Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 162 Counterattack
The sun moved westward day by day, and the Han and Wei armies could not do anything about it. The Wei army stubbornly resisted the attack of the Han army's elite by relying on its local numerical superiority.Wei Yanbu is like a dam of a reservoir, blocking the surging water flow.

The tiger and leopard cavalry and Wei Yan's headquarters fell into a stalemate, and Niu Jin gripped the reins anxiously. Facing a continuous charge, cavalry alone could not break through at all, and a large number of infantry was required to fall into the formation.

The terrain of the river valley was narrow, and Wei Yan's troops basically continued to compress the space for the horses to gallop freely, and the tiger and leopard cavalry could not go around at all.For a while, a strange situation unfolded. On the one hand, the soldiers of the two armies were fighting wildly, and on the other hand, the tiger and leopard cavalry and Wei Yan's troops harassed each other with only bows and crossbows.

After a long stalemate, Wei Yan's troops moved forward dozens of steps, and arranged antlers and fences according to the previous idea, completely locking the space for the tiger and leopard riders to charge.

Niu Jin, who returned to Zhang He, looked at Zhang He anxiously.

Zhang He was watching the battle on a horse with his usual expression, but his restless fingers showed that the situation of the battle was not as simple as his expression.

"The general might as well let me charge again. At this time, although the Han army is in a rigorous formation, it is no longer in a continuous charge." Niu Jin said.

Zhang He looked at Niu Jin resolutely, opened his chapped lips, and said, "Be sure to hit once!"

Zhang He already had the idea of ​​withdrawing his troops. Given the current stalemate, his Wei army might not be able to hold on. Although he had a large number of soldiers, the current leader of the Longyou Qiang tribe already wanted to withdraw his troops.

But in the end, he still gave Niu Jin his hope, and asked him to lead the tiger and leopard riders into the battle once regardless of casualties, to see if he could take advantage of it.

Niu Jin, who received the military order, was surrounded by cavalry and looked at dozens of Han soldiers who were arranging antlers and fences. Behind him were still Han soldiers waiting in full force.

Amidst the sound of the drums, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry slowly advanced towards Wei Yan's troops. The horn sounded suddenly, and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry began to accelerate.

Running like the wind, aggressing like fire, hundreds of tigers and leopards riding thousands of horseshoes swiftly stomped on the ground, setting off smoke and dust billowing like thunder.

Dozens of soldiers arranging antlers froze for a while, then hurried to the army behind them.

The head of the Han army hurriedly shouted to the left and right soldiers in the front row: "Close your eyes and raise your gun!"

Wei Yan shouted: "Those who retreat will be killed immediately!"

The tiger and leopard cavalry were getting closer and closer, with shining armor and tall horses, accompanied by the sound of thunder, coming towards them.

In the next moment, the tiger and leopard cavalry circumnavigated the front, directly plunged into the left corner army formation that had just hit, and broke through the formation.The Han army soldier holding the shield was instantly hit by the tiger and leopard rider, causing him to fall into the crowd and was trampled to death by the rebel army.The soldiers of the Han army moved closer to the left corner under the call of the officer.

At this time, another group of tiger and leopard riders drove unmanned horses to the left side of the formation. Dozens of horses neighed and were driven by their masters to the left side of the continuous rushing formation.

The army formation on the left was broken into by unmanned horses, and the vehicles on the first line of defense were overturned.The tiger and leopard cavalry who followed closely followed the trend, and because the attention of the army was attracted by the tiger and leopard knights in the left corner, the soldiers on the left could not take the posture to withstand the impact, and the spearmen behind could not move their spears in time. The tip of the tail plunges into the ground to bear the force.

The tiger and leopard cavalry took advantage of the situation and quickly pierced through the second line of defense. The front row suffered heavy losses. The recovered soldiers at the back tried to rebuild the front line under the command of the officer, but were quickly dispersed by the experienced tiger and leopard cavalry.The soldiers who were rushing to the left corner hurried to the left amidst the sound of urging.For a time, the entire left front fell into chaos.

The tiger and leopard riders seemed to have the will to die. When the first batch of cavalrymen's attack was contained, they did not rein in their horses like usual cavalrymen. Instead, they got off their horses and held their shields, fighting hard to the left and right.

At the same time, the second group of cavalry began to accelerate from the rear, and directly slammed into the Han infantry that blocked the first group of soldiers; The Chinese army fought.

So far, all the tiger and leopard cavalry have entered Wei Yan's army formation, devouring the lives of Han soldiers in the army formation like ancient beasts.

Three thousand soldiers went forward one after another, using their lives to block the attack of the tiger and leopard cavalry.However, with the elite and ferocity of tiger and leopard cavalry, they launched a desperate charge and were unable to resist at all.

Thousands of people risked their lives to fight, and the officers no longer called on the soldiers to go up, but they themselves were the first to step forward, motivating the soldiers, and countless blood was spilled on the ground.

Looking from the sky, the original straight line on the left side of the formation quickly sank inward and turned into a curve, or even a small triangle.

The scene now made the guards around Wei Yan pale, and the current tragedy was far beyond their imagination.But on the contrary, Wei Yan was extremely calm, and his mind was constantly analyzing the situation of the battle.

Niu Jin, who was the first to charge, had already fought to the point where he was close to the Chinese army, and slowly moved towards Wei Yan under Ya's banner.

Under the fiery red flag, Wang Ping rubbed his fists and looked nervously at the situation of Wei Yan's troops.At this time, he didn't have any reserve team in hand, the Tsing Yi Wei was fighting with the Qiang rangers, and the Wei Yan tribe was fighting with the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.

Wang Ping couldn't help looking at the empty central army of the Wei army, only a big Zhang He was left, and suddenly thought, if there are dozens of cavalry who can directly attack the central army of the Wei army, they will be defeated.

But Wang Ping couldn't help showing a wry smile, there are still dozens of cavalry there, and there are only a dozen personal guards beside him, and they are still far away from the central army of the Wei army.

Um?Dozens of cavalry, there are dozens of cavalry in Brother Wen's army that have not been used.

Thinking of this, Wang Ping suddenly snatched the messenger's flag, waved the flag to Wei Yan's troops, signaled Wei Yan to attack Zhang Yun, and ordered the scouts to go to Wei Yan's place to report.

Seeing the Chinese army waving the flag, Wei Yan's cronies hurriedly said, "Please look, general, the Chinese army is waving the flag."

Hearing the sound, Wei Yan, who was in deep thought, turned his head to look, and his mind suddenly became clear, and he understood what Wang Ping meant.

Wei Yan grabbed his confidant Wei Liang with one hand, and said: "You hold my tooth flag and fight hard, and order all the soldiers in the army to bite the tiger and leopard cavalry, and don't allow them to rush out of the chariot formation."

Wei Liang was puzzled and asked, "What does the general mean?"

Wei Yan didn't have time to explain, fearing that the battle opportunity would be fleeting, he hurriedly replied: "Just follow the order."

Wei Yan took the horse spear handed over by his personal guards, and called for more than forty cavalry from the central army. Regardless of the tiger and leopard cavalry on the left, they walked out from the front of the army formation through the gap between the vehicles, and went straight to Zhang He's army.

When Wang Ping saw Wei Yan's troops, a battle flag quickly passed through the army and marched forward, with great joy on his face.

Wang Ping held the handle of the ring tightly and roared: "The drums are beating, the horns are blowing, and all the lords will follow me to kill the enemy."

The sound of drums and trumpets in the army resounded through the valley; the general who wanted to fight against the pirates went up against the wind with his big banner, pointing straight ahead.The tired soldiers of the Han army looked at the big banner ahead, squeezed out the last bit of strength, gritted their teeth, and stepped forward bravely.

(Three is later!)
(End of this chapter)