Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 3418 Result Oriented
Suoyang Pass is located in the Boshan Mountains, between the roads.

There is a rock wall on the left and an earth wall on the right.

The rock wall is difficult to climb, and although the earth wall is also quite steep, it has some slope after being eroded by rain over the years.

There is a city gate in the middle, but no drawbridge or moat.

It sounds good, but in reality the fortifications are weak.

Although the outermost pass is surrounded by stone walls and earth walls on both sides, they are not very high. Even ordinary people can climb up by using vehicles as cushions and ladders. However, since it is a pass that has existed since the early days of China, the general defense structure is still there, a simple "日" shaped wall, and the inner city is slightly higher than the outer city.

Due to years of disrepair, the stones used to build the city walls have large gaps between them, and one can even climb directly along the gaps.

They always climbed up secretly like this...

Now we have to guard against Cao's counterattack and climb like this...

It's really a changing world, not bad at all.

In Suoyang Pass, everyone has been mobilized, and all soldiers are busy doing their duties.

The weapons were placed in convenient locations, and the spare ones were piled up on the top of the city wall.

Some people also moved things out of the granaries in Suoyang Pass and transported them to the city wall.

The tense atmosphere before the war enveloped the entire Suoyang Pass.

I always stood on the main building of the inner city and looked up at the tricolor flag erected on the top of the city for a long time.

There was a time when he hated and feared the tricolor flag, but now when he was under the flag, he felt at ease, even though he knew that a fierce battle was about to begin.

The sun in late autumn is somewhat listless.

The birds in the mountains seemed to have noticed something. They just chirped twice in the early morning and then flew away to who knows where.

I never thought that there were people like him under the command of the Cavalry.

For example, Xun Chen.

Xun Chen was a member of the Yingchuan Xun family and was used as a bargaining chip by Yuan Shao.

For a large Han aristocratic family, one person is just a bargaining chip.

Regardless of gender.

For a large family, if individual chips are used, lost, or lost, it is not a big problem as long as the family makes a profit as a whole.

The result is what matters, the process doesn’t matter.

When the Xun family thought that Yuan Shao was not worth investing in and failed to win over the Jizhou natives, they turned to Cao Cao, and Xun Chen, who was closely tied to Yuan Shao, was finally abandoned...

Just treat it as lost, gone, or dead.

Xun Chen told him that when he arrived in Pingyang, he also came here incognito...

Xun Chen said that he could always restore his original surname, and it was nothing for a rank below the Cavalry, and no one would impeach him for it.

The past is gone, but the future can still be pursued.

The cavalry needs companions.

So even though they were rivals and enemies before, they are now walking together and are willing to follow the path pointed out by the Cavalry, so they can put aside past grudges and move forward together.

The premise is that you must really let go...

These advices of Xun Chen have always been considered carefully.

However, I have always planned to wait until this battle is over before considering whether to restore my original name.

My fellow travelers...

Rather than someone with the same surname.

Some people may say that this is because the Fei Qian family is weak and they have to do this, or they may say that this is an intentional attempt by the Cavalry to win people's hearts, but it has given many people hope, and they have truly seen phased gains in the process of following their peers!

this point is very important.

It is a stage-by-stage process and stage-by-stage results, rather than a final "result" that is endless and untouchable.

Shandong often does this kind of gimmick...

Just like in Heluo back then, weren't there many aristocratic families who thought that they could become part of Shandong by learning Shandong's scriptures?

The results of it?
Shandong is tolerant on the surface, but in reality there are all kinds of invisible restrictions, while Guanzhong at least puts all the restrictions on the surface...

Suddenly, the shouting from afar interrupted my thoughts.

"Here they come! Cao's army is coming!"

The sentry standing on the top of the mountain shouted, "There are about 2,000 Cao troops!"

"Prepare to meet the enemy!"

Never shouting, he no longer thinks about the past, just focuses on the present, and then there will be a future.

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Zhang Tiansheng, the vanguard of Cao's army, looked at the weak sun in the sky and suddenly felt that he was also weak.

He was promoted from the army because of his good name, but this promotion did not mean that he could really "win".

When I walked up the mountain, I felt the mountain wind gradually getting stronger, making me feel very uncomfortable.

It wasn't even very cold yet, but the chill had already started to seep into the gaps in clothes and armor.

Zhang Tiansheng is a rather sturdy middle-aged man, about forty years old, tall, with average looks, neither good nor bad, except for his eyes, which are quite special. When he is not smiling, he looks particularly ferocious, so he always smiles when facing his superiors.

Perhaps it is because he smiles too much in front of his boss, when Zhang Tiansheng faces his subordinates, cruelty and cunning are written on his face.

Among the ordinary soldiers, he was one of the few officers of different surnames who were promoted in the middle stage of Cao's army.

In the early days, those officers of different surnames were either because Cao's army was short of manpower or because they were recruiting people's hearts. In the middle and late stages, Cao's army did not really promote many officers of different surnames. People like Le Jin and Lou Yi were able to become generals because they followed Cao Cao in the early days, while people like Zhang Tiansheng basically could not be promoted to lieutenant or above.

So when Lu Chang summoned Zhang Tiansheng and asked him to take his soldiers to recapture Suoyang Pass, Zhang Tiansheng agreed without hesitation.

The number of hussars that attacked Suoyang Pass must have been small.

This is basic military common sense.

Only if there are fewer people can there be a high probability of avoiding Cao’s sentries. The more people there are, the more difficult it is to hide.

The weather these past few days was not very good, but it was not bad either, and the visibility was still good, so the cavalry troop that attacked Suoyang Pass without being discovered by the sentries high up in Zhongtiao Mountain should have only a few hundred people.

With more than a thousand people, the queue would often stretch half a mile. The front would run into Cao Jun scouts, and the back would still be walking...

If there are more people, it would be possible only if the enemy's sentries are blind, or if God helps and strong winds and fog block them.

The most important point is that it is better to attack the troops of the Hussar Army that sneak attacked Suoyang Pass than to attack the real Hussar Army, right? His family is still looking forward to his return home, instead of wondering whether he can actually receive the pension.

Zhang Tiansheng has been to Suoyang Pass.

If it was Tongguan, Zhang Tiansheng would naturally not dare to rush forward so arrogantly, but due to the relatively low outer wall and weak defense system of Suoyangguan, he felt that the two thousand soldiers under his command would not have a problem resolving the battle.

Looking at the fluttering flags of Cao's army, Zhang Tiansheng felt somewhat happy. He planned that after retaking Suoyang Pass, he would immediately make an excuse that he had discovered a small unit of the Hussar Army, and then "pursue" them all the way to Heluo!
In this way, he could be the first to escape danger, even faster than Prime Minister Cao! How could this not be beautiful?

Zhang Tiansheng put his hands on his hips and looked at the Cao army soldiers under his command.

The quality of these Cao army soldiers is obviously very average, but they have survived to this day, so they have undergone some training and have reached a certain level. Most of those guys who can't even hold swords and guns properly and have only been transferred from farmers for a few days, either died or were captured in the previous few stages.

Two thousand people against a few hundred people, the advantage is definitely on my side!
So what if the Hussars are very good at fighting?

If two can’t beat one, and three isn’t enough, use four!

Even a hero can't stand up to four hands, right?
Zhang Tiansheng looked at the mountain path, full of confidence.

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At Suoyang Pass, the Hussars looked at the Cao army troops who were coming along the mountain road without concealing their tracks.

Never suddenly burst into laughter: "These idiots! They are afraid that our reinforcements won't know they are coming, so they deliberately make such a big noise for our reinforcements to see!"

He stood on the city wall and laughed loudly, as if he couldn't stand the stupidity of this group of Cao's troops. The laughter infected the other hussars, and they immediately recovered from the slightly tense and depressed atmosphere. Then they talked a lot, and soon they were talking and laughing. This relaxed atmosphere was like a gust of wind, quickly blowing through every corner of Suoyang Pass.

If it were the previous him, would he care about the morale or emotions of his soldiers?
Or do you treat your soldiers and men as meaningless chess pieces to be manipulated at will?

Aha!

Yes, "manipulate".

I don't know why, but some children of Shandong aristocratic families like to use this word the most. They always say they want to manipulate this and manipulate that. But in fact, everyone is alive. Who would obediently listen to being manipulated?

An idea suddenly occurred to him. He stood up and said to the hussars at Suoyang Pass: "Everyone! Listen to me! We have already made great achievements! The military judge has recorded it! So we must bring the achievements home! Go back alive! Do you understand? We must go back alive!"

"Go back alive?!"

The eyes of many hussars sparkled.

"Yes!" Never nodded, "Staying alive is more important than anything else! So the first thing to do is to collect all the wound medicines, and then Old Arrow will lead a team of five people to form a wounded treatment team to rescue the wounded! Our lives are in your hands, Old Arrow!"

An old soldier with an obvious arrow scar on his face laughed and patted his chest, "Leave it to me!"

Never smiled, and then said the second point, "First, clear the way for escape! If we really can't resist, we will flee to the mountains! Pile up the things that can't be taken away in the square, and burn them at the last minute!"

Not abandoning the wounded and not fighting to the death, these two points have restored the vitality of many hussars. Even if the reinforcements arrive later, so what? At worst, they can go into the mountains to engage in harassment warfare. It's not like they haven't played this before!

Never laughed, "Now, all that's left is to get more merits! Merits, who doesn't like bigger ones? We're all men, and men like bigger ones!"

Everyone burst into laughter.

Some people were shouting nonsense at the same time, and suddenly the whole Suoyang Pass didn't seem like a battlefield where casualties were about to be faced, but rather like a group going to visit a brothel...

Always smiling and watching.

If it were earlier, he would never have said such things to these people.

Because at that time, he only wanted a result, whether he could keep it or not, but now he understands that only when the process is done well can a good result appear...

"Cao's army has begun to line up! "

The soldier on duty shouted.

He stuck his head out and looked at the Cao army arrayed at the outer wall, then turned back, raised his arms and shouted: "Victory to the cavalry! Victory!"

"Wan Sheng!" Won victory! 』

For a moment, everyone shouted in unison, and the fighting spirit was as high as a rainbow.

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Cao's army launched the attack without much rest.

In Zhang Tiansheng's opinion, there are only a few cavalry troops in Suoyang Pass. If they are all destroyed, everything will be fine. So why bother to rest?
It doesn’t matter if the soldiers are a little tired.
The archers always start first.

A black mass of arrows whizzed towards them.

In any case, most of Cao's arrows were still up to standard, and the coverage of the projectiles looked decent.

Arrows fell with a crackling sound, some pierced the bricks and soil of the city gate, some were bounced off and fell down, and some flew over the city wall and fell into the city. Most of these projectile arrows were still very lethal, and even if you were holding a shield, you couldn't walk around casually. If you were pierced by an unprotected area such as the calf, you would definitely be injured.

Zhang Tiansheng stood on the mountainside, very satisfied with the wonderful performance of his soldiers.

He shouted to the messenger standing behind him: "Keep shooting! Shoot! Use up all the arrows you brought!"

In Zhang Tiansheng's opinion, arrows are useless if they are not used up now. Could they be used as firewood at night?
When the soldiers reported that most of the arrows had been used up, Zhang Tiansheng waved his hand and said, "Brothers, charge!"

No matter what happens today, he just wants to see a result!
Take Suoyang Pass!
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Above Suoyang Pass, there is always a laugh.

"idiot."

I always counted silently, and when I counted to thirty, I saw that the arrows above my head were obviously much sparser. By the time I counted to forty, there were basically no arrows flying up.

After a while, there were indeed no more arrows. Cao Jun showed his head and glanced down. He saw that Cao's army was changing teams, moving the archers to the back and replacing them with attacking soldiers with swords and spears.

"Archers! Shoot their cadets!"

Always shouted loudly.

They also never carried many arrows, and there were not many arrows in Suoyang Pass, so they always chose a completely different shooting mode from that of Cao's army.

Only targeting Cao's army's lower-level frontline commanding officers and military academies for sniping...

Cao's army raised their shields and rushed up with simple wooden ladders.

Because the outer wall of Suoyang Pass is not very high, you can climb up the outer wall with an ordinary wooden ladder that can grab the tiles of the house, and there is no need for a professional ladder. If you put away your swords and guns temporarily, you can even climb up directly by grabbing the cracks in the stone wall.

However, because the road was not very wide, Cao's army was forced to form an attacking surface of about thirty people, and rushed upwards with a roar!
The archers of the Hussars did not stand in a group like Cao's army, but hid in various corners, or on the side, or in the gaps covered by their comrades' shields, and shot at the Cao's army swarming in from the city.

The shields of Cao's army played a partial role, and most of the arrows failed to hit the target, but some arrows broke through the shields of Cao's army and pierced into the bodies of some of Cao's soldiers.

"The captain was shot!"

The Cao army soldiers shouted in panic.

When Zhang Tiansheng saw Cao's soldiers trying to carry the wounded downstairs, his eyebrows stood up and his eyes rolled up, "No retreat! No one is allowed to retreat! Anyone who retreats will be killed! Go! Go!"

Cao's soldiers had no choice but to abandon the wounded and continue their attack.

However, Cao's troops, who were shot at the grassroots command military academy one after another, showed their shortcomings in organization.

After the ladder is erected, who will climb up first?

A group of people stared at each other on the ladder, and then after a while, they solved the problem -

The ladder was kicked down by the Hussars.

So a group of people started frantically picking up the ladder.

Some soldiers climbed up, but others did not cooperate well, so the Cao army that climbed up was quickly surrounded and attacked, and some Cao soldiers had to jump down again...

Fortunately, the outer wall is not very high. It is possible to sprain your ankle or break your leg, but it is difficult to die from the fall.

"Go! Go! Go!" Zhang Tiansheng waved his hand again.

"Shoot more accurately! Don't be in a hurry!" Zeng Lai also took a bow and shot at the surging Cao army soldiers.

As Cao's army was running, people were hit by arrows from time to time.

The fallen Cao army soldiers wailed on the ground, but no one paid any attention to them.

Zhang Tiansheng's goal was to capture Suoyang Pass, so the result of this victory was what he and his superiors wanted. As for the process, the losses, the casualties, etc., no one paid attention to it, except for the lower-level Cao army who faced the casualties.

The pace of Cao's army's attack slowed down unconsciously.

The dead and wounded who were wailing on the road were constantly reminding these Cao troops that victory belonged to their superiors, the young models in the club belonged to their leaders, and their own lives were their own...

What can you gain by working hard?
A piece of broken copper and iron armor, a crooked sword and a promise of a big increase in military pay in the future.

In the early years, when Liu Xiu redistributed the land in Shandong and gave out acres of farmland for self-cultivation, these lower-class people really thought that farming was working for their own families and that hard work would provide food for the whole family. But they were soon disappointed. The harder they worked, the poorer they became, while the landlord class, who tried every means to seize and plunder, swallowed up most of the value of their labor.

Shandong's result-oriented approach is a typical sign that emerged in this process.

Don't go to extremes in anything.

The same is true for result orientation. If you work on something for a long time but get no results, it is obviously wrong. However, if you only focus on the results and ignore the process, you will eventually produce a large number of officials and generals who only care about results...

The battle lasted from noon till sunset.

The Cao army soldiers dragged their feet and dithered, and even though Zhang Tiansheng kept yelling at them from below, they still failed to capture the small, short Suoyang Pass.

Zhang Tiansheng had no choice but to call back his soldiers. He counted the number of casualties and found that the number of casualties was not that large, only a few dozen in total.

Zhang Tiansheng became more and more furious, but it was already late, so he had to pause the attack and prepare to cook.

Zhang Tiansheng decided that he would work late into the night and would not give up until he captured Suoyang Pass. But no matter what, people still had to eat, so no matter how anxious he was, he had to cook and eat first.

But what Zhang Tiansheng didn't expect was that he was not a person who played by the rules.

(End of this chapter)