Chapter 305
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"It's really inappropriate for the Prime Minister to stay here, it's too dangerous..." Cao Xiu nodded first and agreed with Jia Xu's words, but then raised doubts, "But how can we retreat safely to Wancheng? Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong and the other thieves would not let our army evacuate easily, especially the hateful Fengqi army..."
After Le Jin and others looked at each other, they found that they had no choice but to turn their attention to Cao Cao and Jia Xu.
As Cao Xiu said, the biggest obstacle to Cao's evacuation was the interception of the Fengqi Army, and the more than 10,000 Jingzhou infantry did not actually pose too much threat.
The powerful maneuver power, flexible and changeable command, and the riding and shooting that is no less than the alien races in the northern border... made this light cavalry of about 10,000 people an extremely headache.
If it is a head-on attack, the Cao army's cavalry may not be at a disadvantage and may even gain an advantage. However, what is quite helpless is that the opponent never gives a chance to face the attack.
Especially when facing the almost rogue "sky-shooting guerrilla tactic", most of the more Cao's cavalry can be beaten without any temper.
Cao Cao gently stroked his long beard under his chin, and his expression on his face did not change at all, as if he was thinking.
Jia Xu looked at Cao Cao and knew what he should do. After pondering for a moment, he said, "Xu has a plan, but it may be a bit inappropriate..."
"Master Jia might as well tell me!" Cao Xiu was excited and asked anxiously.
"... Then Xu said bluntly!" Jia Xu hesitated for a moment and said slowly, "With our army's strength here, it is not easy to protect ourselves, but it is not easy to withdraw from Wancheng safely under the restraint of Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong.
If you have enough time, take the method of step by step. Retreat slowly to keep the losses to the minimum limit…”
"But the time is not enough now, and both Wancheng and Uncle Zilian may be in danger. They must retreat back to Wancheng as soon as possible to crush Zhang Fei's conspiracy..." Cao Xiu said anxiously.
The other generals also nodded in agreement.
"The problem is here..." Jia Xu said calmly, "From the current situation, if the cavalry and the infantry retreat at the same time, Zhao Yun would definitely be the same as today, attacking our infantry to restrain the cavalry operations.
In turn, my entire army was unable to move..."
"Mr. Jia means..." A hint of clarity flashed in Le Jin's sharp eyes, and he said, "Let the cavalry guard Prime Minister retreat to Wancheng first!"
Jia Xu looked at Le Jin with a little surprise and nodded.
Just because the Cao army's cavalry wanted to retreat, whether it was the Feng Cavalry or the Huang Zhong's local soldiers, they would all be blocked. And if they followed the cavalry to retreat, Cao Cao himself would hardly encounter any danger. At first glance.
This is indeed a good idea...
However, after the cavalry retreated, the remaining infantry were almost abandoned.
At present, there are less than 20,000 infantry commanded by Le Jin and Cao Tai, including thousands of wounded soldiers. What’s more, after the daytime battle, the morale in the army was greatly affected.
With such infantry, the number of opponents that are superior to those who include nearly 10,000 cavalrymen is not necessarily defeated, but how long they can last is indeed a question.
Although Jia Xu is known for his use of vicious tricks, it is not easy to say that he would give up this suggestion that he was suspected of "save a car and protect the coach" in front of everyone. Le Jin said the words for him at this moment, which made Jia Xu breathe a sigh of relief.
But at the same time, Jia Xu couldn't help but be a little surprised by Le Jin. Le Jin has always been famous for his bravery in combat and is one of the top generals under Cao Cao's command, but he has never performed outstandingly in his wisdom.
However, at this moment, it was Le Jin. The first one to express Jia Xu's intention (although Jia Xu deliberately wanted people to see his intention).
"No, if the cavalry retreated first, wouldn't the infantry be in a dangerous situation?" Cao Cao decisively rejected, "Cao will never abandon his soldiers..."
"The situation is tense now. If the Prime Minister returns to the army and takes charge, Wancheng will be difficult. General Cao Hong may also be plotted by Zhang Fei. In this way, the entire Western Front will definitely be very bad..." Jia Xu was excited. He stood up and advised anxiously.
"Please also ask the Prime Minister to put the overall situation first!"
"Prime Minister, what Lord Jia said!" Le Jin stood up and said with a sigh, "The Prime Minister is responsible for coordinating the situation of the war and cannot be delayed here. Please ask the Prime Minister to retreat quickly with the cavalry. Le Jin is willing to lead the infantry behind the palace."
"Please put the overall situation first!" After a while, Cao Xiu, Cao Tai and other generals also stood up one after another and persuaded Cao Cao hard.
"Oh..." Cao Cao's expression couldn't help but change. After a while, he sighed sadly, "Forget it!"
"Prime Minister is wise!" Amid the neat praise, Jia Xu breathed lightly without paying attention.
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A hearty laughter came from beside the bonfire.
"Commander, this is the only friend of the last general when he was on the grasslands of the northern border, the wolf-finder of the Japanese rule deduction department..." Zhang Yi, the commander of the first song of the Fengqi, respectfully introduced a Xianbei man with a bald armed face to Zhao Yun. He was about to introduce Zhao Yun to his friend, but he didn't expect that the Xianbei man took a step forward and gave a not-standard Han military salute to Zhao Yun, and said with respect.
"The Xianbei wolf Feng pays homage to General Zhao!"
Zhao Yun lifted up Lang Feng's burly body without much effort and said with a smile: "You are a friend of Germany, and I am my friend. There is no need to say any etiquette! Come, sit down!"
"Crazy Wolf, do you know my commander?" After sitting down, Zhang Yi asked the Xianbei man Langfeng in surprise.
Zhang Yi was a Han and a mixed race. He spent his early years on the grasslands in the northern borders. He did not leave the grasslands until the fifth year of Jian'an, and joined the Fengqi Army by chance.
"Recognize it!" Langfeng nodded heavily and grinned, "I have been in Cao Cao's place for several months and often heard General Zhao's reputation as a 'silver gun killer'. Today, when General Zhao rushed in, someone shouted from the side!"
When he learned that Zhao Yun had such a great reputation in Cao's army, the surrounding Fengqi generals and generals all exclaimed slightly. But at the same time, he also felt proud and proud.
Zhao Yun just smiled lightly, not caring specifically.
"Defang, why do you call him 'Fenglang'?" Jie Ying, who was temporarily in charge of the second song, put his head to Zhang Yi's ear and asked softly in confusion.
"This guy has been crazy when he fights since he was a child. In addition, his name is Langfeng, someone nicknamed him "Crazy Wolf", saying that he is a crazy wild wolf on the grassland.
Haha..." Zhang Yi explained with a smile, then asked Langfeng curiously, "Crazy Wolf, why did you go to Cao Cao? Fortunately, I met me first today. If I met the commander first, you would not see the moon tonight!"
The wolf pioneer smiled first, then said with a slightly dim expression: "A few years after you left the grassland, the wild wolves in the Tuoba tribe began to flourish. Our Japanese deliberation department fought with the Tuoba tribe several times.
All lost and thousands of people died. They could only give up the grasslands that had been grazing and hunting for generations. The rest moved west to Kirbyn's tribe. I couldn't stand that guy. So he took hundreds of people south to Bingzhou.
After staying in Bingzhou for a few years, I really couldn't make it. It happened that Cao Cao recruited soldiers, so I brought people in!
We Xianbei people. We can't stay anywhere except the grassland! We were planning to fight this battle, so we took more than 200 brothers back to the grassland. At worst, we could fight hard with that bastard Tuobafeng, but we didn't expect to meet you, "Nighthawk"..."
"Huh~~!" Zhang Yi sighed and patted Lang Feng on the back, "Crazy Wolf, don't go anywhere. Stay here with my commander! No one will look down on us Xianbei people!"
"Brother Langfeng, if you don't dislike it, stay!" Zhao Yun nodded and said sincerely, "Everyone will be brothers in the future!"
Lang Feng looked up at Zhao Yun, and there was no slightestness or sarcasm on the other party's handsome face, but only sincerity. The heartstrings of the Xianbei Han Dynasty trembled suddenly.
He stood up suddenly. Lang Feng gave Zhao Yun a big gift with the unique etiquette of the Xianbei people. "Lang Feng can't speak, and from today on, he will give this life to General Zhao!"
"My family, I'm too flirting with this!" Zhao Yun smiled and helped Lang Feng up, then turned to Zhang Yi and said, "Defang, Brother Lang Feng will be the first song of your place!"
"Thank you, Commander!"
"Take brothers Langfeng down to rest first..."
After Lang Feng left, Zhang Yi said with a little excitement, "Wang Feng's riding and shooting skills are only a handful of people in the Xianbei tribes. The more than 200 riders under his command are all good players!"
"It's a bargain!" Jie Ying pounded Zhang Yi's chest with a little "jealous" and teased him.
"German side, is it reliable?" Zhao Yun smiled and then asked Zhang Yi cautiously.
"Don't worry, commander!" Zhang Yi said with certainty, "Mo Jiang grew up with Mad Wolf. The best thing about him is that he is straight-hearted and never tells lies!"
"Commander!" The second song of the Wind Cavalry commander Xia Hong rushed from the darkness.
"Ziyun, has the casualties counted?" Zhao Yun asked with a restrained smile when he saw the person coming clearly.
"Yeah!" Xia Hong nodded and reported a little sadly, "The Fengqi Camp killed a total of 542 people and 224 others seriously injured. Among the three songs, the third song suffered the greatest losses.
More than 5,700 people were killed and more than 2,500 people were seriously injured in the Old General Huang…”
When everyone heard such a loss statistics, they couldn't laugh. Judging from the losses alone, their own troops were not much less than that of the Cao army. Especially before the Feng Cavalry arrived, Huang Zhong's troops suffered heavy losses under the attack of the Cao army.
The only thing that makes people happy is that the losses of the Cao army's cavalry are much greater.
"Don't be discouraged!" Zhao Yun waved his hand and said comfortingly, "Although today's battle suffers a lot, the purpose of the battle has been achieved. As long as the general's plan goes smoothly, these losses can be exchanged for five times the gains!
Chapter completed!