I rode and slashed unparalleled in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 843 Ambush and Bloody Battle

Wei County is located dozens of miles south of Handou City, where the fields are lush and green and the forests are dim.

At this time, it was dusk, and on the official road that ran through the forest, five thousand cavalrymen were galloping northward at lightning speed. They were the vanguard cavalry of the Jizhou Army led by Qu Yi.

According to reports from scouts, thousands of Su bandit cavalrymen have surrounded the county town and are building siege equipment day and night, ready to launch an attack at any time.

Therefore, Qu Yi did not dare to neglect:

"Quick, faster!"

"If Handangou is lost, our army's route back will be cut off!"

While galloping, Qu Yi kept urging the army to speed up. Five thousand cavalrymen were galloping on the road, three horses in a row, forming a long queue. Their iron hooves were flying, and billowing dust was rising up, spreading in the dim twilight, like a winding yellow dragon.

Such a mighty cavalry is a powerful force that cannot be ignored anywhere in the world. It is no problem for them to protect and destroy a country. They should be full of fighting spirit and look down on the world.

However, now they are worried that they will become a background and add to Su Yao's record, ending up dying in a foreign land.

Therefore, on the march, the slightest disturbance would often make the army nervous.

"Isn't this forest a bit weird?" A cavalryman lowered his voice and muttered to his companions beside him.

His eyes could not help but wander around the dark woods. The dense branches and leaves overlapped each other, weaving together a gloomy scene in the twilight, as if countless pairs of eyes were hiding in the dark and spying on them.

These words were like a stone thrown into a calm lake, causing ripples among the cavalry. Someone even suddenly said that he saw an ambush in the woods, which temporarily stopped the army's march.

"Nonsense! It's calm here, how can there be an ambush?!"

After Qu Yi looked around, he said with regret:
"In my opinion, you are paranoid and have delayed the rescue. Who can bear the consequences? Listen to me, keep moving forward. Anyone who speaks nonsense again will be punished by military law!"

After saying this, he squeezed the horse's belly hard and galloped forward first.

Seeing this, the soldiers were worried but did not dare to disobey military orders. They had to follow suit. The team began to move again and the sound of horse hooves could be heard again.

But before they had walked far, suddenly, a sharp whistle broke the silence of the forest.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

In an instant, as the whistle sounded, countless torches suddenly lit up in the dark forest shadows. Under the light of the fire, dense arrows poured out from the woods on both sides like raindrops.

Xiu Xiu Xi—— Xiu Xiu Xi——

The sound of arrows breaking through the air and screams rang out one after another. The knights of the Jizhou army were caught off guard and fell down in an instant.

"There's an ambush!"

"Be on guard!"

On the road in the forest, corpses of men and horses were scattered all over the place, blocking the efficiency of the formation.

At the same time, in the woods on both sides, the Han cavalry led by Zhao Yun rushed out like a tiger descending from the mountain.

"kill!"

Zhao Yun took the lead, charging straight at the enemy formation with his silver spear flashing, his momentum unstoppable.

At the same time, on both sides of the woods, the armored cavalry also gave out earth-shaking shouts and charged fiercely towards the enemy cavalry center, cutting it in half.

Faced with such a horrifying attack, Qu Yi was terrified.

His eyes swung left and right, and when he didn't see Su Yao, he felt relieved:

"You can fight, Su Ze is not here!"

"Array, quickly array!"

Qu Yi shouted at the top of his lungs, trying to calm the panicked army.

Under his command, the Jizhou cavalry began to adjust their formation in a panic. It was too late to counterattack, and the grassroots generals had to instinctively order the front row to raise their spears to form an uneven wall of spears, while the knights in the back row drew their bows and arrows, firing a hail of arrows to try to slow down the enemy's momentum.

However, they soon discovered that their instinctive reactions were too quick. Dogma and empiricism were of no use when facing the world's first armored cavalry of such a scale.

puff!puff!
"Yeah!"

"what!"

The Han army's armored cavalry rushed through the dense rain of arrows almost unscathed and slammed into the enemy cavalry in formation.

The huge impact of the collision between the two sides caused the Jizhou army's gun wall to collapse instantly, and the soldiers in the front row were knocked out with their horses, screaming in agony.

Zhao Yun, riding a white horse and holding a silver spear, charged left and right in the enemy's formation, with the silver spear flashing coldly as he waved it. Wherever he went, the soldiers of the Jizhou army fell off their horses one after another, and no one could stop his edge.

If Su Yao could open the statistics list here, he would find that the number of casualties on both sides would increase dramatically in an instant. After this round of charge, the Han army had only more than ten casualties, while the Jizhou knights suffered hundreds of casualties in an instant.

This is the terrifying impact force of armored cavalry.

"Mom!"

"I can't fight. How can I fight like this?"

"It's over, it's over, I don't want to die, I don't want to die!"

The Jizhou knights screamed, their formation was broken, and one after another began to flee.

Qu Yi was extremely anxious, watching his soldiers being defeated like a tide. He gritted his teeth and personally led his elite guards to rush towards Zhao Yun in an attempt to turn the tide.

"Liangzhou Qu Yi is here. Who are you? Tell me your name. Do you dare to fight me to the death?!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yun held his spear horizontally and responded proudly: "I am Zhao Zilong of Changshan! Qu Yi, today is the day you will die, give me your life!"

After saying this, he urged his horse forward and thrust his spear straight into Qu Yi's throat.

Qu Yi's pupils suddenly shrank. He did not dare to delay and quickly raised his gun to resist.

There was a loud "clang" sound, sparks flew, and the two men's weapons collided with each other, shaking both of their arms numb.

"Good job!"

The two men said something to each other, cheered up, and picked up their guns to fight again.

Suddenly, sparks flew and gunshots flashed on the battlefield, and the shouts and screams all around seemed to become distant background sounds.

Zhao Yun's attack was fierce, and each move carried the power to break the wind. The tip of his spear was like a nimble poisonous snake, going straight to Qu Yi's vital points. Qu Yi, relying on his rich combat experience, responded calmly. The spear in his hand was like a steel barrier, resolving Zhao Yun's attacks time and time again.

During the fierce battle, Qu Yi spotted the slight flaw in Zhao Yun's moves and suddenly stabbed Zhao Yun in the side with his spear. Zhao Yun reacted extremely quickly, dodging to the side, and the spear scraped past his armor, making a harsh sound.

Taking advantage of this gap, Zhao Yun shouted loudly, and the silver spear in his hand was like a dragon emerging from the sea, chopping towards Qu Yi with the force of a mountain. Qu Yi raised his spear with all his strength to block it, but the huge impact force made his arms tremble, and he almost couldn't hold the spear.

In this way, the two sides fought back and forth, entangled in the chaotic battlefield, and the battle lasted for dozens of rounds without a clear winner.

Obviously, neither side expected the other to be so capable.

This is natural. There is no need to explain how strong Zhao Yun is. Although Qu Yi is not well-known, he is actually not inferior.

If Su Yao had not interfered, Qu Yi would have become a general under Yuan Shao in the future and defeated Gongsun Zan several times.

The most exciting moment was the Battle of Jie Bridge, in which Qu Yi led 800 elite soldiers as the vanguard and defeated Gongsun Zan's 10,000 cavalry and 20,000 infantry, completely breaking Gongsun Zan's reputation as the White Horse General for winning consecutive battles.

The reason why Qu Yi finally disappeared in the crowd was not because he was incapable of fighting or was defeated on the battlefield, but because he was arrogant and domineering due to his great achievements, which made Yuan Shao hate him and eventually killed him.

Now, Guo Yi, who is in his prime, is no less inferior to Zhao Yun.

The two men fought to the death, becoming more and more courageous as the battle went on, and it was so intense that it was hard to tell who would win.

(End of this chapter)