Three Kingdoms: Rebirth of Liu Bei, the Zhaolie

Upon receiving the order, the two valiant generals, Baba Peng and Pulu, immediately returned to their own lines, selected five hundred light cavalry, and rode forward at full speed, bypassing Lü Bu's one thousand heavily armored cavalry, preparing to launch a surprise attack from both sides of Lü Bu's army.

They happened to run into the elite cavalry of the Zhijian tribe, who charged once again toward the thousand heavily armored cavalry led by Lü Bu. They began firing arrows from a distance of one arrow's length.

Arrows rained down, whistling incessantly, raining down on a thousand heavily armored cavalry.

Lü Bu hurriedly ordered a counterattack.

The heavily armored cavalry, in groups of three, galloped forward, firing arrows in response while maintaining their own defense.

In the darkness, arrows clashed.

The Zhijian cavalry still did not confront Lü Bu's army head-on. After a barrage of arrows, they maneuvered to the flanks.

Two young and valiant generals, Babapeng and Pulu, seized the opportunity and suddenly charged out from the left and right rear of a thousand heavily armored cavalrymen. They galloped forward at breakneck speed, charging straight at the outflanking Zhijian tribe's cavalry.

The two valiant generals selected five hundred light cavalry, all of whom were mounted on fast horses with long spears and extremely fast running speed.

It was only a short distance, gone in an instant.

The cavalry of the Zhijian tribe, who were flanking to both sides, suddenly saw a troop of soldiers charging in. Before they could react, they were struck down from their horses by a flurry of spears.

Baba Peng attacked the Zhijian tribe's cavalry, which were flanking to the west.

Plu attacked the Zhijian tribe's cavalry, who were flanking to the east.

The two young generals, each leading five hundred light cavalry, hid behind Lu Bu's one thousand heavily armored cavalry. In the pitch-black night, they were not discovered by the Zhijian cavalry.

The darkness also provided a natural advantage for the blitzkrieg launched by their two cavalry units.

Two groups of five hundred light cavalry charged at the unsuspecting Zhijian tribe's elite cavalry, unleashing a barrage of stabbing and slashing attacks.

In a swift and fierce offensive, they were utterly defeated.

Although the Zhijian cavalry numbered in the thousands, they were all in a state of panic. In the darkness, they had no idea how many troops Liu Bei's army had sent. They thought the enemy had launched a major counterattack, so they were filled with fear and retreated in disarray.

Amidst the chaos and disarray of war, thousands of cavalrymen trampled each other, fleeing in disarray.

Seeing the enemy troops retreating in disarray, Babapeng and Pulu's thousand light cavalrymen were greatly encouraged, each wielding a long spear and chasing after the defeated soldiers.

After all, the two of them only had a thousand light cavalry, and dared not rashly charge into the main force of the Zhijian tribe.

Before they set off, Commander Liu Bei specifically instructed them not to linger in battle.

Therefore, after a period of pursuit, Babapeng and Pulu each reined in their horses and ordered their light cavalry to use horn bows to fire another barrage of arrows at the fleeing soldiers.

Hundreds of the fleeing cavalrymen of the Zhijian tribe were immediately struck by arrows in the back.

After such a massacre.

The two young and valiant generals, Babapeng and Pulu, had just led their respective 500 light cavalry back to their own camp.

Along the way, they also finished off the remaining Zhijian tribe cavalry who were not quite dead.

As they passed by the formation of a thousand heavily armored cavalrymen led by Lü Bu, Baba Peng and Pulu heard a cheer and excitedly whistled as well.

A cheerful whistle rang out on the battlefield, which was filled with murderous intent. It eased the tense and grim atmosphere, and Liu Bei's army felt invigorated, and their tired bodies were relieved a little.

The second wave of attacks launched by the Zhijian cavalry was once again successfully repelled by Liu Bei's army.

Liu Bei, who was stationed under the white banner, was delighted upon hearing the report.

By this time, nearly two hours had passed.

According to Liu Bei's calculations, both Gao Shun, the commander of the left army, and Tuoba Daxi, the commander of the right army, should have successfully repelled the two ambushes and arrived at the white banner to join him.

But they still haven't arrived.

Liu Bei couldn't help but feel a little worried.

They were particularly worried about Gao Shun, the commander of the left wing.

Therefore, Liu Bei ordered someone to summon Yi Loujin and have him lead 500 light cavalry, guided by scouts, to reinforce the left flank led by Gao Shun.

Just now.

Iloujin, who was on the reserve team, did not play.

He was eager to try.

After receiving Liu Bei's military order, Yi Loujin immediately mustered five hundred light cavalry and, led by scouts, rode swiftly to the site of Gao Shun's fierce battle.

Liu Bei knew that sending Yi Loujin's 500 light cavalry would definitely reverse the unfavorable situation of Gao Shun's army and overwhelm the enemy in one fell swoop.

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He then prepared to send scouts to the right wing where Tuoba Daxi was stationed to investigate the situation and to remind them not to linger in battle, not to pursue a desperate enemy, and to return as soon as possible after defeating the enemy's ambush forces.

"Report!"

Suddenly, a scout shouted from behind Liu Bei's right ear.

He knew that the scouts he had sent to Tuoba Daxi had returned.

The scout rode up to them and then came to an abrupt stop.

"Reporting to the commander-in-chief! The right wing general, Tuoba Daxi, has defeated the enemy ambush, killing and wounding over a thousand men, and is now heading towards the commander-in-chief's main camp."

Liu Bei was overjoyed upon hearing this:

"Alright. Tell your commander to continue scouting the ambush troops on the right flank that were driven back, to prevent them from making a comeback."

"Yes."

The scout turned his horse around and galloped away, quickly disappearing into the night.

Once the three armies—left, center, and right—have all converged, Liu Bei can launch a major counterattack against the main force of the Zhijian tribe on the opposite side.

After the second wave of attacks by the Zhijian cavalry was completely routed by the two waves of surprise troops sent by Liu Bei, they did not launch another attack for nearly half an hour.

Liu Bei then sent out scouts to quietly approach the main force of the Zhijian troops and conduct reconnaissance.

He knew that the enemy commander on the other side, Zhijian, was also unclear about the specific troop deployment on Liu Bei's side, and that he should not rashly launch a full-scale attack.

After two major defeats, the generals under Zhijian's command were either dejected or arguing amongst themselves, unable to come up with a single plan.

Looking at the main force of the Zhijian tribe, which was several hundred feet away, Liu Bei saw torches scattered around, still gathered in one place. Judging from their size, their strength was still no less than five or six thousand men.

At this moment, he was extremely nervous, his mind racing.

Another half hour passed.

A scout reported from Malaysia:

"After Yiloujin led five hundred light cavalry to join Gao Shun's left flank, he turned the tide of the battle in one fell swoop and crushed the enemy's thousands of ambushes. The enemy army fled in disarray."

Upon hearing this, Liu Bei nodded silently.

All of this was still within his expectations.

The battle between Gao Shun's left flank and the enemy's ambush forces has reached a stalemate. Whichever side's reinforcements arrive first will gain the upper hand.

At this time, the main force of the Zhijian tribe suffered repeated defeats, with countless casualties and chaos in their own camp. They probably had no intention of sending reinforcements.

Immediately afterwards, Liu Bei heard the sound of horses' hooves behind him.

People's Daily:

"The Right Army Commander, Tuoba Daxi, has arrived with his army."

Upon hearing this, Liu Bei felt somewhat relieved.

With this, he finally got rid of a worry.

The major issue that had been weighing on my mind was finally settled.

The reason for this was that he had considered that if the right army commander Tuoba Daxi and the left army commander Gao Shun failed to defeat the two ambushes, then his Tuoba army would be surrounded by the enemy from three sides, and their fate would be uncertain.

Fortunately, through his strategic deployment, he completely defeated the two ambushes, securing his rear and allowing him to launch a full-scale attack on the main force of the Zhijian tribe in front.

At this moment, Tuoba Daxi also personally rode his horse to the front of Commander Liu Bei's horse and said in a deep voice:

"Commander! Tuoba Daxi has successfully thwarted the ambush on the right flank!"

Liu Bei nodded and said in a deep voice:

"You've worked hard! Now the soldiers can rest for a while and prepare. Next, our army will launch a final, fatal blow against the main force of the Zhijian tribe."

"Yes."

Tuoba Daxi accepted the order and left.

Another half an hour passed.

Left Army Commander Gao Shun, along with his five generals, also arrived before Commander Liu Bei to report on the battle situation.

Gao Shun's 300 elite cavalry and 2,000 light cavalry suffered hundreds of casualties.

This demonstrates the protracted and intense nature of the battle.

If it weren't for Yiloujin, who was serving as a reserve force, leading 500 light cavalry to arrive in time, Gao Shun's army would have suffered even more casualties.

Liu Bei then temporarily replaced the troops of Babapeng, Pulu, and Yiloujin with the exhausted Gao Shun's army, making them the new reserve force.

Meanwhile, Babapeng, Pulu, and Yiloujin became the new Left Army.

At this point, the left, central, and right armies had all joined together.

Therefore, Liu Bei summoned Lü Bu, Gao Shun, Tuoba Daxi, Baba Peng, Pulu, Yiloujin and others to discuss launching a final counterattack.

He still decided to try to force the main force of the Zhijian troops to flee westward, thus entering the attack range of Guan Yu's army, which was lying in wait.

Therefore, Liu Bei ordered Tuoba Daxi to lead three hundred heavily armored cavalry and one thousand light cavalry to launch an attack from the right flank to block the Zhijian tribe from escaping to the area east of Langshan.

He ordered Lü Bu to lead a thousand heavily armored cavalry in a fierce attack on the main force of Zhijian's army.

Meanwhile, the hundred elite cavalrymen who served as Liu Bei's bodyguards donned iron armor and were led by Dongye Ban and Xinyuan Jian. Together with five hundred light cavalry, they followed behind Lü Bu's army to assist in the attack.

He ordered Babapeng, Pulu, and Yiloujin to lead 1,200 light cavalry to attack the left flank of the main force of the Zhijian army. — He also assigned 300 light cavalry to Tuoba Daxi on the right flank.

The armies of these three young and valiant generals were relatively weak among the three armies, and Liu Bei arranged it this way so that Zhijian could easily break through the three men and escape to the west and north.

In addition, Liu Bei had already sent scouts to Guan Yu's army, instructing the thousand light cavalry temporarily dispatched by them to quickly attack the rear of the siege-bearing army after the general offensive began.

This strategic deployment was completed swiftly and decisively.

All that awaits is a command from Commander Liu Bei, and the four armies will simultaneously besiege the main force of the Zhijian Army and carry out a ruthless annihilation.

For a time, south of Wolf Mountain, although the night was dark, under the starlight and moonlight, war clouds gathered and war was about to break out.

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It is as swift as the wind, as slow as the forest, as fierce as fire, as immovable as a mountain, as unpredictable as the shadows, and as powerful as thunder.

—Sun Tzu's Art of War, Chapter 1: Maneuvering