Yu Jin slowly drew his bow and aimed at Taishi Ci, who was galloping in the distance.
When he saw Taishi Ci with his feet in the stirrups, his arms pulling the bow, and his body upright, as if nailed to the back of a galloping horse, he had to admire Taishi Ci's equestrian and shooting skills.
Moreover, looking at Taishi Ci's skillful use of double stirrups, it is obvious that the Youzhou Army began to conduct such training very early, so it was able to steadily suppress Cao Ying's cavalry in several cavalry battles.
In the last battle of Xuzhou, although Cao Ying also understood the advantages of double stirrups over single stirrups, and also built a batch of double stirrups for the cavalry to try out, after all, time was still short, and years of habits were hard to change, so the cavalry had not yet Completely adaptable, far less efficient than the Youzhou cavalry.
Some generals in Cao's camp even thought that Youzhou was doing this on purpose, so many generals and soldiers were still accustomed to using the original single stirrup to fight because of the imminent war.
Yu Jin was stunned, Tai Shici raised his finger, and an arrow shot towards Yu Jin's front door in a slightly curved arc. Yu Jin quickly lowered his head to dodge, and the arrow grazed his neck and flew out.
Yu Jin broke out in a cold sweat. The opponent was moving and his shots were so accurate!
He quickly cheered up and drew his bow to fight back. For other generals on the battlefield who rushed into melee combat, people like Tai Shici were the most difficult to deal with, because if they responded even slightly improperly, they could be killed on the spot!
Cao Xiu quickly cooperated with Yu Jin in shooting, and the two sides were in a stalemate for a while. This actually played into Yu Jin's heart. After all, they only needed to hold off Tai Shici along the way, because the real decisive battlefield was on the easternmost flank, where Xiahou Dun attacked Xu Huangna All the way!
At this time, Xu Huang had already encountered Xiahou Dun's army. He looked at Xu Chu and Li Dian galloping towards him from left to right, followed by more than a dozen generals from Cao's camp, and he couldn't help but frown.
The opponent is obviously using his path as a breakthrough!
He immediately ordered his lieutenant: "Form up to resist!"
Immediately, heavy infantry came forward and erected shields in the first three rows. Archers from the back rows came up. Xu Huang waved his hand, and hundreds of bows and arrows were overwhelming, shooting at Xu Chu and Li Dian head-on.
Xu Huang had no intention of fighting alone. Xu Chu would be difficult to deal with. He would never ruin this situation just for the sake of his morale.
Xu Chu held a long knife and tried his best to push away the arrows he shot, cursing incessantly. Li Dian saw him behind him and said: "Zhongkang, it's difficult to rush in from the front, let's attack the opposite wings separately!"
Xu Chu heard this and shouted: "Okay!"
The two men clamped their horses together, turned their horses' heads to avoid the arrows, and headed towards Xu Huang's flank to outflank him.
When Xu Huang saw this, his expression became even more solemn, and he immediately sent out two wings of cavalry to contain him. These cavalry were specialized in archery. When they saw Xu Chu and Li Dian coming, they only shot arrows from a few dozen steps away, hindering the opponent's speed in charging into the formation.
Xu, Chu, and Li Dian were forced to slow down and evade. When they rushed to the front of the formation, their horses had completely stalled. They had to lead their cavalry to turn around and come back in a circle.
But how could Xu Huang let them get what they wanted? He immediately called for the cavalry to follow and fight. Xu Chu was furious and wanted to turn around and attack, but the opponent saw this and moved away.
When Xu Chu turned around in anger, the Youzhou cavalry came up again, so the two sides were like a stream of brown sugar, the enemy advanced and we retreated, the enemy retreated and we advanced, always entangled together, Xu Chu and Li Dian's idea of attacking Xu Huang's position was delayed. Can do what you want.
Xiahou Dun saw the central army and knew that the general on the opposite side was well commanded. He immediately gave the order: "Assault with the whole army and defeat the enemy's central army!"
The drums beat, and thousands of infantry formed a formation. Under the leadership of Xiahou Dun, they rushed towards Xu Huang's position like a tide.
Seeing that Cao's army was strong, Xu Huang immediately ordered his soldiers to retreat. He led a hundred cavalry to stand in front of the formation to buy time.
Seeing this, Xiahou Dun immediately ordered his soldiers to speed up the charge. However, Xu Huang picked up the reins and rushed straight towards Xiahou Dun's formation.
He rushed forward with a spear in hand. Xu Huang had already rushed to the front of the formation, and the two stood together with their weapons intertwined.
Seeing Xu Huang fighting and retreating, Xiahou Dun knew that the enemy wanted to break off and escape, so he clung to Xu Huang. As long as he bought a stick of incense, Xu Chu and Li Dian would definitely be able to break through the enemy's two wings. By then, the enemy would be defeated, sooner or later. Something happened!
Seeing that the situation was not good, Xu Huang turned around and shouted a few times. Immediately in his military formation, a rocket flew into the sky and exploded, forming an orange firework in the sky.
Xiahou Dun looked up and saw, thinking that this must be a distress signal. If you can call for help, the people on my side will naturally see it, and everyone will understand that there has been a failure along the way!
Moreover, Xiahou Dun saw that Xu Huang's army was retreating in the direction of the northeast. He obviously didn't want Xiahou Dun to attack Taishi Ci in the west, and he immediately understood.
The opponent may be trying to delay time, so it's a good idea to repel them yourself, then outflank them to the west, and annihilate Taishi Cina first!
However, the next moment, another rocket rose up from Xu Huang's military formation and exploded in the sky.
However, at a different time, the fireworks that exploded this time were not orange, but seemed to have some red and green colors mixed in. They were obviously different from the previous fireworks!
Xiahou Dun had some bad premonitions in his heart. The two rockets opposite seemed to be a unique code!
Now he has to make a choice. Is the other party's intention of sending fireworks signals to retreat after defeat, to call for help, or something else?
Xiahou Dun only hesitated for a moment, and then ordered the messenger beside him, "Go back to the camp and report the news and ask someone to bring the rear army over!"
The messenger hurriedly rode away, and Xiahou Dun shouted flatly: "The whole army is pressing forward, don't give the other side a chance to escape!"
He knew that when a signal was sent from the other side, reinforcements would inevitably arrive. Even if he could not annihilate the opponent within this period of time, he would still try to weaken the opponent's strength as much as possible before the reinforcements arrived!
Cao Jun shouted and rushed forward. Xu Huang shouted and retreated. By the time Xu Chu and Li Dian began to wait for an opportunity to attack his lower back, he knew that this was a critical moment. If he could not withstand it, the entire army would be defeated.
He shouted: "Reinforcements are coming soon, please fight to the death!"
After hearing this, the Youzhou army roared and violently collided with Cao's army.
Cao Jun continued to roll forward, relying on several times the number of people, the situation gradually began to tilt towards Cao Jun. Xu Huang was already entangled with Li Dian and Xu Chu. He was surrounded by two people.
Xu Chu shouted: "You are a chicken thief, but you will definitely die here today!"
"If you want to survive, get off your horse and surrender!"
Xu Huang gritted his teeth and did not answer. He did not know when the reinforcements would arrive, or even whether there would be reinforcements. However, Yuan Xi gave an order before the war started. No matter how many people were in front of him, he must entangle the opponent. He could not Let him turn around and attack his other generals!
Soldiers from both sides continued to fall, and the situation had evolved into a pure war of attrition. However, under the command of Xu Huang, the Youzhou army tightened their formation, and Xu Chu and Li Dian could not find a chance to break in, resulting in casualties on both sides. The numbers have always remained at about the same ratio.
When Xiahou Dun saw it, he felt a little anxious. The opponent had two to three thousand men, and he had nearly ten thousand. However, he did not expect that the opponent's generals could fight to such an extent relying on the terrain and excellent armor.
Time passed minute by minute, and another half an hour passed. The offensive of both sides slowed down a little, but Xiahou Dun heard the messenger from the rear formation rushing towards him and said: "Report!"
"Reinforcements have arrived!"
Xiahou Dun was delighted, "Why did it come so fast?"
The messenger said: "Supervisor Xun ordered an army to advance in advance and wait for orders. After seeing the opponent's fireworks, he asked them to come at full speed. When I reported the message, I happened to meet him halfway!"
Xiahou Dun was overjoyed after hearing this, "He is indeed Mr. Gongda!"
"Combine the troops together and attack with the whole army!"
When Xu Huang saw Cao Ying's reinforcements pouring in from the opposite side, he had a vague thought in his mind, had he been abandoned?
But he knows that this is the most critical moment, and he must not hesitate. He must drive the distracting thoughts out of his mind immediately. If his one road collapses, the other three roads will inevitably collapse too!
Thinking of this, Xu Huang yelled: "Reinforcements are coming soon!"
"Hold on a little longer!"
After hearing this, the Youzhou Army immediately became energetic and shouted to block it with all their lives.
At the same time, Taishi Ci also set off fireworks, but they were two colorful ones. Yu Jin Cao Xiu, who was facing him, didn't know why, but he immediately stepped up his offensive, and at the same time, he held Taishi Ci tightly so that he could not escape.
Everyone on the battlefield, including the counselors and generals of Cao's army, knew that in such a situation, Yuan Xi would inevitably appear with troops.
But where Yuan Xi appeared and how many troops he brought were not only unknown to everyone in Cao camp, but even Taishi Ci Xuhuang didn't know.
Time passed by, and when Xu Huang was about to collapse, Yuan Xi finally arrived belatedly with his men.
When Xiahou Dun saw the troops and horses brought by Yuan Xi, he felt relieved.
Yuan Xi only brought 2,000 people, including several hundred soldiers who were trapped in the camp, and the others were ordinary soldiers. This shows that the upper limit of the Youzhou Army is only about 10,000 people.
And Yuan Xi's behavior undoubtedly shows that he has invested all his cards!
And even if Yuan Xi said that these soldiers would join the battlefield, the Youzhou army would only have four to five thousand men, which was not even half of Xiahou Dun's strength!
Xiahou Dun was secretly happy. As expected, Yuan Shang would not give Yuan Xi enough support, but would reserve troops to defend Yuan Tan!
Xiahou Dun couldn't help but sneered in his heart. How long had it been since he was still thinking about fighting among himself? As expected, the Yuan family's children all had their own agendas, so how could they fight against the emperor?
However, Xiahou Dun did not dare to be careless, because in the previous plan, Yan Rouxian Yufu's cavalry in Youzhou was very likely to appear. Now the opponent might be deliberately showing weakness to lure him into being fooled!
Thinking of this, Xiahou Dun just ordered the army to shrink and surround Yuan Xi's army slowly.
After fighting for another hour, Xiahou Dun received news from Cao Ying's spies.
Yan Rouxian Yufu appeared, but instead of supporting Xu Huang on his way, he went to the west to Zhang He's way!
After hearing this, Xiahou Dun felt relieved. This meant that even if he could help Zhang He defeat Xiahou Yuan and Cao Chun, he would not have time to rush to the east to help.
Thinking of this, Xiahou Dun urged the soldiers to press forward with all their strength, striving to annihilate all the Youzhou troops along the way in the shortest possible time!
(End of chapter)
