Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

It was at the time when Lu Bu initially took control of the imperial palace and frantically searched for the whereabouts of Emperor Liu Xie.

On the official road from Hulao Pass to Luoyang, a group of cavalrymen under the command of the allied princes were galloping towards Luoyang at a rapid speed.

Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Gongsun Zan and other princes personally took to the battlefield. The number of their cavalry was as large as 30,000 to 40,000, and they marched like a wave.

However, just when the tall city walls of Luoyang were within sight, a small dot appeared on the official road blocking the way ahead.

It was a small dot made up of less than a thousand people, with the words "Gao" and "Xianzhen Camp" written on the flags.

In this regard, no one cared about the existence of the "Entrapment Camp", let alone Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Gongsun Zan, and Sun Jian.

The force of 30,000 to 40,000 cavalrymen was like a wave, but because the cavalrymen belonged to different groups, they were scattered and did not form a battle formation.

But crushing a mere infantry of less than a thousand people was nothing more than a devastating blow.

Gao Shun, who was sitting in the center of the formation, looked at the large group of cavalry charging in front of him from the darkness, and his expression was still so calm and rigid. Even the more than 700 soldiers in the "Entrapment Camp" were also extremely indifferent.

Thirty to forty thousand cavalrymen are undoubtedly a force capable of sweeping the Central Plains.

However, for the "Xianzhen Camp" that originated in Bingzhou, the scale of tens of thousands of cavalry can only be said to be commonplace.

Seeing that the distance between the two sides was rapidly closing to a certain distance, Gao Shun confirmed that the allied cavalry had no intention of shooting arrows from a long distance, and immediately issued an order.

"Prepare for battle! Shield soldiers, move forward!"

Immediately, the shield soldiers of the trap camp, which had been huddled together, took the initiative to carry huge shields that were much heavier than normal and moved forward. The rest of the trap camp also spread out about one step's distance from each other, as if preparing for the impact they were about to endure.

In less than a few breaths, the formation of the Xianzhen Camp had changed drastically, with the giant shield soldiers in the front and the rest seemingly loose yet as if linked together.

But in the darkness, most people couldn't see clearly the changes in the trap camp.

In fact, almost all the princes who came with their cavalry had their attention drawn to Luoyang, which was not far away.

Only Zhao Yun, who was used to being cautious in everything he did, noticed the movements of the Xianzhen Camp. His eyes froze, and an intuition that something was wrong arose in his heart.

Ever since he trained his own White Horse Volunteers, Zhao Yun's intuition about the flaws in the military formation seemed to be further developed bit by bit.

However, facing the formation set up by the Xianzhen Camp at this moment, Zhao Yun seemed unable to feel where the flaws were for a moment.

Even though the number of the Xianzhen Camp was less than a thousand, Zhao Yun's habit of being cautious made him quickly speak to Zhang Fei beside him.

"Yide, bypass the enemy formation ahead."

Zhang Fei responded carelessly, "With only 700 to 800 people, we can crush them with just one charge. Why do we need to go around them?"

Zhao Yun thought for a moment and then spoke. "The military advisor's orders are more important. Don't waste time."

Seeing Zhao Yun carrying Li Ji out, Zhang Fei hesitated for a moment and could only nod and agree.

Immediately, the cavalry led by Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei went around to the side, simply left the flat official road, and chose to go around from the direction next to the Xianzhen Camp.

The combined number of cavalrymen under Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei was as many as 6,000. As Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei left the main body of the Allied cavalry, the main body of the Allied cavalry was obviously reduced by half.

Gao Shun naturally noticed the obvious movements of Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei. He frowned, but was helpless.

The area around Luoyang is all plains and there is no strategic location to defend.

The order Gao Shun received was to stop the pursuing troops. Faced with the large number of oncoming cavalry, Gao Shun could only choose to line up his troops on the official road to block the cavalry in front of them.

Immediately, Gao Shun turned his attention back to the front of the trap camp!
The closest Allied cavalry to the trap camp is less than ten steps away!!!

That's when.

"put!"

Following Gao Shun's order, dozens of soldiers ten steps behind the soldiers holding huge shields raised their pre-prepared large crossbows and attacked the cavalry head-on.

The power of a powerful crossbow is by no means comparable to that of an ordinary bow and arrow.

Its strength is so strong that it can penetrate iron armor with some strength left over.

Even if we look at the entire Han Dynasty, powerful crossbows are items of the highest standard of control. There is not even a single craftsman in the entire Wu County who has the skills to make crossbows.

"Bang bang bang!"

As the big yellow crossbow roared, at a distance of about twenty steps, the power of the big yellow crossbow was undoubtedly exerted to the extreme.

Wherever the crossbow arrows passed, both men and horses were pierced with a big hole.

For a moment, the Allied cavalry in the front fell down like wheat being cut, and these cavalry who suddenly fell to the ground happened to become obstacles to the cavalry in the rear.

In an instant, before the Allied cavalry could charge into the trap camp, people and horses were already thrown to the ground.

Even though a few cavalrymen were able to control their horses over the obstacles with their superb riding skills, their speed was greatly reduced, and they were faced with huge shields that were almost as tall as a person.

However, such a thrilling collision did not cause any ripples in Gao Shun's eyes. His eyes kept scanning the situation to assess it.

After the giant shield soldiers blocked the first wave of attacks that had been weakened by the crossbows, Gao Shun spoke calmly.

"Trapped!"

As if it was some kind of tacit understanding that was deeply rooted in their bones, as Gao Shun spoke, the more than 700 people in the Xianzhen Camp, who had seemed calm, suddenly responded enthusiastically. "The determination to break through the formation! Either death or life!!!"

The next moment, the soldiers of the Xianzhen Camp, in groups of three, fanatically emerged from the gaps in the huge shields and actively attacked the cavalry in front of them.

Three people were in a group, one cut the horse's legs, one blocked the cavalry's counterattack with a small shield, and one attacked the cavalry's vital points.

The cavalry, who had temporarily lost their speed due to being blocked by the giant shield, were killed in large numbers almost visibly by the counterattack of the Xianzhen Camp.

And for the Xianzhen Camp, they seemed to treat the horse corpses as obstacles that would slow down the cavalry, and then they slaughtered the cavalry crazily with tacit cooperation without fear of life or death.

This was the fearless courage of facing the cavalry's counterattack, which completely went against the common sense of infantry resisting cavalry in this era...

Live and die, fight in battle!

Especially Zhao Yun, who was passing by from the side, could see it particularly clearly.

Block with a giant shield, shoot with a powerful crossbow...

For the martial arts-loving men, these two are just conventional tactics.

What is shocking is that after resisting the first wave of cavalry charge, the Xianzhen Camp dared to take the initiative to counterattack and fight the cavalry fearlessly.

And for the Allied cavalry, this will form a vicious cycle.

It is difficult for the cavalry in the rear to see the specific battle situation in front. The fallen horses and cavalrymen lying across the battlefield will inevitably cause the speed of the subsequent cavalry to be greatly reduced, and then they will be killed again by the counterattack of the trapped camp.

Elite!

Without a doubt, the elite among the elite!
Zhao Yun thought that if he led the White Horse Volunteers to fight against them, he would probably encounter great trouble and the possibility of breaking through the Xianzhen Camp would be extremely low.

Looking at Zhang Fei with wide eyes, he took a deep breath and spoke.

"Fortunately, Zilong reminded me. Otherwise, if I had led the cavalry and charged in headfirst, I would have been beaten to a pulp. Who could have known that a force of only a few hundred people could be so powerful?"

"Indeed, it's amazing! The tactics are amazing, the coordination is amazing, and the commander is even more amazing..."

After Zhao Yun made his comment, he continued, "But the most urgent task is to go to Luoyang."

Zhang Fei nodded, and then continued to head towards Luoyang.

Even though Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei missed the official road, they were in the "Entrapment Camp" like a rock blocking the road, firmly blocking wave after wave of cavalry attacks.

This actually allowed the cavalry led by Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei to see the open gates of Luoyang in the distance first.

After Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei led their troops directly into Luoyang, they suddenly discovered that in the dark night, there seemed to be sounds of wailing and screaming everywhere in Luoyang.

The Xiliang troops stranded in Luoyang were venting their last rage, and there were also many thieves taking advantage of the chaos. The whole Luoyang was already in chaos.

"As Mr. Zikun predicted, Luoyang is in chaos..."

Zhao Yun said in a hurried tone, then bowed to Zhang Fei and said, "Yide, you and I will follow your plan."

"Don't worry, Zilong!"

Zhang Fei patted his chest and responded.

Immediately, Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei led their cavalry towards Luoyang in different directions.

The next moment, a sound like thunder rang out in the darkness.

"Zhang Fei, a subordinate of Liu Xuande, a relative of the Han Dynasty, is here. Anyone who causes trouble will be killed without mercy!!!"

Following closely behind Zhang Fei, three thousand elite cavalrymen also shouted in unison, forming the only orderly sound in the chaotic Luoyang City at this moment.

At this moment, this voice also reached the ears of countless dignitaries, peddlers, and even soldiers and bandits in Luoyang City.

Liu Xuande, a relative of the Han Dynasty...

Zhang Fei!

At this moment, Zhang Fei also chose to divide his troops, dividing the 3,000 cavalry into two groups, one on the left and one on the right, and galloping wildly on the streets of Luoyang city.

While repeating the chant, any rebel soldiers or bandits they saw causing chaos along the way were killed.

For a moment, under such naked cavalry intimidation.

In a sense, this was undoubtedly like driving tanks into the city to maintain order, causing many daring soldiers and thieves to begin to feel uneasy, and some timid ones began to hide or flee.

In contrast, the name "Liu Xuande, a relative of the Han Dynasty" was directly injected into the ears of countless panic-stricken people in Luoyang City, creating a glorious and majestic image.

This was Zhang Fei's mission, to maintain law and order in Luoyang which was in chaos and to promote Liu Bei's reputation.

Perhaps, compared with direct benefits, fame seems illusory and intangible.

However, in Li Ji's eyes, "the will of the people" is much more important than direct interests.

Only when people's hearts are in favor can the world be united! (End of this chapter)