Cao Zhao left the Chinese army tent uneasily. He was not sure whether his words moved Fei Qian or not.
Everything seems to be immersed in endless fog, and the future direction cannot be seen. But when you feel some intention to retreat, you will find that the way back has disappeared.
Cao Zhao was walking on the road when a gust of wind blew. He suddenly felt that his body was cold and he was soaked in cold sweat.
Caused by a guilty conscience.
Not everyone has the talent to remain calm even when a mountain collapses in front of them. Most of the time, it’s just a matter of catching a duck.
Last year, Fei Qian rushed to the Western Regions to quell the chaos, which made Cao Cao and the people in Shandong mistakenly think that there was an opportunity to take advantage of.
Unexpectedly, in the battle of the Western Regions, that bastard Lu Bu would give in so quickly and give up everything. The chaos in the Western Regions was also interrupted with the collapse of the Shanshan Kingdom, which caused Cao Cao and the people of Shandong to be unable to dismount...
What is even more unexpected is that Hedong is so difficult to defeat.
The Hussar are not those incompetent old officials of the Han Dynasty, otherwise they would not have such a big foundation. Their huge territory was forged by their iron blood and military exploits. During the Western Expedition, they overthrew the country with a flip of their hands. This is natural.
It formed Fei Qian's supreme aura of prestige.
People who have been following Fei Qian may not think it's a big deal, but when they meet Fei Qian for the first time, they will inevitably be affected by his various achievements, achievements, and related positions, which even reminded Cao Zhao of the hussars back then.
Fear in Linxu County.
As Cao Zhao walked, he recalled bit by bit what he said and did with Fei Qian after entering the big tent, but found that he couldn't figure out some details. This made him very uneasy, but there was still nothing wrong with him.
Other good ways.
Cao Zhao did want to save his father, but it was not exactly what he and Fei Qian said.
Young people, after all, have some big dreams and want to be big, hard and long-lasting. However, this kind of dream often only truly realizes the beauty of facing the world when they enter their thirties or forties.
In the end, I was still powerless.
One wrong step and you die.
This strong sense of excitement made Cao Zhao feel like he was walking on a cliff.
Everything that needs to be done has been done, and the rest...
Perhaps it can only be left to God's will.
Cao Zhao looked up at the sky.
The sky is endless.
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The sky is endless, and the human heart is equally unfathomable.
The word "greed" means that Tao has exhausted all its secrets, but many people still turn a blind eye to it.
"The sentiment may be true, but the request must be false." Xun Chen said quite calmly, even a little coldly, "The father saves the sons, and the son saves the widowed father."
"Hmm..." Fei Qian was stunned.
He didn't expect Xun Chen to explain the problem from this perspective, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed quite reasonable.
"When a father saves his son, his love is true and his intention is sincere. Among all living beings, the love between father and son is like the eternity of heaven and earth, and the everlasting brightness of the sun and moon. When a son is in danger, the father will step forward regardless of everything. This is a family relationship. The ultimate love is the ultimate nature of human nature. However, when a son saves his father, he does only a few things and indulges deeply. However, he does not worry about it much, and it is not as earnest as the father's earnestness to save his son. Regarding the father, although he has filial piety, he may be hesitant. Perhaps due to the turmoil in the world, most people are unable to help in time. It is not that the son is ruthless, but in fact, the world is complicated and people's hearts are unpredictable. Therefore, the son's rescue of the father is not as good as the father's rescue of the sons."
Xun Chen talked eloquently.
"This is all determined by worldly affairs. If a son sincerely saves his father, his feelings can move the heavens and the earth, and his actions can also shake people's hearts. The love between father and son is learned by the heaven and the earth, and the sun and the moon reveal it. Regardless of whether they are small or large, they are all This is true love and nature. I am just discussing the matter, not judging its good and bad."
"Looking at this man now, although he is excited, his eyes are twinkling... so Chen thinks that his words may not necessarily be believed." 』
Fei Qian turned to look at Xun Chen and raised his eyebrows, "Cao Zilie?"
Xun Chen nodded and said: "Exactly."
Fei Qian didn't believe it.
After all, they are just ordinary generals of the Cao family. Cao Xiu is also an important member of the generals of the Cao family. In history, he is one of the Eight Tigers of the Cao family, or...
etc.
The Eight Tiger Generals were the arrangement given to Cao Cao's generals by later generations, right?
Well, Cao Xiu and Cao Zilie...
While Fei Qian was thinking, Xun Chen continued: "Who said Cao Zi is willing to surrender? However, he said that he was assisting the Han, not a hussar. I thought he was retreating in order to advance and pretending to surrender. But what if? It's all about using the trick here... But, well... Cao Cao's thief seems to have lost some of his dexterity and was more deliberate in using this strategy..."
"Lost your dexterity?" Fei Qian listened and couldn't help but nodded.
The so-called dexterity is actually another way of saying "conspiracy".
Because it is laid out openly and openly, there is no need to hide anything, and you are not afraid that the other party will not choose. The more the other party evades, the more losses it will suffer in the future. Just like the law of the country, conspiracy is always better than conspiracy. of.
Fei Qian thought about it, and it seemed that from a certain stage, Cao Cao's strategy began to change. It was no longer as upright and overwhelming as before, but had a bit of a deviant edge...
However, Fei Qian didn't think too much about this issue. He was more interested in how to deal with Cao Xiu.
Unlike Xia Houshang, Cao Xiu is well-known among the Cao family, especially among the younger generation. If Cao Xiu can really be surrendered, it will be no less than a major blow to the Cao family's political group, and it will also This caused the nobles in Shandong to doubt the unity within the Cao family, thus affecting the foundation of Cao Cao's rule.
So Fei Qian retreated, and Xun Chen laid out his plan.
"The plan is simple, just let him send letters back and forth..." Xun Chen said with a smile, "If you get his handwriting, you can forge his books... When the fake is fake, the truth is also fake..."
So simple?
Fei Qian pondered for a moment and realized that the answer might really be that simple.
If you tell the truth, it's worthless. If you don't tell the truth, you'll be kept in the dark.
Communication between people is a very troublesome thing. The thoughts between each other fall from thoughts to words. With a slight change, the meaning may be completely different. Once the seeds of doubt are planted, it is impossible to remove them.
Just two or three simple sentences, or shouting "Believe me" a few times, can solve the problem.
First of all, in the land of Shandong, it is said that it wants "unity" and "loyalty" every day, but in fact there are many people who are half-hearted. When Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were fighting, a large number of people were swaying from side to side, and now Fei Qian
The battle between himself and Cao Cao in Hedong also stirred up the hearts of many people in Shandong.
Judging from the various news that Fei Qian has received in the past few days, there are not a few people who are panicking and have different intentions, so it might as well be fake and make a real show...
Fei Qian nodded and agreed with Xun Chen to try to implement this strategy.
However, Fei Qian considered another question. What is the purpose of Cao Cao's eagerness for quick success and instant gain?
Is Mr. Lao Cao really not afraid of being devastated if he loses?
Or is there something else that Fei Qian failed to pay attention to, or something that can make the final decision and change the situation of the battle?
This is indeed a problem...
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The thing that changes the situation of the war may be big or small, it may be just a word, or it may be a soldier.
On Wuguan Road, Huang Zhong led his soldiers to attack the stone bridge road in front of Wuguan Pass.
Here is a bottleneck.
After passing here, you can push straight to the broken pass.
The terrain of Shiqiao Road is dangerous, and the stone slabs are connected on the mountain ridge, just like a stone bridge, so it got its name. Of course, Cao's soldiers defended the Stone Bridge Road.
Huang Zhong listed the formation not far from Shiqiao Road.
Pang Shanmin was behind the formation, looking at the stone bridge road with some worry. There were no guardrails on this stone bridge-shaped stone slab. It was okay to walk in the middle. If he fell to both sides, although he would not be shattered into pieces in the abyss, it would not be a big deal.
He also had to fall and injure his limbs and muscles.
Moreover, there are some terrains in the Wuguan Road that are similar to this. Although it is not so steep that one man can defeat ten thousand men, but if there are too many injuries along the way, the combat power will inevitably decrease.
If you really want to march into Nanyang and regain Wancheng, you will encounter difficulties.
Wenpin knew that guarding the pass must guard the main road, so he also deployed a lot of soldiers here.
The mountain mist swept in with a roar, curling and beating the flags of both sides.
Huang Zhong looked at Cao Jun on the opposite side, was silent for a moment, and stroked his beard, "I thought that Wen Zhongye would retreat despite the difficulties, but I didn't expect...Today we will capture the stone bridge and gather the troops to pass it!"
On the mountain road, neither side can push heavy weapons forward, so there are advantages and disadvantages for the soldiers of both sides. Basically, they have to rely on hand-to-hand combat to determine the ownership of the stone bridge road.
On the stone bridge road of less than a hundred steps, archers from both sides can cover this area, so the first to go out must be the sword and shield players with heavy armor and thick skin.
When the archers began to line up on both sides of the stone bridge and were busy, Huang Zhong's swordsmen were already lined up quietly.
Unlike Cao Jun, who liked to use miscellaneous soldiers to consume the opponent's physical strength and equipment, Huang Zhong's current strategy was to use elites to break through this bottleneck.
It can be clearly seen that Cao Jun also listed the corresponding formations on the opposite side of the stone bridge, and also set up some horses. There should be some iron caltrops on the ground, but because the rocks on the mountain road are solid, I really want to dig.
No traps can be dug. Juma is also a mobile type. It is only pressed with sandbags and cannot be nailed into the rocks on the ground.
Although Huang Zhong verbally told Pang Shanmin to relax, in fact Huang Zhong was very cautious when facing battles.
Huang Zhong narrowed his eyes slightly and stared at the rejecting horses.
He doesn't have many cavalry, and it's not suitable for charging on horseback at all on this kind of terrain, so what exactly are these resisting horses doing? The resisting horses, which cannot be resisted, are just placed there to protect the infantry?
The knife masters under Huang Zhong are quite good.
Most of these school swordsmen had been with Huang Zhong when they were in Jingxiang and accepted Huang Zhong's training and teachings. Only when everyone is good at wielding good swordsmanship can they be called "school swordsmen".
It is a "teacher of swordsmanship", the kind that can be used as a swordsmanship instructor in the ranks of ordinary soldiers.
Swords and shields are inseparable, and the current terrain that requires the use of swords and shields to advance is exactly the time for these school swordsmen to exert their power.
The sword and shield wielders in Cao Jun's formation on the opposite side are obviously somewhat different from Huang Zhong's school sword wielders...
"Wen Zhongye..." Huang Zhong snorted, "What do you want to do?"
After pondering for a moment, Huang Zhong took a long bow from the guard beside him, then pulled out an arrow and commanded in a deep voice: "Tangle the cloth! Light the fire!"
The guard immediately took a piece of cloth, dipped it in a jar of kerosene, wrapped it around the arrowhead, and lit it on fire.
Huang Zhong didn't seem to take aim, he just opened the bow and shot.
Shan Lan, who was playing on the mountain road, was stunned and immediately became furious!
This guy actually looks down on someone?
Shanlan roared in, pulling and urging hard, trying to make Huang Zhong's arrow deviate from its original direction.
But I don't know whether Huang Zhong calculated the wind speed in the first place or Shan Lan's strength was not worth mentioning. The arrow was like a meteor in the air, directly crossing the stone bridge of a hundred steps, and pierced Cao Jun's array with a "pop" sound.
Among them, the one erected relatively far back is the horse.
"Quickly put out the fire!"
Cao's soldiers panicked, and immediately someone stepped forward, tore off Huang Zhong's arrows, and extinguished the rockets that had not fully released their burning power.
Huang Zhong squinted his eyes and made a sound.
Pang Shanmin stepped forward and asked, "What did the general see?"
Huang Zhong smiled and said, "If your prediction is correct, there must be something igniting the fire among those who resisted the horse!"
"Ah?" Pang Shanmin was a little surprised, "Is this... is this a trap? Then can we use rockets to ignite these resisting horses first?"
Huang Zhong stretched out his hand and let Shan Lan pass through his fingers. He pondered for a moment and shook his head, "It's difficult."
Even if Huang Zhong shoots an arrow by himself, he seems to be doing it easily and without any mistakes, but for ordinary archers to achieve his level of strength and accuracy...
The bows and arrows were thrown because they were wrapped with cloth, so the range was originally reduced. In addition, there was an uncertain mountain wind on the stone bridge. Even if some of the arrows could be shot, they might not be able to defeat the few behind.
Nervously refused immediately.
As for the horses in front of them, Huang Zhong believed that they were nothing and had no ingredients. Even if they were hit by rockets and burned, they would be of no use.
Due to terrain restrictions, the archers were unable to advance. If they really wanted to destroy this trap and let the archers advance, then the archers congested on the stone bridge would become Cao's army's best target.
However, after thinking for a moment, Huang Zhong suddenly laughed, "This is interesting... This looks like Wen Zhongye! Send the order and prepare to attack!"
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On the other side of Shiqiao Road, Wenpin was also nervously staring at the changes in front of the formation.
You cannot guard the gate to death.
Although Wenpin didn't have a great reputation, he was actually quite capable. It was just that he had always been around Jingxiang and had not gone out, so naturally no other generals had made such a big name.
Of course, this choice of Wenpin has advantages and disadvantages.
Just like some people in future generations will choose to go to big cities to contribute their youth and body, and some people will choose to retire in their hometowns and lie down. They are all right. There is no distinction between high and low.
As a human being, the most important thing is to understand your position.
Your own, and your opponent's.
Wenpin understands his position and is very clear in his heart...
He couldn't fight, but he couldn't just retreat.
Although Wenpin tried his best to keep himself calm and present a confident image, in fact Wenpin couldn't control the corners of his eyes twitching from time to time.
That's it, why don't you stop?
Still thinking about attacking?
Is Huang Zhong crazy?
Could it be that he can't see the trap here?
Didn't Huang Zhong shoot an arrow before?
Wenpin had thousands of thoughts flashing through his mind, colliding with each other and congesting his chest and abdomen, making him feel extremely frustrated.
Of course, what made Wenpin even more aggrieved was that Cao Jun in Jingxiang ignored his request for help...
Huang Zhong and his men pressed forward step by step, but he could only resist pointlessly.
Yes, Wenpin also knew that this level of resistance was nothing at all, and simple strategies could easily be seen through. The only hope was that because of the special terrain of Shiqiao, Huang Zhong and others found it a bit tricky, and then they could
Delay for a few more days.
As long as it can be delayed for ten days and a half, not only will the possibility of reinforcements increase a lot, but more importantly, even if you can't hold on and withdraw, you will have an excuse.
These days, it’s hard to have a good time no matter where you work!
There is an unwritten rule among Cao Cao's army. It may also be a rule among the Three Kingdoms. There is no explicit confirmation, but what most people agree on is that if attacked by the enemy, no reinforcements will be seen for three months, regardless of retreat.
Regardless of whether you surrender or surrender, you will not be criticized. After all, you can say that you have tried your best.
If you can survive for a year and a half, even if you are captured, you will be respected by the other party and will be recruited and surrendered.
And if you do nothing and just run away when you see the enemy...
Where will Wen's face be placed in Jingxiang in the future?
Wenpin had to fight and resist, but he did not have enough strength, and the soldiers were too exhausted to resist, so Wenpin deliberately laid the trap out in the open.
It is not used to reject horses.
Anyone with a narrow mind would find something wrong, let alone Huang Zhong?
Wenpin hoped that Huang Zhong would find this problem, and if he couldn't solve it immediately, he could delay it for a few days.
For example, retreat, build or set up a catapult, ballista, etc., and then this trap can be broken.
Wenpin can naturally retreat to the next location, and then delay it for a few days...
Until reinforcements arrive, or...
Withdraw troops.
So Wenpin stared at the soldiers on the opposite side and said silently in his heart, "Don't come over!"
Unfortunately, things turned out to be the opposite.
