Although the Danshui River is not very spacious, it is still somewhat difficult to swim across it. Fortunately, in autumn and winter, the water flow is slightly slower, and there are leather ropes connecting the two banks, so Liao Hua can ensure that he will not be deflected by the flowing water.
The four hooves of the war horse were also pulling hard under the water. Liao Hua was seen moving forward with his hands alternately, and in the blink of an eye, he had already crossed half of the water.
In order to ensure that the leather rope does not burst when swimming, the cavalry following Liao Hua can only proceed one after another. Only when one person reaches the river can the following ones follow. Those with good water skills fall behind.
A person like Liao Hua, who is water-based, can still be prepared to rescue him if he accidentally misses it.
Even if there is some inconvenience, Liao Hua and others still have to bring war horses, because war horses not only represent mobility, but also mean a larger carrying capacity of logistics materials...
The water in autumn is cold and chilling.
The sun was quite warm, and it felt somewhat warm when it shone on his face and body. However, his lower body was immersed in the water and it was flowing. The heat was taken away very quickly. In just a moment, Liao Hua felt that his upper and lower body were like ice and fire.
Zhongtian, enjoying two different treatments, hot and cold, at the same time, what a feeling...
When they reached the river, the war horse gradually submerged into the water, with only its head and neck exposed. In order to reduce the burden on the war horse, Liao Hua also tried his best to help with paddling. Well, really paddling. The war horse can indeed swim, but
After all, the limbs are thin, and although the horse is pulling hard, it can't swim very fast.
Generally speaking, the speed of river water is not always the same. The water flow near the shore is slower, and the water flow in the center of the river is significantly faster. Some rivers even have undercurrents underwater. These are all determined by the river bed.
For example, if there are two huge rocks in the river bed, a raging undercurrent will form between the two rocks, which will affect the downstream river water within a certain distance. All of this is invisible on the river surface.
So sometimes I often see people crossing the river. It was smooth sailing at the beginning, but suddenly they were washed down. Most of them encountered this situation.
Liao Hua also encountered an undercurrent now. The cold river water kept hitting his body and face, making his whole body soaked. The horse under his crotch was also swinging its head uneasily, as if it wanted to neigh, but his mouth
However, he was blocked by the title, and in the end he had no choice but to move forward desperately.
Liao Hua struggled forward. He didn't know how long it took, but he suddenly felt the war horse under him suddenly shake, and then his whole body floated up. He breathed a sigh of relief. He was already approaching the shore, and the war horse stepped on the sand on the river bank and twisted.
He twisted forward, and because his feet were sticky, the war horse twisted its neck impatiently, making a louder noise than before.
Several soldiers who crossed the river before Liao Hua stretched out their hands, either pulling Liao Hua or supporting their horses, and soon brought Liao Hua to the shore.
Liao Hua let out a long breath. He felt as if he had been fighting with others for an hour. His whole body was exhausted, and even his arms felt a little sore. Liao Hua could also swim, but he could only dog paddle.
If you really fall into the water, you probably won't drown, but if you drink more water, it will be inevitable.
Subsequent soldiers also entered the water one after another.
Liao Hua took off his outer robe and could not help but shiver when the cold wind blew. Then he quickly wrung out the water on himself and wiped the water on his upper and lower body. He also wiped his war horse by the way. The war horse obviously felt Liao Hua's kindness.
He stretched out his head and touched Liao Hua, but at the next moment, the war horse couldn't help but trembled, throwing water droplets everywhere, and also splashed Liao Hua's head and face.
Liao Hua stared at him with water all over his face, and then the war horse stared at him with its big innocent eyes...
never mind.
Liao Hua wiped it off again, then put on the drying robe he had brought earlier on a sheepskin raft, and then put on his battle armor. He suddenly felt much more comfortable all over his body.
Bird battle in the mountains and forests, this is the name of the tactic mentioned by Zhuge Liang. It is said that it was named by the hussar general Fei Qian. Of course, the effect was very obvious, so that Cao Xiu had to stop the pursuit, leaving Cao's fastest troops unable to
If you dare to act rashly, you will buy more time for the refugees in Jingzhou.
But this is not enough.
Although the forest bird fight is effective, it also consumes a lot of physical energy for Liao Hua and others. They have to lurk, attack, and evacuate. If they don't do it well, they may be trapped in a tight siege and die.
Moreover, this tactic also has a big flaw, that is, it has insufficient lethality. It can effectively damage morale and slow down the speed. However, when facing a large number of enemy soldiers, there is still no way to effectively kill them on a large scale and then stop their actions. After all,
Cold weapons are completely different from hot weapons. This kind of forest bird fighting requires soldiers to have good training and abundant physical strength than the hot weapons of later generations. If it were not for the logistic support of the hussars, others would not be able to use them even if they wanted to.
Not useful at all.
Therefore, if you want to completely solve the problem of Cao Jun's pursuit, you need to give Cao Jun a hard blow, so that Cao Jun feels very painful, scared, and naturally retreats...
Liao Hua was not too worried about his actions of crossing the Danshui and stabbing in the back. Although he did not have many people with him, they were all good and powerful. As long as Liao Hua seizes the opportunity, he would definitely defeat Cao Jun.
A pot.
Liao Hua was worried about Zhuge Liang.
Although the Wubao area has been repaired by the refugees in the past few days, it looks like a military stronghold. However, after all, it has been abandoned for a long time, and some places are still slightly weak. If Cao Jun...
Liao Hua looked north.
"Kong Ming, you have to hold on!"
At this time, Zhuge Liang was somewhat speechless as he looked at the refugees who had obviously accelerated their flight to the north.
Previously, Zhuge Liang not only sent people, but also personally went forward to explain the pros and cons to these refugees, urging them to speed up and leave some unnecessary things behind and head north as soon as possible. However, although these refugees seemed to agree loudly and nodded.
Very straightforward, but still very slow in his movements, as if he didn't take the advice of Zhuge Liang and others seriously.
Zhuge Liang knew why, because he was young, and he was reluctant to punish these people...
So these refugees basically don't think of themselves as one thing. If they weren't followed by hussars, these refugees wouldn't even bother to act submissive on the surface. After all, the salt I have eaten, well, the salt cloth I have licked,
They all wear more clothes than your kid!
But now...
Zhuge Liang didn't know whether he should be sighing or happy, or whether he should express other emotions.
After Cao Ren and Cao Xiu united, Cao Jun's vanguard had already advanced to a place not far from Wubao, and then began to arrest these refugees. These originally slow refugees suddenly started howling and escaping to the north at a significantly faster pace.
At least twice as much! Some things that Zhuge Liang was reluctant to abandon no matter how much he tried to persuade him are now abandoning them happily just so that he can escape faster.
This made Zhuge Liang unable to help but fall into thinking.
They don’t want to hear good things, or even if they do, they don’t care. Then they wait until they face pain to react and act quickly. In this case, isn’t “punishment” more useful than “reward”? No wonder
When Zhuge was in Jingzhou, when he was talking about civil affairs with some petty officials, most of those petty officials, when talking about the daily management of ordinary people, basically said "tricky people" when they opened their mouths, and "cunning" when they didn't speak.
”, presumably most of them belong to this reason.
At first, he refused to listen, but then the clerk realized that punishment was effective, so next time he just stopped talking and punished him directly.
Zhuge shook his head. Obviously, those who think punishment is more effective than reward are often lazy petty officials, because they are too lazy to say more and repeat, so they just punish them across the board. Anyway, punishment will make these "diao people"
The people have long memories. But the problem is that what follows is not necessarily memory, but perhaps evasion, such as "wild people" who fled into the mountains to avoid taxes because they knew they would be punished if they could not pay taxes.
It's better to just throw away the pick and run away...
Zhuge Liang made some notes on this issue in his mind, and decided to wait until he returned to Chang'an to find General Fei Qian for advice. What he needed to face now was the Cao army in front of him.
While Zhuge Liang was watching the incoming Cao army, Cao Ren and Cao Xiu were also staring at the Wubao on the mountainside.
When there are more people, courage becomes stronger. This is a common phenomenon.
Therefore, after Cao Ren's infantry brigade gathered Cao Xiu, the originally low morale of Cao Xiu's cavalry was restored to a certain extent, but this did not mean that Cao Ren and Cao Xiu had no worries.
"Three days..." Cao Ren said slowly, "This dock must be conquered within three days!"
Cao Xiu was silent.
In fact, there was another part that Cao Ren didn't say. Even if this Wubao was captured, Cao's army might not have enough food to continue their journey.
The ships that were originally going to be transported to Fancheng were attacked by Gan Ning, so that Xiangyang had to redeploy. The difficulties faced this time were not only the shortage of ships and the need to switch to land transportation, but also the problem that since the beginning of autumn,
There were wars all over Jingzhou, and the grain and grass taxes themselves did not collect much. Even if Jingzhou had reserves before, Cao Cao used them and took away a batch. When Xiahou Dun went to war, they were basically used up.
Both Cao Ren and Cao Xiu knew that when the army was out on an expedition, the people were not allowed to march three times, and the food was not allowed to be transferred three times. But now, the first expedition was burned in the south camp, the second expedition was messed up by Gan Ning, and now it is the third expedition.
Called three times...
The food and grass mobilized for the third time are not only to be provided to Cao Ren, Cao Xiu and others, but also to ensure the consumption of the garrison in Fancheng during the repair period. Some are even prepared in case Cao Cao needs to transfer support. It can be said that
It was quite embarrassing. It is said that both Xiahou Dun and Han Hao had ordered the soldiers and civilians of Jingzhou to disperse. On the one hand, they were searching for Gan Ning who had escaped without knowing where to go. On the other hand, they began to collect as much food and grass as possible from all sides. This clearly shows the current shortage of warehouses in Jingzhou.
Jingzhou has just been recovered. If the oppression is too much and the Qinghe incident in Jizhou occurs, the scene will not be too beautiful...
Therefore, there was not much time left for Cao Ren and Cao Xiu, so they could only fight quickly. Fortunately, the Wubao in front of them was not a military stronghold, and there was still some hope that it could be defeated quickly.
There is not much time left for Cao Ren and Cao Xiu, and similarly, there is not much time left for Cao Cao here.
In a dry depression not far from Wancheng, Cao Cao's troops are hiding here. The Wancheng area has mountains in the north and mostly swamps in the south in ancient times. Later, it gradually dried up and shrank, and it gradually became
These depressions were originally excellent places for farming, but now they have lost care and cultivation and have become barren, dry and cracked.
Although it is autumn, camping in the wild is not a pleasant thing after all, let alone being stationed for a long time. Fortunately, the Qingzhou soldiers who followed Cao Cao were born from the war, and they have been almost dead in the past few years.
They are fighting non-stop. Although they are a little unruly in temperament, their bravery and tenacity are first-class. No matter it is a difficult march or a brutal environment, these Qingzhou soldiers have no complaints. Of course, this is what Cao Cao relies on for his survival.
The fundamental point is that, especially after Cao Cao now provides these Qingzhou soldiers with a large number of elite armor, the combat effectiveness of the Qingzhou soldiers has been greatly improved. It can be said that the Qingzhou Army currently in Cao Cao's prime is basically the current big man.
The most powerful infantry.
Now, Cao Cao stood in an abandoned field, pulling the soil in the field, "This is a good land... If we double this land, we can plant some winter wheat before winter comes, and we can harvest it after spring next year."
It’s been one season...』
These days, whether because of poor sleep or too much thinking, Cao Cao has almost lost weight, and the beard on his face is also a bit messy. Now he is checking the soil in the fields, and he looks more like an old farmer than an ordinary farmer.
He is the great general of the Han Dynasty.
Cao Cao threw the clod of earth down, then clapped his hands, "... put the sentinel farther away, and let the men bite the bullet again. If you see the enemy scouts, kill them all, leave one out, and let the leader come on his own."
Take the blame...』
"...We fought in the south of Henan, and what happened to Yuan Jiujiu's men and horses several times that of a certain person? We fought in the north of Hebei, and what happened to Yuan Benchu's overwhelming power? We conquered this whole world bit by bit.
, now that someone else has sent some partial troops, is it possible that we have to give it up?"
Cao Cao sneered and looked up at the sky.
The sky is very sunny.
It has been sunny during this period, even a little abnormally sunny...
But this sunny day is also the perfect time to use troops.
Dian Wei, who was standing next to Cao Cao, frowned and said, "My lord, will this hussar come? If this hussar doesn't come, how about we just wait here?"
Cao Cao laughed a few times and said: "This general of the army has probably received the message... But so what? If they don't move, we will move. How can this little Wancheng stop them?"
Stop us?! Even if you bite it with your teeth, I will chew Wancheng down!!"
With these categorical words, Cao Cao looked around at the generals behind him with awe-inspiring eyes: "In the past, when the Dong thief marched against the enemy, all the jujubes were afraid to move forward. They all said that they were invincible and could not advance rashly. Wei Mou and Bao Ji were guarding the north.
The army pursues him, even if he is defeated, he still has a heroic spirit in his heart!"
"When Yuan Gongluo was in charge of southern Henan, all the parties came to him, the Yellow Turban and Black Mountains were at his knees, the Sun family from Jiangdong looked up to him, and the old thieves from Xuzhou were his wings. He said that he could not fight for fear of defeat. But I am with you all.
Attack them and cut them off! Sweep away the ghosts and restore the world to the great man!"
"Yuan Benchu took hundreds of thousands of soldiers from Hebei, and he was very famous. There were many people in the court who were colluding with each other. They were all timid and did not dare to raise their voices. They tolerated his rebellious actions, and even comforted the people who surrendered to the Yuan family.
Yes! Hahaha, it doesn’t matter if someone surrenders, but where will the emperor deal with it? How can a magnificent man bow down to a rebellious minister? 』
"Under the sky, is it the king's land! On the shore of the land, is it the king's ministers!"
"Today there are thieves with disloyal intentions. We must fight for them on behalf of the Emperor! Even if there are thousands of people, I will go!"
"All soldiers! I am willing to follow a certain battle to bring peace to the world and help the world!"
"Hoho! I am willing to follow my lord!"
Cao Cao spoke with his hands, gave orders, or did some encouragement. All the generals following him also responded loudly and looked excited. These Qingzhou generals, whether in terms of energy, physical strength, or combat skills,
The formation experience and fighting skills are basically at their peak. Although they know that they are facing the hussars across the north, they still don't have much timidity. Everyone looks eager to try, as if Cao Cao is the only one who wants to fight.
With a command, they can move forward bravely, even if they are facing the bloody sea of knife mountains, they are not afraid at all!
Cao Cao laughed boldly: "Then follow me to capture Wancheng, and then defeat these hussar troops! How can it be that all the heroes in the world are from Guanxi? We, the people from Shandong, can also rule the world!"
The generals responded with a bang, and then dispersed to act according to Cao Cao's previous orders.
Cao Cao smiled and waited until everyone dispersed, then turned around and sat down on the deserted field ridge.
The autumn wind blows and the grass sways.
Cao Cao's smile gradually disappeared, and what remained was his frown that never relaxed. Cao Cao was not worried about the life of the defeated Xia Houyuan. As a commander who had licked blood with his sword for many years, Cao Cao had long known that anything could happen on the battlefield.
, Even if there is a careful plan before the war, variables may occur during the actual battle. Therefore, even if Xia Houyuan does not complete the set goal, Cao Cao still needs to find anything that can be exploited in this constantly changing battle situation.
fighter jets, and without hesitation devote all their strength to strive for final victory.
Although Wancheng is said to have support, it may not be able to hold its own against the strong Qingzhou soldiers under Cao Cao. Even though Huang Zhong is highly skilled in martial arts, how many nails can he drive with a piece of iron? How many nails can he drive in the huge Wancheng?
Isn’t it possible that Huang Zhong can be divided into four gates and be able to defend everywhere?
Cao Cao was not lying just now. If he really attacked Wancheng, Wancheng would definitely not be able to hold on for long.
Cao Cao paid more attention to Xu Huang.
This general under the command of the hussars seems to be a terrifyingly calm opponent...
When the news of Xia Houyuan's defeat in Wancheng leaked out, Xu Huang immediately slowed down and even started building a camp, as if preparing to add a new city between Zhuyang and Wancheng...
If it had been placed before, Cao Cao could have endured and waited, just like he endured Yuan Shao, and finally waited for the final victory. But now, Cao Cao knew in his heart that things were different from those years ago.
Because whether it is Yuan Shu or Yuan Shao, what they are fighting for is "land", so every city and every pool is very important. Every inch of land must be fought for. It can be consumed, waited, defended, or delayed. Yuan Shao wants to attack point by point, while Cao Cao
You can also defend city by city.
And in the battle between hussars, what is over is "people"...
Cao Cao muttered something in his throat, it must not have been a good word.
Therefore, facing a new war model, Cao Cao must adapt as quickly as possible on the one hand, and on the other hand, he must try his best to drag the fighting method into the range he is familiar with, or directly defeat the opponent, or directly defeat the opponent.
