Chapter 22: Life and Death
Yuan Cao fought in Shijing Gang, and suddenly Yuan Shao's general flag and gold-topped umbrella cover appeared on the post, which seemed to lure Cao's army to attack. Cao Cao felt that this was an opportunity, and if he could capture Yuan Shao in front of the battle, the overall situation could be determined, so he personally led his army to the breakthrough formation.
According to the original plan of the Cao family, it was to defeat for a while, lure the Yuan army to go deeper, and then immediately secretly deploy the siege soldiers and horses to gather and annihilate them under Yecheng. So Cao Cao pondered, and just took advantage of the opportunity of Yuan Shao to lure me, and pretended to be fooled, if he couldn't catch Yuan Shao, then he would take the opportunity to suffer a small setback. He estimated that if he didn't move, Yuan Shao might retreat as soon as he saw that the lure of the enemy failed, and then this battle would be almost in vain, so he disregarded his personal safety and went to the front line in person.
In fact, it is not completely disregarding personal safety, Cao Cao is also followed by the "tiger idiot" Xu Yu, he estimates the troop configuration of the two sides, and he wants to retreat with his whole body, and it is not difficult.
Cao Cao went, led his army into the gap on Yuan's array, and pointed straight at Shijinggang. Xun You and Guo Jia, who were in the rear, mobilized Han Hao, Shi Jian and other troops to the south to prevent blocking the possible flank attacks of Yuan's army and ensuring Cao Cao's retreat. Therefore, concentrate on the southward direction, and do not have to worry about the northern line, because the north is the Zhanghe River, although the Zhanghe River is not wide, it is not so easy to wade into it, if the Yuan army dares to kill from the northern front, it is too late for the army to temporarily turn to deal with it.
But what they didn't expect was that Cao Cao had just rushed into the Yuan array here, and suddenly dozens of small boats were lowered from the upper reaches of the Zhanghe River. Immediately, many Yuan soldiers jumped ashore, and several of them pulled through the grass and pulled out four pre-laid iron chains. These four iron chains all lead directly to the north bank of the Zhanghe River, and the two ends were originally buried in the soil, and the main body sank underwater. This pull will come out, that is, it is bound to the big tree on the riverside, and then the dozens of small boats are lined up in a vertical row, and the bow and stern of the boat also have iron chains, that is, fastened on the long chain. In an instant, it has become a pontoon bridge!
It was Xun who was shocked when he saw this - this is not a sapper in later generations, but just an ordinary soldier with no knowledge, no culture, no technology, and no professional division of labor in these years, and he is so skilled that he can build a pontoon bridge over the Zhanghe River in the blink of an eye, no need to ask. I've done it many times beforehand!
It turned out that the Yuan family had already set up an ambush by taking advantage of the geographical convenience, so Yuan Shao dared to show up on Shijinggang and lure the enemy with his body. Oh. This is his big mistake!
Seeing that the brigade of Yuan Jun suddenly appeared on the north bank of the Zhanghe River, he strode across the pontoon bridge and went straight to the south bank. At this time, everyone in the Cao family's strategists was frightened, and they all changed color—not only Xun's honor—Xun You hurriedly ordered to dispatch troops and horses to the shore to block it. But at this time, the Yuan army on the front completely ignored Cao Cao and rushed straight to Shijinggang, each surging to kill. Cao Jun was caught off guard, and the array was instantly scattered.
The bell sounded on the low slope to collect the troops, urging Cao Cao to retreat quickly. However, according to Shi Xun's observation, Cao Cao was now at the foot of Shijing Gang, and as long as he rushed up for another thirty or fifty steps, he could kill Yuan Shao, and with their current position, they could not see the battle situation on the south bank of the Zhanghe River at all. Will Cao Cao retreat? Will you quit? On the premise that he was about to catch Yuan Shao, he would unconditionally trust Xun You and Guo Jia behind him and turn around in time?
As Hoon expected. Cao Cao continued to rush towards the post, showing no signs of retreating.
Shi Xun stared at Cao Cao's general banner with his eyes, but shouted in his mouth: "Transfer Han Yuanhei, Shi Gong Liu to the north to defend against the enemy!" Next to him, Liu Ye hurriedly said: "No, if the Yuan army kills from the southern front again......" Shi Xun glanced up and down the Zhanghe River, and stomped on the stirrup fiercely: "Yuan Jun has so many soldiers?!" ”
Because he's only scratching a glance. It can be determined that the number of soldiers and horses gathered by Yuan's army on the north bank of the Zhanghe River is extremely huge, at least five or six thousand, plus about 20,000 on the front, it already occupies seventy percent of Yuan's main force. Theoretically, Yuan Shao must leave people to garrison the foul city, and he should also send a group of soldiers and horses to make a detour from the southern line and go directly to rescue Yecheng, unless this army of soldiers and horses turns around and circles back after running halfway, otherwise where will he have soldiers to attack the main battlefield from the southern front?
Unless...... Gao Gan and Guo Yuan's combined state army arrived...... However, the state army came less, and it didn't help, and it came too much, so Cao Jiayan had no reason to investigate it in advance?
So, why do you want to do so much? - "The matter is urgent, even if the heir and the prince Liu are not transferred to the north, they must also be ordered to rescue the lord!" ”
Xun Yu groaned slightly, he had already made up his mind, and ordered: "Summoning the second general to the north." He didn't let Han Hao and Shi Jian go to save Cao Cao, because looking at the current situation, the Yuan army did not mean to block Cao Cao for the time being, but completely excluded him from the battlefield, and the main purpose was to use the surprise attack on the Zhang River to completely defeat the main force of the Cao army.
Shi Xun has been staring at Cao Cao, seeing that Cao Cao rushed to Shijing Gang, and gradually approached Yuan Shao, Yuan's army's resistance was not tenacious, and he had not yet seen ambushes. What's going on? Yuan Shao relied on the dozen or so generals beside him, and was sure that he would retreat at the moment when Cao Cao killed him? He doesn't know how to escape from the ground, so theoretically, he should run away now!
Just thinking like this, I suddenly saw the flag put down by the post and the umbrella cover fell. It stands to reason that the flag is the courage of an army, and if the flag falls, the whole army will collapse, but I don't know if it's because the generals of the Yuan family are all facing away from the flag, so they don't know it, they still rush forward bravely, and they don't take the lord behind them seriously at all. It's Xun who is not stupid, and then he finally realized that after his heart finished speaking, where did Yuan Shao have the courage to lure the enemy with his body, it seems that the flag and umbrella cover are all fake, and Yuan Shao is not on the post at all!
Could it be that this is the famous "Kagemushi Tactics" that will appear on the battlefields of Japan more than 1,000 years later......
Shi Xun couldn't help but look in the direction of the Zhanghe River again, and sure enough, almost at the same time as the flag was lowered on Shijinggang, a big red flag was suddenly erected on the north bank of the Zhanghe River, and then the golden-topped umbrella cover was also raised. Yes Xun didn't have a telescope, so he couldn't see clearly whether there was Yuan Shao under the umbrella in the midst of the heavy crowd of soldiers, or was he still a "shadow warrior...... But does it still matter? The flag is still there, Yuan Shao is still there, Yuan Jun's heart will not be scattered, and he has completely occupied the dominance of the battlefield!
Shi Xun couldn't help but want to turn his horse away, but look at the few people beside him, Xun You, Guo Jia, and Jia Xu were as dark as water, and Liu Ye and Chen Qun were like earth. But no matter what kind of expression it was, no matter whether the legs and stomachs were quietly trembling or not, they all stood in place with the reins of their horses, and no one had any intention of running away. It's just that almost everyone has set their eyes on Shijinggang, hoping that Cao Cao will come back quickly. Good total control of the battle.
He took a long breath and tried his best to keep his feelings down. Looking at the battlefield again, Cao's army was already in a mess, except for four or five phalanxes under the low slope that were closely guarded, except for Han Hao, Shi Jian and other troops who rushed to the south for more than a mile and then turned around and rushed north out of breath, most of them had been divided and surrounded. It's just a fight of trapped beasts. Defeated, this is a complete defeat, completely different from the small setback in the original plan, it is a complete defeat. Of course, if you can retreat in time, you can collect the defeated. Again to meet Cao Hong and Xiahou Yuan's troops who rushed over from Yecheng City, it is not completely without a chance to turn defeat into victory. But the premise is that you have to wait for Cao Cao to come back before you can retreat, and you can't throw Cao Cao behind the enemy, and run away first.
Shi Xun couldn't help but have a thought flash in his head: "Do I want to give Cao Cao a funeral?" "How do you plan to spend your life in this life? As long as you can survive, you can forget about other trivial matters. Or do you want to live with dignity and enjoyment? Or do you want to fight for a certain goal or an ideal, and under this premise, life and death can be put aside?
You must make up your mind, are you willing to die for Cao Cao...... No, I'm afraid there is no one in this world who is worthy of paying the price of his life for him, it should be said that he is willing to die for the idea in his heart? If Cao Cao hangs up, or Cao's army is defeated, reunification will become a fantasy from then on. The troubled times may last longer, and then there will be the "five chaos"...... What's the point of living on your own? Turn your head to assist Sun Ce or Liu Bei? There is really no possibility of reunification in Jiangdong, as for Liu Xuande...... Will it be a second-best option?
Shixun felt that the future was bleak...... If the Cao family is really defeated, then it is better for him to die. In the future, out of sight is pure! No matter what path you should take in the future, in short, you must make up your mind to put life and death out of the way. Only if you are not afraid of death, can you kill a way to live, if you are afraid of death and steal life, the road of life will inevitably become a dead road!
It's like Gongsun Chan in the original history......
Thinking of this, he jerked the reins of his horse: "I'm going to pick up the lord's return!" "He still has 400 parts under his hands, and among these strategists, he has the most people with him, and if he doesn't move, who will move? At that moment, he led Jing Huanxiao and the others to rush down the low slope and rushed to the Yuan army array - Guo Huai was still commanding the stone throwing machine under Yecheng, and he was now in two tun tribes, led by Jing Huanxiao and Qin Yi.
Before rushing down the low slope, Shi Xun glanced up, and there was no one to see on the post, and Cao Cao should have turned around and rushed back. At this time, he wore a helmet and armor, a ring knife hanging from his waist, and a halberd hanging from his saddle, but he didn't use any of them—if it was his turn to put it right in front of someone, it would probably not be far from death—but he just clutched a bow in his hand.
Except for the original use of branches and leather ropes to make bows in the poor col, Shi Xun's bows and arrows were basically given by others, first the son of the clan, and then Tai Shici. The bow in his hand now was offered by Wei Yan himself in order to thank him for taking care of his old lady when he returned to the capital via Lujiang before. The bow is quite stiff, and it takes all his strength to make it possible, and he will be able to draw it round, with a maximum of two arrows, and the third arrow is estimated to dislocate his arm. Originally, he didn't expect that he would also go into battle, so he brought this bow with him, and now he regrets it, he knew that he would have brought the old bow that Taishi Ci gave him in the past - it was used by Taishi Ziyi when he was fourteen years old.
But with a bow in hand, my heart is a little more steady. He was thinking that it seemed that Yuan's army's purpose was to completely defeat Cao's army here, and it seemed that he didn't intend to encircle Cao Cao, so it was easy for Cao Cao to break through, and it was not difficult to stand out. However, I didn't expect that just after galloping out of the land of an arrow, suddenly a cavalry of the Yuan army came across from the side, and the first one waved the big lance with his hand, and shouted: "Zhu Ling is here, he will be bound up!" ”
Ah, Zhu Ling? Did Xun Xin say that Zhu Ling was not the Cao family? Thinking about it again, among the Cao generals who seem to know him, there is indeed only a road move, and there is no Zhu Ling-dare to love that he is still in Yuan Shao's army at this time.
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