With the additional troops, Li Huan gained the confidence to continue his fierce attack.
A large number of Xiliang Army soldiers continued to approach Cao Zhang's camp and charged into the camp.
At this time, in addition to the archers arrayed in Cao's camp, spearmen and sword and shield soldiers also rushed out to defend, causing Li Huan's troops to be blocked at the entrance of the camp and unable to break through.
Li Huan did not expect to encounter stubborn resistance from Cao Zhangjun, and was inspired to fight. He roared loudly and commanded the troops to charge hard.
Under his attack, Cao Zhang's defenders never retreated at all and still defended tenaciously.
At this time, Li Huan could see clearly through the moonlight and the chaotic torches in Cao Jun's camp that the person commanding the defense in Cao Jun's camp was actually Cao Zhang himself.
I saw Cao Zhang holding a sword, constantly raising his arms and shouting, arranging the soldiers in the camp to adjust their formations to resist the attack of the Xiliang army.
Li Huan carefully observed the situation in Cao Zhang's camp and discovered some clues.
Although Cao Zhangjun's defense was tenacious, it obviously only relied on the terrain and the fortifications in the camp. The number of soldiers actually participating in the defense was not large. This is also an important reason why the Xiliang Army was able to continue to approach Cao Jun's camp.
"Could it be that Cao Zhang only left a small number of troops for defense and sent out all the others?" Li Huan muttered secretly in his heart, thinking about what was going on.
This was naturally Cao Zhang's plan. He deliberately led a thousand soldiers to defend the camp in person, in order to create the illusion that the army was alone and there was no ambush, so as to lure the Xiliang army into an ambush.
At this time, he saw the increasing pressure on the Xiliang army and realized that his tactics had achieved results.
"Pass my military order and defend with all your strength. No Xiliang army will be allowed to enter the camp!" Cao Zhang shouted loudly and gave the order.
The messengers around him shouted and passed his orders downwards, and the sound of persistence spread throughout Cao Jun's camp.
Although the soldiers of Cao Zhang's army were small in number, they were all elite soldiers who had been rigorously trained by Xu Huang. Facing the attack of the Xiliang army that was several times their size, they did not panic at all and still maintained a tenacious defense and resisted the enemy's attack.
Li Huan paid attention to the situation in Cao Zhang's camp, and his brows furrowed tighter and tighter.
There were obviously not many soldiers in Cao Zhang's camp, but they were able to block the impact of nearly 10,000 of his soldiers. This combat effectiveness was truly astonishing.
Now that Cao Zhang was right in front of him, should he immediately notify Li Shi and lead his troops to attack together and capture Cao Zhang as soon as possible; or should he wait for the situation before making a decision.
Li Huan was hesitant here, but Cao Zhangjun had already used their special skills.
The catapults and ballistae originally used to attack the city were also moved out, and together they launched an attack on the Xiliang army outside the camp gate.
The Xiliang army was so numerous that it was difficult to break through the camp gate. Instead, it became a target for Cao Zhang's army. Many people were killed and wounded by flying stone bullets and powerful crossbow arrows.
Li Huan, who was outside the camp, saw the changes in the battle situation, and began to feel that something was wrong.
The situation in front of him was obviously not that Cao Zhang had set up an ambush in the camp and was waiting for him to enter the camp to launch an ambush, but that he was fully defending.
Now, although the Xiliang Army has gained a certain advantage, Cao Zhang's army's defense is still very tight. In this case, it will not be easy to break through Cao Zhang's army's defense if you only rely on the troops and horses in your hands to attack step by step.
A thought flashed through Li Huan's mind.
In the current battle situation, is there another possibility that Cao Zhang did not ambush the troops in the camp, nor did he think of leading his troops in a sneak attack, so he could only defend with all his strength?
Thinking about it this way, Li Huan felt that everything made sense.
After all, Cao Zhang was at an absolute disadvantage in terms of military strength. If he really used the emperor's envoy as bait and sent most of his troops to ambush, it was entirely possible.
If so, the result now is that they overestimated Cao Zhang and complicated a simple problem.
At this time, an idea flashed through his mind: send someone to give Li Shi an order and mobilize him to join the attack on Cao Zhang's camp. As long as he can break through the defense line and enter the camp, he can directly face Cao Zhang. At that time, it didn't matter whether Cao Zhang had an ambush or not, as long as he was killed first.
But this kind of behavior is still risky after all. Li Huan did not dare to make a decision easily and has not made a decision for a long time.
"Uncle, what is going on?" Li Huan was still hesitant, but Li Shi had already arrived on horseback.
There were constant shouts of killing in front of Cao Zhang's camp, but he had not received the latest news for a long time. He was also very anxious and ordered his lieutenant to bring his troops and horses. He flew over in person to check the situation.
"Cao Zhang personally led the troops to defend, and it will be difficult for our army to break through Cao Jun's defense for a while!" Li Huan responded to Li Shi.
"Cao Zhang?!" Li Shi's eyes suddenly widened and he looked hard in the direction of Cao Zhang's camp. Sure enough, he also saw Cao Zhang's figure in the noisy and chaotic crowd.
Li Shi immediately gritted his teeth and said angrily: "Uncle, Cao Zhang is right in front of you, why don't you launch a general attack?"
"Have you not noticed that there are not many soldiers and horses in Cao Zhang's camp? I'm worried that this is a trick by him to lure his troops, just to lure my entire army to attack and then launch an ambush!" Li Huan explained his concerns to Li Shi.
"So what if there's an ambush? Cao Zhang is right in front of us. Let's attack with all our strength and kill Cao Zhang. Cao's army is leaderless. What else can I do?! This is an excellent opportunity. How could uncle just sit back and wait to miss it!?" Li Shi was annoyed. Di shouted, urging Li Huan.
Li Shi's words stimulated Li Huan and made him determined.
Without any further hesitation, he drew out the sword from his waist, pointed it in the direction of Cao Zhang's camp, and loudly ordered Li Shi: "Mobilize the entire army, attack Cao Zhang's camp, and be sure to kill Cao Zhang!"
Li Shi was overjoyed to receive Li Huan's order, and immediately agreed to Pegasus to go back and mobilize the army to help in the battle.
In the blink of an eye, Li Shi returned with 20,000 troops and horses, and 30,000 elite troops from the Xiliang Army joined the battlefield and launched an attack on Cao Zhang's camp.
"Kill me!" Li Shi took the lead and loudly directed the troops to charge and kill!
Under Li Shi's instructions, the soldiers of the Xiliang Army fought while shouting. The sound was so loud that it hit the gate of Cao Zhang's camp like a tide.
Cao Zhang had already clearly seen the changes in the enemy's strength. The corners of his mouth raised slightly, revealing a faint smile.
He knew that the Xiliang army had completely fallen into his trap and dispatched all the main forces to attack.
The sudden increase in enemy troops also put great pressure on Cao Zhangjun's defense. Originally there were only a thousand soldiers, barely supported by the terrain, fortifications and various defensive equipment, but now they were completely unable to withstand the impact of the 30,000-strong army.
"Send the order, retreat slowly, and let the enemy troops enter the camp!" Cao Zhang decisively ordered and started the second step of action.
After receiving the order, Cao Zhang's army began to slowly give up some defensive offensives, retreated backwards, and gradually retreated into the interior of the camp, leaving the gate of the camp to allow the Xiliang army to enter.
Seeing that Cao Zhang's army began to retreat slowly, Li Shi, who was commanding the attack, became even more excited. He waved his weapons and shouted loudly: "Cao's army can't hold it anymore. Charge with all your strength and enter the enemy camp to kill Cao Zhang! You have all forgotten Did the general give you a heavy reward!?"
At this time, Li Shi again mentioned the heavy reward offered by Li Jue, which was a huge stimulus to the Xiliang army, which was already a little tired. They seemed to have regained their fighting power and attacked frantically.
At this time, Cao Zhang's army was no longer completely retreating in accordance with his instructions, but was really unable to resist and was in a rapid retreat.
At this time, Li Huan also saw that Cao Zhang's army could not hold on anymore. He even regretted why he did not take action earlier, maybe he could kill Cao Zhang faster.
"Kill!" Li Huan's fighting spirit also burst out. He waved his sword and personally led the troops to attack!
Without the cover of fortifications, Cao Zhang's army could only fight hand-to-hand with the enemy troops attacking from all directions in the camp of the main camp. The number of casualties among the troops continued to rise.
In the dense forest outside the camp, Xu Huang and Duan Yan were ambushing on both sides. They had been inquiring about the fighting situation in the camp.
In fact, there is no need for scouts to report back at this time. Just hearing the shouts of killing in the distance, one can feel that the Xiliang army has launched a crazy attack and entered the camp of Cao Zhang's army.
Xu Huang was worried about Cao Zhang, but he kept Cao Zhang's instructions in mind. He didn't see the red lantern rising, so he couldn't attack and could only continue to wait.
He held the ax in his hand tightly, and the war horse beneath him also felt the owner's nervousness and kept scratching the ground with its hooves.
Duan Xuan on the other side was equally nervous at this time, anxiously waiting for Cao Zhang to send a signal...
