Xiliang Iron Cavalry

As the sun was setting, Jiang Yu started a tentative attack, because Guan Yu's route, this area happened to be a plain with a flat river, which was very suitable for cavalry to charge, but for infantry, such terrain was like a nightmare.

Three thousand cavalry, divided into six batches, began to charge Guan Yu. Seeing the oncoming cavalry with huge momentum, Guan Yu's army unconsciously became timid. When the infantry faced the cavalry, they had an instinctive fear. It is the same for an ordinary person facing an oncoming large truck running at high speed. Not to mention the lethality of cavalry, just the impact of war horses can take them into the sky.

The dark night aroused the fear in the soldiers' hearts even more, and the whole army of cavalry seemed to be tireless.

The front army was constantly retreating, almost crowding the rear team that Guan Yu worked so hard to build up.

Guan Yu kept giving orders. It was also the first time for him to face such a large-scale battle. He was a brave general on the battlefield, and he would not even frown when he rushed to the battlefield. But this kind of battle exceeded his expectations. In his view, even if the Xiliang Army had [-] cavalry, it would not dare to think of [-] troops to challenge.

"Heavy infantry step forward." Guan Yu gave an order, and the soldiers in full armor slowly walked towards the front of the team. Seeing this soldier, the somewhat flustered troops gradually calmed down. The only one in the army who could compete with the cavalry The most important thing is this heavy infantry, even the cavalry cannot easily kill the heavy infantry, the horses running at high speed may knock the heavy infantry into the air, but it is difficult to kill them with the weapons in their hands.

Seeing this situation, Jiang Yu directly started the next deployment. The heavy infantry has certain advantages on the battlefield, but their weakness is also obvious, that is, they have no speed. The heavy infantry in Guan Yu's hands is only more than 500 people, and the cavalry is completely These infantry can be bypassed and charged to other parts.

Facing the cavalry who were constantly galloping and charging, the heavy infantry felt very helpless. If they followed the pace of the cavalry, they could be exhausted to death.

The sky was bright, and Jiang Yu was still swimming and fighting very patiently, just like a wolf, chasing the prey in its mouth, showing enough patience, waiting for the prey to show its flaws and deliver a fatal blow.

The one-night battle made Guan Yu's soldiers exhausted. The cavalry could take turns to fight, and they had to be vigilant at all times. Guan Yu also stayed up all night. Facing such a battle, he felt that he had [-] troops empty. Without any strength, at the same time, I secretly regretted that I didn't choose the right place. This is a plain. If the terrain is different, the cavalry would not be so arrogant.

When the first ray of sunlight hit the ground in the early morning, Jiang Yu shouted loudly: "The whole army is attacking!"

The rumbling charge was many times stronger than that of You Dou in the middle of the night. After a night of torment, the soldiers were already very sleepy. If it wasn't for the cavalry of the Xiliang Army in front of them, they would have killed them at any time, and they had already fallen to the ground and buried their heads big sleep.

Most of the cavalry in Jiang Yu's hands were aliens. These aliens had experienced harsh conditions and stayed up all night, so they had no influence on them. They charged with great momentum.

The former army quickly retreated, and Guan Yu immediately became anxious. He could see that this time the Xiliang army was serious, and hurriedly ordered the heavy infantry to step forward, hoping to temporarily suppress the Xiliang army.

The cavalry didn't give the heavy infantry any chance. Under Jiang Yu's order, the cavalry quickly avoided the heavy infantry and attacked the weak link in the infantry.

The battle lasted for five full hours. The cavalry showed enough patience, while the infantry had long since lost their vigor under the repeated torment. Guan Yu led the soldiers and horses to retreat in the direction of Nanjun in desperation. They stopped leading troops to fight, but only killed Guan Yu's team. The blood flowed into rivers, and the corpses piled up like a mountain. After counting the losses, Jiang Yu showed a smile on his face. After this battle, Guan Yu will not dare to support Xiangyang.

The news that [-] Guan Yu's reinforcements were defeated by [-] cavalry quickly spread throughout the city through the Xiliang Army, and some aristocratic families began to think about what happened behind them. Guan Yu is Liu Bei's brother. In such a critical moment, they will naturally lead troops to rescue , but was defeated by three thousand cavalry on the road, will anyone in Xiangyang come to rescue?

Many aristocratic families began to look down on Liu Bei, but due to Liu Bei's strict surveillance in the city, they could only hide their small thoughts temporarily, causing trouble to the upper body.

Zhuge Liang showed anger on his fair face, "Isn't it a clear order that no one is allowed to support Xiangyang?"

"Kong Ming, the second brother is also worried about the safety of Xiangyang." Liu Bei stepped forward and said that he didn't think there was anything wrong with Guan Yu's support of Xiangyang.

"Alas." Zhuge Liang sighed, without saying a word. The three brothers have deep feelings for each other. I don't know whether it is luck or disaster. Guan Yu's support seems to be no problem, but it is a wake-up call to the defenders in other places, saying There may be cavalry from the Xiliang Army outside their city. Under such pressure, no one would dare to support even the battle of Xiangyang to the last moment. The reason why Zhuge Liang let them stand still was to Give the Xiliang Army the final blow.

Now it seems that Xiangyang has no other way other than sticking to it.

Zhuge Liang carefully looked at the Xiliang army attacking the city. Suddenly, dozens of soldiers not far away caught his attention. The soldiers who were mainly used by the Xiliang army to attack the city wall were all wearing armor, but these people were Dressed in simple clothes, he moved quickly, and even the weapons in his hands were a bit strange. Even at this time, the number of soldiers attacking the city from Xiliang army became rare. After careful observation, it was found that the Chinese army had gathered about [-] soldiers. Soldier.

"What is the Xiliang Army going to do?" Zhuge Liang asked in a low voice, "Could it be?"

"Fire oil ready." Zhuge Liang ordered hastily.

Dozens of soldiers in black clothes, under the support of the large force, quickly approached the city gate, wielding the shovels in their hands, and kept picking up dust on the solid ground, doing this kind of thing , They are already able to do a job with ease. Under the precise development, these soldiers who are used to blast open the city gate can successfully complete the task without even sacrificing.

Cans of kerosene fell from the sky, and quickly surrounded the city gate. On the city wall, this is a blind spot, and it is impossible to observe. Zhuge Liang didn't understand what the soldiers at the city gate were doing. His intuition told him that these Soldiers are not easy, they can only be forced out with fire oil.

"Rockets." Under Zhuge Liang's order, rockets shot towards the city gate.

The monstrous flames ignited, and Huang Zhong's eyes suddenly tightened. This is the critical period for the soldiers to operate. This kind of thing not only means that the city gate cannot be blasted, but even the lives of these soldiers are in danger.

"Boom boom boom" three explosions in succession made Zhuge Liang on the city gate a little unsteady, looked a little pale at the army outside the city, and hurriedly said: "Go to the city gate to see if there is any change."

The three packs of explosives did not cause any major damage to the city gate. Under the offensive of kerosene, the explosives exploded one after another, and dozens of men in black were also buried in the power of the explosives.

"Withdraw the troops!" Huang Zhong said coldly. Today's siege has been prepared for a long time. The previous siege was to paralyze the defenders on the city. Unexpectedly, it was easily broken by the defenders. This is very important for the Xiliang army. Said, it is not easy to slap in the face.

Looking through the binoculars, seeing Zhuge Liang with a pale face, Huang Zhong's eyes sharpened sharply, and he said coldly, "In the future, Xiangyang will definitely be conquered."

After returning home, Huang Zhong and his generals talked about the middle of the night. Today’s loss made all the generals a little silent. An accident happened to the explosives, which have always been invincible. And this accident was the kerosene released by the defenders. The nemesis of dynamite.

"Everyone, the defenders were able to crack the explosives by coincidence this time. They must have been prepared. The soldiers responsible for blasting the city gates had too obvious weapons in their hands, and their outfits were too different from those of the Xiliang Army. We should think about the problem from this aspect." Guo Jia slowly expressed his opinion.

All the people present were not confused. After understanding this, they began to think about countermeasures. The most important thing for the soldiers who blasted the city gate was to blast the city gate as fast as possible. It was the same when they captured the city gate before.

"Does Master Guo mean to ask them to dress up as normal soldiers and then blow up the city gate?" Huang Zhong said.

"That's right, not only that, every time Xiangyang is attacked in the future, the general will send soldiers to the gate of the city." Guo Jia said.

The next day, the Xiliang army regrouped and started the offensive again.

Not only the Xiliang Army, Zhuge Liang also summed up some characteristics of the Xiliang Army's soldiers who blew up the city gate after returning last night. He ordered his generals to pay attention to the movements of these soldiers. Once found, they immediately threw fire at the city gate Oil.

The momentum of the explosives shocked the generals of the defending army. They carefully observed the Xiliang army one by one. After yesterday's defeat, there were no such soldiers in the Xiliang army.

"Military division, some soldiers went to the city gate just now." A sharp-eyed general hurriedly reported the situation.

Zhuge Liang was obviously shocked by yesterday's explosives, so he hurriedly ordered: "Use kerosene."

The kerosene had just poured down, and the soldiers who had been prepared for a long time withdrew in a hurry, but helped the defenders ignite the kerosene.

Seeing this situation, Zhuge Liang's expression suddenly fell, it was obvious that the Xiliang Army had played with them.

"Observe the Xiliang army carefully." Zhuge Liang left these words and turned to leave.

"General, this is a letter from a family in the city through assassination, please have a look at it, General."

After a cursory glance, Huang Zhong said: "Go and invite Mr. Guo here."

Guo Jia took the letter from Huang Zhong, read it carefully and said, "General, this is a great opportunity."

"Oh, what do you mean by that?" Huang Zhong knew that Guo Jia always had a lot of tricks.