Chapter 10: Troops in Huainan
The ice and snow have just melted, and the green grass is also planning to break through the layers of soil to break free from its shackles...
Lieutenant Colonel Shanzhai reported on the current situation of the army.
"General, now we have 3,000 Xiliang cavalry, about 700 soldiers trapped in the camp, and about 5,000 remaining Yellow Turban troops. The number of people we can invest now is about 10,000, but our biggest difficulty is the lack of enough troops.
Food, grass, equipment and other things, we urgently need a base area now..."
Nie Zefeng waved his hand and said: "Get out."
Lu Bu sat in the lobby and watched Nie Zefeng send him away.
Nie Zefeng turned to Lu Bu and suggested: "Brother, we urgently need to march to Wancheng now."
"To advance to Wancheng, you must pass through Huainan. Although Yuan Shu has just experienced a major defeat, he is still strong."
"Brother, I am willing to lead the front army first. The eldest brother will lead the central army, and the second brother will lead the rear of the trapped camp. What do you think?"
"Okay, third brother, when will we take action?" "Today, I will immediately lead one thousand Xiliang cavalry ahead of two thousand Yellow Turban infantry."
"Okay, third brother will go first, and eldest brother will arrive soon."
The reason why Lu Bu agreed so readily was because he wanted to see Nie Zefeng's military capabilities, and Nie Zefeng knew it well.
When Nie Zefeng went out, he ordered 1,000 Xiliang cavalry and 2,000 Yellow Turban infantry. The general who served as the Xiliang cavalry was Ma Chao (historical records show that Ma Teng originally put Ma Chao in Lu Bu's Xiliang cavalry for training, and he did not return until Lu Bu's demise.
Xiliang), the leader of the Yellow Turban infantry was Zhou Cang.
At this time, Pei Yuanshao stayed with Nie Zefeng. Nie Zefeng ordered: "If we want to pass through Huainan smoothly, we must let Yuan Shu concentrate his troops in Shouchun and spread the news that Lu Bu and 50,000 Yellow Turban infantry attacked Shouchun. This is a local retreat.
Then we went straight to Shouchun, then made a big turn and headed towards Wancheng."
"Okay, General, I understand."
Pei Yuanshao turned around and went to do what Nie Zefeng arranged.
The horses were treading the dust, and the geese passing by left their voices behind. Nie Zefeng took the lead and led the Xiliang cavalry straight to Shouchun City, followed closely by Ma Chao.
"General, go straight to Shouchun City, where the enemy's heavy troops are concentrated?"
"Yes, why are you scared?"
Ma Chao hurriedly explained: "No, no, I just marvel at the general's courage."
"I want to tell them that our army is no longer blindly defensive, and our army cannot also go on expeditions."
"What is the general's name?"
"I'm going to Xiama Chao, a person from Xiliang."
Nie Zefeng looked back and saw that he was as tall and straight as a pine, as strong as the sun, with a pair of eyes as bright as cold stars under his sword-shaped brows. He was dressed in rich clothes, and his horse was handsome and high-spirited. He was young, rich, and had a bright future. They had indeed dominated the world...
...Nie Zefeng couldn't help but admire Jin Ma Chao.
In a blink of an eye, they met the generals sent by Yuan Shu, and the battle was about to break out.
"Charge, don't wait for them to line up."
"General, isn't this different from ancient rituals?"
"Am I the general or are you the general?"
"General, you are."
"Then follow my orders and charge into battle."
"Everyone rushes into battle."
There was a large flag erected in Yuan Jun's messy phalanx with the word Ji written on it. Nie Zefeng deduced that the opponent should be Ji Ling, Yuan Shu's first general.
Ji Ling was still arranging his phalanx, thinking that the Xiliang cavalry on the opposite side would wait for his phalanx to be arranged before charging, but in an instant, countless horses were running, bows and arrows began to fly in the sky, and javelins began to be thrown.
Yuan Jun on the opposite side fell one after another.
Nie Zefeng and Ma Chao led the way, one holding a gold-plated phoenix wing and the other holding an Overlord Spear, heading straight for the enemy camp like two whirlwinds.
In an instant, Ji Ling was still able to organize, but Yuan's army fell one after another, and his captains and generals were shot to death one after another. Although the enemy numbered more than 5,000, they were massacred by the terrifying combat power of the Xiliang cavalry in an instant, and they retreated.
Twenty miles away, the Xiliang cavalry also pursued them all the way for twenty miles.
Ma Chao, who was running, suddenly heard a military order.
"The whole army retreats, the whole army retreats."
Chapter completed!