Chapter 3337 Price to Be Paid

Chapter 3336 Price to be paid

Xu Chu did not grow up in one day.

After all, Cao Jun’s generals have much more combat experience than Xu Chu.

Among Cao’s generals, although Cao Chun, Cao Xiu, and Cao Zhen are more adept at commanding cavalry, it does not mean that Cao Hong cannot temporarily serve as a full-time cavalry general.

Oh, there was also Xiahou Yuan before. He was considered an S-level cavalry general under Cao Jun, but it was a pity that Xiahou Yuan’s other aspects were relatively low.

Generals with cavalry combat skills such as Cao Chun can probably reach A or A+, but it is difficult to reach S, and Cao Hong, as a temporary full-time cavalry general, is probably B or B+.

It is above passing, but not excellent.

Even so, Cao Hong’s B level can still form a certain crushing for the passing line C of the general cavalry military academy.

Note that the command value here is not equivalent to riding skills.

If it is just a simple comparison of riding skills, then there are many people on the battlefield who can easily surpass Cao Hong.

But on the battlefield, we should not only look at the strengths, but also pay attention to the weaknesses.

The troops of Cao Jun that can still maintain a certain combat effectiveness and are willing to continue fighting are the Zhonglingjun and Zhonghujun. The rest of the troops are generally in a state of fatigue and lack of enthusiasm.

It's like the spring and autumn outings of primary and secondary school students in later generations. At the beginning, everyone was very excited and chattered that the scenery in Guanzhong must be extremely beautiful. As a result, the car broke down halfway. After a lot of trouble, they got off the car and found a place. It can be regarded as a tour, but the previous excitement is basically gone.

The children are tired, the teachers are tired, and the parents behind are also muttering...

This is generally the situation.

But it doesn't mean that they will be disbanded immediately in the next moment.

The Zhonglingjun and Zhonghujun of Cao Jun are still very strong. Whether it is equipment configuration or logistics supply, there are no major problems.

After all, the bald Qiang in later generations has been fighting for many years, and the gap between the central army and the local army is still obvious. If the German and American armed divisions really want to be fierce, everyone will have a headache. They have also resisted several tough battles during this period. We cannot simply erase their combat power. It was not until the later period when faith was lost and order was extremely broken that they collapsed at the touch of a button.

And this battle lasted less than a year...

You know how long it took Cao Cao to attack Guanzhong and Liangzhou in history?

Four years.

So time is not the root cause of the army's decadence. Logistical supplies and the inability to win will lead to the collapse of morale. After falling to the freezing point, it is irreversible.

Cao Hong sent other troops to attack, not to defeat the Hussars, but to intercept and block the Hussars' left wing, giving him a chance to take a bite of the meat on the right wing.

The key is to boost the morale of Cao's army!

Even if it can only be improved a little bit, it is better than the continuous decline in the past few days!

It can't be like the stock market of a certain country in the future, which can only survive by drawing big cakes, right?

Some scattered Cao soldiers on the right side of the cavalry saw Cao Hong and the middle cavalry rushing by, and after they hurriedly avoided him, they reacted, "Ahhh, follow General Cao and kill him!"

It must be said that in most cases, the bravery of the soldiers is closely related to the generals, whether in the era of cold weapons or hot weapons.

"Follow the general and kill him!"

"Kill him!"

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Xu Chu was also on the high platform.

The Cao army had a high platform, and the cavalry army certainly had one.

After all, if you can't have a good view from a high place, then if a large-scale battle really breaks out, your side will definitely suffer.

But the problem is that the Cao army's high platform is inside the camp and has heavy protection, while Xu Chu's high platform must be exposed. It was built after Xu Chu gained an early advantage.

Xu Chu did not rush to break through the Cao army camp directly these two days, but continued to oppress and detect. He felt that there must be a problem in the Cao army camp. It's not just the walls of the camps or the suspension bridges on the earth plateau. There must be some invisible traps and other arrangements.

So after Xu Chu gained the advantage in the early stage, he asked the cavalry to attack in turns, on the one hand to weaken the ability of Cao's cavalry in the field, and on the other hand to detect the situation in Cao's camp as much as possible.

Cao Hong has been in Anyi for a long time and is quite familiar with the topography of this place. Xu Chu is the same. In order to play a good opening drama on this biggest stage of the Han Dynasty that was built with great difficulty, Xu Chu also quickly connected the Hedong terrain briefing in the military hall and the map in his hand with the terrain in front of him, forming a deep instinct in his mind.

Although the situation inside the Cao army camp was covered by the camp wall, it was not completely without clues.

The route of Cao's attack generally means that there are no caltrops or large horse pits.

And the places where Cao's soldiers walked around, even if they looked ordinary, need to be vigilant.

Where did Cao's army gather before the attack, and which passage did they take to return after the attack...

Details like these.

Xu Chu had to record them in detail on the newly drawn map of Cao's army camp.

But it was not enough.

Because this information was superficial, just some shallow arrangements in the camp, but what about inside the camp?

In the Cao Jun camp down the slope, if the morale of Cao Jun soldiers had not collapsed due to the destruction of the camp in a short period of time, it would not have been such an easy and satisfying thing for the Hussars to really want to gnaw down the camp.

The Cao Jun camp in front of them was not only several times larger than the camp at Poxia, but Cao Cao even insisted on garrisoning in it. The difficulty of this attack is naturally impossible to compare.

When Xu Chu was staring at the map and thinking, he suddenly heard a loud noise. He looked up and saw Cao's army rushing out like a swarm of locusts in the distance. He was startled.

What is Cao Jun going to do?

Xu Chu took a few steps forward and stood on the edge of the high platform, holding on to the rough railing and looking over.

"Kill!" 』

"kill! kill! kill! 』

Cao Jun, led by Cao Hong, has already rushed forward...

"What on earth is this guy doing?" ” Xu Chu understood it at a glance.

His men were caught making mistakes by Cao Hong.

Perhaps he was stimulated by Li Li's meritorious service. Qubei, who was also a cavalry commander, or Liu Kun, naturally wanted to be like Li Li as much as possible and obtain a lot of military exploits. As a result, he was greedy on the battlefield. , something went wrong.

Xu Chu's face suddenly changed color, "Here comes someone!" Prepare your horse! Get ready to attack with me! 』

"General!" You are a former military general, so don't do anything without permission! ” Someone tried to dissuade me.

Xu Chu snorted coldly, "Cao's army has a general going to war, how can I just sit back and watch?" Blow the trumpet and gather the troops! Wait a while for this General Cao! 』

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Go humble this guy and hesitate.

On the interstellar battlefield, hesitation will lead to defeat, but it can also be applied to the current battlefield.

Because the key is also speed.

He had stared at Li Li before, thinking that Li Li had such a great record, and then he could do it too!

People are so strange. If there is too much difference in status, the meaning of catching up will be lost. Even if they see the achievements of the leader, those who have fallen behind will only lament and will not want to catch up. But if they were all almost the same at first, and suddenly someone came up, even if they didn't say anything, there would be some different feeling coming out.

Qubei was from the Southern Huns. In order to blend in with the big Han family, he changed his name to Liu Cui.

It's just that after changing his name, not many people call him by his Chinese name. They still call him "Quebei" and "Quebei"...

So this further stimulated Qubei to really gain enough merit and have people call him a real Han name and recognize his Han status, but unfortunately, he used too much force.

Because of excessive force, the men he led did not control the distribution of physical strength when surrounding Cao Jun. It was like playing a game on a football field. At the beginning, Sahuanzi ran too hard, but he failed to catch the ball. I didn't get much credit, but I ate a lot of turf and loess, which also consumed a lot of physical strength.

If an ordinary soldier of Cao's army rushed towards him, most of them would grit their teeth and fight, but when he saw that Cao Hong was leading the army in person, he hesitated a little.

No matter how many merits you have, you still have to have a life!

The Southern Xiongnu's instinct took over at this moment, and as soon as he hesitated, he saw Cao Hong getting closer and closer like a rolling dragon.

"Let's go, let's go!" Qubei yelled, "Don't fight hard, spread out, spread out!" 』

Not everyone can become a world-famous general.

Qubei is not a famous general.

Even famous generals have never failed.

The most important thing for a famous general to become a famous general is not to win a battle, but to fight for a lifetime.

So if you survive, you have a chance to become a famous general.

Moreover, the habits of the Southern Huns were to pull, outflank, encircle, and intercept, which were typical tactics of the light cavalry. Therefore, when Cao Hong rushed up with the leading cavalry similar to the lancers, his natural reaction was to avoid them. Edge, and then disrupt the battle.

But Qubei forgot one thing. His men charged too hard before, which caused the physical strength of the war horses to decline. They also had insufficient rest time and were not able to fully recover, so they were in trouble...

The war horse also relies on muscles to run. If there was no rest before, the lactic acid in the muscles may not accumulate in a short time. Now that there is not enough rest, the lactic acid accumulated in the muscles has not been digested, and the war horse cannot immediately enter the high-speed running. The state of the light cavalry means that the word "light" in the light cavalry has not become "light" for a while.

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Any small negligence on the battlefield may turn into a big disaster.

There are no invincible generals, only cautious and subtle commanders.

Obviously, Qubei was not a cautious enough person, so he sent his subordinates into Cao Hong's hands.

Cao Hong is a veteran on the battlefield, and his battlefield intuition is undoubtedly very high.

When people treat the same thing, they can read different information.

Just like the war between Fei Qian and Cao Cao has been going on until now. Some people have long known that Fei Qian will win, while some people still feel that Cao Cao's army has sufficient fighting strength and food.

And what’s interesting is that people tend to habitually absorb information that suits their needs, while ignoring other parts of the information.

People who think Fei has the potential to win tend to ignore Cao Jun and Qingzhou soldiers, as well as the Zhongling Zhonghu army, the camp that has been deployed in Anyi for a long time, and the plans planned by Cao Cao and others...

On the other hand, those who think Cao Cao is still full of fighting power will only see that Cao Cao is fully prepared and in command, and completely forget that Cao Cao has been oppressed and has switched from attack to defense...

There has been a saying in China since ancient times that good and bad are interdependent. Those who cannot change their positions and consider problems from multiple angles will always suffer.

Qubei is like this.

Now he has to pay the price for his previous greed.

『Puff! 』

Cao Hong stabbed one of Qubei's cavalrymen with a horse spear.

Qubei and others failed to increase their maximum speed as soon as possible, and the consequence was that they were caught up by Cao Hong.

The long spear pierced one cavalryman, and then pierced another.

Cao Hong shouted loudly, urging his men to move forward and kill the enemy.

In the midst of blood and flesh flying, Cao Hong gained spiritual release and reduced depression.

Cao Hong was the front-line commander, but as the commander-in-chief, it was also a constraint for him. He never stood on the battlefield to command for safety, but he had to fulfill his command responsibility.

Now he has seized a chance from the cavalry, and the negative emotions that Cao Hong had suppressed in the past few days, or even for a period of time, burst out at this moment, and were swayed along the sharp edge of his lance!

On the battlefield in ancient times, the bravery of a general was not obtained by chance, nor was it like what some storytelling said, that he could wield a sledgehammer from birth...

In fact, talent is important for the growth of a general, but hard work and money are equally important.

Cao Hong is not a very talented player, so his efforts can only get A, but he is also lucky because his family is rich.

Money cannot solve all problems, but it can solve most of them.

A general who is born with supernatural power and quick reaction naturally has an advantage in close combat and tactical response. But if this talented general starves for a few years in his childhood, or is busy with his livelihood, and the scattered money earned from running around every day is not even enough to make a living, then all his talents are in vain!

It costs money to practice hard, to read military books, and to build up strength.

Don't practice martial arts if you don't have money.

The cost of military martial arts is huge, not only in terms of the country, but also in terms of individuals. A set of sophisticated armor, a sharp weapon, and a well-trained warhorse are important factors in improving the survival probability and combat efficiency of generals. Those with a wealthy family can have better equipment and resources, and often have more chances to survive. For those without equipment, the difficulty coefficient is at least three Ss to grow from a small soldier to a famous general.

Therefore, when Cao Hong got angry, ordinary cavalrymen really couldn't stop him.

Even if Cao Hong's riding skills were not as good as theirs, the cavalrymen under the subordinates who could not improve the speed of their warhorses could not pose much threat to Cao Hong even if they counterattacked.

『Dang! 』

The sword that was chopped was blocked by Cao Hong.

Cao Hong was extremely strong, and he also knew the techniques of exerting and releasing force. Sparks had just begun to fly, and the long spear had easily pierced another fierce cavalry soldier.

Seeing Cao Hong like this, the cavalrymen in the central army also howled, like beasts that had seen blood.

"Kill!"

The soldiers of the Cao army also shouted like crazy, venting their anger at being beaten by the cavalry in the past few days.

A tricolor flag fell down and was immediately stepped on by the feet of the Cao army.

Although the area around the Yuncheng Basin is relatively flat, there is really limited space to move in the loess gullies.

Cao Hong bit Qubei's ass and chased him. Whether Qubei wanted to get rid of him or other cavalry troops wanted to come to his aid, it was a bit difficult.

The blood was sucked by the loess, sizzling.

The flags stood up in the wind and flew vigorously.

The Cao army launched a precise counterattack.

But the battlefield was not a single-threaded one, and Cao Hong soon felt some subtle changes.

He slowed down and listened attentively.

Among the human voices and horse hoof sounds, some sounds seemed to be a little unusual.

『Turn! The whole army turns! 』

Cao Hong shouted, and did not continue to order the pursuit of Qubei, but ordered the troops to turn from another fork in the loess gully.

He did not chase again.

Cao Hong had smelled the coming of danger.

This sense of danger was even stronger than when Cao Cao's army was defeated.

Cao Hong reined in his horse and stood at the fork in the road, commanding his troops and horses while looking in the direction of Qubei's escape.

At least half of Qubei's troops had escaped, and some Cao's cavalry, who were eager to win merit or were too eager to kill, perhaps did not hear Cao Hong's order, or perhaps could not stop their horses, and were still chasing Qubei's troops.

Suddenly, a sharp copper whistle sounded from the earth plateau above the gully in the distance, and then a large number of hussars appeared at the top of the gully, each holding a bow and crossbow in their hands, and the arrows and crossbows flashed coldly in the sun!

In the blink of an eye, the offense and defense were reversed!

With thousands of arrows fired at the same time, there was almost no suspense. Those leading cavalrymen in the Cao army who were still excited to kill the hussars in the last moment turned into hedgehogs in the next moment...

Cao Hong's "strong luck" talent once again played a role.

Of course, this second-year statement may be more in line with the taste of the East, but in fact it should be Cao Hong's own battlefield intuition that played the most critical role at this moment.

In fact, many people will have this kind of intuition, and it would be better if they had it.

It was like walking between tall buildings. Sometimes you would suddenly feel palpitations, then turn a direction or stop to take a breath, and then bricks and stones from the outer wall would fall in front of you...

Cao Hong believed in his intuition, so he did not fall into Xu Chu's ambush.

Xu Chu stood on the earth plateau, while Cao Hong sat on his warhorse, located under the gully.

The two had never met before, nor had they dealt with each other, but for some reason they felt a strange sense of familiarity.

When Xu Chu raised his hand and pointed at Cao Hong, Cao Hong also raised his hand and pointed at Xu Chu.

『Kill! 』

Xu Chu shouted.

『Come! 』

Cao Hong snorted coldly.