Three Kingdoms: The Kingdom Cannot Be Partial

Chapter 28 Lack of Interest
Not to mention Yin Damu was terrified to death, even Cao Rui had lost some of his so-called imperial aura at this moment, and a look of worry appeared on his face.

First of all, he couldn't tell how many Shu cavalry were ambushed on the plateau.

Secondly, he didn't understand why the Shu cavalry didn't confront Cao Zhen's 700 Tiger and Leopard Cavalry on the battlefield, but ambushed here.

This unexpected situation made the war, which he had almost been certain of, suddenly become very uncertain.

He began to worry.

Will something happen to Cao Zhen?
I couldn't help but look towards the foot of the Qinling Mountains, but I could see nothing but smoke and dust.

"Put on armor and fight the enemy!!!" Yin Damu had come to his senses and shouted several rounds directly at the Wei River, not caring whether the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, who were almost a mile away from him, could hear him.

In fact, there was no need for Yin Damu to shout. When the sound of horse hooves rang out, the well-trained Tiger and Leopard Cavalry had already put on armor on each other on the boat.

I have to say, they were lucky.

Because generally speaking, armor and weapons will not cross the river with the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. They have to wait for slow horses and other pack animals to carry them, otherwise it will consume too much of the warhorse's physical strength.

However, due to the lack of ferry and time, they could not wait for the pack animals to cross the river, so they could only bring their armor and weapons across the river.

When the lightning-fast Shu cavalry were still two or three miles away from the Wei River, all the troop transport ships finally docked.

There was no need for any wooden planks anymore. The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry that had already reached the shore waded directly ashore and quickly formed up on the shore to fight.

On the other side of the river, the terrified Yin Damu was already fully armed and quickly organized the next round of people to cross the river. His reaction speed was extremely fast.

"Your Majesty, the war is fierce. Please lead a hundred cavalrymen back to Meiwu first!" Yin Damu strode to Cao Rui's side, his voice almost breaking.

This emperor had previously terrified many court officials when he personally led the army from Luoyang to Chang'an despite the opposition of his ministers.

Later, rumors spread from Guandong that "the emperor has passed away, and the ministers are discussing making Cao Zhi the emperor." However, the emperor still turned a deaf ear to the ministers' advice and refused to return to Luo.

Now, His Majesty did not even inform the officials in Chang'an. He left Chang'an in plain clothes and came here with the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.

How could he, a servant of the Cao family, dare to guess what His Majesty was thinking?!

Although the Shu cavalry cannot get here now, this place is too close to the battlefield.

Not afraid of ten thousand, just in case!

Since they could suddenly appear at Wuzhangyuan, who knows if someone else might suddenly appear from behind Your Majesty after you lead your men across the river?!

But Cao Rui just looked at me solemnly:
"Just a few hundred riders, what can they do?
"Order people to go two miles downstream to try to cross the river, and instruct the boatmen not to go upstream again."

He saw it clearly now.

There are only four or five hundred Shu cavalry, which cannot affect the overall situation.

When Yin Damu heard Cao Rui's order, he immediately came to his senses and hurriedly gave an order, ordering hundreds of cavalrymen who were now fully armed to rush downstream in order to bring the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry to the other side as quickly as possible.

After a moment, he returned to Cao Rui:
"Your Majesty, don't worry!

"There is no incompetent person in our Tiger and Leopard Cavalry!

"Even if the Shu cavalry has a numerical advantage, it is impossible for them to defeat our three hundred cavalrymen in such a short time!
"If we can hold on for another quarter of an hour, we can ferry another 300 cavalry across the river!

“Then they will just die!
"Your Majesty, please return to Meiwu as soon as possible. I will take care of this matter!"

Cao Rui ignored Yin Damu's words and remained calm, staring at the Shu cavalry who were only a mile away from the river bank.

too fast.

Anyone could see that this was a charge that spared no effort.

Anyone could predict that after this rapid gallop of six or seven miles, the Shu cavalry's horses would not be able to run again in a short period of time.

Just as Yin Damu said, if another 300 cavalrymen crossed the river, the Shu cavalry would be dead.

However, just as Cao Rui's worries had just been suppressed and hope had just risen, the war on the other side of the river suddenly unfolded in a way that was beyond everyone's expectations.

Nearly a hundred Shu cavalrymen at the front held their spears in a completely reckless manner, maintaining a terrifying charging speed and rushing straight towards the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry who were forming a formation on the shore and speeding up to confront them!
The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, who had thought the ensuing battle would be a melee, were unable to dodge this desperate charge, which would inflict a hundred casualties on both sides. The two sides collided head-on!

boom!
It was like thunder from the sky!

In the conflict between action and reaction, dozens of soldiers were instantly blasted back to a height of ten to twenty feet! A thick blood mist instantly spread in the air!

Most war horses did actively turn or brake to avoid colliding with the opposing horses.

But some of the horses were still stuck in the middle and could not turn or stop in time, and some of the Shu cavalry simply ignored their own casualties and faced sideways with their spears.
With the help of high-speed impact, more than 20 Shu cavalrymen successfully pierced through the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry in front of them. At the same time, they themselves were thrown backwards and died instantly due to the reaction force, carrying the opponent's lances.

Although the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry that were not hit by the Shu Cavalry were frightened, they did not stay where they were for long. Instead, they continued to speed up and circle around the battlefield, trying to catch up with the Shu Cavalry that had begun to slow down.

When there is a choice, in a cavalry-to-cavalry confrontation, the fighting method is mostly to try every possible way to speed up and seize the opponent's left side.

After a round of face-to-face confrontation, whoever can speed up and turn faster, whoever can get behind the opponent faster and successfully seize the opponent's left side will have a greater advantage.

If you hold a weapon in your right hand and hit to the left, you won't be able to exert much strength.

The Shu cavalry had already consumed too much horsepower after the previous charge. As long as the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry could increase their speed, they might be able to offset their numerical disadvantage with their speed advantage.

They are indeed right.

Their speed quickly increased, and the Shu cavalry, which was unable to turn in time and had insufficient horsepower, soon left behind more than ten corpses after the next wave of charge, while the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry only lost a few horses.

However, just as the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry and the Shu Cavalry were preparing to begin the next round of speeding up and circling, the river bank where they landed was completely empty!
At the same time, fifty or sixty Shu cavalrymen who were the last to arrive at the battlefield reined in their horses and rushed over there. Then they quickly dismounted, took out the bows and arrows from behind them, which were obviously not horse bows, and then, regardless of whether there were enemies behind them, they shot at the troop transport ship that was already forty or fifty meters away from the shore!
Across the Wei River.

Cao Rui had just recovered from the desperate charge of the Shu cavalry. After seeing the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry respond appropriately, he felt that there was still a great chance of a turnaround. The boats had already reached the middle of the river, but he didn't expect that at this moment the Shu cavalry on the opposite side would actually dismount and shoot with bows?
Even though he always encouraged himself and did not allow himself to have too many emotional fluctuations, he began to feel a little uneasy at this moment.

On the other side, dozens of bows and arrows were fired at the same time.

Although not every arrow hit the target accurately, more than 20 boatmen were shot and fell down, wailing. The boatmen who were still able to move began to run around the boat and look for cover.

A few breaths later, another wave of arrows was fired, and dozens of boatmen fell.

However, direct shooting at a distance of forty or fifty meters should not be a problem for horse archers who have been trained for many years. However, I don’t know whether it is because of fear or the simultaneous movement of the ship and the people is too difficult to capture, but they really can’t hit the target with every arrow.

But soon, some boatmen began to abandon their boats and jump into the water.

With someone taking the lead, the other boatmen immediately reacted and jumped into the water one after another.

After just a few rounds of archery, nearly twenty of the thirty-two troop transport ships had completely lost control and were drifting eastward along the Wei River.

The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, who were originally circling and fighting against the Shu Cavalry on the battlefield, apparently also discovered the intention of the group of archers on the shore. They quickly gave up chasing the Shu Cavalry, took out their horse bows and began to shoot heavy arrows directly at the group of Shu Cavalry shooting arrows on the shore.

Once these troop transport ships were lost and they lost their backup, these river-crossing soldiers might not be a match for the numerically superior Shu cavalry.

On the river bank, more than a dozen Shu cavalrymen fell down after being hit by two waves of heavy arrows without any support. Only then did the rest of the Shu cavalry rush forward and stop the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry from shooting.

At this time, all the small boats in the middle of the Wei River had drifted away, with no one on board.

Only two large ships and a dozen or so boatmen were left holding on.

Cao Rui on the north bank of the Wei River was now losing interest.

The two large ships had no impact on the battle situation.

As for the man on the other side of the Wei River, who was running along the current and shooting arrows into the river, although he was not tall and his running looked funny, his archery skills were extremely accurate, and he could kill one person with almost every two arrows he shot.

Sure enough, when the last two large ships were out of their range, only six people were left alive on board.

The big ship drifted downstream.

"Let's go to Mei County." Cao Rui jumped on his horse and headed east, completely ignoring Yin Damu's shocked and angry face, and ignoring the fact that the battle on the other side of the Wei River was still going on.

　Hey everyone, I can only rationalize what I know as best as possible. There are definitely some assumptions about the battlefield descriptions, so please don't hold on to them. I've never been on a battlefield! I'm just a terrible writer of cool stories! I'm just going to do whatever makes me feel good! Please leave me alone!

　　
　
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