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When the words fell to the ground, Cao Jun's figure was like an arrow leaving a bow, and his tasseled spear fiercely attacked Xiahou in front.
Seeing that Xu Huang could be killed, Xia Houyuan was not to mention how unhappy a boy suddenly appeared.At this moment, seeing Cao Jun attacking on his own initiative, Xia Houyuan said in his heart, "Good job", and made a gesture to teach this boy who ruined his good deeds a lesson.
But at this moment, a long ax swept across his feet, forcing Xia Houyuan to take two steps back temporarily.
Cao Jun and Xu Huang looked at each other without saying anything, but they had a tacit understanding.
I attack, you attack, let's go!
On the other side of the battlefield, the cavalry led by Cao Chun fought back and forth with Ma Chao for dozens of rounds, but finally lost to the Xiliang cavalry under Ma Chao's command, and retreated in defeat.
Xiliang's iron cavalry is the best in the world, and it is famous for its fierce riding and fighting.
The group of cavalry pawns trained by Cao Chun were able to persist under Ma Chao's command for so long, which is considered very capable.
After defeating Cao Jun's cavalry, the flag-carrying general who followed Ma Chao asked for instructions: "General, what should we do next?"
In each cavalry army, most of them are equipped with several small officers who specialize in carrying flags, who follow the main general and are responsible for guiding the direction of the soldiers behind him.
People can die, but the flag cannot fall.
Ma Chao reined in his horse and looked around the battlefield. There were chaos and crowds everywhere. The soldiers on both sides were red-eyed and hacked and killed together.
Ma Chao didn't bother to kill these mediocre soldiers, it was boring and not challenging.
Unable to find a suitable opponent, Ma Chao turned his head and looked at the banner of the Chinese Army where Cao Ang was.
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At this time, Cao Chun, who was defeated, had already returned to the central army where Cao Ang was. With a look of distress on his blood-spattered face, he cupped his hands and pleaded guilty: "My lord, the last general is incompetent and failed to repel the enemy cavalry."
Cao Ang didn't blame him either, because he knew that Cao Chun had tried his best.Ma Chao was born in Xiliang, and had made great achievements in quelling the Xiliang rebellion. Not to mention his own strength, he was proficient in riding and fighting.
If it were someone else, they might have been defeated after two or three charges.
"My lord, the enemy's cavalry seems to be coming to us!" Man Chong said loudly beside him.
Cao Ang looked down and saw thousands of horses galloping towards them. They were the Xiliang iron cavalry commanded by Ma Chao.
To catch a thief, please ask the king first.
Ma Chao is very clear about this truth. As long as Cao Ang's central army is defeated and the "Cao" commander's flag is cut down, the morale of Cao's soldiers fighting fiercely below will plummet.
But at this time, Cao Ang had less than [-] people around him, and they were pawns. He only needed a charge of cavalry pawns to completely destroy them.Ma Chao couldn't miss such a good opportunity.
Looking down from a high altitude, the whole wilderness looks like a very shallow and extended concave shape. The positions of the handsome flags where Chen Gong and Cao Ang are located are both high places in the wilderness. mobilize.
Ma Chao and his cavalry rushed towards Cao Ang from below. Fortunately, the slope was very gentle. Although the speed of the charge was slightly affected, fortunately, it was not a big problem.
Seeing the enemy cavalry rushing, Cao Ang didn't show much panic on his face, as if he had expected it long ago, he ordered the soldiers to line up.
"The secret weapon that was originally intended to deal with the wolf cavalry camp, now it seems that it will be used on Ma Chao first." Cao Ang said.
The Wolf Cavalry Battalion was well-known, and it was in his early years that Lu Bu relied on this notorious cavalry army to repeatedly make extraordinary achievements.Since a decisive battle with Lu Bu was going to be fought, Cao Jun was naturally fully prepared for it.
But today is a bit strange, the two sides have been fighting for so long, and they haven't been able to see the flag of the Wolf Riding Battalion for a long time.
Could it be that he wanted to make a surprise attack later?
Cao Ang was puzzled at this moment, and the surrounding soldiers had already started to line up.Excluding the personal guards around Cao Ang, the eight thousand Cao soldiers had eight layers inside and outside, and Cao Ang was firmly guarded in the middle.
The outermost three layers are shield soldiers, but the shields in their hands are not made of iron, but very common wooden shields.
The difference is that many sharp iron nails protrude from the outer layer of this shield.With an ordinary shield, the cavalry can use the powerful impact force to knock the soldiers behind the shield flying far away in an instant.
But if sharp iron nails were added to the shield, would the cavalry dare to charge forward unscrupulously?
Even if the crotch horse is well-trained and can cross one or two floors, its speed is bound to be greatly reduced.
The soldiers standing on the third floor behind the shield-bearing soldiers, the weapons they hold in both hands are pointed spears more than one foot long, which are more than twice as long as the common spears and halberds.
This kind of weapon is almost equivalent to chicken ribs in fighting on the battlefield. It does not need this kind of weapon in short combat, and it is far inferior to bow and crossbow in long-distance combat.
Think about it, with a weapon that is more than three meters long, it is impossible to fight at close quarters, and the flexibility will be greatly restricted.
However, the ruler is shorter and the inch is longer.
This kind of ultra-long weapon is not very lethal to soldiers, but it has a great restraint effect on cavalry.When the war horse charges forward, once it hits the spear point, even if it is not dead, it will at least have a blood hole.
The spears in the hands of the cavalry on horseback barely touched the bodies of these spearmen.
Once the cavalry loses the speed advantage of the horse, they are actually not much better than ordinary infantry.
The last two layers are crossbowmen, whose function is simple and clear. When the enemy cavalry enters the shooting range, they can shoot and kill.
After Cao Jun's formation was completed, Ma Chao was about to rush forward at this moment.
Ma Chao couldn't help but frowned when he saw Cao's army waiting in full force. Looking at the posture of these guys, it was obvious that they had specialized research on restraining cavalry.
But at this moment, a sudden change occurred.
The crotch horse of the soldier next to him suddenly neighed in pain, his front legs moved, and he knelt down on the ground. The huge inertia knocked the soldier on the horse back to pieces.
The soldier rolled twice on the ground, then screamed in pain, and took out a bloody four-edged thorn from his belly.
Caltrops!
Ma Chao recognized this object. This was the method used by Lu Bu when he was fighting the Xianbei people, and it also had an unexpected effect.
No wonder the formation of Cao's army before the battle looked a little weird. The distance between the central army and other departments was relatively large. It turned out that this open space was deliberately left to deal with their raiding cavalry.
"Be alert, watch your feet!"
Ma Chao shouted loudly to remind the soldiers in the rear.
Seeing the cavalry in front slow down, Cao Ang decisively ordered: "Fire the arrows!"
shhhhh~~~
shhhhh~~~
Nearly a thousand arrows were thrown, and Ma Chao waved the silver gun in his hand, and then there was a crisp sound of ding ding ding, like playing a piano.
The arrows rained one wave after another, and the other soldiers were not as capable as Ma Chao's, and there were not a few people who were hit by arrows and fell off their horses.
It can't go on like this!
Ma Chao looked into his eyes, anxious in his heart.There are only two options before him now, either attack or retreat.