Three Kingdoms.

Chapter 3444: The Arrow of the Bow

Knives, guns, and sticks.

Blood, fire.

The night seems to cover up everything.

When humans think, God laughs.

Because only God has the overall vision and is always ready to display the full picture on the wall, so when God sees humans thinking, he already has the answer, and then naturally laughs at humans, "Idiot, you can't even think of this." . 』

The battlefield is like a chessboard, where the pieces are fighting and the players are thinking.

The opponent's next move was a mediocre move that he was tired of dealing with.

What can be exchanged interactively is a tie.

Only if you can think one step ahead can you be said to be a good player.

Only those chess players who can think of thirty or fifty moves ahead every time they move, or even consider the direction of the entire situation from the beginning, can be called national players.

The so-called national players are only a few in a country.

Most people are mediocre or evenly matched.

If you are a good player, it is already very good.

Xun Chen is naturally better than the average player, but he is not yet at the level of a national player.

He can think ahead, but he can't take everything into account.

Another very important reason is that he cannot focus all his energy on planning. He also has to deal with a large number of affairs, coordinate manpower from all aspects, and pay attention to the changes in the status of his soldiers, generals, and various other things. With complicated loading, even a CPU with sixteen threads will freeze for a while.

After all, there aren't many people like Zhuge.

And in history, Zhuge was really burning his life to support him. In the end, the silicone oil came out, causing irreparable structural damage...

When Xun Chen led his people to the warehouse, the flames were already rising.

There are high walls around the warehouse, and under the high walls, at the gate, the fighting is most intense.

The shouts and shouts seemed to be above the flames, being burned and shaking.

The person who was shouting one moment may turn into a silent corpse the next moment.

The guy who wanted to rush to the wall of the warehouse was stabbed out of the flesh and blood hole in the next moment, and fell heavily.

Whether it's a conspiracy or a scheming, whether the battle of wits is upright or weird or ridiculous, at this moment, there is no difference.

Before the chess piece falls, there are still various possibilities, but once it falls, it is just two words.

life and death.

Everything will turn into the most intuitive result.

Xun Chen rushed to the warehouse and attacked both inside and outside.

As a sneak attack party, it naturally has the advantage of being stealthy and taking the lead, but it also brings about the same serious problem, that is, the attacking party cannot have many manpower.

If there are too many, there will naturally be a risk of exposure.

Not being exposed in advance is a skill of these people, but it also brings disadvantages.

As soon as Xun Chen and his men arrived, these sneak attackers were like ice and snow meeting the blazing sun, and they quickly melted under the three-color flag.

Only then did Xun Chen calm down a little, and then more doubts arose.

The smell of blood permeates the air.

The flames burned the flesh, giving off the smell of sulfurized protein.

Xun Chen's eyes slowly swept over the bodies of these attackers.

There are only two ways for a sneak attack: an outsider or an insider.

But no matter which line you take, it means that many problems are exposed.

There are those from Xun Chen's side, and those from Hedong, as well as from Cao Jun's side...

At this moment, Xun Chen understood why Hussar had said before that he should focus on the "Government of Hedong"!

At that time, Fei Qian said that what Xun Chen said was too "concise." Now Xun Chen finally understood the true meaning of Fei Qian's words. It was not about speaking simply, but thinking simply!

This is true for Hedong, but what about Shandong?

The military academy on duty at Canglin came to see Xun Chen, smelling of blood.

Fortunately, in accordance with the code of conduct, when agitation broke out outside the city, the sentries were strengthened and both light and dark posts were sent out. Otherwise, when the overt whistle was shot, without the warning from the hidden whistle, the situation would have been much worse!

"What's the loss?" ’ Xun Chen asked.

The guard on duty lowered his head and reported, "Only some of the fodder and debris near the wall were burned by the torches thrown in by the thieves... The food and grass in the warehouse were well protected and there was no loss..."

Xun Chen exhaled and nodded, "Immediately strengthen the guards and block the doorway. If anyone approaches without being ordered, they will be killed without mercy!" All soldiers on duty are allowed in but not allowed out! 』

The military academy on duty should go down.

Before the chaos has completely subsided, anyone who dares to approach rashly will be shot directly without discussion.

Xun Chen waved to the military academy, motioning for him to come closer, and then whispered: "After you go back, observe carefully. If anyone inquires about the situation of food and grass, tell them that the food and grass were burned and the losses were heavy...then write down their names." …』

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The moonlight was obscured by clouds.

The noise in the camp never stopped.

At Cao Xiu's side, the banner of Cao Jun was played.

The battle flag was flying, but Cao Xiu's heart kept sinking.

The strategy clearly failed.

People could not gather together.

But Cao Xiu didn't give up, he felt there was still a glimmer of hope...

What's more, in fact, in his heart, he was not completely sure of success.

Popularity and people's hearts seem to be illusory and elusive, but they can also be shown in real terms before our eyes.

Anyi City is so big, it is not difficult to recruit dozens or hundreds of people to do something, but it is not so easy to expand these dozens or hundreds of people to thousands or tens of thousands. Something happened.

Cao Xiu couldn't push it anymore.

Conspiracy, conspiracy, never determines the outcome of a battle from the beginning, but in the process of implementation, it slowly forces everyone to make a life or death decision.

The reason why a conspiracy is a conspiracy is that once it is exposed to the sun, it will immediately collapse and no longer become an effective force, but the conspiracy can still be effective in the rotation of night and day.

Soldiers have no constant momentum, water has no constant shape, and the way of war is ever-changing.

The so-called military spirit is not that simple and can be manipulated at will...

From ancient times to the present, when large armies fight, what really causes the army to collapse has never been the physical and specific blow to each soldier. The outcome of a war is not only the battle between the generals and soldiers of both sides on the battlefield, but also often involves many other things. Just like when the Qin Dynasty killed 400,000 Zhao soldiers in a murderous trap. Although it completely drained Zhao of its flesh and blood, Zhao no longer had the capital to fight against Qin, but this trap was also the result of the Five Kingdoms Conquest. The sequelae of Qi.

After the encirclement and killing, although the Zhao State, the obstacle to Qin's eastward advance, was eliminated, it also brought about the sequelae of the Qin army's brutality. After the Qin State was unified, even if it wanted to change the minds of the people, it could not be reversed for a while. , the trap of 400,000 yuan is a stain that cannot be bypassed.

When one person's consciousness is coerced by the will of millions of people, then what a single person thinks is not the focus, but what most people think is the standard for measuring right and wrong.

Although Cao Xiu was unable to refine this theory of the situation like those of later generations who had nine years of basic education, he was aware of this problem during the actual battle.

Therefore, Cao Xiu must maintain his will to fight against the Hussar. Even if he fails or dies, he must let more people know that Shandong is still fighting and has not surrendered yet!

Between Guanzhong and Shandong, what really determines the outcome is not Cao Jun or Fei Jun, but more people than Cao Jun and Fei Jun, the common people of the world!

How the people of the world view the two political groups is the real key to the problem! In this way, the opinions of each person and a little bit add up in the end, and this can be called the true popular support!

If the people all over the world think that this country and this court are hopeless, then it really is hopeless!

Cao Xiu doesn't want to see that day!

Cao Jun once had the belief to save the world and save the country.

It's just that Cao Jun's belief did not come from "training" or "rules", but came from the early battles against Er Yuan!

It was after defeating Er Yuan, who was considered by people at the time to be his destiny and a role model in the world, so Cao Jun felt that he was very strong!

It was gradually formed by looking at the trembling opponents and feeling the fear of the opponents in the snatching and killing again and again!

During the reign of Dong Zhuo, the Han Dynasty was in chaos. The rural gentry and noble families in Shandong gathered together with each other, and they had a "faith" that the general trend was the general trend and destiny was destined!

It's a pity that this kind of "belief" actually hides too many hidden dangers.

When this "faith" was broken and shattered here in Hussar...

Things that had been covered up were detonated.

On the battlefield, when you are fighting to the death, not many people have the mind to think about right and wrong. They will only subconsciously hope that their side can win, because this represents the possibility of survival.

But when you survive and the war temporarily stops, especially when you really see the situation in the Hussars and feel the order under the Hussars, those things that have been covered up will slowly emerge. , and then spread out.

Facing the three-color flag, the sense of belonging to "Destiny" will begin to shift.

Once it deviates much, when this trend of thought returns to Shandong and becomes the "belief" of tens of millions of people, even if Cao Cao has the power to do anything, he will be powerless.

If you do it once and then three times, there will be a problem.

As time went by, the fighting spirit in the hearts of the people Cao Xiu gathered continued to decrease.

The surging crowd moved towards Anyi, but were quickly pushed back. The dilapidated camps and earthen walls around Anyi City are becoming stronger and taller in the eyes of everyone, as if they are huge rocks in the torrent, which cannot be washed away or carried away no matter what.

As time went on, the volume of the din began to decrease.

When the initial surge of enthusiasm has passed, what remains is endless emptiness, loneliness and coldness.

People's hearts are in chaos.

Some people even came to Cao Xiu to ask for countermeasures. Cao Xiu could barely encourage him, and perhaps suppress the impetuous thoughts of these people. However, in the chaos, I don’t know how many people may have had such thoughts in their hearts. , but don’t want to say it, that’s the problem.

But when the bow was opened, there was no turning back.

Someone started shouting at Cao Xiu, "Where are the Prime Minister's troops?" Where are the imperial troops? ! 』

Cao Xiu still said the same thing, "On the way!" Coming soon! If we hold on, they will die! 』

Cao's battle flag flutters under the night sky, like a dead soul living in the dark night. If dawn comes, it will usher in its demise...

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Behind Cheng Yun, a battle flag was also raised.

Tricolor cavalry flag.

The firelight swayed left and right in the battle flag.

Outside the firelight, some dark figures hurriedly fled.

Cheng Yun ignored the shadows fleeing outside the firelight and focused on Cao Xiu's battle flag.

Cheng Yun was somewhat angry after being teased by Cao Xiu once at the inn.

He summoned his men and prepared to launch a surprise attack on Cao Xiu's location.

In fact, it was not considered a "raid" because Cheng Yun did not cover up his whereabouts at all.

Cao Xiu actually played a trick of escaping a golden cicada under his nose. It was really unbearable for his uncle, but intolerable for his aunt!

Cheng Yun decided to attack Cao Xiu's flag and kill Cao Xiu with his own hands!

On the one hand, you can avenge yourself for being teased, and on the other hand, you can make new achievements!

Under Cheng Yun's command, more than a hundred cavalry formed an assault queue and rushed directly to Cao Xiu's flag.

Everyone wants to be promoted, but if you want to be promoted to a high-ranking general, under the command of a hussar, you must have a good record in order to convince the public!

Nowadays, among the generals under Qiusi's command, don't they all have resounding records and have the heads of several bandits hanging on their heads?

Cheng Yun felt that this time was his chance!

Just one attack can solve all the problems!

Money attracts people's hearts, but greed makes them faint.

At this moment, Cheng Yun forgot Xun Chen's explanation and also ignored some dangers.

Who are these rebels who surrendered to the army?

There are no decent swords, guns, or complete sets of armor, and the number of people cannot be large. It is just because there are no decent soldiers outside the city, and the refugees and surrendered soldiers who do not know where they are are encouraged to cause trouble!

As long as Cao Xiu is killed, nothing will be a problem!

In Cheng Yun's heart, he even had some doubts about Xun Chen's ability. He thought that such a large city, Anyi, could be disturbed by hundreds of people like Cao Xiu. What kind of strategy was this?

Cheng Yun thought that Xun Chen had to wipe his face clean to do this, which is simply incomprehensible!

If there's anything wrong, just chop it down and it'll be over!

He also said that Uncle Zheng Bo and Duan, his grandmother's was just chopped off with a knife, wouldn't there be so much trouble?

I have to bring in some Spring and Autumn allusions, hahaha, maybe it’s just to cover up Xun Chen’s incompetence!

Don't look at the history of the general and the governor, that's all!

If you really want to go into battle and fight, you still have to watch the killer like me waiting on the battlefield!

Cheng Yun thought as he spurred his horse forward.

Close, close!

The figure of Cao Xiu under the battle flag of Cao Jun came into Cheng Yun's eyes.

Cheng Yun saw some figures shaking around Cao Xiu, as if they were fleeing in fear.

I just want to run now, it’s too late!

This time, I have determined the great success!

"Hahaha! Take your life! 』

Cheng Yun shouted and waved his sword.

He didn't notice at all. In front of where Cao Xiu was, there seemed to be some strange wooden piles standing on the ground here and there.

There are many ruins of battles outside Anyi City, and there are also many remnants of artifacts that have not been cleaned up in time, so there seems to be some truth to the appearance of these seemingly messy wooden piles here?

The key is that now Cao Xiu is in front, and Cheng Yun has led his troops to pursue him here, and there is no reason to look back!

Cheng Yun roared angrily and charged forward on his horse.

He had just led his men to rush in front of Cao Xiu, about two hundred steps away, when he saw the head of a hussar in front of him suddenly flying!

The headless cavalry was still running forward, the blood in his chest splashing colorful black in the night and firelight, and then he fell back with a crash!

Cheng Yun was shocked!

Before Cheng Yun could react, several hussars at the front were beheaded one after another, as if their heads were cut off by an invisible knife!

"There's a trap!" 』

Cheng Yun shouted, and quickly tightened the reins tightly, clamping his legs on the horse's belly, trying to slow down the horse.

The war horse was in pain, and its front hooves suddenly jumped into the air. Unexpectedly, it hit something in the air, and the war horse's front hooves were also cut off!

Cheng Yun was thrown out with both his man and his horse, and then he suddenly remembered what the **** this thing was!

But he had no time to alert the hussars behind him. The cavalrymen who could not restrain their horses were attacked one after another. The cavalrymen who were not tricked hurriedly gathered their horses, and then collided with the cavalrymen rushing up from behind...

On the battlefield, from ancient times to the present, there has been no such thing as a sure win. Anyone who is not careful will be unlucky.

This trap was first used by the Hussars, but it was copied by Cao Jun.

When Cao Xiu went to Wenxi, he had already been thinking about how to deal with the hussar cavalry. But at that time, he was thinking about using baggage carts to build this defensive system, and he happened to be with Dong Zhao and others. Imagine responding to each other.

Of course Cao Xiu doesn't have any baggage vehicles here now, but there are quite a few abandoned wooden piles among the ruins and wooden pillars used to support the scaffolding of the underground nests in the temporary camp.

If Cheng Yun is really attentive enough, let’s not say that he saw some strange wooden stakes, but when he led the people forward, he also saw Cao Xiu and others moving...

Yes, Cao Xiu didn't know quite where the hussars like Cheng Yun would rush out from, so when they found out that there were hussars rushing out, they had to quickly hide on the other side of the trap.

Xun Chen deliberately expected that since Cao Xiu and others dared to plot rebellion, there would be a trap, so when he asked Cheng Yun to leave the city, he specifically told Cheng Yun not to be impatient. , everything will become clear.

Darkness is the best cover for traps and the amplifier of fear.

In the dark night, dozens or hundreds of people can be used as thousands of people.

But after dawn, nothing can be hidden.

As long as there is no chaos in the city, even if there is some chaos in the camps outside the city, things will quickly settle down after dawn.

It's a pity that Cheng Yun listened but didn't care!