Chapter 742 Land Collapse
Long before Zhang Fei and others came back for reinforcements, both Guo Si in the north and Liu Bei in the south looked pale at the smoke rolling in from the west.
Of course Jiubing and the others know what this is? Without a cavalry charge involving thousands of people, such smoke and dust would never have been possible.
And where did the cavalry regiment come from now?
At this point, I don’t know what Guo Bang was thinking, but Liu Bei had already figured everything out.
It turned out that the cavalry of the Taishan Army had circled behind him.
Thinking about it again, Liu Bei naturally thought that the enemy army must have crossed the river along the Hejin River in Shaanxi County. Wouldn't this mean that all the troops and friendly forces in his rear were gone?
But it was too late to think anymore, because the enemy's assault cavalry had already rushed out of the smoke and crashed directly into him and Guo Bang.
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Because the Jianshui passage was cramped, the Taishan Army's eight thousand assault cavalry could not deploy effectively, and two armies were responsible for the first attack for the entire army.
They are Xu Huang's Flying Tiger Army and Guo Liang's Flying Bear Army.
Among them, Xu Huang attacked Guo Si's army, and Guo Liang attacked Liu Bei's army.
Xu Huang, who rushed out of the smoke and dust, saw Guo Bang's big banner at a glance, and then said to his left and right:
"My sons, take Guo Si's dog head and his bird flag."
Afterwards, they immediately attacked Guo Si's camp first.
At this time, two battalions of Guo Bang's troops had already entered the battlefield and were fighting with Zhao Yun's troops, so there were actually five battalions left in Guo Bang's hands, namely Xinhong in Longxi, Jiang Xu in Tianshui, Zhang Gong in Dunhuang, and Zhou Lie, and Guo Si's own army.
Before the war, Guo Si wanted to go all out, so he arranged his generals in a formation with many in front and thin in the back. This formation inadvertently saved Guo Si.
Because from the rear, Guo Si's troops appear in a cone-shaped formation. The advantage of this formation is that the formation is deep and long, and it is very difficult for the enemy to penetrate it.
But on the other hand, this formation particularly tests the quality of the cone-headed unit.
But it was a pity that Guo Bang put the weakest unit, the Xinhong tribe in Longxi, at the end.
The Xin family of Didao in Longxi should not have been so weak. Their family had two thousand warriors since the Han Dynasty and was the leader among the generals in Longxi.
But it is a pity that the Liangzhou garrison rebellion a few years ago was because the Xin clan was the original perpetrator, so the garrison rebels massacred the Xin clan and tribes after the uprising.
For a general, being able to maintain a trustworthy officer corps is a very important guarantee of strength.
The reaction at this moment was that Xin Hong could not control his troops well.
And in the face of a cavalry charge, if you can't form a strong formation, isn't that just a matter of death?
At this moment, Xin Hong in the formation looked at the front team in despair.
No matter how hard he tried, he ordered them to stand up on the spot, but still very few responded.
At this time, Xin Hong knew he couldn't stop it.
Sure enough, when the cavalry on the opposite side was still more than a hundred steps away, the front had already collapsed.
These people fled towards the rear and blocked the rising of the troops behind them. At this time, the chaos could no longer be stopped.
Xin Hong is also bloody. He knows that he can't survive, but he must not ruin his family's reputation.
So he stood up with his sword drawn and shouted:
"I am Longxi Xin..."
It's just a pity that before his name could be sung, his head was blown off by a cavalry general's horse.
Before falling into the endless darkness, Xin Hong had only one thought:
"Who is this? Why so fast?"
But no one could answer him.
Yes, the one who holds the title of Cavalry Commander is Xu Huang, he is so fast.
If his Flying Tiger Army is at the forefront of the entire army, then he is at the forefront of the Flying Tiger Army, and it is the kind of lead that is separated by a large distance.
Before all the Liangzhou officials could react, Xu Huang led five or six selected forwards into Xin Hong's formation.
Almost without encountering any resistance, Xu Huang rushed in front of Xin Hong. With his hand raised, the enemy general's head was already caught in Xu Huang's hand, and he quickly put it into the pocket on the back of the horse.
In this era, military generals had their own unique costumes. Among the crowd, the general must be the most powerful and eye-catching one, and there is almost no possibility of admitting his mistake.
This kind of outstanding appearance must bear huge risks. For example, at this moment, Xu Huang did not kill anyone else, but directly picked and killed Xin Hong precisely because Xin Hong's appearance was the best.
Do the generals know about this kind of risk? Of course I know, but I can't avoid it.
Because the general's dress is the same as the banner behind him, which represents the order of the army and also affects the morale of the entire army.
If Xin Hong was dressed like an ordinary official, how could all the officials in the camp know that their general was still there?
This is the risk that a general must bear.
As the saying goes, if you want to be famous, you must bear its criticism.
At this moment, Xu Huang calmly picked the head of the thief general, and then looked around heroically. As far as he could see, wolves were running across the battlefield, and the officials behind him were also following closely behind him. It was unstoppable, so he went down without any scruples. A battalion head rushed forward.
Xu Huang's enemy was Jiang Xu in Tianshui.
Who is Jiang Xu? It seems that his reputation is not obvious, but he is a first-class figure in the Liangzhou army. He was respected by uncles and nephews Wei Duan and Wei Kang at that time, and he set an example for Xizhou.
However, Wei Duan and Wei Kang had already died in the battle of Zhongrenting, so Jiang Xu naturally had an inexplicable hatred towards the Taishan Army.
Later, he and a group of close relatives, such as his brothers Jiang Yin, Jiang Juan, cousin Yang Fu, cousin Yang Yue, as well as Liang Kuan, Zhao Qu, Yin Feng, Yao Qiong, Kong Xin, Li Jun, Wang Ling Eleven people were selected into Liu Hong's Shesheng Army and became the backbone of the Xiyuan Army.
Because these twelve people were either close followers or township party members, they quickly formed a tight group and became very powerful during Liu Hong's period.
But soon after Liu Hong's death, they were neutral in the actions of the powerful forces in Guanxi against the eunuchs, and were finally taken advantage of by Dong Zhuo. Although these people were not executed like other robes, they had no future.
The once-prominent Shesheng Army was also divided. Now Jiang Xu, his brothers Jiang Yin, Jiang Juan, cousin Yang Fu, and cousin Yang Yue are under Guo Si's army. The others have been Divided into other troops.
However, despite being so divided, Jiang Xu's troops are still the strongest battalion in Guo Si's army. There are three thousand in the whole battalion, and they are all descendants of the Xizhou Township Party, so they are exceptionally united.
The same is true. Guo Si was quite afraid of it and often did not give his troops the opportunity to make meritorious deeds.
But now, by accident, Jiang Xu's troops have become Guo Bang's winner. If Jiang Xu can no longer stop him, Guo Bang will have no choice but to collapse his entire army.
At this time, Jiang Xu, who was behind Guo Bang, also understood this truth.
And after he understood it, he became even more ashamed and angry, because in his opinion, he was shedding the blood of his own children to work for someone he hated. It was really suffocating.
But so what? Who asked his troops to be deployed here? It is impossible to make more changes.
In addition, suddenly he saw the "Xu" character riding on the opposite side and the "Flying Tiger" picture, and he immediately realized that the person coming to kill was one of his enemies, Xu Huang. When his benefactor Wei Duan died in the battle, Jiang Xu had been investigating the situation of that battle, so he knew that Xu Huang was one of the cavalrymen in that battle.
Once he understood that the opponent was Xu Huang, he was relieved by the collapse of the friendly forces. With this tiger general charging, the brothers in the rear camp would not be unjustly defeated.
However, Xu Huang's fame did not scare Jiang Xu, and he even felt a sense of trembling.
This is the thrill of fighting against the world's famous generals, and being able to avenge the master.
So, Jiang Xu roared loudly, taking advantage of the opportunity when Xu Huang was being delayed by the rebels, he raised his gun and rushed over. Behind him, Jiang Xu's pro-party followers followed closely.
I have to say that Xizhou is really a place that produces tough men. This kind of toughness is not only in terms of force, but also in terms of character.
You must know that Xu Huang's side is no longer the dozen or so knights in the initial formation. With the collapse of Xin Hong's troops, huge holes appeared in the entire rear formation, which allowed more and more Flying Tigers to rush forward. Come in.
At this moment, there were hundreds of knights surrounding Xu Huang. They had just defeated the last significant resistance of Xin Hong's tribe, and were looking towards Jiang Xu and the others.
Then Jiang Xu and others ignored them, even the officials in the camp, and charged directly, fully demonstrating the bravery of the Xizhou warriors who were not afraid of death.
In fact, there is also an explanation for this battle, which is to use You and Bing's sudden cavalry against Liangzhou's horses. This is almost the highest knight battle in the empire.
There were about a dozen knights who rushed out from Jiang Xu's side. Once they left the military formation, their horses reached their maximum speed and then drove towards Xu Huang.
In the first confrontation, Xu Huang suffered a big loss.
If Xu Huang's armor wasn't in full order, the casualties would definitely be high.
This is the secret of riding combat. Whoever has a fast horse will win; whoever has a sharp sword and armor will win. At this moment, Xu Huang has the sword and armor, and Jiang Xufang has the speed of the horse. It can be said that they are matched against each other.
Jiang Xu's face was filled with gloom after the first impact. He didn't expect that the Taishan Army's horse speed had slowed to such a degree that it still had fighting strength.
From the strength brought by the rebound of the horse, Jiang Xu also realized that the quality of the Taishan Army's assault cavalry armor on the opposite side was better. If it were not fine armor, it would never have such elasticity.
When Jiang Xu took a closer look at the knight opposite, he saw that the paint on his armor had been removed by his own touch, leaving a little white light, which was the color of hundreds of steel refinements.
Jiang Xu couldn't believe that this kind of fine armor, which only high-ranking officials in the Western Army could equip, would actually appear on a low-level warrior in the Taishan Army.
Although the knight opposite was strong and powerful, both his sleeves and armbands showed that he was a low-level warrior.
Is it possible that the Taishan Army is so wealthy that all low-level officers in the army can be equipped with such fine armor?
At this moment, Jiang Xu had a clear despair about the strength of both sides.
These thoughts were reflected in his mind like lightning, but in reality, after being hit by him, the knight only recovered after being shaken for a moment, and then ran away from Jiang Xu.
When they were about to separate, Jiang Xu lifted the horse's tail upside down and hit the knight's tail on the back of the head. Then the man's body stiffened and he fell off the horse.
Jiang Xu didn't feel any joy after killing one person. He knew that they were going to lose this battle.
His phalanx could withstand the Liangzhou Cavalry of the same size, but it would certainly not be able to stop this finely armored cavalry group.
But he saw Xu Huang under the general's banner again, and cheered up again, because as long as he could kill Xu Huang, the enemy army would be defeated.
So, he took his cousin Yang Fu and his younger brother Jiang Juan, and the three of them formed a pin character and attacked Xu Huang directly.
And over there, Xu Huang was moving like flying, roaring and shouting, driving away the Han army in front of him.
With a sideways glance, he saw three riders on the opposite side sprinting towards him. Xu Huang was startled and asked hurriedly:
"Who is coming?"
The opponent was too insidious. The three knights were in a formation, leaving little room for him to dodge, so Xu Huang subconsciously shouted loudly.
And after hearing what Xu Huang said, Jiang Xu actually spoke, and he was so impressed:
"I am Tianshui Jiang Boyi. Remember who killed you when you get down there."
But as soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Xu's face changed wildly, but there was a cavalry commander behind Xu Huang, who drew his bow and shot directly at him.
Jiang Xu was caught off guard and was hit by an arrow in his front teeth, causing his mouth to bleed. But he could still fight, and he was still shouting. He held up the horse's horse and pointed it at Xu Huang.
And then...
Xu Huang abandoned the horse and directly grabbed Jiang Xu's horse with both hands. With a hip twist, he snatched Jiang Xu's horse away.
Jiang Xu lost his mind. Is this a way to seize the throne?
Even though he had heard of this kind of thing, he always thought that it was something that existed in theory, just like grabbing a white blade with bare hands, it was staged.
But today he saw it.
The next moment, Jiang Xu's own horse slapped his head, and his head exploded in an instant.
But no one felt sad for him, because when Jiang Xu and Xu Huang were on the wrong horse, five or six knights behind Xu Huang had already shot his cousin Yang Fu and his younger brother Jiang Juan.
For a time, heroes died in the yellow sand, and martyrs wandered in the wilderness, crying sadly.
With the death of many Tianshui heroes, an even greater collapse occurred in front of Guo Si.
He also understood that it was not that Jiang Xu and the others would fight to the death, but that the Taishan Army really had too many people.
As far as he could see, there were densely packed knights in front and behind. Let's put it this way, there were not enough people under his command to kill, and there were often cases where two or three Taishan Army knights would snatch a Liangzhou soldier.
When did the cavalry actually outnumber the infantry? In this case, Guo Si has no chance thoughts at all.
It's time to run.
At this moment, he was grateful for his luck, that is, he had kept the cavalry under his tent instead of letting them out.
After thinking about this, Guo Si looked at the frightened Liangzhou knights on his left and right, and said with emotion:
"Brothers, victory or defeat is a common thing for a soldier. Didn't I just lead you out of the battle in Queshu Valley? Today, I, Guo Aduo, can still do it."
As he spoke, Guo Bang raised his horse high and shouted from left to right:
"Follow me and fight your way out!"
"Breakout!"
Thousands of Liangzhou knights made a strong voice at the critical moment of their lives. They followed Guo Bangma's direction and started.
But such a tragic breakout scene fell into the eyes of Yao Naxing and Linghu Zheng to the east with despair.
Especially Yao Naxing raised his head in sorrow:
"Guo Gou, you must die a happy death!"
Yes, Guo Bang abandoned Yao Naxing who was trapped in the formation. Even though he was his brother-in-law, he just threw it away at this moment.
So from then on, Guo Si's entire army collapsed, and the army was defeated like a mountain.