86, the encirclement of the chisel (middle)
The fierce and arduous battle on the battlefield is still ongoing.
The infantry formed a formation on both sides attacked and defended, just like two barbarian bulls fighting on the field. Although they were covered in bruises and were unwilling to give in, because everyone knew that this step of retreat might have caused the opponent's horn to be opened to the next moment.
The land under the feet of the soldiers had been stained with blood, and countless corpses of the soldiers on both sides of the enemy and us fell down, but the stalemate battle continued. When Sanhe was ambushing, the soldiers and horses in Guanzhong were like waves, one after another, and continued to launch fierce attacks.
The Hebei Army, which was forced to compress the formation, also burst out with strong resilience. Although they were squeezed and retreated continuously, they quickly stabilized their positions in the subsequent battle. The soldiers who followed one after another made the shaken formation stabilize, and there were even several backs pushing back, eventually forming a deadlock with stalemate.
During this period, the arrows shot were sparse and dense, and did not stop for a moment.
Although Cao Yuan on the chariot was a little surprised at the tenacity of the Hebei Army, he quickly issued an order for the cavalry to attack, preparing to use the charge of the cavalry to attack the Hebei soldiers who were still fighting in the trap, breaking the deadlock in one fell swoop.
"Blow the trumpet and let the cavalry of each unit attack!"
Cao Yuan gave an order. With the sound of the horn in front of his formation, the more than two zhang flags in the main general formation began to wave left and right, and the other attacking Sanhe soldiers also blew the horns of the cavalry attack. The rumbling sound of horse hooves sounded, and the cavalry who were ready to go rushed like a dragon. Leaded by Generals such as Zhang Liao, Bao Chu, Xubugen and others, they raised smoke and dust and rushed straight to the Hebei army formation.
In the Hebei military formation.
"Idiot, hurry up and the enemy's cavalry is coming!"
"Arrower, adjust the direction and release!"
"Quick, get closer and put the spear on the ground, hurry!"
Seeing the enemy's cavalry preparing to rush in from the gaps of infantry fighting, the generals and officers who issued the orders changed their faces and quickly tried to withdraw some of their troops from the bloody infantry to resist the enemy's cavalry.
However, the enemy cavalry attacked too quickly. Before these resisting infantry formed a strong formation, they had been trampled by the cavalry that rushed in first before they rushed in. The subsequent cavalry followed this opportunity and rushed into the infantry formation, disrupting the stable formation formed during the infantry's battle, attempting to separate the Hebei infantry formation.
Seeing that his infantry was trampled by enemy cavalry, the formation became chaotic again and there was a tendency to collapse quickly, the chief general Chunyu Qiong hesitated for a moment, and finally ordered the cavalrymen who were resting to launch a counter-charge and drive out the enemy cavalry who broke into the formation again.
After the command of the siege, he no longer had too many emotional turmoil in his heart, but had a kind of tragic tragedy of a hero who went to the trouble. The current battle situation was so critical that it was so critical that the remaining cavalry could not survive. Only by repelling all the cavalry from the storm and driving them out, so that the infantry's military formation could stabilize again, and their Hebei soldiers who were in a low position would have a chance to survive.
"Follow me!"
Qianzhao took the Wuhuan cavalry back on his horse. After a short distance acceleration, he rushed towards the enemy cavalry that had broken through his infantry formation. The cavalry of the two sides fought more violently on this narrow battlefield. After a cavalry hedge, Qianzhao finally led the remaining cavalry to hold back the enemy cavalry's attack. However, the enemy's cavalry was also very fierce and tenacious. Although they suffered considerable losses, they were unwilling to retreat easily. Instead, they fought fiercely with the Wuhuan cavalry who rushed up.
At present, the brigade troops of both sides are pressing into the formation to fight, and the subsequent new forces are constantly adding to the battle group, which makes the intensity of the battle on the narrow battlefield increase instead of reducing. Because of the cavalry charge and counter-charge, the brigades and horses of both sides become the melee situation in which you have me and I have you have, and it becomes different from the previous stalemate situation.
In front of the Sanhe Army.
"Hebei soldiers are already in poor physical strength and are almost unable to hold on, and General Chunyu Qiong has sent out the last few marching teams."
Taking advantage of the territory, Cao Yuan pointed to a front that was not easy to detect and said confidently:
"It's there. The soldiers from Hebei are no longer able to do so. I ordered all troops to step up the attack at all costs!"
After saying that, Cao Yuan looked back at Ma Chao, Ma Xiu, Ma Tie and others who were on standby, and he grinned.
In the battle of Bingzhou, Yan Xing, as the lord, personally rushed from Guanzhong to Hedong to take charge, remotely controlled the military situation in many places in Taiyuan, Shangdang, Hanoi, and Guanzhong, and sent Guanzhong troops to support the Sanhe troops to fight. Compared with Yuan Shao, who had dispersed troops, Sanhe and Guanzhong's elite troops were concentrated in Bingzhou, which can be said to be a fist slapping fingers. This is why Cao Yuan dared to fight ambush and encirclement and annihilation battles in the Chitai area.
"I heard for a long time that the Ma family in Xiliang is good at fighting and is brave enough to win Xizhou. Today, I am willing to see the bravery of all of you, and lead the iron cavalry to defeat the Chunyu Qiongzhong Army in the enemy formation in Hebei!"
Hearing Cao Yuan's order, everyone from Ma Chao and others were excited to take the order. Ma Chao looked at Cao Yuan with gratitude and nodded in agreement.
Before the war, Ma Chao actively asked for the battle, but General Xu Kun of the Central Army unexpectedly lacked favorable feelings for the young man who forced Li Jue to death. It seemed as if Xu Rong had prejudice against Yan Xing in the past, and did not let Ma Chao stand by his command. Zhang Liao, Bao Chu and other troops also had their own generals and schools to lead troops. Seeing that Ma Chao was about to be left to besiege Jinyang City, the main general Cao Yuan gave him a chance to follow him and join the army to fight.
At this time, after receiving Cao Yuan's general order, Ma Chao and other powerful generals fought for the first place, using the iron-armored cavalry as the vanguard, and led the remaining cavalry under Cao Yuan's command to the melee battle group and headed straight for Chunyu Qiong's army, which had no extra troops.
The arrival of this new force was like the last straw that overwhelmed the camel. Under the impact of another wave-like impact of the iron-armored cavalry, the front line pointed out by Cao Yuan continued to shake. First a little bit, then it turned into a large area, and the wave of the formation also turned into a retreat.
The subsequent cavalry cheered and rushed into this new gap like a tide. Chunyu Qiong was indeed unable to distribute troops to restrain the iron-armored cavalry that broke into the formation. He could only watch the infantry on this front being separated and then submerged in the charge of the enemy cavalry.
The enemy formation was already in danger, but Ma Chao, who led the iron cavalry, did not stop successfully breaking through the enemy formation and separating the enemy infantry. His target was the enemy's central army and the enemy's chief general Chunyu Qiong!
"Come with me!"
After defeating the formation of enemy infantry, Ma Chao looked at the iron-armored cavalry following him, and pointed his spear and became powerful. He ran towards Chunyu Qiong's flag first.
Under the flag of Hebei Army General.
When Chunyu Qiong saw this strong iron-armored cavalry running towards his general flag, his face changed slightly, but he refused to retreat. Instead, he stepped up the defeated people and forced them to move closer to his general flag.
Lu Xiang, Lu Kuang and others who had already returned to Chunyu Qiong quickly spoke out for advice:
"General, the enemy cavalry is coming, you have to retreat!"
"Nothing!" Although Chunyu Qiong's face changed, his voice became even more severe. He pointed at the flag behind him and shouted:
"If I retreat, then these 30,000 elite soldiers from Hebei will be defeated. No one is allowed to retreat. The crossbowman will shoot me an arrow!"
Chunyu Qiong knew that if his will was shaken at this time and he retreated a little, and the shaking military formation would immediately collapse when he tried his best to support him. Therefore, he was unwilling to retreat like this no matter what. Instead, he made up his mind and ordered the remaining crossbowmen to come forward and shoot arrows.
In this kind of melee, firing arrows can easily accidentally hurt the soldiers who are still fighting bloody, but Chunyu Qiong can no longer control these. Relying on the defeated people and horses that have just gathered, he will never be able to withstand these charges of iron-armored cavalry. He must stop this fierce attack at all costs.
After the remaining crossbowmen in front of them received the order, they stepped forward and fired arrows. These dense arrows caused considerable damage to the enemy and us who fought in a dense battle and were unprepared. In addition to the Wuhuan Cavalry and Sanhe Cavalry, many infantrymen who were shot in the arrow also suffered casualties. The iron-armed cavalry who were the first to be hit also suffered heavy damage. The powerful crossbow of this distance also caused great damage to the horse armor of the iron-armed cavalry.
Many iron-armored cavalrymen who followed Ma Chao were shot in many arrows and fell to the ground with a bang. The offensive was set aside. Even Ma Chao, who was leading the charge, was unfortunately injured.
Ma Chao was hit by a few arrows on his upper body, but his armor was solid, and these arrows could not cause him fatal injuries. Instead, the calf of the horse was shot through by a crossbow arrow, which forced Ma Chao to slow down the horse's speed in pain.
The cavalry behind him rushed over quickly. When Ma Xiu, Ma Tie and others saw that their brother was severely injured, they couldn't help but want to help him, but Ma Chao's face turned cold and he shouted:
"Don't worry about me, take the enemy flag and we will win this battle!"
After saying that, Ma Chao personally cut off the arrow shaft, tore off the wounds that wrapped his calf from his clothes, then gritted his teeth, and rushed towards Chunyu Qiong's flag.
Chapter completed!