Encountering an ambush, Lu Bu led the army to advance much more cautiously than before.

In the mountains and forests outside Shouchun City, Cao Ren stood on the hillside, looking at Shouchun City in the distance through a patch of verdant trees.

"General!" Looking at Shouchun City, a general quickly ran behind Cao Ren, clasped his fists and bowed to him and said, "The soldiers of our army who went to ambush the Qin army are back!" The leading generals died in battle......"

Hearing that the leading general was killed in battle, Cao Ren didn't have any expression on his face.

He just nodded slowly, and said to the partial general who reported the news: "You go and bring a soldier here, this general has something to ask!" ”

"No!" After receiving the order, the general who reported the news turned around and ran back quickly.

It didn't take long for the general to lead a bloodstained soldier back back.

The blood stains on the armor had been dried, and the soldier's condition was very wolf.

Behind Cao Ren, the soldier maintained a posture of clenching his fists and bowed, and did not dare to speak.

"General, the soldiers have already received it!" Clenched his fists and bowed, greeted Cao Ren, and retreated to the side.

Cao Ren turned his head, glanced at the soldiers standing aside and asked, "You wait for the surprise attack on the Qin army, how is the combat strength of the Qin army?" ”

"Return to the general!" Cao Ren asked about the combat strength of the Qin army, and the soldier hurriedly replied: "The Qin army's combat strength is strong, although our army is fighting to the death, it has not been able to inflict heavy damage on them!" ”

Nodding, Cao Ren looked clear and did not feel the slightest surprise.

The Qin army was strong, he had heard of it for a long time, and the Qin army had broken Shouchun earlier, and the Huainan army was as vulnerable as a dead and decaying opponent in front of them.

Although the combat strength of the Cao army was not weak, Cao Ren never thought that with only 5,000 people, he could defeat the 30,000 elite Qin army led by Lu Bu.

"Tell General Ben how you will attack and how the Qin army will respond!" Although the outcome of the battle was expected by both Guo Jia and Cao Ren, Cao Ren still wanted to know how the Qin army defeated the ambush.

"Our army first lay in ambush in the mountains and forests, and when the Qin army arrived, they first shot them with bows and arrows." Holding his fists and bowing, the soldiers of the Cao army said to Cao Ren while thinking about the battle situation at that time: "The Qin army was killed by bows and arrows, and immediately formed a shield formation, and then their strong crossbows fought back. Our army also had a few casualties, but there were trees to cover it, and the casualties were not strict! ”

The soldier's account made Cao Ren's brows furrow slightly.

The Cao army that went to ambush did not have the slightest flaw in the tactics of war, if an ordinary army was suddenly attacked, even if it was not chaotic, it would definitely not be possible to form a shield array defense so quickly.

The Qin army was able to form a shield array in a very short period of time, and it was impossible for the main general to give an order.

From the order of the chief general to the transmission of the whole army, there will be a long process, and being able to react immediately can only show that the soldiers of the Qin army acted consciously at that time.

Fighting against such an army, Cao Ren's heart became more and more bottomless.

However, the army he led this time was more numerical than the Qin army, although Cao Cao only allocated 20,000 soldiers and horses to him earlier, but later sent 30,000 people, and Cao Ren now has 50,000 battle-hardened soldiers under his command.

"How did the Qin army attack?" Looking at Shouchun City in the distance, Cao Ren asked the soldier.

Hearing Cao Ren's question, the soldier maintained a posture of clenching his fists and bowing and said: "General Qiyu, the number of strong crossbowmen in the Qin army is comparable to that of our army, but their strong crossbows are more powerful than our army's longbows. In one round of mutual fire, our army has already lost most of the momentum ......"

Although the soldiers did not directly say how the Qin army attacked, Cao Ren thought that he had thought of it.

There was nothing left to ask, and Cao Ren waved his hand to the soldiers.

Seeing Cao Ren waving his hand, the soldier clenched his fists and bowed down.

"Order the scouts and closely monitor Lu Bu's movements!" When the soldiers left, Cao Ren said to the partial general on the side: "When Lu Bujun arrives at a place that is only more than ten miles away from Shouchun, report to the general!" ”

"No!" The partial general, who had been standing next to him, listened to Cao Ren's instructions, hurriedly answered, and went to the scout to give the order.

Leading the army to advance towards Shouchun, since encountering an ambush, Lu Bu has been very careful along the way.

But since that ambush, Cao Jun seemed to be afraid of fighting the Qin army, and he didn't see them again along the way.

"General, there are more than ten miles ahead, and it is Shouchun!" While he was marching, Pei Yuanshao rode his horse to Lu Bu's side, pointed forward, and said to him: "As long as you enter Shouchun, the Cao army will come to besiege the city again, and our army will not be afraid of them!" ”

"Huh!" Looking forward in the direction of Pei Yuanshao's finger, although Lu Bu couldn't see Shouchun City, he also knew that this place was already very close to Shouchun, he grinned and said to Pei Yuanshao: "General Pei, our army of 30,000 horses has entered Shouchun, so if Cao Cao comes to attack, do you think they have a chance of winning?" ”

When Lu Bu asked, Pei Yuanshao was stunned for a moment, thought for a while and said: "30,000 troops, plus 3,000 defenders in the city, even if there are 100,000 soldiers and horses, our army is not afraid!" ”

After listening to Pei Yuanshao's answer, Lu Bu was quite proud in his heart.

The guards in the city are Yu Poison, and in terms of official rank, Yu Poison is much lower than Lu Bu.

Once the army enters Shouchun, needless to say, the military affairs in Shouchun City will be completely decided by Lu Bu.

led the army and slowly advanced towards Shouchun, and Lu Bu was also quite proud in his heart along the way.

Seeing that he was about to arrive in Shouchun, Cao Jun still did not appear, not only Lu Bu, but even Pei Yuanshao and Han Xian despised Cao Jun a little more in their hearts.

It's just a half-interception, and he doesn't dare to intercept it again.

With such an army as an opponent, once the battle is engaged, the Qin army is afraid that it will destroy the withering and cleverness, and sing triumphant songs all the way.

The 30,000 Qin army advanced towards Shouchun City, and the soldiers all held their heads high, looking at the world, and their feelings had already risen to the extreme.

No one in the entire team noticed that countless pairs of eyes were staring at them as they advanced.

In the tomb, all Cao Jun clutched the blades in their hands.

Unlike when the Qin army was ambushed earlier, the Cao army today is not as nervous as it was then.

The Cao army was far more numerous than the Qin army, and once the two sides went to war, even if the Qin army in the city came to help, I am afraid that it would not have the slightest effect on the situation of the war.

Squatting on the hillside, staring at Lu Bu who was leading the Qin army forward, Cao Ren's eyes narrowed slightly.

Under Cao Cao's account, Cao Ren can also be regarded as a fierce general.

But he was not so arrogant that he thought he was more courageous than Lu Bu.

Lu Bu has been famous for a long time, and he has always fought with others, and if he fights alone, he has never been afraid of anyone at all.

Fighting with Lu Bu, unless Cao Ren's brain is broken, he will definitely not make such a decision.

"Pass the order, the archer will wind up the arrow!" Looking at the Qin army marching along the road, Cao Ren gave an order to one of the generals behind him.

Receiving the order, the general responded, stood up and shook his arm behind him.

Seeing the general shaking his arm, all the archers of the Cao army set up arrows on their longbows, and each arrow aimed at the Qin army under the hillside.

As he was leading the army forward slowly, Lu Bu suddenly felt a sense of unease in his heart.

This kind of uneasiness was also generated by Cao Jun when he raided in the middle of the road.

Looking around, Lu Bu frowned slightly, and whispered to Pei Yuanshao on the side: "Order the soldiers, pay close attention to the movements around you. General Ben felt a little unhappy in his heart, afraid that there was an ambush by Cao's army nearby! ”

"I'm afraid the general is too worried!" When Lu Bu finished speaking, Pei Yuanshao grinned and said: "If you go a few miles further, our army will reach Shouchun, even if the Cao army wants to ambush, it will choose the middle road, and ambush outside Shouchun City, our army and the defenders in the city should be combined with the outside, how can the Cao army be successful?" ”

"What General Pei said is true!" Pei Yuanshao's words made Lu Bu also feel a little relieved, he nodded, and said to Pei Yuanshao: "I hope it is like what General Pei said!" ”

As soon as Lu Bu's words fell, a shout came from the hillside: "Lu Bu! General Ben has been waiting here for a long time! ”

I was already feeling uneasy in my heart, and suddenly heard a shout coming from the hillside, Lu Bu hurriedly turned his head and looked at the hillside.

What appeared in front of him was a general of the Cao army wearing scaly armor, who was riding a war horse and shouting at him.

Although the area around Xiangling is very quiet, there are some sounds in the march of the army, and the shouts can be clearly transmitted into Lu Bu's ears, and the distance between the other party and the army can be seen to be extremely close!

"Array, defense!" Lu Bu's reaction was also very fast, and when he saw the general of the Cao Army on the hillside, he hurriedly shouted.

When the Qin army received the order, they immediately lined up in a shield array.

Looking at the speed of the Qin army's formation, Cao Ren was secretly frightened, and silently thought in his heart: "If it weren't for the military division's early decision, there really wouldn't be much chance of winning if you fought with such an army!" ”

The Qin army led by Lu Bu lined up in the direction where the generals of the Cao army appeared, and as soon as the formation was lined up, arrows like a swarm of locusts suddenly flew out from behind them.

Focusing only on the front of the defense, the Qin army did not pay attention to the back at all.

Arrows flew, and swaths of the Qin army were shot and fell to the ground.

Encountering a surprise attack from behind, the Qin army's shield array hurriedly turned back, but at the moment when they just turned around, countless Cao army archers also ran out on the hillside where the Cao army generals were standing on horseback.

Sandwiched in the middle of a valley, arrows flew from the hillsides on both sides.

Pieces of Qin soldiers fell under the arrows of the Cao army, especially the cavalry of the Qin army on war horses, and even men and horses fell.

Both sides were attacked by the Cao army, and the Qin army quickly changed its formation.

The crossbowmen, who had intended to return fire, were caught in the middle by the heavy infantry, who held shields and lined up with shield walls facing both sides.

Countless arrows flew towards the Qin army and shot at the shield in the hands of the Qin army, making a "crackling" sound.

From time to time, some soldiers of the Qin army were shot by arrows and fell in a rain of arrows.

"Defense! Defense! Cao Jun came suddenly, and Lu Bu, who was completely defenseless, could only shout loudly while hiding in the shield array.