Peek at my diary, Cao Cao dominates the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 195 Times Have Changed, Cavalry Are No Longer Invincible

Seeing that Lu Yan had finished making arrangements, Cao Cao rode back to Luoyang.

Next, what he has to do is to build a good impression in front of the emperor and the officials, and then quietly wait for the news from Lu Yan.

There are not many generals under Zhang Ji who left their names in history. One nephew, Zhang Xiu, would be added to Hu Che'er at worst.

If he is alone, Cao Jun's side is much higher in terms of numbers and combat power.

The only regret is that the number of cavalry on Cao Jun's side is too small.

Looking at nearly half of the Xiliang cavalry, Zhao Yun's eyes were almost red with envy. No, he has taken a fancy to his horse.

"Boom!!" The hooves of the Xiliang army got closer.

From afar, he saw a black front line suddenly appearing in front of him. Zhang Ji sat on the horse and said to the adjutant beside him, "Send someone to see which army it is."

"Here!"

The adjutant passed on the order, and soon several scouts galloped out.

After a cup of tea, the scouts saw the big banner from a distance.

A large "Lu" flag, and some flags representing Cao Jun, the scouts quickly passed the news back.

"Cao? Lu?" Zhang Ji thought for a moment, then startled, and lost his voice: "Could it be Cao Cao's subordinate, Chen Liujun, commander of Lu Yan?!"

With this exclamation, even the Xiliang soldiers around them became a little surprised.

Unlike Emperor Xian and his ministers who were imprisoned in the deep palace and had no news, Zhang Ji, who was guarding Hongnong, was always paying attention to the general trend of the world.

Zhang Xiu came to Zhang Ji's side on horseback and asked, "Uncle, even Yuan Shu and Marquis Wen have been defeated by Lu Yan one after another. If Lu Yan really came, then we will be in trouble."

"It's not that there's trouble." Zhang Ji looked at the "Lu" flag that was blown by the wind in the distance, and murmured, "It's Te Niang who is in big trouble!"

The two sides were about two or three miles away, facing each other from a distance, and the battlefield was quiet.

Zhang Ji was afraid of Lu Yan's strength and did not dare to charge rashly, so he planned to wait for the arrival of the troops of Li Jue and Guo Si before speaking.

Seeing Zhang Ji's army stagnating, Lu Yan knew that he was waiting for the follow-up army.

Since there are too few cavalry on my side, it is not worth the loss to take the initiative to attack, so I can only set up the formation first to stabilize the position.

Although they were all waiting, Lu Yan was not idle.

"I'm stuck in a horse pit, a hundred steps away from the formation, I'll dig all of them!"

"Crossbowmen, archers, stand by at any time!"

"Large shield soldiers, spearmen, line up!"

Frequent orders were issued, and the well-trained soldiers arranged and changed the lineup according to the content of their daily training.

Both are waiting,

Sure enough, not too long later, the army of Li Jue and Guo Si arrived!

"What's the matter, why did Zhang Ji hesitate to move forward?" Seeing Zhang Ji's troops stopped in front, Li Jue and Guo Si were puzzled in their hearts.

But now the two are commanding their own soldiers separately, and they dare not be as close as before.

The two armies came to the left and right of Zhang Ji's army respectively.

Zhang Ji generously shared his information with Li Jue and Guo Si, and invited them to meet in front of his battle.

"Cao Cao's Lu Yan's army?" Li Jue frowned, "This guy is said to be invincible, and even Lu Bu has suffered under his hands."

"Lü Bu's invasion of Yanzhou was only defeated when Cao Cao led his army back to Puyang. The outside world's rumors about Lu Yan may be suspected of being exaggerated." Guo Si said.

Guo Si's explanation is obviously more acceptable to Zhang Ji and Li Jue.

"It is said that Guo Jia and Lu Yan used tricks to injure Lv Bu first, and Lv Bu was unable to use his strength, so he lost to Puyang." Zhang Ji expressed his guess.

"Even if he, Lu Yan, knows how to plan again, what are we afraid of if a group of infantry line up in the field?" Li Jue sneered disdainfully.

Li Jue's words made Zhang Ji and Guo Si nod their heads in unison, "We have a total of [-] cavalry, and the opponent only has [-] infantry, so why should we be afraid?"

On the field battlefield, there are [-] cavalry, and they are still the world-famous Xiliang iron cavalry.

Facing [-] ordinary-looking infantry, isn't that cutting melons and vegetables and destroying them?
"Perhaps, after a long time, they have forgotten the horror of being dominated by Xiliang iron cavalry!"

"That being the case, today we will reawaken the deepest fear in their hearts!"

Watching Li Jue and Guo Si sing together, Zhang Ji suddenly suggested:
"We don't need to worry about anything if we join forces together. Li Jue, your cavalry is the strongest, or you can attack the Chinese army?"

"Huh!" Although Li Jue snorted to express his dissatisfaction, he was indeed the strongest of the three, "You attack from the flank first, as long as we rush into their formation at the same time, Cao Jun will be finished immediately."

"it is good!"

"A word is settled!"

Lu Yan stood on the temporary podium, watching the movement of the three teams of Li Jue, Guo Si and Zhang Ji from a distance.

Seeing that the opponent's troops began to mobilize frequently, Lu Yan immediately said to Xia Houlan beside him: "Ziheng, please inform that the Xiliang army is about to attack!"

"Here!"

"defense!"

"defense!"

A single order was conveyed to the lowest level of the corporal leader one after another, and then the corporal leader managed the soldiers under him.

Xu Huang looked at this neat and compact army, and a sentence suddenly appeared in his heart: "A strong army should be like this!"

Lu Yan turned his head and glanced at Xu Huang, and said, "Gongming, I know that you are strict in running the army, and I happen to be short of a general like you in Chenliu County. If you don't mind, why don't you come to Chenliu to show off your talents? "

Xu Huang looked at Lu Yan's eyes, those eyes were clear and translucent, as clean as the white snow covering the branches.

"But Xu is still under General Yang." Xu Huang hesitated.

"Don't worry, Mr. Cao has already made an agreement with General Yang. If you want to, you don't have to go back to him." Lu Yan continued.

"That being the case, Huang is willing to serve under Duke Cao's command!" Xu Huang apologized to Lu Yan.

"Great! We got the help of another famous general!" Lu Yan was overjoyed, helped Xu Huang up, and said, "May I ask what Gong Ming is doing now?"

Xu Huang replied with some embarrassment: "I'm just riding a captain now."

Lu Yan was a little surprised. Because of his meritorious service in escorting the driver, Yang Feng might have already been named a chariot general or something.

Xu Huang made many military exploits and gave Yang Feng a lot of ideas, but now he is just a riding captain?
No wonder persuading Xu Huang was easier than imagined, because I was filled with resentment that my talents were not appreciated.
Lu Yan thought for a while, and suddenly said a little embarrassedly: "My authority is not high, and now I can only give you the position of Lieutenant General temporarily. After defeating the Xiliang Army, Mr. Cao will reward you for your merits."

"Huang depends on the arrangement of the general and the lord." Xu Huang has not yet thought so far, he still has worries in his heart, and asked: "General, the Xiliang army is the best in the world, and Li Jue, Guo Si, Zhang Ji and others are even more powerful. There are tens of thousands of Xiliang cavalry"

Although Xu Huang's words were not finished, Lu Yan understood his worry when he heard this,

"Gongming, this era has changed. It is no longer a new thing for infantry to defeat cavalry."

"You mean the Battle of the Boundary Bridge?"

"That's right!"

"But General, Qu Yi's subordinates are the first to die, and they are rare elites in the world."

Hearing this, Lu Yan laughed, pointed to the Beiwei Army standing quietly at the front of the array in the distance, and said:
"Look at that army in black iron armor. After this battle, they will definitely leave an indelible impression on the Xiliang army!"

(End of this chapter)