Three Kingdoms

Although Bian Bing died, it did not cause much damage to Cao's army going south. Shi Jian, who had temporarily gained the power to command the army, still dreamed of capturing Huguan. He didn't realize that Bian Bing had died on the way, and he was still urging Cao's soldiers to go south to join Le Jin.

At this time, Lejin, who was in the south of Huguan, was also making his last efforts.

Because Le Jin discovered that the number of heavy armored soldiers defending Huguan was getting smaller and smaller...

The city defense of Huguan Pass is strong, and it does not require too much heavy armor during daily battles. Especially the kind of heavy armor that is covered all over the body is not something that ordinary people can wear, let alone need to wear. The battle continued with a giant axe.

This kind of heavily armored infantry must have a strong body and a tough will, but even so, the losses in battle are still considerable, and the troublesome thing is that it is difficult to replenish them in time. Without long-term training, even if the body is barely able to wear heavy armor, it cannot fight for a long time, especially when it is opened and closed, it is easy to expose some flaws, such as the throat, armpits, ankles, etc. Soldiers who have not been trained may be taken away by the elite of Cao's army if they are not careful.

As Le Jin and Zhao Yan invested more of Cao's elite troops, the losses of the defenders above Huguan also increased.

Le Jin also saw this and gained a little more hope. Based on his experience on the battlefield, as long as Cao Jun broke through the heavy armored defense line at Hu Pass, he could defeat the fortress, break through the pass, and advance straight in.

So Cao Jun became more and more crazy.

After many days of fighting, most of the defenses under Huguan had been destroyed. The long-range weapons of both sides were basically exhausted, and more of them entered the stage of hand-to-hand combat.

An elite soldier of Cao's army took advantage of the unpreparedness of the defenders of Huguan and climbed up the wall of the pass among the ordinary soldiers of Cao's army. He threw his throwing knife at the defenders of Huguan and immediately shot down a man who tried to stop him. His Huguan soldiers.

The elite of Cao's army swung their hands repeatedly, and the flying knives hit many defenders in succession. A small area was immediately cleared. After the elite of Cao's army swung away all the flying knives, they drew out their swords and rushed forward, slashing at those who were standing there. A garrison archer not far away.

The archers of the defenders dropped their long bows, drew their sabers, and started chopping with the elites of Cao's army.

Unlike the weak archers in the game, the archers on the battlefield are not weak.

An archer who can continuously fire with a bow has stronger arm strength than an ordinary spearman. However, because archers need to carry bows and arrows, plus the need for bow shooting, armor protection focuses on protection. , so you will suffer more when encountering other elite melee units, and you are not afraid of dealing with ordinary spearmen and the like.

Therefore, the setting of bows and arrows to defeat spearmen in the game seems to make some sense...

As the elite of Cao's army occupied a piece of territory, more soldiers of Cao's army surged onto the city wall, causing chaos.

"Kill!" Go ahead and kill him! Kill! ! 』

Le Jin kicked the drummer away and beat the drum himself to help out.

Jia Qu, who was on the top of the city, also shouted loudly, "Archers, retreat!" Sword and shield hand, heavy axe, come forward! 』

The archers started to move backward, while the sword and shield players moved to the front line.

The heavily armored infantry carried the battle axe, swung the ax and swept across it. Regardless of whether they were hit or chopped, the skin and flesh were torn, or the bones and tendons were broken.

The elites of Cao's army were chasing the archers. Suddenly, they felt a pain in their shoulders. They couldn't help but scream. They saw a heavy-armed soldier with an ax cutting another Cao's soldier into two pieces with a knife. The sharp point pierced the shoulder of Cao Jun's elite, and the unlucky Cao Jun soldier was disemboweled and his intestines flowed all over the ground.

"cut! 』The axe-wielding heavy-armed soldier swung his battle ax and swept across again.

The elite troops of Cao's army did not dare to fight head-on and retreated.

The heavy axe-wielding soldiers swept across again, but Cao Jun's elite still did not dare to block them and continued to retreat.

Another soldier of Cao's army was swept away by the heavy infantry. He suddenly lost half of his arm and fell down the city screaming.

"Huh...huh..." Three consecutive axes failed to kill the elite of Cao's army, and the axe-wielding heavy-armed soldiers also became a little uneven. Seeing that the elite Cao Jun retreated far away, he couldn't catch up for the moment, so he focused on the other Cao Jun infantry around him.

After killing several Cao soldiers in succession, the heavy-armed axemen were about to take a break and regain some strength, when suddenly a black shadow flashed out of the corner of their eyes...

"Boom!" 』

A dull sound.

The elite of Cao's army picked up a big wooden stick from somewhere and slammed it on the helmet of the heavily armored ax soldier.

Sawdust was flying.

Hoplites are not afraid of swords or spears, but they cannot resist blunt weapons.

After being hit hard on the head, the heavy-armed axeman suddenly became unsteady and even dropped the battle ax in his hand to the ground.

The elite soldiers of Cao's army were overjoyed when they saw this, so they took a step forward and stabbed the heavily armored soldier in the armpit.

"Ahhhh..."

The heavy infantry roared, jumped forward, and reluctantly knocked the elite of Cao's army off the city wall. However, he didn't know whether it was because the blood on the wall was too slippery, or because he was hit on the head, and his center of gravity was unstable. As a result, he He also fell down the city.

On the battlefield, similar fighting continues to occur...

Blood stained every piece of masonry.

The plasma and minced meat are so viscous that they can become stringy.

If the fighting continues like this, and casualties on both sides continue to be consumed, maybe when one side is exhausted, the other side will naturally win. But this kind of thing is obviously impossible to happen. As long as the momentum of victory or defeat is slightly obvious, one side will always retreat first, and they will not really fight to the last soldier.

Le Jin was beating drums at the foot of the city to help out, but Zhao Yan stood behind with a frown on his face.

Time passed little by little, from dawn to dusk.

Zhao Yan knew why Le Jin had maintained an offensive posture. He would rather pay more casualties and continue to suppress Huguan, just to always have the power to attack.

However, the supplies and additional troops that were supposed to arrive have been delayed...

Some not-so-good premonitions had already arisen in Zhao Yan's heart.

The current method of warfare is wrong.

Completely contrary to the art of war.

Zhao Yan could understand why Le Jin would do this, but it didn't mean that he really agreed with it. It is true that the morale of Cao's army is low now, and the mountains and rivers here in Huguan are dangerous and the support is weak. If something goes wrong, it will definitely be defeated. Therefore, Le Jin can only continue to attack in order to maintain a psychological advantage and suppress Huguan. Fighting.

But according to the art of war, Le Jin's move was obviously wrong.

This means that Cao Jun has little leeway. Once no reinforcements come, Cao Jun, who has no hope, will collapse immediately. And when Cao Jun's entire army collapses, it will inevitably be a huge rout. He can save one out of ten. It's very good...

If fighting is an exam, Le Jin's answer sheet must be completely wrong.

But fighting is never a test, and answers that follow the rules may not be the best answers.

Zhao Yan couldn't help but sigh, Huguan was like a millstone of flesh and blood, and it would depend on whose reinforcements would arrive faster.

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To the north of Huguan, Shi Jian commanded his troops and horses to rush towards Huguan, ready to cooperate with Le Jin at any time to defeat Huguan.

As generals with different surnames under Cao Jun, Shi Jian, Yue Jin, Zhao Yan and others knew that Huguan was not easy to fight. But the class in Shandong is like this, will it be their turn for those who are easy to fight?

Although Chen Sheng and Wu Guangda roared at princes and generals to Xiang Ning, for those with vested interests, they have more resources and more opportunities...

Just like 100 million yuan is just a small goal for some people, but for the vast majority of ordinary people, even one percent of the small goal may not be achieved in a lifetime. It's not that ordinary people don't work hard, it's that they don't have so many opportunities for trial and error, and they don't have enough foundation to continue wasting small goals after wasting a few small goals.

Shi Jian was actually very nervous. Although it seemed that he was taking orders in the face of danger and took his time, in fact this was not easy for him. Are the Hussars really that easy to fight? Is Huguan really that easy to attack?

If it was really easy to fight, Le Jin would have defeated it long ago...

That’s the first step forward!

The rich can fight for resources, but what can the poor fight for?

Shi Jian knew that the soldiers from Huguan had been making traps and ambushes in the front, trying to hinder his advance, so he constantly rotated his soldiers, pulling the tired soldiers to the rear, and then sent the rested soldiers forward. Advance, stand guard at a safe place, let the soldiers explore on both wings, and do not give the soldiers at Huguan any chance.

Shi Jian's experience was much greater than Bian Bing's, but when Bian Bing was in charge of the military, Shi Jian just followed orders and didn't do anything more.

In Shandong, before becoming someone's confidant, people with different surnames always do more and make more mistakes.

To put it simply, when you are not in a certain circle, whatever you do is wrong, but once you are in a circle, whatever you do is right. Even if it is a dog, as long as it is a dog in the circle, it will be praised, envied, jealous, and hate that it is not that dog...

If Shi Jian had suggested it to Bian Bing earlier, Bian Bing might have accepted it happily, or he might have felt that Shi Jian had an ulterior motive for gesticulating in front of him, trying to shake up and resist his authority?

If Shi Jian waits until the problem arises and explains it to Bian Bing, will Bian Bing think that since Shi Jian already knew about it, why didn't he tell him earlier? Could it be that you are waiting to see a joke? Is this kind of mentality something to be punished?

If Shi Jian happened to propose the problem when it arose, would Bian Bing suspect that Shi Jian deliberately caused the problem in order to seek superiority? Otherwise, how could he know about it by chance?

Shi Jian was discovered by Xiahou, which means that he is like a branded animal with the word Xiahou on his butt. Even if he expresses his loyalty to Bian Bing, Bian Bing will easily believe and accept him?

This is the problem faced by Shandong, and it is also a reflection of the contradictions caused by the solidification of classes in the Han Dynasty.

When Shi Jian took control of the army, the soldiers in Huguan were unable to bear it.

The Huguan soldiers designed traps and set up ambushes, which also took time and consumed physical strength. In such cold weather, the physical strength consumed was undoubtedly doubled, and Cao's army led by Shi Jian could take turns to rest and move forward, while Huguan's soldiers The number of soldiers was relatively small, so it was impossible to get adequate rest. As one went, the men and horses would become tired and needed to eat, and gradually they could no longer hold back Shi Jian.

The news reached Huguan.

"I can't hold it off anymore..." Zhang Ji frowned and said to Jia Qu, "If Cao's army from the north appears at Huguan..."

Jia Qu said: "Huguan has a solid city defense, plenty of food and grass, and enough manpower to hold on..."

"The problem is the human heart..." Zhang Ji sighed.

This is something that generals should pay attention to at all times.

Morale is sometimes more important than equipment.

During the Battle of Muye in the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, King Wu of Zhou led the coalition troops. Obviously, most of them were holding sticks of wood and bone. Compared with most of the bronze wares of the Shang Dynasty, the equipment was undoubtedly much worse. However, King Zhou sent out The soldiers were oppressed slaves and prisoners...

Zhang Ji was worried that if the morale of Huguan collapsed, resulting in a complete defeat, and both the north and the south were blocked by Cao's army, it would be a tragedy.

"I will lead an attack and stop Cao's army in the north!" ” Zhang Ji said in a deep voice.

Jia Qu frowned and thought, then shook his head, "No." 』

"Your Majesty!" ” Zhang Ji said eagerly, “You can’t...don’t hesitate! You must know that if...the military morale will be chaotic! 』

In fact, what Zhang Ji wanted to say was not to be timid, or other similar words.

Zhang Ji is a veteran of Xiliang. He doesn't care much about life and death, and he doesn't mind Jia Qu making an issue about his life and death. Instead, he has always been worried about the loss of Fukouxing, even though Jia Qu persuaded him to go to the party pot. Guan was the focus of defense, Fukouxing was not important, and Zhang Ji did not feel relieved because of this.

The honesty, or stubbornness, of the Xiliang people is undoubtedly evident in Zhang Ji. He felt that Hussar had given him a life back then, so his life belonged to Hussar, and Fukouxing was the area he was on duty. If it was lost now, it would mean that he had not done what the Hussar had assigned him. , I'm sorry Qiusi...

Therefore, after Zhang Ji heard the news about Cao Jun coming from Fukouxing in the north, he showed a strong desire to fight, but Jia Qu didn't think so. Jia Qu believed that there was no need to fight Cao Jun in the mountain road because it was not cost-effective.

Huguan City can resist Cao's army in the north, and Huguan Pass blocks Cao's army in the south. Although some villages around Huguan City will be invaded by Cao's army, Huguan City has enough reserves. Even if it recruits the surrounding people, it can still support it for a long time until the Hussar reinforcements 's arrival

Yes, Jia Qu meant to let Zhang Ji continue to send people to delay the advance of Cao's army in the north, giving the people around Huguan enough time to pack up their belongings and avoid the disaster of the army.

Jia Qu said: "General Zhang has no need to worry... What General Zhang is worried about is that Huguan is surrounded by Cao's army from all sides, and the morale of the army and the people is in chaos... But this happens to be a last-ditch battle in the art of war..."

Zhang Ji shook his head, "It was mentioned in the newspaper of Jiangwu Hall that a last-ditch battle is not advisable!" 』

The two men got into an argument.

Zhang Ji felt that Jia Qu's last-ditch attempt was actually a risky act, while Jia Qu felt that Zhang Ji's decision to lead troops to attack was to lose the facilities that could have provided protection and to commit danger himself.

"General Zhang, just ask," Jia Qu said, "If Cao's army is surrounded on all sides, can General Zhang command his troops, still stabilize their morale, and continue to fight?" 』

Zhang Ji replied proudly: "This is natural!" I am worried about the people in this city when the time comes..."

"General Zhang!" Jia Qu interrupted Zhang Ji and said, "Just as you have confidence in the soldiers, I also have confidence in the people of Shangdang... General Zhang believes in your soldiers and generals, and I also believe in our agricultural bachelors and engineering bachelors... …』

"You..." Zhang Ji frowned and was silent for a while, "That's fine, I hope so..."

Jia Qu smiled, "It must be so!" 』

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Compared with the dispute between Jia Qu and Zhang Ji in Huguan City, there was no dispute in the Lejin camp south of the Huguan Pass, and everything was dominated by Lejin.

But that doesn't mean there's no bad news.

Late at night, the messenger soldiers who stumbled and rushed through the night caused some faint restlessness in the Lejin camp.

"What happened?" ! 』Le Jin had some anger on his face, and also hid some worries.

"General...Changping...has fallen..."

Le Jin's body suddenly froze.

The tent became quiet, with only the crackling of torches and the chattering words of the messenger soldiers remaining.

"Not long after our reinforcements arrived... the hussars came from nowhere and rushed up... so fast that they couldn't be stopped. They rushed into the Changping camp and set fire to everything... and we just arrived. The fire oil not long after Changping... disrupted our formation, and then we heard them shouting that General Cao was killed in the battle, and then the whole army collapsed..."

The soldier who reported the news still spoke with some panic, and then looked at Le Jin tremblingly, fearing that Le Jin would angrily order his head to be chopped off at the next moment.

Those who bring bad news to others will certainly not be popular.

There are not a few messengers who have been beheaded because of this matter...

Le Jin didn't seem to believe it, shook his head and said, "Impossible." 』

The messenger trembled his lips and wanted to argue, but he didn't dare.

Le Jin frowned and glanced at the messenger, then waved his hand, "Get out!" Shut your bitch! 』

The messenger, as if he had received amnesty, left with his head in his arms.

Le Jin anxiously circled inside the tent.

Le Jin was familiar with the battlefield. He knew that the area around Changping and Gaoping was relatively safe. With him holding back the Shangdang soldiers here, and Cao Cao's army on the other side of Heluo, it was impossible for the hussars to have a large force. A large force should rush to Cao Tai's place.

On the other hand, Le Jin knew very well that Cao Tai was arrogant and had not yet become a calm veteran. If he was attacked by a small group of Hussars, he might really be defeated...

However, it is impossible for a small-scale army to kill Cao Tai in battle. At least Cao Tai is surrounded by Cao's bodyguards, who are elites personally selected by the Cao family and can always protect Cao Tai from death.

But now, regardless of whether Cao Tai is dead or not, Le Jin's backup has been cut off.

Now Le Jin's private army is almost outnumbered by the defenders...

At first, I gritted my teeth and held on, thinking that my elite were replaced by elites from the garrison, but this false sense of security was now nakedly exposed.

This feeling is terrible. It’s like reading a novel written by Quan Yong when I was a child. I ate instant noodles from Master Kang in middle school. When I grew up, I bought Lanyueke’s for washing clothes. I can even buy a lottery ticket. I met someone with 20,000 bets...

In this world, can we rely on some knowledge?

Zhao Yan stood aside with a very ugly face, because what he was worried about was now clearly in front of him, "General Le, what should we do now?" 』