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To the two cavalry squads charging at high speeds in the short distance of thirty steps, it would only take them a few breaths to reach their opponents. Thus, after Hou Yong and the rest shot their arrows, they immediately kept their crossbow and rushed over.

The two hundred crossbow bolts had caused forty to fifty casualties. Normally, this number would be negligible in the face of a cavalry unit of two thousand men. However, the road was very narrow, and the dead and injured Huainan Army Cavalry soldiers were charging very fast, the ones in front of them fell to the ground with their horses after being shot at by the arrows, the people behind didn't have enough time to stop before they crashed into each other. In that instant, the cavalry of the Huainan Army all fell to the ground. There were at least a hundred and fifty people who fell, which was much more than the number of people who died under the crossbow bolts.

After a few dozen breaths of time, Hou Yong and the rest had charged fifty to sixty steps into the crowd, killing and injuring more than two hundred opponents, and their casualties were minuscule. Other than the dozen or so people who were unlucky enough to fall to their deaths, not a single one of them died directly at the hands of the enemy. With such a large disparity in casualties, the result was that the Huainan Army's cavalry instantly lost their confidence. Their opponents could easily kill them with a single slash, but even if they tried their best, they would not be able to cut through their opponent's armor. The Huainan Army Cavalry in front tried their best to turn around and escape, but they couldn't stop for a moment. They collided with each other, causing an even greater chaos.

At the same time, he secretly rejoiced that he did not charge at the very front of the group at the first moment. When he saw how well the other party's equipment was, a strong sense of danger arose in his heart, causing him to slow down and fall behind, which fortunately saved his life.

One of his trusted aides called out anxiously, "Commander, please give the order to retreat! If we delay any longer, I'm afraid we won't be able to escape even if we want to! "

As if he had awoken from a dream, Yuan Fu thought to himself that he couldn't bother to redeem himself now, he would save his life first before talking about the others, and immediately give the order to retreat. After he gave the order, he turned his horse and fled backwards for close to a hundred steps before stopping and waiting. He knew Yuan Shu's temperament very well, it didn't matter if he failed or failed, but the crime of abandoning his subordinates was definitely something that would allow Yuan Shu to cut off his head. As a result, even if he wanted to wings himself, he had no choice but to force himself to stay behind and wait for his underlings to escape.

Many of the Huainan Army's cavalry saw that they had nowhere to run, so they could only push their horses to jump down to the shore of the river. As the river was still far away, they jumped onto the rocks and sand piles as a result, keeping their lives by luck, causing them to be badly injured from the fall of their horses and people. Some of them nimbly and agilely jumped off their horses, climbed up the branches and vines, and successfully escaped from the enemy's butcher knife before it could land on them. Hou Yong ignored the people who jumped off the river bank and the people who escaped into the forest.

"Stop!" After rushing another 30 to 40 steps, Hou Yong bellowed, and slowly stopped the group. He raised his head to look at Yuan Fu who was not far away and instantly recognized that the other party was a big fish. However, he did not give the order to chase after him.

The main forces of Huainan Army and Xuzhou Army would pounce on him at any time, therefore, Gongsun Xu had already explained to Hou Yong just now that after defeating the pursuers from the Huainan Army, he could not keep fighting and immediately turned around to regroup with them. Hou Yong faithfully carried out Gongsun Xu's orders, the entire army turned around and rushed back to kill him. Those Huainan Army cavalry soldiers who did not manage to escape in time did not even have time to recuperate before they were struck by the second massacre.

Yuan Fu secretly heaved a sigh of relief when he saw this. Just as the enemy leader looked over, he felt a strong killing intent, and was about to run away when the enemy suddenly retreated. Yuan Fu secretly exclaimed in relief, he spurred his horse forward and shouted to converge the troops, as long as he did not escape at the last moment, he could think of a way to escape from his sin when he saw his master later.

Yuan Fu was originally a brave and battle-oriented person, and was also a family servant of the Yuan Family. As a result, he was highly regarded and trusted by Yuan Shu, which was why he was promoted to be the personal guard commander. Unfortunately, after arriving at the Huainan, under the influence of others, Yuan Fu very quickly lost himself in the blush of life. Unfortunately, Yuan Shu knew nothing about this matter. He had never changed his trust in Yuan Fu and had even accepted heavy responsibility repeatedly. From this, it could be seen that Yuan Shu truly did not know how to judge a person.

Hou Yong brought his men to the front of Gongsun Xu very quickly. When they were still ten meters away, he cupped his fists together and reported loudly: "Reporting to General, we have successfully defeated the enemy troops.

Gongsun Xu asked solemnly: "How are the casualties in our army?"

Hou Yong's face darkened, and said sullenly: "Reporting to the general, eleven brothers have died, and three are severely injured! The wounded have been brought back, and the dead have been mixed with the enemy's bodies. This little one has no time to bring them back, please punish them! "

Chen Gong who was at the side heard the number of casualties and was extremely shocked. He had already seen the charge of the heavy cavalry just now, and it was extremely sharp, and he also saw that their casualties were extremely small. He estimated that there were no less than 50 people who died, but he did not think that he would lose more than 10 people! One had to know that they were facing a thousand or two thousand enemy cavalry. Even if Lv Bu had brought two hundred of the Acalanātha Cavalry with him, it would have been difficult for him to do what he had just seen. Gongsun Xu really did not blow his own trumpet, his cavalry could indeed be said to be invincible existences at this moment!

While deeply lamenting in his heart, the meticulous Chen Gong also discovered many details. For example, the heavy armor on this cavalry troop was not the Chainmail that he normally saw. Its chest and back were seemingly made from a large piece of iron that was completely fine and shone with a faint black light. The hooves of the horses they were riding seemed to be inlaid with a small piece of iron. What was the use of it? Although it looked simple, it was very convenient to use it. Chen Gong had personally seen them shoot out a round of arrows a moment ago, and in the blink of an eye, they had hung the crossbow on the ring and switched it with ring head knife s for charging. When he thought about the ring head knife, Chen Gong's eyes immediately focused on the weapons of the heavy cavalry, the blade's edge flickered with a cold light, with one glance, he could tell that it was a divine weapon that could cut through metal like mud, Gongsun Zanfuzi had so much money, he actually equipped everyone with a Hundred Refinement Steel Blade!

was indeed very rich today, but it was not enough to equip everyone with a hundred refined steel knives and a full body of heavy armor. Only the most elite heavy cavalry would receive such treatment. However, the Horseshoes that Chen Gong saw were widespread in the cavalry of Youzhou and there were a lot of people who were using those exquisite hoops, all thanks to Ma Jun's contributions. This was why the famous craftsman of the Three Kingdoms, under Gongsun Xu's instructions, successfully made a set of refined plate armour with his water hammer, allowing Gongsun Xu to create the first ever heavy cavalry.

While Chen Gong was still in shock, Gongsun Xu's heart was in pain. These heavy cavalry s were personally picked by him, and each of them had cost him a lot of effort and food. Previously, he had fought a few rounds outside of Xiao Pei City, but the number of people lost could be counted on his hands. According to the rules set by Gongsun Xu, the corpses of the fallen comrades must be retracted. Unfortunately, at this time, Liu Bei and Yuan Shu's main forces would appear at any time, and the corpses of the dead soldiers were mixed together with the dead bodies of the enemy. If they wanted to take them away, it would take a lot of time.

Thinking about it, Gongsun Xu immediately gave the order: Bring the injured people and retreat immediately! This general will try to retrieve the bodies of our brothers! "

When Hou Yong heard the order, he heaved a sigh of relief. He did not want to abandon the body, but he knew that the situation was critical. If this matter caused the entire army to be encircled by the pursuing army, as the leader of the guards, he would be unable to redeem himself even if he died.

Those who had just put on their armor quickly dismounted and removed the armor of their men. They then jumped back on their horses and rushed forward.

Gongsun Xu stared in front of him, prepared to deal with the enemy's counterattack at any time. Fortunately, when the soldiers changed their armor and rode away, the enemy troops hundreds of steps away did not make any movements. He sighed in disappointment and said to Chen Gong: "Mr. Gong Tai, it's time to retreat!"