Chapter 146 Cao Ren's bitter face, Yan Liang's arrogance
Chapter 146 Cao Ren has a sad face, Yan Liang shows off his power
Henan, Yanjin.
Different from Baimadu, the Yellow River here is more open, the water flow is gentler, and the river banks on both sides are more solid, enough to allow more troops to cross quickly.
Therefore, more troops of Cao's army are stationed here!
The general sent by Cao Cao to guard Yanjin is no longer an unknown person like Liu Yan, but Cao Ren, who is famous among his generals. This Cao Ren is not like Yu Jin, who is still popular despite being famous.
He is a general who only knows ordinary weapons. He is accustomed to wearing heavy armor and is good at using large shields and short spears. He is very good in both infantry and horse battles. Moreover, he is not only highly skilled in martial arts, but also strategist. Among Cao Cao's relatives,
He was deeply trusted in the army, and his status was only lower than that of Xiahou Dun and Xia Houyuan. Even Cao Chun, who was in charge of the elite "Tiger and Leopard Cavalry" of Cao's army, and Cao Hong, who once saved Cao Ma's life, were not as good as him!
But at this moment, this famous general in Cao's army was sitting on the observation deck of the camp, looking at the vast stretch of sand in the northeast, drinking silently.
The news that Baimadu was lost, Liu Yan was killed, and Yu Jin was captured and surrendered has reached Yanjin. The morale of the army is currently a bit low. As the general of the army, he is quite uneasy.
But what made him even more uneasy was another thing confirmed in that battle.
The vanguard general who commanded 20,000 Yuan Shao's troops was none other than Cheng Peng, who was known as "the most powerful general in Xiyuan"!
There are many masters among the Eighth Army of Xiyuan. He can only remember the names of thirty or fifty people, and many of them are brave enough to compete with him.
But those warriors all admitted with one voice that Cheng Peng was the strongest among the Xiyuan armies, without a doubt!
Cao Ren once fought with Cao Cao, and participated in the crusade against the Yellow Turbans, the crusade against Dong Zhuo, and other battles. He was well-informed. He had seen the Yellow Turban Army's fearless style of death and their terrifying power of being almost invulnerable under the blessing of the altar.
; He has seen the shocking scene of Xiliang cavalry crushing thousands of troops, and the Bingzhou wolf cavalry roaring like the wind; he has also seen the horror of Zhang Liao and Zhang Wenyuan riding alone into the camp of the princes' coalition, and Lu Bu almost defeated the eighteen princes by himself.
strength!
So he knew that the man who single-handedly defeated the altar of the Yellow Turban Army, traveled far alone and severely injured the leader of the Yellow Turban Army, and beheaded generals while warming wine in front of Sishui Pass; who once shook the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry by himself; who once forced Zhang Wenyuan to death again and again.
He retreated to the pass; he also challenged Lu Bu many times; he even broke into the Forbidden Palace alone, killed the traitor Dong Zhuo when surrounded by the Xiliang army, and achieved great success. How powerful is Cheng Peng!
Not to mention that Cheng Peng still had 20,000 troops under his command. Even if he was the only one, Cao Ren doubted whether he could stop them.
He looked down at the large shield leaning against his legs.
This shield is very strong and has blocked countless enemies and attacks for him.
But can it stop the hero who single-handedly broke through the enemy's camp many times? Can it stop the elusive spear in that man's hand?
"There will be ghosts only if you can block it..."
He picked up the cold iron wine glass given by his stranger friend and drank it slowly. The cold wine turned into a ball of fire in his chest.
Just that person alone gave him a headache, but that person did not come alone, but came with a force several times that of Yanjin!
A total of five thousand people are stationed here in Yanjin.
Slightly behind, Xiahou Yuan and Li Dian led 4,000 people as support; and further away in Yuanwu County, there were Xiahou Dun, Cao Hong, Le Jin and 6,000 elite soldiers.
The three places combined only had 15,000 troops.
Fifteen thousand versus twenty thousand, we versus Cheng Peng...
"Winning or losing is not the issue, the only issue is how to lose."
The second glass of wine also disappeared between his lips and teeth, but the heat of the strong drink was completely unable to dispel the chill in his heart.
"These useless hands! Cheng Peng hasn't come yet! Why are you shaking!"
He muttered in annoyance and asked the guard to come up and pour him wine.
The young guard obviously had not experienced those years and had no idea what the name "Annan General Cheng Peng" meant. He just looked at him with longing and confidence.
"General, please let me join the battle this time. I also want to kill the general and capture the flag!"
Kill the general and capture the flag?
Cao Ren drank strong wine and swallowed the words "Are you ready to die?" with great effort.
The war is imminent, but the morale of the military cannot be shaken!
When the third wine jar was vacated next to him, dust and smoke rose from the end of the northeastern horizon.
He grabbed the small gift given to him by his subordinates and looked through the telescope. In the dust and smoke, there was a large flag with the word "Cheng" standing clearly.
What is supposed to come...will eventually come.
At this time, Cao Ren calmed down. He picked up the short spear and the big shield, stood up, and was satisfied to find that his drinking capacity had improved unknowingly. After drinking so much, he was not drunk at all, so he jumped
Went down to the observation tower, gathered all the soldiers, and greeted them out of the camp.
Yuan Shaojun - or Cheng Pengjun, the eldest young master Yuan Shao was not worthy of Cao Ren's eyes or heart - stopped less than three miles away from them and began to set up camp.
Seeing this scene, Cao Ren secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Although it seems to be just a matter of dying sooner or later, dying a few days later means that he can better complete the tasks assigned by his master - this is the only reason why he stays here.
That's right, what he wants to do is not to defeat the enemy, but to hold back Cheng Peng as much as possible, the most powerful and dangerous number one general under Yuan Shao!
Cheng Peng and Cheng Wanli, who "bravely championed the three armies"!
Cheng Peng's army set up camp quickly, and all the work was carried out in an orderly manner. Cao Ren was only watching from the side, with no intention of taking the opportunity to attack.
He wished that Cheng Peng would camp here for ten or eight days, so that his mission could be exceeded and he might not even have to sacrifice his life to serve the country.
If you can survive, whoever has water in his head will have to rush to his death!
But Cao Ren soon discovered that he was completely wrong.
There are actually people who are tired of living and want to die!
"General! Yuan Shao's army has come a long way, and his troops are exhausted. Now he is busy setting up camp. This is the best opportunity to attack!" A general shouted, "Please let the last general lead a thousand troops, and they will definitely overwhelm their camp.
, present Cheng Peng’s head in front of the case!”
Cao Ren's eyes widened and he stared blankly at this confident guy.
Due to the stimulation of alcohol, he couldn't remember this person's name for the time being - in fact, there was no need to remember it, since dead people don't need names anyway.
He originally wanted to scold this ignorant fool, but then he thought about it and changed his mind.
With Cheng Peng's identity, he probably wouldn't personally deal with an unknown person, right?
It would be a good idea to take advantage of this opportunity to slightly dampen Cheng Pengjun's morale.
Thinking of this, he didn't stop him.
Anyway - if the idiot dies, then he will die. A thousand soldiers and horses will not be eaten at once.
The situation seemed to be favorable to them at first: a thousand soldiers and horses rushed out and headed straight for Yuan Shaojun's central army. This attack was obviously beyond Yuan Shaojun's expectation and made them somewhat panic.
A group of hundreds of people was hastily sent out to attack, but they were easily defeated.
Then the general charged towards the established target with great satisfaction, shouting, "Young thief Cheng Peng, who is a pariah, come up to us quickly!"
Cao Ren was speechless and looked around. Many soldiers who had experienced Dong Zhuo's crusade lowered their heads and covered their faces.
"What a weird thing!" He heard someone say, "He probably doesn't know how to write the word 'death'!"
The general will find out soon.
Because the angry Yan Liang rushed out with his personal guards and blocked his way.
Yan Liang had been busy setting up camp just now, and ignored the thousands of people here. He thought about mobilizing some troops to make dumplings for these ignorant idiots. Unexpectedly, the guy actually insulted his boss - as a
General, he will not tolerate anyone being rude to his superior!
The Lord is worried about the humiliation of his subjects, and the Lord is concerned about the humiliation of his subjects, and this has been the case since ancient times!
Because the weather was very hot, he didn't even wear any armor. He rushed out shirtless and carrying a big knife.
Facing the aggressive enemy, Yan Liang didn't say much nonsense. He held the sword in both hands and raised it high. When the rude general fell in front of him, he used all his strength to slash at it viciously.
Seeing Yan Liang's dishonorable appearance, the general was filled with disdain. He raised his gun, intending to shoot away this poor man with no armor, stab him to death with another shot, and then walk away gracefully.
He rushed past the enemy's corpse and without any delay, went straight to pick out Cheng Peng.
The gun was raised.
For some reason, with a light hand and a slight pain on his shoulder, he suddenly saw a horse galloping away carrying a mutilated corpse with half of its body cut off diagonally from the shoulder to the waist.
"That man looks familiar..."
In Cao's army formation, Cao Ren smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"Ming Jin withdraws the troops." He ordered helplessly, "We will fight again tomorrow."
Half an hour later, Cao Ren was sitting in the central military tent, with a sad face.
Cheng Peng's army is just a shirtless general without any armor, but he is so brave. How can we fight this battle?
That general is very skilled. Among the five thousand soldiers here, I am afraid that he is the only one who can definitely defeat him. Most of the other so-called fierce generals are not his opponents. Such a fierce general can be called a general anywhere.
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But this man was just one of Cheng Peng's generals.
"My lord, my lord, the military order you gave me to 'hold on for ten days' is really difficult to fulfill!"
But after a while, he laughed again.
Cheng Peng is difficult to deal with, so we have already been mentally prepared for it. Even if we add a wolf-like general, what does it matter?
One sheep is driven, two sheep are herded. Even if there are thousands or hundreds of Lu Fengxian, Cao Zixiao only has one human head on his neck. Is he still afraid of being killed hundreds of times?
After making up his mind, he felt relieved and began to inspect the military camp.
In another military camp in the dusk, Cheng Peng was also wondering.
He witnessed the scene where Yan Liang showed off his power today and was very surprised. When Yan Liang came back, the evaluation results found that Yan Liang, who was not even close to three stars, had actually been promoted to the peak of three stars in one go.
How is this going?
Could it be that... Yan Liang's plot moment has arrived?
"Where is Guan Yu?" Thinking of this, he asked, "Is he still under Liu Bei's command and fighting with Sun Jian's army?"
"Probably so." Xu Tu replied, "Sun Jian's army and Liu Bei's army both have spies sent by the Gun Union. The two sides have not taken action these days, but have been confronting each other on the Yangtze River...Liu Bei's men can only command the navy.
Guan Yu alone, of course he is still here."
Cheng Peng nodded and took a deep breath.
Although the situation is not very clear, what he wants to do is very clear.
