Chapter 148: Division of Troops
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"This is what you're going to bring to the battlefield?" Cao Cao looked at the caravan in front of him, with a slight mockery on his face.
The wagons were filled with chests, all of which were gunpowder, which could send thousands of people into the sky.
Cao Ming pointed to the convoy and said, "That's right, this is my secret weapon, which can hurt tens of thousands of enemies without damaging myself." ”
Cao Ming's words sounded like boasting, but if the gunpowder was used well, it would definitely be able to inflict heavy damage on the enemy.
Cao Cao said with a look of disbelief: "Hmph, without elite soldiers, you can injure tens of thousands of enemies?" ”
Cao Cao didn't see any weapons, only a mountain of chests in front of him, and he didn't believe that chests could kill enemies.
Cao Ming said confidently: "This time the war relies on science and technology, not elite soldiers. ”
"Technology?" Cao Cao couldn't understand what Cao Ming said, after all, as an ancient person, his knowledge still lagged behind that of modern people.
Cao Ming is inconvenient to explain to Cao Cao, so he can only speak with facts, once this battle can be successful, the other party will definitely attach importance to science and technology.
Cao Ang rode his horse and came to inform: "The army has been prepared, just waiting for the general to give orders." ”
Cao Cao coughed lightly and said: "This time the attack on the Xiongnu will be Cao Ang as the general, and Ming'er will be the deputy. ”
"I'm okay with that." Cao Ming's face showed dissatisfaction, which was simply sexist.
Cao Cao saw that Cao Ming was dissatisfied: "You must have an opinion in your heart, say it!" ”
Cao Ming didn't understand: "The eldest brother has never been on the battlefield, how can he be a general, it is better to let Cao Ren come." ”
Cao Cao waved his hand and said, "I believe in Ang'er's strength, and you must also have confidence in your eldest brother." ”
"I have faith in him." Cao Ming didn't expect Cao Ang at all, and he didn't know where Cao Cao's confidence came from. Dare to let someone who has never been on the battlefield be the commander.
"Let's go!" Cao Cao deliberately chose an auspicious time to go on the expedition, which is also the embodiment of the superstition of the ancient people.
The army will attract a large number of onlookers, but fortunately, they have made corresponding preparations in advance, and ordered people to set up fences along the road to block people, otherwise it would be difficult to get out of the city gate.
Cao Ang rode a horse and headed in front, which was a sign of high status in ancient times. It's also an alternative show-off.
However, in Cao Ming's opinion, Cao Ang's approach is very stupid, as long as someone is secretly firing arrows, he can definitely shoot him on the spot.
In order to ensure the smooth operation of the war, Cao Cao increased the number of armor soldiers to 10,000, plus some logistics personnel, bringing the total number to 23,000.
After a few days, the forest was no longer visible around the army, and in its place was an endless wasteland.
Inside the carriage. Cao Ming complained to Yan Ying beside her: "It seems that my guess is correct, the military power is really in the hands of the eldest brother, and my father must not trust me." ”
Yan Ying comforted: "Niangniang, things have come to this point, you better take a step first, see one step." ”
Lu Ling agreed: "Sister Yan is right, as long as Brother Cao makes a mistake, he will inevitably lose the trust of the soldiers. ”
Cao Ming felt a headache: "But there are only more than 10,000 of us. If you make a mistake, you will be wiped out. ”
Cao Ming was worried that he would be defeated by the Huns, and it would not only be a shame when the time came. I'm afraid I'm going to lose people.
At this time, a sergeant came to report: "Niangniang, the general wants to divide his troops to move forward, I don't know what you think?" ”
Cao Ming agreed: "You can divide the troops, but give me more food, I don't want to go hungry in the wasteland." ”
"No!" The armor immediately ran back to his life, and in his opinion he wanted more food. There should be no problem.
This time the troops were sent off the wrong path, the purpose was to bypass Yuan Shao's territory, Cao Ming didn't want to friction with him now, after all, he didn't have that strength.
After a while, Cao Ang came to the carriage in person: "Niangniang." The outpost has already reported the enemy's location, and this first battle will not be done to you. ”
"What does the general mean?" Cao Ming didn't understand the other party's words, not that he wanted to divide his troops, why did he attack alone again.
Cao Ang smiled and said, "Niang Niang only needs to lead a thousand armor soldiers, and the men and men stay here and wait for my good news." ”
Cao Ming shook his head and said: "This is not appropriate, although the Southern Xiongnu are a rabble, there are hundreds of thousands of people, and rash attacks will only kill you." ”
Cao Ming was worried that he would fall into a trap and lead to the failure of the entire crusade, knowing that the Huns were accustomed to wolf pack tactics, which were very suitable for dealing with the Han people with strong defensive capabilities.
Cao Ang told the truth: "Niangniang doesn't know, we have gone deep into the enemy's belly, this time we are fighting Shan Yubu, and the number is not so large." ”
"You changed the route of the march without permission?" Cao Ming almost fainted, which is equivalent to entering the tiger's stomach, either living or dying.
Cao Ang explained: "The Huns are not strong-willed, as long as we defeat Shan Yubu, we can quickly break them down. ”
Cao Ming retorted: "We have as many as 23,000 people, and now we are going deep behind enemy lines without anyone stopping us, is there no conspiracy in this?" ”
Cao Ming didn't believe that the Huns were unprepared, after all, they were too numerous and could be seen from a distance.
Cao Ang explained the reason: "We are taking a secret road, only a few people know it, and the Huns will definitely not think of it." ”
"Okay, so when are you going to go to war?" Cao Ming decided to take a gamble, if Cao Ang's tactics succeeded, the impact on the entire battle would be huge.
Cao Ang said without thinking: "Of course, now, we must quickly raid their tribe while the other party is not aware of it." ”
"You're the boss, decide for yourself!" Cao Ming thought to himself that maybe things weren't so bad, all the people on this expedition were elites, and it was easy to deal with several times the Huns.
"Set up camp and wait for me to come back!" Seeing that Cao Ming agreed, Cao Ang immediately rode his horse to arrange the attack.
About 20,000 armorers left, and the whole horse team became much more deserted, leaving only 1,000 armorers, and the men and men in charge of logistics.
At this time, Shangguan Qing hurriedly found Cao Ming and said: "The eldest prince is just nonsense, how can he attack the Huns without scruples, if he fails, the whole army will be annihilated." ”
Cao Ming thought for a while and said, "We have nearly 20,000 elites, how many people does the enemy have to send to besiege us?" ”
Shangguan Qing was stunned for a moment, and then replied: "If our side uses a defensive battle formation, the enemy will have to send at least 100,000 people to attack before he can be sure of a complete victory." ”
Cao Ming smiled: "For example, we have 20,000 pigs, how long do the Huns have to catch them?" ”
Shangguan Qing replied: "At least two or three days, after all, pigs can run, and their strength is not small." ”
Cao Ming's eyes rolled: "Pass my order to build a large empty camp and sprinkle more gunpowder in it." ”
Shangguan Qing guessed Cao Ming's thoughts: "Build an empty camp, will the other party come to rob the camp, and then we will fight back?" ”
Cao Ming nodded and said, "The Huns are not fools, they will definitely hit us first and cut off Cao Ang's back road." ”
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