While!

In the tooth-sore sound of gold and iron, Xu Chu and Cao Ren fought hard.

"Huh?"

Xu Chu was a little surprised that this guy could take a knife from himself.

Cao Ren was shocked in his heart, he was already inferior to Xu Chu, and Xu Chu was even wrapped in black iron armor with people and horses, which was a few hundred kilograms heavier, and he was even more invincible if he borrowed a strong horse.

At the moment of the exchange of knives, Cao Ren's arms were already unconscious, and his hands were unconsciously released.

The long broadsword flew out upside down and plunged into the chest of a soldier behind him.

Cao Ren's crotch war horse was even more hit by the powerful impact force of the person who stood up, directly lifting Cao Ren off the horse's back.

"General!"

The dozens of soldiers behind him were stunned, and they rushed up desperately to save Cao Ren.

However, there was no time, a thousand heavily armored cavalry were surging forward, rushing through.

Cao Ren had just rolled on the ground and was about to take advantage of the momentum to jump, but he was completely overwhelmed by the torrent of iron armor.

Dozens of soldiers are like driftwood in the sea, beaten by a large number of surging people and disappearing.

By the time the heavily armored cavalry rushed through, all that was left on the ground was a large patch of snow and piles of flesh.

At this time, the 2,000 cavalry led by Luo Zheng himself also followed and rushed over, and the Cao army, which was scattered by the heavy armored cavalry, was crushed, like a flock of sheep that had blown up, and fled for their lives all over the mountains.

Luo Zheng urged the horse to kill, and shouted: "Where is Xu Chu, have you captured Cao Ren?" ”

Xu Chu hurriedly replied loudly: "My lord, Cao Ren is dead!" ”

"Good!"

Luo Zheng shouted excitedly: "Continue to chase and kill, be sure to annihilate the Cao army!" ”

"Yes!"

The generals and colonels responded with a bang, and the two thousand cavalry quickly divided into ten groups, each chasing and killing the scattered Cao army soldiers.

Luo Zheng grabbed the war horse, and under the escort of the three hundred personal guards and iron cavalry, rode the horse to the front of the heavy armored cavalry formation that was rearranging hundreds of steps, and asked loudly: "Cao Ren is dead, where is the head, quickly offer it!" ”

"This ......"

Xu Chu said in a speech: "Lord, Cao Ren has been trampled into meat puree, how can he come to the head!" ”

"What?"

Luo Zheng's eyes froze, and then he muttered: "It's a pity that a good general is dead!" ”

Jia Xu panted and urged the horse to catch up, just when he heard Xu Chu's words, he couldn't help but say: "It's a pity, it's a pity, I originally wanted to send Cao Ren's head to Cao Cao and hit Cao Cao hard, I don't want to die without a whole body." ”

Luo Zheng said: "Cao Ren is dead, the 8,000 Cao army has been broken, and our army should also go south to Xuchang, to see if we can find an opportunity to break Xuchang before Cao Cao gets the news and leads the army to withdraw, what does Wen He think?" ”

Jia Xu said: "Lord, I think there is no need for our army to go to Xuchang again!" ”

Luo Zheng was surprised: "Why is this? ”

Jia Xu groaned and nodded: "If Cao Cao knows that the lord and his father are raising a large army to attack, even if he does not withdraw from Runan, he will inevitably send the general to lead the army back to Xuchang, and most of the reinforcements are about to arrive in Xuchang." It is even possible that Cao Cao has reacted and personally led a large army to save Cao Ren. Therefore, even if our army goes to Xuchang, there is no opportunity to take advantage of it, so it is better to loot a group of young people and return to Guanzhong. ”

Luo Zheng thought for a while and said categorically: "As long as Cao Cao doesn't come in person, this general may not have a chance to break Xuchang." This has already arrived in Kaifeng, only more than 100 miles away from Xuchang, and it is really unwilling not to go to a trip! ”

Jia Xu said: "Lord, it's too much!" ”

Luo Zheng waved his hand and said, "Wen He doesn't need to say much, General Ben knows it in his heart." Even if we can't attack Xuchang, our army won't have any losses. On the contrary, if you miss this opportunity, it will be difficult to sneak attack Xuchang while Cao Cao is not there in the future. ”

Jia Xu knew that he couldn't persuade him, so he had to sigh and said: "In this case, the soldiers are fast, the lord should speed the army south, and he must kill Xuchang before the Cao army's reinforcements arrive in Xuchang, so as to have a chance." ”

Eight thousand Cao troops were scattered and fled all over the mountains.

Two thousand Xiliang cavalry pursued and fought until sunset, and won a lot.

Luo Zheng immediately ordered the army to camp on the spot with the captured Cao army's baggage to rest for the night, and the next morning, before dawn, he led the army to rush south, and when he arrived at Yanling, he met Wang Shuang's 2,000 cavalry and went straight to Xuchang.

When there were still twenty miles away from Xuchang, a scout horse galloped forward.

"Newspaper—"

The scout cavalry rushed to the front and shouted: "Report to the lord, ten miles south of Xuchang, a brigade of Cao Jun has been found!" ”

"Huh?"

Luo Zheng reined in his war horse and said in a condensed voice: "Cao Jun came so fast, have you ever seen whose banner it is?" ”

The scout cavalry replied: "The word 'Xiahou' is on the general's banner, but I don't know who is in charge of the troops!" ”

Jia Xu hurriedly said: "Lord, Cao Cao has Xiahou Xuan and Xiahou Yuan's two generals, who are quite important, and those who can lead an army alone, there is no one else in the Xiahou clan." Especially Xiahoudun, this person can fight well and is the first general under Cao Cao. If nothing else, the main general of this Cao army is very likely to be Xiahoudun. ”

"Xiahoudun?"

Luo Zheng asked in a deep voice, "How many soldiers and horses does Cao Jun have?" ”

"About 10,000!"

The scout cavalry hurriedly replied, in fact, Xiahoudun only had an army of 8,000, but the scout cavalry did not dare to get too close, and could only rely on experience and eyesight to see a rough idea from a distance.

"About 10,000?"

Luo Zheng said in a condensed voice: "Cao Apu really looks down on this general, and he actually sent so many soldiers and horses back to help Xuchang!" ”

Jia Xu took the opportunity to persuade: "My lord, now that the Cao army has arrived, it is impossible for our army to attack Xuchang, so it is better to withdraw the army and return to Guandu, and after plundering a group of young people, go back to Guanzhong directly." ”

Luo Zheng just killed Cao Ren, just when he was addicted to taste, how could he be willing to retreat, and said in a deep voice: "Since Xiahoudun is the first general under Cao Cao's account, if this general kills Xiahoudun again, how will Cao Apu react?" ”

"This ......"

Jia Xu said bitterly: "Lord, this kind of thing can never be repeated, it won't take long for the news of Cao Ren's death to reach Xiahoudun's ears, Xiahoudun has an army of 10,000, if he has defense, our army will have no chance to take advantage of it!" ”

Luo Zheng said with a calm expression: "The battlefield is changing rapidly, anything can happen, how can you know if you don't try." Besides, our army is all cavalry, and Cao's army is all foot soldiers, even if you can't kill Xiahoudun, there is no loss! ”

Jia Xu couldn't persuade him, so he had to say: "If the situation is inviolable, please also ask the lord to return to Guanzhong as soon as possible, so as not to be blocked by Cao Cao's army in the Central Plains, and if you want to withdraw to Guanzhong again, it will be extremely difficult." ”

Luo Zheng said: "Wenhe rest assured, General Ben knows it." ”

After a pause, he immediately waved his hand and said loudly: "Let's go, let's go to meet Xiahoudun first!" ”

"Yes!"

The generals responded with a bang, and the 5,000 cavalry surged south.

When passing by Xuchang, Luo Zheng also deliberately glanced at it.

Sure enough, the gate of Xuchang was closed, the city head was waving flags, and the soldiers were standing in a forest, and the weather was strict, so it was obvious that they had already taken precautions.

Without siege equipment, the Xiliang cavalry would not want to attack Xuchang unless they had a pair of wings.

Moreover, even if there are siege equipment, the cavalry is not good at attacking the city. Let the cavalry dismount and fight on foot, only a fool would do such a stupid thing that is beyond cure, it is not easy to raise a cavalry, how can it be lost in the siege.

Luo Zheng did not linger, and quickly withdrew his gaze and led 5,000 cavalry to bypass Xuchang and move south.

At the same time that the scouts of the Western Liang Army discovered the Cao army, the scouts of Xiahoudun also discovered the Western Liang cavalry.

Ten miles south of Xuchang, on the official road.

Xiahoudun led the 8,000 army to march all the way, seeing that Xuchang was in sight, Xiahoudun just breathed a sigh of relief, and there was a meteor-like horse on the official road in front of him, rushing over like a whirlwind, heading straight for the banner of the Chinese army.

"Newspaper—"

The scout cavalry rushed to the front and said loudly: "General, the Xiliang cavalry has been found twenty miles north of Xuchang. ”

"Xiliang cavalry?"

Xiahoudun said in a deep voice: "The Xiliang cavalry came so fast, have you ever seen who is in charge of the troops?" ”

The scout cavalry said loudly: "Report to the general, it is Luo Zheng who personally commands the troops." ”

"What?"

Xiahoudun was taken aback, and said in a condensed voice: "It was Luo Zheng who personally commanded the troops, how many soldiers and horses are there?" ”

The scouts replied, "About five to six thousand cavalry!" ”

"Not good, General!"

Li Dian, the adjutant general next to him, suddenly thought of something, and said with a sudden change of color: "Since the Xiliang cavalry has been killed in Xuchang, and Luo Zheng personally commanded the troops, General Cao Ren led the army north to Guandu, will it ......?"

The latter words are not spoken, but the meaning can be understood by anyone.

Xiahoudun was even more discolored at this time, forced his heart to be depressed, and said in a deep voice: "Zixiao has led the army for many years, what kind of conspiracy and tricks have not been seen, even if it is not as good as Luo Zheng and Jia Xu's tricks, but as long as the battalion is careful and vigilant step by step, Luo Zheng only brought five thousand Xiliang cavalry, even if there are thousands of tricks and conspiracies, it may not be able to win Zixiao!" ”

"General Yuan Rang said very much!"

Li Dian echoed Xiahoudun's intentions and did not pour cold water on him.

Although Xiahoudun was trying his best to convince himself, he actually didn't have much bottom in his heart.

It doesn't matter if you strategically despise the enemy, but if you can be a general, how can you despise the enemy.

Especially a dangerous opponent like Luo Zheng, who has hundreds of battles and brilliant achievements, even if Meng De personally leads the army, he may not be able to bargain, and Xiahoudun is not an idiot, how dare he underestimate Luo Zheng.

It's just that I hope Cao Ren will be okay and is comforting himself.

"Order, the army is lined up on the spot, ready to meet the enemy!"

After quickly turning a few thoughts, Xiahoudun immediately gave a resolute order.

Thirty miles is not a distance for a cavalry, and a swift march can be reached in half an hour.

Xiahoudun's 8,000 army are all foot soldiers, but he doesn't want to wait for the Xiliang cavalry to kill close, so he hurriedly arrayed, and when it really comes to that time, I am afraid that the daylily will be cold, and what can I do to resist the assault of the Xiliang cavalry.

Sure enough, just as Xiahoudun's army had just assembled and lined up, a thunderous rumble sounded in the distance.

Soon, a large cloud of smoke and dust rose fifty miles northwest in the line of sight. R1152