When they heard the word "urgent report", everyone in the tent felt their hearts sink.
There are strict regulations for reporting in the military. In addition to eight hundred miles urgent, six hundred miles urgent and three hundred miles urgent, the highest level is emergency reporting.
Every time an urgent report appears, it must be accompanied by some unexpected special circumstances.
For example, what happened in the rear, which unit was ambushed, etc.
Therefore, even the calm Guo Jia was startled by this urgent shout and stood up.
"Tell me, what happened!" Xiahou Dun stood up from the handsome chair and rushed forward. He found that the scout did not have a bamboo slip in his hand, which proved that it was a message.
"General!"
The scout gasped for air and said urgently: "A large group of Lu troops suddenly appeared in the direction of Lujiang River. They were in a steady stream and could not be seen to the end. Judging from the formation, there were no more than 20,000 people!
At present, their forward has passed the Liangzhang Peak and can reach the Anfeng front line before dark! "
Hearing this, everyone's eyes widened in shock.
How could it be, how could it be possible?
There are still some Lu troops in Lujiang, and we have learned about them in the early stage, but they are only five to six thousand garrison troops. They are to guard the coastal crossings and prevent sneak attacks from Jiangdong. It is impossible to move them all.
Taking a step back, if you move them all, there won't be 20,000 people.
What is the concept of 20,000 people? Once this team appears, it will immediately break Anfeng's balance!
Xiahou Dun clenched his fists tightly, frowned, an uneasy look appeared on his face, and asked in a deep voice: "What's the banner?"
"Chinese Military Department, the big banner with the character Zhao!"
It is Zhao Yun, it can only be Zhao Yun, and he is worthy of the banner with the character Zhao. Zhao Yun is the only one among the Lu army.
Everyone couldn't help but sucked in a breath of cold air and showed panic on their faces. Even the powerful generals like Xu Huang and Zhang He were worried.
It's not that Zhao Yun is a legend, he is just in Xiaoguan. After all, with the power of one person, he can turn the world upside down.
The problem is that Zhao Yun appears where he shouldn't.
According to Guo Jia, the Northern Kingdom is now in turmoil, and it is absolutely impossible to transfer the few soldiers and horses away.
But the reality is that not only did they come, but also Lu Bu's number one general, Zhao Yun, rushed to aid Anfeng with an army of 20,000.
Does this also mean that the North Country has actually stabilized.
If we think according to this idea, have they already eaten it in Liyang? Is Xuchang in danger?
These questions collided in Xiahou Dun's mind. Naturally, when he looked at Guo Jia again, he would not have a good expression, "Mr. Fengxiao, did you hear it? Zhao Yun is here!"
Xiahou Dun almost squeezed out these words through his teeth and said angrily: "Do you know how unfavorable the current situation is to our army? Now it is a question whether the entire army can retreat!"
After the night attack on Anfeng was defeated, five hundred of the elite Euphorbia soldiers in the army were killed, more than half of them. You must know that the total number of Euphorbia soldiers brought by Zhang He was only a thousand.
Coupled with the damaged cavalry and more than 10,000 troops, the morale of the army was so low that it was impossible to fight.
If not, Xiahou Dun would not have thought about withdrawing his troops before.
Now, Zhao Yun has come and brought an army of 20,000. Anfeng has more than 20,000 people facing Lu's army of more than 40,000.
The military morale that had finally been calmed down a little was afraid that it would be unsettled and even on the verge of collapse.
Moreover, this is their home field, and the supply and logistics are very simple, but their own supply lines are hundreds of miles away.
For a moment, Xiahou Dun was so panicked that he wanted to lead his troops and flee back to Xuchang immediately.
"Impossible, impossible"
Guo Jia didn't care about Xiahou Dun, he just squinted his eyes and shook his head.
He didn't believe that Lin Mo could have such a method. That was the North Country, a place where the Yuan family had been running for more than ten years. Unless you brought the emperor with you, it would be possible to stabilize the place in a short period of time.
Lu Bu, even if he holds the title of Marquis of Wen, he cannot avoid his background as a refugee from Bingzhou. Even if powerful families from all walks of life are just outsiders, there must be many people who are loyal to the Yuan family in the army. How can he mobilize the Northern Army so easily? .
Even he, Lin Yunwen, would never be able to do it!
Moreover, the Northern Kingdom is thousands of miles away from here, separated by Yanzhou and Yuzhou. If they want to come over, the fastest way is to go down the Yellow River to Xuzhou, then go around Huainan and enter Anfeng. On this trip, they will also bring With an army of 20,000, we won't be able to get there in a month or two.
It's impossible, absolutely impossible, how long it took Lin Mo to enter Yecheng.
"What's impossible? Then how do you explain the men and horses that the scout saw? Could it be that the scout lied about the military situation!" riding crop.
However, these words awakened Guo Jia. His eyes lit up and he felt suddenly enlightened. His expression changed from solemn to a bitter smile in an instant, "I understand, I understand, these are not Zhao Yun's people. This team, It’s Zhang Liao’s troops who disappeared on a rainy night a few days ago. They didn’t go to Yanhuiling at all, but took advantage of the rainy night to escape to Lujiang River, and now they are pretending to be reinforcements!”
It must be like this, it must be like this!
Guo Jia, who figured it out, seemed very excited, or in other words, it was a kind of excitement, not only because he saw through the other party's tricks, but also marveled at the other party's skill, which was really amazing.
Taking advantage of the blindness of the heavy rain night, the scouts actually abandoned Anfeng City, sent the geese back to the ridge, and ran to the border city of Lujiang, a hundred miles away. After the heavy rain passed, they suddenly appeared as reinforcements under the banner of Zhao Yun.
The brilliance of this move is that the other party does not take war as the premise, but calculates people's hearts and controls the overall situation. He has already calculated all the opportunities. The sense of oppression brought by appearing at this time will make people already depressed. The military morale was under tremendous pressure in an instant.
This person's ambition is not to attack, plunder or kill, but to attack the hearts and minds of a defeated army. At that time, a team of more than 20,000 people will be indistinguishable from sheep. It's amazing. means!
After everyone heard Guo Jia's explanation, they were confused at first and looked around blankly. Finally, they thought about it seriously and felt that it was not completely unreasonable.
However, guesses are just guesses after all. Xiahou Dun was frightened by the sudden appearance of the team. He frowned and said in a low voice: "What you said may be reasonable, but I can't gamble with the lives of more than 20,000 people.
What if this team is really a reinforcement led by Zhao Yun? Do you know that once he reaches the front line, Zhang Liao on Yanhui Ridge can safely attack and cut off our army's retreat. When they reach that field, Lu Jun will pounce like a vicious wolf. Come up and eat our team. "
He admitted that during this period of time, the various insights put forward by Guo Jia had indeed improved his knowledge as the commander-in-chief, but in the final analysis, there was no substantial return.
Now we are facing a desperate situation. We must not linger in Anfeng any longer. We must leave, and we must break camp immediately.
To everyone's expectation, Guo Jia did not object this time, and just said softly: "General, I also agree with the withdrawal of troops, but when the army withdraws, it is always necessary for strong men to break up the rear. Can I allow the deployment to break up the rear? "
Xiahou Dun was a little confused and thought that he would quarrel with Guo Jia because of their differences. He also thought about it. It would be useless to use the tiger charm this time. He is the coach of this team.
I never thought that Guo Jia would be so happy. Xiahou Dun, who was a little unable to react, looked at each other for a few breaths, then touched his nose, nodded and said: "You use your troops and I'll see."
Guo Jia didn't say much and just brought people to the sand table to conduct deductions.
He finally figured it out. The person behind Zhang Liao is really not simple. It can even be said to be more powerful than you think.
He is confident that he can deal with such an opponent, but everyone should be on the same level.
Guo Jia was not sure that he could completely defeat the opponent in terms of strategy. Of course, even if he wanted to plot against himself, he might not be able to do it.
Under such circumstances, the key to determining victory or defeat is often no longer pure strategy, but the foundation of the war and the strength of both sides.
The army, logistics, supplies, military morale, generals and even each other's character may determine victory or defeat.
But from these aspects, we are now at an absolute disadvantage. If we continue to fight with this person, we must lose.
If there had been no defeat in the night attack on Anfeng, Guo Jia would still be confident that he could continue to fight with the opponent. But what has become of the military morale now? Even the coach Xiahou Dun is confused. You can imagine the following. What would happen to Sgt.
Withdraw.
You can still evacuate at this time, but it is wise to evacuate.
Of course, a team of more than 20,000 people cannot be demobilized immediately after leaving camp. It will take at least three days to deploy the troops after packing up the baggage, transporting food and fodder, and then setting off the army.
If there were really 40,000 to 50,000 people on the other side, Guo Jia should panic, but he knew that these were just tricks played out of thin air by the people behind the scenes. It was impossible to really cut off the escape route. It would be fine for a day or two at night. .
In Anfeng City, Zhang Liao felt that I, Hu Hansan, was back.
In fact, he led these people back from the Lujiang River. Counting the time, he couldn't move into Anfeng immediately. It would be better to wait for one more day to let the water level of the water drop completely drop to a safe position.
However, Liao Shen felt that the problem was not big, and even Jia Xu thought there was no problem.
After all, what he has done will definitely make Cao Jun's heart panic and his army will have no fighting spirit.
What's more, even if the water is dug out now, it will only take a few days to soak in the water to break the sky. If the water floods Anfeng, it will definitely not be possible.
Of course, the biggest consideration was that because they had come all the way from hundreds of miles away, and the road was muddy, the soldiers were exhausted and could not stay outside the city anymore, so they should go directly into the city to rest.
When the scouts reported that the grain carts in Cao's camp had begun to be pulled out, Zhang Liao knew that Jia Xu's plan had succeeded. Xiahou Dun could not stand the pressure and finally chose to withdraw.
In a war, the most perfect result is of course to eliminate the opponent, but the fact is that it is extremely difficult to do this. If you are not careful, you may get involved, especially when you have no advantage in military strength, you can defeat the opponent. Being scared away is already a huge victory.
The problem now is that Cao's army is about to withdraw. Pursuing and killing them is very necessary and can expand the results of the battle.
The normal withdrawal process is to withdraw food, grass and baggage first, leaving a few days of rations for the army as temporary stability.
Then comes the front army, and the Chinese army slowly withdraws. In this process, unless the entire front is defeated and runs away, in most cases a force of troops will be left behind to break up the rear.
Otherwise, once they are entangled by pursuing soldiers, these fleeing sergeants will have no ability to fight and will collapse at the first touch.
"Sir, I want to let go of the chase. What do you think?" After witnessing Jia Xu's big show to scare Cao Jun away, Zhang Liao respected him even more. Even in the past, he could decide to chase without hesitation. I am also willing to ask him about matters.
"General, are you going to use all the cavalry?" Infantry is of no use for pursuits like this, and can usually only be done by cavalry.
This is also one of the precious places for cavalry.
Zhang Liao clenched his chin and pondered, "Three thousand, three thousand cavalry is enough."
Jia Xu twirled his gray beard, rolled his eyes a few times, nodded and said: "If Cao Jun has an ambush, he will retreat along the Maple Leaf Forest. The general can send scouts to check the fire stoves left by Cao Jun.
In the army, ten men cook in one stove. If the number of stoves exceeds three hundred, the general is asked to withdraw and not to pursue him further. "
Theoretically speaking, whether it is the chasing troops or the troops behind, they must rely on cavalry. The number of cavalry directly determines the number of people behind the opponent.
After all, even if the infantry successfully sets up an ambush, once it escapes the protection of the Chinese army, it will be impossible to escape from the battlefield.
In the Anfeng night attack, Cao Jun lost a lot of cavalry, but no one knew how many horses he still had. They could only use the fire stove to confirm.
Because even if the soldiers and horses are cut off, they will not stay in one place forever, but will continue to move back, which will leave the problem of fire stoves.
Zhang Liao nodded knowingly, not wanting to leave the city immediately. According to the scouts' reports, they were only now starting to move grain trucks and baggage, and the army should set off in two days.
This is good. The brothers came all the way from Lujiang and were already exhausted. Even if Zhang Liao wanted to chase them now, he couldn't do it. He always had to rest and recuperate.
Zhang Liao was very cautious. Even if Cao Jun retreated completely, he first sent people to carefully survey Cao Jun's camp to confirm that there were no ambushes there, and then burned the camp with a fire.
Then, without any fear, he led Yan Liang Wen Chou, ordered three thousand cavalry, and started to chase them along the road.
Along the way, you can find some lone Cao soldiers, as well as some abandoned baggage and grain trucks, all because they were trapped in the mud.
After heavy rain, there will still be some places that are not completely dry, which actually poses a great threat to the cavalry.
"General! General!"
The scouts running from the front waved their hands all the way. Zhang Liao stopped the army and asked: "How about it? Did Cao Jun's fire stove be found on the Maple Leaf Trail? How big is the fire stove?"
The scout pointed and gasped, "Yes, yes, yes."
Sure enough, there were soldiers and horses ambushing the rear, but Zhang Liao did not panic.
There can't be too many people arranged after the break. Cao Cao is not a rancher, so how many cavalry can he have.
"You can tell me how big the stove is!" After waiting for a while, the scout was still panting, and Zhang Liao became impatient.
After all, the Maple Leaf Trail is more than thirty miles away from here. Running wildly all the way, the scout was probably out of breath and couldn't speak properly. He only made an eight with his hand, "Eight hundred..."
Eight hundred?
Are you kidding?
But looking at his appearance, it was hard to explain.
Zhang Liao rolled his eyes at him angrily, "Brothers, follow closely, let's go up and take a look ourselves!"
"Okay!" Yan Liang Wenchou responded happily, and then turned to the rear army in a tacit understanding, making sure not to let the team stretch too long.
The group of people galloped towards the maple leaf path.
(End of chapter)
