EBE Chapter 52 Cao Cao's Cavalry General, Zhao Zilong of Changshan, is here!
Chapter 52 Cao Cao's Cavalry General, Zhao Zilong of Changshan, is here!
A faint smile appeared at the corner of Yu Jin's mouth.
The army's morale is good!
With the defensive fortifications painstakingly built over several days, there's no reason why they couldn't hold out for even a day!
It only takes a day and a half to travel from Jibei County to the border.
In other words, at the latest, they only need to hold out for a day and a half before the reinforcements from Bao Xin, Zhang Miao, and Cao Cao arrive at the border!
Yellow sand rolled in, and dust filled the air.
The oppressive, sky-covering gloom seemed to foreshadow impending darkness and suffering.
Guan Hai did not ride a horse, but instead ordered his personal guards to build him a chariot.
Chariots were widely used during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods.
After that, it was gradually replaced by cavalry.
But using tanks to show off is quite effective.
Sure enough, Guan Hai became the most dazzling guy in the whole place!
Conversely, Yu Jin remained hidden within the ranks.
Add to that his expressionless face.
If he had remained silent, the enemy probably would not have believed that he was the supreme commander of the army.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
With 300,000 Yellow Turban rebels from Qingzhou arriving at the border, the war began.
Having already scouted some of Yu Jin's defensive fortifications, Guan Hai and his men, though arrogant, made some preparations.
On the Yellow Turban side, the first to appear were the assault team carrying giant logs!
They marched in a great procession toward the deer antler enclosure not far away.
Besides defending against cavalry, the main function of the antler fence was to slow down the enemy's marching speed.
Its own sturdiness is actually not that high.
At least when facing giant trees, the antler fence does not have much of an advantage.
But soon...
The Giant Tree Assault Team was completely dumbfounded!
As they walked, their bodies suddenly sank, and they even lost their balance.
Looking down, they saw that several deep pits had appeared beneath their feet at some unknown time!
There were also some bamboo splinters and other things in that deep pit!
These are bamboo splinters!
Its destructive power is unimaginable!
"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!"
A scream like a pig being slaughtered instantly echoed across the battlefield.
The Giant Tree Assault Team suffered heavy casualties!
Liu Pi's face turned green!
Most of the members of the Giant Tree Assault Team were selected from his elite Yellow Turban soldiers.
The battle had barely begun, and it was already destroyed like this. How could Liu Pi not feel heartbroken?
"Tsk tsk, Brother Liu, your Giant Wood Assault Team doesn't look too good!"
Zhao Hong, standing to the side, gloated.
Upon hearing this, Liu Pi angrily flung his sleeves:
"Damn it! Why don't you send your soldiers to lead the charge?"
Zhao Hong immediately shut his mouth.
The Yellow Turban leaders were all shrewd and calculating individuals.
The reason they gather together for an alliance is simply to minimize their own losses, isn't it?
Sending Zhao Hong to lead the charge is worse than killing him!
Seeing that Liu Pi's giant log assault team had been broken through.
Guan Hai waved his hand and sent forward those sallow-faced, emaciated, and malnourished old soldiers.
To be honest, Guan Hai was indeed ruthless!
Besides the antler fence, there are several layers of traps ahead.
Sending these weak, old soldiers forward was precisely to use them as cannon fodder.
Even if all the cannon fodder were to die, Guan Hai wouldn't feel any pity.
The other district commanders also showed no change in expression.
On the other side, Yu Jin's face instantly darkened.
The number of traps is ultimately finite.
The Yellow Turbans of Qingzhou had an overwhelming numerical advantage.
Once the traps are used up, Yu Jin's side will be in danger!
Think about this.
Yu Jin made a decisive move, sending an archer squad forward to shoot the weak, old soldiers that Guan Hai had used as cannon fodder.
Row after row of frail veterans fell down.
The soldiers from Yanzhou on Yu Jin's side were panting heavily.
Guan Hai wore a smug smile on his face, as if his wicked scheme had succeeded.
next moment.
A massive horde of Yellow Turban soldiers surged forward!
The war quickly entered a heated phase.
However, Yu Jin and his several thousand elite troops from Yanzhou were not to be underestimated either.
With the help of bows and arrows and traps, they managed to withstand three rounds of fierce attacks from Guan Hai's side!
In the blink of an eye, four hours had passed.
The thousands of soldiers from Yanzhou were under immense pressure at all times.
But they had nowhere to retreat.
Behind them lay the land of Yanzhou.
Once the border falls, the Yellow Turbans of Qingzhou can easily invade Yanzhou.
With their numerical advantage, the Yellow Turbans of Qingzhou could easily divide their forces into several groups and massacre the villages in a sweeping manner.
"Pfft!"
Yu Jin forcefully swung his sword and killed a Yellow Turban commander not far away.
After several hours of fierce fighting, Yu Jin's physical strength had almost reached its limit.
The same was true for the thousands of soldiers from Yanzhou.
The cunning Guan Hai used a strategy of attrition warfare to wear them down.
The traps that had been set up several days in advance had all been used up.
Despite Yu Jin and several thousand Yanzhou soldiers' valiant efforts, they killed more than ten thousand Yellow Turban soldiers.
But as he gazed upon the Yellow Turban army, which stretched like a vast ocean, despair gradually crept onto Yu Jin's face.
"Could it be... that I, Yu, am going to die here today?"
Guan Hai, riding on the chariot, seemed to sense something and grinned broadly.
Once the border is breached, Jibei will be in our grasp!
Then, they can lead their troops to attack other counties.
In the end, they took control of the entire Yanzhou!
Suddenly.
A ray of sunlight pierced through the gray sky.
The ray of sunlight shone precisely on Yu Jin's body.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Tap Tap!"
The sound of horses' hooves echoed from behind Yu Jin!
Yu Jin glanced to the side and saw a young general in white robes riding a snow-white Jade Lion, galloping towards the battlefield!
Who else could this person be but Zhao Yun?
Behind Zhao Yun were nearly a thousand Cao army cavalrymen who were beginning to take shape!
Yes, the business with Pan Feng included not only weapons, armor, and provisions, but also warhorse resources!
Although warhorses were precious, Pan Feng, a wealthy and powerful general from Ji Province, was still able to offer some surplus warhorses to maintain relations with Cao Cao and Su Yu.
As one of the few people under Cao Cao who knew how to train cavalry, Zhao Yun was the first to become a cavalry general in Cao Cao's camp!
A thousand cavalrymen have arrived at the battlefield first!
Don't underestimate these thousand cavalrymen.
Under normal circumstances, the cost of maintaining one cavalryman is equivalent to that of ten infantrymen.
The role of cavalry charging in groups is even more immense!
A thousand fresh troops descended from the sky, and Yu Jin and the thousands of Yanzhou soldiers who had been struggling to hold on were instantly moved to tears!
"General Yu, Zhao Yun has arrived!"
Zhao Yun descended like a god, instantly killing several Yellow Turban centurions who had surrounded him from a distance with his Dragon Gallant Silver Spear!
The thousand cavalrymen following behind Zhao Yun were greatly encouraged and raised their spears to charge!
The Qingzhou Yellow Turbans, who had just been in the lead, were thrown into disarray by Zhao Yun's charge, and their morale plummeted.
The military discipline and regulations of the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou were already in complete disarray.
Once morale is low, it's very difficult to restore it.
Guan Hai stomped his feet in exasperation.
Originally, it would have taken down Yu Jin's troops in just one more hour.
But now, even if the Yellow Turbans of Qingzhou were given another three or four hours, it would be difficult to completely eliminate Yu Jin and Zhao Yun!
not to mention.
Zhao Yun represents the vanguard of the reinforcements!
Before long, Cao Cao, Zhang Miao, Bao Xin and others will arrive at the battlefield with their main force!
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