The Warriors of the Three Kingdoms

Historically, in the Battle of Xiaoyaojin, [-] warriors led by Zhang Liao defeated Sun Quan's [-] troops.

The children in Soochow were so frightened that they didn't dare to cry when they heard Zhang Liao's name.

There is a myth and legend about a child who stops crying.

Zhang Liao, who was so powerful in Xiaoyaojin, fought against the Jinfan thief Gan Ning.

It's really hard for Liu Zheng to say which of the two will win.

Perhaps in Liu Zheng's mind, when comparing the two in history, Liu Zheng is more inclined to Zhang Liao.

However, Zhang Liao is still young after all, and has not gained experience.And Gan Ning has been with him for several years, the two are no longer the two in history, and the outcome of another fight is just a matter of debate.

"Hahaha, go out of the city and surrender, thanks to the fact that you are still a famous general, how can you say such ignorant words. I am a general of the imperial court, and I eat the imperial salary. Naturally, I have to share the worries of the imperial court. How dare you ignore the imperial court if you wait for the rebels to establish themselves as kings?" , today I, Zhang Liao, will wipe you out as a warning to others!"

Zhang Liao scolded Gan Ning loudly.

This also caused Gan Ning's displeasure.

Immediately, Gan Ning responded loudly to Zhang Liao on the tower.

"You wastes, you help the king to abuse you, and you are talking about eating the king's salary to share the king's worries. We are just following the destiny and changing the order of the world. His Majesty Liu Zheng is the destiny. I would advise you to open the city and surrender immediately. My Majesty, otherwise, I will break the city and kill your nine clans!"

Gan Ning was just threatening twice, but actually did not take any real action.

There were [-] soldiers and horses stationed in Hanyang City, and there were generals guarding them, but Gan Ning only had more than [-] soldiers and horses around him.

It is simply impossible to take down the city of Hanyang with more than ten thousand troops.

Even with the support of Gan Ning and Zu Lang's naval forces, it is impossible to take down Hanyang. Even if they can really capture this city, they will suffer heavy losses.

Gan Ning doesn't need to take Hanyang directly, he just needs to surround the city and wait for Zulang's navy to go up the Xiangjiang River.

All they had to do was to attack Xiangyang directly. When Xiangyang was captured, what would happen to a mere Hanyang city? At that time, it would be heavily surrounded by Liu Zheng's army, leaving only a lonely city, and Zhang Liao would have nothing to do in the city.

Moreover, Liu Zheng's real goal is Huarong, where Ding Yuan is.

The troops on Zhang Liao's side were all the new army, the remnants of Yuan Shu's party recruited by Zhang Liao in the Runan area, they were not considered elite, but the cavalry under Ding Yuan's men were.

Liu Zheng needs to focus on targeting Ding Yuan and destroy the cavalry in Ding Yuan's hands, so that Liu Zheng can take the entire Jingzhou with peace of mind.

Otherwise, the cavalry in Ding Yuan's hands could easily support various places in the Jiangxia area, making Liu Zheng very passive.

Liu Zheng sent Huang Zhong's troops to directly attack Ding Yuan near Huarong, with the intention of defeating Ding Yuan's troops first.

In Huarong County at this time.

The news of Liu Zheng's aggressive attack had been passed on two days ago.

Ding Yuan did not act rashly, he still has [-] troops in Huarong.

Fifteen thousand is his own cavalry, and the other fifteen thousand is some local bravery he recruited nearby. The combat power is not clear, but the fifteen thousand cavalry is Ding Yuan's trump card, and it is Ding Yuan's powerful combat power against Liu Zheng. .

"Report to the general, Liu Zheng's army is heading towards Hanyang, and it is less than a day away from Hanyang!"

The messenger passed on the information and told Ding Yuan. Sitting in the military tent, Ding Yuan immediately frowned.

"Have all Liu Zheng's soldiers and horses gone to Hanyang?"

"Most of them went to Hanyang. There was only one battalion of soldiers and horses stationed near Huarong, and they did not attack us."

After hearing these words, Ding Yuan showed suspicion.

"It's strange, Liu Zheng's army is attacking, but he doesn't come to us. Isn't he afraid that we will lead the troops to attack him?"

Ding Yuan fell into deep thought, and then immediately asked again.

"Then who is the enemy army stationed near our Huarong?"

"Is it Huang Zhong's battalion?"

"Huang Zhong!"

Ding Yuan's expression became serious again.

"Most of Huang Zhong's subordinates are shooters. Liu Zheng placed Huang Zhong near Huarong for the simple purpose of stopping us. Liu Zheng's goal should be Hanyang!"

"The army is overwhelming Hanyang. In a short time, we can't support it. Zhang Liao may not be able to defend it!"

When Ding Yuan saw that Liu Zheng was not coming to attack Hua Rong, he had already started to guess in his heart.

Especially when he knew that Liu Zheng's man stationed here was Huang Zhong, Ding Yuan became even more nervous.

He wasn't worried about himself, but Zhang Liao.

Although Zhang Liao had an army of 3 in Hanyang, the [-] horses may not be able to stop the crazy attack of Liu Zheng's several battalions of soldiers and horses.

Ding Yuan originally wanted to focus on defense, but with Liu Zheng's active attack at this time, Ding Yuan also knew that he could not just defend blindly, and he could not defend separately. Hanyang must defend.

To defend Hanyang, the soldiers and horses they are defending near Hanyang must go to support them.

And his cavalry is the most suitable candidate for support.

"A few days ago, Liu Qi said that he would go to Xiangyang to mobilize troops and horses to support him. Presumably, the time should be counted, and it should be almost the same. Immediately send someone to inform Liu Qi and ask him to support Hanyang. At the same time, we will also bring people to support Hanyang. .”

"Perhaps in this way, we can still annihilate Liu Zheng's army in the wild, and completely wipe out Liu Zheng's people here."

Although Liu Zheng is now attacking Jingzhou, Liu Zheng's men and horses have always been this much. Once Ding Yuan wipes out Liu Zheng's men and horses attacking Jingzhou, then Ding Yuan's men and horses will have the possibility of counterattacking Changsha and other places.

After Ding Yuan made his decision, he immediately ordered his men to attack from Huarong, along the official road, and go straight to Hanyang.

However, on the way to Hanyang, Ding Yuan's troops were stopped by Huang Zhong's [-] troops.

On the official road, Huang Zhong ordered people to build a camp, with seven or eight arrow towers built on both sides, and a large number of carbine-repelling guns and trenches were arranged.

Chapter 774 Restraining the Cavalry

This official road is the only way Huarong leads to Hanyang County.

Huang Zhong had already built some military facilities here according to Liu Zheng's instructions, and he was waiting for Ding Yuan's men to leave here to support Hanyang.

If Ding Yuan really went to support Hanyang from here, then Liu Zheng would take his own troops to intercept Ding Yuan here, and have a big battle with Ding Yuan, and wipe out all of Ding Yuan's troops on Huarong Road.

If Ding Yuan didn't go to rescue Hanyang and just stick to Huarong, then Liu Zheng could calmly mobilize troops to encircle and suppress Hanyang.

Left and right, Liu Zheng is not embarrassed, he can attack when he advances, and he can defend when he retreats.

And when Liu Zheng's spies informed Huang Zhong of Ding Yuan's dispatch of troops, Huang Zhong immediately took precautions.

A rumbling sound came from a distance.

It's not long ago, Huang Zhong has never seen the world, so he naturally knows that only cavalry can make this roaring sound, as if the earth was shaking and the sky was shaking.

As soon as he heard the roaring roar, Huang Zhong's face darkened.

Immediately, he glanced at the soldiers behind him, and said two words calmly.

"coming."

Behind Huang Zhong, [-] soldiers are already waiting here.

Their purpose here is to intercept the support troops from Huarong to Hanyang. Now that these people have finally arrived, Huang Zhong naturally knows that a big battle is about to start.

Just when Huang Zhong and these soldiers were looking solemn, a black line began to appear on the far horizon.

As the black line approached, billowing dust was raised, and the yellow sand filled the sky, which drove the charge of these enemy troops, and the enemy quickly fell in front of Huang Zhong and his troops.

As the distance got closer, Huang Zhong could see the enemies in the distance clearly. He rode on some black horses and galloped towards him quickly. He could also hear the neighing of the horses clearly at this time.

Even the appearance of some enemy soldiers in armor can barely be seen.

"The trebuchet is ready!"

Huang Zhong shouted and ordered the trebuchet shooters behind him to prepare to shoot.

In order to deal with these cavalry, Huang Zhong has thought of many ways, one of which is the catapult.

In the long-distance situation, the range of the arrow may not be reached, but the catapult that can project a longer distance can play a more powerful role than the arrow under such a large-scale bombardment.

"emission!"

The two words spit out from Huang Zhong's mouth, and the several catapults behind the battle line were immediately pulled together by the levers at this moment.

Whoosh whoosh.

Stones kept flying from Huang Zhong's side.

It drew beautiful parabolas in the air, and then quickly fell into the cavalry phalanx in the distance.

The sound of boom boom hit the ground, accompanied by the screams and horses' screams from a distance.

Huang Zhong knew that such stone-throwing attacks had already had some effect.

The projection of the stones can hit the enemy directly and directly hit the enemy on the horse. Second, after the stones fall, they can form an uneven road on the ground, making it difficult for the follow-up cavalry to advance.

They may even fall because of this, as long as one horse falls to the ground, the follow-up horses will be implicated and fall down in pieces.

Even if there are some lucky people who can rush through the projection range of the trebuchet and rush into the front line, there are still some trenches that have been dug long ago on the ground, waiting.

There will be some war horses lost on the way of this charge.

Even if only [-] to [-]% of the more than [-] cavalry could be lost, it would be enough to cause a lot of casualties to Ding Yuan's cavalry.

Ding Yuan did not personally command these cavalry to charge.

But his own lieutenant.

The lieutenant general was at the front of the line, roaring loudly.

Let the soldiers behind you rush forward.

"Come on! Kill me, our Bingzhou wolf cavalry is invincible!"

"Don't be afraid, kill them, kill them to the front, these enemy troops are sheep, and they are the meat in our mouths!"

These cavalrymen were not novices, they were all elites who had fought against the Huns in Bingzhou, so they naturally knew how to obey orders.

Despite Huang Zhong's strong resistance, no one retreated, and no one felt scared.

Under Huang Zhong's crazy obstruction, he still controlled the sitting horse and launched a fierce charge towards Huang Zhong's camp.

The cavalry approached again. At this time, they were less than 150 steps away from Huang Zhong's position.

The distance of 150 steps has reached the range that shooters can shoot.

But Huang Zhong didn't let the soldiers behind him raise their bows and arrows.

Instead, he looked calmly into the distance, his eyes were cold, and he looked calmly, without saying anything.

Le Jin who was standing aside was a little anxious.

Since Le Jin joined Liu Zheng, he and Li Dian were assigned to Huang Zhong to serve as lieutenants in Huang Zhong's army.

This time, against Ding Yuan, they were also under Huang Zhong's command and took the lead.

"General, the enemy is approaching, when will the archers shoot!"

Le Jin glanced at Huang Zhong, then asked.

But Huang Zhong ignored Le Jin, but looked at the enemy in the distance to himself.

Watching them approaching from a distance.

"one hundred and fifty"

"One hundred twenty"

"One hundred ten"

"ninety"

Le Jin heard Huang Zhongyong say these numbers in a soft voice.

For a while, I didn't quite understand what it meant, but Huang Zhong was always the chief general, and the chief general didn't give orders, so they, as deputy generals, naturally couldn't act rashly. Although they were anxious, Le Jin was still waiting.

Only when the enemy cavalry rushed to the distance of Huang Zhong and the others, only [-] steps away, Huang Zhong immediately shouted two words.

"Fire arrows!"

As soon as this order is issued.

Immediately let those soldiers who were nervous behind Huang Zhong relax quickly, and shoot the arrows they had prepared in their hands at this time.

Whoosh whoosh!

Thousands of arrows shot into the sky at this moment.