Chapter eight hundred and fifteen, take advantage of your illness to kill you
In the fifth year of Jiankang, there were still five years before the Battle of Chibi in history. Tao Shang gathered his main troops and took advantage of Cao Cao's illness to launch a large-scale attack on his camp.
If it were normal times, although Tao Shang's offensive was fierce, it would not be able to defeat Cao Cao. At least if Cao Cao could issue orders accurately, his side would not be too passive. Even if he could not win, he could still withstand it.
But the main problem now is that Cao Cao has a splitting headache and cannot get out of bed, let alone commanding the three armies in battle.
Cao Cao was lying on the bed, sweating profusely, with a white kerchief on his forehead, breathing heavily and howling.
"Ah! Ah~!"
Cao Cao also suffered from head wind in the past. When he was young, he was fine. However, as he got older, the frequency of the attacks became higher and higher, and as he got older, it still hurt every time he got sick.
His whole body shivered.
In Tao Shang's previous life, there were people around him who suffered from symptoms similar to Cao Cao's. However, people at that time did not call this disease headwind, but called it nervous headache.
This disease is generally difficult to treat, and most can only be relieved with medication.
The old man that Tao Shang knew had pain once a month on average. It was useless to go to the hospital to see a doctor when he was in pain. The doctor was helpless and could only prescribe some painkillers or give an intravenous drip to relieve the symptoms, but the effect was minimal.
Every time, the pain lasts for several days before he can return to normal. This disease has lasted for a lifetime for the old man. Every month, he comes more on time than my aunt, which makes people helpless.
And Cao Cao is also in the same situation at the moment.
Cao Cao's camp is on the other side of the tributary of the Yellow River.
A total of eight pontoon bridges were built on the river leading to the east bank, which served as an important passage for Cao's army to move eastward.
At present, these eight pontoon bridges are the main offensive routes of the Jinling Army.
It was summer, and the water level of the river was extremely shallow. Even if they waded across the river, the Jinling Army could still cross the river.
However, no matter how shallow the river is, it can reach waist level. If you cross the river in the water, it will greatly affect the attack speed of the soldiers of the three armies. It will also be conducive to the attack of the opponent's crossbowmen, reducing your own defense to 0.
In this case, it is not as fair as attacking the floating bridge.
The crossbowmen of both armies stood on one side of the river bank and fired fiercely at the other side.
The Jinling Army, led by infantry generals such as Xu Chu, Ji Ling, and Zang Ba, led their troops to attack the pontoon bridge.
Cao's army was also unambiguous. The lion and tiger army bore the brunt and ran onto the pontoon to stop Xu Chu and his party.
Xu Chu wielded a machete and moved forward on one of the pontoon bridges, constantly slashing and killing the besieging Liger Army soldiers. Every time he swung the huge sword in his hand, he would kill at least two of them.
Cao Jun's soldiers shot directly into the water from the bridge.
The river water was contaminated by the blood of the dead soldiers and turned blood-red, which made people feel horrified and inexplicably jealous.
Xu Chu was as invincible as a wild bull. Under his leadership, the soldiers of the Tiger Guard were rapidly advancing towards the opposite side on the pontoon.
If you want to stop a bull, the best way is to use another bull to block it.
Dian Wei, the captain of the Liger Army, held two large iron halberds and personally boarded the pontoon bridge to fight Xu Chu.
These two people, who could be regarded as enemies, were extremely jealous when they met.
"Bang!" The two of them didn't even ask, and they directly exchanged hands in the middle of the pontoon. Their weapons collided together in the middle of the pontoon, making a huge roar that shocked the soldiers behind them.
They all couldn't help but stepped back slightly.
These two people were fighting each other, completely ignoring those around them, and it was better to be careful. It would be bad luck if they got caught.
Dian Wei held Xu Chu's sword with an iron halberd and bared his teeth: "Xu Zhongkang, you are seeking death yourself this time! You dare to attack our camp, this is your burial place!"
Xu Chu sneered and said: "Dian Wei, don't bluff here! Don't think I don't know. Cao Cao is now suffering from a stubborn headache. He can't even stand up in bed. The generals in Cao's camp are leaderless. Hey, if you know the truth,
If you are willing to submit to the Prime Minister, I can let you go and intercede for you in front of the Prime Minister, so that you can be my follower from now on, how about that?"
After saying this, Dian Wei was shocked and the double iron halberds in his hands shook slightly.
This subtle movement did not escape Xu Chu's notice. He laughed loudly, withdrew his sword and continued to launch a fierce attack on Dian Wei.
Dian Wei came to his senses and shouted: "Xu, please stop lying here! I'll take your life!"
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At the same time, in Cao Cao's commander's tent, urgent reports from the front line were delivered to him one after another.
But Cao Cao was just covering his head now, and he was in so much pain that he couldn't even speak a complete sentence. How could he give the correct instructions?
At this critical moment, Xun You stood up and said to the crowd: "Now Sikong is seriously ill and cannot be in charge, and Tao Shang's army is very anxious to attack us. We need a general to stand up and take charge of the overall situation and issue orders to stabilize the morale of the army!"
Everyone, look at me, and I'll look at you.
At this critical moment, who has the courage and prestige to lead the generals to resist Tao's army?
Generals with foreign surnames were not considered at all. The main strength of Cao's army was still in the hands of clan generals. Only clan generals could issue orders for Cao Cao.
It's a pity that Cao Ren is in Chenliu right now. If he were there, everything would naturally be under his control.
As for the others, Xiahou Dun and Cao Hong are dead, and among the remaining Cao clan, the only person with the authority to command the overall situation is...
"Uncle Miaocai, please take charge of the overall situation!" Xia Houshang stepped out of the class and said to Xia Houyuan.
The generals also knew that in terms of seniority, only Xia Houyuan could take on this important task, so they all stepped forward and asked Xia Houyuan to take charge of the overall situation.
Only Xun You, Cheng Yu and others looked at each other worriedly.
Xia Houyuan's ability is nothing to say, and he has enough prestige among the three armies. The problem is that his character is too tough.
But now that things are urgent, I can't care about anything else.
Xia Houyuan received the order at the critical moment. Without saying a word, he immediately said to the generals: "Tao's army is coming to attack. If they are allowed to cross the pontoon bridge, the situation will be dangerous. All generals, please gather your troops quickly and follow me to the river bank to find a way to stop Tao."
Army’s offensive!”
"promise!"
Upon hearing Xia Houyuan's words, Cheng Yu hurriedly said: "General Miaocai, don't be too hasty at this time."
Xia Houyuan had already picked up the knife and walked out. Hearing this, he stopped and asked, "What do you mean?"
"Tao Thief is cunning. Every move we make now will never lead to an escape route. For now, stability is the best!"
Xia Houyuan snorted and said: "That's true, but the pottery merchant made it clear that he knew that Sikong was ill and could not manage, so he stormed the pontoon, hoping to gain advantage by attacking our army, and the place of the pontoon is the barrier of Dazhai
Once the place is lost, when the Taoshang army approaches the camp, I dare to ask Zhongde Gong, among the generals of the three armies, who can stop it?"
"This..." Cheng Yu couldn't refute.
This matter is a contradiction at the moment. In fact, it is not necessary to send troops. If we do not send troops, we will just wait and die.
Xia Houyuan said to Cheng Yu: "I am not a person who does not listen to loyal advice. I will first lead the army to form a formation on the river bank to prevent Tao's army from crossing the river. As long as Tao's army can't cross the river, I will not fight with them. This way, I can withdraw my troops at any time to deal with emergencies.
, Duke Zhongde will guard the camp carefully and think carefully about the strategy to retreat from the enemy. If you have a good plan, you can call me forward at any time, how about it?"
It was already very difficult for Xia Houyuan to say this.
Cheng Yu also knows that the best way at the moment is to do as Xia Houyuan said.
He nodded towards Xia Houyuan and said, "In that case, I would like to trouble General to be more careful."