In the fierce battlefield, some soldiers did not notice the arrival of this cavalry, but the generals of the two armies obviously did not receive this information.
"There are about three thousand cavalrymen in this cavalry, and the military flag is embroidered with a white tiger. It does not resemble the flag of our army. It should be reinforcements for the Jiangdong Army."
After hearing the scout's report, Cai Hao's face, which was already extremely anxious, became even more livid.
There should be no Jiangdong Army in Jiangxia County at the moment. If reinforcements can be mobilized from anywhere, the only ones are Chai Sang and Shi Ting.
There are 20,000 Jiangdong troops stationed in Chaisang, which is the main force in Jiangdong's defense against Jingzhou Navy. Shiting is Sun Ce's 25,000 army to support Yuan Shu.
Cai Mao was trembling all over. This was not fear, but anger. He jumped to his feet and cursed.
"What is Zhang Yun doing? He actually let a cavalry team cross the Shiting battlefield, come from Anlu and circle the flank of our army!"
That's right, if it weren't for this, Jiangdong Army would never have arrived in Jiangxia so early to support him!
Military advisors Kuai Liang and Zhuge Liang both predicted that Jiangdong Army would see through their deployment very early, and they would have at least three days to attack Jiangxia City.
But even they didn't expect that a cavalry force carrying only a small amount of dry food would penetrate Zhang Yun's defense line and rush to Jiangxia. They should know that doing so would mean that they would be surrounded by the enemy and they would die if they won.
Absolutely crazy!
"White Tiger Flag, this is Sun Ce's Tiger Roaring Camp! General, let's retreat quickly. If it's later, it'll be too late!"
Huang Zu turned pale and screamed, it was his lingering nightmare.
Everyone couldn't help but be a little surprised. Jiangxia was Huang Zu's foundation. It could be said that without Jiangxia, the Huang family's status in Jingzhou would plummet. No one expected that just a name would frighten Huang Zu.
Cai Mao glanced at Huang Zu with some disdain, but he was captured alive by Sun Ce once and turned into a frightened bird.
"Why panic? It's just 3,000 cavalry. Li Yan, you lead 5,000 men to deal with Jiangdong Army's reinforcements. You don't seek a quick victory, just repelling the enemy army will be a credit."
Li Yan was overjoyed. He was worried that he would not have the chance to make up for his gaffes in the past few days. He did not expect that the opportunity would come to him so soon. He quickly cupped his fists and answered.
"Don't worry, General, I will definitely destroy this cavalry!"
Li Yangang left, and Wenpin returned to the main tent from the front line.
"General, withdraw your troops. If we continue to fight like this, our army will definitely be defeated."
Have you ever thought about how you would feel as the commander-in-chief of the entire army and your generals are saying words such as "withdraw", "escape" and "defeat" one after another?
Could it be that my commander is incompetent?
Cai Hao was so angry that he glared at Wen Pin who had just walked into the camp and shouted.
"Wenpin, now is the time to conquer the world for the king, so don't be reluctant to leave your 'Wen Family Army'!"
Wenpin was stunned by Cai Mao's roar, but then he became angry and refuted.
"General, what do you mean? Are you saying that I cherish my feathers and ignore the overall situation?"
"Ever since the North Gate suffered a setback last night, I have been in charge of the main attack. Of the 7,000 warriors under my command, none of them are afraid of death! After a night of forceful attack, there are only 3,000 left!"
"If we can really capture Jiangxia, severely defeat the Jiangdong Army, and complete our plan to counterattack Jiangdong, everyone from ordinary soldiers to me, Wenpin, can die in the service of our lord!"
"But the city gate has not yet been taken, Sun Ce's Tiger Roaring Battalion has arrived on the battlefield. If the Tiger Roaring Battalion breaks through the flank of our army and attacks the Chinese army's camp directly, the whole army will be in chaos. At this time, the Jiangdong Army in Jiangxia City only needs to start from If we fight out of the city and support each other, our army will be defeated!"
"Now that we have a winner and a loser, it is better to temporarily withdraw our troops and urgently order Zhang Yun's troops to retreat to Xiakou Port together. Our army still has the strength to fight. I am doing this for the sake of all the soldiers in the army!"
Cai Hao snorted coldly.
"It's best this way, but you should go back and command the siege. You don't have to worry about Tiger Roaring Camp. I have asked Li Yan to lead 5,000 people to resist."
Facing Cai Mao's arrangement, Wenpin frowned.
"General, are you serious? The Tiger Roaring Camp is Sun Ce's trump card. Even 10,000 soldiers and horses can't stop it. If you only give Li Yan 5,000 men, aren't you sending a sheep into the tiger's mouth?"
Just now, Cai Mao felt that he had gone too far with Wenpin. When he heard this, his anger suddenly shot up into the sky.
"Wen Ping!"
"You don't need to dictate what I do!"
"Is this the way you talk to your boss? Do you take me seriously?"
Wenpin also suppressed his anger and turned his head away.
In terms of status, the Cai family is the first aristocratic family in Jingzhou, and the Wen family is much inferior to it. In terms of official position, Cai Mao is Wenpin's boss. To say what Wenpin thinks of Cai Mao, it is natural that he respects him.
But he couldn't help but wish that military advisor Kuai Liang was here. That was a person Wenpin respected sincerely. I am afraid that apart from the lord, only Kuai Liang could influence Cai Mao's decision. It's a pity that Kuai Liang was weak and sick, and his old illness relapsed shortly after the army set off for the campaign and he was recuperating in Xiakou.
Respect and respect sound similar, but in fact there are some differences. Respect is the importance given to others, while respect is the admiration for others.
"The general's words are serious. Wenpin has always respected the general. It's just that the military situation is urgent, so Wenpin just said whatever he wanted."
Cai Mao snorted heavily and said nothing. The tent became a little embarrassed. For a long time, I only heard Cai Mao say.
"You go back to the front line to command. If Li Yan can't resist, I will give you the order."
"yes."
Wenpin had no choice but to obey Cai Mao's order.
Before going out, he saw Zhuge Liang standing in the corner and hesitated to speak. I'm afraid Zhuge Liang also wanted to say these things, but with Zhuge Liang's status, just being able to stand in the big tent is already a special treatment. Refuting Cai Hao like this will not only fail to change Cai Hao's decision, but will also kill himself.
With just a silent sigh, Wenpin withdrew his gaze and walked out of the tent.
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Li Yan led the front army with 3,000 men and adopted a "pin"-shaped defensive formation.
A huge iron tower shield was placed at the front, the spearmen stood up in a forest of spears, and the swordsmen were at the end.
The two wings were equipped with large wooden shields. It wasn't that Li Yan didn't want to use tower shields, but that he couldn't prepare them in a hurry.
Just as he wanted to deploy crossbowmen, all the crossbows were deployed to attack the city, and he couldn't do it no matter how hard he tried. This is one of the consequences of insufficient intelligence.
There were also 2,000 cavalrymen left by Cai Mao, and they were all given to Li Yan.
Li Yan personally commanded this cavalry as the rear army. He only waited until the Tiger Roar Battalion and the front army he deployed were fighting inextricably before entering the battlefield. By then, the Tiger Roar Battalion, which had lost its impact and mobility, would be difficult to parry. Live.
In the distance, three thousand cavalry were rolling in, like a surging tide.
It didn't seem to be the chaotic sound of horse hooves, but neat steps like a human being.
The vast land seemed to have turned into a huge war drum, with countless drumsticks rhythmically playing the music of war.
boom!
boom!
boom!
A beast from ancient times galloped across the land.
Li Yan was sweating slightly on his head. It was difficult to feel the pressure unless he was face to face. He actually trembled a little.
"The shield soldiers quickly arrange their formation! The spearmen are ready."
In fact, without any special urging from Li Yan, the soldiers anxiously set up their shields and lined up their spears, which gave them some peace of mind.
It is different from the cone formation commonly used by cavalry. At the front of Jiangdong's army were one thousand heavy cavalry marching side by side, followed by two thousand light cavalry.
"attack!"
An order was given, followed by a sound that ripped through the air.
The Han army was not the first to attack, and Li Yan did not have any crossbowmen.
This is the Tiger Roaring Battalion throwing short spears.
Two short spears are the standard equipment of the Tiger Roaring Battalion, and are also a weapon against light infantry.
The speeding Tiger Roaring Battalion fired a total of 6,000 short spears in just a few seconds, and the two waves of attacks concentrated fire on both wings of the Han army.
The large shields on both wings were pierced!
This is simply more terrifying than the rain of arrows!
Li Yan's eyes widened with anger, and two thousand soldiers were wailing all over the ground, suffering heavy casualties. How could those who survived dare to stay where they were? They hurriedly rolled and crawled into the back of the tower shield, creating chaos.
