Chapter Eighty-Six: The Battle
Zhang Liao didn't have a smile on his face, he wasn't so relaxed.
"Cao Cao is cautious and cunning, this battle must have just begun, at this time, the reinforcements from the county town should be on the way." Zhang Liao guessed in his heart.
Seeing that Zhang Liao did not answer, the captain was full of solemnity, and his heart couldn't help but feel a pimple. Secretly said: "Isn't there something wrong?" ”
At this time, the soldiers came to report, and Cao Hong, the general of the Cao army, led 5,000 troops and rode over!
The combat power of the cavalry is far stronger than that of the infantry, and the charge is the nemesis of the infantry.
Since this was an operation carried out without Dong Zhuo, Lu Bu did not send a large army, but only used his own henchmen. That is, 13,000 people, in order to prevent being discovered by the enemy and to facilitate the siege of the city, these 13,000 people were not all equipped with mounts, and the cavalry accounted for only a few of them, only 3,000 people!
5,000 elites, against 3,000 elites, the odds of winning are very high! Although there were 10,000 infantry, 3,000 of them had to defend the city, and there were not many heavy armor soldiers among the rest, and the ordinary soldiers had no ability to resist in front of the cavalry, so Zhang Liao did not count them.
Fierce battle! Zhang Liao was not discouraged. Fought with Lu Bu in the east and west, and never lost! This is the first time he has led tens of thousands of soldiers, and he can't just be defeated!
As an all-round general, Zhang Liao is also quite confident in his ability, but in the face of unknown enemies, his heart is full of fighting spirit.
"Pass the order, occupy the county seat as soon as possible, consolidate the defense, the cavalry bring weapons, and wait for my order!"
"Yes!" The lieutenant didn't say much, the war was not something he could intervene in.
"How far away are the enemy forces?" Zhang Liao turned his gaze to the sentry who was kneeling on the ground.
"Three hours left!"
"Enough!" Zhang Liao's body burst with momentum, and everyone around him vaguely saw Lu Bu's shadow on him.
Lu Bu, a myth among military generals! Although Zhang Liao also has good skills, he was suppressed when he was with Lu Bu, but now he makes independent decisions and leads the army independently, without Lu Bu's suppression, he shows his momentum!
"Order the whole army, trim for three hours, and meet the !!"
"Whoa."
Da da da, the sound of horses' hooves, the torrent of five thousand iron horsemen surging, before reaching the city, Zhang Liao had already felt the ferocity from afar.
Momentum suppression! Five thousand cavalry formed an imposing suppression against the army of thirteen thousand people!
If it was before, no one would believe that there was still such an elite in the world!
The five thousand elites under Cao Cao are the most important old bottom of his family! In order to cultivate these 5,000 people, I don't know how many resources were spent, and their strength was not weak compared to the elite of Zhou Chen's spearmen!
Seeing that several lieutenants around him showed some worry, Zhang Liao frowned, and said coldly: "The enemy has not yet arrived, why should he mess up!" ”
Seeing that everyone was quiet, his face softened and continued: "This time, we can take advantage of the convenience of the city wall to resist the enemy. The opponents are all cavalry, and they are not good at attacking the city, everyone just need to be careful, this battle will be won! ”
"Pass my order, you and others will each bring 500 soldiers to defend the city 100 meters, and if there is any loss, it will be severely punished!
Seeing Zhang Liao's face full of frost, how dare everyone fight back? It is said that it has retreated.
For these generals, Zhang Liao is also relieved, most of the generals in the Bingzhou army have followed Lu Bu to fight with foreign races in Bingzhou, and they will not betray under normal circumstances, and give the soldiers to their commanders, also for better defense. After all, a person's energy is limited, and in an urgent siege battle, it is inevitable that there will be omissions, and it is better to manage it in small pieces.
At the same time, Cao Ren also led the army to see the county seat. This was his own territory, but he didn't think that it would change hands in a few days, and thinking of this, Cao Ren was indignant in his heart.
However, as a general of the first army, he couldn't be impulsive, forced to calm down, and began to observe the terrain.
This time, Cao Ren's task is to keep an eye on this group of people, the time is still short, and the territory they occupy is a few county seats, as long as they are not allowed to continue to attack other places.
When the battle on Cao Cao's side is over, you can mobilize your forces and destroy the incoming enemy!
This method was given by Xun Yu before Cao Ren left, and I have to say that this is indeed a clever plan, dragging the enemy is more effective than attacking strongly.
Although these five thousand are elite, but what they are good at is horse warfare, if they let them attack the city, even if they are defeated, the losses are heavy, and now the plan to delay the army comes out, it doesn't take much effort to block the other party, as for the extermination, as long as Cao Cao turns around, this is a matter of minutes.
Zhang Liao and Cao Ren's opposites coincide. One wanted to reduce losses and wait for the other side to attack, and the other wanted to delay the battle and free up troops to fight, so the two sides fell into a stalemate.
Seeing that Cao Ren was besieging but not attacking, Zhang Liao immediately understood his plan, and secretly said that it was not good in his heart. If it goes on like this, it will be very disadvantageous to you!
"Pass my military orders! The whole army is dispatched to destroy the incoming enemy! Zhang Liao is also a decisive person, seeing that Cao Ren is not attacking, he knows his plan, and he is immediately ready to act.
Since war is inevitable, it is extremely important to seize the opportunity.
The record is fleeting. Taking advantage of Cao Ren's long-distance attack, the people were sleepy and the horses were lacking, and Zhang Liao rushed to fight first.
Hengdao immediately stood at the gate of the city, and when he saw Cao Ren, he didn't say anything, and he fought with his horses.
"Who's coming?" Cao Ren didn't know Zhang Liao, but he felt the majestic momentum coming towards him, and he didn't dare to slack off in his heart, the weapon in his hand was slightly clenched, his eyes were fixed, and he stared at Zhang Liao who rushed over.
"Drink!" With a loud shout, Zhang Liao's legs clamped the horse's belly, the horse stood upright, and took advantage of the situation to slash down, and the whirring wind swept through Cao Ren's ears, and he couldn't help but stand up cold hair.
"Bell!" Cao Ren made a move to resist in a panic, but he was no match for Zhang Liao, who had been gathering momentum for a long time, and he retreated a few steps in a row and was almost thrown off the horse!
"Pick up!" Take advantage of your illness to kill you! Zhang Liao saw that Cao Ren had retreated, and pressed forward, without waiting for an answer, the big knife in his hand slashed wildly, and then the horse rushed forward, bursting out with absolute strength!
Cao Ren was also calm, the weapon in his hand was constantly waving, while controlling the horses to retreat again and again, unloading the force from Zhang Liao's knife, although the muscles in his hands were constantly trembling due to oppression, they could barely hold on, and they would not be defeated for the time being.
"Ahh Kill! Cao Ren retreated again and again, unloaded Zhang Liao's offensive, and when the opponent's old strength was just exhausted and the new force was not born, he held his weapon horizontally, stopped the decline, and rushed up, holding a knife in both hands, and slashing Huashan with one move!
Zhang Liao is not easy to bully, but when he saw the big knife in his hand, he happened to block the attack by inertia, and his right hand was violently forced, and he actually suppressed Cao Ren again with brute force!
Cao Ren is not a combat-type general, compared with Zhang Liao, there is a big gap, seeing that he retreated again and again, he also knew that he couldn't do it, he made a false move, pulled the horse back, waved his right hand, and the five thousand cavalry behind him rushed at the order!
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