Chapter 318 Cao Aman is at the end of his journey, Sun Wentai raises troops to take revenge

Green Bull Pass.

Taishici led more than 4,000 elite infantry and more than 1,000 light cavalry as soon as he arrived, he saw from a distance that the abandoned military camp at the pass was crowded with black Xiliang soldiers. At this time, the Xiliang soldiers were carrying wooden and rocks to repair the abandoned military camp of the Wu army. There were still hundreds of archers in front of the pass, posing to block the Wu army.

Seeing this, Taishici's heart sank!

There is no doubt that this group of Xiliang soldiers should be the group of Xiliang Iron Cavalry that disappeared in the Dabie Mountains. It seems that Pan Zhang’s three thousand mountain-yue elite soldiers were unable to remove this group of Xiliang soldiers in the mountains, causing them to run to Qingniu Pass again by chance! This random mistake caused more than 5,000 elite soldiers of Taishi Ci to be attacked from both sides.

There are nearly 10,000 Cao troops and the Western Liang cavalry chasing them behind. Ma Chao's Western Liang soldiers emerged in front. There are pursuers behind and intercepting them in front. How can we fight this battle?

"Send the order!" Taishi Ci took a deep breath, slowly raised the spear in his hand, and howled to the sky, "The whole army stopped advancing, and was logging and camping!"

The safest countermeasure at the moment is naturally to camp and stick to it!

Otherwise, if it is difficult to attack the pass, the pursuers will arrive again and be intercepted by Cao's army and Liang's army. The more than 4,000 troops under Taishici will collapse and run into the mountains like wild animals! They can only camp and hold on the ground, and then wait for the arrival of subsequent reinforcements, or wait for Sun Ce and Zhou Yu to take charge of the overall situation.

After all, this is the junction of Lujiang and Runan counties. In order to intercept the emperor and guide Huainan, the troops of Jiangdong counties are gathering in the area of ​​Shu County, Lujiang. As long as they can hold on for ten days and half a month, the lord and military advisor can personally lead the army to pick them up!

At the order of Taishi Ci, more than 5,000 elite troops of the Wu army quickly cut down trees and began to camp.

Taishici's more than 5,000 elite soldiers did not launch an attack immediately, and Pan Zhang was busy asking the doctor to save Zhou Yu, and he did not care about attacking the Xiliang soldiers at Qingniu Pass for the time being. This gave Ma Chao's remaining more than 700 Liangzhou soldiers a precious breathing time. Fa Zheng personally directed the soldiers to strengthen the camp and repair the defense facilities.

At this time, at the entrance of the official road of "Qingniu Pass-Gepo", Xu Chu was leading the Western Liang Iron Cavalry to launch a sprint of killing sprints towards the five hundred Wu Army Light Cavalry responsible for the breaking of the rear!

"Kill the Hammer, hahaha~~"

"Boom!"

Xu Chu howled to the sky, and a heavy wolf-toothed hammer whizzed through the air. A Wu army cavalry captain was the first to be hit by the wolf-toothed hammer. With a crisp sound, the Wu army cavalry captain's head and the iron helmet were smashed to pieces, and his brain and blood splashed everywhere, turning into blood mist in the sky.

"Iron Cavalry Camp - Kill!"

Xu Chu led the wolf-toothed iron hammer in his hand forward, and the three thousand Western Liang cavalry suddenly rushed forward, like a huge wave rolling towards the five hundred Wu army light cavalry. Although time was tight, the soldiers of the Iron Cavalry camp did not even have time to wear heavy armor, but to deal with these hundreds of Wu army light cavalry, even the iron cavalry soldiers wearing only soft armor were already killing chickens.

Whether it is training, fighting spirit or horsepower, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry has the advantage. Soon, the five hundred light cavalry was completely overwhelmed by the dark waves of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry.

Cao Hong, Cao Zhen, and Yu Jin rode their horses to watch the battle from afar. The eyes of the three of them were filled with strange solemnity. The powerful lethality shown by the Western Liang Iron Cavalry made them feel heavy. Faced with such a fierce enemy, they don’t know if the Cao army has a chance to win?

"Uncle Hong!" Cao Zhen turned around and looked at Cao Hong and said with a gusto, "The lethality of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry is getting stronger and stronger. Although the troops of these hundreds of Wu army light cavalry are at a disadvantage, the equipment, morale, and training are not as good as the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, even if there are hundreds of pigs to be killed, it should be killed for half an hour, right? But in fact, only one meal is enough, these hundreds of Wu army light cavalry will be destroyed. It is not defeated, but destroyed!"

"Not bad!" Yu Jin nodded with a serious expression, and then said, "If the last general reads it wrong, all the hundreds of Wu army light cavalry were killed in battle, and none of them escaped the pursuit of the Western Liang Iron Cavalry! The intention of the horse butcher is extremely sinister. The horse dealers sold to the Central Plains, and the Jiangdong horses were all short horses, but the cavalry left for their own cavalry team were all tall and big horses, which made the cavalry in Guanzhong already have an absolute advantage before the battle!"

Cao Hong waved the long sword in his hand hatefully and said angrily: "What's the solution? At present, Liangzhou and Mobei are under the control of the horse butcher. Although Bingzhou and Youzhou also produce horses, all the horses produced in these two places are Huns' hordes. What if it does?"

Cao Zhen said: "Before completely defeating the Wu army, you must think of a way to deal with the Western Liang cavalry in advance. Otherwise, even if you defeat the Wu army, the emperor, the officials and the prime minister, the young masters, will inevitably fall into the hands of the Liang army. If you cannot welcome the emperor back to Xu Du this time, the consequences will be unimaginable!"

[Cao Zhen and the others still don’t know that Xuchang has been surrounded by the Liang army and has become an isolated city.]

Yu Jin said: "Tiger is hurtful, and people also have the intention to be considered a tiger. Although Xu Chu is a reckless man, his deputy general Chen Dao is not easy to deal with. Now he can only take one step at a time. Fortunately, the Wu army is our common enemy. Before the Wu army is destroyed, we and the Liang army will not fight first."

In this moment, Xu Chu's Western Liang Iron Cavalry had defeated the broken Wu army's light cavalry and chased him along the tide of the official road. Seeing the situation, Cao Hong rushed to Cao Zhen and Yu Jin said, "Zi Dan, Wen Ze, the Western Liang Iron Cavalry has been chasing him now, and it's almost time for us to set off!"

The Iron Cavalry of Xiliang and Cao's infantry chased south along the official road and soon discovered Taishici's army. At this time, the Wu army was cutting down trees and setting up camps. Xu Chu did not think about it and instinctively wanted to launch an attack, but was stopped by Chen Dao in time: "General, the mountain road is not allowed at this time, and the cavalry could not be deployed at all. If the attack rashly attacked, it would be possible that the enemy would be defeated."

Xu Chu refused to listen and led 300 iron cavalry to attack. Sure enough, he was defeated by the Wu army. Nearly half of the 300 iron cavalry were lost. Xu Chu then believed Chen Dao's words and was stuck on the mountain road to cut down trees and prepare to set up a camp! Then, when the Cao army followed, he saw that the Liang army was camping, he also set up three smaller camps on the mountain road. The three camps were distributed in a linear shape. Cao Zhen, Cao Hong and Yu Jin each guarded a camp.

In this way, the situation on Qingniuai Mountain Road cannot be described as chaotic!

The southernmost are Pan Zhang's three thousand mountain Vietnamese soldiers, then Ma Chao's more than 700 Xiliang Iron Cavalry, then Taishi Ci's more than 5,000 elite Wu army soldiers, then Xu Chu's three thousand Xiliang Iron Cavalry, and then Cao Hong, Cao Zhen, and Yu Jin. Finally, there are more than 3,000 elite Wu army soldiers left behind at various mountain intersections outside the mountain.

Among them, although the Wu army was divided into three parts, it had an absolute advantage in military strength, with a total force of more than 10,000 people, Cao's army had more than 5,000 troops, Liangzhou army had the least force, and Ma Chao and Xu Chu's two units added up to less than 4,000 people, but they were all the Western Liang Iron Cavalry with extremely strong combat power.

Among them, the situation faced by more than 700 Xiliang Iron Cavalry under Ma Chao's troops is the most dangerous!

These more than 700 Xiliang soldiers not only had to divide their troops to protect the emperor and officials, but also faced the north-south attacks of more than 5,000 cavalry and infantrymen of Taishici and three thousand mountain mountains of Pan Zhang. Although there were abandoned Wu army camps at Qingniu Pass that could be relied on, it is hard to say when the Liangzhou soldiers could hold on to each side of the Wu army with a ten-fold superior force.

Outside the pass, Pan Zhang's army.

The partial general Zhu Ran (not Zhu Huan, Zhu Huan, together with Chen Wu, Ling Cao, Cheng Pu, and Dong Xi were killed by Ma Chao in the Battle of Xingyang) rushed into Pan Zhang's military tent with excitement and shouted: "General, I'm saved! The Grand Commander is saved, haha, the Grand Commander is saved!!!"

"Huh?" Pan Zhang, who was helpless, raised his head quickly and asked, "What did Zhu Ran say?"

Zhu Ran took a deep breath, calmed down and said to Pan Zhang: "General, General, the last general led his people to visit the doctor in the nearby mountains. He didn't want to meet someone in the big lake. He was the miracle doctor Hua Tuo! The Grand Commander is really lucky. If the miracle doctor Hua hadn't passed by here because of collecting medicine, this time it would be really mysterious."

Pan Zhang said anxiously: "Where is Doctor Hua?"

Zhu Ran said: "Then he arrived. The last general came quickly because he was afraid that the general would worry, so he came to report the news."

"Let's go with me to welcome Doctor Hua." Pan Zhang stopped step by step and said to Zhu Ran, "Oh, right, there's something else."

Zhu Ran said: "What's the matter?"

Pan Zhang said: "The scout who just lurked on the mountain has just returned, General Taishi's army has arrived at the northern end of Qingniu Pass, but General Taishi's army is following two other troops, one of the Western Liang Iron Cavalry and one of the Cao army infantry. The situation in this area is extremely complicated now, and it is not something you and I can deal with!"

Zhu Ran said: "What the general said is very true."

Pan Zhang said: "I plan to send a fast horse back to Lujiang to report the death to the lord, and at the same time, I beg the lord to condemn the general to come and take charge of the overall situation. What do you think of Yifeng (Zhu Ranbiao's name)?"

Zhu Ran said: "The general is wise, so he should do this."

Pan Zhang said: "Then you will handle this matter by Yi Feng. Also, don't forget to send someone to go around the pass from the cliff and get in touch with General Taishi!"

"The last general takes the order."

Zhu Ran agreed and took the order and left.

Green Niu Pass, Ma Chao's tent.

Han De rushed into the tent excitedly and said to Ma Chao: "Major General, reinforcements have arrived, our reinforcements have arrived!"

"oh?"

Ma Chao and Fa Zheng stood up at the same time and asked anxiously: "Have reinforcements arrived?"

"Yeah!" Han De nodded heavily and said, "Just outside the pass, judging from the banner, it should be General Xu Chu's iron cavalry, but there are still thousands of Wu troops in the middle, so he can't come over to join our army."

"Let's go!" Ma Chao turned his head to Fa Zheng, "Xiaozhi, go and see!"

The three of them left the tent and came to the gate in front of the village to look north.

The Qingniu Pass has a high terrain, and guarding Runan Road to the north or Lujiang Road to the south, both of which have a condescending geographical advantage, so Pan Zhang would choose to set up camp here to block the Western Liang Iron Cavalry who was holding Ma Chao. Ma Chao and his three men could stand on the gate to see the situation on the official road on the north side of the pass. Not only did the situation of Taishici Wu Army Camp be fully visible, but the Liang Army Camp on the north side could even even the Cao Army Camp in the north.

Ma Chao said in a juncture: "It's indeed General Xu Chu's Iron Cavalry Camp."

Fa Zheng smiled bitterly and said, "It seems that there is a camp of Cao's army further north? Now it's good. In addition to the Wu army and our army, Cao's army has also come, and it's lively now."

Ma Chao said: "We have to find a way to contact General Xu Chu!"

Fa Zheng said: "Yes, at least we must find a way to order General Xu Chu to restrain the thousands of Wu troops of Taishi Ci at all costs. Otherwise, Taishi Ci's thousands of Wu troops and the three thousand mountains in the south of the pass will attack on both sides. No matter how brave and good at fighting, our army will have only more than 700 soldiers, which is difficult to resist!"

Han De pointed to the side walls of Jue Cliff that stood like a sharp edge on both sides of the official road, and said, "Then I can only find a way to climb over Jue Cliff."

Ma Chao said: "Han De, I'll leave this to you."

Han De quickly raised his chest and said loudly: "Receive the order."

Watching Han De take the order, Fa Zheng suddenly remembered something, slapped his forehead and said to Ma Chao: "Oh, by the way, I almost forgot something."

Ma Chao said: "What's the matter?"

Fa Zheng said: "Major General, Guan Yu kidnapped not only the emperor and officials, but also the dozen sons and twenty women of the treacherous minister Cao Cao, all of whom were quite pretty. One of them was Diao Chan. I heard that he was Lu Bu's concubine before, and Guan Yu betrayed Cao Cao for this woman!"

"Twenty or more women?" Ma Chao looked moved and said in a deep voice, "Cao Cao is a big trouble for his brother. He once said that any opportunity to attack Cao Cao should not be easily let go of, so his dozen sons, hum, all of them beheaded without leaving any left! As for the twenty or more women who are fucking the thief, Xiaozhi, please arrange them and set up several tents to set up these twenty or more women, and then let the brothers enter the tent in batches and enjoy the fun!"

Fa Zheng said in surprise: "Major General, this~~"

"That's it!" Ma Chao said in a deep voice, "Now our army is in a desperate situation. Nearly 10,000 elite Wu troops are surrounded by the north and south ends of the pass. Next is a fierce battle. More than 700 brothers, there may be only a few people who can survive in the end, and even none of them may survive!"

"No one knows whether they will be alive tomorrow. Although the brothers are not afraid of death, as the chief general, I have to be compassionate to my subordinates. Most of these more than 700 brothers are young people, and they have never tasted what a woman feels like. Let them taste it before they die in battle."

Fa Zheng nodded and asked again: "Major General, do you want to leave that woman named Diao Chan for you?"

"No need!" Ma Chao shook his head and said, "Brothers of more than 700, these twenty women are not enough for the brothers to be happy. There are already several beautiful wives and concubines in the general's mansion, so I won't steal them from them. However, if Xiaozhi likes it, you can stay by yourself, named Diao Chan."

Fa Zheng looked happy and bowed to Ma Chao: "In this way, I would like to thank the Major General for fulfilling it."

"Hahaha." Ma Chao laughed loudly and turned to Fa Zheng, "Xiaozhi, didn't expect you to be quite a woman too?"

Fa Zheng shook his head and replied, "The Master said, "The nature of food and sex is to show that it is the nature of men who like women. What shame is there? What shame is there?"

Ma Chao laughed.

Fa Zheng suddenly smiled and said to Ma Chao: "Major General, there is something else."

Ma Chao said: "Tell me!"

Fa Zheng said: "Even if General Xu Chu's iron cavalry is added, our army's strength is only three or four thousand, which is far less than half of the Wu army. Moreover, it is close to Lujiang. Sun Ce has been killed by the major general, and Zhou Yu was also seriously injured. His life and death are unknown. Whether it is to avenge his son or to steal the emperor, Sun Jian, the tiger in Jiangdong, will definitely bring the army to come and receive the news. If Sun Jian's army arrives, our army will never be able to resist. Therefore, we must find a way to announce the emergency to the lord, and ask the lord to bring the army to come and respond!"

"It makes sense." Ma Chao said, "Then let Han De pass the news to General Xu Chu, and then let General Xu Chu find a way to make an emergency with his brother. After all, it is difficult to send people from us through the Wu army camp."

Fazhengdao: "That's all that is possible."

Shu County, Sun Jian’s official residence.

Sun Jian, Xu Shu, and Zhang Zhaozheng sat on the ground and discussed matters around the map on the table.

Zhang Zhao said: "Lord, General Zhou Tai just sent a quick horse to send an urgent report. The 50,000 shi of military rations mobilized from Kuaiji, Wujun, Yuzhang and Danyang counties have been transported to Chaohu by water, and will be transported to Shu County in two days."

"Okay!" Sun Jian slapped the table and said in a deep voice, "Once the military ration is in place, our army can launch an attack on Huainan. At present, the butcher Ma is confronting Cao Cao in Guandu and Xuchang, and there is no time to look south in a short period of time. Lei Xu and Mei Cheng from Huainan thought our army would attack Jingzhou and divide their troops to seize the emperor. He would never think that he would send troops to attack Huainan, which would just be caught off guard."

Xu Shudao: "The land in Huainan area is fertile, with crisscrossing rivers and convenient irrigation. It is the main grain-producing area in Kanto. If our army can successfully capture Huainan, it will lay a solid foundation for the Lord's Northern Expedition to the Central Plains! After all, the four counties in Jiangdong are too small, and the grain produced is far from enough to support the Lord's competition with the horse butcher in the Central Plains."

"Yes." Sun Jian nodded and said, "Your Majesty suggested to Gu that if Yuan Shao enters the Central Principle, he will take Jingzhou west and rule with the two heroes in the north. If the horse butcher enters the Central Principle, he will first take Huainan and Xuzhou to the north, and then plot against Yan and Yu. Now the horse butcher and Cao Cao are confronting Xuchang, and it is time to compete for the Central Plains!"
To be continued...