Chapter 209: Enemies are narrow

"Xiahou Yuan, a military captain, three days, five hundred, six days, one thousand--."

Xiahou Yuan's marching speed can only be described as horror. In just two days, Xiahou Iron Cavalry passed through the entire territory of Runan and rushed to the vicinity of Yingyang, the easternmost part of Nanyang County, where Xiahou Yuan and Huang Zhong met unexpectedly.

"Old guy, I see where else you can escape!"

The iron-blue outer cloak was draped on the burly and tall body of General Jianwu Xiahou Yuan, like a straight and erect spear - rather than bend, it is invincible. The Dianjun Academy Captain was his official position a year ago, and now he has a new title of General Jianwu.

After a long and rapid march, Xiahou Yuan was still in good spirits. He narrowed his eyes and stared coldly at the enemy troops who were tensely forming formations a mile away. Huang Zhong———This name is not unfamiliar to Xiahou Yuan, because he had already recited this name countless times in his mind over the past year.

"Yuan Rang, you wait. I will definitely carry Huang Zhong's head to celebrate yours."

——Every time when the battle is about to be fought, he must be sharp and unexpected. This is Cao Cao's evaluation of Xiahou Yuan, but this time Xiahou Yuan did not want to immediately enter Huang Zhong's formation.

After all, the marching of two days and two nights made the three thousand Xiahou Feiqi exhausted, and this day was another wet and dull day. Even the armor on her body felt a sticky feeling. In such an environment, physical reserves are very important.

As a result, the two hostile armies watched each other less than a mile away, and the only moisture had long been disintegrated by the murderous intent that surged from layer by layer.

In the indescribable anxiety and fear, the uneasy neighing of war horses, the sound of weapons assaults, and the sound of marching footsteps that seemed a little messy because of tension.

All signs express one meaning, a war is about to begin.

However, nothing happened in the end.

As the soldiers on both sides looked at each other nervously, Xiahou Yuan and Huang Zhong both chose a stable strategy of being invincible, as if they had a tacit understanding.

Xiahou Yuan's intention was very clear. Although he was eager to avenge his brother, he knew that his tired army needed time to rest and restore his strength. Moreover, he knew that riding horses would always run faster than walking. As long as he kept following Huang Zhong, he would not be afraid that they would run into the sky. When his subordinates had the strength again, the butcher's knife would be raised high.

"Xiahou Yuan is too confident to use three thousand cavalry to fight against the enemy's eight thousand infantrymen!" On the other side, Huang Zhong, whose beard was already gray, looked rosy, and he also showed a confident smile.

However, when the yellow-colored Xiahou Iron Cavalry suddenly appeared in his sight, Huang Zhong was still secretly frightened. Although he had learned in advance that Xiahou Yuan had come to reinforce, he did not expect it would be so soon.

"The two Hebei are opened. If the enemy cavalry dares to approach within 200 steps, they will shoot and kill them!" Huang Zhong shouted in a deep voice. There is still thirty miles away from Yingyang to Lu County. This section of the road is not only for himself, but for Huang Zhong.

This was an extremely strange march, with the Xiahou Iron Cavalry divided into small groups looming around Huang Zhong's troops, which were fighting and retreating.

If the flags are not different, others will mistakenly think it is the same army. This is a battle between wolves and flocks, and both sides are looking for the best way to win.

"Report to the general, there are still ten miles away from Lu County in front." A patrolman rushed over with a hurry.

Follow the enemy slowly and let small troops harass you from time to time. These are just preparations before Xiahou Yuan launched the general attack.

"Great, guys, let's go!" Xiahou Yuan suddenly opened his eyes wide and shouted loudly.

Amid the sound of iron hooves, his iron spear was raised high, flashing with a light blue light, like a lightning bolt that cut through the sky. At the tip of the spear, a tall war horse was flying like an arrow. Immediately, hundreds of trusted subordinates, all-colored black horses, iron armor, and dark clouds followed the lightning, and rushed towards the distance of the smoke and dust Yang...

Attack, attack again-.

When the enemy cavalry waving the sword rushed up, the flags on Huang Zhong's formation changed rapidly, and three rows of distinctly-layered crossbowmen were ready to go, and they all pointed the arrows at the approaching enemies.

"shoot!"

More than a thousand arrows flew out in the first row, and more than a hundred cavalrymen rushed in their heads were immediately shot down. In order to increase the speed of the march, almost all of the cavalry under Xiahou Yuan were only wearing soft leather armor, and there was only limited protection for the arrows and leather armor that were shot.

However, the Xiahou cavalry, who had rich experience in fighting and superb riding skills, quickly adapted to the changes on the battlefield. They twisted their bodies nimblely and hid the vital parts of their bodies in an incredible posture. After the second wave of arrows, only scattered cavalry fell off their horses.

"Three rows are launched at the same time, and the spearmen are ready to fight!" Huang Zhong's shouting was short and powerful.

It seems that to stop the momentum of the enemy cavalry, we must weave a dense net of arrows. Each row is a thousand archers, and three rows of three are three thousand arrows. If three thousand arrows are shot out at the same time, how many people can escape this net of arrows!

Soon the facts proved Huang Zhong's judgment that the only dozen Xiahou cavalry who broke through the arrow net were immediately captured by the long-awaited spearmen after breaking into the archer formation.

During the first round of contact, Xiahou Yuan's cavalry suffered hundreds of casualties, while Huang Zhong's army was injured by more than ten people. An archer was unfortunately struck by the enemy cavalry and died.

"General, the enemy is coming from behind again!" Before Huang Zhong could take a breath, Xiahou Yuan's cavalry suddenly detoured in a big circle and came from another direction.

It turned out that the attack just now was just Xiahou Yuan's tentative attack, and his real attack choice was the other side where Huang Zhong had just revealed his flaws.

Compared with infantry, cavalry will undoubtedly have a great advantage in flexibility, which is one of the weapons Xiahou Yuan relies on to win.

"It's good." Huang Zhong shouted loudly and grabbed the knife to meet him.

When they meet on a narrow road, the brave are not afraid. Huang Zhong, who has the advantage in military strength, is not showing any weakness. He knows that if he wants to defeat the enemy, he must first take down Xiahou Yuan. Xiahou Yuan feinted the attack on Zuo Ji and actually took You Ji, which seems to have achieved the purpose of attracting Huang Zhong's attention, but in fact, for Huang Zhong, who had long wanted to fight with Xiahou Yuan face to face, this was also an opportunity.

Although he was fifty years old, Huang Zhong would never accept his old age.

His bow is still like a full moon, and his sword is still like a shooting star.

Two thousand and one hundred light-armed cavalrymen shouted in unison and rushed into the "flock of sheep". The scene of chopping melons and vegetables that they imagined did not appear. Huang Zhong's spearmen were like hunting dogs who risked their lives to protect their homes, blocking the crossbowmen from the range of the cavalry's attack with their flesh and blood.

After an hour of fierce battle, Xiahou Yuan's cavalry suffered heavy losses. The crossbowmen hiding behind the spearmen used their precise shooting techniques to shoot the flexible enemy cavalry one by one. The injured cavalry who fell off the war horse was immediately surrounded by infantry and cut to death. However, the two thousand spearmen carefully trained by Huang Zhong had even suffered even more casualties. In order to delay the impact of the enemy cavalry as much as possible, they sacrificed their lives to pounce on the spear in their hands and stabbed into the abdomen of the war horse. On the other side, they were inevitably trampled by the high-rise horse hooves, or their heads were cut off by the sharp swords of the cavalry.

"Old man, it's so fucking difficult!" Xiahou Yuan cursed at the running horse. As time goes by, the casualties of the troops on both sides will become increasingly serious. Huang Zhong made a clear attitude to use the tactics of the sea of ​​people to compete for consumption.

"Tell me the whole army leaves the battlefield and advances towards Wancheng!" Wancheng, as long as he can step into Wancheng first, Xiahou Yuan will be able to get the support of the troops in the city. At that time, even if Huang Zhong runs out of a hundred miles first, Xiahou Yuan will be confident to catch up again.

Unfortunately, his wishful thinking quickly turned into nothing, because Zhou Yu's main force had appeared on the other end of the battlefield.

After receiving the news that Xiahou Yuan came to reinforce, Zhou Yu set up a net in Lu County early. Xu Sheng's 15,000 soldiers were like a huge net, waiting for Xiahou Yuan, a brave and lacking in intelligence. Xiahou Yuan, who was unwilling to fail, chose to take the risk to continue advancing south. This decision completely pushed him into the encirclement of front and back attacks. If Xiahou Yuan could retreat north after leaving Huang Zhong, the net of Zhou Yu would be empty.

Wancheng is only ten miles away from Lu County.

When the north wind in early autumn blows strongly, you can even hear a faint shouting on the city tower.

"General, this must be General Xiahou's reinforcements. Let's attack quickly!" Niu Jin was ready to beat his hands and held his breath in the city for many days, which made this rough and generous northern man unable to help him.

"No. The troops in the city are weak. If there is any mistake in fighting, our army will lose one's attention and the other will be in a desperate situation!" Cao Ren unceremoniously rejected Niu Jin's proposal.

In terms of blood relationship, the Xiahou family and the Cao family have a family together, which can be said to be quite close. According to the circumstances, Cao Ren should have helped, but he could not do so. Because the burden of defending the side has already made Cao Ren breathless. Whether it is family affection or honor, they have become extremely small in the face of military and national affairs.

"General, alas--!" Niu Jin stomped his feet, and down the city tower with a hint of contempt on his face. Although he had been with Cao Ren for so many years, Niu Jin, who was straight, could not understand the pain in Cao Ren's heart.

"Miaocai, take care of yourself. Zixiao is here to apologize to you!" Cao Ren murmured, and from the faint sound of shouting and killing, he heard an unknown premonition.

After saying that, Cao Ren suddenly knelt down toward the north with his knees, and his head hit the solid bricks heavily. When the personal soldiers on both sides quickly pulled it up, Cao Ren's forehead was already bright red.

"General, Niu Xiaowei, Niu Xiaowei led a Biao army out of the city!" At this moment, the soldiers guarding the battlements shouted.

Cao Ren was shocked and hurriedly supported the battlements to look out of the city, but saw Niu Jin leading more than a thousand confidants out of the northern city and heading straight towards Lu County.

"Come on, yell the gong to urge the return troops!" Cao Ren shouted loudly.

Almost as Cao's army sounded the gong, there were also golden drums outside the city, with horns connected to the sky, and a man seemed to emerge from the ground in the air, blocking Niu Jin's way.

"It's Taishi Ci, Niu Jin is in a vain!" Cao Ren looked down at the top of the city with a real look.

Cao Ren had no problem with his eyesight. When Taishi Ci, who was acting as a warning to the movements of Cao's army in Wancheng, heard the news that Niu Jin had left the city, he immediately mobilized his troops to surround him. Under the siege of six thousand Danyang elite soldiers, Niu Jin's troops with less than a thousand men were like a drowning in the ocean. Although he struggled desperately, he was still powerless.

In Lu County, Xiahou Yuan was surrounded by Zhou Yu, Xu Sheng and Huang Zhong, and his troops were in desperate situation.

Outside Wancheng, Niu Jin, who was reinforced, was tightly held in Taishi Ci's hand and could not move.

At this point, Zhou Yu's combat plan can be said to be almost perfect. If Cao Ren is inspired to leave the city, this plan will achieve the most brilliant results.

However, facing his companions' shrill screams, Cao Ren remained silent.

Although his cheeks were already full of tears, his hands were shaking constantly.

"General Taishici killed the enemy general Niu Jin in the formation! General Taishici killed the enemy general Niu Jin in the formation!"

Taishici's war horse with a red mane on his hip, his cold face turned even blue. His right hand was calmly hanging around his waist, and his little finger was hooked with an iron ring on the halberd, and the tip of the halberd was covered with purple-black blood spots. After a halberd struck Niu Jin, Taishici's eyes were early on at the city wall of Wancheng, which was silent. He originally hoped that there would be a even-match battle, but now he only captured Niu Jin, the small fish, which made Taishici relieve his anger.

In a strong contrast to Taishici's disappointment, Huang Zhong fought against Xiahou Yuan in Lu County.

After seeing a large number of enemy troops appearing in the south of Lu County, Xiahou Yuan knew that he had no chance to enter Wancheng, so he decided to retreat. However, when he turned around, he found that Huang Zhong's troops had all been deployed and completely cut off the rear route.

"Kill!" The shouting of killing was deafening.

Huang Zhong took the lead with a knife and came towards the place where Xiahou Yuan's flag was flying.

The moment he pulled out his horse and returned to the army, the well-trained Xiahou cavalry appeared in panic. This panic was rooted in people's hearts. Even the toughest warriors would have a moment of panic and uneasiness when facing despair.

"Hurry notify the generals and schoolmen of the army and retreat!" Just as Xiahou Yuan put most of his mind on the reorganization team, Huang Zhong suddenly arrived. The flag flying high guided Huang Zhong. What's even more dangerous is that there were only a few personal guards around Xiahou Yuan, and they could not have the strength to stop Huang Zhong.

The knife slashed at the head like thunder, leaving Xiahou Yuan no time to raise his gun to greet him.

In desperation, Xiahou Yuan wanted to pull out his horse to avoid it, but unexpectedly, he stepped down his horse in front of Huang Zhong's momentum, and was so scared that he only raised his front hooves and kicked.

Huang Zhong's voice was like thunder. After the knife passed, Xiahou Yuan, the leading general under Cao Cao's tent, was chopped into two pieces by others and shoulders.

"General, ah--!" The shouting ended as Xiahou Yuan's body fell down.
Chapter completed!