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Cao Hong is going to fight hard!

This is the conclusion that Zhao Feng and Zhang Fei came to soon after researching. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Cao Hong After converging the original Xiahou Ba, his strength was almost the same as his own. But without Ma Chao's Xiliang Iron Cavalry on his side, he only relied on Zhang Fei's more than 20,000 Guanzhong cavalry, but under normal circumstances, it could not compete with Cao Hong's tiger and leopard cavalry. In this case, Cao Hong dared to fight a decisive battle with himself, which was obviously also carefully considered.

"According to the detailed report, Cao's army's infantry were mainly concentrated in the area of the Yellow River to prevent His Majesty from crossing the river and fighting. Now Cao Hong's 70,000 foot soldiers here, half of them are recruits who have been in the army for less than half a year, so they are naturally not as elite as our elite soldiers in a hundred battles. It's just that the more than 30,000 cavalry of the Cao army are menacing, not to mention that there are more than 10,000 tigers and leopards among them! In Jinyang City, Zhao Feng introduced to everyone in detail. When everyone heard this, they all felt that the situation they were facing now was too weird: their own infantry was stronger, and the opponent's cavalry was stronger. How it ends in such a fight depends on who can give full play to their advantages. At present, in the field battle, the cavalry is superior, so it seems that Cao Hong has a better chance of winning.

"Damn, Cao Hong actually returned to Hebei, this time he is passive!" After listening to Zhao Feng's words, Tian Yu also slapped the table in annoyance. As a general, he knew very well that if Zhao Feng and Zhang Fei were defeated, he would not have any good fruit to eat.

"Cao Hong can still kill back, it is indeed unexpected. It's just that if we can plan properly, we still have great confidence in winning this battle. After this battle, our army can wave its division to attack Jizhou and directly take Cao Wei's capital and other places. Even if Cao Pi has three heads and six arms, he will not be able to redeem the defeat. Zhao Feng said carefully.

"Bo Tao, do you mean to fight?" Zhang Fei was a little surprised. Zhao Feng has always pursued prudence in doing things, and before he got reinforcements, he actually tended to fight, which was indeed unexpected by Zhang Fei.

"Exactly, although we do not have an advantage in strength, we have an advantage in morale. Cao's army fled back to Hebei from Henan and attacked thousands of miles, but we had already occupied most of the state. In terms of morale, it is inevitable that our side will have the advantage. Moreover, Cao Hong's surname is impatient, and if he is in a hurry to fight, it is inevitable that there will be some omissions in the on-the-spot command. We'll take advantage of the weakness and defeat it in one fell swoop. Even if we are defeated, we can defend Jinyang Jiancheng to the death. But if Cao Hong is defeated, then he will have only one way to perish. Zhao Feng said carefully. To put it simply, Cao Hong can't afford to lose, while Zhao Feng and Zhang Fei can still afford to lose.

"Having said that, but in case Cao Hong is in a desperate situation and fights to the death, we can't be careless!" It was Zhang Ren who said this. As the first general in Sichuan, Zhang Renge has always been extremely cautious. Zhao Feng nodded, but still revealed his hole cards: "Don't worry, I have prepared a secret weapon, ready to deal with Cao Hong's tiger and leopard ride!" ”

"Secret weapon against the tiger and leopard riders?" Zhang Fei was a little stunned when he heard this. How powerful the tiger and leopard ride is, Zhang Fei knows it. In two battles, Liu Bei spent a lot of money in order to deal with the tiger and leopard. From the Xiliang Iron Riding and the chain of horses designed by Pang Tong last time, these two are certainly useful, but now that they are in Bingzhou, and they don't carry enough chains, Xiliang Iron Riding is in Youzhou, how can they compete with the tiger and leopard?

No, this kid must have some tricks! Looking at Zhao Feng with a calm smile on his face, Zhang Fei suddenly felt a confidence in his heart that he didn't even know where it came from: Zhao Feng will definitely be able to do it, and he will definitely do it if he says it.

And just as they were discussing, the 100,000-strong army of Cao Hong and others had already left Shangdang City and was coming towards Jinyang. This road is full of plains in the Jinshui Basin, the so-called Pingchuan River, Cao Hong killed like this, and there was no place to block it halfway. And the time is urgent, even if the enemy wants to make any arrangements, it is a little too late.

"Uncle, I won't even send a scout, what if I fall into an ambush?" Cao Zhang saw that Cao Hong blindly pursued the speed of the march, and did not even send out scouts, so he was also a little worried. Cao Hong smiled when he heard this: "Zhang Fei's strength is similar to ours, and in the battle on the plains, even if he is ambushed, with the strength of the tiger and leopard horse, it is enough to rush out of a bloody road." ”

"Nephew understands!" Cao Hong nodded, and then ordered to march as soon as possible. At this time, in Jinyang City, Zhang Fei also ordered the whole army to prepare for battle after learning that the enemy was coming. At this time, it is the height of summer, and the sun is also very strong on this day, and the hot sun is not uncomfortable.

"Qi Qi two princes, the enemy army is really riding a tiger and leopard to open the way, and they are killing here!" A scout reports to Zhao Feng and Zhang Feiyu. "Got it!" Waving his hand to signal the people to go down, Zhao Feng said to Zhang Fei: "Third general, according to the previous plan, you lead the Guanzhong cavalry and a part of the infantry to deal with Cao Hong's footmen, and I will resist the tiger and leopard cavalry!" ”

"Zhao boy, you're really not joking?" Zhang Fei looked at Zhao Feng and the tens of thousands of foot soldiers behind him, and finally asked hesitantly. Dealing with infantry against cavalry on the plains is not a wise choice no matter how you look at it.

"Don't worry, today's battle is the time when the tiger and leopard ride is destroyed!" Zhao Feng said lightly. Tiger and leopard rider, Cao Jun's ace elite, let me break your undefeated myth! Zhang Fei looked at him calmly, nodded and went to rectify the army and horses without mentioning it. Behind him, Tian Yu still selected nearly 10,000 more reliable cavalry as reserves. Not only Zhang Fei and Zhao Feng, he can't afford to lose this battle.

"Oh, it's Zhao Botao?" Cao Hong, who was galloping on the horse, looked at the enemy troops who gradually appeared in front of him in front of him and had already lined up the military formation, and he also sighed softly. Looking at the banner of Zhao Zi waving in the wind, Cao Hong was also secretly vigilant in his heart. After all, in the hands of this person, not only him, but all the generals Cao Wei have suffered too much.

"It seems that this Zhao Botao wants to use these gadgets to stop our tiger and leopard riding, it's just beyond his strength!" Cao Zhang, who was on the side, was a little disdainful when he saw this. The gadgets he was talking about were the hundreds of carts that crossed in front of him, as well as obstacles such as horses rejection. These things are certainly effective in blocking cavalry, but unless you have them all over the mountains, otherwise, Cao Zhang can destroy these gadgets at the cost of more than a thousand cavalry at most.

"Don't be careless, Your Highness, let Zidan and you lead the tiger and leopard to ride to deal with Zhao Botao, and I will deal with Zhang Fei!" Cao Hong said in a deep voice, because he saw that in the rear of Zhao Feng's military array, Zhang Fei was also waiting for him. Cao Hong knew that Zhao Feng was still going to play the old trick in Xuchang back then, and used some of his foot soldiers to entangle his tiger and leopard rider to eliminate the terrifying impact of the tiger and leopard rider, and then compete with his own foot soldiers. It's just that Guan Yu spent so much effort back then, and he used the Bagua Array, and he only relied on the advantage of numbers to repel himself. Now that Zhang Fei and Zhao Feng's cavalry do not have an advantage, Cao Hong really can't think of what tricks they can play.

So today, Cao Hong has enough confidence to deal with the other party's ruthless move. Therefore, he not only has a tiger and leopard to ride, but also a Hu cavalry battalion that is good at riding and shooting. Even if the tiger and leopard cavalry can't break the enemy's military formation, the cavalry of the Hu cavalry battalion will not make them feel better, after all, the infantry phalanx is standing still on the ground, and can only become a live target at that time. Thinking of this, Cao Hong also immediately gave an order, asking Cao Zhang to aim at Zhao Feng's infantry phalanx and rush over to crush the opponent first.

"Kill!" Cao Zhang gave an order, and the 10,000 tiger and leopard cavalry started at full speed, rushing towards Zhao Feng's infantry formation like tigers descending from the mountain. In front of the military formation, various obstacles were stacked on top of each other, and only some narrow corridors were exposed in the middle, which could only accommodate two war horses in parallel at most.

And once it can't be paralleled, there is not much impact left for the tiger and leopard ride. Therefore, destroying this abominable obstacle is the top priority. Cao Zhang thought so and did so. Seeing that he was getting closer and closer to the other party's obstacles, Cao Zhang couldn't help but show a cruel and bloodthirsty smile on his face.

"Kill!" Cao Zhang roared angrily, and the Fang Tian halberd in his hand swung out, easily pushing away a large cart parked on the side. The two-faced soldier naturally wouldn't let them be so easy, and the spear in his hand was like Cao Hong stabbing it. Cao Zhang was not afraid at all, and the halberd swung out the blade that blocked the two, and then slashed the other party to death with one stroke. Behind him, the front part of the tiger and leopard rider also broke into pieces, smashing through the opponent's path, destroying these obstacles.

"Kill! Kill! Kill! Cao Zhangzheng wanted to impact with all his strength, but the war horse under his crotch stumbled, and then he was actually thrown off the horse. Cao Zhang's riding skills are exquisite, although the matter is hasty, but still not afraid, the halberd is held in the right hand, the left hand is gradually paralyzed to the ground on the back of the horse that fell hard, the whole person has risen into the air, and then jumped aside.

Before he landed, Cao Zhang had already discovered why his beloved horse was suddenly planted: a front leg had been cut off, and this war horse was already a fee. "Who cut off my horse's leg?" As soon as this thought appeared in his mind, before Cao Zhang could find an answer, a big knife was already whistling towards the back of his head.

"Dang!" Crossing the halberd to block the opponent's knife, Cao Zhang found that his opponent was actually a young man younger than himself, but the combination of the classic Qinglong knife + green parrot robe showed that the person in front of him must have a close relationship with Guan Yu.

"Who are you Guan Yu?" The halberd was handed out and stabbed directly into the other party's heart, but Cao Zhang still asked in his busy schedule. Cao Zhang had seen Guan Yu and Guan Ping on the battlefield before, but this kid was obviously not Guan Ping.

"Lao Tzu is also surnamed Guan!" Although he has always been proud of his father, he said that he was Guan Yu's youngest son at this time, which was a bit weak. At that moment, Guan Xingyi gritted his teeth, brandished the Qinglong Knife and continued to fight with the other party. As a freshman graduate of Xuzhou College, Guan Xing, who is only seventeen years old, is now just a small tun chief. This time I fought with the army, and it was also the first time I went to the battlefield, and I encountered a big enemy like Cao Zhang.

"Hmph, even if Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are here, this king will be slaughtered one by one!" Cao Zhang said with some disdain, and the halberd entangled and Guan Xing fought. He is far superior to Guan Xing in terms of strength and combat experience, and once he passes Guan Xing with a few moves, he can't resist it. Seeing that the opponent's sword technique was a little scattered, Cao Zhangzheng was about to finish the opponent at once, and suddenly felt a strange knife wind blowing under his feet.

"Hey!" In his busy schedule, he retracted his halberd and stomped up, and two spears narrowly passed under Cao Zhang's feet. The latter looked down and was taken aback.

(To be continued)