Han counter current

A mere Zhang Xiu, no matter how capable he is, is still a foreigner, let alone a general.

After the cavalry was selected, Cao Cao sent these thousand cavalry to lead the battle. Zhang Xiu saw his brother who had followed him for many years being sent to die like this, and his heart was bleeding.

He looked back at Cao Cao, his eyes full of pleading.But Cao Cao was unmoved, but looked forward firmly.

Looking at Zhang Xiu's expression, Cao Cao cursed inwardly: "Indecisive, no wonder you can't become a prince. You are not cruel, your methods are not vicious enough, and there are women's benevolence on the battlefield. People like you can only be defeated by me. .

It's a pity that my Ang'er died at the hands of such cowards, and Dian Wei was destroyed by the subordinates of such incompetent people as you.The revenge of losing a son, the pain of losing a general, do you think I will let you go like this?Zhang Xiu, wait to die. "

A thousand cavalry rushed to the high-ranking spear formation. The 500 cavalry selected by Cao Chun were not very good at riding. These people were selected not long ago, so the time to become an army was extremely short.

But they are well-armored, and the defense of the armor is very good, while the 500 people on Zhang Xiu's side are obviously much more elite.

Zhang Xiu’s 500 men are not only skilled in riding, but many of them carry bows and arrows. They seem to be good at riding and shooting. 500 people have more than one level of power.

The difference between a veteran and a rookie is reflected in the movement and temperament, and even more in the murderous look all over the body.

Each of Zhang Xiu's soldiers had at least a dozen lives in their hands, while Cao Chun's subordinates could only be called soldiers who could ride horses.

A thousand cavalry are arranged in a loose formation, which naturally avoids crowding together.Here, Gao Gan also felt bad after seeing Cao Cao dispatching a thousand cavalry.

He didn't expect Cao Cao to be so ruthless, and he sent 1000 cavalry to die. Cao Cao wanted to use these [-] people to trap his former army.

Gao Gan has excellent eyesight, he can see that almost half of the opponent's thousand cavalry are rare elites, and Cao Cao's cruelty has exceeded his expectations.

However, after a short thought, Gao Gan smiled instead, and he murmured: "Cao Cao, Cao Cao, you are not the only one who is cruel, don't forget that I have more people than you. Accompany you."

Gao Gan immediately said to a lieutenant beside him: "The order continues, the formation remains unchanged, the archers are ready to shoot and kill the enemy, and another two thousand archers are sent to keep an eye on the pikemen. If anyone retreats, they can be treated as deserters. Don't hesitate.

In addition, [-] crossbowmen will be transferred from the rear army to be on standby at any time. I have other orders. "

After the deputy general took the order, Gao Gan still stared at the front closely. Cao Cao's cavalry was not fast, and seemed to be waiting for the [-] infantry behind.

Seeing this situation, Gao Gan certainly understood what Cao Cao was going to do, but there was still a sneer on the corner of Gao Gan's mouth: "Cao Cao, Cao Cao, your soldiers are brave, but I have so many people, hahahaha."

Soon, Cao Cao's thousand cavalry began to speed up, and the infantry led by Xia Houyuan was also speeding up. The distance between the two armies was now only a hundred steps, and Xia Houyuan had to ensure that he stuck to the opponent's pikemen in the shortest possible time.

The cavalry quickly threw off the infantry in the rear, and they were already within range of the opponent, but Gao Gan did not immediately order to release arrows, but deliberately delayed for a few breaths.

Finally, when the cavalry was fifty steps away from the pikemen, the high-ranking officials ordered to shoot arrows. At this time, some archers among the cavalry also started to fight back.

Most of the cavalry selected by Cao Chun lowered their heads and held their shields, trying to rely on their solid armor to resist bows and arrows, while most of Zhang Xiu's subordinates relied on superb horsemanship to dodge the galloping horses.

Some people hid directly under the horse's belly, and some hung on the side of the horse, shooting an arrow from time to time.

Seeing that half of these cavalrymen are so powerful, Gao Gan couldn't help but praise: "You are really elite. Cao Cao took some wrong medicine and let them come to die. It's okay, since he's here, don't even think about going back alive. hey-hey."

There are more than 3000 archers on Gao Gan's side, and the arrows they shoot are also very dense. The thousand cavalry sent by Cao Cao soon suffered casualties, especially those selected by Cao Chun. More than 100 people have been shot off their horses. Zhang Xiu The subordinates are okay, only dozens of people were hit by arrows.

However, at this time, Xiahouyuan's infantry was about to catch up. Xiahouyuan was already less than forty steps away from the high-ranking pikemen. As long as he worked harder, he would definitely be able to get close to the opponent's pikemen.

Seeing that the opponent's infantry was about to post it, Gao Gan immediately ordered: "All the archers shoot, and strive to wipe out the enemy's cavalry."

Soon, the [-] archers on Gao Gan's side who were originally used to monitor the pikemen also joined the shooting ranks, and the [-] cavalry sent by Cao Cao had already suffered a devastating blow.

Now, there are less than 100 cavalry left that can move on the battlefield, and Cao Chun's cavalry is only more than [-].

Fortunately, at this time Xia Houyuan was only 100 steps away from Gao Gan's side. The remaining cavalry persisted for a while, and immediately withdrew from the battlefield after losing another [-] people.

Among them, many cavalrymen in Zhang Xiu did not forget to arrest their injured companions who fell off their horses and take them back when they left.

Xia Houyuan was finally less than ten steps away from the pikemen. At this time, Xia Houyuan who was running in the front shouted: "Bow and arrow, shoot."

It turned out that Xia Houyuan specially arranged a thousand archers at the end of the 5000 troops, but they were blocked by the friendly troops ahead, and Gao Gan couldn't see them.Now this distance is the most suitable for shooting arrows.

The 1000 people slowed down, and after shooting three waves of arrows, they immediately threw away the longbows in their hands, then drew out the broadswords on their backs, and joined the battle.

In front, Xia Houyuan's troops had already fought against each other, and the archers arranged by Xia Houyuan caused nearly 1000 losses to the opponent's pikemen.

There is no way, the pikemen have no protection measures, and they are arranged so densely that any arrow may hit a person.

However, the archers on Gaogan's side were not idle either. They kept shooting after Xiahouyuan's troops entered the range, which also caused the loss of nearly 800 people on Xiahouyuan's side.

However, now that the armies of both sides have been fighting together, the archers can no longer shoot arrows.

Gao Gan watched the [-] spearmen he had arranged to fight the enemy, and he knew that the archers could not be of any use for the time being.

Therefore, Gao Gan ordered: "Order, all the archers retreat [-] steps and line up, the crossbowmen line up [-] steps behind the archers, and the sword shields move forward [-] steps. Don't let Cao Jun approach."

The order of the high-ranking officials was quickly conveyed, and the crossbowmen and sword and shield soldiers also found their positions under the leadership of their chiefs.

However, at this time, the pikemen in front seemed to be unable to withstand it anymore, but Gao Gan didn't seem to be in a hurry at all. On the contrary, Gao Gan seemed to be expecting something.

Chapter 48: Two Armies At War 2

Xiahouyuan and Xiahoudun are indeed worthy of being a warrior on the battlefield, and the [-] infantry under his command are also elites who have been battle-tested.

As soon as they got close to the pikemen on Gao Gan's side, they immediately started fighting, and the soldiers on Xiahouyuan's side knew how to cooperate.

They relied on the shields of their comrades in front to resist the opponent's spears, and then the soldiers behind the shields stabbed the enemy with spears in time.

In comparison, the people under the senior cadres are much worse, and their generals are not capable enough to command this chaotic situation.

In addition, the weapons are single, and the soldiers around them are close to each other, so they cannot turn around, and they have no other offensive moves other than stabbing forward with spears.

What's more troublesome is that only after the comrades in front are killed, the soldiers behind can stab the spears in their hands. This style of play is very passive.

Less than half an hour into the battle, after losing hundreds of people, Xia Houyuan successfully killed more than 2000 enemy troops, and the remaining pikemen couldn't bear it anymore, faintly showing signs of fleeing.

Gao Gan didn't stop him when he found out, but ordered: "Get ready with swords and shields, don't let the pikemen break the formation. Hold on to me, Cao Jun is nothing but that, you are all sons of Hebei, how can you lose to Cao Jun."

A general beside Gao Gan looked at him suspiciously. Anyone could see the weakness of the pikemen in front, but Gao Gan still did not make any adjustments, but let these soldiers die. Many generals around Gao Gan had already started dissatisfied.

Although there are many troops under Gao Gan, their composition is very complicated. They are mainly divided into three groups, one group is brought out from Jizhou city, one group is Qingzhou reinforcements, and the other group is soldiers who have been stationed at the front line.

And the five thousand pikemen arranged by the senior officials were part of the soldiers stationed at the front line.

Speaking of which, what the high-ranking officials didn't care about the most was the soldiers who were stationed at the front line. The Qingzhou soldiers were Yuan Tan's family property, and the Jizhou soldiers were brought out by him. These two groups of people belonged to the core strength of the high-ranking officials.

As for the [-] soldiers who were originally on the front line, they originally only obeyed Yuan Shao's orders, but after Yuan Shao's death, they lost their direct orders.

Therefore, they are not loyal to high-ranking cadres. Naturally, these 3 people have become the group that high-ranking cadres care least about.

But no matter how many high-ranking officials there were, he had arranged for the five thousand pikemen to die in front, and they were the group he didn't care about the least, so the high-ranking officials didn't care at all. Seeing that the pikemen were about to be defeated, Gao Gan suddenly smiled.

Xia Houyuan saw that the opponent was about to lose, so he encouraged the soldiers: "Brothers, work harder and drive them back."

The morale of the soldiers on Xiahouyuan's side was boosted and they fought harder. Finally, after losing 300 men, the high-ranking pikemen began to be defeated.