Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Upon hearing this, Sun Jian quickly ordered his four generals and personal guards to move to the side.

The speed of the white shadow in the distance was obviously much higher, and it was moving quickly towards Sun Jian.

As the distance between the two sides shortened, Sun Jian could see clearly that the so-called white shadow was none other than the five hundred white-horse volunteers.

The white horse and white armor, coupled with the dark night, made it appear as just a large white shadow in the distance.

However, Zhao Yun only led 500 cavalrymen, while the pursuing troops were more than a thousand Xiliang cavalrymen led by Hua Xiong.

Sun Jian, who had been resisting the rebellion of the Western Qiang in Sanfu for several years and had also been attacking Sishui Pass for many days, was well aware of the strength of the Western Liang Cavalry and hurriedly reminded them loudly.

"General Zhao, be careful. The enemy general is Hua Xiong, a fierce warrior from Xiliang. He leads thousands of elite Xiliang cavalrymen. Don't confront him head-on."

Zhao Yun did not say much, and the White Horse Volunteers he led continued to move forward at the same speed.

As the White Horse Volunteers approached, Hua Xiong also noticed a white shadow rushing towards him from the direction of Sun Jian in front of him, and the sound of hurried horse hooves.

Unlike Sun Jian, Hua Xiong, as an experienced cavalry general, listened carefully to the sound of horse hooves, and in less than a few breaths he determined that the white shadows were actually no more than 500 cavalrymen.

"How dare you! How dare you confront my Xiliang Iron Cavalry!"

Hua Xiong's eyes narrowed and a somewhat cruel smile appeared on his face.

If we talk about the three major cavalry-producing areas of the Han Dynasty: Liangzhou, Bingzhou, and Youzhou, the cavalry combat styles of these three states can be described as different and circuitous.

There were three elite forces that assisted Emperor Guangwu in conquering the world in the late Western Han Dynasty. In addition to the Jizhou powerful crossbows, the other two were the Youzhou cavalry known for their flexible riding and shooting, and the Bingzhou cavalry known for their tenacity and killing power.

(PS: The three elite troops under Emperor Guangwu are historical records, and interestingly, the predecessor of the Baima Yicong was the Youzhou Tuqi, and the predecessor of the Xiandeng Shishi who destroyed the Baima Yicong was the Jizhou Qiangnu.)
However, with the establishment of the Eastern Han Dynasty, wars in Liangzhou became more frequent than in Youzhou and Bingzhou, which gradually led to the formation of a unique cavalry style in Liangzhou, that is, the Western Liang Iron Cavalry that was fearless and brave enough to break through the enemy lines.

When we meet on a narrow road, the brave one wins!

The Xiliang Iron Cavalry were the least fearful and the most enthusiastic about charging into the enemy's formation, enjoying the feeling of crushing the enemy's flesh and blood and tearing open the enemy's formation.

"Xiliang Iron Cavalry! Follow me and charge!!!"

Hua Xiong shouted loudly, causing the more than a thousand Xiliang cavalrymen following behind him to respond loudly. Then, almost as if by instinct, they controlled their horses and formed a sharp arrow formation with Hua Xiong as the vanguard.

Zhao Yun saw all the changes in the Xiliang Iron Cavalry and his expression became slightly solemn.

If Zhao Yun personally commanded the White Horse Volunteers, forming a sharp arrow formation while galloping would be faster and more perfect.

However, how many White Horse Volunteers were there?

Zhao Yun had only three thousand men under his command.

Even Gongsun Zan, who has been continuously expanding the size of the White Horse Volunteers in Youzhou in recent years, now only has around 6,000 men.

How many Xiliang cavalry are there?
Tens of thousands at a time.

During the process of the cavalry collision between the two sides, the distance between them was almost rapidly closing. The Xiliang Iron Cavalry led by Hua Xiong had subconsciously concentrated and held their breath, preparing for the moment when the two sides would collide.

However, when the distance between the two sides was about thirty steps, it was already very close for the cavalry.

"Change!"

Zhao Yun pointed the spear in his hand toward the sky and shouted loudly.

Immediately, the five hundred white horse volunteers who had been maintaining the sharp arrow formation and seemed ready for a desperate charge suddenly began to disperse to the left and right.

The next moment, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry and the White Horse Volunteers met and passed by each other.

From Sun Jian's perspective, it was as if the Western Liang cavalry cut through the White Horse Volunteers without any hindrance like a hot knife cutting through the snow.

However, in reality, there was no actual conflict between the two sides.

The Baima Yicong displayed amazing flexibility. The entire front arrow formation spontaneously split to the left and right, with the two armies passing each other with a distance of about three meters between them.

At this distance, both parties can even see each other's facial features clearly in the dark.

Hua Xiong and Zhao Yun also looked at each other.

"There are such elite people in the world?!"

As a cavalry commander, Hua Xiong understood how difficult it was to achieve such a level of control.

Not only is the level of leadership extremely high, but this cavalry is also absolutely the elite among the elite. Its level of eliteness is even higher than the Xiliang Iron Cavalry led by Hua Xiong himself.

However, just as Hua Xiong led the Xiliang Iron Cavalry and completely intersected with the White Horse Volunteers, there was no time to think about the next step.

"Dengdengdeng..."

The sound of vibrating bowstrings reached Hua Xiong's ears, followed by the sound of a large number of arrows breaking through the air.

'not good! '

Hua Xiong only had time to have this thought flash through his mind.

The rain of arrows released by the White Horse Volunteers while riding and shooting had already landed on the Xiliang Cavalry formation, whose speed had slowed down a lot.

The densely packed arrow formation, which was originally good at attacking, actually amplified the lethality of the rain of arrows from the White Horse Volunteers.

After just a wave of arrows rained down, more than a hundred continuous wailing screams were heard from the front line formed by the Xiliang Iron Cavalry.

"spread!"

"Retreat!!!" Hua Xiong immediately issued two orders in a row without any hesitation.

While commanding the Xiliang cavalry to disperse quickly to avoid the subsequent rain of arrows, he also decisively chose to retreat.

Although the number of Xiliang cavalry under Hua Xiong's command far exceeded that of the White Horse Volunteers, the level of eliteness displayed by the White Horse Volunteers made Hua Xiong shocked.

In addition, it was a dark night and Hua Xiong had no idea whether there were any ambushes or reinforcements behind the enemy lines.

Retreat is undoubtedly the best option at the moment!

The only thing that made Hua Xiong quite regretful was that he was just a little bit away from taking off Sun Jian's head and presenting it to the Prime Minister.

Faced with the retreat of the Western Liang Cavalry, Zhao Yun merely led the White Horse Volunteers to chase them for a while, with no intention of pursuing them further or stopping them.

This place is not far from Sishui Pass, and neither pursuing nor blocking are wise choices. Zhao Yun is already quite satisfied that he can scare the enemy away without causing unnecessary losses.

Immediately, Zhao Yun ordered Tian Yu to lead a small team back to report to the lord and military advisor Li Ji, while he led the White Horse Volunteers to meet Sun Jian.

"General Sun, why were you chased here by the Western Liang cavalry?" Zhao Yun asked.

"The army ran out of food, and Hua Xiong took the opportunity to launch a surprise attack. I was able to save my life thanks to my trusted followers and General Zhao's timely arrival..."

When he said this, Sun Jian's eyes flashed with suspicion and he asked, "Why is General Zhao here?"

Zhao Yun replied.

"The allied army is already 40 miles behind here. It will take another two days to reach Sishui Pass and join General Sun. Therefore, I am following the orders of the military advisor to lead a cavalry unit to scout the terrain in advance and choose a suitable location for the army to set up camp."

After hearing this, the only bit of doubt in Sun Jian's heart completely disappeared, and was replaced by gratitude towards Zhao Yun.

If it weren't for Zhao Yun's assistance, Sun Jian felt that he might not be able to escape Hua Xiong's pursuit.

only……

Sun Jian turned his head and looked at the few hundred or so personal soldiers left behind him, and he suddenly felt angry and sad.

Good news: most of the more than 100 war horses that had been accumulated for a long time were saved;
Bad news: Nearly 10,000 soldiers from our headquarters were dispersed in this way. Even if some of them could be gathered together later, I'm afraid at least 70% of them would have been lost.

In a sense, after this defeat, Sun Jian, who had suffered heavy losses in his elite troops, could withdraw from the stage of this campaign against Dong Zhuo ahead of schedule.

When he thought of this, Sun Jian was so furious that his anger even overwhelmed the sadness of the defeat, and he roared angrily.

"Yuan Shu, little bastard!!!"

Immediately, Sun Jian, with red eyes, asked Zhao Yun for the direction of the allied army's camp. Holding the ancient ingot knife, he rode towards the camp regardless of the dissuasion of his four generals.

However, before Sun Jian arrived at the camp.

Li Ji was playing chess with Guo Jia at a leisurely pace. Compared with Guo Jia, who began to sweat profusely as the game entered the middle stage, Li Ji looked calm and relaxed. He sipped his tea from time to time and looked towards the entrance of the camp not far away.

"Sir, can you surrender in the middle of the game?"

Guo Jia, who was used to calling him that, asked with a bitter look on his usually casual face.

When playing against Li Ji, how could Guo Jia not know that his chances of winning were 50-50.

The so-called fifty-fifty means that who wins depends entirely on Li Ji's mood.

In Guo Jia's opinion, among all the chess players throughout history, perhaps only Emperor Jing of Han, Liu Qi, who wore the imperial robe, could surely defeat Li Ji.

"Play for a while longer."

Li Ji ignored the bitterness on Guo Jia's face, gently rejected Guo Jia's proposal, and said.

"Furthermore, this can also temper Fengxiao's mentality in the face of adversity. He should not be impatient and look for a chance of success in every step."

Guo Jia didn't say anything, but his brows were knitted together. He pondered for a long time and was about to give it a try...

Li Ji stood up suddenly and said.

"The chess game is slow, we'll play it another day."

"what?"

This sudden change made Guo Jia so angry that he felt like vomiting blood.

However, after seeing Li Ji stand up and walk quickly towards the main gate of the camp, he realized that he must be going on an important matter, so his face became serious and he hurriedly followed him.

The first to rush back was undoubtedly the small group of White Horse Volunteers led by Tian Yu.

Seeing Li Ji appear at the main gate to greet him, Tian Yu was slightly startled and an idea flashed through his mind.

"Could it be that the military advisor had already anticipated this?"

Immediately, Tian Yu quickly dismounted when he was still ten steps away from Li Ji, walked quickly to Li Ji, saluted, and reported what had happened in a concise manner.

Li Ji smiled and told Tian Yu and others to go down and rest first, then he hurried towards the tent where Liu Bei's troops were stationed.

On the contrary, Guo Jia was greatly shocked when he heard the news. He quickly caught up and said.

"General Sun is a brave and skilled general among the allied forces. Tens of thousands of his own soldiers were defeated in such a short time. Are the Xiliang Iron Cavalry under the command of the thief Dong really so terrifying?" (End of this chapter)