Guo Jia said indifferently: "The Tao is not the same, why should the general use his mother to threaten him!" ”

Luo Zheng said: "Guo Jia, filial piety comes first, you are also a scholar, but you don't care about your mother's life or death, isn't it a big unfilial piety?" ”

Guo Jia was free, but he didn't give in, and said: "It's not unfilial piety, it's really a state affair first, how can you abolish the public with private interests, and the general threatens his mother, isn't it too much." However, the general has a lot of minds, so he must not embarrass his mother! ”

Luo Zheng was speechless, who said that scholars are all gentlemen, a Guo Jia and a Jia Xu are among the representatives.

and Zhou Yu's house, all of them are ruthless characters who abandon their families for their careers.

Luo Zheng calculated, the possibility of this position raiding and killing Guo Jia was not too great, so he gave up this idea.

Guo Jia seemed to know what he was thinking, and said indifferently: "Thanks to the general's love, it is really an honor to be ranked second in the Xiliang military merit list." However, it is not so easy to get a head on the next item. I have heard that the Xiliang army is brave and good at fighting, and I am willing to see it in the next wish, and I am willing to lead the Xiliang soldiers in front of the pass tomorrow, I wonder if the general can meet this small wish? ”

Luo Zheng's eyes stared, this was a naked invitation to fight. However, how could he be cowardly, his mind was flashing, and he couldn't help but look up to the sky and laugh three times, "In this case, General Ben will fulfill this wish of Mr. But it's getting late now, and we'll fight again tomorrow! ”

"Great thanks, General!"

Guo Jia gave up his hand, said no more, and drove back to Guanzhong.

Luo Zheng saw that he couldn't find a chance, so he also turned his horse's head and went straight from his own formation.

Half an hour later, the Xiliang army camped.

Luo Zheng convened a group of civil and military officers to discuss the decisive battle with Cao Jun tomorrow, and let everyone speak freely.

Fa Zheng took the lead and said aloud: "Lord, this doesn't make sense! Cao Jun is willing to give up the Tiger Prison Pass and not defend the city, but instead fight a decisive battle with our army here, there must be a problem here, Guo Jia definitely has some tricks. ”

Luo Zheng said in a deep voice: "What tricks does Guo Jianeng have? ”

Fa Zheng shook his head and said: "I don't know this below, according to my opinion, Guo Jia gave up the Tiger Prison Pass, there must be some trick to wipe out our army, and even Guo Jia's target is very likely to be the lord, otherwise Cao Jun will never give up the Tiger Prison Pass." ”

Luo Zheng's eyes froze for a moment and looked at Jia Xu.

Jia Xu also nodded solemnly and said, "Xiaozhi is right, Xu also thinks so." Tiger Prison Pass can be said to be the top priority of Cao Jun's resistance to our army, and if there is no special reason, it is absolutely impossible for Cao Jun to give up Tiger Prison Pass. And now Guo Jia has abandoned the Tiger Prison Pass, and instead invited the lord to fight here, then there is only one explanation, that is, Guo Jia is sure that all our troops will be left in Bishui Pass, even including the lord. Only in this way can Cao Jun make up for the loss of abandoning the Tiger Pass. ”

Luo Zheng said coldly: "General Ben's 80,000 army is not muddy, just a lot of conspiracies and tricks Ben General has seen a lot, Guo Guicai has the wisdom to reach the sky, and what ability does he have to bury General Ben's 8,000 army in Bishui Pass?" ”

Jia Xu said with a solemn face: "This matter has to be prevented, summer is coming, although it is not conducive to fire attack at the moment, but the yin of the river and the yang of the river, if the Cao army digs the embankment and diverts water to pour water into our army's camp, it will be troublesome." ”

Luo Zheng was taken aback, and said in a deep voice: "What Wen He said is extremely true, this matter is indeed unguarded!" ”

Fa Zheng said: "The camp can be moved to a higher place to avoid the Cao army's water attack." ”

Luo Zheng said categorically: "Good, do it immediately!" ”

"Yes!"

The crowd hurriedly got up and answered the order, and quickly left the tent.

Soon, the Xiliang army rose up and moved the camp to a high place.

Luo Zheng also ordered scouts to go all over the upper reaches of the Suo River, but they did not find any abnormalities.

It was night, and the Cao army camp in Bishui Pass.

"Military division, the Xiliang Army has moved the battalion to a higher place."

An adjutant general hurriedly entered the military tent and bowed to Guo Jia.

"It's okay!"

Guo Jia waved his hand and said casually: "Luo Zheng has experienced hundreds of years, Jia Xu and Fa Zheng are both resourceful, how can they be defenseless." ”

The adjutant general said worriedly: "Has the Xiliang Army discovered the secret of our army?" ”

Guo Jia pondered for a moment and said: "Our army is intercepting the road downstream, and it has already been arranged, so the Xiliang army may not be able to find out. However, our army took the initiative to abandon the Tiger Pass, and Luo Zheng, Jia Xu and others must be suspicious, and moving the battalion to a higher place should only be on guard. The general doesn't have to worry about this, just wait for the decisive battle before tomorrow's battle, and it will be seen. Even if the Xiliang Army discovers the secret of our army, Jia has a way to block the Xiliang Army for several months, and then the lord and Yuan Shao should also be able to separate the winners and losers. ”

The adjutant general arched his hand and said: "Obey the order!" ”

The next day, the west gate of the water.

The drums of war were terrifying, and the trumpets were in unison.

As soon as dawn, a group of Cao troops drove out of Bishui Pass and assembled in formation on the military ground outside the pass.

After Luo Zheng heard the news, he immediately pulled out the camp and led the army to enter outside the Bishui Pass, and set up a formation outside the Cao army 500 paces, with 50,000 infantry in the middle and 30,000 cavalry on the left.

The drums sounded three ways, and the two armies formed a circle.

Luo Zheng, Jia Xu, Fa Zheng and others climbed the high platform to check the formation of the Cao army.

I saw a group of sword and shield soldiers holding shields, half-squatting on the ground, and the two rows of archers behind opened their bows to lead arrows, and the bowstrings had already been stretched like the moon, and they were raised obliquely at an angle of forty-five degrees, shooting at the position, obviously guarding against the surprise attack of the Xiliang cavalry.

In front of the formation, to the left and right, a row of chariots with antlers nailed to each other formed a wall.

If the Xiliang cavalry boldly launched a surprise attack, they would inevitably be hit on the head by these big guys and suffer heavy losses.

Jia Xu glanced at it a few times, then shook his head and said, "Invulnerable." ”

Fa Zhengze stared at the flying flags of the Cao army, and said loudly: "If Guo Jia really has any conspiracy, he must be hidden in the Chinese army, otherwise what are you doing with so many flags, you must be covering up something." ”

Jia Xu and Cheng Ying also nodded.

Luo Zheng thought for a while, and then ordered: "The Cao army is lined up in a defensive formation, and obviously doesn't want to take the initiative to attack, so let General Ben see what kind of conspiracy Guo Guicai has!" Attack forward and see how Cao Jun reacts. ”

"Yes!"

Gao Shun suddenly received the order and immediately waved his hand.

The officer on duty had already turned grim, and quickly passed down the military order with a thank you.

In front of the large army, the commander of the army had a sharp look in his eyes, raised his saber and roared loudly, "Attack!" ”

Knock knock knock......

The earth-shattering war drums exploded leisurely, and the hearts of the people who shook violently followed a few times.

The sword and shield soldiers in the front row held their shields, and immediately broke out of the formation, and the pikemen followed closely behind, quickly advancing forward, and an inexplicable aura of slaughter began to spread over the battlefield, even if they were five hundred steps away, the Cao soldiers could still faintly feel it.

At the same time, there were also earth-shattering war drums in Cao's army.

A group of hoplites crossed the formation, and when they reached the front of the formation, they raised a huge shield one man high.

On the high platform, Luo Zheng's eyes were condensed, "When did the Cao army also have hoplites?" ”

Jia Xu stroked his beard and said: "This is also expected, it is much easier to train a hoplite than cavalry, and the Central Plains is prolific with fine iron, and the Cao army does not have many cavalry, and the infantry equipment is not much worse than our army." ”

Fa Zhengdao: "The military advisor is right, but Cao Jun's equipment should not be as well-equipped as our army, right?" ”

Jia Xu nodded, "In terms of excellent armor, our army can be the crown of the princes in the world, but Cao's army is not much worse." ”

Just as he was speaking, the Xiliang infantry that charged in a sharp array had already rushed to the range of the Cao army, and the archers who were listed behind the sword and shield soldiers immediately let go of the full bow and arrows after the commander gave an order, and ten thousand arrows were fired at once.

"Formation!"

In front of the Xiliang Army, the commander of the army roared, and the sword and shield soldiers who were rolling forward immediately stopped on the spot, and the military formation was not chaotic at all in the process of charging, and at the same time raised the shield in his hand and connected it together.

The black rain of arrows rushed through the sky like locusts in transit, and shot fiercely on the heads of the Xiliang army.

Snatch Snatch Snatch ......

The arrows struck the wooden shield like the sound of defeat.

Although the shield array blocked most of the arrow rain, there were still many arrows with very tricky angles that passed through the gaps between the shields and hit the Xiliang soldiers behind, howling miserably when they were killed.

"Attack!"

The commander of the army did not frown, and as soon as the rain of arrows passed, he immediately roared.

The two thousand sword and shield soldiers immediately withdrew from the shield array, and quickly rushed forward with the three thousand pikemen.

It wasn't until he carried three waves of arrows that he rushed to within twenty steps of Cao's army. At this time, hundreds of the 5,000 sword and shield soldiers had been wounded by Cao Jun's archers, but no one retreated, as long as they could still move, they were still rushing forward.

After the reform of the military system in Xiliang, there have been many changes in military regulations.

The treatment of the soldiers who have made war exploits is good, but the same military regulations are also more severe, and it is a capital crime to retreat from the battle and not move forward in fear, and although there is a precedent for killing the soldiers who retreat from the battle, it is only a means of deterrence, only when there is no way back, the soldiers who retreat from the battle will be killed, so that the soldiers have no way to retreat, but to move forward bravely.

And now, retreating from the battle and being afraid of war have been written into the new military regulations and have become the military discipline of the Xiliang Army.

Regardless of whether the war is won or not, as long as you retreat on the battlefield, it is a capital crime.

In such a situation, even if the soldiers were injured, they could only grit their teeth and rush forward. Instead of fleeing back to be beheaded and die in a nest, it is better to die on the way to the charge and leave more property for his wife, son and daughter.

Although the new regulations of the Xiliang Army are very strict in punishing soldiers who retreat from battle and are afraid of battle, the compensation for soldiers who die on the battlefield is also more generous than before.

Cao Jun Zhongjun, on the high platform.

"Strategist, these Xiliang troops are different from before!"

The adjutant general stared at the battlefield in front of him, and a trace of haze flashed in his eyes for no reason, and said to Guo Jia.

Guo Jia's face was also a little solemn, and he said: "Yes, the Xiliang Army reformed the military system, and some of the methods to deter soldiers who retreated from battle and were afraid of war were clearly written in the military regulations. In this way, if you rush forward to die, you will have to die if you retreat from the battle, and you will be beheaded as a deserter if you die, so that it is better to die on the way to charge, and you can also leave a property for your wife, sons, and daughters. ”

The adjutant general said: "Why doesn't our army follow the reform of the Xiliang Army?" ”

Guo Jia shook his head and said: "How can it be so easy, everything has two sides, after the Xiliang Army rewarded meritorious soldiers, it has not been since ancient times!" Because of this, the new rules of the Xiliang Army punish harshly, and will not cause a backlash from the soldiers. If there is no reward, how can the soldiers be able to rush forward bravely, and use this harsh law to govern the army, which will only be bad for the army, but not the slightest good! ”

The adjutant general suddenly said: "The last general understands. ”

That being said, my heart is inexplicably a little heavy.

At this moment, the Xiliang army had already rushed to within twenty steps.

Guo Jia immediately ordered: "Let the archers withdraw, the spearmen come forward and fight to the death with the Xiliang army!" ”

"Yes!"

The officer on duty responded loudly and quickly passed down the military order.

The drums changed again, and the archers in front of Cao's army immediately withdrew, and at the same time, the five thousand pikemen had already crossed the line when the drums changed, and reached behind the hoplites, holding their arms and preparing to fight.

The drums shook the sky, and the killing machine had begun to boil.

At this time, the east is full of golden glow, and a round of red sun has just jumped out of the sky.

Five thousand Xiliang soldiers marched forward bravely and slammed into the front line of the Cao army, which was waiting for the battle. In the earth-shattering war drums, the blood-boiling shouts of killing almost wanted to tear the sky, and the officers and men of the two armies all fought hard, white knives in, red knives out.

The Xiliang army is well-equipped and well-trained, and under the encouragement of military exploits, everyone is powerless to fight hard, with green light in their eyes, and they want to take the heads of Cao Jun's soldiers back to receive merit, but no one is willing to retreat, even if they die, they have to pull a cushion.

The Cao army is also well-trained, and the weapons and armor are not much worse than the Xiliang army, and they are also the elite of a hundred battles.

But compared with the Xiliang army that is not afraid of death, there is still something missing, if you have to describe it, it is that the killing is not active enough, not as pure as the purpose of the Xiliang soldiers, and lacks enough heart to fight to the death and the motivation to kill.

It's a real head-to-head showdown, a showdown without bells.

It is the first frontal attack of the Xiliang Army since the reform of the military system.

The Cao army facing is also one of the most elite armies in the world, but the Xiliang army has not flinched at all.

Hoplites are used for defense and can effectively protect other more vulnerable arms, but when the two armies are mixed up in close combat, these bulky big guys are really difficult to exert much lethality because they lack enough flexibility.

The first platoon of hoplites of the Cao army was quickly lost under the desperate charge of the Xiliang army.

The sword and shield soldiers and pikemen of the two armies were mixed together, all fighting for their lives, and from time to time soldiers fell screaming, and the corpses of the soldiers were piled up in the middle of the two armies into a wall of human flesh, and the blood had soaked the ground.

The soldiers were all killed, stepping on Bubble Ze's corpse, and all rushed forward to kill.

Luo Zheng, Jia Xu, Fa Zheng and others looked calm, standing on the high platform and watching the battle in front of them.

Guo Jia also had a solemn face, looking down at the battlefield in front of him condescendingly, and the corners of his mouth kept twitching, because as time went by, the original indistinguishable head-on decisive battle had gradually undergone some changes. R1152