There are only two ways to solve the problem of the slow movement of the refugees. One is to make the refugees speed up, and the other is to slow down Cao Jun’s pursuit. But it is basically difficult to make the refugees speed up, or in other words, even if you do
Even if a large amount of work is done, it is impossible for the refugees to immediately become like soldiers, knowing how to obey orders and prohibitions, coordinate and cooperate.
Therefore, there was only one way left to slow down Cao Jun's pursuit as much as possible.
Zhuge Liang didn't feel much nervous during the fierce battle outside Fancheng a few days ago. After all, it could be said that it was Zhuge Liang's long-premeditated plan, and he watched it come true step by step. At the beginning of the battle, he had already anticipated Cao Jun's behavior
Trajectory, but now, this refugee who does not act according to common sense makes Zhuge Liang very helpless.
In the understanding of Zhuge Liang, Liao Hua, Xu Yu and others, whether it is because of the orders of the Hussar General or the pity for these Jingzhou refugees, they all feel that these refugees should understand that human life is the most important, so it is important to escape quickly. This is
Isn’t it the right thing to do? Is it the most important thing for refugees to do?
Unfortunately, the positions are different and the perspectives of thinking are also different.
When you arrive at a refugee place, escaping is important, but the pots and pans around you are equally important. Even the hussar soldiers have repeatedly claimed that new farm tools will be distributed in Guanzhong, and even cattle and sheep can be rented first, etc.
Policies, but these refugees still feel that all good things are not as good as what they have at home, and they have to drag them with them to life and death with those things that Zhuge Liang and Liao Hua consider to be burdensome.
Zhuge Liang even saw someone pushing the stone mill all the way to the refugees. After some hard talking, he finally gave up the idea of rolling the stone mill all the way to Guanzhong...
Human life is undoubtedly the most expensive, but in the hearts of these refugees, their own lives are often lowly, not even worth a few handfuls of grain and a cauldron!
Zhuge Liang did not place his hopes on the refugees. Retreating from Wumingwu Fort to Wuguan was not an easy task. Although there was Danshui to guide him along the way, the ups and downs were not easy, so the refugees would still be slow.
, until...
Fortunately, Liao Hua successfully destroyed most of Cao Jun's ships, so that Cao Jun could not pursue by water. Otherwise, Zhuge Liang would have faced the most embarrassing situation and would not even be able to implement his strategy.
This time, Zhuge Liang suggested that Xu Yu rush to Wuguan for help, while he and Liao Hua stayed behind to delay Cao Jun's pursuit. However, the original plan was for Xu Yu and Liao Hua to stay while Zhuge Liang went to Wuguan.
...After all, is Zhuge Liang's military strength worth it? Well, when he picks up the long sword, he can probably defeat one or two refugees, but it's probably nothing.
However, Xu Yu was injured. Although he was treated, it was impossible to go into battle immediately and kill vigorously. Therefore, he could only make adjustments, but this also led to Zhuge Liang possibly facing more dangers. If he is not careful,
, let alone retreat, or even risk your own life. Wealth can be found in danger, everyone knows this sentence, but when they are really in danger, most people will shrink back, and they can really bravely face it.
After all, there are very few people.
Zhuge Liang weighed the pros and cons many times, but when he made the final decision, he was still a little nervous.
Liao Hua could sense Zhuge Liang's nervousness at the side, so he said: "Kong Ming is here to mobilize the refugees... If something goes wrong, you can retreat quickly..." Liao Hua's meaning was very clear. If he couldn't hold off Cao Jun, then he would
Let Zhuge Liang leave quickly. Let these refugees slow down Cao Jun...
"When we evacuate, Cao's army will chase us!" Zhuge Liang suppressed his nervousness and tried his best to look more relaxed, "As expected, the cavalry will arrive first, followed by the infantry... If Cao's army sees the refugees in large numbers, they will definitely
Drive and cover them, disrupting our military formation. If we wait here to attack, we may be in trouble."
Liao Hua agreed with Zhuge Liang's opinion and said: "Therefore we should attack him!"
"Exactly." Zhuge Liang nodded.
"Then... what should we do?" Liao Hua asked.
Zhuge Liang turned his attention to the alchemy beside him.
As expected, Cao Jun launched a large-scale pursuit...
After Cao's army occupied Fancheng, they argued with each other about whether to continue the pursuit. Coach Xiahou Dun was hesitant. The young general Cao Xiu said that the opportunity was too late not to come again and that he must pursue. Cao Renmo was worried that there might be a trap.
For Cao Cao's army, it is good to expand the results of the battle, but if the poor enemy is ambushed in pursuit, then it will naturally not be good. When Cao Cao chased Dong Zhuo, he also had a hard time and lost everything. Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren were both present, so
Relatively speaking, I tend to be cautious.
But the problem is that Cao Xiu is not happy.
The fundamental reason for Cao Xiu's dissatisfaction is not, well, it cannot be said that it is entirely selfish. After all, if this hussar army is really killed and the hussar army abandons their helmets and armor and flees in all directions, even if they cannot take the enemy general's head, it will be
It is of great benefit to Cao Cao's overall situation, but under the cover of this big sign, Cao Xiu still has some small thoughts of competing for credit.
Although Cao Ren and Cao Xiu teamed up to defeat Jiangdong's soldiers during the fight against Jiangdong, which was considered a great achievement. However, this feat was basically Cao Ren's main contribution and Cao Xiu's auxiliary contribution. Moreover, among the auxiliary contributions, there was also
Some were divided, including Hu Qi's part, so what really fell on Cao Xiu was not a lot. But now, Hu Qi returned to cooperate with Cao Cao, and Cao Xiu went to Xiangyang to cooperate with Xiahou Dun, but it was like this.
Cao Xiu actually suffered defeats near Fancheng. Not only did he not get any new achievements, he even lost his troops and generals!
How could Cao Xiu swallow this bad breath?
What's interesting is that normally, when most of the ships were burned, Xiahou Dun would naturally hesitate, which is normal. General Cao Ren has a conservative attitude. Even if Cao Xiu strongly proposes, there is a high probability that he will favor Cao Ren's opinion.
But Cao Xiu said some very crucial words that immediately changed the final decision.
"In the past when we were fighting in Jiangdong, we had many soldiers to watch, and the corpses were in the sun. Jiangdong was terrified!" Cao Xiu looked at Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren, and said with a cup of his hands, "But now, although Uncle Zixiao has three arrows to repel the thieves, the hussar cavalry is still there."
The loss of soldiers is not much, and it is not enough to break the heart. If the evil intention is not dead, what will happen if the enemy comes back?"
Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren looked at each other and then fell silent.
In some respects, Cao Xiu's words are not wrong. After all, from the beginning to now, he has basically been at a disadvantage against the Hussars. It was not easy, well, it can't be said that he has the advantage right now. After all, he has a slight advantage.
I returned some, and then just gave up the opportunity to continue to expand my advantage...
"What's more, there are still many people in Fan City, but the thieves retreated lightly..." Regarding this point, Cao Xiu said with some disdain, "If someone defends the city, there are these people, at least ten more days! It's so easy."
If you say retreat, maybe something happened, or the thieves will be timid! Even if you take a step back, in the name of benevolence and virtue, you have little desire to sacrifice, so you retreat... Haha, if this is really the case, how can these women's mentality be able to lead the army?
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"This is the key point of Jingxiang and Xiang. If someone changes the location, he will fight to the death of one soldier and try his best to delay the time to achieve the overall situation!" Cao Xiu talked eloquently, "When fighting based on the city, the minimum is one for three, and the maximum
So one for five, this kind of geographical advantage is an underestimation! If the thieves are determined to fight, and they can trade more than ten thousand of us with three thousand soldiers, and it can delay the time, why not do it? Now the enemy will care about life and death.
Not daring to fight to the death, they abandoned the city and fled. This shows that the Hussars army has no intention of fighting. If we don't pursue them now, how long will it take?"
Does it make sense?
It seems to sound reasonable.
So Cao Jun took the cavalry led by Cao Xiu as the vanguard, and Cao Ren led the infantry behind, and began to pursue Zhuge Liang and others. In order to march more easily along the mountain road along Danshui, Cao Xiu placed heavy armor in Fancheng and converted it into light armor.
The purpose of the state was to speed up the pursuit. Anyway, in Cao Xiu's view, Zhuge Liang and others were already frightened and did not pose much of a threat.
However, in fact, before Cao Jun's pursuit reached Wumingwu Fort, he was ambushed by a trap set by Liao Hua and others...
Thirty Cao Jun cavalry appeared in the field of vision. They looked very cautious. The first two cavalry were holding reins in one hand and holding halberds in the other. They were neither fast nor slow. They were alert and seemed to be ready to deal with all kinds of cavalry at any time.
Sudden change.
Suddenly, one of Cao Jun's war horses sank half of its front legs, and then heard a heart-wrenching clicking sound. It immediately fell to the ground, throwing the rider on the horse a long way!
"There's an ambush! Be alert!"
"Enemy attack——"
Amidst the pitiful roar, Cao Jun shouted, and then quickly got into a fighting posture. His eyes were wide open. He held the shield, raised the bow, and looked around, observing the changes in every light and shadow.
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However, everything was quiet. The rain of arrows like locusts and the cold swords and spears that Cao Jun's soldiers expected did not appear. The mountains were slightly misty, and in the mountain forest, the treetops swayed slowly and calmly, and an old crow flew across the sky.
They seemed to be laughing at Cao Jun's fuss.
"what happened?!"
From the queue, the commander of Cao's cavalry, who was leading the front army, saw that everything was quiet around him and there seemed to be no danger, so he pushed aside the guards and went to the front to ask the cavalry of Cao's army what had happened.
"I, I don't know either..."
The unlucky Cao Jun cavalry was beaten with bruises and bruises on his face and arms. He looked a little embarrassed with blood, but it was not fatal. Similarly, the horse lying on the ground whining was not dead either, but its front legs were broken.
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"Gan!" Commander Cao Jun turned over and dismounted, checked, and immediately couldn't help but jump to his feet and cursed, "This is what the damn hussar soldiers did! It's specially used to trap horses' legs! It's here, here, and...
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Commander Cao Jun couldn't help cursing, looking left and right, and pointing, "You can't go this way, and the front..."
Before Cao Jun Qu Chang finished speaking, the vegetation on one side of the mountain forest shook. A crossbow bolt flew out from under the shadow of the tree, and in the blink of an eye it pierced into Cao Jun Qu Chang's chest and abdomen!
Perhaps the commander of Cao's army did not dismount and give instructions, and he would not be the target of the hussar sniper. It is possible that another unlucky guy died, but he happened to show different behavioral characteristics from ordinary soldiers, and he suddenly became the target of an ambush.
The best target for snipers.
Cao Jun was horrified. He subconsciously raised his shield again and was on guard with his sword. After a while, without waiting for the follow-up attack, they looked at each other. Someone yelled angrily and cautiously raised his shield to press.
In the direction where the crossbow arrow was fired, the person had already disappeared into the tree, leaving no trace.
Although the sun is high in the sky, there are still many places hidden in darkness under the shadows of mountains and trees. Under the swaying vegetation, they all seem to be smiling eerily at Cao Jun with malicious intentions.
Such a strange situation caused Cao Jun, who lost his grassroots commander, to immediately have disagreements. Some people thought that this was just an accidental problem. The death of Qu Chang was just an accident. It cannot stop just because one person died. If he turned back, it would mean
He was afraid that he would be punished for not completing his military duties, but another part of him felt that this must be an ambush by the hussars. There might be more traps ahead, and he had to go back and report to Cao Xiu first.
Different opinions led to different results. Those who insisted on moving forward took a dozen people forward, and then immediately encountered a new ambush. Liao Hua and others suddenly rushed out of the forest and easily harvested their heads.
All the war horses that could still walk were taken away, leaving only a mess on the ground.
As expected, those who retreated were punished by Cao Xiu in public, indicating that they not only lost their masters, but also retreated without permission. Either because they could still be punished and made meritorious service, they were determined to kill them without mercy, and then hurried forward again.
, but encountered a freshly baked horse’s leg pit again halfway!
These small pits were not actually very harmful, but they were quite insulting. Cao Xiu was immediately furious and arrested the team leader who was responsible for the vanguard and whipped him twenty times. After all, these were originally responsible for detection and pathfinding.
The forward troops not only failed to complete the task of detecting the mark, but also escaped and were not killed as deserters. Cao Xiu was already very restrained.
While Cao Xiu lined up on the spot, he ordered his soldiers to search the surrounding mountains and forests, but found nothing. Although some traces of activity were found, they did not catch or encounter these ambushed hussars. The horses could not enter the mountains and forests.
Naturally, the speed of the pursuit on foot could not keep up with those of the hussars that had already evacuated, and it was impossible for Cao Xiu to abandon the target in front and waste too much time in the mountains and forests. In the end, he could only return disappointed.
While Cao Xiu was increasing his vigilance, he sent his soldiers to the front for reconnaissance again. However, the troops that came out immediately received a sad news. The first batch of more than ten cavalrymen of Cao's army on the mountain road ahead were completely wiped out.
When Cao Xiu arrived at the scene of the incident, but before he could investigate clearly, another bad news came from the front. He was ambushed again, and nearly half of the more than thirty people were killed. Cao Xiu was so angry that his mouth was filled with smoke, but some chills could not help but rise in his heart.
Cao Xiu was afraid that he would be ambushed by dividing his troops again, so he camped step by step and no longer sent small teams forward. Instead, he divided his troops into two parts, the front and the rear, and pursued them in turn. If there was any disturbance in the mountains and forests, he would first greet him with a round of arrows.
Then the cavalry roared to clear them up.
Although this action had a certain effect and killed some hussar soldiers, Cao Xiu's own damage was several times higher!
Under the light and shadow of the woods, Cao Jun's cavalry was unable to guard against the horse ropes and head-cutting wires. Later, they even learned how to do it. Once they entered the dark woods, one person would hold up a long halberd to fish for nothing, and the other person would draw diagonally on the ground...
Even so, Cao Xiu's pursuit could not help but be greatly slowed down.
Liao Hua did not attack by force. He was just taking advantage of his familiarity with the terrain in this area to constantly harass and sneak attack Cao Xiu. After all, although both sides were marching along Danshui, it seemed that they could stop and repair anywhere, but in fact not all
The terrain is suitable for drinking horses, and flat areas are always limited, so these places are naturally the areas that Liao Hua focuses on.
Every time Cao Xiu rests, several or more of Cao Xiu's troops will go missing or die. The hussars and horses seem to be tireless, spying on Cao Xiu and others in the mountains and forests all the time. As long as Cao Xiu's troops are alone, they will
They would be attacked in the blink of an eye. Although the number of casualties was not high, it seriously affected the morale of Cao's army.
Cao Xiu tried to set up bait several times, and even took risks to lure Liao Hua, but Liao Hua was not fooled. He was not like Xu Yu, who couldn't move when he saw the enemy general, but carefully implemented Zhuge Liang's plan.
, repeatedly harassed Cao Xiu, and only launched a fierce attack when he was sure that he could kill Cao's scattered troops in one go, and then retreated in the blink of an eye, leaving Cao Xiu defenseless. He wanted to pursue but was afraid of being trapped again, and was in a dilemma.
If Cao Xiu had a force several times larger than Liao Hua, then Cao Xiu could pursue and fight fiercely regardless of damage, and could even overwhelm Liao Hua. Even if he used these moves, he would still be chased away in panic. But the problem is that Cao Xiu does not have the same number of cavalry.
Not much, plus he wanted to pursue speed and took off his heavy armor. In the small-scale battle on the bank of the rugged Danshui River, the skill gap between the soldiers was magnified...
The cavalry under Cao Xiu are just cavalry, and they are like fools when dismounted. If there are no grassroots commanders, sometimes they will not know what they should do when they are attacked.
Hussars, as long as they are veterans of more than one year, they are almost all-rounders. In the annual military competition, the victorious group of guys can go to Chang'an to meet the hussars, where they can enjoy the good food, drink hot food, and further their studies, and they will soon be
will be improved, coupled with the gradual spread of military education and the welfare benefits of professional soldiers, the soldiers under the hussar rarely have the situation of being completely passive and only shouting and moving. Most of the soldiers are automatic
Spontaneously learning more combat skills, and even practicing on his own after training.
When large-scale soldiers are fighting, it is difficult to detect it, but the smaller the number and the smaller the battle, the more obvious the gap between soldiers. Hussars will hide in disguise and use crossbows to snipe.
He knows how to dig traps, and even knows how to bandage himself and treat himself, but once Cao Jun is injured, he will just hold the wound and scream...
The two sides started a tug-of-war in the mountains. Cao Xiu gritted his teeth and kept fighting, while Liao Hua appeared and lurked, seizing every possible opportunity to attack Cao's army. Cao's army was in tension all day long, and his nerves were tense every moment.
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If a person is nervous for a period of time, it is not a big problem, but if he is nervous all the time, he will either become a salty fish in the end, lying down and let others drag him, or he will overreact. So on the night of Cao Xiu
When repairing and setting up camp, the defensive measures were obviously very good. Even Liao Hua couldn't find a flaw in the attack. However, Cao Xiu's soldiers in his own camp howled in the middle of the night. I don't know whether it was because of the strange screams of the bustard at night or some other fright.
The enemy attack almost caused the camp to roar. If Cao Xiu had not reacted quickly and controlled it properly, he would have either continued the attack without Liao Hua or the entire army would have collapsed.
Under such a situation, even Cao Xiu, who was very ambitious, could not continue to pursue forcefully. He could only shamelessly go back and ask Cao Ren for support...
