Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 3432: Go through the process
Dong Zhao, who was in the Zhongtiao Mountain camp, would receive the news a little later because of the distance he traveled.

But Dong Zhao had just received the news, his expression froze, and he hurriedly went up to the observation tower of the Zhongtiao Mountain camp and looked towards the direction of Suoyang Pass.

In the darkness, nothing can be seen.

Humans have many organs that are crudely made. They are usable, but definitely not top-notch. The human eye has very limited vision. Beyond 50 meters, it loses its fineness. Even if you can see, you can't see clearly. Even if you climb high and look far, you are still subject to many restrictions.

Although Dong Zhao knew that Cao Hong was threatened at Suoyang Pass and that fighting was raging everywhere, he still could not see anything.

The unknown is mysterious.

Faced with mystery, some people are afraid, some are curious, some bravely face up to the challenge, and some just shrink back and wait for others to face up to the challenge.

Dong Zhao knew clearly that Cao Hong was in danger...

The ambush was not really intended to kill a large number of Hussars, nor was it intended to kill the Hussar general. It was simply to hinder the Hussars' rescue speed for Suoyang Pass and provide more time to set traps.

Suoyang Pass is like a calamity on the chessboard.

When both sides temporarily put aside the robbery, the Suoyang Pass has almost no impact on the overall situation. However, once one side starts fighting, they will continue to fight each other around the Suoyang Pass until one side has no more means to escape, and either eliminates the robbery or moves to another place.

Lu Chang also came quickly and stood on the platform with Dong Zhao.

"Military Advisor, is there something wrong?"

Lu Chang asked.

Even though Lu Chang knew that something must have happened, he still asked.

After all, there is a process to go through.

After Cao Cao and Cao Hong left the camp, Lu Chang and Dong Zhao served as checks and balances on each other.

Dong Zhao was the brain and Lu Chang was the limbs.

Without the command of the brain, the limbs cannot move. Without the assistance of the limbs, the brain alone is useless.

Only in this way will Cao Cao and Cao Hong feel at ease to leave.

So even though Lu Chang knew what was going on, he still pretended to be "brainless" and asked Dong Zhao.

Dong Zhao glanced at Lu Chang and said, "The flank ambush at Suoyang Pass was broken by the Hussars!"

"How is it possible..." Lu Chang was stunned for a moment, but soon he said, "Then does the military advisor have any instructions?"

According to Shandong custom, when doing things, one must leave traces.

Because no one trusts anyone, no one knows who can be trusted, and no one knows when they will be left out to take the blame.

So when Lu Chang asked this question, he was leaving a trace.

He would only do it if he had Dong Zhao's order. Even if Lü Chang knew that he had to send troops to support Cao Hong, he still had to ask this question and then get a formal order before he could mobilize the troops. Don't talk about how the generals were doing outside. That was in the early days of the Han Dynasty, and most of those who shouted this sentence did not have a good end.

Dong Zhao held onto the railing, sighed slightly, turned around and walked down, "Beat the drum to gather the troops!"

At this point in time, beating the drum to gather the troops will inevitably cause unrest in the camp, but what can be done about it?
Going to the generals privately, even if the result is good, but it does not comply with the procedure, it will become a reason for impeachment by others in the future!

Even if this is done for the public good and for the overall situation, no one can disrupt the process, right?

The military academy generals came in a mess.

Dong Zhao was upset when he saw this.

"What? General Cao is in danger?"

"If I had known earlier, I would have stopped General Cao from taking this risk!"

"It's so dark, how can the Hussars come and go freely?"

"If there is a problem on the wing, will there be problems elsewhere?"

"..."

Dong Zhao frowned and listened to the discussions of the generals and officers.

These generals and officers were all Cao Cao's subordinates, not Dong Zhao's subordinates.

So in a sense, they obeyed Cao Cao's orders, not Dong Zhao's, even though Dong Zhao was authorized.

The so-called authorization is temporary. If you obtain it temporarily, you will naturally lose it temporarily.

These officers will not openly oppose or violate the order, but no one is willing to stand up easily and take any responsibility.

Voluntary is not a good word in Shandong.

Dong Zhao raised his head and looked at the torches inside the big tent.

The torches flickered. Even though they were made of oily pine wood, they still swayed and shook in the autumn wind, as if they would go out at any time.

Dong Zhao recalled that when they first marched into Guanzhong, they did not pay so much attention to procedures.

Perhaps there were not so many rules when the Han Dynasty was first established.

Now it seems that many things have procedures and rules, but...

In fact, Dong Zhao didn’t understand.

This kind of thing is true in ancient and modern times, both in China and abroad. Even the smallest company, in the early stages of entrepreneurship and development, has a relatively high degree of freedom, and the boundaries between bosses and employees are not so clear. They eat at roadside stalls and drink wine together and call each other brothers. But when they are really successful, the gap emerges, and rules begin to be established. When talking, they must refer to someone as the general manager, the director, or the O. Then the brothers of the past are no longer brothers, at most they are just talking about each other.

When the company starts to go downhill, various assessments, indicators, and performance will be like a noose tightened around everyone's neck, and they are all intertwined. If you want to breathe more, you have to find a way to tighten the noose of others...

Coincidentally, other people thought the same.

A certain CEO, a certain director, and a certain O who are high up in the sky think that this will maximize performance, maximize development, and allow employees to realize their greatest potential, but in fact they don't notice that they have an extra noose around their necks.

The same is true for the big man.

Since Cao Cao was not in the Zhongtiao Mountain camp, Cao Hong insisted on leading the troops to attack personally.

Dong Zhao could naturally understand this.

After all, there were signs of instability in the Cao army camp and even in the entire Shandong area. So if Cao Hong handed over the elite troops at hand to a certain general, who could guarantee that the general would not get lost halfway?

So Cao Hong could only attack with his elite troops.

But now Cao Hong's flank is exposed...

After a while, the officers of Cao's army finally calmed down and looked at Dong Zhao and Lu Chang.

Lu Chang could say nothing, but Dong Zhao couldn't.

Dong Zhao knew that the morale of Cao's army was unstable and the soldiers were panicking, so they needed someone to comfort them. Now that Cao Hong was in danger, he needed someone to explain the situation with a reason, regardless of whether the explanation was correct or not.

"The cavalry is taking a dangerous path."

Dong Zhao said slowly, "Originally, Anyi's collapse was faster than we expected... so the cavalry had the upper hand before. If they had the upper hand, why did they take the risk and enter Suoyang Pass? This is probably because something went wrong in the cavalry army..."

Lu Chang nodded at the side. Although he felt that this logic did not make sense, it was the only explanation he could give.

When the military trainees saw Lu Chang nod, they all agreed, regardless of whether they believed it or not.

Seeing this, Dong Zhao waved his hand and asked the guard to take out something.

All the military officers turned their eyes to take a closer look, and saw that it was a roll of copper wire.

In this era, copper wire is a rare commodity.

Because drawing is troublesome.

Not only does it consume a lot of manpower, but it may not necessarily produce stable output.

Many Cao's military schools were confused and didn't know what the copper wire was used for.

Dong Zhao pointed at the copper wire and said, "This is a powerful weapon to restrain the Hussar cavalry..."

"Is this a sharp weapon?" Lu Chang asked in confusion.

"If this thing is set up between two trees..." Dong Zhao gestured, "when the cavalry rushes through it..."

Dong Zhao gave a brief account. Many of the military academies present had been on the battlefield, so with just a little imagination, they would be able to understand how this thing was used.

Dong Zhao smiled and said, "Not to mention at night, even in the daytime, no cavalry would notice this thing! If it is properly arranged, even a few cavalry can be easily killed! But we soldiers can come and go freely! Isn't this a sharp weapon to control cavalry? What else is it?"

In the darkness, such a trap is a deadly ghost to the cavalry and is difficult to detect.

Although the military academies were excited, no one volunteered to fight. Well, in Shandong, this should be called "voluntary" fighting.

It's like when the leader tells a joke, no matter whether it's funny or not, everyone laughs together, so that the leadership team appears harmonious.

Dong Zhao looked at these military academies, always feeling a vague sense of uneasiness in his heart.

Dong Zhao knew more or less about the strategy implemented by Cao Cao, although he did not quite agree with it. However, Xun Yu, Guo Jia and others obviously had more say than Dong Zhao.

Of course, the most important problem is that Dong Zhao can't come up with a better solution.

Shandong is rotten.

From top to bottom, inside and out.

It’s like when you see a cockroach in the house, it’s not that there’s only one, but that the cockroaches can no longer live in the darkness and have begun to invade the bright areas.

At first, Dong Zhao thought it was the eunuchs' problem, so when he was young, he also followed everyone to scold the eunuchs. But in fact, everyone knows that scolding the eunuchs is almost the same as scolding the emperor. The eunuchs have power because they are attached to the emperor, so it actually represents the abuse of imperial power.

But now?

The Ten Eunuchs had long since turned into dry bones, and the new generation of eunuchs in Xu County were as weak as the current emperor. So it was simply nonsense to talk about the eunuch issue.

So now the problem is Cao Cao?

If Dong Zhao had not been under Cao Cao's command, he might have thought and cursed like this.

But now he couldn't curse, because he actually saw how Cao Cao, Xun Yu, Guo Jia and others were trying hard to maintain the authority of the Han Dynasty and the operation of the court.

All this also made Dong Zhao deeply frightened.

What is a big man?
What is a country?
The spoils of war sent by the General of Cavalry from the Western Regions and the treaty with Shanshan were like an invisible warning.

Those who understand will naturally understand.

Those who pretend to be asleep will still pretend to be asleep.

Dong Zhao looked at these military academies and seemed to have seen the same symptoms as the big man. Then he suddenly felt exhausted and said nothing more. He called out the name and said, "General Qian, the important task of rescuing General Cao is now entrusted to you!"

Lu Chang couldn't move, and neither could Dong Zhao.

The rest of the military academies agreed with the joke, saying there was no problem, but if they were asked to lead troops to fight against the Hussars...

Let them continue to tell and listen to jokes.

After the military academies left, Dong Zhaocai and Lu Chang said, "According to the previous agreement, the generals should prepare to march to the front camp of the cavalry army..."

Qian Zhao is one way.

Another way is to "besiege Wei to save Zhao".

Lu Chang straightened his face and bowed in response.

……

……

Just as Dong Zhao arranged for Qian Zhao to go and support Cao Hong, and took advantage of Xu Chu's team to Suoyang Pass to launch a surprise attack on Xu Chu's camp, Xu Chu had already led his troops, bypassed Cao's defense line, and arrived near Suoyang Pass.

The flames on Suoyang Pass illuminated half of the mountain in blood red.

Cao's army was obviously very nervous. When they saw the cavalry, they immediately rang the gong to warn them.

For a moment, there was a clanging sound.

The cavalry of the Hussar Army was very relaxed, as they had no idea that their own camp would be counterattacked by Cao's army.

While sorting their equipment, they watched the swaying figures of Cao's soldiers in the firelight in the distance.

"Prepare for battle!"

The grassroots military academies shouted.

"You can eat some dry food!"

"Don't drink too much water!"

"Siluo, check yourself again, don't let the nail plate fall off halfway!"

"If you want to poop, hold it in! If you want to pee, pee now! Don't leave the team!"

This is one of the advantages of the Hussars.

They had better and more complete logistical support, so they did not need to dismount to find a place to live and cook before fighting.

This may also be one of the points where the Huqi Army was "Hu"ized.

Or you can call it "fusion".

At the beginning, the Han people also felt strange about the Hu people, as if these Hu people did not need to eat and did not need to stop fighting to cook, but in fact the Hu people also cooked.

But most of their meals are noodles.

After being fried dry, or crushed, smashed, or ground into powder, when you need to eat it, just take a wooden bowl or bone bowl, then pour some powder, add water, or other liquids such as mare's milk, stir it directly with your fingers, and swallow it together with the fragrance of soil and the breath of nature.

Therefore, when the Hu people were fighting, they did not need to make fire to cook for a long time.

This military convenience was naturally used by Fei Qian. Perhaps in Shandong, some people would say that they had lost their traditions. Without the ancestral system of eating in China, how could it be called eating? But now it seems that the Cao army soldiers saw the cavalry eating and drinking leisurely, and they didn't know how envious they were!

No one is a steel machine that can just add a little lubricant and work until the bearings wear out before stopping.

I'm not afraid of being poor, I'm afraid of being compared.

If we stay in Shandong, in Cao's camp, and never come out, we will never see the outside world. So even if we have nothing to eat or drink and are poor and destitute, we are still "happy"...

But now, many Cao army soldiers are "unhappy".

They originally thought that they were hardworking, kind, and able to endure hardships, so they should not suffer the worst treatment, the lowest income, the lowest life, and the most miserable fate. However, they were surprised to find that the Hussars who were originally in Shandong and were widely touted by government officials as being in dire straits, not only had better weapons and armor than them, but also had much better food and drink than them. Something in their hearts collapsed.

It was a late autumn dawn.

The severe winter has not yet arrived completely, but the soldiers of Cao's army have already felt the cold air.

After a busy night, the Cao army soldiers had consumed all the food they had eaten yesterday. Their hungry stomachs made a deafening thunder, which seemed to be louder than the sound of the cavalry's hooves. They were also human beings, and they would get hungry, and when they were hungry, they wanted to eat. However, the pressure of the cavalry on the battlefield made them breathless. How could they have the opportunity to leisurely cook food and enjoy a bowl of hot soup in late autumn?
When a hungry person sees others eating or drinking, he or she will instinctively swallow, and will feel even hungrier!

Upon seeing this, Xu Chu ordered the soldiers to rest for a while and let the horses catch their breath.

The Hussars then became more relaxed, and some even took out some milk curds from their packs and shared them with their comrades around them. They ate and drank so happily, it was as if they were here for a picnic instead of a battle.

This made Cao's soldiers even more unbearable...

"How about we eat something quickly?"

There were suddenly some scattered sounds among the Cao army's soldiers.

"That's right! That's right! Even if you go into battle, you should at least stutter!"

"The wind is so cold, my stomach is empty, I can't even pick up a sword or a gun!"

"Master, please have mercy on me! We can't go on like this!"

"Look at them, and then look at ourselves! We don't want to be like them, as long as we have a stutter, it's fine!"

"That's right, even a black steamed bun is good!"

The ordinary soldiers of Cao's army were chattering, obviously greatly affected.

If Cao's army was also cavalry, then both sides could disperse their formations and eat and drink while the other side ate and drank, but Cao's army was made up of infantry!

If the infantry don't form a formation, they will be like a pile of loose sand, completely useless!

And the most crucial point is that the infantry formation of Cao's army cannot retreat or change position, otherwise all the traps dug and the defense systems set up before would be in vain.

So even though Cao's soldiers complained a lot, the Cao's military academy officers and so on turned a deaf ear to them. At most, when they got annoyed, they would scold these big-headed soldiers for only thinking about food all day long and being useless. Or the better ones would just make empty promises, literally drawing them on the ground, saying that after the battle, everyone would have a big pie to eat...

When Cao Hong hurried down from Boshan, he saw such a scene. He was choked with breath and could not speak for a long time.

How to do?
Handing out pancakes on the spot?
Not to mention whether it has been done or not, even if it has been done, the queue will definitely be dispersed if it is distributed like this now!
When the cavalry rushes up, will they eat the bread first, or take out their swords and guns?
But in the final analysis, we were still not prepared enough.

"What are you all doing down there?" Cao Hong shouted angrily, "Don't you know how to find a place to light a fire and make some preparations in advance?"

But I also felt very aggrieved in the military school at the foot of the mountain.

How could he dare to make the decision on his own without Cao Hong's prior instructions?
"General... I have no choice. The military rules require two meals a day. It's not time yet... There is no such rule for cooking. We have to follow the procedures first..."