Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1018 The military formation is in chaos
Chen Wu tried his best to break out, but was stopped by Zhang Liao at the last moment before rushing out.

Zhang Liao didn't know who was on the Jiangdong side at first, but he saw a general dressed in the front in the smoke, so he came over, and accidentally blocked Chen Wu who was the first to escape.

Seeing that he could no longer escape, Chen Wu roared angrily, straightened up his spear, and rushed towards Zhang Liao on horseback.

When Zhang Liao saw Chen Wu stabbing with his spear, he immediately swung his crescent halberd towards the opposite side and hooked the spear head. The two soldiers met and their bodies swayed slightly. Zhang Liao knew in his heart that the opponent's martial arts was not low, which was considered among the Jiangdong generals. Strong, it seems that his status must not be low!

As soon as the two sides exchanged blows, Zhang Liao tested out the opponent's strength. He immediately turned his crescent halberd several times and firmly blocked the power of Chen Wu's spear.

Chen Wu missed several shots. He knew that the military commander on the opposite side was better than himself in martial arts, so he was afraid that he would not be able to escape for a while. In addition, the thick smoke kept pouring into his mouth and nose, making him cough uncontrollably and making him more and more restless.

The two sides fought for more than ten rounds, and Chen Wu was completely suppressed by Zhang Liao. He knew that if this continued, within twenty rounds, he would be killed by Zhang Liao's gun, so he gritted his teeth, swung the gun, turned his horse's head, and headed towards the crowd. Retreat.

He had a good idea. He first blended into the fleeing soldiers, used it to block Zhang Liao's pursuit, and then waited for an opportunity to find a way to break out. However, he had just escaped a dozen steps on horseback when he heard the sound of bowstrings behind him, and then he felt a pain in his vest. I felt something sticky coming out of my back.

He didn't even know that he had been hit by an arrow. He immediately became furious and ran away desperately among the crowd. His horse kicked down and trampled his own soldiers without even caring about it. He just wanted to escape from the woods and report the news to Sun Quan!

In the smoke, he darted left and right in a daze. He didn't know whether it was luck or the soldiers in front of him found the way. He followed the flow of people and actually found a way out of the woods!
Seeing the smoke gradually thinning in front of him, and the open scenery gradually appearing in front of him, Chen Wu couldn't help but feel sore in his eyes, he thought he had escaped!

At this time, he heard the sound of horse hooves behind him like raindrops, approaching quickly from behind. Chen Wu looked back from the corner of his eyes and was suddenly frightened to death. The enemy general on the opposite side was chasing after him!
But at this time, the pain in his back had spread all over his body. He knew that he would be exhausted and fall off the horse at any time, so he could only lean on the horse tightly and run forward. The soldiers behind him only wished they had lost two legs. He ran away desperately.

However, when he turned a corner, Chen Wu suddenly felt that his vision was filled with darkness. At this moment, he saw clearly that it was another army of horses, and the hundreds of people sitting in front of him on both sides collided violently.

Chen Wu was hit so hard that he could no longer hold the reins and fell to the ground in a mess. He was so dizzy that his helmet fell to the ground.

He thought to himself, was he intercepted by the other party?

When he raised his head to look at the person coming, he couldn't help but feel happy and angry. What he was happy about was that another general from Jiangdong, He Qi, was here. What made him angry was that He Qi was so short-sighted that he knocked himself off his horse!
He Qi over there was also confused. Sun Quan, you asked him to lead troops to meet Chen Wu. As soon as he led 5,000 people to the forest passage, he collided with Chen Wu who had escaped. Thousands of people at the front on both sides collided. Together, they were all huddled together in an extremely embarrassing situation.

He Qi had no choice but to dismount his horse and face Chen Wu, saying, "What happened?"

Chen Wuzheng was about to curse a few words, but then his expression changed and he shouted: "Hurry and pull away, there are enemies behind you!"

But it was too late. With a shout, Zhang Liao and his eight hundred cavalry had already chased him out and headed straight for Chen Wu and He Qi to kill him!
Jiangdong's army was already in chaos due to collisions with each other. Before they could react and set up their positions, Zhang Liao's heavy cavalry had already rushed into the crowd. Halberds were everywhere, broken limbs and arms were flying everywhere, and people were howling. The horses neighed in unison, and coupled with the impact of Chen Wu's defeated troops, the five thousand people brought by He Qi fell into chaos and collapse in an instant!
Chen Wu reluctantly stood up, pulled He Qi's lapel, and shouted: "Quick, stop them, they are outnumbered."

With a crashing sound, an arrow penetrated the back of his head and pierced his forehead. The blood from his brain covered He Qi's face in front of him.

He Qi stared blankly at Chen Wu's fall. He reacted the next moment and screamed: "Stop the enemy!"

But it was too late. Zhang Liao's eight hundred cavalry had already rushed into the flock of sheep like fierce tigers. Coupled with the collapse of Chen Wu's army, the people He Qi brought were instantly dispersed. What was even more frightening in He Qi's heart was that the people shouting from the opposite side were What actually happened was that, under the orders of Yuan Shijun, instead of killing the Shanyue brothers, we all killed the Jiangdong dog thieves who enslaved and trafficked the Shanyue people!
He Qi dodged the arrows from the opposite side, climbed up, grabbed the horses of his subordinates, and ran towards Sun Quan's main formation. No wonder Chen Wu was defeated so quickly. It turned out that the Shanyue people were in civil strife. He wanted to kill this Report the news to Sun Quan immediately!

At this time, Sun Quan had led his army five or six miles behind. A moment ago, he saw He Qi leading his army and was about to enter the woods. However, a moment later, He Qi's army fled back in embarrassment and was attacked by the enemy troops charging from inside the woods. They were rushing to pieces, and they were still attacking their own formation!
When he and the generals took a closer look, they saw that many of the enemy troops were uniformed by Jiangdong soldiers. They couldn't help but turn around and asked Xu Sheng, "What's going on?"

"Why are we fighting among ourselves?"

Xu Sheng was unable to answer for the moment, because like He Qi, he did not think that Chen Wu would be defeated so quickly, so he could only say, "Should we send someone to ask first?"

At this moment, He Qi's army formation had been completely broken. The soldiers in the rear formation saw that the enemy in front was aggressive and their front formation had collapsed and fled, so they turned around and ran. Then Chen Wu and He Qi's defeated soldiers all rushed towards Sun Quan's central army.

Sun Quan had a bad feeling in his heart. No matter what happened to this group of Jiangdong soldiers, it would be terrible if they were allowed to attack the formation! Sun Quan immediately ordered Pan Zhang beside him: "Lead your troops to stop them, don't let them rush over!"

Pan Zhang immediately led thousands of archers forward and shouted: "Everyone, stop, or we will shoot!"

But in the chaos of the battlefield, who can hear?
Seeing that the people in front were approaching, Pan Zhang immediately ordered to fire arrows, intending to force them to separate from both sides. This round of arrows shot down, and the effect was immediate. The people who were running away stopped one after another, but they were knocked to the ground by the people behind, and the army collapsed. How can it be so easy to stop when the mountain is falling?

Pan Zhang's men fired arrows again, which finally angered the Jiangdong soldiers who fled. One of them shouted: "Damn, this is really going to kill us Shanyue people!"

"Why are you going back? You're doing the opposite!"

Immediately, echoes of the troops broke out one after another, reaching Sun Quan's ears, making his face look ugly. What happened?
At this time, He Qi had returned to Sun Quan and told him that Chen Wu was shot to death by the enemy and that he was attacked by the enemy and fled. After hearing this, Sun Quan was even more shocked and angry. Chen Wu actually died in battle!
There were not many enemy troops in Hefei City. Chen Wu was defeated so quickly. It was probably because of the Shanyue soldiers inside that he did something bad!

Thinking of this, Sun Quan rode forward and ordered: "You don't want to kill the enemy. Instead, you run away without fighting. Turn around quickly to stop the enemy!"

"Anyone who dares to attack this formation will be killed and fired with arrows!"

After hearing this, the archers in the front line immediately fired their arrows, knocking down a large number of the defeated soldiers.

At this time, the defeated soldiers were all angry and shouted in unison, "Is there any reason to shoot arrows at one's own people?"

Xu Sheng saw this and rushed to Sun Quan's side, saying in a low voice: "My lord, at this time we should give priority to comfort and control the situation first. Doing this now will easily lead to chaos!"

Before he finished speaking, Zhang Liao led the defeated troops and headed straight for Sun Quan's main formation. He saw Sun Quan's flag in the formation and the chaotic Sun Quan's front formation in front. He was keenly aware that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and immediately ordered his men Said: "Take out all the fire thunders and throw them out when you attack the enemy's formation!"

At this time, the front line of Jiangdong Army was falling into chaos and the formation was in a mess, so everyone watched helplessly as Zhang Liao's cavalry approached within the range of the archers.

But at this time, the archers were waiting for the commander's order. As a result, Sun Quan hesitated at Xu Sheng's words and had not recovered from his thoughts. As a result, he missed the best opportunity for the archers to shoot arrows, allowing Zhang Liao's army to rush forward!
Pan Zhang saw Zhang Liao's cavalry charging forward, and just as he was about to order the spearmen to come forward, he saw hundreds of people on the other side raising their hands, and hundreds of bamboo tubes were raining down like raindrops from the sky with the momentum of the horses!

The next moment, roars came one after another, the soldiers screamed and fell to the ground, and a large gap instantly appeared in the front line.

Sun Quan saw from a distance that a bamboo tube exploded, and dozens of soldiers around him fell to the ground instantly. He couldn't help but feel cold all over. He finally understood what the noise from the woods was about, and why Chen Wu was defeated so quickly. !
Only then did he remember the rumors about Yuan Xi having strange weapons a few years ago. At that time, he had paid some attention to them, but in the past two years, Yuan Xi had been fighting normally, and Sun Quan gradually forgot about this matter. Until today, this kind of Only when the weapon appeared in front of him did Sun Quan realize that the rumor was true!
But it was already too late. Under the double impact of the explosion and the rout of troops in Jiangdong, Sun Quan's front line collapsed completely, and the momentum of the collapse spread rapidly towards the Chinese army!
When Xu Sheng saw the cavalry on the opposite side charging towards the commander's flag, he immediately reacted and said urgently to Sun Quan: "The cavalry on the opposite side are coming towards the lord, so go to the lord to avoid the attack!"

Sun Quan said angrily: "Why, I have an army of 100,000, but I still have to hide from hundreds of people on the opposite side?"

"Surround them and kill them all!"

Xu Sheng agreed and had to command thousands of soldiers. However, once the trend of collapse was formed, how could it be stopped so easily?
When Sun Quan saw this, he became furious and shouted: "The whole army listens to my order and faces the enemy!"

"If anyone faces the rear troops, shoot them without mercy!"

The effect of his words was immediate. Many of the defeated soldiers stopped and turned around, trying to block Zhang Liao's army from behind.

Zhang Liao heard from afar and reacted very quickly. A flash of inspiration flashed in his mind and he shouted: "Brothers Shanyue, my Lord has said that as long as you follow me to kill the enemy, you will be promoted to one level immediately and serve the soldiers and the people after the war. They are all good sons of Yuan Shijun!"

"Brothers, Jiangdong has treated you like this, do you still want to be slaves for generations?"

(End of this chapter)