The heavy infantry pioneered by Cao Zhi is different from other troops, mainly because they have many more heavy weapons, such as catapults, water dragons that spray oil, sulfuric acid, etc., which are now classified by Cao Zhi as heavy infantry.
Even explosives have now developed long-distance attack capabilities such as "flying spear legs", so Cao Zhi now has this part in charge, and the transportation troops are also included in the heavy infantry.
Whether they are light or heavy infantry, as well as Cao's cavalry, they are all regular troops who have undergone certain rigorous training under the leadership of their respective generals. Even if they give up their functions as full-time soldiers, they can all ride horses, shoot arrows, and hold swords.
For soldiers who go into battle, Cao Zhi has always advocated that soldiers should develop in an all-round way and each have their own strengths.
However, Lu Su faced the situation in the Niuzhu area that was dominated by mountains and riverbanks. He was not good at using cavalry, so he completely abandoned it at this time. He only used cavalry and infantry as infantry. Now according to Cao Zhi's idea,
With the defensive line withdrawn, Cao Jun's cavalry and infantry have full use and can fully display their respective strengths.
After Cao Zhi talked about the idea of this first step, he asked the generals to have a small discussion to digest the strategy mentioned above. When Lu Su sat down, Cao Zhi said again: "Zijing, you will lead Du Damu."
, Lei Gong continues to garrison Niuzhu, I will add you Wang Ping and ten thousand troops. No matter how many reinforcements Wu Jing receives next, you must defend Niuzhu for me. Wu Jing must not be allowed to break through our defense line.
Can you wait until Jiang Qin arrives in half a month?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Su, Du Damu, Lei Gong and Wang Ping stood up one after another, left the table and came to the tent. They knelt down on one leg, raised their hands over their heads, and said in unison: "The general is waiting to receive the order, and he will defend it to the death."
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Cao Zhi was very happy to see that Lu Su and others were full of confidence. He turned to Zhou Cang and said: "Zhou Cang, I transferred you all the way from Liyang to Wanling, and then from Wanling to this song."
, I didn’t ask you to watch the battle. What I want you to defend is a sharp mouth. How many troops do you want?”
After Cao Zhi finished saying what was equivalent to an order, Zhou Cang and Du Yi stood up at the same time.
Du Yi wanted to ask: "How can Zhou Cang guard Dang Likou? What is he going to do?" But he was still not as fast as Zhou Cang. Zhou Cang did not answer Cao Zhi's question and asked instead: "How many troops and horses are still stationed at Dang Likou?"
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Cao Zhi didn't answer, and turned his gaze to Du Yi, who had already stood up.
Du Yi could only endure his reluctance for a while and replied: "There are less than 4,000 troops stationed in Danglishou, but there are no cavalry, only infantry." As he said this, Du Yi lowered his head in shame.
, this number is really pitiful. Cao Zhi originally gave him not many cavalry to garrison in Qu'a. After the Battle of Niuzhu started, Lu Su's troops suffered serious losses. In order to increase troops to Niuzhu as quickly as possible, Du Yi
They chose the most mobile cavalry to rush to Niuzhu's aid, so now there are almost no cavalry in Danglikou and Hengjiangpu.
Just when Du Yi bowed his head in shame, Zhou Cang said cheerfully: "I only want these four thousand infantry."
"No!"
"Yes, the last general takes orders!"
The first sentence "No!" was Du Yi who couldn't bear to blurt it out. He really didn't want others to take over the mess left by his mistakes.
The last order was naturally said by Zhou Cang. After receiving the order, Zhou Cang stood up and turned sideways, as if explaining to Cao Zhi or comforting Du Yi, just listen to him say slowly: "When;
There is no need to add more troops to Likou, four thousand is enough."
At this time, even Cao Zhi was surprised and said: "What does this mean?"
Zhou Cang then further explained: "My lord has just said that Wu Jing is very resourceful with his troops. He sent Qiao Rui and Zhang Xun to divide the troops as a sharp point. Hengjiangpu. Does he want to have more flowers, or is he trying to attack the east and attack the west again?"
, it’s hard to say now. Wu Jing, plus the newly dispatched troops, now has 50,000 troops, which can be said to be a huge force. He is now fully capable of playing his tricks. The lord’s countermeasure is to lure Wu Jing to come.
In the decisive battle of Niuzhu, our army is now less powerful than Wu Jing. If we divide more troops to garrison Danglikou or Hengjiangpu, both ends of our army will be damaged, which will inevitably affect the final result of Niuzhu. Therefore, I do not want to increase our troops. If Yuan Jun
If you come to attack, I will defend to the last soldier."
"Okay!" Cao Zhi was also excited by Zhou Cang's heroic words. If he could stand up, he would definitely stand up and applaud Zhou Cang. But at this time, Cao Zhi could only sit and shout to the generals in the tent:
"I have such a strong general as Captain Zhou, so why worry about not being able to defeat a mere Wu Jing? But Captain Zhou is very heroic, so I have to give him something. With this thing, the captain can secure the victory with four thousand infantry."
Wang Ping allocated all the two boxes of explosives allocated from the county government to Captain Zhou to help him hold on to the advantageous mouth. At the same time, the enemy who dared to tease Captain Zhou's beard suffered a little pain.
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Wang Ping took the order and turned around. This explosive was Cao Zhi's secret weapon. Now it has been kept by his trusted generals. To access it and store it in the treasury, you can only get it with the official document of Cao Zhi's Tiger Talisman.
Wang Ping soon led four of Cao Zhi's personal guards to carry two boxes of things and quickly returned to the tent.
Cao Zhi pointed to the two boxes of explosives and said to Zhou Cang: "Captain Zhou, don't be too little. These two boxes are the county's only inventory this year. It is not easy to assemble such things. Raw materials are now in short supply, and the quantity allocated is decreasing. Our
Your Majesty wanted to mass-produce several flying spear legs, so you filled the small bottomless pits with a large amount of gunpowder. As a result, I was extremely short of explosives on hand. This thing is extremely helpful for you to fight on the plains.
The riverside here in Zijing is not of much use, so I gave it to you, which can be regarded as a big help to you in guarding your mouth."
Zhou Cang's eyes lit up and he laughed loudly and said repeatedly: "Thank you, lord, thank you, lord!"
Some of the generals in the tent had seen the power of this explosive, and some had only heard about it. But they were all yearning for the huge lethality of this item. They were all extremely envious of Cao Zhi for giving Zhou Cang two boxes in one breath. No wonder Cao Zhi was willing to do so.
It was agreed that Zhou Cang would defend his position with less than 4,000 troops.
Country bumpkins like Du Damu, Lei Gong and others who had only heard of his name but had never seen his true body all left their seats and stretched their necks to look around. Du Damu even jumped out and shouted: "I
As long as I have two thousand soldiers and horses, I will go back and guard my mouth, so give me this explosive!"
"Go! You bastard, you think this is your former Yellow Turban Army's bandit den to share the spoils, get back." Du Yi cursed angrily. But he secretly muttered in his heart, "Zhou Cang has taken the lead, what if?
I know that with this explosive, I only need 4,000 infantrymen to guard my mouth. With this, why should I be afraid of thousands of troops?"
Amidst the laughter of everyone, Du Damu returned to his seat excitedly. After all, Du Yi is also his immediate boss now. Besides, in this army, we really can't have the same situation as in the past, whoever has thick arms and a loud voice can do it.
Having come out on top, now the master has the final say.
When Cao Zhi asked Zhou Cang to send his trusted soldiers to collect the two boxes of deadly weapons, Du Yi couldn't bear it anymore and asked Cao Zhi: "Master, what about me?"
Cao Zhi raised his head, slapped his forehead and exclaimed: "Oh, I forgot to assign a task to my meritorious officer, haha..."
Du Yi was immediately embarrassed by Cao Zhi's laughter. He knew that he had not handled Qu'a's military affairs well this time, but he also hoped to have the opportunity to make up for it. From Cao Zhi's laughter, it was not difficult for him to tell that Cao Zhi
Zhi Na had forgotten about him and must have already thought of sending him a painless mission.
After Cao Zhi laughed a few times, he said to Du Yi: "I know Du Gongcao is anxious to make up for his mistakes, but Du Gongcao is a patient like me now. He needs to rest well. Your task is to take charge of Qu'a County and provide food and grass.
, military supplies and follow-up troop placement are all at your disposal."
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As soon as Du Yi spoke out, Cao Zhi continued to take the lead and said: "Now it is still a special task for you. When Zhou Duwei worked with me in Liyang, he saw the experimental product of this explosive, but it has never been used before.
, you are now responsible for teaching him and his soldiers how to put this thing into actual combat. Ten thousand follow-up troops will arrive tomorrow, and you have to arrange them well. The catapults participating in the Jingxian battle are also being deployed to Qu'a.
, but the moving speed is too slow, and it will take several days to arrive, but Du Yi, you have to choose the positions of these big objects as early as possible. You see you have quite a lot of tasks, and they are all important. Today
In this way, it’s almost dawn, let’s each get our military talismans and go back to camp to have a rest!”
As he spoke, Cao Zhi issued an expulsion order to drive away these generals, especially Du Yi. When Du Yi was stunned, Cao Zhi had designated him as the dispatch and logistics support officer of the Chinese Army. "Chinese Army
If you, Lord Cao, are not responsible for the dispatch, why do you need me, Du Yi?" Although Du Yi secretly muttered in his heart and was extremely dissatisfied with the task, he did not dare to refuse to disobey the order, so he had to receive the military order and follow Zhou Cang.
Be sharp.
Everyone took a nap in the morning and then went their separate ways. Just after Cao Zhi had breakfast, soldiers came to report that Li Hei and Cao Xiu led the subsequent 10,000 troops to Niuzhu. Cao Zhi's 20,000 reinforcements also arrived
They didn't come in one go, but they came in two batches, each with 10,000 yuan each.
Li Hei and Cao Xiu happened to be returning from delivering grain to Yanzhou, so they took over the mission in Wanling and came directly, bringing Cao Zhi's three thousand personal guards with them.
At noon, Li Hei, Cao Xiu and Yuan Yue, who happened to come to report on their work, went into the house to pay homage to Cao Zhi. Li Hei, Yuan Yue were shocked to see Cao Zhi half lying on Hu's bed. When they were about to ask about the injury, the fifteen-year-old Cao Xiu didn't know how fragile his emotions were.
Or something, he threw himself into Cao Zhi's arms and cried loudly: "Second uncle, what's wrong with you? Who hurt you so badly? Wuwu..."
Cao Zhi was hit by Cao Xiu and screamed in pain, "What's wrong with you, you brat? I'm not dead yet, do you need to be like this? Ouch..."
During lunch, Cao Zhicai learned that Cao Xiu's disorder was caused by the instigation of Ren Hongchang of Wanling County. The young woman Ren Hongchang and Ren Diaochan actually played a trick in the back house in order for her husband to return to her as soon as possible.