Chapter 696 Cao Ren Is Trapped

Shi Huan and Niu Jin can be called Cao Ren's right-hand men, but their personalities are quite different.

Niu Jin is brave and has a reckless personality. What he likes most is to lead his troops to kill in person, which suits Cao Ren's taste. Shi Huan, on the other hand, had always had a steady personality and was respected in the army. Cao Cao also admired Shi Huan's calmness very much, so he specially ordered Shi Huan to serve as Cao Ren's deputy general to assist Cao Ren.

"Thank you, Brother Zixiao." Shi Huan remained calm, and 500 of the 1,900 horsemen were immediately moved behind him.

"The rest of the troops, follow me!"

Cao Ren shouted loudly and rode out, followed by 1,400 roaring cavalry, following behind Cao Ren, like a whirlwind sweeping out and sweeping the land.

Tap tap tap!

Although nearly a quarter was missing, the power of the remaining 1,400 galloping horses still shocked the earth. With horse hooves trampling and dust noisy, nearly 3,000 war horses galloped around Jiangdong's army. There were only 1,400 horses, but they seemed to surround 13,000 Jiangdong's army.

Cao's cavalry was only a hundred steps away from the outermost layer of Jiangdong's army, and the two armies could clearly see the reflections on each other's armor, helmets and weapons. Fourteen hundred horses galloped forward, and some Jiangdong troops on the outermost edge could not help but feel a little nervous. They all clenched their weapons to cheer themselves up.

"Send the order!"

Zhou Yu waved the command flag and shouted: "Order the entire army to form an array. No generals or generals under my command are allowed to move without permission. Violators will be punished according to military law!"

The generals Cheng Pu, Xu Sheng, Pan Zhang, and Lu Meng took charge of each other and gave orders and words.

"The Grand Governor has ordered us to form a formation!"

"The sword and shield hand are in front to prevent the enemy cavalry from attacking!"

"Stand still, don't move. If anyone dares to move, I will chop him!"

Under the supervision of the generals, the 13,000 Jiangdong Army no longer advanced, but formed an array on the spot, and just like Han Dang's previous arrangement, the sword and shield men were on the outermost layer to resist the impact of Cao's cavalry, and the spearmen were on the outermost layer. and archers in the rear, as a means of attack.

Relying on the comrades around them, countless Jiangdong soldiers breathed a sigh of relief. When facing the enemy's attack, their comrades were the ones they could trust the most, even entrusting their lives to. Previously, the total number of Han Dang's troops was only more than 2,000. The total number of Zhou Yu's troops is 13,000, so the soldiers will naturally feel at ease.

Zhou Yu stood on the chariot and carefully observed the cavalry of Cao's army surrounding Jiangdong's army, while Cao Ren was also observing the formation of Jiangdong's army on the opposite side.

Han Dangnai is a veteran who has followed Sun Jian and Sun Ce for more than ten years. He has rich experience in battle formations, and the military formations he lists are naturally strong. However, Zhou Yu, who was only a few years old, had a more strict military formation. The fewer troops he had, the easier it was to form the formation. The more troops he had, the more difficult it was to command and operate. That's why Han Xin once said that Liu Bang "the king can only command one hundred thousand soldiers." You Liu Bang can only command one hundred thousand soldiers and horses at most. If there are more, he will not be able to command.

Fourteen hundred horsemen circled Zhou Yu's army twice. Although some Jiangdong soldiers were nervous, under the strict supervision of the generals, no major mistakes were made. Cao Ren couldn't help but frown deeply.

"Zhou Yu really has military skills this time. No wonder the Prime Minister asked me to be careful."

Cao Ren thought for a while and ordered: "Niu Jin!"

"Captain, what are your orders?" Niu Jince stepped forward immediately. Although he had been stabbed in his left arm by Han Dang before, the wound had been bandaged. If the flesh was not deep, it was not a big problem.

"Niu Jin, do you dare to lead three hundred cavalry to lure Jiangdong's arrows, and then attack them?" Cao Ren asked.

Niu Jinhao said angrily: "Don't worry, Colonel, I'll be back as soon as I go."

He raised his arms and shouted: "Follow me!"

Three hundred cavalry were divided from the army to follow him and galloped towards Jiangdong Army. Niu Jin led the three hundred cavalry to always circle a hundred steps away from Jiangdong Army, rushing forward and back from time to time, intending to seduce Jiangdong Army to shoot out. arrows.

Although Xu Sheng, who was supervising the battle, was young, he had a calm personality. He ordered: "No one is allowed to shoot arrows without my order. It is a violation of military law!"

The archers of Jiangdong Army watched Niu Jin galloping back and forth, but they suppressed the thought of drawing their bows. Most of these people were elite soldiers with a strong psychological quality, so even in the face of Niu Jin's temptation, they remained motionless.

Niu Jin led three hundred cavalry to seduce him, but the Jiangdong army was like pieces of wood, motionless. He couldn't help but feel angry.

"Move forward and see how long these Jiangdong soldiers can endure!"

Niu Jin took the risk and led three hundred cavalry to attack to a distance of eighty steps. Xu Sheng's eyes lit up.

"Fire the arrow!"

Whoosh whoosh!

A round of arrow rain was suddenly released, and nearly a thousand arrows fell like rain. Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, the dozens of Cao Jun's cavalry at the front were hit by arrows. More than ten people fell off their horses on the spot. The remaining people screamed in pain and turned around. Walk.

"Damn it!"

Niu Jin snorted, and returned to Cao Ren in desperation, reporting: "Colonel, the enemy's formation is calm, I'm afraid they can't be seduced."

"Um."

Cao Ren snorted: "It seems that Jiangdong Army has become an iron bastard. In this case, let's smash this iron bastard into pieces!"

After saying that, Cao Ren gave a sharp shout, turned around and said: "The whole army obeys the order and comes with me!"

"promise!"

More than 1,300 cavalry followed closely behind Cao Ren and charged out, but Cao Ren did not directly attack Zhou Yu's army, but still circled around Zhou Yu's army. Cao Jun's cavalry galloped around Jiangdong Army. Jiangdong Army naturally had to respond. The formation was facing Cao Jun's cavalry and changed slightly.

change!

Cao Ren didn't call to stop, and more than 1,300 cavalry kept galloping around. Jiangdong's army could only deal with it passively. Over time, a flaw was inevitably exposed.

When the Jiangdong Army on the southeast side was turning, several soldiers were so nervous that they didn't pay attention to their feet. They stepped on a stone and fell to the ground with a thud. As he fell to the ground, he subconsciously grabbed his colleagues and kicked them out. As a result, more than ten soldiers fell to the ground, causing a slight panic.

Cao Ren's eyes lit up: "Target the southeast side of the enemy's army and attack it!"

Thirteen hundred cavalry roared and instantly gathered into a sharp cone formation, galloping towards the southeast side of Jiangdong Army.

Tap tap tap!

The sound of horse hooves was like thunder, and the dust was noisy like smoke. Cao Jun's cavalry finally launched the offensive.

Zhou Yu, however, remained motionless. He believed that Jiang Dongjun could handle this situation.

Stationed in the southeast was Pan Zhang, a rising star of the Jiangdong Army. When he saw Cao Ren leading the cavalry and wolf galloping towards him, he was already within a hundred steps away, and he immediately waved his arm.

"Fire the arrow!"

Whoosh whoosh!

The arrows flew out and fell like rain, falling on Cao Ren's army. In a moment, nearly a hundred horsemen were shot off their horses, causing heavy casualties.

Cao Ren gritted his teeth, but did not order the withdrawal, but continued to rush forward.

As long as we can break through Jiangdong's military formation, all losses will be worth it!