Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 3464 Trap
Even if it is a rental house, you know it is not your own house, but after living there for a long time, you will have some feelings for it. The bench in the corner and the stove over there that is not burning well will become familiar. Even if it is the worst rental house, it can at least bring a little peace after get off work, at least you don't have to see those hypocritical capitalists or the ugly capitalists' lackeys.

Therefore, people have inertia.

The same is true for Cao's soldiers in Zhongtiao Mountain. When they leave the Zhongtiao Mountain camp, they will show cowardice and weakness. But now they are not in the wild, but Sima Yi has led his men into the Zhongtiao Mountain camp!
After receiving the alarm, Dong Zhao climbed up to the observation tower on Zhongtiao Mountain.

The lookout tower on Zhongtiao Mountain is built on a large scale.

When Dong Zhao climbed up, he even felt in a trance that the place was very empty.

It was so empty that he felt a little scared, as if he was standing alone on a mountain without anyone to accompany him.

The purpose of this lookout tower is to facilitate the command of battles, so Cao Cao had come up here before, Cao Hong had also climbed up here, and of course Lu Chang had also stood here. Now it was Dong Zhao's turn.

Dong Zhao's heart was in turmoil, but his expression remained unchanged.

He raised his head and looked to the west.

That's the direction Sima Yi rushed in from.

Sima Yi's battle flag was within sight, and even his little fingernail was bigger than the flag.

"I have never seen this thief before... I heard that he was from Wen County?" Dong Zhao looked at him and suddenly said something that seemed to have nothing to do with the war situation.

Standing next to Dong Zhao was a more "obedient" military school student.

After one or two rounds of "obedience tests", Dong Zhao quickly selected a group of "obedient" military academies and kept them in the camp, while those "troublesome" military academies were released to "rescue" Lu Chang.

Humans have inherited animal instincts, and starting from the tribal form, there must be differences in strength and subordination among each other, and so naturally there is the concept of obedience testing.

You have to listen to whoever you are in their territory. A new emperor appoints new ministers, and so on. This is basically the case.

Not only in the court, but even if it is a low-class actor, there will be old actors who will test the obedience of the new actor.

For those who failed the obedience test, Dong Zhao made the same choice as most other rulers. Even if they would not suppress them openly, they would certainly not give them any special care. Just like this time, Dong Zhao was very "fair" in letting the obedient military academy stay and those who were looking for trouble went out.

"Yes, I heard about this, too..." the military school student next to him responded, "It is said that in the past two or three years, many people... have gone there..."

Dong Zhao nodded. "I have never seen this person before... What does he look like?"

Although the military academy was a little strange, and still had to figure out what the opponent looked like in the current situation, he still said obediently: "I haven't heard of this..."

Dong Zhao still looked up, as if he wanted to see clearly what Sima Yi looked like in the distance.

But after a moment, Dong Zhao seemed to have lost interest in what Sima Yi looked like. "This guy, General Lu's request for help was probably faked by him... otherwise it wouldn't be such a coincidence..."

Dong Zhao turned and walked down, "Pass the order! Tell the soldiers in the front to return quickly! Soldiers in the left camp lead this thief to the trap... surround him from the front and back, and kill him!"

Dong Zhao was full of confidence, thinking that it was just a small cavalry unit, and he also felt that he had guessed the other party's intentions. Now he only needed to let the soldiers who had marched forward before come back to block the retreat of this army, and then lure these cavalry into the trap, and then he could successfully surround and kill this small cavalry unit...

Dong Zhao obviously underestimated the cavalry soldiers, but Sima Yi on the other side also underestimated the Cao army soldiers.

The morale of Cao's soldiers has indeed collapsed, and their desire to fight is not very strong, but the problem is that there is a big difference between fighting in the field and fighting in the camp!

The wilderness can be regarded as being outside, in an unfamiliar environment, some of Cao's army's emotions and fluctuations will be amplified. In the camp, the things around Cao's army are familiar to them, and it is more like fighting at their doorstep.

Sima Yi had not anticipated this BUFF that affected the combat effectiveness of Cao's soldiers.

Shandong people have a stronger emotional need for "home" and the houses and land that extend from "home" than the people in Guanzhong, especially those in the north.

Even a temporary, dark corner where one can curl up and sleep is what many Shandong people hope to have as a "home".

For this feeling, Shandong people can give all their savings to landlords and the ruling class for a lifetime, or several lifetimes, just in exchange for a small piece of residence that nominally belongs to them.

And it is only the "right to use", not the "ownership".

On the contrary, in the north and the border areas, this attachment to the land and home is not so strong.

It’s not that people in the northern border areas don’t love their homes, but because of the different geography and environment, they have different living habits.

The influence of the Hu people on the northern border is obviously much greater than that in Shandong.

The Han people also had to adapt to an environment where they could migrate at any time because of the constant wars on the border. Maybe last year's "home" would be occupied by the Hu people this year...

Under such circumstances, people in Shandong and the North have completely different feelings about "home".

For Shandong people, they may need a fixed place, and the longer they stay there, the more it feels like "home". For northerners, the place where they are with their parents, brothers and sisters is "home", and the specific place is not too important.

Although Sima Yi was from Wen County, he had spent quite a while in Yinshan and the Northern Territory, so his habits tended to be towards the northern border. Therefore, it was estimated that the BUFF reinforcements for Cao's army in the camp would be relatively small.

In the Zhongtiaoshan camp, many Cao army soldiers have been here for a long time. For these Cao army soldiers, the camp they built and the tents they are used to living in are more or less their "home", but now this "home" has been smashed and burned down by Sima Yi and his group of people...

Therefore, in the early stages of the battle, Cao's soldiers were more angry at Sima Yi and his men than they were afraid of them.

Of course, the most critical problem is that Sima Yi has no artillery!
So it can be said that without the little baby's great shock, the Cao army soldiers, who had seen a big scene before, were too lazy to even make a sound of cooperation...

As luck would have it, Cao's army fought quite well at the beginning!
Hao Zhao and Sima Yi wanted to use only cavalry to launch a surprise attack, disrupt Cao's army's deployment, and destroy Cao's camp line. However, after experiencing many shocks in succession, Cao's army was no longer as afraid of simple cold weapon cavalry tactics as before, and even had some anger as victims after being defeated!
I'm in such a miserable state now, why don't you let me go?
Logically speaking, the dissatisfaction and anger of Cao's soldiers should be released and resisted against the rulers and superiors who imposed it on them. But what is interesting is that in Shandong, this anger tends to shift in other directions instead of rebounding directly towards the source of the imposition.

This situation is unreasonable, but very common.

For example, if someone is bullied outside, he will go home and beat and scold his relatives and loved ones, regardless of gender. If someone is bullied by the boss at work, he will turn around and make things difficult for the newcomers. If someone is bullied and insulted by a bad boss, he will be so angry that he can't control his anger and beat an innocent person who just happened to pass by to death with a stick.

If you can resist the source of violence, then whether you succeed or fail, you can be called a warrior and deserve praise.

After all, this world is inherently unfair, and the roar of Daze Township fully expresses the protest against this cannibalistic system.

Unfortunately, most of Cao's soldiers were accustomed to being exploited and insulted. They did not dare to resist, nor did they think about resisting. Instead, after Sima Yi came, these people diverted their resentment to a certain extent. They felt that being beaten by the General of Cavalry's little darling was okay, but now this thing, a dead horse, dared to bully him to the head?

This emotional fluctuation of Cao's soldiers actually did not last long.

If Sima Yi was stronger and brought more soldiers, the fluctuations in Cao's soldiers would quickly feel suppressed and become cowardly.

Sima Yi and Hao Zhao now have a small number of soldiers, so the transformation of Cao's soldiers is naturally a little slower.

On the other hand, Sima Yi did not choose to attack at night.

If he came at night, when Cao's army was unaware of how many troops Sima Yi had brought, it might bring greater fear to Cao's army and accelerate the change. But at the same time, if the attack was delayed until night, Sima Yi might also encounter more other changes.

After weighing the pros and cons, Sima Yi decided to launch a surprise attack near dusk.

The main reason was that Sima wanted to take advantage of the gap when Cao's army was diverted. If the attack was unsuccessful, he could retreat when night fell...

Sima Yi’s plans all seem to be good, but can the development of the war situation really evolve completely according to Sima Yi’s plan?

"Bang!" 』

With a loud bang, the horse fell into the horse pit. A cavalryman screamed and tried to climb out of the ditch, but his body was pierced by the spear tip. Fortunately, the cavalry behind him reined in his horse in time and did not fall in. The cavalry on the side was shooting at the Cao army soldiers who showed their heads with bows and arrows, but the next moment, Cao's arrows also came back and pierced the arm of a cavalryman.

"drive!"

"Go around! Go around..."

With shouts, the skilled horse-controlling cavalry quickly moved around to both sides, crossed the Xianmagou, continued to shoot arrows at Cao's army, and threw torches at Cao's tents and other fortifications.

But they had not run far before they ran into the barricades pushed out by Cao's soldiers.

The Cao army soldiers also shouted and waved their spears behind the chevaux de frise.

"Grenade!"

The cavalrymen fired at the Cao army soldiers behind the chevaux de frise while calling for support.

"Be careful! Get out of the way!"

When Cao's soldiers saw the Hussars throwing grenades, they immediately dodged.

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Another small pass was opened, but again, the ammunition carried by the Hussar horses was constantly being consumed.

This is not a good sign.

"The attack is not going well!" Hao Zhao found Sima Yi, "Cao's army is not defeated! There are not many grenades left. If we continue to attack, we will start to suffer losses!"

Sima Yi had expected that there would be many traps set by Cao's army in the Zhongtiao Mountain camp, but he didn't expect there would be so many! And this was only on the east side of the Zhongtiao Mountain camp. It was hard to imagine how many traps would be set up in the central location!
But in Sima Yi's view, traps are still just a minor matter. The most important things on the battlefield are combat power and command.

Soon, under his command, the Hussars ignored the Cao army's heavy armored infantry, but instead outflanked them from both wings, attacked the flanks of Cao army's infantry with arrows, and then destroyed the facilities in Cao army's camp.

The Cao army's plan to fight with heavy armored troops was thwarted, and it seemed that they were ready to abandon the defensive fortifications on the outer line and gradually retreat inward.

The inner and outer layers of Cao's camp were built according to the terrain. Seeing the Cao's soldiers' actions, Hao Zhao said, "Cao's army must have traps. Be careful of their kerosene and slingshots!"

Sima Yi nodded and said, "That's what I was going to say!"

Hao Zhao was stunned.

Since you know there is a trap, why do you continue to rush up?

Sima Yi laughed and said, "It is better for us to find out these traps now than to find them after the cavalry arrives!"

Hao Zhao thought for a moment and nodded, "Then be more careful!"

Sima Yi agreed, "Don't gather together, disperse! Attack in small groups!"

Disperse into small teams, so that even if one team is ambushed, the other teams will not suffer any losses.

Hao Zhao nodded, whistled, and led his men forward.

As expected, when Hao Zhao led his troops to attack the inner layer, Cao's soldiers set fire to cut off the connection between Hao Zhao and Sima Yi, trying to surround and capture Hao Zhao. However, the hussars had been mentally prepared in advance and did not panic. Instead, they continued to fight forward under the leadership of Hao Zhao.

This sudden attack made Cao's army unable to respond.

Cao's army originally expected that after Hao Zhao and others were cut off, even if they did not panic, they would definitely turn around and contact Sima Yi. Similarly, Sima Yi would also try his best to contact Hao Zhao. As a result, Hao Zhao and Sima Yi would be crowded together at the place where the flames were cut off, and this would be the time for Cao's army to launch a fierce attack.

However, Hao Zhao seemed not to notice that his rear line had been cut off, and continued to charge forward, biting the retreating Cao army soldiers' buttocks. Sima Yi was in no hurry to contact Hao Zhao, but bypassed the burning area and continued to harass and destroy the flanks, as if Hao Zhao and Sima Yi were originally separated and had nothing to do with each other.

Cao's army suddenly felt awkward and had no choice but to send soldiers to use their military force to oppress Hao Zhao and Sima Yi, trying to complete the original "killing plan".

"Hold on! Hold on!"

"Charge! Kill them all!"

Both sides were shouting at each other, and only now were they really getting angry.

Cao's army was defeated at the city of Anyi, and those who were able to escape had abandoned their weapons and armor. Therefore, the heavy armored infantry in the Zhongtiao Mountain camp at this time were not the same group of soldiers in Anyi. Their number was not too large, but they were not so cowardly when facing the Hussars.

The heavy armor gave these Cao army soldiers a false sense of security.

After all, a certain game has already announced to future generations that the less you wear, the stronger your defense will be...

Cao's heavily armored soldiers were also divided into many small formations, each of which was arranged in two or three rows. The soldiers in the front row held their spears diagonally and leaned against their shields tightly, trying to resist the cavalry's charge. The soldiers in the back held up their halberds, slashing at the cavalry from above and cutting off the horses' legs from below.

Cao's heavy armored soldiers can effectively restrain cavalry. They also achieved good results in the battles with the two Yuans, especially against Yuan Shao's cavalry. They defeated Yuan Shao but incorporated the remaining cavalry of Youzhou Gongsun and the Hu cavalry.

But now these Cao army's heavily armored soldiers are facing the cavalry...

The Hussars were more agile, braver, and more elite.

Most of the cavalry would avoid these heavily armored infantrymen and use bows and arrows or crossbows, or even call on grenadiers to blow up these heavily armored infantry formations. However, some cavalrymen fell off their horses because their horses were damaged or hit by stray arrows, and had to fight with Cao's soldiers on the ground.

A hussar named Ada fell off his horse.

He is a Hu people, originally a Southern Xiongnu, and now a member of the Hussar cavalry.

After he fell off his horse, he threw away his spear that was broken into two pieces, then drew his sword, pounced forward like a tiger, and slashed at the Cao army archer who shot and killed his horse from the side.

With the sound of horse hooves, more cavalry rushed into the formation of Cao's archers, causing chaos among them.

Ada was overjoyed and shouted, "Kill them all!"

The archer formation of Cao's army was hit continuously and immediately collapsed and fled.

Ada laughed and was about to find a horse to catch up with his comrades, but he was entangled by a group of Cao's soldiers who appeared from the corner.

Ada wielded his sword and knocked down two Cao army soldiers, but was also buried in the yellow earth by the following Cao army squad.

Under the command of Hao Zhao and Sima Yi, the Hussar cavalry was transformed into a small team mode, which was obviously more flexible, but it also had the disadvantage that its combat effectiveness was limited to a certain extent.

On the battlefield, similar fights continued to occur, and soon the land of the battle was stained red with blood.

If it is in a game, the two sides will fight like this continuously, constantly consuming each other until one side has consumed all its soldiers, and the remaining side will naturally win.

However, this situation is obviously impossible to happen in actual combat.

The Hussar cavalry were more flexible than Cao's soldiers, so they always held the initiative.

Seeing that Cao's army was strengthening the defense line here, the Hussars immediately turned to the other side, causing Cao's infantry to run around in a hurry. After a while, they began to feel tired and lazy, and no matter how Cao's military officers shouted at them, they hesitated and stopped moving forward.

The situation of the battle between the two sides has changed from this moment on...