As early as the collapse of the second battalion, the battle on the water battlefield fell into a strange situation.

The second battalion was the unit that really started to fight seriously. Kong Xiu's death felt a bit self-inflicted, but his troops did not lose their control. They caused effective damage to Zhang Fei's infantry and cavalry, but they really had no chance of victory.

, and then it collapsed completely.

In fact, it would be a bit funny if Zhang Fei, who was famous for his chaotic battles on the battlefield and led 2,000 men against an enemy of ten thousand, could not defeat only a thousand enemies who had lost their leader.

At this time, as the Yan army's sentry cavalry reported the military information of the first two battalions to the rear, the follow-up troops, starting from Jiang Xu, had consciously stabilized their mentality, prepared to form military formations, and marched in a coordinated and steady manner with infantry, cavalry, and crossbows.

But as soon as the battle began, the problem became clear. They could stop Zhang Fei's deputy general Zhou Li's less than two thousand infantry, but they could not stop Zhang Fei's assault. And such a hasty formation, such a narrow battlefield, such

There are so many broken troops to stop a mere two or three hundred cavalry... The only effective method is probably just cavalry versus cavalry.

But even the troops in the Liangzhou Army had to give up a large number of cavalry in order to transfer from Hanzhong Road. In one battalion, there were two to three hundred more and one or two hundred less, that's all. And the small

The cavalry are fighting in chaos. Is there anyone in the world who can be Zhang Fei's opponent?

Jiang Xu was born in Liangzhou and was not afraid of close combat on horseback. As a result, he died under the horse and died.

However, although Jiang Xu died, the third battalion, mostly composed of Jiang's disciples, showed no signs of defeat, and it was difficult for Zhou Li's troops to break through. But at this time, Zhang Fei could not wait again, and his men had less than two hundred cavalry.

, continue to look for gaps, and attack to the north.

As Zhang Fei made a big splash, the Yan army's sentries and cavalry galloped northward, a mere ten miles away, and soon notified all the battalions and units behind them, and gathered military information with the commander-in-chief Lu Fan who had just left the camp.

After Lu Ziheng finished reading the military situation under the banner of honor, he was immediately furious, but also a little worried for a moment. After thinking about it for a moment, he couldn't help but face Xun You frankly on the horse: "Brother Gongda, you have advised me not to do it before.

The formation of a single line to prevent the front and rear from losing ground seems to be very prescient... And now Zhang Yide is so powerful that he lives up to his reputation as an enemy of ten thousand people. Should we make some adjustments to prevent too many troops from being defeated and being picked up by him one by one?

If one of them is beaten down, it will eventually turn into a bead curtain rolling backwards?"

Xun You immediately shook his head: "It will never reach that point, but it would be good to make some adjustments. What does Grand Sima want?"

"I intend to have the front army stationed for a while, organize the formation, collect the defeated troops, and ambush strong bows and crossbows..." At this point, Lu Fan paused for a moment.

"It's so good." Xun You nodded immediately. "It can be said to be a perfect strategy."

"It's not just that," Lu Fan became even more excited when he saw the other party's affirmation. "Why don't we spread out the queue again and change it from a single column to a double column..."

Xun You frowned slightly and understood Lu Ziheng's meaning almost instantly, but he didn't say much.

By the way, it is obvious that Lu Fan was worried that Zhang Fei would abandon both the enemy and our brigades and lead only 200 cavalry to bypass the long and narrow army from the west and attack the main formation, so he spread out his troops... This possibility is of course true.

It exists, but it only exists, because in Xun Gongda's view, Zhang Fei is a general, not a swordsman like Xu Shu, and abandoning the enemy's troops and taking the enemy's commander directly is not in line with Zhang Yide's historical character.

A general is a general. Even if he is at the end of his rope, he will not act like an assassin if he only rides alone. Correspondingly, Xu Yuanzhi changed the country in Sichuan and turned the country upside down, but he still acted like an assassin. This is human nature.

Therefore, Lu Fan's later move seemed to Xun You to be superfluous, and it would probably cause chaos in the formation and reveal flaws, which could be exploited by Zhang Fei.

However, Xun Gongda didn't take it seriously, because he knew very well that this battle was impossible to lose... No matter how powerful Zhang Fei was, how he killed generals and captured the flag, it would not affect the outcome of the war.

the reason is simple.

First of all, Zhang Fei's hundreds of cavalrymen had limited damage. Even though he was unparalleled and could kill generals and capture the flag repeatedly, he was unable to take this opportunity to further expand the effective damage, let alone kill all the officers and make the entire Yan army organized.

Collapse.

Correspondingly speaking, under the current situation, within the Yan Army, even a senior military commander who only listens to the army commander and reads those military orders and announcements, and treks all the way from his hometown, will know in his heart that the world

The overall situation belongs to Duke Yan. This battle is not so much about the feudal princes fighting for hegemony as it is about quelling the rebellion.

In this case, these troops who came all the way from Liangzhou, Hanzhong, and Xuzhou to resist would only be temporarily defeated, but no one would and would not dare to desert. When they regain their senses, the fleeing troops will inevitably

Regroup and fight under the organization of grassroots officers... And once this happens, even a powerful warrior like Zhang Yide will be bitten to death by ants.

However, since he was bound to win, Xun You had no intention of correcting Lu Fan's mistakes. After all, Xun Gongda certainly had some suspicions about what Yan Gong meant by placing these miscellaneous soldiers in front of him. And he understood better that if he spoke at this time, others would

Grand Sima Lu Ziheng may not be able to listen, not because he has no magnanimity, but because he is used to the rear, but has not been in the army for a long time. This is a sensitive time. When he comes to the front of the battle, he will inevitably be too careful and prepared, but he will miss the opportunity.

When he thought of this, Xun Gongda was naturally speechless.

Just when the order was sent from the rear, the battle situation in the front changed again, but it was Zhang Fei's deputy general Zhou Li who finally led his infantry in a bloody battle, and then followed Zhang Yide... The reason for this change is also very simple. Zhang Fei overcame the dense army.

After reaching behind the third battalion, Jiang, the deputy general of the third battalion and a younger brother of the Jiang Xu clan, took the initiative to withdraw from the middle road and ordered the troops to assemble towards the river embankment.

This is not betraying the troops behind him, on the contrary, it is a reasonable tactical choice, because the troops behind him have already learned about Zhang Fei's assault, and must have been well prepared during the chaotic battle. Then take a moment to dodge at this time,

Not only can it reduce unnecessary casualties, but it can also take the opportunity to collect the defeated troops in the front, especially those of the Qiang people.

It should be noted that Tianshui Jiang family still has some prestige among the Qiang people.

In fact, when Zhou Li caught up with Zhang Fei's forward again, his troops already had less than 1,3400 men...Such a large attrition ratio was certainly not caused by casualties or injuries, but even the defeated Yan army might not have suffered such heavy losses.

, but was caused by a forced military disengagement after the troops were involved in small group fighting during a hasty assault.

However, Zhang Yide, who was hit by an arrow in his shoulder, turned around and saw the troops chasing behind him, but he was not overjoyed. Instead, he sighed rarely, then broke the arrow, reined in his horse, and shouted vigorously towards the dense formation in front of him:

"Mr. Mi Fu, my old friend is here, why don't you meet me?"

Mi Fang, the commander of the fourth battalion who was hiding far behind the formation, heard this and blushed immediately, but he lowered his head and hid in the formation without saying a word. Seeing this, Zhang Fei didn't say much and rushed forward regardless of life or death. But just

At this time, suddenly, there was smoke and dust billowing further to the west of the battlefield, but there were troops supporting it.

Of course, this was because Chen Deng got the order from Lu Fan behind him and hurriedly came around from the rear to form a double-file formation.

Of course, Zhang Fei didn't know this, but this didn't stop him from catching a glimpse of the fighter plane, and he turned straight around Mi Fang's troops, who were closely arrayed, and charged towards Chen Deng's troops who had just arrived and were not yet on a stable footing.

Chen Deng was caught off guard and was directly cut into the formation by Zhang Fei. Fortunately, Chen Yuanlong had known about the death of Kong Xiu and did not dare to act rashly. Instead, he hid among the soldiers and mobilized spears and crossbows to try to keep the opponent in the formation.

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Seeing Zhou Li following behind him again, Zhang Yide was not reluctant to fight, but fought hard to kill several people. After opening the gap, he charged straight north along the gap between the two battalions with a new arrow wound.

And left... This time, Zhou Li's tribe was completely blocked!

At this point, Zhang Yide's desperate attitude has been clearly revealed, but Chen Deng and Mi Fang's second battalion did not dare to pursue and kill him. It is not known whether they were afraid of Zhang Fei's bravery or felt guilty.

After the second battalion of Chen Deng and Mi Fang, there are the second battalions of Zhao Ang and Han De. These two battalions have just completed their formation, but unlike the first two battalions, the generals of the Liangzhou sequence are so brave and warlike. How can they die because of who they are?

Who wouldn't dare to fight because of his reputation? What's more, Zhang Fei is a famous general in the world. If he can kill him, his success in this battle will be almost second to that of Liu Bei's capture. How can a bunch of thousands of stone officers not be eager to fight for their lives?

As a result, almost by coincidence, the infantry of the two battalions naturally remained motionless, but the generals of both sides sent out hundreds of cavalry to personally attack Zhang Fei's tribe, which already had only more than a hundred cavalry.

Zhang Yide caught a glimpse of the attack from two sides and did not say a word or give an order. He did not pay attention to what was happening behind him. He just reined in his horse and turned to the side where the flag with the word "Zhao" was. The cavalry from both sides clashed head on. Zhang Yide's troops were already tired and wounded, and there were only a few people.

, they were almost completely at a disadvantage as soon as they engaged in the battle, but Zhang Fei was the vanguard, but he swung his spear to deflect several cold arrows, suffered another arrow wound, and headed towards the opponent's flag with a roar.

In other words, when Zhao Ang saw Zhang Fei's majestic appearance, the heroic spirit he had accumulated in his imagination suddenly disappeared. Otherwise, he would not have temporarily slowed down and ordered the cold arrows to be fired. When the opponent was about to rush to the flag, he became even more timid and took the initiative.

Abandoning the flag and running away, trying to join the formation.

When Zhang Yide reached the flag, he saw no generals in obvious attire, so he simply stabbed the man holding the flag to death with a spear, then ignored him and turned back, heading towards the approaching Korean-character flag behind him.

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Poor Han De, how could anyone be as sophisticated as Zhao Ang?

Caught off guard, he was grabbed directly in front of him by Zhang Yide's tactical "returning gun". When the two sides fought, the famous Xiliang general was easily stabbed by Zhang Fei, who had already suffered three minor injuries.

He was killed on a horse and beaten to death on the battlefield, leaving his four young sons as a fatherless man.

After Han De died, Zhang Yide not only did not stop, but turned around again to charge at the newly erected banner with the word "Zhao"! Zhao Ang saw it from a distance and was so frightened that his liver and gallbladder split. He turned around and ran away again. Zhang Fei rushed to the opponent's flag and stabbed the new flag again.

He wanted to pursue the flag-bearing man, but unexpectedly, Zhao Ang had already fled back to the formation in embarrassment and ordered an arrow to be fired!

The battlefield was in chaos, and the people who heard the order to shoot were only a few dozen sergeants, and dozens of arrows flew in. Although Zhang Yide was not directly killed, his mount was hit by an arrow! This horse, a gift from Li Jin in the past, suddenly became a

No matter how hard he staggered to get up, Zhang Fei immediately turned over and fell!

Zhao Weizhang was overjoyed. He was about to turn around and pick up his gun to take advantage of this great achievement. Unexpectedly, in just a moment, Zhang Yide stood up directly within his sight, and snatched the flag-carrying sergeant's war horse from the chaos.

Without even picking up the spear, he pulled out the sword from his waist and continued to come towards him.

Seeing this situation, Zhao Ang's mind was almost blank, and the surrounding soldiers had no time to bend their bows and draw arrows again before they were already forced in front of him.

In a hurry, Zhang Fei raised his sword to chop, but Zhao Ang instinctively raised his spear to block. The weapons of the two sides collided. After all, the Huanshou sword was not a horse weapon, and it got stuck directly on the opponent's unbroken spear shaft.

However, Zhao Weizhang couldn't bear the strength and stumbled and dropped his weapon, threatening to fall from his horse!

At this moment, Zhang Fei was not in a hurry. He first abandoned the knife and then reached out to grab Zhao Ang on his horse. He actually grabbed Zhao Ang directly and held him under his arm like a puppy!

Among the thousands of troops, the Yan army was dumbfounded. They could only watch the man turn around and walk dozens of steps on horseback. He hugged his general, bent down and picked up his iron spear, then laughed and walked away, continuing to march towards

Go north.

At this moment, there were less than a few dozen knights who could keep up with Liu Beijun, but they were all excited. Although they knew that there was a dead end ahead, they still struggled to keep up despite their injuries.

However, after passing the two battalions, the Yan army's troops and horses in front became thicker and thicker. Unlike the previous four battalions where there were gaps between them, the troops and horses here were connected together, and several general flags were scattered and clustered together.

in one place.

It turned out that this was where Sima Yi and Meng Da were. Each of them had deputy generals in charge of not only a thousand men, but also people with higher status on the battlefield. Naturally, they mobilized Han Fu, Fu Qian and other generals early to build a heavy defense line.

But having said that, at this moment, no one among the low-ranking captains and sima of the Yan army dared to lead the cavalry to hunt Zhang Fei.

The reason is very simple. They stood here to set up their formation, listening to the frontline military situation like running water:

Zhang Fei beheaded Xie, and Zhang Fei broke through the first battalion;

Zhang Yide beheaded Kong Xiu, and Zhang Yide broke through the second battalion;

General Zhang beheaded Jiang Xu and passed directly through the third battalion;

The black general passed through the fourth and fifth battalions, and Chen Yuanlong and Mi Fang did not dare to move at all;
To be continued...