Chapter 3177: The Hidden Thunder will eventually explode
The Cavalry's raid tactics have worked many times, showing its power in various small-scale battles. Even if the Cavalry and the Cavalry did nothing, it made the Cao army feel scared.
Cao Hong felt that he would definitely be attacked by the cavalry, just like he thought that Sima Yi was a villain and a despicable person. So Cao Hong not only arranged external secret whistles, but also arranged caltrops, bell cordons, ghost signs, small traps, etc. on the outer periphery of the unfinished camp.
In order to arrange these things, Cao Jun didn't even care about rest in his own camp.
The scouts of both sides were still chasing and intercepting each other in the cold wind and snow, and they slowly retreated until the darkness gradually settled. Some corpses were left in the wilderness, and they were soon covered by wind and snow in the vast white land.
At night.
In Cao Jun’s camp, Cao Hong did not rest, he was checking the map.
The traditional map of the Han Dynasty was really hard to compliment, but it was still an important basis for the Cao generals to judge the surrounding mountains and rivers. On the map of the map, Zhang Yangchi was obviously a strategic point. Whoever controls this important water source can arrange his troops more abundantly without being restricted by the water source.
Cao Hong stared at Tuyu, his eyes flashing constantly. Sima Yi's actions opposite showed that this area was also the focus of the defense of the Cavalry. Cao Hong had not been to Hedong and was not very familiar with the terrain of this place. Although Cao's army also found some guides who were more familiar with the terrain of Hedong when he was in Heluo, but before...
Cao Hong's expression showed a hint of sadness, but it quickly hid it deeply.
From a certain perspective, Cao Hong was unwilling to admit that his son was inferior to others.
This kind of psychology is easy to understand. Just like most Chinese parents will talk about their dogs when they meet others, if the other party really follows them and talks about their dogs...
If Cao Hong's son was not a dog or a fool, but now he fell in Hedong, then there is only one explanation. It was Sima Yi who used despicable means to harm his upright child.
Therefore, will Sima Yi use despicable methods again?
Cao Hong felt that the possibility was very high.
Therefore, he was actually betting that Sima Yi would come to rob the camp at night.
『What day has it been updated?』
Cao Hong suddenly asked.
Zhang Xi looked at Kelu who was placed beside the big tent and said, "Report to the general, it's just after the first update."
Cao Hong nodded.
Kill and set fire in the middle of the night.
Have to wait a little longer.
Outside the tent, the cold wind whistled.
Cao Hong tried his best to focus his attention on the map in front of him.
『Here…』 Cao Hong pointed to a place and asked Zhang Xi, 『Do you know what this mountain is called?』
Zhang Xi stepped forward and looked at it, shook his head, "I don't know."
"Well... the person is here," Cao Hong said without even raising his head, "Tell me that the son of Yang is coming."
The son of the Yang family is not Yang Xiu, but Yang Qi. He is a member of the Yang family, but just a branch, and he is quite familiar with Hedong.
After a moment, Yang Qi came.
Cao Hong waved to him, then pointed to a location marking the mountain on the map and asked: "Come on, what kind of mountain is this?"
Yang Qi stepped forward tremblingly, glanced at Tuyu, and whispered: "This place is called Dongpo."
『So Dongpo?』 Cao Hong was stunned, 『It's interesting."
It's not a mountain, but a slope.
"So can this Dongpo take a horse?" Cao Hong asked again.
Yang Qi hurriedly said: "You can take a horse."
Cao Hong nodded.
This Dongpo Mountain is not high, but it extends about two miles northward, so it can naturally hide troops.
Cao Hong asked about the terrain around Zhangyangchi again, and then let Yang Qi leave without even saying a word of hard work.
Cao Hong thought silently for a while, and then asked Zhang Xi if he had seen the hillside during the day.
Zhang Xi said he saw it.
Cao Hong asked him what the terrain was in that place and what should he do if he used military force.
『General... This place, my subordinates thought..." Zhang Xi whispered, 『This mountain is like a screen. If we cannot take over it, our army will be under the gaze of its mountain. If we march into Zhangyangchi, the right wing will be restrained from beginning to end... But if we divide troops to seize this mountain, if there are too many people, we may not be able to defend it. If there are few people, we may not be able to take down this mountain... This battle is probably not easy to fight...
Cao Hong nodded, "The surroundings of this mountain are all plains, which are beneficial to the cavalry, but not to our army. Only this mountain... but the cavalry won by the cavalry and would definitely not defend the mountain... Now the thieves in Guanzhong are against the trend, and their men and horses have passed more than a year. If they don't fight at this time, they will stay at a time. This is a battle to survive in the death. If they have to be superior in everything, they will not have to fight in the early years..."
Zhang Xi lowered his head and said he was taught.
Cao Hong waved his hand and said, "There is no right or wrong when discussing the military."
Zhang Xi said in his heart.
It is true or wrong, but there is like and disgust.
When the boss hates you, right becomes wrong, so Zhang Xi said very alone: "The general is indeed wise. You can see at a glance that this hillside is a strategic location... This mountain runs across the north and south, looking down at the official road at the foot of the mountain. If you can occupy this place, you will definitely gain a geographical advantage. Even if the cavalry frontman has tens of thousands of horses, it will not shake our army's array."
Cao Hong nodded, looking quite satisfied, "If we follow this mountain, how should we guard it?"
Zhang Xi clicked a village on the side of the mountain on the map, "There is a village here..."
"Erdaogou Village." Cao Hong said as he looked at the sign on the map.
Zhang Xi said: "Although this Erdaogou village is broken, the walls of the house are natural to resist horses. In addition, some traps are dug. If the cavalry wants to attack, they can only... Although the cavalry is very good, they will naturally not form a formation after entering the village. At that time, the cavalry will guard against the trap and respond to our attacks. They will definitely suffer heavy damage! In addition, this village is at the foot of the mountain, and the cavalry will attack the village in large quantities, so they can attack it from a high place on the mountain. If they attack Dongpo Mountain, the village can attack its right wing sideways..."
Cao Hong laughed and patted Zhang Xi on the shoulder, "Very good, I think so too... Since that's the case, after entering Zhangyangchi, you will be stationed here!"
Zhang Xi couldn't help but jump, but when it was about to start, he covered up and became a cough, and his face turned slightly red.
Cao Hong's guard handed a water bag, Zhang Xi took it, took it, took a few sips, and then accepted the reality.
Cao Hong patted Zhang Xi on the shoulder, "You are my right-hand man, so you must not make any mistakes when this is important."
"Subordinate...hehe, I'm fine." Zhang Xi could say something, but he still wanted to try his best to win more chances of survival for himself. "The general uses more troops than his subordinates... But if our general formation is displayed here, then we must pay attention to the cavalry and horses that will seize our way back... My subordinates think that we should build and improve the military camp here, which can provide military exchanges, and also have reserve support. If we don't break it, we can break it everywhere... Furthermore, if we are temporarily frustrated, we can also protect most of the troops in case of another battle."
Cao Hong murmured in a low voice: "If you can't win, you will lose."
Zhang Xi didn't hear it clearly, so he hurriedly leaned over and asked: "General?"
Cao Hong waved his hand and said, "That's it. But there is no need to repair this military camp anymore. It was originally meant to...
Before Cao Hong finished speaking, he heard the soldiers outside the tent a little restless.
Cao Hong immediately picked up the sword, lifted the curtain of the tent, and rushed out.
Zhang Xi followed closely behind.
Sima Yi is indeed here.
It's just that it's not a person, but a horse.
The horse stepped on the trap of Cao's army, and then cried in sorrow, alarming Cao's soldiers.
The injured war horse was quickly brought to Cao Hong, and then the sharp-eyed man found a box tied to the horse's back...
The box was opened, and Cao Hong looked at it with the light of the torch and couldn't help but let out a heart-wrenching roar.
"Sima Xiao Thief! I swear to kill you!"
In the box, there is the pickled Cao Zhen's head.
Although Cao Hong already knew about Cao Zhen’s bad news, when the head was put in front of him, Cao Hong was still called out a nameless fire, and in a blink of an eye it burned from under his feet to his head!
Of course, perhaps part of the reason is that Sima Yi saw through Cao Hong's arrangements and failed to fall into the trap.
『Come! The order is sent, the third update is made, and the fifth update is advanced!』 Cao Hong could not suppress his anger and changed his original plan. He did not go to Dongpo Mountain, but to attack Sima camp.『After tomorrow, he would kill Sima's little thief's dog head!』
Zhang Xi, who was beside him, swallowed a mouthful of saliva and responded.
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Well, let's go ahead...
There is not only one method of night attack.
It was like the night attack and night attack were actually happening at the same time.
The Jiangdong Army installed a camp sixty miles away from Yufu and built a huge water village.
Even at night, you can see the lights and fires in the Jiangdong Water Village, spreading across the river, like a sea of stars on the ground.
It snows north of the Yangtze River, but it is still sunny south of the Yangtze River, and it is even warmer than the original normal climate.
Zhuge Liang finally reviewed the arrangements in the Central Military Camp, and then issued the night order, and then stood up to patrol the camp.
Zhuge Liang first arrived at the back camp in Yufu City.
In the rear camp, most of the soldiers were resting, but the work room that accompanied the army was still busy.
The workshop has been ongoing for almost twelve hours, and the tasks are relatively heavy, whether it is repairing equipment or rushing to make items.
However, heavy work brings good returns.
Gan Ning has fallen in love with the rhubarb crossbow recently.
You can often see Gan Ning alone holding a big yellow crossbow that originally required two people to lift up and fire, aiming at the left and right...
Thinking of this, Zhuge Liang couldn't help but smile and shook his head slightly.
This invention from Tongguan in Guanzhong has now been played with many tricks by Gan Ning.
The yellow crossbow has a long range, a fast firing speed, and is lightweight. If the Jiangdong Navy does not dispatch large troops, it will obviously not be able to catch a guy like Gan Ning who is slippery like a loach. At the same time, the river is equipped with watercraft, and the ships are connected to each other quickly. Even if the Jiangdong Army is really prepared, it will obviously not be able to close the entire wide river surface at night.
So Gan Ning took turns to harass the Jiangdong naval army with the big yellow crossbow.
This weapon has just the right range and a good rate of fire. Although blind shooting at night is not accurate at all, the problem is that Gan Ning and others do not need accurate at all, they only seek harassment.
Not everyone can get used to the roar of the explosion.
This sound even echoes between mountains and rivers in the late night and the terrifying atmosphere is full, causing the morale of the soldiers in Jiangdong to consume a lot, especially those soldiers who temporarily pull to make up the numbers, which is simply too easy to use.
If Jiangdong dispatches brigades of soldiers to defend and expel them outside, then Gan Ning and others cannot find the opportunity to attack and make a profit. Anyway, dispatching brigades of soldiers means that these Jiangdong soldiers cannot get a good rest and can also achieve the effect Zhuge Liang wants.
After urged the workshop manager to pay attention to fire safety and other precautions, Zhuge Liang began to patrol forward.
Faping followed Zhuge Liang.
The two of them took a team of guards, raised the lights of the Central Army patrol, and first went to the camp east of Yufu City.
As soon as I arrived near the city gate, I heard someone shouting loudly on the top of the city, "Command!"
Faping replied loudly: "Cambola!"
In the darkness of the city gate, there were some faint figures of human beings who were silent.
Zhuge Liang did not go through the city gate because according to military rules, he did not open the city gate after nightfall. However, a ladder was built outside the city, and the wooden board was removed on weekdays and used as a city outpost tower.
The camp in the east of the city is brightly lit.
It not only illuminated the camp, but also illuminated a large piece of the city wall.
During the day, flags are used as commands in the camp, and at night, lights are used as commands.
One team has a fire, and one team has a light.
Each team has a light, with the name of the queue written on it, which is convenient for night identification.
Humans will have a higher degree of acceptance of patterns innately, so in addition to the text on the lantern, in order to distinguish them from others, they often add some of their own patterns outside the lanterns. Zhuge Liang does not restrict the patterns chosen by each team, so there are both beasts such as tigers and bears, flowers and plants on the lanterns. Of course, it is even more exaggerated that some people paint "beauty".
Although the fine brushwork is not very good, it mainly features a kind that is bulging in front and tilted back, long hair and enchanting body, which is the kind that anyone can understand...
Zhuge Liang and his party arrived at the camp gate. After the side door was opened, a guard came out. After checking the password and token according to the regulations, they gave the ceremony and let the ceremony go. Of course, they just opened the side door and let Zhuge Liang and others enter.
The soldiers' tents are in order, representing the lights of each team, hanging from the poles in front of the tent.
Zhuge Liang walked by under a team lamp with a beauty painted.
The tents in the camp are neatly arranged, with a toilet pit in every two tents. If they are temporarily stationed, they will be buried with soil when they set off the next day. If they are stationed for a long time, they will be arranged to get up early to clean the camp gate, and then send it to the distance to be discarded.
In addition to Zhuge Liang patrolling the camp, there were also soldiers from the camp visiting and patrolling.
Generally speaking, the head general in the camp needs to patrol once every night, and the generals twice in the first or second in the night, and they need to patrol the camp in the middle of the night. After all, in the military camp, fire, camp whistle, and spies will seriously affect the safety of the camp. If the military general sleeps heavily and no one cares about it, it will be a big trouble.
When he was about to reach the tent of the Central Army in the east of the city, Faping asked in a low voice, "Do you want to call Huang Envoy Huang and blow the whistle and the police gather?"
Zhuge Liang shook his head slightly.
Sometimes, in order to check the ability of soldiers in the military camp, there are special night training sessions to summon military generals with warning gongs or copper whistles. Normally, after warning gongs or copper whistles are blown, military academies at all levels in the camp must gather in sequence. If there is a response to gongs, they will be whipped on the spot, and if they are fighting, they will even be beheaded.
However, this kind of whistle blowing alarm will make soldiers more or less tired, so generally speaking, there will be no frequent inspections.
Although no one was sent to call Huang Quan, Huang Quan still heard about Zhuge Liang's patrol and came out to see him.
Zhuge Liang waved his hand slightly, stopping Huang Quan from lighting up the central army's tent, but instead pulled Huang Quan's sleeves and signaled him to go together. Huang Quan understood and followed Zhuge Liang.
"Gongheng is very arrogant when he manages the army." Zhuge Liang said with a smile.
"Thank you for the praise," Huang Quan was not too polite, and bowed and said, "Entertainment, what happened in the Sichuan..."
Zhuge Liang nodded and said, "The things in the Sichuan are already worry-free... By the way, since Gongheng is here, let's have a walk together?"
Huang Quan responded, "Dare not to obey orders."
The two walked a short distance before Zhuge Liang slowly said: "Yang's confession..."
"Linjiang Yang Family?" Huang Quan asked.
Zhuge Liang nodded.
Huang Quan chuckled, "It's true."
No matter in that era, people who accept money without reason, are unkind, or even lose morality and ignore the law are not very popular. Even if these people gain power for a while, they can only be strong for a while. Once they fall, they will inevitably attract others' disgust.
Yang Song's name is greedy for money and life, so Huang Quan would not be too surprised when he heard that Yang Song was doing something behind the scenes in Sichuan. However, Huang Quan looked at Zhuge Liang's expression and knew that the matter was not over.
『Entertainment…』 Huang Quan asked, 『But who is involved?』
"Well..." Zhuge Liang nodded, then slowly moved forward, "You might as well guess one or two."
Huang Quan was stunned, guess? How to guess? But Huang Quan soon thought that he must have something to do with Yang Song...
『Could it be...』 Huang Quan hesitated for a moment, 『It was shipping? Well, this... Jiangzhou Bo family?"
Zhuge Liang looked at Huang Quan and nodded.
"It's really Bo's?" Huang Quan was stunned.
This speculation is actually not very difficult. Because Yang Song's personality determines that once he is involved, it must be related to money. Yang Song's main business is to sell Sichuan silk and brocade, while his competitor is mainly Bo Shi. Huang Quan has heard a lot about the dirty things between the two families on the boat and the dock.
Jiangzhou Po family.
Jiangzhou is Chongqing in later generations. Many rivers gather here, and it became a place for goods to be transported and distributed in various places at a very early age.
The Po family is the crown clan of Jiangzhou.
Yang Song was originally just because Boston and Yang were business competitors and had to rub each other on weekdays, so Yang Song was in trouble at that time. He originally wanted to pour a basin of dirty water for Boston, but he just caused some trouble for Boston and then took the opportunity to seize some of Boston's business. But what Yang Song didn't expect was that Boston itself had problems, and was attracted by Yang Song...
Just as the Yellow Turban Rebellion was triggered by Tang Zhou, an undercover agent of a gentry's son, in advance, Jiangzhou is now in chaos!