Chapter 72 The Great War against Xianbei

"Gentlemen, Xianbei's Ke Bineng, Tuoba Yuan, Bu Dugen and other joint troops came to invade 200,000. At present, their army is only less than a day away from us." After convening the discussion, Cao Wei took the lead in announcing this shocking news. At this time, even Ma Teng and others, who are used to the wind and rain, have changed their faces greatly, not to mention Liu Bao, the Xiongnu who has been bullied by Xianbei over the years.

The main reason why Ma Teng, Han Sui and Liu Bao promised to fight with Cao Qian is that the wind and snow in northern Xinjiang this year are too strong. Most of the cattle and sheep in the tribe froze to death, and it is very difficult for the people to spend the winter, so they rely on the war on Xianbei to stutter together. Now the three joint forces of Xianbei have attacked 200,000 yuan. Whether to do this deal or not, they began to mutter in their hearts.

Han Sui, who was the first to break the silence, known as the Nine Songs of the Yellow River, twisted his sparse goatee. Han Sui said in a low voice, "At present, we are waiting for more than 100,000 troops from the three parties. We have been out of the nest. Only the Prime Minister still has a large army to deploy in Hebei. The current situation is critical. Please ask the Prime Minister to move reinforcements here early.

Cao Wei naturally knew what Han Sui meant in this sentence, on the pretext that his military strength was insufficient, so that he could transfer troops. But now the Xianbei army will arrive in one day. How can there be no time for Cao to transfer troops calmly? In this way, Han Sui and others can just stay out of the matter and even stop the army.

Before Cao Qian could speak, the curtain of the big curtain was suddenly lifted, and then Xu Huang came in and looked at the people in the tent, but he wanted to stop talking.

"Gongming, it's okay to say anything." Cao Qian motioned Xu Huang to say whatever he had to say. When Xu Huang heard Cao Qian say this, he no longer had scruples. He immediately said, "Master, Qian Shao has just led thousands of cavalry to surrender to the Lord."

"Rean Shao?" Cao Yan and others were surprised to hear the words. The name is familiar to everyone. As an important general under Yuan Shao, although Qian Shao is not as famous as the four pillars in Hebei, but in the northern border area, Qian Shao's name is absolutely a household name. Over the years, I don't know how many Hu people have invaded Bingzhou, and they all died among the wolf iron riders under him and his command. In other words, the introduction to Bingzhou is equivalent to Yan Rou to Youzhou. In the previous battle with Yuan Shao and Yuan Tan, Cao Qian and others dealt with Qian Shao a lot, and they were also very clear about his ability.

"Why did Qian Shao come to run at this time? Will there be fraud in this?" Xiahou Dun, who sat at the first place on the left, first expressed his doubts. Cao Qian was not sure for a moment when he heard the words, so he could only order to invite Shao to come in first.

"See you, Duke Wei!" After Qian Shao entered the account, he still respectfully saluted Cao Qian first. The general was exempted from the gift, and the general gave up secretly. In fact, congratulations!" Cao can't ask too clearly for a while, so he had to say something first.

It seems that he felt Cao Qian's doubts. Qian Shao also smiled faintly and took the initiative to explain: "Shao was deeply favored by Yuan's father and son for two generations, and he should not have been half-hearted. However, it was said that Yuan Tan, in order to take private revenge, actually connected the various departments of Xianbei and made an appointment to attack the prime minister's army together. As the saying goes, different paths do not conspire with each other. Shao has been guarding the northern Xinjiang for many years and has killed countless Hu in his life. In fact, he is unwilling to do this same thing, so he can only turn his back on it. Now I have transferred to the command of the Prime Minister, just to contribute to the country.

"So it is!" When everyone heard the words, they suddenly realized. Yuan Tan's children also came with Xianbei? Xia Houyuan, who was in a hurry, heard this and asked in a hurry.

"Exactly, Yuan Tan led 50,000 troops to respond in the middle." Qian Shao replied.

"No wonder they can gather 200,000 troops. It turns out that Yuan Tan is among them." The speaker is Shan Yu Liu Bao, the Xiongnu who knows Xianbei best. As soon as they said this, everyone naturally understood that they could not gather 200,000 troops by relying on themselves alone. What should the current situation be like? Everyone is looking at Cao Hen together, waiting for him to make a decision first.

Cao Qian's expression remained unchanged at all, but asked Qian Shao, "Yuan Tan personally led 50,000 troops to attack. How many soldiers and horses does he have to guard Youzhou?"

"About 80,000, of which 50,000 are in Zhuo County and other places, and 30,000 are in Liaodong." Qian Shao replied.

"With Ju Shu and Tian Feng, how can they agree with Yuan Tan to act like this?" Han Sui, who was beside him, suddenly asked.

"Mr. Jushu and Mr. Tian Feng, General Zhang and Taishou Tian Yu all said that they could not seek the skin of the tiger, but Guo Tu, the eldest son's confidant, recommended it, so the eldest prince took a risk." Qian Shao was a little gloomy.

"I understand!" Cao Shen nodded, and then said to the crowd, "I, Cao Mengde, have fought dozens of battles since I sent troops to the north. At present, they and Yuan Tan, a scum, are fighting together to attack. These two homeless dogs think that they can become wolves if they are tied together? It is said that Yuan Shao's 700,000 troops are in Hebei, and he still regards it as idle. Today is only 200,000 yuan. What's the fear of being alone? In today's battle, Gu will ride the tiger and leopard to give Yuan Tan's child a horse, and then the princes can cover up and kill him!"

"We should advance and retreat with the Prime Minister!" Ma Teng and others also responded respectfully. The meaning in Cao's words is already obvious. This time, you are the leader, and you just need to make soy sauce. Ma Teng and others were worried that their tribe would lose too much, but now Cao Wei said that he was much more at ease.

At noon, everyone gathered. Cao Qian's 50,000 troops were in the middle, Ma Teng and Han Sui's 30,000 Xiliang irons were on the left, and Liu Bao's 30,000 Xiongnu cavalry were on the right. Qian Shao led thousands of cavalry in the headquarters to attack the Chinese army with Cao Qian.

"The Prime Minister, be careful of people's tricks!" Xiahou Dun looked at the thousands of people in the distance and said to Cao Qian in a certain way.

"Don't worry, I'm sure Qian Shao is not such a repetitive person." Cao said with a smile. At this time, the scouts came to report that the Xianbei army was less than 30 miles away from their own army.

"We won't wait for them, Zihe, head-on attack the Xianbei army, do you dare?" Cao asked Cao Chun on his right in a low voice.

"The Prime Minister is relieved. In the past, it was said that there were no more than 10,000 people who could kill Xianbei. Now I have 20,000 tigers and leopards, so I'm not afraid of Xianbei children. Cao Chun responded with a bang. Just then, the desolate horn of the Xianbei people came from the north.

Cao Chun curled his lips disdainfully, turned his head and shouted to his soldiers, "Sergeants, 200,000 Xianbei cavalry are coming to us. What is our goal now? It was their Chinese army that rushed forward, cut off their flags and cut off their heads! Then, we are as famous as General Li Mu and General Huo!"

No soldier on a tiger and leopard rider agreed to his words, but everyone's eyes were full of burning fighting spirit. Get on the horse!" Under Cao Chun's order, he was the first to get on the horse and led the army to the Xianbei army that had appeared on the horizon. Twenty thousand tiger and leopard cavalry and thousands of cavalry followed and rushed to the enemy's camp without hesitation.

"Stupid Han people, such a little person, dare to attack my Chinese army?" Looking at the murderous tiger and leopard horse in front of him, the fresh and humble leader Ke Bineng also disdained. Since the death of sandalwood acacia, the interior of Xianbei has been fragmented. Although Kebineng is the largest tribe, several relatively small tribes are not very convinced of him. The reason why I promised to march with Yuan Tan this time is to win a big victory, so as to establish my prestige, so as to lay the foundation for the unification of Xianbei.

"Fengya array, kill!" Cao Chun vaguely seemed to see the war wolf flag of Xianbei. He knew that there must be a big man here, so he quickly ordered to set up a front and attack with all his strength. In his eyes, these Xianbei cavalry are just a bunch of numbers in his credit book.

"These useless formations will be placed." Ke Bi can look at the tiger and leopard riding closer and closer to him, and he is still relatively disdainful. What he didn't notice was that Cao Chun's eyes had locked himself.

"Children, kill me!" Under the order of Ke Bineng, the Xianbei army launched and hit the sharp arrow of the tiger and leopard.

"Kill!" Cao Chun waved an iron gun with him as the core. Within a radius of ten feet, the Xianbei cavalry was shot one after another. He didn't look back, because he knew that the tiger and leopard would follow other warriors. In fact, under his leadership, 20,000 tiger and leopard warriors were like tigers entering the flock of sheep, killing few people one after another. On the other hand, thousands of cavalry under Qian Shao also formed a smaller front, and the power should not be underestimated. And when it comes to the art of riding and shooting, it is better than tiger and leopard riding.

"How could this happen?" Ke Bi's eyes almost didn't fall off. He was shocked to see that his warrior sometimes waved away with a knife. This Han cavalry only needed one block to cut off all their people and weapons. At the same time, the cavalry is wrapped in thick iron armor, and the role of their own warrior's bronze swords on them is really limited. And the fine iron knives and guns in their hands easily pierced their soldiers' leather armor.

"Your Majesty, this is Cao's most elite tiger and leopard riding!" Yuan Tan didn't know when he would come forward. Ke Bi was able to restrain his fear and quickly ordered the troops to go forward, surround the man and horse at the core, and prepare to kill them with the advantage of numbers.

"Master, Zi and they are about to be surrounded. It's time for us to go!" Xiahou Dun and Cao Chun had the deepest friendship. Seeing that he was surrounded by the core, he was afraid that he would be unprepared, so he also hurriedly said. After all, with 20,000 people to hit 200,000, even if the tiger and leopard riding is the elite of the world, this battle is not sure no matter how you look at it.

"Send the order, blow the trumpet, attack inside and outside, defeat this Xianbei cavalry, and capture Yuan Tan and Ke Bineng alive!" Seeing Cao Chun running left and right, Cao Jian had already made Xianbei's formation a little scattered, and also ordered the whole army to advance. So the remaining 30,000 Cao army cavalry, in addition to the thousands of tiger guards led by Xu Chu to defend Cao Zhen, also pressed the whole line and stabbed hard into the weak back of the Xianbei army. Then, Ma Teng and Han Sui's Xiliang cavalry, Liu Bao's Xiongnu cavalry also suppressed one after another, and more than 300,000 people on both sides launched a life-and-death battle on this vast grassland.

"Kill and kill!" Cao Chun, who was the first to launch, was already covered in blood at this time, but none of it was his own, and all of them were killed by him. Xiahou Dun, who had only one eye left, was not willing to show weakness. A big knife flew up and down, and many Xianbei people and horses were abruptly split in half by him. Even if he is a cruel person, he can't help but be scared when he sees this situation.

He killed another Xianbei cavalry with a knife. Xiahou Dun's only remaining eyes suddenly lit up, because he saw that the Xianbei leader and Yuan Tan were commanding the battle on a high ground not far away. At that moment, he quickly rectified thousands of elites and rushed to the small slope.

"Your Majesty, they have killed me!" A Xianbei Xiaoshuai who accompanied him to watch the battle was terrified. No one will laugh at him, because they are also frightened.

"What are you afraid of!" Ke Bi Neng said in a low voice, and then ordered his own guards to resist. These are the most elite soldiers of Xianbei. Xiahou Dun rushed to kill several times, but failed to kill them.

"I'll do it!" Just as Xiahou Dun returned in vain again, a white horse passed by him like lightning, and wherever he went, the humble people fell one after another. Xiahou Dun looked intently and only saw the knight's white robe, which had been dyed red, and the Xiliang iron horse behind him.

"Good skills!" Xiahou Dun praised it very much. From this point of view, he already knows that this person's martial arts skills are no less than his own, but he doesn't know who this person is.

"He is the eldest son of the Ma family, the first warrior of Xiliang, and Ma Chao and Ma Mengqi, known as General Shen Weitian." A white-faced man beside him seemed to see Xiahou Dun's doubts. While waving the steel knife in his hand, he killed a Xianbei cavalryman and replied.

"Good skills, who is your Excellency?" Xiahou Dun himself is also a big knife. As soon as he saw this man's knife, he knew that he was not an idle person.

"Me? Nan'an Pound is it. The comer smiled and raised his weight lightly, and two more Xianbei soldiers died under his knife.

"How many Xiliang warriors are!" Xiahou Dun sighed with emotion and then threw himself into the battle. Due to Ma Chao's brave assault, Kebineng finally couldn't sit still and had to lead the army back with Yuan Tan. Their retreat naturally led to the defeat of the Xianbei allied forces. Cao Yan and others took the opportunity to wield the army to cover up the killing, chasing and killing more than 50 miles in a row, beheading more than 60,000 levels, and capturing nearly 50,000. The combined forces of Xianbei and Yuan Tan suffered more than half of the casualties, so they had to flee back to their nests.

"Brother Shoucheng, Brother Wenyue, this battle is the biggest victory of my Han Dynasty against Xianbei in the past hundred years. It's really a lifetime of luck that we can meet it!" After the war, Cao didn't want anything else after the war. As long as there were 20,000 elite prisoners, all the rest of the property and cattle and sheep were handed over to Han Ma and Liu Bao.

"The Prime Minister Hu Wei is rare in the world!" Ma Teng was in a good mood and even complimented. With these things, it is enough for his tribe to spend the winter safely. After everyone's politeness, Han Sui and Ma Teng led the army back to Xiliang.

"Lord, the Xiliang Army is so brave that I'm afraid it will be a big trouble for my confidants!" Looking at the Xiliang Army, which was full of load and went further and further, Xiahou Dun also frowned and whispered. In that battle, Ma Chao and Pound's bravery made him very afraid.

"I know." Cao Yan also nodded slowly when he heard the words. The only two people left on the belt edict, Liu Bei has now basically unified the south, and Ma Teng's place in Xiliang is not a worry-free master. If you want to truly unify the world, you still have a long way to go!

"Gong Wei, are you also going to send troops?" Liu Bao came forward and asked at this time. On the grassland, the strong are respected. After seeing the terrible combat effectiveness of the tiger and leopard riding, Liu Bao did not dare to fight against Cao Xiu again.

"Repour the troops? It's still early. Shan Yu sent more horses to see if they could find a path to Danhan Mountain. I want the Xianbei family to rise again in 50 years!" Cao said coldly, and the murderous spirit appeared in his tone.

(to be continued)