Although the Xiliang cavalry tried to slow down their speed, the more than a hundred riders who rushed at the front still ran into the sharp tip of the Mo Dao.
The knights rolled off their horses one after another, and some were disemboweled by the Mo Dao.
Because the speed has been reduced, and Mo Daobing pressed the end of the knife shaft against a small hole pre-dug in the ground.
These Xiliang cavalry did not cause too much impact on the Mo Dao soldiers.
The rest of the Xiliang cavalry had automatically divided into two groups, separated in front of the circular formation, and retreated to both sides of the circular formation.
However, the Huben archers in the circular formation continued to shoot arrows at them, and the sword and shield heavy infantry in the last row also threw their javelins fiercely.
The Xiliang cavalry who were close to the circular formation fell one by one, suffering losses. heavy.
The sound of "dang dang dang" gongs sounded, and the Xiliang cavalry turned their horses to withdraw.
Zhang Ji went to count the casualties.
He found that there were 700 less horsemen, and a feeling of frustration rose in his chest.
"Surround" he uttered two words.
The Xiliang cavalry swarmed out again.
This time they did not rush directly towards the enemy, but circled around the circular formation more than 40 meters away.
Then he began to take off his riding crossbow and throw it into the formation.
Gao Shun snorted coldly and ordered: "Put up the shield."
The four rows of soldiers in front of the formation squatted down and hid behind the large shields.
The fourth row of sword and shield heavy infantry raised the large shields above their heads, blocking the attack of the first two rows of Mo Dao soldiers. head.
All the soldiers in the formation also squatted down, and the backup sword and shield heavy infantry also raised their large shields above their heads and joined together.
The archers were all close to the blind area formed by the fourth row of sword and shield soldiers, squatting on the ground to avoid the rain of arrows.
Although this kind of shield array is not as airtight as the turtle shell array, it is enough defense against projectiles with shooting blind spots.
When the opponent's arrows are sparse, the Huben archer will get up from time to time and shoot out arrows one after another.
These are all veterans who have been trained for three or four years.
Their archery skills are extremely accurate, and the arrows are extremely dense.
Xiliang cavalry are constantly falling off their horses after being hit by arrows.
The Xiliang cavalry's crossbow firing speed was more than twice as slow as the Huben archer's compound bow.
With their numerical advantage, they were in a tie.
On the snowfield, another group of cavalry arrived.
Due to the hustle and bustle of the battlefield and the sound of horses trampling, the arrival of this army was unexpectedly unnoticed.
The leader is Wen Hou Lu Bu.
The Fangtian painted halberd in his hand has been raised high, and the red rabbit horse under his crotch has four hooves flying.
Following him are five hundred iron pagodas upgraded from the tiger and leopard cavalry.
On both wings are a thousand crippled horses.
And beside him was the general Li Meng.
A wave of arrows struck from the outside of the Xiliang cavalry who were circling the circular formation, and a huge gap opened in an instant.
Then Tiefutu's mounted cavalry rushed into the Xiliang cavalry formation.
Countless Xiliang war horses were knocked down from the side, and countless Xiliang knights were knocked down by Tiefutu's carbine.
The Guaizi horses moved towards the two wings of Xiliang's cavalry formation and shot deadly arrows at them with their bows and arrows.
Li Meng led a dozen soldiers and rushed straight to Zhang Ji.
At this time, Zhang Jicai recovered from the shock and saw that it was Li Meng.
He said in horror: "Li Meng, I thought you were dead.
It turned out that Lu Bu was surrendered.
What benefits did Lu Bu give you?"
Li Meng didn't answer, and stabbed out with the spear in his hand.
Zhang Ji had no choice but to pick up the knife and fight with him.
The two soldiers also fought together.
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Lu Bu used his halberd to kill more than a dozen Xiliang cavalry.
Seeing that the Xiliang army had collapsed, he also rushed towards Zhang Ji.
Zhang Ji swung past Li Meng's spear and swung a sharp sword.
Li Meng couldn't dodge, and the sword hit his shoulder armor.
The blade split the armor and cut all the way to the bone.
Li Meng roared in pain.
At this time, Lu Bu's halberd blade was in front of Zhang Ji, and Zhang Ji was forced to put away his sword to block Lu Bu's Fang Tianhua halberd.
Li Meng's spear pierced his breastplate and penetrated his chest.
Before he died, Zhang Ji looked at Li Meng, whose eyes were red, and couldn't understand how he became so fearless of death.
The Xiliang army also collapsed at this time and fled in all directions.
Tiefutu and Guaizima continued to pursue and defeat the enemy bravely.
The Yiji in Rangcheng knew the situation of the battle and sent all their cavalry to chase Xiliang and defeat the enemy.
Yi Ji came to Lu Bu, excitedly clasped his fists and said, "Marquis Wen is so righteous, Ji wants to thank Marquis Wen."
After saying that, he knelt down and kowtowed.
Lu Bu quickly jumped off his horse, helped him up, and said: "Although I am the Marquis of Gucheng County, according to the regulations of the Han Dynasty, I am also under the rule of Jingzhou.
In this way, we are also colleagues.
Now that Rangcheng is under siege, someone will retreat.
The enemy is obliged to do so.
Please do not be too polite."
The Tiefu Tu, Guaizima, and hundreds of cavalry from Rangcheng who were chasing Xiliang's defeated enemy have all returned.
Lu Bu said to Yi Ji: "Without any delay, we have done all the work of eradicating evil.
Zhang Ji and his disciple Zhang Xiu are besieging General Wenpin twenty miles south of Rangcheng.
We must go and defeat the enemy quickly."
After that, he led all the cavalry, including the Rangcheng cavalry, towards the south of the city.
Zhang Xiu had been notified by his troops more than half an hour ago, and knew that a war had broken out here.
He kept sending scouts to inquire about the enemy's situation.
After learning that his uncle Zhang Ji was at a disadvantage, he raised troops to come back for reinforcements.
As soon as Zhang Xiu left, Wenpin followed him from afar with more than 3,000 infantry.
He turned around and attacked Wenpin, who immediately retreated into the camp.
After two rounds of cat-and-mouse play, Zhang Xiu was worried about Zhang Ji's situation, ignored Yu Wenpin, and ordered the entire army to rush to Zhang Ji's aid.
Not long after, Zhang Xiu's 3,000 Xiliang cavalry collided head-on with Lu Bu's 2,000 cavalry.
Under the bright moonlight, the two sides fought fiercely on the snowy field.
The Tiefutu and Rangcheng cavalry faced off against the enemy, and the kidnapping horses moved towards the two wings.
The kidnapper horses fired round after round of precise arrows, flexibly weaving in and out of the enemy's cavalry formation.
He wielded his sword to chop off the enemy knights one by one.
The Iron Buddha, relying on the heavy armor of its men and horses, ran rampant in the enemy's formation, killing without success.
Every time I pass by the Xiliang Iron Cavalry on the wrong horse, and the spear in my hand easily penetrates the opponent or the opponent's mount, the opponent's horse blade or saber has not yet touched myself and the mount.
Even the crossbow arrows fired from a distance by the opponent could not penetrate the armor of himself and his mount.
In a short time, Zhang Xiu's Xiliang army was defeated.
Zhang Xiu led five to six hundred soldiers and fled eastward.
The rest of the people were galloping around like headless flies.
At this time, Wenpin arrived with 3,000 infantry and used bows, arrows and spears to shoot and intercept Xiliang's defeated soldiers.
Dawn breaks in the sky after a night of fighting.
Zhang Jijun was basically defeated except for Zhang Xiu who fled.
After an intense inventory, the secretary in Huben's army reported the results of the battle to Lu Bu.
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Three thousand two hundred of the enemy's cavalry were killed, and the rest were routed.
Lu Bujun himself suffered 550 casualties, including 100 iron pagodas.
This price was exchanged for Liu Biao's trust, as well as the 100,000 people in Zancheng and more than 500,000 acres of cultivable land.
In order to thank Lu Bu for this assistance, Liu Biao assigned Zan City, which was located in the plain area opposite the Han River in Zhugu, to Lu Bu for management
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