Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 3340: Generals and Soldiers

Li Li is on the flank.

While following Xu Chu's orders and encircling Cao Hong from the flank, he was blocked by Cao's army.

I don't know whether he was too lucky or unlucky, but he chose a fork in the road and happened to run into a part of Cao Hong's army that was retreating. As a result, the two sides collided with each other, which delayed Li Li's time to encircle the enemy. Then he saw the scene where Xu Chu's central army was suddenly attacked by Cao's catapults.

Smoke and dust rise into the sky!

The stones fell with a whistling sound!

Li Li quickly led his men to avoid the catapult's attack range, but when he turned back suddenly he could no longer find Xu Chu's battle flag.

Li Li's heart couldn't help but sink.

"Have you seen the general's flag?" Li Li asked the soldiers around him.

He thought he was dazzled.

"No, no!"

"Not found!"

"Will it be obscured by smoke and dust?"

"Or did it fall into the ravine?"

Everyone started shouting at once, their voices unable to conceal the panic...

  No chaos!

Li Li reacted subconsciously. He shouldn't let everyone look for Xu Chu's battle flag, as this would cause unrest. However, things had come to this point, and he could only divert everyone's attention as soon as possible, otherwise morale would inevitably continue to collapse!

  Is there any way to get a group of soldiers back to health as quickly as possible?

fighting!

Only fight!

When a soldier does not know how to fight or loses the courage to fight, can he still be called a soldier?

Li Li did not give orders immediately. He sat on his horse with a calm expression, turning a deaf ear to the roaring sounds coming from Cao's army camp.

This is a huge stage.

  Before this, who was Li Li?

After today, Li Li is Li Li!

He pulled out a clean spare piece of cloth from the leather bag at his waist, bit one end of it with his teeth, and then wrapped the cloth around the back of his left hand which had been injured at some unknown time.

Perhaps he was cut by some weapon, or scratched by some broken stones. He didn't feel it when he was dodging the attack from the catapult just now, but now he felt a little pain.

The bright red blood flowed down, and the force of the bandage made the muscles on Li Li's face twitch a little, but he still wrapped it calmly, as if he was not bandaging himself, but bandaging someone else's wound.

He bandaged the wound quickly and used his teeth and nimble fingers to tie a knot with the cloth.

When he raised his head again, the people around him were gradually influenced by him and calmed down.

Li Li stretched out his hand and moved it.

The wound was well bandaged and it was a little painful, but it didn't affect his subsequent activities much.

The soldier on the side seemed to want to say something, but when he saw Li Li's actions, he said nothing.

Li Li did not shout any exciting slogans to boost morale, but instead issued the most conventional order, "Check equipment!"

In the escape just now, some people dropped their weapons and some people lost their arrows.

Now Li Li issued the order again, as if in a real combat training, steady and powerful.

The sounds of clattering were heard one after another.

Li Li also jumped off the warhorse, readjusted the straps on the horse's abdomen, then took out some dry food from the bag on the horse's back, stuffed half into his own mouth and the other half into the warhorse with big watery eyes.

The warhorse snorted loudly and then flicked its tail.

Li Li patted the horse's neck, then looked at a group of Cao army soldiers running out of the Cao army camp in the distance, and tightly gripped the hilt of his sword.

The two or three hussars on the other side of Li Li also just watched in silence and said nothing.

The Cao army camp was like a hornet's nest that had been poked hard. With the roar of war drums, countless soldiers rushed out of the camp, crossed the trenches, and pounced on them, howling.

Some Cao army soldiers seemed to have discovered Li Li and others who were staying on one side, so they pointed and shouted, then pressed forward.

"Haha." Li Li couldn't help but sneer, "Does anyone really think we are like Shandong, who will collapse and disband once they lose? "

"Prepare for battle!" Li Li suddenly raised his voice, "All teams, report your numbers!"

"This... one team, one team currently has seventy-three people! All swords and spears are ready! We still have 70% of our arrows!!"

"Team Two, sixty-eight people! All swords and spears are ready, and eighty percent of the arrows are ready!"

"Team Three..."

Each team reported their numbers in turn.

Each team was short of different numbers of people, and it was obvious that some of them had been separated in the panic just now.

When Xu Chu encircled and suppressed Cao Hong, he did not send out all his troops, so Li Li and others did not bring all their troops out, and some of them were resting in the front-line camp.

Li Li jumped on his horse and said, "Let's gather the scattered people and horses first! We are all brothers, how can we abandon them easily!"

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In a depression, a dozen hussars gathered together.

It is human instinct to stick together for warmth.

Most of these hussars had lost their horses in the recent attack by Cao's army, or their horses were injured and thrown off, so they were naturally separated from the main force.

The sound of war drums, horse hooves, and roars rang out in turn in the sky above the depression.

Cao's army seemed to be getting closer.

They didn't know if they had been discovered.

Although they lost their horses, they did not lose their fighting spirit.

The red eyes just stared at the enemy that was getting closer and closer.

The two or three hundred Cao army soldiers seemed to have discovered the hussars here, and they began to shout and move closer and closer.

One hundred and fifty steps.

One hundred and twenty steps.

One hundred steps.

  Fifty steps!

A hussar soldier in the hollow raised his sword and shouted, "Kill!"

Then he rushed out of the depression.

Following his roar, the others also roared and rushed out together...

But from another direction, a louder voice came, "Kill! !"

  Accompanied by a sound like thunder, Li Li led the cavalry from the bottom of the slope to the top, and then rushed down like a torrent. Hundreds of cavalry crashed into this small team of Cao's army!

The two or three hundred Cao army soldiers were engulfed in swords and spears, and under the hooves of horses before they could understand what was happening.

Before the hussars in the hollow could recover, a sergeant who looked like a team leader ran up to them, waved his hand, and shouted, "Go to the back of the team and see if there are any free horses! Those who don't have horses can ride with the people behind! Return to your original team after the battle! Quick! Now everyone follow Li Junhou's flag! Move! Everyone move!"

After saying this, the team leader didn't even wait for the hussars to respond, but immediately shouted and led his men and horses to rush in another direction.

The hussars were stunned for a moment, then they reacted, "Quick! Quick! Follow up, follow up!"

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In the Cao army camp, Cao Hong, who had already stood on the observation tower, was holding a bag of acid water to replenish his water. Suddenly, he saw this scene happening on the edge of the battlefield. He spurted out the water in his mouth with a "puff" sound, "Who is this? !"

The military officer was not yet a general, he only had a flag to recognize, not a general flag. The guard leaned on the railing, squinting his eyes and carefully identifying the running spot in the distance.

"This looks like... the general, the one who was in front of the battle line two days ago..." the guard said in a low voice.

Previously, Cao's army was directly swept away by a group of cavalry. It was not a pleasant memory that I would like to mention often...

Cao Hong remembered and his eyes flashed.

  How could there be so many heroes under the Cavalry?

"Who is closest to that guy?" Cao Hong asked in a deep voice.

If such a seedling is under one's own command, he will of course be trained with emphasis. If he is in the enemy's place, he will be destroyed directly when there is a chance!

Like leaving room for the other party to grow, muttering that they are waiting for the other party to become a real rival that they can match, etc., except for being a middle school comic syndrome, in most cases there is no way to kill the other party, and they can only mark him with their words.

For example, now, Cao Hong feels that there is a chance to kill this seedling, and he will not hesitate at all.

"General, the closest ones are General Bao's troops!"

"Bao Shuyi?" Cao Hong frowned slightly, "Send the order, let them kill this beast! Don't let them collude with the scattered cavalry soldiers and horses!"

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  While you are slacking off, the blame suddenly falls from your mouth!

How to do?

Waiting online, very anxious!

Come back soon!

After Bao Zhong received Cao Hong's new instructions, he didn't know how to spit out a mouthful of tangerine peel and wheat husk.

He finally got the chance to dawdle, but he couldn't act like a dawdler and hang around in Cao's army, just like the slackers in later companies. After all, no matter what time it is, when the boss sees an employee blatantly slacking off, most of them will not be happy. Unexpectedly, Cao Hong actually asked him to kill Li Li!

Of course, Bao Zhong didn't know it was Li Li at the time, but no matter what, he suddenly had a new task. It was just like being notified of a meeting when it was almost time to get off work, doing team building on weekends, and training during holidays. It was full of strong malice towards the working people and the proletariat.

Of course, Bao Zhong also thought about flipping the table, but in the end, after cooling down his anger through his mouth, he said two words: "Okay..."

Originally, Bao Zhong did not want to go in the direction of the front camp of the cavalry, but now with Cao Hong's order, he simply changed direction and went towards Li Li.

"This is an opportunity!" I never knew where it came from.

Bao Zhong had a feeling that this thing seemed to have some special ability. If he accidentally threw it into a crowd of people, would it disappear automatically?

"What opportunity? There is no opportunity! Don't look for trouble!" Bao Zhong refused immediately.

Although Bao Zhong said "no", he acted as if he hadn't heard it and continued: "General, can you lend me a flag now... Don't you want to contact him as soon as possible to confirm the time for your son to go to the Hundred Medical Clinic for treatment? Other things can be delayed, but this matter cannot be delayed!"

"Hiss..." Bao Zhong turned his head and glared at him.

He always looks smiling, and the smile on his face seems to remain unchanged for a hundred years.

"Come closer." Bao Zhong said in a low voice, "Please tell me clearly what the arrangements are."

"My son's plan?" She always had the same expression.

Bao Zhong gritted his teeth, "Yes, what should I do with my child?"

Of course Bao Zhong wanted to know everything, including how they had been in contact, who else was in Cao's camp and so on, but it was obvious that Bao Zhong knew Cao Cao would never tell him, so he had to compromise in the end and just asked to know the specific arrangements for his son.

"This is a very simple matter." It was like explaining why one plus one equals two. "Didn't I say it before? We just need to determine the specific time to meet at the river crossing."

"What is enough?" Bao Zhong felt a little frustrated and angry about being kept in the dark. "I don't know anything! What exactly should I do?"

He suddenly stopped smiling and said, "You don't need to know."

But soon, he laughed again, "General, don't worry, I'll take care of everything. Can you lend me the flag now?"

Bao Zhong wanted to refuse again, but when he thought of his own children, he reluctantly gave a signal to his guards.

The flag representing the generals obviously cannot be given, after all, there is only one, but it represents the recognition of Cao's army...

Normally, these recognition flags are part of the generals' right to command their troops. Not all soldiers know the various military school generals of Cao's army, but at least they will recognize Cao's recognition flags.

Most of these recognition flags have restrictions on issuance, and not everyone can obtain them. Only general-level personnel can obtain this recognition flag. In some cases, it can be equivalent to a "command arrow" and serve as a token of transmission of orders.

Of course, this effect does not mean that you can command any Cao army soldier after getting the recognition flag, but there are some restrictions according to the actual situation. For example, Bao Zhong’s recognition flag cannot mobilize the people of the Central Commander and the Central Guard.

If this kind of flag is lost, there will be punishment, just like losing the command arrow, but it is much better than losing the general's flag. Bao Zhong signaled the guards to give it to the original, which is this kind of recognition flag.

Guard Bao Zhong snorted and took out a small cloth bag from his arms.

He smiled and took it from her, then whispered, "Go to the side... You don't have war horses anyway, so isn't it normal that you can't keep up with the cavalry?"

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After rolling up the flag, Xu Chu led his men and horses to retreat, running about ten miles. Xu Chu gradually slowed down, turned and galloped up a dirt slope, and slowly stood still.

He jumped off his horse and asked the guards to take care of the warhorse. He used his hands and feet to quickly climb to the top of the slope on one side and looked back at the battlefield.

Xu Chu did not give up because of today's defeat.

After this setback, Xu Chu realized some things that he had previously overlooked.

Caution and risk-taking are not completely opposites.

He was too cautious before, so the pressure on Cao Jun’s camp was not great enough, which gave Cao Hong the opportunity to hide his trump card. If he had been more aggressive and adventurous in the first battle, regardless of whether he could capture Cao Jun’s camp, at least Cao Jun’s catapults would have been forced to be used...

Likewise, the battlefield is always changing. What was a safe place yesterday may become dangerous today. Everything needs to be adjusted according to the specific situation...

Xu Chu kept thinking and summarizing.

The lessons learned from flesh and blood should be kept in mind.

After a brief moment of regret and self-blame, Xu Chu quickly found a way to counterattack and formulated a bold plan. He wanted to lure out Cao's army before launching a counterattack.

On the one hand, it was because they were close to Cao's camp, and Xu Chu was not sure which area had no catapults set up by Cao. On the other hand, Cao's army was suppressed within the camp during this stage. Although it seemed that the Cavalry Army had gained a lot of advantages on the surface, it did not actually cause much direct damage to Cao's army.

So if we can attract a group of Cao's troops...

  But the key is that he has to be able to eat it!

Xu Chu believed that he could do it, and he believed even more that the cavalrymen under his command could do it!

"Raise the flag! Contact all departments!"

Xu Chu said in a deep voice.

It’s not a defeat now.

If we really give Cao's army an opportunity to take advantage, then we will be defeated.

To others, he was defeated, but the fact was that he just decided to retreat and find a safer way to deal with Cao's army.

Xu Chu's general's flag was unfurled again on the plateau.

The terrain in the Yuncheng Basin is flat. Although it has the unique gully landforms of the Loess Plateau, it is not easy to defend.

This time he led the army as Fei Qian's vanguard. He defeated Cao Hong in the first battle and forced Cao's army to retreat into the camp. He had already accomplished the task required by Fei Qian very well. More importantly, he had initially cleared out the traps outside Cao's camp and drawn a map of the outer layout of Cao's camp, providing a relatively sufficient source of information for the subsequent deployment of the General of Cavalry's army.

From this point of view, Xu Chu has already completed the military orders arranged by Fei Qian.

But a life that is too smooth may not be a good thing for anyone.

Previously, Xu Chu thought that Li Li could lead his men to play a sharp archer cavalry tactic, so he could naturally lead the cavalry to trample the camps, so he was a little careless and was captured by Cao Hong...

  Xu Chu was indeed wrong. He was a great general, but he was not an all-round general. He was good at infantry formations, but he did not understand cavalry well enough!

Fortunately, at the critical moment, Xu Chu realized that Guanzhong and Shandong are different after all!

The key node of Shandong is where the general is. No matter what the previous battle situation was, once the general collapses, the entire army will lose contact. Even if other soldiers are intact, it will be useless!

The key points in Guanzhong are military academies, non-commissioned officers, and middle and lower-level people!

Just like what the General of the Cavalry said, "The way to be a commander is to make the best use of your generals and soldiers!"

  Now Xu Chu is willing to give the right of choice to these middle and lower-level non-commissioned officers of the Cavalry Academy, and believes that under Fei Qian's subtle influence over the years, these non-commissioned officers of the military academy will eventually grow up like Li Li and become the real force supporting the Cavalry Army!

The tricolor battle flag was once again flying on the plateau.

Although there are some damages and dust on the tricolor flag, it is still bright, eye-catching, and standing proudly!