Three Kingdoms

Heluo.

Yuan Shao sided with the army.

Zhang He looked ahead, and suddenly felt some fluctuations in his heart for some reason.

"Come here! Call the forward camp commander to come!"

Although according to Xu's statement, he had already deployed internal agents in Luoyang City. As soon as Zhang Jaw arrived, he would immediately respond and help Zhang He seize the city. However, Zhang He didn't know why. The closer he got to Luoyang, the more I feel uneasy.

According to the scouts' reconnaissance, the area from Hanoi to Heluo is relatively safe, at least no large-scale traces of Cao's army have been found.

The military commanders from the forward battalion who followed also proved this and found nothing unusual.

Zhang He exhaled slightly.

After a while, several more scouts from the front ran back and reported: "General! Twenty miles ahead is the Bailu Pavilion! People from the Xu family have brought three carts of cattle and wine to work for the army!"

Although the scout's voice was not intentionally so loud, after walking for several days, there was nothing good to eat. Suddenly he heard the cow wine, and his saliva couldn't help but secrete. Even the guards and ordinary soldiers beside Zhang He , couldn't help but let out low cheers after hearing the news. Three carts of cow wine, although not much, mixed with some water, has some flavor and will satisfy the glutton in the stomach.

Zhang He pondered for a moment, then looked at the excited faces on the left and right, nodded and said: "Forget it, hurry up and set up camp at Bailu Pavilion to rest tonight!"

With Niujiu as a target, the soldiers seemed to move faster. When they saw the iconic building on the hill, I don't know who cheered first, and then more soldiers cheered, breaking the tranquility and even alarming the people who were originally on the hill. The birds in the forest above were chirping and circling in the sky.

The soldiers at the front had already arrived at the Bailu Pavilion and saw three carts of cattle and wine. In any case, the day's exhausting march had finally come to an end. The next step was to enjoy the rare aroma of meat and wine. He shouted, then went to grab the bullock cart and drove away. The scalper pulling the cart didn't know what he was aware of. After mooing a few times, he slowly fell silent amidst the cheers of the soldiers.

The soldiers following behind couldn't help but rush forward, and the originally neat formation like a long snake couldn't help but become somewhat scattered.

Zhang He frowned, looked around again, and after a moment of silence, he ordered the soldiers to camp under this hill.

There was a burst of laughter, and in less than half an hour, Yuan Jun slaughtered the three cattle pulling the cart, including the bones and meat, and stewed them in pots and pots. Each group could get at least one meat bone. There was even a small piece of meat, although it was not a lot, but it already made these big-headed soldiers laugh with satisfaction. While they were busy building their tents, they licked their lips and stared at the soup cauldron with expectant eyes.

An hour later, the satisfied soldiers lay down in the tent. Generally speaking, there is no need to wash cauldrons, bowls, etc., because the soldiers haven't seen any oily soldiers for a long time, so they must have licked them to make them cleaner than washing them. If it weren't for being too harsh on the teeth, I would have wanted to Swallowed even the bowl. Many people just smacked their mouths, savoring the taste of happiness, and fell asleep with smiles on their faces. Even the soldiers patrolling outside the camp were swaying on their horses, drowsier than awake. Much more.

Near midnight, a war horse suddenly raised its head alertly, opened its eyes wide, raised its ears, snorted, and looked into the depths of darkness. Immediately, more war horses crowded together to rest seemed to be frightened, and they all neighed in panic. However, the soldiers who were extremely relaxed both physically and mentally were sleeping too soundly. They were lying in a mess wrapped in all kinds of cold clothing. He fell to the ground, completely unaware of the unusual behavior of his horse.

If you are a veteran with sufficient experience, you may be able to detect the problem earlier. On the one hand, most of the cavalry veterans are concentrated in Youbei and are restrained by Xianbei and Wuhuan. On the other hand, they were previously corrupted by the left and lost some by the right, which led to Zhang He bringing These cavalrymen are only one-third veterans, and the rest are new soldiers.

In the bleak and cold night wind, there was a faint roar. The sound was not loud, but it was getting clearer and clearer.

Zhang He suddenly rushed out of the tent, roaring angrily...

The confused Yuan Jun soldiers began to wake up, their eyes widened, and they stared at the night outside the camp in horror...

The soldiers on duty rang the gong, causing even greater commotion...

The roar is getting louder and louder, and the ground is already vibrating...

"Sneak attack, enemy sneak attack..."

Frightened and shrill screams instantly tore through the night sky.

A rolling torrent suddenly surged out of the darkness, roaring out like a stormy wave.

"Bastard! This is a trap!" Zhang He suddenly realized that Bailu Pavilion was a landmark, and this landmark was a trap to attract them to stay here.

Didn’t it say that all Cao Jun’s cavalry were in Qingzhou?

When did it show up here?

Cunning thief Cao!

"Form up! Hurry up!" Zhang He shouted, grabbed the spear, and got on his horse.

However, Cao Jun arrived too quickly, and Yuan Jun was a little slow to react. By the time they discovered it, they were already too close, and there was no time to organize a decent defense system. They could only rely on their own bravery to fight on their own...

Cao Jun's cavalry said nothing, lying flat on their horses, and rushed towards the panicked and chaotic Zhang He's camp at the extreme speed of their horses.

Xia Houyuan's face was filled with murderous intent and fierce momentum. He raised his head and roared: "Kill! Fight in!"

Youdao takes ten years to sharpen a sword, but Xia Houyuan's spear took three or four years to sharpen even though it didn't take ten years! Ever since he saw the Zhengxi Cavalry, Xia Houyuan had been holding his breath and wanted to compete...

And now, although the opponent is not Zheng Xi, Xia Houyuan can still release some of the pent-up anger!

"Kill! Kill in!"

Xia Houyuan galloped on his horse and roared loudly.

Bailu Pavilion is where Yuan Jun died!

There is only a small mound in this place, which is flat on all sides, suitable for cavalry to run. Generally speaking, this place would not be chosen, but Xu's three carts of cattle wine and the heavy words of his previous promise made Zhang He wrongly judge that the battle would only start near Luoyang, and relaxed here at Bailu Pavilion. of vigilance.

In addition, generally speaking, the reason why raids are difficult to fight is because on the battlefield, without instant communication, it is difficult to form an accurate encirclement time. However, because of the existence of the landmark Bailu Pavilion, Cao Cao can The cavalry was comfortably divided into two teams. One team was led by Xia Houyuan and came from the southeast, and the other team was led by Li Dian and came from the west, forming an encirclement situation and increasing the power of the three-point cavalry surprise attack!

Each of Cao Cao's cavalry looked excited, shouting wildly, and the shouts of killing were earth-shattering and shook the sky. On the contrary, Yuan Jun's side was unprepared and was petrified by the rushing cavalry of Cao Jun. They were panicked and frightened. They were all in a hurry and completely lost the orderly appearance during training. They were shouting and screaming in the camp. Running back and forth. Under the encouragement of command and control, the generals and sergeants at all levels could only force themselves to remain calm. They either held various weapons or mounted war horses and moved closer to each other. They were scattered in small groups to the east and west. A bunch of them make it difficult to form an effective defensive formation.

Cao Jun split into two groups, like two huge war hammers. With a roar, they smashed into Yuan Jun's camp, making a deafening bang!

Xia Houyuan controlled the horse, soared high into the air, stretched out his limbs, and jumped into the middle of the dense crowd of Yuan Shao's soldiers. He waved his big gun and fired stabs at the two Yuan soldiers who were trying to escape and avoid the collision. They were immediately killed. life.

From the other direction, Li Dian also shouted and charged into the camp, causing a bloody and miserable howl, which put Yuan Jun in a dilemma, not knowing which direction he should defend.

Yuan Jun was running, screaming, flying in the air, and collapsing under the horses' hooves.

Cao's soldiers were slashing, roaring, slaughtering at will, and roaring on their horses.

The battlefield suddenly fell into fierce fighting...

A Cao Jun cavalryman who was charging forward was hit by several Yuan Jun soldiers and his horse's leg was cut in the counterattack. The huge war horse suddenly fell. Cao Jun cavalry also fell to the ground with the inertia and was surrounded by several Yuan Junjun. Although they fought back hard, they blocked several times. Knife, but still outnumbered, was stabbed in the ribs by a Yuan Jun at close range. Cao Jun's cavalry roared, and also struck the Yuan Jun's neck with the knife, and the blade was stuck in the spine!

However, more Cao Jun cavalry rushed over at the next moment! Before these Yuan soldiers even had time to be happy, they were knocked away by the oncoming cavalry of Cao's army. They fell to the ground with broken bones and tendons, and then disappeared among the flying horse hooves.

The only defense systems of Yuan's army quickly collapsed under the impact of waves of Cao's army, just like snow meeting the scorching sun. They seemed to have some shape, but they were weak and weak. Soon there was no organized line at all, and Zhang He was so angry that he almost vomited blood!

"General! General!" Zhang He's guard shouted eagerly, "Both the left and right sides have been defeated. Cao's army is overwhelmed and unable to resist! The general should retreat quickly and join forces with General Gao to form a whole army and fight again!"

Zhang He stared hard at Xiahou's flag and charged into the camp. He suppressed his anger and impulse and gritted his teeth and said, "Retreat!"

Zhang He and others fought and left, preparing to escape from Bailu Pavilion and fight with Gao Lan in the rear. However, as soon as Zhang He moved, Xia Houyuan discovered him. He immediately abandoned the scattered Yuan Army troops and followed Zhang He closely, shouting: He was called to chase after him.

What cannot be let down is youth, but what cannot be provoked is the general who has lost much youth.

For example, Zhang He.

Seeing Xia Houyuan's crazy look, the sound of wind and thunder when waving his spear, and his arrogant momentum, Zhang He couldn't bear it anymore. He clapped his horse and marched straight, his iron halberd unfolded, and he killed the two cavalrymen of Cao's army, one with a broken arm, one with an owl's head, and Xia Houyuan hit a spot.

Both of them are ruthless people, basically adhering to the policy of never attacking if they can attack. As soon as they met, they became ruthless. Xia Houyuan shot Zhang He in the chest and abdomen, while Zhang He stabbed him without even looking. The spear struck directly at Xia Houyuan's neck with an iron halberd.

The spear was short and the halberd was long. Xia Houyuan was forced to change his move first, shake the gun body, and then hit Zhang He's iron halberd with the spear head, and then used the elastic force to stab Zhang He's waist!

In the midst of the lightning and flint, Zhang He's iron halberd was blocked, but at some point he pulled out a sword in his hand. He pressed the sword on the handle of Xia Houyuan's spear. Not only did he push Xia Houyuan's spear away, but the war horses from both sides also approached each other. At this moment, he slid over along the spear shaft!

Xia Houyuan was shocked, and had no time to make any changes, so he could only let go of the spear, reached for his back, pulled out the sword, and slashed it down!

There was a loud "clang" sound from the swords of both sides, and they collided together, causing fire to fly everywhere!

In the firelight, what shined past were the fierce eyes of two people...

Zhang He led his men to counterattack. Although they failed to kill Xia Houyuan, they also cut off Xia Houyuan's momentum to continue the pursuit...

As for the other Yuan Jun cavalry, they suffered heavy losses after withstanding the fierce attack by Cao Jun. In addition, there is still a difference between training and actual combat. The veterans may still be able to barely persist in fighting, but many of the new soldiers have been gutted and have no morale. Everyone has no intention of fighting and just wants to escape from this bloody battlefield as soon as possible.

As Zhang He retreated, Yuan Jun's cavalry without the command of the general quickly collapsed like a piece of loose sand. After a hopeless brief resistance, they were immediately defeated by the fierce Cao Jun. Many of them were even surrounded. .

After a night of blood and fire, Zhang He was defeated. Most of the newly trained soldiers were killed or injured, and some were captured alive. This was a shame for the cavalry, but Xiahou Yuan also suffered a lot of losses, mainly due to the long drive. The war horses were consumed too much, and the cold wind blew all night in winter. Although they won a great victory, many war horses were still unable to fight anymore, and they were also injured...

However, Xia Houyuan's problem only needed to be trained on the horses and he would gradually recover. Although Zhang He reunited with Gao Lan, his morale dropped, his troops lost strength, and the weather conditions forced him to retreat temporarily.

Winter of the fourth year of Yan Ping.

Yuan Shao's army marched into Yanzhou. Zhang He Gao Lan was the vanguard of the cavalry, but fell into an ambush by Cao Jun in the Heluo area. He lost most of his troops and was forced to retreat to Hanoi to rest.

Yuan Shao was furious after hearing the news and personally led his army to attack Baima Ferry. Cao Cao could not resist. Within seven days, five camps were captured in succession, and he had no choice but to retreat to Dongjun...

Yuan Shao originally wanted to pursue Cao Cao, but at the critical moment, God saved Cao Cao again. A sudden heavy snow blocked Yuan's army's pursuit, and even put the logistics of Yuan Shao's army into trouble, and they had to temporarily camp. Come down and wait for the weather to improve.