Zhao Yun followed Zhuge Liang's military order and led 10,000 infantry and cavalry northward along the west bank of the Jialing River to intercept Lu Bu's main force.
Because Lu Bujun has an absolute naval advantage and can land from behind Zhao Yun to outflank him, this is a suicide mission.
The wise Zhuge Liang certainly knew this, so his goal was just to slow down the advance of Lu Bu's army, and the price was to sacrifice the 10,000 Shu army infantry and cavalry.
But Zhuge Liang did not want to lose Zhao Yun.
When bidding farewell to Zhao Yun, Zhuge Liang pulled Zhao Yun's sleeve by the city gate and said, "Zilong must act according to the plan.
As long as the goal of delaying Lu Bu's army is achieved, the general must try his best to get out of trouble and then come south."
Zhaotong joins me.
Even if you don’t bring back a single soldier, you must know that you are now the pillar of my great strength.
Without you, I will have no generals to use.”
A horse came galloping towards him, it was Zhao Yun's former army.
"Report, the enemy's main force has been found ahead, advancing on both land and water.
The land division has about 40,000 to 50,000 men, and the navy has 500 to 600 large and small ships."
Not long after, Zhao Yun could see from a distance the forest of flags and sails on the Jialing River, and the black army on the land.
"Pass my general's order, and the entire army will form a formation to meet the enemy.
The formation should be as far away from the river bank as possible."
Zhao Yun said loudly to the soldiers beside him.
A dozen cavalrymen galloped out to convey his orders to various ministries.
Soon the 10,000 infantrymen of the Shu army formed a circular defensive formation.
The cavalry galloped on the outside of the military formation.
There is a deep hill on the left side of this circular position, and the Jialing River is on the right side.
Block the way of Lu Bu's army.
Lu Bu had also discovered Zhao Yun's troops long ago and learned that the leader was a general with a white horse and silver armor wielding a spear.
He guessed that it must be Zhao Yun.
"Pass the king's military order.
The cavalry will line up to intercept the opponent's cavalry cruising outside, and the infantry will form an attack formation.
The navy will land behind the enemy's army and outflank the enemy's formation."
Lu Bu also issued a military order.
Suddenly, the two armies' positions were filled with drums, trumpets, and commands.
Three thousand cavalry, led by Hao Meng, first rushed toward the gap between the Shu army's formation and the Jialing River.
Among these three thousand cavalry were the Guaizima and Tiefutu of the Huben Army, as well as ordinary cavalry from the county soldiers.
The vanguard of Lu Bu's navy in the Jialing River waterway has moved along the river to the back of Zhao Yun's military formation, preparing to land.
But Zhao Yun's cavalry had already galloped to the shore, ready to strike thunderously at Lu Bu's soldiers who might come ashore at any time.
Liu Xun, who commanded the navy, saw that the enemy cavalry on the shore was prepared and ordered the forwards to temporarily stop landing and wait until more ships were assembled before landing again to avoid being defeated one by one by the opponent.
At this time, Hao Meng's three thousand cavalry had braved the arrows and passed through the gap between Zhao Yun's circular formation and the Jialing River waterway, and rushed towards Zhao Yun's cavalry behind them.
Two groups of cavalry fought fiercely on the banks of the Jialing River, and Liu Xun took the opportunity to command the navy to begin landing.
Due to the restrictions of rivers and deep hills, it was impossible for the cavalry of both armies to engage in traditional cavalry battles such as galloping and stabbing and slashing each other as horses passed by.
Their most common form of fighting is close combat.
In this case, except for the first round of shooting, the kidnapping horse will not be able to take advantage of the mounted shooting in the subsequent time.
However, the heavy armor advantages of Guaizima and Tiefutu are fully utilized.
Soon, Zhao Yun's cavalry showed signs of defeat.
A large number of cavalry were killed and fell under the horses, but they did not cause much damage to the opponent.
A large number of Lu Bu army infantry have landed on the shore.
Zhao Yun saw such a situation in the formation, shouted loudly, raised his gun and galloped out of the formation, and the Shu army's circular formation automatically made way for him.
After Zhao Yun rushed into the battlefield, his silver spears were thrown out in all directions, and his horses galloped back and forth.
He continuously lifted five Lu Bu cavalrymen off his horse, and even pushed an iron pagoda off his horse with his fierce strength.
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Seeing that the general of the army appeared in person and was invincible, Zhao Yunjun's cavalry immediately regained their morale.
After fighting hard, the situation was temporarily restored.
When Zhao Yun was fighting in full swing, Lu Bu's army, consisting of two cavalry and one step, totaling three generals, quickly charged towards him.
The two riders are Yan Liang and Xia Houyuan, and the one step is Dian Wei.
Yan Liang and Xia Houyuan rushed to Zhao Yun first.
Without saying a word, they attacked Zhao Yun with a knife and a gun.
Zhao Yun snorted coldly and danced the spear in his hand like a flower, blocking the attack from the left and right, but the second general was unable to do anything to him.
But when Dian Wei also rushed up, Zhao Yun could no longer resist.
Zhao Yun's spear not only protects himself, but also protects his beloved horse.
After waving his spear to deflect a flying ax from Yidian Wei, he turned his horse and fled back into the circle.
His escape quickly took a turn for the worse for the cavalry troops he was fighting.
In half the time it took to stick the incense, they were completely defeated by the Kaizima and Tiefutu, and most of them were killed on their horses.
The rest fled toward Jiangzhou City.
A large number of Lu Bu's soldiers boarded the river bank from the warships and began to form formation behind Zhao Yun's circular formation.
More than an hour later, Lu Bu's army completed a comprehensive encirclement of Zhao Yun.
Even the deep hillsides to the west were covered with soldiers from Lu Bu's counties.
With the banging of war drums, Lu Bu's army's all-out general attack began.
Zhao Yun clenched the spear with both hands.
He knew that this would be the bloodiest battle.
In the end, tens of thousands of people would die on the battlefield, and the blood of the Jialing River would be dyed red.
First there were dense arrows like locusts, mixed with stone bullets fired from ballistae, and explosive bombs flying towards Zhao Yun's military formation.
Zhao Yunjun also used bows and crossbows to fight back.
In the rain of arrows, Huben's Modao phalanx and heavy infantry phalanx began to press forward with Huben's shooters in between.
The soldiers from counties and counties behind Zhao Yun and on the deep hillsides only formed a defensive formation to cut off the Shu army's retreat, and did not participate in the attack.
However, the three generals Dian Wei, Xia Houyuan, and Yan Liang led their respective subordinates and repeatedly tried to attack the enemy's formation in an arrow formation, reducing the pressure on the Tiger Army who was the main attacker in the front.
Huben's various phalanxes finally approached the enemy's formations, and the arrows from both sides became more dense.
Many Mo Dao soldiers in the front row who were not protected by large shields were hit by arrows and fell to the ground.
However, the heavy infantry who formed the turtle shell formation with large shields suffered almost no losses.
The top cover of the turtle shell suddenly opened, and the javelin smashed into the circle like a torrential rain, firing two rounds in a row.
Most of them penetrated the Shu army's body, and the rest almost penetrated the three-foot shield of the Shu army sword player.
A gap suddenly appeared in the circular formation, but it was quickly filled by the Shu soldiers in reserve.
The two sides began to engage in hand-to-hand combat.
The front edge of the Tiger and Ben phalanx, which was originally advancing in a flat line, now curved into a reverse arch, fitting together with Zhao Yun's circular formation.
The long sword in Mo Daobing's hand exerted its power at this time.
The long swords like a forest and a wall advanced together.
After several rounds of thrusts, they finally cut a gap.
The heavy infantry on both sides took the opportunity to flank the Shu army along the "section" of the incision.
After a while, the entire Shu army position was out of control.
More and more gaps appeared in the ring, and the ring no longer existed.
The east and west regiments of the Shu army were surrounded by Lu Bu's army, and they fought on their own.
Zhao Yun knew that this battle was reaching its final moment.
He thought that the sun was about to set since this battle had been fought in the morning, and the military advisors should have completed their retreat
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