Chapter 422: The Situation Is Pressing
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After the Shu army left Yangping Pass, it marched all the way to the east, in the direction of the second city of Hanle.
This road is relatively smooth, but Xiahou Ba did not feel at ease because the road is easy to walk, in fact, since leaving Yangping Pass, the entire Wei army is in a state of high alert, there is no danger on this road, once attacked by the Shu army, the situation is worrying.
Since the Shu army entered Hanzhong from Dingjun Mountain, the Shu army was actually in front of Xiahou Ba and them, and after leaving Yangping Pass, the Wei army was equivalent to entering the area behind the enemy, and a battle could break out at any time.
The Wei army walked along the north bank of the Han River, avoiding Dingjun Mountain, not to mention that the Wei army was afraid of battle, but now the situation is pressing, and it is best to avoid fighting if you can avoid it.
The destination of their trip was tentatively the Wei army camp located outside Seoul, but now that the situation was chaotic, Xiahou Ba and Cao Liangju were not sure whether the Wei army camp still existed, and it was even very likely that Cao Shuang and Xiahou Xuan had withdrawn elsewhere.
Before the arrival of the reinforcements of the Shu army, the Wei army camp was besieged and erected in Hancheng, and this kind of encampment surrounded by Hancheng on all sides, and Wang Ping was unable to escape.
But as soon as the reinforcements of the Shu army arrived, such a camp immediately became no longer applicable, and it was extremely dangerous to even stay under the city of Seoul.
Because the situation is not clear, Xiahou Ba can only go to the direction of Seoul first, and then make adjustments according to the changes on the battlefield, Xiahou Ba also knows that their current situation is quite dangerous, a force of about 30,000 men and horses, the number is not much, and it is not too little, but once it is ambushed or surrounded by the Shu army, it is more than lucky.
After all, the field battle is different from defending the city, if the 30,000 horses defend Yang'an Pass, the 100,000 Shu army may not be able to shake it, but in the field battle, there is no danger to rely on, if the Shu army uses the terrain to ambush them, not to mention the 100,000 Shu army, even the 50,000 Shu army is enough for them to drink a pot.
Cao Liang's Yue cavalry battalion walked at the front of the team, this arrangement was because the Yue cavalry battalion had strong mobility and fast speed, and if there was an emergency, the Yue cavalry battalion could break through alone, use the impact of the cavalry to tear a hole and rush out, and then try to move rescue troops to rescue the other Wei troops.
The Hanzhong Basin is really shaped like a large basin, surrounded by lofty mountains and mountains, but the center of this basin is a smooth road, this kind of terrain is the most suitable for cavalry troops to act, if it were not for the coordination with Xiahouba's infantry team, Cao Liang would have been able to lead the Yue cavalry battalion to Hancheng.
When camping at night, it is the most dangerous time, in order to prevent the possible sneak attack of the Shu army, Xiahou Ba divided the whole army into two classes, the first half of the night The people and horses of class A sleep, the people and horses of class B stared with wide eyes, and in the second half of the night, the people and horses of class B went to sleep, and the people and horses of class A were always on guard.
That is to say, the men and horses of the Wei army can only sleep half a night every night, although this makes the Wei soldiers who march at high intensity during the day very tired, but in this way, the entire army is in a relatively safe state, and half of the men and horses are always in a state of soberness, so that even if they encounter an enemy attack, the Shu army has the ability to deal with it, so that they will not be in a hurry and Zhang Huang will be at a loss.
Unlike multiple sentinels, this type of defense helped the Wei army to quickly engage in battle and improve emergency response capabilities.
In extraordinary times, it is necessary to have extraordinary means, not before the main force converges, Xiahou Ba's team is still in high danger, and they are in a state of being behind enemy lines, whether they will be targeted by the scouts of the Shu army, it is really hard to say.
After two days of continuous marching, passing through a hilly area, the scouts who had explored the way in front hurried back, and reported that a battlefield had been found in front of them, with a large number of corpses.
Cao Liang and Xiahou Ba immediately rushed over, climbed a hilly plateau, the scene in front of them made people shudder, the front was full of corpses, from the color of the military uniforms, there were Wei army, there were also Shu army, but the vast majority of the Wei soldiers in Chu yellow military uniforms were in chaos, and the corpses of Shu soldiers in red military uniforms only accounted for a small proportion.
The battle seemed to have just stopped for a short time, the battlefield was a mess, the broken military flag was stubbornly planted on the ground, fluttering in the wind, and the blood flowing from many corpses had not yet completely coagulated, showing a black and purple color.
This is probably a Wei army of thousands of people, and it was surrounded by the Shu army here, and it should have been completely annihilated, and there was no living existence in sight.
Cao Liang's face became solemn, and when they left Yangping Pass, they chose the road to the north, feeling that it should be relatively safe across the Han River.
But the scene that happened in front of him made Cao Liang feel that the north road might not be safe, and now the Shu army could cross the Han River to attack the scattered Wei army, and this Wei army of three to five or five thousand people must have encountered five to ten times the siege of the Shu army, which would lead to the destruction of the whole army.
It seems that the Shu army is implementing the principle of breaking through each and attacking the Wei army on this long defensive line, and in the face of unexpected situations, the Wei army's reaction is still a little sluggish, and this kind of tragic battle in which thousands of people are completely annihilated should be completely avoidable.
If the current way of fighting is followed, the Wei army of more than 100,000 will not last long, and it will be broken by the Shu army and annihilated.
In the absence of the right time, place and people under the combat conditions, if the Wei army wants to survive, it must be warmed by the group, now the appetite of the Shu army is very large, the Wei army of thousands of people, they say that they can swallow it, even if it is a team of about 30,000 people in Xiahouba, it is not necessarily safe, only a large army of more than 100,000 people gathered together, in order to avoid the fate of being divided and annihilated.
No matter how big the appetite of the Shu army is, it will not be able to swallow 100,000 people in one bite.
Cao Liang clearly felt that the Wei army had serious problems in dealing with the crisis, the battle line was too long, and the distribution of troops was too scattered, which would become fatal flaws, and if changes could not be made immediately, the hundreds of thousands of Wei soldiers would likely become lambs to be slaughtered.
The corpse of Wei Jun in front of them undoubtedly proves this, this is only what Cao Liang and they saw, what about what they didn't see?
Cao Liang could even imagine that Jiang Wei was leading a large army at the moment, sweeping all the way across the Hanzhong Plain, killing wantonly, and being invincible.
The situation is pressing, and there is no room for delay!