Chapter 357 Huang Zhong appeared, Cao Cao was completely stunned
Time passes and a day passes in the blink of an eye.
Another early morning comes, the sun rises and heat fills the earth.
Lu Xuan got up early.
After he had breakfast, he went to inspect the soldiers in the camp. All the soldiers had a full meal in the morning, and there was meat in the early morning. They were all full and ready for the battle.
Once the fighting starts, it won't be over in three or two hours. If you don't fill your stomach, you will have no strength.
The entire camp is already in operation.
After the camp was all set up and Lu Xuan and Zhou Yu were wandering around the camp, suddenly, the rumble of war drums came from outside the camp.
The sound of drums rumbled and soared into the sky.
Lu Xuan and Zhou Yu came to the front camp to observe the situation. Lu Xuan had not yet gone to the right wing of the camp, after all, the right wing had not been attacked yet.
If Cao Cao wanted to attack, he would first fight head-on to contain Lu Xuan's troops, and then he would make surprise attacks from left and right.
Lu Xuan looked at the dark Jingzhou Army in the distance outside the camp, smiled softly, and said: "Gong Jin, this battle will not be easy. Are you sure that you can finally defeat Cai Hao with 17,000 elite troops?"
Zhou Yu held his head high, looked confident, and said loudly: "My lord, defeating the Jingzhou Army is easy. I have already considered how to fight last night to ensure victory."
A trace of worry appeared on Zhou Yu's face, and he said: "What I am most worried about in my humble position is the right wing that my lord is responsible for. When Cao Cao comes to attack, he will definitely fight with all his strength. There are also tiger generals like Ma Chao and Dian Wei. I will also take care of Guan Yu and Gao Cao."
If the transfer is smooth, there will be many fewer people available to the Lord."
Lu Xuan smiled and said: "My main task is defense. No matter what, I will hold back Cao Cao. Once Huang Zhong's army comes, the situation will be different. Of course, it will be different if you can defeat Cai Hao in advance."
Zhou Yu nodded.
He stared into the distance, his eyes getting brighter and brighter.
With the sound of war drums, a moment later, the Jingzhou Army began to accelerate and sprint towards the camp.
No shouting!
No time was wasted either.
Cai Hao directly chose to order the attack.
When Zhou Yu saw this scene, he didn't panic at all. He arranged rows of resisting horses outside the camp with normal defense methods. In addition, there were many ravines, which could hinder the opponent's attack.
Zhou Yu examined the distance.
When the Jingzhou soldiers were about a hundred paces away from the camp, Zhou Yu said decisively: "Archers, release your arrows."
Order the soldiers to make arrangements.
The archers who had been prepared long ago quickly drew their bows and nocked arrows. They formed their formations one by one, and in rows of camps, they raised their long bows and shot out of the camp.
The buzzing bowstring vibrated, and the next moment there was the sound of arrows piercing the air one after another. Densely packed bows and arrows flew out from the camp, streaked through the air, forming dark clouds for a moment, and then fell towards the crowd like a heavy rain.
The bows and arrows didn't have any accuracy and they were all fired at random outside the camp.
However, the Jingzhou Army's large-scale attack had a large number of soldiers. Under the crowds, many soldiers instantly became targets for arrows. After the bows and arrows fell, there was the sound of arrows hitting the flesh, harvesting the lives of the Jingzhou Army.
Screams came and went.
Bows and arrows continued to fall, but the Jingzhou army continued to advance forward, sweeping away Juma, leveling the ravines, and closing the distance.
The Jingzhou soldiers also had special rams, which were specially designed to deal with the camp fences. The camps erected in the camp were not as strong as the city walls. Once hit by rams, the fences of the camp would collapse.
A large number of Jingzhou troops braved the rain of arrows and sacrificed their lives one by one. It took more than half an hour to reach the entrance of the camp. One by one, they crashed forward and hit the fence.
Rumble!
The fence began to sway.
Eventually, the fence collapsed and large numbers of Jingzhou soldiers began to pour in.
Lu Xuandu had not left yet, and was still watching beside Zhou Yu, because neither the left or right wings of the camp were attacked.
Under normal conditions, if Cao Cao wants to successfully raid the left and right wings, he must rely on the attack of the front camp to hold back Lu Xuan's army and attract all of Lu Xuan's main troops. Cao Cao and Zhang Xiu will then raid the left and right wings to be effective.
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It's a pity that Lu Xuan was already prepared.
When Zhou Yu saw the collapse of the fence, he did not panic and ordered again: "Pikemen, fight."
Make the flag wave.
The messenger quickly informed.
Groups of spearmen quickly stepped forward and set up defenses in the front camp to resist the attack from Cai Mao's army.
Zhou Yu's initial arrangement was to defend.
He first needed to use defense to weaken the morale of Cai Mao's Jingzhou Army. The art of war said that it would be exhausted after a quick burst of strength. When the morale of the Jingzhou Army was gradually depleted by Zhou Yu's defense, the defeat of the Jingzhou Army would be just around the corner.
Moreover, Zhou Yu also had to wait for Cao Cao and Zhang Xiu to attack, otherwise killing him now would only disrupt the plan.
In Zhou Yu's defensive formation, the spear formation was also equipped with shield soldiers, which made the defense more stable. Although Lu Xuan's side was responsible for the defense, such defense delayed the Jingzhou army.
Cai Mao's Jingzhou Army continued to pour into the front camp, but was unable to break through.
This situation also spread to the rear.
In order to destroy Lu Xuan's camp in one go, Cai Hao sent 10,000 people to attack directly. However, they were still blocked, and they had been shot with bows and arrows before, causing many casualties.
Cai Mao glanced at Cao Cao, a little embarrassed, and said: "Cao Sikong, if I arrange for ten thousand people to go up, I won't believe it. Lu Xuan's defense line will be so strong and can be defended forever."
"Don't worry."
Cao Cao shook his head and answered.
Cai Mao asked: "What does Cao Sikong mean?"
Cao Cao looked serious and said slowly: "What I mean is that the 10,000 people you have arranged to attack now have already entered the camp and there are enough people. If you send more people up, it will only make the people denser and will not have much effect.
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"Don't be impatient for the time being. If we delay for a while, we will waste Lu Xuan's troops."
"Only by investing troops bit by bit and using up energy to weaken Lu Xuan's strength can all Lu Xuan's strength be gathered in the front camp. Degui, your current command is completely fine."
Cao Cao looked encouraging and said, "You don't have to have any ideas just because I'm here. Just do whatever you want."
Cai Mao was very happy when he received Cao Cao's affirmation and approval, and said, "Cao Sikong said this, and I feel at ease."
He asked the soldiers to continue the attack.
Time passed little by little, and half an hour passed in the blink of an eye. Cai Mao's Jingzhou Army suffered many casualties and was still unable to make a breakthrough. Moreover, Lu Xuan's defense line was so solid that it had no impact at all and was completely watertight.
Cai Mao also became a little nervous and worried.
He looked at Cao Cao and asked for help: "Cao Sikong, we haven't made a breakthrough so far, what should we do?"
Cao Cao said calmly: "In battlefield fighting, especially large-scale fighting, the power of one person is very small, and the results cannot be achieved in a short time. This is to rely on soldiers to fight, don't panic. The key is your army, and
Thirty thousand people have not been sent up, so there is no need to rush."
Cai Mao nodded, said no more, and still let his soldiers attack.
The fighting continued, and the whole morning passed in the blink of an eye.
Zhou Yu's defense was as secure as Mount Tai, and Cai Mao's troops invested another 10,000 people, bringing a total of 20,000 elite soldiers to participate in the battle.
Even so, Cao Cao never ordered an attack. Zhang Xiu's troops went out of the city to rendezvous, but they did not receive orders from Cao Cao.
Cai Mao was convinced by Cao Cao, but he was also a little dissatisfied with Cao Cao's arrangements. He said: "Cao Sikong has been holding back his troops. Is it possible that it is to weaken my troops that he keeps letting my soldiers attack? Your soldiers, including Zhang Xiu's army, have not
Go out to fight. What you do is a bit unethical."
Cao Cao listened to Cai Mao's complaints, especially when he saw that Cai Mao was a little impatient. He smiled slightly and reassured: "Degui, if I had selfish motives, I would not let Zhang Xiu's army stand still in this battle. Zhang Xiu should be allowed to stand still."
Go and attack so that I can benefit."
"But, I didn't do that."
"The reason why you keep attacking is not to consume your troops, but because your troops are needed to attract Lu Xuan's troops."
"In this way, once Zhang Xiu and I raid Lu Xuan's left and right camps, it will be effective."
"It won't do me any good to weaken you. If you want to fight among yourself at this time, that's asking for your own death. It only hurts your loved ones and your enemies. Therefore, it's impossible for me to do such a thing, and I don't even bother to do such a thing.
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Cao Cao said loudly: "If I, Cao Cao, only had this little structure, I wouldn't be able to have the foundation I have now."
Cai Hao breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.
However, Cai Mao was still a little unwilling and asked: "Cao Sikong, let me just tell you, when will you attack?"
Cao Cao glanced at the fighting in the camp.
At present, it is still difficult to break through Lu Xuan's camp defense line with Cai Mao's troops alone, because Lu Xuan's defense line is very stable, and must rely on other aspects to coordinate. Only he and Zhang Xiu attack at the same time, putting further pressure on Lu Xuan
, making Lu Xuan's troops dispersed and unable to resist, and Cai Hao had a chance.
Of course, Cao Cao and Zhang Xiu's simultaneous raid could also have a surprising effect.
Cao Cao no longer hesitated and said directly: "Degui, I immediately sent an order to Zhang Xiu to launch an attack from the left wing. My troops also immediately joined the battle from the right wing. Our army will attack in full force."
"Okay, that's pretty much it."
Cai Hao nodded hurriedly, with a look of joy on his face.
Cao Cao arranged for someone to notify Zhang Xiu's army to attack. At the same time, he personally went to the right wing of the camp and ordered the attack.
In a short period of time, the camp was attacked on both sides.
However, Zhang Xiu's army seemed to be fighting fiercely, but in fact, it did not have much lethality or offensive power. Zhang Xiu and Lu Su were both putting on a show, and it looked like they were fighting lively, without any substantial attack or fighting.
Lu Xuan arrived at the right side of the camp and quickly organized his troops to counterattack.
The person in command is Zhang Liao.
He commanded the soldiers to defend, but Cao Cao's army was very elite, so the fighting between the two sides was extremely fierce.
Cao Cao saw this and was a little disappointed.
The front camp had been fighting for a long time, but Lu Xuandu still had the strength to defend on the right wing at any time, which made Cao Cao's plan of surprise attack come to nothing. Coupled with the news from Zhang Xiu, there was no progress, and Cao Cao knew that the strategy of surprise attack had failed.
This kid Lu Xuan is indeed cautious, but also difficult to deal with.
But if you think about it, it's normal.
Lu Xuan was able to create a huge foundation in a short period of time, and he was able to help him destroy Chen Gong and Lu Bu. His scheming was very deep. If his little strategy made Lu Xuan's army unbalanced, it would not be like Lu Xuan's.
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In the fight at this time, personal strategies are ineffective, and only the most direct fight remains.
Cao Cao looked at the camp that was destroyed by the car crash, and at the troops that kept pouring in but were blocked by force. He made an estimate in his mind, turned his eyes, fell on Ma Chao, and said: "Meng Qi, attack the enemy head-on.
I’ll leave the task to you and break through directly.”
"I humble my duty and obey my orders."
Ma Chao answered with clasped fists.
In the fight two days ago, he lost both battles. Although many people did not look down on him, they respected him more. After all, Ma Chao failed in the contest with Guan Yu and Xu Chu, but Ma Chao was not willing.
He is arrogant, he wants to make achievements, and he wants to prove himself in front of Cao Cao.
Cao Cao looked at Dian Wei again and asked, "Dian Wei, can we still fight?"
"able!"
Dian Wei answered quickly.
He raised his head and said loudly: "The general has rough skin and thick flesh. Although he was injured a little by Xu Chu at that time, it was just a superficial wound and it is not a problem. After applying the golden sore medicine, he has recovered after two days of rest and it will not affect the fight."
Cao Cao nodded with satisfaction and said: "In that case, you bring a team of elites to support Ma Chao and join forces with Ma Chao to advance. Lu Xuan's front camp needs tiger generals to resist, and Zhang Xiu also needs people. At this time, it is you and Ma Chao who join forces.
Opportunity to break through, tear through Lu Xuan's defense, and attack directly."
"Here!"
Dian Wei answered with clasped fists.
Cao Cao said again: "Cao Ren, Cao Hong!"
"exist!"
Cao Ren and Cao Hong also answered immediately.
Cao Cao ordered: "You two, bring your respective troops and attack with all your strength on the left and right sides of Ma Chao and Dian Wei."
"Here!"
Cao Ren and Cao Hong also answered with clasped fists.
On the entire battlefield, Cao Cao's 10,000 elite men had been dispatched to nearly 9,000 men, leaving only one cavalry and a few of Cao Cao's personal guards who did not participate in the battle.
Cao Ang couldn't wait to say: "Father, my son requested to join the war. The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry has been formed, and it's time for my son to lead the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry to join the war."
Cao Cao shook his head and said: "It's not yet time."
"Here!"
Cao Ang suppressed his eagerness and answered.
Cao Cao then ordered his soldiers to beat the drums, and the drums rumbled loudly on the battlefield.
Cao Cao's offensive suddenly became fierce.
Cao's army had Dian Wei and Ma Chao as the core. They acted as daggers to attack the enemy and quickly cut in. Cao Ren and Cao Hong responded from the left and right wings. Cao's army changed its previous offensive and became so fierce that Lu Xuan's army continued to retreat.
When Lu Xuan saw this scene, a flash of light flashed across his eyes, and Cao Cao finally attacked with all his strength.
Lu Xuan also made adjustments, arranging Gao Shun's trap camp to go into battle, with the trap camp as the main force, together with Xu Chu and Gao Shun, to jointly block the attack and resist the attacks of Dian Wei and Ma Chao head-on. At the same time, he also dispatched soldiers to the left and right.
Resist the attacks of Cao Ren and Cao Hong.
The two sides fought together on a large scale.
The fighting became more and more intense.
The trapped camp was all elite, and they were heavily armored, making them very resistant to attacks. Although there were not many troops in the trapped camp, the frontal fighting forcefully delayed the attacks of Dian Wei and Ma Chao.
Even though the two men were tiger generals and killed some soldiers who were trapped in the camp, there was no breakthrough for a while and they were still blocked in the camp.
Time gradually passed, and the defenses of the trapped camp were gradually worn away. After all, the troops were insufficient, especially when Ma Chao and Dian Wei jointly attacked. Although Xu Chu was brave, he and Gao Shun could not block the attack of the two.
Cao Hong and Cao Ren each led their troops to attack, and the two wings put further pressure. Even if Zhang Liao led his troops to one place in person, he could not stop the decline.
After all, Lu Xuan has fewer troops.
What Cao Cao brought were all absolute elites.
Lu Xuan directed the fighting on the battlefield. Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, he directly ordered Lu Xun to take charge of his commander's banner. Then Lu Xuan personally entered the battlefield and attacked Cao Ren's side to fill the loopholes here.
Lu Xuan went there in person, and the soldiers were encouraged and quickly blocked Cao Ren's pressure and stopped the decline.
However, the pressure on Lu Xuan's side was still huge.
Even so, Lu Xuan did not order Zhang Xiu to retaliate, as now was not the time. Zhang Xiu was a trump card, the last trump card, and could not be used at will.
Lu Xuan didn't give in at all, attacked with all his strength, and resisted to the death.
As time passed by, the army's disadvantage became greater and greater. After all, Lu Xuan's strength was only 8,000. The key was that the generals were scattered, unable to form sharp sword thrusts and unable to exert their advantages.
As the afternoon approached, Lu Xuan was also a little tired. The hand holding the sword was trembling slightly, and his breathing was even more rapid. At this time, a soldier quickly ran over and said loudly: "General, Lu Xun said that the trapped camp is constantly moving back."
, the frontal fight is about to collapse."
Lu Xuan swung his sword to kill a Cao soldier, wiped the blood from his face, and with a stern look on his face, he ordered: "Send the order to Lu Xun, just guard the banner. As for the trapped camp, if Gao Shun is still there, continue to kill. Even if the battle ends,
The last one must also be fought with all his strength. Those who retreat will be killed without mercy."
The soldier went back to deliver the message.
Lu Xuan glanced in the direction of the trapped camp. Gao Shun and Xu Chu were still fighting. This was enough.
In a fight on the battlefield, the brave wins.
Just fight, if you don't fight with your life, you won't even have a chance to wait until the end.
Historically, in the Battle of Guandu, Cao Cao ran out of ammunition and food, but he never gave up until the end. He even learned about Yuan Shao's Wuchao Granary, and Cao Cao personally led his men to attack the Wuchao Granary where more defenders were present.
If Cao Cao had not personally led the troops at that time, there is a question mark as to whether the granary could be broken under the condition of low morale.
On the other hand, when Yuan Shao encountered a desperate situation, he did not consider leading the troops to suppress the battle in person. Instead, he asked Zhang He and Gao Lan to attack Cao Cao's base camp, and ran away first, lacking the courage to completely sink the ship.
Lu Xuan is also working hard.
If he wants to completely weaken or even eliminate Cao Cao's army, he must fight hard.
"Kill, attack with all your strength."
Lu Xuan roared loudly.
He kept attacking with his sword, but the army was still struggling to resist.
"Report!"
At this moment, a soldier suddenly ran over and shouted: "General Qi, the troops led by General Huang Zhong are here. They have rushed from the rear camp and are about to join the battlefield."
"well!"
Lu Xuan's spirit perked up.
He raised the sword in his hand and shouted loudly: "Our reinforcements are coming, kill them!"
For a moment, the roars and shouts of the arrival of reinforcements kept ringing out, and the surrounding soldiers shouted loudly.
"Thief Cao, Huang Zhong is here."
From far away in the back camp, shouts came one after another.
Along with the shouts, looking from a distance, Huang Zhong's flags were fluttering. Huang Zhong, with nearly 10,000 elites, had already charged on horseback. His army roared and charged, and intervened in a short time.
On the battlefield, a quick counterattack.
Cao Cao has been watching the battle from behind.
Seeing that Lu Xuan's army was about to be defeated, he was ready to let Cao Ang lead the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry as the last straw to overwhelm Lu Xuan. Unexpectedly, something happened in Lu Xuan's camp at the critical moment.
When Cao Cao heard the shouting, his pupils shrank, and his dark face showed a look of shock. Huang Zhong was clearly in Xuzhou, so why did he suddenly come to Nanyang County?
At this moment, Cao Cao's face was ashen.
A heart that is extremely lost.
He was just a little bit close, and he could harvest Lu Xuan's army.
Now that Huang Zhong appeared, the situation on the battlefield suddenly changed and became completely unfavorable to Cao Cao.
