The incident of the Fengming Mountain household registration group being wiped out did not happen in this time and space. After all, Han De in this time and space was not as arrogant as in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", and he would not bring his family with him when he went into battle.
However, the consequences of Han De's death and the defeat of the Wei cavalry regiment were even more serious than the destruction of the Hukou regiment.
The Han De family was the only unlucky person in the incident where the household registration regiment was wiped out. Now that the cavalry was defeated, the infantry following the cavalry was in danger.
Dai Ling was really anxious to scold this idiot Hande. He didn't bring people to encircle and suppress Zhao Yun, but he brought this man to die with him.
At this time, the infantry led by Dai Ling were only about 300 steps away from the scene of the cavalry rout. At this distance, for a cavalry charge, it really didn't take much time to reach them directly in front of them.
As for the consequences of infantry encountering a cavalry attack in the wilderness, Dai Ling knew what it would be like without having to think about it.
Therefore, Dai Ling directly ordered the entire army to stop marching and form a defensive formation on the spot. The pikemen rushed forward to prepare for the cavalry attack.
There was no way. Dai Ling knew very well that he could not retreat at this time. Once he retreated, the cavalry would follow and chase him. I am afraid that none of the infantry he led would be able to return.
Therefore, it is necessary to set up defenses on the spot to withstand the first few attacks of the cavalry, then exchange casualties for casualties, and persist until General Cao Zhen sends troops to rescue him, so that there is a possibility of survival.
There is a saying that Dai Ling's command level is much higher than that of Han De. There is no problem with his response. It is the most correct approach that should be taken when ordinary infantry and cavalry encounter each other.
But Zhao Yun's command level is much higher than Dai Ling's.
Zhao Yunke has never forgotten what his real purpose in this battle is - to find an opportunity to attack the weak points of the Wei army and open the passage to Tongguan.
Therefore, Zhao Yun paid no attention to Dai Ling's 10,000 infantry troops and directly bypassed the defensive army and charged directly in the direction of Wang Chang's troops who were attacking Tongguan.
That position is close to Zhang Xi's camp. As long as a gap is opened there, Zhang Xi will lead the troops to follow and enter Tongguan. The next step is to attack or defend. The initiative lies in the hands of the big man.
When Zhao Yun made such a detour, Dai Ling was really stunned for a moment. He was mentally prepared to lose nearly half of his entire army, but the other party actually ignored him and went around to kill him? !
Um? ! Killed? !
Although Dai Ling didn't understand what Zhao Yun was going to do, Zhao Yun was heading in the direction of Wang Chang's army that was attacking Tongguan, and the most terrible thing was that it was not far from General Cao Zhen's Chinese army camp.
If the enemy army were to attack General Cao Zhen's Chinese army camp directly, the trouble would be huge.
When he thought of this, Dai Ling immediately led the reinforcements. Although he knew that the infantry could not outrun the cavalry, fortunately the battlefield was so large. As long as the general's Chinese army camp could block it for about two quarters of an hour, Dai Ling could still Leading the troops back to their positions.
For the rest, Dai Ling can only pray that Wang Chang's reaction can be a little more timely, that he can detect the attack of the Shu thieves cavalry in time, prepare for his own defense, and prepare to reinforce the general in time. Anyway, Dai Ling at this time is Nothing can be done.
As for Wang Chang, in fact, when Wang Chang organized his army to attack the city, he had been paying attention to the battle situation behind him.
There was no way. Wang Chang always felt that it was definitely not that simple for the Shu thieves' cavalry to appear behind the flanks. That Zhang Yuanchang was the best at hiding things from others, so he might have some conspiracy.
Therefore, when attacking Tongguan, Wang Chang always kept a reserve of 5,000 people in his hand just in case.
But when the cavalry on the flanks was blocked and Zhang Xi was forced to send troops, and the main force of Cao Zhen's army was blocked in a head-on assault, Wang Chang finally gave up most of his worries.
But I still don’t dare to be completely reassured.
Although, judging from the situation, the Shu thieves have already mobilized all their troops, and there cannot be any backup plan, Wang Chang was chased by Zhang Xi all the way from Changling to Tongguan. The psychological shadow of being chased was a bit big, and he never dared to be careless. , so it is better to send people to keep an eye on the battle situation behind them to prevent accidents.
Then Wang Chang discovered that the Shu bandit cavalry actually broke through the joint interception of Han De and Dai Ling and came in the direction behind him.
You know the Shu thieves' offensive is not that simple! ! !
When Wang Chang saw the sudden change in the battlefield situation, he immediately reacted and released his reserve team to urgently support the joint between him and General Cao Zhen's Chinese army camp to strengthen the defense there to prevent the Shu thieves' cavalry from attacking. Breakdown also buys time for yourself to respond.
At the same time, Wang Chang immediately ordered the soldiers who were attacking Tongguan to withdraw their troops, reorganize their troops, and begin to respond with all their strength to the cavalry threat from the rear.
As for whether the Tongguan defenders would take the initiative to attack at this time. This is a bit overthinking. Wang Chang knew the current situation of the Tongguan defenders. It would be good if they could hold the city head, but there would be no spare power to go out and kill the enemy.
Thanks to the 5,000-man reserve force left by Wang Chang, they arrived at the junction of the battlefield in time and temporarily established a defensive front. This not only bought Wang Chang time to withdraw his troops and return to the army, but also gave Cao Zhen time to adjust his response.
Originally, Cao Zhen fought well, relying on the superiority of the imperial guards in his hands to steadily suppress Zhang Xi. If he continues to fight like this, Zhang Xi will definitely gain nothing except wasting his troops.
But who knew that such a cavalry would suddenly appear from his flank.
Cao Zhen was determined to kill Dai Ling and Han De on the spot to vent his anger! ! !
Why, there are so many of you, but you can't stop a cavalry of 5,000 people? !
What a waste! ! !
At this time, Cao Zhen, of course, requested a change and mobilized troops to flank the cavalry threat, but Zhang Xi, who also noticed the changes on the battlefield, could let this opportunity pass? !
Zhang Xi, who originally planned to withdraw his troops, saw the opportunity coming and immediately gave up the idea of withdrawing his troops. Instead, he ordered the entire army to adjust the direction of attack and launch a strong attack on the flanks of Cao Zhen's army.
On the one hand, it can predict the direction of Cao Zhen's troop movements in advance and strike in advance. On the other hand, it can also coordinate the intrusion of Zhao Yun's cavalry, contain Cao Zhen's defensive forces, and create opportunities for the cavalry to attack Cao Zhen's central army.
As long as they cooperate well and the cavalry led by Zhao Yun assault Cao Zhen's central camp and even kill Cao Zhen, then there is no need to consider the issue of reinforcements at Tongguan. This battle is already won.
But no one knew what was going on. Five thousand soldiers suddenly appeared, and the timing was very coincidental. They appeared on Cao Zhen's flank, blocking the path of Zhao Yun's cavalry for a while and allowing Zhang Xi to adjust in advance. Lost its effect.
This cannot be blamed on Zhao Yun. The cavalry led by Zhao Yun is no longer a heavy cavalry corps. In order to pursue speed, the heavy cavalry changed their armor and combat equipment and transferred to light cavalry. Not only their assault capabilities were greatly weakened, but their own protection was also reduced. A lot.
In addition, in the previous confrontation with the Wei army's light cavalry, they took advantage of the fact that the enemy's general was killed and had no one to command. They defeated the Wei army's light cavalry, but it was impossible for them to be unscathed.
Therefore, when faced with the sudden appearance of a defensive formation of 5,000 infantry, it was normal for Zhao Yun's cavalry to be unable to penetrate the infantry defense line and join Zhang Xi's infantry.
But, this is not a difficult thing.
The infantry can block a single impact of the cavalry, but it certainly cannot stop the cavalry's continuous mounted shooting and assault. It just takes a little time, but Zhao Yun is still confident that he can break through the interception of these infantry.
When the time comes, whether it is to attack Cao Zhen's central army or to open a passage to Tongguan, Zhao Yun is sure to be able to do it.
Regarding this, not only Wang Chang knew it, but Zhang Xi knew it, and Cao Zhen also knew it very well.
He knew very well that the infantry on the flanks could not stop him for long, and at this time, Cao Zhen also had two options.
One is to gather the troops, block Zhang Xi's attack, and at the same time start to retreat to join Wang Chang's army, using the strength of Wang Chang's army to make up for the defense gap on their flanks.
The other is to ignore the threat of cavalry on the flanks and believe that Wang Chang will lead troops to help immediately, defeat Zhang Xi's attacking troops in the front, and then besiege the cavalry troops on the flanks.
On the battlefield, among the lightning and flint, there was not so much time for Cao Zhen to think about it.
When Cao Zhen discovered that Zhang Xi had actively strengthened his attack and deployed troops to attack his flanks in advance, Cao Zhen gritted his teeth and decided to change the formation of the entire army. attack.
Yes, Cao Zhen chose the second option and chose to believe that Wang Chang could rescue him in time.
As for himself, he had to take advantage of Zhang Xi's advance adjustment of troop deployment, which caused the frontal defense to be somewhat empty, and face Zhang Xi to decide the outcome.
(End of chapter)
