When Gan Ning led his troops to charge north, the morning fog became thicker, as if pure white seawater was pouring down, submerging everything on the land in Guanzhong. The people and horses on the battlefield are like fish in the white sea. Although they cannot see the blue sky above the white, they can still breathe, run, and pick up weapons, so the war will continue. , the only thing that may differ from fish is that their blood is hot.
As Zhang Song expected, after the Han army blew the march horn, the subsequent infantry formation did not maintain a strict formation, but charged straight eastward in the fog. When the Jinfan thief suddenly appeared in front of them, many of them were unprepared and had no time to prepare. They almost died under the Jinfan thief's horse as soon as they met. At a loss, they were unable to spread the news, which resulted in many Han soldiers not knowing what was going on. They could only hear the ringing of bells mixed with screams coming from the south. Without knowing why, he ran into the blood-stained blades of the Jinfan thieves again. It wasn't until the Jinfan thieves broke into the Han army's formation that they were nearly a mile away, and news of a large number of casualties reached Dong Yue's main formation. Only then did everyone realize: it was Xiu Yi'er who was here!
But it was obviously too late for the Han army to wake up. At this time, Gan Ning had almost penetrated the Han army's right wing, and the Chinese army was almost within reach. When Chen Chong learned that there were enemy cavalry charging into the formation in the south, he couldn't help but feel nervous, but at the same time he also understood that the marching formation must not be chaotic! If the Jinfan thieves are allowed to cut off the enemy, the front army is surrounded and the rear army is defeated, I'm afraid all the soldiers will have to answer here!
Chen Chong thought for a moment and immediately sent an order to Hu Zhen, asking him to take over the front army and organize an overall attack on the camp. Then he said to the hundreds of guards around him: "Xiu Yi'er is aiming at me, thinking that he can achieve great results easily, but he doesn't know that you are so brave, coming here is like dying!" The guards all laughed when they heard this, and said to them. Chen Chong cupped his fists and replied: "I will kill this officer for you!"
So Chen Chong led his guards to ride their horses south, scolding the frightened and confused soldiers who had left the team along the way, and urged them one by one to form formations and move forward. Not long after, they heard the faint ringing of bells a few feet away. Get closer, and you can see the tall figure of the Jinfan Thief on horseback, galloping and killing in the thick fog, like a monster born in the clouds.
Chen Chong pointed to the vague knights in the fog and said to Liu Wang beside him: "Shoot a few of them down for me." Liu Wang immediately stood still with his horse on his back, took off the three-stone bow from his shoulder, drew the bow and loaded the arrow, and shot Aiming at the approaching horses. After a few whooshing sounds, the horses of the two Jinfan thieves whined, and immediately fell to their knees on the ground, knocking their owners off their horses. Seeing this, the surrounding soldiers took the opportunity to swarm forward and stab the knight who landed on the ground.
Upon seeing this, the Han soldiers here were stunned for a moment, then turned around to see Chen Chong, Liu Wang and others. Their morale was boosted and they shouted: "The envoy is coming! The envoy is coming!" and they all made way for them. When the soldiers who were strangled with the Jinfan thieves heard about it, they fought bravely and suppressed the incoming Shuqi offensive.
This vision naturally attracted Gan Ning's attention. He said to his followers: "The enemy army has revived at this time. Besides Chen Chong, who else can be here?" Then he raised his hand and ordered: "This opportunity cannot be missed. They all protect me on my left and right, risking life and death first, and then make immortal contributions!"
It was not easy for Gan Ning to make this decision. Although the Han army was in disarray at this time, the influence of the heavy fog was not one-way: after Gan Ning broke through several formations in one breath, the cavalry behind him could not catch up and could not maintain the line. As a result, they were now scattered across the The Han army's right wing was fighting on its own. When all the knights around Gan Ning gathered, he took a quick look and saw that there were only fifty knights. But he was still determined to charge into battle.
When Chen Chong continued to lead the crowd to search for the Shu army, he suddenly saw a vague shadow emerging from the heavy fog. Is it a single rider of the Shu army? As soon as Chen Chong came up with this idea, he saw the fog shadow ripples like ripples. Dozens of knights followed Gan Ning and flew out in his direction. The forward thrust was especially fast. Chen Chong There was no time to react at all, and my mind even went blank.
Liu Wang, who was beside him, was the first to react. Knowing that it was too late to swing, he immediately drew his sword from his waist and slashed sideways at Ma Shan opposite him. There was a clang, and the blade of the knife was stuck on the tip of the spear. However, Gan Ning still relied on the momentum of the horse. The moment after the collision, Liu Wang felt a huge pressure between his arms, which also caused his body to collapse. Unbalanced, he couldn't help but lean back. At this time, Gan Ning threw down his horse, quickly pulled out the short knife from his waist, and stabbed Liu Wang's neck directly. Liu Wang hurriedly returned the knife to chop, but when the knife was in front of his eyes, Liu Wang realized the fact: just now he had been struck by a blow. , his own knife has been bent and broken, and it is difficult to break the armor!
As expected, Gan Ning refused to dodge and received the blow forcefully with his shoulder armor, and then the short knife pierced Liu Wang's neck. However, he was riding without stopping, and as the two of them crossed each other, the short knife passed around his neck, and blood spurted out instantly. Gan Ning took advantage of the situation and dragged him off the horse, and then cut off Liu Wang's head. The corpse dragged a trail of blood on the ground, but Gan Ning hung his head on the saddle calmly, and then wiped the dagger with brocade. Seeing his indifferent expression when he killed, all the soldiers around him were a little frightened.
Chen Chong came to his senses at this time. He subconsciously touched his face, but he felt a wet and warm hand. It turned out that when Liu Wang's throat was cut just now, Chen Chong's face was splashed with blood. This made Chen Chong feel even more guilty. If it weren't for protecting himself, Liu Wang would never have died with one blow.
At this time, the surrounding guards also reacted and formed a circular formation in front of Chen Chong to resist the subsequent attack of the Shu cavalry. The infantry also spontaneously gathered to the left and right of the Shu cavalry, forming a series of large iron thorns in front of Gan Ning. Array. Gan Ning saw this and knew that it was difficult to get close enough to kill him, but he still pretended to charge back. When he was about to start, he suddenly stopped his horse and took out a long flat-headed arrow with withered feathers from the saddle. Raise your hand and shoot. Han Chu, who was next to Chen Chong, saw something was wrong and immediately whipped Qing Wei. Qing Wei was in pain and turned around slightly. The withered feather arrow just missed Chen Chong. Then Han Chu ran to Chen Chong and pulled Chen Chong. The bridle head said: "This place is too dangerous, so you should retreat temporarily!"
At this time, the two horses were standing side by side, and the two were extremely close. While he was talking, Han Bi suddenly raised his head and sank. His body tilted and fell on Chen Chong. Chen Chong was shocked. When he hugged Han Ji, he saw that he had been hit by an arrow in the middle of the back of his neck. The arrow penetrated into his brain and he was dead.
Chen Chong didn't even have time to feel sentimental when he saw Gan Ning leading his personal entourage to charge into the battle again. The soldiers were almost unable to resist, but in the end they were forced back with long swords. After all, Gan Ning had been fighting for a long time and it was inevitable that he would be short of breath at this moment. But even so, the Han army still did not dare to underestimate them. They went up against each other with dozens of people, not giving them a chance to breathe.
Just as the two groups were in a stalemate, the sound of heavy drums rang out in the Shu camp. Both sides were stunned, but then they realized that the drums sounded after three breaths. This was not an order for the Shu army to counterattack, but an order for all ministries to fight back. Order to assemble and withdraw troops. Gan Ning looked back at Chen Chong, hesitated for a moment, and then decisively turned his horse and left. As the ringing of the bell gradually faded away, the rest of the Shu riders also disappeared into the heavy fog. Watching their retreating figures, the soldiers couldn't help but comment: "This man in embroidered clothes is as quiet as a rock, but it breaks when he moves. He is like the tiger's claw of the Shu army!"
"Then why did they leave?" someone asked.
There is only one answer. After Chen Chong placed Han Ji's body on the ground, he slowly said to everyone: "It seems that Gongming has arrived with his troops." He then said to himself: "It's a little later than I thought."
He guessed right. At this time, Xu Huang and his troops arrived. Although they could not clearly see the situation on the battlefield, the fierce shouts of killing and the sound of gold and iron clearly told them that the battlefield was at its most anxious and difficult moment. Huangfu Jianshou was walking with Xu Huang at this time and immediately said to him: "Under the heavy fog, our army will be surprised and we will be able to defeat the enemy in one battle!" Xu Huang nodded and said: "What I said is exactly what I thought. "
So Xu Huang first set a fire in the upper reaches of Shashui. Dry firewood and reeds were piled together. Once burned, the flames burst into flames and billowed thick smoke. Moreover, following the northwest wind, the fire quickly spread downstream, and soon the fire spread downstream. It was burned into the Shu camp. The pungent smell passed through the battlefield, and almost everyone woke up. There was a new Han army coming from the north!
When Liu Fan heard the smell of smoke, he couldn't help but was shocked: "Where are the people from the north? Did Liu Bei and the others withdraw?" Under the heavy fog, he couldn't see the situation clearly, and he didn't know how many people were coming. Even though he was unwilling to do so, He had no choice but to send people to beat the military drums and planned to abandon the camp and return to Luo Valley.
But under this situation, it is not easy for the Shu soldiers to resist. How can they retreat safely? The southernmost Shu army rushed directly to Luo Valley, but the central army and the right wing that were fighting with the Han army were trapped by the enemy in front of them and the campfire behind them, and had no way to escape even if they wanted to. It was Huang Quan who reacted, and before the fire swept through the entire camp, he led his troops to remove the antlers on the east side, opening up an escape path for the soldiers.
At this time, Xu Huangjun's cavalry brigade also entered the camp to fight. Thousands of horses galloped on the smoke, and countless smoke and dust flew up on the ground. The momentum was even greater than that of Gan Ning's troops. The small number of Shu people who were still fighting with the Han army lost their fighting spirit when they saw the enemy group approaching. They dropped their opponents and ran towards the southeast with their backs exposed. As a result, the originally orderly retreat of the right wing turned into a complete rout. Sun Zhao and other generals were completely unable to stop it, so they had no choice but to drift with the tide and be dragged away by the defeated people.
Xu Huang took advantage of his victory and continued his pursuit south, almost invincible. The cronies around him were also very moved, praising Xu Huang and saying: "The captain rode his horse to kill the enemy, just like a bear striking at the weak side. How can the traitor have any physiology under one blow?" When Xu Huang heard this, he smiled and said: "This battle has not been won yet, wait and see It won’t be too late to say these words after Liu Fan is captured.”
When he said these words, he was less than fifty feet away from Liu Fan's main formation.
