Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1739 Luo Yang Falls in the Decisive Battle

Guo Jia had a thorough understanding of the entire battle situation. He said to Cao Cao: "Your Majesty, the main force of the Ming army is in the Shangdang. They use the Shangdang as their battlefield, but the logistics are transported northward from Luoyang!"

He sighed, and said with some concern: "Even if we go north with all our nests and join forces with the Yan army to attack it, I still dare not be careless!"

"Once our army's offensive fails, it will inevitably drag the war into a stalemate!"

"Then if we want to grind the Ming army to death, we must cut off the Ming army's logistics path!"

"They traveled from the southwest to the north and have been in business for a long time. They must have stored a lot of food, grass and weapons in Chang'an and Luoyang to ensure their logistics transportation!"

"Chang'an is beyond our reach. It will take too much time and energy to conquer it, and we are not allowed to divide our troops to go south!"

"However, going north from Chang'an also requires a long journey, and it is not so easy to go north. The only one who can guarantee the logistics of the Ming army is Luoyang!"

"Taking Luoyang is equivalent to cutting off the Ming army's retreat. Otherwise, even if we are firmly in Hanoi now, they can still enter Shangdang from Hedong, and there is still no way to organize their logistics support!"

After Guo Jia analyzed it, Cao Cao understood it.

However, he asked himself that he already valued Luoyang very much: "Xiahouyuan's [-] elites are the rare elite main force of our army. If Gongsundu's Liaodong Army can't defeat an empty Luoyang, then they will be defeated." Die at Luoyang City!"

"General Xia Houyuan will fight personally, there is still great hope, but this Gongsun Du, I am afraid he is not a good person!"

Guo Jia thought about it and said.

"Are you worried that Gongsun Du will be said to surrender?" Cao Cao frowned.

"Not at all!"

Guo Jia shook his head. Gongsun Du was considered one of the vassals. Although he surrendered to the Yan army, he was somewhat rebellious. Under such a situation, rebellion would not benefit him, and his Liaodong army was in the Central Plains. After trekking, Liu Bei's weaknesses are all under his control, and there is definitely no possibility of turning back.

"I'm worried that his eagerness to ask for credit will ruin General Xiahouyuan's deployment. After all, it is the cooperation between the two armies, and General Xiahouyuan is not the kind of person who can bear it. Instead, there will be conflicts at that time, which will definitely delay some time for the march! "

Guo Jia said in a low voice.

"It's possible!" Cao Cao understood Xia Houyuan. Xia Houyuan was quite aloof. Even within the Wei army, few people could mobilize him. Except for himself, he rarely had anyone who convinced him.

Under such circumstances, once the Liaodong Army wants to fight for merit, he may not be willing.

"The matter has come to this, we can only wait for the news!" Guo Jia shook his head, not spending too much energy on this aspect, he still focused on the main battlefield, and asked, "How long will it take for Lu Bu to conquer Huguan?"

"Hard to say!"

Cao Cao shook his head: "Lu Bu's offensive ability is second to none in the world. As a vanguard general, let alone a small Hulao Pass, even Hulao Pass may not be able to stop him. However, we still don't know enough about the strength of the Ming army. It's hard to say how many troops Huguan can have!"

Guo Jia saw through Cao Cao's worries: "Your Majesty wants to say that our march may not be hidden. I am afraid that the Ming army has already prepared for it!"

"Ok!"

Cao Cao nodded.

"There's no need to worry about that!" Guo Jia sneered, "Ming Jun has no intention of running away, so what if he knows!"

"Don't underestimate the Ming army!" Cao Cao was bitten by a snake for ten years and was afraid of well ropes. He lost his temper at the battle of Wancheng. Now that he sees the Ming army, he can't help but think about it. Even if it will take advantage of their loopholes.

"I did not underestimate the Ming army, on the contrary, I am very cautious about the Ming army!"

Guo Jia said calmly: "It's just that the strategic deployment of the Ming army has already been shown. Their main force is encircling and suppressing the Yan army. Let the Yan army fight on two fronts. The Ming army is not stupid!"

He sneered: "At this moment, what the Ming army wants to do is to encircle and kill the Yan army before our main force presses up, so that they can have enough strength to fight us!"

"That's why I concluded that he doesn't have many troops in Huguan!"

"certainly……"

Guo Jia squinted his eyes, and his black jade-like pupils emitted a faint light: "I'm afraid that the Ming army will not be able to sit still, and they will suppress their most elite troops at Huguan!"

"The most elite troops?"

"Your Majesty, don't forget how we were defeated in Wancheng!" Guo Jia reminded.

When Cao Cao heard this, he shuddered suddenly.

The experience of being bombarded that day.

It seemed to be the most unforgettable experience in his life.

In this battle, he almost lost his confidence.

"Will the most elite troops of the Ming army be crushed at Huguan?" Cao Cao asked quietly.

"I don't know yet, but I hope it is!" Guo Jia said calmly: "If it is, then it is a good thing for us, and it proves that the Ming army is no longer stable, and they don't have enough troops to deal with it. Let's talk about it. Besides, any weapon needs soldiers and horses to control it, and this kind of weapon is so lethal and harmful to the harmony of the world. How much can the Ming army have? If they can be consumed in advance, then our army We will definitely win this battle!"

The reason why the hole card is the hole card is that it has enough deterrence if it is hidden to suppress the bottom card. As long as it is exposed, it will lose the deterrence it should have.

Wancheng was defeated at the beginning not only because of their new weapons, but because their new weapons had never been experienced before. The kind of lethality is actually not great, but it is relatively powerful, and the ground is shaking, causing the generals to lose It was because of the heart of resistance that this fiasco was caused.

According to the intelligence of the Wei army, the Ming army did not invest much artillery at the beginning, and the effective lethality was only a few thousand soldiers and horses. However, under the shock, the Ming army directly turned defeat into victory.

Now, as long as they can let the Ming army consume in advance and make their soldiers familiar with this deterrent force, then the so-called new weapons will be suppressed no matter how powerful they are.

"Cannon in red!" Cao Cao said softly, "I really don't know why they can develop such a peerless weapon that hurts the world!"

With Yelou's intelligence system, it is not too difficult for them to obtain the new weapons of the Ming army.

Knowing enough about the red-clothed cannon made them lose some respect for this so-called new weapon.

People are always better than weapons.

According to their intelligence, the cannons in red can not fire continuously. The production requirements of shells are high, and the demand for raw materials is large, so there are not many shells.

If it doesn't work, they use people to pile up this kind of weapon directly. He doesn't believe that the Ming army has a steady stream of shells.

Guo Jia smiled wryly, and said: "The Mo family has merits, but we are short-sighted!"

"How about our gunpowder development?"

Cao Cao asked.

After the defeat of Yelou in Wancheng, he never paid much attention to it, but later Jia Xu told him the value of Yelou with practical actions.

What satisfied him most about Yelou was that this operation could blow up the gunpowder workshop of the Ming court from Yudu, which was like an iron barrel, and bring back talents.

This is what he thought was impossible, but Yelou did it. This is why he began to value Yelou and Jia Xu again.

"There are already a lot of finished products, but the lethality is not enough. In addition, we are not enough in the research of the red cannon. Although our craftsmen have worked hard, our iron smelting level is far away from the Ming court. There are problems that need to be solved. a lot of!"

Guo Jia shook his head.

In the short term, don't expect to rely on what this new weapon can bring them.

If they were given some more time, they would be able to develop gunpowder and use it on the battlefield,

But they dare not.

Because they know that their own research and development is progressing, and it is basically impossible to develop a red-clothed cannon against the Ming army. Knowing that the Ming army has the support of new weapons, they still have to fight in a hurry. , Liu Bei, and Sun Ce didn't dare to procrastinate.

The result of the delay is that the Ming army is strong enough to kill them and the big princes quickly.

"Pity!"

Cao Cao was a little bit unwilling, but there was nothing he could do. He gritted his teeth and said, "It seems that we can only fight to the death!"

"Your Majesty, please rest assured, if the right time, place and people are with us, we will surely win this battle!"

Guo Jia gritted his teeth and said coldly but decisively.

"Ok!"

Cao Cao nodded: "Since the Ming army has already been vigilant against us going north, there is no need to hide and hide. Order all ministries to speed up going north, and we must join forces and go to the party as soon as possible!"

The strategic deployment of both sides cannot be hidden at this time.

What the Ming army wants is time.

And they just couldn't give the Ming army enough time. Only when the Ming army attacked the Yan army, they gave the Ming army a hard blow, could they hope to break the Ming army's camp in one fell swoop.

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Luoyang City.

Under the reflection of the war, this former imperial capital of the Eastern Han Dynasty now looks a little lonely. The walls and under the walls seem to be stained with bewitching blood.

Standing on the city wall, Xu Shu had already put on his battle armor, staring ahead with a pair of cold eyes.

"The Governor!"

A general came up from behind.

General of the Zhaoming Cavalry Army.

Pang Xi.

At this moment, Pang Xi's left shoulder was injured, his forehead was covered with this white cloth strip, he looked a little depressed, and his face looked a little pale.

"General Pang, why didn't you cultivate for a long time?" Xu Shu turned around and looked at Pang Xi.

In yesterday's battle, thanks to Pang Xi's desperate attack, otherwise Luoyang would have been defeated.

Facing the Liaodong Army, they were more than capable.

However, suddenly there were more main forces of the Wei army and they rushed straight, almost cutting off their hopes all at once.

Thanks to Pang Xi's desperate efforts.

Three thousand cavalry rushed to the enemy camp, and suddenly there was a flowering in the center. The impact force of the cavalry smashed the enemy camp, and almost killed all the generals of the Wei army from their horses.

But in the end, the Wei army reacted quickly. The Wei army was powerful. They quickly adjusted their formation, opened the distance with shield soldiers, and forced the cavalry to withdraw, which made him fail.

He was also injured.

In the end, the Yan army and the Wei army jointly besieged the city, and Pang Xi led all the cavalry to withdraw from the positions outside the city, and retreated back, temporarily forming a confrontation situation outside the city and trapped inside the city.

"Can't sit still!"

Pang Xi looked outside the city, and said calmly, "This is already across the moat. It is estimated that as long as their siege equipment is properly prepared, it will take less than two days for them to attack!"

"Ok!"

Xu Shu nodded and responded, "Although the Wei army came late, the Wei army is much more experienced in attacking the city than the Yan army!"

Pointing to the observation towers built outside the city, he said: "With the city wall as the boundary, all the observation towers they built are for their upcoming well-lane vehicles to attack!"

"This is our weakness!"

"If we let them break through our weakness, then the outer city will be breached in no time!"

Xu Shu said with a wry smile: "It's not that there are no countermeasures, but the key is that our troops are insufficient. This is our fatal spot!"

"How about I go out of the city tonight, destroy their watchtower, and delay time!" Pang Xi thought for a while, then said in a low voice: "The cavalry come in and out very quickly, and come back quickly after the destruction, there is hope!"

"Maybe there were before, but now, if you go, you will be caught in a trap!"

Xu Shu shook his head.

"why?"

"Yesterday's battle, your hearts blossomed, and you fought very well, but you failed to kill the enemy's main general, which is equivalent to giving them a vigilance!"

Xu Shu said in a low voice: "The news just came from Jing Wusi that the Wei army commander directly opposite us is named Xia Houyuan. He is a cautious and experienced veteran on the battlefield. He will not give you a second cavalry attack on his central army." So once the cavalry leave the city, you will be caught by his trap immediately, and whether you can come back is still a question!"

Pang Xi clenched his fists: "It was almost there. If I had been faster yesterday, I would definitely have a chance to kill their leader!"

In yesterday's battle, the sudden attack of the Wei army put Luo Yang in danger. He had a whim and didn't even discuss with Xu Shu.

The attack went smoothly, the Yan army was forced back by them, the Wei army could not stand firmly, and the left and right wings were also confused by him, allowing him to kill only [-] cavalry into the main camp of the Wei army.

But the reaction of the chief general of the Wei army was too fast, and he realized his intention in an instant, and changed his formation directly, with a difference of a thousand miles.

It was just a little short, and the success was on the verge of failure, and he almost couldn't come back.

"Don't think too much!" Xu Shu said consolingly: "On the battlefield, there is no fixed number. Many things you think are a little bit close, but in fact they didn't make it. So there is no point in thinking too much. Now what we want to think about is , how to keep Luoyang City!"

"Can you keep it?"

Pang Xi no longer had confidence. Facing the Yan army alone, he still had confidence. With his cavalry fighting strength, he definitely hoped that he could cooperate with the defense of the city and keep Luoyang.

But the surprise attack of the Wei army, with a combined strength of [-] to [-] troops, was enough to defeat Luoyang City.

If it is another main city, there are still some hopes of using the city wall to defend it.

However, Luoyang City was burned once and attacked many times. The city wall was seriously damaged and the defense force was very weak.

Therefore, in the face of a powerful enemy attack, there is no way to say whether they can hold it.

"If you can't keep it..."

Xu Shu gritted his teeth, and there was a fierce light in his eyes flickering again: "Then I will burn it again. I will never leave the weapons and food in the city to them!"

Luoyang is a transfer station.

It is the logistical support of the Ming army.

The grain, grass and weapons stored here can be pulled out to equip several armies, especially the grain and grass, which can guarantee the combat needs of the Ming army for several months.

(End of this chapter)