Chapter 2869 Fan Li''s failure to make up for the siege, Cao Cao was forced to abandon Dingtao
The order Bai Qi gave to Wei Rui was lurking ten miles away from the battlefield, but it was obviously not easy to do this. After all, there were 4,000 cavalrymen wandering outside the battlefield. How could Cao Cao''s prudence be without defense?
Therefore, in order to confuse and paralyze Cao Cao, Wei Rui and Fu Youde chose to split into two groups.
Wei Rui personally led a thousand cavalry and pretended to be four thousand iron cavalry and headed north, pretending to be a long way to go and join Bai Qi''s main force, while Fu Youde led the remaining troops to hide.
As the main general, Wei Rui handed over such a main task to Fu Youde, the deputy general. This is naturally not because he is afraid of taking responsibility, but because Fu Youde is stronger and more suitable for the main attack task.
After taking over the military power, Fu Youde found that he wanted to hide from Cao''s secret spies and sneaked silently to the battlefield ten miles away. This was almost impossible to complete.
Even if Wei Rui attracted attention for him, Cao Cao still did not relax and did not reduce the number of spies in the West at all.
Although Fu Youde can shoot these spies, he cannot let anyone go. As long as one person escapes, it means being shocked.
In desperation, Fu Youde had to choose another dangerous place to ambush, and finally chose a dense forest 16 miles away from the battlefield to use it for the Tibetan army.
For the cavalry, the distance of six miles is nothing, but for Bai Qi''s plan, more six miles means an increase in risk.
Therefore, while waiting for the signal, Fu Youde was also trying to solve the problem of Cao''s spies faster and more concealedly, so that Cao''s army could receive news of the Qin army appearing in the West as soon as possible.
"General, there are thirteen spies in Cao''s army, with a total of about thirty-eight people," Deng Guanhui reported.
Fu Youde immediately showed a solemn expression when he heard this. After all, there were already thirteen places that were discovered on the surface. What about the secret spy?
If these spies were not solved, Fu Youde could not hide it from Cao''s army and then launched an attack. So he decided to personally lead a team to snipe the spies of Cao''s army after receiving Bai Qi''s signal to prevent the news from leaking.
Fu Youde was also afraid that he would miss Bai Qi''s blow because of his mistakes, so he made all preparations as much as possible. As for whether he could succeed, it depends on luck.
Next was a long and anxious wait, but Bai Qi did not let Fu Youde wait for a long time. Fortunately, the wolf smoke released by the main force of the Qin army was still clearly visible even if it was sixteen miles apart.
After receiving the signal, Fu Youde did not immediately order the troops to send troops, but instead led an elite team of fifty people to snipe and kill Cao''s spies on the way to the 16-mile journey.
As we all know, the scout is the strongest military and also the highest mortality rate.
Cao''s scouts, that is, spies, have good overall qualities. Generally speaking, it is impossible to encounter a situation where you can''t even run away, but unfortunately, this time I met Fu Youde, the **** of war, who was personally led by the team.
Fu Youde was lucky. With his careful response, the team destroyed seven open strongholds and three dark skys that were not discovered. They were cleared until ten miles outside the battlefield and were not discovered by Cao''s army.
"Send a signal and let the army act."
After giving the order, Fu Youde immediately led the team to continue sneaking, but this time his luck was not that good. Although he knocked down Cao''s army to probation eight miles outside the battlefield, he failed to find Cao''s spy, and asked the other party to send the signal out.
“Swish…”
Looking at the arrows sounded in the sky, Fu Youde''s face suddenly changed, and he no longer cared about anything else. He ordered the entire army to stop hiding and march at full speed. Three thousand iron cavalry pointed directly at the main force of the Cao army.
On the march, Fu Youde kept muttering, praying that his first leading army would be successful and that he would never give Cao''s chance to react.
This is Fu Youde''s first battle. There are so many hard things to buy and think about, and he is also worried about gains and losses. But in fact, whether Bai Qi''s plan is successful or not has much to do with him.
Bai Qi''s instructions to Fu Youde were ten miles, but Fu Youde sneaked to Bali before it was exposed. If Cao''s army could react, it would definitely not be Fu Youde''s responsibility, but made mistakes in other links.
To be honest, if Bai Qi made this plan, if it is actually quite rough, the main focus is actually the word "gambling".
Bai Qi knew that Cao Cao didn''t know his backup plan, so he bet Cao Cao was bluffing.
Cao Cao was forced to a dead end, but he couldn''t afford to lose, so even though he knew there might be a fraud in it, he decided to take the initiative to take a gamble.
Facts prove that Cao Cao lost again this time, but he still has the opportunity to make up for the loss of the sheep, but he naturally can''t see clearly, so the only person who can make up for the loss of the sheep can only be Fan Li.
On the battlefield, the attention of the people on the Cao army was basically attracted by the battle between Kong Xuan and Yin Shou three generals. Even if Bai Qi changed from guard to offensive formation, it did not attract many people''s attention.
The entire cavalry of Cao''s army was much more mobile than the Qin army with all infantry. They could advance and retreat and defend, and they were not afraid of the Qin army taking the initiative to kill.
Even the Cao army wanted the Qin army to take the initiative to attack, so that they could find the flaws of the Qin army in the mobile warfare and defeat them.
But after Bai Qi was specialized in attacking, he did not take the initiative to launch an attack, which also disappointed many Cao army generals.
At the same time, the situation on the battlefield has also discovered a change again.
As the war continued, Kong Xuan of 140 was getting stronger and stronger. Even though Yin was assisted by this super god, Dan Tai Yu and Xiahou Yuan, the cooperation between the three was even more seamless, but he was inevitably at a disadvantage.
If you continue to fight according to this situation, Yin Shou will definitely be defeated in the battle for another twenty rounds, and then Kong Xuan will be unstoppable.
At this time, Cao Cao''s face was gloomy. He never thought that Bai Qi''s backup plan was neither Li Cunxiao nor Jiang Song. He was Kong Xuan who had never been on the battlefield, and he would pay a heavy price for his carelessness.
Apart from the injured Cao Ning and Cao Qiudao, the three generals Yin Shou, Dan Tai Yu and Xiahou Yuan are already the strongest lineup that Cao Wei can send, but even so, they can''t defeat Kong Xuan.
If you continue to fight, the three generals Yin Shou, Dan Tai Yu and Xiahou Yuan will definitely be injured. Whoever died in battle is unacceptable to Cao Cao.
But if we don’t continue to fight, with Kong Xuan here, Cao Cao would not dare to fight Bai Qi in a decisive battle, so he could only retreat.
Even if he retreated, Cao Cao would not dare to go back to guard Dingtao, because he would be trapped in the city by Bai Qi.
Therefore, for Cao Cao, retreating from the army means giving up Dingtao, and giving up Dingtao means giving up all territory east of Dingtao and Chenliu''s 100,000 troops. This price is also unacceptable to Cao Cao.
"well."
Fan Li naturally saw Cao Cao''s dilemma, and couldn''t help but sigh and said, "Lord, it''s time for a hero to cut off his arm. If we don''t make a decision, our 5,000 cavalry will probably suffer heavy casualties."
Cao Cao was stunned when he heard this, and then he couldn''t believe it: "Military advisor, all our army''s cavalry can attack and retreat or defend. Can Bai Qi force our army to fight against him?"
Fan Li shook his head and said, "My lord, the premise for us to go out of the city to fight is that we think Bai Qi is bluffing, but the facts prove that Bai Qi is not bluffing, but instead dug a big hole and waited for us to jump in.
Kong Xuan''s appearance on the battlefield was the biggest variable in this battle, but with Bai Qi''s style, he must have another move, and this move is the key to defeating our army. ”
Hearing this, Cao Cao felt cold all over his body, and a familiar sense of fear came again, making him shivering.
Jia Xu, Bai Qi, are you really my Cao Cao’s nemesis? Cao Cao roared wildly in his heart.
Cao Cao was not a stupid person. After Fan Li reminded him, he also reacted, briefly reviewed the overall situation, and immediately realized that Wei Rui and Fu You De Army, who were ignored by him, was most likely the key to Bai Qi''s breakthrough.
"I didn''t expect that I, Cao Cao, fought a lifelong battle and actually took the way of Wei Rui, the nameless young general." Cao Cao said gritting his teeth.
"If Li expected it would be fine, Wei Rui''s troops would arrive at the battlefield soon. At that time, our army was caught off guard and would fall into a situation where the Qin army attacked each other on both sides."
Hearing Fan Li say this, Cao Cao immediately said, "Since I have seen through Bai Qi''s tricks, how can I give him a chance to attack him on both sides? You can use your plan and eat Bai Qi''s surprise weapon first."
But Fan Li shook his head and said, "Don''t your lord understand? The key point of this battle is neither Bai Qi nor Wei Rui, but Kong Xuan."
Hearing Fan Li''s words, Cao Cao felt as if he was struck by lightning.
Yes, Cao''s army is indeed capable of destroying Wei Rui''s side army, but it doesn''t make much sense to do so, because if it is held back for too long, it will still be entangled by Bai Qi''s main force.
In addition, if Yin Sue was defeated, Kong Xuan, who was unstoppable, would most likely be able to kill Cao''s army alone and capture him and return alive.
If Cao Cao was captured, no matter how good the battle was, it would be meaningless.
As soon as he thought of this, Cao Cao suddenly realized that he was in a desperate situation. He seemed to have no other way to go except to withdraw his troops before being attacked by the Qin army.
But if you really retreat, it means giving up all the territory east of Dingtao and the 100,000 troops trapped in the quagmire of Chenliu.
Seeing that Cao Cao was still hesitant, Fan Li was about to say something, but found that smoke was igniting in the direction of the Qin army camp. He quickly pointed at him and said, "Lord, look, this should be the signal Bai Qi gave to Wei Rui. If the lord did not make a decision early, it would be too late to wait for the Qin army to come."
Cao Cao smiled bitterly when he heard this:
Cao Cao turned his head and looked at the wolf smoke in the distance, and after a moment of silence, he smiled bitterly: "If the troops are withdrawn this time, what''s the difference between it and the destruction of the country? Why not fight with Bai Qi?"
"If you can''t fight, that''s asking for death."
Fan Li was anxious after hearing this and quickly advised: "My lord, even if we lose the four western counties in Yanzhou, we still have six eastern counties.
Now that the Demon Sect has entered the game, more than 100,000 rebels are ready to go to the battlefield at any time.
With the resources provided by the Magic Sect, our army can also expand its army again and quickly restore its strength.
Our army is still far from the end of its reach, and we still have the strength to fight with the Qin army, but if we fight with Bai Qi now, once all these 5,000 cavalry are conquered, our army will really have no chance. ”
Fan Li doesn’t talk much normally, but he can talk about the point every time, and this time is no exception.
After hearing this, Cao Cao thought for a little while, and finally made up his mind and ordered in a deep voice: "I ordered Cao Qiudao to lead a thousand iron cavalry to leave a cover for the three generals of Yin Shou to retreat, and the rest of the army retreated."
Hearing Cao Cao''s words, Fan Li breathed a sigh of relief. Cao Wei could not play many cards, and there were even fewer ones after this battle, so there must be no more mistakes.
At the same time, Bai Qi, who had just sent the signal, saw that Cao''s army was also changing its formation. At first, he thought Cao''s army was dealing with its own transformation, but soon realized something was wrong, because if war started, Cao''s army''s formation should be condensed rather than dispersed.
"Is Cao Cao going to run away? What went wrong?"
Bai Qi was also a little puzzled about this. He did not reveal any obvious flaws. Why did Fan Li see through the plan?
Bai Qi soon realized the reason, not his mistake, but when Kong Xuan''s ace was exposed, it was not difficult to guess with Fan Li''s strategy that he had other moves.
In addition, there was no Tian Feng around to help him improve, so Bai Qi''s plan this time was indeed rough, and it was really difficult to deceive Fan Li.
Now is obviously not the time to worry about these things. Bai Qi made a quick decision and decisive order for the entire army to attack on the whole line. The main force of the 40,000 Qin army immediately rushed towards Cao''s army, and the decisive battle started without warning.
On the other side, Fu Youde led his army to eight miles west of the battlefield, and began to march at full speed after revealing his traces. However, before he even walked two miles, he heard the horn of the Qin army launching a general attack.
"What''s the situation? We''re not in place yet, why did the general launch a general attack in advance?" Liu Tichun asked with confusion.
"I''m afraid something happened. If you pass the order, you must arrive at the battlefield as quickly as possible." Fu Youde shouted and ordered.
"No."
(This chapter ends)