Rise of the Heavens

Chapter 544 The Crushing of Millions of Troops

Xinye City is located between Xiangyang City and Nanyang County's Zhisuo Wan City. If Jingzhou is attacked from the Central Plains, Xinye is the place to pass.A few years ago, Yuan Shu occupied Wancheng, and Xinye became the defense line in the northern part of Jingzhou.

When Gao Cheng did not attack Jingzhou, Xinye was guarded by general Wenpin himself, but now all the generals in Jingzhou have fallen into the hands of the Yangzhou army. After Lu Dai led the army to go north, there were no reinforcements in Xinye. After that, he decisively chose Kaesong to surrender.

Lu Dai was on the city wall of Xinye at this time.Holding on to the battlements, he looked down with both eyes, and saw that there was a huge army of black troops below the city. This army was flying with banners, and there were about 2 people wearing armor and riding war horses. They were the most elite of all arms. cavalry.

"I have heard for a long time that Cao Cao's general Xia Houyuan has the title of General Shenxing, and he really deserves his reputation. The marching speed is so fast. Fortunately, Xinye surrendered without a fight. Otherwise, when our army attacked the city wall, Xia Houyuan suddenly appeared and threatened our retreat. , then our army will be in danger!"

Lu Dai looked at the army below for a long time, and couldn't help but let out a compliment.His compliment was sincere. After seeing the [-] cavalry under Xia Houyuan's command, he still has lingering fears.

On the plain, even if he had an army of [-], he could not stop the charge of [-] cavalry.Since Gao Cheng raised his army in Lujiang, he basically had no defeats. He didn't want to be the first general under the Yangzhou Army to lose a battle.

"General, there are more than [-] troops in our city, and our troops are still stronger than Cao Jun. Why don't we open the city gate and destroy Xiahouyuan first? If we defend the city to death, it will be bad for the army's morale!" Zhou Tai said from the side.

Ever since the Yangzhou army won successive battles and successively annexed the counties of Jingzhou, the soldiers of Yangzhou have had a more arrogant and confident aura in their chests.But there is a saying in the art of war, a proud soldier will be defeated!At this time Zhou Tai couldn't help making this mistake.The [-] Cao troops outside the city can be destroyed with a snap of his fingers.

Lu Dai has been a leading general for a long time, and he is calm by nature, without the kind of arrogance and self-confidence in Zhou Tai's heart.He looked at the [-] cavalry again.

"Youping, the Cao army outside the city should not be underestimated. When I was in Shouchun some time ago, I heard that Cao Cao obtained a group of war horses through the relationship in Jizhou, and selected elite cavalry from the army to train them. They are called tiger and leopard cavalry. The [-] cavalry outside the city should be tiger and leopard cavalry!"

"Although there are more than [-] horses in our city, half of them are sailors who have been fighting on warships all year round. If we go out of the city to fight, it will be a disaster. After I sent the battle report to the lord, the lord ordered General Zhou Yu to lead the army to come to support. Before General Zhou arrives, we just need to secure this city!"

Lu Dai led the navy all the year round, and he was proficient in attacking cities and commanding infantry, but his confidence was not as strong as in water warfare. Now he does not seek nothing but nothing.After all, leading the army to Lien Chan and Lian Jie and successfully winning Xinye, this credit is already great enough.There is no need to take risks for military exploits.

Zhou Tai looked at Lu Dai's firm expression, and knew that there was no way to persuade him. The other party was the main general. He could only sigh long, staring at the soldiers of Cao Jun under the city, full of unwillingness.

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"General Xiahou, Xinye has been occupied by Gao Cheng's army. What should we do now? Should we forcibly attack the city?" Under the city, a cavalry lieutenant in full armor asked Xiahouyuan.

After so many years of training, Xia Houyuan is no longer a small soldier who only knew how to fight with Cao Cao, but a general who can lead an army.

He is known as General Shenxing, and his personality is a bit impatient, but after seeing the Xinye city wall and the Yangzhou soldiers looming on the city wall, he exhaled and said: "You can't attack the city. The army I brought this time, the elite is With [-] tigers and leopards, how can the world use cavalry to attack a city. Except for [-] elite soldiers, other infantry cannot break through Xinye City guarded by Lu Dai!"

"Send the news to the lord first, and ask him to make a decision!"

Neither Xia Houyuan nor Lu Dai acted rashly, and passed on news to each other.Soon Cao Cao sent an order to Xia Houyuan to stand by where he was, and the main force he led would arrive soon.He must not sit back and watch Gao Cheng annex Jingzhou so easily.

Yuan Shao from Hebei and Gao Cheng from Jiangnan.If both of them can fully control their own territory, then besides developing eastward, Cao Cao can only be sandwiched between the two princes of the south and the north, without any possibility of rising.

Yuan Shao occupies Hebei, and Hebei and the Central Plains are flat, which is conducive to cavalry assault.At this time, Cao Cao didn't have the confidence to compete with Yuan Shao's army with the newly trained tiger and leopard cavalry.

However, Yangzhou is located in the east of the Yangtze River, and he is good at boats and ships. He is definitely not very good at infantry combat and siege of cities, so Cao Cao wants to give it a go. He uses his tiger and leopard cavalry to attack and drive the Yangzhou army out of Xiangyang.

After a few days.An army of 25 led by Cao Cao arrived slowly, but before Xia Houyuan could cheer up, Zhou Yu also led an army of more than [-] to go north.He was very ostentatious along the way, known as an army of millions.

The combined armies of both sides have more than 100 million people, all gathered around Xinye.

After the two armies rested for a day, Zhou Yu and Lu Dai led the army to leave the city and set up an army formation in the field outside the city. More than [-] troops covered the sky and covered the sun. On the vast plain, horses neighed and people crowded.The evil spirit of so many soldiers condensed and scattered the clouds over the battlefield.

On the opposite side of the Yangzhou army, Cao Cao's 35 army also lined up.In the central army, Cao Cao, Cao Ren, Xia Houyuan, and Cao Hong are in the middle, and beside them are generals Li Dian, Yu Jin, and a heavy man with a halberd.

"My lord, the Yangzhou army has too many troops! And they all seem to be experienced veterans. If we go to war, it will be very bad for our army!" Cao Ren said solemnly.

As soon as he said this, Xia Houyuan and Cao Hong nodded again and again.No, the opponent's army is twice as strong as their own. If they were recruits, they would still have the strength to fight, but the opponent's army was so powerful that it looked like an elite in a hundred battles. They couldn't afford to fight head-on with such an army.

Yu Jin and Li Dian had never experienced the battle of so many soldiers and horses, so they had no idea and agreed with Cao Ren's statement.

Cao Cao was also a little dignified in his heart, but there was no worry on his face, but he raised his head and laughed.Then he said to the people around him with a normal expression: "Zixiao is right, but you have ignored the biggest weakness of the other party!"

"Ah, what's the weakness?" Cao Ren asked hastily.

Holding the whip in his right hand, Cao Cao pointed at the armored tiger and leopard cavalry beside him, and said with a smile: "The opponent's weakness is the cavalry! The tens of thousands of cavalry we have trained hard can break through thousands of troops! And, General Dian is the champion of the three armies, He is a peerless general, with him acting as the blade to lead the charge, the power of tens of thousands of cavalry can be exerted ten times!"

"Tell me, what power is there in the world that can block the impact of hundreds of thousands of cavalry? Gentlemen, our army will surely win this battle!"

(End of this chapter)