In July of the second year of Huajingchang, Taizu Zhang Xiu broke Sima Yi in Chenliu, and in August, he led a large army to advance into Dongjun. And when Zhang Xiu led a large army to the city of Puyang, the seat of the Eastern County, there was already a large army of Han Prime Minister Cao Cao stationed in the city and set up a large camp under the city. As a result, the two armies confronted each other under the city of Puyang.

At the camp of Zhang Xiujun, everyone gathered in the big tent to discuss strategies.

I only heard Zhang Xiu on the main throne say first: "Everyone, now may be the last battle of our army, as long as Cao Cao is defeated here, then the world can be decided!" ”

When everyone heard this, they said in unison: "The ministers are determined to be dead!" ”

Zhang Xiu heard this, nodded his head, and turned to Ma Jian and said, "You are young, and tell all the news you have found." ”

Ma Jian stood up and said, "According to the spies' report, the number of Cao troops in the camp above and below Puyang City is 100,000 in total. And the troops in this are all trained by Ko Yi to the elite of the former Cao army, and their combat power is definitely not to be underestimated. Moreover, Koji Yi once used the white horse of Gongsun Zhan to break Gongsun Zhan at the boundary bridge first, so the cavalry and Cao Jun faced each other, and they must be careful of the enemy's methods. ”

After hearing this, Zhang Xiu touched his chin and muttered to himself: "I went to a Yu Ban, and Cao Cao invited a stronger training master." "Zhang Xiu knows a lot about Lu Yi, and he is very arrogant, but he does have extraordinary skills. His character playing under Yuan Shao is bound to end in tragedy, but serving under Cao Cao is not the case, but it will be reused by Cao Cao.

At this time, I saw Zhang Xiu sigh and said, "It's a pity that Cao Cao arrived one step earlier and occupied Puyang City." ”

Hua Xiong and Zhang Ren heard this, and they all bowed their hands and said: "The last general is incompetent, please ask Your Majesty to surrender!" ”

Zhang Xiu heard this, waved his hand and said, "Okay, it's just that I lost some opportunities, it's okay." Then he turned his head and asked Jia Xu: "Cao's army is powerful, what is Wenhe's strategy to break the enemy?" ”

Jia Xu smiled faintly and replied, "Attack!" ”

Hua Xiong heard this, frowned, and said: "Although it is the last battle, if it is a strong attack, won't our army suffer heavy losses?" ”

Jia Xu said with a smile: "Naturally, it is not the life of a soldier to attack, our army is well-armed, and there is no need to fight Cao Jun at all." It is enough to force the attack with catapults, and if the Cao army is out of the camp, then shoot it with a strong crossbow. Strike at the Cao army to the maximum, even if the Cao army can kill in front of the battle, its momentum has declined, and defeat is as easy as a snap. ”

When Zhang Ren heard this, he frowned and said, "Your Majesty, our crossbow arrows, thunder fire bombs and stone bullets have consumed a lot of ...... under Chen Liucheng."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Zhang Xiu: "It doesn't matter, use as much as you want." I will send the water army to transport the crossbow arrows from the Luoyang River, and we must not give Cao's army a chance to breathe. After finishing speaking, Zhang Xiu ordered: "Justice, immediately launch an attack on Cao's army, I want to see how Cao Mengde responds." Zhang Ren listened and went as promised.

A quarter of an hour later, more than 30 catapults were the first to be pushed out of the main camp, and the Luoyang Corps and the Breaking Front Battalion, as well as the cavalry, also began to march one after another.

"Knock Knock Knock ......"

"Woo woo woo ......"

Seeing that Zhang Xiujun's large-scale battle, the drums and trumpets on Cao's side also sounded in unison, and the Cao army of the brigade poured out from the camp gate to form a formation.

Jia Xu saw that the Cao army on the other side was out of battle, so he whispered to Zhang Xiu: "Your Majesty, while the Cao army is still in array and in chaos, our army will immediately attack!" ”

Zhang Xiu listened, raised her eyebrows, and looked around at the same time. Now except for the catapult on his side, the armies on both sides are not ready, and if they attack at this time. Thinking of this, Zhang Xiu had already made up his mind, and shouted to the flag bearers behind him: "Pass the order, the first team of catapults, and prepare the stone bombs...... Launch! ”

"Huhuhu......"

Zhang Xiu gave an order, and ten hundred-pound boulders flew out first, hitting the gate of Cao's military camp!

Ten hundred-pound boulders flew out, and two of them were ready to fly towards the gate of Cao Jun's camp. At this time, Cao Jun, who was still pouring out of the camp, immediately became extremely flustered. Some walked back, others kept rushing forward, trying to dodge, and the whole camp gate suddenly became chaotic.

"Boom! Bang! ”

In just a moment, the two hundred-pound boulders were ready to smash on the door of Cao's military camp. The boulder brought a strong impact, smashing the entire camp gate at once, and at the same time, the Cao soldiers who were huddled inside and outside the camp gate were hit by the boulder and turned into a large pool of flesh and mud.

Inside Cao's camp, Cao Cao saw that two boulders flew down in the camp gate, and his face suddenly turned pale. Seeing this, Cao Ang even scolded loudly: "Zhang Xiu's thief is so despicable, he actually took advantage of our army's battle to sneak attack with catapults!" Seeing this, the generals of Cao Ying also showed indignant expressions, and scolded.

Zhang Xiu, who was on the opposite side, saw that two boulders had sealed the gate of Cao Ying, and Cao Jun, who was out of battle, also became extremely flustered, and laughed: "Wenhe really has a good plan!" Then he shouted: "The second and third teams of catapults, thunder and fire bombs are ready...... Target the enemy battalion, launch! ”

"Huhuhu......"

Sixty thunder bombs, dragging their long tails in mid-air, flew past the front camp of the Cao army and directly crashed into the camp of the Chinese army of the Cao army.

Cao Cao and the generals of Cao Ying, who were commanding the large battalion of the Chinese army, saw a large number of thunderbolts coming from them, and many of them showed panicked looks. One of the thunderbolts flew down and hit Cao Cao straight at him. Cao Ang was shocked when he saw it, hugged Cao Cao, and jumped to the side!

"Boom ......"

A bang sounded, and Cao Ang looked back, but saw that the place where Cao Cao was standing had been smashed into a big hole by a burning stone bullet. If you hadn't dodged in time, you would have been hit by this burning stone projectile, and I was afraid that I would be seriously injured if I didn't die.

One thunder bomb is nothing, but sixty thunder fire bombs are not simple. I only heard a series of explosions of "boom, ......boom, boom, boom", and almost all of the 60 thunder bombs smashed into the camp of the Chinese army, and when they passed over the marching tents, the flames on the thunderbolts immediately ignited the marching tents.

In the entire camp of the Chinese army, more than a dozen fires were lit, and at the same time, the generals and soldiers of all sizes became extremely flustered. At this time, Cao Cao struggled a few times, and Cao Ang immediately helped him up. After getting up, I only heard Cao Cao shouting: "Don't mess up! Zhongkang, you immediately organized people to extinguish the fire. Zixiu, you go to the front camp to supervise the battle, don't let Zhang Xiu take advantage of it. ”

Cao Ang heard this, turned around and nodded to Dian Wei, who replied knowingly: "Don't worry, the eldest prince, I will protect the prime minister's safety." ”

Here, Zhang Xiu saw that after the thunder bomb smashed into Cao Cao's Chinese army camp, more than a dozen red lights rose there, and he knew that it was the thunder fire bomb that set Cao's army camp on fire. So he was overjoyed and said: "Hua Xiong, Pang De, Zhang Ren, immediately lead the army to attack, and be sure to defeat the Cao army that has already left the camp!" ”

Just when Zhang Xiu attacked Cao's army with a catapult, Hua Xiong, Pang De and Zhang Ren had already led the army out to line up. At this time, he heard Zhang Xiu's order, without the slightest hesitation, and immediately shouted, leading the troops to kill Cao Jun, who was still a little flustered in front of the camp.

The method of using catapults to sneak attack the enemy is indeed only feasible on Zhang Xiu's side. First of all, Zhang Xiujun's catapult attack distance is large, and from outside his own camp, he can bombard the thunder bomb to Cao Cao's Chinese army camp, which is more than three times farther than Cao Jun's catapult. In addition to the distance, another factor that can be sneak attacked is the stone bullets, the boulders sealing the camp gates, and the thunder fire bombs igniting the marching tents of the camp, all of which make Cao's army chaotic. On Cao Cao's side, there are simply not so many types of stone bullets, and the hit rate of Cao Jun's catapults is not high, so it is almost impossible to sneak attack.

This sneak attack made Zhang Xiu see another wonderful use of the catapult, and couldn't help but praise: "If this battle is won, Wenhe should remember the first credit." ”

Jia Xu said indifferently: "It is the duty of a minister to help His Majesty break the enemy. ”

While the two monarchs and ministers were talking, Hua Xiong had already led the cavalry on both wings to kill in front of Cao's army. It's just that in this short period of time, the Cao army outside the camp is no longer panicked, and at the same time, under the command of a veteran, the army has formed a formation.

The Huaxiong cavalry galloped over, and a flash of sharpness suddenly flashed in the eyes of the veteran on the opposite side, and at the same time shouted: "The front row of gunners prepare...... Put! ”

"Whoosh ......"

I saw hundreds of throwing spears flying out and attacking the cavalry of Huaxiong's department!

When Hua Xiong saw the gun flying, his face changed drastically, and he lost his voice: "It's not good! At the same time, he pulled the reins with his left hand, hoping to stop the galloping warhorse. It's just that the truth is not as Hua Xiong wants, and the cavalry galloping behind does not allow Hua Xiong to stop at all.

The throwing gun was about to be shot in the blink of an eye, Hua Xiong immediately changed to holding the knife in both hands, and slashed at the attacking throwing gun, and shouted at the same time in his mouth: "Open!" ”

"Bang...... Sizzle......"

A crisp sound came, and the spear that hit Hua Xiong was directly broken by Hua Xiong, split into two sides and fell to the ground. Hua Xiong has such martial arts that he can break through and throw spears, but the cavalry does not have such ability. Only the soft sound of "puff puff" was heard, followed by a terrible scream, and hundreds of horsemen in the front row fell under the gunfire.

Seeing that the Huaxiong cavalry had suffered a lot of losses, the veteran general who commanded Cao's army smiled coldly and shouted: "The pikemen team stepped forward and stabbed!" Kill! ”

With the order of the veteran, Cao Jun in the front row immediately formed a gun formation with a gun to kill the cavalry of Huaxiong's department, which had slowed down in front. Looking at the confident look on Cao Jun's face, it seemed that the victory was in hand.

After Hua Xiong saw it, he snorted heavily and shouted: "Brothers, kill!" After saying that, he rode his horse and rushed out, slashing towards one of the Cao soldiers with a knife!

"Poof......

Although Hua Xiong is not young, but his courage has not diminished, under the slash of a knife, the soldier Cao Jun did not have time to "snort", and his entire head was chopped away by Hua Xiong. However, just like Fang Cai, although Hua Xiong is brave, the rest of the soldiers do not have Hua Xiong's martial arts at all. In the face of Cao Jun's assault gun array, the cavalry in the front row who lost their impact power because they had just reined in their war horses fell off their horses one after another like lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

And those Cao Jun didn't know that it was a pity, if the spear couldn't pierce the horseman on the horse, it would directly pierce the body of the war horse, killing the war horse first and then killing the horseman on the horse.

Sergeant Cao regained some advantages by throwing guns, but the cavalry on Huaxiong's side was more numerous than Cao's army after all. When Hua Xiong's side relieved himself, Cao Jun's advantage gradually disappeared. In particular, the soldiers on Huaxiong's side saw Cao Jun mercilessly stabbing his beloved horse with a spear, and they also began to fight Cao Jun desperately. After all, the cavalry is condescending, and under the desperate fight, there are still some advantages.

However, Zhang Xiu in the back saw that the cavalry did not have an advantage at all against the Cao army, and a look of surprise had flashed on his face. Hurriedly asked Ma Jian on the side: "Who is the veteran of the enemy?" ”

Ma Jian immediately responded: "Your Majesty, he is Koyi!" ”

Zhang Xiu heard this, nodded clearly, and said, "It turned out to be him." ”

At this time, the situation on the battlefield changed again. The cavalry on the left flank led by Hua Xiong was blocked, but there was no command on the right flank by Ko Yi, but the cavalry led by Pang De directly broke through the defensive line. And Pang De saw that Huaxiong's side was blocked, so he immediately turned around and led the army to kill him.

Koji Yi frowned when he saw it, now that his army had fallen into a stalemate with Huaxiong's army, it was difficult to separate and then throw guns at Pang De's department. At the back of the camp gate, the Cao army of the brigade is still working together to move away the boulder, and the Cao army in the camp has not yet come out.

And looking back again, Koji Yi saw that Zhang Ren had also led the foot soldiers to kill. Seeing that the situation was like this, Ko Yi immediately shouted: "The whole army shrinks and retreats to the camp wall, quickly!" ”

The troops trained by Koji can really do what they order and prohibit. As soon as Koji gave the order, all the soldiers immediately formed a formation, got out of the battle and slowly retreated. With such strong organizational skills, Hua Xiong and Pang De couldn't help frowning when they saw it. At this time, the two were close, and after glancing at each other, they nodded at the same time, and the two of them had already locked their eyes on Koji Yi's body. A person with such command ability, the absolute enemy of Zhang Xiujun, has to be eliminated!

Thinking of this, the two of them planned their horses at the same time and shouted: "All the soldiers, kill!" After saying that, he galloped towards Koji Yoshi.

Seeing Hua Xiong and Pang De coming, the expression on Lu Yi's face did not change in the slightest, he had faced too much of this situation, and he couldn't cause a trace of turmoil in his heart at all. I only heard Koji Yi shouting loudly: "Retreat!" Fast! The front pikemen prepare, throw the gun and fire! ”

After hearing Kojiyi's order, those spearmen did not hesitate at all, and directly threw the only spear in their hands with all their might.

"Whoosh ......"

A large number of spears flew out, forming a forest of guns that flew down!

Hua Xiong, who had already suffered a loss, would fall for the trick again, and pulled the reins to stop the war horse. And those cavalry behind had also seen how powerful Cao Jun threw his spears, so they didn't do their best when they rushed forward. At this time, he saw that the spear was attacking again, and he immediately stopped the war horse like Hua Xiong.

Hua Xiong is like this, and Pound, who is more stable than Hua Xiong, will naturally not be tricked.

"Tuk Tuk ......"

There was a series of soft thuds, and most of the throwing guns were stuck on the ground. Hua Xiong and Pang De saw it and exhaled lightly. It's just that when the eyes of the two looked at Lu Yi again, they saw that he had already led Cao Jun and took this opportunity to retreat to the front of the camp wall.

When the two of them saw it, they couldn't help but praise in their hearts: "What a powerful judgment on the battlefield!" ”

[Dedication]