Chapter 1444 The defeat is like a mountain
Yan Xing had been wandering between Yuanling, Kaifeng and Weishi, and his whereabouts were uncertain.
There are two considerations for doing this: one is to put pressure on the Hu cavalry under Yuan Shao to ensure the smooth flow of the communication channels and escort messengers when necessary; the other is to eat in the counties. The war horse consumption is amazing, and the wartime quota of a war horse is equivalent to twelve soldiers, which is a heavy burden for the transportation of supplies. Letting more than a thousand cavalry eat independently between the counties can reduce nearly half of the transportation volume without affecting coordinated combat. Thirty or fifty miles is just one hour for the cavalry. Yan Xing arranged a ranger nearby. As long as he found that a fighter might appear, he would naturally come without Sun Ce's summoning.
Yan Xing has this ability. He has proved this in the Battle of Longyuan.
The biggest advantage of the light cavalry is their speed. They cannot attack the infantry formation head-on like armored cavalry, but infantry with disorganized raids are good at attacking. Shen Pei marched westward and exposed his back to Yan Xing. Yan Xing had no reason not to come and take a look.
However, when Yan Xing arrived, he found that the most ideal prey was not the people who were left by Shen Pei by the Huangshui River, but Xun Yan who was changing into a formation.
Yan Xing had almost no hesitation and immediately sounded the horn and ordered an attack. In units of hundreds of cavalry, a thousand elite cavalry were divided into more than ten groups, and rushed up and launched an attack like a pack of wolves. They scattered or gathered according to the terrain, advanced or retreated, shot or attacked, regardless of the usual rules, and were only in a hurry and ruthless, and caught Xun Yan off guard.
Xun Yan knew there were cavalry near Yuanling, and made corresponding preparations, but he still underestimated the combat effectiveness of these cavalry. After all, the information obtained from others was not as accurate as personal experience. With the Xiongnu cavalry as a reference, it is inevitable that there is some error. The assault ability of the Xiongnu cavalry is far inferior to that of the more than a thousand cavalry led by Yan Xing. The 20,000 army was half of the Yingchuan soldiers who had no experience with cavalry, and half were Jizhou soldiers who had just been ravaged by cavalry a few days ago. At this moment, when he saw the cavalry pouring out of the horizon, he was panicked. He was usually obeying orders, but no one cared about what Xun Yan said, and he was only concerned about running for his own life.
Xun Yan's eyes were so anxious that he was red and he screamed at the top of his lungs. He almost defeated the war drum, but it was useless and no one listened to his orders.
After all, he is not Kuo Yi.
Yin Kai's troops, who were raided by Yan Xing, collapsed first. They were frightened and rushed along the river bank. After a battle on the Longyuan Water, Yin Kai's troops were almost completely destroyed. Now they are in charge of the remnants of the Tuo Yizhong army. From Yin Kai himself to ordinary soldiers, the painful lessons are still fresh, forcing them to only escape and have no time to make clear judgments. Jizhou and You are adjacent to You, they know the advantages and disadvantages of the cavalry and know which terrain has a greater chance of survival. As for whether they will collide the formation, they no longer care about it.
As a native of Jizhou, Yin Kai really didn't take Xun Yantai seriously. It was just that Tuo Yi was killed. They were in chaos for a while and were in Yingchuan, so they had to temporarily obey Xun Yan's military orders. At this moment, facing life and death, he would not place his safety on a famous Yingchuan scholar.
When Yin Kai was in chaos, Min Jian followed him. They rushed around like headless flies, and were chased by cavalrymen and howled, and they only regretted that they had two legs. In a panic, they not only disrupted Xun Yan's formation, but also many people rushed into the yellow water directly. Some people knew how to water and could slap in the water for a few times. Some people didn't know how to water at all, and they just wanted to escape. They only found danger after getting into the water. It was too late to turn around.
For a moment, water splashed everywhere in the yellow water, and countless people were floating with the waves, and cries sounded.
Xun Yan's eyes were red and ordered the formation to form a formation. The crossbowmen stepped forward to shoot without distinguishing the enemy and us, especially the defeated soldiers who collided with the formation. But he was not prestige enough. The Yingchuan soldiers led by Han Meng were fine, but the strong crossbow soldiers in Jizhou directly refused to execute the order. Although the strong crossbow soldiers were subordinates of Shen Pei and had no friendship with Tuo Yi's old subordinates, they had no friendship with Xun Yan, so they could not let them follow the orders of a Yingchuan man and shoot the Jizhou man.
Xun Yan wanted to cry without tears, and watched nearly 10,000 infantry being rushed back and forth by more than a thousand elite cavalry and were defeated. Not to mention the support and support, even self-protection became a problem.
Through a yellow water, Lu Zhao had a completely different mentality. Seeing Xun Yan being bitten by Yan Xing, he knew that his mission had been completed and Xun Yan could never pass the yellow water again. After examining the situation, he decided to reinforce Sun Ce and attack Shenhua's position.
The sound of war drums sounded, and the Jiangdong Army also began to change formations. Except for a small number of left-behind soldiers, most of them rushed to the northwest battlefield. The whip in the coachmen's hands was slamming, the yellow cows pulled the crossbow cart, and the infantry pulled the baggage cart and trotted forward.
Shenhua's position was only four or five miles away from Luzhao's position. His original task was to prevent Luzhao, but Shenpai's central army was defeated by Sun Ce, so he had to turn north and siege Sun Ce. Out of caution, he left behind a vigilant force. As soon as Luzhao took action, Shenhua received the news and couldn't help but complain.
Facing Sun Ce, he was no longer able to do anything and was attacked by the road, and the consequences were unimaginable.
It's more than that. Ma Chao led the White Sage to come, as fast as the wind.
Shenhua was already so hot that he was sweating all over, and now he was covered in sweat. He couldn't wipe it clean, and he had no choice but to do anything. However, Shen Rong did not hesitate and shouted: "Zhongxing, if you don't leave, you won't be able to leave."
Shenhua was at a loss. "What should I do if my uncle?"
"My uncle has been captured and is waiting for us to redeem him. If we all die, he will definitely die." In the critical moment, Shen Rong showed a rare decision. Before Shen Hua could think, he ordered the guard camp to retreat with Shen Hua, and at the same time beat the drum and ordered the soldiers of the headquarters to retreat.
Seeing that Ma Chao was about to come to the front, Shen Hua had to obey Shen Rong's order and ordered his retreat.
The central army was broken through, and Shen Pei was hung on the flagpole by Sun Ce. Life and death were unknown. Behind him, there was an enemy approaching. The Jizhou army under Shenhua had already panicked. After hearing the order to retreat, they hesitated for a while and decided to give up this destined hopeless battle and save their lives first. But more than 10,000 people gathered together, and it was not easy to retreat. Everyone wanted to leave first and were unwilling to leave a block, especially because they knew that the number of pontoon bridges on the Huangshui River was limited. Once the pontoon bridge was destroyed, they could not escape.
Almost the moment the retreat order was issued, the Ministry of Shenhua collapsed. Shen Rong had already anticipated this, so he ran away first, and the two brothers ran away under the protection of the personal guards.
The defeat was like a mountain falling down, the trees fell and the money scattered, and four or five thousand people rushed to escape, no one cared about each other, and the position was full of people.
Ma Chao was still not satisfied when he defeated Wang Ze's troops and rushed to make new achievements. However, he found that the Shenhua troops collapsed before the battle and headed eastward. The smoke and dust rolled east of the Huangshui River, and the sound of killing was shocking. It was clearly Yan Xing who led his troops to arrive and was killing all directions. He was determined to chase after him and kill Shenhua, but was blocked by the escaped Jizhou infantry, and was so angry that he cursed.
"What are the martyrs in Yanzhao, they are all wastes! Ling Ming, let's go and kill Shen Jun."
Chapter completed!