There is a map of Emei Ridge on the table, and the gullies and passes are marked in detail.
Xun Chen placed pieces representing the signs of soldiers, manpower, camps and other signs on the map, and there seemed to be some fire in his eyes.
Xun Chen and others were on the slope, while Cao's army was on the slope.
Xun Chen's left wing was Liu Fu, Cheng Yun, Li Er and others recruited troops mainly based on Hedong inspections, while the right wing was Sima Yi in Puban County, Poxia, and behind was Fei Qian, the general of the Cavalry of Linfen Base Camp.
The Cao army chose the tactic of "step by step" and every place they went, they were built as a support. This was undoubtedly the most reliable tactic for infantry to deal with cavalry. Cao Cao himself had a strong military talent, so there was no problem with such tactics.
But the main problem is not tactical...
『Report!』
A soldier arrived in the tent and reported to Xun Chen that Wang Meng was dead.
Xun Chen asked about the relevant matters in surprise, then remained silent for a long time, sighed, "As a righteous man."
『Come!』 Xun Chen said loudly, 『Send a letter to accompany him.』
Not long after, the book assistant arrived, Xun Chen nodded and said, "Now, a thief Cao sent a guest to the slope to assassinate. Seeing that the cavalry officers were very kind to the people in Hedong, they could not bear it. They confessed to him, saying that he was disloyal to the orders, and assassinating the people was unkind, and the complaints were unrighteous. He committed suicide on the spot and sacrificed his life to seek loyalty and righteousness. The cavalry was very regretful and said that there was a righteous man named Wang Meng from Shandong who knew that the world was loyal and righteous, and he should live for the people, but why did he die for the thief and cherish it. He specially ordered his name in history."
The writing is accompanied by the pen and the dragon and snake, and it is easy to remember, and then looked up at Xun Chen.
Xun Chen waved his hand and said, "Send it to the lord."
Shu Zuo bowed and retreated.
While talking, Zhang Xiu came in with a pony in his arms, pulled a stool and sat down, "I heard that Shandong boy committed suicide?"
Xun Chen nodded, but did not continue to say anything on this topic, but clicked on the map and said: "The main force in the front of Cao's army should be here..."
Zhang Xiu stood up, stretched his head and glanced, frowned and said, "Here? No way?"
Xun Chen nodded slowly, "It must be here!"
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If we analyze the war between Fei Qian and Cao Cao in a comprehensive way, all the situations at the beginning were unfavorable to Fei Qian.
The rebellion in the Western Regions was not over, and the three auxiliary servants in Chang'an were intrigues, the Yuncheng Basin in Hedong and the Linfen area were separated from each other, and the Taiyuan of Shangdang was also fighting on its own. Sichuan, Shu, Han, Zhongshan, and the northern desert were hanging alone. It seemed that any one was a bleeding wound, which could cause Fei Qian, the seemingly huge structure to bleed and eventually collapse.
However, all this was unconsciously transformed into favorable political factors by Fei Qian and Fei Qian's military generals and advisers.
In the Western Regions, the Shanshan Kingdom was divided into two parts in a blink of an eye, and a cross-age treaty of Shanshan Kingdom was signed.
The intrigue of the three servants of Chang'an took advantage of this time when the chaos was not clear, and a Wei family fell down. Many people who crawled with the melons and vines would be cleaned up.
The two areas of Linfen and Yuncheng in Hedong have been left behind since the time of Emperor Huanling. Now that they have been disturbed by Cao's army, Yuncheng is destroyed and the gentry is in decline. When Fei Qian comes back, the old resistance invisibly disappears...
Of course, the most important thing is "victory".
Or it is the "victory" that Cao's army hopes to hear and see.
As long as you can win, you seem to be able to move forward.
Even though there are still wounds on my body, I still feel bloody.
Not everyone can analyze the situation on the entire battlefield so clearly. More people will be confused by certain emotions and situations, and then feel that what is in front of them is the most important...
Although Pei Jun was unable to take over the city of Anyi, the surrender effect he brought made Cao Cao really relaxed a lot in the past few days.
After all, Pei Jun was also a subordinate of Fei Qian, a cavalryman, representing the communication operation of the cavalry in the Hedong area. Now that Pei Jun has voted for Cao Cao, some Hedong gentry who have not had a long-term vision are considered a signal.
In China, as long as there is someone leading the way, some things seem to be natural.
Now that Cao Cao has attacked, these Hedong gentry are not even considered to be the genius, but the local gentry expressed their respect for the welcome of Prime Minister Cao. For a while, Xiaxian, Yixian, Zuolin, Pixian and others all bowed their heads in front of Cao's soldiers.
If you don’t bow your head, you will be in danger of being ruined. Then you don’t need to shave your head and just change your flag. What’s the problem?
No problem at all.
Therefore, without any effort, Lao Cao did not have to conquer some county towns. For several consecutive days, the prime minister of the Han Dynasty received one good news after another.
Zhang Fang, a powerful man from Hedong, surrendered.
The Guo family in Pi County surrendered.
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The situation seems to be very good.
"Report! Report to the Prime Minister, the Liu family in Yi County persuaded the surrender of Gushan Cheng family, and Rong County had surrendered!"
"Congratulations to the Prime Minister! Cheng is the leader of Gushan. Once this person surrenders, this place has been in the prime minister's bag!" Dong Zhao went out to congratulate him, "In this way, he can attack Mie Wenxi and march into Linfen, just around the corner!"
After Cao Cao's eyes heard the news, they had already fallen on the map.
To the north of Yuncheng Basin, there is Gufeng Mountain.
It was like a wart that suddenly grew on Yuncheng's forehead, big and black.
South of Gufeng Mountain is Anyi.
The Gufeng Mountain was "acquired" by Cao Cao, which means that Anyi is now surrounded, and it is only a matter of time before it falls.
From the east of Gufeng Mountain, bypassing the wrinkled area of the loess ridges that were twisted together, you will reach Wenxi.
Once Wenxi was opened, Cao's army obtained the second road to Linfen.
"Let Pei Fengxian go with the army for a trip to Wenxi!" Cao Cao said in a deep voice, preparing for the waste to use it for the last time, and then inspecting the generals under the tent, "Who is willing to lead the army to defeat Wenxi?"
Lu Zhao came out proudly, "I wish to go!"
Before Cao Cao could agree, just at this moment, a soldier from afar shouted: "Prime Minister! Report urgently!"
Cao Cao turned his head and narrowed his eyes, as if he was planning to hear some good news coming.
The soldiers bowed and fell in front of them, sweating profusely.
"Sima from another department reported urgently!" The soldiers bowed to the ground.
Cao Cao's heart was slightly deeper, but his expression remained unchanged, "Tell me!"
The soldiers almost put their heads on the ground, "Secretly informed Sima... The enemy Sima forged a letter and deceived him to go to Changpo... As a result, the commander Gao was caught in an ambush in the bandits... and returned with great defeat...
"Great defeat?" Two words popped up inside Cao Cao's teeth.
The soldiers were trembling and dared not answer.
"How is Gao Duwei now?" Cao Cao asked again in a deep voice.
"Seriously injured."
『Hahaha…』 Cao Cao suddenly burst into laughter, 『What a Sima Zhongda!』
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When two armies fight, the strength of troops is very important, but intelligence is also very important.
The river gave birth to the Chinese nation, but in the same way, the river has brought a lot of threats and disasters to the people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait for a long time.
Every year when the ice melts, the ice cubes that go down from the upstream will destroy all the ships and wooden bridges on the river. The huge floating ice hits the wood, which will break and break like a piece of paper.
Therefore, when Sima Yi discovered that there was a lot of floating ice flowing downwards in Pubanjin, he understood that his mission on Pubanjin could temporarily come to an end.
During this period of ice melting in the Han Dynasty, no one or no ship could pass through the river.
So during this period of time, Kasukatsu no longer had to defend until all the ice melted.
The moon is curved in the sky and the stars are bright.
Hao Zhao led the horse and walked carefully through the loess ditch.
Hao Zhao is from Taiyuan. He joined the army when he was young and now he is under Sima Yi's hands.
When Huo Nu was injured, Sima Yi discovered that Pu Banjin's garrison Hao Zhao was quite brave and intelligent, so he promoted him to use it for his future.
Although Hao Zhao was young, he cherished such an opportunity very much. After attacking the Cao army branch, he tried to infiltrate the Cao army.
If you are falsely reported by Sima Yi, you will deceive some of the troops out and then fall into trouble, and you will inevitably become very nervous and the front line will shrink. This will also cause a relatively large gap among the scouts of the Cao army who were originally circulating. This gap is the best opportunity to spy on the arrangement of the Cao army.
Sima Yi thought so, and it was Hao Zhao who carried out infiltration and grasping his tongue.
The cool breeze blows from time to time, and when walking, the sound of the soles of the feet rubbing against the sand and soil is so fine that it is so fine.
Walking in the shadows at the bottom of the gully, your feet are soft and unstable. Sometimes you step on sand and stones, and sometimes you step on floating soil. If you are not careful, you may lose your center of gravity and fall to the ground...
But none of this affected Hao Zhao.
He was cautious, and even when he was moving in the shadows, he did not make him timid and afraid. From time to time he would sweep through some suspicious places, observe the changes on both sides and above the gully, and at the same time he raised his ears to listen to the slight sounds around him.
Behind Hao Zhao were hundreds of people and their war horses.
All men and horses are in charge.
Everyone said nothing, just followed one by one, and were careful not to make too much movement, so as not to make a loud sound.
Like Hao Zhao, when moving forward, these Hussars and cavalrymen were also alert to scan the surroundings and noticed movements.
It's like tigers and leopards walking in the shadows.
Quiet, but full of powerful deterrence.
Hao Zhao sometimes stopped and then raised his fist to signal.
Then the others would stop, and even the horses would remain motionless in a gentle and clever manner.
After confirming that there is no danger around, everyone moved slowly again.
They had already passed through the defense line where there should be Cao's scouts, and were now touching Cao's belly.
The more you go inside the Cao army, the more likely you will encounter the Cao army's cruising scouts.
After walking and stopping and crossing the originally predicted Cao Jun cordon, Hao Zhao finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Although they have already entered the sphere of influence of the Cao army, as long as they do not encounter the patrol soldiers of the Cao army, the danger index will drop a lot.
However, Hao Zhao was still very careful. He understood that danger often came when he was most relaxed. He did not want to cause any accidents due to his negligence, or create any scenes of joy and sorrow.
And the key is that sooner or later, Hao Zhao will meet the Cao army soldiers to obtain core information within the Cao army, with the focus on information such as military deployment. However, ordinary Cao army soldiers may not be clear about these news. Only the elite of the Cao army, that is, the Central Leading Army, can understand more.
Once you get the action, it will inevitably trigger an alarm, and having to go back with intelligence will be a difficult problem.
It is definitely not easy to leave with a living mouth, but if you don’t have a living mouth, you are afraid that you will not ask in detail or remember something wrong...
Anyway, this is a high-risk behavior, but Hao Zhao thinks it is worth a try.
After all, if you don’t have intelligence, just talking about war on paper on the map, you will often fall into a passive position.
For example, where is Cao Cao’s current location?
In an era when there is no satellite positioning, it is not easy to determine the position of the enemy's core troops.
Even though he thought he had a good sense of direction and had stars and moons in the sky, Hao Zhao still had to stop and stop, and he needed to determine the direction based on the stars in the sky. The Husbands and horses following him were walking carefully. No one knew whether there were hidden secret whistles from Cao's scouts in this area, so even if he passed the blockade, he would still be as careful as possible. If he could not be exposed, he would not be exposed.
Moreover, the land under your feet is not completely flat, and it is still rising and falling as the loess high slope changes. Everyone should maintain a stable center of gravity to avoid accidentally falling down and sliding down the slope. It would be bad if they fold their feet before the battle started.
After walking for a while, Hao Zhao suddenly raised his fist again, and immediately everyone stopped and looked around with caution.
"Some smell...
Hao Zhao whispered.
A veteran who was following Hao Zhao looked up slightly, sniffed carefully in the night wind, and then whispered, "Ha, someone is baking something to eat..."
The scouts of Cao's army were also humans, so they also needed to eat.
It's OK, but bake something...
Of course, the scouts of Cao's army knew how to choose to eat and drink secretly in the shelter, and knew that they should avoid the limelight. However, the soldiers of Cao's army were not familiar with the terrain of this area. They did not know that although the gullies below the loess slope could indeed block the fire, they were not in the upper wind. However, the gullies were crisscrossed, and some smell was brought out along the gullies.
Hao Zhao and the old master released the reins of the war horse, then quietly touched forward, and quickly sank into the shadow.
After a while, Hao Zhao turned around and whispered: "There are more than ten Cao army scouts over there, and there is no warning... Let's cover it quietly..."
Everyone nodded, showing a little excitement.
You should know that Cao's scouts were all soldiers!
One head is a level one skill!
Of course, there were not enough scouts from Cao's army, but too many people went up, and there might be uncontrollable accidents, which caused Cao's army to be alert. Therefore, Hao Zhao just called two slaughtered men, and he brought several people with him, a total of more than 20 people attacked, and the rest stayed on the spot to repair and take care of the war horses.
The soldiers who received the order were all excited and took off their respective handy weapons from the horse and quickly prepared.
Most Hussar cavalry are all versatile, not only knowing how to use long and short weapons, but also taking advantage of crossbows.
The same is true for Hao Zhao. Not only did he carry a battle knife, but he also put a short hammer on his waist. After all, he was facing a military armoured man in Cao's army. If the stabbing of the battle knife was not in a vital area, he might not be able to kill with one blow, but the short hammer is different. Even if he hits the head through a box, he will be unambiguous.
The group quickly prepared. In the moonlight, the stars, their eyes were flashing with faint light, as if a group of cats were ready to hunt.
Under Hao Zhao's instructions, more than 20 people quickly divided into three strands, each covering their shadows along the gully.
Soon, Hao Zhao and others tiptoed to the place where Cao's army scouts were repaired.
There are some sparse trees on the top of the slope. Because the loess is relatively dry, the trees are not growing very well, and there are some weeds and shrubs around. Two Cao army scouts hid behind the trees and shrubs, while the rest of Cao army scouts raised bonfires and set up smoke cages in the depressions below the slope.
Although Cao's scouts made corresponding hidden measures, the taste of barbecue would be greater than that of ordinary fire...
Perhaps it was because they finally hunted wild animals, or perhaps because they were in a relatively internal situation, which made them not alert. Although these Cao troops were indeed elite Cao troops wearing armor, they did not seem very elite in their current state.
The aroma of the barbecue seemed to have distracted the scout Cao Jun on duty, and frequently looked back at the direction of the bonfire.
Hao Zhao slowly moved forward, like a smart big cat. Only after the forefoot was stepped firmly, would he protrude the second step. Although his posture looked weird, it was very effective.
Suddenly, the scout on duty at Cao Jun seemed to notice something, or perhaps he felt that the surroundings suddenly became too quiet. This instinct made him straight up and start looking around...
Unfortunately it's too late.
Hao Zhao rushed out suddenly, and the short blade was like a sharp claw that poked out, slashing through the throat of Cao's scout.
The sound of blood spurting out was like a whistle shattering in the wind.
The scout Cao Jun covered his neck tightly, as if he wanted to roar, but his trachea was cut so that he couldn't make a shout at all, so he could only stare and fall down.
Hao Zhao grabbed Cao's scout and gently lowered his body.
In fact, the fishy smell of human blood is very strong. If it weren't for the barbecue smell of the campfire that covered up the fishy smell, the experienced scout Cao Jun would have become alert.
The scout Cao's army, who had been lifted from the guard sentry, was like a prey that had fallen into a trap.
Although when Hao Zhao and others finally appeared in front of them, their reaction speed was not slow. Some grabbed weapons and some rolled on the spot, they were one step too late.
Whoosh swish swish swish!
Arrows and crossbow arrows roared and shot out from different directions, leaving Cao's scouts without even space to hide.
Screams rang one after another, and the scout of Cao's army was quickly shot and killed.
This sneak attack ended in a short time and no major news has been made.
Hao Zhao and others first discovered the scout of Cao's army and killed the soldiers on duty. The other party was completely unprepared, so victory was taken for granted, but because they did not have time to communicate well in advance, they could not leave an effective survivor.
The only two or three Cao Jun scouts who were still breathing seemed to know that they had not lived for a long time, cursing Hao Zhao and others fiercely, and then they died...
However, some information is not only obtained through words.
After searching for the bodies of Cao Jun scouts and the items they were carrying, Hao Zhao discovered something.
The scouts of Cao's army had not much left of dry food...
This may be one of the reasons why they took the risk of barbecuing, but it also provided information to Hao Zhao.
"It seems that we may have found the right direction... Cao's army is not far away, so there must be a supply point! Maybe we can catch a big fish!"