Chapter 343 [Raid on Wuchao]
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On August 12, 2018, the third year of Jian'an, a dragon wolf cavalry that had secretly arrived at Hulao Pass a month ago suddenly broke through the pass. In Luoyang, before both sides of the Guandu war had no time to react, they rushed straight to Wuchao, a grain storage base behind Yuan Shao.
This pure cavalry has few people, only five hundred cavalry, but at least one person and two horses, among which more than a hundred heavy cavalry are one person and three horses. This light, heavy, bow-mixed cavalry, each with fire, carries firewood and tinder tanks in addition to basic equipment. They wore Yuan Jun's uniforms and held Yuan Jun's flag, held the man with his head, tied his horse's mouth, and wrapped his hooves, like a tornado, rushing eastward at an astonishing speed.
The commander of this surprise soldier is Ma Han - he wants to personally ignite the first fire to bury Yuan's family.
From Hulao to Wuchao, there are more than 200 miles. There are three Yuan army defense lines along the way, namely Yuanwu, Yangwu, and Sourzao. Ma Han's order is: break through, break through, and break through again! Before dawn, you must stand in front of Wuchao camp.
Xiahou Yuan can be five hundred in three days, and his Dragon Wolf Cavity can be two hundred in one night. These five hundred iron cavalry are definitely the most professional and powerful cavalry of this era. All the selected raid cavalry are elite among the elites. Not to mention the combat power, just in terms of riding skills. They can rush on the road day and night, eat and defecate on the horse's back, and even hold the horse's neck to sleep without falling off.
Like another time and space, Wuchao was the base camp for Yuan Jun’s grain storage. This was not only confirmed by Xu You. Ma Han had sent seven groups of provocateurs to sneak into Wuchaoze two months ago, closely monitored and collected intelligence to confirm that Yuan Jun’s grain and grass were indeed in Wuchao.
Whether it was Xu You's defection or the raid on Wuchao, Ma Han took advantage of the time traveler. This was the biggest turning point in the Battle of Guandu, how could Ma Han not know? Poor Cao Cao didn't know that his historical welfare was falsely captured by a guy who broke out of thin air.
This is not over. Raiding Wuchao is just a multi-pronged approach. When the five hundred wolf cavalry attacked, there were three large armies waiting for the battle in Mengjindu, Aocang, and Hulao, namely the five thousand dragon wolf army, including Le Jin, Xu Huang, Ma Chao, etc. Once dawn, regardless of whether the Ma Han's raid was successful or not, the three army would attack at the same time in Hanoi, Yanjin and Guandu. Among them, Xu Huang took Hanoi, Ma Chao attacked Yanjin, and Le Jin was responsible for supervising Cao's army.
Supervising Cao's army is not to take the opportunity to deal with Cao Cao. Ma Han does not have the strength and strength to fight on both sides at the same time. But when Yuan's army is shaken, Cao Cao will definitely take advantage of the situation to launch an attack, seize the baggage and surrender the soldiers, and divide the fruits of victory.
Le Jin's mission is to lead the Barbarian Camp to break through and guard Yangwu. Cao's army crosses the river, yes; attack Yuan's army, yes; leash materials. yes; but crossing Yangwu, yes! That is, Yangwu is the boundary. If you step on the boundary, chop off which foot is related to the interests of the war. There is no negotiation at all.
This is equivalent to circling Cao's army within a range of nearly a hundred miles north of Guandu to Yangwu, which is equivalent to telling Cao Cao clearly: The things south of Yangwu belong to you, and those north of Yangwu belong to me. If you are not convinced or unhappy, fight first!
Before attacking, Ma Han entered the palace overnight and paid homage to Emperor Liu Xie. Liu Xie was so happy to see Ma Han who was reviving. Ma Han immediately told Xu You about his rebellion. He learned that it was Yuan Shao's actions, and with Liu Xie's tolerant temperament, he almost swears. Naturally, there was no reason to stop the revenge of the Dragon Wolf Army, and immediately granted Fu Jie.
Ma Han knew that when the fire in Wuchao was lit, there must be Yuan's old friends among the officials. But it doesn't matter. He had asked Guo Jia to prepare a manifesto to expose Yuan Shao's conspiracy to murder the ministers. At the same time, Xu You, a "stained witness", would definitely make the court lose its voice. If there are still people who object, it doesn't matter. Luoyang Second Prison has also been built...
While Mahan was operating, the three major strategists also took action: Xun You followed Xu Huang across the river and attacked Hanoi; Guo Jia took over Hulao and communicated and coordinated; Jia Xu was in charge of Luoyang and united the entire army. When the four armies completed the scheduled plan as scheduled, a continuous second echelon would take over the territory in the future. It involved the dispatch of officials, the transportation of food and grass, the replenishment of soldiers, the replacement of armor and equipment, the reception of surrendered prisoners and other complicated matters. These were all coordinated by Jia Xu. The steward of the Dragon Wolf Army was time to show his talents again.
The reason why Ma Han led the army to attack was also because he avoided such meticulous work. What he was better at was strategy and tactics. If one had no versatile talent, it would be better to show his strengths.
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Wuchaoze belongs to the Sozao County, with an area of dozens of miles. It is a narrow and long reed marina that is wide from north to south and narrow from east to west. It is surrounded by mountains on three sides and one side is surrounded by dense forests, which is quite hidden. The reason why Yuan Shao chose this place was because of its complex terrain and hidden terrain, which is difficult to detect by the Cao army.
Facts have proved that Cao's army could not find out where Yuan Jun was stockpiling grain, but for Ma Han, it was the opposite. If Yuan Shao changed to another place to stockpile grain, Ma Han would not be so easy to find. It was Wuchao, and it would hit the gun.
On August 13th, at dawn, the morning mist is hidden, and riding shadows appear in the woods south of Wuchaoze.
After a night of running, they broke through the three defense lines of Yuan's army, especially the first original martial defense line, and had a conflict with Yuan's army. The Dragon Wolf Cavalry kicked the camp directly. They ran for more than 200 miles in one night and fought on a small scale. The Dragon Wolf Knights were exhausted and they all seized time to rest to accumulate energy for the upcoming raid.
In addition to the guard post, most knights only lay a sheepskin blanket on the grass and fell asleep. Those who could sleep soundly in this tense atmosphere of the surprise attack were veterans with excellent psychological quality. Some soldiers had sleepiness, but were extremely excited and could not sleep. They leaned against big trees, or carefully wrapped the bowstrings with dry skin to prevent moisture; or took off the horses and chewed the cage and gave the horses water and feed them; or talked in a low voice to talk about what kind of merits they would make in this battle.
Chen Dao and a group of skilled cavalry guards were surrounding Ma Han. He listened carefully to the introduction of the enemy situation.
Ma Han put out different positions with small stones, and instructed one by one: "Two miles east, here, here, here, here, there are three bright and dark posts, two and four people. One and five people, you must cut them off; three hundred steps south, there are five bright and dark posts, and the number of people is doubled. This is to prevent Guandu Cao's army. You break in from the side and get out of the accident. Be sure not to escape one person."
Chen Dao listened and wrote it down carefully. In addition to being shocked, what group of brothers did the reconnaissance? It was so accurate and timely. Look at the more than ten dragon and wolf cavalry that were about to launch a hunting operation, each of them was ready to shirk their hands, their eyes shining. There was no trace of doubt. Obviously, they had been used to it for a long time and became accustomed to it.
"action!"
After the introduction of the enemy situation of the Marsman General, Chen Dao and the eighteen wolf cavalry hunters disappeared into the foggy reed marsh at the same time.
Ma Han stood quietly under the tree, looking into the distance, the morning mist was misty, and the horns of the opposite shore could be seen faintly connected. The flag appeared and appeared.
Yuan Shao, the overlord of Hebei, united the four states and looked down on the world. The princes looked at each other. Before that, only ten people in the world believed that the princes compete for hegemony, and the winner in the end would be the winner. But who would have thought that an inconspicuous Wuchao would become the Waterloo, the top overlord of the Three Kingdoms who were about to stand at the top of their lives.
A Wuchao will destroy his ten-year achievements. Yuan Shao will be truly called his prosperity and his demise.
Historically, Cao Cao had insufficient estimates of the consequences of the raid on Wuchao, and he was unable to pursue him because of his lack of power and his ability to pursue him. He missed the opportunity to strike while the iron was hot and destroyed Yuan in one fell swoop, and almost even refused to surrender to the two famous generals.
Ma Han would not make such a mistake. He would take advantage of his illness and kill him, either refuse to do it, or do it if he wants to do it. Since he has set his sights on Yuan Shao, since he has taken action, he will definitely fight the opponent so that he cannot turn over.
Hebei is competing for power and Central Plains dominates. Everything starts with this Wuchao!
The reeds shook, Chen Dao appeared. Behind him, the wolf riders appeared one by one, counting them, eighteen people, one by one, only two were hung on the lottery, and none of them died.
Chen Daobi made a gesture: "Fifty-two light and dark whistles are cut off, and there is no abnormality in Wuchao Camp. Yuan Jun's police message should not be sent."
Ma Han nodded, and this was the right one. Although there were two lines of defense that forced breakthroughs during this journey, it alarmed Yuan Jun. But in the dark, Yuan Jun didn't understand what was going on, let alone call the police. Of course, it was already bright at this time. Yuan Jun from Yuan Wu, Yang Wu and other defense lines had already understood and would definitely send someone to warn. However, it was too late.
"Preparation." Ma Han issued a military order. The characteristic of the military order is that it is simple and clear. If you can use two words to explain it clearly, you must not use three words.
The sleeping wolf cavalry soldiers were woken up, rubbed their faces, and chewed a few mouthfuls of dry food in cold water. Then they began to check weapons, tinder oil, and firewood. After the inspection, they reported to the leader of the Geshishi. The leader of the Geshishi reported to the team leader again, and the team leader again reported to the town leader. In the end, the five town leaders summarized the results and reported to the commander Ma Han.
If the knight's weapons, equipment or turbulent oil and diesel are lost, they will be reported to the village chief and receive the replacement from the backup baggage.
Half a moment later, the entire army inspected and supplemented.
"Putting armor."
This instruction is mainly issued to heavy cavalry. The knights first put on armor for the war horses, then wear armor by themselves. Since the insertion-type iron plate is used, the heavy cavalry can first put on armor, then turn on the horse, then insert the iron plates into the long pocket in front of them, twist the buttons, and finally put on the helmet and pull down the cover. The entire process is operated by the knights themselves without the help of attendants. This further reduces the cost of heavy cavalry and greatly improves mobility.
At this time, news came from the outpost cavalry team that had found a passage that was most convenient for cavalry assault, and then it only took half a stick of incense to attack Wuchao Camp five miles away.
Everything is ready and the raid is about to happen.
Asu took away and rode a horse, and led the charge horse - Red Rabbit.
Ma Han turned over, closed the iron mask, took the re-welded heavy cavalry overlord gun, raised it high, and slashed suddenly. The red fire ball that had just jumped out of the horizon seemed to be cut in half by this chop, and the golden ball suddenly broke and the flames were everywhere.
Chapter completed!