Chapter 577: Entanglement in the Field
It is said that the five thousand cavalry led by Xu Huang met the five thousand cavalry led by Zhao Yun in the suburbs of Hefei. Xu Huang's cavalry attacked along the avenue, like a long snake, but Zhao Yun's cavalry spread out its wings, like wild goose wings, and pecked the long snake in all directions.
Seeing the heavy losses along the way, Xu Huang couldn't help but be anxious. Seeing that the torrent of his cavalry could not break through Zhao Yun's silver spear and white horse, he couldn't help but jump up on his horse, hold up the white tiger and cut Huashan with all its strength, and bombard Zhao Yun head-on.
This ax used all the strength of Xu Huang's life, coupled with the weight of the white tiger's broken giant ax, plus the weight of Xu Huang and the horse he was sitting on, it was like a mountain toppling and rocks collapsing, fiercely bombarding the steel gun in Zhao Yun's hand.
In the virtual shadow with Zhao Yun as the center, there were originally hundreds of pheasants flying together and phoenixes singing in harmony. Suddenly, they encountered the thunder of a giant axe. The birds immediately flew away. The hundreds of birds pointed at the phoenix. The body of the spear suddenly became bright, and a thick little white dragon suddenly appeared. , colliding with Xu Huang's giant ax. All the sergeants heard only a loud bang in their ears. In an instant, the nearby sergeants' eyes were filled with dots of stars, but their ears were buzzing. Some of those who were not strong-willed enough had already given up and threw away their weapons, covering their ears in a daze. .
After a long time, the dust in the sky finally slowly fell, and Cao Jun saw clearly that General Xu Huang had fallen under his horse and was lying unconscious on the ground. They quickly stepped forward to help him up, pinched Renzhong and scratched his chest. Xu Huang finally Wake up faintly. As soon as he opened his eyes and saw Zhao Yun not far away, he still seemed to be standing there in a calm and calm manner. Xu Huang immediately remembered the little white dragon just before the huge impact, which was like a messenger from hell. Withdraw your troops immediately!”
Cao Jun quickly turned his front army into a rear army and retreated, still showing excellent qualities. Zhao Yun hesitated for a moment, but did not give the order to pursue. He gently lifted the reins, and the white dragon horse finally pulled its four hooves out of the deep pit. It turned out that although Xu Huang's ax failed to hurt Zhao Yun at all, the huge force still caused the white dragon horse's hooves to sink deeply into the soft soil. The force of this blow was no less than five thousand kilograms. Fortunately, most of the huge force has been bounced back by the little white dragon, and a lot of it has been removed using techniques. The remaining power is transmitted to the horse, and the white dragon horse of Shenjun will not be injured.
Zhao Yun saw that although Xu Huang's army was dead and wounded, it retreated without chaos. He expected that the enemy army would not be without backup. Besides, there were hundreds of thousands of troops behind Cao's army. Who knew if there was an ambush? He cannot win a decisive victory in a field battle, nor can he take risks and advance. He still needs to retreat to the fortified city to defend and save precious soldiers.
The first contact battle ended with Zhao Yun's decisive victory. Although the injured Xu Huang failed to reach Hefei City defense, it was confirmed that Zhao Yun's troops were under Hefei City, which basically confirmed the fact that Qinglong's strong army unexpectedly attacked Hefei. It can be considered as something gained. Xu Huang did not bother to examine his internal injuries, and ordered him to retreat thirty miles to camp and rest. He built a bridgehead on the side of the tributary of Nanfei River to counterattack Hefei, and controlled a wooden bridge that was the only way to pass. At the same time, the messengers had dispersed and once again sent the troops, including the Lord of Jiangxia, to Hefei City to confirm the news of the attack.
The news spread quickly, causing the first wave of panic. Cao Ren, Cao Hong, and Le Jin's troops immediately began a crazy attack on Lujiang City. Yu Jin's troops began to seize a large number of fishing boats in Chao Lake. Although Wang Ping's troops stayed put, they tried their best to protect their rations. It is the only basis for the entire army. It must be distributed fairly and in accordance with order, and must not be robbed by your own troops.
It can be said that panic caused directional differences among the five Cao armies. The troops led by Cao Hong, Cao Ren, and Le Jin naturally believed that they should attack Lujiang, while Yu Jin, Xu Huang, and Wang Ping believed that they should counterattack Hefei and stabilize the grain road in the rear. Fang is fundamental. Regardless of whether it is an attack on Lujiang or a counterattack on Hefei, as long as there is success all the way, the problem can actually be solved. However, the biggest problem is that it is difficult to complete the task in the short term to capture Lujiang guarded by Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang, or to capture Zhao Yun's newly acquired Hefei.
The several field troops arranged by Zhou Yu, led by several Jiangdong generals, took advantage of their familiarity with the terrain and the speed of the light cavalry to tangle around the siege troops of Cao Ren, Cao Hong and Le Jin like flies, often taking turns to attack the city. The troops were attacked by cavalry and were not even allowed to rest peacefully. The soldiers couldn't sleep well, were forced to attack the city continuously, and were worried about tomorrow's food and grass. Their morale dropped like a bottomless pit.
On the north tower of Lujiang River, the flames of war and gunpowder had not yet dissipated. They had just experienced another round of strong attacks by Cao Jun. Under the tower, there were piles of burnt corpses of Cao Jun. The stench of corpses filled the fields, and smoke and dust filled the sky. Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang stood on the top of the city together, looking at the dense crowd of people bringing defense materials to the city. Their eyes extended beyond the gunpowder smoke in the distance. Cao Jun's war drums sounded again. This should be the rotation of Cao Hong's troops to attack. city.
This sleepless siege had lasted for a whole day and night. Although the defenders were extremely tired, the siege party had suffered heavy losses. Zhuge Liang pointed his feather fan forward and said: "Gong Jin, Cao's army has run out of food and grass. This offensive is not as good as one round."
Zhou Yu squinted his beautiful eyes, covering his blood-red pupils. He had been awake all day and night, but his energy was still as strong as ever. After listening to Zhuge Liang's words, he smiled and said: "Kong Ming! Do you know how happy I am to be able to guide the country with Kong Ming now that the Lujiang River was not lost in the bloody battle, and Hefei was lost and recovered?"
Zhuge Liang returned his feather fan to his chest and shook it slightly. The three locks of black beard he had just grown floated slightly, adding a sense of immortality, but he just smiled and said nothing. Sure enough, Zhou Yu saw that Zhuge Liang was silent and continued: "I heard that Kong Ming's two sisters are both naturally beautiful and intelligent. I, the Jiankang clan, from Wu Guotai to Sun Xiaomei, all love them very much. If Kong Ming doesn't object, then Let them stay in Jiankang forever! I will let the lord choose a husband for them, and they will have a lifetime of happiness, which also symbolizes the eternal alliance between our Jiangdong Army and the Qinglong Army. I wonder what Kong Ming wants?"
Zhuge Liang couldn't help but laugh out loud, which destroyed the fairy spirit, and responded: "The smoke has not cleared, Gong Jin is already seeking a lifetime of happiness for my two sisters, and Kong Ming is really grateful. Unfortunately, when it comes to choosing a husband, My two sisters have always admired General Bo Fu and Governor Gong Jin. If they are asked to marry Bo Fu and Gong Jin, I am afraid that even if I object, it will be ineffective."
Zhou Yu didn't expect to talk about himself, and couldn't help but said with embarrassment: "Kong Ming is joking! Ruoxue and Mengxue are both national beauties in the world, and no man would have the heart to shake his head and refuse. Unfortunately, Bo Fu and I have already made an appointment to marry Qiao Guolao's two sons. As a daughter, she will get married at a later date after the war, so she will have no choice but to be with your two sisters."
Zhuge Liang smiled and nodded, pointed his feather fan to the sky again and said: "So Bo Fu and Gong Jin have such a good appointment! I really feel pity for the sisters Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao. No wonder my beautiful mistresses all praise them. Keep talking! When the war is over, I will personally take Bo Fu and Gong Jin to Xiangyang to marry Er Qiao!"
Zhuge Liang held a feather fan in his hand and pointed in the direction of Xiangyang. Zhou Yu's face was so gloomy that it was almost dripping with water. Er Xue and Er Qiao were really evenly matched in terms of hostages. He didn't expect that because of his busy military affairs, he neglected to protect Er Qiao. Zhuge Liang actually secretly kidnapped Er Qiao and took him to Xiangyang. Naturally, he was not afraid that Zhou Yu and Lu Meng would put Er Xue under house arrest as a hostage. The Jiangdong Army could not hope to take advantage of the hostage.
Zhou Yu's eyes had narrowed to a slit, and he pointed at the city and said angrily: "Look! Another wave of Cao Jun's offensive is coming! This time it's your turn to go to the top of the city and throw wood down! Kong Ming, hurry up and organize it." "But in his heart, he gritted his teeth and cursed: "Sooner or later I will kill this stupid pig Lu Meng!"
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
