In this world, without order, human beings would be unable to move forward. However, once there is order, human beings will use order to greedily plunder and dominate others.
At Gubeikou, Cao's army's order collapsed.
The cause of collapse is not at this moment, but at that moment.
Zhang He did not stay at Gubeikou for too long. Almost immediately after Cao Chun retreated, he followed Cao Chun and launched his troops to pursue him.
The pursuit mode is still desert-style.
The various ministries pursued each other, stopping for thirty miles and heading south.
As soon as the Gubeikou node was broken and Cao Chun retreated, the entire Youzhou Cao army's defensive front was forced to retreat.
In fact, near Gubeikou, there are still many Cao Jun detachments that dispersed like Lei Zhong before and were stationed in Yanshan. They were originally to guard against the infiltration of the Hussars, but now they are also going crazy from Yanshan.
Withdrawing from the water, they are like a drowning person grabbing the broken board on the water. Even though they know that the small piece of broken board cannot provide them with much buoyancy support, they will still hold on tightly and live and die.
Don't let go.
During the retreat, Cao Jun inevitably encountered various problems...
Fighting for roads, killing each other, etc. have become commonplace.
Just like Yuan Jun back then.
As long as you can escape, you don't care who is killed or injured behind you?
Everyone knows that order is important. If there is order, even if the hussars cannot resist, at least more of Cao's soldiers can escape.
Everyone is cursing why no one stopped the Hussars, why no one sacrificed themselves, why no one took the overall situation into account...
Zhang He kept watching coldly, and finally sighed softly and waved his arms.
The bronze whistles and horns among the hussars were blown almost at the same time. Hundreds of cavalry, roaring and rolling with hooves, came from Yanshan and seemed to be sweeping the world!
Zhang He sent three military academies, one old Han military academy and two barbarian military academies, to form a pinzi structure and launched a pursuit and raid around Gubeikou.
Zhang He himself continued to clear the Gubeikou passage while waiting for the arrival of Zhao Yun's army.
Zhang He was somewhat surprised that he could capture Gubeikou in a short period of time.
This may be luck, or it may be...
But no matter what, it seems that Cao Jun is no longer what he used to be.
This is the "Yan" in the land of Yan and Zhao!
Is the state of Yan weak?
There are many generous people.
So is Youzhou weak?
It was once a leg of a big man!
Judging from the two foundings of the Han Dynasty, Youzhou has always been very strong.
In the two hundred years of the Western Han Dynasty, from the emperor Liu Bang to Wang Mang's usurpation of the throne, although the war against the Huns in the early Han Dynasty failed, and the war against the Huns during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty made brilliant achievements, it is true that the development of the land of Youyan was not outstanding at the beginning, but as the
After Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty shifted the focus back to internal development, the Youyan area also began to prosper with the development of the Han Dynasty.
In the earliest days, the area under the jurisdiction of Youzhou ranged from the Bohai Sea to Liaodong, from Mongolia in later generations to North Korea...
The rise of Liu Xiu in the Eastern Han Dynasty led to a weak king in the world and a strong place. Liu Xiu's victory in the world basically relied on three forces. One was the fortifications of Jizhou, which was the Jizhou crossbow, then the Youzhou cavalry, and then the Bingzhou cavalry.
In the end, it surpassed Guanzhong and Xiliang and unified the Han Dynasty again.
The land of Nanyang, which Yuzhou belongs to, basically provided logistical support during Liu Xiu's period, including money, food, manpower, and utensil manufacturing. At that time, Liu Xiu had money, food, soldiers, horses, and equipment. The resurgence of the Han Dynasty was not an empty talk.
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But now, whether it is the order of the Western Han Dynasty or the order of the Eastern Han Dynasty, it has disappeared in the land of Youyan.
Zhang He immediately rode up to Yanshan Mountain. Looking back, he saw the towering mountains.
In front of you, a vast land slowly unfolded...
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The hussar army broke through Gubeikou, like a thunderbolt from the blue, which shocked everyone who heard it and stood on the spot.
Cao Chun rushed all the way back to Yuyang, and as soon as Gubeikou was lost, Yuxi and Kuangping, who were north of Yuyang, bore the brunt and became the front line.
Cao Liang, who was originally the second line, but now suddenly became the commander of the first line, looked blue and white, red and green.
Cao Chun said that he believed in Cao Liang, but Cao Liang wanted to shout that he didn't believe in himself...
If the first line is lost, can the second line be held?
From Gubeikou to Qixi, Guangping, Yuyang, and Jixian behind Yuyang, it seems that it has become a battlefield destined to have a bloody battle.
When the news came that Gubeikou had been breached, Cao Chun came in a hurry and fled in a hurry. Cao Liang, the general of the Cao Army stationed at Qi Xi and Huoping, felt cold. He didn't know that he should praise Cao Chun for being prepared.
, one man and two horses come and go like the wind, but we should still welcome the coming hussars army with fear!
As Cao's army retreated in disorder, many places were set on fire.
There seemed to be beacon fires everywhere, and war clouds were thickly hanging over the land of Youyan.
Cao Chun still has a way to retreat, but Cao Liang's retreat has been cut off.
Fighting with foot against cavalry is nothing more than using a dense phalanx to fight, but this requires good training, sufficient supplies, and the most critical issue -
order.
If there is good order, many of these battle-hardened soldiers in the land of Youyan have experience in fighting cavalry. It is even possible that Cao's generals do not need to give special orders, and these veterans will automatically
Infantry phalanxes were organized one by one.
As for the cavalry, if they want to attack an infantry array with large shields and spears head-on, in the era of pure cold weapons, it will undoubtedly be a self-destruction even if they win.
However, Cao Liang, who was stationed in the plain land of Qi Xi, failed to see this kind of order. Everywhere he saw were the panicked eyes of the fleeing Cao soldiers, and what he heard were the gasps of fear.
and chaotic shouts. Just like these Cao soldiers, whose spirits had been stretched to the extreme before, they were cut off by the hussars at Gubeikou, and then fell into a mental breakdown.
Xi, the order in Guangping is still intact, but Cao Liang knows that the current situation is actually because Cao Jun's soldiers have become a habit of obeying, which makes them still stick here with a kind of inertia, but as long as Piao
As soon as the cavalry comes and touches it even slightly, everything that seems to be in a relatively complete state now will collapse immediately until it is out of control!
Every general basically knows that there is a battle called "The Last Stand".
But now if he really has to fight when his retreat is cut off, Cao Liang really can't count on how much combat effectiveness these Cao soldiers in front of him can carry out with their backs against water!
Could it be that now, while the hussars are not coming, he is riding away like Cao Chun?
Seeing such a situation, the remnants of Cao's army who were running away without any idea made Cao Liang panic.
And when he looked around, he found that the ordinary Cao Jun guards around him also had pale faces.
Not good!
If this continues...
It’s better to think of a way!
The Hussars also seemed to be aware of Cao Jun's current fear. Even the forward scouts of the Hussars in groups of twos and threes dared to show off their power within a stone's throw of the two counties of Yixi and Huangping.
The guards of Cao's army in the two counties regarded it as nothing!
The two counties of Yuxi and Kuangping, one on the left and one on the right, one in front and one behind, are stuck on the official road from Gubeikou to Yuyang. They are horns and rely on each other. If the normal situation is followed, the hussars will besieged at the same time.
Xi Xi, only by flattening these two counties can it be possible to break through the city and defeat Cao Jun. But now as Cao Jun's morale collapses, Cao Liang doesn't know how long he can hold on...
Don't defend the city wither.
This is also the key to the art of war.
After thinking about it, Cao Liang felt that it would make sense to fight these hussar scouts at the stone bridge outside the city before the hussar brigade arrived.
Firstly, these hussar scouts are really too arrogant and annoying, and secondly, there are not many of them yet...
In addition, Cao Liang also knew that if he didn't boost his morale, he wouldn't be able to hold on for long even if he stayed in the city!
"Magistrate Huang," Cao Liang said to Huang Si, the magistrate of Yuxi County, "How about you and I each lead five hundred troops and invite the hussars to fight at the stone bridge?"
Huang Si shook his head subconsciously, "It's inappropriate, it's inappropriate."
"What's wrong?" Cao Liang said, "It's right at the stone bridge... Look at this stone bridge. Even if the hussars wanted to rush over, they could only be three to five abreast... And the key is that the hussars didn't come.
We can take the opportunity to line up here and invite a fight. Most of the enemy troops will not respond. Naturally, we can improve our morale a little. Otherwise, if this continues..."
"The enemy troops should not respond?" Huang Si asked.
Cao Liang nodded.
Small stone bridge across the river.
This side of the bridge is relatively close to the county seat and is easily hit by arrows and crossbows, so generally the hussar scouts are active on the other side of the river and rarely come to this side of the stone bridge.
"Is it right here?" Huang Si seemed to be confirming whether it was safe again and again, "The enemy will not come?"
"If you were the enemy, would you attack this stone bridge, or wait for the large army to arrive?" Cao Liang asked.
"Hmm..." Huang Si pondered, then nodded slowly.
His ideas are different from Cao Liang's.
After all, Cao Liang's surname was Cao. What he was thinking about was how to prolong the battle, improve the morale of his soldiers, and slow down the pace of the hussars. But what Huang Si thought about was that if something happened... well, not just in case, but definitely.
If you want to retreat, then at least there will be a fight. No matter how you put it, it will sound better than retreating without a fight!
"Okay, okay!..."
The two agreed and immediately sent out troops to form an array on this side of the stone bridge.
It's not far from the city. Logically speaking, there is a small river and a stone bridge in front of it, and the city behind it as a support. Even if we can't win a battle, we can at least build some momentum under the clouds and fog, so it shouldn't be a big problem.
But something went wrong...
The first to arrive was Qi Xi, the rugged hussar vanguard, and the Tuoba Military Academy who liked to flatter.
No one is born to be groveling.
Tuoba is no exception. The reason why he is like this is just because he is Tuoba.
That's right, Tuoba of Xianbei.
The Tuoba clan was once tyrannical and famous in the desert.
But……
Like a flash in the pan.
Their glory faded, their reputation fell, and the Tuoba clan turned from virtuous kings into exiles.
Losers have no right to be proud if they want to live.
The Tuoba clan did not want to perish with those royal families, so he surrendered. Back then, he bore the name of the Tuoba clan, but did not enjoy many benefits from the Tuoba clan, but now he has to pay off his debts for the Tuoba clan. He rushed
Wagging the tail of any superior person is to prove his harmlessness and loyalty, but he cannot just wag his tail.
So when Tuoba saw Cao Liang and Huang Si lining up on the side of the stone bridge, he did not wait for the arrival of Zhang He's army or contact other military academies. Instead, he quickly made a decision and began to explore
attack.
The stone bridge was obviously a key defensive location. The Tuoba clan sent out five or six elite cavalry. They wandered on the stone bridge for a while and found that they could not attack it at all. Because there were not only spears and shields on the other side of the stone bridge, but also a defensive force.
Horses and crossbows are really difficult to fight in a frontal attack and cause a lot of damage.
Even using a grenade will not have any good effect.
Firstly, the bridge is not wide, and if you want to get into the distance where grenades can be thrown, it means entering the firing range of Cao's army. Even a desperate attack, an attack with self-destructing grenades, destroying one or two resisting horses will be of no avail.
Another one is the restriction of river topography...
By the way, the river!
"Go and have a look upstream and downstream!" Tuoba was unwilling to accept it, "It's autumn now, the river must be shallower somewhere!"
Tuoba's unwillingness to give up harmed Cao Liang.
Cao Liang was originally just showing off and taking the opportunity to boost his morale. Although it was true that the forwards of the Hussars could not be beaten for a while, to a certain extent, he had initially accomplished the preset goal. But he did not expect that this
The Tuoba family was frustrated and refused to retreat. They still stood on the opposite bank of the river and looked at it coldly. They also sent out a scout team to test the depth of the river upstream and downstream!
this……
"Withdraw your troops, withdraw now!"
Huang Si broke out in sweat.
"Wait a little longer," Cao Liang also hesitated, but he felt that the situation was still under control. If the troops were to withdraw just because the Hussars were trying to cross the river, wouldn't the previous actions to boost morale be in vain?
Cao Liang was unwilling to retreat, "The water here is very fast upstream and downstream. How can it be so easy... When it gets dark, we will retreat slowly, and the hussars will not dare to advance in the dark. Only then can we be considered safe."
achievement!"
Huang Si did not say anything more, but his expression was not good-looking. He watched Cao Liang shouting to encourage the morale of the soldiers, but he quietly retreated back with his men...
The two sides were in a stalemate across the river.
Time gradually passed with the river.
When the setting sun disappeared in the mountains and night gradually enveloped the earth, Cao Liang slowly exhaled.
He thinks he won the bet.
"Here comes someone! Go to the stone bridge, throw out torches, and press the archers..."
Before Cao Liang finished his order, he heard an "exclamation" coming from somewhere: "The hussars have crossed over! The hussars are coming!"
What?!
Cao Liang was shocked!
But he soon realized that the shouting did not sound like it was coming from his own array, but seemed like it was coming from the other side of the river!
Moreover, he also sent sentinels upstream and downstream. If the hussars really crossed the river, shouldn't the sentries be the first to report? How could it be the people here shouting?
"Don't believe it!" Cao Liang shouted, "the hussar did not cross the river!"
But unfortunately, Cao Liang did not believe that the Hussars could cross the river silently, but some people did...
Amidst the chaotic shouting, someone moved among the ranks of Cao's army.
The person who moved this time was not any of the soldiers in Cao's army array, but Huang Si who was at the back of the array!
However, any selfish person, no matter how talented they are, is not suitable to be a leader, because when such people often encounter something, they must first consider themselves and cherish themselves the most. Even if they are
These people have done some public deeds, but most of them are mixed with other selfish desires. Even if there are good results, they are only short-lived, and they often immediately turn to the evil side.
For Huang Si, this is the case.
Huang Si served as the county magistrate under Cao Jun. He swore loudly under the banner of the Han Dynasty, saying that he would surround the prime minister closely, obey the orders of the Emperor of Han Dynasty, and benefit the country as soon as he served as an official. In order to improve the happiness index of the people of Youzhou
And make unremitting efforts and strive for life...
It sounded nice, but when I actually encountered the Hussars and found that the swords and guns were almost pointed at my nose, the most important thing became Huang Si's own life!
As for what benefits and what happiness is, just listen to it. Whoever takes it seriously is a fool!
Facing the pressure of the hussars coming towards him, he was already so frightened that he couldn't help himself. However, Cao Liang was still calm, so Huang Si held on, not daring to show his timidity for fear of being laughed at by others.
When life is not threatened, face is important.
And when Huang Si felt that his life was threatened, was he just trying to save his face?
Just kick it!
After finally staying up until it was about to get dark, Huang Si was already eager to return to the county seat. Unexpectedly, he suddenly shouted, "The Hussars have crossed the river." The string that tightened in Huang Si's heart was
The card snapped. He was originally farthest from the river bank and closest to the city, and was in a relatively rear position. Now he just ignored it, without even saying hello to Cao Liang, and just withdrew his troops and left!
The cold wind on the autumn night made Huang Si even more frightened.
Before they reached the city, they shouted halfway: "Open the city gate quickly! The hussars are coming! Let me enter the city quickly!"
This cry was sharp and shrill.
He will be brave in the army, especially the tradition of Shandong.
If the general is calm, his soldiers can hold on for a while even if they are in dire straits. But once the general panics, the morale of the entire army will collapse in an instant.
Huang Si's running and shouting immediately attracted the other soldiers of Cao's army!
The soldiers of Cao's army, who were still in neat formation, turned around and found that Huang Si was leading the way and ran away. If he hadn't run away, wouldn't he have fallen behind others, and he might not have been able to survive the night!
If you run early now, you may have an extra chance of survival!
One person runs, one team runs!
In the blink of an eye, Cao Jun's array collapsed!
Seeing this scene, Cao Liang was so angry that his hands and feet trembled, and a wave of bad breath filled his throat. He made a sound, a mouthful of blood spurted out, and he fell backwards!
Tuoba on the other side of the river watched with wide eyes. He had no idea that the posture put up by Cao Jun was as short-lived as a night-blooming phoenix. He just had an idea and let someone shout, and he fled directly like this!
"This...haha!" Tuoba waved his arms, "Attack, attack! The hussar will be victorious!"
"The hussars are victorious!"
"Wonderful victory!"
This time, the Hussars really crossed the river...
Is a farce on a stone bridge by the river considered a "cause" or an "effect"?
