The infantry fighting between the east and west armies gradually became more intense. With the full input of troops from both sides, the war entered an extremely bloody stage. Relying on the strength of their numbers, the Eastern Army tried to break through the Western Army's front again and again, while the Western Army relied on the geographical location and the quality of its soldiers to defeat the Eastern Army's counterattacks time and time again.
Although people kept falling down and wailing between the blades, the generals on both sides seemed to be evenly matched, showing a stalemate situation where no one could do anything to the other. Due to excessive physical exertion, many soldiers were moved to the back row to rest, so that everyone had time to retrieve the wounded and cut off their heads. But like wild beasts biting each other, neither of the two armies can escape from the opposite side now, and the fighting in front is still continuing.
Even though the battle between the Westerners and the Easterners was bloody and bloody, it did not slow down in any way. The Eastern Army realized that it had seen the weakness of its opponent, and in order to seek a breakthrough, it continued to increase its attack on the left wing. The Easterners attacked and ravaged wave after wave without interruption, so that the right wing of the Western Army gradually showed signs of being unsustainable.
After Zhao Yun's troops were replaced, it was Chen Deng's troops who came in to fight fiercely with Dongren. The fierce battles soon began. The Dongren were able to replace themselves with new forces every time, but after several rounds, Chen Deng's personal army gradually became unable to withstand it. The corpses in front of the two armies were like a fortress. Xia Houyuan, the governor of Youzhou in the East, personally led dozens of soldiers to mount the corpses and shoot at them. The arrows flew like locusts, killing many Westerners in the front row. Dongren took advantage of this moment and rushed forward into the formation.
Chen Deng's younger brother Chen Ying was wounded in the face. Before he could retreat, several Easterners pounced on him and stabbed him randomly. The needles came out of his chest and he died immediately. However, the governor Chen Deng was only a few people away from Chen Ying, and he watched his brother die at the hands of the Dongren. The cronies around him, who had followed Chen Deng for many years, were furious when they saw this situation. They rushed forward with a knife to avenge Chen Ying, but were stopped by Chen Deng. Chen Deng said slowly: "The thieves climb mountains to fight, so we will first drain their energy."
After Chen Deng finished speaking, he divided his men into three teams. One team shot arrows in front to stop the Dong people, one team formed an arrow team in the back and waited, and the other team withdrew to the end. The three teams took turns and alternated in slow waves. Back away. When the people from the east saw that the people from the west had let go of their front, they led more people in. However, the road in the mountain was narrow and there were many people from the east, so the speed of climbing the mountain slowed down unconsciously. This deceleration gradually passed backwards, and the huge waves of the Easterners' attack seemed to have encountered an embankment, and they piled up turbulently. The armors and weapons of the soldiers collided with each other, making a continuous sound.
During the pursuit, as the front team moved forward, Dongren's originally dense formation was pulled forward and became slightly sparse in the middle. Chen Deng led his troops to shoot arrows from a high position, and they also tried to fight back with their bows, but in the end there were no Westerners in order, so the casualties gradually increased. But what made the East people happy was that after paying the tolerable casualties, they gradually approached the mountain crest and could see the dome behind it. As long as they can occupy the mountain ridge, the Westerners' geographical advantage will no longer exist.
What they didn't notice was that some Western infantrymen had quietly crawled into the rocks and hid on the other side of the mountain ridge. They hold long swords and wait for the right moment. When the Eastern people's military formation was like stretched dough, it not only became sparse, but also had large and small holes that were in danger of breaking apart front and back. About a thousand Western infantry stood up from the mountain, then rushed down from west to east, directly hitting the Eastern Army's formation.
The two armies were fighting, and both sides were actually a little exhausted. But at this time, the Westerners were diving down, while the Easterners were thrusting upwards. The victory of the two sides was almost instantly clear. Coupled with the loose formation of the Eastern Army, the Western Army in columns was like a sharp bayonet, cutting into the soft neck of the Eastern Army's formation, and continuously extending eastward, threatening to cut and surround the Eastern Army's front line.
Almost at the same time, the Western troops on both sides also beat the drums, and the Western soldiers who had not yet entered the battlefield rushed over. It was like rain hiding from an ant nest. The Eastern forwards knew that they were no match after a little resistance. , and the mixed-dress army behind them was even more frightened when they saw this situation for the first time. Even though the governor shouted repeatedly, they were still confused and didn't know what to do. This caused the Dongren infantrymen who went up the mountain to panic and choose their way, and eventually fell down the mountain road like falling rocks. The lucky ones were only slightly injured, while the unlucky ones died on the spot. And more people broke their bones, but still endured the pain and returned to the team.
Seeing this, the Westerners did not take advantage of the situation to pursue them. Instead, they reorganized their ranks, occupied the surrounding favorable terrain covered by flat land and trees, and regained a foothold at the foot of the mountain. This time the counterattack also made the Easterners All the efforts just now were in vain.
Cao Cao saw this situation in his eyes and felt secretly dissatisfied in his heart. If they could hold on for a while longer, he would send cavalry troops to help them and break through the most important period, but now it has come to nothing. He called Dian Wei and said, "I can't wait any longer. Lead a hundred tiger soldiers to go up in person and fight a bloody path!"
Dian Wei was about to take the order, but at this moment, a sound like thousands of apes roaring together came from the north. The sound was so melodious and broad that everyone who was fighting on the battlefield couldn't help but pause. Weapon, looking towards the north. They all could hear it, it was the horn sound of soldiers gathering.
The sound of the horn comes from Cailiang Mountain, a few miles northeast of Baideng Mountain. Cailiang Mountain is shaped like a tiger crouching and has many trees. The top of the mountain plunges straight down, giving people an awe-inspiring murderous aura. It is said that it is blessed by gods and men, so in winter The remaining snow can be seen in this mountain even in May, so it was named Cailiang, and its wonder is also called "Xiyan Snow". However, no one at this time paid attention to the strange scene, but stared closely at the changes in the movements of the figures in the mountains. At this time, a red three-foot-long Chinese-character flag was flown out, and then a three-foot-long and wide flying tiger flag with a red background and green edges was hung on one side, followed by countless red flags held high, as if picking a tree. There is an extra red maple forest in Liangshan Mountain.
How could the eastern and western armies present not know that the Western cavalry army in the north had defeated the Xianbei army and led their troops back to the battlefield! The morale of the Westerners, who had been slightly depressed due to the hard battle, was suddenly boosted, while the Easterners, who were deeply tired due to the difficulty in breaking through the front, were even more disappointed at this time. The Eastern commanders repeatedly urged the deployers to restart the offensive, but regardless of Whether it is effectiveness or order, it is not as visible to the naked eye as it was before.
Cao Cao stared at the flying tiger flag in the north and cursed Ke Bi in his heart for his incompetence, but his face remained calm. He turned to Xia Houshang beside him and sneered: "Liu Xuande is really not overbearing. I knew he would come from the north." For an encirclement attack, the elite infantry and cavalrymen currently under our tent are specially prepared for him!"
Having said that, he immediately mobilized the four troops of the Chinese army, Cao Chun, Wen Chou, Han Hao, and Xian Yufu, who had not yet entered the battlefield, as well as the first army of Qu Yi as a reserve team. After the five troops gathered together, he also mobilized the horses that had been collected before, so that Suddenly there were more than 30,000 cavalry in the army.
While the troops were being mobilized, Cao Cao immediately summoned Qu Yi, took Qu Yi's hand and said, "Da Sima was awarded a special honor last time, which shows that he is very brave. Now Liu Bei is coming around the north, trying to attack my flank, but he doesn't know that I am also very brave." I want to use him as a barrier to defeat the Western bandits in one fell swoop! Now I want to hand over this responsibility to the Great Sima, will the Great Sima dare to make meritorious deeds?"
Qu Yi was overjoyed when he heard this, bowed his head and said: "If I win, I would like to be appointed governor of Bingzhou, and I hope the marshal will not forget it!"
Cao Cao nodded and smiled, and said to Cao Chun on the side: "As the deputy general of Da Sima, all ministries must obey orders!"
After saying that, the generals immediately turned their horses back to the army and led their subordinates to gallop towards Cailiang Mountain.
At this time, the people in the north were the senior cadres of General Guangwu. The soldiers here did not know that Cao Cao had sent reinforcements, but they clearly saw the red flag forest looming on Cailiang Mountain two miles away, and they suddenly Realizing that I was caught between two Westerners, I was in a state of panic, not knowing whether to advance or retreat. When the senior officials saw this situation, they knew that it was impossible to attack again, but once they retreated, it would easily cause the entire army to collapse. Therefore, he ordered his soldiers to form a circular formation of a hundred people to defend on the spot.
Before the formation change could be completed, the Western Army from Cailiang Mountain was already rushing down. Just as a dam was broken by a torrent and only the highlands could be spared from being submerged, the small circular formation formed by the Easterners soon formed a criss-crossing situation with the influx of Westerners. This is because the subordinates of senior cadres, from deputy generals to corps commanders, are all Bohai veterans assigned by Yuan Shao. They have enough experience and prestige to control the new recruits, break them into parts, and fight in small units. Therefore, they are defeated but not broken. Rather than messy.
Although the Westerners broke through the positions of senior cadres and wedged themselves into the right wing of the Eastern Army, they did not continue to expand it, nor were they able to completely tear open the gap. This is because they saw the Dongren cavalry mobilizing in the distance. If they continued to go deeper, the formation would become loose and the pressure on the flanks would be greater. Therefore, they only launched the offensive in the high-ranking formation and fired arrows at one side. Running back and forth in the rain, while trying to use the steel blade to scrape off some flesh and blood between the passing circular formations, trying to cause some rout, but unfortunately the effect was not significant.
Zhang Fei was among the Westerners who were going back and forth to kill the enemy. However, he had been fighting in the Xianbei camp for too long and was a little tired. Therefore, he was not in a hurry to kill the enemy at this time. Instead, he was conserving his strength and looking for a suitable target for him. prey. But I was unlucky. After running four or five small battles, I didn't see any high-ranking officials.
Just when he was a little discouraged, the knight in front came to report to him: "Your Majesty, the Eastern Army coming from the south is carrying a red crow flag, and it seems to be Qu Yi's Qiang cavalry!" Zhang Fei suddenly froze when he heard this, and his eyes were fierce. With a wide glare, he raised the horse's horse high, and then sneered at Nan Mian: "The traitor came at a good time. He broke my brother's hand a few days ago. Today I will cut him into pieces!"
After that, he led about 4,000 of his men to run eastward, broke away from the Eastern circle formation, and then reorganized into formation. At this time, he could already see the black rushing water to the south, carrying smoke and dust like sea waves rolling back, shocking the reef. But Zhang Fei showed no sign of timidity. He roared to the sky, like a tiger rising from the wind, and rushed in without hesitation.
