Outside Puyang City, The White Horse Yi Cong began to take action.
The five thousand White Horse Yi Cong did not directly attack the troops of Yan Liang and Zhang Jia in the outer city.
Instead, they circled around to the right front of the military formation and slowly advanced to the right wing; they were the first to contact Yuan Shaojun.
It was Zhao Yun's subordinates who appeared in the front left, and a thousand light cavalry quickly inserted towards the left wing.
"Just in time."
Yan Liang looked at this team that appeared out of thin air, with a bit of disdain in his eyes.
Waving the command flag vigorously, the spearmen on the left wing quickly formed a spear formation, and a group of crossbowmen from the central main force were deployed behind the spear formation; at the same time, the formation was ordered to rotate to the right, trying to clear the three lines of the formation.
The crossbowmen were facing Zhao Yun's army.
The left wing did not follow the rotation of the entire formation, because movement would inevitably destroy the spear formation.
The left wing was disconnected from the rest of the phalanx, creating a gap.
Obviously, Yan Liang acted as a vanguard and faced off against this unexpected team in front of Puyang City.
In Yan Liang's opinion, eight thousand Yuan's troops, who had the advantage of Jizhou's crossbows, were enough to deal with these five thousand cavalry. .
Cavalry is indeed the nemesis of infantry, but it is not absolute.
With the strict formation and coordination of arms, the cavalry's charge advantage could only be defeated halfway.
Yan Liang has already verified this kind of battle from his many confrontations with Youzhou Gongsun Zan.
The cavalry was getting closer and closer, and the noisy sound of horse hooves could almost be heard in the ears.
Yan Liang's eyes widened, waiting for the moment when Zhao Yunjun rushed into the left wing spear formation as if he was committing suicide.
However, at this moment, he suddenly discovered that Zhao Yun's light cavalry were all carrying big bows and quivers on their backs, but they did not carry quivers.
"No," he blurted out.
He instantly understood the intentions of the enemy cavalry and shouted loudly: "Immediately start firing arrows on the left wing.
Don't let them get closer than a hundred paces."
The arrows flew through the air and fell to the ground one after another.
Zhao Yun's cavalry changed their course at the moment Yan Liang ordered to release the arrows, and they were extremely accurate out of the range of the crossbowmen.
One after another, they continued to run in a line, grazing the edge of the crossbow range, passing in front of the left wing, and rushed to the back of the formation in an instant, non-stop, when Yan Liang reached the crossbowmen behind the formation.
When the order was given, these cavalrymen had already moved to the right wing. this is impossible Yan Liang looked in disbelief at this astonishing turn of events in front of him, and was suddenly shocked: Apart from the Ma family's light cavalry who had experienced hundreds of battles, only Youzhou Gongsun Zan's elite white horses could possess such superb cavalry skills.
Only Yi Cong can have such hard work And now, looking at the cavalry, which were mostly white horses, and the familiar white-robed generals before riding into formation, Yan Liang suddenly thought of a person who had almost faded from his memory: Zhao Yun, a man with a white horse and a silver spear.
I still remember Wen Chou telling him that in the battle at Jieqiao, he was forced to retreat by a young general holding a silver gun and leading more than 200 cavalrymen on white horses.
However, after that man disappeared in Youzhou, he was forced to retreat.
Also famous in Sili and Xuzhou According to Gao Lan's many years of investigation, Gongsun Zan later suddenly established the White Horse Yi Cong because of the merits of that young general.
Rumors in the world say that he has become sworn friends with Ma Chao, the god of war who ranks second in the Hundred Generals Book.
So, when he appears in Yanzhou at this time, doesn't it mean that No matter how surprised Yan Liang was at this time, the crossbowmen on the right wing of his formation could not see this amazing change at all.
No one could have imagined that Zhao Yun's thousand cavalry would turn around from behind the formation.
For a while, no one on the right wing made the right move. reaction.
The sound of bowstrings sounded more urgent than horses' hooves swish swish The range of the longbow is far greater than that of the infantry's crossbowman, and its power is even more powerful.
A dense rain of arrows shot out instantly.
Hundreds of spearmen screamed and fell down after being hit by arrows.
The chaotic fluctuations expanded, and the right rear corner of Yan Liangjun's protruding phalanx collapsed instantly.
Zhao Yun's thousand cavalrymen never stopped.
They turned in a small circle to the right rear of Yan Liangjun's formation, quickly adjusted and launched a second round at the right rear corner of the phalanx that had not yet recovered from the chaos. shot, then spun again, passed over the right wing of the formation, and quickly retreated to the right front of the phalanx.
They did not join up with the main force of four thousand led by Gan Ning and Tai Shici.
Instead, they passed in front of the military formation and turned to the left again.
Gan Ning and Tai Shi Ci's four thousand main force began to speed up, imitating Zhao Yun's army, quickly bypassing the crossbowmen at the front of the formation in a clockwise direction, and inserting themselves towards the chaotic right rear of the formation.
When the three of them passed each other, they all saw the tacit understanding and appreciation in each other's eyes.
This kind of fighting with less strikes and more skills is really suitable for them.
On the other hand, Yan Liang could hardly breathe at this moment, and his palms were covered in cold sweat.
Free novels bring you joy and joy ---> storyskyline.net
The enemy is too fast
Yan Liang quickly ordered the supervising team to come forward to maintain order.
After killing more than 60 soldiers and more than ten dubos, chiefs and other junior officers, he managed to restore the collapsed right rear corner.
Looking at the 4,000 main force who were one step late, Yan Liangliang couldn't help but feel a bit lucky: if the 4,000 assault cavalry armed with long swords took the opportunity to break into the formation through the gap just created, I'm afraid the entire army would be defeated.
Unfortunately, Yan Liang was happy too early.
The four thousand main force didn't seem to see that Yan Liangjun had restored order, and they still crashed straight towards the right wing that was like an iron wall.
Yan Liang held the flag tightly and waited with a sullen face.
The moment the enemy troops entered the shooting range, he suddenly waved his flag and shouted: "Fire the arrows!"
The drums beat rapidly several times, and a dense rain of arrows flew from behind the spear array.
But at that critical moment, the four thousand main force, like elves dancing in the air, suddenly turned around and ran back.
Except for a dozen slightly slower cavalrymen who fell off their horses, most of the arrows missed again.
Yan Liang was dumbfounded.
This kind of riding skill is simply difficult to describe in words.
At the same time, Yan Liang was also furious.
He felt that the cavalry team in front of him was completely making a fool of himself.
The raging flames of war have burned into Yan Liang's eyes.
He has already tightened his grip on the sword in his hand, and is always ready to lead his five hundred elite cavalry to charge out and kill the cavalry as long as the enemy does not confront him in a decisive battle.
The generals of the army caused this superb horsemanship to collapse without a fight.
But at this moment, earth-shaking shouts came from the left wing.
Yan Liang suddenly woke up and secretly screamed: Just now, all his attention was attracted to the right wing, ignoring Zhao Yun's thousand cavalry and archers.
Turning around, I saw Zhao Yunjun pressing towards the moving left wing again.
However, Yan Liang was no longer very worried at this time: as long as there were enough swordsmen, shieldmen and crossbowmen, the four thousand assault cavalry regiment would not be a problem, but the cavalry and light cavalry, possibly led by Zhao Yun, would be troublesome.
If Zhao Yun can be eliminated, the entire White Horse Riding Group will definitely retreat without a fight.
Thinking of this, Yan Liang patiently made a decision.
He raised a small flag and waved it.
The five hundred cavalry lurking in the formation received the signal and quietly mounted their horses.
Each of them was holding a halberd and a ring-headed sword, and they were all lying on their backs, trying their best to hide themselves.
At the same time, he handed the command flag to his deputy Cen Bi and kept his eyes fixed on Zhao Yun: Wen Chou is dead, and he will finish the unfinished battle with Zhao Yun by himself.
Moreover, although the cavalry and light cavalry are powerful and fast, in terms of individual close combat, they are far inferior to the thick armor and sharp weapons of the assault cavalry.
This time, if Zhao Yun planned to repeat his old trick, he would definitely pass by the left wing, pass through the formation and move to the right wing.
And Yan Liang's decision was to lead these five hundred assault cavalry to attack unexpectedly, ensuring that Zhao Yun's thousand cavalry, archers and light cavalry would be defeated.
Even if you come again, I hope you are really the brave Zhao Yun in white.
This time Yan Liang did not scream again, but he was already holding back a fire in his heart: If you were Zhao Yun, I could let you know that in the battle of Jieqiao, Wen Chou was just showing mercy because you were still young.
Unfortunately, Yan Liang forgot that Zhao Yun, who was still young, could fight Wen Chou on an equal footing.
At this time, his spear skills have reached the advanced level.
How can he be comparable to those of the past?
Zhao Yun's thousand cavalry and light cavalry quickly passed by the left wing again, but Yan Liang roared, and the five hundred hidden assault cavalry straightened their bodies on horseback, and violently spurted out from behind the formation like lava.
As for Zhao Yun, there was an undetectable smile on the corner of his mouth. s: Thanks to jd, Mu Yuanfeng, and 91 user 38808 for the reward, the first update is now available: