The clouds were thick, the sky was like lead, and on the endless wilderness, two streams of people who were chasing and fleeing stopped at the same time. (Baidu Sowen Museum.com)

Some were shouting, some were crying, some were laughing, but attention was undoubtedly focused on the center of the battlefield, where a small negligible cavalry was advancing with the momentum of looking at death.

The sky was not very good, it looked like it was going to snow, maybe it was still a heavy snowfall, after all, it hadn't snowed much since the beginning of winter. Cao Ren was in a very good mood, it was this impending heavy snow that completely ruined the enemy's hope of escaping, or going into the city to die; or leave the people behind and flee on their own; Either that's the current chapter of the novel.

There are few options left for the enemy, and now it seems that the enemy has chosen the most costly and impulsive one. Think about it, the upward and downward effects, then Wang Yu himself is a person who would rather bend than bend, Tai Shici is the one who is the most similar to Wang Yu among the Qingzhou military generals, and his choice is not surprising at all.

If there is no reinforcement in the short term, the people will completely collapse, and there will be no chance to fight hard; Giving up the people is the most realistic choice, and for Qingzhou, it is nothing more than the reputation that Wang Yu has previously created has been damaged.

Wang Yu's reputation is already very good, and this loss is actually nothing. What's more, it can also be compensated for by various means afterwards, such as chaotic battles, the team is scattered by the crowd, and can only fight their way out of the encirclement.

As long as there is a reasonable reason, who will stand up for a group of grass people afterwards and question the champion Hou who is in the sky?

As for the last option......

"Poor rats eat cats!" Cao Ren smiled coldly and gave an evaluation.

This is the dumbest choice. Don't say it's just a Tai Shi Ci, even if it's the reincarnation of the overlord of Chu. Under the disparity of numbers, is there only one way to defeat? Three hundred cavalry only!

He turned to Zhang Yang. He said in a calm tone: "Zhang Yuanjun, it seems that the enemy army used a suspicious strategy before, the so-called convergence of the two armies, separate and joint attacks, is just a bluff of the enemy general." ”

"What Zixiao said is ......" Zhang Yang's heart was full of bitterness.

It's a prince, and he's not stupid, and he realizes that he's been tricked on the way to pursuit. From beginning to end, he faced only these three hundred cavalry, as a result. He first folded the general Yang Chou, and the three thousand elites were swept away, and then he was so frightened that he hid in Dongwu City and asked for help in a panic, which was completely lost.

Of course, it's nothing just to lose face, but if this matter spreads, the impact will be great.

This era. Fame is a very important thing, and the higher the position, the more so, only the emperor is not in this law. As a prince who is expected to win the world. This battle is enough to nail him firmly to the pillar of shame, and he will never be able to live beyond his life.

"So that you don't have to worry." Cao Ren smiled with relief.

He came to his aid. is to save the heart of wooing, of course, he will not take the initiative to block Zhang Yang. Destroy the relationship between the two families. When he mentioned this matter, it was nothing more than suppressing first and then promoting. Sell one more favor to Zhang Yang, and it will be a real thing.

Calmly facing Zhang Yang's questioning gaze, Cao Ren smiled calmly and said: "The envoy must know that Wang Yu collected a lot of Yellow Turban remnants before and after pacifying Qingzhou, and treated them very leniently. This time, Tai Shi Ci caused trouble in Qinghe and incited the people, but he didn't use these people as help......"

Before he finished speaking, Zhang Yang's eyes suddenly lit up: "Zixiao's meaning, it must be ......"

Cao Ren looked at Zhang Yang, raised his hand and pointed, and said with certainty: "Among these mobs, it is very likely that there are a large number of Yellow Turban remnants, that is to say, the envoy Jun faced not only Tai Shi Ci's three hundred cavalry before, but also the two enemy forces of light and dark, Ming is Tai Shi Ci, and secretly is thousands of Yellow Turban remnants!" ”

"I see, I see!" Zhang Yang was overjoyed.

Of course, he knew that Cao Ren was talking nonsense with his eyes open, and in the previous few battles, only Tai Shici's cavalry was really fighting with swords, and the people were just waving their flags and shouting. There may be generals and colonels from the Yellow Turbans who instigated the organization, but the so-called thousands of Yellow Turban troops will definitely not exist.

However, if you use this reason to excuse yourself, you will not lose this battle so badly, at least it will not become a classic example and a laughing stock, and it will be recited by the world.

Of course, this requires a certain amount of public opinion support, and undoubtedly requires Cao Ren's cooperation.

The first thing is to kill all the parties on the Qingzhou side, Cao Cao's power in Yan and Henan has gradually stabilized, as long as he is willing to go out to help, others will have to believe it if they don't believe it.

This will owe the other party a big favor, but it's nothing, this time in the Hebei war, Yuan Shao and Wang Yu fought in the dark, and in the end it was a lose-lose situation. Even if Yuan Shao really solved Wang Yu and occupied Qingzhou, the aftermath problem would be enough for him to drink a pot.

At this time, it is necessary to find a new and powerful backer. It is best to be able to maneuver between the two powers, please both sides, not offend both sides, and wait until the situation is clear before making a final decision.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yang did not hesitate, and said respectfully: "After General Zixiao's triumph this time, don't forget to thank General Cao for a certain person, and in the future, General Cao will have an order, although the order is right." ”

Cao Ren waved his hand, with a smile on his face: "Zhang Yuanjun is too polite, to survive in troubled times, he should have watched and helped each other, if it weren't for Wang Yu being too arrogant and bullying people too much, my lord would not have raised an army to fight." They are all courtiers of the Han Dynasty, so how can they fight in the same room? Is it the right thing to do together? ”

"It's extreme, it's extreme!" Cao Ren's words were inconsistent, but Zhang Yang understood it.

The diplomatic mission was successfully completed, and the Lu Kuang brothers were also successfully adjusted, and they saw that they could cut off Wang Yu's arm again...... This reinforcement operation has been extremely fruitful. As long as the Yuan and Wang families fight and lose, no one in the world can stop the momentum of the rise of their own lords.

Cao Ren laughed loudly, waved his hand in high spirits, and shouted: "Zhang Yuanjun, let's see Cao Ren break the enemy." ”

"Woo woo ......" made the flag wave and the horn sounded for a long time.

The 800 foot soldiers in the front formation left the formation, lined up in a neat square, leveled their spears, and built a forest of steel, facing the rushing Qingzhou cavalry.

Twenty thousand to three hundred, a big advantage. But after all, you can't send 20,000 people up to besiege it, not to mention that you can't exert your strength. And it's easy to mess up your own formation.

It's not bad to wait for Tai Shici to rush into battle by himself, and to wait for work. But if the enemy turns halfway and plays the game of cavalry and shooting, it will also be troublesome. The more soldiers, the slower the turnover, and if the other side really finds an opportunity to rush to the vicinity of the Chinese army, it will be a shame.

In fact, what the Qingzhou cavalry is walking now is an arc. Relying on excellent riding skills. Even at a gallop, they are constantly changing direction. Although Cao Ren is also a battle-hardened general, he still can't grasp Tai Shici's attack target.

If you let the enemy rush over like this, you might really get a little embarrassed.

first show his kindness, and then show off his military might, so as to leave an indelible impression on Zhang Yang, and then clean it up properly. Therefore, this battle must be fought proactively and won beautifully.

Attacking is the only way.

The military system of the Han Dynasty was calculated in multiples of twenty-five. A unit of 400 men is the most basic establishment unit of the army when fighting. Cao Ren dispatched two spearmen to meet the battle, but it could not be regarded as a light enemy, after all, the spearmen were still very restrained against the light cavalry.

"Out of battle?" Tai Shi Ci didn't think so. Seeing the two soldiers and horses that left the formation, he let out a long roar, and actually gave up the arc he had taken before. Straight up, roaring like thunder: "That's it." Dare to come out and die? ”

As if answering, Xiao Xiao's feather arrows suddenly exploded in the Cao army's array. Feathered arrows are like flying locusts, and they are as swift as a rainstorm. With a range far superior to that of a cavalry bow, Cao's archers unleashed the first wave of onslaught.

Although the Qingzhou Army is brave and good at fighting, the Yanzhou Army also has its own honor. The sound of drums, wind, horses' hooves, and horns are intertwined, and it is as sweet as a song for both sides of the battle between life and death.

"Speed up, speed up, don't entangle with them, don't stop, follow me in!" Tai Shici shouted loudly, there are few soldiers in Qingzhou, and they don't carry paper armor, which is not good for shooting. The chances of winning this battle are extremely slim, and the only chance to win is to use the most fierce momentum to directly hit the middle army.

Speed is life!

"Forward...... Burn the wind! The cavalrymen clung to their horses, raised their shields diagonally, and had only one thought in their hearts: to rush through the death arrows, and only by rushing through the death arrows could casualties be avoided. After a dozen platoons of soldiers in the front army crossed the range of the enemy's strong bow fire, it was their turn to strike.

The two armies were fifty paces apart.

"Upper Arrow ......" Tai Shici suddenly stood up, raised his gun in one hand, waved his halberd in the other, spread his arms, and the spear turned into a storm, blowing the oncoming arrows scattered.

The first two rows of soldiers in the frenzy suddenly lowered their shields and picked up their riding bows, and the cavalry warriors in the back rows, who were already out of the range of the strong bow, drew their bows and were ready to shoot.

"Shoot accurately, let ......" Tai Shici roared wildly.

The howls of the crossbow bolts tearing through the air were terrible and piercing, and they flew parallel into the air, shooting at the spearmen who were waiting on the opposite side at an unbelievable speed.

Bloodsplatter!

Suddenly, dozens of soldiers fell in the ranks of the Yanzhou army.

Fifty paces passed in the blink of an eye, and in an instant, all the sounds of the battlefield seemed to be lost, the roar of the galloping horses, the roars of the soldiers on both sides, the whistling of long arrows, the sound of war drums, the sound of bull horns, all disappeared, and fell silent.

All that reverberated across the wilderness was the crashing sound, a deafening roar crashing against the hard iron reef.

"Step into battle!" Tai Shi Ci took the lead, swung his halberd and smashed away several spears that stabbed over, and at the same time as the spear flashed, the yellow horse under the crotch made an unbelievable move, and in the wild run, it actually leaped up!

Passing through the somewhat scattered spear array, Tai Shi Ci and his men and horses crashed into the crowd.

The moment he landed, the yellow huss straightened his front hooves and stomped heavily on the chest of a team leader. Almost at the same time, Tai Shici's halberd in his right hand waved horizontally, and the spear in his left hand hung on his waist, wiping it behind his back, and the soul-breaking roar of "Woo Woo ......" instantly sounded.

It's a long story, but it's actually a blink of an eye, Tai Shici and the horses are on the horse, opening the bow left and right, and smashing a big gap in the spear formation.

"No return!" Behind him, the iron cavalry rushed forward like a tide, tearing the gap that the main general smashed open, and it became bigger and bigger. (To be continued......)