Chapter 2537 Some people are happy and some are sad
Youzhou.
Cao's army's rear camp.
When things changed, Cao Shang never expected it...
Cao Shang was a grain transport official, a grain transport official who came here from Yecheng.
An ordinary little officer.
Cao Chun's large army set out, although he was carrying food and grass, he still had to continue to transport and replenish it in the rear.
The grain team arrived at the Houlu camp before evening and waited for the transported grain and weapons to the warehouse before completing the delivery. It was basically dark.
Cao Shang and several subordinates got together to discuss it, but they all felt that they had not set a date for their return anyway, so they just took a break here for two or three days before walking back.
Seeing that Cao Chun was about to fight with the Hu people, maybe everyone could also get a battle.
Cao Shang still had this idea in his mind. If he could get some merits, he might not have to be this small grain transport officer anymore. He could go up?
After all, not all the surname Cao is Cao Cao's relatives. If you want to improve, you always have to pay something.
Moreover, from another perspective, the grain transport team is also exhausted and does need to rest.
Since last month, they have started to transport food and grass here in advance, running back and forth, and hardly had a good rest during this period. Now everyone is exhausted and exhausted.
Although there are fewer Hu people around now, it is not impossible to say that they are robbed by some hungry refugees on the road, but they are running around, and on duty during the day and on duty at night, everyone is as tight as if they are pulled. If they don’t rest, there will inevitably be danger of the bow breaking the strings.
But if you want to stay, it was not Cao Shang who had the final say.
Cao Shang must come forward to negotiate with Xiahou Shang, the general manager of the rear army camp, to see if he could find a place for the grain team to rest in the camp.
Although they are both called Shang, the status of the two Shangs is completely different.
Xiahou Shang didn't see Cao Shang at all, but just sent a civil servant to deal with it. The civil servant was also in a dilemma. There was originally an open space dedicated to the grain teams resting in the camp, and dozens of large tents, but now they were almost occupied by other grain transport teams gathered from all directions in the past few days. Now there is no way to meet Cao Shang's requirements for a while.
However, for the sake of the surname Cao, it is hard to say that the minor official did too much, so he finally coordinated and freed up two tents for Cao Shang...
The question is what can two tents do?
Who is the right place to live in a tent?
What should people who cannot live in tents do? Are they still as quilts covered in the sky as they were on the road?
What's the point of repairing?
However, the little official was helpless and spread his hands and said that he had tried his best. If it didn't work, he would ask him to find Xiahou Shang again.
It seems that this is the only way to do this. Just two tents are better than nothing.
Then Cao Shang sent some poorly-in-law soldiers to the tent, but he and others squatted in a sheltered valley outside the camp.
This naturally caused two different feedbacks. Some people muttered that Cao Shang was making a fake name, while others said that Cao Shang was responsible for his role in giving care of the soldiers...
Anyway, Cao Shang knew very well that he didn't have much capital now, so naturally he couldn't have anything to do with him like Xiahou Shang, so he could only rely on these soldiers.
The rear army camp covers a wide area.
According to the Sancai array, there are two small camps on the left and right, and one large camp in the middle.
Cao Shang and others could not enter the camp to rest, so they were a small valley three or four miles away from Daying. Relatively speaking, they were some distance from Daying, but fortunately they were considered shelter from the wind. Then they covered them with some branches and stuffed them with oil cloth, put on hay and blankets, which was quite acceptable. After all, on the road, sometimes they had to sleep in the open air, and that tasted really...
There is no way, there are people nearby.
After all, the food delivery team is not just Cao Shang.
As the middle of the night approached, Cao Shang woke up habitually and prepared to go up and inspect.
After standing up in a daze, I realized where he was now and there was no need to check the posts and posts.
I was confused about sleeping.
But after such trouble, it was hard to fall asleep anymore, so I simply stopped sleeping and walked a few steps to climb out of the valley.
The night wind whistles.
There were still some fires flashing in the remote rear camp.
The night wind whistles.
The stars linger on the sky, flashing with a cold light.
Everything seems to be normal.
But Cao Shang's heart suddenly jumped.
There seemed to be some subtle sounds, mixed in the night wind.
After a while, a little red light suddenly flashed between the dark world in the distance, and then the fire exploded like water sprinkled into a boiling oil pan, and a large piece of it spewed out in an instant.
Almost at the same time, a series of alarm sounds sounded in the camp in the distance, and jingled into a series of rapid orders.
In less than a moment, the gate of the rear camp suddenly opened, and two teams of soldiers were snatched out of the door, quickly clearing the few horses set up at the door, sorting out a passage, and then a cavalry ran out of the camp, galloping towards the direction of the fire like lightning...
Cao Shang knew that this was a survey and a test, and it could even play a certain role in slowing down, but looking at the firelight in front of him, it was probably a bit insufficient.
『If this is...』 Cao Shang murmured, 『This is for the food and grass in the camp...If there is no food and grass...General Cao is in the north...』
Although Cao Shang's voice was not loud, it also scared the soldiers following him.
Who is not afraid of having no food in your hands?
If there is no food or grass, no matter whether it is a general or a boss, you will be shy and go around!
The soldiers on the side shook their heads, as if they were trying to throw out the terrifying thoughts in their minds. "Chief Qu, there are thousands of people in the camp, and there are nearly ten thousand people. Even if they are attacked, there is always no problem in defending one's guard? Just guard for a few days, it will be enough for General Cao to come and rescue!"
Cao Shang ignored his words, frowned and looked at the camp in the distance carefully, then turned his eyes to the fire light farther away. After a long time, he nodded thoughtfully and shook his head, then turned his head to look at the warning lanterns on the building, as if waiting for something.
Of course, it is impossible for all to be curled up in the same place in the camp of ten thousand people.
But these two small camps on both sides...
I'm afraid it's dangerous.
After a while, the commander rushed out of the camp and shouted: "The general has an order! All soldiers outside immediately gathered in a team and entered the camp to wait for the order!"
As they ran all the way, shouted all the way, some people rushed out from all over the place and headed into the camp.
Cao Shang looked at it, his face suddenly changed, and he blurted out: "It's bad! This idiot!"
Cao Shang jumped up suddenly, "Quick! Keep up!"
These soldiers outside the camp temporarily gathered in the baggage camp, of course, were in the depths of the rear camp.
The baggage battalion had already received orders, and successively demolished dozens of tents that the people were living in, cleared out a field to receive personnel. Several managers of the baggage battalion led their people to coordinate. Everyone was so busy that they were sweating all over the top of their heads, but they still couldn't resist the chaotic rush. In addition, it was difficult to confirm the unity in the darkness, and it was in chaos!
In this area, there are naturally some soldiers to maintain order, but this small team of soldiers is enough? When the crowds rushed over, they suddenly became scattered.
Cao Shang was also among them with several soldiers. He held the crooked skeleton and moved forward with great effort.
There were people everywhere around, with chaotic faces and noisy voices. Even if they were not far apart, they couldn't hear clearly what the other party was saying.
Cao Shang's face turned ashen and his expression was extremely grim and solemn. He kept pushing away the crowd and searching around, trying to find the current military academy or official in the back camp. But at this moment, a little bright fire suddenly appeared in the camp, and then it expanded rapidly in a blink of an eye!
"Let's go... I'm leaving!"
Someone screamed in the crowd, and then surged even more crazily, almost staggering Cao Shang.
『It's over...』
Cao Shang looked at the increasingly chaotic scene and couldn't help but sigh.
At this time, the rear camp was already in chaos.
There were many people here responsible for transporting supplies, and most of them did not go to the battlefield with real swords and guns. It was already a chaotic situation, and the sudden fire broke out, and the camp was immediately exploded.
Some people get stuck in the camp tent, some people grab something on their heads, but stick their butts out, some people kneel down and cry on the ground, and more people rush around like headless flies, following others aimlessly running around...
The soldiers around were also in chaos. Although some officers were shouting and trying to restrain themselves, they were rushed by the civilians and fled again. Many soldiers subconsciously fled with the civilians. The captains and other team members were scolded and scolded, but they had no effect at all. Later, they drew out their swords and slashed several deserters and civilians, but they were still a drop in the bucket and could not hold them back.
The rear was in chaos, and the front was in chaos. The soldiers who formed a formation in front became scattered and their hands became soft. The array was rushed into several pieces by the opponent's cavalry. Then, as the cavalry roared, they came here!
"It's Hu Qi!"
Although the Cao cavalry was trying their best to block and block, the Hu cavalry was innately using the chaotic skills to unfold, and they didn't need any special orders at all. They didn't fight head-on with the Cao cavalry. The small group of Hu cavalry hid when they saw the Cao cavalry, and then when they saw that the Cao cavalry was dispersed, they immediately surrounded him and beat him up.
The Cao army cavalry in the rear camp were originally not as elite as the vanguard. In addition, Xiahou Shang, the commander, could not care about his butt. When he was in a hurry to advance and retreat, he was stabbed in both aspects...
Cao Shang climbed onto the food truck beside him and looked around. He saw soldiers and civilians running around, but he did not see a military flag that called for orders. He wanted to hear whether there was a horn order to reassemble, but unfortunately, except for the shouts of killing in front of him and the chaotic screams and howlings around him, he could not hear a slight order to rectify.
"Idiot! Idiot..."
The defeat was like a mountain of defeat, and the army was already in chaos. At this time, it was useless to say anything. The first thing was to find a favorable terrain to stabilize the team, and then talk about other things...
There were already fires everywhere in the camp.
Hu cavalry ran around the camp, with dozens of people coming and going around the camp. Some even rushed into the camp while they were in chaos, chopping the tent when they saw people, and trampling wildly.
The Cao soldiers had no orders and were unable to form mutual support. They could only fight together in groups, and the chaotic civilians howled and rushed around. Sometimes they were already in chaos before they could wait for the Hu cavalry. When they were rushed by the enemy cavalry, they fell like a piece of wheat. They had broken arms, broken legs and flesh flying across the ground, and their heads were kicked by human legs and horse hooves.
Of course, there are also Cao soldiers who are fearless and rush toward the Hu cavalry, trying their best to drag the enemy off the horse's horse, and they don't want to drag the enemy off the horse's hooves without weapons. Even if they die, they will pull the human leg and the horse's legs and not let go...
It’s a pity that these are just sporadic resistances and cannot play a mainstay.
Until Cao Shang stood up in this process and raised the banner...
Time went back a little, Cao Shang passed through the chaotic crowd and found the middle formation of the rear camp. However, in the middle formation of the rear camp, in order to prevent being attacked by these dizzy civilians, a cordon was already set up. A row of soldiers stood solemnly between each other at an arm's distance, each with cold expressions and expressionless faces. The knife was unsheathed and the bow was stringed as if it was facing a great enemy. Seeing the crowd coming over and asking, he stabbed it with a spear, and smashed it with the back of the knife when he got closer. He didn't use the blade and spear head directly, and he had already left a piece of his hands. Seeing Cao Shang coming over, he knew that Cao Shang was wearing military uniform and had some identity, so he was not polite. He pointed at the spear and shouted: "What are you doing? Go back!"
Cao Shang stopped and shouted loudly: "I am Cao Shang to Yecheng! I want your commander to come here! I have something to say!"
"What Cao..." If ordinary people come, the team leader ignores it, but when he hears the word "Cao", he looks at Cao Shang, leaves a word and waits, and then turns to report.
After a while, a military marquis came out of the formation. He stretched out his head and looked Cao Shang up and down a few times, but without telling himself that he asked directly: "What's the matter?"
"Send people to clean up the situation immediately! You can't let the back camp go in chaos! The soldiers and soldiers must separate the teams! Mules, horses and livestock will be rushed together to send special people to take care of them! Let the civilians pull all the vehicles over and block them in front! Hu people will soon rush into the camp, and then they will be all finished!"
Junhou's eyes narrowed, "Who are you?"
The order received by the military marquis was to keep the middle ground carefully. Doing more mistakes more is not only among the political officials, but also in military academies.
"Someone surname Cao! This is a certain waist card!" Cao Shang had no choice but to pull the tiger's skin as a banner. "If you can't quickly settle the chaos, then the Prime Minister will blame you, General Xiahou will not be able to protect you!"
『…』 Junhou took advantage of the fire, looked at the waist sign, and then looked up at Cao Shang.
The waist card can only prove Cao Shang's identity, but it cannot prove that Cao Shang has the right to mobilize troops.
Cao Shang gritted his teeth and did not move.
『…I have a military order here, and I can’t go over…』 Junhou stared at Cao Shang and said, “At most I can only give you some staff…I will transfer a team to you…』
"No, at least two teams! Move quickly! It will be too late if it is too late!"
Junhou hesitated for a moment and finally nodded.
When Cao Shang finally took the soldiers and just pulled out a formation, more than a dozen Hu cavalry ran out of the darkness and directly hit him...
Fortunately, Cao Shang had already made a circular array with the chariot array as the center. The gaps in the outer chariot array were shield spears. The enemy raised the shield when shooting with arrows. If they dared to get close, they would slash the spear. If they were injured, they would retreat into the inner circle. Naturally, someone stood up inside to pick him up. Some archers were also sent by Cao Shang to the roof of the chariot and shot at Hu Qi.
Hu Qi fought around the formation for a few times, but he didn't get any advantage. He didn't even hit the formation after several attempts to charge. Instead, he died or injured a few of them. He knew that this bone was not easy to chew. He turned his horse's head and suddenly retreated.
As soon as the enemy retreated, Cao Shang and others had no time to breathe, another team of Hu cavalry rushed over from the other side, rushing towards the civilians and defeated soldiers...
『Go around the back of the formation!』
Cao Shang, who was in front of the formation, had no time to shout, and saw that some civilians who could not keep their steps had already hit the car formation!
"Around the back of the formation! The collisionr, kill!" Cao Shang shouted, this time is not a moment of pity!
The civilians were chopped and killed more than a dozen people on the spot before they realized that they rushed to avoid the front of the circular formation and went backwards.
The enemy came and went quickly. They rushed around twice and saw that they could not rush. The leading Hu cavalry waved his sword, and a group of Hu cavalry ran away with a terrifying scream.
Seeing that there was a gap, Cao Shang asked the general's formation to expand and constantly accommodate chaotic soldiers and civilians, but the battles never stopped one after another. Sometimes a group of Hu cavalry came up to harass and test them, and sometimes two or three groups of Hu cavalry came to fight together at the same time. The situation was extremely critical several times. The formation was broken and the people were killed in a moment. Fortunately, there were more and more soldiers gathered here. Organized and unorganized are two different things, so the circular formation was saved from being broken.
The chaotic night gradually passed, and the Hu cavalry also retreated when the darkness left, just like jackals in the night, and they dared not show their bodies when dawn.
Seeing that there were no more large enemies near the rear camp, occasionally someone showed his head in the distance, and he looked around for a few seconds and turned around and left. Cao Shang knew that the catastrophe was somewhat over for a while.
As soon as he relaxed his heart, the breath that was held in his chest was venting, Cao Shang felt sore all over his body, and his arms were as heavy as if he was filled with lead, and he seemed to be unable to handle the sword in his hand...
Cao Shang stood on the knife and slowly slid to the ground, opening his mouth wide and panting.
After a while, there was also a sound of weapons falling to the ground around them, and there were heavy gasps, dry retching, and suppressed crying everywhere.
The Hu cavalry that appeared inexplicably brought not only casualties to the rear army camp, but more importantly, a lot of food and grass were burned, which directly affected Cao Chun's "great plan"...