Except for a few parties that are closely related, not many people pay attention to the war that took place in Jiangdong, and everyone knows that the highlight of this war is in the Central Plains, in Yanzhou!

Wang Yu's main force was in the Gaotang Dynasty, which left on the third day of December, and the 60,000 troops were divided into three routes, crossing the Yellow River in a mighty way, all the way west, and finally stopped in the area of Baima and Lihu, began to rest, and sent a large number of rangers to spy on the enemy.

At noon on December 15, on the north bank of Pushui, thirty-five miles southeast of the county seat of Yanxian County, Zhao, a hussar sentry who had been out to investigate for a day, began a deeper investigation.

The Yanzhou Plain is flat, broad and vast, before the wind cavalry became an army, it was the first in every battle, and after the Youzhou War, it was the identity of the sharp knife of the whole army. The artists are bold, and the scope of their investigation is naturally relatively large, and they can be seen everywhere for hundreds of miles on the north bank of Pushui.

Zhao came out of the barracks and never saw his companions, and finally saw a cavalryman in the distance at noon. He thought it was his companion, and hurriedly urged the horse to run over there, and the other party estimated that the same was the same, and he was also urging the horse over.

The predecessor of the Wind Cavalry was the White Horse Yicong, and now the supply of war horses in the Qingzhou Army is also relatively sufficient, but Wang Yu is not Gongsun Chan after all, and he is far less persistent than Gongsun Chan on the issue of white horses.

In today's Tempest Army, there is still a team of all white horses, between five hundred and eight hundred, but not everyone can enter, only elite warriors who have made great achievements can win this honor.

This practice retains the tradition of Baima Yizun, wins the hearts of veterans, and does not limit himself, so that the recruits have a goal, which is a win-win-win strategy.

However, regardless of whether they belong to the White Horse Troop or not, they will not come out on a white horse when they come out to patrol the sentry, because it is too conspicuous to be suitable for the Rangers.

Not only were there no white horses, but in order not to attract people's ideas, except for the necessary supplies and weapons, the clothes worn by the rangers who were scattered outside were not military uniforms, and they did not wear armor, and the weight was the lowest, and the degree of camouflage was the highest.

The two sides saw each other from a distance, and did not immediately enter the state of imminent battle, Qingzhou, the scout surnamed Zhao, was somewhat accustomed to the enemy's dare not offend the majesty of the wind cavalry, and what he heard before leaving the camp was that the Cao army was also gathering troops in the south of Tiger Prison Pass and Chenliu, and it seemed that he intended to build a defensive line along Jishui to defend it, rather than fighting head-on in the border area.

It wasn't until the distance was close enough to see each other's faces that the scout surnamed Zhao was taken aback and found that there was an enemy on the other side! He didn't have time to think about whether Cao Jun intended to engage in a battle, but he just pulled the bow from his back while urging his horse forward.

Whether it is the white horse righteous servant in the past or the current wind cavalry, under the command of the hussar general, they have always fought a battle of winning more with less. If you encounter a group of enemy rangers, Zhao will definitely turn around and run, although he is also surnamed Zhao, but his martial arts are much worse than the main general Zhao Yunke, but he does not have the ability to fight one enemy and one hundred.

But now that there is only one enemy, he must step forward and cut the enemy under his horse.

Determination and fighting spirit are fine, but they were somewhat slack, so that they were not prepared and in poor condition. When I pulled the first time, I forgot to untie the rope that tied the bow, and the second time I made a force, which was to tear off the thin rope that tied the bow, take the bow in my hand, and put the bow and arrow on the horse, ready to do it.

Zhao's riding skills are good, and his archery skills are also good, but he is not a veteran, but he enlisted in the army expansion after the Youzhou War.

On the other hand, the enemy cavalry was well prepared, obviously mentally prepared, and when he saw Zhao from afar, he had already begun to prepare for battle. Seeing Zhao with a bow and arrows, he didn't mean to fight-for-tat, but picked up a round shield from the side of the war horse, held it upright on his chest, leaned forward, and hid most of his body behind the shield.

When he saw the other party put on this posture, Zhao was still sneering, if it was an infantryman's big shield, with his archery skills, he would definitely not be able to help the other party. But how much area can a small riding shield cover? Even if his archery skills are not as good as those senior predecessors in the army, and he can't point where to hit while galloping, he will never miss a target as big as a war horse.

Want to pretend to be a turtle? Don't you know what it means to shoot a man first and shoot a horse first?

He stared at the other man deadly, slowly tugging at the bowstring, keeping the riding bow in his hand ajar, his legs tightened, and clamped the horse's belly, allowing the horse to move forward, ready to deliver a fatal blow when it entered the range. At this moment, the free hand of the enemy rider also copied the side of the horse, and when he raised his hand, it was a riding crossbow in his hand!

Zhao's heart 'buzzed' and tightened!

Which is more powerful, crossbow or bow? In general, each has its own advantages, the crossbow is more suitable for large-scale combat, and the bow is more suitable for long-lasting combat. In one-on-one, the crossbow must have the upper hand, as it can take longer to aim, and it can also be preloaded with bolts, which can be fired earlier and faster than the bow.

At this moment, Zhao had the illusion that he had been shrouded in the shadow of death.

He was so light on the enemy that he had forgotten the teachings of the veterans and officers, and he had to fight the rabbit with all his might, and he shouldn't have rushed up like this, not even paying attention to what weapons the enemy had.

At the same time as he saw the crossbow in the enemy's hand, he suddenly pulled the bow in his hand to full opening, and now the distance between them was still seventy or eighty paces, which was not the best range, but the crossbow in the opponent's hand had a much farther range than the bow, and he could not wait to enter the best range.

Cao Jun scout is also a well-trained and well-prepared, seeing Zhao forcibly pull the bow, he smiled coldly, set up a crossbow with a round shield, and calmly pointed the crossbow at the enemy, but he was not in a hurry to launch.

Zhao had a realization in his heart, even if he didn't ride a crossbow, the other party was a fierce opponent, and his riding skills and training were not under him, but his experience was much richer than his own. failed to deceive the other party with his false arrow, and then, he could only be left to death and reborn.

He adjusted his breath and bowed to the full moon!

"Get ......" The eight horses' hooves tossed up and down, shaking the frozen ground like a storm, and both sides raised the horse's speed to the highest, rapidly approaching, and in the smoke and dust raised by the horses' hooves, only the cold light of the arrows and the fine light in the eyes of the warriors flickered.

It's too late, it's fast, almost at the same moment, the arrow comes out like a meteor!

Zhao was mentally prepared to embrace death, just thinking in his heart that in such a big war, with such conditions, it was really a pity that he died in such a place in such obscurity. It's even more regrettable that I can't even pull the enemy's back.

At this distance, galloping in such a direction that he was not sure to avoid the shield and shoot at the man, he could only shoot at the horse's neck. If the enemy is thrown off his horse, he will be stunned, but he will definitely not die, and if he is shot by a crossbow, he will die.

The crossbow bolt came with a strong wind, but it was very magical to pass by Zhao, saying that it was a passing by, but the distance was actually more than half a foot away, this kind of mistake was too far from the technical and tactical level that the Cao army veteran had shown before.

Zhao was glad, and did not forget to glance behind the opponent's horse with the corner of his eye, and found that the terrain there had an abrupt undulation, it seemed that when the crossbow was fired, the enemy's horse had a bump, and he was in great trouble not dying.

And if you don't die in a big disaster, there will often be a blessing in the future.

He didn't jolt when he fired the arrow, and the feather arrow accurately found the horse's neck, and the horse that was attacked stood up in severe pain, and then fell down heavily. The cavalry on the horse was very experienced, and threw off the stirrup in time, and when the war horse was erected, one rolled on its side, and it actually fell off the horse!

This kind of riding is really remarkable! Zhao completely confirmed that the opponent's combat power had the upper hand in an all-round way, but it was a pity that his luck was not good enough.

Seeing the enemy rider standing up with a scolding, throwing the crossbow and shield on the ground, pulling out a war knife from behind, swaying and fighting again, Zhao was not polite, pulled out the long knife from his side, rushed forward, ran past the opponent like a light wind, and at the moment of staggering, he shook the knife in his hand hard, leaving a huge wound on the opponent's back.

When he turned around the horse, he turned around and found that the long knife in the enemy's rider had fallen to the ground, with an incredible expression on his face, and his hands were desperately pressed behind his back, but he couldn't reach the wound, and gradually became weak, so he fell into the dust.

Zhao is both happy and happy. Anyway, I survived, and I gained valuable experience and credit. He dismounted and cleaned up briefly, then turned on his horse and galloped away in the direction of the White Horse camp.

On this day, the scouts of the Qingzhou army and the scouts of the Cao army were in full swing, such as Zhao, who took advantage of them, and there were also those who overwhelmed the other party with experience and martial arts, but there were also those who only returned to the camp with empty horses, but they did not know where to go.

After counting, the casualties were unexpectedly heavy.

"The Cao army came prepared, but the recruits of our army were a little slack, and the battle loss ratio was almost one to one......" The loss was too great, Qin Feng and Fang Yue didn't dare to slack off, and directly found Zhao Yun with the preliminary statistics.

Zhao Yun's face sank like water, although he had a look of insecurity, he was not angry, he asked in a deep voice, "What is the casualty rate of veterans and recruits?" Did the position of the main force of the Cao army come out? ”

"Less than 20 percent of the veterans were killed or wounded, and more than 60 percent of the recruits...... Cao Jun seems to be intent on carrying out a comprehensive intelligence shield, in addition to the scattered rangers on the periphery, there are also groups of cavalry patrolling back and forth, even the old brothers of the righteous followers, they dare not go too deep. ”

Zhao Yun nodded noncommittally, and his voice was like an ancient well: "The important surname of this battle, the lord has emphasized it many times in advance, our Swift Wind Army is the sharp knife of the army, so it is not okay to break the morale like this, let all battalions pay more attention!" Wuji personally went to deliver a letter to the lord, and Brother Qin Ming** personally led the team, and he couldn't break the prestige of my wind army! ”

"Whoa!"