Chapter 219: Elephant Soldiers

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Xun Yu said with a smile: "Fengxiao has conquered the three northern cities of Guishan, and the army has gone south to besiege the Gaofu City." ”

Liu Ze said: "The high attached city is the old capital of Guishan, and it is not easy to conquer. ”

Xun Yu said: "Gao is attached to Ruoke, FrΓΌsha has no danger to defend, and Guishuang is easy to go down." ”

"The Kushan stood side by side with the Sassanid Empire, the Roman Empire, and the Hundred Vehicles Dynasty, and was known as the top four and had a prosperous population. With the ability of filial piety, when it is easy to go down, I am worried that Vesudeva I will jump over the wall in a hurry, and it will not be easy to resist when he is united with Sassanid and the hundred soldiers. ”

Xun Yu said with a smile: "Ziyang's golden dragon and tiger pill has exhausted the national strength of the three kingdoms, even if it has the power to return to the sky, the defeat is irretrievable." ”

Liu Ze said: "Is it possible to make the Wenchang Chen Bing Mulucheng and Meng De break through the Panyue Kingdom and deter the Sassanid and Baicheng so that they do not dare to act rashly?" ”

Xun Yu said: "If Sasanan and Baicheng make a move, Fengxiao has its own countermeasures, why doesn't the emperor let Meng De quickly enter Tianzhu and seize Hua's city." In this way, the Baicheng Dynasty will be chaotic, unable to look north, and the pressure of filial piety will be light. ”

Liu Ze said with a smile: "According to Wenruo's words, the Flying Eagle will pass on Meng De and enter Hua's City as soon as possible." ”

Cao Cao's army was already in Panyue at this time. Panyue country, also known as Panqi country and Hanyue country, has a small territory and is destroyed without conquest. The Han army was stationed here, and Cao Cao's spies followed some Yizhou merchants into the territory of Tianzhu to spy on the news and draw a map.

The Baicheng Dynasty was founded by Sumuga and actively expanded externally, but unfortunately by the time of Purumai IV, the Baicheng Dynasty was already close to the point where the hundred-legged insect died but did not stiffen. The use of high-pressure measures at home has aroused the indignation of the people, and the slaves have continued to rise up to resist, and the rise of Buddhism and the budding feudal system have made the Purumoi also anxious.

Liu Ze's edict, more than ten days later, came to Cao Cao's hands. Cao Cao saw that Guo Jia was already besieging the old capital of Guishuang, Gaofu, and his heart was shocked, and he hurriedly sent someone to urge the secret agent to return to the camp as soon as possible.

Since Huang Yueying developed the repeating crossbow, Zhuge Liang gathered craftsmen in Chengdu and made a lot of them, the Yizhou garrison was partially equipped with repeating crossbows, and Cao Cao went to a foreign land, how could this treasure be missing. Zhuge Liang, the logistics director, was very competent, and Cao Cao sent a letter, and the crossbows of the whole army were delivered. The Han army, which was equipped with a repeating crossbow, definitely increased its combat effectiveness exponentially, and Lao Cao was also happy to laugh. More than ten days later, the spies sent to Tianzhu came back one after another, Cao Cao talked with them in detail, and the spies said a situation that Lao Cao did not expect.

It turned out that Tianzhu was rich in elephants, and the soldiers all rode elephants to fight. Cao Cao is no stranger to elephants, Nanzhong is a barbarian, and there are a lot of elephants of King Mulu, but the elephants of King Mulu are only used to rush into battle, and they are also mixed with lions and tigers. The elephants of Tianzhu are well trained, and the soldiers ride on the elephants and fight condescendingly, taking advantage of them. Compared with the elephant herd of King Mulu and Tianzhu, it is the difference between the regular army and the miscellaneous army.

Cao Cao thought about it for a long time, and felt that to deal with elephants, it would have to be an iron thistle and a bed crossbow. Tribulus terrestris can increase the security of your army, bed crossbows can reach far, and gunpowder packs may be able to stop elephants from charging. If the two armies were in a scuffle, the advantage of the Han army would be gone, and the elephant's huge body would be enough to block the impact of the war horse.

Cao Cao thought about it again and again, so he had to write to Zhuge Liang again, asking for thistle terrestris, bed crossbow and other things.

The army slowly set off and rushed to Gogra, the eastern gateway to Fahrenheit. To the west of Panyue country, there are mostly high mountains and dense forests, and the roads are narrow, which can be painful for Meng Huo, who volunteered to be a pioneer. In the tropical rainforest, poisonous snakes are rampant, unknown beasts are infested, and the Han soldiers are frightened and tremble along the way. As a pioneer officer, Meng Huo opened the way for the large army behind him to meet the mountains and build bridges when encountering water. Meng took the lead, holding a machete, cutting through thorns and thorns along the way, I don't know how many cuts were cut on his cheeks, and the robe on his body was hooked and hung out of shape.

On this day, over a mountain, a big river crossed in front of him, the river was turbulent, the waves were in the sky, the river was hundreds of zhang wide, Meng was in trouble, such a wide river, how to build a bridge? Meng Huo, who was about to worry about the white hair, had no choice but to ask Cao Cao for help.

It is the Brahmaputra River that originates in the Tibetan Plateau, crosses what is now Bangladesh, and flows into the Bay of Bengal. The lower reaches of this great river also bring together the waters of the Ganges, which have a greater water potential.

After Cao Cao arrived, Meng Huo had already sent his soldiers into the water and tried to swim to the opposite bank, but unfortunately he was unsuccessful. Cao Cao frowned and said: "Yizhou merchants come and go to Tianzhu, how can there be no way to cross the river?" Quickly recruit the spies sent to Tianzhu in the early stage to inquire. ”

When several spies arrived, Cao Cao said questions, and one spies said: "Gong Cao, the river is surging, and it should be a great rain upstream." When Yizhou merchants encountered this kind of thing, they mostly waited patiently for the water to drop, and then hired local boats to cross the river. ”

Cao Cao said: "It seems that there is no way. The herald ordered some of the soldiers to cut down trees, and some to look for boats along the river. ”

The vulture said, "Lord Cao, why don't you let my vine armor soldiers try, can they cross the river?" ”

Cao Cao said: "The water is too strong, and wait for two days, otherwise it will hurt the lives of the soldiers." ”

Two days later, the water was getting smaller, and at this time, the Han army was well prepared, and found more than a dozen small boats, and timber was piled up on the shore. Cao Cao ordered the boat to carry some of the people first, straightened the rope, and began to push the wooden raft into the water, and in less than half a day, the pontoon bridge was completed, and the army crossed the river smoothly.

Although Gogra is the gateway to the east of Fahrenheit, the eastern part of Tianzhu is high mountains and dense forests, with rivers and complex terrain, so there are not many garrisons. Cao Cao's army rushed to Gogra, and the general who defended the city, Diejaye, saw that the Han army was densely packed, and he didn't know where this army came from. The lieutenant general Bedoyi took the lead in the battle, and Dieja Ye was brave and gave him 5,000 soldiers. Bedo was overjoyed, commanded the men and horses, mounted the elephant, opened the city gate, and killed the Han army.

Cao Cao finally saw the true face of the elephant soldiers, and saw that on the huge elephant, there was a wooden building-like thing, and there were two soldiers standing inside, one with a bow and the other with a spear, and a person sitting on the neck of the elephant, which seemed to be directing the elephant to advance. After the elephants left the city, they formed a formation and rushed towards the Han army.

Cao Cao frowned, the charge of tens of thousands of cavalry, how amazing the power is, this is more than a thousand elephants, behemoths on land, together with a threat, even more powerful than war horses. King Mulu was eager to try and asked for battle.

Cao Cao said: "Be careful, if you can't beat it, escape." ”

King Mulu laughed and said, "There is only death, and there will be no defeat." ”

Cao Cao said: "The king is testing the enemy, it doesn't matter if you win or lose, don't be brave." ”

The wooden deer rode an elephant and led his own men and horses to rush over. When Bedo saw the enemy fighting, he didn't answer, commanded his elephant, and rushed towards the king of Mulu. The king of Mulu did not show weakness, picked up the mace, and swept over, Bedo was short, strong and powerful, and the big ring knife in his hand slammed into the mace. The mace weighs 100 catties, and the king of Mulu is born with divine power, how can Bei Duoyi stand it, a face, and the big knife is out of his hand, so frightened that Bei Duoyi hurriedly asked the elephant slave to command the elephant to turn around. King Mulu laughed and urged his elephant to chase after him.

Bedo was out of danger, screaming loudly, 5,000 people, more than 1,000 elephants, and the people and horses of the king of the wooden deer collided together, poor these subordinates of the wooden deer, all of them were war horses, were put on the back of the elephants, stabbed and shot fiercely, the soldiers could not resist, and there were many casualties.

Mulu was anxious, turned around the elephant, the mace smashed against the leading elephant, the elephant's skin was thick and thick, the mace only scratched a few bloody wounds on its body, the elephant felt pain, and it stimulated the ferocity, raised his head, long tusks, and pushed against the elephant of the king of Mulu.

The elephant of the king of Mulu was much smaller than the other party, and when Mulu saw this, he hurriedly commanded his elephant to dodge. The elephant had a clumsy body and could not dodge for a short time, and was impaled through the belly by the tusks. Frightened, the king of Mulu jumped off the elephant and ran towards the main formation.

When Cao Cao saw it, he hurriedly ordered Mingjin to withdraw his troops. The Han army retreated, and the black elephant herd behind it crushed over. The Han army's large array cracked, and after sparing his own family, hundreds of bed crossbows were placed in front of the array.

Seeing the elephant herd approaching, hundreds of black lights flashed from the bed crossbow, and the iron arrows flew towards the enemy group with a scream. The iron arrow was so powerful that it instantly sank into the elephant's body, and the running elephant fell to the ground with a bang, and the elephant behind came running again.

Cao Cao shouted: "Sprinkle thistle and retreat." ”

The power of the bed crossbow is great, but the interval between launches is too long, and the surprise attack can receive unexpected results, and the short soldiers can only shoot one round of arrows, so Cao Cao ordered the retreat, and the soldiers who operated the bed crossbow quickly pushed the bed crossbow away.

Seeing that so many elephants had died at once, Bedo was mad and commanded the elephant herd to rush. The thistle pierced the elephant's footboard, and the elephant stopped and danced on the spot. Some of the elephants that were lucky enough not to be injured rushed into the rear of the Han army, and the long nose began to exert its might, and the soldiers on the back of the elephant also smiled at the non-stop attack on the Han army. Although there were only a dozen elephants, the damage caused was enormous.

Cao Cao was helpless, so he scattered thistles on the road, and the army fled thirty miles away before he stopped his footsteps. In this battle, the Han army lost thousands of men and horses, and the king of Mulu escaped.

Cao Cao ordered the army to set up camp, and said to a young general: "Yuan Xun, it is difficult to be an elephant soldier, but there is a good plan?" ”

The person known as Yuan Xun is called Zhuge Ke, the eldest son of Zhuge Jin, who has been very smart since he was a child. Historically, because Zhuge Jin's face was long, at a banquet, Sun Quan made a joke about Zhuge Jin and ordered someone to lead a donkey into the banquet hall, and there was a note on the donkey's head, on which the words Zhuge Ziyu were written, and he laughed. At that time, Zhuge Ke was by his father's side, so he walked out and said to Sun Quan: "Please give the king a pen." Sun Quan smiled and ordered someone to get pen and ink, Zhuge Ke was not in a hurry, it was stained with ink, and he wrote two words under Zhuge Ziyu: donkey. This hand was exposed, which shocked the Dongwu people in the hall, and when they came back to the aftertaste, they all applauded and laughed, praising Zhuge Ke for his cleverness and change. Sun Quan rewarded the donkey to Zhuge Ke, which is the allusion of Zhuge Ke's donkey.

Zhuge Ke said: "Cao Gong, although the elephant is huge, there must be something to restrain it, why not ask people who are familiar with the temperament of elephants?" ”

Cao Cao was overjoyed and nodded again and again.