If anyone can get the result afterwards and then reverse the previous process, then everyone will be Zhuge Liang, but only if they can make plans in advance before things happen, they can be considered wise.
Fei Qian is not a wise man, but he is moving in this direction. After all, for so many years, he has been in this vortex of the Han Dynasty and is in a high position and has mastered enough information. If he is still plotted everywhere instead of planning in advance, then for Fei Qian, it is undoubtedly a failure.
From a strategic perspective alone, Cao Cao's attack on the Yuncheng Basin in Hedong is of little significance.
Because the Yuncheng Basin in Hedong is a "connected" land.
I can go, and he can come, and it is called "Tong".
Since it is a universal form, you will first live in Gaoyang and benefit the grain road. If you fight, you will win.
Gaoyang is not a county town, but refers to the high place and the sun. Cao Cao first built a camp in Zhongtiao Mountain, and then gradually entered the Yuncheng Basin in Hedong. This is undoubtedly a manifestation of his thorough understanding of military tactics.
But this "transmission" is time-sensitive.
Because the spring flood is coming.
Affected by the late spring cold, the freezing time on the river was longer than in previous years, which made Cao Cao more threatening when crossing the river in the early stage. Because Cao Cao had the opportunity to open up several ferries from Hedong to Guanzhong, not only threatening Pingyang, but also advancing to Guanzhong.
But unfortunately, Cao Cao's strategy was destroyed.
Sima Yi performed very well and stopped Cao Hong's footsteps.
Even if Sima Yi failed to block Cao Hong, Zhang Xiu on Emei Ridge would become Linfen's new defense line. On the west bank of the river, Pang Tong and his cavalry had moved their troops to Zuo Fengyi, and would not leave Cao's army with any chance to attack Guanzhong.
Cao Cao's first step was unsuccessful.
Including Cao Cao's plan to lure Fei Qian, it also failed.
Fei Qian's calmness exceeded the imagination of these people in Shandong.
In the impression of Shandong people, Fei Qian should be like those Western Liang martial artists, always stroking the spear and screaming hungry and thirsty, and then rushed up with his men and horses...
Shanxi was good at attacking and Shandong was good at defending, which was the cognition of the Han Dynasty. Just like it is often said that Guanxi was a general and Guandong was a prime minister, which is actually the same truth. Because the original economic and political system of the manor in Shandong determined the customs and choices of Shandong people, and the deep combination of Shanxi and nomadic people also led to some habits of Shanxi people having nomadic habits.
If Fei Qian doesn't come to take the initiative to attack, then the original open land will gradually become a hanging land.
It can go but it is difficult to go back, so it is called hang.
So later, Cao Cao began to turn against the gentry and gentry in the Yuncheng Basin and began to drive away the people of Yuncheng on a large scale...
Even the men who killed Heluo.
All these things are not done by Cao Cao as he wants to do whatever he wants, but have their strategic significance.
It’s like throwing gold, silver and money on the road, deliberately assuming flags, wars and drums between mountains and forests, etc., in fact, they are all for the overall strategic purpose.
Cao Cao has now forced the gentry and gentry in the Yuncheng Basin into a dead place without any retreat, using life and death as a threat, gold and silver power as bait, and supplemented by the name of righteousness and classics, so that these Hedong natives in the Yuncheng Basin have no possibility of riding on the wall. In this way, Cao Cao is actually just like Yang Xiu guessed, and is actually ready to withdraw his troops.
Using the indigenous people, population and wealth of the Yuncheng Basin to cover up the fact that Cao Cao's attack was unfavorable, he could immediately pack it up and prove that he had won the victory in Hedong.
The most important part of this plan is that Cao Cao must force Fei Qian to come out for a battle.
If the war is beneficial, there is no need to say much.
If the battle is unfavorable, Cao Cao will retreat immediately.
Anyway, Cao Cao has already gained some of the profits.
Even if this income does not match its war expenses at all, as long as you average it and play with a lot of money on the data, it will be enough to deceive those ignorant people.
The direction of the retreat is actually very clear. It is to use Zhongtiaoshan Camp as the defense point to retreat from Tongguan Sakata, Shaanxi and Jinguan Road. As for the remaining soldiers and wounded soldiers who cannot be taken away, Cao Cao will leave them to Fei Qian. He will incite the blood of these remaining soldiers and wounded soldiers to the greatest extent possible and carry out the final battle. The so-called "sad soldiers will win" is because the destructive power generated in that desperate state of mind is almost terrifying.
But Fei Qian never paid attention to Cao Cao's twitching posture.
So Cao Cao was very anxious.
The reason for being anxious is that Cao Cao and the others are almost at the critical point of support.
If there is no fight, a chain of collapse will occur...
On the south bank of Tongguan, many half-built wooden pontoon bridges hung loosely on the south bank, but no one continued to work. Some time ago, the ants-intensive people suddenly disappeared, and several places that looked like military camps were empty, and no one could carry or deal with the piles of wood inside.
During the continuous battle, the city walls of the lower city of Tongguan were destroyed by Cao's army without hesitation and destroyed into ruins, but the Cao army was unable to continue to attack the upper city of Tongguan on Linzhi Plateau.
The reason is very simple, what is Linzhi?
Because the road to Tongguan Shangcheng is the gap between the lint toes.
Similarly, there are many roads leading to Emei Ridge, and each fold seems to be able to climb, but there are only a few main passages. Did the infrastructure and transportation capabilities of later generations far exceed that of the Han Dynasty? However, there are still a few main passages in Emei Ridge, and it is impossible for them to be full of passages everywhere.
So if Cao Cao wanted to fight, he could only lure Fei Qian down.
As the core of the front-line generals, Cao Xiu also knew this.
The Cavalry Army gave up the Yuncheng Basin and the vanguard retreated to Emei Ridge. Only Sima Yi, who was flanking, was left on the line of Puban. Cao's army was stationed in the Forward Camp at the bottom of the slope, Anyi, and Wenxi.
Cao Xiu ordered Liu Zhu to erect the flag of the Cao general under the slope, preparing to lead Zhang Xiu, the front of Fei Qian army, to fight to the death. According to Cao Xiu's vision, Zhang Xiu must have wanted to fight, otherwise he would not have led his troops to raid the Cao army's camp before. Therefore, Cao Xiu hoped to lure Zhang Xiu to the slope to fight, consume some cavalry and horses, and then lure Fei Qian out of Linfen.
As spring leaves quickly, summer comes late, and it seems that the plants and trees on this land are a little confused.
Fifteen miles below the slope, it has completely changed from before.
This place became Liu Zhuhuzhi's camp.
Two deep trenches were dug out on the outside of the camp, and sharpened wooden stakes were inserted. The village wall was also covered with thick soil and would not be ignited easily. A high wardrobe tower was set up in the camp, and soldiers on duty were stationed day and night.
In the direction of the camp towards Emei Ridge, there is an open wilderness. The entire area has no complex terrain. There are only sparse shrubs, not even a little something to cover.
The rest of the places are not flat, but are covered with vegetation, mostly ferns.
Although Emei Ridge is not as tall as the Taihang Mountains and steep cliffs as Shandong, it is difficult for ordinary people to travel. The passages that humans often walk on, plants and animals have disappeared, leaving only soft loess, and the wind blows a layer of flying sand. If you don’t take the ordinary road, climb halfway and slip and slip back to the spot, it is also common.
Where infantry is difficult to walk, cavalry is also difficult to pass.
Therefore, Liu Zhu and Hu Zhi's camp were like watching the pass here.
Liu Zhu was climbing up the sentry tower and looking towards Emei Ridge.
Liu Zhu is from Shandong, so he once thought it was natural to fight Guanzhong.
There was only one emperor of the Han Dynasty, so naturally there was only one Shangshutai. What was the Xijing Shangshutai? But after he really followed Cao Cao all the way to Hedong, his mind to recover Guanzhong gradually faded.
Maybe it’s not that I don’t know, but I just don’t dare to think too much.
When Liu Zhu was appointed as Cao Cao in Shandong, he admired Cao Cao quite much.
When Cao Cao was young, he was a warrior who slaughtered the dragon with a knife.
Not to mention whether there were really many dragons slaughtered, but at least the warriors who dared to roar at the evil dragon with their swords.
At that time, there were many so-called famous scholars who closed their mouths tightly. They were so anxious that they occasionally criticized one or two words that were not painful.
Later, in the sour jujube, Cao Cao really fired his sword at Dong Zhuo, even though he was beaten unconscious. Most of the other Shandong princes and local scholars gave their middle fingers to Dong Zhuo, and then went back to drink.
More than ten years have passed in a blink of an eye. Now that I am fighting with Guanzhong and Xiliang martial artists again, Liu Zhu feels that there have been many changes. When I think back to those things back then, it feels like a dream.
The rumbling sound of horse hooves pulled Liu Zhu back from his memories.
A team of cavalry headed north on the side of the camp.
The scouts of Cao's army were very serious, so that Liu Zhu didn't have many experienced scouts. Inexperienced and lonely scouts are easily attacked by the Cavalry Army, so now they have become such a large-scale scout cavalry ranks. Strictly speaking, it is not scouts at all, but a front-standing early warning team.
Although this camp blocked the largest pass in Emei Ridge, there were still some small passages that could pass through, and large groups of people were difficult to walk through, while small troops could pass through. The scouts sneaked out through those small passages that were not familiar to the Cao army and attacked the Cao army's scout queue.
In order to ensure that these precious war horses will no longer be lost, the scouts of Cao's army no longer tried to detect northwards. At least not the men and horses went together, but only people secretly hid over...
In Shandong, people are cheaper than horses.
If you hit someone to death, you will be fine if you pay a thousand hundred yuan. If you hit a cow and a horse to death, that would be expensive!
This team of cavalrymen was to meet the people hiding in the past according to the original planned time.
Some of the war horses were supplemented by Cao Xiu.
To let the horse run, you always have to give some grass...
Liu Zhu could see that these war horses were originally from Hedong, scattered and not very sociable, and there was still a big gap between them and the real war horses, but they could only be used.
Suddenly, the cavalry formations that had just gone to the north ran back in a mess, with an inexplicable fear, "Here is here! Come! The cavalry is here!"
The camp suddenly became messy, and many soldiers screamed subconsciously.
『Sedule!』
Liu Zhu shouted loudly.
The soldiers gradually calmed down.
『Beat the drum! Gather the generals! Get ready to fight!』
Liu Zhu got down from the mail tower and ordered his personal guards to report to General Cao in the rear...
The personal guard responded in a low voice and then said, "General Cao... will come to help?"
Liu Zhu did not answer and went straight to the central army tent.
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...
On Emei Ridge, Xun Chen and a team of men were looking down at the "Cao Army Scouts" who were fleeing in a hurry.
What Xun Chen brought was not his own flag, but Zhang Xiu's flag.
Of course, Xun Chen also wore a piece of armor, took off the Jinxian crown that he used to wearing in his usual habits, and replaced it with a pouch.
Looking at the fast-moving "Cao Army Scouts", Xun Chen was a little surprised and turned to ask the military marquis Li Er beside him, "What is the Cao Army Scouts now?"
Li Er had a fight with Ding and Xiahou, a private soldier from Hedong gentry, before. After Xun Chen asked, he said: "This doesn't look like a regular Cao army scout, but more like those Hedong private soldiers, messy and vulnerable."
Xun Chen nodded, "It's true."
He originally thought that the Cao troops on the slope were bait.
What Xun Chen brought was not the main force of the front army at all. He just swayed around with Zhang Xiu's flag.
He would not attack the camps at the slopes, but he could stroll around the wilderness and scare the Cao army. It not only serves as a cover for the army to launch, but also acts as an attitude of accepting the battle. Otherwise, if the Cao army really feels hopeless in attack, it will be even more difficult to deal with.
The war horse under Xun Chen seemed a little anxious and uneasy. He frequently swayed his neck, sniffed, and was kicking and stomping, and he refused to stand firm.
Li Er glanced at it, coughed, hesitated, but finally reached out and grabbed Xun Chen's reins, "Changshi, this can't be pulled too tight..."
Xun Chen was nervous about fighting horses because Xun Chen was nervous.
When I am nervous, I always subconsciously hold on to it. If I clamp something, I naturally feel uncomfortable in the war horse...
If it weren't for the long-term well-trained war horse, I might have lost my temper now.
It’s not that Xun Chen can’t ride a horse, but because this time it’s different.
Xun Chen was in Pingyang before, and he was inclined to the logistics of civil servants. Although he could also ride a horse, it was the first time he actually led his troops to fight. Of course, Xun Chen could continue to do civil servants in the rear without risking coming to the front. Anyway, according to Shandong's habits, the tasks were handed over to Li Er. If he performed well, Xun Chen planned properly and planned well. If he did something wrong, he would fail to execute it...
But the affairs of Lu Bu had a great influence on the officials under Fei Qian's command.
Military merits, who doesn’t want military merits?
Of course, in addition to military merit, there are some other reasons.
Xun Chen took a quick breath and relaxed his hands and feet a little.
The war horse felt Xun Chen's changes and sootheed, not as anxious as before.
Xun Chen nodded to Li Er, "Thank you for your advice. You are still better at riding."
Li Er smiled, "Don't dislike me for being too talkative."
『Where?』 Xun Chen said, 『I hope the military marquis will remind you more.
Li Er nodded and agreed.
This is not a polite statement.
After all, Xun Chen is the commander of this army. It is impossible to say that he accidentally frightened the horse and rushed out directly. So will Li Er and others follow or not?
Xun Chen also knew that he was in trouble, so he pulled his horse back and said to Li Er, "Next, I'll be bothering the military officer!"
Li Er laughed, "How dare you talk about it? This is my equal matter!"
Compared to Xun Chen's a little nervous, the other Hussar soldiers had long been accustomed to it and were skillfully prepared for battle. Most of them were relaxed in expression. Under Li Er's greeting, they roared through the pass passage and went down the slope from the top of the Emeiling slope.
In the distance in the wilderness below the slope, two teams of Hussar cavalry, totaling hundreds of cavalry, were running back and forth, chasing the fleeing scouts of Cao's army.
Li Er sent a scattered scout team to expand to the further two wings. They ran around the wilderness, exploring the insides of the bushes and ditches that were invisible to normal sight.
The rest of the people lined up horizontally and slowly moved forward.
Therefore, although the number of Hussar cavalry downhill is not large, it looks like it is everywhere.
These days it was clear weather and the land was dry. When the cavalry ran a little, the yellow dust was flying all over the sky, and a huge formation was formed invisibly, which shocked the Cao army soldiers to retreat to the camp.
The Cao army did not have enough cavalry in the camp at the bottom of the slope. Even if there was a large group of cavalry, the quality was poor and they could not compete with the Hussar cavalry at all. This led to the Cao army falling into a passive position on some battlefields.
The cavalry, as the controller of the battlefield in the cold weapon era, is definitely not a false statement. After seeing the power of the Hussar Cavalry, the soldiers of the Cao army did not dare to go forward to detect the virtuality of Xun Chen and Li Er. Even due to forced orders, they went forward to wander. Before the cavalry came forward, they shrank back in panic. As a result, Liu Zhu and the others knew that the cavalry were coming, but there was no accurate information on how many came.
At this moment, Liu Zhu understood that the Cao cavalry under his command were too weak. Perhaps only the cavalry of the Central Leader and Central Guard could compete with these Hussar cavalry, and he could not let all the Cao cavalry lose all the only Cao cavalry. He still had to leave some people responsible for asking for help or reporting to the rear, so he could only order these Cao cavalry to return to the camp.
『It seems that they are really elite cavalry." Liu Zhu frowned and pondered, 『Are these cavalrymen really coming?"
Hu Zhi showed despair and muttered in a low voice: "It's over... these wastes, waste! It's over, no matter whether the cavalry and the horse were trapped, I just knew we were trapped here!"
Liu Zhu turned to look at Hu Zhi, "If you can't shut your mouth and can't control your legs from shaking, then just go back to your own tent!"
Hu Zhi twitched his face nervously for a few times, "Okay! It makes sense. Anyway, I'm not good at military affairs, so I'll leave it to you...
After saying that, Hu Zhi shook his hands and feet and left the command position with his hands and feet.
No one laughed at Hu Zhi because everyone knew what the next battle would ultimately mean...