The Three Kingdoms become stronger when they get treasures

Chapter 509
Zhang Wu decided to defeat Cao Ren before winter, capture Chang'an City, and win this decisive battle.

In the autumn of 218 AD, the Chu army first pretended to withdraw, but secretly prepared to launch a fatal blow.

Tens of 10 people on both sides have fought for more than half a year, but they are actually a little tired, especially during the period of the battle for Chang'an. Both sides are fighting life and death with real knives and guns. The soldiers have always been in a state of tension and anxiety.

Now that the soldiers on both sides heard that a ceasefire was imminent, they actually breathed a sigh of relief.

But Zhang Wu then ordered the soldiers to be secretly mobilized to let them know that the news of the retreat was false and that it was a strategy to defeat the enemy, and the last general offensive would be launched soon.

King Zhang Wu of Chu will go to Chang'an City with them to celebrate their victory and celebrate the New Year in Chang'an City!
There are a large number of scholars in the Chu army, most of them are from civilians or poor families, and they have joined the army for the sake of their future.These scholars served as chief bookkeepers and clerks in the army, and usually wrote letters to the soldiers, or read letters from their families.

Zhang Wu also encouraged them to get in touch with the soldiers more often, talk to them heart-to-heart, and understand what the soldiers at the lowest level think.Usually, some entertainment activities and various competitions are often carried out in the barracks of the Chu army, which are very effective in alleviating the tension and anxiety of the soldiers during the war.

In this mobilization, the scholars accompanying the army played a very important role, and the soldiers all knew that their king was with them, so their morale was quickly mobilized.And because the soldiers of the Chu State were treated very well, they would be rewarded generously for their contributions on the battlefield, and even if they died in battle, they would not have to worry about the livelihood of their family members. Therefore, the soldiers of the Chu Army wanted to fight and dared to fight.

However, the Chu army's plan of pretending to retreat did not deceive Sima Yi, Cheng Yu and other advisers. Although they were not sure whether Zhang Wu really wanted to retreat, they were not at ease if they did not see that Zhang Wu led the army to completely withdraw from the Guanzhong Plain. of.

Therefore, Cao Ren ordered all the troops not to relax, and always be on guard against the Chu army's sudden attack.

This order was passed on to generals such as Yu Jin, Zhang He, and Li Dian, and then passed on to the generals, lieutenants, and grassroots officers below, but they did not reach every soldier, let alone have the patience to do it. Do the psychological work of the soldiers to ease their emotions.

From the point of view of these generals and school lieutenants, the soldiers below only need to obey orders, so why talk so much nonsense to them?
Therefore, the generals and officers of the Wei army were careful to be on guard against the Chu army, but the soldiers below and even the most basic officers such as the corporal chief, the village chief, and the team leader did not get the news. They thought that the war was about to end soon. You can go home, so the breath that they have been holding in their hearts has been released.

This becomes the main factor that determines the final outcome.

The Chu army suddenly launched an attack, and Cao Ren also quickly commanded the Wei army to fight. However, the soldiers of the Wei army were obviously slow and slow to respond.

The infantry of both sides formed a formation. The Wei army relied on Chang'an City to display three large infantry phalanxes.In the middle are Yu Jin and Li Dian, with Xu Chu on the left and Zhang He on the right.Cao Zhang commanded the tiger and leopard cavalry, Cao Xiu and Wang Shuang commanded the other cavalry to guard the two wings of the infantry, and Cao Ren and other generals responded in the city.

The Chu army also displayed three large square formations of infantry, Zhang Fei and Wei Yan in the middle, and the Wuwei Battalion were also arranged at the front of the middle as sharp knives to break the formation; Zhang Ren and Li Yan were on the left, and Huang Zhong and Wu Yi were on the right.

When fighting on the Great Plains, the key to victory is the cavalry. As long as you defeat the opponent's cavalry, you will completely control the initiative on the battlefield. Then the cavalry and infantry cooperate to win the victory.

Therefore, the Chu army directly dispatched all the heavy cavalry to quickly decide the outcome.

It takes a long time for heavy cavalry to prepare for battle, because the armor of heavy cavalry is too heavy to wear on their bodies all the time.Generally, there are horses specially equipped with weapons and armor. Before the battle, the retinue will help the heavy cavalry and war horses to put on the armor, and then line up to charge.

The Chu army's heavy cavalry must not be able to hide the preparations before the formation from the Wei army. After Cao Ren got the news, he knew that this battle was the last battle, and only one of the two sides could survive.

Only heavy cavalry can fight against heavy cavalry on the battlefield, so Cao Zhang led the tiger and leopard cavalry to start armor-piercing formation.There is nothing fancy about the confrontation between the heavy cavalry, it is about who is tougher and who can survive in the end.

In order to win the war quickly, Zhang Wu decided to go to battle in person despite the dissuasion of Xu Shu, Fazheng and others.

Ma Chao and Pang De led the heavy cavalry to charge towards the Wei army.

Zhang Wu's first dispatch of the heavy cavalry was actually to force the heavy cavalry of the Wei army to fight a decisive battle, because the two heavy cavalry would suffer heavy losses regardless of whether they win or lose. .

The heavy cavalry on both sides are like two torrents of iron armor colliding together. It is very scary to run with a weight of thousands of kilograms. Those who collide will be smashed into a pulp, including people and horses.Once the heavy cavalry ran, they couldn't stop at all. They either penetrated the enemy formation in front or were killed by the enemy.

Looking at the tragic scene, Zhang Wu was filled with emotion. These two heavy cavalry were the pinnacle of China's armed forces. How good it would be if they were used to fight abroad and expand their territory!

It's a pity that neither side is willing to surrender to the other. Only after one of the two major forces is completely defeated can China's internal unity be realized and the pace of outward expansion can begin.

After all, Cao Zhang was not Ma Chao's opponent. Ma Chao was full of hatred and anger, not to mention there was Pound who was not weaker than Ma Chao.The armor of the heavy cavalry of the Chu army was also obviously stronger than that of the Wei army, so after a tragic collision, there were not many tiger and leopard cavalry left, and Cao Zhang was seriously injured and rescued by the guards.And the heavy cavalry of the Chu army is only about a thousand, but it is obvious that they can no longer fight.

Zhang Wu was wearing armor and holding a big knife, standing in front of the formation, he turned his head and said to Zhao Yun and Chen Dao, "Zilong, Shuzhi, it's time for us to go out."

Zhao Yun and Chen Dao said excitedly: "I am willing to charge into battle for the king and sweep away the world!"

Zhang Wu patted Lu Ma on his crotch and said, "Old man, it's been a long time since we had a hearty fight, right? Let's have a good fight today, and I'm afraid we won't have the chance in the future!"

The old Luma seemed to be able to feel Zhang Wu's mood, and he was obviously a little excited. I'm afraid that in a few years, Luma would be too old to run.

The main force of the cavalry of the Chu army charged towards the left flank of the Wei army, and the main force of the cavalry of the Wei army had to fight.

"Hold the flag!" Zhang Wu said loudly to Xing Daorong beside him.

Xing Daorong has only one task at this time, and that is to erect Zhang Wu's king flag and keep holding it.

The Chu army cavalry suddenly erected the "Chu" king flag, and all the soldiers of the Chu army were very excited and their morale was high when they saw their king charge into the battle in person, shouting: "Long live! Long live!"
What could be more exhilarating than your own king charging with them!
(End of this chapter)