The Rebirth of Lu Bu in the Legend of the Heroes of the Later Han Dynasty

After Cao Zhen's defeat, Cao Pi knew that he could not compete with Lu Bu with his own strength, so he decided to unite the Qiang people and attack Lu Bu together. Under Cao Pi's instruction, Cao Zhang dedicated Hanzhong County to the Qiang people, and the Wei Dynasty also used this to fight with Daxia Form an alliance of brothers.

Cao Zhang brought a large number of treasures and presented them to the three Qiang nobles Cheliji, Yadan and Yueji, asking them to persuade the Qiang king to send reinforcements to attack Chang'an.

"Chang'an is the capital of the Han people. Lu Bu once destroyed the Xiongnu and Xianbei. Now he is targeting us. Only by joining forces with Wei can we defeat Lu Bu." Under the advice of the three nobles, Qiang King Dong Fei finally agreed to send troops.

Cheliji, Yadan and Yueji gathered 200,000 Qiang soldiers, left Liangzhou and marched towards Chencang.

After leaving Liangzhou, the clear rivers in the upper reaches of the Yellow River and the Yangtze River meander through the valleys of the high mountains. Although the water of the Yellow River and the Yangtze River in the Central Plains is turbid and yellowish, the valleys and rivers in the upper reaches are quite clear.

Although this army from the Western Plateau has heard of Lu Bu's name, they don't know who they are? They won many battles on the road to attack the Central Plains. They harvested a large amount of loot every time they went out to fight. They were eager to win and were likely to annihilate Lu Bu's army in one fell swoop.

The Qiang people had frequent exchanges with the Parthian Empire, the Kushan Empire, and the Roman Empire, and were deeply influenced by their culture. Their armies were equipped with fine horses of Arab descent, and they also had chariots wrapped with iron leaves and nails.

The Qiang army all used camels to carry supplies and had camel cavalry equipped with spears. Many bells were hung on the necks and saddles of the camels. During the march, the camel bells rang and the iron leaf chariot wheels rumbled. When the army passed Xiping Pass, there were already fast horses rushing back to Chencang Pass to report the news.

Zhao Yun knew that he could not defend Chencang with ten thousand men under his command, so he asked his general Hao Zhao to go to Luoyang to report the situation to Lu Bu and request reinforcements.

Needless to say, the military situation is urgent and the journey is long. What's more serious is that if the Qiang soldiers cannot be defeated quickly, the people of Guanzhong will fall into dire straits again.

Zhao Yun decided to take the initiative and defeated the Qiang soldiers at Xiping Pass. Before going to battle, he wrote to Chen Dao in Chang'an and asked Chen Dao to lead troops to help.

The Bingzhou army galloped towards Xipingguan, and soon formed a confrontation with the Qiang army's forward troops.

Zhao Yun stood on the high ground and looked at the enemy's formation. He was greatly surprised and couldn't help but sigh: "These chariots are wrapped in iron shells, like hedgehogs. How can we defeat them? This time we really encountered a tough and powerful enemy."

The two armies fought, but the Bingzhou cavalry, who was good at formation battles, was extremely passive and was beaten in a panic. The Qiang people's iron leaf chariots showed their power and ran rampant. The Bingzhou army was hit by arrows from the iron chariots and fell to the ground.

Cheriji urged his horses to come to the front of the formation, waved the hammer in his hand, and the camel cavalry behind him fired thousands of arrows, blocking the sky and the sun for a while.

The Bingzhou army finally couldn't resist and was completely defeated. The Qiang soldiers took advantage of the victory to pursue, divided the battlefield, and annihilated the Bingzhou army one by one. As a general, Zhao Yun naturally received special care from the enemy and almost died several times.

At the critical moment, a masked general rushed into the formation, and the iron leaf chariot was provoked by him with his spear. What a hero! Upon seeing this, Zhao Yun commanded the remaining soldiers to retreat.

When they arrived at a safe place, the masked general took off his mask. It turned out to be Ma Chao, who had decided to serve Lu Bu.

Zhao Yun withdrew from Chencang Pass. He knew that at this critical moment, the commander-in-chief's judgment would determine the direction of the battlefield. However, he himself did not have such ability. There was only one person who could understand the battlefield, and that was Lu Bu.

Ten days later, the reinforcements resisted Chencang. Lu Bu stood on the city tower. He had long heard about the iron leaf chariot of the Qiang army. Now he saw it with his own eyes and laughed: "This is just a machine that uses brute force at best. If it is even like this, If you can't defeat all the enemies, how can you restore the Han Dynasty?"

Lu Bu summoned the generals: "It is about to enter winter. The fields are covered with thick clouds and the wind is blowing hard. It will soon snow heavily. Then it will be a good time for me to defeat the Qiang soldiers. Zhao Yun, tomorrow you will lead 10,000 cavalry out of the city. Remember to Fight and retreat."

On the second day, the Qiang army, which had won the battle, saw Zhao Yun's attack and immediately dispatched iron leaf chariots in an attempt to defeat the Bingzhou army again. Zhao Yun followed the plan and led the cavalry to fight and retreat.

At this time, heavy snow fell from the sky, and the biting north wind blew harder and harder, gradually forming a blizzard.

The iron leaf chariot effortlessly broke through the Bingzhou Army camp, followed closely by the camel cavalry. Unexpectedly, the Han Army barracks was empty, with no one in sight, only frozen flags and snowdrifts blown by the snowstorm. The blizzard rolls up the dead leaves and makes a whistling sound, which vaguely sounds like wonderful music, which is incredible.

"Stop chasing!" Cheriji shouted to stop the Qiang soldiers. At this moment, he was full of doubts. He was neither advancing nor retreating. He was wandering blankly in the wind and snow.

Behind them, Yue Ji and Ya Dan also entered the Han army camp. Yadan listened to Cheliji's story and said: "I heard that the Han people have many tricks, but they are just tricks to deceive people. Now there are several feet of snow, and it is difficult for our army to retreat. Only by attacking Chencang Pass can we avoid the snowstorm." .”

Cheliji ordered the army to continue advancing. Qiang chariots, cavalry, and infantry were pursued at the same time. Two hundred thousand people moved together, and the raised snow dust suddenly filled the air.

Zhao Yun appeared again and led the Qiang soldiers into the forest. The iron leaf chariot chased them along the forest path. After passing through the woods, they suddenly saw a snow-covered field.

Between the hills and the fields where the woods are located, there is a long and narrow low-lying land. The camel cavalry and infantry rushed down the hill quickly and crossed the low-lying land. However, the heavy iron leaf chariots were squeezed into a group. When they were about to reach the middle of the low-lying land, Suddenly there was a loud bang, and snow foam flew in all directions. When the snow foam settled, the iron leaf chariot in the depression had disappeared.

"It's a trap!" When Cheriji reacted, it was already too late. The chariot could not stop on the sloping snow. Amidst the noise, one iron leaf chariot after another fell into the trap.

This long, narrow, low-lying land that seems to have a small slope is actually a crack in the ground left by a major earthquake in the Pre-Qin Dynasty. Lu Bu had already ordered wooden planks to be laid on the cracked surface that was several miles long, and the wooden planks were covered with soil and dry firewood. It happened to be snowing heavily, so not only no one could see the cracks on the surface, but also the cavalry and infantry would not fall when they passed by. Fall down. However, the iron leaf chariots were extremely heavy and cumbersome. When they swarmed up, they naturally fell into it. In an instant, the iron leaf chariots were completely wiped out.

The Bingzhou Army, which was ambushing all around, found out that the enemy had fallen into the trap, and the sound of killing was loud, and all the ambush troops came out.

Zhao Yun shot Cheliji down with one shot, Ma Chao also captured Yueji alive, and the Bingzhou army killed him heartily.

The Qiang soldiers originally relied solely on the iron leaf chariots for combat power, but now they lost their reliance and became helpless, and had no choice but to be slaughtered by the Bingzhou iron cavalry.

Lu Bu made a gesture of wiping his neck, and the Bingzhou army understood and began a one-sided massacre. Two hundred thousand Qiang soldiers became a living target. The Han army won a great victory in this battle, and the main force of the Qiang soldiers was annihilated in one battle.