Cao Cao glanced at Yuan Shao, who was a little nervous, and felt a burst of disdain in his heart, but his face was silent, and he continued: "It can be seen that the combat power of Liu Zhan's troops should be above the princes of all walks of life, and it should not be underestimated. ”

Yuan Shao subconsciously touched his beard, looked at Cao Cao and asked, "That...... For the sake of today's plan, what can I do...... "This is Yuan Shao's habitual action, whenever he is nervous and can't make up his mind, he will reach out and touch his not very long beard.

Cao Cao sighed lightly, tidied up his clothes, stood up and said, "Let's wait and see what happens, if you can find the traces of Liu Zhan's people, then discuss a good strategy." ”

Cao Cao was also helpless, and he was gradually disappointed in the alliance of the princes, so he simply didn't think about it, got up to say goodbye, and went back to the camp.

When he returned to the camp, the first thing Cao Cao did was to beat the drums and gather the generals, rearrange the defense of the camp, send fifty miles of scouts to inquire about the news, and increase the number of patrols in the camp and add secret posts.

Xiahou Yuan listened to Cao Cao's general order, and was quite unconvinced, and said in a rough voice: "Lord, I'm afraid that he is a bird!" Just one Liu Zhan, it's insignificant! ”

As soon as Xiahou Yuan's live voice fell, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Hong, and Cao Ren echoed one after another, shouting to lead the troops to attack and look for the traces of Liu Zhan's men and horses.

Cao Cao raised his hand to signal, a smile on the corner of his mouth: "Everyone, don't worry, since Liu Zhan dares to come and attack the Allied camp, he will not stop there, we just need to wait patiently, and then they will appear."

If we attack rashly, it will be detrimental to our army. Our army is less than 20,000 men, and we must not take any chances. ”

Xiahou Yuan still refused to give up, and continued to ask for orders: "Yuan is willing to lead the army to pursue Liu Zhan's people, but there is a mistake, Yuan is willing to bear it by himself." ”

"Wonderful! Don't be reckless! Cao Cao's face was solemn, and he said, then raised his hand and waved, "Herald, pass on my military order, without the general's military order, no one is allowed to lead the troops out of the camp, and those who violate the order will be beheaded!" ”

A soldier bowed his hand in front of the tent, turned and walked away quickly......

After Cao Cao finished speaking, he looked at a few people in the tent, as if to say: Military order, I am serious.

Several generals stopped talking, and Cheng Yu, who was standing on the side, nodded imperceptibly and arched his hand towards Cao Cao: "The lord is great!" The princes of the Eighteenth Route crusaded against Liu Zhan, and they had their own thoughts, and if they attacked rashly at this time, it would be extremely unfavorable to the lord in the future. ”

"Those who know me, Zhong Deye! Haha......" Cao Cao nodded happily, smiled, and waved his hand at everyone, "Sit down and say." Since Liu Zhan is out, defense is one thing, and it is also necessary to make appropriate adjustments to the allocation of troops in the army. ”

Xiahoudun, Xiahouyuan, Cao Ren, and Cao Hong did not answer.

Cheng Yu looked at Cao Cao with a slight, blazing gaze, and arched his hand: "I wish to hear the lord's high opinion." ”

"Hehe......" Cao Cao smiled slightly and explained his thoughts in detail.

After listening to this, everyone in the tent nodded frequently.

Finally, the six men deliberated in their tents for two more hours before they dispersed.

……

Let's talk about Zhao Yun. Early the next morning, when the sky was about to dawn, Zhao Yun gave an order and led the Flying Feather Cavalry to sweep towards a camp of the allied army.

When they arrived at the camp, Fei Yu rode back to the old tricks, lit rockets one after another, and bent bows and arrows.

For a moment, rockets roared towards the camp......

In the haze, the tents in the camp were on fire, and the soldiers were in disarray, and the shouts of shouts were heard out of the camp and drifted into the distance......

"Detachment Assault - Kill!"

Zhao Yun gave an order, took the lead, and rushed into the Allied camp.

Fei Yu rode twice successfully, and now his confidence has doubled, and they all rushed into the camp like a tiger descending from the mountain, divided into teams of 100 people, and killed all sides of the camp......

In the camp, many soldiers were still meeting with the Duke of Zhou, and they hid in the sea of fire in ignorance, and went to meet the king of Hades again; The more alert soldiers, hearing the sound of killing outside the camp, quickly got up and rushed out of the camp, but were killed by most of the oncoming flying feather riders; The soldiers on patrol reacted in time, but they were so frightened by the rockets in the sky and the rapidly spreading fire around them that they forgot even the warning, regardless of the fact that the 372 soldiers ran away as soon as they scattered.

In a panic, I saw a tall and burly military general rushing out of the big tent, holding a broad-faced long knife high, and shouting three times in a row: "Where is the flag?" Where is the flag? Where is the flag? ”

Three shouts of landing, the soulless flag battalion held the flag high and stumbled to the general from not far away, and fell to the ground in unison: "The flag is here, please turn the tide of the general." ”

"Raise the flag, beat the drums, gather the troops!"

The general shouted, took the reins from one of the armorers, and turned on his horse. This military general is none other than Bao Xin, the prime minister of Jibei. Bao Xin has few big festivals, generous and loving, calm and strategic, able to write and martial arts, manage himself to frugality, treat soldiers well, and was recruited by the general He Jin to serve as a cavalry captain, and was ordered to return to his hometown to recruit soldiers. Bao Xin recruited more than 1,000 soldiers, and in the battle to exterminate the Yellow Turbans, he made many meritorious contributions and was quite prestigious.

As soon as the flag was erected and the war drums sounded, the soldiers like headless flies instantly had a backbone, and the scattered soldiers in the camp quickly gathered towards the flag......

In about a stick of incense, more than 5,000 soldiers have gathered around Bao Xin.

Bao Xin raised his hand and shouted: "The enemy army has attacked our camp, and we must not be fish and meat for others to slaughter!" Brothers, many brothers have already died under the sword of the enemy, are you afraid? ”

It is also strange to say that the soldiers who were still fleeing just now became highly motivated after Bao Xin shouted this, and they shouted in unison: "Don't be afraid! ”

"What are you going to do?"

"Revenge! Avenge! Revenge ......"

The soldiers' voices shook the sky, and the ears were ringing.

"Well done! Let them have no return today! Kill with me! ”

Bao Xin shouted, raised his horsewhip and slapped it, held high the broad-faced long knife, and rushed out......

As soon as Bao Xin moved, the banner followed, and more than 5,000 soldiers also shouted and killed:

"Kill—"

……

Zhao Yun led the flying feather to ride and kill, only to hear the sound of shouting and killing in the distance, and when he raised his eyes, he saw a flag flying high, with the word "Bao" written on it.

Bao Xin?

Zhao Yun frowned, and thought: Bao Xin is brave, not comparable to Han Fu, Tao Qian and others, and cannot be responded to by yesterday's law......

After secretly planning for a moment, Zhao Yun raised his hand and beckoned the herald: "Quickly gather all 100 teams to assemble in the east of the camp." ”

"Yes!" The herald didn't know why, so he gave the order with a look of ignorance.

Zhao Yun waved his hand at the cavalry guarding the general banner, and withdrew towards the camp with the hundred-man team around him.

As soon as Zhao Yun moved the flag, Bao Xin in the distance noticed it, his heart was wide, and he shouted: "The enemy army must run, pursue quickly!" ”

Before the words fell, he quickly whipped his horse and rushed towards the direction of Zhao Yun's flag......

……

Outside the camp, it took less than half a stick of incense to assemble at the established location.

Zhao Yun glanced at the cavalry in a circle, and said loudly: "This battle is not as good as yesterday, the enemy army has been assembled, I intend to attack the enemy's formation head-on, and use the sound of the strong flying feather cavalry." ”

"The general is mighty!"

"The general is mighty!"

"The general is mighty!"

……

The flying feather riders roared in unison, and the killing intent was awe-inspiring.

At this moment, Bao Xin led the men and horses to chase outside the camp, and the 5,000 soldiers behind him had increased to more than 7,000 as the soldiers continued to return.

Bao Xin took a look, and saw that there were about 1,000 cavalry on the opposite side, and he immediately felt relieved, and said secretly: More than 1,000 people dare to attack my camp, and they really can't do it! We must not let you get away with it today.

Thinking of this, Bao Xin raised his hand and shouted: "The enemy army is in front of you, and the infantry is arrayed—bows and arrows are ready—"

"Yes! Checkmate! ”

Seven thousand marched men with their bows and arrows, ready to shoot at any moment.

Zhao Yun, who was not far away, frowned, and raised his hand with a wave: "The heavy cavalry is lined up in front, and the light cavalry is outflanked on both wings." Hard crossbow preparation-"The Feiyu cavalry originally only had 800 light cavalry, but later Liu Zhansheng was forced to stuff 200 heavy cavalry. Zhao Yun originally had a lot of complaints about this, but after seeing the bravery of the heavy cavalry, he also gladly accepted such an arrangement. Zhao Yun knew that the light cavalry was fast and light but the defense was insufficient, if there was such a rock-solid heavy cavalry as a shield, it would undoubtedly improve the combat power of the flying feather cavalry a lot, and the only deficiency was that the heavy armored cavalry was not as fast as the light cavalry. How can this shortcoming of the heavily armored cavalry be compensated? Zhao Yun couldn't figure out what to do. Later, Guo Jia came up with an idea: all the cavalry of the Flying Feather Cavalry divided the armor of the heavy cavalry. Specifically, when rushing, the armor necessary for the two hundred heavy cavalry was dispersed and carried by all the cavalry of the Flying Feather Cavalry; When battling the onslaught, quickly equip the armor to the heavy cavalry. In order to increase the speed at which heavy cavalry wear armor, Zhao Yun came up with a method: four light cavalry against one heavy cavalry, and four people help one person carry and wear armor. Once this method was tried, it was really effective, greatly shortening the speed at which the heavy cavalry could wear armor.

In terms of staffing, there were twenty heavily armored cavalrymen in each hundred-man team. In this way, it is not only conducive to the coordination between light cavalry and heavy cavalry, but also conducive to the operation of small units.

As soon as this method came out, after several months of practice, the combat power of the Flying Feather Rider increased by a large margin, more than double that of before.

Zhao Yun's voice fell, only to hear a quick and neat sound of hulala, the heavy cavalry lined up in the middle, and the light cavalry scattered on both sides.

From a distance, the flying feather rider at this time is like an eagle soaring with wings, sharp and alert, and the momentum is overwhelming.

Bao Xin squinted at Fei Yu Qi, and an ominous premonition suddenly rose in his heart, but with Bao Xin's bravery, how could he retreat at this time. If you retreat at this time, it will inevitably lead to the annihilation of the whole army, and if you fight at this time, there is still half hope of victory.

As soon as the connoisseur made a move, Bao Xin originally wanted to annihilate this cavalry of more than 1,000 people, but after seeing the momentum of the flying feather cavalry, he had to retreat to the next best thing - to win.