Three Kingdoms.

  Chapter 1821 Success and failure are actually just a blink of an eye

  Night can magnify human fear, and it can also magnify hope to a certain extent.

The original sentry stockade at the Mengjin Ferry has been completely destroyed. In the night, it looks like a bird's nest knocked down from a tree. Outside the bird's nest, there is a A large camp, surrounded by a simple wooden fence, with tents in the middle, and outside the wooden fence, there are some torches hanging, bringing the only light in the dark night.

   Li Dian couldn't help being overjoyed when he saw this. There is no decent wall, which means that the defense here is not strong!

"kill! kill in! 』

  『Kill…』

Although Li Dian didn't lead many people, but in the originally quiet night, he roared with a somewhat shocking feeling. It seemed that he could increase some courage and drive away some hesitation in such shouts. .

  The hoofs of the horses were chaotic, and the shouts were long.

With Li Dian and others rushing in, the guards at the Mengjin Ferry seemed to panic, some shot bows and arrows indiscriminately, and some seemed to climb over the fence and ran towards the pontoon at the ferry, like Looks like he's going to flee to the North Shore.

  『Don’t worry about those! Attack the camp! 』

Li Dian stopped several soldiers who were trying to chase and kill those fleeing, and pointed ahead. His goal was very clear, which was to capture the camp, burn down the pontoon bridge, and kill more or less deserters. On the contrary, the merit of the first level is secondary.

Li Dian's soldiers who were the first to get to the fence didn't receive much damage, only two or three soldiers didn't know whether they were shot or tripped, and fell off their horses screaming, but the small amount of damage didn't make them fall. Li Dian's soldiers lost their morale, but on the contrary, they aroused their ferocity. Not only did some people attack the weak fence gate, but some simply dismounted and climbed over the fence with bare hands...

Li Dian immediately stood on the periphery, staring at a pair of bloodshot glasses, and stared at the Mengjin camp in front of him without blinking. Ever since he learned that Xiaopingjin had been captured and saw a large number of hussars, Li Dian hadn't I slept well for a while, even though I was really tired, I was awakened by various slight noises soon after I lay down...

  The pressure that the hussar generals put on Li Dian was really too great, as if it was pressing on his heart like a substance, as if his chest was always blocked by a piece of cloth, and his breathing was not smooth.

Although Li Dian's expression is still calm at the moment, his heart is still quite nervous, and the knuckles of the spear he is holding tightly are turning white. Li Dian has also fought a lot of wars. , Li Dian was already fighting on the battlefield, and he had also seen a big scene like the battle of Changshe at that time, but for some reason, he became a little nervous now, and even his breathing seemed to be cut into several sections, intermittently is not smooth.

   Hussars are too famous?

   Or are you afraid?

   Or is it too risky to raid Mengjin this time?

  Maybe a little of both.

  However, it can only be so.

   Li Dian's garrison in Luoyang not only bears the defense of Luoyang, but also bears the doubts of others, just like Xia Houlian. Li Dian is not deaf, so of course he can hear these rumors, so the fall of Xiaopingjin this time is almost equivalent to pushing Li Dian to a dead end. Even if he defends Luoyang, it still doesn't make much sense, after all Sticking to the city means a weak coping strategy. If the hussars continue to move eastward for all the losses, Li Dian will not be able to escape the subsequent accountability.

  So, to prove yourself, you have to fight.

  If Mengjin can be conquered and General Hussars’ food supply can be cut off, then the merits and demerits can be regarded as offsetting, and the guilt of losing Xiaopingjin will not be so conspicuous. At the same time, when the news of Mengjin's fall reached Zhang Liao's place, it was an invisible blow. These Hussar generals could only re-open the food road, or they could only die, no matter what it was, Li Dian can buy time for Cao Cao to readjust. At that time, Cao Cao's army will come from the northeast, and General Xiahou Dun will surround him from the southeast. To complete Cao Cao's original strategic intention...

Therefore, Li Dian dare not confirm whether Meng Jin is the best choice. He can only say that at present, it can be regarded as a place with a relatively high success rate. It is better than taking five or six hundred cavalry directly out of the city. It is better to fight head-on with the nearly 3,000 cavalry led by Zhang Liao and Zhang Wenyuan.

  For the sake of Cao Cao, but also for himself, Li Dian could only endure the uneasiness rising in his heart, reluctantly maintained the so-called calm look of the general, desperately thinking, calculating, judging, and directing...

   There are not many hussars left behind on the south bank of Mengjin, and their morale is not high. They collapsed soon, and they shouldn't last long.

  Li Dian looked to the north bank again.

The north bank of Mengjin seems to have been alarmed, some flames are shaking, but perhaps because they don't know the specific number of enemies on the south bank, and there is a high risk of being attacked halfway on the pontoon bridge, so it seems that they only started forming formations on the north bank , perhaps the next step will be to advance to the south bank in formation.

what! Enough time! When the formation is completed, the fight here is also over!

   Li Dian saw that he had already smashed through the gate of the fence and slaughtered his subordinates who had entered the camp, and ordered again: "Drive the rout to the north bank!" Then burn the camp and the pontoon! Have you seen the grain and grass? Burn, all burn! 』

  The subordinates responded loudly, and then led the order forward.

  Soon, fire broke out over the camp, but the orderly came back soon, and reported: "General Qi, no food, grass and supplies were found in the camp..."

"what? ! ’ Li Dian’s heart skipped a beat.

  How could there be no food and grass?

   Could it be said that they all moved to the North Shore?

  But if you want to attack the North Shore again...

Just as Li Dian was thinking, he suddenly saw the expression of the messenger in front of him as if he had seen a ghost, staring at him with wide eyes, pointing with trembling fingers but unable to speak, his back felt a chill , turned his head suddenly, and suddenly his whole heart seemed to have fallen into an ice cellar!

   I don’t know when, a fire has already ignited in the distance, like a big net, it is coming towards Meng Jin!

Why?

  Why is there no sound of hooves? !

   Li Dian immediately realized that these cavalrymen who came up quietly must have wrapped their horseshoes!

You must know that if you want to mute the sound, it is impossible to wrap a layer, but even if you use rags, the cloth ends are basically damaged and can no longer be used after this trip. You must know that this is in Dahan, and some poor people only have A decent set of clothes, whoever goes out, wears them, and they hang them inside on weekdays, and they are reluctant to wash them, because the yarn will fall off after washing...

  The thought of General Hussar's inhumanity was just a fleeting thought, and more fear spread into the hearts of Li Dian and Li Dian's subordinates, "Damn it, I fell for it!" 』

  Li Dian also realized at this moment that Bei'an's slow movements were not due to timidity and incompetence, but to cooperate with these cavalrymen who came up and wiped him out!

  The night wind howled, Li Dian felt a chill all over his body, "Hurry up! withdraw! Get out! At this moment, I don't care about whether the soldiers who rushed into the camp can escape in time. If they are surrounded by these hussars and cavalry in Mengjin, even if the gods come, they will not escape bad luck. !

  Li Dian judged the situation change almost immediately, and ordered to retreat and escape against the clock!

However, in the darkness of night, Zhao Yun had already led his men to exert force, from half speed to full speed, and the faint sound of horse hoofs gradually became dull and rapid, even if it was wrapped in sackcloth, it could not completely eliminate the sound. It was shaking in the night sky, and it seemed that even the world of Mengjin was shaking together.

Although Li Dian made the best response at the first time, there is still a big gap between standing still and full speed, and from half speed to full speed. In addition, compared with Li Dian's cavalry and hussars, There are also some gaps in riding skills. After all, most of the hussars were trained under the Yin Mountain for at least half a year, and Li Dian's cavalry were just wandering around Luoyang. Naturally, their experience level There were some differences, so Zhao Yun bit his tail before he escaped very far.

  『Ahhh! 』The successive screams seem to be connected together!

In the dark night, under the light of the jumping fire, the spear in Zhao Yun's hand sometimes shone like stars falling into the mortal world, and sometimes obscured. The movement like flowing clouds and flowing water picked up Li Dian's soldiers who fell behind, and it was exciting. Li Dian's pupils suddenly shrank!

  This was the first time Li Dian saw Zhao Yun, but as soon as an expert stretched out his hand, he knew whether there was one. Zhao Yun's almost perfect movements made Li Dian immediately understand that this is a frightening opponent!

  Although Li Dian fled with all his strength, Zhao Yun's horse was obviously more handsome than ordinary horses. The distance between breaths was not only not widened, but getting closer!

  Screams rang out frequently. When Li Dian looked back again, he found that Zhao Yun had chased him to a distance of only fifty or sixty paces.

   Damn it!

  What is this for? ! Where did the hussars find these monsters? !

  Li Dian thought that Tai Shici was enough to cause headaches, but the one he encountered now seems to be riding and shooting while the horse is galloping fast!

Riding and archery are two different things. Knowing how to ride a horse doesn’t mean you can shoot a bow on horseback, just like knowing how to drive a car doesn’t necessarily mean you can shoot. It’s easy to cover the shooting, but if it’s aimed at a certain person At one point, it is necessary to adjust the angle at the moment when the horse gallops into the air and shoot at the same time. A little earlier or later may cause the arrow to deviate!

  And this guy actually seems to want to...

Li Dian didn't care about other things, he pulled out the small halberd on the side of the horse and threw it at Zhao Yun, not hoping to knock Zhao Yun down and injuring him, but just waiting for more time to prepare and adjust his figure. Press down, ready to twist your body to dodge at any time.

  Zhao Yun swung the roaring halberd away with his back bow, and hitched the arrow.

  The cavalry chasing and killing the cavalry is a little more troublesome. If one party is determined to escape, it will be really difficult to catch up for a while. Originally, Zhao Yun thought that Li Dian would rush into Meng Jin's camp first, but he didn't expect that Li Dian stayed outside the camp for reasons of caution or some other reason. At the same time, he chose to run away without any hesitation, which made Zhao Yun feel helpless. Without changing the formation, they pursued Li Dian.

After cleaning up some of Li Dian's pawns behind, he naturally got a wider view, but don't look at the distance of only about fifty paces, but if he wants to catch up completely, the pawns around Li Dian are afraid to start again. Gathered together, they covered Li Dian, so choosing to shoot with a bow and arrow was undoubtedly the best choice at the moment.

  Among the sound of horseshoes, the sharp roar loomed!

coming! Li Dian turned sideways fiercely, turned the spear in his hand, and tried to dial the deadly visitor hidden under the night!

Because of the dim light, the light is not as bright as in daytime, and the direction of the arrow can be judged from a long distance. Only when the arrow is close can it be detected by sight, and it is already too late to make any actions at that time, so Li Dian almost mobilized all his senses to defend against Zhao Yun. This might be a fatal blow!

  The arrow revealed its figure in the night. In Li Dian's eyes, it was as if all the darkness between the sky and the earth had been twisted and torn to create a hole, and a frightening murderous aura rushed out of that hole!

  The direction of the arrow is not the side I am avoiding!

   After all, Li Dian is a veteran in the battlefield, and he almost immediately judged the direction of the arrow. It is not the side where he is avoiding sideways, which means that he should...

   No!

   This arrow is not shooting at people, but at horses!

  This is so...

   Too shameless!

  If it wasn't for the matter of life and death, Li Dian really wanted to shout angrily, scolding Zhao Yun for a guy who violated the battlefield etiquette inherited from the Spring and Autumn and Warring States, he would be ashamed!

  When did you start to shoot war horses as soon as you come up? !

   Li Dian's anger rose up, and the arrow had already sunk into the body of the war horse!

  The war horse groaned in pain, its hooves scrambled and limp, and it leaped forward, throwing Li Dian out on the spot!

  The ground in front of him continued to expand rapidly in front of him. Li Dian didn't even have time to make any decent movements to slow down the impact, so he slammed onto the ground firmly, and his head was broken and his ears were ringing and his eyes were dizzy.

Before Li Dian recovered from the dizziness and pain, Zhao Yun had already rushed to the horse, and the horseman stood up, and when he fell, his front hooves stamped on Li Dian's eyes, just one or two slaps away. , is the end of a brain burst!

The dirt and fine stones splashed by the horseshoe hit Li Dian's face, leaving several small bloodstains on Li Dian's face, and at the same time, Li Dian's head recovered a bit, but when he saw a sharp gun head Pointing to the front, a voice that was so stable that it didn't seem to have much emotional fluctuations sounded in the sky: "Li Dian, Li Mancheng?" 』

  (end of this chapter)