With a long howl from Ma Chao's mouth, the left and right horsemen immediately approached and charged forward behind Ma Chao.

The shield guards of Cao Jun in the front row stayed where they were, staring at the surging iron horses in front of them, the shields in their hands trembled slightly, but no one took a step back.

They are the last line of defense of the Cao army, and the eldest prince has put his net worth and life in their hands, if they retreat, the eldest prince will be in danger.

The archer pulled the arrow again and shot it at Ma Chao's side.

Ma Chao, who was in the lead, was not afraid, braved the rain of arrows and rushed forward, and soon rushed to the periphery of Caoying's Chinese army.

Seeing that a shield with iron nails was erected in front of him, in order to open the way for the soldiers in the rear, Ma Chao gave up the idea of jumping over, dragged the spear in his hand back, and then stabbed forward violently, with a thunderous momentum. It was as if what he was holding in his hand was not a spear known for its dexterity, but a powerful sledgehammer.

Rumble!

The huge force slammed into the shield, and the five or six soldiers holding the shield were instantly knocked out.

Seeing this, the shield guards on the back floor immediately filled in again in order to prevent the enemy from advancing forward.

Then, the spear matrix in the back three layers began to move forward, and the long spear shaft rested on the shoulders of the shield pawn in front of it, and stabbed back and forth towards the front.

For a while, the cavalry team led by Ma Chao was at a stalemate here. What's even worse is that the crossbowmen in the rear have not stopped for a moment, even a blind cat can catch a dead mouse, let alone such a dense number of arrows.

At the time of the stalemate, the cavalry next to him kept falling from his horse, and even Ma Chao's left sternum of the unified army was also hit by an arrow, but fortunately, the armor on his body was strongly defended, but the skin was scratched, except for feeling a little pain, there was no major problem.

"General, you can't go on like this!"

The small school not far away came running, looking anxious, many brothers were already injured, and they couldn't rush over at all. The spears and barbed shields were so annoying that they didn't do much damage, but they kept them out.

In this case, the advantage of the cavalry is gone, and only the concession pawns to charge and fight are the most effective, but the soldiers below are fighting with Cao's army, and there is no one to come to help them.

Under normal circumstances, one cavalry soldier for ten infantry soldiers is considered a loss-making transaction, and the current situation is completely blood-loss.

Ma Chao realized this, gritted his teeth and turned his head, and roared angrily: "Let's go!" ”

The horsemen then followed the horse and turned around and swooped downward.

Seeing Ma Chao's defeat and retreat, Man Chong, who was quite worried at first, suddenly laughed, stroked his beard and said: "This Ma Chao is an acquaintance, if it takes a while, his Xiliang cavalry army will have to be explained here." ”

Full of favor smiled happily, but Cao Ang didn't have much joy on his face, Ma Chao was deflated by him, once he rushed to the battlefield, he was bound to vent his anger on the Cao soldiers in the fight.

Needless to say, how terrible the combat effectiveness of a fierce cavalry army is.

In this way, the pressure on the generals below such as Yu Ban and Le Jin will increase several times.

Generals, you must hold on!

Cao Ang prayed silently in his heart.

At this time, Huang Zhong, who was ordered to block Kojiyi, was also about to arrive at the location reported by the scout.

The horses' hooves fluttered, and the sentry lying on the ground heard it very clearly.

"General, a large number of horsemen are approaching our side." The sentry nervously ran back to where the army was and reported the matter.

The man in the general's armor turned around, his hands crossed at his waist, his slanted eyebrows, and his cold eyes, plus a two-inch-long scar drawn from the right eye of his cheek, just from the face, there was a terrifying ruthlessness.

This person is none other than Yuan Shao's general, and he is also the main general of this trip, Lu Yi!

"All the soldiers listen to the command and act according to the deployment of this general." Koji Yi glanced around, the sound was not loud, but it made everyone hold their breath and listen with their ears up, for fear of missing half a word.

"Whoa!" After listening to Liyi's instructions, the Hebei soldiers responded loudly.

Within a short time, the cavalry led by Huang Zhong had arrived.

The clatter of horses' hooves galloped down the wide road, and the deep weeds on both sides kept shrinking in their eyes and retreated sharply backwards.

The horseman on horseback was like a lightning bolt, and Huang Zhong rode in front, thinking about how to kill one side later, but did not pay attention to the surrounding environment. Because according to the position stated by the scouts, the enemy is still a little far ahead, some distance.

Pedal Pedal ~ Pedal Pedal ~~~

The sound of horses' hooves approached, and Koji Yoshi, who was crouching down in the middle of the road, lifted the shield held above his head, jumped up, shouted loudly, and ordered briefly: "Do it!" ”

Suddenly, the road ahead seemed to suddenly explode, and in the dust raised from the sky, countless feathered arrows shot out from the front.

The war horse under the crotch was frightened, and stopped the galloping four hooves.

The distance of more than a dozen paces could not be closer, and almost all the horsemen on horseback were now living targets.

The crossbow arrows were fired, and the unsuspecting horsemen had no time to react, and there were countless people who fell off their horses.

At the same time, the Hebei soldiers who were crawling in the deep grass on both sides of the road also appeared, and in their hands, they also held crossbows, each with a hand.

The crossbow arrows shot out from three sides, and only after the first wave cooperated, the cavalry behind Huang Zhong fell directly by a third.

Unlike the soldiers who continued to load the crossbow arrows in front, the Hebei soldiers on both sides retracted their bows and crossbows after the first wave of crossbow arrows were fired, and changed their weapons to rush over from both sides.

Compared to bows, crossbow arrows have a significantly longer range and are more lethal. Not only that, the crossbow also has relatively low requirements for the user, it does not require strict training, it can shoot and kill, and the hit rate is extremely high, it is a powerful long-range killing weapon in ancient times.

The only drawback, however, is that it takes too long to assemble the arrows.

Therefore, after shooting the first wave, the Hebei soldiers on both sides put away their crossbows, switched to the weapons at hand, and engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the stopped cavalry.

"The old man was careless for a while, and he fell for the trick of the little one!"

Huang Zhong didn't know that he had been ambushed by the enemy, so angry that his beard trembled, and the big knife in his hand was like cutting vegetables, slashing the Hebei soldiers who rushed from both sides.

However, these Hebei soldiers seemed to be not afraid of death, and kept moving forward to kill.

The crossbow bolts are reloaded, and another wave of shots is coming!

The horsemen on horseback fell a lot again, and Huang Zhong figured it out this time, the reason why the Hebei soldiers on both sides were so desperate was to delay the time for the crossbowmen in front of them to exchange for crossbow arrows.

The crossbow bolts are far faster at killing than they are in melee combat.

If you want to turn things around, you have to deal with these annoying things first!