After the war, more than 3,000 prisoners of war were taken in, but more than 1,000 died in just one day?
Well, in this era, the mortality rate of seriously injured people is not high at all, and it can be said to be very low. Chen Cheng could have saved some people, but he was angry with Cao Jun's style of massacres at every turn, so he took care of the wounded
The matter of soldiers was left to Yan Xing to handle.
At this time, I heard that so many people had died in one day, and I thought it was enough. The remaining people, even if they were guilty, could at most be sent to mines or grow cotton. He said to Fa Zheng: "I will go to Xiaowang Village to see
Look, you continue to count here."
Fa Zheng said: "How about I go with the master?"
Chen Cheng smiled and said, "What are you going to do? Just help handle some military matters here."
He left Ma Chao and Pang De in the military camp, took only Bao Chu's team of guards and soldiers, and rushed to Xiaowang Village despite the rain. The village had been transformed by the soldiers into a huge military camp and a large hospital.
Two hundred horsemen emerged from the rain curtain, immediately alerting the guards at the entrance of the village.
On the tall watchtower, the corps commander grabbed the horn beside him and shouted loudly, "Who is it?"
Bao stepped forward to hit the horse and shouted loudly: "The general is here, remove the antlers immediately!"
The corps commander stuck his head out and carefully identified it. When he saw that it was indeed the general himself, he climbed down and worked with several soldiers to remove the antlers blocking the road. The war horses moved from the muddy road.
We ran on the road and entered the village.
Chen Cheng didn't need to do anything else. He just walked around the hospital and then found a straw shed to squat. He didn't need to worry about anything. The next day, many of the seriously injured people improved. By the second day,
Within three days, most people's wounds no longer suppurated, and basically turned into ordinary minor injuries.
Even though he had inflammation and lead poisoning, he got better quickly. After the rain stopped, Chen Cheng said something to Yan Xing and then returned to the camp. After the weather cleared, he waited for another day.
After the ground was dried, the army launched an attack on Cao Jun's camp and fortress.
In the past few days, Cao Cao urged his soldiers to continuously strengthen the camp. In addition to thickening the walls, he also dug multiple trenches outside the camp and placed several layers of antlers, hoping to block the attack.
enemy attack.
After being beaten by artillery, Cao Cao thought a lot, but those strategies were of no use. In the face of absolute strength, no strategy worked. Even people like Cao Cao, Guo Jia, and Xun Yu could only
Choose to stick to it and wait for change.
They sent more spies to Guanzhong, wanting to know what kind of new weapons the imperial army was using. At the same time, they urgently sent people to Xiangyang, Kuaiji, Changyi and other places to lobby the princes from all walks of life, hoping to form a unified
A common front against the imperial court.
But before the envoys came back, Chen Cheng had already led his army to fight over. The tooth soldiers organized the battle formation in an orderly manner, then set up cannons and blasted the Cao army camp on the edge. Even with several antlers, even if
There are thick barriers, but they can't stop the cannon's direct fire.
The artillery shells weighing more than ten kilograms shattered the fortifications made of soil and trees, demolished the towering enemy towers, and dug bloody roads in Cao Cao's camp. Because Cao Cao's army did not have the weapons or measures to counter the artillery.
, so Chen Cheng can deploy the Napoleon cannon very close and then fire unscrupulously.
After only four rounds of shooting, the Cao army in the camp collapsed. They opened the camp and ran towards the rear. However, the Xiliang cavalry had already been watching eagerly at the edge. How could they be allowed to retreat so easily? The cavalry was behind them.
He launched an assault from behind, cutting down the enemies to the ground piece by piece.
In one day, Chen Cheng led his troops to destroy three Cao Jun camps, killing and capturing more than 4,000 people. That night, the army was stationed in the captured Cao Jun camps. Cao Cao led a night attack, and Chen Cheng had already
We were prepared, but the artillery roared only once. The powerful army that once swept through Yuzhou collapsed, and no one knew how many people fled without a trace in the darkness.
The next day, Chen Cheng continued to move forward with his army, surrounded a camp of Cao's army and began to bombard it with artillery. After the camp was leveled, the people hiding inside would face a large-scale massacre with shotguns. Cao Cao was unwilling to fail.
, while Chen Cheng's army was besieging the camp, he gathered more than 50,000 people from the rear and launched a surprise attack.
After restraining the county soldiers and government soldiers under Chen Cheng, Cao Cao led the main force to advance. Soldiers from both sides fought fiercely on the plain for several hours. The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry led by Cao Chun even reached Chen Cheng at one point. But everything,
All came to naught amidst the thunderous sound of cannons and the sound of hooves of the Xiliang cavalry.
When the sun set, Cao's army, which had been tyrannical for a while, had completely collapsed. The soldiers threw away their weapons and armor and ran in all directions. There was no one to defend the camps that had been reinforced with great efforts. Chen Cheng marched south and defeated Cao's army.
The soldiers and horses after the break.
If Cao's army gathers together and forms a dense battle formation, then artillery will come to teach them how to behave. But if they adopt a loose formation, the Xiliang cavalry will attack from the weak point and then start a massacre. Xiliang
The army's infantry, artillery and cavalry coordinated operations are still very primitive and unfamiliar, but they are enough to deal with the armies of the cold weapon era.
Cao Cao was defeated again and again, and retreated to Xiangyi City with more than 20,000 people, preparing to rely on the tall city wall to hold back Chen Chengjun. He has not given up yet. Although Chen Chengjun has shown desperate fighting power, the world
If the princes can fight against Chen Cheng together, there is still hope of victory...right?
The city wall of Xiangyi is quite tall, and there are a lot of soldiers and food reserves in the city. As long as you can make up your mind, you can still hold it for a long time. Although the Napoleon cannon is amazingly powerful, it doesn't have many good methods against the thick city wall.
The city gate could be blasted through with only a few cannons, but Cao's soldiers had already filled the city hole with bricks, stones and soil.
The soil has a very good effect on absorbing the kinetic energy of cannonballs. Chen Cheng did not have explosive shells or delayed fuses in his hands. After blasting the city gates with cannons, he had no good solution to the blocked city caves.
However, this is not a big problem. All he needs to do is build a mound of earth outside the city and then fire artillery from a high position. While Chen Cheng ordered people to dig trenches and build earthen platforms, he selected a few prisoners and asked them to enter the city to give them to him.
Cao Cao sent a letter. The letter was very simple, just a few sentences.
"Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could change sides, shed our armor, surrender with courtesy, and still not lose hope of becoming a prince?"
The person who delivered the message knelt on the ground fearfully, fearing that Cao Cao, the superior, would order him to be pushed out and beheaded. But Cao Cao did not do that, he just let them go down. When the messenger left, Cao Cao stood up, thought about it over and over, and felt a little shaken in his heart.
stand up.
The enemy's combat power is so strong that there is basically no hope of victory in the confrontation. So should we just surrender? Chen Wenzheng has amazing courage. Even Han Sui and Lu Bu can tolerate him, so why can't he, Cao Mengde, be tolerated?
?
However, the wavering only lasted for a moment, and was immediately replaced by unwillingness and anger. He was obviously just a despicable person who once waggled his tail and wanted to ask a certain family to take him in, but now he dares to speak in such a tone?
Success or failure is still unknown!
Cao Cao flatly refused to surrender, which made Chen Cheng feel... well, he didn't feel anything at all. Farming, mining, training troops, and then pushing through waves, this is what he is best at. With this
With powerful force in hand, even if the enemy opposite is Cao Cao, he can still defeat him.
During this period, Cao Cao still gave up and sent people to conduct another night attack. Chen Cheng was also unceremonious and directly used artillery to wash the ground, spraying lead bullets densely and hitting them, and all the warriors and heroes were turned into a pile of meat. Three days later
, six mounds have been built, and the cannons have been placed on them.
Cao Cao's face looked gloomy as if water was dripping from his face. He asked Xiahou Dun: "The envoy sent to Yuan Shao and Liu Bei hasn't come back yet?"
Xiahou Dun looked gloomy, shook his head and said: "Yuan Shao's general Ju Yi is still stationing troops under Xiapi City and has no intention of withdrawing his troops."
Cao Cao asked again: "Where are the envoys from Liu Biao and Sun Ce?"
Xiahou Dun said: "They are still fighting for Jiangxia."
"Don't all the princes in the world have a vision?" Cao Cao looked up to the sky and sighed, "Chen Cheng's army is already so powerful. Even if they stick together in a group, they may not be able to win. Who can be his opponent if they are scattered?"
Xiahou Dun said bitterly: "Mengde, don't say these words anymore, let's think about our options first."
"A way out? What other way out is there?" Cao Cao said bitterly: "When we are beaten to a pulp, we don't need to worry about other things."
He sighed again and said to Xiahou Dun: "I know what you mean, but how can I, the heroic Cao Mengde, bend my knees and surrender to others? Even if I surrender, can I save my life? At that time, people were swordsmen, and I was fish and meat.
, instead of doing this, it is better to die in a majestic battle and at least leave a good reputation."
Xiahou Dun smiled and said, "Can we still have a good reputation?"
Cao Cao was stunned and said: "Yes, we dig people's graves, kill parents and brothers, and our hands are stained with blood. How can we have a good reputation? If a gentleman lives in the lower class, all the evil in the world will end up there. It will be recorded in the history books of later generations.
, I still don’t know how to arrange us.”
"In this case, why not surrender? At least the clan will not be wiped out."
The struggles in this era were very cruel, and it was common to kill entire families. In the process of retaking Yanzhou, Cao Cao killed all three clans of brothers Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao.
Hearing what Xiahou Dun said, Cao Cao couldn't help but ponder. In the past, he had never worried about the continuation of the family, but things have reached this point, and he needs to consider the family's affairs. He walked back and forth in the lobby a few times,
Then he said: "The Cao family is originally from Xiahou. Yuan asked you to lead the people to break out of the encirclement. After leaving, it doesn't matter whether you go to Hebei or Jiangdong. It's up to you."
