EBE Chapter 156 The Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry are completely wiped out! Another battle of three heroes again
Chapter 156 The Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry are completely wiped out! Another battle of three heroes again
Lü Bu's original intention was to provoke Xiahou Dun into going out of the city to fight.
Unexpectedly, he himself fell for the provocation.
Fortunately, Lü Bu had Chen Gong by his side to help him.
Otherwise, given Xiahou Dun's sarcastic remarks just now, Lü Bu would definitely have already charged forward on Red Hare!
"My lord, our goal is to lure Xiahou Dun out of the city to fight."
"Otherwise, those opportunists, seeing that our army has not gained the upper hand, would probably not be willing to defect."
Chen Gong knew perfectly well what was going on.
Don't be fooled by how readily Xu Si agreed to win over those opportunists.
However, if Lü Bu is at a disadvantage and Cao Cao's army is at an advantage, the opportunist will definitely continue to choose to be a loyal subject on Cao Cao's side.
in contrast.
If Lü Bu defeats Xiahou Dun, it will further demoralize Cao Cao's army.
That would give you a lot more room to maneuver.
Lu Bu angrily patted his chest, trying his best to quell his anger.
However, Xiahou Dun, who was on the city wall, had no intention of going into battle.
Seeing that Su Yu was not on the city wall, Chen Gong breathed a sigh of relief.
In his mind, a grand drama of Su Yu and Xiahou Dun vying for power had already quietly begun to unfold.
Logically speaking, given the magnitude of Lü Bu's sneak attack on Yanzhou, even if Su Yu was extremely busy, he should have come to the city wall to take a look.
However, Su Yu did not appear; only Xiahou Dun was on the city wall.
Based on Chen Gong's experience, this situation most likely indicates that Su Yu and Xiahou Dun had a disagreement.
It's not impossible that they might have a big argument about it.
after all.
Who wouldn't like power?
Su Yu, a guy with no real power, was ultimately abandoned by Cao Cao!
With this in mind, Chen Gong cupped his hands to Lü Bu and said:
"My lord, we shall take our leave for now."
"I've heard that Xiahou Dun is not a calm person."
"This man is not going to fight today, probably because our army is new here and does not know our strength or weakness, so he dares not attack rashly."
"For the next two days, our army continued the siege of the city and pretended to attack it."
"Two days from now, I'm not afraid Xiahou Dun won't fall for it!"
Lu Bu's eyes lit up, but his expression remained aloof as he said:
“What Gongtai said is very true.”
"Since that's the case, I, the general, will show mercy and let Xiahou Dun live for two more days."
After saying this, Lü Bu followed Chen Gong's advice and temporarily ordered his soldiers to retreat and set up camp five miles away.
For the next two days, Lü Bu feigned an attack on the city.
Xiahou Dun led Cao Cao's troops in a fierce counterattack.
Since it was just a performance, Chen Gong specifically instructed his generals not to use their full strength, but to fight briefly, and preferably let Xiahou Dun gain the upper hand.
as predicted.
Xiahou Dun, having won a few minor victories, unsurprisingly became arrogant.
It gives the impression that Lu Bu's army is nothing but trash!
On the night of the third day, a mutiny was suspected to have occurred in Lü Bu's army.
Xiahou Dun seized the opportunity and led his troops to charge towards Lü Bu's camp.
Chen Gong was overjoyed and sent his ambush troops to give Xiahou Dun a sound beating.
Seeing Xiahou Dun flee in such a disheveled state, Lü Bu could no longer suppress his murderous intent.
Under his command, six thousand Bingzhou wolf cavalry charged toward Puyang City with lightning speed!
On the city wall, they indeed saw quite a few opportunists who seemed to have betrayed Xiahou Dun.
Now or never.
Lu Bu patted his Red Hare horse, picked up his halberd, and headed straight for Xiahou Dun!
For a while.
Chen Gong, Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, and more than 10,000 Bingzhou infantrymen distanced themselves from Lü Bu and the Bingzhou wolf cavalry.
Even though Chen Gong realized something was amiss, he was powerless to stop Lü Bu's reckless charge.
On the city tower
Su Yu lay on a recliner, with Han Dai and Xu Chu standing beside him.
"Zhongkang, it's your turn to appear."
"I imagine Zilong and Zihe have been waiting for a long time as well."
Xu Chu smiled憨厚ly, shouldered his large cleaver, and charged down to prepare for a fight.
"Dair, I entrust my safety to you."
Han Dai immediately gave Su Yu a kiss.
"Rest assured, my husband, as long as I am here, no one can get close to you in this battle!"
Su Yu nodded.
With Han Dai's martial arts skills, unless she encounters an opponent of first-class or higher, the rest are not enough to pose a threat.
Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, and others couldn't even get into the gates of Puyang in this battle, let alone threaten Su Yu and Han Dai.
Below the city gate
Lü Bu led six thousand Bingzhou wolf cavalry into the city.
Just as he was about to kill Xiahou Dun with a single halberd strike.
Suddenly, the gates of Puyang, which had been wide open just moments before, were shut shut in an instant!
Followed by.
Countless crossbowmen appeared on the streets.
The Bingzhou wolf cavalry were completely dumbfounded!
This is crazy...
They were indeed elite cavalry, that much is true.
But no one has said that they are not afraid of crossbows!
In open battlefields with wide terrain, cavalry, if fast enough, can dodge most arrows.
But... the current terrain is this narrow street, the city gate is closed, and the archers are quite densely distributed.
To put it bluntly, Lu Bu's Bingzhou wolf cavalry were like lambs that had been stripped naked, about to be roasted whole!
"Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, charge with me!"
Lu Bu couldn't care less about all that.
All he knew was that if they didn't charge now, the Bingzhou wolf cavalry would soon become hedgehogs covered in arrows!
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
It happened quickly, no sooner said than done.
Arrows rained down from the sky, heading straight for the Bingzhou wolf cavalry!
The roar of the crossbow bolts followed immediately.
The neighing of warhorses rose and fell in waves.
Many people misunderstand the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry and the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, thinking they were heavy cavalry like the Iron Pagoda.
If they were truly the kind of heavily armed cavalry, ordinary arrows might not be effective against them.
The problem is that even the three essential items for horses—stirrups, saddles, and horseshoes—didn't exist in the late Han Dynasty.
Iron smelting technology was far less advanced than in the Tang and Song dynasties, so where would the heavy cavalry come from?
Compared to the White Horse Cavalry, who were skilled in archery, the armor worn by the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry and the Xiliang Iron Cavalry was definitely heavier.
But it's not heavy enough to ignore ranged attacks.
Faced with such a dense barrage of arrows and crossbow bolts, the Bingzhou wolf cavalry had nowhere to escape!
"Ahhhh!"
"This general will kill you all!"
Watching the Bingzhou wolf cavalrymen around him die one after another in a miserable manner, Lü Bu was so angry that his hair stood on end.
With the help of his divine steed, Red Hare, Lü Bu weaved through the crowd and dodged most of the arrows.
The remaining few arrows were also cut down by him with his halberd.
But not everyone is Lü Bu.
If he were the only one left, he would have died here today no matter what.
Adhering to the principle of "capture the king first to catch the thief," Lü Bu headed straight for Xiahou Dun!
The next moment.
Two figures, moving with lightning speed, attacked him from different directions!
……