With Yang Rui leading the charge and leading the charge, they would definitely gain the upper hand if they were to forcefully charge forward.
However, Yang Rui didn't choose to do so. The cavalry commanded by Gao Shun, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, and Guan Hai whistled as they arrived. In the end, they stopped at a distance of two arrows from Xu Huang and Sima Lang, and began to stand still.
Furthermore, Yang Rui's troops that arrived later also began to form their formation. When a large number of infantry soldiers arrived, the six cavalry soldiers that were previously standing at the front had already quietly scattered to the two sides of the formation.
This action of Yang Rui's troops gave Xu Huang, Sima Lang, and the rest of Cao Cao's troops an opportunity. While Yang Rui's troops were continuously forming their formation, Xu Huang and Sima Lang's troops also quickly completed their formation.
At this very moment, even though Yang Rui's troops still held an absolute advantage in terms of numbers, Yang Rui's troops would have completely lost the initiative if the two sides were to clash. In fact, both sides could even be locked in a stalemate for a period of time without a clear winner.
While some of Yang Rui's troops couldn't understand, Xu Huang, Sima Lang, and the rest of Cao Cao's troops heaved a sigh of relief.
If Yang Rui's troops had chosen to charge forward at the very beginning, Xu Huang and Sima Lang would have undoubtedly fallen into an extremely passive state. However, Yang Rui's side had chosen to form a stalemate, which greatly exceeded Xu Huang's and Sima Lang's expectations.
The opportunity was fleeting. When Cao Cao's troops led by Xu Huang and Sima Lang had finished their preparations, both sides actually really entered a stalemate.
"Who is leading the troops at the front? Do you dare to come out and fight with me? "
Both sides began to form their respective formations. Just when Xu Huang and Sima Lang couldn't figure out the intentions of Yang Rui's side, a general from Yang Rui's camp just so happened to step out. At first glance, this general was exceptionally handsome and had the appearance of a talented person. It was Zhao Yun.
Zhao Yun was dressed in white armor and rode on a white horse, which had almost become his signature feature. At this moment, when he stepped forward to challenge, he gave people the impression that he was elegant and graceful. Very few people could feel that he was dangerous.
Even so, no one from Xu Huang and Sima Lang's troops accepted Zhao Yun's challenge. It was unknown whether it was because Xu Huang and Sima Lang realized that Zhao Yun wasn't easy to get along with or some other reason.
Based on the current situation Zhao Yun's side, if Xu and Sima Lang's side's troops, they would be able to change the current stalemate to's side to's side.
"I am Zhao Zilong of Changshan. Does anyone in the front line dare to show up and fight with me?"
Zhao Yun still didn't give up. He continued to gallop back and forth in front of the formation. However, Xu Huang and Sima Lang still didn't step forward to fight. As for what Xu Huang and Sima Lang were planning to do, no one knew.
In fact, while Xu Huang and Sima Lang were rejoicing that they hadn't been ambushed, they also couldn't figure out Yang Rui's tactics. They didn't know why the other side gave up on ambushing them before the formation was formed and instead chose to challenge them in front of the formation.
Both sides formed their battle formations and stood in confrontation for less than an hour. Xu Huang and Sima Lang already began to feel that things weren't too good. Originally, their side was at a complete disadvantage in terms of strength. If this continued for a long time, they didn't know what would happen.
According to Xu Huang and Sima Lang's whispered discussion, Yang Rui's side could actually rely on their superior military strength to split up and take a roundabout route. Then, they could finally surround and trap Yang Rui's side.
However, the situation that Xu Huang and Sima Lang were worried about didn't happen in the end. When noon approached, Xu Huang and Sima Lang's troops were greatly surprised to see that Yang Rui's troops actually began to retreat in an organized manner.
Yang Rui's troops didn't retreat. Instead, they retreated ten li and set up their tents. Then, they began to prepare their meals.
As for the tents set up by Yang Rui's troops, although they weren't as complicated as the Qianji Black Battalion, they were still heavily guarded. During and after the tents were set up, there were soldiers in charge of guarding the tents, cutting off the possibility of Xu Huang, Taishi Ci and the other Cao troops launching an ambush.
At the same time, Yang Rui's cavalry were still eyeing the two sides of the tents covetously, maintaining the possibility of ambushing the Cao troops at any time. Under such circumstances, Xu Huang and Sima Lang were still in a difficult position. They couldn't advance nor could they retreat.
As the meal time had already passed, Xu Huang and Sima Lang had no choice but to slowly retreat and set up their tents. Then, they began to prepare their meals to solve the problem of the soldiers' meals.
While the Cao troops were retreating, setting up their tents and preparing their meals, Yang Rui's troops still didn't attack. Of course, Xu Huang and Sima Lang had also taken the necessary precautions. Thus, both sides were in a stalemate.
Although Xu Huang and Sima Lang faintly felt that something wasn't right, they weren't able to guess the intentions of Yang Rui's troops. They also didn't notice any unusual movements from Yang Rui's troops. Thus, for the time being, they didn't have a good way to deal with the situation. Thus, they could only wait and be prepared to welcome the attack from Yang Rui's troops.
In reality, Yang Rui didn't plan to fight the enemy head on from the very beginning. This was because their current location was very close to the Yellow River's main road. When Yang Rui discovered Xu Huang and Sima Lang's troops, he immediately dispatched his flying pets to Puyang and dispatched the three large ships carrying the flying pets.
If the flying pets and "aerial bombs" were used to attack the enemy, the results wouldn't be ideal. However, if they were used to attack the encampment, the results wouldn't be much different from attacking a city or checkpoint.
Thus, Yang Rui took a series of actions to close in on Xu Huang and Sima Lang's troops. He used various methods to prevent them from leaving quickly. Like Yang Rui, he chose to set up camp on the spot to create the prerequisites for the flying pets to attack.
The large ships carrying the flying pets would take at most two to four hours to reach the Yellow River's section from Puyang. Even if they included the time needed to send the message, Yang Rui would only need less than half a day to dispatch the flying pets.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh … … "
"… …"
After another afternoon of stalemate, when evening approached, a series of strange sonic booms suddenly sounded from above the Cao army's encampment. This caused the Cao troops in the encampment to raise their heads and look up.
At first, the Cao soldiers were bewildered. They could only vaguely see some black dots descending from above their heads. Due to the dusky sky, it wasn't easy to see what was happening above them.
However, the Cao soldiers' faces quickly turned into panic. As the black dots came closer and closer, in an instant, the black dots transformed into huge fireballs and fiercely pounced on the Cao army's encampment.
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