I win the lottery in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 394 Do You Use Hole Cards?
Chapter 394 Do You Use Hole Cards?
Cao Ren's praise is not exaggerated. The Xiliang army's independent change of formation at this time is completely the result of daily training.

But even so, under the blow of the Jiangdong Army's arrow rain, casualties are still inevitable.

For now, the Xiliang Army has minimized casualties.

The infantry used shields to defend, but the cavalry was not so easy, after all, they had to protect the horses.

Fortunately, the Jiangdong Army's arrow rain lasted for a short period of time, otherwise, if it continued like this, the Xiliang cavalry would have to abandon their horses and switch to fighting on foot.

"Why is the rain of arrows less and less?" Sun Quan was displeased.

And as soon as he finished speaking, the complexions of the generals around him couldn't be much better. After all, these people who have been in battle all the year round know the Jiangdong Army's family background.

"My lord, in the battle of Chibi, the arrows were exhausted and the reserves were insufficient." Lu Su said, although he didn't want to say it, but now he couldn't help it.

Hearing this, Sun Quan's face darkened in an instant, and the arrow reserves were insufficient. Although this was not a fatal injury, it reflected that Jiangdong's family property had been used up a lot after the Battle of Chibi.

"Send the order, the whole army is going to attack, today we will be victorious!" After a few short breaths, Sun Quan adjusted his mentality, and then he raised his arms and called out.

At this moment, Sun Quan's personal guards and generals were all infected, and their morale exploded.

The morale of the Jiangdong Army who received the general order was even higher, shouting and rushing towards the Xiliang Army who formed a defensive formation!

Cao Ren was keenly aware of the sudden change, and then laughed loudly: "Jiangdong Army is short of arrows, and this battle has come to a turning point."

"Brother, give the order!" Cao Hong showed joy on his face. As soon as he said this, even Brother Xiahou showed anticipation.

"Don't worry, we are deeply encircled. We still don't know the situation of the Jiangdong Army. Right now, we should focus on stability. If we can fight, we will fight. If we can't do anything, we should break out of the encirclement."

Cao Ren calmly analyzed the sentence, and he had a feeling in his heart that Liu Bowen's arrangement might not be so simple.

If that's the case, think carefully!
"Give the order that the cavalry retreat, and the infantry step forward, forming a defensive formation." Cao Ren immediately issued the general order.

Although the four of them have only been in contact with the Xiliang Army for a short time, they have seen some formation drills on weekdays.

And when Cao Ren's general order was issued, two urgent horns sounded immediately in the center of the battlefield.

The next moment, the originally dispersed small formation immediately dispersed, and then all the soldiers subconsciously began to move according to their daily training.

When the Jiangdong army was coming from all directions, the Xiliang army's defensive formation had already been changed.

Not only that, the cavalry who had already entered the center of the battle formation ran at a low speed and formed a circle.

Cao Ren turned his head and saw that these cavalrymen took out the bows and arrows hanging on the side of their horses one after another, obviously waiting for his general's order.

"Archers, shoot!" Cao Ren roared, and his order was conveyed by his messengers.

Wenshi, a lot of arrows rained out from the Xiliang formation, covering the surrounding area.

Compared with Jiangdong's arrows, Xiliang Army's arrows have been specially improved, and their armor-piercing ability is not comparable to ordinary arrows.

Penetrating ordinary leather armor is not a problem at all.

The cavalry began to rain arrows, and the infantry on the periphery were not idle either!

The soldiers with swords and shields were in front, and the soldiers with halberds followed closely behind. Only the spearmen were in the third row, always ready to stick out their spears through the gaps in the shields.

With the enemy at hand, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Xiahoudun, and Xiahouyuan have an orderly division of labor, each responsible for a direction, but generally they must obey Cao Ren's dispatch.

On the outskirts of the battlefield, the Xiliang scouts silently watched the changes in the entire battle situation. From time to time, someone pulled back and returned, apparently to let Meng Chen know the battle situation on the battlefield.

In the Xiliang army camp, when Meng Chen got the news, he immediately made a simple model according to the information fed back by the scouts.

"My lord, Cao Ren is worthy of being a famous general in the world. Judging from the current situation, Sun Quan must have been beaten to death." Liu Bowen said confidently.

"What the military adviser said is very true. Before, I was worried about the lack of tacit understanding between the generals and the soldiers. Now it seems that I am worrying too much." Meng Chen touched his chin with his right hand and muttered.

After a while, Meng Chen let out a long breath and said, "Military Master, do you want to send Ma Chao and Ma Dai to reinforce?"

Liu Bowen shook his head with a smile, he understood Meng Chen's worries, but this kind of time is the best time to test the general.

"My lord, you have no worries. The Jiangdong army's fighting spirit is not strong, let alone Sun Quan's fighting spirit is strong at this time. Why don't you let him go crazy for a while."

After the words fell, Meng Chen fell into deep thought, but soon understood the intention.

As the saying goes, "If you want to destroy it, let it go crazy first", only in this way can you completely break the will in Sun Quan's heart.

"Order the scouts, keep a close watch on them, and don't expose your traces." Meng Chen ordered loudly.

"Here!"

Back on the battlefield, the Jiangdong Army crazily attacked the Xiliang Army's defensive line. Unfortunately, the strength gap between the two sides was there. Even if the Jiangdong Army had the upper hand, they still couldn't break through the defense.

The entire Xiliang formation was like a hedgehog, causing the Jiangdong Army's several attacks to return in vain.

Even fierce men like Pan Zhang and Zhou Tai couldn't get close to the Xiliang Army's iron barrel defense.

"My lord, the formation of the Xiliang army is like a hedgehog, and it is impossible to get close." Zhou Tai appeared in front of Sun Quan covered in blood, and said helplessly.

"How is Youping's injury?" Although Sun Quan frowned, he still asked with concern.

"A little skin trauma, thank you for your concern, my lord." Zhou Tai hurriedly returned the gift.

Sun Quan nodded, and then turned his gaze to Chen Wu.

As Sun Quan's last trump card, Chen Wu held thousands of cavalry and must not move lightly.

Just when Sun Quan was hesitating, there was a sudden change on the battlefield, and the entire Xiliang formation started to move, slowly retreating towards the way it came from.

It was difficult to move a large formation of tens of thousands of people, but it was unexpected that the Xiliang Army did it in an orderly manner, and this move made Sun Quan even more furious.

Finally, someone came to invite you into the urn, but in the end, he didn't have the ability to eat it. If it gets out, what will be the face of Sun Quan?

The reason why Cao Ren ordered the formation to retreat slowly was not for the real retreat, but for the hope of drawing out the Jiangdong army's cards.

As for why he did this, Cao Ren relied entirely on his battlefield instincts.

The Xiliang army was surrounded, and the Jiangdong army was unable to attack for a long time. If they didn't play their cards in the bright spot, they might not be able to stop the Xiliang army from breaking through.

In other words, the Jiangdong army commanded by Sun Quan did not take advantage of the battle to the present level!

(End of this chapter)