Chapter 175 Hunter and prey, offensive and defensive dynamics are different(1/3)
Fuhu Mountain, Hulu Valley.
The air seemed to be filled with a pungent smell, and the entire valley was already a sea of fire.
There were screams and wailing sounds.
Countless side vans were ignited, and thick black smoke emerged straight into the sky.
Debris and fragments flew everywhere, shooting out like sharp arrows.
The flames swept across, and the scorching flames ran around. The flames on the ground licked the nearest object, with a strange smell and a thick smoke swelling on the face.
Can…
Even so, Mi Fang and the side van array will not retreat at all.
The crossbow arrows, facing the rain of arrows, kept shooting towards Wenpin's cavalry.
“——Dong…Dong.”
The Cao Jun cavalry, who formed a circular formation, had a shield on their outermost periphery.
For a moment, dense crossbow arrows shot into the air, and the entire Cao army knight fell to the ground, wailing...
And their war horses were frightened and ran around.
The original circular array instantly broke a gap, and the gap quickly expanded and spread again.
——"General, general... the enemy's vehicle formation will not give in, no matter how far."
——"General, the enemy's chariot formation is moving forward with fire."
——"General, our fire arrows are about to shoot in the air!"
——"General, the brothers' shield formation will be almost impossible to stop it."
Unfavorable battle reports came to Wen Pin's ears one after another, and the "exciting" and "hot blood" on his face had long disappeared without a trace.
Instead, there is deep confusion and surprise.
Wen Pin was stunned, he was completely confused.
He realized that he was wrong, and the so-called strong generals have no weak soldiers under them.
Guan Gong’s subordinates... Is this Mi Fang so capable of fighting?
For a time, all the rumors about Mi Fang said that he was a defeated general, that his force and command were all inferior... All of these echoed in Wenpin's ears.
Wen Pin just wanted to swear,——Your uncle!
Damn, these are all groundless things, all three of them become tigers, and all these are false statements!
A fierce light flashed in Wen Pin's eyes. He looked at the valley entrance and the car formation.
These chariot arrays that were ignited by the flames seemed to be standing there forever, constantly mocking any invading enemy.
Finally, this fierce light seemed to be frozen there.
The heat waves around him forced Wen Pin's fierce light to dissipate. He took the lead and turned his head, and said to a group of knights beside him: "Retreat! Retreat!"
The knights all looked terrible.
Leaving more than a thousand corpses wasted more than a thousand war horses. Even the arrows and fire-driven objects were used up. Will you retreat at this time?
You should know that in ancient times... arrows and fire arrows were separated by a word, and the cost of the project was very different.
The so-called fire arrows must be tied with coarse cloth and other flammable objects on the back of the arrow, then soak them in oil, ignite them and then shoot them out with a crossbow.
Due to weight requirements, the arrows used for each fire arrow must be carefully processed, which is quite expensive.
This is why Cao Cao did not use fire arrows when he borrowed arrows from a straw boat...
It’s not that you don’t need it, it’s not that you can’t afford it!
But now...
All the big money was spent, and it was not an exaggeration to say that it was a desperate bet, but in the end he ended up in shame?
At this time, Wen Pin looked up and shouted loudly again.
——"Retreat, retreat!"
For a moment, the fast horse ran back and forth throughout the army, passing the order of retreat to everyone.
These Cao army knights... all gritted their teeth.
Especially Niu Jin, he clenched his fists with both hands, "Oh..." with a wild roar, the grief and anger and depression in his heart were written on his face and in his voice.
The military orders were like mountains, and immediately...these knights turned their horses' heads one after another.
The horses they sat down seemed to be spiritually sniffing, as if they were expressing their unwillingness, just like their masters.
——What can I do if I don’t retreat?
The fire arrows were shot empty, but the enemy's car array at the entrance of the valley still did not break through.
Take a step back and say that even if they break through now and they come to the two hundred ships, they can only sigh at the boat, unless they can spray "fire" with their mouths!
So...
The more than 1,500 cavalry left by the Cao army quickly retreated. In the valley, they winded northward and embarked on the journey home.
It’s the Mi family army.
Seeing the retreat of Cao's army, the Mi family members who were guarding the chariot formation started to roar.
——"Get back, back back!
——"The thief army retreated!"
——"Stop it, let's keep it!"
It is no exaggeration to say that the Mi family army has never won a battle since they followed Liu Bei.
From beginning to end, they were always "tumbling" by the enemy and then fled in a panic...
Next is the remnants of defeated soldiers and defeated generals gathered again, and then they were "tumbling" by the enemy again, fleeing in a panic again, and finally... they gathered again, and everything returned to the original point.
They are used to defeating, and they laugh at themselves as the "always defeated" army. They think they have no chance of "victory" in this life.
The more such a legion is, when they really win, the resentment they hold in their hearts disappears in an instant.
——Have a proud look!
It's really "proud"!
——"Stand up..."
——"Our Mi Family Army stands up!"
The old man who had already had Mi Family Army's eyes flushed and choked up. The words afterwards were a little confused, "Finally... I finally got through this day, and I've been up to the day when I stood up."
Mi Fang's face was also flushed with excitement.
This was the first time he felt that the feeling of winning a battle was so good and so wonderful!
This feeling of "cool" soaring into the sky's spiritual cover will be unforgettable for him!
Even this feeling is just a little inferior to when counting money.
--call!
With a long exhale, Mi Fang was so excited that she couldn't help herself.
But he is the master, and he cannot be like these groups, looking like he has never won a battle.
He wants to be calm, he wants to be calm...
"Ahem... As for what, what are you?" Mi Fang shouted, "It's just a victory, not so much, not so much... It's just a general who's trying his best, just Wenpin... Hahaha, I don't talk.
Next, it's no problem!"
Mi Fang has already started to show off.
And have to admit it.
When a person is pretending, the admiring gazes that come from around him, this feeling is so wonderful!
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To the north of Jiangxia, not far from Cao Jun Miankou Daying, there is a floating bridge. After passing the floating bridge, there are some shallow water flows under the bridge. Because of the dry season, these water flows are only as high as half a person.
At the end of the floating bridge is a camp of the Guan family army.
The Guan family army's "cross crossbows" and "side-wing vans" are stocked here, which are important places for military ordnance.
Perhaps because of the night, the soldiers at the camp gate seemed a little listless, constantly stretching and yawning.
The trouble caused by the rapid movement during the day made them unable to open their eyes.
However, in the long grass beside the floating bridge, many ambush crossbowmen were waiting quietly in the night, with fog everywhere, everything was very quiet.
Guan Ping and the three thousand Guan family troops were lying here ambushed, waiting for Cao's army's night attack.
To be continued...