That night, the Jizhou army came out of the camp in the dark.
After defeating the Jizhou Army first, the Zhenbei Army was indeed somewhat relaxed.
The defense outside the camp was weak. Zhencang led the Zhen family's children and many Jizhou soldiers to attack from the left and right camps respectively. He only heard the sound of a cannon and set fire to the entire Zhenbei army's camp.
"Someone robbed the camp?"
In the dark night, Cao Su suddenly woke up.
He also somewhat underestimated the Jizhou Army, especially Zhencang, who was known as a first-class master, but he was actually a martial artist who could only rely on various strange and strange magic weapons, so he despised him even more.
Unexpectedly, Zhencang was so bold and dared to make a sneak attack in the dark even after retreating for a while.
In the darkness, only firelight was visible everywhere, and an unknown number of Jizhou soldiers poured in at once.
Why was there no warning beforehand?
Cao Su was slightly confused, then he saw a young general in silver armor among the Jizhou army. He was brave and urged his horses to charge left and right in the camp, and soon he was in front of him.
"snort!"
Cao Su snorted coldly, pulled out his long sword and swung it forward.
The sharp sword light instantly hit the young general's face. The young general of the Zhen family turned pale with fright and rolled off his horse in a hurry.
"General, there are too many soldiers in Jizhou."
Zhang Ke and Luo Yi hurriedly put on their armor and came to guard Cao Su's camp.
When the army approached in the dark night, the only sound that could be heard was the continuous sound of golden drums. There were horses galloping around everywhere. The soldiers were shouting and shouting to kill. It was difficult to distinguish between you and me in the dark night. Swords and guns stabbed randomly, and many people unfortunately lost their lives.
"Walk!"
Cao Su had been on the battlefield for a long time and made a decisive decision to withdraw his troops.
At present, the Jizhou Army has the advantage in the dark night, and most of his subordinates are precious cavalry, which is not conducive to fighting in the camp.
Therefore withdrawing troops is the best and most sensible thing to do.
Cao Su wanted to stay first to break up the rear, but he was the commander-in-chief of the army and had a respected status. Several generals below him did not agree with Cao Su staying, and they all protected Cao Su and led his army to retreat.
The Jizhou Army rushed from left to right, and soon fought from the front camp to the middle camp. When Zhencang led his men to fight, he found that the Zhenbei Army had already begun to retreat.
The Zhenbei Army did not bring much food and supplies, and they were almost all combatants. Therefore, they retreated very quickly, and they retreated from the back door of the camp in an instant.
Zhen Meng waved his gun and his horse, and arrived at the location of Cao Su's tent, showing a look of ecstasy.
"Father, we defeated the Zhenbei Army!"
Since Cao Su came out, he has not suffered a single defeat. Today, the humble Jizhou Army was able to defeat Cao Su. This really excited the spirits of the Jizhou Army. Zhen Meng even came to the place where the Chinese army's camp was and stepped on it left and right.
, so impressive.
"Don't let Cao Su go, chase him out!"
Some other generals suggested that Zhencang rush out of the camp immediately. At this time, the Zhenbei Army had not gone far. If they chased after the Zhenbei Army all the way, they should be able to drive the Zhenbei Army out of Jizhou.
However, Zhencang hesitated. Zhencang thought for a moment, but he was still wary of the hexagram calculated by Nangong servant before.
So he shook his head and said: "Don't chase after the poor enemy. Since we have defeated Cao Su today, it is the greatest result. In this camp, we captured a lot of horses and ordnance, and killed many Zhenbei troops. Now
In order to win a great victory that can be rewarded by the palace master, why bother to risk chasing Cao Su again? You must know that Youzhou is powerful. This time Cao Su came and did not bring all the combat power of Youzhou. Further north, it is Youzhou.
Within the scope of military activities, it is very likely that we will encounter Youzhou’s fresh army.”
Zhencang was determined to fight steadily, first defeating the sharp edge of Cao's army and taking over Cao Su's camp.
On the other side, Cao Su walked all the way to gather the remaining defeated generals. It was not until dawn that he stopped to rest when he was exhausted and exhausted.
After counting the number of people, it was found that more than 3,000 people had been killed. What they did with the Jizhou Army during the day was only a few hundred casualties, but 3,000 people were lost in one night.
.
He looked at the dejected and defeated generals below, but suddenly he laughed.
All the soldiers looked at each other, wondering why General Zhenbei suddenly laughed.
"I laughed that Zhencang didn't understand the art of war. If I were Zhencang, I would only need to ambush the next troop of troops on the retreat. At this moment, I am short of men and horses, and my combat power is reduced. I will definitely be defeated again. Wouldn't I be able to expand the results of the battle?
Already?"
The officers and men did not expect that things would turn out like this. Cao Su was still interested in studying the art of war, and he was full of contempt for the enemy.
The general's mentality was so good, and everyone felt the same, and gradually came out of the haze of defeat.
At this time, the two brothers Jin Mu and Jin Kun who were accompanying the army looked embarrassed. They clasped their fists and said, "It's all my brothers' fault for not discovering the enemy's traces in time. Many of the Jizhou army are cultivators, but they look down upon them.
Already."
"There are many talented people in the Jizhou army, some of whom are monks in the Jizhou cultivation world. They are now involved in secular wars and want to seek their own interests through such wars."
Cao Su knew that there is no free lunch in the world. The reason why the Jizhou Army had so many monks was because the Jizhou Army itself spent a lot of money.
After counting the soldiers, Cao Su led the troops and found a place to rest and set up camp again.
After raising the account, Cao Su convened all the officers and men to discuss matters. In this southern expedition, Cao Su did not dare to send out all his troops. There were still 50,000 elite troops left at Yingcang City to block the choke point entering Youzhou.
In addition to Jizhou, Guangzhou also needs to be on guard.
At this time, Cao Su had lost his troops, but he still had the strength to fight. However, it seemed difficult to defeat the Jizhou army with just these generals. He wanted to mobilize other generals and each had their own guard, which suddenly felt a bit tricky. Unexpectedly, the Southern Expedition was the last one.
One battle gave me such a big test.
Jin Mu approached Cao Su and offered advice: "General, don't worry, Jizhou only relies on many Taoists. The general has a close relationship with Jiuling Mountain, and we have many Taoist friends. Maybe we can ask one or two Taoist friends from Jiuling Mountain to come out and help."
, great things will naturally happen.”
When Cao Su heard this, he immediately felt that it made sense and said with a smile: "My general has complicated affairs and a confused mind, so he forgot about it for a while."
Then Cao Su summoned the four generals Ma Chao, Shi Yong, Zhang Ke, and Luo Yi, and ordered each of the four generals to lead their troops and horses, so that they could watch the camp while he turned into a stream of light and flew away from the camp.
In fact, not only Jiuling Mountain, Cao Su is still somewhat thin-faced in the world of cultivation.
It's just that some Taoist priests are obsessed with practicing and are unwilling to participate in the affairs of the world. Only Jiuling Mountain has a strategic cooperation relationship with Cao Su. If Cao Su goes to Jiuling Mountain, he can certainly find suitable monks to help.
However, Jiuling Mountain has a very close connection with Cao Su, and Cao Su still feels a little uncomfortable trying to pick up Jiuling Mountain's wool too much.
No matter, after all, it was the suggestion put forward by their own disciples, so let’s go and take a look first.
Cao Su thought about this place and turned into a stream of light in the sky, heading straight to the northwest.
With Cao Su's current ability, he is like a meteor and can cross thousands of mountains and rivers in an instant.
Jiuling Mountain is located in a remote area, among famous mountains and rivers, and has many immortal caves.
As soon as Cao Su entered the mountain, he encountered a large, glittering automatic defense formation, and then fell down and walked into the mountain.
The aura on his body was not concealed. The thick internal energy and surging air and blood were like a humanoid ferocious beast, rampaging in the mountains.
Naturally, there were powerful monks in the sect who knew that he was coming.
But this time, no one came to receive Cao Su in Jiuling Mountain. After Cao Su landed on the top of Jiuling Mountain, he looked around the caves and found that these caves were closed and uninhabited.
None of them are here?
Cao Su's eyes flashed, thinking that maybe the Taoist priests from Jiuling Mountain knew that he was coming, so they didn't see him on purpose?
Since the other party was unwilling to help, he would not continue to stay here while licking his face, so he turned around and left the mountain, preparing to go to other places.
As a result, as soon as he flew out of Jiuling Mountain, he heard someone calling his name from behind.
"Cao Zhenbei, please stay!"
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The Zhenbei Army went south, and the resulting battle with the Jizhou Army at the boundary river instantly became the focus of the north.
In the entire north, there are now two major bandits, which can also be said to be "rebels." One is the Guangzhou Rebels led by Wei Hai, whose main activities are in the southeastern part of Guangzhou and the northern part of Lingzhou, and the second is the southern part of Jizhou and the northern part of Yuzhou.
Zhai Chong.
Zhai Chong rose later than Wei Hai, and his sphere of influence was mainly in the Yuzhou area.
Therefore, the Jianghu generals Tao Mingwen, Wei Hai, Ding Xing, and Zhai Chong are called the Four Heavenly Kings, and the rest of the many small-time thieves Kou Yijun are not worth mentioning.
In addition to these two heavenly kings, Pu Chengye of Jizhou Prefecture and Shi Kaibi of Guangzhou Prefecture were considered two princes. Pu Chengye was unwilling to hand over Jizhou to Cao Su, so he sent Zhencang to lead a Jizhou army of one hundred thousand to fight.
On the other hand, Si Kaibi from Gwangju also showed ambiguity.
At that time, Kaibi personally led the army to the north, and Ningzhang and other cities seemed to have the intention of competing with the Jizhou army.
Of course, at the end of the day, he definitely cannot send out all his troops to attack Cao Su. On the one hand, Cao Su has not yet taken any action against Guangzhou. On the other hand, he also has to guard against Wei Hai in the south. Wei Hai has always been ambitious.
It is indeed unavoidable.
The Jizhou side believes that the Guangzhou people seem to be waiting to reap the benefits.
At the same time, the court's response also appeared. The court, controlled by Captain Rong, ordered Shi Kaibi to concurrently serve as the head of Youzhou Mansion.
Since the beginning of the Qian-Yuan Dynasty, this was the first time that a feudal official concurrently served as the head of two states. As soon as this news came out, it immediately aroused doubts in both the government and the public.
The main reason is that when Cao Su was in charge of Youzhou, the position of the head of Youzhou Palace had been unresolved.
Cao Su's reaction was also very quick, and he immediately sent word to the world that Zhenbei General Cao Su did not recognize the imperial transfer order under the control of Rong Taiwei, and Zhenbei General Cao Su had already assumed the position of head of Youzhou Mansion.
When the imperial court's order reached Cao Su, it was just a piece of paper.
Cao Su would never listen.
Ten days passed quickly, and the Jizhou army unexpectedly defended the boundary river, preventing Cao's army from crossing the boundary river.
There were rumors in the world that the Jizhou Army seemed to have defeated the Zhenbei Army. As soon as this news came out, many forces in the north were shocked.
Although Jizhou is not weak, it still seems to be slightly weaker in the face of the increasingly powerful Youzhou Prefecture.
Hesitation: Many people do not have enough understanding of the strength of Youzhou Prefecture, and think that although the Zhenbei Army is strong, it will not be that strong.
Therefore, many forces speculate that the two armies will fall into a stalemate battle, but the Youzhou Army has the upper hand.
Unexpectedly, Jizhou took the initiative, which surprised many people.
"Is Zhencang so strong?"
"Or is it that the Zhenbei Army hasn't fought in a few years and is unfamiliar?"
Many people don't know that Cao Su has not fought in the past few years. The recruits of the Zhenbei Army under his command have been sent outside the Great Wall to practice, practice riding skills on the grasslands, and learn the riding and archery skills of the grassland people.
Many tribes that dared to resist were slaughtered, and some tribes that were unwilling to surrender were forced north to the North Sea.
For a time, Zhencang became famous, and more and more forces were optimistic about Jizhou.
A few days later, Cao Su led his rested army from the north and arrived near the boundary river again.
This time, Cao Su fought steadily, and some of the cities in the rear were basically closed in. After adding a sufficient number of 50,000 soldiers in the rear, he led his army to set up camp, facing the Jizhou army at a distance.
In the Jizhou military camp, Zhencang was drinking and having fun with other soldiers.
Since the last time they defeated Cao Su, the Jizhou Army has lost the unfavorable impression of "the Zhenbei Army is ferocious". The three armies from top to bottom are immersed in the joy of defeating the Jizhou Army.
Of course, the soldiers' training did not stop. After all, the Zhenbei Army was only defeated for a while. It was not a complete defeat. There would always be a comeback one day.
The day has come, and smoke and dust billow from the north. On the second day after the Zhenbei Army set up camp, they advanced nearly ten miles south and approached the Jizhou Army Camp.
The reason why the Jizhou army chose the boundary river to fight Cao Su was mainly because there was a buffer opportunity with the boundary river at its back. The boundary river was not too wide. If the front camp was defeated, the army could easily retreat from the boundary river to the rear camp.
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Without the speed advantage, the Jizhou Army moved vertically and horizontally, giving them more opportunities to kill the Zhenbei Army.
Cao Su led his army to the Jizhou military camp and immediately sent Ma Chao to call for battle.
Zhencang led the Jizhou army to rush out of the camp in a mighty manner, laid down their positions and rode out.
When Cao Su saw that Zhencang had even changed his mount, he couldn't help but smile: "Zhencang, where is your mount?"
Wasn't the mount chopped off by your own hands?
Zhencang heard Cao Su's sarcasm and was furious: "How dare a defeated general use his words?"
Cao Su felt no emotion after hearing the words about the defeated army, but a young general like Ma Chao couldn't stand it. Cao Su had already sent him to call for battle, but this time he just rushed out and shouted: "Xiliang Ma Chao is here
,Who dares to fight with a certain person?"
Ma Chao was young and a fourth-grade martial artist. He had injured one of Zhencang's sons in a battle before.
Now he came out with a gun, looking like he was showing off his power. Immediately some people in the Jizhou army were aroused and angered. They slapped their horses and rushed towards them: "Don't be so arrogant, horses. Someone is coming to take your life!"
The general who emerged was a martial artist of the fifth level of strength, wearing bright silver chainmail and holding a mountain axe.
"Who are you? Ma doesn't kill unknown people!"
Ma Chao pointed his gun, but Ling Ran was not afraid.
The Jizhou general shouted angrily: "I am the Jizhou general Kong Gan, my horse must die!"
Although Kong Gan is only at the fifth level of Strength Realm, he has a lot of fighting experience and is also a cavalry commander. The mountain ax in his hand is extremely heavy.
When the heavy mountain-breaking ax is swung, it makes a whirring sound, and it contains terrifying power.
Ma Chao rode towards him and saw that the opponent was a master of using heavy weapons, so he cautiously pinched the horse's belly slightly.
The war horse under his command is the most elite war horse in this generation of the Ma family, named "Zhao Ye", and it is quite spiritual.
Sensing Ma Chao's thoughts, the war horse suddenly accelerated and ran wildly when it approached Kong Gan.
One person and one horse are already very fast, but when they are approaching, they can still explode at a certain speed. This is unexpected.
However, the mountain ax is thick and heavy, so it is extremely difficult to retrieve it.
Ma Chao swung the spear lightly in his hand, and moved the giant ax slightly, like lifting a thousand pounds.
Then the war horse under his crotch passed by Kong Gan's side. Ma Chao suddenly raised his head. He turned back, and the spear in his hand was like a big python in the air, and he stabbed towards the back.
This type of carbine is extremely beautiful to look at, and it can be retracted and stabbed in one go. The marksmanship is all in one, and the cold light from the tip of the spear is sharp.
"Pfft!!"
Kong Gan couldn't avoid it and was directly shot into the neck by Ma Chao.
Suddenly, a bloody hole appeared on his neck, and free blood gurgled out. Kong Gan's eyes quickly dimmed, and he fell off the horse on the spot. He fell to the ground and twitched.
After two blows, he was completely breathless.
died?
In one encounter, a fifth-level master who could be called a big boss in the world died in battle.
Jizhou Fang's army was suddenly in chaos and morale plummeted.
When Cao Su saw that Ma Chao was victorious, he naturally would not let go of such a good opportunity to attack. He directly raised his hand and waved forward slightly.
The flag officer on the side immediately understood and issued commands to the entire army.
"kill!!!"
The Youzhou Army's killing cry rang out, and thousands of long archers in the back row bent their bows, nocked arrows, and shot into the air.
This group of longbow soldiers were specially trained by Cao Su.
Among the arms trained by Cao Su, the most important thing was the cavalry, known as the "King of Land Warfare", followed by the elite archers.
Good archers have a great impact on the battlefield.
Cao Su spent a lot of money to train elite long archers and elite crossbowmen. Youzhou Prefecture has a strong economy and sufficient armaments. When these archers fight, they receive the most sophisticated longbows and bows.
The Jizhou army only heard a "buzzing" sound, and arrows like locusts flew from the opponent's camp.
Arrows were like raindrops in the air, falling into the Jizhou army one after another.
For a time, the soldiers of the Jizhou Army screamed repeatedly, and there were casualties.