The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 323 Chapter 322
The sound of whimpering horns broke the silence at dawn, and the sound of horseshoes kept ringing outside Jicheng. Cheng Yu, who was still sleeping in Youzhou, was suddenly awakened, and hurriedly opened his bloodshot eyes, turning over. Jumped off the bed, opened the door, and ran towards the city wall.

Ever since the Wuhuan cavalry invaded Youzhou, Cheng Yu hadn't had a good rest, and last night he stayed up all night, fearing that something might happen, until Mao Shi, Cheng Yu couldn't take it any longer, so he went back to rest for a while.

Cheng Yu rode a war horse and galloped quickly from the prefect's mansion to the city gate. On the way, he happened to meet a scout who came to inform Cheng Yu.

Cheng Yu hurried to the east gate without stopping.

At this time, five generals Yan Rou, Tian Yu, Tian Chou, Xian Yufu, and Xian Yuyin also rushed here at the same time.

Everyone didn't greet each other, and immediately boarded the tower after meeting each other.

When Cheng Yu, Yan Rou, Tian Yu, Tian Chou, Xian Yufu, Xian Yuyin and others stood on the tower, they were immediately shocked by the actions of the Wuhuan people outside the city.

Outside the city, the dust was flying, tens of thousands of Wuhuan people were running back and forth from Sanlipo to the moat, and the knights on horseback were all disheveled.

The uplifted highland on Sanlipo has been razed by the Wuhuan people. The high slope has disappeared, and the vegetation on the slope has disappeared. Groups of Han Chinese captured by the Wuhuan people are working hard under the whip of the Wuhuan people. He dug the soil with a shovel, put the soil into a sack, tied the mouth with a rope, and handed it over to the Wuhuan cavalry stationed nearby. The Wuhuan cavalry took the sack full of soil to the side of the moat, and then Throwing all the sacks into the moat caused layers of waves.

Seeing this, Cheng Yu, Yan Rou, Tian Yu, Tian Chou, Xian Yufu, Xian Yuyin and others all immediately understood that the Wuhuan people wanted to fill up the moat.

The people of Wuhuan are so powerful, and they are extremely busy. They went back and forth countless times in this area of ​​only three miles, and the sacks full of soil were being crushed bit by bit. The water in the moat began to overflow continuously. If this continues, the moat will be filled in a short time, and the Wuhuan cavalry will be able to cross the moat without hindrance. , Straight to the city of Jicheng.

Cheng Yu suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. Although this method was a bit clumsy, for the Wuhuan people, it was still an opportunity to attack the city.

In addition, Cheng Yu also saw that in a large open space on the west side of Sanlipo, Han artisans captured by the Wuhuan people were processing big trees into ladders, bumpers, wooden shields, etc.

It seems that the Wuhuan people stayed under the Jicheng city for two days, and finally couldn't bear it anymore, and they were about to start attacking the city.

Before the reinforcements arrived, the Wuhuan people were about to attack the city. Cheng Yu suddenly felt invisible pressure like a mountain, pressing directly towards him.

"We must not let the Wuhuan people fill up the moat!" Cheng Yu frowned tightly, with a gloomy face, and turned to Yan Rou, Tian Yu, Tian Chou, Xian Yufu, and Xian Yuyin who were standing behind him and said, "Otherwise, Jicheng will not be protected, and the people in the city will inevitably be ravaged by the Wuhuan people. The five generals of the Youzhou Army are all from Youzhou. Don't you have the heart to see your fellow countrymen being killed by the Wuhuan people?" Are people so cruel?"

Yan Rou, Tian Yu, Tian Chou, Xian Yufu, and Xian Yuyin all looked at each other, their expressions gloomy, they all lowered their heads in shame and remained silent.

Seeing this, Cheng Yu continued: "Five generals, Zhong De knows what you have been worrying about. My lord killed most of the officers of the Jizhou army overnight. You are afraid, afraid that my lord will also attack the Youzhou army. Let's start, so everyone has been in danger, and the morale of the army has been extremely low, so that they have been defeated by the Wuhuan people one after another, right?"

"Cheng Biejia, we do have this concern. Everyone is guessing that the Jizhou Army has suffered such a catastrophe, and our Youzhou Army probably won't be too far away."

Although Yan Rou, Tian Yu, Tian Chou, Xian Yufu, and Xian Yuyin did not respond positively, Cheng Yu could tell from the expressions on their faces that they had basically acquiesced.

Cheng Yu then said: "The matter of the Jizhou Army is the result of some officers of the Jizhou Army. They conspired to rebel, but they were discovered by the lord, and that's why they suffered such severe punishment. Our Youzhou Army has nothing to do with the Jizhou Army. You can rest assured that as long as you don't have second thoughts, the lord will never do anything to you. On the contrary, if you can make meritorious deeds, the lord will reward you according to your merits. I have followed the lord for many years, and I know that the lord is very clear about rewards and punishments. Moreover, Governor Cao and I can vouch for you..."

Cheng Yu tried his best to persuade, while the Wuhuan people outside the city were in full swing to fill up the moat, and time was running out bit by bit.

"Cheng Biejia, don't talk about it, I, Yan Rousheng, am from Youzhou, and I am a Youzhou ghost when I die. Youzhou is my hometown, and I will never allow foreigners to trample on this land wantonly. Today, Cheng Biejia One sentence is enough, we people of Youzhou are willing to fight to defend our hometown!" Yan Rou suddenly interrupted Cheng Yu's words, and said loudly.

All the generals of the Youzhou Army looked up to Yan Rou. As soon as Yan Rou spoke, the four generals Tian Yu, Tian Chou, Xian Yufu, and Xian Yuyin all said in unison: "We are willing to fight to defend our hometown!"

A smile appeared on Cheng Yu's livid face, his eyes were full of excitement, and he immediately bowed deeply to Yan Rou, Tian Yu, Tian Chou, Xian Yufu, and Xian Yuyin.

Yan Rou, Tian Yu, Tian Chou, Xian Yufu, and Xian Yuyin all descended from the tower and began to rectify the troops. In front of many soldiers, Yan Rou asked all the soldiers to kill the enemy with all their heart on the grounds of defending their hometown.

The soldiers in the city were all natives of Youzhou, and once Yan Rou incited them like this, they immediately became filled with righteous indignation, sweeping away the low morale of the army before.

At this time, Cheng Yu came to the school grounds and saw that the morale of the army suddenly rose, and thought to himself: "The morale of this army is low, and it really comes from these five generals..."

Cheng Yu came to the commander's platform on the school grounds, and spoke loudly to the soldiers of the army. He is an expert in this field, and he is the best at boosting morale.

In addition, Cheng Yu even announced a heavy reward. Whoever kills a Wuhuan cavalryman will be rewarded [-] yuan, the leader of Wuhuan will be rewarded [-] yuan, and the leader of Wuhuan tribe will be rewarded [-] yuan. Whoever can kill Wuhuan Da Shanyu Tadun will be directly rewarded with a thousand pieces of gold, and he will also be promoted to a noble rank.

Under the reward, there must be a brave man!
Yan Rou, Tian Yu, Tian Chou, Xian Yufu, and Xian Yuyin led the army to go out of the city to fight against the Wuhuan people.

Cheng Yu commanded from the side, telling Yan Rou, Tian Yu, Tian Chou, Xian Yufu, Xian Yuyin and others how to attack.

According to the deployment, Yan Rou led the elite soldiers to rush out from the east gate, shoot and kill the Wuhuan people with bows and arrows, and harass the progress of the Wuhuan people.Meanwhile, Tian Yu and Tian Chou fought out from the south gate, turned back to the east gate, and attacked the Wuhuan people's flanks.The two brothers Xian Yufu and Xian Yuyin led their army out from the north gate, and then circled back to the rear of the Wuhuan people to launch a sneak attack.

When Tian Yu, Tian Chou, Xian Yufu, Xian Yuyin and the Wuhuan people fought, Cheng Yu lowered the suspension bridge and asked Yan Rou to lead the army out, and the three soldiers attacked the Wuhuan people together.

After the deployment was completed, Yan Rou, Tian Yu, Tian Chou, Xian Yufu, and Xian Yuyin each led their troops and waited at the gate of the city according to the deployment, while Cheng Yu stood on the city wall and ordered people to beat the drums, and then opened the city gate. A group of soldiers and horses went out of the city together.

Yan Rou led [-] archers and charged out from the east gate in a mighty manner. Across the moat, they shot randomly at the Wuhuan people opposite.

The Wuhuan people were caught off guard, and a large area was shot down, and then they started to fight back, drawing bows and arrows on horseback, and confronted Yan Rou and others.

Arrows from both sides flew back and forth over the moat, densely packed like raindrops, and countless people were shot to death by the arrows.

Cheng Yu was watching the battle from the top of the tower, frowning, but he had overlooked one point. The Wuhuan people were nomads, they were born knights on horseback, and they were very good at archery.

Moreover, the Wuhuan people did not stand and aim at the arrows like the step archers, but a group of Wuhuan people charged over from a distance on horseback. The arrows on the bowstring are shot out quickly, eyes, hands, and hearts are all on the same line, without aiming, it seems to be shooting randomly, but in fact, it has already aimed at the enemy's position, and the speed of shooting is so fast that it is amazing Speechless.

The most troublesome thing is that after the Wuhuan people shot an arrow, they spread out to the two wings, then went around in a circle, and then went back, going farther and farther, so that the arrows shot by the archers who had finally aimed at them fell through the air. .

The Wuhuan people came and went and clashed, so they fired several rounds of arrows repeatedly, basically every 1000 people formed a wave, which was very regular. The first wave of arrows had just been shot, and the second wave of arrows followed like a shadow. Although the [-] archers who came were all well-trained and had excellent archery skills, they seemed to be a little insufficient in the face of Wuhuan, who was on horseback and controlled strings.

"Increase troops!" Cheng Yu immediately sent another order. Seeing that Yan Rou's troops were obviously insufficient, he made a decisive decision and transferred out the other [-] archers reserved.

Yan Rou and the others felt the pressure. After all, there were only 5000 people, but the opponent had tens of thousands, and they were all elite cavalry on the grassland. More than 1000 people died, and more than [-] people were injured by arrows to varying degrees, but they still insisted on fighting, just to defend their hometown.

At this time, reinforcements poured out of the city continuously, and Yan Rou got the support and became more courageous. She commanded the army to continue shooting at the Wuhuan people on the other side of the moat, but let the archers disperse and did not adopt a dense formation. Shaped to reduce casualties.

At the same time, [-] cavalry and [-] infantry led by Tian Yu and Tian Chou came from the south. The cavalry was like a sharp knife, directly inserted into the flank of the Wuhuan people, and the infantry followed closely behind, killing the Wuhuan people. Cut off at the middle.

(End of this chapter)