"Yuan Chang, what is the situation of the Xiliang Army outside Chang'an City?" After Cao Cao held a reception banquet with Zhongwen Wu, he left Zhong Xuan, the main generals, and the strategists behind, and began to discuss how to fight against the Xiliang army.

"This?"

"Please forgive Sikong, the spies we sent were all wiped out by the Xiliang army, and now there is no stronghold of our army outside Chang'an City, so our army does not know the movements of the Xiliang army."

"What! Didn't Ben Sikong send troops to reinforce Chang'an, why is our army still blind now? Cao Cao looked at Chang'an's civil and military forces angrily, originally thinking that Chang'an's troops were insufficient to sweep away the stronghold outside the city by the Xiliang army, but he sent a vanguard force to support, and the spies he sent were still wiped out!

"This?" The civil and military forces of Chang'an all looked at Zhong Xuan and said nothing.

"Lord Sikong, it's not that my Chang'an sergeant doesn't do his best, it's just that the Xiliang army is brave, and the retreating soldiers all say that the formation is strange, and our army is really difficult to resist."

"The formation is bizarre?" Cao Cao glanced at Zhong Xuan, and even Zhong Yuanchang said this, could it be that the formation of the Xiliang Army is really so powerful?

"Lord Sikong, it seems that our army's intelligence is also wrong, and the Xiliang army may have tens of thousands of troops, not more than 10,000 people as mentioned in the intelligence." Zhu Ling arched his hand and replied to Cao Cao.

"Bonghyo?" Cao Cao glanced at Guo Jia, could it be that Guo Jia's intelligence was also wrong?

"Returning to Lord Hui, my subordinates will verify it immediately, and give Lord Sikong an answer tomorrow." Guo Jia was also stunned for a moment, Zhu Ling shouldn't be talking nonsense in front of everyone, so there was a mistake in his work? Tens of thousands of people and more than 10,000 people are a lot different!

"Well, Bonghyo figure this out as soon as possible. This is a major event for military aircraft. If it is a mistake to be filial piety. This company will not be spared! ”

"Yes, sir!" Guo Jia knew in his heart that if something went wrong, he would definitely have to have a butt blossom.

"Okay, everyone retreat, let's figure out the reality of the Xiliang Army, and our army will act again."

"No!"

"Report! Lord Sikong, the Xiliang Army is here to call for battle! "Early the next morning. As soon as Cao Cao summoned the civil and military forces to the Taishou Mansion, his own soldiers came to report.

"Oh? The Xiliang Army actually dared to call for battle? Everyone, come out with me! Cao Cao took his helmet and went straight out of the Taishou Mansion, followed by the rest of the civil and military forces.

Soon, Cao Cao and his entourage all came to the top of the city tower, and as far as the eye could see, there were about tens of thousands of people in the Xiliang army under the city tower, with neat military appearance and mighty formation.

"Bonghyo?" Cao Cao glanced at Guo Jia. The Xiliang Army is indeed tens of thousands of people, and this formation is definitely not more than 10,000 Xiliang Army. Cao Cao has been on the battlefield for a long time, and the number of sergeants is still very set.

"The subordinates are derelict in their duties, please punish the lord!" Guo Jia was shocked, the number of intelligence is too different from the actual number, what is going on?

"Is this a Roman formation?" Lu Rui saw the formation of the Xiliang Army and was stunned for a moment, this is not an ancient Chinese military formation.

"My lord, my subordinates think that Guo Junshi's intelligence is not wrong, but our army has ignored the characteristics of the Xiliang Army." When Lu Rui saw all this, he immediately understood in his heart that Guo Jia's intelligence analysis method was problematic, and he ignored an important issue, slavery and military system!

"Oh? What is the basis for what you say? ”

"My lord, please see, the uniforms of the sergeants in the Xiliang Army are different from those of our army and mine, but the colors are different, this should be the main force of the Xiliang Army, and they are also the registered Han soldiers. Our army's analysis of the intelligence of the princes of various roads is generally based on the statistical data of the states in the Zhongping period within the imperial palace, and its number is close to the main force of the Xiliang army. ”

Lu Rui said the reason for Guo Jia's intelligence error, in Xudu, there are military records of various states and counties left by Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, and Cao Cao's think tank generally relies on these materials plus spies from all over the country to speculate on the strength of the princes. But the Western Liang Army is a little different, due to the influence of the Western Regions, so some ancient Western military concepts will be used in the Western Liang Army, and the current main force of the Western Liang Army is equivalent to the knights of Europe, and each knight will be equipped with slaves to assist in combat.

"Oh?" Cao Cao looked at the soldiers in khaki military uniforms with Chinese characters printed on them. There are indeed only a few in the Xiliang army array, and the rest are more soldiers wearing animal skins or some strange costumes.

"Then those soldiers in fancy clothes are not Xiliang's soldiers?"

"Could it be a foreign army?" Cao Cao looked at Lu Rui suspiciously, could it be that the Xiliang Army invited a foreign clan to help?

"Lord, those strangely dressed soldiers should not be Han Chinese, to be precise, they are Xiliang's mercenaries, and Xiliang's military property hires foreigners to enrich the army."

"Mercenaries?" Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, this is something he has never heard of, can he still recruit sergeants like this?

"Exactly, my lord, this should be the Western Liang Army learning the method of recruiting sergeants in the country of the Western Regions, and recruiting sergeants with money and food."

"Oh? Extraordinary is really proficient in lewd skills, and he doesn't want to know such weird things. ”

"The lord is false!"

"My lord, my subordinates are going to war." After Cao Chun saw the Xiliang army, he suddenly had a strong fighting spirit, and was ready to lead the soldiers to test the strength of the Xiliang army.

"Okay, Zihe, you lead a team of cavalry to test the strength of the Xiliang Army!"

"No!" Cao Chun arched his hand and left the city.

"Lord, it seems that Cao Jun wants to test the strength of our army?" Pound lifted the broadsword and glanced at Ma Teng.

"Father, son, please fight!" Ma Tie and Ma Xiu immediately wanted to lead troops to meet Cao Chun.

"Just you? Or learn from Lingming! ”

"Ling Ming, you take the people of your headquarters to meet Cao Jun!"

"No!"

Pound arched his hand, and led the five thousand military horses of his headquarters to meet him.

"My lord, the formation of the Xiliang Army has begun to activate." Xun You pointed with his finger Not far away, a group of phalanx sergeants were moving forward.

"Hmm!" Cao Cao touched his beard, only to see that the front troops of the phalanx spread out on both sides, deliberately letting go of a gap, and the cavalry in the phalanx rushed out.

"General, the enemy cavalry is rushing over?" Cao Chun's personal soldier pointed ahead.

"Good! Brothers, rush with me! Cao Chun whipped hard and rushed forward first.

"Close!" Pang De saw Cao Chun's cavalry rushing into the formation, and immediately ordered the army to be retracted.

"Lord, what a wonderful archery!" Zhu Ling pointed in surprise at the outer crossbowmen of the Xiliang Army.

Pang De's cavalry entangled Cao Chun's cavalry in the military formation, and there were many crossbowmen on the periphery who released arrows inward and shot Cao Jun's sergeant, surprisingly Xiliang's bow and arrow did not accidentally injure Xiliang sergeant!

"Lord, do you want General Cao to come back, the Xiliang army has begun to close the military formation!" Lu Rui saw that the peripheral Xiliang army began to move closer to Pang De's army, trying to eat Cao Chun.

"Mingjin retreats!" Cao Cao frowned and gave the order to retreat. (To be continued......)

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