Chapter 700: Fighting the Old Rival Again
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During this month, Cao Cao suffered from lack of food, and the morale of the Qin soldiers in the camp continued to decrease, and the spirit and fighting spirit were completely overshadowed by the Wei army.
The potters on Yangping Guan, but the days are very tight, the whole is to eat and drink, and talk with the Wenchen generals, and talk about the world.
The grain and grass of the Chengdu Plain were continuously transported to Yangping Pass and transported to Hanzhong, and the potters had enough grain and grass to consume with Cao Cao.
Compared with the "frugality" of the Qin army, the Wei army was comparable to the local tyrants, and the rations they could eat every day were three or four times that of the Qin army.
For these ordinary soldiers, the glory of the country, the honor of the soldiers, etc., are all secondary, and the main purpose of their joining the army is nothing more than to have enough to eat.
For them, keeping them well fed and well-fed is the best way to boost their morale.
So, after a month's rest, the fighting spirit and physical strength of the soldiers of the Wei army returned to the peak of their heights, and everyone held their breath, ready to kill the Qin army for their king of Great Wei again.
The fighting spirit of the Wei soldiers has changed, and the potters are always observing, so they are naturally very clear, and their hearts are becoming more and more confident.
As for the plight suffered by the Qin army, the potters were also well aware.
In the third month of the stalemate, the Qin soldiers fell again, and the potter realized that it was almost time to make a move.
Therefore, after discussing with Zhang Liang and Han Xin, everyone agreed that they could fight a decisive battle with the Qin army, drive Cao Cao out of the Hanzhong Plain in one fell swoop, and end this protracted battle to destroy Shu.
The potter had made up his mind, so he asked Su Qin to write a very provocative war letter for himself, and sent it to the Qin camp on the same day.
The pottery merchant estimated that after Cao Cao saw the war letter, he was so angry that he vomited blood.
In the war book, the pottery merchant put his own from Xuzhou, and Cao Cao's previous battles, to Cao Cao's defeat, all flaunting the almanac, arrogantly claiming that Cao Cao is only worthy of being his subordinate defeated, if he surrenders now, he will surround Cao Cao's life, otherwise he will personally behead Cao Cao's head.
And at the back of the war book, the pottery merchant said that he wanted to say hello to Cao Cao for Bian and Cao Ying, telling him not to worry about the safety of their mother and daughter, over the years, the pottery merchant has "taken care" of her mother and daughter very well, and after killing him Cao Cao, he will take better care of her mother and daughter.
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That night, Qin Ying.
Cao ** stared at the war book in his hand, his whole body was trembling, his beard was trembling, and his whole scorched old man was distorted.
This humiliating war letter, I was afraid of my own failures in the past, and the last paragraph about Bian's mother and daughter almost made Cao Cao angry to the point that his lungs were about to blow up.
This is Cao Cao's scar, it is an eternal pain in his heart, and now that it has been revealed by the potter, how can he not be so angry that he vomits blood.
Thinking of him Cao Cao, his favorite thing in his life is to collect "women" and enjoy the fun of possessing other ** women, but he never dreamed that his wife and daughter would fall into the hands of potters.
That was the biggest shame in Cao Cao's life, and he was almost so angry that he vomited blood.
For so many years, this matter has been like a fish bone, stuck in his throat all the time, making Cao Cao feel all the shame and anger in his heart every time he thinks about it.
Cao Cao was helpless, he could only pretend that nothing had happened, pretend to be indifferent, just treat their mother and daughter as if they were dead, don't think about it, and use such self-deception to comfort himself.
Who would have expected that today, the potter, a dog thief, would not open which pot would not be opened, but his scars would be revealed.
"Potter, you traitor, this king will take the head of a dog—"
Cao Cao, who was furious, tore the war book in his hand into pieces a few times, threw it in front of the case, and shouted: "The pottery thief is arrogant, dare to challenge this king, and it is in the arms of this king, and the order will go down, this king will do his best tomorrow and fight with the pottery merchants!" ”
The generals around Xiahou Yuan, Ma Chao, Xu Huang and other generals, seeing Cao Cao so angry, all guessed that the war letter must have deeply angered their King Qin, otherwise with Cao Cao's calmness, how could he suddenly be so angry.
The generals had long been looking forward to fighting with the Wei army, so naturally there was nothing to hesitate about, and they immediately responded, shouting for a decisive battle with the Wei army.
"The king, the pottery merchant himself came to die, it is really heaven to destroy him, and the minister will cut off the head of the pottery thief with his own hands, dedicate it to the king, and calm the king's anger." Ma Chao even let out wild words to take the head of the potter.
Ma Chao was angry, Xiahou Yuan was angry, and Xu Chudianwei was also angry on the left and right.
The monarchs and ministers of the Qin army were all angry and screaming, and the monarchs and ministers of Shu were waiting for the law in the tent, but they quietly looked at each other, and there was a trace of melancholy in their eyes.
Gou Jian really couldn't hold back, so he arched his hand and said: "Mengde, that pottery thief has not fought for several months, but today he suddenly provoked, obviously he came prepared, Mengde must not fight out of anger and fall for the pottery thief." ”
Gou Jian has had enough of the hardships of the potter, and he has some experience, so he is naturally a little jealous.
"Our army's grain and grass are running out, and we are looking forward to fighting with the pottery thief, Ji Yu, you are so opposed to this king fighting with the pottery thief, then can you solve the problem of this king's grain and grass?" Cao Cao asked coldly, refuting Gou Jian's objection.
First, he has not fought with the potters for a long time, and he has already forgotten the pain with some scars, and secondly, he is also restricted by grain and grass, and if he wants to win Hanzhong, he can only fight with the potters.
Otherwise, you can only retreat to Guanzhong in a gloomy manner.
Cao Cao's words choked Gou Jian to the point of speechlessness, and he didn't know how to answer.
From the bottom of his heart, Gou Jian certainly wanted Cao Cao to fight with the pottery merchants, otherwise if Cao Cao retreated, wouldn't he, the king of Dashu, be embarrassed.
But after experiencing all kinds of trampling by the potters' strange soldiers, Gou Jian was deeply jealous of the potters, worried that the potters would take the initiative to provoke this time, and what conspiracy would be involved.
At this time, Gou Jian also fell into a dilemma, and he didn't know what to do, so he had to keep his mouth shut silently.
"Fengxiao, in your opinion, what is the chance of our army winning this time?" Cao Cao's gaze turned to Guo Jia again, apparently he was not completely carried away by anger.
Guo Jia was silent, secretly calculating in his heart, after a while, Fang said: "The number of our army plus the Shu army is about 90,000, although the pottery thief has 150,000 troops into Sichuan, but except for the soldiers and horses left behind in the counties of Yizhou, as well as the attrition in battle, the number of soldiers who can fight should be about 100,000, and the strength is almost the same as our army." ”
Coughing a few times, Guo Jia continued: "After several months of shortage of food and grass, our army's morale has been quite hit, while the Wei army has recuperated and recovered its morale quickly, in this regard, our army is at a disadvantage, but ......"
As soon as the words changed, Guo Jia smiled confidently: "This disadvantage is not irreparable, you know, the number of cavalry in our army is far more than that of the Wei army, this is our biggest advantage, if you consider the advantages and disadvantages in many aspects, Jia thinks that our army's chance of winning this battle is at least half." ”
"What are the 50% chances of winning......"
Cao Cao stood up and paced through the king's tent, weighing the pros and cons.
For him, the fifty percent chance of winning is indeed a slight risk, but this risk seems to be within an acceptable range compared to the disadvantages of returning to Guanzhong and returning in vain.
After thinking for a long time, Cao Cao suddenly turned around, pulled out the sword at his waist, and resolutely shouted: "This king's will to fight has been decided, tomorrow the whole army will go out, and fight to the death with the pottery thief, this time, this king wants to snow the shame of repeatedly losing to the pottery thief!" ”
Cao Cao's decision has been made, and in the big tent, the fierce shouts of war have risen again.
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The next day, the north wind hunted, and the sky and the earth were gloomy.
At dawn, the soldiers of the Wei army on Yangping Pass had already eaten and refreshed.
With the order of the pottery merchant, the door was opened, and the king flag of the word "Wei" flew out, leading tens of thousands of Great Wei soldiers to drive out of the city.
The faces of every soldier were burning with the fighting spirit of hunting, and they regarded today as a good day for them to reap the merits and be crowned officials.
After nearly three months of recuperation, today is the time for them to show their talents!
Before dawn, more than 100,000 soldiers of the Wei army had formed hundreds of military formations, large and small, like huge monsters, advancing towards the Qin camp in the east.
The rolling battle flags, rolling with the north wind, were as turbulent as waves.
The swords reflected the cold light of hunting, almost piercing the dark clouds overhead.
Under the banner of the king of the word "Wei", the king of the Great Wei Dynasty, the pottery merchant immediately crossed the knife, towering like a god, dominating the momentum of the world, so that the whole army looked up to it.
He swept the place with eagle eyes, but saw that in the long tide of soldiers, Xiang, Chen, Cao, Ma, Fan, Wei and other generals flew dazzlingly in the wind, leading all kinds of Great Wei soldiers to move forward in an orderly and high-spirited manner.
An army of 100,000 marched steadily, and every step of the way forward made the ground tremble under their feet, like an ancient beast that had awakened from the ground and was about to break through the ground.
Half an hour later, at the end of the Oriental Avenue, a long torrent began to flood from the end.
The flying Qin-character battle flags, countless spears and blades, and tens of thousands of Qin soldiers and soldiers, like silent terracotta warriors and horses, were overwhelming.
Qin Jun appears!
"Cao Cao, are you really here......" A sneer rose at the corner of the potter's mouth, and with a wave of his sword, he signaled the army to stop advancing.
Ling Qi shook his head, and the orders were passed on layer by layer, and the 100,000 army slowly stopped, waiting for the formation to split, and the murderous aura gradually gathered.
In the head-on direction, the **10,000 Qin army also stopped advancing, and stood horizontally from each other.
The pottery merchant swept his eyes, and the keen perception ability of the top military general made him feel that the morale of the Qin army was high on the surface, but in fact it was a bit of a hypocrisy.
Those Qin soldiers, after nearly three months of suffering from a lack of food, it is no wonder that their morale can be strong!
At this time, Fan Xu, who was beside him, pointed to the oblique and shouted: "King, you see, there are large black shadows moving behind the side of the Qin army, and they are still rolling in dust. ”
"Do you still need to say this, Cao Cao's advantage in daring to compete with us is his Xiliang Iron Cavalry, if he doesn't bring cavalry, he won't be able to come to die in today's battle." Zhang Liang sneered and glanced at Fan Xu.
Fan Hao frowned, and his eyes glared at Zhang Liang with dissatisfaction.
The potter smiled and said nothing.
Although the number of cavalry under his command is far less than that of Yan and Qin, he knows the use of cavalry very well, and has used a small number of cavalry to defeat the superior cavalry of Qin and Yan one after another.
Regardless of quantity or quality, the Xiliang cavalry can definitely be called the first cavalry in the world.
The cavalry broke the enemy, the tactics have never been complicated, mostly with the infantry frontal battle, the cavalry to see the flaw, detour to the flank, from the weak point to break the enemy, and then make the enemy completely collapse.
Shu is mountainous, so this expedition to Shu, the potter only brought 7,000 iron horses, while Cao Cao's Xiliang iron horse, but there are nearly 20,000 people.
This decisive battle, on the surface, seems to be on par.
Even, Cao Cao, who had the upper hand in the cavalry, still had a few advantages.
Tao Shang Yingwu's face, but there was no trace of jealousy, he looked at the enemy army proudly, and asked lightly: "Ofan, have Han Xin and Hua Xiong set off?" ”
"Don't worry, the second general of Hanwha set off last night, and at this time, he must have arrived at the designated place." Zhang Liang shook the feather fan lightly, and a sly smile rose at the corner of his mouth.
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