Chapter 370: Mo Dao's Merit

What if they were lying on the flank? Is it a horse race to test physical strength?

Zhang Liao did not think that the other coach was being stupid, but instead had a sense of crisis. He felt vaguely familiar with this formation.

Then Zhang Liao saw the cavalrymen holding their bows together during the charge, which made Zhang Liao's heart suddenly jump.

The horses were running and bumping, but these knights were not affected too much and still pulled their bows steadily, and then arrows rained down on Zhang Liao's troops like a rainstorm.

Hu people's horseback shooting! Zhang Liao was shocked. Where did Liu Bei find these good riders?

It is not difficult to shoot a bow on horseback, but it is difficult to aim at the target while dealing with the bumps of the warhorse.

For the Hu people, riding horses since childhood, practicing day after day to move the lower hips with the horse and draw the bow without moving the upper body is not a difficult task, but it is not the case for the Han people.

Therefore, during the Han-Xiongnu War, the Han cavalry quickly abandoned the idea of ​​fighting the Xiongnu with horse archery, and chose to upgrade their equipment to directly attack the Xiongnu with horse archery, making it impossible for horse archery to be used.

Now Zhang Liao does not have time to think too much. As a veteran, he knows too well that any slight advantage on the battlefield may determine the final victory or defeat.

Do you want to retreat? Absolutely not!

How to fight? Divide the troops!

After enduring another round of horse archery, Zhang Liao also made a prompt decision and ordered the deputy general to divide 1,500 troops and horses to approach the enemy in response to the main force.

In this way, if the enemy intends to eat these more than a thousand people, the central army can provide support.

If they still need to use horse archery to pull, these more than a thousand cavalry can rush to the enemy's flank.

Beautiful! Zhao Yun secretly praised in his heart, and then led the troops to retreat and shoot without hesitation.

The enemy showed weakness! Zhang Liao was inspired for a while, and then led the troops to pursue without hesitation.

Just now, four or five hundred people were lost in the cavalry battle, which was an unacceptable loss for Zhang Liao. Moreover, we are still strong and the enemy is weak, so we should pursue the victory!

The two armies gradually moved away from Changbanpo, and the terrain to the north was no longer open. There was a narrow plain between the mountains and the Han River, and there were two small hills in the middle of this plain, dividing the narrow plain into two narrower east and west sides.

Zhang Liao followed the enemy army and entered from the west. The narrowest part from east to west was only 20 miles, and the widest part was only 40 miles. This width was enough to accommodate the cavalry to advance, and there was no need to worry about ambushes like in the gorge. It can be said that this is the most favorable terrain for Zhang Liao now.

But Zhang Liao felt something was wrong. Would the enemy be such a fool? The only explanation is to withdraw to the county for defense, but what good is that?

But it was a pity to miss the opportunity. The back of the enemy could still be seen from afar. After hesitating for a moment, Zhang Liao ordered to divide the troops again.

The two armies marched in coordination and took care of each other, so that even if there was a fraud, the losses could be minimized.

After advancing for more than 20 miles, Zhang Liao was presented with a phalanx of more than a thousand infantrymen with long shields and elite cavalrymen who turned around and lined up on the side.

Zhang Liao's deputy general was overjoyed. Wouldn't the infantry phalanx be a piece of cake for the cavalry?

Zhang Liao himself was completely sure that there was definitely a fraud. Just as he was about to order his deputy general to return to the army to observe the situation, he saw the deputy army suddenly attack.

The general who survived the Battle of Bailang Mountain felt a chill all over his body at the first moment. It was over!

The battle situation was indeed like this. As the cavalry advanced, the front end of the infantrymen with long shields separated, and then a team of strong soldiers without armor on their upper bodies lined up in front.

Zhang Liao's deputy general, who thought that there were spearmen hidden among them, no longer hesitated. No armor? Looking for death!

But what are these long-handled knives in their hands?

One advantage of cavalry in the cold weapon era is that the height pressure is very scary.

Most war horses are 1.6 meters tall at the shoulder, and the cavalry is more than 2 meters tall when sitting on the horse. Even a strong man needs to look up to the cavalry.

Xi Zhen, who was standing in front of the battle formation, felt suffocated for a while, but thinking about the promotion of General Zhao, the favor of Lord Xuande, and the day-to-day practice, this southern man dragged his long sword and stepped forward with his left foot and roared.

The soldiers in the first row made the same reaction as Xi Zhen. This group of soldiers selected the most strictly under Liu Bei's command, and simulated this battle no less than a hundred times, all for today.

The strangely shaped long swords burst out with terrifying combat power by virtue of the soldiers' strong physical fitness, the weight of the weapons and the sharp blades. The cavalry who wanted to step into the battle formation were killed with their horses, and their power was gone.

Then the second row stepped forward, accumulating power! Chop hard! The horses and men were shattered!

The horrific scene had a great impact on the cavalry in front. This Cao army was not an old soldier who followed Zhang Liao to participate in the Battle of Bailang Mountain.

For them, the miraculous victory under the city of Hefei last year came too easily, so they had many beautiful expectations for the battlefield. Unfortunately, these expectations fell to the ground and shattered.

Zhao Yun's grasp of the timing was perfect. When the Cao army was broken and his heart was broken, Zhao Yun had already led his troops to the flank.

Zhang Liao's familiar scene was staged again, like a hot knife dividing lard, this deputy army was cut into pieces.

But Zhang Liao also saw some of the previous doubts more clearly:

"Both sides have striding..."

If it were usual, Zhang Liao would only think that this cavalry was rich and had made thoughtful considerations for the soldiers to ride on both sides.

But now he has planned to retreat and try it himself to see if that kind of riding and shooting has anything to do with this thing.

Zhao Yun's division of the Cao army has just begun, but Zhang Liao has decisively ordered to urge the withdrawal.

If they were both infantry, he would have tried his best to rescue them, but they were both cavalry.

Cavalry is like a wolf, and their tactics are completely different from those of infantry. This cavalry seems to still have a chance of survival, but it is just like an elk whose neck and throat are bitten to death by a hungry wolf. It is only a matter of time before it is completely destroyed.

Zhao Yun was a little disappointed when he saw Zhang Liao's decisive withdrawal. Whether the other party hesitated for a while or came to rescue, Zhao Yun was sure that he could use the oblique cutting method to make Zhang Liao lose more.

But looking at this decisive posture, he is worthy of being Zhang Babai. Zhao Yun shook his head and put aside these thoughts. He immediately commanded his own troops and the Modao team to work together to divide and surround and try to capture alive.

At the same time, Zhao Yun was relieved. After losing this unit, the relationship between him and Zhang Liao had been reversed. In this way, the power of Jiangling was resolved. Finally, he lived up to the trust of his lord, military advisor, and General Guan.

At the same time, outside Lexiang County, Shamoko covered the wound on his shoulder and closed Han Dang's eyes.

He and Zhang Yi had a one-fold advantage in strength, but they fought with this old general for more than a day.

Han Dang led his troops to fight them evenly, and fought bravely without fear of death.

In the end, they fought to the death until the last soldier, and finally Shamoko had no choice but to kill the old general himself.

After the battle, all the remaining soldiers in Jiangdong were wounded. Shamoko and Zhang Yi only had more than 3,000 soldiers who could fight, and the rest were all wounded.

Looking at the last unyielding wounded soldiers, Shamoko shook his head and said:

"You are all good men. I don't want to kill you. Go."

The wounded soldiers looked at Han Dang's body, then at Shamoko and Zhang Yi, and finally hesitated and dropped their weapons one by one.

Shamoko was a little surprised: "Don't want to go back to Jiangdong?"

Zhang Yi patted him on the shoulder and said loudly:

"You should rest in Lexiang first, and wait until the battle in Jiangling is over, and then decide whether to stay or go."

The leaders of the wounded soldiers looked at each other and nodded silently.