The endless army was walking on the eastward road.
Yan Liang was sitting on a red rabbit horse on his hip, walking slowly in the middle of the team, listening to the scouts reporting on the latest enemy situation.
"The Huns had entered Hongnong City the day before yesterday. After entering the city, the Huns looted Hongnong City and burned, killed, raped and humiliated them wantonly..."
Hearing all the evil deeds of the Huns, Yan Liang's eyebrows were deeply furrowed, and his eyes were filled with frightening anger.
Yan Liang, who was an ordinary person in his previous life, hated those who bullied the defenseless and powerless people the most.
Yan Liang is cruel and of course he likes to bully others. Yan Liang has never denied this.
But the people Yan Liang oppressed were all his mortal enemies, those once powerful princes. None of these people were once prominent dignitaries.
As for the women Yan Liang seizes, not all of them come from powerful and famous families, but they are always pampered and do not know the sufferings of the world.
Yan Liang never massacred those ordinary people.
But now, the Huns soldiers borrowed by Cao Cao wantonly raped, humiliated, and plundered innocent civilians. How could Yan Liang not be angry at such a heinous act?
"These Huns and barbarians dare to oppress our Han people like this. I, Yan Liang, swear that I will kill you all!" Yan Liang gritted his teeth and swore angrily.
The officers and soldiers who followed him were all extremely angry. In anger, they all asked Yan Liang to fight to the death with the Xiongnu soldiers.
Although Yan Liang was furious, he was not overwhelmed by his anger and remained calm.
"Shi Yuan, He, Shaanxi County is just ahead. Wang Ke can no longer retreat. Haven't you come up with a strategy to defeat the enemy in a decisive battle?" Yan Liang asked in a compelling tone.
Pang Tong and Jia Xu looked at each other in confusion. They both had troubled expressions on their faces. Naturally, they were still at their wits' end.
Yan Liang didn't urge them anymore, and extended his gaze forward.
On both sides of the road leading to Shaanxian County are green crop fields, and the farmers are hard at work driving their cattle and plows.
Because Yan Liang's military discipline was very strict, Chu soldiers would never dare to disturb the people wherever they went. Therefore, the farmers beside the road did not escape and continued to work as usual.
Yan Liang knew very well that although his army had done nothing wrong, the iron hooves of the Huns who came later would ruthlessly trample their farmland, burn their houses, and steal everything they owned.
"According to the king's order, all the people along the way will be forcibly moved away, so as not to leave them to be killed by the Huns."
Yan Liang understood that relocating people by force would inevitably cause complaints from the people, but in order to save their lives, Yan Liang had no time to patiently do their ideological work. He would just take them away by force.
After the order was passed, the troops dispersed and began to carry out Yan Liang's king's order.
At this time, Jia Xu seemed to be suddenly inspired. His eyes suddenly lit up and he blurted out: "Yes!"
Yes. Jia Xu has it.
"He, what do you have?" Yan Liang asked casually.
"I have a plan to defeat the Huns' cavalry." Jia Xu stroked his beard and raised a sly smile at the corner of his mouth.
Yan Liang's head shook violently, and a bit of surprise came to his face. He thought that it was indeed a poisonous plan, and it was still reliable at this most critical moment.
"Why don't you tell me if you have any clever plans?" Yan Liang asked excitedly.
Jia Xu then lowered his voice and unhurriedly explained his strategy and excuses.
Yan Liang listened, with a knowing smile on his lips, and couldn't help but smile: "So this is the plan, He, it seems that you have also been infected by the king's 'whimsical' habit."
Jia Xu chuckled, cupped his hands and said: "I can be considered half a minister of Yuan Cong after all. If I haven't learned a single move from the king, wouldn't it be in vain that I have followed the king for so many years?"
Jia Xu, an old fox, did not forget to emphasize that he was a "minister of Yuan Cong" while flattering him.
Yan Liang laughed.
Amid laughter, Yan Liang had decided to adopt Jia Xu's plan and immediately ordered the entire army to set up camp 20 miles west of Shaanxian County, and camp for several miles before stopping to retreat.
While setting up camp, Yan Liang had already issued a royal order according to Jia Xu's plan and began secret preparations.
The news that the Chu army had stopped retreating soon reached Hongnong City. At this time, Cao Cao was in the temporary military mansion in Hongnong, discussing with his advisers and the Xiongnu Shanyu Huchuquan how to defeat the enemy.
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"That Yan Liang was driven away by my cavalry and fled in panic. I think he was nothing more than that. He was not as great as the rumors say." Hu Chuquan, full of anger, was very disdainful of Yan Liang.
All the generals in Cao's camp laughed secretly, thinking that you, a Hulu chieftain, had only fought against Yan Liang for a few days, and yet you dared to be so arrogant.
Although all the generals were sarcastic in their hearts, no one dared to express it because they were seeking Huchuquan at the moment.
"Yan Thief has many tricks and martial arts skills. Although he has retreated in defeat, he cannot be underestimated." Cao Cao remained calm and did not let the "victory" in front of him go to his head.
He had already suffered too much for despising Yan Liang, and now he really did not dare to be disdainful of Yan Liang anymore.
Hu Chuquan said disdainfully: "Prime Minister Cao must be too cautious. If Prime Minister does not dare to fight Yan Liang, I am willing to be the vanguard and use my iron hoof of the Huns to flatten Yan Liang's hundreds of thousands of horses."
Hu Chuquan's words clearly meant to ridicule Cao Cao for being "cowardly". Xu Chu next to him changed his color when he heard the words and wanted to kill Hu Chuquan on the spot.
Cao Cao glared anxiously and stopped the impulsive Xu Chu with his eyes.
It is easy to kill a Huchuquan, but after killing this person, the 40,000 Xiongnu cavalry will disperse with a bang, and they may even fight back. As the saying goes, a small impatience will mess up a big plan. Of course, Cao Cao will not allow such a thing to happen.
At this time, Guo Jia held up his hands and said: "The Yan bandits are now backed by Shaanxi County, and we can no longer harass their grain routes. If we don't defeat the main force of the Yan bandits and recover Shaanxian County, Hongnong County will not be able to turn the crisis around. Jia thinks that we
You can fight the Yan thief at the right time."
Cao Cao fell into deep thought.
As Guo Jia said, if Yan Liang is not defeated, Shaanxi County cannot be recovered, and if the key areas of Shaanxian County are not recovered, the gate of Hongnong County will never be closed.
"Well, I have 40,000 iron cavalry. As long as I guard against Yan Thief's repeated crossbows during the battle, how can he be my opponent in a head-on confrontation..."
Cao Cao's thoughts gradually changed. After a while, he suddenly clapped his hands and said: "Although the Yan bandits have many soldiers and horses, how can they stop the flood of the Prime Minister's cavalry? The Prime Minister then marched eastward with his troops and defeated the bandit army in one fell swoop."
A bold statement. Hu Chuquan praised Cao Cao for his unparalleled bravery and declared that he was willing to fight to the death for Cao Cao.
When the generals on the left and right saw that Cao Cao had made up his mind, they all cheered up and responded generously.
The next day, as soon as it became dark, Cao Cao mobilized all his troops, joined the Xiongnu's 40,000 troops, gathered 70,000 people, and rushed towards Shaanxi County.
A cavalry of scouts rushed over and delivered the information about Cao Jun's large-scale eastward advance to Yan Liang.
"It seems that Wang's continuous retreat has finally tempted our Prime Minister Cao. He, are you ready for your strategy to defeat the enemy?" Yan Liang asked.
Jia Xu stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, everything is ready. It's just a battle."
Yan Liang nodded and shouted: "Send the order and all the troops will be sent out tomorrow to fight to the death with Cao Cao."
The king's order was passed down. All the officers and soldiers of the three armies were excited.
After retreating all the way from Tongguan to here, the soldiers of Dachu had long been holding back a breath of bad breath. They were eager to fight to the death with Cao's army.
Now, the moment of decisive battle has finally arrived, and the suppressed anger in the hearts of the soldiers can finally burst out. How can we not make them eager to fight?
That night, Yan Liang killed chickens and sheep, and allowed his soldiers to eat as much wine and meat as they wanted.
After several meals, in the afternoon of the next day, Yan Liang received a report from the scouts. Cao Cao's infantry and cavalry army had already approached the camp.
Yan Liang then mobilized an army of more than 100,000 troops, marched out, left the camp and formed a formation, assuming the posture of a decisive battle in the wilderness.
The army stretched for several miles, and after the formation was completed, Yan Liang sat on a red rabbit horse and held a blue dragon sword in his hand, standing under the king's flag of the Chinese army.
Looking up into the distance, I saw a thick and long black line at the end of the road heading west, slowly creeping up from the junction of heaven and earth.
Hovering over the thick line is a long dust mist, like a sandstorm.
Only a huge cavalry could create such a terrifying momentum.
Not long after, black news and Cao Jun's ferocious face gradually came into his eyes clearly.
But I saw more than ten military formations, large and small, slowly and steadily moving forward, advancing towards the army neatly and solemnly.
The black battle flag covering the sky is like dark clouds pressing down on the ground, and the dense forest of swords and guns threatens to freeze the sky.
At the front of the military formation, there were neither shield soldiers nor spearmen, but a dense black mass of 40,000 Xiongnu iron hooves.
Obviously, what Cao Cao put out was an extremely aggressive offensive formation.
Cao Cao arranged his cavalry in the front because he expected that Yan Liang would mainly use infantry and would not take the initiative to attack, in order to prevent the formation from being chaotic and exposing holes on the sides and rear, which could be captured by the Huns' light cavalry.
The war drums sounded, and Cao Cao was the first to take action.
Five thousand Xiongnu light cavalry were the first to move out and circled towards the rear of the Chu army from the southwest.
Immediately afterwards, another 10,000 Xiongnu light cavalry were dispatched, divided into two groups and roundabout towards the Chu army's rear.
Yan Liang knew that this was the most common tactic used by cavalry against infantry. It used light cavalry to attack the flanks and rear, which involved changes in the infantry's formation. Once there was a flaw in the changes, the cavalry could immediately seize the opportunity and launch an attack quickly with high mobility.
With thousands of horses galloping, the Huns' cavalry surrounded them from three sides. In addition to the front, the Chu army's flanks and rear were all under threat from the Huns' cavalry.
Faced with such a situation, all Yan Liang could do was to quickly mobilize the crossbowmen and change the direction of the gun and shield men to ensure the safety of the side and rear.
When Yan Liang used the main force to guard against the flanks and rear, the front direction was naturally exposed to its weaknesses.
Cao Cao, who was watching the battle from a distance, could clearly see the changes in the Chu army. He keenly discovered that at this moment, the front of the Chu army had become the easiest place to break through.
The opportunity on the battlefield was fleeting, and Cao Cao only pondered for a moment before issuing an order, ordering Hu Chuquan to lead the remaining 25,000 heavy cavalry to immediately attack the Chu army from the front.
With the sound of the trumpet, more than 20,000 Xiongnu cavalry rose up with a roar, rushing towards the front of the Chu army with the force of the earth shattering.
Facing the surging Hun cavalry, Yan Liang took a deep breath and turned his gaze to Jia Xu: "He, it's time for you to take the field."
