Chapter 290: Breaking the Cauldron and Sinking the Boat
In the Yicao barracks, the atmosphere was a little depressing. When the news of Zhang Liao's death came, Cao Cao immediately led his army forward, but did not encounter the enemy. After returning, Guo Jia, who went out with the army, fainted.
In the middle of the night, Guo Jia woke up suddenly, Cao Cao hurriedly came, but saw a strange flush on Guo Jia's pale face.
"Lord...... That's all I can do. ”
Cao Cao was not sad, with Fengxiao's body, this day was just a matter of time or time, but he brought him out, which made this day come early, and Cao Cao himself felt a little guilty.
Cao Cao said: "Fengxiao, what else can't you let go?" I'll do it for you. ”
Guo Jia's throat was a little hoarse, and he seemed to use a lot of strength to speak.
"Be careful...... Yuan Xi ......"
Cao Cao sighed and said, "Our original plan was to drive Yuan Xi to Liaodong...... I still underestimate him, and I can't avoid the ...... of World War I."
Guo Jiadao: "Zhang Liao ......"
Cao Cao said: "Wen Yuan's revenge, I will definitely avenge him." ”
Guo Jia exhaled with difficulty, and then struggled: "It's different......"
Cao Cao said: "Oh? What's different? You mean don't fight it? ”
Guo Jia said: "I want to fight...... It's different......"
Cao Cao's face became solemn, Guo Jia hung in one breath, unable to swallow, it seemed that there was something important to say, he leaned his ear over, but in the end he only heard two words.
After Guo Jia finished speaking, his head turned away, and a generation of strategists, Cao Cao's right-hand man, died young.
Cao Cao's eyes were a little red at this time, and he was not so sad when his father was killed in Xuzhou. This Guo Jia was born poor, but he was very wise, and he often spoke amazingly, and he proved it right afterwards. Compared with other strategists, Cao Cao always felt that Guo Jia was the one who stood higher and saw farther. Cao Cao originally fought in Yanzhou and gradually annexed the princes, but in the early days, he was tired of running for his life like a headless fly. Since Guo Jia came, in a word, he analyzed the situation thoroughly, and Cao Cao grew stronger.
Now that this strategist is gone, Cao Cao suddenly feels that he has fallen into darkness again, and he can't see the road in front of him clearly. It's not that he can't do without Guo Jia, it's just that he always lacks someone who can see through in his array.
The next day, crossing the empty valley where Zhang Liao had died yesterday, the army continued eastward. At the foot of the White Wolf Mountain, in a depression of woods, the enemy army was encountered in front again.
When Cao Cao heard the spies report that the other party had lined up and was ready to go to war at any time, he was confused for a while, and muttered to himself: "Could it be some conspiracy?" ”
However, the terrain is open, and the sparse trees cannot stop the army from spreading. Even if there is a conspiracy, what is there to fear in front of his own army of 20,000.
Woo woo woo - the trumpets sounded, the war drums shook the sky, and the two armies lined up, ready for war at any time.
Cao Jun was just getting ready, and there was a shout on the other side, and he suddenly rushed over.
Good fast cavalry.
Wu Huan's cavalry was in front, and the infantry of the people's army was behind, leaving almost no reserves, and everyone attacked. There is really no way back.
Cao Cao looked at it from a high place, this kind of play was powerless, and it was a taboo for soldiers. He hurriedly ordered someone to give the order to go down, hold the formation, block the opponent's charge, and then press forward on the left and right wings.
Ping Pong, swords and halberds, the huge impact of the cavalry suddenly knocked over the soldiers in the first three rows of Cao Jun, and then the speed of the knights plummeted, and they were surrounded by Cao soldiers one by one, falling into a bitter battle.
The left and right flanks of Cao's army slowly pressed up, and gradually surrounded the already small number of Yuan's troops in the center.
Yuan Xi was also in the formation, only to hear him raise his arms and shout: "Forward, forward, forward!" ”
The common people who had no way out broke out at this time with amazing combat effectiveness, and in the midst of a loud roar, they actually crossed the entangled Wuhuan cavalry and killed directly towards the middle formation.
At this moment, the battle situation, you have me, I have you, is no longer a simple contest between tactical formations, but also a contest of blood and courage.
Yuan Xi has been retreating from Nanpi to Yuyang, there is no way out, and the people's army is like a spring, which has been pressed to the shortest. It's easy to quit, but it's too hard to keep morale up. Along the way, I don't know how many times, Yuan Xi suddenly woke up, for fear that all the soldiers around him would slip away. The non-stop propaganda and the continuous morale boost finally led Cao Cao to this point.
But is there any trick to be had? Not really. It's just to avoid its edge, but to hit its laziness. Odd wins with coincidence, sometimes not so strange. With Cao Cao's old and spicy use of soldiers, how could he leave a gap for others.
Here, it is necessary to defeat Cao Cao in a dignified manner.
Cao Cao can see with the naked eye that his thick middle formation is gradually being eaten by the other party, constantly squeezing. After the first charge, the warriors of Wuhuan gradually struggled, while the people's army in uniform never rushed forward.
The left and right flanks of Cao's army have been encircled, and they are slowly covering from behind. Yuan Xi's command, in Cao Cao's serious eyes, was like a pediatric. The number is inferior, and the command leaves no room for error, so how can you win?
However, the middle formation became thinner and thinner, and it became more and more difficult for the Cao soldiers on the front to resist the killing of the other party.
Yuan Xi's side didn't know how many comrades-in-arms fell, some of them followed him when he first entered the camp, and some were Youzhou veterans who joined later, these people were the most elite troops under his command. At this time, he was all in one battle, and he didn't care about casualties.
"Kill—"
In front of him on the left, Xu Dayan, who was covered in blood, roared. Then the troops under his command suddenly took three steps forward. The further you go, the denser the opponent's formation becomes, the more fallen companions there are, and the more difficult it is to move forward.
The 3,000 people of the people's army were like a nail, and they were struggling to drill forward.
With a wave of Yuan Xi's hand, Zhao Yun led the personal guards into battle, which was the last bit of elite strength he retained. At this point, he doesn't need to be protected.
Zhao Yun used a silver spear, which was suddenly like a sharp knife, piercing into the weakest point of the enemy formation, and smoothly cut a hole.
Cao Cao finally felt that something was wrong, the soldiers in the middle of the battle, that was the most elite part, most of them were veterans who followed him to the south and the north. At this time, in the face of Yuan Xi's soldiers and horses, they did not have an advantage. It's incredible.
Suddenly, Yuan Xi's eyes suddenly brightened, and he actually let him kill the enemy formation.
"Rush, the brave wins when they meet on a narrow road!"
Yuan Xi pointed out, and everyone came towards Cao Cao's main formation.
Seeing this, Cao Cao, along with the left and right, immediately panicked.
At this time, there were only five hundred Wuwei Tiger Guards around him, led by Xu Chu, and these Tiger Guards were ten each, but the ferocity of the other party had far exceeded his expectations, which made him shake after a long battle and a firm will.
At this time, suddenly from the side and rear, a Biao military horse suddenly rushed out, which immediately surprised Cao Cao.
It turned out that Tian Yu's cavalry had long been ambushed beside him.
Cao Cao was not unguarded, but who would have guessed that a madman like Yuan Xi would put himself in a bitter battle and arrange for others to ambush him?
At this time, the cavalry that suddenly rushed out sounded the death knell in Cao Cao's heart, which made him completely lose confidence.
"Withdraw!" Cao Cao's handsome flag waved first.
As soon as the handsome flag moved, even if there were more Cao troops on the battlefield, they were all shaken at this time.
"Oooh-winn-"
Yuan Xi took the lead in shouting, and the soldiers of the People's Army who were fighting hard suddenly shouted, causing the battlefield to shake suddenly.
The banners of Cao's generals fell one by one, and the army's morale was weakened, and the army was defeated like a mountain.
Yuan Xi refused to give up and directly led the crowd to chase out.
This chase has been chased all the way to Ji County.