Chapter 3460 Fake Elephant
What Fei Qian did not expect was not that Cao's army had any conspiracy, but that Lu Chang was in trouble.
Big trouble!
For any general, it is a huge trouble when the soldiers are passively lazy and even start fighting in the opposite direction.
What should I do when soldiers start to be disguised?
If it is under normal circumstances, officers can have hundreds of ways to deal with these bad soldiers, but now the enemy is right in front of them, and their own bad soldiers are bad...
Generally speaking, these soldiers from Shandong are very obedient and honest.
Including the people of Shandong, they are also very obedient and honest.
But this obedience and honesty come at a cost and limit...
That is "closed".
Strategy for fooling the people.
"The people can make it through it, but not know it."
But now such closed chains have been broken under the staggering war.
If the soldiers and civilians still have a little trust in the commander of their superiors, or if they have the so-called Emperor of Han and the Confession of the Unification of the World in their hearts, then even if they know the information from the outside world and feel the gap in treatment, they may not be shaken or completely ruined.
But the problem is...
Do these soldiers led by Lu Chang have such beliefs and beliefs?
For the Han Dynasty, for the Emperor, and for the Prime Minister?
For the sake of the great Han Dynasty, it may be reasonable. After all, as a soldier, it is indeed a natural duty to resist foreign enemies, and there is nothing to refuse, but the problem now is that Fei Qian is also the great Han cavalry!
So for the Emperor?
Who is the emperor? Does he know us? He knows my name is Zhang Erdan or Li Sangou? He knows that my mother in my family is blind and lame, and she has to pay taxes every year, so can't she lose a penny?
Finally, it’s for the Prime Minister?
Perhaps it can be a reason. After all, the food, clothing and consumption were all made by Prime Minister Cao Cao. He was short-speaking and short-selling. After receiving Prime Minister Cao’s military salary, he worked for Cao. This was indeed no problem, but now there was no food!
If you have to work hard, at least you have to stutter and don’t even have to eat!
This kind of problem may seem like it is something to eat on the surface, but in fact it is already a bad root, showing that ordinary soldiers of the Cao army don’t want to fight at all!
Otherwise, why didn’t there be such a big fuss in the Zhongtiaoshan camp of Cao’s army before?
Unfortunately, Lu Chang couldn't react.
"Where is the grain collection team? Not back yet?!"
Lu Chang was getting angry.
Generally speaking, it is normal for the baggage team to be slower.
But the problem now is that there is no baggage team coming out with them!
Lu Chang thought there was, but the result was no!
Lu Chang thought that the soldiers could still tolerate this time, but the soldiers did not want to tolerate this time!
This makes a big problem.
The goal is right in front, but the soldiers have to have a meal first.
At least he wouldn't be a starving ghost. This is the reason given by the soldiers, and Lu Chang had nothing to say.
Lu Chang had no choice but to send a "grain collection team" to search for "grain and grass".
Actually, everyone knows, what kind of "food" can be found around this?
Fortunately, I found some scattered wild animals, but unfortunately, I became "wild animals".
The key is that each "grain collection team" has the indicators of food and grass!
To assess performance, if you fail to achieve performance, of course you must be held accountable.
this……
The "grain collection team" sent by Lu Chang was equivalent to a part of it, so he simply took this opportunity to run away!
So after Lu Chang arrived at the battlefield, he did nothing for most of the day and just ate it.
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On the battlefield, no one will give you a second chance.
Although Fei Qian felt that this Cao army was a bit weird and difficult to understand, it did not prevent Fei Qian from organizing his troops to attack.
No matter what Cao Jun planned, Fei Qian's response method was very simple and crude, which was fire reconnaissance.
Even if you are concealed, you will be exposed in front of fire reconnaissance.
Huang Xu was the one who led the fire reconnaissance. He pointed to the hill where Cao's army was and "killed!"
Now winter is getting closer and closer, and the ground is getting drier and harder.
There were 1,800 cavalrymen attacking, and their men and horses rushed up on the yellow soil, and a huge roar suddenly aroused!
Cao's army stationed on the hill soon discovered an abnormality, "What is that?"
"What else can he be?! It's the Cavalry Army here!"
Immediately someone reported it to Lu Chang.
Lu Chang's face suddenly collapsed, as if he was knocked on the forehead with a fierce blow.
"How many people are there?" Lu Chang shouted.
"I don't know!" The sentry also yelled, "I can't see clearly! At least a thousand men!"
『…』Lu Chang was furious, but he had no choice.
It was dusk and gray and dark. The Hussars did not ignite large-scale torches, and it was normal for Cao's sentinels to see clearly.
Now the problem is in front of Lu Chang...
Is it the reinforcements of the Cavalry, or is the camp in front of the Cavalry bluffing?
Obviously, the front military camp of the cavalry must have known that Lu Chang was coming, so it was possible that he came to attack while Cao's army was not yet firmly established.
If this is true, there will not be many cavalrymen coming, and it may even be a bluff!
Then it would be too stupid if it was just the people in the front military camp of the cavalry that were bluffing, but he was so scared that he turned around and left because of such a little military force.
But what if...
Lu Chang couldn't help but tremble in his heart.
It shouldn't be.
Isn’t the cavalry in Anyi?
The city of Anyi County was dilapidated, and the Prime Minister didn’t say he had to make a backup plan. In addition, with the governor of Xiahou, General Cao was there, so he could definitely hold back the steps of the cavalry and prevent him from going south!
Lu Chang thought.
He didn't realize that he, like other Cao's generals, had been eagerly looking forward to the appearance of the Cavalry Army at the beginning, and now he was almost instinctively afraid of avoiding the appearance of the Cavalry.
This was a completely opposite change, but Lu Chang and other Cao army generals did not think there was anything wrong.
Because of fear, avoid it.
"General! What should we do?" asked the confidant beside him.
Lu Chang swallowed, then gritted his teeth and said, "What are we going to do here?"
"This... I don't know..." my confidant replied.
"Bastard!" Lu Chang was furious, "It's for the lord's great cause, for the people of the world, yes... Forget it, let's just say that. If we don't fight anything now and go back like this, what would happen?"
My confidant trembled suddenly.
Among Cao's army, there were big problems. Even if he sat in a position like Lu Chang, he was still trembling and did not dare to have any handles to fall into the hands of others.
"The general is right." The confidant responded helplessly.
So Lu Chang followed the formation on the mountain and tried to resist the cavalry and horses.
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Just as Lu Chang was trying to resist the cavalry and horses on the hill, Cao Hong, in Zhongtiao Mountain, was also chased and encircled by the Husbands.
At first, Cao Hong didn't care much.
Because during the escape, some soldiers were "lost" and it was really common. However, the continuous soldiers lost their traces inexplicably, which aroused Cao Hong's alertness.
Then Cao Hong discovered the pursuers he had always been with him.
It is not easy to chase the mountain, whether it is the escaped party or the chased party.
However, compared to the current situation, Cao Hong's morale collapsed and his soldiers had no fighting spirit, so it seemed even more difficult.
If you don’t get rid of the pursuers, you will be very likely to be destroyed in this Zhongtiao Mountain.
"Master, I have a way..." A small guard leader walked to Cao Hong and pointed to the south and said, "The little one took some people here to intercept, and then looked for an opportunity to go south along the valley! The pursuers must have thought that the general was going to Heluo, but they didn't expect that the general was going back to Zhongtiaoshan Camp...
Zhongtiao Mountain Camp is west of Cao Hong.
If you walk on the periphery, the straight line distance is longer, but in fact it is easier to walk on.
Because Zhongtiao Mountain is a mountain range that runs almost east-west, and is relatively narrower in the north and south.
Cao Hong and always walked east-west and crossed mountains and rivers, and they couldn't get faster no matter how fast they were.
In addition, Cao Hong had an injury on his foot and did not heal, which also slowed down his journey.
Cao Hong thought for a while, hesitating.
If it were before, even as long as he was not injured, Cao Hong would not take the pursuer seriously, and would have simply brought his people to ambush him and killed him and left again.
But now...
"Master! Make a decision quickly!" said the guard, "Let the young general pursuers lead away!"
Cao Hong finally agreed to the guard's suggestion, "You must be careful too! If it really doesn't work, just escape separately! Only by leaving your life can you avenge this great revenge!"
The guard smiled, "A little life is a bad life..."
"No! From today on, you are not a bad life!" Cao Hong held the guard's hand, "You have been with me for many years... Now in trouble, you will know the true feelings! You have to return to the Central Plains, and you and I are brothers! You are all my brothers of Cao Hong!"
Cao Hong said loudly, then patted the arm of the guard leader, "You all will survive! Then we will eat meat, drink and enjoy the happiness together!"
The little leader of the guard looked very moved, "Master! You can leave now with your people, just leave a few good men with me!"
Cao Hong hesitated for a moment, but shook his head and said, "How can you stop it just by leaving a few people? I will leave more people for you! Even if you can't stop the pursuers, it's safer for you to go together!"
Cao Hong led a small number of people to the west, while the small guard leader stayed with relatively more people.
On the cliffs and stone walls, these remaining Cao soldiers either sat or leaned on them.
They were all very tired.
There are no bold words or generous words.
Everyone wants to live, but someone will inevitably face the threat of death.
They were Cao Hong's last armor and shield. From the day they served as Cao Hong's guard, they were destined to face these threats of death.
These are the people who advised Cao Hong to escape, but the people who stayed to intercept the pursuers are also the same people.
They said that these people were brave, but when they saw that the momentum was wrong, they were the first to persuade Cao Hong to escape.
Let's say these people are cowardly, and they are brave again at this time...
At least the courage on the surface is also amazing. After all, there are more people who cannot even be brave on the surface.
Whether it was Cao Hong's substitute at Suoyang Pass before, or now he took the initiative to stand up to stop the pursuers, it can be said that these people are all desperate people, but it also proves that the complexity of human nature is not completely analyzed and mastered by unchanging formulas.
Suddenly there was some miscellaneous noise in the distance, and the remaining Cao troops immediately hid their bodies and were ready to face the battle.
However, these Cao army soldiers had not undergone special training after all. Before they could fully enter their ambush circle, they discovered them...
『Shoot!Shoot!
『Aim and shoot again!』
There were not many arrows left on both sides. After firing for three or two rounds, they lost the support of long-range firepower.
The mountain mist whizzed past, which also affected the accuracy of shooting.
After seeing that the interception and ambush had no killing effect, the small guard leader immediately fled south with his men.
"They fled south!"
A Hussar soldiers shouted at the figures of the Cao army.
『Go to the south?』
I was always stunned for a moment.
He was also injured, and it was not easy to persevere until now.
But the opponent turned to the south, but it made him always confused.
Because Cao Hong had been heading west before, now he suddenly changed direction. Either Cao Hong was going to turn here, or he was...
"Don't hurry to chase after me!" I always shouted, "Look for any other traces first..."
The mark of blood can become a mark, but it cannot be the main tracking target.
Because other Cao army soldiers may also be injured, or even "intentionally" injured.
Therefore, the main criterion for judgment is the number of people.
Or the number of traces left on the ground.
The number of people is different, and of course the number of traces of human activities left behind is not consistent.
Hussars scattered, looking for these traces on the ground.
After a while, the Hussars discovered two traces in different directions.
The journey is south, with more people, while the journey is west, with less people.
There are many people, go south.
There are few people, go west.
In which direction should it be?
Or are both directions wrong? Cao Hong actually hid somewhere nearby, waiting for us to chase him and then took the opportunity to turn around and go back?
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Lu Chang looked at the Hussars and cavalry rushing in the twilight, his face looked ugly.
He felt like a joke.
He had a premonition before, and he made a mistake in judgment, and now this premonition is placed in front of him.
But he couldn't say it out loud, he could only force himself to keep a glimmer of hope of luck.
If I had evacuated earlier, I would have probably run back, but now...
Lu Chang is also an old army. Even if he is an elite, he can tell whether he is an elite or not from close observation.
These cavalry that seem to be freely moving on horseback are not only very well-equipped, but also have a high and full momentum. They are simply different from the Cao army soldiers beside Lu Chang.
In addition to having a slight advantage at the beginning and being relatively high in momentum, the Cao army was passively beaten in the middle and late stages. To a large extent, it still relies on Shandong's consistent policy of ignoring the people, otherwise it would have collapsed long ago.
Even this kind of inertia of fooling people is gradually unable to control the situation.
Lu Chang was helpless and a little depressed.
If the soldiers did not mutiny, he should have arrived at the front military camp of the Cavalry. No matter whether the attack succeeds or cannot be defeated, there will be a result and the job can be finished as soon as possible.
As a result, it delayed...
In fact, when we set out from Zhongtiaoshan Camp, we had already started to delay.
Lu Chang didn't take it seriously at that time.
Why did Cao Jun become what he is now?
When Cao Cao raised an army in Chenliu and fought south and north, even when facing Yuan Shao's aggressive momentum, he did not say that he would collapse like he said it would collapse like now...
Lu Chang looked at the direct guards beside him.
If you can't win, then whether you can escape back depends on them.
When he saw these Hussar soldiers running down the mountain, Lu Chang lost confidence in defeating the former military camp, and he also doubted why he had "guilted" Dong Zhao's advocacy before, thinking that it was "there was an opportunity"?
It is really necessary to let Dong Zhao see these Hussars and cavalrymen in front of him with their own eyes, and then formulate any strategies!
The only thing worth being grateful for now is that because the soldiers mutinyed and wanted to eat, Lu Chang did not directly attack the former military camp. So now he did not encounter these Hussar cavalry in the wild. At least there was a defensive position. Even though the position was simple, it could be considered that Lu Chang and other Cao's soldiers had some psychological comfort.
Wait until dark and retreat!
At that time, the lanterns are dark, and even if the Hussars want to chase, they may not be able to find who is who!
The rapid sound of horse hooves roared from a distance, and then did not immediately hit the infantry front on the hillside, but often circled the two wings along the foot of the mountain, just like flowing water encountered a reef, and did not knock the reef over in an instant, but entangled, looking for an opportunity to overturn it.
The sound of horse hooves like rolling thunder made the soldiers of the Cao army tremble. They recalled the battle dominated by the Hussar cavalry before, and some people were even so nervous that their hands and feet twitched involuntarily.
Fei Qian and his troops from the back formation did not move.
"Report to the cavalry! No branch of the thief army was found within five miles!"
"The enemy's ambush was not found!"
"No exception!"
Fei Qian listened to the feedback from the scout Youqian, holding up the telescope and checking around.
The gradually lowering night covered most of the colors and made the field of vision compressed to a very small range. Even if there is a telescope, it is impossible to see the changes in the distance. It can only be judged based on whether there are lights or not.
"Is there really no backup?"
Fei Qian looked at the fire rising from the hill, "Or those firelights are signals?"
Until now, Fei Qian was still wondering if there were other Cao troops lurking around and prepared to fight. He even asked someone to go to the front military camp and informed the military academy in the camp, so that they could not leave the camp, so as not to happen in case.
Fei Qian knew that if he was cautious ten thousand times, he might be ridiculed as timid and cowardly, but as long as he was careless once, he might never hear these ridicule...
"Master! Will you fight?"
Huang Xu arrived in front of Fei Qian with a look of eagerness to try.
If you want to fight now, it is equivalent to fighting at night, but if you wait until dawn, you will have more dreams at night.
Chapter completed!