A surprise battle, but in the end it turned into a siege war. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Originally, this was a raid by the Great Prince on the Praetorian Guard. The eldest prince wanted to take advantage of the loose and empty defense of the Praetorian Guard, who had just returned to the camp, to inflict a thunderous blow on the Praetorian Guard with cavalry. But when he saw that the eldest prince's plan was about to succeed, he killed the Cao family army halfway.

On the battlefield, there is a word called, "fleeting". In this battle, Cao Chun did not have much of a record, and the two hundred Cao family children who entered the cavalry group of the eldest prince were only beheaded more than 200, and lost more than a dozen brothers from the Han Dynasty. But Cao Chun bought the Praetorian Guards more than a quarter of an hour. That's how much time, almost twenty minutes. Twenty minutes was enough time for the well-trained army to assemble and drive to the battlefield not far away.

Moreover, the Praetorian Guards used these twenty minutes to show the world once again that they are worthy of an elite division. Not only did they complete the assembly and arrive at the battlefield during this time, but they also basically completed the semi-encirclement of the enemy in a pocketed state.

When the rebels who had dodged Cao Chun's sword stared at the rain of arrows and rushed to the front of the first team of Praetorian Guards who arrived on the battlefield, with the help of the condescending terrain, they clearly saw that the huge Praetorian Guards were moving in all directions of the battlefield. However, they did not have a chance to warn the compatriots behind them, because in such a moment's stunned state, the weapons in the hands of the enemy had already torn open their chests.

What was supposed to be a surprise battle has now evolved into a frontal assault battle, and I am afraid that it will become a siege battle in the future. As more and more rebel soldiers rushed to the dunes, the knights, who had noticed that the situation was not good, finally had a chance to pass the bad news back. But when this news reached the ears of General Lan at the back, General Lan didn't have to be too surprised. Because, the flying sand that appeared around the battlefield had already told General Lan that we were about to be surrounded.

Falling short! If, it wasn't Cao Chun's timely attack; If, General Lan, did not swallow the idea of this cavalry that dared to offend himself; If General Lan ordered the whole army to raid the Praetorian Guard camp, I am afraid that the battle situation at this moment should be that the knights of the Great Prince are wreaking havoc in the Praetorian Guard camp. Unfortunately, there are not so many ifs in the world.

"Retreat!" General Lan did not hesitate, and after hearing the accurate news, General Lan immediately ordered the entire army to retreat. His task is to raid, and if he continues to fight, not only will there be no point, but if he waits for the Praetorian Guard to complete the encirclement. I'm afraid that the Praetorian Guard will not only not fall, but will also turn all this cavalry, which is only two thousand people, into corpses.

General Lan withdrew in time, and the general of the Praetorian Guard did not pursue. A battle that began in a daze ended like this. It's not that the Janissaries don't want to pursue, but they simply don't have the conditions to pursue. Although most of the more than 3,000 soldiers who had just returned to the camp had only stood quietly on the battlefield for a period of time, the physical consumption of the soldiers was also huge. Some of the 5,000 soldiers who stayed behind in the camp have not rested well since last night, and they have not closed their eyes today. Now that he still has the physical strength to complete the semi-encirclement state so quickly, it has reached the point where the oil is exhausted, how can he have the extra physical strength to pursue the fleeing cavalry. Even if I catch up, I'm afraid I'm tired like a dog, sitting on the ground and waiting to be killed.

After the Praetorian Guards returned to the camp, the Praetorian Guard general came to Cao Chun's tent, and at this time, Cao Chun had just taken off the Mingguang armor on his body. "General Cao!"

"General!" Cao Chun turned his head to look at it, and couldn't help but speed up the movement in his hand.

"In less than ten hours, the general has saved the Praetorian Guard twice. Such a great favor, how to repay it in the next, after the army defeats the prince, in the next must truthfully repay the king, to the general for credit! The Praetorian Guard's expression was very sincere, without a hint of contrivedness.

Cao Chun smiled slightly, "The general is polite." You and I are both prosperous and lossy. How to ask for merit. The general's mind is in the heart. However, now that the military affairs in the camp are busy, the general must not be able to leave, and the general is also asked to give priority to military affairs. "Oh, we're in the same trench now, if you lose, I'll lose, don't worry about this little thing. You'd better get down to business.

On the side of the eldest prince, after General Lan returned with more than 1,700 defeated soldiers, the eldest prince did not blame General Lan, and gradually simply said "I know" and there was no follow-up. The eldest prince's indifferent expression made General Lan chuckle in his heart. The eldest prince, who has always been resolute and strict in rewards and punishments, seems to have changed since this expedition. However, whether this is good or bad is anyone's guess.

After two big battles in a row, the time was just before it happened. However, both sides invariably chose to rest. Although the time of the battle was not short, the physical consumption of the soldiers in these two battles was not small.

In this battle, if it is about victory or defeat, it is really difficult to say. Because of the eldest prince and the Praetorian Guard, two battle formations, each defeated once. In terms of morale, it was the Janissaries who lost more. So, it was the eldest prince who won. And if it is about losses, the losses of the two can be regarded as similar. After two major battles on the Praetorian Guard's side, there were almost 2,000 casualties, which was already very serious for the Praetorian Guard, which only had 10,000 men. However, the biggest blow to the Praetorian Guard was not the lost soldiers, but this formation of the thousandth man, who disappeared. On the side of the eldest prince, the heaviest loss is probably Shura. There were less than seven hundred Shura, and now there are less than two hundred left. Although there were only 500 men, judging by their performance on the battlefield, they were enough to 2,000 soldiers. However, two thousand soldiers for ordinary combat are easy to train, but only the eldest prince knows how much it will cost to train five hundred murderous demonic Shura. So, judging from here, it was the Praetorian Guard who won. In the end, if the two are compared, it can be regarded as a tie.

In the Praetorian Guard camp, after Cao Chun sent off the Praetorian Guard general, he had been thinking about a question, why did the eldest prince let an army that could not be used on the frontal battlefield be sent to death in vain today. The eldest prince could have ordered the cavalry to retreat when they attacked, but he didn't. Cao Chun was puzzled. However, it was not only Cao Chun who was puzzled, but also General Qu, who was in charge of training them. The eldest prince has always regarded them as treasures, but why ...... today?

If you can't figure it out, don't think about it, and it doesn't seem to make sense for Cao Chun to figure out such a problem. Cao Chun, who was looking for trouble, walked out of the tent, looked at the sun that was about to set in the western mountains, and walked around the camp at will. At this moment, the Praetorian Guard messenger who went to report to Ding Chong with the letter finally found the clues left by Ding Chong's army. A few people couldn't help but be a little happy, your sister, after looking for so long, finally found it. And it was also at this time that Ma Chao and the Han Iron Cavalry under his command had just stepped on their horses and were ready to set off for the Second Division City not far away. They were going to attack the Second Division City early the next morning.