In dynasties where communication is not smooth, in most battles, the commander-in-chief and the generals of each branch are often out of touch. In other words, it means that the commander-in-chief and the generals of the divisions are actually the same.
Each fights its own battle.
Just like when Fei was lurking in Hedong and preparing to attack Cao's army, an "uninvited guest" also came to Tongguan.
Zhang Liao.
Along with Zhang Liao came the cavalry troops from Longxi.
As soon as Zhu Ling saw Zhang Liao, his heart went cold.
It's not that I'm afraid, it's that I feel like I'm not qualified...
It turns out that Zhu Ling had also imagined that if he launched a counterattack against Cao's army, would he be allowed to be the commander-in-chief of the army?
As a result, when he met Zhang Liao, he understood that the commander was Zhang Liao.
Of course, Zhu Ling also knew that he could not be compared with Zhang Liao.
Pang Tong, who came with Zhang Liao, glanced at Zhu Ling, but did not say anything. Instead, he led everyone to the upper level of Tongguan. He stood on the observation deck of Linzhiyuan and looked at Cao Jun's camp at Tongguan from a distance.
It's like Zhu Ling's rocket idea is very good, but there is a better one ahead.
What can be done?
The fortification and defense system of Cao Jun's camp in Tongguan was basically the same as that of the camp in Anyi, and was even stronger than that of the camp in Anyi.
From the former military camp in Niutouyuan, it continued to the side of the river.
Camp, fence, wooden wall, sentry tower.
Traps, flippers, ground spikes, and horse rejection.
Zhang Liao looked at it and his brows gradually wrinkled.
What is even more troublesome than the land east of Hedong is that Cao Jun's camp in Tongguan is long and narrow and extremely deep.
The terrain of Tongguan makes it difficult for Cao's army to attack as the attacker, but similarly, now the Hussars will also encounter terrain restrictions if they want to counterattack.
On the Tongguan Slope Road, even if we don't mention the trenches dug by Cao's army, the remaining battle corpses and various scattered siege equipment, it doesn't look like a smooth passage.
At the same time, because Cao Jun's camp is not all the way to the end, if you cannot successfully break through the mutual structures between Cao Jun's camps, you will easily get stuck in a certain fortification or in front of some camp, causing congestion of the troops.
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Once there is a troop congestion, Cao Jun can attack from multiple aspects to cause the hussars to lose blood.
This was already slightly reflected in the previous Tongguan counterattack.
At that time, Sima Yi invaded Zhongtiao Mountain and raided Cao Jun's pontoon camp on the river. Seeing an opportunity, Zhu Ling and others led the attack, but they were unable to successfully break through Cao Jun's position during the attack, and finally failed.
The only option is to retreat back to Tongguan City.
Seeing Zhang Liao's expression, Pang Tong certainly knew what Zhang Liao was worried about, so he pointed with his hand, "This is a way, but it is not the only way..."
Zhang Liao was stunned, and then turned his attention to the river, "Your Majesty, you mean... take the waterway?"
Pang Tong laughed and said, "The waterway is also a road!"
Zhu Ling pawed at the side and sighed, "That's right! There are also warships and ships in Guanzhong! How can Cao Jun's small boats stop this flow down the river?!"
Zhang Liao nodded, his brows seemed to loosen a little, but he quickly shook his head and said: "If the main route is water, still... I think there is still something wrong."
Pang Tong smiled and did not speak immediately.
"Isn't it right?" Ma Yue was a little confused and stared in the direction of the river, "Could it be that Cao Jun also prepared a naval force?"
"Cao's navy is not a problem..." Zhu Ling seemed to have thought something clearly, "The trouble is still the terrain..."
"Good." Pang Tong nodded, "Fighting by water, except for those pontoon bridges, is limited to the ferry. If we can't deploy our troops at Jindu, then even if we have thousands of warships, they will be limited to the river."
Only then did Ma Yue suddenly realize it and exclaimed.
Pang Tong's eyes moved slightly, as if he was not looking at anyone, and he seemed to have taken in everyone's performance.
There is no problem with Ma being more loyal, but he is slightly lacking in ability.
Zhu Ling is just like his name, he is flexible enough, but still a little inexperienced in looking at problems.
Zhang Liao is worthy of being a veteran warrior who has been on the battlefield since Dong Zhuo's time...
As everyone said before, if you mainly attack by water, you will encounter some unavoidable troubles, and they will be difficult to solve.
If it is like a game, if the ship abandons the soldiers and doesn't care, the ship is a ship and the soldiers are soldiers, then you can really find a place to throw the soldiers off the ship, and then the ship will turn around and walk away.
But in fact, ships are to serve as temporary strongholds and battle fortresses. In other words, if there is no suitable beach for landing operations, then ships will not be able to provide sufficient support to the soldiers!
Not to mention the infiltration of small units, but in large-scale battles, I have never seen soldiers thrown off the ship at random!
If the hussars board the ship to fight, they must find a suitable landing point, and whether it is Xiaopingjin or Shaanjin, they are now in the hands of Cao Jun, and they will certainly not let the hussars ashore so easily.
Therefore, if you want to use the water force to attack the pontoon bridge connecting Cao Jun's Zhongtiao Mountain and Tongguan and suppress the Tongguan camp, then it is a good choice. But if you want to use this waterway to spread out the large troops and transport them ashore,
, is more difficult.
Regardless of whether Cao Jun built any traps at the pontoon bridge, even if not, the remains of those pontoon bridges are an obstacle to passage. Wanting to pass quickly is simply wishful thinking. In addition, the Three Gorges after Shaanxi and Tianjin are also natural battleships.
Trap, so if you take the big river route, you must put all the soldiers in the boat before Shaanxi and Jin...
In addition to soldiers, horses are also a problem.
Unlike the Jiangdong navy, the hussar is called a hussar because it requires a war horse, and the space required by a war horse far exceeds that of a human being. Although part of the cabin in a warship can also be transformed into a temporary stable,
However, the feeling of undulating and oscillating on the water will make those big-eyed cute girls restless, and they may even try to break away and escape, causing harm to themselves or others.
After comprehensive consideration, Zhang Liao said that the waterway can be used, but there are also disadvantages.
Pang Tong smiled, "Actually, there is another way..."
Pang Tong pointed to his feet.
"ah?"
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Late summer of the ninth year of Taixing.
Genghai day.
It is suitable for meeting friends, traveling, cleaning, trading, collecting money, praying for blessings, and starting a foundation.
It is forbidden to get married, make a bed, make a stove, or make a fire.
Chongyangshaxi.
Fei Qian climbed onto the high platform.
Since the surrounding terrain is relatively flat, you must stand on a high platform to better observe the opponent's formation and maneuvers.
The messenger's team was far away, blocked from the main army.
After learning about the envoy sent by Cao Cao, Fei Qian's first consideration was not what was written in the war book, but why Cao Cao did this, what was the purpose of doing it, and what did he want to gain?
"War letter?"
Fei Qian was indeed a little surprised.
He had thought about sending a letter of challenge to Cao Cao before, but later he felt that this move was a bit superfluous, so he let it go. However, he did not expect that Cao Cao actually sent an envoy and a letter of challenge in turn.
"Whose name is the messenger?"
Fei Qian asked.
"My surname is Li Mingcheng."
The messenger replied.
Fei Qian frowned and thought for a moment. He really couldn't figure out who this so-called "Li Cheng" was, but he still had someone call the messenger in.
Now the forward battle between the two sides, that is, the preliminary battle for the battlefield, has generally come to an end. Because of Cao's army's inherent deficiencies in cavalry units, Cao's army has not only the Anyi camp, but also the area behind the Anyi camp.
Except for a certain amount of battlefield control, the rest was basically given to the Hussars.
From this point of view, Xu Chu has generally completed his pre-war mission.
Xu Chu gained the right to dominate the battlefield north of Anyi, while Cao Jun huddled in the camp and played a "defensive counterattack", or "defense instead of attack".
Fei Qian met Li Cheng.
Li Cheng's appearance is not impressive, but his aura is very strong. From the beginning, he said that he is the emperor's special envoy. The prime minister sent Yunyun to ask Fei Qian to greet him according to the etiquette of welcoming an angel, otherwise he will be contemptuous of the emperor!
this……
Fei Qian smiled slightly, this man was a bit interesting.
According to ordinary people's concepts, if Cao Cao is so virtuous and the situation is bad, he still puts on such a show, isn't it offensive and hateful?
But if you think about it, when it comes to issuing a letter of challenge, Cao Cao is still good at it.
"Today, there are 800,000 flood control troops..."
It can also be regarded as a classic among classics.
It's just that many people ignore the background of Cao Cao's letter of war.
At that time, Cao Cao did not want to attack Soochow. It was just that it was too easy to get Jingzhou, which led to Cao Cao's personal expansion. He refused to listen to everyone's persuasion and also when Jingzhou was not completely restored and stabilized, he sent his army south, thinking that
We must determine the country with one fell swoop.
Therefore, there is a high probability that when Cao Cao attacked Jingzhou, he had the seal of the emperor, which is the so-called "Feng Ci to attack crime". However, there was no such "Feng" when attacking Soochow, so he could only "be able to hunt", and in this case
The word "hunt" can also give us a glimpse of Cao Cao's thoughts when chasing deer. Unfortunately, Cao Cao was too proud, which led to a big fall on Red Cliff.
So what can Cao Cao be proud of now?
Or...
Fei Qian suddenly understood that Li Cheng was not here to send a declaration of war, but to die.
"Send" again?
"This person is unreasonably arrogant and despises this general. He is disheveled and has incomplete etiquette. He is rude first and then speaks rudely! For the sake of angels, I will spare the death penalty! Come on, go out with a certain general!"
When Fei Qian saw Li Cheng behaving like this, he more or less guessed what this guy meant.
Just like before, Fei Qian had considered sending a letter of war to determine whether Cao Cao was really in the camp. On the one hand, Cao Cao wanted to use this method to test whether Fei Qian was present in person. On the other hand, this was
I want Fei Qian to be like Yuan Shao and fall into the bad reputation of betraying the great man.
After all, many people in Shandong only care about good and bad and don’t care about the process...
The human heart is both complex and simple.
After all, they are brothers, so they may have similar ideas.
It's just that Fei Qian felt there was no need to test, but Cao Cao sent someone...
So in fact, it doesn't matter whether you read the gauntlet or not, and there is no need to really kill this guy just because of his words.
No matter in any era, there are some people who want to be famous and want to be famous.
Fei Qian didn't recognize Li Cheng, nor did he remember that there was such a leading role among the characters of the Three Kingdoms. Moreover, looking at this man's posture, he felt as if he was here to die. Killing him would be in line with his wishes.
If Fei Qian is angered by this, he will behead this guy, but there is a high probability that someone will send this guy's head back.
Or cut off the person's nose and ears or something and then put them back.
And even if this guy survived Fei Qian's side and insisted on returning to Cao's camp, after completing his mission, he yelled "Seniors can be killed but not humiliated" and he could end with honor and receive his lunch box. His words and deeds may not be the same.
He will be remembered by others, but his rebellious and rude behavior will be widely publicized.
So if Fei Qian really receives Li Cheng according to the etiquette of angels, then Fei Qian is really stupid. Who knows whether Li Cheng will come to have a show of love?
Therefore, this person has "meritorious service" on both sides. Even if he dies, his wife, parents, etc. in his hometown in Shandong will most likely be taken care of for a certain period of time.
At the same time, he also smeared a piece of dirty black mud on Fei Qian's body...
So Fei Qian simply stopped reading the letter of challenge, leaving this guy no place to wipe it.
But at the same time, Fei Qian also raised a higher level of vigilance.
Cao Cao was so anxious to make sure that he had come in person, and when he saw his banner arriving, he immediately sent an envoy. What was his purpose?
You know, Cao Cao is actually very tolerant...
Many people play the Three Kingdoms game and feel that among the three families of Cao, Liu, and Sun, Cao Cao is relatively easy to play. He has more soldiers and can control the territory well. However, not many people know that in fact, during the snipe-clam fight at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Cao initially
There is no good capital.
When Lao Cao was in Chenliu, he started his career by relying on the prestige of Zhang Miao and Yuan Shao. After he started, it was not all smooth sailing. In the Battle of Bianshui, the entire army was wiped out.
; went south to Yangzhou to recruit troops, and managed to win over thousands of people, but almost all of them ran away halfway; under Yuan Shao's wing, he endured his humiliation for more than a year, and Puyang was overthrown by Lu Bu.
So in fact, if you carefully examine the entrepreneurial history of Mr. Cao Cao, you will find that it is not easy for him. And when Cao Cao started the army at the same time, there were even many guys who had a stronger family background than Cao Cao at the beginning and a larger business scale. However,
In the end, it was only those three companies that managed to survive.
In Chen Shou's later evaluation of Cao Cao, there were eight words: "Let your emotions be calculated, don't remember old evils", which can be said to be extremely essential.
The meaning of this word "hypocritical" is slightly different from that of later generations. Jiao means to straighten a curved object. The word "hypocritical" means making subjective emotions conform to reality. Rensuan means to make plans.
It seems ordinary, but if you really think about it, it is sad.
When it comes to others, there are not many people who can discuss things as they are, not to mention when it comes to oneself, they can also make their subjective emotions consistent with reality, rather than judging based on emotions and desires, and being willing to let go of their previous prejudices and let others do whatever they want.
It's already very rare.
It is remarkable that Cao Cao can restrain his heart and desires and tolerate all kinds of intolerable things.
In the Battle of Yanzhou, both Cao Cao and Lu Bu suffered from lack of food, but Cao Cao could endure it, but Lu Bu could not. In the Battle of Guandu, Yuan Shao was several times more powerful than Cao Cao in terms of military strength and logistics, but Cao Cao could still endure it.
He endured the fact that the army was almost out of food, and even told Xu You that the army's food could last more than a month, but Yuan Shao couldn't bear it. He paired up with Guo Tu to ask Yuan Shao to slow down the war, but Yuan Shao was eager to compete with Cao Cao in a desperate battle...
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Fei Qian thought about this and his eyes were slightly introverted.
So now, who is really "pretentious and careless about past evils"?
Accepting or not accepting the letter of challenge will only have a slight impact on Fei Qian's mood, but will not cause any significant changes to the current layout.
With the arrival of Fei Qian, the rangers from both sides became more and more dense. Of course, most of the frontal areas of the battlefield were still controlled by the hussar scout cavalry, while Cao's rangers would operate in areas close to Cao's camp, which was relatively small.
Some, when seeing the hussars approaching, would immediately return to the camp and press them with bows and arrows from the camp and throw stones.
The two armies finally formed an array near Anyi City and in the Yuncheng Basin. Amid countless flags and shouts, the midfield curtain of the battle began...
(The horse monkey on the tree just wanted to manually cut the field, but was shot down by an arrow that flew from nowhere. Fei Qian hid the bow behind his back and smiled.)
As Feiqian's army arrived at the front line, almost the entire area north of Anyi was covered by tricolor flags.
Neat phalanxes were ordered and prohibited amidst the sound of trumpets and drums, and the neat steps made the ground vibrate slightly. Under the command of flags, drums, and bronze whistles, each battalion began to enter their respective combat positions.
The structure of the Loess Plateau and the characteristics of crisscrossing ravines in the plateau made Fei Qian's formations subject to certain restrictions.
Fei Qian's array is divided into two levels. The first line is still Xu Chu's front army, running from east to west, facing Cao Jun's camp. The second level is the army line commanded by Fei Qian, with infantry and cavalry mixed.
There are cavalry formations on both wings and in the middle, and infantry in front of the artillery battalion.
The artillery battalion, which is the key force in the attack, is now divided into two teams, front and rear. Each is led by a military lord. They are deployed one behind the other, one hundred steps apart. There are infantry soldiers fifty steps away from the left and right of the artillery battalion.
Array guard.
There is also a baggage engineering battalion in the middle to provide support.
The cavalry on the left and right wings are mainly responsible for holding down the formation, controlling the battlefield, and serving as the initial escort and final impact. They can not only compress Cao's army's array, but also use their flexibility and high mobility to pass through the gaps between the square formations and attack the enemy.
Implement quick attacks and counterattacks.
It looks quite satisfactory...
Of course, this is what it looks like, and it is what is shown to Cao Jun on the opposite side.
Because Fei Qian's current army can be said to be in the initial stage of the integration of hot and cold weapons, apart from Fei Qian, there is a high probability that only Pang Tong can truly understand how to combine gunpowder artillery and traditional cold weapons, and
It’s not like each one fights his own…
Even in later generations, it is difficult to combine infantry and artillery. This kind of combination is not the so-called "infantry rushes and artillery bombards, and artillery bombards infantry rushes." The real infantry-artillery combination is when the last artillery shell falls on the front foot, and the rear
The infantry has already rushed to the bombardment line of the artillery shells!
Of course, this kind of combination of infantry and artillery has extremely high requirements for both infantry and artillery. Even if you are not an elite, you cannot achieve such an effect. Fei Qian did not expect to be able to achieve such precise cooperation now, but
At least don't let your soldiers block the artillery line, and then be able to provide timely protection when Cao's army attacks, that's about it.
Fei laid out infantry guards in the artillery battalion of the central formation, and also allocated part of the cavalry to the front army to strengthen the strength of the front army cavalry, while the other part of the cavalry was placed further back.
Go up to prevent Cao's army from attacking from behind.
It can be seen that Feiqian's central front is mainly built around the artillery camp.
A very traditional formation with central focus and flexible sides.
This was Fei Qian's response to Cao Cao and Cao Jun.
There’s no need to mention the gauntlet, let’s put the chips on the table... Oh, let’s put the battle in front!
So how will Cao Jun react after Fei Qian plays his cards?
