We knew Hu Xiu and Cao Xiu, and they were considered acquaintances.

Because Hu Xiu was originally a famous person in the Qiao Pei area.

Qiao Pei is the area where Cao Cao made his fortune, so any official who was born in Qiao Pei will naturally be close to Cao Cao.

When Hu Xiu was appointed by Cao Cao as the governor of Jingzhou, Sima Yi once warned Cao Cao that Hu Xiu was a rough man and should not stay on the sidelines.

But because of Hu Xiu's background, Cao Cao chose to turn a blind eye to Sima Yi's advice.

Although Cao Xiu, under the influence of Cao Cao, did not have much favorable impressions of the nobles, Cao Xiu, who understood Hu Xiu's character, knew that Sima Yi's evaluation of Hu Xiu was right.

It was precisely because he understood Hu Xiu's character that Cao Xiu specifically asked Xu Chu to stand still.

He is not like Cao Tai, a member of the Cao family who has no combat experience. He can be valued by Cao Cao as a target for vigorous training. His ability to command operations is certainly different from ordinary people.

When Hu Xiu led two thousand light cavalry troops towards him, Cao Xiu had already keenly grasped a fighting opportunity.

Sure enough, when Cao Xiu specifically asked Xu Chu to stand still and did not take any precautions on the surface, Hu Xiu's eyes suddenly flashed with joy.

After Guan Yu flooded seven armies, Hu Xiu and Nanxiang Governor Fu Fang thought that the Wei army was defeated, so they led two thousand Jingzhou light cavalry troops to surrender.

In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, both the governor and the prefect were considered high-ranking officials.

The surrender of Hu Xiu and Fu Fang also triggered a major political earthquake in the Central Plains that year.

Because of this merit and the fact that most of the two thousand light cavalry troops were Hu Xiu's old troops, after Hu Xiu surrendered to Guan Yu, Guan Yu still gave him control of the two thousand light cavalry troops.

After Hu Xiu surrendered to Guan Yu, Hu Xiu, as a surrendered general, always wanted to lead the two thousand light cavalry troops in his hands to establish military exploits so that he could gain advancement among the Han Dynasty.

It can be said that Hu Xiu has been waiting for today's opportunity for a long time.

Hu Xiu, who was eager to achieve success and had a rough personality, saw that Cao Xiu had not made any preparations for the arrival of the two thousand light cavalry troops he led, so he hurriedly urged the two thousand light cavalry troops behind him to continue to advance.

Originally, the light cavalry army should have focused on long-range harassment, but at this time, Hu Xiu had been blinded by the "great situation" in front of him.

This is undoubtedly a taboo in a war.

Hu Xiu led the two thousand light cavalry troops behind him and gave up his plan to harass the Wei army from a distance. He continued to lead the two thousand light cavalry troops to approach Cao Xiu's infantry formation.

Hu Xiu's side was constantly approaching, and the 20,000 Wei troops led by Cao Xiu also kept moving forward.

Soon after, the vanguard of the two thousand light cavalry troops led by Hu Xiu approached the front of the Wei army's infantry formation.

Although the light cavalry cannot rush into the infantry formation like the armored cavalry, the effect of firing arrows to harass them at a close distance will undoubtedly be stronger.

Just when Hu Xiu ordered the light cavalry troops who were very close to the Wei army's formation to fire arrows, Cao Xiu adopted a completely opposite approach to Zhang Fei's.

Cao Xiu, who had a very keen sense of the battlefield situation, immediately issued an order to the 20,000 infantry formation behind him.

This order has a professional terminology in the corresponding command system of the infantry - advance.

A sudden advance refers to an infantry army that was originally marching at a normal speed, but suddenly the overall speed greatly increased.

Each infantryman uses his own speed to drive the entire phalanx forward suddenly to achieve an unexpected effect.

Although sudden advance is a method that may be used in commanding infantry, in normal times, not many generals allow their soldiers to make such an action.

Because in order for the infantry formation to make a sudden advance, in addition to the commander commanding a very keen judgment of the current situation, the soldiers he leads also need to be well-trained elite divisions.

A sudden advance is a risky move to speed up the original marching rhythm, and this is undoubtedly a great test for the tight formation of the infantry.

But when it comes to the current formation of 20,000 Wei troops, their leader Cao Xiu is naturally not a mediocre person, and the 20,000 Wei troops themselves are well-trained elite troops.

Their predecessors were the heroes of the Central Plains who led Cao Cao to conquer the north and south and wipe out the heroes.

Many people remember the power of Cao Wei's cavalry, but no matter how sharp Cao Wei's cavalry is, it can only be used in some fixed situations.

Only the brave infantry was the foundation of Cao Cao's rise, and was also the greatest contributor to Cao Cao's ability to unify the north.

Otherwise, they would not have been sent by Zhang Liao as the front of the 70,000-strong army.

So when Cao Xiu's order was quickly conveyed to the 20,000 Wei troops by waving the command flag, the 20,000 Wei troops did not disappoint Cao Xiu.

After receiving Cao Xiu's instructions, they strode forward almost at the same time, as if they had made muscle memory.

It was a very difficult move for other soldiers, but they had done it countless times in the past.

At the forefront of the 20,000 Wei troops were rows of flag-carrying men holding spears.

Those who are light-footed, good at walking, and can walk like a galloping horse gather together as a group and are called flag bearers.

When thousands of flag-bearing soldiers of the Wei army suddenly charged forward with spears in hand, not only did Hu Xiu not expect this, but neither did the thousands of cavalry troops who had already approached the Wei army's formation.

Although Hu Xiu's light cavalry army was running at the front, they had already seen Wei Jun's movements.

But the horses under their legs were running at high speed, and even if they wanted to retreat, it was too late.

So just when Hu Xiu's side was caught off guard, the spear points of thousands of spears in front of the Wei army's formation had already stabbed many of Hu Xiu's light cavalry troops off their horses.

And when this scene happened, as the wails of our own soldiers sounded, the morale of Hu Xiu's light cavalry army, which now numbered less than two thousand, began to waver.

Originally, Hu Xiu wanted to let his light cavalry troops get closer before firing arrows, but he did not expect that the Wei army's lack of response was just Cao Xiu's trick to lure the enemy.

No matter how rough Hu Xiu was, he realized at this time that the morale of his cavalry had been shaken.

Seeing the Wei army's formation getting closer and closer, Hu Xiu already had the intention to retreat after a moment of frustration.

So Hu Xiu immediately issued an order to retreat.

It was just the randomness of the attack just now that made it difficult for Hu Xiu's light cavalry army to retreat now.

After Hu Xiu gave the order to retreat, many light cavalry troops looked at the Wei troops approaching quickly with their spears raised, and they felt fear in their hearts.

As they retreated, their formation began to become chaotic.

What's worse is that they ran out of the Han army's formation, so their retreat would naturally lead to them returning to the Han army's formation.

But at this time, the Han army formation not far behind them was also advancing.

Seeing that thousands of Hu Xiu's light cavalry began to run back in panic, Cao Xiu realized that his opportunity had come.

Cao Xiu immediately ordered Xu Chu to lead three thousand light cavalry troops to attack again.

But this time Cao Xiu ordered Xu Chu to attack again, in order to drive Hu Xiu's light cavalry army from behind.

As long as they are unable to maintain their formation and rush into the Han army's formation randomly, the Han army's formation will definitely be disrupted.

By that time, it would be certain that the Wei army would defeat the Han army.

Similar battles have occurred many times in history.

Just like in history, Xu Huang was able to repel Guan Yu and relieve the siege of Fancheng. There was a very important reason for this.

Unpredictable changes, numerous moves, turning misfortunes into blessings, and winning in the face of danger are called wise generals, and Cao Xiuzheng belongs to this category.

It's just that in history, Guan Yu almost fought alone, but now his good brother Zhang Fei is in the army.

Under the command of Cao Xiu, Xu Chu led 3,000 light cavalry troops to quickly assemble from the flanks, and then pursued all the way behind the defeated light cavalry army led by Hu Xiu.

Under the pursuit of the light cavalry led by Xu Chu, the formation of Hu Xiu's light cavalry, which was escaping back to its own army, became increasingly chaotic.

At this time, the Han army's formation, led by Zhang Fei, had already arrived not far away.

The scene currently taking place on the battlefield between the two front armies is being noticed by senior generals of both armies.

Compared with the happy expressions on the Wei army's side, most of the Han army's generals looked flustered.

They all knew what Cao Xiu wanted to do.

However, among the Han army, there were two people who did not have a look of panic on their faces, and that was Guan Yu and Mi Yang.

The reason why Guan Yu and Mi Yang behaved like this is very simple, that is, they trusted Zhang Fei.

The real Zhang Fei was not the reckless and unintelligent general in the novel. He even had an intelligence of no more than 10 in the later Three Kingdoms game.

He is not only an enemy of thousands of people, but also a general who can stabilize one side.

Zhang Fei did not disappoint Guan Yu and Mi Yang. As the commander of the Han army's front army, when he saw what was happening in front of him, there was no panic on his face.

In the decades that he has been following Liu Bei, Zhang Fei has seen more thrilling scenes than this countless times.

For him, the current scene could not disturb his heart at all.

In other words, this scene is a real battlefield showdown.

Things are changing rapidly, and no one can perfectly predict what will happen next.

But he also knew that he could not allow the enemy to disrupt his own formation.

At this time, as Xu Chu's cavalry and Hu Xiu's cavalry continued to approach, the Han army formation behind him began to slowly become commotion.

The 20,000 Han troops all fixed their gazes on Zhang Fei's stalwart back, with expectation in their eyes.

The 20,000 Han troops were all veterans, and of course they knew what would happen to them if they allowed the enemy to disrupt their own formation.

So they all hope that their cavalry general can save the current situation for them.

Zhang Fei did not disappoint them.

When Hu Xiu's cavalry was about to attack his own army formation, Zhang Fei quickly jumped out on his black horse.

At this time, Zhang Fei had already replaced the long spear in his hand with a more lethal long knife.

After Zhang Fei came out of the Han army's formation on horseback, he slashed several of Hu Xiu's light cavalry with his sword.
To be continued...