Chapter 3271 All tactics rely on changing families
Chapter 3270 All tactics rely on changing families
It was Cao Hong who originally planned to expand the flanks of Cao's army.
If Cao Hong could capture Puban County and Puban Jin before, he would not only have the capital to move westward to threaten Fei Qianguan, but also have an excellent channel to break through the Emei Mountains northward.
After all, from Puban County to the north, the directions of attack and defense are clear.
Unfortunately, Cao Hong failed.
Therefore, we can only settle for the next best thing, and use the two generals of Ji Xuan Gundam as the generals on the defensive flanks. They just want nothing to lose and nothing to gain. Gundam obviously does not have the ability to be as awesome as his own name. He was defeated by Sima Yi.
The false report cost him half his life, leaving Xie Xuan alone trembling.
Xie Xuan was not a wise general to begin with. He was somewhat brave but not outstanding. Of course he was pretty good at dealing with small soldiers, but he couldn't even compare to Cao Hong.
Cao Cao sent Xie Xuan to guard the flank, not because he wanted him to fight alone to open up a passage that Cao Hong couldn't defeat, but just for defense and warning. Unexpectedly, he couldn't even do a good job in defense...
The false report proved to a certain extent that Sima Yi was cunning, but it also showed that Xie Xuan was stupid.
Therefore, Xie Xuan has been a little anxious these days, fearing that he will be scolded or punished by Cao Cao.
What he didn't expect was that what Xie Xuan was waiting for was not Cao Cao's special envoy, but Cao Ping and his party. Then from Cao Ping's mouth, he knew what he had missed and what he had done wrong...
This time, Sima Yi did suffer a big loss.
Sima Yi originally wanted to surprise Cao Jun's transit camp, burn Cao Jun's food and grass, and see if he could catch some larger fish and shrimps, but unexpectedly he kicked the iron plate of Qianzhao and ran away in disgrace.
go back.
After Qianzhao defeated Sima Yi, he prepared to withdraw his troops. Qianzhao believed that defeating Sima Yi once was enough. If Sima Yi could know that there was a cavalry guard here, then Sima Yi would naturally not dare to continue to be so arrogant. Although the results of the battle were not enough
Perfect, but it also achieved a certain effect.
But the problem is that Cao Ping is not willing to end the battle like this.
Because he didn't catch anything, the idea of "cooling the enemy" with the move was actually an excuse.
Ever since, Cao Ping found Xuan Xuan.
At first, Xie Xuan thought it was another false report from Sima Yi, but it turned out that it was Cao Ping from the real Central Guard Army who came. He hurriedly left the camp to greet him, then bowed in front of Cao Ping's horse and said respectfully:
"This is reported to the Captain... I failed to detect clearly and fell into the traitor's plot... I lost men and horses. I ask the Captain to punish me..."
Xie Xuan had been keeping his head down for a while, fearing the attack of the hussar army. When he heard that Cao Ping had "defeated" Sima Yi, he was surprised and uneasy. Naturally, his attitude towards Cao Ping was extremely good.
Place yourself very low.
Xie Xuan's attitude made Cao Ping feel much more comfortable.
Like that bastard from Qianzhao, he's smelly, hard, and simply unreasonable.
"Well, let's not mention this for now." Cao Ping dismounted and helped Xie Xuan up, "The thieves are cunning and will inevitably fall into the trap if they are not careful... How many troops do you have in your army now?"
Xie Xuan was stunned, "This..."
Cao Ping also realized that he seemed a little anxious, so he nodded, "Let's talk about it first in the camp."
"Yes, yes, yes..." Xie Xuan nodded repeatedly, "Captain, please..."
After entering the camp, Cao Ping didn't say he wanted to take a look at the injured Captain Gao.
Lieutenant Xie also lowered his eyebrows and did not even mention it.
Although Xie Huan and Gao Da are captains of the school, and their names sound similar to those of Cao Ping, everyone understands the difference. It's like not all managers are managers.
"The rebel army dispatched three thousand people?" Cao Ping listened to Xie Xuan's report and couldn't help but sneered, "Are you sure?"
"Uh... this..." Xie Xuan lowered his head, "Captain Gao's men..."
"I'm asking you." Cao Ping said in a domineering tone.
Xie Xuan was silent for a moment, "The bandit army should actually number...two, two thousand..."
"Bah!" Cao Ping sneered, "The total number of thieves is less than a thousand!"
"Captain!" Xie Xuan's eyes widened. He was unwilling to admit that Sima Yi's number was small just to prove that he was not so incompetent. Now if it is confirmed that Sima Yi's number is less than a thousand, then wouldn't it appear that he is really incompetent?
Is it too much?
Cao Ping said slowly, with his nostrils raised high, "Before coming here, I fought with the Sima thief and defeated him in the transit camp. It was useless to kill the thief! The thief army broke up, and I followed his trail all the way, but there was no trace of him."
Unexpectedly, Lieutenant Jie Xiaoxiao could not leave the camp, so he easily let go of the defeated bandit army..."
No calculation? Well, I didn’t do it.
Xie Xuan's face turned dark immediately.
He was frightened by Sima Yi, so when he knew that Sima Yi was defeated, he didn't believe it at all. He thought it was Sima Yi who had made another trick to lure troops. If something happened again, his head would really be in danger. Adhering to the principle
He made many mistakes and did not follow good principles. He pretended not to see Sima Yi's escape, but he did not expect that this time Sima Yi's escape was actually true!
This... the baby is feeling miserable!
But Cao Ping wanted to put the label of instigating the enemy on Xie Xuan's head, so Xie Xuan naturally refused.
However, Cao Ping repeated his old tricks for the sake of soldiers and horses, rather than really wanting to break up with Xie Xuan, so after saying this, he said: "But Xie Gu and defending the camp are also the duty of the guard... but there is no need to kill the traitor army."
Treat it like a scourge...what do you think, Lieutenant Jie?"
What else could Xie Xuan say? He could only say repeatedly, "Captain Cao is so powerful! I admire you! I admire you!"
Cao Ping pretended to be humble and nodded, "My lord is wise and knew that the thieves would come for a sneak attack, so he ordered me to fight... Well, after this battle, how many men do you think the thieves can still have left?"
Xie Xuan was stunned, then realized, "Captain, what do you mean?"
Cao Ping smiled, "Don't you want to eliminate the shame and make great achievements again?"
"I, of course I want to." Xie Xuan said.
"Then we have to take action!" Cao Ping shouted, "Do you have a plan? Get it!"
Xie Xuan, like Cao Ping's subordinate, quickly took the map and unfolded it on the table.
"Look, Puban, Jin and Puban County are connected into one. There is Emei Mountain on the top and Dahedu in the west," Cao Ping pointed at the map and said in a deep voice, "If we can get it, we can grasp the key points and open up a new route for our lord."
!This is a great achievement!』
"This..." Xie Xuan was obviously hesitant, "There are many defenders in Puban County..."
"Haha." Cao Ping said with a disdainful smile, "Maybe there were some before, but...now how many people do you think Sima Thief can have left? Hmm? This is a perfect opportunity."
Cao Ping turned to Xie Xuan, stared at Xie Xuan and said, "Have any rebel scouts appeared in the past few days?"
Xie Xuan thought for a while and shook his head.
"That's it, we can't even send out scouts," Cao Ping nodded and said, "Is it possible that Captain Jie wants to wait for the rebel army to replenish its troops before attacking Puban?"
"But...but..." Xie Xuan was still a little hesitant, "My lord ordered me to defend here."
"That's right." Cao Ping didn't deny it, but there was still some disdain on his face, "This guy speaks outright, Captain Jie will forgive me...defend this place, and what will be the result? Losing troops and generals?"
Xie Xuan's eyebrows suddenly jumped.
Cao Ping said nothing more and waved to his own soldiers.
Cao Ping's soldiers came forward, holding a sword.
"Come, Lieutenant Jie, take a look, what is this?" Cao Ping pointed at the sword proudly and said.
Xie Xuan took a closer look and immediately prostrated, "This...could it be the master's sword?! I pay my respects to the special envoy! May I ask how your master is doing?"
"My lord is safe." Cao Ping just took out his sword to gain momentum, and did not dare to say that he was a special envoy sent by Cao Cao. After all, he came to relieve the situation without receiving orders from Cao Cao.
Anyway, I will be outside or something...
Cao Ping had read military books for several days.
He did not personally say that he was a special envoy, nor did he ask Xie Xuan to do anything in the name of the sword. He just asked Xie Xuan to see and think for himself. Just like a mountain three opening his mouth, a sick person can do whatever he wants. Cao Ping can
Nothing was said.
Cao Ping quickly put away the sword with his own soldiers, then pointed at the map and said: "The Sima thief's fighting method is nothing more than to use cavalry to sneak attack, disturb the rear line, and attack the grain road. Now his cavalry has been frustrated and his men and horses have been injured.
There are no backup troops and horses. If we don’t pursue him at this time and cut off the source, why don’t we wait for the thief to replenish his troops before attacking? How about Captain Jie, do you have the guts to follow a certain person on this trip? This is a great achievement.
Into the pocket?!』
What Cao Ping said is actually not that wrong.
After all, most of Sima Yi's style in the past was like this. He never fought head-on. He would ambush if he could, and attack by surprise if he could. And this time, the trick at the transit camp seemed to prove that Sima Yi's frontal combat ability was weak.
In short, Cao Ping felt that Sima Yi did not dare to fight hard, did not dare to confront Cao's army head-on, and had been trying his best to avoid casualties. He felt that this was Sima Yi's biggest weakness.
After understanding Cao Ping's thoughts, Xie Xuan thought for a moment and whispered: "But to attack Puban County, we still don't have enough manpower..."
Cao Ping smiled, as if he was confident, "It doesn't matter! As long as you all work together, we can cut off the gold!"
Xie Xuan frowned.
No matter how loud this slogan is, it may not have any effect...
But Cao Ping’s surname is Cao!
Cao Ping pointed at the map, "Is it possible that the traitor army is allowed to ambush us, but we are not allowed to ambush the traitor army?"
Xie Xuan's eyes lit up, "Captain, what do you mean..."
Cao Ping nodded and said: "This time, I not only want to take the head of the little thief Sima, but also take advantage of the opportunity to capture Pubanjin! Open up a road for the Lord and make new achievements!"
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Puban County.
After Sima Yi was defeated, he also reflected carefully. He realized that he lost because he was a little arrogant. As the battle entered a more intense confrontation, his opponent would also learn and grow. Fighting against Cao Jun,
After all, they are different from the barbarians in the desert.
Cao Jun reacted faster and made changes faster. After realizing that the cavalry suppressed the infantry, he immediately used the cavalry to counterattack. If the big yellow crossbow hadn't blocked the lead, Sima Yi would not have been dead or injured.
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After achieving certain results, Sima Yi was still a little confused.
This is not only reflected in how he treats his brothers on the battlefield, but also how he treats his brothers...
Of course, the great thing about smart people is that they will not fall in similar pits repeatedly. After going through the pain, Sima Yi wrote a battle report in detail about the battle.
Sima Yi did not make any excuses for himself, but almost from the perspective of a bystander, he described the battle from Puban County to the present.
"When there is a confrontation, the formation should be fought without chaos. Cao's army uses the base as a standoff, and should take advantage of the situation to resolve its strategy. Use the strategy of tiring the army, while our army will wait for work and recharge its strength."
"Yi defeated him, but he was careless. He originally wanted to send his elite cavalry to surround him, cut off his food routes, and dampen his morale. However, he did not expect that Cao's army was well prepared and attacked fiercely with sudden cavalry, almost with swordsmen...
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"After this battle, I deeply felt that soldiers are really treacherous. Victory can be known but cannot be expressed, and the person who speaks does not know it. Someone uses food and grass as a plot, and Cao's army uses food and grass as bait to lure someone into the bait..."
"Therefore, be careful when fighting."
Sima Yi finished writing the last few words, and then stared at "Shen" for a long time. Finally, he sighed, tied up the battle report, put it in a bamboo tube, added fire paint, and sent it to the rear.
Dive archive.
Victory is victory, defeat is defeat.
Sima Yi won the victory, but he also had to admit defeat.
With such a relatively objective summary and reflection, Sima Yi cheered up again.
His total number of casualties this time has caught up with the previous total.
The damage is not serious.
War is like gambling. No matter how much you win before, you may lose it in the last chance.
Just like Yuan Shao had won mostly in Jizhou before, and he still had so many chips, but in the process of dueling with Cao Cao, he lost everything.
Therefore, Sima Yi had a deep understanding of the brilliance of General Fei Qian. Fei Qian cherished his troops like a miser and never took action without absolute certainty. Although some opportunities may be wasted, he also avoided
No matter the attack on Guanzhong or the march into Sichuan and Shu, it was not a wasteful battle, but a selective battle and no blind expansion of the army...
There is still a gap!
When Sima Yizheng was sighing with emotion, he received detection from the scouts, saying that Cao Jun was dispatching in large numbers and heading straight for Puban County!
Sima Yi frowned slightly.
This is a bit troublesome.
It's not just the problem of more wounded people and insufficient number of soldiers, there's another big problem...
Puban County's defenses are not very good.
The defenses in Puban County have never been good, so Sima Yi was not willing to defend Puban County before, preferring to fight the battle on the outside. Now that the force is reduced, if he continues to defend Puban County, then not only will
The problem of passive defense is that it may be blocked in Puban County and unable to move.
"Immediately send more teams, contact Captain Hao, and order him to return to the army immediately and look for fighters behind Cao's army! Go quickly!"
Sima Yi immediately issued the first order.
In order to create an opportunity for Sima Yi, Hao Zhao went around in circles near the Zhongtiao Mountain camp to stage a feint attack. Now that Sima Yi has been ambushed, it means that Hao Zhao's feint attack has been seen through.
But even if more teams are sent, they may not be able to contact Hao Zhao immediately.
Sima Yi still needs to find a way to solve the problem at hand.
To defeat the invading Cao army, we must also minimize losses.
Otherwise, let alone whether he can survive, if all his troops are lost, he can announce his withdrawal from the battle order before replenishing them...
Here comes Honu, hanging by one arm.
Huo Nu was originally seriously injured, but Sima Yi wanted to go to the rear to recover from his injuries, but Huo Nu was unwilling to do so.
"Cao's army is attacking, and Pu Ban cannot be protected. You should go to the rear to recover from your injuries!" Sima Yi frowned and said.
Huonu waved his good arm, "You can still hold a knife and fight!"
"..." Sima Yi was silent for a moment, "Then let's move the wounded soldiers to Emei Ridge first. When Cao Jun comes, we can't take care of them!"
Huo Nu had high demands on himself, but he was not too demanding on the other wounded soldiers and nodded in agreement.
Transporting away the wounded soldiers first will indeed reduce some of the burden, but how to face Cao's army next is still a problem...
"Fight to the death!" Although Huonu was injured, he was still very fierce, "Cao Jun dares to attack the city, don't tell me I will take a few backs!"
Sima Yi frowned and said nothing. He was thinking back on the summary of the battle report he had just submitted.
"What?" Seeing Sima Yi acting like this, Huo Nu asked, "Did you fail once or are you scared?"
Sima Yi was not annoyed, but said: "I remembered some words my lord said..."
"What words?" Honu asked.
Sima Yi nodded and said, "My lord once said, "If you save people and lose the land, you can still gain them; if you save the land and lose people, the land will be difficult to defend." This is the truth. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, when various countries were in dispute, the land was used as the basis for disputes.
More importantly, there are those who put the people first. If you save the people and abandon the land, even if you lose thousands of miles of land, but the hearts of the people will return and the morale will be boosted, you can try to recover and rejuvenate the country without losing the best strategy."
"On the other hand, if you lose people in order to save land, even if you have thousands of miles of territory without anyone to protect it, it will be like nothing. The land is empty and desolate, with no people to cultivate it and no soldiers to defend it. Although there is a vast land, it will eventually be given to people...
The Lord spoke of the four peoples in Pingyang and valued people, which is exactly in line with this reason."
Huo Nu thought for a moment, "What I heard means...are you planning to abandon the county seat?"
Sima Yi smiled, "Not only that, I'm even ready to give up on Pu Banjin..."
"Huh?!" Huo Nu was stunned, "What do you mean? Tell me in detail!"
"What Puban wants is to enter the Emei Mountains in the north and cross the river in the west. But now that the ice on the river has melted and ferries cannot travel, this side is equivalent to a dead end..." Sima Yi stretched out his hand and gestured in the air, "And I
Once the soldiers are gathered and stationed on the Emei Mountains, they can put up many banners and pretend to be suspicious soldiers, so they can restrain Cao's army from going north... Therefore, if Cao's army reaches Puban County and sees many banners on the Emei Mountains, they will not dare to advance, so they divide their troops and hold the city.
Waiting for backup.』
"But if Cao Jun really goes north into the mountains," Huonu said, "what will happen?"
Sima Yi said in a deep voice: "Cao's army is mainly infantry and moves slowly. If it really goes north, it might as well be on the other side of the road to meet it! But now that Cao's army is coming here with heavy troops, it will definitely be empty after that! Cao's army thinks that we have been defeated and have lost courage and ambition.
, the only way to stick to the county is... but I don’t know how big a flaw has been exposed!』
