Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 3337 Opportunity Taboo

Although Cao Hong attacked, he did not dare to go deep.

Don't be fooled by his usual appearance of being carefree and intimidating. But if he was really a reckless person who didn't care about anything, he would have died on the battlefield a long time ago, and the grass on his grave would be three feet high.

He was fast when he attacked and even faster when he ran back.

Even before Cao Hong launched the attack, he had already prepared to retreat, or in other words, to break out.

The reason why Cao's army did not dare to act rashly before was not that they could not defeat a certain local cavalry army, but that once they attacked, it would be difficult to withdraw.

The cavalry of the Hussars would roar in from all directions, constantly intercepting and cutting off the enemy. If they could not retreat in time, often when the main force of Cao's army went out, only a few individuals might escape back. Therefore, in most of the time, Cao's army would not leave the camp too far.

It was also for this reason that the Cavalry Army did not particularly prepare for a surprise attack by Cao Hong.

However, after this time, even if Cao's army wanted to launch another surprise attack, it might not be so easy.

This was Xu Chu's first time too, so he still felt all the pain he should have...

  When retreating, um, breaking out, what is the biggest problem?

The order is unclear.

Although everyone knows that they just need to run towards the main camp, if the planning among different parts is not unified and the orders are not clear, it is very likely that the team will be separated and lose their formation, and eventually become the souls killed by the pursuing soldiers.

Fortunately, Cao Hong was in the front line of command, which shortened the delay in conveying orders. In addition, Cao Hong's identity made it impossible for all Cao army soldiers to question or delay, so they immediately ran forward along the fork in the road!

  The terrain of the Loess Plateau is so remote that people can see and hear each other but cannot communicate with each other!

Even if you live on the next plateau, the straight-line distance is only a hundred meters, but if you want to visit someone, it will take at least half a day to walk there!

Well, this situation often appears in real estate advertisements in later generations...

Therefore, when Cao Hong gave the order, the Cao army soldiers immediately fled back frantically.

  There was no need for Cao Hong to say anything extra, everyone knew what would happen if they were intercepted by the Cavalry Army!

The sun hangs high in the sky, watching the chasing and killing in the world with a smile. Perhaps it is just like humans standing by and watching two groups of ants killing each other.

The Loess Plateau is crisscrossed with gullies and has a lot of traffic.

Where people can walk, horses can't necessarily walk; and where horses can walk, it's not necessarily the shortcut.

At this moment, the command capabilities of the generals on both sides are particularly tested.

If you cannot completely imprint the local topography in your mind and cannot accurately calculate the relationship between the speed and distance of the enemy and your side, then you will inevitably get an incorrect result for this word problem.

Two vehicles, well, two groups of cavalry, A drove out from A, B drove out from B at the same time...

Yellow dust was flying all over the sky.

The horses' hooves are rushing.

Chase down.

The transformation between prey and hunter is the most common concerto on the battlefield.

Some tiny black spots appeared in the blue sky.

That's a hawk foraging for food.

Perhaps it was because the food was too abundant during this period, which not only attracted scavenger vultures, but also carnivorous eagles.

Those small animals that eat carrion become prey themselves when they hunt for carrion.

A warhorse fell down injured, its mane stained with mud and blood, its nostrils wide open, gasping for breath. Suddenly it struggled to stand up, limped forward and took two unsteady steps before falling down again.

It opened its big eyes in pain, and tears hung on its eyelashes, which were so long that all the beautiful ladies were jealous. It looked at its owner sadly. Its owner was just a few steps away, lying motionless, with dark red spreading under him.

When they were alive, they were divided into Cao Army and Fei Army, but after their death they had the same name.

dead.

A piece of meat with a bone.

All the grudges and hatreds in life are gone with the wind.

The sudden sound of horse hooves approached, and the injured warhorse raised its neck and neighed as hard as it could...

The sound of horse hooves rolled in, and then whizzed away in the blink of an eye, leaving only yellow sand flying in the sky, rapidly spreading and slowly falling.

"Kill! Kill all these bastards!"

"Die! Die!"

"Whoever stands in my way will die!"

"Ahhhh..."

Perhaps a thousand years ago, or a thousand years later, the same drama will still be played out here.

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Xu Chu sat on his horse, standing in front of the formation of his 1,000 central cavalrymen.

His eyes were fixed on the battlefield from under his helmet.

There is only one chance.

If a hawk in the sky misses its target, it can only retreat and circle, and the prey often escapes during the circle.

So does he.

Once he rushed out, he would temporarily lose the convenience of command, and if he could not seize that momentary opportunity, he would only be able to watch the big fish Cao Hong escape back.

Although Xu Chu's expression remained calm, he was actually quite nervous inside, and several veins were visible on his hands holding the reins.

  To be honest, he had fought in quite a few battles while following Fei Qian. At most, he had several thousand soldiers under his command. He even witnessed how a country was destroyed in the Western Regions. The scenes he had experienced were bigger than the one he was facing!

But at those times, it was others who gave the orders and he only had to obey.

Watching others do it and doing it yourself are two completely different concepts.

Even if you have a lot of teachers on your hard drive, they may not be of any use when the real battle comes.

Now Xu Chu himself was commanding a troop of more than a thousand men to fight in coordination. This was the first time for him, and the first time for a young lady to get into a sedan chair. It was indeed difficult for him to remain calm when facing a collapse of Mount Tai, or to remain silent when a bright spot appeared on his left.

If I really go to bed...

Ahem, if you are not nervous about getting into a sedan chair, then it may not be your first time...

In addition, Xu Chu had high requirements for himself, and it was impossible for him to just fight casually, so the pressure in his heart was naturally not light. The calm and composed nature of a general had long been thrown away. He just suppressed his heart that was about to jump out of his chest, and desperately thought, calculated, and judged...

From point A to point B...

Horse speed...

Wind speed...

Surface variables...

Loess gullies...

The most troublesome thing is that place B is not a point, but a line, a surface!

  Which exit did Cao Hong want to escape from?

A military officer came up from the back and reported: "General! A thousand men have been assembled! Please give the order!"

Xu Chu glanced at the military school on horseback, nodded slightly and said: "Stay where you are and be ready to attack with me at any time."

"Yes!" the military school student replied.

Before the military school had time to retreat, a messenger came hurriedly, "General! The west gate of Cao's camp has been opened!"

"General! There are Cao's soldiers arrayed on the southern plateau!"

"Report! The commander of the left wing of the cavalry, Zhang Erhu, was killed in battle! The Cao army's intercepting soldiers are disintegrating! "

"General! Li Jun is blocked by Cao's army in the southwest slope ditch! They are charging now!"

"Report! The small part of Cao's army in the southeast has been completely defeated!"

"General, the troops of the Qubei tribe are regrouping, please join the battle!"

"Report! A lot of dust was found flying inside Cao's camp!"

Xu Chu's eyes twitched suddenly, he looked up, stared at the last messenger and shouted: "Where in the camp is the dust coming from?!"

The messenger turned around and gestured with his hands, "From that side to that side..."

Xu Chu responded immediately, "Pass the order! Follow me to attack! That's the enemy's planned retreat route!"

"The hussars are victorious!" 』

"Ten thousand victories!" Following the order, a thousand cavalrymen shouted in unison and rushed out!

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Although Cao Hong ran all the way back, several cavalry teams tried to intercept him, but they failed to stop Cao Hong.

Seeing the main camp right in front of them, it meant that Cao Hong not only successfully killed a part of the cavalry, but also escaped from the cavalry's encirclement and returned successfully. Everyone became more or less excited, and even their steps seemed to be lighter.

But Cao Hong became more and more nervous.

Being nervous isn't the problem; being uncontrollable nervousness is the problem.

Cao Hong was also able to control his nervousness, he stared closely at the Cao army camp. The blood red color in his eyes due to the fighting gradually faded, leaving only the iron-blue coldness and calculation.

The Hussars obviously wanted Cao Hong to stay on this land forever. The Hussars extending to the left and right were like the arms of the god of death. In the yellow dust rising into the air, the shining blades were like the teeth of the god of death.

While listening carefully to the intermittent shouts and cries of killing, he was nervously calculating and judging the current situation.

  The east and west sides are not important, the key is inside Cao’s camp!

Cao Hong looked back slightly.

Although Cao Hong couldn't see the situation behind him because of the people, horses, smoke and dust, he believed that Xu Chu must be following him!

When they looked at each other at the fork in the road, they were already deeply in love...

  Ahem, life and death?

Well, it means something similar.

  Cao Hong knew that Xu Chu wanted to kill him, and similarly, Cao Hong also wanted Xu Chu's life!

If Xu Chu's life could be taken, then the next series of actions would surely be able to proceed smoothly!

  If you want to kill Xu Chu, you must fight for your life first!

Seeing that he was only five miles away from Cao's army camp, Cao Hong knew that this might be the most difficult five miles in his life!

  Cao's army can indeed come out to support at any time, but the question is, after Cao's army comes out to support, will Xu Chu take advantage of the situation to attack the camp?

What's more exciting than catching a big fish?

Of course, I caught a whole nest of fish!

If he were in Xu Chu's position, Cao Hong would definitely make preparations for both scenarios.

He would never surround Cao's army too far away from its camp, because that would mean he could only catch one fish at most.

The best opportunity, and the biggest opportunity, is here!

  Would Xu Chu let go of such an opportunity?

No, Cao Hong felt that if it were him, he would definitely not let it go!

Because Cao Hong was betting his own life at the gambling table!

  come on!

Come hunt me down!

Cao Hong had fought with Xu Chu once before, so he had some understanding of each other.

  After winning the initial battle, Xu Chu did not get carried away immediately, but continued to proceed step by step, even in a methodical manner, in removing the traps set by Cao's army outside the camp, and continuously expanding the area cleared. He did not even take advantage of some flaws that Cao Hong intentionally revealed!

If this kind of person is a teammate, it would be great, but once he becomes an opponent, he would be quite scary!

Cao Hong understood that once Xu Chu safely completed the clearing and investigation of the area around the camp, what would eventually await him would surely be an overwhelming and violent attack!

For his own sake and for Cao Cao's sake, Cao Hong must interrupt Xu Chu's safe investigation process!

  Fortunately, not all cavalry troops were so cautious, which allowed Cao Hong to seize the opportunity!

Although the outcome of war is simply survival or death, the actual process is ever-changing. Cao Hong's deployment in the east and west is actually not the focus.

This is the key point!

Only here!

Cao Hong was aware of this, and so was Xu Chu.

Because it was impossible for Cao's army to open the gates to those ordinary county soldiers or ordinary Cao's soldiers. At most, they could provide long-range support with arrows and crossbows. Only after the cavalrymen were forced back by arrows and crossbows would they allow those ordinary Cao soldiers to return to the camp in an orderly manner.

  Only he is different!

So Xu Chu will definitely wait to attack at the last moment!

"General! Raise the flag in the camp!" Cao Hong's guards shouted urgently in the ranks.

"knew!"

Cao Hong had just responded when he heard another report, "General! We can't stop the enemy from the west! Captain Wu's flag has fallen!"

Cao Hong was slightly startled and turned his head to look west, but after just a glance, he gave the order: "Ignore everything else! Send a signal to the main camp and act according to the plan!"

At this point, Cao Hong could no longer care about much.

  The situation between the two sides is confusing. Previously, Cao's army was aggressively pursuing the Qubei tribe, but in the blink of an eye, it was being chased by the cavalry. Will there be another reversal now?

"All troops, speed up!" Cao Hong shouted, "Victory will definitely belong to us!"

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Anyone who goes to the battlefield wants victory to be with him.

But the problem is that there is only one victory.

  Doesn’t Xu Chu want to win?

Are you kidding me?

But he has to control his desire to win.

This was his first appearance, the first time he led so many troops, and the first time he could arrange military affairs and deploy military academies according to his own ideas!

He is not allowed to make any mistakes!

Under the command of the Cavalry, there is no shortage of generals like Xu Chu who can lead the army, and there are even more military schools who can go into battle and kill the enemy!

And there are many rising stars, like Li Li who was originally from northern Xinjiang...

Therefore, Xu Chu had always reminded himself to be cautious, cautious again, and must be cautious, but at this moment, he was lured out by Cao Hong!

Big fish!

Cao Hong!

  And the bigger fish nest is right in front of you!

This is the perfect opportunity!

If we can really seize this opportunity, we can not only capture and kill the enemy general, but also gain the merit of trampling the allied camp with our horses. By then, we will surely become famous all over the world...

Xu Chu thought about it, but for some reason, he suddenly felt a little uneasy.

He surveyed the battlefield.

Nothing seemed out of the ordinary.

As expected, Cao's troops on the east and west sides could not hold out for long, while the cavalry on both wings were encircling them.

The Cao army in front was still running wildly without looking back, as if they thought they could return to the camp before he caught up.

That's right, at the current speed, Cao's army could indeed escape before he could catch up, but the problem was that the troops Xu Chu led had not used up their horses' strength before, so they were still in a relatively full state. The most critical point was that Xu Chu had not yet used all his strength to chase them!

Xu Chu was also waiting.

  Xu Chu knew that if he surrounded Cao's army too early, Cao's army would fight to the death. Although there would be a higher chance of capturing and killing the enemy general, he would also suffer heavy losses. However, if he intercepted and killed Cao's army just before they entered the camp, it would be much easier!

Because at that time all the Cao army soldiers were thinking about escaping back to the camp which was only a step away, no one would fight to the death, so Xu Chu and his men only needed to catch up and kill one by one.

Yes, everything is going as planned.

  Since there is no problem and everything is within the plan, let’s catch up!

Let this moment be glorious!

"Send the order! Speed ​​up!" Xu Chu shouted.

"Speed ​​up! Speed ​​up!"

  Under the order, the Hussars once again stabbed the warhorses' abdominal skin with their spurs. The sharp spurs pierced the horses' skin, causing them to feel pain, and their speed increased dramatically!

Cao's army was running wildly in the front, while the cavalry army was chasing after them.

  The distance between the two sides is constantly shortening!

The Cao cavalrymen who were left behind were terrified. They looked back at the approaching cavalrymen and horses, and drove their horses desperately to speed up and escape. However, such frequent looking back would affect the running speed of the horses. On the other hand, the reason why they fell behind was that the horses' physical strength was gradually exhausted, and no matter how they were urged, they could not speed up.

When the Cao army soldier who fell behind looked back again, he saw a shining sword whizzing down!

"ah……"

When the first scream sounded, the god of death began to excitedly play a symphony.

Xu Chu watched from within the army.

  That’s right, that’s it, bite it, wrap it up, and find an opportunity to break in!

No questions asked...

  has a problem!

Xu Chu suddenly fixed his gaze forward.

  Smoke and dust rose from Cao’s camp, but after such a long time, no troops came out to provide cover or support!

Of course, this is not a problem. After all, as long as the camp gate is opened and the bridge is built, everything will be fine if people can get in. Moreover, Cao's generals are outside, and there is no time to deploy these covering troops in the camp...

  As long as we charge forward, none of these will be a problem!

It's near, it's near!

As the Hussars in front began to bite the Cao army's buttocks, the splashing blood filled the air with an adrenaline-pumping atmosphere!

"Ahhh! Kill!"

The Hussars instinctively sped up again and began to reap those Cao cavalrymen who fell behind.

It went very smoothly. It was indeed very...

wrong!

Xu Chu suddenly felt as if there was an inexplicable danger approaching. He stood up on his horse and looked around.

Suddenly, he understood where the danger he felt came from!