The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 347 Chapter 346
"Protect the Regent!"

It was too late, but at that time, Lu Meng led a group of cavalry and rushed over suddenly, and they all yanked the reins of the horses, and the horses stopped in front of Zhang Yan, and Lu Meng and others also came in a stirrup. Hiding and using the horse as a shield, he blocked the hundreds of arrows in a daze.

"Herod—"

All of a sudden, dozens of war horses were shot by arrows, and they all let out a miserable long hiss, and then their bodies crooked and fell to the ground.

In this period of time, Lu Meng and the dozens of cavalrymen jumped off their horses, drove Zhang Yan, and quickly hid in front of a small mound, dozens of people curled up together In a big place, arrows were constantly flying over their heads, making them afraid to look up.

At the same time, Cao Jun, who had been chased by them before, also suddenly changed direction, and under the leadership of various officers, they uttered exciting shouts and rushed towards Zhang Yan's ambushed army.

This time, although Cao Jun did not use thunderbolts and thunderbolts, his ambush troops were as high as ten thousand people, and all of them were all strong crossbowmen. Heap shot over.

Cao Jun who went back and forth even raised their weapons and charged towards Zhang Yan, less than two miles away from the place where he hid.

It wasn't until this time that Zhang Yan came over in a daze. He had been tricked, and he had also fallen into a big trick. The first time he encountered an ambush, it was just Cao Jun's sloppy eyes, and the collapse of the 1-man army threw away their helmets and armor, and it was Cao Jun. Zhang Yan didn't know that he was in danger until these Liannumen appeared.

As expected of Cao Cao, his strategy is superior to others.

However, until now, Zhang Yan has never seen Cao Cao appear, not even Dian Wei, Cao Hong, Xun Yu and others beside Cao Cao.

Could it be that Cao Cao is not here?
"Escort! Escort! Escort!" Lu Meng's high-pitched and loud shout broke Zhang Yan's thoughts and brought Zhang Yan back to reality again.

swoosh swish...

The arrows were like rain, and the area around the small mound was filled with arrows in just a moment, and those Cao troops who turned back were getting closer and closer to them.

There were ambushes everywhere, under the volley of arrows, and when there was no defense, not many soldiers of the Han army could escape, but fortunately, their armor was hard enough to withstand the arrows hitting the vital points. Although there were different numbers of arrows stuck in their bodies, these soldiers really showed their superhuman willpower in the face of such a dangerous situation.

"Protect the Regent!"

Shouts came one after another, Xu Chu, Zhang Liao, Gan Ning and others shouted loudly while blocking the incoming arrows.

At the moment when Cao Jun's ambush suddenly shot, although Zhang Yan's army was not at all prepared and almost all were shot to the ground, most of those who fell to the ground were horses, not soldiers.Seeing that Zhang Yan was in trouble, these soldiers immediately got up from the ground, endured the pain from the wound on their body, brandished the steel knife in their hands, and rushed towards the direction of the arrow.

Although the arrow formations of the continuous crossbowmen are powerful, it is more troublesome to load the arrows into the crossbow machine, so after each shooting, there will always be a little free time, and this just creates opportunities for the soldiers of the Han army.

Xu Chu and Gan Ning led their soldiers and jumped into the dry ditches on both sides of the road. They swung their steel knives and slashed at Cao Jun's ambush soldiers.These people are all crossbowmen, and they are good at long-range attacks. Once they are approached by the enemy, they can only be beaten.

All of a sudden, Xu Chu and Gan Ning moved from left to right, and the crossbowmen who killed in the ditch were crying for their father and mother, and those crossbowmen were also running around like headless chickens.

On the other hand, Zhang Liao rode on the Luma that had escaped by chance, and with the remaining 500 cavalry, he rushed towards the soldiers of the Cao army who turned back, like a shield, directly blocking the torrent in Zhang Yan's direction. , Lu Meng and others.

"Take the regent out of here quickly!" Zhang Liao shouted at Lu Meng while assassinating the enemy with the spear in his hand.

As soon as Zhang Liao's words fell, more than a dozen cavalry came on horseback, jumped off their horses, knelt on the ground, and shouted in unison: "Please mount the regent!"

Zhang Yan jumped on the horse without hesitation, and Lu Meng also jumped on a horse, and together with dozens of other cavalry rushed over, they protected Zhang Yan and left the battlefield.

At this time, there was chaos on the battlefield, and Zhang Liao, Xu Chu, Gan Ning and others had already started to fight back. Although Cao's army was numerous, but lacked a unified command, it looked like a mess of scattered sand, which brought great convenience to Zhang Yan's escape. .

In the distance, Xun Chen, escorted by more than a hundred soldiers, climbed to this high hill.As soon as he boarded the high hill, he saw Zhang Yan fleeing under the guard of more than [-] cavalry, so he sighed and said slowly: "It's a pity, I couldn't kill him in one fell swoop!"

Although Zhang Yan retreated, he was unwilling. This was the first time he had suffered such a tragic defeat. The five thousand elite cavalry he brought had suffered heavy losses after being ambushed twice by the enemy. He didn't know how many people there were, but he only knew that there were only more than 80 people riding by his side.

Before leaving, Zhang Yan looked angrily at the battlefield behind him. Suddenly, he saw a person on Gaogang, standing under a big banner with the character "Xun", but the height and shape of that person were not Xun Yu. , then who would he be?
Xun You?

Impossible, how could Xun You appear here in Xia Houyuan's army?

After thinking about it, Zhang Yan only thought of one person, and that was Xun Chen!
Apart from Xun Chen, he could never think of another person.

However, Zhang Yan didn't need to be upset anymore, at least he had roughly guessed what was going on, and this ambush plan must have something to do with Xun Chen.

But where is Cao Cao?Isn't Cao Cao here?

Zhang Yan didn't know where Cao Cao had gone. Anyway, he didn't see Cao Cao here. He thought it was a kind of luck. If Cao Cao were here, he would definitely not be able to escape.

Zhang Yan escaped and quickly withdrew from the battlefield. Zhang Liao, Xu Chu, Gan Ning and others gradually gathered together. Seeing that Zhang Yan had safely withdrawn from the battlefield, they also withdrew from the battlefield.

Xun Chen did not pursue, and let Zhang Liao, Xu Chu, Gan Ning and others lead the remnant army to retreat, because he knew that the army's combat effectiveness was not as good as the enemy's.

However, Liang Qi didn't see it that way. He felt that the enemy had been defeated, so he should take advantage of the situation to cover up the killing, so he led 3000 people to chase after him, but was stabbed to death by Zhang Liao, who was behind him. Chase again.

Afterwards, Xun Chen was in no hurry to clean up the battlefield, so he hurriedly withdrew from the battlefield with his army and rushed towards Jinyang City.

……

After running for a while, Xun Yu, Han Fan and others finally arrived at the city of Handan.

At this moment, Handan City was still an empty city. Xun Yu asked Han Fan to lead troops into the city, and then arranged 5000 people in five different directions in the city, hiding them, and quietly waiting for the arrival of Zhang Yan's army.

After about a stick of incense, Jia Xu and Gao Shun led the mighty army to the vicinity of Handan City, because they had received the news that Zhang Yan sent scouts before, and they already knew that Handan City was an empty city.

Now the sun was setting and the dusk was in harmony, and the soldiers had already been exhausted after a day's journey.

Therefore, Jia Xu and Gao ordered the army to enter the city to rest by the way.

An army of 5000 soldiers entered the city from the south gate of Handan City. The entire army was orderly and well-trained.

After entering the city, the army was asked to set up a simple tent on the square. Although it was an empty city, the well-disciplined Han army, as always, did not commit any crimes, and did not plan to spend the night in other places in the city.

For a time, there were countless tents on the square.

It was getting late, so Jia Xu ordered people to bury pots and cook food. After eating and drinking, Jia Xu ordered the army to have a good rest.

In the middle of the night, the city of Handan was very quiet. Xun Yu and Han Fan walked out of the hidden houses cautiously. Without any followers, the two of them crept to the very center of Handan City. There were many tents, and there was a lot of snoring inside, and the soldiers in charge of night duty couldn't resist Zhou Gong's charm, and fell asleep.

Xun Yu patrolled around the square again, and found that the enemy was unprepared, so he laughed, then left the square with Han Fan, returned to the house where he was hiding, and said to Han Fan: "The enemy The army was unprepared, and tonight is the time for us to attack. Although our army is small, it is a surprise attack, and we also have thunderbolts, as long as they are ignited and thrown directly into the barracks, the enemy can be blown up. Thirty percent of them will die. And it’s hard to tell in the dark, our army is waving flags and shouting together from all directions, the enemy army must not know how many soldiers and horses we have come, and they will definitely be defeated by us.”

Han Fan smiled and said: "Don't judge your master's ingenuity, Han admires the five-body projection. Although Zhang Yan is not here, if he can defeat this army with less, it will be a great achievement! Don't judge me, I will send someone to notify Ministries, at three o'clock, we will take action together."

Xun Yu nodded, and said to Han Fan, "If you win this battle, I guarantee that my lord will use you again!"

"It's thanks to Mr. Biejia. At that time, in front of the lord, please give me a few words of praise from Mr. Biejia."

"sure!"

At midnight, Xun Yu, Han Fan and others all gathered outside the square and surrounded the military camp on the square from four directions.

At three o'clock, Cao Jun's various ministries began to ignite thunderbolts and thunderbolts according to the plan agreed in advance, and threw them towards the barracks.

"Boom boom boom..."

As soon as more than 200 thunderbolts were thrown into the barracks, they immediately exploded. The barracks was surrounded by explosions in all directions. In this silent night, it was really deafening.

(End of this chapter)