Seeing that something was not going well, Shi Huan took advantage of the two men's horses to be separated, turned the horse's head, and chased Han Hao's back.
The soldiers of Cao's army who were killing him saw that their general had escaped and had no intention of fighting. They turned around quickly and chased in the direction of the general.
The baggage team was originally composed of some old and weak soldiers and some civilian husbands. When they saw that the soldiers who were protecting them ran away, they all ran away in a swarm. The remaining old and weak people could not run away, so they could only kneel down and surrender, shouting for mercy.
Cheng Lian was overjoyed when he saw this, and hurriedly ordered his soldiers to chase Han Hao, but was stopped by Zhang Liao.
"Lao Cheng, no, Maling Mountain is in front of us. Marquis Wen has specifically told us that we must not enter the mountain."
The person Cheng Lian admired the most was Lu Bu, and the person he feared the most was also Lu Bu. When Zhang Liao mentioned it, he could only give up.
Zhang Liao was afraid that Cao Mengde would come out to seize the grain again, so he hurriedly ordered the surrendered civilians to drive the ox carts and push the carts to transport the baggage back the same way.
At the same time, together with Cheng Lian, he led the Bingzhou cavalry to break up the rear.
After Han Hao and Shi Huan fled into the mountains, Cao Cao hurriedly sent someone to ask if Lu Bu had entered the mountains. When he heard that Lu Bu had not chased them in, his face suddenly turned livid.
Xu Chu shouted, "Oh no, if they don't chase us in, wouldn't all our food be lost?"
Cao Hong said hurriedly, "My lord, why don't you let the general lead a team of soldiers and horses to get the food back?"
Cao Cao was stunned and subconsciously turned to look at Cheng Yu.
Cheng Yu sighed, "My lord, I'm afraid this plan has failed. If we go out now, we might be able to get the food back. If it's too late, when Lu Bu'er leads the army, the food may really be lost." "
After hearing these words, Cao Cao gritted his teeth and said, "Send the order and the army will leave Maling Mountain and immediately pursue Lu Bu's army."
At this point, Cao Cao turned to look at a young and handsome general and said loudly, "Zihe, the army is a little slow. You take all the cavalry and go out of Maling Mountain immediately. You must hold them back until the army arrives."
The young and handsome general was Cao Ren's younger brother Cao Chun. He was known to be talented and learned. In the fourth year of the Zhongping Dynasty, at the age of only 18, he took up the post of Huangmen Shilang.
Cao Cao knew how powerful the cavalry was, so he wanted to build a cavalry team like the Bingzhou cavalry to gallop on the battlefield for him.
Cao Chun was one of the people he trusted the most and valued the most. Therefore, Cao Cao gathered all the horses. Although they had not yet become tiger and leopard cavalry, the cavalry team was basically formed and was already quite lethal.
The coach of this team is the young Commander Cao Chun.
Cao Chun cupped his hands and raised the corners of his mouth, "Lord, please don't worry, they can't escape my grasp."
Cao Ren frowned, "Zihe, although you are also commanding cavalry, outside the mountain is the Bingzhou cavalry, which is famous all over the world. You have to be careful. If you are unable to defeat them, you only need to delay and concentrate on waiting for the arrival of the army. "
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When Zhang Liao and Cheng Lian were retreating, they had just gone more than ten miles when a spy came to report.
"General Qi, a group of cavalry rushed out of Maling Mountain and are already heading this way."
Hearing the news, Cheng Lian laughed, "How dare you chase them out? That's just right. We can eliminate them together and save trouble."
Zhang Liao frowned, feeling surprised and a little scared. It seemed that Cao Mengde was really hiding in Maling Mountain.
"Urge the baggage team in front to let them leave quickly, Lao Cheng, we will break up the rear."
Cheng Lian laughed nonchalantly, "Old Zhang, what are you afraid of? Your brothers and I have thousands of troops rushing over, are you still afraid of them?"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a faint sound of rapid horse hooves on the official road ahead.
Ta-ta-ta!
The sound of horse hoofbeats was getting closer and closer, rapid and chaotic. Zhang Liao's expression changed and he said with a wry smile, "Lao Cheng, there are quite a few people here. It seems that we are in trouble this time."
In the distance, the horse's hooves rolled up a large plume of smoke, almost covering the sky, rolling towards this direction with a rumble.
Seeing that the enemy had so many surprise soldiers, Cheng Lian also put away the smile on his face and looked solemn, but his eyes were full of excitement and there was no fear at all.
"I can't believe they also have cavalry."
Zhang Liao turned around and looked at the Bingzhou cavalry behind him, raised the spear in his hand and roared angrily.
"Who is the strongest cavalry in the world?"
Zhang Liao's roar awakened the dusty memories of the soldiers, and they shouted in unison as they recalled the scene of galloping on the battlefield.
"The Bingzhou cavalry are invincible in the world."
Cheng Lian also raised the spear in his hand and shouted, "The Bingzhou cavalry are invincible in the world."
The soldiers became even more excited, raising their sabers one after another and shouting loudly.
"The Bingzhou cavalry are invincible in the world."
Everyone shouted in unison, the sound was like a thunderbolt, it shook the sky far away, and actually suppressed the sound of rolling horse hooves.
Cao Chun led the cavalry to five miles away and immediately gave the order, "Stop the whole army."
"General Qi, there are about 700 people in Lu Bu's army."
Upon hearing the number of the opponent's cavalry, Cao Chun raised the corners of his mouth with a disdainful sneer.
The opponent has more than 700 people, while our own side has 1,200 horses and 1,200 carefully selected soldiers.
In order to train this cavalry team well, Cao Chun relied on his status to select elites from various armies. As long as he liked them, even if they were captains or captains in the original army, they would come here obediently. Come be an ordinary cavalryman.
Cao Chun can guarantee that even if all 120 of his cavalry are dismounted, facing the same 1,200 infantry, they will still win without any suspense.
Although the opponent is the once powerful Bingzhou cavalry, so what? The number of cavalry on our side is almost twice that of the opponent. Is there any reason to lose?
Stopping, not because of fear, but because the war horse needs a short rest before launching its strongest charge.
Zhang Liao saw that the other party had stopped, turned to look at Cheng Lian, and suddenly laughed, "Lao Cheng, it seems that the other party also knows some cavalry and knows how to recharge his batteries."
Cheng Lian sneered disdainfully, "Then let him see what a real cavalry is."
Zhang Liao laughed and nodded. The two of them roared at the same time and rushed out first.
Ta-ta-ta!
The cavalry behind the two men immediately mobilized their horses and galloped out.
Although there were more than 700 horses galloping, the cavalry on the horses were silent. No one shouted wildly. Only the sound of horse hooves was heard in the entire charging team.
Cao Chun snorted coldly, "Since you dare to rush over first, I will let you have a taste of my power."
At this point, Cao Chun waved his hand vigorously and shouted, "Charge the whole army, and I will completely defeat them."
"As commanded."
Ta-ta-ta!
The sound of horse hooves gradually sounded, and countless shouts of killing rang out in the ranks. The shouts shook the sky, and everyone was immediately boosted in morale and showed extraordinary courage.
"Kill!"
"Ahhh!"
The two armies were not far apart from each other, and it didn't take long before they rushed not far away.
Seeing the cavalry rushing over from a distance, the number of which was obviously much smaller than his own, a disdainful sneer suddenly appeared on Cao Chun's lips.
At this moment, Zhang Liao and Cheng Lian shouted in unison at the same time. The next moment, the two soldiers divided into two groups and ran sideways.
"volley."
As the words fell, the bows and arrows that the Bingzhou cavalry had prepared were drawn as fast as possible and shot out almost at the same time.
Whoosh!
Countless arrows flew into the air, shrouding the opponent like dark clouds.
"Ahhh!"
The dark clouds fell, and Cao Jun's soldiers who rushed in front were hit by arrows one after another. They screamed and fell off their horses. They were quickly trampled by the hooves of the horses behind and turned into mud.
"Ahhh!"
The cavalry behind saw the companion in front falling down, and although they wanted to stop, how could the galloping horse stop at the request? They could only watch the horse's hooves trample on the companion's body, and listen to the screams of the companion, although they were heartbroken. , but there is nothing we can do.
Some soldiers hurriedly turned their horses' heads to avoid the fallen comrade in front of them, but his move immediately caused chaos in the entire team.
Countless horses collided with each other, and the Cao soldiers on the horses fell down immediately. They only had time to let out one or two screams, and then there was no more sound.
Ta-ta-ta!
Just when the Korean soldiers were panicking, the terrifying sound came again.
"volley."
Whoosh!
"Ahhh!"
The smile on the corner of Cao Chun's mouth had long since disappeared, and there was actually a trace of fear in his eyes.
He was at the back of the team, so he could clearly see the scene in front of him.
Although the enemy did not rush over, the waves of arrows immediately caused confusion among the cavalry on their side.
Although not many people were actually shot, there were many soldiers who fell off their horses due to the confusion.
Cao Chun watched his carefully selected soldiers being killed one by one under the hooves of horses. He felt heartbroken and screamed desperately.
"Stop, stop everyone."
But the shouts around him were so loud that for a while, no one heard him.
No one in Cao's cavalry wanted to charge into the battle, and all they wanted to think about was how to escape from this land of death.
The Bingzhou cavalry ran all the way around Cao Jun's cavalry. The bows and arrows in their hands kept firing. Countless arrows flew through the air and kept hitting Cao Jun's cavalry.
Seeing that his side could only take a beating, Cao Chun shouted desperately, "Hurry up, rush over and we will win."
But how is that possible?
The Bingzhou cavalry are famous all over the world, on the one hand because of their bravery, and on the other hand, they are invincible in tactics.
The cavalry trained by Cao Chun were, at best, nothing more than soldiers on horseback.
But the cavalry in the Bingzhou Iron Cavalry are definitely not as simple as just riding a horse.
Every cavalryman, whether it is a spear, a short sword, or even a bow and arrow, must be very proficient in order to become a qualified cavalryman.
When Lu Bu was in charge of the Bingzhou cavalry, he even ranked bows and arrows first. Every cavalry member must be able to shoot on horseback to be considered qualified.
It is not that simple to train a qualified iron cavalry. Whether it is a long-range attack or a charge, it must be extremely powerful to be considered a qualified iron cavalry.
Now, comparing Cao Jun's cavalry led by Cao Chun and Bingzhou's cavalry is like comparing a three-year-old child to a mature man.
Zhang Liao and Cheng Lian led two teams of Bingzhou cavalry, wandering around Cao Jun's cavalry, their bows and arrows never stopping.
Whoosh!
"Ahhh!"
The soldiers of Cao's army were shot and fell on their backs. They were already defeated.
Although the battle was still going on, and the two sides did not even have direct contact, Cao Chun knew that he was defeated.
Cao's cavalry was still chasing blindly, but to no avail, they just became the target of Bingzhou's cavalry.
Seeing his cavalrymen fall to the ground one by one after being hit by arrows, or their horses trampled like mud, Cao Chun knew it was over and suddenly roared angrily.
"Retreat, the entire army retreats."
By now, Cao Chun knew that if he did not retreat, all 1,200 cavalry under his command would be lost here.
As the cavalry commander, Cao Chun issued a second wrong order to retreat.
When Zhang Liao and Cheng Lian saw each other turning their horses and retreating, they immediately shouted.
"The whole army listens to the order. The enemy has retreated and is now launching a charge."
The moment Cao Jun's cavalry turned their horses' heads, they had become lambs to be slaughtered, without any resistance.
Because the moment they turned around, they knew they were defeated, and they no longer had the will to fight in their hearts. The spears in their hands were useless, and they were only thinking about how to escape.
The two cavalry teams of Zhang Liao and Cheng Lian, like two sharp knives, rushed into Cao Jun's camp.
"Kill!"
"Ahhh!"
At this moment, loud shouts of killing could be heard from the Bingzhou cavalry, causing Cao's soldiers who were already in a panic to flee in all directions.
Zhang Liao and Cheng Lian led the troops to the front, waving their spears constantly, killing Cao's soldiers and screaming in agony.
The Bingzhou cavalry were like no one in a desert among Cao's soldiers, charging rampantly and unstoppable.
Cao's cavalry camp was divided into two sections, and then was divided again.
Cao Chun's troops were defeated and fled, but Zhang Liao and Cheng Lian refused to let him go. They continued to pursue and fight until they reached the Maling Pass. They were afraid of being ambushed, so they withdrew their troops.
Cao Cao was anxious about the gain and loss of his baggage team, so he led his troops in pursuit. Before he reached the mountain pass, he saw smoke and dust billowing in front of him from a distance, and the sound of horse hooves came from the distance. He felt strange.
At this moment, the spy hurried back, "Oh no, General Cao Chun was defeated and fled back with the remaining troops."
"What?"
Upon hearing the spy's report, Cao Cao was suddenly shocked and his face turned ugly.
The sound of horse hooves in the distance was getting closer and closer, and a group of cavalry could be vaguely seen running towards this direction.
Looking at the size of the cavalry in the distance, Cao Cao couldn't help but tremble, and secretly cried out in his heart.
These 1,200 war horses were something he finally managed to get together after years of saving.
You know, there is a shortage of horses in the Central Plains. Every horse is very valuable, and even if you have money, you can't buy it.
I am afraid that not even half of the soldiers and horses who have returned now are gone. How could this not make Cao Cao feel very distressed.
Soon, in front of the galloping cavalry, Cao Chun quickly ran in front of Cao Cao, fell to his knees with a plop, and choked with sobs.
"My lord, I have failed to trust you. Please punish me. I will never complain."
Cao Cao looked straight at Cao Chun's powerful horses and took a deep breath, "The enemy has more soldiers and horses than you?"
Cao Chun looked ashamed and shook his head, "They only have more than 700 people."
Cao Cao gritted his teeth, "Did you fall into their plan?"
Cao Chun was so embarrassed that he wanted to crawl into the cracks in the ground, "No, I was defeated from the front."
Cao Cao couldn't bear it any longer and roared angrily, "1,200 cavalry cannot defeat 700 enemies."
