Demon of the Three Kingdoms

"My lord, General Cao's former army has already stationed thirty miles away from Chang'an and built a military camp."

"Thirty miles? Send our military order to order General Cao's former army to advance to a place [-] miles away from Chang'an to station, build a military camp, and surround Chang'an."

"promise!"

In Cao Jun's tent, Cao Cao sits on top of the commander-in-chief, with civil and military personnel on both sides.

"Zihe, how far is it from Chang'an City?"

"Reporting to my lord, this place is thirty miles away from Chang'an City."

"Thirty miles? Don't Zihe know that my military order is to advance to twenty miles away from Chang'an and besiege Chang'an?" Cao Cao was stunned for a moment. Cao Chun was still stationed here even though he had already sent the order.

"Reporting to my lord, Chun personally led people to investigate near Chang'an, and found that the Xiliang army had built trenches twenty miles away from Chang'an. The Xiliang army's javelin cavalry relied on the cover of the trenches to prevent our army from advancing."

"Oh? The Xiliang Army built trenches? Zhongkang, take the Tiger Guards and follow Ben Sikong to see the Xiliang Army's trenches!"

"My lord, it's getting late, are you going to test the strength of the Xiliang army tomorrow?" Guo Jia cupped his hands and reported back to Cao Cao.

"Oh?" Cao Cao was taken aback for a moment, only to realize that it was already dark and oil lamps were lit in the military tents.

"It's Sikong who is in a hurry. Tomorrow, everyone will go with me to meet the Xiliang Army."

"promise!"

On the second day, Cao Cao brought Wenwu and Tiger and Leopard Cavalry to the trenches of the Xiliang Army.

The trenches of the Xiliang Army are based on ice and snow. In short, they are ice walls.

The Xiliang army used the ice and snow in the Guanzhong Plain to construct countless ice walls about one meter high outside Chang'an City.Every ice wall surrounded Chang'an.There is a distance of about ten meters between the two ice walls.The snow in the middle has been cleared, which can be suitable for the accelerated throwing of the javelin cavalry.

"It seems that Sikong underestimated Ma Chao. Ma Chao knew that the power of his javelin cavalry would be weakened in a land of ice and snow, so he actually used ice and snow to strengthen Chang'an's city defense."

"My lord, although Ma Chao has strengthened the defense of Chang'an, the cavalry of the Xiliang Army has been greatly weakened. As long as our army keeps pace, we will be able to approach Chang'an within three months." Xun You saw Ma Chao's formation.With a smile, as long as Ma Chao's cavalry cannot exert their power, Cao Jun's advantages can be highlighted.

"Oh? It seems that Gongda already has a plan, okay! Go back to the camp and let me, Sikong, see Gongda's plan." Cao Cao also had some calculations in his mind, and decided to return to the barracks to discuss the countermeasures with Xun You.

"Gongda, I also have a countermeasure against the Xiliang army in my mind. I wonder if Gongda's strategy is in line with my mind?" Cao Cao stroked his beard and glanced at Xun You.

"My lord, if you want to know whether You's strategy and the master's strategy are in harmony with each other, we can write the strategy on the bamboo slips for you to see. Which is better between You and the master's strategy?"

"Okay! Come and fetch two Hsinchu bamboo slips."

Soon, Xu Chu brought up the two Hsinchu bamboo slips and handed them to Cao Cao and Xun You.Cao Cao and Xun You carved words on the bamboo slips with carving knives.

"Extraordinary?"

"Yes, my lord!" Lu Rui placed the bamboo slips of Cao Cao and Xun You on the table in the center of the military tent.

"Bufan, take a look at the strategies of Sikong and Gongda, are there any similarities?"

"promise!"

Lu Rui opened the bamboo slips of the two, read them through, smiled, cupped his hands and said, "Reporting to my lord, my lord and Junshi Xun really have the same heart, and all the strategies they think of are similar to each other."

"Oh? Hahahaha! It seems that Gong Daye knows me! I am extraordinary, let everyone see our strategy."

"promise!"

The core of Cao Cao and Xun You's strategy is: step by step, advance with equipment, and storm Chang'an.

Step by step is to build an ice city, as a stronghold, to give full play to the advantages of Cao's infantry.The Ice City is a stronghold built by the northern people in the Three Kingdoms period using ice and snow as raw materials and wood as a supplement. This stronghold can not only be built like a city, but also a fixed archery tower, a high platform, or even a giant ice tower for defense. Shield, later generations have a very beautiful name, ice sculpture!

Equipment advancement is to use Cao Jun's various siege equipment, such as flying bridges, ladders, nest vehicles, Linchong Lvgong vehicles, catapults, and catapults to destroy the ice wall trenches of the Xiliang Army, and advance step by step until the ice sculptures are built to Chang'an under the city.

The storming of Chang'an means that after Cao Cao made every step of the way, he besieged Chang'an, and then used siege equipment to storm Chang'an with infantry. As long as the Xiliang army left the horses, their infantry was definitely not as sharp as Cao's army, and Cao's army had an absolute advantage in numbers. The Xiliang army must be defeated!

"See General!"

"Is Ling Ming coming? How is the battle between the two armies today?"

"Reporting to Major General, our army fought against Cao Jun, and our army was defeated. Cao Jun has already advanced five miles away from Chang'an City."

"Ling Ming, if you have anything else to say, say it."

"Yes, Major General, at this speed, Cao Jun will be able to attack the city of Chang'an in less than half a month. If Cao Jun attacks by force, it may be difficult for our army to defend Chang'an."

"Hehe, Ling Ming, you have seen it very clearly. Our army's elite soldiers are only [-], while Cao Cao has more than [-] elite soldiers. If our army defeats Cao's army head-to-head, then God will bless our army." Ma Chao understood very well, Cao's army has an absolute advantage over the Xiliang army, and the Xiliang army can only narrow the gap between the two armies by relying on javelin cavalry.Ma Chao didn't want to defend Chang'an City at all!

"The major general means that our army will abandon Chang'an?"

"That's right, Ling Ming. After winter, there will be heavy snowfall in Guanzhong. Now the snow outside the city may be several feet deep. Our army has no advantage. How can we fight against Cao's army? According to this general, our army can only retreat to the north bank of the Weihe River. gone."

"The major general is wise!"

"Ling Ming passed on our military order, ordering all our cavalry to cross the Wei River north, station on the north bank, and build a military camp."

"promise!"

"Ling Ming, send this letter back to Tianshui."

"Major General, is this......?"

"This is a letter requesting reinforcements, so Ming Ming should do it quickly."

"promise!"

Cao Cao is warming up in his tent in the Cao Jun barracks outside the city.

"Subordinates see the lord!"

"Bong Xiao is here? Sit!"

"Thank you, my lord!"

"Feng Xiao, you look happy, do you have any good news to tell me, Sikong?"

"My lord, according to reliable information, Ma Chao sent people to Liangzhou to ask for help. Cheng Yin, one of Han Sui's eight generals, led an army to support Chang'an."

"Oh? Ma Chao actually transferred the elite stationed in Liangzhou to Chang'an?"

"Exactly, my lord. What's even more gratifying is that Ma Chao has united with some Qiang tribes, and this time they will send troops together to rescue Chang'an."

"Hahahaha! Ma Chao actually increased his troops in Chang'an. It seems that the day of the Xiliang army's destruction is not far away!" Cao Cao stroked his beard and laughed. Even Dong Zhuo could not be wiped out. The big reason is that Ma Teng and Han Sui's army is mobile, dispersed, and good at guerrilla warfare. Now Ma Chao actually concentrates his forces to fight Cao Cao, that is to give up his advantage and kill himself!

"My lord is wise!"

On the tower of Chang'an, Ma Chao was dressed in military uniform, looked at the ice sculpture of Cao Jun not far away, and smiled slightly, Cao Mengde, you have been tricked, I will defeat you with your best way of using troops! (To be continued..)

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