The appearance of Ma Chao caused a huge reversal in the situation on the entire Jieting battlefield.
Zhang He, who originally wanted to use his numerical advantage to regain the initiative on the battlefield after repelling Zhang Fei, immediately gave up his unrealistic fantasy when he saw Ma Chao leading the Qiang and Hu Yi cavalry.
Jieting is not a small mountain. The terrain here is enough to support the charge of the cavalry. It is impossible to rely on the terrain to defeat the cavalry with infantry.
Therefore, Zhang He immediately made a decision and gathered his soldiers as much as possible to form a circular formation to block the cavalry attack.
But even so, Zhang He also knew that he was only trapped for a while. As the cavalry charged back and forth, his infantry would only suffer heavy losses as time passed.
This time, it was Zhang He who was facing a desperate situation.
Zhang Xi breathed a sigh of relief and led the more than 3,000 soldiers who had finally escaped to temporarily retreat to the edge of the battlefield to rest, leaving the main battlefield to Ma Chao and Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei and Ma Chao, one thinking about avenging their shame and the other thinking about making achievements, had no intention of letting Zhang He go. The infantry and cavalry alternately attacked Zhang He's temporarily organized defense line.
Just when Zhang He was desperate, another burst of smoke and dust suddenly rose from the northeast, leaving several generals on the battlefield confused.
But soon, as another cavalry unit broke into the battlefield, the situation on the battlefield changed subtly again.
Fei Yao, the general of Cao's army in the northeast, finally led more than 3,000 cavalry to join Zhang He at this critical moment after finally burning all the antlers of the defense line.
With the entry of three thousand Cao Wei's cavalry led by Fei Yao, the situation on the battlefield was broken again.
Zhang He was overjoyed and felt like he had escaped. With Fei Yao's cavalry to contain Ma Chao's Qiang and Hu Yi Cong, Zhang He could still lead his infantry to confront Zhang Fei head-on, and there would be no chance of victory.
Although after Zhang Fei's interference and Ma Chao's charge, Zhang He's infantry suffered heavy losses, there are still nearly 10,000 soldiers gathered around Zhang He, and the formation has not collapsed, so it is not without the strength to fight.
Zhang Fei and Ma Chao did not need to communicate at all. As Fei Yao's cavalry entered, Ma Chao immediately assigned a cavalry unit to Pang De and asked Pang De to lead the troops to stop Fei Yao while he continued. Cruise around the battlefield and cooperate with Zhang Fei to continue to besiege Zhang He.
To be honest, Ma Chao is actually a little overconfident with this arrangement.
Fei Yao led Cao Wei's central elite cavalry.
On a small scale, this is Cao Wei's carefully trained and best-equipped cavalry unit. On a larger scale, these cavalry were formerly the famous Tiger and Leopard Cavalry before they expanded their army.
Although the combat power after the expansion of the army can no longer be compared with the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry commanded by Cao Chun, it is still much stronger than the garbage Qiang and Hu Yicong Cavalry.
Ma Chao only detached a team of Qiang and Hu cavalry to intercept, obviously underestimating the combat power of Cao Wei's central cavalry.
You must know that even in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, only one Han Dynasty could defeat the Wuhu. The three thousand central elite cavalry and the 20,000 Qiang and Hu Yi followers could not stop them at all.
However, Ma Chao only gave Pound five thousand Qiang and Hu Yi, so Fei Yao was very confident that he could rely on the elite cavalry in his hands to completely defeat the unknown generals on the opposite side, as well as the miscellaneous Hu cavalry under his command.
One thing to say is that Fei Yao is not an incompetent person. Although he underestimates the enemy, his judgment is based on the consensus of this era and cannot be said to be wrong.
His only problem was probably that he misjudged the enemy general. Pound was not an unknown general, this was General White Horse.
Cavalry combat is a relatively special combat unit. Especially in this situation of fighting each other, Fei Yao cannot always squat behind and command.
The cavalry battles these days are all about the collision of iron and blood. Not only do cavalry kill the enemy, but at certain necessary moments, the leading general also has to go into battle with his saber. This gives Pang De and Fei Yao the opportunity to talk directly. Chance.
Then. There will be no more.
Fei Yao faced Pound. It was just a mistake. Fei Yao felt that the world in front of him was suddenly spinning. The scenery in front of him, from the sky to the earth, appeared in front of him in turn like a revolving lantern. After that, he would not There is no consciousness anymore.
During a cavalry charge, Pang De's formation beheaded Fei Yao, leaving Cao's cavalrymen without a command, causing chaos.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Pang De immediately led the Qiang and Hu Yi to charge and kill. Cao's cavalry had no one to command, fell into chaos, and retreated one after another.
That is to say, Zhang He gave the order in time, so that the retreating cavalry could quickly move closer to him, otherwise the cavalry, which had finally brought hope to Zhang He, would be completely annihilated.
But even so, the current battle situation can only be said to give Zhang He room to protect himself, but it is still very unfavorable to Zhang He.
Really, Zhang He didn't expect that God gave him hope, but half of it was shattered so quickly. Fei Yao, an idiot, why didn't he command the cavalry well and rush into battle? !
It's better now. What was originally a situation where you can turn over if you fight well, and you can escape unscathed even if you don't fight well, has once again become a situation where you are passively being beaten.
The greatest good thing that Fei Yao did was probably sending more than a thousand cavalry to Zhang He, so that Zhang He would not be passively beaten all the time.
Zhang He was angry and anxious, and the great situation was ruined. Zhang He originally wanted to lead his infantry to counterattack Zhang Fei, but now that he was fine, he could only change the offensive formation he had just adjusted back to the defensive formation and continue to hold on.
Having missed such a good chance to make a comeback, Zhang He no longer dared to think about whether he would encounter another miracle and escape from the street pavilion.
But just when Zhang He was extremely anxious and thinking hard about how to escape, a miracle really happened.
Guo Huai led his remaining 3,000 Liangzhou cavalry and galloped to the rescue, arriving at the battlefield at the most critical moment.
Guo Huai's arrival was entirely due to Guo Huai's own judgment and choice, and it was this choice that saved Zhang He's life at the most critical moment.
As early as three days ago, Guo Huai discovered that Zhang Fei's camp opposite him was eerily quiet.
Although Zhang Fei's flag can still be seen, and many Liu Bei soldiers can be seen going out to chop wood and make fires for cooking, the entire military camp is not as quiet as the seven or eight thousand people stationed inside.
Guo Huai was suspicious and worried about Zhang Fei's conspiracy, so he personally led his troops and launched a tentative attack on Zhang Fei's camp.
Then Guo Huai realized that something was wrong.
It was just a tentative attack, so Guo Huai did not attack with all his strength. He only sent more than 3,000 soldiers to pretend to attack the camp.
But in the face of these more than 3,000 soldiers, Zhang Fei's response was to rely on the defense of the camp and use bows and arrows to repel the enemy. This was wrong, very wrong.
Guo Huai already knew what kind of general Zhang Fei was.
Even if there are insufficient troops in the army, with Zhang Fei's character and temper, he will never choose this purely defensive method of being passively beaten. Faced with an attack of 3,000 people, Zhang Fei will send some soldiers from high to low, and he may even do it himself. The one who leads the troops and goes out of the camp to kill the enemy and retreat the troops.
Zhang Fei's military style was obviously inconsistent with the fighting style of the camp defender in front of him.
After noticing something strange, Guo Huai made a judgment - Zhang Fei was probably not in this military camp.
After realizing that Zhang Fei might not be in the camp, Guo Huai's first reaction was not to storm the camp and open the passage from Shanggui to Tianshui County, but to seriously think about where Zhang Fei went? !
Zhang Fei's character, temperament and status made it impossible for this famous general in Shu to flee from battle. If he was not in the military camp, he must have led the troops to fight.
So, the entire Longshan area is a place where there is a chance of fighting. Guo Huai was shocked and immediately understood Zhang Fei's purpose.
Zhang Fei went to sneak attack Zhang He who was besieging the street pavilion.
After coming to this conclusion, there are two roads before Guo Huai.
One way, defeat Zhang Fei's camp in front of them, march westward into Tianshui County, threatening the retreat of the main force of Liu Bei Group.
By doing this, he can wash away the shame of his defeat in Ji County and the loss of the entire Liangzhou Army. Even if he is lucky and can burn the food and grass of the main force of Liu Bei Group, he can also achieve extraordinary achievements.
But the disadvantage of this is that it puts Zhang He in a situation where he may be destroyed at any time, and if his attack fails, it may cause the entire Longshan to fall and he will be cut off from his retreat.
The other option is to quickly rescue Zhang He and cooperate with Zhang He to attack Zhang Fei in front and back. At the worst, he has to take Zhang He out and trap Shanggui together, and continue to wait for the arrival of Cao Pi's reinforcements.
The advantage of doing this is that there will not be too much risk. Rescue Zhang He is not without a chance to defeat the enemy. Even to say the least, it cannot help Zhang He defeat the enemy. After rescuing Zhang He, he can continue to hold on to Shanggui and provide reinforcements to the rear. Provide a fulcrum to rescue Longxi.
The disadvantage is that even if Zhang He is rescued and Shanggui is defended, it is just a matter of loyalty and no merit.
After some simple thinking, Guo Huai made his own decision - regardless of Zhang Fei's camp in front of him, leaving 10,000 people to defend Shanggui, and leading the remaining 3,000 cavalry to quickly rescue Zhang He.
Although the first choice has the possibility of meritorious service, the consequences are so serious that I simply cannot bear it.
Moreover, a veteran like Zhang He must not ignore death, otherwise even if he has made great achievements, Guo Huai will not be able to reap the benefits after returning.
It is better to choose the second, more secure method. Although this method is ineffective, it is the most beneficial to the entire Yongliang war situation.
Guo Huai has never been the kind of mediocre general who doesn't understand the overall situation and only looks at what's in front of him.
It was Guo Huai's timely appearance that gave Zhang He a chance to breathe, and also gave Zhang He the opportunity to calmly arrange and cooperate with Guo Huai to break through the double encirclement of Zhang Fei and Ma Chao.
The two sides started a fierce battle on the Jieting battlefield.
The cavalry and cavalry attacked each other, and the infantry and infantry strangled each other. The entire street pavilion was fighting from beginning to end. Even Zhang Xi, who finally withdrew from the battlefield, led his troops back to the battlefield. Cao and Liu were completely defeated in the street pavilion. strangulated together.
They fought from dawn to dusk. In the end, both sides paid a heavy price in casualties, but in the end no one could do anything to defeat the other.
As night fell, Zhang He joined Guo Huai and set up camp.
Zhang Fei also joined Zhang Xi, Ma Chao and others, and temporarily retreated to Jieting City, which had no walls to speak of.
A great war has come to an end for the time being.
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