Three Kingdoms

Chapter 3264 Colorful flowers

Almost at the same time, in the Cao Jun camp east of the river.

Qian Zhao bowed before Cao Cao with a humble attitude.

He is a surrendered general.

Cao Cao originally didn't want to use Lian Zhao, or he didn't want to use it so quickly. After all, Lian Zhao's specialty was cavalry, which was in conflict with the cavalry generals in Cao's army. It's not that there are any conflicts in terms of grudges, but that there will be problems in the distribution of war horses.

Is it still considered an appointment to use a leader but not to give him a war horse? If war horses are given, then the already few war horse resources will be even more stretched. Moreover, under the old system in Shandong, military power was easy to give out but difficult to take back. If not done well, it would cause big problems. Therefore, Cao Cao has always been very cautious about these generals with foreign surnames and would not give up military power easily unless necessary. .

But now...

Qian Zhaozai listened carefully to all the information about Sima Yi. He neither patted his chest in a hurry nor expressed difficulty, but thought about it, seeming to be weighing and considering something.

Cao Cao did not urge Qianzhao.

To be honest, Cao Cao now knows much more about cavalry than before, but he still feels that he is deficient in this aspect. Cao Cao was a master tactician and a highly talented military talent, but before he faced the chasm of the times, he still couldn't help but feel a gap.

In the era of cold weapons, the cavalry was undoubtedly the most beautiful jewel in the crown.

The reason why the Eastern Han Dynasty and most of the vassal states confined to one place used infantry to dominate was probably because infantry was cheap and the battlefield was limited to defending and attacking cities.

If fighting in the wild, the difference in mobility will make the infantry very passive.

Lao Cao now deeply understands this.

So he advanced step by step by forming a camp, which was naturally very slow.

Cao Cao really hoped that the hussars could come to attack his camp, so that he could take advantage of his infantry advantage instead of following the horse's butt to eat dust with his two short legs.

The more cautious he was with his actions, the more Cao Cao felt a little more at ease.

The Jie Hard Camp's advance into Linfen was not without its flaws.

That's right, Liang Dao.

Sima Yi was obviously self-taught and set his sights on Lao Cao's chrysanthemum...

Cao Cao must focus his main energy on the front, while Sima Yi on the flank is very annoying and cannot be ignored. Especially after Sima Yi attacked one of Cao's supply points, Sima Yi became more and more harmful. .

The key to cavalry is mobility.

Therefore, in the cold weapon era, the only thing that could restrain the cavalry was the cavalry.

I won’t talk about it when it comes to weapons. It’s hard to use any weapon against a machine gun. You have to mount a cannon.

In fact, it was not Fei Qian but Xiang Yu who pioneered the large-scale use of cavalry tactics, especially blitzkrieg tactics.

In the Han Dynasty, there was also a famous general who used blitzkrieg, Huo Qubing.

Huo Qubing was known for his speed in combat. He went deep behind enemy lines, made circuitous moves, and selected the enemy's weakest points to attack. Although the Xiongnu also mainly used cavalry, they had no advantage when facing the Han army, which did not suffer from speed but was well prepared. When the main force of the Xiongnu arrived, the Han army had already completed the penetration and encirclement of part of its army, and achieved greater and greater results.

This is the power of cavalry. The soldiers are very fast, unexpected, and powerful.

Of course, the cavalry is not omnipotent. Just like Cao Cao's current formation of a strong camp, the troops going forward carry a large number of baggage vehicles for use in the formation, all in order to deal with the corresponding tactical adjustments made by the hussars' cavalry. .

"Prime Minister. ” Qianzhao had made up his mind and looked up at Cao Cao.

Cao Cao nodded slightly, "Please speak." 』

When he needs someone, Cao Cao's attitude has always been very correct.

"At least eight hundred cavalry are needed. Only cavalry can defeat cavalry in the wild." ” said Qianzhao.

Cao Cao took a breath and said, "There is no eight hundred, only five hundred." 』

Qianzhao said: "Then you can't capture him, you can only defeat him." 』

"..." Cao Cao thought about it again, "You can also defeat him." 』

Although Sima Yi killed people from the Cao family and Xiahou family, Cao Cao still had to consider the entire battle situation and could not spread his strength too far.

"War horses, cavalry, armor, swords and guns, arrows, food and grass..." Qianzhao said one by one, "especially horse clothes, they are indispensable." 』

"Can. ”Cao Cao nodded.

He held his hand and said, "I must live up to the prime minister's trust." If the Prime Minister is worried, I would like to issue a military order. 』

Cao Cao raised his eyebrows and smiled, kindly came down to help Lianzhao up, patted Lianzhao's arm, "I can trust the Zi Jing!" Hahaha, now that Zi Jing has taken action, why worry about picking on the little thief? ! Hahaha, come here, get the military order..."

"..." Pull the move.

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Hedong is a magical land.

This is an earlier birthplace of Chinese civilization and an early core of Chinese civilization.

In ancient times, humans thrived here. It is said that the "flood" controlled by Yao and Shun was the big river with a strange temper that lasted thirty years to the east and thirty years to the west.

This place was also the capital of the Zhou Dynasty and the Jin Kingdom.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, countless soldiers and horses perished in the loess for the sake of belonging to this area.

Now, I don’t know how much blood will be used to water the loess here.

As the late spring cold fades away, the Hedong area seems to be eager to catch the skirts of spring mushrooms, and they begin to bloom eagerly.

In the early morning, the mist gently covered the fields like a veil, revealing a faint greenness in the haze.

As long as you ignore the trampled seedlings and burned villages, the scenery is still very beautiful.

The sun shines through the clouds and onto the earth.

All the plants around seemed to be seizing the time to grow and welcome the warm sunshine.

On the hillside, there is a forest, interspersed with some peaches and plums, each of which is also colorful.

He waved to the guards to get a map, and then asked about the current distance to Cao Jun's ration transfer camp, and then directly ordered the troops to be stationed in this forest.

This strange order surprised many people, especially Qian Zhao's deputy, the general appointed by Cao Cao.

"That's right, stop here. ” Qianzhao looked at those bright and gorgeous flowers and responded lightly, “I am the general. 』

"..." Cao Ping, the general of Cao Junbi, gritted his teeth, "Only..."

Military orders are like mountains.

"General... that guy..." Lian Zhao's guard muttered in a low voice.

Qianzhao waved his hand, "Don't say that." Look at how beautiful this flower is blooming..."

The guard Qianzhao couldn't help but look at these messy flowers, "Uh, ah, they are quite nice..."

"Only after experiencing wind and frost can such bright flowers appear..." Qianzhao whispered, "It's just... spring is short. Although the branches are full of flowers and flowers, the peaches are blooming, and the plum blossoms are graceful, but... the good times are not over. Always there, heroes are hard to come back..."

Qianzhao had studied together with Liu Bei, but many Shandong people thought that there were no scholars in that corner of Youzhou.

The voice of Zhao Zhao became lower and lower, and in the end, it was almost inaudible.

When Qianzhao once again led the cavalry formation, he couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

He likes to command cavalry, and he has some different emotions about cavalry.

Moreover, Qianzhao was willing to command the cavalry not to compete for military power, but to guard the border.

But Cao Cao obviously didn't want to believe him.

Wrong, Cao Cao doesn't trust anyone, not even his own brothers and children...

Historically, Qianzhao, like Tian Yu, stopped at the middle and lower levels. Even the Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms contains a sentence with some emotion, "The position of Yu is limited to small states, and the recruitment of county guards has not been used to its full potential." 』

In fact, in history, not only Tian Yu and Qianzhao were not reused, but most of those who had been guarding against foreigners in the north all year round were not given high-ranking positions. For example, Cao Zhang has been guarding against foreigners in the north, conquered Wuwan, and subdued Kebineng. Cao Cao was a marquis before his death, and he only served as a lieutenant general all year round. After Xia Houyuan's death in the Battle of Hanzhong, he replaced Xia Houyuan in guarding Chang'an and became a general of Yue cavalry. All of Cao Zhang's official titles and kingships were granted to him by Cao Pi, and he died suddenly a year after being granted the title of king...

Let’s not discuss whether Cao Pi is suspicious of this matter for the time being. Let’s just say that these people were recruited among the Three Kingdoms and devoted almost their whole lives to the frontiers of China. Perhaps it was because of political factors, but it must also be certain that they had self-dedication and dedication. A group of people with a spirit of sacrifice. Without these people, Wuhu might have happened earlier.

As for the alien races in Shu and Wu, to be honest, the alien races in the south are relatively weak and have difficulty breaking out of the Sichuan-Sichuan Lingnan region. Is there a difference in difficulty between the alien races in the north and the south? It's like facing Xiong Daxiong Er in the north and Xiong Daxiong Er in the south. Monkeys are like white elephants...

Among the Three Kingdoms, the strength of the Han Dynasty against the foreign races was supported by Cao Zhang, Tian Yu, and Qianzhao, who guarded the border.

Now that Qianzhao has surrendered to Cao Cao, although Cao Cao respects him on the surface and calls Qianzhao affectionately when they meet, laughing and joking like an old friend and never putting on any airs, Qianzhao knows his His identity is very sensitive, so he never took the initiative to fight for anything until Cao Cao summoned him.

In China, from ancient times to the present, many people have never had the opportunity to come to the front desk to receive glory, but they still make silent contributions throughout their lives.

On the contrary, people who often stand dazzlingly on the front stage often have some dirty things hidden behind them.

The cavalry generals standing in front of the stage among Cao's army were Xia Houyuan and Cao Chun.

How much cavalry do Xiahou Yuan and Cao Chun know?

It’s hard to say, I can’t say, I dare not say.

At least if it were someone else, they wouldn't have as much capital to fail.

This is Shandong.

It’s not just Shandong, it has never been like this throughout the ages.

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Sima Yi's vision was undoubtedly vicious, and he set his sights on Cao Cao's military rations.

If Cao Hong hadn't lost at that time, he probably wouldn't have such worries now.

No matter how many soldiers and horses there are, once they run out of food, they will collapse without a fight.

Cao's army is now very short of food and grass. If Sima Yi really cuts off the food route and burns the few remaining food and grass, then Cao's army will inevitably lose morale immediately and collapse across the board. Therefore, Cao Cao must first kill Sima Yi, at least completely defeat Sima Yi, and then have the opportunity to recruit and re-command the cavalry. Even if the number is not large, it is enough.

If you look at the Yuncheng Basin in the entire Chinese territory, it is very small, but for humans, it is already very large.

But it's so strange. Although a person will never use such a large piece of land in his lifetime, his desire for resources can far exceed the needs of individual humans.

In a swamp in the north of Zhangyang Pool, Sima Yi took Hao Zhao and others to hide here.

In the Han Dynasty, and even in the Tang Dynasty, there were many swamps in China. Yunmeng Daze is really boundless, but in later generations, it will really only be seen in dreams.

Hao Zhao caught the tongue and obtained some of Cao Jun's most core information.

But this information also means high risks...

Hao Zhao and Sima Yi are equally eager to make meritorious deeds. While others see dangers, they see opportunities hidden in these dangers.

Moreover, after Sima Yi killed the Xiahou family of the Cao family, he naturally lost the room for buffering with the Cao army. So after the Cao army marched into Hedong, the list of unlucky Hedong gentry and squires included part of the Sima family, as well as those with the Sima family. Some of the gentry children with whom they have good relations.

In the Han Dynasty, Buddhism had just been introduced, and no one advocated forgiveness or merit. Sima Yi killed the Xiahou family of the Cao family. Now that Cao Jun has captured Sima's clan and related households, he can just do it directly.

Although the main personnel of the Sima family are either in Chang'an or Linfen, the Sima family's industries in Hedong, especially in the Yuncheng Basin, were basically destroyed by military disasters in the past few years. Even though Sima Yi had ordered people to evacuate in advance, some people were slow to move or unwilling to leave.

When will injustice be repaid?

Naturally, it is necessary to eradicate the root cause as early as possible.

The family fortune that Sima had finally accumulated in Hedong was destroyed.

Of course, Sima Yi has to blame Cao Cao for this debt.

If we can really destroy Cao Jun's grain transit area, then we can defeat Cao Jun's last hope. Although Cao's army was still outnumbered, Sima Yi concluded that Cao's army was at the end of its war effort and was far from as powerful as it seemed.

Hao Zhao and Sima Yi had the same opinion, but Hao Zhao also had his concerns.

Although this raid was a success, Hao Zhao also discovered that Cao Jun's layout had a characteristic, that is, the more core parts were, the more elite they were, and the food transfer point must be the core of the core, and it would definitely be heavily defended. It would be better to wait until The Hussars will take action after the follow-up reinforcements arrive.

Sima Yi felt that the opportunity was not to be missed.

The key is that Sima Yi has grenades and kerosene in his hand, so as long as he has a chance to rush to the food and grass transfer point, he doesn't even need to break through the village wall. He can use the rhubarb crossbow to increase the range and burn all the food and grass at the transfer point!

The most critical point is that Sima Yi is worried that the validity period of the information is too short.

If Cao Jun had transferred the grain and fodder, or if Cao Jun had exhausted the grain and fodder reserves at the transfer station after the hussar reinforcements arrived, then the information would have been in vain, and there would be no point in trying to defeat it again.

Now that Pubanjin has made the ferry insurmountable due to melting ice, on the one hand, more people can be mobilized, and on the other hand, even if it fails, there will not be any big problems.

Therefore, Sima Yi decided to divide his troops into two groups, luring the enemy all the way, creating a greater momentum and attracting Cao Jun's attention. When Cao Jun focused his attention in another direction, he directly raided Cao Jun's grain and grass transit camp and burned Cao Jun's hoarded supplies. forage!

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Qianzhao and several of his guards sat on a stone behind the woods.

Not far from him, General Cao Ping was sitting with several soldiers of Cao's army.

Cao Ping held a piece of grass in his mouth and looked at Qianzhao sideways.

The ones that Lao Cao was assigned to recruit were naturally the few remaining elite cavalrymen of Cao's army, which were the cavalry units that had originally stayed in the center to lead the army and protect the army. Perhaps it was part of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry in history, but due to various reasons, it no longer has such a domineering name and is only counted as the camp directly under Cao Cao.

Cao Ping glanced at Qianzhao's figure from time to time, with a hint of disdain at the corner of his mouth, and the blades of grass shook a few times.

The Central Leading Army and the Central Guarding Army are among Cao's troops. They are considered the upper level of the pyramid. They usually walk sideways in the camp, but now they have to obey the command of a surrendered general...

If classmate Lao Cao hadn't made a serious confession, issued a death order, and personally gave Qianzhao a sword in front of everyone as an encouragement, Cao Ping would not be interested in Lianzhao now.

Qianzhao is a surrendered general.

Reduced general.

A person who betrays the Lord.

For such a disloyal person, Cao Ping could not help but feel filled with contempt that could not be concealed. Although he tried not to show it on his face, everyone could feel the arrogance coming from his bones.

Qianzhao also disdained Cao Ping and others, but unlike Cao Ping, Qianzhao did not despise Cao Ping's background, but disdain for Cao Ping's inexplicable self-pride. From Qianzhao's point of view, although these cavalrymen of Cao Cao's army are individually strong and have good martial arts skills and can be called elites, they are still far behind compared with the real elite hussars.

This is the standard for a general who has truly fought on the battlefield and understands cavalry tactics...

When Qianzhao was in Youzhou, he actually fought with the Xianbei and Wuhuan people. He understood that fighting those barbarians was not as simple as the people in Shandong imagined. The real elite cavalry must come from In the desert, it comes from a wider land, rather than between cities and schools in Shandong.

However, Qianzhao didn't have any better soldiers, so he could only make do with what he had, and Qianzhao felt that he only had one chance, so he still took advantage of the fact that the leading cavalry in Cao's army still had that inexplicable pride to defeat Sima Yi. If even the leading cavalry is really starting to get scared, then there really is no need to fight...

Therefore, the plan chosen by Qianzhao was very simple, which was to ambush.

Like a wolf in the desert, hiding in the grass, waiting.

Moreover, in order to remain concealed, Qianzhao did not even send scouts.

However, Cao Ping felt that it was wrong for Qianzhao not to send scouts to roam outside. He mentioned it once, but after being rejected by Qianzhao, Cao Ping did not mention it again. He just summoned his confidants and whispered to them to remember this matter. Come down and have someone secretly go back and report it to Cao Cao.

If we don't even send out scouts, will we be able to fight with this tactic?

This kind of worry is not only shared by Cao Ping, but also by other leading military academies in Cao's army, so they naturally gather together. Even if they are not very close to each other usually, they all seem to be whispering now.

Not far away, Lian Zhao clasped the bag on his face, and then seemed to make a snoring sound.

Cao Ping exchanged glances with the other military schools and snorted in unison.

"The ball is over now..." Cao Ping thought in his mind, "Why hasn't my lord replied... This, this is not as good as me leading the team. I can't say he is better than this guy!" 』