Chapter 243: The Different Fate of Cao Cao and Chutian(1/2)
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In the Puyang area, Cao Cao's army was locked in a fierce battle. Soldiers from the Yanzhou Allied Army were everywhere. The sharp Yanzhou soldiers attacked Cao Cao's army.
A group of heavily armored soldiers launched a charge in the front. They wore three armors, wielded twelve-stone crossbows, carried fifty arrows, and wore crowns and swords. They were unstoppable in Cao Cao's phalanx!
Cao Hong's infantry phalanx was attacked fiercely by Pang Juan and was destroyed like a torrent, and they were routed backwards.
Wei general Pang Juan personally pressed down the formation with his sword, and a thousand Wei soldiers were invincible!
Wei Wuzu are high-level heavy infantry. Like heavy cavalry, they are a weapon that determines the outcome of a war!
In order to stabilize the phalanx, Cao Hong led his own soldiers to try to block the Wei soldiers.
"All officers and men are not allowed to retreat!"
Cao Hong gritted his teeth. Facing an unprecedentedly powerful enemy, he had no choice but to fight to the death.
If his side of the phalanx is defeated, Cao Cao's army may lose the fateful battle!
Cao Cao stood on the high ground and commanded the army. As a hero, he was scanning the battlefield intently, looking for the opponent's weaknesses. His palms were sweating because he had never fought such a fierce battle.
The three armies marched towards Puyang, East County, and attacked Cao Cao from a flank. Cao Cao's situation was worse than Chutian's Battle of Xuzhou.
According to the march route of the allied forces fighting against Cao, Cao Cao decided to divide his forces to contain Baima. Chen Liu's troops would first defeat the main force led by Gong Ziwen.
However, Gongziwen had the famous general Pang Juan under his command, as well as the feared Wei Wu soldiers.
Although he is not the most famous Wei Wuzu commander in chief Wu Qi, Wei Wuzu still displayed strong combat effectiveness under Pang Juan, and it was easy to destroy Cao Hong's camp.
Wei Wu, who had three layers of iron armor, died in the battle of Cao Hong's army, which was comparable to the torrent of steel!
"Chu Zimou, you really hurt me this time..."
Cao Cao said to himself that because Chu Tian inadvertently proposed an anti-Cao Cao alliance, Yanzhou really launched a wave of attacks on Cao Cao.
The Yanzhou coalition was a little worse than the Xuzhou coalition, and the famous general Pang Juan was not as good as the famous general Le Yi, but Pang Juan recruited a thousand Wei soldiers and used them as a breakthrough point to defeat Cao Hong!
A group of players who supported Cao Cao followed Cao Cao, sweating profusely. They were more anxious than Cao Cao.
After finally managing to get Cao Cao to rise, he didn't even become the herdsman of Yanzhou and was about to be defeated by the Yanzhou coalition?
"I heard that Chu Zimou was almost destroyed by the Xuzhou coalition forces. I even laughed at his incompetence. As a result, our situation became even worse..."
"Chu Zimou's opponent is Le Yi, and he can make a comeback. He is already very powerful."
"The great lords of a state really want to join forces, and the troops and resources mobilized cannot be matched by a county."
Cao Cao's lords fell into despair.
They thought that the Yanzhou Allied Forces were a mob, but facts have proven that as long as the other side has a few good generals and cooperate with each other tacitly, they will be a tiger and wolf army!
At least Cao Cao's side was completely overwhelmed by the opponent's human wave tactics.
There are 180,000 people on the opposite side, but Cao Cao only has 50,000 people on this battlefield.
In addition to Pang Juan, the opponent also had several historical generals.
Cao Cao's army is collapsing.
"If you think you can defeat me, Cao Mengde, just like this, you are totally wrong!"
"Chu Zimou, you underestimate me, Cao Mengde. Only if you come in person can you be qualified to be my opponent, Cao Mengde!"
Cao Cao looked at the decaying battlefield and sent a small group of cavalry to report the ambush behind the earthen dam in the distance!
Hidden behind the earthen dam was a cavalry force of three hundred men.
Although there are only 300 people, these 300 people are elite cavalry recruited by Cao Cao at a loss of money, and they have powerful destructive power!
"Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, follow me in battle and defeat the enemy!"
Cao Chun waved his spear and received Cao Cao's order, leading three hundred tiger and leopard heavy cavalry to appear from behind the earthen dam.
The three hundred tiger and leopard cavalry first trotted, and then began to accelerate, with their horse hooves flying! The tiger and leopard cavalry in large armor and vests galloped at full speed, and the ground shook!
The Yanzhou coalition forces were horrified to find a heavy cavalry army behind them, and were greatly shocked!
The young and energetic Cao Chun led the tiger and leopard cavalry on a rampage, tearing apart thousands of Yanzhou infantrymen in the rear who had no time to react, and went straight to Pang Juan's flag position!
The iron hooves trample the weak light infantry, and the tiger and leopard cavalry burst out with terrible destructive power!
"Full counterattack!"
Cao Cao ordered people to beat the drums, and with the aura of the whole army, he blessed the generals and launched a desperate counterattack! Cao Cao's army regained its military strength, and the two sides saw each other in Puyang area, leaving corpses everywhere!
Even the strangers who supported Cao Cao didn't know that Cao Cao still had a tiger and leopard cavalry of 300 men. Faced with the improved situation, they couldn't help but be overjoyed.
"When did Cao Cao secretly recruit three hundred tiger and leopard cavalry? I don't even know about it."
"It's probably because Cao Cao still doesn't trust us and is worried that we strangers will leak the news, so he deliberately hid his secret."
"As expected of a hero, maybe we can win this time!"
"The situation is not yet clear..."
The tiger and leopard cavalry entered the battlefield, boosting the morale of Cao Cao's army.
However, Cao Cao's army and the Yanzhou coalition were still locked in a stalemate and melee.
In order to exert their impact as much as possible, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry did not deliberately engage in battle with the Wei soldiers. Instead, they defeated the ordinary light infantry and destroyed the formation of the Yanzhou coalition forces.
The Yanzhou coalition suffered heavy casualties, and Cao Cao's army was not much better.
The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry swept through like iron plows, causing large casualties to the Yanzhou coalition forces. Dense infantry and crossbowmen pressed in from all directions, and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, even high-ranking cavalry, were devoured by the enemy one after another.
The opponent's numbers were too great, and the three hundred tiger and leopard cavalry were still weak against the mighty Yanzhou coalition.
"Is there still no way to save the day? If I have a thousand tiger and leopard cavalry, there is no way I will be defeated..."
Cao Cao saw that the speed of Cao Chun's Tiger and Leopard Cavalry had slowed down after showing off its power, and his eyes dimmed.
He and Chu Tian suffered a very similar fate, that is, insufficient troops. Facing the opponent's human sea tactics commanded by famous generals, Cao Cao's troops were used less and less.
"Jibei Prime Minister Bao Xin came to support!"
When Cao Cao fell into despair and drew his sword and prepared to go into battle himself, Bao Xin and Yu Jin led Jibei Kingdom's reinforcements to join the battlefield and turn the tide of the war!
"Reinforcements have arrived!"
When Cao Cao saw Yu Jin's infantry defeating the opponent's flank, he immediately became interested in Yu Jin: "The general who commands that army will definitely help me, Cao Mengdec, achieve great things!"
Gongziwen changed his mind slightly because Yu Jin joined the battlefield. He had already sent a force to intercept Yu Jin, but he did not expect that he was still breached. He underestimated Yu Jin, who was one of the five good generals.
Cao Cao's army received reinforcements and continued to fight fiercely with Gong Ziwen's army.
The two sides fought fiercely for a long time, but could never decide the winner.
In addition to Pang Juan, Gong Ziwen's Yanzhou coalition also had other famous generals. They joined forces to put pressure on Cao Cao's army with their superior strength.
Both sides retreated and engaged in a confrontation.
Cao Cao also crossed paths with Yu Jin.
Xuzhou, Xiapi City, just when Cao Cao was struggling with dealing with various enemy forces, Chutian was very relaxed.
He has sent Zhou Yafu, Xue Rengui, and Li Guang to lead 5,000 Langya soldiers and 30,000 Xuzhou soldiers to attack Pengcheng Kingdom.
The lords of Pengcheng Kingdom had exhausted their main force due to their participation in the coalition. Chu Tian believed that a mixed army of 35,000 people was enough to sweep Pengcheng Kingdom away, without the need for him to go out personally.
If Zhou Yafu and others cannot defeat them, Chu Tian will supplement their forces in the rear, and they can use their superior strength to overthrow the Pengcheng Kingdom.
Chutian finally experienced the benefits brought by his superior strength.
Continuously organize troops and food to be transported to the famous generals on the front line, and those famous generals will capture one city after another for you.
"The Yanzhou Allied Forces and Cao Cao cannot win or lose. Cao Cao has to divide his forces to deal with it. The situation has not been broken yet."
Chutian received information about the Yanzhou battlefield.
Cao Cao was badly tricked by Chu Tian this time. He faced an attack of 300,000 troops and horses from three directions.
It would be okay if Cao Cao could concentrate his troops, but if he divides his troops at this time, his military disadvantage will be even more obvious.
"I'm sorry, I will farm slowly. Brother Meng De, please break the situation. Whenever you break the situation, I will come to deal with you."
After Chutian sent out his army to attack Pengcheng Kingdom, he concentrated on rectifying the internal affairs.
As long as Xuzhou is managed well, Chutian can harvest a large amount of money and grain every year, which can be used to recruit soldiers and horses, and then use the soldiers and horses to conquer more vast lands and continue farming, forming a virtuous cycle.
Chutian summoned all civil servants and governors to determine Xuzhou's development plan for the next three years.
Xuzhou has plains, hills, oceans, rivers and other terrains, and its development directions are also diverse, not just farming.
Chutian currently controls three teleportation arrays, Langya City, Tan City, and Xiapi City.
All important civil servants can reach Xiapi City immediately through the teleportation array. Chutian can still accept the cost of urgently summoning civil servants from all over the country to Xiapi City.
Time cost is also a cost.
Li Kui came directly from Langya Kingdom to Xiapi City.
The county government of Xia Picheng was full of talented people, including Fang Xuanling, Li Kui and Xia Liang, three elders of the Langya Kingdom, Mi Zhu, Chen Gui and Chen Deng, as well as Tao Qian's disciple Zhao Yu, a famous scholar.
Chu Tian has tried his best to win over Tao Qian's capable people.
To be continued...