Guan Yu knew very well that he could not retreat and must control Valens' army near the city of Suratha. As long as Valens has a small territory, a large number of troops, and continues to exploit the people of Tianzhu, Valens will be a rootless man with no chance of gaining a foothold.
Now, you must hold on.
Grab Valens by the throat, preventing Valens from advancing.
Guan Yu stared at the entrance of the camp, and the burning Tianzhu people ran away one by one. A large number of Roman soldiers followed and charged on a large scale. A large number of Roman soldiers rushed in with a fierce attack, heading towards Guan Yu's military formation.
Guan Yu looked calm and ordered: "Archers, release arrows!"
Behind the army, the archers who had been arrayed quickly adjusted their position and aimed at the entrance of the camp. Although he lost the fence line at the entrance of the camp and the trenches outside the camp and other large-scale blocking fortifications, Guan Yu was still not afraid.
"Whoosh! Whoosh!!"
A dense barrage of bows and arrows rose into the air, flew through the air, and shot down at the incoming Romans in a blink of an eye.
Bows and arrows shot into the bodies of Roman soldiers.
Some were shot directly, and some were seriously injured by arrows. There were many injured soldiers.
However, under the large-scale fierce attack, the Roman soldiers continued to advance on the battlefield, getting closer and closer to Guan Yu's military formation.
In long-distance battles, bows and arrows can be fired randomly.
At close range, bows and arrows lose their effectiveness.
Guan Yu saw the enemy approaching and ordered again: "Pikemen, stab!"
Each of the spearmen clenched the spears in their hands and stabbed forward fiercely. Regardless of whether they were hit or not, they retracted the barrel of the spear the moment after thrusting out. The next step is to stab the mechanical version again.
The Roman soldiers who rushed at the front ran into each other one after another, causing huge casualties.
Corpses fell to the ground, blood flowing.
Screams came and went.
In the close combat, the Roman soldiers attacked fiercely to tear Guan Yu's defense line apart. Guan Yu, on the other hand, constantly organized counterattacks.
However, as time passed, Valens also led people into the camp. He noticed Guan Yu's spear formation defense and mobilized archers to suppress it. At the same time, he mobilized his cavalry to suppress it from both sides and attack the team that began to scatter. Shape, to tear Guan Yu's defense line apart.
Guan Yu has been resisting with all his strength. At first, Guan Yu did not mobilize his cavalry to join the battle, because the cavalry was the final foundation.
Without the cavalry, it would be dangerous.
As the fighting continued and it was approaching noon, Guan Yu could not stop Valens' 6,000 cavalry offensive and had to mobilize his cavalry to join the battle. The cavalry from both sides fought. Guan Yu's cavalry were all elite and had the upper hand at the beginning. However, Valens's side The number of people is large, and the number of troops has a great advantage.
Valens personally took command, and Libius led the attack. The main elite infantry on the Roman side, as well as some elite cavalry, had already entered the camp from all directions.
This mobilized all the troops to join the war.
On the battlefield, the killing was fierce.
In addition, Guan Yu did not have the solid advantage of city defense or the geographical advantage of the camp. He only relied on his temporary military formation, and he was quickly stretched.
"General, we can't hold it any longer."
"General Guan, the enemy is too fierce and there are too many enemies."
"General Guan, you retreat first. We will fight to the death to hold back the Roman army. We can die, but General Guan cannot die. Please leave General Guan quickly."
"General Guan, please evacuate!"
One by one, the soldiers shouted.
Everyone hoped that Guan Yu would withdraw immediately.
In the eyes of all soldiers, Guan Yu was not only the commander-in-chief of the army, but also loved his soldiers like a son and cared about every soldier. Guan Yu's dedication earned the respect and piety of the soldiers, so there were so many people shouting.
Guan Yu looked around and said loudly: "In this battle, we will fight to the death. We are currently at a disadvantage, but there is no need to retreat. If we retreat now and are attacked on a large scale, our army will be completely killed and wounded, and we cannot retreat. Once Just retreat.”
He continued to lead people to resist.
However, the densely packed troops surrounding him and the large-scale Roman army attack put increasing pressure on Guan Yu.
Guan Yu gradually gave up.
He himself was also stained with blood from the Qinglong Yanyue Sword, his whole body was bathed in blood, and his breathing was a little short. He personally killed the enemy, killing no less than thirty or forty people in a row, but now, Guan Yu was also a little exhausted.
Guan Yu's eyes were helpless.
He had tried his best, but until now, he had been unable to hold on and was unable to get Valens to withdraw his troops, forcing him to consider retreating.
Otherwise, the army will really be defeated.
However, Guan Yu was thinking in his heart, even if he wanted to retreat, he must consider a strategy. How to retreat is the best way?
"Report!"
Suddenly, soldiers came galloping on horseback.
The soldiers rushed directly to Guan Yu's commanding flag, looked at Guan Yu who was covered in blood, and reported loudly: "General Guan, the army led by His Majesty is already on the way."
"Your Majesty has currently arranged for three generals, Chen Dao, Zhang Liao and Xu Chu, to lead three thousand cavalry ahead and are on their way. In two quarters of an hour, the cavalry of generals Chen Dao, Zhang Liao and Xu Chu will arrive."
The soldier also looked anxious and said: "At the same time, a large number of troops are still in the rear, on their way to kill."
"knew."
Guan Yu was in high spirits.
He held the knife, swung it, and couldn't help laughing.
Laughter kept echoing.
The laughter is very exciting, and it also has the joy of suffering after suffering.
Guan Yu suddenly took a breath and roared loudly: "Send the order, your Majesty's army has arrived, and our reinforcements have arrived. Fight to the death, follow me to fight to the death!"
The surrounding messengers shouted one after another.
For a time, the shouts of reinforcements coming echoed in the camp and continued to be heard among the soldiers. At the same time, countless soldiers were shouting to fight to the death, shouting to resist with all their strength, and to show their abilities.
The morale of Guan Yu's army had begun to decline, and the morale of the army was unstable.
Now, his fighting spirit is high.
The soldiers' eyes were red with blood, as if they had taken manic pills, and they were killing and counterattacking manically. Although Guan Yu's soldiers had only a few thousand left after the continuous fighting, at this moment, they exploded with strength that could equal ten.
The Roman army under Valens was blocked from attacking.
Valens heard the noisy shouts of Guan Yu's soldiers on the battlefield. Although he couldn't understand them, he felt the momentum in the words and knew something was wrong.
Otherwise, there would be no shouting and roaring like this.
This is problematic.
Valens immediately looked at the businessman in charge of the translation and asked, "What's going on? Why did Guan Yu's army suddenly become violent?"
The businessman hesitated to speak.
"Say it!"
Valens yelled angrily.
As a grand duke of the Roman Empire, Valens himself was also battle-hardened. He once fought against the Parthian Empire, was responsible for conquering rebellions, and had seen countless battles, so he was very experienced.
The businessman quickly said: "Dear Duke Valens, many people in Guan Yu's army are shouting and roaring, saying that reinforcements are coming, saying that they want to fight to the death and reverse the situation."
Valens' face darkened.
Are reinforcements coming?
Valens didn't believe it in his heart, but the situation on the battlefield was completely unfavorable to Guan Yu. Even if Guan Yu lies, even if Guan Yu encourages the soldiers, it is only temporary and cannot stabilize the situation.
The situation of the army cannot be changed casually.
If time goes on for a little longer, Guan Yu's lies will be exposed, and the morale of the army will collapse by then, which is irreversible.
Therefore, Valens quickly judged that this was definitely true.
Not fake.
Guan Yu must have reinforcements coming.
After Valens made the judgment, he made another judgment in his mind. How should he deal with it?
He can retreat.
You can also continue to fight.
After weighing it in his mind, Valens decisively ordered: "Viscount Stephen!"
"exist!"
Stephen stepped forward.
He is only in his early twenties, with a slender and tall figure, and a very clear facial contour, very clear and very tough. He himself is not from an ordinary family. The head of the family is also a great duke and has his own base.
Stephen followed out to practice with Valens.
Valens said solemnly: "Stephen, I think Guan Yu's reinforcements are indeed real. The number of cavalry we have sent up so far is already 6,000, which accounts for the vast majority."
"However, there are still five thousand cavalry that have not been mobilized. I will now transfer four thousand to you and leave one thousand to guard. You exit Guan Yu's camp and go around to the back of Guan Yu's camp. You are responsible for blocking the invading cavalry. Be sure to Block."
"As long as you block it, we will annihilate Guan Yu first, then the armies will gather together, and then we will further attack the Ming army coming for reinforcements."
Valens said: "Can you complete the task?"
"Make sure to complete the mission."
Stephen's posture was dignified, and his robes were even more noble and gorgeous. He looked calm, and after a respectful salute, he rode away, quickly mobilized the cavalry, and led four thousand cavalry into battle.
Four thousand cavalry detoured, and Valens quietly watched the battlefield.
When Guan Yu was fighting, he was also watching and listening in all directions. When he noticed Valens' response, he smiled, without the slightest worry, only endless confidence.
His Majesty's army is coming.
Moreover, Zhang Liao, Chen Dao and Xu Chu led the cavalry charge. Such a cavalry charge was absolutely invincible.
While Guan Yu was still fighting and waiting for reinforcements, on the other side, the four thousand cavalry led by Stephen had already formed up behind Guan Yu's camp in a short period of time.
The army had just established a foothold for a while when they saw a mighty army coming on the official road far ahead.
Stephen saw the cavalry coming.
Stephen himself was also wise and knowledgeable, and he was familiar with the battlefield situation. After careful judgment, he found that the number of Ming cavalry who came to the rescue was actually not as many as his.
The number of soldiers on the other side is only more than 3,000 at best.
The number of his troops was greater.
Stephen raised the exquisite and magnificent sword in his hand, pointed forward, and said loudly: "Fighting knights, our enemy has arrived. Now, destroy the opponent, completely defeat the Ming army, and kill them."
"kill!"
Stephen ordered loudly.
He also rode out and rushed out.
After Stephen was killed, four thousand cavalry also made a mighty impact.
Boom! !
The sound of horse hooves trembled, and large groups of cavalry continued to attack fiercely, heading towards the cavalry led by Zhang Liao, Xu Chu and Chen Dao.
Zhang Liao was wearing armor. He was holding a sword. He saw the cavalry coming and said loudly: "General Xu and General Chen, we suddenly came to help. There are cavalry from the Roman Empire coming to stop us. There must be a big battle ahead. Hurry up. , we rushed over at one go and broke through the Roman cavalry defense line."
Xu Chu agreed: "Just kill him."
Chen Dao also echoed loudly and ordered the attack.
Led by three people, the offensive of three thousand cavalry became more and more fierce, charging directly towards Stephen's cavalry.
On the battlefield, two cavalrymen walked toward each other.
In a blink of an eye, we have met.
