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Chapter 1817 Great victory

The biggest difference between cavalry and infantry is that the situation changes too quickly and the general cannot sit in the central army and command calmly. In order to grasp the situation in time and issue orders, the general must come to the front, or even personally wear a strong and hold a sharp edge to charge into the battlefield. A cavalry general with high martial arts and strong command ability is the soul of the entire team, and sometimes he can even decide the outcome with his own strength.

The biggest difference between the Xianbei people and the Han people is that the Xianbei people do not have the habit of facing head-on battles. They retain more of the habits of nomadic peoples, fight when they are profitable, and leave when they are disadvantaged. They use the speed of cavalry to fight with their opponents until they drag their opponents to death. Unless they have obvious advantages and can crush their opponents, or have a last resort, they will not sacrifice their lives to fight head-on.

Taishi Ci had experience traveling in Liaodong and had a brief summary of cavalry tactics compiled by Yan Xing. He knew this clearly, so he took out the strongest combat power of the Armored Cavalry, forcibly breaking through Que Ji's position, and then went on the battlefield in person and led his troops to charge. He injured Que Ji himself in a flash, defeating Que Ji's personal guard camp, and seizing the advantage.

The personal guard camp is the elite with the best equipment and the strongest combat power, which is often the confidence of the entire army. The position of the personal guard camp was quickly broken through, which had a great impact on other divisions. The equipment and combat power of these Xianbei knights could not be compared with the personal guard camp. They were even less powerful to fight back in front of the personal guard camp led by the Jiaqi and Taishici, and were killed and overwhelmed.

Taishici ran back and forth on the Pegasus Tribe's position, as if he had entered a no-man's land, and entered the river valley in the northwest corner. This is the passage for the horse's knights to enter the battlefield. Most people thought there were 20,000 elite cavalry in front of them, and the enemy could not appear here, so they were very relaxed. When they heard the shouts of killing, the sound of horse hooves became closer and closer. When they saw the appearance of Han knights, especially the hundreds of horse-drawn cavalry with their armor, they rushed over and were in chaos.

The armored cavalry roared in, the war horses were like the wind and the spears were like forests, rushing the Xianbei people's positions into a mess. The Xianbei people turned around and ran away in panic. Some warriors also pulled bows and archers, raised spears and fought with swords, but they could not stop the armored cavalry's steps, like a wave, disappearing in a flash.

The Armored Cavalry had just passed, and Taishi Ci and others then arrived. The knights of the Pegasus tribe were killed by the Armored Cavalry and were scattered. They did not have the courage and strength to fight. They were once again ravaged and suffered heavy casualties.

The valley was suddenly in chaos, and the Xianbei knights who were entering the formation were stopped. The knights behind were still unclear about the situation and kept moving forward. Soon they gathered in a group at the entrance of the valley, pushing and urging, crowing and scolding, and even covering up the sound of horns, drums and horse hooves on the battlefield. When the people behind heard the sound of war horses galloping, they knew that there was a big battle ahead and the situation on their side was not good, they were all confused. Some people wanted to squeeze in front and see, while more people wanted to turn around and retreat, squeeze together, and become a mess.

Hearing the horn sound of Gukou's request for an order, Que Ji was anxious, but had no time to take care of it.

Taishi Ci just passed by, and the Yuyang Tukkai led by Yang Meng rushed down from the hillside again. The timing was very good. It was when he rushed to the hillside and had to turn. He was facing a dilemma, either rushing up the hillside or turning around and following the Arc. He rushed up the hillside and inevitably slowed down. Facing the Yuyang Tukkai who rushed down the hillside, he would definitely lose. Turning around and following the Arc, he had to expose his side to his opponent, which was also a nightmare.

Que Ji was so angry that he gritted his teeth, but he had no choice but to choose the least, choose to turn and speed up his escape.

Yang Meng led his troops down the hillside, and with the acceleration of the slope, he rushed into Que Ji's formation, and once again severely damaged Que Ji's personal guard camp. Yang Meng pushed a spear and stabbed a Xianbei knight forward, rushed forward, and ran towards the Xianbei armored cavalry that had just turned the corner, his heart was filled with ecstasy. It was too easy to fight with Taishi Ci. Every inch of the enemy was in Taishi Ci's plan, and it was like an appointment. Even though the Yuyang thunder cavalry he led was far from being elite, he could still easily defeat his opponent and win under Taishi Ci's dispatch. Before that, he had never thought of fighting with Que Ji's most elite guard cavalry, and he cut in such a comfortable posture and defeated them neatly.

The Xianbei armored cavalry attacked the Han army armored cavalry and had to turn in front of the slope and turn back in a large circle. The horsepower was already insufficient. The knights slowed down and gave the horse a chance to breathe. When they found that the Yuyang thunder cavalry was protruding from Queji's formation and running wildly, they were all stunned. They had no time to turn to fight in a hurry, and could not accelerate, so they could only barely maintain the formation and lay the spear flat to fight.

Without speed, the power of the Arc Cavalry was greatly reduced. Yang Meng led the Yuyang Raider Cavalry to pass by the Arc Cavalry, killing some knights on the periphery, and then roared past and into the formation of the Pegasus tribe. Faced with the Xianbei knights who had just reacted and had not had time to accelerate, they had obvious advantages in both arms and morale. They had almost no effort to penetrate the opponent's formation, and then drove the horse westward, just in time to join Taishici's formation.

Almost at the same time, Gongsun Xu rushed down the hillside and launched a third wave of attacks on Queji.

More than ten white horses were bent and leaping on their horses, protecting Gongsun Xu and the white horse battle flag, shouting into the formation, and arrows were like locusts, shooting towards Que Ji and his Pegasus flag. Que Ji was shot so hard that he could not raise his head and could not adjust the formation to fight, so he had to speed up and escape, trying to open up space and reorganize the formation. However, Gongsun Xu did not give him this opportunity, and he chased Que Ji without even a chance to stop and breathe.

As soon as Gongsun Xu passed, the armored cavalry chased after him. The Xianbei knights who were dispersed and gathered again and were about to chase Gongsun Xu saw that the armored cavalry was coming, and they immediately scattered. The light cavalry was unable to fight the armored cavalry head-on, which is a truth that every Xianbei cavalry knew. Faced with these Han army armored cavalry that were more fierce than the Xianbei knights, they had no chance of winning at all and could only escape far away.

At this point, seven or eight thousand Han elite cavalry formed a ring in the Xianbei formation, dividing 20,000 Xianbei people into two tribes and rushing back and forth. Que Ji was tightly bitten by Gongsun Xu and had no time to distract himself from commanding. Although the Xianbei people had more troops, they could not launch decent attacks. The sound of trumpets came one after another, but they could not get a decent order and could only fight on their own.

Wu Yan came to Gongsun Xu's position and was condescending. He finally saw the entire formation clearly. He was so shocked that he could not say a word for a long time.

On the battlefield that was several miles wide, there were more Xianbei people and a vast area, but the most conspicuous one was the Han army that was clashing, especially the armored cavalry. These armored cavalry, which were both soldiers and horses, were like a cold sword, ruthlessly reaping the lives of the Xianbei people. Wherever they went, they were invincible, and the Xianbei people did not even have the courage to fight. Taishi Ci, Yang Meng, and Gongsun Xu chased each other, killing the Xianbei people who had lost their formation, expanding the results of the battle, leaving behind blood and corpses all the way.

Wu Yan is also a warrior who has experienced a long battle formation. Seeing this scene, he knew very well that Que Ji had no chance to turn the tables, no chance to make a formation, and he could not form an effective charge formation. Even if he had a large number of troops, he was just a group of lambs to be slaughtered. It would be a matter of time before he could defeat him.

"Brother Yan, what should we do?" Wu Yan asked tentatively.

"Don't be anxious, wait a little longer." Yan Zhi was so excited that he was not in the mood to pay attention to Wu Yan. The victory and the defeat were decided, and it didn't matter whether Wu Yan and the thousand knights he brought to fight. He would rather Wu Yan wait a little longer, at least until Yan Rou came on the battle.

Yan Rou stood on the slope and looked down at the entire battlefield. Naturally, she was not watching the scenery, but waiting for a fatal opportunity for a blow.

How can such an opportunity be given to Wuyan?

As expected, when Yan Rou confirmed that the Xianbei people had no power to fight back, it was impossible for an accident, and Que Ji was chased by Gongsun Xu like a dog of a family. When he passed by again, Yan Rou raised his spear and issued an order to attack.

The sound of war drums sounded, and the Han Hu Knight, who had long been unable to hold back, raised his weapons, shouted in unison, and rushed down the hillside with Yan Rou.

Looking at the knight running towards the hillside, Que Ji laughed bitterly, and the knife hanging above his head finally fell. He roared with all his might and ordered the guard camp to break eastward, leading to Liucheng, which was the territory of Wuhuan in western Liaoning. He had no other choice, and only hoped to save his life.

The sound of the trumpet sounded again, and the Xianbei knights who had no fighting spirit rode their horses eastward and walked along the river valley.

Yan Rou did not give Que Ji a chance to escape. He kicked the war horse hard and ran at full speed. He soon caught up with Que Ji. His spear danced and picked several Que Ji's personal guards. He laughed and stabbed Que Ji's back waist with one spear. He used both arms to lift Que Ji from the back and threw it away.

Que Ji fell off his horse and was then stepped on by the chaotic horse hooves. After a few screams, there was no sound.

Two knights caught up, killed the flag-holding soldiers, and cut down Que Ji's Pegasus Battle Flag.

The sound of war drums sounded again, spreading the news of victory to all directions. The Han soldiers cheered and their morale was greatly boosted, and they shouted in unison, "Those who surrendered will not die."

The Xianbei people collapsed completely and no one was willing to fight anymore. Some ran their horses and some surrendered simply.

Hearing the sound of victorious war drums and unable to find Que Ji's battle flag, Gongsun Xu knew that Yan Zhi had succeeded, and was very upset, and spit hard with a bad look. "Yan Bowen is really good at picking up the bargain. I have been chasing him for so long, but the credit for killing the general was given to him."

"Shao Jun, don't worry, didn't you? Didn't the Grand Historian Governor say that as long as you win, you will have a lot of credit."

When talking about Taishi Ci, Gongsun Xu was in a much better mood. He knew nothing about the merits when fighting with Taishi Ci. Even if Yan Rou had the merits of killing generals, he could not compare with him. Gongsun was already tied to Sun Ce.

Only Wu Yan, the idiot, didn't know how to seize such a good opportunity, and took people to watch the show on the slope. Gongsun Xu looked back at Wu Yan on the hillside, sneered repeatedly, and looked contemptuous.
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