On another day, Niu Jin led 3,000 horsemen to the Kunyang camp, and at noon the knights washed their horses on the banks of the Junshui River.

Yu Ban was invited to the riverside, and saw Niu Jin wiping a gilded Mingguang armor on the riverside.

In the scorching afternoon sun, Yu Ban stepped forward to bow his hand slightly to this set of Cao Ren's armor, and it was seen that the water droplets dripping on the armor shrank and evaporated at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Niu Jin wiped his shoulder sleeve armor before turning around, and arched his hand at Yu Ban: "Old general, if the servant slams the enemy village, is it better to be in the day or at night?" ”

"None of the best policies."

Yu Ban followed Niu Jin to the river, Niu Jin pulled up his trouser leg to soak his feet to cool off, Yu Ban just sat on the riverside boulder, untied his sword and put it across his leg: "The formation laid by Ma Mengqi and Tian Xiaoxian is top-heavy, and the general slashes his feet, which is enough to make meritorious contributions." ”

Niu Jin washed his face with water, his thick beard dripped, and he was a little puzzled: "The servant also knew that there were few soldiers stationed in the sun, and he was suspicious in his heart, and he was worried that it was his strategy, so he didn't dare to make a rash decision." ”

"It's not a strategy, it's really a last resort for Ma Mengqi and Tian Xiaoxian."

Yu Ban's voice was calm: "Our army knows that Tian Xiaoxian is determined to go on the Northern Expedition, or enter Guanzhong and return to his homeland. And the Han lord and Guan Yunchang intended to swallow Wu, and Tian Xiaoxian was angry and depressed to make a poem, this poem was touching, but it also hated the Han lord and Jing people. Therefore, the army of Ye County is mostly the captured soldiers of our army, or the Guanzhong people like Mencius. ”

"The Han lord did not send reinforcements, but now Ma Mengqi and Tian Xiaoxian are stubborn, and they intend to emulate Guan Yunchang's battle of Xiangfan, so as to achieve great achievements. Therefore, the general can rest assured that his generation has no help. ”

Yu Ban squinted as he spoke: "I heard that Tian Xiao first broke Xu Gongming, and when he blocked the sun, he took off and landed the army to build Tuntian, and he got 800 hectares of paddy fields. It can be seen that this person has long-term ambitions and big plans. For the sake of the country, breaking its army today can boost the country's fortunes, and destroying its fields again can destroy its morale. ”

"If the general sends troops to block the sun, the old man is willing to walk with the captain and eight hundred athletes."

Prepare enough horses, and one night is enough to exercise until the sun is blocked.

But the townships, villages, and fields on both sides of Jingyu Chi Road have long been deserted, and thorns, shrubs, and weeds are overgrown.

Tian Xin also rebuilt the Jingyu Chi Road into a Yong Road, and the army marched from the wilderness on both sides of the Yong Road, not to mention the slow speed, and the loss of horses would increase.

The most important thing is speed, the marching speed of the wasteland on both sides of the gallop path is definitely slow, even less than half or one-third of the marching speed in the gallop path, and it will also consume additional physical strength.

If exposed, this surprise attack team will be easily caught up by Tian Xin and Ma Chao before they reach Duyang, and they will be eaten in the wilderness.

Niu Jin must be cautious, a quarter of the cavalry strength of the Central Plains is in his hands, and it is the first battle he led alone.

After Yu Ban left, Jun Sima Wang Shuang stepped forward and arched his hand: "General, Yu Wen is known for his rigor in his life, but now he is bold and rash, which makes the last general incomprehensible." ”

"Yes, I'm confused, too."

Niu Jin came to Cao Ren's gilded Mingguang armor again, watched silently, and substituted himself into Cao Ren's character to consider the current situation.

After a long time, he closed his eyes: "If General Zhennan is willing to send troops to feint to attack Tian Xiaoxian's camp, I will jointly send troops with Yu Wenze, and cut off Tian Xiaoxian's road." Blocking Yang is too far, and there is no big road to march, although our army is elite, rushing to Blocking Yang is weak and sleepy, how can we defeat Tian Xiaoxian's Huya Sharp Soldiers? ”

"General Zhennan feinted to attack his camp, and he was unable to return to help, so you and I can break through the fortress."

"Seeing this, the Central Protector Army will do its best to attack."

This battle must be fought, and a nominal victory for Xiahou Shang would cement his position in the army.

And he is different, he has been transformed from Cao Ren's subordinate general to the general of the country, and he is in a transitional period, and it is the first time he has led such an important army.

If we return without a fight, the road will inevitably be bleak and difficult to use. Even if he was used, he might be an ordinary general, and it would be difficult to command such an important army.

He turned his head and looked at Wang Shuang, both of them had the same considerations, and they had a tacit understanding that they were born early.

The merit of winning the battle is his own, there is nothing to say about the collapse, the lost cavalry is Dawei's, neither Cao Ren's subordinates, nor his own.

On the banks of the Lishui River, Tian Xin was also bathing Mondo.

The reeds around the riverbank are harvested, and the view is wide, and here you can see the Wei army exploring horses under a small forest in the distance on the south bank.

"Prince, there is a large group of knights running from the south!"

Yu Zhong shouted loudly on the side, and everyone ran out to wash the horses and take a bath to relieve the heat, and they didn't even have armor.

Tian Xin's eyes were sharp, and he looked at it carefully: "Less than fifty horses, don't be disturbed." ”

He continued to scoop water to wash the sticky sweat on Mondo's neck, and the Zhang Bafang Heavenly Halberd stood aside, and there was a copper sword box on the side.

The sword box is three inches wide and five inches high, and three sword handles are exposed at the left and right ends, and the overall sword box is three feet eight inches long, less than ninety centimeters, counting the sword handle, it is barely four feet three inches long.

The riverside tribe was washing the horses, and the whole morning practiced riding and cooperating, and they were tired and sweating profusely.

Not long after, the knights from the south slowed down their horses, and the dust gradually fell, and only more than thirty horsemen surrounded Cao Xiu and approached at a slower speed.

Cao Xiu rode a divine white horse, and the two horsemen behind him each held their own flags, one was the Zhennan general Cao, and the other was the Wei Dongyang Pavilion Marquis.

The two horsemen dismounted and carried the flag to the shore first, Cao Xiu saw that the other bank had no hostile intentions, so he drove the horse close to the river bank ten paces, and shouted: "I heard that the prince is washing horses here, Cao Xiu will come for a while!" ”

Tian Xin looked at the white horse under Cao Xiu's seat, and Cao Xiu was also looking at the Lima Mengduo, who was more than seven feet tall at the shoulder, and said directly: "I heard that the prince and the Xiahou Zhongquan intersected, I don't know if you can look up to me Cao Wenlie?" ”

"General Meng Qi has a lot of praise for General Zhennan, so Tian must be cautious."

Tian Xin replied loudly, he didn't want Cao Xiu to drive the horse down the river, the river was so turbulent that it could drown the belly of the white horse, Tian Xin also turned over and rode on the unsaddled Mondo, and also went to the river, Mondo's belly was nearly a foot away from the river, and the two were relatively high.

Two horses, one black and one white, stood firmly in the river, and Cao Xiu looked up at Tian Xin: "I respect the prince, but I love this horse even more." ”

Tian Xinlu smiled: "I want to capture Cao Zhennan and return to the camp." ”

Cao Xiu patted the sword hanging behind his waist: "The prince is unarmed, I'm afraid that today you and I can only start with the ceremony and end with the ceremony." ”

Tian Xin bowed slightly: "It's a little unworthy of using force, why did General Zhennan come?" ”

"I am different from Xiahou Zhongquan, he admires elegant things, and I only love horses. The white rabbit under my seat is extremely miraculous, and I am willing to achieve the good of Qin and Jin with the divine horse under the seat of the prince. ”

Cao Xiu said and raised his hand to caress the white rabbit's horsemane, Tian Xin took a closer look, it is true that the horse's head is like a rabbit's head, it is a rabbit's head and a straight neck, regardless of the size of the body, just in terms of appearance, it is half a chip worse than Mondo.

Mondo has a straight head and a straight neck, and when viewed from the side, the horse's neck is obliquely straight, and the horse's face is also obliquely straight, which is the perfect form in theory.

The rabbit-shaped head is a common feature of horses, so this kind of horse is called red rabbit and white rabbit according to the color; There is also a crane neck under the straight neck feature, and the horse with the crane neck feature is often called by a nice bird name.

Tian Xin grinned: "This matter Yi'er, how to count the foal produced by your white rabbit?" Yours or I? ”

Cao Xiu stroked the restless white rabbit: "It's too early to discuss at this time, is it better to talk to the prince after the foal is born?" ”

"Okay."

Tian Xin kicked Mondo lightly and turned back to the shore, patted Mondo after dismounting, and Cao Xiu on the opposite side also dismounted on the shore, unsaddled the horse, and let the white rabbit take a walk on the shore.

Seeing that Mondo took the initiative to wade the river to the other side, Tian Xin's subordinates behind him were all anxious.

Cao Xiu saw two horses, one black and one white, running and chasing on the south bank, running farther and farther, he couldn't help but raise his head and laugh, and asked loudly: "Tian Junhou, do you have any regrets?" ”

"Cao Zhennan, you must know that Sai Weng is not blessed if he loses his horse, don't be happy early."