Woohoo~

"kill!!!"

At the foot of a mountain in Chengde County, Huainan County, Cao Xin led more than 170 Langya riders and charged towards more than 5,000 mountain bandits.

These groups of mountain bandits are entrenched between Huainan and Lujiang counties. They often come out to rob homes and rob houses, and sometimes they join forces to capture the county seat. They are very arrogant.

After Cao Xin took office, he arranged for Liao Hua and Chen Lan to set up multiple checkpoints to intercept, force the bandits down the mountain, and gather together to annihilate them.

Bang!

Cao Xin rode a black horse and led more than a hundred Langya cavalry, directly into the middle of the bandits, overwhelming the bandits' central army, and captured all the bandits' leaders.

When the other bandits saw their leader being killed, they fled in fear.

"Drop your weapons!"

"Surrender without killing!"

Liao Hua led more than 600 light cavalry to rush out and cover on all sides.

Chen Lan led the infantry to intercept them at a strategic point.

Forced by swords and guns, more than four thousand bandits obediently put down their weapons and lay motionless on the ground.

"Haha, that's right, there are four thousand more pioneers."

Cao Xin pulled up the metal mask and smiled.

"Liao Hua, follow the old rules and select those who are strong, fast, and can shoot accurately. Let's form another Huainan Shanzi Battalion."

"Yes, General!"

Liao Hua led his men to collect the prisoners.

"General!"

A young man wearing light armor rode into the battlefield.

"Zishan, what's the matter?"

This man was Bu Zhi Bu Zi Shan. He was young and educated, had ideals and ambitions, and was strategic and had great potential. Cao Xin transferred him to his side to work as a wine sacrificer and to work as an assistant to Jia Xu.

"General, there is an urgent enemy situation. In the morning, Qiao Rui, the governor of Lujiang, led a fierce attack on Lu'an with 15,000 troops. General Yu sent people to ask for help."

Bu Zhao shouted.

"Fifteen thousand troops?"

"What a big noise!"

"Let's go back to the city to discuss!"

Cao Xin shouted in agreement and disappeared into the wilderness with Bu Zhi and Langya Cavalry.

【End of battle】

[100 vs. 5000, victory, battle loss is zero, free attribute points obtained: 1]

[Remaining free attribute points: 1]

——

"Yuan Shao, how is the situation in Danyang?"

Returning to the Shouchun Council Hall, Cao Xin met Pei Yuanshao waiting in front of the door. Behind Pei Yuanshao was a scholar in a green shirt, in his twenties, with a mustache. Cao Xin glanced at him without paying much attention.

"General, Yuan's army is gathering in Danyang, and there seems to be a big move."

Pei Yuanshao reported back.

"Haha, Mr. Wenhe, it seems you are right. Yuan Shu is playing a trick of attacking in the east and attacking in the west. Then we will use the trick to make a bigger one."

Cao Xin came to the map and propped himself up.

"General, if our army temporarily abandons the Lujiang River and holds on to Shouchun, after the Yuan army retreats, the general will send his troops westward, and we will definitely be able to seize the Lujiang River."

Jia Xu advised.

"It's too slow. Our army has no reinforcements in Huainan and no support from the clan. Once Shouchun is besieged, our army will encounter a frontal attack from the coalition forces of Yuan Shu, Sun Ce and Liu Biao, and will also be stabbed in the back by the Huainan clan. We will be attacked from both sides.

If you follow the plan, lure the snake out of the hole, and catch them all in one catch!"

Cao Xin clenched his fists and said.

Jia Xu cupped his hands and said nothing.

After a while, the generals came to the meeting hall. Cao Xin talked about the current situation and looked at the generals.

"Chen Lan, how many soldiers and horses do you have?"

"Back to the general, we will recruit more than 500 bandits in the near future, and have a total of 4,000 troops under our command."

Chen Lan said with cupped fists.

"Okay, Lu'an is under siege. I have ordered you and Yuan Jian to lead our troops to support us. We will set off today. No delay."

"Yes, General!"

Chen Lan and Liao Hua left the hall with fists clasped.

"Dashi Laoyu, how many new soldiers have you recruited?"

Cao Xin looked at Yu Du and Liu Dashi.

"General, there are too few local people voluntarily joining the army. General Mo and Dashi have only recruited more than 500 recruits, and there are less than 20 people who are qualified to enter the Langya Army's new barracks."

Yu Du pouted and said.

"Then let's wait until after the war to recruit troops. How is the collection of rocks and grain and grass?"

"General, our army collects grain at a price that is 10% higher than the market price. Not many people are willing to sell it. Following the general's instructions, the general announced that there is a shortage of food in the army and will forcibly requisition the grain collected by grain merchants and noble families. Many people quietly

Transport grain and grass outside the city to stock up."

Liu Dashi said.

"Okay, Dashi, you will lead the supply camp, escort our army's food and fodder, and accompany Liao Hua and Chen Lan secretly to station in Hefei. We will set off immediately."

"Yes, General!"

Liu Dashi clasped his fists and left.

After Liao Hua, Liu Dashi, and Chen Lan left with their troops, there were only a hundred people from Langya Cavalry, 50 people from the Wuwei Battalion, more than a thousand people from the Langya Infantry Battalion, 600 people from Li Dayan's Bow and Arrow Battalion, and two garrison troops in the city.

Thousands of people, more than 3,000 people in total.

"General, it's still too risky."

Jia Xu frowned and was so preoccupied that he didn't even bother to fan his feathers.

"Haha, Mr. Wenhe, why don't you follow Liu Dashi to station in Hefei first? Don't worry, most of the soldiers in the supply camp are veterans and wounded soldiers who have retired from the infantry and cavalry battalions. Their combat effectiveness is not much worse than that of the infantry battalion."

Cao Xin smiled.

Jia Xu hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth, and decided to stay.

Seeing his confused look, Cao Xin couldn't help laughing.

"Report!!"

The sentries from Tanma Camp rushed to the tower with long trumpets.

"Report to General, Black Eagle sent a message, Danyang Yuan Army is dispatched."

The sentry handed over a roll of white cloth.

Cao Xin opened it and looked at it. There were a few simple messages recorded on it.

Yuan's army has a total of 30,000 soldiers and horses, 20,000 Danyang soldiers, and the remaining 10,000 soldiers and horses are of unknown origin. Under the banner of "Jianghuai Rebels", they are all dressed as bandits, wearing leather wallets and armor. The military formation is more strict than Yuan's army.

Sentinel analyzed that this army may be reinforcements from Jiangdong and Jingzhou.

"It looks like a tough battle."

Cao Xin handed the cloth to Jia Xu and ordered the sentry to continue to inquire about the situation of the "Huainan Rebel Army".

——

"Report!!"

At noon, Tan Ma came to report that there were four leaders of the "Huainan Rebels". All four of them were covered with masks and dressed similarly to Langya Cavalry.

After inspection, two people were suspected to be Zhou Yu and Kuai Yue. Another two people were nine feet tall and burly, and they were suspected to be Zhou Tai, a fierce general in Sun Ce's army. The other person was still under observation.

In addition, Tan Ma found many artifacts in wooden boxes in the rear camp of Yuan's army, which were suspected to be the enemy's secret weapons.

"Zhou Yu? Kuai Yue? Secret weapon? What are these bastards doing?"

Cao Xin was also confused.

"Send a message to Commander Pei. Don't worry about the masked one. Tell him to find a way to find out what the secret weapon is."

"Yes, General!"
To be continued...