Xinye City, located in the middle of Xiangyang City and Wancheng, the seat of Nanyang County, if you attack Jingzhou from the Central Plains, Xinye is a must-pass place. A few years ago, Yuan Shu occupied Wancheng, and Xinye became the defense line in the north of Jingzhou.

When Gao Cheng did not attack Jingzhou, Xinye was guarded by the general Wen Ping, but now all the generals in Jingzhou fell into the hands of the Yangzhou army, after Lu Dai led the army north, there was no reinforcement in Xinye, and after the Yangzhou army came to the city, it was very decisive to choose to surrender in Kaicheng.

Lu Dai was on top of the Xinye City Wall at this time. He held on to the battlements, and looked down with his eyes, and saw that there was a black army under the city, this army with banners waving and arrogant, and about 20,000 men wearing armor and riding war horses, the most elite cavalry of all arms.

"I have long heard that Cao Cao's general Xiahou Yuan has the title of Shenxing General, and it really deserves its name, the marching speed is so fast, fortunately, Xinye surrendered without a fight, otherwise when our army attacked the city wall, Xiahou Yuan suddenly appeared to threaten the rear of our army, then our army would be in danger!"

Lu Dai looked at the army below for a long time, and couldn't help but let out a compliment. His praise was sincere, and when he saw the 20,000 cavalry under Xiahou Yuan's command, he still had some lingering palpitations.

On the plain, even if he had an army of 100,000, he could not stop the charge of 20,000 cavalry. Since Gao Cheng raised his troops in Lujiang, he basically has not encountered defeat, and he does not want to become the first general under the command of the Yangzhou Army to defeat the battle.

"General, we still have more than 100,000 horses in the city, and the strength is still above the Cao army, why don't you open the city gate and destroy Xiahou Yuan first? If you defend the city, it will not be good for the army!" Zhou Tai said on the side.

Since the Yangzhou army has been fighting and winning successively, and has annexed the counties of Jingzhou, Yangzhou soldiers have more proud and confident momentum in their chests, this momentum is good and bad, if you want to become elite, this momentum is indispensable. However, if there is a cloud in the art of war, the arrogant soldiers will be defeated! Zhou Tai couldn't help but commit this mistake at this time. The 100,000 Cao troops outside the city could be wiped out with a snap of his fingers in his mouth.

Lu Dai has been a leading general for a long time, and he is calm by nature, without the arrogance and confidence in Zhou Tai's heart. He looked at the 20,000 cavalry again.

"Youping, the Cao army outside the city should not be underestimated, some time ago in Shouchun, I heard that Cao Cao got a batch of war horses through the relationship in Jizhou, and selected elite training cavalry in the army, known as tiger and leopard cavalry! The 20,000 cavalry outside the city should be tiger and leopard cavalry!"

"Although there are more than 100,000 horses in our city, half of them are sailors who fight in warships all year round. After I reported the battle to the lord, the lord ordered General Zhou Yu to lead a large army to come to support, and before General Zhou arrived, we only need to defend this city!"

Lu Dai led the naval army all the year round, and he was also proficient in attacking cities and commanding foot soldiers, but his confidence was not as sufficient as water warfare. After all, leading the army to win consecutive battles and successfully take Xinye, this credit is big enough. No more risking for the sake of exploits.

Zhou Tai looked at Lu Dai's expression firmly, and knew that the persuasion was not moving, and the other party was the main general, so he could only let out a long sigh, staring at the Cao soldiers under the city full of unwillingness.

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"General Xiahou, Xinye has been occupied by Gao Cheng's army, what should we do now?Do you want to forcibly attack the city?" Under the city, a cavalry deputy general covered in armor asked Xiahou Yuan.

After so many years of training, Xiahou Yuan is no longer a small soldier who only knows how to fight with Cao Cao, but a general who can lead an army.

He was known as the Shenxing General, and his personality was a little impatient, but after seeing the Xinye City Wall and the Yangzhou soldiers looming on the city wall, he exhaled and said, "You can't attack the city." The elite of the army I brought this time is 20,000 tigers and leopards, and there is no reason why there are cavalry attacking cities in the world. In addition to these 20,000 elites, the other foot soldiers can't break through the Xinye City guarded by Lu Dai!"

"Send the news to the lord first, and ask him to make a decision!"

Xiahou Yuan and Lu Dai did not act rashly, and each passed on the news. Soon Cao Cao sent an order to let Xiahou Yuan stand by in place, and the main army led by him would arrive immediately. He must not sit idly by and watch Gao Cheng annex Jingzhou so easily.

Yuan Shao of Hebei and Gao Cheng of Jiangnan. If both of them can fully control their own territory, then he, Cao Cao, can only be sandwiched between the two princes of the south and the north, except for developing to the east, without any possibility of rising.

Yuan Shao occupied Hebei, and the terrain of Hebei and the Central Plains was flat, which was conducive to cavalry assaults. At this time, Cao Cao did not have the confidence to compete with Yuan Shao's army with the newly trained tiger and leopard cavalry.

Yangzhou is located in Jiangdong, long in boats, and is certainly not very good at infantry combat and siege of cities, so Cao Cao wanted to fight and use his tiger and leopard cavalry assault to drive the Yangzhou army out of Xiangyang.

A few days later. The 250,000 army led by Cao Cao arrived slowly, but before Xiahou Yuan could cheer up, Zhou Yu also led an army of more than 500,000 to the north. It is very swaggering along the way, known as a million army.

The armies of both sides combined with more than a million people, all gathered around Shinno.

After the two armies repaired for a day, Zhou Yu and Lu Dai led the army to leave the city and set up a military formation on the field outside the city. The evil aura of so many soldiers condensed and scattered the clouds above the battlefield.

On the opposite side of the Yangzhou army, Cao Cao's army of 350,000 was also lined up. In the Chinese army, Cao Cao, Cao Ren, Xiahou Yuan, and Cao Hong were in the center, and there were generals Li Dian and Yu Ban beside him, as well as a thick halberd-wielding man.

"Lord, there are too many troops in the Yangzhou army!And they all seem to be experienced veterans, if they start a war, it will be very unfavorable to our army!" Cao Ren said with a solemn expression.

As soon as he said this, Xiahou Yuan and Cao Hong nodded again and again. But no, the opponent's strength is twice as much as his own, and if he is a recruit, he still has the strength to fight, but the opponent's army is imposing, and at first glance it is the elite of a hundred battles, and they can't afford to fight hard with such an army.

Yu Ban and Li Dian have not experienced so many battles of soldiers and horses, and they have no bottom in their hearts, and they also agree with Cao Ren's statement.

Cao Cao was also a little dignified in his heart, but he didn't have the slightest worry on his face, but raised his head and laughed. Then he said to a few people around him with a normal face: "Zixiao is right, but you ignore the other party's biggest weakness!"

"Ah, what weakness?" Cao Ren hurriedly asked.

Cao Cao held a horsewhip in his right hand, pointed to the armored tiger and leopard rider on his side, and said with a smile: "The weakness of the other party is the cavalry! The tens of thousands of cavalry we have trained hard can break through the ten thousand armies! Moreover, General Dian Yongguan is a peerless general, with him as a blade to lead the attack, the power of tens of thousands of cavalry can be exerted ten times!"

"You say, what forces in the world can withstand the impact of hundreds of thousands of cavalry?