Chapter 347: Pang Juan, Cao Cao and Guo Jia (make up for the second watch at noon)
In Dongjun, Wei Wushu, who was equipped with three-layer armor, marched to Puyang with a large number of foot soldiers, and the main general Pang Juan commanded an army of 60,000 to capture Dongjun for Gongziwen. Gongziwen decided to attach himself to Chutian, and Pang Juan also indirectly became Chutian's general.
The situation was extremely favorable to the allied forces of Chutian and Gongziwen. Correspondingly, Cao Cao's power was greatly bad, leaving only the two counties of Dongjun and Chenliu County, and they became small princes like Gongziwen.
From a big prince to a small prince, Cao Cao was in a difficult situation, almost teetering on the verge of destruction.
"As long as I make great contributions in the great battle to eliminate Cao Cao, I can become a general in the future."
Pang Juan defeated Cao's army one after another, and joined forces with Xu Rong and Huaxiong's Xiliang Army to advance, fighting hard in order to obtain military merits. If he becomes Chutian's subordinate general in the future, Pang Juan also wants to be in a high position and hold a lot of power. He didn't think he would be worse than Chu Tian's generals.
"Tens of thousands of Cao troops have been found ahead!"
A cavalry scout holding the reins returned to report to Pang Juan.
"Cao Jun did not hold the city, and dared to fight with my soldiers in the field. Just what the doctor ordered! ”
"Inform Xu Rong of the Xiliang Legion to join me thirty miles away."
Pang Juan sent cavalry to inform Xu Rong, and then personally led 1,000 Wei soldiers and 10,000 elite soldiers as the vanguard, riding war horses and marching quickly, in an attempt to meet Cao's army in the field.
Cao Cao had Cao Ren, Cheng Yu, and Xun Yu to defend the city, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack, and Pang Juan attacked Dongjun many times to no avail. Cao Jun dared to go out of the city to fight, but Pang Juan couldn't ask for it.
Thirty miles away, Cao Hong led tens of thousands of infantry to resist Pang Juan.
When Cao Jun heard that Pang Juan had abandoned the cumbersome army of 60,000 and chased after him on a war horse, he couldn't help but be in chaos.
War horses gallop in, sand and dust rolling!
Pang Juan was good at commanding infantry, and when he led 11,000 mounted infantry to catch up with Cao Hong, he immediately ordered all the infantry to dismount and engage Cao's army.
A thousand Wei soldiers armed with strong crossbows and fired fiercely at the Cao army, and the Cao army fell in pieces, and then the infantry covered the killing, and the Cao army was defeated.
Cao Hong held the sword and held the shield, and fought and retreated!
On the other side, Xu Rong, the commander of the Xiliang Legion, learned that Pang Juan did not hesitate to advance in pursuit of military exploits, and his face changed uncertainly, and he had a faint premonition of uneasiness.
Cao Cao was the soul of the man, and he returned to Dongjun to pacify the restless military generals, reorganize the defenses, and actively organize counterattacks.
Attack Dongjun with and without Cao Cao, the difficulty is two levels.
"Go and join Pang Juan immediately, Hua Xiong, you follow."
Since Xu Rong defected to Chutian, he was sent by Chutian to the Yanzhou battlefield to deal with Cao Cao, and he was more familiar with the cunning Cao Cao. Cao Cao was not necessarily Xu Rong's opponent when his troops were insufficient, but after several years of development, Cao Cao's power was no longer able to suppress the first hero in the late Han Dynasty. Now Xu Rong is facing Cao Cao, and he is becoming more and more laborious.
It is precisely because of this that he is worried about Pang Juan's practice of leading elite infantry to light the enemy.
Although Wei Wushu was an elite heavy infantry, it did not mean that he was invincible.
Xu Rong led the light cavalry to march quickly to support Pang Juan.
Hua Xiong's commander only had a few hundred Xiliang iron cavalry left to follow behind Xu Rong's cavalry. Each Xiliang Iron Cavalry is equipped with a war horse and two horses, which can speed up the march, so that the heavy cavalry has a marching speed close to that of the light cavalry.
The horses galloped across the plains of the East County, and most of the places they went were desolate.
The war in East County has been going on for five full years, and there has not been a year without fighting. Cao Cao's war to unify Dongjun continued, and he had a tug of war with Gongzi Wen, and then the Xuzhou forces interfered in Yanzhou, so there were expeditions every year, and even soldiers and horses were mobilized every month.
In contrast, many of Chutian's counties had time to rest.
In a mountain forest, Cao Cao, who was dressed in a sharp face, stood behind Cao Cao with a halberd, and the two generals Le Jin and Xiahou Yuan each commanded infantry and light cavalry. In addition, the young military general Cao Chun led more than 1,000 tigers and leopards to ride.
All Cao Cao's generals had firm eyes in their eyes, and this was their last counterattack. If Pang Juan can be defeated, the pressure on Yanzhou will be greatly reduced, and there may not be no chance to turn defeat into victory.
The scout in front galloped into the forest, whispering in his ear.
"Pang Juan has already been tricked!"
Cao Cao was overjoyed.
The strategy developed by the mastermind Xun You for Cao Cao was to first make it easy and then difficult. Le Yi, Li Guang, and Li Xiuning were difficult to deal with all the way. It was difficult for Le Yi to be calculated, and there were soldiers and horses along the way and Du Ruhui as a military advisor. In contrast, Pang Juan is easy to deal with.
"If you can kill Pang Juan and destroy Gongziwen, there is still room for maneuver! Yuan Benchu and Yuan Highway are both dry bones in the grave, not worth relying on, we can only rely on our own force! All the soldiers fought hard, and everyone was rewarded after the war! Later, the rest of the troops took the lead in attacking, and the tiger and leopard rode to wait for the two sides to stalemate, destroying the strong enemy in one fell swoop! ”
Cao Cao drew his sword, and 20,000 Cao troops set up an ambush. Cao Chun was kept as a hole card by Cao Cao, he was restless, and this battle could decide the life and death of Cao Cao's forces. More than 1,000 tigers and leopards rode as the last hope of Cao Cao's forces.
"General Pang Juan fought with more than 10,000 Cao troops, Wei Wushu stepped forward to attack, the Cao army was defeated after hundreds of casualties, and General Pang Juan is pursuing Cao's army!"
Guo Jia and Gongziwen led a large army to camp in the rear, and when they heard that Pang Juan had defeated Cao's army, Guo Jia fell into deep thought. Cao's army is now on the defensive, with only more than 10,000 people fighting, revealing something unusual.
"This may be a trap set by the Cao thief, if the Cao thief has an ambush, General Pang Juan will be ambushed, and the son can abandon the baggage, so that the soldiers can march forcefully, and defeat will be victorious!"
Guo Jia called Cao Cao a thief, which was the ear and eye of the lord Chu Tian. In order to prevent Guo Jia from accidentally returning to Cao Cao's arms, Chu Tian gave Cao Cao a nickname. Guo Jia actually called it like that.
Xia Liang lent Guo Jia to Gongziwen in order to make up for Gongziwen's lack of strategists.
Gongziwen knew what Guo Jia had probably seen, so he gave an order to all the soldiers: "According to the order of the military advisor, abandon all baggage, forcibly march, and be sure to support Pang Juan in time!" ”
"Yes!"
At the urging of Gongziwen, only 10,000 soldiers and horses were left to guard the grain and grass, and the remaining 40,000 soldiers marched lightly.
In the southern suburbs of Puyang, Pang Juan led Wei Wushu and 10,000 light infantry to chase and kill Cao Hong, and stepped into Cao Cao's ambush circle! Cao Cao made people cut down big trees and block the road, and when Pang Juan couldn't advance or retreat, the ambush soldiers rose in all directions, and crossbow arrows were fired!
The rain of arrows covered the sky, and Wei Wushu held his shield and used his halberd to dispel the crossbow arrows that were fired! From time to time, a crossbow bolt hits the shield, or is struck by an iron halberd, and the bolt flies in all directions!
A thousand Wei warriors formed a circle formation and used a twelve-stone strong crossbow to fight back, and the crossbow arrows of both sides fired at each other, and it continued!
Wei Wushu still had the ability to resist the ambush, but the low-ranking light infantry was ambushed by Cao Cao and suffered heavy casualties. More than 1,000 light infantry were killed by the crossbow arrows of the ambush soldiers and fell to the ground.
"It is worthy of Wei Wushu, he is really an elite teacher. For several years, if it weren't for Wei Wushu blocking my troops, Gongziwen would have been captured by me. ”
Cao Cao saw that Wei Wushu, who was a heavy infantryman, did not suffer much losses, and felt a great headache for Wei Wushu. He had been tortured by Wei Wushu for several years.
"All the soldiers will fight bravely with me to kill the enemy, and the chance of victory or defeat is today!"
Cao Cao faced the crisis, so he could only go into battle in person and go all out!
He only has two counties, and he is no longer a big prince, just a small prince. Zhang Liao was injured, Yu Ban was captured, Cao Cao could only go into battle in person, and Chu Tian had already driven him to a desperate situation.
Cao Cao personally led the infantry, and Le Jin served as the deputy general of the infantry, and at the same time he killed and attacked Pang Juan! Xiahou Yuan's light cavalry galloped and shot at a gallop, taking the lead in destroying the light infantry in the rear!
On the battlefield, arrows were shot everywhere, shouts of killing were everywhere, and Pang Juan was surrounded by Cao Cao, his face was pale. He quickly observed the battle situation, Cao Cao, Le Jin, Dian Wei, and Cao Hong's infantry attacked Wei Wushu head-on, and Xiahou Yuan had already circled to the rear.
"Wei Wushu listens to my orders and destroys the enemy formation!"
Pang Juan is also a ruthless man, in the face of Cao Cao's infantry, out of trust in Wei Wushu, he did not retreat, but fought Cao Cao head-on!
Cao Cao led the fourth-order Yanzhou heavy infantry, the quality of individual soldiers was lower than that of Wei Wushu, and the two heavy infantry fought and used a halberd to assassinate, and Wei Wushu had the upper hand! The shield blocks the halberd, the halberd stabs the iron armor, and the sound of metal striking is endless!
With his strong combat ability, Wei Wushu simply defeated the low-level heavy infantry and light infantry led by Cao Cao!
"Use the tiger and leopard ride!"
Cao Cao saw that Wei Wushu was fierce, so he ordered the arrows to be fired and informed Cao Chun that the ambushed tiger and leopard cavalry was dispatched.
"This is the signal of the lord, it's time for us to go into battle, Chu Zimou wants to capture Dongjun, how can it be so easy!"
Cao Chun was young and vigorous, leading Cao Cao's few elite heavy cavalry to attack.
Heavily armored horses and leopards ride into the battlefield!
When more than 1,000 highly-equipped tigers and leopards attacked, the ground was trembling and the iron hooves were ringing! Everyone couldn't help but look at the tiger and leopard cavalry who were engaged in the battle, Cao Jun seemed to see hope, while Pang Juan's army looked embarrassed.
Cao Cao personally led his troops to consume the morale of Wei Wushu, in order to pave the way for the final decision of the tiger and leopard cavalry!
"Kill!"
Cao Chun was wearing dozens of pounds of heavy armor, taking the lead, leading the tiger and leopard cavalry to attack the enemy formation!
The tiger and leopard rode into Wei Wushu, the sharp iron spear stabbed Wei Wushu's head, and Wei Wushu's halberd stabbed at the war horse or the cavalry on horseback!
The two heavily armored troops collided, and the tiger and leopard cavalry began to break through Wei Wushu's defense line, and Wei Wushu's defense line was crumbling!
Wei Wushu was ambushed, his morale dropped, and he was consumed by Cao Cao himself, and at this time, he could no longer stop the assault of the tiger and leopard cavalry, and finally collapsed!
If it was Wu Qi's Wei Wushu, he could still fight at this time, but Pang Juan did not have the ability to turn defeat into victory under the disadvantage of Zhongfu.
Pang Juan was defeated, and Xiahou Yuan in the rear defeated the light infantry brought by Pang Juan at the same time, and attacked Cao Cao, Dian Wei, and Cao Chun!
Dian Wei held two iron halberds and chased Pang Juan in the chaotic army, wanting to take Pang Juan's head among the ten thousand troops. Wei Wushu stabbed at Dian Wei with a halberd, and was taken by Dian Wei with a short halberd, and the other short halberd killed Wei Wushu with one move!
Unless Wei Wushu gathers into a phalanx, facing Dian Wei alone is not a one-time enemy.
Pang Juan saw that Wei Wushu was scattered under the impact of the tiger and leopard ride, and he had no face to go back to see the lord, let alone the face to take refuge in Xuzhou Mu in the future, so he pulled out his sword and planned to commit suicide before Dian Wei captured him alive.
"General, reinforcements have arrived, so you don't have to!"
Before Pang Juan committed suicide, he was stopped by his own soldiers.
Pang Juan looked behind, the dust was rolling, shouting and killing were everywhere, and sure enough, reinforcements arrived.
Now that there are reinforcements, his legion will not be wiped out, and Pang Juan has the idea of living again.
Gongziwen and Guo Jiazong killed an army of 40,000 people, engaged Xiahou Yuan's light cavalry, repelled Xiahou Yuan with their numerical superiority, and joined the surrounded Pang Juan.
Cao Cao had the opportunity to completely annihilate Pang Juan's army and kill Pang Juan, who caused him a lot of trouble, but he didn't want to be found out by Guo Jia in the ambush, and Pang Juan was successfully rescued.
Cao Cao was furious and ordered Cao Chun to lead the tiger and leopard cavalry to attack Gongziwen's army!
After more than 1,000 tigers and leopards broke through Wei Wushu's defense line, they rushed straight to Gongziwen!
Gongziwen has been at war with Cao Cao for a long time, and he is very familiar with the tiger and leopard ride. He formed a phalanx of heavy spears and used a crossbow to shoot tigers and leopards.
Cao Chun's tiger and leopard cavalry ignored the dead and wounded, and continued to storm Gongzi Wen's army!
"General Pang Juan quickly rectified Wei Wushu, and only Wei Wushu can slightly resist the tiger and leopard cavalry."
After Guo Jia waited for Pang Juan to come back, he asked Pang Juan to reorganize his troops and horses and counterattack.
Pang Juan was ashamed and gathered Wei Wushu, and there were less than seven hundred people left.
However, with the regrouping of the army, Wei Wushu once again resisted the tiger and leopard cavalry, and the threat brought by the tiger and leopard cavalry was reduced, and the 40,000 army of Gongziwen and Guo Jia could not be completely destroyed.
Cao Cao was still at the advantage, because Cao Cao had far more generals than Gongziwen. At the same time, Cao Cao's commanding ability was better than Pang Juan, and there were military generals such as Xiahou Yuan, Dian Wei, and Le Jin who fought bravely, and Gongziwen's soldiers and horses were killed in large numbers.
"According to the itinerary, Xu Rong should have arrived."
Guo Jia faced the situation of his own soldiers constantly dying, but he did not panic, but waited patiently for Xu Rong to respond. Based on his recent understanding of Xu Rong, Xu Rong should come to support.
"Dian Wei, kill the enemy with me!"
Cao Cao planned to rush to the front, boost morale, and take down Gongziwen and Guo Jia in one fell swoop.
"My lord, there is a cavalry in the rear, trying to cut off the retreat of our army!"
Just as Cao Cao was expanding his gains, the ghostly Xu Rong reappeared, and Xu Rong detoured to Cao Cao's rear and attacked Cao Cao from behind!
"It must be Xu Rong again!"
Cao Cao was harassed by Xu Rong's ambushes, food shortages and other tactics, and he was miserable. Xu Rong avoided fighting Cao Cao head-on, but instead posed a greater threat to Cao Cao.
"The general trend has gone, you can't kill Pang Juan and kill Gongziwen today, you will miss a good opportunity!"
Cao Cao led the army to retreat, Le Jin and Dian Wei protected Cao Cao to break through, and Cao Hong and Xiahou Yuan fought hard.
Pang Juan, Gongziwen, and Guo Jia took the opportunity to attack and win back a city!
Cao Chun's tiger and leopard cavalry was the vanguard, and Xu Rong could not stop the impact of the tiger and leopard cavalry under the premise that the Xiliang iron cavalry was not present, allowing Cao Cao to retreat. However, Xu Rong's light cavalry used cavalry to inflict considerable casualties on Cao Cao.
"The military advisor is really smart, although I dare not say that our side won this battle, but there was no fiasco."
Gongziwen gathered the soldiers of all departments and temporarily dismissed the army. He thought of Guo Jia, a strategist who was supposed to be recruited by Cao Cao, but instead made Cao Cao suffer a small loss, and he always felt a little wonderful.