Although Cao Rui's Guards only had more than 10,000 people, they still set up a camp facing the north according to the standard pattern. The center army was a military guard camp of 3,000 people, the front army had nearly 2,000 people, and the left and right armies at the rear had more than 1,300 people each.
Two thousand tiger and leopard cavalry were distributed on both sides of Fan City. When the war was tense a few days ago, his Chinese army was inside Fan City, protected by the city wall, and its safety was of course more guaranteed. Yesterday, on a whim, he left the Chinese army outside the city.
In the main camp, due to the rush and trouble of moving the camp, there was no overall move forward. Only part of the Chinese army in the city was transferred outside the city. Naturally, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry did not have a formal camp and still stayed in Fancheng.
on both sides, located behind the Chinese army.
In this way, the responsibility of protecting the Chinese Army falls on the shoulders of the front, left, right and center armies as well as the Chinese Army. Part of the Chinese Army's strength is in Fancheng, and now there are only about 2,000 people. Among the three battalions responsible for protecting the surrounding areas, the number of the front army
At best, the left and right sides are relatively weak.
This is just a temporary measure. The original plan was to wait until the next morning. If Cao Rui still wanted to stay outside the city, they would move the camp together. If Cao Rui wanted to return to Fancheng, there would be no need to mobilize troops like this.
Just one night.
No one expected that someone around them had been peeping at them. Ma Di saw the flaws of the Wei army from the scale of their positions. He divided the 6,000 Shu army into three parts, and Wang Hui led 3,000 people to attack the Wei army's right flank.
He and Wei Feng personally led 2,000 men to attack the Wei army's left camp, and he left another 1,000 men in secret to prepare for harassment of the Wei army when necessary.
Judging from the number of people alone, Wang Hui's 3,000 men attacking 1,300 men can completely occupy a clear advantage, and it is undoubtedly the main direction of attack, while Ma Di and Wei Feng only have 2,000 men, which is more like a diversionary force for the auxiliary attack.
Ma Di then hid Wei Feng and more than a thousand of the Wei family's most powerful soldiers in the formation, and kept the selected county soldiers responsible for peripheral attack tasks, just like putting an ordinary sheath on a sharp sword.
, deceive the Wei army as much as possible.
Ma Su's preparations were not only that, he also specially redefined the golden drum signal for advance and retreat. Usually, in battle, you advance when you hear the drum and retreat when you hear the gold. Today, in order to disrupt the enemy and surprise the enemy, Ma Su made new regulations. Beginning
It was still the same, but when Wang Hui sounded the gold for the first time, the golden drum took on a different meaning.
Different people have different reactions to the sound of golden drums. Wang Hui beat the golden drum and retreated, attracting the attention of the Wei army, making them think that they had defeated the enemy, and their nervousness was somewhat relaxed, while the soldiers surrounding the Wei family's soldiers
They are also retreating, further creating an illusion. However, for the Wei family soldiers who have been hiding in the formation, this is the clarion call to attack.
Just when the Wei army thought that the enemy had been repulsed, the Shu army's sharpest sword finally came out of its sheath, revealing its ferocious appearance.
As soon as Wei Feng and others took action, they caught the pursuing Wei army off guard, and the situation was instantly reversed. The retreating Shu army was like a tsunami. Just after it retreated, it rolled back again with more ferocious momentum. The Wei army was very worried about this.
There was no preparation for the situation, and he was hit hard in an instant. Wei Feng led his soldiers in a wild rush, advancing more than ten steps in just a few breaths.
Not only the left camp, but also the right camp was no exception. Hearing Ma Di's golden sound, Wang Hui, who had just retreated, came back again and roared towards the somewhat dazed Wen Qin. The hundreds of people led by Wen Qin were the current Wei army.
The few mobile forces in the army can entangle him and prevent him from supporting Zuoying, which can greatly increase the chance of success of Wei Feng's troops.
This is a garrison, not a battle formation, so the Chinese army does not have a tall command platform. Cao Rui can only convey news from other battalions through the lookout on the camp building. Originally, he heard the sound of golden gongs as the enemy retreated, and he felt tense.
Just as he felt relieved, he heard even more intense shouts of killing, and he couldn't help being surprised. When the soldiers on the watchtower conveyed the news back to the battlefield, he still didn't quite understand what it meant.
At this time, Liu Ye, Chen Tai and others rushed over and were surprised to learn about this abnormal situation. Liu Ye immediately reminded: "Your Majesty, don't easily mobilize the Chinese army to counterattack. I think the enemy may still have
For the rear move, maybe the left and right battalions are virtual, but the front army is the real one."
Cao Rui nodded, and his heart beat faster. Among the three guarding battalions, the front army was the strongest. If the enemy places the real attack direction on the front army, then the opponent's strength cannot be underestimated.
What kind of person has such strength and courage? Cao Rui's doubts became heavier. In the darkness, it was impossible to clearly distinguish the specific number of enemies on the battlefield, but from the shouts of killing and the movement of the front lines from the left and right battalions,
Judging from the results, whether it is the left camp or the right camp, the enemy's strength is more than twice that of our own. If there are suspects in both directions and are diversionary forces, how many enemies will attack from the north?
The total strength should be less than 10,000, maybe even more.
Cao Rui had to prepare for the worst.
As if to verify Cao Rui's worries, at this moment, an alarm came from the front army. There were traces of enemies in the distance, and they were quickly approaching the camp. The specific number is unknown, but judging from the number of torches, it was at least two thousand, and it was possible.
It's four to five thousand.
Upon hearing the news, everyone was shocked. Chen Tai quickly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, please move!"
The other attendants also knelt down and asked anxiously: "Your Majesty, please move to Fancheng."
Only Liu Ye stood motionless behind Cao Rui, stroking his beard and saying nothing. Cao Rui raised his slightly delicate eyebrows, looked at Liu Ye and said, "Qing family, what do you have in mind?"
Liu Ye slowly walked up to Cao Rui and bowed deeply: "Your Majesty, I think this is not allowed."
Cao Rui's eyes flashed: "Why?"
Liu Ye said: "The enemy attacks at night, so they naturally take it by surprise. They can use the darkness to hide their traces. If the front army is really where the enemy's main attack is, then there is no need for them to set off torches when they are so far away. Moreover, if it is
If they want to take things by surprise, they should not expose their strength early. They can rush to the front of the camp under the cover of night and take action suddenly. The art of war is full of clouds, but the truth is false, and the false is true. From this point of view, the enemy faced by the former army
That’s the real suspect, and the main force of the enemy’s army should be those who are fighting in the two battalions on the left and right at the moment.”
Liu Ye looked at Chen Tai and others and smiled slightly: "For now, our army has the upper hand, and the Wuwei Battalion is an elite division. Even if the left and right battalions suffer greater losses, the enemy may not be able to break through the central army. Your Majesty can
Why retreat when you have peace of mind? Your Majesty is sitting here with peace of mind and the army is unmoved. If Your Majesty retreats, it will hurt morale and make those shady ghosts proud."
Cao Rui nodded and breathed out quietly. Liu Ye was the most experienced strategist around him on the battlefield. Since the time of Cao Cao, Liu Ye had been known for his agility and ability. After Cao Cao attacked Zhang Lu and captured Hanzhong, he deliberately planned to go north.
Later, both Liu Ye and Sima Yi suggested taking advantage of the situation to capture Bashu. For this reason, Liu Ye also argued with Cao Cao, which made Cao Cao very unhappy. Of course, later facts proved that Liu Ye's suggestion was correct.
That time, Cao Rui saw it with his own eyes. From then on, he admired Liu Ye very much. At this moment, Liu Ye's calmness also gave him great comfort.
"In this case, let the front camp stand still to prepare for emergencies. Order the left and right battalions to hold fast, and the military guard camp to stand ready for battle."
Liu Ye nodded: "What your Majesty said is true."
While Cao Rui and Liu Ye were discussing countermeasures, Wei Feng and others had already killed the Wei army's left camp and rushed towards the Chinese army's Wuwei camp. The general of the Wuwei camp, General Hu Wei, Xu Ding, was waiting in formation. When he saw Wei Feng and others running towards him,
He immediately raised his sword and shouted loudly: "Shoot!"
More than two hundred crossbowmen fired their crossbows and fired a hail of arrows.
The Wuwei camp is the emperor's personal army, so it can naturally be equipped with the sharpest weapons. Heavy crossbows are difficult to move, but three or four stone crossbows can be equipped in large numbers. At such a close distance, even the so-called solid black armor may not be able to
Can stop these crossbow arrows.
Xu Ding is the brother of Xu Chu, the general of the Wuwei camp. He has fought for many years and has rich experience. He did not rely on the superb personal martial arts skills of the soldiers of the Wuwei camp to directly go forward to fight. Instead, he took the lead and used a powerful crossbow to carry out covering fire, hoping to destroy the enemy before the battle.
Kill your opponents on a large scale, dampen their spirit, and then defeat them with overwhelming force.
If they are just ordinary soldiers, even ordinary elites, there is no possibility of success in the face of Xu Ding's arrangement. But for the soldiers of the Wei army who are equipped with armor and shields made of new iron-controlling technology, the situation is different.
Slightly different.
The armor made by the Wei family's blacksmiths is not the armor commonly used by ordinary soldiers, but fish scale armor made of stronger iron sheets. Compared with the thin armor used by generals, the armor is just larger and the decoration is simpler.
, not as gorgeous, but the protective ability is no less good. The shields used by the Wei family's soldiers are also different from those used by ordinary soldiers. The shields of ordinary soldiers are usually just a thick wooden board, covered with a layer of cowhide at most. But the shields used by the Wei family's soldiers are
The shield is sandwiched with a layer of steel plates, which more than doubles its protective capabilities.
Of course, such a shield is also heavier. Except for the powerful Wei family soldiers, it is difficult for ordinary soldiers to have such physical strength to wield the shield freely and exert a strong protective effect.
With these two war tools that have greatly improved protection capabilities, even when facing sharp weapons such as crossbows, the Wei soldiers are still capable of fighting. They use shields to protect their faces, chest and abdomen, ignoring the locust-like arrows of the Wei army.
He roared and killed him.
The arrows penetrated the shield and penetrated deeply, but rarely penetrated. Even if they hit the body of the Wei family soldiers, as long as they did not hit the vital points, these powerful soldiers could still charge forward forcefully, and they rarely lost their combat effectiveness on the spot.
Even the Wuwei battalion, which is known as the elite among the elite, has never seen these powerful infantry. Even Xu Ding, who has been on the battlefield for decades, has never seen shields and armor that can withstand the crossbows. Faced with such strange
Xu Ding was a little confused and hesitant for a while.
He did not hesitate for a long time. In just an instant, he was tightly grasped by Ma Di and also tightly grasped by Wei Feng. Wei Feng ran forward and swept up in front of Xu Ding like a strong wind.
, roared, and raised his knife to attack a tiger warrior. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!)