Chapter Ninety-Eight: Sima Yi's Discovery
More than 40,000 Yuan troops, dejected, dragged their flags and returned to the barracks listlessly.
When the news came out, the 50,000 soldiers of the Yuan Army who had just built the camp were in an uproar. 50,000 people were defeated by 3,000 people, can this battle still be won?
"It's only temporary!"
"In the end, the wolf rider was not shot away by the military advisor with a bow and arrow."
The soldiers of the Yuan army thought about the same thing, and after cheering each other up, their morale recovered a lot.
Besides, Yuan Shao, when he returned to the big tent of the Chinese army, he smashed his armor to the ground with a bang. The frightened Wen Chou and these people fell to the ground, "Lord, we are incompetent." ”
Yuan Shao sat down expressionlessly, coldly glancing at Wen Chou and the others who were kneeling.
Fu Zhu hurriedly said from the side: "Lord, Gao Yuan's fierce generals are like clouds, but he has few soldiers. The next ......, just form a battle directly. ”
The tired Yuan Shao exhaled a breath of turbidity, which made Wen Chou and the others get up. The words of frustration spoke to his heart. At the same time, he also knows the situation between the two sides, if the military generals are single-handed, he feels that no one in the world can defeat Gao Yuan.
However, war is not something that a few generals can control, soldier to soldier, Yuan Shao feels that no one in the world is his opponent.
Yuan Shao poured a breath of tea and said, "In the coming day, lay down the formation of defensive cavalry, with the spearmen in front and the archers in the back, and slowly advance to Huguan." If Gao Yuan dares to come out, he will inevitably let all his cavalry die in front of our army's front. ”
Hearing this, he nodded, in the past, he heard a lot about the prestige of the wolf cavalry in the state, and today he really saw the power of the Gao Yuan Army. He had to admire Gao Yuan's ability, and in a short period of time, he developed from a nobody to an enemy that Yuan Shaodu had to face.
However, although Gao Yuan has risen strongly, he also has congenital shortcomings, that is, he has not accumulated. His cavalry was powerful, and his number was limited, so he couldn't really threaten Yuan's army. However, he said: "My lord, although the first battle was lost, it is just right to pretend to delay the time, on the one hand, to restore morale, and on the other hand, to wait for the news of General Chun Yuqiong. ”
Yuan Shao nodded, he had plenty of food and grass, and time was not his enemy, but his friend. So, he followed the advice of the frustrated professor.
Three days later, the pot was closed.
When the door was opened, Sima Yi took a few people out of the gate, and Zhao Yun followed him.
"Strategist, I look at the lord, and I have some lack of confidence." Zhao Yun said worriedly.
Gao Yuan has been fighting for many years, and he has been a strong enemy repeatedly, and he is indeed a little haggard, so his confidence is low. However, Sima Yi's heart rose instead. Because he was infected by his lofty spirit, he was also unconvinced. What are you not convinced? Unconvinced, he was blocked at the door of the house by powerful princes such as Cao Cao and Yuan Shao.
Sima Yi also held back his strength and said, "What did Cao Cao and Yuan Shao get?" If our Lord had been born a few years earlier, there would be them today. They have reigned supreme for many years, and they have deceived our lord anew. You and I will work together to help the lord forge a way to the world! ”
Zhao Yun's heart also rose, and he hugged his fists and said: "What the military advisor said is very true! ”
In fact, Gao Yuan's rise in adversity has infected everyone around him, but anyone who follows him has such a strength. There will come a time when no one will dare to look at me!
Zhang Liao, Zhou Cang, and even Liao Hua, who sacrificed, are the same.
Even Xu Huang, Yu Ban, and Chen Lin who surrendered were attracted by their lofty spirit.
The more veteran princes like Cao Cao and Yuan Shao attacked, the more they had the heart to fight. This gave the lofty and immature forces a tenacious momentum.
Half a day later, Zhao Yun protected Sima Yi and secretly surveyed Yuan's camp.
Since the camp of the Yuan army was placed on the plains, they could only look at it from a distance.
On the hill on the west side of Yuan's military camp, facing the camp of 100,000 troops, Zhao Yun couldn't help but think of Gongsun Zhan, and asked urgently, "Military division, is there a plan to break the enemy?" ”
Sima Yi looked at the military camp silently, but his mind was turning sharply, "The frustrated prince is worthy of being good at strategy, and the camp he helped Yuan Benchu set up is impeccable." Yuan Shao's camp is down the road, all around is a gentle land, near the Weishui and the camp is surrounded by no forests and grasslands, plus the security is tight, including grain and grass, with the strength of our army, it can not be shaken at all.
"How's that okay?" Zhao Yun said anxiously.
Sima Yi was very calm, "Don't worry, let's take a look." ”
Half an hour later, Sima Yi came to the high ground on the east side of Yuan's camp. The distance is four or five miles, but there is no haze in ancient times, and the clarity is still guaranteed.
As far as the eye can see, the huge camp of Yuan's army is no less than a big city without walls.
In the eyes of Zhao Yun and the people who followed, Yuan Jun's camp was densely packed with small dots, and he couldn't see anything at all, and he couldn't help but have some urgency like scratching his ears and cheeks.
However, Sima Yi was very fascinated.
Zhao Yun couldn't help asking, "Strategist, what can you see?" ”
Sima Yi nodded slightly, and pointed: "Although it is chaotic and dense. But among them, it is scattered, and you can see that the plum blossom-shaped camp must be the ...... of the archers' station. The construction of the walled wall into nine palaces, those who are not familiar with it, will be lost after entering. ”
Zhao Yun had to admire, and under Sima Yi's guidance, he saw the shapes of the Nine Palaces, plum blossoms, etc. This can't be said that Zhao Yun's ability is not good, but that he has a specialization in the art industry.
"Huh?" Sima Yi suddenly showed doubts.
Zhao Yun immediately asked, "Strategist, have you found something?" ”
"How is this possible, Yuan Shao's 100,000 army, there are no cavalry?" Sima Yi was even more puzzled.
Yuan Shaoke, who owns Youzhou, Xianbei and Karasuma, is different from Cao Cao, he has more sources of horses. After defeating Gongsun Zhan, the cavalry was unparalleled in the world.
"No cavalry?" Zhao Yun looked carefully again, and also made a discovery, "Yes, sure enough, there is no large-scale cavalry, looking at the layout of the camp, the cavalry size is at most two thousand." Commander, you see, only this east side of the camp has a horse road for cavalry to enter and exit quickly. ”
Sima Yi couldn't help but praise Zhao Yun, who was really a rare general, and said: "What Zilong said is good, if the cavalry in the camp wants to play a role quickly, it needs to have a special horse road. With such a large camp of the Yuan army, there is only one horse road, and it is not too big, so it is obvious that there are not many cavalry. ”
Zhao Yun said: "Why didn't Yuan Benchu bring cavalry? ”
Sima Yi frowned and said, "Yuan Benchu came here, and he definitely didn't intend to fail. And if he wants a big victory, it is impossible for him not to bring cavalry. First, our main cavalry is strong and needs to be restrained by cavalry. Second, without cavalry, the results of the battle could not be quickly expanded, and Cao Cao would be given the opportunity to steal the fruit. It was impossible for Yuan Benchu not to bring cavalry. ”
"What about Yuan Benchu's cavalry?" Zhao Yun asked.
Sima Yi analyzed: "The camp cannot be placed indiscriminately, since there is no large-scale construction of cavalry camps, it means that there are not too many cavalry. But it was impossible for Yuan Benchu not to use cavalry, so he must have sent cavalry to other places. ”
"Not good!" Sima Yi's face suddenly changed.
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