Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 3535 Good Strategy

When Pang Tong said that you are a bad old man, Li Dian launched an attack on Yunguan.

The morning mist had not yet completely dissipated, and the sound of war drums had already stirred up layers of echoes among the mountains. The sun slowly rose from above accompanied by the roar of the war drums, as if it was awakened by these sounds, and shook its feathers impatiently, and then flew quickly into the sky, away from the hustle and bustle of the world.

The originally golden sunlight quickly retreated under the impact of the blood.

Yunguan is built on the mountain and beside the water, with water surrounding it on both sides.

Li Dian had been standing on a high ground in a river bend outside Yunguan for a long time.

The condensed dew slowly slid down along the lines on the nails.

He narrowed his eyes and looked at the big flag with the word Cao fluttering on the wall of Yunguan, and kept deducing and calculating the current battle situation in his mind.

Previously, Li Dian felt that there was something wrong with Cao Jun’s inexplicable attack, so he sent people to secretly take a detour to Yunguan for reconnaissance, and found that Cao Jun in Yunguan was stepping up the construction of various defensive fortifications!

Although these fortifications may not be able to really keep Li Dian out of Yunguan, they will definitely cause considerable trouble during the attack.

Li Dian's weakness, and the main reason why he considered it over and over again and still led his troops to attack Yunguan, was naturally military rations.

Li Dian's military rations were not as relaxed as he showed. Li Dian's military rations were tight, but he acted like he was in a leisurely and unhurried state.

As the art of war says, be realistic and unreal.

But now, it’s hard to say who is real and who is fake.

"General, the third batch of ladders has arrived at the front."

The voice of the messenger beside him made Li Dian look away.

He noticed that the young soldier's Adam's apple was rolling unnaturally and his knuckles holding the spear were a little white.

Li Dian suddenly smiled and reached out to straighten the messenger's armor which was a little crooked due to the rapid running.

The scales of the armor collided with each other, making crisp sounds.

Li Dian smiled and said, "I know, let them get ready and wait for orders!"

After a pause, Li Dian patted the messenger's arm and said, "I remember you... your voice is much louder now! Very good, keep it up!"

"Yes!" The messenger's face flushed with excitement. He answered loudly and turned away.

Attacking Yunguan is not the best strategy.

But I can’t help but fight…

Therefore, how to fight becomes the key point.

If Li Dian suffered too much loss here, even if he finally captured Yunfeng Pass, he might not have enough energy to participate in the next stage of the battle.

If they fail to take it down, they may have to retreat all the way back to Shangyong, and it may even affect the stability of the newly occupied Shangyong and Xicheng...

Therefore, Li Dian thought about it and decided to take some unusual offensive arrangements.

Normally, heavily armored soldiers are sent out at the very end, either to expand the results of the battle or to make the final decision. However, in this battle, Li Dian sent out heavily armored soldiers at the very beginning of the battle and deployed them under the Meteorite Pass.

Of course, these heavily armored soldiers were out of the range of Yunguan.

I can't shoot, but I can see.

These soldiers were covered in heavy armor that was polished to a gleaming shine, holding extended swords or halberds, and lined up in two rows in a majestic manner.

Although their number was not large and they did not immediately engage in battle, these heavily armored soldiers put great psychological pressure on the Cao army soldiers guarding the pass.

What is Li Dian going to do?

Do we have to fight hard from the beginning?

When will these soldiers, who are as strong as black iron towers, charge up?

When the Cao army soldiers saw these heavily armored soldiers, they could feel the murderous aura from these soldiers, and they all felt that they absolutely did not want to fight such an opponent head-on.

As for Li Dian's other soldiers, the feeling is completely opposite. They will feel that they have such comrades behind them, and they will feel more at ease.

For the same thing, some people may have completely different feelings from different perspectives.

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The messenger waved the flag, and the drummer waved his drumstick and beat the cowhide war drum.

"Dong dong dong dong..."

The mighty war drums sounded between the mountains and rivers, echoed in the valleys, and gathered into a torrent, pressing towards the Yunmen Pass.

The commander of Yunguan Pass turned pale.

Facing the increasingly powerful Hussars, Cao's soldiers no longer had much psychological advantage. In addition, Cao Ren had already left Yunguan Pass, and the defender of Yunguan Pass felt like he had lost a supporting bone and felt tremendous pressure. Although he was on the wall of the pass, he did not feel safe and had little confidence in the upcoming battle.

As Li Dian's troops approached Yunguan Pass, the Cao army defenders could no longer bear the pressure and began to shoot sporadically.

Arrows whistled.

A fierce battle broke out.

Li Dian's soldiers, holding shields in an orderly manner, quickly approached the city.

"Archers, stop advancing. Shield soldiers, provide cover and continue suppressing fire!"

"First climber team, prepare to set up the ladder!"

"The assault vehicle is coming! Get out of the way!"

"Axeman! Cut the ropes!"

The orders were given in an orderly manner, and the soldiers began to move like gears meshing together, relying on each other.

Li Dian's soldiers quickly advanced to the city, and successfully set up the ladder in the dense rain of arrows. Then four soldiers held the base of the ladder to make it firm, and the other soldiers held up their shields and guarded on both sides of the ladder to protect the lives of the four soldiers.

The sound of war drums became more and more exciting, and the first team to climb the city wall was like a beast breaking out of a cage, howling and rushing towards the ladders, ready to climb the city wall and fight.

At this time, the casualties of Li Dian's soldiers increased sharply.

Li Dian saw that the young messenger was shot by a stray arrow while running around in the battlefield to pass on the message...

The corner of Li Dian's mouth twitched.

That's what war is.

Li Dian remembered the young messenger.

At first, he was just a shy recruit who didn't even dare to speak loudly.

During the training of new soldiers, they were required to make sounds when swinging their weapons, but the messenger couldn't make any sound and was too embarrassed to shout out...

The instructor was very troubled. After correcting him several times, he became impatient and wanted to use military law. Li Dian happened to see it when he was patrolling the camp.

Li Dian stopped the instructor's crude and rough approach and tried to communicate and understand the reason why the recruit was afraid to speak. After asking and understanding, he found out that the recruit was just living under the roof of others when he was young, so the whole family did not dare to make any noise, so as not to disgust the relatives...

Once you understand the specific situation, it will naturally be easier to solve.

After all, heart disease can only be treated with heart medicine.

Later, who would have thought that such a person who dared not speak during the recruit training would eventually become a messenger who needed to speak frequently and pass orders and messages back and forth?

What a pity...

Li Dian sighed slightly.

This is what war is like. Under the swords, guns and arrows, who knows whose men will fall?

At Yunguan Pass, a fierce battle continued.

The guard on top of the Meteoric Pass screamed, "Shoot! Shoot them to death! Stop them!"

Following the order from the defending general, Cao's archers madly poured arrows at Li Dian's vanguard team.

Dense swarms of arrows whizzed down, and in the blink of an eye it was as if a large field of weeds had been planted on the land.

The feathers of the arrows trembled in the wind, as if they were shivering under the violence of blood and fire.

The Cao army soldiers formed a line, stacked their shields together, and tried their best to push down Li Dian's soldiers who had climbed onto the top of the city wall.

Swords and spears crossed each other and collided in the air, producing sparks or blood.

Life has become a bargaining chip for both sides. If one piece is added here, another pile will be added there.

However, overall, Li Dian's side still had some advantages. After all, Li Dian had not yet sent the heavy armored soldiers lined up under the city, but the ordinary soldiers had already fought back and forth with the Cao army defenders who should have had the advantage of terrain.

However, Li Dian's gaze did not stay on the first group on the top of the city for long, but turned to the other side of the battlefield...

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It is located on a river beach about seven or eight miles north of Yunguan.

Cao's warships were displayed, and the battle flags fluttered in the river breeze.

Cao Ren stood on the stone slope at the shore, leaning on his sword, his black cloak with a red background fluttering in the wind.

The sound of rustling armor was heard, and Cai He stepped forward to pay his respects to Cao Ren.

Cao Ren did not speak immediately, but raised his head and looked at the mountains and rivers. After a while, he slowly said: "Zhongli..."

Cai He quickly responded, "I'm here."

Cao Ren suddenly turned around and stared at Cai He with sharp eyes. The sword in his hand also turned around as Cao Ren did. The end of the scabbard drew a few sparks on the bluestone and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"Back then, your brother was in charge of the navy of Jingzhou, and his warships were linked together to block the Yangtze River. How majestic he was!" Cao Ren suddenly sighed inexplicably.

Cai He's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly said, "General, my brother is just a glittering insect, how can he compare with you? I am honored by the Prime Minister's kindness, and you value me, how dare I not do my best?"

Cao Ren took two steps forward, and his combat boots rolled over a small grass seedling that had finally grown out of a crack in the rock. He raised his hand and tapped Cai He's shoulder hard, causing his body to tremble.

Cao Ren said in a low voice, "Today, I will entrust this navy fleet to you... Can you defend this place?"

Cai He was about to clasp his fists, but Cao Ren grabbed the armor on his shoulders tightly, and it seemed to make a creaking sound. "You should know... This battle is of great importance. If Jingzhou is lost, you and I will both fail the prime minister's high hopes, and we will not be able to escape the blame even if we die a hundred times!"

Cai He was sweating a little, "Yes, yes... I understand, I understand..."

Cao Ren stared at Cai He, and after a moment he suddenly smiled softly, and slapped the sword and scabbard in his hand into Cai He's arms.

"This sword... was personally given to me by the Prime Minister. Today I am giving it to you... This sword is fierce and sharp. It is said that blood will be shed when it is unsheathed... If it is not someone else's blood, it will be your own blood..."

Cai He looked down at the sword in his arms, and seemed to smell the bloody smell emanating from the scabbard, and couldn't help swallowing.

Cao Ren took one last look at Cai He, and then said loudly, "Let's go to battle!"

Cai He took a breath, bowed his head and accepted the order. He took his men onto the warship, raised anchor and headed towards Yunguan at the command.

Cao Ren watched Cai He lead the fleet towards Yunguan silently, without saying a word.

After a moment, Cao Ren turned and walked down the stone slope, "Everyone, head to Danjiangkou!"

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The tactics adopted by Cai He were very traditional naval warfare methods. Small and medium-sized warships escorted the tower ships, helped the tower ships clear the dangers in front of them, and eliminated small groups of enemies. Then, using the tower ships' height and manpower advantages, they suppressed the enemy, attacked and eliminated the enemy's living forces, and finally won the victory.

This way of fighting can be described as very stable.

After all, the tower ship cannot be fast, and it is large in size and not very flexible to operate, so the tower ship generally will not actively collide with opponents of the same size. In most cases, it is used as a combat platform.

However, Cai He did not expect that his usual tactics would encounter new problems with Li Dian.

Cao Jun's tactics were not wrong, but Cai He and his men happened to meet Li Dian, who did not play by the rules...

Normally, soldiers on land compete with those on land, and soldiers on the water fight with those on the water.

Although Cai He knew that his personal bravery was average, he still had some confidence in his ability to fight on the water. At least, his confidence was greater than on land. However, he did not expect that when Li Dian's ship on the water saw Cao He's fleet appear, it immediately retreated and did not come up to fight!

This made Cai He feel a little embarrassed.

Because Li Dian's land troops were just at a bend in the river, the terrain was relatively high.

If they wanted to pursue Li Dian's fleet, not only would their own fleet be exposed to the shooting range of Li Dian's land forces, but the advantage of the height of the tower ship would also be gone.

But if they don't bypass Li Dian at the bend in the river, they will definitely not be able to cause damage to Li Dian's surface ships. If they can't attack Li Dian's troops, then wouldn't Cai He's trip be in vain?

Cai He looked down at the sword hanging at his waist.

The sword is swallowed by the mouth, which is the pattern of Han Ba ​​Dao, simple and powerful.

Cai He gripped the hilt of the sword tightly, as if trying to control the ferocious Jiaozi under the hilt.

Cai He looked up at Li Dian's troops on the high ground of the river bend, frowned and thought for a moment, then gave an order: "Send a message to Yunguan Pass! Tell them that we are going to land and attack the enemy's flank, and ask them to cooperate with us to attack from both sides!"

"Ah?" The officer was stunned for a moment, "Captain, we... we are going to fight the enemy's navy, aren't we?"

Cai He pointed to the high ground at the bend of the river, "How do you say we fight the navy? Even if there are only bows and crossbows on the high ground, it will be enough for us to survive! If there are more crossbow carts and catapults... General Cao wants us to defend this pass, not to rush up and die!"

Cao Jun's military school turned around and looked at the high ground where Li Dian was, hesitating for a moment, "But... we are the navy, once we get ashore..."

Cai He's hand gripped the hilt harder and harder, veins popping out. "So we need to get the defenders of Yunguan to attack us together... As long as we defeat this wave of the enemy's offensive and burn their siege equipment, it will take them at least three or four days to retreat or rebuild... Didn't General Cao say that we just need to defend! Defend this place!"

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"What? ! 』

On top of Yunguan Pass, the defending general received the news sent back by Cai He, and the muscles on his face couldn't help but wrinkle!

Still attacking, damn it!

During the attack by Li Dian's army, the defending general quickly stuck his head out to take a look and then quickly retracted it.

As the guard's head retracted, a crossbow arrow flew over the battlement with an unwilling scream.

"Look! Look!" The general leaned against the brick wall of the battlement and cursed angrily, "You can't even show your head, and you still want to fight? !"

What's more, at the foot of the pass, there are not only archers with crossbows set up and ready to snipe at any time, but also heavily armored soldiers standing on both sides of the position, each of them is like an iron tower!

What's the difference between attacking under such circumstances and committing suicide?

"But... it's not good to abandon them like this..."

Said the guard next to the general.

"You know shit!" The guard bent over and quickly passed through the gap in the battlement, then peeked out from a different angle, "I didn't say we can't go out... Let's see them fight. If they win, we'll go out... If they can't win, what's the point of us going out?"

"Ah... the general is wise..."

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"Prepare to dock!"

"Line up!" Line up! 』

"Archers! Get on board!"

"Sword and shield man, step forward!"

Amid the sound of war drums, Cai He ordered three hundred Cao army soldiers to disembark from the warships and set up battle array on the shore.

Cai He was not a capable general and his fighting ability was very average, so he was self-aware and did not get off the boat, but simply moored the warship to the shore.

Cai He also had some tricks up his sleeve. He did not send all the soldiers on the warships to land and fight. Instead, he only sent out a little more than one-third, and left most of them on the ships. In this way, even if Li Dian's navy turned around and wanted to attack Cai He, it would be exactly what Cai He wanted.

After all, as long as they were on the water and there was no cover from the high ground on the shore, Cai He was still confident that he could fight Li Dian's ships and warships...

Therefore, for Cai He, it would be best if he could win the battle on land. If he could not win, delaying or harassing Li Dian's attack on Yunguan would also be good. Secondly, even if he could not achieve any results on land, he could deal some damage to Li Dian's navy on the water, which would also be considered as meeting Cao Ren's requirements.

Anyway, Cai He felt that doing so was a brilliant strategy that would kill two birds with one stone. No matter what the gain was, he won today.

It's just a matter of winning more or less.

But Cai He forgot one thing, that the soldiers under his command were also ordinary soldiers of Cao's army.

Having something that you want is not good at all and is basically impossible to achieve.

Amid the sound of war drums, three hundred Cao army soldiers stepped onto the shore and cautiously approached Li Dian's army's position step by step.

The two sides got closer and closer, and the sound of the low war drums became louder and louder.

Li Dian's formation didn't seem to have changed much.

Cai He felt something was wrong, but having come this far, he could only bite the bullet and continue...

(End of this chapter)