Chapter 306: The Fierce Battle in Wancheng on the Third Front
"Cao Jun rushed back to Wancheng. Of course, he could destroy Liu Bei's army, but this would not be beneficial to us. After Cao Jun destroyed Liu Bei's army, they entered Wancheng, and Wancheng was once again impregnable. But now our army is only left
With 20,000 people, there is no possibility of capturing Wancheng. After this battle, Jingzhou's vitality has been severely damaged and will not recover for several years. Wancheng will no longer be able to be recaptured." Kuai Yue continued to explain the stakes to Cai Hao.
, "And Liu Bei's army captured Wancheng, with only more than 10,000 troops. Wancheng's defense strength will definitely be weakened, and our army still has some confidence in capturing Wancheng."
"According to this, are we going to fight here for Liu Bei's army and Cao's army? Although the morale of Cao's army has declined, there are still a lot of them. Even if we defeat Cao's army, there probably won't be many people left. By then, even if Liu Bei only has
Ten thousand people, I'm afraid we are no match for him, we still don't know how long it will take to capture Wancheng." Although Kuai Yue's analysis was very reasonable, Cai Mao was still angry and said in a loud voice.
After hearing what Cai Mao said, Kuai Yue stroked his short beard under his chin and said, "The more I have two strategies, please let the general consider it."
"I would like to hear the details." Cai Mao said.
Kuai Yue then told Cai Mao the plan he had come up with in detail: "The first strategy is for our army to intercept Cao's army, but we don't have to use all our strength to block some and release some. In this way, even if a part of Cao's army rushes to Wancheng, the number will probably be small."
If we are equal to Liu Bei's army, fighting between the two armies will most likely result in a loss for both sides. But when our army deals with the other half of Cao's army, the pressure can be reduced a lot, and the cost of defeating the opponent can also be reduced a lot. According to the following estimates, if we face
If it is only half of Cao's army, then under the current situation where our army's morale and fighting spirit are superior, after defeating the opponent, our army will still have at least more than 10,000 troops left. By then, we can rush to Wancheng and reap the benefits. The second strategy
, our army lets Cao's army leave, but follows it from a distance. When Cao's army and Liu Bei's army are fighting, we can rush out in one go, and we may achieve unexpected results. How to choose between the two strategies is left to the general to decide."
Although he was not usually on good terms with Kuai Yue, Cai Mao couldn't help but admire him after hearing his strategies. Kuai Yue and Kuai Yidu were indeed the think tanks of Jingzhou, and the planners were indeed extraordinary.
According to Cai Mao's thoughts, he wanted to choose the second plan, to annihilate two enemy armies in one go. Cai Mao liked this style very much.
However, at this moment, the soldiers came to report, and Cao Jun divided his troops and took action!
Cao Jun divided his troops? Cai Mao and Kuai Yue looked at each other after hearing the news.
They immediately guessed the purpose of Cao's army's division of troops. There was no doubt that one force would delay their pursuit, and then the other force would rush to aid Wancheng.
It seems that the generals of Cao's army are indeed mediocre. Although dividing their troops in this case can only make the situation more dangerous, it is the only feasible way for Cao's army - especially when they do not know that they will intentionally let go.
Under the premise.
Although Cao Jun's division of troops was in line with his own wishes, it only made it impossible to implement Kuai Yue's second strategy.
"Okay, let us first eliminate Cao's army at the rear, and then rush to Wancheng to reap the benefits!" Cai Mao shouted and ordered his soldiers to attack Cao's army at the rear.
——————————————————————————————Gao Shun led 12,000 people and marched quickly on the road to Wancheng
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Originally, Gao Shun thought that if he "escaped" from the battlefield with nearly half of his troops, Cai Mao would send people crazy to chase and intercept him. Even though Xu Huang divided his troops and intercepted them, it would still take a long time for his troops to break out of Liu Biaojun's camp.
It took a lot of time. However, unexpectedly, Cai Mao finally just let his soldiers launch an offensive against Xu Huang's troops, but ignored his twelve thousand men and allowed them to leave.
Although Gao Shun has not yet figured out the significance of Cai Mao's move, it is good to be able to leave Liu Biaojun's camp easily. After all, if he loses men and horses now, the pressure he will face even if he reaches Wancheng will not be small.
Since there were no pursuing troops, Gao Shun immediately commanded the army and rushed to Wancheng as quickly as possible.
Although the road from Liu Biao's army camp back to Wancheng was mostly smooth, there were also some woods beside the road where the army could be ambushed. If the other party set up an ambush and suddenly broke out when our army was in a hurry, the consequences would be
It’s unimaginable…
Although according to common sense, Liu Bei's army made a surprise attack on Wancheng, so he probably would not have been distracted by setting up an ambush.
However, if everything is based on common sense, who would have imagined that Liu Bei would raid Wancheng?
What's more, no matter how much you overestimate Zhuge Liang's intelligence, I'm afraid it won't be too much, but if you underestimate him even a little bit, it's very likely that you'll be doomed.
Judging from the perspective of Gao Shun's future time travellers, he may be able to look down upon others, but only towards Zhuge Liang, Gao Shun would never dare to slack off at all.
What if an ambush was really set up along the way... Then how should I defend myself?