Cao Cao led the Qingzhou soldiers on the road very quickly.
Cao Cao's Qingzhou soldiers numbered 30,000. They were the best among the best. They followed Cao Cao in the south and north. The combat effectiveness of this army is roaring. On the one hand, it is brave and fierce, and on the other hand, it will plunder everywhere if it wins.
This was tacitly approved by Cao Cao.
When Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou, Qingzhou soldiers slaughtered and looted wherever they passed. Whatever the soldiers steal belongs to the soldiers themselves. These Qingzhou soldiers are eager to fight, willing to fight, dare to fight, and even more willing to fight to the death.
Historically, Cao Cao attacked Zhang Xiu in Wancheng. Because Cao Cao slept with Zhang Xiu's aunt, Zhang Xiu rebelled. Cao Cao's army was defeated and the army fled. Qingzhou soldiers took the opportunity to plunder everywhere, but were stopped by Yu Jin.
The matter was reported to Cao Cao, and Qingzhou soldiers framed him for rebellion.
Cao Cao called Yu Jin to ask, and after hearing what Yu Jin told about the Qingzhou soldiers' plunder, Cao Cao smiled, praised Yu Jin, and promoted Yu Jin, and that was the end of the matter.
The Qingzhou soldiers were not dealt with at all.
This is Cao Cao's true direct lineage, and the Qingzhou soldiers' plundering is one of the reasons for maintaining their combat effectiveness.
Cao Cao treats the Qingzhou soldiers as his own sons. If you want your own son to fight with all his strength, and at the same time restrain your own son, it will definitely not work.
At this moment, Cao Cao didn't think about defeat at all, he only thought about defeating Lu Bu. When he learned that Lu Bu's army was coming, Cao Cao directly ordered an attack.
Twenty-six thousand Qingzhou elites attacked.
The remaining four thousand Qingzhou soldiers formed a formation behind Cao Cao, which were left to deal with emergencies.
The two armies moved towards each other and were close in an instant.
Lu Bu sat astride the red rabbit horse, his body slightly lowered, and his eyes stared forward, with a cold and stern light shining in his narrow eyes. His body undulated slightly as the red rabbit horse ran. He looked ahead, looking at the closing distance, his expression unwavering and indifferent.
Twenty steps!
Ten steps!
In the blink of an eye, Lu Bu encountered the Qingzhou soldiers who were coming to kill him.
He thrust his body forward suddenly, and Fang Tian's painted halberd flew through the air and landed on the Qingzhou soldiers. The sharp halberd blade cut into the Qingzhou soldier's body like tofu, bringing out a cloud of blood in the blink of an eye.
The Qingzhou soldier screamed, his body flew out, fell to the ground and died.
Lu Bu's face was stern, as if the god of death had come to the world. He waved the Fangtian painted halberd in his hand, and only heard a thumping sound.
The halberd blade brought out a shower of blood.
Qingzhou soldiers were killed one after another.
Lu Bu slaughtered the Qingzhou soldiers like a chicken. Even though Qingzhou's soldiers were elite, they were like paper in front of Lu Bu. He rode his horse forward, as if he were strolling through a courtyard, as if he were in a deserted place.
Zhang Liao, Cao Xing, Song Xian, Wei Xu, Hou Cheng and others each led their cavalry and charged into the Qingzhou soldiers.
Groups of cavalry were crisscrossing the Qingzhou soldiers.
Wherever they passed, Qingzhou soldiers collapsed.
At this moment, the Qingzhou soldiers seemed to have returned to the past. Three hundred thousand Qingzhou Yellow Turbans attacked Bohai County. Gongsun Zan led 20,000 infantry and cavalry and defeated the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans in a devastating manner. Blood flowed into the river and corpses blocked the river.
The fear of the past revived in the minds of countless Qingzhou soldiers.
It's the same rhythm again.
It's the same cavalry again.
"Lu Bu is here. He is more ruthless than Gongsun Zan. Run away."
Among the crowd, Qingzhou soldiers roared.
Qingzhou soldiers fled and collapsed on the front line, so that large numbers of Qingzhou soldiers continued to collapse.
The entire formation was completely in chaos.
Lu Bu was very excited when he saw this scene. He turned around, glanced in the direction of the army behind Chen Gong, smiled coldly, Fang Tian raised his halberd high, with a ferocious look on his face, and roared: "Kill Cao Cao today."
"kill!"
Lu Bu kept advancing.
The cavalry on Lu Bu's side charged forward, and the Qingzhou soldiers continued to disperse. The news soon reached Cao Cao's ears.
Cao Cao was immediately stunned.
Why did you lose?
Cao Cao's Qingzhou soldiers are elites who are victorious in every battle. It is completely unreasonable to defeat Lu Bu in a confrontation. Cao Cao ordered a counterattack and ordered his soldiers to attack, but the Qingzhou soldiers were defeated and could not be stopped at all.
At this moment, Cao Cao thought of Lu Xuan's words.
Lu Xuan specifically reminded him at the banquet yesterday that Lu Bu's army was powerful and his cavalry was invincible, but he didn't take it to heart at all.
Unexpectedly, I was at a disadvantage in an instant.
This battle is embarrassing.
Cao Cao looked at Xi Zhicai on the side and said quickly: "Zhicai, I regret that I didn't listen to the words of my virtuous son-in-law, which led to my disastrous defeat. You immediately arrange someone to ask Lu Xuan for help and let him advance the army quickly. I will do my best. Hold on, wait for him to come for reinforcements, and we will counterattack."
"Here!"
Xi Zhicai quickly arranged it.
When the soldiers passed the message, Lu Xuan got the news of Cao Cao's defeat first.
However, Lu Xuan has not sent out troops yet.
He was waiting for Cao Cao's help.
Lu Xuan waited quietly. Lu Meng looked puzzled and asked: "My lord, yesterday Cao Cao held a banquet. You advised Cao Cao to be careful of Lu Bu. Today Cao Cao and Lu Bu are fighting, and they are about to collapse. According to the news we have received, Lu Bu only has more than 10,000 people, and only Thousands of cavalry attacked, and the Qingzhou soldiers were all elite, so why did they collapse immediately?"
He looked confused.
Cao Cao's defeat in this battle was a direct collapse.
Xu Shu followed and looked over. He also felt that this battle did not resemble the combat effectiveness of Cao Cao's army.
Lu Xuan smiled softly and explained: "The reason why Cao Cao lost is actually not complicated."
"First, Cao Cao was too careless. The Qingzhou soldiers had won consecutive battles and had never been defeated, which made Cao Cao very confident. Especially this time, Cao Cao was not fully prepared and failed to contain Lu Bu's cavalry, which led to a breakthrough by Lu Bu."
"Secondly, Lu Bu was born in Bingzhou and is good at cavalry charging into formations. He is strong in his own right. He personally leads his men to break through and fight, and no one can stop him."
"Third, the Qingzhou soldiers are not fighting in a different place."
"Sun Tzu's Art of War said, 'If the land is scattered, there will be no war. The princes will fight on their own, and the land will be scattered.' This sentence means that when the princes lead troops to fight, they should avoid fighting on their own."
"Cao Cao will fight on home soil this time."
"On the one hand, the Qingzhou soldiers can't plunder even if they win. After all, they are fighting on their own territory. How can you rob? This weakens the Qingzhou soldiers' fighting spirit. On the other hand, the Qingzhou soldiers are familiar with the place. If they can't defeat Lu Bu, they will just go ahead." Run away, you can find a way anyway."
"If they fight in a different place, the Qingzhou soldiers will be able to plunder as they win. This is the source of their strength to fight. If they fight in adverse circumstances and the Qingzhou soldiers are not familiar with the place, if you just run away, you may not be able to go back, and it will not be easy for you to run around. I will fight to the death.”
"Three reasons combined, the Qingzhou soldiers collapsed."
Lu Meng's eyes lit up and he said sincerely: "My lord's analysis, I understand."
Lu Xuan smiled and looked up at the distant battlefield with deep eyes.
In this battle in history, Cao Cao and Lu Bu faced each other for the first time. Just like what happened on the battlefield, the Qingzhou soldiers were directly defeated by Lu Bu.
This time, he's here.
Suddenly, Lu Xuan's eyes lit up.
On the official road ahead, a cavalry sentry rushed over, stopped next to Lu Xuan, and reported: "Lu Shijun, the state pastor asks you to join the battle immediately."
Lu Xuan ordered: "Inform Cao Cao and dispatch Dian Wei, Xiahou Dun, and Xiahou Yuan to join the battle. All of them are wearing double armor, and prepare a thousand dead soldiers first. When my army enters the battlefield, we will charge into the formation to counterattack together."
"Here!"
The detective turned and left.
Lu Xuan's eyes were sharp and he said loudly: "Huang Zhong, Zhou Tai, and Jiang Qin obey orders."
"The general is here!"
Huang Zhong, Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin responded in unison with high morale.
Lu Xuan ordered: "The three of you, lead the 800 soldiers who entered the camp first to charge into the formation, followed by the 8000 black armored soldiers, following your banner. Lu Bu's cavalry fought with the Qingzhou soldiers for a while, and they have lost their offensive and Be energetic. We will win this battle."
"I humble my duty and obey my orders."
Huang Zhong, Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin all answered.
"Go to camp first and charge."
Jiang Qin took the lead in giving the order.
He, Huang Zhong, and Zhou Tai all wore double armor, and their whole bodies were covered by armor, which could protect themselves to the maximum extent.
The three men rushed out on horseback, followed closely by 800 Xianden, and 8,000 black-armored soldiers quickly followed. A team of nine thousand people rushed out like a torrent of steel, appeared on the official road, and quickly rushed towards the battlefield ahead.
