The horse's hooves hit the ground like thunder, or like a dull drum beating on the ground.

Eight hundred Cao cavalry under Hou Cheng raised their swords and guns high, shouting and charging towards the Xiong'er Mountain bandits in the distance, completely ignoring that not long ago, these bandits were fighting side by side as friendly troops.

The first level is military merit.

As long as you have it in hand, it doesn't matter whether he is a soldier or a bandit.

However, Cao Bing's idea was obviously unlikely to be realized in the face of the Xiong'er Mountain thieves who were better at escaping.

"Retreat, retreat! Spread out in all directions." Hou Yin's urgent voice sounded before Cao Qi arrived.

He personally led the troops to inquire for information. His purpose was not only to betray Wei Shi, but also to worry about the abilities of his subordinates. He was afraid that if he were not careful, he would be bitten by Cao Qi and lose his troops.

The thieves scattered and fled.

He had no intention of engaging in battle with Cao Qi.

Seeing the thieves escaping in every direction, Hou Cheng was helpless.

His subordinates only have 800 horses.

Together, this is a powerful force. Once dispersed, the thieves will swarm up again. It is difficult for a single rider to gain much benefit when facing the outnumbered bandits.

"Don't worry about the bandits in other directions, we will go directly to take the heads of the Wei bandits." Hou Cheng raised his sword and shouted angrily.

Upon hearing this order, all the cavalrymen immediately turned around and gathered on the official road again. A few who were greedy for merit and chased them far away did not have time to come back. Instead, they were surrounded and beaten by Hou Yin's men and lost their lives.

I didn't take advantage of it, but it made me smell bad.

Hou Cheng was extremely unhappy, and his heart gradually became anxious.

Cao's cavalry galloped, and in front of them was the gentle slope of the official road from Xinye to Neixiang for twenty miles. The slope was only about 30 degrees, and it was very gentle. From a distance, you could see Wei Shi's soldiers forming a knot here.

camp.

"kill!"

Hou Cheng was refreshed and shouted orders regardless of his fatigue.

After hearing the order, all the cavalrymen urged their horses to run, and at the same time shouted loudly: "Kill! Kill..."

The roar of horse hooves is like thunder on a sunny day.

Eight hundred Cao cavalry were wearing black armor and holding up sharp swords and spears, like a thick black cloud, which made people breathless.

Wei Shi stood in the middle of the high slope, squinting his eyes and showing a smile on his face.

When Hou Yin came to report that Cao's cavalry appeared in the front, Zhong Lin, Wang En and other leading army commanders and team leaders issued orders, and each commanded the village soldiers to get busy according to their duties.

Cao Cao's cavalry was so impressive that he almost wanted to eat up the soldiers in one fell swoop. However, the soldiers under Wei Shi's command also performed well. They used carts as cover, bamboo formations as defenses, and formed defensive formations.

Not bad.

What made Wei Shi even more happy was that on the front of the official road, Wang En also led a group of rural soldiers and dug several pits with hoes. These small pits, which were not deep, seemed harmless to humans and animals, but as long as horses stepped on them,

, which can range from a horse's leg being broken, to a more severe event, a person turning his back on his horse.

"Kill, kill, kill!"

Hou Cheng rushed up the gentle slope and shouted continuously.

Cao Cao's cavalry aimed directly at the vehicle formation of the rural soldiers and charged forward.

With a "boom" sound, the war horse running at the front suddenly let out a mournful cry, knelt down with its front hooves, and threw the cavalryman several feet away.

Afterwards, one after another, one after another, the cavalry fell from their horses. The luckier ones could barely stand up, while the worse ones were lying on the ground, their dying bodies trembling slightly as they were trampled by the horses behind them.

"mean!"

Hou Cheng was so angry that his face was livid. Just now, he was only staring at Wei Shi wearing a red cloak on the high slope. He didn't pay attention to his steps for a moment, not wanting to be tricked by Wei Shi again.

"Go around the front and kill from the left and right."

"Break through the car formation on the opposite side, and the women and money inside will be ours."

Among Cao's cavalry, there were generals who had experienced battles for a long time. Seeing that the advance was blocked, Quhou immediately changed his strategy and prepared to detour from left to right to find the weak points of the local soldiers to attack.

A team of more than ten Cao cavalry, led by a general, quickly outflanked them from the right. Although the speed was much slower, it still caused panic among the rural soldiers.

"Raise your gun and prepare!"

Wei Shi saw it clearly in the formation, and immediately ordered Wei Cheng to lead a group of bamboo spear soldiers to the corresponding position on the left. The bamboo spear was tilted upward at a 45-degree angle, and the tip of the spear pierced the horse's belly.

"prick!"

"Stab again!"

"Peng!"

General Cao Qitun rushed into the bamboo spear array without fear. He waved the sharp ring-headed knife, allowing him to easily cut off the sharp bamboo tip of the bamboo spear. Just when he was delighted, the bamboo spear without the tip

The gun flew over and pierced his ribs.

"Ouch!"

General Cao Qitun screamed in pain, his whole body bowed up involuntarily, and then he was skewered by a bamboo spear and thrown to the ground.

Dozens of cavalry who followed him into the battle were also picked off by the bamboo spear formation one after another. Only one or two lucky ones rushed forward with the protection of the horses, but they were quickly stabbed into hedgehogs.

Just when Hou Cheng was worrying about gains and losses, Hou Yin, who was still lingering behind him, emerged from nowhere and gathered the Xiong'er Mountain bandits to bite Cao Qi's tail.

"It really makes me angry."

Hou Yin saw that the attack was not going well, but suffered repeated losses, and his hatred for Wei Shi became even stronger.

Before going on the expedition, he boasted that he had traveled to Haikou in front of Xia Houlan. What should he do now?

"Wei Shi, do you dare to go out into battle and fight to the death with Hou?" Hou Chengyi was cruel and urged his horse forward, holding up his iron sword and shouting at Wei Shi on the high slope.

Fearing that Wei Shi wouldn't hear, Hou Cheng asked his subordinate Cao Qi to shout after him.

The generals singled out.

This was very common during the chaotic wars between the princes in the late Han Dynasty. Lu Bu's reputation for bravery was gained by challenging generals in single combat.

Hou Cheng is actually not a brave general.

But now, he really has no other way to deal with Wei Shi.

If Wei Shi couldn't stand the excitement and went out to fight, it would be a good fight.

Against a brat under twenty, Hou Cheng believed that his chances of winning could reach 70% to 80%.

If Wei Shi is willing to cower, then the morale of Cao's army will increase and the morale of the rural soldiers will decrease, which will also be beneficial to the next war.

However, Hou Cheng had a good idea, but he didn't know that his shouting did not do anything to Wei Shi's side, but instead angered Wei Yan who was holding back his anger.

"You traitor who betrays your master, don't be so arrogant until Wei comes to take your life."

Wei Yan clapped his horse and raised his sword, walked around the camp from the village soldiers, shouted and rushed towards Hou Cheng.

When all the Cao cavalry saw the enemy general coming out of the battle, they looked around one after another and stopped moving forward. They also heard that the general's surname was Wei, and he was the opponent that General Hou Cheng wanted to challenge?

"Wei Yan, let's fight if we fight. Why are you blabbering? Just give me a knife." Hou Cheng felt bitter in his heart when he saw Wei Yan charging out.
Chapter completed!