Chapter 3494 Going east, west?
Among the troops of the Tongguan army of the Cavalry, some disharmonious voices appeared in the military conference.
The phenomenon of Cao's army reducing the stove was discovered by the scout of cavalry.
The strategy of reducing stoves was not first designed by Cao Cao, but it was also a tactic demonstrated by Cao Cao.
Pang Juan was trapped because he was eager to kill Sun Bin.
Pang Tong was also surnamed Pang, but he felt that no matter how urgent he was, he was just to defeat Cao's army earlier. One day or two days ahead of time, the impact was not great for the overall situation. Pang Tong would rather take one or two days to rest the troops, then meet with Fei Qian, and advance steadily, in a posture of Mount Tai, until the land of Shandong, so that Shandong people can know what the real "Shan Tai" form is.
The calmness of a strong man is that he has a heavy sword without a sharp edge, and he is as clever as he is.
With powerful strength in your hands, you don’t need to care about subtle gains and losses.
This is a psychological advantage and a competition in military power.
Just as Pang Tong did before, he could let go, restrain, use swords and guns, and play tricks to attack his heart.
Small troops, that is, between dozens and hundreds, can march very quickly, but once the number of troops exceeds 3,000 or even tens of thousands, the movement speed will suddenly slow down.
This is an inevitable problem. Unless the entire army has been completely institutionalized, regulated and informatized, it is possible to march quickly and intensively. At the moment of the Han Dynasty, even if the two parts of the cavalry troops in Tongguan and Hedong want to join forces urgently, they must comply with the laws of nature and cannot be reached just by saying it.
Therefore, Pang Tong used the strategy of attacking the heart and also used the delaying strategy, but he did not expect Cao Cao to withdraw his troops in an instant.
Reduce stoves and reduce troops.
Cao Cao's army seemed to be very honest.
But this situation is also a battlefield for comparing with each other's psychological game.
Is it really a reduction in the army to retreat, or is it a fake retreat?
Is it because Cao's army can't hold on, or is there something wrong in Shandong?
The best way is to wait and see.
Pang Tong was a native of the Han Dynasty. He was a different life state from later generations who had a little advantage and would be furious when he waited for the traffic lights to queue up and lose a parking space less. Moreover, his position determined that Pang Tong would consider the situation more comprehensively and think about countermeasures.
But Ma Yue is different.
Zhang Liao followed Pang Tong's advice and could look at Cao Jun's reduction in stoves calmly.
After all, Zhang Liao had a lot of military achievements. Although it was a great achievement in capturing and killing Cao Cao, it was obviously impossible to make Zhang Liao greedy for this merit and Pang Tong's opinion.
Zhu Ling's confidence is not as great as Zhang Liao. He also has the desire for meritorious deeds, and even this desire for thirst is higher than that of Ma Yue, but Zhu Ling resisted it. On the one hand, Zhu Ling is a surrendered general, not as qualified as Ma Yue. On the other hand, he is stationed at Hangu Pass over the years and the losses of the battles he has experienced during this period, which has left him with few cavalry and does not have the conditions to pursue...
Ma Yue is not old, but he is old and is one of the first generals to follow Fei Qian. He also trained cavalry in the Yinshan area. Many cavalry academies in the army were trained by him that year...
Ma Yue insisted on chasing.
The scout reported that seeing Cao Cao was an important reason why Ma Yue insisted on chasing him at the last moment.
Regardless of whether the Cao army retreat is true or false, as long as it retreats, there will inevitably be some chaos in the Cao army. Seizing the opportunity to launch a surprise attack may directly cause Cao army to collapse, and capturing Cao Cao who is staying behind, laying the victory of the entire battle situation in one fell swoop!
If Cao's army is allowed to retreat back to Heluo, then Shandong's reinforcements and supplies may be replenished in the hands of Cao's army, so that Cao's army will be restored to a certain extent. If you want to capture and kill Cao Cao again, your chances will become smaller and smaller.
There are some truths about what Ma Yue said, but it is obvious that these truths are unilateral...
This unilateral truth is difficult to correct in a short period of time.
For example, many people in later generations like to say that if I spend money, I should enjoy something. For example, if I pay the fare, I don’t pay the highway fee, and then I ask the driver to get on the highway. The reason is that if I spend money, I should enjoy it! There are also people who block the door at the high-speed rail station and prevent them from opening. After all, if I spend money to buy a ticket, how can I get off the person? After passing the station, I grab the driver’s steering wheel and paying the bus fee, how can I ride the station?
Pang Tong frowned.
He is not Ma Yue's parents, so he has no need to explain the truth to Ma Yue clearly.
Cao Cao is not a dead person, but a living person. Moreover, he retreated from the Tongguan camp and after Cao Cao took over the command, Cao's army's resistance and combat endurance were significantly enhanced. The key is that Cao Cao was a long-time general who survived the iron-blooded battle in the Central Plains. He was like an old soldier who fought for a hundred battles. Even the newly appointed military academy had to express certain respect...
Pang Tong persuaded Ma Yue to be cautious and wait for Fei Qian to join forces before talking about it. It would be better than these days.
But Ma Yue refused to listen and even expressed his willingness to issue a military order!
There is nothing to do about this.
Pang Tong gave Ma Yue one thousand two soldiers, plus Ma Yue's own troops of three hundred, formed a 1,500 pursuit force, and chased Cao Cao in the direction of retreat...
Who will win if you die?
Of course, Pang Tong hopes that Ma Yue can win, but wishes cannot replace reality.
『General Wen Yuan,』 Pang Tong called out Zhang Liao who was about to leave,『If the situation changes, General Ma will be in a hiding place, this will be like this...』
"Let's order, since you have concluded that the bandit army has ambushed, why not stop it..."
Zhang Liao couldn't understand it a little.
Pang Tong just shook his head slightly and sighed.
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Cao Cao was standing by the river.
He also stood here last winter, but at that time, his mind was in Guanzhong and he didn't pay attention to this big river at all.
And now when I look at this big river again, I suddenly feel a little more inexplicable.
This big river flows out from Guanzhong, passes through Heluo, goes straight to the Central Plains, and then rushes into the sea...
So is this river considered to be east or west?
It is said to be west, the river flows east, and it is said to be east, but the source of the river is west.
Just like Guanzhong and Shandong now.
Cao Cao exhaled and watched the exhaled white smoke dissipate in the air.
His stay and cut off the rear was a very important role in the emotions of the Cao army.
Cao Cao was not only the commander, but also a leader to Cao's army.
It is a mixture of faith and hope, expectation and sustenance.
If Cao Cao left first, the soldiers who stayed in Cao's army would definitely not have much fighting spirit. If there was any slight movement, they would escape like a frightened bird.
Now, although the morale is still not high, seeing that Cao Cao is still there, the Cao army soldiers will not be too chaotic, and some orders can be executed...
For example, Cao Cao now brought some soldiers to the river to investigate.
He had been here before, but at that time he was more about offense, but now it has become defense.
He remembered some things that Le Jin said.
During autumn and winter, the water level of the river drops.
Because of the accumulation of mud and sand and the erosion of river water, the river on the side of Hangu Pass will expose a river beach after the water level drops, so you can pedestrians and naturally march.
This is a flaw in Hangu Pass!
And this flaw is irreparable by human resources...
The passes of Hangu Pass are all above and below the earthen plateau, and there is no way to build any city walls here on the tidal flats by the Dahe River.
The river water erodes and rushes day and night. Who can stop the river water?
Even if the earth cement was developed by Fei Qian, it could not withstand the foundation settlement and river erosion, not to mention the current mainstream rammed earth brick and stone walls.
Even if it is built in winter, the river will surge in summer and it will disappear once it surges.
This led to the strategic status of Hangu Pass falling again and again after the Han Dynasty.
Hangu Pass was in the Qin Dynasty and rejected the heroic posture of the six kingdoms, just like a river that went east and never came again.
Cao Cao stared at the exposed river beach, thinking about something.
When he arrived here, he saw the exposed mudflat, and then Cao Cao suddenly remembered something, which was to let his soldiers scatter and investigate along the river bank...
Not long after, the results of the investigation came out.
"Report!" A soldier rushed over, "Report to the Prime Minister! Found!"
Cao Cao's eyebrows and eyes moved, then waved, "Leading the way forward!"
Soon, Cao Cao arrived at the place he mentioned.
After checking, Cao Cao couldn't help but take a breath of cold air, and at the same time he felt glad for himself...
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On the other side, the cavalry army was preparing for an attack.
Ma Yue is eager to make meritorious service.
crisis.
It is an opportunity in danger.
Others think he is reckless, but Ma Yue himself knows that this is the result of his deep thoughts.
When others see danger, they see opportunities hidden in these dangers.
Cao Cao was the last hope of Cao's army, and they were also the confidence to resist strongly. As long as they defeated Cao Cao, they could defeat the will of Cao's army and gain the most brilliant achievements of this battle.
So, is it dangerous?
Surely dangerous.
But Ma Yue analyzed it carefully.
Cao's army seems to be still in order now, but in fact it is already at the end of its strength.
Ma Yue concluded that Cao's army's reduction of stoves was definitely not a suspicion of soldiers, but a real retreat!
That's why Ma Yue dared to issue a military order!
If one thousand five hundred troops attack, it can only be a surprise attack.
Once the raid fails to succeed or suffers severe damage, not only will the Ma Yue head be in danger, but the morale of the Cavalry will inevitably be damaged.
I'll see the wrong version one by one!
Ma Yue is naturally clear about the terrain of Hangu Pass.
In addition to knowing from the map, Ma Yue has also been here. Even when he was in Tongguan, he had an understanding of Zhu Ling, who had previously stationed in Hangu Pass.
So, he felt confident.
"What? Raid from the river beach?"
When Ma Yue explained the plan to his subordinate military academy, the cavalry military academy started to discuss it.
'Yes!' Ma Yue said in a deep voice, 'River beach! It's winter now, and the water level of the river has dropped a lot! On the side of Hangu Pass, there is a river beach that cannot be walked in spring and summer, but can be walked in autumn and winter!'
"Will the river beach fall into a soft and scattered horse's hooves?" asked a military academy.
Ma Yue smiled, "You forgot what season is now? Even if it was soft and rotten before, the soil is frozen and hard now! And we don't go near the side of the river, try to go near the side of the river bank."
In order to determine the feasibility of his strategy, Ma Yue went to the riverside and inspected other exposed small river beaches. He did find that in the places close to the river, it was still relatively soft before it was frozen, but the location close to the river bank was already harder, and some even had dry and cracked patterns, so there was no problem with the war horse passing through.
"Cao's army ambush must be at Hangu Pass!" Ma Yue's voice was clear, "Since that's the case, we will go around directly! Hit the side directly! The Cao's army retreated soldiers must have not expected that we could pass through Hangu Pass quietly. At that time, they would definitely be caught off guard, and Cao's army would inevitably be in chaos!"
Ma Yue is selfish, so this plan was revealed by him after he left his military academy, and did not tell Pang Tong, Zhang Liao, Zhu Ling and others...
Ma Yue was worried that once he said it, if Pang Tong felt it made sense, then Ma Yue would at most have one contribution to offer advice and would not have the merit of defeating the enemy!
"As long as we avoid the ambush of Cao's army, we will go straight into Heluo!" Ma Yue was excited and stood up, waving his fists. "With the knife in our hands, what else can keep us and block us in the Heluo land?! We will fight first and fight when we want to leave! If Cao's army retreats, we will invade and harass each batch. If we stay to block, we will go around and hit its flanks! In Heluo land, our scouts are familiar with us and cannot find it anymore. Where can we drive and where can we communicate with others? Is this still my words?!"
"At that time, we will go east if we want to go east, and if we want to go west if we want to go west! Most of the Cao army retreated is the fish we had under our knife! We have the final say on how to cut and when we want to cut it!"
"This kind of merit is placed in front of you!"
『A word, do it or not?!』
Several military academies looked at each other and shouted at each other.
"Dry!"
『Fuck him!』
"I wish to listen to the general's order!"
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"There is any abnormal movement in the Cavalry Army? See clearly?"
Cao Cao asked the scout.
The scout lowered his head and reported, "Return to the Prime Minister! I did see the smoke and dust! But...
"But what?" Cao Cao asked.
The scout was even lower, "But when the scout in front sent a message and went for a review later, the smoke and dust disappeared again..."
The roads of the Han Dynasty were all dirt roads, and this area was full of yellow land. Even if you were walking in the vegetation area during the day, smoke and dust would rise into the air, and it was impossible to avoid them. Unless you march in bad weather, strong winds or rains and snowstorms would cover up these traces. However, this bad weather in turn restricts the marching speed of the troops and increases the difficulty of the march...
Cao Cao did not get angry at the conflict between the scouts before and after, but nodded and waved his hand to ask the scouts to investigate again.
"Here you come."
Cao Cao looked down at the map and murmured to himself.
Although the scout said that the smoke and dust disappeared later, Cao Cao concluded that it was the Cavalry Army who came.
Cao Cao judged that the reason for the disappearance of smoke and dust was that the Cavalry Army had stopped.
"It's all cavalry..."
Cao Cao looked at the map and clicked on the direction of the scout's report.
The high mobility of the cavalry can allow soldiers to attack at a longer distance. Therefore, the Cavalry Army stayed at the periphery of the scouts of Cao's army, waiting for the night to come.
At night, the smoke and dust will naturally be obscured by the night.
The sound of horse hooves can also be reduced by means of means...
Cao Cao looked on the map for a long time, then raised his head, "Come! Send an order! Today's first update! The whole army is on guard!"
It was not that Cao Cao was kind enough to add extra meals to the soldiers, but that it was a habit of the Han Dynasty, which was two meals a day.
Jin, Shen time food is also the same.
A normal evening meal was cooked after the sun sets, followed by the sunset, and then the rest time entered. However, Cao Cao ordered to delay until the first update to actually cook. The purpose was to make some food residues in the stomachs of these Cao soldiers in the middle of the night, instead of eating in Shenshi, it melted in the middle of the night...
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Ma Yue's face and body were covered with dust. He sat on a stone. He looked up and saw that the sky was getting darker, but his eyes were illuminating, and he was even in a state of excitement.
"The scout of the bandit army has returned?"
Ma Yue asked.
『Report to the general! Go back!』
The scout of the cavalry responded.
"good!"
Ma Yue nodded and smiled.
In the past two days, it will be dark and the scouts of Cao's army will retreat.
There was no change today, which means everything is normal...
Ma Yue felt that his chances of success had increased again!
All plans are guesses and predictions before they are implemented.
Being able to think of using the river beach to bypass Hangu Pass does not mean that you can definitely grasp Cao Cao's flaws. However, before the real action, the scout's continuous rewards made Ma Yue feel that the possibility of this plan is getting higher and higher.
Night attack.
It is a traditional project of the Cavalry Army. The more horses do, the more they need to do, the military academies have already prepared their preparations.
Now, as long as he seizes this opportunity in front of him, what is the use of Cao Cao's ambush set up in Hangu Pass? When Ma Yue and the others pass through Hangu Pass, Cao Cao will definitely have only two choices. One is to watch Ma Yue cut off his return and become a turtle in the jar. The other is to immediately turn troops back to rescue the attacked rear, which will give Ma Yue the opportunity to break the attack!
Hussars and cavalry were in battle in the field, and they had never been afraid of anyone!
What's more, I can't set up an ambush in reverse!
Then...
Ma Yue laughed.
Cao Cao's failure is doomed, and Ma Yue will once again prove his ability and achieve supreme merits!
As long as Cao Cao is really captured and killed, all the risks taken will be worth it!
『General! Do we attack as planned?』
Someone asked.
"Of course!" Ma Yue replied loudly, "I would like to ask you all the courage to kill generals and seize the flag?" I would like to capture and kill the old thief with someone?!"
The military academy soldiers shouted, "Yes! Yes!"
"I wish to follow the general!"
Ma Yue couldn't help laughing, "Good! Check the equipment again, and the war horses must be fed well! Each unit must not make fire, so as not to be discovered by the Cao army! When the Cao army is broken, we will drink and eat meat together!"
Chapter completed!