Overlord!

Under the command of Zhang Liao, only more than a hundred Xuanjia elite cavalry defeated more than [-] cavalry of Cao's army. Even Cao's general Zhu Ling was beheaded by the formation and his banner was cut off. Cao's soldiers were shocked.

Among them, veterans of hundreds of battles even recalled the terrifying scene during the confrontation with Lu Bu's Bingzhou cavalry.

Yu Jin stared angrily, in disbelief.He has experienced the battle with Lu Bu for Yanzhou from beginning to end. He can be sure that even Lu Bu's Bingzhou cavalry is not as powerful as the current Jiangdong cavalry!
The opponent's swift movements, ferocious attacks, and sophisticated equipment are all unparalleled by the Bingzhou Cavalry!
And more importantly, how many people are there in Bingzhou Cavalry?They fell into battle suddenly, only a few hundred people at a time.

And now Jiangdong's cavalry are heavily arrayed, their armor shining brightly, and their size is no less than five thousand!

Just before the three armies, they only used a few hundred cavalry to chop up more than [-] cavalry of Cao's army. They couldn't imagine what a landslide and earth-shattering scene would be like when Jiangdong's army of [-] cavalry pressed forward.

Yu Jin had never thought before that Jiangdong's so-called 15-strong army might just be a bluff.

Whenever an army is mobilized to mobilize a large number of people, it must be carried out with great fanfare to strengthen its momentum.

But now, he felt that he no longer needed to think about whether the 15-strong army was a lie.

These five thousand Jiangdong elite cavalry alone were enough to destroy his partial division of Cao's army.

Cao Jun internally had an estimate of the size of the Jiangdong army. After all, Liu Biao and Yuan Shu had previously claimed to have more than [-] troops.

Sun Ce unified Jingyang. Even if there were not 20 people, it was still possible to recruit [-] people to the Northern Expedition to Hefei, Shouchun, and Guangling.

It's just that Cao Jun estimated that Jiangdong's main force of disciples was the main force, and he didn't expect that Jiangdong would have such a powerful and large cavalry.

Xuzhou, a place where cavalry roamed wildly, was originally thought to be the battlefield of Cao Jun. The Jiangdong Northeast Expedition would be severely damaged by the northern cavalry. However, the reality is that Cao Jun was shocked by the Jiangdong cavalry!

More than [-] people under Yu Jin's command were trapped in the flat land of Xuzhou.

The opponent's advance and retreat were measured. Even if they defeated [-] Cao Cao's troops with only a hundred cavalry, they would never rush forward recklessly.

Just like Zhang Liao said, it only took more than a thousand cavalry to force Cao's army to retreat.

The cavalry not only has a great strategic advantage, but also has an absolute advantage in tactics. When to attack, when to engage, and where to attack are all decided by the cavalry.

Zhang Liao did not want to fight, so Yu Jinsuo's troops simply asked for a fight but failed.Zhang Liao did not want to retreat, so Cao Jun had no choice but to retreat.

The more than [-] people in Cao's army were forced to experience Li Ling's despair once.

But the problem was that Li Ling had thousands of strong crossbowmen in his army, and they were supported by carts and mountains, so the Huns could not attack.

However, there was not so much baggage in the Forbidden Army, and Zhang Liao had the Huaihe River as a support. He was not in a hurry to attack, only draining the morale of the Forbidden Army, and constantly used his cavalry to harass Cao's army when they were setting up their kitchens for food and encampment.

During this period, there were more than ten battles between large and small warriors on both sides. Cao's cavalry suffered heavy losses, but they could not stop the assault of Zhang Liao's elite black armored cavalry.

After Cao Jun's cavalry was completely lost, Jiangdong's cavalry finally began to gather its main force, hoping to annihilate Cao Jun, who was sleepy, hungry and exhausted.

Zhang Liao, Zhuge Liang, and Chen Wu all led their troops to gather together and displayed them in front of Cao's army.

Zhuge Liang looked at Cao's army, whose flags had tilted in the distance and was full of exhaustion and weariness, and sighed: "Cao's army is exhausted and his officers and men are hungry and thirsty, but they are not yet defeated. His general is running the army well. I think this battle is worthy of the battle." Only by concentrating all your strength and fighting hard can you defeat the enemy in one battle."

Chen Wu was already gearing up and said: "The north and the south are strong and weak, so it is difficult for the weak to defeat the strong even with peerless talents. Moreover, due to the emperor's plan, Cao's army is extremely exhausted and the soldiers are frightened. This battle should be defeated with one blow. Enemy!"

Zhang Liao also nodded, looked at the Jiangdong reinforcements with flags waving in the distance, smiled, and said: "Cao's army is trapped on all sides. Even if his general manages the army properly, he will not escape Li Ling's fate."

While the generals in Jiangdong were working hard to fight, Cao Jun was all looking into the distance in horror. The mighty banners that covered the sky and the sun were slowly unfurling, and the main force of the huge disciples had already surrounded them from the north.

The morale of countless Sergeant Cao soldiers was completely shattered: "The main force of the 15-strong Jiangdong army has arrived! I am waiting for their death."

"The bandit reinforcements have arrived, and the enemy cavalry will march into the formation."

"The enemy is surrounded on all sides, how can we survive? If we don't surrender, we will die. Let's surrender quickly!"

Yu Jin rode his horse in the formation and shouted: "Hold still, don't panic, the ones coming must be the Huaiyin defenders, not the main force of [-] from Jiangdong."

But the effect of stabilizing the morale of the army was minimal. Cao's army had long been dragged down by the cavalry and was extremely sleepy, while the enemy's flags were fluttering and their vigor was high.

What difference does it make if it is Jiangdong Army's main force of [-]?Even if there are ten thousand enemy troops, Cao Jun may not be able to stop them.If you don't surrender, you will definitely die today.

At the same time, Zhang Liao had also ordered the entire army: "Chen Wu, the valiant cavalry general, will lead a thousand dragons and birds to ride through the thieves and take the lead!"

"Cavalry Sima Cao Xing led [-] cavalrymen on the right wing of the motorcycle thieves' base, killed them and then spun around!"

"Joining the army, Zhuge Liang led eight hundred elite and equipped cavalry to attack his left flank."

"Fenwu Colonel Cheng Zi led a thousand cavalry to attack him from the north, south, east and west."

"A certain man has led a thousand cavalrymen and is more powerful than anyone else behind him."

"Everyone, you must raise your banner high, be majestic with thunder, sound like wind and rain, fight with all your strength to defeat the enemy, and devote all your efforts to one battle!"

The generals immediately accepted the order, and the generals and commanders of each department immediately waved their flags and led their troops forward. The five thousand black armor cavalry were shining brightly, illuminating the heaven and earth!

The first one to come out was naturally Cheng Zi's [-] elite rangers. Among the five armies, he played a complete supporting role. He used his rangers to disrupt their east, west, south and south, confusing the enemy's defense lines and not knowing the main direction of Jiangdong's cavalry attack.

The cavalryman Sima Cao Xing was dispatched next. He was on the right wing, killing the thieves and spinning around. He led [-] elite armored cavalry to distract the enemy's attention from the charging cavalry. They did not need to attack. After approaching the enemy's formation, they caused damage to the enemy. The army's losses and period decline will be reversed.

The main force of this attack was Jiangdong's most elite thousand-armored dragon and bird cavalry commanded by Chen Wu. The tactics used were also the most typical heavy cavalry assault. The heavy cavalry emphasizes moving forward without any bells and whistles. This is armor. The fundamental significance of the riding equipment is that it can directly crush the enemy.

And this unstoppable charge is also the core of this battle. All the actions of the other cavalry are to cooperate with this charge.Another general, Zhuge Liang, led [-] elite assault cavalry to attack Cao Jun's flank first to distract Cao Jun's attention from a thousand elite dragon and bird assault cavalry.

Zhang Liao himself led 1000 black-armored cavalry with armored men and unarmored horses to quickly maneuver behind Cao Jun and launch a surprise attack.

The cavalry quickly arrived at the attack array, and their maneuverability advantages were fully demonstrated. Even if the cavalry was ready to charge, the infantry could only defend passively and could not take the initiative to attack at all.

Because the red flags of Jiangdong were flying in all directions on the battlefield, Cao Jun, who was extremely sleepy and hungry, had no idea from which direction the enemy was going to launch an attack, so he could only brace himself and be on full alert.

If they march rashly in one direction and other cavalry rush in from another direction, the entire Cao army's military formation will completely collapse.

On the broad and flat terrain like Xuzhou, the infantry has absolutely no way to restrict the advance and retreat of the cavalry.

As the majestic cavalry gathered from left to right, the high-spirited Jiangdong cavalry began to gain momentum, their horses continued to gallop, the horn sounded, and the cavalry from all sides collided with each other.

The soldiers' bows and arrows were pressed three times and they fired in succession, and their swords were pressed four times and they never moved forward!
In an instant, it seemed as if the sky was shattering and the earth was shattering. Thousands of miles of black armored cavalry were covered in smoke and dust, and hundreds of flags and drums were marching forward together. Cao's army's line collapsed instantly and collapsed.

Cao's army was not without resistance. Yu Jin's troops fought tooth and nail, fired their powerful crossbows, and tried their best to resist the attack from the front. Yu Jin even placed hundreds of chariots in the second level of the Chinese army to resist the enemy's cavalry.

However, all this is meaningless in the collapse.The elite armored cavalry coming from the left wing easily broke through Cao Jun's square formation, trampling everything in its direction!
This assault cavalry was so powerful that even if Yu Jin's troops immediately set up a spear formation to fight against them, several of the opponent's top cavalry would swing their swords and open more than ten spear blades, and then they and their horses would come close. Five tons of armored cavalry crashed directly into the densely packed infantry array.

Even if all the front troops and the rear troops of the Yujin Command were killed, and everyone was wearing armor, they could not stop the sudden attack from the left and right by the sudden cavalry.

More importantly, the cavalry arrived from four directions. In any direction, the cavalry was attacking with more and less. After the left wing took the lead in opening up the situation, Zhang Liao immediately led his troops to attack from the rear and continued to cover up the defeat.

Cheng Zi and Chen Wu immediately sent troops to attack, further expanding the chaos. Cao Jun's left wing, with a total of more than [-] men, was besieged by nearly [-] cavalry on all sides, but Cao Jun's center army and right wing were completely unable to rush to rescue.

When the left wing collapsed, Zhang Liao personally rushed forward and followed the retreating direction of the defeated troops to cover up and enter Cao's army's center.

He fell into the formation suddenly, killed dozens of people with his hands, beheaded two generals of Cao's army, shouted his name, rushed into the base, and banned the soldiers under his command.In order to seize the opportunity, Cao Jun had to make some changes.

Zhang Liao pointed his finger at Yu Jin on the chariot and shouted to Yu Jin: "What crime did the soldiers commit that I ordered them to be killed? The only thing that determines the outcome is my own body! Now let's fight and save the life and death of our soldiers."

Yu Jin was horrified and did not dare to move rashly.

At this time, all the generals under his command had fled, the three armies were in retreat, and the enemy cavalry surrounded him from all sides.

Without rescue and a devastating defeat, Yu Jin was helpless.

From the beginning of the war to the middle of the day, the Xuanjia cavalry beheaded more than [-] people, and the remaining troops retreated and could not escape.

Under the pursuit of the cavalry, they were all captured.

Only Yu Jin and more than a hundred of his troops were trapped and died in the car barrier, and were captured by He Qi's reinforcements.

He Qi's followers had more than a thousand strong crossbowmen. The crossbows fired with such force that arrows rained down like rain. Even Cao's army hiding behind the chariot barrier could not withstand it.

Yu Jin had no choice but to lead his troops to surrender.

It took less than ten days from receiving the news of Cao's army's southern invasion to the time when the cavalry marched north and captured Yu Jin, and the confrontation between the two armies lasted only three or four days. The final battle took only half a day.

Soon the news of the victory in the first battle of the Northern Expedition reached Sun Ce. At this time, Sun Ce and his troops had just crossed the Yangtze River and arrived in Guangling.

After reading the victory report, Sun Ce laughed excitedly: "Good! Good! Good! Zhang Liao and Zhuge Liang lived up to the expectations of the public. They defeated more than [-] Cao soldiers in the first battle, beheaded more than [-] soldiers, and captured Cao Jun. General Jin! This battle has strengthened the power of our army, and the situation in Huainan has been greatly alleviated. How magnificent!"

"The order of the isolated army is passed down, and Zhang Liao will be rewarded with three war horses, one hundred catties of gold, and three thousand pieces of silk today! Zhuge Liang, Chen Wu and other generals will also give the next best reward, and record their merits. They will all be rewarded together after the war."

Zhang Liao and Zhuge Liang fought beautifully in this battle. The armies gathered from left to right, and their strength was first strong. They used [-] cavalry to annihilate more than [-] Cao Cao's troops in one battle, beheading half of them, and surrendering all the rest. Nobuzhong, a general with a foreign surname, and Yu Jin, the leader of the five good generals, were all captured!
Among the five good generals, this was Cao Ying's most well-known general with a well-organized army and the most resolute reputation. He never took any stolen property and kept it for himself, but rewarded all his subordinates.

He had been good at fighting in Cao Cao's camp for a long time and had great military achievements. Now that he was captured, it could be said that Cao Cao was cut off.

Moreover, Cao Cao's army captured nearly 2000 soldiers, more than [-] horses, and tens of thousands of armor and equipment. It can be said that it was a disastrous defeat second only to the Battle of Puyang since Cao Cao launched his army.

Sun Ce then excitedly ordered: "Send Yu Jin to Guangling and recruit him to surrender for my use, so as to inquire about the true status of Cao's army!"

Yu Jin had already surrendered with his troops, and Sun Ce believed that he was not faking the surrender, so he waited for an opportunity to escape back to Cao Cao.

After all, Cao Cao didn't tell him how useful he was. When he led Bao Xin's men to defect to Cao Cao, Cao Cao gave him the position of chief uncle, commanding hundreds of soldiers.

After fighting in Cao's camp for so many years, the number of soldiers in his headquarters was only a few hundred. It was only during the war that Cao Cao gave him two thousand more disciples, thinking that it would be effective.

Cao Cao's attitude towards him was not much stronger than Lu Bu's towards Gao Shun.

Sun Ce believed that he would be able to be used by him.

After the excitement of the victory was over, all the generals in the tent looked at the map together and prepared the next battle plan.

General Wei Yan of Jianyi Zhonglang was so courageous that he volunteered for military service and said: "General, now Cao's army is defeated on the right and Xuzhou is boiling. The last general is willing to lead three thousand troops and devour Xu Fang for the general. The soldiers and people of Xuzhou are all fathers and brothers. Cao Cao's people are angry with Heaven for their disgrace. My king's army is beating the golden drums and marching to conquer. The whole state will be raised with one voice, and the land of Peng and Xu can be decided in one battle."

Jia Xu, who was accompanying the army to plot, nodded slightly and said: "The way of heaven is impermanent and always favors good people. The present sea and inland areas have been subject to Cao Cao's tyranny for a long time. General Wang Shi has done nothing to harm the people, and the people know it well. The people of Xu Fang must eat pots. Let’s welcome Master Wang!”

Sun Ce immediately looked at the map, sent troops from Guangling, crossed the Huaihe River and entered Xiapi. Going north, he could go directly to Donghai and Langya, connecting Yuan Shao.

To the west, you can go straight to Xiapi County. If all the counties in Xiapi rebel, Cao Cao will be completely cut off. Even if he conquers Huai'an, he will not dare to stay for a long time. Otherwise, Yanzhou and Xuzhou will rebel, and his power will be lost. (End of chapter)