After Cao Cao defeated Liu Bei, he quickly headed north, joined the Chinese army, and hurried toward Juancheng. His role as Yanzhou Shepherd in recent years was not in vain, although many scholars and powerful men followed him to launch a rebellion.
, but there are still people secretly communicating with him about music styles.
Therefore, he could clearly know that the coalition forces of Chen Cheng and Zang Ba were parked near Xiaopei, waiting for him to bump into them.
But Cao Cao was not stupid, so how could he have a decisive battle near Xiaopei as the enemy wanted?
He led his troops to advance north quickly and soon arrived near Pengcheng. Pengcheng is a famous city in Xuzhou with a long history that can even be traced back to the primitive society. But when Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou, because Pengcheng resisted for a long time,
Therefore, after capturing the city, he ordered that all the people in the city be massacred.
When the army passed by, some people like lonely ghosts were wandering outside the city. Seeing Cao's army marching on the road, these people who had escaped from the butcher's knife panicked and fled into the ruins of Pengcheng.
, or escaped into the woods and grass outside.
In normal times, Cao Cao's soldiers might have chased and killed these refugees. But now the situation was urgent, and Cao Cao ordered the army not to stop, which allowed those people to escape.
Cao Jun's troops attacking Xuzhou were said to be one hundred thousand. Including the civilians who were transported, the number was actually more than one hundred thousand. The number of troops on the front line alone was seventy or eighty thousand. Such a huge army could stretch dozens of miles while marching
distance. The mighty army advanced on the ground, like a long winding snake.
Cao Cao reined in his horse near Pengcheng and said with a smile: "People say that Chen Cheng is an unparalleled hero, and he can come up with strange strategies in battle. He is the best general in the world today. But in my opinion, Chen Wenzheng can't do it after all.
Use troops."
He asked around: "Why did my lord say this?"
Cao Cao laughed and said: "We have an army of 100,000, but we have deep ditches and high fortresses waiting for us to attack. How can there be any reason to use troops like this? The terrain of Yanzhou is flat and open, which is suitable for large armies. He set up camp near Xiaopei.
,Are we so stupid that we will fall into a trap?"
Everyone said: "After all, the people of Xiliang are not resourceful, so they can show off their strength in the border areas. If they meet the lord, they will naturally be defeated!"
"Hahaha! Hahahaha!" Cao Cao laughed loudly, raised his whip and pointed it to the north, and said with great enthusiasm: "When we return to Dongjun, we will have a good fight with Chen Cheng!"
The army continued to advance, and soon Pengcheng was left behind. Cao Cao was riding on his horse, but suddenly he heard muffled thunder coming from a distance. He looked up at the sky, and the setting sun was still hanging in the sky. Although now
It's the season when thunderstorms often occur, but there are no dark clouds in the sky today. How could it suddenly thunder?
But soon, he realized that this was not thunder at all, but a large number of cavalry galloping on the ground! Only thousands of horses running together can make such a thunderous sound.
Voice! Then the situation is already obvious. The one who appears here is no one else, but the Xiliang Army, which has the largest number of cavalry in the world!
"Oops!"
Cao Cao's face turned a little pale. Of course, he knew that the sudden appearance of the cavalry group was by no means his own troops, nor his friendly forces. Although he had many soldiers and horses under his command, he did not have the ability to form a large-scale cavalry unit. The horses in the entire army
All in all, it's only about 10,000 horses.
During the attack on Xuzhou, a lot of war horses were lost, and most of those who survived lost weight. The dispatch efficiency and impact dropped by more than half compared to when they were at their strongest.
Cao's army is large in number and has rich combat experience, but it has never fought against an opponent with large-scale cavalry. Therefore, it is not known how the Xiliang cavalry fought. Yesterday, there was news that the coalition forces of Chen Cheng and Zang Ba were stationed in Xiaopei.
Nearby, but today the Xiliang Iron Cavalry has already appeared in the north of Pengcheng.
Facing the sudden appearance of the enemy, the troops marching in a long snake formation panicked. Many generals loudly ordered the soldiers to stop advancing and set up defensive formations on the spot. Cao Cao also woke up from his momentary trance and gave orders one after another.
The soldiers and horses under his command issued the order.
But before Cao Jun could get into formation, the Xiliang cavalry suddenly appeared and launched an attack. They formed a wide impact area, and then launched a decisive charge towards the center of Cao Jun. The sound of hooves was like thunder, and the spears were like a forest.
Amidst the sound of horse hooves, cavalry all over the mountains and plains seemed to cover the entire plain.
The fiery red sunset burned blazingly behind them, as if these cavalrymen rushed out of the sun. The soldiers of Cao's army who saw such a big scene for the first time were so frightened that their faces turned pale, and many of them were even already
The two forces fight.
Looking at the surging Xiliang cavalry, Cao Cao thought of many other things in his mind. This is near Pengcheng. At the end of Qin Dynasty when Chu and Han were fighting for hegemony, wasn't it right here that Xiang Yu suddenly led 30,000 soldiers and horses?
appeared, and then defeated Liu Bang's 560,000 coalition troops?
He smiled bitterly and said: "The Overlord of Xiliang, hey, he really has the same style as the Overlord!"
A hasty horn sounded from behind Cao Cao's army, and Xia Houyuan rushed out with more than two thousand cavalry, preparing to buy some time for his infantry. Cao Cao saw Xia Houyuan rushing forward with his troops, and he paused and said: "How can you stop the cavalry like this?
Can we live with so many Xiliang people?"
The sound of horse hooves around him was like thunder, and in the wind and lightning, the scene in front of him quickly zoomed in, and then quickly moved towards the rear. As usual, Chen Cheng rode a tall horse and was at the forefront of the charge. In this era of cold weapons,
Morale is a very important factor in combat.
When they see their generals standing on the front line, soldiers can always burst out with more fighting enthusiasm. Therefore, generals who can take the lead can always win the battle more easily.
This raid was a long-planned move by Chen Cheng. Whether it was asking for a month's worth of food and grass from Chen Gong and others, enlisting Zang Ba to form a coalition, or garrisoning troops in Xiaopei and then standing still. All of these were...
It was to paralyze Cao Cao and to provide cover for this unexpected surprise attack.
Chen Chengke never thought about having to fight a protracted war of attrition with Cao Cao. With the absolutely superior cavalry in hand, of course he had to maximize his mobility advantage!
It seems now that the effect is very good, very good, and unexpectedly good. Cao's army, which was marching, encountered a superior cavalry in the wilderness, and it was already in chaos before the battle began. These soldiers who were on an expedition had been fighting hard for a long time.
, had long been exhausted, and suddenly encountered such a huge cavalry, but did not collapse directly, which shows that Cao Jun's generals have extraordinary standards.
However, even having good soldiers and generals cannot change their fate of imminent defeat!
A group of Cao's cavalry rushed forward bravely, but were immediately crushed to pieces by the surging Xiliang cavalry. Lu Bu, riding a red rabbit horse and holding a Fangtian painted halberd, rushed into Cao's cavalry and slaughtered them. Xia Houyuan's troops collided head-on.
When you get on the Flying Bear Horse, it's like the waves crashing on the rocks, and you are smashed into pieces.
The Xiliang cavalry scattered the cavalry of Cao's army, continued to advance, and soon broke into Cao's infantry. The hastily formed infantry could not compete with the cavalry, let alone at this distance, their numbers were also small.
There was no advantage. The resistance only lasted for a short time, and Cao's infantry collapsed.
Countless soldiers howled loudly and fled in all directions, but how could the infantry outrun the cavalry on the plains?
The light cavalry of the Xiliang Army cut down the fleeing infantrymen from behind as if they were chasing prey. Seeing how ferocious the enemy was, the soldiers of the nearby Cao Cao Army were unable to continue to resist, and all joined the fleeing ranks.
Cao Cao looked at his soldiers and horses fleeing in all directions with a pale face, and did not try to save the crisis. He knew that it would be a futile act. The defeat was like a mountain, and the army collapsed, how could it be saved by human power? Thousands of Westerners
Liang Tieqi came and went all over the place, no one knew how many there were.
Cao Jun's soldiers clearly had an absolute advantage in numbers, but they had been divided into several sections and then dispersed. In the eyes of Cao Jun's soldiers, they were surrounded by an absolute number of enemies. No matter which direction they came from
Go and see, all you can see are countless Xiliang cavalry.
Seeing that the Xiliang cavalry was about to kill them, Cao Cao loudly ordered: "Quick, throw all the baggage to the ground!"
The soldiers hesitated for a while, and then, under the scolding and whip instruction of the officers, they threw the cloth and gold and silver to the ground, and then followed Cao Cao and retreated some distance south.
A Xiliang cavalry of more than a thousand people rushed over. They turned a blind eye to the gold, silver and cloth on the ground, and charged over with their weapons brandished. The horses' hooves trampled on the cloth thrown to the ground, raising a lot of dust. The cavalry looked like
I didn't see half of it, and ignored the things on the ground, as if what was thrown on the ground was not money, but just weeds.
"The Xiliang army is so elite?"
Cao Cao, who looked back to observe, was shocked and did not dare to stay any longer. He hit his horse and ran towards the south. Xu Chu followed him with more than a hundred cavalry, while Dian Wei waved his double iron halberds and stayed behind.
Afterwards. This is the Great Plains, and the Xiliang people's horses are even better. If no one stops the pursuers, they will be overtaken soon.
Dian Wei ordered the soldiers to place the carriage across the road, and then asked them to guard behind the carriage with crossbows and spears. He himself put on double iron armor and jumped onto the cart. He put down the double iron halberds first, and then
He spat into his palms and rubbed them vigorously.
"Come on!" Dian Wei picked up the two iron halberds and shouted towards the enemy in the north, "Let's see who can take off a certain family's head!"
The surging cavalry collided, and Dian Wei roared and shouted for a fierce battle. The iron halberd in his hand knocked down one enemy after another.
The fiery red red rabbit horse neighed loudly, Lu Bu, who was holding a Fangtian painted halberd and with bloodshot eyes, appeared on the road not far away. He looked at the roaring Dian Wei with a cruel sneer. A strange feeling spread throughout his body,
Cold yet hot murderous intent boiled in his chest.
He could clearly feel that with the killing, his martial arts continued to become stronger.
Lu Bu stared at Dian Wei and said in a trembling metallic voice: "You are a warrior, so I, Lu Fengxian, will take your life!"
The red rabbit horse came running wildly, and Fang Tian's painted halberd swept out. Dian Wei, who was shot like a hedgehog, let out an unyielding roar, holding the iron halberd in both hands and smashing forward. He had been fighting for a long time, and the halberd was all gone
After throwing it out, the iron halberd in his left hand was also lost in the melee.
Facing the charging Lu Bu, he had no room to dodge, so he could only hold the iron halberd in both hands and smash forward. He had been chopped down by Guan Yu's Qinglong Yanyue Sword before, and he had just recovered from his injury when he ran into Lu Bu again.
The wind whistled in front of him, and the huge crescent moon brought out a bright light. At this moment, Dian Wei had a glimmer of enlightenment.
This time, I'm afraid... I'm going to suffer!
The red rabbit horse rushed far away before stopping. Lu Bu turned around and saw that the enemy general who had just been felled in the splatter of blood. A cavalryman dismounted and beheaded the fallen enemy general.
