The wind was blowing, and the erected military flag was blown to a rattle. The soldiers of the A-shaped battalion sat on the ground, listless, and their morale was low. In addition to the sound of the wind, it was the feeble moaning of the wounded soldiers, which added a bit of desolation to the defeated camp.

Captain Liu Xu, who was standing on the platform, was full of sorrow, he knew that the morale of the Jiazi battalion had been completely defeated. If you want to mention the morale of this army, there is no other way than to win a battle. But in this case, how can you win?

Several tiger and leopard cavalry rode war horses, entered the camp of the Jiazi battalion, and came straight towards Jiangtai. The appearance of the tiger and leopard cavalry attracted the attention of the soldiers of the Jiazi battalion, and also attracted the attention of Liu Xu on the stage.

"I wonder what the generals are doing here?" Liu Xu stood on the platform and asked with his hand towards the tiger and leopard rider.

Several tigers and leopards rolled over and dismounted, took off the masks they wore on their faces, and gave Liu Xu a standard military salute, "The general is polite, we are waiting for the order of the general of Zhengbei to come to summon a person!" ”

Liu Xu nodded and asked with some curiosity, "I don't know who General Cao is?" ”

"A word camp Cao Er!" The Haw Par Knight said solemnly.

"Okay, I'll let Cao Er go to meet General Cao immediately." Liu Xu arched his hand, made a gesture of please, and asked a few tigers and leopards to ride to the big tent to rest.

The tiger and leopard knight who took the lead shook his head, "I hope the general will forgive me, we will take Cao Er to see the general of Zhengbei, right now." ”

Seeing that the tiger and leopard knights were so resolute, Liu Xu couldn't say anything, and hurriedly asked his subordinates to find the roster, and then look for Cao Er. When Cao Er was told that he was summoned by Captain Liu Xu, Cao Er was a little confused. He didn't have anything to do with this captain Liu Xu, why did he suddenly summon him? Yuan Da wanted to go with Cao Er, but was stopped by Cao Er with his eyes. This scene happened to be seen by Sun Dong, who was changing the dressing not far away, looking at Cao Er's back, Sun Dong was thinking about something.

"Cao Er participates in the captain!" Cao Er respectfully saluted Liu Xu, and he attached great importance to the etiquette of his superiors and subordinates in the army.

Liu Xu waved his greetings and looked Cao Er up and down. He couldn't see anything special about this soldier named Cao Er, and he was actually announced by General Zhengbei.

"Cao Er, you should follow these generals for a trip!" Liu Xu pointed to the tiger and leopard riding not far away, and said to Cao Er.

"Whoa!" Cao Er didn't ask anything, just carried out the order.

Coming to the front of the tiger and leopard knights, Cao Er bowed and saluted, "Cao Er sees a few generals!" ”

"Childe, why be polite!" Several tigers and leopards were about to step forward to salute, but they were stopped by Cao Er's eyes, and said in a low voice, "Several, it's better not to reveal my identity." ”

"You are Cao Er?" The leading tiger and leopard knight hurriedly changed his attitude and asked.

"Exactly!" Cao Er was still very respectful.

A tiger and leopard knight brought a war horse and let Cao Er ride it. Cao Er turned over his horse very skillfully, and rode out of the Jiazi camp with several tigers and leopards.

Soon came to a military camp, where the tents were arranged in an orderly manner, with one post at ten paces and one sentry at five steps, and the soldiers who walked back and forth had resolute expressions on their faces. After reading this, Cao Shuang knew that the general of Zhengbei was very good at governing the army.

When he came to the big tent in the center of the camp, the person sitting upright in the second seat of Cao Er chuckled in his heart, and hurriedly bowed and saluted, "The child participates in the father!" ”

Looking at his son who had not seen him for more than a year, Cao Zhen was also a little excited, and wanted to speak but was a little choked. Looking at the unwashed blood stains on Cao Shuang's face and the scars on his body, he couldn't bear it. Cao Zhen got up and came to Cao Shuang and helped his son up, "Son! This year, you have suffered! ”

Cao Shuang looked at Cao Zhen with a smile, his eyes were full of tears, he had never thought of meeting his father like this. "The kid is okay, he learned a lot!" Cao Shuang lowered his head and wiped away the tears in his eyes, so as not to let the tears slip from his eyes.

"I haven't seen him for a year, but my son has grown strong!" Cao Zhen patted Cao Shuang's shoulder with great relief, and sat back in the main seat.

"Father is here for?" The two quickly adjusted their emotions, and Cao Shuang was the first to ask.

Cao Zhen stretched his shoulders and smiled slightly, "My father came here this time to quell the Xiongnu rebellion. ”

Listening to Cao Zhen's words, Cao Shuang secretly thought in his heart, as expected, this matter is really not small. In this natural disaster, the cattle and horses of various tribes on the grassland suffered heavy casualties, and there was a famine. In particular, the Xiongnu, who moved inward, were more seriously affected. Some Xiongnu tribes began to unite and attacked caravans, annexed other small tribes, and even attacked the imperial army, and a rebellion broke out. Youzhou, all ethnic tribes gather here, and there is Gongsun Kang in western Liaoning. Cao Cao was very worried about the situation in Youzhou, so he appointed Cao Zhen as the general of the expedition to the north and rushed to Youzhou to control the army of Youzhou and avoid an uncontrollable situation.

The father and son faced each other for a long time, and neither of them spoke.

"Last night's battle, how was the situation of the Azi battalion?" Cao Zhen was the first to ask, breaking the silence between father and son.

Cao Shuang sighed and shook his head, "Last night's battle was full of casualties and low morale. "The battalion of the first battalion has gone through a rapid march, and the defects in the troops, it is not surprising that the infantry against the cavalry suffered heavy casualties.

Cao Zhen nodded, Cao Zhen had already received a report on these things. Cao Zhen didn't speak, just looked at Cao Shuang quietly, obviously what he wanted to hear was not that.

"When the new army was first established, it suffered such a great defeat. If you don't mention morale, Camp A will be abolished! Cao Shuang continued.

"If this army is in your hands, will you be able to give it a different appearance?" Cao Zhen looked at Cao Shuang and said very seriously.

Cao Shuang laughed and arched his hand towards Cao Zhen, "The child is just an ordinary soldier, and he can't take on such a big responsibility. ”

"Liu Xu is very capable of being a father, if you are his deputy, can you be sure?" Cao Zhen took a step forward and continued.

"Alright then, kid give it a try." Cao Shuang smiled helplessly, knowing that he couldn't excuse this job, so he could only respond.

"This matter is difficult for you, but you have to understand as a father." Cao Zhen said a little bitterly, his face was full of worry, "In order to avoid changes in Youzhou, my father only brought eight hundred tigers and leopards outside the tent to ride, day and night, and felt Youzhou on the fifteenth." Now that the number of troops is tight, new recruits must also be used. ”

"The child understands!" Cao Shuang got up and took Cao Zhen's order, very resolutely. At this moment, there is no room for him to refuse. He understood his father Cao Zhen's intentions, no matter what, he had to try hard to share his father's worries.

Looking at Cao Shuang's distant back, the corners of Cao Zhen's mouth twitched slightly, "Let my father see how much you have learned in the past year." ”