Cao Zhang's mood today is not to mention how bad it is. Just now, he led the troops to pursue the four generals of Huang Xu. In the blink of an eye, the offense and defense reversed, and Cao Zhang became the one who was chased. At this time, in addition to more than 100 relatives around Cao Zhang, there were also hundreds of Cao soldiers and cavalry who followed and killed, the total number of people was less than 1,000, and the chasing soldiers led by the four generals behind him were less than 3,000 people. Fortunately, the Dongwu War Horse was not happy, and he couldn't catch up with him for a while.

Cao Bing, who was fleeing for his life, also found that the Dongwu cavalry behind him was not fast, and they were slightly relieved. At this rate, the pursuers will only fall farther and farther, and there is no need to worry at all. As soon as they relaxed, they saw a black oppressive group of people and horses in front of them, which surprised Sergeant Cao, and his heart that had just been put down was lifted again.

Cao Zhang was also startled when he saw that there were soldiers and horses blocking the road in front of him, but then he found the Cao army banner in front of him. After a closer look, he recognized that the people who led the troops were Niu Jin, Deng Yi, and Liu Xiansan, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Niu Jin was also relieved to see that Cao Zhang was safe and sound, and shouted at Cao Zhang: "Your Highness, flash by the side of the road, come to deal with the chasing soldiers!" ”

When Cao Zhang heard this, he ordered his soldiers to pass on the side of the road, so as not to disperse the Niu Jin army, while he himself stopped his horse and stood with Niu Jin. With the backing of the army, Cao Zhang didn't have to be afraid of the pursuit of Huang Xu and the four of them, and asked Niu Jindao: "Why is General Niu here?" ”

Niu Jinhan said with a smile: "Wen Xiansheng learned that His Royal Highness was out of the city, and specially ordered a certain leader to come to meet him. ”

Cao Zhang couldn't help but be ashamed when he heard this: "Wen Xiansheng really made a plan, and regretted not listening to Mr. 's words, so that he lost his troops and lost his generals." ”

Niu Jin comforted Cao Zhang: "Your Highness doesn't have to blame yourself, wait for us to destroy these enemy troops to make up for it." ”

Cao Zhangyi looked at Niu Jin's back and there were tens of thousands of soldiers, although they were mainly foot soldiers, but the tenfold advantage of troops was enough to resist the thousands of cavalry led by Huang Xu and others.

While the two of them were talking, General Huang Xusi had already chased closer. If you follow Ling Tong, you will have to collect your troops and return, and you will not consume the troops of Eastern Wu here. But this time, Liu Feng and Guan Ping pitted Ling Tong back, and the horse did not slow down, and rushed directly to the Cao army's formation, not giving Ling Tong a chance to speak at all. Huang Xu saw that the two generals were rushing to kill in front, so he naturally did not fall behind, and rushed to kill together. Among the four generals, three people rushed up, and the Eastern Wu soldiers naturally followed the charge, and Ling Tong couldn't take it back if he wanted to, so he had to rush up together.

Niu Jin dared to rush into his tens of thousands of troops when he saw the thousands of cavalry on the opposite side, and snorted coldly: "What a gut! "Let's take the lead in the battle.

Cao Zhang had already fought with Liu Feng and Ling Tong, and he had no interest in the defeat of the two subordinates, Guan Ping was snatched away by Niu Jin, and Cao Zhang could only come to fight Huang Xu. Deng Yi and Liu Xian's two generals faced Liu Feng and Ling Tong. When the soldiers on both sides saw their generals fighting in one place, they also raised their swords and guns together, and they rushed up to fight.

If you only look at the comparison of troops, Cao Wei's army and horses are ten times more than that of Eastern Wu, and the Wu army, which is supposed to fight, has no power to fight back. But the fact is that thousands of Wu's cavalry had the upper hand at the beginning of the battle. There is no other reason, but because the terrain is favorable to the Wu army.

The battle between the two sides took place on a mountain road, flanked by high mountains and dense forests. Cao's tens of thousands of troops could not form an encirclement, and could only fight the cavalry of the Wu army on the mountain road with limited width. The forces that both sides can invest are limited, so it is natural to see which side has the higher combat power. No matter how bad the cavalry of the Wu army was, it was stronger than the infantry of the Cao army, and it had an advantage in a short period of time. However, with the passage of time, when both sides were damaged, the Wu army could not consume the Cao army. If the battle continues, the final result will be Cao's victory.

The four generals of Cao Zhang and many Cao soldiers knew the outcome of this battle, and although they were slightly inferior, they did not retreat from the battle, and their morale was high. In the case of one-on-one heads-up, Cao Zhangsi is not the opponent of Huang Xusi, but it is different with a large army on the side, and if he is not an opponent alone, he can also retreat into the formation and fight in a group, and both sides can't help each other for a while.

Niu Jinyuan was a general under Cao Ren, and he had a lot of experience in battle formations, and he could see at a glance that Wu Jun dared to rely on a small number of men and horses to confront him, relying on geographical advantages. At this time, the battle was stalemate, and Niu Jin immediately ordered the Cao soldiers who could not fight in the rear to pass through the forest and surround the Wu army on all sides to give full play to the superiority of troops.

Cao Bing received the order, and the rear army entered the forest one after another, and the originally neat queue was also scattered in the forest. Not all of the soldiers under the princes' command received the same rigorous military training as the Jiaozhou soldiers and became professional soldiers. Under Cao Pi's rule, the tuntian system was implemented, and Cao Bing was also half soldier and half peasant, so it was not unusual for such non-professional soldiers to become deserters on the battlefield. There are also some veterans who have lost their military honor, although they do not desert, but they are accustomed to playing soy sauce on the battlefield to save their lives.

As soon as a veteran soldier of Cao Bing entered the woods, he walked towards the depths of the dense forest. His goal was not to avoid the Wu army, but to avoid the battlefield and escape from this war. Although the Cao army had the advantage in the battle in front of him, the veteran army who had been fighting all the year round smelled the smell of danger. What made him feel dangerous was not the battle in front of him, but the three-way army besieging the city. Even if the battle in front of them can be won, the old army is not sure whether they will survive the next battle to defend the city.

The veteran was just over forty years old, and he was in the prime of life now, and he was middle-aged at best. But in the troubled times, if you can live past the age of forty on the battlefield, you will be a veritable veteran. The scars on the face, the calluses on the hands, the sharp eyes, the muscles all over the body...... These are the marks left on the old army by the battles.

The perception of danger made the old army escape several times, but it was precisely because of caution that he never made the credit of capturing the flag, which made him in the army for many years and still a famous soldier. Even so, the old army did not envy those robes who worked hard to make meritorious contributions, because all the robes who enlisted with him died, and only he was still alive.

The trees in the depths of the woods were even denser, and there were no other Cao soldiers behind the old army, which showed that he had successfully escaped from the battlefield. Thinking that he had escaped again, a smile appeared on the veteran's weathered face, and his steps became brisk. But when he used his hand to remove a branch that stood in front of him, the old soldier froze in place, and a large knife was gently placed on his neck like a leaf.

"General Guan spares his life! General Guan spares his life! When the old soldier saw clearly that there was a red-faced general in front of him and countless soldiers behind him, he immediately threw his weapon and knelt down. This is his last life-saving trick, the veteran army who has heard of Guan Yu's prestige, hopes that the arrogant Guan Yu can let him go for the sake of kneeling and begging for mercy at his age.

"Ahh Did that dog of yours see that I was Guan Yu? The red-faced general's sword didn't fall, but a big foot kicked the old soldier in the head.

"It's over! This person is not Guan Yunchang! The old soldier sighed secretly in his heart, thinking that his life was over today.