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"The cavalry will be split into two halves. One side will listen to Sister Yu Qing's orders while the other will be commanded by the marshal. Marshal! Please send someone to the carriage to explain this matter to General Fan.”
At this moment, Hua Juan was fighting for the command of the Han army, and he no longer hesitated to give orders. Lu Zhi fully supported her, so after she spoke, he sent a general to report to General Fan without asking any questions.
"The cavalry that has been split into two, please listen to my orders. Without new instructions, do not act on your own.”
Hua Juan glanced at the indignant Chen Zhou and raised the symbol of the Commander-in-chief of the three armies."I wonder if Imperial Guard Commander Chen understands?"
Chen Zhou was obviously very afraid of the seal that was given to her. Although he had always felt that this girl did not have much ability, since the seal was in Hua Juan's hands, it was as if the emperor had come personally. He snorted coldly and did not express any more opinions. Hua Juan certainly knew what Chen Zhou was thinking. Although she wanted to explain, the current situation was urgent and she could not afford to waste another second. Seeing that the vanguard cavalry of the Yellow Turban Army was about to arrive, Hua Juan ignored Chen Zhou and immediately ordered the Han army to continue advancing at their speed. She also muttered a few words in Bai Qing's ear, asking her to personally ride a horse to inform Fan Yifu.
No one dared to disobey the order given by the seal. Because the speed of the Han army did not change, in the blink of an eye, the Yellow Turban soldiers, who were originally like tiny black dots, turned into opponents whose faces were clearly visible.
Seeing that time was passing by, even the neighing and shouting of the enemy behind him seemed to be in his ears. At this moment, Lu Zhi could no longer hold back and rode his horse to Hua Juan's side and said,"Miss Juan, the Yellow Turban bandits are already at the rear of our army…Still, still not taking action?"
Hua Juan didn't reply at the first moment. She turned to Bai Qing who was rushing back on her horse and said,""General Fan, do you understand?"
Bai Qing nodded her head and said,"General Fan replied that he will defend the carriage to the death. We must make Sister Juan's plan come true!"”
After hearing the answer, Hua Juan finally responded to Lu Zhi,""Marshal, please immediately lead half of the cavalry to the left side of the group of carriages in front. Sister Qing and I will lead the other half of the cavalry to the right side of the group of carriages…The point is, don't let the Yellow Turban thieves pass us!”
Lu Zhi saw Hua Juan's cautious words and knew that time was tight. He did not ask the reason and returned to his cavalry. He ordered them to go to the left side of the carriage at full speed.
Hua Juan no longer hesitated, and with a wave of his horse whip, he led Bai Qing to the right side of the carriage group. In the blink of an eye, the cavalry that the Yellow Turban bandits were preparing to attack suddenly split into two and rushed forward.
At this moment, every second was the key to the victory of both sides. When the Yellow Turban Army's commander Ma Yuanyi saw the change in the Han army's formation, he immediately ordered his troops to pursue with all their might. Therefore, on the vast grassland, there were about 40,000 horses and a total of 100,000 infantrymen lined up in a long horizontal line. It was a spectacular sight.
While Ma Yuanyi was busy whipping his horse in pursuit, a fast horse suddenly dashed forward. Ma Yuanyi glanced at the messenger soldier who knew it was Cheng Yuanzhi. Because of the red " order " embroidered on his shoulder, he asked curiously,"What does Yuan Zhi want you to convey?"
The messenger on the horse hurriedly said," General Cheng wants me to report this to General Ma. There are many signs that the Han army has come to help. Although it has not been confirmed, we have to be careful." Furthermore, our cavalry is about 20,000 in number, while the remaining 100,000 are infantry. Infantry's mobility was not as good as cavalry, and such a rush might cause difficulties in the reinforcement of troops. It was not appropriate to fight with only 20,000 cavalry, because if the enemy really had an ambush in the black forest, it might cause our army to be completely wiped out. Therefore, I hope General Ma will stop for a while and wait for the infantry to catch up. Moreover, our army had heard that the Han army had retreated and had hastily pursued them. We did not bring any weapons that were good at long-range attacks, which greatly reduced our combat strength and increased unnecessary danger.”
Hearing this, Ma Yuanyi laughed out loud and scolded,""How can such cowardice achieve great things? There are only 20,000 cavalrymen in front, but there are also carriages that affect the speed of the Han army. If we can annihilate them before they enter the black forest, it will be a great victory. Moreover, even if there are ambushes in the black forest, the morale of the soldiers will be greatly disrupted because of Lu Zhi's death. We can even drive straight through the black forest and look at Luoyang!”
Seeing that the messenger on the horse had yet to return, he shouted,"Time is of the essence. Hurry up and report to General Cheng!”
The messenger nodded submissively and rode his horse back to Cheng Yuanzhi's troops, as if he wanted to report this news urgently.
Ma Yuanyi's cavalry was getting closer and closer to the Han army. Seeing that the soldiers on the other side's carriage seemed to be very afraid and hurriedly urged the driver to leave, Ma Yuanyi, who was originally worried that there would be an ambush, waved his spear and shouted,"My sons, today is the day we will make a contribution and drive straight to Luoyang to kill that dog Emperor. Everyone, charge forward!”
Eh? Didn't Ma Yuanyi just discover Cheng Yuanzhi's cooperation with the Han army? How could he be so at ease when he knew that the other party was lying in ambush in the black forest and still galloped forward, even letting Cheng Yuanzhi guard the rear?
It turned out that after Ma Yuanyi knew that Cheng Yuanzhi might cooperate with the Han army to trap him, although he was a boor, he was not a boor. He used the excuse of calling Cheng Yuanzhi to discuss military aircraft, but in fact, he was hiding a good hand and waiting for Cheng Yuanzhi to come to confront him. If Cheng Yuanzhi really gave himself away and revealed that he was really cooperating with the Han army, he would be eliminated immediately.
Cheng Yuanzhi came to Ma Yuanyi's tent without any doubt. The two of them had already started to talk before they started. However, Cheng Yuanzhi immediately suspected that this was the Han army's trick to make the two kill each other. Moreover, under all kinds of evidence, he washed away his innocence as a spy. Only now did Ma Yuanyi know that the Han army had extraordinary people. From then on, he did not dare to underestimate Lu Zhi and vowed to tear this traitor who had accidentally injured Cheng Yuanzhi into pieces.
Ma Yuanyi waved his long spear, and the hundreds of cavalry beside him immediately charged at the Han carriage. He thought that it would be a one-sided situation, and the Han army would be routed and flee in all directions. He did not expect the soldiers on the carriage to pick up the long weapons piled up on the carriage as if they had been prepared. They took advantage of the momentum and threw them at the Yellow Turban soldiers on the horses.
In the blink of an eye, the Yellow Turban knights at the front were either thrown off their horses by long weapons or cut down by the Han soldiers who were determined to fight to the death in the carriage. Because the Han soldiers at this moment were all selected and stood on the carriage more steadily than the Yellow Turban knights, they clearly had the upper hand.
On the other hand, because the Yellow Turban Army had underestimated the enemy and had to use their weapons to resist the enemy's tenacious counterattack while riding their horses, they had suffered heavy casualties. More than a thousand people had died inexplicably.
Ma Yuanyi was shocked to see that they had suffered such a setback in the face of a group of carriages. He hurriedly commanded the Yellow Turban Army to turn around and deal with the Han cavalry on both sides of the group of carriages, intending to turn the situation around.
However, just as he was considering this and had yet to make a decision, he heard the sound of rushing wind coming from both sides in front of him, accompanied by the tragic wails of arrows.
A few scattered arrows were pointed at Ma Yuanyi. He angrily used his long spear to push away the more irrational Yellow Turban soldiers, who were forced to face the Han army head-on, whose speed was increasing at a speed that was difficult for ordinary people to notice.
Although the long weapons and bows and arrows had caused great casualties to the Yellow Turban soldiers chasing after them, they were eventually used up. Hua Juan, who was guarded by masters like Bai Qing, saw that the weapons and bows and arrows were gradually unable to withstand the crazy and tide-like attacks of Ma Yuan's rebel army. She slowly said to Bai Qing, who was beside her,"Sister Qing, please use your inner energy to order General Fan to throw away everything unrelated to the war, including the military rations!”
Bai Qing, who had always had no objections to Hua Juan's schemes, said in shock,""Military rations? The silk girl was the last food that the Han army relied on to survive. If she was abandoned…Perhaps before the battle reached the end, the morale of the Han army had already collapsed. You have to think twice!"
Hua Juan looked at the battle behind him and replied in a low voice,""The military rations can indeed give the Han soldiers a last glimmer of hope, but if we don't repel the Yellow Turban bandits at the first moment... I don't think I can even breathe the air of tomorrow! Moreover, the lack of rations would prevent the soldiers from truly unleashing their will to fight to the death. Only by fighting with their backs to the wall and burning their boats would they have a chance of victory…Time is tight, Sister Qing, can you help me with this?”
Looking at Hua Juan, who was only eighteen years old, Bai Qing finally understood that the reason why she led the Han Army to resist the Yellow Turban Army was not because she had no strategy and relied on luck alone. It was because of her bold and unrestrained strategies and careful thinking that the Han Army was still in an invincible position. This girl might become an invincible commander in the future.
After knowing Hua Juan's painstaking efforts and the overall plan, Bai Qing no longer hesitated to shout out the result of Hua Juan's decision, and every word and sentence was transmitted into the ears of Lu Zhi, Fan Yifu, and the other soldiers in charge of commanding the division. The generals 'reactions were exactly like Bai Qing's, but because they had already confirmed Hua Juan's leadership position, they still passed down the order with certainty even though they were doubtful.
The other thing that made the generals gasp in wonder was that although Bai Qing's internal energy movement was already very impressive, she was able to display an even higher level of power that only the general in charge could hear, but not the other soldiers or the Yellow Turban Army. Just this ability to communicate secretly through the air made Chen Zhou, who was standing next to Lu Zhi, who had always been proud of himself, reveal an expression of admiration.
At the same time, the Han soldiers in the carriages began to worry because they had almost used up all their long weapons and bows. Seeing the Yellow Turban cavalry once again spurring their horses to launch another surprise attack, the soldiers could not help but worry about the end of the world.
"What should we do? All the weapons in our car were shot and thrown away, but the Yellow Turban thieves still swarmed over like locusts…We're dead!"
"This won't do. Everyone, pull out the long sabers at your waists and prepare to fight the other party hand-to-hand!”
"I don't want to die!"
"Woo... What should we do?"
"Don't make a fuss! The higher-ups have ordered us to throw all unnecessary things to the Yellow Turban bandits, except for the weapons we use in our final battle. If you continue to argue, you'll be tried by military law!"
The officer driving the carriage conveyed the message that he had just received and turned to the quarreling Han soldiers behind him.
"Where's the food? Should he throw it away too? Then how can we survive without food!”
"That's right! It seems that we can't defeat the Yellow Turban thieves. We should pack our food and run away quickly!”
Perhaps it was because this soldier was fated, but the carriage he was riding happened to be behind Fan Yifu's carriage. Fan Yifu's martial arts were not weak, so he naturally heard the soldier muttering to himself. His expression immediately darkened as he slammed his right palm on the carriage's rail and leaped onto the carriage. Before he could even open his mouth, he had already cut off half of the soldier's head and kicked him off the carriage.
Fan Yifu, who was covered in blood, held a large saber in his hand and shouted angrily at all the carriages around him,"The military orders on the battlefield are like mountains. How can you casually comment on the commander's instructions! If you don't do as I say, the consequences will be the same as that person!”
When the Han soldiers saw that Fan Yifu had given the last message, the chariots did not dare to speak nonsense and hurriedly threw bags of grain back. In an instant, the grains and meat on the grassland were scattered all over the ground. The Yellow Turban cavalry that followed behind could not catch up at full speed as they had just now.
On the other hand, the Han army maintained the same speed as the carriages on the left and right sides. Because they had abandoned the unnecessary items on the carriages, the speed of the carriages increased, increasing the distance between them and the Yellow Turban cavalry.
Seeing that the Han army had thrown their food back, leaving chicken, ducks, fish, meat, and other miscellaneous items on the ground, and that the victory that was about to be won was once again delayed by the enemy's strange and laughable strategy, Ma Yuanyi almost broke down. His eyes were red as he shouted,"Damn it! Those damned Han soldiers actually used the methods of the Lower Sanlan to avoid a direct confrontation with us! Did you guys not eat? Did he need to be fed to run? Quickly catch up to those dog soldiers and chop off their heads!”
While Ma Yuanyi was crazily whipping and roaring, a horse beside him followed at full speed. Seeing this, Ma Yuanyi said,"Yuan Zhi, why didn't you bring up the rear of the infantry unit?”
Cheng Yuanzhi said nervously," I'm here to tell Brother Ma that the black forest is right in front of us. The terrain there is most suitable for an ambush." Right now, the distance between the Han army and us is getting further and further…It seems that it will be difficult to catch up with them before they enter the black forest. To avoid unnecessary risks, how about we stop the cavalry and wait for the 100,000 infantrymen to arrive before we plan?”
Normally, Ma Yuanyi would have listened to his brother, who was famous for his strategy. However, perhaps because he had been tricked by Hua Juan several times and felt very uncomfortable facing Cheng Yuanzhi because of the "inside man" matter, he actually refused and said,"Lu Zhi, that old thief, why did he hide in the black forest? An army like them, which is like a stray dog, is not my match even if they come back several times over. Yuan Zhi…How about this! Just stay in the rear and wait for my good news!”
Without waiting for Cheng Yuanzhi's reply, Ma Yuanyi once again whipped his horse with force and led the Yellow Turban cavalry away. Seeing this, Cheng Yuanzhi knew that he was no longer trusted by Ma Yuanyi. He sighed and turned around to look at the tanned man who had accompanied him earlier."Zhou Cang, return to the infantry immediately. No matter what method they used, they had to rush to the Black Forest to support General Ma as soon as possible.”
Zhou Cang, who had a pair of copper hammers on his back, asked in confusion,"General wants Zhou Cangfan to lead the infantry, is it because you want to stay here?”
Cheng Yuanzhi nodded silently and said,""There must be an extremely powerful figure in the Han army. Moreover, the white-robed youth who fought with me last time should be among them…I have a feeling that the outcome of this battle will not be optimistic!”
"If that's the case, why did you do it when you knew it couldn't be done?" Zhou Cang asked curiously.”
"Well said. Why do you do it when you know it can't be done…Because of righteousness!"
Cheng Yuanzhi didn't look at Zhou Cang's muttering and rode his horse forward without turning back.
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