Chapter 707 Angry to death, not to pay for his life
From Cao Yu's order to attack to the present, at most it is only a cup of tea, but at a cursory glance, there are at least seven or eight hundred soldiers of the Wuwei Battalion, and five or six hundred horsemen have fallen under the sharp arrows and stone bullets of the Shu Han army.
This blow came too fast and too violently, so fast that Cao Yu didn't even have time to regret it, and it was so violent that Cao Yu couldn't bear it.
Now he knows very well that all of this is a pit that Wei Ba is preparing to haode. Otherwise, how could Wei Ba launch so many arrows and stone projectiles in such a short period of time? He had already prepared the means of slaughter, and the so-called fair duel before was just a pretense, just to lure him into being fooled, to cut off the heads of the fallen soldiers and show him to the public, to burn the battle flag, and to make up songs and ballads to humiliate him, all of which were tricks to provoke him and lure him into the bait.
And he fell for Wei Ba's plan, and then was grabbed by Wei Ba and humiliated him fiercely.
Wei Ba's real target is him, because he is the biggest weakness of the Wei army. The gap between him and Wei Ba is too big, even if he has elites like the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry and Wuwei Battalion in hand, he is still not Wei Ba's opponent.
The first time he was captured may have been an accident, but this defeat was undoubtedly due to his incompetence. The momentary anger led to an unforgivable fiasco, not only was he humiliated again, but also ruined the reputation of the Wuwei Battalion and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.
In an instant, the humiliation of Nanxiang's defeat, the bones of the soldiers, the disdainful eyes of everyone, and the haggard face of the Son of Heaven flashed in front of Cao Yu's eyes one by one. His face was pale, his throat was sweet, and a mouthful of blood spurted out.
"King!" Chen Tai was shocked, and hurriedly reached out to support Cao Yu's shaky body, lest he fall off the warhorse.
"Withdraw! Remove! Xuanbo. Retreat now! Cao Yu held on and said intermittently.
Chen Tai did not dare to slack off, and immediately Mingjin retreated.
Xu Ding commanded the Wuwei battalion to retreat slowly, the tiger and leopard cavalry was unwilling to hold the reins, although Wei Wu and the others had not yet retreated into the position, but they had retreated to the cover range of the arrows, the opportunity to assault had been lost, and forcibly pursuing the past was tantamount to self-deprecation.
Both the Wuwei Battalion and the Tiger and Par Cavalry are battle-hardened elites, although they have suffered unexpected setbacks. But it's still in order. After Xu Ding personally decided, the tiger and leopard rode on both wings to cover and slowly withdrew from the position. Although their formation was still intact, their momentum was inevitably hit. There is no such thing as looking at the world again. Whoever else is heroic. On the contrary, there is a little more loneliness of the hero's twilight.
Seeing the Wei army retreating, the soldiers cheered loudly. The cheers shook the turbulent water, and also affected the morale of the Shu Han army on the other side. Soon. All the soldiers cheered, and they congratulated each other and smiled.
Guan Feng stood beside the turbulent water, listening to the cheers on the other side, and also smiled. She hasn't seen the specific situation yet, and she doesn't know the specific casualties and gains, but as long as she can win, it will be worth the cost.
The barbarian girls of the Divine Dog Camp around her were also very excited, clapping their hands one by one, laughing coquettishly, jumping on their feet, hugging each other, spinning, some twisting their waists, and singing enthusiastic and unrestrained ballads, singing the praises of the warriors who had just won the victory.
Those people were their people, they were the warriors in their hearts, and now they were the pride of their hearts.
The morale of the Shu Han army was like a rainbow.
Guan Feng quickly ordered people to re-erect the pontoon bridge and rushed to the position on the east bank. Looking at the spears and the heads inserted on them, smelling the strong smell of blood, looking at the blood stains flowing wantonly in front of the battle, and the corpses lying all over the place, Guan Feng felt full of joy.
"Husband, you have won again."
Wei Ba smiled, took Guan Feng's hand, and pointed to Wei Jun in the distance: "No, it's not enough." The battle looked good, but the real damage was very limited. I made a rough estimate that the total casualties of the Wei army's infantry were only about 1,000. It's far from hurting their roots. ”
"And what are you going to do?"
"Stimulate him again." Wei Ba sneered: "Even if you can't add some more damage, you have to hit their morale again." ”
"You're bad." Guan Feng stretched out his finger and poked Wei Ba's forehead, giggling.
Wei Ba lightly shook Guan Feng's hand, wrapped his arms around her waist, and looked at Dongfang side by side. There was Wancheng there, the city that Guan Yu had dreamed of, and now, they finally had a chance to see its true face.
Wei Ba immediately ordered the replenishment of stone bullets and arrows to reward the meritorious soldiers, and at the same time sent a messenger to send a letter of war to Cao Yu. This war letter has two contents: one is to let Cao Yu divide the body. The bodies of the fallen soldiers of the Wei army, he should take them back. The fallen leaves return to their roots, and they should return to their hometowns for burial, no matter which side of the soldiers they are. This is the norm and goes without saying. The second is to challenge Cao Yu again, if you feel unconvinced, we can fight again, but you can't play tricks anymore, otherwise don't blame me for being polite.
Cao Yu received the battle letter, and his mood, which had just calmed down a little, became excited again. It's just a matter of losing the battle, and being actually said by Wei Ba that he was cheating, this is simply nonsense. But thinking about it, he really couldn't find evidence of Wei Ba's cheating, and he couldn't refute it if he wanted to.
After Cao Yu discussed with Chen Tai and Xu Ding, he did not accept Wei Ba's challenge, but the bodies of the fallen soldiers had to be taken away, otherwise the soldiers of the Wuwei Battalion and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry would not be able to agree. He sent an envoy to the position of the Shu Han army to discuss with Wei Ba.
Seeing that Cao Yu was unwilling to fight again, Wei Ba did not give up, he not only mocked Cao Yu ruthlessly again in front of the envoy, but also used a more vicious move. This trick was so ruthless that when the envoy saw that scene, his face suddenly turned the color of pig liver.
More than a dozen barbarian women, wearing the robes and armor of the Wei Army's Wuwei Battalion, holding the battle flag of the Wuwei Battalion, swaying their waists, and swaying out of the camp in three steps. As he walked, he shouted in a coquettish voice: "Wuwei Wuwei, no guts rats." Wu Wei Wu Wei, it's really embarrassing! ”
On either side of them, several barbarian women held the battle flags of the tiger and leopard riding, followed by more than a dozen fierce dogs, each of which had a straw man on its back, dressed as a miniature version of the tiger and leopard riding. The barbarian girls also shouted slogans as they walked: "Tiger and leopard, tiger and leopard, gentle as cats." Tiger Leopard Tiger Leopard, run as soon as you do! ”
These barbarian women held flags and brought fierce dogs to the front of the Wei army camp with a swagger, posing a majestic and high-spirited jiashi, but in essence, they were not majestic at all, and they stimulated the soldiers of the Wuwei battalion and the tiger and leopard cavalry. Not only did they shout slogans, but they also scolded in half-baked Chinese. These barbarian girls have a spicy nature, and they have nothing to do with being gentle and virtuous, and they can scold any dirty words. The scolding is so ugly that it can make any bloody man explode his lungs.
When Wei Ba was in Wuling, he used to scold Lu Xun and Lu Lan with professional scolding fighters, and today, he replaced them with female scolding soldiers, and his power is even greater than that of men. Even a veteran like Xu Ding scolded the birth of one Buddha and the ascension of the second Buddha, and his anger almost overturned the Tianling cover. Those soldiers who have always felt that the sky is the first, Lao Tzu is the second, and the invincible opponents who are rampant in the world are even more angry, and they have asked for battle, and even disregarded the military orders to rush out of the camp and fight with Wei Ba again.
When Cao Yu and Chen Tai heard the news, their faces were like ashes, but Cao Yu resolutely refused to fight, and he ordered a retreat. He knew Wei Ba's intentions very well, Wei Ba had a solid position, powerful armaments, and a forcible attack would only bring greater casualties. It is better to retreat temporarily and use the powerful impact of the tiger and leopard cavalry to attack Wei Ba in motion. The soldiers may be able to move freely, and even the ballista can barely keep up, but the thunderbolt is slow to move, and it is impossible for the tiger and leopard to adapt to the maneuverable tactics of the tiger and leopard riders.
Chen Tai and Xu Ding agreed with Cao Yu's decision, forcibly suppressed the backlash of the soldiers, and left the turbulent water with the bodies of the fallen soldiers, watching Wei Ba from afar.
They didn't let Wei Ba succeed again, but the morale of the Wuwei Battalion and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry plummeted, and no one was willing to look at Cao Yu and Chen Tai directly, and even Xu Ding, the old general, was met with countless eyes and contempt. If it weren't for the fact that the families of the soldiers were under the control of the imperial court, it is difficult to say how many people would have fled.
Seeing that Cao Yu would rather pretend to be a grandson than be fooled, Wei Ba didn't have much to do. He immediately sent a message to Ma Yan, telling him to hurry up the time to attack, and at the same time watch out for the attacks of the tiger and leopard cavalry and the Wuwei battalion. And he himself calmed down and thought about how to fight Cao Yu again and completely destroy the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry and the Wuwei Battalion.
After receiving the news from Wei Ba, Ma Jian was overjoyed. No matter how many kills and casualties there are, being able to defeat the elite of the Wei army such as the Tiger and Par Cavalry and the Wuwei Battalion is a great thing, at least it can greatly boost the morale of the party. He immediately found Wei Feng and Deng Zhi, put Wei Ba's army in front of them for a while, and said, "Zirou, look at it, I'm not wrong." Ziyu won. ”
General Wei Feng took the newspaper and read it twice in a row, so happy that he couldn't close his mouth, and he didn't care about arguing with Ma Jian anymore. Deng Zhi looked at it and said enviously: "Wei Wenchang gave birth to a good son, which is really eye-catching." ”
Ma Jian smiled and said: "Bo Miao, you should also take your son out to experience and practice, in the study, you can't learn real skills." ”
"That's that, that's." Deng Zhi raised his beard, nodded again and again, but said with a smile: "My dog, how can he be compared with Wei Ziyu, it is very satisfying to be a lieutenant by his side." ”
Ma Tan smiled slightly, and said with something in his words: "Bo Miao, you underestimate your son too much, and you underestimate Wei Ziyu too much. He will be a pillar of the country in the future, and if your son comes to him, as long as he works diligently, will he be more than a school captain? I see, it's not impossible to surpass you. ”
Deng Zhi understood and smiled without saying a word. Wei Feng was a little dazed, he only knew that Ma Jian and Deng Zhi were optimistic about Wei Ba, but he didn't know that there was another mystery between these words.
Ma Jian immediately informed the whole army of Wei Ba's military report. As soon as he heard that Wei Ba had won another battle, and that he had defeated the elite of the Wei army such as the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry and the Wuwei Battalion, the morale of the Shu Han army was greatly boosted.
Ma Tan then arranged for a forced crossing of the turbulent water.
The Wei army's morale was frustrated and it was in danger under Ma Tan's strong attack, so it had to ask Cao Yu for support.
Ma Jian also asked Wei Ba to go south immediately, on the one hand to contain Cao Yu, and on the other hand to flank the Wei army on the east bank
(To be continued......)