Lu Bu: My wife comes from two thousand years later

One of the reasons why Cao Cao was so determined to eliminate the Feixiong Army and Lu Bu first was that he was hoping for a quick victory, and the second reason was that if he didn't do so, once the Feixiong Army broke through to the rear, the unprotected archers would suffer heavy casualties in a short period of time, and Lu Bu might even kill his way to the center of the army.

As Cao Cao's military order was issued, Yu Jin stopped the siege on this side and ordered the chariots on the other side to change direction. At this time, Lu Bu and others were about to break through Cao's cavalry. They saw from afar that the front right was indeed full of four-horse chariots, and most of the chariots in the front row had completed the turning operation.

Does the other party want to attack the Feixiong Army?

If they charge in a straight line, the chariots pulled by four horses are slightly faster than the cavalry. If the enemy chases them at full speed, the Feixiong Army may not be able to escape.

"My king, you can't go any further!" Seeing that Lu Bu was still moving forward and had no intention of changing direction, Zhao Yun couldn't help but remind him.

Of course, Lu Bu knew that he couldn't rush forward like this, so he didn't turn around immediately for a purpose.

Chariots have unparalleled impact and lethality, and are the nemesis of cavalry and infantry on flat terrain. However, from the Spring and Autumn Period to the present, they have gone from being dominant on the battlefield to being gradually eliminated, which shows that they also have fatal shortcomings.

The first is the weather and terrain. The wheels easily sink into the mud on rainy days and are useless in mountainous and river areas. Even stones, wooden stakes, and potholes on the road can cause it to overturn, making it unsuitable for field operations.

At this moment, Lu Bu finally understood that the Cao army had been sending people out to test the waters recently. In addition to trying to make the enemy arrogant, they also wanted the war horses to trample the soft soil here firmly to make it easier for the chariots to gallop.

The second is that it is easy to overturn when turning at high speed and is not as flexible as a cavalry.

It was precisely because chariots were difficult to turn after charging that Cao Cao did not use them at the beginning. Firstly, he was afraid that they would be useless after only one round of charging. Secondly, the Tang cavalry was very flexible, and if the enemy deliberately avoided them, their use might not be very effective.

While paying attention to the battlefield situation, Lu Bu also observed the situation nearby. To the west was the Cao army camp that stretched for more than ten miles, and to the east were those chariots blocking the way. There was only one road to the north. More than ten miles to the north of here was Daye Lake. The terrain next to the lake was very flat and vast.

Because it was close to the water source and was an important farming area in Shanyang County, the canals formed a network, which was originally not conducive to the passage of chariots. But sadly, he was afraid that the canals would affect the riding of the cavalry, so he sent people to fill them up.

"My lord, the car behind us is coming. It will be too late if we don't leave now!" Yan Liang knocked down a Cao soldier with a sword, turned his head to look to the side and rear, and shouted loudly.

Lu Bu estimated the distance and the speed and distance that his warhorse could run, and decisively turned his horse's head and galloped towards Daye Lake. The Feixiong Army left behind the Cao army that had been killed in pieces and followed him away.

Seeing this, the remaining hundreds of Cao's cavalry knew that they had been abandoned. In order to earn a chance to survive, some of them hurriedly fled after the Feixiong Army, some rushed towards the chariot formation in the east, trying to cross, and others rushed towards the main camp, but were blocked by the trenches and deer horns outside the camp.

Yu Jin personally led the chariot team in pursuit. On the flat terrain, if the four-horse-pulled vehicles were fully released, the running speed was very astonishing. Dozens of vehicles were running side by side. The feeling of the collapse of the sky and the earth was so shocking that not only the soldiers running in the front, but also the people watching nearby couldn't help but feel terrified.

The slower cavalrymen were directly knocked away by the chariots, and then crushed into meat paste by the wheels that kept passing behind them. Those who were luckier could continue to run in the gap between two chariots. The archers on the chariots who were responsible for long-range attacks didn't know whether to attack their own people, but as the opponent's horses became weaker and weaker, they could not escape the fate of being crushed in the end.

After running a distance, Lu Bu turned his head to look at a small forest diagonally ahead and said to Xu Chu and Yan Liang, who were a step behind, "You two go through the forest and return first."

Xu Chu shouted, "Your Majesty, please return first. I will lead them around in a circle."

"You can't do it, leave quickly!"

Because Xu Chu was too big, the horse was a little overwhelmed after running for such a long time, and the same was true for Yan Liang.

Lu Bu's Red Hare is not as powerful as it was at the beginning of the charge, but it is a rare BMW after all, and its horsepower can still hold up.

Zhao Yun's Ye Zhaoyu was also a good horse. In addition, he had a well-proportioned physique and weighed much less than Xu Chu and the others, so he could keep up with Lu Bu at this moment. As for the Feixiong Army, those selected at the beginning were all well-proportioned and agile people. Except for a few who fell behind, the others could basically keep up.

In addition to being afraid that Xu Chu and Yan Liang would fall behind and be crushed, Lu Bu knew that A Mo would definitely take advantage of the opportunity when the chariot team was led away to attack Cao Cao's main camp. Instead of fleeing for his life, the two of them would rather go back and help.

Xu Chu had always been very obedient. He said no more and continued to move to the left side of the team while running. Yan Liang followed closely behind him. When they passed the woods, the two of them left the team and went into the woods.

Yu Jin saw it from the chariot, and when he saw that the person who escaped was not Lu Bu, he did not take it to heart. At this time, the vanguard of the chariot and the Feixiong Army at the back were almost within an arrow's distance, so he urged the convoy to speed up.

As the distance between them shortened, he waved the flag to release arrows, and the charioteers on the left side of each car began to draw their bows and arrows and shoot forward.

At the Tang army's general platform, Zhang Mo and others looked out at the smoke and dust rising from the west. Without the scouts' report, they knew that it must be Cao's chariots chasing the Feixiong Army.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, the peak period of chariot warfare, the number of chariots owned was the only indicator of national strength. Some military powers were often called "countries with a thousand chariots". The southern Chu State even had nearly 10,000 chariots at its peak. In this situation, you could make the other party kneel down without actually taking action.

On flat ground, chariots are equivalent to modern tanks. Infantry, cavalry and even heavy cavalry are vulnerable in front of them. They can only be restrained by using chariots to counter them.

However, because the Tang Dynasty had powerful cavalry, it did not build such expensive and impractical chariots. Now it could only hope that Lu Bu could use the favorable terrain and the greater flexibility of the cavalry to escape pursuit.

Although she was very worried about Lu Bu and his group, she could only watch and could not even rescue them. As the distance between them increased, she could not even see them. She could only see the smoke and dust rising from the distance and knew that they were in that direction.

"Report——"

A loud shout brought Zhang Mo back to the battlefield from her worry about Lü Bu. The scout who had brought the news galloped over, stopped ten steps from the general's platform, dismounted and saluted. "Princess, General Wenyuan has breached Xiahou Dun's main camp. Present him with his head and flag!"

The soldier took a bloody head off the hook and carried a bloodstained military flag onto the podium with both hands.

Glancing at Xiahou Dun's iconic single eye, Zhang Mo tried to calm her uneasy mind and asked, "How many combat-ready soldiers are left on Wenyuan's side?"

"Sixteen thousand cavalry and four thousand infantry."

Zhang Mo nodded, turned to Chang Lin, who was in charge of logistics, and said, "Quickly replace Wenyuan with 5,000 reserve war horses!"

"Yes!" Chang Lin bowed and responded, then hurried down to make arrangements.

Zhang Mo turned her gaze to the south, because the chariots used to deal with Zhang Liao turned to pursue Lu Bu. After defeating Xiahou Dun, the battlefield in the rear was vacant. Further behind was Cao Cao's main camp. According to the scouts' report, there were about 30,000 reserves there, including 3,000 cavalry from Eastern Wu. More than 6,000 of Cao Cao's cavalry had been killed by Qu Yi before, and later 6,000 were killed by Lu Bu. Zhang Liao also killed more than 7,000. Some scattered cavalry were almost defeated by Xu Huang and Li Li's cavalry on the battlefield.

Excluding the defeated soldiers in the field, Cao Cao now has only 50,000 archers and 30,000 reserve troops available.

"What's the situation with Gao Shun?" Zhang Mo asked again.

Jia Xu said, "With the king's assistance, the 20,000-man rear guard of Cao's army has been completely defeated. Zi Yan is chasing the remaining troops. As long as there are no accidents on the king's side, our army has achieved a preliminary victory in this battle!"

"not enough!"

She narrowed her eyelids slightly and estimated the military strength on her side in her mind. The elite cavalry still included Hua Xiong's 1,000 Flying Bear Army, Guan Hai's 3,000 Golden Eagle Guards, Zhang Liao's 5,000 cavalry who could still fight after changing horses. Xu Huang should also have 4,000 to 5,000 cavalry, plus Gao Shun's infantry and the remaining cavalry. These people were more than enough to defeat Cao's 80,000-strong army.

"Leave the remaining troops to Li Li to pursue and kill, and transfer the main force of the trap camp to attack Cao Cao's center from the front! Anren!"

"Here!" Guan Hai took a step forward and answered.

"Lead the Golden Eagle Guards and Gong Ming to surround and kill the crossbowmen on both sides of the chariot formation!"

"Yes!" Guan Hai agreed and walked down the stage quickly.

"Tell Zhang Liao to change his horse and go to the flank to assist Gao Shun and eliminate all 3,000 cavalrymen from the Eastern Wu."