"Father, the sentry rode to report, and after crossing the river in front of you, you will travel more than eighty miles, and it will be the nest of the Xianbei people in Danhan Mountain!" Among the troops hurrying forward in a narrow mountain road, Cao Zhang hurriedly ran to Cao Yingyan of the Chinese army.

"Okay, have the Xianbei people found out?" Cao Ying asked in a deep voice.

"The Xianbei Sentinels have not been found, and they would never have dreamed that we would take the path to their lair." Cao Zhang said with a smile.

"Prime Minister, but this time it's not Xianbei, it is said that Kebineng has borrowed troops from Karasuma, and the two coalition troops are no less than 100,000. If we don't strike first, I'm afraid that within half a year, they will also raise troops to the south. Jia Xu, who was in charge of intelligence on the side, said lightly.

"That's why I'm going to beat him for an unstable foothold!" Cao Ying said with a smile. When he looked at the sky, Cao Ying ordered the whole army to cross the river and then stop until nightfall, when the whole army marched and killed the camp of the Xianbei and Karasuma coalition forces.

"Karasuma King is stumbling, this person is also bullying the weak and afraid of the hard. In the past, when Gongsun Chan was there, he did not dare to be tenacious; After Gongsun Zhan's death, Yuan Shao sent his daughter to make peace with him, and then he raised troops to invade our borders. Another scribe who was with the army laughed. If Zhao Feng, Guan Yu and the others were here, they would definitely be surprised. This person is none other than Zhuge Liang's classmate of Lumen Mountain, Meng Jian and Meng Gongwei, who originally offered a plan to flood Jiangling.

"Hmph, Yuan Benchu had 700,000 troops, but he bowed down to the alien races in northern Xinjiang, which is really incorrigible!" Cao Ying said with some disdain.

"Yuan Shao is certainly not worth mentioning, when the matter of the northern Xinjiang is resolved, the lord can wave his army south, destroy Liu Bei in a battle, and dominate the world!" Meng Jian is half complimentary, half honest.

"Gongwei, you have been in Jingxiang for a long time, and you have also served as a staff member under Liu Pan. In your opinion, if you want to attack Liu Bei, how should you enter the army? Cao Ying seemed bored and asked as he walked forward.

"Take Jing Xiang!" Meng Jian said decisively, and then explained in detail: "Jingxiang is the belly of the world, and the place where soldiers must fight. If Jingxiang can be captured, Liu Bei can be confined to the southeast corner, and there is nothing to be afraid of. ”

"Jing Xiang is related to Yun Chang and Zhuge Liang, but I am afraid that it is not in a hurry to figure it out." Jia Xu frowned slightly.

"Prime Minister rest assured, two years ago, I offered a plan for Guan Yu to flood Jiangling, killing and injuring 200,000 people in Jingxiang, which has already caused Guan Yu to lose the hearts of the people in Jingzhou. If the prime minister leads the army to attack it, there will definitely be righteous soldiers who will rise up to respond to the king's division! At that time, Guan Yu's internal and external troubles will inevitably be in chaos, won't Jing Xiang be at his fingertips? Meng Jian was full of confidence.

"Not necessarily, it is said that Guan Yu is not a brave and unscrupulous person, and the Zhuge Liang brothers are also the world's masters, even Nanyang Li Yan, Wancheng Li Tong, and Wuguan Hao Zhao are not idle people. With these people here, it is not easy to easily capture Jingxiang. Moreover, Liu Bei is the best at buying people's hearts, and flooding Jiangling is a thing of the past. It may not be feasible to expect this matter to cause civil strife in Jingxiang. "Jia Xu is in charge of intelligence, and he naturally knows more about these things than Meng Jian, after all, the latter has been away from Jingxiang for more than two years.

Meng Jian was about to refute when he heard this, but Cao Ying had already waved his hand to signal the two to stop arguing, and then ordered everyone to prepare to rest after crossing the river, and then kill the enemy camp at night.

"Lord, Xun Gong is here!" Cao Zhen hurriedly stepped forward and handed Cao Ying an urgent letter. Cao Ying opened it to take a look, but there was a hint of joy between his eyebrows. Xun Yu said two things in the letter, one is that after the reconstruction of Jizhou and Bingzhou in the past year, the people's livelihood has been greatly restored, but Youzhou has recently been calmed down, and the people's livelihood has not yet been fully recovered. At present, these three states plus half of Qingzhou, there are no less than five million people, and 300,000 Yuan Shao's troops have also been recruited. At the same time as the reorganization, 50,000 new troops were also recruited, and they were being trained under the command of Yu Banhe and Zhang Jaw, who had just defected; Moreover, Yecheng has been rebuilt, which fully meets the requirements of building the capital and can move the capital at any time.

"If you are alone, why worry about big things!" Cao Ying also muttered to himself when he saw this. Having Xun Yu is equivalent to having a stable rear, which allows Cao Ying to devote all his energy to the front-line battle. At this moment, the scouts sent out earlier had returned.

"Prime Minister, the Xianbei and Karasuma coalition forces suddenly assembled, it seems that they have discovered us!" The scout was sweating and bowed to Cao Ying, still wounded, apparently escaping the pursuit before running back.

"Lord, the current military situation is unknown, what should I do?" When Xu Huang heard this, he suddenly became a little anxious.

Cao Ying's expression was calm and calm, and he ordered in a calm voice: "Pass the order, gather the men and horses immediately, and we will fight them to the death here!" ”

"Lord, the current military situation is unknown, and it is not appropriate to enter the army!" Xu Huang hurriedly admonished. Cao Ying waved his hand to signal that he was out of the way, and Jia Xu also nodded on the side and said, "The Xianbei people suddenly assembled, they should have just discovered us." If they had discovered us a long time ago, they could have taken our army by surprise when they had just crossed the river. ”

"Look, everyone, there is a high mountain ahead, and I will lead all the infantry and Zhongkang to hold on here, attracting the Xianbei army to attack. Gongming, Shan Yu, Zihe, you each lead the cavalry of the headquarters to disperse, and wait until the early morning of the Ming Dynasty, when the Xianbei army fights fiercely all night, when the people are sleepy and the horses are lacking, and then detour to the back of the Xianbei people to kill, and the inside and outside should be combined to break the Xianbei army! Cao Ying quickly drew up a battle plan.

"Lord, this matter is too dangerous, let me lure the enemy!" After Cao Chun heard this plan, he was the first to admonish, and Xu Huang's generals also hurriedly dissuaded him.

"If you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you get the tiger? All the generals have to command the army and can't get out, so it's up to me to lure the enemy. Gongming, when I raise the banner and blow the trumpet, you will lead the army to kill. Until then, don't act rashly! Cao Ying said in a deep voice. Xu Huang and the others were familiar with Cao Ying's surname, and knew that once he spoke in this tone, there was really no need to negotiate, and they could only obey orders. At most, please let Chu Haosheng protect Cao Ying.

"Zhongkang, we only have more than 10,000 people, and the Xianbei coalition army is no less than 100,000, are you afraid?" Looking at the hastily arranged position, Cao Ying didn't seem to be worried about the unfavorable situation at all, but joked in a joking tone.

"Don't worry, my lord, these little wolf cubs of the grassland, I Xu Chu have never taken them seriously!" Xu Chu said proudly. Behind him, 10,000 Tiger Guards and the rest of the elite thousands of infantry stood by and ready to fight. In addition, more than 1,000 people are still seizing the time to build positions, antlers, fences, and thistles are all put up, and a few more trenches must be dug deeper, and there can be one more resistance.

"Light the torch and tell Kebineng that I'm here!" Cao Ying ordered. Suddenly, tens of thousands of torches were lit, illuminating this nameless mountain peak as bright as day, and it was extremely eye-catching in the night.

"Look, King!" A Xianbei handsome pointed to the distance and said urgently. Without his guidance, Kebineng could already see the fiery peak. The corners of his eyes twitched slightly, and Kebineng turned his head to the Karasuma King who came to help in the battle and said, "Brother Bandun Wang, there should be the Han people in front of you who came to sneak attack." It seems that there are not many of them, so they dare to hold on. ”

"Don't worry, the king, we have 100,000 soldiers, even if we dig up this mountain, it will only take a day or two to dig this mountain, so let's go up and cut off Cao Ying's head, and then wave the army south, and go to the Central Plains to have a good time!" Bun Dun looked at the distant peaks, and he was also a little disdainful.

"Kill!" With the order of Bundun and Kebineng, 100,000 allied troops poured like a tide towards the small mountain where Cao Ying was. Accompanied by the characteristic wolf howl of the Xianbei people, these barbarians, cloaked and dressed only in animal skins and leather armor, rushed like a pack of wild dogs. Even if it is a thousand people like Xu Chu, when I see it at first glance in the dark night, I can't help but be secretly shocked.

"Shoot the arrows!" Once the opponent was in range, the defenders' crossbows began to wield. Although there are no ballistas and repeaters, Cao Ying is not only ordinary crossbow arrows. The two powerful crossbows, the treadmill and the bed crossbow, were enough to penetrate the light shields of these cavalrymen. Along the way, the Xianbei and Karasuma people were shot and fell from their horses from time to time, but the latecomers continued to press. These bloodthirsty nomads will never be scared away by such a small setback.

Since this frustration is not enough, let's be more ruthless. Braving the rain of arrows, the Xianbei people who crossed the trench rushed to the front of the position, and they were greeted by a large shield set up and the cold gleaming spear between the shields.

The sound of "plopping and plopping" of cutting meat sounded one after another, and the first batch of hundreds of Xianbei people who rushed forward suddenly turned into ghosts under the gun. But there are as many Xianbei people as ants, and one dead makes up for two, and the pressure on the defenders is also quite great. At the same time, the defenders on the top of the hill also began to suppress the offensive of these Xianbei people from a distance with bows and crossbows, to relieve the pressure on their comrades on the front line as much as possible. Xu Chu led the reserve team, ready to check and fill in the gaps at any time.

"What a tough Han man!" Ke Bineng and Bao Dun saw that Cao Ying's banner had been standing, and the warriors of their own families who rushed up turned into corpses and were carried down, and they were also secretly frightened. Only then did he understand why Kebineng, who had been so prosperous all these years, had lost so badly in Youzhou before.

"Don't worry, the king has few people, we will definitely be able to capture them." adjusted his mood, and he didn't know whether to cheer up Kebi or cheer himself up. Kebineng nodded, but there was a faint uneasiness in his heart.

"That's not right, why does Cao Ying only have infantry, where did his cavalry go last time?" Kebi could suddenly think of this question. A lone army is going deep and sneak attacking, it is impossible to have only infantry and no cavalry.

At this time, Cao Ying's cavalry, under the leadership of Xu Huang and others, detoured to the sides of the Xianbei army, preparing to flank them. Although Kebineng didn't know, he still sent scouts out to investigate, just in case. But visibility was so poor in the dark that the scouts couldn't get too far.

"Lord, these barbarians are really ruthless!" Wiping the blood and sweat on his face, Xu Chu also sighed. The Xianbei people, who encountered stubborn resistance, completely showed their wild surnames, and rushed up the mountain one by one with a scream. Even if there is a sharp sword in front of you, you can't care about it. Once, several Xianbei handsomes led people to break through a gap from a relatively gentle slope, but fortunately Xu Chu arrived in time to fill the gap.

In just one cup of tea, twenty-eight people died under Xu Chu's Shanjun knife, including three Xianbei handsome, which resolved this crisis. Rao is these Xianbei people are brave and good at fighting, and when they encounter a fierce person of Xu Chu's level, they have to temporarily retreat to avoid the edge.

"Zhongkang, hold on for another hour, and the sky will be almost dawn!" Cao Ying said in a deep voice. Before dawn, once the cavalry melee in the dark night, then it will be difficult to distinguish between the enemy and us. We must wait until dawn, and at the same time, the Xianbei army has lost its physical strength after a night of fierce fighting, and then let Xu Huang and them kill them, so as to achieve the best results. Xu Chu nodded and continued to fight. Afterwards, Xu Chu recalled this war and said that this hour was the longest hour in his life.

"Blow the trumpet, raise the flag!" Seeing that the sky was already faintly bright, and the visibility was gradually expanding, Cao Ying decisively gave this order. The melodious sound of the horn came from afar, and Kebineng and Bandun couldn't help but change their faces when they heard it.

"Oh no, my lord, a troop of centaurs has come from the east!" One of the scouts sent by Kobineng ran back in despair, and then the rest of the scouts also arrived one after another, telling Kebineng that there were also people to the west and north.

"Quick, prepare for battle, quick!" Raton and Kobineng hurriedly ordered. But how can an army that is on the offensive engage quickly? These steppe cavalry have extremely poor team combat ability, and once the battle starts, they rely on instinct to fight. It would be a luxury to give orders quickly and have them carried out.

"Kill!" The army in the east was led by Xu Huang, and he himself was the first to rush to the front. The Xianbei people fired a flurry of arrows, but they were all pulled away by him with his shield, and then rushed into the ranks of the chaotic Xianbei army.

"Smack!" With a bang, a Xianbei cavalryman was split in half by Xu Huang's axe and helmet, and the axe was unstoppable, cutting off another Karasuma cavalryman near the left. Seeing that he was so brave, the Xianbei and Karasuma people hurriedly stepped forward to attack. Xu Huang was undaunted and led the army to fight to the death.

At the same time, Cao Chun and Liu Bao's men and horses also killed with their front feet and back feet, and the Xianbei Karasuma coalition army was attacked on three sides, and they were suddenly a little unable to parry. Cao Ying on the hillside was condescending, saw the situation in the field clearly, and immediately ordered Xu Chu to lead people to the northeast corner where the Xianbei people's strength was weakest.

The northeast corner is where Cao Chun and Xu Huang's joint forces are located, and while their individual combat strength is strong, their cooperative combat ability is not comparable to Liu Bao's Hun cavalry. Therefore, Liu Bao's side is still difficult to solve, and the Xianbei Karasuma coalition army here has already fallen behind.

Now Xu Chu's arrival has suddenly become the last straw that crushes this Xianbei people. Riding on the ownerless war horses of the Xianbei Karasuma people who died in battle, Xu Chu rushed to the forefront first. Everywhere he went, the Shanjun knife flew up and down, and the black pills and Xianbei people within a radius of one zhang suddenly fell off their horses.

"Zhongkang, aren't you protecting the prime minister?" After hacking one person to death, Xu Huang found that it was Xu Chu who came to help in the battle, and hurriedly asked.

"There are two sons and General Zidan on the prime minister's side!" Xu Chu only had time to say a word, and continued to kill. Xu Huang took the time to take a look at the hillside, but saw Cao Zhang holding the Fang Heavenly Halberd, Cao Pi holding a long sword to protect Cao Ying, and Cao Zhen leading the Tiger Guards to engage in battle. Cao Ying is firmly in the middle army, and he is safe and mountainous.

"Kill!" Realizing that Cao Ying was not in danger, Xu Huang also put his mind at ease and rushed to kill with all his might. After supporting this Xianbei army for half an hour, it finally couldn't hold on and began to rout. Then the Xianbei and Karasuma people in other places also began to flee, Cao Ying ordered an all-out pursuit, Xu Huang and others led the army to kill to Danhan Mountain, Kebineng was forced to abandon the nest and flee north. Xu Huang chased until the twilight of the next day, and he didn't dare to venture because of the lack of a guide, so he was the teacher. In this battle, the Cao army beheaded more than 40,000 people, captured more than 20,000 people, and captured all the baggage of the Xianbei people in Danhan Mountain, and returned with a great victory.

After this battle, Xianbei and Karasuma were greatly injured, and the Xiongnu, Xiqiang and other tribes who had been oppressed by them began to fight with them in order to compete for the position of the overlord of the grassland. This grassland scuffle has lasted for decades. It is precisely because of this that the people of the Han Dynasty have been able to enjoy peace for decades. Cao Ying left Liang Xiren and the state assassin history, led Shao to assist him to block the Xiongnu and Xianbei, and the army retreated to Daijun to rest, so that the victory returned to the court.

(To be continued)