Perhaps it was because they felt guilty, but Xu Chu and Zhao Yun led the eight thousand cavalry and marched without stopping. They were all counting on this battle to make a name for themselves.
A journey of over two hundred miles actually took them two days to reach the outskirts of Ren City.
At this time, the Yellow Turban bandits, who were like a tide, had also set up camp with their families.
Even though there were only a few thousand defenders in the city, they did not have the ability to attack the city due to the lack of equipment.
According to the usual practice, they could only clamor outside the city. There was no other way.
Now that they saw the flag with the word Cao floating in the air, they immediately returned to the camp obediently.
Seeing this, Xu Chu and Zhao Yun left five thousand soldiers to set up camp and led three thousand cavalry to survey the terrain and check the situation.
According to Cao Cao's instructions, they had originally planned to have a few small-scale battles to understand the combat strength, reaction speed, and tacit understanding of this group of Yellow Turban bandits.
As a result, the Yellow Turban bandits were almost in a state of collapse. If it weren't for Zhao Yun pulling Xu Chu, he would have directly charged into the Yellow Turban camp.
"You call this an army? It seemed that the lord and his little brother thought too highly of them.”
On the way back, Xu Chu shook his head in disdain.
"Just now, we were fighting against infantry. Cavalry against infantry is a complete counter.”
"But if we kill too deep and get surrounded by them, the mobility of the cavalry will be gone. At that time, it's not impossible for them to use the human wave tactic to eat us up.”
"It's better to act according to the arrangements of the lord and the army. We can't be careless.”
Zhao Yun's personality was still very stable.
Moreover, he knew very well that the Yellow Turban bandits did not have no cavalry at all. They had burned, killed, plundered, and even defeated Liu Dai's 30,000-strong army. It was not necessarily true that they were luring the enemy in.
"Alright, then what should we do next?”
Xu Chu took a sip of wine and asked leisurely.
"Assault, all-round assault!"
Zhao Yun looked at Xu Chu and smiled.
After returning to the camp, Zhao Yun divided the 8,000 men into 16 teams of 500 men each. Then, according to the map that Cao Cao had given him, they divided the area into 16 teams.
In the next few days, Zhao Yun and Xu Chu led eight thousand cavalry to beat the Yellow Turban bandits until their scalps went numb and they could not take care of themselves.
They hid in the periphery according to the area. As long as they encountered a small group of Yellow Turban bandits, they would rush forward and kill them. By the time the Yellow Turban bandits called for help, they would have long been far away.
These Yellow Turban thieves had never seen such a fighting style. They rushed to the scene but did nothing. They could only curse non-stop.
If they encountered someone who raised their hands to surrender, they would not kill them all. They would tacitly throw down a line that they had prepared beforehand:
"We only sent out a few thousand vanguards to beat you down. When the 180,000 elites of the Lord arrive, I'm afraid you won't have the chance to raise your hands and surrender!”
Sure enough, in just five days, the Yellow Turban camp, whose morale had collapsed, began to have a steady stream of deserters.
What was even worse was that everyone in the camp knew that Cao Cao's 180,000 troops would arrive in a few days and would launch a general attack.
The Yellow Turban leaders had a meeting that night, but they couldn't come up with a solution.
There were only three options in front of him. The first was to retreat. This was not very feasible. After all, these millions of people had brought their families here. How could they outrun the warhorses?
Sooner or later, they would be devoured by Cao Cao's cavalry.
The second battle would be a life-and-death battle. If it was a few days ago, they would still have the confidence to say this. After all, they had the advantage in population.
But now, there were thousands of deserters appearing in the camp every day, and their morale had fallen to the bottom. Moreover, Cao Cao didn't bring a few thousand people with him, but a f * cking 180,000. This was also a dead end.
Then, there was only one way left, surrender…
40 miles west of Ren City, Cao Cao's 12,000 strong army was setting up camp.
Tomorrow, he could meet up with Xu Chu and Zhao Yun.
In the first two days, Cao Cao was still a little worried. However, in recent days, he would occasionally see some Yellow Turban bandits fleeing. He could guess with his toes that Xu Chu and the others were progressing smoothly.
Moreover, looking at the increase in the deserter's strength, it was likely that the morale of the Yellow Turban bandits had already fallen to the freezing point.
"In just a few days, there are more than ten thousand Yellow Turban deserters in our direction. In addition to the other directions, there must be some crisis within the Yellow Turban army.”
"May I ask, my lord, have you adjusted your military strategy?”
Xun Yu and Cheng Yu, who saw that something was wrong, ran over to ask Cao Cao.
"I can't hide it from you."
Cao Cao couldn't help but laugh, and he revealed his plan in embarrassment.
The two of them looked at each other, and then a touch of shock appeared on their faces.
"Brilliant, this move is really brilliant!”
Xun Yu sighed sincerely.
In that case, the arrival of the army was as simple as harvesting wheat.
It was originally a great thing, but the two of them seemed to have eaten a turtle and could not be happy no matter what.
Of course, they didn't mind that Cao Cao's move was more brilliant than theirs.
Instead, they felt aggrieved. Cao Cao had made such a huge adjustment, but he didn't tell them. Wasn't this blatantly teasing them?
"In that case, after I rush to Ren City tomorrow, I'm willing to go to the Yellow Turban camp alone as an emissary and persuade them to surrender with my glib tongue.”
Cheng Yu stood up, his face cold.
He sounded a little angry.
"Correct!"
This time, Cao Cao waved his hand in agreement and said with a serious expression,"
"However, the moth bandits are at the end of their rope and their minds are unstable. Zhongde must ensure his own safety first.”
He had no choice but to agree.
Firstly, at this time, the Yellow Turban bandits only lacked an excuse to surrender. It was necessary to send an envoy to lobby.
Secondly, Cheng Yu had only been in his camp for a few days. The plan that he had proposed a few days ago was already a form of loyalty. In the end, not only did he reject his plan, but he also did not tell him.
He must be very unhappy at this moment.
He had to give him a chance to make a contribution.
Of course, the most important point was that Cheng Yu was a person with extraordinary courage, quick wit, and good words. He was the best candidate to be the envoy.
"Don't worry, my lord. I won't let you down.”
With Cao Cao's concern, Cheng Yu's emotions were swept away.
Moreover, he was also very clear that if this trip succeeded, wouldn't the contribution be greater than the previous suggestion?
Xun Yu opened his mouth but did not say anything.
He was not as impatient as Cheng Yu. After all, he already had several names on the merit book.
It was just that the change in strategy this time was so strange that it made him very puzzled.
There was probably a lot going on here.
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