Chapter 3432 Mutual Trust

Chapter 3431 Mutual Trust

Xu Chu was shocked when he received the news that the two wings were ambushed. He immediately ordered his soldiers to stop.

Xu Chu initially slowed down the speed of the central headquarters. His original purpose was to outflank Cao's army and completely eat up this wave of Cao's troops that had left the Zhongtiao Mountain camp. However, he did not expect that Cao's army had expected him to come and set up an ambush in advance!

The ambush of Cao's army also caused certain losses to Xu Chu's troops on both wings.

According to the reports of the soldiers on both wings, Cao's army took the lead in occupying the top of the slope of the gully, and then launched an attack when the cavalry reached the ambush site...

Xu Chu took out the map and identified it under the firelight.

Although the destination of Xu Chu and others was clear and easy to judge, Cao Jun was still able to accurately ambush on the road ditch chosen by the Cavalry Army, which means that Cao Jun was either very familiar with the terrain in this area, or had sent soldiers to sneak to the ambush site before attacking Suoyang Pass.

Both possibilities are possible, or even both possibilities exist at the same time.

This made Xu Chu inevitably re-examine his original battle plan.

Cao Jun predicted Xu Chu's actions to Suoyang Pass, so would they also make advance preparations for other aspects?

If this is true, then Xu Chu's original plan to involve the Zhongtiao Mountain camp has a big omission.

The opponent is not rigid, and will actively seek a turnaround in passive response.

"General!" The guard saw Xu Chu looking at the map for a long time without saying a word, and couldn't help asking, "What should we do now?"

Cao Jun had already discovered the arrival of Xu Chu and others, and the effect of breaking the invisibility attack was gone.

Xu Chu's eyes stayed on the map, thinking.

Although one team suffered heavy losses and retreated, the other flank team suffered less losses and even killed Cao's ambushing soldiers.

What does this mean?

Xu Chu raised his head and looked in the direction of the two wings.

One direction is heavily guarded, while the other direction is relatively weak?

Cao's army ambushed on both wings, so is there no preparation at the Suoyang Pass where most of Cao's army is located?

This is obviously impossible.

So...

Is it the flank direction with heavy losses that is the focus of Cao's defense?

The other side suffered less losses, perhaps indicating that Cao's army did not invest many soldiers there?

Everyone wants a God's perspective, which will save a lot of trouble, but most of the time, they can only rely on limited information to make inferences, and it is absolutely impossible to open the whole map to attack the opponent.

Xu Chu must consider the question of whether Cao's army will ambush again since they have ambushed once.

The art of war says, false and real.

Everyone knows this sentence, but when it comes to practical problems, which side is false and which side is real?

There is no doubt that Xu Chu must rescue Suoyang Pass, but now there are three directions.

One is to follow the straight line and rush to Suoyang Pass, but Xu Chu determined that there is an ambush on this road, and it is not far in front of Suoyang Pass. Although the terrain may not be as good as the two wings, in the dark, even if it is simply digging some small pits to trap the horse's legs, it is enough for Xu Chu to drink a pot.

Another direction is to go to the direction where Cao's army defeated its flank. Cao's army defeated and defeated its flank troops in this direction, which means that there are things or people that Cao's army must defend in this direction, or Cao's army does not want Xu Chu to choose this direction, so if Xu Chu goes the other way, he may have a good harvest.

Of course, it is also possible that he kicked the iron plate directly.

The third direction is the direction where the flank has made a certain breakthrough. In this direction, Cao's ambush troops were repelled by their own flank soldiers. According to general reasoning, this should be the most appropriate direction of advance, but what if Cao Jun was consciously trying to lure troops in this direction?

Xu Chu pondered.

『Continue to advance! 』

Xu Chu did not hesitate for long.

Although he and Conglai had no friendship or relationship before, now that they were in the same camp, it was impossible for him to stand by and watch him die!

Of course, this was actually another special effect of the Military Academy.

In the Military Academy, even the generals of the cavalry would publicly display their strengths and weaknesses in battle, so what reason did they, as subordinate generals, have to keep their battle plans and on-the-spot decisions secret?

These secrets in battle, once the time has passed, will become examples for others to learn from, or lessons learned.

If Xu Chu chose to shrink back and abandon Conglai at the moment, unless Xu Chu had sufficient reasons to say that the situation at the time required such a decision, otherwise he would inevitably face more troublesome accountability in the post-war records.

『General, which direction to march to? 』

The messenger asked.

Xu Chu raised his hand and pointed to the direction where his flank had been breached.

If he had to choose who to trust, Xu Chu would rather choose to trust his own men!

Trust the cavalry, trust the soldiers of the cavalry, because he is one of them!

Do not exaggerate, do not make false reports.

Do not make false statements, do not be untrue.

Trust is mutual. Since your soldiers believe in your own judgment, you must also trust the intelligence sent back by your soldiers!

If you believe that it was a real defeat, rather than a fake escape or fake defeat by Cao Jun!

Then, the choice is simple.

Xu Chu ordered the soldiers to turn to the flanks and march from the flank direction where Cao Jun's ambush was broken.

…

…

The flank was attacked by the hussars, and one side was successfully intercepted. The other side was counter-attacked by the hussars. The news was also sent to Cao Hong in a hurry.

Cao Hong couldn't help but jump to his feet and cursed the military academy that was flanked by the Hussars. He was a useless idiot and a fool. He scolded whatever came to mind. He completely forgot that the military academy was also like Zhang Tiansheng before. At one point, Cao Hong patted his shoulder and said, "Well done." Dry! I trust you! 』

If the interception and ambush on both wings is successful, the Hussars' reinforcements will inevitably stall for a while, and may wait until dawn before making subsequent arrangements. This is equivalent to giving Cao Hong time to occupy Suoyang Pass and make subsequent arrangements. .

Although it was a bit rushed, it was still in time. But now that the ambush on the flank has not been completely successful, the hussars may not wait until dawn before taking action, and may very well march along the defeated flank!

This makes Cao Jun's original plan likely to fail!

what to do?

Cao Hong suddenly fell into a dilemma.

The tenacity of the hussar soldiers at Suoyang Pass surprised Cao Hong. If you assume that you are in the Suoyang Pass, facing attacks from two sides and being breached in many places, you will most likely evacuate and escape. How can you fight to the death and retreat to the inner city?

If the outer city of Suoyang Pass is not very strong and majestic, how can the inner city be so dangerous?

But the Hussars at Suoyang Pass did just that!

On the one hand, the flank ambush he had worked so hard to arrange failed to achieve a perfect interception effect. On the other hand, the hussars' tenacity at Suoyang Pass exceeded expectations. This made Cao Hong very embarrassed and in a dilemma.

As a general, every move he makes affects the lives of countless soldiers.

A decision may bring glory and victory, or it may just lead to the death of thousands of bones.

"Assemble the bodyguards!" "Cao Hong gritted his teeth and said, "Bring me some armor! I want to personally take the head of a thief general! 』

Let’s settle old and new grudges together today!

"General, your injury..." Cao Hong's guard hesitated.

Cao Hong was furious, "Do you think I'm a weakling who cries and cowers when I'm hurt?" ! 』

The guard had no choice but to get the armor and wear it for Cao Hong.

Cao Hong felt that he finally had the opportunity to destroy this hussar army, so how could he give up so easily?

The soldiers of the Hussars are so persistent, tenacious and tenacious. If Cao's army cannot confront each other tit for tat, they may forever lose the qualification to stand on the same level as the Hussars!

A general fights hundreds of battles, but in the end he dies!

But if you are too timid to escape, you may still be the laughingstock of others a hundred years later!

…

……"when! 』

There was a roar, and Cao Hong slashed his sword at the original shield.

Jieng groaned, unable to withstand Cao Hong's strength, and involuntarily took two steps back. The sword in his hand also lost its accuracy and failed to hit Cao Hong.

Even though he was injured, Cao Hong's martial arts skills were still unparalleled.

Cao Hong succeeded with one blow, and was even more unforgiving, slashing three times in one breath.

Cold sweat broke out down my spine, and I couldn't think of a counterattack, so I could only resist with a shield.

"when! Dang Dang! 』

The almost continuous sound of hammering made people's teeth feel a little sore.

He could never withstand Cao Hong's fierce attack, and the shield in his hand was cut crookedly. He stumbled backwards and almost fell to the ground.

Cao Hong subconsciously wanted to rush forward. He wanted to take advantage of Liang's unbalanced center of gravity and take Liang's head with one knife. However, Cao Hong took a big step forward, but he forgot that the wound on his leg had not healed yet. He just grunted and paused, unable to rush forward, and his face twitched in pain.

In terms of force, Cao Hong crushed Wei Li, but Cao Hong was injured. If he was to kill Li Wei on the spot, Wei could not withstand it. However, if Cao Hong wanted to kill Wei Li quickly, his injured leg would become an obstacle for Cao Hong.

Even so, the injured Cao Hong was still extremely ferocious. Even if ordinary hussar soldiers came forward to attack, Cao Hong was still unafraid. With a sword and a shield, he suppressed the others and kept retreating.

But the good times didn't last long. After most of the hussars retreated into the stone fort under the cover of Yilian, and Yilian rolled into the stone fort, it was not so easy for Cao Hong to attack again.

Just as he nodded towards the door, seven or eight spears pierced him and hit Cao Hong's shield. Even if Cao Hong had extraordinary strength, he couldn't compete with seven or eight people at the same time. He couldn't stand at all. Even my feet can’t rush in!

The few soldiers of Cao's army who rushed in at the risk of their lives were soon skewered into candied haws of flesh and blood.

The corpses blocked the doorway, so even if Cao Jun wanted to rush in, he had to pull out the corpses first in order to have a better foothold.

After a back and forth, the tug-of-war began.

"General, the stone in the stone fort is too big to be pried open at the moment!" 』

shouted the soldiers of Cao's army who were trying to pull down the stone wall of the stone fort.

After all, Cao Jun soldiers don't know any Western magic, and they don't know how to knock stones with stones to create magnificent buildings. So it's not easy to simply rely on swords and guns to pry the stones on the stone walls of the stone fortress.

'Want to hit the car! Hit the car! '

'Where the hell can I find a hit car now? ! '

'Take out the ladder! '

'It's not strong enough... '

'Don't worry, go get it and try it! '

The Cao Jun soldiers shouted in a mess, but it also reflected the embarrassment of not being able to break through the stone fortress in a short time.

'Surrender your weapons and you won't be killed! ' Cao Hong stood up and shouted at the stone fortress, 'You are surrounded and have nowhere to escape! If you don't surrender, you will be killed without mercy! '

'Surrender your weapons and you won't be killed! Those who resist will be killed without mercy! '

Cao Hong's direct guards also shouted together.

The small stone fortress in the inner city of Suoyang Pass is almost the last position of the Hussar Army.

This kind of small stone fort is very common in various military fortresses.

Round or square, or according to different terrain, there are also diamonds and polygons, etc.

The shape is not the point, the point is that this kind of stone fort often exists as the last resistance, so the narrow stone windows, narrow curved stone stairs, and even various anti-human designs are for better defense.

Although the cavalry soldiers stationed in Suoyang were nearly half lost, after retreating to this stone fort, because of the narrow aisles and stone stairs, it seemed that the manpower was relatively abundant, and they could take turns to fight. Therefore, even if Cao Hong rushed with his direct guards, he could not take down the small stone fort in a short time.

In most cases, narrow passages and terrains like this are not taken down by fierce attacks. Sometimes, they can only be taken down by fire attacks or other means at a relatively small cost of casualties.

But what Cao Hong lacks most now is time!

Therefore, Cao Hong asked people to shout to the inside of the stone fort. Even if he hated Conglai to the bone, he had to declare that as long as he surrendered, he promised not to kill Conglai and others.

As for whether this promise would be effective in the long run, or what the future would be like, Cao Hong did not say it, and everyone knew that it would be useless to say it. Cao Hong said more to those ordinary hussars. If these hussars were willing to surrender, then even if Neverland was reluctant, they would not be able to resist for long.

But Neverland and others were not frightened by Cao Hong's momentum, but laughed in the stone fort.

This reaction made Cao Hong's soldiers look at each other in bewilderment.

Suoyang Pass itself was not big enough. After Cao Hong killed his way in, Neverland and others did not choose to escape, but continued to retreat to the small stone fort, which was almost equivalent to falling into a dead end, with no possibility of escape.

In this case, Cao Hong was willing to give Neverland and his men a way out, but these hussars were so fearless!

Cao Hong's face was ashen.

If it was in normal times, Cao Hong would not only not say that they would not be killed if they surrendered, but would even ask people to collect wood. Even if they could not get in, they would burn, roast, and smoke these hussars alive!

But now...

The Suoyang Pass is not big enough, which was originally a disadvantage for Lai and others, but now it has become a disadvantage for Cao Hong.

If the cavalry reinforcements really come to kill, then Cao Hong will not only not be able to eat this last bite of meat, but he may have to spit out the original food with interest!

"General!" The guard whispered, "Even if we kill them, the loss will be heavy. If the cavalry attacks our army from the flank, we will die, but the general's safety..."

Cao Hong's face became more and more ugly. He wanted to roar, "I have nothing to fear, but the pain in his leg told him, you fucking don't show off..."

Lai Lai stood on the stone fort, half of his body was exposed in the firelight, pointing at Cao Hong and laughing: "Old man! Do you dare to come up and fight? ! !"

The veins on Cao Hong's forehead jumped.

If he had not been disabled, he would have killed this guy with a knife. How could he allow this guy to be so arrogant!

Cao Hong's guards took advantage of Conglai showing his head and immediately drew their bows and shot.

Conglai had been prepared for a long time. He shouted and immediately hid behind the earthen mound.

Cao Hong's guards' arrows pierced the earthen mound beside Conglai with a "puff", which made Conglai laugh even more.

The pumping of adrenaline, this chemical substance, can make people breathe faster, speed up the heartbeat and blood flow, dilate the pupils, provide more energy for physical activities, and make the reaction faster, but it also makes Conglai's spirit a little twisted and excited. At this moment, he even had the pleasure of jumping back and forth on death.

However, Conglai was happy, and Cao Hong was uncomfortable.

Cao Hong's face was livid, and he raised his hand and ordered, "Crossbowmen, shoot inside the doors and windows!"

The crossbowmen immediately stepped forward and shot at the door and windows of the stone fortress.

The effect was good, at least people like Never dared to show up and mock again...

But that was all.

Although Never shouted arrogantly, he didn't dare to come out and fight Cao Hong. Anyway, he and the hussars in the stone fortress had the same idea, which was to delay!

This kind of twisting and struggling on the line of death was something that Never would have done in Cao's army before, but now, for some reason, Never felt very calm and adapted, as if it was supposed to be this way.

Cao Hong was about to order his men to climb the stone wall regardless of the consequences, just like climbing the outer wall of Suoyang Pass, but he heard the harsh sound of the golden gong outside Suoyang Pass!

Cao Hong stared at the small stone fort, extremely angry. He howled towards the location of the stone fort, and then led his men to retreat out in a hurry.

The Cao army soldiers retreated very frustrated.

But Conglai and others in the stone fort were cheering.

The Cao army outside the stone fort, although they occupied almost the entire Suoyang Pass, seemed to have lost everything.

The cavalry soldiers in the stone fort, although scarred and seriously injured, were in high spirits, as if they had won the final crown.

It was the beginning of the Yin hour, the darkest time before dawn.

Yin, the tiger walks in the wild.

Tiger idiot, Xu Chu, here we are!