Chapter 3478 Unplanned


    "Report!" The Sima Division on the left wing pursued the enemy to the recesses of the mountain and fell into the enemy''s trap! 』


    When Fei Qian heard this, he was suddenly startled, and immediately some unknown fire rose.


    I mentioned to Sima Yi just two days ago that I should be cautious!


    But before Fei Qian could get angry, another messenger came hurriedly, saying, "Report the hussars!" Sima is engaged in defeating the enemy''s army! Now we are breaking through the enemy''s encirclement! 』


    Two completely opposite pieces of information made Fei Qian a little confused.


    Fei Qian turned around and said to Huang Xu, "Send someone to the left wing immediately to check the situation and report back immediately!" 』


    Huang Xu took the order and immediately dispatched several hussar guards to quickly go to the left wing to inquire about the situation.


    Fei Qian couldn''t help but reached out and rubbed his forehead.


    Headache.


    The battlefield is like this. Inaccurate and unsmooth information are common problems. Even if the messenger reports the information, Fei Qian still needs to go through his own analysis and interpretation before he can make corresponding judgments and decisions.


    Not only the current Zhongtiao Mountain camp, but also the troops in Tongguan and the Sichuan-Shu Army further away are relatively lagging behind in information. That''s why there is a saying that if the general is away, the king''s orders will not be accepted. After all, the orders issued from the king may become completely inapplicable after reaching the front line.


    Of course, this must be mutual trust between the king and the general, and the goal is unified, otherwise this sentence will be taken out of context and become an excuse for obedience and insubordination.


    Fei Qian turned around and looked at the wounded soldiers who retreated, "Let''s prepare more hot soup at the back!" Also prepare more firewood! Dry cloth! Prioritize taking care of injuries! 』


    The orderly responded loudly, and then ran to the rear.


    No one wants to be abandoned or abandoned.


    Fei Qian didn''t actually give much, but at least Fei Qian actually showed concern for these low-level soldiers and thought for them. This actually represents an attitude of respect.


    As for the soldiers at the bottom, they may not care about life or death, but they care about whether they are respected.


    This may be a very strange phenomenon, but it has appeared repeatedly and repeatedly in ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad.


    Respect, a simple but not simple word.


    The early winter snow will come soon. When fighting in such a cold night, you will freeze if you wear too little, and you will sweat if you wear too much. Whether it is freezing or sweating, as long as you stop and the cold wind blows, it will be very easy to recover. The wind and cold, plus cold water and cold food, may make diarrhea inevitable. As long as one is not controlled well, a collective epidemic may spread, just like Cao Cao''s attack on Red Cliff in history.


    How much respect Fei Qian gives to ordinary soldiers, then how much these ordinary soldiers will give Fei Qian in return.


    The continuous harassment operations in the past two days to the current overnight attack took a huge toll on the physical strength and energy of the soldiers, but Fei Qian did not hear any complaints from these soldiers, or any fear of fighting.


    Heroes and the people originally complement each other, but some people will exaggerate the heroes intentionally or unintentionally, and then wipe out the efforts and struggles of the people.


    The reason why an emperor can become an emperor is not just to wear a crown, but to have the people be willing to accept the emperor.


    An emperor without people is like a chicken without feathers.


    Fei Qian turned back to confirm that all the wounded soldiers had received treatment, and then asked the guards who were returning from the left wing in a hurry, "What is the situation?" 』


    The guard reported: "Sima led the troops to attack the outlying camp of Cao''s army. His subordinate Zhao Quchang pursued Cao''s defeated troops too far into the valley of a barren mountain and encountered an ambush by Cao''s army..."


    The guard told the story in general.


    The person ambushing him was not Sima Yi, but one of Sima Yi''s subordinates.


    Cao Jun lured Naqu Chang into the barren mountain valley, and then launched an ambush. However, for some reason, Cao Jun''s ambush was not completely effective. Sima Yi later led troops to rescue Naqu Chang''s troops. Seeing that the damage was not serious, Cao Jun was a little confused because the ambush failed, so he took the opportunity to counterattack and broke through the central circle defense line on the west side of Cao Jun.


    After Fei Qian listened, he nodded and said nothing more.


    On the battlefield, accidents are normal.


    Fei Qian can accept accidents, but if it is said that precautions have been explained and human errors have occurred, then it cannot be forgiven. From now on, it seems to be okay, but we have to wait to learn more about the specific matters after the war.


    Sima Yi has already opened a hole in the flank...


    Xu Chu was blocked by the fire.


    Most people might think that Sima Yi had better luck than Xu Chu, but Fei Qian believed that it was because Sima Yi had done more homework than Xu Chu about the layout and geography of Cao''s army on the west side of the Zhongtiao Mountain camp, and was more prepared than Xu Chu.


    In this case…


    Sima Yi''s troops alone are obviously unable to expand the results and defeat Cao''s camp, so Fei Qian must tilt the combat power in Sima Yi''s direction, which means that Xu Chu''s support will be reduced.


    Fei Qian originally wanted Xu Chu to have more meritorious deeds.


    After all, in the land of Shandong, the civil servant series is undoubtedly too strong, while the general series is a bit weaker.


    But before Fei Qian could think about it for too long, the news from Sima Yi made Fei Qian make an immediate decision. Sima Yi found the remaining craftsmen in the barren mountain valley and asked about several places where gunpowder was buried!


    The problem that Fei Qian was worried about at the beginning of the battle was Cao Jun''s gunpowder.


    Although Fei Qian knew that the power of gunpowder in Shandong was very average, it was still a headache when the quantity was too large.


    That''s why Fei Qian asked his troops to use rockets to set fire to the Zhongtiao Mountain camp, hoping that the northwest wind would cause the flames to ignite and detonate some of Cao Jun''s traps. However, he didn''t know whether it was because he didn''t hit the right place, or because Cao Jun was also prepared. , it seems that nothing good has been achieved As a result, Fei Qian has always been a little hesitant. Now if Cao Jun''s trap area can be determined, and coupled with the defense plan given by Lu Chang, then the fog of war in Zhongtiao Mountain Camp cannot be said to be completely cleared, at least You can also understand everything.


    Fei Qian immediately asked someone to check the intelligence sent by Sima Yi with the defense plan of Zhongtiao Mountain on hand. It turned out that the trap location information reported by Sima Yi was indeed sixty-seven percent credible!


    Quite simply, most of these traps are located near the mountain road, scattered between the middle circle and the inner circle surrounding Zhongtiao Mountain. For Cao Jun, it is obviously meaningless to dig a trap that no one has gone to, or that is not at the location where the troops are deployed. Therefore, combined with Lu Chang''s defense map, it can be judged that these traps are roughly true or false.


    Fei Qian thought for a moment and then gave the order, "Come here!" Quickly extract this picture and send it to the front army! 』


    After having the trap map, the speed of the Hussars'' advance was greatly accelerated.


    The hussars who were originally in the middle circle were worried that they would fall into a trap if they rushed forward. Now that they knew the approximate location of the trap, they directly penetrated and attacked from the middle of the trap. Cao''s soldiers in the middle circle who were penetrated by the breakthrough were worried about being divided and surrounded. , but they could only retreat in a hurry, so the middle circle of Cao''s army, which might have taken some time to break through, was easily captured by the hussars.


    Of course, in the process of multi-line offense, there are also some unsmooth sounds.


    For example, some of Xu Chu''s troops got lost in the mountains. Forced by the fire, some of Xu Chu''s men could only avoid the invasion of the flames, and then deviated from the original route. Unable to communicate with each other, their opinions could not be unified. This small group of people actually dispersed into three parts. , and the trends of these three parts are still different.


    A force tried to bypass the cordon of Cao''s army in the middle circle and attack Cao''s rear position. However, because they were not familiar with the road, they climbed up the cliff and then were forced to return. Not only wasting time, they also lost soldiers while climbing the cliff.


    Another group is trying to return to the original road, but because the original road is full of flames, it is impossible to pass...


    Only the last group retreated directly to the foot of the mountain, and then found another organization to return to the team.


    This kind of thing also exposed the weak communication problem of Fei Qian''s troops in such a noisy combat environment.


    It''s just that Fei Qian still has no solution to this problem.


    Regardless of whether it is traditional means such as bronze whistles, bronze mirrors, horns, flags, bonfires, etc., in this area with insufficient light, undulating mountains, and the current productivity conditions, it is undoubtedly a fantasy to effectively transmit information.


    Fei Qian had some problems here due to poor information transmission, and among Cao Jun, this kind of problem was even more common.


    The brutal sounds of fighting on the surrounding battlefields, and the roar of war drums and horse hooves in the hussar formation at the foot of the mountain, were like waves, rushing towards the center of the Zhongtiao Mountain camp, shaking the flags on the center of Cao''s army. The rolled up.


    Dong Zhao raised his head and looked at the rolling flag, but his heart became more and more panicked. Compared with the ordinary soldiers of Cao''s army on the outside, the soldiers in the inner circle are naturally relatively elite. Even now that the Zhongtiao Mountain camp has been broken through by the Hussars, these soldiers are still standing in their respective positions. In this position, it can still provide some psychological comfort to Dong Zhao.


    Looking at the various defensive equipment in the camp, they are all ready.


    Behind the wall, a circle of large shields was specially added to block the horses, and knife carts were prepared to block the breach, as well as sand and gravel to extinguish the flames...


    Outside the Chinese army camp, two roads around the camp have been cleared and marked.


    This is to prepare for the broken troops in the middle and outer circles to attack the central army. These broken troops can be allowed to bypass the camp along the road to avoid being directly attacked by the defeated soldiers.


    These preparations are not incomplete, but for some reason, Dong Zhao''s heart seems to be falling into an abyss, falling all the time, unable to bottom out.


    In about an hour or two, a new day will come and the sun will rise again.


    But what about the Zhongtiao Mountain Camp?


    From the beginning of the war, Dong Zhao''s mood changed repeatedly. From the initial joy that the hussars were caught in a trap, to the certainty that I can still carry it, to the anger that Cao''s soldiers failed to show the same bravery as the last time against Sima Yi, and finally to the doubts about the overall situation now...


    If you look at Dong Zhao''s response in pieces, there is nothing wrong with it. He generally implemented Cao Cao''s strategies, basically controlled the fluctuations of the Zhongtiao Mountain camp, and in principle completed his duties as a commander...


    During the day, Dong Zhao was still full of confidence.


    In the large tent of the Chinese army, the voice was loud and clear when issuing orders.


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    However, after nightfall, the hussars fought at night, much to the surprise of Dong Zhao and Cao''s soldiers. Originally, they thought that the Hussars would only attack in one wave, and then, like last time, unable to break through the center circle, they would naturally retreat and wait for another attack the next day...


    If you fight little by little, Cao Jun will most likely be able to resist.


    After all, the pressure is local and temporary. Dong Zhao can deploy rotations to extend the effective fighting time of Cao''s soldiers as much as possible.


    But now the Hussars continued to attack, and there were quite a lot of troops deployed in three directions, especially on the left and right wings, which made Dong Zhao somewhat concerned about one thing and not the other.


    The west side of the camp was captured, and although the east side was blocked by fire, the flames would eventually be extinguished...


    As for the hussars in the middle, although the attack speed is not fast, who can guarantee that the hussars will not directly attack the heavily armored infantry in the next moment?


    Therefore, Dong Zhao did not dare to deploy his troops at will, and it was impossible to let Cao''s soldiers take turns to rest.


    Therefore, the gap between Cao''s army and the Hussars soldiers in physical fitness became more and more obvious the longer the battle lasted.


    "military adviser! The riders on the east side of the Cavalry are bypassing the line of fire and attacking towards the center circle again! Central Circle Military Academy is in urgent need of help! 』


    "military adviser! The Hussars threw five-element thunder and destroyed the Third Battalion of the East! Our army is defeated! Military Academy Zhang died in battle! 』


    "military adviser! Shefeng camp asks for arrows! There are less than ten arrows left! 』


    "military adviser! General Jiang Pi was defeated and did not know where he ended up! Its parts collapsed and couldn''t be gathered together for a while! 』


    "military adviser! Go up the mountain and activate the trap! The Hussars have suffered a few setbacks and are already retreating! 』


    "military adviser! The Hussars avoided the trap and broke through the fifth battalion of the Central Encirclement! Military Academy Chen asks for help! 』


    "military adviser! The troops of the western brigade of the Hussars did not go through the North Pass and entered the west branch road..."


    When he heard the last military report, Dong Zhao''s expression suddenly changed, "What did you say?" 』


    "Report to the military advisor!" The Hussars did not enter Beishan Pass! Take the west path! 』


    Dong Zhao turned around quickly and reached the table. He looked at the drawings on the table with a gloomy expression on his face.


    The westward path leads directly to the inner circle of Cao Jun''s camp!


    It was understandable that Dong Zhao did not take the north road entrance, but why did the Hussars choose the distance instead of the near road and chose the west road instead?


    This road was originally planned for Cao''s infantry to go around and attack the Hussars'' rear, but now...


    In addition to Beidaokou, there are several small roads in Zhongtiao Mountain. They don''t have any special names, so they are marked by their directions. The west side road is relatively narrow and does not allow carriages and horses to pass, and only infantry can pass. Therefore, Dong Zhao believed that even if the hussars did not take the north road entrance, they would go up the mountain to the more open middle side road.


    "The mountains on the west side of the road are high and the valleys are deep. Fireworks and flags are also set up. Aren''t the hussars afraid of an ambush?" 』


    Dong Zhao couldn''t understand.


    Because the west branch road is narrow and has to pass through a deep valley, Dong Zhao thinks that the Hussars will never take this road at all!


    Because this kind of terrain is really perfect for an ambush!


    As long as there is a blockade at both ends in the valley, the Hussars will be severely damaged even if they are not killed!


    Cao Jun''s gunpowder was not unlimited, so he did not arrange much gunpowder on the west side road from the beginning. He only buried it in the recesses of the barren mountains, and then faked flags and bonfires to respond to the false and true strategy of the art of war.


    But now the Hussars have chosen the westward path!


    After all, if you want to take the westward path, you must first pass through the barren mountain valley, and then after being bombed once, you will probably not dare to continue forward!


    This kind of psychological tactic was used when designing the barren mountain concave trap...


    But why didn’t the gunpowder trap in Huangshan Valley work? ?


    Where is Cheng Xiaowei? !


    "Damn!" Where is Captain Cheng? Dong Zhao said angrily, unable to maintain his expression control any longer, "He was ordered to lure the enemy troops, where did he lure them to?" ! Why did the Hussars break through the barren mountain valley? ! Why wasn''t the trap in Huangshan''ao activated? ! 』


    Regardless of the flow of messengers at the main tent of Cao''s army, some effective information was not conveyed to Dong Zhao. Most of the messages from various places were asking for help, asking for help, and asking for help again, but the specifics were There is very little information about how many hussars there were on the battlefield and the specific movements of the hussars.


    The trap in Huangshanao was not successfully launched, and no one informed Dong Zhao.


    After all, it is a custom in Shandong to hide things from the superiors but not the inferiors.


    So Dong Zhao thought that the trap in Huangshan''ao was still there, and he was just waiting for the Hussars to enter the trap. Now he knew that the Hussars had broken through Huangshan''ao, and after taking the westward path, he realized that there was something wrong with the trap in Huangshan''ao. .


    But it''s too late...


    『…』


    Seeing Dong Zhao''s anger, the guards on the side also remained silent.


    It will take at least two or three hours before dawn. It is the darkest moment of the day. I want to quickly determine the location of an army in the Shili Camp, and then find its leader...


    Dong Zhao more or less guessed something, and instead of continuing his incompetent rage, he slid his finger on the map, then stopped at a certain place, raised his head, and said, "Here comes someone!" Order your troops immediately! Move against Hengshan Rock with someone! 』


    "military adviser! No! "The guards came forward and stopped Dong Zhao, "Military counselor, if you lead the army to move to Hengshan Rock, what will happen to the Chinese army''s camp? Why not send someone to garrison this place? 』


    "Who to send?" Dong Zhao looked at his own bodyguard and said, "Send you?" 』


    The guard was stunned for a moment, "Young ones only know **** enemies, but don''t know how to arrange troops..."


    Dong Zhao patted the guard''s arm, "I know... I don''t mean to blame you, but now... who can be trusted?" Captain Cheng is still from Yingchuan! Now...if the Hussars break through Hengshan Rock, they can directly attack the Chinese camp! If you can''t defend Hengshan Rock, you can''t defend the Chinese army camp! 』


    "Military advisor, we can garrison in this camp!" If the hussars come, they can ask other camps to return reinforcements, so they can encircle them on all sides and defeat the enemy? ” the guard said again. It''s not that the guards were timid, but that Dong Zhao, as the commander of the first battalion, would be involved too much if he moved to Hengshan Rock. Moreover, once the general moved, if the army''s morale was unstable, it would be troublesome.


    Dong Zhao raised his head and looked at the general''s flag, with a wry smile on his face, "Stay here and guard the general''s flag...this is waiting to die!" If someone can defeat the enemy at Hengshan Rock, then the Chinese army will naturally have no worries and still have a glimmer of hope! If not...if the Hussars appear elsewhere, I''m afraid..."


    Dong Zhao sighed, his eyes became sharp again, "Send the order!" Order troops immediately! Attack Hengshanyan and face the Hussars! 』