Yuan Shao commanded the people who went to kidnap Liu Jian's army, and the general who commanded the battle was Cai Mao.

To tell the truth, Cai Mao's sister is now included in the bed by Liu Jian and has become a member of his harem.

Cai Mao and Liu Jian actually have some in-law relationship, but Yuan Shao still reuses Cai, the main reason for this is that the Cai family was originally made to Liu Jian as a concubine, and this idea was Yuan Shao himself.

The second is also because Cai Mao's sister and Liu Jian are not wives, so Yuan Shao can still accept this point.

Moreover, the main interests of the Cai family are still in Jingzhou, which is very consistent with the interests of the Yuan family in Runan over the years, and the two sides have already reached an agreement.

So this is the plan to command the elite soldiers to sneak attack. Cai Mao shouldered the responsibility.

In the land of Guanzhong, there are only a few transportation routes to Sizhou, and Yuan Shao easily found out the main grain route that Liu Jian transported to Luoyang.

And he also knew that the person responsible for guarding the grain transportation route was Han Meng, the Hebei general under Liu Jian.

Han Meng is also a bit famous in Hebei, and he is now a school captain, but compared to Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and others, he is still far behind.

And I heard that this person is reckless by nature in Hebei and is stubborn and self-serving, according to the analysis of Yuan Shao's subordinates, this person should also be the one who is relatively easy to break.

Therefore, Yuan Shao equipped Cai Mao with excellent cavalry, infantry, and an army of swords and shields, as well as strong crossbow soldiers, and let him ambush him on the only way to Luoyang.

The sky has gradually deepened, Cai Mao's elite soldiers are ambushed in the dense forests on both sides of the road, at this time it is gradually approaching winter, although there has been no snow in the Luoyang area, but it is also quite cold, many soldiers squatting there to ambush, for a long time without seeing the target appear, but also a little cold uncomfortable.

It's just that even so, they can't make a fire to keep warm, if once a fire is lit, it will soon be discovered by the Han army who came to the court, and then this ambush will be a bamboo basket to draw water.

One of the squatting Jingzhou soldiers said to a few of his men: "Hey, I don't know if our Yuan Gong sent us here to ambush the other party's soldiers and horses, if you want me to say, we should organize a large-scale phalanx, make an appointment with Liu Jian, and fight with him in a dignified duel, and let the northern army know the bravery of our southern soldiers." ”

A sergeant under the commander said: "I heard that the Hebei army is extremely good at fighting, especially their cavalry, which is beyond the reach of our southern army. ”

Na Wu Chang waved his hand and said indifferently.

"The cavalry of the north is far stronger than the cavalry of the south, and you are also misled by this fallacy, the cavalry of the north is invulnerable, no one can stop it, and to be honest, they are all boasting about it."

"If you want me to see, if we fight head-on, the cavalry of our southern army may not lose to them."

"Aren't their northern cavalry just having a lot of experience fighting foreign races on the plains all year round?"

"If I let the cavalry of the Southern Army fight those Wuhuan Xianbei, I am afraid that I may not lose to them."

"What's more, our southern army still has the Zhangshi bow and crossbow army that has been cultivated for many years, and the power of our southern army's bow and crossbow is invincible in the world, and I tell you, this is also our going to defeat Luoyang, so it seems a bit of a loss to fight with the northern army."

"If the Northern Army is allowed to attack our city, with the power of the city, the sharpness of the bow and crossbow, and the power of the warship, the Northern Army wants to invade Jingzhou, I am afraid it will be even more difficult."

Just when the captain was gushing and bragging to his four pawns. Suddenly, one of the soldiers said: "Look! It seems to have sent a letter over there. ”

Everyone hurriedly turned their heads and looked in the direction the man had spoken.

At this time, the sky has gradually darkened, although it is not completely dark, but you can still see the figure of people.

The army of the imperial court, under the leadership of Han Meng, was slowly moving in the direction of their ambush.

Through the thin sunlight of the sunset, these people saw that the ranks carried many huge grain carts.

And on the grain truck, it is obvious that all the grain is pulled.

Han Meng, the general of Hebei, was looking back and forth left and right in the army at the moment, constantly urging his subordinates to move forward quickly.

He kept looking in both directions, wanting to see if there was any danger in the area.

However, Cai Mao's 20,000 elite soldiers seemed to be ambushed relatively thoroughly, and Han Meng didn't see any clues.

Therefore, he kept urging the army that pressed the grain and kept marching forward.

With a slight wave of his hand, Cai Mao ordered the officers and men of the three armies to prepare for the attack.

The soldiers of the Jingzhou army quietly followed the general's instructions and raised the bow and crossbow in their hands.

Soon, as Han Meng's army approached, Cai Mao was about to wave his hand and release his arrows.

But it was at this time that Lu Dai, the deputy general next to Cai Mao, Captain Zhaowu, suddenly said to Cai Mao:

"General Cai, let them go first, and then attack later."

Cai Mao glanced at Lu Dai in surprise and asked, "

"Why?"

Lu Dai swore to Cai Mao and said: "General, and look at the soldiers and horses in front are Han Meng's elite soldiers, they are carrying strong armor and shields, obviously how guarded, if the general orders the crossbowmen to shoot arrows now, they will definitely form a tortoiseshell formation immediately, and the time will not hurt them much, in a certain way, you might as well let these soldiers and horses pass, those carts loaded with grain are behind, and later the general only needs to launch an attack on the opponent's grain cart, Han Meng and other sergeants in front heard that the grain cart was attacked, It is inevitable that they will return to the rescue, and then their formation will be disrupted, and they will not be able to form an effective defense. ”

"At that time, they don't have a tortoiseshell formation as a protective array, and the armor and shield on their bodies are quite heavy, so they will definitely not be able to block our attacks, so this is the best opportunity for us."

When Cai Mao heard this, he couldn't help but nod heavily and said, "This is reasonable, so act according to your words." ”

Subsequently, Cai Mao temporarily let Han Meng and other soldiers and horses go.

And after the grain carts behind appeared in the sight of Cai Mao and the others, Cai Mao's face suddenly showed a deep smile.

"Shoot the arrows!"

With Cai Mao's shout, he saw that the Jingzhou army behind him got up one after another, these people had been in ambush for a long time, and now they could finally attack, their mood could be described as very good.

"Enemy attack!"

"Enemy attack!"

The flaming arrows flew through the sky and burst into the wagons carrying the grain and ignited, black smoke rising to obscure the sight, and soon the soldiers and horses protecting the grain carts were scattered.

"Rush down!"

Cai Mao decisively issued an order.

Then, I saw that the Jingzhou soldiers hiding on both sides flashed out one after another, spreading among the Han army's troops, and shouts and cries sounded instantly.

The sky was slightly skewed, the setting sun shone on the clouds, the goshawk crossed the field of vision, Han Meng's army hurriedly turned back, but because of the rescue, the formation became chaotic, and the waves of soldiers were repelled by the Jingzhou army, and the bows and crossbows on both sides made them unable to resist.

"This group of northern thieves, as long as the formation is broken, it's nothing more than that."

On the grassy slope on the side of the battlefield, Cai Mao observed the progress of the battle, and at this moment he was already in control, so he ordered: "Inform the lieutenant Sima of all departments, don't burn all the wagons, hijack some grain and go back to meet Yuan Gong, this is a trophy!" It's our merit. ”

In the battlefield, Han Meng could no longer resist the opponent's strong crossbow, he was ambushed, and at the same time, did he make sufficient defensive preparations in advance, the defeat was decided, he just shouted loudly: "Retreat...... Drawdown! ”

But his shouting had no effect, and in desperation, Han Meng could only retreat in the direction of Luoyang in a hurry under the protection of the left and right.

……

Chaos, the shouts of fighting, and the screams of people converged together, far and near, the defense of the grain transport team had been broken, countless figures rushed to the field, the flying rockets even ignited the woods next to it, and a Han soldier flew upside down into the fire, rushed out with fire, screamed miserably, and threw himself into a small puddle on the side, and soon, floated up from the bottom of the water, motionless.

The blades were swirling, arrows rained down, gushing blood and stumps were splashed into the air, and there was chaos everywhere, and the defeated Han army had already fled in a hurry.

Lu Dai said respectfully: "General Cai, the Han army has withdrawn to the direction of Luoyang, and we should also go over." ”

Cai Mao crossed the corpse that had just fallen, came to the field, stepped on the corpse, and raised the blade: "The warriors of Jingzhou, you have made a great contribution today, and after you go back, Yuan Gong will reward us!" ”

"We let Liu Jian and the Northern Army see the bravery of my Jing Chu Erlang!"

One shield after another was constantly struck, and the blades in the hands of these Jingzhou soldiers slapped the shields with a clang.

"Roar—" they let out a majestic roar.

Cai Mao shouted with a smile: "Come on, run the remaining grain and grass back, let the people of the world see, the benefits of our Jingchu people are definitely above the Northern Army!" ”

So, under the command of Cai Mao, these soldiers began to rush the remaining grain and grass and consignment horses to the direction of their Jingchu camp.

On the way back, Cai Mao took the lead, leisurely, and had a very comfortable feeling.

Lu Dai followed behind Cai Mao, and he always seemed to feel that something was wrong in his heart.

An ominous premonition grew in his mind, and he looked into the distance, and the goshawk soared across the sky, letting out a high-pitched cry, as if to remind him of something.

……

Farther behind, an arrow flew silently, as if it had stabbed something.

The horse's hooves trampled on the grass, his eyes withdrew from the crowing eagle, the plush on the cloak stroking in the wind, the distant firelight and black smoke rolled up the sky, and next to the horse's hooves was a Jingzhou scout lying in a pool of blood.

"Jingzhou Military ......"

Zhao Yun's gaze stayed on the big curtain erected on the grassy slope in the distance, his lips moved, he looked sideways at the group of knights behind him, and slowly raised Changshuo: "Ready!" ”

If it didn't boost morale, it was just a concise exit, and many of the elite Hebei cavalry behind him had red eyes, turned out their longbows, or raised their broadswords!

Zhao Yun pulled the reins of his horse and shouted to the cavalry behind him, "You saw it...... These soldiers of the Yuan army, under the command of Yuan Shao, came to our Sizhou to destroy the tuntian that we had worked so hard to build, and if the tuntian could not be destroyed, they would hijack our grain route! Kill our comrades-in-arms and don't let us have a peaceful birthday! ”

"How should we deal with such a thief army?"

"The blood of my Han army is never shed in vain! Isn't it! ”

As Zhao Yun's words fell, countless people shouted loudly.

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

"Let them taste the pain of bloodshed today!" Zhao Yun's gaze became cold and fierce.

"According to the scouts sent out just now, there are about 20,000 of them!"

"And we are the most elite eight thousand horsemen in Hebei!"

"20,000 people, can it be broken!"

Yan Liang was below, grabbed the reins, and said in a loud voice: "Hudao 20,000, 200,000 people, we can also eat——! ”

"Kill, eat 200,000!"

"Eat 200,000!"

"Eat 200,000!"

"Hahaha...... Good! is worthy of being my northern Xinjiang boys, wild and brave enough! Zhao Yun praised loudly.

"General Zhao...... Give it a chance to be a pioneer. ”

Zhao Yun looked at the person who spoke, it was his deputy general Zhang Liao!

Zhao Yun nodded and said, "Wen Yuan is a person recommended by the prime minister, so he should be reused!" ”

By the time the words fell, the horse's hooves were already moving.

"Then Liao will be the vanguard—"

When the words fell, the war horse had already rushed out.

……

On the road, the moonlight shone down, and the dense branches were sifted into mottled spots of light, countless pairs of feet turned up mud and debris, and figures crowded to drive the carts to the south.

Cai Mao was walking proudly in front of him, but suddenly saw the captain Lu Dai rushing to his side.

Lu Dai looked extremely nervous, and he said to Cai Mao: "General, it doesn't seem right!" ”

"What's wrong?"

"General, listen carefully to the voice from behind!!"

Cai Mao was stunned when she heard this, and then listened attentively.

At first, he didn't seem to hear anything, but soon, he felt a faint feeling like a landslide cracking.

A chill suddenly welled up on his spine.

It's a feeling of being targeted by a beast!

After a few breaths, he hurriedly shouted: "Immediately send some people from the front to return to the rear army to escort ......"

Before they could finish shouting, they heard the loud rumbling sound getting closer and closer, and everyone looked back at the back, their pupils constricting to the extreme in an instant.

The horse's hooves tore the earth with a loud roar, and the charging cavalry slapped over like waves, and the longbow was raised and tilted upwards at an oblique angle, and in the gallop, the knights led by him shouted fiercely, and the long knives whistled in the wind.

"Stop them—"

Cai Mao subconsciously issued an order, and the soldiers who had been guarding behind turned around one after another to defend against each other.

However, the horse's hooves approached, the figure holding the knife leaned forward, and the moment the arrow brushed past, the long knife in the tiger's mouth in his hand brought a cold glow, and there was a crackling sound, and a Jingzhou sergeant with a spear was cut out with a spear, and blood was sprinkled in the air.

On the other side, the war horse rushed from the front, and the spear was raised and stabbed.

Zhang Liao turned his head violently, his eyes were fierce to the extreme, the heavy long knife was picked up in the wind, whistling and slashing at the person's body, directly cutting the opponent into two pieces, and the bloody internal organs fell to the ground.

Behind him, the arrow flew from the longbow to the sky in an arc, and landed in the Jingzhou army in front of him, which was also holding the bow, splashing blood!

Zhao Yun put down his bow and said to Yan Liang beside him: "No need to hunt, just chisel through and cut down Daxu!" ”

The trumpet sounded.

Thousands of knights on war horses put their longbows on their backs, turned out their short bows, and fired at the approaching Jingzhou army for another burst of flat shots, and then changed their cold weapons and rushed straight towards the enemy's Daxu.

On the grassy slope, Cai Mao walked back and forth with the reins, anxiously watching the battlefield, there were only more than 1,000 cavalry guards around him, although the infantry was as many as 20,000, but the other side's cavalry was roaring with a tsunami, in this kind of terrain, his side did not have any advantage.

Cai Mao kept giving orders, gathering the thousands of horsemen on the left and right to form a formation.

However...... The sound of iron hooves surged, the figure of the leader with a knife with dozens of Han army iron cavalry crashed into the formation of the Jingzhou army, the tiger's mouth long knife and the opponent's spear, iron knife together, only to hear the sound of the sound of the swish, rubbing the spark, fierce and crazy chopping, the war horse fell down with a sorrowful roar, the figure fell, and was forced to kill seven or eight zhang away in the Jingzhou army formation.

Boom, the horse's hooves came sharply, and the moment more cavalry collided, the two torrents diverted and circled again.

"Rush!!"

The cloak was lifted, the arm was raised, the spear was raised in the sky, reflecting the sunlight and shining silvery, and Zhao Yun's voice roared in the gallop of the war horse.

"Kill—"

The formation of the Han cavalry shook the four fields.

(End of chapter)