The Battle of Three Kingdoms Forty-seven: Two Armies Clash, Lü Bu Kills and Seizes the Fine Horses.

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  Tan Shi Huai did not expect Lü Bu to charge first. He estimated that the Han army had only about a thousand cavalry, at most no more than fifteen hundred cavalry. His own military strength was several times that of the Han army. At the same time, he was also used to seeing the Han army shrink in the pass and in the city. The big victory over the Han army in the first year of Xiping made him think that the Han army was weak. Therefore, Lü Bu's charge was completely beyond Tan Shi Huai's expectations.

  So today, Tan Shih-huai saw the Han army charging first, and he thought of two reasons in his heart. One is that the Han army is looking for a way to die. The other is that the Han army has an unstoppable force. But no matter which one, Tan Shih-huai was determined to wipe out this Han army today.

  Tan Shi Huai saw the Han army charge out of a hundred steps, only to discover that his cavalry had a huge flaw. He himself led the charge in front, tearing and killing, while the bow and arrow riders covered from behind with long-range shooting. This tactic had won him countless victories in the past. In the sixth year of Xi Ping, he had defeated the Han army under the coordination of long-range cover fire and close combat. But now he realized that his own method of warfare also had a flaw.

  Tan Shi Huai knew that. Lü Bu was charging forward, and if his own cavalry also charged and clashed with Lü Bu, then... The two armies were 500 steps apart when they charged, and 250 steps later they would collide and engage in a fierce battle. However, his long-range archer cavalry was still 250 steps away. At this distance, even if the arrows could hit people, it would be the end of their strength, and they would no longer have any killing power. But if he waited for the Han army to approach within 100 steps before shooting, at this distance, the archer cavalry could shoot one arrow, but his own cavalry would have already lost its sharpness in charging, and the horses would only have a distance of less than 50 steps to accelerate. At this distance, the cavalry would completely lose its momentum in charging. And the cavalry was his main force, while the archer cavalry was just his auxiliary force, and he absolutely could not lose the momentum of his main force. Therefore, when the Han army charged out within 100 steps, Tan Shi Huai also ordered a charge.

  When the two armies were a hundred paces apart, Lü Bu let out a loud shout: "Shoot!" Lü Bu's close guard cavalry shot hundreds of crossbow arrows horizontally at the Xianbei charging cavalry.

  If Tan Shi Huai had seen the Han army with only a thousand cavalry earlier, he would have thought that today must be the day to annihilate this Han army. However, when Tan Shi Huai saw the Han army at a distance of a hundred paces, the crossbow arrows shot from their hands made Tan Shi Huai lose his confidence in winning.

  Dianman saw the might of the Han army, and a single round of crossbow fire shot down several hundred of his cavalry. In the chaos of the charging troops, it didn't matter whether those hit were dead or not. Once they fell off their horses, even if they weren't killed by the crossbow bolts but only injured, they would still be trampled to death by the horses of their own comrades rushing from behind. So Lü Bu's single round of crossbow fire also killed three to four hundred Xianbei cavalry.

  Dian We saw the ferocity of Lü Bu's cavalry archers and thought to himself: No matter what, I will definitely reorganize my troops when I return today. No matter how much effort it takes, I must get the Han army's crossbow cavalry.

  Unfortunately, on the battlefield, one cannot afford to make mistakes. A small mistake can lead to no more opportunities. Tan Shi Huai was just because of a moment's carelessness, and then there was no chance again. Moreover, it was not only him who had no chance, but also the entire Xianbei had no chance.

  Lü Bu shot a round of arrows, shooting down three to four hundred Xianbei cavalry. The Xianbei cavalry had over 3,000 riders charging at Lü Bu. Only about a thousand archers and several hundred close guards were holding back in the distance. With this one round of shooting, Lü Bu took out about a tenth of Tan Chou's vanguard cavalry before even engaging them, also taking away the Xianbei army's morale. Although Lü Bu's forces were smaller, they had the advantage of surprise and initiative, gaining the upper hand without even engaging in battle. The Xianbei cavalry, although numerous, was charging later, but was again shot down by Lü Bu, losing their momentum and morale to the Han army.

  Today, Tan Shi Huai didn't expect too many things to happen, so many that he could lose his life. The Xianbei army was defeated even more on horseback, the Xianbei cavalry had an array, but it was just a square-shaped array lined up in rows, when clashing and killing, the cavalry was basically self-sufficient. Only a few fierce generals could take care of one or two people around them while killing enemies. Lü Bu's cavalry array was a conical array. Plus Lü Bu's fish scale net array, five riders alternated with each other, taking care of each other. The lethality did not decrease. Compared to the number of people, Xianbei had three times more than Lü Bu, but when killing, Lü Bu's guards almost killed one rider with five riders. So when the two armies clashed, although the Xianbei cavalry had over 3,000 horses, they were easily torn in half by Lü Bu's thousand riders.

  Lü Bu took the lead, and with a burst of horse riding and shooting, he seized the momentum from the Xianbei cavalry. Although the Xianbei archers also shot arrows at the same time from 200 steps away, those arrows were the end of their strength, greatly reducing their killing power. Lü Bu's guards wore three layers of light leather armor, and those arrows had no lethal effect on them. With a wave of his hand, Lü Bu easily deflected an arrow shot directly at him. The halberd pressed down from top to bottom, stabbing into the throat of a Xianbei cavalryman. Lü Bu's halberd was long, and the Xianbei soldiers all held knives. Before they could even swing their blades, their lives were already taken by Lü Bu.

  Lü Bu thrust his spear at the Xianbei soldier, and his horse galloped rapidly, its momentum astonishing. The ghostly spear easily beheaded the Xianbei cavalryman. The spear's momentum did not decrease as it stabbed again at the chest of the second man. The second Xianbei soldier was unable to chop with his knife before being pierced by Lü Bu's ghostly spear in the chest. Lü Bu's horse did not stop, and for a moment he did not behead the Xianbei soldier, transforming his thrust into a swing, opening up a large gap between the Xianbei soldier's corpse and his chest. The Xianbei soldier immediately split open his chest and abdomen, with his heart and lungs exposed. Lü Bu swung his spear, cutting down multiple men in succession. His rear guard cavalry held long spears in their hands, stabbing at the Xianbei cavalrymen. The Xianbei cavalrymen wielded curved knives, but their weapons were less than a quarter of the length of Lü Bu's spear. In the battle between the two armies, they suffered greatly. Many of Lü Bu's guards had spears that stabbed multiple men in succession, but could not be pulled out, so they discarded their spears and drew their knives to chop and kill.

  Lü Bu fought Tan Chouhua, with four advantages: first, he launched a surprise attack; second, his crossbowmen seized the initiative from the Xianbei cavalry; third, his long spears proved superior to the Xianbei short swords; and fourth, his cavalry formation used dense, overlapping arrays to overwhelm the enemy. As a result, the battle was over in an instant. The two armies clashed, and Lü Bu's forces broke through Tan Chouhua's 3,000-strong Xianbei cavalry array, splitting it in two.

  One battle and the Xianbei lost over a thousand cavalry. Lü Bu had only over three hundred cavalry, and his personal guards lost just over a hundred cavalry. But Yang Feng and Xianyu Fu were in a dire situation, their cavalry was no match for Lü Bu's personal guards. Yang Feng fared slightly better, losing half of his three hundred wolf cavalry. Xianyu Fu's hundred or so cavalry were almost completely annihilated, and his younger brother Xianyu Yin died in battle. Only Qi Zhou and a few personal guards remained to follow closely behind him.

  Dian Shi saw Lü Bu riding to break through his own cavalry formation, with an undiminished momentum charging towards him, now only a hundred steps away. However, the Xianbei cavalry was still five or six hundred steps away, and some were even galloping out over a thousand steps away. Reinforcements would not arrive in time.

  Within a hundred paces, Tan Chixuan's troops were thrown into chaos. Earlier, Tan Chixuan's archer cavalry had already shot one arrow, and there was still time to shoot another. However, seeing Lü Bu's vanguard with an overwhelming aura, charging through the Xianbei cavalry and continuing to charge forward in a triangular formation, many became frightened. When frightened, hands and feet slow down. If the archers allowed the cavalry to get close, it would become a slaughter. Many of Tan Chixuan's archer cavalry did not have time to draw another arrow and scattered in all directions on horseback. Lü Bu also did not pursue the scattered troops, but instead focused on attacking the main banner of the Xianbei army.

  Lü Bu saw a man over forty years old, dressed in Han attire, riding a horse and standing under a large banner. The surrounding area was filled with cavalrymen, so he thought this person must be the commander-in-chief. Moreover, the horse this person rode was extraordinary. The horse was pitch-black and glossy, without any flaws, and Lü Bu suddenly had the intention to seize it.

  At this time, Tan Shi Huai's close guard saw the Han army commander leading his troops to kill Tan Shi Huai, and immediately rode out to meet him. Unfortunately, within tens of steps, the horse was not fast enough, and there was no momentum. Lü Bu had a mind to seize the horse, but also feared that the soldiers would have no one to lead them. He slightly turned his head and saw Gao Shun right behind him, not far away. So he swung his halberd to kill Tan Shi Huai's close guard cavalry, while shouting: "Gao Shun... take the flag!" Then he loosened the reins with one hand and took down the red commander flag from his back.

  Gao Shun was fighting alongside Lü Bu, not far away, when he heard Lü Bu shouting: "Gao Shun, take the flag!" He didn't know what Lü Bu meant. But at this critical moment of killing the enemy, there couldn't be any carelessness. Without thinking much, he changed the flag on his back to a red one.

  Lü Bu beheaded three men in a row and rode his horse to the front of Tan Shi Huan, followed closely by Xu Huang, Cheng Lian and more than ten of Lü Bu's personal bodyguards.

  Tan Shi Huai was indeed the greatest man of Xianbei, as the king of Xianbei, he did not retreat when facing enemies, instead, he raised his knife to welcome them. Lü Bu had the intention to steal the horse, seeing Tan Shi Huai raise his knife to welcome him, he was overjoyed in his heart. He shrunk his legs and stepped onto the horseback, with a single jump, he rushed towards Tan Shi Huai, his ghostly spear pierced forward, cutting towards Tan Shi Huai, his feet did not stop, the spear went out as well as his leg.

  Tan Shi Huai saw Lü Bu riding ahead, and thought that this man must be the main general of the Han army. He also had a mind to kill him. However, he did not expect the main general of the Han army to be so brave and fierce, and suddenly flew over to pounce on himself. Tan Shi Huai didn't have time to think much, seeing the ghostly halberd chopping down, he raised his knife to meet it.

  If it were in normal times, Lü Bu's slash would be incredibly powerful. However, now that Lü Bu is in mid-air with no foundation to push off from, the force of his spear thrust has been reduced by more than half. One spear thrust came down and all that could be heard was a "dang" sound as Tan Shi Huai was shaken until his gums bled. He managed to block Lü Bu's slash, but Lü Bu had another move ready - he kicked out with one foot. Tan Shi Huai was caught off guard and was kicked in the chest by Lü Bu. With a "pu" sound, a mouthful of blood sprayed out as he was sent flying over ten feet away before crashing to the ground.

  Tan Shi Huai's guards saw their leader being kicked off his horse and knew that the Han army was approaching, and in an instant they would be trampled to death. So they abandoned the fight and rushed to rescue Tan Shi Huai. Many of Tan Shi Huai's guards were killed by Lü Bu's guards as they tried to escape.

  Tan Shi Huai's bodyguards died in the dozens, and in the end they managed to rush Tan Shi Huai onto a horse. The bodyguards did not dare stay any longer, and they escorted Tan Shi Huai as he fled westward. But Tan Shi Huai was unconscious and unaware of what was happening.

  The Xianbei cavalry was torn in two by Lü Bu, and when they turned their horses around, they saw the Han army rushing towards the commander's flag. They rushed to rescue them, but it was too late. In just a moment, they saw the Xianbei flag fleeing westward, and the Xianbei cavalry, not knowing what had happened, did not dare to fight Lü Bu's army again, and all followed the flag to flee westward.

  But Lü Bu kicked over the stone and landed on the back of the black horse. The horse was very clever, seeing that its master had changed, it immediately raised its front hooves, wanting to throw Lü Bu off. Lü Bu often rode horses at high speed, knowing that this horse was a thousand-mile fine steed. He hastily tightened his legs around the horse's belly, one hand tightly grasping the ghost halberd, swinging the halberd to kill the enemy, and one hand firmly grabbing the black horse's neck and mane.

  Ma Chao was fierce and powerful, his black horse suddenly jumped up. Lv Bu swung his ghostly halberd, chopping and slashing. In an instant, within three zhang of him, all that could be seen were the shadows of Lv Bu's halberd blade. Many of Tan Shi Huai's close guards were killed. Xu Huang, Cheng Lian and other close guards of Lv Bu did not dare to get near him.

  The black horse galloped wildly for a long time, seeing that Lü Bu could not be overturned, and then rushed to a distant place. In the chaotic army, Lü Bu rode on the back of the black horse, the horse was fierce and no one dared to approach, letting the black horse carry Lü Bu to rush wildly to a distant place. Xu Huang and Cheng Lian could only follow closely.

  Gao Shun raised the red flag, and Lü Bu's elite guards saw the red flag and changed their formation. Since they had been trained for a long time and were strict in discipline, they all knew that when the flag was raised, they would charge forward and kill the enemy first. Therefore, Gao Shun led Lü Bu's elite guards to launch a fierce attack.

  Gao Shun saw Lü Bu kick down a man, seize the horse that man was sitting on, but was thrown off by the horse and became disheveled. He realized that Lü Bu wanted to steal the horse. The fish-scale formation is advantageous in mobile warfare, killing enemies while moving. Gao Shun had followed Lü Bu for a long time and knew the pros and cons of this formation, so he didn't dare to slack off. He thought that although Lü Bu was in danger after leaving the army, there were still guards following him. Therefore, he also didn't dare to stop the cavalry array, and led the troops to charge and kill their way through. After rushing out for three miles, they turned back to attack again.

  Gao Shun led the cavalry to kill back, and the Xianbei soldiers had already protected Tan Shi Huai and escaped west. Lü Bu also didn't know where he ran to. Gao Shun dared not be careless, and hastily dispatched several teams of scouts to explore in all directions. He personally led his soldiers to quickly search the battlefield for any wounded but still alive comrades. They also searched for and retrieved Lü Bu's original mount. After a quick cleanup of the battlefield, he ordered Zang Ba to lead the army into the city of Ma Rong Guan to defend and be on guard. Gao Shun himself led several dozen cavalrymen to search for Lü Bu.