"General, the offensive of the Xiliang soldiers is really fierce, Cao Sima's side has repelled two rounds of attacks by the Xiliang soldiers in succession, but the soldiers have also suffered heavy losses, can you send the Chinese army to support them!"

After seeing the ferocious rush of the Xiliang soldiers, he also had a clear understanding of the enemy army that he had wrongly underestimated before the war, but after seeing that Brother Zixiao had to personally go into battle to kill the enemy under the offensive of the Xiliang soldiers, he was really worried about his own people. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

What if the Cao soldiers in front of him could no longer withstand the third impact of the Xiliang soldiers?

The terrible consequences of that situation, as long as Cao Hong thought of the beginning, he was immediately frightened by the tragic situation that appeared in his mind, and he didn't dare to think about it anymore, so he would rather ask Cao Cao to fight, go to the front of the battle array, and fight bloody battles with Zixiao, Zi and his brother.

Cao Cao turned a deaf ear to Cao Hong's request for battle, he had just been closely watching the offensive launched by the Xiliang soldiers on three sides, although the situation on Cao Ren's side was dangerous, but Cao Cao had been stabbing his palm with his fingers, forcing his mind to be clearer and more resolute with his personal pain, and he couldn't easily be emotional, and sent out the last bit of mobile force at hand.

Once the last bit of mobile force at hand is sent, although it can help Cao Ren temporarily stabilize the formation, but it is not beneficial to the overall situation, the Cao army that has lost its reserve troops is like a poor donkey, after several tricks, it has lost the means to counterattack and control the enemy, although it is delayed for a while and a half, but in the end the whole army will be defeated.

This is the last thing Cao Cao can accept.

The light of the west slope is gradually unfavorable to their side, but this is also an opportunity for their own side, as long as they can stop the offensive of the Xiliang soldiers, even if they can't defeat these fierce Xiliang soldiers, after nightfall, the Xiliang soldiers who have weakened their offensive will not be able to pursue, and they can lead the troops to retreat safely.

Cao Cao led the tripartite alliance with Zhang Miao and Bao Xin this time, and marched westward alone, threatening Luoyang. In terms of Cao Cao's ingenuity, of course he knew that it was impossible for him to defeat Dong Zhuo with this amount of troops, but he also had his own advantages, that is, Dong Zhuo never focused on his own side, but in the direction of Luyang and Hanoi.

The brothers of the Yuan family, in Dong Zhuo's heart, must be even more hateful than Cao Cao.

According to Cao Cao, who had such an advantage, he took the initiative to actively march, which could not only realize the strategy he had planned for the Dong coalition army, but also allow Cao Mengde to have a huge reputation at home.

In Cao Cao's vision, as long as he could occupy either of the two cities of Xingyang or Chenggao, he would be able to defend against the danger, contain the actions of the Xiliang soldiers, and truly trap Dong Zhuo in Luoyang.

Therefore, when he knew that Xu Rong lured the enemy into the depths, he still wanted to make a plan and attack Xingyang by surprise.

Although the current Xiliang soldiers are fierce, as long as their own soldiers and horses can hold on, the Xiliang soldiers on the attacking side are seeking a quick battle, and the military prestige will be damaged if the attack is unfavorable, and they will inevitably be able to retreat in a huff.

Therefore, holding up the formation at the moment is a matter of the overall situation.

Cao Cao looked ahead, seeing that the Xiliang soldiers were about to launch the third offensive, he drew his sword in his hand and shouted loudly:

"Command the whole army, the battlefield of the soldiers, the place of the corpse, if you die, you will live, and if you are lucky, you will die. Behind him is the surging water, there is no way to retreat, there is no way to avoid, a group of soldiers, regardless of dignity and humility, only to fight to the death, in order to break the enemy and survive, this will swear to live and die with the second or third sons, before the battle, those who retreat without authorization, cut! ”

"Fight to the death, fight to the death!"

Cao Hong, who was beside him, was enthusiastic when he heard this, and he felt that the blood in his body wanted to boil, his subordinate brother had already staked everything for the rise and fall of the Han family, and his subordinate soldiers would definitely be able to fight to the death to break the enemy and make contributions to the country.

Thinking of this, Cao Hong also boldly folded his arms and shouted in the heroic shout, temporarily forgetting the confusion that his brother would not send reinforcements. And Cao Ren, who was at the forefront, suddenly smiled indifferently with a cold face after hearing the military order to fight to the death, and his body straightened up again, facing the Xiliang soldiers who were approaching again.

He knew that this was a desperate fight.

・・・

The cry of a battle to the death immediately spread to all corners of Cao's military formation, and compared with the fierce impact of the Chinese army, the pressure on the left and right armies that were not the main attack direction was obviously much less.

In the center of the left army's military formation, Bao Tao and his brother Bao Xin couldn't help but look at each other after hearing the "death battle" military order from the Chinese army.

After a while, Bao Tao, who reacted, said aloud:

"Brother, this 'death war' military order must not be used lightly until it is in danger of survival, General Cao is acting like this, I am afraid that the situation of the Chinese army is already precarious!"

Bao Xin wiped the sweat from his forehead when he heard this, and nodded heavily, he and Cao Cao had a tacit understanding, and naturally knew that Cao Cao was going to fight to the death, so he immediately sighed and said:

"Meng De sent troops this time, after all, he was a little anxious, although this Yuli array was stable and resisted the impact of the Xiliang soldiers' iron cavalry left and right, but it also exposed the weakness of the front to the Xiliang soldiers. The enemy army on the opposite side pressed all the elites on the Chinese army where Meng De was, and in a short period of time, two rounds of attacks had been launched one after another, I am afraid that Meng De had already seen that the formation of the Chinese army was unstable, so he gave the order to fight to the death! ”

"But I'm afraid, even if the Chinese army fights to the death, it can't withstand the repeated impact of the elite of the Xiliang soldiers, if the formation of the Chinese army is broken, then the left army where we are will also face the disaster of annihilation!"

Bao Tao said worriedly about his inner concerns, Bao Xin's face froze, although he didn't nod, but he was actually covered with this layer of worry in his heart.

Bao Tao quickly glanced at his brother, and already knew that Bao Xinxin was exactly the same as what he thought, and he hurriedly and anxiously said:

"Brother, my Bao family boy, seven-foot body, sworn to serve the country, how can I sit still and wait for death, once the Chinese army formation is broken by the Xiliang soldiers, the general trend will be irreversible, brother please order, lead the troops to support the Chinese army!"

"No!"

Although Bao Xin was just as worried about the battle situation in front of him, after he heard his younger brother Bao Tao's request to rescue the Chinese army, he immediately spoke out and categorically refused, and at the same time said with a stern face:

"When Meng De set up the formation, he repeatedly told that the heavy troops were on both wings, but the elite cavalry of the Baoxi Liang soldiers did not dare to rashly assault our large array, even though the Chinese army was weak and the enemy was urgent, but without his order, the left and right armies could not send troops to the rescue, there was a flood behind him to refuse, and the soldiers had no way to retreat, so they could only fight to the death, although there was a thrill, there would be no big rout. You led the army to the rescue, and you disobeyed the order first, even if you can solve the urgent situation for a while, how can you help the overall situation. ”

Cao Cao and Bao Xin can see clearly, the formed Yuli array, aside from the advantages of both offense and defense, the current advantage is that they can rely on the chariot formation to fight with their own infantry soldiers who are mostly recruits, which invisibly increases the overall combat power of the Cao army, and because of the Bianshui barrier behind him, the Cao soldier who fought against the water will not collapse easily until the last moment, and the combat will and resilience of the Cao soldier have also been strengthened.

But only in terms of mobility and flexibility, Cao's sergeants are far inferior to the Xiliang soldiers who are rushing and fighting a hundred battles, so Cao Cao wants the left, center and right armies to rely on the large formation, defend and let the Xiliang soldiers attack, instead of actively attacking or passively rescue, and then being broken by the Xiliang soldiers one by one in the movement.

Although the Cao army was easy to fall into passive beating at the beginning, the Cao army was more numerous than the Xiliang soldiers, but it could use the numerical advantage to block the impact of the Xiliang soldiers.

Bao Xin also knew Cao Cao's worries and considerations, so he categorically rejected his brother's request to send troops to rescue the Chinese army, Bao Tao saw his brother's direct refusal, his eyes rolled, and he also said anxiously:

"If you don't send troops to rescue, then my brother still has a plan, the enemy in front of our army, the offensive is weak, as long as the surprise soldiers are highlighted and the counterattack is carried out, the enemy will definitely be able to temporarily repel the enemy, one wing of the Xiliang soldiers has been frustrated, and its main force is elite, and it will not be able to attack our Chinese army formation with all its might, General Cao's frontal pressure can be drastically reduced, this is also a strategy for both worlds, what does my brother think?"

"This?"

Bao Xin heard Bao Tao's words, pondered for a while, and fell into hesitation, before he and Wei Zi agreed with Cao Cao that without Cao Cao's order, the left and right armies could not take the initiative to attack and send troops to rescue, but how to defend, Cao Cao was silent, did not intervene, but let Bao Xin and Wei Zi adapt to the situation.

At the moment, Bao Tao's strategy only needs to be slightly flexible, retreat with one blow, and make the Xiliang soldiers who are attacking the Chinese army think that their side wants to break through, and they have to divide their troops to defend the flanks, which can not only relieve Cao Cao's pressure on the front, but also not violate their own agreement. After all, it is a method of active defense to retreat with a single blow and confuse the enemy, and those who make good use of their soldiers have never had a reason to defend to the death.

Bao Tao saw that his brother was already showing signs of heartbeat, and he hurriedly said again:

"Brother, above the battle array, the opportunity to win or lose, all in a moment, let go of it, no longer get it, don't wait any longer, if the Chinese army can't hold the impact of this round of Xiliang soldiers, then we will be the end of the whole army."

"Besides, my brothers and I brought the most troops this time, if the battle is all done according to General Cao's words, there is nothing else to do, if you win, you can't do your best, and if you lose, you will be awarded the head of the enemy, and you will be laughed at by the heroes of the world!"

Hearing his brother say this, Bao Xin finally gritted his teeth, made a decisive decision, and said:

"Well, as you said, feint to attack the enemy, uh-remember, one blow will be retreated, and you must not waste the battle!"

"Haha, brother don't worry, this time, it depends on my Bao family boy, how to help the crisis!"

・・・

On the right wing where Yan Xing was, Xu Huang hurriedly patted his horse forward, and after seeing Yan Xing, his majestic body bowed slightly on the horse, and said quickly:

"Captain, as you expected, our army is showing weakness to the enemy, and the enemy position on the opposite side has really moved in the rear!"

"Haha, since there is an abnormality, then we will act according to the plan!"

"No!"

Xu Huang got the order, and quickly patted the horse away and went to prepare.

Yan Xing, who was standing on the horse, looked at the Cao Jun formation on the opposite side and smiled faintly.

"Do you think the time has come to turn defeat into victory?"