Chapter 756: Crushing
The corpse of Gu Guan Zhongjun fell in a pool of blood, and the tiger and leopard rider also paid a small price for it.
Although there were not many tigers and leopards killed in the battle, in Cao Chun's opinion, this was already an extremely heavy loss.
Every tiger and leopard ride is built by Cao Cao with all his might, and it is a well-deserved elite division.
Even if the tiger and leopard rider only suffered a very small number of casualties, it made Cao Chun feel extremely distressed.
"Retreat, retreat!"
The soldiers who fought at the gate of the city lacked weapons to deal with the cavalry, so when facing the tigers and leopards, the situation was extremely unfavorable for them.
If it weren't for the blood in the hearts of these people, I am afraid it would not have been possible to support it until now. Rao is like this, Sergeant Guan has also spilled too much blood here.
The fearless sacrifice would never be in vain, and when Chen Qing laid all kinds of traps against the cavalry on the streets of the city, he finally gave the order to retreat.
"Kill!"
Although they knew that there was a trap ahead, the tiger and leopard riders still charged forward without the slightest pause.
"Roar!"
A tiger and leopard rider saw the rejection horse in front of him, he shook the spear in his hand, actually picked it up, and then rushed over.
"Die!"
But after rejecting the horse, it was the sergeant Guan who stabbed the spear in his hand, and they did not have the slightest fear in the face of the cavalry rushing over.
The spear in his hand exuded a cold glow, one spear stabbed at the warhorse, and the other spear stabbed at the knight's throat.
No, the knight was not in a hurry, and pulled the reins to avoid the attack of the spear, but used his own weapon to block the other spear.
"Boom!"
The war horse galloped and slammed into the front, knocking the two sergeants into vomiting blood.
The tiger and leopard ride was too terrifying, and even the defense line that Chen Qing hastily built could not stop their progress.
Of course, this charge is not without cost.
Compared to the one-sided slaughter that had just begun, the Tiger and Par Riders were now considered to have suffered heavy casualties.
But Cao Chun did not stop at all, and still commanded the tiger and leopard to charge wildly.
If he can't rush through the formation of the Chinese army as soon as possible, then Chen Qing can continue to build defenses in the back, and the casualties of the tiger and leopard cavalry will become more and more heavy.
Only by breaking through this line of defense at all costs now, so that the Guanzhong army has no time to defend on other sides, can we win this war.
If we can occupy Hangu Pass, it will be a great victory, and for this victory, even if the tiger and leopard riders suffer heavy casualties!
"Boom!"
A big collision sounded, people turned on their backs, and flesh and blood flew sideways.
The hastily constructed defensive front was shattered in an instant, and many of the Guan sergeants died under the butcher's knife of the tiger and leopard cavalry.
However, the war horses that fell to the ground were also destined to suffer heavy casualties among the tiger and leopard riders.
A soldier in Guanzhong, whose sternum had been crushed by a war horse, saw a tiger and leopard knight next to him struggling to get up, he struggled to hold the man, and then laughed wildly and spat blood.
"Click!"
The sound of bones shattering sounded again, and the two men lay on the ground and were trampled by the cavalry behind, and none of them were spared.
"Die!"
Cao Chun, as the commander of the tiger and leopard cavalry, is also a brave warrior himself, and he roared angrily with the spear in his hand to pick a sergeant Guan away.
"Tripside!"
Seeing that the line of defense could not stop the pace of the tiger and leopard riding at all, the despair in Chen Qing's eyes became more and more intense.
He roared angrily, trying to stop the tiger and leopard with a tripwire.
"Boom!"
One by one, the iron cables were pulled up, and the tiger and leopard who rushed to the front rode up, and were caught off guard and tripped and turned over on their backs.
However, the ability of the tiger and leopard to ride was so amazing that the knight behind him carried the reins and actually made the war horse jump over the tripping rope.
"Chirp!"
Those tiger and leopard horsemen who were still charging behind, without waiting for the main general to give an order, opened their bows left and right to shoot the Guanzhong army carrying the stumbling horse rope.
Chen Qing felt a chill in his heart, and shouted: "Archer, release the arrow!" ”
The archers in Hanya Pass were finally gathered, and as the sound of pulling the bowstring sounded in everyone's ears, sharp arrows poured down mercilessly.
"Raise your shield!"
Seeing this, Cao Chun was not in a hurry, took out a small shield from the horse, and protected himself with one hand.
The rest of the tigers and leopards did the same, picking up shields to defend themselves against arrows.
"Ding-dong, ding-dong, ding-dong!"
"Poof, poof, poof!"
Some of the arrows hit the shield, making a golden sound, but the tiger and leopard riding shield was not enough to protect the warhorse.
The arrows were fired into the horses, and the horses neighed in pain, causing a wave of confusion.
At the same time, many of the soldiers who had intersected with the tiger and leopard cavalry also died under the rain of arrows from their own people.
But in the current situation, in order to block the incomparable tiger and leopard ride, Chen Qing can't care so much.
The chaos caused by the rain of arrows finally slowed down the charge of the tiger and leopard cavalry a lot.
This is not only due to the rain of arrows, but also to the corpses of the horses that fell to the ground, as well as various obstacles.
Although the strength of the tiger and leopard cavalry is strong, they fight on the streets of the city, after all, they do not occupy a favorable position.
If it weren't for the fact that the Guanzhong army was caught off guard and had no time to react, I am afraid it would not have suffered such heavy casualties.
"It's coming, it's coming!"
At this moment, there was a commotion from behind, and I saw a large car being pulled over, loaded with all kinds of messy things.
Chen Jing was overjoyed when she saw this, and shouted, "It's all dumped on the road!" ”
The reason why cavalry has no way to become the main force is that in addition to the high cost, the inadaptability to the terrain is also a drawback that cannot be ignored.
A dozen carts may not be anything for foot soldiers, but for cavalry, they are far more difficult to deal with than the stubborn resistance of the Guanzhong soldiers.
"Damn it!"
Cao Chun didn't expect that the Hangu guard would react so quickly, and he couldn't help but curse secretly.
"Dismount and fight!"
After scolding, Cao Chun immediately sneered a few times in his heart, if Guan Zhongjun thought that the tiger and leopard cavalry could only ride and fight, it would be a big mistake.
The knights of the Haw Par Rider are all elites selected from the hundreds of generals, and they are the best in both cavalry and foot combat.
Even if these two thousand tigers and leopards dismounted to fight, they could easily break through the defense line of the Guanzhong army and occupy the entire Hangu Pass.
Sure enough, the tiger and leopard riding after dismounting was still unstoppable.
Those obstacles that seemed very troublesome to the cavalry were nothing to the tiger and leopard horsemen without war horses.
A tragic battle continues, and in the face of the elite of the tiger and leopard cavalry, even if the Guanzhong army fights to the death, it is actually a little difficult to resist.
Sergeant Guan died on the spot, even if the corpses piled up into a small mountain, they could not resist the sharp edge of the tiger and leopard riders.
Fortunately, the tiger and leopard rider who got off the war horse will have a somewhat reduced combat effectiveness, so even if the Guanzhong army is defeated and retreated, it will also make the tiger and leopard rider pay a lot of price.
The autumn wind blew, and the smell of blood became stronger and stronger.
As the battle continued, most of the defenders suffered casualties in the 3,000 passes, but only a few hundred of the tiger and leopard riders were killed.
It was not until today that Guan Zhongjun experienced the taste of being crushed.
"General, the enemy is too strong, even if we all die here, it is impossible to hold Hangu Pass."
"For today's plan, we should first withdraw our troops to preserve our strength, so it is the best policy."
Chen Qing was furious when he heard this, and killed the man with a sword, and then shouted: "The city is here, the city is dead, even if all the people die here, they must not retreat!" ”
"No matter how dare to say out, there are such people!"
After speaking, Chen Qing personally stepped forward and began to fight with the tiger and leopard horseman.
The battle situation has not changed because of Chen Qing's joining, and in terms of force alone, he is not as good as an ordinary tiger and leopard knight.
However, Chen Qing's determination to live and die with the city infected many Guanzhong soldiers, who abandoned their lives and fought to the death with the tigers and leopards.
The remnant sun is like blood, the blood is permeated, and there are fewer and fewer Guan sergeants and soldiers who hold their positions.
At this time, even the proud tiger and leopard rider was in awe of these people in front of him, and they thought that they might not be able to do this to this extent if they were easy to get along.
Cao Chun once again picked off a sergeant Guan, wiped a handful of blood splashed on his face, and secretly thought: "This war is also time to end!" ”
On the city wall, Guo Jia stared at the mountain of flesh and blood in the distance, and his brows furrowed slightly.
After the Guanzhong army lost the city gate, they were still fearless in street battles with tiger and leopard horses.
Generally speaking, when a soldier suffers more than a tenth of a cadre's casualties, morale collapses completely.
Now, two-thirds of the defenders of the city had been lost, but they continued to fight.
"It's time."
Guo Jia muttered in a low voice surrounded by a group of tigers and leopards.
Sure enough, even if the elite is like Sergeant Guan, there is no hope of victory, and with two-thirds of the casualties, morale begins to crumble.
Even though Chen Qing continued to boost their morale, their fighting spirit was slowly diminished. It won't be long before the defense line of the Guanzhong army will completely collapse.
"Stomp, stomp!"
A rush of footsteps came from a distance, and I saw a Biaoguan Chinese army killing from behind.
"Reinforcements, reinforcements!"
A sergeant shouted in surprise.
"Reinforcements, there are really reinforcements!"
More non-commissioned officers who had lost their fighting spirit, and the message roared loudly.
Their low morale was instantly boosted by the arrival of reinforcements.
Guo Jia, who was standing on the city wall, was also shocked when he saw this situation, he didn't expect that the reinforcements from Guanzhong would come at this time.
However, after seeing the number of people who came, Guo Jia said softly: "With the bravery of the tiger and leopard cavalry, even if there are 1,500 more enemy troops, it doesn't matter to the overall situation. ”
"Kill!"
At the front of the reinforcements, there were two quite face-to-face generals, the first one was a kitten, and the other was Guo Huai.
Chen Qing suddenly learned that the reinforcements had arrived, and he was immediately a little ecstatic.
But when he saw those two unfamiliar faces and not many reinforcements, his heart couldn't help but sink to the bottom.
"To give people hope, is it necessary to make people despair?"
It's not that Chen Qing looks down on Guan Zhongjun, but he knows how terrible this Cao army is.
Even if there are more than 5,000 elites in the city, a head-to-head confrontation may not be able to stop the tiger and leopard riders. Not to mention, this is a force of 1,500 men led by two unknown men.
Chen Qing didn't believe that Cheng Yu would hand over the elite troops in Guanzhong to these two commanders.
However, in the next moment, Chen Qing's eyes widened in surprise.
"Trapped! Trapped! Trapped! ”
A thunderous voice rang out, but it broke through the haze like lightning, allowing the light to shine on the earth again.
If it is said that in Guanzhong, there is an army that can match the tiger and leopard cavalry, it must be trapped in the camp.
Chen Qing, who was immersed in ecstasy, did not forget to boost morale: "The camp is here, brothers fight hard to kill the enemy and avenge the dead robe!" ”
The prestige of the trapping camp has long spread throughout Guanzhong, and every sergeant in the guan is eager to join the trapping camp.
For them who have fallen into despair, they don't need to be encouraged at all, they just need to know that they are trapped in the camp behind them, and they will feel at ease.
"Kill!"
For a time, the Guanzhong Army, which had already been defeated and retreated, miraculously blocked the offensive of the tiger and leopard cavalry.
And it was only at this time that Cao Chun felt that something was wrong.
"Stomp, stomp!"
The sound of neat and dull footsteps sounded, and I saw five hundred soldiers in the trap camp wearing heavy armor and holding spears and shields, striding towards this side.
Gao Shun left behind a thousand soldiers in the camp, but handed over 500 men and horses to the commander of the kitten to support Hangu Pass.
As for the other 1,000 soldiers and horses commanded by the kitten, they were elite Guanzhong soldiers.
Since there was no newly recruited army under the command of the kitten, they even had to leave Kasaka before Gao Shun and the others.
The traps have always been a silent army, they do not cry out hoarsely, they only kill the enemy with their weapons.
Kitten and Guo Huai did not point fingers at the trapping camp, because they knew that the trapping camp would naturally do their own thing.
When the trapped camp arrived at the forefront and set up a position, the leader of the general finally said: "General Chen, for the time being, lead the army to retreat, and deal with these rabble, our five hundred people are enough!" ”
Chen Qing was a little stunned at first, and wanted to remind him, but remembering the proud achievements of the trapped camp, he still didn't speak after all, and silently led the troops to retreat.
However, Cao Chun and the tiger and leopard riders were completely enraged by the words of the general.
Cao Chun laughed angrily and shouted: "It's really arrogant, I will let you see who is the rabble today." ”
After speaking, the dismounted tiger and leopard rider launched another charge.
However, this time, the tiger and leopard rider, who has always been unstoppable, was blocked by the trapped camp.
The first collision ended with heavy casualties on the tiger and leopard riders, and everyone was amazed by the result.
Only the silent soldiers of the trap camp, still wielding their spears mechanically.
Flesh and blood are flying, and the trapped camp acts as a meat grinder as always, quietly harvesting the lives of enemy soldiers.
"Kill all the thieves!"
Those Guan sergeants who had just retired wept with joy when they saw this situation, and they roared loudly regardless of the tiredness of their bodies, shouting and cheering for the trapped camp.
Until this time, Cao Chun had not recovered from the shock.
He never thought that there would be an army in the world that could be crushed one-sided when faced with tigers and leopards.