"Ladies and gentlemen, Xianbei's Kebineng, Tuoba Yuan, Budugen and other troops have joined forces of 200,000 troops to invade, and now their army is less than a day's journey away from us." After convening everyone to discuss the matter, Cao Ying took the lead in announcing this shocking news. At this time, even Ma Teng and others, who were accustomed to wind and rain, had a great change in their faces, not to mention the Xiongnu Shan Yu Liu Bao, who had been bullied by Xianbei all these years.

The main reason why Ma Teng, Han Sui and Liu Bao agreed to fight Xianbei with Cao Ying is that the wind and snow in northern Xinjiang are too big this year, and many cattle and sheep in the tribe have frozen to death, and it is very difficult for the tribe to survive the winter. Now that the three Xianbei troops are coming to attack with 200,000 troops, whether this deal can be done or not, they began to murmur in their hearts.

The first to break the silence was Han Sui, who was known as the Yellow River Jiuqu, twisted his sparse goatee, and Han Sui said in a deep voice: "At present, we are waiting for more than 100,000 tripartite coalition troops, and we are already in full swing, and only the prime minister still has a large army to deploy in Hebei." At present, the situation is critical, and the prime minister is asked to bring reinforcements here as soon as possible. ”

Cao Ying naturally knew what Han Sui meant by this, and used the excuse that his own military strength was insufficient, so that he could transfer troops. But now that the Xianbei army will arrive in one day, how can there be time for Cao Ying to calmly transfer troops. In this way, Han Sui and the others can justifiably stay out of the matter and even withdraw their troops.

Before Cao Ying could speak, the curtain of the big tent was suddenly opened, and then Xu Huang walked in and looked at the people in the tent, but he wanted to speak and stopped.

"Komeito, it's okay to say something." Cao Ying motioned to Xu Huang to say something, Xu Huang heard Cao Ying say this, so he no longer had any scruples, and immediately spoke: "Lord, Shao Shao has just led thousands of cavalry and came to surrender to the lord." ”

"Lead?" Cao Ying and others were surprised when they heard this, and everyone was familiar with this name. As an important general under Yuan Shao, although Lian Shao is not as famous as Hebei Sitingzhu, in the northern border area, Zhan Shao's name is definitely a household name. Over the years, I don't know how many Hu people have invaded the state, and they all died in the hands of him and the wolf iron riders under his command. In other words, being involved in the state is equivalent to Yan Rou being in Youzhou. In the previous battles with Yuan Shao and Yuan Tan, Cao Ying and others had a lot of dealings with Shao, and Cao Ying was also very clear about his ability.

"Why did Shao come to defect at this time, will there be fraud in this?" Xiahoudun, who sat first on the left, first expressed his doubts. Cao Ying couldn't figure it out for a while when he heard this, so he could only order to invite Shao in first.

"Meet Duke Wei!" After Shao entered the account, he still respectfully saluted Cao Ying first. "The general is exempt from courtesy, and the general abandons the darkness and turns to the light, which is actually gratifying!" Cao Ying couldn't ask too clearly for a while, so he had to say something first.

seemed to feel Cao Ying's doubts, and Shao Shao also smiled faintly and took the initiative to explain: "Shao is deeply favored by the two generations of Yuan's father and son, and he shouldn't have two hearts. However, in order to avenge his personal revenge, Yuan Tan actually connected the various departments of Xianbei and made an appointment to attack the prime minister's army. As the saying goes, the Tao is different and does not conspire with each other, Shao Zhen has guarded the northern Xinjiang for many years, and has killed countless Hu in his life, so he really doesn't want to do this thing in the same room, so he can only turn his back on it. Now he has switched to the prime minister, just to contribute to the country. ”

"I see!" When everyone heard this, they suddenly realized. "Yuan Tan Xiao'er also came with Xianbei?" Xiahou Yuan, who was in a hurry, heard this, and hurriedly asked.

"Exactly, Yuan Tan led an army of 50,000 and thought that he was in the middle." Led Shao replied.

"No wonder they were able to gather an army of 200,000, it turned out that Yuan Tan was among them." It was Shan Yu Liu Bao, the Xiongnu who spoke with the deepest understanding of Xianbei. As soon as he said this, everyone naturally understood that Xianbei alone would not be able to gather an army of 200,000. What should be the current situation, everyone looked at Cao Ying together, waiting for him to come up with an idea first.

Cao Ying's expression did not change at all, and he just asked Xian Shao: "Yuan Tan personally led an army of 50,000 troops to attack, how many soldiers and horses do he still have to defend Youzhou?" ”

"About 80,000, of which 50,000 are in Zhuojun and other places, and 30,000 are in Liaodong." Led Shao replied.

"With Fu Zhu and Tian Feng here, how could they agree to Yuan Tan acting like this?" Han Sui on the side suddenly asked.

"Mr. Fu and Mr. Tian Feng, General Zhang Jaw and Tian Yu Taishou all said that they should not seek skin with the tiger, but the eldest prince's confidant Guo Tu strongly recommended this, so the eldest prince took a risk." Qian Shao was a little gloomy.

"Lone understands!" Cao Ying nodded, and then said to everyone: "I, Cao Mengde, have fought dozens of battles since I sent troops to Saibei, and Xianbei has lost more than he won. Now that they are attacking with Yuan Tan, a scumbag, these two lost dogs, thinking that they can become wolves if they are tied together? When it was said that Yuan Shao's 700,000 army was in Hebei, he was still lonely and regarded it as if he were idle. Today, it's only 200,000, so what's the fear of loneliness? In today's battle, Lone will use the tiger and leopard to ride this Yuan Tan Xiao'er to get off the horse, and the princes can then cover up and kill! ”

"We should advance and retreat with the prime minister!" Ma Teng and others also responded respectfully. The meaning of Cao Ying's words is already obvious, he is the leader this time, you just need to play soy sauce. Ma Teng and the others were worried that their tribe would lose too much, but now that Cao Ying said this, his heart suddenly became much more steady.

At noon the next day, everyone was assembled. Cao Ying's 50,000 troops were in the center, Ma Teng and Han Sui's 30,000 Xiliang Iron cavalry were on the left, Liu Bao's 30,000 Hun cavalry was on the right, and Shao led thousands of cavalry from his headquarters to attack the Chinese army with Cao Ying.

"Prime Minister, be careful of people's guesses!" Xiahoudun looked at the thousands of people and horses in the distance, and said to Cao Ying with some uncertainty.

"Yuan let me rest assured, I don't expect that Shao Shao is not such a repetitive person." Cao Ying said with a smile. At this moment, the scout came to report that the Xianbei army was less than thirty miles away from his own military formation.

"We won't wait for them, Zihe, head-on attack on the Xianbei army, do you dare?" Cao Ying asked Cao Chun on his right in a deep voice.

"The prime minister can rest assured, in the past, it was said that Baima Yi had never more than 10,000 people, and he could kill Xianbei to the point of fear. Now I have 20,000 tigers and leopards, so why not be afraid of Xianbei children. Cao Chun replied abruptly. At this moment, the desolate trumpet sound of the Xianbei people came from the north.

Cao Chun pursed his lips disdainfully when he heard this, turned his head and shouted to his own soldiers: "Soldiers, 200,000 Xianbei cavalry are rushing towards us. What are our goals now? It was their Chinese army, who rushed forward, cut off their banners, and cut off their heads! Then, we are like Li Mu and General Huo Quai, who will go down in history! ”

None of the Tiger and Leopard riders agreed to his words, but everyone's eyes were full of burning intent. "Get on the horse!" Cao Chun gave an order, and he was the first to mount his horse and lead the army to rush towards the Xianbei army that had appeared on the horizon. 20,000 tigers and leopards, as well as thousands of cavalry, followed and rushed to the enemy camp without hesitation.

"Stupid Han people, even such a small number of people, dare to attack my Chinese army?" Looking at the murderous tiger and leopard riding in front of him, the Xianbei leader Kebineng was also disdainful. Since the death of Tanshi Huai, Xianbei has been torn apart. Although Kobineng was the largest tribe, several relatively small tribes were not convinced of him. The reason why he agreed to march with Yuan Tan this time was to get a big victory in order to establish his prestige and lay the foundation for the unification of Xianbei.

"Blade Array, Kill!" Cao Chun vaguely seemed to see the Xianbei Wolf Warrior Banner, and knew that there must be a big man here, so he hurriedly ordered to put out a sharp arrow formation to attack with all his might. In his eyes, these Xianbei cavalry were just a bunch of numbers in his own merit book.

"It's going to put up these useless formations." Kebi can look at the tiger and leopard riding closer and closer to him, and his heart is still relatively disdainful. What he didn't notice was that Cao Chun's eyes were locked on him.

"Sons, kill me!" Kebineng gave an order, and the Xianbei army then launched, and slammed into the sharp arrows of the tiger and leopard riders.

"Kill!" Cao Chun wielded an iron spear, with him as the core, and within a radius of one zhang everywhere he went, the Xianbei cavalry were shot and fell off their horses. He didn't look back, for he knew that the tiger and leopard rode the other warriors to follow. In fact, under his leadership, 20,000 tiger and leopard cavalry warriors were like tigers entering the flock, killing Xianbei people one after another. On the other side, the thousands of cavalry under the command of the Shao Division also formed a small front arrow formation, and the power should not be underestimated. And if you talk about the art of riding and shooting, the department is better than the tiger and leopard riding.

"How so?" Kebineng almost didn't drop his eyeballs, and he was horrified to see that his warriors sometimes swung away with a single sword, and this Han cavalry only needed one block to cut off all their men and weapons. At the same time, this cavalry was wrapped in thick iron armor, and the bronze swords of their own warriors were of limited use to them. And the fine iron swords and guns in their hands easily pierced the leather armor of their own warriors.

"King, this is Cao Ying's most elite tiger and leopard ride!" Yuan Tan didn't know when he stepped forward and said. Kebi was able to suppress the fear in his heart, and hurriedly ordered the army to step forward, surround this group of men and horses in the core, and prepare to wear them down by virtue of their numerical superiority.

"Lord, the son and them are about to be surrounded, we should also go up!" Xiahoudun had the deepest friendship with Cao Chun, and seeing that he was surrounded at the core, for fear that something would happen to him, he hurriedly admonished. After all, with 20,000 people to impact 200,000, even if the tiger and leopard rider is the elite of the world, no matter how you look at this battle, you can't be sure.

"Deliver orders, blow trumpets, attack inside and outside, defeat this Xianbei cavalry, and capture Yuan Tan and Ke Bineng alive!" Cao Ying saw Cao Chun rushing left and right, and had already scattered Xianbei's formation, and also ordered the whole army to rush forward. So the remaining 30,000 cavalry of the Cao Army, except for the thousands of Tiger Guards led by Xu Chu to defend Cao Ying, also pressed on the whole line, and stabbed the weak back of the Xianbei army's encirclement. Then, Ma Teng and Han Sui's Xiliang Iron Cavalry, Liu Bao's Hun cavalry also pressed one after another, and more than 300,000 people on both sides launched a desperate fight on this vast prairie.

"Kill, kill, kill!" Cao Chun, who was the first to launch, was already covered in blood at this time, but not a drop was his own, all of them were Xianbei people who were killed by him. Xiahoudun, who only had one eye left, was not to be outdone, a big knife flew up and down, and many Xianbei people were even split in half by him. Even if it is a cruel Xianbei person, he can't help but shudder when he sees this situation.

Wielding a knife and hacking another Xianbei cavalryman to death, Xiahoudun's only remaining eye suddenly lit up, because he saw that the Xianbei leader and Yuan Tan were directing the battle on a high ground not far away, and immediately hurriedly reorganized thousands of elites and rushed towards the small dirt slope.

"King, they're here!" A Xianbei handsome who watched the battle was terrified. No one will laugh at him, because they themselves are terrified.

"What are you afraid of!" Kebineng said in a deep voice, and then ordered his own guards to resist. These are the most elite warriors in Xianbei, and Xiahoudun rushed to kill them several times, but failed to kill them.

"I'm coming!" Just when Xiahoudun returned again in vain, a white horse swept past him like lightning, and the Xianbei people fell off their horses everywhere they went. Xiahou looked intently, only seeing clearly the white robe of the knight who had been dyed red, and the Xiliang iron horse behind him.

"Good skills!" Xiahoudun praised unexpectedly. From this point of view, he already knew that this person's martial arts were by no means inferior to his own, but he didn't know where this person was sacred.

"He is the eldest son of the Ma family, the first warrior in Xiliang, and Ma Chao and Ma Mengqi, who are known as the general of Shenweitian." A white-faced man on the side seemed to see Xiahoudun's doubts, and replied while brandishing a steel knife in his hand to kill a Xianbei cavalryman.

"Good skill, who is your Excellency?" Xiahoudun himself is also a great expert in using knives, and when he looks at this man's knife skills, he knows that he is not an idle person.

"Me? South Ann Pound is. The man smiled slightly, and as he spoke, two more Xianbei soldiers died under his sword.

"There are so many warriors in Xiliang!" Xiahoudun sighed with emotion, and then threw himself into the battle. Due to Ma Chao's brave assault, Kebineng finally couldn't sit still, so he had to retreat with Yuan Tan's army. Their retreat naturally triggered the rout of the Xianbei coalition army. Cao Ying and others took the opportunity to wave their troops to cover up and kill, and pursued and killed for more than 50 miles in a row, beheading more than 60,000 people and capturing nearly 50,000 prisoners. Xianbei and Yuan Tan suffered more than half of the casualties, so they had to flee back to their nests in embarrassment.

"Brother Shoucheng, Brother Wenyue, this battle is the biggest victory of my Han against Xianbei in the past hundred years, and it is really a blessing for me to be able to coincide with it!" After the war, Cao Ying counted the spoils, Cao Ying didn't ask for anything else, as long as 20,000 strong prisoners, and all the rest of the property, cattle and sheep were handed over to Han Ma and Liu Bao.

"Prime Minister Huwei, rare in the world!" Ma Teng was in a good mood, and he also complimented him repeatedly. With these things, it was enough for his tribe to survive the winter. After everyone was polite, Han Sui and Ma Teng led the army back to Xiliang.

"Lord, this Xiliang army is so brave, I am afraid that it will be a big trouble for my henchmen in the future!" Looking at the Xiliang Army, which was returning farther and farther away, Xiahoudun also frowned and said softly. In the battle of Shicai, the courage of Ma Chao and Pang De made him very jealous.

"I already know." Cao Ying also nodded slowly when he heard this. The only two people left on the edict, Liu Bei has now basically unified the south, and Ma Teng is entrenched in Xiliang and is not a worry-free master. If you want to truly dominate the world, you still have a long way to go!

"Duke Wei, are you also ready to collect troops?" Liu Bao stepped forward and asked at this time. On the grassland, the strong are respected. After seeing the terrifying combat power of the tiger and leopard riding, how could Liu Bao dare to fight against Cao Ying again.

"Collect the troops? It's still early. Shan Yu can send more horses to see if he can find a path to Danhan Mountain. I want the Xianbei clan not to rise again in fifty years! Cao Ying said coldly, and there was murder in his tone.

(To be continued)