Chapter 711: Xu Shu's counterattack
Although he repelled the attack of the Cao army today, Liu Bei knew that today's battle was just a temptation of the Cao army. The temptation to repel the Cao army is obviously nothing, only the total number of the repelled Cao army proves that Liu Beijun held the city.
However, this was obviously quite difficult, and Liu Beijun was exhausted from Cao Jun's tentative attack alone. If the Cao army really launched a strong attack, how should he deal with the offensive of the Cao army. Just a tentative attack, Liu Bei once again saw the strength of Cao Jun.
This is just an ordinary soldier of the Cao army, not a special elite unit like a wolf pack. If the wolves really attacked, whether the Cao army would be able to resist the attack of the Cao army was obviously a question, and Liu Bei didn't know how to deal with the Cao army.
The words were divided into two ends, when Zhao Fei rode back to Cao's military camp, Zhao Fei saw one dejected face after another. Seeing this, Zhao Fei was somewhat annoyed, of course, his anger was not because of the defeat of the Cao army, but because the soldiers of the Cao army actually lost confidence.
This is even more infuriating than defeat, if defeated, Cao's army will always have the ability to achieve another victory, but if even the heart is defeated, Zhao Fei has no way to command such a soldier to achieve victory. The arrogant soldiers will be defeated, and sure enough, this is the truth, a group of soldiers who are carried away by victory.
Zhao Fei entered his camp with a solemn face, and then he ordered someone to call Li Dian. If the soldiers of the Cao army were so vulnerable that they couldn't bear a defeat, then there was no way for them to continue to fight in the next battle.
Li Dian appeared in front of Zhao Fei in a hurry, and knelt in front of Zhao Fei with a plop and said in a deep voice: "Lord Taiwei, the last general will be guilty!" ”
Zhao Fei squinted his eyes and stared at Li Dian who was kneeling in front of him, and then said gloomily: "After General Li Dian was guilty, why did he suddenly say that!" Looking at Zhao Fei's appearance, he obviously didn't mean to let Li Dian get up.
Hearing Zhao Fei's tone with gloom, Li Dian was obviously even more frightened. He lowered his head lower, and then said even more frightened: "The last general is guilty, and the failure of the siege is the responsibility of the last general, if you want to blame me, blame me!" ”
Zhao Fei suddenly smiled, stared at Li Dian who was kneeling on the ground, and then said in a deep voice: "Okay, get up and speak, what kind of body is it to kneel there and tremble!" ”
The sudden change in Zhao Fei's tone in the painting made Li Dian feel very surprised, he obviously didn't know what kind of medicine Zhao Fei was selling in this gourd. However, since Zhao Fei made him stand up, he obviously had no reason to continue kneeling.
Standing up, Li Dian was still very frightened. Zhao Fei's behavior was obviously a little strange, he was obviously a little moody at the moment, Zhao Fei's heart was still full of anger just now, but now he was really smiling at himself. The more he didn't know what Zhao Fei was thinking, the more frightened Li Dian felt. Who is Zhao Fei, he is the most prestigious and powerful person in the Cao army besides Cao Cao. His words can determine his own future, decide his life and death.
Seeing the panicked Li Dian, Zhao Fei shook his head gently. I was indeed a little angry just now, and it seemed that I was scared of Li Dian. He stared at Li Dian for a moment, and then said loudly: "Since General Li is a soldier, he must have the appearance of a soldier." I'm not an abominable person, doesn't the general even have the courage to look at me? ”
Zhao Fei's words obviously didn't know how to let Li Dian answer, and Li Dian really hadn't had much contact with Zhao Fei. After all, Zhao Fei's identity and status were obviously not something that Li Dian could contact at will, so he obviously didn't know what Zhao Fei was saying. Saying that he is really angry with himself is not like this situation.
"General Li is just restrained, in today's battle, I don't mean to blame you at all." Zhao Fei looked at Li Dian, who had a very different expression, and couldn't help but comfort him. For Li Dian, although Zhao Fei is not very familiar with it, he still knows this person. At least, Zhao Fei knew that Li Dian had the talent to command the army.
Historically, when Xiahoudun led a large army to attack Liu Bei, it was Li Dian who saw Liu Bei's plan to lure the enemy into depth, and he tried his best to dissuade Xiahoudun from taking the enemy lightly. But Xiahoudun obviously did not fail to follow Li Dian's advice, and was burned very badly by Liu Bei.
At that time, if Li Dian hadn't desperately helped Xiahoudun break through, Xiahoudun would really have become the most untimely general of Cao Jun. Therefore, Li Dian's ability can be regarded as a leader among the talented Cao army.
Moreover, Li Dian is definitely a general who commands the troops and knows how to do it, not to mention anything else, just say that Li Dian led an army of 5,000 troops to Xinye day and night, and such a rapid march and such a march that consumed the physical strength of the soldiers did not make the soldiers of the Cao Army complain. It can be seen that Li Dian has a lot of prestige in the hearts of the soldiers.
Although Li Dian didn't know what Zhao Fei thought, he obviously knew that Zhao Fei said it was okay, so it was really okay. After all, Zhao Fei is a captain, he needs to be true to his word, if Zhao Fei goes back on his word, what majesty does he have as a captain.
"Today's battle is just a temptation, Liu Beijun has been dormant in Xinye for a long time, if he is really so easy to deal with, can I personally send troops!" Zhao Fei said loudly, his tone was very ordinary, obviously losing to Liu Beijun was not a very shameful thing in his opinion.
Zhao Fei's words calmed Li Dian's mood a lot, but Li Dian obviously didn't understand, because when he first entered the big tent, Zhao Fei's mood was obviously not very good, although he didn't see Zhao Fei's face, but just listening to Zhao Fei's tone, he knew how angry Zhao Fei was.
"Don't worry, it's not because of you that I'm angry just now, but because of those soldiers who don't make it, just a small defeat, as for all of them, are they all downcast!" Zhao Fei's tone was very dissatisfied, and it was obvious that he was very disappointed in the soldiers of Cao Jun.
"This matter is inevitable, under the leadership of Lord Taiwei, our Cao army soldiers have won all battles, especially the battle against the Yuan clan in Hebei, our army is even more defiant, and all enemies are looking forward to the wind, which naturally fuels the arrogance of the Cao army!" Li Dian said helplessly.
Li Dian also understands that the arrogant soldiers will be defeated, but Cao Jun's pride is not cultivated in a day or two, and it is obviously quite difficult to make them return to their normal hearts again. After all, in the eyes of Cao Jun's soldiers, there are still no princes in the world who can compete with Cao Jun.
For Li Dian's little sycophant, Zhao Fei obviously didn't care. Regarding the problem that Li Dian said, Zhao Fei was obviously more concerned. If this matter is not resolved, although Cao Jun is strong in combat, he is very weak in his heart, because it is difficult for them to withstand defeat.
For this problem, Zhao Fei obviously didn't know how to solve it, and the soldiers of Cao Jun had a sense of superiority, which proved that Cao Jun was indeed strong. And the stronger the Cao army, the more the Cao soldiers have a sense of belonging, and this is exactly what they are proud of their superiority.
Shaking his head, this question was obviously very troublesome to Zhao Fei. Looking at Li Dian, Zhao Fei said in a deep voice: "The soldiers of the First World War are quite tired today, Man Cheng is good to appease the soldiers, don't want the soldiers to lose their momentum because of this!" ”
Li Dian nodded, then turned to leave. And after Li Dian left, Zhao Fei fell into contemplation again. There are still a lot of hidden dangers in Cao Jun, which Zhao Fei obviously didn't find much in the past. After all, the Cao army was too smooth when it came to capturing Hebei.
However, Zhao Fei believes that today's defeat is only temporary, and for Cao Jun, as long as he defeats Liu Bei in Xinye City, Cao Jun's soldiers will definitely be able to regain confidence. For Liu Beijun in the city, Zhao Fei had absolute confidence that he would be able to win.
After worrying about the war for a day, Zhao Fei also felt a little sleepy. After a hasty meal, Zhao Fei fell asleep. Now I need a good spirit to face the next battle.
However, what Zhao Fei didn't know was that not far from Cao's military camp, a group of soldiers were closely watching Cao's every move. Seeing that Cao's camp fell silent, the group of soldiers quickly disappeared into the darkness.
In the next few days, Cao Jun launched an indiscriminate bombardment attack on Xinye City, where Liu Bei was stationed, and Liu Beijun was obviously a little tired under Cao Jun's indiscriminate bombardment. After a few days, Liu Beijun, who was stationed on the city wall, obviously did not have the same vigor as Cao Jun on the first day.
Everyone felt that Cao's offensive was becoming more and more ferocious, while the defense of Xinye City was gradually weakening. Obviously, Liu Beijun in Xinye City is obviously gradually difficult to garrison Xinye City, and it is only a matter of time before the city is broken and people die.
For this ending, Zhao Fei obviously had already expected it. Liu Beijun can indeed take advantage of the city wall to be brave for a while, but the next word, that is, Cao Jun has the advantage. After all, it is an indisputable fact that Cao Jun is several grades stronger than Liu Beijun in terms of strength and overall strength.
In Xinye City, Liu Bei was obviously quite distressed about the current situation. He knew that if this situation continued, the day of the destruction of the city would be within two or three days. Now Liu Beijun has completely lost the ability to resist Cao's army, so the only way to wait for Liu Bei is to perish.
Today, three-quarters of the city's thousands of troops have been lost, and the remaining quarter have been damaged. Under the strong attack of the Cao army, the combat effectiveness of these new recruits of his own was obviously still a little weak.
Zhao Fei still rode his horse and stood on the hillside, staring at the Xinye City in the distance, Zhao Fei felt that the day of breaking the city was probably today. Try hard today, Liu Beijun is definitely not his opponent.
Zhao Fei once again issued the order for a general attack, and watching the Cao army in all directions attacking Xinye City, Zhao Fei suddenly showed a satisfied smile. But just when Zhao Fei thought that the battle would go very smoothly, Cao's army, which was attacking the other three city walls, suddenly fell into a panic.
Originally, the Cao army entered the city smoothly, but it was so sudden that the soldiers of the Cao army who attacked the other three city gates began to retreat at the same time, and they retreated for no reason. Zhao Fei was obviously shocked and angry at this, but he quickly came back to his senses and there must have been a problem there.
But why do the other three Cao Jun have problems, but he is the only one who has no problems here. Soon, Zhao Fei thought of the answer, in the big camp. His own camp garrisoned 1,500 wolves, and with them, he could keep his camp strong.
But the other three Cao Jun didn't have such a big hand. After Zhao Fei ordered the attack, the other three Cao troops sent all their soldiers out to attack the city, and all the remnants left in the camp were seriously wounded and one or two hundred guards. It can be said that the camp of the other three Cao armies was empty.
If the big battalion is attacked by surprise, it is understandable why the soldiers of the Cao army suddenly made such a move. As the three-way Cao army retreated at the same time, Zhao Fei suddenly felt that the siege pressure on his side was very huge.
Seeing this, Zhao Fei finally shook his head helplessly. Obviously, things are not under your control at all. Liu Beijun's successive repulsion of the three-way Cao army suddenly greatly boosted the morale of the soldiers, and in the face of Liu Bei, whose combat effectiveness skyrocketed, Zhao Fei could only reluctantly withdraw his troops.
In any case, today's battle was a defeat for oneself, and it was a complete defeat, and there was no dignity left. The main force of their own way still exists, but the remaining three Cao troops are afraid that they are all more auspicious, after all, judging from the degree of panic in their withdrawal, it is obvious that the battalion has been devastated.
If the three Cao armies are damaged, I am afraid that there will be no way to continue to fight this battle. He commanded a total of more than 10,000 Cao troops, and all three roads were destroyed, which was equivalent to losing four-fifths of his soldiers at once. This was a really heavy loss for Cao Jun.
Moreover, since Liu Bei's army has the ability to surprise attack Cao's army from three sides, it is obviously relied on. Liu Beijun's move was to defeat Cao's army, not to assist Liu Bei out of the city. Therefore, if you can attack in three ways and defeat the three-way camp of the Cao army in a short period of time, how many people are in Liu Bei's army.
Where did this ghostly Liu Beijun come from, and why did he appear behind Cao Jun unconsciously. Drained from within the city, apparently not. If Liu Bei still had this kind of combat power, he would have withdrawn his troops and garrisons a long time ago.
Ten and surround it, five and attack it, and divide it twice. Liu Bei's army was weak, and if there were really so many soldiers, Zhao Fei would definitely not choose to storm Xinye City. In that case, Cao Jun will suffer heavy losses, and for the sake of a new field, the gains outweigh the losses.
But where did Liu Bei's troops come from, just when Zhao Fei was thinking, he suddenly patted his forehead. Obviously, Zhao Fei had already figured out where Liu Bei's army, which was like a divine general, came from. If he didn't guess wrong, it must have been Xu Shu and Chen who attacked his three-way Cao army.
Aside from these two people, it was difficult for Zhao Fei to think about where Liu Beijun's surprise attack force came from. After all, although he set a fire to Bowangpo at the beginning, he obviously did not have the ability to confirm whether the thousands of Liu Beijun under Xu Shu and Chen Zhi were burned to death in the dense forest.
After all, no one knew where the fire would spread, and if he rashly entered Bowangpo, it was very likely to cause harm to Cao Jun. Under the protection of Cao's soldiers, Zhao Fei did not order a search. In his opinion, such a big fire, even if it can't burn Xu Shu's thousands of people, it will also bring a lot of trouble to Xu Shu, and it is obviously impossible to reinforce Liu Beijun in a short time.