In the early morning of the next day, when the sad-looking Zhang Chao and Zang Hong sent people out of the city to investigate the news, the spies came back and reported to them that there was no trace of the enemy troops who attacked the camp last night, as if they had never appeared.
If it were not the camp, It has been turned into ruins, and the corpses of countless Guangling Army soldiers lying in the ruins prove that the camp has been attacked before, so no one will believe that enemy troops have appeared.
As the sun rose, the fleeing Guangling soldiers returned and gathered one after another.
Zhang Chao and Zang Hong immediately went out of the city to gather these soldiers.
Several soldiers were brought to Zhang Chao and Zang Hong.
Zhang Chao asked: "Do you know who attacked the camp last night?"
A soldier said: "I don't know who the little people are.
They are all cavalry.
The leading man is tall and tall, wearing a terrifying demon mask and wielding a strange weapon that looks like a spear but not a spear.
It looks like a halberd."
It is not a halberd.
It is invincible when it enters the camp.
No one can stop it.
There is no enemy under its control."
Another soldier added: "They didn't raise any flags."
Zhang Chao was confused: "If you don't display a banner, are you a bandit or a robber?"
The third soldier shook his head like a rattle: "Impossible, absolutely impossible to be bandits and robbers.
They all wear armor and helmets, have sophisticated weapons, and they are all cavalry.
They follow orders and prohibitions.
How can bandits and robbers do this?"
At this time, a junior officer who accompanied the army quickly ran over and reported: "My lord, I just counted more than 6,300 corpses in the camp.
Most of them were killed, a few were burned to death, and some were burned to death."
They were trampled to death, and some were even run over by horses.”
When Zhang Chao heard this, he said, "There are more than 6,300 dead and more than 13,000 people are still alive.
Send people quickly to find all these escaped soldiers and bring them back to me."
Two days later, Zhang Chao and Zang Hong gathered 10,000 troops, but there were only that many.
There were more than 3,000 people missing, maybe they ran home, maybe they fell into the trap of bandits.
Zhang Chao waited outside Qiao County for another day and asked Magistrate Xu of Qiao County to borrow some food and grass.
Then he led more than 10,000 people and continued towards the direction of Jujube.
Because this time he was attacked by an inexplicable enemy force.
Half of the troops were lost, Zhang Chao and Zang Hong were He became extremely cautious on the march and no longer dared to be careless, lest he be attacked again.
Not to mention participating in the alliance, he was afraid that his life would be in danger.
It was a good thing that he was not in the camp this time, otherwise the consequences would be unpredictable.
Zhang Chao was very happy for this.
At this time, Liu Cheng had already led his army and unexpectedly met Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou, a hundred miles west of Qiao County.
Liu Cheng was also helpless.
According to his habit, he usually sends scouts twenty miles ahead of the army to conduct reconnaissance during the march, but this time there was an accident.
The scouts did indeed explore the road and investigate the enemy's situation twenty miles ahead. , but this time Tao Qian's army changed its route during the march.
Instead of appearing in front of Liu Cheng's army, it suddenly appeared on the flank of Liu Cheng's army.
Therefore, the scout team did not detect the enemy's situation.
Liu Cheng originally thought that he had fallen into an ambush trap by Tao Qian's army.
Unexpectedly, when he saw Tao Qian's army, Tao Qian's men and horses were also marching in a long line.
A team of 20,000 people stretched out for two or three miles.
Long, it happened to hit the middle of his army, and the two sides met unexpectedly.
When Liu Cheng saw this situation, he immediately reacted and ordered the front of the army to turn around and turn right and speed up.
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He wanted to use the high-speed maneuverability of the cavalry to become active and go around to attack the center of Tao Qian's army from the flanks.
The reason why Liu Cheng made this decision was that he only had 3,000 men, a small number of troops, and they were cavalry.
They were much more maneuverable and flexible than Tao Qian's army, and they could change formations quickly.
On the other hand, Tao Qian's army, when their front troops saw a group of troops appearing two miles ahead, they immediately panicked and were at a loss.
The captain leading the way immediately sent someone to report to Tao Qian, who was in the middle of the army.
Tao Qian didn't understand military matters, but he had a general under his command, Captain Zang Ba.
He was a man of military prowess, knowledgeable about military affairs, and good at commanding troops.
Tao Qian quickly sent someone to call Zang Ba and said: "Xuan Gao, we found a troop of cavalry in front of us.
There are about three to four thousand people.
We don't know their identity.
They are only two miles away from the front of our army.
They suspect that they are against us."
There is hostility, and now this troop is moving quickly around the flanks of our army.
Xuan Gao thinks how our army should respond."
Zang Ba's eyes narrowed when he heard this, "There are three to four thousand cavalrymen."
"right" Zang Ba felt a chill in his heart when he heard this.
The Han Dynasty had never had many soldiers and horses.
There were no permanent generals at the general level.
The highest military attache who directly commanded the troops was the school captain.
A school had no more than three thousand soldiers and horses at most.
Even after passing During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the army was recruited and expanded, but a cavalry force of three thousand was still extremely rare.
Among the imperial troops, except for the Northern Army and Dong Zhuo's men, no other force had so many cavalry.
Among the local princes, except for Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu in the north, no one has this kind of strength.
On the one hand, because the cavalry consumes a lot of money, ordinary princes simply cannot afford it, whether it is the Northern Army, Dong Zhuo Army, or Liu Yu Or Gongsun Zan.
The reason why they have large-scale cavalry is because they have the support of the imperial court.
Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu have unique geographical advantages and can get horses.
Even the princes of Guandong cannot buy so many war horses even if they are rich.
Zang Ba analyzed: "It can't be the cavalry of Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan.
They are in the north.
Liu Yu did not join the alliance to challenge Dong.
Gongsun Zan should be on his way to Jujube at this time.
This cavalry must be the troops of the imperial court.
No matter Whose men and horses must be deployed immediately to defend against the enemy?
It is too late to arrange a too complicated formation, sir, please immediately.
An order was given to divide a thousand cavalry into two parts.
One part rushed to the front of the army quickly, and the other rushed to the rear of the army.
The whole army turned to face the enemy, and the infantry in the middle shrank and arranged into a square formation as quickly as possible.
This was The one-word long snake formation is also the fastest to be deployed.
The formation is too complicated and takes time, and the enemy will not give us enough time to set up the formation."
"Okay, I will give the order immediately."
Tao Qian agreed and immediately issued the military order.
Liu Cheng and his three thousand cavalrymen just turned around and reached the flank of Tao Qian's army.
They were about to launch an attack, but found that Tao Qian's army was changing direction to face him.
The infantry in the middle were shrinking rapidly, and the cavalry were also moving to the left and right.
The wings come together.
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"Hey, I am changing the formation at this time.
It seems that I am preparing to arrange it into a long snake formation."
Liu Cheng observed carefully and immediately ordered: "First commander, put on your five hundred cavalry and go to the right wing.
Keep an eye on the enemy's left cavalry.
If they move, you will attack and entangle them."
The commander of the First Village immediately stepped forward and clasped his fists and agreed: "I obey."
"Second Commander, your mission is to take your five hundred cavalry to the left wing and keep an eye on the enemy's right cavalry for my general.
If they move out, you will lead the team to kill them and entangle them."
"The third and fourth commanders, your mission is to stay here with your five hundred people.
As a reserve team, if either the first or the second commander cannot support it, one of you will quickly go over.
For reinforcements, remember to restrict the movement of the enemy’s cavalry on the left and right flanks.”
The three of them agreed: "Yes, Lord" Liu Cheng looked at the fifth and sixth commanders and ordered: "Lead the troops with me to attack the enemy's infantry.
While the enemy's formation is still incomplete, attack quickly and defeat them."
"promise" "Fight with me."
Liu Cheng pulled down his mask, held a broken army boring machine, slapped his horse and galloped forward.
A thousand elite cavalry followed Liu Cheng and rushed towards the Xuzhou Army.
As the horses accelerated, the team quickly transformed from several long columns into front lines, with Liu as the tip of the arrow and three hundred cavalry as the guard.
Arrows, the remaining one thousand cavalry as arrow shafts and shafts, quickly moved the Xuzhou Army infantry in formation.
"Boom, boom, boom", a large number of cavalry galloped on their horses, like a flash flood, thunder rolling, sand and rocks flying for a while, and a huge momentum rushed towards them.
Zang Ba's face changed greatly when he saw it, and he immediately yelled: "The enemy is coming, come closer to me quickly, don't panic, don't panic, Lord Governor, the enemy general is a man who knows the war, and has sent men and horses to restrain the cavalry on my left and right flanks.
This time If there is no response from the cavalry on both wings of the long snake formation, it will be difficult for the infantry in the middle to block the impact of the opponent's cavalry.
Please quickly order an infantry unit from each side to harass the opponent's cavalry on both wings."
The advantages and disadvantages of the offensive and defensive sides were fully revealed at this moment.
Liu Cheng, as the offensive side, could launch an attack calmly, but the Xuzhou Army had to respond and complete the deployment in such a short period of time.
It was too late in time. , this is the disadvantage of being beaten passively.
Tao Qian's order had just been conveyed, and Liu Cheng had already charged over with a large group of cavalry.
Zang Ba gritted his teeth and stood behind the forest of guns, holding out his gun and shouting: "Hold still, hold still.
Anyone who retreats without permission will be killed."
When Liu Cheng rushed over with a large group of cavalry, their armor and horse armor reflected bursts of golden light under the sunlight.
The soldiers of the Xuzhou Army who were on the defensive could not help but close their eyes.
However, right here Within a few breaths, the cavalry rushed over with an unstoppable momentum.
"Law" the war horse neighed.
"Ah" Xuzhou Army soldiers were beaten until they vomited blood, and some lay on the ground and howled miserably.
Three hundred personal guards cavalry, this is a fully armored cavalry with everyone wearing armor, and the horses are also wearing horse armor.
Although the armor on their bodies is not as powerful as the heavy armored cavalry of the Northern Army's Cavalry School, it is not The long spears of these Xuzhou Army light infantry can easily break through the defense, which is why Liu Cheng wants these 300 personal guard cavalry to be used as arrows for the vanguard to lose their position.
The Xuzhou Army's infantry formation, which was originally not very dense, was opened at this moment.
Although twenty or thirty personal guards were lost in the process, the formation was still broken
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