Gongsun Zan's careful preparations and the powerful lethality of the crossbow chariot caused great trouble to the Wuhuan people. After the rampage of the arrow formation, the number of knights who could rush to the front of the horse-rejecting formation was very limited, and it was impossible to cause much trouble to the Han army soldiers in the horse-rejecting formation. In addition to increasing the confidence of the Han army soldiers, their continued attack only caused a large number of casualties to themselves.

The two sides fought fiercely for half an hour, and the Wuhuan people failed to attack, so they had to throw down hundreds of corpses, temporarily withdraw from the battlefield, and reorganize the battle formation.

The whimpering horn sounded a little unwilling and anger, summoning the Wuhuan Knights whose morale was severely damaged.

"Go!" Gongsun Zan, who was very calm in his heart, waved his hand, and dozens of soldiers crossed the horse-resisting formation and the wide trenches, rushed to the place where the Wuhuan people were shot down by the arrow formation, searched for the Wuhuan people who had not yet died in the formation, killed them one by one, and threw their bodies everywhere to block the enemy's next attack. The slippery and sticky blood was soaked in the soil, making the dry soil muddy, and was the most dangerous roadblock for war horses charging at high speed.

After resting for half an hour, the Wuhuan people launched an attack again. This time, they did not send cavalry to charge in a intensive manner. They knew that Gongsun Zan himself was a master of cavalry and was proficient in cavalry tactics. Moreover, he was obviously well prepared. Whether it was a trench or a horse-resisting formation, it was an effective means to deal with cavalry, and the cavalry charge was not very effective. They ordered the knights to dismount and fight in the field, and patiently compete with Gongsun Zan for positions.

The sound of the horn came again, and two hundred Wuhuan people held their shields, leaned tightly together, and slowly and resolutely rushed forward.

Gongsun Zan frowned slightly. He knew that this method seemed to be abandoning the strengths and taking advantage of the shortcomings, but it was an effective method at present. His military strength was far inferior to Yuan Shao, and it was very unfavorable for him to fight with Yuan Shao. But in a hurry, he could not think of a better way, so he had to boost morale and use the advantages of the horse-resisting formation and the trenches to block them step by step.

The sound of war drums sounded. The Han soldiers held the weapons in their hands tightly and waited for the start of the battle. The Wuhuan people entered the range of the arrow formation, and the crossbow chariots began to roar again. However, this time the Wuhuan people were prepared. They squeezed together tightly and raised the shields in their hands above their heads. They were layered, like scales. Long arrows shot on the shield, as fast as raindrops, but it was difficult to cause large-scale damage. It was only when the Wuhuan people passed by their companions' bodies and exposed their gaps due to slipping under their feet, that a few arrows would hit the warriors behind the shield.

The Wuhuan people passed the formation without any danger and rushed to the first row of the horse-rejecting formation. They cheered, and the shield formation was unraveled and entered the horse-rejecting formation.

The Han army soldiers bravely came forward and fought with the other side. The two sides fought bloody battles in the narrow horse-resisting formation. They refused to give up every inch of land under their feet.

"Photography!" Gongsun Xu adjusted the shooting angle in time to prevent the Wuhuan people from getting closer, and relieved the pressure of the soldiers in the horse-resisting formation. The crossbow chariot stopped shooting and nervously loaded arrow branches.

Seeing the battle ahead in a stalemate, the Wuhuan people sent another song of infantry to reinforce. At the same time, they sent archers to step forward to reinforce, attacking the Han army's crossbow formation with bows and arrows to assist the infantry attack. Under the interference of the Wuhuan people's arrow formation, the power of the Han army's arrow formation was greatly reduced, and the pressure of the Han army soldiers in the horse-rejecting formation immediately increased. There were only two hundred soldiers in each horse-rejecting formation. Although they had a formation support, their casualties increased rapidly in the face of more and more Wuhuan people.

"Please support!" Qu Chang roared loudly while waving his sword and roaring. He ordered the flag bearer to raise the colorful flag in his hand and make a request for help from the back.

Gongsun Zan received a request for help, but remained indifferent. He did not have greater military strength and could only hope for the soldiers' death battle. If he supported him when he encountered danger, his goal would not be achieved.

"No one is allowed to retreat until the enemy's three attacks are repelled."

Looking at the motionless rear formation, the soldiers in the Refuge Formation were desperate. They knew that the rear formation would not give them any support. They would either die here in battle or repel the enemy's three attacks, and then perhaps get the chance to withdraw the rear formation.

They no longer had any luck and rushed towards the Wuhuan people. This was the enemy's second attack. If they killed these Wuhuan people, they saw hope for survival.

Fight for survival!

The desperate Han soldiers burst out with fearful combat power. They drove the Wuhuan people out of the horse-resisting formation again and defended the first formation. However, their casualties were also very heavy. After the second battle, less than 30% of them could stand up. They were surrounded by corpses, with companions, and more of them. In just half a day, the Wuhuan people suffered nearly 500 casualties, but they still failed to win the first horse-resisting formation.

The Wuhuan people hesitated and had serious differences between continuing to attack or waiting for Yuan Shao to attack. The advantage of cavalry is fast maneuvering, rather than positional warfare. This kind of battle is more effective in attacking by infantry led by Yuan Shao, rather than cavalry. The daughter of a thousand gold is very attractive, but there are four or five horse-resisting formations between them and Gongsun Zan's head. With such casualties, they may not be able to do so even if they fill in everyone.

After a fierce and urgent quarrel, the Wuhuan people reached an agreement. While continuing to attack, maintaining pressure on Gongsun Zan, and continuously consuming his troops, they sent people to report to Yuan Shao and asked him to lead infantry to reinforce immediately.

The battle started again, and the Wuhuan people sent two infantry again to patiently compete with Gongsun Zan for the first horse-refuting formation. After nearly two hundred casualties, they finally killed all the exhausted Han soldiers and achieved initial results. Faced with the pile of corpses, the Wuhuan people were angry. They dug out the horse-refuting formation, threw it into the trench, and threw the bodies of the Han soldiers inside, piled up several passages.

Seeing the body of the companion who died in battle was destroyed by the Wuhuan people, the Han army soldiers were furious. While they kept attacking the Wuhuan people with cold arrows, they rushed to the edge of the trench under the cover of the shield, dragged the body of the companion over to prevent the Wuhuan people from setting up a passage on the trench. The two sides fought and fought on both sides of the trench, and people fell into the trench from time to time.

Gongsun Xu was shocked when he looked at the fierce battle in front of him. He was just eighteen years old this year, quite like his father Gongsun Zan. He has been studying military affairs by Gongsun Zan since he was a child. This was his first time commanding a battle. When Gongsun Zan handed over the banner of the former army commander to him, he was very excited, but now seeing familiar faces disappearing in front of him, he truly felt the cruelty of the war.

He remembered the two uncles who died in Gecheng in battle, and then realized that the reason why his father was so depressed was not only because he was defeated by Yuan Shao, but because he watched his relatives die in front of him, but the pain of being unable to save him was eating his heart.

So he wants revenge.

In the back formation, Gongsun Zan held his knees with his hands, sat on Hu's bed, closing his eyes slightly, but listening to the movements in front of the formation. After a long time of fighting, he knew that the Wuhuan people had almost exhausted their spirit. They waited so long before they started the third attack, which meant that they were hesitating. They were frightened by the huge casualties and were wondering whether they could win.

Next, they should ask Yuan Shao for help. Yuan Shao has more troops and his soldiers are more skilled in fighting for positions. Once Yuan Shao comes, the situation will be even more unfavorable. If you want to expand the results of the battle, you must before Yuan Shao's main force arrives.

Gongsun Zan suddenly opened his eyes and stood up suddenly: "Personal Guard, follow me to attack!"

The three thousand knights of the central army quickly got on the horse and followed Gongsun Zan out of the formation.

Hearing the sound of war drums in the back formation, Gongsun Xu's young face twitched. He knew what his father Gongsun Zan wanted to do. He also knew that after the Wuhuan people had a huge morale, but the opponent's troops still had the advantage. Is it too early to attack at this time?

Gongsun Xu didn't dare to ask, nor did he have time to ask. He had only time to order the prepared thick wooden boards to build simple floating bridges so that the cavalry could pass quickly. As soon as the floating bridge was set up, Gongsun Zan, holding a double-headed iron spear, rushed to the front, and Gongsun Zan shouted loudly: "Father, be careful!"

Gongsun Zan looked back at him, raised the iron spear in his hand, shook it hard, and rode his horse past.

The Wuhuan people who were fighting with the Han army for the trench saw the Han people suddenly set up a floating bridge. They thought the infantry opposite were coming to fight. They were ecstatic and rushed up the floating bridge and were about to rush across the trench. A few people passed by. Suddenly, they heard the sound of horse hooves in front of them. When they looked up, they were so scared that they were scattered.

Gongsun Zan rushed over with his horse, and the iron spear in his hand flew, stabbing several Wuhuan people who were standing on the floating bridge. The war horses hit the front with the sound of wind, and knocked the remaining Wuhuan people into the trench.

The Wuhuan people, who were frustrated by the battle for positions for a long time, heard the sound of war drums opposite, and suddenly realized. When they heard the deafening sound of horse hooves and saw Gongsun Zan who was leading the way, they understood what was going on. They shouted in panic, some jumped on the war horses and were about to start charging, while some were still standing in place, staring at Gongsun Zan who was approaching quickly.

Gongsun Zan ran wildly on his horse and took the lead in breaking into the Wuhuan formation. He was like a spear that had been sharpened for a long time, stabbing into the Wuhuan body with an irresistible murderous aura.

The three thousand knights raised their weapons and followed Gongsun Zan tightly, slaughtering them wantonly. They chopped with horses, stabbed with spears, and hit them with horses. The Wuhuan people lost the acceleration distance because of their carelessness and were no match for the time being, and were all dismissed.

Gongsun Zan hit the target with one blow, seized the favorable fighter and advanced quickly. They did not seek to kill and injured, but simply kept kicking and hitting the horse, maintaining the speed of the horse as much as possible, and constantly moving deep into the formation.

The Wuhuan people were stunned by this sudden counterattack. Before they could react, Gongsun Zan had already rushed to the central army. With a command, his personal guards raised their crossbows and pointed the panicked commander and pulled the crossbow machine. The commander of the Qianhuan was shot by the crossbow arrow before the screams could be heard. Gongsun Zan arrived and the iron spear flew, and in a blink of an eye they killed two Wuhuan knights who were coming up, and then stabbed the Qianhuan horse under the horse with a spear. The iron spear flipped over and the spearhead hidden behind the elbow hit the central army's flag.

The central army's big flag trembled violently, and with a click, the huge sheepskin battle flag landed with a bang. Please search for Piaotianwen, the novel is better and faster!
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