, which made the latter very dissatisfied.
"Mo...Mojiang doesn't mean that, Mojiang just, just..."
Xiahou Dun shouted coldly and interrupted Hou Cheng: "Okay, stop talking nonsense, you lead three thousand people to surround Gao Shun and Wei Yan, and personally take action, go to meet him Lu Bu, and let Zhong Kang and others return to support first...
... Just reply to my lord like this!" After a few words of explanation, Xiahou Dun led more than a hundred personal guards and went to the tower with some steel guns.
Before that, Xiahou Dun's attention had been focused on Gao Shun and Wei Yan. The soldiers trapped in the camp were too difficult to capture. They were like a fish in water in street fighting. If he hadn't used the trick of indiscriminate shooting, I'm afraid everyone would be surrounded by them now.
Can't stop them.
In his opinion, the force that fell into such a defiant camp should be a special case. The main force of Lu Bu's army was cavalry, which should not be used in street battles. Lu Bu had persisted in the Beicheng Tower for so long, and he should have reached the end of his strength. Knowing that reinforcements were coming,
Lu Bu would definitely huddle up and defend with his remaining soldiers to delay the attack and wait for the result outside the city, so Dian and Xu Cai could not attack for a long time.
Xiahou Dun was not arrogant enough to think that he could accomplish what Dian Wei and Xu Chu could not accomplish together. He just planned to deploy his troops and generals, at least to trap Lu Bu at the top of the city, so that his lord would not worry.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he showed his head, the defenders whistled and more than 20 people rushed up. Some of them shouted and pointed their swords forward. Everyone raised their swords and guns and pounced forward.
Although Xiahou Dun was frightened, he led a group of soldiers to meet him, and the two sides immediately started a fierce battle.
The defenders who rushed forward had their clothes and armor in pieces, and even the weapons in their hands were all picked. They looked miserable, but they were all like wolves and tigers, and they were fighting for their lives. With his superb martial arts, Xiahou Dun
He quickly stabbed two opponents to death with his spear, and two of the guards around him fell at the same time.
A gap suddenly appeared in the formation, and this group of warriors immediately seized this fleeting opportunity, rushing forward regardless of life and death, and rushed forward Xiahou Dun's bodyguards who were still trying to climb up the corridor.
fall.
"Archers come up!" Xiahou Dun was shocked and angry. He didn't expect that the enemy army would still have the strength to counterattack. They didn't even climb to the top of the city, and they couldn't use their marksmanship on the corridor. They were beaten back step by step and could only summon
Archers from the city came to help.
The archers rushed forward quickly. When the bow strings sounded, hundreds of arrows rose into the sky, and it seemed like a burst of rain fell on the sloping corridor.
Some people were shot by cold arrows, and the moment they fell, they pounced on Xiahou Dun's personal guards, hugging him and falling down the city wall together. Some people were hit by several arrows and were covered in blood, but they still waved their weapons and shouted for a fierce battle.
Even though he was able to defeat several people, he did not fall behind... This counterattack actually cut off the corridor just like that!
Although Xiahou Dun was surprised by the ferocity of these warriors, he was too proud of his identity to turn around and fight with a group of small soldiers. He just looked back and then turned around and climbed to the top of the city.
It was very different from what was expected. What was going on at the top of the city was a duel. Dian Wei and Xu Chu were fighting side by side against Lu Bu's halberd. The defenders and the attackers were also facing each other tit for tat. On the top of the 300-step long city
, there are figures fighting each other everywhere, and the sound of weapons clashing can be heard endlessly. No matter how you look at it, they are evenly matched.
But Xiahou Dun clearly understood that there was no way that Lu Bu's army at the top of the city could exceed 300, and on his own side, the number of guards brought over by Xu Chu alone was more than 300!
What surprised him even more was what was happening behind him. Seeing Xiahou Dun's figure, Xu Chu actually showed joy and greeted loudly: "General Yuan Rang has arrived just in time. Come quickly to help in the battle!"
Xiahou Dun was almost stunned. He couldn't understand what happened at the top of the city. At this time, Lu Bu did not adopt a defensive strategy, but launched a counterattack, and the offensive was so fierce.
This daze almost killed him.
"Be careful!" A cold arrow seemed to appear out of thin air, arriving in front of Xu Chu at almost the same time as Xu Chu's warning sound. The arrow was concealed and the angle was extremely tricky. By the time Xiahou Dun came over in surprise, he had no room to dodge.
I turned sideways, but in the end I couldn't avoid it...
"Ah!" Xiahou Dun let out an earth-shattering scream. He covered his left eye with his hand, the arrow shaft was caught between his fingers, and blood dripped down!
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After half a stick of incense, Cao Cao received the worst news.
After Xiahou Dun was injured, he still refused to retreat. His spirit was commendable, but he definitely couldn't suppress Lu Bu. The three powerful generals were actually tightly restrained by Lu Bu. Even with Cao Cao's cunning and Guo Jia's superb resourcefulness,
Time is also silent.
"Zihe, Zihe, don't let me down!" In the end, Cao Cao could only look to the north and cry sadly, placing his hope on another clan nephew. (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature,