Han Dao world

Chapter 906 Self-defeating
When he saw Zhang Yun's battle flag appearing in the distance, Chen Deng didn't believe it at first.

Both Liu Bei and Zhang Fei are upstream, and defeating any of them is more meaningful than defeating yourself.What's more, they were closer to Zhang He's camp, and it was impossible for Zhang He to disregard the safety of the camp and run dozens of miles to attack him.

This should be a suspect.

They can use suspicious soldiers to disperse Zhang He's forces, and Zhang He can also use suspicious soldiers to intimidate them so that they dare not cross the river easily.

When he found that those people hadn't launched an attack, they just quietly watched his subordinates cross the river and sent a dozen cavalrymen to harass him, he became more confident in his judgment.

When his subordinates told him that the river was so shallow that he could even wade across it, he was greatly surprised and ordered his personal guards to cross the river on horseback to drive out the harassing cavalry and cover the infantry.

He does not have many personal guards and cavalry, and their combat effectiveness is not as good as that of Jizhou cavalry.The two sides entangled for several rounds, but did not gain the upper hand, so he had to send all the guard cavalry into battle.

When his personal guard cavalry crossed the river and Zhangshui, the cavalry on the opposite side launched an attack while blowing their horns, entangled his personal guard cavalry.

Then, countless cavalry emerged from the woods and bushes, roughly counting, at least a thousand cavalry.Many of them didn't wear helmets, and their scalps were bare, so they could be seen as barbarians at a glance.

Thousands of riders roared past, a small number of them joined the battlefield to besiege the guards, and most of them bypassed the pawns who had already crossed the river, rushed into the river, and killed Chen Deng himself.

The horseshoe kicked up the waves, muddied the river, and also stunned Chen Deng.

Especially when Zhang He himself appeared in the cavalry team surrounded by a group of knights holding halberds.

Chen Deng understood that he had been fooled, and Zhang Xi was not only here, but also coming for him.

At this moment, more than a thousand of his infantry had crossed the river, and only a hundred or so cavalry were left on the north bank. There were only a few cavalry around him, and they were no match for Zhang He at all.

Of course he could escape.But if he escaped, his subordinates would lose their command and be severely injured by Zhang Xi.

After thinking for a while, Chen Deng's blood surged and he ordered to fight. At the same time, he sent people to Zhang Fei and Liu Bei for help.

He had already been completely wiped out by Zhang He once, and this time he could not run away and watch Zhang He slaughter his subordinates.As long as he can withstand Zhang He's cavalry attack, he still has a chance to wait for reinforcements.

The crossbowmen stepped forward and fired intensively.

Zhang Yun also ordered the cavalry who had already landed to charge, and did not give Chen Deng a chance to adjust his formation.

Zhang Xiong led more than a hundred knights to charge forward, and began to accelerate as soon as they landed, charging forcefully regardless of casualties.

The cavalry came roaring.Although half of them were shot by arrows, they still managed to rush into Chen Deng's formation.

Zhang Xiong was also shot by several arrows, blood was flowing, but he still rushed forward, galloping his horse, and rushed directly to Chen Deng's battle flag.

Then more knights rushed in and massacred the crossbowmen.

Without a warrior like Xu Sheng holding the formation, the combat effectiveness of the infantry was greatly reduced.Seeing the cavalry rushing into the formation, Chen Deng's subordinates immediately panicked.When Zhang Yun himself entered the formation, morale collapsed, and the infantry dropped their weapons and began to flee.There are very few who can maintain their formation, let alone organize counterattacks.

Zhang He drove straight in and bit Chen Deng.

Chen Deng's face was pale.

He knew there was no escape.Without enough cavalry, he could not escape Zhang Xi's pursuit.

"Zhang thief, I will fight with you." Chen Deng did not retreat but advanced, and rushed towards Zhang Yun with his sword.

Zhang He sighed, holding the halberd with one hand, and stabbing into Chen Deng's chest.

Chen Deng lost his breath, his eyes wide open, full of unwillingness.

Without command, the five or six thousand infantry fell into complete chaos and were ruthlessly hunted down by more than a thousand cavalry, causing heavy casualties.

It wasn't until Zhang Yun received the news from Gao Lan that Liu Bei and Zhang Fei had seized the opportunity to forcefully cross the river and might attack his camp, so he ordered his troops to withdraw, retreated quickly, and rushed to the nearest Zhang Fei's position.

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After receiving Chen Deng's request for help, Zhang Fei was still hesitating whether to send cavalry for reinforcements, but when he saw Zhang He's battle flag, he immediately gave up the idea of ​​reinforcements.

Now that Zhang Xi has arrived here, Chen Deng is either safe or finished.

It is he who is in danger now.

Zhang Fei immediately ordered to stick to the formation and prepare for the battle.

When he got on his horse with a spear and was about to go out to challenge Zhang He, Zhang He chose to retreat, and led more than a thousand cavalry to the rear in person.

Zhang Fei didn't have enough cavalry, and he was afraid that Zhang He would make a false move to lure him in, so he had to give up this opportunity to fight Zhang He at close range, and watched Zhang He go away.

Zhang He and Gao Lanhui met, checked Liu Bei's position, and chose to return to camp.

Liu Bei's troops were insufficient, seeing Zhang He and Gao Lan join forces, he broke into a cold sweat from fright.Seeing Zhang Yun and Gao Lan retreating without a fight, he let out a sigh of relief, but his face remained calm.

"Xiaozhi, quickly send someone to investigate and see how Yide and Yuanlong are doing."

Fazheng responded and arranged for people to find out the news.He stared at the fading smoke in the distance, and smacked his lips.

"My lord, I'm afraid Gao Lan is useless."

Liu Bei looked back at Fazheng with a dazed expression.

Fazheng raised his finger. "Gao Lan has a lot of troops, but he has never launched a real attack. It should be to contain our army and provide opportunities for Zhang Yun. As one of the four court pillars in Hebei, he will not want to seize such an opportunity. The reason why he didn't It should be intentional and powerless to make a move."

Liu Bei felt reasonable.

He knew that Gao Lan had been seriously injured, but he hadn't heard much about Gao Lan since then, probably because the injury had affected his physical strength.Commanding in front of the battle, even if you don't need to fight in person, there are high demands on the general's physical strength.Once the physical strength is exhausted, the army may lose command, which is very dangerous.

"If Gao Lan is abolished, the only one who can really fight is Zhang Xi, which is a good thing for us."

"That's right, march in immediately, surround Zhang He's camp, and force Gao Lan to rescue him." Fazheng clenched his fists with a little excitement.

If, as he had expected, Gao Lan's injury had affected his physical strength, Liu Bei might have made great achievements in eliminating Zhang Xi and Gao Lan, two famous Hebei generals, in one fell swoop before the real siege.

Liu Bei also realized this, and felt inexplicably happy.

But the cruel reality soon gave them a heavy blow.

Chen Deng was killed, his troops collapsed, and more than half of them were killed.

Zhang Fei, who was the first to receive the news, had already given up his offensive plan under Huang Yi's suggestion, and withdrew his main force to the south of Zhangshui to avoid accidents.

Liu Bei was shocked and regretted it too late.

He wanted Chen Deng to learn a lesson, but he didn't expect the lesson to be so severe. Chen Deng was not only defeated by Zhang He, but also killed.

As a result, his loss of troops was too great, and it was difficult for him to surround Zhang Xi, let alone defeat Gao Lan's reinforcements at the same time.

With insufficient troops, a forced attack would only lead to greater losses. Liu Bei had no choice but to take the same option as Zhang Fei's and withdraw his troops back to the camp.

Fazheng was also very nervous.

Chen Deng died. This was not a simple defeat, and he, the military adviser, was also to blame.He can fool other people, but he cannot fool the emperor.

(End of this chapter)