Three Kingdoms: I, the eldest son of Cao, a loving father of a great man!

Chapter 751 Combat Skills

Cao Ang on the other side was unaware of the turmoil outside. Instead, he had been staying in the military camp recently, studying combat techniques with Xia Houyuan.

This morning, Cao Ang was summoned to the school field again to participate in today's exercise.

The soldiers under his command were all new and had not experienced actual combat yet, so they were extremely nervous at the moment.

But seeing that his general was still so calm and calm, his heart slowly calmed down.

"What do you think about this exercise?" Xia Houyuan asked.

Cao Ang smiled and replied: "I just think that since the other party dares to come to us, they must be prepared. If we really fight, the chance of winning is probably very small."

Xia Houyuan nodded appreciatively, "Well, the salary analysis is correct!"

Cao Ang was relieved immediately, but he didn't believe that he would lose at all.

After all, during this period of time, he trained with Xia Houyuan and gained a lot. Although he is still not as good as Xia Houyuan's veterans, he is much better.

What's more, Xiahou Yuan had brought so many elite troops to attack Soochow, but the entire army was wiped out.

So now Cao Ang urgently needs a big victory to make up for it.

Cao Ang continued: "Of course, we cannot rush over blindly. We should adopt a strategy of luring the enemy in depth. We should first ascertain the opponent's strength and weakness before deciding whether to launch a general attack."

At this time, the adjutant came over in a hurry and reported: "Sir, the scouts sent news that two cavalrymen are coming towards us."

Cao Ang was slightly startled, "Oh? Who is leading the troops?"

"We can't confirm it yet, but it's probably not good."

After hearing this, Xia Houyuan's face instantly became solemn, "Could it be that Lu Bu personally led the army to kill?"

Cao Ang also frowned. This was a bit tricky. If Lu Bu led the army himself, they would face a tough battle today.

After thinking for a moment, he said to Xia Houyuan: "Uncle, you stay here and take command. I will lead the troops to meet the enemy."

"No!" Xia Houyuan immediately refused, "Lü Bu is brave and good at fighting. You alone cannot stop him. If I encounter danger, how can I tell the master?"

Cao Ang said: "Don't worry, uncle, I have a way to escape, and I also want to give it a try to see how far my level has reached!"

"you."

"Uncle, please give me a chance!" Cao Ang insisted.

Xia Houyuan glanced at him and finally compromised. He patted Cao Ang on the shoulder and said, "Be careful!"

"Yes, uncle."

Cao Ang turned around and ran away quickly.

He left Xia Houyuan's sight and immediately put on his armor.

At this time, it was almost the time that Cao Ang said, and the scouts sent by Xia Houyuan to investigate had also returned.

Xia Houyuan asked hurriedly: "How is it? What's the situation over there?"

The scout replied: "Following your instructions, my subordinates went around to the flank and found two groups of cavalry. They were coming towards us."

Xia Houyuan's face turned gloomy. He pondered for a moment and then gritted his teeth and said, "Since they dare to come here and die, why shouldn't I help them? Inform all the troops to be ready to fight at any time!"

"Yes!"

Cao Ang quickly led his troops to the preset position.

He saw from a distance smoke and dust billowing in front of him, as if there were thousands of troops galloping towards him.

How is this going?

Cao Ang was puzzled, but he quickly figured out that these were Lu Bu's cavalry. These people must be the best of the best, and their task is to attract firepower.

After thinking about this, Cao Ang's face became even more ugly, but he did not panic. Instead, he calmly raised his spear and shouted: "Get ready to meet the enemy!" As soon as he finished speaking, the smoke and dust in front gradually dispersed. All.

Thousands of cavalry came into view.

Cao Ang glanced at it and was surprised to find that the attire of the opponent's cavalry was completely different from that of the other ethnic groups in the Central Plains. They looked like a group of nomads.

Xia Houyuan, who was following closely, also noticed this. He narrowed his eyes, and after being silent for a long time, he suddenly laughed: "It turns out they are Qiang people!"

Cao Ang was stunned, "Qiang people?"

Xia Houyuan said: "Have you forgotten? The leader of the Qiang people before Lu Bu was very close, and he probably came to help!"

Cao Ang suddenly realized that he remembered that when Lu Bu and Yuan Shao were fighting for supremacy, the two sides had fought in Xuzhou.

At that time, Lu Bu was not as ferocious as he is now, but he was still a fierce warrior.

He even killed many Han generals in the battle, and later took advantage of the chaos to occupy Xuzhou.

Xia Houyuan continued: "The Qiang people are the most ferocious troops in the Xiliang army, with strong fighting ability. They are used to living in the wilderness, and they are very strong and strong.

If we have a head-on confrontation with them, it will definitely be us who suffer.

Therefore, there is no way to fight head-on in this battle. We can only outwit them, lead them into an ambush, and then use bows and crossbows to kill them. "

After listening to Xia Houyuan's story, Cao Ang couldn't help but feel worried and said: "I'm afraid our army's archers can't compete with the Qiang people."

Xia Houyuan sneered contemptuously: "The archers are just auxiliary, the main ones are the sword and shield hands!

Our army has six to seven thousand sword and shield soldiers, and they have undergone strict training. This is our advantage! "

Hearing this, Cao Ang felt a little relieved. In any case, Xia Houyuan was the top general under his command. Since even he said so, it should be true.

He raised his head and looked forward, waiting for the enemy to attack.

Lu Bu on the opposite side obviously also noticed that Cao Jun's elite were gathering, and his face instantly turned livid.

"Damn it, I was deceived!"

The deputy general next to him said: "General Lu, our previous intelligence was false. Cao's army is much stronger than expected. What should we do now?"

Lu Bu cursed angrily: "Trash!"

He originally thought that he was sure to win this time, but unexpectedly he misjudged the strength of his opponent.

Not only that, he only brought four thousand cavalry this time. If he attacked rashly, he would easily fall into the opponent's plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain.

Maybe he would be surrounded and annihilated by the opponent, and in this case, he would suffer heavy losses.

"General Lu, I think we should retreat." Another lieutenant suggested.

Lu Bu hesitated for a moment and sighed: "No, if we retreat like this, I will lose all face."

He ordered: "Order the entire army to stop advancing and camp where they are."

As the order was passed on, the Qiang soldiers tightened their reins and stopped slowly.

They stopped where they were, looking at Cao Jun's camp in front of them, filled with anger. They had never been teased by the Han people like this before, and they felt aggrieved to be here today.

Lu Bu's face was extremely ugly. He gritted his teeth and said bitterly: "I didn't expect that the man named Cao could be so cunning!"

Lu Bu was very angry, but there was nothing he could do.

A deputy general next to him reminded: "General Lu, we were negligent this time. Let's be more careful in the future."

"Yeah." Lu Bu responded dully.

(End of this chapter)