HLnovel Chapter 93: Battle of Luoyang City, Defeat the Vanguard
Chapter 93: Battle of Luoyang City, Defeat the Vanguard
"This Sun Quan is really brainless. He didn't sleep all night last night and is now attacking. Does he really think that attacking the city is a joke?"
"General, Sun Quan is eager to make achievements so that he can go back and ask for rewards!"
A personal soldier said with a smile, a hint of sarcasm in his tone.
"Humph, with his little ability, he wants to make a contribution? Isn't he afraid that the wind will blow his tongue away?"
Zhang Liao snorted coldly, his eyes full of disdain.
"Report——"
"General, Sun Quan has discovered our presence, and now a vanguard is leading 5,000 cavalrymen and is charging towards us!"
A personal soldier came trotting over, knelt on one knee, and reported loudly.
"Five thousand cavalry?"
Zhang Liao raised his eyebrows slightly, with a hint of amusement in his eyes. "It seems that Sun Quan still has some brains. He knows to send cavalry to check our situation first."
"Pass the order down and prepare to meet the enemy!"
Zhang Liao gave the order loudly, his eyes flashing with excitement. He couldn't wait to fight Sun Quan's army!
"promise!"
Hundreds of cavalrymen mounted their horses, equipped with swords, bows and arrows, spears and other weapons in preparation for the upcoming battle.
"Kill--"
Amid the deafening shouts and cries of killing, a vanguard led 5,000 cavalrymen, like a black torrent, sweeping towards the commanding heights where Zhang Liao was.
"Archers prepare!"
"put!"
Following Zhang Liao's order, numerous cavalrymen, from their high position, fired thousands of arrows at once, which poured down on Sun Quan's cavalry like raindrops.
"what--"
Screams rang out one after another, and chaos suddenly broke out in Sun Quan's cavalry team. Many cavalrymen were shot to the ground with their horses, and the ground was stained red with blood.
"Rush! Hurry for me!"
The vanguard roared desperately, trying to break through the blockade of arrows.
however.
Zhang Liao's archers were either masters of the martial arts world, or Chu Yun's followers or loyal soldiers, or Chu Yang's personal soldiers who had experienced many battles.
It seemed as if the arrows had eyes, shooting towards them accurately and making it impossible for them to get close to the commanding heights.
"General, we can't go on like this. The enemy has occupied the commanding heights and has a large number of archers. Our losses are too great!"
The deputy general's voice was filled with tears. He had followed the vanguard for many years and had never seen such a scene.
They are not here to fight, they are here to die!
The vanguard's face turned pale, with anger and unwillingness flashing in his eyes.
"Aren't they all cavalry? Why are there so many archers?"
"Are these cavalrymen mounted archers? Or do they have all kinds of equipment?"
He looked confused and couldn't understand how there could be such well-equipped cavalry.
Then he looked back and saw that there were less than 3,000 of his 5,000 cavalrymen left. All of them were injured, and some were even shot into hedgehogs. The scene was bloody and horrifying.
"Withdraw! Quickly withdraw!"
Xianfeng roared unwillingly, and his hatred towards Chu Yang increased a little more.
Looking at the defeated cavalry, Zhang Liao sneered with disdain, "With just this little ability, you think you can act wild in front of me?"
"General Shenwu!"
The soldiers behind him shouted in unison, and their morale was high.
Zhang Liao waved his hand, signaling everyone to be quiet. He narrowed his eyes and looked at the army slowly approaching from a distance. A gleam of light flashed in his eyes, "Pass the order down, everyone prepare to meet the enemy. Today, let that old bastard Sun Quan never return!"
"promise!"
Everyone responded in unison, their eyes shining with excitement.
It was as if they had hundreds of thousands of troops behind them!
Behind Sun Quan’s army.
The Chinese military tent.
"Trash! They are all a bunch of trash!"
Sun Quan looked at the vanguard who had retreated and cursed angrily. He kicked him to the ground and said, "Five thousand cavalrymen, you were defeated before you even touched the enemy. What use do I have for you?"
The vanguard's face was filled with fear. He quickly crawled to Sun Quan's feet, crying and sobbing.
“General, spare us! I don’t know where Chu Yang found a group of archers. Their archery skills are superb. Our army has suffered heavy losses before they even get close!”
"Trash is trash, and you still dare to make excuses!"
Sun Quan became even more furious and was about to order the vanguard to be dragged out and beheaded, but was stopped by the military advisor beside him.
"General, calm down!"
The military advisor stepped forward, clasped his hands and said, "Victory and defeat are common in the military. It's just five thousand cavalrymen. Why get angry?"
Sun Quan took a deep breath, tried to suppress the anger in his heart, and looked at the military advisor, "What's your plan, sir?"
"Don't worry, General. Chu Yang is just using a trick to confuse the enemy."
"I see that their troops are no more than a few thousand. Our army just needs to advance steadily and cautiously and ignore them. This way, our army will have time to rest and adjust."
"Secondly, we can also intimidate Wang Fugui, the county magistrate of Luoyang City. When the troops reach the city of Luoyang, we can give Wang Fugui an ultimatum, and this battle will be a great victory!"
The military advisor stroked his beard and spoke confidently.
"Okay! I'll follow your advice, sir!"
Sun Quan nodded, feeling a little relieved.
But even if he was 100% sure that it was a tactic to confuse the enemy and the purpose was to intimidate him into withdrawing his troops.
But he was still extremely worried. After all, if those letters were true, his 100,000-strong army would probably be defeated in Luoyang City!
Wouldn't I become a useless general by then?
But when he saw the determined look in the military advisor's eyes, he had no choice but to give it a try.
"The whole army will attack, and we will advance step by step."
The military order had been issued, and Sun Quan's army slowly approached, marching at an extremely slow speed, one to prevent a surprise attack, and the other to conserve their energy.
Obviously, they didn't believe that Chu Yang had reinforcements.
"General, this old man Sun Quan clearly doesn't believe our letter!"
Behind Zhang Liao, a deputy general looked at the army crawling like a turtle in the distance and couldn't help but speak.
"No rush. The more cautious he is, the more chances we have."
Zhang Liao sneered, a gleam in his eyes.
He knew that his chance to make a contribution had come. In this battle, he wanted to borrow Sun Quan's 100,000-man army to make his name go down in history.
"Pass the order down and meet the enemy head-on"
"Ah! Face the enemy head-on!"
The deputy general was extremely surprised. The enemy had an army of 100,000, but they only had 800 people!
"Why panic? Our reinforcements will be here soon. There are more than 10,000 elite soldiers in Luoyang City. We can just retreat back to the city."
"promise."
The deputy general bowed and accepted the order, then left to deliver the message.
At this time, Zhang Liao knew that relying on reinforcements would not work, and the more than 10,000 troops in Luoyang City were just a drop in the bucket.
If you really want to defeat this army of one hundred thousand, you must rely on the Yanling knife in your hand.
"It seems that I, as a vanguard, will have to display the momentum of famous generals from ancient times to the present!"
He muttered, then climbed onto his horse, stroked his helmet, and took a deep breath.
"Let's go, target Sun Quan's 100,000 troops!"
"promise!"
The next moment, hundreds of cavalrymen rushed forward like arrows.
They wore armor, held spears in their hands, had long swords on their waists, and carried bows and crossbows on their backs. They were armed to the teeth.
The heavy armor on the war horses made a clanging sound, and the heavy horse hooves were wrapped in fine steel. The ground trembled slightly under the trampling of hundreds of cavalry, like the rolling of thunder.