The situation on the battlefield is often so dramatic. One moment you may have thought you are close to victory, and the next moment you may be trapped in a tight siege with no future.
During the period when Chen Chong was attacking the Chinese army, Liu Fan flew to the right army. He first transferred Xiang Cun's troops, and at the same time ordered Wang Lei's troops from the left army to move closer to the Chinese army. The two troops were directly behind the Chinese army. The front line merged and actually blocked Chen Chong's retreat back to the main formation. He did not know his intention to capture Chen Chong.
After seeing the layout of the battlefield, Chen Chong felt even more awe-inspiring: his plan to disrupt the Chinese army had failed, and he could no longer delay here. Although there are still Zhang Ji in the three armies maintaining order, if he is not heard from for a long time, even if he can capture Liu Fan alive, he may inevitably cause disorder in the army. And if Liu Fan is given some time to surround himself, these people may not be the only ones!
Chen Chong glanced at the knights around him and saw that these warriors were looking at him nervously. He couldn't help but laugh in his heart. He thought: Even if they are strong men, they don't want to die in vain. He then smiled at the people around him and said: "Today's trip, I traveled several miles, and I said I would never see Liu Boyu again. Unexpectedly, he treated his guests with affection and couldn't bear to let me down, so he came out to see me off!"
When everyone saw the army pressing down on the situation, the commander smiled calmly and regarded the army as if it were nothing. He quickly dispelled the fear that had just arisen. A knight next to him boldly asked him: "Your Majesty, where are we going?" Chen Chong smiled and said: "Why bother talking, just follow me and go straight."
After saying that, he gently pulled the reins of the horse, and Qingkui immediately walked out of the group of horses with his head held high, and the surrounding horses also consciously made way for him. Seeing the unfamiliar faces around him, Chen Chong suddenly felt emotional, as if he had returned to more than ten years ago. There were many people riding alongside him at that time, but now, those people are no longer around. He also had to run with his former enemies and fight for his life with his old friends.
He suddenly remembered something was wrong, and quickly lowered his head and apologized to Qingkai: "Sorry, I forgot you were still there." He gently stroked Qingkai's mane and whispered: "I didn't take Congma with me, this life It's up to you." Qing Wei hissed in a low voice, making a sound that sounded like the friction of sword and iron.
Just when Chen Chong was about to set off, the knight who had just asked to see him caught up with him, pointed at Liu Dan and asked: "Your Majesty, do you want to kill him first to sacrifice the flag?" Chen Chong looked back and met Liu Dan's eyes begging for mercy. Shivering, curled up like a lamb. Chen Chong smiled, waved his hand and said, "There is no point in killing him, so there is no need to swing the sword."
As soon as he finished speaking, he pulled the reins and shouted loudly: "Drive!"
Qingkai immediately raised his hooves and made a sudden leap, as if a green carp had jumped out of the river and fallen back into the smoke. When the hundreds of knights who were originally beside him saw their coach riding forward alone, their blood immediately surged up, and they all galloped towards Chen Chong. They include: Duan Gu, Beigong Qi, Zhang Xiao, Li Liang, Niu Hei, Liu Wang, Han Chu, Jiang Du, etc., howling out like a strong wind.
They not only carried the "Feng Gong and Fighting Rebellion" flag when they went out into battle, but also the white cloud unicorn flag they had just captured. The two big flags were fluttering in the wind. In front of them was the Iron Thorn Forest where the Shu army had regrouped.
They actually rushed directly to the center of the enemy's formation!
This cavalry of more than a hundred people turned over the turf and wet mud, like an arrow leaving the string, and quickly moved forward against the direction of the Shu people's attack. When he was about to face the Shu army, Beigong stood up and shouted: "I am the Linqiang warrior Beigongqi, who dares to fight with me!" His voice was shaking, and he grabbed a long thorn with one hand. Zhen, with the help of horse power, he snatched Chang Zhen into his hands. The captured Shu soldiers were in a state of shock. Just as they were about to escape, he turned his head and stabbed him to death on the spot. He was really like a god of war.
When Chen rushed into the battle, Duan Gu and Zhang Xiao had already rushed to his side, protecting him while fighting hard. The nearby Shu army infantry gathered together hastily and did not expect that they would counterattack, so they were not a unified enemy at all. The two men slashed at random with their swords. The Shu soldiers were in disarray and scattered in all directions. Soon after, more Han cavalry caught up and came to help in the battle.
But at this time, the stunned Shu people also regained their composure. First, random arrows flew in, shooting Zhang Xiao and his mount at the hedgehog. Although he could still breathe, the sound of blood flow could be heard clearly, and soon He just lay down on the horse and stopped moving. So more than a dozen people stood up and surrounded him. Once surrounded, Chen Chong would be in danger of his life, and the situation became extremely critical.
Duan Gu crossed his horse in front of Chen Chong. A long stick from Shu came at him, and the tip of the stick pierced the side of the horse. Duan Gu waved his hand and grabbed a stick that was stabbing him. He yelled and tried his best to kill the Shu man. Pull it over. When the Shu people were frightened, they threw away their Changzhen and retreated. Duan Gu held the captured Changzhen upside down and urged his wounded mount to charge forward. But the horse was hit several times and couldn't hold on anymore. It knelt down with its front legs and lifted Duan Gu off the saddle.
Duan Gu was wearing two pieces of iron armor at this time, and the ground was wet with mud. He fell really hard, and he didn't have the strength to stand up. He wanted to take out the knife from his waist and stand up, but there was another sharp pain in his shoulder blade. It was obvious that his left arm had been dislocated. At this time, three people from Shu came over to kill him, holding a bamboo pole. He could only close his eyes and wait for death, but soon he heard several more screams. Duan Gu opened his eyes and saw Liu Wang dismounting from his horse with a bow in hand and helping him up from the ground. It turned out that he was the one who saved his life by hitting three arrows with three arrows.
Liu Wang was not from the Liang Army, but Zhang Ji's personal guard. While helping him set his bones, Duan Gu felt ashamed and snorted: "You little babies, do you really think I'm going to die? When General Huangfu and I fought with Han Wenyue, you were still sucking milk in Yiya. Here!" After saying that, he swung his knife towards an acquaintance and knocked that person to the ground in a blink of an eye. Liu Wang was not annoyed with him either. He dispersed the Shu people in front of him and mounted his horse again.
It was in such a bloody battle that the Han army penetrated the Shu army's line step by step.
Liu Fan was in the Xiangcun formation, surrounded by more than a hundred personal guards. When he saw that the Han cavalry were so capable of fighting, and that his own line was being torn apart one after another, he couldn't help but hold his whip and gnashed his teeth and said: "Are all the people in Longshou all tigers and wolves? There are only three thousand people at most, we can't eat it?!" He turned to Xiang Cun and said, "Do you have any warriors under your command? If you can recapture the flag, I will reward you with a hundred gold!"
Xiang Cun was hesitant, but he couldn't refuse his lord openly, so he could only name a few personal guards and whispered: "Fight if you can, and retreat if you can't. I see that the rebel army is so brave, I'm afraid it will still be difficult for them today." Make great achievements and keep your body useful until tomorrow!"
Having said that, before Keren came out of the battle, Chen Chong seemed to have seen through the general's location, and instead led his cavalry to fight in front of them. A Han cavalry stepped onto a hillock piled up with corpses of Shu people. He took out a few more armor-piercing arrows from his back, and there seemed to be a pause. The flying shadow of the missing arrows disappeared as quickly as the cry of an eagle, and it could be seen that there was another body in the pile of corpses at his feet.
Liu Fan grabbed a few people who were about to go out, pointed at the Han knight and said, "Shoot him down." As soon as he finished speaking, the knight looked back, and the Shu people nodded when they saw him. He raised his head, and could vaguely see the smile under his iron stomach. In the blink of an eye, he took out an arrow from the saddle and raised his hand to shoot. At this time, the wind was blowing from the northwest, and the wind was strong. The arrow came against the wind, but hit Liu Fan's mount. The arrow shot through the leather armor and penetrated the chest until it reached the arrow feathers. Poor Liu Fan's carefully purchased Longshang horse, it was too late to make a death struggle. It knelt on its front hooves and fell sideways on the withered grass. It turned over its hooves and died.
When Liu Fan landed, there was a huge disturbance in the formation. The soldiers rushed to protect him. Xiang Cun also ran over and gave him his horse to ride. An arrow fell from the horse, which was a great shame for the knight. Liu Fan was furious, but at the same time, he was even more awe-inspiring. With such a reaction in his formation, I'm afraid his position could no longer be hidden! He waved his hand to order the guards around him to disperse, mounted his horse and said to Xiang Cun, "How is the enemy's situation?"
Without Xiang Cun's answer, just by looking at the confused look on his face, Liu Fan knew that the Han army had moved. He stood up and looked around, and saw that the originally loose iron flow was regrouping in the formation, although the speed had stagnated slightly. But the spearhead of the cavalry has initially condensed and is pointed directly at where they are.
Xiang Cun said to Liu Fan: "My lord, why don't you avoid his sharp edge first and fight again at your own opportunity!" Liu Fan was unmoved. He pointed his riding whip at the Han cavalry opposite him and said coldly: "Since ancient times, there has never been such a situation. The leader of the thieves is close to Chi Chi, but my own side escaped from the battle, Xiang Jun, don't you want me to laugh at the future generations?" He then ordered the trumpeter: "Order all the troops to come closer to me, I will fight to the death with Chen Chong today!"
After saying that, the sound of trumpets immediately sounded in the military formation, and the Shu army's formation, which was about to encircle, slowly closed in. The Shu soldiers surrounded Liu Fan and formed semicircular arcs in front of the Han cavalry. As the saying goes, "The final strength of a strong crossbow cannot penetrate Lu's body." Liu Fan was banking on such an offensive to neutralize all the sharpness of the Han cavalry.
However, this change of formation revealed a gap in the Shu army's tight formation. Chen Chong only glanced at Liu Fan, then turned his horse's head and ran towards the gap amidst the crowds of people. The Shu people shot arrows to stop him, but for the Han cavalry, there was no iron wall made of halberds, and the gap in front of them was Just like a smooth road, some people tried to fill the gaps, but compared to the galloping cavalry, they had no power to fight back. They were either knocked to the ground or trampled to death.
From this, Chen Chong ran through the entire battlefield, and scenes of hell-like scenes passed before his eyes. It was like he was passing through a avenue made of arrow feathers and stumps. The Shu people behind them watched them from a distance. After realizing that they could not catch up, they gradually slowed down and the sound of fighting gradually became quieter.
Although there was no order from Ming Jin to withdraw his troops, after experiencing the twists and turns on the battlefield, both soldiers were exhausted and ended the melee in unison. By the time Chen Chong returned to the main formation and everyone faced him, the sky was already dark. The people had chapped lips, hungry stomachs, and were covered in blood and sweat. Looking back at the slightly windy battlefield, they couldn't help but ponder: How can they win the victory?
