As Fei Qian issued the general order to attack, the sounds of war drums, trumpets, and horse hooves were mixed together, rolling across the loess like thunder. The cavalry on both wings spread out to the left and right, and the heavy armored infantry with black helmets in the middle square formed
Under the guidance of the battle flag, the sky was slowly covered with dark clouds.
The outer defense circle of Cao Jun's camp became more and more turbulent, but the flags on the mountains in the inner circle did not change. They seemed to have no response to the forward pressure of the hussars. The flags representing the generals of the Chinese army still did not change much, except for a tight and slow sound.
The sound of war drums was still warning Cao Jun's soldiers to stick to their posts and not to cause chaos. It also seemed to be echoing something and waiting for something.
Although Fei Qian's eyes were fixed on the mountain, he was also paying attention to other aspects of the attack, especially the number of wounded soldiers retreating from the front line. Fei Qian calculated it and found that the number of wounded soldiers was not very large. It was obvious that his own soldiers had the upper hand.
, and then I felt a little relieved.
After a while, Fei Qian suddenly heard the shouting and shouting of soldiers on the right wing. He turned around and stared, and saw three to four hundred Cao soldiers rushing towards him from behind a mountain, dragging flags and swords, like their buttocks were on fire.
Come out, but don’t know
For some reason, the leading military officer of Cao Jun seemed to be a little panicked. He ran into the hussars as if he was in a panic. As a result, he was hit by a hail of arrows from the hussars and knocked them over. Cao Jun immediately turned around and fled in a hurry.
What is this for?
Fei Qian was a little confused.
Were these guys trapped by being killed?
This group of enemies was probably frightened by the attack just now, or they were frightened and confused by the forward pressure of the hussars in front of them. A large group of people seemed to be wandering around the camp aimlessly, but they neither fled nor fled.
Instead of fighting, they were stunned for a long time until they discovered that the hussars were in front of them. Then they all shouted together, rushed to the ravine, and fled into the mountain...
The heavy-armored battalion, which had been concentrating its strength at the rear, has now formed a formation. More than a thousand armored soldiers, wrapped in layers of exquisite iron armor, are densely packed, with their arms intertwined and six feet apart in front and back, forming three rectangular formations.
A large array advanced towards the Zhongtiao Mountain camp.
The route had been cleared in front of the hoplite line, and the cavalry was roaring back and forth on the flanks.
Amidst the sound of tom tom war drums, the heavy armored phalanx began to move forward slowly but firmly.
For a moment, it seemed as if the earth was trembling with the footsteps of this heavily armored infantry.
The orderly and steady advance of the heavy armored infantry also caused an uneasy commotion among Cao Jun inside the Zhongtiao Mountain Camp. Order soldiers could be seen running back and forth holding torches and carrying command flags. Some Cao Jun military academies were gesticulating.
, seemed to be shouting and trying desperately to restrain the soldiers under his command.
Fei Qian turned around and asked Huang Xu, "How is the progress of the two wings?"
Huang Xu replied: "Sima's side has broken through the perimeter... General Xu's side was blocked by the fire and is turning to look for a breakthrough..."
Fei Qian nodded, thought for a while and then said: "It's time for Cao's army to use a trap now... Send the order, be careful of Cao's army ambush! Send the order! All ministries should be careful and do not pursue recklessly!"
Outflanking, ambush, and surprise attacks are all commonly used methods on the battlefield, used to create chaos, and then cooperate with each other to achieve the effect of defeating them in one fell swoop. These methods can be said to be Cheng Yaojin's three axes. Everyone knows them, but they must be used well.
, or to hide away, but it is not that easy.
Fei Qian's joke about Cao Cao's military strategy does not mean that he will despise the enemy; on the contrary, he not only attaches great importance to it, but also spends a lot of time to study the characteristics of Cao Cao's tactics and repeatedly think about how to use them on the battlefield.
Take the initiative.
At the same time, Fei Qian's thinking is not limited to the tactics themselves, but also includes the strategic layout, tactical structure, composition of arms, troop status, weapons and equipment, training levels, logistics support and other aspects of both sides, and involves the traditional traditions of Guanzhong and Shandong.
Habits, thinking patterns, the relationship between each other over the years, people's livelihood and government affairs, the subsequent political forms, organizational systems, resource conditions, economic capabilities...
Because these are no longer just a simple military issue, but have become a huge and complex system project, so after Fei Qian and Pang Tong discussed it, they felt that just one or two people, or a few people, could do it.
It is obviously impossible to grasp all the details.
Therefore, after careful consideration, Fei Qian and Pang Tong decided to set up such branch research at Qinglong Temple after the war, split the large project into more detailed small projects, and then let these people with outstanding insights in the process
, you can directly participate in the process of integrating and changing Shandong, so that you can get better benefits in many aspects, and it will also increase and deepen Feiqian's transformation of Shandong.
For example, if a person can show that he can handle a certain problem well and stand out among everyone's doubts and deductions, then this person will be appointed as an official to deal with the problem...
As for the effect, let's verify it according to the standards promised before taking office.
Fei Qian even felt that this model was somewhat similar to the "democratic" elections of later generations.
Of course, the specific effect still needs subsequent practice.
However, this is also a way to make a large number of arrangements and select civil and military officials after the war.
For most soldiers and generals, the rewards they receive for their meritorious service will tend to be material. There will be many honorable titles, but the rewards that can be used to directly assume a certain real power will be less. Then some meritorious officials will be selected from the army.
, let them participate in the discussion and practice of one or several branches respectively.
Of course, the soldiers of Cao's army in Zhongtiao Mountain could not know that the Guanzhong political group led by Fei Qian was studying them in detail with an unprecedented rigor.
It is impossible for the powerful nobles in the Central Plains of Shandong to know that some of the results of the research are being applied in Guanzhong, and at the same time, the soldiers and generals under the Hussars will also adjust their thoughts and methods in battle based on these results.
Cao's army and those in Shandong thought that they were still facing the same Hussars of the past, that they were still the same troops, tactics, and methods of the past...
Therefore, when facing the hussars pressing forward, Cao Jun's first thought was still the method they were accustomed to using before.
While Fei Qian was mobilizing his troops, Cao Jun also started a movement.
Cao's troops, divided into hundreds, began to appear in the mountains. In the blink of an eye, they appeared in front of the hussars, waving flags and shouting, raising their bows and setting arrows. However, when the hussars moved, these Cao troops quickly retreated.
The crossbows and catapults arranged in the middle circle also began to roar and shoot at the hussars. However, due to poor lighting, the hit rate was not high. There was a certain killing effect, but it was not obvious. In addition, regardless of
Whether it is a bed crossbow or a catapult, it takes a certain amount of time to load. After loading, the hussars soldiers originally targeted may disappear into the shadows...
The hussars did not directly attack the heavily defended area in the inner circle, but began to turn when they were about one or two hundred steps away to avoid the dense long-range arrow firepower of Cao's army in the middle circle.
The soldiers of Cao's army had to shoot. After all, no one knew whether the hussars would take advantage of a gap to rush up the slope, then leap into the camps in the middle circle and kill them.
So you can see the hussars whistling and passing by in a flash, and what follows behind them is Cao Jun's long-distance crackling arrows!
After the hussars made a circle, they retreated to the outside, or to the open space on the outside, then reorganized their ranks, turned back and fought back. If there was any gap, they rushed in. If there were no openings, they would circle around the center circle and attack with arrows.
Some hussars accidentally rushed into the range of Cao Jun's catapult crossbow in the middle circle. After suffering a loss, they would make a sign. The hussars coming from behind saw the guidance sign from a distance and started to turn early.
, being careful not to step into the range of the bed crossbow again.
Under such intrusion, the long-range firepower of Cao's army's camp in the middle circle was useless even if it was not shooting.
For more than an hour, the Hussars kept suppressing and eroding Cao Jun's territory. The left and right wings took turns dispatching, sometimes a hundred or ten people and sometimes nearly a thousand people. They rushed over with a huff and shot an arrow, and then rushed back with another shot.
A meal of arrows is required
Isn't it just that one or two groups of heavy armored infantry from the central army, combined with the cavalry, slowly pressed forward, destroyed the defenses in Cao's camp, and hurt each other with rockets. After Cao's crossbows and catapults turned around, they withdrew again.
beyond its range.
Cao Jun became more and more restless, and Cao Jun's troops who tried to seduce Sima Yi also encountered problems...
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When a structure, an organization, or a country begins to collapse, the people at the top are not under the greatest pressure. Even in the process of corruption and decay, even if those at the top feel some shaking, it may not be the case.
You may become nervous, and you may feel that rocking is the best way to sleep more soundly.
The same is true for Cao Jun's Zhongtiao Mountain Camp.
When the order of Cao's army began to collapse, even if the people at the top noticed it, they didn't pay much attention to it. They didn't even take any measures to deal with these shaking...
At the bottom of the Zhongtiao Mountain camp, there are not only ordinary soldiers, but also a large number of civilians and craftsmen.
In the land of Shandong, there has always been a serious chain of contempt for these civilians and craftsmen who work hard to make a living. Only those who wear long robes, sit in official mansions, and hold pens and ink can be called superior errands.
They are admired and envied by everyone. But those who have to work hard under the scorching sun and break into eight petals with sweat are despised by everyone.
In Shandong, studying, reading scriptures, mixing with people wearing long gowns, and becoming one of them is what most people expect, and they will also teach their children like this, "If you don't study hard, you will be like these mud-legged people in the future."
Same thing!』
As everyone knows, in the feudal dynasty and under the class system, no matter how many books you read, it is not as important as a stupid son of the ruling class. Even if you upgrade from a mud-legged person to a dog-legged person, you may not be able to build your own dog-legged person.
Come on. After all, as early as more than ten years ago, or even hundreds of years ago, people were delineating the dog's territory, spreading dog urine, and preventing outside dogs from entering.
Those on the water's edge will make their nests on the dam, those in the money farm will make their nests in the money barns, and so on. Then the puppies born will be a big step ahead of those from outside. After all, they are close to the water, right?
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Therefore, for craftsmen and civilians like Chai Yu, whether the rice is good or not is no longer a problem. As long as those who stutter can still live, perhaps for Chai Yu and others, they can put their tears and
Bitter water mixed with spoiled food
Swallow it together. After all, for the rulers of the feudal dynasty, it is the greatest grace to be able to give the lower class a bite of food. The common people at the lower class should be able to eat rancid rice instead of chewing it.
The tree bark swallows the soil and feels happy and happy.
But now, there's not even anything to eat!
"What time is it now, and you still want to eat!" Military Colonel Cao scolded with a cold look, and even moved the handle of the knife a little in front of him, as if he would pull out the sword in the next moment, "Follow the order, now
We must work together as one to fight against the enemy! You will immediately go to the barren mountain valley, lay out the fire line, give the order, and light it all together!"
"Everyone! Move!"
"Those who resist the order will be killed without mercy!"
"Hurry up! Move quickly! What about you! Move!"
Amid the shouts, soldiers of Cao's army rushed up, pushing and kicking Chai Yu and others.
Chai Yu felt that something was wrong.
He knew what was over there in the barren mountain valley.
In the hollow of the barren mountain, there are gunpowder buried on the stone walls on both sides...
Logically speaking, even if we let craftsmen like them light the gunpowder, we don't need so many people to go together.
After all, it's just a fire.
But now it seems like they are all going to be driven to the recesses of the barren mountains!
Chai Yu couldn't help but take a few steps forward and asked: "Why do we need so many people just to light a fire? How many people are there... or even to light a fire? What's the difficulty? Just a fire sickle is enough, you can do it too..."
Before Chai Yu could finish speaking, the military academy slapped him, "Who are you? What is your status?! How dare you be rude to someone?!"
I don't know whether it was the military academy's strong hand or Chai Yu's fragile nose. With one slap, Chai Yu stumbled and fell, feeling dizzy and bleeding from the nose.
"They are all a bunch of cheap bones! Come on! Take me away!" Military Academy Cao ignored Chai Yu who was slapped to the ground and shouted, "Hurry up! You delayed the order! You and I will both fall."
Brain!』
When the soldiers of Cao's army heard this, they waved the scabbards and gun handles in their hands, coaxed and beat them, and drove Chai Yu and other craftsmen and civilians to the recesses of the barren mountains.
In fact, as Chai Yu said, craftsmen do not necessarily need to light the place where gunpowder is used to ignite an ambush.
Is it gunpowder? Just light a fire. Who lit the fire is not a fire?
So in fact, when Dong Zhao issued the order, he did not ask the craftsmen to light the fire, but in the process of conveying and executing the order, he asked Chai Yu and others to light the fire...
This is a very normal phenomenon in Shandong.
Officials at the middle and lower levels who handle affairs are not willing to take any responsibility!
Although it is simple to light a fire, it also means taking on a certain amount of "responsibility"!
What if it doesn’t light up?
What if something goes wrong?
What's more, Cao Jun is not very familiar with gunpowder, and there is more or less a sense of fear of unfamiliar things. What if they are blown up and burned to death when lighting a fire? So these people just simply
They just push it one level at a time. When they get to the bottom, doesn't it mean they can only push it onto Chai Yu and others?
People like Cao Jun's Military Academy don't care whether things can be done well or how the war situation changes. They just care about not letting the superiors put the blame on them!
So things like lighting a fire are left to the craftsmen!
And in order to ensure that there would be no problems when lighting the fire, all the craftsmen were called in!
Anyway, as long as there is a problem, it is the problem of the craftsmen and has nothing to do with them!
As for whether this process is reasonable and whether it conforms to the common public's perception, it has nothing to do with them. They only need to do things that conform to the "process"!
Otherwise, no matter how reasonable and effective it is, but it does not comply with the "process", they will be the unlucky ones! So as long as you are not unlucky, it doesn't matter who is unlucky!
Chai Yu was dripping blood and staggering as he walked. He couldn't understand why such a simple thing, a problem, couldn't be solved or dealt with?
Is it difficult to light a fire?
Obviously this is not difficult.
But here at Cao Jun Military Academy, things are extremely difficult. In order not to take responsibility, Cao Jun Military Academy can pretend to be cruel beforehand, pretend to be stupid during the incident, and pretend to be pitiful when the matter cannot end, indicating that they have no choice but to not follow the process and suffer bad luck.
That's what they are saying. But what's the reality? They are just worried that their superiors will cause trouble for them, and that the wealthy noble families will cause trouble for them. As for the rest...
It has nothing to do with whether the craftsmen are well fed, able to live, and whether they are tired from hard work? Even though Cao Jun Military Academy is ostensibly the person in charge of the craftsman camp, in fact he only needs to be responsible to his superiors, not his subordinates.
The barren mountain valley is not too far from the craftsman camp, and Chai Yu and others arrived shortly after staggering away.
Cao Jun's military academy asked Chai Yu and others to wait for orders at the place where the gunpowder was ambushed, and then they stood far away...
Chai Yu felt that his head was still buzzing, and the nosebleeds still hadn't stopped. He tried to cover it with sand, but it still had no effect. The blood dripped down and dripped on the ground, causing large and small spots.
. Chai Yu's body was shaken by the bursts of noise around him.
No one cared whether he was okay or not, and no one asked him what was wrong.
While feeling dizzy, a voice came from far and near.
"The Hussars are coming! They are coming!"
"Everyone! Hurry, get ready, get ready to light the fire!"
Chai Yu subconsciously touched the fire sickle.
"Quick! Now! Light the fire! Light the fire!"
Amidst the chaotic shouts, Chai Yu knocked numbly a few times. Under the collision of the fire sickle, some sparks burst out, which just ignited the tinder, and then the blood from Chai Yu's nose dripped down.
The flames were extinguished with a puff...
Chai Yu was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed so hard that his whole body trembled and blood flowed to his mouth.
He threw the fire sickle aside and collapsed beside the gunpowder.
Ah, what a beautiful night...
The stars are dotted and the galaxy is bright.
How long has it been since he looked up at the night?
It turns out that only by turning your face over and raising your head can you see the sky!
How can you see such beautiful scenery without falling out?