This world is not a world where Wushuang mows grass, so there is no real Wushuang mode.
The tactics Zhao Yun chooses now are actually the same as the way Guan Yu killed Yan Liang in Baima. They both used a small number of elite troops to break through the enemy's blockade and go directly towards the enemy's commander.
This method, under the interpretation of later generations, has its own term - riding alone into the formation.
Not everyone can afford this mode. Zhao Yun at his peak might be able to do it, but now Zhao Yun is already a veteran in his 70s. Zhao Yun himself is not sure whether he still has this ability.
Therefore, when Zhao Yun had a clear advantage and adopted this extremely risky strategy, let alone Wang Chang, even Cao Zhen almost didn't react.
After all, no matter who has 4,000 cavalry in hand, they will not choose such a risky strategy. If they use conventional tactics, charging back and forth and shooting on horseback, the cavalry will not suffer too much loss, and even 6,000 infantry can withstand it. It won't take too long.
Therefore, Zhao Yun led four thousand cavalry and carried out a breakthrough operation at the risk of a large number of cavalry attrition. When Wang Chang was completely unprepared, he directly broke through Wang Chang's defense line and charged towards Cao Zhen's central army.
But the price Zhao Yun paid for this was not small.
Four thousand cavalry attacked, but under the desperate obstruction of Wang Chang's army, only about 500 people followed Zhao Yun and broke out of the defense line set by Wang Chang.
As for the remaining cavalry, they are still fighting in Wang Chang's formation.
Of course, these cavalry will not be trapped by the infantry formation for too long. There is still a way to break out, but now, these cavalry can no longer help Zhao Yun.
The five hundred people Zhao Yun brought out were about to face a thousand guard soldiers from Cao Zhen's army.
Five hundred cavalry faced a thousand Chinese infantry guards. Now it was Cao Zhen's turn to feel uncomfortable.
No matter how you think about it, these thousand Chinese army guards are not completely sure that they can block the impact of five hundred cavalry. Cao Zhen really has no such confidence in his heart.
Cao Zhen also knew very well what impact it would have once his central army was defeated.
Therefore, in this situation, as soon as Cao Zhen gritted his teeth, we also fought hard.
Before Zhao Yun could reach his central army, Cao Zhen directly ordered the entire army to press forward. He took a thousand guards to join the attack on the Han army in front.
Once the two armies really fell into a melee, Cao Zhen didn't believe it. You, Zhao Yun, dared to lead the cavalry, and even your own soldiers rushed together.
Another one. At this time, Cao Zhen still did not give up looking for an opportunity for a decisive victory.
On the one hand, the Chinese army pressed forward to avoid the threat of Zhao Yun directly charging into the central army. On the other hand, Cao Zhen discovered that Zhang Xi had sent out all the guards around him in order to strengthen key defenses. In addition to the flag-bearing soldiers, Zhang Xi , probably guarded by less than ten infantry.
In this case, start a melee, look for opportunities to get closer to Zhang Xi's Chinese army, and then choose the opportunity to launch a surprise attack.
You, Zhao Yun, can choose to charge directly into the formation with the central army, but can’t I, Cao Zhen, choose to directly charge into the formation with the central army? !
Let's see if your coach has the ability to withstand my impact without Chinese military guards! ! !
Yes, Cao Zhen is planning to exchange the limit for one, and let's see who can successfully rush into the formation first.
Although this move was equally risky, it was indeed beyond Zhang Xi and Zhao Yun's expectations.
Zhao Yun led five hundred cavalry and began to charge into the formation, but unexpectedly discovered that the flag of the Wei army's commander had moved and began to move towards the battlefield of Zhang Xi's army.
Although Zhao Yun hesitated for a moment, now that the charging formation had been launched, Zhao Yun had no way out and could only follow.
However, as the Wei army's commander's flag moved forward, Cao Zhen took the initiative to join the frontal battlefield. The morale of the Wei army on the frontal battlefield suddenly rose sharply. In the blink of an eye, he broke through the key defenses of the Han army and directly divided the Han army into two sections.
The Han army immediately fell into chaos.
The rear army was better off, as Zhang Xi could still command directly. The front army could only rely on the command of the lieutenant general and the captain, and they fought on their own.
After Cao Zhen cut off the Han army, he did not stop on the spot, nor did he command his soldiers to divide and encircle the Han army. There was a ghost behind him, and he didn't know whether this melee could stop the opponent.
Of course, the most important thing is that Cao Zhen finally found the decisive opportunity - the Han army's front and rear troops were in panic, and the center army was empty. Cao Zhen could already see Zhang Xi who was busy gathering the rear troops to retreat.
If the central army did not take action at this time to break out, there would be no chance until Zhang Xi regrouped the rear infantry.
Therefore, Cao Zhen no longer cared about commanding the battlefield, and let it be a melee. He led the soldiers following him and began to launch an assault on Zhang Xi's Chinese army's main formation.
As Cao Zhen's coach's banner turned again, Zhao Yun and Zhang Xi immediately reacted. Especially Zhang Xi, seeing Cao Zhen leading his troops to charge towards him, if he still didn't understand what Cao Zhen was going to do, he would be dead. .
Zhang Xi subconsciously wanted to retreat, but there were less than ten people around him including the flag-carrying soldiers, so where could he retreat to? !
At this time, Zhao Yun was also desperately urging his war horses, leading five hundred cavalry to pursue Cao Zhen, trying to use the speed of the cavalry to catch up with Cao Zhen's charging troops and intercept them in advance.
But Cao Zhen would not give Zhao Yun this opportunity.
The thousand Chinese army guards following Cao Zhen had already intercepted the Han army and followed Cao Zhen's order to stay in place to block Zhao Yun's pursuit.
Yes, Cao Zhen knew that he couldn't stop him for too long, but as long as he could buy a certain amount of time to kill Zhang Xi with his cavalry escort, the entire battle would be completely decided.
Cao Zhen really felt that he had great hopes this time.
After all, he still has seventeen or eight escort cavalry with him. Facing Zhang Xi, there are only seven or eight infantry guards. If he loses again, he might as well just find a stone to hit him to death.
To take a step back, even if it was really only one-on-one in the end, how could Cao Zhen be able to defeat Zhang Yuanchang, who was so helpless? !
When he thought of this, Cao Zhen immediately rushed towards Zhang Xi's central army with great momentum.
When Zhang Xi faced Cao Zhen and charged into the battle, his face turned pale, and he clearly felt that his life was threatened.
This is probably the second time I have felt like this since I joined the army. The last time I went into battle was when I defended E city with 3,000 soldiers and faced Zhou Yu's strong attack.
But after all, Zhang Xi has been in the army for almost 20 years and has seen a lot of life and death on the battlefield. Zhang Xi is not at a loss to panic at this moment.
In addition, Zhang Xi has always cherished his life, so he has not considered the possibility of encountering such a thing.
So Zhang Xi took a deep breath and took out his life-saving weapon from the pocket hanging on his horse.
Two Zhuge Liannu, hand-made by Zhuge Liang, the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, limited to handheld version.
Speaking of Zhuge Liannu, in fact, it has already appeared.
Of course, Zhuge Liang called that thing the Yuanrong Crossbow, which was a large-scale continuous-shooting bed crossbow placed on the top of the city and used to defend the city.
It's just that in these years, the Han Dynasty has always been in an offensive position. Even in the harassment battle in Guanzhong, the Wei army rarely directly attacked the city, so there was almost no chance for Yuanrong's crossbow to show its power.
As for holding Yuanrong's crossbow, Zhuge Liang is still improving it. It is not easy to miniaturize large weapons.
Zhuge Liang's latest research result is to reduce the Yuanrong crossbow to the point where it requires two people to operate without affecting the overall performance. However, the price paid for this is that both the crossbow and the arrow require special characteristics, which cannot be directly measured yet. Produce.
As for the two Zhuge Liannu that Zhang Xi has on hand that can be operated by one person, they were actually specially made for Zhang Xi by Zhuge Liang in response to Zhang Xi's request.
As an individual weapon, Zhang Xi's two hand crossbows were completely unqualified in Zhuge Liang's opinion.
Not only do the crossbows and arrows also need to be specially made, but their range is only less than forty steps, which is not as good as ordinary crossbow arrows. The penetrating power of the arrows is slightly stronger, but the lethality is average, and it cannot be disabled unless it hits key parts.
The most terrible thing is that the accuracy of this thing is guaranteed when it fires a single shot. Once it fires continuously, the shooting accuracy is distributed in a ring, and it depends on where it hits.
If it weren't for Zhang Xi's repeated requests, Zhuge Liang wouldn't have wanted to get this thing for Zhang Xi, and it would be his people who would be lost.
But Zhang Xi thinks this thing is really good, just like an automatic firepower.
Although the range is a little closer and the lethality is a little less, the rate of fire is fast, and the loading is easy, and can be operated by one person. As for the shooting accuracy, come on, the range is only less than forty steps, if the opponent is a cavalry commander , it took about four or five breaths to hit the target. What’s the problem with shooting accuracy? !
For this reason, Zhang Xi and Zhuge Liang desperately asked for two of them as their last self-defense weapons.
Wouldn't it be useful now?
Facing Cao Zhen's charge, Zhang Xi took a deep breath, calmly loaded two Zhuge Liannu, then picked up one of them, pointed it at Cao Zhen, and carefully estimated the range.
The cavalry guards around Cao Zhen left him alone for the time being. Cao Zhen was the first target.
Zhang Xi still understands the principle of shooting men first and horses first, and catching thieves first.
In addition, Cao Zhen was riding alone into the battle. The infantry stayed in the center of the battlefield to block Zhao Yun's cavalry pursuit. There were only a dozen cavalry guards around him to protect such a good opportunity to snipe the enemy commander. If Zhang Xi missed it, then He really deserves to be killed.
Therefore, when Cao Zhen personally charged forward forty steps away, he saw Zhang Xi sitting motionless on his horse, holding a crossbow-like thing pointed at him.
Cao Zhen didn't want to hide. At a distance of forty steps, he couldn't hide even if he wanted to.
Moreover, with crossbows, at such a close distance, the only chance of shooting an arrow is to protect the vital parts, try hard to catch Zhang Xi's arrow, and then kill Zhang Xi.
Yes, Cao Zhen was prepared to trade his injuries for death, and continued to charge towards Zhang Xi. At the same time, he also raised the spear in his hand, making sure to kill Zhang Xi with one shot! ! !
I have practiced martial arts diligently for more than thirty years, but I still can't kill Zhang Xi, a civil servant? !
At this point, Cao Zhen was still full of confidence.
Then. As the distance between the two people got closer and closer, Cao Zhen suddenly discovered that it seemed that the position where Zhang Xi's crossbow arrow was aimed was a little bit lower.
(End of chapter)
