Silver Fox of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 195 Battle of Kuang City (2)

After Li Dian's order was issued, thousands of troops from the front army slowly retreated.

There is a gap in the middle.

In this way, the formation of the entire Cao army became a concave character.

The reason for this is that Yuan Jun's front line is not people, but a large number of equipment.

It is obviously not worthwhile to use human life to fight with equipment, so it is natural to avoid the edge for the time being.

The Cao Jun camp itself was built on the ruins of the Pucheng area.

On the left and right sides, there are some temporarily built walls, earth hills and archery towers.

Therefore, if Yuan Jun charged directly on the opposite side, he could use a large number of bows and arrows to counterattack.

The distance between the two sides is getting closer and closer at this time. If you look at it from the sky, you will see densely packed countless black spots on both sides.

On the other hand, Yuan Jun's side, with more black spots, covered the mountains and plains like a surging tide.

But in the eyes of Cao Jun, they only saw the boundless tide surging like waves.

Although the sun was shining brightly and the sky was blue, the two armies were too far apart at first, so they couldn't see clearly.

When the shaking on the ground got closer and closer, the distant wilderness was densely piled up with a layer of black borders.

Immediately, several thin black lines separated from the black edge, winding down the soil slope like earthworms, and spreading out horizontally and left and right on the soil beach at the bottom of the slope.

In the front row are hundreds of rushing vehicles, nesting vehicles and other objects used to charge the formation. Now they are not used to attack Cao Ying, but instead become a field position used to attack Cao Jun.

But this kind of thing itself is suitable for attacking cities and camps, because it is relatively bulky. It is good for attacking cities and camps that cannot run, but it is very reluctant for charging. For example, it may not be able to rush in now.

Yuan Jun in the distance rectified a little, and with the sound of several long horns, irregular black tides of more than ten yuan in size slowly rushed towards Cao Jun's formation like waves chasing the shore.

Rows of chariots piled up in front of the formation, the gloomy and desolate horns were mixed with intermittent people shouting horses, and Yuan Jun's cavalry on the left and right flanks held their weapons and held their horses and led the battle line as if the water was flooding the tidal flat. Slowly press on.

Spears are like dense forests and knives are like snow bushes, banners and banners are full of murderous aura, and the tip of the spear is shining with dazzling white lights in the sun. In the blink of an eye, even the warm spring breeze becomes icy and chilling.

Seeing Yuan Jun's front advance unhurriedly, Li Dian under the banner of Dazhu still stood still, riding a horse on a soil slope.

At the age of thirty or so, he showed an extremely stable psychological quality at this time, and his long and well-defined face seemed to be cast iron, without any movement or expression.

Several lieutenants inspecting the military affairs went back and forth like a revolving lantern, loudly reporting the latest military situation one after another: "Report! The enemy's right flank is three teams of cavalry, with a number of about 700 people!"

"Report! There are about 1000 people on the enemy's left wing."

"Report! It has been found that there are more than [-] vehicles on the opposite side, rushing towards the front army."

"report"

In the military report, Li Dian slowly raised his right hand.

The hillside, which was extremely tense due to the flood of news, suddenly became silent, and the messengers and flag-bearers who were always ready all focused their eyes on the palm.

In ancient times, wars were fought not by shouts, but by beating drums, golden gongs, gongs, horns, command flags, and even whistles. At this time, any command meant to convey some kind of message.

If you choose to take the initiative to attack, then all kinds of drums and horns will make the flag run wildly.If you choose to retreat, then the golden gongs and gongs will have to beat desperately.

Any kind of information represents the direction of the war, so countless soldiers must always pay attention to Li Dian's orders.

The silence under the flag immediately spread to the surrounding phalanxes. Whether it was a recruit with a bitter mouth and dry eyes or a veteran with a weapon in his arms and his eyes closed, all of them couldn't help but turn their faces and focus their attention on the pole that was blowing in the breeze. On the slightly swaying flag.

This kind of silence was like a silent order, which spread like a wave and spread throughout Cao Jun's entire formation in an instant. Under the shining sun, everyone held their breath and looked up, waiting for what order Li Dian would issue.

"Let the swords and shields be in front, and all the archers and crossbowmen gather on the earth hills and archery towers, and let the people in the camp push the stone carts to the earth hills."

"moo one by one"

The nine soldiers who had been waiting for a long time immediately blew the horns in their hands.

Three horns passed by, and short and boring orders sounded from far and near. Cao Jun, who was originally silent, immediately moved like a pot of boiling water.

Teams of soldiers followed the command of the officers, advancing or retreating, or moving sideways, or juxtaposed, and the evacuated formation became tighter in an instant. The spears, knives and axes are arranged in random order.

Crowds of sword and shield players began to crowd forward to line up their shields in front of the formation, and groups of archers began to climb up.The stone carts and bed crossbows arranged in the right camp also began to be transported outside the camp.

The formations of the two sides are getting closer and closer.

Although Yuan Shang's army was only the former army of Yuan Shao's army, he also had a vanguard. He sent the governor Ma Yan as the vanguard general to lead a tentative attack with 5000 people.

Ma Yanqian's army pushed more than [-] chariots, with [-] to [-] cavalry on the left and right wings, and [-] infantry in the center.

The horn of attack first came from under the banner of the chief general of Mayan's department, and then the rolling wheels surged.

The rushing chariot, driven by thousands of soldiers, rushed towards Cao Jun.

"Fire arrows!"

Cao Jun's left and right ministries issued orders one after another.

Immediately, clusters of arrows were like rain, sweeping towards Yuan Jun's chariot like a blanket, some pierced into the flesh with a puff, some hit the shield with a jingle, and some were nailed to the wood of the chariot, their wings buzzing.

In fact, Yuan Jun didn't expect that Cao Jun would dare to go out of the camp to fight with them. He thought he was attacking the camp, but he miscalculated. He used vehicles to lead the battle and was repelled by the rain of arrows.

Ma Yan roared angrily and continued to give the command to attack, but under the dense rain of arrows, Yuan Jun hesitated in disgrace and suffered heavy casualties.

"Rush forward, break those earth mountain arrow towers!"

Seeing this situation, Yuan Shang in the rear ordered the rest of his troops to rush from the left and right wings to the Tushan arrow towers on the left and right wings of Cao Jun.

But Li Dian had already arranged swords and shields in the front row, and the two sides quickly fought together, fighting hand to hand.

All of a sudden, the killing of thousands of people has turned into tens of thousands.

The horn was long, the drums roared, the sound of shouting, the sound of the weapon fighting of the ping -pong and table tennis, and the humans of people's hoarseness when the sword was shot into the meat.

The bows and arrows on both sides were constantly swaying, and the soldiers charged forward one after another. Often the people in front rushed too fast and just fell down, and the people behind had already followed.

In less than half an hour, Yuan Cao's soldiers, who were at the forefront, had already suffered thousands of casualties. Countless corpses fell in front of the formation of the two armies, blood was flowing, broken arrows, blades, and armor were everywhere Fragments of body limbs, and even internal organs can be seen everywhere.

When the battle was in full swing, a sudden sound of horns appeared on the left side of Yuan Jun and the right side of Cao Jun.In the wilderness to the east, three thousand Cao troops suddenly appeared behind a piece of high and low undulating steep hills in the distance.

Under the leadership of Zhang Liao, these Cao troops launched a fierce attack on Yuan Jun's left flank like lightning.There was a sound of shouting and killing as fast as wind and lightning, and the enemy's flag on the opposite side changed immediately, and the low and desolate sound of horns rolled across the grassy beach like muffled thunder.

The cavalry on both wings of Yuan Jun spread out to the left and right, and the large tent soldiers with black helmets and black armor in the middle square, under the guidance of several orange flags, slowly pressed forward with their horses covered by dark clouds.

The shouts and fights behind the wilderness subsided suddenly; then there was a burst of more violent shouts...

After about two quarters of an hour, the shouting and killing gradually subsided.

The tinkling sound of gold resounded through the wilderness, and Yuan Jun who was still fighting in front began to retreat one after another, leaving behind the comrades who were still fighting with Cao Jun and the corpses of comrades on the ground, and retreated towards the rear like a tide.

Li Dian immediately ordered to pursue Zhang Liao.

After the two sides fought again, Yuan Jun withdrew four or five miles away.

Yuan Shang obviously didn't expect that Cao Jun would dare to set up ambushes in the field when his numbers were small.

Zhang Liao suddenly attacked his left wing, smashed the left wing formation, beheaded the generals, and caused a small area of ​​the army to break up, almost being swept back by the rout.

Under such circumstances, Yuan Shang ordered the former army to suspend the offensive, and at the same time sent people to make a relief. After barely repelling Zhang Liao, he began to retreat.

About two quarters of an hour later, Cao Jun finally retreated after beating the golden gong. There were countless corpses densely packed in the wilderness, all kinds of weapons, flags, shields, and clothes were scattered and piled up, and the whole wilderness was soaked in blood.

Li Dian sent someone to pick up Zhang Liao, and Zhang Liao came back covered in blood, his clothes were torn here and there, because he was going to attack at close range, he couldn't wear the big Zhajia used by generals, but the small Zhajia for protecting his upper body. He still suffered minor injuries.

However, this injury is not a problem. He raised his head and looked at the sky. It was already the end of the afternoon, and it was only an hour before dark. , may attack at night, or may temporarily set up camp and attack tomorrow, be careful and there will be no major mistakes."

"I know."

Li Dian said in a deep voice: "The general will go back to the camp to rest first, and I will immediately arrange a rotation."

"it is good."

Zhang Liao nodded. It was him and the former soldiers on the left and right flanks who had had the hardest time in this battle.

As long as this kind of large-scale war is not the kind of fighting to the last soldier, then to a large extent only the front row will engage in close combat, and even if the soldiers behind have casualties, it is often caused by arrows.

So if there is no accident, under normal circumstances, as long as there is no major collapse on both sides, it often takes a long time to fight to decide the winner, and it is normal to fight for a day.

But today he made arrangements in advance. He personally led people to the east to ambush, and made a surprise attack at the most critical moment.

But this can only be regarded as an appetizer, and the real large-scale battle is yet to come.The two didn't dare to take it lightly, Zhang Liao went back to rest first, and asked Li Dian to stay where he was and defend.

At three quarters of the day, a boundless black border appeared on the distant land again, and the entire Cao army suddenly became tense.

Because this time the black border is truly boundless.

Before, Yuan Shangjun had [-] people, and it was impossible to spread them all out. There were at most thousands of people in the front row, and it seemed that the left and right might only be two or three miles away.

But now it seems that there is no end in sight, looking east, extending beyond the horizon.Looking west, the same extends beyond the horizon.

Cao Jun, who was in a state of rest in various positions, almost all instinctively stood up and began to rearrange their teams without any instructions, and the melodious and continuous sound of horns spread throughout the wilderness.

A huge carriage pulled by more than a dozen horses slowly appeared on the battlefield. The configuration of this carriage will definitely make everyone raise only two words - luxury.

The carriage has eight wheels, and the lower part of the carriage covers an area of ​​more than 20 square meters. The upper part is made of exquisite nanmu to create a huge carriage.

It is like a small mobile house, in which not only can sleep, but even basic necessities of life are completed in the carriage.

At this moment Yuan Shao was lying in the carriage with a pale face.

He used to travel on horseback.

At that time, he was still in good health, and even if he was riding a horse, he was not afraid of bumpy roads.

But now since the serious illness last year, his body has become thinner and thinner, and sometimes he coughs occasionally and even coughs up blood.

Everything is telling Yuan Benchu ​​that his life may not last long.

So before dying.

Yuan Shao has only one wish - to destroy Cao Cao and occupy the entire north.

At least before he dies, he must lay a foundation for his son and lay the foundation for their Yuan family to seize the great Han country in the future!

The carriage was full of aromas, all kinds of fluffy blankets and quilts were spread in the carriage, and there was no wind outside. In this hot summer, it made people feel very dull and a little out of breath.

"Duke Ming, Cao Ying is ahead."

Now being reused, Ju Shou called softly from the window of the carriage next to him.

"Help me out and have a look."

Yuan Shao spoke.

There were several servants in the carriage who were always on hand, and immediately helped Yuan Shao out.

By this time the carriage had stopped.

Yuan Shao was helped to stand on the carriage in front of the carriage, watching from a distance.

In just five years after the Battle of Guandu, his hair had already turned gray, and his entire face was visibly covered with wrinkles and age spots.

Yuan Shao is only 55 this year, but he seems to be ten years older, like a 65-year-old.

Historically he should have died three years ago.

But I lived for another three years.

That point of energy has already been almost exhausted.

He squinted his eyes and looked to the south. It was thirty or forty miles from Wating area. The majestic army moved forward slowly and arrived in the afternoon. Yuan Shang's former army retreated after the battle, and he held the formation behind.

Now that Yuan Shang was defeated, Yuan Shao came to check on the situation of Cao Jun.

"Ming Gong, the people from the Cao camp have transferred most of the soldiers from the west to the east camp and the main camp. Now half of their troops are lining up outside the camp, and the other half are guarding in the camp."

Jushou reported to Yuan Shao the information he had just obtained.

Yuan Shao licked his dry lips, and asked: "If I have someone cut off the water flow of Pushui, then attack Cao Jun's left camp after the water flows away, and attack their main camp and right camp from the left and right at the same time, what will happen?"

"Naturally, it was a big defeat."

Jushou replied: "But after the flood, the soil becomes soft, and neither horses nor wheels can pass. Even if people use two feet to pass, the speed will be extremely slow. Cao Jun only needs a few people to guard the camp. It's hard to get in."

"Then what's the use of the water I've stored for more than a month to submerge Cao Ying?"

Yuan Shao frowned.

This formed a deadlock. In history, Cao Cao flooded Xiapi and Yecheng with water, not by flooding the enemy, but to gain certain strategic significance.

When the water flooded the lower Pi, it was to distract Lu Bu's army and disintegrate the enemy from the inside.

The purpose of flooding Yecheng was to prevent the troops inside and outside the city from uniting, and at the same time, it was also to cut off the food and grass in Yecheng and force the guards to leave the city and surrender.

But now Tian Feng's flooded Cao Ying obviously failed to achieve these two strategic goals.

The layout of Cao Ying is scattered and orderly, some are flooded and some are not. The food and grass are still sufficient, and the food road in the rear has not been cut off.

After all, Yuan Shao didn't have any extra troops to cut off Cao Cao's food supply, so Cao Jun still had the strength to continue to confront him.

So obviously the flooding of Cao Ying this time seems to have no effect.

However, Tian Feng on the side said in a deep voice: "If Cao Ying is flooded, isn't Duke Ming already half the victory?"

"What's the explanation?"

Yuan Shao asked.

Tian Feng pointed to the Cao camp in the south and said: "Cao Jun transferred a large number of soldiers to the right camp. The right camp originally only had 2 people stationed, but now there are [-] to [-] people. It's easier to mess up."

"You mean, attack the camp at night?"

Yuan Shao's brows were still furrowed, attacking the camp returned to the attacking camp, but the problem was that it was impossible to send a large number of troops to attack the camp at night, which was no different from a strong attack.

And if a small group of troops attacked the camp, it would be difficult to shake Cao Jun, and they would not be able to take advantage of their large numbers.

"Yes, the enemy will definitely take precautions, but they are too crowded now. Even if we take precautions, we will take turns to attack during the day and night, and they will always be confused."

Tian Feng nodded: "Once there is a mistake in Cao's army, we can immediately find the loophole and rush in. Then Cao's army will be defeated and our army will surely win."

"That sounds nice."

Guo Tu on the other side sneered, "Cao Jun has countless earth-mountain archery towers inside and outside the camp, will they give us a chance to attack at night?"

Tian Feng said: "We can use fire to attack them. What we have to do is to fatigue the enemy and create chaos. At night, we can send a large number of rushing carts, nest carts, and wooden curtains, with dry firewood on them and spread fish ointment. Just burn a few camps in Cao Ying and let them mess up, it’s better to have a camp roar.”

"Brother Yuan Hao is right. Duke Ming, Cao Jun Youying, which originally could only accommodate 2 people, now has [-] to [-] people. It is crowded. If there is a disturbance, it may indeed cause turmoil. If the camp roars, we are not No chance."

Jushou also agreed with Tian Feng's proposal.

Yuan Shao pondered for a moment, nodded slightly and said: "Well, okay, I will do as you said, first retreat and set up camp, and continue to attack Cao Jun tomorrow."

"only!"

All the counselors should be.

They are not only counselors, but also supervisors, able to lead the troops alone.

So the people immediately went to the camps to arrange affairs.

Soon Yuan Jun receded like a tide, and set up camp seven or eight miles away from Cao Ying.

Everyone knows that tomorrow the war will really come!

　Today's two big chapters are still more than 1 words, and the next few chapters will write about Cao Yuan's struggle for hegemony, but it will not be too much, because it will end soon, and it is expected to be within three to four chapters.Then there is the protagonist group, group portraits, heroes from all walks of life have to write something, friends who don't like to watch Cao Yuan Zhengxiong in the north also understand.

　　In addition, many friends have also noticed that I have a lot of typos, because I go to work during the day, I go to work to write something, and when I get home from get off work, I type desperately, and I post it after typing, and I really don’t have time to retrieve it.More than 1 words a day is still very tiring. I often fall asleep after writing and sending it to the bed. When I wake up the next day and continue to work, the whole person’s energy is almost taken away, and I am very tired, so I promise now [-]D update is already the limit.

　　Of course, friends should continue to urge me to update, I will try my best to write every day, and I will guarantee that it will not be less than [-] characters. Thank you, Snake.

　　
　
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