At a given time, a large battalion with an empty garrison became the key to determining the direction of the whole world.

If the Yan army gets and controls it, then this time the Central Plains Armageddon will basically be won by four points; And if Cao's army holds it, this battle can continue, and all possibilities can naturally continue to be preserved.

As a result, on one side, dense Hebei cavalry swarmed up, trying to use the superiority of troops and the mobility of war horses to directly press in front of Cao's military camp; On the other side, the Cao army, which was at an obvious disadvantage in terms of strength and combat power, struggled to pounce, trying to fight everything to stop the Yan army's offensive......

To be sure, both are acting recklessly, and may not be the best solution.

From the Yan army's side, when they came up and threw out 10,000 horses to test, they didn't know if there were 20,000 armor soldiers hidden in the big camp behind the Cao army, densely covered with countless strong bows and crossbows, whether they would be frustrated in vain, and whether they would pay too much bloodshed for it.

From Cao Jun's point of view, their mistakes, especially Cao Chun's things that came from the festival, may seem to be more...... For example, the night before, he refused the request of the front battalion to enter the rear battalion to assist in the defense, but hoped that the previous battalion would be full of troops to scare off the Yan army that might arrive; For example, after he really saw Gongsun Xun leading so many cavalry to arrive today, he was obviously a little shocked and did not take any effective measures; And when he found that there was no way to hide, out of the instinct of a cavalry general and the impulse of revenge, he chose to rush out directly to attack against attack, instead of changing cavalry to infantry and assist in staying in the camp!

Especially the last move, it is completely possible to say that he is irresponsible and that he is impulsive...... But then again, why should a twenty-seven-year-old head of the Guards cavalry not be impulsive? Why should he be so sensible?

And in such an absurd place as the battlefield, sanity is worth a few five baht?! If he chooses to stay behind, as a result, the cavalry of the Yan army tramples directly in front of him, and the 20,000 people in the battalion collapse without a fight, won't his 3,000 tiger and leopard cavalry become a big joke?!

Therefore, war is war, there is no need to assume, there is no need to regret.

Even as Xun You reminded, as Gongsun Xun realized, when the two sides stepped on their horses, pulled out their waist swords, raised their spears, and pulled out their bows and arrows...... All the calculations, all the senses, all the big picture, everything is meaningless!

Everything in the world, only war is not easy!

At this moment, there is only the sword and the soldier opposite, and the iron horse is delivered!

Cao Chun opened the camp gate, and suddenly led 3,000 tigers and leopards to ride out, and the target was directly aimed at the big banner on the left side of the camp...... There is no problem with this choice, because he knows very well that the person under his command must be Zhang Liao, who killed Xiahou Yuan, and Zhang Liaobu is more sudden at this time, and it is more dangerous for the big battalion!

In addition, Zhang Liaobu rushed forward so quickly, not necessarily because Huang Gai's department that blocked him was vulnerable, but it was more likely that his people saw the arrival of reinforcements behind him, and simply led a small number of forward troops to rush forward in order to make contributions...... In other words, Zhang Liao is very likely to be a so-called light soldier who is rashly advancing, and Cao Chun's attack this time is likely to form a situation of more fighting and less fighting in the local battlefield.

In fact, it is true that Zhang Wenyuan actually only has more than 1,000 riders on his side at this time, and the rest are fighting with Huang Gai in the rear. And the three thousand tigers and leopards rode suddenly, not to mention the quality of the war horses, at least the quality of the soldiers and the armor rate are definitely the best in the world! And such an elite team like Cao Cao's life, after suddenly hitting Zhang Liaobu who was rushing forward at a short distance, it immediately had a miraculous effect!

For the collision of cavalry, there has always been an analogy of Gongsun Xun himself in the Yan army, that is, like two clay pots filled with water colliding, the stronger, faster, harder, and heavier side will win instantly! In the clear distinction between victory and defeat, the winner will inevitably be killed or injured, but the loser will pay a larger and more direct casualty in a short period of time.

The rate of such casualties far exceeded that of the infantry.

In fact, Zhang Liaobu was caught off guard, and immediately reduced more than 100 employees! The tiger and leopard rider who was pressed on it was close to killing and wounding.

However, Zhang Wenyuan was suddenly hit by this blow, of course, he was resentful for a while-since his people were put under the command of Gongsun Xun in Shaanxi County, how could they have suffered such a loss? ! However, under the reminder of reason and experience, this 28-year-old tiger general still suppressed his anger, and while leading his personal guards to fight in front with spears to open the passage, he tried to lead his troops to the outside of the camp, trying to pull his own forward detachment, which was already less than a thousand horsemen, out of the battlefield.

Seeing Zhang Liao's banner going outward, although Cao Chun regretted that he did not succeed in avenging Xiahou Yuan, but the war was like this, but he couldn't care too much, but worked hard for a while, and even overjoyed.

After finishing off a Yan knight with a spear, he immediately turned around and shouted:

"Where is Wen Lie?!"

Cao Wenlie, that is, Cao Cao's nephew, Cao Hong's nephew Cao Xiu, who had just been crowned this year, was serving as Cao Chun's deputy general in the tiger and leopard cavalry at this time, and immediately responded when he heard it: "Uncle, please speak!" ”

"Wen Lie!" The battlefield was in chaos, and Cao Chun didn't see Cao Xiu at all, but he didn't delay him to raise his voice. "Take a thousand horsemen back to the camp! When Cheng Lian on the other side suddenly arrives in front of the camp, you will do the same and learn to go out of the camp to kill him by surprise! After Huang Gongfu and I fight back and forth to stabilize the situation on the left, I will immediately go to help you! ”

Without waiting for Cao Xiu to respond, Cao Chunfu looked around again and ordered: "Li and Ding will take their headquarters with Wen Lie, and the rest will follow me to the north, and be sure to join General Huang's subordinates!" ”

After saying that, his people swung their spears straight to the north, and the momentum was like a rainbow.

It is said that the reason why Cao Chun did not see Cao Xiu just now was because the latter was injured in the cavalry collision just now.

Cao Wenlie was stabbed on the ground with a knife by a Yan knight who was thrown off his horse, and he was bleeding profusely for a while. At that time, there was naturally no need to mention much, and at this time, as Zhang Liao hurriedly retreated to the outside of the camp, Cao Xiu took the opportunity to lean over and take off his boots on his horse, preparing to hurriedly bandage one or two on the battlefield - the elite armor soldier carried a small bag, which contained dry gauze boiled in boiling water, which Cao Cao had learned from the conquest of the Yellow Turban.

Such a small gadget is not heavy, but it can save the lives of precious armor soldiers and armor riders when necessary, which is really the most cost-effective equipment. Mo said that the Yan army and Cao Jun at this time were when Shi Xie's family and Zhu Jun's family opened the film in Jiaozhou, and this thing was already indispensable on the battlefield.

Back in front of him, Cao Xiu had just taken off his boots and put them in the saddle, then tore open the small bag containing gauze, and was about to lean over to bandage it, but he smelled Cao Chun's military order, but he ignored the wound on the surface of his foot, but just gritted his teeth and tied his ankle with gauze to stop the bleeding, and then put on his deerskin boots again, and turned around to raise his spear and shout, generous and fierce...... He asked a thousand tigers and leopards to follow him back to the camp and prepare to meet the Cheng Lian Department on the right side of the camp!

Not to mention how Cao Xiu was, it was only said that Cao Chun led the tiger and leopard cavalry to win the first battle, and forcibly broke through the iron cavalry of Zhang Liao, and the morale was like a rainbow for a while, and when they only took 2,000 horsemen to continue to the north and collided with the rest of Zhang Liao, who was fighting with the Huang Gai Department, they were even more excited!

It turns out that now all the departments of the Yan army are mixed, among which there are the so-called standing elite cavalry that is often stationed and used under the Ye, all of them are treated like the tiger and leopard cavalry of the Cao army, they are not only well-equipped, almost a full set of iron-armored spears, but also proficient in bows and horses, and daily training is not ...... However, there were also so-called strong knights who had experience in warfare recruited from various prefectures.

After the mixing, half of the core elite is generally retained as the general's headquarters, and the other half is promoted to officers to lead these levies. Doing so will naturally effectively improve the overall combat effectiveness of the army! But on the other hand, doing so will obviously reduce the average combat effectiveness of the troops.

In fact, Cao Cao's tiger and leopard cavalry itself is a kind of reverse routine, he is an elite army formed by recruiting elite troops from all over the country, and even gathering excellent officers.

So at this time, the two armies were fighting, and the tiger and leopard cavalry won the battle, forcing Zhang Liao to pull away to the outside, and then to the north to fight, but found that the remaining Zhang Liao's department, except for the war horse, the quality of individual soldiers and military equipment were actually not as good as their own! Not only that, because Huang Gai suddenly killed in the middle of the way, Zhang Liaobu, who was lagging behind, itself stopped, and it was a unit that lost its mobile advantage.

In such a situation, it is no wonder that Cao Chun is excited! At this time, he even began to fantasize about whether he could rely on the tiger and leopard cavalry and the four battalions of foot soldiers to successfully break the siege, so that they forced Gongsun Xun's 40,000 cavalry back!

If it is successful, this battle of tiger and leopard riding will definitely be famous all over the world!

Zhang Liaobu was hit by this, but the support has not yet been successfully connected, and there are signs of discrete collapse for a while. And one of them was about one or two hundred, and the cavalry that was obviously composed of a song was even cheaper by Cao Chun, and directly surrounded it, trying to annihilate it all.

In the midst of the chaotic battle, one of the Yan Army knights, who was obviously a conscript, and his companions fought hard to kill a tiger and leopard cavalry commander, and after being covered in blood, they actually broke out of the encirclement and came to the outer side of the battlefield to the west.

When this person came back to his senses, he looked left and right, and first saw that Zhang Liao's banner was not far from the west, and his own master general was clearly in shape, clearly commanding the elite of the eight or nine hundred headquarters to prepare and leave the battlefield, and there were even peripheral knights beckoning to let him go to converge. But when I looked back, the robes of the Qu team I was in were still surrounded!

So, his blood surged for a while, and he asked loudly in a distant Hejian accent: "Is General Zhang only the best rider in his own headquarters?" I'm waiting for Anping and Hejian to recruit riders for nothing?! ”

After that, this conscripted cavalryman from Hejian did not wait for Zhang Liao to respond, and rode away alone with his spear, but returned in the direction of the battlefield to the east next to the enemy camp and a chaotic regiment!

You must know that Zhang Wenyuan is a well-known overlord temper in the army, and he has always been unconvinced, the so-called first thorn in the Yexia army, and the adjutants sent by the army such as Sima, Changshi, and Zhu Bo have a headache when they see him, and everyone is afraid of going to his department, and his reputation in the officialdom is even worse.

On the other hand, he is recognized as having an excellent relationship with his subordinates, who has always been in the same case when he eats and sleeps in the same room, and even often stands out for the soldiers, and even distributes rewards to buy houses for retired soldiers.

Therefore, just now, he ignored the backup and rushed forward, so that he was hit head-on by Cao Chun, and more than 100 were killed and injured on the spot. At this time, he was actually misunderstood by the newly joined subordinates, thinking that he Zhang Liao was actually a cowardly and self-cherishing person who didn't care about his robe, how could he bear it?!

In shame, Zhang Liao neither spoke nor ordered, but without saying a word, he directly abandoned the spear, took out two halberds that were half long and not long, and half short and not short from the back of the horse, and then spread his arms together, and his legs slammed between his hips and put down the mount, and like an iron eagle with open arms, he went to the west with the relenting Hejian conscription cavalry to the west!

At this time, his side was just barely gathering eight hundred horsemen, all of whom were the elite of the old department raised under Ye, and some of them were simply the old departments of Bingzhou and Kansai that had been with them for many years.

"General!" In the tiger and leopard riding, someone had already seen Zhang Liao's movements, and then pointed at each other from afar.

"I wanted to look for him, but the dead dog thief dared to come?" Cao Chun saw that it was Zhang Liao who fled and returned, although he was angry for a while, he didn't panic.

After all, according to Cao Zihe's (Cao Chunzi) experience, an army of a thousand people, one or two hundred dead, would have already collapsed and reunited, and if they did almost the same killing, they would inevitably collapse completely!

Therefore, he didn't care about Zhang Liao!

It's just that the overall situation of the battlefield is here, and he feels that it will delay time, so that Cao Xiu on the other side will make a mess, or the large army of the Yan army cut off by Huang Gai and Chen Zhi will break through.

"Wang and Zhu continue to advance, be sure to eat these two hundred horses quickly! Li and Gao followed me to the west! Cao Chun shouted repeatedly, and then only called for a thousand horsemen to turn to the west.

It is said that Zhang Liao's crotch is a light black divine horse specially rewarded by Gongsun Auntie, from outside the plug, strong physique, thousands of miles outstanding, but also violent personality, extremely difficult to tame, because the neck is slender, according to allusions, it is a so-called 'thief'. Therefore, his men came first, and even crossed the river conscription horseman in battle, and galloped directly into the enemy's formation!

A senior officer with a black ribbon bronze seal in the tiger and leopard rode on, roared, and galloped forward, intending to make a great achievement, but unexpectedly Zhang Liao dodged a little on the horse, and then turned around with a halberd and slashed out, cutting off most of the neck of the enemy general in full iron armor directly from the back of his neck!

Pity this high-ranking officer, who is at least a Qu military marquis, met such a peerless tiger general in anger, just a face, a shout, and ended up so miserably - this person's head was almost cut off, but because the blade of the halberd was limited, there was a layer of skin and flesh in front of it, so it was only hung on his chest.

Facing the attack of 800 cavalry, the uncontrollable war horse instinctively turned around in a panic while holding the corpse of his master, so that the master's head jumped on his chest several times before falling with the corpse in front of the tiger and leopard cavalry.

Rao is a tiger and leopard who rode all the brave men in the Central Plains, and when he saw such a situation at this time, he could only be stagnant, and some people even instinctively avoided Zhang Liao.

And in a moment's time, the eight hundred charging Yexia Iron Cavalry had already rushed to the front.

The two sides fought again, this time, the same cavalry collided, the same quickly divided the victory and defeat, and also caused hundreds of direct casualties, but the winner became the Yan army!

Cao Chun, who was guarded by the guards, was not injured, but his face turned pale for a while, Zhang Liao did not look back, and continued to rush forward, but he couldn't help sneering - after two head-to-head battles, the two realized the key to the problem at the same time.

Among them, the tiger and leopard riding is the best of the best after all, so the quality of individual soldiers and equipment are extremely high, and it is better to stop and fight on the horse, which is better than Ye Xiajia's cavalry; However, the quality of the horses of the Yexia cavalry is better, and the equestrian skills and understanding of cavalry charging tactics are also more profound!

In other words, putting aside the so-called surprise, short-range low-intensity and low-speed charges, or simply stopping and fighting, the tiger and leopard riders are obviously superior; And using the advantage of the war horse to adjust the formation, and looking for an opportunity to launch a group charge after pulling away, Yexia Iron Cavalry is obviously better!

And after understanding it, Cao Chun naturally regretted sending Cao Xiu, so that the troops were thinner and more difficult to resist the charge, and Zhang Liao naturally woke up to how to fight this battle!

It's just that although he knew the password of this battle, Zhang Wenyuan was not in a hurry to pull away again, but instead brandished his halberd, took advantage of the charging momentum of the eight hundred armored cavalry behind him, and fought into an encirclement of the tiger and leopard cavalry with the Hejian conscription horseman, and only after rescuing the two hundred cavalry did he turn back.

Moreover, he turned around, ignoring the swords and arrows on the battlefield, and directly set up a halberd on the horse, and then waved his hand on the battlefield to summon the river conscript, and asked with a sneer: "How?" Does your general have no you in his eyes?! ”

The cavalry in the river was not afraid, but immediately raised his voice: "The general is majestic, just like an eagle striking a poultry, the eagle flies for nine days, looks thousands of miles, and naturally has everything in his eyes!" ”

Zhang Liao laughed, raised his halberds again, galloped and shouted, and ordered the headquarters to follow him to the open space to the west, preparing for the next gallop charge.

The sun was already setting in the west, and even in the afternoon, the battle was scorching.

And under the scorching sun, north of the battlefield, under the white horse, Gongsun Xun sat on the horse, rubbing the surprisingly long hilt of the broken blade at his waist, and his face was as usual...... He didn't know the twists and turns of Zhang Liao and Cao Chun on the other side of the battlefield, nor did he know that Cao Ang was in that big camp, and he didn't know that Cao Xiu had joined the battle on the other side of the battlefield...... In fact, even if he knew these estimates, he wouldn't care.

Even, he didn't have the slightest touch at the momentary anxiety of the battlefield in front of him.

There are two reasons for this.

First of all, now it is in fact a chaotic battle, for the cavalry of the Yan army who came lightly, they lack the golden drum, in other words, Gongsun Xun now in addition to blowing the assembly horn to announce the withdrawal of troops, only more than 6,000 Hun soldiers and more than 3,000 righteous servants who are dismounting and resting can be directly commanded.

Secondly, from the perspective of an experienced battlefield manager, the battlefield anxiety in front of him is actually an illusion.

Gongsun Xun knew very well that the stagnation of the offensive at this time was only caused by the sudden attack of the Yan army by the troops in the battalion, and once the Yan generals came to their senses, they would be able to suppress their opponents immediately. If the Cao army doesn't have any new moves, then it has the height advantage brought by the war horse, and there is enough numerical advantage, and the 20,000 cavalry that will send back will soon force the two battalions of infantry into a desperate situation!

Then it is to completely crush the enemy's camp, that is, to take all the official crossings!

"Zhu Fujun!"

Just when Gongsun Xun had no waves in his heart and on the surface, among the four battalions in front, one of the commanders of the remaining two battalions who had not yet sent troops, Lujiang Taishou Lu Dai, who could be called Liu Beiyuan's general, actually came to the camp of Zhu Zhi next door and met with him.

"Lu Fujun." In the sound of Jin Ge's iron horse, Zhu Zhi, who was dressed completely and had a stern face, hurriedly saluted. "Please advise."

"Zhu Fujun." Lu Dai held the saber in his waist and said eagerly, but he was unceremoniously. "The matter is already very urgent, let's not move again, we can't move if we can't say it! I intend to abandon the camp immediately, please go to support General Huang on the west side, I will support General Chen, let's work together from the left and right sides to fight and retreat to the rear, and then concentrate on the camp where Cao Gongzi is behind him, and wait for Cao Sikong! ”

"If it can be done, of course! But I'm afraid that Yan Gong won't give us this opportunity! "Zhu Zhi is serious." I'm afraid that as soon as we leave the camp, the Hun cavalry waiting in the north will be immediately pressed, and then the whole army will be crushed and collapsed outside the camp......"

"I also know that Yan Gong in the north still has reserve soldiers and horses, but he can't sit still, right?" Lu Dai said anxiously. "In such a situation, if you and I have nearly 10,000 soldiers in two battalions and are defeated without a fight, it will be a big joke!"

"Of course, we can't avoid war now!" Zhu Zhi said seriously. "But to go to the wings at this time is to kill yourself......"

"What does Zhu Fujun mean?"

"This is Sima Deng Dang under my command!" Zhu Zhi's face did not change, and he raised his hand to his side. "He just came up with an unbelievable plan, and I'm not optimistic about it, but I might as well give it a try at this time!"

"What's the solution?" Lu Dai hurriedly asked Deng Dang.

"Without him, it's just a trick to assassinate that Yan Gong." Qianshi Sima, named Deng Dang, bowed his head, his forehead covered with sweat. "The last general has just discussed it with Zhu Fujun, but there is not much chance of success!"

However, after Lu Dai was stunned for a moment, he actually blurted out the same words as Zhu Zhi: "You might as well give it a try at this time!" ”

"And!" Zhu Zhi was holding the saber beside him and calmly responded. "We can let Deng Dang surrender while preparing for battle, whether we succeed or not, we can immediately take advantage of the chaos to move forward and take Yan Gong directly!"

Lu Dai was silent for a moment, and the generals of the two battalions around him were also silent under the scorching sun.

In fact, regardless of whether it can break through the more than 6,000 Hun cavalry and the more than 3,000 world-famous white horse righteous servants, there is only one thing, that is, the Yan army is all cavalry, and wants to use two battalions of 10,000 infantry to directly take Yan Gong...... In essence, it is the same as the scheme of deception and assassination, which is a so-called no-take strategy that will not be used at all.

Theoretically, there is no value strategy!

However, as Zhu Zhi and Lu Dai said just now, you might as well give it a try at this time! After all, as two real generals who have been active since the Yellow Turban Rebellion from the time of the Dong Dynasty, they can see very clearly that the situation looks anxious at this time, but it is actually very dangerous!

I can only fight hard!

"Deng Sima!" As soon as he thought of this, Lu Dai simply bowed to Deng Dang. "Then please take a step, I will return to the camp immediately to prepare the troops......" At this point, the person did not wait for Deng Dang's response, and then looked at Zhu Zhi again. Zhu Fujun, let's say okay, once the blow fails, we will immediately retreat together to see if we can bring some soldiers into the main camp! ”

Zhu Zhi bowed his head silently.

The matter was urgent, and only a moment later, Deng Dang, who was helpless, hurriedly led seven or eight Danyang disciples to the front of the camp and handed over to his colleagues who were guarding here.

According to Zhu Zhi's order, he is about to take this opportunity to defect!

"You're a bad spirit!" Under Zhu Zhi's distant gaze behind him, Deng Dang checked the equipment on his body, and at the same time complained endlessly to a young soldier who was only eighteen or nineteen years old beside him. "It's all your bad idea...... Later, if we both die under the sword of the white horse, won't your sister cry to death at home? As early as Chen Jun found out that you were in the army, I should have sent you back...... So if I'm dead, your sister will have something to rely on in the future! ”

Deng Dang's brother-in-law, who is only nineteen years old this year, escaped from home and 'made a name for merit' with his brother-in-law, but he didn't think so: "The world is in turmoil, and I know in the Runan family that the Han family can't last long, so it's time to take the opportunity to get fame...... If it weren't for my brother-in-law, you would have followed Sun Poyu in Jiangnan to become a Qianshi Sima, I wouldn't have followed General Chen next door to join the army a long time ago! ”

"You should have been allowed to study a long time ago, otherwise why would you be here?" Deng Dang shook his head helplessly and gave up preaching to his brother-in-law.

Lu Meng was about to laugh back, but unexpectedly, Deng Dang suddenly grabbed him, and then ran forward under the gaze of Zhu Zhi behind him.

Moreover, while running, he shouted to the Hun cavalry who had become vigilant in front: "I am Sima Deng Dang under Zhu Zhi, and I have a vital military situation to report to Yan Gong!" ”

In the words, the person threw down the saber in his waist with all his might, but raised his seal ribbon high with one hand, and dragged his brother-in-law Lu Meng with the other, but Lu Meng hid a short knife in his arms as planned.

Several arrows flew behind him, but they were all missed, and a Hun cavalry in front hurriedly mounted their horses and hesitated for a moment when they saw this, but in the end they covered and surrounded the two, and then went to the white horse that was actually only a few hundred steps away.

—————I'm the dividing line running hand in hand—————

"Zhang Liao, the words are far away...... It is a general, a number of colleagues and a colleague, known as the three evils of Ye, only to Taizu as a favor, often left as a general, under the palm of the fine cavalry three thousand, twenty-six years old, plus a partial general. - "New Yanshu". Volume 71. Biography XXXI

"Cao Chun's words are and. At the age of fourteen, he lost his father and lived separately from his brother. Inherit his father's business, be rich in wealth, hundreds of servants and guests, and supervise the emperor in pure discipline, without losing his reason, and the township thinks it can. Knowledgeable, love for bachelors, bachelors are more returned, and they are known for being near and far. At the age of eighteen, he was a waiter at the Yellow Gate. In the twentieth year, he was in the year of the expedition, and in the twenty-third year, he rode the captain with courage and heroism, and supervised the tiger and leopard to ride three thousand. - "New Yanshu". Volume XXVII. The second of the family

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