Three Kingdoms: Fusion of Entries, Change of Destiny

Chapter 213 A pincer attack on Ji Ling
Ji Ling and his cavalrymen were furious with Cao Cao's cavalry, who dared not confront him directly.

Unfortunately, despite their repeated pursuits, they not only failed to catch up with their opponents, but also suffered heavy casualties from being shot dead or wounded by the enemy's arrows.

If they pursued further in, they feared encountering an ambush by Cao Cao's army.

Therefore, Ji Ling had no choice but to lead his cavalry back.

Meanwhile, the battle between Ji Ling's infantry and Cao Cao's infantry had reached a fever pitch.

Ji Ling's army was already the most elite force under Yuan Shu's command.

However, compared to Cao Cao's army, there was a significant gap in terms of equipment, training, and morale.

However, Ji Ling was not afraid at all.
Because soon after,

Chen Ji and Lei Bo will lead another 50,000 troops to reinforce them!
But just as the two armies were locked in fierce combat, Cao Cao's annoying cavalry appeared again.

Moreover, this time, when Ji Ling led his cavalry to drive away Xiahou Lan's five thousand cavalry,

To Ji Ling's and the others' surprise,

This time, the enemy did not flee as they had done before, but instead formed a wedge formation for a frontal assault.

Upon seeing this, Ji Ling and his cavalrymen were first taken aback, then burst into laughter.

"Haha, these cowards, they finally dare to face us head-on?"

"They've come here to their deaths on their own!"

"Have you run out of arrows? You'll have to fight the grandfathers hand-to-hand now, won't you?"

"They used to run faster than rabbits, but now they've come back to their deaths. Well, we grandpas won't be so polite then!"

"Ha ha ha ha!!"

from their perspective,
Xiahou Lan's five thousand cavalry were all light cavalry. Although their equipment seemed better, many other factors on the battlefield would determine the final outcome.

For example, they now believe that Xiahou Lan's cavalry engaged them in hand-to-hand combat because they had run out of arrows and were forced to do so.

In terms of horsemanship and close combat experience, they believed they were several levels better than Cao Cao's cavalry.

Just as Ji Ling and his cavalry were preparing to teach Xiahou Lan a lesson,
Zhao Yun's other five thousand cavalrymen, however, appeared silently behind them at some unknown time!
"Enemy at the rear!!" someone shouted in alarm.

"?" Ji Lingjun's cavalrymen were all dumbfounded.

When did a group of Cao Cao's cavalry appear?

"Could it be that the cavalry force split into two groups?"

"No! Their numbers haven't decreased; these are newly arrived cavalry!" Soon, an experienced cavalryman refuted this guess.

"Judging from the numbers on both sides, there are probably eight or ten thousand in total. How can we possibly defeat them?"

"Oh no, we've been ambushed!!!"

Realizing they had fallen into Cao Cao's ambush,
Fear began to spread rapidly among the ranks of the Giling cavalry.

Ji Ling's expression was unusually solemn, but he still tried his best to remain calm.

It seems impossible to defeat Cao Cao's cavalry now; we should focus on figuring out how to escape.

Fortunately, his main force was only 500 meters away. Ji Ling gritted his teeth and shouted, "Follow me to break through! Do not linger in battle!"

The warhorses of Ji Ling's cavalry came from a trade with the Southern Xiongnu, and their quality was quite good.

However, half of the warhorses under Zhao Yun and Xiahou Lan's command were Xiliang horses.

Although their endurance is not as good as that of the Xiongnu warhorses, their explosive power is much greater!

Xiahou Lan saw that Zhao Yun's cavalry had arrived.
A flicker of excitement flashed in his eyes.
He then raised his spear high and shouted, "Soldiers, charge with me!!"

But there was one more thing he wanted to say: "Damn it, I can finally test the skill of my 'Seven Probing Serpent Spear'!"

At Xiahou Lan's command to charge, five thousand Flying Dragon Cavalrymen shouted in unison and followed closely behind Xiahou Lan, charging towards Ji Ling's cavalry.

"Follow me to kill the enemy!"

At the same time, Zhao Yun led his cavalry to attack Ji Ling's cavalry from the rear.

Facing the pincer attack launched by Cao Cao's cavalry, Ji Ling remained exceptionally clear-headed. As a first-rate expert, Ji Ling could tell that Xiahou Lan's martial arts were roughly equal to his own.

But the white-horse general with silver spear and silver armor behind him showed no sign of his strength.

In addition, Ji Ling had already analyzed the characteristics and ranking of the generals in Cao Cao's army, and he already knew the man's identity - Zhao Zilong of Changshan, the number one fierce general in Cao Cao's camp!

Even Lu Bu would have a headache if he got entangled with him, let alone himself.

Without hesitation, Ji Ling turned his horse around and began to gallop at full speed from the right.

Seeing this, the other cavalrymen also followed Ji Ling and ran away.

They swung their whips and lashed their beloved horses' rumps hard. The warhorses, in pain, increased their speed slightly.

They turned to flee, causing chaos in their previously orderly formation.

In their panic, some cavalrymen even collided with their own men, creating a chaotic scene.

At this moment, Cao's cavalry took out their crossbows and fired a volley when they were still fifty paces away from Ji Ling's cavalry.

"Thud! Thud! Thud!" The sound of arrows piercing bodies was incessant.

This time, due to the close proximity, Ji Ling's cavalry fell into chaos again, and screams rang out as at least several hundred men fell from their horses.

Then, Xiahou Lan took the lead and charged into the enemy ranks.

He brandished his spear like a venomous snake, and often, with a flash of his spear, a Ji Ling army cavalryman would fall from his horse.

A junior officer from the Jiling Army attempted to resist, swinging his spear and sweeping it towards Xiahou Lan.

Hearing the wind, Xiahou Lan leaned back to dodge the sweep.

As he fell backward onto his horse, Xiahou Lan's spear slipped from his hand and pierced straight into the chest of the cavalry officer.

After Xiahou Lan got up, he spurred his horse forward, drew his spear, shook off the blood on the tip, and charged toward his next target.

On Zhao Yun's side, the momentum was even more unstoppable.

When Xiahou Lan killed the cavalry colonel, he had already fought his way back and forth in the enemy ranks!
Ji Lingjun's cavalry had long since given up any thought of resistance and scattered in all directions.

Half of Ji Ling's more than two thousand cavalrymen were wiped out in an instant.

The remaining half are also being hunted down by Zhao Yun and Xiahou Lan.

As they fled, many people were still wailing and roaring.

"Who just said that Cao Cao's cavalry were not good at close combat?"

"Damn it, aren't they even more ferocious than the Huns?!"

"How dare they charge with guns in both hands? Aren't they afraid of falling off their horses?"

"How come they all seem to have better horsemanship than the grassland people?!"

"I'm dying, I'm dying..."

But Xiahou Lan and Zhao Yun did not want to give them a chance to escape.

The two led their wyvern riders in hot pursuit, and although they were always a little short, they could still snipe them with long-range arrows.

When Ji Lingjun returned to the front of the army, only a little over six hundred men remained.

Ji Ling, who thought he would be safe once he returned to the infantry formation, suddenly widened his eyes as he watched Cao's cavalry charge towards him without slowing down!
"Is this a charge?!" Ji Ling reacted instantly, and then quickly commanded the infantry to defend against the attack.

These infantrymen had previously observed that Cao Cao's cavalry did not engage in close combat, so they naturally assumed that they would also retreat this time.

Unexpectedly, they chose to launch a direct assault this time, so much so that in the chaos, the battle lines were not thickened in time!

"Follow me to kill the enemy!!"

Zhao Yun and Xiahou Lan, acting as the vanguard of the wedge formation, charged into the infantry ranks!
"Brother, I'm entrusting the command of the army to you. I'm going to lend Zilong a hand!" Upon seeing this scene, Cao Yan on the command platform immediately drew the spear that was stuck beside him, said these words to Old Cao, and then jumped off the command platform.

Old Cao, who was peeling peanuts, hadn't even realized what was happening when Cao Yan's figure had already disappeared into the crowd.

(End of this chapter)