There are gentlemen in the Three Kingdoms

Xia Houyuan fell into the tricks of the potters and Guo Jia, and was surrounded by the Jinling army divided into three groups.

When it comes to the number of war horses, Cao Cao's army is second only to Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan, and Xiliang warlords in Hebei, but when it comes to the combat proficiency and toughness of soldiers, Cao Cao's army is by no means inferior to any powerful army in the world.

But no matter how tough and brave the soldiers of Cao Cao's army are, there are still many factors that affect the victory of the war, especially after an army is surrounded by three routes, no matter how powerful the army is and how equipped it is, It is absolutely impossible to reverse the comeback.

The formation of the army and the configuration of the soldiers' equipment are generally to arrange heavy weapons and powerful troops on the front of the formation to face the enemy, while the flanks and rear soldiers of the three armies are far less powerful than the front. If you attack from the rear or from the flanks, you will receive less counterattack and can cause more damage to the attacked party.

At the same time, the flanks of the troops that had finished forming the formation were attacked, and it would take time to redeploy if they changed their formation to counterbalance. Facing the ever-changing battle situation, this would definitely cause chaos, which would undoubtedly be even more detrimental to the battle situation.

Pincer attack, encirclement, and pincer attack are the most typical methods of destroying the enemy in ancient combat methods!Once being flanked, the difficulty of deployment and rear support will increase exponentially.

So in this case, no matter how brave Xia Houyuan is, no matter how good at fighting, in this state, he is hopeless and helpless.

War has never been something that can be controlled by one person.

Faced with such a situation, Xia Houyuan's first choice was to find a way to break through Xu Huang's front line and open a way for his side to escape.

After all, Xu Huang was the most severely impacted by Cao Jun's soldiers and horses, and he was also under the greatest pressure since the start of the war.

"Soldiers of the three armies! Charge! Open the front army array!"

Xia Houyuan shouted in the formation, commanding Cao Jun to rush towards Xu Huang's main formation quickly and powerfully.

But the question is, as one of the five good generals in the future, how could Xu Huang, who was compared to Zhou Yafu by Cao Cao, fail to understand Xia Houyuan's true meaning?

Under Xu Huang's command, the Jinling army rushed forward with a roar, like a huge boulder, firmly in front of Xiahouyuan's army, even though the death squad under Xiahouyuan's command was hit with blood, they refused to back down.

In this confrontation between the two sides, you come and go, fighting like a blood gourd, but neither of them is willing to take half a step back.

But it is obvious that Xu Huang's performance is more heroic than Xia Houyuan's now, because he and his personal soldiers stand more forward.

Before the battle, Xu Huang had been reminded by Guo Jia that he already knew that the war would come to this point. Facing Xia Houyuan's offensive, he gritted his teeth tightly and refused to take a step back.

Because he knew that as long as he persevered for a moment, Xia Houyuan would fail even more.

Xia Houyuan finally retreated.

It's not that he can't defeat Xu Huang, but that he is now on the side of being double-teamed. The longer the delay, the more disadvantageous it will be for his side.

He didn't have the time to go head-to-head with Xu Huang.

It's a pity that Xia Houyuan's death squads charged and collided in this wave, and the blood was shed in vain.

However, the charge this time did have a certain impact on the Jinling Army.

Although a double-teaming trend has been formed, Cao Jun's bravery is beyond the expectations of the Jinling Army.

But even so, it still couldn't reverse the trend of Xia Houyuan's army being scattered and defeated.

"Which generals of the Jinling Army are attacking us now?" Xia Houyuan asked the military marquis beside him as he helplessly led his troops back and forth to attack and fight fiercely, stabilizing the formation of soldiers.

The military marquis had already received the news of the scouts in the front, and immediately said to Xia Houyuan: "It is Xu Huang of the Jinling Army who is fighting our army head-on, Tao Ji of the Jinling Army is attacking the right wing of our army, and the enemy in the rear Fang's main formation is under the banner of Xu Chu and Xu Rong, and it is seen that the Tiger Guards are the pioneers!"

When Xia Houyuan heard this, his heart suddenly woke up.

Xu Chu, Xu Rong, Tao Ji, Xu Huang, Tiger Guard

In order to annihilate his own troops, the pottery merchant sent out all these elite generals, so what kind of defense force does he have around him?

As we all know, the most famous warriors around the pottery merchants are Xu Chu and Xu Rong, and the most effective part is the Tiger Guards of Jinling City.

Now, neither Xu Chu nor Xu Rong, nor the Jinling Tiger Guards are by the potter's side.

The real weakness of the Jinling Army at this time may be the coach Tao Shang!

Thinking of this, Xia Houyuan narrowed his eyes suddenly, and a glimmer of hope rose again in his chest.

While commanding the soldiers and horses to adjust their positions, he sent people to entangle the cavalry guards to cooperate with him to move towards the rear position.

Among the Cao army, for some reason, all the drums were sounded almost at the same time, and with the fierce drumbeats, the Cao army's soldiers were also brave enough to make a final counterattack against the Jinling army that squeezed them from three directions.

Jinling Army Rear Formation

The potter's ears were filled with the sound of a huge drum, and the sound was so dry that he couldn't help covering his ears with his fingers.

Zhao Yun frowned, and wondered, "Cao Jun's defeat is imminent, why did he suddenly beat the drums so loudly? What's the purpose of this move?"

Tao Shang smiled and said to Zhao Yun: "As the saying goes, Xia Houyuan ordered the three armies to drum together. On the surface, he was urging the soldiers under his command to fight bravely, intending to break through the predicament of the three-sided army, but in fact it was just to confuse us. Tao’s expectation was right, Xia Houyuan would lead the elite cavalry to head straight for me in a short while.”

Speaking of this, Tao Shang paused, and said: "As the saying goes, capture the thief first, capture the king first, that's Tao's plan, and Xia Houyuan's plan is also the same. In this hand-to-hand combat, whether he was captured or I was killed, that's up to you. It all depends on whose fist is harder than my left and right fists, it's the two of you! Please!"

Zhao Yun flicked the silver gun lightly, and said calmly: "Mr. Tao, don't worry."

Holding a halberd in one hand and a bow in the other, Tai Shici said confidently, "I will capture Xiahouyuan alive!"

When I was young, I saw a sudden commotion in the rear of the army in front of Tao Shang and others, and then a burst of chaos in an instant.

The pottery merchant narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Here we come!"

Not long after, I saw that the army formation in front was charged by about seven or eight hundred elite Cao cavalry in full armor. A group of Cao cavalry was bloodied and fighting bravely. He rushed towards the position where the pottery banner was located.

And Xia Houyuan was also overjoyed when he broke through the enemy's formation and saw the potter's location in the distance.

He seemed to be able to vaguely see where the pottery stopped.

The potter on the chariot could vaguely see a shadow, and there were not many soldiers and horses around him, only about two hundred cavalry, and the guarding generals around him were just two white horses, dressed in A young general in a white robe.

In Xia Houyuan's eyes, such a loose lineup is too easy to break through!

Seeing Xia Houyuan's cavalry charging towards him, Zhao Yun raised his battle spear and pointed at the opposing cavalry.

In an instant, those Baima Yicongjun who accompanied Zhao Yun to protect the pottery merchants were the first to move.

Facing the white horse righteousness rushing towards their side, Cao Jun's cavalry didn't take it seriously.

One is that the opponent's cavalry is small, and the other is that Cao Jun's cavalry did not regard the opponent's cavalry as cavalry of the same level as them.

Many people have told them that the southerners are not good at riding horses, so fighting the southern cavalry is basically a bargain for them.

But how could they expect that the cavalry they met this time was not the cavalry of Jinling City, but the powerful Baimayi squad.

Zhao Yun rushed to the front of everyone, the white horse he was sitting on was the fastest to steer, and the silver spear in his hand was like a flash of lightning.

"Meet the enemy!"

Cao Junshi, who was running at the front, held up his long lance and shouted loudly, but then fell down at a faster speed. His throat was pierced by Zhao Yun in an instant, blood spurted out, and his body straightened. He fell straight down.

Facing the blocking cavalry in front of him, Zhao Yun did not hesitate.