Although the Wei army was defeated, it was not defeated;

Although the Shu army won, it was only a miserable victory.

If you continue to pursue, I am afraid that the end will be reversed immediately.

Cao Jun did not forget that at the foot of the lonely mountain not far away, there was a large force of the Wei army besieging Ma Tan's army.

"The whole army obeyed the order, lifted the wounded, and retreated to the third junction to garrison."

The sky is finally bright.

The two sides seemed to have reached some kind of tacit agreement, allowing a small number of men and horses on both sides to clean up the corpses of the dead robes on the positions they had fought before.

In addition to the soldiers who carried the corpses on both sides, only the crows that fell in the narrow canyon were the most active.

They perched on a nearby hillside or tree branch, staring at the soldiers of both sides in silence at the bottom of the valley, croaking from time to time, full of joy and excitement.

Brutes are ruthless.

In the Wei army's position, Xu Huang listened to the battle damage report that had just been counted, and his face was so gloomy that it was about to overflow.

In just two attacks, more than 1,000 Wei soldiers were lost.

The main thing is that even the attack was not captured, which led to a sharp drop in morale.

And the best equipment was given to the death squads that acted as arrows during the two waves of attack, the cavalry in the first wave and the hoplites in the night battle in the second wave.

Now there are not enough troops, morale is low, and the equipment cannot make up a column of death squads.

If there is no attracting firepower from the death squad ahead, not to mention whether the Shu army camp can be overthrown, even the casualty rate will increase several times.

At that time, the enemy's position has not been taken, and the morale of the already side has collapsed first.

It was impossible to prepare for another attack.

"Damn!" Xu Huang slammed his fist into a nearby dead tree branch.

vented the unwillingness and anger in his heart.

The Shu army was obviously about to collapse at any time, but under the leadership of the Shu generals, it was full of resilience.

It's always a point away every time.

Could it be that the Shu general is his nemesis?

"How's it going on the other side of the mountain?"

"General Yu, the mountain side is actively building fortifications, preparing to trap the Shu army and cut off their water source, at present, the Shu soldiers have not yet discovered the purpose of our army, and the desire to attack is not strong."

"Then bring in another 5,000 sergeants."

"No!"

Xu Huang gritted his teeth, if before Sima Yi's army arrived, he would not be able to attack even a small valley.

How can he explain?

At the foot of the lonely mountain of Ma Tantun's soldiers, 15,000 Wei troops led by the deputy general surrounded several major downhill intersections, and Ma Tan's 20,000 Shu troops were surrounded on the mountain.

Due to the lack of troops, the adjutant general could only put up a large number of flags, creating the illusion of waving the flags and adopting a completely defensive position.

Wait for the battle on Xu Huang's side to end, and then join forces to finally eliminate this wave of Shu army.

The lieutenant didn't know what was going on.

Xu Huang knew it very well.

Even if there is one or two more attacks of the previous intensity, the Shu army will collapse.

But at this time, it will take at least a day to wait for the 5,000 sergeants over there to be transferred over there and arrange the attack.

The time of this day is invaluable for both parties.

Knowing that the Shu army was rapidly building a third camp at the moment, he could only pinch his nose and admit it.

Sima Yi's army is also about to arrive.

I don't have much time for myself.

I'm afraid there is only the last half day left to attack.

If the last attack still can't be won, you can only accept Sima Yi's support, and then it will be directly crushed with the momentum of thunder.

It's just that the credit has nothing to do with him Xu Huang.

At this time, there is a little calm in the valley.

It didn't last long.

After a while, under the order of Cao Jun, all the active soldiers were dispatched, and the lightly injured went to the two damaged camps in front of them to find some tools that could be used to carry them back.

Those with good physical strength went to the vicinity to continue cutting wood and set up camps.

I don't know how much time is left for him, but it's certainly not much.

Except for a few sentinels, almost all of Cao's soldiers were sent out.

Including his own soldiers.

It's a race against death.

Hush!

Finally, at sunset, the third camp was hastily built.

This time, drawing on the experience of the first and second camps, horse traps and trenches were built in front, as well as shields and water chestnuts to slow down the enemy cavalry.

Cao Jun was still not at ease, and asked his soldiers to pile up the sides of the slightly wider canyon with rocks.

In this way, if the Wei army wanted to rush in, it had to break through from the front.

The space in front of the front is not spacious, and there are less than 50 soldiers who can be sent at a time.

In this way, the disadvantage of the insufficient strength of the Shu army will be smoothed out as much as possible.

The rest can only be left to heaven.

In the early morning of the second day, Cao Jun stood on a high ground and looked back, with an anxious look on his face.

The sentinels sent out to ask Gao Xiang for help had set out last night.

To avoid being intercepted by the Wei army, he sent three sentries in a row.

Counting the time to go back and forth, I'm almost back at this moment.

Just when Cao Jun was worried, the other side of the canyon sounded the snare drum of the Wei army again.

"it!"

Cao Jun cursed fiercely in his heart.

He looked up at the sky again.

There was no sun today, it was a rare cloudy day, but it was terriblely dark.

He then returned to the camp surrounded by his own soldiers.

After a while, the sentries on the front line also brought back the news.

"General, the Wei army is mobilizing and is about to attack."

Cao Jun saw that the sentry's face was a little pale, and his expression was also very nervous, and he asked uneasily: "Can you see how many soldiers and horses there are in the Wei army?" Is it the infantry at the head, or the cavalry at the head? ”

"General......" The sentry shuddered for a moment, and added: "The Wei army has replenished about 5,000 soldiers in the early morning, and this time it is still led by cavalry. ”

After the sentry finished speaking, Cao Jun and the surrounding soldiers were stunned for a moment.

"How is that possible? Then the Wei army, like ours, only had 5,000 sergeants, how could it be replenished with new reinforcements so quickly? Are you careless and mistaken to read it? ”

Cao Jun's own soldiers grabbed the sentry's arm and shook it desperately.

It made the sentry's already pale face even more bloodless.

"It's not...... I really saw it, but last night I lay on the rocks outside the Wei army's position. ”

He swallowed a mouthful of saliva with difficulty, saw that Cao Jun was still standing in place and was silent, gritted his teeth, and said the anxiety in his heart in one breath.

"General, I'm afraid that our army won't be able to hold it, and I hope the general will prepare early."

When the sentry had finished speaking, he was pulled down by his own soldiers.

Cao Jun remained motionless in place.

The surrounding soldiers were still arguing, but after discovering Cao Jun's abnormality, they were also silent.

"How can there be so many sergeants?"

"Huh!"

His own soldiers didn't understand, but he knew it.

If the historical trajectory is not wrong, then Xu Huang originally led 20,000 cavalry to take the street pavilion.

The extra 5,000 sergeants must have been transferred from under the mountain besieging Matan.

I'm afraid that Ma Tan is still in the dark, dreaming of the victory of the mourning soldiers.

And Xu Huang seized the opportunity and planned to fight with him.

Whether this battle can be held is still unknown.

I can only hope that Gao Xiang's 10,000 reinforcements can rush over to support as soon as they receive the information.

Otherwise...... He and the remaining more than 3,000 sergeants are afraid that they will really have to confess in the street pavilion.

Cao Jun quickly figured it out, but there were some things that he couldn't say to the outside world.

Once the news leaked out, the morale of the Shu army collapsed.

And now, there is still the strength to fight.

"Drum up, inform the whole army, and let the soldiers who have had breakfast get ready, this time it is still divided into three shifts."

"No!"

The soldiers soon informed the battalion of Cao's order.

This time, there was no need for Cao Jun to elaborate, the sound of the snare drum from the other end not far away had already alarmed them in advance.

Many Shu soldiers helped each other to get up from the ground, put on their armor, checked their spears and shields, and silently returned to their camp and stood in the position of the station.

After this bitter battle, between life and death, these Shu soldiers are quietly transforming.

From a group of ordinary elite soldiers, they have transformed into veterans of a hundred battles who have experienced the test of life and death.

This is good news that Cao Jun did not expect.

Bang bang bang......

The sound of the Wei army's snare drums suddenly became urgent.

This is a precursor to an attack.

Cao Jun held a spear in his hand, standing at the forefront, like a standing military spirit, his straight and powerful background was gradually calming the impatience in the hearts of the Shu soldiers.

"As long as the general is around, we can hold it."

At this moment, the reinforcements have not yet arrived, and the figure of Cao Jun has become the biggest reliance in the hearts of most Shu troops.

If the general does not fall, the position is there.

Hold!

"Drink ......"

The Shu troops in the front row were holding shields intensively, leaning on each other, ready to meet the impact.

The archers in the rear also bent their bows and arrows, staring ahead, waiting for the Wei army in their sight to enter the best range.

Doodoo ......

The sound of messy horses' hooves finally sounded.

At the other end of the valley, the black-pressed Wei cavalry appeared in sight.

A cursory look at the past, no less than 500 rides.

As before, when the Wei cavalry encountered a shield buried in the ground and had to slow down their horses, the archers in the rear of the Shu army also let go of the arrows in their hands.

Whoosh ......

It's still a matter of shooting people and horses first.

Touch......

The Wei cavalry suddenly fell.

The Wei soldiers in the rear carefully controlled the war horse and drilled through the gap between the water chestnuts of the shield.

This was followed by a second line of defense, a trench as wide as two meters and one meter deep.

Just as the Wei cavalry got up from the trench, the second wave of arrows came again.

This was followed by scattered and dense traps.

After three preparations, the speed of the Wei cavalry was reduced to a minimum.

In addition to the wails of the wounded soldiers, there was the constant neighing of war horses, and the sound of war drums that seemed to kill Hades.

After throwing down the corpses of 150 horses, the Wei cavalry finally crashed into the third camp of the Shu army.

"Kill......"

This time, the Shu soldiers, who had experienced two tests of life and death, fired their guns faster, the angles were more tricky, and their hands were more stable.

The soldiers in the back directly sank their waists and put their shoulders behind the shield, blocking the first wave of the Wei cavalry's impact.