Chapter 177 The Battle of Bianshui! Cao Cao changed his life against the sky!
Outside Sishui Pass.
Xingyang, Bianshui.
Actually.
Bianshui is not a natural river.
It is also called the Bian Canal, which was dug by the Wei State during the Warring States Period and connected the Yellow River, Jishui and Huaihe River systems.
In addition, it is also called Guandu Water.
That’s right!
It is the Guandu where the Battle of Guandu occurred in history.
The fateful battle between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao took place on the edge of this canal.
Today, when Cao Cao marched here, he also ushered in a change of fate.
"Report~~~"
Not far away, a horse riding Juechen came.
Cao Cao raised his eyes and saw that the scouts were coming on horseback. He bowed and handed over his hands: "My Lord, traces of Xiliang soldiers were found on the banks of the Bianshui River. Their strength is unknown."
Hiss~~~
When Cao Cao heard this, he was stunned and surprised: "The Xiliang soldiers were not at Sishui Pass, but they actually appeared in the Bianshui area? Fortunately, they were discovered early, otherwise our entire army would have been annihilated in this battle."
Historically, it was Xu Rong who garrisoned here, and Xu Rong was cautious by nature and grasped every point extremely well. Cao Cao hurried westward, only to fall into the trap and fail.
But at this time...
Hu Zhen, who was arrogant by nature, had been replaced as general. He never paid attention to the princes of Guandong, so he was far less cautious than Xu Rong in his behavior, so his whereabouts were exposed to Cao Cao.
Now that he knew that there were Xiliang soldiers in front, Cao Cao was naturally very careful and did not dare to go deep at will.
After all, the men and horses in his hands are all his capital. Once defeated, the entire army will be annihilated.
"Pass the order."
Cao Cao pondered for a moment and then hurriedly ordered: "Send all the scouts among the generals out. Be sure to find out the movements, strength, and generals of the Xiliang soldiers in the direction of Bianshui River. Once there is news, report it immediately without any mistakes."
The messenger handed over his hand: "No."
"Zi Xiao."
"exist."
"Hurry up and call all the camp leaders over. Let's discuss how this battle should go."
"promise."
All the scouts were dispatched.
The enemy situation in the direction of Bianshui was quickly figured out.
After Cao Cao gained enough information, he had a clearer grasp of the battle situation.
"From the current point of view, the Xiliang soldiers in the direction of Bianshui have not found any trace of our army."
"If my guess is correct, the opponent's general should be Dong Zhuo's general Hu Zhen."
"I have some knowledge of this person. He is definitely a good fighter and is brave and good at fighting. However, his temperament is too arrogant. This is his fatal flaw, and it is also the key to defeating our enemy."
"..."
Cao Cao made a brief analysis based on the current situation and the intelligence he had.
All the soldiers were eagerly awaiting their achievements, and their combat mood was extremely high.
"Lord!"
After hearing about the current situation, General Cao Ren became more confident: "Just give the order and we will all obey your arrangements. Although our troops are not large, our brothers all believe in your strength."
"That's right!"
Another general, Xiahou Dun, nodded affirmatively: "My lord, I have followed you several years ago. When I attacked the Yellow Turbans, I knew you were capable. Don't worry about your command. Even if the enemy is outnumbered, we have nothing to fear!"
"
All the soldiers nodded in agreement:
"That's right, we are here to challenge Dong. Now that we have met him, let's consider them unlucky."
"We are ready, just follow the Lord's order."
"Yes! That's what the Lord ordered."
"..."
Cao Cao took a deep breath and stared at the affirmative faces of the soldiers. He was deeply inspired: "Okay! If we all work together, there is no need to worry about defeating Hu Zhenpifu."
"That's what I think about it!"
Immediately.
Cao Cao's eyes fell on the map and he calmly analyzed the situation: "Judging from the strength of the troops alone, there is a huge gap between the two sides. If you want to defeat Hu Zhen, you must use the suspicion strategy!"
"Suspicious soldier?"
Cao Ren frowned and asked curiously: "How to suspect soldiers?"
Cao Cao had long thought: "Where is Zi Xu?"
Wei Zi nodded: "The end will be here."
"You gather the horses that are pulling grain together, fasten them with dead branches on their tails, and when the battle starts in the direction of Bianshui, you gallop the horses, stirring up dust all over the sky, and pretend that the allies are coming to support you."
"promise."
"also......"
Cao Cao then glanced at the map: "If we want to defeat the Xiliang Xiaoqi, we must lead them to the Bianshui River. The land here is muddy, and the horses will get stuck in the quagmire and cannot run fast. This is the key to our army's victory over the enemy."
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"Yuan Rang, wonderful talent."
"The end will be here."
"You lead a thousand soldiers and horses as the vanguard and march in the direction of Bishui Pass. If you are intercepted by Xiliang Xiaoqi, you should immediately feign defeat and escape, and lead them here as quickly as possible."
Cao Cao placed his finger on the map, and his eyes flashed with murderous intent: "Don't worry, I will tie my pockets here in advance. As long as the Xiliang Xiaoqi dares to come in, I will ensure that he never comes back, lives or dies."
Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan nodded in unison: "Don't worry, my lord, the general will understand."
"Um."
Cao Cao responded, then said: "You are filial, you are honest."
"The end will be here."
"If you want to restrict the cavalry's mobility, you can't do it just by relying on the wetlands in the direction of Bianshui. The most important thing is to have roadblocks to successfully get them stuck here."
Cao Cao kept deducing the battle situation in his mind, pointing to the forest on the map: "This forest can be used for ambush. You empty all the food, and then come here with the food truck to ambush."
"Remember!"
Cao Cao emphatically reminded: "The strong men push the grain carts, and the crossbowmen follow closely, attacking with arrows and covering the charge of the grain carts. Once Yuan surrenders, Miaocai will attract the Xiliang Xiaoqi, and they must use the shortest possible route.
Time, clamp it down."
Cao Ren and Cao Hong cupped their hands and said, "No."
Finally, Cao Cao carefully deduced the battle situation in his mind and confirmed that there was no problem. Then he waved his hand and said: "In that case, you can go back and prepare."
All the soldiers saluted again: "No."
This is the first battle since the war against Dong.
It’s a battle to prove your strength to all the princes!
As long as we can achieve impressive results in this battle, there is no need to worry about a bright future.
About two hours later.
On the official road leading to Sishui Pass.
Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan led a thousand troops and marched slowly forward.
They walked slowly, always alert to their surroundings and alert to possible dangers.
Outside Sishui Pass is the Yingtai Highlands.
Except for the forest, it is all flat plains and wilderness.
Such terrain is conducive to cavalry charge, but not conducive to cavalry ambush.
Therefore, cavalry raids often enter the combat zone hundreds of feet away.
Under such circumstances, for Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan, the difficulty of guarding against danger will be significantly increased.
They can only rely on scouts to keep distance and conduct exploratory reconnaissance.
Sure enough!
They really stung a hornet's nest.
Whoosh~~~
Just as Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan were riding their horses slowly.
A cloud-penetrating arrow suddenly rose into the sky.
Xia Houyuan raised his eyes and looked.
But I saw a fast horse running from afar, shouting at the top of its voice: "There are Xiliang soldiers, retreat quickly~~~"
As far as the eye could see at the end of the wilderness, a torrent of smoke and dust rolled in, drowning Cao Jun's scouts in an instant, roaring towards them with an overwhelming momentum.
"Quickly retreat~~~"
Xiahou Dun shouted at the top of his lungs.
All the soldiers were well prepared and immediately abandoned their helmets and fled.
"Hahaha!"
The Xiliang generals who were chasing him looked up to the sky and laughed wildly. Ma Shan pointed forward angrily and taunted: "Did you see it? This is the team of the Guandong princes!"
"They are all just cowards, so there is nothing to be afraid of!"
"Brothers!"
Xiliang's fierce general's voice was like a bell, and he bared his teeth and roared: "Follow me and kill these rats from Guandong. Take their heads and ask for credit from the general. You will get two rewards and go drink!"
"Ho~~ho~~ho~~"
"Hoho~~"
The galloping Xiliang knights waved their sabers, roared mockingly, and chased the fleeing army with murderous intent.
A group of frightened infantrymen were almost no different from lambs waiting to be slaughtered in front of the Xiliang cavalry. They only needed one charge to kill them all.
"Hurry~~"
Xia Houyuan shouted sternly: "Retreat toward the Bianshui River. The Xiliang thieves will not dare to pursue you!"
Xiahou Dun also shouted in agreement: "Retreat to Bianshui quickly, retreat quickly~~"
"Bianshui?"
The leader of the Xiliang generals was somewhat surprised when he heard these two words.
Forests, wetlands, swamps, etc. are all known as death places for cavalry.
but......
This is under the premise that the opponent has an ambush.
But now, he was chasing a group of broken soldiers. Even if it was by the Bianshui River, no matter how slow a four-legged horse was, it would definitely be faster than a two-legged man. This was obvious.
"snort!"
Xiliang's fierce general snorted and dismissed this: "Do you really think that you can scare my vanguard commander Hua Xiong? Today I will let you see the true strength of Xiliang's knights."
"Brothers!"
Hua Xiong was full of fighting spirit and waved his hand fiercely: "Follow me to kill~~~"
All the soldiers shouted in unison: "Kill~~~"
Rumble~~
The sound of horse hooves rolled away.
Not long after, Hua Xiong led his troops and pursued them to the bank of Bianshui River.
Sure enough!
This is just a wetland, no ambush.
Hua Xiong was so proud that he thought he had hit his opponent accurately, so he didn't even care and continued to pursue him.
But......
When the war horse fell into the wetland and its speed dropped significantly.
Suddenly, the defeated troops in front stopped fleeing.
The leading generals Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan attacked from both sides, one on the left and the other on the right.
Dang! Dang!
Hua Xiong took action boldly, knocking away the weapons of one side and blocking the attack from the other side: "Huh! You know you can't run away this time, do you want to fight to the death?"
"snort!"
Xiahou Dun snorted lightly with a smile on his face.
He tried his best to fend off Hua Xiong's weapon, rotated the iron gun in his palm at his waist, and struck at his weakly defended ribs from another direction: "Die!"
Dang~~
Unfortunately, Hua Xiong's reaction speed was extremely fast.
He suddenly withdrew his horse's pole and held it horizontally at his side, accurately blocking Xiahou Dun's attack: "Hmph! With your martial arts skills, you still want to kill me, Hua Xiong?"
“Don’t overestimate your capabilities!”
As soon as he finished speaking, a voice suddenly sounded: "What about me?"
Phew~~
Slant in the spine.
The iron spear stretched out like a spiritual snake, and pierced towards Hua Xiong's huge head: "Xiliang bastard, take a shot from me, Xia Houyuan."
A strong wind blew against my face.
Hua Xiong could clearly feel the power contained in the opponent's spear.
However, Hua Xiong, who has experienced many battles, has already developed antibodies to this, and even knows how to resolve it at a glance.
His body twisted slightly on the war horse, and the horse's shaft swung in an arc in his palm. While sweeping away Xiahou Dun's weapon, he placed the horse's shaft in front of him.
Chi Leng Leng~~
The tip of the gun was close to the horse's shaft, drawing a distance, and sparks flickered.
Hua Xiong was quite confident in his martial arts, and he raised his head and mocked: "With your abilities alone, you are still far from able to kill me, Hua Xiong!"
The words just fell.
Whoosh~~
Another cloud-piercing arrow shot up into the sky.
Hua Xiong was stunned. He raised his eyes to the sky and felt something bad.
"Kill~~~"
The next second, a strong cry of death rang out.
In the forest not far from the Bianshui River, dozens of grain trucks rushed out of Wuyangyang.
The grain carts were piled with dead grass, which was burning fiercely.
Two strong men on the left and right were pushing grain carts and running like crazy towards the river.
"Is it enough this time?"
Xia Houyuan grinned, full of confidence.
Hua Xiong was so frightened that his face turned green, his eyes were as wide as bells, and his hair stood on end.
He knew the real purpose of the other party's move at a glance.
Now.
Hua Xiong did not hesitate and gave a sonorous order: "Stop the grain truck, stop the grain~~~"
However, just as Xiliang Xiao was riding his horse, he turned around.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Another wave of arrows came from behind the grain truck.
Immediately afterwards, the grain cart carrying the blazing fire rushed towards the rear of Xiliang Xiaoqi, like a huge pair of pliers, tightly clamping down on the Xiliang Xiaoqi team.
"Kill~~~"
Cao Cao gave the order.
The soldiers did not hesitate and took action boldly.
The situation was reversed in an instant, and the arrogant Xiliang Xiaoqi was being ruthlessly crushed by Cao Cao.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The golden sound exploded, and the sparks burst out.
In the blink of an eye.
Hua Xiong fought with Xiahou Dun and Xia Houyuan for twenty rounds.
But......
His mind has long been affected by the situation on the battlefield, and it is impossible for him to devote himself to the battlefield.
Hua Xiong held up Xiahou Dun's weapon and was about to turn his horse around.
Slant in the spine.
Xia Houyuan's iron spear struck again.
Pfft~~
The gun tip passed through the armor and penetrated directly into Hua Xiong's shoulder blade.
"Ah~~~"
Hua Xiong was in pain and was hoarse.
But at this moment, Xiahou Dun's iron spear struck again.
Phew~~
The sound of piercing flesh was heard.
The cold and sharp iron spear penetrated Hua Xiong's weakly defended ribs, penetrated half of his body, and came out from the direction of his spine. The blood-stained spear head carried an awe-inspiring aura, completely wiping out Hua Xiong's last trace of resistance.
will.
"The thief is dead~~"
"The thief is dead~~"
"..."
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Cao Cao shouted at the top of his lungs to boost his morale and launch a final siege on the Xiliang knights: "Brothers, kill the Xiliang traitors!"
"Kill~~~"
The morale of Cao's army soared, and he charged with guns, desperate.
However......
Cao Cao turned around and stared at the Xiliang Xiaoqi who came to support him, his heart beating wildly.
If the strategy of suspecting soldiers cannot succeed, then no matter how well they fought before, it will have no effect at all.
This is the ultimate showdown in scheming!
Plop!
Plop!
Plop!
...
Cao Cao's heart was beating wildly, his body was trembling slightly, and he was sweating violently. The small eyes under his eyebrows were staring at the enemy in front.
Slowly.
Xiliang Xiaoqi in the distance stopped.
At this moment, Cao Cao knew that the suspicious tactics had worked.
He did not hesitate, pointed his sword at the sky, and was hysterical:
"Brothers, reinforcements are right behind you."
"Fight to the death with Xiliang Xiaoqi!"
"Kill~~~"
The sound is like a bell, and the sound is like thunder.
Although there were only a few thousand Cao troops, they shouted with the momentum of tens of thousands.
Wherever he looked, Xiliang's knights slowly retreated and disappeared without a trace in an instant.
Phew~~~
Cao Cao breathed a sigh of relief and finally felt relieved.
He said hello: "Where is Zixiao?"
Cao Ren came over: "Lord!"
"Quickly send someone to send a message to the Allies, saying that I, Cao Cao, defeated the Xiliang Xiaoqi vanguard at Bianshui in Xingyang, killed their vanguard general Hua Xiong, and made countless gains. Now I am taking the victorious army to kill Wang Sishui Pass.
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"ah?"
Cao Ren was stunned and confused: "My lord, if this happens, won't the princes of the jujube family come to attack?"
Cao Cao rolled his eyes at Cao Ren and said: "Nonsense! Do you really think that we can take Sishui Pass by ourselves? I just let them attack, otherwise how can we take Sishui City Pass!"
Among the princes stationed in Yanjin, Cao Cao was the weakest.
Now, even he can defeat the vanguard of Xiliang Xiaoqi. Doesn't it prove that Bishui Pass is empty and Xiliang Xiaoqi has nothing to fear?
The fight against Dong is right in front of us, how can these guys turn a blind eye?
Hehe~~~
Cao Cao was secretly happy.
Help the Han Dynasty today!
"Yuan Rang, wonderful talent."
"exist."
"Clean the battlefield quickly and replace the equipment for the brothers."