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Volume 1 Chapter 129 The picture shows the dagger

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    That night, the emergency messenger sent by Xu Rong traveled across the mountains and ridges, and finally arrived in Xingyang before dawn and told Li Ru the news that Cao Ang had set up camp at the mountain pass.

    Li Ru smiled slightly and said to the generals: "I didn't expect that Cao Ang has some wit, but this is just a little cleverness and cannot be of great use!"

    The generals praised one after another, and Li Ru smiled and said to Du Yang: "Mr. Du, your nephew Han Hao is also in Cao Ang's army. It will be very lively when your relatives meet tomorrow!"

    Du Yang said angrily: "As a county magistrate appointed by the imperial court, what crimes has Du committed? Why do you put me in jail?! I want to complain to the imperial court against you!"

    Li Ru smiled slightly: "Welcome, welcome. I, Li Ru, am not talented, and now I specialize in writing matters for the Prime Minister. Have you written the memorial of Magistrate Du? If it is, show it to me. As for your sins  , who let your nephew fall into the hands of the traitors in Guandong?!"

    Du Yang roared angrily: "You are the traitors to my great Han! The Kwantung Allied Forces are attacking the Dong traitors and obeying God's willah!"

    Before Du Yang could finish his words, he was pushed to the ground by Li Ru's guards and kicked several times!

    Li Ru looked at Du Yang with a smile until he shut his mouth obediently.  Li Ru then smiled and said: "Those who know the current affairs are heroes. Magistrate Du, there are still many vacancies in the prefectures and counties. I hope you will recognize the situation and stop resisting. Come on, give it to Du County."  I ordered him to change to a better room tonight and help him freshen up. Otherwise, when he meets his nephew tomorrow, he will be disheveled and think he has been mistreated in our place! What? Magistrate Du, you still want to live in that cold and damp place today?  In the prison?"

    Hearing what Li Ru said, Du Yang shuddered and finally lowered his head.

    Li Ru laughed and ordered people to take Du Yang down.

    At this time, a general asked in a low voice: "General, that little thief Cao Ang has set up camp in advance. It seems that he is well prepared. Should we modify our action plan for tomorrow?"

    Li Ru smiled, shook his head slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Even if Cao Ang has all kinds of tricks, his strength is limited after all! According to Xu Rong's announcement, Cao Ang's entire army only has seven or eight thousand men, and this time we have a full  Thirty thousand troops have been mobilized! If you hit an egg against a stone, Cao Ang will be defeated!"

    Early the next morning, Cao Ang camped.  It was already the first moment, and the soldiers got up from their beds, ate breakfast in a hurry, and began to put on their armor and prepare for battle.

    In the early hours of this morning, when everyone was sleeping most comfortably, the forest outside the camp suddenly caught fire. There happened to be a small breeze, and the fire spread quickly.  The soldiers only heard a series of screams faintly coming from the wind, and there was also the smell of barbecue.  I don¡¯t know who is so greedy and wants to eat extra food in the early hours of the morning!

    After everyone had washed up and had breakfast, Le Jin led 500 cavalry out of the camp, formed a slightly loose formation, and marched towards Xingyang.

    Fang Yue led five hundred sword and shield men out of the camp immediately. Everyone had put on full armor and lined up in a neat queue to follow slowly.

    Behind them were a thousand spearmen led by Liao Hua. They all walked out of the camp with their polished spears shining coldly.  Because the enemy situation has not been discovered yet, the soldiers in the queue were talking in low voices:

    "I heard that Shi Huan led his army into the forest last night and set a big fire while the bandits were awake!"

    "I've heard it a long time ago. The Xiliang army was burned so badly in the mountains and forests, they were crying like wolves and ghosts. It disrupted my sweet dream. I just had a good night's sleep this morning."

    "Hey, I heard that Shi Huan and 500 people set off this morning to go to the mountains and forests to catch up. Have you seen their team? It's so leisurely to achieve military success easily!"

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    Liao Hua let them talk in a low voice. Anyway, everyone was a little nervous before the war. Talking about this topic appropriately can relieve the tense atmosphere.  Liao Hua looked at the mountains and forests, but he was not too envious of Shi Huan and the others.  Fighting achievements are only satisfying when they are fought with swords and spears. Moreover, when Shi Huan and the others came back, Liao Hua also ran over to watch the excitement. His hair and eyebrows were all burned by the fire, and he looked extremely miserable.

    Behind Liao Hua's troops were five hundred elite soldiers led by Cao Ang himself.  These soldiers did not have unified weapons. They had a variety of weapons in their hands, including some with ring-shaped knives, some with red tassel spears, some with meteor hammers, and some with maces. They looked very messy.  However, don't underestimate the combat effectiveness of these soldiers. They are all veterans who have recovered from injuries. Their rich battlefield experience has given them the capital to stand out from the crowd.

    Walking at the end of the team were 1,500 soldiers led by Han Hao. The soldiers did not wear armor, but piled their armor and equipment onto the cart.  About a thousand of them are archers, carrying more than 20,000 feather arrows!  Therefore, even though they only have 1,500 people, they have pushed a total of 200 people.??Cart.

    Soon, the team marched to the edge of Si River.  Although it was early spring, there was not much water in the river, and it could only barely cover the soldiers' calves.  The soldiers rolled up their trousers casually, hung their straw sandals around their necks, and crossed the river easily with their weapons raised.  Even Han Hao's heavy baggage vehicle was pushed and pulled across the river with ease.

    At this time, everyone could vaguely see the Xiliang Army's scouts, and Le Jin's cavalry immediately went up to meet them.  The hostages were about to be exchanged. Everyone seemed to be relatively restrained and did not fight each other. They just shot a few arrows from a distance to drive each other away.

    Seeing that Cao Jun was on high alert, the Xiliang Army's scouts gradually retreated to make way for Xingyang.  But Cao Jun did not continue to move forward. Instead, he stopped by the river and searched several small woods along the Sishui River.

    During this period, Han Hao's troops also began to take off the armor from the vehicle, put on armor and prepare for battle, and surrounded the empty vehicle after removing the armor into a semicircle, forming a defensive formation relying on the river water.  However, the water in the river was a little too low and could not achieve the expected effect. Han Hao could only mobilize some large vehicles from the front and stand behind him.

    About a quarter of an hour later, the scout reported that no enemy troops were found in the surrounding area, and the generals couldn't help but be a little surprised.  In everyone's pre-deduction, the woods on the river bank were the focus of the enemy's ambush, but why is it so empty now?  !

    Everyone gathered to discuss the matter, and Han Hao whispered: "In my opinion, the enemy may think that the target here is too obvious, and they are afraid that our army will notice it. Moreover, the enemy has already set up two ambushes in the barren mountains and jungles.  There is little point in setting up defenses here again.¡±

    Everyone thought it made sense and nodded.  Le Jin said carelessly: "In my opinion, we don't need to think too much and just rush to Xingyang. Maybe the other party thinks that there are many soldiers in Xiliang and they are lining up there waiting for us!"

    What Le Jin said makes sense. Although the strategy is clever, if both sides are resourceful, the outcome of the battle will still be determined by the strength of both sides.

    Cao Ang frowned and said in a deep voice: "Le Jin is right. When the soldiers come, they will cover up the water and the earth. It's not good to think too much! Let's do this. Han Hao will stay with 500 infantry and 500 archers.  Here, I led Yue Jin's 500 cavalry, Fang Yue's 500 sword and shield bearers, Liao Hua's 1,000 spearmen, 500 sharp men directly under me, plus 500 archers to rush to Xingyang. What do you think?  "

    No one raised any objection, so Cao Ang ordered the entire army to go to Xingyang.  Soon, Cao Jun arrived at the exchange place agreed in advance, and saw that the Xiliang Army had also set up a huge formation. Looking at the flags, there were more than 15,000 people!

    Cao Ang frowned and immediately ordered the formation, with Fang Yue's 500 swordsmen and shieldmen in front, Liao Hua's thousand spearmen in the back, 500 archers in the middle, Cao Ang's 500 warriors on the left, and Cao Ang's 500 warriors on the right.  Le Jin's five hundred cavalry formed a defensive formation.

    Seeing that the army formation on the opposite side was divided into two parts, Li Ru and more than ten people rushed out on horseback and asked loudly: "Cao Ang, why don't you keep your word?"

    Cao Ang also led more than ten guards out of the crowd, came to Li Ru, and said in a deep voice: "General Li Ru, to show my sincerity, I left all the troops at the mountain pass more than ten miles away, and only took three thousand people with me.  The troops are here! But General Li Ru is a bit unkind, why did he bring so many troops?!"

    Li Ru laughed: "In today's world, the weak eat the strong! Our Xiliang army has strong soldiers and horses, so naturally we have to show it to you, lest you go too smoothly during this period and forget how many bowls of dry rice you can eat!"

    Cao Ang frowned slightly, and Li Ru asked loudly: "Where is our army Hu Zhen?"

    Cao Ang raised his right hand, and Liao Hua ordered his men to take Hu Zhen out of the formation. After letting Li Ru see clearly, he took him back to the formation and pushed him to the ground.

    Cao Ang asked in a deep voice: "Where is my father, Cao Mengde?"

    Li Ru laughed: "He is in Chang'an!"

    Cao Ang frowned and shouted angrily: "Li Ru, are you deliberately entertaining me? What did you say five days ago, and what do you do now?"

    Li Ru sneered: "Your Majesty invites you to come to Beijing for an audience!"

    Cao Ang snorted coldly, "Don't use your majesty as a cover. Now everyone in the world knows that Dong Zhuo controls your majesty and frequently issues edicts. This is just Dong Zhuo's chaos! Li Ru, stop talking nonsense, or give my father back to me."  , otherwise, let¡¯s get up to speed and fight to the death, so that the heroes of Guandong can watch!¡±

    Li Ru chuckled lightly, "Cao Zixiu, don't waste your efforts. We put on this posture today, do you think you can still get away? Come with me to the capital, the Prime Minister will still reward you Cao and his son! Huangfusong, come to the capital, now is not the case  He has been promoted to the position of Censor Zhongcheng!"

    Cao Ang laughed: "Li Ru, don't lie to me here! I heard that Huangfu Song came to Beijing.?, he was sent to prison.  His son Huangfu Jianshou kowtowed in tears and begged, and then Dong Zhuo released him and appointed him to the idle post of Yilang.  Later, seeing everyone talking about it, he was appointed as Yushi Zhongcheng!  "

    Li Ru sneered and said: "You know it all. Now I have fifteen thousand troops here, and there are more than ten thousand elites in the city. As you expected, I have tens of thousands of troops hidden in the barren mountains, and there are tens of thousands of troops hidden in the dense forests.  Thousands of powerful soldiers are enough to cut off your retreat! Cao Ang, if you surrender, you will live, but if you resist, you will die!"

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