Qinshui and other counties in the northwest of Hanoi County heard the wind and surrendered, and Cao's army did not seem to have many troops at all, and some military officials were even extremely optimistic that Cao Cao would only sneak attack and was not good at commanding battles.

Wei Qi kept a cool head, knowing that there would be a hard battle going forward, and he spent a lot of energy to prepare for war, hoping to attract Cao Cao's main force and let Tong Yuan break the situation.

Soon, he met the main force of the Cao army in Yewang as scheduled.

It's just that there are a lot of opponents, including Cao Cao, Cao Hong, Cao Chun, Yu Ban, Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Shi Lian, Zhu Ling, and 10,000 elite Cao troops, as well as Hanoi county soldiers, Shi clan armed forces, and more than 10,000 soldiers.

Other scribes such as Xun You, Dong Zhao, Yang Jun, Zhu Sima and other scribes can all bring immeasurable bonuses, but the Xinxi Liangjun side can't figure out who is or isn't there.

Seeing this, Wei Qi immediately held on, expecting that this side could hold back the main force of Cao's army, let the north recapture the core counties of Shangdang County, and then he calmly retreated back to the mountains.

However, the fighting spirit of the Cao army seemed to be a little high, and they were not worried about the threat of the main force of the Xinxi Liang army and the naval army, and launched a strong attack unscrupulously.

The Xinxi Liang army, which guarded the city and the camp, was desperate to find that the other party had already prepared siege equipment, and on the first day, they showed their strength and played a one-to-one exchange ratio.

Huang Yu was a little anxious, his 13th Brigade was well-equipped, and the powerful Que Zhang crossbow numbered more than a thousand, and there were countless Ming Di and Fire Arrows dedicated to compound bows.

But it was limited by Cao's siege equipment.

For example, the shield car and the ladder have enough protection and have been skinned and fireproofed, pushing the covering Cao army to approach a little bit, and then launching an attack at a relatively close range.

In terms of close combat, although Cao's army is generally not as well equipped as the dreadnought, its overall morale is high, and its tactical movements are skillful, and it is not much weaker.

The main force of the Cao army, like the Xinxi Liang army, was a strong army built on the basis of a large number of victories, and similarly, both sides attached great importance to the effectiveness of different military systems and the division of labor.

Cao's elite and strong army, the soldiers of various tribes, and the Qingzhou soldiers and the state and county soldiers fought together, and the result was twice the result with half the effort.

For example, although the Tuntian Army of the Xinxi Liang Army can defeat the state and county soldiers, the slightly similar Qingzhou soldiers can just bear it.

The 12th Brigade of the Dreadnought, capable of suppressing most of the troops. However, the strongest tiger and leopard cavalry and tiger guards of the Cao army have not been dispatched, and their combat effectiveness is obviously still retained.

After a few days of fighting, Wei Qi and Huang Yu arranged a surprise attack at night.

They believed that the Xinxi Liang Army was generally well nourished, and the Dreadnought Army had a relatively rich supply of fruits, vegetables, and meat, unlike most people at that time who had night blindness.

Others should have winter clothing and plenty of coal, and are very suitable for cold night battles.

Although Cao Jun is good at fighting, but for a long time, intelligence analysis shows that due to geography, production, policy, organization and other reasons, the other party's food is relatively simple, and the heating is also very dependent on a tight amount of firewood, and the winter night battle is definitely its shortcoming.

Therefore, Huang Yu and Chen Gou led a thousand dreadnought troops, carrying a large number of crossbow machines, hard bows, fire arrows, and Ming Di, and attacked Cao's army after the third watch.

They first used crossbows to get close to kill the Cao army patrols, then set fire to the camp tents and firewood piles with fire arrows, and shot the chaotic troops running wildly with their Ming Di, and Huang Yu and Chen Gou personally led the melee infantry to launch a surprise attack.

Cao Cao's Qingzhou army was good during the day, but it did not perform well at the cold night, and there was a chain rout.

At the end of the night, the dreadnought army conquered the three camps of the Cao army and killed no less than 1,000 enemies. Cao's army was forced to retreat twenty miles, and the offensive was temporarily slowed down.

After the victory of Huang Yu and Chen Gou, they wanted to repeat their old tricks and launched an attack again at night, striving to force Cao Cao's main force back head-on, and completely take down Hanoi and Shangdang.

Wei Qi felt that if he used the same strategy, the other party must be on guard, which was really inappropriate. But Huang Yu and Chen Gou tasted the sweetness of the night battle and insisted on attacking at night again.

As a result, a camp in front of Cao's army was defeated again, and he almost fled when he heard the news.

Huang Yu and Chen Gou quickly pursued, not wanting to pass through a wood, only listening to the sound of bangzi, and left and right Shi Jian and Zhu Ling ambushed their troops and besieged the dreadnought.

The 12th Brigade was well-trained and calm, and Huang Yu and Chen Gou were even more fearless.

Wei Qi learned that Huang Yu had taken a camp first, but there was suddenly no news later.

Fearing that the situation would change, he led 5,000 troops and then responded.

As a result, as soon as he passed by the newly captured camp, he ran into the main force led by Cao Cao himself.

Cao Cao smiled and said, "Mr. Wei Qi, I have heard of your reputation for a long time, and I really hope to create a peaceful and prosperous era with you." ”

Wei Qi saw that Cao Cao was full of interest, and he could just take advantage of this opportunity to drag it out.

While ordering his subordinates to line up, he replied, "Thank you General Cao for your kindness, but I wholeheartedly assist Captain Si Li and the Governor of the Prefecture, please forgive me." ”

Cao Cao sighed, "Ah, that Dong Bai is just a girl, and Tong Yuan is from Xiliangbian, I don't know what kind of magic power is there to support a scholar like you?" ”

Wei Qi glanced at the military formation, and estimated that he would be able to deal with it comprehensively in a few moments, and at that time, he was very confident in the night battle strength of this army of soldiers and horses.

He said eloquently: "General Cao, don't underestimate them, just imagine that if someone in this world can stabilize the border, conquer the Xiongnu, and stabilize the Hetao, I don't know if it is worth serving?" ”

Cao Cao smiled secretly in his heart, this Wei Qian really had the same thoughts as him, and he wanted to drag it here.

In fact, not only did he not underestimate Dong Bai and Tong Yuan, but on the contrary, he attached great importance to relevant information and regarded him as one of the most threatening opponents.

However, since Wei Qian is interested, it would be better to buy them more time.

"Oh? Could it be that there is anything special about the Xiliang Army? Then please teach me something. ”

Wei Qi saw that his subordinates had completed the attack formation, and he warned Cao Cao, "If General Cao retreats and sues for peace, I can consider it." If you are obsessed, then look at the combat strength of our army. ”

"Hahahaha!"

Cao Cao's loud laughter was particularly clear in the dark night.

Wei Qi felt bad when he heard it, he thought about it slightly calmly, and found that this Cao Cao was also dragging his time, and the reason was unknown.

He estimated that it might be that Huang Yu and the others would not be in a good situation, so he hurriedly commanded the attack.

Cao Cao glanced at the well-equipped enemy army with a complete formation, and asked calmly, "Mr. Wei Qi must be curious, why am I here, watching you line up?" ”

Wei Qi was shocked in his heart, and faintly felt that the situation was not good.

"Hahaha!"

Cao Cao laughed again, and then said, "Xun Gongda is indeed full of plans, and I am willing to give up this set of wolves." Mr. Wei Qi, do you think the rear is stable? ”

Wei Qi was shocked, what did Cao Cao mean by this, they divided their troops to attack the rear?

Sure enough, looking back, there seemed to be a slight fire in the direction of the camp.