Northwest of the battlefield. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Li Kan rushed into the right flank of the Northern Xinjiang Army with 10,000 Xiliang infantry soldiers and engaged in a fierce battle with Li Le's army.

Han Sui saw that the time was ripe and ordered Yang Qiu and Cheng Yi to follow the army of 15,000 cavalry into the battlefield.

The darkness suddenly disappeared, and dawn crept in.

Xu Da stood outside the phalanx, looked up at the gray sky, and patiently waited for the blue sky curtain to open.

The morning air was a little humid, with a choking smell of smoke, a strong smell of burnt firewood, and a faint breeze that sent wisps of blood to all corners, making people shudder.

The war horse that Xu Da sat on suddenly became restless, and from time to time he raised his neck and neighed, and then, a puff of smoke and dust swept out from the sky.

The Xiliang cavalry came.

The drums of the war in the phalanx were beating, and the flags were flying, and the soldiers of the northern frontier who were fighting bloodily on the battlefield also began to retreat gradually, trying to get closer to the phalanx.

The long trumpets rang out one after another, the drums of war became more intense, and the roar of the galloping cavalry drowned out all the sounds on the battlefield.

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Li Yi picked up a chess piece and didn't put it down for a long time.

"Lord, the two generals, Murong Han and Sun Li, sent people to ask, when will the cavalry attack?" Xu Shu's voice sounded quietly in Li Yi's ears.

Li Yi asked without looking back: "Did the Xiliang cavalry start to charge the phalanx?" ”

"Nope." Xu Shu said, "They slowed down, as if they were intent on encircling and annihilating the blocking army on the battlefield on both of our flanks. ”

Li Yi frowned, put down the chess pieces, and said, "Order Murong Han and Sun Li to lead the army to attack." ”

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The horn sounded.

By the Baiqu River, 6,000 soldiers flew on their horses and were ready to go.

Sun Li swallowed the food in his mouth, raised his head and drank a sip of cold water, and then he raised the water bladder and let the cold river water sprinkle his head and face.

"Brothers, follow me to kill the enemy......"

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Murong Han suddenly struck out from the flank of the Xiliang people with 6,000 cavalry from the northern frontier, as if cutting obliquely with a knife, catching the Xiliang people by surprise and immediately splitting them into two.

"Brothers, rush ...... me" Murong Han raised his sword and shouted loudly, "Cut them off, cut them off." ”

At this moment, he saw the Qiang man Xiao Shuai Yi, who was leading the men and horses to kill in reverse. Murong Han did not hesitate at all, returned the sword to the sheath, picked up the horn bow and shot it.

Xiao Shuaiyi used the speed of the war horse to stab the northern frontier cavalry with a spear. The knight's eyes were quick, and the round shield in his hand struck the tip of the spear diagonally, and at the same time his body rolled on its side, removing the power from the spear. Xiao Shuaiyi roared, the spear was rampant, and he was about to shoot it off the war horse with a spear, when he saw three long arrows shoot in the air, like lightning, "......" into his chest.

Xiao Shuai Yi screamed loudly, his body shook twice on the galloping warhorse, and then fell off his horse on his back.

"Xiao Shuai is dead...... Qiang people were shocked and angry, and shouted wildly, "Avenge Xiao Shuai and kill them......"

The Qiang people swarmed up, slashing and slashing frantically around the northern cavalry, and the formation was in chaos.

"Withdraw, withdraw...... Murong Han saw that the impact speed of the army was getting slower and slower, and the battle array was gradually loosening under the fierce tearing of the Qiang people, and he was so anxious that he roared repeatedly, "Withdraw to the southeast, quickly, quickly......"

The Northern Frontier Army suddenly turned around on the battlefield. At this moment, the formation of the Qiang people was already in disarray, and they could not organize an effective counterattack. The Northern Xinjiang Army took the opportunity to kill the enemy and galloped towards the southeast of the battlefield.

Xiao Shuaiyi's men were in hot pursuit.

"Chase, catch up......" Xiao Shuai A and Xiao Shuai C were worried that they would be counterattacked by the Northern Frontier Army, so they did not hesitate to give the order to pursue.

Under the red morning sun, the Qiang people sounded the loud horn, and more than 10,000 people killed into the distance like a hurricane, and the smoke and dust raised to the sky obscured the brilliant colorful glow.

Liang Xing and Ma Yu were shocked, and hurriedly ordered his men to blow the horn to stop the Qiang people from chasing and killing the cavalry in the northern frontier. But the Qiang people were carried away by hatred, and they only had the panicked northern cavalry in front of them, eager to immediately chase after them and tear the enemy to pieces, ignoring the military orders in the rear.

"Quick, please immediately command the army to enter the battlefield and surround the right-wing Northern Frontier Army." Liang Xing looked at the Qiang people who quickly disappeared under the golden morning sun, and roared angrily.

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Gao Gan did not give the order to attack.

Although the cavalry of the Northern Xinjiang Army was successfully lured out by the Xiliang people, it was incredible that they suddenly fled from the battlefield while they could still support it. The military discipline of the Northern Xinjiang Army was strict, and it was impossible for them to flee the battlefield without authorization after a scuffle. Maybe they have other plans.

Zhang Nan waved his horsewhip angrily and said angrily: "The Qiang people have gone crazy and left the battlefield regardless of the military order. Liang Xing and Ma Wan only have 10,000 cavalry in their hands, and if there is still the main force of the cavalry in the northern frontier on the opposite side, it will be difficult for us to completely annihilate the other side. ”

"Maybe the left flank of the Northern Frontier Army is only these people." Gao Gan said hesitantly.

"Then why did they suddenly leave the battlefield?" Zhu Ling said suspiciously, "Could it be that their general is dead?" Or is it also to preserve strength? ”

"There must be a reason, and it is better to be cautious." Gao shook his head and said to Zhu Ling, "Tell Liang Xing and Ma Funren, let them take the remaining cavalry to protect the two wings of our front army, help Xia Zhao continue the attack, and quickly approach the enemy formation." ”

"Tell Han Sui that we intend to attack with the main force and encircle and annihilate the Northern Frontier Army on the battlefield on the right flank. Ask him to send out cavalry at once to protect our flanks. ”

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Mid lane on the battlefield.

Ma Chao, Pang De, and Pang Rou each led cavalry to besiege on three sides. The Northern Frontier Army fought back with strong shields, sharp spears, and a dense array of long arrows.

The defense of the Northern Xinjiang Army was like an iron bucket, leaving Ma Chao and 10,000 Xiliang cavalry at a loss. They could only gallop along the perimeter of the phalanx, shooting round after round of long arrows into the phalanx.

The morning sun rose, and the two thousand black long shields in front of the Northern Xinjiang Army were bathed in golden sunlight, like an impermeable black forest, more like a black fortress, which was daunting.

Behind these long shields, one foot or two feet high, spears pointed diagonally towards the sky like sharp teeth in the mouths of bloodthirsty beasts, emitting a cold light.

The 1,000 crossbow carts in the battle formation formed a square chariot formation, and the strong archers in the chariot formation fired at the enemy cavalry outside the chariot formation, preventing the enemy cavalry from charging into the battle formation.

Ma Chao was at a loss, and repeatedly asked Han Sui for help in the rear: "If you want to break through the enemy formation, you must get the help of foot soldiers, if you rely only on the strength of cavalry to forcibly attack this terrifying fortress, the result will inevitably be a fiasco." ”

Han Sui replied to Ma Chao: "Since you can't fight, then don't fight for the time being." I have 20,000 troops to be used on the edge of my sword, and I must not move until I have to. Now you hold back the enemy forces in the middle and prevent them from supporting their left and right flanks. By the time we encircle the enemy's left flank, the situation on the battlefield will change, and the mid-lane army will most likely withdraw to support, and then you will be able to command the cavalry to attack. ”

Ma Chaoyan obeyed, and immediately ordered the cavalry to surround the phalanx of the Northern Frontier Army from all sides, and cut off all the passages to withdraw it to Wannian City and support the left and right flanks.

At this moment, the drums in the phalanx of the Northern Xinjiang Army thundered, and the strong "fortress" suddenly cracked a big crack in the east.

"Big brother, the enemy is going to retreat." Ma Dai pointed to the flag flying high in the phalanx, and shouted in surprise, "They are going to withdraw the phalanx, and they are going to retreat." ”

Ma Chao waved his spear and rode east with a team of guards, shouting loudly: "Hit, hit it immediately, block it." ”

This long "crack" is like the open mouth of a beast, waiting for its prey to throw itself into the net.

Under Ma Chao's order, a soldier with five hundred horsemen roared in like a long arrow.

"Boom...... Boom ......" Several loud noises suddenly resounded across the battlefield, and the Xiliang cavalry and their war horses who had just rushed in suddenly floated up like fallen leaves in the autumn wind. The horses fell to the ground, and the knights on the horses flew upside down and fell to the ground, and in an instant they were trampled into bloody flesh cakes by the cavalry that came after them.

"Kill, kill......" The Xiliang people were ignited by the flames of hatred, and they brandished their weapons, going forward one after another, and moving forward.

In front of the crossbow car formation, Wang Shuang stood with a team of elite shields, "standing shields...... Raise the spear ......"

"Kill ......" The soldiers roared angrily in the face of the rushing enemy horsemen.

At this moment, this passage is covered with the corpses of war horses and Xiliang people, and the speed of the Xiliang cavalry is seriously restricted, and the war horses can't run at all, so they can only staggered and crash into the "shield wall" blocking them with their own weight. ”

The soldiers of the northern frontier used the short-handled weapons in their hands and their strong bodies to resist the shields. At the same time, the spearmen behind them swarmed up and stabbed the enemy and their horses with their three-foot spears. The archers in the formation fired at close range, and for a moment the arrows were like locusts, shooting the enemy and their horses into a hornet's nest like a raging storm.

Enraged, the people of Xiliang fought desperately, trying to tear this crack even bigger. But the defense of the Northern Frontier Army was too strong, and the cracks not only did not grow, but became narrower and narrower.

The crossbow cart that had been loaded with the "Boom ......" suddenly roared, and the Xiliang people crowded in the "passage" suddenly cried and howled, and none of them were spared.

"Withdraw, withdraw...... the leader of the team turned his horse's head and roared hoarsely, "Withdraw......

Before his roar fell, the "shield array" behind him suddenly cracked. A shield with a height of one foot suddenly "cracked" into four pieces, and three spears and two crossbows attacked at the same time.

The soldier howled miserably, and his body was also raised by a spear. A tomahawk slashed through the air, and the head flew out with a puddle of blood.

Ma Chao killed, the spear was like lightning, hit the four long shields in a row, and killed more than a dozen soldiers in the northern frontier, and finally he grabbed the head of the soldier who died in the battle, carried the headless corpse of the soldier, and fought bravely from the phalanx. (To be continued.) )