Chapter 333: Battle Xiahou
Among the Xiahou Zhucao under Cao Cao, there are two people with the most violent temperament, one is Xiahou Yuan and the other is Cao Hong.
Although the tempers of the two are very hot, this hot point is not exactly the same.
Cao Hong belongs to the purebred fiery type, just one point, he is warlike and killing.
Xiahou Yuan belongs to the mongrel fiery type, not that kind of pure temper, but has a strong personality and is extremely stubborn.
The last thing Xiahou Yuan wants to see on weekdays is that others provoke him but can't fight back to take revenge, to put it bluntly, he is a little arrogant.
This time to send troops, in the eyes of Xiahou Yuan himself, he did not fight Xu Huang and Tao Ji, and turned back to Suiyang City halfway, in a sense, it can be regarded as giving the Xuzhou generals a lot of face, and their current performance should be to hug their heads and run around, while praying to God and worshiping Buddha, thank Xiahou Yuan's men for their mercy and not rushing to kill them all.
The ideal is very plump, the reality is very backbone, and the performance of Xu Huang and Tao Ji disappointed Xiahou Yuan.
They actually took the initiative to follow and find a beating!
For those who take the initiative to find and beat, if Xiahou Yuan doesn't drive troops to pick them up, I'm afraid that he won't even be able to sleep at night.
At that moment, Xiahou Yuan did not hesitate at all, and directly drove the troops to turn their heads and meet Xu Huang's soldiers and horses who followed first.
The battle is on the verge of breaking out.
Xiahou Yuan's use of soldiers, one of the biggest characteristics is that it is fast.
It's so fast that before you have time to change formations, his troops have been successfully assembled, and the cavalry has swooped in front of you with lightning speed.
This trick is really unguardable.
Xu Huang and Xiahou Yuan also fought for the first time this time, and they almost fell into his way if they were not careful.
The speed at which Xiahou Yuan turned his military horse to fight back was too fast, and Xu Huang almost didn't have time to command the pursuing soldiers to react quickly and form a formation.
However, compared to Xiahou Yuan's speed, Xu Huang also has one of his biggest advantages.
That's stability!
The number of cavalry in Jinling City was not as large as Cao's, which was a disadvantage, so in the configuration of its infantry army, spearmen and large shield soldiers used to stabilize the formation and defense accounted for the majority.
Under the rapid change of the situation, Xu Huang quickly made a command, he drove the large shield soldiers and spearmen forward in formation, stuck to the gate and held it in place, and ordered the soldiers under his command to resist the attack of Cao's army no matter what.
Xu Huang knew very well in his heart that it was impossible to defeat Xiahou Yuan's Cao army with his strength, the number of people was too bad, and the number of cavalry could not be compared with the other party.
According to Guo Jia's arrangement, he, Tao Ji, and the potters who would arrive here soon would form a three-sided encirclement and encircle them from all directions in order to annihilate Xiahou Yuan's troops.
Therefore, stabilizing his morale and dragging Xiahou Yuan in place at the moment is Xu Huang's top priority.
While arranging for the soldiers to form a formation to resist Cao's army, Xu Huang instructed the deputy generals and officers on the left and right: "Soldiers! Xiahou Yuan's soldiers and horses went and returned, and his spirit was very high! He thought that with a disparity in troops, he could fight quickly? But what he doesn't know is the ability and fighting spirit of our Jinling Army! My Jinling army is the strongest army in the southeast, Yuan Shu and Lu Bu are not our opponents, as the so-called raising soldiers for a thousand days, with soldiers for a while, today is the time when our Jinling army is famous all over the world, soldiers, follow a certain one, kill all the thieves and dogs, protect me Xuzhou! ”
"Kill all the thieves and dogs, protect me Xuzhou!"
"Kill all the thieves and dogs, protect me Xuzhou!"
"Kill!"
Xu Huang turned around and ordered the military marquis who accompanied the army, and said: "From now on, you will be the supervisor and beheader, but if any soldier dares to retreat from the latter, he will be killed!" ”
After a pause, he continued: "Including someone Xu!" ”
After saying that, he saw Xu Huang wielding a battle axe, leading his pro-army to the front and leaving.
With Xu Huang's command and encouragement, Cao Tao's two armies were already colliding in unison, and the two soldiers and horses were like two huge meteorites, colliding together to produce huge energy, bursting into fierce sparks!
With a high-pitched roar and a cold iron tool, the soldiers and horses on both sides began to attack and defend fiercely.
In order to boost morale, Xu Huang came to the front of the battle, risked crossbow arrows, commanded the soldiers to fight, and personally slashed and killed Cao's soldiers, using his own presence to drive the morale of the Jinling army, and Xiahou Yuan's generals fiercely attacked, and for a time it was actually blocked Xiahou Yuan's sudden callback and stabilized the formation.
The fact that the Jinling army could be so tenacious in the face of its own sudden U-turn attack was extremely unexpected by Xiahou Yuan.
In front of the opponent's formation, Xu Huang, who was leading his shield soldiers and spearmen to hold the formation steadily, commanded the generals while wielding the big axe to fight bravely, and his outstanding performance really surprised Xiahou Yuan.
"The Jinling Army has become famous in the southeast in recent years, and has defeated Lu Bu, Yuan Shu, Zhenrong and others, and it really has its merits, that Xu Huang's skills are not bad, and he is really very comparable! There are indeed good generals under the command of the pottery thief, and they are really Mengde's fierce enemies! ”
Xiahou Yuan is a person who likes to climb and compare skills, he saw that Xu Huang was so good, and he was also happy to see the hunting in his heart, so he rode his horse and galloped, and also rushed to the front of the battle, wanting to compete with Xu Huang.
In the chaotic army, Xu Huang was leading his guards to fight bravely, and Xiahou Yuan suddenly personally led the troops to kill not far away.
Xiahou Yuan stared at Xu Huang tightly, drove the troops up, the two sides were soldiers, the generals were opposed, Xiahou Yuan set aside everyone, personally caught Xu Huang's big axe with a weapon, and shouted with a glaring eyebrow: "The thief is good at martial arts!" Sure enough, there are some abilities! Can you report your name? ”
Xu Huang looked at the sturdy warrior with thin cheekbones and cheeks in front of him, and probably guessed the identity of the other party, and said in a low voice: "A certain is Xu Huang!" You are Xiahou Yuan? ”
Xiahou Yuan smiled and did not answer positively: "It doesn't matter who I am, you just need to remember that I am the one who took your life!" ”
When the words fell, he saw that the spear in Xiahou Yuan's hand had moved, and he stabbed straight towards Xu Huang's face.
Xu Huang turned to the side, dodging Xiahou Yuan's attack, and at the same time slashed the big axe sideways, slashing Xiahou Yuan's head.
"Bang!" One move intersects, and the two separate.
Xu Huang took a deep breath, and secretly said in his heart that the generals under Cao Cao's command were really good, and this Xiahou Yuancheng could be described as his opponent.
He secretly twisted his wrist that was shocked and numb, and once again swung the big axe, and with the momentum, Xiahou Yuan slashed down with a sharp wind sound.
Xiahou Yuan shouted loudly and raised his spear to parry.
There was a crisp sound, and the bodies of Xiahou Yuan and Xu Huang leaned back at the same time, and Xiahou Yuan looked down at the spearhead, and it turned out to be a gap the size of a grain of rice.
Xu Huang also glanced at his big axe, which was still sharp and intact...... He smirked and said loudly, "Be careful! He rushed towards Xiahou Yuan again.
The two of you come and go, driving horses back and forth, and they can't fight.
While fighting, Xu Huang secretly admired Xiahou Yuan's strength.
Every spear of the opponent is tricky and insidious, and the speed is extremely fast, like a flint and lightning, and it often dissolves its offensive advantage with one spear.
Obviously, this Xiahou Yuan has specialized in martial arts and the art of war since he was a child, and he is extremely proficient in learning, if he hadn't competed with Xu Chu more in recent years, Xu Huang felt that he might not be his opponent.
Xiahou Yuan is also more and more frightened, although the opponent's big axe is bulky, and cut up and down, there is no tricky skills, but the axes and axes are all rushing to the point, there is no false move, accidentally sticky, not dead is also seriously injured, and the opponent's arm strength is still very great, Xiahou Yuan was repeatedly shocked to the point that his arm was numb, he gradually did not dare to fight hard with Xu Huang, just used the lightness of the spear to dodge the edge of the big axe.
Xu Huang and Xiahou Yuan's skills are indistinguishable from victory or defeat, but Cao's army has more cavalry, and the number is more than Xu Huang's 5,000 people, Xu Huang's soldiers were able to hold on at first, but slowly began to be unable to support it, the proportion of casualties gradually began to increase, and the formation began to show signs of chaos and collapse.
At this time, another 5,000 Jinling troops led by Tao Ji rushed over from another direction.
Tao Ji's existence was already expected by Xiahou Yuan, and he ordered the captain Zhu Heng to lead the flank soldiers and horses to resist Tao Ji's 5,000 men and horses.
Although Xiahou Yuan's soldiers and horses were numerous, because they were only facing the enemy on both sides, and the situation was within his control, it was not a big problem, but what he did not calculate was that at this moment, the real main force of the Jinling army led by Tao Shang and Xu Chu and others was galloping towards him from another direction.
And the direction of their attack was directly behind Xiahou Yuan's soldiers and horses.
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