Chapter 390: Cao Liusun joins forces
Xiang Yu has already suffered twice from Yue Fei, so it is naturally impossible for him to suffer a third time. After Bawangqi is prepared, ordinary arrow attacks will naturally not have much effect.
Five thousand spearmen were also in place, and they surrounded a thousand Overlord Cavalry in three directions, while less than a thousand Overlord Cavalry went straight into the central army.
As soon as the two sides fought, Yue Fei ordered the archers to stop firing arrows. After all, these five thousand spearmen did not have heavy armor for defense. If they fired arrows, they would really be shooting at their own people.
Lancers in the game generally defeat cavalry, but it would be naive to think that this is also the case in reality.
If the spearmen really restrained the cavalry in ancient wars, why would the Southern Song Dynasty and Zhu Ming Dynasty, which were dominated by infantry, be defeated by the Yuan, Meng and Manchu Qing Dynasties, and eventually perished?
The Yuan, Meng and Manchu dynasties both relied on cavalry to dominate the world. The Song and Ming Dynasties couldn't defeat the cavalry, so why didn't they just train more spearmen? Why didn't the ancients think of this?
The reason is, of course, that cavalry cannot be restrained by spearmen alone.
If you want to rely on spearmen to suppress cavalry, unless the cavalry loses its impact, the spearmen will not be able to attack the cavalry at all.
Of course, it would not be wrong to say that it has no effect at all. After all, there are many cases of using spearmen to defeat cavalry, but these are all due to the lack of coordination between arms, and Yue Fei is a typical example.
When the Jin Dynasty invaded the Song Dynasty, there was a saying: The Jurchens are invincible if there are not even ten thousand Jurchens.
However, Yue Fei used the Jin Dynasty's military strength to defeat the elite Jurchen cavalry, the Kaizi Ma, with hooks, sickles and spears.
Of course, that battle was also the result of the cooperation of multiple arms. It was impossible to complete the battle with hooks and sickles alone. It can be seen that the spearmen are not useless against the cavalry. The key still depends on who is commanding.
Although Xiang Yu only had a thousand cavalry in his hands, Yue Fei paid the highest attention to it and directly sent 5,000 elite spearmen into battle. However, the result far exceeded his expectations.
As soon as the two armies fought, the spearmen of the Han Army in front were knocked down by the Overlord Cavalry. The troops on the left and right had no time to encircle them, and the formation was completely disrupted by the less than a thousand cavalry.
Seeing this, Yue Fei felt some regret in his heart. If he had known that the Overlord Cavalry with less than a thousand men had such combat power, he should not have surrounded them on three sides, but should have concentrated their forces on the front.
However, it was too late to say anything at this point. Yue Fei could only try his best to remedy the situation, so he decisively ordered: "All archers prepare for hand-to-hand combat."
After abandoning their bows and arrows and drawing out their steel swords, the five thousand archers immediately converted into short sword soldiers. Seeing that the thousands of spearmen in front were about to be unable to withstand it, Yue Fei immediately ordered: "The whole army attacks."
With the support of 5,000 swordsmen, nearly 7,000 troops on the front finally slowed down the Overlord Cavalry, which was less than 1,000 men.
At this moment, the two pursuers from behind had also arrived. The Overlord Cavalry was trapped in the siege of ten thousand soldiers and horses, but the one thousand Overlord Cavalry who were trapped and still fighting broke out with stronger combat power.
When the general Xiang Yu was once again blocked by Ran Min and Lu Bu, the Overlord Cavalry with less than a thousand men actually rampaged through the formation of ten thousand people, killing nearly ten thousand elite Han troops and unable to fight back.
Yue Fei also had a headache about this, but there was nothing he could do in a short period of time, so he had to try his best to trap it.
On the other side, under the leadership of Cao Cao, 4,500 elite Han troops and 7,000 Yellow Turban warriors fought against each other, and they did not lose at all.
Although the soldiers of the Han army were also elite, their combat power was actually weaker than that of the Yellow Turban warriors. The key to the Han army's ability to gain the upper hand was its superiority in generals.
Among the nine generals including Cao Cao, in addition to seven of the eight old men of the Yang family, Cao Cao alone had several generals including Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren, and Cao Hong.
Yuan Shao had Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Gao Lan, Ju Yi and others, Sun Jian had Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and others, Liu Bei had Guan Yu, Gongsun Zan had...
Among the 4,500 elite Han troops, there were more than twenty generals in total, much more than Qin Hao's men.
It is precisely because of having so many generals as his backing that Cao Cao was able to fight with a small number of inferior troops and still have a slight advantage.
In today's three-way confrontation, two roads have reached a stalemate, and only Cao Cao's road can be used as a breakthrough.
Seeing this, Qin Hao immediately issued an order, saying: "Send an order to Zhang Fei and Qin Wu to lead five hundred cavalry to support Cao Cao."
The 20,000 cavalrymen of the Yellow Turban Army have suffered nearly 8,000 casualties so far, while the Han army has also suffered losses of no less than 3,000.
At present, on the Chinese side, the strength of both sides is already at an equal level, and the Han army is obviously more morale and stronger, so even if 500 people are transferred to support other routes, it will not have any impact.
The role of the five hundred cavalry in the central army is dispensable, but if they are on the left and right wings and may become the last straw to overwhelm the enemy forces along the way, this will have an immeasurable effect on the overall battle situation.
"Qin Wu is here, the yellow turban traitor must die!"
"Ding dong, Qin's martial arts skill 'Tiger Roar' is activated. It is activated when the legion is fighting. The enemy's morale will decrease and their combat effectiveness will decrease."
"Zhang Yide from Yan is here. Why don't you, the Yellow Turban traitor, quickly dismount and surrender?"
"Ding dong, Zhang Fei's skill 'Roaring' is activated. When roaring in a group battle, it can reduce the morale of all enemy troops;"
The addition of Qin Wu Zhang Fei and 500 cavalry completely broke the balance on the right wing. After the 500 cavalry broke into the formation, the Yellow Turban warriors were immediately defeated by the Han army.
Seeing this opportunity, Cao Cao immediately shouted: "Soldiers, the enemy army can no longer hold on. We must defeat them completely in one go."
"Ding dong, Cao Cao's skill 'Inspire' is activated."
"Inspiration: The right words at the right time can be the key to reversing the situation. After this skill is activated, it can boost the morale of the entire army and improve the combat effectiveness of the entire army...Command +2, Force +2."
"Ding dong, due to the effect of Cao Cao's skill 'Inspire', the morale and combat strength of the Han army have increased. Cao Cao's current commander has increased to 95, and his force has increased to 82."
"Kill!" Cao Cao shouted, and then he took the lead.
When the soldiers saw this, their morale immediately soared, and their combat power was once again greatly improved compared to before.
Under the overwhelming offensive of the Han army, the right wing led by Xiang Liang was finally defeated. Of course, this was not because Xiang Liang was incompetent, but because there were too many talented people on the Han army. Xiang Liang was really unable to defeat four hands with two fists.
Seeing that Xiang Liang was about to run away, Sun Jian quickly shouted: "We can't let Xiang Liang go."
Then Sun Jian quickly chased after him and stopped Xiang Liang in time.
Seeing that the Han generals in front were blocking the way, Xiang Liang decided to change directions and break out, but unexpectedly he was blocked by Cao Cao and Liu Bei on his left and right.
Just when Xiang Liang was thinking about how to break out of the encirclement, Sun Jian laughed heartily and said: "Brother Meng De, Brother Xuande, I found this beam first, you won't snatch it from me, right?"
"Brother Wentai is wrong."
Cao Cao shook his head with a smile on his face and said: "You don't want to take such a big credit all to yourself, do you?"
Liu Bei immediately smiled and said: "Brother Wentai, you are greedy."
A hint of helplessness flashed across Sun Jian's face, and he said, "Then let's share the credit equally."
After saying that, the three of them looked at each other and smiled, and then attacked Xiang Liang in tacit agreement.
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