Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1741 Luo Yang's Fall in the Decisive Battle
The cavalry is a special kind of arm, which requires the training of man and horse to reach a certain technical level before becoming a cavalry officer.

And the absolute trump card of the cavalry on the battlefield of cold weapons, because once the cavalry charges, it will have incredible impact.

The cavalry's charge, which starts to expand with speed, will often bring powerful destructive power, especially thousands of cavalry, once they form a collision in a battle formation, even if there is a mountain in front of them, they will directly smash away .

The cavalry of the Ming army is definitely the most powerful cavalry in the world today, bar none.

Even if the cavalry of the Ming army is to a certain extent, it may not be comparable to the cavalry of other princes at all, such as Bingzhou flying cavalry, such as tiger and leopard cavalry, and Baima Yicong...

These elite cavalrymen possess indescribably powerful combat effectiveness.

But the cavalry of the Ming army is powerful in terms of equipment. The equipment equipped by the cavalry of the Ming army is already the best in the world, and it surpasses other cavalry by a large margin.

Horses have three treasures since ancient times. The saddle, stirrups, and horseshoe cavalry on the configuration can allow a cavalry officer to fully display the strength displayed on the horse.

The Zhaoming cavalry of the Ming army is the only cavalry army that has been formed. In terms of configuration, it is much more expensive than the equipment of the three armies.

So their combat effectiveness is also the strongest.

"kill!"

The mighty shouts of killing converged into one body, forming a strong shock wave, and rushed towards Wei Jun's camp.

"What a powerful offensive!"

"The cavalry of the Ming army is so powerful!"

"If the front line can't stop us, wouldn't we just collapse under their cavalry!"

Although Wei Jun reacted quickly, facing the horseshoes of the Ming cavalry galloping, they were more or less panicked by the momentum that rushed towards their faces.

"As expected, if you don't move, you move like thunder!" Xia Houyuan came to his senses. He stood on the newly built Yuanmen bridge, looking down at the Ming army cavalry who were approaching more and more.

He also had to admit one thing in his heart, that is, this wave of the Ming army gave him tremendous pressure and a kind of fear influence.

"Minute!"

When the cavalry approached the Wei army camp, they suddenly split into two. It was originally a cavalry, but it was divided into two cavalry at once.

Although the charge above was taken off a lot, the two cavalry were also making a powerful charge under the interlacing, and they were rushing towards the Wei army camp.

"Divide up and charge, where is the main point of attack?"

Xia Houyuan quickly discovered this, and his mind was spinning.

His footing is unstable, and he has his own weaknesses.

Once these weak peaks are breached, his camp may face a state of collapse.

"Order the main force of the left wing to relax and retreat for half a step. The main force of the right wing will line up and take the initiative to meet the enemy. The front battalion of the main army will retreat and go to the central guard battalion!"

Xia Houyuan was also quickly mobilizing his troops to deal with the cavalry charge of the Ming army.

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Boom boom boom! ! ! !

The cavalry was very fast, and the short soldiers were handed over quickly. The charge of the cavalry directly hit the iron shield of the Wei army.

However, the cavalry of the Ming army is very flexible. Although they are blocked by the iron shield soldiers in front of them, their flexibility will allow them to give up the frontal attack and attack directly from the left and right wings.

"right!"

Pang Xi finally chose the right side as a breakthrough, and the left wing was the main force to cover, but the bad news is that Xia Houyuan also chose the right wing to defend.

The main forces of the two sides collided again, but the Ming army failed to please.

After Wei Jun got used to the cavalry's charge, he began to breathe a sigh of relief. Facing the cavalry's charge, they were indeed a little panicked at first.

However, when the cavalry's vigor is blocked, the cavalry lacks majestic power in their eyes.

After all, the strength of the Wei army is strong. They began to adjust the battle formation, starting from the left and right wings, and then the central army battalion and the vanguard front battalion also began to move, preparing to counterattack the Ming army...

Pang Xi couldn't attack for a long time, and he was anxious in his heart, and he was already preparing to withdraw. After all, if he continued to fight like this, he would suffer in the end.

"Report!"

"Say!"

"General, the Yan army is moving!"

"They really know how to choose the time!" Pang Xi looked at the precarious Wei army camp in front of him, feeling a little reconciled in his heart.

But at this time, he knew that he could not stay any longer, otherwise, he would encounter a double attack between the Wei army and the Liaodong army.

"withdraw!"

Pang Xi ordered.

"withdraw!"

"withdraw!"

The cavalry battalions of the Ming army began to pass on military orders one after another, and then quickly withdrew from the battlefield. They were not blocked by their full mobility, and they went directly south, withdrew from the battlefield, and returned to Luo through the south gate. In Yangcheng.

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After the war, all that was left in the Wei army camp was a mess.

Gongsun Du came belatedly, and bowed his hands to salute: "General Xiahou, our army did not adjust in time, and our troops were not dispatched in time, and we failed to keep the cavalry of the Ming army, please forgive me!"

"General Gongsun, you are being polite. I don't blame General Gongsun for this matter. None of us thought that the cavalry from the Ming army would come so fast, and we almost couldn't react ourselves!"

Xia Houyuan knew that Gongsun Du was judging the situation, so he chose to send troops to scare away the cavalry of the Ming army, and also bought a favor for himself.

But at this time, he naturally would not choose to turn against Gongsun Du.

In his opinion, capturing Luoyang was more important than anything else, otherwise he would not have personally written to Gongsundu to slow down his attitude and reach a cooperation.

"General Xiahou, the cavalry of the Ming army can come and go freely, and their offensive power is powerful. We live outside the city, even if there are camp fortifications to defend, but once they get mad, it will be difficult to stop them!"

Gongsun Du will change his mind and appear here because he suddenly figured it out when the cavalry of the Ming army attacked the formation of the Wei army.

That is the strength of the Ming army, the strength of this cavalry, and the existence of such a cavalry, they must pay a huge price if they want to attack Luoyang.

Even the entire Liaodong Army.

So he had to grit his teeth, even if he was just lying low in front of the Wei army, he had to unite with the powerful Wei army to defeat this cavalry.

"It's okay!"

Xia Houyuan didn't care a little, he smiled, and said in a low voice: "Although this cavalry is strong, Luoyang is indeed at the end of its strength. It is not difficult for us to attack Luoyang. As long as General Gongsun is willing to fight I have cooperated, and I am confident that within a few days, Luo Yang will be defeated!"

Under the powerful strength, even if the enemy has a cavalry, it is difficult to stop it. His Wei army has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, plus the Liaodong army's tens of thousands of troops, the strength is almost five times that of Luoyang City.

The important thing is that cavalry can still display strong combat effectiveness in battles on the wild plains, but in the harvest battle, it is equivalent to binding their hands.

So in this battle, as long as they guard against the sneak attack of the Ming cavalry, they will be able to force the Ming army to lose without a fight.

"You and my soldiers are approaching the city tonight. As long as we unite and suppress the troops on the Ming army's wall, we will have a chance to break through the city gate defense in the shortest time!"

"As for the defense on the side, our Wei army will allocate part of the main force to defend against the attack of the Ming army's elusive cavalry!"

Xia Houyuan's tactical deployment was not clever at all, but the victory was solid, and it was precisely because of such a prudent deployment that it was possible to suppress the Ming army in the city.

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in the city.

Pang Xi returned safely, with little damage to the soldiers, but he lost some morale this time. After all, he rushed out in a hurry, but returned with nothing.

He walked up to the city wall and looked at Xu Shu who was looking down on the enemy camp.

"How about it?"

Pang Xi walked over and asked in a low voice.

"Trouble!"

Xu Shu smiled wryly: "We may be mistaken for our cleverness!"

He was on the top of the city, watching the entire attack on the camp from the highest point. The cavalry attacked the camp with a speed as fast as thunder, and the attack was fierce.

However, the Wei army reacted quickly. They were by no means ordinary young and strong. They should be well-trained elites. Facing the sudden charge of the cavalry, they quickly reacted and responded effectively. Moreover, Xia Houyuan's on-the-spot judgment was very good, directly cutting off their attack. direction, so that they lost the idea of ​​​​attacking their thinnest ground.

The most critical is not this.

From their dispatch to their retreat, most of them were within Xu Shu's expectations. He knew that the Wei army was not so easy to deal with, and he also knew that the Wei army's combat effectiveness was not that weak.

This battle, if it goes on, will definitely be a dangerous one.

But he still has a glimmer of hope.

He hoped that Wei Jun and Yan Jun's Liaodong Army would have some suspicions, which would give him some opportunities and allow him to be fully prepared to deal with the main forces of the two armies.

However, when the Wei army was facing the attack, the Liaodong army of the Yan army, which had been sitting still, moved, and rushed straight to the rear wings of the Ming army cavalry.

At this moment, Xu Shu was a little dumbfounded.

It also made Xu Shu's heart fall into the abyss.

The combat power of the two armies combined is by no means what the defenders in his city can handle.

Although the Zhaoming cavalry army is powerful, if it is used for harvesting, it will appear inferior to its talents, and the combat effectiveness it can display is only three or four.

With the patchwork logistics battalion and Zhaoming cavalry, the possibility of winning this battle is too small.

So Xu Shu had to make preparations early.

"You mean to say that the Yan army was not prepared to merge with the Wei army at the beginning, but our attack stimulated the Yan army and made them quickly move closer to the Wei army!"

Pang Xi frowned.

"That's understandable!"

Xu Shu gritted his teeth and said, "Gongsun Du, the chief general of the Yan Army, is not easy to bully. He should have seen the situation clearly, but I'm a bit underestimating the enemy!"

He had to admit his mistake of underestimating the enemy.

"What now?"

"I have no choice!" Xu Shu shook his head: "We can fight to the death here, but we will not be able to defend Luoyang City in the end. Instead, we will ruin all the troops in the city for nothing!"

"Are you planning to break out?"

Pang Xi understood Xu Shu's decision.

"Ok!"

Xu Shu nodded: "This is the only way we can deal with it now!"

"Break out from where!"

"Western Suburb, Shili Pavilion!" Xu Shu pointed to Wei Jun and Yan Jun below, and said in a low voice: "We have just started to counterattack, they must not have expected it, we will withdraw at this time!"

He thought for a while, and then said: "So the cavalry must keep suppressing them, including attacking and harassing them, so that they think that we are still fighting back!"

"I need time!" Xu Shu looked at Pang Xi, with a decisive light in his eyes, and said, "I want to evacuate Luoyang City, but at least I can move out the people and food in the city!"

"How long will it take!" Pang Xi didn't expect Xu Shu to have such crazy thoughts, and Xu Shu didn't show it at first.

It is estimated that after seeing the sudden cooperation between the Wei army outside the city and the Yan army, there is no hope of defending Luoyang's city, so they made such a decision.

"Three days!" Xu Shu said in a low voice.

"Three days?" Pang Xi frowned: "Is it enough?"

"It's a little bit less, but we don't have any more time. It's a blessing to be able to delay for three days. Within three days, if you continue to attack, the outside of the city will definitely react. At that time, they will not hesitate to attack you." Siege the city at all costs!"

Xu Shu said: "My goal is Hangu Pass. Although Hangu Pass is an abandoned pass, the terrain is still there. In the past, Qin rejected the Six Kingdoms and the Guandong by relying on the fact that Hangu Pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack. As long as I withdraw Xiang Hangu Pass, then we still have a chance to fight back, and leave an empty Luoyang City, enough for them to try the bitter fruit!"

"Although Luoyang City is not as prosperous as it was in the past, there are still a lot of people now. There is no way to let them all leave in just three days!"

Pang Xi said sadly.

"You can rest assured that I can do it!" Xu Shu said calmly, "I am in charge of Luoyang. Although I don't have the determination to defend Luoyang, I still have confidence in fleeing Luoyang's people!"

This is some of the self-confidence that Xu Shu has gained over the years of governing Luozhou and Luoyang. He only needs to control the direction and use the people in the shortest time to transport all the grain and grass in the city.

Then the hope that the people and food and grass are all half-empty exists.

Pang Xi thought for a while, and finally trusted Xu Shu, and said, "Okay, I can buy you three days, my whole army of cavalry will attack, and I promise to drag them to the eastern suburbs for three days!"

"After three days, you don't have to go back to the city, just march directly to Hangu Pass!"

Xu Shu said: "Remember, no matter when you leave, you must never enter the city. Even if you find that there are still people in the city, you can't enter the city, because once you enter the city, you will be killed by them." I was bitten hard, once bitten, you may be lost in Luoyang City!"

Luoyang City is not suitable for cavalry confrontation. Once they are bitten, they may be forced to death in Luoyang City by the enraged Wei Jun and Yan Jun.

"understand!"

Pang Xi took a deep breath and looked outside the city: "Let's start tonight!"

"Starting tonight, the moon is dark and the wind is high, just right!"

Although cavalry is invincible, it also depends on the shape of the ground.

(End of this chapter)