Ma Dai was rich in experience, and with just a glance, he knew that Niu Jin's loss was not big, no more than 20% at most. It seemed that although Qian Fei was brave, his commanding ability was still lacking. He was originally just a captain under Zhao Yun, so
Most of the time, he follows others into battle, and his bravery is needless to say. However, there are not many opportunities to command a battle independently. It is really difficult for him to lead a thousand people into battle at once.
I don't know if he is still alive. In such a cavalry charge, a warrior like Qian Fei will inevitably encounter danger. Once he falls off his horse, he may be killed by a weak opponent or hit by a war horse.
In such a battle, personal bravery actually does not play a big role, and it relies more on overall strength.
Ma Dai sighed, waved his hand, and ordered the two cavalrymen of 500 on the left and right to rush out of the queue and flank Niu Jin. At the same time, he ordered the 500 men of the Chinese army to attack and face Niu Jin head-on. Niu Jin and his cavalry must be killed.
Kill them as quickly as possible.
The pace of cavalry combat is faster than that of foot combat. A slight mistake may lead to unpredictable losses. Ma Dai did not dare to be careless. Behind Niu Jin were more than two thousand cavalry led by Xiahou Ba.
, he didn’t want to be seized by Xiahou Ba while he was fighting with Niu Jin.
One thousand five against four hundred, Ma Dai believed that Niu Jin could not withstand this charge. He led the 1,500 cavalry of the Chinese army to start, bypassing Niu Jin, preparing to meet Xiahou Ba behind Niu Jin, launching in advance to seize the lead
machine.
As soon as he saw Ma Dai's battle flag moving, Niu Jin guessed what Ma Dai was thinking. He sneered. He kicked his horse fiercely and rushed out. He pointed the spear in his hand at Ma Dai and shouted angrily: "Kill Ma Dai -
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"Kill Ma Dai——" More than three hundred Wei army knights roared in unison, turned their horses' heads, and rushed towards Ma Dai who had just started. They leaned sideways on their horses and forcibly controlled the horses to turn. More than three hundred horses fought hard
The horse with its hooves raised drew a beautiful arc while running at full strength, turned in a direction, and split open the five hundred horsemen rushing towards it.
The two sides passed each other.
The knights of the Shu Han army were shocked. They could also do the tactical maneuver of turning while running at full speed. But with so many people doing it together, they couldn't do it. As long as there was a slight mistake, a horse stumbled and fell to the ground, it would bring down a large area.
The risk factor is very high. This requires not only excellent individual riding skills, but also years of tacit understanding between each other.
They couldn't do it. They could only watch Niu Jin rush over from less than ten steps away from them, but they didn't dare to try to adjust the direction to meet them. Now, Niu Jin and others seemed to have their ribs exposed in front of them.
.As long as they stretched out their hands and gently clicked, they could break Niu Jin's formation, but they couldn't do it and could only give up this opportunity in vain.
Niu Jin ignored the stunned Shu Han troops. He kicked the war horse hard again, squeezing the horse's power to the limit. The war horse was foaming at the mouth, panting like the wind, and he didn't know when it would fall to the ground, but Niu Jin still didn't do anything.
Kick the horse in the belly without mercy.
The same goes for the other knights of the Wei army. Just as Niu Jin asked, they will not leave any fallback and go all out to kill Ma Dai.
More than three hundred riders, like sharp arrows, shot at Ma Dai with a ferocious smile.
Ma Dai frowned, and he realized that he had encountered a madman. Niu Jin's tactics when surrounded by enemies several times his own were tantamount to committing suicide. But madmen on the battlefield are terrifying, and the crazy Niu Jin will be killed now.
He caused quite a bit of trouble.
If he stopped to fight Niu Jin, he was sure that he could kill Niu Jin with a single charge. In fact, Niu Jin was already at the end of his strength. With just a slight touch, he might fall to the ground. However, if he attacked Niu Jin, he would be dead.
This will leave a chance for Xiahou Ba. Qian Fei alone cannot stop Xiahou Ba. Once Xiahou Ba's main force arrives, Qian Fei may die faster than Niu Jin.
The horses galloped and the hoofbeats sounded like thunder. Niu Jin did not leave much time for Ma Dai to think, and the vanguard rushed to Ma Dai's formation. Ma Dai was forced to have no choice but to raise his hands and order: "Shoot! Speed up!"
The knights turned their horses' heads and headed towards Niu Jin. As soon as the horses started, a dense rain of arrows hit Niu Jin and others.
"Raise your shield -" Niu Jin hissed, raised his shield and blocked it in front of the horse's head. Not only did he protect his own face, but he also blocked the view of the war horse. There were too many enemies on the opposite side, so blocking the horse's eyes prevented the war horse from doing so.
There is no fear, only instinct and inertia run wildly.
All the Wei soldiers blocked the horse's head with their shields like Niu Jin. At this moment, they couldn't care about their whole bodies. They only needed to block the head, chest and abdomen from being hit by arrows. Two arrows in other parts would not be affected.
They would die immediately, and their lives would obviously not be too long. Maybe they would die on the battlefield before the arrow wounds were fatal.
They were not afraid of death. From the moment they crossed the Yellow River, they knew that they would never have the chance to return to the east bank of the Yellow River.
They are all outlaws.
Now, they have only one goal, which is to chop off Ma Dai's head and chop down the Ma Jiajun's battle flag at all costs.
"Kill——" Three to four hundred people roared in unison and rushed towards Ma Dai.
A rain of arrows flew across the sky in an instant. Countless people and horses were hit by arrows, but no one groaned.
"Boom!" Niu Jin led dozens of guards and rushed to Ma Dai.
They were so crazy that they went all out. Their horse speed had reached the limit, and they were swept in like a gust of wind.
Ma Dai underestimated Niu Jin's madness. There were too many things to weigh. Although his men were also very capable, the acceleration time was too short. As soon as their horses started running, Niu Jin and others arrived and killed them.
Ma Dai made a fatal mistake. He was not wrong originally, but in the face of the crazy Niu Jin, his moment of hesitation was fatal.
The galloping cavalry of the Wei army rushed into the Shu-Han formation with great force. With Niu Jin as the front, more than 300 knights continuously attacked Ma Dai. Although Ma Dai's personal guards tried their best to fight, their horses were not fast enough and faced them.
Against the full charge of the Wei army's knights, their counterattack seemed weak.
Niu Jin only had eyes for Ma Dai and the Ma Jiajun battle flag behind him.
Ma Dai's face turned pale, and he roared angrily: "Defend intensively, defend intensively!"
The guards kicked and beat their horses to accelerate while moving closer to Ma Dai, trying to use a dense formation to consume the Wei army's speed and protect Ma Dai's safety.
"Kill Ma Dai!" Niu Jin roared again.
The Wei army's cavalry rolled up a huge wave and pounced on Ma Dai mercilessly.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The sound of impact was endless.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!" The shouts were deafening.
Ma Dai's intensive defense was very timely. Although Niu Jin and others rushed towards them, facing the crowded Shu Han knights, they could only use their war horses to hit them. In a moment, dozens of people bumped into each other and fell off their horses.
Some of the knights fell off their horses, while others used the speed of their horses to fly up, waving their weapons, and delivered a final blow to Ma Dai before falling to the ground or being killed.
In an instant, countless swords, spears and arrows flew towards Ma Dai. Ma Dai's guards were shocked and could only use their shields to block Ma Dai, forming a thick shield formation. But in this way,
It also seriously interfered with Ma Dai's command, and he could no longer observe the entire battlefield. Although he shouted loudly, his voice was mixed with the shouts of killing, and the ordering soldiers could not hear it at all.
Without command, the Shu Han army's counterattack immediately slowed down. Many people turned their attention to the Chinese army in panic to see if Ma Dai's battle flag was still there. The sound of war drums kept coming, but they could not get a timely response.
Although Niu Jin's life-saving blow did not kill Ma Dai, it successfully interfered with Ma Dai's command. Of course, he himself was in a dangerous situation. The war horse was stabbed by three spears and fell to the ground twitching in pain.
He himself was slashed twice and was bleeding profusely. However, he was not afraid. He wielded a sword in one hand and a spear in the other. Under the protection of his personal guards, he continued to advance forward without giving up.
Niu Jin relied on his own experience and desperation, as well as the exquisite riding skills and tacit cooperation of his subordinates, to break through the Shu Han army's interceptions and hit Ma Dai's central army at once, but Qian Fei did not have such ability. He personally also
He was very brave. With a battle ax and a sword, he killed dozens of people in a matter of seconds. He was knocked off his horse several times, and he escaped death several times and got back on his horse. However, his command was lackluster.
Facing the galloping Wei army's cavalry, hundreds of cavalry without any formation were completely destroyed.
Xia Houyuan fought all his life, and most of his sons were trained on the battlefield. Except for his eldest son Xia Houheng, his other sons basically had the experience of fighting with him. His fifth son Xia Hourong died in Ding with him.
Junshan was only thirteen years old at the time. His third son, Xia Houcheng, was also a rare general. Cao Cao had high hopes for him, but he died young at the age of eighteen because he contracted an illness in the army.
As the second son, Xiahouba has followed Xiahouyuan for the longest time and has the most experience. At this moment, he can roughly grasp the situation of the Shuhan army just through the position and shape of the Shuhan army's battle flags, and knows that Niu Jin has successfully achieved
He achieved his tactical goal and entangled Ma Dai, but the cavalry in front of him, who had no formation at all, was just a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.
Without any hesitation, Xiahou Ba issued the order to charge.
The two thousand and five hundred knights of the Wei army roared as if they were dead, and formed a vector-shaped charge formation while running to kill the Shu Han army. Like a giant plow, they easily broke through Qian Fei's interception and charged towards the uncertain Shu Han army.
The main force of the army.
Ma Dai, who was tightly protected by shields, heard the sirens coming from all directions, felt the shaking of the earth, and his heart was shaken. He knew that Xiahou Ba must have arrived with the main force, but he was still beaten by Niu Jin.
Tangled here, the cavalry waiting for his command are now in danger of being annihilated. All the hard work of Prime Minister Zhuge may be wasted in his hands.
Ma Dai felt a rush of blood rushing to his head. He pushed the guards around him hard and roared: "Bang the drum and meet the enemy!"
.(To be continued..)
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