Three Kingdoms

Sima Yi squinted at the clouds in the sky.

It should be around Shen time at this time, but it's still cold all around.

The smoke that the person breathed out condensed into ice on Doudun's mask.

Fighting in this kind of weather will consume several times the physical strength of a normal day, and for most soldiers, physical strength is not like an unlimited resource that can be consumed and replenished at any time.

Especially for wounded soldiers, in this kind of weather, if they cannot receive effective treatment, bleeding will quickly lead to internal organ hypothermia, failure, and immediate death. At the same time, if only focusing on stopping bleeding without disinfection, then bacteria and fungi will It will adhere to the wound, destroy and rot the entire body, and cause it to die within the next three to five days.

Sima Yi understood Cao Hong's purpose.

When it comes to consumption, of course the side with more numbers and relatively poor combat power will have the upper hand.

But the problem is that if Cao Jun wants to consume it, he must use more human lives to fill it, and humans are not machines after all...

Well, even machines rebel sometimes.

"Prepare to throw grenades. 』

Sima Yi looked at the situation in front of the formation and calmly ordered.

In rainy and snowy days, moisture prevention is indeed a big problem, but as long as it is a problem, there will definitely be some solutions.

Oil paper and wax seals were the first technologies used to prevent gunpowder from moisture.

Although the effect of grenades is still not as good as when the weather is dry, it can still provide a certain amount of fire support. After seeing the correct direction of the hot weapon and taking steps forward, the God of War could not stop exploring forward.

Deafening gunpowder explosions sounded in front of the formation.

Snowflakes and blood splashed at the same time.

Thick smoke rose.

Cao Jun suddenly fell to pieces.

A small number of them were killed and wounded in the explosion, but most of them had their legs weakened by hearing the noise.

The fragments generated by the explosion do not have much penetrating power, but they also have a great ability to destroy the body. Even if they hit a piece of iron, they will form a huge wound, and it is a tear-shaped wound, which cannot be used with ordinary weapons. Means to stop bleeding.

In addition to the direct injuries caused by the explosion, some people will be shocked to the internal organs, which is even more painful than those directly injured.

Sima Yi saw an elite member of Cao's army wearing heavy armor. After a grenade exploded, although there were no injuries on the surface, he stumbled as if he had lost his balance, with a blank look in his eyes. Then he fell to the ground and was dragged behind by other Cao soldiers.

Although Sima Yi didn't have much gunpowder to use, and he couldn't achieve good killing effects every time, it was quite effective in stopping and delaying Cao Hong's attack. When Cao Hong's attack was congested to a certain extent, Then the grenade will give Cao Jun a little "shock".

Cao Hong shouted angrily, trying to boost the morale of Cao's soldiers and inspire their bloody courage.

However, in the face of this new type of weapon, it is of no use to use the old method of roaring to express an increase in bounty.

Fear is an emotion necessary for human evolution.

Without awe, human beings would have no moral bottom line and no basis for collaboration in social division of labor.

In front of the firearm, Cao Jun was frightened.

Why can it still be used in wind and snow?

The soldiers of Cao's army would not tell whether Sima Yi's grenades were successful every time, or what proportion of the grenades were dumb. They just heard the deafening sound, saw the snow and stumps flying, and the pungent smell. …

Cao's soldiers and soldiers became suspicious and wavered because of fear.

This kind of doubt and wavering can only be alleviated after defeating or mastering the object of fear.

But the question is, how to break it?

Cao Hong had no clue.

On the other hand, Sima Yi's side was also injured and exhausted, but the morale of the people was relatively stable.

"Joining the army is really powerful. He beat Cao's army with corpses everywhere." 』

The guards around Sima Yi were all in a mood to flatter him.

Sima Yi laughed and said, "My lord is so powerful..."

"Yes, yes, you are right to join the army..."

…

…

The battle in Hedong is not limited to Zhang Yangchi.

Compared with Cao Hong's powerlessness, Cao Xiu's advance seemed "good". He not only captured the Zhiguan Road, but also followed Xia Houyuan's previous route and fought all the way to Dongyuan.

On the one hand, this is because in comparison, Cao Hong faced the key defense area of ​​the Hussars, and the place where Cao Xiu was located was basically an empty area from the beginning. On the other hand, Cao Xiu had to abandon a large amount of baggage. , Cao Jun's soldiers were also forced to a dead end. If they wanted to survive, they had to fight hard.

Dongyuan County once again faced Cao's attack.

The sparse archers at the top of the city failed to cause much damage to Cao's soldiers, but instead allowed Cao Xiu to explore the reality of Dongyuan City.

Dongyuan County was captured once before by Xia Houyuan. After Xia Houyuan died, it was naturally recovered. However, after the city was recovered, it could not automatically recover blood like in the game. The broken fortifications and damaged consumption could not be recovered immediately. get replenished.

After all, Feiqian's main defense centers are Pingyang and Anyi, Dahe and Tongguan, not Dongyuan County, which is remote, isolated and lacks mutual protection.

Under the instinct of life's self-survival, Cao's soldiers attacked Dongyuan County like locusts crazily.

They quickly collapsed the newly built wooden fence outside Dongyuan County, and climbed up the lower Dongyuan city wall howling.

Because the city wall of Dongyuan County is only a basic structure of adobe and blue bricks, and it was built in the early Han Dynasty. The lowest part is only two or three people high, so some of Cao's soldiers did not even use ladders and built them directly. Climb up the ladder.

The original weak surrender faction in Dongyuan were basically eliminated during the recovery process. Therefore, the current defenders in Dongyuan, even in such an unfavorable situation, still have no intention of surrendering and are doing their best. He resisted with all his strength, even if he didn't have large military equipment for defense, and only had swords, guns and shields, he still stood with Cao Jun's soldiers with swords and guns raised.

Compared with Sima Yi's side, which was decorated with gunpowder support, the battles here in Dongyuan were basically hand-to-hand combat.

In hand-to-hand combat, the competition is based on the basic qualities and combat skills of the human body.

As the war progressed, Cao Xiu became increasingly uneasy.

He gathered all his elite soldiers and horses and came here, abandoning his baggage in order to join forces with Cao Cao this morning. However, after he entered the border of Hedong, he immediately felt that this place was very different from Shandong. Not to mention the deadly battle on the mountain road, even such a small county town, with neither high walls nor strong walls, resisted to the death and showed no sign of cowardly surrender.

It is not known whether the villages halfway up the road were looted by Xia Houyuan before or if they were evacuated later. Anyway, they are now empty, and even some basic supplies cannot be found.

This made Cao Xiu very angry and uneasy.

In the past, such a county was not even worthy of Cao Xiu's second glance. It was small, remote, poor, and had no luck at all.

Judging from the battle situation, Cao Xiu basically knew the defensive strength of Dongyuan City. Such a remote county town is no more than two miles away. There are only two to three hundred soldiers defending it, and most of them are not elite soldiers. Maybe there are not even many people from Dongyuan City. Even if you add the people in Dongyuan City, It is impossible for the civilian husband to increase his combat power much.

Although Cao Xiu himself said that he did not have many soldiers and horses under his command, he would surely be able to capture the county if he sent hundreds of Cao troops to attack in turns. Even if these tenaciously resisting defenders survived, they would all be massacred to alleviate the situation. The nervous emotions of Cao Jun's soldiers...

But why?

Why do they resist so tenaciously?

Why not surrender?

Why?

Isn't it good to survive?

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…

In the miserable wind and snow.

"Zi Lian hasn't conquered Zhang Yangchi yet?" 』

Cao Cao asked in a deep voice.

Cao Cao wore a helmet engraved with patterns of wild beasts, and the ear protection resembled the wings of wild beasts, which was exquisite and powerful. He wears armor with fur for both defense and warmth, and a thick cloak can protect him from the wind and snow.

Guo Jia stood aside and shook his head slowly, "Reporting to my lord, we have not conquered it yet." 』

"You didn't say why?" ” asked Cao Cao.

Guo Jia responded, "It is said that Sima used the Five Elements Thunder..."

"Five Elements Thunder?" 』Cao Cao looked up at the sky.

Guo Jia was silent on the side.

Cao Cao was silent for a moment, and then he said, "Where is the literary and heroic place?" 』

"We just captured Dongyuan..." Guo Jia reported back, "But the soldiers are too exhausted to continue..."

"Dongyuan also used firearms? ” Cao Cao asked again.

Guo Jia shook his head, "That's not true. It's just that our army is really tired after traveling a long distance..."

If Dongyuan could not be captured, it is impossible to say that the soldiers of Cao's army could grit their teeth and stand up. But once Dongyuan was captured, Cao Xiu was fine, but ordinary Cao's soldiers under Cao Xiu did not have the steely willpower. Shouting to be repaired.

Faced with such a situation, Cao Xiu couldn't hold back at all.

On the one hand, Cao Xiu had indeed promised to repair the county after he captured the county in order to cheer him up. On the other hand, the Zhiguan Road was dug in a mess, and the baggage vehicles needed manpower to carry it for a certain distance. Therefore, Cao Xiu was indeed short of supplies and soldiers. Tired.

This means that even if Cao Xiu has this intention, his soldiers do not have the physical strength.

And the key point is that for human beings, taking a breath is indeed very effective. After relaxing, it is not so easy to pick it up again. After Cao Xiu rested in Dongyuan City, he wanted to move forward. Even if he ordered a forced advance, he would not have the same vigor as before...

On one side, Cao Hong was incompetent and furious when facing Sima Yi, while on the other side, Cao Xiu faced his physical limit and was unable to continue.

Cao Cao laughed, "So, when we entered Hedong, we couldn't open our hands?" 』

Cao Cao walked around twice and said, "There is no movement in Anyi, Pingyang?" 』

Guo Jia shook his head in silence, he was also helpless.

He is indeed a counselor, but he cannot replace the generals in battle and kill the enemy, nor can he create countless soldiers to fight in succession.

Waving a fan is a skill that can replenish the blood of frontline soldiers and can only appear in the game.

Cao Cao frowned.

We've reached a critical decision point again.

Before crossing the river, when Cao Cao attacked Tongguan, he knew that the Hussars had some means of preventing gunpowder from moisture, but he also understood that it was not that easy to prevent gunpowder from moisture. At least the subsequent artillery suppression power of Tongguan was reduced due to wind and snow. Quite a few.

But Cao Cao did not expect that the Hussars could still use firearms during the field battle at Zhang Yangchi.

Cao Cao felt very uneasy, as if he felt that he was standing on the edge of a cliff.

But after all, Cao Cao still had a gambler's mentality, so he failed to take the most painful but probably most reasonable move.

Just like a red-eye gambler, he will not leave the gambling table easily.

So what is the gambler Cao Cao good at?

Winning in chaos.

So Cao Cao hopes that the situation will become more chaotic...

Historically, the reason why Cao Cao was able to stand out in the ten-year melee in Guandong between the Anti-Dong War and the Battle of Guandu was to secure the territory of the three states of Yan, Yu, and Si, advance and digest Xuzhou, and annex the Qing, Bing, and Ji provinces of Yuan Shao and his son. , Yousizhou Division, one of the core reasons is actually that Cao Cao strategically knew how to survive in the narrow gap, how to accurately walk on the tightrope, and then obtain the maximum benefit.

From a certain point of view, Lao Cao and Liu Bei cherish each other, which means that there are only two heroes in the world. Part of the reason is that at the beginning, Cao Cao and Liu Bei were dependent on others, and then relied on others to live... …

When Chen Liu, who had just made his fortune in Cao Cao, raised an army, the "rebels who scattered their wealth and joined forces" were essentially just former officials who had just resigned from the court controlled by Dong Zhuo and returned home, and might even be wanted. After all, Cao Cao was far less famous than Yuan Shao at the time. At that time, Cao Cao was attached to Zhang Miao, the governor of Chenliu.

Was it the result of relying on Zhang Miao in the end? It was Cao Cao who finally killed Zhang Miao...

During the period of Cao Cao's growth, Lao Cao became attached to Yuan Shao and took the title of General Fenwu from where Yuan Da fled. This meant that Cao Cao had established a certain degree of affiliation with Yuan Shao, at least under the prefect Zhang of Chenliu County. Miao was wandering between Yuan Shao, the governor of Bohai County.

Then Cao Cao was not satisfied with becoming Yuan Shao's agent in Yanzhou, and later directly killed Yuan Shao...

So when Lao Cao looked at Lao Liu, who loved learning, he felt like he was seeing himself.

If Cao Cao looked at Liu Bei as if he were looking at an imitator, testing him with ridiculing words, then when Cao Cao faced Fei Qian, the things that Cao Cao was good at suddenly became useless. .

Cao Cao was circling in the tent with his hands behind his back.

Like a trapped animal.

Whether he was facing Dong Zhuo or Er Yuan before, or when Cao Cao was in the most embarrassing situation and his hometown was almost confiscated, Cao Cao always had some knowledge in his heart, because he could know what the other party was thinking and what he was going to do. How to deal with it again, even when Cao Cao's hometown was almost raided.

But now, Lao Cao is a little confused about what Fei Qian is thinking, what he wants to do, and how he should respond...

At that time, Cao Cao's Yanzhou governor originally came from the support of Yanzhou's local wealthy families, friends Zhang Miao and Yuan Shao. Cao Cao's move to massacre Xuzhou allowed the Yanzhou nobles to find an extremely legitimate outlet to express their unwillingness to share the cake with Cao Cao. In order to plug this growing gap, Cao Cao killed Bian Rang. He originally wanted to deter and delay, but he did not expect that it would promote the alliance between Zhang Miao and Lu Bu.

Cao Cao quickly corrected his attitude. On the one hand, he wagged his tail at Yuan Shao. On the other hand, he immediately hooked up with the people of Yuzhou, immediately pacified Yanzhou, and then formulated the political pattern that determined Cao Cao's basic situation.

That is, "holding the emperor hostage".

This was the strategic basis for Cao Cao's final victory in the Central Plains of Han Dynasty. The continuous expansion of the army, territory, and talents under the protection of the emperor's righteousness gave Cao Cao the support for the emperor's righteousness and the establishment of the court system, which also brought Cao Cao the greatest success. Only Cao Cao can award the legal titles, official ranks and salaries to talents and welfare. Working for Cao Cao is an official of the imperial court, while working for the heroes is most likely just a subordinate of a general or a governor of a state or county.

Charm can indeed attract the support of some people, but the organization and treatment are obviously more attractive to Shandong people.

Military is an extension of politics.

Politics is always the biggest strategy.

What Cao Cao wants is chaos, and the calmer and more defensive Fei Qian's side is, the more passive and laborious Cao Cao becomes.

Historically, before Cao Cao's Battle of Chibi, Liu Bei once wanted to flee to Lingnan, but Liu Zhang had already sent an envoy to express his intention to surrender. Zhang Zhao, who was under Sun Quan's tent in Jiangdong, also secretly glanced at Cao Cao, leading to the chaos in the northwest. Han Sui and Ma Teng had already expressed their willingness to become Cao Cao's vassals, and the situation in the Han Dynasty was very good. At that time, almost everyone in the world believed that Cao Cao was about to put an end to the troubled times...

As a result, Cao Cao misjudged the situation.

This time, Cao Cao also misjudged Fei Qian.

He applied his experience to Fei Qian.

Any emerging military group that offends local forces will face a major shock. Without "localized" forces, it cannot last long.

Classmate Lao Cao had been stabbed in the back by someone from Yanzhou before, so Cao Cao felt that Fei Qian was also at risk of being stabbed in the back by someone from Guanzhong or someone from Hedong.

Cao Cao did not believe that all the nobles in Guanzhong and Hedong were so obedient to Fei Qian and were willing to change into Fei Qian's shape. So after Cao Cao was sure that Fei Qian had left Guanzhong, he launched an attack brazenly...

Just like in history, Cao Cao also led his troops south.

To a certain extent, Cao Cao's judgment was correct.

There are indeed many nobles in Guanzhong Hedong, and as of now, there are still many people who are still dissatisfied with Fei Qian, but the problem is that those who dance the most cheerfully have been dealt with by Fei Qian one after another...

Cao Cao thought that by killing him and giving way, the people of Yanzhou would fall into his trap, so Fei Qian's killing of famous people in Hedong of Guanzhong would inevitably lead to the separation of people from Hedong of Guanzhong and Fei Qian. However, Cao Cao ignored one thing, that is, he killed himself. The reason for giving in was just "ridicule", and Fei Qian had never killed anyone just because someone "ridiculed" him.

The most you can get is a fine.

Fei Qian's real reason for killing people must be unshakable, such as treason, corruption, perversion of the law... There must be conclusive and irrefutable evidence, which to a large extent led to the gentry in Hedong, Guanzhong. They cannot be like the Yanzhou nobles who spoke out for "border concessions" and even rebelled together.

"Someone is coming!" Here comes Yang Dezu! 』

Cao Cao finally decided that he would confuse Hedong as much as possible, otherwise he would not be able to win.