The battlefield was filled with black smoke, corpses were strewn all over the field, banners and weapons were scattered all over the ground, and swords were stuck in the corpses of people and horses, and crows and jackals were soon summoned.

Cao Xin sat on the big rock, using gauze to wrap Cao Chun's wounds, and the corners of Cao Chun's mouth twitched in pain.

"Sixth brother, I don't understand, last time you captured prisoners and sold them for money, how could you let them go this time?"

Cao Chun wondered.

"Guess?"

"There must be a conspiracy, either you persuaded which general to surrender, or you mixed sand with the surrender of the army, Sixth Brother, right?"

Cao Chun squeezed his eyes and smiled.

"Haha, if Jingzhou thinks like this, my goal will be achieved."

"Tsk, what a plan, serial plan, sixth brother, I really convinced you, last time you led a hundred cavalry to defeat Zhang Xiu, everyone thought it was luck, this time you used the heart attack technique, and directly made more than 3,000 Jingzhou soldiers kneel and surrender, sixth brother, you are too powerful, I think you are better at fighting than the prime minister."

Cao Chun exclaimed.

"Haha, I love to hear this, next time remember to say it in front of the prime minister, say it out loud."

Cao Xin patted him on the shoulder, got up to inspect the battlefield, called for someone to treat other wounded, and arranged for carriages and horses to send the wounded back to Jinyang County for resettlement.

"Yuan Jian, how is the situation of our army?"

Cao Xin asked when he saw Liao Hua, who was counting.

"The Wuba infantry battalion lost 48 people and wounded 132, the light cavalry battalion lost 8 people and wounded 35 people, the Langya Army infantry battalion lost 3, three recruits and 124 wounded, and the Langya cavalry suffered 4 wounded, a total of 59 people lost and 395 wounded."

Liao Hua said with the booklet.

"The Langya infantry only lost three people?!"

Cao Chun exclaimed, seeing that everyone's faces were wrong, he immediately slapped his mouth, "I mean they rushed so fast, faster than my cavalry, and they killed very fiercely on the battlefield, as if they were crazy one by one, how could there be nothing in a battle." ”

"Because of the good equipment, the iron armor can protect the whole body, as long as you don't shoot arrows at the face, you don't get hit in the head with a heavy hammer, and you will be seriously injured at most."

Liao Hua said.

"Wrong, because we are the elite, the elite of the elite, we can defeat twenty with one."

Bai Feng said proudly with his arms crossed.

Cao Xin shook his head, "Lao Bai, don't brag about it, you lost 3 people, injured more than 100 people, and lost one-tenth of the combat personnel, this can also be considered elite?" ”

"General, there are only six serious injuries, and the rest are all flesh wounds, which will not affect the next battle at all."

Bai Feng retorted.

"That's good!"

Cao Xin nodded.

After cleaning up the battlefield, Pei Yuanshao reported that the 6,000 Jingzhou troops who were ambushed outside Yuyang County, and the 6,000 Jingzhou soldiers who were ambushed in Tongbai Mountain, were approaching here.

"Which side is closer to us?"

Cao Xin took out the map and asked.

"The two sides march almost simultaneously, and as soon as one side engages, the other side will rush up and surround our army in an hour."

Pei Yuanshao drew a line on the map.

"General, how to fight?"

Cao Chun asked.

"General, the last general is willing to lead a thousand Langya infantry from his headquarters to the mountains to block the ambush, and never let them have a chance to unite."

Bai Feng clenched his fists and said.

Cao Xin touched the stubble on his chin,

"Yuan Shao, how many cavalry are there in the direction of Yuyang?"

"There is a light cavalry, about 500 people, the rest are all infantry, spearmen and archers, about 2,000 archers, Jingzhou archers are very powerful, generals should be careful."

Pei Yuanshao said.

Cao Xin nodded, the most powerful troops in Jingzhou are archers and sailors, Jingzhou archers have shot dead Wucheng Hou Sun Jian in Daxian Mountain, and shot and killed the chariot cavalry general Zhang Ji in Qicheng, with a brilliant record.

Before fighting with Deng Xian, many people on Cao Xin's side were lost under Jingzhou's bow and arrow.

After pondering for a moment, Cao Xin made up his mind not to divide the troops first.

According to the original plan, wait for Deng Xian to flee by deception, and then divide his troops to refuse, but Deng Xian was defeated too hard, and the enemy was left with only two ambushes in Yuyang and Tongbai Mountain.

The only difference is in the attrition of one's own side, and the division of troops against the enemy lasts for a long time, and the loss is definitely greater.

"For the time being, there is no division of troops, Yuyang and Tongbai Mountain are separated by several miles, and it will take more than an hour to go back and forth, if we can solve the battle on one side within an hour, and the momentum of a big victory, it will not be difficult to solve on the other side."

The crowd listened and nodded.

"General, which side to hit first?"

Cao Xinxin's horse whip pointed in the direction of Yuyang,

"The terrain over there is flat, suitable for cavalry charges, hit Deng Ji first, and set off after eating!"

"Yes, General!"

Cao Chun, Bai Feng, Wu Ba, Liao Hua, and Pei Yuanshao were ordered to leave.

In the camp, a fire began to be lit to make food, and when the soldiers were full of food and drink, Cao Xin asked people to blow trumpets and gather troops, reorganize the military horses, and get back on the road.

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On the west bank of the Jianshui River in Yuyang, an army wearing red armor uniforms was rapidly moving northward, with more than 6,000 people in a long line of more than a mile on the road.

Deng Ji, the general of Pingbei, sat on horseback, holding a map in his hand, frowning.

"General, General Yuanzong is back."

Lord Bo Yi stepped forward and said.

Deng Ji snorted and glanced at the person behind him.

"Big brother!"

Deng Xian sat on the back of the horse, hanging his head deeply, but his burly body seemed to have no backbone.

Deng Ji stared at him coldly, "Yuanzong, I just asked you to deceive and lure the enemy, why can't you even do this little thing?" ”

Deng Xian's head hung lower, fine sweat broke out on his forehead, and his shoulders trembled slightly.

"General Rongyu!"

Several generals who fled back with Deng Xian arched their hands and said, "General, the defeat of our army is not the fault of General Yuanzong, it is the Cao army that is too cunning and uses scheming against us, causing the Nanyang soldiers to defect and surrender without a fight. ”

"Shut up!"

Deng Ji snorted coldly, two-thirds of the troops under him were locals, and there were also many Nanyang people among the civilian and military generals, including the lord Bo Yijibo, who was born in Yijibo, and he couldn't say anything like this to sow discord.

"Nanyang belongs to Jingzhou, and the people of Nanyang are the people of Jingzhou, regardless of each other, why do you say that the soldiers of Nanyang rebelled? Let's talk about the Nanyang soldier rebels, slash! ”

The crowd immediately shut up.

"The defeat in this battle is due to one person."

Deng Ji's eyes fell on Deng Xian, and he said in a deep voice, "Deng Xian, you have been defeated by the Cao army twice, causing my Jingzhou army to suffer heavy losses and lose face. ”

"Think twice, general!"

"The general is angry!"

The generals hurriedly came up to persuade, this kind of drama where the elder brother wants to kill the younger brother, if others don't stand up and persuade one or two sentences, they will inevitably have a grudge afterwards, persuade one more sentence, listen to the other party or not, and the mind can be reached.

"The general is angry!"

Lord Bo Yi arched his hand and said, "Our army is fighting with the Cao army, and it is the time to use people, and the killing of the general is unknown, so it is better to let General Yuanzong leave a useful body and make meritorious contributions." ”

Deng Ji didn't speak, just stared at Deng Xian, and sighed lightly for a long time, "Deng Xian, for the sake of Ji Bo and the generals interceding for you, I would have spared your life first, but the death penalty can be avoided, and the living crime cannot be escaped." ”

"General, the last general admits punishment!"

Deng Xian bowed his head and bowed.

Deng Ji nodded with satisfaction, stroked his beard and said, "Uncle Ji is right, when our army is employing people, I want you to make meritorious contributions, are you willing?" ”

"I do, I do!"

Deng first wiped the cold sweat on his face and nodded repeatedly.

"Ben will get the news, the Cao army is ten miles in front of our army, and the two armies will engage later, Ben will order you to lead 3,000 rout soldiers as the vanguard to attack the Cao army, if you can defeat the Cao army in one fell swoop, Ben will spare you from dying, if you fail again..."

"General, if you fail again, the last general will be willing to die."

Deng Xian shouted loudly.

"Go, straighten out the soldiers and horses, the Cao army is about to arrive."

"Yes, General!"

Deng first clenched his fists and led people away.

"The general is wise!"

Several generals next to him praised, "The 3,000 routs escaped from the battle, and were released as prisoners, I can't say that there are Cao thief's spies in them, I was still worrying about the more than 3,000 routs before, I don't know whether it is better to release or lock up, the general did the opposite, use them to make up for the front, and after a while, the Cao thief saw that the people they let go came back to beat them, I don't know what kind of expression it would be?" ”

"Hahaha~"

The crowd laughed.

Deng Ji stroked his beard and smiled to himself, "That Cao thief is a general, but he is soft-hearted, like a woman, and he will want him to suffer the consequences later." ”

"The general is wise."

The generals clasped their fists in admiration.

Only the lord Bo Yiji frowned, hesitated and said, "General, it is said that that group of soldiers were bewitched and favored by the Cao army, and the army's morale is unstable, and I am afraid that it will be unfavorable to the war if they are used to fight the vanguard. ”

"It's okay, don't give them armor and horses, only weapons, even if they are in battle against the water, they won't be able to stir up any waves."

Deng Ji waved his hand.

Lord Bo Yi opened his mouth, and was about to persuade again, when a fast horse galloped over, pulling a long tune.

"Report !!"

"General Qiyu, Cao's army suddenly accelerated its march, and it was only five miles away from our army."

The spy shouted.

"Oh? Come so quickly, give the order, the whole army will stop advancing, defend on the spot, and send a message to General Han Song, asking him to come to help the battle as soon as possible! ”

"Yes, General!"

The spies departed quickly.

Knock knock~

The drums of war sounded.

Deng Ji's army slowly stopped, more than 6,000 regular troops and more than 3,000 defeated soldiers, a team of nearly 10,000 people, on the north bank of the stream, densely lined up into dozens of thick phalanxes.

Quietly waiting for Cao Jun's arrival.

"Cao thief, this time it's either you or I'm dead!"

In the rear army, Deng Xian brandished his halberd and roared.

Wei Yan and several people next to him glanced at each other and lowered their heads silently.

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