Reborn in the late Northern Wei Dynasty

Chapter 36 Han Ling
Er Zhuzhao led the armored cavalry to charge, the sound of horseshoes roared, and the ground shook.

Gao Huan's former army collapsed at the first touch, and was easily pierced by Er Zhuzhao.

How could He Liuhun's followers be vulnerable?
Before he had time to think about it, Er Zhuzhao led the army straight to the formation of Gao Huan's army, but saw a scene that made his eyes tear open:
Gao Huan's army has chariots connected to each other as a barrier, and the shafts of the chariots are equipped with arrow shields.

Since Liu Yu defeated the [-] fine cavalry of the Northern Wei Dynasty with [-] infantry by virtue of the chariot formation, no cavalry commander in the north dared to directly attack the chariot formation.

Er Zhuzhao quickly turned his horse's head and ordered all the knights to follow him around, hoping to break in from behind.

However, Gao Huan defended in a round formation, and Er Zhuzhao turned around and returned to the original spot, but he still couldn't find a loophole.

With Gao Huan's handsome flag right in front of him, Er Zhuzhao was determined to take a risk. He led [-] armored cavalry to try to charge into the battle.

As soon as the knights rushed to the front of the chariot formation, many of them were dismounted by pawns holding halberds on the chariot, and there were also soldiers behind the chariot holding long-handled swords to chop off horses' legs.

However, the bones and horses in the armored rider were not enough to overturn the chariot.

Gao Huan knew very well that the armored cavalry that Er Zhuzhao relied on was extremely thick, so he completely abandoned his bow and arrows, and trained his infantry with halberds and long knives, just to surprise Er Zhuzhao.

After seeing his companion fall to the ground, he was dragged into the formation with a lasso and killed without the ability to resist.

The armored cavalry who charged into the formation broke up one after another, and Er Zhuzhao had to prepare to retreat, and then broke the formation with his infantry.

However, it was discovered that Gao Huan's former army, which was about to collapse at the first touch, was gathered again at some point, and together with the left and right armies led by Hu Lujin, Han Gui, Peng Le and others, they launched an attack from behind Er Zhuzhao. The light cavalry behind the armored cavalry fell into a hard fight.

Er Zhuzhao was unable to attack the battle formation ahead and was forced to stagnate, followed by the light cavalry who also lost their speed, and could only stand in place as a living target to fight against the infantry, completely losing the advantage of the cavalry.

And Gao Yue, who had already ambushed, led his [-] cavalry to rush out from the flank.

Er Zhuzhao was about to fight, but the horse was exhausted and could not charge anymore.

Armored cavalry wears thick armor because both men and horses wear thick armor. To put it bluntly, it is a one-shot deal. It is responsible for tearing apart the opponent's formation, and the light cavalry and infantry are the main force to solve the battle.

Let the armored cavalry repeatedly charge and kill, with the thick armor that went to the extreme in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, unless the average person has a red rabbit horse, it is really unbearable.

Er Zhuzhao had to remove his thick armor and replace his horse.

At this critical moment, Gao Aocao and Cai Que each led more than a thousand cavalrymen under their command and charged out from Liyuan.

Gao Aocao brandished his long lance, and took the lead, slashing and sweeping, and there was not a single enemy in his path.

The blood continued to surge, and the wailing was endless.

Gao Aocao's troops were like a sharp sword, cutting off Er Zhuzhao's army in half.

Er Zhuzhao's troops lost contact with each other, and there was a moment of chaos.

Er Zhu Tianguang, Er Zhu Zhongyuan and others saw that Er Zhu Zhao was in trouble, so they dared not save their strength, and hurriedly urged their subordinates to go to the rescue.

However, it was not only the two of them who found that the momentum was wrong, Er Zhu Zhongyuan's general He Basheng suddenly turned against him when he saw the situation, and all the soldiers under his command shouted:

"The enemy is in Jinyang."

"Justice is in the Eastern Army."

These are the uprising slogans that had been agreed upon when contacting Gao Cheng.

He Basheng's trilogy suddenly turned against each other, which caught Erzhu's coalition forces by surprise.

Another general under Erzhu Zhongyuan's command, Du De, the governor of Xuzhou, also revolted on the battlefield, leading his trilogy to fight with friendly troops.

In the Luoyang army formation, Erzhu Dulu, who was standing still, witnessed two battlefield uprisings throughout the whole process, and he didn't dare to stay any longer. Who knows if anyone under his command secretly informed Gao Huan.

So, when Erzhu Zhao was in the quagmire, Erzhu Dulu, Erzhu Tianguang fought with He Basheng and Du De's rebel army.

Erzhu Dulu actually led the army out of the battlefield, he didn't dare to stay all the way, and went straight to Luoyang.

The governor under his command, Hu Sichun, didn't even have a chance to make meritorious service on the battlefield, so he could only withdraw with him.

"My lord, King Changshan (Erzhu Dulu) has escaped!"

The sharp-eyed soldier shouted at Erzhu Tianguang.

Erzhu Tianguang looked back and saw the Luoyang army fleeing in panic.

"Erzhu Dulu is trying to exterminate the clan!"

Erzhu Tianguang scolded bitterly.

"Your Majesty, King Changshan fled in fear of the enemy, King Pengcheng (Er Zhu Zhongyuan) rebelled, and the four armies went to two routes. King Yingchuan (Er Zhu Zhao) fell into the enemy's line again. The defeat is irretrievable. We should withdraw our troops as soon as possible. , or enter Luoyang, move westward with the emperor, guard the passes along the way, and plan for the future. Stay in Shandong, and we will be captured by He Liuhun."

Yu Jin, who went east with the army, tried to persuade him.

Erzhu Tianguang was still hesitating, but when Yu Jin saw that Erzhu Zhongyuan's Xu Yan army had collapsed not far away, he immediately made a decision for Erzhu Tianguang and beat Erzhu Tianguang's horse hard, the horse fled in fright, Yu Jin immediately He led Qingqi away from the battlefield.

Abandon the pawns who fought with He Basheng and Du De.

Now the Erzhu Clan's coalition forces are only left with Erzhu Zhao's troops who broke through the siege and joined Murong Shaozong.

"I should have obeyed your words and beware of He Liuhun, otherwise I would not have ended up today."

When Er Zhuzhao saw Murong Shaozong, he said with great remorse.

The matter has come to this point, regret is of no use, Murong Shaozong can only feel relieved.

Er Zhuzhao immediately expressed that he would lead Qingqi to escape, but was dissuaded by Murong Shaozong.

Murong Shaozong knew that Gao Huan didn't have many cavalry and it was difficult to pursue him, so he raised the flag, blew the horn, collected the routs, reorganized the army, and retreated calmly with Er Zhuzhao.

Gao Huan looked at the retreating Erzhuzhao army, and sighed to Gao Cheng beside him:

"It must be Murong Shaozong who is in charge of military affairs."

Gao Cheng agreed upon hearing this.

Er Zhuzhao didn't have the ability to retreat without chaos.

Gao Huan immediately ordered Gao Yue, Cai Que and others to lead the cavalry to gather around and surrender.

He himself went to appease He Basheng and the others.

Gao Cheng looked around, but he didn't see Yang Min. He asked his followers again, and found out that Yang Min had taken the lead in besieging Erzhuzhao, fought bravely, and had been sent for treatment after being injured.

Cui Jishu on the side heard the words and said with admiration:
"Yang Zunyan used the body of a literati to imitate the courage of a warrior. A benevolent man must be brave, and sincerity does not deceive me."

Gao Cheng glanced at him and said in his heart: If you have a family feud with the Erzhu family, you can also have the courage.

Gao Cheng immediately ordered his followers to inquire about Hu Luguang and Gao Jishi.

Duan Shao followed Gao Huan in this battle, so naturally there was no need to worry.

Soon, the attendants reported that Hu Luguang and his father, Hu Lujin, were collecting soldiers, but Gao Jishi was missing.

Gao Cheng was shocked when he heard the words, Gao Jishi would not die in this battle because of his butterfly effect.

After such a long time, he and Gao Jishi have a similar friendship, and he never wants to see him die young. This guy is only 16 years old.

Gao Cheng quickly ordered people to look around.

But at this time, Gao Aocao, who climbed high and looked far away but couldn't find his younger brother, was very anxious. When he thought that Gao Jishi might die in the rebellion, Gao Aocao was so sad that he cried bitterly:

"I lost my brother."

The entourage sent by Gao Cheng reported that they did not find Gao Jishi's body, and Gao Cheng's heart skipped a beat: Could it be that he was captured?
Looking in the direction of Er Zhuzhao's retreat, he saw Gao Jishi leading seven cavalry back with a sullen expression on his face.

Gao Cheng hastened to meet him.

"Where have you been?"

"Don't mention it, I have been chasing all the way, and I have seen Er Zhuzhao. It's a pity that there are only seven people around me, otherwise he will definitely be captured."

"Don't worry about Er Zhuzhao, go and see your third brother."

Gao Cheng said angrily.

Er Zhuzhao's army retreated calmly, and you dared to chase after only seven cavalrymen. You are sure that you are not a drunkard before the war. How many jars did you drink?

(End of this chapter)