Ji Han Liu Zhang

Yanjin.

"Report, a large number of light cavalry have been dispatched from Liyang. Judging from their flags, they are Generals Yan Liang and Wen Chou. They are now heading to the north bank of Yanjin."

Cao Cao smiled contentedly when the report came in. He said to Guo Jia, who had come up with the plan, "Fengxiao, as you expected, Yuan Benchu ​​has indeed dispatched light cavalry to Yanjin."

Guo Jia also smiled. He cupped his hands and said to Cao Cao, "Mingsir, even if Yuan's army dispatches light cavalry, Nanlou and Su Puyan in Bai Ma will not be rescued for a while. Our army's opportunity to fight has already appeared."

"Of course." Cao Cao responded loudly. He gave orders: "Let Lieutenant General Guan Yu and General Zhang Liao lead the vanguard and lead the light cavalry to Bai Ma. I will lead the elite troops to follow. We must capture Nanlou and Su Puyan today."

Following Cao Cao's order, Lieutenant General Guan Yu and General Zhang Liao led Cao's cavalry and swept towards Baima City.

Looking at the backs of Guan Yu and Zhang Liao as they left, Cao Cao also followed. He urged his infantry to march quickly so that after the vanguard light cavalry led by Guan Yu and Zhang Liao arrived at Bai Ma and were fighting with the Wuhuan Hu cavalry led by Nan Lou and Su Puyan, Cao Cao could take the opportunity to charge into the battlefield and win the game in one fell swoop.

This was also a helpless move on Cao Cao's part. After all, he did not have many cavalry under his command, and he could not just use light cavalry to rush to Bai Ma to defeat the Wuhuan Hu cavalry. He could only send light cavalry first to entangle the Wuhuan Hu cavalry who were moving like the wind, and then the elite infantry would arrive and attack and kill the entangled Wuhuan Hu cavalry. With the advancement of infantry and cavalry together, he could defeat Nanlou and Su Puyan.

Guan Yu and Zhang Liao, the two vanguards, were from Hedong and Yanmen respectively, both were heroes. Their relationship was considered good in Cao's camp, especially since Guan Yu had devoted himself to Cao Cao and did not serve him. Guan Yu had no relatives or friends, so he valued Zhang Liao as his friend, and the two had a deep understanding of each other.

Just like now, Guan Yu and Zhang Liao were discussing battle plans on horseback while galloping on their way.

Although it was Cao Cao's request, he wanted the two of them to tie up Nan Lou and Su Puyan's troops until the follow-up infantry arrived, and then the infantry and cavalry would advance together to defeat Wuhuan.

But Guan Yu had a different view: "Wenyuan and the Wuhuan Hu cavalry are greedy for money and goods. They are scattered and plundering. Our army suddenly rushed over. Nanlou and Su Puyan will definitely not be able to cope with it. Although they have more than 5,000 cavalry, it is difficult to gather them all at once. At most, we can gather more than 2,000 cavalry, which is about half of the total number."

"For us, there is a chance to break it."

"Brother Yunchang is right." Zhang Liao responded at first, then said doubtfully: "However, our army has only a thousand light cavalry. Although our army is brave and sharp, it is difficult to recruit troops from Nanlou and Su Puyan at once. If we want to defeat the enemy who is several times more powerful, I wonder if Brother Yunchang has any good plan."

"Nothing special, just a sudden attack." Guan Yu's expression was calm, and he gave his brilliant plan: "Our army's sudden arrival will surely shock the Wuhuan. At this time, we can lead our troops to attack and penetrate the Wuhuan's formation. It will not be difficult to defeat them. I just don't know if Wenyuan is willing to charge with me."

"Brother, if you have such ambition, how can Liao fall behind?" Zhang Liao responded loudly, with ambition suddenly rising in his hair and beard. As a native of Yanmen, he was close to barbarians, respected noble strength, and was accustomed to wars and killing. Naturally, he was fearless and courageous.

When more than a thousand light cavalry led by Guan Yu and Zhang Liao approached Baima City more than 20 miles away, Nanlou and Su Puyan, who were at the foot of Baima City, learned the news from scouts. As Guan Yu expected, the two Wuhuan leaders were greatly shocked.

According to the information Nanlou and Su Puyan had learned before, Cao's army was trying to cross the river at Yanjin upstream, but no soldiers were coming towards Bai Ma. However, they did not know why Cao's light cavalry suddenly rushed here, and at a very fast speed, they were about to come into contact with them.

Nanlou and Su Puyan discussed and immediately made a decision. First, they would gather the scattered men, but it was difficult to gather them all at once. They could only try to gather as many men as possible. In addition, they were now at the foot of Baima City. In order to prevent the people in Baima City from knowing the arrival of reinforcements and leading the army out of the city to attack them from the front and back, Nanlou and Su Puyan led their men to meet the Cao army's light cavalry that was rushing to this place.

The reason why Nanlou and Su Puyan were so brave was that they learned from the scouts that the number of Cao's light cavalry was about a thousand. Even if they could not gather the 5,000 Hu cavalry they brought this time, the 2,500 people they had now would be enough to defeat the enemy.

So Nanlou and Su Puyan agreed to first defeat the Cao army's light cavalry that had arrived here, and then lead the army to besiege Baima City again. This way, they would be safe. At the same time, the two of them did not forget to send envoys to Liyang to report and request reinforcements.

Soon, the two teams running in the two directions collided with each other.

"I am Zhang Wenyuan from Yanmen." Zhang Liao shouted loudly, his courage soaring to the sky. Waving the lance in his hand, he rushed into the team of Wuhuan Hu cavalry like a cannonball. When they fought, he was not able to match them.

With such a heroic performance by Zhang Liao, the knights of Cao's army were unwilling to fall behind and followed Zhang Liao to charge into the ranks of the Wuhuan and Hu cavalry. Relying on their tough armor, excellent weapons and fierce combat effectiveness, the knights of Cao's army, despite having fewer numbers than the Wuhuan, actually overwhelmed the Wuhuan and Hu cavalry.

"What a tough bone." Nanlou and Su Puyan, standing under the banner, were impressed by the bravery of Cao's knights and wanted to retreat.

The reason why the two were under the flag was because they imitated the advanced and civilized Han army. In the Han army, as a general commanding the army, he should ride in a chariot, set up flags and open a canopy. However, Nanlou and Su Puyan had no habit of riding in a chariot, so they only used the flags on their heads and sat on their usual horses.

However, Nanlou and Su Puyan imitated the style of the Han army and raised their flags, which were discovered by a ten thousand-man enemy in Cao's army.

Guan Yu opened his phoenix eyes slightly, and his cold gaze locked onto Nanlou and Su Puyan who were under his banner. He squeezed his legs together, urged the horse under him, and rushed towards where the banner was at full speed.

At this time, Nan Lou, who was under the command of his army, was still observing the battle situation and shouting at his commanding Hu cavalry. However, Su Puyan, who was under the command of another army, felt a chill in his heart. He looked around and saw a Cao army knight charging towards him from the side, and the red-faced Han army knight was only thirty steps away from him.

"Stop him." Su Puyan shouted and commanded his men.

Unfortunately, Guan Yu's horse was fast, and he only charged forward and stabbed Su Puyan with his lance, stabbing him through the heart. Then Guan Yu drew the sharp knife from his waist and cut off Su Puyan's head. This whole process was smooth and took only a moment, which showed that Guan Yu often did this kind of thing.

Nanlou and Subuyan were very close to each other, only about ten feet apart. He naturally saw the scene of Subuyan being killed and his head being cut off. At the same time, he met the pair of phoenix eyes of the red-faced Han army knight. Those phoenix eyes were as cold as ice and as chilly as iron, and a deep chill pierced into Nanlou's heart.

Dangerous!!!

Nan Lou was horrified, and without a care in the world, he gave up his command, abandoned his men, and fled. (End of this chapter)