Chapter 517: Cao Cao's counterattack
This battle can be said to be an extremely strange battle, before the war, the three parties participating in the war, no, it should be the four parties, the four parties participating in the war, almost none of the planned tactical arrangements, all the tactical plans, are with the change of the battlefield situation and improvised.
Of course, in this battle, the players who moved the slowest and accepted the task issued by Fang Zhiwen and set off from Yidong City at the latest, and finally arrived at the battlefield were excluded, because the relationship between their speed and strength did not actively affect the energy of the battle process.
This is not to say that the tactical level of these players is poor, or that they look down on the player's intelligence ability, but that the player's ability to project troops on the battlefield is too poor, and as a result, he can't keep up with the fast pace of the other three parties in the main battle, and finally has to be reduced to a supporting role, in vain with extraordinary wisdom and intelligence ability, but if you don't have enough strength, everything in the end is just a fantasy.
The time and place of the encounter between Zhen Xiang and the players in the Yellow Turban camp were calculated by Zhen Xiang according to the arrangement of the military advisor, and Zhen Xiang did not have to deliberately pretend to be caught off guard by a surprise attack, because that would be too fake, and the fake would even make the ambusher wonder if he had been ambushed by the opponent.
In fact, the hundreds of thousands of troops involved in the ambush were basically scattered in a considerable area, controlling the entire battlefield in fragments, and they were continuing to weave this big net more closely, so as to achieve the goal of dragging Zhen Xiang and the cavalry who came from Yidong to help together.
Of course, players also hope to be able to rely on their own strength to defeat Fang Zhiwen's logistics force. and the follow-up reinforcements to kill them together, but it's hard to say whether they have this ability or not, but even if it doesn't work, as long as they drag Fang Zhiwen's troops, there will naturally be capable people to deal with them, or one can't do it well. It can also create a situation where two tigers compete with each other, and if the two tigers can be taken down together in the end, that
Zhen Xiang threw aside the supplies very shamelessly. No matter how bad his head is, he knows what will happen if he still cares about materials at this time, on the contrary. If he maintained the high mobility of his troops, the Inhuman troops present would not dare to step forward to grab the supplies, and now, the mountain-like supplies have become a burden that neither side dares to move.
Zhen Xiang deliberately hesitated for a while, then resolutely chose to break through to the east, and then turned south to join the troops who came to the rescue.
Zhen Xiang tried his best to avoid engaging the Inhuman forces, who had placed a large number of makeshift traps around. The speed of Zhen Xiang's troops was originally reduced, and if they were entangled with the Inhuman troops again, the surrounding Inhuman troops would quickly surround Zhen Xiang layer by layer, and at that time, no matter how strong Zhen Xiang's troops were, no matter how strong their combat effectiveness was. It is impossible to rely on 10,000 troops to resist more than 100,000 troops!
Therefore, the task that Zhen Xiang received was to run desperately, as for whether he could be killed from the encirclement of more than 100,000 people, it depended on Zhen Xiang's ability, and the troops responsible for supporting Zhen Xiang were not Taishi Zhaorong's assault cavalry. It was not Gao Shun's cameo cavalry, let alone Fang Zhiwen's guards, but the player troops gathered in Yidong City.
Although the main force assembled by Fang Zhiwen did not set off late, it did not appear on this battlefield, but in the northeast of this huge ambush position, blocking the main force of Cao Cao and Xiahoudun who were trying to rush to the battlefield.
Fang Zhiwen has 11,000 cavalry from Taishi Zhaorong's headquarters and 2,000 of his own guards, these 13,000 elite cavalry are definitely a very strong combat force.
Even in the face of Cao Cao's more than 40,000 mixed infantry and more than 20,000 light cavalry, this force is still a frightening strike force, especially the archers led by Fang Zhiwen who have an advantage in speed.
"Brother, is that bearded man Cao Cao?"
"Well, that's right, the guy next to me with no expression on his face is Xia Houdun."
Cao Cao's troops occupied a small hillside in formation, with infantry in the middle and cavalry on either side. What's even more interesting is that this terrain, on the left side of Fang Zhiwen, that is, to the right of Cao Cao's army array, is a mountain range that is not very high, and between the slope where Cao Cao's army is located and the mountain range is a valley, and this slope is obviously also part of the mountain range. On the right side of Fang Zhiwen, nearly two miles or so, there was sparse woodland, and the cavalry should barely be able to pass through, but if you set a trap in the woodland...... No matter how you look at it, it feels like a dead end! I just don't know if there is a passage behind the hillside, it is said that Cao Cao's troops came from that side, and there should be a passage.
Fang Zhiwen pointed at the enemy camp hundreds of steps away with a horsewhip, in fact, it is night, even if Fang Zhiwen has the bonus of night vision, he can't see that far away, as for whether Xiahoudun has an expression on his face, in fact, Fang Zhiwen is guessing blindly.
Taishi Zhaorong was stunned for a moment, and looked carefully in confusion, but she still couldn't see the situation on the other side, could it be that her husband's eyes were so good?
As for how Xiangxiang saw it, of course it was nonsense, she couldn't see the situation on the other side at all, and could only see a few figures standing in front of the military formation on the opposite side.
If Cao Cao knew that the enemy on the opposite side was talking nonsense and joking in front of the battle array, he would probably be in trouble.
"Husband, I'll deal with Xiahoudun in a while."
"Yes, then greet him with a bow and arrow1
"Huh!?" Taishi Zhaorong was stunned, and then glanced at Fang Zhiwen with some disgust, but also, when the other party has mixed infantry, it is best not to choose melee combat, not to mention that it is still night, and there is a general on the opposite side who is very resourceful and commander-in-command.
"Cao Cao is a plum blossom array, the periphery is a heavy shield infantry, and the middle is a heavy crossbowman, which is not conducive to our active attack, and this plum blossom array changes very quickly, it is easy to turn into a fish scale array or a circle formation to defend or move, if the cavalry rushes in, it will be flanked by the opponent's cavalry, and then the plum blossom array will be turned into an eight-gate array to trap the enemy and kill it."
Tian Feng owed himself on the horse, and ran on horseback for an afternoon and half the night. My butt and waist are a little stiff.
The reason why Tian Feng could see the opponent's formation was because Cao Cao arranged the lights in the formation, if it was pitch black, how could he change the formation and command in time!
"The cavalry is guarding the two wings, because they are afraid that we will attack from the two wings?" Xiangxiang's current tactical level is not bad.
"Well, the cavalry plays an auxiliary role in this formation. It's just that the offensive nature of this formation is not strong, and more importantly. Against this formation, whoever has a longer range and who is faster is faster1
Tian Feng replied. While frowning slightly, Cao Cao put out this formation, as well as his troop configuration, as if he was just waiting for the enemy to attack, the question is, didn't Cao Cao come to participate in the siege and killing of Fang Zhiwen? Why is he putting on a defensive posture? And the strange terrain around here!
Fang Zhiwen squinted his eyes and quietly listened to Xiangxiang and Tian Feng's questions and answers, but the expression on his face was a little solemn, as if he was thinking about something else.
"Uncle Tian, oh. It should be called Master Strategist, hehe, this formation is theoretically a defensive formation? ”
"That's right! Besides, isn't it weird to attack cavalry with infantry? ”
"Then what does Cao Cao want to do? Wasn't his cavalry auxiliary? But a trump card? ”
Tian Feng shook his head: "It's hard to say, it's hard to say whether the person on the other side is Cao Cao or not, perhaps, this is still a trap that drags us down." ”
"Does Cao Cao have so many cavalry? If this is still an illusion, then there should be another cavalry lurking in the shadows, according to our intelligence. Cao Cao's cavalry is at most 30,000, at least 20,000, and now there are 20,000 here, and the other 10,000 should be around the battlefield in the southwest, where did he get so many cavalry? ”
Xiangxiang asked in confusion, these data staff members are very clear, Xiangxiang naturally knows, and Xiangxiang is clear about the situation in the early stage of the tactics, as well as the current situation, and naturally knows the approximate location of Cao Cao's other troops.
Fang Zhiwen stared at the opposite side for a long time, and saw that the other party had not been preparing to attack, but was honestly defending in place, the formation was very stable, and the mental state of the soldiers was also very good.
"Take a look, Yuan Hao."
"Lord, it's better for you to command, I'm not as good as the lord in cavalry battles." Tian Feng smiled and gave up.
Fang Zhiwen nodded: "Order, the leader of the unit is in a snake formation, detour on the right side, keep the distance between the two armies more than three hundred paces, bypass the left side of the enemy, and the reconnaissance cavalry team will go forward to search for trap 1."
'Boom furnace
The cavalry of the brigade suddenly ran, and there was a noise on Cao Cao's position opposite.
"Be on alert, keep in formation, shield men raise their shields, crossbowmen ready 1
The distance between the two sides was rapidly advancing, and the cavalry on the opposite side began to move.
"The right cavalry advanced slowly, and the left cavalry turned backward and advanced."
"Huh1 Xiangxiang looked at Cao Jun's movements strangely, what is this for? Avoiding the blows of the cavalry archers? But in this way, didn't the infantry behind be exposed?
"The cavalry is a secondary role, they turn back to avoid our flying bow strikes, to maintain a position opposite us, and also to prevent us from storming the infantry formation."
Tian Feng explained the key points of this formation to Xiangxiang in a timely manner.
"Crossbowmen salvo, maximum range projectile, ready, put 1
"Salvo 1
"Rush 1
"Rain of arrows 1
The skills and arrows of both sides were sent out almost at the same time, and seeing the other party shooting at himself three hundred steps away with confidence, Fang Zhiwen was a little surprised by Cao Cao's bow and crossbow command ability and bonus!
Fang Zhiwen slightly deviated the horse's head, and pulled the distance a little, Fang Zhiwen's estimate was right, the range of the opponent's crossbow arrows reached about three hundred and twenty steps, but it was not as far as Fang Zhiwen's, Fang Zhiwen set the distance at a distance of three hundred and forty steps, and continued to throw arrows at the other party. Cao's army also actively fought back, although they did not know whether they had shot down the enemy army, but as long as they were fighting, the fear and anxiety in their hearts would disappear.
Fang Zhiwen's results are also very limited, the main general bonus, the general bonus, the skill bonus, the formation bonus, and the defensive attributes of the shield soldier and other factors are superimposed, making Fang Zhiwen's first round of attack effect very unsatisfactory.
"Yuan Hao, try to strip the opponent's main general bonus 1
"Good! Lost ground! Soldier centrifugation 1
"Rain of arrows 1
"Bombardment 1
Taishi Zhaorong and Fang Zhiwen's skills followed, and both of them set their goals on the same set of plum blossom formations.
"Boom 1
"Snort"
The flash of the skill disappeared, Fang Zhiwen quickly glanced at it, the results seemed to be not bad, but that small formation was only two or three hundred people, Fang Zhiwen glanced at the Cao army cavalry who was circling with him, the corners of his mouth grinned, and suddenly ordered loudly: "Turn right and detach, change the formation into a cone formation, the whole army will turn around, and return to 1 in the same way."
Tian Feng was stunned for a moment, but he quickly followed the horse's reins and turned back to the right.
As Fang Zhiwen turned, a horn suddenly sounded from the direction of Cao Jun's camp, and then, in the darkness behind the hillside, there was a sudden loud sound like a mountain and a sea, like an invisible torrent rushing from the netherworld, and its strong impact force seemed to carry a strong wind, blowing the surrounding withered yellow grass leaves scattered and flying.
"Kill1
Cavalry charge! It's Cao Jun's ambush!! To be continued! ~!