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General Li Dian hurriedly stepped into the big tent, hugged his fist to Cao Cao and said: "Lord, the Yellow Turban Tanma has attacked vigorously, and the Tanma scattered around the battlefield by our army has been hunted and killed!" ”

"Ah, how can this be?" Cao Cao lost his voice and said, "Isn't our Tanma inferior to the Yellow Turban Thief Tanma?" ”

"The lord doesn't know." Li Dian replied with a bitter face, "If it was the former Zhang Bao's old department to explore the horse, the brothers might be able to fight, but now it is the newly defected Liangzhou exploration horse, the Western Liang soldiers are superb in riding and archery, and their riding skills are superb, and our army's exploration of horses will be hunted and killed at all!" ”

Cao Cao said angrily: "Damn~"

"My lord." Guo Jia's face changed, and he said in a low voice, "If there are no scouts to monitor the movements of the Yellow Turban Army at any time, then our army will become deaf and blind!" ”

"The lookout platform can only observe the situation within a thousand steps around the camp, and it is difficult to see farther away, so that Zhang Bao's Yellow Turban cavalry can unscrupulously outflank and cover the flank, so as to completely cut off the connection between our army and the rear! What's more serious is that if Yibao sends a large army from Youzhou and Hebei Prefecture again, and our army is at a loss because of the lack of ears, it is likely to be surrounded by a heavy siege at that time. ”

Cao Cao's little eyes flashed a hint of gloom, and he asked tentatively: "So it's better to withdraw the troops for the time being, and return to Xuchang first and then make plans?" ”

"Ugh." Guo Jia sighed lightly, shook his head and said, "It's too late to retreat now, yesterday the lord just ordered to stick to the camp, and today he is going to change the military order to return to Xuchang, the soldiers will inevitably be confused, the morale of the army will be discharged, and if the Yellow Turban thief army takes advantage of the retreat of our army to follow and cover up, I am afraid that it will become a rout." ”

Withdrawing troops from the battlefield has been a taboo for soldiers since ancient times!

The reason is very simple, after the soldiers received the military order, their minds were no longer thinking about fighting to the death with the enemy, but to withdraw from the battlefield earlier, and if the pursuers followed at this time, it would easily turn into a rout.

However, there are no absolutes in everything, and for a soldier like Cao Cao, he can always use the favorable terrain to reverse the situation, and use ambushes to block the pursuit of the enemy, which often makes the pursuers steal chickens and lose a handful of rice. However, it is a pity that the terrain around Danshui is flat and gently sloped, so it is impossible to lay ambushes.

Moreover, there are more than 10,000 cavalry in the Yellow Turban Army, once the Cao army is defeated, the final outcome will definitely be the annihilation of the whole army! After all, a two-legged infantry can't outrun a four-legged war horse.

Cao Cao frowned and said: "It's not okay to advance, and it's not okay to retreat, so how can this be good?" ”

Guo Jia sighed lightly: "So far, there is no good way but to choose a day to fight with the Yellow Turban Thief Army, see if you can find the flaws of the thief army in the battle, and then win with one blow?" As long as Zhang Bao's infantry can be defeated from the frontal battlefield, although the remaining cavalry is powerful, there is nothing to worry about. ”

Although Guo Jia's wisdom is peerless, but at this time, he can only look up to the sky and sigh, the strategy of the military adviser only works under certain conditions, like the current situation, any conspiracy and trickery are already difficult to come in handy, Guo Jia's role in Cao Jun is minimal, and even less useful than an ordinary soldier.

"That's fine." Cao Cao pondered for a long time, but finally couldn't think of any good strategy, so he had to nod and say, "The Ming Japanese assassin will send a war letter to Zhang Bao, and the two armies will fight on the east bank of Danshui." ”

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Yellow Turban Camp.

The remnant sun is like blood, the wind is like a knife, and the earth is desolate. In the Yellow Turban Camp, Zhang Bao stood proudly on the lookout in the wind, a pair of black eyes were cold like water, Dian Wei with a face like a ghost and He Man, a bearded man, stood on Zhang Bao's left and right respectively, and the two black iron halberds on Dian Wei's back were like the fangs of a ghost, exuding a murderous aura in the afterglow of the remnant sun.

"Report~~" A horse galloped over, the crisp iron hooves shattered the silence of the camp, rushed straight to the lookout, arched his hand at Zhang Bao on horseback, and said loudly, "Lord, Mr. Wenhe of Chang'an sent a secret guarantee!" ”

"Quick, bring it up."

Dian Wei strode down, received the secret order and quickly handed it to Zhang Bao, Zhang Bao immediately opened it, his cold eyes flashed a happy color, Jia Xu sent a secret letter, according to the predetermined plan, Liu Bei's eight thousand soldiers and horses were all trapped in Dongyang, like a lost dog, the dead turtle cowered in the city and did not dare to fight.

Zhang Bao looked north, his deep gaze seemed to pierce the distant space, looking directly at Luoyang City, a sneer had already bloomed at the corner of his mouth, and he muttered: "Lu Bu, this general has cleared the obstacles for you, whether you can capture Luoyang or not depends on your ability!" ”

"Lord~~"

Zhang Baozheng was pondering, and another horse galloped from outside the camp, the little colonel on horseback looked hideous, his eyes burned with fierce anger, ran to Zhang Bao and turned over and dismounted, knelt down on the cold bluestone slab, and said sharply: "Lord, Cao Cao sent a war letter to our army, and asked our army to fight on the east bank of Danshui tomorrow!" ”

"Battle on the east bank of Danshui? Is Cao Cao attacking Bandu? Zhang Bao said coldly, "If Cao Cao really plans to do this, then General Ben will disappoint him!" The herald immediately replied to Cao Cao, and at three o'clock tomorrow, our army will cross the river on time to fight! ”

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The next day, it was just three o'clock in the morning.

On the west bank of Danshui, the horn sounded, and a group of Yellow Turban infantry began to surge out of the camp, entered the west bank of Danshui and began to line up and prepare to cross the river.

Danshui, a tributary of the Hanshui tributary, is no more than ten zhang wide, no more than eight feet deep, the riverbed is gentle, the bottom of the river is piled up with pebbles, in the dry season the infantry can cross on foot, even in the wet period like now, the Yellow Turban cavalry can easily wade.

The river is blowing, and the morning breeze is blowing.

Cao Cao's army had already stood in the morning dew, except for the 2,000 men and horses who stayed in the camp, the rest of the army had all lined up here.

In the main formation of the Chinese army, Cao Cao was wearing a big red robe, with a crown on his head and a sword at his waist, looking radiant.

The generals Li Dian, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Cao Chun, Xiahou Yuan, and Zhu Ling around him were also in good spirits, and even Guo Jia and Xun You rarely changed into military uniforms and looked heroic.

"My lord." Guo Jia's slightly narrowed eyes suddenly opened, and he whispered to Cao Cao, "The Yellow Turban cavalry monitoring our army on the north side of the east bank of Danshui will not exceed 5,000 cavalry at most, but according to the detailed report, the enemy's cavalry cavalry has more than 10,000 cavalry, which means that another 5,000 cavalry is missing, so you must be on guard." ”

Cao Cao's little eyes narrowed suddenly, and he asked coldly, "Feng Xiao thinks, where did the other five thousand thief army cavalry go?" ”

Guo Jia pondered for a moment and replied in a low voice: "If Jia stands in the perspective of the Yellow Turban Army, he will suggest that Zhang Bao use these 5,000 cavalry to attack Danfeng and Shanyang, these two small cities are the support of our army when it withdraws. ”

Cao Cao's little eyes swept away, and he said in a low voice: "If Zhang Bao sends cavalry to attack the flank, he will inevitably have to travel lightly, so he can't carry the large equipment necessary for attacking the fortification, if there is no attacking equipment, it would be wishful thinking for the thief army iron cavalry to take Danfeng and Shanyang." ”

"The soldiers are treacherous, our army should still be careful." Guo Jia said, "The lord should still find a way to remind the city guards to strengthen their vigilance so as not to be taken advantage of by the enemy." ”

"Lord, the water level of Danshui is starting to drop, and the thief army is about to prepare to flow the river." Guo Jia's voice fell, and Xun Yu on the side suddenly shouted loudly, "Zhang Bao is really cunning, in order to cross the river smoothly, he either forcibly changed the course of Danshui, or intercepted the flow upstream!" ”

"Huh?"

Cao Cao Huoran turned around, and sure enough, he saw that the water level of Danshui was slowly declining, and the pebbles on both sides of the riverbed had begun to be revealed.

The river splashed, the armor shone, and the 5,000 hoplites rushed forward like a rolling iron stream.

Behind the hoplites were rows of pikemen, their spears towering like a dense forest, and the cold glow on the tips of the spears almost reflected the early morning sky.

In order to prevent the Cao army from launching a strong attack from the front, five thousand longbowmen have unloaded the longbow on their backs and lost it in their hands, and the sharp wolf's teeth and arrows have also been on the string.

In addition, there are two light infantry phalanxes guarding the left and right flanks of the Yellow Turban Army formation, just like two palanquins, carrying the large sedan chair composed of hoplites, pikemen, and longbowmen in the middle and slowly advancing forward, and the light infantry of the two phalanxes are on full alert, ready to meet the surprise attack of the Cao army from both flanks.

The entire army of yellow turbans is like a machine, advancing in an orderly manner.

"Invulnerable!" Guo Jia praised from the bottom of his heart, "Lord, the idea of half-crossing can be put to rest." ”

"This may not be, but it may be tempted!"

Cao Cao shouted, "Where is Cao Hong?" ”

"The last general!"

"Lead the troops and horses of the headquarters to test the enemy army!"

"No!"

Cao Hong, the vanguard of the Cao army, rode his horse to the front of the battle, raised his gun into the air and shouted: "Sons, fearless warriors, raise the swords and spears in your hands, and use your martial arts to tell the group of yellow turban dogs on the opposite side what is really well-trained!" What is a real elite soldier! ”

"Roar~"

"Roar~"

"Roar~"

Cao Hong's 3,000 headquarters soldiers frantically slapped their shields with the weapons in their hands, or beat their chests with their fists, roaring in response, huge waves of sound in the heaven and earth, rolling for a long time, accompanied by wave after wave of roar, the morale of the 3,000 Cao army rose to the peak.

Cao Hong pulled the spear in his hand forward fiercely, and roared sharply: "Kill~~"

"Kill, kill, kill~~"

The three thousand Cao soldiers responded frantically, following behind Cao Hong and swept away towards the Yellow Turban soldiers who were slowly crossing the river in front.