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Yuan Shao understood it, and stopped urging the siege.

There were casualties in the siege, and they were heavy casualties.Since Liu Bei will surrender sooner or later, why sacrifice soldiers in vain.

Just wait a while longer.

Shen Pei and Tian Feng didn't intend to attack by force, so the fighting eased down.

It didn't take long before Yuan Shao received the news that Cao Cao surrounded Suiyang with an army of [-], and was about to attack Suiyang.

Shenpei asked Yuan Shao to send troops back for help.

Although Suiyang could not be easily conquered by Cao Cao, but the autumn harvest is approaching, if Cao Cao is not driven away as soon as possible, Cao Cao is likely to harvest all the crops outside Suiyang City.No food, no amount of army.

After discussing with Tian Feng for a while, Yuan Shao agreed.

Anyway, they don't plan to storm Pengcheng, and it's useless for the judge to stay here. Let him go back to reinforce Suiyang and drive Cao Cao away.After the autumn harvest is over and the grain returns to the warehouse, it will not be too late to bring the grain to Pengcheng.

In order to help the trial match, Tian Feng also suggested that Yuan Shao send Zhang Ying and Gao Lan to lead the cavalry to assist the trial match.

They received news that Cao Cao had obtained many war horses from the imperial court.The cavalry led by Cao Ren and the tiger and leopard cavalry led by Cao Chun are all elite cavalry, and their combat effectiveness is not weak.Especially the latter, it is said that each soldier is carefully selected, similar to the armored cavalry under the emperor's command, has a strong ability to break the formation, and is a threat to the infantry.

Yuan Shao knew that Tian Feng's move was to show his favor to the judge, but he still agreed.

Defeating Cao Cao and defending Suiyang is related to the overall situation.Once Suiyang falls, he will not be able to besiege Pengcheng with peace of mind. After waiting for a few months, the ripening fruits will disappear.

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Zhang He and Gao Lan led [-] cavalry and rushed forward along the Chi Road.

They rushed to the foot of Suiyang city under the order of the judge, and informed the defenders in the city that reinforcements were coming, so they could defend the city with peace of mind.

After Feng Tianfeng's secret order to wipe out Chen Deng's tribe, they endured a lot of pressure, but the income was also very considerable.The people of Jizhou firmly held the military power. Yuan Shao obeyed Tian Feng and Shenpei's words, and they were also reused, commanding the most elite cavalry.

The only regret is that Tian Feng and the judge are not in harmony, and there are conflicts from time to time.

Fortunately, these conflicts were all private and not made public.

This time Tian Feng suggested that the trial match should return to Suiyang, and then transferred the cavalry to cooperate with the trial match. The intention of repairing the relationship was very obvious.If this battle can be fought well, the trial match and Tian Feng will cooperate more tacitly, which is naturally a good thing.

The two knew Tian Feng's intentions well, and they wanted to win the battle and make new achievements.

Even so, Zhang He and Gao Lan didn't dare to be careless, and sent a large number of scouts to the front to inquire about the news, spared no effort to report back and forth, for fear of being ambushed.

They have long heard about Cao Cao's use of troops, especially the brothers Cao Ren and Cao Chun who commanded the cavalry.

"Notify the rear army to rest in Dangshan for an hour." Zhang Yun raised his head and glanced at Dangshan in front of him, and sent someone to inform Gao Lan of the rear army.

Dangshan is about 150 miles away from Suiyang. Even if Cao Jun has enough cavalry, it is unlikely to appear here.After passing Dangshan, the situation is hard to say. They may encounter the enemy at any time, and they will not be given a chance to rest calmly.

The personal guard took the order, turned the horse's head, and galloped towards the rear army.

Zhang He rode his horse forward and gradually came to the foot of the mountain.

He looked up at the mountain, and thought of the story that Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty escaped from prison and hid in Dangshan Mountain, and Empress Lu could always find him, and he was emotional for a while.

Back then, Liu Ji never thought that he would become emperor and establish the Han family.

Today's Yuan Shao didn't expect the emperor to reverse the situation, and the fire of the great man was revived.

God's will is unpredictable, Jizhou people serve Yuan Shao, is it a moth to the fire, or a phoenix reborn?

Seeing Dangshan, the soldiers who were covered in oil and sweat from the sun dispersed one after another and rushed to the water to drink water and horses. The formation was chaotic, and many people untied the horses' girdles to make the horses relax.

Zhang Yun watched carefully, frowned, and ordered someone to beat the drums to announce that no one should untie the horse's girth, so as not to be caught off guard when attacked.

The order was sent out, but the effect was very limited.Marching in such weather, even if you don't wear armor, the sun will make you sweaty.It is also far away from Suiyang, and it is impossible to meet the enemy. Everyone is very relaxed.

Gao Lan thought the same way. Hearing the sound of war drums, he rode over and smiled at Zhang He, "Junyi, don't be so nervous."

"Yuan Guan, soldiers are fierce and dangerous, so don't be careless." Zhang Yun said solemnly: "Cao Cao often uses troops unexpectedly. Cao Ren rides horses, and he doesn't follow the rules. They are from Qiao County, not far from here, so they should be familiar The terrain here. It is not impossible to ambush here."

Gao Lan also became nervous.

Cao Cao and Cao Ren were not only from Qiao County, but also conquered Xuzhou many times, so they must pass by here, and it is inevitable to be familiar with the terrain here.

"Jun Yi is right. I heard that Cao Ren was a knight-errant when he was young and wandered between Huai and Si. This kind of person..."

Before the words fell, Gao Lan suddenly closed his mouth, turned his head and looked deep into the forest.

In the depths of the forest, frightened birds flew up.

Gao Lan suddenly felt his scalp go numb.

Zhang He was the first to react and shouted loudly. "Enemy attack—"

Chapter 613

Cao Ren rode his horse and galloped, his eyes fixed on Zhang Yun who was waving his arms and shouting loudly on the hillside.

He resisted all opinions, led two thousand cavalry to go deep alone, and rushed to Dangshan to ambush, just for Zhang Yun.

He had heard about this famous general of Jizhou who commanded the euphorbia warriors, and he knew what a threat such a person would be to Cao Cao when he led cavalry to the city of Suiyang, and what an encouragement to the morale of the defenders in the city.

Basically, it can be said that as long as Zhang Yun's battle flag appears under the city of Suiyang, Cao Cao's plan to capture Suiyang will die.

Only by severely injuring Zhang Yun's troops can it be possible to reverse the situation and win opportunities for Cao Cao.

It would be even better if he could kill one of Zhang He or Gao Lan like Guan Yu killed Wen Chou.

Killing a general before the battle, and a famous general like Hebei Sitingzhu, the impact on the morale of the army is no less than a hearty victory.

"Follow me!" Cao Ren raised the spear in his hand and shouted sharply. "Kill Zhang He and Gao Lan!"

"Here." The soldiers roared in unison, and their morale was like a rainbow.

Ambush three thousand with two thousand, at first many people thought Cao Ren was crazy.But now, no one thinks that Cao Ren is crazy, only thinks that Cao Ren is simply a clever plan.He was sure that Yuan Jun's cavalry would go first, that Yuan Jun's cavalry would rest in Dangshan, and that Yuan Jun's cavalry, hungry and thirsty, would rush to the river to drink water and lose their formation.

Of course not wearing armor.

Facing such an enemy, not to mention that the opponent only has three thousand riders, even if they had twice as many, they would still dare to charge.

It was worth the toil of two days in ambush in the mountains.

Not to mention other trophies, capturing a batch of war horses is equivalent to picking up tens of thousands of dollars.

Two thousand cavalrymen of Cao Jun followed Cao Ren and rushed out like a tide towards the cavalry of Yuan Jun who were in a mess.

"Fire the arrow—" Cao Ren leveled the spear and shouted sharply.

Countless cavalrymen drew their bows and shot a rain of arrows.

The weather was hot, and Yuan Jun's knights didn't wear armor. In front of the rain of arrows, they had no protection at all. They could only hide around, or use the cavalry's small buckler to protect themselves, or hide behind their horses.

Even so, many people were shot by arrows and fell to the ground screaming.

The horse's hooves kicked away the dense grass, smashed the clear river water, galloped out, and picked and killed Yuan Jun's soldiers who were drinking the horses.

The thin summer clothes can't stop the stabbing of the spear, nor can it stop the slashing of the sword.

Blood spattered, Yuan Jun suffered heavy casualties.

Zhang He saw it clearly, and was so angry that he gritted his teeth, but there was nothing he could do.

He miscalculated for a while, and Cao Ren caught the loophole and made a big mistake.

But he was unwilling to give up.

He still has a chance to fight back.

He ordered the euphorbia guards to stand up and shouted loudly.

"Cao Ren, Zhang He in Hejian is here, do you dare to fight?"

Cao Ren laughed when he heard Zhang Yun's invitation to fight. "Zhang He, I'm going to kill you." He ordered the general Niu Jin to lead his bodyguards to attack, while the other knights continued to attack under the leadership of the two school lieutenants.

Niu Jin kicked his horse to speed up, trying to rush up the hillside.

Zhang He ordered the euphorbia warriors to block the attack with an array of arrows. He also drew his bow and shot an arrow at Cao Ren who was rushing.

Cao Ren swung his spear, knocked Zhang Yun's arrow away, and then ordered his troops to counterattack by riding and shooting.

As soon as he rushed to him, he understood Zhang He's intentions.Although the mountain where Zhang He is located is not high, it can effectively reduce the speed of the horse and reduce the impact.Even if the horse is on the mountain, it will be difficult to break through the position of the euphorbia warriors.

This is the case with Niu Jin.Although he rode his horse forward, he lost his speed and was stabbed by the halberd in the hands of the halberd warrior, turning him on his back and almost killing him.

Zhang He was using his body as a bait to win in danger, and to give Gao Lan a chance to reorganize his formation.

Cao Ren looked around and decided to change the warrior.He ordered Niu Jin to lead his troops to surround Zhang He and prevent Zhang He from going down the mountain. At the same time, he concentrated his forces to attack Yuan Jun in the valley and Gao Lan who was preparing to regroup in the distance.

Gao Lan was originally standing with Zhang Yun, but when Cao Ren rushed out, he rode away on his horse and set up a battle flag three hundred steps away from the mountain pass.

The scattered Yuan Jun knights are gathering and putting on their armor behind him.

Of course Cao Ren couldn't give him this chance.Once Gao Lan completes the assembly and starts to countercharge, the situation will inevitably reverse.

Cao Ren left Zhang He behind, and personally led his troops towards Gao Lan.

Seeing Cao Ren rushing towards him, Gao Lan sighed helplessly, and ordered the guards who had not had time to put on their armor to ride forward to fight, and must entangle Cao Ren.Considering that Cao Jun's soldiers are armored and the arrows have limited lethality, Gao Lan chose to attack with a spear.

No matter how good the armor is, it can't stop the stabbing of the spear.

Cao Ren understood Gao Lan's intentions, and after shooting a shower of arrows, he rushed towards Gao Lan with a spear.

The two clenched their spears, looked at each other, and roared.

"Hey——" The spears collided with each other, making an ear-piercing rubbing sound.

"Pfft!" Cao Ren's spear pierced Gao Lan's lower abdomen.

"Squeak—" Gao Lan's spear tore open Cao Ren's breastplate, and made a gash under Cao Ren's ribs, spattering blood.

The two horses passed by, Gao Lan was seriously injured and unable to fight any more, so he urgently called his guards to step forward to cover him, and at the same time tore off his cloak, wrapped it twice around his waist, tied it tightly, and asked Zhang He for help.

The two sides hedged, and Yuan Jun suffered heavy losses.

Zhang He could see clearly from the hillside, so he didn't dare to neglect.While he seized the time to put on his armor, he ordered people to beat drums and ordered the whole army to retreat.

Cao Ren's bite was too tight, and his reaction was extremely fast, so he didn't give them a chance to regroup.It was already unrealistic to counterattack. All he could do was to retreat as many knights as possible to preserve his vitality.

With the sound of the retreating horn, Yuan Jun collapsed and began to run eastward along the Chidao.

After Zhang He put on his armor, he also rushed down from the hillside with the euphorbia warriors, broke through Niu Jin's block, and charged towards Cao Ren.

He met Gao Lan halfway, glanced at the blood-soaked cloak around Gao Lan's waist, and knew that Gao Lan was seriously injured and unable to fight anymore.

"Yuanguan, you withdraw first, and I will be in the rear."

"Jun Yi, Cao Ren is very skilled in martial arts, be careful." Gao Lan shouted, turned his horse's head, and led his subordinates to retreat first.As he withdrew, he commanded his personal guards to stop Cao's army and fight for the opportunity for his subordinates to escape.

Zhang He stood up bravely and killed several cavaliers of Cao's army in a row, facing Cao Ren.

Cao Ren was also injured, his leg armor was stained red with blood, and even half of the saddle was stained red.But he sat on the horseback, as steady as a mountain, full of fighting spirit, and there seemed to be flames beating in his eyes.

"Zhang He, do you dare to fight to the death?"

"I can't ask for it." Zhang He yelled loudly, urging his horse forward, thrusting his long halberd, and stabbing Cao Ren in the chest.

Cao Ren greeted each other with spears, the spears and halberds intersected, and sparks flew everywhere.

Neither man stabbed the other.When the two horses met, Cao Ren abandoned the spear with his right hand, drew out the halberd on his back with his backhand, and slashed at Zhang He fiercely.

From the corner of Zhang He's eyes, he saw a flash of cold light, knowing something was wrong, he quickly leaned over and lifted the halberd, and put the halberd across his back.

"Dang!" With a crisp sound, the hand halberd collided with the big halberd, but the halberd and beard pierced Zhang Yun's back armor.

Zhang He's chest trembled violently, his throat became sweet, and a mouthful of blood spewed out.

Chapter 614

Zhang He was stunned.

He knew that Cao Ren was good at fighting, but he didn't expect Cao Ren to be so desperate that he was injured in a single encounter.

Looking at the bright red blood on the horse's mane, Zhang Yun hesitated for a while, and then gave the order to retreat.

He didn't know how crazy Cao Ren would become.Gao Lan has been seriously injured, and he doesn't know how long he can support him.If he was seriously injured again, the [-] cavalry had no command and were unfamiliar with the place, and the loss would be very heavy.

After the order was issued, Zhang Yun directly led his troops to withdraw from the battlefield.

Yuan Jun's cavalry, who were already retreating, panicked and ran away desperately.Some people stumbled into a nearby wheat field, or got stuck in a ditch, and cursed angrily.

This Central Plains is not as open as Northern Xinjiang, and there are pits everywhere.

Hearing the sound of Yuan Jun's retreating horn, Cao Ren heaved a sigh of relief and shook his numb right arm.