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Volume 1 Chapter 34 Retreating the enemy alone

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    Cao Ang stood on a hillside, building a pergola with his hands and looking into the distance, but the distance was too far and he couldn't see clearly.  The faint cry of killing could be heard in his ears, making him unable to sit still, but he did not dare to lead his team into the battlefield rashly. He only had more than a hundred people in his hands, and his capital was too small!

    A clever servant has jumped on Cao Ang's horse and went to the edge of the battlefield to have a look.  Cao Ang estimated that Cao Ren's troops were currently fighting with the bandits in Heifeng Village. He ordered the servant to contact Cao Ren as soon as possible so that the two sides could join forces to launch an attack on the bandits.

    Now that the servant has not returned, Cao Ang can only lead his troops here to wait for the battle.  Now the one hundred and ten people in his hands have been initially organized into teams of five and ten, and each has elected its own group leader. Both discipline and organization have been greatly improved.  Cao Ang also ordered his men to seize the time to sharpen spears to ensure that everyone had weapons in their hands.

    After waiting for about half a quarter of an hour, Cao Ren followed the servant and ran over on horseback. The coat on his body was stained with blood. He didn't know how many bandits he had killed.

    Cao Ren walked closer, dismounted from his horse, threw the horse's reins to a servant, and strode up the hillside.

    Cao Ang took off the water hyacinth from his waist, handed it to Cao Ren, and asked in a low voice: "How many people are there on the other side? Do they have regular ordnance? How many of them are elite soldiers? What is their combat strength?"

    Cao Ren took the water hyacinth and took a big sip. His thirsty and smoking throat finally got some relief.  He said in a deep voice: "There are about three hundred people on the other side, and nearly a hundred of them have iron weapons in their hands. The remaining soldiers also have sharpened spears in their hands. Their combat effectiveness is not too weak. Compared with those in the county,  The county soldiers who serve as decorations should be stronger."

    Cao Ang nodded slightly, then thought of another question, and asked in a low voice: "Do you have any standard bows and arrows?"

    Cao Ren shook his head and said in a low voice: "I haven't found any standard bows and arrows, but there are people among the bandits who are holding hunting bows. Although the range is relatively close, they still pose a certain threat. When I just led the assault, I ate one like this.  Unfortunately, they left about ten people behind. If the cavalry hadn¡¯t been so fast, they would have barely escaped!"

    "Just now I saw that you two were entangled with each other repeatedly. The other party is very powerful?" Cao Ang frowned.  My side was gathered in a hurry. Although the personal combat strength of the servants was acceptable, they had never been trained in the military formation and were just a ragtag group of people.

    Cao Ren shook his head, "Their combat effectiveness is average, but we haven't received systematic training here, so we're not much better than them!"

    "It seems like we can't keep them!" Cao Ang said in a deep voice, "Uncle, look, can we make peace with him?"

    "Peace talks? You don't have a fever, do you?" Cao Ren asked in surprise: "They came to attack our Cao Mansion. How can they agree to peace talks with you now? Don't forget, we just captured their third boss alive!"

    Cao Ang said in a low voice: "I think it is possible. First of all, they came here this time just to sneak attack our Cao family, not to attack by force. But now our Cao family is prepared, even if they rush to our manor  There, facing the waiting servants, they couldn't grab much. Secondly, the bandits are used to bullying the weak and fearing the strong. The harassment you organized just now killed at least forty or fifty of them. Now they are going to raid our Cao Mansion.  , dragged down by the wounded, they cannot increase the marching speed at all. If the Qiao County soldiers come to help then, they will not be able to withdraw even if they want to, so they might as well negotiate with us now!"

    There is indeed some truth to what Cao Ang said, and Cao Ren couldn't help but nodded lightly.  After all, the interception force sent by the Cao family this time included a large number of direct descendants. If there was a large-scale attrition after they were killed by the bandits, the losses to the Cao family would be great.  Even if the bandits are repelled, the Cao Mansion will still pay a high price!

    Cao Ang whispered: "I remember when we passed by here, we saw an abandoned checkpoint there. The terrain is slightly undulating, which is suitable for blocking. I also asked my uncle to lead people to continue harassing the enemy and slow down their advance.  , giving me the opportunity to lead the army to station there and use the terrain to block the enemy. In this way, if we can reach a peace agreement with the other party and let them retreat, that would be the best. If not, we can also rely on the geographical advantage to persist for a while and wait until  Cao Mansion¡¯s reinforcements.¡±

    Cao Ren nodded, took another sip of water, then mounted his horse and left.  Cao Ang shouted loudly: "Brothers, the cavalry buys time for us, and we cannot let down their efforts. Target the front checkpoint, let's go!"

    Just when Cao Ang led his troops to the checkpoint, Du Yuan looked at his wounded soldiers with distress.  These three hundred subordinates are all elites he has carefully selected, and they are the foundation on which he relies to maintain his status as the head of the family!  Every soldier who was lost made him feel distressed, and it would weaken his strength in the village.??!  Especially when they faced Cao Ren's cavalry, they were like wild wolves, constantly guerrilla and tearing the flesh from their bodies. Now the army had lost fifty or sixty people, which made Du Yuan feel distressed.  Incomparable!

    Although there are not many people in the village now, there are three forces. One is the more than 300 people in his hands, one is the people of Liaojiazhuang headed by Liao Hua, and the other is the grassroots, whoever is strong will go there.  fall.

    In order to appease Liaojiazhuang, Du Yuan promoted Liao Hua to the second head of the village regardless of his age.  In order to annex the power of Liaojiazhuang, Du Yuancai appointed Liao Hua as a vanguard and ordered him to attack Cao Mansion.  But if his own strength is too much, even if Liao Hua makes a mistake, it will be difficult for Du Yuan to suppress the whole village.  Thinking of this, Du Yuan couldn't help but have a hint of retreat.

    At this time, the Cao cavalry who had been guerrilla with Du Yuan's troops suddenly retreated and stopped fighting.

    Du Yuan was very surprised and quickly ordered his men to shrink the battle formation and count the casualties.  Not only that, he got the relevant report, and his hands were trembling with distress.  In the previous battle, a total of twenty-seven people were killed, and forty-one people were seriously injured and lost the ability to fight. When the corpses of Cao Ren's troops were counted, only nineteen corpses were left by the opponent!

    Now that I have been discovered by the Cao family, the chance of a sneak attack has been greatly reduced. Should I retreat?  But if he retreats, once he is held back by Cao's cavalry, when Cao's reinforcements arrive, he will be surrounded by their superior force, and his life will be ruined here!

    Du Yuan, who was riding a tiger and couldn't get off, gritted his teeth and said loudly: "Brothers, the second master and the others set off early. They should have already invaded the Cao Mansion and are waiting for us to respond. Although the Cao family's cavalry are very arrogant, they are about to be defeated by us.  We are crippled. As long as we work harder, victory will belong to us! I now declare that you only need to hand over 40% of the property seized after breaking into Cao's house to the village! The remaining 60% are all your own  !¡±

    Hearing Du Yuan's encouragement, his bandits finally regained some morale.  Everyone carried the wounded soldiers forward and soon discovered Cao Ang's troops.

    Du Yuan immediately ordered to stop advancing, mounted his horse and rushed to the head.  He took a quick look and saw an infantry square forming up neatly near the checkpoint in front. Although there were only more than a hundred people, the soldiers in the formation were not panicked and the formation was very strict.

    Du Yuan couldn't help but frown. He had long heard that many of the servants in the Cao Mansion were regular soldiers who had left the army. Now that he saw them, it turned out to be true.  Looking at their neat formation, it's absolutely impossible for their own team to show up.  If I attack this checkpoint by force, I don't know how many casualties it will cost.  At that time, even if he takes the checkpoint, he will not have the strength to continue moving forward!

    Seeing a middle-aged man in the opposite formation watching the battle, Cao Ang lightly urged his horse, rushed out, and shouted: "Is this the leader of Black Wind Village, Du Yuan, on the opposite side? We hope to meet in front of the formation."

    When Du Yuan heard his shouting, he looked up and saw a young man rushing out of the Cao family's formation opposite, and his curiosity aroused.  He gently urged the war horse to come forward and said loudly: "Little baby, I am Du Yuan, where is your family? Why don't you dare to come out to see me?!"

    Cao Ang laughed and said loudly: "I am Cao Ang, and my father lives in Jinan as the prime minister!"

    Hearing these words, Du Yuan's heart trembled. Is this the enemy that Cao De paid a big price to kill?  Why are you so young?  By the way, since he is here safely, where is my brother Du Gao?

    As if seeing the doubts in Du Yuan's heart, Cao Ang said loudly: "First Master, you and I don't know each other before we fight! Your third master, Du Gao, just surrendered to me at noon today and is now a guest in our Cao Mansion; as for you,  Liao Hua, the second head of the family, alas, I don¡¯t know if he can survive the many tortures of our Cao family? But who made him so rebellious that he dared to attack our Cao family? He really doesn¡¯t know whether to live or die! The big head of the family doesn¡¯t know that our Cao family is so cruel  The trick of luring the snake out of its hole is quite appropriate, right?!"

    The flesh on Du Yuan's face trembled, and he couldn't help but feel shocked.  No wonder the Cao Mansion was on guard for a long time. It turned out to be Cao De who sent someone to deceive me!  Now listening to what Cao Ang said, Du Gao has been captured and Liao Hua has also been captured. What should I do?

    Cao Ang observed Du Yuan's words and expressions, and saw that Du Yuan was hesitant, so he knew that his plan to attack the heart was working.  He gave a long laugh and said loudly: "I don't know how many people the master still has. I only have one hundred and ten soldiers here, plus thirty cavalry. I may not be able to stop the might of the master. But I believe you have seen it.  , reinforcements from our Cao family are arriving one after another. When the time comes, the strength of the strong and the weak will be interchanged, I wonder if the master can return to the stronghold alive?!"

    As if in response to his words, smoke and dust rose not far away, as if reinforcements were rushing over.  Looking at the calm Cao Ang, Du Yuan felt a little timid in his heart. He said loudly: "Cao Ang, I admit that I can't beat your Cao family this time; but if I?If you keep fighting to the death, your Cao family won't get any advantage!  In this case, as long as you hand over the two leaders of our Black Wind Village, I will lead the army to withdraw, and from now on we will not violate the river. What do you think?  "

    Cao Ang shook his head repeatedly and said with a smile: "Master, please understand that you are asking me now, not you! Your two masters have their own laws to deal with. As for you, you will continue to live happily in the village.  Whether you are defeated and captured and killed, it depends on your choice now! Well, stop talking nonsense, I will wait for you in the army to attack!"

    After finishing speaking, Cao Ang picked up the reins and rode his horse back to the military formation, but he didn't even bother to talk to Du Yuan anymore.

    Looking at the strict military formation not far away and the yellow smoke billowing in the distance, Du Yuan gritted his teeth and said loudly: "Let's retreat!"

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