Soldiers come to the world

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Before dawn, the Han army completely withdrew from Wancheng, but contrary to Zhang Liao's expectations, the Han army did not retreat to the east of the Fei River, but quickly retreated to the southwest, preparing to join Pang De's army. , Withdrew from Fangling County to Xiangyang.

The [-] large ships loaded with supplies left Wancheng three hours ago, and sailed down the Yushui River to Xiangyang on the Han River. It also attracted the attention of thousands of Cao cavalry active in the south of Wancheng.

After the fierce battle with Pang De's army, although nearly [-] Han troops were wiped out by the Cao cavalry, they also paid the price of more than [-] cavalry casualties. The Qianhan army, but Xiang Chong, the leader of the Han army in Fuyang, predicted that the enemy would be ahead of him, and retreated to Fuyang County first, which made Cao Jun's cavalry rush to nothing.

Xiang Chong is very good at defense. Although the city of Fuyang is not big, it is defended by Xiang Chong. Cao Zhen tried to capture Fuyang County several times, but all ended in failure. Meaning, the key is to successfully evacuate Nanyang and return to Xiangyang. How to get rid of the pursuit of Cao Jun's cavalry is the top priority.

Xiang Chong walked quickly to the top of the city and looked at the Cao Jun cavalry battalion several miles away. He just got the news that the Cao Jun cavalry had gone to the north of Feishui, which surprised him. At this time, a tooth general persuaded : "General, since Cao Jun's cavalry is going north, can we use this opportunity to retreat to Xinye?"

Xiang Chong shook his head, "What if it was Cao Jun's trick to lure troops? Wait and see, what happened?"

At this moment, a cavalryman galloped up from the north, rushed to the bottom of the city and shouted: "General, I am here to deliver a letter under the order of Governor Wen!"

Xiang Chong looked at him, he knew this person, he was Wenpin's personal soldier, so he immediately ordered: "Kaicheng let him in!"

The gate of the city opened slowly, and the messenger soldier urged his horse to gallop into the city, and was soon led up to the top of the city by the soldiers. The messenger knelt down on one knee, and presented a volume of letters, "The letter from Governor Wen, please general."

Xiang Chong opened the letter and read it for a while before he understood why Cao Jun went north. He nodded and immediately turned around and said: "Pass my order, the whole army is assembled and ready to retreat!"

It was getting brighter, and on the Feishui, a fleet stretching for tens of miles was heading south at a high speed. All the ships were flat-bottomed sand boats of [-] shi. They were the most common cargo transport ships on the Feishui. The ships were loaded with military equipment and food. , but the draft is not deep, obviously there is still a lot of leeway. Each ship has a few soldiers escorting them. They hide under the oilcloth, hold the army crossbow, and watch the situation on the shore vigilantly.

At this moment, there was a fierce sound of horseshoes in the distance, and a long black line appeared in the distance, followed by an overwhelming cavalry rushing towards the shore, and the boatmen suddenly became nervous and shouted. Move the boat towards the east bank and drive close to the east bank.

Cao Jun cavalry did not approach the river, they have learned a painful lesson, several months ago, Cao Chun died on the bank of the Fei River, several cavalry stepped forward and shouted loudly: "Boats dock immediately!"

No matter how the cavalry yelled, the fleet just ignored it. Suddenly, more than a dozen cold arrows were shot from the ship.

Cao Zhen was furious, and ordered with a whip: "Shoot an arrow for me!"

All of a sudden, arrows were fired from the shore, and they shot at the fleet. The boatmen held up their shields to meet them. The boat was nailed with arrows for a moment, but the boats still sailed without any effect. Cao really hated him very much. Carry kerosene, otherwise a fire will burn all the ships.

At this moment, a sentry came running from a distance, clasped his fists at Cao Zhen and said, "General Qi, Wenpin's army has left Wancheng and is evacuating to the southwest!"

Cao Zhen was startled, he slapped his forehead suddenly, and then suddenly realized that the five hundred ships were the bait to lure his cavalry to the water, but the main force of the Han army withdrew west of Wancheng. He asked anxiously: "Where are they?" When did you evacuate?"

"Reporting to the general, it seems to be five o'clock."

Cao Zhen wanted to make a quick turn. The Han army had only retreated westward for more than an hour. It was not far away, and before it had time to catch up, he immediately ordered: "Follow me, and go after Wenpin!"

More than [-] cavalry turned their horses and followed Cao Zhen to the west, gradually walking away.

An hour later, the fleet arrived in Fuyang County, and Xiang Chong's army who had been waiting here boarded the boat one after another, and the fleet continued southward, heading towards Xiangyang

The cavalry led by Cao Zhen are tiger and leopard cavalry from Youzhou, most of whom are Wuhuan people. They have lived on horses since childhood, and their riding skills are extremely good. After systematic training by Cao Jun, they have become a cavalry with extremely powerful combat effectiveness. , This is also one of the reasons why Cao Cao can rule the world. A cavalry force of 5000 is enough to defeat tens of thousands of infantry.

It was also for this reason that Cao Cao never allowed anyone with a foreign surname to command the cavalry. The four cavalry commanders, Cao Chun, Cao Zhang, Cao Zhen, and Cao Xiu were all brothers and nephews of Cao Cao. Their strong strength and special preferential treatment made this cavalry extremely proud. He is arrogant, not only despises the southern soldiers of the Han army, but also looks down on his own cao army infantry.

Cheng Yu was also well aware of their strength, so he specially sent this cavalry to serve as an outpost. They also lived up to Cheng Yu's expectations, successfully blocked the merger of the Han army, and wiped out the three thousand Han troops who blocked them. The existence made the Han army extremely passive, and even the evacuation of Nanyang County became a big problem.

Cao Jun's cavalry galloped westward for several miles. The yellow dust billowed on the official road, and the momentum was terrifying. Passers-by on the road were frightened and ran to the wheat fields on both sides. If they were slower, they would be shot to death by random arrows.

"Boost!"

Cao Zhen kept turning his head and yelling. He took the lead and ran with a long spear in his hand. Cao Zhen knew in his heart that the retreat speed of the Han army was not fast, and it was far from being compared with the cavalry. They could catch up with the enemy at noon.

The terrain of Nanyang County is high in the west and low in the east, with plains in the east, hills in the west, and the Funiu Mountains in the west. After the cavalry drove through a large wheat field, they gradually entered the hills. At this time, Cao Jun had already discovered I saw the traces of the Han army, obviously just passed by not long ago.

Cao Zhen reined in his horse, pointed at a young man in the field with the whip, and ordered to the left and right: "Catch him!"

Several cavalrymen rushed away, the boy turned around and fled, but he couldn't escape the cavalry's horses, and was caught up and taken away in an instant.

Several cavalrymen rushed to Cao Zhen with the boy, "General, catch him."

Cao Zhen glanced at the young man and asked, "Son, let me ask you, was there an army before us?"

The young man was so frightened that he trembled all over, unable to speak, the cavalry scout knocked on the young man, "Speak quickly!"

The young man tremblingly said: "Not long ago, an army passed by in a hurry, and they were all running."

Cao Zhen was overjoyed, this must be the main force of Wenpin, he shouted sharply: "speed up, catch up with the enemy!"

The cavalry speeded up again, and galloped westward like lightning. The cavalry gradually approached a hill with dense forests, about ten miles long, close to the official road. At this time, thousands of military crossbows in the forest were already aimed at Cao Jun's cavalry rushed to him.

The leading general was Pound. Pound did not cross the river, but was waiting for an opportunity. When he learned that the Wenpin army was also retreating westward, he immediately led his army to ambush the chasing cavalry. Anger spewed out from Pound's eyes. He thought of the [-] men slaughtered by the cavalry, and the pain filled his heart with hatred.

"General, a thousand enemy soldiers have passed!"

Pound nodded, and gave the order, "Shoot!"

The sound of clappers suddenly rang, and arrows were fired in disorder in the woods, shooting at Cao Jun's cavalry densely like a storm. Cao Jun was in a hurry to chase, and he was not on guard. The running cavalry were shot one after another, screaming and falling off their horses. , was also tripped and rolled, Cao Jun suffered heavy casualties in an instant, the official road was in chaos, and then the second round of crossbow arrows shot again, many cavalry turned around and ran towards the wheat field, but the wheat field was also covered with barbed wire. After running a few steps, the horse's hoof was pierced by a long needle, and he fell to the ground with a miserable hiss.

Cao Zhen was at the front of the team and had already rushed past the ambush. He suddenly heard screams behind him, his whole body was shaken, he quickly reined in his horse, and asked anxiously, "What happened behind?"

"General, there is an ambush on the mountain. The brothers were ambushed and suffered heavy casualties!"

Cao Zhen was taken aback. Before he could react, drums were beating all around, and [-] soldiers led by Wenpin rushed out from the woods on the side of the mountain. Wenpin shouted, "The enemy will take his life!"

Cao Zhen recognized Wenpin, and without saying a word, he rode his horse upright and stabbed. Wenpin waved his sword to meet them. Stabbing with spears and shooting with arrows in the distance, cavalrymen kept screaming and falling off their horses. This place is not suitable for cavalry to fight, making the cavalry extremely passive.

Cao Zhen and Wenpin fought fiercely for more than ten rounds. Cao Zhen saw that the situation was extremely bad. He had no intention of fighting, so he made a false stab to block Wenpin's sword. Later, the soldiers of the Han army couldn't stop the cavalry from breaking through, and were killed to open a bloody path, watching hundreds of cavalry escape from the encirclement.

Wen Pin snorted fiercely in hatred, turned his head and ordered: "Array! Don't allow the cavalry to break through again."

Eight thousand infantry quickly lined up on both sides of the official road. Thousands of crossbow arrows were aimed at the cavalry of Cao Jun who were about to charge, and the arrows shot down like a torrential rain.

In this battle, the ambush was the first, and the interception was the second. It was a beautiful turnaround. The 3000 elite cavalry killed and wounded more than [-] people. In the end, less than [-] people succeeded in breaking through and ran northward in panic. .

At this time, Zhang Liao's army had already occupied Wancheng and was entering the city in formation, but Wenpin's army and Pang De's army did not continue to fight back. After the two armies converged, they crossed the Han River to the south and returned to Xiangyang from Fangling County. Nanyang County was regained by the Cao army, and the main force of the Han army retreated to Xiangyang.

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