Three Kingdoms

"stop! Stop them! 』

It started to get brighter.

When Cao Jun discovered that the target of Cao Jun's caution and caution last night was only a small group of less than a thousand cavalry, he suddenly became bold and angry. Just like when some apes were confused, they had to be obedient to a rich Chinese tunic suit for a long time, and then found out that this guy was just a chef. The anger was immediately uncontrollable.

The war drums roared, and Cao Jun's camp suddenly opened. Cao Jun's soldiers were like big glutinous rice dumplings of sesame seeds that had been punctured, and black flowing out. Cao Xiu was the first to leap out of the camp, roaring and leading his cavalry to outflank Xu Yu and others.

With anger and hatred, Cao Xiu urged his horse and rushed towards Xu Yu without hesitation. rat! If you have the guts, decide life and death in an upright manner! What kind of hero is he who can only use some dirty tricks? !

If he was a general under the command of Qiusi, Cao Xiu would still be a little wary. However, facing Xu Yu, Cao Xiu had no fear, and even had some contempt. I have people, horses, and thick armor. I will crush you!

The armored war horses bit their iron bits and salivated at the mouth, running hard, their four hooves trampling on the ground like war drums, and raining down like wild beasts.

"Yo ho!" ” Xu Yu looked at Cao Xiu, who was approaching in a menacing manner, “You’re so anxious but you’re so serious... See if I don’t seduce you, you’re such a bastard!” 』

What humans fear most is the unknown.

For Jiangdong soldiers, Cao Xiu's uniformed cavalry are undoubtedly representatives of terror, but for Xu Yu, and even for most hussars, what is so strange about these uniformed cavalry? They still look similar, but once they start running, the secret is revealed.

The armored cavalry under the Hussar were brought out by the group headed by Gan Feng, and with the blessing of General Fei Qian of the Hussar, let alone one thing, in the hands of the Hussar's armored cavalry All they got were horseshoes!

And what do these armored cavalry led by Cao Xiu hold?

Basically they are all spears, and some people even use halberds...

Of course, this is not due to Cao Xiu, but is influenced by the history of the Han Dynasty.

Speaking of which, General Fei Qian of the Hussars was not the originator of the Han Dynasty's armored cavalry.

In other civilizations in the classical era, armored cavalry, the prototype of heavy armored cavalry, was probably regarded as the "companion cavalry" of Alexander the Great and his successors in their battles in all directions. These guys can be said to be the earliest impact heavy cavalry in the world. With the heavy lances three to four meters long in their hands, they left a profound lesson to the Persians and Scythians who also had heavy cavalry traditions.

Of course, at that time, there were no saddles, not even war horse vests. At most, there were some bronze horse masks or horse neck protectors. The cavalry did not have shields, but even so, these junior heavy armored cavalry , still has a profound impact on the Middle East, Central Asia, and even the ancient India region.

Especially the Kushan Empire. After entering the second century, the Han Dynasty due to the Silk Road naturally came into contact with these countries and their military technologies such as shaped cavalry and heavy lances. It's just that the Han Dynasty is different from countries such as Parthia, Sarmatia, and Kushan that have a large number of specific cavalry.

Because it troubled the Han Dynasty, the powerful enemy at that time was the Huns cavalry on the grassland who "suddenly gathered like ants". Although there are some well-equipped troops among the Huns cavalry, most of the Huns cavalry are relatively crude. Therefore, for the Han Dynasty, there is almost no need for the armor-breaking ability of the heavy cavalry. What is more important is to be mobile. Therefore, although the Han Dynasty knew about such military technology for a long time, it never used it.

This is why the cavalry of the Han Dynasty used more simple and sturdy ring-headed knives, as well as halberds that can stab, chop, peck, and hook, instead of heavy spears and horse spears.

And there is another reason, the horse is more expensive...

As the elite cavalry under Dong Zhuo, its main role was not to directly face frontline battles on the battlefield, but to have a suppressive and destructive effect on other cavalry generals and troops, and to have enough deterrence, so from beginning to end Arming and sophisticated horse and horse configuration have become a necessity.

As a result, Fei Qian, the general of the hussars who likes equipment, took one look at it and started doing it without saying a word. As a result, the armored cavalry under the hussars are now armed to the teeth from beginning to end. Xu Yu and others, who were accustomed to seeing the hussars' armored cavalry, now looked at Cao Xiu's cavalry, and felt to some extent that these guys were trying to imitate others.

Only a fool would confront the armored cavalry head-on...

Even the incomplete armored cavalry is still equipped with heavy armor.

Xu Yu laughed secretly and whistled, telling his men to take action.

"Come on!" Yo ho ho..."

Xu Yu let out a strange scream, then pulled out a strange-shaped rope from behind and waved it in the air. This kind of rope has some weights at both ends of the rope, and then is thrown out through a special technique. It can be used to tie up some fleeing sheep, and of course it can also be used to tie up people.

Cao Jun's cavalry, led by Cao Xiu, saw that Xu Yu's group of men and horses did not escape but came up to them. They shouted excitedly, and then urged the horses under their crotches more and more to launch a charge.

Xu Yu waved his arms and threw the rope without any special aim. Then he turned the horse's head without looking and thrust diagonally to avoid the frontal charge of Cao's cavalry.

After Xu Yu finished throwing and turned the horse's head, the hussars behind him made almost the same action. Immediately afterwards, countless ropes flew through the air, and then rushed towards the horse like a dark cloud. Cao Xiu dressed up as cavalry and surrounded him!

Horse hooves flew and mud flew everywhere!

The rope flying around hit the horse's leg, and then due to inertia, the weights of the rope flew around each other almost instantly, and then tied the horse's legs together!

The galloping armored cavalry, including men and horses, were huge beasts, but with such a small rope, they were all easily knocked down...

Xu Yu laughed loudly: "A bunch of harpies!" 』

"Happy!" 』

"Guasong!" 』

The hussars roared and laughed wantonly. The mocking and sarcastic voice could be clearly heard even in the roar of the horses' hooves.

Is this how the armored cavalry is used? There is no light cavalry to clamp down, no infantry formation to press, and no other arms to cooperate. The simple armored cavalry is just a brawling kid with a sharp knife. It seems scary and dangerous, but as long as you find the right opportunity. Give him a kick, and the world suddenly becomes quiet.

Although the hit rate of the thrown ropes is not very high, only one or two of the ten ropes were successfully thrown into the horse's legs, but this is enough. When these ropes fall, the equipment that is tripped and fell The cavalrymen were like overturned cars. They fell to the ground amid the roar, and some even rolled over on their heads and feet into the air before falling heavily!

The following armored cavalry quickly tried to hold back their horses, but before they could make it in time, some of them stumbled to the ground again, splashing up a lot of smoke, dirt, and flesh!

If you haven't engaged in battle, you will suffer first!

At this moment, Cao Xiu's eyes turned red!

He knew how much Cao Cao invested and what he sacrificed for these armored cavalry!

If he fell in a frontal fight, then Cao Xiu might not have felt such a strong sense of shame, nor would he have been so angry. After all, the collision of blood and iron is the hymn of a warrior, even if he died He would calmly swallow his last breath, but now, what is it? !

The armored cavalrymen, who were covered in valuables, were tripped by a worthless rope and defeated? ! Is the world crazy, or am I crazy? !

Seeing Xu Yu and other hussars lightly drawing an arc in front of them, as if dancing a waltz to avoid the cavalry, and then heading towards Cao Jun's infantry, Cao Xiu pulled his neck, with blue veins exposed. Shouting: "Stop him!" 』

Cao Jun's infantry were actually dumbfounded at this moment...

When Cao Xiu roared and charged with the armored cavalry, Cao Jun's infantry cheered and cheered. Especially when the two sides' horses hooves rolled and approached each other, Cao Jun's infantry almost had their hearts in their throats, witnessing a battle. The collision between flesh and flesh, the tumbling drama between body fluids is about to take place, and the result is...

this!

What does this, this, this... count?

Especially when they heard Cao Xiu tearing his neck and shouting to stop these hussars, Cao Jun's infantrymen couldn't help but complain in their hearts. Damn it, you can't even stop it, so you still need us to stop it?

How to stop it, use an egg to stop it?

Obviously, Xu Yu didn't want to see the eggs of Cao Bing's infantry, so he took out his short gun. The standard equipment of the Hussars, the throwing lance. This is the combat method that Fei Qian has instilled in his cavalry so many times that it is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. As long as the enemy can be defeated from a distance with weapons, do not engage in hand-to-hand combat.

Although in the era of the Han Dynasty, a weapon may be worth more than a human life, the Cavalry General Fei Qian still adheres to the concept of prioritizing human life over weapons.

And this concept, now it seems, is undoubtedly correct. When the short spear whizzed down, it immediately set off a rain of blood in the array of Cao Jun's infantry. The force of the impact and the sharp short spears easily tore the bodies of Cao Jun's infantry, and even some of them came out of their bodies, piercing these poor guys like coriander wrapped in bean curds, two or three in front and back.

Even among Cao Jun's infantry who were not injured by short spears, many of them were blocked, suppressed, and knocked down by their injured comrades. Others, who were lucky enough to be uninjured, lost their original tight formation and fell into twos and threes. They were out of formation, and when they saw the hooves of the hussars approaching, they rolled outwards with a wild scream.

The strong and powerful war horse roared and passed over the tumbling Cao Jun infantry. Xu Yu effortlessly swung the sword that he stretched out to one side, and the sharp blade cut open the side of the Cao Jun infantry who had no time to dodge. Neck.

Cao Jun's infantry released their weapons, clutching their bleeding necks in despair, and then fell to the sky. Above their heads was the Cao Jun battle flag floating down...

The hussars are well-equipped and can be used both as soldiers and armor. This is no joke.

On the battlefield, the sword made by Baidu Steel was most suitable for fighting on the battlefield. Wherever it went, countless spears and spears were broken. Even the leather armor and shields of Cao Jun's infantry fell apart under the blade of the sword, leaving only the iron armor. It can still withstand support to some extent, but it is common to see flames flying and armor pieces falling apart.

The Cao Jun infantry facing Xu Yu immediately collapsed in formation, and their broken limbs were flying all over the sky!

The soldiers of Cao's army who blocked the route of Xu Yu and others did not expect that the charge of the hussars would be so sharp. Especially the Jingzhou soldiers who surrendered to Cao's army, their hands and feet were cold and their hearts were trembling at this tragic situation. The room was like a house with mud walls washed away by floods, and collapsed in the blink of an eye. Those who were dead were just that, but those who were still alive were wailing under the hooves of these ferocious horses! Under the flying iron hooves, what was originally a good array turned into a Shura field in the blink of an eye!

These newly transferred soldiers of Cao's army couldn't help but start to panic. They dodged this group of ferocious beasts left and right, and even broke away from the queue and started to run for their lives.

"Escapers!" cut! 』

Cao Ren unceremoniously issued the order to supervise the battle, and caught the soldiers who had fled back before the formation, cut off their heads, and stabbed them bloody in front, which immediately shocked the scene.

"Tsk, tsk..." Xu Yu looked at Cao Ren's Chinese Army position not far away, Cao Ren with a red tassel on top of the hill, and the flying Chinese Army flag, and couldn't help but lick his lips. .

"Colonel Captain!" 』

"Captain, it's time to go!" ” urged the guard behind Xu Yu.

Xu Yu grinned and showed his white teeth, "Wait a minute, do it again!" Come with me! 』

In the end, Xu Yu couldn't resist Cao Ren's temptation. Before the horse's speed slowed down, he turned around again and rushed towards the hill. If Cao Jun is so cowardly, wouldn't the head of Cao Jun's general be easily captured?

"snort! So brave! "Cao Ren saw Xu Yu turning around and rushing over, sneered, and then stretched out his hand towards the guard on the side, "Bring the bow! 』

The longbow used by Cao Ren was certainly not an ordinary item. Underneath the beautiful carved and painted appearance, there was a murderous intention hidden.

Cao Ren took the bow in his hand, then attached the wolf fang arrow, and aimed at Xu Yu through the gap in the human wall!

Xu Yu, who was running towards me, took out a short spear again and was about to follow the same pattern and use the short spear to break the formation. When he was about to throw it out, an arrow suddenly came from high above!

Xu Yu's attention was focused on the Cao army's infantry array in front, and he was completely unprepared for Cao Ren's hidden arrows! The arrow accurately hit Xu Yu's shoulder, and when it collided with the entire piece of armor on Xu Yu's shoulder, a spark popped up and then flew away diagonally and fell!

Before Xu Yu could react, another feather arrow flew quietly and low, piercing the battle skirt under Xu Yu's crotch and biting his thigh heavily!

These two arrows were shot out almost at the same time, and they bit Xu Yu at almost the same time. Judging from the intention of the attack, one was to shoot a man and the other a horse!

It's just that Xu Yusheng took both arrows...

Xu Yu gritted his teeth and shouted. Taking advantage of the momentum of his throwing, he changed the direction of the throwing and threw the short spear towards Cao Ren on the small mound!

Although the short spear contained Xu Yu's anger, it was still far away. When Cao Ren saw this, he retreated into the guard's shield and easily dodged it. The short spear pierced the shield with a clang, and the tail of the spear swung around, but it could no longer cause any damage.

Cao Ren turned sideways slightly, glanced at You Zi's swinging short spear, then sneered and pointed at Xu Yu: "Come here!" Surround and kill this beast! Whoever takes his head will be rewarded with ten thousand gold! 』

"call! drink! 』

In the Cao army's main formation where Cao Ren is located, the vast majority of Cao soldiers are Qingzhou soldiers or Yanzhou veterans. Compared with those Jingzhou soldiers who have transferred to another profession, these soldiers have better combat skills and desire to fight. Above, both are three points stronger. Facing the short spears thrown by Xu Yu and others, they were not as helpless as the previous Jingzhou Cao soldiers.

Although short spears have extremely strong destructive power and lethality, they are somewhat insufficient in front of shields. Many short spears can only stay on the shield unwillingly, looking at the flesh and blood so close that they are trembling with hunger but unable to do anything. Of course, on the other hand, Cao's soldiers, who can effectively prevent the throwing of short spears and hold large shields, are naturally less lethal to cavalry than spearmen. When facing sword and shield men, the cavalry often dared to charge forward unscrupulously, but they were somewhat afraid of the array of spears.

In the blink of an eye, Xu Yu and others crashed into Cao Jun's array, but this time, the feeling of hot knife cutting oil disappeared, and it was like they were stuck in mud. Although they could still move, the soles of their feet were More and more yellow mud adhered to it, and in the end it was even two or three times bigger than my own shoes. It was easy to get off with each foot, but it was extremely difficult to pull it up again...

Cao Ren slowly took out another arrow and aimed at Xu Yu, who was fighting in the formation.

"withdraw! retreat! 』

Xu Yu, who felt as if he was being targeted by a poisonous snake, saw that the momentum was not good, and yelled in pain to order a retreat, while waving his sword to cut away more and more Cao Jun's swords and guns, blocking them, and the war horse under his crotch also Neighing, he kicked with his front feet and his hind legs, finally creating a little gap. Xu Yu just hit the horse and ran away!

"Whoosh!" "Cao Ren on the small mound fired his bow again, and the arrow pierced Xu Yu's back shoulder with a pop like a bloodthirsty leech, almost knocking Xu Yu off his horse!

Xu Yu let out a scream and quickly hugged the horse's neck. Then, under the protection of the other cavalry, he bypassed the regrouped troops and pounced on Cao Xiu again with great momentum, and fled to the north...

It's not that Cao Xiu and others didn't want to chase. However, in order to fight against Xu Yu and others, the troops and horses had all worn heavy armor. Now, although they wanted to pursue them, the power consumption was already huge, and in the end they could only kill a few of them. The sporadic hussars in the back were killed, and the bad breath was relieved a little.

"Send the order!" Ming Jin retreats his troops! Xiahou Dun, who was supervising the battle at the rear, issued the order. He saw that the fire in Fancheng was getting bigger and bigger. If it was not dealt with, even if Xu Yu's defeated troops finally caught up with him, Fancheng would be burned to the ground, and every one of them would be burned to the ground. What significance does the city have to Cao Jun?

"Someone is coming!" Get into town quickly! Organize the people to strengthen themselves and draw water to put out fires! 』