Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1851 The Crushing World War III

With Xi Zhicai unable to hold the front line, Guo Jia and Lu Bu forcibly broke out of the eldest son city, the strength of the Wei army became active, and the main forces of all ministries began to advance with all their strength.

The Ming army also began to fight back.

Although the strength of the Ming army is not as good as that of the Wei army, and they fought a battle with the Yan army, their mentality is not very stable. After all, it is only a few months, and there is no way to get rid of the tiredness and disgust of the previous battle.

So the combat power is at most only [-] to [-]% of the previous one.

But he didn't fall behind in the fight.

Although the main force of the Wei army is large, they are patched together, especially after the defeat in the Wancheng battle that year, too many new recruits were added.

It doesn't mean that recruits can become elite after one or two battles.

The so-called elites of a hundred battles can only be called elites after undergoing the baptism of countless battles. The Wei army used to have many such elite main forces, but the battle of Wancheng that year caused too much damage.

With a battle line lingering for more than a hundred miles, the two sides directly opened up their formations, and the most tragic fight directly started on the main battlefield. Hundreds of thousands of troops criss-crossed, as if playing chess. Chess changes happen every moment.

In this battle, the Ming army's military division played with Zhicai, and the Wei army's Guo Jia who offered wine was the core, and their strategic and tactical layouts were also fighting minds.

It's like a guessing game.

Whoever can guess the other party's mind has a chance to eat the other party.

And the fierce generals on both sides are also constantly fighting, the battlefield is like a meat grinder, which involves all the soldiers regardless.

At this time, both sides forgot the location of the Huguan battlefield.

It's not that Guo Jia is not worried.

It's not that Xi Zhi doesn't care.

It's that they don't have the space to think about these things. They know very well that as long as they slack off, they will be bitten by the enemy, and even the slightest mistake will lead to a fate of losing everything.

So they must concentrate on entering this decisive battle.

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And Huguan is also kicking off an era battle that can be recorded in history books.

Ma Chao arrived at Huguan City first.

He did not attack the city first, but obeyed the military order, stationed troops under the city, and then began to build military buildings under the city, first building a defensive dock.

During this time, Cao Chun personally led the tigers and leopards out of the city to explore.

The two sides did not enter into a too tragic battle, but just stopped at the end, but even so, Cao Chun still suffered a bit.

It should be that the tiger and leopard cavalry were defeated by the Ming army by taking advantage of the terrain, beheading hundreds of soldiers.

In the end, Cao Chun could only be forced to retreat to Huguan.

The Ming army also took the first step. Apart from building fortifications, they did nothing, and they didn't even prepare engineering weapons such as ladders and wells.

This made the generals in the city very curious.

"Looking at them like this, it doesn't look like they want to attack?"

"The defense is more similar!"

"Defend at our door, staring at us?"

"No, I think they are trying to confuse us. They must have started building siege equipment secretly, and they will still attack the city sooner or later!"

"But where are the siege equipment so easy to build? They didn't move the nearby bamboo forests. Where did they build these equipment!"

"It's even more impossible to transport it from a distance. In this case, it will consume too much manpower and material resources, and the movement will be too big, and it will definitely not be able to hide!"

"Aren't they attacking the city!"

"It's all besieged under the city, and they haven't attacked the city yet, so what are they thinking!"

The school captains looked at each other, they still couldn't figure out what kind of thoughts the Ming army under the city had.

On the other hand, Cao Cao stood on the wall at the head of the city, looked down at the city, smiled coldly at the corner of his mouth, and said in a dark voice: "It seems that they really want to use artillery as a means of attacking the city!"

"The power of the artillery can indeed wipe out the city wall!"

Sima Yi, who was standing beside him, said calmly: "And we are absolutely unstoppable. Once the artillery attacks the city and stays on the city wall, we will be the target. In the end, we can only be beaten to pieces!"

"Is there nothing that can stop the artillery of the Ming army!"

Cao Cao was a little unwilling.

The more he aimed at the attack power of the artillery, the more he felt the existence of this weapon, it was a thing that made him useless even if he had a thousand strategies, and made people powerless.

"Although the artillery leaves, the defense of the city must be impossible!"

Sima Yi was silent for a while, and said: "We don't have any advantage in attacking from a distance, there is only one way now!"

"any solution?"

"With Huguan as the center, first disperse half of the troops for defense, and fight in the streets of the inner city, forcing the Ming army to come in, and then sacrifice their lives to fight the Ming army. The purpose is to cover the main force approaching and deal with the Ming army's artillery. Only by fighting in close quarters can we restrain their powerful weapons!"

The only way Sima Yi could think of was this, if he couldn't win from a distance, the only way was to fight in close quarters, no matter how good the artillery soldiers were, they would die in close quarters.

This is because their weapons are not as good as humans, and they can only use their lives to create a way.

But this is the only way to fight.

Otherwise, they could only flee under the bombardment.

This is not acceptable to Cao Cao.

"That is to say, as long as we can withstand their bombardment, we have a chance to come back!" Cao Cao's eyes shot out a sharp light.

"you can say it this way?"

Sima Yi said: "The strength of the troops outside the city can be seen at a glance. This shows that there are not many troops left in the Ming garrison. The only thing they can rely on is artillery!"

"We have come into contact with the artillery, and it's powerful. It's definitely not good to resist. However, where we are, there is a natural danger here in Huguan. Even if their artillery is more powerful, it is impossible to move mountains and seas. Therefore, depending on the terrain, we still have Opportunity to resist!"

Sima Yi's analysis is in place, but no matter how smart he is, he lacks the vision of the times. He only knows about artillery, but he doesn't know that even cold weapons will become a reason for burying them.

"As long as you resist their artillery attacks, lure their soldiers in to fight, and then use a stalking method to entangle their troops. If there is me in you, and you in me, then even if their artillery is stronger , and dare not attack!"

Sima Yi cupped his hands and saluted and continued: "As long as they show any sign of weakness, we have a chance to fight back against them. After all, we have too many elite troops in Huguan, several times more than theirs!"

"it is good!"

After thinking about it, Cao Cao also felt that Sima Yi's analysis was reasonable. He ordered: "The ministries began to move stones and wood. Although Huguan has an outer wall, it is necessary to build an inner city at Huguan and form a second line of defense. As for the outer city Let them blast the city wall, I want to see, their Ming army's artillery is really so terrifying!"

With the second line of defense, they can make better use of their forces, disperse their forces, and disperse their attacks, so that they will not be afraid of the terrible artillery of the Ming army.

"promise!"

The soldiers quickly went down to deliver the order.

"Zhong Da!" Cao Cao also valued Sima Yi a little bit. After all, talented people are easy to be valued wherever they go, because often the ability they show is a temptation.

"Subordinates are here!"

Sima Yi cupped his hands in salute.

"The eldest prince has [-] troops in his hands. This is our main force. He is too young to control the situation, and it is easy to see the situation unclear. Now I ask you to assist him. I hope you can let him be at the most critical moment. Can use our troops to cooperate with the main force of our army to encircle and suppress the Ming army!",

Cao Cao is ambitious: "Mulongtu is invincible with his own artillery. Let him know today that even with artillery, he can't take the world. As long as we sustain the first attack and consume their artillery, we will have a chance Hold on until the second line of defense, then it's time for us to counterattack!"

He is not despairing of the situation.

At this point, death is a big deal, why be afraid of dying for the battle, even if you die, it is a well-deserved death, and you don't have too many regrets.

"Follow the king's order!"

Sima Yi bowed his hands and took the order.

"Go!"

Sima Yi turned and left.

"Wenhe!" At this moment Cao Cao shouted in a low voice.

"Your Majesty!"

Jia Xu, who was hiding in the dark, stood up and bowed his hands in salute.

"What do you think of this son?"

"It's a talent!"

"Can Zixiu display the combat effectiveness of his troops?" Cao Cao asked. ,

"If you put your heart into it, you can do it!"

Jia Xu said: "I'm afraid that he has more thoughts. With the current situation, the mentality is unstable, and it's easy to have other thoughts!"

He has experienced too many wars, so he also understands the direction of the people. Not everyone is in the same boat and lives and dies together. When the situation is festering, sometimes weakness may be just a momentary thought, but someone has made a decision because of it. .

"It doesn't matter whether his mentality is stable or not, as long as it doesn't affect our battle plan!"

Cao Cao couldn't take care of so much, he asked: "Did you find out the strength of the troops?"

"It is true that the Ming army left a lot of troops in Tunliu, but at most there are only [-] to [-] soldiers, and there can be no more!" Jia Xu said.

"So Mujing's main force must be the Artillery Army!"

Cao Cao sneered.

"should be!"

"What should it be?"

"My lord, Mu Clan Longtu is the most difficult to guess. He can easily give us some surprises, so we can't be careless!"

Jia Xu said softly.

"Of course I know this!"

Cao Cao said with a sneer: "I never dare to be careless!"

If he is too hasty and careless towards Shang Mujing, then there are really no heroes in this world who can catch his eyes.

"In fact, the Ming army first let Ma Chao's soldiers approach the city. On the one hand, it only deters us and on the other hand, it lowers our morale!"

Jia Xu said: "Although Ma Chao is difficult to deal with, we may not be unable to make good use of this opportunity. We can launch a full-scale attack, tiger and leopard cavalry plus the main force of the prince, as well as the guard camp around the prince, the main camp , not to say yes, but at least they are forced to have nowhere to go, so the battlefield may not be at Huguan, but may start outside the city!"

"Does that make a difference?"

"Of course there is!"

Jia Xu said: "This battle is now for us to delay. As long as we delay it as long as possible, the Ming army is definitely not as strong as our army on the frontal battlefield. It is hard to say whether we will win or lose, but as long as Guo Jijiu is given a chance, he It can make the main force escape from the main battlefield, and when the time comes, it will be enough to bury Mu Jing here!"

"Really?"

"It's just an idea, and there are still many things to improve!" Jia Xu said. ,

"Think again!"

Cao Cao said coldly: "If you can do it, I will credit you for the credit!"

"Yes!"

Jia Xu nodded.

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As Ma Chao's soldiers approached the city, Huangfu Jianshou's artillery battalions also marched nervously and diligently towards the battlefield on the road.

"General Zhonglang, two cannons have fallen into the mud!"

"Look for a horse, pull it up!"

"Yes!"

"General Zhonglang, our vanguard battalion has already entered the outskirts of Huguan, joining Ma Chaoda as commander, but there is still a battalion behind!"

"Urge them to catch up with me even if they march day and night!"

"Yes!"

"General Zhonglang, the car transporting the shells has entered the official road, but the official road seems to be uneven!"

"Let people lead the army to protect, and the vehicle that transports the shells must not have any problems!"

"Yes!"

Following the military orders one after another, Huangfu Jianshou felt a little headache.

For the Artillery Army, the most important thing is not when the array fires, but the transportation. Each cannon is extremely bulky, and it is particularly difficult to transport.

There are dozens of people, and sometimes they can't transport a cannon.

Huangfu Jianshou has exhausted all possible methods, but his main artillery force is still some distance away from Huguan.

"General Zhonglang, His Majesty sent someone to urge us to rush to Huguan as soon as possible!"

"Report to Your Majesty, saying that I have been working hard, and promise to join forces with General Ma within three days!"

"Yes!"

"General, if this continues, it will be very difficult for us to complete the task!"

"Soldiers go first, transport the artillery that can be successfully transported there, and ensure that General Ma Chao will not be unable to fight due to the lack of artillery!"

"Yes!"

The lieutenant nodded.

"Work harder in the future, even if we don't eat or drink, we will transport all the artillery to Huguan within three days, without any problems!"

Huangfu Jianshou let out a long roar, and the sound wave penetrated. He was encouraging the soldiers: "Generals, we are His Majesty's most important main force. This battle is about the success or failure of my Ming Dynasty. No matter what, we must not let the battle situation be ruined by us. In his hands, we must complete the task at any cost!"

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

The fighting spirit of the generals was also ignited, and the feeling of fatigue seemed to disappear, and they began to forcibly push some artillery stuck in the quagmire and on the side of the road.

While the Artillery Army was marching day and night, Mu Jing also set off.

He personally led Chen Dao's new army of the Ming army and was rushing to Huguan. He must personally witness the victory of this battle.

"Your Majesty, part of the Artillery Army has yet to enter the front line!"

"Don't put too much pressure on Huangfu Jianshou!"

Mu Jing was not surprised. He rode on the horse and smiled: "I gave him the military order in order to put pressure on him, but too much pressure is not good. Let him take his time. Anyway, there is no rush!"

"If it's slow, will it cause General Ma Chao to be besieged? After all, if they come out in full force, General Ma Chao will definitely not be able to stop them!"

"It's better!"

Mu Jing sneered: "If the Wei army dares to come out in full force, I dare to catch them by surprise. The artillery is only a sharp weapon for attacking the city. If they think that the artillery is our confidence, then they will suffer a big loss. After all, now In other words, our new army is the main force!"

(End of this chapter)