Shu Han Confucian General of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 321 I Still Have a Secret Weapon

Cao Hong is desperate!

This is the conclusion that Zhao Feng and Zhang Fei came to quickly after studying it.After Cao Hong merged with the original Xiahouba, his military strength was almost the same as his own.But without Ma Chao's Xiliang cavalry, Zhang Fei's more than 2 Guanzhong cavalry, under normal circumstances, could not compete with Cao Hong's tiger and leopard cavalry.Under such circumstances, Cao Hong dared to fight himself, obviously after careful consideration.

"According to detailed reports, Cao Jun's infantry are mainly concentrated in the Yellow River area to prevent His Majesty from crossing the river to fight. Now Cao Hong's 3 infantry here, most of them are recruits who have been in the army for less than half a year. Naturally, they are not as good as our elite soldiers. Elite. It’s just that Cao Jun’s 1 cavalry are coming in menacingly, not to mention that there are more than [-] tiger and leopard cavalry among them!” Zhao Feng introduced to everyone in Jinyang City.When everyone heard this, they all felt that the situation they were facing now was a bit too weird: your own infantry was stronger, and the opponent's cavalry was stronger.How the fight ends like this depends on who can give full play to their advantages.From the current point of view, in field battles, the cavalry is better, so it seems that Cao Hong has a better chance of winning.

"Damn it, Cao Hong actually returned to Hebei, and now he is passive!" After hearing Zhao Feng's words, Tian Yu also patted the table angrily.As a general, he knew very well that if Zhao Feng and Zhang Fei were defeated, he would not have any good fruit to eat.

"Cao Hong was able to fight back, which is really unexpected. But if we can plan properly, we still have great confidence to win this battle. After this battle, our army can attack Jizhou with a force and take Cao Wei's territory directly. The capital and other places. Even if Cao Pi is overpowered, he will not be able to recover from the defeat." Zhao Feng said carefully.

"Bo Tao, you mean to fight?" Zhang Fei was a little surprised.Zhao Feng has always pursued safety in doing things, and he was inclined to fight before he got reinforcements, which was indeed beyond Zhang Fei's expectation.

"Exactly, although we are not superior in strength, we are superior in terms of morale. Cao Jun fled from Henan to Hebei and ran for thousands of miles, but we have already occupied most of Bingzhou. In terms of morale, we must be stronger In addition, Cao Hong has an impatient temperament. If he is eager to fight, there will inevitably be omissions in the on-the-spot command. I will take advantage of the situation and defeat him in one fell swoop. Even if I lose, we can also Defend Jinyang Jiancheng to the death. But if Cao Hong is defeated, then he can only be destroyed." Zhao Feng said carefully.To put it simply, Cao Hong can't afford to lose, but Zhao Feng and Zhang Fei can relatively afford to lose.

"Although that is the case, if Cao Hong is in a desperate situation and fights to the death, I will not be careless!" It was Zhang Ren who said this.As the No.1 general in Chuanzhong, Zhang Ren's character has always been extremely cautious.Zhao Feng nodded, but still revealed his trump card: "Everyone, don't worry, I have prepared a secret weapon to deal with Cao Hong's tiger and leopard cavalry!"

"Secret weapon against Tiger and Leopard Cavalry?" Zhang Fei was a little stunned when he heard this.Zhang Fei is well aware of how powerful Tiger and Leopard Riders are.In the two battles, Liu Bei spent a lot of money in order to deal with the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.From the Xiliang iron cavalry and the serial horse designed by Pang Tong last time, both are useful, but now I am in Bingzhou, and I don’t have enough chains, and the Xiliang iron cavalry is in Youzhou, how can I compete with the tiger and leopard? How about a showdown?

No, this kid must have some tricks!Looking at Zhao Feng with a calm smile on his face, Zhang Fei suddenly felt a sense of confidence that he didn't even know where he came from: Zhao Feng will definitely be able to do it, and he will definitely do it if he says he can do it.

While they were discussing, the [-] troops of Cao Hong and others had already left Shangdang City, heading towards Jinyang aggressively.This road is full of plains in the Jinshui River Basin, just like the so-called flat river, Cao Hong came here like this, and there was not even a place to stop him on the way.And the time is urgent, even if the enemy wants to make some arrangements, it will be too late.

"Uncle, we don't even send a scout, what if we get caught in an ambush?" Cao Zhang said worriedly seeing that Cao Hong was blindly pursuing marching speed and didn't even send a scout.When Cao Hong heard this, he smiled and said: "Zhang Fei's military strength is similar to ours. Besides, even if he is in ambush in a battle on the plain, with the mighty tiger and leopard cavalry, it is enough to charge a bloody path."

"Nephew understands!" Cao Hong nodded, and then ordered to march as fast as possible.At this time, in Jinyang City, after Zhang Fei learned that the enemy was coming, he also ordered the whole army to prepare for the battle.It was already midsummer at this time, and the sun was very bright on this day, and the scorching sun made people uncomfortable.

"Report to the two princes, the enemy army is indeed leading the way with tiger and leopard cavalry, and they are coming here!" A scout reported to Zhao Feng and Zhang Fei. "Understood!" Waving his hand to signal the people to come down, Zhao Feng said to Zhang Fei: "Third General, according to the previous plan, you lead the Guanzhong cavalry and some infantry to deal with Cao Hong's infantry, and I will fight against the tiger and leopard cavalry!"

"Boy Zhao, are you really joking?" Zhang Fei looked at Zhao Feng and the tens of thousands of infantry behind him, and finally asked hesitantly.It is not a wise choice to use infantry against cavalry on the plain.

"Don't worry, today's battle will be the time when Tiger and Leopard Cavalry will be destroyed!" Zhao Feng said calmly.Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, Cao Jun's trump card elite, let me break your undefeated myth!Seeing his calm expression, Zhang Fei nodded and went to straighten out the army and prepare for battle without mentioning it.Behind him, Tian Yu selected nearly [-] more reliable cavalry as a reserve team.Not only Zhang Fei and Zhao Feng, but he also couldn't afford to lose this battle.

"Oh, it's Zhao Botao?" Cao Hong, who was galloping on his horse, also let out a little surprise when he saw the enemy army gradually appearing in front of him and had already formed an army formation.Looking at the Zhao character flag waving in the wind, Cao Hong was also secretly on guard.After all, in the hands of this person, not only him, but all Cao Wei generals suffered too much.

"It seems that Zhao Botao wants to use these gadgets to stop our tiger and leopard cavalry. He is beyond his control!" Cao Zhang at the side said with some disdain.The little gadgets he was talking about were the hundreds of carts and obstacles such as horses that crossed in front of him.These things are certainly effective in blocking cavalry, but unless you have these things all over the mountains and plains, Cao Zhang can destroy all these gadgets at the cost of more than a thousand cavalry at most.

"Don't be careless, Your Highness, let Zidan and you lead the tiger and leopard riders to deal with Zhao Botao, and I will deal with Zhang Fei!" Cao Hong said in a deep voice, because he saw that behind Zhao Feng's army, Zhang Fei was also waiting for it. .Cao Hong knew that Zhao Feng was still going to play the old trick in Xuchang, use some of his infantry to entangle his tiger and leopard cavalry to eliminate the terrifying impact of the tiger and leopard cavalry, and then compete with his own infantry.It's just that Guan Yu spent so much effort back then, using the Eight Diagrams Formation, and only relying on the advantage of the number of people, he repelled himself.Now that Zhang Fei and Zhao Feng's cavalry don't have the upper hand, Cao Hong really can't figure out what tricks they can play.

So today, Cao Hong has enough confidence to deal with the opponent's ruthless move.Therefore, I not only have tiger and leopard riders, but also a Hu rider battalion who is good at riding and shooting.Even if the tiger and leopard cavalry can't break the enemy's formation, the cavalry and shooting of the Hu cavalry battalion will not make them feel good. After all, the infantry phalanx is standing still and can only be reduced to a living target at that time .Thinking of this, Cao Hong immediately sent an order to direct Cao Zhang to aim at Zhao Feng's infantry phalanx and rush over to crush the opponent first.

"Kill!" Cao Zhang gave an order, and ten thousand tiger and leopard riders started at full speed, rushing towards Zhao Feng's infantry formation like a tiger descending a mountain.In front of the army formation, various obstacles were piled up one after another, with only some narrow corridors exposed in the middle, which could only accommodate two war horses parallel at most.

And once they can't be paralleled, the impact of Tiger and Leopard Cavalry will be depleted.Therefore, destroying this hateful obstacle is the top priority.Cao Zhang thought so and did the same.Seeing that the opponent's obstacle was getting closer and closer, Cao Zhang couldn't help showing a cruel and bloodthirsty smile on his face.

"Kill!" Cao Zhang roared, and swung the Fang Tianji in his hand, easily pushing away a large cart parked beside him.Naturally, the soldiers on both sides would not let them be so relaxed. They raised their spears like Cao Hong stabbed them.Cao Zhang was not afraid at all, he swung his long halberd to fend off the weapons of the two, and then took advantage of the situation to chop the opponent to death.Behind him, the front part of the tiger and leopard cavalry was also broken into pieces, rushing in from the opponent's tunnel, destroying these obstacles.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!" Cao Zhang was about to charge with all his strength, when suddenly the horse under his crotch staggered, and then he was thrown off the horse.Cao Zhang's riding skills are excellent. Although the matter was rushed, he was still fearless. He held the halberd in his right hand, and his left hand slapped hard on the horse's back that was gradually limp and fell to the ground. Leap aside.

Before he landed, Cao Zhang had already discovered why his beloved horse suddenly fell down: a front leg had been cut off, and this war horse was already useless. "Who cut off my horse's leg?" As soon as this thought appeared in his mind, before Cao Zhang could find the answer, a big knife whizzed towards the back of his head.

"Dang!" Crossing the long halberd to block the opponent's knife, Cao Zhang found that his opponent was actually a young man younger than himself, but the combination of the classic Qinglong sword + green parrot's shirt shows that the person in front of him must be He has a close relationship with Guan Yu.

"Who are you, Guan Yu?" Cao Zhang raised the halberd and pierced the opponent's heart, and Cao Zhang asked in spite of his busy schedule.Cao Zhang had met Guan Yu and Guan Ping on the battlefield before, but this kid was obviously not Guan Ping.

"I'm also surnamed Guan!" Although he has always been proud of his father, it is a bit weak to say that he is Guan Yu's youngest son at this time.Guan Xing gritted his teeth at that moment, brandished the Azure Dragon Saber and continued to wrestle with the opponent.As a freshman of Xuzhou University, Guan Xing, who is only 17 years old, is now just a small village chief.It was also the first time he was on the battlefield with the army this time, and he encountered such a formidable enemy as Cao Zhang.

"Hmph, even if two old fellows, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, come, I will kill them one by one!" Cao Zhang said with some disdain, and began to entangle Guan Xing with his long halberd.He is far superior to Guan Xing in terms of strength and combat experience, Guan Xing is overwhelmed once he has passed several moves.Seeing that the opponent's sword technique was a bit messy, Cao Zhang was about to finish off the opponent in one fell swoop, when he suddenly felt a strange wind of the sword blowing under his feet.

"Hey!" In his busy schedule, he retracted his halberd, stamped his feet and jumped up, and the two long spears passed by Cao Zhang's feet dangerously.The latter looked down and was immediately taken aback.

(End of this chapter)