Late Han Zhao Tang

Chapter 100: One General's Success Is the Sake of Thousands of Soldiers (8.1k)

Under the current circumstances, Zhang Yu had little choice. If he fled because of the enemy's large numbers, not only would the results of this expedition to the border be ruined, but he would also be held accountable if he fled back in a panic.

If they stayed and fought to the death, although they could not say they would win, they at least had a hope of winning. If they won by chance, their expedition to the border could be said to have won a great victory, and the political impact it would bring was immeasurable.

Of course, Zhang Yu didn't think so much. At this moment, he only understood that he could not lose. If he wanted to qualify for the hegemony, he had to speak with his own military force, otherwise he would not be worthy of participating in the cruel hegemony battle at the end of the Han Dynasty.

Under the gaze of the crowd, Zhang Yu drew out his ring-handled sword and said in a deep voice: "Sun Bin said: 'Catch them by surprise and attack them before they are fully assembled. This is to the advantage of the cavalry.' Now Hu does not know the strength of our troops. Why don't we mobilize them, gather the cavalry and attack them, and show our military prestige at the border."

"Besides, if we don't charge at this rate, you and I will both be defeated!"

Zhang Yu cut his finger with a knife, blood oozing out of the fingertips and leaving two bloody marks on his cheek. He asked sternly, "Who among you is willing to fight to the death with me?"

Putting his life at risk in order to survive was Zhang Yu's current thought. Everyone was afraid of death, and he had already tasted death. If he could not win now, he would have to taste death again!

What's more, cavalry combat is a game for the brave, and it is hard to know the outcome before the battle!

"Liao is willing to follow the captain and fight!"

Seeing Zhang Yu disregarding his own safety, Zhang Liao was greatly encouraged. He followed Zhang Yu's example, smearing two bloody marks on his cheeks and spoke sternly.

"I am willing to fight to the death with the captain!"

After Zhang Liao, Hao Zhao, Shi Yi, Li Song and others became so excited that they smeared blood on their faces and spoke in unison.

"nice!"

In order to take the initiative, Zhang Yu looked around and said, "The enemy is hesitating because they don't know how strong we are. Now quickly gather the cavalry to form a battle line. I will lead the armored cavalry to break through the battle line, and you will lead your troops and horses behind me. If I die, Li Song will take over. If Li Song dies, Zhang Liao will take over, and so on. I will never retreat!"

"Captain~"

Seeing Hao Zhao was about to say something, Zhang Yu stretched out his hand to stop him and said, "When I lead the troops to break through the enemy's formation, Bo Dao will lead two hundred cavalrymen to go around the rear. When the two armies are engaged in a deadly battle, Bo Dao will lead the cavalry to attack from behind and directly seize the enemy's flags to defeat the enemy. Success or failure depends on this one move!"

"Liao has a different opinion!"

Zhang Liao looked sincere, cupped his hands and said: "The captain is the commander of the army, it is not appropriate for him to be the first to break into the battle. I am willing to be the vanguard, clear the way and break the enemy's formation, and then the captain will lead the army, the cavalry will enter the enemy's formation, and defeat the enemy in one battle!"

"Wenyuan~"

Zhang Yu shouted, looking hesitant.

"Liao is leading the armored cavalry under the order of the captain. Now facing a strong enemy, I dare not not take the lead!" Zhang Liao said.

Li Song advised: "Captain, Wenyuan's words make sense. I beg you to accept my advice!"

"it is good!"

After thinking for a while, Zhang Yu said in a deep voice: "Since Wenyuan is leading the way, his horse must be armored. Someone take off your armor and put it on Wenyuan's horse."

"Thank you, Captain!" Zhang Liao did not refuse and accepted the order immediately.

After the plan was drawn up, Zhang Yu and his men wasted no time and gathered their troops. To the sound of drums and gongs, the cavalrymen formed their battle arrays one after another.

In order to boost morale and cover Hao Zhao's stealth, Meng Ningzhi led the wounded cavalry to drag grass and trees and burn fireworks to confuse the Xianbei cavalry.

Zhang Yu held a spear and walked across the front, holding the reins and walking slowly. The Han cavalry still had a tough battle to fight, and everyone looked solemn.

"Captain, all 481 cavalrymen of the army are here!" Li Song rode forward quickly and said with a bow.

Although the Marquis of Zhuluo was defeated, the Han army suffered heavy casualties, with more than 50 cavalrymen killed and more than 40 lightly and seriously injured. Excluding the wounded cavalry led by Meng Ningzhi and the nearly 200 cavalry led by Hao Zhao, Zhang Yu now had less than 500 cavalrymen available.

Zhang Yu raised his spear and said solemnly, "The Hu cavalry are waiting for us from a few miles away. If we don't charge them, you and I will all die!"

"To survive, we must fight to the death. We can either defeat the enemy or hold out until nightfall. If there are any deserters, kill them all. If you see me running away, kill me to restore military discipline."

"Report, the Hu cavalry is advancing towards our army!" The cavalry waiting in Shiyi's tent came with a fast horse to report.

Zhang Yu nodded, raised his spear and shouted: "Fight to the death!"

"Fight to the death!"

"Fight to the death!"

"Fight to the death!"

The Han cavalry shouted hysterically.

"rush!"

Zhang Liao, with a resolute look on his face, was wearing iron armor and holding a spear, leading the way, while eighty armored cavalrymen followed closely behind the leader, riding out on horseback.

Soon, the flag of "Yunzhong Yicong" fluttered in the wind, and surrounded by many riders, they charged towards the Xianbei riders.

Perhaps he did not expect the Han army to take the initiative to attack. When Ke Bi heard the news that the Han cavalry took the initiative to attack, he was surprised.

"Don't the Han cavalry fear death?" Ke Bineng took a breath and said.

"Brother, the Han cavalry is exhausted. We will surely win if we use our troops now!" Zhu Luohou was eager to try and said, "I am willing to lead the cavalry to attack and make amends for my sins!"

Ke Bineng hesitated for a moment and said, "You lead 300 cavalrymen as the vanguard to test the strength of the Han cavalry. Don't fight them to death. If things go wrong, run away quickly!"

"it is good!"

Zhu Luohou called on his followers and led three hundred riders to follow him out of the line, and the group galloped towards the distance.

Then Ke Bineng looked at Li Ze, a Han official beside him, and asked, "The enemy cavalry is now exhausted and fighting like a trapped beast, which will consume their energy. My brother will lead the cavalry to force the enemy cavalry, and you will help me to resist the enemy."

"promise!"

Li Ze was originally a soldier in Yanmen. After being captured by Kebi Neng, he devoted himself to serving Kebi Neng. Many of Kebi Neng's methods of training his subordinates came from Li Ze's suggestions.

While Kebi Neng was actively preparing for war, Zhuluo Hou's troops were about to clash with the Han cavalry.

Zhu Luohou's troops were light cavalry, and when they saw Zhang Liao's armored cavalry, they did not dare to engage in a fight, so they cruised around the periphery, shooting at the armored cavalry, trying to pin down Zhang Liao. However, Zhang Yu's light cavalry arrived shortly afterwards and helped the armored cavalry to free themselves.

Zhang Yu rode ahead, drew his bow and drew his arrow, and with a whoosh, he shot out into the air and shot the Hu cavalry who were hunting off their horses.

Shi Yi did not dare to fall behind, he bent his waist and shot, and when the horses passed each other, he shot a Hu cavalryman and knocked him off his horse.

Seeing their commander so brave, the Han cavalrymen were greatly encouraged and they rushed forward to fight with the Hu cavalry.

"Wenyuan leads his troops first, and I will follow soon!"

Zhang Yu shot an arrow and shouted at Zhang Liao.

"promise!"

Zhang Liao put away his horse bow, led the armored cavalry to break through the obstruction of the Hu cavalry, and marched forward.

Although the Hu cavalry led by Zhu Luohou wanted to intercept, they were worried that Zhang Yu would follow up and shoot them, so they had to let Zhang Liao go and concentrate on fighting the Han cavalry.

If you look up from the sky today, you can see hundreds of Han and Hu cavalry chasing each other on horseback and shooting on the vast plains, like a chase between wild beasts.

Not long after Zhang Liao left, Zhang Yu was worried that Zhang Liao would go deep into the enemy territory alone, so he shot down the Hu cavalry at close range and shouted, "Shi Yi, help me to tie up these people!"

"Captain, don't worry!"

Shi Yi blew a whistle and led more than a hundred cavalrymen to move to the other side to contain Zhu Luohou.

Zhang Yu, with two hundred cavalrymen, accompanied by Zhang Feng and Li Song, followed the path Zhang Liao was advancing.

When Zhuluo Hou saw that Zhang Yu had left the battle, he wanted to pursue and contain him, but when he saw that Shi Yi's troops were sticking to him like a dog-skin plaster, he could not help but curse inwardly, asking how could they be serving as running dogs for the Han people?
Shi Yi's troops were proficient in riding and shooting, so Zhu Luohou had no choice but to lead his cavalry to get to know Shi Yi's cavalry first.

At the same time, Kebinen's troops had formed a square formation with flags erected behind the formation, which looked very similar to the formation of the Han army.

When Zhang Liao appeared in front of the cavalry formation, Kebi Neng did not order an attack immediately, but waited for Zhang Liao's troops to take action.

In order to accumulate horsepower for the charge, Zhang Liao reined in and walked slowly, squinting his eyes to look at the Hu cavalry formation. When he saw the flags flying in the wind, he saw Zhang Yu's troops behind him, and Zhang Liao understood.

Pointing his spear forward, Zhang Liao shouted, "Break the enemy's formation and take the enemy's head!"

After saying this, Zhang Liao's face turned ferocious and he rode his horse forward to charge forward.

"Attack!"

Seeing Zhang Liao launching a charge, Ke Bineng remained calm and ordered the front row cavalry to charge at Zhang Liao.

"kt!"

Under Kebineng's orders, the Hu cavalry charged towards the armored cavalry led by Zhang Liao, and soon pushed their horses to maximum speed.

Zhang Liao looked at the Hu cavalry coming at high speed. Thrilled by the high speed, he went forward fearlessly, as if betting that the Hu cavalry would give way.

As expected, when the two cavalry were about to collide, the Hu cavalry was the first to be unable to bear it. The Hu cavalry split into two columns and bypassed the Han cavalry from the left and right. They did not dare to confront the Han cavalry head-on and allowed Zhang Liao to advance straight in.

When Zhang Liao broke through the Hu cavalry, before he could get excited for long, the scene in front of him made his eyes widen in disbelief.

But behind the Hu cavalry and in front of the Hu cavalry formation, more than a hundred Hu soldiers were sitting with their spears tilted, the sharp spear tips flashing cold light, making the charging Han cavalry afraid. And behind the spear formation, hundreds of bows were ready to fire.

Obviously, Kebineng not only learned the flags and drills of the Han cavalry, but also learned how to deal with trapped cavalry, that is, to use spears and bows and arrows. The Hu cavalry charging in the front were obviously covering up the bow and infantry formations behind them.

Facing the spear formation arranged by Kebi's men, not only Zhang Liao felt shocked, but the charging Han cavalry also seemed to be afraid and could not help but slow down their horses, trying to bypass them from the left and right.

In a moment, Zhang Liao seemed to smell the breath of fear and panic, but was Zhang Liao a timid and fearful person?
Feeling the burning blood on his cheek, Zhang Liao became ruthless and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Riders break through the spear formation!"

After that, Zhang Liao urged his horses to the maximum speed to encourage the armored cavalry he led, and faced the square formation arranged by Kebinen.

With Zhang Liao's encouragement, the previously hesitant armored cavalry no longer hesitated and rushed forward madly, determined to break through the Hu formation.

Seeing that the Han cavalry's momentum was not weak but strong, Ke Bineng could no longer remain calm and exclaimed again: "Han cavalry are not afraid of death!"

The reason why Kebi Neng trained the infantry to control the cavalry was simply to deal with the trapped cavalry. In the past, when he arranged the square formation, the charged trapped cavalry would flee. But now the Han cavalry seemed like crazy, charging without regard for their lives, which was unexpected for Kebi Neng.

Before he finished speaking, arrows were shot out. Zhang Liao was the spearhead, using his long spear to deflect the arrows. Although some arrows hit him, the Xianbei arrows could not easily penetrate his armor because he was protected by his iron armor. And under the stimulation of adrenaline, the charging armored cavalry, including Zhang Liao, forgot the pain.

"kill!"

Seeing that arrows could not stop the Han cavalry's charge, the spear-wielding Hu soldiers were terrified. They were not elite Han infantry and could not withstand the pressure brought to them by the high-speed charge of the Han cavalry.

In the blink of an eye, when the Hu soldiers were about to get up and flee, the Han cavalry led by Zhang Liao ran into them.

"boom!"

"Pfft!"

For a moment, people and horses were thrown to the ground. The war horses were neighing after being hit by spears, and rushed around in the crowd with the ferocity aroused by the injuries. The Han cavalry held the reins tightly and subconsciously waved their spears on horseback, disrupting the crowd.

The Hu man could not withstand the impact of the warhorse and flew several steps away, rolled several times, vomited blood and died.

Zhang Liao was feeling very uncomfortable at this time. He was the first to lead the charge, and because he rushed straight into the spears and the Hu people, a spear pierced a big hole in the chest of his horse. If it were not for the horse armor given by Zhang Yu, the spear would probably have hurt Zhang Liao.

The horse charged forward a few steps and died on the way. Zhang Liao fell heavily to the ground and almost fainted. Zhang Liao paused for a moment, sympathizing with his beloved horse that had accompanied him for a long time, and then saw several Hu people rushing towards him on the chaotic battlefield.

Zhang Liao picked up his long halberd and went straight to meet the Hu people. He hooked the tip of the halberd and then stabbed a Hu soldier to death. Then, Zhang Liao shouted wildly to challenge the Hu people who came to kill him with a knife, and stabbed them to death.

In an instant, Zhang Liao killed the two men. His bravery in martial arts attracted the attention of the Hu cavalry. The Hu cavalry rode forward and, taking advantage of the horse's momentum, stabbed Zhang Liao's chest with their spears.

Zhang Liao's eyes flashed, and he dodged sideways. The spear tip passed by his chest, almost leaving a white mark on the armor. Zhang Liao swung his halberd, and as his arm stretched out, the sharp halberd tip pierced the chest of the Hu cavalry.

"what!"

Zhang Liao roared angrily, but saw the body of the Hu cavalry being lifted up by his long spear. The Hu cavalry struggled at first, then his head drooped suddenly, and his limbs kicked weakly, and he was seriously injured and died.

"Wow!"

Zhang Liao's arm muscles flexed, and he threw the corpse aside, knocking down another Hu cavalryman. Such a heroic performance frightened the Hu people present.

"Zhang Wenyuan is here, who dares to fight with me?" Zhang Liao's face was ferocious, and he waved his spear and shouted for a fight.

When Zhang Liao dismounted and fought on foot, the rest of the armored cavalry bravely entered and entangled with the Hu cavalry. The Hu cavalry's phalanx was already in chaos, and under the leadership of Ke Bineng, the Hu cavalry surrounded the Han cavalry from both sides and fought against them.

At this time, Zhang Yu was caught in a fight with the Hu cavalry in front. He saw that the armored cavalry led by Zhang Liao had disrupted the Hu formation, but they were at a disadvantage due to their strength, and he became very anxious.

After Zhang Yu shot and killed the fleeing Hu cavalry, he ordered his men, "Let Wang Gu and Su Lie hold back the Hu army for me!"

"Moshan comes with me!"

"promise!"

On the chaotic battlefield, Zhang Feng couldn't find too many people, so he had to lead more than 50 cavalrymen to follow Zhang Yu in the charge.

Zhang Yu shook his tired arms, drew an arrow from the quiver, galloped closer, took aim slightly, and shot to death a Hu cavalryman who was about to launch a sneak attack on the Han cavalry.

When Zhang Yu was about to draw more arrows, he hit nothing. After two fierce battles in one day, Zhang Yu had used up all his seventy arrows.

Zhang Yu had no choice but to take out his horse lance and engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Hu cavalry, while Zhang Feng and his men followed closely behind Zhang Yu and joined him in the hand-to-hand combat.

"die!"

Zhang Yu thrust his long spear forward and pierced the chest of the Hu cavalry in front of their horrified gaze.

"Where is General Zhang?"

During the conflict, Zhang Yu could not see Zhang Liao, so he asked the injured Han cavalryman who had fallen off his horse.

"General Zhang has fallen off his horse. Now he is fighting the Hu people to the death with his spear in hand." said the Han cavalry.

Zhang Yu rode his horse forward, and the Han cavalry lying on the ground shouted anxiously, "Captain, don't you care whether I live or die?"

Hearing this, Zhang Yu stopped his horse and looked back. Seeing that the Han cavalry was seriously injured and could hardly walk, he ordered: "Maoshan, find him a horse. I will go in first!" "Yes!"

Zhang Yu and Zhang Feng each led their troops away.

Since the combined forces of both sides numbered only five or six hundred men, the reason for the chaos was simply that the noise of the cavalry fighting was too loud.

Zhang Yu led more than ten cavalrymen into the battlefield. Before they had taken ten steps, they saw Zhang Liao and several Han cavalrymen who had fallen off their horses using their saddles as shields and fighting with the surrounding Hu cavalrymen on horseback. Due to the lack of mobility, Zhang Liao and the Han soldiers were in a passive position.

Seeing this, Zhang Yu urged his horse forward and shouted, "Don't worry, Wenyuan, I'm here!"

When the crowd saw Zhang Yu coming to help, their morale was boosted. The Hu cavalry rushed forward with spears, intending to stab Zhang Yu to death.

Zhang Yu raised his spear to block, but seeing the spear tip in front of him, he dodged to the side, lowered the spear with his left hand, and drew back the ring-handled sword with his right hand.

After the horse crossed, the sharp ring-handled knife pierced through the fur that kept out the cold.

I saw a ring-handled knife stuck in the back of the Hu cavalryman. He fell off his horse with a thud. The hot blood dripped onto the withered grass along with the sound of the knife.

Seeing that Zhang Yu's troops were not easy to deal with, the Hu cavalry subconsciously dispersed and allowed Zhang Yu to lead the cavalry in.

"How is Wenyuan?" Zhang Yu shouted.

"Nothing serious!"

Zhang Liao held up the saddle and asked, "Captain, Ke Bineng's troops only have a few hundred men, but our army is too small to defeat him. We need Bo Dao's troops!"

"Bo Dao's troops should still be on the way!"

Looking at the Hu cavalry surrounding him from all sides, Zhang Yu gritted his teeth and said, "The Hu cavalry are treacherous and want to surround you and me here!"

"We have no horses to use, so it's difficult for us to charge out. Captain, please lead the cavalry and leave first!"

Seeing that Ke Bineng sent out the few remaining Hu cavalry under his command to surround the enemy from all sides, Zhang Liao advised.

"nonsense!"

Zhang Yu cursed and said, "If I leave now, you will all die in battle here!"

"Hold on for a while, maybe reinforcements will arrive!"

As he spoke, Zhang Yu came out with a spear in his hand and attacked the surrounding Hu cavalry. When the Hu cavalry saw that Zhang Yu was alone, several of them wanted to surround and kill him.

Zhang Yu was fearless. He swung his spear and stabbed, killing one person with a thrust. He hid under the horse's belly and stabbed out with his spear, killing another person. He charged forward and smashed with his spear, knocking another person off his horse.

The three Hus were killed in a row, and such a heroic performance frightened the surrounding Hu cavalry and made them dare not approach. Zhang Yu chased the Hu cavalry and, with the help of his followers, killed the Hu cavalry who were about to surround them and scattered them.

Seeing that not only Zhang Liao was so good at fighting, but also Zhang Yu was so brave, Ke Bineng felt ashamed and annoyed. He had fought against the Han army many times, but the Han army in front of him, the "Yunzhong Yicong", was the most difficult to deal with.

"Shoot his horse!"

With Kebineng's order, Zhang Yu suddenly felt more pressure. Arrows came like locusts, Zhang Yu used his spear to block the arrows and used his warhorse to change position to avoid the horse shooting.

It was easy for Zhang Yu to dodge, but the warhorse was too big and had no vest, so in a few breaths, several sharp arrows hit its vital parts and blood flowed out.

Zhang Yu felt sad and helpless as he felt the black-maned horse that had accompanied him in battles for many years gradually losing its strength.

Looking back, he saw the Hu cavalry chasing him. Zhang Yu had no choice but to turn his horse's head and use the last bit of the black-maned horse's strength to prepare to join Zhang Liao and his men. The black-maned horse seemed to understand the danger its master was in and sped up.

"Whoosh!"

Zhang Yu leaned down and dodged the arrows in the air, but a stray arrow hit Zhang Yu's arm. Fortunately, the arm armor blocked the arrow.

Zhang Yu didn't care about the arrow stuck in the arm armor and was about to pull the reins.

However, before Zhang Yu could stop the reins, the black-maned horse lunged forward and Zhang Yu's feet landed directly on the ground.

Zhang Liao held Zhang Yu with his saddle to protect him from arrows from the air, while the others opened their bows and shot to stop the Hu cavalry from approaching.

Zhang Yu looked at the dying black-maned horse with his eyes full of reluctance, but due to the situation, he had to hide under the saddle first to avoid the arrows shot by the Hu cavalry.

Looking at the situation around him, Zhang Yu sighed.

Today's fierce battle has come to this point. The Han cavalry has taken turns to attack, but they have not been able to defeat Kebi Neng. I have to say that Kebi Neng's troops are so resilient. If the situation continues like this, I will die here. Thinking of his own arrangements, Zhang Yu couldn't help but feel fortunate that he ordered Hao Zhao to divide his troops and go around for safety reasons.

If Hao Zhao came with fresh troops, the situation would surely develop in their favor. But where is Hao Zhao now?
"puff!"

Looking at the Hu cavalry that had gathered again, Zhang Yu spat, his expression became more ferocious, and he was ready to fight to the death.

Zhang Yu clenched his spear tightly, encouraged the morale, and said: "At this point in the battle, the enemy has been exhausted. When the reinforcements arrive, the Hu bandits will be defeated!"

"Meet the brave to win on the narrow road!"

Zhang Liao and the other cavalrymen shouted excitedly to show their determination to fight to the death.

After a while, when the Hu cavalry were about to launch an attack, Zhang Feng and Li Song led dozens of cavalry into the encirclement and dispersed the surrounding Hu cavalry again.

"Colonel Captain!"

"Brother!"

"Bosong, Maoshan!"

With more cavalry coming to help, the Han soldiers were much more motivated, while the Hu cavalry were a little less motivated. The Han soldiers felt that the Hu cavalry were more numerous and powerful, while the Hu cavalry felt that the Han cavalry came in waves and were all so brave.

After they got together, Zhang Yu asked, "What's the situation?"

"coming!"

Zhang Feng said happily: "Brother, Hao Bodao is coming. He is coming from the northwest. You will see him soon."

Hearing this, Zhang Yu was overjoyed and said loudly: "Hao Bodao has arrived, the time to defeat the enemy has come!"

"Inform Shiyi, Sulie, Wanggu and other troops, and have them fight hard. Victory lies at this moment!"

"promise!"

Then Zhang Yu pointed at Ke Bineng's flag and said, "Ke Bineng is watching the battle nearby, and he dares to ignore you and me. I want to capture him, who is willing to go with me?"

"Liao Wang Zhi!"

"I'm willing to follow the captain!"

"Okay!" Zhang Yu pointed to twenty Han cavalrymen who looked energetic and said.

When Zhang Yu was plotting to defeat the enemy, Ke Bineng was angry that Zhang Feng had disrupted his plans. Before he could make any move, he heard the sound of horse hooves coming from behind him.

Ke Bineng and his attendant horsemen looked over and their expressions suddenly changed drastically.

But the "Hao" flag appeared on the battlefield. The cavalry led by Hao Zhao galloped like the wind, passing through the grasslands of white snow and withered yellow grass. The thundering sound of their horses' hooves seemed to carry endless anger, and they rushed straight towards the flag where Kebineng was.

The appearance of this ambush that Zhang Yu had painstakingly arranged undoubtedly announced Kebi Neng's defeat and also sounded the clarion call for the Han army's counterattack.

The exhausted Han soldiers fought hard, and the Xianbei cavalry, who had been unable to defeat the Han cavalry, became less confident and wondered how many more cards the Han army had yet to play.

The Xianbei cavalry, who were deployed by Kebi Neng on the periphery, were the first to discover Hao Zhao's troops and rushed to meet them. The Han cavalry did not slow down and several Xianbei cavalry were quickly devoured without making any waves.

Ke Bineng had a look of horror, with cold sweat on his head. Facing the sudden attack of the Han cavalry, he no longer looked confident of winning.

"The Han cavalry still has soldiers and horses?" Ke Bineng said unwillingly.

Although he was unwilling to do so, Ke Bineng was a man who knew the situation well. He shouted, "Withdraw, withdraw, we can't fight for too long!"

But if Ke Bineng wants to leave now, he might have to ask Zhang Yu and Zhang Liao for their opinions!

However, when Hao Zhao's troops launched a surprise attack from behind, Zhang Yu changed to Li Song's mount, and rushed out like lightning with Zhang Feng, Zhang Liao and twenty other riders, charging directly at the small number of Kebineng's troops.

Zhang Yu took the lead, followed closely by Zhang Liao, Zhang Feng and twenty others.

As there were still arrows in Li Song's quiver, Zhang Yu took out an arrow and drew the bow, and with a whoosh the arrow flew out into the air.

A Hu cavalryman covered his chest, struggled a few times, and fell off his horse and died. By the time the Hu soldier fell off his horse, Zhang Yu had already passed by with his cavalry.

At high speed, he fired ten bows in succession, hitting two or three people. Zhang Yu led the cavalry to clear all the obstacles in front and quickly inserted himself behind Ke Bineng's troops.

Ke Bineng saw that Zhang Yu was coming in full force, so he had no intention of fighting and led his trusted followers to leave. However, Hao Zhao personally led the cavalry to surround him and blocked Ke Bineng's retreat route.

Ke Bineng had to adjust his direction and the dozens of riders he led slowed down and prepared to head northeast. However, due to their slower speed, they were instantly caught up by Zhang Liao and Zhang Yu.

In a short time, the Han army went from being on the verge of defeat to being hunting down the chieftain of the Hu army. The battlefield situation changed so quickly that it was hard to imagine. When the Hu cavalry saw Ke Bineng leading his troops to flee, they were at a loss. Some wanted to fight, while others looked at the flags and fled.

"Whoosh!"

Now Zhang Yu and Hao Zhao were chasing Ke Bineng relentlessly, and arrows shot from the cavalry were flying everywhere, causing many of Ke Bineng to fall from the cavalry.

Under the pursuit and interception of the two Han cavalry, Ke Bineng had to change his angle continuously. Looking back, Ke Bineng wanted to cry but had no tears. From besieging and killing Zhang Yu to being hunted by the Han cavalry, the psychological gap was too great.

If he were given another chance, he would never send scouts to investigate the situation, but would rush in directly. Unfortunately, there is no medicine for regret in the world, so he had to think about how to escape first.

"Wenyuan goes forward to capture and kill Ke Bineng, I will use the bow as cover!"

"promise!"

With Zhang Yu's military order, Zhang Liao chased for a while, then rushed forward with the help of his horse's speed, and knocked Li Ze, who had surrendered to the Hu, off his horse with one blow of his halberd.

At the fast gallop, Li Ze fell off the horse's back, lost his balance, and rolled on the ground for several circles. The chasing Han cavalry drove their horses to jump up and avoid the rolling Li Ze. Li Ze, who slowed down, fell into a coma and was soon stabbed to death by the Han cavalry behind him without making any sound.

Zhang Yu shot quickly with his bow, and shot down another Hu cavalryman. Seeing this, Ke Bineng turned pale and fled on his horse.

Suddenly, Hao Zhao rushed out from the side and cut off Kebineng's path again, forcing Kebineng to adjust his direction again. This time, Zhang Liao had a chance to get close.

Ke Bineng saw Zhang Liao approaching and swung the spear in his hand, and was about to stab Zhang Liao, but Zhang Liao waved his halberd to block him.

Kebi Neng grew from a small tribal leader to a grassland overlord, so he had some martial arts skills. With his horsemanship, Kebi Neng and Zhang Liao fought each other reluctantly. Because of the high speed, the two were unstable.

Zhang Liao saw that it was difficult to kill him, so he looked for an opportunity and deliberately let Ke Bineng knock down his halberd.

Kebi Neng was overjoyed and thrust his spear forward, but Zhang Liao seized the spear and, taking advantage of the horse's slowing down, he suddenly threw Kebi Neng off his horse.

The two men hugged each other and rolled down from the horses. They rolled for an unknown number of steps before they stopped.

Zhang Yu led his horse to catch up and surrounded the Han cavalry general Ke Bineng. Zhang Liao calmed down, turned over, and lay on the cold grass, panting heavily. The exhaustion of two battles in one day made Zhang Liao unable to hold on.

"Captain, Liao has captured Ke Bineng!"

Seeing Zhang Yu's face blocking the sky, Zhang Liao said tiredly.

"here you go!"

Zhang Yu reached out to help Zhang Liao up and said, "But don't do this next time. Falling off the horse is too dangerous!"

"Ok!"

Kebi Neng also woke up from his dizziness, and after getting up from the ground, he looked around at the figures of Han cavalry, squatted on the grassland, and pounded the ground hard to vent his emotions. Obviously, the reality of being captured alive by the Han army made Kebi Neng very ashamed and angry.

Zhang Yu walked up to Kebi Neng and asked in Xianbei language: "Are you Kebi Neng or his brother Juluo Hou?"

Ke Bineng looked up at Zhang Yu and said sullenly, "I am Ke Bineng, who are you?"

Zhang Yu suppressed his joy and said calmly, "I am Zhang Yu, the deputy commander of the Xiongnu Guard!"

"Deputy commander of the Xiongnu Guard?"

Kebi Neng showed a puzzled look and said, "I have no intention of plundering the Xiongnu. Why are you leading your cavalry out of the border to plunder my tribe?"

Hearing this, Zhang Yu sneered and said, "But you have plundered the Han people, and have contact with the Wuhuan in Sai, and sold Han women and children. Since you can plunder my Han people, why can't I plunder your people?"

"You have been captured by me today, are you convinced?"

Ke Bineng was speechless for a moment, his expression showing a little dissatisfaction, and said: "How can I be defeated by you in a head-on battle between the two armies?"

Zhang Yu put his hand on the hilt of his sword, looked down at Ke Bineng, and said contemptuously: "You lead more soldiers, but you still can't defeat me, let alone if our forces are equal."

"how many people?"

"I have less than 700 soldiers available!"

Hearing this, Ke Bineng glanced at Zhang Yu, lowered his head, and had nothing to say!
"Kebi is better!"

"promise!"

Zhang Yu was relieved of all the pressure because of capturing Kebi Neng alive and defeating the Xianbei in a hard-fought battle. He risked his life today, and although he had gone through hardships, he won in the end.

But after thinking about it, Zhang Yu thought of the casualties in the two battles and sighed slightly. Today, even he was in danger, not to mention the other soldiers. It was estimated that there were a lot of casualties in this battle.

Soon, Zhang Yu returned to the battlefield. Because Hao Zhao led fresh troops to attack, Ke Bineng led his troops to flee, and the Hu cavalry had scattered like birds and beasts and disappeared in the wilderness.

It was dusk, the sun was setting, the light snow had stopped, and on the vast plains one could see the bodies of the fallen or the ownerless horses.

The Han cavalry were either cleaning up the battlefield, cutting off the left ears of the Hu people, bringing back captured Hu cavalry, or treating injured soldiers.

When Zhang Yu led his cavalry back, the Han soldiers could not help but stop what they were doing and look at the man who led them to victory with admiration!

Zhang Yu looked at the desolate wilderness with a solemn expression. "A general's success is based on the sacrifices of hundreds of soldiers," he said.

ps: Today's three-in-one chapter

(End of this chapter)