Chapter 3113 Sleepy Pillow
Cao Tai in Changping seemed to have noticed something wrong these days, but he didn't know where this uneasiness came from.
In the past two days, a batch of important supplies have been delivered here and needs to be transferred to the place where Huguan Le entered.
But the New Year is here...
No matter what, I have to celebrate the New Year?
Even in this wilderness, wilderness, deserted cities and villages.
No one is that cheap, and there is still a war in the New Year?
A new year, a new hope.
Cao Tai hopes that the war will end early, and he really doesn't want to stay for too long for a day.
Before the war began, Cao Tai was more confident than anyone else.
Isn't it just a cavalry?
Isn’t it Guanzhong?
What's so amazing? There are so many people from Cao's army, even if one spits a mouthful of spit, it can overwhelm the Sanfu!
He really thought so, so he rushed to the front very enthusiastically, afraid that one step too late would be a loss of merit.
As Cao Ren's eldest son, Cao Tai regarded himself as the first person in the second generation. In the early years, Cao Tai followed Xiahou Dun and always felt that the war was just like this, the strategy was nothing but the heroes in the world were nothing but the same. He felt that he was well-versed in astronomy and geography, and he knew everything about worldly thought, and his literary and military strategies...
But now, there are too many problems facing Cao Tai, which makes him feel very troubled.
Then I realized that leading the army alone and serving as a side general under Xiahou Dun were two completely different concepts.
Leading alone requires you to take care of everything, ask about everything, arrange everything, and make decisions. Do you need to be a side general under Xiahou Dun? You only need to do the part you are responsible for. Other times are easy, and because of your identity, there is no tedious and difficult things.
Cao Tai, who had been patrolling the camp, frowned and returned to the central army tent.
Cao's army was not in good condition at this time.
The Cao army he led was the first batch of troops to march.
At the beginning, the morale of the Cao army soldiers was high, and it seemed that even if there was a mountain in front of them, they would be flattened. Even if it was a peerless dangerous pass, they would be able to conquer it. But then slowly, after "attacking" Changping, a logistics camp was established here. Everything seemed to be extremely smooth, but I just didn't know where to start, something was wrong...
The city walls here in Changping have been disrepaired and eroded by wind and rain, and many sections are actually seriously damaged. Some of the blue brick protective surfaces on the city walls have now collapsed into earthen shapes. These bricks may not be natural damage, but are actually caused by man-made people. They have been demolished by local residents to build their own houses. Under the lack of effective jurisdiction of the government, this kind of behavior that harms public interests and personal gains has always been traditional.
As the offensive side, it was naturally very pleasant to face such a situation, but when Cao Tai defeated Changping and wanted to station here, he would have a headache.
Even the county government is shaking, the beam is rotten, and the cracks in the adobe on the wall can be stretched out halfway through...
Can you live in such a place?
Most of the residents of Changping and Gaoping fled, leaving behind these ruins, which could barely be lived in for the soldiers, but Cao Tai felt uncomfortable, so he simply set up camp outside the city. Staying in tents was more comfortable and safer than the house that would collapse when it would collapse.
The problem of living was barely solved, and then there was a problem of eating.
If you stay for a long time, you need more food and grass.
Cao Tai originally wanted to serve as a bait to lure Shangdang or Hedong's cavalry army, so in the early days, Cao Tai did not bring many soldiers or food, but Shangdang's Jia Qu could not leave Huguan. A unit that had finally come out of Hedong was defeated by Xiahou Yuan, and then Xiahou Yuan rushed into Hedong with a whistle...
So what has Cao Tai become now?
All the original plans were invalidated and needed to be repositioned.
Le Jin could not attack Huguan for a long time, and could not retreat, and could not advance. Cao Tai changed from bait to a forward base for transit.
But it is not easy to stay here in Changping.
The Changping area is surrounded by mountains, and the terrain is completely different from that in the Central Plains.
As Hanoi sends more and more food, the number of labor service increases, and the continuous expansion of the camp, the difficulty of Cao Tai's management is also increasing rapidly.
Take the simplest hygiene as an example. The soldiers of the Cao army can still do the requirements for soldiers, but for those laborers, it is common to urinate and defecate at will, and they can't even tell the left and right. Well, maybe they can tell the difference in normal times, but when they get nervous, they can't tell the difference. Even if they beat, scold, or even chop, they may not be able to remember anything...
So over time, Cao Tai stopped doing such futile things.
The Cao army soldiers returned to the Cao army soldiers, and the hard worker returned to the hard worker, which immediately relieved the worries.
The longer he stayed in Changping, the heavier the things heavier on his body.
Originally, as bait, the most important thing for him was "light", which means he could transfer at any time. Whether it was soldier or material brought, he would not feel a pity whether it was destroyed or discarded...
But now Cao Tai is getting heavier.
Because it has now become a transit base, and a garrison for food and labor, it has gradually gained more fireworks, but it has also brought more flaws...
This made Cao Tai feel more and more uneasy, but he didn't know what he was going to do.
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In the valley not far from Caotai Camp, Wei Yan sat quietly on a stone.
The felt blanket above the head retained some warmth and blocked the fire from leaking out. The bonfire was jumping excitedly, just like the mood of the soldiers around.
They are guests of Taihang Mountain, but they are familiar with everything in the forest.
Rocks, dead trees, holes in bushes.
Spring water, yellow mud, and white smoke floating on the marching pot.
The Taihang Mountains are very large and there are no people in most areas, but it does not mean that these areas are really not suitable for human habitation.
Human needs can be very large, so large that the whole world cannot satisfy their desires. They can also be very small, just a little food and a simple place to stay.
Wei Yan was preparing to deal with Cao Tai's troops stationed in Changping and Gaoping.
It is difficult to completely wipe out, but it is still possible to stab the back and directly cause disability...
Cao Tai reached into Taihang's tentacles from Hanoi and stationed in Danshui in Changping Gaoping. Because it was sparsely populated here, it was difficult for Cao Tai and others to get any supplies. They could only establish temporary storage as a support base for Lejin and Xiahou Yuan. If this support base is disrupted, it will be a very important impact on the entire Cao army's strategy to march into Taihang.
Wei Yan was not sure about Cao Jun’s specific arrangements, but he instinctively felt that Cao Tai’s current nodes were very important.
This seems to be like a real martial artist may not know what the other party’s move is called, but with one punch, you can directly hit the core key. Wei Yan has this instinct, like a beast.
The main problem now is that Wei Yan brought into the mountains not many soldiers, only a thousand, while Cao Tai's side had nearly ten thousand people. Although Cao Tai's quality is mixed, there are about three thousand soldiers at the core. If you accidentally get trapped in, even if you can win, you will suffer a lot of losses. Wei Yan would not think that he could continue to penetrate into Jizhou and make trouble.
So now, we can't be in a hurry.
It's like catching a sheep. If you go straight to the sheep's head, you might be beaten by the sheep, but if you find the sheep's belly...
In the past two days, the scouts have been constantly investigating the situation around Cao Tai.
There is good news and bad news.
The good news is that these Cao Tai soldiers seemed to feel safer in Changping and Gaoping, and were actually preparing to celebrate the New Year.
According to the scouts, they also cleaned the camp and cooked cattle and sheep...
The bad news is that Cao's army has been constantly arriving here with reinforcements. Not only Hanoi, but also Yanzhou people also appeared. Different accents from various places gathered together. It seems that because Cao Cao's progress in Tongguan in Guanzhong is not going smoothly, so it is possible that Cao's army is preparing to increase its strength in the Changping Gaoping area...
Among Pang Tong's strategy, the Huguan area is the key defense core of Shangdang. The Changping Gaoping area has a low income due to its poor foundation and lack of personnel. Therefore, it is just an empty standpoint and can be regarded as a beast trap dug out. It was originally expected that it would be a trap for big prey, but now there is only one Cao Tai here. It is obviously Cao's army and he also thinks something is wrong with Changping Gaoping, and he refuses to easily get involved.
Taihang Mountain is like a stone wall in a trap. It is easy to walk in, but it is difficult to get out.
However, even wild beasts that fall into traps will fight to the trap. If you are accidentally injured, it will be a bad idea.
Wei Yan gently drew a line on the map.
A line of attack.
Wei stretched out his waist, like a tiger stretching his muscles and bones.
Starting from Shaanxi and Tianjin, crossing mountains and ridges all the way, we should make good supplies at the moment.
Supplies, of course, are the ones Cao Jun coming to...
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Because more and more people gathered here, Cao Tai divided the place into three parts. One was the Zhongjun Battalion, located under a stone wall of a hill, surrounded by stone walls on both sides, and the other was a village wall built with tight defense. Outside the Zhongjun Battalion, there were two camps. One was the baggage battalion, which occupied a large area because it had to stockpile important food and supplies, and it was also under heavy troops around. The other was the labor camp, which was distributed in a mess in the wild area, and randomly circled fences and other things, and it was a matter of trouble.
Suddenly, a loud roar broke the tranquility of the night.
『Enemy attack!』
The shrill copper whistle suddenly rang out, and Wei Yan's men no longer sneaked quietly, but instead launched a fierce attack, and began to emerge from the mountains and forests and rushed towards the Cao army's labor camp.
Cao Jun’s camp was still immersed in the New Year’s dream. Many people hadn’t reacted yet, and suddenly they thought they were still in the dream.
A black torrent directly crashed into the camp, and the sound of shouting was like thunder.
"ignition!"
『Kill!』
The fire started very quickly. I don’t know if it was because of the dry weather. Many places were just a little bit.
The flames soared into the sky, rolling, and greedily swallowing the surrounding various sacks, straw ropes, tents, and wooden boards...
These tools that were originally used for labor have now become the best combustible materials.
The night was dispersed, and the orange-red firelight reflected the bright red blood.
Wei Yan threw out the torch with his left hand, waved the sword with his right hand, and chopped over Cao Jun who was running out of the tent in panic.
"kill!"
Wei Yan continued to move forward and attack.
The labor camps basically have no fighting spirit and can only escape instinctively. The few Cao troops on duty in the labor camps could not resist the impact of Wei Yan and others. Some Cao troops came in a hurry, either without armor or without weapons, and were quickly knocked to the ground by the surging waves.
The fire gradually spread.
From the labor camp to the baggage camp.
Suddenly, a fire light was like an angry dragon, and it flew into the sky with a loud bang!
Wei Yan was stunned.
this……
Is there gunpowder here?
What is this?
Scream!
There is actually tincture oil?!
This is really too...
Very good!
Cao Jun’s supply is really powerful!
Originally, Wei Yan thought that it might not be able to fully work by rushing to the Cao army's barracks by hard labor, but now he found that there were gunpowder and tinea oil in the Cao army's baggage camp!
Didn’t this bring a pillow just because of sleepiness?
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When Cao Tai first encountered an attack, he was still a little excited.
Cao Tai didn't care about the collapse of labor and labor. What he wanted was to catch Wei Yan who was attacking him.
Therefore, from the beginning, Cao Tai was gathering soldiers and lined up to wait for Wei Yan to bump into him...
But unexpectedly, what came was not Wei Yan's subordinates, but the tincture oil and gunpowder that were thrown!
The stone wall on one side of the camp was a natural obstacle to prevent Wei Yan's attack, but now it cannot prevent Wei Yan's subordinates from throwing gunpowder and irritation oil!
No one can be arranged in a neat way under the fire. Cao's army's queue was quickly burned by tinder oil and gunpowder. The key is that these are the tinder oil and gunpowder that Cao army had transported not long ago!
Listening to the heart-wrenching screams of Cao's soldiers, Cao Tai was shocked.
The situation was completely chaotic.
Facing swords, guns, swords and halberds, Cao's soldiers may not be afraid, but facing tincture oil and gunpowder, no matter how strong the martial arts are, no matter how strong the person is, he cannot withstand it!
The splashing stitches were scattered, and the gunpowder burst into flames and loud noises from time to time.
The wind blowing is mixed with choking smoke.
『Major General! Retreat! Retreat!
『Ahem cough cough…』
It seemed that the world was burning.
『Looking south! There is a river to the south!』
At this time, only the river can save lives.
Cao Tai had no choice but to order the entire army to break through.
While escaping, Cao Tai looked back, hoping to see the flag of the coming general and know who defeated him.
Unfortunately, in the chaos, I can't see anything...
The fire was getting bigger and bigger, and it seemed that there were blazing flames everywhere.
The river water is cold in winter, but when Cao's soldiers saw the river, they rushed directly to the river as if they had seen their relatives, poured the river water on themselves, and some people stretched their heads into the river, drinking water like cattle and horses...
『High wind!』
Wei Yan looked at Cao Jun who had escaped and his face was cold.
Arrows roared out, and Cao's soldiers fell on the bank of the river in a twist.
Wei Yan and others hid on the flanks of darkness, and the jumping and twisting light and shadow became their best cover.
The Cao army soldiers who escaped from the sea of ​​fire were dizzy by the smoke and could not see clearly where Wei Yan and others were, let alone defending the arrows shot from the darkness. They could only dodge by instinct.
The flames are also harmful to Wei Yan and others. Some people were accidentally ignited when carrying gunpowder and irritating oil and suddenly became firemen. Some people ran in the dark and accidentally bumped into the weapon abandoned by Cao's soldiers...
This is the battlefield, and the fragility of life is fully displayed.
Wei Yan, whose eyes were sore due to the stimulation of the flames and smoke, still insisted on searching for Cao Tai's figure in the chaotic queue of Cao's army, like a cheetah looking for the most suitable prey in the running herd of cattle.
Impacting and intercepting Cao's army, who are determined to flee, undoubtedly requires great damage.
The dog jumps over the wall when it is anxious, and the person becomes crazy.
Although shooting here, the soldiers of Cao's army are like fools who don't know how to fight back. They can only run and escape blindly, but if they are blocking the road...
Moreover, chasing along the way is not a very good choice. Although chasing will be easier, there will be no Cao army soldiers in the early stages. However, after Cao army recovers a little rationally, Wei Yan and others are mainly mountain soldiers, and they cannot recover their physical strength on war horses like cavalry. When Cao army counterattacks, the positions of prey and hunters cannot be exchanged.
The key is that Wei Yan does not have so many personnel!
It was beyond Wei Yan's expectation to be able to achieve the current results.
When Wei Yan launched an attack, he didn't expect that there would be so much tincture oil and gunpowder in the Cao army camp. His plan was to disrupt the labor camp and burn the Cao army's baggage as the main combat goal. However, he didn't expect that he found an unexpected surprise when burning the Cao army's baggage...
So Wei Yan was generous and gave Cao Tai an unexpected surprise.
Arrows whistling.
Cao's army ran out, and the arrows shot from the flanks devoured their lives. Many Cao's soldiers died by the river, but many people fled out along the river...
Among the messy Cao army, Wei Yan could not see the flag belonging to the Cao army general.
Is this the general Cao's army dead?
Still haven't escaped in this direction?
Or maybe this guy didn't want to be shameless and rolled up the flag and mixed in the crowd?
During Wei Yan's search, he suddenly found that the arrows were gradually becoming sparse, and he couldn't help but turn his head and shout angrily, "Shoot the arrow! Keep shooting!"
『General...We run out of arrows...』
The military academy next to him replied a little embarrassedly and helplessly.
"So fast?" Wei Yan was stunned for a moment.
Although mountain soldiers are all versatile, the arrows that everyone carries are limited, and it is impossible to make up for them on the battlefield.
The soldiers of Cao's army seemed to have noticed that the arrows shot out from the darkness were scarce, so they shouted and fled south...
The military academy hesitated, "Why... let's go out to chase?"
Wei Yan swallowed a mouthful of saliva, then took a deep breath, suppressed the greed of killing more heads, snorted helplessly, waved his hand, "Well, we'll stop chasing them, they'll be lucky..."
Chapter completed!