Three Kingdoms

Wild grass.

Loess mounds.

Tricolor Hussars flag.

The soldiers on duty on the high ground looked around with vigilant eyes.

On the riverbank shoal beside the road, soldiers were helping the horses wash. The war horse stood obediently in the water, only occasionally touching its owner with its long neck, not sure whether it was urging or showing intimacy.

At dawn the next day, Sima Yi caught up with Sima Fu who had fled. He immediately gathered the remaining troops and retreated slowly. He did not stay until he connected with Xu Zhi's troops.

Sima Yi did not build a camp, but built a three-circle defense system in the wild like nomads. The outer cruising troops, the inner rest area, the core and the baggage area.

Xu Ju's infantry camp fell behind Sima.

The advantage of setting up a camp like Sima's is that you can leave at any time, but the disadvantage is that it's not very comfortable and you don't get enough rest.

War is a choice, and different choices ultimately determine different directions.

Obviously, Sima Fu's choice was not a good direction.

The embarrassed Sima Fu fled to Sima Yi. Sima Yi was neither angry nor scolded, only calm. Sima Fu's defeat this time was even more miserable than when he was in Beiqu. At the same time, he was even more depressed inside. He almost lost all his energy and spirit. He was like a walking zombie, without any reaction to the outside world. It wasn't until sunset the next day that I finally regained my consciousness.

Sima Fu's injury was not healed in the first place, but now it became more and more serious. The wound burst open for the second time. The doctor finally managed to stop the bleeding, but he was destined to be unable to continue riding, and he would not be able to continue fighting.

This almost means that Sima Fu's battle in Hedong will end in a very disgraceful ending.

Xu Ju took a look but said nothing.

Xu Zhi is a smart man. He knows this matter, but he still wants the Sima family to deal with it first.

Two soldiers took Sima Fu to the bend of the river. Sima Yi was sitting on a big rock, seeming to be thinking about something. The shirt outside the armor fluttered in the cold wind.

"Brother..." Sima Fu bent down and stood respectfully, with some blood on his face and body, and his voice was hoarse, as if he had swallowed burning charcoal. He is younger than Sima Yi, but now he looks at least ten years older than Sima Yi.

Sima Fu lost too much blood and his lips were all white in color. It seemed as if he would fall to the ground if he was blown by the wind.

Sima Yi's expression was very calm.

It was so calm that Sima Fu was a little scared.

"In the spring of ten years, the Qi army attacked and the generals fought. "Sima Yi's calm voice sounded, as if he was not affected by Sima Fu's defeat at all, "You must have read this article..."

Sima Fu was stunned for a moment.

"Remember?" ” Sima Yi’s faint voice sounded in the wind, “Meat-eaters are despicable and cannot plan far. 』

"Brother, are you saying I'm stupid? Sima Fu said.

Sima Yi's voice was calm, "If you can't even figure this out...you should die...you know, it's enough for me to kill one Cao family, and now you...are forcing me to kill the second one" indivual……"

Defeat, defeat, and kill, the difficulty goes up step by step. If you want to kill an enemy general, you must not only have the right time, place, and people, but also a certain amount of luck. Even in the game, there are many people who escape with bloody skin.

Sima Fu's body was slightly stiff.

Meat-eaters are despicable. This does not mean that vegetarians are better, but it means that the rulers are out of touch with reality. Rulers who are out of touch with reality often show why they don't eat minced meat. This is not a problem with their intelligence. On the contrary, if the rulers are to protect their right to eat meat, their intelligence will far exceed that of ordinary people. , just like Cao Gui himself, he is also one of the meat eaters.

As for the emperors in the past dynasties, there have always been imbeciles. However, such imbeciles can also appear in other vegetarians or poor families. They are not representative. They even appear among poor people at the grassroots level due to malnutrition. The probability of imbeciles is even higher than that of carnivores.

So if you simply say that eating meat will make you stupid, or that rulers are all fools, then you are really stupid...

What Sima Yi meant, of course, was that Sima Fu took it for granted in this war.

Why is the prey always the prey?

You were being hunted all the way, but you never thought that you would be hunted in turn?

Arrogant and arrogant, letting down your guard, are you willing to fight to the death...

"Do you understand?" Sima Yi asked.

Sima Fu lowered his head: "I understand." A gentleman should take care of the foundation...the foundation is established, and the Tao is born..."

He was greedy and forgot the "origin".

Sima Yi exhaled, "Okay, then you know what we should do now?" 』

"I..." Sima Fu said one word, then paused and became silent.

"When GUI came to see the king, what did he say?" Sima Yi asked.

Sima Fu was silent for a moment and said: "You can't fight even if you want food, clothing, or sacrifice. Only the prisoner... who is right... can fight." 』

Sima Yi closed his eyes and sighed: "Of course." 』

Sima Fu's bent waist was like a broken flag, and his tone was sad, "Brother..."

"Just go." ” Sima Yi sighed.

Sima Fu opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he said nothing.

Sima Yi exhaled, "I will try my best to kill Xiahou..."

Sima Fu bowed, "Thank you...brother..."

Sima Fu didn't say that he was seriously injured, and Sima Yi didn't ask.

Several guards came forward, apologized slightly to Sima Fu, then knocked off Sima Fu's crown, removed his seal and ribbon, and then escorted Sima Fu into the prison car and drove away.

From beginning to end, Sima Yi never looked back.

Although he went to Hedong to lead the army, he was still the Minister of Dali Temple and did not step down from his post.

Xu Ju came from a distance and watched Sima Fu being escorted away. He raised his eyebrows and said nothing to plead for mercy. He was not familiar with Sima Yi, and he only came here because he received Xun Chen's order to come to support.

On the surface, there are only two mobile units in Hedong.

One is the cavalry led by Sima, and the other is the infantry led by Xu Ju. The cavalry force was defeated by Sima Fu, and only about 200 of the 500 men fled back. As a result, Sima Yi's total number of men and horses was reduced to less than 700. The infantry force was also somewhat damaged after annihilating Cao's army at Fenglingdu. In addition, two thousand soldiers still need to be left to garrison at Fenglingdu, so the number of infantry under Xu Ju's command is also only half of the original number. More than two thousand people.

"What are you going to do?" "Xu Ju stood beside the stone and looked into the distance like Sima Yi.

Over there is the direction of Pingyang.

"Cao Jun will definitely go to Pingyang." Sima Yi said, "He is going in circles, but in fact his goal is only Pingyang." 』

"That's true," Xu Ju nodded and said, "But if we stationed in Pingyang, wouldn't we be allowing Cao's army to wreak havoc in the east of the river?" 』

"So I'm going to follow. ” Sima Yi said calmly, “Follow him, bite him, hold him back...until he turns around and hits us...and then..."

Sima Yi's eyes turned to the river not far away.

Xu Ju pondered for a while and looked around, "Where is it?" here? This is not a nice place. 』

ambush.

The most common and common strategy.

The terrain here is not dangerous, and there are no strong and steep stone walls around it. On one side are some low mounds, and on the other side is a river with more tidal flats exposed due to the dry season.

Overall, it is definitely not as suitable as canyons, ravines, dense forests and other places suitable for ambushes.

Sima Yi nodded and stood up, "Only in this way can he be arrested." If it is a dangerous place, Cao's army will definitely flee far away. It will be difficult to gather together and annihilate them again. 』

Sima Yi turned around and bowed to Xu Ju, "The success or failure of this battle depends on Captain Xu!" 』

Xu Ju hurriedly returned the gift, his eyes moved slightly, "This...Dali Qing is really too polite...Since Dali Qing has an order, Xu will obey everything..."

Sima Yi nodded, "Thank you Captain Xu." 』

"Don't dare, don't dare. ” Xu Zhi was also very polite, “Just ask Dali Qing to give the order. 』

They both straightened up and each smiled.

He seemed very eager, but there was a distant feeling in his bones.

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Xia Houyuan's highlight did not last long.

If Sima Fu is a rookie, then Sima Yi, who has been trained in the Northern Territory, although he does not look like the sly and cunning model in the later stages of history, is still an out-and-out fox.

Cunning fox.

A battle often brings some traces and some changes, just like since the Beiqu camp, Sima Yi began to deviate from the heavy cavalry route. Sima Yi felt that this fighting mode was a devastating blow to most of the infantry and made it impossible for the infantry to resist.

And obviously, when the cavalry archers faced off against the lancers, they suffered a bit.

At first, the Hu nomads were primitive lightly-armed or naked horse archers, but when they faced the Han Dynasty's lancers, they were numb. Shooting arrows while a war horse is running is not that simple. It is also impossible to have the ability to automatically cruise and guide arrows to hit the target like in the game.

For horse archers, if you want to increase the probability of a single arrow hitting the target, you must either stand still and shoot, or shorten the shooting distance. Both of these methods are very dangerous when fighting against lancers.

Most of Cao's cavalry are lancers at the moment.

In other words, it has not completely branched out, and there is no refined multi-functional cavalry.

Multi-functionality naturally has a variety of adaptability, but it also means that it is definitely not as good as proficient in certain specialties.

But for Sima Yi, who was just about to take the route of specializing in armored archers, Cao Jun's cavalry was still difficult to deal with.

If you are too far away, you will miss, if you are too close, there is a risk of damage, especially since Xia Houyuan's force is naturally greater than that of Sima Yi. It is not cost-effective to fight head-on, so Sima Yi came up with a way...

Shoot the horse.

Compared to a rider who is smaller in area and can hide and sway left and right, hold a shield to block and other ways to avoid arrows and crossbows, a silly war horse that can only run is undoubtedly an easier target to shoot. target.

After Sima Yi formulated the overall tactics, Xia Houyuan's good days came to an end.

Sima Yi's tactical thoughts and combat modes cannot be brought out from the mother's womb, or they can be learned from military books, and they can reach full level as soon as they appear on the field. When he was in the Northern Territory, he was basically engaged in logistics and civil affairs. Besides, under Zhao Yun and others, it was generally not Sima Yi's turn to charge with a sword.

Now in Hedong, it is Sima Yi's own training place and the place to open up the edge.

Sima Yi told Sima Fu before that he must be able to work hard. For Cao Jun, it is best to consume his soldiers, but it is also a fatal blow to consume his horses, because Cao Jun cannot replenish his horses in time in Hedong.

If bows, arrows and crossbows can effectively kill Cao Jun’s armored units within fifty steps, then at a distance of a hundred steps, Cao Jun’s horses can easily be shot...

Although it is true that war horses have rougher skin and thicker flesh than humans, and they may not be killed on the spot even if they are hit by a few arrows, but no life can withstand continuous bloodletting.

Sima Yi was like a locust. He flew over, took a bite, and then flew away with a huff. He would never confront Xia Houyuan and others head-on. Once he got stuck, he couldn't get rid of him.

Cao Jun wanted to fight Sima Yi, but Sima Yi ran away.

Cao Jun stopped, Sima Yi and others also stopped, and then looked for an opportunity to take another bite.

In the upgraded version of H\u0026R, the biggest reliance is not on people, but on horses.

Only when he was actually on the battlefield, dancing on the tip of a knife all the time, did Sima Yi truly understand why Qiusi Feiqian had to work so hard to accumulate war horses and control the number of soldiers as much as possible...

It's very simple. It's easy to attack the soldiers, but what about the war horses? A farmer who just picks up a spear becomes a spearman, just like a herdsman who mounts a horse becomes a cavalry. Apart from quantity, such soldiers do not have many advantages, but will consume the potential of war. After all, the effectiveness of a war horse used by an elite who has been trained for a long time is far greater than that of a war horse assigned to an ordinary herdsman.

Just like now.

The reason why Sima Yi was able to fly kites was not that he had more men, but that he had more war horses than Cao's army.

Xia Houyuan was going crazy with Sima Yi's rogue tactics.

Not seeking to kill people, but seeking to injure horses.

And the horses are obviously Xia Houyuan's lifeblood now. Let alone cutting off the roots, even if they pull a hole, it will be extremely painful.

So Xia Houyuan realized that unless he completely killed this group of cavalry led by Sima, he would not even think about taking the next step. Even if he reluctantly attacked, the ditch behind his butt would probably be poked open.

For the chrysanthemum and the war horse... Well, it seems a little weird to say this, but it is indeed Xia Houyuan's current worry. He had to focus on and in turn capture Sima Yi who was following behind.

It's a pity that Sima Yi has received intensive training in the Northern Territory. Unlike Sima Fu, who needs to camp to sleep, Sima Yi can even have someone tie him up to sleep on a horse...

Xia Houyuan didn't know what was different about Sima who was flying the same Sima clan flag. Unknowingly, when he was chasing Sima Yi in turn, he was led to Xu Zhi.

Xu Ju was obviously more reliable than Sima Fu. Without Sima Yi's special instructions, he laid a lot of obstacles in the right places. Juma is very simple, but its effect is not bad. Sawed-off trees were blocking the road, leaving only two narrow corridors in the middle for passage. Sima Yi and others filed in, and if Cao Jun, who was following Sima Yi, wanted to follow up, he would have to bear the brunt of Juma's attack. Attack from both sides.

Seeing this posture from a distance, Xia Houyuan's face turned green.

Those tree trunks with crisscrossed branches formed a line, blocking the road tightly. On the mound on the other side of the road, there was a formation of more than a dozen baggage trucks.

Now Xia Houyuan finally understood what was going on with Sima Yi's logistics. Why were there supplies and why were the war horses replaced? It turned out that there was an infantry battalion following behind!

But after solving a mystery, Xia Houyuan did not feel relaxed, but became even more angry and anxious.

It’s such a simple question, why couldn’t I figure it out before? !

If you don't deal with this Sima who keeps wandering around behind your butt, how can you fight Pingyang?

After rejecting the horse, Sima Yi, who got off the horse with blood on his crotch, shook his legs and insisted on standing, looking at Xia Houyuan in the distance.

Seeing how hard Sima Yi was working, Xu Ju stopped feeling a little contemptuous before. Those who dare to be cruel to themselves must be cruel to others. If possible, try not to offend him. So he asked someone to treat Sima's injury with some enthusiasm, and at the same time asked: "Dali Qing, what if this Cao Jun is like this?" If we withdraw like this, what should we do? 』

Sima Yi smiled, lowered his head and looked at his hips, then smiled and said: "They are human beings too..."

Cao Jun's pursuit also consumes manpower and horsepower. If nothing is gained, just retreat, no matter how the morale changes, the war horses will not be able to bear it at first. Cao Jun did not have a rear camp of infantry to take care of the horses and restore their strength like Sima Yi. If Cao's army retreats like this, Sima Yi, who has been slow for a while, will replace his horses with strong energy to attack. By then, Cao's army will be exhausted and will definitely lose!

Therefore, now Cao Jun has to fight.

There is still a slight chance of victory in the battle. If we withdraw, there will really be no chance of victory.

Xu Ju was suddenly enlightened and immediately geared up, "That's great!" Mr. Dali, please renovate it carefully and let's see how I can make it! 』

Sima Yi smiled, and although his face was a little pale due to fatigue, he looked happy, "Xiao Lieutenant, be careful, Cao Jun still has tricks..."

Xu Ju was stunned, and quickly raised his hands and asked, "May I ask Dali Qing, what other methods does Cao Jun have?" 』

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"We must fight!" 』

Just as Sima Yi expected, Xia Houyuan rejected the retreat suggestion.

Xia Houyuan took the water bag handed over by the guard and drank a few sips. Then he found that there was not much water in the water bag. He shook it and handed it to the guard. "Look, that's it...if you don't knock it off, These nasty bugs are following us, and it’s hard for us to even drink water! 』

"General, these hussars are hiding among the rebel horses. If we want to fight them, we must first move these rebel horses away..." Xia Houyuan's confidant said, "But if we move these rebel horses, we will be attacked by their archers." s attack……"

"Sima, huh, if I can defeat him once, I can defeat him a second time!" Xia Houyuan gritted his teeth, "Do these cowards think they can stop me with Juma?" 』

Xia Houyuan looked at the position that Xu Zheng had set up. He stared at the car array on the hill for a while, then at the horses made of tree trunks and branches scattered across the road, and then at the tidal flats exposed by the dry water. Suddenly He smiled and said, "Since it's difficult to move Juma, then don't move it!" 』

"ah? ” Xia Houyuan’s confidants didn’t understand.

"I remember we brought some kerosene? Xia Houyuan asked.

The confidant somewhat understood, "General, what you mean is... burn?" 』

Xia Houyuan nodded and said, "No matter how many horses are rejected, they are still wood. Pour oil on them and burn them!" When these insects are forced out of their shells, we go around behind them through the river beach and kill them all! Steal their supplies and war horses, and we will have our control over this Hedong area! 』

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