Chapter 216 The anxious battlefield At the beginning of the battle, Guo Jia took the lead. Under the coordinated command of war drums and command flags, the light cavalry led by Zhao Yun took the lead and formed a goose formation, heading straight for Yuan Shao's army. When the two sides were about 200 steps apart, it swung its tail and began to swim around the army. Faced with such a large number of cavalry, Yuan Shao's army could not help but become a little agitated, and the disadvantage of the fish scale formation's lack of mobility was immediately exposed. Zhao Yun spotted a flaw and decisively attacked the flank. He used his horse and archery at a distance of a hundred steps, and fired all the arrows with the horn bow in his hand, and countless arrows fell into Yuan Shao's army. Upon seeing this, Shen Pei frowned slightly and waved the command flag in his hand. The archers who had been ambushing in the front army retreated in an orderly manner and dispersed to all directions. At the same time, Lu Bu and Xiahou Yuan led light cavalry to attack from both wings, preparing to pursue Zhao Yun's troops. The speed of the cavalry with the bonus of Lu Bu's talent "Flying General" is no less than that of the elite cavalry led by Zhao Yun. Although Xiahou Yuan's talent "Speed" focuses more on long-distance assistance, he can barely keep up with the two. Faced with the pursuit of the two, Zhao Yun retreated without hesitation in the direction of Xiahou Yuan's troops. Seeing this, Xiahou Yuan's face looked a little ugly, but he still chose to pursue without hesitation.
Seeing this, Zhao Yun smiled slightly. After Xiahou Yuan's troops were far away from Yuan Shao's army, he immediately led the cavalry in a circle and turned back to charge. The two cavalry units faced each other head-on. Zhao Yun led five hundred "Dragon Gallant Cavalry" to charge at the front. Xiahou Yuan was also not to be outdone and led his personal guards to speed up and charge to the front. You won’t know who is comparable to Lu Bu until you fight him! As a military general, Xiahou Yuan was fearless from beginning to end. Even when facing Zhao Yun, he chose to confront him head-on without hesitation. "The enemy general is beheaded!" Xiahou Yuan roared and stabbed Zhao Yun's chest with the spear in his hand like thunder. Zhao Yun smiled when he saw Xiahou Yuan holding a gun. Isn't this a coincidence? When it comes to using guns, he has some experience. The first shot, fired later, arrived first and intersected with the tip of Xiahou Yuan's spear. The terrifying power contained in it just pushed Xiahou Yuan's spear away with a slight push, causing Xiahou Yuan's hands to tremble slightly. The second shot went straight to Xiahou Yuan's chest. The terrifying speed made Xiahou Yuan's pupils dilate instantly, but he was too late to dodge and could only instinctively move to the side. The armor on his left shoulder shattered instantly, revealing a huge wound deep enough to see the bone, and blood gushed out instantly. Zhao Zilong! So terrifying! Xiahou Yuan, whose strength was almost crippled by just one move, realized at this moment that what Li Ru said was true. Zhao Yun now not only has many powerful generals to practice with, but also has the secret help of Tian Ze's spiritual energy, so his strength is increasing rapidly. Xiahou Yuan, who also used a gun and had a similar style, was not stabbed to death by his gun, which was enough to show his ability. Seeing this, the guards around Xiahou Yuan rushed up and escorted Xiahou Yuan to kill them. However, as a result, Xiahou Yuan's formation inevitably became chaotic and morale dropped. Zhao Yun naturally would not miss this opportunity and took the opportunity to launch a large-scale attack. Yuan Shao and others stood on the huge chariot, watching from afar the entanglement between Zhao Yun's army and Xiahou Yuan's army, and the slightly chaotic situation of the latter, and couldn't help but frowning slightly. "General Cao, is General Miaocai so resolute?" Ju Su asked after activating his talent and sorting out the general situation on the battlefield.
When the people on the chariot heard this, they immediately understood what was going on, and then felt helpless. Li Ru had clearly stated before that Zhao Yun's martial arts were very strong, but Xiahou Yuan still didn't believe it. Cao Cao sighed slightly and said nothing. Instead, he looked anxiously in the direction of Xiahou Yuan, thinking to himself, "Miaocai, please don't let anything happen to you!" Although there was a chance to defeat Xiahou Yuan's army in one fell swoop, Zhao Yun knew that Lu Bu was approaching, so he waved his flag and quickly turned his army into a spearhead formation, ruthlessly carving into Xiahou Yuan's army. When Lu Bu arrived, Zhao Yun's army had already completely penetrated into Xiahou Yuan's army. At this time, the shortcomings of the two cavalry units, which belonged to different groups but were only allies, were exposed. Facing the Cao Cao army blocking the way, although Lü Bu kept shouting, it was still difficult to command them. He couldn't kill them, and couldn't drive them away. Fortunately, although Xiahou Yuan was seriously injured at this time, he was still sober. Looking at the collapse caused by his carelessness, he blamed himself. Without caring about his own safety, he kept commanding the cavalry to disperse to both wings to make room for Lu Bu's army. Without any obstruction, Lu Bu finally saw the shadows of Zhao Yun's troops. Zhao Yun keenly sensed Lu Bu's arrival, quickly changed direction, wiped out another part of Cao's army, broke free, reorganized the formation, and turned back to attack Lu Bu and Xiahou Yuan's troops again. The reason why he was avoiding Lu Bu just now was because the key to cavalry combat is speed. Although Zhao Yun's troops were trapped deep in the enemy's formation and were slaughtering Cao's troops, their speed was inevitably slowed down and their formation was also pulled to a certain extent. Once they collided with Lu Bu's army which was in a charging state, they would inevitably be at a disadvantage. But when he escaped, the situation changed. The clever Zhao Yun did not go directly to Lu Bu's army, but instead attacked the intersection of Lu Bu's army and Xiahou Yuan's army. On the battlefield, one plus one does not necessarily equal two. In many cases, it is greater than two. At the same time, in many cases, it is less than two, or even less than one. This is the situation that Lu Bu faced. At this time, Xiahou Yuan's army was somewhat sluggish and confused in command, and the main general was injured and morale was low. Under the fierce attack of Zhao Yun's army, it was inevitable that they could not resist. Under the conscious guidance and driving of Zhao Yun's army, they became a "stumbling block" in front of Lu Bu's army. Zhao Yun utilized the high mobility advantage of his elite troops to the fullest extent, using Xiahou Yuan's troops as a shield to delay Lu Bu's offensive, making both of them extremely frustrated and uncomfortable. "Go away!" Being teased by Zhao Yun like this, the angry Lu Bu could no longer bear it. Without caring about the lives of Xiahou Yuan's troops around him, he led a few personal guards and charged forward. His Fang Tian Hua Ji turned into a windmill and swept across the soldiers in front of him without paying any attention to either the enemy or himself. Faced with Lu Bu who had activated the "unparalleled" mode, at this moment, the soldiers of Xiahou Yuan's army finally "woke up". He no longer hoped to retreat to the "friendly forces" but decisively retreated to both sides under the attack of two killers in front and behind. Xiahou Yuan saw this scene from afar and his face looked extremely ugly, but he remained silent. Lu Bu’s choice was not wrong. All of this was entirely caused by him. If we continue, more people will die and the entire war situation will be affected.
Under Lu Bu's arrogance, Zhao Yun was finally forced to confront him head-on. Two figures, one red and one white, collided with each other. Lü Bu brandished his Fang Tian Hua Ji, and the shadow of the halberd attacked like a violent storm, with each strike containing a thousand pounds of force. Zhao Yun, on the other hand, wielded his Long Dan Bright Silver Spear, and the tip of the spear was like a silver snake spitting out its tongue, agile and swift, deftly defusing Lü Bu's attacks. The Fang Tian painted halberd and the Long Dan bright silver spear kept colliding, making loud noises and sparks flying. The Red Hare and the Night Shining Jade Lion collided with each other. The two men fought back and forth for dozens of rounds, and it was difficult to determine the winner. Around them, the two men's personal guards also fought each other, neither giving in. Xiahou Yuan saw this scene from afar and was completely stunned. At this moment, he felt more and more deeply the terrifying gap between him and these two people. Damn! Is the gap still so big? At this time, a long time had passed since the Battle of Hulao Pass. Xiahou Yuan felt that he had grown a lot and was at least strong enough to fight Lu Bu for dozens of rounds. But he never thought that while he was making progress, others were also making progress, and were progressing faster than him. However, this was not the time to think about these things. Taking advantage of the head-on confrontation between Lu Bu's army and Zhao Yun's army, Xiahou Yuan hurriedly ordered the army to gather, join the battlefield, and began to besiege Zhao Yun's army. (End of this chapter)