After Qu Yi withdrew from Chen Chong's formation, he directly pulled out the arrow on his right shoulder and asked Cang Tou who was following him to bandage it. Then he looked around, examined the situation in front of him, and made a mental decision.
In his opinion, Chen Chong was right in front of him and it seemed that he would not retreat easily. So the opportunity to decapitate someone for meritorious service is still there. It's just unrealistic to rush into the formation by yourself. Fortunately, some reinforcements have arrived behind them. If they can outnumber the others, it won't be difficult to capture Chen Chong's formation. But to Qu Yi's surprise, he found that the number of Easterners who came to support was far less than he had imagined. According to the soldiers, the only people who came to support were Shi Huan, Li Shao, Li Cheng, Han Meng, Jiang Qi, and Jiao. There are only about 40,000 people in the seven tribes of Chu, Sui Yuanjin and Han Juzi.
Forty thousand people were already a mighty army in normal times, but on the current battlefield, they could only fill up the northern front. It was impossible to mobilize more people to help Qu Yi capture the battle. When Qu Yi heard the news, he was filled with hatred and anger. He cursed to the left and right: "In this battle, I didn't care about life and death. I stayed in the front and almost killed Chen Chong. This is like breaking the tiger's teeth and removing the tiger's sharpness." The claws only need to be wrestled by others. With Cao Cao’s arrangement like this, is he also a mangy dog who is jealous of others?!”
The rest of the entourage bowed their heads and did not answer. Seeing this situation, Qu Yi became more and more unwilling, so he gathered his own formation and charged at the Western Army several times. However, because the general was injured, his subordinates did not dare to attack wantonly. As time went by, the Western Army The previously defeated formation gradually regrouped and fought back. After the fourth charge to no avail, the Qiang cavalry all realized in their hearts that the opportunity to behead Chen Chong would probably be lost forever.
Let’s go back to the south side of the battlefield. The reason why there were so few reinforcements in the direction of Qu Yi was indeed a decision made by Cao Cao.
While the army was marching, Cao Cao observed that the left and right formations of the Western Army in the north were both in a state of composure, and were not shaken at all by the erosion of the situation in their own formation. Although the collapse of the central formation was huge, it did not cause too many casualties. Instead, it stretched the front line backward. Under this situation, the formation of the dispersed Western Army in the north actually resembled the Crane Wing Formation, which could encircle all Qu Yi's troops who were deep in the formation at any time.
This thought made Cao Cao shudder, but he also reacted very quickly: Chen Chong is the only one in the Western Army who can make such arrangements and changes! Since Chen Chong is the commander-in-chief of the Western Army in the north, who else but Liu Bei is in charge of the Western Army in the south?
Cao Cao keenly grasped the hidden fighter opportunity. He thought that if he mainly attacked Chen Chong in the north, although there was hope of complete victory, there was also the risk of being ambushed by mistake and being attacked on the flank. However, if Liu Bei, who is mainly attacking the south, is outnumbered by the numbers, and Liu Bei has insufficient tactics, a combined battle is enough to win. However, Chen Chong's formation is scattered, and only a small number of troops can stop him, and he can be hastily unable to save him. When the south is conquered and the Xianbei people from the north come to help, what can Chen Chong do? If you think about it carefully, the odds of winning are actually as high as eight or nine percent.
Cao Cao immediately made up his mind and immediately sent an order to Shen Pei, who was in charge of the right wing of the Eastern Army: "There is no need to advance in the north. You can leave 40,000 people in the north, and the rest will attack from me." Shen Pei then ordered Chunyu Qiongtong Qi. The troops joined Qu Yi, while he led the remaining 30,000 people to move closer to the Chinese army.
It was already dawn at this time, and the dust from the horses' hooves gradually dissipated into the air. They formed an array on the gentle slope to the south. However, the right army of the West, which had not moved, only now saw the detailed fighting scene between the left army and the East. It can be seen that Thousands of cavalry surged forward, and arrows flew out like rain. It was quite spectacular, but it also frightened the right army.
Although the left army's formations on both wings were fairly well organized, the breakthrough suffered by the center formation was irrefutable, so much so that the soldiers on the right began to argue that they would be disadvantaged in this battle, so they might as well retreat. Some of the generals were very approving and sent envoys to persuade Liu Bei to withdraw his troops. Unexpectedly, Liu Bei shouted back. Liu Bei cursed: "I said before the battle that if we lose, we will never retreat to the camp. Do you think this is a joke?"
Although he suppressed the idea of withdrawing the troops, words could not defeat the Eastern Army. The Easterners at the front were also fighting with the Westerners. The red flags and black flags all over the sky were intertwined, making it difficult to distinguish one from the other. Further south of the battlefield, there is a pool of clear water, with a forest of crabapples growing sparsely along the bank of the water. I don’t know when it was, but the low crabapple trees were covered with pink and white crabapple flowers. Seeing Begonia from a distance is like being in a painting, with ripples in the pond, gentle breeze supporting the branches, and the red and green reflecting the sun. It makes people feel like they are in another world, and they forget for a moment that this is a battlefield of killing. But soon, the fighting spread here, the grass was trampled by horse hooves and scattered, the water in the pool was stained red with blood, and the swords accidentally chopped down on the tree trunks from time to time, causing bursts of flowers to rain down.
Positioned here was Tai Shici's cavalry. He led four thousand Taiyuan cavalry to charge back and forth on the grass, and was responsible for guarding the flank of the right army. However, to his surprise, the number of Dongren was far greater than expected. Even though Taishi Ci had repelled three enemy attacks in succession, the enemy's military formation became thicker and thicker, and each time the Westerners encountered the enemy, the military flags they saw were completely different. This showed that the number of Easterners on the flanks had reached Taishi's. Three times as many as the Compassion Division.
Upon seeing this, a military officer under Taishi Ci suggested to Taishi Ci: "General, with the large number of traitor soldiers, we may be surrounded. And I am afraid it is too late to ask for help now. It is better to lead the troops to retreat and wait for the enemy's formation." After being distracted, it’s not too late to come back.”
These were actually words to encourage him to run away. After hearing this, Taishi Ci turned around and looked around, and found that this man's temples were wet with sweat, his hands were shaking slightly, and his calf was wrapped with a piece of white cloth to cover his wounds. There was a faint trace of blood, which showed that he was indeed It was a hard fight. Therefore, when Taishi Ci heard these remarks, there was no embarrassment on his face, and he said slowly: "The so-called being entrusted by others and loyal to others, this is how you can be a righteous man. I have been ordered by the general to guard here, how can I be greedy for life and leave without permission? ? In ancient times, there was an old man who kept his promise and died at the Blue Bridge. Today I carry a seven-foot sword and defeat a million soldiers. What regrets will I have even if I die?"
After saying that, Taishi Ci took off his coat and collar, revealing his beard and face. His entourage was impressed by his awe-inspiring expression. Taishi Ci also felt his breathing quicken, and then he took off his Mingguang armor, and the chest of his mount. As for the iron armor, he just used a rhinoceros skin two-level armor draped in front of the chest and abdomen. He then ordered his followers to remove their armor in the same way, and smiled at everyone: "Follow me and kill the enemy."
Having said that, Taishi Ci charged forward, followed closely by his confidants. Together they held a long sword and put their legs under the horse's belly before advancing. The horse suddenly felt light all over, so it roared into the battle at full speed. The East man missed the target and fell from his horse. This was repeated over and over again, but no man or horse was hit. The Dong people had no choice but to get closer together. The leading knights dismounted, tied their reins to their belts, and fired randomly at Tai Shici's cavalry. Taishi Ci was not allowed to enter the battle, so he went back to put on his armor again and went out to fight again. After these few back and forths, there were already more than a hundred Dongren who could no longer fight.
At this time, the people from the east saw Taishi Ci and shouted: "That man who entered the battle with light armor is back now!" When Taishi Ci heard this, he laughed at the people from the east, and then said: "You know, I am a big man from Tai'an. Hou, the rebel general Tai Shici is the same! Whoever you are waiting for dares to fight me!" The Western Army had long known about his reputation, but no one dared to respond to the challenge for a while.
But at this time, drums were beating loudly in the Eastern Army's formation, and the cavalry charged like waves. In an instant, the black flags all over the sky fluttered in the wind, like dark clouds and thunder. Under the red sun and rays of light, black clouds roared in with the thunderous sound of horse hooves. With tens of thousands of war horses galloping, the iron pockets, Mingguang armors, and horse armors rising and falling are like the lake surface reflected by the sun, emitting a continuous dazzling light of sparkling waves. The clash of iron hoofs on the ground and the collision of armored soldiers was deafening, and the sound of people shouting and horses neighing was completely drowned out. Its emotions and scenery make the mountains and rivers tremble and the heaven and earth move. Is there any power in the sky, on the earth, or in the human world that can face this huge wave-like impact head-on?
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When this force was thrown into the battlefield to the south of Ji Han's army from the flank, Taishi Ci's tribe was almost instantly submerged by this huge wave. After losing the cover of the flanking cavalry, the Westerners' formation was completely destroyed without any suspense. Most of them were unable to organize a counterattack under such circumstances. The Tuoba Li troops who originally came to assist had not yet arrived on the battlefield. He was caught up in the retreating Westerners and soon merged into the retreating wave.
This soon developed into the collapse of the entire Bafu army formation. Everyone lost the confidence to move forward and resist, so they turned their horses and fled westward before the defeated army arrived. They ignored military orders and did not form a formation. They just whipped and ran wildly. The dust they raised made it difficult to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy, let alone use their bows to turn around and shoot at the pursuers. This made the Western cavalry look like a group of hunted prey, helplessly enduring the overwhelming rain of arrows, with people falling off their horses as they ran. The Easterners were chasing after them, constantly setting up their bows and shooting. Many knights even emptied their three quivers that could hold two hundred arrows.
Seeing the success of the offensive, Cao Cao of the Chinese army was almost overjoyed and laughed loudly. While he asked the musicians in the army to play "Bohai Formation Breaking Music", he faced Xun You who was accompanying the army and said with a smile: "Wen Ruo , it seems that this place is just another Beipi." He then said to Cao Xiu beside him: "Zuo Yuanxiu asked me to change my banner, and I will get my destiny. It seems that it is not an empty lie."
Speaking of the black flag of the Eastern Army, in fact, the Eastern Army originally used a red flag, which was only different in color from the Western Army. But last year, the Marshal's Mansion met the hermit Zuo Ci. Zuo Ci said: "The flags of the officers and soldiers are all red, and red is the color of fire, but the Marshal is not a man of fire virtue, so he was defeated. But in my opinion, the Marshal seems to have the virtue of earth, so-called Earth can help water, and water can extinguish fire, so the marshal should use yellow and black instead." Cao Cao thought it was reasonable, so he changed the flag of his formation to ocher yellow, and the flags of his subordinates to black. This time he defeated the two Western armies. formation, but I don’t know if it has something to do with the color of the flag that Zuo Ci said.
