"By the way, second brother, the main force of the Chu army is here too and is rushing towards us."
Cao Pi nodded, indicating that he understood.
"Qiang!"
Cao Pi pulled out his sword and shouted to the army behind him, "Soldiers! Go home!"
"Go home! Go home!"
"Go home! Go home!"
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Since the war, both Wei and Chu have suffered losses, but the Wei army has lost its commander-in-chief, Cao Cao, and is still unable to hold on.
The hundreds of thousands of troops were approaching fiercely. If the emperor Liu Xie had not caused trouble, the Wei army would not have been so complete.
Since arriving in Huainan in July last year, it is now the tenth day of January in the 20th year of Jian'an. This battle for Huainan has only lasted half a year, and the Wei army is about to retreat.
After noon, the sun receded, dark clouds covered the earth, and snowflakes gradually fell from the sky.
"well."
Looking up at the gloomy sky, Cao Pi sighed, and white mist came out of his mouth. In this gloomy weather, combined with the soldiers behind him, he looked extremely desolate.
"Cao Zhang! Xu Huang! Cao Chun!"
"The end is here!"
The three people called by Cao Pi immediately came to Cao Pi and saluted.
"There are still 50,000 cavalry in the army, of which 20,000 are tiger and leopard cavalry. I will give them all to you three. If the Chu army arrives, you use the cavalry to harass the two wings of the Chu army!"
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"I will obey your orders!"
"Li Dian! Le Jin! Cao Zhen! Cao Xiu! Xia Houshang!..."
"The end is here!"
"Help me control the retreat of the army, Boren. I will give you another task. You must take good care of the scribes and gentlemen in the army."
"I will obey your orders!"
The Wei army's camp was between the two cities of Shouchun and Hefei. A few days ago, the Chu army did not dare to go out of the city to fight, and Cao Cao did not take Liu Cong and Zhou Yu seriously. He even thought of trapping them to death in Huainan.
But he never expected that the emperor would do something wrong. After Cao Cao left, Liu Cong left the city. His camp was closer to Shouchun and closer to the bank of the Huaihe River.
Before, Cao Jun had the idea of retreating to the west, but now, everything has become hasty because of Cao Pi's eagerness. The Chu army was in a hurry, and the Wei army was also in a hurry.
The army commanded by Liu Cong and Zhou Yu did not go directly to the Wei army's camp, but to the pontoon along the coast. At this time, if Cao's army retreated further west, it would directly encounter the Chu army.
Cao Pi could even see the Chu army's scouts. The army was moving and slowly marching towards the north.
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The two armies arrived at the banks of the Huaihe River almost at the same time. Because the Wei army was retreating, it took longer to prepare than the Chu army. Although the Chu army was well prepared, it had too many people and many new soldiers, so its march was slower than that of the Wei army.
"Gong Jin, immediately mobilize 20,000 people and ask Xu Sheng and Jiang Qin to destroy the pontoon bridge!"
"promise."
The two armies were flanked by the Huaihe River, and within the Huaihe River, the pontoon bridges and iron cables that the Wei army had already built were in the middle of the formations of the two armies.
After the two armies met, they did not start fighting immediately, they were both waiting for the soldiers to recover their strength.
Next to Cao Pi, Cao Zhen pointed to the distance and said, "Brother Zihuan, there are people coming out of the Chu army's formation!"
Li Dian continued, "Your Majesty, they are heading towards the Huaihe River. They want to destroy the pontoon bridge and cut off our way back!"
Cao Pi frowned and shouted, "Let the cavalry go and stop them!"
"promise!"
Although it was the first time for Cao Pi to command such a large army, he still knew a little about military formations.
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The Chu army no longer has large-scale cavalry. A mere 20,000 people actually want to destroy the pontoon bridge. Do they really not take the Wei cavalry seriously?
Looking at the fifteen thousand cavalry charging over, Liu Cong sneered, "Do you think I would make such a low-level mistake?"
Cao Pi could imagine that the cavalry could restrain the infantry, couldn't he?
"Prepare the catapult!"
"emission!"
"call……"
After Zhou Yu gave the order, the catapult installed during the break instantly launched stone projectiles.
"Boom!"
…
"Bang!"
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However, these stone bullets were not fired at the Wei cavalry, but at the pontoon bridge!
A stone bullet fell on the pontoon bridge, smashing it into pieces. The good bridge fell into two halves and sank into the water.
Cao Pi was dumbfounded. How could he still operate like this?
Xu Huang, who rushed towards Xu Sheng and Jiang Qin, saw this scene and made an astonishing decision!
"Soldiers, follow me and destroy those catapults!"
He doesn't care about Xu Sheng and Jiang Qin. These catapults are a greater threat to the retreating Cao army!
Cao Pi didn't know what to do for a moment. Jia Xu rode up to him and said, "Your Majesty, let General Xu Huang come back quickly! Forget it, it's already too late to ask for gold at this time."
Cao Pi grabbed Jia Xu and said, "Sir, you say how to fight, I will listen to you!"
At this time, Jia Xu couldn't care less, and immediately said, "Li Dian, Le Jin, you lead 30,000 troops to the pontoon bridge, and go with the Chu army to earn the pontoon bridge! You must keep the pontoon bridge!"
"ah?"
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"Ah what? After the Chu army got on the pontoon bridge, they would naturally not launch the pontoon bridge towards their own people!"
"The general will know."
Jia Xu continued, "Cao Zhang, you lead another 15,000 cavalry. Following General Xu Huang, divide the 15,000 cavalry into two teams and rush towards the left flank of the Chu army!"
"promise!"
"General Cao Chun, you lead 20,000 tiger and leopard cavalry to attack the Chu army's right wing and its rear using mounted fire!"
"promise!"
After giving these orders, Jia Xu looked at Cao Pi and said sternly, "Your Majesty, now that things have come to a point, we have to fight the Chu army before we talk!"
Cao Pi nodded and said, "Sir, Zihuan will listen to you how to fight."
Jia Xu said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, after the cavalry attack, attack with the whole army and take advantage of the situation to kill the Chu army!"
"Although the Chu army is large in number, it has 200,000 new soldiers. Our army has 50,000 cavalry. In a tough battle, our army still has some chances. If the Chu army is defeated in one battle, we can withdraw after they retreat."
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Looking at Xu Huang's cavalry rushing over, Liu Cong waved the command flag on the temporary high platform, "Right wing crossbowmen, prepare to shoot the Japanese army!"
Among the hundreds of thousands of troops in Huainan, 40,000 were shot at the Japanese troops. Liu Cong placed 10,000 on each wing and 20,000 on the front.
"Shield soldier, hold up the giant shield!"
A giant shield is a shield that is more than half the height of a person, and a small shield is a round or smaller square shield.
Such shields, half a man's height, were arranged in three rows at the front of the military formation, not two, with one shield on the ground and one above it.
However, although this kind of shield is large, it is also heavy. The one on the ground is okay. You can squat down and hold the shield with your body. The one above it is just using two arms to support the shield, which cannot use much force.
The soldiers holding shields are all relatively powerful in the army. It is difficult for such shields to block the impact of cavalry. If they really attack at one point, the shield soldiers really can't stop them.
After the shield soldiers, there are the spearmen. The spears are placed in front of the shields, and the cold light of the spear heads is waiting for the enemy to rush over.
"Fire the arrow!"
"Boohoo!"
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Seeing the rain of arrows coming, Xu Huang clamped his horse's belly and ordered, "Speed up!"
In order to avoid the enemy's prediction, the cavalry will not run at full speed when attacking. They will wait for the enemy to shoot arrows before charging at the fastest speed. In this way, most of the arrows can be avoided.