Chapter 411: The Key Man Who Turned the Tide
"Get out of here!" , Xu Chu roared violently, the nine-eared and eight-ring elephant trunk knife slashed at Chen Biao with a bang, Chen Biao came to block it with a horizontal gun, and with a click, Chen Biao's arms fell softly, and the knife couldn't hold it! "Chen Biao! Come on! Ding Feng swung his knife and slashed at Xu Chu, giving Chen Biao the opportunity to escape for his life;" Hum! Xu Chu grabbed the knife with both hands and knocked it towards Ding Feng's weapon, with a loud bang, Ding Feng was almost a stumble on the horse, Chen Biao had just turned the horse body and had not gone far, and was chased by Xu Chu, and a knife resulted in his life!
Ding Feng saw that the situation was not good, so he rode his horse and fled, so as to save his life; Chen Biao was beheaded, the morale of the Jiangdong army plummeted, and the Cao army soon broke through the blockade line, while Lu Dai on the other side had not yet cleaned up the soldiers, and a chaotic battle appeared again!
Cao Jun's iron cavalry is alone in the world, far superior to the Wu army, and what can compete with Cao Jun's iron cavalry is nothing more than Liu Bei's Yongliang cavalry regiment, but now it is Wu Jun who is fighting against Cao Jun, Wu Jun's naval division is invincible in the world, but unfortunately this is land; With Cao Jun's serial schemes, they were almost stunned! Just when there was a commotion in the rear, Lu Dai turned around and shouted angrily: "What's the matter? โ
"Cao Jun has come up from the rear! General, the grain and grass of our army were burned, and people's hearts were in chaos! ", Sun Ben rode over and said, Cao Hong cut off the heads of many Jiujiang City officers and hung them on the flagpole, Wu Jun saw it, and naturally the people were in turmoil; Stabilize people's hearts! Can't be withdrawn! Can't be withdrawn! Once we are defeated, General Buqi will be attacked on his back, and he also summoned him yesterday that he has already faced Zang Ba of Guangling County! Lu Dai explained in a low voice, and then shouted: "Brothers! Kill the enemy with me! Kill one person and reward 100 dollars! Kill! โ
At this time, it is necessary to come up with something practical that can move people's hearts to stimulate morale, otherwise the rout is inevitable, and Sun Ben also shouted: "Brothers, we are twice as many as the enemy!" Kill them! Take back Shouchun City! There is countless grains in Shouchun City! Celebrate for three days after defeating the enemy! There are rich women and women! โ
Xu Rong sneered and looked at Lu Dai and Sun Ben who were shouting in the distance, and shouted: "Formation!" With the waving of the order flag, the cavalry of the Cao army slowly retreated backwards and formed a phalanx, "Archers!" Put! ", Xu Rong shouted; Whoosh! The rain of arrows continued to fall, most of the soldiers of the Wu army had no shields, and the screams continued, Xu Rong's flexible use of tactics continued to wear down the morale of the Wu army, and he wanted to defeat the Wu army in one go!
Li Yu was watching the situation on the mountain not far away, and he didn't need to personally command it now, because someone did it better than him, Xu Rong, the general!
"Roar, roar, roar", the soldiers of the Cao army roared feverishly, and the war drums behind him were pounding, Xu Rong unexpectedly did not choose the awl-shaped formation that the cavalry was best at using to charge, but instead took the same square formation as the infantry, moved forward slowly, and released arrows every ten steps!
Jiangdongjun was full of panic, as if there were countless times more people in front of him, and many people had a psychological breakdown! There was an escape! This is the effect that Xu Rong needs to achieve, he wants to use his momentum to oppress Wu Jun and make them mess up!
Sure enough, if there is one, there will be a second, and the Wu army began to rout, no matter how Lu Dai and Xu Sheng restrained the soldiers, they couldn't stabilize it! They were defeated!
The Wu army fled to Lujiang City, that is, to the south, but can a two-legged man outrun a four-legged horse? They were ravaged by Xu Rong!
Xu Rong was the backbone of the Xiliang Army, the most valued member of Dong Zhuo's subordinates, and his command attainments in cavalry far exceeded many people, he commanded the Cao Army to divide into more than a dozen cavalry teams from the rear on the one hand, chasing and biting like a hunting dog, exhausting every ounce of strength of the Wu army; In the front, he also constantly arranged cavalry, intercepted halfway, cut the Wu army into countless sections, and encroached on the Wu army little by little; The 100,000 army was beaten like a dog by the 50,000 Cao army; chased all the way to Feidong, and there were only 10,000 people left in the fleeing Wu army, and there were corpses all the way! What a cruel thing war is! Feidong was also in flames of war at this time, and the general of the Cao army, Zang Ba, and the general of the Wu army, Bu Qi, fought together, and it was difficult to solve!
Zang Ba wants to implement the immigration plan, and Bu Qi wants to teach him, a thief, a lesson, and the more angry the two sides become! When Lu Dai and the others ran to him in embarrassment, Bu Qi was stunned: "One hundred thousand troops! You guys? โ
Lu Dai took off his armor in shame: "The last general is not in good command!" Be willing to be punished! It's just an army of 100,000, and there is not one out of ten! I hate it! Poofโโ! A mouthful of blood spurted out, and the old general had never suffered such a shame in his life, and he fainted in a hurry; Bu Qi hurriedly ordered people to heal, and seeing that the other three Xu Sheng, Ding Feng, and Sun Ben were also ashamed and depressed, Bu Qi sighed: "Tell me about the matter in detail, I need to deal with it, otherwise Jiangbei will be lost again!" โ
The three of them glanced at each other, Xu Sheng stood up, Sun Ben was a royal relative, and Ding Feng was a junior, so he could only stand up: "Cao Jun Tai Lieutenant Li Yu controlled the military horses, the general Xu Rong was the commander, the pioneer Xu Chu, and the overseer Cao Hong led 50,000 elite cavalry to take Shouchun City in one fell swoop half a month ago with the help of the scholars and wealthy families in Shouchun City!" This is the end of the sin!
After that, the last general sent a letter for help, Chen Biao, Ding Feng, Sun Ben, and Lu Dai came to help, forming an army of 100,000. We also thought about retreating, but we were entangled by Cao's army and couldn't withdraw at all; Originally, we planned to lure the enemy army and paralyze the enemy army, but we were helpless in the face of the enemy's tired army, and we were also conquered Quyang and Jiujiang City, and the military rations were also destroyed!
After that, we were defeated in a decisive battle with Cao's army! Rout! All the way to be chased by Cao Jun's cavalry! Soldiers are dead and wounded everywhere, this is my sin! It all started with the capture of Shouchun City, and the crime of dereliction of duty at the end of the year"
Xu Sheng choked up a few times, the iron-beaten man's eyes were red, Bu Qi comforted a few words, began to sort out the information, and observed the map, Jiujiang County has now lost most of it, several major cities have been breached, and only Hefei City behind him remains; The back of Lujiang County was also infiltrated a little bit by the arrangement of Zang Hong, the assassin of Yuzhou, and a lot of land was also lost. He couldn't help but sigh that after the Cao army lost 400,000 military horses, it could still support the blows of Shu and Wu, not only that, but also counterattacked locally, which was amazing!
On the opposite side, Zang Ba led 50,000 or 60,000 soldiers and horses from all over Xuzhou, this is a regular army, not counting the hundreds of thousands of servants hired by the government, those people are all helping immigrants, and the government pays to hire them, but these people can be transformed into a large army immediately when they take weapons; After thinking about it, Bu Qi decided to send a letter to Ling Yang and ask people to help, but he was a little overwhelmed; On the other side, Li Yu hurriedly explained a few things to Xu Rong and Zang Ba, and then took Xu Chu to Fancheng, there is no time to delay, Guan Yu, this master is very good these days!
"Good!" , Changfeng battle, killed more than 50,000 Wu troops, captured more than 30,000 people, and recaptured most of Jiujiang County in one fell swoop.
In the past few days, the battle reports in the Fancheng area have been frequently sent to the palace, but in addition to the loss of soldiers and generals, Cao Pi is under pressure, and many of the remnants of the Han Dynasty who have just been suppressed have signs of resurgence, and he is also anxious, but he knows that he has a few brushes, and he is really not very good at military affairs; He only knows that only good soldiers can win battles, so the new emperor even wanted to send out the soldiers stationed in Xuchang to fight with Guan Yu, this courage is good, but it is a little reckless, but fortunately, someone dissuaded him and dispelled his idea; "Okay!" , Cao Pi nodded again and again to show the battle report to the ministers, and the pressure in his heart was reduced a lot: "Lord Taiwei has defeated the Wu army in Jiujiang County, temporarily stabilized the situation, and now he has rushed to Fancheng, everyone!" I think it won't be long before I hear the good news! So! Do whatever you have to do!
Spring ploughing is just around the corner, and many ordinary people have migrated from the south, so they must be properly settled! Lord Fuzhu, Lord Mao Jue and Lord Manzhong, you must be more attentive, don't let the people be dissatisfied, the land, cattle, and good seeds issued by the imperial court must be actually sent to the people! Whoever dares to stretch out his hand to embezzle, I will chop off someone's claws! โ
"Your Majesty! Liaodong Gongsun Du has always been a scourge, and recently he has frequently mobilized military horses and Chen soldiers on the border of Youzhou, whether to start a war with him? Tian Feng made a report;" And such a thing? Cao Pi pondered for a moment: "What do you think of Lord Tian?" โ
Tian Feng replied: "Your Majesty, now that the war in the south is still going on, and there is a war in the north, it is inevitable that you should not be overwhelmed, it is better to send a messenger to meet Gongsun Du, make a wish to him as an official, temporarily appease him, and wait to stabilize the situation in the south, and send a general to lead the army to destroy it!" โ
"Your Majesty! The minister thought that instead of appeasing Gongsun Du, it was better to destroy the aftermath forever! Sima Yi came out to ask for battle: "Your Majesty only needs to give the minister 30,000 soldiers and horses, and the minister can destroy him!" โ
Cao Pi was stunned for a moment, pondered for a moment and grinned: "Master Sima is outstanding in learning, I can't do without you for many things, and now that the war situation in the south is stalemate, it is really not suitable to build a strong enemy, I think it is better to let Lord Tian Feng arrange the affairs of the envoy, stabilize Gongsun Du, and wait for stability, it is not too late to send troops!" โ
Sima Yi was silent and retreated, he was just testing, testing what Cao Pi's attitude was towards him, he got the result he wanted, but his heart couldn't help but be desolate, Cao Cao didn't need him when he was there because there were too many capable people under him, and he couldn't be used at all; But when it comes to Cao Pi, old ministers like Jia Xu and Wang Lang have reached the age of fast Zhishi, and there are many positions and talents in the court, but although Cao Pi attaches great importance to him, he is wary everywhere!
First of all, he is absolutely not allowed to get involved in the military power! Maybe it's because of Cao Chong's relationship, Sima Yi couldn't help but sigh, and after sighing, he was angry, can he be blamed for that? Cao Chong forced him like that, if he didn't agree, he would die!
It's no wonder that Cao Pi is wary of him, both Cao Cao and Li Yu have repeatedly reminded Cao Pi that they must be wary of Sima Yi, especially since there is an in-law relationship between him and Cao Chong
Jiangxia County, Huangshi area, this place used to be the place with the most disputes, Jingzhou and Jiangdong kept fighting, the reason is nothing more than two points, one is the geographical advantage, open up here Jiangxia County all the way to Jingzhou City is completely a horse Pingchuan, there is no danger to rely on; Another point is that the Sun family has a special plot here, this is the burial place of Sun Jian, and decades have passed and they can't forget this great hatred! It's a pity that Yellowstone has never been lost here, and twenty years have passed quickly, and it is still strong; Since Cao Cao went to Shijiling, Pang Tong, Wen Ping, Li Tong, Huang Zhong, and Cai Mao have been stationed here for more than a month, Zhou Yu has put great pressure on them, and even Feng Xiao Pang Tong can barely parry, after all, he is still a little immature, Guo Jia only stabilized the situation after he came, and there were a few days of peace; "Shiyuan! Ahem! How's it going? Guo Jia overworked and began to cough violently, he was like this in the humid weather in the south of the Yangtze River, and he couldn't stand it even more if he went to the north; Pang Tong had just arrived at the military tent in uniform, picked up the tea and drank it, and after a few breaths, he gave up his hand and said with admiration: "Mr. is like a god!" Zhou Yu couldn't attack it for a long time and wanted to make a bitter meat trick, but Mr. saw through it! I led the army in an ambush and almost took the life of Huang Gai's old man! โ
"Ahem!" , Guo Jia coughed violently a few times and covered his mouth with a silk scarf to calm his breath and smile faintly: "Okay!" Well done! Zhou Yu won't be acting rashly for a short time, I guess he will definitely invite Guan Yu from the Jingzhou City area to come and attack us! Hey! โ
"Then we might be able to turn the tide!" , Pang Tong clenched his fists, a little excited, but a little worried: "Guan Yu has been gaining momentum recently, and there is Kong Ming's plan, he beheaded the former Guiyang Taishou Zhao Fan, and Yu Yidao defeated Xiahou Tang again, beheaded more than 30,000 people, and threatened Nanjun, I'm worried that I can't hold it there!" If they can't fight back effectively, they're just afraid"
Guo Jia shook his head: "There are definitely a lot of 200,000 military horses gathered in the Fancheng area, mainly because there is no one who can take charge of things, Xun Yu, Kuai Liang, Kuai Yue and others are all wise and resourceful, and all the strategies they come up with are good strategies, how can they be defeated again and again?" If someone can agree on it, Guan Yu must not be so arrogant! โ
Guo Jia pointed out the weakness of the Cao army in the Fancheng area for a while, mainly because of the disagreement, there are two military directors Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun, who do you say to listen to? In addition to Xun Yu and the Kuai brothers, there are also Ma Liang, Ma Jian and others, and there is internal chaos, how can they resist foreign enemies?
"It doesn't matter, when Huaide arrives, the opinions can be unified, he is the imperial lieutenant, in charge of the military, His Majesty also ordered him to control the power of the world's military horses, he is still the pastor of Jingzhou, whether it is a civil minister or a military general, he is also convinced, and his prestige is very high, wait! Soon, Guan Yu will hit the wall! Guo Jia smiled; Mr. Wilder is already here? Isn't he in Shouchun? Could it be said? Pang Tong took the battle report from Guo Jia's hand, and couldn't help but nod admiringly: "Amazing!" Turning the tide is nothing but that! Take this as an example! โ
"Hehehe! That's right! Shi Yuan, you are a good material in the world, especially in military strategy, your talent is not lost to Zhou Yu at all, you lost a few battles just because you are not experienced enough, just think you are honing! Don't be discouraged, sooner or later you will surpass him! Guo Jia said with a smile; Pang Tong nodded: "Who told me to have a hard life?" As soon as you come out, you will meet such rare talents in ancient and modern times, how can you grow without suffering a little? These days, thanks to Mr. Shiyuan's teaching, Shiyuan is deeply admired! โ
"Serve the country together, as it should be!" , Guo Jia laughed, in fact, he was trying to sharpen a talent for the Wei State, he himself was frail and sickly, Jia Xu was dying of old age, and the rest of the people, whether they were Tian Feng, Fu Zhu or Xun Yu and others, were all politically proficient, far-sighted and insightful, and capable, but they were inferior in military affairs; If he goes, the burden of military affairs will all be on Li Yu, and sooner or later something will happen, with such a mentality, Guo Jia has been teaching and sharpening Pang Tong these days;
(To be continued)