What?
Zhao Rong and Chunyu Qiong were utterly shocked!
It's true that the opponent is strong, it's true that the opponent found a weakness, and it's true that the opponent is full of energy.
However, the cavalry they brought were the Five Northern Army Schools of the Han Dynasty's capital!
Although the five military academies of the Northern Army expanded their forces, many soldiers were untrained and had never been on the battlefield.
But these cavalrymen were different; they were veterans who had just participated in suppressing the Yellow Turban Rebellion and had killed people and seen blood!
But why are they so easily defeated in front of the other side?
In just one round of sparring, it was as if a long-handled scythe had been swung, cutting down a large area.
They forcefully plowed a trench into the junction of the two men's forces.
What's even more deadly is that not a single one of the opposing team fell.
That's terrifyingly strong!
The two armies passed each other by, leaving behind more than fifty mangled corpses.
If they paid a little attention, they could see the cavalrymen who had been cut down from their horses, their ring-pommel swords and iron armor severed!
The enemy's weapons were sharp, as if each of them was wielding a divine weapon, capable of cutting through iron like mud!
Without waiting for their reply, Wang Fangyi, leading a hundred Pan Fengs, wielding horizontal swords and clad in bright armor, quickly broke through the junction between Zhao Rong and Chunyu Qiong.
They have already spotted Yuan Shao and his hundred Wuhuan soldiers!
Yuan Shao, who was in the rear, thought that Wang Fangyi was coming to kill him and was about to order Murong Ping to meet the enemy.
Little did they know that after circling behind Chunyu Qiong, they plunged headlong into the junction of Bao Xin and Chunyu Qiong's armies!
"Damn it! They're going to cut Chunyu Qiong and the other two to pieces!"
Yuan Shao immediately saw through the opponent's tactical intention, which was to use one hundred cavalry to defeat his nine hundred cavalry.
If we achieve a great victory, the news of this battle will spread throughout the capital.
Liu Wei's reputation soared even higher!
At this moment, both sides are engaged in mobile warfare, and it all depends on how well the generals and soldiers on the battlefield perform.
There was nothing Yuan Shao could do about his anxiety; his hundred Wuhuan cavalrymen were definitely not fit for the battlefield.
Once he gets involved in the battlefield, Liu Wei and the masked cavalrymen on the hill will charge straight at him.
Yuan Shao didn't want to die here!
Therefore, he kept the hundred Wuhuan cavalrymen stationary, hoping to save their lives in a critical moment.
"Those three hundred infantrymen should have been notified and begun their operation by now!"
Yuan Shao turned his gaze to the distance.
The tactic of three cavalry units surrounding the enemy while the infantry closed the gates to trap them was a pre-planned strategy.
However, the enemy's sharpness directly disrupted Yuan Shao's plan. With the Wuhuan cavalry unable to move, he could only rely on the three hundred infantrymen who arrived first.
They should get plenty of rest and use their formation to slow down the enemy cavalry's offensive, allowing Chunyu Qiong and the other two to catch their breath.
......
Wang Fangyi led the guard battalion in circles, engaging in close combat with Chunyu Qiong and his two companions.
Li Ying, of course, also received orders from Yuan Shao to join the battle!
Li Ying knew all too well the name of Yuan Shao. The Yuan family had held high office for four generations, had numerous followers in the court and among the people, and their protégés and former officials were all over the country. The current Grand Commandant and Minister of Works were both members of the Yuan family.
Yuan Shao was also the Commandant of the Capital Region, the General of the Tiger Guard, and the Commandant of the Central Army among the Eight Commandants of the Western Garden.
His younger brother, Yuan Shu, is currently the Prefect of Nanyang, a Colonel of the Vanguard, and a General of the Tiger Guard.
The Yuan family's power was second only to that of General He Jin's faction.
Li Ying was merely the Prefect of Henan; how could he dare disobey orders?
Seeing that fighting had broken out over there, and that only eighteen riders remained on the hill, he immediately ordered his county soldiers to surround the battlefield!
However, as soon as they moved, a rider galloped up to within fifty paces of them!
"You are not allowed to move! Anyone who dares to cross that crooked tree will be killed!"
The Imperial Guard, holding a crossbow in each hand, immediately pointed at a withered tree in the middle of the road and shouted loudly.
"Hahaha! He actually came to stop us all by himself, has he lost his mind?"
"Who gave him the courage? Confucius, Zhuangzi, or Laozi? Haha!"
Li Ying's subordinates laughed so hard they almost fell over.
"So what if I move?" This subordinate, perhaps wanting to show off, immediately stepped outside the formation and shouted at the Imperial Guard:
"I'm here!"
"I went over there again!"
"I'm back again!"
"Come and kill me, you idiot..."
The subordinates kept jumping around by that crooked tree!
call out!
The Imperial Guard raised his hand and fired an arrow.
Before his subordinate could utter the word "egg," an arrow pierced his neck, and he fell inside a crooked tree, unable to cross it even in death.
"This is the first time I've ever heard such a bizarre request! They actually want me to kill him!"
The Imperial Guards smiled contemptuously, then roared at Li Ying and his men:
"Who else!"
The roar was deafening and the momentum was magnificent. Li Ying and his county soldiers were stunned!
Unexpectedly, one person alone intimidated them.
"Everyone, attack together and kill him!" Li Ying shouted.
However, no sooner had he finished speaking than an arrow shot toward his face.
Fortunately, he was alert and reacted quickly, shrinking his neck.
The arrow grazed his scalp, not only knocking away his black hat but also striking a soldier behind Li Ying between the eyebrows, killing him instantly.
Li Ying touched his head, sweating profusely, and asked those around him, "Is my head here? Is my head here?"
Everyone looked at each other in dismay, none of them daring to go forward!
Although the other person was alone, he was on horseback, so there was no way he could catch up!
But the arrows in his hand seemed to have eyes; they could kill whoever he wanted.
"You are merely earning a meager salary to support your families, why risk your lives?"
Just as these county soldiers were waiting for Li Ying's orders, the Embroidered Uniform Guard spoke up again.
These words slithered into their ears and into their hearts like venomous snakes.
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