In the third year of Zhang Wu, July 1.

The day after defeating Cao Xiu's soldiers and horses, when the sky was hazy, Huo Jun got a scout report, saying that the two states of Qing and Xu combined 10,000 troops, led by Sun Kang and Ren Fu, set out from Qishan to join Cao Xiu's army.

Sun Kang, the brother of Sun Guan, was named the Taishou of Chengyang with Zang Ba, Wu Dun, Wu Jing and others; Ren Fu, a native of Qingzhou Plain, is the Taishou of Donglai County, and knows about military affairs.

Huo Jun immediately ordered troops and sent more than two troops, with Ding Feng and Yu Shao as the vanguard, Xu Sheng as the Chinese army, and Gao Xin as the cavalry. Huo Du stayed behind in the camp to guard the captured Wei army and the baggage troops.

Due to the flat and vast terrain of Huaibei, it was difficult to predict in advance, so no ambush was arranged, only the two armies confronted each other, and the Wei army was defeated head-on in the field.

At noon, the Wei army did not find Cao Xiu's headquarters, but instead searched for the Han army, which made the Wei army generals and colonels shocked. But in the face of the sudden appearance of the Han army, the Wei army was no longer able to withdraw its troops, so it had to fight on the spot and send scouts to inform Zang and Lu of the situation.

Huo Jun didn't hesitate and directly ordered the whole army to attack!

Gao Xin, Ding Feng, and Huo Youzhi, the three generals scattered their light and heavy cavalry, looking for traces of the enemy for the foot soldiers. Ten thousand people fought and auxiliary soldiers marched in a triangular formation, and Huo Jun personally led his attendants into the battle to command to ensure that nothing went wrong.

In the fierce drumming, a large group of Han soldiers wearing red uniforms maintained an unhurried pace and marched forward in formation under the guidance of the banner.

The whole army was silent, only the drums were loud and the flags were issued.

Such a slaughtering army made Sun Kang and Ren Fu who were facing the battle more afraid. Especially when he saw 'Huo' Daxu and 3,000 cavalry galloping around the formation, this made the Wei soldiers feel timid without a fight.

According to the first-hand battle report delivered by Ding Feng, Huo Jun directly ordered: "The left flank of the enemy army is for the soldiers and horses of Xuzhou, the soldiers are fierce and brave, and the army formation is strictly organized, so it is not suitable to fight first." The right flank is the Qingzhou soldiers and horses, the action is slow, and the military discipline is difficult to say serious. ”

"Ordered Ding Feng to engage the right flank, so that Gao Xin's armored cavalry echoed."

"No!"

Yu Shao stuck to the left flank, divided his troops to copy the flank, waited for the enemy's right flank to be defeated, and the whole army surrounded and annihilated the soldiers and horses of Xuzhou. The Qingzhou rout was pursued by Huo Youzhi's cavalry. ”

"Yes!"

The scouts dispersed and sent all the information to the front line, and the generals obeyed the military orders.

Ding was given the order to lead the army, and he was good at fighting in battle, and he was often entrusted by Huo Jun with the task of breaking the formation. Immediately led the armor to step heavily, holding a bow and crossbow, and marching with a sword and spear.

Gao Xin galloped forward, and his chest was full of pride. Behind him, several riders followed closely with the flag, and hundreds of armored horsemen on the left and right rode slowly on the side of the formation, ready to find an opportunity to break the formation.

Historically, the reason why the north is stronger than the south is mostly because of the cavalry of the north and the south Han. Even if the northern country is not good in hand-to-hand combat, the northern part with cavalry can also repel the pursuit of the southern army's foot soldiers.

The mixed tactics of infantry and cavalry belong to the tactical play style that has been most valued by generals since the Eastern Han Dynasty. And with the development of the cavalry trapping function, cavalry healing was valued by the dynasty.

Since the chaotic war at the end of the Han Dynasty, infantry and cavalry tactics have developed rapidly. Duan Ying defeated several Qiang soldiers, and the tactic he was proud of was a mixture of foot and cavalry; Cao Cao defeated Ma Chao by virtue of mixed infantry and cavalry tactics.

The south has few cavalry, and is weaker than the north in tactical engagements, and even if it can defeat the northern army with its chariot formation, it is often difficult to make a profit. is as strong as Liu Yu, and when he destroyed Yan, he also used armored cavalry to have the great cause of Liu Song.

Huo Jun knew that the Northern Expedition was not easy, there was no way to win without riding, it was difficult to break the ride without a car, and it was difficult to win the army without steps, so for many years, he trained the Jianghuai soldiers and horses to make him proficient in the three-soldier cooperation system of the chariot and cavalry. If you add the sailors, the Jianghuai soldiers can be competent in almost all battlefield terrains.

The order was issued, the Han army rode side by foot, and the Qingzhou soldiers and horses saw the sparkling phalanx, and their hearts became more and more panicked.

"General, I'm afraid this battle is not easy to fight!"

The adjutant rode to Ren Fu's side and whispered.

Ren Fu glared at the general, the battle is not easy to fight, it is obvious, but what can you do if you don't fight now?

"Let's see if General Zhengdong can come to help!" Ren Fu said.

Ren Fuduo was helpless, he was ordered by Lu Qian and the others to lead his troops south, and belonged to Cao Xiu's account to listen to the order. I didn't see Cao Xiu today, but I met most of the Han army, I can't tell if I have suffering!

Now I can only hope that Cao Xiu can see his own troops, and then send troops and horses to help.

Ren Fu knocked on the generals and said: "You can't retreat now, the party is retreating, and the enemy armor will definitely be defeated if you enter the battle." ”

"No!"

"Knock Knock Knock ......"

As the drums sounded, the Han army's pace accelerated, and the shouts of killing sounded like thunder, pressing on the Wei army.

Suddenly, hundreds of Wei army-looking routs in the marching Han army formation were released and ran towards the phalanx.

Immediately afterwards, a few Han horsemen galloped out and shouted loudly: "Cao Xiu's army has been defeated by our army, do you dare to fight?" ”

"What?"

These words, combined with the hundreds of fleeing Wei troops, caused a lot of commotion among the soldiers in front of the Qingzhou army.

Seizing the opportunity, Ding Feng led his troops to march with drums, and the soldiers operated bows and crossbows, and there were two waves of arrows in the head-on, and the Qingzhou soldiers became more and more riotous.

"Archery!"

In order to alleviate the situation of the riots, the Wei generals immediately let the crossbowmen return fire. The Han army infantry was not afraid, wearing armor and holding shields, facing arrows, and marching forward.

"Whoosh! Sou! ”

The Han crossbowmen crossed the air in an arc in the air, crossed the heads of the Han soldiers, and fell directly into the Wei army's formation.

After only a few moments of fighting, the offensive of the Gayin Han army was too fierce, and there were deserters in the Wei army, and they were killed on the spot. Soon, however, the Wei army's array was disorganized, and the sergeants were shaken by the defeat.

Immediately afterwards, Ding Feng led the team to take the lead directly and broke the formation. There was a small-scale rout of the Wei army, and even the generals were beheaded, but to no avail, and more and more people fled.

"Boom~"

Gao Xin led the armored cavalry forward, taking advantage of the Wei cavalry being restrained by Huo Youzhi, took out a strong bow and shot at the Wei army, hundreds of long arrows broke through the air, wantonly harvesting the lives of the Wei army's flank soldiers.

Then, the sound of rumbling horses' hooves sounded, and the iron knight slowly accelerated, slashing towards the flank.

"Run!"

"Defeated, defeated!"

Without waiting for the formidable steel torrent to flow into the battle, the Wei army's foot soldiers couldn't resist the fear in their hearts, and fled directly towards the turn of their heads, for fear of dying on the spot.

In the next moment, dozens of armored cavalry took the lead and crashed into the Wei army's formation that had a gap.

The Wei army was defeated on the spot, and Ren Fu, who knew that the defeat was decided, could not take care of Sun Kang, so he directly turned his horse's head and fled to the north under the escort of his troops.

The main general took the lead in fleeing, and the Wei army was defeated faster.

Armor, baggage, banners, shields, everything that could stop the Wei army from fleeing were all abandoned. Seeing the infantry fleeing, Wei Qi gave up the fight with Huo Yuzhi, did not dare to fight, and retreated after him.

"Whoever picks up the earth's goods will be cut off!"

Seeing the Wei army fleeing, Ding Feng rode his horse out of front of the formation and reminded the pursuing sergeants.

Without waiting for Ding Fengfen to say, although the infantry of the Han army was red-eyed, they knew the weight of military discipline, so they did not dare to look at it, but obeyed the military order, and the light soldiers cooperated with the light cavalry to pursue, while the heavy armored soldiers formed a team on the spot, ready to encircle and suppress the Xuzhou soldiers.

Looking at the Wei army, which was defeated soon after the battle, Huo Jun laughed, said to the left and right, and said: "Chengyuan's strategy to drive the troops into the front and disrupt the enemy's heart is very wonderful!" ”

"Cheng Yuan is not only brave, but also has military strategy, and the governor may be entrusted with important tasks!" Jiang Ji said with a smile.

Ding Feng was valued by Huo Jun because of his bravery. He has been in the army for more than ten years, and has been promoted from a minor general to a thief general, and he has to be sealed as the marquis. Now that he is crawling in the army, he has finally gradually opened up, and he may be able to go out with Xu Sheng.

In the Jianghuai Army, Gao Xiang, Huo Du, and Jiang Ji will be in the first gear; Xu Sheng, Yu Shao, etc. are in the second gear. Today, Ding Feng's brilliance can be mentioned in the second gear, and it is not a big problem to lead the troops to sit in danger.

"Good!"

Huo Jun nodded with satisfaction, and immediately let the army besiege Sun Kang.

With the defeat of the Qingzhou soldiers and horses, the Xuzhou soldiers who were besieged by the armies could not resist it, and it did not take long for them to be directly defeated.

On the battlefield, the Han army's infantry fell into hunting mode, chasing the Wei army's soldiers and horses.

"Boom!"

Huo Youzhihan held a riding bow, aimed at Ren Fu, who was fleeing for his life, and shot him to the ground with an arrow.

Ren Fu was not dead, he fell to the ground and rolled around, and then the cavalry galloping from behind, did not see Ren Fu who fell off the horse, and directly trampled on the horse and crushed him to death.

Huo Youzhi put down his riding bow, his heart was full of excitement. He was not afraid of being reprimanded, but he was afraid that his father Huo Du would not let him go to the battlefield.

In order to obtain more prey, Huo Yuzhi called for more cavalry and cut the fleeing Wei army unhurriedly.

Whenever there was a large number of Wei troops, they would go up to assault, scatter them, force them to surrender with their swords, and then hand them over to the rear lightly armed foot soldiers.

Ren Fu was chased and shot dead by Huo Youzhi, and Sun Kang was finally killed from the encirclement of the army, followed by Ding Feng, who was besieged and killed by the copy.

Sun Kang didn't dare to fight, so he directly abandoned the foot soldiers and fled with his cavalry. Looking back at the foot soldiers who were under siege, tears almost fell, his younger brother Sun Guan died at the hands of Huo Jun, his troops were almost wiped out, and the soldiers and horses he had obtained over the years were also folded here.

How to gain a foothold in the Cao Wei Kingdom in the future?

Sun Kang was sad, and suddenly a cavalry slashed in, and it was Ding Feng who saw Sun Kang walking away and led his troops and horses to catch up.

"Sun Kangxiu is leaving, and he still doesn't get off the horse and surrender."

Ding Feng led the cavalry to kill Sun Kang and rode left and right, and directly surrounded him.

"As a Wei person, how can you be a thief?" Sun Kang scolded.

Their Taishan generals and Huo Jun have a deep hatred, many generals were killed, and under the perennial battle, I don't know how many relatives died at the hands of Jianghuai soldiers. There is no other way but to dissolve hatred with blood.

"Kill!"

The wrong horse was killed, and Sun Kang was stabbed to death by random guns.

Ren Fu and Sun Kang were killed, and the hunt on the battlefield was far from over. The Wei army ran and ran, and some people had no strength, so they directly abandoned their swords and guns and knelt on the ground and begged to surrender. Others stripped off their armor and sneaked into the reeds and bushes to make it easier for them to escape.

Without the queen of the palace, no one gathered the defeated soldiers, and this battle was almost a mass extinction, more complete than the ordinary defeat battle. Ten thousand people were killed, more than 2,000 were killed and wounded, and six or seven thousand people were captured.

Only a few thousand men managed to escape, half of whom were cavalry. Livestock, grain and grass, armor soldiers, equipment and other Wei army baggage were all obtained by the Han army.

It was a battle, Cao Xiu was broken in the south, Sun and Ren were killed in the north, and the Wei army lost more than 20,000 people, and the results were very brilliant.

Ding Feng returned from his horse and said excitedly: "Governor, our army has won a great victory, why don't you go west to encircle Shouchun!" ”

Huo Jun raised his whip and lightly whipped Ding Feng, and scolded with a smile: "Full of favor, Jia Kui can't be despised today, take Shouchun today, give up Xu Huai's victory, won't you let Zang Ba go?" ”

Huaidong has the results of the battle, and it has its own victory to pursue. For generals, it is most important to avoid a hammer in the east and a stick in the west, without any strategic goals.

Huo Jun whipped his finger and said heroically: "In the past, Pi left without a fight, it was not my wind. Wouldn't it be nice for me to lead all the armies and soldiers to the lower level and drink the horses and Surabaya? ”

"What about Zang Ba and Lu Qian's second army?" Ding Feng asked.

"Now is a big victory, and the two thieves dare to stay for a long time?"

Huo Jun said confidently: "Gao Xiang, Tang Shi, and Chen Yue have taken care of themselves, and now the army will follow me eastward to Xiapi." ”

"May I follow the governor!"

On July 2, Zang and Lu were shocked when they heard of the defeat in the battle, and led their troops to withdraw from the siege.

Gao Xiang, Chen Yue, and Tang Zhi were ordered by Huo Jun to pursue hundreds of miles, kill and capture more than 3,000 people, and obtained a lot of baggage, regaining Licheng County.

In the early morning of the third day of the new year, Huo Jun led the army westward, carrying the Wei army's baggage, and the goal: Xiapi.

As for the Wei prisoners, except for a small number of people who accompanied the army, most of them were thrown on Yuzhou Island and guarded by Chen Yue's sailors.

(End of chapter)