War is originally a competition between mistakes and more mistakes. Before the war begins, everything is accurate and estimable, but after the war begins, the precise things become inaccurate, and the changes are people.
Near Shang County, in the mountain road, the fire was bright, and the sweat beads on Niu Jin's face were clearly visible.
Before he set out, he had indeed thought about encountering the worst situation, but when he encountered the current situation, he still couldn't help but sweat and his hands and feet were cold. Even if he was unwilling to admit it in his heart, Niu Jin knew that their plan to attack Shangxian and caused riots had failed, and he had a lot of luck.
It is very difficult to attack Wuguan, and the Cao army in Jingxiang is definitely not able to consume endlessly in Wuguan. This is a problem of overall strategicity, not something that someone wants or doesn't want. So, if you can take advantage of the situation, Cao army still hopes to save some effort.
But what Niu Jin cares most now is whether he can break out of the encirclement and go back...
"Damn it!" Niu Jin cursed in his heart, "Jiang's son, the rats are wronged me!"
Niu Jin was in an extremely bad mood.
Niu Jin has no feeling of sadness about Jiang Gan and others. Even Jiang Gan and Niu Jin are both marginal figures in politics and want to climb and advance, but they are not comrades-in-arms, but will squeeze and trample on each other. If it is beneficial to them, then they don’t mind working together, but if there is any problem, it will definitely be the other party’s mistake.
In the rolling waves in history, there must be many warriors who only dare to stare at and scold the weak.
"Retreat! Retreat!" Niu Jin issued an order.
"Those who surrender will not die!"
Huang Zhong on the other side stroked his beard slightly and also issued an order to attack.
In the night, light and shadows shaking, the mountains are rugged, and the dark shadows are gathered under your feet. On the one hand, you should pay attention to the opponent's swords, guns, arrows, and on the other hand, you should pay attention to the loose rocks. If you step on the air, you will never be able to recover. Therefore, no matter whether it is the attacking party or the escape party, you cannot be as free and unrestrained as if you are on the plain.
Huang Zhong led his soldiers to chase the mountain road, and his evaluation of Niu Jin was actually quite good.
Huang Zhong set up an ambush at the vital point of the mountain road, waiting for Niu Jin to get into the trap, but unexpectedly, Niu Jin found something wrong at the last moment or the casual exposure of ordinary soldiers in Shang County. Anyway, Niu Jin hesitated at the intersection for a long time and sent soldiers to investigate, which finally forced Huang Zhong to reveal his figure directly. From this aspect, Niu Jin is also a good general, but unfortunately he was following the wrong person...
"puff."
Huang Zhong killed a Cao army soldier with a casual knife, and his movements were as easy as killing a chicken.
Huang Zhong was a hunter back then, traveling through the forests in the mountains. When Fei Qian did not propose the concept of mountain soldiers, Huang Zhong was already very familiar with mountain combat.
Most people use long weapons in the mountains and forests, and they will often be blocked and hung up when chopping and stabbing due to shrubs, tree branches, etc., and their strength is less than seven or eight minutes. However, Huang Zhong is different. He has been used to using long weapons in complex situations during the years of hunting beasts in the mountains and forests.
Because long weapons have natural advantages, and short weapons at close range are obviously not as powerful as tigers and leopards' minions, Huang Zhong prefers to use long weapons, and at the moment he naturally plays the advantage of long weapons. The soldiers of Cao's army could not even fight for their lives in close proximity, so they fell under Huang Zhong's long sword.
He quickly moved and killed two more in an instant, with only some blood stains on his body.
Under Huang Zhong's command, not long after, the Cao army, who had left Niu Jin to cut off the rear, collapsed.
The soldiers following Huang Zhong also bravely moved forward and reaped the lives of Cao's soldiers.
The main general's bravery and the advantage of the array were almost the first time they fought, Huang Zhong's side established the victory...
Huang Zhong rushed for a while, then stopped, "No need to chase after him."
"Ah?" The soldiers who followed Huang Zhong were a little unhappy. After all, chasing and killing the defeated soldiers has always been the most relaxing task at the moment, and these defeated soldiers are all soldiers. One head is a solid head, and there is no need to discount. Who wouldn't think of saving more if you have the chance?
Huang Zhong didn't say anything, but several guards around Huang Zhong turned their cold eyes to him.
The soldiers of Shang County said nothing.
So I took down my troops and cleaned the battlefield with some intentions...
After all, Huang Zhong has strong military power and his troops are extraordinary. Even if ordinary soldiers have any opinions, they dare not be angry.
Huang Zhong looked up at the mountains, holding his sword behind him, standing upright, as if he was coming out to watch the moon and starry at night, instead of fighting and killing.
Perhaps for Huang Zhong, these Cao army soldiers were not as good as tiger, leopard, bear and wand, and were worth his more attention.
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Cao Jun camp.
Niu Jin's body was in a mess and covered in scars.
The four hundred soldiers brought out, and less than forty people came back.
When Cao Ren heard the news of his defeat, he was not angry. He just asked in detail about the past and asked Niu Jin to rest and wrap his wounds. Then he paved back and forth in the big tent with a calm expression.
"General..." Cao Zhen, who was standing beside him, couldn't help but say, "Is it because the news leaked?"
Cao Ren nodded and waved his hand, "Get the Wuguan defense map."
Cao Zhen quickly found the mapu on the wooden stand beside him and spread it in front of Cao Ren.
The Wuguan defense map was naturally the one that Cao's army scouts dressed up as merchants before the war started, collecting and detecting them bit by bit.
Cao Ren's fingers followed the route Niu Jin mentioned, slid all the way from the mountains to Shangxian, and then paused for a moment and clicked.
Although the map of yellow silk and black ink is simple, the layout of Wuguan can be roughly seen.
Wu Pass is an open pass, but it is actually a whole area.
The two counties of Shangluo are the support points of Wuguan and the focus of the garrison and storage, while Wuguan is the gate, blocking the wind and snow outside.
Follow Danshui all the way up, pass through Wuguan to Shangxian, and then cross Shangxian, the Bashui passes Shangluo and winds out of Yaguan. On such a mountain road, military important places are connected to the people's livelihood and farmland.
There are mountains on both sides of Wuguan Road. It is not impossible to walk, but you have to take the risk of one out of ten, just like Niu Jin before. In addition, in some places, you need to build mountains and bridges, and the stone walls also require assuming that ropes are climbing, so the cost of opening a new road is too high and Cao Ren can't bear it.
We can only look for flaws in the Wuguan defense system in the existing paths discovered.
Jiang Gan Niu Jin's affairs were Cao Ren's test. It would be better to get profits, and losses were not a big deal. Cao Ren was not so stupid that he felt that he could be invincible in the world and had a superb IQ, and no one could see how his strategy came about.
The food and grass of the Wuguan defenders were hoarded on Fangshan.
Square mountain is not a mountain, but refers to those mountains with high and dangerous mountains but flat on the top.
Cao Zhen looked at the position where Cao Ren tapped his fingers and couldn't help but ask: "General, this is what he wants..."
Cao Ren nodded and said, "A strong attack in one day will cause great losses. With the Niu family's new defeat, the morale of the army will inevitably be frustrated. However, this Wuguan Pass is strong and difficult to attack. If you use strong again and again, you may be declining morale and unable to stand the battle. Therefore, you should think of some ways to disturb and burn down the defenders' food and supplies."
It is the same for anyone to attack the city, but if it is just a stubborn attack, it is not what Cao Ren likes. Only by formulating different strategies based on the specific situation can it be considered as the general's style.
But now the problem is coming. Although there is no problem with the strategy, how can I execute it?
Niu Jinxin was defeated, and under Cao Ren and Cao Zhen, he could either only use Jingxiang people or call some generals in Nanyang.
For example, Lu Zhao, Feng Kai and others, but if these people are transferred, Jingzhou and Nanyang will inevitably be empty again.
After Cao Zhen raised this question, Cao Ren obviously had some conspiracy, so he led Cao Zhen to the side of the tent and took out an artifact...
『This is...』 Cao Zhen looked at the artifact in his hand, which was made of iron, as round as a pillar, as thick as a forearm, and a small mouth, but had a handle at the end for pulling, 『What is this for?』
"This is a chimney." Cao Ren said, "It's like a water dragon...but, it can be filled with tinea oil..."
Cao Zhen thought about it for a while and suddenly realized.
Fei Qian climbing technology, of course, Cao Cao was also under pressure and tried every means to catch up. Cats, crossbows, various defense equipment, traps, etc. were all trying their best to develop. The drum in Cao Ren's hand was also a product under such an armament competition.
It turns out that the tinder oil is usually clay pots. Clay pots are not only cheap, but can also be directly hit at the enemy in an urgent situation to avoid the trouble of dumping. However, if you want to walk in the mountains, clay pots are very unsuitable. If you bump on the road...
And this newly developed pump comes in handy.
Strictly speaking, this thing is not newly developed. After all, this thing is actually a small water dragon, but the water dragon sprays water, and this thing sprays tinder oil.
"Since there is no general to use it, it is not..." Cao Ren smiled and patted the drum, "With three or five soldiers, holding this object, spreading it all over the mountains, or destroying its food and grass, or igniting wildfires... I want to see how the generals of Wuguan should deal with it!"
Cao Zhen was stunned and immediately said happily, "General's plan will definitely make the enemy tired! If you can defend Wuguan, it will be difficult to prevent everywhere! After the enemy is exhausted and slack, there will definitely be flaws!"
Cao Ren nodded and said, "Also... we can climb the mountain and enter Shang County, and the enemy can definitely attack our rear troops by circling... Therefore, the current strategy is not to be attacked by them. If the troops are divided, it is better to be familiar with the terrain, or omissions or exhaustion, and to rebel against the other plan. Now that there is this thing, you can mess up the situation and you can find the empty situation and enter in the empty space!"
Cao Zhen bowed and said, "General's wonderful plan!"
In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Ren seemed to have become Guan Yu's sandbag, and he would fight as much as he wanted, but even according to Mr. Luo's description, it was quite amazing that he could withstand Mr. Guan's three axes. In history, as a general who has been in charge of a side army since Cao Cao started his army, Cao Ren has had many generals who have his own unique features.
Niu Jin's failure did not defeat Cao Ren's fighting spirit. Instead, he sent more teams to penetrate Shang County along those marked or unmarked paths.
With these infiltration of Cao's scattered soldiers, of course, they could not conquer Shangxian and could not conquer Wuguan. But the problem is that these Cao's soldiers did not want to attack Wuguan Shangxian at all, but to disturb and destroy.
These Cao army teams are in groups of three or five, and they are endless. If you can take advantage of them, you can set fire to the mountains if you cannot get the benefits. Of course, they may not succeed every time. However, once a wildfire is ignited, it will be really thick smoke, so don’t get close to them. Moreover, it will often last for several miles when it is burned. Sometimes even Cao army teams themselves cannot escape.
This kind of suicide attack that was somewhat similar to later generations gave Liao Hua and Huang Zhong a headache.
There are two strategies to deal with. One is to split the team and take advantage of Liao Hua's high quality individual soldiers to disperse the Cao army's team. The other way is to focus on protecting certain key points and wait for work, but it means that other areas may be infiltrated by Cao's army...
People will be tired. Even if it is a delicacy, eating the same dish for several days will inevitably make you feel bored, let alone battle after battle?
On the battlefield, he was doing everything he wanted, and Cao Ren knew that Liao Hua was a novice and tried to bet that Liao Hua would reveal his flaws in a hurry...
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Above Wu Pass.
There is a mountain in the distance where the fire has not yet been extinguished, and the black smoke soars into the sky.
Cao's army attacked suicide and ignited a wildfire.
The catapult cart position on the mountain was originally set up to attack the Danshui official road, but now it has basically been burned out. Even if the fire does not directly burn to the position, the high temperature will damage the catapult cart set up there. When the flames are extinguished and renovated, it will be lucky to catch two or three of the ten units.
A mountain was lit, and it was simply a huge wolf smoke. The black smoke rose straight up, covering the sky and the sun, just like the end of the world.
Water and fire are ruthless.
Not to mention above the Wuguan Wall, even if you are a hundred miles away, you can see the fire and smoke...
Those creatures in the mountains were also tragically killed. Many times, Liao Hua would see burned monkeys and goats, run away with terrifying wounds, and then die halfway, or plunge into the Danshui...
This is war.
Under such an attack, the most casualties were the Cao army soldiers, but the initiative on the battlefield is still in the hands of Cao army.
The fire also destroyed Liao Hua's idea of ​​sneaking attack on Cao's army. Who knows where he goes, will a fire on the flank side be directly caught and then wiped out the entire army.
Huang Zhong walked up to the Wuguan wall.
Liao Hua was sitting on the top of the city, frowning tightly.
"Person Liao." Huang Zhong greeted him.
"General Han Sheng." Liao Hua came to his senses, "General Han Sheng traveled around and intercepted the thief army, thank you for your hard work..."
Huang Zhong bowed and said, "This is a small matter, not worth mentioning."
Previously in Shang County, Liao Hua told Huang Zhong not to pursue Niu Jin. He originally wanted to use Niu Jin's mountain road to attack Cao's army, but he did not expect that Cao Ren came up with such a strategy. Although it might not cause any serious damage to Liao Hua and others, this did make Huang Zhong run away and intercept these Cao's teams on the mountain road.
Of course, it is also related to Niu Jin's failure to completely step into the trap at the last moment.
etc……
Originally preparing to say something to Huang Zhong, Liao Hua suddenly seemed to think of something, then frowned and thought, but left Huang Zhong aside.
Seeing this, Huang Zhong stood aside, without disturbing Liao Hua's ideas.
When Huang Zhong first saw Liao Hua, although he did not say he was contemptuous, he was still a little worried. He thought that the cavalry would have asked Liao Hua to guard Wu Pass to be too casual. However, after getting along these days, although Liao Hua was young, he was delicate and more like a civil servant rather than a brave general fighting on the battlefield.
If Huang Zhong came to commander, killed Jiang Gan and killed Niu Jin away, he would probably have never thought that he would clean up the granary and transport the grain and grass.
Because Huang Zhong felt that this matter could not be connected at all...
But Liao Hua thought of it.
He felt that since Niu Jin could know some paths that few people walked on weekdays, it means that Cao's army had a deeper understanding of the situation in Wuguan than expected before, the place where the food was originally hoarded may not be safe, especially the food transfer station within the attack range of Cao's army, so he arranged to transport part of the food stored near Shangxian to Shangluo farther away, and some of them were transported to Wuguan.
Huang Zhong just got the news that the grain granary he brought back was mixed in by Cao's army and lit a fire. If the grain had not been transported away, most of the damage would have been now.
So when Huang Zhong saw Liao Hua suddenly stagnant, he began to think about it, and quietly accompanied him.
Liao Hua suffered hardships back then and followed the refugees all the way. He had seen the most despicable side of human nature and the most kind brilliance of human hearts.
Perhaps Liao Hua had a period of arrogant arrogance in the early days.
However, on the road of migration of refugees, they cannot get a meal and cannot save their lives.
Because of his hardship, Liao Hua is much more mature than his peers who have soaked in honey jars all day long. He knows that pies will not fall from the sky, and he is not the center of the world. Every step and every choice is related to life and death.
Although Liao Hua is young, he is very modest.
This is rare because many young people are angry and think that this is nothing great, and that is no big deal. They are the most awesome. Anyone who doesn't suit their own wishes is a fool...
Being modest, naturally cautious. Liao Hua doesn't think he is so powerful, nor does he think that he can crush the Cao generals and fight invincible all over the world just because he has the teaching of the martial arts hall. He takes everything seriously and thinks about every strategy...
Liao Hua suddenly felt that Cao Ren's current strategy seemed to have other purposes.
Chapter completed!