Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

"Come on!"

Deng Ai waved his arms towards the army behind him and shouted loudly.

The military flag was swept by the cold wind, turning and hunting, [-] Han soldiers lined up like snakes, meandering across the plain, like a giant python walking in the deep grass, rushing forward, disappearing into the distance.

The scouts of the Han army who carried the flag came from the end of the line on horseback, knelt down and reported: "I want to report to the general before, the army is marching in a hurry, and there are hundreds of soldiers behind the line who cannot keep up with the speed of the army due to lack of strength. Dare I ask the general if Slow down and wait for the sergeant behind you."

Deng Ai pulled the reins, looked at the endless queue, and shouted: "Let the soldiers who can't keep up with the speed of the army gather together in a battalion and take a rest, then follow the marching traces of the army to catch up. The speed of the army cannot be slowed down. Keep going at this speed."

"promise!"

The scouts of the Han army got on their horses and galloped towards the end of the line, passing on Deng Ai's military orders.

Although Deng Ai camped in Shang'e Township, hundreds of miles away from Wuyin, he was very careful about the battlefield situation in Wuyin.He dispatched a large number of scouting horses and cavalry to travel back and forth, setting up outposts every twenty miles along the way, and any information about Wuyin would be delivered to him in less than a day.

In this way, Deng Ai has been waiting for a change in the battle situation, and he finally waited for the change in the battle situation.The imperial edict from Cao Wei's center reached Cao Shuang, ordering his troops to withdraw.After Cao Shuang reluctantly issued the order to withdraw the troops, the generals of the Wei army happily cleaned up the camp, and the move to withdraw the troops was clearly revealed.

This abnormal behavior was detected by the rangers of the Han army and reported to Deng Ai.Deng Ai, who had been waiting for two or three months, finally started to act. He selected [-] strong soldiers from the army, and prepared to march in a hurry to seize Yuanshan before Cao Shuang arrived.

"Former general, just set off not long ago, some soldiers fell behind. If we march forward at this speed, I fear that by the time our army reaches Yuanshan, there will be five or six out of ten, which can be called a good deed. Are we really not going to slow down now?" The general next to Deng Ai said worriedly.

This general is more than eight feet tall, with slightly white temples, but a hard face.Wearing armor, a fiery red military uniform, a dagger hanging from his waist, and a long lance in his hand, it is obvious that this person is not a good person. He may have been a brave general in his early years.This person was ordered by Liu Chan to come from Hanzhong, and commanded five thousand elite soldiers Fu Xin.

Since Fu Xun was ordered to go to Jingzhou to help, he joined Liu Yin, the Guanzhong reinforcements on the way, and after forcing Guo Huai back, he and Liu Yin led elite soldiers to Shang'e Township to join Deng Ai.

Deng Ai shook his head and said: "Sun Tzu said: "The method of using troops is to be ordered by the emperor, join forces and gather people, make peace and give up, nothing is difficult for armies to fight.Those who are in trouble in the military struggle, use detours as straightness, and take advantage of adversity.Therefore, if you use a detour and lure it for profit, later generations will make it happen, and the ancestors will come to you. This is the one who knows the detour and straight plan. "This is an opportunity for military struggle. Although there are advantages and disadvantages, we must go."

Why military struggle?The army is just fighting for the first opportunity.

There is no other difficulty in military struggle, which lies in traveling a longer distance than the enemy and arriving at the battlefield destination earlier than him.Deng Ai set off from Shang'e Township here, and the journey was farther than Cao Shuang's journey back to the army. If he couldn't march in a hurry, he would not be able to occupy Yuanshan before Cao Shuang, so as to occupy the geographical advantage and give Cao Shuang a fatal blow.

Therefore, the advantage is to seize the opportunity, so what are the disadvantages?It's just that those who are strong come first, those who are tired are last, and there are many soldiers who fall behind.And the army abandoned the food and grass, and rushed to carry the food and grass for a few days.

Hearing Deng Ai's words, Fu Xun no longer objected, cupped his hands slightly, and said: "The former general was good at military affairs, which is comparable to Xun."

Although Fu Xun was older than Deng Ai, he didn't dare to be too big. Although the military also valued seniority, the core is still based on military exploits.Deng Ai's excellent commanding ability is enough to explain everything with his military exploits.Otherwise, Fu Xun would not have led the crowd to Shang'e and obeyed Deng Ai's orders.

The whole army marched hundreds of miles day and night, resting at the foot of Zhongyin Mountain.The next day, Deng Ai led his troops to dismount from their horses and Yulin to clear the road, built a bridge when they met the water, crossed Zhongyin Mountain, and went straight to the back of Cao Shuang's army.

Then, Deng Ai rushed to Yuanshan, the only way Cao Shuang retreated, in advance without stopping, and set up camp.At this time, there were only less than [-] real elite warriors left under Deng Ai's command, and the remaining [-] people were left behind on the road and could not come.

When Deng Ai was marching hundreds of miles, Cao Shuang's army was already on the way back. Compared with Deng Ai's marching hundreds of miles, Cao Shuang's troops were limited by factors such as rugged roads, large numbers of soldiers, and heavy supplies. The daily march was only three to forty miles. .

When Deng Ai rushed to Yuanshan to set up camp, Sima Zhao, who led the rear battalion and supervised the transportation of grain and grass, had already evacuated Yuanshan first.However, Cao Shuang led the Chinese army to the underground camp [-] li outside Yuanshan, preparing to evacuate the next day.

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The next day, the fog in the valley gradually dissipated, and the warm sun penetrated the clouds and fell, shining on the mountain road.The soldiers of the Wei army marched forward in three rows, with spears everywhere and flags flying, and the march stretched for dozens of miles, shuttling between the mountain roads in a mighty manner.

Cao Shuang was riding on the tall horse, his expression still a little hesitant, obviously he hadn't gotten over the unhappiness of withdrawing troops yet.

Cao Shuang glanced at Xia Houxuan, saw him looking around non-stop, and asked suspiciously, "Tai Chu, is there something wrong?"

Looking at the silent mountains on both sides, Xia Houxuan frowned and said, "It's too quiet, there is no sound of birds in the past, has anyone sent someone to investigate here?"

Cao Shuang didn't care, and said casually, "Maybe it's because most of our army has come here, and the noise is so loud that the birds are afraid."

As soon as Cao Shuang's words fell, there was a long sound of horns from the mountains in the north ahead, a big banner of "Deng" was raised, and the sound of military drums was loud, and its sound shook the heavens and the earth.Countless banners of the Han army were also flying here, and the dense forest of spears and halberds were all raised high, and the entire forest seemed to come alive.

The generals of the Han army on the mountain shouted: "Cao Shuang, I have been waiting here for a long time~"

Its echo resounded through the mountains, and the entire mountain road was revealed in a horrified scene. The soldiers of the Wei army who were passing through the foot of Yuanshan ran away, fearing that their parents would lose two legs.

Under the banner, Cao Shuang's face was pale, sweat was pouring from his huge head, and he asked eagerly, "Is this Deng Ai Fujun?"

Deng Yang swallowed his saliva, and replied in fear: "It should be so."

Compared with Cao Shuang, Li Sheng and others, they were at a loss.Although Xia Houxuan's heart felt cold for a while, he was much better than these people.

He immediately took Cao Shuang's hand and said anxiously: "General, please order the army to spread out on a level basis, and the soldiers to cover the central army; if there is any disturbance in the front, they will be beheaded immediately; the soldiers in the rear will set up camp in danger and cannot flee. "

"Okay, okay!" Cao Shuangru grabbed the straw, held Xia Houxuan's hand, and shouted nervously: "The army is flat~, cover the Chinese army."

As he said that, Cao Shuang looked at Xia Houxuan and asked again: "What is the military order? How about Taichu personally coming to issue the military order?"

Just when Cao Wei and others were at a loss, Deng Ai stood up, waved the flag, and shouted: "The whole army goes out!"

"boom!"

The infantry of the Han army on the mountain descended like a tiger, rushing towards Cao Shuang's banner like a tsunami.The cavalry put on their armor, led their horses to a gentle slope, and prepared to charge for battle.

After a while, more than 2000 cavalry rushed out from the mountains, their figures looming in the smoke and dust of horseshoes trampling on the ground, like a violent wind and rain.Immediately behind the cavalry were thousands of elite infantry in armor. When they advanced, they advanced like a tide.

It is as fast as the wind, as slow as the forest, as plundering as fire, as immovable as a mountain, as difficult to know as cloud, as moving as thunder.This is exactly the way to use troops!
The more than 2000 cavalry pawns who were the first to attack, as the fist to break through the Wei army's formation, were placed high hopes by Deng Ai.It is divided into two teams, each with a task.

The first team of thousands of cavalry is composed of elite cavalry and is responsible for the task of charging into the formation.They dug through the gaps of the Wei army and aimed directly at Cao Shuang's own army. Even if they couldn't cut off the head of the enemy general, they would disrupt the command center of the Wei army so that they could not recover from the panic.

The second team of thousands of cavalry soldiers is composed of Qingqi. They will enter from the loose marching ranks of the Wei army, break up the ranks of the Wei army, and drive the Wei soldiers away, causing an avalanche-like defeat.