"His grandma is taking advantage of you!" Cao Hong cursed fiercely, picked up his scattered weapons and led the enemy general's mount that ran aside, and quickly rode back.
It turned out that when Cao Hong saw that the enemy was about to run away, due to the distance, Cao Hong immediately and decisively threw the steel spear in his hand. The steel spear slowed down the enemy general and even shot down the enemy.
When he was about to dismount, Cao Hong, who had already galloped towards the horse, got up halfway on his horse, pulled out a spear that was pressed against a fallen corpse, and stabbed the man with ease.
The enemy general swallowed it.
The fierce and cruel battle between Cao's cavalry and Yuan's cavalry ended quickly.
Thinking that they had the upper hand, they took the initiative to attack Yuan's cavalry. A squadron of 300 men was almost wiped out. However, Cao Hong's cavalry also suffered heavy casualties. More than a hundred veterans who had fought with him for many years were killed on the battlefield, and more than a dozen
Seriously injured, even if these veterans could save their lives, they would never be able to get back on the horse again. Two of them even had to work as cooks in the kitchen. At this time, there were only about 60 people left in the army.
combat effectiveness.
Cao Hongzong returned to the battlefield just now, and his men were already cleaning the battlefield. These people had long been accustomed to this Shura scene. Cao Hong even habitually wiped the enemy's blood from the Tian's sword, and returned the sword to its sheath.
He ordered with a ferocious voice: "Gather your horses and prepare to withdraw."
Although the cavalry he brought out suffered heavy losses in this battle, the gains were substantial, especially those two hundred and dozens of horses abandoned on the battlefield, which were definitely the best northern military horses.
After he returned, with these horses, he could quickly reorganize a more powerful cavalry team, and the losses could be made up for. Almost at the same time, a team of at least tens of thousands of people was formed.
It also suddenly appeared from behind Cao Hong, spreading over the mountains and plains towards this side.
Cao Hong, who was commanding his subordinates, suddenly turned around. When he saw the flag of this unit, he beamed with joy and said to his subordinates who nervously stopped their work: "My sons, the time has come for us to approach Yecheng. Mount your horses and follow me.
Let’s go and see the Prime Minister…”
#########The news that Cao Zhi had led his troops to the Liyang Camp had reached the ears of Yuan Tan’s camp and Yuan Shang and Shenpei of Yecheng long before Cao Zhi and his army officially moved in.
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Yuan Tan, who knew that his troops and strength could not compete with Cao Zhi, finally put down his arrogance and had no choice but to ask for help from Yecheng.
Yuan Shang, who received Yuan Tan's letter asking for help, was persuaded by the judge's righteousness. Yuan Shang, who was originally not prepared to care about Yuan Tan's life and death, finally agreed to send troops to assist Yuan Tan.
However, he soon became worried that Yuan Tan would repeat the old trick of killing Fengji and seizing military power last time, so Yuan Shang decided to conquer it himself. Soon Yuan Shang led Lu Kuang, Lu Xiang, Feng Li and 50,000 troops and horses to the outskirts of Liyang and set up a battle array
, launched the first large-scale battle with Cao Cao's army of 150,000 men.
The two armies, more than 200,000 men, lined up in Liyang, what a momentum. But a real battle formation will never be as simple as hundreds of thousands of people fighting together in chaos.
Cao Zhi began to invade the old Yuan family's territory in Jizhou on a large scale. The battle lines and the flames of war were not narrow. The two brothers Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang, who also wanted to stop Cao Zhi's pace, also responded actively, spreading their troops and horses, and fighting with Cao Zhi.
A head-on confrontation unfolded in the wide area surrounding Liyang.
After Cao and Yuan's armies arrived one after another, the first battle took place in the East Valley. Cao Zhi followed the rules and focused his attention on Yuan's army's supply line first.
The people responsible for supervising the transportation of grain and grass to the front line on this trip were brothers Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang. While the Yuan brothers knew the importance of supply lines, they did not know how to learn the lessons of many predecessors who were defeated under the iron heel of Cao Zhi, regarding the confidentiality and dispatch of supply lines.
military strength, etc., not enough attention was paid.
"General, the front army is reporting back quickly. In front of it is a mountain road with deep forests and narrow roads that can only accommodate one vehicle. It is called the East Valley!" After a messenger galloped back, he knelt on one leg and said to
Lu Kuang, the leader of this trip, said.
"Fifteen miles ahead, we are approaching our camp. However, the closer we get to our camp, the more careful we must be. If there is an ambush by the enemy in the valley, it will be difficult for our army to resist it. We will send a group of soldiers and horses as the vanguard to find out what's going on.
." Lu Kuang issued the order in a deep voice.
The soldier who had sent the order before had taken the order. The chubby grain officer sitting in the car behind him was not as alert as Lu Kuang. At this time, he was stretching his sore waist and felt a little excited in his heart.
It's been a tiring journey, but now that the main camp is in sight, I can't help but feel a little more relaxed.
This mood more or less infected the people around him. Lu Kuang's brother Lu Xiang might be younger. Seeing the accompanying grain official humming a few folk songs easily, he couldn't help joking: "Feng Lu,
Look at how happy you are, are you thinking about how much benefit you can get out of this batch of food and grass on this trip?"
"Hey, the general is joking. Lower-ranking officials like us have very little salary on weekdays, and we have such a hard job. How many benefits can there be... However, no matter what benefits there are to lower-ranking officials, we will never forget it.
These are the two generals!" The grain officer, who was called Feng Lu, promised Lu Xiang with a shiny face.
This may be an unspoken rule in the officialdom since ancient times, especially the officials responsible for food, grass and baggage. During Yuan Shao's lifetime, these people were greedy. Now, no matter who follows the new lord, they all deceive them because they are young, so they are even more greedy.
It's getting worse.
The corruption of ink is usually directly operated by the small grain official named Feng Lu. As official positions, Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang, who have higher status than Feng Lu, just wait for Feng Lu to present a benefit afterwards. They will not
, did not have the energy or opportunity to directly participate in the specific operation of withholding food and grass. These are the unspoken rules of officialdom subdivision from ancient times to the present. These unspoken rules have not been eliminated by kings of all generations, and have even developed in modern times.
,upgrade.
While Lu Xiang and Feng Lu were chatting, Lu Kuang sent the first team of soldiers to explore the road and passed along the valley. There was no difference at all.
Seeing this, Lu Kuang ordered the Chinese army to set off. The mountain road in the valley was narrow and difficult to navigate. On one side was water, with mountain springs gushing out. The road was running smoothly. The wide part was about one foot, and the narrow part was only about three feet. The river was fast and difficult to navigate.
This is due to the special geographical environment near Liyang that results in the association of mountains and rivers. Within a few dozen miles of Liyang City, the Haihe River basin converges and associates with each other. There is also a Wei River flowing from the east side of the mountain, so it causes
The east valley is accompanied by the wonders of a large river.
On the other side of the valley is a dense mountain forest. The trees are layer upon layer, going straight to the top of the mountain. There is not even a road.
If thousands of people were hidden in such a dense forest, it would be difficult to detect them, but even if there were people in the forest, it would be difficult for them to rush down the mountain and attack. When Lu Kuang saw this, he felt relieved, quietly lowered his eyes, and stopped looking around.
But Lu Kuang's caution seemed to Lu Xiang. At this time, they, the Lions, and the Yuan family were already pressing down on the territory. The enemy could only be fearful and guard their original city and position, otherwise they would come to them.
He came to harass people from behind, so he was quite dissatisfied with his eldest brother Lu Kuang's cautious attitude.
Further ahead, there is a mountain wall. The mountain wall is not high. It is only about seven or eight feet long. It is as if it has been cut into stone. It is extremely steep and can only be wide enough for one car to pass. Above the mountain wall is a lush forest. From here
After turning around, you can see the exit of the canyon ahead, and the sergeants in front breathed a sigh of relief.
At this moment, a strange sound was heard: "Gah... kelong... kelong... kelong..." When everyone looked up, they were shocked and saw a huge boulder falling from the cliff.
When it hit the slope, it bounced up loudly. Carrying countless amounts of soil, the sand and gravel fell down. When they looked up, the scattered sand and gravel had already hit their faces, which fascinated many people's eyes for a while.
The huge boulder hit the corner of the canyon, creating a big hole in the ground. Then countless loose rocks fell down, sealing the road firmly. When the troops in front were frightened by this, and turned pale with fright, behind them,
Something fell from the side, but it was seven or eight giant trees tied together. The giant tree fell to the ground, and the old vines that bound the giant tree had broken. The giant trees were lying in various directions, blocking their retreat.
At this time, hundreds of carriages and three to four thousand soldiers were blocked in the canyon, cut off from the soldiers in front and behind.
Seeing this scene, brothers Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang couldn't help but turned pale with horror. They each shouted loudly at two sections of the legion: "There is an ambush, quickly dodge!"
Before they finished speaking, another huge boulder hit the carriage beside them. The horses neighed. The driver jumped up from his seat and beat the horse desperately. There was no road ahead. There were many sergeants blocked, but they didn't care.
The horses fought hard to move forward, and the horses' hooves trampled wildly. The soldiers saw that they were about to be rolled over by the carriage and trampled under the horseshoe wheels. In panic, many of them had no choice but to jump down the slope and roll into the rushing river.
The huge boulder fell heavily against the rear of the car, and stone chips flew into the air. Then a group of soldiers wearing Cao's army armor suddenly emerged from the forest on the right, shouting, bows and arrows, and there was a burst of raindrops.
Powerful arrows were fired from across the river. The soldiers who were blocked on both sides of the mountain road saw this, but the soldiers with bows also took their bows and fired arrows to fight back. The two sides fought together.
However, rolling logs and firewood kept falling from the mountain. These archers had to look up to dodge and shoot at Cao Jun on the opposite side. However, they were a little panicked. The strength of the counterattack was obviously insufficient, and the commanders on the chariots did not have much combat effectiveness.
The number of people killed by arrows was much greater than the number of soldiers.
Lu Kuang's army, which was supervising and protecting the grain and grass, suffered a loss because it lost the favorable location and was seized of the opportunity by the opponent. Trees, stones, and bundles of firewood and grass were thrown around on the mountain, and then many torches fell down, igniting the ground.
Firewood was burning with smoke and fire, and branches on the left and right were drowsy. The trees and rocks from the other side were smashed, and then hundreds of agile men came out of the forest, holding daggers and spears, dragging wooden pedals, and "bang bang bang" they were placed on
On the river, they rushed toward them, their targets were only these carriages filled with grain and grass.