Cao Hong has nearly five thousand elite soldiers under his command!
" Moreover, these five thousand elite soldiers are the most ferocious Qingzhou soldiers under Cao Cao.
If Yuan Fang defeated Cao Hong with 2,000 cavalry, Man Chong thought it was still possible. However, now Yuan Fang "talks wildly", claiming that he can defeat Cao Hong's 5,000 army with 500 cavalry.
Man Chong now felt that Yuan Fang was a little too arrogant.
"What if General Yuan can't do it?" Man Chong asked.
Yuan Fang smiled and raised his hand to point to the door: "If I lose, this door will be left to you. Boning, do you have the guts to make a bet with me?"
Man Chong fell into deep thought and thought to himself: "This man is very intelligent and brave, indeed very human, but he is too confident and underestimates Cao Hong. I don't believe that he can defeat 5,000 elite soldiers with 500 cavalry." Qingzhou soldiers!¡±
With his thoughts settled, Man Chong immediately said boldly: "Since General Yuan is so confident, then if Man doesn't dare to gamble, he will become a coward. I will make a bet with General Yuan."
Yuan Fang smiled.
Man Chong, a talented man who is proficient in law and capable of literature and martial arts, has fallen into the "trap" he set.
Yuan Fang immediately ordered that 1,500 men be left to guard Peicheng, waiting to join the follow-up army. Yuan Fang then ordered Zhang Liao to lead 500 cavalry and follow him out of the city to the north to meet Cao Hong.
In order to let Man Chong see with his own eyes how he defeated Cao Hong's elite Qingzhou soldiers, Yuan Fang and Man Chong were sent out for this battle.
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That day, at dusk, we were twenty miles north of Peicheng.
Five hundred cavalry were stationed on the slope, and Yuan Fang was sitting on a red rabbit horse. The eagle's eyes are like blades, scanning towards the north.
But on the north-facing road, dust and smoke were billowing, figures were surging, and war flags were rolling like waves, covering the sky and blocking out the sun.
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????: The big flag with the word "Cao" flying proudly, the enemy approaching with great momentum.
"My lord, this is Cao Cao's Qingzhou army. This army is very fierce. Our army only has 500 cavalry, so it may not be easy to deal with it." Zhang Liao lowered his voice and reminded in a deep voice.
??During the Battle of Yanzhou. Zhang Liao followed Lu Bu. He fought against Cao Cao several times. Naturally, he has a deep understanding of the ferocity of the Qingzhou soldiers.
Zhang Liao lowered his voice, just not wanting Man Chong to hear.
Man Chong is also a smart person. Although Zhang Liao couldn't hear what he said, he could guess that he must be wary of the menacing Qingzhou soldiers.
Man Chong's face gained a bit of confidence, and he said calmly: "General Yuan, I know you are good at using troops and have repeatedly defeated powerful enemies, but the Qingzhou soldiers under Cao Gong are not Tao Qian, Yuan Shu, or even Yuan Shao." The soldiers are comparable to each other. If you take back this bet now, it¡¯s still too late.¡±
"Ha ha¡ª¡ª"
Yuan Fang suddenly laughed loudly, his laughter was full of wildness, as if he didn't take Man Chong's warning into consideration at all.
The laughter suddenly stopped, Yuan Fang drew his halberd horizontally, and said sternly: "A gentleman keeps his word, this bet has been made, there is no reason to take it back. Man Boning, just open your eyes and watch carefully, look at me How to defeat the elite Qingzhou soldiers you talk about!"
These bold words shocked Man Chong deeply. He really couldn't understand where Yuan Fang got his confidence.
Even Zhang Liao felt a little guilty at this time. After all, he had been defeated by the Qingzhou soldiers. He knew how powerful this army was. How could he not be worried about Yuan Fang's "overconfidence".
Yuan Fang, however, stationed his horse and halberd, standing idle and watching Cao Jun approaching fiercely.
Inside and outside.
Cao Hong galloped on his horse, urging his five thousand troops to advance crazily towards Peicheng.
¡°Report~~¡± the scout rushed over and shouted: ¡°General, we found enemy troops blocking the road ahead.¡±
Cao Hong frowned, reined in his horse and asked: "How many enemies are blocking the road, and who is leading the troops?"
"Back to the general, the enemy only has 500 cavalry. Looking at the flags, it seems that Yuan Fang is personally commanding the troops."
Hearing the scout¡¯s report, Cao Hong¡¯s expression changed slightly.
Cao Hong was not surprised when Yuan Fang personally led the troops. What surprised him was that Yuan Fang only brought 500 cavalry.
"Could it be that he is looking down on me? Or, does he have other tricks?"
Cao Hongfei was not a mediocre general. He soon realized that Yuan Fang's troops coming this time was not so unusual.
After pondering for a moment, Cao Hong raised a sneer at the corner of his mouth: "You only brought five hundred cavalry here. You just want me to underestimate the enemy so that you can kill me by surprise. I will remain unchanged in response to all changes. Let's see what you can do with me."
Having made up his mind, Cao Hong immediately ordered the entire army to stop their rapid march and spread out their military formations to advance steadily.
Five thousand elite youthThe soldiers quickly formed military formations, like copper and iron walls, and came towards Yuan Fang's army.
Not long after, the enemy was approaching 500 steps away.
On the hillside, the formation of Yuan Fang¡¯s general Cao Jun was clearly visible.
??????????????????????????????????????????????????: Shield-bearers and halberdiers are used to open the way, with spearmen and crossbowmen hidden in the front. Hundreds of cavalry are waiting on the sides and rear. The formation is very organized.
Yuan Fang looked at this formation and couldn't help but admire: "Cao Hongguo deserves to be a general of the Cao family. This military formation is arranged like a copper wall and an iron wall. He really understands the magic of the formation."
Man Chong next to him heard Yuan Fang actually praising Cao Hong, thinking to himself: "He was arrogant just now, but now he can face up to the strength of his opponent. What is going on in his mind is really unpredictable"
While Man Chong was surprised, Zhang Liao frowned deeply, pointed at the enemy formation, and said in a deep voice: "My lord, Cao Hong has arranged this formation in a very organized manner. It may be difficult for our army to make a detour from the side, and our army is all light cavalry. A frontal breakthrough is even more impossible.¡±
Zhang Liao was good at uniting the cavalry, and even he said that he could not do anything to Cao Hong's army. The situation was quite unfavorable.
"Since there is nothing else we can do, let the whole army retreat." Yuan Fang only said lightly, then turned his horse and left.
Zhang Liao was startled, but he never thought that Yuan Fang would approach the battle and order the entire army to retreat.
Before he could react, Yuan Fang had already galloped away, so Zhang Liao had no choice but to lead 500 cavalry and retreat with Yuan towards Peicheng.
"He had previously made bold claims that he would defeat Cao Hong's 5,000 troops with 500 cavalry, but now he retreated. Could it be that he was timid when he saw Cao Hong's strength?"
Man Chong was also suspicious and had no choice but to follow Yuan Jun's cavalry. Retreat together.
Five hundred steps away, Cao Hong saw Yuan Fang's army retreating. He raised the corner of his mouth with a bit of pride and sneered: "Yuan Fang, you see that my formation is invulnerable, so you have to withdraw your troops. Humph, how could I ask you to do so easily?" Just ran away!¡±
Cao Hong was proud and immediately ordered the army to continue advancing in formation, following Yuan Fangjun. Kill all the way to Peicheng.
Five hundred cavalry rode like flying. After running for more than a mile in the blink of an eye, hundreds of cattle and sheep suddenly appeared at the crossing ahead, crowding the road in a mess.
"Xu~~"
Yuan Fang restrained Chitu. Fang Tian's painted halberd points to a small slope to the east. He shouted: "Stop retreating. Follow me behind the slope."
Five hundred Qingqi changed direction, bypassed the herds of cattle and sheep blocking the road, and climbed up the small slope pointed by Yuan Fang. Hidden at the back.
Yuan Fang stood on his horse and raised his halberd, looking in the north direction. This time, his eyes were no longer idle, but began to shoot out traces of murderous intent.
Zhang Liao and Man Chong were both very puzzled by Yuan Fang's series of actions.
???????????? The two of them were even more puzzled, how could hundreds of cattle and sheep suddenly appear on this avenue for no reason.
When he was confused, Cao Hong's five thousand elite soldiers were advancing in formation from the north direction of the main road.
Hundreds of cattle and sheep suddenly blocked Cao Jun¡¯s path.
Those Qingzhou soldiers, when they saw the cattle and sheep, were so excited that their eyes lit up and their faces showed greed.
Cao Hong was also surprised. He didn't know why a group of cattle and sheep suddenly appeared on this road, blocking the way.
At this time, those greedy Qingzhou soldiers, regardless of military orders and without Cao Hong's permission, rushed out of the military formation and went to rob the cattle and sheep that were blocking the way.
One person moved, ten people moved, and in the blink of an eye, this chain reaction spread throughout the entire army.
Looking around, the military formation that was originally as solid as an iron wall collapsed in an instant. Thousands of Qingzhou soldiers rushed forward in a rush, fighting for each other to grab the cattle and sheep in front of them. Where did they care? What an enemy.
Cao Hong was frightened and angry, and scolded him repeatedly, but he could not suppress these greedy soldiers. He could only watch his soldiers fight for cattle and sheep like robbers and thieves.
On the hillside, Zhang Liao was stunned when he saw the situation. Only then did he suddenly realize and understand Yuan Fang's intention.
"It turns out that this is my lord's clever plan to defeat the enemy. My lord is really" Zhang Liao was amazed, and for a moment he didn't know how to describe his excitement.
Man Chong on the side had a look of astonishment on his face, looking at Cao Hongjun's "defeat without a fight" in disbelief.
After being stunned for a long time, Man Chong took a deep breath, shook his head and sighed: "Know yourself and the enemy, and you will not be in danger in a hundred battles. General Yuan has achieved the ultimate in 'knowing the enemy'. The general's ingenuity may not be as good as Cao Cao's, alas~~"
Yuan Fang smiled slightly, murderous intent blazing like fire in his sharp eyes.
These hundreds of cattle and sheep were taken from the treasury of Peicheng by Yuan Fang, and were raised by his secret sect subordinates.The purpose of placing it here was to lure Cao Hong's soldiers to greedy plunder, so that his army formation would be broken without a fight.
Cao Cao¡¯s Qingzhou soldiers were born as Yellow Turban bandits. Although their combat effectiveness was fierce, their nature of burning, killing and looting was hard to change.
As for Cao Hong, although he has military strategy and military plans, he is fond of money and often connives with his subordinates to collect money through illegal means.
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? out of Qingzhou soldiers¡¯ inherently gangster nature, with Cao Hong¡¯s connivance, they will inevitably become even more greedy.
This is Cao Hong¡¯s fatal weakness.
Yuan Fang didn't know about this weakness, but he used his mind-reading pupil to invade Man Chong's mind and get the information from it.
Although Yuan Fang could not modify Man Chong's memory, he obtained the winning information to defeat Cao Hong.
At this moment, Man Chong was filled with emotions and was deeply impressed by Yuan Fang's resourcefulness, but he never imagined that Yuan Fang's plan was "stolen" from his mind.
The plan has been completed, if we don¡¯t fight now, then when will we fight?
Yuan Fang pointed his eagle eyes, Fang Tian slashed his halberd at the enemy, and shouted sternly: "Follow me down the slope, and kill these greedy enemies without leaving any trace behind."
With the thunderous command, Yuan Fang jumped on his horse and danced with his halberd, shooting out like a stream of fire first.
Five hundred cavalry moved with a roar, like thunder, rushing towards the enemy with great force.
On the avenue, Cao Hong's expression changed in shock. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!