"Stop!" Coming to the bank of Bianshui, Cao Cao alertly stopped the rushing army. Staring at the eerily calm river, Cao Cao frowned deeply.

"General Mengde, why did you stop? Crossing the Bianshui, we can go straight to the tiger prison and threaten Luoyang. Seeing Cao Cao stop suddenly, Wei Zi asked suspiciously.

"It's too calm around Bianshui!" Cao Cao's brows did not stretch, he looked around and said: "The coalition forces are not in alignment, presumably Lu Bu, who is guarding the tiger prison, can also see some clues." If I were Lu Bu, I would definitely be ambushed in the area from Sour Zao to Tiger Prison. And before and after the water is the best. If we cross the Bianshui directly, the army will be divided into three parts, and at this time it will be attacked by surprise, and the first will not be taken into account. ”

When Wei Zi heard this, his face also became cautious. Bao Xin frowned and said suspiciously: "Ambush? Unlikely! Dong Zhuo's north and south lines are already tight, and if he doesn't compress his defense at this time, do he still have to take the initiative to attack? ”

"It's better to be careful!" Cao Cao did not object to Bao Xin, nor did he agree, but said with a calm face: "Move north, bypass Bianshui." ”

"Think twice! Since the raid is the king, the rush is the king, if you bypass the Bianshui, I am afraid that it will give the Dong thief time to react, I don't think it's appropriate! Bao Xin looked around and said, "Our army only needs to expand the scope of scout patrols and take precautions as soon as possible." ”

Wei Zi was extremely optimistic about Cao Cao's ability to lead the troops, and at this time, Wei Zi believed in Cao Cao's judgment more, so he echoed Cao Cao and said: "General Bao, it's better to be cautious, after all, we are alone, and the other coalition forces in the rear are still at ease!" ”

When Bao Xin heard this, his face was a little disdainful and said: "I thought that after Yuan Shaonai was the fourth and third dukes, he would do his best to be loyal to the imperial court, and I didn't want to be a villain who coveted immediate interests." What difference does it make if we have him or not? If you don't delay the time, you will definitely be able to hit a tiger prison Guan Lu Bu by surprise, take the tiger prison, and strengthen the prestige of the coalition army. ”

"What General Bao said is extremely true!" Cao Cao nodded, and said lightly: "However, General Bao has not seen our march here, and there is no previous appearance of birds and beasts flying shields?" ”

"It's so unusually quiet, there must be an ambush, but I don't know how many thieves and soldiers there are!" Cao Cao's eyes were determined, and he said confidently: "However, if we want to raid the Tiger Prison Pass, we don't have much time to send scouts to investigate. In this case, why don't you just ignore the secret thief army and go around the north to the tiger prison? ”

When Bao Xin heard this, he discovered the strange silence on both sides of the Bianshui River that Cao Cao said, and suddenly realized: "It is still General Meng De who observes carefully, and believes in obeying General Meng De's military orders." After that, Bao Xin's face looked around a little fiercely, as if he was demonstrating to Dong Jun, who had not been aware of it for the time being.

"Order the whole army to go north and bypass Bianshui!"

Cao Cao's military order was handed down, and more than 20,000 soldiers and horses began to slowly move north.

"General, the rebels are moving north again, and it seems that they are going to bypass Bianshui."

"Huh?!" Xu Rong looked at Cao Jun, who was moving slowly and orderly, and also guessed his movements, and his face became a little solemn: "It seems that Cao Cao is not a mediocre person!" The whole army was ordered to wait for half of the thieves' troops and horses to turn to half, and then the cavalry launched a surprise attack. ”

"No!"

Hmph, since it can't be broken, such a flat place on the bank of the Bianshui River will also become a place for you to be buried. Xu Rong thought fiercely.

"The rear army is keeping up quickly!" The generals of the various departments shouted with the army and directed the coalition forces to turn.

"Knock knock!" "Kill!" After half of the coalition forces had turned, the sound of drums and shouts of slaughter could be heard behind the southern mound, followed by the sound of horses' hooves.

"Humph! As expected! Cao Hong, who was commanding at the turning point, snorted coldly and issued a military order when he noticed that the ground was trembling: "The shield soldiers are out of line, and they are in formation!" ”

"Knock knock... Tyre! In an instant, about two thousand burly men burst out of the soldiers and horses that were originally turning, each holding a shield, forming a stepped formation under the command of Cao Hong, shouting, and inserting the shield into the land.

"Pikemen, up!"

"Huh!" At the sound of the order, another 2,000 soldiers and horses came out of the corner, and crossed the battle with the shield soldiers who had just been stationed, standing or crouching calmly, holding spears in both hands, as if ready to stab at any time.

In the front army, which was already facing north, Xiahoudun suddenly shouted: "Where are the cavalry?" ”

"Wow! Power! Power~! The thousands of cavalrymen in the front army raised their swords in their hands, echoed Xiahoudun, and shouted loudly.

"With the general, raid!" Xiahoudun didn't pay attention to how many soldiers in the rear responded, and after hearing the mighty voice, he shouted: "Kill!" ”

"Kill!" The shouts of killing came out, the sky was dark, and the thousands of cavalry of the front army broke away from the army in an instant, turned right and turned around, and rushed towards the rear army. When the cavalry led by Xiahoudun rushed to the momentum, the calm Xiahouyuan led the rear army with a mixture of archers and infantry to bypass the spear and shield formation, and lined up behind the spear and shield array, and set up arrows to string up, ready to shoot at any time.

It seems that Cao Cao is not in vain! Seeing this, Xu Rong admired a little in his heart. I didn't want Cao Cao to command like this, so he changed his formation in an instant, and it seemed that Cao Cao had already found the ambush on the south side of his soldiers and horses. Admiration is admiration, but Xu Rong has endless information about Xiliang Tieqi, and he is even more arrogant about his own battle.

The Xiliang cavalry did not slow down, and under Xu Rong's shout, they suddenly increased by half a percent. From afar, it seems that a hurricane is forming. Seeing this, Cao Cao's face was solemn. Originally, I thought that I would arrange my troops in such a formation, not to mention repelling, but it was not difficult to block the charge of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry. But after seeing the momentum of Xiliang Tieqi, Cao Cao's eyebrows furrowed.

"Xiliang's sons, follow the generals to kill the rebels and make meritorious contributions! Kill! ”

"Kill the rebels and make a contribution! Kill, kill, kill! More than 10,000 Xiliang Tieqi's face was crazy, and his eyes were blood-red and he shouted madly. Even if Cao Cao led it, it was a brave man recruited from all over the country, but under such a momentum, many soldiers who stood in front of the shield couldn't help but tremble a little. Seeing this, Cao Hong's expression tightened, a gun passed over the big shield of the soldier beside him, carried his fine iron war knife, strode to the forefront, and roared: "Crusade against Dong Zhuo, kill!" ”

"Kill!" It seemed that driven by Cao Hong's momentum, the soldier who was robbed of the shield was stunned for a moment, then stood with both hands tightened, strode behind Cao Hong, and roared angrily, blood gushing on both sides of his forehead.

"Kill! Kill! Kill! "The main general took the lead, and let the thousands of spears and shields behind him roar angrily, and the momentum is incomparable.

Hehe, Cao Cao is really good, and the generals under his command are also extraordinary. It's a pity that not long after the army was formed, even if the morale was available, how could the enemy be the battle-hardened Xiliang Iron Cavalry? Xu Rong thought so, his face was also extremely praised, but the confidence and contempt in his eyes flashed frequently.

It's too late, it's too soon. The distance of hundreds of zhang is under the iron hooves of Xiliang, but in the blink of an eye.

"Boom!" A dull sound sounded, and when the coalition cavalry turned around and was still more than a hundred zhang away from the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry crashed into the coalition army's gun and shield array.

"Kill!" At the moment of hand-to-hand combat, Cao Hong's horse stepped tightly, his left shoulder sank, and his feet seemed to grow in the soil, making the originally galloping Xiliang Iron Rider seem to hit the stone wall, leaning back, and even the people and horses fell over. Even so, Cao Hong did not hit the Xiliang Iron Horse like a fierce beast and made his mind dizzy, and his anger was knotted in his chest.

The shield soldiers in the front row did the same, trying to block the first wave of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, but the power of the Iron Cavalry was not as simple as they imagined.

The Xiliang Iron Cavalry is the elite who has followed Dong Zhuo for many years, and over the years, both military salaries and money obtained by various methods have been smashed on the Xiliang Iron Cavalry. Especially after entering Luoyang, Dong Zhuo not only used the treasury funds, but also plundered the finances from the powerful family to strengthen his own descendants. The 5,000 Xiliang Iron Cavalry that originally entered Luoyang with Dong Zhuo now has more than 30,000, which is extremely terrifying.

The moment the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, armed to the teeth, rushed into Cao Cao's army array, most of the shield soldiers were knocked away in an instant, or they were knocked into seven holes and bled to death, or they were knocked into the extreme formation and were accidentally injured by their comrades and died. In an instant, wails were heard from all over the battlefield, one after another.

Cao Hong shook his head a little dazed, and after looking around slightly, his face was anxious. I didn't want to be so stable in the formation, but the momentum of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry was instantly broken. After the shock, Cao Hong panicked in his heart, how long can the coalition forces withstand such a situation? Will the lord be safe? Thinking of this, Cao Hong no longer paid attention to the situation in front of the battle, and relied on his own bravery to kill the bloody road in the chaos, and rushed towards Cao Cao's place in a panic.

Fortunately, before the Xiliang Iron Cavalry could turn back when they rushed into the military formation, the thousands of cavalry led by Xiahoudun finally dared to go to the battlefield. The army formation was already in disarray, and Xiahoudun did not let his already powerful cavalry join the melee. Xiahoudun took the lead, lifted the reins lightly, and led the cavalry to slightly bypass the chaotic front formation, and headed towards the rear of the Xiliang rear army, which had not yet entered the battle formation.

"Kill! Pierce through the enemy! Xiahoudun was a little anxious in his heart, and after rushing to the rear of the enemy's army, he didn't delay any longer, and with an order, he roared and crashed into the Xiliang cavalry formation.

Even if the Xiliang Iron Cavalry is like a fierce beast, the armor is even more elite. But Xiahoudun, who crashed into the military formation, was not idle, regardless of the losses, he forcibly stopped the Xiliang rear army, interrupting the momentum of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry. The chaotic former army Xiahoudun did not plan to rescue for the time being, and took advantage of the weakness to cripple the Xiliang rear army, which was the greatest support for the front.

At this time, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Cao and others in the rear were the most aggrieved. I was going to let the archers consume a little when the Xiliang cavalry had not yet rushed into the military formation, but I didn't want the Xiliang iron cavalry to be too fast. Thousands of archers only threw less than three rounds, and the Xiliang Iron Cavalry had already rushed into their own army formation under the rain of arrows.

Cao Cao, who originally thought that he would be able to fight, saw clearly the combat power of Xiliang's soldiers and horses at this time. In the previous months of the attack and defense of the Tiger Prison Pass, the coalition army did not see how the world-famous Xiliang Iron Cavalry was, but after seeing it, it made Cao Cao regret it a little.

But no matter what Cao Cao's mentality is, the war is still going on, and Cao Cao will not give up.