Xiahou Yuan originally wanted to rely on martial arts to ride and shoot to curb the momentum of the wolf riding in Bingzhou, but he didn't want that Zhang Liao to have the same idea. The two were extremely high-profile in the chaotic army, and soon bumped into each other and fought.

In the midst of the chaos, the two fought fifty or sixty battles, regardless of victory or defeat.

However, with the advantage of the better equipped and more skilled equestrian wolf cavalry, the Cao cavalry could only maintain the battle line and protect the infantry from being charged by the opponent.

On the other hand, when Gao Shun took advantage of Zhang Liao to break through the defensive line and charge towards the rear of the line, he commanded the remaining soldiers and horses to flank the Cao infantry at the gap.

These Tuntian troops were attacked on both sides, and their own cavalry next to them was at the bottom of the peak, so they could not give them any support. They were cut off from contact and could not see the situation on the battlefield, thinking that Lu Bu's army had an absolute advantage, and they themselves were in a desperate situation.

At first, a few people slipped away, and then it became more than a dozen. The commander and team leader are not the kind of people who can make decisions on the spot without orders and ruthlessly kill acquaintances.

They were powerless, and eventually Cao's army began to rout from where the defensive line had been breached.

Yu Banbu was about to rush to kill Gao Shun's main formation, which had been gradually exposed, but the Tuntian army around them gradually collapsed, and of course they were not willing to risk fighting to the death alone, so they had to fight and retreat to collect the rout, and bind those who took the lead in escaping.

Seeing that the large array was scattered, Lu Qian's troops also gradually retreated to reduce losses as much as possible. He knows a lot about the art of war, he knows that it is only a rout, but he will not be annihilated, and he will try his best to control the losses, and he can regroup and kill again in a few days.

However, as the commander-in-chief, Xiahoudun did not think so.

He could see it clearly in the back, and he couldn't resist the front and not talk about it for the time being, but Yu Ban and Lu Qian's troops retreated without an order!

These troops usually respect him, but when they really fight and command, only Cao Cao's personal presence can suppress them.

He had no choice but to lead the last 1,000 cavalry to cover the flanks of the defeated army and prevent them from being pursued by Gao Shun, Zhang Liao and others.

In the end, Gao Shun withdrew his troops after achieving some results, and the first day of the battle between Cao's army and Lü Bu's army ended with a small victory for Lü Bu's army.

Xiahoudun was extremely angry after returning to the camp with the whole army, but he also suppressed his temper and did not scold excessively.

After counting the soldiers and horses, it was found that more than 1,000 people were killed in the battle, and more than 1,000 people were seriously wounded and could not fight again for a short time.

More than 2,000 people are missing, and it is estimated that many have been captured or have been anointed with oil on the soles of their feet.

However, these losses were not very large for Cao's army, which was huge in number and supported by Han Hao's 10,000 fresh troops, so the generals agreed that they could continue the attack after repairing for a day.

Xiahou Yuan proposed: "I think that most of the Lu Bu army are well-equipped and battle-hardened. In other words, the other party will not have many soldiers and horses left in Xiaopei, and they can't fight. ”

"When the time comes, my brother will lead the army to attack Gao Shun head-on, and I can lead three thousand cavalry to raid Xiaopei City."

Xiahoudun said, "Very good, my side will definitely suppress the other party, brother although he is killing." ”

He also said to Ban and Lu Qian, "When I fight again, all the tribes will attack with me, and I must do my best to prevent the enemy from having the opportunity to deploy troops." ”

Yu Ban, Lu Qian and others knew that Xiahoudun was really here this time, and they all promised to fight with all their strength as soon as possible.

Gao Shun counted the results of the battle and found that the casualties were not lost, and the total number of casualties in this battle was nearly 2,000.

The military officials felt that if they continued to consume it like this, they might not be able to fight Cao Jun, so it was better to retreat to Xiaopei and stick to the city.

Zhang Liao held the opposite opinion, he said, "Our army won this battle, and it must have hit the morale of the other side." But if we retreat ourselves, I am afraid that we will give up all the initiative and morale advantage we have gained. ”

"Therefore, our army should attack the other side with a superior posture, instead of retreating to Xiaopei to hold on."

Gao Shun also said, "Wen Yuan is right, the opponent's loss may not be able to hurt the muscles and bones, but our next step is to fight him so that he does not dare to attack." ”

After the end of the military discussion, the three generals Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, and Cao Xing stayed and continued to think about the arrangement.

Gao Shun was still very serious, he just said that he would beat the enemy, but Cao Jun's combat strength was not bad, even if he won a few more such victories, he couldn't really defeat the opponent.

On the contrary, in the end, it will definitely not be able to consume Cao's army, but will make the whole battle lost.

Cao Xing, who had been silent all the time, finally spoke, "If there is a suitable opportunity, I can shoot the enemy generals one by one." ”

Gao Shun said, "Shooting the enemy's main general is indeed very effective. However, on the battlefield, this kind of opportunity is very difficult, and in this battle like today, no general has been exposed. ”

Cao Xing replied, "I will always observe the battlefield situation and strive to achieve results." ”

Zhang Liao's eyes flashed with smart brilliance, and he said, "I have come up with a plan that can annihilate the enemy."

"Today we have captured a thousand prisoners, and we can take them back to Xiaopei. Then, deliberately let the captives see that we were moving our troops out of the city, and the city was empty of defenses. then connived at the captives to rebel, and deliberately let them get away with a few people. ”

"Then, lure the enemy into the city, and when I was halfway into the city, I cut it off with my cavalry. As long as the opponent doesn't have the strength of Guan Yu last month, I can annihilate most of them. ”

Gao Shun and Cao Xing were overjoyed, and the three of them carefully planned the layout of this plan.

Cao Jun has gathered dozens of defeated soldiers in the past few days, and when he inquired, he was captured by the enemy and escaped from Xiaopei City.

They introduced that Xiaopeicheng had 3,000 defenders, and later half of them were sent to the Gaoshun camp, leaving only half of the soldiers and horses to guard.

With more than 1,000 prisoners and a shortage of prisoners, dozens of them were the first to start making trouble under the pretext of eating like pig food.

Then the rest of the people broke down the prison and seized the tools, weapons, etc., and seized a city gate.

It's a pity that everyone is weak and weak, and their weapons are rudimentary, and in the end they are invincible, except for dozens of them, all the rest were killed.

Xiahoudun had a good relationship with the soldiers, and after hearing this, he was filled with righteous indignation, and Xiahou Yuan gritted his teeth even more, eager to kill Xiaopei in the blink of an eye and slaughter the city to vent his anger.

Lu Qian felt that there might be fraud, but there were dozens of these soldiers who testified to each other, and most of their families were in Tuntian, so it was impossible for them to defect to the enemy.

In the end, Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan determined that Xiaopeicheng's troops were insufficient, and ordered the cavalry to attack, and the frontal army also directly killed Gao Shun, preventing him from easily returning to help.

Xiahou Yuan used his troops quickly, and he didn't take much rest in the hundred-mile assault, and directly killed Xiaopei City.

As far as the eye could see, dozens of heads were hanging outside the city. The soldiers who fled back knew that these were the brothers who had taken the lead in revolting yesterday for the sake of food.

He ordered a thousand cavalry to dismount and tie a ladder directly to a long ladder with the ladder carried on the horse, and directly attack the city.

Although the elite of Cao's army was tired, when they saw the slaughter of their brothers, they all had red eyes and rushed to the city wall desperately.

The captives who escaped death followed here to beat the drums and cheer for themselves. Straight three-way drum, Xiao Peicheng has been won!