Three Kingdoms

"late! Fan Xian looked at the roaring cavalry, laughed miserably, and then shouted, "It's over!" 』

 Whether it’s late or finished, the meaning is the same.

The cavalry was extremely fast. At first, it was just smoke and dust rising in the distance, but it didn't take long before they were close to us, roaring and galloping left and right, and surrounded most of the workshops and camps.

Compared with Fan Xian who was almost collapsed, Cao Zhen seemed not to care at all about the approaching Sima and his entourage. He just urged his subordinates to destroy the facilities and items in the camp, and did not pay any attention to Fan Xian's howling beside him. I don't care at all.

 Fan Xian regretted it very much.

If I had known earlier, he would not have come to the Gongfang camp, and he would have just escaped by himself.

But if he is given another chance, he will still come here, because only by bringing Cao Zhen with him can we ensure that Fan Xian will be beneficial after escaping to Shandong. Otherwise, even if he escapes, when Shandong asks, why? Did you escape? What do you want to say first?

 But it happened that a guy like Cao Zhen was involved, and he insisted on destroying the Gongfang camp...

Wouldn’t this be a delay?

Seeing a group of Sima's cavalry surrounding the camp in layers, with rows of weapons of various colors shining with cold light, Fan Xian was struggling with each other and was a little unsteady on his feet.

  Mr. Fan was more or less an opposition party before, so the most common thing he said was that I can do whatever I want. That's what he said, and of course that's what he thought, but it was only after he got involved that he realized that what he said and what he did in reality were two different things.

 Decision to kill.

This word is Fan Xian’s favorite word.

 He boasted that he was indeed "decided in killing".

 After all, most people are honest, how can they have the courage to cause trouble like him?

 At this point, Fan Xian realized that he was not "killing", but just "being stupid".

“General,” Fan Xian asked Cao Zhen with his last hope, “but are there reinforcements? 』

Cao Zhen ignored Fan Xian at all, but stared at Sima's flag in front of the camp.

 Sima Wen County?

That **** Sima clan in Wen County who defected to Hedong?

 Traitor!

 The traitor must die!

In the camp, flames billowed.

Flame was reflected in Sima Yi's eyes.

 “This traitor…” Sima Yi clicked his tongue, “He is quite brave… Get ready to attack the camp! 』

Sima Yi actually hoped that Cao Zhen could flee directly.

 Cavalry can pursue a defeated team almost without suffering any injuries. Because when most teams are escaping, they only have one thought, which is to just run faster than the pig teammates next to them...

 But Cao Zhen chose another method and forced Sima Yi to launch a strong attack.

 In order to better lure Cao Zhen and others, Sima Yi did not take too many precautions against the Gongfang camp. He only strengthened inspections, but this also became a weakness at the moment.

There is no way around this. Bait or not, when you catch the fish, you will inevitably be swallowed by the fish first...

The best result, of course, is not only to catch the fish, but also to preserve the bait or keep the net bag intact. If the fish dies in the end and the net is broken, the merit points obtained by Sima Yi, the "fisherman", will obviously also be lost. will be significantly reduced.

Cao Zhen's move was to force Sima Yi to save the Gongfang camp. Otherwise, if Cao Zhen was trapped to death, it would be equivalent to having the entire Beiqu Gongfang camp buried with him.

　　　March! "We cannot let the Beiqu Gongfang camp burn down like this."

Sima Yi did not delay and gave the order directly.

 Following Sima Yi's order, some soldiers immediately dismounted and opened up the deer village outside the camp. The cavalry following behind rushed out of the opened passage, approached the camp, opened their bows and fired, and rows of arrows flew over the fence. The soldiers of Cao's army who were standing on the wall of the village and trying to shoot suddenly fell to the sky and fell straight from the fence.

　　　‘Don’t shoot at them! Cao Zhen shouted, "Go and gather those craftsmen!"

He doesn’t have many people with him, so he can’t afford a war of attrition. Cao Zhen never thought about running away like a lost dog, but wanted to go back with his merits! The secret blueprints of the Beiqu camp and the heads of the traitorous Sima clan were enough to make Cao Zhen the leader in the ranks of the second-generation yamen!

If he was greedy for life, he would not come to Beiqu!

 If he was afraid of death, he would not go to the battlefield!

Since life or death doesn’t matter, why can’t we fight for a big one?

 Besides, if you defeat Sima Yijun, you can also obtain some war horses, and you will be able to evacuate more calmly.

Cao Zhen shouted loudly: "Cao swears here that I will live and die with you in this battle and never leave!" Live and share the glory and wealth! Even if you die, your father will care for you all! 』

 ‘I am willing to fight to the death with the major general! 』

Cao's soldiers also responded one after another, and their fighting spirit was boiling for a while.

Cao Zhen stayed calm before the battle, and Sima Yi...well, Sima Yi also asked Sima Fu to take the lead...

Although Sima Yi could not be called an "old thief", he was still somewhat of a "little thief". How could he easily lead his troops into battle?

 The person preparing to lead the attack was Sima Fu.

Sima Yi, on the other hand, led other cavalrymen and cruised in a circle outside, on the one hand as support, and on the other hand, to prevent Cao Zhen from escaping in the chaos. After a period of riding training in the Northern Territory, Sima Yi was quite confident in horse fighting. As long as Cao Zhen escaped, Sima Yi could definitely catch up with him and cut off his head!

Letting Sima Fu lead the battle and attack the camp was not because Sima Yi wanted to harm Sima Fu, but because Sima Fu had too little experience in commanding an army. The opportunity for training like this is naturally excellent. It cannot be said that it is true. Why don't we just wait until the war breaks out to make ends meet?

Just when Sima Fu had someone clear a passage and was about to rush into the camp, the gate of the camp suddenly opened, and immediately there were chaotic sounds inside. The laborers and craftsmen in the camp were driven away, like a river breaking. Like a dike, it surged out all at once!

Sima Yi frowned slightly.

 This tactic again…

Sima Yi hated this tactic very much, but he had to admit that it was indeed effective.

Although most of the craftsmen in the camp have settled in Beiqu County, there are also some craftsmen on duty and regular ordinary laborers in the camp, but they are now driven out by Cao Jun.

As for why these craftsmen and laborers didn’t resist...

 Many people like to scold these craftsmen and laborers as bloodless, and would rather be cattle and sheep than know how to resist, but in fact this is the way the Chinese ruling class deliberately cultivates and selects...

 Since the Han Dynasty, the castration of personal heroes has been gradually implemented. From the emphasis on personal bravery and ability in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, to the comprehensive promotion of loyalty and filial piety, to the emphasis on the interests of the family and clan, all in order to eliminate individualism as much as possible, and advocate the collective unity of clan, village, region and country. Doctrine, this became an undeclared governing rule of the feudal dynasties after China.

The birth of this rule has the environmental impact of the development of productive relations and political considerations, so that in the later stages of the Chinese feudal dynasty, the blood of the people became weaker and weaker, although the government would say on the surface that it was What encourages courageous acts of justice, but actually some civilians actually stopped the Yamen from committing murder?

 Let alone the powerless common people, even the powerful officials do not respect courageous acts of justice.

Leopard Head Lin Chong has something to say...

 In most subsequent feudal dynasties in China, the requirements for common people were unified. Those who are hardworking and obedient are good people. Therefore, it is a normal phenomenon that these laborers and craftsmen who stayed behind in the Beiqu camp did not resist when they were attacked by Cao Jun...

If Sima Yi was already a successful and well-evolved old thief, Sima Yi would definitely order the shooting of these craftsmen and laborers without a second thought, and also kill the Cao soldiers who were mixed in with them. However, Sima Yi is now a bit cautious.

The reason is very simple. Sima Yi still wants to climb up the ladder and bear the reputation of being ruthless. Although there is no problem with the position of Minister of Dali Temple, Sima Yi does not want to stay in Dali Temple all his life...

Sima Fu was relatively close to the camp, so he accidentally bumped into these craftsmen without paying attention, and the scene suddenly became chaotic!

Rushed by the labor of the craftsmen, both parties crowded near the gate of the camp. Behind them was the burning camp, with people shouting and horses neighing on the ground, and black smoke billowing in the sky. It was quite a scene of doomsday.

There are more and more people, crowding each other into a ball.

It's like a fire in a movie theater. If you evacuate in order, it will probably be fine. But the problem is that everyone wants to be the first to escape from the fire, and everyone thinks so. No one is willing to wait. A group of people were stuck alive at the entrance of the camp, and they were in a dilemma!

Some people couldn't stand firmly and were trampled under their feet, and then lost their breath after a few steps. Some people just ran out with their heads covered, and then bumped into the belly of Sima Fu's horse and was knocked to the ground. .

The people who fell on the ground aggravated the chaos at the entrance of the camp, and the soldiers of Cao's army who were hiding in the crowd were killing them wantonly. While creating chaos, they also attacked the cavalry led by Sima Fu. Taking advantage of the fact that the cavalry was unable to run due to the crowd, they attacked It was a direct knock from the horse. On the wall of the camp, some soldiers of Cao's army began to shoot arrows downwards, specifically to kill the cavalry commanded by Sima Fu...

Sima Fu and others were blocked by the crowd at the entrance of the camp. They could not get in if they entered, and they could not get out if they retreated.

“Tsk…” Sima Fu behaved like this, and Sima Yi said that he was really blind. Sima Fu is still young and somewhat less experienced.

 In the battlefield, the transition between offense and defense is extremely fast, and the attacker does not necessarily always attack from beginning to end. Sima Fu suffered this loss, thinking that he was the attacker, but he didn't expect that the opponent was suddenly attacking, and he had no time to make many defensive moves...

The craftsmen and workers rushed out. If Sima Fu could make some way for the first time, and then let someone lead the craftsmen and workers to run in one direction, most of Cao Zhen's move would have been defeated.

It’s a pity that there are all kinds of fruits on the battlefield, but there is no “if”.

　　　　　order! ” Sima Yi stretched out his hand and drew out his sword, pointed forward diagonally, and said, “Order him to withdraw to the east!” 』

　　　　Withdraw? ” The cavalry leader on the side was stunned for a moment, “It’s probably hard to evacuate in this situation...”

Sima Yi nodded and said, "Take half of your troops and create a gap for them outside!" Go quickly! 』

 Being in a crowd of people, it is often easy to lose your sense of direction. At this time, it was Sima Fu who should be giving guidance to his soldiers. Unfortunately, Sima Fu himself was in a panic. How could he react?

The cavalry team did not know where to go, but they still rode up with twenty or thirty people and headed towards the crowded crowd, shooting at the craftsmen and workers who were bumping around like headless flies.

This was almost a slap in the face, and it immediately shot down many craftsmen stuck at the entrance of the camp. This rain of arrows was so brutal that blood spattered everywhere, scaring the craftsmen who were desperately trying to escape and subconsciously shrank back!

This shrinkage finally made some space. Sima Fu was finally able to squeeze out on horseback. He immediately felt like he had escaped from the dead. Before he showed any hint of joy, he felt a cold light on his side like electricity. to!

Although Sima Fu struggled to twist his body to avoid the arrow, he couldn't make it in time. He was shot on the back of the armor with a pop, and he almost fell off the horse with a howl!

The war horse under Sima Fu was frightened by Sima Fu's scream, and it flew away with its hooves!

Sima Fu's escape didn't matter, it caused other cavalrymen to subconsciously follow Sima Fu and run away...

Sima Yi's expression suddenly changed, "Blow the trumpet and gather the army!" 』

Sima Yi's guards quickly grabbed the bronze whistle and blew it as hard as they could, but the sound of the bronze whistle was limited after all. In addition, there was a lot of screams and noises in the camp. How many of the hussars following Sima Fu could hear him? See?

Cao Zhen stood on the wall of the village. When he saw this, he immediately threw his bow and arrow and jumped down to the wall in a few steps, "Quick!" Army attack! Defeating Sima's central formation is a great victory! 』

 The battlefield changes, and victory or defeat changes in the blink of an eye!

Cao Zhen roared and led his troops towards Sima Yi. When he rushed out of the camp, the sound of collapse was heard in the camp. Some houses had been burned through the roofs, collapsed and splashed all over the sky. Mars!

A group of Cao's troops were like evil ghosts rushing out of hell, showing their ferocious appearance!

 Escape?

Sima Yi gritted his teeth and said, "Fight!" 』

 ‘Use a bow and arrow! Sima Yi shouted, "Go around!" Each rides and shoots! 』

Originally, Sima Yi had the numerical advantage, but Sima Fu's command error and sudden defeat resulted in most of the cavalry following Sima Fu without knowing what was going on. They were unable to come back for a while, causing Sima Yi to instead Became the smaller party.

 It's just that cavalry still has the advantage of cavalry.

 Sima Yi’s shooting skills...

　　It’s hard to describe in one word.

 At a distance of more than twenty steps, Sima Yi's arrows would find their target at will.

And Sima Yi also has a problem, he can't ride and shoot.

 He can only shoot from horseback…

In desperation, Sima Yi had no time to issue more detailed orders to the other cavalry. He could only take the lead and charge towards Cao Zhen with the remaining cavalry. Then he stopped when he was some distance away from Cao Zhen and other soldiers, and then drew his bow. And cum!

Sima Yi subconsciously made such a move out of desperation. After all, if he really followed the habit of ordinary cavalry and rode his horse to run and shoot, the arrows would not even know where they would fly!

But the rest of the cavalry following Sima Yi didn't know Sima Yi's weakness in this area. They thought this was what Sima Yi meant, so they followed Sima Yi to a stop, spread out a sparse fan shape in front of Cao Jun, and then moved towards Cao Zhen Others shoot angrily.

Sima Yi’s shooting skills were poor, so naturally he couldn’t shoot quickly, and it took him a long time to aim before shooting an arrow.

The cavalry following Sima Yi naturally followed Sima Yi and shot after aiming...

The Han Dynasty's riding and shooting technology was derived from the Hu people, that is, covering shooting.

The kite-pulling shooting mode that Sima Yi now adopts because of his poor shooting skills is a different tactic, and it can only be used after having armor-piercing heavy arrows.

 In the age of bronze and even bone arrowheads, the Hu people's mounted archery had always been a supporting role rather than a decisive force. Disturbing the queue with mounted shots and then rushing in to fight hand to hand is the most common tactic among the barbarians nowadays.

Although the arrows shot by Sima Yi did not know where they flew, the hit rate of the other cavalry was not bad. During the charge, Cao Jun's soldiers were shot down from time to time and fell to the ground with screams.

Seeing that Cao Zhen and others were approaching, Sima Yi quickly rode his horse to get some distance away, and then turned back to shoot...

For example, according to the previous cavalry shooting mode, a pot of thirty arrows could shoot out in half a cup of tea. Then the cavalry without arrows would naturally have to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the infantry. But now Sima Yi His poor shooting skills, but he unknowingly lowered his shooting speed and improved his hit rate!

After getting over the initial confusion, Sima Yi and others became the party taking the initiative even though they only had 20 or 30 cavalry. Sima Yi and other cavalrymen formed a very loose formation, ran for a while, then stopped, took aim, and then shot an arrow steadily, and then spurred their horses to run for a while again...

Cao Zhen chased, but couldn't catch up, caught, but couldn't catch him!

 Cao Zhen regrets this!

Had he known that he would have ordered all Cao's troops to bring bows and arrows!

But even if Cao Zhenzhen brought archers, it was still difficult for ordinary infantry to effectively suppress this type of riding and shooting. This can be seen from the fact that the Yuan Dynasty acquired metallurgical technology, acquired a large number of iron arrowheads, and then swept across the entire Eurasian continent.

Although Cao Zhen was leading the charge and seemed to be majestic, in fact he was losing blood every step forward, and if he couldn't catch Sima Yi, there was no way to end the battle. And after Sima Yi delayed for a while, the balance of victory slowly tilted again...

Then, Sima Fu, who was injured and covered in blood, reorganized his formation and returned to encircle Cao Zhen and others.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　dedication without restraint ? 』

Sima Yi waved his sore and numb arms, shouted loudly, and calculated at the same time. He had just shot about twenty arrows, how many people should he have hit? In this way, my reputation as an incompetent horseman and shooter should be gone!

Sima Fu on the side was bandaging his wounds. I don’t know whether it was from pain or hatred. He gritted his teeth and shouted, "Everyone kneel down!" Put down your weapons or shoot without mercy! 』

 The remaining thirty or forty soldiers of Cao's army looked at Cao Zhen.

　　　　Fight to the death with someone! ” Cao Zhen shouted angrily, “The Cao family only has heroes who died in battle, and no cowards who surrendered! 』

Although Cao Hong said that if anything goes wrong, let him save his life, but Cao Zhen is not willing to give in!

 He should be a glorious hero, not a prisoner!

Cao Zhen howled and led other Cao soldiers to rush towards Sima Yi's direction...

"shoot! 』

 Arrows and crossbows are coming from all directions!

 Blood splattered everywhere.

 A famous soldier of Cao's army fell on the road of charge.

The number of Cao's soldiers continued to decrease sharply amid the rain of arrows, thirty, twenty, ten...

 In the end, Cao Zhen also fell.

 The sun rose and the sunlight shone on his face.

 Amidst the swaying light and shadow, someone seemed to be dragging him out from the pile of corpses.

Cao Zhen heard what seemed to be hussar soldiers talking in the distance.

　　　"Tsk, the fire is too big. I'm afraid all the documents in the workshop have been burned..."

 Cao Zhen showed a slightly relieved smile.

　　『If it’s burned, it’s burned…it’s okay, it’s all fake anyway…』

 Cao Zhen's smile that had not yet spread out suddenly froze on his face.

Cao Zhen spat out a mouthful of blood, then muttered and cursed in a low voice, "God, thief..."

 It means that there is no breath anymore.