At this moment, it is located in the camp of the Cao army.

Cao Ang was slowly putting down the strong bow in his hand.

Looking at the enemy commander who was mixed in the midst of the army and had fallen down, he couldn't help shaking his arm slightly, and then a slight smile appeared on his face.

Tut!

It's really not easy to solve this guy.

Although Yan Gang wears a helmet on his head and armor on his body, his style and delicacy are obviously very different from those around him, and he is quite conspicuous in the army.

But the problem was that the cavalry was on horseback.

Once you run, you can easily lose your goal, and if you want to achieve your goal, you must pass through the cover of a sea of people.

But fortunately, it is not a big problem.

In the end, I let myself seize the opportunity.

Once again, he used the tactic of capturing the king, and successfully shot an important general of the enemy army with one arrow, which can only be said that although the move is not new, the older it gets, the easier it will be.

Even more so this time.

After all, when facing the Yellow Turban Army a few times before, Cao Ang shot and killed all the generals in the army, but Yan Gang was the commander of the first army.

The front and back are not in the same weight class at all.

Expectedly.

As soon as Yan Gang died, the Youzhou cavalry who came to attack this time will instantly turn into a headless fly.

The truth is just as Cao Ang expected.

The commander in chief of the army died in battle, and the cavalry of nearly 20,000 people lost its supreme commander.

Although the vast majority of soldiers did not see this with their own eyes, it would not cause the morale of the army to collapse and their morale to disappear.

But there is no more commander-in-chief who gives orders.

So whether to continue to fight this battle, or to retreat, what route to retreat, what tactics to choose, and how to throw off the enemy.

These are all problems!

The adjutant generals who came with him were simply incapable, and it was difficult to make effective countermeasures to manage and control such a large number of cavalry corps.

Especially when the Gongsun army itself was ambushed, the momentum of the charge was also cracked, and there were soldiers in front of him who were constantly killed by crossbow arrows.

That added fuel to the fire, adding firewood to the stove.

The chaos is spreading!

……

"Crossbowmen push forward, close the distance between them and the enemy, and continue to keep the crossbow bolts suppressed!"

"The rest of the soldiers obeyed my orders, and approached and outflanked on the left and right wings, remember not to step into the area where the crossbow arrows are fired, and only attack from the flank with long soldiers!"

The commander of the Cao army in this battle was Zhang Liao.

He was already extremely talented in the command of marching operations, and after experiencing the experience of several major wars, he is now even more fluent.

In an instant, he seized the fleeting opportunity on the battlefield.

Taking advantage of the fact that the cavalry unit of the Gongsun Army had completely fallen into chaos, he decisively ordered the infantry to approach in a big way.

After all, the number of crossbow arrows is limited, and even if you keep firing for a moment and running out of arrows, the damage caused is really not much.

Finally, there is such an opportunity to carry out large-scale destruction of the enemy cavalry, so why don't you hurry up and send a big gift to Gongsun Zhan.

Wouldn't it be a pity?!

And after Zhang Liao gave an order.

Thousands of soldiers armed with spears, led by their respective colonels, immediately divided into left and right flanks, and quickly approached the cavalry corps.

The cavalry of the large-scale formation, after losing the high speed, is even inferior to the ordinary infantry in combat effectiveness, and the tall war horses have become a burden for them.

The spears on the ground were a poke of the same thing.

With every scream and wail, a soldier of the Gongsun Army fell off his horse, or was directly strung with spears, and the situation was terrifying.

……

"Dog, you take care of the people under you, be smart, use spearheads to stab people, don't leave there a strong stabbing horse!"

"These stupid big men can't run, the war horses under their seats are now our trophies, if they are all stabbed to death by these hairy boys, we can still have a fart credit to receive a reward!"

Listening to Duber's scolding.

Li Gou also felt a little dull.

Now he is no longer the big soldier he was at the beginning, after experiencing two large-scale wars against the Yellow Turban Thieves in succession.

Li Gou had already been promoted to the head because of his military exploits.

And Du Bo, who just opened his mouth to scold him, was the chief who had a close relationship with him when he was in Jinxiang County.

Originally, it took a lot of effort to be promoted from the chief to the chief, and the demand for military exploits was by no means as simple as going from the commander to the chief.

And the reason why Li Gou's big brother can have such a situation is because during the first battle in Jinxiang County, he was hit by an arrow from the enemy, and his left arm was almost destroyed.

Because of his injuries, coupled with the capture of a few heads, he has become a low-level officer who can manage fifty people today.

At this moment, after being scolded by Big Brother angrily.

Li Gou immediately shouted at the brothers who had been following him.

"Did you hear that?"

"The guy in my hand has identified the thorns for me, these war horses are all baby bumps, useful when they are alive, and useless when they are dead!"

"After this battle is over, the captured horses can be recorded in the merit book, and everyone will receive the reward together when the time comes. But if the war horse dies, one person can only share a piece of horse meat and go home, don't think about the reward! ”

If you stab a war horse, you have no money.

This is definitely the most potent threat.

Therefore, there was no need for Li Gou to add more points, and the soldiers under his command immediately became serious.

The spear in his hand only beckoned to the soldiers on horseback, and he decided not to use his hands and feet against the war horse.

……

There were thousands of foot soldiers.

Like a locust, it clings to the cavalry that has become a mess.

Crazy to attack the Gongsun army.

The cavalry of the Gongsun Army fought and retreated under the command of several lieutenant generals.

Although several generals really want to implement the strategy that Yan Gang said before his death, the rear army will become the front army, and the front army will be the queen of the palace.

But the point is that it can't be done!

After being entangled by thousands of Cao soldiers, if the Gongsun army forcibly left the battlefield, it would lead to a disconnect between the front and the back.

There are only two such ends.

Either the formation completely collapsed, and all the soldiers scattered and fled.

Either a considerable part of the men and horses must be left behind, and the determination of a strong man to break his wrist will protect the main force.

But that's it.

After returning to the barracks, no one will be able to explain to Gongsun Zhan, and if he doesn't do it, he will become a scapegoat.

Therefore, the situation can only be stalemate.

However, the impasse did not last long.

Accompanied by the sound of ground shaking from the right flank of Cao's camp, and the arrival of a small elite cavalry unit that followed.

The deadlock has been completely broken!

……

"A few generals, please order to withdraw, the enemy army has cavalry ambush, and it can charge our army, if you continue to fight, it will be too late to withdraw later!"

"Yes, General, let's retreat quickly, with the foot strength of these infantry of the Cao Army, as long as we can run, we will be able to break through their siege!"

"General, as long as we can return to the camp safely, it will be more or less an explanation to General Gongsun, if most of the people are here, then I am afraid that we will really be to blame!"

Everyone, you say a word, I say a word.

Persuasion was carried out one after another around several lieutenants.

Finally made a few people change their minds.

The arrival of the enemy's cavalry meant that they were no longer given a chance to stalemate.

After all, if the Youzhou Iron Cavalry can charge, can't the Cao family's cavalry battalion charge?

Although the number is small, the power generated by the attack from a distance is definitely not small.

The lesser of two evils.

Compared with being completely crushed by the cavalry and causing mass casualties, it is better to break it into pieces on the spot and wait until it is broken out of the encirclement.

After a pass.

Several people immediately sent orders downward.

"Pass the order, each in a thousand units, immediately leave the battlefield, don't look back!"

The soldiers of the Gongsun Army waited for this order, and they really didn't know how long they had been waiting.

Many soldiers couldn't wait to get out of the battlefield to save their lives.

Therefore, after receiving the general order of the Chinese army.

The cavalry, which was originally in the rear, immediately turned into a rush vanguard and quickly disappeared from the battlefield.

……

Smoke and dust billowed and the ground shook.

Unfortunately, this is the scene when they flee in embarrassment.

The cavalry corps, which numbered far less than 20,000, was reduced to zero, and each thousand men were in a group, scattering in all directions.

Except for a small part that has been entangled and retained.

Most of the rest were out of the battlefield.

But the war is not over.

Cao Chun, the cavalry commander of the Cao army, still led nearly 2,000 cavalry, chasing after him.

And with a goal in mind.

"Rush, give me a rush!"

"Don't bother with those who ride variegated horses, just find me the location of the white horse, and shoot him with arrows when I see it!"

"These are the elites of the Gongsun army, killing one counts as one, and the more you kill, the more you earn!"

With Cao Chun's hissing roar.

The officers and men of the army also shouted loudly.

"Kill!"

"Kill the white horse, don't ask the rest!"

The momentum is huge, and it is really terrifying.

Although there are only 2,000 people.

But one side fled, the other side chased, and these two thousand people were even more terrifying than twenty thousand.

After hearing the slogan of Cao Jun's soldiers, many righteous servants riding white horses were eager to abandon the white horses under their seats and change to a variegated horse to flee for their lives.

A symbol of the scenery and glory of the past.

Now it has become a talisman.

It's a mockery.

……

The sun rises southeast and shifts southwest.

In the blink of an eye, half a day has passed.

At this moment, Cao Ang was in the camp.

Cao Chun, who was previously in charge of pursuing the Youzhou cavalry, was standing in front of him, making a detailed review of the many things that had happened after he had led his troops to chase him out.

"General, according to your orders, the last general took his brothers along the way, and recognized the killing on a white horse."

"They ran in front, and we chased after them while riding and shooting, which really killed and injured a lot of people."

"Halfway, these white horse righteous servants seemed to be unable to help it, and gathered a group of people to hedge with our army.

"It's just that how can they know the strength of our army's horse harness, coupled with the demoralization of the Gongsun army, the army's morale is broken, so this wave of hedging was killed and injured by our army More than 100 people, and then they fled again."

Speaking of which.

Cao Chun paused slightly.

After a little mental totaling.

Cao Ang summed up more cautiously: "I really don't know how many enemy troops have been killed and wounded, but the sum of the front and back must be more than a thousand people!" ”

"It's a pity that the camps of the enemy and our armies are a little too close after all, and the pursuit distance is limited, so they ran back to the camp, otherwise they could kill and wound more!"

Listening to Cao Chun's tone full of regret.

Cao Ang couldn't help but chuckle softly.

Then he shook his head casually.

"Zihe, it's too much!"

"Being able to kill and injure more than a thousand white horse righteous servants is already quite a rich result, as the most elite cavalry under Gongsun Zhan, its establishment is only 3,000 people."

"Now that you have killed and wounded the rest of the people, and counting the batch that our army shot and killed on the position before, I am afraid that half of them have been lost together."

"This is also a very serious blow to Gongsun Zhan, although it will not collapse so far, but it is enough to hurt his vitality!"

……

Cao Ang's satisfaction is not fake.

Today's battle can be said to have made Gongsun Chan a big heel.

It is known as the invincible cavalry in the world, galloping across the country, with the double advantage of number and class restraint, but in the face of his own army, but he is still beaten and scurried.

This incident is enough to leave a huge shadow in Gongsun Zhan's heart.

Later, when he faced himself again.

Do you dare to be as arrogant as before?

I'm afraid I'm going to pick up my tail and be a man!

Even the cavalry under his command will be terrified when they hear the name of Cao Jun in the future.

It is enough to have this effect.

As for driving out Gongsun Zhan.

Not to mention, with Cao Ang's current strength, he can't do this at all.

Even if he could, Cao Ang wouldn't do it.

He also needs to keep Gongsun Zhan, and Yuan Shao continue to contain each other, and the two of them will consume each other.

If Gongsun Chan is killed, won't Yuan Shao's family be dominant?

Moreover, only if the power of Gongsun still exists, Yuan Shao will urgently need his own strength, and then send him all kinds of resources, manpower and material resources.

Such a lucrative deal.

How could Cao Ang refuse?

……

Just as Cao Ang and Cao Chunyan were talking.

Suddenly there was a sound of footsteps outside the tent.

Then I saw Zhang Liao open the curtain and come in, holding a roll of bamboo slips in his hand.

"General, the battlefield has been basically cleaned, this is the number of casualties of the two armies combined, as well as the enemy soldiers and war horses captured by our army."

After nodding to Cao Chun.

Zhang Liao said.

Take the bamboo slip and unfold it.

The above numbers were presented in front of Cao Ang's eyes.

First of all, the casualties of the Cao army tended to be close to zero, and the only dozens of casualties were recorded, and the identities of the casualties were all spearmen.

In other words, all the casualties of the Cao army came from the soldiers sent from the left and right flanks to fight with the Youzhou Iron Cavalry in close combat.

And the counterpart to it.

It is the conspicuous number of Gongsun Jun.

More than 3,000 people!

If Cao Chun's thousand and white horse servants are also included, this number will break the 4,000 mark.

Although it also included more than 1,000 wounded and not dead prisoners, it still meant a point.

That was after the battle.

Gongsun Chan lost more than 20% of his cavalry!

Gongsun Bogui was crushed this wave.

……

Looking at the bamboo slips, the exaggerated comparison of the number of casualties between the enemy and us.

Cao Ang couldn't help but smile.

If this data is disseminated, I am afraid that it will cause the world to shake and the whole world will be shocked.

After all, the outcasts and grass cowards like the Yellow Turban Army will definitely not be able to achieve such a battle loss ratio.

It can only be said that to avoid a head-on confrontation with the cavalry, try to break the horse's legs, so that the cavalry corps cannot run.

This is definitely the best way to deal with cavalry!

While thinking.

Cao Ang's gaze continued to look to the left.

At the end of this bamboo slip.

The harvest of Cao Jun was recorded.

"More than 2,500 war horses of excellent breeds were captured, most of which were intact."

The smile on Cao Ang's face was even worse.

The homeopathic general was gradually thrown to Cao Chun, and then said with a smile.

"Zihe, now your good days are here, don't tell me anything about the scarcity of cavalry in the future, such words."

Cao Chun was also overjoyed when he saw the loot mentioned above.

Without saying a word, he bowed to Cao Ang.

The whole person was so excited that he trembled and said: "Thank you, general, in this way, our army can expand the number of cavalry to nearly 5,000 in a short time." ”

"The last general assures you that in time, our army will be able to rely on cavalry to confront Gongsun Chan head-on!"

Listening to Cao Chun's excited words.

Cao Ang nodded with admiration in his heart.

Tut!

Don't thank me, you kid, you should thank General Gongsun!

This is a gift from nature!

Cao's army originally only had 2,000 cavalry, but this wave directly doubled the number of war horses, and added a few hundred.

It's fat in one go!

……

After summarizing a few things.

Cao Ang suddenly remembered something.

Hurriedly pointed to the west, and then asked meaningfully.

"What's going on over there at Yuan Benchu?"

Hear that.

Zhang Liao hurriedly reported to Cao Ang.

"General Hui, according to conclusive information, Yuan Benchu did not send troops to support us before, but just watched from the sidelines."

"However, after the defeat of the Youzhou cavalry, Gongsun Chan got the news and chose to withdraw to the Chinese army camp, so at this moment, both Gongsun Chan and Yuan Shao have a truce."

Zhang Liao's voice just fell.

Cao Ang couldn't help but sneer.

"What a wall-to-wall view!"

"Wen Yuan, you sent someone to Yuan Shao for me, and said that I had something to ask him to come here to discuss!"

In a word.

Zhang Liao couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

"General, if you say so, then Yuan Benchu will come, right?"

Zhang Liao's questioning is reasonable.

After all, Cao Ang is younger than Yuan Shao, and when there was something to discuss before, Cao Ang took the initiative to go to Yuan Shao.

Today it seems a little rude.

However, Cao Ang only pursed his lips disdainfully.

"Just do it, now that our army has won a big victory, but Yuan Benchu has turned his back on us, he is at a great loss at the moment, and it is the time when he is afraid that I will have a grudge with him."

"Just say that, he'll come!"

And just when Cao Ang and Zhang Liao and others combined.

At the same time.

It is located in the camp of the Yuan army east of Nangong City.

Yuan Shaozheng listened to his subordinates' reports in a daze.

……

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