Cao Shuo stepped up his march, but Xiahou was very sad at this time. Read? Is it .du?

led the troops into Xuzhou, and killed Zhang Liao and Gao Shun, two fierce generals.

Especially in Gao Shun's trapped camp, the well-trained Cao army could not resist their charge.

After only two battles, Xiahou made a fuss and led his troops to retreat outside Xuzhou.

Sitting on a big stone, Xiahou gnawed on dry food and looked in the direction of Xuzhou unwillingly.

"General!" At the bottom of the hillside, a Cao Jun officer ran up, came to Xiahou, and said breathlessly: "I have found Gongzi!" ”

"Where's Childe?" Hearing that Cao Shuo had been found, Xiahou hurriedly asked.

"Childe is coming with troops, but he will be able to arrive in half a day!" The officer replied.

"Quick! Send someone to greet Childe! Xiahou hurriedly ordered.

The officer responded and ran down the hill again.

Xiahou is also a fierce general of the Cao family, and he has made countless meritorious achievements in the past, but he did not expect to lose in Xuzhou.

"Pass the order, the three armies are on alert." Sending people to meet Cao Shuo, Xiahou shouted to the soldiers: "Beware of the sudden arrival of the enemy army!" ”

At the same time, Zhang Liao and Gao Shun have chased not far from the border of Xuzhou.

Zhang Liao said to Gao Shun: "General Gao, if you go further, you will go out of Xuzhou, and you are afraid that the lone army will not be good for our army!" ”

Gao Shun thought for a while and said: "Wenyuan, you and I led the troops to meet Xiahou, and even won the battle, since we are here, it is better to move forward and kill that Xiahou, which is also a great achievement." ”

"The scout reported that Cao Zirong was not far from here." Zhang Liao said: "If you can't kill Xiahou, but Cao Zi fuses the back road, you and I will be guilty of a big crime." ”

"It's better for us to divide the troops." Gao Shun said: "Wen Yuan led an army behind, and General Cao Xing and I led a team of soldiers and horses in front. Whether Cao Shuo comes or not, they also have a plan for each other. ”

"General Gao means ......" Although he understood Gao Shun's intentions, Zhang Liao still asked.

"Xiahou soldiers and horses are not as numerous as us." Gao Shun said: "What's more, I am still in command of the trapped camp, and the two sides are fighting, and the enemy army must not be an opponent." With one of my men, Xia Hou can be captured, and Wen Yuan only needs to lead troops to deploy defenses in the rear. If Cao Zirong can't come, cut off Xiahou's retreat. If Cao Zirong comes, ask Wen Yuan to kill him head-on. ”

"It's a good idea." Zhang Liao said: "But once Cao Zirong comes, I advise General Gao to withdraw as soon as possible." Cao Zirong has an elite army and horses, and there are far more of them than we are. Hard work will definitely not be able to get him. ”

"Wen Yuan, don't worry, I'm not an adventurous person!" Gao Shun said: "If Cao Zirong comes, you resist for a while, we will withdraw immediately." ”

"That's it!" Zhang Liao responded and beckoned his soldiers and horses: "Soldiers, follow me!" ”

Zhang Liao, with less than 2,000 men, left the group.

Gao Shun and Cao Xing led the rest of the soldiers and horses all the way forward.

"General Gao, if you see Xiahou, how can you capture him?" Cao Xuan asked Gao Shun.

"Xiahou has been defeated in two battles in a row, how much strength does he have?" Gao Shun said: "If I see him, I will go forward to fight, and General Cao will press the battle for me." ”

"Xiahou is brave, General Gao must not be reckless." Cao Xuan said: "If I meet him, I have a plan to capture him." ”

"General Cao, please speak!" Cao Xing had a plan, Gao Shun hurriedly asked.

"With your and my martial arts, I'm afraid we won't be able to beat Xiahou." Cao Xuan said: "General Gao's martial arts are much better than me, and he still has the strength to fight with Xiahou." When the time comes, the general will come forward to fight, and after a few battles, he will feign defeat, and I will shoot him with arrows in the array! ”

"This method ......" Gao Shun hesitated and said, "It's a little unreasonable!" ”

"Soldiers on the battlefield are not tired of deceit." Cao Xing said: "What's the matter? As long as you can cut off Xiahou's head, it will be a great achievement for you and me! ”

"What General Cao said is, just follow your method!" Gao Shun Dao.

Gao Shun, Zhang Liao and others pursued Xiahou, and Cao Shuo and his troops were also rushing here.

"Childe, if you go half a day further, you will enter Xuzhou." Sima Yi pointed ahead and said, "General Xiahou should be stationed there and waiting." ”

"The scout reported that General Xiahou had been defeated in two consecutive battles." Cao Shuo said: "At this time, the morale of the generals under his command must be low!" If we can see this, the enemy must see it too. You have to speed it up a little more so that you don't miss the fighters! ”

"Why don't I take the dragon pattern and ride to the aid first." Chen Zhi came up and said: "Although there are few people on the dragon pattern horse, after these days of training, the soldiers are much more sophisticated than before. ”

"No way!" Cao Shuo categorically vetoed: "The dragon pattern cavalry is only a cavalry, without infantry as a backup, once the lone army penetrates deep and encounters the enemy, the consequences are unimaginable." Or the herald, the army accelerated its march and tried to make peace with General Xiahou before dark. ”

The military order was issued, and the march of the troops sped up a little.

With an army of infantry, no matter how fast you can move, there will be some limitations.

Cao Shuo glanced back and asked Sima Yi and Pang Tong, "Zhong Da and Shi Yuan, if I ask the craftsmen to build a cart to transport troops, how much do you think it is feasible?" ”

"Big cart?" Sima Yi asked, "What kind of cart?" How many soldiers are in a car? ”

"A troop cart." Cao Shuo said: "Each car is pulled by four horses, and each car carries twenty soldiers. ”

"Absolutely not!" Pang Tong said: "Four horses pull a cart, each cart has twenty people, and the horses can't afford it at all. ”

"But this march is too slow." Cao Shuo said: "If you catch up with the big war, you urgently need to send soldiers and horses to the battlefield, at the current speed, how can you catch up?" ”

"Have you ever thought that even if the horses can withstand it, it will be difficult for the vehicle to move an inch in the mountains." Pang Tong said: "It is better to transport troops by water than to transport troops by water, which can be faster." ”

"We have to think of a way to make the soldiers march faster in the future." Cao Shuo said: "It is not realistic for the whole army to buy horses. ”

Pang Tong and Sima Yi glanced at each other, but neither said a word.

They couldn't think of any way to transport the infantry to the battlefield as soon as possible.

If it is to build a cart, not to mention the cost of construction, but only to say that the horses can bear and that the cart cannot travel on the mountain road, it is enough to dismiss this idea.

"Childe, can you let the soldiers take off their armor?" Chen Zhi on the side said: "Without weight, they will run faster." ”

"Take off your armor, what if you encounter an enemy raid?" Cao Shuo said: "If that happens, the soldiers will be like a flock of defenseless sheep, and they can only be slaughtered by the enemy!" ”

Chen Zhi didn't say anything more, and when he made this suggestion, he had already thought of the impossibility.

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