One by one, the tripwires were stretched and placed on the ground, covered with a thin layer of dirt.

One by one, Cao Bing grabbed a handful of thistles from the bag and threw them to the ground.

The 3,000 cavalry led by Zhao Yun came quickly.

Cao Jun had no time to dig trenches and trap pits.

Only the simplest and most efficient methods can be used.

Just pull the rope, and just throw the thistle to the ground.

Although Zhao Hui's cavalry had nails on the soles of each war horse, stepping on the iron thistle terrestris during the sprint could still hurt the soles of the war horses.

War horses can easily fall, and if they suddenly fall during the sprint, they will basically break their legs.

These two things alone were enough to hold off the cavalry's charge.

Cao Jun's movements are fast and very skilled.

Cao Cao's order was given in just a cup of tea, and they had already arranged this line of defense.

The three thousand cavalry led by Zhao Yun happened to appear in Cao Jun's sight at this time.

At the same time, it also appeared in the eyes of 100,000 ordinary people.

10,000 Cao soldiers have already lined up their formations, holding long contradictory cards.

Cao Cao was also in the military formation, and he would personally command the battle.

Cao Hong Xiahou Yuan also ran over from the east bank of Qingshui with 5,000 people.

Although Zhao Yun only had 3,000 cavalry, he was at a disadvantage in numbers, but he really didn't dare to underestimate it.

Three thousand cavalry, enough to defeat thirty thousand infantry.

Cao's army was ready for battle.

In front of their formation, there were already sprinkled with thistles, and a dozen tripwires were ready.

Facing the cavalry that rushed over, these Cao soldiers did not show a trace of panic.

They seem to have seen the image of people turning on their backs.

If a cavalryman loses his horse, he is like a toothless tiger.

It's just that Zhao Yun was fifty zhang away and suddenly stopped.

Facing the Cao army, which was already ready, Zhao Yun did not rush to attack.

"Zhao Hu, go over and take a look." Zhao Yundao.

Zhao Hu is his personal guard and a disciple of Zhaojia Village.

At the beginning, he left with Zhao Yun and followed Zhao Hui to conquer Dong Zhuo.

In the past few years, Zhao Hu has also grown up.

However, he still followed Zhao Yun's side. Willing to be a little guard.

Zhao Hu rode his war horse and slowly moved forward.

His gaze was fixed on Cao Jun in front of him, scanning the ground and both sides at the same time.

The thistle terrestris was sprinkled on the ground, and Zhao Hu saw it soon after approaching.

At the same time, he also noticed the freshly turned dirt on the ground.

"Whew!"

Cao Hong's bow opened the full moon, and an arrow shot at Zhao Hu, as fast as a meteor.

It's just that Cao Hong's archery skills are not as good as Zhao Yun.

Zhao Hu was still more than thirty zhang away from him.

Zhao Hu watched the arrows fly towards him, let the war horse take a slight step to the side, and dodged Cao Hong's arrows.

If it was within ten zhang, Cao Hong also threatened Zhao Hu.

At a distance of thirty zhang, unless Cao Hong released a cold arrow, it was possible to shoot Zhao Hu.

After dodging the arrows, Zhao Hu fell over the horse's head and retreated.

He had seen thistles on the ground, the freshly turned dirt, and he knew there was a stumbling rope underneath.

When he retreated, Zhao Hu's head was also twisted backwards to prevent someone in Cao's army from casting cold arrows at him.

Cao Hong did have this thought, but seeing that Zhao Hu was always looking at this side, he simply put down his bow and arrows.

"General, there are tripwires buried, and the ground is also covered with thistles."

Zhao Hu said after retreating to Zhao Yun's side.

Zhao Yun nodded and said, "Let's go around." ”

They were all cavalrymen, and it was difficult to clean the ground of thistles.

Cao Cao wouldn't let him easily clean up the thistles.

The three thousand people are all cavalry, and they have already arrived here, and if they make a little detour, they will not let Cao Cao escape.

Even if Cao Cao was allowed to go ten miles first, the three thousand cavalry would be able to catch up with Cao Cao again after an hour.

"My lord, the enemy has bypassed." Xiahou Yuan said.

Cao Hong said: "Lord, I am willing to lead a group of men and horses to block the enemy." ”

Cao Cao shook his head: "He didn't send Cao Hong to attack alone. ”

In the face of cavalry, if you attack with infantry divisions, you will only be broken by the enemy's cavalry.

Cao Cao needed to gather his forces together.

"Let the scouts keep an eye on them."

Cao Cao did not send anyone to chase Zhao Yun.

Even if he sends Cao Hong out, whether he chases Zhao Yun or not depends entirely on Zhao Yun's choice.

Zhao Yun wanted Cao Hong to catch up, and Cao Hong could catch up.

If Zhao Yun didn't want to, Cao Hong would be day and night, and he wouldn't be able to catch up with Zhao Yun, and he would only be thrown farther and farther away.

It was impossible for Cao Cao to send an infantry to pursue the cavalry.

Taking advantage of the time when Zhao Yun detoured, Cao Cao asked the people who had not yet crossed the river to speed up.

I want to let all the people cross the green water before Zhao Yun's detour arrives.

Because there was a dense forest on the side, the cavalry could not pass.

So it took Zhao Yun half an hour to go around.

When he came to Cao Cao again, 100,000 people had already crossed the green water.

However, Cao Cao did not take these people on the road.

For half an hour, he had been waiting for Zhao Yun to appear.

Around the army and the people, a trench had been dug.

At the same time, they are sprinkled with thistle.

Zhao Yun went around in a circle, and when he faced Cao Jun again, he didn't feel better than before.

Zhao Yun retreated again.

The cavalry had an advantage over the infantry because of their speed and impact.

Fight if you want, and leave if you want.

But in the face of the already prepared infantry.

Zhao Yun wanted to rely on three thousand cavalry, but it was still difficult to gnaw down.

Zhao Yun just chose to take a detour, except because the ground had already been sprinkled with thistle.

also deliberately gave Cao Cao a chance, hoping that Cao Cao would move with the team after seeing him take a detour.

As long as Cao Cao moves, Zhao Yun will be able to find a better opportunity.

But Zhao Yun didn't expect that Cao Cao would be so stable.

For half an hour, the people were just allowed to continue to cross the river and dig trenches.

Put on a look of being on guard.

Since Cao Cao didn't move, Zhao Yun didn't move.

This is still Qingzhou.

Zhao Yun wanted to see how long Cao Cao could stay here.

It's just a stone's throw away from Yanzhou.

As for Xuzhou, Lu Bu had already sent troops five days ago.

Yanzhou's defeat, Lu Bu was not reconciled.

Now that there is such a good opportunity, even if there are not many troops in his hands, Lu Bu does not want to give up.

He asked for 5,000 people from Liu Bei.

With 5,000 soldiers, he went to Yanzhou.

Cao Cao took a large number of troops with him, leaving an empty Yanzhou.

The combined strength of the entire Yanzhou did not exceed 10,000.

Even if he only asked for 5,000 soldiers from Liu Bei's hands, Lu Bu was confident that he would take Yanzhou again while Cao Cao did not return.

Last time he could, this time he could.

Zhao Yun didn't believe it, Cao Cao could hold it down.

Even if there is no threat from Lu Bu.

Zhao Yun just had to wait for Xu Huang's person to come.

Even if Cao Cao sticks to this, he can't leave.

So Zhao Yun is not in a hurry.

It should be Cao Cao who is in a hurry.

Facing the Cao army, which had already set up a defensive line, Zhao Yun retreated again.

Only this time, he didn't take any further detours.

just retreated a mile away, and looked at Cao Cao's soldiers and horses like this.