The news that the Hussars vanguard had appeared near Gufeng Mountain was conveyed to Cao Cao by a horse that was hastened for 800 miles.
Although Cao Cao and others had already expected this in their minds, it still made people feel uneasy when they actually heard the news that the hussar army was coming like an overwhelming force.
Whether Anyi gains or loses suddenly becomes less important.
In Cao Cao's tent, the light from the torches and braziers shone on everyone's face, seeming to add a bit of shine to everyone's face. I don't know whether this shine was the cold sweat from fear or the color of blood from excitement.
Cao Cao squinted his eyes and muttered silently.
Cao Hong was in charge and didn't say anything.
As Cao Hong came down, the other generals were chirping, jabbering, lowering their voices.
"That old guy from the Bao family, after fighting for so many days, he failed to capture Anyi! He also lost a lot of good men in vain. If I were allowed to take over, I would definitely be able to capture Anyi!"
"You idiot, if you were confident, what would you have done? Now let's talk about this. The defenders in Anyi are working hard, how can they really put all their fighting power into this broken city?"
"Now that Anyi has not been captured... what if we attack again at dawn?"
"Fight again tomorrow? Who wants to fight? Send that old man again..."
"Ahem..."
The chirping military academy suddenly remembered that Cao Hong seemed to be supervising the battle in the second half of today, so he quickly swallowed the rest of the words.
But no matter what these military academies say, the topic always revolves around Anyi City, as if Anyi City is the top priority they have to face.
As for the hussars, no one dares to talk about it, no one dares to mention it, and no one dares to stand up and say that he can take the head of the hussars with thousands of troops and so on...
It's like the big pigtails of later generations saw foreigners, but they only dared to yell, demonstrate, and insult their subordinates and people, but they didn't dare to mention the foreigners at all.
During the Anyi attack and defense, Bao Zhong's child was unfortunately injured. Since he is no longer present to take care of the child, this old guy is naturally the best person to take the blame.
As long as you do something, are you afraid that you can't make mistakes?
Cao Cao squinted his eyes and weighed it in his mind.
Judging from today's offensive and defensive situation, it will be a matter of time for Anyi to break the city, but now Anyi is not the focus of this war...
No matter how hard Mr. Pei struggled, he was at the end of his rope.
The only variable is that the hussars are coming.
If he can defeat Hussar, then Anyi will be like a poultry in a cage. It just takes more effort to catch him. And if he loses, the poultry in the cage alone may not be able to compensate for the loss!
What's more, if it really comes to that point, there will be some benefits if we can't leave the broken casualties like Anyi.
However, these words cannot be said by Cao Cao, so Cao Cao glanced at Dong Zhao and couldn't help but miss Guo Jia in his heart.
If Fengxiao were here...
Under the signal from Cao Cao's eyes, Dong Zhao coughed and said slowly: "My lord Mingjian... I heard that a strong crossbow cannot pierce Lu Zun's body. Why? A strong crossbow is a sharp weapon, and its power can pierce it."
Gold cracks the stone; while the Lu silk is made of thin gauze, as light as nothing. However, with the power of a strong crossbow, it cannot penetrate the Lu silk. The principle here is as it is now."
"The power of the hussar is like a strong crossbow. Although it is powerful, its follow-up is powerless, like floating clouds covering the sun, and will eventually disperse. We only need to hold on to our position, resist its sharpness, and wait until its power weakens and exhausts us, and we will win."
The sun is just around the corner. This is the way to overcome strength with softness, and it is also important in the art of war..."
Dong Zhao said, and Cao Cao nodded slightly on the surface, but in fact Cao Cao was not satisfied with Dong Zhao's words.
At this time, even if there is no eight wins and eight defeats, there will still be five generals, four schools, and three superiors...
Ahem, cough, cough, without these, how can we inspire people?
However, Dong Zhao has always been like this. Flying close to the ground is not his strong point, so Cao Cao just listened.
The original plan formulated by Cao Cao, Guo Jia, Dong Zhao and others was that even if they could not win this time, they would consume most of the Hussar's strength, and then use Shandong's manpower to suppress Guanzhong, and finally win the overall strategic victory.
Of course, to put it more elegantly, it means time is exchanged for space and manpower is exchanged for advantage, but in fact it is using human lives to fill the hole until Fei Qian is brought down!
Naturally, these things will not be stated explicitly.
However, the Treaty of Shanshan Kingdom sent by Fei Qian from the Western Regions was equivalent to a sap for this plan.
Fei Qian also did not directly tell Cao Cao that cutting off contacts and trade would not make Guanzhong poor. Isn't it? Just one Shanshan country could make Guanzhong suffer for several years...
Then Cao Cao asked Shanshan to send them to Shandong. On the one hand, it was really pointless to intercept them. On the other hand, he also hoped that the people in Shandong could see the difficulty of dealing with Fei Qian and unite more. The result was obvious.
When I saw how difficult it was, I just jumped in and stood at the spring in a daze.
It's not that Lao Cao doesn't want to resist the line, nor is it that Cao Mengde's Montesquieu tactics don't work, but there are too many pig teammates who are holding us back.
This was also a common problem in the middle and later stages of the feudal dynasty. As more and more officials sat in the imperial court, the local gentry who held power took public power as private property and wanted to fight foreign countries. It was like putting on shackles.
Wear shackles and fight with rusty weapons that may break at any time.
The reason why Cao Cao still persists is not because Cao Cao hates Fei Qian, nor is it because of jealousy, or any other negative emotions, but simply because Cao Cao does not believe that Fei Qian's path can work!
The Han Dynasty has not been able to get through it for three or four hundred years, but Fei Qian can get through it. How can he get there?
Although the world is big, there are never many roads that can accommodate it.
Yuan Benchu thought that the foundation of the Han Dynasty and the original intention of the Han Dynasty were with him, but as a result, he lost both his foundation and his beginning. Yuan Jiujiu thought that he was the father of the Han Dynasty and that he could only walk the world's great road, but in fact, what he took was a dead end.
What about the other princes?
Cao Cao's thoughts spread out...
Dong Zhuo did not have any outstanding talents.
Tao Qian did not die a happy death because of his humility.
Han Fu, aha, he was named Fu but died in a muddy land.
Sun Ce had no plan and lost his life; Liu Bei had no preparation and was displaced; Sun Quan had no power and was limited to Jiangdong...
Only this Fei Qian...
Cao Cao's eyes narrowed even more.
really……
What about yourself?
Hold!
Cao Cao slapped the table and said in a deep voice: "The matter has come to this, it is useless to think too much! The whole army is united and fighting the hussars together! Send the order, prepare more sand, soil and trees, and traps to stop the horses, so as to fight the hussars!"
Everyone responded in awe!
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The Yuncheng Basin was originally a fertile land east of Hedong, and was an appendage of the Yinheluo area in Henan, Han Dynasty.
This place is actually quite interesting.
Hedong County already existed in the Western Han Dynasty, and was an area directly under the jurisdiction of the Sili Xiaowei Department. In other words, at the beginning of the Han Dynasty, Hedong County was more inclined to Guanzhong, but by the Eastern Han Dynasty, due to its unique geographical location
, it became the bellwether for the struggle between the forces in Guanzhong and Guandong.
During the Western Han Dynasty, Hedong County was sandwiched between Guanzhong and Hebei. It was not only the link between the two sides, but also the focus of competition between the two sides. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the capital was set in Luoyang, and the political and economic center moved to the Heluo Plain.
This made Hedong County, as a key link on the road from Guanzhong to Heluo, its strategic position in imperial politics significantly further strengthened.
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Hedong County often became the emperor's bargaining chip to beat Shandong, but it was quickly thrown away after it was used up.
A bit like a chamber pot.
After using it too much, Hedong County's stomach was naturally very angry.
Therefore, in the Yuncheng Basin area of Hedong, it is natural that the gentry and gentry have their own minds.
At this time, in the Hussar camp, the three-color commander's flag representing the Hussars was flying high. In the tent, Fei Qian, Xun Chen, Xu Chu and others were discussing military matters.
The main affairs were still led by Xun Chen and Xu Chu, and the other civil servants and military academies were just sitting in to observe.
The slower you go, the better prepared you will be for action.
Once everything is in place, execution will be more orderly.
"According to reports from scouts, the Pei clan in Anyi City is still holding on. However, Cao's army is attacking urgently... Anyi may have suffered heavy losses..." Xun Chen said in a low voice.
Fei Qian nodded slightly, looking calm.
He could send troops and cavalry to support Anyi at any time, but he was unwilling to do so.
Obviously, Cao Cao set up a huge formation near Anyi. Attacking Anyi with cavalry alone without the cover of infantry and artillery was undoubtedly a desperate act.
The cavalry does have an advantage over the infantry. In terms of movement speed and transfer range, there is no problem at all in bullying the short legs, but Cao Jun will not simply compete with the hussars on the same track...
Just rescuing Anyi is of little significance.
Fei Qian must defeat Cao Cao's main force and achieve a decisive victory.
Xu Chu said at the side: "General Zhang sent a message, saying that he discovered the movement of Cao's army... Could it be that Cao's army is preparing to attack our rear in a roundabout way, and also make a surprise attack on Linfen to cut off our food route?"
Fei Qian turned around and asked Xun Chen, "What do you think?"
Xun Chen pondered for a moment, then said categorically: "This is the usual method of Cao's army! Cao Mengde likes to cut off other people's food routes... Therefore, Cao's army must have a partial army, either to attack our flanks, or to harass the rear, or even
Cutting off the grain road will destroy our baggage. But with General Zhang protecting our flanks, we should have no worries."
"Yes." Fei Qian nodded, "Order him to lead the troops to patrol the east side of Emei Ridge to guard against Cao's army's infiltration and sneak attack."
Xun Chen responded and wrote down the order.
"The front army has been in contact with Cao's army. When Cao's army saw our troops, they huddled in the camp or scattered far away," Xu Chu asked again, "May I ask, my lord, if we can attack them in separate groups?"
Fei Qian thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "This is mostly a plan of Cao's army. It is wise to hurt five of his fingers, rather than cut off one of them. The most important thing for Cao's army is Cao Mengde, and they cannot scatter in all directions. The immediate responsibility of the cavalry is:
There are still two wings guarding the infantry, advancing slowly.』
Xu Chu also accepted the order.
Then some military-related issues were discussed.
Fei Qian also made arrangements one by one.
Cao Cao likes to cut off food roads, which Fei Qian can certainly guess.
The reason why Fei Qian asked Xun Chen was, on the one hand, to test Xun Chen's thinking, and on the other hand, to make Xun Chen more adaptable to this model of fighting against Shandong.
Everyone has a family of origin, but we cannot talk about the family of origin as if we are bearing a sin. It seems that by blaming all problems on the family of origin, we can avoid our own faults.
Xun Chen was born in the Yingchuan noble clan and had multiple buffs or debuffs. If he could not face up to these problems, he would eventually end up in Hedong and would not be able to move forward.
Fei Qian is going to take an unprecedented path, and it is hard to say whether anyone will come after him. It is not an easy task to reverse the trap of the small-scale peasant economic system in the current era of the Han Dynasty.
After all, there were too many benefits to the small-scale peasant economy in the feudal dynasty.
Even though Fei Qian was not a professional in the economic system, he understood that the reason why the feudal dynasty chose the small-scale peasant economic system as its main structural model was because the small-scale peasant economy was so important and useful for maintaining the social stability of the feudal dynasty.
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That's right, "stable".
The Chinese feudal dynasty liked "stability" the most and feared "change" the most.
"Stability" means that the class is stable and everything is fine.
The small-scale peasant economy uses the family as the production unit and is highly decentralized. This decentralization results in a lack of opportunities for farmers to unite, thereby reducing the threat to the central power. At the same time, each household is self-sufficient and consumes and produces its own products.
Products, this model reduces the demand for market transactions, reduces social instability caused by market economic fluctuations, and is not prone to regional material shortages due to looting, and management is relatively simple.
What is very interesting is that under the small-scale peasant economic system, the decentralization and independence of various regions require strong central authority to maintain social order, and the central court needs to grant official titles to local officials to demonstrate their legitimacy. Therefore,
, it naturally became the only economic system under feudal despotism.
Stable, solid.
To constrain, to bind.
Peasants are tied to the land, which reduces population mobility and is conducive to social stability. This closed nature also makes farmers more accepting of the education of feudal ethics and morals. Ideological control is not only reflected in political loyalty, but also penetrates into all aspects of daily life.
, which consolidated the ideological foundation of the feudal dynasty.
By the time of the Ming Dynasty, Lao Zhu even felt that it could be stable for generations to come...
Obviously, the small-scale peasant economy can have strong stability when maintaining imperial power or under feudal rule. However, the fragility of the small-scale peasant economy makes it difficult to withstand large-scale natural and man-made disasters. At the same time, its decentralization also leads to the failure of technological innovation.
The speed of spread is slow. This is the reason why after the establishment of the Chinese feudal dynasty, technology was difficult to grow and the technology tree could not be climbed. In the later period, when a strong enemy was encountered, GG was created...
If Fei Qian wants to get rid of this trap, he must first knock off the shell of the gentry. Xun Chen was born as a gentry, but when he becomes the manager of the country and the planner of the court, he can no longer just be a gentry.
You must take off your original shell and face new pains in order to grow.
In addition to Xun Chen, there are also new cultivators who have grown up in Shoushan Academy during this period, such as Wang Xiang, Xue Ping, who went to Guanzhong some time ago, and Le, who went south with Fei Qian this time.
Xiang, Xu Ying, etc.
These people are adapting and growing.
There are also hussars. In addition to the previous cavalry commanders such as Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, and Zhang Xiu, Fei Qian also discovered some guys who may have been unknown...
Li Li.
A guy who came from a poor background. Step by step in the army, he became a military commander in the cavalry camp under Fei Qian.
Zhang Jing.
This man is very courageous and a born brave general. He achieved excellent results in the Yinshan Cavalry Training Camp and became a good grassroots cavalry general.
Bao out.
He is tall and strong, with a strong physique. He was originally a ranger with no family. Well, after Fei Qian cracked down on the ranger industry, he changed his job and joined the army. After all, Fei Qian's welfare and salary in the army are better than being a ranger with a lot of work and no time.
, it was better to come. Now it is the Infantry Military Academy under Xu Zhu.
In addition to these Han grassroots military academy non-commissioned officers, there are also Hu people.
For example, go to the humble tribe.
To go to humbleness is, of course, to go to Xianbei.
Qubei is a southern Huns. He is the strongest and bravest among the Qubei tribe, so he inherited the name "Quebei". Of course, now this guy has changed his name to Liu Cui. This guy is
A natural cavalry general, in addition to having good force, is also more superb in his riding skills. He can even sleep on the horse while the horse is running without falling off.
And so on, many more officers and military academies grew up, but this time they stayed where they were and did not go south with Fei Qian.
Those from Taiyuan, those from Shangdang, those from Beidi, those from Guanzhong...
All.
These people are all talents who have grown up under Fei Qian's guidance. They have gradually replaced the power of the original local squires and built a middle and low-level structure under Fei Qian, which will also become the foundation for future development.
Nowadays, the word "Hussar" is no longer a simple title, nor is it just Fei Qian.
It is undoubtedly very difficult to get rid of the original system of gentry and gentry and rebuild your own talent echelon, especially when Fei Qian almost "went his own way" to carry out literacy in the army and let soldiers read in military schools.
Many gentry children laughed incessantly, thinking that Fei Qian was simply crazy...
But now, Fei Qian has gradually begun to enter the harvest period.
At least Fei Qian proved that knowledge can be passed on by Confucianism, but it does not necessarily have to be Confucianism.
When Kong Zhongni was an educated man, he never thought about letting his disciples monopolize knowledge and become academic lords, and then spread the word for thousands of years and spread the sound for hundreds of generations, and then secretly wrote "eat" in black and white.
The word "person".
Therefore, Fei Qian is currently fighting Cao Cao. Defeating Cao Cao is naturally the first goal to achieve, but in addition, it is also training and training to make losses smaller and grow more.
This is a change of times.
"It is my good fortune to be able to fight with you all in the east of the river to eradicate evil and restore the glory of the Han family. In the past, when a certain person implemented a new system and rewarded the generals with land tributes, he once said..." Fei Qian
He said slowly, "This is an auspicious time, and this is an unfavorable time. This is ignorance, and this is wisdom. This can be bright, and this can be dim. This can be full of faith, and this can be full of confusion. There are many.
There is a beautiful spring, but there is also a miserable winter... Let me encourage you all!"
Xun Chen, Xu Chu and others all stood up, bowed their hands and said, "I would like to follow my lord!"
