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Chapter 434 The Way to Win in Defeat
Chapter 434 The Way to Win in Defeat
When the army returned and calculated the losses, Zhang Xiu found that the 2000 cavalry had lost more than [-]. He felt very painful, because the cavalry under his command were all from the old troops of his uncle Zhang Ji, and they were all elite Xiliang cavalry. He is an elite soldier of hundreds of battles. Zhang Xiu has lost as much as today in all the years of fighting.
"Sir, it's all because I was impulsive and didn't listen to advice. I was ambushed by Cao Cao. I lost more than 2000 Xiliang elites this time. I'm really ashamed. I didn't listen to my lord's orders this time. It started badly. It's a sin." It is unforgivable, the seal and ribbon of Jingzhou Inspector has no face anymore, and now I am willing to transfer it to my husband for safekeeping, please don't refuse it."
Zhang Xiu took out his Jingzhou governor's seal from the big tent, handed it to Jia Xu, and said with shame.
But Jia Xu's face darkened, and then he said seriously: "This seal was given to the general by the lord, how can the general pass it on to others at will? As for the victory or defeat of the war, it is a common matter in military affairs. What's the point? The general failed because of carelessness before. Then I will find a way to save it, the general listens to my suggestion, gathers the soldiers, plays the banner of the lord, and launches another surprise attack on Cao Cao, I believe this time we will definitely win a big victory, and we will be ashamed."
"Ah? Again, fight again? The last time I lost [-] fine cavalry, if I fight again, I think Cao Cao will take over my strength." Zhang Xiu's face changed immediately when he heard Jia Xu's words. , and then said with a wry smile: "Isn't the gentleman joking when he said this?"
"Of course I'm not joking," Jia Xu said, "The last time the general made a surprise attack, it was obvious that Cao Cao was prepared, or that this was Cao Cao's intentional ambush to launch a siege against the general. There were 5000 people, and it was possible to break out of the encirclement under such circumstances, and only lost 2 people. This is already a very remarkable record. If he takes the initiative to launch an attack, it doesn’t make any sense for him to stay here, so he will definitely retreat in the future. If the general launches an attack when the enemy is unprepared, he will definitely win a big victory. General, just listen to me for a while , if defeated, Xu is willing to offer his head, but one thing the general needs to remember is that this attack should not be reckless, at most you only need to chase and kill ten miles and then retreat, because Cao Cao will definitely react later, and once he gathers Once the army is fully formed, we will lose any advantage, and if we forcefully attack at this time, we will fail instead."
"I understand what you say, sir. Please wait a moment, sir, and wait for my good news."
After Zhang Xiu finished speaking, he gave Jia Xu a fist, and then ordered the troops to be assembled again. This time, in order to achieve sufficient results, Zhang Xiu even pulled out the three thousand newly recruited cavalry, making a total of six thousand cavalry. Except for the two thousand infantrymen guarding the camp, it can be said that they were all out.
"General, we just lost the battle last time. Wouldn't it be a bit reckless to attack again now?" Although the sergeants under Zhang Xiu were fearless, they were still a little dissatisfied with this wasteful sacrifice and expressed their thoughts to Zhang Xiu. .
But Zhang Xiu said with a smile: "This time is definitely different from the last time. Don't worry, I promise to win this battle. If I don't win, I am willing to pay [-] yuan to every soldier who goes to war."
Even though he said this, Zhang Xiu was still a little skeptical, and said secretly: "Jia Wenhe, Jia Wenhe, all of my wealth is on you, 6000 million yuan, if I really lose the war, I will go bankrupt and be impoverished! "
But the soldiers were very happy when they heard the words. Since they saw that the general had said this, they must have a certain degree of confidence, otherwise no one would be so stupid as to hand over 6000 million yuan.
Then under the leadership of Zhang Xiu, the 6000 people set off in a mighty way, and rushed directly to Cao Cao's team to catch up.
After Cao Cao defeated Zhang Xiu's team last time, after calculating, he found that Zhang Xiu had only lost more than 3000 people. It turned out that the opponent only lost such a small number of people, and the loss of our own soldiers was also quite a lot, which exceeded [-], reaching more than [-] people.
At this time, the military commander Cheng Yu comforted: "These dead are all elite soldiers in Zhang Xiu's army. These are all veterans who have been trained by Zhang Ji and Zhang Xiu's uncle and nephew for more than ten or twenty years, and those who died in our army are all The newly recruited soldiers, even if you exchange two of them for one, are worth it, so there is no need for this, my lord, we are still earning money."
"What Zhongde said makes sense. In this way, I have made a profit by conquering Zhang Xiu this time. It's a pity that this guy is really good at martial arts, and our army lacks strong generals. Otherwise, I would definitely be able to keep him. That Zhang Xiu After suffering a loss, I'm afraid I'll hide in the military camp and never dare to come out again. It's useless for us to stay here any longer, so let's withdraw to Xudu."
So Cao Cao ordered his troops to play a triumphant song, return to the court, and exaggerate the results, saying that he had annihilated the opponent's eight thousand elite soldiers, causing the opponent to suffer heavy losses, and it was a good start for this war.
However, Cao Cao's army had just walked more than 20 miles, and suddenly heard the sound of rumbling horseshoes from behind. When Cao Cao reacted, his rear formation had been violently attacked, and the entire rear army was in chaos.
"What's going on? Find out quickly." On the one hand, Cao Cao ordered to stabilize the situation, on the other hand, he sent spies to inquire about the news.
After a while, the spies arrived panting, and said to Cao Cao: "My lord, we have found out clearly that our Hou army was attacked by the enemy, and the opponent was fighting under the banner of General Liu He, and there are thousands of horses galloping in the army." , the rear is full of smoke and dust, it seems that there are definitely a lot of people..."
"What? It turned out to be Liu and Xiao'er! This, how is this possible? How did he come so fast? Didn't he say that there were nearly three hundred miles left yesterday? Could it be that he traveled three hundred miles in one day and one night? "Cao Cao murmured with disbelief on his face.
I saw Cheng Yu approaching and said: "This Liu He has always been cunning, maybe the information we got before that he is three hundred miles away from here is not accurate, in fact, he has already come to a closer place, that's why he was able to find him in a day and night. Time to come here..."
"Although it sounds unbelievable, it's not impossible. Liu and Xiao'er have always been cunning, and they chose to lead an army to sneak attack when our army was unprepared. Now the rear line has been defeated, and we don't know how many enemy troops there are. Our army is absolutely irresistible, so we should retreat quickly to preserve our strength."
Cao Cao sighed, he did not expect to meet Liu He, so he had no choice but to lead his army back quickly in order to avoid his edge and preserve his strength.
However, when the army retreated ten miles away, they found that the opponent had retreated without warning. At this time, some soldiers who escaped reported that the opponent only had 7000 people at most, and the soldiers and horses in the rear group were all there. Branches were tied to the horse's tail, creating the illusion of smoke and dust.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... I was fooled, it must be Zhang Xiu who used the banner of Liu He to launch a surprise attack on our army again. After killing this guy, I swear I won’t return to the army!” Cao Cao was filled with anger when he heard the news, and ordered to pass the military order to the left and right.
(End of this chapter)
When the army returned and calculated the losses, Zhang Xiu found that the 2000 cavalry had lost more than [-]. He felt very painful, because the cavalry under his command were all from the old troops of his uncle Zhang Ji, and they were all elite Xiliang cavalry. He is an elite soldier of hundreds of battles. Zhang Xiu has lost as much as today in all the years of fighting.
"Sir, it's all because I was impulsive and didn't listen to advice. I was ambushed by Cao Cao. I lost more than 2000 Xiliang elites this time. I'm really ashamed. I didn't listen to my lord's orders this time. It started badly. It's a sin." It is unforgivable, the seal and ribbon of Jingzhou Inspector has no face anymore, and now I am willing to transfer it to my husband for safekeeping, please don't refuse it."
Zhang Xiu took out his Jingzhou governor's seal from the big tent, handed it to Jia Xu, and said with shame.
But Jia Xu's face darkened, and then he said seriously: "This seal was given to the general by the lord, how can the general pass it on to others at will? As for the victory or defeat of the war, it is a common matter in military affairs. What's the point? The general failed because of carelessness before. Then I will find a way to save it, the general listens to my suggestion, gathers the soldiers, plays the banner of the lord, and launches another surprise attack on Cao Cao, I believe this time we will definitely win a big victory, and we will be ashamed."
"Ah? Again, fight again? The last time I lost [-] fine cavalry, if I fight again, I think Cao Cao will take over my strength." Zhang Xiu's face changed immediately when he heard Jia Xu's words. , and then said with a wry smile: "Isn't the gentleman joking when he said this?"
"Of course I'm not joking," Jia Xu said, "The last time the general made a surprise attack, it was obvious that Cao Cao was prepared, or that this was Cao Cao's intentional ambush to launch a siege against the general. There were 5000 people, and it was possible to break out of the encirclement under such circumstances, and only lost 2 people. This is already a very remarkable record. If he takes the initiative to launch an attack, it doesn’t make any sense for him to stay here, so he will definitely retreat in the future. If the general launches an attack when the enemy is unprepared, he will definitely win a big victory. General, just listen to me for a while , if defeated, Xu is willing to offer his head, but one thing the general needs to remember is that this attack should not be reckless, at most you only need to chase and kill ten miles and then retreat, because Cao Cao will definitely react later, and once he gathers Once the army is fully formed, we will lose any advantage, and if we forcefully attack at this time, we will fail instead."
"I understand what you say, sir. Please wait a moment, sir, and wait for my good news."
After Zhang Xiu finished speaking, he gave Jia Xu a fist, and then ordered the troops to be assembled again. This time, in order to achieve sufficient results, Zhang Xiu even pulled out the three thousand newly recruited cavalry, making a total of six thousand cavalry. Except for the two thousand infantrymen guarding the camp, it can be said that they were all out.
"General, we just lost the battle last time. Wouldn't it be a bit reckless to attack again now?" Although the sergeants under Zhang Xiu were fearless, they were still a little dissatisfied with this wasteful sacrifice and expressed their thoughts to Zhang Xiu. .
But Zhang Xiu said with a smile: "This time is definitely different from the last time. Don't worry, I promise to win this battle. If I don't win, I am willing to pay [-] yuan to every soldier who goes to war."
Even though he said this, Zhang Xiu was still a little skeptical, and said secretly: "Jia Wenhe, Jia Wenhe, all of my wealth is on you, 6000 million yuan, if I really lose the war, I will go bankrupt and be impoverished! "
But the soldiers were very happy when they heard the words. Since they saw that the general had said this, they must have a certain degree of confidence, otherwise no one would be so stupid as to hand over 6000 million yuan.
Then under the leadership of Zhang Xiu, the 6000 people set off in a mighty way, and rushed directly to Cao Cao's team to catch up.
After Cao Cao defeated Zhang Xiu's team last time, after calculating, he found that Zhang Xiu had only lost more than 3000 people. It turned out that the opponent only lost such a small number of people, and the loss of our own soldiers was also quite a lot, which exceeded [-], reaching more than [-] people.
At this time, the military commander Cheng Yu comforted: "These dead are all elite soldiers in Zhang Xiu's army. These are all veterans who have been trained by Zhang Ji and Zhang Xiu's uncle and nephew for more than ten or twenty years, and those who died in our army are all The newly recruited soldiers, even if you exchange two of them for one, are worth it, so there is no need for this, my lord, we are still earning money."
"What Zhongde said makes sense. In this way, I have made a profit by conquering Zhang Xiu this time. It's a pity that this guy is really good at martial arts, and our army lacks strong generals. Otherwise, I would definitely be able to keep him. That Zhang Xiu After suffering a loss, I'm afraid I'll hide in the military camp and never dare to come out again. It's useless for us to stay here any longer, so let's withdraw to Xudu."
So Cao Cao ordered his troops to play a triumphant song, return to the court, and exaggerate the results, saying that he had annihilated the opponent's eight thousand elite soldiers, causing the opponent to suffer heavy losses, and it was a good start for this war.
However, Cao Cao's army had just walked more than 20 miles, and suddenly heard the sound of rumbling horseshoes from behind. When Cao Cao reacted, his rear formation had been violently attacked, and the entire rear army was in chaos.
"What's going on? Find out quickly." On the one hand, Cao Cao ordered to stabilize the situation, on the other hand, he sent spies to inquire about the news.
After a while, the spies arrived panting, and said to Cao Cao: "My lord, we have found out clearly that our Hou army was attacked by the enemy, and the opponent was fighting under the banner of General Liu He, and there are thousands of horses galloping in the army." , the rear is full of smoke and dust, it seems that there are definitely a lot of people..."
"What? It turned out to be Liu and Xiao'er! This, how is this possible? How did he come so fast? Didn't he say that there were nearly three hundred miles left yesterday? Could it be that he traveled three hundred miles in one day and one night? "Cao Cao murmured with disbelief on his face.
I saw Cheng Yu approaching and said: "This Liu He has always been cunning, maybe the information we got before that he is three hundred miles away from here is not accurate, in fact, he has already come to a closer place, that's why he was able to find him in a day and night. Time to come here..."
"Although it sounds unbelievable, it's not impossible. Liu and Xiao'er have always been cunning, and they chose to lead an army to sneak attack when our army was unprepared. Now the rear line has been defeated, and we don't know how many enemy troops there are. Our army is absolutely irresistible, so we should retreat quickly to preserve our strength."
Cao Cao sighed, he did not expect to meet Liu He, so he had no choice but to lead his army back quickly in order to avoid his edge and preserve his strength.
However, when the army retreated ten miles away, they found that the opponent had retreated without warning. At this time, some soldiers who escaped reported that the opponent only had 7000 people at most, and the soldiers and horses in the rear group were all there. Branches were tied to the horse's tail, creating the illusion of smoke and dust.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... I was fooled, it must be Zhang Xiu who used the banner of Liu He to launch a surprise attack on our army again. After killing this guy, I swear I won’t return to the army!” Cao Cao was filled with anger when he heard the news, and ordered to pass the military order to the left and right.
(End of this chapter)
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