Chapter 3477: Plans and Strategies

Chapter 3476 Plans and Strategies

Although there were more fires on Zhongtiao Mountain, it still couldn't stop the darkness from coming.

Fei Qian tried his best to observe the situation of Cao's Zhongtiao Mountain camp, but the distance was far and the light was insufficient, so even if Fei Qian had a telescope, it was difficult to see the specific movements of Cao's army. He could only see the flickering fire.

More than a dozen messengers came and went like a revolving lantern, reporting military information one after another:

‘Report! New troops appeared in the enemy's East Camp! About 800! ’

‘Report! The enemy's Central Camp sent out soldiers, about 1,000! To the east! ’

‘Report! The enemy's general's flag did not move! ’

‘Report! The head of an enemy military school was captured! ’

‘Report...’

A series of military reports gradually pieced together the changes in the entire battle situation in the Zhongtiao Mountain camp in Fei Qian's mind.

Fei Qian closed his eyes and thought.

Fei Qian was a little surprised about the current situation.

The changes in Cao's army in the Zhongtiaoshan camp seemed to be different from what Fei Qian had expected.

The Cao army soldiers were indeed a little broken, but not too bad.

Fei Qian thought that this phenomenon might be related to Cao Cao's attempt to reform the military system.

Fei Qian believed that the broken ones were the Cao army soldiers at the lower level, while the Zhongling Army and the Zhonghu Army might be relatively better.

Morale is not a fixed value, but a range, or a state.

Just like some people have a higher lower limit, while some people have no lower limit at all...

Coincidentally, people with no lower limit will destroy the lower limit of the entire society and country.

Just like the Han Dynasty.

There are many problems in the Han Dynasty, and many things are caused by guys with no lower limit...

Fei Qian is reforming the military system, and Lao Cao also has some actions.

Lao Cao's Zhongling Army and Zhonghu Army are actually modeled after the military system of Emperor Wu of Han. The names may be different, but they are basically the same.

At the beginning of the establishment of the Han Dynasty, the lieutenant was in charge of the Northern Army, and the emperor did not directly control the military power. When Emperor Wu came to power, the lieutenant was gone, and it became the Imperial Guards, and set up eight lieutenants, namely Zhonglei, Tunqi, Infantry, Yueqi, Changshui, Huqi, Shesheng, and Huben. Moreover, these eight lieutenants were out of the control of the Imperial Guards and directly obeyed the emperor. The Zhonglei Commander was originally a subordinate of the lieutenant. After Emperor Wu of Han, the Zhonglei Commander was changed to the Zhonglei Lieutenant. The Zhonglei Lieutenant was in charge of the affairs of the Northern Army camp, and his power was greater than that of the other seven lieutenants, but the seven lieutenants and the Zhonglei Lieutenant did not constitute a subordinate relationship.

At this time, the imperial power was greatly strengthened, and the strength of the central Northern Army, that is, the Imperial Guards, could suppress the tyrants in other counties and prefectures across the country and dared not act rashly...

So in the late period of Emperor Wu of Han, all the great Confucian scholars in the local area said in unison that "warmongering" harmed people and the country...

Emperor Wu of Han was old, he compromised, and issued a self-blame edict.

In the confrontation between the imperial power and the local tyrants, the local forces were gradually rising. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the only officials under the Imperial Guards were the Armory Commander, 200 Tiqi, and 500 halberd bearers, and the rest were all dismissed.

Later, Emperor Ling of Han also wanted to set up eight lieutenants, obviously wanting to compete with the local forces...

The accelerated fall of the imperial power in the Eastern Han Dynasty was, to a certain extent, related to the dismissal of the light chariots, cavalry, material officers, and tower ships after Emperor Guangwu came to power.

The starting point of Emperor Guangwu of Han was good.

Then a group of great Confucian scholars in Shandong were also frantically advocating Emperor Guangwu's benevolent rule.

Is it a benevolent rule?

Of course it is.

These troops are not professional soldiers, but militia.

Light chariots and cavalry are warriors who drive chariots and ride horses, that is, chariot soldiers and cavalry; material officers are infantry who are good at mountain warfare; tower ships are navy. The men of the Han Dynasty served in the army according to the system. At first, they were called regular soldiers. After serving for one year, they were called guards. After serving for two years, they were divided into light vehicles, cavalry, material officers, and tower ships according to their respective specialties.

Therefore, in the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty dismissed light vehicles, cavalry, material officers, and tower ships in order to live with the people, and ordered them to return to civilian status and engage in local agricultural and commercial activities to restore the low productivity caused by years of war. This behavior was right and correct. The purpose of Emperor Guangwu was to formulate this policy, which was naturally based on the social environment at that time and was determined after comprehensive consideration. The later Mingzhang Zhizhi also proved that recuperation was effective.

However, being right for a while does not mean being right forever!

The lack of military power, or the imbalance in the handling of soldiers' retirement after the disarmament, and the failure of the Eastern Han emperor to make timely adjustments after the social environment changed and the situation in the world changed, were the fundamental reasons for the loss of imperial power and the collapse of the Northern Army in the Eastern Han Dynasty until now.

Cao Cao obviously hopes to distinguish his elite troops from the local rubbish by reforming the military system...

Old Cao's starting point is obviously good.

But will the Shandong tyrants, who are used to "freedom", and the local clans be happy?

Fei Qian suddenly figured out some things.

Some of his recent doubts have been answered.

However, as night falls, Fei Qian must make a decision.

Should he continue to attack overnight or withdraw to rest first?

If he attacks overnight, he must send out troops again to put more pressure on Cao's army, and try to crush Cao's army tonight or before tomorrow morning to end the battle...

It would be best if it goes smoothly, but if it doesn't go smoothly, and we can't defeat Cao's army and take down the Zhongtiaoshan camp by tomorrow noon or even tomorrow afternoon, then we must withdraw our troops, and in the short term, at least before the siege equipment is delivered, it is unlikely to organize a large-scale attack.

The reason is simple, just like when you use the big move when pushing a tower, if you fail to push it down successfully, you can only wait until the CD cools down before fighting again.

If you choose to take advantage of a certain advantage and withdraw now to rest, then you can continue to attack after dawn tomorrow.

But withdrawing in this way may also cause Cao's soldiers to regain their foothold, and the defense of the camp in the damaged area will be repaired again. When tomorrow daytime comes, they will have to fight again and consume troops again...

Both options have their pros and cons.

This is like the changes in the military system of the Western Han Dynasty and the Eastern Han Dynasty. It seems to make sense and respond to social changes, but if you don't know how to adapt...

Fei Qian opened his eyes and slowly raised his hand.

At this moment, it seemed that all the noisy sounds around him disappeared.

Everyone shut up, their eyes focused on Fei Qian, watching the hand that Fei Qian slowly raised...

Fei Qian opened his palm, felt the wind in the night sky, and then quickly clenched it into a fist again, "Send the order! Attack overnight! Destroy the Zhongtiao camp before dawn! '

All the noise seemed to have returned to the world again.

The sound of war drums and horns suddenly sounded, spreading in the night wind!

"The cavalry has an order! '

"Forward! Advance according to the troop organization! '

"Ten thousand wins! Ten thousand wins! '

The sound of horse hooves roared away, and Fei Qian suddenly felt a little cold on his forehead, temples, and back.

It must be because he was weighing the pros and cons and calculating the gains and losses at that moment, which consumed too much brainpower...

Now the chess has been settled, it depends on how the Cao army in the Zhongtiao Mountain camp responds!

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Dong Zhao had planned a rhythmic retreat before. On the one hand, he would gradually withdraw the soldiers from the periphery to the important mountain roads, and on the other hand, he would use the retreat of Cao's soldiers to gradually lure the Hussars to the trap for an ambush.

This would maximize the effect of the original trap and severely damage the Hussars.

This plan itself did not have any major omissions.

However, plans always fail to keep up with changes.

Not long after the problem appeared in the east of the camp, new problems appeared in the west...

The west was destroyed by the Hussars, and even the front-line military school command post of the Cao army in the west was destroyed by the Hussars!

After all, Sima was familiar with the road...

Dong Zhao received the news and hurriedly asked the messenger, "Where is Duan Junxiao? Where is he?"

Duan Junxiao was the front-line commander of the Cao army on duty in the west.

The messenger was in a state of disgrace, his face was covered in blood and sweat, and he was terrified. Because he ran so fast, white smoke was coming out of his body and head, rising from his messy bun. The triangular messenger flag on his back was gone. I don’t know if it was knocked off or for some other reason. Anyway, there was only a bare thin wooden pole hanging crookedly.

The messenger recognized Dong Zhao. When he saw Dong Zhao asking questions, he struggled to stand up and saluted, "Reporting to the military advisor... The two armies were fighting, and I didn’t see Duan Junxiao when I came..."

Dong Zhao frowned and said, "You are not sent by Duan Junxiao?"

The messenger replied, "No, it was Chang Quchang. It was Chang Quchang who asked me to come to the central army for help! !"

Dong Zhao was not familiar with Quchang and below.

After all, there was a layer between them.

Shandong people are used to wearing condoms, layer after layer...

The contact between each other was transmitted through gloves, which avoided some problems, but also brought more problems.

Dong Zhao didn't know which Changquchang he was talking about, and what position he held in the West Camp. Besides, now was not the time to ask about these things, so he didn't even pause and immediately asked: "How many cavalrymen have come?"

"At least three thousand!" The messenger said with certainty, "Maybe five thousand!"

As if to strengthen the credibility of what he said, the messenger quickly added, "There are a squad of people who came out to report the news... Now there is only one left..."

Dong Zhao's eyes suddenly condensed.

This cavalry army is going to focus on the west as the main breakthrough direction?

This is of course understandable. After all, Sima Yi and Hao Zhao broke through from the west last time. They are relatively familiar with the terrain in that area, and it will naturally become a suitable direction for another breakthrough.

Dong Zhao didn't think there was anything wrong with this, but the question was whether this was the main force of the cavalry army?

The East Camp Gate was also howling that it was the main force of the cavalry, so which side was the real one?

Should we lure the Hussars into the trap now, or wait for another wave?

Instantly, this series of questions flooded into Dong Zhao's mind, making him feel a little hot and swollen even in the cold winter night.

Dong Zhao took a deep breath, tried to calm his pounding heart, and asked calmly: "Speak clearly! How many enemy troops are there! Three thousand or five thousand?

The messenger hesitated for a moment, but soon said: "I don't know, at least three thousand! There are Hussars everywhere, all black and dense!

"Did you see the flags raised by the Hussars?" Dong Zhao asked again.

"Sima! It's the Sima from last time!" The messenger replied.

"Sima..."

Dong Zhao thought he understood.

No need to ask any more questions...

Dong Zhao waved his hand and asked someone to take the messenger down to rest. Then he took a pen and ink and hurriedly wrote a scrawled excerpt of a book and newspaper. He gave it to his bodyguard and asked him to send it to Cao Cao immediately.

The guard beside Dong Zhao whispered: "Commander, the hussars are coming fiercely. Should we retreat to the back of the mountain first... The soldier just now said that the hussars are numerous... In case the central circle is lost, the roads will be congested." , I’m afraid it will be difficult to leave by then! 』

Before the guard could finish his words, he was interrupted by Dong Zhao, "No." If we make a move at this moment, other military academies will definitely follow suit, and then the whole battalion will..."

Dong Zhao didn't finish his sentence, but everyone understood the meaning.

Although Cao Jun's Zhongtiao Mountain camp is divided into three layers, inside and outside, and there are sentry towers and archery towers between each camp, but whether it is the camp or the sentry tower, people need to be on duty for protection, otherwise it will not be like the mountains and rocks. There is not much difference between dead and moving objects. So even if you can't hold it, you can't mess up the position, disrupt the organization, and interfere with the deployment. When the time comes, the whole army will collapse, which is comparable to the collapse of an idol's house. It doesn't matter who he is or not, let's run together, brother!

The guard grinned, but there were some things he had to say no matter what, "Commander, the outer circle will be lost sooner or later, and the middle circle may not be reliable. Even if the people in the outer circle retreat, they may not still have the energy to fight with the hussars." In battle, if you want to defend, you have to retreat to a higher place... Otherwise, when the time comes, when you really want to retreat, it will be over..."

Dong Zhao also knew that the guards had good intentions. He looked up at the mountains and was silent for a while, but still did not give the order to move the position. It's not that he doesn't want to retreat, nor is he willing to take risks, but he can only be here now!

Dong Zhao's reputation in Shandong was not very good.

This is related to Dong Zhao’s behavior...

To put it simply, it means "the end justifies the means".

The sun had dropped below the horizon.

The last red light disappeared, and the earth fell into darkness.

The firelight made the night seem more lonely and deep.

The day has passed and the night is coming.

It's like the future of Zhongtiao Mountain.

"Go and call Lieutenant Cheng!" 』

Dong Zhao ordered.

Captain Cheng is here.

Lieutenant Cheng was already wounded. One arm was not hung with an armour, but was covered with a bandage, and there were dark blood stains on it. Under the swaying light and fire, some places on the armor and shirt were dark in color, and some were light in color. When you got closer, you could smell the smell of blood.

"No need to be polite. ” Dong Zhao waved his hand so Captain Cheng didn’t have to salute, and then said straight to the point, “How many people do you have under your command?” 』

Captain Cheng was stunned for a moment.

He was in such a miserable condition, why didn't Dong Zhao let him go?

But he had to answer, so he had to say: "There are only more than 500 subordinates left..."

"That's enough!" Dong Zhao said, then took out a map from his pocket, asked the guard to bring the fire closer, pointed to a certain place on the map, and said to Captain Cheng, "Do you know this place?" 』

Cheng Xiaowei used the firelight to identify the map and saw several points marked on the map. His heart jumped, "This... is this a barren mountain valley?" 』

Dong Zhao nodded, "You need to go to the Xiying Gate. If you can find Duan Military Academy, you will lead the troops back here with him... If you can't find Duan Military Academy, I will authorize you to act for Xiying and temporarily take pictures of the soldiers of Xiying." Back here... Do you understand? 』

Captain Cheng swallowed his saliva and said, "Military advisor, are you asking me to lure the enemy to a barren mountain?" 』

I don't know why, Cheng Xiaowei was panicking.

In the era of cold weapons, fighting relied on the courage and bravery of soldiers.

Don't talk about bloody bravery now. The east and west camps are now in a panic. Even if Cao's soldiers below have not reached the level of frightened birds, they are still exhausted!

Even if you can't withstand the attack of the hussars even if you stay in the camp, you still want to lure the enemy's main force?

How can we fight this battle and attract the enemy?

Afraid that the hussars and horses would not come, I would disperse first.

Dong Zhao ignored Lieutenant Cheng's distressed look and continued: "I will take the people from here to the barren mountain valley, and when the hussars arrive, I will launch an ambush!" Make this place a burial place for enemy generals! 』

Cheng Xiaowei gasped, "Military advisor, even if I lead the troops to lure him, the enemy may not fall into the trap!" Didn’t the enemy just not enter the mountain last time? 』

"At this time and that time, the last time the enemy general came was during the day..." Dong Zhao said, "What's more, this time the enemy army is not an intrusion, but has the potential to break through my camp. As long as you will defeat the enemy army." If it is attracted, the enemy will definitely fall into the trap! 』

Cheng Xiaowei's face was stained with blood and dirt, hiding some of his expression. However, he glared and said after a moment: "The military advisor's plan is naturally very good, but... I am worried that I have very few soldiers. In the West Camp, Everything is chaotic again. Even if I take people down, I’m afraid I won’t be able to withstand it and won’t be able to carry them..."

As for why he couldn't bear it, he didn't say. Cheng Xiaowei knew that Dong Zhao must understand what he was talking about. He hoped that Dong Zhao would at least give him a better solution, or equip him with more soldiers and horses, so that he would have some sense of security.

But Dong Zhao just looked at him coldly and said, "Captain Cheng, are you cowardly?" Or do you want to disobey orders? 』

"How dare you, little one?" ! ” Lieutenant Cheng had no choice but to say what he was thinking, “Why don’t we let the soldiers of the Western Camp lure the hussars into the camp by themselves? How about we go to the barren mountain to ambush them?” 』

"no! ” Dong Zhao rejected Cheng Xiaowei’s suggestion without hesitation, “The soldiers of the Western Camp were beaten once before by an enemy general, and they were exhausted physically and mentally. In addition, Duan Junxiao did not know life and death, and it was difficult to control them! Now you can only succeed if you seduce the bandit army! 』

Lieutenant Cheng had no choice but to make one last attempt, "Commander, can we fight later?" The soldiers fought for a long time without any rest..."

Before he finished speaking, Dong Zhao interrupted him coldly: "Is it because the soldiers can't fight, or you don't dare to fight?" ! 』

Dong Zhao stared at Cheng Xiaowei, "What I said is a bit harsh, Cheng Xiaowei, don't mind... But Cheng Xiaowei's family is in Yingchuan, right?" When my lord was conferring honors and titles in Yingchuan, I remember what else Captain Cheng said? Could it be that you said it back then and have forgotten it now? 』

Cheng Xiaowei was so ashamed by Dong Zhao's words that he could not help but remain silent for a long time. Then he stood upright again, clenched his fist and hit the armor on his chest hard: "Commander, don't worry!" Small... I will live up to my lord in my humble position! ! 』

Dong Zhao nodded, "Okay!" You and I both live up to our lord! 』