Although the spring breeze in February was still a little cold, after a rapid march in the morning, and it was noon, caught in a group of old men, it seemed a little stuffy, took off his armor, poured a mouthful of water and swallowed the stiff military rations.

Suddenly, a faint vibration came from far and near, Cao Hong's face changed abruptly, and he shouted, "Array!" He quickly put on his armor and turned over his horse with a knife, and looked far away in the direction from which the vibration came, but as far as the eye could see, there was nothing but the endless yellow earth.

Doubting in his heart, he turned his head, and the adjutant general quickly turned over and dismounted, leaned down, his ears were on the ground, and in a moment the adjutant general pointed to the west and shouted: "Cavalry! ”

"How many soldiers and horses are there?" Cao Hong asked in a deep voice.

The lieutenant general thought for a moment, and his face was solemn: "The sound of horses' hooves is dense, and it is more than a thousand horses!" ”

More than thousands of war horses are nothing in the eyes of Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zhan, Ma Teng, Han Sui and others who occupy border states and counties, but in the eyes of Cao Jun, who went deep into the Central Plains, this is definitely a big killing weapon that cannot be ignored.

The cavalry on the opposite side did not know whether they were friends or foes, and for the sake of safety, Cao Hong ordered the army to line up to meet the enemy in a steep place in the north.

Cao Hong is a fierce general under Cao Cao, not only strong in martial arts, but also has a set of marching formations, and soon a full moon phalanx in the north of Xuanyuan Mountain stands in front of him.

When Cao Hong set up a large array, the vibration on the ground became louder and louder, almost shaking people, and where the sound came, a black cloud floated as far as the eye could see. Cao Hong stood in front of the formation with a knife and a horse, his face became more and more solemn, no need to think that the dark cloud was definitely a cavalry, and the number of cavalry was definitely more than a thousand horses or even more, but I didn't know what kind of force it was.

It's close, it's close! The black cavalry was already clearly visible, and the knights were all wearing ink-colored armor, carrying a longbow at their waists, full of quivers behind their backs, holding halberds, neatly aligned, and at first glance they were the elite of a hundred battles.

There are more than a thousand, there are four or five thousand people, and all of them are cavalry, not only Cao Hong has changed color, but the five thousand foot soldiers behind him have changed color together, and their faces are pale and silent. The two huge "Yang" banners are quite eye-catching, one gilded banner represents the power, and the other smaller black flag represents the commander of the army, both of which are "Yang", who does this cavalry belong to, and who does the commander belong to?

Today, the banners of "Yuan", "Cao", "Liu", "Lu" and "Sun" are all over the world, and the banner of the word "Yang" is almost missing, who are the princes surnamed "Yang"? Cao Hong condensed his eyebrows and thought hard, and suddenly a familiar name appeared in his mind, didn't they go out to fight this time to eliminate Yang Shuo who was entrenched in Hongnong in one fell swoop? Could it be that this person is a military general under Yang Shuo?

It's just that Yang Shuo came from so many cavalry? Cao Gong is in Yanzhou and Yuzhou, coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and there are not so many war horses, why does Yang Shuo, who is only two counties, have so many cavalry!

Cao Hong was puzzled, and then he was glad, glad that he decisively ordered the army to line up, otherwise they would be greeted by the terrifying iron hooves of the cavalry, if there was no battle formation to rely on in the plains, his five thousand foot soldiers only needed a charge from the opposite cavalry, and they would turn into the soul of the horse's hooves in an instant.

Cao Hongbei relied on the battle formation, stopped and did not dare to step forward, while Yang Zaixing on the opposite side did not have so many concerns, the army stopped a mile away, and came to Cao Hong alone with a spear and a horse.

After Hongnong, it only takes a day of rapid marching, and the Tiger Prison Pass is at the foot, but the sudden appearance of the Cao Army's military array surprised Yang Zaixing, since the Cao Army appeared here, then the Tiger Prison Pass, the only place for Yanzhou to enter Luoyang, has also fallen into the hands of Cao Cao.

At this point, Yang Zaixing didn't dare to act rashly, and was ready to go forward to find out before making plans.

Slowly approaching, Yang Zaixing pointed a spear at Cao Hong and asked coldly, "Who are you?" ”

Seeing that Yang Zaixing was just one person, Cao Hong, who had been on the battlefield for a long time, was not afraid at all and drove forward, "Cao Hong, the general under Cao Sikong's account, who are you?" ”

Cao Hong, Cao Cao's younger brother, brave and good at fighting, Yang Zaixing has also heard a lot, and Cao Hong will follow Cao Cao Zuo in every battle, now Cao Hong is here, where is Cao Cao?

And looking at the Cao Hong battle array, the south is in the Xuanyuan Mountains, shaped like a crescent moon, a row of solid vertical shields in front of the ground is not a few feet below the dense wind, and then there are many spears, the bow and crossbow in the center stand with the bow in hand, the battle array is well-founded, quite orderly, five thousand foot soldiers in the plain area Yang Zaixing did not look at it and led the troops to crush the past, but now such a battle array may not be able to take it even if all the four thousand cavalry are put together.

The brain was spinning rapidly, and his mouth was non-stop, "A certain is Yang Zaixing, the pioneer general under Yang Shuo's account, who is too guarded by Hongnong!" ”

Sure enough, it's Yang Shuo, and now he only fights to the death! Cao Hong's heart is firm, as long as he commands properly, with this large array, the cavalry on the opposite side has nothing to fear.

After observing for a while, Yang Zaixing did not find the slightest mistake in Cao Hong's big array, so he had to turn around and leave.

"How's the general?" The adjutant general greeted him and asked.

Yang Zaixing shook his head helplessly, "This person is Cao Cao's younger brother Cao Hong, who is quite proficient in the art of war, and the battle array is rigorous, and it is difficult to achieve results by forcibly attacking!" ”

The adjutant general did not echo Yang Zaixing's words, but proposed: "General, the top priority is not to defeat Cao Hong, but to tell the lord about the appearance of Cao Jun in Luoyang as soon as possible!" ”

The lieutenant general around him had followed him since the formation of the cavalry, and after thinking about it, he felt that what the lieutenant general said made sense, and nodded, "Well, I want to report to the lord to the fullest, but how to solve the Cao army in front of me?" ”

The adjutant general said: "The general can send someone to explain the situation here to the lord, and the lord will decide, and the general will divide his troops to block Cao Hong in all directions, so that he will not pass the news of our army's entry into Luoyang to Cao Cao, so that there may be hope to recapture the Tiger Pass!" ”

Cao Hong's army formation is as solid as a rock and difficult to break for a while, and the Tiger Prison Pass is also heavily guarded, even if Cao Hong is abandoned to kill the Tiger Prison Pass, it is difficult to make achievements, but Yang Shuo will seize Luoyang's information to Cao Cao, and the lord is unfavorable, the deputy general proposed to be the best way at present, while sending a fast horse to Hongnong, while taking a team of thousands of people, a total of four teams will Cao Hong surrounded in all directions, but Cao Bing Detective rode out and was killed.

"General, the thieves are hateful, there are cavalry in all directions, and our army can't pass the news of this place to Lord Sikong at all!" Vice General Cao Hong was furious, strode meteor and cried in front of Cao Hong.

"It's okay!" Cao Hong waved his hand, "Since Yang Zaixing won't let me wait to deliver the news, then I won't pass it on!" ”

"It's just..."The deputy general was anxiously about to open his mouth and was categorically interrupted by Cao Hong: "I understand what you think, but it will not help to send more scouts, even if Yang Zaixing has 4,000 cavalry, I can't wait, just wait patiently for a few days, the eldest brother reinforcements can arrive, at that time I hope Yang Zaixing is still like this!" After that, Cao Hong laughed a few times.

Yang Zaixing was waiting for Yang Shuo, Cao Hong was also waiting for Cao Cao, no one could help anyone, and the tense atmosphere suddenly became much quieter.