Chapter 1497 Who takes advantage of whom


    In ancient wars, sometimes it is so helpless, if you don''t pursue it, it is often not so easy to encircle and annihilate an army in the field. Even if the encirclement is arranged, it may not be able to catch the scattered Fleeing soldiers, unless the troops surrender, are really not easy to deal with.


    At the same time, when the two armies are fighting in the wild, although the so-called assertion that the battle damage reaches 20% will lead to a rout and retreat is an assertion followed by mindless netizens in later generations, it also shows from another aspect that the actual In many battles, especially in the era of cold weapons, not as many people died directly on the battlefield as imagined.


    Especially those who died tens of thousands or more than 100,000, or even more, were either caused by long-term battles, or were killed and surrendered, or captured by captives. Those who died directly in the battle were only a small part of them. .


    Among the pawns in these battles, the general is a relatively dangerous and safe position. It is dangerous because the general is often the target of the opponent, and safe because most of the generals are physically strong. The general soldiers are good, the equipment is better than the general soldiers, and there are a lot of guards to protect them, so it is not an impossible task to force the generals of one side back. Sun Shiwan also agreed, but he wants to be among the ten thousand troops. Going straight to cut the general, I am afraid that Guan Yu smiled proudly with his long beard.


    Chasing is fun for a while, but if you keep chasing, you will easily lead to the crematorium.


    After all, when the two sides form a team, it can generally be regarded as an equal sign, or many equal signs. The upper and lower sides fight each other, the contact area is relatively large, and the formation is generally relatively complete. When chasing, it becomes a dash, one front and one back, the contact surface is only a little bit, and the formation is relatively scattered. Therefore, if you are ambushed by the opponent in such a situation, most of the time, don''t think about adjusting your posture instantly to fight back. Retreating is the most normal way to deal with it.


    Zhang Fei was like this. After encountering Huang Cheng''s ambush, he immediately led his men and horses to pull back, out of the dangerous area, and pretended not to hear Wei Yan''s yells. Thinking about it, the third master was born in rap after all, so how could he be compared to Wei Yan, a half-way monk?


    The pursuit of Wei Yan and Huang Cheng did not last long. After seeing Guan Yu coming to help, they rectified their formation and retreated slowly. Guan Yu also protected Zhang Fei, and the two sides broke off contact with a tacit understanding.


    Although it was not a very fierce battle, the soldiers on both sides were generally exhausted. Unless they were really at a dead end, the general generals were not so stupid.


    Zhang Fei was somewhat resentful, thinking that since Guan Yu came, he could kill the black-faced dwarf who was parroting his tongue, but Guan Yu stopped Zhang Fei''s wishful thinking after seeing the soldiers of Wei Yan, Huang Cheng and others.


    After all, there are still some advantages now. Wulijian''s camp has indeed been captured, so there is no need to continue fighting with Zhengxi''s troops in a terrain that he is not familiar with. It is like eating a meal. It is also played game by game. It is naturally best to be able to determine the outcome in one game, but most of the time it is still to accumulate small victories and then achieve big victories.


    Watching Guan Yu retreating slowly, although Wei Yan himself was prepared, he still felt a little uncomfortable. He gritted his teeth and muttered, as if to say something like "it''s cheaper, this black fellow" and so on...


    Huang Cheng glanced at Wei Yan, smiled naively, didn''t say anything, looked up at the sky, gathered the queue, and retreated slowly.


    There are daytime affairs during the day, and evening affairs at night, each has a division of labor, and no one will delay anyone...


    ………………


    Guan Yu and Zhang Fei retreated to the camp at the mouth of Wulijian. The vehicles that came to transfer supplies, such as cattle and horses, have just arrived, and they are moving tents, wood and so on to the vehicles.


    "Okay, don''t mutter any more..." Guan Yu pointed to the supplies in the camp and said, "Now that we have these and captured the camp, we have won by a margin, so what is there to worry about?"


    Although Guan Yu said this, Zhang Fei was still a little puzzled. He took the water bag handed over by the guard, gulped it down, poured the rest of the water on his face, rubbed it a few times, and then The dog flicked the water from his beard like water, and said in a low voice, "I know, I just feel uncomfortable!"


    Guan Yu saw that Zhang was like this, so he didn''t continue to say anything. For Guan Yu''s character, it was not easy to explain a sentence like this. If it was someone else, Guan Yu would probably just snort and leave. I don''t even bother to take care of the corners of my eyes.


    But when he saw the supplies in the camp, Guan Yu had to look at the corners of his eyes. After all, there were not many vehicles in Wulijian originally, and the baggage vehicles of the Han Dynasty generally had two wheels, so the loading capacity was naturally limited. Evacuating all the materials in the camp is very difficult, and it can be said that it is basically impossible...


    So there are only two options, one is to move a part, burn a part, and only a small part can be moved, and most of the supplies cannot be moved, so they can only be burned; the other way is to stick to the camp for a day Left and right, after a few more trips, it will be emptied naturally.


    Guan Yu hesitated.


    When it comes to making decisions on the battlefield and choosing before the battle, Guan Yu is unambiguous again, and can even find fleeting fighters, but when faced with these heavy objects, Guan Yu has difficulty making choices. It''s a pity to download any of the same things.


    "Third brother, when these vehicles are installed, you can lead them back to Shiliang first..." Guan Yu brushed his long beard, squinted his eyes slightly and said, he was still a little reluctant to part with these supplies and equipment, "Let the soldiers move faster , move back and forth a few more times..."


    Zhang Fei walked aside, looked through the supplies, and said, "Ha, these oilcloths are good! I''ll take two bundles first! These days in the mountains, the dew is too heavy, and the armor has never been dried! Yo! There is linoleum! Tsk tsk, I heard that Zhengxi''s troops are well equipped, so I saw it today... Wait! This taste! There is also wine! Wow! "


    If Zhengxi General Fei was hiding in the scene, Zhang Fei would have hugged and shouted to his relatives. It’s been a long time since he smelled the smell of wine, and this is still a strong wine that has been brewed many times!


    Zhang Fei''s eyeballs were straightened, and his saliva almost stayed.


    In the field camp, what is the most troublesome thing?


    must be sleeping.


    Lying directly on the ground to sleep, the humidity rises at night, and the earthy smell can make you feel as if you have been buried alive in the soil, and the oilcloth and linoleum can isolate the moisture on the ground. If you dry the hot ground by the bonfire Go up a bunk, and then go up, not to mention how comfortable it is, it is definitely an indispensable must-have for camping.


    Of course, for Zhang Fei, it doesn''t matter whether there is linoleum or not, what matters is the drinks!


    "Go back and send more scouts..." Guan Yu ordered, "Today, I saw that there are many elite soldiers under Zhengxi, running between the mountains and rocks like walking on the ground...It''s fine to bring these drinks back, but the third brother can''t drink to cause trouble!"


    "It''s natural!" Zhang Fei patted his chest, and then immediately went to direct the soldiers to load the car, "Second brother, don''t worry! Come on! Come on! Hurry up! Put all these drinks into the car! Hey hey hey! Be careful! If I break a jar, I will beat you to death!"


    Guan Yu frowned slightly, but seeing Zhang Fei''s slanderous face, he couldn''t help but sigh in his heart, and then let Zhang Fei go.


    Zhang Fei is fond of wine and meat, and Guan Yu also knows that for a long time, in order to raise money and food for the army, Liu Bei spent most of his expenses on soldiers, while his brothers didn''t have much enjoyment. Guan Yu can understand this , and didn’t have any complaints, so seeing Zhang Fei’s current slanderous appearance, although he knew that Zhang Fei would definitely drink when he went back, he couldn’t bear to order Zhang Fei not to carry these drinks back...


    Forget it, spread out the scouts to the surrounding area tonight, and watch the entrance of Wulijian strictly. In this way, even if the third brother is a little negligent because of drinking at the stone beam, it will not cause any serious problems.


    Guan Yu had made up his mind, so he ignored Zhang Fei. While looking at the surrounding terrain, he assigned soldiers. In Guan Yu''s mind, it would take one more night. He will wait for dawn to come again, and by the time of dawn, he has already retreated to the Shiliang army stronghold, so naturally it is safe...


    ………………


    On the hillside outside the Shiliang Army Village, a few Jingzhou soldier scouts slowly climbed up a grassy slope, and the leader fell to the ground one by one, lay down on the soft grass and moaned: "Oh, I''m so exhausted!" , the bones are falling apart."


    Several other scouts also sat down one after another, and one of them echoed: "What''s so good about Sichuan and Sichuan? It''s all about mountains! Other than mountains, there are mountains! Climb mountains every day!"


    Another scout also complained: "I don''t know what Liu Shijun thinks, let us come to Sichuan... No matter how you say it, Jingzhou is better..."


    Are you a soldier? How can there be no complaints? Especially these local soldiers who were originally in Jingzhou traveled long distances and rushed to Wulijian. In addition, there are some differences in language and pronunciation between the local soldiers in Sichuan and Sichuan, and there are also some differences in eating habits. If you can''t talk about it, it''s normal to have some complaints.


    The scout lay down first, resting his arms on his pillow, looking thoughtfully at the increasingly dark sky, and said: "I heard that the eldest son is not welcomed by the envoy...We are actually being..."


    "Shut up!" The elder next to him suddenly changed his color. Although he was in the night and on the hillside, there was no one around except his brother, he turned his head and looked around in fear, and shouted in a low voice , "You dare to talk about this matter! If it spreads out and is tracked down by the higher-ups, it will be a crime of deceiving the army! Do you want everyone to accompany you to lose their heads!"


    "I made a slip of the tongue!" The first scout also knew that he couldn''t say anything, so he quickly turned over and sat up, and apologized to the others, but still couldn''t help but said, "If this is the case...we...what are we?"


    Everyone fell silent immediately.


    The more mature Shichang coughed, "What is it? What do you think you are? Have you eaten too much today? Why are you so careless? You and I are the same, just a big soldier with his head tied to his belt! Let''s go! Going further up, I have to be on duty at the top of the mountain tonight, if I have this kind of leisure, I might as well find a place!"


    Several Jingzhou scouts got up listlessly and continued to walk up.


    After walking for a while, one of the scouts who was climbing up slowed down and turned his head to look around.


    "What''s the matter?" Another scout who was following him almost bumped his head on his ass, and suddenly muttered dissatisfiedly, "What are you stopping for?"


    "It''s weird, I seem to have heard some birdsong..."


    "Birds? There are many mountains and forests. Isn''t it normal to have bird sounds? It''s not normal if there are no bird sounds, okay? What''s so strange about this?"


    "No, no..." The scout at the front said hesitantly, "Listen, this one seems to be a little different... The bird''s singing seems to be..."


    The Jingzhou scouts at the front tried their best to distinguish the sound, and then suddenly saw a monster with a head of cattail grass and colorful faces appearing from the grass above the head, and suddenly screamed in fright, its hands and feet were so weak, and it could not move on the slope. Unable to attach, he was about to fall, and knocked the other people behind him staggeringly, and rolled down with two or three.


    When the scouts from Jingzhou barely supported themselves with their noses and faces bruised and swollen, they realized that a lot of monsters like the ones they had just seen had gathered around them, roaring and shooting or killing several of their companions. Or slash and kill them to realize that these monsters are actually humans...


    The scout from Jingzhou suddenly had a chill on his neck, and a sharp saber was attached to it, and a low voice rang in his ears, "Come on, tell me the truth, what is the password of the camp tonight, and I will spare your life..."


    "Yes... yes..." The Jingzhou scout rolled his eyes a few times, "This... the password is... Xiangyang..."


    "Hmph!" Liao Hua''s men exerted force, and the blade cut the Jingzhou scout''s neck, and blood sprayed out with a puff. Liao Hua easily twisted the Jingzhou scout''s neck downward, most of the blood splashed on the ground, but not much on Liao Hua''s body. "Do you think I''m a fool?"


    Ling Jie walked over with the saber in hand, and shook off the blood stains on the saber, "Yuan Jian, what''s wrong?"


    Liao Hua stood up and said, "I wanted to ask for a password... This boy is not honest..." The army used flags and horns as a signal during the day, and mostly used lights as a signal at night. Liao Hua originally just asked casually, it''s best if he can ask, and it doesn''t matter if he can''t, so when he saw the Jingzhou scout''s eyes rolling around and hesitating, he guessed that what he said was probably false.


    guessed wrong?


    If you guess wrong, you guess wrong. If he really believed what the Jingzhou scout said, and then regarded it as true, and pretended to go through the front door, then he really jumped on the tip of the knife.


    "This is the third batch..." Liao Hua put away the saber, "It''s almost there, and there will be no more scouts coming out within an hour or two..."


    Ling Jie also turned his head to look at Shiliang, then looked up at the sky, and said, "Well, let''s do it."


    The autumn wind is refreshing tonight, it is a good time to kill and set fire...


    (end of this chapter)