Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 3336 Price Waiting for Price

Xu Chu didn't grow up in one day.

After all, Cao's generals have much more combat experience than Xu Chu.

Among Cao's generals, although Cao Chun, Cao Xiu, Cao Zhen and others were better at commanding cavalry, it did not mean that Cao Hong could not temporarily fight as a full-time cavalryman.

Oh, there was also Xiahou Yuan before. He was considered an S-level cavalry general under Cao's army, but it was a pity that Xiahou Yuan's other aspects were relatively low.

Generals like Cao Chun who have cavalry combat skills can probably reach A or A+ level, but it is more difficult to reach S. As for Cao Hong, who is now a temporary full-time cavalry general, he is probably only B or B+.

Above passing, but not excellent.

Even so, Cao Hong's B grade can still crush the passing line C of ordinary cavalry academies to a certain extent.

Please note that the command value here is not equivalent to riding skills.

If it were just a simple comparison of riding skills, then there would be many people on the battlefield who could easily surpass Cao Hong.

But on the battlefield, we must look at both strengths and weaknesses.

Up to now, the only troops of Cao's army that can still maintain a certain combat effectiveness and are willing to continue fighting are the Central Commander and the Central Guard. The rest of the troops are generally in a state of exhaustion.

It was just like the spring and autumn outings for primary and secondary school students in later generations. At the beginning, everyone was extremely excited, chattering and thinking that the scenery in Guanzhong must be extremely beautiful. However, the car broke down halfway through the journey. After some trouble, they got off the car and found a place. It could be considered an outing, but the previous excitement was basically gone.

The children are tired, the teachers are working hard, and the parents behind them are also complaining...

This is generally the situation.

But it doesn't mean that they will disband immediately in the next moment.

Cao's Central Commander and Central Guard Army are still very strong, and there are no major problems with their equipment configuration or logistical supplies.

After all, the bald Qiang in the later generations has been fighting for many years, and the gap between the central army and the local army is still obvious. If the German and American armed divisions really want to be fierce, everyone will have a headache. They have also resisted several hard battles in the meantime, and their combat effectiveness cannot be simply erased. It was not until the later period when faith was lost and order was extremely broken that it collapsed at the touch of a button.

And it’s only been less than a year…

  Do you know how long it took Cao Cao to conquer Guanzhong, Liangzhou and other places in history?

Four years.

Therefore, time is not the fundamental reason for the army's decline. Logistical supplies and the inability to win will lead to the collapse of morale, and once it falls to the freezing point, it is irreversible.

Cao Hong sent other troops to attack, not to defeat the Hussars, but to intercept and block the Hussars' left wing, giving him a chance to take a bite of the meat on the right wing.

The key is to boost the morale of Cao’s army!

Even if it can only increase a little bit, it is better than the continuous decline in the past few days!

  It can't be like the stock market of a certain country in later generations, which can only survive by making big promises, right?

Some scattered Cao army soldiers on the right side of the cavalry saw Cao Hong and the central cavalry rushing past, and they hurriedly avoided them and then reacted, "Ahhh, follow General Cao and kill him!"

It has to be said that in most cases, the bravery of the soldiers is closely related to their generals, whether in the era of cold weapons or hot weapons.

"Follow the general and kill him!"

"Kill!" 』

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Xu Chu was also on the platform.

Cao's army has a high platform, so of course the Cavalry Army must also have one.

After all, if you don't have a good view when you are on a high place, then if a large-scale battle really breaks out, your side will definitely suffer.

But the problem is that Cao’s army’s high platform is inside the camp and is heavily protected, while Xu Chu’s high platform must be exposed to the outside. It can only be built after Xu Chu gains an early advantage.

Xu Chu did not rush to break into Cao's camp these past two days, but continued to suppress and detect. He felt that there must be something wrong with Cao's camp. It was not just the walls of the camp or the suspension bridge on the earth plateau, there must be some invisible traps, and other arrangements.

Therefore, after Xu Chu gained the advantage in the early stage, he ordered the cavalry to attack in turns. On the one hand, it weakened the ability of Cao's cavalry in field battles, and on the other hand, it tried to detect the situation in Cao's camp as much as possible.

Cao Hong had been in Anyi for a long time and was quite familiar with the topography of the place. The same was true for Xu Chu. In order to perform a good opening act on the biggest stage of the Han Dynasty that had been built with great difficulty, Xu Chu also quickly connected the briefing on the Hedong topography in the Military Academy, the map in his hand, and the topography in front of him one by one, forming a deep instinct in his mind.

Although the situation inside Cao's camp was hidden by the camp wall, there were still clues to follow.

The route of Cao's army's attack generally meant that there were no caltrops or large horse traps.

When it comes to places where Cao's soldiers circle around, even if they look ordinary, you still need to be vigilant.

That's where Cao's army assembled before the attack, and which passage did they take to return after the attack...

Details like these.

Xu Chu would record everything in detail on the newly drawn map of Cao's camp.

But it's not enough.

Because this information is relatively superficial, it is just some shallow arrangements in the camp, but what about inside the camp?

If the morale of Cao's soldiers had not collapsed after the camp was destroyed in a short period of time, it would not have been such an easy task for the Cavalry Army to take down the camp at the bottom of the slope.

The Cao army camp in front of them was not only several times larger than the camp at the bottom of the slope, but Cao Cao even insisted on stationing there. The difficulty of attacking was naturally incomparable.

As Xu Chu was staring at the map and thinking, he suddenly heard a loud noise. Looking up, he saw Cao's army rushing out like a swarm of locusts in the distance, and he was shocked.

  What is Cao Jun going to do?

Xu Chu took a few steps forward, stood on the edge of the platform, and looked out while leaning on the rough railing.

"Kill!" 』

"kill! kill! kill! 』

The Cao army, led by Cao Hong, rushed forward...

"What on earth is this fellow Qubei doing?" Xu Chu understood immediately.

His subordinates were caught in a mistake by Cao Hong.

Perhaps inspired by Li Li's achievements, Qu Bei, or Liu Qu, who was also a cavalry commander, naturally wanted to be as much like Li Li as possible and gain considerable military merits. However, he ran into problems when he was greedy on the battlefield.

Xu Chu's face suddenly changed color. "Come here! Prepare your horses! Get ready to attack with me!"

"General! You are the commander of the front army, you cannot move without authorization!" Someone advised.

Xu Chu snorted coldly, "How can I sit back and watch when Cao's general goes to battle? Blow the horn and gather the troops! I will meet this Cao general!"

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Qubei this guy hesitated.

In the interstellar battlefield, hesitation will lead to defeat, but it also applies to the current battlefield.

Because the key is also speed.

Previously, he had been staring at Li Li, thinking that since Li Li had achieved such great results, he could do it too!

People are so strange. If the status gap is too big, there is no point in catching up. Even if they see the achievements of the leader, those who are far behind will only sigh and will not want to catch up. But if there is a small gap between them and someone suddenly gets ahead, even if they don't say anything, they will more or less have some different feelings.

Qubei was a Southern Xiongnu. In order to integrate into the Han Chinese family, he changed his name to Liu Qu.

But after changing his name, not many people called him by his Chinese name. They still called him "Qubei" this, "Qubei" that...

Therefore, this further stimulated Qubei to want to truly gain enough merits so that people would call him by his real Han name and recognize his Han status, but unfortunately, he tried too hard.

Because he exerted too much effort, the troops he led did not control the distribution of their physical energy when they were besieging Cao's army. It was like playing a game on the football field. At the beginning, they ran too fast and ended up not catching up with the ball or getting any credit. However, they ate a lot of grass and soil, and consumed a lot of physical energy.

If it was an ordinary Cao army soldier who rushed over, Qu Bei would most likely grit his teeth and fight hard, but when he saw that it was Cao Hong who led the team himself, he hesitated.

  No matter how many merits you have, you still need to be alive!

The Southern Xiongnu's instinct took over at this moment. As soon as they hesitated, they saw Cao Hong approaching like a rolling dragon.

"Go, go, go!" Qubei shouted, "Don't fight hard, disperse, disperse!"

Not everyone can become a famous general in the world.

Qu Bei was not a famous general.

Even famous generals have not never failed.

The key to becoming a famous general is not winning a battle, but fighting for a lifetime. So only by surviving can you have a chance to become a famous general.

Moreover, the Southern Xiongnu's habit was to pull, outflanking, blocking and intercepting, which were typical tactics of light cavalry. So when Cao Hong rushed up with these middle-ranking cavalry similar to dragoons, Qu Bei's natural reaction was to avoid their sharp edge and then disrupt the battle.

But Qu Bei forgot one thing. His men had charged too hard before, causing their horses to lose strength. They also did not have enough time to rest and were not able to fully recover, so they were in trouble...

War horses also rely on their muscles to run. If they have not rested before, the lactic acid in the muscles may not accumulate in a short period of time. Now they have not rested enough, so the lactic acid stored in the muscles has not been digested, and the war horses cannot immediately enter a high-speed running state, which means that the "light" of the light cavalry cannot be "light" for a while.

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All small negligence on the battlefield may turn into major disasters.

There are no invincible generals, only cautious and meticulous commanders.

It was obvious that Qu Bei was not a cautious person, so he actually handed his subordinates into the hands of Cao Hong.

Cao Hong is a veteran on the battlefield, and his battlefield instincts are undoubtedly very high.

Different people can read different information from the same thing.

Just like the war between Fei Qian and Cao Cao has been going on until now, some people have long known that Fei Qian will win, while some people still think that Cao's army is strong and has sufficient food and grass.

And what’s interesting is that people tend to habitually absorb information that meets their needs and ignore other information.

Those who think Fei Qian can win often ignore the fact that Cao Jun also has the Qingzhou soldiers, the Zhongling Zhonghu Army, the camp that has been set up in Anyi for a long time, and the strategies planned by Cao Cao and others...

On the other hand, those who think Cao Cao is still strong will only see that Cao Cao is fully prepared and in command, and completely forget that Cao Cao has been oppressed and has switched from attack to defense...

There has been a saying in China since ancient times that fortune and misfortune are interdependent. Those who cannot change their positions and consider issues from multiple angles will always suffer losses.

This is what it means to get rid of inferiority.

Now he has to pay the price for his previous greed.

"puff! 』

Cao Hong stabbed down one of Qu Bei's cavalrymen with his lance.

Qu Bei and others failed to increase their maximum speed quickly, and the consequence was that they were caught up by Cao Hong.

The long spear pierced one cavalryman, then another.

Cao Hong shouted loudly, urging his men to move forward and kill the enemy.

Amidst the flying of blood and flesh, Cao Hong gained spiritual liberation and his depression was relieved.

Cao Hong was the commander on the front line, but being the commander-in-chief was also a constraint for him. He never stood on the battlefield to command for safety, but he had to fulfill his command responsibilities.

  Now that he had seized a chance from the Cavalry Army, all the negative emotions that had been suppressed in Cao Hong's heart over the past few days, or even over the past period of time, burst out at this moment and were swung along the sharp edge of his lance!

In ancient battlefields, a general's bravery was not acquired by chance, nor was it like what some storytelling books said, that he was born with the ability to wield a sledgehammer...

In fact, for a military general's growth, talent is important, but hard work and money are equally important.

Cao Hong is not a very talented player, so his efforts can only get him an A, but he is also lucky because his family is rich.

Money can't solve all problems, but it can solve most of them.

A general who is born with supernatural power and quick response will naturally have an advantage in close combat and tactical response. However, if this talented general starves for a few years in his childhood, or is busy making a living, and the scattered money he earns from running around every day is barely enough to make ends meet, then all his talents will be in vain!

Training hard costs money, reading military books costs money, and building up strength also costs money.

Don’t practice martial arts if you don’t have money.

The cost of military martial arts is huge, not only in terms of the country, but also in terms of individuals. A set of sophisticated armor, a sharp weapon, and a well-trained warhorse are all important factors in improving the survival probability and combat efficiency of generals. Those with wealthy families can have better equipment and resources, and often have more chances to survive. For those without equipment, it is at least three Ss to grow from a small soldier to a famous general.

Therefore, when Cao Hong got angry, ordinary cavalry could not stop him.

Even though Cao Hong's riding skills were not as good as theirs, the cavalrymen under Qu Bei, whose horses could not be sped up, could not pose much threat to Cao Hong even if they counterattacked.

"clang! 』

Cao Hong blocked the incoming sword.

Cao Hong was extremely strong and knew the techniques of exerting and releasing force. Before the sparks flew, his long spear had easily pierced through another cavalry soldier.

Seeing Cao Hong like this, the cavalrymen in the central army also howled like wild beasts seeing blood.

"Kill!" 』

The soldiers of Cao's army were also shouting like crazy, venting their anger at being beaten by the Cavalry Army in the past few days.

A tricolor flag fell down and was immediately trampled by Cao's army.

Although the Yuncheng Basin area is relatively flat, the space available for movement in the loess gullies is very limited.

Cao Hong chased Qubei closely, making it difficult for Qubei to escape or for other cavalry units to come to his rescue.

The blood was sucked by the yellow earth, making a sizzling sound.

The flags stand against the wind, flying vigorously.

Cao's army launched a precise counterattack.

But the battlefield is not a single-threaded one, and Cao Hong soon felt some subtle changes.

He slowed down and listened.

Among the human voices and the sounds of horse hooves, some sounds seemed a little unusual.

"Turn! All troops turn!"

Cao Hong shouted loudly, and did not continue to order the pursuit of Qubei. Instead, he ordered the troops to turn from another fork in the loess gully.

He didn't chase her anymore.

Cao Hong had already sensed the danger coming.

This feeling of danger was even stronger than when Cao Cao's entire army was defeated.

Cao Hong reined in his horse and stood at the fork in the road, directing his troops in different directions while looking in the direction where Qu Bei was fleeing.

At least half of Qubei's troops escaped, but some Cao's cavalrymen, who were eager for merit or too obsessed with killing, perhaps did not hear Cao Hong's order or could not stop their horses, and still continued to chase Qubei's troops.

Suddenly, a sharp copper whistle sounded from the earthen plateau above the ravine in the distance, and soon a large number of hussars appeared on the top of the ravine, each holding a bow and crossbow in their hands, and the arrows and crossbow bolts flashed coldly in the sunlight!

In the blink of an eye, the offense and defense were reversed!

With thousands of arrows fired at once, there was no suspense. The leading cavalrymen in Cao's army, who were extremely excited to kill the Hussars the moment before, turned into hedgehogs the next moment...

Cao Hong's "good luck" talent once again came into play.

Of course, this kind of chuunibuntu statement may be more in line with the taste of the East, but in fact it was Cao Hong’s own battlefield intuition that played the most critical role at this moment.

In fact, many people have this kind of intuition, and it would be better if they have it.

It's like walking between tall buildings. Sometimes you'll suddenly feel a palpitation, and then turn in a different direction or stop to catch your breath, and then bricks and stones from the outer wall will fall down in front of you...

Cao Hong trusted his instincts, so he avoided Xu Chu's ambush.

Xu Chu stood on the plateau, while Cao Hong sat on his warhorse, below the ravine.

The two people had never met before or had any dealings with each other, but for some reason they felt a strange sense of familiarity with each other.

When Xu Chu raised his finger and pointed at Cao Hong, Cao Hong also raised his finger and pointed at Xu Chu.

"kill! 』

Xu Chu shouted.

"Come!"

Cao Hong snorted coldly.