The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 111 Chapter 111
In Yuan Jun's camp, Yuan Tan was still regretting yesterday's battle. If he hadn't acted impulsively and listened to Xu You's words, by the time Zhang Yan's army had all entered the encirclement, Xuzhou soldiers might have been wiped out yesterday.

Now, there was a burst of mourning in the entire camp, and many wounded soldiers couldn't bear the pain on their bodies, and they all yelled loudly, like ghosts crying and wolves howling, making people's hearts messed up.

Yuan Tan called Xu You to the big tent again, and said respectfully: "Mr. Xu, I didn't listen to you yesterday, which is why I was defeated. I don't know if Mr. Xu has any clever tricks that can make our army fight with the smallest amount of effort." The price, to wipe out Zhang Yan's army?"

Xu You sighed softly, stroked the green beard hanging on his chin habitually, frowned, shook his head in embarrassment, and said slowly: "After what happened yesterday, if you want to seduce Xuzhou soldiers, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult. The armor protection of Xuzhou soldiers is too strong. Although our army can fight against them with blunt weapons, not every soldier can lift a blunt weapon weighing tens of kilograms. If you can barely pick it up, if you can’t swing it a few times, you will lose your strength, and you will still be killed by Xuzhou soldiers.”

Yuan Tan said: "So, our army has nothing to do with Xuzhou soldiers? Kong Rong is about to be wiped out, how can we give up halfway here?"

Xu You said: "Xuzhou soldiers are all wearing such heavy armor. Our weapons can't do any harm to them. If we continue to entangle like this, our army will suffer. Since Xuzhou soldiers are here to rescue Kong Rong, it's better to let him Let's rescue them. Our army temporarily retreats to Ju County to rest and reorganize, so we leave Zhuxu City to Kong Rong. The Xuzhou soldiers will definitely leave Qingzhou when they see our army retreating. After the Xuzhou soldiers leave, our army will send troops to attack Kong Rong again. At that time, Kong Rong will be wiped out, and the last barrier of Qingzhou will be wiped out!"

Yuan Tan said: "That's the only way. Pass the order..."

Guo Tu hurriedly said: "My lord! You must not retreat so easily!"

Yuan Tan asked: "If you don't retreat, is there any other way to deal with Xuzhou's soldiers?"

Guo Tudao: "Xuzhou soldiers are all wearing heavy armor, and their mobility is not particularly good. In addition, the weather is hot now. If we can drag the Xuzhou soldiers all the time, we may be able to drag them down. When the Xuzhou soldiers are exhausted and exhausted, If our army launches an attack again, it will definitely win. After defeating the Xuzhou soldiers and taking their armor, won't our army have such an iron-clad army?"

Yuan Tan's eyes suddenly shone, and he asked hastily, "How to bring Xuzhou soldiers down?"

Guo Tudao: "Attack the Xuzhou soldiers proactively, and use bows and arrows to attack from a distance. When the Xuzhou soldiers attack, the army will retreat. If they don't meet with the Xuzhou soldiers, the Xuzhou soldiers can't do anything to our army. If he retreats, our army will pursue him. If he attacks, our army will retreat and keep a distance from the Xuzhou soldiers. In this way, the Xuzhou soldiers will definitely be dragged down!"

Yuan Tan said: "Okay, let's do it like this. It's still Guo Junshi who is very resourceful. In this way, our army will basically have no casualties."

Xu You said unconvinced: "I don't think so. Xuzhou soldiers are not fools. They also have bows and crossbows in their hands. If they use bows and crossbows to shoot at our army, our army will suffer."

Guo Tu retorted: "Even if Xuzhou soldiers shoot at our army with bows and crossbows, our army is far stronger than Xuzhou soldiers, what are we afraid of when we shoot at him?"

Xu You sneered and said: "Hehe, what Guo Junshi said is light, they are wearing heavy armor, even armor on their legs, and visors on their helmets. They are already armed to the teeth. Arrows are useless to them. I If the army shoots at him, isn’t it just asking for death?”

"No matter how good the armor defense of Xuzhou soldiers is, there will still be weaknesses. As long as I use soldiers to hold them back, I can find the weaknesses of Xuzhou soldiers. Once the weaknesses of Xuzhou soldiers are exposed, our army will launch attacks against their weaknesses. It can be effective." Guo Tu retorted.

Xu You further sarcastically said: "Our army has been at war with Xuzhou soldiers for two days. How dare you ask Junjun Guo, you have been watching the battle with the eldest son, but have you found any weaknesses from it? Are you afraid that our army will be wiped out?"

After hearing this, Guo Tu became furious and shouted sharply, "Xu Ziyuan! How dare you underestimate me?"

"Guo Gongze! I didn't underestimate you at all. Your strategy of delaying is certainly good, but you chose the wrong target. The only way to deal with Xuzhou soldiers is to use blunt weapons and hit hard, even if their armor defense No matter how good the strength is, if you are hit so hard, you will either die or be injured. And in the battle, using blunt weapons is also quite effective. It's just that our army is not strong enough to fight against it. Instead of doing this, it is better to retreat and advance. Make a plan!" Xu You also roared angrily.

Yuan Tan heard that Guo Tu and Xu You were arguing, and hurriedly said: "Okay, you two, stop arguing. You are all thinking about our army, and I know it well. Mr. Xu, I I used your strategy before, let me try Guo Junshi's strategy now, if it doesn't work, our army will retreat to Ju County temporarily, and attack Kong Rong again after the Xuzhou soldiers leave!"

Xu You shook his heart, and immediately cupped his hands and said, "Whether to advance or retreat, it's up to the Eldest Young Master. Xu You has already expressed his opinion, so he won't join forces here. Since the Eldest Young Master has Guo Gongze by his side, I believe that Guo Gongze will definitely let the eldest son win the flag, and it will be useless for me to stay here, so I will leave now!"

As soon as the words fell, Xu You didn't care what Yuan Tan and Guo Tu's expressions were, he turned around and walked out of the big tent, then rode on a war horse, went straight out of the barracks, and headed for Jizhou.

Xu You left angrily, Guo Tu was most satisfied, and hurriedly said to Yuan Tan: "My lord, Xu Ziyuan is not in the eyes of anyone, what kind of place do you think this is? He fled before the battle, and he should be punished for the crime. Please write a letter to the lord and tell the lord Xu Ziyuan's arrogance made the lord kill Xu Ziyuan's entire family!"

After Yuan Tan heard this, he waved his hands and said, "Xu You is an old friend of my father after all. He has always been proud of his talents. My father has long been accustomed to it, and he is not angry. As a son, if I sue him because he ran away in anger, my father will certainly He thinks that I am too narrow-minded to achieve great things. I think, let him go!"

Guo Tu didn't say anything after hearing this, but he also benefited a lot from Xu You's departure, at least no one dared to speak against him anymore.

Immediately, Guo Tu persuaded Yuan Tan to send troops to attack Zhu Xucheng tomorrow, and everything was implemented according to his plan.

Yuan Tan didn't want to retreat because he felt it would be embarrassing, so he agreed to Guo Tu's suggestion.

Early the next morning, Yuan Tan began to mobilize troops and was about to send troops, but suddenly heard a report from scouts, saying that Xuzhou soldiers had come to fight on their own initiative.

Yuan Tan was overjoyed, and immediately asked, "Have all the soldiers from Xuzhou come?"

"Only cavalry, about 2000 cavalry."

Yuan Tan then turned his face to Guo Tu who was beside him and said, "Military Master, all the people here are cavalry, so what should I do?"

Guo Tudao: "Since they are all cavalry, let's use cavalry to fight against them. Generals Yan Liang, Zhang He, and Han Meng can each lead [-] cavalry to harass them, and then order Chunyu Qiong, Jiang Qi, Zhang Nan, Jiao Chu, etc. Let each of you lead [-] archers to form an array, let the shield soldiers stand at the front to guard them, and shoot them with arrows!"

Yuan Tan nodded, and followed Guo Tu's instructions.

After a while, Yuan Jun lined up at the gate of the camp, quietly waiting for the arrival of Xuzhou soldiers.

Under the leadership of Zhang Yan, the Xuzhou soldiers came to the vicinity of Yuan Jun's camp in a mighty manner. The first thing that caught his eye was Yuan Jun's soldiers lined up neatly. Zhang Yan reined in the horses and stopped the cavalry behind him. After observing for a while, seeing that Yuan Jun's formation was all archers, he had an idea in his heart.

Yuan Tan looked around and saw Xuzhou soldiers stop from a distance, so he ordered Yan Liang, Zhang Yun, and Han Meng to lead the cavalry to attack.

Where are the Xuzhou soldiers lined up neatly? Xu Chu led two columns of heavy cavalry at the front of the line, Tai Shici led three columns of light cavalry behind the heavy cavalry, and Xu Sheng led more than 300 cavalry at the front of the line. Last.

Zhang Yan was at the front of the entire cavalry team, and he immediately shot his spear. Through the two small holes in the helmet, he could clearly see that Yan Liang led the cavalry, and rushed towards his position at the head of the horse. There were two groups of cavalry scattered on the two wings, Zhang He on the left and Han Meng on the right. The cavalry led by the three rushed over in a cone shape.

The Xuzhou soldiers stood there motionless, waiting for the formation. When Yuan Jun's cavalry troops were getting closer, Zhang Yan immediately shouted: "Fire the arrows!"

With an order, the light cavalry of the three columns commanded by Tai Shici quickly shot out the drawn bows and arrows. Hundreds of arrows flew into Yuan Jun's cavalry team. In an instant, more than 200 Yuan Jun cavalry fell to the ground. Get off your horse.

Yan Liang brandished his broadsword and pushed aside the incoming arrows. Without fear, he rushed forward with all his strength. The cavalry behind him were even more majestic, like a torrent.

The cavalry moved too far, Tai Shici and others only shot a cluster of arrows, and Yuan Jun's cavalry was about to charge up.

At this moment, Zhang Yan suddenly made a gesture, and together with Xu Chu and other heavy cavalry behind him raised their spears, ready to attack immediately.

The light cavalry behind the heavy cavalry pushed forward through the gap between the heavy cavalry in front, and after careful aiming, they shot their spears at the rushing Yuan Jun cavalry.

Hundreds of steel guns were thrown like this, shooting towards Yuan Jun's cavalry like huge arrows.

"Puff puff……"

Some of Yuan Jun's cavalry were shot directly through their bodies by gunshots, and they fell off their horses with a scream of "Wow". Even if they were not shot to death, they were trampled to death by the cavalry who came later.

"Kill!" Then, the heavy cavalry suddenly let out a loud cry, and the heavy cavalry raised their spears and rushed forward, and rushed towards Yuan Jun.

Shouting loudly and majesticly, the iron army slowly moved forward and charged against Yuan Jun's cavalry.

At this time, the light cavalry commanded by Tai Shici suddenly spread out to the two wings while still maintaining an orderly formation, and began to retreat. When retreating, they did not forget to pull the bowstring in their hands and shoot arrows. To Yuan Jun's cavalry.

The light cavalry quickly spread out on the two wings, and gradually distanced themselves from Yuan Jun's cavalry, shooting at Yuan Jun's cavalry with bows and arrows to cover the heavy cavalry.

Facing the double attack of Xuzhou soldiers, Yuan Jun's cavalry not only had to fight bloody with the heavy cavalry, but also protected the arrows, and suffered heavy losses for a while.

Yan Liangchong was at the front. The broadsword in his hand was forged from fine steel. It was extremely sharp and could cut iron like mud.Moreover, he specifically attacked the unprotected wrists of the heavy cavalry, and with a single slash, a heavy cavalry's hand was cut off, bleeding profusely, and he yelled in pain.

When Xu Chu saw this, he rushed towards Yan Liang, swung the big knife in his hand, and slashed towards Yan Liang's head with force, and slashed towards Yan Liang's head.

(End of this chapter)