During the stalemate, the two thousand-man troops had already quietly climbed up the mountain forests on both sides, and the two cavalrymen had also circled to the rear of the Cao army.
Zhang Xiu reined in his Wind Chasing Horse and looked down from the slope. He saw that the Cao army had split into two groups. One group was led by Zhao Yan and continued to kill the infantry, while the other group was led by Li Tong and faced off against Huang Zhong's cavalry.
At this moment, Huang Zhong led a thousand cavalrymen to untie the branches of their ponytails and retreat.
Lei Xu's 2,000 infantry pressed forward, with the sword-shield soldiers in front and the spearmen behind.
The shields of the sword-shield soldiers were all thick and heavy, the kind that could be lifted by a few people. They were placed together and fitted together seamlessly. Even though Li Tong's strong bows and crossbows were useless, he could only watch as Lei Xu's infantry approached step by step.
After a certain distance, the large shields suddenly parted, and the thousand spearmen behind suddenly threw their javelins. The javelins flew heavily into Li Tong's formation, causing many archers to die and fall into disarray.。
While Li Tong's men were focusing all their attention on Lei Xu in front of them, the arrows, flying stones, and rolling logs of Zhang Xian's troops, who were climbing up the mountain slopes on both sides, rained down like a storm.
Cao Cao's army was suddenly ambushed and fell into chaos.
At this moment, on the slope behind the Cao army, two thousand elite cavalry of the Nanyang Army rolled over like a raging wave, rushing towards Li Tong's troops who were caught off guard.
The one in front was Zhang Youwei, the famous general of Nanyang. He had a face like jade and a pair of eyes like stars. He chased after the wind and chased after the horse. He was Zhang Youwei, the famous general of Nanyang. He led the charge into Cao Cao's army. He was invincible!
At this moment, Li Tong was busy dealing with the ambushes on both sides.
His archers had no protection on either side, and they were defeated by the sudden ambush. In the blink of an eye, hundreds of archers were killed by the arrows.
When the Cao archers reacted and returned fire, they were shocked to find that the enemy was not only using crossbows, but also rolling stones and wood. Moreover, their archers were tightly protected by the sword shield soldiers.
In addition, the Cao army's crossbowmen shot upwards, so their power was weakened. On the other hand, the Nanyang army's crossbowmen shot downwards, so their power increased. This way, the Nanyang army's crossbowmen quickly suppressed the Cao army's crossbowmen.
At this moment, it was too late for Li Tongbian to mobilize the archers to deal with Zhang Xiu's cavalry.
Originally, if the Cao Army's spearmen were to form a formation, they would be able to pose a threat to the cavalry. However, now, the spearmen were either fighting against the infantry or the ambushes on both sides. They could not form a spear formation at all.
Without the threat of crossbows and spears, the cavalry could move freely.
Zhang Xiu's two thousand cavalry emerged from a slope in the north and charged down towards the rear of the Cao army.
Zhao Yan was leading his troops to kill the remaining infantry when he suddenly saw Zhang Xiu leading a large group of cavalry charging over. He was immediately shocked and hurriedly gathered 300 cavalry to block Zhang Xiu's cavalry, so that he could organize the infantry to counterattack.
Never in his dreams would he have thought that Zhang Xiu would be so brave. His golden spear was like a blood-red dragon, sweeping away all who stood in its way. He had single-handedly slaughtered the Cao Cavalry camp. Then, with a charge of 2,000 cavalrymen, the 300 cavalrymen were wiped out.
Zhao Yan turned pale with fright and couldn't help but curse the spies and scouts for being useless. They actually couldn't detect that the enemy had such powerful cavalry.
He had never liked to use the weak to defeat the strong, so he gathered his soldiers and tried to regroup with Li Tong.
Li Tong was busy dealing with the ambushes on both sides when he suddenly heard a loud noise behind him. He turned around and saw thousands of Nanyang cavalrymen suddenly appearing behind him.
He looked to the south again. He could clearly see that the Nanyang Cavalry in the south had become much more sparse.
Li Tong suddenly came to a realization. The reason why he had seen so much smoke and dust, as if there were thousands of soldiers and horses, was because of Zhang Xiushi's plan. By tying the branches behind the ponytail, he could create the illusion of smoke and dust.
The situation was very obvious. The cavalry in the south was just an illusion. The thousands of cavalry that suddenly appeared behind him were Zhang Xiu's true main force. The pale-faced general riding the Wind Chasing Horse and holding the Golden Spear was Zhang Xiu.
At this moment, Man Chong, who was dressed in a white robe, rushed over on his horse. He had a look of shame on his face as he said to Li Tong,"General Wenda, my plan was clumsy and was seen through by Zhang Xiu. Now, Zhang Xiu is going to beat me at my own game and ambush our army. The enemy in the south is weak, so we can attack from the south.”
Man Chong had to admit that he had underestimated Zhang Xiu. Yuzhou had few soldiers, so he should have advised Li Tong to slow down the march and defend the city. However, he had been focused on seeking merit and had fallen into Zhang Xiu's trap. Now that he thought about it, Zhang Xiu's lack of food and military discipline were all faked by Zhang Xiu to trick Man Chong into falling for it.
Li Tong didn't have time to blame Man Chong now. His heart was filled with resentment.
He had thought that those infantry were the main force of the Nanyang Army, but he was still proud of himself after defeating them. He had even thought that Huang Zhong's 1,000 cavalrymen were the main force of the Nanyang Army. Now that he thought about it, he felt like a fool who had been played by Zhang Xiu. His intelligence had been mercilessly crushed by Zhang Xiu two or three times.
Thinking about how he had followed Cao Cao in the crusade against the Yellow Turban for more than ten years, and how he had actually been fooled by a twenty-year-old brat like Zhang Xiu, Li Tong was burning with anger!
Li Tong looked around and saw that his men and Zhao Yan's men had been surrounded by the Nanyang Army. They were being forced to retreat in defeat, and their defeat was set in stone!
Li Tong was unwilling to accept this. He was very unwilling to accept this. Two thousand troops, and they were all elite soldiers who had been through hundreds of battles, had actually been able to kill him in such a sorry state when they encountered a new army that had been formed for less than half a year!
Moreover, the opponent's commander was only in his twenties, nearly ten years younger than him. Now, Li Tong had decided to challenge Zhang Xiu alone, seeking victory in defeat!
Man Chong advised Li Tong to take the opportunity to attack from the south, but Li Tong ignored him.
Right now, Li Tong only wanted to kill Zhang Xiu and avenge his humiliation!
Zhang Xiu and his cavalrymen formed a cone-shaped formation that was unstoppable.
Every time he struck out with his spear, several Cao soldiers would fall off their horses.
Everywhere he went, there were broken limbs and blood.
All of a sudden, a white horse flew over like a white swan. It was fully bearded, wearing a copper helmet and iron armor. It waved a long saber and slashed at Zhang Xiu.
Zhang Xiu casually struck out with his spear and blocked the other party's saber.
Li Tong, Strength 81, Commander 80, Intelligence 70, Internal Affairs 84. Camp Cao Cao, Loyalty 100. Was this the enemy's commander?
Borrowing the White Swan Horse's speed, Li Tong slashed down with all his might, but he did not expect Zhang Xiu to easily block it.
A powerful force bounced back. Li Tong first felt pain in his thumb and forefinger, and his arms ached. Then, his body swayed and he almost fell off his horse.
Li Tong turned pale with fright. He had never thought that Zhang Xiu, who was only in his twenties, would actually have such divine power!
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