On the north bank of Bianshui River, Xu Rong's army was slowly marching eastward.
The army's banners were fluttering and flags were flying.
The soldiers and generals were walking up the river close to the bank of Bianshui River in neat steps.
Xu Rong was the first to ride his horse.
The front.
A fast horse galloped from the opposite side and stopped in front of Xu Rong.
The knight on the horse clasped his fists and bowed: "General, Cao Cao's army is arrayed on the river bank ten miles away, preparing to attack our army, with a radius of twenty miles.
No other princes’ soldiers and horses were found within.”
Xu Rong looked at the situation of the Bianhe River on the right.
It was the rainy season in April.
The water level of the river had risen a lot and the flow rate was very fast.
If you fell into the river at this time, you would be washed away.
Eighty-nine times he will lose his life.
Xu Rong pondered for a moment and ordered to the scout who reported the news: "From now on, kill all enemy spies and spies."
"Yes," the scout clasped his fists, hit his horse and turned around.
Xu Rong turned to the messenger and ordered: "Command, order the cavalry to be on the right wing of the army, and the infantry to form a fish-scale formation."
The army adjusted its formation while marching, and finally completed the change of formation after walking about five miles.
The so-called fish scale formation is to divide the soldiers into several fish scale-shaped small square formations arranged in echelons.
The front end is slightly protruding, and the generals are in the middle and rear.
It is an offensive formation, but it is also defensive, but the rear is the weak point.
If the enemy gets around to the rear and launches an attack, the formation will be in chaos.
At this time, Cao Cao's army had also approached.
Cao Cao was originally chasing Liu Cheng's army, so it was naturally impossible for him to retreat when encountering the enemy.
Besides, the two armies were so close to each other.
There must be cavalry among Xu Rong's troops.
If he led If Xu Rong's army retreats, it will inevitably be overtaken by Xu Rong's cavalry.
Rather than being chased and killed, it is better to go head-on.
Even if Xu Rong's army is well-trained, he will not have no chance of winning.
Cao Cao still has a certain degree of confidence in his commanding ability.
Who is Xu Rong?
He used to be a sinecure in the Forbidden Army.
I guess he is not a talented general, otherwise he would have gotten ahead long ago.
"Brother, Xu Rong's army is pressing up.
Their cavalry is deployed on the right wing.
This is not good for us.
The infantry seems to be a fish scale formation.
I didn't expect that Xu Rong actually knows how to arrange troops."
Xia Houyuan said to Cao Cao in surprise. .
Cao Cao put up a pergola to observe and said: "Yes, this is the Fish Scale Formation.
Most of our troops are newly recruited soldiers.
They were brought out to participate in the alliance without much training.
Now they can't even set up the formation.
If you can give me half a year, I will be able to train a large army that can be deployed.
Send orders to stop advancing and wait for the enemy to arrive."
Cao Cao ordered the army to stop advancing based on the idea of saving a little physical strength.
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There was nothing he could do about it.
Soldiers and horses that had not undergone much training were inferior in terms of military discipline, coordination, tacit understanding, and physical strength.
A well-trained army.
"Stop advancing!"
Xia Houyuan looked back and raised his hands and shouted loudly, and the orders were conveyed.
After a while, the ten thousand horses stopped.
At this time, Xu Rong's army was still approaching slowly.
At this time, Xu Rong raised his hand and waved.
The herald immediately ordered the drummers to beat the drums, and the soldiers knew to march to the beat of the drums.
In the blink of an eye, the soldiers who were walking freely They immediately stepped forward to the beat of the drums, and the sound of neat footsteps instantly overwhelmed the sound of the drums.
Under the guidance of the drums, the sound of neat footsteps came out one after another, like the roar of thunder, and the ground trembled.
In front of such a prestige, the faces of Cao Jun's officers and soldiers suddenly turned pale, and each of them looked frightened.
Cao Cao's face changed drastically.
He had only fought against Liu Cheng's cavalry before and had not seen Liu Cheng send out infantry to fight.
Now Xu Rong's soldiers and horses are so elite.
How can these new recruits under his command withstand the pressure and pressure of their momentum?
The battle of baptism is still fought like this Xia Houyuan's face turned pale and he said: "This is the army of tigers and wolves, brother.
I'm afraid we will lose more than we win in this battle.
The only weakness of the Fish Scale Formation is that it's in the rear.
It's better to send all our cavalry to go around and attack, otherwise it will be difficult to win." " Cao Cao shook his head and said: "I'm afraid it won't work.
Our army only has 500 cavalry in total.
They are called cavalry, but in fact they can only ride horses.
It is impossible to rely on them to capture the flag and defeat the enemy's rear.
Besides, Xu Rong has three thousand Cavalry, he put the cavalry out Encircling the right wing is to prevent our army from sneak attack on his rear.
Now we are riding a tiger and can't get off.
Even if we are defeated, we still have to bite the bullet and fight against Miao Cai.
You go to our right wing to lead the cavalry.
You must withstand the enemy cavalry for me. attack, do you understand?”
"I understand."
Xia Houyuan agreed, clasping his fists and galloping to the right.
Cao Cao then ordered Li Dian and Le Jin: "Mancheng and Wen Qian, you two will command the infantry and archers respectively.
If Xu Rong's army comes forward, the first ten rows of infantry must withstand their attack.
Never take a step back and place the archers behind the first ten rows of infantry, waiting for orders."
Li Dian and Le Jin clasped their fists and agreed: "Follow the order."
Cao Cao has no other option now.
These soldiers have not practiced formations.
Cao Cao can only arrange them in a square formation, trying to use a dense infantry square to block the attack of Xu Rong's army, and then use archers to provide long-range strikes for cover. , if we can block the first wave of attacks from Xu Rong's army, let's see if we can launch a defensive counterattack.
When the two armies were one mile apart, Xu Rong finally reined in his horse and raised his hand.
The army suddenly stopped.
The sound of neat and roaring footsteps disappeared instantly, and only the flags were heard rustling in the river wind.
Xu Rong told a civil servant beside him: "Mr.
Gongtai, I heard that you have an old relationship with Cao Cao.
I would like to ask Mr.
Gongtai to persuade him to surrender.
If he is willing to surrender, I can ask the right general to report to the court to exempt him."
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No matter whether it succeeds or not, please pay attention to your safety, sir, and don't act on your own initiative.
After I go back this time, I will recommend you to the right general."
Chen Gong cupped his hands and bowed: "I am happy to serve you."
"Hello, Mr.
Gongtai, escort Mr.
Gongtai to see Cao Cao."
Xu Rong waved to the bodyguards around him, and the four bodyguard knights immediately escorted Chen Gong and rushed out of the military formation towards Cao Cao's army on the opposite side.
Several people rode their horses to the middle of the two armies' formations.
Chen Gong raised his neck and shouted: "Mengde, Chen Gong is here, can you come out and talk to me?"
Cao Cao politely refused the dissuasion of Li Dian and Le Jin, and led several of his bodyguards to ride in front of Chen Gong.
He reined in his horse and raised his hands, saying, "Gongtai, why are you doing this?
Even if you don't agree with me, Mr.
Cao, We should not vote on Dong Zhuo’s side to help Zhou’s misfortune.”
Chen Gong cupped his hands and smiled calmly: "Mengde, Chen surrendered to General Right, not Dong Zhuo."
Cao Cao said with a cold face: "Dong Zhuo deceived the emperor and harmed the country and the people.
Liu Cheng helped Zhou do evil.
How is this different from surrendering to Dong Zhuo?"
Chen Gong shook his head and said: "What Meng De said is wrong.
There is a natural difference between surrendering to Dong Zhuo and surrendering to General Liu.
It is true that Dong Zhuo deceived the king and harmed the country and the people, but General Liu did not help Zhou to do evil.
If General Liu hadn't restrained him, Dong Zhuo, the current emperor has long been deposed by the evil thief Dong Zhuo.
The court and the world will be harmed even more by Dong Zhuo.
Tragic.
If you want to crusade against Dong Zhuo, of course you can, but you should not raise troops without the emperor's order.
This is not a rebellion against the Qing emperor, but a rebellion against the ambitions of the Guandong princes, trying to get rid of them in the name of crusade against Dong Zhuo.
The control of the imperial court and the self-proclaimed king, do you think that everyone in the world is blind and stupid?"
Hearing this, Cao Cao was furious and said: "If I, Cao Cao, have any selfish intentions, I can ask God to punish me and make me immortal.
I can't control what other princes think, but I, Cao, am loyal to the Han Dynasty."
"Sun and Moon" Chen Gong smiled and said: "In this case, there is an opportunity now.
General Xu Rong ordered me to come and tell Meng De that if Meng De is willing to lead his army to surrender and submit to the court again, he will ask the right general to write to the emperor and the court to exempt Meng De.
How about a crime of virtue?”
"Hahaha" Cao Cao laughed, "Gongtai, Gongtai, do you think I, Cao Mengde, am a three-year-old child?
Liu Cheng doesn't agree with my political views, and I, Cao Cao, don't agree with his actions.
As the saying goes, people with different principles can't work together." , Gongtai better not think about persuading Cao to surrender."
Chen Gong sighed: "I knew that Meng De would not change his mind.
How could a person who can say that he would rather the world betray me than I betray the world give up his original intention so easily?
I'm afraid that even if he knows he is wrong, he will stick to it. " Cao Cao laughed: "Hahaha, the one who gave birth to me, the one whose parents know me, is Chen Gong."
"In that case, let's ask Meng De and General Xu to see the difference on the battlefield.
I hope Meng De will do well.
Chen also wants to see.
In the end, it was you who was wrong or I, Chen Gong, who was wrong.
Farewell " "Slow down and don't send me away" After Chen Gong returned to the formation, he bowed to Xu Rong and said: "General, Cao Cao is stubborn and stubborn.
It is difficult to persuade him to surrender.
This is a disgrace to my mission."
"No matter God is kind, it would be best if the war can be resolved without killing anyone.
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Letting you go over to persuade Cao Cao to surrender is just to do your best.
You have done your best.
Please go to the rear to rest.
Let's see what happens between me and Cao Cao.
Win or lose" Chen Gong cupped his hands, hit his horse and ran towards the rear.
Xu Rong waved his riding whip forward and calmly ordered: "Order the cavalry to attack the enemy cavalry in the first song."
The herald immediately issued orders to the flag bearers and buglers.
The flag bearers stood on the high platform and waved flags to issue orders to the cavalry.
The first cavalry received the order and immediately began to prepare.
The trumpet sounded, and the commander of the First Troop immediately raised his spear and shouted: "First Trooper of the Cavalry, follow me to attack, kill!"
"Kill!"
the five hundred cavalrymen shouted at the same time, clapped their horses and rushed towards the five hundred cavalrymen on Cao Cao's right wing, like a tiger coming out of the gate to pounce on its prey.
Xia Houyuan also knew some cavalry tactics.
He knew that he could not sit still and wait for death.
The cavalry was not a defensive unit.
If it stayed in place, it could only be passively beaten and would soon be wiped out.
He immediately led his troops to meet them.
The two cavalry were about to collide.
At this time, Xu Rong's cavalry suddenly changed direction and went around to the left.
Xia Houyuan and the five hundred cavalry behind him were greeted by waves of arrows.
"ah" The face of cavalry archer Xia Houyuan changed drastically.
He really didn't expect that such an inconspicuous army would have cavalry that could launch cavalry archery tactics.
He only felt a chill rushing into his heart.
He must not let this cavalry distance themselves any further.
It was up to them to launch cavalry and shooting tactics unscrupulously, otherwise these five hundred cavalry would not be able to withstand the opponent's constant shooting of arrows.
Xia Houyuan gathered all his strength, roared and rushed towards the cavalry, but he overestimated the riding skills of the five hundred cavalry behind him.
These cavalry who could only ride horses simply could not keep up with his speed, and he quickly killed his men.
Leaving it behind, countless arrows were shot at him.
"Chirp!"
The war horse under his crotch let out a mournful cry and fell down.
Xia Houyuan was also thrown down involuntarily, making him dizzy
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