Following Xu Chu's order, he encountered Cao Jun's interception while outflanking Cao Hong.
I don't know if it was his good luck or bad luck. Anyway, he chose a side road and happened to encounter a part of Cao Hongzhong's retreating army. As a result, the two sides collided, which delayed Li Li's journey.
When they were outflanking, they saw Xu Chu's army being suddenly attacked by Cao's catapults.
Smoke and dust rise into the sky!
The rocks roared down!
After Li Li quickly led his men and horses to avoid the strike range of the catapult, he suddenly turned back but could no longer find Xu Chu's battle flag.
Li Li's heart couldn't help but sink.
"Have you seen the general's flag?" Li Li asked the soldiers around him.
He thought he was dazzled,
"No, no!"
"Not found!"
"Is it obscured by smoke and dust?"
"Did you fall into the ravine?"
Everyone started shouting, and it was hard to hide the panic in their voices...
No chaos!
Li Li reacted subconsciously. He shouldn't let everyone look for Xu Chu's battle flag. This would cause uneasiness. But now that the matter has come to this, he can only divert everyone's attention as soon as possible, otherwise morale will inevitably continue to collapse!
Is there any way to help a group of soldiers recover as quickly as possible?
fighting!
Only fight!
When a soldier does not know how to fight, or has lost the courage to fight, can he still be called a soldier?
Li Li did not give orders immediately. He sat on the horse with a calm face, turning a deaf ear to the roars coming from the Cao army's camp.
This is a huge stage.
Before this, who was Li Li?
After today, Li Li will be Li Li!
He pulled out a clean spare strip of cloth from the leather pouch at his waist, bit one end of it with his teeth, and then wrapped the strip around the back of his left hand, which he had injured at some point.
Maybe it was cut by some kind of weapon, or maybe it was scratched by gravel. I didn't realize it when I was avoiding the trebuchet, but now I feel some pain.
The bright red blood flowed downwards, and the strength of the binding made Li Li's face muscles twitch, but he still wrapped it calmly, as if he was not bandaging himself, but bandaging the wounds of others.
He quickly bandaged the injured wound, and used his teeth and dexterous fingers to tie the cloth into a knot.
When he raised his head again, everyone around him gradually became affected by his influence and calmed down.
Li Li stretched out his hand and moved it.
The wound was well wrapped and it hurt a little, but it didn't affect his subsequent activities very much.
The soldiers on the side seemed to want to say something, but after seeing Li Li's actions, they said nothing.
Li Li did not shout any exciting slogans to boost morale, but followed the most conventional habits and issued the command, "Check the equipment!"
In the run just now, some people lost their weapons and some had their arrows knocked over.
Now Li Li issued the order again, as smoothly and powerfully as during an actual combat training.
The sputtering sounds sounded in sequence.
Li Li also jumped off the horse, rearranged the laces on the horse's abdomen, then took out some dry food from the bag on the horse's back, stuffed half of it into his mouth, and half to the man with big watery eyes.
War horse.
The war horse snorted and then flicked its tail.
Li Li patted the horse's neck, and then looked at a group of Cao soldiers running out of the Cao army's camp in the distance, holding the handle of the sword tightly.
The two or three hussar soldiers on the other side of Li Li also just watched silently and said nothing.
Cao Jun's camp was like a hornet's nest that had been stabbed hard. With the roar of war drums, countless soldiers rushed out of the camp, crossed the ditch, and rushed up with howling.
Some soldiers of Cao's army seemed to have discovered Li Li and others who were staying on one side. They pointed with their fingers, shouted, and then pressed over.
"Haha." Li Li couldn't help but sneered, "Do some people really think that we are like Shandong, where we collapse when we lose and disperse when we lose?"
"Get ready to fight!" Li Li suddenly raised his voice, "Each team will report their numbers!"
"This... one team, there are seventy-three people in each team! All swords and guns are ready! Seventy percent of the arrows are left!!"
"Second team of sixty-eight people! All swords and guns, 80% of the arrows!"
"Team Three..."
Each team reports its numbers one by one.
Each team has a shortage of different numbers of people, and some of them obviously got separated in the panic just now.
When Xu Chu encircled and suppressed Cao Hong, he did not mobilize all his troops, so Li Li and others did not bring out all the troops, and some of them rested in the frontline camp.
Li Li got on his horse and said, "Go and collect the scattered horses first! We are all brothers, how can we abandon them lightly?"
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In a hollow, a dozen hussars soldiers gathered together.
It is human nature to huddle together for warmth.
Most of these hussars soldiers lost their horses in the attack by Cao Jun just now, or their horses were injured and were thrown off, so they were naturally separated from the larger army.
The sound of war drums, the sound of horse hooves, and roars took turns ringing in the sky above the depression.
Cao Jun seems to be getting closer and closer.
They didn't know if they had been discovered.
Although they lost their horses, they did not lose their heart to fight.
His red eyes just stared at the enemy who was getting closer and closer.
Two to three hundred soldiers of Cao's army seemed to have discovered the hussars here, and they shouted and approached, and kept approaching.
One hundred and fifty steps.
One hundred and twenty steps.
One hundred steps.
Fifty steps!
A certain hussar soldier in the depression raised his sword and shouted: "Kill!"
Then he rushed up from the depression.
Following his roar, other people also roared and rushed out together...
But from another direction, a louder voice came, "Kill!!"
With a sound like rolling thunder, Li Li led the cavalry from the bottom of the slope to the top of the slope, and then rushed down like a torrent. Hundreds of cavalry crashed into Cao Jun's small team!
The two to three hundred soldiers of Cao's army were already submerged in swords and spears and under the hooves of horses before they understood what was going on.
Before the hussars in the hollows could recover, a non-commissioned officer who looked like a team leader ran in front of them, waved his hand and ordered: "Go to the back of the team and see if there is anyone free."
War horses! Those who don’t have war horses ride with the people behind them! After the war, return to the original team! Hurry up! Now everyone follows the flag of Li Junjun! Move! Everyone move! 』
After saying that, the leader of the team did not wait for the hussars to respond, but immediately roared and ran in the other direction with the men and horses.
These hussars were stunned for a moment, and then they reacted, "Quick! Quick! Keep up, keep up!"
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In Cao Jun's camp, Cao Hong, who had already stood on the observation deck, was holding a bag of physalis water to replenish his water. Suddenly he saw this scene happening on the edge of the battlefield, and there was a "pop" sound, and the words in his mouth were
The water spurted out, "Who is this?!"
The military commander is not yet a general. He only has the recognition flag, not the general flag.
The guard lay on the railing and squinted his eyes to carefully identify the running speck in the distance.
"This looks like... General, it seems like... the one who was in front of the formation two days ago..." the guard said, his voice not very loud.
Previously, Cao Jun was directly swept away by a group of cavalry. It was not a pleasant memory that I would like to mention often...
Cao Hong remembered it and his eyes flashed.
How could there be so many heroes under the cavalry?
"Who is closest to that guy?" Cao Hong asked in a deep voice.
If such a seedling is under one's own command, one will of course focus on cultivating it. If one is on the enemy's side, one will directly destroy it if there is an opportunity!
As if leaving room for the opponent to grow, Jijigugu said that he was waiting for the opponent to become a truly rival to him. Apart from the comic book disease of the second grade, in most cases there is no way to kill the opponent.
I can put a mark on my lips.
For example, now, Cao Hong thinks he has a chance to kill this seedling, so he won't hesitate at all.
"General, the closest ones are General Bao's men!"
"Bao Shuyi?" Cao Hong frowned slightly, "Give him the order to kill this beast! Don't let him join forces to rescue the scattered soldiers and horses of the hussar!"
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When people are fishing, pots fall from the sky!
what to do?
Waiting online, it’s quite urgent!
Come back quickly!
After Bao Zhong received Cao Hong's new order, he couldn't figure out how to spit out the orange and wheat peel.
He finally dilly-dallyed, but he couldn't act like he was dilly-dallying among Cao's army, just like the fishing gangs in later generations of enterprises. After all, no matter when the boss saw an employee blatantly fishing,
Most people wouldn't be happy. Unexpectedly, Cao Hong actually asked him to kill Li Li!
Of course, Bao Zhong didn't know it was Li Li at the moment, but in any case, he suddenly had a new task. It was just like announcing a meeting when he was about to get off work, doing team building on the weekend, and doing training during the holiday. It was full of
He has a strong sense of malice towards the working people and the proletariat.
Of course, Bao Zhong also thought about flipping the table, but in the end, after the anger in his stomach cooled down through his mouth, it turned into two words: "Okay..."
Originally, Bao Zhong did not want to go to the direction of the Hussar's former army camp. Now that he had Cao Hong's order, he simply changed the direction and went to Li Li's place.
"This is an opportunity!" came out of nowhere.
Bao Zhong has a feeling that this person seems to have a special ability. If he accidentally throws it into a crowd, will it disappear automatically?
"What chance? No chance! Don't look for trouble!" Bao Zhong refused immediately.
Although Bao Zhong said "no", he never seemed to hear him and continued: "Now the general can lend me a flag... Doesn't the general want to contact you as soon as possible to make sure that your son will be treated at the Hundred Medical Center?"
Is there time? You can put off other things, but you can’t put off this matter!"
"Hiss..." Bao Zhong turned his head and glared angrily.
He is always smiling, and the smile on his face seems to have remained unchanged for a hundred years.
"Come over here." Bao Zhong whispered, "Please tell me clearly how to arrange it?"
"Your Majesty's arrangement?" He always had the same face.
Bao Zhong grinded his teeth and said, "Yes, how will I arrange my children?"
Of course Bao Zhong wanted to ask everything clearly, including how to contact him, who else was in Cao's camp, etc. But it was obvious that Bao Zhong knew that he would never tell, so he could only compromise in the end.
He just wanted to know the specific arrangements for his son.
"It's very simple." It's always been like explaining why one plus one equals two, "Didn't I say it before? Just confirm the specific time to connect at the river crossing."
"What will do?" Bao Zhong felt aggrieved and angry at being kept in the dark, "I don't know anything! What exactly is going to happen?"
Jieng suddenly dropped his smile and said, "You don't need to know."
But soon, Zeng laughed again, "Don't worry, General, I'll take care of everything. Can you lend me the flag now?"
Bao Zhong wanted to refuse again, but he thought of his children and finally reluctantly handed a color to his guard.
Obviously, the flag representing the general cannot be given. After all, there is only one flag, but it represents the recognition of Cao Jun...
Normally, these flag recognitions are part of the general's rights to command the troops. Not all soldiers know the generals of Cao Jun's military schools, but at least they will recognize Cao Jun's flag recognitions.
Most of these recognition flags have restrictions on issuance, and not everyone can obtain them. Only those at the general level can obtain this recognition flag. In some cases, they can be equivalent to "order arrows" and serve as a token of order.
Of course, this effect does not mean that you can command any soldiers of Cao's army after getting the recognition flag, but there are some restrictions based on the actual situation. For example, Bao Zhong's recognition flag cannot mobilize the central leaders and central guards.
people.
If this kind of flag is lost, you will also be punished, just like losing the command arrow, but it will be much better than losing the general's flag. Bao Zhong signaled the guards to give him the flag, which is how to recognize the flag.
Guard Bao Zhong snorted and took out a small cloth bag from his arms.
Changji smiled, reached out and snatched it, and then whispered: "Go to the side... Anyway, you don't have a war horse, so isn't it normal that you can't keep up with the hussars?"
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After rolling up the flag, Xu Chu led his troops and retreated, running for about ten miles. Xu Chu gradually slowed down, turned and galloped up a slope, and slowly stood still.
He jumped off the horse and asked the guards to take care of the horse. Using his hands and feet, he hurriedly climbed to the top of the slope on one side and looked back at the battlefield.
Xu Chu was not frustrated because of today's defeat.
After experiencing this setback, Xu Chu realized some things that he had ignored before.
Caution and risk-taking are not completely opposite.
He was too cautious before, so the pressure on Cao Jun's camp was not strong enough, which gave Cao Hong the opportunity to hide his trump card. If he had been more aggressive and risky in the first battle, let alone whether he could have captured Cao Jun's camp, at least Cao Hong would have been able to win.
The trebuchet will be forced into use...
Similarly, the battlefield is always changing. What was a safe place yesterday may become dangerous today. Everything needs to be adjusted according to the specific situation...
Xu Chu kept thinking and summarizing.
The lessons of flesh and blood should be kept in mind.
After a brief moment of regret and self-blame, Xu Chu quickly found a way to counterattack and formulated a bolder plan. He wanted to lure Cao's army out before he launched a counterattack.
On the one hand, it was because it was close to the camp of Cao Jun, and Xu Chu did not know which area did not have catapults set up by Cao Jun. On the other hand, Cao Jun was suppressed in the camp at this stage, although on the surface it seemed that the hussars had achieved considerable success.
Although it had the advantage of having less troops, it actually did not cause much direct damage to Cao's army.
So if we can lure a group of Cao troops out...
But the important thing is that he can eat it!
Xu Chu believed that he could do it, and he even believed that the hussars under his command could do it!
"Send the flag! Contact all departments!"
Xu Chu said in a deep voice.
It's not considered a defeat now.
If Cao Jun is really given an opportunity to take advantage of it, then he will be called a defeat.
In the eyes of others, he was defeated, but the fact was that he just decided to retreat and find a safer way to deal with Cao's army.
Xu Chu's flag was spread out again on the plain.
The terrain in the Yuncheng Basin is flat. Although there are special ravine landforms like the Loess Plateau, they are not easy to defend.
He led the army this time as Fei Qian's vanguard. He defeated Cao Hong in the first battle and suppressed Cao's army in the second battle. He had accomplished the task required by Fei Qian extremely well. More importantly, he had initially eliminated Cao's army.
The traps outside the camp were laid out, and the peripheral layout map of Cao's camp was drawn, which provided a relatively sufficient source of information for the Hussars General to deploy his subsequent army.
From this point of view, Xu Chu has completed the military order assigned by Fei Qian.
But a life that is too smooth may not be a good thing for anyone.
Previously, Xu Chu thought that Li Li could lead his men to develop a sharp set of archer cavalry tactics, so he could naturally command the cavalry horse riding company, so he was careless and was caught by Cao Hong...
Xu Chu was indeed wrong. He was a leading general, but he was not an omnipotent general. He was good at infantry formations, but he did not understand cavalry well enough!
Fortunately, at the critical moment, Xu Chu realized that Guanzhong and Shandong were different after all!
The key node in Shandong is the general. No matter what the previous battle situation was, once the general collapses, the entire army will be lost, even if the other soldiers are intact, it is useless!
In Guanzhong, the nodes are in the military academy, the non-commissioned officers, and the middle and lower-level people!
Just like the hussar general said, "The way to be a commander is to use the generals and soldiers to their fullest potential!"
Now Xu Chu is willing to give the right of choice to these middle- and lower-level hussar military academy non-commissioned officers, and believes that under Fei Qian's subtle influence over the years, these military academy non-commissioned officers can eventually grow up like Li Li and become the real force supporting the hussar army!
The tricolor war flag was once again fluttered on the plains.
Although there is some damage and dust on the tricolor flag, it is still bright, eye-catching, and still stands proudly!
