There is one thing, Liu Yi doesn't have to be entangled, but the soldiers in front report that Cao's army has retreated on all fronts and directly evacuated beyond the mountain. Yan Liang sent someone to ask for instructions on whether to pursue out.

If you have nothing to say, you naturally have to chase it.

Liu Yi immediately ordered to let the cavalry go first, and then chase after Chen Liucheng first.

The mountains in this area are just a circling mountain road, and it is difficult for the baggage to pass quickly, so they simply ordered the infantry to avoid first, and when the cavalry first passed through this area, they followed closely behind.

The next day, Liu Yi also left the mountains and entered the plains with a group of ministers of the court and China, who accompanied him on the expedition.

At this time, the other several New Han troops have not yet been able to open up the traffic arteries, and they have not yet been able to kill them.

However, Liu Yi was not too worried, because Liu Yi felt that with his current strength, he was not afraid of the combined attack of the Cao army in this area. Of course, in addition to the cavalry army having already killed Chen Liu, the infantry army still has to wait, at least until all the military horses in the mountains are driven out, and they can advance after forming a formation.

Be careful to sail the ship for ten thousand years, although Xiahoudun retreated on the whole line, but the actual situation of the Cao army, the Xinhan army is indeed not accurate, not to mention, although the use of gunpowder bag deterrence, captured the intestine pass, but the damage to the Cao army under Xiahoudun is not too great. In fact, according to the captured Cao Bing, when Liu Yi threw the gunpowder bag from the sky, the real killing and wounding of Cao Bing may have only been hundreds, so Cao Jun's strength was actually not much lost. Of course, in the Bigut Pass, some of the Cao soldiers who stayed in the local area were also captured. But it's not too many, and it's estimated that there are less than 10,000 people.

Other words. Liu Yi estimated that the reason why Xiahoudun withdrew his troops. I was afraid that he was indeed shocked by the huge explosion of the gunpowder pack, and forced him to withdraw from the army. This, in fact, was greatly unexpected by Liu Yi, according to Liu Yi's estimate, he used explosives to make Cao's army chaotic, and then waited for Yan Liang to lead the army to take advantage of the chaos to seize the intestinal pass. Unexpectedly, the power of the gunpowder bag would be so great that it directly frightened Xiahoudun's military horses, not only allowing Cao Jun to directly abandon the Guanguan Pass. Even the many passes along the way out of the mountain behind were abandoned.

This, Liu Yi really didn't expect that he made a ****** fly to bomb the Bi Gu Pass, which really hit Xiahoudun to the point that he completely lost his determination to fight with the Xinhan army, which made Xiahoudun feel like ashes, and the whole person lost his due will to fight, which also made his mind confused, and he had many problems. are lacking in sufficient sober consideration.

In fact, Xiahoudun asked for the withdrawal of the army, not only his Cao army in the area of this mountain. With the Cao army of several other roads, the Cao army within many passes. He gave orders to ask those Cao troops to retreat. Just, such a sudden order, and. The Cao armies were still fighting desperately with the New Han Army. Cao Jun in the various passes was a little suspicious of Xiahoudun's unreasonable order for a while.

Those were sent by Cao Cao earlier. The commanders of the Cao army, who have been guarding the various passes, are actually directly following Cao Cao's orders. Moreover, each of their Cao generals is very clear about their responsibilities, and they all understand that they have no way to retreat, and if they retreat, they will return to Zhongmu, Changshe, Chenliu, and even directly return to Xuducheng.

Therefore, the other Cao army, which was holding on to the New Han army, did not abandon the pass and retreat when they received Xiahoudun's order, but sent people to meet Xiahoudun while holding on to martial law, and asked Xiahoudun whether the order to let Cao's army retreat was really given by Xiahoudun, and if it was really Xiahoudun's order, then why did he give such an order. If he hadn't figured this out to Xiahoudun, those Cao Jun really wouldn't have dared to leave their posts without permission. Even, there were some guards of Cao's army who directly sent fast horses back to Xudu to report to Cao Cao whether Xiahoudun's sudden order to withdraw their troops was Cao Cao's instructions.

But it's a pity that Xiahoudun retreated and retreated directly to Chenliu, which made those guards of the Cao army fail to ask Xiahoudun for verification, and even, the fast horse they sent met the New Han army that had already left the mountain. Only a handful of Cao's messengers were able to escape the pursuit of the New Han army's scouts.

The people who sent fast horses to report to Cao Cao were not so quick to get the news back to them. However, the messengers who had fled back had already reported what they had seen to the Cao army guards in front of Bishui Pass and Xingyang Pass. These circumstances show that no matter what Xiahoudun does, the New Han army seems to have opened the passage to Chenliu, and its large army has appeared directly behind their flanks, if they cannot respond accordingly, then it is very likely that they will be blocked by the New Han army in the mountains, and will be attacked by the front and rear of the New Han army. In this case, it is very likely that it will lead to the total annihilation of their Cao army on the northern route.

For a while, the entire Cao army on the front line of Xudu North fell into a panic, and was in a dilemma for a while.

This, I really have to blame Xiahou for being confused, and this withdrawal was too thorough. What's more, he overestimated his control and prestige in Cao Jun. He really didn't expect that as the general of the Northern Route Army, the commander-in-chief's order, the Cao Army guards in the various passes below would actually have doubts. and did not withdraw at the first time according to his orders.

This is also after Xiahoudun withdrew to Chen Liucheng overnight, let the Cao army below first deploy according to Chen Liucheng, and he himself was disheartened and ready to rush back to Xu Du to report to Cao Cao, explaining the situation of his withdrawal, Xiahoudun suddenly woke up and realized that he had made a fatal mistake, and he so rashly evacuated the whole line of Pishan, it was possible to make the entire defense line of the Cao army on the north road fall into a whirlpool of total defeat.

However, at this point, he was no longer capable of turning the tide. He had no choice but to quickly write down in writing what he had encountered the attack of the New Han army on him, and then ordered someone to copy several copies in a hurry, first sending one to Cao Cao in Xudu, and then to the hands of Cao's guards at various passes on the northern defensive line. He hoped that through this explanation, the generals of the Cao army on the various lines of the northern road would be able to understand why they were withdrawing their troops and why they were also allowed to withdraw their troops.

The kind of unknown weapon that the New Han Army now possesses that can produce a huge explosion and cause great damage. It is no longer something that their Cao army can resist with their flesh and blood. So, he asked again. The whole army first retreated to the areas of Chenliu, Zhongmu, and Changshe, and waited for him to explain the seriousness of the situation to Lord Cao Cao. After asking Cao Cao about the plan to deal with it, he will give the next order.

At this time, Xiahoudun really attached great importance to this matter, and he felt that it was necessary to explain this matter to Cao Cao in person, and see if there was a way to deal with it, otherwise...... Xiahoudun really didn't dare to imagine it anymore.

Now, he already has a deep sense of frustration about the future fate of the Xu Du Imperial Court. I feel very pessimistic.

After sending the letter, Xiahoudun did not immediately report to Cao Cao in person because of his sense of responsibility. What he has to say is already clear in the letter, and what he has to do now is to make up for his mistakes.

Xiahoudun immediately dispatched the Cao army, who had not seen the power of the secret weapon of the New Han army, and only selected the cavalry from it. In this way, he gathered enough 100,000 cavalry troops, and led this cavalry army to meet the pursuing cavalry of the New Han Army. He hoped. You can contain the New Han Army and gain a little opportunity for the other Cao Army of the Northern Route Army to retreat.

Until now, in Xiahoudun's heart, he has deeply thought. His own Cao army has completely lost the meaning of holding on to the pass. No matter how steep and majestic your pass is? How subtly furnished is it? People flew from the sky and threw down things that made them irresistible. So who can beat it?

Xiahoudun, who was a little calmer, was still a little confident in fighting head-to-head with the New Han Army. Therefore, he dared to temporarily lead the army to meet the cavalry of the New Han Army.

Other than that. Although the situation was unfavorable, Xiahoudun felt a little desperate about the new secret weapon of the New Han Army, which was extremely lethal. However, the Cao soldiers who can be seen with their own eyes are actually not too many, it seems that they are just those Cao soldiers seen in the Bigut Pass. Therefore, these tens of thousands of Cao soldiers may have completely lost their morale, but the Cao soldiers who were not guarding the Bigut Pass and the Cao soldiers who stayed in Chenliu did not see it with their own eyes, so they did not know the power of the new weapons of the New Han Army. It is precisely because of this that these Cao army cavalry dared to follow Xiahoudun into battle.

Before noon, the 100,000 cavalry led by Xiahoudun, who had returned from Chen Liu's return to the north in the direction of Bishan, met the cavalry led by Yan Liangsuo, who had led the army to attack in the field.

The cavalry army led by Yan Liang is actually not much different from the strength of Cao's army. Among them, in addition to some cavalry in Yan Liang's headquarters, plus the cavalry sent by Liu Yi to Yan Liang, there were two other armies of cavalry of aliens. It was Liu Yi who deliberately led some cavalry troops of the Lanling tribe to participate in the war. There are two armies, one is the Xiliang alien iron cavalry, and the other is the alien iron cavalry that migrated into Bingzhou. In this way, the cavalry army led by Yan Liang has a strength of about 90,000. The number of troops prepared may be only a little less than the cavalry led by Xiahoudun.

This is a cavalry war, and it can also be said that in the true sense, the cavalry of the New Han Army and the cavalry of the Cao Army are a head-on, dignified confrontation.

When the two armies met, Xiahoudun saw that the morale of his cavalry army was available, and it seemed that he was not affected by his retreat from Pishan to Chenliu. After all, Xiahoudun did not explain to Chen Liu's Cao Jun the horror of the new Han army's new weapons. Now, many Cao troops, although they vaguely feel that their army seems to be bad, they do not think of the real reason for Xiahoudun to withdraw his army. Therefore, although these cavalry troops of the Cao army are a little puzzled, the original morale of the fighting spirit has not decreased much.

Xiahoudun knew that this might be the only chance he could make up for his rash withdrawal of troops on all fronts. So, he lifted his spirits.

Lifting the spear, he shouted: "Sons! The front is only the vanguard cavalry of the New Han Army, and the brave wins when they meet on a narrow road! Come with me and slay them! Come on! ”

There was no unnecessary incitement, and Xiahoudun directly waved his army to rush over.

The sound of hooves was like thunder, and the 100,000 cavalry directly charged, and the ground suddenly shook the mountain, and the momentum was terrifying.

Yan Liang led the cavalry, and naturally saw Cao Jun's cavalry from a distance. He was also a little stunned for a while, didn't Cao Jun retreat? How could he suddenly come back again? Could it be that these Cao troops wanted to lead their New Han army to the plains to fight them head-on?

Of course, Yan Liang was a little stunned in his heart, but it did not affect his judgment and actions. He immediately pressed the urge to order the whole army to also launch a frontal charge against Cao's army.

Well, for a general, especially a military general with his own martial arts, I believe that he prefers to fight the enemy head-on. Everyone is face to face, you come to me with a knife, and I feel happy.

However, at this moment, Yan Liang's heart knew very well that when he met the enemy army, he didn't have time to prepare anything, so he directly waved his army to kill and fight with the enemy. Especially the melee of the cavalry, which will cause great casualties to the soldiers on both sides. After all, the impact of the cavalry is not a joke, they collide with each other, let alone fight, just the collision of the war horses will cause great casualties to the cavalry on both sides.

If Yan Liang was still the same Yan Liang in history, he would probably lead the army to meet him as soon as possible. But now, his mind is very clear, and he firmly remembers some of the regulations on the training code of the New Han Army. The first thing you need to do when fighting an enemy army is not only to kill them but also to ensure your own safety. The kind of battles in which the enemy is directly engaged in close combat, fighting with the enemy, and fighting for casualties should be avoided as much as possible.

Of course, with little difference in strength, the New Han army was confident that it could defeat the cavalry of the Cao army that charged towards them. Yan Liang's heart was also full of confidence, and he had never doubted this.

However, the war is fought by the brain. Yan Liang has been by Liu Yi's side for so many years, and he has also studied at the Xishan Military Academy many times, so he is by no means the martial artist Yan Liang in history.

However, Cao Jun charged quickly, and Yan Liang didn't have time to make targeted arrangements. Seeing that Cao Jun's cavalry was overwhelming and slaughtering with great momentum, in an instant, Yan Liang had a plan to fight Cao Jun in his heart.

Yan Liang only gave two orders, one order was to order the cavalry of the Lanling and Xilianghu people to charge directly forward and diagonally on both sides, so that the cavalry of the small number of tribes of these two armies, who were more proficient in riding and archery, were like a pair of wings spread out to both sides. Then a big fan-shaped encirclement was formed against the Cao army that charged over. For the cavalry of these two small tribes, Yan Liang had only one request, to go out, on the two flanks of the Cao army, using their excellent strong bows and their accurate archery skills, to mount and shoot at the two wings of the Cao army's charging cavalry array, asking them to kill and wound the Cao army's cavalry as much as possible.

Another order, Yan Liang ordered his remaining 30,000 or 40,000 cavalry troops to temporarily form a formation, press and care for the war horses, so as not to let the war horses commotion, and then everyone picked up strong bows and waited for the Cao cavalry to rush up. (To be continued.) )