Even if they are elite, they will fall into chaos and eventually collapse if they are attacked from the front and back in the valley, attacked from the front and back, and the cavalry attack down the hillside.
Not to mention that this was still a night battle. Cao Jun, who had poor night vision, fought by the light of fire and had no idea how many enemy troops were coming before and after, which further exacerbated the confusion.
Moreover, the troops led by Xu Huang were not considered elite. The recruits he trained himself were recruited before going to the battlefield in Jingzhou. Although they gained military morale after defeating Guan Yu in Jingzhou and were rigorously trained by Xu Huang, after all, when they became an army, Day is still short, and when faced with this situation, there will be chaos immediately.
The remnants of Xiahou Shang's troops, who had previously been merged under Xu Huang's command, were originally dissatisfied with Xu Huang's harshness, and now they were in a desperate situation with no way to escape.
Some people no longer wanted to fight, so they simply threw away their weapons and knelt down to beg for surrender.
For a time, Cao's army was in chaos and was out of formation. Cao's army's command system, which relied on soldiers to function normally, was immediately paralyzed.
The military formation on Liu Chan's side was handed over to the command of Wang Ping. This Xiaoxiaoya goalkeeper, who had no outstanding record yet, also showed his excellent execution ability at this time. He meticulously commanded the military formation and fought according to the tactical plan previously arranged by the prince. .
As Cao's army retreated steadily, the military formation continued to advance, and finally seized the intersection of the trail leading to Beishan.
Seeing that Cao's army was in chaos, and the troops in the valley road were not well arranged, and the number of people who could fight at the same time was limited, they immediately mobilized excess troops from the rear army into the Beishan trail and rushed to the fire site for rescue.
In the chaotic night battle, Cao Bing only had a few hundred soldiers in the central army who were still in a very tight formation. At this time, they were holding torches to protect a mysterious armored general and rushing to the rear.
Although they did not raise the general's flag, they were as conspicuous as a rock in the sea, and immediately pointed out the direction of attack for Liu Chan.
There is no doubt that the general in that formation must be Xu Huang.
When Cao's army was in chaos, this person could keenly judge that the enemy troops attacking from behind were weak and decisively move his troops backward.
He still refused to give up in the face of a desperate situation, and wanted to gather all the strength that could still fight to fight a bloody way. I have to praise him for his perseverance and perseverance in the face of danger.
But...in the face of a huge difference in absolute strength, these struggles will ultimately be in vain.
"Those are definitely Xu Huang's soldiers. The general in the formation is undoubtedly Xu Huang. General Meng Qi, help Gu capture this person!"
"good!"
Only the last one of the special throwing spears brought by Ma Chao was left.
He raised his spear and began to wait for the best opportunity to throw it.
For Ma Chao today, when he throws a spear, he no longer needs to repeatedly estimate in his mind the speed between himself and the enemy, the height difference between himself and the enemy, the range of the spear thrown at different angles, etc...
The beauty of application lies in one mind.
The skill of throwing spears has become an almost instinctive skill for him, just like eating and riding horses.
"Raise the gun!" Hu Li, the military commander and cavalry captain in the cavalry team behind him, issued the order on Ma Chao's behalf.
The cavalry rushed down halfway, a flash of light flashed in Ma Chao's eyes, and he suddenly threw the gun in his hand!
The buzzing sound of the throwing gun pierced the night sky and flew towards Xu Huang, who was fighting backwards under the guard of his own soldiers.
Xu Huang was waving his halberd, slashing down the countless enemy troops in front of him. However, fighting to the death was just his nature. In fact, he knew in his heart that he was probably going to die today.
In such a state, how could he notice the spear that shot through the air?
puff!
Taking advantage of the height difference, the throwing spear penetrated into the hind legs of his mount with great force.
The war horse screamed and fell to the ground, and at the same time, Xu Huang fell off the horse.
At this point, although the three spears brought by Ma Chao were all missed, either intentionally or unintentionally, they all hit the enemy general's horse...
"Throw!"
The cavalry couldn't throw the spear as far as Ma Chao, so Hu Li's orders were shorter than his at night.
However, because this was the first time that the height difference was also taken into account, Hu Li overestimated the impact of the height difference on the shooting range. The cavalry team's spear did not throw it into Xu Huang's Chinese soldiers, but moved much further forward, throwing the already into chaos. Many of the flanking soldiers were crucified...
The crossbowmen who were originally arranged were still thinking about shooting at the cavalry. Most of them, either in front or behind, had begun to look for their own way.
However, the disorderly crowding in the dark did not increase their chances of survival. On the contrary, many were trampled to death due to the crowding...
This kind of rebel army that can't even maintain its formation is nothing in the face of a cavalry charge.
Although the Yunnan horse is a small horse breed, not as big and heavy as Liu Chan's Wuzui and Ma Chao's Lifeisha, it still weighs more than 600 kilograms (Hanjin).
At this time, the high-speed impact on the slope was still crushing for Cao Bing... This is not an adjective, but a crushing in a literal sense.
Especially Liu Chan's Wu Zui. Instead of panicking due to the light of the fire and the noisy shouts of killing around him, he became furious because of his irritability.
The black horse crashed into the crowd and knocked several Cao soldiers into rolling gourds. In the cold rainy night in the mountains, white air was sprayed from its nostrils. It rushed and trampled any Cao soldiers who dared to stand in front of them. Under the guidance of Liu Chan, Rush towards where Xu Huang is.
Liu Chan was worried about the troops at the fire site, and his urgency caused the strength in his hands to increase steadily.
Ma Chao beside him is still as brave as before. The two of them are on the left and the other, charging all the way, and the one who takes charge is invincible!
The cavalry that followed had such sharp "arrows" and kept their formation and followed behind, reaping the lives of Cao's army.
Xu Huang, who was not seriously injured after falling off his horse, was still fighting on foot and leading his soldiers to resist desperately. He looked back and saw two fierce generals leading their cavalry towards him. He did not dare to let his soldiers turn their backs to them and shouted hurriedly. Said: "Turn around to defend against the enemy!"
The personal soldiers brought by Xu Huang are different from other recruits who have been trained for a short period of time. These are also his elite veterans.
After hearing General Xu Huang's order, the soldiers who were fighting with the Guanxing tribe immediately divided into two groups. The ones in the front continued to withstand the Guanxing tribe's attack, but they focused on defending and no longer rushed forward as hard as before.
The others all turned around. The person in the front row half-knelt on the ground, thrust the spear shaft in his hand into the mud and pressed it against the ground, pointing diagonally in the direction of the cavalry. The row behind him did the same, but the angle of the spear was higher. Some.
The soldiers behind who use the halberd carry the halberd on their shoulders, with their legs in front and back, and the front is stretched and the back is bowed.
These halberdiers only waited for the cavalry to charge, and then they had to wait for the right moment to swing their halberds with all their strength, not aiming at the armored knights, but only at the necks of the horses.
This is one of the standard formations for infantry against cavalry.
The quality of soldiers, especially their courage, is extremely high, so in every army, those who can fight against cavalry are all elite.
For example, Qu Yi fought against Baima Yicong's Xiandeng camp, Yuan Shao's Euphorbia soldiers, Lao Liu's Baiji soldiers... etc. All elite infantry troops generally have the ability to resist cavalry charges.
Xu Huang's soldiers also did this. At this time, facing the charge of the cavalry, no one ran away like the other Cao soldiers around them.
Although he was breathing heavily and his eyes were wide-eyed, he still held his weapon and waited at his position.
But... this is just the infantry trying its best to resist the cavalry. If there are not a large number of soldiers equipped with crossbows behind to prepare to shoot, the spear array and halberdiers alone cannot restrain the cavalry.
Unfortunately, the crossbows equipped by Xu Huang's soldiers were only ordinary light crossbows, and the number could not be called "large" at all.
At this time, he could only shoot sparsely at the charging cavalry. However, the dim vision and rainy weather made the hit rate very impressive, which can be called a casual shooting method.
Xu Huang had no confidence that he could block this charge. He had already realized that he was going to die when he was double-teamed from both sides.
However, seeing the opponent's quick response, Liu Chan did not intend to risk his scarce horses or the lives of elite soldiers to confront the opponent. His side now had an absolute advantage, and such "heroic" behavior was really unnecessary.
Liu Chan waved the spear in his hand, and Ma Chao immediately understood and raised his gun to signal.
Although his vision was poor, Hu, who had been paying attention to the front, reacted immediately, immediately turned his horse, and led the cavalry to turn.
In the slightly surprised eyes of Xu Huang's soldiers, they deviated from the original route towards them.
Is the Shu army afraid?
However, this idea has just arisen...
"Raise the gun!" Hu Li once again took off a simple throwing gun hanging on the side of the horse, "Throw!"
This time the distance is much closer, and the accuracy has naturally improved a lot.
"ah!!"
Cao's troops, who were hurriedly turning their spearheads and adjusting their formation as the cavalry turned, were shot one after another, and dozens of his own soldiers fell down one after another.
But what's even more fatal is that there are flaws in the formation.
Hu Li once again followed Ma Chao's command and led the cavalry to turn, drew a small circle and turned back again.
The previously chaotic Cao Jun's physical passive blockage, coupled with the two turns, slowed down the cavalry charge a lot, but for this time... it was enough.
The cavalry finally broke through the enemy formation and charged in!
Liu Chan and Ma Chao, on the other hand, had been staring at Xu Huang, who was also holding a halberd. At this time, they split up to kill him from the left and right.
Xu Huang was very familiar with Ma Chao. He knew that he was definitely no match without a horse and could not run away, so he took the initiative to kill Liu Chan!
He had personally seen Liu Chan fighting in the valley, but at that time Liu Chan was chasing deserters after all.
Although he had heard about the Battle of Jingzhou and the rescue of Liu Feng by himself, he had never seen it in person.
In his opinion, Liu Chanyong was braver, and he was always worse than Ma Chao who had been fighting for many years.
But in a desperate situation, he did not dare to be careless at all, and Liu Chan could also use his horse power to rush towards Liu Chan's Xu Huang and then swept forward with a big halberd, aiming at the neck of Liu Chan's black horse and struck with all his strength!
Click!
The spear and the halberd's pole collided heavily, and a strong force came from the pole. His hands hurt, and the halberd flew away in Xu Huang's unbelievable eyes...
He thought that he paid enough attention to Liu Chan. There was no temptation or hesitation in this attack. This was the attack that he used all his strength to survive.
Under such a situation, he could only have a chance to escape if he captured Liu Chan or Ma Chao alive.
But I didn't expect this result.
However, when Liu Chan swung his spear this time, after a long battle, the spear shaft was finally overwhelmed and broke into two pieces in the fierce impact...
(End of chapter)
