Chapter 33 Fight First and Then Peace

"Woo~Woo~" only heard the terrible sound of horns in the sky, and the new cavalry of the Cao Army, equipped with "double horse pedals" and "war horse sabers", waited for the day, as if the calm air was a touch of mournful Lianxia, Cai Mao's heart tightened, and then shouted: "The cavalry of the Cao Army is coming!" Crossbowmen prepare! "In order to be able to fight against the Yanzhou cavalry that swept through the Central Plains and shocked the world, Cai Mao specially prepared a large number of bows and crossbows before coming to Wancheng.

At this time, Xu Huang had already returned to the battle, and Cao Ang hugged his fist at Xu Huang and said, "General Xu, please!" Xu Huang said in a deep voice: "Don't worry! Then he turned his head and raised his axe and shouted, "Forward! ”

Cao Ang believed that handing over this hardened cavalry to the leadership of Xu Huang, one of the five good generals, would definitely be much more powerful and powerful than his own command. And what he has to do is to wait calmly, command and dispatch in the center, and after stepping slowly, look for an opportunity to deal a heavy blow to the enemy.

"Kill! Kill! Kill! "Only listen to three neat loud shouts, thousands of well-prepared cavalry under the command of Xu Huang rushed to Jingzhou soldiers and horses, dusty, arranged in a sudden arrow formation, all the cavalry listed as arrows, horses stepped on the dust, the momentum resounded in the air.

"Archer ready!" Seeing the cavalry getting closer and closer, Cai Mao's eyes were cold, and he saw a wave of the war spear in his hand, and more than 10,000 crossbow arrows shot ruthlessly at the oncoming cavalry, and a pair of cavalry at the front rushed down like a mowing horse.

"Beat the drums!" I only heard Xu Huang not panic, shouting at the herald. Then he turned around and raised his axe and shouted to the reserve cavalry behind him: "Ready! Rush with me! ”

After Xu Huang finished speaking, he immediately sat down and got off the horse, danced the broad-handled axe, and led the rest of the cavalry in the formation to rush out, and the cavalry in the vanguard was after hearing the sound of drums, and instantly changed the formation, only to see the two wings of the running cavalry suddenly spread out, and the cavalry of the sudden arrow formation that was originally running in a straight line suddenly turned to attack both sides.

Changing the royal horse so quickly, Hugh said Cai Mao, and even Xu Huang was surprised, but the "double horse pedal" was a good weapon! The charge against the cavalry is very useful for attacking the imperial horse! Although it was expected that the enemy would change formations, the cavalry was able to change the formation in such a hurry in the charge, which was really unexpected by Cai Mao, and suddenly, Cai Mao was a little panicked. "Crossbowmen! Scatter! Scatter! ”

In the deafening horse stepping, the bows and arrows of the Jingzhou army shot at the cavalry wave after wave, and with the first experience, the cavalry led by Xu Huang kept changing their positions rapidly, making the arrows of the Jingzhou crossbowmen difficult to catch.

"Boom!" Finally, the first horse rushed into the camp of Jingzhou soldiers and horses with thunder, and the impact sound of the intersection of the big sword and the shield was deafening, and then one after another rushed in, and the Yanzhou cavalry finally entered the inner army of Cai Mao's military horse!

"Good!" Looking at the cavalry brandishing the war horse saber, as if they were all slaughtered, Cao Ang slapped his thigh and said, "The cavalry enters the battle!" This battle is decided! Army! Whoever wants to follow me, forsake your life and follow me. Beat the drums! ”

"Kill! Kill! Kill! "The cavalry has completely broken away the formation of Jingzhou soldiers and horses, so that is when the infantry army went to respond, only to see the Cao army under the leadership of Cao Ang, Dianman, and Xu Yi, like a flood of fierce beasts, rushing towards the enemy, long qiang, long knife, Pu knife, hook spear under the scorching sun, shadows.

In an instant, the soldiers and horses of Jingzhou were shrouded in smoke and clouds, scattered and embarrassed under the rush of Cao Jun, and Cao Ang was under the protection of Dianman and Xu Yi, wielding a three-pointed two-edged knife, relying on Xiahou Yuan's usual spear skills, killing the enemy first, in order to motivate the soldiers. And Xu Huang, Zhang Xiu, Hu Che'er and others are also rushing back and forth, unstoppable. In an instant, the Jingzhou army was extremely declining, and the defeat was revealed.

But it was said that Cai Mao's brother Cai Zhong rushed to kill in the chaos army, and met Zhang Xiu, Cai Zhong panicked, and scolded loudly: "Zhang Xiu Pifu!" Betrayal of allies, vote .. Take refuge in Cao.. Cao Cao! That traitor is a sinister and vicious person, and you say that Cao Cao will treat you sincerely? If you die in the future, you can't regret it! ”

"Humph!" When Zhang Xiu heard this, his eyes flashed, "What kind of person Lord Sikong is, Xiuzi knows, don't bother you to mention something, let's save your own life first!" As soon as the words fell, Zhang Xiu jumped on his horse and took Cai Zhong.

Zhang Xiu was a spear master Tong Yuan when he was young, Tong Xiongfu personally taught, a hundred birds towards the phoenix gun made quite hot, in the past followed his uncle Zhang Ji in the northwest also broke through the title of "Northland Gun King", only to see Zhang Xiu's gun dance is not ventilated, shaking people's minds, just ten rounds, I heard Cai Zhong howl, the weapon fell to the ground, only to see the blood at his wrist, and then Zhang Xiu swept to the ground with a shot, has been defeated!

"Tie me up!" Zhang Xiu commanded his soldiers to hold Cai Zhong with a smug face, and then continued to turn the horse and kill elsewhere, and all this has completely fallen into Cao Ang's eyes, after looking at it for a long time, Cao Ang sighed lightly, and secretly said in his heart: Tong Yuan is worthy of being a master of Ya Lun martial arts, Zhang Xiu's mediocre posture, and his marksmanship is actually so powerful

However, it is said that the Jingzhou army was first broken by the Yanzhou cavalry, and then slaughtered by the Cao army, and the defeat was inevitable. "General! Withdraw your troops! Looking at the defeated soldiers, Cai Mao just nodded indifferently at the shouts of the partial generals, and then turned around and fled under the protection of his personal guards. As soon as the main general left, the momentum of the soldiers was even more like rain, at this time Cao Ang had already stopped rushing and killing, and looked at everything carefully on the sidelines, only to see Sima Yi walking forward and whispering to Cao Ang: "General, at this time, the enemy's rout is obvious, why not take advantage of the victory to pursue?" ”

Cao Ang said with a smile: "The dog jumped over the wall in a hurry, I still have something important to discuss with Cai Mao, don't be too anxious, Zhuo Ling the whole army, don't have to chase, shout surrender to avoid death, collect the battlefield equipment, and then return to Wancheng." ”

This battle Cao army can be described as a great victory, although the military horses of the various departments were damaged, but the captured horses, knives and guns, equipment is quite abundant, surrendered nearly 10,000 soldiers, in addition to Wancheng Taishou Zhang Xiu also captured Cai Mao's brother Cai Zhong in the chaotic battle, this harvest can be described as unexpected for Cao Ang, seeing Cai Zhong who was held in front of his horse, depressed, bowing his head and silent, Cao Ang chuckled and shook his head, and then said: "And take General Cai to Wancheng for healing, remember to take care of your life, don't be lazy." ”

Looking at Cai Zhong, who was escorted away by the soldiers, the corners of Cao Ang's mouth couldn't help but lightly hang a smile: "God really help me!" Zhongda, now that Cai Zhong is in my hands, what do you think is the chance that Cai Mao will have peace talks with me? Sima Yi glanced at Cao Ang lightly, and said in a deep voice: "If Cai Mao is as the general expected, if he is not loyal to the virtuous ministers, there should be eighty percent of the peace, but if Cai Mao is loyal to his duties and loyal to Liu Biao's ministers, then..."

"Isn't it possible?" Cao Ang took Sima Yi's words, and then turned his head and glanced at Sima Yi meaningfully, "Chief Sima doesn't believe me?" Sima Yi's body shook slightly, and then hurriedly bowed his head and said, "Yi doesn't dare." ”

The breeze blew through the battlefield that was being cleaned by the soldiers, and the two people standing on the horses were speechless for a long time, and suddenly heard Cao Ang laugh when they were young, and then turned around and patted Sima Yi's shoulder, and said cheerfully: "To be honest, I can't say for sure about this matter, but now, for the sake of the future of our army, let's 'treat a dead horse as a live horse doctor'." ”

"Dead horse... I don't know if Cao Ang said it casually or deliberately, the tone of these two words seemed a little heavy in Sima Yi's ears, but the young and handsome face was still unfazed, and said with a faint smile: "Yes, the general's words are very true." ”

After returning to Wancheng, Cao Ang got the remnants of Jingzhou's army Ma Tun Division and Wannan Anzhong County, it seems that Cai Mao is now in a dilemma, after this battle, Cai Mao already knows that Cao Jun is powerful, but in vain to retreat, he is unwilling. Thinking of this, Cao Ang couldn't help laughing, then put the battle report on the case, looked at Zhang Xiu with a smile and said, "I'm afraid Cai Mao can't eat now, and the night can't be restless." ”

Zhang Xiu, who followed, said with a smile: "The eldest prince is very true, Zhang Xiu is willing to lead an army to Anzhong, completely expel the Jingzhou military horses, so that they dare not come back!" Cao Ang shook his head when he heard this: "I still have something to discuss with Cai Mao, we must not do this, but it is okay to harass him and give him a little bit of hardship, it is better to ask General Zhang to lead the men and horses to find opportunities to attack Anzhong County every day, but remember not to entangle, just stop after a shallow taste, and let him suffer a little." Although Zhang Xiu was puzzled when she heard this, she also took the order and left.

"Let's go!" I saw Cao Ang get up and pat the dust on his body, look at Sima Yi with a smile, and Xu Yi said: "Let's go and see General Cai, no matter what, he is also our guest." ”

After Cao Ang's instructions, Cai Zhong is not like a prisoner now, but is well arranged, with plenty of food and drink. Cao Ang came to the place where Cai Zhong was under house arrest, but saw that the room was clean and tidy, and a person in white clothes without armor was sitting on the couch in a daze, seeing Cao Ang and others entering, the panic on Cai Zhong's face suddenly appeared, Cao Ang smiled and found a place to sit down, and said with a smile: "General, can you still live here?" ”

Cai Zhong didn't recognize Cao Ang, but looking at the formation, he thought that this young man must not be an idle person, "It's okay, I'm used to it, I'm used to it." Looking at Cai Zhong, who was forbidden, Cao Ang smiled and said: "It's good to get used to it, but Cao doesn't understand, Liu Jingzhou is the humerus of the Han family, why did he send troops to the realm of the Son of Heaven this time?" It's puzzling. ”

When Cai He heard this, he burst into tears and said: "It's just a partial general in the next member, and I don't know much about these, please be gracious, Cai Zhong is willing to surrender!" Cao Ang smiled and said: "Anyway, Cao and his father still admire Jingxiang Cai's family, and this time they are enemies of Cai's family, but it is out of helplessness." ”

"Cao, father?" Cai He was stunned when he heard this, and then asked stupidly, "I don't know who Your Excellency is?" Cao Ang patted his head: "Heh, look at this trouble, I forgot to introduce it, in the next is Cao Ang, the son of Cao Cao, the current general of the Han Dynasty." ”

Cai Zhong had also heard about Cao Ang's marquis in Xiangyang, and when he heard the words, he hurriedly said: "It turns out that Your Excellency is the champion Hou!" Disrespectful, don't blame Lord Hou, don't blame! Cao Ang smiled and waved his hand: "General Cai doesn't have to be so polite, in fact, for the Cai family and Brother Ling, my father and I are very respectful, I just hate not to see each other, and it is a pleasure to see the general today." Why don't the generals go back to Xudu with Cao to show their respect? ”

"Huh?" As soon as Cai Zhong heard the words 'Hui Xu Du', his waist suddenly softened, and he almost fell, looking at him with an embarrassed look, Dian Xu Yi's face couldn't help but show deep contempt, only Sima Yi's eyes were blazing, and he didn't realize it.

"If the general is unwilling... On that day, Cao sent someone to send the general back to Anzhong, how about seeing General Cai Mao? Seeing Cai Zhong's appearance, Cao Ang didn't bother to tease him, and then went straight to the point, Cai Zhong heard the words, as if he had returned to the sky from the ground, and he couldn't care about the posture, so he hurriedly bowed his head and stared at a pair of bull's eyes and said eagerly: "Is this true?" ”

Cao Ang leaned back slightly, and escaped from Cai Zhong's stinky mouth without leaving a trace, "Naturally it's true, although Cao Mou is young, he also knows that his husband is full of promises, but there is just a letter, I hope General Cai can pass it on to Brother Ling, I don't know if the general is willing?" ”

"Yes! Willing! Childe is willing to let the villain go back, and let him do anything! Cai Zhong's saliva spurted excitedly, Cao Ang frowned, and said with a reluctant smile: "That is the case, please ask the general to rest for a few days, and Cao Mou should fulfill his promise." After saying that, he didn't care about his manners, and then got up and left, just wanting to get as far away from this disgusting guy as possible.

After leaving the room, Cao Ang gently wiped his wet face, and then retched twice, and the man behind him couldn't help but cover his mouth and snicker, even Xu Yi, who had always been silent, had a smile in his eyes.

"Well..."When he turned around, Cao Ang's face couldn't help but blush, and then Nunu said: "Zhongda, when General Zhang Xiu returns, let Cai Zhong go back, and in addition, the 10,000 Jingzhou soldiers who were captured will stay behind, and those who are unwilling will let them go." And..."After thinking for a moment, Cao Ang finally said softly: "Let General Xu lead the men and horses of his headquarters to ambush in the main road leading to Jingzhou in Anzhong, if Cai Mao does not want to see me... I'll leave him all the military horses in Jingzhou! ”

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Cai Zhongyin has no letter, which can be described as a slap in the face for Cai Mao, only making him feel distressed and almost breathless, for several days, Cai Mao can not advance, retreat can not retreat, and has been repeatedly harassed by Zhang Xiu, which can be described as extremely wretched. At this time, the moonlit night was bright, Cai Mao was groaning bitterly in the tent, and when he was drunk, he saw his own soldiers under the tent enter the tent and report: "Tell the governor, the second general is back." ”

Cai Mao was still unmoved at first, as if she hadn't heard. After a while, Fang reacted, got up and said crookedly: "You.. You said.. Say what? ”

"Big brother!" Before the soldier could reply, he saw Cai Zhong break into the tent like a headless fly, hugging Cai Mao's thigh and crying to the ground: "Big brother! It's me! ”

Cai Mao looked at Cai Zhong, who was kneeling on the ground, stood for a long time, and suddenly cried with joy: "Brother! It's good to be back! It's good to be back! At this time, Cai He, who heard the news, also hurried to the main tent, the three old men hugged each other and cried, the cry was shocking, although it was touching, but it was also a little unbearable, the pro-soldier trembled, and hurriedly turned around and went out of the account.

When the three of them had cried enough, Cai Mao comforted Cai Zhong and sat down, asking the reason in detail, Cai He sobbed while telling everything about his affairs in Wancheng, and handed Cao Ang's handwritten letter to Cai Mao to read.

A light like a bean, Cai Mao's face was heavy after carefully reading Cao Ang's letter, and then slowly squared down, with a contemplative face, Cai He hurriedly said when he saw this: "Big brother, what did Cao Ang say?" Cai Mao was deep for a long time, and then said slowly, word by word: "Cao Ang asked me to meet in Anle in three days." ”

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