Both sides of the war sent a team to collect the body.

There were not many people sent by the Cao army, after all, there were not too many soldiers killed in battle.

The Liaodong Army sent two or three hundred men.

The soldiers of both sides who collected the bodies walked past each other.

As if they didn't see anyone in enemy armor, they looked down and searched for the bodies of their comrades or those who had been seriously wounded and abandoned on the battlefield.

Not far from Cao Jun's barracks, several large pits were dug out.

Cao Jun, who collected the corpse, carefully put the dead companion in the pit.

However, because the military camp of the Liaodong Army was far away, they used horse-drawn carts to transport the bodies away and bury them in the open space outside the barracks.

It was getting late, and Cao Zhang returned to the tent.

Deng Zhan and Zhu Ao followed him to the tent.

"Have the two generals counted how many soldiers were killed in battle?" Cao Zhang asked the two of them.

Deng Zhan replied: "Our army killed more than 100 people, the Liaodong army killed more than 300 people, and there were many wounded on both sides, and the number has not yet been calculated. ”

"It's only been a battle, and there are more than 100 casualties." Cao Zhang said: "If the eldest brother knows, maybe he will blame me and others." ”

"This battle is indeed a bit bitter." Zhu Ao replied: "However, the soldiers of our army are still very brave, the number is only half of the enemy's army, but they can beat them back, and the number of enemy soldiers killed is far greater than our army. Even if Childe knew, he wouldn't blame him. ”

"The enemy army is stationed not far away, and we have to send an order to the soldiers to stay on guard and be careful." Cao Zhang said.

"That's what the third prince said." Deng Zhan and Zhu Ao responded, and then Deng Zhan said: "In the evening, General Zhu and I take turns on duty, and I also ask the third prince to rest." ”

"It's better for two people to be on duty at night than for two people to be on duty at night." Cao Zhang said: "I will take turns with the two generals until the eldest brother arrives with the army. ”

Deng Zhan and Zhu Ao also knew that it was impossible to convince him, so they had no choice but to respond.

Cao Zhang led the vanguard and Gongsun Kang to confront each other in Xi'anping, and Cao Shuo divided the army into three routes.

Lü Bu led all the way to the left, Chen Zhi led all the way to the right, and he himself led the Chinese army to advance to Xi'anping.

Although the army marched slower than the vanguard, and arrived in Xi'anping, it was only two days later than Cao Zhang and others.

Entering Cao Zhang's military camp, Cao Shuo asked him, "Ziwen came here and fought with Gongsun Kang several times?" ”

"The enemy attacks once a day." Cao Zhang replied: "There were some casualties on both sides, they failed to break through our army's defense line, and our army never pursued with victory. ”

"It has not greatly damaged the vitality of the enemy army, and it is not suitable for pursuit." Cao Shuo said: "Even if you really win and drive Gongsun Kang back to the hinterland of Liaodong, once he occupies a city and defends it, it will not be easy to annihilate him." ”

"Does the eldest brother have a plan?" Cao Zhang asked.

"Absolutely." Gently patting his arm, Cao Shuo said, "General Lu and General Chen each led a group of soldiers and horses to make a detour. When they are in position, our army will attack on all fronts. After repelling Gongsun Kang, he had no way to retreat if he wanted to. Gongsun Kang is the lord of Liaodong, if he can't be destroyed, Liaodong will not belong to our Cao family at any time. ”

"No wonder my eldest brother didn't let me fight with all my might, five thousand soldiers of our army, if I want to break through ten thousand enemy troops, it is not a particularly difficult thing." Cao Zhang said: "Whether it is weapons or drills, they are much worse than us. ”

"If you don't want to get caught up in the war, the best thing to do is to end it as soon as possible." Cao Shuo said: "The so-called capture of the thief first captures the king, for the sake of Liaodong, and for more soldiers to be able to go home alive, of course I don't want Gongsun Kang to live too long." ”

"The eldest brother is here, can we ......?" asked Cao Zhang.

"It's not time yet." Cao Shuo said: "General Lu and General Chen are not in place yet, and when they send someone to deliver news, it is the time for our army to attack on all fronts." ”

"I see." Cao Zhangying said: "If the enemy dares to come, I will lead the troops to fight them back." But if they do not come, we will be here with them, until their back is cut off by two armies. ”

"Follow me, you have to learn more than just walking around the battlefield." Cao Shuo smiled: "You still have to learn how to use troops, how to force the enemy army to a dead end, so as to finally annihilate it." ”

Cao Zhang nodded and accompanied Cao Shuo into the barracks.

Cao Shuo, who came here, brought seven or eight thousand soldiers and horses.

Together with the previous generals under Cao Zhang's command, their number of soldiers and horses has exceeded that of the Liaodong Army brought by Gongsun Kang.

After fighting Cao Zhang for two days in a row, Gongsun Kang had already realized that the situation was wrong.

Five thousand Cao troops guarded the front like an iron bucket.

He ordered several attacks, all of which were in vain.

Now that Cao Shuo has led a large army here, it can be said that the Liaodong Army has no chance of winning at all.

was ready for a decisive battle with Cao Shuo, but Gongsun Kang was unable to wait for Cao's army to attack.

In the next two days, he did not order an attack, and Cao's army did not take the initiative to attack.

Looking at Cao Jun's camp, Gongsun Kang frowned, wondering in his heart, Cao Shuo has been here for two days, and he obviously has an advantage, why is he unwilling to attack?

Confused, a guard hurried over.

When he arrived at Gongsun Kang's side, the guard bowed down and said, "General Qiyu, the scout has sent news that the two enemy armies have made a detour from the flanks and blocked our army's retreat. ”

After receiving this news, Gongsun Kang was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly asked, "How many people are there in those two enemy armies?" ”

"There are more than 3,000 people in each branch, and there are six or seven thousand people in the count." The guard replied.

Gongsun Kang immediately understood the reason why Cao Shuo did not launch an attack in the past two days.

It turned out that he had been waiting for the two men and horses to make a detour behind and cut off the retreat of the Liaodong Army......

There was no way out, and Gongsun Kang felt a burst of sadness in his heart.

There seemed to be only one way in front of him, and that was to be completely annihilated by Cao's army.

Looking at the Cao army camp in the distance, Gongsun Kang shouted: "Pass the order, the army will go out with me, so as to break the enemy in one battle!" ”

Gongsun Kang's order was issued, and the Liaodong Army was quickly ready for battle.

At the same time, Cao Shuo was also rewarded by Lu Bu and Chen Zhi who were already in place.

There were rumpets from the Liaodong Army camp facing them from a distance, and Cao Shuo said to Cao Zhang and the others beside him: "Gongsun Kang is going to make a desperate gamble this time. ”

"I'm going to fight!" Cao Zhang said: "He must be wiped out of his armor." ”

"Don't keep your hands on this time." Cao Shuo smiled indifferently: "The Gongsun family of Liaodong, from the beginning of this battle, can be completely erased!" ”

"Eldest brother, don't worry!" Cao Zhang arched his hand, greeted Deng Zhan and Zhu Ao, and got on the horse to prepare to fight.

Cao Zhang and the others left, and Guo Jia said: "After this battle, Gongzi can let Youzhou take over Liaodong!" ”

(End of chapter)