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501. Abandon and give up

Geng Yan had the lead in this battle. He arrived in Xuzhen first and took nearly two hours to replenish the energy and restore his physical strength. Zhang Kanjun ran all the way and before he could have time to eat and rest, he entered such a decisive battle.

Zhang Kan didn't have time to think about anything more. He just wanted to arrive at the battlefield quickly to avoid the collapse of the Liaodong cavalry, so that they could recover and continue to fight.

Although he was anxious, he could not lose his position himself. Fighting was not a group fight, and he could not rush up in a swarm. He also had to pay attention to formation and tactics.

When approaching the battlefield, Zhang Kan ordered the marching team to stop advancing. The front row soldiers waved flags and beat the war drums, telling the Liaodong cavalry who were fighting that reinforcements had arrived.

The Liaodong Raiders, cut into several sections, were retreating step by step. When they reached the verge of collapse of the entire army, they suddenly heard the drums of reinforcements, and suddenly their spirits were shocked, bursting out their final combat power, and they were holding on to refuse to retreat.

Zhang Kan was nervously gathering the team and ordered the entire army to quickly arrange the formation, preparing to launch a group charge immediately after the formation was arranged.

Horses are already exhausted after a long journey, which will seriously affect the impact of the cavalry. Therefore, before the assault, you should raise horsepower, or simply replace with a new war horse, so that both people and horses can play their greatest role.

Generally, when the two armies arrive on the battlefield, they each have to make some preparations. Only when they are almost ready will they tentatively fight each other.

But this time it was different. When the Youzhou thunder cavalry arrived, Geng Yan's army had already lined up early to wait. He would not give Zhang Kan enough time to prepare, but instead sent the attack while they had not set up their formation.

Geng Yan sent two cavalrymen to rush out from left and right. The horses ran in small steps, maintaining a tight charge formation. The knights holding spears lowered their bodies on the horse to avoid the blocking crossbow arrows. When they were approaching the enemy, the entire team suddenly accelerated, and the two cavalry rushed straight towards Zhang Kan's army.

Zhang Kan hurriedly ordered the fight, and ordered the flag to shake and the drums to beat. The Youzhou thunder cavalry had no time to rectify the formation, but they just beat the horses one by one and rushed down the hillside.

Geng Yan looked at him in the distance and said, "The enemy's formation has not been completed, so scattered, it is easy to break it!"

From the beginning, he decided to annihilate the Youzhou Tuqi, and he had been looking for a chance to fight. He patiently followed the enemy, traveled for several days, and traveled hundreds of miles, and finally occupied a favorable situation, and carried out this battle at the pre-selected time he had chosen in advance.

From this point of view, Zhang Kan has already lost.

Zhang Kan led Geng Yan's army, from Guangyang to Yuyang, and made a big circle from afar, and finally led the enemy into his preset battlefield: Anle. If the two sides fought decisively at this time, Zhang Kan could get supplies and rest based on the city, and he would undoubtedly have the upper hand.

But Geng Yan almost relied on his intuition about the battlefield situation and ordered his retreat to take the initiative and lead the enemy, rather than being led by others.

Geng Yan quickly judged the situation and responded quickly, and he had very strong decisiveness and action. This was almost his natural ability and his basic quality of becoming a famous general in the world.

The war began to develop in a direction that was conducive to Geng Yan's army. His army was full of energy, stable formation, high morale, and strong impact. In contrast, Zhang Kan's army seemed very tired. They had a weak desire to fight and did not form a stable formation. They were soon divided and surrounded by the enemy and fell into the quagmire of fighting each other.

Zhang Kan was anxiously paying attention to the battlefield, watching his soldiers fall down one by one, watching his legion struggle to support him, his heart filled with fear of failure.

Is such a huge cavalry legion really going to be destroyed in his hands?

Zhang Kan held the reins tightly, sweat flowing on his face. He turned around and looked at the soldiers surrounding him. They were his last elite, with three thousand fishing elites.

He was hesitating whether he should put this last force into the battlefield. He had an ominous premonition that even if he made a desperate bet, the failure of the Youzhou Tuqi was inevitable.

Zhang Kan suddenly had an idea in his mind. If he was driving backwards at this time and was protected by three thousand cavalry, he could escape back to Yuyang City smoothly, and he would be safe at that time.

He was startled by his thoughts. Leaving the army and escaping at the last minute is a serious crime that should be beheaded and will be severely punished. However, he can use money and food to redeem his punishment, so that he will not lose his life.

Zhang Kan's men subconsciously pulled the reins, forcing the horse's head to tilt to the side. Before he could expect the horse to turn, a voice suddenly exploded in his ears, "Prince, fight for it! It's too late!"

Zhang Kan stopped and looked at the young face beside him. There was no trace of fear on that face, only anger and desire for war.

A trace of shame flashed through Zhang Kan's heart, and his hand pulling the reins loosened. He could not abandon his troops so easily.

If time could go back, Zhang Kan would never leave Anle City and give Geng Yan this last chance. If it weren't for the greed for success, how could he have the current dilemma?

Now he knew that he should wait for news about the Western Front in Anle City, and attack again at the right time. Attack on both sides, Geng Yan will undoubtedly lose.

But there is no medicine for regret in the world. He made a wrong decision and would pay a very heavy price for it.

Zhang Kan looked at the battlefield from afar and suddenly found that a big flag with a character "Geng" approached him quickly. The cavalry team under the flag was bright and bright in armor, and the army was majestic. At first glance, it was an elite army.

It was Geng Yan's banner, and the general took the battle himself.

Geng Yan always led the team to charge at the critical moment of the battle and launched a decisive blow to the enemy. His men were never worried. They knew that the Lord would fight with them on the battlefield, and when he went out, it was the moment of victory.

The Shanggu thunder cavalry led by Geng Yan to join the battlefield, as if they were entering a deserted land. Wherever the flag went, the enemy troops fled one after another. At this time, the Youzhou thunder cavalry was only one step away from the collapse of the entire army.

In front of Zhang Kan, the young general was still asking for battle, "The soldiers should die on the battlefield. I would rather die than watch the brothers die so much. Prefect, I want to fight, please let me fight!"

Zhang Kan raised the horse whip, paused in the air for a moment, and waved it down hastily under the gaze of the soldiers, "Get away!"

He turned his horse's head and ran towards the way he came.

Behind him was the collapsed Youzhou Tukha Legion.
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