Great Military Division

Chapter 307 Liu Bian Shocked!It's enough to win more with less, and take 4 prisoners in World War I?

"Report—!"

"General, information has been sent back from the direction of Ximen. Generals Li Dian and Xiahou Dun have captured more than 1 enemy soldiers. They are currently collecting prisoners and cleaning the battlefield."

"OK!"

"Report—!"

"General Qi, report back from the east gate. General Xia Houyuan and General Yu Jin have captured more than [-] enemy troops and beheaded Yuan Shu and Zhang Miao's general Zhao Chong. They are currently taking prisoners."

"Well, very good!"

"Report—!"

"General, send back the battle report from the direction of the north gate"

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Good news spreads frequently.

Cao Cao smiled happily, and Nian Xu laughed loudly: "Haha, that's great! I didn't expect that 4 people could be captured in this battle. Nearly half of Yuan Shu and Zhang Miao's troops were all captured by us."

"This time I want to see!"

As far as this is concerned, Cao Cao was already so excited that he wanted to jump up from his seat: "What does he, Yuan Shu, do to stop me from entering Runan, not to mention we have siege ballistas."

Underneath, all the civil and military officials cupped their hands together: "Congratulations, general, congratulations, general."

Cheng Li, in particular, couldn't hide his smile: "Your Majesty told us to go to Runan, and get it into the bag before the end of the year. I think there should be no obstacles."

"Yuan Shu is miserable this time!"

Bao Xin twirled his beard and sighed, "Over half of the soldiers and horses have been lost in this battle. Zhang Miao will also leave soon. By then, he will have fewer soldiers and horses. How can he defend Runan?"

"Runan is Yuan Shu's lair!"

"Tsk tsk~~"

Bao Xin was very excited, and laughed loudly: "This time we invaded Runan and drove him away, which is equivalent to breaking Yuan Shu's foundation. I want to see how Yuan Shu can grow so fast without the support of the Yuan family in Runan." stand up."

"Hahahahaha!"

The full tent of civil and military officials looked up to the sky and laughed loudly, chattering hotly:

"Let me tell you! Without the support of the Runan Yuan family, Yuan Shu will definitely not live long."

"Where can he escape? If he flees in the direction of Pingyu, it is tantamount to surrendering Yuzhou."

"But if he doesn't go to Pingyu, where can he go?"

"Haha, Yuzhou is ours now."

"Your Majesty will return to the palace for a year and regain Yuzhou."

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indeed!

Judging from the map.

Yuan Shu and Zhang Miao must return to Changping.

And next, they are bound to face a choice, whether to continue to cooperate or part ways.

Obviously, Zhang Miao and Yuan Shu have lost their ability to attack, and it is highly probable that they will part ways.

As a result, Yuan Shu is very likely to give up this operation and return to Pingyu.

but
As soon as he left like this, he completely fell into a dead end.

Cao Cao's soldiers and horses pursued all the way, and Yuan Shu's territory could be divided into two along Chenjun and Peiguo.

Hearing everyone's hot discussion, Cao Cao couldn't hide his excitement. He waved his hand and said in a loud voice: "Zhongde, pass on the order to kill chickens and sheep tonight, and set up wine to celebrate."

"what?"

Before Cheng Li could speak, Bao Xin was stunned: "Meng De, although Yuan Shu and Zhang Miao were defeated, they still have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in their hands. We shouldn't celebrate our achievements with wine at this time, and give our opponents a chance to win." Take advantage of it."

"Humph!"

Cao Cao snorted softly, and didn't pay attention to Yuan Shu and Zhang Miao at all: "I just want Yuan Shu and Zhang Miao to attack. If he dares to come again, I won't have to go to Changping to find him."

Cheng Li on the side smiled lightly: "Yuncheng, it's true that we set up wine to celebrate, but it's also true to lure the enemy to attack. If he dares not come, then we will consider it a celebration. If he dares to come, then let's do it Kill Yuan Shu."

Bao Xin suddenly realized: "So that's how it is. Meng De really came up with clever schemes frequently, which is admirable."

Cao Cao smiled, then turned to look at Cheng Li: "Zhongde, you can go to the prisoner camp to see later, pick some people, find a way to release them, and let them report to Yuan Shu."

Cheng Li nodded and nodded: "Don't worry, general, I will leave it to you."

*****
Chenting.

Yuan Shu camp.

Central Army, big tent.

Yuan Shu frowned, paced back and forth, looking outside the tent from time to time.

Zhang Miao also frowned, his eyes full of sorrow.

Since the two returned from defeat, they have always looked like this, suppressing the anger in their hearts.

Suddenly, the curtain was raised, and Dian Wei and Ji Ling entered from the outside.

Yuan Shu and Zhang Miao hurriedly asked, "How is it? How many soldiers and horses are there?"

Dian Wei cupped his hands and clasped his fists: "Qi reports to the county guard that our army has only [-] men left, not even [-]."

"what?"

The anger in Zhang Miao's heart was ignited: "There are only [-] people left? How is this possible? We lost [-] soldiers and horses. How did this battle end?"

Zhang Miao's heart is bleeding!

When he entered Chenjun, he had a total force of 5000 soldiers. When Wu Hao went to Fugou, he took away 3 soldiers, causing the force to drop to [-]. Now there are only more than [-] soldiers left. More than [-] people.

Even if there were 2 pigs lined up for people to chop, it would take ten days and half a month, and I am afraid that they would not be able to cut them all. But in such a short time, [-] people miraculously disappeared!
Motherfucker!
Zhang Miao racked his brains, but couldn't figure out how Cao Cao did it.

At the same time, Ji Ling sighed, cupped his hands and replied, "My lord, there are only fourteen thousand people left in our army."

"what?"

Yuan Shu was deeply surprised!

He thought his situation would be better, but he didn't expect it to be even worse: "How could there be only [-] people left? Our total strength is more than [-] people!"

Ji Ling bowed his head and said softly: "I heard from the soldiers who escaped that some of them did not return to the camp, but left from other places, and most of them returned to Runan."

"so."

Speaking of this, Ji Ling gave an affirmative answer: "My lord, our troops have suffered heavy losses. In the final analysis, it is because there are more deserters, not because of the battle."

If you think about it carefully, it actually makes sense.

The reason why Yuan Shu's soldiers and horses can expand rapidly is because in the past six months, they have conquered Gepi Yellow Turban and captured prisoners, so they can continue to grow and become [-] people.

And they definitely did not sincerely submit to Yuan Shu, and now that Yuan Shu was defeated, these soldiers would naturally flee, or return to their hometowns to work in agriculture, or continue to become bandits.

But Zhang Miao's soldiers and horses are different.

Most of them belonged to Chenliu people. If they didn't follow Zhang Miao and wanted to walk back to Chenliu on two legs, they would starve to death, or get lost, without knowing where to go.

Therefore, for them, seven out of ten they would return to Zhang Miao's camp. Firstly, they could guarantee a meal, and secondly, they could return to their hometown because they followed Zhang Miao.

Yes!

Zhang Miao's loss of soldiers and horses was far less severe than Yuan Shu imagined.

In this battle, Yuan Shu's tendons and bones were injured, and the pain became more painful!
Today, the two soldiers and horses together only have more than [-] people. Let alone attacking Yingchuan, facing Cao Cao's tens of thousands of troops, whether they can protect themselves is another matter!
"My lord, don't worry."

Knowing that Yuan Shu was furious, Ji Ling hurriedly persuaded him, "Although we only have fourteen thousand people for the time being, I believe there will be soldiers and horses returning from Xinji County one after another."

"Cao Cao's main army is still in the direction of Yan County and Yanling. Even if the calculation is wrong, the number of troops in Xinji City may not exceed 5000-[-]. Even if they are all dispatched, how many soldiers can be hacked to death?"

"No one will come back!"

Yan Xiang snorted softly and interrupted on the spot.

"kindness?"

Everyone turned their heads to look.

but see
Yan Xiang frowned, and said softly: "General Ji, we are defeated in the front, and the enemy is in the rear. If there are soldiers and horses that can escape, they have already come out. How can we wait until now?"

"What does Zi Xiang mean?"

Yuan Shu frowned and turned to glance at Yan Xiang.

"Lord."

At this critical moment, Yan Xiang could not lie, nor did he dare to lie, so he could only answer honestly: "We were all deceived by Thief Cao, and his main force must be in Xinji, not in Yan County or Yanling."

"what?"

Yuan Shu and Zhang Miao were both taken aback, their eyes full of horror.

Especially Yuan Shu stared like a bell, unable to believe it: "How is this possible? Generals Zhang Xun and Wu Hao, were they all deceived by Cao Cao?"

Yan Xiang didn't dare to draw conclusions lightly, so he could only proceed from Xinji's battle situation: "My lord, the total strength of Cao's army, even with the entire Tuntian army, is only 3."

"And in this battle, we have fled back to the camp for so long, but the attacking army has never kept up. Seventy-eight out of ten were captured by Cao Cao's design, and if we want to capture tens of thousands of people, I am afraid that the number of troops will not be too small. .”

"I think below."

Yan Xiang thought for a moment and gave an answer: "Cao Cao's total force in Xinji may not be less than 2."

Yuan Shu was surprised: "2 people?"

Before attacking Yingchuan, Yuan Shu made a comprehensive estimate of the strength of Cao's army, and even the Tuntian troops in Yingchuan's counties were not spared, and all of them were included in the calculation.

Karo is so.
Cao Cao's total army strength is only in the early [-]s.

Today, the vast majority of the garrison troops are all mobilized by Cao Cao to the front line, leaving aside the troops left behind in various places, Cao Cao should have less than 3 soldiers and horses.

If Yan Xiang's judgment is correct, then the defenders in Yan County and Yanling are only five to six thousand at best, and the average defenders in each county will never exceed 6000!
But they clearly sent people to test it, and the conclusions they drew were surprisingly consistent. There were no less than ten thousand defenders in Yan County and Yanling.

unless
Cao Jun can use [-] soldiers and horses to play tens of thousands of people.

But this is easy to say, but it is really difficult to do it.

In particular, Zhang Xun is still a fierce general who has experienced many battles, and it is definitely not easy to deceive his eyes.

Zhang Miao tentatively asked, "Do you have any evidence?"

This time, Yan Xiang was full of confidence: "Isn't this defeat enough to explain the problem? Our army has 2 soldiers and horses, but only [-] have returned. Although there are some deserters, they can't be all deserters, right?" ?”

"This"

Zhang Miao remained silent.

Have to admit.

This is indeed a very acute question.

Especially his own soldiers and horses, 3 lost [-], and if these people become deserters, they will undoubtedly die.

But since they didn't come back, in all likelihood, they were captured by Cao Cao.

Take 3000 or [-] people and capture [-] soldiers and horses?
What a joke!
What kind of elites are able to do this kind of thing!
Things went wrong, even Zhang Miao couldn't help being puzzled.

"Report—!"

At this moment, a long announcement sounded from outside the tent.

Yuan Shu and Zhang Miao turned their heads to look.

However, Chen Shi, who was in charge of fighting at the East Gate, returned to the camp disheveled. When he saw Yuan Shu, two lines of tears burst out of his eyes:

"My lord—!"

Chen Shi knelt down on one knee, clasped his hands and cupped his fists: "The general thought that he would never see the lord again."

Yuan Shu hurriedly stepped forward to help him: "General Chen, please get up quickly."

Only then did Chen Shi get up: "My lord, it's the last general who underestimated the enemy. All the troops at the East Gate were captured. Only the last general and a few people with him took the opportunity to kill the inspector while they were dispatched to cut trees and fled back."

"Oh?"

Yuan Shu was taken aback for a moment: "Have all the Dongmen army been captured?"

Chen Shi nodded: "Yes, indeed."

Yuan Shu asked anxiously, "Then do you know how many Cao troops are in Xinji City?"

"This"

Chen Shi hesitated for a moment, then exhaled and said, "I don't know the exact number, but judging from the size of the camp, it should not be less than 2 people."

hiss-!
Yuan Shu was startled, and gasped, "Twenty thousand?"

Zhang Miao was dumbfounded: "Are you sure?"

Chen Shi nodded: "Well, just a lot more!"

"Damn!"

Yuan Shu secretly chewed.

Zhang Miao was even more heartbroken and kept silent.

This proved that Yan Xiang's judgment was correct.

And they sent Zhang Xun and Wu Hao to test the direction of Yan County and Yanling, but they were all deceived by Cao Cao.

However, at this moment, Yan Xiang did not have the joy of clearing away his grievances, but became even more sad, because even he could not see through Cao Cao's tricks in time.

This can only prove.
Cao Cao's ability far exceeds his imagination!

Even if he saw through Cao Cao's trick, the other party still had a way to remedy it.

"What else did you find out?"

Zhang Miao frowned and looked up at Chen Shi.

"this."

Chen Shi thought for a moment, then said softly: "They are preparing for the celebration banquet. They have brought twenty carts of fine wine, thirty sheep, and hundreds of chickens. I heard that there are rewards for the whole army."

"Cao Agui!"

Yuan Shu was furious, clenched his iron fists tightly, and the muscles at the corners of his lips twitched non-stop. He gritted his teeth and said, "If I, Yuan Shu, don't kill you, I won't be able to get rid of the hatred in my heart!"

"Brother Lu."

At the side Zhang Miao thought carefully, and said softly: "Now there is a chance for you and me to avenge our hatred."

Yuan Shu asked urgently, "Oh? What kind of opportunity is it?"

Zhang Miao clangs: "Night attack!"

Yuan Shu frowned: "Night attack?"

"kindness."

Zhang Miao said affirmatively: "Cao thief won such a big victory, it is human nature to set up wine and have a banquet. Let us take this opportunity to raid at night, and the prisoners in the city will surely respond. At that time, we should cooperate internally and externally. How can we not win?"

hiss-!
Yuan Shu sucked in a breath of cold air.

He naturally knew Cao Cao's temperament.

Drinking and eating meat, bragging and spanking, very rejoicing, loving young women.

At this moment, it is indeed reasonable for him to set up a banquet to celebrate his achievements.

but
Before Yuan Shu could speak, Yan Xiang directly interrupted: "No! Absolutely no!"

Yuan Shu frowned: "Zi Xiang, why not?"

Yan Xiang cupped his hands: "My lord, this must be another trick set up by the Cao thief to lure us to attack Xinji at night, so that we can wipe out the rest of our soldiers and horses, and pave the way for him to enter Runan."

"This"

Yuan Shu hesitated again.

Have to admit.

Yan Xiang's remarks made some sense.

In particular, they were defeated by Cao Cao just now, and this remark shocked people's hearts even more.

But Yuan Shu still didn't want to give up, and tried to ask: "How can you see it?"

Yan Xiang thought for a moment: "My lord, it is indeed reasonable for Cao Cao to celebrate his victory, but with his shrewdness, he will never make the whole army hangover at this critical moment, and give me a chance to take advantage of it."

"This is one of them."

"Second!"

Yan Xiang continued to analyze: "There are indeed examples of relying on captives to cut wood to make defensive equipment, but our army has no offensive power. At this time, sending people out to cut wood is suspicious."

"what do you mean"

"It's easy!"

Yan Xiang said with absolute certainty: "General Chen was released by Cao Cao on purpose. He just wanted to use General Chen's mouth to pass the news of their banquet to our army, luring us to wait for the night attack."

"General Chen."

Immediately, Yan Xiang turned to look at Chen Shi: "Didn't you notice it at all?"

Chen Shi frowned and thought for a long time: "It seems that when they escaped, it was indeed a bit too smooth! Their surveillance force is relatively small. The general suspected this before, but he didn't think about it."

"That's right!"

Yan Xiang was extremely sure: "They have a small force, so it is an opportunity for you to take advantage of!"

Chen Shi sighed, and suddenly realized: "What a Cao thief, he is really despicable!"

"Lord!"

Yan Xiangyi bowed, and said with certainty: "We must not be fooled! If we don't attack at night, we can easily defend the city with our current strength."

"But once we fall into Cao's treacherous scheme and pay for all the remaining soldiers and horses in our hands, then we may lose Runan, and even the whole Yuzhou!"

"Lord!"

Yan Xiang earnestly said again: "You must think twice!"

Yuan Shu nodded slowly: "Zixiang is right, it's really not suitable for taking risks at this moment."

"Brother Meng Zhuo!"

Afterwards, Yuan Shu turned his head and glanced at Zhang Miao: "We can't lose any more, we should be safe first, let's return to Changping first."

Although Zhang Miao agreed with Yan Xiang's deduction, he was unhappy when he heard Chang Ping: "Since there is no way to enter Yingchuan, then there is no need for Zhang to stay any longer."

"Brother Lu."

Zhang Miao clasped his hands together and said, "I want to take a rest overnight and leave for Chenliu tomorrow."

Yuan Shu was stunned: "Ah, this"

Of course he was very reluctant.

Although Zhang Miao only had [-] soldiers and horses in his hand, it was a force after all.

Without Zhang Miao's help, I'm afraid he might not be able to keep Changping.

Just when he didn't know how to keep him.

Yan Xianglang at the side said, "It is true that Governor Zhang doesn't need to stay, but you can't leave now."

Zhang Miao thought that Yan Xiang was trying to force him to stay, and subconsciously became nervous: "Sir, what do you mean?"

Yan Xiang hurriedly cupped his hands: "Don't misunderstand the county guard. I don't mean to force you to stay. It's just that if you leave now, it will definitely attract Cao Cao's attention. At that time, he will send fine cavalry to chase him down. With your little soldiers and horses, I'm afraid Before reaching Chenliu, he died on the way."

"Of course!"

Yan Xiang added: "You have the protection of General Dian Wei, so you can be considerate, but the soldiers under your command may not be so lucky. When you return to Chenliu with hundreds of remnants, maybe Cao Cao will attack Chenliu first."

"After all, the current Chen Liu has no soldiers to fight again. If you send a strong army to attack and kill, you will surely be able to break through the city one after another. It may even not cost a single soldier, depending on the order."

Zhang Miao was astonished. After thinking about it carefully, he found that it made sense: "It seems that we can't go."

Yan Xiang continued to advise: "At least wait until Cao Cao decides to withdraw before you can leave!"

"retreat?"

Zhang Miao shook his head, feeling that it was impossible: "How is this possible!"

Yan Xiang was extremely affirmative: "Don't worry, the governor, as long as you and my armies are sincerely united and stationed in Changping, within a month, Cao Cao will definitely retreat."

"That's right!"

Yuan Shu also echoed: "This time we are defending the city, not attacking it. Although our troops are small, we have the advantage of city defense. If Cao Aman wants to attack, I'm afraid it will not be as easy as he imagined."

"OK then."

Zhang Miao had no choice but to agree: "This is the only way for now."

Yuan Shu secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "In that case, let's rest overnight and return to Changping."

Zhang Miao nodded: "Okay."

******
Nanyang, Wancheng.

The Emperor's Palace.

Wende Hall.

Holding the battle report sent back from Yingchuan, Liu Bian couldn't help but his eyes brightened: "How is this possible? [-] soldiers and horses captured [-] enemy troops?"

"teacher!"

Liu Bian's throat rolled, and he swallowed subconsciously: "Isn't this record a little fake! Is it true that Yuan Shu and Zhang Miao's coalition forces are made of mud?"

The voice of the military division alliance followed: "Although, even ancient military experts feel a little unbelievable, judging from the details reported by Cao Cao, it is indeed possible."

"Master Bian, look carefully."

The military division alliance explained in detail: "Cao Cao is mainly cavalry. Using its super high mobility, it implements fast cutting and piercing tactics. At the same time, it cooperates with a large number of infantry to launch a siege against the thieves."

"Although the strength of the enemy and the enemy are quite different, there is an extremely important point in ancient warfare, and that is morale. If morale is low, a hundred thousand troops are like chickens, and morale is high. Three thousand Yuejia can swallow Wu."

"Cao Cao first destroyed the morale of Yuan Shu and Zhang Miao's coalition forces, and then relied on cavalry to expand the chaos of the war, thus destroying all the remaining morale of the opponent. In this case, it is indeed possible to capture [-] soldiers and horses."

"pity!"

Speaking of this, the Military Division Alliance sighed: "Experts say that if the city of Xinji can be bigger, it may be able to capture more prisoners. The reason why only 4 people were captured has a lot to do with the size of the city."

"what?"

Liu Bian was shocked: "Can this be contacted?"

The military division alliance explained: "Xinji belongs to a small county on the edge of Yingchuan. According to the comparison of unearthed materials, experts guess that the four walls of Xinji will not exceed 1000 meters."

"In other words, the number of soldiers and horses that can be used to storm the city at the same time will not exceed 2000. Calculated according to the strength of four rows, it is 3 soldiers and horses, and the four walls are 5 people. The military strength should only be above [-] people.”

"Of course, this is just a rough guess, and many of the details are untrue. For example, three of the gates were feint attacks, so it's impossible to have a full force."

Liu Bian was overwhelmed with admiration: "Experts are indeed experts, they are really amazing!"

The Alliance of Military Advisors smiled: "It's just a small skill, it's not worth mentioning. We still need to discuss who should be appointed as the prefect of Runan. After all, there are four generations and three princes of the Yuan family here."

"Master Bian can kill Yuan Shu, but he must not implicate his family. We can only rely on Nanyang's method, find someone with iron and blood skills to sit in the town, and then weaken it little by little."

Liu Bian hurriedly got up, went to the bookshelf, and found Nanyang's farming performance appraisal form: "Teacher, let's choose."

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