It was already noon that day when Zhang Fei led his troops into the battle alone. The sun moved to the center of the sky, throwing down the brightest rays of the day, but all people could see on the battlefield was a yellow mist of dust, and it was gradually difficult to distinguish the enemy's situation.
This is all because the moisture in the morning has gradually dissipated. The land has become dry, and the withered grass and dust have become restless with the undulations of the horses' hooves. The cavalry of the East and the West roared, and suddenly countless dust flew into the air, covering Baishan Mountain. The area between Cailiang Mountain and Cailiang Mountain is enveloped.
People looked around and could only hear the fighting and shouting of the enemy and their comrades, the sound of galloping horses, and the sound of weapons clashing with gold and iron. It was impossible to see the changes in the entire battle situation as clearly as in the early morning. Something happened.
When Zhang Fei led his troops to leave most of his troops, the other generals were shocked. However, when they wanted to come forward to help, most of them were bitten by the infantry of senior officials and could not easily get away to help.
Liu Bei, who was on Cailiang Mountain, saw this and immediately ordered Duan Xuan and Wei Yan to assist Zhang Fei's tribe, while Liu Bao and Tuoba Liwei continued to fight against the high officials.
The Western generals understood immediately and divided their cavalry into two groups. One group rushed to the southeast, while the other group covered it and attacked sideways, allowing the former to speed up its escape.
At the same time, Zhang Fei's troops had rushed to the same place as the Dongren cavalry. In an instant, dozens of horsemen were unable to dodge and collide with their horses. They fell directly to the ground, splashing more dust on the ground. Then they were quickly trampled by the horse hooves of the two armies, and many people turned into bloody mud.
Obviously, the Easterners were unprepared for the Westerners' confrontation. They were all taken aback when they saw this. It was too late to rein in their horses, so they could only disperse in a hurry. They picked up their horses and stabbed the Westerners, and then continued northward without losing speed. .
The Westerners, on the other hand, leaned their upper body on the horse, held the middle part of the horse's shaft in their hands, clamped the tail end under their armpits, and turned the hook blade outwards. In this way, they dodged most of the Westerners' thrusts, and also took advantage of the situation to get many cuts. A horse whose armor is not as thick as its belly.
But Zhang Fei, the leader, was not like that. He wore black two-dang iron armor, rode an eight-foot-tall reddish-brown gelding, and held a horse-stealing horse about ten feet long. As soon as he rushed into the military formation, he released the reins. , clamp the horse's belly tightly with both legs, and wave the horse's shaft back and forth with both hands.
When the Easterners around him saw such a big bear-like man coming in, they all knew that he must be a very famous warrior among the Westerners, and they all tried to surround and kill him as they passed by.
When he got closer to Houdong, he realized that his horse was two feet shorter than the one in Zhang Fei's hand. Once he got close, Zhang Fei had already slapped him off his horse with a wave of his hand before he was within the range of the stabbing attack. It was as easy as sweeping away the wind and dust. The person who was hit had broken bones and flesh, and was bleeding profusely.
After losing eighty-nine lives in a row, the wise Dongren came to their senses and said, "That's Zhang Yide, the enemy of tens of thousands of people from the Western Army!" Upon hearing this, the rest of the soldiers dispersed automatically like running water encountering a rock. Kai Lai didn't dare to get close to Zhang Fei anymore.
I don't know how many people passed by Zhang Fei's eyes, but he just half-squinted his eyes and quickly scanned the crowd passing through in an instant.
But within half a moment, before he could find Qu Yi, the two armies had completely crossed each other. The vast land they were galloping through was scattered with the knights who died in this confrontation. Except for a few horses that were still trembling with grief, the bodies of most of the dead were covered with naturally falling yellow dust, as if they had always belonged to this place.
At this time, the reinforcements from Duan Xuan and Wei Yan had also assembled in front of the Dongren, dividing the troops into four columns and preparing to fight.
Seeing this, most of the people in the East also reined in their horses and came down slowly. The knights in the front row took out their knives from their waists, and the knights in the back row put the long silk in their hands between their legs and took out their bows from behind.
This was a temporary judgment made by Qu Yi. After Zhang Fei's delay, the Eastern Army's sprint speed was much slower than before. Since it was no longer possible to penetrate the Western military formation in one go as expected, the only option was to plan a fight.
There were enemy troops in front and behind Qu Yiguan, so he ordered Qu Guang and Wen Chou to lead two battalions to turn around and stop Zhang Fei, while he led most of the troops to persecute the Westerners in front of him.
Both sides cherished the time and did not hesitate. They rode close to each other and started the bloodiest fight.
Zhang Fei turned his horse around and saw one of the Easterners breaking away from the army and galloping towards him. He couldn't help frowning and sneered: "The Eastern bandits underestimate me. I will definitely win this battle!" After that, he He waved his hand and threw down the long horse with many holes, and reached out to the rider for a spare good one.
Cong Qi quickly turned around to get it, but Zhang Fei's long hair was very heavy, and he whipped it for a long time before taking it out. Zhang Fei got impatient with waiting, so he whipped Cong Qi twice, and cursed: "You're a spoiler." "Then he took the Changzhen with one hand and charged towards Dongren who had already rushed dozens of steps ahead.
The people in the East had noticed him at this time, and they drew their bows and shot arrows at him. However, Zhang Fei ignored him and let the arrows fly around him, and quickly entered the formation. Leather armor or iron armor can hardly stop him from moving forward.
Soon, Zhang Fei fell into the situation of fighting alone because he fell into the battle too quickly, so the Easterners gradually surrounded him and stabbed him wave after wave.
When Zhang Fei saw the enemy approaching like a crowd, he showed no fear on his face. Instead, he suddenly dropped his sword and rushed towards the enemy.
The current Dongren were stunned by his actions and were caught off guard. He grabbed two long rods with one hand and pulled them hard. The Dongren who had grasped the rods were pulled off the horse.
The man in the east was frightened, put down his stick and stepped back. In this way, he grabbed two long sticks and swung his bow left and right, no one dared to block him wherever he passed.
Suddenly, he recognized Qu Guang from the cavalry in the northeast, and couldn't help laughing: "Isn't this a puppy of the Qu family? I'll use you to sacrifice the flag first!" He immediately threw down a handful of rice, Jia Ma rushed over.
Qu Yi was horrified and quickly called Wen Chou to come to help. However, Wen Chou saw Zhang Fei coming towards him covered in blood. He felt that the evil spirit was more evil than the ghosts and gods in hell. He couldn't help but tremble even if he tried to stop him. But he finally mustered up the courage and drew his knife. Go up to meet the hacking.
However, Zhang Fei saw that although he drew the sword quickly, his face was pale, so he didn't take it seriously. After giving him two firm blows with his thick armor, he got close to Wen Chou and quickly grabbed Wen Chou's arm.
Wen Chou felt that this hand was as powerful as an iron plier, with infinite strength. He twisted his elbow to his back with one hand. No matter how much he resisted, he could not break free.
In an instant, Wen Chou made up his mind and suddenly used his left hand to draw the short knife from his waist and slashed towards his right arm. Zhang Fei did not expect such a move and quickly let go and retreated. Then Wen Chou hugged Zhang Fei and tried to insert him. Under his arm, Zhang Fei had no choice but to drop his right hand, Chang Zhen, and capture Wen Chou's left hand. The two sides captured each other as if they were wrestling.
Upon seeing this, the surrounding Dongren immediately rushed forward to pick up the thorns, and quite a few of them penetrated the flesh. Zhang Fei became so mad in pain that he used both hands to break both of Wen Chou's arms!
Then he grabbed a long sword that was thrust towards him from the side and suddenly swept backwards. Three people were knocked to the ground one after another and could not get up again.
Only then did Zhang Fei look back at Wen Chou. This Hebei man was sweating in pain, but he persisted in not falling off his horse. Zhang Fei could not help but feel a sense of respect, and sighed and asked: "You are very good, what is your name?" ?" Wen Chou smiled, and wanted to open his mouth but was too hurt to speak. His servant said: "My master is General Pi, the Marquis of Guandong, Wen Chou, who is under the command of the Marshal of the Han Dynasty!" Zhang Fei nodded and followed Wen Chou. He pulled out a short knife from his deformed hand and cut off his head with a wave of his hand.
Tie a knot with your hair and hang it on the saddle. Zhang Fei originally wanted to continue to kill Qu Guang, but after this battle, he suffered a lot of injuries and his mind was quite tired, so he turned his horse back and galloped away towards the main formation.
The people on the left and right saw him swaying on his horse, but they took the initiative to move out of the way. They may be thinking in their hearts: Such a character cannot be killed by mortals no matter how hard they try!
Even if Zhang Fei returned to his own formation to rest for a while, Qu Guang's troops were already frightened and could not stop Zhang Fei's cavalry offensive, so they could only fight and retreat.
The Quyi Cavalry Army in front was fighting with Duan Xuan and others, but they couldn't take advantage at all. Especially Duan Xuan, both he and Qu Yi were from the cold side.
Qiang Dou, which Qu Yi relied on to become famous, was feared by others, but Duan Xuan knew it as well as he was in charge. The key to Qiang fighting is to use surprise and bluffing, leaving people confused, frightened and at a loss.
Once the enemy is prepared, the effect will be greatly reduced. Therefore, Duan Xuan ordered his Qingqi to shoot from a distance instead of getting close to the Qiang cavalry. The Qiang cavalry tried several times to rush in and fight, but Duan Xuan used rows of missiles to resolve them.
As for the tribes of Cao Chun, Han Hao, and Xian Yufu, although they initially made some progress due to their military superiority, as Liu Bao, Tuoba Liwei, Xu Huang and other Western forces joined the battle, the situation slowly fell into a stalemate. scene.
At this time, the entire battlefield fell into a delicate balance. On the nearly twenty-mile long front from Baishan Mountain to Cailiang Mountain, bloody battles were fought everywhere, constantly creating new breakthroughs, and then being blocked again. After fighting back and making up for it again, the evaporated moist blood and sweat, the birds floated up and gathered together, and then combined with the dust, actually formed a thick moisture on a sunny day, covering the battlefield.
Although it is difficult to see the entire battlefield clearly, the generals of both armies understand that the final decisive moment has arrived, and the other side still has an unused reserve team. Once it is put into use, the outcome of this battle will be determined by this. Decide.
Chen Chong knew that the Dongren's reserve force was expanded from the remaining tiger and leopard cavalry and tiger warriors, and was the last 10,000 cavalry troops placed in Cao Cao's main formation.
And Cao Cao also knew that the Westerners' reserve force consisted of nearly 10,000 cavalry troops led by Guan Yu. But when he observed the situation on the battlefield, he couldn't help but wonder: Where was this cavalry placed?
This doubt did not bother him for too long. Even though the Western Army was beating drums and rumbling, he could still clearly distinguish the sound of horns ordering the cavalry to march. It must be Guan Yu's order to march.
However, to his surprise, the sound of the horn did not come from Baishan Mountain to the west, nor from Cailiang Mountain to the north, but from the three streams in the southeast!
Although the Eastern Army maintained sufficient reserves, it did not deploy defenses in this direction at all.
