Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1773
"Withdraw!" Ma Chao has been in Xiliang for countless years, and there have been countless battles, large and small. When he faced Lu Bu, although he wanted to fight a bloody battle, he did not lose his mind.

If they don't evacuate at this time, they won't be able to evacuate.

Huguan is a pass like a Hukou, narrow at the front and wide at the back, so if you withdraw, there are many roads to go out, but once you are locked in the pass, it is equivalent to being pressed in the position of the Hukou.

Therefore, time is of the essence.

Although the Wei army had begun to occupy Guancheng, they were still far behind in terms of strength and speed of occupation, so they could not quickly block the retreat of the Ming army.

Relatively speaking, they pay more attention to those abandoned weapons in Guancheng.

"I'll stop them, Ma Liang, Huang Ming, get out quickly!"

Ma Chao was invincible with the spear in his hand, and all the generals of the Wei army who stood in the way were beheaded by him one by one.

"Yes!"

Ma Liang led his soldiers and horses to cross the Huguan pass first.

Then came Huang Ming.

There are two battalions of soldiers and horses in Zhaoming's first army, and now there are less than one battalion of soldiers and horses left. Fu Gang has already died in battle, and Huang Ming, the only school lieutenant, is now in command of the army.

Huang Ming was also injured a lot, but it was the time of his life, so he couldn't care about anything. He led Zhaoming's remnant soldiers, followed closely behind Ma Liang, and withdrew from the pass.

The only thing standing in front of them was Ma Chao's Changshui Camp.

Changshui Camp is one of the five battalions of the Divine Guard Army. In terms of combat effectiveness, it is at the end of the five battalions. However, as the Divine Guard Army, it defends the imperial city and protects the soldiers and horses of the emperor. Even if it is the lowest combat effectiveness, it is still among the Ming Army the strongest.

Not only is the equipment the most elite, but all the soldiers are the most elite selected from the various armies.

"Archers, take cover!"

"Push out the Twelve Pearl Crossbow and stop them. It must be blocked for more than an hour!"

The Changshui camp lined up the camp, and the military princes of all ministries shouted and drank.

"Iron Shields, Spearmen!"

"Prepare!"

"Defend against them!"

Changshuiying had already taken the lead in finding the best position to use when they withdrew from the city wall of Guancheng, so they had enough fighting space and time to defend at this time.

"Ma Mengqi, coward, don't leave, but have the guts to compete with me!"

Lu Bu couldn't make it through, so he could only scream desperately.

The defensive battle formation of the Ming army is a triple arrangement of shield soldiers, spearmen, and archers. It is difficult to attack it alone. Even if Lu Bu is strong, facing ten of the Ming army's sniper power Two consecutive pearl crossbows should be avoided.

"Hahaha!"

But Ma Chao was not aroused at all. He rode his horse in front of the formation, faced Lu Bu, laughed loudly, and said, "Lu Fengxian, there is no need to be so anxious. We have plenty of time. For this head of yours, let him put it on your neck first." Hang on for a few days, eldest son city, let's fight it out!"

"Continue to withdraw!"

As he spoke, he turned his horse's head and retreated step by step.

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The sun is setting on the western mountain, and the sun is shining between the sky and the earth like a sunset.

At this time, the Ming army had completely withdrawn from Huguan.

During the retreat, the Wei army was relentless, but Ma Chao's response was very strategic. The Changshui camp covered Ma Liang and Huang Ming, and the remnants of Ma Liang and Huang Ming covered Huangfusong's remnants.

Form a retreating army formation that supports each other among the three sections.

Withdrew from Huguan step by step, and by the time the sun set, they had withdrawn for more than [-] miles. Although the distance had not been widened, they had in fact escaped from the encirclement of the Wei army.

The next step is to get out of Wei Jun's attack range.

However, during the retreat along the way, the Ming army also suffered heavy losses. The Changshui Camp suffered more than one-third of the casualties, and less than half of Ma Liang's Huangming troops survived, even Huangfu Jianshou.

The two trilogy he left on Huguan Mountain were also wiped out. The casualties of the First Battalion of the Artillery Army were unprecedented, and Huangfu Jianshou was also very distressed.

And he was also worried that the cannons on Huguan Mountain hadn't all been destroyed.

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In the reflection of the setting sun, Cao Cao's shadow stretched very long, and he stepped lightly in this messy Huguan. Huguan had been bombed and only less than a third of the city wall remained.

This pass is no longer a pass.

This also made Cao Cao have to admit that the power of the artillery is precisely because of the roar of the artillery that can cause such terrible destructive power.

"how?"

Cao Cao stood on the ruins and looked into the distance.

"The Ming army had been prepared for a long time. Although most of them were killed, their main force was still withdrawn!" Guo Jia responded with cupped hands.

"It's the artillery!"

Cao Cao gritted his teeth.

This new type of weapon of the Ming army was a hurdle in his heart. When Wancheng was defeated, they were defeated by this inconspicuous iron lump.

"Chengguan is the most important, all the ruins that were blown up, there is no one left, but the one on Huguan Mountain, Cao Zhen is very fast, but two-thirds of it was also damaged, and less than ten survived. In addition... ..."

Guo Jia's face was cold.

"talk!"

Cao Cao frowned. He was very happy to hear that ten red cannons had also been seized, but Guo Jia's hesitant attitude made his eyes instantly cold as ice.

Extraordinary things will not embarrass Guo Jia so much.

"Except for those who were killed by us, most of their soldiers committed suicide and would rather die than stay!" Guo Jia said: "Maybe in their eyes, they are useless except for the Ming court. The manipulator of this new type of weapon is actually captured, and it doesn't have much effect, so it can only be studied by craftsmen!"

The use of new weapons is a process of exploration. Now that they are about to fight the Ming army, they want to find out how to use this new weapon. In addition, configuring shells requires a long-term process, which is basically difficult. Got.

"What a decisive attitude!"

Cao Cao gritted his teeth: "Mulongtu really has a way of buying people's hearts. He doesn't leave me a little room!"

He has known for a long time that Mu Jing is very accomplished in buying people's hearts.

And as far as he knows the Ming army system, he knows that there is a set of strategies for attacking the heart within the Ming army system, so the Ming army has always been the most united and tenacious fighting spirit among all the princes.

The so-called invincible army.

"However, we were able to seize it, which is already unexpected!"

Cao Cao's eyes flickered, and a faint smile rose from the corner of his mouth: "Come on, let's go and see, what is it that caused my Wei army to suffer such a disastrous defeat in Wancheng back then!"

The retreat of Wei Jun's strength was due to the loss of too many main forces in the battle of Wancheng. Whether it was a veteran or a general, they lost too much.

Today's Wei army seems to be powerful, but in fact it lacks combat effectiveness.

Therefore, Cao Cao is very interested in the new weapons of the Ming army. He really wants to know what the Ming army has built that can defeat his hundreds of thousands of main forces.

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On the hill, the generals of the Wei army took three steps, one post, five steps and one step, and guarded the middle tightly.

"Your Majesty!"

Young Cao Zhen came over and bowed his hands in salute.

"Zidan!"

Cao Cao patted Cao Zhen on the shoulder and said, "Well done!"

Cao Zhen showed a smile.

Among the second generation of Cao, Cao Xiu is a thousand-mile horse, and Cao Zhen, as Cao Cao's adopted son, is also one of the most outstanding young generals.

Cao Cao walked over, he looked at the cannons one by one.

Touched.

Still piping hot.

"That's it?"

Cao Cao never imagined that it was such an inconspicuous thing, a lump of iron, that he was directly defeated in Wancheng and lost most of his main force.

"Your Majesty, I have inquired about this kind of artillery, which uses shells made of gunpowder to attack, and can attack hundreds or even thousands of steps away. This is their greatest advantage, and through mediation, they can carry out precise Strike, the power of gunpowder and shells is terrifying, Your Majesty has also seen it before, this weapon is terrifying!"

Cao Zhen said in a low voice: "When I attacked, they had blown up most of them. There are only ten statues left. I snatched them with all my might. I killed hundreds of Ming soldiers guarding the cannons, and the cannonballs, let's go They didn’t grab it, but some soldiers of the Ming army held a cannonball directly, and then ignited all the cannonballs, which almost opened up the mountain!”

Looking at the scene at that time, he felt a wave of fear. If the soldiers around him hadn't rushed down, he might have been blown to pieces.

With his hands on his back, Cao Cao's eyes were vivid, looking at these cannonballs and the mess on the mountain, he naturally knew how much Cao Zhen had paid to snatch these cannons.

"Are there any remaining artillery generals?"

Cao Cao asked.

"Probably less than 30 generals were captured, and the rest were either beheaded or killed themselves on the battlefield after defeat!" Cao Zhen gritted his teeth: "I will keep an eye on these people!"

"Feng Xiao!"

"exist!"

"Tell Jia Xu, I want these people to serve the court, and I can let him use any method, as long as the result is the result!" Cao Cao said coldly.

"Yes!"

"In addition, let someone send craftsmen to come immediately, and study it. The new weapons of the Ming army, whichever is the best, can fight against it!" Cao Cao looked far ahead, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth: "Mulong Tu does have foresight, and has such attainments in Mohist craftsmanship, but in this world, skill is only a part of the decision, and the absolute victory is ultimately only human, if he can use his craftsmanship for the imperial court, why not worry about the world!"

"Sir, do it now!"

Guo Jia also nodded. How could he not know that these new weapons are terrifying, so he will not leave this matter to others, he will personally arrange for someone to study it, or even use it himself.

For Mohism, he doesn't understand well, but he believes that he can learn it.

"The Ming army's new weapons were damaged here, and the next big battle will be much better. Let Jia Xu's Yelou continue to inquire about the news and see how the battle in the northern border is going. In addition, notify all ministries to speed up the march and cross Huhu as soon as possible." Guan, Gu wants soldiers to be quick, and arrive at the eldest son city as soon as possible!" Cao Cao thought for a while, and said: "Mujing is waiting for Gu under the eldest son city, how can Gu keep him waiting for so long!"

He believed that the eldest son city was empty at this time. If he could defeat the eldest son city before the Ming army returned to defense, then he would not need to fight a bloody battle, but would win directly.

"Your Majesty, don't take it lightly!"

Guo Jia reminded: "The Ming army put the new weapons here, and they did have the intention of defending us, but these may not be all their new weapons. The attack power of these artillery is obvious to all. If we take it lightly, we will be punished." Big setback!"

Guo Jia's reminder was like a touch of cold water, and Cao Cao was poured over.

He woke up instantly.

That's right, he thinks that this is all the new weapons of the Ming army, but it may not be true. How many new weapons and artillery the Ming army has is really unknown.

"Order the troops to speed up, but keep a distance between the forward and the middle battalion and the rear battalion, be careful, and watch out for artillery ambushes ahead!"

Cao Cao added one more military order.

"Yes!"

The orderly quickly passed it on.

"Mulongtu, we will meet soon, using your weapon to defeat you, I think, this is a very satisfying thing!" Cao Cao looked at the artillery under his feet and looked ahead, feeling a little bit more in his heart Odds.

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Huguan is full of blood and flames, but the eldest son city is very quiet.

Mu Jing's slender body stood on the city wall, and his eyes were also looking in the direction of Huguan. He knew that Huguan would be facing the main force of the Wei army at this time, and it would definitely be unstoppable.

But it was hard for him to guess what the final result would be.

He now only hopes that Ma Chao and Huangfu Jianshou can come back safely, so he will be satisfied.

"Your Majesty, the captives have been escorted back to the eldest son city!"

A personal guard came to report: "Among them are the lord of the Yan Kingdom, Liu Bei and Liu Xuande, the emperor's uncle of the Han court!"

"The rest of the captives are settled and taken care of. Bring Liu Xuande up. Let me meet him!" Mu Jing thought for a while and said.

Liu Bei was defeated.

But how to deal with it is still a real problem.

To be honest, it is the best to cut it off with one knife and finish everything. After all, this is Liu Bei, the hero who can make a comeback countless times, and is as tenacious as Xiaoqiang.

In history, Liu Bei was defeated for half his life, but he was a late bloomer. His fighting spirit was even tenacious, and his luck was not bad.

But Mu Jing had some ideas in his heart.

It's just that he needs to think about these ideas before deciding whether to do them or not. After all, this is also risky. If he is bitten back, he will cry for ten or eight years.

In less than half an hour, more than a dozen Kongwu's powerful soldiers walked up to the city wall, pressing Liu Bei with chains on his hands and feet.

"Open it!"

Mu Jing opened his mouth lightly.

"Yes!"

The soldiers next to him opened their shackles.

"Uncle Liu Huang, we have met!"

Mu Jing showed a winner's smile.

"You should kill this king!"

There was a sarcastic smile on Liu Bei's face, and he said indifferently: "Otherwise, one day, this king will make a comeback and make a comeback!"

"Ok!"

Mu Jing nodded and said: "This proposal is very good. I also have the same idea. You are too dangerous. If you stay here, I will have trouble sleeping and eating!"

(End of this chapter)