Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 3367 You you you... Me me me...

Cao Hong rode forward.

Xu Chu placed his shield on the ground.

Cao Hong was overjoyed when he saw this.

  Idiot!

Can you block my sword by just placing your shield on the ground?

Even if I can't kill you with the chop, I'll ram you to death!

Cao Hong grinned and kicked the horse in the belly.

  The warhorse felt pain, neighed, and accelerated again!

When Cao Hong faced off against the old military marquis, Cao Hong was young, but when he faced off against Xu Chu, he was old.

Although they may seem similar, there is still a big difference between thirty and forty.

Xu Chu held the large shield in front of himself, his eyes fixed through the upper edge of the shield at the direction where Cao Hong was rushing towards.

Infantry is indeed at a disadvantage against cavalry, but it is not an absolute disadvantage.

  Xu Chu served as a guard in the Cavalry Corps for a long time, which not only required strong personal offensive capabilities, but more importantly, strong defensive capabilities!

Cao Hong drove his warhorse, tightly gripping his long sword. Seeing Xu Chu standing still, he couldn't help but sneer in his heart. Could it be that he was scared silly?

Take this knife from me!

In an instant, the wind and clouds surged, Cao Hong rose into the air, and gathered lightning on the three-pointed, double-edged sword...

Ahem, it’s a conspiracy.

Cao Hong's warhorse is undoubtedly a good horse. The armor on his body and the long sword in his hand may not be of the golden legendary level, but they are at least purple excellent equipment.

Especially Cao Hong's long sword, which was extremely sharp. The old military marquis's armor was directly broken by just a scratch, so Cao Hong was very confident that even if Xu Chu used a shield to protect himself, he could still cut Xu Chu in half with one sword!

No, four pieces!

The war horses' hooves flew, and mud and dust splashed everywhere.

The long sword was raised, and the blade cut through the space, making a sharp whistling sound!

"Buzz!"

Cao Hong chopped down with his sword!

Cao Hong felt that this strike of his sword had gathered all his energy and spirit!

It was simply a sword strike that brought together all his life's martial arts skills and was close to the pinnacle!

Cao Hong's family was relatively wealthy, so he didn't need to work since he was a child. He also didn't like reading, so he had been wielding swords and guns, flying eagles and running dogs since he was young. He also hired some masters with good martial arts. In addition, he had fought on the battlefield for so many years, and had come through the bloody battles. Even if he was not a first-rate general, he was at least at the peak of the second-rate realm.

  At least with this one knife, Cao Hong felt that it instilled his fighting spirit, as well as the complex emotions of anger, frustration, sadness, etc. during this period of time!

Cao Hong even felt that as long as he killed Xu Chu with this sword, his martial arts and confidence would be elevated to a higher level!

Now, not only did he personally take risks, but he also sent out suspected troops in all directions, all for the purpose of "creating" a situation at this moment where he could use the horses to kill the horseless!

The advantage is mine!

Kill Xu Chu on his horse, what else could go wrong? !

  The blade is as sharp as lightning!

Xu Chu's shield was broken instantly!

But the moment he broke Xu Chu's shield, Cao Hong noticed something was wrong with his hand...

It's like silicone, which is also soft, but feels wrong when you pinch it.

Xu Chu's shield was broken by the sword and flew away!

  Ok?

How come there is only one shield left?

Who?

  If Xu Chu really stood there motionless and let Cao Hong chop him hard, it is possible that he might not be able to withstand it!

After all, Cao Hong was riding a horse with the help of a long weapon. Even if Xu Chu could really withstand Cao Hong's sword, he might still be hit head-on by Cao Hong's horse!

Don't think that Xiao RouQ is not a car. The combined weight of this man and horse is nearly one ton. If it hits head-on at a speed of thirty or forty miles per hour, even if it is not killed on the spot, it will most likely break bones and tendons, and lose half its life!

Therefore, Cao Hong's plan to kill Xu Chu was indeed almost perfect.

He also thought that he was 90 percent sure of it!

The only thing Cao Hong missed was that he did not accurately estimate Xu Chu's ability...

  If an ordinary person saw Cao Hong riding his horse and charging towards them and was enveloped by his murderous aura, it would be difficult for him not to become weak in the knees, let alone resist. But Xu Chu was Xu Chu after all. Not only did he stare at the direction Cao Hong was rushing towards, he even kept calculating the speed of Cao Hong's horse and the landing point of Cao Hong's sword!

The knife chopped down, and for a moment, Cao Hong's vision was blocked by his own arms!

And in this almost fleeting gap, Xu Chu did not retreat but advanced, shouted loudly, protected his body with his shield, turned downward and shrank, avoiding the charge path of Cao Hong's horse, but swiped the sword in his hand back from Cao Hong's blind spot!

Cao Hong's moves are already outdated.

  Before Cao Hong chopped down, he had imagined that Xu Chu would dodge, retreat, and escape, so when Cao Hong's long sword chopped down, there was a tendency for it to spread slightly outward and far away. Even if Xu Chu wanted to dodge and escape, he would still be hit!

But Cao Hong never expected that Xu Chu actually used his shield to cover his preparatory movements below the waist, making it impossible for Cao Hong, who was rushing towards him, to judge Xu Chu's actions by the force exerted by Xu Chu's waist. What's more important is that Xu Chu not only did not retreat, but fought back!

Cao Hong chopped Xu Chu's shield on the ground intentionally, leaving it in place!

Cao Hong did hit the target accurately, but the weak shield caused Cao Hong to use the wrong strength.

  The long sword was indeed sharp, and it broke the shield with one stroke!

Unfortunately, it wasn't Xu Chu who broke through...

Cao Hong's sword missed and his body swayed, and he knew something was wrong!

Cao Hong instinctively shook his head and saw a black shadow flash by. He was shocked and wanted to move away and do some movements like retracting his legs and twisting his waist, but it was too late!

  Xu Chu's sword was like a poisonous snake spitting out its core, bringing out a streak of blood!

This knife was as fast as lightning!

If Cao Hong's first blow was like dark clouds and thunder, then Xu Chu's blow was like the earth shaking and magma gushing out!

It always takes a while for dark clouds to gather, and it takes a while for thunder to build up before it can have momentum.

  As for earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, although there will be slight signs, most of the time they happen quietly and explode in an instant!

Cao Hong let out a loud cry and immediately fell off his horse. He just grabbed the reins tightly and threw himself on the horse's back. He couldn't even hold on to his long sword and fell to the ground with a clang...

Blood spurts out!

Thick armor is not all-powerful and all-protective.

This is like a bicycle fender. If it is just a small piece under the butt curtain, it can only block a little bit of mud. But with the front and back half of the bag, it can resist most of the mud and water. However, it still cannot be exempted from all rain and mud. No matter how bad the weather and roads are, the shoes that should get wet will still get wet.

  If you walk in muddy water often, your shoes will get wet.

Cao Hong's shoes are now wet.

Blood-red and soaked...

  Cao Hong's guards were horrified and did not bother to continue fighting with Xu Chu's soldiers. They hurriedly protected the wounded Cao Hong and fled!

Although the other leading cavalrymen did not know the situation, when they saw Cao Hong was defeated in one move, they immediately lost their previous crazy momentum and followed Cao Hong's guards and others, and dispersed in a disorderly manner!

"Cavalry!" Xu Chu shouted, "Where is the cavalry?"

Xu Chu and his men had just rushed out of Cao's camp in Anyi and had not had time to change their horses. He also did not know that the cavalrymen who remained outside had been dispersed by Cao Hong first.

  The defeat of Cao Hong and his men was just the right time for the cavalry to chase and kill them!

But Xu Chu looked around and didn't see many cavalry.

"Where is the old military marquis?!" Xu Chu was furious, "Delaying the opportunity to fight! You should..."

"General, the old general has just died in battle..."

The soldiers reported.

"Ah..." Xu Chu was silent for a moment, sighed, and ordered the troops to withdraw.

Xu Chu weighed the sword in his hand and looked at the blood on it.

The bright red, fresher part of the knife tip belongs to Cao Hong.

Xu Chu shook his sword, splashing the blood on the blade onto the ground, "Old General... Have a safe journey!"

The death of the old general caused the cavalry to be scattered, and they had no time to pursue and kill him.

We can only give up for now.

On the other hand, the knife Xu Chu used to strike back at Cao Hong just now didn't seem to feel good...

"How many layers of armor does this thief wear?" Xu Chu muttered secretly.

Is it really that serious? Are you so afraid of death?

Although his sword strike caused Cao Hong to bleed, Xu Chu was not sure whether he had cut off something or ripped his intestines.

At that moment when they crossed each other, Xu Chu felt the blade vibrate.

It feels like scratching the flesh, but not like piercing or cutting.

After all, Xu Chu was using infantry to defeat cavalry, and under the circumstances at the time, he did not have time to change to long weapons. If he was far away, he could not attack Cao Hong, but if he was too close, he could not avoid the collision of the warhorse, so this extremely dangerous distance control was the real key.

If Xu Chu had accumulated another ten years of experience, he would probably be able to achieve the best balance. But on the other hand, after ten years, Xu Chu might not have the current agility and strength...

It would be more accurate to say that the knife he just used was offering the blade to Cao Hong to run into him rather than chopping him.

Therefore, it was hard to say how much damage Xu Chu could inflict after breaking Cao Hong's armor.

However, Xu Chu did not expect that the most important effect of his sword was not just to break Cao Hong's defense...

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Cao Hong's defeat and retreat immediately mobilized the entire army.

Everything has two sides, and where there are advantages there are disadvantages.

If Cao Hong had really killed Xu Chu with one blow, the morale of Cao's army would naturally have soared. But now Cao Hong had to bear the bad consequences of an unfavorable battle.

Although Cao Hong had made the worst-case plan before the battle, this plan was only in his mind. Cao Hong did not think it would become a reality, so he did not really arrange everything. As a result, after the defeat, not only the commander of the army and the guards were a little panicked, but the morale of other Cao soldiers was also shaken.

  That’s right, since even the extremely brave Cao Hong fell, then the fall of others would naturally make more sense, right?

For the vast majority of Cao's soldiers, joining the army and fighting is just for a living, not for any ideas, or the hope of realizing the great emperor's great Han revival. As for the dream of MAGA, let alone it.

  So even though Cao Hong gave a lot of rewards to Cao's soldiers when he set out, supplemented part of the military pay, and made some big promises to motivate some of the military schools, the reality was that Cao Hong failed, and the situation was ten times more difficult than he had expected!

One is the poor supply reserves.

Although Cao Cao and Cao Hong continuously reduced staff and increased efficiency, continued restructuring and deepened employment reforms in the early stages, which gradually reduced the total number of employees, this does not mean that the quality of the workforce can be gradually improved. Although there is a certain degree of control over personnel costs, the combat readiness force has not been strengthened much.

Coupled with the poor system of Cao's army, most of the time, the people left and the government came to an end.

As soon as Guo Jia died, most of Cao Jun's blood supply vessels were blocked. Dong Zhao was just trying to build a bridge, but Cao Jun's symptoms were already obvious and he was powerless to save him.

In the era of human and animal transport, the transportation of food and grass is always a very troublesome problem. If the pace is not kept up, various problems will inevitably arise. Cao's army was previously under the watchful eyes of Guo Jia, and some clerks knew that they could not hide it from Guo Jia, so they did not dare to act rashly. But now, seeing that the orders from above seem to have slowed down, they began to constantly test the bottom line...

Another aspect is the previous "layoffs" of Cao's army.

Although Cao Cao and Cao Hong can shout about being grateful for the platform provided by the company, thanking the company for the learning and growth opportunities provided, and so on, they also say that those who are lying down are not brothers, regardless of whether the previous injuries were caused by the company, they are going to lay off employees now anyway.

  When a rabbit dies, the fox will be sad, let alone humans?

The staff were "laid off" and the remaining employees were "given extra meals".

  Everyone has an extra piece of meat, and they still have to say that the boss is so good, so awesome, and that the boss will rule the world for generations?

Some people will eat the piece of meat happily, while others will start to become alert and uneasy. After all, no one knows whether they will become the piece of meat for someone else's next meal.

  So what to do?

Sometimes, no matter how difficult it is, as long as the team can hold on, they will eventually win. However, when people's morale is low, they will become frightened at the slightest disturbance.

Cao's army stumbled back in defeat. It was a miserable sight to see, as if each of them was carrying seventeen or eighteen mountains on their backs, and it was difficult for them to even lift their heads.

The camp was filled with a surge of irritability, depression, impatience and anxiety.

Even the shouts of the Central Commander and the Central Guard who were originally in the camp to maintain order seemed to lack some confidence, and were completely different from when they were fighting with Xu Chu's vanguard before.

It seems that everyone is asking themselves countless questions...

  How else to fight?

Can we still win?

  How long can we hold on?

Who will be the next casualty?

No one gave them answers, so they looked for them themselves.

As soon as Cao Hong returned from his defeat, he immediately issued a number of orders, not only requiring the troops to strengthen their vigilance, but also emphasizing military orders and setting time limits for eating, drinking, and urinating, "No noise, no walking around and talking at will, and those who violate the order will be beheaded on the spot!"

  But orders are just orders, but aren’t there many people in Shandong who pretend to obey orders but actually disobey them?

Cao Hong prohibited open discussion, so naturally there would be people who would discuss it secretly.

"It's over... There were more than 7,000 people who went out to fight, and now we know how many of them have returned? Only more than 4,000!"

"What? I didn't see so many deaths?"

"Don't act stupid about this..."

"Hey, you say, the cavalrymen over there, aren't they really green-faced, fang-toothed people who want to eat people's hearts?"

"What a lie... Have you never eaten it? The meat we shared last time and the time before that..."

"Stop talking... I feel a little sick..."

"You you you..."

“I, I, I…”

These tiny sounds echoed in every corner of the camp.

  Everyone has selfish desires, and this is unavoidable.

It is difficult to lead a team when people are panic-stricken and scattered.

Even though the orders were issued repeatedly and military law control was strengthened, it was still useless.

The news that Cao Hong was injured and died spread like wildfire!

No one knew who spread the news in the first place or what the original words were, but such news caused unrest in the entire Cao army camp.

The Cao army and the Fei army were fighting against each other. Logically speaking, as a member of the Cao army, they should naturally offer advice and strength to the Cao army, but...

The first ones to receive the news and begin to become disunited and secretly grumble were not the cattle and horses in Cao's camp.

On the contrary, the cattle and horses knew nothing, and perhaps only instinctively felt that something seemed wrong.

The simple-minded cattle and horses might not realize that at this moment, dangerous signals were beginning to spread in Cao's camp.

  Now, within the camp, the higher-ups in Cao’s army are, the more unsettled they feel!

Logically speaking, some of these Cao troops have been following Cao Cao since the Yellow Turban Rebellion until now. They have fought in countless battles and killed countless people. They should all be extremely fierce and fearless in bloody battles.

But for some reason, during the days of fighting with the Hussars, the ferocity of the past seemed to have been gradually worn away by the Hussars!

You know, before coming to Guanzhong and Hedong, these Cao troops still thought that they were the best in the world! They were the real rulers of the Han Dynasty, and the cavalry were just warriors on the border!

But now, the cavalry can’t win, so what.

After all, the Central Plains does not produce cavalry, which is still an excuse to comfort oneself to some extent.

If gunpowder and artillery can't withstand it, then that's the same.

After all, we can still say that it is a gimmick and that people like us with high moral integrity would not bother to do it...

  As a result, now they can’t even defeat the infantry of the Hussars!

This……

  What exactly happened here?

In Cao's army camp, everyone had no answer in their hearts at this moment.

  The people are in panic and the military is in shock!

No one knew what would happen next, and Cao Hong, as the most critical figure in the camp, made a decision at such a critical moment that might make him regret for the rest of his life...