Mi Han

Chapter 289
Hu Xiu and Cao Xiu knew each other and were considered acquaintances.

Because Hu Xiu was originally a celebrity in the Qiaopei area.

Qiaopei is the area where Cao Cao made his fortune, so all officials from Qiaopei will naturally be close to Cao Cao.

When Hu Xiu was appointed as the governor of Jingzhou by Cao Cao, Sima Yi once remonstrated with Cao Cao that Hu Xiu was a rough man and could not live on the sidelines.

But because of Hu Xiu's background, Cao Cao chose to turn a blind eye to Sima Yi's admonition.

Although under the influence of Cao Cao, Cao Xiu didn't have much affection for the gentry, but Cao Xiu, who knew Hu Xiu as a person, knew that Sima Yi's evaluation of Hu Xiu was right.

It was precisely because he understood Hu Xiu's character that Cao Xiu deliberately asked Xu Chu not to move.

He is not a member of the Cao family who has no combat experience like Cao Tai. He can be valued by Cao Cao as a vigorous training object. Of course, his ability to command combat is different from ordinary people.

At the moment when Hu Xiu led two thousand light cavalry and rushed towards him, Cao Xiu had keenly seized an opportunity.

Sure enough, when Cao Xiu specifically asked Xu Chu to stand still, and did not take any precautions on the surface, Hu Xiu's eyes flashed joy in an instant.

After Guan Yu flooded the Seventh Army, Hu Xiu and Fu Fang, the prefect of Nanxiang, thought that the Wei army was over, so they led two thousand Jingzhou Qingqi troops to surrender.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, both the governor and the prefect were considered high-ranking officials.

The surrender of Hu Xiu and Fu Fang also triggered a political earthquake in the Central Plains that year.

Because of this kind of credit, and because most of the two thousand light cavalry were Hu Xiu's old troops, after Hu Xiu surrendered to Guan Yu, Guan Yu still let him control the two thousand light cavalry.

And after Hu Xiu surrendered to Guan Yu, Hu Xiu, as a surrendered general, always wanted to lead the two thousand light cavalry in his hands to establish military exploits, so that he could gain an advanced rank among the big men.

It can be said that Hu Xiu has been waiting for today's opportunity for a long time.

Hu Xiu, eager for meritorious service and with a rough personality, saw that Cao Xiu did not take any precautions against the arrival of the two thousand light cavalry led by him, so he hurriedly urged the two thousand light cavalry behind him to continue forward.

Originally, the light cavalry army should be mainly engaged in long-range harassment, but at this time, Hu Xiu was already blinded by the "excellent situation" in front of him.

This is undoubtedly a big taboo in the war.

Hu Xiu led the two thousand light cavalry behind him to give up his plan to harass the Wei army from a distance, and he continued to lead the two thousand light cavalry to approach Cao Xiu's infantry phalanx.

Hu Xiu's side is constantly approaching, and the [-] Wei army led by Cao Xiu is also moving forward.

So not long after, the vanguard of the two thousand light cavalry led by Hu Xiu had already approached the front of the Wei army's infantry phalanx.

Although the light cavalry army can't charge into the infantry phalanx as hard as the armored cavalry army, the effect of the arrow attack will undoubtedly be stronger if the distance is close.

Just when Hu Xiu ordered the light cavalry army, which was already very close to the Wei army's phalanx, to shoot arrows, Cao Xiu took the opposite approach to Zhang Fei's.

Cao Xiu, who has a very human-like keen sense of the situation on the battlefield, immediately issued an order to the [-]-step army phalanx behind him.

This command has a professional term in the corresponding command system of the infantry-advance.

A sudden advance refers to an infantry marching at a normal speed, which suddenly speeds up greatly as a whole.

Each infantry drives the entire phalanx to advance suddenly at its own speed, in order to achieve the effect of surprise.

Although advancing is a method that may be used in the process of commanding the infantry, in the past, not many generals allow their soldiers to make this kind of action.

Because if you want the infantry phalanx to make a sudden move, in addition to commanding the general to have a very keen judgment on the current situation, you also need the soldiers he leads to be well-trained and elite divisions.

The rush was originally a risky move made by speeding up the original marching rhythm, and this was undoubtedly a great test for the tight formation of the infantry.

It's just that specific to the current [-] Wei army phalanx, their leader Cao Xiu is naturally not a mediocre person, and the [-] Wei army itself is a well-trained elite division.

Their predecessors were the heroes of the Central Plains who fought in the Southern and Northern Wars of Cao Cao and wiped out the heroes.

Many people remember the advantages of Cao Wei's cavalry, but no matter how sharp Cao Wei's cavalry is, it can only be used in some fixed situations.

Only the brave infantry is the foundation of Cao Cao's rise, and it is also the biggest contributor to Cao Cao's ability to unify the north.

Otherwise, it is impossible for them to be sent by Zhang Liao as the front of the [-] army.

So when Cao Xiu's order was quickly conveyed to the [-] Wei army by waving the command flag, the [-] Wei army did not disappoint Cao Xiu.

After receiving Cao Xiu's order, they strode forward almost at the same time as if they had made muscle memory.

It was a difficult move for other soldiers, but they had done it countless times in the past.

And at the front of the [-] Wei army were rows of flag-raising soldiers holding long spears.

There are those who are light-footed and good at walking like galloping horses, gather together as a disciple, and are called the people of the banner.

When thousands of soldiers holding the banner of the Wei army suddenly rushed forward with spears in their hands, not to mention Hu Xiu did not expect this, even the thousands of cavalry who had already approached the Wei army's phalanx did not expect this.

Although Hu Xiu's light cavalry army was running at the forefront, they had already seen Wei Jun's movements.

But the horses under their crotches were running at high speed, and even if they wanted to retreat at this moment, it was too late.

So when Hu Xiu's side was caught off guard, the tips of thousands of spears in front of the Wei army's phalanx had stabbed many of Hu Xiu's light cavalry troops off their horses.

And when this scene happened, with the wailing of his own soldiers, Hu Xiu's less than [-] light cavalry soldiers began to shake their hearts.

Originally, Hu Xiu wanted to let the light cavalry army under his command get closer before shooting arrows, but he didn't expect that the Wei army's lack of response was just Cao Xiu's trick to lure the enemy.

No matter how rough Hu Xiu was, he also realized that the morale of his cavalry had been shaken.

Seeing the endless Wei army phalanx approaching more and more, Hu Xiu felt like retreating after being frustrated for a while.

So Hu Xiu immediately issued an order to retreat.

It's just that the randomness of launching the attack just now made it difficult for Hu Xiu's light cavalry to retreat now.

After Hu Xiu gave the order to retreat, many light cavalry soldiers looked at the Wei army who was approaching quickly with spears behind them, and fear was already in their hearts.

So they were retreating, and the formation began to become chaotic.

To make matters worse, they came out of the Han army's formation, so retreating naturally also ran back to the Han army's formation.

But at this time, the Han army array not far behind them was also moving forward.

Seeing thousands of Hu Xiu's light cavalry start to run back in a panic, Cao Xiu realized that his chance had come.

Cao Xiu immediately ordered Xu Chu to lead an army of three thousand light cavalry to attack again.

But this time Cao Xiu ordered Xu Chu to attack again, in order to drive Hu Xiu's light cavalry behind.

As long as they can't maintain the formation and rush into the formation of the Han army indiscriminately, the formation of the Han army will definitely be disrupted.

By that time, it will be a certainty that the Wei army will defeat the Han army.

Similar battles have happened many times in history.

Just like in history, there is a very important reason why Xu Huang was able to repel Guan Yu and break the siege of Fancheng.

Unpredictable, unpredictable, responsive, turning disaster into blessing, winning in the face of danger, this is called a wise general, and Cao Xiuzheng belongs to this category.

It's just that Guan Yu in history almost fought alone, but now his good brother Zhang Fei is in the army.

Under the command of Cao Xiu, Xu Chu led three thousand light cavalry troops to quickly gather from the flanks, and then pursued all the way behind the defeated light cavalry led by Hu Xiu.

Under the pursuit of the light cavalry led by Xu Chu, the formation of Hu Xiu's light cavalry, which was fleeing back to its own army, became more and more chaotic.

At this time, the Han army formation, led by Zhang Fei, was not far away.

At present, this scene that is happening in the battlefield of the former armies of the two sides is being noticed by a senior general of the two armies.

Compared with the joyful expression on the side of the Wei army, most of the generals on the side of the Han army were flustered.

They all knew what Cao Xiu wanted to do.

It's just that among the Han army, there were two people who didn't show panic on their faces, and that was Guan Yu and Mi Yang.

The reason why Guan Yu and Mi Yang behaved like this is very simple, that is, they trust Zhang Fei.

The real Zhang Fei is not the reckless and ignorant general in the Romance, who even had an intelligence of less than 10 in the later Three Kingdoms game.

He is not only the enemy of thousands of people, but also a general who can stabilize one side.

Zhang Fei did not disappoint Guan Yu and Mi Yang. As the former general of the Han army, when he saw the scene in front of him, there was no panic on his face.

In the decades of following Liu Bei, Zhang Fei has seen more thrilling scenes than this many times.

For him, the current scene could not disturb his heart at all.

In other words, such a scene is the real battlefield duel.

Things change quickly, and no one can perfectly predict what will happen next.

It's just that he also knows that the enemy can't be allowed to disrupt his formation.

At this time, as Xu Chu's cavalry army and Hu Xiu's cavalry army continued to approach, the Han army formation behind him began to slowly create commotion.

The [-] Han troops all stared at the back of Zhang Fei's stalwart, with anticipation in their eyes.

The [-] Han troops are all veterans, and of course they also know what will happen to them if they allow the enemy to disrupt their formation.

So they all expected their chariot general to save the current situation for them.

Zhang Fei did not disappoint them.

When Hu Xiu's cavalry was about to attack his own army formation, Zhang Fei quickly jumped out while driving the black horse under his crotch.

At this time, Zhang Fei had already replaced the long spear in his hand with a more lethal long knife.

After Zhang Fei came out of the Han army formation on horseback, he swung a knife and chopped down several of Hu Xiu's light cavalry.

Intimidated by Zhang Fei's merciless blood, Hu Xiu's light cavalry finally woke up from their panic.

Then Zhang Fei ordered Hu Xiu's light cavalry to quickly spread out to the two wings.

When Zhang Fei commanded, he used the bloody long knife in his hand.

Coupled with his angry eyes at the moment, Hu Xiu's thousands of light cavalry troops were immediately frightened and quickly retreated towards the two wings.

And just after most of Hu Xiu's light cavalry army withdrew, Xu Chu's light cavalry army, which followed closely behind them, appeared a few steps in front of Zhang Fei.

At such a short distance, the bows and arrows of the Han army were no longer effective.

At this time, the morale of the Han army has not yet stabilized. If the three thousand light cavalry troops of the Wei army start to shoot arrows at the Han army formation to harass the Han army formation, the Han army formation will still be disturbed.

It's just that since Zhang Fei has stood up, he won't let this kind of thing happen.

Looking at the three thousand Wei cavalry in front of him, a cruel smile appeared on Zhang Fei's face.

Standing in front of the Han army with a long knife in his hand, Zhang Fei began to let out deafening fighting sounds:
"Zhang Yide from Yan is here, but he came here to die."

At this moment, Zhang Fei's beard and hair were all stretched out, and his long tassels were flying, like a god general who descended from the sky that day.

And Zhang Fei's fighting sound was like the roar of a tiger in the mountains, full of strength and deterrence.

When the sound of Zhang Fei's struggle reached the ears of Wei Jun Qingqi in front of him, it caused a sharp pain in Wei Jun Qingqi's ears.

After making the sound of struggling, Zhang Fei drove his horse into the vanguard of the three thousand Wei army's light cavalry without hesitation.

Looking at the enemy in front of him, Zhang Fei swung the long knife in his hand and slashed forward fiercely.

A cold light flashed across, and the body of a Wei Jun cavalry was severed in two.

Regarding Zhang Fei's bravery, there is no detailed record in the official history.

Because of the lack of historical materials, people in later generations can only draw insinuations from the few words in the history books.

But because of the lack of records, many people in later generations thought that Zhang Fei's force was exaggerated.

Many people even think that Zhang Fei is just an ordinary general, just a few enemies.

It's just that people in later generations don't know how much Zhang Fei's contemporaries feared Zhang Fei's bravery.

Cheng Yu: "Liu Bei has a great name, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are enemies of ten thousand people, and the power must be used to defend me."

Guo Jia: "Have great talents and win the hearts of the people. Zhang Fei and Guan Yu are the enemies of ten thousand people."

Liu Ye: "Zhuge Liang is good at governing and becomes prime minister, while Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are generals who win the three armies bravely."

Zhou Yu: "Liu Bei has the appearance of a hero, but Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are the generals of the bear and the tiger. They must not be used for a long time."

Even in the troubled times hundreds or even thousands of years later, there are still many fierce generals who regard Guan Yu and Zhang Fei as idols, spending their entire lives just to catch up with the bravery of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

How excessive is Zhang Fei's bravery that can be recognized by many heroes in ancient times?
There is no specific record in the history books, but today's battle will be fully presented, what is the ancient enemy of ten thousand people!
When Zhang Fei rushed into the enemy's cavalry alone, he had already killed more than a dozen people with his knife within a short while.

There are no wounded, only dead.

It's not that there are no cavalry soldiers who don't want to come forward to stop Zhang Fei, but whenever a cavalry army surrounds them, Zhang Fei will ruthlessly wave the big knife in his hand away.

More and more cold lights flashed among the cavalry of the Wei army, and more and more cavalry of the Wei army fell off their horses.

Later, Zhang Fei probably felt that killing the enemy like this was not enough to relieve his anger, so he didn't hold back any more.

With all his might, Zhang Fei rode his war horse through the cavalry of the Wei army like a divine general from outside the sky.

Even Zhang Fei at this time would not let go of the horses under the cavalry of the Wei army.

Countless blood mist rose in front of Zhang Fei.

Car riders, people and horses are torn apart!

And with Zhang Fei's continuous efforts, a large open space gradually appeared in front of him.

The open space is full of broken limbs.

Too cruel.

　There is one more chapter before 12 o'clock.

　　
　
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