Silver Fox of the Three Kingdoms

The galloping cavalry rushed towards Cao Jun's cavalry on the city wall like a flood.

In such a relatively narrow terrain, the brave wins when they meet on a narrow road.

But Cao Jun obviously underestimated the equipment of the Han cavalry.

Because of the need to cross the water and the moat, Shen Chen sent all the faster light cavalry, and none of the heavy cavalry came over.

However, the standard weapons of the light cavalry of the Han Army include leather armor, leather helmets, hand crossbows, and ring-shoulders, and there are even relatively fierce young generals with horses, spears, spears and other weapons.

Almost at the moment when the two sides approached, the chain hand crossbow was fired for the first round, and then the ring sword was copied out, and they fought with the Wei army.

Wei Jun had been shot and suffered heavy losses before, and soon couldn't resist, turned on his back and retreated in embarrassment.

The cavalry of the Han army became more courageous as they fought, hacking and killing all the way.

"Chase!"

The knight roared.

The cavalry immediately swarmed south.

There are still a steady stream of cavalry rushing in from below, just like the influx of water. Some of them outflank the north, some enter Dongguan from Baihumen, and some go straight to Taichang Street.

Facing the Han army surging from the Zhangcheng Gate, the Wei army on the frontal battlefield was caught off guard, and the top of the city was suddenly overwhelmed by the cavalry.

Without the defense of the Wei army above, the main force of the Han army along the Pingcheng Gate successfully attacked the city wall.

In an instant, the main force poured in, and what brought Wei Jun was a crushing defeat.

If you look down from a high altitude, you will see that from the city wall above the Zhangcheng Gate in the northwest of Pingcheng Gate, the torrent of countless cavalry is sweeping towards the city wall of Pingcheng Gate in the south, mighty and destructive.

On the tall scull in the distance, Zhong Yao got the news that the Zhangcheng Gate was broken and the Baihu Gate could not be defended, and his spirit instantly weakened, and he whispered: "The general situation is over, let's retreat."

Fei Yao quickly said: "Taiwei, there are General Xiahou's troops to the north, if he can send troops to help, maybe they can resist."

"I can't resist it."

Zhong Yao shook his head: "Let's not say that he came from the north gate. It will take at least half an hour. Just say that Zhao Yun and Pang De are still attacking the north gate. If he mobilizes manpower, the north gate is in danger of being breached. The south gate is now If we can't hold it anymore, we should withdraw from Chang'an immediately and stick to Tongguan to the east, maybe we can keep the enemy out of the pass."

Fei Yao was shocked and said, "Is the Taiwei planning to give up Guanzhong?"

"It can only be so."

Zhong Yao sighed and said: "Shen Xiaoqing is worthy of being the crown of wisdom in the world, with complete literary and military strategies. Emperor Wu shouldn't have slaughtered Xuzhou for his own selfish desires and provoke such a person."

Fei Yao hurriedly said, "But if you give up Guanzhong, what about General Zhenxi?"

The strategic significance of Cao Zhen's garrison in Lantian Valley is to cut off the connection between Nanyang and Guanzhong, and prevent the Han army from engulfing Chang'an.

But the loss of Chang'an now means that Lantian Valley will be isolated and helpless, and will be attacked by Guanzhong and Nanyang from both sides. Cao Zhen may die in Lantian Valley by then.

Zhong Yao said in a deep voice: "We can only send someone to inform General Zhenxi immediately when we are retreating that Chang'an can no longer be held. I hope he can immediately withdraw from the north road to Zheng County and retreat to Tongguan with us. "

"Captain, can't you hold on a little longer?"

Fei Yao was a little reconciled.

They have been in Chang'an for half a year, so it is a pity to give up like this.

However, Zhong Yao said bitterly: "Look for yourself, if we continue to delay, we will never be able to evacuate safely, and the entire army may be wiped out."

Fei Yao looked down.

I saw that the cavalry swarming in from the Zhangcheng Gate in the distance had already killed the southern city wall, and the Pingcheng Gate had almost fallen. Although the Wei army was still fighting desperately, everyone knew that it would be a matter of time before the Pingcheng Gate fell.

Because the defense line of the Wei army on the city wall was too wide, more than 2 Wei troops were fighting desperately on the south wall of several kilometers, but their positions were not crowded together.

The number of people defending the Pingcheng Gate is indeed higher, but it is only a few thousand people.They were raided on the flank, unable to organize an effective defense at all, and were overwhelmed by the cavalry from their right hand, causing chaos there.

If you take advantage of this opportunity to immediately order the Cao army along the line from Pingchengmen to Anchengmen to immediately join Xia Houmao in the direction of Bamen and Qingpingmen in the east, and then withdraw, there may be a chance to take a large number of Cao troops away.

But once the Han army opened the gate of Pingcheng, and tens of thousands of Han troops rushed in, Cao Jun would be in a state of defeat immediately. Tens of thousands of people on both sides would be entangled, and I don't know how many people would die.

Fei Yao gritted his teeth and said, "Yes, I will convey the military order immediately."

After finishing speaking, he immediately got off the high oar.

There is a military information communication office below, and the messengers received the order, and immediately galloped towards the various messenger points.

The city wall was too long, and there were so many noises on the battlefield that even with horns, war drums, and bronze gongs, the information could only be conveyed to the nearby area, and it was difficult to cover the several kilometers of the city wall.

Therefore, at some point, it is still more appropriate to need cavalry orders.

However, before the overall retreat, Zhong Yao did not immediately choose to let the soldiers below beat the copper gongs to signal the Cao army near the Pingcheng Gate to retreat, but immediately called the soldiers on the east wall, gathered troops, and rushed to the Pingcheng Gate for help.

If the retreat is ordered directly, it will be a rout.Therefore, the correct approach must be to repel the enemy first, so that they cannot organize an offensive for a short period of time, and then withdraw.

Just like what Zhuge Liang did every time he retreated, Sima Yi was afraid of Zhuge Liang like a mouse, and he couldn't beat him in a frontal battle.If it weren't for Zhuge Liang's retreat every time because of food supply problems, Sima Yi would have been wiped out by Zhuge Liang long ago.

At this moment, around the gate of Pingcheng, thousands of Wei troops and a steady stream of enemies launched a desperate struggle.Hundreds of cavalry of the Han army formed a square formation more than a hundred steps away, and then rushed along the direction of the city wall, causing the people above the city wall to turn their backs on their backs.

And outside the city below, there are still a large number of Han troops who are building trench bridges and using ladders to start climbing up.In the direction of Weiyang Palace in the city, more cavalrymen of the Han army held ring-shoulders and howled like wolves.

All the way on the city wall, all the way at the rear palace gate.At the same time, the infantry led by Wu Tao, Wu Dang, Huo Yang, Shan Yi, Deng Ai, Jiang Wei and others also joined the battlefield. It never stopped.

Fei Yao and several generals personally went to command and firmly withstood the offensive of Pingcheng Gate.It took less than half an hour before the sound of copper gongs came from a distance, and then a large number of Wei troops hurriedly withdrew along the south wall in the direction of Fu'an Gate.

The city wall lost its defensive strength, and the Han army outside climbed up the ladder. Ancheng Gate became the first place in the south city to be breached. Countless Han troops rushed in like a tide, and each roared and quickly occupied the city wall.

And there is no suspense in the ensuing war. Cao Jun, who was fighting at Pingcheng Gate, did not know until this time that he had become an abandoned son. The officers all looked around blankly, never expecting that they would be abandoned by their superiors like this.

Raising arms and surrendering became the only choice for the thousands of Cao troops who were still guarding the Pingcheng Gate, while the Han army left only a few people to watch over them, and most of the cavalry chased after them.Shen Chen's army pushed eastward from Pingcheng Gate.Pingcheng Gate and Fu'an Gate were breached one after another, and a large number of Han troops rushed into the city, defeating Cao's army steadily.

The whole city became chaotic, and countless Cao troops fled in all directions. Among the chaotic troops, Zhong Yao's carriage had already rushed to the Bamen area ahead of time.It's just that when he hurriedly ran out of Bamen, he was surprised to find that there was a troop of cavalry waiting to the south, rushing towards them.

That was the heavy cavalry that Shen Chen arranged outside the Bamen.

Heavy cavalry are not suitable for siege, so most of the time, they are almost useless, and even when they are needed, they can only be used as light cavalry.

In order to break the city this time, Shen Chen prepared for half a year, and success or failure depended on it. Therefore, he calculated that if he succeeded, the enemy would have a high probability of fleeing from the east city, so he arranged heavy cavalry who did not need to participate in the battle. Ambush is an inevitable choice.

Outside Bamen is a vast plain area with dense forests and lush vegetation.It was the midsummer season, the sunset of May and the sunshine of Hexi warmly shone on the earth, and the air was filled with the earthy fragrance from the green grass.

The willows on the edge of the moat flutter with the breeze, and besides the smell of flowers and grass, there seems to be an unusual smell.

On a high slope outside the city, generals such as Ma Dai and Li Yue rode on horseback.

They raided the East City as planned before, but they were still discovered by Zhong Yao, and a large number of cavalry rushed to help them, even though they fought to the death, they were eventually repelled back outside the city.

But they were not discouraged, but quietly waited for time.Because Shen Chen had already said before leaving that no matter who launched the attack first in the East City or the West City, it would be possible to cover the other side's actions. At that time, things might change in other ways.

So they have been waiting for the change to happen.

Sure enough, shortly after they retreated outside the city, the cavalry on the city wall went south one after another, leaving only a few people still watching them vigilantly, which meant that the attack on the west side had also begun.

Ma Dai originally wanted to continue the raid, but in the last operation, a large number of ladders and trench bridges were smashed by the enemy's rolling stones and trees, so he couldn't go up for a while.

Unexpectedly, after waiting outside for nearly two hours, they finally waited until the Bamen opened by itself.

"Hurry up."

"The Taiwei has an order to gather outside the city first."

"There must be order when crossing the bridge!"

Generals and officers at all levels shouted at the Cao soldiers who came out of the city, ordering them not to panic, not to fight for the road, and quickly assembled outside the city.

Because the moat is right outside the Ba Gate, although the suspension bridge is spacious, it is impossible to accommodate so many people at the same time, so Zhong Yao asked the soldiers to gather outside the city to form an array first, taking advantage of the time gained by the dead soldiers.

In this way, even if the Han army chases them out, small groups of troops are not their opponents.Large groups of troops also need to re-arrange to attack them. By then, it will be dark, and they can naturally evacuate.

It's just that before the team regrouped, the situation of the entire Cao army was still in chaos. After a large number of Cao troops came out of Bacheng Gate, the soldiers could not find their generals, and they would never find their soldiers.

The officers at all levels maintaining order were also scattered all over the place. Many of them didn't know where their teams were, and the entire formation was broken up. It was obviously not an easy task to quickly adjust in a short period of time.

Ma Dai looked at everything in the distance indifferently, behind the slope were [-] heavy armored cavalry who had already lined up.

Li Yue said to him, "Let's go."

"Not urgent!"

Ma Dai responded: "They haven't formed their formation yet, the best time is to attack when they are about to form their formation."

"why?"

Li Yue didn't quite understand why he had to wait until the opponent was about to line up to attack?

Ma Dai grinned: "Because the longer it takes, the sooner the commander's soldiers and horses will arrive. If we attack now, we won't be able to kill many people, and at most let them escape in all directions. But if they are not in formation Before, they suddenly attacked and disrupted their team again, and at this time, the general governor has killed, isn't the Wei army completely wiped out?"

Li Yue's heart trembled suddenly, then he gave a thumbs up and said: "What the general said is true."

It was getting darker.

The battle lasted from morning to afternoon. Two hours had passed since Zhangcheng Gate was breached in the afternoon.

The sun is setting in the west, rolling the gorgeous fire clouds in the west.There is a twilight crow soaring into the sky, heading towards the southeast of the Lishan Mountains, entering the forest and returning to its nest.

Billows of dust and smoke suddenly appeared in the distance to the south of the city. Ma Dai knew that it was the light cavalry sent by Shen Chen. When he looked in the direction of Cao Jun, he saw that the chaotic Cao Jun had slowly restored order. It has been rectified, but several phalanxes have been formed.

If these phalanxes were placed to the south of the team to resist Shen Chen's light cavalry and cover the rear brigade to re-arrange, it would really be possible for Zhong Yao to withdraw from Chang'an smoothly.

So at this moment, Ma Dai raised the steel knife in his hand and shouted: "Kill!"

"kill!"

The orderly shuddered for a moment, and then blew the horn.

"Woooooooooo!"

The melodious Qiangdi horn sounded continuously.

In the forest about three or four miles away from Wei Jun, countless birds were suddenly startled.

When Wei Jun in the distance heard the sound of the horn, they all looked towards the east in astonishment.

I saw countless figures suddenly appearing from behind the hillside.

Those people were wearing bright silver armor, full armor covering their faces, even the horses had armor, and they moved forward slowly with brisk steps.

The crowd of Wei Jun suddenly became a riot.

Afterwards, a general shouted, and immediately came out of the formation, thousands of people formed a formation and confronted the east.

The iron cavalry over there continued to move forward unhurriedly. The charging distance of the heavy cavalry was usually only within a few hundred meters. The distance of three or four miles was actually not suitable for charging, and it would consume too much physical strength of the horses.

So approach first, then charge!
After a while, the heavy cavalry was less than a mile away, and Ma Dai shouted: "Kill!"

"kill!"

The soldiers roared in astonishing fury.

All the cavalry slapped the horse's belly with their legs, urging the horse to gallop.

The war horses who received the order immediately took a step forward, rumbling like steel tanks, rushing towards Cao Jun who was still in shock!