At a certain time, an empty camp became the key to determining the direction of the entire world.

If the Yan army obtains and controls it, then the decisive battle in the Central Plains will basically have been won by four points; and if the Cao army holds it, the battle can continue, and all possibilities can naturally continue to be retained.

Go down.

As a result, on one side, densely packed Hebei cavalry swarmed up, trying to use their superior strength and the mobility of their horses to press directly in front of Cao's camp; while on the other side, Cao's army, which was at an obvious disadvantage in terms of military strength and combat power, struggled to get out and try to

Do everything you can to stop the Yan army's offensive...

To be fair, both behaviors are somewhat reckless and may not be the optimal solution.

From the Yan army's side, when they threw out ten thousand cavalry to test, they didn't know whether there were 20,000 soldiers hidden in the camp behind Cao Jun, densely covered with countless powerful bows and crossbows.

If you are frustrated, will you pay too much blood for it?

From the perspective of Cao Jun, their mistakes, especially those of Cao Chun who came with restraint, may appear to be more... For example, he refused the request of the front camp troops to enter the rear camp to assist in the defense the night before, and

It was because he hoped that the full force of the previous camp would scare off the Yan army that might come; for another example, after he really saw the arrival of so many cavalry from Gongsun Yin today, he was obviously a little shocked and did not take any effective measures; and when he waited until

When he found that he could no longer hide, but out of the instinct of a cavalry general and the urge for revenge, he chose to rush out directly to fight the attack, instead of changing the cavalry into infantry to help stay in the camp!

Especially the last move, one could say that he was irresponsible and impulsive... But then again, why should a twenty-seven-year-old leader of the Guards Cavalry not be impulsive? Why should he be so rational?

And in a ridiculous place like the battlefield, how much is sanity worth? If you choose to stay behind, the Yan Army cavalry will directly trample in front of you. The 20,000 civilians in the camp will collapse without a fight, and his 3,000 tigers and leopards will

Wouldn’t riding become a big joke?!

Therefore, war is war, there is no need to make assumptions and there is no need to regret.

Even as Xun You reminded, just as Gongsun Awakened, when both sides mount their horses, draw their swords, straighten their spears, and draw their bows and arrows... all calculations, all rationality, all the overall situation, everything

It’s all meaningless!

Everything in the world is not easy except fighting!

At this moment, there is only the confrontation of swords and the delivery of iron horses!

Cao Chun opened the camp gate and suddenly led three thousand tigers and leopards out, aiming directly at the large banner on the left side of the camp... There was no problem with this choice, because he knew very well that the people under the banner would definitely be killed.

Xiahou Yuan's Zhang Liao, and Zhang Liao's troops are more advanced at this time, and are more dangerous to the camp!

In addition, Zhang Liao's troops advanced so quickly. It may not be that Huang Gai's troops who were blocking him were vulnerable. It is more likely that Zhang Liao's troops saw the reinforcements coming from behind and simply led a small number of forward troops to advance in order to achieve success.

...In other words, Zhang Liao was most likely advancing with light troops, and Cao Chun's attack was likely to create a situation of more enemies and fewer enemies on the local battlefield.

In fact, this is indeed the case. Zhang Wenyuan actually only had more than a thousand cavalry beside him at this time, and the rest were fighting with Huang Gai's troops in the rear. Three thousand tiger and leopard cavalry came unexpectedly, not to mention the quality of the horses, at least the quality of the soldiers and the armor rate.

Definitely the best in the world! And such an elite team, which is as important as Cao Cao's lifeblood, suddenly had a miraculous effect after suddenly hitting Zhang Liao's troops at a short distance!

Regarding the collision of cavalry, Gongsun himself has always circulated an analogy among the Yan army, which is like two clay pots filled with water colliding. The stronger, faster, harder, and heavier side will win immediately! And the side that is stronger, faster, harder, and heavier will win immediately!

When the outcome is clear, the winner will inevitably suffer casualties, but the loser will suffer greater and more direct casualties in a short period of time.

This rate of casualties far exceeds that of infantry.

In fact, Zhang Liao's troops were caught off guard and immediately reduced their numbers by more than a hundred! Even more, the tiger and leopard cavalry that were pressed up were approaching and killing them.

However, Zhang Wenyuan was suddenly hit by this. Although he was resentful for a moment, he had never suffered such a humiliating loss since Shaanxian County was under Gongsun's command?! However, under the reminder of reason and experience, this 28-year-old Bingzhou Tiger General was still

Suppressing his anger, he led his bodyguards to fight forward with spears to open the passage. At the same time, he worked hard to lead his troops to the outside of the camp, trying to pull his forward troops, who knew they were no longer capable of a thousand cavalry, out of the battlefield.

Seeing Zhang Liao's banner heading outward, Cao Chun felt regretful that he had not succeeded in avenging Xia Houyuan, but the war was like this, so he could not care too much, and instead worked hard for a while, even overjoyed.

After killing a Yanjun knight with one spear, he immediately turned around, looked around, and shouted:

"Where is Wen Lie?!"

Cao Wenlie, Cao Cao's nephew. Cao Xiu, Cao Hong's nephew who had just been crowned on the battlefield this year, was serving as Cao Chun's deputy general in the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. Hearing the voice, he immediately responded from a distance: "Uncle, please speak!"

"Wen Lie!" The battlefield was chaotic. Cao Chun didn't see Cao Xiu at all, but he didn't delay him in shouting the order. "Take a thousand horses back to the camp! When Cheng Lian rushes to the camp on the other side, you can do the same thing.

, just like what we did just now, go out to the camp and catch him off guard! Once Huang Gong and I attack from the front and back and stabilize the situation on the left, we will immediately go to help you!"

Without waiting for Cao Xiu's response, Cao Chunfu looked around and ordered: "Li and Ding, the two commanders, will take their headquarters to follow Wen Lie, and the rest will follow me north. They must join forces with General Huang's troops!"

After saying this, the man waved his spear straight to the north with a momentum like a rainbow.

By the way, the reason why Cao Chung didn't see Cao Xiu just now was because the latter was injured in the cavalry collision just now.

At that time, Cao Wenlie was stabbed on the ground by a Yanjun knight who was thrown off his horse. His feet in stirrups were pierced with a knife. He was bleeding profusely. Naturally, there was no need to mention it at the time. At this time, Zhang Liao hurriedly retreated to the outside of the camp.

, Cao Xiu took the opportunity to lean down on his horse and take off his boots, preparing to quickly bandage one or two elite soldiers on the battlefield. Along with a small bag, there was dry gauze boiled in boiling water. This was something Cao Cao learned from the Yellow Turban expedition.

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Such a small gadget is not heavy, but it can save the lives of precious soldiers and cavalry when necessary. It is really the most cost-effective equipment. Not to mention the Yan army and Cao army at this time, it was Shi Xie's family and the

When the Zhu family started filming in Jiaozhou, this thing was already indispensable on the battlefield.

Back in front of him, Cao Xiu had just taken off his boots and put them on the saddle, then tore open the small bag containing gauze. He was about to bend over to bandage it when he heard Cao Chun's military order. However, he ignored the wound on his foot and instead just gritted his teeth and tied it with gauze.

He held his ankle to stop the bleeding, then put on his deerskin boots again, turned around, raised his spear and shouted, generous and fierce... He asked a thousand tiger and leopard cavalry to follow him back to the camp, preparing to fight Cheng Lian's troops on the right side of the camp.

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Not to mention what happened to Cao Xiu, I just said that Cao Chun led the tiger and leopard cavalry to win the first battle, and succeeded in forcing Zhang Liao's cavalry. For a while, their morale was like a rainbow. But when they only led two thousand cavalry and continued northward, they ran into the troops who were fighting with Huang Gai's tribe.

After Zhang Liao's remaining troops, he was even more excited!

It turns out that the various units of the Yan Army are now mixed. Among them are the so-called standing elite cavalry who are often stationed in Ye. They are all treated like Cao Jun's tiger and leopard cavalry. Not only are they well-equipped, they are almost fully armored.

They are equipped with spears, and are proficient in bow and horse. They have more than daily training...but there are also so-called strong knights with war experience recruited from various counties.

After mixed formation, half of the core elites are usually retained as general headquarters, and the other half are promoted to officers to lead these conscripts. This will naturally effectively improve the overall combat effectiveness of the army! But on the other hand, this will obviously reduce the

The average combat effectiveness of the troops.

In fact, Cao Cao's Tiger and Leopard Cavalry itself is a reverse routine. He recruited elite troops from various places, and even concentrated on selecting outstanding officers to form an extremely elite unit.

So at this time, the two armies were fighting in a melee. The tiger and leopard cavalry succeeded in a battle, forcing Zhang Liao to pull away to the outside, and then fought north. However, they found that the remaining Zhang Liao's troops, except for the horses, were not as good as the individual soldiers and military equipment.

Himself! It's not just that, because Huang Gai suddenly broke out in the middle, and Zhang Liao's troops who were lagging behind stopped themselves, and they lost their mobility advantage.

With such a situation, it's no wonder that Cao Chun was excited! At this time, he even began to dream about whether he could successfully rescue the siege by relying on the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry and the four battalions of infantry, so that he could force back Gongsun's 40,000 cavalry!

If successful, this battle will definitely make the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry famous all over the world!

Zhang Liao's troops were hit by this attack, but the reinforcements had not yet been successfully connected, and there was a sign of dispersion and collapse. One of the cavalry, about one or two hundred people, who was obviously a group of cavalry, was taken advantage of by Cao Chun, and surrounded them directly, trying to

Total annihilation.

During the chaotic battle, one of the Yan Army knights, who was obviously a conscript, and his companions struggled to kill a tiger and leopard knight. After being covered in blood and confused, they escaped from the encirclement and came to the west side of the battlefield.

When the man came back to his senses, he looked around and saw Zhang Liao's flag not far to the west. The figure of his own general was clear, and he was clearly commanding and preparing the elite troops of the Hundred Headquarters who had left the battlefield. There were even peripheral knights waving.

Let yourself go to join them. But when you look back, you can see that the troops you are in are still surrounded!

As a result, his energy and blood surged for a moment, and he shouted from a distance with a Hejian accent and asked: "Does General Zhang only have eyes for his own elite cavalry? We are waiting for Anping, and the cavalry recruited from Hejian are not worth it?!"

After saying this, the conscripted cavalryman who was born in Hejian did not wait for Zhang Liao's response, picked up his spear and rode away alone, heading back to the east in the direction of the battlefield where the enemy camp was fighting in chaos!

It should be known that Zhang Wenyuan was famous for his overbearing temper in the army, and he was always disobedient. He was called the first thorn in the Yexia army. The guards sent by the army, such as Sima, Chang Shi, Lord Bo and other assistant officers, had a headache when they saw him.

People are afraid of being in his ministry, and his reputation in officialdom will be even worse.

On the other hand, he was recognized as having a very good relationship with his soldiers. They always ate together and slept in the same room. He even often stood up for the soldiers and even distributed rewards and helped retired soldiers get married and buy houses.

Therefore, just now he ignored the backup and advanced lightly, so that he was hit head-on by Cao Chun. He was killed and wounded more than a hundred people on the spot. He was already resentful and almost going crazy. Only in order to stop the loss in time, he gritted his teeth and avoided the battle and pulled out his core subordinates.

It was just a preparation. But at this time, he was misunderstood by the newly joined subordinates, thinking that Zhang Liao was actually a cowardly person who did not care about his robe and honor. How could he endure it?!

In shame and anger, Zhang Liao neither spoke nor gave any orders. He threw away the spear without saying a word, took out two hand halberds that were half long but not long and half short but not short from the back of the horse, and then opened his arms.

The legs suddenly clamped the mount under the crotch, and like an iron eagle with open arms, it followed the Hejian levy horse who turned back and charged towards the chaotic military formation to the west!

At this time, there were only 800 cavalry gathered around him, all of them were elites from the old tribe who had been kept under his command. Some of them were simply old troops from Bingzhou and Kansai who had been with him for many years. When he saw this, he no longer cared about the formation, but

They reined in their horses and speeded up, naturally forming a sharp formation, and followed their leader to rush westward!

"General!" Someone in the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry had already seen Zhang Liao's movement with sharp eyes, and then pointed at him from a distance.

"I was looking for him, but the dead dog thief still dared to come?" Cao Chun saw that it was Zhang Liao who was fleeing and returning. Although he was furious for a while, he actually didn't panic.

After all, according to Cao Zihe's (Cao Chunzi) experience, an army of a thousand men would be completely disintegrated if only one or two hundred of them died.

Therefore, he does not care about Zhang Liao!

It's just that the overall situation of the battlefield is here, and he feels that it will waste time, so that Cao Xiu on the other side will cause trouble, or the Yan army, which is blocked by Huang Gai and Chen Dao, will break through.

"King and Zhu, the two commanders, continue to advance. We must quickly capture these two hundred horses! Li and Gao, the two commanders, follow me to the west!" Cao Chun shouted repeatedly, and then only called on the thousands of knights to turn to the west.

It is said that under Zhang Liao's crotch is a light black horse specially gifted by Gongsun. It comes from outside the Great Wall. It has a strong body and is unique in thousands of miles. However, it has a violent personality and is extremely difficult to tame because of its long and slender neck. According to the allusion, it is a horse.

The so-called 'stealing Li'. Therefore, he arrived first and crossed the Hejian to recruit cavalry before the battle, and galloped directly into the enemy's formation first!

A senior officer with a bronze seal on the tiger and leopard cavalry came towards him. He roared and galloped forward with all his strength, intending to make a great contribution. Unexpectedly, Zhang Liao dodged on his horse, then turned around and struck out with a halberd.

Then he cut off most of the enemy general wearing full iron armor from the back of his neck!

It's pity that this senior officer, who was at least a Qu Junhou, met such a furious and peerless tiger general. He just met him face to face and shouted, and he ended up in such a miserable end. His head was almost chopped off, but...

Because the hand halberd's blade surface is limited and there is a layer of skin connected to the front, it is only hung on the chest.

Facing the attack of 800 cavalry, the out-of-control horse turned around in panic while holding the corpse of its master, so that the master's head bounced several times on his chest before falling off the horse along with the corpse in front of the tiger and leopard cavalry formation.
To be continued...