The Three Kingdoms Fight for the Deer

Chapter 45
"Li Yuan, do you want to continue chasing Lu Bu?" Gongsun Zan rode up to Li Yuan and asked. Although he was not under Li Yuan's command, he unconsciously began to regard Li Yuan as his backbone.

"Just now I came to the horse and said that Lu Bu had already stationed [-] Bingzhou troops in front of the Hulao Pass before the challenge. Although the Bingzhou army is strong in combat effectiveness, the return of Lv Bu's defeat this time will definitely affect morale. You might be able to break through the prison gate."

Li Yuan knew that Dong Zhuo would move his capital to Chang'an after Lu Bu was defeated, but because he was afraid of changing history with his own arrival, he deliberately led his troops to attack Hulao Pass to frighten Dong Zhuo.

"Okay, do as you say."

Gongsun Zan and Ma Teng reorganized their troops a little bit, and after a while Xu Zhu also led the army to arrive, so the three groups of soldiers and horses attacked Hulao Pass together. Li Yuan also sent someone to inform Yuan Shao to command the army to prepare to attack the key.

Lu Bu and Zhang Liao led [-] and famous state cavalry back to the camp in front of Hulao Pass. The morale was inevitably low when they returned due to the defeat, which affected the soldiers and horses stationed in the camp. Especially when Zhang Liao and others were injured, Lu Bu The disorganized armor made them even more suspicious, wondering who could make the invincible Lu Bu so embarrassed.

"Fengxian, why don't we lead the soldiers back to the customs first, and the coalition forces will take advantage of the victory and pursue us in a while, and we may be hard to resist." Zhang Liao suggested to Lu Bu before he even had time to deal with the wound.

Lu Bu shook his head and denied, "No, I can't retreat again and again after suffering a loss in Li Yuan's hands today, otherwise people in the world will laugh at me. This returns to close."

Lu Bu originally wanted to go back to the pass, but thinking of being defeated by Li Yuan in today's battle, and losing many generals headed by Gao Shun and Zang Ba, how could he bear it with his extremely good face? There were nearly [-] Bingzhou troops, and Li Yuan's pursuers were only [-] at most. If he fought hard, he might turn defeat into victory.

Zhang Liao knew Lv Bu's character, and it would be useless to persuade him any more, so he got off his horse and rested, asked the soldiers to help treat the wound, and waited for Li Yuan's army to arrive.Even a fierce general like Lu Bu was a little tired after fighting Li Yuan and Zhao Yun in turn. He got off his horse to rest and drank a little water. The only thing to be thankful for was that he was not injured.

Yuan Shaozheng led the army and horses to follow Li Yuan's footsteps to Hulaoguan. Because there were too many soldiers and horses, the speed of advancement was a little slow. The scout horses sent by Li Yuan had already arrived in front of the army to report to Yuan Shao about the battle just now. Yuan Shao After listening to it, he sighed and said: "Li Yuan is worthy of being a tiger general in the world. He even killed Lu Bu and sent him to the rear. It is only a matter of time before he breaks through the Hulao pass."

"That's right. We should take advantage of Li Yuan's plan to attack Hulao Pass with a big victory. Although Lu Bu stationed [-] Bingzhou troops in front of the pass, their morale was weak after their defeat. Li Yuan and the generals under his command are all brave and powerful generals, and Lu Bu's army is no longer a concern." Cao Cao also agreed to attack Hulao Pass.

Everyone discussed and decided to do what Li Yuan said.

Before Lu Bu's army rested for a cup of tea, Li Yuan led his troops to Hulao Pass, and saw that although Lu Bu's Bingzhou army was newly defeated and their morale was slightly low, the army was in good order, and the soldiers looked solemn and prepared to fight. Not as flustered as expected.Gongsun Zan and Ma Teng stood next to Li Yuan, one on the left and the other on the right. They couldn't help being moved when they saw Lu Bu's Bingzhou Army.

"General Li, how should we fight this battle?" Gongsun Zan knew that although the coalition army took advantage of the opportunity to attack Hulao Pass and Lv Bu was also newly defeated, it would not be so easy to defeat Lv Bu's army.

"The Bingzhou army brought by Lu Bu only has [-] soldiers and horses, which is not far from ours, but he has all cavalry under his command, so it is difficult to deal with." Li Yuan has very good eyesight, and he can see the strength of Lu Bu's troops at a glance.

Bingzhou is rich in horses. It is very easy to form a cavalry of tens of thousands. At the beginning, the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses brought by Ding Yuan to Luoyang were all cavalry. Guan garrison, I have to say that this move is extremely stupid, and because of this, the cavalry that Lu Bu can use is only 3, otherwise he can at least form a cavalry team of 6 to [-], but even with three Ten thousand cavalry soldiers are enough for Li Yuan and others to drink a pot.

"General Gongsun, General Ma, both of you have cavalry under your command. Whether you can defeat Lu Bu depends on the two of you."

Li Yuan knew that the cavalry was very powerful on the plains, and that a frontal charge was definitely not something infantry could resist. He had 500 soldiers and horses, 500 Tiger Guards, and the remaining [-] were infantry. I have seen how the soldiers and horses under my command can resist the impact of the cavalry, but it is still not enough to use it to deal with Lu Bu's [-] Bingzhou cavalry, so the cavalry of Gongsun Zan and Ma Teng are the key to victory.

Ma Teng said generously: "General Li can just command us, and I will leave the [-] Xiliang cavalry under my command to you."

"The [-] white horse righteous servants under my command are also under the command of General Li." Gongsun Zan also handed over his troops to Li Yuan.

"Later, we will divide the soldiers and horses into three groups: left, middle and right. I predict that Lu Bu will lead [-] cavalry to charge with all his strength. At that time, our army will be the central army and try to resist Lu Bu's iron cavalry. General Gongsun's [-] white horses will be proficient in riding and shooting Use cavalry and archery from the side to help me contain Lu Bu, you don't have to fight head-on with Lu Bu's iron cavalry, but rely on travel tactics to harass." Li Yuan knew that Baima Yicong was very good at cavalry and archery, so he ordered this on purpose.

Gongsun Zan said in surprise, "How did General Li understand my Baimayi Cong tactics? When I fought against the Xiongnu, I also used guerrilla tactics."

The biggest difference between the Baima Yicong under Gongsun Zan and the Xiliang cavalry is that they are all light cavalry, and their maneuverability is very good. They often rely on cavalry and shooting to defeat the enemy. The way also cures the person's body.

Li Yuan just smiled, did not answer Gongsun Zan's question, and then said to Ma Teng: "General Ma's Xiliang cavalry are mainly heavy cavalry, and most Xiliang people are tall and powerful, and their impact is slightly better than Bingzhou cavalry. , but you don’t need to charge head-on with the Bingzhou iron cavalry, you just need to wait for the opportunity to attack.”

"When is the best time to attack?" Ma Teng asked.

"When the momentum of Lu Bu's charge slows down and there is chaos, you can lead the Xiliang cavalry to charge diagonally from the side, and then you can easily defeat the enemy." Li Yuan ordered.

After receiving Li Yuan's instructions, Gongsun Zan and Ma Teng went to prepare separately. Gongsun Zan was in the left army, Ma Teng was in the right army, and Li Yuan was in the middle army. The three groups of people formed a pincer attack against Lv Bu's army.

In fact, Li Yuan had already ordered his blacksmiths to build equipment against cavalry during Runan's hard work for more than a year. Runan did not produce horses, so it was difficult for him to form cavalry, but he knew that he would definitely meet Dong Zhuo in Luoyang. The Xiliang cavalry or Lu Bu's Bingzhou cavalry were prepared in advance in case of emergencies, and the equipment that took more than a year to make was finally coming in handy.

"The whole army listened to the order. Li Yuan's shameless people dared to lead the army to offend me, Lu Bu. He was lucky enough to win before. Now let them see how powerful I am. The official ranks!" Lu Bu roared as he rode on the red rabbit horse, and the morale of the Bingzhou army, which had been slightly sluggish, was revived again under Lu Bu's yelling. Although it was far from the heyday, it was much better than before.

Both sides had already lined up their camps. Lu Bu stared at Li Yuan, who was facing him from a distance. His eyes were full of anger. If his eyes could be turned into blades, Li Yuan would have been hacked into pieces by him.Li Yuan also looked at Lu Bu, but there was no seriousness in his eyes. Instead, there was a playful look on his face, as if Lu Bu was already in his pocket, and as long as he attacked, he would definitely catch him.

Seeing that Li Yuan despised him so much, Lu Bu was even more angry, and immediately ordered: "The three armies obey the order, charge, charge, charge!"

Lu Bu took the lead and led nearly 3 Bingzhou iron cavalry to run wildly. Once the cavalry started to run, the momentum was like shaking the ground. Even [-] infantry may not be as powerful as [-] cavalry charging.

(End of this chapter)