Right Beiping, at the foot of Xu Wushan, the war drums beat one after another, almost hoarse.

Battle flags are flying, war horses are galloping, and tens of thousands of troops are fighting fiercely.

Chen Tai stood on the hillside, looking at the fierce battle on the battlefield under the hillside, his face pale. The hands were tightly pinched together, and the knuckles were white.

This is the second time he and Deng Ai have met. The first time happened in Liaoxi County. Deng Ai advanced by land and water, and the sailors landed at Jieshi Mountain. He had already estimated Deng Ai's plan, and deployed a blocking position in Jieshi Mountain in advance. After Deng Ai looked at his position, he only tentatively attacked, and immediately adjusted the direction, the sailor turned westward, and the infantry on the shore also gave up Jieshi Mountain, and attacked all the way to the west, entering Youbeiping.

Of course, Chen Tai also had arrangements in Youbeiping, so he waited for Deng Ai to go west, and then followed, preparing to attack in front and back in the area of Xu Wushan, and defeat Deng Ai's footmen in the land area first, and then find a way to lure the sailor ashore and inflict heavy losses.

His plan looked very good, and Deng Ai was intercepted by him near Xu Wushan. However, he realized that something was wrong.

Deng Ai had about 10,000 foot soldiers and 5,000 fine cavalry, while he had 20,000 foot soldiers and 7,000 fine cavalry, and the total strength was nearly twice that of Deng Ai. It stands to reason that even if he can't completely annihilate Deng Ai's subordinates, he can still hit him hard. However, the truth was much more than he expected. The combat effectiveness of Deng Ai's department was far beyond his imagination, and what surprised Chen Tai even more was that Deng Ai had put up a defensive camp from the beginning, using strong bows and crossbows to block, and there was no idea of attacking at all, and five thousand elite cavalry had been placed in the rear formation.

Chen Tai attacked for three days, but still did not achieve the tactical objectives in advance. Just as he was preparing to retreat. Chen Biao led 5,000 sailors to arrive.

Arrived with Chen Biao, as well as five thousand heavy armored cavalry led by Wei Feng.

The debut of the heavy armor rider was very impressive. When the five thousand knights lifted the cloak covering their bodies, untied the horse coats on their horses, and revealed the bright heavy armor, the entire battlefield suddenly lit up, and many Wei soldiers couldn't even open their eyes. The heavy armored cavalry attacked from the south of the battlefield, and the summer sun shone on them, and then reflected into the eyes of the Wei soldiers, so that they could not look directly, but could only see a piece of light rushing towards them.

It's in this horrific scene. Five thousand knights attacked. Straight to the rear of the Wei army.

Chen Tai immediately ordered the cavalry on the right flank to counterattack. However, he soon realized that he was wrong.

The 3,000 cavalry on the right flank could not stop the 5,000 heavily armored cavalry at all, and as soon as the two sides fought, the difference in strength was fully revealed. Although the knights of the Wei army galloped on horseback. Arrows rained down. But he couldn't shake the formation of the heavy armor horsemen. Five thousand heavily armored cavalry lined up to kill. It's not very fast, but it's very resolute. Like a sharp sword, they mercilessly rushed past the Wei army's position. Leaving a trail of blood.

The three thousand elite horsemen couldn't stop them, and they could only watch as these steel monsters rushed into the rear formation, and the rear formation was scattered in all directions.

And that's just the beginning of the nightmare.

When the heavy armored cavalry appeared, the five thousand elite cavalry that had been left behind by Deng Ai also rushed out of the position under the command of Zhao Guang, they did not attack the Wei army's position, but killed the Wei army's elite cavalry who had just been severely injured by the heavy armored cavalry. The three thousand elite cavalry of the Wei army hedged against the heavy armored cavalry, and the direct loss exceeded 1,000 people, and the morale was seriously bruised.

They couldn't even escape, these five thousand elite horsemen were born for pursuit, and their speed was no less than that of the Wei knights, and even surpassed.

In less than half an hour, the 3,000 elite cavalry on the right flank of the Wei army were completely annihilated, and the rear formation was also chaotic by the heavy armored cavalry, tearing a big hole, Chen Biao immediately commanded 5,000 foot soldiers to rush over and fight to advance towards the Chinese army.

In the blink of an eye, Chen Tai was attacked on his back.

Liu Tao, the chief bookkeeper, stood beside Chen Tai and sighed: "Envoy, we have been tricked." ”

Chen Tai nodded. He knew that he had been tricked. Deng Ai is a decoy, his purpose is to entangle him and prevent him from leaving, the real main force is not the fifteen thousand cavalry led by Deng Ai, but the men and horses led by Chen Biao and Wei Feng, especially the five thousand heavy armored cavalry led by Wei Feng.

These 5,000 heavy armored cavalry are also difficult to find opponents in the world, and their only weakness is that they are slow and do not fight for a long time. If he started a guerrilla war with Deng Ai, it would be difficult for these heavy armored cavalry to play a role, or even catch up with him at all. So Deng Ai used himself as bait, pinned him to this place, and waited for the heavy armor cavalry to arrive calmly and give him a fatal blow.

Deng Ai's tactics are clever, and he is not wrong. The mistake was that he didn't know that these heavily armored riders had actually arrived in Youzhou and suddenly appeared in front of him.

In his intelligence system, these heavy armored horsemen should have followed Wei Ba to Qingzhou, and now they should be in Luoyang.

Now he knows that his information is not accurate, at least not comprehensive. Otherwise, he would not have failed to take into account this such an important factor. He estimated that in addition to transporting grain and grass and baggage, the 5,000 sailors led by Chen Biao were more likely to respond to Wei Feng's landing. Only at sea could they easily hide from the scouts of the Wei army.

Whether it is a heavy armor cavalry or a sailor, these are all advantages that the Wei army does not have. With this advantage, how could he be undefeated.

"Let's break through." Chen Tai waved his hand, looking depressed: "Before you have been driven out, break through." ”

Liu Tao nodded and did not object. At this point, there is no hope for anything other than a breakthrough. If the war continues, there is only one possibility that the entire army will be annihilated.

To the sound of war drums, the Wei army began to assault westward, preparing to join the soldiers who were blocking the attack in the west.

Hearing the war drums of the Wei army, Deng Ai smiled slightly and ordered the whole line to be blocked. Whoever Chen Tai breaks through from the position, he will kill whomever he wants, and whoever captures or kills Chen Tai alive will be the first to make the first contribution.

Hearing this order, the morale of the Jin army was high and the fighting spirit was full. They were defensive from the start and now they don't need to adjust at all and can go into battle right away.

The crossbow cart roared, and the crossbowmen roared in unison, pulling the crossbow machine and firing a box of sharp arrows into the sky.

Small thunderbolts were also roaring, throwing fire bullets instead of stone bullets. This improved fire bomb can not only burn, but also has an iron nail inside, thrown on the ground, whether it is a human foot or a horse's hoof, it is easy to pierce through, is a sharp weapon in resistance warfare.

Seeing that the Wei army was preparing to break through, Wei Feng and others also stepped up their attacks, Wei Feng broke through, Zhao Guang chased and killed, Chen Biao caught up to clean up the battlefield, heavy armored cavalry, elite cavalry and foot soldiers went into battle one after another, and the offensive was like a tide, wave after wave, so that the Wei army was overwhelmed.

In the evening, the Wei army broke through unsuccessfully, and most of them, including Chen Tai, were captured.

Chen Tai's face was covered with blood, and he sat on the corpse of a war horse tiredly, panting heavily. His arm was so numb that he almost spasmed, and he couldn't swing the war knife in his hand at all, so he simply threw the war knife that had been rolled aside, put his hands on his knees, and closed his eyes.

There was a chaotic sound of footsteps, and Liu Tao pushed Chen Tai's arm: "Envoy, General Deng is here." ”

Chen Tai raised his head, squinted at Deng Ai, raised his body, and smiled dumbly: "Is the general here to take my head?" It is a pity that I have not personally dedicated it to you, and I have to work as a general. ”

Deng Ai smiled: "The victory and defeat have been divided, why bother to take the first rank." Chen Jun, I have admired Ling Zu Taiqiu Gong for a long time, but unfortunately I was born too late and couldn't see him in person. I don't know if Chen Jun can enjoy the light, have a drink together, and let me also listen to the demeanor of Taiqiu Gong? ”

"Hehe, the general of the defeated army, humiliating the family, where do you still have the courage to mention the ancestors." Chen Tai waved his hand: "Thank you for the general's kindness, as the general said, the victory and defeat have been divided, but only one death is owed." ”

Deng Ai smiled: "Is the general preparing to die for Cao Wei, or is he going to die for today's son?" ”

"Is there a difference?"

"Of course there is a difference." Deng Ai took a small Mazha from the guard, sat opposite Chen Tai, and said with a smile: "If you want to die for Cao Wei, then I am afraid that my surname is not Cao today." ”

Chen Tai was stunned for a moment, then stood up and shouted: "Deng Ai, the general of the defeated army, dare not have extravagant hopes. However, if a soldier may be killed, but not humiliated, what is the reason why you insult my lord to your face? Royal bloodline, how can it be mistaken? ”

"Then you say, whose son is that Cao Fang in Luoyang?"

"No...... Isn't it the heir of Cao Kai, the king of Rencheng? ”

"Haha......" Deng Ai laughed, he got up and hugged Chen Tai's shoulder: "Chen Jun, you may not believe it yourself, right?" Do you want to know the truth of the road? Then you can't die. ”

"You didn't lie to me?"

"Is it necessary?" Deng Ai shrugged his shoulders and didn't care about the stall hands: "Yingchuan Chen family, you are not the only descendant. ”

Chen Tai was shocked inexplicably. He looked at Deng Ai carefully, and his heart became more and more bottomless. If Deng Ai was just trying to persuade him, he didn't have to use this reason. Since he said so, there is a good chance that this is true. As Deng Ai said, Chen Tai was also a little suspicious of Cao Fang, the son of heaven in Luoyang. The dignified son of a country can't tell the origin, which is a very suspicious thing in itself. He has been in the capital for a long time, and of course it is very unlikely that Cao Fang is Cao Kaizi.

There are so many children of the Cao family, and the most unlikely is Cao Kai's son. Because, in the mind of Emperor Wen of Wei Cao Pi, Cao Zhang may be even more hateful than Cao Zhi. Cao Pi could spare Cao Zhi's life, but he couldn't tolerate Cao Zhang, otherwise he wouldn't have poisoned him with his own hands, and it was in front of his biological mother, Empress Dowager Bian.

Cao Zhang can be said to be the only clan that Cao Pi killed. Emperor Ming didn't know about these circumstances, how could he choose Cao Zhang's grandson as his heir?

If Cao Fang is really not Cao Wei's disciple, then who is he loyal to?

Chen Tai looked around blankly, and only lowered his head for a while: "General Deng, I have to see the evidence with my own eyes to believe it." ”

"Yes, it's just that Chen Jun has to wait for a while with peace of mind, the evidence is not in my hands." Deng Ai stretched out his hand sincerely: "So, now let's go have a drink?" ”

(To be continued......)