At this time, it was Chen Chong who led the army. What he brought with him at this moment was all the cavalry of the Western Army. At this time, they gathered under the sunset, with flags fluttering, more and more, like layers of red clouds.
Chen Chong looked at the burning Wengcheng not far away, with a slightly gloomy look on his face. He said to Zhuge Liang beside him: "I wanted to cooperate internally and externally, but unexpectedly the whole camp was destroyed. It seems that I still underestimated Cao Cao."
Zhuge Liang replied: "But the enemy's formation is not yet organized, and it is also the time for our army to go out!"
Chen Chong nodded slightly, and immediately summoned the Liangzhou Army Yang Qiu's troops, encouraging them: "It is said that the Liangzhou horse is rampant in the world, but Dongguo has never had the opportunity to see it. Today is a good opportunity for you to become famous. You Do you dare to make meritorious deeds?"
Yang Qiu immediately replied: "Serve the Dragon Head, don't you dare disobey orders!"
After saying that, he immediately led his army down the hill and attacked the Eastern Army from east to west.
The Eastern Army he faced had been fighting from noon to evening. At this time, they were just slowly coming out of the ruined camp. Many people were gray and gray from the smoke, and their mouths and tongues were chapped. And under the dark shadow of the evening, their ranks became more scattered. Originally they just wanted to take a good rest in their free time, but after seeing the sudden arrival of the Western Army, these Easterners felt fear again and tried to They regrouped into a square formation, but in a hurry, the scattered formation became even more chaotic under the orders.
At this time, the people looked to the east and saw thick dust rising into the sky. The dust flowed through the surrounding trees and covered the sky behind the mountain like clouds. There was a muffled sound like thunder between the two armies, as if thunder was winding along the hillside, and the sound got closer and closer. The Eastern knights who were crowded in the camp behind were still looking up at the sky, thinking that there was a sudden thunder of winter and a strong wind coming from the east along the wilderness.
Caught off guard and in disorganized formation, the Easterners faced the Westerners rushing in head-on, like a knife slicing cheese, rushing in with almost no resistance. Yang Qiu quickly turned diagonally south from the Chinese army, sweeping the entire Eastern After drilling through the southeast corner of the army, I was surprised to find that only a moment had passed, and there was no difference from the usual galloping on the plains.
When Zhang Fei's troops in the south saw this, they couldn't help but said to the cavalry commander beside him: "Since the Bohai Sea, we have never encountered such a smooth battle situation. If we don't fight now, how long will it take?" So he waved his sword in his hand, He signaled to the soldiers, then let out a long roar and rushed into the Eastern Army's formation. Behind him, Wei Yan, Taishi Ci, Meng Da, Zhang Xiu and others saw the deputy commander entering the battle, and they all led their troops to follow him.
The direction of their attack was different from that of Yang Qiu. Instead, they drew an arc from southeast to northeast, cutting the originally chaotic Eastern Army formation into three sections. They ran wildly like tigers and wolves, running wildly from left to right, using their bows to shoot at horses and riders, and using long swords and knives to kill the Dongren who had not yet mounted their horses. The arrows flew like rain, and like autumn leaves, they seemed to be aimless and flew in the wind, flying in all directions. So much so that some Westerners' own horses and riders were injured or killed by arrows in such a world where arrows flew everywhere.
The generals of the Wei and Han Chinese armies fully understood the situation: the front army had been completely defeated, and it was almost impossible to break through and return to the camp from the east. The only way to survive was to evacuate from the north in a roundabout way. Among them, generals such as Xian Yufu, Ying Shao, Yan Zhi, and Chen Yu did not wait for Cao Cao's order, and directly took advantage of the Westerners' second encirclement to attack. Before they came back, they were all washing themselves with vinegar with their subordinates. The horse galloped away towards the north.
The order given by Cao Cao's main formation was actually to assemble elites to try to hedge against the Westerners. When he learned that many of the generals in Youzhou had dispersed, Cao Cao was furious and couldn't help but cursed: "Idiot! Charge to the east, and the bandit army will not be able to predict it. Maybe they can escape intact. Now they are scattered and fleeing for their lives." , you all want to fall under the sword?!"
At this time, there were still two thousand tiger and leopard cavalry around Cao Cao. They were all elite knights wearing heavy armor and accompanying horses. There were also thousands of light cavalry on standby. Xu Zhu, Dian Wei, Cao Ang, Cao Ren and others were also surrounding him. Everyone around him knew that the situation was not good, and they hurriedly said to Cao Cao: "Marshal, it is no longer the time to care about these things, it is better to rush out first! Success or failure can only be temporary, as long as you survive, there will be another day to fight!"
Cao Cao actually knew this. He thought to himself: Although the enemy is outnumbered, I still have tiger and leopard cavalry by my side. As long as I have these old soldiers accompanying me, I am not afraid that I will not be able to make a comeback. So his heart calmed down, and he was not in a hurry to rush out. Instead, he said to his cronies around him: "Wait a little longer. When the enemy's strength weakens a little, it won't be too late for us to rush forward."
They are now at the gate of the camp. Although the Easterners on the outside have been defeated, they have not yet been able to affect the camp. This allows Cao Cao to calmly form a formation and rest until the Westerners enter the formation for the fourth time to charge. The tiger and leopard cavalry in the camp shouted in unison, and suddenly ran out of the camp gate like a sudden loss. Almost in the blink of an eye, the Western forward cavalry passed by them.
After all, it was dark, and the Westerners were unprepared for the sudden onslaught of men and horses, so they rushed out at once. The Western cavalry behind them rolled by like crucian carp crossing a river. Some men and horses were intercepted, but Cao Cao ignored them. He just lowered his head and beat the horses straight away, and passed through them in a short while.
After breaking through the two layers of Western Cavalry, he stopped for a moment and turned around to gather those who were still following him. He found that most of the Qingqi were already scattered, and generals such as Zhao Yan and Liu Shi had disappeared.
In this situation, Cao Cao felt very frustrated. Unexpectedly, a self-righteous attack could throw the cavalry accumulated over the years here in just one day! He glanced around, but the Westerners attacking behind him had not yet reacted, and the road ahead was dark, as if silent and deserted. He reluctantly cheered up and comforted himself: "As long as I still have the tiger and leopard riding, It's just a few cavalry, it won't take two years to get back to its original state!" Then he picked up the whip again, shouted at everyone and continued to move forward.
After walking no more than a few hundred steps, when everyone entered a mountain forest, countless firelights flew from the sides and front, mixed with the sound of intensive horse hooves. This made the originally relieved Easterners' heartstrings tighten again. They all realized that the Westerners actually left a reserve team here to pick up the prey that slipped through the net. This is like a pack of wolves hunting. It seems like there is a glimmer of hope, but in fact it is killing them all!
The Westerners were obviously not in a hurry to launch a charge, but took advantage of the terrain to gradually spread their formation, hoping to use greater depth to stop the Easterners' charge. At the same time, the Westerners who were charging behind seemed to have received the order and began to give up chasing the other Easterners. Instead, they blew their horns and moved closer to the mountains and forests here. A dense and large net was once again closing in on this heavily-clad man. Jia's Eastern cavalrymen pulled away.
At this point, Chen Chong's intention to annihilate the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry has been fully exposed.
When Cao Cao saw the fire surging around him, as if a giant glowing dragon was flying and circling, surrounding him, he couldn't help but feel a sense of despair in his heart. But he also knew that it was far from time to give up, not to mention the hatred between himself and the Westerners. If he died here, the entire Kanto would probably fall apart, and it was difficult to say whether his wife and family could be saved.
He thought for a moment and did not immediately charge. Instead, he rode his horse in front of the generals and scanned their expressions. His eyes were extremely calm, and everyone saw that he had something to say, so the somewhat chaotic army also became quiet at this time.
At this time, Cao Cao loudly encouraged the soldiers: "Since I entered Yanzhou, I have gone through hundreds of battles, and the situation is countless more dangerous than it is now, but in the end, I can save the day every time. Why? There are only two reasons. One is that in every battle, the soldiers and I We will live and die together and never back down. Secondly, victory is never about numbers. When two armies fight, the brave one wins!"
He pondered here for a while, and then said: "You are all people who have been with me for a long time, so I don't need to say more. But today I made a mistake, and you may be hesitant, but you must not hesitate in the battle!" If you even have the slightest thought of stealing your own life, you will be killed in the hands of thieves and wiped out in ashes. Only by killing the enemy with the determination to die can you move forward indomitably!"
At the end of the sentence, Cao Cao raised his sword and shouted: "Wan Sheng!"
When the officers and soldiers of the Eastern Army heard this, they were all excited and shouted in agreement: "Wan Sheng!"
At this time, Cao Cao turned his horse's head and rushed in front as the coach, galloping straight towards the place where the fire was brightest among the mountains and forests. Seeing this, the tiger and leopard riders all rode out to follow. Their armored horses' hooves hit the ground, making a rumble like thunder. They did not hold their torches high, and the Western Army could only vaguely see their figures in the darkness. But just listening to the loud noise in the darkness, the Western Army did not dare to show any signs of neglect. They all had a feeling that even if they had made various preparations, this blow would be extremely difficult to withstand.
At this time, Chen Chong's formation was directly facing Cao Cao's attack. He said to the generals Cheng Gongying, Xu Huang, Zhang Ji, Duan Gu and others who were accompanying him: "The thieves from the East are fighting for their lives, just like trapped animals fighting for their lives. You must not fight for it." Frightened by his momentum, only by attacking head-on can we achieve complete victory!"
The generals of the Western Army responded with enthusiasm. They were divided into three columns and entangled them head-on like a net. With their superior position, they were not eager to fight at close quarters, but instead fired out volleys of fire. , sprinkled little by little on the oncoming Dongren.
These fires did not do much harm to the armored knights, but on this dry early winter night, they soon lit up clumps of fire among the dead trees. The fireworks and gunpowder smoke caused the nearby Dongren war horses to become restless, and the momentum of the attack slowed down slightly.
After lighting up the battlefield, the Western knights put on armor-piercing arrows and fired them in rows at the climbing Easterners. These black knights coldly and mercilessly wounded the armored knights in the front row under their horses. , but the tiger and leopard knights continued to move forward, and finally fought with these Western knights.
In terms of close combat, the Western knights were indeed no match for the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, but the momentum of the Easterners had faded, and the Western cavalry continued to approach the battlefield like waves, quickly turning this place into a A tangled melee.
