Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 421 Li Dian
Taking advantage of the time when Gao Lan assembled the battalions, Yan Ran seized the time to torture the prisoners, and got a rough idea of ​​Wuyang's reality at this time.

It is not much different from what Guo Jia expected before. There are less than a thousand Cao troops in the city, but the key is that a new military camp was set up in Lushui not long ago, and about 3000 troops came from Kunyang. They also sent this night sentry. Seventy percent of them are infantry, only a few hundred cavalry, and the guard is a school lieutenant called Li Dian.

"Kunyang actually split up a group of soldiers and horses?"

Hearing this, Yan Ran couldn't help being a little surprised, and immediately thought, could this be the vanguard sent by Xiahou Dun to attack Runan County?

However, regarding the name Li Dian, after all, Yan Ran is not a future traveler like Wang Zheng, so he didn't pay too much attention to it. When Yan Ran came over, he said: "Captain Gao, although two of Cao Jun's night sentries escaped, they must have never thought of us. The assembly is so fast, Wuyang can easily go down, but do we have to deal with this Cao army in Zhuan Shui first?"

"If they were killed right away, it is expected that Li Dian will not have enough time to concentrate his troops and make a defensive move."

Gao Lan had never heard of Li Dian's name either. Although the Li family was a big family in Juye, Shanyang County, the current main branch was Li Dian's father, Li Gan.

Li Gan is very heroic. Before Chuping, he gathered thousands of diners in Chengshi (place name), and immediately led them to defect to Cao Cao. , Li Gan's performance was quite outstanding, and Cao Cao reused him.

Later, due to the rebellion of Zhang Miao and Chen Gong, Lv Bu was welcomed into Yanzhou, and all counties and counties joined him one after another. Lv Bu also heard Li Gan's name, so he sent Biejia Xue Lan and Zhizhong Li Feng to lead the army to Juye County. He recruited Li Gan and persuaded him to rebel against Cao Cao, but Li Gan refused to obey, so he was killed by the two together.

After Li Gan's death, all his songs were inherited by his son, Li Dian's brother Li Zheng.

In the original history, it was not until the fifth year of Jian'an after Li Zheng's death that Li Dian won the full support of his family and began to enter Cao Cao's field of vision. He first served as the magistrate of Yingyin County, then served as the general of Zhonglang, commanded Li Zheng's troops, and was later promoted. As the prefect of Lihu, he led the entire family to be responsible for Cao Cao's supplies and military supplies during the Battle of Guandu.

"Of course we have to pull out this nail first!" Gao Lan nodded and said, "3000 troops are quite a lot, but a few hundred cavalry are not expected to be our opponents, and his night sentry escaped quickly, and the time is still short. Knowing the exact number of our army, the immediate plan is to follow the plan."

"Do the trick?" Yan Ran asked, "How do you say it?"

They traveled long distances, and they had to have a chief general. If the current official position is more strict than Gao Lan, but when it comes to battles on the battlefield, the experience of commanding operations is still quite inferior. Therefore, Wang Zheng still appointed Gao Lan as the chief general. Yan Ran must cooperate.

"Divide the troops into two groups. One is false, and the other is real." Gao Lan explained: "I will do it for the false one. I will lead the soldiers and infantry of the headquarters to attack his right wing first to attract his attention. The real one Along the way, Lieutenant Yan is in charge, and you will set off later with the rest of the cavalry. After the focus of the defense of the cavalry and infantry is attracted by our troops, wait for my signal to enter, and quickly start the confrontation Offensive on its left.

"The 200 people from the Tianzhu camp sent to us by the state pastor are the elite of our army, and they will postpone Xu Xing. If Captain Yan's attack encounters resistance, they will be supplemented to strengthen the offensive. If Captain Yan's surprise attack is successful, then adapt to the situation , you can postpone the response, or you can join the surprise attack. There must be one, to ensure that the response is guaranteed, and at the same time, the horses will step on the battalion!"

After Gao Lan gave the order, he stepped on the horse immediately, looked at Yan Ran, clasped his fist slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Rushing thousands of miles, the success and failure are all in one fell swoop. Captain Yan, I will take the first step."

In the haste before the battle, morale had to be boosted. Before setting off, Gao Lan rode his horse around the battle formation and reined in hard. Robou Li immediately raised his front legs, raised his head and neighed.With an awe-inspiring expression, he looked around the crowd, his eyes stayed on his direct line's part for a while, and then he shouted loudly: "Brothers, face the enemy before the battle, and fight to the death!"

"Rushing to the camp, Gao Lan must be at the forefront. If we win, let's take meritorious deeds and go to see Zhou Mu. I will ask for credit for everyone!"

He raised his arms and shouted: "If the blood is not shed, I will not stop the war!"

His headquarters first raised a knife to respond: "If the blood is not shed, I will not stop the war!"

Hulala was full of knives raised, guns stood like a forest, Yan Ran also led dozens of people, galloping on the flanks, rolling up a cloud of mud and dust all over the sky, shouting at the top of his lungs: "If the blood is not shed, I vow not to stop the war!"

The wind moved the trees, the ups and downs were like waves, and the swords slapped the armor. Thousands of people shouted in unison: "If the blood is not shed, I will not stop the war!"

The sound was like a torrent rushing, resounding through the night sky, startling the old birds to fly around.

The next moment, the Xuzhou army launched an attack amidst the shouts.

The sound of hooves sounded like thunder, and before long, Cao Jun's camp was within sight.

According to Gao Lan's speculation, Li Dian was not prepared for defense.

Cao Jun, who rushed up hastily, became timid in an instant under the indomitable impact on the opposite side. Taking advantage of the speed of his horse, Gao Lan crashed into the enemy's formation for several feet almost in a blink of an eye. Blood spattered everywhere, limbs and flesh flew across.

Seeing his bravery, an officer of the Cao army stabbed at him with a spear. Gao Lan dodged to avoid it, and hit back with an axe.

Gao Lan sneered, and pinched his legs again. Bandit Li raised his hoof and turned sideways. The two horses passed by. With the help of the momentum of the mount, Gao Lan made a strong effort, just in time to pull out the battle ax again, and rolled it up at the same time. The handle of the ax was a sweep, knocking General Cao off his horse immediately.

The man didn't even have time to get up, he was trampled by countless horseshoes that rushed over, and died in the constant howling.

Almost at the first engagement, the Celestial Army formed an overwhelming advantage.

On the one hand, it was due to surprise, and on the other hand, it was Gao Lan's troops. Although most of the infantry were newly recruited in Xuzhou, the Jizhou Army at Gao Lan's headquarters took the lead. pawn.

On the contrary, Cao Jun, who is currently standing in front of the barracks, is not an elite.

This is of course because Li Dian has not yet fully accepted the family's main trilogy. On the other hand, when Xiahou Dun lures and kills Liu Pi, Li Dian raised objections, which aroused the other party's displeasure.

Li Dian was sent here from Kunyang, he was half-assigned, naturally there were not many elites, so he stayed with him even at this moment.

After charging three times in a row, Cao Jun's four or five hundred cavalry suffered nearly a hundred casualties, they were defeated and dispersed, and fled in despair.

In less than half an hour of the battle, Gao Lan's side also died a lot. Dang even signaled that the flag bearers behind him raised the flag high, walked back on horseback, and took the rest of the people around in a circle. Bring up the speed of the mount to the fastest again, and make persistent efforts to rush towards Li Dian's infantry camp.

Just running to the front, Gao Lan's heart skipped a beat as soon as he raised his eyes to look at it!
During the fierce battle just now, he noticed that Li Dian's camp had no torches lit, and it was pitch black, but at this moment, a fire suddenly lit up, and the surging flames jumped up high, illuminating the surrounding area several miles away.
It even gave a clear picture of the situation ahead.

There were five or six stone cannons and seven or eight bed crossbows lined up in the camp.

If you attack by force, you will inevitably face arrows and stones like rain, and the loss will be great.But if he doesn't attack by force, he won't be able to focus his attention, which will definitely cause trouble for Yan Ran's actions
When the thoughts in his mind were changing rapidly, one of his personal soldiers slapped his horse and said hurriedly: "Master Captain, it's just time for us to fight Cao Jun's vanguard, and they already have time to make preparations. If we continue to attack at this time , the casualties are too great, especially the cavalry, but our only possessions."

This "we" naturally does not refer to the heavenly army.

Of the Jizhou army who surrendered outside Fenggao City that day, some of the royal government was left to Changxi, and the rest followed Gao Lan to Xuzhou. Naturally, they were all his direct descendants. They did not lose much when they attacked Yilu and Fenggao. , naturally can bear.

And this kind of field battle rushing to the camp is facing Cao Jun. If the opponent has already deployed his weapons and attacked head-on, the loss will inevitably be not small.

The meaning of the soldiers is naturally to persuade Gao Lan to keep his own strength, otherwise Wang Zheng may not pay attention to him if he really becomes a polished commander.

Hearing this, Gao Lan's expression was cloudy for a while, but in the end he secretly became ruthless, and categorically shouted to the soldiers: "Don't say too much!"

"You should lead a hundred people to protect my rear and prevent Cao's cavalry from coming back. In today's battle, you must win or die!"

"Captain!"

The soldiers were still waiting to be persuaded, so Gao Lan whipped his horse and took the main force. Facing the rain of arrows and stones from Cao Jun, he changed his position, chose a position where the rain of arrows could not reach, and charged against the current.Repeat several times.As the night gradually subsided, Cao Jun's long-range offensive became more and more fierce.Gao Lan couldn't remember how many times it was the first attack, but he only remembered that he changed the direction of his attack at least four times, and twice, he almost broke into the camp.

He wiped his sweaty face, looked up, the east was pale, it was almost dawn
Can't help feeling anxious.

At daybreak, the whereabouts of Yan Ran and Tianzhuying will be exposed before Cao Jun's eyes!

Then there is no longer any delay!

Glancing at the sequence behind me, although I have no time to count them, I can still see that half of the casualties have been exhausted. Gao Lan is also very clear that his family can only do so much
In this case, it can only be launched in advance!
He finally stretched out his hand: "Send the signal!"

Then I saw Ming Dy and rockets flying into the sky.

He glanced to the side, and Cao Jun's cavalry, who had been recharging their energy for a long time, scattered in an arc, quietly outflanking and approaching.After the fierce battle in the middle of the night, even though many of his subordinates were one man and two horses, it was almost too much to bear.Gao Lan tightly held the battle ax in his hand, clamped his legs tightly, and urged the thief to move Li, looking back, he stopped drinking:
"kill!"

Regardless of the encirclement of the enemy cavalry, he once again charged Cao Jun's camp.Not only to help Yan Ran, but also for their own survival.If Yan Ran can't successfully charge into the camp, with his hundreds of casualties, even if he leaves now, he will definitely not be able to escape the pursuit of Cao Jun.

Gao Lan's charge regardless of life and death completely confused Li Dian. After all, he had not experienced much experience at this time, and he was far from the Polu general who grew up in Hebei, Jingzhou, Xiliang and other places.

It's not that Li Dian has never suspected that the enemy is setting up a suspicious formation. After all, Gao Lan's soldiers and horses are actually not that many.

But will Suspicious Soldiers be so desperate?

Could it be that the troops were divided into two groups, one group attacked the barracks, and the other group went to attack Wuyang?
Li Dian could only think of this possibility.

That being the case, then we must quickly eliminate this enemy army!
With this in mind, Li Dian not only transferred most of Cao Jun's large defensive equipment to the right wing, but even he himself went to the right wing to direct the battle.

This left the defense line of the left wing extremely empty and completely unprepared!

And at the moment when the rocket soared into the sky, Li Dian was startled. At the same time, Yan Ran was ready to seize the opportunity, lived up to Gao Lan's trust, and launched a charge at the most critical moment!

After that, the momentum was like a broken bamboo. The Tianzhu Battalion rushed to the front and turned into the sharpest arrow. After only two charges, it completely broke through the first line of defense of Cao Jun's left wing.

Seeing the bravery of their forwards, even the morale of the remaining recruits was greatly boosted. Everyone rushed into Cao's camp like wolves and tigers, rushing from left to right, chopping with knives and guns, shooting wildly with bows and crossbows, and lighting torches impromptuly. Throw it all over the place.

Seeing that the general situation was about to settle, Gao Lan felt relieved, took a long breath, and immediately sent 200 people to support Yan Ran, and then personally led the rest of the troops to rush in.

Amidst howling ghosts and howling wolves, Cao's army became more and more defeated, and the soldiers harassed each other, fleeing east and west like headless flies.Rockets and torches lit the tent, and the raging flames billowed thick smoke.Without Li Dian's command, the left wing quickly fell into chaos, which further destabilized the central army.

And the instability of the central army was linked with the turmoil of the right wing, and the turmoil of the front battalion was followed by the panic of the rear battalion, forming a situation that was out of control!
At this time, Li Dian naturally knew that he had fallen for the enemy's plan, so he hurriedly abandoned his right wing and rushed to the left wing, beheading several fleeing officers in a row, and wanted to organize a defense, but the situation was already chaotic, and he could not be suppressed by all kinds of bullets. The pawns couldn't even withstand the invincibility of the enemy's nearly a hundred cavalry, and they were helpless.

How can this be good?

A strong sense of crisis rose in Li Dian's heart!
He had spoken badly about Xiahoudun before, and since he was released to the outside world, it has been considered that the other party has taken the face of his father and brother. After all, Xiahoudun's status in the Cao Wei camp is so high that if he wants to kill someone and establish his prestige, he can kill a school lieutenant. No matter what.

But everything can never be done again, if there is another crime of defeat, and even Wuyang is lost because of him, it will affect the strategy of attacking Runan.
Li Dian didn't dare to think about it anymore!

At the moment of danger, Li Dian continued to organize Cao Jun to fight back, but at the same time, his thoughts changed sharply. Just before Cao Jun was about to fall into a complete defeat, while he was staring at the tide of Tianjun's offensive on the opposite side, when he glanced at a place from the corner of his eye, suddenly His eyes lit up, and he thought about it.

It was a pothole near Cao Jun's camp, because the Linji Wu River was originally located, and this spring had a lot of rain, but it formed a swamp. The original area was not very large, but now it has expanded to a radius of several miles.

The key is that the swamp is overgrown with weeds and covered it. If you don't observe carefully, you can't see it at all.

According to what my sentry cavalry said, the encounter last night was an accident, which means that the enemy has just arrived here, so they may not have a chance. Have time to explore the nearby terrain?

Do not!
Not necessarily!

The Xuzhou Army must not know!

Because only if they don't know, can they be led into this swamp, and then the victory or defeat can be reversed.
This is the only chance for the family to come back!

So what kind of bait can make the enemy abandon the barracks and go to the swamp?

Thinking of this verse, a cold light flashed in Li Dian's eyes.

For the enemy, the most valuable thing on the battlefield is the same.

(End of this chapter)