On this day, the twenty-eighth day of the lunar calendar, on the city of Hutou, the sound of killing shook the sky, and 30,000 rebel troops were attacking the city. A group of rebels attacked the city, and fought with the officers and soldiers of the city defense battalion, swords clashing with each other, making a sonorous sound.

slashing and killing each other, the scene is very tragic, and there is a faint tendency to break the city.

Suddenly, I don't know where Cao Bianjiao came from, he just climbed onto the city wall so abruptly, led an official army, and fought with the rebel army that attacked the city wall. In just a few moments, the rebels on the city walls were almost completely slaughtered, covered with blood and corpses.

"Kill~!"

With a shout, the morale of the officers and soldiers on the city wall increased greatly, blocking the siege of the rebel army through the ladder, throwing rolling wooden stones, pouring hot oil, fires broke out, black smoke filled the outside of the city wall, and the momentum of the rebel army to attack the city was soon contained.

Cao Bianjiao climbed high and looked, constantly waving the big knife in his hand, while killing the rebel soldiers, he was also giving orders, commanding the city defense battalion to defend the city, his armor was full of blood, and under his solemn expression, there was a trace of excitement, exuding a bloodthirsty light.

"It's not good, the defenders of Hutou City are Cao Wenzhao's uncle and nephew, withdraw quickly!"

With an inexplicable roar, followed by a burst of Mingjin retreat, rumbling. The rebels retreated like a tidal wave, and were about to leave on horseback, leaving hundreds of corpses lying on the ground.

"General, the rebel army is evacuating, should we go out of the city and pursue the victory? Kill them all in one go? ”

Cao Bianjiao's cold face was very calm, still looking at the retreating rebels, and asked without looking back: "Have you recruited those prisoners?" Who are the leaders of the rebellious army who led the troops to attack Hutou City this time? ”

"Report to the general, I have inquired clearly, the strength of the rebel army this time is about 30,000 people, and the leaders of the rebels are Gao Yingxiang, Zhang Xianzhong, Li Zicheng, and several other small leaders."

Hearing this, Cao Bianjiao was suddenly moved, his calm expression was full of waves, and the excitement arose spontaneously, emanating from all over his body, and the fighting spirit soared sharply, turning around and running towards the city, and at the same time shouted: "Immediately gather all the cavalry, go to the city gate to meet with the general, and go to kill the leader of the rebellious army!" ”

"Yes, General!"

Soon, on the street at the city gate, the war horses neighed, the nose was continuous, and Cao Bianjiao stood majestically across the horse, and the strong smell of blood on his body made his kind of killing intent stronger and stronger.

"Change Jiao, don't be greedy for merit, don't get entangled with the chaotic army, the key to this pursuit is on the word 'fast', win quickly, the focus is to strangle the leader of the rebel army, capture the thief and the king, and the best strategy in battle."

"Uncle, my nephew understands that although our cavalry is elite, the number is too small to be symmetrical with the chaotic army, and once entangled, I will be defeated. Only by cutting off the head of the enemy leader can we win, and the rest of the bandits will collapse without attacking, and it will be difficult to become a climate. ”

"Change, as long as you can understand this." Cao Wenzhao nodded lightly, showing a look of relief, his heart was slightly wider, and then he said: "You take the first step, chase with the cavalry, and leave marks along the way, and the uncle will lead the infantry to catch up later, as your reinforcements!" ”

"Yes, uncle, nephew remembers!"

"Good!" Cao Wenzhao responded with a word, then turned to look at the city gate, and shouted: "Open the city gate!" ”

Squeak squeak...

There was a dull sound of the door opening, followed by a flurry of shouting, and the chaotic and noisy sound of horses' hooves.

"Drive! Drive! Drive! ......”

Stomp Tread...

The dust is flying, the sky is soaring, and the sound of the horse's hooves galloping is like the waves of the sea, one after another, surging, and there is a lonely momentum!

Cao Bianjiao took the lead and galloped away, and the cavalry led by him shot out like a sharp arrow of steel, and in less than a cup of tea, a thousand people all passed through the city gate.

"Close the gates!"

Cao Wenzhao's eyes were quick, and when he saw the last cavalry galloping out, he immediately shouted an order, and then ordered his lieutenant: "Pass on my general's order, except for the soldiers who will be left in the city to maintain law and order and clean up the battlefield, all the soldiers will gather here, follow the general to chase and kill the leader of the rebel army, and then make military merits!" ”

"Yes, General!"

The lieutenant general ordered to leave, and a junior colonel walked up, regardless of the injuries on his body, and reminded directly: "General, we have just experienced a fierce battle, with a lot of casualties, and the number of troops is less than four thousand. Moreover, there are clouds in the war book, and the poor are not chasing, let's not fall for the strategy of luring the enemy by the chaotic army! ”

"Hey~ You think too much, these gangs are just a group of rabble, how do you know what tactics are in the art of war? Even if there is any strategy to lure the enemy, with only 30,000 people, who is the opponent of our officers and soldiers? In the past, our 3,000 men were able to chase down and kill 100,000 rebels and kill them, and the same is true now! ”

"But ~ general, subordinates still feel that it is too risky to be so committed."

Cao Wenzhao turned around and looked straight at the little colonel, with a hint of helplessness in his arrogant expression, and said with a sigh: "Although it is risky, the gain is also huge, if you can kill or capture one of the leaders of the rebels such as Gao Yingxiang, it can greatly weaken the momentum of the chaotic army and boost the morale of our officers and soldiers." ”

"Moreover, all along, the comparison of our strength with the rebel army has been asymmetrical, ranging from three or five times smaller to more than ten or twenty times larger. If you blindly pursue stability, if you want to win absolutely anything, you should never try to put down a rebellion. ”

The little colonel was silent, understood what Cao Wenzhao meant, and knew the importance of killing Gao Yingxiang and other leaders of the chaotic army, not to mention that killing three people is killing one of the three people, which will cause a shock within the chaotic army!

When the time comes, there will definitely be a lot of rebel troops begging to surrender.

......

Thirty miles away from Hutou City, Cao Bianjiao led the cavalry to roar, and then suddenly stopped, and shouted: "Slow down the march, immediately send a scout horse back, and see where my uncle and they have arrived?" ”

"Yes, General!"

Obviously, although Cao Bianjiao pursued bravely, he still had a trace of rationality, knowing that if he galloped like this, once the distance between him and the infantry behind was too large, he would really be alone, and if he encountered an ambush, it would be dangerous.

Cao Bianjiao rode his horse slowly, raised his eyes and looked around, looking at everything around, and saw that the surrounding land was desolate, and the once fertile land was abandoned and cultivated, without the slightest emotion, but frowned slightly, and a feeling of unease arose in his heart.

The weeds were as tall as a man; The scorching sun, exuding heat, and crows chirping.

Quack quack...

All of this is a bad omen, which makes Cao Bianjiao vigilant!

"Heighten your vigilance, everyone is ready to fight!"

With Cao Bianjiao's shouting, the atmosphere suddenly became positive and tense, and each cavalryman took out a hard bow, pulled out an arrow, and put it on the bowstring, his eyes were solemn, vigilant around, and there was a burst of random aiming.

Step by step, the cavalry led by Cao Bianjiao moved forward slowly, looking around vigilantly, and the bows and arrows in their hands were aimed at the dense grass on both sides and the direction of the woods.