Chapter 395: Clouds and Rain! [Subscribe]

When Cao Cao moved, the entire army moved.

North of the Western Regions.

Huang Zhong put down the interrogation bead and glanced at the generals from various countries in the Western Regions who were all over the room.

Cao Cao let him take charge of the Western Regions.

When he had nothing to do, he began to attack various countries and cultivate their loyalty. His method was simple and efficient.

After Cao Wei took control of the Western Regions, it established the Western Regions Protectorate. All Western Regions countries sent troops, ranging from one to two thousand to three to five thousand.

Huang Zhong began to lead the generals sent by various countries to train and practice military tactics.

The more they practiced and trained, the more the generals and troops of various countries became aware of the gap between themselves and the Han army and Huang Zhong.

After a while, everyone will admire you.

For example, Huang Zhong occasionally showed off his skills, and with one strike of his sword he could create a wave of seven or eight feet in length. When people from the Western Regions saw this, they were astounded.

Huang Zhong has been hailed as a godly general by various countries in the Western Regions because of his ability to show his prowess in public, and almost everyone in the country obeys his orders.

He developed generals from various countries in the Western Regions, united with them as the core, and helped the Wei Dynasty stabilize the situation in the Western Regions.

In this war, many generals from the Western Regions led their troops to form a coalition force, responsible for providing auxiliary troops to the Wei army.

Huang Zhong read Cao Cao's message and tightened the sword in his hand.

At this time, Huang Zhong was wearing a helmet, a large leaf armor, a brown battle robe, yellow cloud tiger-head boots, and a "Bao Diao Bow" on his back.

There were only three eagle feather arrows in the quiver under his ribs.

A normal archer usually has between twelve and twenty-four arrows in his quiver.

There are more people who are good at shooting.

Huang Zhong only had three arrows.

He doesn't shoot arrows often, but when his arrows hit the target, they can decide the outcome.

"The king ordered me to send troops from the west to defeat the Xianbei. I will personally go and cut off the enemy's head, and the troops will follow me!"

The surrounding area was full of Huang Zhong's "believers", who all agreed to what he said, and the atmosphere was very lively.

Huang Zhong immediately left the camp and rode a red warhorse.

This horse was a thousand-mile horse presented to Cao Cao by various countries after the conquest of the Western Regions.

Cao Cao personally bestowed it on Huang Zhong.

The horse's name is Liaoyuanhuo.

Its temperament is just like its name, passionate and energetic.

Huang Zhong liked this horse second only to his own son.

He climbed onto the prairie fire, and amid the neighing of horses, he led his troops to gallop northward with a broadsword in hand.

The generals from various countries in the Western Regions were like minions, gathering behind and responsible for shouting and cheering.

North of Hexi.

Ma Chao also received a message from Cao Cao again.

His warhorse was also a famous Xiliang horse, named Li Feisha.

He stood up from his horse and looked at the more than 20,000 Wei troops under his command:
"My fellow men, in this battle, we must show the might of the Wei Dynasty and let the Xianbei know who pees standing up and who pees lying down."

The entire army shouted in response.

Peeing while standing and peeing while lying down are swear words formed by the intermingling of many foreign ethnic groups in Hexi.

Peeing while lying down means you are a coward and extremely pathetic.

The entire army is heading north, to be the one that pees while standing.

The ground on the grassland in September is dry and yellow.

Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao also received orders from Cao Cao one after another, and they were eager to fight.

Lu Su handed over a strategic map from the side.

Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao took it and glanced back at Lu Su at the same time.

He has extraordinary talent and strategy, can predict the battle situation in advance, and is extremely thoughtful.

The strategic plan he proposed was extremely imaginative and incredibly lethal to the enemy.

North Gate.

Cheng Yu stood on the Great Wall and looked out at the vast grasslands in the north.

He also received an order from Cao Cao:
"Zhongde, let's defeat the Xianbei!"

Cheng Yu put away the communication bead, and a murderous light flashed in his eyes.

He issued an order to the Beiguan garrison:

"Let Le Jin and Zhang Xiu lead their troops, one to attack and the other to defend.

The garrison troops marched eastward from Youbeiping County and hid in western Liaoning to prevent the Xianbei from taking advantage of our weakness and returning to raid western Liaoning."

If the Xianbei had a famous general, he would have raided Liaoxi at this time, and won by taking risks, and it is very likely that he would have hit Cao Wei's open goal.

But Cheng Yu at Beiguan immediately plugged this loophole.

"If we attack, we will go north from Youbeiping County and be responsible for blocking the retreat of the Eastern Xianbei and rescuing the troops of the Central Army."

The enemy's eagerness to retreat is a good opportunity to ambush them.

The troops obeyed the order and took action.

Another person who received the order from Cao Cao was Qu Yi!
Qu Yi will lead the crossbowmen to fire the first shot of the general offensive.

At this time, Qu Yi led 12,000 crossbowmen and followed Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao, advancing rapidly to the north.

One advantage of following behind Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao is that the enemy scouts will be cleared out by the front army, ensuring their relative concealment.

Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao had already caught up and were engaging the Xianbei central army again.

Qu Yi also led his troops to speed up.

It has always been his dream to lead more than 10,000 crossbowmen into battle.

The kind of attack that covers the sky and the sun and uses powerful crossbows to destroy the enemy's combat effectiveness and destroy its will will reappear the splendor of the Qin Dynasty.

Qu Yile stopped his horse and made a gesture.

The entire army immediately dismounted, marched forward on foot, and continued to advance.

Finally, they lay prone on the ground, in ambush, waiting for the battle to begin.

At this time, the entire army under Qu Yi's command took advantage of a small hill that was slightly higher than the ground and could hide their bodies, lying down and hiding.

From their position, if they listened carefully, they could faintly hear the sounds of fighting between Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao and the Xianbei central army several miles away.

In the distance, a group of Xianbei soldiers rode at full speed from the east.

They were the troops returning from Eastern Xianbei to rescue the army in the king's tent.

After hearing the news that the king's tent was attacked and defeated and retreated northwards but was caught by the Han army, this Xianbei army, with a total of more than 14,000 people, marched day and night to come back to defend the king.

At noon, Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun led their own troops, together with the Xianzhen Camp led by Gao Shun, and engaged in a fierce battle with the Xianbei king's troops.

The 10,000-man Eastern Xianbei army that came back to support approached the battlefield at high speed.

Tuoba Jiefen sat majestically on a warhorse and was the first to receive the news that his troops were returning from the east and were about to enter the battlefield.

He was overjoyed.

You have to know that since he had been retreating northward, Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao were chasing him from the south.

Therefore, the battlefield where the two sides fought was in the north-south direction.

The returning Xianbei soldiers will rush up from the east and enter the battlefield, forming an extremely favorable angle of attack on the Wei army.

"Blow the war horn and send a message to the left wing troops who have rushed back to the battlefield to engage in battle with the Han army!" said Tuoba Jiefen.

The horn sounds.

In the distance, a column of galloping Xianbei soldiers could be seen faintly.

As they were approaching the battlefield, the more than 14,000 Xianbei troops began to regularly shrink their formation, like a long spear, extremely aggressive, intending to attack the Han army.

Tuoba Jiefen waved his whip and shouted: "All troops, join me in counterattacking with all your strength..."

Before he could finish his words, he suddenly discovered that the Xianbei soldiers rushing towards him from a distance began to fall down in groups.

The speed at which they fell was catastrophic, and in a blink of an eye, half of the soldiers fell to the ground.

In the distant sky, dense black spots appeared.

Like a dark cloud or a giant swarm of bees, it covered the sky and fell on the Xianbei cavalry.

Once the black spots covered the area, the Xianbei soldiers fell down one after another.

In just over ten breaths, the formation of the Xianbei soldiers who had rushed up had been dispersed.

Tuoba Jiefen's hands and feet were cold, and a feeling of fear that he had not felt in years surged into his heart.

Strong crossbow!

Budugen, Qifushitu and others had reminded him that the Han army's bows and crossbows were powerful.

However, when they actually encountered it, they realized that the Han army's crossbows were more lethal than expected!

One salvo, two, three.

The Xianbei soldiers continued to fall and were nailed to the ground by powerful crossbows, with people and horses thrown to the ground!

Tuoba Jiefen, looking pale, said: "Order the whole army to retreat north! Quick, retreat!"

Taking advantage of the defeat caused by the ambush, before it affected the central army, Tuoba Jiefen acted decisively.

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The low sound of the horn ordered the Xianbei people to withdraw their troops.

Tuoba Jiefen's central army had been defeated and retreated northward before, but it could not be considered a rout and there were no major losses.

However, at this moment, they were ambushed by the large crossbowmen, casualties soared sharply, and signs of a major rout were appearing!

After Cao Cao started the war, he made a series of arrangements, aiming to use the Xianbei central army to pull the net and influence the outcome of the war.

He used strategies many times, mobilized the Xianbei central army, divided the troops into two battlefields in the east and west, and gradually reduced the number of troops in the central army.

Then he suddenly attacked the enemy's central army, concentrated his own superior forces, attacked the scattered enemy forces, and forced the scattered troops to return to support the king.

An ambush at this time is undoubtedly the best opportunity!

Including the Xianbei, they also became chess pieces "commanded" by Cao Cao, who ambushed them around their king's tribe, thus turning the tide and expanding the results of the war.

Eventually the opponent will be defeated.

The reason why Cao Cao had to use strategies one after another was because the Xianbei had dispatched too many troops this time and could not directly fight a decisive battle.

Therefore, we need to make early plans and accumulate step by step to achieve a big victory.

This is what Cao Cao said: if there are no conditions, create them.

At this time, Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, and Qu Yi joined forces, and the defeat of the Xianbei central army was spreading rapidly.

The battle in Hexi was also unfolding simultaneously.

The battlefield where the two sides faced off covered an area of ​​several miles, with more than 70,000 enemies and ourselves involved in the battle at the same time.

The vanguard of Cao Wei, led by Ma Chao and Pang De, has already engaged in battle with the enemy.

The battle had just begun when Cao Cao led his personal army, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, up from the south.

This time, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry was led by Xu Chu.

In front of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry were more than seventy heavy cavalrymen of the royal army.

The commander of the heavy cavalry was Dian Wei, who was fully armed with a circular long and short halberd hanging on his back.

Dian Wei and Xu Chu’s eyes were as big as bells.

Even the war horses under the heavy cavalry were stamping their hooves anxiously, as if they couldn't wait to rush into the battlefield!
Cao Cao rode on the back of the Claw Yellow Horse, standing on the top of the high ground, his eyes as calm as ice and snow, observing the battlefield, and then said to Dian Wei and Xu Chu:

"You two will charge in from the right wing of the battlefield, while Xu Chu will lead the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry and the Light Cavalry to penetrate and tear apart the enemy forces.

Dian Wei leads the heavy cavalry to attack the enemy's flag. I will beat the drums for you two and for the entire Wei army to fight!"

Cao Cao wants to beat the drum himself!!

The surrounding Tiger and Leopard Cavalry and Heavy Cavalry instantly became eager to fight.

Dian Wei and Xu Chu took a deep breath at the same time, and a roaring sound like a rushing river could be heard throughout their bodies!
"All the troops of the Great Wei listen to my order! In this battle, we must destroy the Xianbei and not return until we win!"

"I, the king, will work with all the troops to break the enemy's courage and enhance our military prestige!"

Cao Cao's voice echoed across the battlefield like thunder!
"war!!"

On the opposite side, Yiluotodu and Budugen were sitting on their war horses, watching the battle situation.

Both were eager to fight:
"That is the leader of the Han people. He came to the battlefield in person and told all the tribes to capture the Han chief alive!" Yiluotodu raised his eyebrows and looked at the rear of the Han army.

Budugen was very excited.

Their troops are many times more than the Han army, which is the best opportunity to defeat the Han army.

Suddenly, a roar was heard from the direction where Cao Cao was.

Cao Cao stood on the drum stand, holding a drumstick in his hand.

In front of him was a huge animal-skin drum with Kuilong patterns carved on the drum wall and bronze animal heads embedded in it. It was a Thunder Drum made by Mo Gong.

Cao Cao held a drumstick nearly two feet long.

Boom-boom!
He beat the drum with the blessing of national destiny, and the mountains, rivers and earth shook.

The drums sounded like thunder, as well as mountains striking the earth and tides lapping against the shore.

No one, friend or foe, had ever heard such heavy, heart-shaking war drums, each one sounding like thunder.

Dian Wei and Xu Chu led the heavy cavalry, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, and rushed out with all their might to the sound of drums, heading straight for the enemy formation!

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