The forward troops not only failed to complete the task of detecting the mark, but also escaped and were not killed as deserters. Cao Xiu was already very restrained.

While Cao Xiu lined up on the spot, he ordered his soldiers to search the surrounding mountains and forests, but found nothing. Although some traces of activity were found, they did not catch or encounter these ambushed hussars. The horses could not enter the mountains and forests.

Naturally, the speed of the pursuit on foot could not keep up with those of the hussars that had already evacuated, and it was impossible for Cao Xiu to abandon the target in front and waste too much time in the mountains and forests. In the end, he could only return disappointed.

While Cao Xiu was increasing his vigilance, he sent his soldiers to the front for reconnaissance again. However, the troops that came out immediately received a sad news. The first batch of more than ten cavalrymen of Cao's army on the mountain road ahead were completely wiped out.

When Cao Xiu arrived at the scene of the incident, but before he could investigate clearly, another bad news came from the front. He was ambushed again, and nearly half of the more than thirty people were killed. Cao Xiu was so angry that his mouth was filled with smoke, but some chills could not help but rise in his heart.

Cao Xiu was afraid that he would be ambushed by dividing his troops again, so he camped step by step and no longer sent small teams forward. Instead, he divided his troops into two parts, the front and the rear, and pursued them in turn. If there was any disturbance in the mountains and forests, he would first greet him with a round of arrows.

Then the cavalry roared to clear them up.

Although this action had a certain effect and killed some hussar soldiers, Cao Xiu's own damage was several times higher!

Under the light and shadow of the woods, Cao Jun's cavalry was unable to guard against the horse ropes and head-cutting wires. Later, they even learned how to do it. Once they entered the dark woods, one person would hold up a long halberd to fish for nothing, and the other person would draw diagonally on the ground...

Even so, Cao Xiu's pursuit could not help but be greatly slowed down.

Liao Hua did not attack by force. He was just taking advantage of his familiarity with the terrain in this area to constantly harass and sneak attack Cao Xiu. After all, although both sides were marching along Danshui, it seemed that they could stop and repair anywhere, but in fact not all

The terrain is suitable for drinking horses, and flat areas are always limited, so these places are naturally the areas that Liao Hua focuses on.

Every time Cao Xiu rests, several or more of Cao Xiu's troops will go missing or die. The hussars and horses seem to be tireless, spying on Cao Xiu and others in the mountains and forests all the time. As long as Cao Xiu's troops are alone, they will

They would be attacked in the blink of an eye. Although the number of casualties was not high, it seriously affected the morale of Cao's army.

Cao Xiu tried to set up bait several times, and even took risks to lure Liao Hua, but Liao Hua was not fooled. He was not like Xu Yu, who couldn't move when he saw the enemy general, but carefully implemented Zhuge Liang's plan.

, repeatedly harassed Cao Xiu, and only launched a fierce attack when he was sure that he could kill Cao's scattered troops in one go, and then retreated in the blink of an eye, leaving Cao Xiu defenseless. He wanted to pursue but was afraid of being trapped again, and was in a dilemma.

If Cao Xiu had a force several times larger than Liao Hua, then Cao Xiu could pursue and fight fiercely regardless of damage, and could even overwhelm Liao Hua. Even if he used these moves, he would still be chased away in panic. But the problem is that Cao Xiu does not have the same number of cavalry.

Not much, plus he wanted to pursue speed and took off his heavy armor. In the small-scale battle on the bank of the rugged Danshui River, the skill gap between the soldiers was magnified...

The cavalry under Cao Xiu are just cavalry, and they are like fools when dismounted. If there are no grassroots commanders, sometimes they will not know what they should do when they are attacked.

Hussars, as long as they are veterans of more than one year, they are almost all-rounders. In the annual military competition, the victorious group of guys can go to Chang'an to meet the hussars, where they can enjoy the good food, drink hot food, and further their studies, and they will soon be

will be improved, coupled with the gradual spread of military education and the welfare benefits of professional soldiers, the soldiers under the hussar rarely have the situation of being completely passive and only shouting and moving. Most of the soldiers are automatic

Spontaneously learning more combat skills, and even practicing on his own after training.

When large-scale soldiers are fighting, it is difficult to detect it, but the smaller the number and the smaller the battle, the more obvious the gap between soldiers. Hussars will hide in disguise and use crossbows to snipe.

He knows how to dig traps, and even knows how to bandage himself and treat himself, but once Cao Jun is injured, he will just hold the wound and scream...

The two sides started a tug-of-war in the mountains. Cao Xiu gritted his teeth and kept fighting, while Liao Hua appeared and lurked, seizing every possible opportunity to attack Cao's army. Cao's army was in tension all day long, and his nerves were tense every moment.

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If a person is nervous for a period of time, it is not a big problem, but if he is nervous all the time, he will either become a salty fish in the end, lying down and let others drag him, or he will overreact. So on the night of Cao Xiu

When repairing and setting up camp, the defensive measures were obviously very good. Even Liao Hua couldn't find a flaw in the attack. However, Cao Xiu's soldiers in his own camp howled in the middle of the night. I don't know whether it was because of the strange screams of the bustard at night or some other fright.

The enemy attack almost caused the camp to roar. If Cao Xiu had not reacted quickly and controlled it properly, he would have either continued the attack without Liao Hua or the entire army would have collapsed.
Chapter completed!