Ma Chao marveled at the tenacity of Zhou Yu's army. He was frightened in his heart, but he mustered up his fighting spirit and continued to attack fiercely with his gun. He attacked continuously, and when he couldn't break through, he approached Xiahou Dun's direction and said loudly: "Father-in-law, the situation is not good, do you still fight?"
"Fight, keep fighting."
Xiahou Dun gritted his teeth and answered.
He didn't give up. The situation was now at a stalemate. It was just that he couldn't break Zhou Yu's defense. It wasn't that he was defeated. Fighting on the battlefield is never accomplished overnight, and it is not immediately possible to distinguish the superior from the inferior.
Under Xiahou Dun's violent attack, the defense line of the spear formation was broken, closed again, and then broke open again, falling into a continuous cycle.
Xiahou Dun was dragged down, and so was Ma Chao.
The two of them were very strong and were not affected by the spear formation. However, a large number of cavalry attacks were blocked together. They lost their flexibility and could not disperse their attacks. They became targets and were constantly shot by the archers from behind.
The tight spear formation was like a sickle, harvesting the lives of the cavalry and resisting the attack of a large number of Qin infantry.
Just fighting for a long time caused a lot of wear and tear on the spear array. As time went by, under the fierce attacks of Xiahou Dun and Ma Chao, and under the fierce attacks of Qin soldiers one after another, the defense line of the spear formation gradually fell into fatigue.
After all, there are not enough troops.
Zhou Yuren was behind, staring calmly without any panic.
This battle was planned by Zhou Yu for a long time, and every step was planned by Zhou Yu.
"Great Governor, the last general is calling for battle."
Zhou Taihu was stunned and couldn't wait to ask for a fight. He looked at the fighting battlefield with fiery eyes. Following Zhou Yu in these years, although he also conquered here and there, he conquered only thieves and bandits, without any achievements.
Now, there is a large-scale fighting and fighting.
Zhou Yu heard what Zhou Tai said and said in a cold voice: "According to the information obtained, Xiahou Dun has Ma Chao beside him. Compared with Xu Chu, this person's strength is only slightly inferior. You are no match for Ma Chao. You go and fight. It’s asking for death.”
Zhou Tai's cheeks twitched, his eyes were helpless, and he said sarcastically: "Grand Governor, there is no need to be so direct."
Zhou Yu asked: "Do you want to die?"
Zhou Tai was immediately speechless.
Zhou Yu on the battlefield was completely different from Zhou Yu on ordinary days. In private, Zhou Yu could joke, be tolerant, talk dirty to military commanders, and chat with literati. He was an excellent governor.
Once in the military camp, especially on the battlefield, Zhou Yu completely changed and became completely inhumane.
Zhou Yu glanced at Zhou Tai and said in a deep voice: "Youping, your role is not to start a fight, let alone kill Xiahou Dun. Your role is to wait until the battle situation reaches a stalemate and lead troops to defeat Xiahou Dun's army."
"Here!"
Zhou Tai answered with clasped fists.
Li Tong also followed Zhou Yu. He quickly said: "Captain Governor, we have been fighting so far. The spear formation has suffered a lot of losses and is constantly being consumed. At present, the defense of the spear formation is constantly being broken down, and it is becoming more and more difficult to defend."
Zhou Yu stared at the battlefield and said calmly: "We can hold on for a while, wait a little longer."
Li Tong said no more.
After more than a quarter of an hour, the defense line of the spear formation was already in danger. Xiahou Dun and Ma Chao had already spent countless soldiers' lives to break through the spear formation.
Zhou Yu said decisively: "Zhou Tai."
"The general is here!"
Zhou Tai answered with clasped fists.
Zhou Yu ordered: "You lead 1,500 cavalry, cut in from the left wing of the battlefield, and attack Xiahou Dun's army."
"As you command!"
Zhou Tai answered with clasped fists.
Zhou Yu said again: "Li Tong!"
"The general is here!"
Li Tong also answered loudly,
Zhou Yu ordered: "You lead 1,500 cavalry, cut in from the right wing of the battlefield, and break down the opponent's defense line."
"Here!"
Li Tong answered with clasped fists.
Zhou Yu waved his hand, and Zhou Tai and Li Tong quickly led the cavalry to fight. Today's Wu State does not lack horses or cavalry like it did in the past. When Lu Xuan was based in Lujiang County, three hundred war horses were an incredible number.
Lu Xuan captured Youzhou, controlled the Liaodong area, and sent back a steady stream of war horses. Up to now, all areas in Luxuan Prefecture are equipped with large numbers of cavalry, and their combat effectiveness is very strong.
Boom!
The cavalry seemed like two torrents, rushing towards Xiahou Dun's left and right wings.
The cavalry was fast, and after spreading out, they followed the two wings of Xiahou Dun's army to cover them up. At this time, Xiahou Dun's army lost the vigor of its initial attack after continuous fighting. The key was that it did not have enough defense.
There was no spear formation, and there was no cavalry to block the attack. After the fight, the scattered soldiers were immediately covered up by the cavalry.
Xiahou Dun's defenses on both wings were instantly broken.
Xiahou Dun was fighting, and when he saw Zhou Yu dispatching troops to kill, he felt nervous and even more angry.
Just a little bit closer!
In just a little more time, he would break through Zhou Yu's defense.
As long as Zhou Yu had time to mobilize his army to encircle him, and had not yet mobilized his cavalry to cover up the killing, as long as Zhou Yu was a little more arrogant, Xiahou Dun would have had the opportunity to rush over and head towards the direction of Zhou Yu's commander's flag to capture the thieves and capture the king.
Now, the situation has collapsed.
"Kill, kill!!"
Suddenly, there was another loud shout.
Xiahou Dun looked up and saw that Zhou Yu had given the order again to dispatch the Wu infantry who had not participated in the battle to join the battle, and large numbers of Wu troops came to kill him.
Everyone, the offensive is fierce.
Zhou Yu had launched an all-round attack, killing Xiahou Dun and retreating steadily.
Ma Chao was even more anxious and said loudly: "Father-in-law, we can't stop it anymore. Withdraw our troops. We will retreat at full speed to Chen County."
Xiahou Dun tightened his grip on the big gun, with a look of pain on his face.
After staying at the border of Chen County for such a long time, there has been no movement. Zhou Yu came suddenly, bringing the bad news that Cao Cao was trapped, and the news that Tai Shi Ci and Gao Shun had rushed in, forcing him to fight.
Now, a complete rout.
"Withdraw troops!"
Xiahou Dun felt helpless and gave the order to retreat.
He turned his horses to retreat, and joined forces with Ma Chao to break through and retreat. No one could stop them, and they quickly left the battlefield. Even if the Wu army's cavalry came to attack, they could not stop them.
A large number of Qin soldiers retreated quickly.
The situation on the battlefield changed instantly, which was completely unfavorable to Xiahou Dun's side.
When Xiahou Dun and Ma Chao were retreating, Xia Houchong in the camp saw his father and brother-in-law retreating, and decisively led his people to greet them. A thousand cavalry troops came out to cut into the battlefield, blocking the pursuers from behind, and delaying the retreat of Xiahou Dun and Ma Chao. enemy.
Zhou Yu looked calm when he saw Xiahou Chong blocking the attack. Gujing Bubo ordered: "Cover with all your strength and completely defeat Xiahou Dun's army."
Zhou Tai and Li Tong led the cavalry to cover up the enemy.
A large number of Wu troops attacked.
Zhou Yu still sat in the rear, leading the troops in the rear to advance unhurriedly, collecting the surrendered enemy soldiers and killing those who resisted. When the war reaches the stage of cover-up, it becomes easier. All you need to do is act recklessly and just kill.
Zhou Yu led his soldiers to kill for most of an hour. When there were no enemies in front, he withdrew his troops and returned to Xiahou Dun's camp.
After another hour, Li Tong and Zhou Tai came back.
The two of them escorted many surrendered prisoners back, and Zhou Tai left his choice and went to rest, regardless of what happened next.
However, Li Tong is different.
Li Tong was the person who assisted Zhou Yu. He ignored his tired body and immediately devoted himself to counting the casualties and prisoners. He was busy until dark before he took stock of everything.
Li Tong came to Zhou Yu's Chinese army tent and said respectfully: "Captain, we have killed more than 6,800 enemy soldiers and captured more than 3,600 people. Many Qin soldiers fled. . Xiahou Dun left a cavalry to support him, so he fled in a large area, but fortunately he was able to cover up many of them."
Zhou Yu smiled softly, nodded and said: "Although no one battle was fully successful, this battle completely defeated Xiahou Dun's main force. Even if Xiahou Dun escaped with some soldiers, he still did not have much strength."
Li Tong lamented: "It's a pity that Xiahou Dun and Ma Chao escaped."
Zhou Yu said calmly: "Whether it is Xiahou Dun or Ma Chao, they are both tiger generals. Ma Chao is more courageous than any man. It is difficult to kill such a person on the battlefield. It is normal for them to rush out."
Li Tong said: "After they escaped, they estimated that their next step would be to return to Chen County, the seat of Chen State."
A flash of light flashed across Zhou Yu's eyes, and he said loudly: "When they retreat to Chen County, I will further annihilate Xiahou Dun. In governing Yuzhou these years, is it possible that my efforts to infiltrate Chen and Liang were in vain?"
When Li Tong heard the news, he praised: "The governor is wise."
Zhou Yu asked: "How are our casualties?"
Li Tong said solemnly: "More than 3,100 of our soldiers died in the battle. Thanks to the wise commander-in-chief, Xiahou Dun was forced to take the initiative to fight. We are on the defensive side and the losses will be smaller. If we take the initiative to attack Xiahou Dun's camp, Xiahou Dun will use the help of If we defend the camp, we will suffer heavy casualties.”
Zhou Yu nodded.
The casualties of more than 3,000 people were also expected.
After all, Xiahou Dun's people are not weak either.
Zhou Yu continued without hesitation: "The casualties of the soldiers should be registered. All the prisoners should be quickly reorganized. Especially Xiahou Dun's troops, most of whom are from Chen and Yuzhou, are easy to surrender. Those who should be comforted should be comforted, and those who should be treated should be treated. , after lunch tomorrow, we will go straight to Chen County."
"Here!"
Li Tong responded with cupped fists.
He turned around to arrange the follow-up matters.
Zhou Yu turned around and looked at the map hanging in the camp, looking in the direction of Chen County, his eyes full of fighting spirit.
