Chapter 3265 Colorful Flowers

Chapter 3264 Flowers

Almost at the same time, in the Cao army camp in Hedong.

Qian Zhao bowed before Cao Cao with a humble attitude.

He was a surrendered general.

Cao Cao originally did not want to use Qian Zhao, or did not want to use him so quickly. After all, Qian Zhao's main business was cavalry, and there was a conflict with the cavalry generals in the Cao army. It was not that there was any conflict in grudges, but there would be problems in the allocation of war horses.

Is it still considered an appointment if Qian Zhao is not given war horses? If war horses are given, the originally scarce war horse resources will be even tighter. Moreover, under the old system in Shandong, it is easy to give out military power, but difficult to take it back. If it is not done well, it may cause big problems. Therefore, Cao Cao has always been very cautious about these generals with other surnames, and will not easily give out military power unless it is necessary.

But now...

Qian Zhao listened carefully to the various intelligence about Sima Yi. He did not rush to pat his chest, nor did he express difficulty, but thought about it, as if he was weighing and considering something.

Cao Cao did not urge Qian Zhao.

To be honest, Cao Cao now knows much more about cavalry than before, but he still feels that he has some shortcomings in this aspect. Cao Cao is a tactical master and a highly gifted military talent, but he still can't help feeling a gap when facing the gap between the times.

In the era of cold weapons, cavalry is undoubtedly the most brilliant pearl on the crown.

The reason why the Eastern Han Dynasty and most of the vassal states that were confined to one place dominated the infantry was mostly because the price of infantry was cheap, and the battlefield was limited to defending and attacking the city.

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

Old Cao has now deeply experienced this.

So he advanced step by step by setting up camps, and the speed was naturally very slow.

Cao Cao really hoped that the cavalry could attack his camp, so that he could play his advantage in infantry, instead of following the horse's butt with two short legs and eating dust.

The more cautious Qian Zhao was, the more Cao Cao felt at ease.

There are flaws in the hard camp approaching Linfen.

That's right, the grain road.

Sima Yi obviously learned it by himself and set his sights on Cao Cao's ass...

Cao Cao had to focus his main energy on the front, while Sima Yi on the flank seemed very annoying, but he couldn't ignore it, especially after Sima Yi attacked a supply point of Cao's army, Sima Yi's harm became more and more serious.

The key to cavalry is mobility.

So in the era of cold weapons, only cavalry can restrain cavalry.

Let's not talk about the time of hot weapons. Facing machine guns, no soldiers can do anything, and you have to use cannons.

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 fighting. He went deep behind the enemy, made detours, and chose to attack the enemy's weakest point. Although the Huns were also mainly cavalry, they had no advantage against the Han army, which was not at a disadvantage in 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 strength of cavalry. The army is fast, unexpected, and unstoppable.

Of course, cavalry is not omnipotent. Just like Cao Cao's hard camp, the troops that went forward carried a large number of baggage carts to form a car formation, which were all targeted adjustments to the tactics made to deal with the cavalry of the Huns.

『Prime Minister. 』 Qian Zhao thought about it and looked up at Cao Cao.

Cao Cao nodded slightly, 『Please speak. 』

When he needed someone, Cao Cao's attitude was always very upright.

『At least 800 cavalry are needed, only cavalry can defeat cavalry in the wild. 』 Qian Zhao said.

Cao Cao took a breath, 『There are not 800, only 500. 』 Qian Zhao said: 『Then we can't capture and kill, we can only defeat. 』

『...』 Cao Cao thought about it again, 『Defeat is also OK. '

Although Sima Yi killed the people of Cao and Xiahou, Cao Cao still had to consider the whole battle situation and could not disperse too much strength.

'War horses, cavalry, armor, swords, arrows, food and grass...' Qian Zhao said one by one, 'Especially horse clothes, they are indispensable. '

'Yes. ' Cao Cao nodded.

Qian Zhao bowed and said, 'I will not let down the trust of the Prime Minister. If the Prime Minister is worried, I am willing to issue a military order. '

Cao Cao smiled and came down to help Qian Zhao up, patting Qian Zhao's arm, 'I trust Zijing! Hahaha, now that Zijing is here, why worry about the little thief? ! Hahaha, come on, take the military order...'

'...' Qian Zhao.

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Hedong is a magical land.

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

In ancient times, humans lived and multiplied here. It is said that the "flood" controlled by Yao and Shun was the strange river that flowed east for thirty years and west for thirty years.

This place was once the capital of Jin in the Zhou Dynasty.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, countless soldiers and horses died in the loess for the ownership of this area.

Now, it is unknown how much blood will be used to irrigate the loess here.

As the late spring cold fades, the east of the river seems to be eager to bloom in order to catch the skirt of the spring girl.

In the early morning, the mist gently covers the fields like a veil, and a faint green is revealed in the haze.

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

The sun shines through the clouds and sprinkles on the earth.

All the plants around seem to be growing in a hurry to welcome the warm sunshine.

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

Qian Zhao waved his hand, signaling the guard to get the map, and then asked about the current distance from the Cao army's military food transfer camp, and directly ordered the troops to station in this forest.

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

"That's right, stop here." Qian Zhao looked at the bright and colorful flowers and responded lightly, "I am the main general."

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

Military orders are like mountains.

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

Qian Zhao waved his hand, "Don't say that. Look at these flowers, how beautiful they are...'

Qian Zhao's guards couldn't help but look at these messy flowers, 'Uh, ah, they are quite good...'

'Only after experiencing the wind and frost can there be such bright flowers...' Qian Zhao whispered, 'It's just... spring is short, although now the flowers are in full bloom, the peaches are blooming, and the plums are blooming, but... good times don't last forever, heroes are hard to come by again...'

Qian Zhao had studied, and studied with Liu Bei, but many Shandong people believed that there were no scholars in Youzhou.

Qian Zhao's voice became lower and lower, and in the end, it was almost inaudible.

When Qian Zhao led the cavalry again, he couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

He liked to lead the cavalry, and Qian Zhao had some different feelings for the cavalry.

And Qian Zhao was willing to lead the cavalry, not to fight for military power, but to guard the border.

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

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

Historically, Qian Zhao and Tian Yu both stopped at the middle and lower levels. Even the Records of the Three Kingdoms wrote a sentence with some emotion, "Yu was only appointed to a small state, and Qian Zhao was appointed as a county governor, and they were not fully utilized." In fact, in history, not only Tian Yu and Qian Zhao were not reused, but most of those who had been guarding against foreign tribes in the north for many years did not get high positions. For example, Cao Zhang had been guarding against foreign tribes in the north, conquered Wuhuan, and subdued Ke Bineng. Before Cao Cao's death, he was just a marquis, and he had only been a general of the imperial guards for many years. After Xiahou Yuan died in the Battle of Hanzhong, he replaced Xiahou Yuan to guard Chang'an and was promoted to the general of the Yueqi. Cao Zhang was conferred the title of duke and king by Cao Pi, and he died suddenly one year after being crowned king... Let's not discuss whether Cao Pi is suspected of this matter. Let's say that Qian Zhao and others in the Three Kingdoms almost dedicated their entire lives to the frontiers of China. Perhaps it was because of political factors, but we must also affirm that they were a group of people with self-sacrifice and spirit of sacrifice. If there were no such people, the Five Barbarians might have happened earlier. As for the foreign races in Shu and Wu, to be honest, the foreign races in the south are relatively weaker and it is difficult for them to break out of the Sichuan-Shu Lingnan region. The difference in difficulty between the foreign races in the north and the south is like facing the big bear and the second bear in the north, and facing the monkey and the white elephant in the south...

The strength of the Han Dynasty against the foreign races in the Three Kingdoms was supported by Cao Zhang, Tian Yu, Qian Zhao and other people who guarded the border.

Now that Qian Zhao has surrendered to Cao Cao, although Cao Cao respects him on the surface and calls Qian Zhao by his name when they meet, and laughs like an old friend, never putting on airs, Qian Zhao knows that his identity is very sensitive, so he never takes the initiative to fight for anything until Cao Cao summons him.

In China, from ancient times to the present, many people have never had the opportunity to step into the front stage to receive glory, but they still silently dedicate themselves all their lives.

On the contrary, those who often stand on the front stage and shine brightly often hide some filth behind the scenes.

The cavalry generals standing in front of the stage in Cao's army are Xiahou Yuan and Cao Chun.

How much do Xiahou Yuan and Cao Chun know about cavalry?

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

At least if it's someone else, they don't have as much capital to fail as they do.

This is Shandong.

It's not just Shandong, it's the same from ancient times to the present.

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

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

No matter how many soldiers and horses there are, once the food is cut off, they will collapse without fighting.

Cao's army is now very short of food and grass. If Sima Yi really cuts off the food supply and burns the few remaining food and grass, then the morale of Cao's army may collapse immediately and collapse across the board. So Cao Cao must kill Sima Yi first, at least completely defeat Sima Yi, and then he will have the opportunity to lead the cavalry again, even if the number is small, but it is enough.

If the Yuncheng Basin is placed on the entire Chinese territory, it is very small, but for humans, it is already very large.

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

In a swamp in the north of Zhangyang Lake, Sima Yi hid with Hao Zhao and others.

In the Han Dynasty, and even in the Tang Dynasty, there were many swamps in China. Yunmeng Lake is really boundless, but in later generations, it can 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 clan 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, lure the enemy all the way, create a greater momentum, and lure 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 personal 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 Lao Cao recruited 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 arrogance 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.

And for the sake of concealment, Qian Zhao did not even send out scouts.

However, Cao Ping felt that it was wrong for Qian Zhao not to send out scouts to patrol outside. After he said it once and was rejected by Qian Zhao, Cao Ping did not mention it again. He just summoned his confidants and whispered to them to write down this matter and have them secretly report it to Cao Cao.

If he did not even send out scouts, would Qian Zhao fight?

Such concerns were not only shared by Cao Ping, but also by other leading military academies in Cao's army, so they naturally gathered together. Even though they were not very close at ordinary times, they all seemed to be whispering now.

Qian Zhao, who was not far away, put his helmet on his face and seemed to make a snoring sound.

Cao Ping exchanged glances with the other military academies and snorted at the same time.

"It's over now..." Cao Ping thought to himself, "Why hasn't the lord replied yet... This, this is better than me leading the team, maybe I am better than this guy! 」