On a midsummer night, the evening breeze is just right, making people miss their bed.
Cao Hong, who had been marching for three consecutive days, chose a valley to camp and prepared for a night of repairs. Firstly, he reconfirmed the situation on the other side of Xiaopei, and secondly, he also prepared for the war.
On the hill outside the valley, Lu Bu looked at the piles of bonfires and initially judged that the number of people was consistent with what Wei Yue reported.
"Marquis Wen, it seems that Cao's army is tired from marching for days. There are only two teams of sentries around." Gao Shun pointed to two teams of night patrol sergeants not far away.
A temporary camp like this is unsafe to defend, and enough sentries are usually sent out. Perhaps Cao Jun is confident that no one will notice.
Who would have thought that they would appear so suddenly.
"Boping, you lead a group of cavalry and attack from the west. I will attack from the east. I will immediately approach the Chinese army's tent and kill the general and seize the flag to chill the morale of the army!"
When marching and fighting, Lu Bu was a good hand. His face was as calm as water, and he was as calm as if he was doing an insignificant task.
He earned the reputation of a flying general by slaughtering the barbarians in those years, and the battle against King Dong Qin allowed him to accumulate experience and further improve his military quality.
These all vindicated Lu Bu's name among others.
The two of them each led 1,500 cavalry and went their separate ways.
This kind of sneak attack battle was outstanding. Lu Bu did not bring any infantry, and all three thousand cavalry under his command came out.
Since it was a temporary camp, there was no stronghold, and there was no so-called camp gate. When Lu Bu and his cavalry saw that the distance was almost the same, they suddenly accelerated.
"Dong dong dong~"
When the sentry in charge of night patrol found out, he immediately sounded the gong warning on his body.
In the next breath, the guard who struck the gong was hit by an arrow in the throat, and the power of the arrow carried him away.
Cao Jun, who was awakened by the gong, rushed out of the tent with a ring-shaped sword. Before he could figure out what was going on, Fang Tian's painted halberd came towards him.
The chest of the person who was photographed was deflated, and he flew out like a kite with a broken string, with blood mist spraying wantonly from his mouth.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Don't mess up!"
All Cao's troops came were elite, and they did not take off their armor even when sleeping, so they could react so quickly.
However, every time they gathered together and wanted to fight back, a fiery red horse that was taller than ordinary war horses would rush towards them, followed by patches of cold light, and many people did not even see it clearly. The man looked like he was holding his throat and fell to the ground.
"Uncle, it's not good. There are cavalry attacking the camp. They are attacking from both sides. The camp is in chaos now!"
Cao Xiu, who was only eighteen years old, followed Cao Hong to the battlefield to gain experience for the first time and was attacked by a sneak attack. His lips could not stop trembling when he spoke.
"Don't mess up! If you mess up, you will lose!"
Cao Hong, who had gone through several battles in Xingyang and Puyang, remained calm in the face of danger. He picked up a big sword and rushed out of the military tent. After roughly judging the situation, he made a decision immediately, "There are not many people coming, but the killing is sudden. I will go to Xizhai." Defeat the enemy and take people to Dongzhai!"
"Here!"
The two men each mounted their horses and led the cavalry into action.
"Cao Wenlie! Cao Wenlie! Cao Wenlie!"
As Cao Xiu galloped, he imitated Cao Hong and shouted his name, so that the panicked soldiers knew that the general was still there and there was no need to panic.
Wherever they went, the sergeants did become much calmer.
On the battlefield, Lu Bu followed his usual tactics, taking the lead and taking advantage of the Red Rabbit Horse to rush into the crowd and tear an opening. The cavalry behind him immediately rushed forward and quickly annexed the regiments one by one.
"Thieves will have a common name!"
After overthrowing four cavalrymen in a row, Cao Xiu found some sense and was not afraid of Lu Bu, who was obviously much bigger than him.
"Lu Fengxian!"
Along with this tiger roar, seven Cao soldiers were swept away by Fang Tian's painted halberd and flew out. After landing, they plowed out a trail of blood.
The moment Lu Fengxian yelled out these three words, you could clearly see that all Cao Jun's movements were sluggish.
Cao Xiu took in a breath of cold air and suddenly felt a biting chill deep in his back.
Among people, Lu Bu is an insurmountable peak that stands before the generals in the world.
During the battle at Puyang, six men, Xu Chu, Dian Wei, Xiahou Dun, Xia Houyuan, Li Dian, and Le Jin, surrounded and suppressed him but could not kill him.
It was the first time for Cao Xiu to go to the battlefield and the first time to see Lu Bu. However, when these two things were combined, it became a nightmare.
Before he could recover, Lu Bu was already heading towards him, and Fang Tian's painted halberd dragged a deep mark on the ground.
Cao Xiu gritted his teeth and let out a roar to strengthen his courage, and stabbed Lu Bu in the face with his spear.
Lu Bu refused to dodge, Fang Tian's halberd came first and knocked the spear crooked. It was just a simple collision, but the humming sound coming from the gun's body actually made the silver gun almost fall out of his hand.
Damn, what a domineering power!
When he wanted to withdraw his spear and launch a second attack, a cold light flashed before his eyes, and then the world began to turn, and the surrounding sounds began to fade away.
In the blur, he saw a headless corpse falling straightly from the horse, and then the world fell into darkness.
"The general is dead, soldiers rush in with me!"
With the death of Cao Xiu, the morale of Lu Bu's army exploded, and they shouted: "Marquis Wen is invincible, Marquis Wen is invincible, Marquis Wen is invincible!"
Lu Bu took the lead in clearing the way, his fiery red cloak making a sound. If anyone was in his way, his halberd would pass by, and the blood mist would fill the air.
In the chaotic battlefield, he single-handedly carves out a bloody path and leads the way for the cavalry behind him.
Not long after, they arrived at the Chinese military tent. After cutting off the fluttering "Cao" banner, they opened the bonfire in front of them. The fire engulfed the entire Chinese military tent at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Dang Dang Dang~"
A rapid blast of gongs sounded, signaling retreat.
Lu Bu wiped the blood splattered on his face. The evening breeze carried the smell of burnt linen. He laughed happily, raised his halberd, "Kill me!"
Pursuing and killing was necessary. He didn't care about the capture, and he didn't care that Cao Cao's army was accompanying him without any baggage. Naturally, it was impossible to plunder any supplies, but he wanted to tell Cao Cao that there would be a price to pay for attacking me!
That night, Cao's army was chased for thirty miles, with countless casualties and casualties.
The next morning, Gao Shunxing hurriedly ran to Lu Bu who was sitting under the tree with his eyes closed, and said with a grin:
"Marquis Wen, one thousand, three hundred and sixty-four horses of Cao's army were captured in this battle!"
War horses are the most precious resource, and they are even more priceless in Xuzhou, which does not produce war horses.
This batch of war horses was a great help to Lu Bu, whose procurement channels were blocked by Cao Cao and Yuan Shao in the west and north.
Lu Bu also smiled. He stood up and breathed a sigh of relief. With these horses, he could form a team of cavalry in time.
Yunwen, this great victory is all due to you.
I will remember.
"How are you, brothers?" After a while, Lu Bu looked at the excited Gao Shun.
"One hundred and seventeen people were killed in the battle, and more than 300 were slightly or seriously injured." Gao Shun's face was filled with distress.
At the cost of more than 400 casualties, 5,000 Cao's troops were defeated and more than 1,000 horses were captured. This is usually a good harvest, but this time it was a sneak attack after all, and Gao Shun felt that it was still too much.
"This time is different from usual, all the elites of Cao's army are here. Such casualties are already a great victory."
Lu Bu patted him on the shoulder and said, "Bury the brothers well."
