Three Kingdoms Bandits

Chapter 493 Cao Cao Laughed
The Wuling army successfully stormed Cao Ying, which greatly boosted morale.Now the enthusiasm of the soldiers is high, and the voice for continuing to attack is very high.

"My lord, Cao's army has retreated, what is our army's plan?"

Fa Zheng asked Wu Shun.

"Cao Cao has already retreated, so he will definitely stick to Hangu Pass. There is still Yuan Shao's army there, and it is impossible to take advantage of the victory and pursue it. Forget it, send an order to clean up the battlefield and set up camp."

Wu Shun said.

"My lord, the Hangu Pass is strong. It will take a day or two to set up camp and garrison. The supply line is too long, which is not good for our army."

Fazheng felt that Hangu Pass was defended by Cao Cao and Yuan Shao's army, and if they could not attack for a while, they could retreat temporarily.The Yuan-Cao coalition forces are still strong enough to harass their grain roads.

Originally, the Wuling army had the upper hand, and if they were not careful, it might cause Cao Cao and Yuan Shao to equalize.Fa Zheng is also considered based on all evidence.

"It's okay, we have elite cavalry here, whether it's Yuan Shao or Cao Cao, we have to think carefully about it."

If Wu Shun didn't want the enemy to come out, what he was afraid of was that the enemy would stay in Hangu Pass, which would be really troublesome.

"What the lord said is very true, the subordinates are not thinking carefully."

Fazheng said with shame.

He was very depressed, originally his brain was quite easy to use.But in front of Wu Shun, he always thinks about the problem and doesn't think about it.

As a well-known counselor and minister in Yizhou, he rarely gave Wu Shun insightful advice on the battlefield.

"Xiao Zhi, you still don't have confidence in the strength of the Wuling Army. Take a good look at it, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are not enough to make the Wuling Army retreat!"

There is no such thing as Fazheng not being thoughtful. Most of what he thinks is what Wu Shun doesn't think about or doesn't think about.

Checking for deficiencies and filling in omissions is what their counselors should do, and things like stealing the lord's limelight are not what counselors should do.

Wu Shun also knew that what Fazheng was worried about was not unreasonable.Is the coalition weak?Not weak, but strong.Don't look at how easy it is for him to defeat Cao Jun, as long as he is not careful, the Wuling Army will be defeated.

Cao Cao's soldiers are only [-], which is only a part of Cao Cao's troops.And Wu Shun used more than two-thirds of the entire Wuling army to attack Cao Ying.

Breaking through Cao Ying easily is a matter of course.If the Suzaku Legion, White Tiger Legion, Qinglong Legion, Xiliang Iron Cavalry, and many generals can't beat Cao Cao together, then Wu Shun will definitely not be able to defend the Guanzhong land.

"We are right here, waiting for the enemy to come to fight! After taking a rest and replenishing, we will attack Hangu Pass in one fell swoop!"

Wu Shun said categorically.

"Yes!"

All the generals responded one after another.

Their Wuling army has never been afraid, and now they are the victorious side, so there is no reason to be afraid of the enemy.

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In Hangu Pass, Xu Chu and Cao Chun fled back after the battle.None of the coalition generals dared to laugh at them.It takes courage to intercept the Wuling army alone.

Moreover, in this battle, Wu Shun invested many generals, and Cao Chun and Xu Chu were able to retreat completely, which can be regarded as a powerful person.

However, this time, only half of Cao Cao's Tiger Guards remained.Tiger and leopard cavalry casualties amounted to one-third.A large part of it was lost during the battle with the Guards Battalion.

"My lord, the reason why the Wuling army is invincible is because of the personal guard battalion! The heavy cavalry's impact is too strong, even the tiger and leopard cavalry can't stop it!"

Cao Chun said to Cao Cao.

He is not shirking responsibility, but seeking truth from facts.Among Cao's troops, apart from the Tiger Guards, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry were the most elite.Not even them can stop it, let alone others.

"You're right. In a face-to-face confrontation, that personal guard battalion is our biggest threat. You all have a way to deal with it."

Cao Cao asked everyone for advice.

Even now they can rely on the high and dangerous Hangu Pass to stop the Wuling Army and avoid fighting with the Guards.But one day, they will still have to fight to the death.

There is no way to restrict the heavy cavalry of the Wuling Army. No matter how they fight, Cao Jun will suffer.

"My lord, the general believes that heavy cavalry cannot fight for a long time, and they are not good at chasing! Our army can rely on speed to harass and make it useless."

Xia Houyuan said.

The timing of the heavy cavalry's battle is very important. There are still many ways to target the heavy cavalry on the battlefield.

"Wu Shun will not let the Guards battalion fight alone! The Guards battalion attacks, with Yizhou cavalry guarding both sides."

Li Dian retorted.

The Wuling Army not only has the Guards Battalion but also the Qinglong Cavalry. It is basically impossible to use the speed advantage to drag down the Guards Battalion.Because Wei Yan is there, you have to pass Wei Yan's test first.

Now the Wuling Army has one more Xiliang iron cavalry, which is even stronger!

"My lord, since we can't suppress it head-on, we can use tactics to lure Wu Shun's personal guard camp out, then set up an ambush, and attack them in groups! The personal guard camp is not fast, after being surrounded, we can attack with fire!"

Xun You came out and said.

Surround people and set them on fire!The personal guard battalion was covered in iron armor, and the people inside couldn't bear the flames.

"Gongda's words are reasonable, but Wu Shun's personal guard camp will not leave Wu Shun easily. It will be difficult to lure them out."

ambush?Cao Cao is quite optimistic about this strategy.But the people of Wuling Army are not stupid.What's more, the personal guard camp is Wu Shun's personal guard, so it won't be too far away from Wu Shun.How easy is it to ambush?
"Then bring Wu Shun out!"

Xun You insisted.

Wherever Wu Shun went, the guard camp would go there.In this case, why not directly design an ambush for Wu Shun?

"Does Gongda have a trick to teach me?"

Cao Cao's eyes lit up. When Xun You said so, he must have a plan in mind.

"Let's not hide from my lord, my subordinates have a plan, and Wu Shun may fall for it!"

Xun You said proudly.

"Gongda come quickly."

Cao Cao hurriedly pulled Xun You up and urged him anxiously.

"My lord, I'm afraid this plan will require the assistance of Yuan Gong. Yuan Jun's cavalry will be dispatched, and together with my tiger and leopard cavalry and tiger guards, we will defeat the Qinglong cavalry led by Wei Yan head-on. The army pretended to be defeated and lured them to pursue... In this way, the Wuling army must fall into the trap."

Xun You spoke eloquently for a long time, and Cao Cao became more and more excited the more he listened.

"Okay, Gongda's plan is very good, I will go to Benchu ​​to discuss it. Hahaha..."

After listening to Xun You's strategy, I just feel that it is difficult to tell the real from the fake, and if it happens to me, I may not be able to tell the difference.

There is a lot to do in this matter, Cao Cao is sure in his heart!
"Meng De, you just returned to Hangu Pass, don't take a good rest, what's the point of coming to my place?"

Seeing Cao Cao coming, Yuan Shao was puzzled.Yuan Shao did not mock Cao Cao's defeat.

"At the beginning, I had a way to defeat the Wuling army."

Cao Cao said.

"What? Defeat the Wuling army, really?"

Hearing that Cao Cha had a way to defeat Wu Shun, Yuan Shao's voice raised a lot unconsciously.

"At the beginning, you and I only need to defeat Wei Yan head-on and attract the guard battalion to attack, half of the victory is won!"

"Lead out Wu Shun's personal guard camp. Could it be that Meng De wants to destroy the personal guard camp first?"

Yuan Shao is not stupid, Cao Cao will understand.

"Exactly, without the personal guard battalion, all armies of the Wuling Army have ways to deal with it. Wu Shun will be defeated!"

Cao Cao said firmly.

"Yan Liangwen is ugly!"

"The end is here!"

"My Hebei cavalry is under the command of the two of you, and we will cooperate with Duke Cao's army!"

"The last general takes orders!"

Yuan Shao gave instructions, and Cao Cao smiled happily.

(End of this chapter)