On the battlefield of Longshouyuan, it was a different scene. Liu Bei led the army to fully invade the left flank of the Liang army. The Xianbei and Huns entangled Zhang Ji and Li Jue. He led the remaining army and directly attacked Niu Fu. A battle line was opened in front of the Ministry.
The right wing was deployed by Tian Yu's troops and quickly inserted between Niu Fu's and Jia Xu's troops. The left wing was deployed by Yang Hui's troops, blocking his troops' southward path. Liu Bei was among Wei Gu and Taishi Ci's troops, pressing straight from the east. The momentum of more than 30,000 people galloping was like a big net surrounding the Liang people. It quickly opened up, and the smoke and dust filled the air into waves, constantly covering the Liang people, forming a three-sided trap.
Niu Fu reacted quickly. After all, Niu Fu's intention of merging troops and encircling Niu Fu was too obvious. In response, the knights in the front line followed the drums and fought forward, fighting before the merging formation was deployed, hoping to use their flesh and blood to stop the encirclement.
Leading this group of knights was Niu Fu's younger brother Niu Dan. He knew that the most important place was the right wing. As long as the right wing was safe and Jia Xu's troops came to assist, the army would be able to ensure its advantage. But although he thought well, Liu Bei was more determined. In order to ensure that this attack can gain enough advantage, the most elite knights among his generals are assigned to Taishi Ci, who is definitely not comparable to Niu Dan.
The cavalry of the two armies charged at each other with arrows, and the iron horses collided with each other. Those who were not strong enough were quickly knocked aside. What's worse, many horses were knocked down by brute force, and the knights also fell to the ground. Those who were later The enemy soldiers who followed stretched out their spears and stabbed the people and horses on the ground repeatedly.
Comparatively speaking, there are more cavalry in the merging army. Even if some cavalry are tall and powerful, they will fall into a dilemma of exhaustion after knocking down one or two knights. Then they will be knocked to the ground by the merging cavalry who are coming from behind. The army cavalry staggered each other, and when they turned back, the losses were considerable. The combined cavalry had no intention of repeated collisions, because there were more reinforcements behind them, so they ran directly to the flanks.
Seeing this, Niu Fu was helpless and sighed to the troops around him: "It's a pity that Zhihu Chi'er and others are not here, otherwise how could we not stop these mediocre dogs." As soon as he said these words, the faces of the surrounding troops changed and they were fighting. By speaking like this in front of the battle, isn't it because he is complaining that the generals are not brave enough? Fortunately, Niu Fu said again: "I am willing to break the formation myself, can you go with me?"
His subordinates all solemnly said: "I am willing to live and die with the general."
So Niu Fu gathered the cavalry again and led the army to kill on the right wing. Niu Fu's status in the Liang army has declined now, but before, as a relative of Dong Zhuo, he was very noble. Wearing a golden Mingguang armor and a belt with gold nails, it was dazzling and showed his noble status. In addition, as soon as he appeared on the scene, the morale of Liang Jun was greatly boosted. Many people realized that he was determined to go out. He is a nobleman in the military!
Liu Bei saw this scene from a distance in the middle of the army, and saw its crimson bear-headed flag. He couldn't help but smile and said: "I am afraid that only Niu Fu can be so eye-catching on the battlefield."
Yang Hui said in confusion: "Although he rides on a precious horse and comes and goes like the wind, isn't he looking for death in such a swagger?"
Xu Shu said: "I heard my teacher say that although Niu Fu was far inferior to Xu, Li and Guo in terms of military strategy, when he went to war with Dong Zhuo, he was the first to reach Xiliang and never had any rivals. Dong Zhuo valued him. He was entrusted with important responsibilities, and his wife was his eldest daughter. During the Battle of Meiyang, Dong Zhuo was able to escape unscathed, all thanks to this man's fight to the death. Thinking about it today, he probably really believed in his own bravery!"
Liu Bei threw the tail of his whip to the ground and sneered: "It's just a common man! My tent is full of tiger-catching warriors. Today I will send out the best to destroy him here!" Then he ordered: "Tai Shi Ci, Liu Mi, Wei Gu, Empress Helianchi, Wang Sheng, and Wen You will lead the charge with their troops. If anyone beheads Niu Fu, I will report it to the emperor and declare him as a county lord!"
Liu Bei saw Taishi Ci's men changing their horses and dressing up nearby, so he rode his horse over and said to Taishi Ci: "In the battle of Huanshui, I relied on your arrows to protect me safely. I have placed my highest hope in you for killing Niu Fu today. Try your best!"
When Taishi Ci and his soldiers heard this, their courage doubled. The knights slammed their swords on the ground and shouted angrily: "Unless I kill Niu Fu! I swear not to return to the army!"
Now the Liang army was outnumbered by only half of Liu Bei's men, and was surrounded again. The combined army had the upper hand, and their morale was extremely high. After hearing the reward of beheading, they became even more excited, and rushed to the horse to rush towards Niu Fu. Suddenly the thunderous sound of horse hooves mixed with the billowing waves of yellow dust rushed towards the exposed Ushifu team.
Niu Fu's team were all veterans who had experienced hundreds of battles. They had long been accustomed to this situation, and they did not need Niu Fu's command or encouragement. They continued to run north unmoved. When these people came closer, without any warning, they suddenly stopped their horses and fired back, and the arrows suddenly flew out like an unexpected shower.
They obviously didn't observe carefully, but when they fired, these arrows were fast and steady. Some knights were hit by an arrow in the heart, and before they could scream, another arrow hit the arrow in front of them. It flew in and pierced their left chest.
Niu Fu himself was carrying a specially made bow and arrow. In addition to various common armor-piercing arrows and hunting arrows, it also had shovel-head arrows, and it was equipped with an extremely long six-foot long bow. He just used this The long bow shot a shovel-headed arrow. The shovel-headed arrow flew through the air and broke a man's neck. After the head fell off, blood gushed out like a fountain, but the body still held the horse's reins and drove forward as usual. People around him saw this scene and felt a little fear.
Taishi Ci rushed over at this time. When he saw this situation, he knew that he could not break Niu Fu's armor, so he took off his three-stone bow and shot Niu Fu's left and right soldiers first. The first arrow went down and penetrated the ear of a horse. He drove the horse to move, and shot the second arrow, which hit a Liang man in the elbow. Then he pulled back slightly, and the third arrow hit a Liang man's throat. Several arrows were dodged in the process. arrows.
Niu Fu knew that he had met his opponent, so he said to Fan Duan, the military commander beside him: "There are good men among the soldiers. We can't win easily. Their goal is me. You lead the people to kill first, and let Jia Xiaowei lead his troops." Come and save me, otherwise if our troops are defeated, the entire left wing will be collapsed!"
Fan Duan agreed immediately, led half of the cavalry and parted ways with Niu Fu. It was just that he had a forethought. He first pretended to go south and returned to his own formation. After most of the people had killed Niu Fu, he suddenly changed direction and ran towards the Longshouyuan ridge. This turnaround allowed Tian Yu, who was guarding the formation, to The department was caught off guard and made him jump out. However, the rest of the people didn't care about this army. They were eager to surround Niu Fu. The encirclement on three sides became tighter and tighter. Niu Fu's army was already fighting on all fronts.
When they arrived at Jia Xu's tribe, Jia Xu and Wang Fang were originally advancing eastward. During this period, they continued to send troops and generals to assist Zhang Ji, hoping to repel the Huns first, cut the enemy's left and right flanks, and then defeat them to win. At this time, Fan Duan came to ask for help, which greatly violated their plan, and Jia Xu was also in a difficult situation for a while.
He thought to himself: "Our army's previous formation was to keep the Chinese army strong for a long time. Now the battle line has stretched for dozens of miles. As the Chinese army, I should advance and retreat with Zhang Ji. It is not appropriate to side with others." One wing will cause the war to be unbalanced. But our army is a coalition after all. If Niu Fu is left alone, the defeat of one wing will indeed affect the war situation. However, if our army defeats the enemy's right wing, the outcome will still be 50-50. What should we do? Woolen cloth?"
Instead, he speculated on Chen Chong's thoughts and decisions, and suddenly his inspiration became clear and terrifying: If Niu Fu dies first, the morale of the army will be completely lost! The decision was made instantly, and he shouted to Wang Fang: "Go south, go south! Niu Fu must not be defeated!"
Nearly 30,000 troops broke away from the battle line and left the ridge, gradually moving closer to the south. It took Fan Duan about an hour to come and go. When he came back, the shadow of the sun in the sky had also disappeared into the clouds. Unconsciously, large clouds drifted into the originally clear sky. In the evening, I embrace the sunset into my arms. There is no dim glow, only a faint cyan.
During this period of time, Niu Fu fought hard every moment. There were seventeen arrows inserted into the armor, and he was stabbed seven times on the front and back of the chest. No matter how good the armor was, there was still some blood seeping out at this time. , when he looked back at the high slope, he saw the black Liang army flying down from the mountains and fields under the blue sky like vultures in the sky. He was extremely happy and laughed and said: "The bandit army has been defeated!"
Tian Yu's tribe was originally prepared for the arrival of Jia Xu's tribe, but when faced with the impact, they realized that their preparations were far from enough. When the 30,000-strong army pressed down from the mountains and fields, it was almost as if a knife cut through tissue paper. His front line was torn to pieces, and the troops left by Jia Xu as reserves had been recuperating. With more combat experience, the gap between the two armies could not be measured in miles. There seemed to be no obstacles. The combined troops on the right wing were still besieging and fighting. Two quarters of an hour later, the situation completely changed. Only the elite troops besieging Niu Fu were left. The rest of the merged army could only reluctantly form a small formation among the enemy troops to protect themselves. Tian Yu's figure and flag had disappeared in the process.
Liu Bei was very angry at this scene. He cursed: "Why is it so useless? Let me kill Liang Gou myself!" After that, he was about to lead the army to break the formation, but he was stopped by Xu Shu after trying hard to talk.
Just when both the enemy and ourselves thought that the war situation was tilting heavily towards the Liang army. There were some more noises on the ridge. No one paid attention to it at first, but soon the noise shocked everyone like an earthquake: another army had arrived on the battlefield!
At this time, the sky was completely dark, and they could distinguish the shadows of people and flags, but could not see clearly the armor and style of the incoming person. They could only vaguely see a vast shadow, swaying in the half-dark, half-blue light. They paused for a while, as if surveying the battlefield. Soon, the dark shadows above lit up several torches, and the flames danced under a flag, sometimes bright and sometimes dark. Many people could not see clearly the fonts on the flag.
But someone saw it, and both Bing and Liang people in the north saw it clearly: it was the character Zhang! It’s not the character Zhang on a mysterious background with white borders, but the character Zhang on a red background with brown borders! It’s not Zhang Ji’s Zhang, it’s Zhang Fei’s Zhang! 1
Chapter 31 Vermilion Flag
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