The son of Yuan Shao who traveled through the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 187

Guandu, sand dunes.

In the middle of Cao Ying and Yuan Ying, there is a vast area of ​​war. The torrential rain the day before yesterday, followed by two consecutive days of insolation from the sun, mixed gravel and red soil together to form flattened sandy land.The fine grains of sand reflected the malevolent glare of the sun.When the horse's hooves step on it, you can hear the clanging sound of stepping on the stone.Strips washed out by the rain, like rivers, criss-cross under the feet of hundreds of thousands of cavalry.After a while the strips will turn red and then black.The sun ruthlessly sprinkled thousands of golden needles on the world, and the earth was steaming, and the heat wave hit people.

Cao Cao has cast his contempt for the world and his far-sighted vision to the opposite side.On the left and right sides are the 20 tigers and feathers led by Xia Houshang and Cao Zhang, and behind the middle are the tiger and leopard cavalry led by the most elite Cao Xiu and Cao Chun.After the cavalry came Xiahou Dun's [-] armored infantry.Lu Qian, Cao Hong, and Yu Jin were at the forefront of the five-fold crossbowmen and five-fold scull shield soldiers, commanding the final charge.At a glance, the mountains and plains are full of Cao Jun and the flags fluttering in the wind.The cavalry phalanx, each formation is commanded by two to three generals, and the tiger and leopard cavalry in the middle have a regular formation of ten phalanxes.The soldiers in the first three formations hold knives in their right hands and arm shields in their left hands, which are used to block arrows and harvest the lives of enemy soldiers in quick conflicts.Behind the three formations of all spearmen.The last four battles are aimed at the Black Dragon Knights, the so-called String Control Warriors that have been practiced recently.The heavy infantry is divided into nine formations, and each formation has [-] people. It is composed of different teams, and the middle is equipped with bows, crossbows, knives, spears, swords, shields, and horses.It is conceivable that the infantry formation under the command of Cao Cao is infinitely varied and mysterious.

Cao Jun put all the heavily armed cavalry in front of the formation, and used the infantry in the rear. He wanted to adopt the tactics of lightning breakthrough and empty out the Hebei army in one fell swoop.

From the beginning of the assembly of troops, to the mobilization and formation of the formation, Cao's army was orderly, fast and flexible. It can indeed be called the peak of the army, the morale is like a rainbow, well-equipped and well-trained.

On the other hand, looking at Yuan Jun, it pales in comparison——

Yuan Jun deployed a half-moon-shaped circular formation. The whole army relied on the central tiger and leopard cavalry to narrow the defense line as much as possible. It belonged to a compact formation and formed an organic defense system as much as possible. Cao Jun's relatively dispersed offensive phalanx.

Jia Xu and Pang Tong Zhang Xiuzang Ba Chang Xi Hu Che'er had already brought all the twenty divisions of the Hebei Army to Guandu.Cao Cao also knew this, but he didn't know the situation of "Iron Buddha Tu".Tiefutu has always played the banner of ordinary cavalry from training to formation to transfer to Guandu.Even the blacksmith who made the armor was confused, not knowing what such heavy armor was for.Cao Cao's details were reported to Cao Cao, and he also laughed at me for throwing the silver into the sea.

On the surface, Yuan Jun's infantry formation on the left and right flanks is rather stupid.Then use infantry to deal with cavalry head-on?And the lineup of these infantry is not flattering.It can be said that it is crooked and uneven, and the equipment is very good, but in the eyes of the cavalry, it is just a relatively strong ant.As soon as the iron hoof arrives, it immediately turns into powder.

Cao Cao began to wonder if Yuan Xi's head was kicked by a donkey, or if he was fainted by the high temperature and scorching heat, or Yuan Jun's vitality had been exhausted in these few days of fighting, and he couldn't send a decent team at all. cavalry again.

In fact, what Yuan Jun deployed was not a circular defensive formation.It is a tight attack lineup with an outer circle and an inner square.Its purpose is to use the semicircular infantry formations on both wings to cover the 'Iron Buddha' hidden in the depths, armed to the teeth, and wielding maces.

Behind Wen Chou's Black Dragon Cavalry, Hao Zhao's "Ballista Master", who is heavily protected by swordsmen and crossbowmen, is going to give Cao Jun a head-on blow after the cavalry sprints.The left and right infantry were led by Sun Guan, Yin Li, Han Juzi, and Huo Nu respectively.6 people in four divisions.The black dragon riders in the center are still Zhang He and Wen Chou.Zhu Ling and Zhang Kai were responsible for protecting Hao Zhao's ballista division from threats.The Iron Buddha Tu was lined up on the two wings, led by Gao Lan Zhang Yan and Zhang Xiu Zangba respectively.

Many of Yuan Jun's soldiers were stunned by Cao Jun's aura. Everyone's face was solemn and mournful, like a dead father.All of them have a passive mentality that being able to withstand the enemy's attack is very great.

I remember that in the Second World War in my previous life, a general named Montgomery once said that in war, whoever is good at disguising can gain the initiative.

Pretentious?I'm good at it!
Trumpets sounded, drums thundered.Cao Cao boarded the high hills on the right side of both sides as a temporary command platform, and commanded the overall attack and retreat with flags, drums, and horns.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The enemy's battle drums sounded in unison, and the front scull shield soldiers, archers and forward cavalry of the Chinese army advanced forward, approaching, and stopped a thousand steps away from the Yuan Bing's center infantry formation. The two sides are stretched to form a sawing rectangle, and the movements are uniform, quick and efficient, showing the results of well-trained.Although there was no real attack, it had already put huge pressure on Yuan Jun, and it was still a formation with cavalry in front and infantry in the rear.The powerful footsteps shook the wilderness and the void, and the forest in the distance almost collapsed in trembling.

The horns of the Yuan camp sounded, and the infantry on both wings pushed forward, gradually spread out and moved to the outside, stretching out like a pair of giant palms to hold the enemy.Cao Cao almost smirked. There is such a fearless army formation in the world. It is better to hang yourself with a hemp rope if you use infantry to beat the cavalry.

"Woo! Woo! Woo!" The horn sounded loudly, like the mournful cry of a ghost at midnight, and also like the hooves of galloping horses, and the footsteps of infantry treading the ground, forming a murderous death rhythm.Behind Lu Qian, Yu Jin, and Cao Hong, the banner gates opened wide, and countless oar shield soldiers and bow and arrow soldiers who were covered from head to toe, made a neat "click" sound, stepped out to the left and right, and flashed out. A neat alley of people cut by a knife.The three generals, without hesitation, dismissed the horse and returned to the Chinese army.Like two sliding doors, the human wall formed by several rows of contradictory fighters fit together seamlessly, disappearing behind the three generals.

Cao Cao was on the high platform on the right side, with the red flag waving, and Yu Jin screamed: "Shoot the arrow—"

Yuan Jun's camp reacted immediately, and I waved my hand and said, "Shoot the arrow—"

For shooting on the plains, the crossbowmen in the back row shoot the arrows into the air to draw an arc before piercing them down and inserting them into the human body. This can offset the defensive power of the scull shields and fly directly into the central army after passing the scull shields .

Arrows from both sides collided with each other and fell down countless times. The arrows shot at each other formed a shade in the middle of a thousand steps. If you are not afraid of death, you can hide under it to escape the heat.

Arrows covered the sky, and blood rained every now and then.

On Cao Cao's podium, the horn sounded again, and two yellow flags waved, crossed and separated to both sides.Zhang He played the same semaphore in front of Yuan Jun's formation.Suddenly, two formations of shield archers quickly moved to the two wings.As if a floodgate had been opened, Cao Jun rushed out with a howling tide.

The war drums were beating, and the shouts of killing shook the sky. Cao Jun finally launched an attack, but they came rushing to kill in complete formation all over the mountains and plains.The armies of the two sides finally confronted each other head-on.

Yuan Jun's infantry and Cao Jun's Huben Yulin Army on the two wings were defeated as soon as they came into contact, and they fled in all directions.Like a school of fish scattered by a stone, they quickly scattered and fled.Wen Chou's Black Dragon Cavalry and the Tiger Leopard Cavalry facing him were evenly matched. Both sides wanted to punch through, and both wanted to use their superior cavalry to hollow out the other's heart.

Even so, Cao Cao saw the enemy's wings were washed away on the high hill and retreated like an ebb tide. He jumped up from his chair happily at his age, clapped his hands and applauded, pointed directly at the army formation, gritted his teeth and said to Xu Chu behind him: "Zhongkang, Hebei belongs to the prime minister!"

Cao Cao was too happy to be happy.Just when Xia Houshang and Cao Zhang on the two wings drove strong soldiers to slaughter Yuan Jun's infantry like a broken bamboo, Yuan Jun's infantry began to detour to the outer two wings in an orderly manner.Xia Houshang seemed to be surprised when he heard the sound of clanging iron chains vibrating, gold and iron clanging together.

It's like peeling off an old coat, revealing the bright clothes inside.After Yuan Jun's infantry, who had been bloody massacred, turned back to the two wings, Xia Houshang suddenly saw dazzling walls made of iron.There are countless shiny spikes five or six inches long on the walls.

Xia Houshang blinked his eyes, thinking, what the hell is this.

Before he woke up, Xia Houshang saw the iron walls, leaned down neatly, and grabbed the reins.Under the sun, the strong light reflected from the snow-white armor can ignite dry wood, and can also blind people's eyes.The white circles in Xia Houshang's eyes flashed, and he was confused for a while.Suddenly, there was a neat click, like tearing clouds and silk, like thunder passing through, and white lightning rushed to——

Xia Houshang saw in a daze that the iron walls began to move forward. Cao Jun's cavalry had no time to brake and hit the wall, and they were smashed into meatloaf by long spikes and sprinkled a handful of blood.Every inch of their skin is wrapped in the armor of the Iron Buddha, completely ignoring the enemy's weapons, they just persistently move forward at a unified pace, harvesting, harvesting.The five war horses connected by iron chains were like iron walls of copper and iron. Wherever they went, there was a burst of crushing, and the houses collapsed, destroying everything.Every time the Iron Buddha rushed forward ten feet, someone behind would cross a repelling horse, blocking their back path, so that these iron-clad butchers could only move forward, with no way out.It seems that tens of hundreds of armored vehicles have crushed the road, and where the Iron Buddha passed, there is no one alive. In front of them are Cao Jun fleeing in all directions, and behind them are countless bloody people.Cao Jun's soldiers were also ruthless in the face of these monsters, unable to fight or run.It's useless to chop back and stab with a spear.When the knife is cut up, the mouth bounces back, and when the gun is stabbed up, it breaks and slides away.But those monsters have long ugly weapons with countless spikes in their hands. If they hit them, it will be a disaster, and they will immediately turn into a pile of meat lumps.The sound of the tracks of the armored vehicle involuntarily sounded in my ears——

At this time, Hao Zhao's "Calista Master" who was hiding in disguise also showed his ferocious true colors.With Hao Zhao's order, two hundred flying shuttle ballistas with a cross-section of five miles and two hundred improved stone launchers that were ready to launch a hundred-jin boulder with a range of 150 to [-] feet were all ready. .At the same time, spit out the deadly thing in the mouth. "Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!" There was a sound of piercing through the air—passing over Yuan Jun in front, and shooting directly into the center of Cao Jun who was charging.The intensive air strikes caused countless howls and countless casualties.A large piece of Cao Jun fell down in an instant——

Arrows and boulders roared like cannonballs in the sky, and iron walls on the ground ran rampant like armored vehicles. Huge stones and super powerful arrows turned Cao Jun's position into a sea of ​​blood. The density of high-altitude strikes was unprecedented for Cao Jun appear.

In the unobstructed and flat sandy land, flying dust swept across the ground on a cross-section of several thousand feet, and the iron wall composed of thousands of iron pagodas came overwhelmingly, and the horseshoe tanks connected by iron chains crushed mercilessly. Broken the spirit and body of Cao Jun soldiers, and shattered Cao Cao's ambition to march northward on the open sandy land in Guandu——

This is simply a modern artillery battle and tank battle!

Cao Jun retreated ten miles at once, causing countless casualties.Cao Cao was dumbfounded all of a sudden. "My God! What is this, so strange? Get--get the horse."

Without waiting for Xu Chu's consent, Cao Cao picked up a horse, jumped on it, and joined the battle group himself.It's useless, even if he boosts morale himself, he can't save the defeat.The Iron Buddha with the combination of Chinese and Western is too powerful.

The fierce confrontation lasted from early morning to dusk, and then from dusk to early morning of the next day. Both sides seemed to have the hatred of killing their father and taking their wives with each other, and strangled desperately.

Yuan Jun woke up from the initial defeat, and the heavily armed infantry followed the Black Dragon Knight and Iron Buddha to clean up the battlefield and pick up the fish that slipped through the net.Tiefutu's offensive instantly destroyed the two wings of Cao Jun, leaving only the tiger and leopard cavalry in the middle to fight alone.After the tiger and leopard cavalry experienced the blow from the high-altitude shuttle crossbow, they gradually failed and finally retreated.Wen Chou led the Black Dragon Knight to hunt for thirty miles——

Yuan Jun continued to attack Cao Jun wave after wave, from long-distance arrow shooting to close-range hand-to-hand massacres, one after another, endless killing.

The dust kicked up by the boots of the horseshoes covered the sky and the sun. Both sides suffered casualties.The ground under my feet still remembers that the blood shed today suffocated it even more than the heavy rain the day before yesterday.

Yuan Jun held on to Cao Jun for thirty miles, fifty miles, and eighty miles until Li Tong Guohuai led an army of 20 outside Sishui Pass to rescue him.Ten miles away, prepare for battle.With a vigorous army, against the exhausted army, Cao Jun and the iron-clad monster Tiefutu, who had never met and never heard of, once contacted, and then lost, there was another burst of blood, tens of thousands of casualties, and retreated ten miles.

Zang Ba Wen Chou, Zhang He, Zhang Yan, Gao Lan, became aggressive and chased blindly, but was stopped by me, and he could no longer chase.The soldiers were already exhausted, and the infantry of Tie Fu Tu and Black Dragon Cavalry, especially Yuan Jun, had lost a lot, so they could no longer pursue them.

Cao Jun was frightened by the beating, and formed an array ten miles away, not daring to move, like frightened lambs.Yuan Jun Ming Jin withdrew his troops and they dared not catch up.So the two armies camped twenty miles apart.In this battle, Cao Jun lost nearly 45 of the 40 troops previously invested. Naturally, many of them trampled to death, and many of them became deserters.

In addition to the second batch of 20 troops invested by Guo Huai and Li Tong, Cao Cao lost at least 50 horses and countless surrenders. The losses were so heavy that they approached Chibi.

Yuan Jun's loss was [-], most of which were infantry. With a ratio of one to five, it was enough to win this bloody battle.

(End of this chapter)