If the soldiers on both sides had a chance to look at the sky at this time, they would find that the sky at noon began to become dark, although there were only a few pure white clouds isolated between the sky and the earth. Logically speaking, this situation is not surprising, but the sky on the battlefield is obviously different from other places: the evaporating moist blood and sweat, accompanied by the temperature of the soldiers' lives, the birds rise and gather, and then combine with the local transpiration of snow. The combination of vapor actually formed a moisture as thick as fog, which shrouded the battlefield, making it look solemn and terrifying, as gloomy as hell.
When he saw the Jinfan thieves leading the troops into Hu Zhen's left army, Chen Chong knew that Liu Fan had fallen into his plan. The Shu army wanted to break through the battlefield from the flank, but had already left the central army empty. The cavalry he concealed on the first day was just for this moment. For this reason, he divided his 6,000 cavalry into two groups. One group was composed of 4,000 light cavalry. They were led by Wu Yuan, the magistrate of Xi County, and went to rush for reinforcements. Hu Zhen's subordinates, and the remaining two thousand cavalry were led by himself, with the goal of reaching the center of the Shu army.
Chen Chong's decision was originally quite controversial. After all, Chen Chong was the commander-in-chief of the entire army, not a fighting general. Once there was any damage, the entire army would probably be affected. But Chen Chong said: "Fighting a large number with a small number is inherently risky, but now charging into battle with elite cavalry is a desperate attempt to survive. If you are not a general, you can't control the crowd. Who else can you do but me?" So he finally convinced everyone. , and handed over the important task of stabilizing the Chinese army to Zhang Ji.
At this time, when the order was given, Chen Chong took out the flag of "Feng Gong and Fighting the Rebellion" with a white background and a green border. At this time, the flag drooped due to the lack of wind, but as soon as the horses started running, the one-foot-long flag suddenly stretched out, and the four characters on the flag were like Flying like a dragon and a snake, the soldiers in front saw it and were all shocked: "Is it the commander's own formation that has charged into the formation?" These Liang people originally admired the warriors who dared to charge into the formation, but now they saw that Chen Chong actually dared to lead the formation. I was even more moved when I rushed into battle, and it also confirmed my confidence to continue fighting. Even though the Shu soldiers in front of them were endless like waves, they all put life and death behind. More people gathered and followed Chen Chong to launch a counterattack against the Shu people.
In an instant, the counterattacking Han cavalry rushed between the two wings of the Shu people. Since they were not prepared in advance, neither the Shu army nor the Han army expected Chen Chong's cavalry to charge so fast. After all, each cavalryman brought two horses, so they didn't think about saving horsepower at all. However, the Crane Wing Formation arranged by Liu Fan in advance stretched the battle line too long. As a result, when the Shu soldiers on both sides saw the cavalry heading straight towards the Chinese army, most of them were already captured before they had time to react. The cavalry were left far away, but the few who shot arrows at the Han cavalry had great difficulty hitting the galloping horses. They could only fire a few rounds in the air, leaving a trail of smoke and dust behind.
While whipping his riding whip wildly along the way, Chen Chong directly left most of the Shu army behind, but he also knew that the real decisive battle with the Shu army had just begun. Considering that the horses under him were panting, Chen Chong ordered a temporary change of horses. In just a few breaths, thousands of Shu people had already surged on both sides. Under Liu Fan's order to march, they were bound to use Flesh and blood came to block the progress of Han Qi.
However, Chen Chong had already regarded the swordsmen and halberds of the Shu people as nothing. When Shu people were approaching, Chen Chong said to the knights around him: "Remember what I said, don't worry about leveling, and don't worry about what's behind you. Just rush forward." The knights passed on Chen Chong's orders one after another, and in Shu Just before the army was about to encircle them, the Han cavalry suddenly picked up their horse speed and rushed towards the east again.
Not far ahead is the first spear formation of the Shu army. Almost in the blink of an eye, the people of Shu saw a dozen knights forming a sharp arrow and running towards them abruptly. From a distance, the momentum of the galloping horse was just fine, but up close, the Shu people felt trembling all over their bodies, as if they had understood the outcome of death in advance, and couldn't help but close their eyes. After all, they had no way to retreat, so they had no choice but to stand there with the awareness of death and blindly thrust out the needle.
The first person to enter the battle was a Sanshui man named Duan Gu. The moment he entered the battle, he clamped the long stick with his elbows, and with a few horses' neighs, he quickly poked the current Shu man. The huge inertia of the sudden stop made Duan Gu's mount fly into the air. Before the Shu man who was hit could scream in agony, the beast-like mount pounced with its front hooves in the air and trampled the Shu man directly to the mud, trampling him to death.
Such a violent death was unbearable for the Shu people. Facing the dozen or so Han cavalry following behind them, the Shu soldiers at the forefront finally couldn't restrain their inner fear and retreated slightly. But this retreat,
This created an opportunity for the Han army to break through. These Han cavalry seized the time and jumped directly into the Shu army's formation. They held the reins of their horses with one hand and controlled the horses to circle back and forth in the gap. Any Shu soldiers who came close were beaten with long sticks.
The Shu soldiers were surprised to find that these Han cavalry were not carrying the usual horse spears or halberds, but long sticks made of elm wood. This is what Chen Chong relies on. He thinks that although the long stick is not as capable of stabbing and cutting as the long stick, it is still lighter. Moreover, long sticks are difficult to break through the enemy's armor, but long sticks can break the enemy's spine, injure the enemy's lungs, and cause the enemy to lose combat effectiveness faster.
The Shu soldiers tried to use their knives to slash, but they soon fell into the trap. They were far less flexible than the Han cavalry. These knights holding sticks and striking back and forth were like an iron spider web with the cooperation of their horses. Those who were close to this net were soon exhausted from the torture. Some of those who were unfortunate enough to be hit on the head with a stick died on the spot and fell into the pit with an expression of shock.
After this brief stalemate, the victory seemed to be tilted rapidly towards the counterattackers. About hundreds of soldiers from Chen Cang had already rushed into the central formation. The Shu army was driven back by the tall Bingzhou horses and gradually became unable to resist. After some elite soldiers were defeated, many people turned around and ran around. They crowded together, broke into pieces and fled in all directions.
Chen Chong, who was commanding the battle among the cavalry, breathed a long sigh of relief, but Te also knew that there was still one last hurdle left, so he said to everyone: "Don't relax, keep moving forward!" All the knights responded with high spirits.
At this time, the last center of the Shu army had gradually emerged. Under the shadow of the sun, the Han cavalry could see the drum formation of the Shu army not far away. Although the drums were still rumbling, there were not many soldiers in front. To them, these drums sounded more like the screams of the Shu army struggling before death. As long as they stepped on the iron hoof for the last time, the victory of the Shu army would disappear with the sound of drums.
Chen Chong looked around and vaguely saw a gorgeous hunting canopy in front of the drum formation. Looking closer, he could see that there was a white unicorn flag of more than ten feet standing next to the flying canopy. Under the flag, there were still hundreds of horses surrounding it. , surrounded by many well-dressed nobles, he thought to himself: "Could it be that Boyu (Liu Fan) is here?" He only had a thought and made a decision: "Even if he is not here, it is enough to defeat Shu in one battle." You are so courageous!" Then he said sternly: "Gentlemen, the victory is decided at this moment, the one who captures the flag first will be the first to win!"
When the Han army saw that there were not many men under their command, they couldn't help but be overjoyed. They were eager to fight, and immediately they swarmed forward, no longer in line, and rushed towards the cape like a torrent. In the blink of an eye, they were close.
At this time, the center of the Shu army was indeed Liu Fan's headquarters, but Liu Fan was beating the drums himself in the drum formation and was not here at all. The people who guarded the building were his four hundred guards and the sixty cavalry of Zhang Ren, the captain of the guard army.
When Zhang Ren saw Han Qi suddenly rushing forward, he was almost at his side in the blink of an eye. Many people didn't even have a chance to set up their bows and shoot arrows. Only a row of sparse arrows were missed. In front of the heavy armor of the Han army, few people were even injured. The knights in the front row quickly rushed to Zhang Ren, and the cavalry entangled and interspersed with each other. The Han army used sticks and the Shu army used spears. Both sides poked and slapped each other, and some people kept falling off their horses.
The Han army defeated the outnumbered with numbers, and the people who came later passed over the warring parties from both sides and attacked directly under the white unicorn flag. Although they did not know the identities of the generals of the Shu army, as long as they saw people in gorgeous clothes, they would chase them forward and beat them. In just two moments, the important generals of the Shu army were killed: Fan Min, who was engaged in literature, and Thirteen people including Shi Gaoyi, Beifu Prime Minister Gao Shi, and Jiangyang Prefect Lu Zhen were included. Liu Yan, the second son of Liu Yan, was also discovered by the Han cavalry. Just when the Han cavalry were about to fight, Liu Dan quickly took out the gold, bowed to the Han cavalry and said, "I am Liu Dan, the second son of the King of Shu, and I am with the dragon." I have an old friend, please bring me to Longshou." So the Han cavalry tied his hands with ropes and brought him to Chen Chong like a cow.
Chen Chong was under the flag at this time, scanning the changes on the battlefield around him. He could not see Liu Fan, and he also found that the Shu army was not defeated as expected, which made him feel a little anxious. Thinking about the situation in his mind, he quickly figured out the reason: the Shu army put the central army behind and stretched the front line too long. Although the cavalry rushed the central army into chaos, it could not spread the chaos to the two wings, and the fighting The main army could not keep up with the cavalry, and instead became a lone army! To seal the victory right now, I'm afraid the only option is to capture Liu Fan alive.
At this time, Chen Chong was overjoyed when he saw his subordinates bringing Liu Dan.
, but asked calmly on his face: "Is Uncle Yu okay? Where is Boyu? We are reunited after a long separation, why don't you come out to see your old friend?"
Unexpectedly, Liu Dan didn't know Liu Fan's whereabouts. He just thought that the situation was over, and he sighed to Chen Chong, "My brother is no longer here. As a defeated general, what can I say? I just ask the dragon head to treat the people in Shu kindly." Be a scholar."
However, as soon as he finished speaking, a loud trumpet sound came from the south of the battlefield. Chen Chong suddenly looked back and saw that on the north and south slopes, black infantry formations were gathering together, approaching the Chinese army step by step. He immediately understood Liu Fan's movements and couldn't help but whisper to himself: "I made a mistake and missed the edge!"
Nearly 20,000 infantrymen from Shu were encircling Chen Chong's cavalry under the command of Liu Fan.
