Becoming stronger from cutting Hu and Cao Cao

Chapter 253
Ma Chao sacrificed 2 cavalry to break Cao Ren's army formation, and then the remaining [-] cavalry rushed towards the formation with their carriages.Cavalry rushing into the ranks of infantry is like wolves among sheep.

"Tangle them."

"Let the arrows, let the arrows go." In the middle of the army, Cao Ren commanded his soldiers calmly in the face of danger.

The [-] to [-] Cao Jun soldiers began to change slowly.However, this is a turtle-shaped formation, and its mobility is extremely poor. It is not easy to achieve the effect of changing formations in a short period of time.

If the situation remains the same, it will be difficult to stop Ma Chao. Not only will he not be able to stop Ma Chao, but he may also suffer heavy casualties.

There is no doubt about the mobility of the cavalry. At this time, someone must be able to stand up and slow down the mobility of the cavalry, so that Cao Jun can completely gain the upper hand.

"The Xiliang army is not afraid of death, how can my Cao army be afraid of death?"

"Brothers, go up to me." Cao Hong yelled, holding a huge shield and forcibly heading towards Ma Chao's cavalry.

As the saying goes, when you meet on a narrow road, the brave wins.Now the Xiliang Army and the Cao Army are completely competing. At this time, no one can persuade, and whoever advises will lose.

Cao Hong was at the time when he was young and energetic, and he was originally a desperate man.At this time, in order to stop Ma Chao, he also went all out, personally led more than ten thousand infantry, and blocked Ma Chao's way.

"Fire arrows."

At this moment, Cao Jun's archers took down their bows and arrows from behind, looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle, and launched a round of throwing at Ma Chao's cavalry.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Tens of thousands of archers shot the arrows in their hands at the same time, and these arrows were like locusts, shooting towards the Xiliang army.

"Avoid the arrows and fight back."

Although Ma Chao is not very old, he is also a battle-tested man. At this time, he did not panic, but still commanded calmly.

Throwing, this is the most basic shooting method for archers.The advantage of the projectile is that it has a long range, it can kill dense targets, and it does not have high requirements for the shooter.Basically, it can be said that you can draw a bow and set an arrow, and there is no requirement for accuracy.

At this time, the Xiliang army was entangled by Cao Hong's men.Although Ma Chao had immediately ordered to evade, this wave of arrows still caused huge damage to the Xiliang army.

As the saying goes, coming and not going is indecent, after Cao Jun's arrow rain, the Xiliang Army immediately launched a counterattack.The cavalry of the Xiliang Army all grew up on horseback, and horseback riding and archery were a compulsory course for them from childhood to adulthood. Compared with archery, this is simply like playing a big sword in front of Guan Gong's gate.

In an instant, more than 1 cavalry took the reins, took down the bows and arrows from the saddle bridge, stretched the bow and set the arrow to the full bowstring, and the arrow shot towards Cao Jun like a shooting star.

"Vertical shield."

Cao Ren gave an order, and Cao Jun erected a large shield, blocking most of the arrows.

Compared with archery, the Xiliang army is simply too proficient. This kind of skill that has been engraved in their bones since childhood, drawing a bow and setting an arrow is more like a conditioned reflex for them.This is not comparable to the archers of the Cao army trained in the later stage, but fortunately, Cao Ren prepared a large number of shields in advance, which can block the arrows of the Xiliang army very well.

Soon, the second round of confrontation came again.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

With the sound of the wind, the arrow feathers of both sides shot towards the place. The arrows were like a violent storm, and they penetrated everywhere.

"Puff puff!"

There was a sound of arrows piercing into the flesh and blood, and there were continuous screams and wailing sounds from around, causing casualties on both sides.

In a blink of an eye, half an hour passed.Cao Jun paid a price of about ten thousand people, and the same Xiliang Army also paid a price of nearly ten thousand people.

Although the Xiliang army is cavalry, it stands to reason that they should have the upper hand.However, you must know that the Xiliang army is suffering from diarrhea, whether they are humans or horses. Not only are their legs and feet weak, but even their horses are weak.

However, this half hour was not in vain for Ma Chao. Now they had broken through to the edge of Cao Ren's army formation. As long as they broke Cao Ren's tortoise shell, they would be able to kill the general completely.

"tender!"

At this time, Ma Chao gave an order, and there were about [-] cavalry behind him, and they took out black javelins from their leather pouches beside the saddle bridge.These javelins are all short, about as thick as an adult's arm.

"Mark! Mark! Mark!"

The 3000 people shouted in unison, and the rear wheel rounded their arms and projected the short dagger in their hands.

This cavalry is a special force trained by Ma Chao. It is called standard cavalry, also known as iron cavalry.Each of these 3000 people rode high-quality Xiliang horses, all holding hard bows, machetes and spears in their hands.However, these are not the most lethal weapons in their hands. The most lethal weapon in their hands is the short flag hanging beside the saddle bridge.Each person is equipped with seven short rods. In the middle and long distances, the short rods are thrown out with the help of horsepower to kill and injure the enemy.

"Boo! Hah! Hah!"

Soon, the Xiliang people's short bid flew in front of Cao Jun.The power of this javelin is not comparable to that of arrows.Under the power of javelins, Cao Jun's shield formation was simply vulnerable.

Ma Chao's standard cavalry became the last straw that broke the camel's back. Cao Ren had never seen standard cavalry, nor had he fought against standard cavalry.For a while, the power of this standard cavalry can be said to have exceeded Cao Ren's expectations.

If you haven't seen it, it means you can't deal with it.At this moment, even Cao Ren didn't know how to deal with Ma Chao's standard cavalry, let alone ordinary Cao soldiers.For a while, an atmosphere of fear spread in Cao's army, which also caused a slight crack in Cao Ren's army formation.

"Get out!" Ma Chao waved his hand, and led the remaining subordinates to kill out.

Seeing Ma Chao fleeing, Cao Hong led his troops to chase after him, but was stopped by Cao Ren.

"Don't chase after poor bandits, retreating to Fufeng is the top priority."

"When I came, I gave King Wei a military order. As long as I, Cao Ren, don't die, Fufeng City will not be lost." Cao Ren said solemnly.

Although Cao Hong was young and energetic, he still didn't dare to be presumptuous in front of his elder brother Cao Ren.Having said that, Cao Ren did not allow him to chase, without Cao Ren's talisman commanding arrows, he would not be able to mobilize a single soldier, even if he wanted to.

On the other side, Ma Chao led the remnants out and ran forward for more than [-] miles before turning his horse's head and finding a direction to return to Heishi Pass.It was only outside the Black Stone Pass that Ma Chao breathed a sigh of relief.

Outside Heishi Pass, Ma Chao has a few soldiers and horses, good guy, he took 3 people out, and when he came back, there were only 1 soldiers and horses left.Even those who ran away when the dead and wounded came back, lost a total of [-] cavalry.

In this battle at Heishiguan, it can be said that both sides suffered losses.Cao Ren retreated to defend Fufeng City. Although Ma Teng occupied Heishi Pass, he was also injured.

(End of this chapter)