Shu Han Confucian General of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 174 Fighting Xianbei
"Everyone, 20 troops from Xianbei's Ke Bineng, Tuobayuan, Budugen and other ministries have come to invade. Now their army is less than a day's journey away from us." After convening everyone to discuss, Cao Cao took the lead The shocking news was announced.At this moment, even Ma Teng and the others, who were accustomed to the wind and rain, changed their expressions drastically, let alone the Xiongnu Chanyu Liu Bao who had been bullied by Xianbei for these years.

The main reason why Ma Teng, Han Sui, and Liu Bao agreed to fight with Cao Cao in Xianbei was that this year's snowstorm in northern Xinjiang caused many cattle and sheep in the tribe to freeze to death, and it was very difficult for the people to survive the winter. Conquer Xianbei and stutter.Now that 20 Xianbei troops are coming to attack, they began to murmur in their hearts whether the deal was still going to be done.

The first to break the silence was Han Sui, who is known as the Nine Curves of the Yellow River, twirling his sparse goatee, and Han Sui said in a deep voice: "At present, we are only waiting for more than a hundred thousand troops from the three parties. There is a prime minister in Hebei and there is still a large army to dispatch. The situation is critical now, and the prime minister is asked to bring reinforcements here as soon as possible."

Naturally, Cao Cao knew what Han Sui meant by saying that he used the excuse that his army was insufficient so that he could dispatch troops.But now the Xianbei army will arrive in a day, how can there be time for Cao Cao to calmly transfer troops.In this way, Han Sui and the others can justifiably stay out of the matter and even withdraw their troops.

Before Cao Cao could speak, the curtain of the big tent was suddenly lifted, and then Xu Huang walked in, looked at the people in the tent, but hesitated to speak.

"Gongming, it's okay to talk about it." Cao Cao motioned Xu Huang to say what he had to say. After hearing Cao Cao's words, Xu Huang no longer hesitated, and said immediately: "My lord, Qian Shao just led thousands of cavalry. Come and surrender the lord."

"Qian Shao?" Cao Cao and the others were greatly surprised when they heard the words. Everyone was familiar with this name.As an important general under Yuan Shao, although Qian Shao is not as famous as Hebei Sitingzhu, but in the border area of ​​northern Xinjiang, Qian Shao's name is definitely a household name.I don't know how many Hu people invaded Bingzhou in these years, but they all died at the hands of him and his ghost wolf cavalry.In other words, Yan Shao's relationship with Bingzhou is equivalent to Yan Rou's relationship with Youzhou.In the previous battles with Yuan Shao and Yuan Tan, Cao Cao and others had dealt with Qian Shao a lot, and Cao Cao knew his ability very well.

"Why did Qianshao come here at this time? Is there any fraud in this?" Xiahou Dun, who was sitting first on the left, first expressed his doubts.Cao Cao couldn't make up his mind for a while when he heard the words, so he could only order to invite Shao to come in first.

"Greetings to Duke Wei!" Qian Shao respectfully saluted Cao Cao first after entering the account. "The general is exempt from courtesy, and the general abandons the dark and turns to the bright, which is really gratifying!" Cao Cao couldn't ask too clearly for a while, so he had to talk about the situation first.

Seemingly sensing Cao Cao's doubts, Qian Shao also smiled lightly and took the initiative to explain: "Shao was greatly favored by Yuan's father and son, so he shouldn't have two minds. But the day before yesterday, Yuan Tan actually contacted the various ministries of Xianbei to make an appointment. Attack the prime minister's army together. As the saying goes, different ways do not conspire with each other. Shao guarded the northern border for many years and killed countless Hus in his life. He really didn't want to do such a thing, so he had to abandon it. Now he is under the command of the prime minister, only to contribute to the country you."

"So that's how it is!" Everyone suddenly realized when they heard the words. "Xiao'er Yuan Tan came with Xianbei too?" The impatient Xia Houyuan also asked hastily after hearing Zhao Shao's words.

"Exactly, Yuan Tan led an army of [-], thinking that he would be in the middle to support him." Qianshao replied.

"No wonder they were able to gather an army of 20, and Yuan Tan was among them." It was Liu Bao, the Xiongnu Shanyu who knew Xianbei best, who spoke.After saying this, everyone naturally understood that Xianbei alone would not be able to gather an army of 20.How should the current situation be, everyone looked at Cao Cao in unison, waiting for him to make up his mind first.

Cao Cao's expression did not change at all, he just asked Qian Shao: "Yuan Tan personally led an army of [-] to attack, how many troops does he have left to guard Youzhou?"

"About [-], of which [-] are in Zhuojun and other places, and [-] are in Liaodong." Qianshao replied.

"With Jushou and Tian Feng around, how could they agree with Yuan Tan's behavior?" Han Sui asked suddenly.

"Mr. Ju Shou and Tian Feng, General Zhang Jaw and Prefect Tian Yu all said not to seek skins from tigers, but the eldest son's confidant Guo Tu strongly recommended this, so the eldest son took the risk." Qianshao said a little sadly.

"Understood!" Cao Cao nodded, and then said to the crowd: "I, Cao Mengde, have fought dozens of battles since I sent troops to the north of the Great Wall. Xianbei has more defeats than victory. Now they are joining forces with Yuan Tan, a scum, and these two bereaved dogs Do you think you can turn into a wolf by tying yourself together? Back then, Yuan Shao’s 70 army was in Hebei, and Gu still treated it like nothing. Today, it’s only 20, so what’s there to be afraid of? Today’s battle, Gu will ride tigers and leopards Give Yuan Tan Xiaoer a blow, and all the gentlemen can cover up and kill him later!"

"We will advance and retreat together with the prime minister!" Ma Teng and others also respectfully responded.The meaning of Cao Cao's words just now is already obvious, this time I am playing the leading role, you just need to make soy sauce.Ma Teng and the others were worried that their clan would lose too much, but now that Cao Cao said so, they felt more at ease.

At noon the next day, everyone assembled.Cao Cao's [-] troops were in the center, Ma Teng and Han Sui's [-] Xiliang iron cavalry were on the left, Liu Bao's [-] Xiongnu cavalry were on the right, and Qian Shao led thousands of cavalry from his headquarters to attack the central army with Cao Cao.

"Prime Minister, beware of ulterior motives!" Xia Houdun looked at the thousands of troops leading him in the distance, and remonstrated to Cao Cao with some doubts.

"Yuan Rang don't worry, I'm sure Qian Shao is not the kind of repeat person." Cao Cao laughed.At this moment, the scouts came to report that the Xianbei army was less than thirty miles away from their own army.

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

"Prime Minister, don't worry, in the past, Bai Ma Yi never had more than [-] people, and he was able to kill Xianbei. Now I have [-] tiger and leopard riders, so why be afraid of Xianbei's children." Cao Chun replied loudly.At this moment, the desolate horns of the Xianbei people came from the north.

Cao Chun curled his lips disdainfully when he heard the sound, then turned his head and shouted to his soldiers: "Soldiers, 20 Xianbei cavalry are coming towards us. What is our goal now? It is their central army. It is to rush forward and cut them down." behead their heads! Then, like Li Mu, General Huo Qubing and the others, we will go down in history!"

None of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry soldiers agreed to his words, but everyone's eyes were filled with burning fighting spirit. "Get on the horse!" Cao Chun gave an order, and he was the first to get on the horse, and led the army towards the Xianbei army that had appeared on the horizon.Twenty thousand tiger and leopard cavalry warriors, as well as thousands of cavalry led by Shao Shao, followed and rushed towards the enemy's camp without hesitation.

"Stupid Han people, with such a small number of people, dare to attack my Chinese army?" Looking at the tiger and leopard cavalry approaching in front of him, the leader of Xianbei, Ke Bineng, also said with disdain.Since Tan Shihuai's death, Xianbei has been torn apart.Although Ke Bineng is the largest tribe, several relatively small tribes are not too convinced of him.The reason why he agreed to march with Yuan Tan this time was to win a big victory in order to establish his own prestige and thus lay the foundation for the unification of Xianbei.

"Front Arrow Array, kill!" Cao Chun seemed to have vaguely seen Xianbei's Wolf Warrior flag, knowing that there must be a big person here, so he quickly ordered to set up the Front Arrow Array to attack with all his strength.In his eyes, these Xianbei cavalry are nothing more than a bunch of numbers in his credit book.

"He will put up these useless formations." Kebi Neng looked at the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry who were getting closer and closer to him, but he was still relatively disdainful in his heart.What he didn't notice was that Cao Chun's eyes had locked onto him firmly.

"Boys, kill me!" Ke Bi Neng gave an order, and the Xianbei army mobilized, slamming into the sharp arrows of the tiger and leopard cavalry.

"Kill!" Cao Chun waved his iron spear, with him as the core, within a radius of ten feet, Xianbei cavalrymen were shot and fell off their horses one after another.He didn't look back, because he knew that the other warriors riding the tiger and leopard would follow.In fact, this is exactly the case. Under his leadership, [-] tiger and leopard cavalry warriors were like tigers entering a flock of sheep, killing Xianbei people one after another.On the other side, the thousands of cavalry under the Qianshao Army also formed a smaller frontal array, and its power should not be underestimated.And when it comes to riding and shooting, the Yan Shao Suo's troops are even better than Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.

"How did this happen?" Ke Bi Neng almost lost his eyeballs. He was horrified to see that his warriors sometimes swung their swords away, and the Han cavalry only needed one block to cut off all of them including their weapons.At the same time, this cavalry was covered with thick iron armor, and the bronze swords and swords of their own soldiers had really limited effect on them.But the fine iron swords and guns in their hands easily pierced the leather armor of their own soldiers.

"Your Majesty, this is Cao Cao's most elite tiger and leopard cavalry!" Yuan Tan approached at some point and said.Kebi could suppress the fear in his heart, and quickly ordered all the troops to come forward, surround this army in the core, and prepared to kill them by virtue of the superiority in numbers.

"My lord, Zihe and they are about to be surrounded, so it's time for us to go!" Xiahou Dun and Cao Chun had the deepest friendship. Seeing him surrounded, he was afraid that something might happen to him, so he quickly advised him.After all, with 2 people against 20, even if the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry are the best in the world, no matter how you look at it, you are not sure about this battle.

"Send orders, blow the trumpet, attack from inside and outside, defeat this Xianbei cavalry, and capture Yuan Tan and Ke Bineng alive!" Seeing Cao Chun rushing from left to right, Cao Cao had already scattered the Xianbei formation, and ordered the whole army to rush forward.So the remaining 30 Cao cavalry, except for the thousands of tiger guards led by Xu Chu to defend Cao Cao, also pressed forward across the board, stabbing hard at the weak back of the Xianbei army's encirclement.Then, Ma Teng and Han Sui's Xiliang iron cavalry, and Liu Bao's Xiongnu cavalry also pressed forward one after another. More than [-] people from both sides fought desperately on this vast prairie.

"Kill, kill, kill!" Cao Chun, who was the first to start, was already drenched in blood, but none of it belonged to him, and all of them belonged to the Xianbei people he killed.Xiahoudun, who had only one eye left, was not to be outdone, and flew up and down with a big knife, cutting many Xianbei people with horses in half.Even Xianbei people who are cruel by nature can't help but feel terrified when they see this situation.

Swinging a knife and killing another Xianbei cavalryman, Xiahoudun's only remaining one eye suddenly lit up, because he saw the Xianbei leader and Yuan Tan commanding the battle on a high ground not far away, and immediately rectified thousands of elites, heading towards the The small slope rushed away.

"My lord, they are coming!" A Xianbei handsome who was watching the battle with him said in horror.No one would laugh at him, because they themselves were terrified.

"What are you afraid of!" Ke Bi Neng said in a deep voice, and then ordered his personal guards to resist.These are Xianbei's most elite fighters. Xiahou Dun charged several times, but failed to kill them.

"I'm coming!" Just as Xiahou Dun returned without success again, a white horse passed by him like lightning, and the Xianbei people fell off their horses wherever they went.Xiahou Dun looked intently, and could only see clearly the red-stained white robe of the knight on horseback, and the Xiliang cavalry behind him.

"Good skill!" Xia Houdun praised nonchalantly.From this point of view, he already knew that this person's martial arts were by no means inferior to his own, but he didn't know who this person was.

"He is the eldest son of the Ma family, the number one warrior in Xiliang, Ma Chao and Ma Mengqi, who is known as General Shenweitian." A white-faced man at the side seemed to see Xiahou Dun's doubts, and brandished a steel knife in his hand to kill a man. The Xianbei cavalry replied.

"Good skill, who is your Excellency?" Xia Houdun himself is also a great expert in the use of swords. Looking at this man's sword skills, he knows that he is not just for nothing.

"Me? Nan'an Pangde." The visitor smiled slightly, speaking with ease, and two more Xianbei soldiers died under his knife.

"There are so many warriors in Xiliang!" Xiahoudun sighed, and immediately threw himself into the battle.Due to Ma Chao's heroic assault, Ke Bineng finally couldn't sit still, so he and Yuan Tan led the army to retreat.Their retreat naturally triggered the defeat of the Xianbei coalition forces.Cao Cao and others took the opportunity to cover up the killing with their troops, pursued and killed them for more than [-] miles, beheaded more than [-] people, and captured nearly [-] prisoners.Xianbei and Yuan Tan's coalition forces suffered more than half of their casualties, so they had to flee back to their lairs in embarrassment.

"Brother Shoucheng, brother Wenyue, this battle is the biggest victory of my big man against Xianbei in the past century. It is really a blessing in my life for us to be able to meet at the right time!" Counting the spoils after the war, Cao Cao had nothing else Yes, only [-] strong captives were taken, and all the other property, cattle and sheep were handed over to Han Ma and Liu Bao.

"Prime Minister Huwei, it's rare in the world!" Ma Teng was in a good mood, and he continued to compliment him.With these things, it is enough for his tribe to survive the winter safely.After everyone was polite, Han Sui and Ma Teng led the army back to Xiliang.

"My lord, this Xiliang army is so brave, I'm afraid it will be a serious problem to my confidantes in the future!" Looking at the Xiliang army returning with a full load and going further and further away, Xiahou Dun also frowned and said softly.In that battle just now, the bravery of Ma Chao and Pound made him very afraid.

"I already know." Cao Cao nodded slowly when he heard the words.The only two people left in the Yidai Zhao, Liu Bei has now basically ruled the south, and Ma Teng's entrenched Xiliang is not a worry-free master.If I want to truly dominate the world, I still have a long way to go!

"Wei Gong, are you planning to withdraw your troops too?" Liu Bao leaned forward and asked.On the grassland, the strong are respected.After seeing the terrifying fighting power of Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, how dare Liu Bao confront Cao Cao again.

"Retreat? It's still early. Shanyu can send more scouts to see if he can find a way to Danhan Mountain. I want the Xianbei clan to never rise again for 50 years!" Cao Cao said coldly, his tone full of murderous intent.

(End of this chapter)