Cao Chun gathered tens of thousands of cavalry in the army. Cao Chun sat astride a tall war horse. Although they were lined up, the war horses were still pacing restlessly and sneezing.
But the tens of thousands of knights remained motionless, exuding an extremely fierce aura.
This is the cavalry of Cao Cao's army, the cavalry that Cao Cao relies on to control the Central Plains.[
"Cao Cao's army will be invincible after defeating the Han Dynasty." Now, Cao Cao and the Emperor of the Han Dynasty were completely at odds. Cao Chun no longer cared about anything. He raised the spear in his hand and shouted.
Cao Chun was the most famous cavalry general under Cao Cao, and he had a high reputation among the cavalry.
"Cao's army is invincible after defeating the Han Dynasty."
"Cao's army is invincible after defeating the Han Dynasty."
Tens of thousands of cavalrymen all raised the blades in their hands and shouted to the sky. The momentum was unparalleled.
"Disperse."
When Cao Chun saw this, the look of satisfaction on his face flashed away, and then he yelled loudly.
"kill."
Tens of thousands of cavalry followed and roared.
After a while, Cao Chun led a group of elite troops to the east, while the rest of the cavalry scattered.
Go east, west, south.
After reaching a certain level, the cavalry dispersed again and galloped in smaller units.
"Cao Cao's army is invincible after defeating the Han Dynasty?" Gan Ning's eyes flashed a bit coldly when he heard this, and he felt very disdainful. But on the other hand, he felt that Cao's cavalry had scattered and left, which made him a little uneasy.
East is the direction of Hulao Pass.
The Xudu area was the center of Cao Cao's power in the past. In order to maintain some dignity, Cao Cao once moved a large number of people from various places to the vicinity of Xudu.
Enriching the population near Xudu, and with the beginning of the war in Xudu, countless people in Xudu could not help but go to the countryside to seek refuge with their relatives.
This area is naturally rich in population.
The cavalry led by Cao Chun personally met a village on the way. This village was called Deng Village, because most of the people in the village were named Deng, so it got its name. In the past, most people in the village lived till the sunrise. , the ordinary life of returning home at sunset.
Although they heard about the Xudu War, they never thought that the fire of the war would spread to them.[
At this moment, evening.
A large number of farmers and peasant women were returning together with hoes, and the children at home had already come out in groups to greet them.
The older one was waiting with a water bottle, while the younger one was having fun with his bare buttocks.
At this moment, the sound of horse hooves broke the tranquility of the village. Suddenly, the men's expressions changed, while the peasant women hurriedly put down their hoes, hugged their children, and hid in the village.
The men looked at each other, all picked up the things in their hands, and looked nervously at the direction where the sound of horse hooves came from.
"Tick-tock, tick-tock."
Judging from the sound of horse hooves, this was not a large-scale cavalry. The men immediately breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed their grip slightly.
Soon, a cavalry force of approximately several hundred people appeared in front of the men.
Among them, a strong man came out and planned to clasp his fists in greeting. However, they only saw the general who led him. He just waved his hands and said lightly: "Search house to house."
"promise."
Hundreds of knights agreed with a loud voice, then dispersed and rushed into Deng Village. The general led about half of the men and surrounded the group of men in the village, forcing the men not to dare to move.
Soon after.
The old man shouted angrily, and the peasant women and children cried.
Although Cao Cao once said that he would leave three points of leeway, he only robbed a batch of food and let the people starve, forcing Liu Xie and his son to send troops to break it with cavalry.
The cavalry were not allowed to kill the people or take away all the food.
After Cao Cao gets the Xu capital again, he will naturally be able to appease him. Although he will lose some people's hearts, he will accept it.
But sometimes, there is always a gap between orders and reality.
At the entrance of the village, a family resisted particularly fiercely. They clutched their own grain bags and struggled with a Cao Jun cavalryman.
The cavalry of Cao's army failed to take the food from the hands of the old and weak. He suddenly became angry and drew out the long knife from his waist and slashed at the peasant woman who was leading the way.
"Puch."
There was a sound of a knife cutting into flesh, and the peasant woman was chopped down without saying a word.
"Daughter-in-law, mother."[
A shrill voice sounded, but it was so helpless.
But the cavalry of Cao's army was indifferent. With a cruel smile, he grabbed the grain bag and walked away.
Hearing the shrill cries of the old man and the children, the men suddenly became commotion, and some even became excited and planned to pick up the thing in their hands.
Fight with others.
But what he responded to was a cold word.
"We only take 70% of your food, not your lives. But if you dare to resist, I don't mind getting blood on my hands."
The general raised his hand, with a blood-red light in his eyes. He was clearly Cao Chun, whose temperament had changed drastically due to the loss of his brother, and whose murderous intent was overwhelming.
The men once again caused a commotion, but eventually fell silent.
Cao Chun smiled cruelly when he saw this, but did not order everyone to be killed. He was still very good at obeying Cao Cao's orders.
The men were silent. Peasant women and old men could not compete with the cavalry.
Everyone could only watch as this group of cavalry took away a batch of food, burned a batch of food, and walked away.
Suddenly, silent tears flowed from the men's eyes.
"O Emperor, your return to power has made us think that these days of peace have finally arrived. But now, now, O Emperor."
Some men couldn't help but shout to the sky.
But he was not only angry at Cao Chun's cruelty, but also dissatisfied with Liu Xie's weakness.
Chencun, Lin'an Village, Dongcun, Beicun, Huai County, Ding County, Fei County, all are large or small villages, and each are large or small counties.
Cao's cavalry were everywhere. They only robbed food and did not kill many people.
But it still caused a panic and chaos.
Within a few days, except for Yingchuan, Wancheng, Hulao Pass, and Xudu, almost all villages and counties were captured by Cao's army.
In front of Cao Jun's cavalry, the Han Dynasty, which occupied a large area of cities and plains, had no room for resistance.
Unless the cavalry can be put to use quickly.
And news of Cao Jun's wanton trampling of Han villages, counties, and lands also spread back to Xudu City one after another.
Suddenly, Liu Xie and Liu Feng were furious.
Cao Cao attacked the people and damaged the prestige of the Han Dynasty, forcing them to go out of the city to fight.
This is understandable, but it touches a bottom line.