Chapter 214 The surrounded Xiliang Iron Cavalry(1/2)
"The lords of Koryo are attacking Liaodong. As the governor of Liaodong, can you stop their advance?"
Chu Tian was worried when he learned that Mingguan's territory was being attacked by the northern lord of Goryeo.
Chutian has no good impression of the Koryo Kingdom. Although Mingguan may be a strong enemy in the future, between Koryo and Mingguan, Chutian will still choose to support the lords of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
"You don't need to guess to know that it is Cui Zaishan, the lord of Yiju City in the Koryo Kingdom. He has been coveting Liaodong for more than a year and a half. Unless he has the ability to unify the Koryo Kingdom, I will let him see the front of the Liaodong cavalry."
Mingguan left with more than ten thousand Liaodong cavalry.
Among the remaining twenty-five princes, Mingguan, the governor of Liaodong, led the withdrawal from the Guandong princes alliance. Chu Tian said nothing.
Mingguan was even more unlucky than him.
being targeted.
Chutian was attacked by Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou, while Mingguan was attacked by the lord of Goryeo.
In a sense, the lord of Koryo dared to take the initiative to attack Liaodong, which showed that the opponent was well prepared and was a greater threat than Tao Qian.
Only nine of the ten powerful princes were left, which was still enough to pursue Dong Zhuo, who had retreated hastily.
The light cavalry sent by the princes has bitten the troops at the rear of Dong Zhuo's army, and the two sides are fighting again!
After Liu Bei had the strength, he personally led Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Ashina Sheer to defeat Guo Si who faced him, and then caught up with Lu Bu, which was unstoppable!
Lu Bu suffered a small loss from the Liaodong cavalry, and met the fierce Liu Guanzhang, plus a Turkic prince, and was in a state of distress. Zhang Liao, Gao Shun and other generals followed him and fought hard!
Guan Yu tried to break through the heavy infantry led by Gao Shun, but Gao Shun's heavy infantry used a spear phalanx to assassinate many Jizhou light cavalry.
After Guan Yu killed two heavy infantrymen with force, he was faced with a dense forest of guns and had no choice but to give up attacking Gao Shun.
Gao Shun's heavy infantry phalanx with bows and crossbows is like a hedgehog. Even the heavy cavalry will not be stupid enough to attack the dense heavy infantry phalanx head-on.
"Longbowman!"
Liu Bei waved his hand, and the Jizhou archers fired a rain of arrows. Thousands of arrows rained down on Gao Shun and his heavy infantry.
The rain of arrows fell obliquely, hitting the armor and shields of the heavy infantry, making a harsh metal collision sound.
The longbowmen stood at a distance and caused limited damage to the heavy infantry. A hail of arrows fell, and the heavy infantry suffered limited casualties.
Facing Liu Bei's long archers, Gao Shun just calmly gave the order: "Fight back."
The archers behind the heavy infantry fired arrows at Liu Bei. Dozens of Liu Bei's archers were killed, and Liu Bei himself had to avoid Gao Shun's rain of arrows.
Liu Bei was a little surprised: "Who is that general? Can he be used by me?"
The alien strategist Chen Xi had already guessed who was commanding the phalanx, so he said to Liu Bei: "It's probably Lu Bu's general Gao Shun. The heavy infantry he commands is indestructible."
"Is there any way to make him loyal?"
Liu Bei was short of heavy infantry generals, so he couldn't help but want Gao Shun's loyalty.
There was no doubt whether the pursuit of Dong Zhuo could save the Emperor of Han this time. The imperial city of Luoyang was burned down by fire. This incident shocked Liu Bei so much that he had to make plans for the future.
Chen Xi shook his head: "This man is loyal to Lu Bu. Unless the lord can get Lu Bu's loyalty and Gao Shun will be loyal, it will be difficult."
"Can Lu Bu use it?"
"It is difficult to use. If you give him too many soldiers and horses, he will become ambitious and have evil thoughts to replace the lord. If you give him a small number of soldiers and horses, he will become dissatisfied, collude with foreign enemies, or betray the lord."
As a player, Chen Xi knows that Gao Shun and Lu Bu are tied together. If he wants to use Gao Shun, he must use Lu Bu.
This is very uncomfortable.
Chen Xi thought of a possibility: "Unless Lu Bu is killed, it is possible to recruit Gao Shun. And the lord cannot be the one to kill Lu Bu."
Liu Bei thought that it would be very difficult to use Gao Shun, so he gave up this idea.
As the Prime Minister, he still hopes that the generals under his command can be used smoothly. No one wants to send a general to go on an expedition. As a result, he will collude with the enemy to betray him and attack him in turn.
Lu Bu, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun and other generals drove back Liu Guan and Zhang, and then Sun Jian appeared again and led the four generals from Jiangdong to attack Lu Bu!
Lu Bu was very unlucky in this series of battles in Luoyang. Not only was he wounded by a cold arrow from Li Guang, but he was also left behind by his adoptive father Dong Zhuo. He was constantly attacked by the princes and his troops were also depleted.
In order to avenge his revenge in Xingyang that day, Sun Jian and the four Jiangdong generals attacked Lu Bu fiercely. He personally swung the ancient ingot sword and killed two Bingzhou wolves riding under his horse!
Just as Lu Bu was about to fight Sun Jian with his halberd, Shi Wansui, a subordinate of Zhao Long, the prefect of Wei County in Jizhou, led the Jizhou cavalry to attack Lu Bu's flank!
Shi Wansui was a fierce general in the Sui Dynasty, and his cavalry was extremely brave. Zhang Liao, who had been fighting for a long time, could not resist, and the Bingzhou cavalry was defeated!
"This is a good time to gain military exploits!"
Lian Po, the general of the lord of Taiyuan County in Bingzhou, led the Taiyuan army to attack Wei Xu's troops under Lu Bu. Wei Xu was no match for the famous Warring States general Lian Po, not to mention the morale of Lian Po's army was high. Under a sudden attack, Wei Xu was defeated!
Gao Shun tried to support Wei Xu and consolidate his flanks.
The heavy infantry led by Gao Shun met Lian Po's army!
Lian Po's legion also had a group of heavy infantry. Two heavy armored troops clashed and stabbed each other with their spears or long swords!
"Finally I have met a decent opponent. All soldiers, please destroy the enemy on the opposite side!"
Lian Po's army originally destroyed Wei Xu's army with overwhelming force, but when they encountered Gao Shun's army, their breakthrough momentum was blocked.
However, the obstruction by Gao Shun was temporary. As one of the four famous generals of the Warring States Period, Lian Po's bonus to the army was even greater than that of Gao Shun. He also had 20,000 troops and horses given to him by the Taiyuan prefect of Bingzhou, and his morale was high.
Strong soldiers and strong horses!
Gao Shun's less than 1,000 men were attacked by Lian Po's 20,000 legion, and even the calm Gao Shun couldn't help but change his face slightly.
Facing the absolute superiority of troops and the terrifying famous generals of the Warring States Period, Gao Shun found that even if he commanded the heavy infantry, it would be difficult to resist him, not to mention that Lian Po also had a heavy infantry in his hands.
The heavy infantry under Gao Shun were killed one after another. Without the obstruction of Hulao Pass, Lian Po's legion showed strong combat power, destroyed Lu Bu's army, and gained military merit for his lord!
"General, the situation is unfavorable, please retreat immediately!"
Zhang Liao found Lu Bu. After fighting for a long time, he was no match for the Sui Dynasty's fierce general Shi Wansui, because Shi Wansui's military strength was already at the level of the Five Tiger Generals, and the cavalry he commanded was extremely fierce.
"Withdraw troops!"
Unable to fight fiercely with many princes, Lu Bu ordered his troops to withdraw.
No matter how brave he is, no matter how swift Zhang Liao, Gao Shun and other generals are, they cannot withstand the siege of the Kwantung princes when their own morale is low.
Those who besieged him were not Yuan Shu, Kong Min and other weak princes, but a prefect who had developed and had famous generals from various dynasties!
Lu Bu wanted to withdraw his troops, but Lian Po did not give him any time to breathe. He pursued him closely and wanted to destroy Lu Bu's army in one fell swoop!
Probably feeling the courage of Lian Po's army, the Lord of Jizhou said to Shi Wansui: "Try to capture Zhang Liao alive, I need his service! Gao Shun is loyal to Lu Bu and is difficult to use, but Zhang Liao will abandon the secret and turn to the bright side!"
The Jizhou Army and the Bingzhou Army joined forces to attack, trying their best to delay Lu Bu's Army.
Liu Bei and Sun Jian, two princes of the Eastern Han Dynasty, marched hand in hand to defeat the forces at the rear of Lu Bu's army!
Lu Bu's army was besieged by four heroes. Even the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry led by Lu Bu himself suffered hundreds of casualties.
Bingzhou's Wolf Cavalry is powerful, but it cannot withstand the opponent's numerous famous generals and large numbers of soldiers and horses.
Lu Bu's heart felt like a knife piercing his heart.
The conditions for recruiting Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry are quite stringent. In addition, these Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry are veterans who have followed him since Bingzhou and suffered heavy casualties. It will take at least two or three years to rebuild a high-level Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry.
A veteran of many battles is more precious than a war horse.
Although Lu Bu was furious, he still had to flee for his life, because Lian Po almost destroyed Gao Shun's heavy infantry. Gao Shun, who had not yet formed a trap, took more than a hundred remaining soldiers and fought and retreated.
Lu Bu's Bingzhou Army, regarded as a half-abandoned son by Dong Zhuo, suffered half losses in the battle, and only half fled.
The princes advanced again to capture prisoners.
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The light cavalry sent by Chu Tian did not participate in the battle against Lu Bu's army because they encountered Hua Xiong's army that had been cut off.
Hua Xiong has a Xiliang iron cavalry as a decisive force, with a number of one thousand people. Although it is only a thousand people, it is a heavy cavalry, with everything from cavalry armor to horse armor. The cost is high, and ordinary lords really
It is impossible to maintain a large-scale Xiliang cavalry.
At present, Dong Zhuo regards this thousand-man Xiliang cavalry as his trump card, led by Hua Xiong, who is not low in military force.
Hua Xiong, who was in charge of the rear, was even more unlucky than Lu Bu. He was targeted by four generals of the cavalry department, Xue Rengui, Zhao Yun, Li Guang, and Hua Mulan. Moreover, the four generals from the Langya Kingdom commanded light cavalry, and they were constantly attacking Hua Xiong's Xiliang.
Iron cavalry roaming nearby.
This is like a male lion encountering a pack of wolves on the plains. The male lion can fight one of the wolves, but he must beware of being attacked by other wolves.
"Where are Li Jue and his Flying Bear Army?!"
Hua Xiong shouted bad luck.
He and Li Jue abandoned Xu Rong, which led to Xu Rong's arrest. Now it is his turn to be abandoned by Li Jue.
The troops and horses of the princes were everywhere. Even Yuan Shao's generals Yan Liang and Wen Chou dared to send troops to capture the Xiliang cavalry. Li Jue's flying bear army marched very fast, abandoning Hua Xiong's heavy Xiliang cavalry.
Hua Xiong is now desperate and helpless.
He was surrounded by three generals who defeated Lu Bu, and there was also a female general holding a horse-drawn horse who stared at him eagerly.
What troubled him the most was that the cavalry of Langya Kingdom were all light cavalry!
If Hua Xiong led the heavy cavalry to attack them, with the speed of the light cavalry, he could easily avoid it, and then the exhausted heavy cavalry would have no choice but to surrender.
Hua Xiong could neither advance nor retreat. His cavalry marched forward, and Langya's cavalry regiment followed suit, always surrounding Hua Xiong and his Xiliang cavalry.
To be continued...