There are about 2,000 people in the first battalion facing Qu Yi, but it is still too late to prepare for war. After all, the distance between the two sides was already very close, and the Eastern Army's cavalry were forming a sharp cone formation. When they had no time to raise their weapons to attack, the iron hooves rushed in in an instant, and they could only avoid it.
But the people from the East came so quickly that even if many people from the West got past, the horses didn't have time to get out of the way. The long spears of the Easterners stabbed the frightened horses on both sides one after another. For a while, the Western troops kept neighing and their horses fell over, forcing Qu Yi to fight a bloody path.
Gengqiu, the commander of the Shanglin Army, was in charge of this battalion. Seeing that the formation was difficult to maintain, he simply led most of his personal guards and followers to break away, trying to fight in parallel with the Dongren to slow down their intrusion. However, before he could get close, a Dongren on the right suddenly left the team and rushed towards him. This was beyond his expectation. In his haste, he had no time to parry, so he used his sword to attack the horse and move forward to avoid it.
But at this time, there was chaos in Xiying, and some soldiers behind him blocked the retreat, not giving him much room to avoid at all. This caused Dongren's long penis to arrive in an instant, piercing through his mount's right hip and piercing through the left lower abdomen, as easily as piercing through tofu. Because the impact was too fast, Dongren had no time to pull his hand away, and the sudden pause immediately broke his wrist. But he showed no fear. Taking advantage of the opportunity when the two horses were pressed against each other, he immediately drew out the Huanshou knife with his left hand and slashed horizontally. Geng Qiu was still in shock, and before he could turn around and raise his head, the back of his head, along with Douchi and Dun Xiang, had already been smashed away.
In the end, there was still a Western knight who was able to take on the Quyi Qiang cavalry head-on, stabbing each other, and each was dismounted after being stabbed. But more Westerners had no time to turn their horses' heads, and were hit from the side or behind, so they had to run to avoid them. Just like the death of Geng Qiu, the collapsing horses crowded together and overturned those who were still resisting. The knight who landed on the ground, whether he was a Westerner or an Easterner, whether he was stabbed, or was knocked down, or his horse's hoof was injured and fell down, in this chaotic situation, there was almost no chance to stand up again, and soon He was trampled to death by the hooves of horses running around.
With Geng Qiu's death in battle and his troops scattered, there was no longer any barrier between Chen Chong and Qu Yi, and they saw that the Qiang cavalry vanguard was approaching Chen Chong.
Previously, in order to better command the armies, Chen Chong and Liu Bei had divided their respective wings, with Chen Chong commanding the left wing and Liu Bei commanding the right wing. The specific formation under Chen Chong is divided into three parts: left, middle and right. Guan Yu is on the left, Wei Yan is in the middle, and Duan Xuan is on the right. After all, when predicting in advance, everyone thought that the Left Army might face an attack from the Xianbei people in the north, so they gathered all the elite and strong generals in the Left Army. However, Qu Yi's current offensive directly into the Chinese army was unexpected. At this time, there were only a few hundred trusted knights guarding Chen Chong.
After these knights saw the crow flag when the wind subsided a little, they started another change of formation. They jumped off their horses in the chaos, tied the reins around their waists, formed a formation around Chen Chong, and used random arrows to stop the attack of the Easterners. Although the front-line Dong people have thick armor, Chen Chong's headquarters is equipped with the most elite crossbow machines. When the crossbow arrows are fired in a row, they can often break through the armor. Once they hit a person's face or open the iron ring, they can shoot into the neck. When it comes out, all those in the middle will fall without responding. Even if the person who is hit by the arrow can hold it back, after all, he is riding a big horse and the target is huge. The armor-piercing arrow penetrates the horse armor. Even if the damage is not very serious, the horse can easily lose control after being injured, become unmanageable, and even jump left and right. , colliding with the rider next to him. In this way, the forward Qiang cavalry naturally followed the direction of the dense arrows and rushed into the scattered cavalry who had no group resistance, ravaging the dispersed Western troops wantonly.
At this point, all the Quyi Qiang cavalry who were the first to attack had entered the battle.
The rising sun rises in the east, and a few rays of sunlight pierce the clouds and shine on the earth, illuminating countless rising dust and smoke. The majestic outline of the sun also comes into view. This allows both parties involved in the war to see the scene on the battlefield so clearly for the first time.
The Eastern Army had already formed its formation at this time, and the huge army spread out across the wilderness like an iron curtain. At a glance, it seemed endless, and one could not help but think of the solemn and majestic mountains. The knights at the forefront were all sitting on their horses, ready to go. The horses in their hands had formed an endless stretch of cold forest, flashing in the sun. Even if they had not yet engaged the enemy, they could still imagine the flesh and blood being torn apart during the fight. of great power.
Looking at the Western Army, it was different from the strictness and coldness of the Eastern Army. Due to Qu Yi's advance, the originally elite Left Army had been torn apart with a huge gap. Countless Westerners were disrupted and dispersed to reorganize. The chaotic sounds of fighting and the sound of gold and iron came one after another, which made the right army, which had changed its formation and faced the enemy, a bit panicky.
The situation of pros and cons was so clear that Cao Cao almost no longer needed any thinking or hesitation. He waved his hand, and a loud roar erupted from the Eastern Army formation. It was a huge sound that could only be caused by the beating of nearly a hundred giant drums at the same time. Along with the aroused sounds of horns, the entire Eastern Army suddenly rushed out, The heaven and earth shook more and more, and it seemed like flames were boiling, burning and rising up the entire battlefield, turning it into a ball of ashes.
When Chen Chong saw from a distance that most of the Eastern Army was also flying towards them, he knew that the battle situation at this time was extremely bad and could turn into a complete defeat at any time, with the entire army annihilated. But he also knew that he must not be chaotic at this time, and he had to try to block the enemy's first wave of offensive, but could he really block it?
At this time, Chen Qun, who was accompanying him, said to him: "Brother, most of the bandit army is approaching. It's time to break out quickly! If you don't leave now, I'm afraid there will be no chance!" Chen Chong still wanted to fight to the death and said: "I am the brave man of the three armies. , if we leave at this time, the situation over Xuande will be very bad!" He looked back and was about to give instructions to Chen Qun, when he suddenly discovered that the clan brother's left hand was shot with an arrow and broke the flesh mold lake. Chen Qun was in severe pain, but he still endured the pain and cried and persuaded: "But in the current situation, how can we continue to fight?"
At this time, Chen Chong's spiritual platform was clear, and he had already made a general judgment on the situation in his mind: The current battle situation was indeed critical, but it was not without a way to save it. After all, only his own center formation was torn apart, regardless of whether it was Guan Yu's left formation. , or Duan Xuan's right formation has not been greatly affected. If the collapse is allowed to spread among them, the real situation will be over!
Thinking of this, he immediately summoned a soldier, took out a token from his arms, and said quickly: "Go and inform Duan Xuan, the governor of Jincheng, and ask him to line up the cavalry in the front and the shield wall on the side. Don't be frightened because of me." , and there is no need to save. The right formation is the backbone of the entire army. As long as the entire formation is stabilized, it will be a great achievement!"
After the soldiers received the order and recited it and left, Chen Chong held the order again and solemnly said to Chen Qun: "Chang Wen, you go to Yunchang's formation and let him bluff and raise his banner, but be sure to stay steady. move."
Chen Qun didn't expect him to give such an order. He was very anxious and asked repeatedly: "How to do it? If the left and right formations don't move, how can my brother survive?"
Chen Chong first explained: "The right formation is the backbone of the entire army and must not be moved. The left formation is full of elites and has the responsibility of guarding the northern captives. If we move rashly, our flanks will be exposed. When Xianbei comes, we will be defeated! So we only You can intimidate and support, but you cannot attack." But seeing that Chen Qun still refused to leave, he sternly rebuked: "The military order is like a mountain, the military situation is urgent, Chang Wen, do you want to resist the order?"
Seeing that Chen Chong's will was so determined, Chen Qun had no other choice but to hand over his hands and say "take care", then hurriedly rode away. At this time, the first wave of fresh troops from the Eastern Army had joined the battlefield and continued to advance through the breach behind Qu Yi. After taking a breather just now, Qu Yi gathered his troops again and launched a second attack on the Western Army.
Because the cronies of this formation had previously surrounded Chen Chong, he had resisted several attacks from the East on his own. Therefore, hundreds of them did not think so, and immediately came straight to Chen Chong with their arrows missing. Because the distance was too close, dozens of the vanguard's cavalry were close to them in an instant, and they were stabbed by the long swords. Several of Chen Chong's followers were immediately killed or seriously injured.
Seeing that Dongren was only a few people away from Chen Chong, the knights around Chen Chong, such as Linqiang Beigongqi, Lueyang Niuhei, Hechi Zhangxiao, Shangluo Guhe, Xiongnu Juqujuannu, Xianbei He Youfo and others, all ignored him. Life and death stood up and rushed out to defend.
Among them, Beigong is eight feet tall and has unparalleled bravery. He was a very famous warrior during the Lu Bu Rebellion. At this time, he ignored Dongren's jab and grabbed the enemy's jian with his hand. The Qiang cavalry on horseback was afraid of being dismounted, so he had to give up his chang and retreat. Bei Gongqi held the captured long silk in his left hand and a long halberd in his right hand. He rushed into the East cavalry on foot and stabbed two of them, and one of the knights was stabbed through the hole. He kept waving until both shoulders were pierced and he could not lift his hands.
An Eastern knight urged his horse to catch up with him. He lifted up his coat with his left hand, pulled his hair, and pressed it firmly beside the horse's neck. He immediately stabbed his neck with a short knife with his right hand and cut off his head. But the blood rushed out very frighteningly, and it sprayed all over the beheader's face. The beheaded man looked at the bloody lake and was afraid of being attacked, so he threw away Beigongqi's head and fled on horseback.
Under the hard fighting of everyone, these Dongren were soon dead and wounded. But this caused more Dongren to gather and became increasingly suspicious of their desperate resistance. Someone shouted: "There should be extremely wealthy people in this army. If you want to invite a lord, you must be here!"
The words soon reached Qu Yi's ears. He heard that there was a group of enemies that were extremely difficult to attack, so he asked his soldiers: "What flags did the Westerners hold in that group?" The soldiers thought for a while and replied: "Except for the ordinary ones, Outside the military flag, there seemed to be several four-character long flags, but I don’t know what the characters were.”
Qu Yi couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard this, and laughed and cursed: "Ignorant boy, that is Chen Chong's destiny flag! God looked down on me and gave me this great contribution!" After that, he ignored the rain of arrows and let the knights around him Regrouping to himself, Prime Minister Ma headed towards exactly where Chen Chong's main formation was for the first time.
