The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

"The only plan now is to fight." Chen Ziming said with a serious face: "Meng Qi led three thousand soldiers and horses as the vanguard, passed the pass and cut the generals, and went straight to Shouyang Mountain."

"promise!"

Ma Chao excitedly took the lead and left.

"Wen Yuan, throw five thousand soldiers and horses and ambush them in a dangerous place. If Cao's army comes after them, they will be destroyed. After Cao's army has retreated, come quickly to join the army."

"promise!"

Zhang Liao immediately went to summon the soldiers.

Afterwards, Ma Chao led three thousand elite troops and went directly to Shouyang Mountain. Chen Ziming led Zhang Fei and Dian Wei to follow closely behind.

But before Ma Chao broke through the second checkpoint, thick smoke billowed from Shouyang Mountain, making everyone stunned. Soon, Chen Ziming's serious face burst into laughter. He was sure that Pang De successfully attacked Shouyang Mountain University. camp.

"Speed ​​up the attack, third brother, you take people to attack with Ma Mengqi." You must know that there are 1 Cao troops in Shouyang Mountain. There are more than ten thousand soldiers and horses. Although Pound is brave, he is still very dangerous with only 3000 people around him.

But soon, Chen Ziming breathed a sigh of relief. Cao Jun, who had fled from Shouyang Mountain, was stopped by Chen Ziming's army at the fourth checkpoint. General Wang Lin was also captured by Ma Chao. The army, after occupying Shouyang Mountain, was surprised and happy, and hurried forward.

"Meet the prime minister!"

Soon, Pang De brought people to meet Chen Ziming, and everyone entered the messy Shouyang Mountain camp.

"Ling Mingdang took the lead in this battle, and his reputation shook the world!"

Of course, Chen Ziming knew how powerful Pang De was. He was Cao Wei's pillar general, and he was no worse than Zhang Liao and others.

"Prime Minister, the Shouyang Mountain Camp has been broken down, and there are countless granaries, all of which are full of grain and grass." The function of the Shouyang Mountain Camp is to stockpile grain and grass to serve Cao Cao's Northern Expedition. It can be said that all the grain and grass needed for Cao Cao's Northern Expedition are stored here. The numbers are, of course, terrifying.

"burn!"

Chen Ziming closed his eyes in pain and ordered to burn all the granaries. This was also the purpose of their adventurous journey.

"burn!"

Zhang Liao gave the order viciously, and led his soldiers and horses to start lighting fires everywhere. The flames soared into the sky, and the fiery air waves filled the entire Shouyang Mountain.

Chen Ziming and others also want to take these food and grass as their own, but this is impossible. This is Cao Cao's territory, and it is surrounded by Cao Cao's soldiers and horses. Law.

4Chapter 16 No Escape

"After this battle, Cao Cao is powerless to march north!"

Looking at the flames soaring into the sky, Chen Ziming sighed helplessly.But Chen Ziming didn't say a word. After this fire, the people under Cao Cao's rule will suffer unspeakably, and they have to tighten their belts again for Cao Cao's conquest.

A big fire will turn the fruit of countless years of hard work into ashes, consuming not only the strength of Cao Cao, but also the background of the great man.

"General Qi, General Zhang Liao urgently reported that Cao Hong had led the army beyond Shouyang Mountain, but he did not lead his troops into Shouyang Mountain. Instead, he divided his troops to block the main roads of Shouyang Mountain." Later, although Cao Hong failed to prevent Chen Ziming from burning down the Shouyang Mountain Camp, he wanted to surround Chen Ziming on Shouyang Mountain.

"Ziming, I'll take people out and cut off Cao Hong's dog's head." When Zhang Fei heard this, his face turned cold, and he challenged Chen Ziming with a murderous look.

"Third Brother, don't worry." Chen Ziming shook his head and said, "Shouyang Mountain has a radius of tens of miles and countless roads, and it is only blocked by hundreds of thousands of troops."

Although Chen Ziming said this verbally, he felt heavy in his heart. After all, this is Cao Cao's territory. It is not easy to kill him. As long as he dares to take the lead, Cao Hong can calmly mobilize an army to besiege him.

"Most of the troops led by Cao Hong are infantry, and they have come from a long distance, so it is difficult to seal off the entire Shouyang Mountain in a short time." Chen Ziming looked at the map prepared by the hidden guards and said: "Cao Hong's purpose is nothing more than to capture us. Trapped to death in Shouyang Mountain, and at this time his soldiers and horses have not been adjusted yet, most of the soldiers and horses are concentrated in the west, and now there should be only Feng Ling defending the north."

"Order Zhang Liao to advance the troops of the headquarters to the north at a high speed. If the enemy intercepts them, report quickly, and the rest of the troops will follow up and closely monitor the movements of Cao Hong's army." But it will definitely not be able to hide from Cao Hong's spies.

However, Chen Ziming did not intend to hide it. What he wanted to fight was the time difference. Although Cao Hong had many troops, they were scattered, and most of them were infantry. They were not as fast as Chen Ziming's cavalry. As long as Cao Hong rushed out before Cao Hong was ready, Cao Hong There is nothing to do with the more than 1 cavalry around him.

Zhang Liao has been commanding troops in the north all year round, he has a good understanding of the terrain, and he has a deep understanding of how to use troops, so he will not easily fall into an ambush. Chen Ziming can rest assured that he will open the way. As for the biggest hero in this battle, the Xiliang cavalry suffered heavy losses. , All the Xiliang cavalry completed the attack on Hangu Pass, Jinyang, and Shouyang Mountain, and the Xiliang cavalry all achieved great victories.

But the losses were not small, especially in the battle of Shouyang Mountain. Today, there are only 2000 Xiliang cavalry capable of fighting. Of the [-] Xiliang cavalry, only [-] are left, and [-] of them cannot continue to fight, which can be said to be crippled.

As for the other troops, Zhang Liao's [-] cavalry also lost a lot. After several battles, they had already lost nearly [-] cavalry. After all, they did not take part in the siege, and they did not wear heavy armor, so losses were inevitable.

The ones that are preserved most intact now are of course Liu Bei’s imperial guards brought by Dian Wei. They have been with Chen Ziming all the time and have not participated in any battles. Moreover, they are the elite among the elite, and their combat effectiveness is also the strongest now.

Calculating carefully, Chen Ziming has not many soldiers and horses at his disposal. Dian Wei's [-] elite cavalry are difficult to mobilize. Ma Chao's [-] Xiliang cavalry has dropped significantly. The [-] heavy cavalry are not small, but it is a pity that these heavy cavalry are not wearing heavy armor in the mountains now, and their combat effectiveness is average.

Just when Chen Ziming was about to rush out, the atmosphere in Cao Hong's tent was dull, and a group of generals of the Cao army remained silent, waiting for Cao Hong's order.

"The granary in Shouyang Mountain was destroyed, and countless food and grass were lost. We have committed a serious crime. Now we can only atone for the crime and save the lives of your family and others by annihilating the enemy leader Chen Ziming." Cao Leng coldly said to the generals below: "You Quickly mobilize all the troops to block the exit of Shouyang Mountain, if Chen Ziming's troops break out, they will hold them back with all their might, I would have mobilized the army to encircle and kill."

Afterwards, Cao Hong began to arrange the missions of the troops. After many generals left, Cao Hong looked at Mao Jie and said, "Sir, Chen Ziming really broke through Shouyang Mountain and burned all the grain and grass in the granary of Shouyang Mountain."

"Hey, I was waiting for Chen Ziming's plan to strike east and west, and neglected to guard against Shouyang Mountain." Mao Jie also blamed himself. He should have thought that Shouyang Mountain might also be Chen Ziming's target, but he was eager to catch Chen Ziming, the leader of the Liu Bei Group. The number two person, thus being negligent, allowed Chen Ziming to turn around.

If Chen Ziming really focused on attacking Luoyang, Mao Jie was absolutely sure to keep Chen Ziming outside Luoyang city, but Chen Ziming rushed all the way to Luoyang without showing any hesitation, which also made Mao Jie misunderstand Chen Ziming's intention.

"I don't want Chen Ziming to divide his troops quietly halfway, to attack Jinyang with [-] soldiers and horses, and break through Shouyang Mountain. It's hard to imagine..." Cao Hong was also speechless. Soldiers and horses can break through, but Pound actually did it.

You must know that because of Chen Ziming's arrival, almost all the soldiers and horses in Sili Prefecture were transferred to Luoyang, but Jinyang and Shouyang Mountain were excluded, and none of the soldiers and horses from these two places were transferred.

There are [-] defenders in Jinyang and [-] defenders in Shouyang Mountain, and both places are easy to defend and difficult to attack. No matter what, they cannot be captured by [-] troops. Chen Ziming has all the generals around him. There are only so few soldiers and horses, and Cao Hong and others did not expect that Chen Ziming would send [-] soldiers and horses to attack Jinyang.

"The granary at Shouyang Mountain has been completely burned down by Chen Ziming. Now Chen Ziming will definitely fight from the north, and then from Feng Ling to Jingyang." Mao Jie pointed to the map and said: "Feng Ling's defenders have followed the general's order Come to Shouyang Mountain to stop Chen Ziming, but [-] defenders can't stop Chen Ziming's elite, the general immediately sent a large army to join him."

"Sir, don't worry." Cao Hong said confidently: "The general has already ordered Cao Yan to throw [-] soldiers and go directly to the north of Shouyang Mountain. At this time, he should join Feng Ling's defenders. If Chen Ziming comes out from the north, he will definitely be killed by Cao Yan." Stop them, and then I will mobilize all parties to kill them, and Chen Ziming can't escape."

Cao Hong is not a fierce man, he has long seen the weaknesses of the various armies. In order to keep Chen Ziming, Cao Hong spent countless brain cells.

"It's not enough." Mao Jie thought of the terrifying scene of Zhang Fei's heavy cavalry charging outside Shangdang City, and then thought of the group of fierce men who followed Chen Ziming, and said to Cao Hong: "Thirty thousand soldiers and horses can stop the attack." Chen Ziming will be there for a while, but it may be difficult to hold on until the general's army arrives."

4Chapter 17 Kill back

"You must know that Chen Ziming is surrounded by cavalry, and they are extremely elite. Zhang Fei, Ma Chao, Dian Wei, Zhang Liao, Pang De, etc. are all powerful generals in the world, and Chen Ziming is resourceful..." Mao Jie is not optimistic about Cao Yan, Cao Yan It's just a foreign general of the Cao family. Although he is a capable general, he is far behind Cao Honglai.

What's more, the enemy Cao Yan will face is Chen Ziming and a group of terrifying generals led by Chen Ziming. It is a disaster if such generals as Zhang Fei and Ma Chao appear on the battlefield. Without absolute strength or corresponding generals, it is difficult to stop Stop the charge of such fierce generals.

"Then what should be done according to what I said first?" Cao Hong humbly asked Mao Jie for advice. You must know that Mao Jie is a well-known counselor in the world, and Cao Cao relied heavily on him, and his resourcefulness is definitely not low.

"The soldiers and horses of the entire Sili Prefecture are almost hoarded in the west of Shouyang Mountain. Chen Ziming is absolutely impossible to fight from the west. At this time, he will definitely go to the north to fight with all his strength. He wants to use the advantage of the cavalry to get rid of the general's siege." The light of wisdom said: "There are [-] soldiers and horses brought by Cao Yan to the north. If General Cao Yan defends against danger and drags Chen Ziming, the general will throw the army from behind and kill Chen Ziming. Maybe Chen Ziming will be left behind."

"If Chen Ziming breaks through General Cao Yan's blockade before the general's army arrives, he will definitely come out from Feng Ling, and there will be no way to stop him." Mao Jie looked at Cao Hong and said, "Feng Ling is only a hundred miles away from Jingyang, the general can send People go to get along with the prime minister and tell the prime minister about this matter, the prime minister will definitely mobilize an army from Jingyang to stop Chen Ziming, if the prime minister's army comes, there is nothing to be afraid of Chen Ziming's tens of thousands of troops."

"Very good!"

Cao Hong's eyes lit up, and he hastily dispatched messengers, ordering Cao Yan to guard against Chen Ziming, and at the same time sending his fast horse to Cao Cao's place. If Cao Cao knew that Chen Ziming wanted to break through from Feng Ling, he might personally lead an army to stop him. At that time, it was difficult for Chen Ziming not to die.

It is a pity that because Cao Hong commanded troops to chase Chen Ziming, Cao Cao's messenger could not arrive at Cao Hong in time. Cao Hong didn't know that Jingyang had been captured by Cao Cao now, and the [-] Cao troops outside Jingyang City had followed Cao Cao to Xiliang.

However, Cao Cao knew Chen Ziming's movements, so it was not impossible to send troops to besiege him. After all, Cao Cao still had more than [-] cavalry around him that he could use.

Chen Ziming, who had just started to act, stopped the army because a hidden guard found Chen Ziming and passed a very important piece of information to Chen Ziming.

"Cao Cao attacked Jingyang, and Qu Yi, the defender of Jingyang, led the remnant troops to Xiliang."