After this battle, most of their siege equipment was destroyed, and the siege battle could not be opened for a short time.

Yuan Shao is concerned about how he can crack the enemy's ubiquitous meticulous work at the moment. You can't just go to war and your scouts will be slaughtered and made blind, right?

How to fight this battle!

Tian Feng pondered for a moment and replied, "You can try to send more scouts and strictly order the time to return to the camp." Once they fail to return within the time limit, put the whole army on alert. ”

It's just that this method is very passive, and if you do that, they will always be in a passive state.

"Is there no other way?" Yuan Shao was obviously not satisfied with this strategy, and passively obtaining information would miss the opportunity.

Tian Feng shook his head and signaled that this was the only way at the moment.

This is his nature, and Yuan Shao also understands this, but he still can't help but feel angry in his heart.

This is human nature, and even though we know that it is a matter of character, it is difficult to understand.

The frustrated professor on the side hurriedly added: "At present, the only way to deal with it is to deal with it in this way, but in the future, the lord may be able to follow Liu Bei's example and form a team dedicated to spying on intelligence." ”

He recognized Tian Feng's wisdom very much, but it was difficult to recognize his temperament, and his words and deeds were also necessary skills for a strategist.

If you keep angering the monarch, no matter how capable you are, the relationship between the monarch and the minister may not last long.

However, he persuaded him many times, but Tian Feng still went his own way, this person has his own philosophy.

I walk right, sit upright, and believe that the Lord is not a narrow-minded person.

But I never thought that the clay figurines and fire, even if they were virtuous monarchs, when the accumulated grievances reached a certain level, they would erupt.

However, before Yuan Shao could break out at this time, he looked around at everyone and asked, "What do you think is how to break the enemy's horn situation?" ”

After everyone was silent for a moment, Xu Yu took the lead in speaking.

"My lord, now that our army's strength advantage is not large, if we want to completely occupy the entire territory of Bingzhou, it is inevitable to increase our troops."

Now there are 40,000 defenders in Bingzhou, and they only have 60,000, which is good if it is a head-to-head battle, but if it is a siege battle, it is almost negligible.

Yuan Shao nodded, and then said, "I'll send a message to Han Fu and ask him to send another 30,000 reinforcements." ”

In this way, the situation on the side of the state has reached a stalemate.

……

At the same time, Liu Bei's army of 60,000 also arrived at the Tiger Pass, and the coalition formed by Cao Cao and Yuan Shu also fell into a standoff.

Late at night, Cao Cao was discussing war with Yuan Shu.

Dozens of civil and military personnel on both sides were not in the big tent of the Chinese army, but came to an open space in front of the tent. And in the center of the crowd was a heavy armor that was already somewhat broken.

This is the armor of the Iron Floating Massage, sent by Dong Zhuo, which is one of the few captures in the previous war, and it is incomplete.

The enemy of the enemy is the friend, and Dong Zhuo hopes that Cao Cao and Yuan Shu will defeat Liu Bei, because this is the result that is in his best interest, so he spares no effort in terms of intelligence.

Through the splicing of the messengers sent by Dong Zhuo, with Cao Ren as a live target, the image of a Tiefutu soldier was successfully shaped.

"What a heavy armored cavalry, with all men and horses armored, no wonder Liu Bei can win many battles."

"It's hard to resist such a strong army!"

"How can we crack such an army?"

……

Everyone gathered around Cao Ren and discussed, thinking hard about how to solve it.

At this moment, Cao Ren spoke.

"This armor is very heavy, even if I wear it, I'm afraid I won't be able to fight for long."

These words gave everyone a wake-up call.

If you look closely, this armor is thicker and tighter than the armor of the generals. Such armor, the general wears it and can't last long, let alone an ordinary soldier?

Cao Cao looked at the envoy sent by Dong Zhuo with a solemn face and asked, "When the battle was first engaged, did Liu Bei's cavalry fight for a long time?" ”

The envoy pondered for a moment when he heard this, then nodded and said, "What Cao Gong said is very true, after Liu Bei's iron cavalry broke the formation, he did not continue to pursue. ”

In this way, this statement is true.

However, the faces of the people were not soothed in the slightest, because even if they could not fight for a long time, this kind of heavily armored cavalry was enough to cut through their military formation in a short time, and their problem was still unsolved.

Generally speaking, the method of restraining cavalry is to use shields in front and archers behind, use bows and crossbows to kill and wound enemy cavalry, and use shields to build a strong wall to resist cavalry attacks.

However, in the face of this kind of armored cavalry, the damage that the bow and crossbow can cause is already very small, and the shield soldiers are afraid that they will not be able to stop this impact.

It is no wonder that the Xiliang army, which is as strong as the Xiliang army, was also defeated in the First World War, such a cavalry is indeed invincible.

Xun You groaned: "Maybe you can use the hook and sickle gun to deal with it." With that, he stepped forward and pointed to the horse's leg.

Everyone suddenly realized that the horse's legs had no protection, and they only needed to break the horse's legs, and this cavalry was basically wasted, and could only be used as a heavily armored infantry army, far from the impact of riding horses.

Perhaps after falling off the horse, the warrior would never get up again.

When Yuan Shu heard this suggestion, he immediately said decisively: "Someone, send a message immediately, and let the Ordnance Department build 30,000 hook sickle guns." ”

"Whoa."

Cao Cao showed a trace of envy in his eyes when he heard this, and secretly sighed in his heart, this Yuan Highway was so rich in his past and present life, Nanyang is worthy of being the land of Longxing, and the Yuan family is also worthy of being the third prince of the fourth world.

If this is his Yanzhou, building 30,000 hook sickles will have to be financially hemorrhaged.

Xi Zhong also spoke: "Cavalry is known for its mobility, and after putting on heavy armor, the speed should be much slower. If you are facing light cavalry, this kind of heavy cavalry cannot catch up. ”

Although everyone thinks this is reasonable, in their Central Plains army, the proportion of cavalry is far less than that of the border pass, not to mention that the whole army is cavalry.

No matter how slow the heavy cavalry runs, it will not be inferior to the infantry.

Xi Zhong paused in his tone, and then looked at the envoy sent by Dong Zhuo: "Do you know who created this kind of cavalry?" ”

"According to the captured enemy soldiers, this kind of cavalry was proposed by Guo Jia."

Guo Jia...

Xi Zhong sighed, he couldn't compare to this person after all. He can only give advice, and the other party can even train troops.

As everyone knows, Cao Cao on the side has his eyes wide and his face is incredulous.

Was it created by Feng Xiao?

That...... Why didn't he bring it up in his previous life?

Could it be that he has no reservations about Liu Bei and always keeps a hand on himself?

Alas!

Cao Cao only felt a fire in his chest, and he felt the urge to vomit blood.

Although he had a tiger and leopard cavalry in his previous life, he only had better protection than ordinary cavalry, and his riding and archery skills were more outstanding, and his ability to break the formation was far inferior to this kind of heavy cavalry.

If Guo Jia himself hears this, I am afraid that he will cry out for injustice, Jia has a deep affection for Cao Gong, but he is not like this guy who has a "hanging".

At this time, Yuan Shu said: "In the final analysis, we still haven't found a way to crack this kind of cavalry. ”

The hook and sickle gun can't be built in a short time, and the infantry can't stop the enemy's iron cavalry, how can this battle be fought?

It is no wonder that Liu Bei dares to fight on three fronts, according to the current trend, let alone breaking through the Tiger Prison Pass, they have no chance of winning in frontal field battles.

Cao Cao and Yuan Shuju secretly made up their minds that after they returned, they would also form this kind of heavy armor iron cavalry, if there were 5,000 heavy cavalry, he would have to be invincible in the world.

However, when he later knew the cost of this type of troops, the number was reduced again and again, and at the same time he secretly muttered to himself, how could Liu Bei, a poor ghost, afford this kind of cavalry back then?

Straight to the point.

Xun You shook his head and said, "Actually, it's not like there's no way to crack it. ”

Cao Cao's eyes flashed slightly, as if he had guessed what he said.

"Gongda, please." Yuan Shu raised his hand to signal, and at the same time secretly said to himself in his heart: Why didn't the two talents of the Xun family vote for him Yuan, is he so unfavorable?

"The Princes of Shicai also said that this kind of heavy cavalry is not very mobile, and it cannot fight for a long time. If you send a large force of heavily armored infantry to snipe until the enemy is exhausted, our army can turn passive into active. ”

Xun You's meaning was not difficult to understand, and everyone quickly understood.

In the final analysis, it is to send to death, use human lives to build a defensive wall, and when the enemy is tired of killing, he will naturally lose the ability to break the formation.

In addition, Yang Hong, Yuan Shu's strategist, also proposed a strategy of digging a chasm, but this method has great limitations. Because this chasm will not only block the enemy's iron hooves, but also affect their pace of advancement, they can't always be beaten passively, right?

This is the next policy, and it will not be used until the last resort.

At this moment, Liu Bei and the others in the Tiger Prison Pass were not idle, and they were also discussing strategies against the enemy.

Jia Xu rarely hid behind the crowd today, but talked eloquently in front of everyone's eyes.

"At the beginning, the lord was able to easily defeat Dong Zhuo because of the killer feature of Tiefutu."

"But a secret is a secret because it is not known."

"If the expectation is good, now Cao Cao and the others should already know about the existence of Tiefutu, and even start to study the method of cracking it."

Zhang Fei was a little puzzled after hearing this: "According to the meaning of the military division, my iron floating slaughter is useless?" ”

"Of course not."

Jia Xu shook his head and said, "Even if they study a way to crack it, they can't completely defuse the threat of the Iron Floating Slaughter. ”

"Because the essence of the art of war has always been in the people who use it, as long as they can't guess the main direction of attack of the Iron Floating Massacre, their method of cracking it will be like a fictitious one, and they must always worry about the threat of the Iron Floating Massacre."

Liu Bei asked: "What the military advisor means is to let me keep the Iron Floating Tu and not use it, so that Cao Cao and Yuan Shu can't change their formations and be tied up at all times, right?" ”

"Yes!"

Jia Xu already had a general understanding of the characteristics and cost of the Iron Floating Massacre, and once the battle was lost, the losses would be huge.

And as long as you keep this killer feature, you can pose a threat to the enemy army anytime and anywhere.

"I don't believe that Cao Cao and Yuan Shu can come up with a way to crack it so quickly." Zhang Fei was not happy, because he was the chief general of Tiefutu, according to Jia Xu's strategy, wouldn't he let him eat ashes in the rear?

Jia Xu smiled and said nothing.

Liu Bei said with a smile: "If Yide is unwilling, he can hand over the command of the Iron Floating Slaughter." ”

"Yun Yuan replaces Yide."

(End of chapter)