Three Kingdoms

The two sides had only been fighting for about a quarter of an hour, but Xia Houyuan's front formation had already been torn apart by Zhao Yun. Although if we really count them, not many died immediately on the spot, and many of them were lightly injured. He was injured and then unable to control his body and fell off the horse, but in such a cavalry array, falling off the horse is really sometimes better than being killed on the spot.

Seeing that his own soldiers could not gain the upper hand, and were then severely invaded by Zhao Yun, Xia Houyuan became so enthusiastic that he actually commanded his soldiers while charging straight towards Zhao Yun in the midst of the chaos!

In many later games, Xiahou Dun's force value is often higher than Xiahou Yuan's, but if the real situation is true, Xia Houyuan should be higher.

Many organs of the human body are defective, and the eyes are a part that almost always has defects. Not to mention the lack of night vision, the ability to adjust focus is not as good as that of birds, and there are even blind spots due to congenital defects in the structure. Funny, so the one-eyed Xiahou Dun, let alone the value of his force, would be a problem if he actually went into battle. After all, he lost a large part of his field of vision. This is also the reason why Xiahou Dun mostly worked as a central supervisor in the later period of history and rarely went to the front line to fight. .

But Xia Houyuan has been fighting on the front line all the way to Dingjun Mountain. Moreover, Xia Houyuan has a bad temper and a mediocre outlook on the battlefield. He also likes to complain when he has nothing to do, let alone among the Cao family. Well, even among the Xiahou family, most people don't like him very much, but Cao Cao is still willing to reuse Xiahou Yuan. There is no other reason than that Xiahou Yuan is one of the few brave people in the Xiahou family!

As the saying goes, one white thing can cover up all ugliness, Xia Houyuan's martial prowess is actually rated higher than it was in history!

At the beginning of Cao Cao's army, whether he was attacking Xuzhou or attacking Yuan Shu, Xia Houyuan was a brave general who rushed to the front line when he was trapped, waving his sword regardless of whether the soldiers and guards behind him could keep up, like a ferocious tiger. Pounce straight in!

Xia Houyuan's bravery often opened a bloody path for Cao Cao's army. How many generals and commanders were killed by Xia Houyuan in the past few years, so even though Xia Houyuan had this or that problem, Cao Cao still pretended that he had none. Even if you see it, you won't be punished because of this.

Now Xia Houyuan also used his old tricks. With the few escort cavalry around him, he found Zhao Yun's battle flag in the chaos and fought hard to catch it! Seeing the spears and swords sweeping forward like a forest, Xia Houyuan's long sword danced, and a jingling sound was heard. The attacks of ordinary hussars were scattered, and some people were even beaten by Xia Houyuan's long sword and were unable to control it. , if it were not tied with a cloth strip and leather rope, the weapon would probably fly out of my hand!

The war horse under Xia Houyuan's crotch is also a good horse, more than half a head taller than an ordinary war horse. Although Cao Cao's army is short of horses, the war horses of high-ranking generals will not be short of these people. Just like Cao Cao himself, isn't there a lot of "catching gangsters" and so on?

Therefore, the strength of Xia Houyuan's current horse was relatively intact. Taking advantage of the space cleared by the sweep, he hissed and crashed into Zhao Yun's formation, grabbed the middle section of Zhao Yun's flank, and pointed directly at Zhao Yun's flag. !

One of Zhao Yun's military officers suddenly shouted: "Kill the horse!" 』

What kind of generals there are, there are what kind of soldiers. In so many years of fighting, Fei Qian's "eclectic" fighting style has also influenced many people under his command. Therefore, there are no soldiers like those in other states and counties. Soldiers are so limited by this rule or that rule...

Xiahou Yuan was startled, and quickly expanded the range of the sword's swing, covering his own horse, and there were many crashing sounds. After all, he was the leading general of the Xiahou clan, although the hussars were They tried their best to obstruct and kill, but they still couldn't stop Xia Houyuan. Unfortunately, two others were hit by Xia Houyuan and fell off their horses, head and feet!

Zhao Yun went from a frontline general to a general commanding the army step by step. Among them, Fei Qian's teachings and the study in the martial arts hall were slowly transforming Zhao Yun and the generals under Qiusi. When they entered the battle formation, they naturally couldn't help but fight desperately. Even though he is a bad general, he cannot be said to be a good general.

Except for a very small number of extremely talented generals, it is often impossible for most generals to focus on life and death fighting in the battle formation, and at the same time pay attention to the changes in the battle formation. Therefore, as generals who lead the army, fighting is not the first priority. requirements, but should focus on commanding the entire army.

But it doesn't mean that Zhao Yun is a soft persimmon who can be pinched by anyone! Seeing Xia Houyuan rushing closer, Zhao Yun waved his hand and asked his guards to serve Xia Houyuan an appetizer first!

The guards around Zhao Yun immediately raised their strung crossbows and fired a round at Xia Houyuan!

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Xia Houyuan didn't even have time to scold this shameless behavior. He could only risk his life and quickly dance the long knife like the wind, knocking away the oncoming crossbow arrows!

Fortunately, on the one hand, Zhao Yun's guards shot in a hurry. Affected by the bumps of the war horses, not all of them had strong shooting accuracy. On the other hand, Xia Houyuan came from the front, and the entire aiming area was more natural than from the side. Much smaller. Even so, the powerful crossbow bolts coming towards him made Xia Houyuan's palms slightly numb and his heart was shocked!

"shameless! Xia Houyuan roared angrily and rushed forward, because Xia Houyuan knew that the crossbow was slow to string. If he couldn't take advantage of this opportunity to get close, he might not end well next time when these people string the crossbow again!

Zhao Yun laughed, not paying attention to Xia Houyuan's roar. The next moment, Zhao Yun rode forward. When the distance between the two sides was close, when the spear shook, three bright spear heads, upper, middle and lower, seemed to appear at the same time, just waiting for Xia Houyuan to hit him!

When knights and knights fight, there is often only the moment when the horses cross each other!

Xia Houyuan relied on his long sword to be extended by one section, so he didn't care about the spear tip Zhao Yun shook out, and looked at Zhao Yun with his head and chopped off his head and chest! Of course, Xia Houyuan also knew that he could not take care of these three illusory spearheads at this moment, because he also knew that as long as he tried to catch these three spearheads, he would probably not be able to parry anything, and he might even be taken advantage of. When entering, fortunately, it is better to rely on the strength of your own sword and strike first!

Zhao Yun smiled slightly, and the three imaginary spearheads merged into one in the next moment. With a "ding" sound, they pierced the surface of Xiahouyuan's long knife, knocking Xiahouyuan's long knife away, and naturally neutralizing Xiahouyuan's hard chop. A blow comes.

Xia Houyuan's long sword stirred, and none of the changes he had prepared could be used!

Two horses pass each other.

Zhao Yun picked up the small iron halberd hanging on the side of the horse with his backhand, and threw it back without looking at it!

Xia Houyuan, who was about to turn back and fight again, suddenly felt something strange moving in the corner of his eyes. He knew something was wrong, and the long knife in his hand was swung away by the impact just now. He had no time to turn around, so he could only bend forward and bend outward. , trying to avoid the attack of this unknown shadow...

But the problem is that Xia Houyuan made the same mistake as Li Dian. He thought Zhao Yun was going to shoot a man, but in fact Zhao Yun was still shooting a horse! Soon enough, the crescent-shaped, extremely sharp little iron halberd bit Xia Houyuan's horse's buttocks, although it was not that delicate!

Even if it is a human being or an animal, the skin on the buttocks is rough and fleshy, but it was stung by such a small iron halberd. It was pierced with thorns and strips, and a bloody opening was pulled out along the way, and a piece of flesh was cut off. Xia Houyuan's war horse No matter how powerful he was, he couldn't bear it. He neighed miserably and ran to one side like crazy, almost knocking Xia Houyuan off the horse. He couldn't hold him back no matter how hard he pulled!

Regardless of whether this action was taken by Xia Houyuan on his own initiative or forced, in the eyes of the soldiers on both sides, Xia Houyuan, as a general, "ran away" after a battle with Zhao Yun!

The momentum of both sides suddenly changed. Cao's army was originally severely suppressed, but now its morale collapsed. Almost at the next moment, it collapsed and fled in all directions with Xia Houyuan...

…This is a dividing line that I don’t know what expression to fill in…

Cao Chun immediately stood under the banner of the Chinese army, still some distance away from Xia Houyuan's troops. Naturally, it was impossible to directly see the situation on the battlefield with the naked eye. Scouts were required to communicate with each other.

Although at the beginning, Cao Chun did not agree with Xia Houyuan leading the army to Heluo, but later considering that on the one hand, his scouts basically did not have an advantage and suffered huge losses one after another, and he could not figure out the movements of Fei Qian and others at all. This is also a very fatal problem on the battlefield. On the other hand, I also thought that I was the commander of the cavalry after all. Even if I couldn't fight, I could still run away, so I finally agreed to come together to conduct a reconnaissance with force.

However, Cao Chun always felt a little uneasy. Therefore, Cao Chun's scouts were dispatched very frequently, keeping a close eye on Xia Houyuan's troops ahead. When Xia Houyuan and Zhao Yun encountered a head-on collision, it didn't take long for Cao Chun to know.

At first, Cao Chun was worried that Xia Houyuan had fallen into the trap of luring troops, and he specifically told his soldiers that if they saw Xia Houyuan starting to pursue, they must go to stop him. What he didn't expect was that it didn't take long for Xia Houyuan's troops to be received. News of the defeat...

For a moment, Cao Chun was completely confused. The world seemed to have completely lost its color at that moment, and even the sound faded into a buzzing sound, shaking as if he could not sit still on the horse.

What kind of person could defeat Xia Houyuan in such a short period of time? !

Since Zhao Yun basically stayed around Yinshan for a long time after the Battle of Heishan, and the news of the raid on the Xianbei Royal Court was not conveyed to Cao Jun, it was natural that Cao Chun and others did not recognize Zhao Yun. After all, in the Han Dynasty In this era of limited information, if Zhao Yun did something in Youbei, it would be abnormal for everyone to know about it in the blink of an eye.

So Cao Chun immediately thought that it was Taishi Ci who was dispatched, but when he asked again, it turned out to be a general named "Zhao". He couldn't figure it out. Could it be because Xiahou Dun accidentally missed it?

No matter what the situation was, Xiahou Yuan was defeated in the front, so it was naturally impossible not to rescue him, so Cao Chun bit the bullet and ordered the troops to move forward in an attempt to organize and gather Xiahou Yuan's defeated troops.

The scouts whistled back and forth and led Cao Chun forward.

Suddenly, there was some scattered smoke and dust in the line of sight. Immediately, out of the smoke and dust came out his own cavalry with crooked helmets and slanted armor, with frightened expressions. They also turned their heads and looked back from time to time, running towards them like bereaved dogs. Soon there were more Cao Jun soldiers. The cavalry appeared in the distance of the field of vision, and the scattered formation made Cao Chun angry and shocked!

When did Cao's cavalry look like this? !

"Blow the trumpet!" ” Cao Chun gritted his teeth and ordered, “Let the left and right sides separate and give way to the central artery! 』

The horn sounded immediately. Some of Cao Jun's cavalry who were fleeing in panic were somewhat rational and quickly avoided the direction of Cao Chun and others. However, some others were already dizzy and went straight towards Cao Chun in a daze. Coming here purely, like a child who was beaten and cried by outsiders, subconsciously ran towards the savior...

But what these people are waiting for is not the rescue of their comrades, but the arrows!

If you collide with the Chinese army, even the generals and commanders will not be spared the death penalty, let alone a few confused deserters?

"Stabilize the array!" In step! Cao Chun shouted, "Let these guys follow behind!" 』The more you are at this moment, the less you can panic. Only by gathering together in one place can you maintain the maximum combat effectiveness. Cao Chun does not blindly emphasize speed like Xia Houyuan, but constantly emphasizes the formation, allowing his cavalry to form a perfect formation. It formed a whole body and rolled forward unhurriedly.

"Go alone!" Ask General Xiahou about the situation! ” Cao Chun looked around and could not see Xia Houyuan’s figure, nor could he see Xia Houyuan’s general flag. He couldn’t help but feel a little chill in his heart, and quickly turned around and gave instructions. The subordinates took the order, turned the horse's head slightly, left the queue, and went to ask the broken soldiers who were rejoining the team behind.

Soon, the sound of the opponent's horse hooves could be clearly heard in the billowing smoke, and the scattered cavalry line was like a line spreading across the entire sky and earth.

Cao Chun did not immediately order the cavalry to attack, but turned to look at the small slope on the side of the road, pointed his hand, and ordered to seize the slope on one side of the road first, and then rearranged the queue at the top of the slope. , waiting silently.

This is the correct approach, don't seek victory, seek invincibility first.

Although the slope is not very high, there is undoubtedly a certain bonus when attacking from top to bottom. The opponent has already fought a battle, and they are coming from a long distance. If they want to attack against the top, it will definitely be more difficult than before. Fighting on flat ground will cost more. This mound can also block a certain amount of sight, making it difficult for the other party to see how many men and horses you have. At the same time, the neat array gathered together can also bring a certain psychological sense of security to your men...

Zhao Yun obviously understood this, so when he saw that Cao Chun had seized the only piece of high ground in the surrounding area, he ordered his men to gradually slow down and gather together.

At this moment, the sights of the two young cavalry generals collided in the air.

"A certain person is Cao Chun, Cao Zihe, and he will be named by the general!" "Cao Chun looked at the hussars and horses in front of him, looked at the fierce hussars, looked at the young general under the huge general flag, and couldn't help but shouted and asked. He wanted to remember this person, this hussar general who defeated Xia Houyuan in less than half an hour.

Zhao Yun raised his chin slightly.

"Someone, Changshan Zhao Yun, Zhao Zilong!" 』