Chapter 6737 Command

Chapter 6737 Command
When Cao Ang began to think about what was going on with his father, Xiahou Ba and Cao Zhang, who had set out earlier, were about to arrive at the battlefield where Yan Xing was.

"The rain is too heavy. We can't even see where Ardashir is or how many people are on the other side. It may even be difficult to launch an attack." When there was still a mile or two away, the sharp-eyed and sharp-eared Xiahou Ba had faintly heard the sounds of fighting ahead, but due to the rain, Xiahou Ba could not see the battle at all.

"We can't see it, and neither can the other side. They must be pretending to send out the entire army to attack and kill Ardashir?" Cao Zhang answered Xiahou Ba casually. Xiahou Ba was stunned when he heard it. "Yes, you are really quick in this regard. I didn't even realize it."

"Isn't this normal thinking?" Cao Zhang curled his lips. He had studied with Han Xin for a period of time. "Let the subordinates spread out a little, and then make a commotion together to create the appearance of a large force. First, the momentum will be boosted. As for fighting, it won't be a big problem. Now it's raining heavily. It would be a miracle if Ardashir could command. Let's fight him in the wild, scattered soldiers in the wild, and fight hard!"

"You may become a great general in the future." Xiahou Ba said with emotion, "I feel like I have been on the battlefield for more than ten years, but I am not as smart as you."

"I will take you to Chang'an during the Chinese New Year, and we will each hold one of Marquis Huaiyin's legs, and you will soon understand all of this." Cao Zhang said arrogantly. He knew very well that apart from his natural talent, he relied on Han Xin for all his knowledge of military tactics. Holding on to Han Xin's thighs, he learned a lot of things, and then fought on the battlefield for several years, and integrated all of this. Cao Zhang had only one feeling: I am so strong!
However, this strength did not prevent him from continuing to cling to Han Xin. There was no other way. This low investment and high return seemed to be fine during the New Year this year. Moreover, he had almost absorbed all the superficial things Han Xin taught him back then. He had to squeeze some more nutrition out of the Marquis of Huaiyin.

"Will he really teach me if I just hold my legs?" Xiahou Ba stroked his beard with an incredulous look on his face. He felt that what Cao Zhang said was unscientific.

"Anyway, I hugged the legs of Marquis Huaiyin back then, and then he taught me." Cao Zhang chuckled. This was the truth. He hugged him for several days. Han Xin was impressed by Cao Zhang's perseverance and finally negotiated peace with Cao Zhang and customized a bunch of tactics for Cao Zhang.

"Come to think of it, I hope nothing happens to my brother." Xiahou Ba said with some concern.

"It shouldn't be a big deal. Big brother is very awesome." Cao Zhang still has a filter for Cao Ang. After all, he took him out to play when they were young. In addition, his brother managed to keep things stable despite the turbulent situation before. So Cao Zhang still admires his brother very much.

"I'm always a little worried." Xiahou Ba glanced at Cao Zhang, and finally did not tell Cao Zhang the fact that Cao Ang did not have the seal when he mobilized the troops. Although based on Xiahou Ba's understanding of Cao Zhang, Cao Zhang would go even without the seal if Cao Ang asked him to mobilize the troops, but it would be better for Cao Zhang not to know about this kind of thing. In case of any problems, at least Cao Zhang could get away with it.

As for Xiahou Ba, Xiahou Ba's mother was Ding's biological sister, and Ding was Cao Ang's adoptive mother. Cao Ang had also taken care of Xiahou Ba when he was a child, so after Cao Ang explained clearly what happened outside the city, Xiahou Ba decisively dispatched troops to help.

When mobilizing troops, Xiahou Ba actually knew that this was a violation of military discipline, but Xiahou Ba was also aware of the situation in Kandahar. After all, he had several cousins ​​who were quite smart. They explained the overall situation in Kandahar to Xiahou Ba and described the current people's hearts and situation.

Unlike the previous generation who were stubborn and refused to acknowledge reality, this generation of young people were actually influenced by Chen Xi. After all, as long as a strong person stands there, there will naturally be people singing his praises. Even if Chen Xi does not need these, later generations will pay attention and imitate him.

So when Xiahou Ba's brothers talked about Kandahar, they actually talked a lot about Cao Cao's problems, and even wanted to help Cao Ang in private. But one thing must be made clear, although the second generation has certain abilities, the power is still in the hands of their fathers, so these people can only talk big at most, and there are very few people who can really promote this matter.

However, this also explains what the thoughts of the next generation of the Xiahou and Cao families were like. In short, these nephews and nephews were actually not very satisfied with Cao Cao's behavior.

During these exchanges, some of the remarks made by the more straightforward nephews and nephews were even alarmist, but Xiahou Ba kept them in mind and thought about them carefully. After a long time, after listening to them so many times, Xiahou Ba at least understood why the situation of the Cao family had come to this point, and he also understood what would happen if Yan Xing was tricked under such circumstances.

So when Cao Ang asked him to send troops to rescue Yan Xing, Xiahou Ba did not ask about the talisman, because he trusted Cao Ang and also knew the necessity of saving Yan Xing. As for Cao Zhang, in Xiahou Ba's opinion, there was no need to let Cao Zhang take this risk.

Cao Zhang still has a brighter future, and Cao Zhang has enough talent in war. Unlike himself, he feels that he can only gain experience by accumulating experience. To avoid backlash later, it would be best for him to bear the responsibility himself. After all, he is Cao Zhang's cousin.

"Damn it!" Ghazni stabbed to death several Han soldiers in succession, but they were all shadow soldiers without any substantial battle record. This disgusting operation made Ghazni more and more angry!
"In this kind of chaos, there is no time to distinguish who is the shadow soldier and who is the real body." Ghazni looked angrily at the Han soldiers who formed a small formation in front of him. Although with the combat effectiveness of him and his personal guards, it would be enough to tear this thing apart in a few hits, but such a small formation can at least delay for one or two minutes. In the current situation, Ghazni always felt that if it dragged on any longer, there would be big trouble.

"General Yan, hold on!" Just as Ghazni was thinking about how to gather his soldiers and not get caught up in this chaotic situation, a deep roar came from the rainstorm, "We will kill you soon!"

Xiahou Ba imitated his father's voice, and when he was less than a mile away, based on a special secret technique, he made a deep voice, which greatly enhanced his own momentum.

Yan Xing couldn't help but feel happy when he heard the voice, but then he felt it was incredible. Considering Cao Cao's conscience, the reinforcements should not have arrived so quickly at this time. This was simply unbelievable. It must be that Cao Cao had a change of heart.

"Charge, everyone follow me!" Cao Zhang took the lead. He could not see clearly who his opponent was in the rain, but this did not prevent Cao Zhang from launching a direct attack. As for the cavalry, sorry, there were only a dozen of them. In such heavy rain, few people were on horseback. Most of them were infantry.

At this time, Cao Zhang did not dare to use bows and crossbows, because he could not see the battle line clearly. If a large wave of arrows rained down, the possibility of killing his own side was almost the same as the possibility of killing the enemy. In this case, what about the rain of arrows? He could just charge forward. Cao Zhang, whose subordinates were all shield guards, had absolute confidence in this kind of messed up battle. He knew what it meant to be strong and fully equipped!
The arrival of the Han army reinforcements greatly boosted the morale of Yan Xing's subordinates. After all, Yan Xing's subordinates have not collapsed yet. There are still more than 20,000 shadow soldiers, so they can still hold on.

"Use the special secret technique prepared for us by the Kushans and let the general prepare to retreat." Tavasdes sighed and said. Although he didn't know how many reinforcements the Han Dynasty had, even if it was a small-scale reinforcement, after the first wave arrived, it would be impossible for Ardashir to capture Yan Xing.

Just as Xiahou Ba and Cao Zhang were rushing forward howling, a golden ball of light rose from the ground. After flying thousands of meters high, it triggered a special secret technique, directly expelling the rain curtain covering a range of several miles. The battlefield that was originally covered by the rain curtain quickly appeared.

After the rain curtain receded, Yan Xing immediately looked around, and then he saw the large banners of Xiahou and Cao on his right side. He couldn't help but feel relieved. Although Lao Cao was a beast, Lao Cao's army was still trustworthy.

"Charge!" Cao Zhang didn't care about the rain curtain retreating at all. Since he had already charged, there was nothing else to say. Of course, he would charge as hard as he could. Once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back. He had already entered the battlefield and charged. There was nothing else to say. Even if he couldn't win, he would never admit defeat!
On the huge battlefield, Yan Xing was completely at a disadvantage. Even though the old soldier from Liangzhou had very strong individual combat qualities and displayed his personal bravery to the fullest in such a jagged battlefield, he was still clearly at a disadvantage facing the Ardashir tribes which were several times larger than his own and only slightly inferior in quality.

On the battlefield where neither side could see and could only fight based on their feelings, Ardashir relied on the size of his forces and the leadership of the Holy Death Knights, and through the chaotic fighting, he had basically half-surrounded Yan Xing.

In other words, if Cao Zhang and Xiahou Ba had arrived a little later, Yan Xing's headquarters would have been completely surrounded by Ardashir. What was worse was that because of the rain curtain, Yan Xing and his subordinates could not see the encirclement and could only let Ardashir do what he wanted.

This was also the reason why Tavasdes had the secret technique to clear the rain curtain but did not use it before. Although the existence of the rain curtain affected the performance of Ardashir's men, the advantage of military strength was there. If the battle was delayed a little longer, the side with the advantage would naturally cut off the weaker front line.

Because the weaker side cannot see the overall battle situation, they can only consider the present, which eventually leads to the extended battle line of the advantageous side naturally converging at the rear of the weaker side, and then surrounding the entire weaker side. When that time comes, they can activate the secret technique, clear the rain curtain, and easily wipe out the Han army.

This is also the reason why Tavasdes allowed Ardashir to attack. After all, it is using the advantage to attack the weak. As long as the rhythm is right, the final result will not change.

Unfortunately, the reinforcements of the Han army arrived too quickly. But think about it, we had guessed that the other party was a bait before, so it was normal that the other party was coming at the fastest speed.

"Notify the general to prepare for retreat and don't fight any longer." Tavasdes looked at the Han army reinforcements rushing out from the rain. The number of them was less than 10,000 people, but the same thing still applies. The first wave of reinforcements has arrived, so how far are the subsequent reinforcements?
Admittedly, this feels a bit like a tactic of adding fuel to the fire, but Ardashir does not have an absolute advantage and cannot quickly annihilate the remaining half of Yan Xing's legion and the nearly 10,000 new reinforcements. As long as this level cannot be achieved, the result of a protracted battle will be to trap Ardashir here.

Although they are not necessarily going to lose, with Ardashir's current strength, it would be no problem even if Cao Cao's entire army came over, and they could retreat steadily if they cannot win. However, Tavasdes still does not recommend participating in such a meaningless war. It is better to retreat as soon as possible if possible.

On the other side, after the rain curtain dissipated, Ardashir was somewhat annoyed when he saw Yan Xing, who was still two or three hundred steps away from him. He did not expect Yan Xing to run so fast, and he couldn't catch up with him after chasing him all the way. Now the reinforcements of the Han Dynasty had arrived, and Ardashir's face was gloomy, but as a rational officer, he also knew that it was time to retreat.

Glancing at Yan Xing, and then at Cao Zhang and others who rushed out from the rain, Ardashir ordered preparations to shrink the front line. A direct retreat was impossible. If he were to retreat directly now, Ardashir would have to sacrifice hundreds of people in vain.

After all, quite a few elite troops from the headquarters were in a state of semi-surrounding Yan Xing's corps. If a direct order to retreat was given, these people would not be able to retreat without any support.

Ardashir first issued an order to shrink the battle line, and then without hesitation commanded his elite troops to retreat and join the central army. Then, with the spearmen in the central formation who had not been deployed but were only lined up in the rear as the core, he continued to suppress the Han army and forced the Han army to retreat and give up part of the battle line to ensure that the elite troops at the front that had half-surrounded the Han army could quickly return.

Yan Xing's face turned green when he saw an entire reorganized corps of spearmen pressing forward not long after he saw Ardashir retreat. Because of his previous entanglement with Ardashir, his entire corps was in a semi-collapsed state, and facing this kind of reorganized spearmen, he was easily defeated.

There is no way. Fighting in a small group is completely different from this kind of large-scale battle formation. The latter may directly crush a group of people to death by advancing and pressing forward. Facing this kind of reorganized battle formation, let alone the ordinary veterans under Yan Xing, even if you have five or six Li Jiongs there to face them in a scattered formation, you will be killed on the spot if you don't run away quickly.

At the same time, Cao Zhang's expression became somewhat ugly after noticing this scene. This should have been his best opportunity to suppress the enemy with rain of arrows. The frontal combat effectiveness of the gun formation was very strong, but its resistance to long-range rain of arrows was very average. But now Cao Zhang has launched a strong attack with all the shield guards of the army, and has even touched the main formation behind Yan Xing. The battle line has been opened.

We haven't considered the issue of arrow suppression before, and now there is no time to make arrangements. If we want to use rain of arrows to suppress, we have to adjust the battle line first. Now is the time to adjust the battle line?

Thinking of this, Cao Zhang decisively gave up the idea of ​​suppressing with bows and arrows, and decided to fight Ardashir's spearmen in the middle formation head-on. His own men were fully equipped with shield guards and spears, so they were not afraid of a head-on spear formation. Just go for it, regular phalanx against regular phalanx!
"If I'm not mistaken, Marquis Huaiyin seems to have taught me that if both sides have the same formation and the same battle strategy, the loser's morale will be hit very seriously." Cao Zhang held a gun and commanded his shield guards to advance directly forward from Yan Xing's rear formation in a square formation. The eight flag bearers under Yan Xing's command played an important role at this time. They couldn't see anyone before and could only give blind orders, but now they can see people. The eight people each command hundreds of people, and quickly cut off Yan Xing's front line to create a route for Cao Zhang's main formation to pass.

"Shoot!" Ardashir gave the order with a gloomy face. A dense rain of arrows covered the shield guards, but it was of little use. Ardashir did not have a very elite archer corps, and Cao Zhang's shield guards were half-special products, and they could withstand the attacks of ordinary arrows.

The silent shield guards rushed through the broken battle line in their best formation, stepping on the mud and colliding with the spearmen in the center formation prepared by Ardashir. Without the assistance of other legions, the muddy ground made it impossible for the cavalry to penetrate, and the two sides collided directly without any fancy moves.

With just a collision, Cao Zhang realized that something was wrong with Ardashir's spearmen in the center formation. Their high defense was one thing, but in a head-on battle, they were not instantly smashed to death by the shield guards in the first round. This was totally unacceptable.

After taking a glance at the two intertwined gun formations in the center, Ardashir quickly withdrew his gaze and continued to command the elite troops in his own formation. He divided them into teams and quickly cut off the periphery of Yan Xing's main formation, and brought the headquarters that had been extended before back into the battle line.

The plan to annihilate Yan Xing was no longer possible at this time. The next thing to do was to withdraw with the lowest possible losses and the greatest possible gains.

The design of the central gun formation, not only to quickly blow up and annihilate Yan Xing's entire army after encircling him, but also to undertake the task of delaying and suppressing the enemy's reorganization of the army. It is true that the shield guards are very strong, but facing things like the Undead Guards, the shield guards can't even exert one tenth of their full combat power, especially the gun formation that can only move forward and is difficult to turn. If you are trapped in it and want to withdraw, if the enemy keeps pestering you, there is basically no need to consider withdrawing.

Cao Zhang's face looked very ugly, but recalling the previous situation, if he did not use the shield guard to directly block Ardashir's central army spear formation, then Yan Xing's main formation would probably explode on the spot. And if the spear formation was blocked, his main force would be directly trapped in a situation where it could not advance or retreat.

In other words, if there was no support, Ardashir would have freed up his hands to kill them all. The difference in command was too huge!

Those who have votes, please vote. Sigh.

(End of this chapter)