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As soon as Cao Xiu sent the five thousand elite cavalry to find a place to ambush, he heard a report from the sentry that a huge army of grain wagons of the Shu army had been discovered.

"Great! How big is the fleet? How many troop escorts are there? Where is it now? "He is troubled by yesterday's defeat and the unstable morale of the army, and he urgently needs a victory to boost morale and stop the rumors from spreading.

The sentry reported: "About a thousand, about five thousand sergeants." I guess it's ten miles away from us. ”

"A thousand?" Cao Xiu couldn't believe that if there was such a large-scale grain transportation team, how much grain would have to be transported, enough for tens of thousands of people to eat for more than a month.

This should be almost all the food that the enemy has brought this time.

With so much food, Cao Xiu hoped to grab it all.

It just so happens that their follow-up grain transportation team is still on the way, and they have not yet arrived in Shangtai, with this food, even if the battle is temporarily lost, they can rest assured that they can deal with the enemy.

"Apart from these five thousand people, they don't have any other men and horses to escort?" Cao Xiu wants to confirm again.

The sentinel replied, "Yes, their army is behind the grain wagons, but there are grain wagons that are miles apart. ”

This is a little wrong, it has always been the army in front of the road, and the grain and grass followed, these guys, how can the grain transport team walk in front, but the army walks behind?

Could it be that they sent out a grain convoy first to lure us into being fooled and then flank us?

Cao Xiu shook his head again, in fact, since Ma Chao took advantage of their defeat and only returned to the camp to hold on, and quickly made a detour to the north, he couldn't tell who was surrounding whom.

Ma Chao's light army went deep, of course, he was surrounded in the rear, but why wasn't he surrounded by Ma Chao's front and rear armies?

Forget it, don't think about it, whether this is an enemy trap or not, as long as there is a gap between them, there is a chance to take advantage of it!

The so-called trap, as long as it is seen through in advance, can be used in reverse.

After a moment's thought, he decided to personally lead five thousand elite cavalry to attack the enemy's grain fleet, and once he succeeded, he relied on the rapid maneuver of the cavalry to quickly leave the battlefield.

Just in case, he ordered his generals to lead a large army to respond.

Cao Xiu ordered 5,000 elite horsemen to lay an ambush in the valley, and he led his guards to climb the mountain to observe the enemy's grain convoy coming from afar.

Xu Shu led the team of grain trucks, walked far ahead of Ge Liang and them, looked back all the way, and when they saw that they were about to enter the ambush site of Cao's army, they stopped.

"What's the matter, have they already found us?" Cao Xiu spied on the top of the mountain, feeling a little anxious.

"No, it won't." The guards felt that they were well hidden, and that it was impossible for them to be discovered by the enemy.

Someone analyzed: "Could it be that they themselves feel too far away from the army and are afraid of being attacked by us, so they stop and wait for their army to follow?" ”

"Look, look, they sent two men and rode to the rear." Someone had sharp eyes and hurriedly reported.

Well, it does look like an army is waiting for them.

If they really wait until their army catches up, it will be another large-scale fierce battle.

Cao Xiu remembered that his family had only been defeated yesterday, and the army was defeated at that time, and now most of the sergeants are afraid of the Shu army, and they are afraid that it will be more difficult to win in a field battle.

So, do you want to attack before they converge?

Could it be that the enemy has been tempted again?

In an instant, he slapped his head again, why did he hesitate again?

Didn't you think about it before you came, as long as the enemy's food convoy and the army distanced themselves, they could attack completely!

Anyway, now all his men are cavalry, as long as they attack quickly and then quickly leave the battlefield.

Moreover, after annihilating the enemy's grain transport team and winning a big battle at home, morale will naturally be raised.

As for the enemy, when the military rations are robbed, the morale of the army will naturally fluctuate, and the situation will be completely reversed.

"Attack!" He made up his mind and appeared on the top of the hill and ordered the sergeant to wave the flag.

The 5,000 tigers and leopards who were lying in ambush in the valley immediately shouted loudly, mounted their horses and spears, and rushed to the enemy's grain convoy.

"It's still here after all!" Xu Shu was excited when he saw the enemy cavalry rushing over, and immediately ordered all the sergeants to quickly drag the chariot and quickly formed a dozen circular chariot formations.

Five thousand iron horsemen, the sound of rumbling horses' hooves, and the shouts of the cavalry were overwhelming, resounding through the clouds.

The soldiers of the Shu army remained unmoved, standing quietly behind the chariot, waiting for the enemy to approach.

A whirlwind blew on the flat ground, and the tigers and leopards ran fast, shouting, and surrounded the chariots of the Shu army without stopping arrows, surrounding them.

The cavalry galloped on horseback, and at the same time drew bows and arrows, shooting at the Shu army.

The soldiers of the Shu army raised their shields and relied on shields and chariots to block, and the enemy's arrows could not cause them any harm at all.

At the same time, they hid behind the cart and kept firing arrows at approaching enemy riders.

The Wei army rode on horses, and could only rely on their own armor for protection, but they suffered a lot of damage.

Cao Xiu saw it from a high place, and secretly called out bad luck, this method of forming a formation with chariots to prevent the enemy from impacting, he would also use it, but he didn't expect that the enemy could surround the chariot formation so quickly, and even the cavalry that suddenly rushed out failed to attack first.

With such speed and proficiency, it takes a long time to train.

Are these enemies really just grain carriers? Are these trucks, loaded with grain?

He felt that he had been fooled again, such a convoy was simply used for combat, not for transporting food.

The cavalry of the Wei army surrounded the chariot of the Shu army, and for a while they could not find a way to start, and the two sides were in a stalemate.

This was not the result Cao Xiu wanted, he had to destroy this group of enemies before the enemy army arrived.

However, if you can't rush in on horseback, should you let the tiger and leopard abandon their horses and walk on foot and turn into infantry to attack the enemy?

He had no choice but to look to the rear, hoping that his infantry would arrive before the enemy's army, and that he could quickly annihilate the enemy by relying on his superior local forces.

He needs a win so badly.

Like now, the fact that they can't attack the enemy's car formation and the stalemate between the two sides seems to be a draw, but in fact, it is another defeat for them!

The dignified tiger and leopard rider can't even destroy a grain transportation team of the enemy, and if it is spread out, wouldn't it make people laugh off their big teeth?

In this way, won't the morale of our army be even lowered, and won't the enemy go around preaching it again, and I, Cao Zhen, see the enemy, just like a mouse sees a cat?

Just when he hesitated, the Shu army's car formation suddenly automatically let go.

Some Shu soldiers pushed their chariots and stepped forward from the chariot formation, reversing his cavalry to meet them. (To be continued.) )