I rode and slashed unparalleled in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 619: Fighting for Luoyang
"You are shameless, absolutely shameless!"

Chunyu Qiong was furious.

He never expected it.

This Jia guy, you could say he's a barbarian, but he's not ashamed of it, but proud of it. This sneak attack that openly provokes a war is simply unsportsmanlike!

However, he also knew that once the war started, verbal disputes would be meaningless.

"Shameless wretch, I will make you pay the price today!"

Chunyu Qiong roared and commanded his cavalry to fight back.

On the battlefield, swords flashed and shouts of killing shook the sky.

The two armies clashed and the battle was fierce.

At the instruction of Jia Xu, Cavalry Commander Li Lei personally took to the battlefield and led the Western Liang Iron Cavalry to attack the center of Chunyu Qiong's army at the very beginning.

The two sides suddenly fought each other, and as soon as they came into contact, Chunyu Qiong was actually defeated by three points, and his formation was in chaos.

No wonder.

Although Chunyu Qiong's cavalry had the advantage in numbers, most of its members were gathered from the coalition forces and did not have much combat experience. In addition, they were tired after the long-distance raid.

Although Li Lei and others also had fatigue problems, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry was known for its bravery and fighting skills. Their combat effectiveness and riding skills were far superior to those of the ordinary Guandong opponents.

Moreover, they arrived at the destination earlier, and Jia Xu was prepared for the worst. He had long expected that the matter would not be resolved amicably, so he asked the soldiers to take a good rest.

Therefore, these Xiliang knights, who had lived on horseback since childhood, showed better endurance and combat effectiveness than the allied knights from Guandong.

He showed his full strength in the first confrontation.

"Shoot the arrow, shoot the arrow!"

The first to show their power were the Xiliang Knights who launched a hail of arrows.

The Xiliang knights, who have nomadic ancestry, are experts in both riding and archery.

Chunyu Qiong's troops were caught off guard by the sudden rain of arrows. Their formation was instantly thrown into chaos. Arrows fell like raindrops, and the soldiers fell to the ground one after another, wailing one after another.

"Counterattack, counterattack quickly!"

Chunyu Qiong shouted urgently, trying to stabilize the morale of the troops.

However, the distance between the two sides was too close, and the Guandong knights, who did not expect Jia Xu to turn against them, had no time to make any effective response before they were met with the charge of the Xiliang cavalry.

"kill!"

Li Lei thrust his spear forward while shouting, easily piercing the enemy in front of him.

The Xiliang cavalry followed closely behind, attacking the allied forces' Guandong knights like raging waves.

Although Chunyu Qiong's knights fought desperately, they soon became overwhelmed by the unstoppable charge of the Western Liang cavalry.

In front of these Kanto knights, the blades of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry seemed extremely sharp.

"Weak, too weak!"

Li Lei laughed out loud, finding his previous concerns ridiculous.

These Kanto knights, who seemed to be wearing shining helmets and armor, were at least extremely weak, if not vulnerable to a single blow.

Under their wave after wave of attacks, Chunyu Qiong's Guandong knights were killed one by one.

As time went on, except for the huge casualties caused by the surprise attacks, the casualty ratio in the battle was basically stable at more than 1:3.

"Is this all the people from Kanto are capable of?"

"You are not even as good as the Qiang people in Liangzhou!"

"Kill, kill for me!"

The morale of the Xiliang cavalry was greatly boosted. They shouted slogans, waved their weapons, and continued to launch a fierce charge towards Chunyu Qiong's troops.

Under such a blow, even if Chunyu Qiong shouted at the top of his lungs, he could not reverse the downward trend.

"Horse riding!"

"If I still had the Northern Knights"

"Oh no, someone come quickly!"

Just when Chunyu Qiong hated the power of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry and the incompetence of his own Guandong Knights, he suddenly discovered that Li Lei led several Xiliang Iron Cavalry to break through his side defense line and headed straight for him.

Chunyu Qiong was shocked when he saw this, and he quickly swung his sword to block, but the opponent's attack was too swift. Li Lei and several knights attacked together, killing the soldiers in front of him in minutes and even knocked away his weapon.

"Not good!" Chunyu Qiong thought to himself that something was wrong. He knew that he was in a desperate situation.

At this critical moment, another soldier suddenly rushed forward and blocked the fatal blow with his body.

"Captain, run away!" the soldier shouted, blood gushed out of his mouth, and his body fell heavily to the ground.

Chunyu Qiong felt sad as he looked at his personal soldiers falling in front of him, but he also knew that he could not stay here any longer, otherwise more soldiers would die in vain.

"Retreat, retreat quickly!"

Chunyu Qiong shouted, turned around and galloped, calling on the army to retreat. However, the retreat was not smooth.

Although he managed to escape with the help of his personal soldiers who risked their lives to protect him, the Western Liang Cavalry led by Jia Xu and Li Lei dealt a heavy blow to his troops.

After the battle, the 3,000-man army lost nearly 800 people, and the Kanto knights abandoned their weapons and fled in a panic.

Fortunately, they were all cavalry and could really run away, so Jia Xu did not kill them all.

Otherwise, the number of casualties would be much higher.

"Oh my God!"

"The Yuan army was defeated, and Captain Chunyu was defeated?"

"How could it be like this?!"

On the Luoyang city wall, the disciples from the aristocratic families who were watching the battle turned pale as they never expected such an outcome.

Just think about how excited and encouraged they were when they saw the three thousand elite cavalrymen flying the flag with the word "Yuan" on it at dawn.

They were impatient to hang up the Yuan family's flag and respond, waiting for Chunyu Qiong to come, so that they could open the door and defeat Yuan's army.

However, reality slapped them hard in the face.

The remnant soldiers from Xiliang, who consisted of no more than 2,000 men, were under the banner of Marquis Guanjun, and I thought they were just here to cheat and deceive people.

Unexpectedly, these people were so bold and brazen that they launched a surprise attack, using their small force to defeat a large one, and defeated Chunyu Qiong's troops.

"Oh, don't be surprised. It has already happened. What should we do now?" A young man from a noble family asked anxiously.

"Are we going to open the gates and surrender the city to those Liangzhou soldiers?"

The victory of Su Yao's vanguard army caused panic among the children of powerful families in Luoyang City.

Many people even started to say useless things.

At this moment, a young man stood up:

"Why are you all so panicked about such a small matter?"

"what?!"

"Little things?"

When everyone looked back, they were shocked to find that this person was actually Zhong Zhe, a descendant of the second generation and third minister of the famous family in Luozhong, and the grandson of the new Sikong Zhong Fu!
It is said that Zhongzhe was from a first-class family in Luozhong. His father and brother were both high-ranking officials in the court. They were all abducted by Dong Zhuo, but he himself escaped this disaster because he lingered in taverns.

Originally, he was not very concerned about the plan of these children of noble families to surrender to Yuan Shikai, and did not come to get involved.

As a result, the bursts of exclamations from the city wall early in the morning attracted his attention.

Immediately, he waved his fan and said with a smile:
"Don't panic, everyone."

"Although Chunyu Qiong has been defeated, Luoyang City is still indestructible."

"Su and Yuan want to fight for the capital, so let them fight."

"All we have to do is close the gates and watch from the sidelines."

The appearance of the famous Zhongzhe calmed down the terrified children of noble families on the Luoyang city wall a little.

But looking at the bloody scene outside the city, these people still have lingering fears:
"Stand aside and watch? Is this really possible?" someone couldn't help but ask.

Zhong Zhe smiled slightly, fanned himself, and said calmly: "Think about it, everyone. Although Su Yao is brave and invincible, he is alone and has limited manpower."

"Although Yuan Shao has suffered a temporary setback, he has a large army under his command and is very powerful."

"The battle between these two for the capital is bound to be a fierce battle, and it is still unknown who will win."

"And we control the defense of the capital, so we are the ones they will definitely compete to win over."

"All we need to do is close the gates, sit back and watch the outcome of their fight, and then make our decision. Isn't that wonderful?"

"Sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight!"

A young man from an aristocratic family excitedly replied:

"Mr. Zhong, this is a brilliant plan."

"Not only do we not have to worry about danger, but we can also take the opportunity to demand benefits from both sides."

Another young man from aristocratic family added:

"Whether it's Su Yao or Yuan Shao, if they want to occupy Luoyang City, they must get our support!"

"That's right, that's right!"

"Let them fight, we can just strive for greater benefits!"

Everyone responded, and the panic just now gradually subsided. They continued to guard the city gates tightly and did not go out. The only change was that the big flag with the word "Yuan" on the top of the city wall had been quietly removed.
In this way, the situation in Luoyang gradually became confusing.

After seeing that Yuan Shao's vanguard was useless, the young men of noble families in the city immediately raised their own values ​​and regarded them as rare commodities.

Not only did they not let anyone in, but they sent envoys to both sides, under the pretext of mediating between the two sides, but in fact they were trying to test the details of Su Yao and Yuan Shao and put forward their own offer.
(End of this chapter)