Chapter 447: Attack with a flaw
Compared with the generals under Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, the generals in Zhao Hui's hands paid more attention to the lives of ordinary people.
Without a certain amount of me, Cao Cao would not have chosen so.
Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were very envious of Zhao Hui, who had so many fierce generals in his hands.
But fortunately, Cao Ren thinks that Zhao Hui's people are too soft-hearted.
That's the weakness.
Cao Cao could have seized this point and dealt a blow to Zhao Hui's people.
Whether it is Xu Huang or Zhao Yun, as long as they are ruthless, they will kill these 100,000 people together.
Cao Cao will never be able to leave Qingzhou.
Cao Cao's entry into Qingzhou this time was even more dangerous than he expected.
Xu Huang's ability was higher than he expected.
The speed at which Zhao Hui sent Zhao Yun to support was also faster than Cao Cao's estimate.
Originally, based on Cao Cao's estimated time, he should have returned to Yanzhou by now.
But now, he's still on his way back.
Surrounded by three thousand cavalry led by Zhao Yun, like a pack of wolves, they were following their flock, looking for an opportunity to attack.
Zhang Xiaoshun has already taken all the soldiers and horses through the snake road.
After meeting with Xu Huang, he headed towards Qingshui.
The 20,000 people led by Zhang Wang are gradually getting closer to Cao's army, and there are only more than 30 miles left.
Cao Cao is still twenty miles away from Yanzhou.
If it weren't for Zhao Yun's 3,000 cavalry, he would definitely be able to retreat to Yanzhou with 100,000 people before Xu Huang caught up.
But right now, the pace of the team is slow.
Zhang Wang's soldiers and horses walked more than 30 miles, and Cao Cao's side only walked 15 miles at most.
There are still more than ten miles away from Yanzhou.
Cao Cao had to speed up the progress of his team.
Others are here, but they don't know everything about the army that looks at Xu Huang, but they can still know clearly where they go.
Dozens of scouts had been staring at Xu Huang's army.
Every hour, Cao Cao can receive the latest news.
The main thing is to see how far Xu Huang is, how fast the march is, and how long it will take to catch up with them.
Zhao Yun's three thousand cavalry had been cruising around, putting Cao Cao under great pressure.
Even if the number is only 3,000, this is a cavalry, and it should not be underestimated.
Cao Cao now has very little combat experience with the cavalry. There is also a lack of experience.
In the offensive and defensive battles, he was not worried at all.
But during the march, if he was suddenly attacked by cavalry, Cao Cao was still worried that his army would be disrupted.
Even if Zhao Yun was dangling in front of his eyes now.
Cao Cao was still very worried.
Especially now that there are so many ordinary people in the military formation.
As soon as these people were in chaos, it would be difficult for Cao Cao to command his own soldiers.
There are pros and cons to letting the people mix in the army.
Profit is to make the enemy scruples.
The disadvantage is that you command the army yourself, and you will become stiff.
Originally, it was a command flag, and the soldiers had to switch the butt and move back and forth.
But because of the existence of the people, their speed will be greatly affected when they change formations.
This is still on the premise that there is no chaos among the people.
If the 100,000 people were already in chaos and running around in the military array, Cao Cao would not be in command.
Cao Cao changed the formation slightly, allowing the people walking in front to retreat a little and increase the number of soldiers in front.
Cao Jun's speed has increased slightly.
But it was only before Zhang Huang caught up with him, and walked four or five miles more.
This speed is still a little too slow.
But if Cao Cao wants to increase his speed any more, the team will inevitably be chaotic.
There were too many civilians in the army.
Teams are hard to control.
It's okay to be messy with each other.
But now, in the face of Zhao Yun's cavalry, Cao Cao needs to ensure that his army is not chaotic.
Only if the team is not chaotic will it be possible to block the enemy's attack.
"Lord, do you want to continue to speed up?"
Xiahou Yuan stepped back from the front and came to Cao Cao's side and asked.
As a general, Xiahou Yuan has also been paying attention to the formation of the army.
He's out in front, and at the current pace, he can keep the formation out of order.
But if the marching speed is increased again, Xiahou Yuan's vanguard will be out of touch with the rear troops.
So Xiahou Yuan came over and asked Cao Cao for instructions.
"It's speeding up a bit." Cao Cao said.
"The team can be a little chaotic, but we must ensure that when Zhao Yun attacks, we can deal with it as soon as possible."
Letting ordinary people act as meat shields is intervening in Zhao Yun.
But at the current rate, Cao Cao still can't return to Yanzhou.
Cao Cao still needs to make a risky choice again.
He chose to deliberately expose the flaw and let Zhao Yun attack him, and then made a counterattack, crushing Zhao Yun's 3,000 cavalry in one fell swoop, and then led the men and horses to advance at full speed and return to Yanzhou.
It's just that this flaw, even if it is Cao Cao, is difficult to control.
How big is it to be? In order to attract Zhao Yun's attention?
How small? so as not to mess up your army?
It's hard to grasp this degree.
Cao Cao can only hand over Xiahou Yuan to these generals according to the actual situation.
Even if it is a flaw that is deliberately exposed, if it is too big and caught by Zhao Yun, Cao Cao will be powerless to change it.
Xiahou Yuan took the order.
Cao's army now has 10,000 people in the vanguard.
Among them, 5,000 ordinary people and 5,000 elite soldiers.
These 10,000 people, under the command of Xiahou Yuan, accelerated again.
Behind him, Cao Cao and a large number of people also sped up, but they were still not as good as Xiahou Yuan in front, and they opened up a little distance.
As soon as the shape of the Cao army changed, Zhao Yun, who was walking around the Cao army, immediately noticed it.
Zhao Yun did not attack immediately.
He needed to observe again.
"My lord, there is no sign of the enemy attacking."
As a rear army, Yu Ban has been paying attention to the three thousand cavalry hovering behind the flank.
"Let Xiahou Yuan speed up again." Cao Cao said.
Cao Cao, who was in the Chinese army at the same time, also sped up.
The increase in speed made the 100,000 people even more chaotic.
Among them were men and women, old and young.
Some people run fast, some people run slowly.
Unlike soldiers, although there are differences, they can keep up with the speed when marching.
Watching Cao Jun's flaws increase again.
Zhao Yun was also wondering if Cao Cao did this on purpose.
He has been looking for opportunities, but before, Cao Cao was really stable and didn't give him a chance at all.
Now that he suddenly saw such a good opportunity, Zhao Yun didn't have a hot head, so he rushed over with three thousand cavalry.
He was calm.
It's just that Zhao Yun thought about it for a while, even if this was a flaw deliberately exposed by Cao Cao, he had to take the initiative to take the bait.
Zhao Yun judged slightly, with Cao Cao's current speed.
Yes, you can return to Yanzhou before Zhang Wang Xu Huang chases after him.
So even if this is a flaw deliberately exposed by Cao Cao, Zhao Yun will take action.
Zhao Yun found Cao Jun's weakest place at the moment.
At the same time, bypassing most of the ordinary people.
With 3,000 cavalry, rush over.
Having already made a choice, Zhao Yun did not hesitate at all.