Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1472 After the War
Two days later.

Yuzhou border.

Under the setting sun, a cavalry appeared. The speed was not fast, but they were very nervous and looked a little embarrassed. Most of the soldiers had already lost their battle armor.

These are the remnants of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry and the Bingzhou Flying Cavalry, only about [-] soldiers in total, they rushed out without resting and without stopping.

We are about to enter Yuzhou soon.

Cao Cao's tense nerves seemed to relax a bit, and he couldn't hold on anymore, he was groggy, and he was about to fall under the horse's back.

"Your Majesty!"

Cao Chun was close and protective, and quickly supported Cao Cao.

"I'm fine!"

Cao Cao was not too young, so he had to rush on the road for two consecutive days. Naturally, he couldn't bear it, and it was more of a psychological blow.

More than [-] troops marched southward in an aggressive and invincible manner, but now there are only less than [-] deserters left. It is ironic to think about it.

This was a big blow to Cao Cao.

And if it hadn't been for Bowang County, a wave of reinforcements for the main force of the Bingzhou Army, with the leader of the trapped camp as their rearguard, I am afraid that if they want to fight out, they may not even be able to keep many of the [-] cavalry.

The Ming army's ability to beat the dogs in the water was very strong. Huang Zhong, Ma Chao and others led the army to pursue them, and almost drove them all to death.

"My lord, it should be safe now, we can take a rest!"

Cao Chun said in a low voice.

"no!"

Cao Cao is frightened now, he gritted his teeth and held on: "Go to Kunyang first and talk!"

They just walked out of Ye County yesterday.

However, there is still half a day’s journey away from Kunyang. Cao Cao may be able to rest assured only after entering Kunyang. Kunyang belongs to the front line of Yuzhou. main force.

It is the main elite who is ready and ready to fight.

Instead of these bereaved dogs, most of their fighting spirit has been sunk, and they are deserters who escaped from the battlefield.

Only when he returns to Kunyang can Cao Cao feel safe.

"Feng Xiao!"

Cao Cao held on stubbornly. He was originally a tough person. He marched for many years, even if he was too tired to speak, he could still hold on.

"Your Majesty!"

At this time, Guo Jia was also very pale. During the chaos, he was also injured, but the location of the injury was not serious, but because he was running for his life, there was no better treatment, so he was very weak, and he was weak when he spoke. .

"How is your health?"

"Your Majesty, don't worry, I can hold on!" Guo Jia grinned. He has traveled all over the world as a scholar, with swords and swords, and he also has some martial arts in him. It means that his willpower is weak, and Cao Cao can hold on, but he will not make a sound.

"Thanks a lot!"

Why didn't Cao Cao know that Guo Jia's health wasn't very good, and he had spent a lot of energy in the army for many years, and he rarely had time to take care of his body. As far as a healthy body is concerned, he itself tends to be weak.

Now it is even more sick and injured, and it is already a great perseverance to survive until now, but he can't stop, because no one knows whether the Ming army will pursue him or not.

"Your Majesty wants to ask, how much can our army break through?" Guo Jia's pale face was somewhat bitter, and he could understand Cao Cao's thoughts best.

"I'm defeated in this battle, I'm already prepared!" Cao Cao gritted his teeth.

"The Ming army is only half of our army's soldiers and horses. Our army has more than [-] elite troops. Under such circumstances, even if it is more than [-] pigs, they may not be able to kill them thoroughly. When the army was defeated, it was also at night, which gave our army a chance. Many generals should be able to break through. After a few days, there may be news. If there are troops able to break through, most of them should be in Runan. Walk!"

Guo Jia analyzed and said: "However, don't have too much hope, Your Majesty. After this battle, the strength of the imperial court will be severely damaged, and it will be difficult to compete with the Ming Dynasty in the future!"

Guo Jia had thought about this battle. Even if some soldiers and horses could break out, there would not be many. If they died in battle or were captured, the loss would be at least more than half.

"I understand alone!"

Cao Cao gritted his teeth and said, "But I just don't want to be reconciled. I have been thinking all along the way. In this battle, did I lose to God's will or Mulongtu?"

"Those who beat us so hard should be the new weapons of the Ming army, and God's will!"

Guo Jia said in a low voice: "And now I feel that whether it is the miracles of the past, or the so-called heavenly rocks and fires today, there must be nothing simple. Your Majesty, don't forget that Ming Wang Mujing has always despised Confucianism, but praised merchants." , and even more favor the Mohists!"

He added: "There is a Hongdu Institute of Science and Technology in the Ming Dynasty, which specializes in Mohist crafts. Maybe they can really do something we couldn't think of!"

At this point, Guo Jia is not stupid, why can't he guess that Ming has a new weapon, he is not Guo Jia, although he still can't imagine what kind of weapon can make them invisible, just crushed them.

"No matter what it is, the defeat of this battle alone will make it difficult for the world to suppress the power of the Ming Dynasty!"

Cao Cao sighed, with great grief and indignation in his heart: "If the big man dies, he will die by the Mu clan!"

If Tangtang was fighting on the battlefield and was defeated by the Ming army, he would still have some blessings, but if he was defeated like this, he really couldn't live with it.

He even felt that he was defeated for some reason.

"Your Majesty, you don't need to be too desperate. It's not God's will. We still have a chance!" Seeing Cao Cao's lonely expression, Guo Jia felt a little helpless in his heart, but he still comforted him. Anyone can lose their fighting spirit. If even Cao Cao doesn't have the fighting spirit, then no one in the world can fight against Mu Jing.

He said softly: "Actually, Your Majesty has also seen it on the battlefield. Although the weapons of the Ming army are good, they focus on deterrent power rather than lethality. If they hadn't been intimidated by them and lost their morale, our army would not have been so defeated. , if it happens again, our army spreads out to fight, and they can't concentrate their attack, we still have a chance to deal with it!"

Although this remark was a bit of an afterthought, it also reflected some of Guo Jia's conclusions about the war after the war. He suffered a loss once, so he naturally had to find a way to avoid suffering a second loss.

Cao Cao thought about it, and it was the same thing: "So, their weapons are not invincible!"

"No matter how good a weapon is, it needs to be operated by soldiers. Although I still don't know what kind of weapon they have, I feel that it is nothing more than a trebuchet. It's just that no matter it is power or range. Some are beyond our imagination!"

Guo Jia analyzed: "Perhaps Yelou can find a way to find some news and come back!"

"Night building?"

Cao Cao sneered: "They have been in Nanyang for so long, but there is no news at all. I am really disappointed!"

Guo Jia remained silent, and was not very satisfied with Yelou's performance in Nanyang.

However they don't know.

Yelou is based in Nanyang, and a group of nightlou spies, mainly from the Wuyin Zhu family in the past, are now being collected by the Jingwu Division from Nanzhou, Xiangzhou, Xiazhou, Wuzhou, and Shazhou. In the desperate pursuit.

"Your Majesty!"

At this time, Lu Bu, who was leading the way, turned around, reined in his horse, bowed his hands in salute, and said, "It's less than twelve miles to the east of us, and we found a soldier and horse!"

"Whose soldiers and horses?"

Cao Cao, who was originally a little depressed, cheered up all of a sudden. Could it be that the Ming army came after him, shouldn't it? It will be so easy to chase and kill.

"The spies found out that it should be the remnants of Xuzhou's main force?"

"Cheng Yu?"

Cao Cao stared.

"The details are still unclear!"

"Going to find out!"

"Yes!"

Lu Bu personally went to inquire this time, and after an hour, the news was confirmed.

"Your Majesty, there are more than 1 soldiers and horses, all of whom are remnants of Xuzhou's main force. The Qingzhou Battalion is the main force, and the chief general is Guan Hai!"

"I can see Cheng Yu!"

"not at all!"

"The whole army rests for an hour, let Guan Hai come to see Gu!" Cao Cao reined in his horse, and he was still a little excited when he finally met a soldier and horse that could break through Zhu Lai's encirclement.

He remembered that Cheng Yu was on the front line, even if the Xuzhou army could break through, how could they run in front of him.

After half an hour.

A war horse, carrying Guan Hai, came in a hurry.

"The last general, Guan Hai, pay homage to the king!" Guan Hai dismounted, cupped his hands, and saluted.

"Lieutenant Guan, there is no need to be polite!"

Even though Cao Cao is in the current situation of a bereaved dog, he still has an aura of honor and disgrace. He narrowed his eyes slightly: "How did you break out?"

"Report to Your Majesty, our soldiers from Xuzhou broke through the siege from the eastern front, but we didn't pass through Wuyin, we went straight north, and divided our troops to take the mountain road. It took only two days to get out of Nanyang!"

Guan Hai said it simply.

"Where's Cheng Yu, Zang Ba and the others?"

Cao Cao gritted his teeth and asked.

"Shangshu Cheng Yu would rather die than surrender on the battlefield. He was captured by the Ming army. The Ming army asked him to order us to put down our weapons and surrender. He killed himself on the spot to show his loyalty!"

Guan Hai tearfully said: "It is precisely because of Lord Shangshu's loyalty that he shocked the soldiers of the Ming army that there was a gap for me and Lieutenant Zang Ba to lead the army out of the encirclement!"

"It hurts me too!"

When Cao Cao heard this, he shouted on the spot.

Cheng Yu is not an ordinary person, he is Cao Cao's most important adviser, and also Cao Cao's most trusted confidant. This person is cruel to everyone, but he is not ordinary loyal to Cao Cao. It was endorsed for Cao Cao.

Guo Jia also had tears in his eyes.

However, his thoughts were still very rational. He looked at Guan Hai, feeling obedient, but he couldn't tell: "What about Zang Ba and the others!"

"After we broke out, there were some differences. Zang Ba and Sun Guan wanted to go back to Wuyin, but a certain person thought that Runan was unstable, and the king was going north, so he needed our protection, so I chose Go north!"

Guan Hai replied in a logical manner: "After half a day, I successively captured the rout soldiers from the east, and then I found out that General Zang Ba was chased by the Ming army outside Wuyin City, and he was slaughtered on the spot. Died in battle, and the soldiers and horses under his command were defeated all the way!"

Of course he would not tell them that Zang Ba was taken away by him in the middle of the night. When he was not prepared, he chopped off his head with a knife and captured most of his soldiers and horses.

Guo Jia took a deep look at Guan Hai, not doubting anything, but feeling that this person's organization is too clear and the details are too accurate.

Under normal circumstances, there is no problem, but now that he is defeated in a war, he is fleeing everywhere, and he can still maintain this stability. In the past, he did not show up and sleep first.

"Guan Hai, you have made great achievements in breaking through the siege, so I will remember it!"

Cao Cao didn't think too much about it.

Guan Hai is from Qingzhou Yellow Turban, which is a sensitive identity for many princes, but for him, Cao Cao, it is actually his greatest trust. When he entered Yanzhou, he was defeated by Qingzhou Yellow Turban, and confiscated hundreds of thousands The Qingzhou Yellow Turban established the Qingzhou Army and fought for him in all directions. If he survived, he is already a direct descendant of his Wei Army.

Although Guan Hai surrendered later, he is also from the Qingzhou Yellow Turban line, so he is more at ease.

"In the past, Shangshu Cheng Yu had the kindness to know someone, and the Shangshu entrusted him at the end of his life that he must protect the king and kill him at all costs. Even if his body is smashed to pieces, he will not hesitate!"

Guan Hai showed his loyalty.

"very good!"

Cao Cao finally felt that he could relieve his depressed mood: "It is not suitable to stay here for a long time, and I am planning to go straight to Kunyang!"

"Yes!"

Guan Hai took the order.

With Guan Hai's more than 1 soldiers and horses fighting each other, Cao Cao now has a full [-] troops. He finally felt a little safe, but he still didn't dare to stay for a long time, and headed towards Kunyang without stopping.

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Tai'an Plain.

It was just at night, under the light of the stars and the moon, the soldiers were still picking up corpses on the battlefield with torches in hand. For two full days, the battlefield had not been cleaned, and countless corpses dropped weapons. , piles of ordnance, food and grass that cannot be taken away...

In addition, there are prisoners to guard.

There are countless things after the war.

Mu Jing directly pitched the tent in the place where Cao Cao used to stand as the middle camp in the past. Cao Cao built the middle camp in this place and built a lot of fortifications. Although it was bombed for a round, it did not suffer too much damage.

This battle also made him very tired. The calculations for several days almost broke his nerves, so after the fight, he felt relaxed. For the past two days, he just buried his head in a deep sleep.

As for the pursuit, he entrusted the generals of the various ministries to do it, and he didn't expect too much gain. If he wanted to kill Cao Cao, he probably had to rely on luck.

As for how many main forces of the Wei army can be captured, it depends on luck.

An oil lamp was lit.

Holding the oil lamp, Mu Jing walked out from the camp bed behind the camp tent, and fell asleep. After sleeping for two days, he was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.

"Your Majesty!"

His movement woke up the guards outside the door.

"Go get me something to eat!"

Mu Jing said in a low voice.

"promise!"

The news of Mu Jing waking up quickly spread throughout the camp. Before Mu Jing fell asleep, the Shenwei camp directly blocked all the generals, including the chief generals from visiting.

"Your Majesty!"

The first general to visit the gate was Huangfu Jianshou.

"No need to be polite!" Mu Jing was wolfing down, and asked while eating, "Have you eaten yet?"

"The general has already had dinner!"

Huangfu Jianshou said hastily.

"let it go!"

Mu Jing is not a very particular person. Since you have eaten, I will not call you. You are too polite, and you are too embarrassed. After all, it takes a certain amount of courage to eat on the same stage as him.

"You are the first in this battle. In front of Gu, maybe you are not too cautious, just say what you have!"

Mu Jing knew that Huangfu Jianshou came to see him in such a hurry, it was nothing more than to repay the big event of the Red Clothes Cannon Battalion.

"Your Majesty, the last general dare not take this merit!" Huangfu said firmly.

He has self-knowledge that the cannon in red is indeed powerful, but the actual damage it caused was not very great, and the shells were not many, at most it only suppressed the Wei army. It is impossible for them to kill 10,000+ Wei troops if they want to rely on artillery.

So he didn't dare to take the first achievement like this.

"It's yours to say that the first merit is yours!" Mu Jing said indifferently.

This battle was won not only because of the artillery, but it is undeniable that the artillery played a major role, and in order for the soldiers to pay more attention to the red-clothed cannon in the future, he had to strengthen his contribution to the artillery.

"Just tell me, what's the loss?" Mujing asked directly without giving him a chance to refute.

"We used twenty cannons in this battle, and finally lost four of them!"

Huangfu Jianshou immediately reported and said softly.

"Four doors?"

Mu Jing swallowed a mouthful of rice, lost his mind, and lost one-fifth of the battle.

This damage is a bit big.

"They're all bombarded?"

"Ok!"

Huangfu Jianshou said: "Master Ma inspected and said that our cannon barrel may not be strong enough, it is very soft and can easily fail to support the explosive power of the cannon!"

"Since Ma Su went to check it, let them clean it up at the Academy of Science and Technology!"

Mu Jing thought for a while, professional is to leave things to professional people, Ma Su and the others must go to the battlefield, nothing more than getting the data of this experiment by themselves.

In any case, the first battle of the red cannon's launch this time was still very good, and the power of the red cannon was fully displayed.

In the future, even if more improvements are invested in it, Zhaoming Pavilion will not say anything, after all, this peerless weapon is the guarantee of the Ming army.

"Your Red Clothes Cannon Battalion will withdraw immediately, and tomorrow I will arrange for you to return to Yudu with Ma Su and the others!"

Mu Jing thought for a while and said, "Jian Shou, what you need is not a battalion of artillery soldiers, you understand!"

"What does the king mean?"

Huangfu Jianshou's heart was suddenly stunned, and he couldn't turn his head around.

"Your battalion is the first batch of artillery troops. I only hope that you can build an artillery army based on your battalion!" Mu Jing said in a low voice.

Once the test data is determined, the red cannon will be mass-produced, which is the foundation for the Ming army to dominate the world in the future.

(End of this chapter)