Killing system of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 349

There are many rivers near Xuchang City, and the more than [-] troops of the two countries were also separated into pieces because of the relationship between the rivers.

However, these rivers are not big rivers. Even in the wet season, they are only fifty steps wide, and the narrowest places are only more than ten steps.This kind of width is nothing to the soldiers under Zhang Yi's command. Southerners' impression of rivers is that they are no different from creeks if they are not a hundred steps wide.Therefore, Lv Meng used these rivers to divide the army into several pieces, and there was no need to set up large camps at all.

Cao Wei's army is completely different. Most of them are from the north. Even a river more than ten steps wide can be considered a big river. This is what the Southern Boat and Northern Horse said.

Although Cao Ren and Cao Chun had an army of [-] to [-], they could not put all their soldiers on the battlefield because of the barrier of the river.If they were not very familiar with the surrounding area of ​​Xuchang, they could always find a place to cross the river, otherwise they would have to attack one river after another.

Because Lu Meng set up a camp in Yingyang and commanded it from the center.Lu Xun set up a big camp in Yingyin, and Qin Qiong was the vanguard.Wang Yanzhang guarded the flanks at Changshe to prevent Cao Wei's cavalry from going south.Su Lie was stationed in Linying, and also protected the flanks. With cavalry, Cao Chun did not dare to bypass Linying and go south.However, the Changshe area is close to the mountains, so it is difficult for large-scale cavalry to march, and Wang Yanzhang will intercept and kill them on a small scale.

Seeing this situation, Cao Ren and Cao Chun couldn't help feeling heavy.

"Before we harassed the enemy's food and grass, we still couldn't gain the upper hand. Su Lie blocked our way to harass, and we will be at a disadvantage in the future." Cao Ren said to Cao Chun worriedly.

Cao Chun was also worried, "It's not just that Xuchang is not good for us. Now that Zhang Yi is attacking from multiple directions, Zhang Wenyuan has already retreated to Yanzhou, and Xu Gongming is trapped in Luoyang. If it weren't for Xuchang's large number of troops, we would not have been in a stalemate until now."

"It is true that Zhang Yi has many soldiers, and His Majesty thinks things are too simple." Cao Ren said: "Your Majesty wants to defend the states, but moves the capital to Yecheng, causing turmoil in the hearts of the people. The soldiers don't have much fighting spirit. And because Zen Regarding the position, the ministers of the state have different thoughts, and most of the resourceful people have dispersed, and the prosperity of talents is no longer the same as before."

Cao Chun fell silent, and Cao Ren dared to say this.Cao Pi did a very bad job in this regard. He was too impatient to usurp the Han alone, which made many people object.

For example, Xun You, although he is not as devoted to the Han Dynasty as his uncle Xun Yu, but he is still loyal to the Han Dynasty.He worked for the Han Dynasty very early and participated in the reversal of the chairman. Later, when things were revealed, he still spoke freely.Later, after following Cao Cao, he offered advice many times and came up with a lot of clever tricks.Even if Cao Cao became king, Xun You did not object.But after Cao Pi usurped the Han Dynasty, Xun You said he was sick and returned home.Of course, Xun You is also really sick. He is almost 60 years old, and it is normal to be sick. Historically, he passed away this year.

But there is no way, and they can't just recruit someone to give them advice.Cao Ren, Cao Chun, Cao Xiu, and Cao Zhen had nothing to say about letting them charge into battle, and they were all good at leading the army, but they were not strong in making plans.So they used their advantages to the limit, even if they lead troops to attack and defend, they don't need any tricks, just do it!
This barbaric method also saved Lu Meng and Lu Xun a lot of thought.Although they are all smart generals, it would be even better if they could win without using their brains.Zhang Yijun's favorite thing is this kind of head-on confrontation. Their soldiers are elite, and what they are least afraid of is head-on confrontation. So it doesn't matter if you have more people.I just need to set up the crossbow array, and as many as you come will die. Are you still afraid of this?

So the two sides began to fight head-to-head near Xuchang.Lu Xun set up a crossbow formation, and Cao Chun led the tiger and leopard cavalry to attack. Qin Qiong blocked the tiger and leopard cavalry, and was stopped by Cao Ren's troops. Lu Xun shot down Cao Ren's army with the crossbow formation. Happy.

Cao Xiu and Wang Yanzhang also became entangled in the Changsha area. Cao Xiu was trying to intercept the grain road, while Wang Yanzhang was going to support Xuchang, and then the two stalemate on the road.When meeting on a narrow road, the brave wins. Wang Yanzhang didn't fear the cavalry led by Cao Xiu at all. He led the infantry in formation and even countercharged Cao Xiu.

Cao Xiu didn't understand what Wang Yanzhang meant at first, but after his cavalry was stopped by Wang Yanzhang's men, he learned of Wang Yanzhang's plan.After losing their speed, the cavalry is not as flexible as the infantry, but will be restrained by the infantry.When Cao Xiu saw the cavalry casualties coming up, he immediately broke away from Wang Yanzhang, gathered again in the distance, and then turned back to fight back.

Su Lie's troops also participated in it, but before reaching the main battlefield, they were stopped by Cao Zhen's troops.Cao Zhen thought he was not Su Lie's opponent, so he chose to defend.

Su Lie led troops to attack Cao Zhen's army, and the offensive was very fierce.However, Cao Zhen is not easy to deal with, so Su Lie really has no way to defeat him in a short time.

Both sides fought fiercely, and the generals and school hurt each other.However, Zhang Yi still has the advantage in this aspect. When the bow and crossbow formation is formed, it is impossible to evacuate or break the formation without hundreds or thousands of casualties.

The Xuchang area fought for a month. Zhang Yi lost more than 4000 people, while Cao Wei lost more than [-].These casualties allowed the forces of both sides to advance in the direction of equality.

But after playing for a month, both sides are already very tired.Especially Cao Wei, who has been unable to fight anymore.Cao Ren and others immediately chose to avoid the battle, and only planned to fight Lu Meng again after resting.

Of course Lu Meng disagreed, and went to challenge every day, after Cao Wei refused to fight.Lu Meng sent someone to attack the camp, and he built a lot of siege equipment in the rear, which finally came in handy at this time.

Dozens of trebuchets were pushed outside Caoying and outside Xuchang City, attacking Xuchang and Caoying.If you don't fight, you will be forced to fight!

Unexpectedly, Cao Wei's people were quite stubborn, most of them withdrew into Xuchang City, and the remaining cavalry retreated into Yanling City.This made it difficult for Lv Meng and others. It took a long time to prepare for the siege, so Lv Meng had no choice but to throw stones at Xuchang and let most of the soldiers rest.

After Zhang Yi left Xiyang, Ma Chao launched an attack on Chen Guo.He directly attacked Chen County, which was the seat of Chen State and where Cao Hong was stationed.The position of Chen Guo is in the north of Runan, which can help Xu Chang block the enemies from the northeast.As long as Ma Chao can capture Chen Guo, he can attack Yanling from the northeast and cut off the north's support for Xuchang.

(End of this chapter)