This warrior is so fierce

Chapter 538
Three days later, the horn sounded in the Mojiang area.

Li Xingxi's troops turned into a torrent of steel, and the vanguard directly crossed the Mojiang River and entered Dongping County.

The army went west all the way without any obstruction, and within half a day, they had already arrived at Dongping City.

After thousands of years of development, Dongping City can be regarded as an ancient city in Youzhou.

During this period, there were several major urban changes, but eventually an important town in the eastern part of Youzhou was formed.

When Li Xingxi's army arrived, the entire Dongping City fell into a panic.

Among them, Li Niu, the school lieutenant of the Pingbei Army who was in charge of guarding Dongping City, led two thousand elite soldiers under his command and the original three thousand government troops of Dongping City to form the Dongping City Defense Army to deal with the upcoming Li Army.

As the horn sounded, Li Niu and several generals stood on the top of Dongping City.

In the distance, Li Xingxi's army was faintly visible.

"Lieutenant Li, I heard that Li Xingxi has 20 troops, while our army only has 5000. How can we defend?"

The faces of several generals under Li Niu's tent were pale, and they couldn't help being very worried as they looked at Li Xingxi's army covering the sky and the sun in front of them.

Li Niu, on the other hand, seemed very calm. After all, he was a general under the command of Lieutenant Hu Qi and fought with Cao Su in Xizhou. He had never seen any big scenes: "It's okay, General Pingbei has countermeasures."

"What is General Pingbei's countermeasure?"

Several generals asked questions.

Li Niu glared at a few people, and said coldly: "Do you still need to report to you about General Pingbei's arrangements?"

Several people's hearts trembled, and after being scolded by Li Niu, their faces were a little ugly.

After Li Niu saw that several people listened to his words, he softened his tone: "Everyone, this battle is related to the survival of our Pingbei army, and the safety of thousands of people in Youzhou Prefecture. General Pingbei said that victory is not allowed!"

Everyone clasped their fists and shouted yes.

Not long after, Li Xingxi's vanguard arrived at the gate of Dongping City.

I saw that the gate of Dongping City was closed tightly, and on the top of the gate, there were swords and halberds like a forest. The soldiers looked solemn, and they were ready to face the battle.

The Vanguard Army is just a stone's throw away from Dongping City.

Not long after, a general ran out of the vanguard army.

This general was dressed in black armor and came on horseback. He ran to Dongping City and shouted loudly: "People in Dongping City, listen up. I am Yan Pan, the vanguard officer under General Longwei Li Xingxi's tent. General Li led an army of 20 people. If you don't want to die, open the city gate and spare your life, and if you resist, you will be killed!"

This person's roar was like thunder, and his voice floated throughout Dongping City.

When the soldiers on the city gate heard it, their faces changed drastically, and the timid soldiers of the government army were all frightened, and they couldn't even hold their weapons well.

For the soldiers of the government army here, it has been a long time since they have encountered such a big battle. On weekdays, they can only fight a bandit at most, and occasionally there may be some monsters in the wild who need to release their blood.

In the final analysis, what is more terrifying than evil spirits is always human beings themselves.

The vanguard officer of Li Xingxi's army continued to clamor outside the city.

Li Niu shouted coldly: "Bring my bow!"

Soon, the soldiers handed Li Niu's bow to him, and Li Niu hid in the battlements, bent the bow and set the arrow.

"Whoosh!!!"

A flying arrow shot out, piercing the vanguard officer who was galloping on his horse.

When the bowstring vibrated, the vanguard officer at this level of strength had already reacted.

He crouched down on the horse's back, just dodging an arrow shot by Li Niu.

"Peng!!"

The flying arrow pierced the ground, and the tail of the arrow trembled.

The vanguard officer was furious, and scolded: "How dare you stab someone in the back?"

"You really don't know good from bad!"

"On the day the city is broken, no chicken or dog will be left behind!"

The vanguard officer's roar sounded.

Accompanied by the roar of the vanguard officer, Li Xingxi's army pressed forward, but the siege equipment brought by the vanguard army was not very sufficient. The first wave of rushing and killing mainly consisted of infantry advancing and flying ladders.

The walls of Dongping City have undergone thousands of years of changes and have been repaired and rebuilt many times.

Although it is not as tall as the current Youzhou Mansion, it can be regarded as a city with high walls and strong walls.

Li Niu raised his arms high, and the archers under his command were all over the wall. He looked at the bandits attacking densely with firm eyes, and gave orders calmly.

"Fire arrows!"

There were not many defense equipment in Dongping City. After the opponent's vanguard entered the range, a wave of arrows rained down first.

Immediately, countless arrows flew into the air, fell down like locusts, and shot towards the phalanx of the bandit army.

"Pfft! Pfft!!"

Arrows rushed into the gaps between the shields raised by the infantry phalanx, killing and wounding many soldiers.
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A few tens of miles southwest of Dongping City, a cavalry brigade of [-] people was advancing rapidly.

In order to save food, Cao Su only led [-] elite soldiers to fight this time, and the remaining [-] to [-] troops should all continue to be stationed in their respective cities, or they should still be stockpiled in Tuxian Mountain to reduce food consumption. consume.

He himself led more than ten thousand cavalry, rumbling across the high hills of the mountain.

"The excellent breed of the Ma family, the mounts of the soldiers are quite burly."

These more than [-] cavalry are equipped with one man and two horses, but all the cavalry generals above the centurion are equipped with one man and one horse.

The number of horses used has decreased, but it also proves that the war horses have become more sophisticated.

Including the mount under Cao Su's command, it is also the most excellent war horse selected by the Ma family. It is dark and handsome, exactly the same as Cao Su's previous war horse.

"General, after forty or fifty miles to the northeast from here, you can reach Dongping City."

In the middle of the cavalry, Ma Chao returned with his horse and ran to Cao Su quickly.

Cao Su looked deeply, thinking slightly.

Most of Li Xingxi's troops were infantry, and Dongping City was almost the bridgehead he had to take to enter Youzhou.

However, Dongping City didn't have much food and weapons in stock. Yesterday, they sent someone to contact the caravan in Dongping City to get out some of the ordnance supplies in Dongping City.

These family caravans are not credible, but they are better than nothing, and they can be used as a test for them.

Cao Su's eyes flashed, Li Xingxi's arrival was an opportunity, before he went north next year, he would show the momentum of Pingbei first.

"The order is passed on, and the soldiers will speed up and arrive at the Dongping area at night."

Cao Su's subordinates are all cavalry, and this time he led [-] fine cavalry to fight, and the marching speed was extremely fast.

After Ma Chao took the order, he passed on the general's order to each army.

Soon, Cao Su's army accelerated the marching speed again, and arrived at the west of Dongping City at night with the unprecedented impact of flying generals.

The defenders of Dongping City on the wall of the West City heard the sound of rumbling horseshoes, and then saw a large number of cavalry from the Pingbei Army arriving.

"Reinforcements have arrived, our reinforcements have arrived!"

The soldiers in Dongping City were very excited, and then Cao Su sent the vanguard Hong Ding to call the city, and Dongping City opened the west gate to welcome Cao Su's army.

Amidst the sound of rumbling horseshoes, Cao Su's army took advantage of the night and poured into Dongping City.

All the officials and people in Dongping City saw it very clearly. Cao Su's army was holding fire, and it was unknown how many people came in the night.

But people feel that there are many people who should come from the Pingbei Army, and the night is full of stars.

Cao Su's army came, and Li Xingxi's army in the east of Dongping City also got the news.

Li Xingxi's front, middle and rear armies went hand in hand, only the pioneer army arrived at Dongping City today.

During the day, the vanguard had fought against the defenders on the east wall of the city, leaving behind hundreds of corpses before retreating.

The vanguard army is not enough to completely encircle Dongping City, and its main purpose is to hit the morale of the city and wait for the arrival of the main force.

Pioneer officer Yan Pan is a master of the fourth rank of the strength realm. After hearing the news of the arrival of Cao Su's army, his expression also turned cold.

"It's coming so fast!"

Li Xingxi's army did not cover up the movement. The news that the army had arrived in Dongping City would definitely reach Youzhou Mansion.

But Yan Pan originally estimated that it would take Cao Su a day or two to mobilize the army to come to support him. Unexpectedly, he had just arrived in Dongping City today, and Cao Su had already led the army to support him.

"It must be the vanguard."

The generals under Yan Pan made a judgment.

Yan Pan did not dare to be careless: "Even if it is the vanguard, it is also the vanguard of the Pingbei Army."

It is rumored that Cao Su’s record in Pingbei Army in Xizhou came to Youzhou. Many people’s impression of Pingbei General Cao Su may not only be that Cao Su held a high position at a young age, but also because of Cao Su’s outstanding "battlefield record". This man is a born god of war, and he has never been defeated on the battlefield.

The Pingbei army under Cao Su's account was composed of the soldiers under the original eight school lieutenants and Xizhou soldiers.

The field power of the cavalry is much stronger than that of the infantry. Although Li Xingxi claims to have an army of 20, in fact there are only 3 troops. Moreover, among the [-] troops, the elite division may only be [-] to [-]. They are all ordinary people who have just picked up weapons not long ago, and at most they are a little stronger.

"Quickly pass the news of Pingbei Army Cao Su's arrival to the Commander!"

Yan Pan immediately found Tan Ma and passed the news to Li Xingxi's army behind him.

At the same time, his people took precautions in the barracks to prevent Cao Su from robbing the camp in the middle of the night.

The story of Cao Su's "Hundred Riders Robbing the Thieves' Camp and Shocking the World" is deeply imprinted in Yan Pan's heart.

Therefore, I dare not have the slightest carelessness and slack.
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In the middle of the night, Cao Su led his cavalry and sneaked out of Dongping City again.

The more than [-] cavalry under his command all lowered their footsteps and walked westward slowly.

The defenders on the west section of the city wall had already left the city wall, leaving only Li Niu, the school lieutenant, silently watching Cao Su's main force go away on the city wall.

"General."

After Li Niu looked at it for a while, he returned to Dongping City.

In Dongping City, all the defense equipment that can be used has been used.

A large amount of logs, kerosene, and arrows were stored at the top of the city.

Starting tomorrow, Dongping City will be caught in a fierce battle to defend the city.

Cao Su's order to Li Niu was to block Li Xingxi's army in Dongping City for three days. Once the three days passed, it was up to Li Niu to decide whether to leave or stay.

This is an opportunity.

Li Niu's eyes flashed.

Although he has also become a captain, what is a captain in the Pingbei Army?
If you want to really reach the core level, you have to become a title general.

And if you want to become the title general, you must make military achievements. This time defending Dongping City is a good opportunity.

Although Li Niu's martial arts is average, he is also an experienced person in the army, and he is not very old. As long as he completes Cao Su's mission this time, he will definitely be able to enter Cao Su's eyes.

His heart was surging and his thoughts were full of thoughts.

Ten miles to the west of Dongping City, Cao Su led the army under his command and began to run wildly.

The army first ran westward for more than ten miles, and then turned directly to the south.

The road to the south is very flat, passing through endless wilderness along the way.

After more than 20 miles, Cao Su turned around and led his army eastward.

Until dawn, Cao Jun ran eastward all the way for more than 50 miles. In the woods in front of a low hillside, Cao Jun hid here and took a rest.

At this point, Cao Su led the army to run for a day and a night, and the people below were exhausted.

Cao Su asked everyone not to take off their armor and horses to take off their saddles, so they rested on the spot at dawn.

"General, this place is."

Ma Chao was in charge of security, and Hong Ding rushed back from the outer layer.

Cao Su sat resting on a rock in the forest, and inserted the horizontal knife newly picked out from the army into the soft ground in the forest.

In addition to the Hengdao, Cao Su also brought the Dayue Dao this time.

The Big Moon Sword is suitable for riding and fighting, and it has a relatively heavy weight. However, after Cao Su broke through to the second rank of Strength Realm recently, he also felt that the Big Moon Sword didn’t seem to be so handy. Jin is enough for him to swing and use.

But the weight was too heavy, and the horses couldn't bear it, so Cao Su had to find a way to update his mount.

The so-called one move can affect the whole body, so Cao Su has been reluctant to update his equipment.

I thought I could find some good things in the Eclipse Church, but I didn't find anything in this Church.

The crowd sat around in the grove. There were more than [-] cavalry hidden in the grove that stretched for more than ten miles. Under the low slope, it could be described as murderous, which had a sense of desolation.

"This place is called 'Heyong County', and it should be the farthest county in Yan State in the era of Yan State's prefecture and county system."

"But now, this county has long since disappeared in the long river of history. It has been replaced by the huge Jincheng in the north. We are developing towards the big city, and at the same time, we have absorbed the development space and potential of the small city."

Cao Su is not from the north, but since he came to Youzhou, he has been studying the terrain of Youzhou.

The topography of the two prefectures of Youliao is very clear, and after exploring Li Xingxi's movements the day before yesterday, he also has a good idea of ​​where Li Xingxi's army is now.

"Then Li Xingxi?"

Hong Ding frowned. Li Xingxi's army was aggressively attacking Dongping City. Cao Su led more than [-] cavalry. It would be fine if they didn't defend Dongping City. They didn't fight Li Xingxi in the Youzhou Plain. What's the point?
"I was planning to fight Li Xingxi on the Youzhou Plain, but later I felt that Li Xingxi might not make any moves after capturing Dongping City."

Cao Su's eyes flashed, he also thought of it temporarily, always felt that Li Xingxi might not be able to act according to his plan.

On the battlefield, things are changing rapidly. Instead of waiting for Li Xingxi to break through Dongping City and get the first stronghold into Youzhou, it is better to attack directly, detour the rear, and force Li Xingxi to fight on the bank of the Mojiang River.

Cao Su spread out a map in his mind. Mojiang was upstream, Yonghe County was below Mojiang, and the downstream Mojiang was relatively spacious. However, the temperature has been extremely low recently, and Mojiang is about to freeze.

As soon as the Mojiang River is frozen, Cao Su can ride on the Mojiang River and go directly north to Jincheng.

Jincheng is where Li Xingxi's soldiers are stored, and there is still a plain between Jincheng and Mojiang.

As long as Cao Su reaches Jincheng, if Li Xingxi doesn't want to cut off his retreat, and because Fang Dongping City has not been captured before, he can only turn around and fight Cao Su decisively.

Cao Su could wait for Li Xingxi to cross the border and attack him, or he could directly besiege Jincheng first, causing Li Xingxi's army to panic.

In short, the biggest function of cavalry is to come and go like the wind, and to fight a war of attrition in one place is not Cao Su's style.

Hong Ding didn't quite understand these principles.

He is a bandit leader. Although he studied with Kuang Yuanzhou for several years, and later became a master for several years, his military skills may not be as good as Zhang Ke, Luo Yi and others.

Therefore, Hong Ding can only describe Cao Su's use of troops as "unfathomable".

Cao Su ordered in a low voice: "Our army rests here and crosses the Mo River immediately after the Mo River in the north is frozen."

"You patrol well, let the sons rest for a while, no one is allowed to leave the woods without my order."

There is no doubt that Mojiang is the key to defeating Li Xingxi this time.

Cao Su's eyes were burning, and he already had all kinds of strategies in his mind.

(End of this chapter)