Chapter 1121: Rebellion before the battle
The Qin army suffered a great loss outside the city of Xu, and Liu Wei was furious and issued an order to kill Cao Cao's staff.
At this time in Hebei, there was also a Cao army, which was confronting the Hu Benwei led by Zhao Yun.
After fighting against the Tiger Benwei for several days in a row, the Cao army never won for a while, and Xu Chu and Xu Huang, who led the Cao army, were anxious in their hearts.
Cao Cao led the main force, which had already retreated across the Yellow River and rushed to Xudu.
Xu Chu and Xu Huang, who didn't know that Xu Du had been lost, had the intention to follow the main force to withdraw, but they were bitten by the Qin army's tiger guards, and when they reached the bank of the Yellow River, they didn't even have half a way to retreat.
With his back to the Yellow River array, looking at the Qin army and Hu Benwei who were chasing them all the way from a distance, Xu Huang said to Xu Chu with a depressed heart: "I really don't know what kind of team this Qin army is, our army is three times the number of them, and they have been repeatedly defeated!" If it continues like this for a long time, our army is afraid that it will not even be able to cross the Yellow River! ”
Staring at the Qin Army Tiger Benwei in the distance, Xu Chu sighed and did not speak.
The main force of Cao's army retreated south of the Yellow River, and Cao Cao did not give them the order to retreat together, as if he had forgotten about them.
led 10,000 Cao troops and fought several battles with Hu Benwei, and by now, 10,000 Cao troops have lost more than 3,000, and their advantage in numbers is gradually shrinking.
When the soldiers and horses were three times that of the Qin army, this Cao army was not the opponent of the Tiger Benwei, and now the ratio of soldiers and horses between the two sides was only two to one stronger, whether it was Xu Huang or Xu Chu, they had no confidence in defeating the Tiger Benwei.
has already planned to withdraw again, and the reason why this Cao army is still entangled by the Tiger Benwei is entirely because the Tiger Benwei soldiers are each equipped with a healthy horse.
Although their ability to fight on horseback was not as good as that of foot combat, the war horses they were equipped with were among the best horse breeds in the Qin army.
The war horses of the Qin army are given priority to the dragon cavalry guards and the palace guards, followed by the tiger ben and the two guards of the feather forest, as for the ordinary cavalry, although the war horses under the crotch are also northern horse breeds, but they are worse than the war horses of the three guards and the palace guards.
Everyone has a war horse, and the horse breed is better than the cavalry of the Cao army, chasing a Cao army with infantry and cavalry is very easy for the soldiers of the Tiger Benwei.
Riding forward with Gao Ran, Zhao Yun carried a spear and did not rush to attack Cao's army, but adopted a strategy of pressing step by step and gradually applying pressure.
Cao Jun, who had already been frightened by the Tiger Benwei soldiers, was most worried about Hu Benwei's sudden attack on them.
Leading the Tiger Ben Guards to approach slowly, the pressure exerted by Zhao Yun on Cao Jun was far greater than the sudden charge as soon as he came up.
The soldiers of the Tiger Ben Guards rode tall horses, lined up in a neat formation, and followed behind Zhao Yun and Gao Lan, marching slowly.
The faces of every Tiger Guard were solemn.
Fighting with the Cao army, these Cao troops in front of them are not much different from the scarecrows chopping on the training ground, but when they face a battle, they will still make their spirits tense.
After all, the Cao army on the opposite side is not really a scarecrow, but a warrior carrying weapons.
Cao Jun, who was arrayed on the bank of the Yellow River, looked at the slowly advancing Tiger Benwei from a distance, and thought of the bravery and superb combat skills of the Tiger Benwei in the past battles, and all of them had a deep fear in their bones.
Staring at the approaching Qin Army Tiger Benwei, the hands of a Cao Army soldier trembled violently, but he couldn't hold the short spear steadily, and the sharp short spear fell to the ground.
The short spear landed, and the Cao soldier hurriedly squatted down and wanted to pick it up, but his weak legs couldn't support him to stand up after he squatted, and he sat on the ground with his butt.
The scene of the Cao soldier sitting on the ground happened to be watched by Xu Huang and Xu Chu.
Furrowing his brows, Xu Chu glared at him, and was about to step forward to punish the soldier.
Xu Huang on the side hurriedly reached out and grabbed his sleeve and shook his head at him.
Seeing Xu Huang shaking his head, Xu Chu asked with a stunned face, "What's the matter?" ”
"Our army has been fighting with the Qin army for several days, and the Qin army in front of us is strong, and the soldiers are afraid of them, which is understandable!" Looking at Xu Chu, Xu Huang said in a low voice: "What you and I have to think about is not how to punish the soldiers who are afraid of the Qin army, but how to deal with our army once the Qin army rushes up!" ”
Listening to Xu Huang's words, Xu Chu was also bored in his heart.
If the number of troops led by them was much smaller than that of the Qin army, it would be understandable to face this situation, but the army they led was much larger than the Qin army, but they were still forced by the Qin army to retreat to the bank of the Yellow River, and the soldiers still seemed to have no will to fight.
The Qin army was still approaching, and the soldiers of the Cao army who were arrayed against the Yellow River were already retreating step by step.
The soldiers of the Cao army at the back saw that their heels were about to enter the river.
Just when the soldiers of the Cao army stared at the frightened eyes and looked at the Qin army's tiger guard, Zhao Yun raised his arm, stopped the march of the tiger guard, and then clamped his legs towards the horse's belly, and rode the horse towards the Cao army.
Seeing that only Zhao Yun rode over alone, Xu Chu and Xu Huang were stunned, and the two of them glanced at each other, as if they wanted to see what Zhao Yun wanted to do from each other's eyes.
Riding his horse to a place only twenty steps away from the Cao army's main array, Zhao Yun restrained his horse and shouted to the Cao army soldiers who had been forced to the bank of the Yellow River: "The king of Qin can't bear to kill indiscriminately, if you are willing to put down your blade, our army will definitely not be embarrassed!" ”
Hearing Zhao Yun's shout, Xu Huang and Xu Chu were stunned, Xu Chu stared at the soldiers of the Cao army and shouted: "General Ben, see who you dare to put down the blade!" ”
The soldiers of the Cao army, who had been forced to the bank of the Yellow River, had already been frightened by the strong combat power of the tiger guard, and when Zhao Yun shouted that as long as he put down his blade, he would not be embarrassed, many people in the Cao army array had already thrown their weapons on the ground.
Suddenly, hearing Xu Chu shout out such a voice, Cao Jun, who had lost his weapon, hurriedly bent down again and picked up the weapon.
Seeing that many soldiers in the Cao Jun array threw down their weapons, and after Xu Chu's shout, they hurriedly picked them up, and a smile appeared on Zhao Yun's face.
Raising his hand and pointing at the soldiers of the Cao army, Zhao Yun asked Xu Huang and Xu Chu, "Didn't the two generals want the soldiers to die on the bank of the Yellow River?" ”
Asked by Zhao Yun like this, Xu Chu shouted in a rough voice: "We will follow Cao Gong, and we will be generals under Cao Gong in life, and we will be a ......ghost in front of Cao Gong's account when we die."
"What's the use of saying that!" Without waiting for Xu Chu to finish speaking, Zhao Yun stopped him and said to him and Xu Huang: "The two of you joined Cao Cao for two reasons!" ”
Zhao Yun analyzed the reason why they joined Cao Cao, Xu Chu was about to speak, Xu Huang hurriedly glanced at him, meaning that he should not interject in a hurry, and see what Zhao Yun said.
Seeing that Xu Huang stopped Xu Chu, Zhao Yun continued: "The two generals surrendered to Cao Cao's account, one is because they are in Xu Capital today, and they are the generals of the Han Dynasty, so to put it mildly, the two generals are still willing to serve the Han Dynasty!" ”
Hearing Zhao Yun say such words, Xu Chu and Xu Huang didn't say anything.
Although the world has fallen apart, after all, the Han court is still there, and the emperor is still a member of the Liu family!
If the two of them speak out against it at this time, they will definitely be accused of bullying the king.
Cao Cao can afford the charge of bullying, but the two of them can't afford it!
"Serving Cao Cao, one is out of public intentions, and the other is out of selfish interests!" first put on a high hat for the two of them, and Zhao Yun took it down and said: "The reason why the two generals are from Rong is to glorify their ancestors and seal their wives and sons!" Is there something wrong with that? ”
Zhao Yun's words made Xu Chu and Xu Huang speechless.
On the other hand, it is also because Cao Cao can know how to make good use of people, and can give full play to their talents.
Although this calculation in their hearts is clear, the two of them have never said half a sentence to anyone, and now it is pointed out by Zhao Yun on the battlefield, which really makes them feel a little embarrassed.
Although there was a long distance between him and the two, Zhao Yun also saw their abnormality, and then shouted to them: "The two generals should think carefully, I am a great Qin soldier, and I am following the king of Qin." King Qin is a descendant of the Han Dynasty and Miao, a descendant of the orthodox Han family, while Cao Cao is just a courtier who coerces the Son of Heaven to order the princes! Who the two of you serve is the right way, and it is very clear to think about the two of you! ”
was shouted by Zhao Yun like this, Xu Chu frowned and did not say anything, but Xu Huang's face showed a touch of weirdness.
Before Xu Chu joined Cao Cao, he was still a hero, and he became a general after he was under Cao Cao's account, and he still had a sense of belonging to Cao Cao.
Xu Huang, on the other hand, had already led the army before he joined Cao Cao, and for him, whoever was stronger would get more benefits from serving him.
Staring at Zhao Yun, Xu Chu and Xu Huang were speechless, but their eyes showed obviously different looks.
Seeing that the two of them didn't say anything, Zhao Yun didn't say anything more, put the reins in his pocket, turned the war horse, and ran towards the array of Tiger Benwei.
If the Cao Jun archers suddenly fired arrows at Zhao Yun at this time, they might be able to inflict heavy damage on Zhao Yun.
It's a pity that all the Cao Jun were frightened by Hu Benwei, and Xu Chu and Xu Huang were still recalling what Zhao Yun had just said in their hearts, and no one remembered that they wanted to attack him behind their backs.
Riding the horse back to the Tiger Benwei array, Zhao Yun just reined in the horse, Gao Ran asked him: "General Zhao, just said those words to Xu Chu and Xu Huang, could it be that General Fei wants to rebel against the two?" ”
"He is exhausted, and what he needs is nothing more than a way back, so why should we bother to go to the trouble of rebellion?" Smiling slightly, Zhao Yun said to Gao Ran: "General, look, within three days, the other army will collapse by itself!" ”