Chapter 113: Surprise to the Enemy
A spear rushed with the voice, straight to Xiahoudun's chest, the spear was as fast as lightning, Xiahoudun had to temporarily give up the pursuit of Huaxiong, the horizontal knife blocked, only to feel that the strength of the gun was also great. I couldn't help but ask in a deep voice, "Who are you?" ”
"Dong Xiangguo's account is a general! Xu Rong is also! After finishing speaking, he didn't say much, the spear in his hand was swallowed, and he attacked Xiahoudun, and with his shot, a group of personal soldiers behind him also killed the coalition army, and the advantage that the coalition army had just gained was beaten again. Next to Hua Xiong, he also knew that now was not the time to be a hero, although Xu Rong was good at generals, martial arts were not his specialty, so he also waved his long knife to join the battle group and fought with Xu Rong against Xiahoudun. At this time, Xiahoudun was suddenly overstretched, and was forced to retreat again and again by the two, but he finally got it, although he was one against two, he was not chaotic.
Cao Cao couldn't help frowning deeply when he saw this scene in the city, this Xu Rong seems to be not to be underestimated, he has forbearance so far before he killed in one fell swoop, the timing is just right, now the allied forces in the city are already at a disadvantage, and Xu Rong has successfully reorganized the defense line, the rain of arrows that has been scattered has begun to thicken again, and he can't help but sigh in his heart, it seems that today is going to be in vain, and then delay, the Xiahou brothers are afraid that their lives are in danger, and they no longer hesitate at the moment, and immediately order people to mingjin, without dragging mud and water at all.
The allied soldiers at the head of the city did not disperse in a hurry after hearing the golden drum, especially the team of black-clothed soldiers, who resisted in an orderly manner, covering their comrades to retreat from the city, showing extremely high quality, and the archers under the city accelerated the frequency of firing, suppressing the defenders on the city in order to cover the retreat of their comrades, and finally after a team of about thirty or forty black-clothed soldiers died in the pass, the Xiahou brothers and others who climbed to the head of the city finally withdrew safely.
Then the archers and shields withdrew from the battlefield, and after these combat units left the battlefield, a group of soldiers without any weapons entered the pass, and the defenders at the head of the city stopped firing stones and arrows, and let them collect the corpses of the Allied soldiers who died in battle, and they would pay great respect to these soldiers who died on the battlefield, both friend and foe.
A bloody battle came to an end, because Xu Rong accurately grasped the timing of the attack, coupled with the bloody battle of the defending soldiers under the leadership of Huaxiong Fan Chou, the siege battle finally ended with the retreat of the allies.
After Cao Cao collected his troops and returned to the camp, he counted today's losses, and after nearly four hours of fighting, the allies suffered a total of 8,000 casualties, of which 4,000 were killed.
As the commander-in-chief of this battle, in the case of heavy casualties, Cao Cao's face will naturally not be too good, but Liu Yi and the generals can also see it clearly just now, whether it is the arrangement of the troops, the echelon of the attack and the choice of timing, he does not dare to say that he can do better than Cao Cao, especially the casualties of his subordinates are also the heaviest. The reason for the loss of this battle is more that Bishui is a Xiongguan, and the generals of the pass are powerful, and the soldiers are all deadly.
"Brother Meng De has a good command and good scheduling today, but I didn't expect that although Huaxiong Fan Chou was defeated, he could still fight bravely, and he was also Xu Rong's soldier, is it Brother Meng De's fault? Ascending the city tower today, we have raised the prestige of our army, and we can't take it today and tomorrow. Liu Yi's words were sincere, he also had the urge to fight when the Xiahou brothers climbed the city tower just now, but this siege battle was too dangerous, and Xi Zhicai was by his side, so he forcibly pressed it down; I thought that it was almost finished, but I didn't expect to kill another Xu Rong halfway, which made the coalition army fail
"Lang Sheng doesn't have to be comforted, this battle drill also has the fault of the enemy is not clear, now Huaxiong must have sent a fast horse to ask for reinforcements, if he arrives, it is even more difficult to take the pass, tomorrow it must be taken, the siege generals will work hard and please return to the camp to rest, tomorrow Cao re-elects the elite soldiers, it is necessary to overcome it." Cao Cao's face was resolute.
After returning to the camp, Cao Cao did not rest and immediately stopped Liu Yi and Xi Zhicai.
"Langsheng, I intend to summarize the gains and losses of this battle immediately. Lang Sheng is going to help Cao plan tomorrow's tactics? Cao Cao's words were very sincere!
"That's how it should be." To be honest in this siege, Liu Yi learned a lot from Cao Cao, and he really felt that it was not a blessing for this person to be allowed to be the first art of war of the Three Kingdoms in the future, but he would be his enemy after all, and it was extremely terrifying! Thinking of this, Liu Yi was not afraid, but faintly excited in his heart, a good enemy is the biggest motivation for his progress!
The two of them and their subordinate generals went to Cao Cao's tent together, and the Xiahou brothers and others did not go to rest as Cao Cao said, they all followed, although they could not hide their tiredness on their faces, they were also unconvinced! In the big tent, a huge map of Bishui Pass hung in the middle, although it was quite simple in Liu Yi's eyes, he knew that it was extremely extraordinary in this era. The marching battle array really has to be detailed, and he used to rely on martial arts and momentum, so this time he has to learn from this Cao Mengde.
"Today's battle, although our army was defeated, but also gained a lot, one of the Xiliang sergeants is good at assault, this defending the city is not their forte, and the second is that Huaxiong is fighting bravely tonight, but after all, he is injured under Xingba's hands, and then after this midnight fight, he will not have today's courage tomorrow. Both of these are places that our army can use, but Xu Rong is indeed a good general, just now Yuan Rang also said that his personal soldiers are extremely powerful, and this person is well versed in the way of defending the city, Cao even suspects that it may not be his arrangement to climb the city tower so smoothly today, and he must be careful tomorrow. Cao Cao said eloquently.
Listening to this remark, everyone present admired it in their hearts, especially Liu Yi, Cao Cao may not be very famous now, but it can be seen that his use of troops is magnificent, and he can make decisions immediately, especially after the war, he can summarize the gains and losses in time, which is really a famous general!
"Don't hide it from Brother Meng De, Yi is also a little puzzled, today's landing in the city is a bit too smooth, if it is really Xu Rong's plan to show weakness, he will have a killing move tomorrow, and he has to guard against it." Liu Yi spoke.
"This water pass is indeed difficult to attack, but in a hurry, there is only one way to attack, but this will definitely cause great losses." Xi Zhicai stared at the map and said slowly, as if he was looking for the weakness of this level.
Everyone was silent, and Liu Yi was also trying his best to think about the method of attacking the city, but the time was so tight that he could only attack strongly, but Xu Rong, Hua Xiong, Fan Chou and other generals were all strategic, plus sitting on Xiongguan, even if they succeeded, the coalition army would suffer heavy losses! And the consequence of this ending is very likely to be internal division, if you don't use a strong attack, it will be surprising, but it will be safe? Liu Yi's eyes fell on the terrain of Bishui Pass, and after pondering for a while, he suddenly gained something, and at this time, Gan Ning's eyes also looked over, as if he had the intention of asking.
Since the two of them formed a righteous alliance in the mountains and forests, they have been fighting on the battlefield day and night in the past few years, and there is a tacit understanding between the brothers. Bishui Pass is built on the mountain, and on both sides are hundreds of cliffs that stretch for dozens of miles, which is indeed a natural risk. However, these cliffs are a desperate situation in the eyes of others, but not necessarily in the eyes of Liu Yi, the king of the mountains and forests, he was curtained to collect medicine, and the cliffs where he went were more sinister than here, and he was still walking on the ground, and now he wants to go down to the water in a short time, he will be surprised, if he can climb the cliff and go up, condescendingly, the wood and stone on the top of the mountain are all sharp weapons, and then move up and down with Cao Cao, he will be able to break through, this is the surprise of the enemy! Gan Ning was born in Bashu, and was also a bandit back then, jumping like flying between the mountains and mountains, and he knew the ability of the eldest brother very well, so he had the meaning of looking at each other.
"If you want to do this, you have to go there in person, how many people can you mobilize second brother?" Liu Yi pondered for a moment and asked, he didn't want to fold more manpower under this water, but it was difficult for him to succeed alone, and the enemy of 10,000 people was just praise, so he asked.
"Carefully selected, you should be able to make up two hundred!" Gan Ning had already thought about the arrangements for this battle just now, and when he heard Liu Yi's question, he knew that the eldest brother had understood his thoughts, so he immediately replied.
"Oh, Langsheng Xingba has a plan to break this level?" The words of the two brothers were in the ears of others, and they didn't know what dumb riddles they played, although Cao Cao didn't understand what he meant, he expected that Liu Yi would have a way to break the city, and asked with joy below.