Chapter 447: Strategic Change
Cao Shuang is not a gentleman without dreams, on the contrary, he has always wanted to make a career.
But it's a pity that he ran into Ma Jian in the first battle of his debut. At the beginning of Nanyang, he was ruthlessly educated by Ma Jian with thousands of people.
Especially in Wuyin, under his nose, Ma Jian wiped out hundreds of his headquarters cavalry with dozens of cavalry. Under such an experience, Cao Shuang has suffered from horse phobia since then.
If Ma Tan was in Pubanjin at the moment, he wouldn't dare to make a move by borrowing Cao Shuang's courage from Jiang Wei.
However, the expedited war report sent back from Chang'an clearly stated that Ma Jian himself personally commanded the army to conquer Chang'an a few days ago.
Laying down such a large piece of territory and occupying Chang'an, Ma Tan has always been busy. Recruit soldiers, appease the people, and reward the generals...... There are so many meaningful things that Ma Jian needs to do, and it is impossible for him to appear in Pubanjin in a short time.
Since Ma Jian was not there, Cao Shuang instantly felt that he was doing it again. Especially in the past few months, a generation of famous players Zhang He was pressed and beaten by him, which made Cao Shuang more confident.
"Ma Tan is not here, if there is any change in the Shu army of Pubanjin, we can all take this opportunity to take back Pubanjin!" Cao Shuang said categorically to Xu Yi,
"As long as we can recapture Pubanjin, even if it is only temporary, the merit will be huge."
"General Cao, isn't this a bit ...... Why don't we ask Captain Wang? Xu Yi looked embarrassed, a little unsure of his idea, so he proposed to Cao Shuang.
"Wang Ji? He's just a coward who was scared by the Shu army! He definitely didn't have the courage to launch a counterattack against the Shu army at this time! For Wang Ji, Cao Shuang commented disdainfully,
"General Xu, Your Majesty has been suffering from insomnia by Xishu now, and he has already suffered from a head wind. He very much needs to have a good news, not a whole story of the defeat of our army! ”
"Isn't this what we should do? Even if it's a bit risky along the way, it's all worth it! ”
"Don't you want to be like General Xu Chu and make great contributions to the country?"
I have to say that although Cao Shuang is not good at fighting, he still has a lot of talent in demagogic people. Xu Yi hesitated for a long time under his persuasion, and finally nodded with difficulty in agreeing.
The two fledgling Cao Wei generals decided to make a move on the Han army, which had many generals.
Just as in history, he was as confident as he was in attacking his old comrade Sima Yi as a young man.
Soon, there was a change in the Han army.
The Wei scouts who reconnoitred Pubanjin sent back a message to Cao Shuang that the smoke in the Shu army camp stationed near Hebei suddenly decreased at some point. Especially the Han army on the front line of Pubanjin, there is more than a little less cooking smoke.
At the same time, Sima Yi also sent him a letter. said that it would only take two more days for him to arrive in Huayin, hoping that the Tongguan garrison could come out to meet him.
All these changes indicate that the Han army is going east to ambush Sima Yi. At this time, the strength of the Han army in Pubanjin should have been empty, and now is a good time to raid Pubanjin!
However, on the night when Cao Shuang made up his mind, a huge meteor suddenly rose in the sky in the west, crossed the sky horizontally and fell in the northeast, with a faint sound. This celestial phenomenon seemed to indicate something, and for a time it made the Wei army's hearts fluctuate.
Seeing this celestial phenomenon, even Cao Shuang, who didn't know how to observe the sky at night, could see that something was not quite right. But even so, Cao Shuang is still unwilling to give up this good opportunity.
"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! We've got to get our hands dirty! ”
Cao Shuang finally made a final decision and prepared to attack Pubanjin with the whole army the next day.
At dawn the next day, when Pubanjin was still full of fog, countless Wei soldiers suddenly held torches and stepped onto the north bank of the Yellow River, which was already cracked!
"Kill!"
"Soldiers, rush! Ma Tan is not here, these Shu people are a group of cowards! ”
"Let these southwestern savages see the momentum of our Kanto boys!"
With Xu Yi personally charging in front and Cao Shuang pressing the Chinese army, the whole army of 30,000 Wei troops dispatched and went straight to the Han army camp in Pubanjin.
Sure enough, as Cao Shuang expected, the Han army camp in Pubanjin was indeed extremely empty. With the whole Wei army dispatched, some of the remaining troops of the Han army quickly dispersed.
In just one morning, the main force of the Wei army conquered Hebei County and other places, and quickly laid a beachhead north of Pubanjin.
According to Xu Yi's thoughts, it is time to stop here, and the purpose of containing the Shu army has been achieved. However, Cao Shuang was determined to expand the results of the battle, and forced his troops to pursue the Han army, striving to recover the entire Pubanjin as soon as possible.
There was no way, at the request of Cao Shuang, the 30,000 Wei army continued to attack Pubanjin. Not only that, in order to recapture the entire Pujindu as soon as possible, Cao Shuang ordered all departments to grab the ferry non-stop.
As long as Pujindu and Fenglingdu are snatched, and the Yellow River thaws in a few days, Pubanjin will be defended.
The Wei army's attack along the way seemed to be very smooth, but when Cao Shuang came to the vicinity of Fenglingdu with a large army, he was quickly attacked by the Han army's fierce counterattack.
Countless Han soldiers suddenly launched a counterattack against the Wei army, and Zhang He took the lead in fighting Xu Yi.
In the end, he is a veteran of the same era as Xu Chu, and Xu Yi is a young man who can't resist it at all. After more than a dozen encounters in difficult encounters, Xu Yi was shot on the helmet by Zhang He and walked away in embarrassment.
And with Cao Shuang's command level, the 30,000 Wei army was completely unable to stop the counterattack of the 20,000 Han army. After a difficult match, Cao Shuang was forced to give up the idea of grabbing the ferry and prepared to retreat to stabilize the Pujin ferry that he had occupied.
So far, Cao Shuang has not found anything wrong. The Han army launched such a strong counterattack at the ferry, and he only thought that he was too anxious, and the Shu army did it before it was completely gone.
However, when Cao Shuang withdrew to Hebei County with his troops, he suddenly found that
On the south bank of the Yellow River, in the direction of Hongnong County, I don't know when Cao Wei's banner has disappeared without a trace, and has been replaced by a red flag!
"What! When did the Shu army go to Hongnong County? Cao Shuang's whole person was stupid, and his brain stopped responding for a while.
Soon, though, his brain responded again. This is not because he reacted quickly, but because he saw the words of the Han army flag clearly,
"Han Che Cavalry General Luoyang Township Houma"
"Ma Yan? He...... Isn't he in Chang'an? ”
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On the other side, in Hongnong County, Ma Tan looked at Pubanjin Wei Jun and laughed disdainfully.
Sample, play with me? You're still a little tender!
"Sima Yi should be almost there, right? Let the soldiers get ready, let's fight with Sima Yi in Hongnong County! ”
(End of chapter)