Chapter 444
The more obvious the vibration of the earth became, it seemed that it was a fear and panic about some powerful force. The earth was sobbing and trembling...
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But Xiahou Yuan knew that this was not a natural phenomenon. Such tremor was clearly caused by the iron hooves of tens of thousands of cavalry trampling on the ground.
It is impossible for him to have such a huge cavalry again. Xiahou Yuan, who was in charge of the military affairs in Yongzhou, knew this very well.
Xiahou Yuan had more than 10,000 elite cavalry in his hands. Zhang Ren brought more than 8,000 cavalry during this attack. Except for the casualties, all of them were here. There were 2,000 cavalry in Chang'an, and there were no other cavalry apart.
Even Cao Hong from Sizhou could not get 3,000 cavalry.
There are only three forces that can deploy more than 10,000 cavalry clusters in one move in the Kansai battlefield——Ma Dai, Qiang people, and Xianbei people!
The Xianbei people had just suffered a severe blow in Ma Dai's hands, and coupled with the consumption of the previous civil war, they could not recover their vitality in a short period of time. There was no difference between the remaining two sides.
Xiahou Yuan doesn't need to think about what impact it will have once such a huge cavalry joins the battlefield.
Obviously, Jiang Ji's speculation yesterday became true———There was indeed a conspiracy between Zhang Ren, Lu Meng and Ma Dai.
What Zhang Ren and Lu Meng did was to wait for the moment, waiting for the Western Liang Iron Cavalry to destroy Xiahou Yuan's elite cavalry and infantry in one net.
As long as this strategic intention is achieved, the entire Yongzhou, Guanxi and Guanzhong will be equivalent to falling into the hands of Liu Bei.
In fact, Xiahou Yuan did not disbelief of Jiang Ji's speculation, and even agreed quite well. But even if he admitted it at that time, it would be useless. In order to stabilize the morale of the army, he had to deliberately scold Jiang Ji.
Then, without hesitation, decided to force the rush to the water and return to Chang'an, which was Xiahou Yuan's remedy. But unexpectedly, Lu Meng and Zhang Ren were too tenacious.
Even under the unfavorable situation of miscalculation, Lu Meng still blocked Xiahou Yuan for eight hours.
However, if there is another hour, only one hour. Xiahou Yuan would be sure to completely break through Lu Meng and Zhang Ren's obstacles. But heaven is so cruel, he doesn't want to give that hour again...
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Lu Meng and Zhang Ren were ecstatic. They were reinforcements, the long-awaited reinforcements...
With a trace of blood on his face, Lu Meng could not control the joy in his eyes at all. He raised the sword in his hand high, and shouted loudly in his slightly hoarse voice: "Reinforcements have arrived! The iron cavalry has arrived! Our army will win..."
After Zhang Ren's gun pierced the enemy's chest, he raised the gun to the sky with his gun, shouting indulge in: "Reinforcements have arrived!..."
The Jing Yang army and the Sichuan army soldiers also heard the trumpet coming from afar. They also felt the trembling under their feet. At this moment, when they heard the roar of the chief general, they still didn't understand what was going on.
After a moment, the excited cheer echoed over the battlefield like thunder. The horn that had been silent for a while passed through the sky like a thunderbolt was singing wildly in the wind.
"Block the enemy, don't let one go!" Lu Meng raised his arms and shouted again, endured the pain in his body, and waved his sword to attack Cao's army. "I am invincible!"
"I am invincible!" Surviving in the desperate situation, escaping death... The morale of the Sichuan Army, with heavy casualties and exhausted, instantly surged. Amid the roars of thunder, launched the most crazy attack, fighting with Xiahou Yuan's cavalry and infantry.
My body was tired, hungry, and pain before, but I disappeared at this moment. All I left in my mind was one thought - killing the enemy!
What does it mean to survive in a desperate situation? What does it mean? What does it mean??
It means God’s favor!
With the favor of God, what enemies are unbeaten and what battles are unbeatable?!!
Those who follow the heavens will be born, and those who defy the heavens will perish! Our lord is the destiny of heaven, and Cao Cao is just a traitor who defys the heavens.
We will win this battle; we will win the Northern Expedition!
The Jing Yang Army and the Sichuan Army, which were as strong as a rainbow, covered the morale like a tide, and the Cao Army was obviously low!
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Xiahou Yuan knew that he could no longer escape from the battle. All he could wait for was the bleak end of the destruction of the entire army. He shouted at the top of his lungs to fight for survival and tried his best to break through the enemy's obstacles.
But this elite army who had followed Xiahou Yuan for many years was already powerless.
The fierce battle lasted for the previous eight hours. The Jing Yang army and the Sichuan army were exhausted, but they were no exception.
They even have to be more tired, but their long-term rigorous training has honed their minds and allowed them to maintain a more vigorous fighting spirit than the enemy and thus suppress the enemy.
However, the upcoming enemy powerful reinforcements became the last straw that broke them.
No matter how elite they are, they are human beings. If they are human beings, they will be depressed, disappointed, and despair...
After the psychological string collapsed, all kinds of negative effects brought to the body by long-term combat suddenly appeared——the throat was itchy, the eyes were sore and painful, the joints all over the body seemed to fall off, and the muscles were extremely sore.
Such a soldier can be imagined when facing an enemy like a stimulant.
The Lu Meng army's defense line was gradually strengthened.
At this moment, the huge cavalry cluster in the west had swept over quickly. The extremely passionate horn was mixed with the sound of some desolate and exotic Qiang flutes. The identity of this cavalry was already very obvious!
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The majestic army of iron cavalry was galloping rapidly on the gray-yellow plain, neither too fast nor too slow. At first glance, it was like the surging waves coming towards us. It made a deafening roar in the ups and downs. The powerful force and the incomparable momentum seemed to be able to swallow up all obstacles that blocked them in front of us.
At the forefront of this craze is a yellow wolf battle flag dancing vigorously, with the flag conspicuously swaying the word "horse" in a striking manner.
The man who rides a horse and rides under the battle is Ma Dai, who looks cold-looking.
Thirty-five thousand cavalry! For this Northern Expedition, Ma Dai used all the 30,000 iron cavalry in his hand, borrowed 5,000 Qiang cavalry who were good at riding and shooting, and formed 35,000 cavalry. He used Zhang Ren's support to quietly move south and launched a thunder attack on Xiahou Yuan.
"It's not too late..." Ma Dai's sharp eyes had already seen the battle in the distant battlefield, and he had already smelled the strong and undispersed smell of blood in his nose. The Tianlang spear stabbed in the air, and Ma Dai shouted sternly: "Kill~~!"
There was no stop. The rushing cavalry frenzy quickly arrived at the west bank of the Lashui River.
The water was blocked by corpses and debris, and even these iron cavalry who were accustomed to blood were pitying.
You can imagine what kind of fierce fighting has passed here, and how much did those comrades from foreign lands pay to block the powerful enemy?
On the other side of the river, some Sichuan soldiers were trying to push the bodies and wood from the shore into the river to pave the way for the iron cavalry to cross the river.
This is a road to cross the river with thousands of corpses!
"Roar~!" He took a deep breath, and Ma Dai roared to the sky and roared. He was the first to jump off the "corpse embankment".
Tens of thousands of cavalry roared together, summoning their souls to their fallen comrades and expressing their respect for them. Then they rushed down the river bank like a tide.
After a little gathering of more than 2,000 cavalry, Ma Dai did not wait for the subsequent subway cavalry. He immediately formed a cone formation with more than 2,000 cavalry and rolled forward wildly.
After the iron cavalry in the rear landed, they also formed a formation and launched a charge after each assembly of 23,000 cavalry.
One giant cone after another. It continuously stabs Xiahou Yuan’s “heart” part, giving him a fatal attack.
When more than 10,000 Xiliang cavalry joined the battlefield, the fragile balance was finally broken. From the beginning of the war, Xiahou Yuan, who has been in an advantage and has always suppressed Lu Meng and Zhang Ren, finally completely lost his advantage and could not support it anymore!
The Western Liang cavalry broke away from Cao's shield formation and the spear of Cao's army. They knocked away one Cao's soldiers after another, and then trampled on their bodies.
The Crazy Sand and Canglang Battle Flag pointed directly at the location of Xiahou Yuan's commanding flag. Ma Dai led hundreds of personal guards to break through the huge waves and swept across the battlefield wildly.
The spear of the sky wolf was like a wild wolf hunting on the grassland. With its sharp and bloodthirsty fangs, it tore through the throats of each prey and finally aimed at the largest one.
Xiahou Yuan had no hope of the infantry's breakthrough, so he made up his mind and prepared to lead the cavalry to retreat first.
Military power must be retained to defend Chang'an and Tongguan. No matter what, Ma Dai's cavalry cannot intervene in the Central Plains battlefield. Otherwise, this unstoppable craze will completely change the situation of the battle.
However, even the retreat of the cavalry became so difficult at this moment. They were entangled by Lu Meng's soldiers like maggots attached to their bones, and it was difficult to get out.
"Xiahou Yuan~!" With an angry roar, Ma Dai looked for his target, broke through the obstacle, and shot him out.
"Ma Dai~!" Xiahou Yuan's sword was slashed out quickly, and the tiger's eyes were also full of anger.
"Clang~!" The sharp gold and iron collision sounded, and the dazzling stars were everywhere.
The two good horses retreated a few steps at the same time.
Xiahou Yuan's right hand trembled unnaturally, but then he slashed out again. Fatigue, Xiahou Yuan obviously felt the influence of physical fatigue at this moment, and only after taking over Ma Dai, he felt that he was at a disadvantage.
But no matter how disadvantaged it is, you still have to fight, otherwise everything will be stopped.
The two lions bit each other wildly. The swords and guns met, and the star flowers shone continuously.
At this time, Xiahou Shang and Han De suddenly led dozens of cavalry to attack, forcing Ma Dai to retreat temporarily.
"Uncle, you can quickly lead some of the elite cavalry to withdraw back to Chang'an, and leave this to your nephew to resist! Chang'an is related to the overall situation and must not be mistaken. If you don't have an uncle, it will be difficult to stick to it." Xiahou Shang anxiously begged his uncle, "Please give your uncle the overall situation first!"
Knowing what Xiahou Shang said was reasonable, but Xiahou Yuan could not abandon his nephew and his subordinates. After gritting his teeth and repeatedly, he made up his mind and led more than a thousand cavalry out of the battlefield.
Xiahou Shang and Han De, who fought to the death, were gradually submerged by more and more Western Liang cavalry.
In the end, Han De was shot through the throat by Ma Dai. Xiahou Shang, who was hopeless in breaking through, chose to commit suicide, and Jiang Ji, joined the army, was captured.
In the battle of slums, Lu Meng and Zhang Ren successfully stranded Xiahou Yuan at the cost of 12,000 casualties, causing almost all his elite troops to be destroyed. More than 16,000 cavalry and infantry were evacuated, and only more than 1,000 cavalry remained.
Chapter completed!