Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 956: Snowy Night Raid
Yang Feng passed the news out of the city. After Tian Yu received it, he immediately reported it to Yuan Xi. At the same time, he apologized and said: "Yu is not doing well, please punish me."

Yuan Xi sighed: "It's not your fault. If there are too many people, there will always be a few bad apples."

"And you also know that although the salary of the prosecutor's office can ensure enough food, clothing and family life, it is impossible to be rich and powerful. Compared with other forces, our treatment of officials is still worse."

"In particular, the prosecutor's office has great power, but the income it receives obviously does not match it. This incident has alerted me and I must think about this issue carefully in the future."

"If the water is clear, there will be no fish, and if the people are careful, there will be no disciples. The next step is to come up with a plan and improve the treatment of the prosecutor's office based on merit."

Tian Yu agreed and said: "Yang Feng is worried that eradicating the spies will affect the plan, so he hasn't taken action yet. Then our next step is to attack the city..."

Yuan Xi spoke up: "How much does the spy know?"

Tian Yu said: "These people in the city are all connected through a single line. His task is to instigate rebellion against the Bingzhou Shang clan. He is unaware of the plans outside the city and does not know each other."

"The reason why he was exposed was that he inadvertently found another one of our spies. At that time, he probably forgot that the information he had was different from other unidentified people, so he made a mistake and exposed the secret."

Yuan Xi nodded and said: "Since he doesn't know when we will launch, let's ignore him for the time being."

The days passed day by day, and finally the Chinese New Year day came.

After hearing this, everyone shouted: "We must win!"

The sun had completely sunk below the horizon, and the sky was completely shrouded in darkness. The horses in various camps were bitten, and there were more than a dozen soldiers in full gear on each cart.

"Must win!"

"After all, in the original plan, no matter whether the people in the city opened the city or not, we were still going to fight this battle."

"Let the soldiers train normally and be on standby at any time!"

Drinking is not allowed in the army. These soldiers thought to themselves, could this be what the generals drank?
It doesn't sound right when you think about it. Several generals are known for strictly abiding by military orders and leading by example. How could they openly break military regulations?
As the sky gradually darkened and everyone was full, Zhao Yun walked out of the tent and said: "Everyone, listen to the order!"

This is for tonight's raid. Almost all the cavalry horses are used to pull this cart, striving to send the soldiers on the cart to the city wall in the shortest possible time!

At this time, all the major families in Jinyang City were holding banquets, as were the Southern Huns nobles. They gathered in a traditional tent, with a bonfire lit in the center. The flames roasted the cattle and sheep that were constantly turning, and the fat continued to seep out. The flames rose up, everyone burst into laughter, and there was a quiet and peaceful atmosphere everywhere.

The camps of the Youzhou Army are also preparing for the New Year, and there are quiet and peaceful scenes everywhere.

Everyone stood up in surprise. They knew they were going to fight at any time, but they didn't expect it to be today!

The difference is that these do not have wheels. Nowadays, the snow outside Jinyang City is deep and it is difficult for the wheels to move. Yuan Xijun secretly made a special cart early. Below it are two wooden boards like skis, just like the sled carts of later generations. Same.

Everyone was sitting around the pot, eating meat and drinking milk tea, but an attentive soldier noticed that there seemed to be some wine jars in a car somewhere, and he couldn't help but be surprised.

Similar sounds and shouts were heard at the same time in the camp of Zhang Liao, Zhang He and others. The soldiers got busy, pulling out the horses and putting them on carts.

As the village gate opened wide, countless carriages pulled by war horses galloped through the snow towards Jinyang City.

In Zhao Yun's camp, after the soldiers returned to camp after normal training in the morning, it was already afternoon, and they saw that cattle and sheep had already begun to be slaughtered in the camp. In the large pots, the bones and broth floating up and down wafted out with an alluring smell. In addition, there are several large pots brewing milk tea with rich aroma.

"When you come back from a victorious battle, you can drink fine wine and go back to Youzhou to reunite with your family!"

Everyone immediately fell silent, and Zhao Yun said: "Immediately put on your armor and soldiers, and prepare the equipment for climbing the city. After dark in half a moment, we will set off immediately!"

King Guli on the left and right sat at the top respectively, accepting the respect and worship of the tribal chiefs. After everyone returned to their seats and took their seats, the two stood up and raised their wine bowls together.

They were overjoyed, looked at each other and said with a smile: "This New Year's meal is a very satisfying meal!"

Zhao Yun raised his hand, "Follow me and fight to get to the city first. We will capture Jinyang tonight!"

The clan leaders of each tribe also hurriedly stood up and heard King Zuo Guli say: "You have worked hard during this period."

"Although the enemy is still besieging the city, we have already let them experience the power of our Southern Huns athletes!"

Everyone roared in agreement: "It's all the work of the two kings!"

"Kill the Han dog!"

"The Han dog is fierce in appearance but soft in heart, and his defeat has appeared!"

"The final victory will be ours, and we are the masters of Bingzhou!" King Yougu Li pressed his right palm, and everyone calmed down and listened to his voice: "Everyone, we, the Southern Xiongnu, have been suffering from the Han Dynasty for hundreds of years. The imperial court oppressed and chanyus in the past dynasties have produced amazing and beautiful people, but in recent years, they have become more and more unbearable!"

"Not to mention that Yu Fuluo was willing to be a lackey of the Han people and fought for the Han people for more than ten years, but in the end he achieved nothing and died in an unknown way!"

"The most suspicious person is his younger brother Hu Chuquan. He arrogantly established himself as a chanyu and even defected to the Han people. Can we admit this kind of chanyu?"

Everyone shouted in unison: "No!"

King Guli of Left and Right was a die-hard faction among the Xiongnu. The four kings of the Huns were at odds with each other. When Yufuluo was plundering and fighting in the Central Plains, King Guli of Left and Right took the opportunity to seize power. He did not recognize Yufuluo's Shanyu throne and absorbed him. The large and small tribes were destroyed, so Yufuluo did not dare to return to Jinyang, and Shan Yu's position was in name only.

Huchuquan, who succeeded to the throne, was unable to compete with the left and right kings of Guli. Because the two kings controlled Jinyang, they also controlled the Bingzhou trade route and the Hetao Plain. Therefore, Huchuquan could only settle in Shangdang until the high officials entered. After Bingzhou, Huchuquan went directly to Gao Gan.

In addition, King Zuoxian who took refuge with Yuan Xi went to Bei, and the Xiongnu had actually split into two parts. This is why Jinyang was besieged and Huchuquan kept watching.

Seeing the excitement among the crowd, King Youguli took the opportunity to shout: "The two chanyus today have already become the lackeys of the Han people. If this continues, we will be slaves for generations, and we will never be able to stand up after being oppressed by the Han dogs!"

"Tell me, can you bear such days in the future?"

Everyone roared in unison: "No!"

King Youguli raised his hand when he heard this, "I propose that King Zuoguli be appointed as the new Shanyu!"

"Who agrees and who opposes?"

Everyone immediately shouted: "Agree!"

"It's long overdue!"

"Swear loyalty to the Lord!"

"Okay!" King Zuo Guli suddenly stood up and raised the wine bowl in his hand, "I will reluctantly take this position temporarily and lead you to restore the glory of our tribe!"

"Occupy Bingzhou, drive away the Han dogs, and revive the royal court!"

Everyone raised their wine bowls in unison and shouted: "Revitalize the royal court!"

Everyone drank the wine in the bowl and laughed.

The two kings of Guli looked at each other and saw the pride in the other's eyes. As long as they defend a strong city like Jinyang, the Youzhou Army may not be able to defeat it. What they are worried about is consumption. They are short of food, and the Youzhou Army is also the same. If they are short of food and retreat, Jinyang will take advantage of the opportunity to counterattack, and they will definitely use this to unify and merge the state!
When the time comes, he will bring all the large and small tribes under his control, and at the same time use the wealth and trade routes snatched from the Bingzhou merchants to resume trade with the outside world. In less than ten years, the Southern Xiongnu will have one hundred thousand string control men, and there will be no more People can control it!
While King Guli was proudly planning for the future, the only dozen or so Bingzhou merchant clans remaining in the city were also having a gathering.

Everyone of them is drinking wine, knowing that the weather will get warmer in the coming spring, and the Southern Xiongnu will be free to deal with them. By then, both the family wealth and their own lives will be at risk, so this Spring Festival, let them have a good time. The food doesn't taste good, the soul doesn't care about the house.

At this time, everyone was drinking wine. At this moment, several people strode in.

When they looked up, they couldn't help but be startled. The leader was a woman with scars on her face, but she was carrying a spear on her shoulder.

The visitor walked up to the crowd and said, "Everyone, my name is Yang Feng."

"I came here today because I want you to do something."

The overwhelming convoy of Youzhou Army outside the city, pulled by the war horses, is getting faster and faster. The snow powder raised under the vehicles floats up, covering the convoy. It is like a blizzard sweeping across the vast wilderness. Come.

At this time, most of the Southern Xiongnu defenders on the city walls were hiding behind the city walls or burning fires in the city gates to keep warm. Winter was already a very cold time, and the cold wind on the city walls made it impossible for people to stay there. So, except for those who had to be on duty on the city walls, everyone else ran to the foot of the city to avoid the wind.

Even the defenders on the top of the city were huddled together, and almost no one paid attention to the scene outside the city. After all, it was impossible to attack the city in such cold weather, let alone at night.

No one would think that anything would happen tonight during the Chinese New Year.

Until a Southern Huns soldier with sharp ears moved his ears and seemed to hear something outside the city. He stood up despite the cold wind, turned around and looked down the city.

It was pitch black in front of him, and under the moonlight, he could only see large white clouds in the distance.

But it was this cloud and fog that made him rustle uneasily. And how could there be fog in the dark night?
He tried to open his eyes wide to see, and finally adapted to the light in the dark night. Then his face changed drastically. This large cloud and mist was made up of countless small dots!

They were countless galloping horses, and on the carriages behind these horses were sitting countless soldiers. The tips of the spears standing in their hands reflected the light of the moon, forming dots of cold light. This was the shadow of the large clouds and mist. the truth!

The southern Xiongnu soldiers watched dumbfoundedly as the horses and carriages rushed to the moat, and then rushed over without hesitation.

Although the Bingzhou Shang clan had been chipping away at the ice the day before yesterday, in fact, someone had already done it secretly, leaving many passages that could be passed directly. Now Yuan Xijun saw the code sign and drove his carriage through without digging. Over the ice!
(End of this chapter)