Chapter 3192 Victory and defeats are unpredictable
Chapter 3191 Victory and defeated military affairs are unpredictable
Huo Nu looked at the Cao Jun camp as he was getting closer and closer, and his eyes were full of heat.
Different people have different opinions on the same thing.
For example, Sima Yi and Huo Nu's attitudes are not very consistent in their views on the newly built Cao Jun camp in Pubanjin.
Huo Nu wanted to do it again, but Sima Yi felt that he had to change his position.
The opinions of the two people cannot be unified.
Sima Yi mainly focused on stability. He felt that since he had successfully raided the Cao army camp once and damaged most of the Cao army's food and grass reserves, the Cao army would inevitably face a shortage of food. In this case, it might cause Cao army to jump over the wall. Therefore, there is no need to deliberately attack the camp outside Puban County. He just needs to wait for it to get some benefits when it is defeated.
But the problem is that Huo Nu did not agree, or he felt that this was a good opportunity. Cao's army's retreat was cut off, and the army would inevitably be in turmoil. Therefore, with a little more effort, Cao's army can be completely defeated.
Seeing Huo Nu's desire to fight, Sima Yi thought for a moment and then smiled and agreed to let Huo Nu bring half of his troops to attack Cao's new camp in Puban County, while Sima Yi himself brought the other half of his troops to support him.
Huo Nu actually didn't think too much about it.
He didn't want to be the bull with Sima Yi. He just felt that Cao's army was weak, so why should he seize the opportunity to make more contributions? If Sima Yi asked him with military orders, Huo Nu would also obey, but since Sima Yi now agreed to lead his troops to attack at night, Huo Nu thought it was also good.
But when Huo Nu really led his men to attack Cao Jun’s new camp in Puban County, he felt that it was a little different...
The degree of resistance of Cao's army was obviously much tougher than that of the old camp near Zhangyangchi.
Huo Nu took the lead in charge, but his war horse was tripped by an inconspicuous tripping rope in the camp. Fortunately, Huo Nu was agile and adjusted his posture in time when he fell off the horse. Not only did he not fall to the ground, but instead threw out the spear in his hand and stabbed a Cao army soldier to death.
He quickly got up, pulled out his battle knife, rushed forward like a tiger, and slashed at the Cao army soldiers who were rushing towards him.
The sound of horse hooves sounded, and another Hussar cavalry rushed in, stabbing the Cao army soldiers who were fighting with Huo Nu to death with one shot.
Huo Nu shouted, "There is a trippy horse! Be careful!"
At this moment, Huo Nu still could not detect the arrival of danger until Cao Hong appeared.
Cao Hong was covered in a roar, and shouted, and rushed out of the tent with his two hundred armored groups, blocking Huo Nu and other cavalrymen.
Rows of large shields stood up after resisting the horse, as if layers of copper and iron walls appeared out of thin air.
A Hussar soldier who could not dodge rushed up and hit the big shield with a loud bang. Although he knocked the heavy armored large shield to fly backwards, the Hussar's horse also made the hussar cavalry's horse wail, staggering and slowing down, and foaming at the mouth.
"cut!"
Cao Hong rushed out from one side, and the battle axe in his hand roared and fell!
The Hussar Cavalry quickly tried to turn the horse's head and let the horse avoid it, but the horse that had suffered a collision and slowed down its speed could not completely avoid Cao Hong's slash.
A horse's leg was cut off, blood was splattered, and the war horse fell to the ground.
The Hussars and cavalry on the horse tried to turn over and fight again, but the Cao army soldiers beside each other had already rushed up like a scattered jackal who had discovered bloody prey.
Blood splattered among the crowd, carrying layers of white smoke.
After it is warm, it gradually becomes colder.
Resist the horse and trip the horse.
Spear, big shield, heavy armor, long halberd.
The war horse fell to the ground with a bang, and the Cao army soldiers rushed forward frantically.
On the battlefield, similar battles continued to happen.
Soon, the land where the war was stained with blood.
The Hussar Cavalry were more flexible than the Cao army soldiers and always held the initiative.
However, the tents and Cao's soldiers in the camp were separated unconsciously...
Seeing that Cao's soldiers, led by Cao Hong, began to strengthen the front line of defense. Huo Nu, who found the war horse again, was unwilling to fail. He brought some people and horses to reunite, retreated for a distance, and then rushed to the flank of Cao Hong's line of troops.
The shield obviously can only have the greatest defense when blocking the front.
Once the flanks of the infantry line are broken, the large shield soldiers on the front will be equivalent to losing their effectiveness.
"Don't withdraw! Build a spear! Push it up!"
Cao Hong shouted, his voice still a little hoarse.
He suddenly remembered that he was fighting across a river and facing war horses from the north. However, at that time, he was facing war horses from Youzhou in the northeast, and now he was facing war horses from Xiliang.
At that time, it was also a fierce battle head-on.
If you retreat, you will have nothing.
When Cao Cao was fighting Yuan Shao, although he said he had ten wins and ten losses, he actually didn't have much confidence.
Cao Hong could actually feel this.
Now, Cao Hong once again noticed a similar uneasiness in Cao Cao's heart.
Will this battle be the same as the last time?
Before Cao Hong could think deeply, it seemed that in a blink of an eye, the sharp Hussar cavalry had already crashed into the flank defense line of Cao Hong's army.
The Hussars and cavalry gathered into a small formation, like a swing of iron hammers, smashing forcefully into the flanks of Cao Hong's military line, as if they were to completely smash the Cao army formation and collapsed...
A happier expression appeared in Huo Nu's eyes.
When cavalry fights infantry, they rely on flexible tactics. The reason why he dares to fight head-on when facing a larger number of Cao's soldiers is because cavalry is easier to seize such fighter opportunities on the battlefield. As long as Cao's military line is impacted and collapses, then he is confident that he can win this battle!
However, Huo Nu found that Cao's army's military line was beyond ordinary stubbornness and seemed extremely tough. Although it was sunk under the impact of the Hussar Cavalry, it was not broken, and there was a faint tendency to rebound...
broken!
Huo Nu found that he was like he was trapped in a quagmire.
The speed of the war horse was forced to slow down, and more and more swords and guns were stabbed in front of him.
The comrades around him fell down one by one, and Huo Nu himself didn't know when he was cut off. There was a small hole in his legs and arms, and blood was flowing out.
"Kill out!" Huo Nu shouted, "Don't stop! Bounce out!"
Huo Nu was bleeding from his wounds, and he was still struggling to cut and slash while seeking the direction of breaking through.
But the gangsters around were dark and the fire was shaking. In a hurry, it was difficult to distinguish the specific location.
At this point, Huo Nucai realized that what Sima Yi said was correct, Cao's army was prepared, and was not as incompetent as he had originally imagined...
Anyway, the Cao army had also experienced several major wars in the Central Plains. Even if it was a war of war, at least the direct subordinates around the Cao army generals were carefully selected.
The reason why the previous battles went very smoothly was that Sima Yi cleverly attacked the short with his long attacks, and on the other hand, most of the previous battles against Huo Nu and others were ordinary Cao's soldiers.
Another group of Cao's soldiers rushed up.
"Go quickly... go..." Huo Nu struggled to deal with the swords and guns that were stabbed around him.
But where are you going?
Everyone knows that they should run towards Puban County now, but the question is, which side is Puban County?
Blood, fire.
Swords and guns, screams.
Wherever my eyes went, there were blood, fire, sword, and buzzing in my ears, and everyone was screaming, screaming, and roaring.
If it were normal, Huo Nu could clearly see where the north was and which direction he should go, but in the current chaotic battle, swords and guns were stabbed in front of him at any time. He could not find any time to go and see which direction Puban County was in and where he was going to break through.
Just as Huo Nu and others were gradually trapped and gradually lost their space for movement. They were about to be surrounded and annihilated in the camp by Cao's soldiers, they heard the bronze whistle like the sound of nature!
"drop--"
Accompanied by the copper whistle, there was also the rushing sound of horse hooves.
Just like a person who was thirsty in the desert, suddenly encountered a clear spring, Huo Nu and others were immediately excited!
『Here! Here!』
『Kill out! Follow up! Kill out!』
...
...
The cold night took away the residual heat of the blood.
In the Cao army camp, corpses, weapons, and destroyed objects were scattered.
The ruined battle flag was abandoned in the darkness and was trampled by pairs of feet.
Those who used to run, dance, sing and laugh, are now becoming quiet pieces of meat.
They used to hold swords and guns and slash each other, just like the opponents who were mortal enemies, but now they hug each other, like lovers who will never be separated regardless of life or death...
If you just look at this scene, you might think that Cao's army has failed again.
However, in terms of the final result of the battle, Cao Hong successfully resisted the raid of the Hussar Cavalry with his infantry and almost wiped out Huo Nu's branch. If Sima Yi had not come to rescue him with his men when he saw that the situation was wrong, Cao Hong could not have cut off Huo Nu's head to relieve some of his anger.
Therefore, Cao's army won this time.
Sima Yi fled back to Puban County with his remaining soldiers.
Disadvantages and advantages are really what you see in front of you, are they real?
Cao Hong led the people to chase after him for a while, but after all, his legs could not catch up with the four legs. Moreover, he was still wearing heavy armor. He was panting and could not run after less than 500 steps from the camp. So he cursed a few times in the direction of Sima Yi's escape, and then withdrew his troops back to the camp.
Amid the cheers of Cao's soldiers, Cao Hong leaned on the plasma-filled battle axe to the ground, grinned and smiled.
Indeed, they finally won the battle.
He wiped the plasma from his face, then looked at the Cao army soldiers cheering around him, and also felt the glory and pride that surged in their hearts again...
『We won!』
Cao Hong raised his arms and shouted.
『Wonderful victory! Ten thousand victory!』
The soldiers of Cao's army cheered.
Morale has recovered a little.
Cao Hong patted this and that, and then took the opportunity to inspire him, and ordered the assignment of tasks, patrol the posts, and clean up the battlefield.
This battle is actually quite dangerous.
When Huo Nu led his men to hit the flanks of Cao Hong's military line, Cao's military formation would almost collapse. If Cao Hong had not resisted the impact of Huo Nu and others with his guards, Cao's military formation would have been defeated...
For several days, Cao's army was played with by Sima Yi, sneak attacked and crushed. Now they have defeated the Hussar Cavalry on the front, which does prove that they can defeat the Hussar Cavalry, and the Hussar Cavalry is not invulnerable to the swords and guns.
Hussars and horses are not really invincible. As long as you dare to rush up and fight to the death, Hussars and horses will also bleed and die.
This indeed gave Cao Jun some confidence.
But faith cannot be eaten as a meal.
The soldiers of Cao's army held up torches, cleaned up the battlefield, and collected lost weapons and armor.
The casualties have not been counted yet.
With the help of the guards, Cao Hong took off the outermost layer of armor.
Blood clots and minced meat stuck to the surface of the armor. A guard grabbed some soil on the ground and tried hard to rub the flesh and blood, otherwise it would be stinking the next day.
Cao Hong's eyes swept over, and some familiar faces disappeared.
If infantry fights cavalry, there will inevitably be significant casualties.
In the cold wind, there was a faint groan of wounded soldiers.
The Cao army soldiers in the distance were still immersed in the excitement of winning, but Cao Hong's brows gradually frowned.
Although such a victory boosted morale and gave confidence to the Cao army soldiers, it could not reverse the current disadvantages Cao Hong faced.
There is a shortage of food and grass, and the soldiers are seriously injured.
"Prepare to withdraw the troops." Cao Hong also grabbed a handful of soil on the ground. While rubbing the hard and sticky blood in his hands, he whispered to the guards beside him, "Don't make a sound, let them... wait until dawn, and withdraw the troops."
"Retreat?" The guard was stunned.
Although they did think they would withdraw their troops, they had just won the battle...
"Not only..." The guard responded, and after a moment of silence, he whispered to Cao Hong, "Master...we...we are really possible to gain Chang'an?"
'This is natural!' Cao Hong said in a deep voice, then patted the guards on the shoulder, 'Now is not the time to consider these things. The battlefield needs to be cleaned, the wounded soldiers need to be cared for, the supplies need to be counted, and the supplies need to be cleaned up... We are still busy with a lot of things...'
The guard nodded and took the order and left.
However, Cao Hong stood in the camp and looked into the direction of Puban County in the distance.
Yes, is it really possible to seize Guanzhong?
I seemed to think that this kind of question still needs to be asked, but now I think it is indeed a problem...
When Cao Hong heard that Fei Qian was in Chang'an and had not built a new city wall and said that Chang'an did not need defense, he still laughed at Fei Qian assassinated and pretended to be fat, saying that he had no money to build the Chang'an city wall so fresh and unrealistic, and then he found that Fei Qian was not really without money.
Then Cao Hong thought that Fei Qian was a lunatic, and only lunatics were so arrogant. He did not build the city walls even if he had money. Did Fei Qian forget how the Qiang people fought to Chang'an back then?
Now Cao Hong vaguely noticed some changes in his thoughts, perhaps...
Fei Qian is not a lunatic?
Then if Fei Qian is not a lunatic, what is he?
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but murmur, "With Liang and fight for the world? Bingzhou Liangzhou has too little land to cultivate. How can it raise many people and how many soldiers can it have... This is ridiculous. Hahaha...ha."
Halfway through laughing, Cao Hong couldn't help but think of Former Qin, so he laughed a few times and couldn't laugh a lot.
People from Shandong have been comfortable and proud for nearly two hundred years after Liu Xiu, and have forgotten the earlier things...
Even the incident where Fei Qian had brought his troops straight to Xu County was forgotten intentionally or unintentionally.
It’s so hard to worry about the country and the people.
It's too tiring to think and use your brain.
It’s still simple and comfortable to watch the beauty sing and dance...
Cao Hong found a relatively clean wooden stake, sat down, and thought.
The reason why the six countries failed that year was because there were serious conflicts and distrust between the six countries in Shandong before. Qin also intensified these contradictions by provoking discord, resulting in the inability to form a solid alliance between the six countries, fighting on their own, and lacking unified command and coordination. This is a problem in command.
But now Shandong is not the six kingdoms. Cao Cao unified the land of Shandong. Although Chu... Forget it, I don’t need to pay attention to that. Other areas are basically under Cao Cao’s command, so there is no problem of command. The phenomenon of fighting alone will not occur...
Cao Hong nodded.
So what about military affairs?
Needless to say, the soldiers owned by Fei Qian are indeed more powerful than the soldiers in Shandong. Ordinary soldiers in Shandong cannot compete with Fei Qian's soldiers in the field. However, similarly, the number of soldiers in Fei Qian is too small. After a batch of soldiers is consumed, it will inevitably make it difficult for elite troops to replenish, so it only requires continuous consumption...
Just as Cao Cao said, he pulled Fei Qian into the quagmire of war, used the long-term war to drag down Fei Qian's combat power, causing a large number of young and strong labor to die. When the population base is not as good as Shandong, Guanzhong's production will inevitably be severely damaged. At that time, even if Fei Qian has firearms and cannons, what can it do?
As for the gentry and gentry in Hedong, Guanzhong, although they did not rise up to resist Fei Qian on a large scale, after Fei Qian's strength declined, these guys who were originally standing on Fei Qian's side would inevitably want to abandon the darkness and turn to Shandong again. At that time, Fei Qian was in trouble with internal and external affairs, destroying him was like Liu Xiu could easily take Guanzhong and capture Shi Geng Emperor.
Cao Cao's strategy is fine!
Cao Hong thought about it for a while and confirmed this point. He was only temporarily frustrated, but overall, they still have certain advantages. As long as Fei Qian's troops are constantly consumed, they can win the final victory.
Therefore, these casualties and soldiers of Cao's army have also fulfilled their mission...
They are glorious to die!
Cao Hong had settled down and felt relieved in his heart.
A temporary loss is not a big deal. Just like when Cao Cao and Yuan Shao fought, wasn’t it also a early defeat?
The good show is still to come, and Cao Hong believes that they will definitely win the final victory!