Xiahou Dun was still discussing with Xun You, Chen Qun and others yesterday, and asked spies to collect information, trying to find the weakest link in Jizhou.
In the end, everyone felt that Xu Huang's route was the weakest, and Xu Huang's route was at the far east. On the one hand, there was no support available, and on the other hand, as a surrendered general, his soldiers should have the lowest morale.
Therefore, Cao Ying finally considered it a lot and chose it as a breakthrough point. Xiahou Dun targeted Xu Huang's route and deployed his troops. He completed the deployment before dawn today and waited for today to march at full speed and rush over from other routes. Destroy it before support comes.
However, almost at the same time, Cao Ying's spies who had been deployed near Xu Huang's camp quickly reported that the other side had actually taken the initiative to attack here!
Then three other spies came to report one after another, saying that the enemy was marching towards Cao Jun's camp at the same time. It was obvious that they were well prepared and ready for a full-scale battle!
Now Xiahou Dun can't be punished. The other side dares to come and attack without finding out what's going on here?
Or has all the information about Cao Ying been leaked?
Xun You looked solemn and said: "Not good."
"This marching style does not look like Yuan Shang is in charge, but that fierce tiger is planning it!"
"When he fights, others don't care, but when he comes up against us, the only one who attacks us with all his strength is the relentless fighting method of the Fierce Tiger!"
After hearing this, all the generals felt a bit toothache. They had fought with each other several times. For some reason, the fierce tiger seemed to have a grudge against Cao Ying for extermination. Every time they fought, he would come up and fight to the death. This was also It’s so uncomfortable!
After hearing this, Chen Qun chuckled and said: "This fierce tiger seems to think that we cannot deal with the four directions on the battlefield at the same time, so it wants to make us make mistakes and expose our flaws through continuous fierce attacks, so as to find opportunities for victory, right?"
"But there are far more generals on our side than on the other side. What he can do, why can't we do it?"
"As long as we show off our tactics, I believe that with our strength, we will be able to gradually overwhelm the opponent!"
Xun You knew that Chen Qun was encouraging his side, but he still said worriedly: "That said, some of the methods on the other side are not available to us."
"Just say that during the last battle in Xuzhou, because of my mistake, I did not see the enemy's ambush trap in the camp in time, which resulted in the front army being raided and causing considerable losses."
"The reason is because it has something that can transmit signals quickly."
Chen Qun's eyes flashed, "Gongda said, but that thing that can fly into the sky like a fire dragon?"
Xun You nodded and said, "Yes, that thing is over there and is called a firework."
"Unlike the stirrups that we can imitate when we see the shape, the spies have been looking for the formula for this thing for a long time, but they don't have the slightest clue."
"It is said that the Youzhou Army kept the materials secret. More than a dozen materials were transported to secret locations. Almost no one knows what they made in the end."
"And it is said that matching will be done later, and this last step is in the hands of a very small number of people."
"Although we inquired in many ways, we could only guess a few possible materials, and then tried to imitate them, but made no progress."
"This thing is extremely useful whether it is used to kill enemies or to send messages. If it is in the hands of the opponent, we will be very passive."
Chen Qun listened, thought for a moment, and then said: "This is indeed a problem."
“But it’s not without countermeasures.”
"Although we can't make these fireworks now, as long as they are used to report news, they will definitely be put into the sky. If they can see it, we can naturally see it too."
"Set off fireworks means they have taken action. In this case, if we see the fireworks and take precautions in advance, we will definitely be able to minimize the losses."
After hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement and said, "The long article makes sense!"
Chen Qun felt a little proud, "As for the bamboo tube used for killing, we had already found a way to deal with it during the last battle."
"The first is to stay away as much as possible, and at the same time block the vital parts of the body with a shield, so that the damage can be minimized."
"Second, if the opponent's purpose is to disperse us and break through our shield formation, then we can ask the soldiers behind the front formation to carry iron and copper pots. When the opponent throws the bamboo tube over, use the copper pot to buckle it on the ground. It will completely eliminate the damage!”
As soon as these words came out, everyone looked happy and cheered, "Sir, your wisdom is truly well-deserved."
Xun You also showed a hint of admiration on his face. He had seen the power of the bamboo tube. Most of the time, it could only kill unarmored soldiers. Chen Qun's strategy was very targeted and it was indeed a rare trick!
Xiahou Dun was also high-spirited, "Okay!"
"With two gentlemen strategizing, there's no need to worry about big things happening!"
"This time we are going to block it with troops. The water will come and the earth will cover it. So what if the opponent is four pillars? They have only one general. We have three or five people to deal with it. How can we not defeat them?"
"The day before yesterday, even Gao Lan, one of the four pillars of the court, was seriously injured by Wen Qian's arrow. This ugly man like Zhang He will never come back!"
The crowd was excited and their morale was greatly boosted. Finally, Xun You and Chen Qun drew the opponent's four forward army routes on the map and decided on a countermeasure.
Cao Hongle advanced to attack Wen Chou, Cao Chun of Xiahou Yuan attacked Zhang He, and Cao Xiu of Yujin attacked Tai Shi Ci.
Xiahou Dun personally led Xu Chu and Li Dian to attack Xu Huang. After defeating the weakest group as quickly as possible, he then turned his army to defeat the other groups!
Since the last battle with Yuan Xijun, Xiahou Dun has roughly estimated Xu Huang's ability. He is a little higher than Li Dian, but not much higher. With Xu Chu who can suppress Taishi Ci, if they attack together, the opponent will definitely be defeated and killed!
Xiahou Dun couldn't help but feel complacent. The opponent relied on their powerful generals and thought of advancing together to overwhelm his own formation, but he made a mistake!
This violates the taboo of military strategists who divide their forces. As long as you concentrate your superior forces to defeat them one by one, the other party will suffer the consequences!
Xiahou Dun had great confidence in the military power of Cao Ying's generals. After countless bloody battles in the past few years, they had become experienced generals who had experienced hundreds of battles. Even if Jizhou's side was not a strong general, Cao Ying's two With the general's cooperation, it won't be a problem to block the opponent for a day or two.
The next step is to take advantage of the opponent's frustration and launch a counterattack, defeat them one by one, and make it impossible for the four armies to come back!
For this reason, Xiahou Dun asked the other three groups to bring 6,000 soldiers and horses each, which was enough to suppress the 2,000 soldiers and horses on each side of the opposite side, while he led the largest number of more than 10,000 people, striving to surround and eliminate Xu Huang's lone army within half a day!
In the end, Xun You was still a little worried and said, "That ferocious tiger is extremely cunning. It may have three ambushes. Do we have a plan to deal with it then?"
Everyone naturally knew who he was referring to. Zhao Yun, Yan Rou, Xian Yufu and others had not yet appeared in Jizhou but were likely to participate in the war.
Cao Ying knew the inside story of the Youzhou Army very well. At that moment, Xun You said in a deep voice: "There should be someone in Zhao Yun's group who can hold him back. Even if they can't hold him back, there will only be a few thousand people and they won't be able to change the overall situation."
"As for Yan Rouxian Yufu's Youzhou cavalry, they can only rely on the heavy infantry of the two generals Wen Ze and Wen Ze to resist, which is a bit stretched."
"The key at the moment is to eliminate the enemy's four front armies as much as possible. The more, the better. This way, we can have enough spare power to attack the enemy's trapped camp when attacking the Fierce Tiger Central Army."
Everyone was awestruck when they heard that they were trapped in the camp. Although they were confident of defeating the fierce tiger, they had to admit that the opponent had a lot of cards, and they were all good cards.
Everyone couldn't help but have a thought in their hearts, why does it seem that today's fierce tiger is more difficult to deal with than Yuan Shao back then?
Chen Qun said: "Don't forget there is Yuan Shang."
Although the generals expressed that they had heard it, they all ignored it. Among Yuan Shao's three sons, this one was the youngest and incompetent. He fought in two battles before and after, one at the Battle of Black Mountain and one at the southward march to Yingchuan, with the same results. unsatisfactory.
In a situation like this now, this kind of pampered person has probably been hiding in the city for a long time. What else can be expected from him?
Xiahou Dun suddenly stood up and said, "Okay, soldiers need to be quick. Now you all set off immediately to attack the enemy head-on!"
"Please don't betray Duke Cao's trust. Whether we can capture the Central Plains and dominate the world in the future will depend on this battle!"
Everyone responded loudly, "I will die to serve you!"
In Qinghe County, west of Wei County where Yecheng is located, Yuan Tan looked gloomy and was marching hastily with his soldiers.
He was led by the nose for five or six days before he finally realized that the piers on the opposite side had destroyed every last one, making it difficult for him to cross the river.
Guo Tu and Xin Ping were also very depressed. Many docks were extremely solid and difficult to dismantle without using a large number of tools. But except for the troops responsible for siege, who would go out with so many tools?
But the other party happened to be like this. Not only did he bring many tools, but he also knew the ferries in Yanzhou very well, destroying all the places where he could cross the river. Finally, under Xin Ping's suggestion, Yuan Tan found a place with shallow water. After cutting down trees to cross the river, they barely crossed the Yellow River.
But Yuan Tan knew in his heart that he had missed the best opportunity. Yuan Shang might have rushed to Yecheng. Thinking of this, his heart was bleeding. After paying such a high price, he still failed!
He is not willing to give in!
Yuan Tan felt a fire burning in his chest. Why, why could his father deprive him of everything? There was nothing about him that was inferior to Yuan Shang!
There is also Yuan Xi, the white-eyed wolf. He just placed some spies around him, but the other party actually held a grudge against him and severely cheated him later, especially in the Battle of Shouchun, when he took away all the benefits he had gained. go back!
But it doesn’t matter, I will take back what I lost with my own hands. If my father dies, anyone who dares to stand in front of me will die!
Lu Xun sat on the horse, his heart heavy. He held the telescope with his fingers, and his palms were sweating.
No wonder he was nervous. It was his first time as a counselor to control such an important station. The lives of dozens of generals and tens of thousands of sergeants were all in his hands.
Moreover, this battle is extremely critical. As long as he makes a small mistake in judgment, it may change the fate of the entire battlefield, even Jizhou, and even the world!
(End of chapter)
