"What happened?!"

Just as a group of Hun cavalry surrounded Deng Dang, Lu and Meng were heading towards the white horse flag. On the way, a small group of white horse righteous soldiers mounted their horses as a matter of course and came out to greet them. They stopped directly at a distance of more than a hundred steps from the white horse flag.

A group of people stopped, and the leader, a young man, was tall, fully armored, and had a steel spear in his hand that was more than ten feet tall. He looked so majestic that it was shocking.

"Someone abandoned his sword and surrendered in front of the battle. He was a Qianshi Sima. He said he had military intelligence reports." The Southern Huns were basically Chinese herders, so naturally their Chinese language was clear and unmistakable.

"Wait!" The young team leader looked Deng Dang up and down, glanced at the seal ribbon held high by the opponent, his eyes full of impatience, and then he couldn't help but look at the battlefield in the distance, and then turned back and mouthed a signal.

Immediately, a horse galloped away behind him, and then returned with a group of people.

"I am Han Hao, the guard of the Yan Kingdom. If you have any military information, please report it to me here. I will report it to my Duke Yan!" As he was approaching, the surrounding Han and Hungarian officers and soldiers were avoiding each other.

Making a way, it was Han Hao, an important minister of the Yan State and a close minister of the Duke of Yan, who held the power of mid-level military officers and personnel.

Hearing this, Deng Dang and Lu Meng had completely different reactions.

Lu Meng was immediately disappointed, but he didn't show it on his face. He was still thinking about making great achievements! However, the experienced Deng Dang let out a long breath in front of everyone - because this was exactly what he was like.

The reason why I want to bring my brother-in-law here is because of the current situation. If I don't come, I will definitely be executed by Zhu Zhi on the spot. But if I come, I can't do it. My brother-in-law will be unlucky even if I don't have it. But the two of them came here together. As Yan Gong,

They may not have a chance to meet at all, there is no need to assassinate at all, but they can survive from death, and if they really go back one day, they can also explain to Zhu Zhi!

After feeling relieved, Deng Dang did not look back, but directly pulled his brother-in-law to bow down, and then simply said: "Han Hujun, I want to report the military intelligence urgently. In addition to the three thousand tigers and leopards who arrived yesterday, the largest camp in the south has

Outside the cavalry, the rest are just civilians in disguise! The commander of the camp is Cao Ang, the eldest son of Cao Fenwu! Also, since I escaped before the battle, be careful that Lord Zhufu will send troops immediately..."

When Han Hao heard this, he was slightly startled. However, before he could speak, a cry of death suddenly sounded from the south, and then it instantly merged into the distant sound of gold and iron, as if they were one!

Everyone looked up, and sure enough, it was Zhu Zhi who saw this scene from a distance, and without hesitation, directly urged the entire army to leave the camp!

"Let the two captains Liu and Zhang (Yu Fuluo, Xu Bu second) lead the troops to meet the enemy!" Han Hao immediately decided on the horse. "Meng Qi tied these two men temporarily and took them to the rear for custody. After the war,

Anyway, I will repay His Highness!"

With such a backbone, after the order was given, the Huns soldiers naturally turned back to look for their two generals, and Han Hao also led his cavalry back. Only the young team leader named Ma Mengqi cursed and uttered vulgar words in front of the battle...

He probably said that if he could be allowed to lead a thousand white horses to replace Zhang Wenyuan, he would have done it already. Then he pressed Deng Dang, who was completely relieved, angrily, and Lü and Meng left from the flank to the rear.

After Zhu Zhi sent out troops, Lu Dai did not hesitate. Yu Fuluo (Liu) and Xu Bu (Zhang) were the second-ranking generals who had already done so in this battle. Moreover, Gongsun Xun was right behind him. How could he dare to neglect him?

The second general mobilized the entire army one after another, riding forward, shooting and trampling in an attempt to block the opponent in front of the camp gate.

However, General Zhu and Lu had the intention to fight to the death, and the Huns cavalry habitually retreated to leave space for cavalry and archery. Therefore, as soon as the battle began, the battle line quickly squeezed hundreds of steps to the north, almost

He was about to force himself in front of Baima Yicong.

It can be seen that even so, what Deng, Dang, and Lu Meng saw along the way were that under the shade of trees, beside the stream, and even under the scorching sun, countless white-horse followers were sitting cross-legged with their armor on, either drawing water or eating, or

They talked in low voices, but turned a deaf ear to the fighting ahead. Even though the fighting had spread to two or three hundred steps in front of them, they still stood still... On the contrary, Ma Mengqi, who was responsible for escorting them, was different.

They stabbed their heads, but they didn't dare to disobey the military orders... so they looked at each other in shock, silently exclaiming that they had gained more knowledge.

Only from a distance, they could not see what Mr. Yan looked like from beginning to end, which made the two brothers who were tied to a tree feel regretful.

"Cao Zixiu?" After a moment, under the white horse, Gongsun Xun finally changed his face slightly. "With the war going like this, it doesn't matter. I just don't know if Cao De's son Cao Anmin is there, and whether the tiger idiot Xu Chu came first with the tiger and leopard cavalry...

…”

In other words, no matter what, since Zhu and Lu chose to attack in front of them, both sides in this battle have actually exhausted all their troops, and there is no room left. For the commanders of both sides, there is no more calculation to discuss.

As a result, there was an untimely sense of relaxation here in the center of the Yan Army.

When Meng Jian, who was accompanying him, heard this, he couldn't help asking a question that he had been doubting for a long time: "Your Highness, when it comes to Xu Chu, Cao Ang, and Cao De, I have always been unclear about something... Why are these three people...

Not registered?"

"Because of his position." Gongsun Xun answered casually. "Xu Chu is just the captain of the guard, and he can only follow Cao Mengde. Therefore, although he is brave and important to the world, he has to be wronged and cannot be listed alone; Cao De is supposed to be

He was on the card, and should be in the front seat, but that was because he was originally in charge of Nanyang, not because he was Cao Mengde's brother, so before the war, Nanyang was actually led by Lu Bu and Cai Mao, and his people

He only went to Gui Pei to take care of the warehouse, so naturally he was not listed... As for Cao Ang, it is also the same reason. He should have just led the civilians to transport grain here, and then stayed in the camp."

Meng Jian and others each had their own thoughts, but they did not ask further because it involved a pseudo-concept of 'clan', that is, whether the clan itself is an official position... But this issue is currently in the Yan Kingdom.

A very sensitive topic.

Among the three particularly powerful "clan" in the Yan Kingdom, Gongsun Zan was the most capable and the most senior, but he committed two extremely serious political mistakes: separatist rule and indulgence of the emperor. Basically, no one was willing to taint him, but

I don't dare to offend him, so I keep a respectful distance.

On the contrary, Gongsun Yue was particularly trusted. He had been serving as the shepherd of Bingzhou and the governor of Shaanzhou before. Before the Central Plains War, he was transferred to the position of shepherd of Liangzhou and then the governor of Liang.

Zang, the Western Regions, this kind of resettlement is by no means a vacancy. On the contrary, it is a sign of extreme trust, because these places have just been brought under the rule, and there are instability factors. If it is not an extremely trustworthy person,

, it is impossible to be appointed in this way.

Compared with those two people with such clear political status, the third important official of the clan, Gongsun Fan, is very interesting... Before the war, Lou Gui followed the example of Shen Pei and invited himself to go south to serve in Sizhou. The right minister was vacant, so this town official

General Bei led Youzhou Mubi into the court to perform the duties of right minister.

How should I put it? It seems to be a huge improvement in terms of position, but it is a proxy and is destined to be handed back. Moreover, he lost the extremely powerful Youzhou Mu for this!

So it's no wonder that some people are thinking about it.

Of course, these things are just a fleeting thought of several attendants in the gap on the battlefield, just as these few chats are just a nervous expression of several attendants in the heat of the battlefield... And when these attendants who participated in the battle for the first time and Gongsun Xun

After a few words of conversation, we were basically able to settle down.

Think about it, is there anyone in the world who has fought more, fiercer, and even bigger battles than this Yan Gong? What is there to worry about following this man into the war?

And just as the mentality of everyone under the White Horse gradually stabilized, in the afternoon, the battlefield situation finally began to tilt as expected!

The tiger and leopard cavalry were divided into two. They violated a taboo on the battlefield by dividing their troops before the battle. Zhang Liao became more ferocious. He repeatedly distanced himself from the outside of the battlefield and launched charges. The pressure gradually overwhelmed Cao Chun... and he lost him.

After receiving the assistance of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, Huang Gai and Chen Du, who were the first to attack, began to lose their strength under the pressure of the cavalry that far exceeded their own!

Don’t underestimate this so-called ‘gradual exhaustion’.

Because everyone with rich battlefield experience knows that in the stalemate stage of the battlefield, although the two sides fighting fiercely, the casualties are relatively small... But once one party begins to fall into a disadvantage, the casualties will increase dramatically, and this increase is not

As the tilt of the situation increases or decreases constantly, more often than not, an acceleration pattern will be mapped against the battlefield situation.

To put it simply, even though the defeat has not happened yet, if there are no reinforcements, Huang Gai and Chen Dao will probably be defeated soon... Maybe the whole army will be annihilated by then!

As a result, Zhu Zhi and Lu Dai made the wisest choice together. They gave up their attack to the north, abandoned their respective camps, and then turned directly along the camp to both sides, trying to support Huang Gai.

Arrive with Chen, hoping to bring some troops into the rear camp to see if they can sustain it until reinforcements arrive!

But just as these two veteran generals expected, the Huns cavalry followed closely behind them, using their horses and mounted archery to cause them to pay a huge price in casualties.

The merging of Zhu Zhi and Huang Gai, and the merging of Lu Dai and Chen Dao, slightly delayed the trend of "unsupported", but it was only a delay. With the Xiongnu cavalry on both wings catching up, the entire Central Plains Allied Forces force was actually

They were surrounded by Hebei cavalry and were trapped on both wings of the camp!

Zhu Zhi and Lu Dai's idea of ​​breaking through and reaching the camp did not have any tendency to succeed.

On the contrary, it lasted for about another two-quarters of an hour. As the sun set further to the west, as the infantry casualties of these Central Plains coalition forces increased, and as their fatigue increased, this group was already very tenacious, hard-working, and very capable.

The dedicated army finally showed signs of collapse.

What is incredible is that the first place that caused the collapse was not the heavily surrounded Huang Gai and Chen Duo, but the tiger and leopard cavalry on the east side of the battlefield!

The reason is very simple. Their commander, Cao Xiu, the deputy general of Hubao Cavalry and the rank of Sima in the army, suddenly fell off his horse!

"Cao Sima!"

Several nearby tiger and leopard knights hurriedly rushed forward, and some people took the initiative to dismount in a local battlefield full of cavalry, regardless of the danger of the battlefield, and then helped Cao Xiu onto his mount - Cao Xiu's own mount directly fell off the horse after its owner.

Ran away!

However, it is better not to help him, because now everyone around him, whether he is an enemy or friend, can see clearly that Cao Xiu did not simply stumble and fall off his horse on the battlefield, but fell into a coma. After being helped onto the horse, he was completely unconscious and could not even sit down.

I can't even sit still!

This situation made the guard who gave up his horse immediately burst into tears!

"The thief general is dead! The whole army is on the move!" Naturally, the Yan army would not let go of such a good opportunity. The army commander, who had become a member of the Incorruptible Department, was overjoyed and directly urged his subordinates to move forward, preparing to launch a group charge.

The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry are all selected elites, and they have been forced into a desperate situation with no way to retreat. Naturally, they will not collapse just because the commander suddenly loses their combat effectiveness.

However, since Cao Xiu lost consciousness, it means that the tiger and leopard cavalry on the east side of the camp suddenly lost their command system. One of the two commanders was killed in the battle before, and another person is missing at this time. It is impossible to say that it should be

Was surrounded with a small group of troops.

In other words, at this moment, if no one steps forward, then the remaining hundreds of tiger and leopard cavalry can only be divided under the leadership of a few team leaders, commanders and other officers, and then fight on their own. If this is the case,

, how could it be possible to block the tactical charge of the opposing group?!

This has nothing to do with tactical literacy, it is a hard blow!

"Cao Sima must not be dead yet!" At the critical moment, a tiger and leopard knight who was fighting at the front line with a bloody face stood out through gritted teeth and screamed. "Send him to the camp! The rest of the people, follow me..."

Before he finished speaking, no less than a dozen arrows flew together, turning this Cao Jun officer who was within the frontline strike range but had to give up covering up to take the initiative into a hedgehog!

This man was hit by several arrows and was obviously fatal, but he did not die immediately. He just looked extremely painful, trying hard to hold an arrow shaft on his chest with one hand, and trying to hold on to the horse's rein with his other hand. However, this man

The horse under his crotch was hit by several arrows one after another. Under the pain, he suddenly lost control and galloped away. However, his master's body was jolted off the horse. However, the horse's reins were wrapped around the arm of Qu Junhou, so that this person

He was dragged hundreds of steps by his own horse before he died on the battlefield!

More than a dozen of Cao Xiu's guards sent Cao Xiu into the camp. When they came back, they found that the tiger and leopard cavalry formation on the east side of the battlefield had collapsed. A large number of tiger and leopard cavalry soldiers had been successfully divided and surrounded by the Yan army. It seemed that they could only take

Their lives were wasted. However, these dozen riders did not hesitate and rushed into the nearest battle group.

Then they were quickly strangled to death!

The collapse of Cao's army started from here. However, due to the chaos of the war and the difficulty of the highest-ranking officers transmitting orders directly, this collapse did not spread toward the camp, but instead headed toward the center of the battlefield to the north.

To put it bluntly, everyone was already red-blooded. At this time, everyone only had enemies in their eyes. Therefore, for a while, the camp where Cao Ang was located and the other four camps themselves did not receive much impact. On the contrary, the people outside the camp

Cao's army began to encounter large-scale encirclement and suppression, which resulted in large-scale casualties.

As the sun set further to the west, the weather became no longer hot. At this moment, the second landmark event of the collapse of Cao's army occurred - Cheng Lian led his personal guards to personally kill the exhausted Ru.
To be continued...