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Immediately afterwards, the heavy and huge bed crossbows and chariots slowly drove towards the wilderness; catapults followed and filed out, standing in the rear formation of the Allied forces five miles away from the gate.Like a majestic iron tower, it can win victories and attack the city, and it can also be used as a solid barrier to defend the camp.This is a giant "Vientiane Array"; it is as immovable as a mountain.

Looking down at the earth.However, the formation pattern of the allied forces is as follows: giant shields and black tortoises are in front, bows and crossbows and long snakes are waiting for opportunities after the black tortoises, infantry phalanx is in the center, cavalry and wild goose formations guard the two wings, and the Vientiane is composed of heavy ordnance. The battle formation formed by more than [-] allied troops is extremely huge, like a nine-day roc that spreads its wings and is about to fly, with a majestic momentum.The military power is like a prison, shocking.

It can be seen that the person who led the formation of the Allied forces this time is well versed in the art of war.Reasonable and ingenious layout, both offensive and defensive, can make the Allies invincible before the war begins.

"Squeak, creak, boom, boom!"

Just as the allied forces of the princes came out of Dazhai to line up on the Loudi Plain, there was only a sharp and high-pitched "clang" sound from Hangu Pass.Then there was a rumbling sound of horse treading suddenly.The sound of horseshoes mixed together, forming a loud "boom" that shook the sky and the earth.

Immediately, hundreds of thousands of Xiliang warriors galloped out of the pass, countless spears, halberds, and swords were shining brightly against the scorching sun, and thousands of banners were unfurled in the wind, at a speed that was unmatched by the naked eye. Leap up Loudiyuan and appear in front of the allied forces.

The first team of war cavalry to appear in front of the Allied forces was the Qinglong Battalion.This is a light cavalry force with a strength of [-].The chief general, Guo Bang, stayed in Liangzhou. This time, the deputy commander, Pang De and Cheng Gongying, led the army.

Under the warm sun.But seeing the soldiers of the Qinglong Battalion leaping and galloping, the Allied soldiers only saw blurred figures trimmed with gold rims coming straight towards them. When they really saw the formation of the cavalry, the soldiers of the Qinglong Battalion had already stopped their horses , line up.This scene shocked the soldiers of the Allied army. The distance of more than ten miles was fleeting at the foot of the Qinglong Camp.

The Xiliang Qingqi that left the second team is the Shuofeng Camp, and its general commander is Qubei, a descendant of the Southern Huns. Now he is Li Li's eldest brother-in-law, and he has already been included in the list of trusted generals.The Shuofeng Battalion currently has [-] cavalry, and all the officers and men in it are the string-controlling soldiers of the Southern Huns tribe. Although it is a newly formed cavalry battalion, the combat effectiveness of this cavalry is definitely not weak.Its actual combat strength is comparable to other cavalry battalions of the Xiliang Army, especially when they are fighting against the wind, they are like fierce tigers, and they are not afraid of death;

The third cavalry battalion that rode out of the customs was the Flying Bear Battalion.This is the only heavy armored cavalry in the Xiliang Army. The original establishment was full of 2 cavalry, but in fact it is a huge war cavalry battalion composed of [-] heavy armored cavalry and [-] light cavalry. .Its main general is the "Flying Tiger General Huan Fei", who is known as the first general of the Xiliang Army, and the deputy generals Dong Yue and Huang Lie. These two may not be well-known among the princes and allies, but they are indeed in the Xiliang Army. A warrior known for his bravery.Otherwise, with Huan Fei's domineering and domineering character, he absolutely couldn't tolerate the soft guy being coddled by him as a lieutenant, and he would have beaten him away long ago.

Under the watchful eyes of tens of thousands of Allied soldiers, the Feixiong heavy armored cavalry rode out of the city gate, set foot on Loudiyuan without any haste, and stopped between Qinglong Camp and Shuofeng Camp.And its commander, Huan Fei, was riding a golden beast and standing at the front, squinting his eyes and staring coldly at the formation of allied forces five hundred paces away, grinning disdainfully, with a strong sense of provocation.

The fourth team of cavalry is Li Li's starting army, the Longxiang Battalion.This war cavalry is known as the most combat-effective light cavalry of the Xiliang Army, and it is also the earliest war cavalry battalion established under Li Li's command. It has always been led by Li Li's confidant generals.The Longxiang Battalion was full of 3 people. The chief general was originally Ma Chao, but now it was temporarily replaced by Huben General Dian Wei as the chief general. The deputy generals were Li Li's family generals Li Zheng and Meng Chong.

When the fifth team of warriors left the customs, a huge battle flag took the lead to pass through the city gate and appeared in the sight of the allied forces.But seeing that the battle flag is equal in length and width, about nine feet, it is made of special Shu brocade embroidered in golden and dark colors. On the battle flag is embroidered a golden beast, and on the huge lion head is embroidered Wang Wen; the soldiers of the two armies are no strangers to this pattern, and they are definitely familiar. This is Li Li's mount, the Golden Beast King.The big flag is also embroidered with the word "Li" as big as a water tank. The word "Li" surpasses the pattern of the king of beasts in gold. On the top of the battle flag, there is a line of black characters with gold borders, which reads "General Han Hussars", Coherently, it is "Han Hussar General Li".

It goes without saying that this fifth cavalry is Li Li's personal guard, the Golden Guards.This personal guard originally had 3 people, but after the Northern Expedition and the Feiyundu bloody battle, there are now only more than [-] people left.However, at this very moment, it was the Golden Guards of more than [-] people who appeared in front of the Allied forces, but they changed their expressions and exclaimed in surprise. Cold war ride.

This is the most prestigious and powerful war cavalry for the Allied soldiers, and its glorious achievements are too numerous to enumerate. Let alone the far ones, the recent achievements alone are enough to make the Allies terrified.In the battle of the Northern Expedition, Jin Yuwei was the first to bear the brunt, serving as the vanguard battalion of the Xiliang Army, and overcame more than 11 barbarian troops head-on and won the battle, and then smashed the barbarian camp in one fell swoop; in the battle of Qinglang Valley, Jin Yuwei and the Huben battalion jointly defeated More than twice as many barbarian cavalry, killed the barbarian army without leaving any armor, and wiped out [-] barbarian troops in one fell swoop.

If these are just rumors and unbelievable, then no one can deny the fact that Feiyundu killed [-] cavalry under Cao Cao's tent in a bloody battle overnight.In the Battle of Feiyundu, the allied forces of the princes did not remember the names of the other soldiers and horses participating in the battle of the Xiliang Army, but they only remembered the Jin Yiwei deeply, because it was this cavalry that blocked Cao Cao's [-] troops in Feiyundu and was unable to break through. The Xiliang army was wiped out in one fell swoop.

Overnight, [-] Cao soldiers died or were captured. After the war, only more than [-] people escaped back to the Allied camp alive.This is a bloody fact. Cao Cao has fallen to this point, all thanks to Jin Yanwei.

As the cavalry of the Golden Guards walked out of the city gate with Li Li's handsome flag, the tens of thousands of soldiers in front of the Allied Army couldn't help but look for Li Li's figure among the Golden Guards.Because in the eyes of the Allied soldiers, this banner is the banner of the Xiliang Army, and under the banner must be where Li Li is.

Unfortunately, they all guessed wrong.It is true that this banner is the flag of the Xiliang Army, but Li Li did not follow Jin Yiwei out of the customs, or it is not the time for the commanders of the two armies to appear in front of the battle.Because Yuan Shao, the leader of the princes and alliance, has not yet appeared, and he does not come out, how could Li Li jump out of the city impatiently?

Don't underestimate this small detail, it seems insignificant, but in fact there is a hidden mystery.This is a silent psychological contest. Before the battle is completed, whichever of the two coaches shows up first means that his mind is not strong enough, and eager to go out is equal to eagerness to win, and eagerness to win is a taboo for military strategists.

The fifth team of Xiliang cavalry left the city after the heavy armored infantry, which was the camp that had been training for two years.The Allied soldiers are no strangers to the trapped camp. In the three months before the siege, the defenders who guarded the gate of Hangu Pass and gave all the siege troops a head-on blow were the trapped camp in front of them.

After three months of defending the city, only [-] heavy armored infantry and [-] light infantry remained in the trapped camp.At this time, the people who were at the forefront of the trapped camp were the generals in command, "General Gao Shun" and "Hu Zheng, Warrior with Double Battleaxes".In addition, beside the two of them, there is a mighty and extraordinary general, Gan Ning Gan Xingba who recently joined the Xiliang Army and escaped from death.

After falling into the camp, there were 100 bow and crossbow battalions led by Cao Xing, [-] soldiers and infantry battalions led by Bocai, and [-] crossbow troops led by Tie Xiao. The two-horse chariot and more than [-] chariots rushed to the city, totaling less than [-] infantry.

It is worth mentioning that some generals were missing from the Xiliang Army in the decisive battle. Among them, Teng Xiao, the commander of the Wuwei camp, and Ma Chao, the commander of the Longxiang camp, were the representatives.At the same time, the two cavalry from the Wuwei Battalion and the Peerless Iron Cavalry also disappeared and did not appear in front of the Allied forces.Otherwise, there will be as many as 15 cavalry in Xiliang, and the total force will be as high as 20. However, the Xiliang army in front of the Allied forces is less than 17 cavalry. half of the Allies.

Chapter 713 The Battle of Loudiyuan 2/2

For an entire hour, the armies of the feudal lords and the Xiliang army arrived at Loudiyuan one after another, and the two armies lined up at a distance of [-] steps.

The decisive battle was ten miles away from Hangu Pass, and ten miles away from the Allied camp, so neither side suffered a disadvantage.

This was the consensus reached by the two sides during the truce at the end of last year, and it was clearly and unmistakably recorded in the gauntlet. The gauntlet consisted of two volumes, with each side holding one volume.

No matter who the two sides want to unilaterally break the contract, the gauntlet will be made public immediately.In this way, the party that breaks the contract will definitely lose its promise to the people of the world, will be cast aside by the world, and its reputation will be ruined, and it will become the most unfaithful person in the world.

The reason why the allied forces took the initiative to issue a letter to Li Li was not out of selfishness, but the situation forced them to do so.

After all, this was fighting on Li Li's territory, and the longer the delay, the worse it would be for the Allies.Grain, supplies, and weapons are all under tremendous pressure, and any mistakes in any link may leave an opportunity for Li Li to take advantage of, thereby causing unnecessary huge losses to the Allied Forces; example of.

In addition, there is another reason that prompted the Allied forces to take the initiative to fight, and that is that Li Li and his Xiliang Army have been guarding the pass and avoiding fighting.This invisibly gave the allied army a lingering false impression that Li Li did not dare to fight the allied army head-on, and wanted to take advantage of the city to drag down the allied army.

In view of this, after repeated discussions among the princes of various towns, they finally unanimously decided to formally hand over the letter of war to Li Li, and the two armies fought in Loudiyuan on February [-] in the beginning of spring.

It was precisely because the two sides signed the letter of war that there was a truce period of more than one month.And today is the day of the agreed decisive battle.

When the time was approaching Sishi (that is, more than eight o'clock in the morning, close to nine o'clock in the morning), the two armies finally finished their formation, and nearly 50 people from the two armies gathered on the Loudi Plain with a radius of [-] miles.

To the west of Loudi. The formation of the 16 Xiliang Army was not as complicated as that of the Allied Army, and the entire formation was clear at a glance, just an ordinary wild goose formation.

The soldiers of the trapped camp held huge shields in front of the Chinese army's formation, and Cao Xing's 13 crossbow battalion followed closely behind the trapped camp, forming a line of defense with both offensive and defensive capabilities in front of the Chinese army's formation, defending the Chinese army's banner.The Feixiong Camp and Jinyiwei, with more than [-] people, are the central army, and the Shuofeng Camp and Qinglong Camp are the right wing.Zhang Liao was the commander of the left wing, and he commanded the two battalions in the middle; the Longxiang Battalion was the left wing, and Dian Wei was the commander.But he still has Fazheng to assist him.In the rear army, Bocai served as the general of the rear army, and unified command of all infantry and heavy attack equipment.This is the battle formation of the Xiliang Army. It is very simple. The [-] warriors are the main offensive force in this battle.The rest of the crossbow battalion and infantry are all auxiliary attacks.Does not undertake the main attack task.

If you stand on the Hangu Pass and look down at the formation of the two armies, you can clearly see that the Allied formation looks like a roc bird. The formation is very large, but the central army is a little bloated, and the two wings are a bit thin.Such a large roc with a large body and thin wings may be difficult to fly, just like a big rooster with degenerated wings, its body is too strong.Can't fly even with wings.

In contrast, the battle formation of the Xiliang Army looks like an ordinary wild goose formation.In fact, it is a very aggressive front arrow array.The Chinese army has 13 cavalry, [-] cavalry on the right, and [-] cavalry on the left. Once the two armies attack in an all-round way, the left and right wings only need to move closer to the Chinese army, and the [-] cavalry will form a huge front attack array, thus completely abandoning the attack on the two wings. , specializing in the army all the way.

The reason why the battle formations of the two armies are so different is because the composition of the forces of the armies of the princes is too complicated.The Xiliang army is a complete army. The whole army has a unified order, and it can move according to the order with one order. It is flexible and free from any interference.The Allied Army is different. The Allied Army has many soldiers and horses, and its members are complicated. The cavalry is divided into two, and the infantry is divided into six square formations. On the surface, nothing can be seen, but in fact, each of these divisions represents a road. The princes' men and horses.Fortunately, Yuan Shao held the Allied army's food and supplies in his hands, and his control over the Allied army was not weak, and the soldiers and horses left by the Allied army after repeated battles were elite and powerful.

Therefore, although the Allied battle formation is cumbersome, it is not necessarily inferior to the Xiliang battle formation, and the Xiliang army's front and arrow formation is certainly very aggressive, but whether it can break through the Allied Vientiane formation will only be known after the battle.

Generally speaking, the Xiliang Army has the advantage in cavalry, and the Allied Army has the advantage in strength. It is still unclear which one will be stronger and which will be weaker under the fierce collision between the two.

"Da da da!"

When the formation of the allied forces was completed, Yuan Shao rode his horse into the central army at the right time, and six princes including Lu Bu, Zhang Yan, Liu Bei, Cao Cao, Sun Ce and Zhang Yang appeared in front of the allied forces.

Although this decisive battle had no direct relationship with Zhang Yang and Sun Ce, they were ordered to garrison Hedong County, and the soldiers and horses had already been dispatched by Yuan Shao; but such an unprecedented battle, they naturally had to come to join in the fun.What's more, they are also members of the alliance of princes after all, how can they stay out of such a big war?

Therefore, both Sun Ce and Zhang Yang couldn't be absent, and they had to come to watch the battle no matter what.

You read that right, they are indeed here to watch the battle, not to participate in the battle.Until yesterday afternoon, they rushed to the camp, accompanied by only a few hundred soldiers, and all the generals under the tent stayed in Hedong County.Such actions seemed to have made their attitude clear, no doubt telling the allied princes that the two of them had few major generals and had already taken over the important task of guarding the east of the river to protect the food roads of the allied army, and they were powerless to do the rest.

"Hoohoho!"

Just as Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and other princes rode their horses in front of the formation, they heard a terrifying roar of beasts coming from behind the Xiliang army formation on the opposite side, and then saw the Xiliang Chinese army cavalry moving towards both sides in the direction of the commander-in-chief flag. Get closer and make way for a passage that is more than ten feet wide and several miles long.

Immediately afterwards, a group of golden flowing shadows flitted across the passage at a speed that was hard to find with the naked eye, and rushed towards the flag of the commander in chief of the Chinese army as fast as lightning.

"Boom!"

In an instant, with the sound of a slamming stop, the golden flow shadow stood upright and roared loudly.

Until this time, the princes and soldiers in front of the Allied Army finally saw clearly what the golden streamer was.In fact, they had already guessed that this flowing shadow was Li Li and his mount, the Golden Beast King, but their guess was conjecture after all. When they saw this scene with their own eyes, they still couldn't help but secretly marvel and were shocked in their hearts.

Although the princes of the towns would not admit that they were afraid of Li Li, when they saw Li Li appearing in front of the battle again, they subconsciously remembered Li Li's shocking knife in front of Hangu Pass.Although more than three months have passed, the scene of Li Li beheading Han De and Han Meng's uncle and nephew was deeply imprinted in their hearts, and it is still vivid in their memory.

In fact, not only the princes of the various towns did not forget that scene, but the 32 allied soldiers standing behind them also remembered Li Li's majestic demeanor, and had a deep memory of Li Li's brilliant sword at that time.Perhaps this memory will accompany them for a lifetime, until the moment their lives end, this unforgettable memory will sink and sink together with their lives.

"Li thief is still so arrogant, but after today, this thief will never have the chance to be arrogant again!"

In front of the allied formation, Yuan Shao glared at the huge figures of Li Li and Jin Ni Beast King standing in front of the formation with a gloomy expression, and said in a sinister voice.

"What the leader said is very true." A middle-aged man with an extraordinary appearance on the left side of Yuan Shao nodded, staring at Li Li who was five hundred paces away with burning eyes, and said in a low tone: "Bei has never seen Li Li before." Thief, seeing you today, I know that the rumors are true. Li Thief is really arrogant, facing my army of more than [-] princes, he dares to be so arrogant, I really don’t know how such a arrogant person can survive to this day!"

It is true that this handsome man who can stand side by side with Yuan Shao and who calls himself "Bei" is none other than Liu Bei Liu Xuande, the Pingyuan Commander who took over the six counties of Xuzhou from the late Tao Qian last year.

Liu Bei's current position had been exclusive to Cao Cao before, but since Liu Bei led his troops to the camp a month ago, Cao Cao immediately gave up his position to Liu Bei. Since then, he has been taciturn and rarely expressed his opinions.Just like at this time, Cao Cao reined in his horse and stopped on the far left, with Zhang Yang, Sun Ce and other people who came to watch the battle, completely away from the decision-making level of the Allied forces.However, Yuan Shao, who has always been close to him, has been busy preparing for the decisive battle recently, and has no time to take care of these trivial matters. He has even gradually become accustomed to Cao Cao's taciturn appearance, as if he turned a blind eye to it and ignored it, tantamount to acquiescing to push Cao Cao out Facts at the decision-making level.