The Liaodong Iron Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 440
Five days later, the Youzhou Army searched all around Sanjiang City, but they still didn't find a single wooden boat.Since the beginning of autumn has just started, the heat and humidity made it unbearable for many soldiers.

Fortunately, the city is surrounded by rivers on three sides, and Huo Yu, out of safety considerations, carefully observed for several days before choosing a relatively gentle river for the soldiers to take turns playing in the water.

"Hey! It's Luo Da's harm again, how can this river be poisonous!"

After several days of continuous observation, no poisonous fog mentioned in the later Romance of the Three Kingdoms was found, Huo Yu said with emotion.

"My lord, the scouts I sent out are back!"

"Oh? Still no progress?"

Looking at the helpless expression on Ma Dai's face, Huo Yu had already guessed the result.

"Still no ships found!"

"It seems that Meng Huo is not brainless!"

Huo Yu paced back and forth while talking, what he needed at this moment was calm thinking.

Huo Yu was really wrong to blame Meng Huo, this was the result of a joint discussion between Meng You, King Duosi, and Wu Tugu.In fact, the main purpose is to gain time to mobilize the Tengjia Army for Wu Tugu.

"The order will be passed down, and all reinforcements will be prepared, and the decision will be made after the two generals Zhang Ren and Yan Yan escort the food and grass!"

Since Meng Huo intends to avoid the war, he may not be able to take advantage of the territory in southern Xinjiang.At this point in the battle, Huo Yu kept thinking whether it was time for the Tengjia Army to appear.

After careful calculation, it is true!The strength of Meng Huo's troops was just like that, if he was asked to confront his own army head-on, as long as he was not a fool, he would definitely choose to avoid it.

"Husband, these frozen fruits are really delicious!"

Just when Huo Yu was restless, Zhu Rong appeared in front of Huo Yu with the freshly frozen fruit.

"It's good, but the cost is too high! When I come to Ji County in the future, Madam can eat whatever she wants!"

When Ji County was mentioned, Zhu Rong seemed a little anxious. After all, he was a latecomer. There are still several beautiful wives in Huo Yu's backyard!
"Why? The descendants of the Huo family who are fearless are sometimes afraid?"

"." Although Zhu Rong knew the etiquette of the Han people, he didn't know what to do when it came time to face it. After all, it was impossible to resolve the matter in the backyard by force.

"Hahaha! Ma'am, don't worry, Yan'er is well educated and reasonable, and they get along very well. My husband has already written to tell me about it!"

After all, Zhu Rong was a daughter, so she stuffed the fruit into Huo Yu's arms and left without looking back.

Two days later, the two generals Zhang Ren and Yan Yan finally arrived at Sanjiang City safely with the army's continued food and grass.

"Brother, Old General Yan, you have worked hard all the way!"

As soon as the two of them entered the big tent, Huo Yu spoke first.

"The lord has said that this is our duty!"

After a simple salute, the three chatted and laughed.When the two said that they had killed them all the way, Huo Yu's little heart tightened suddenly.

"So, the rebellion is all because of food and grass?"

"My lord, the situation may be even worse! This year's drought has sharply reduced the harvest"

Then Zhang Ren told all the things he had found out in detail.

"Old General Yan, have you ever heard of the Tengjia Army?"

"The Rattan Armor Army?"

When Huo Yu mentioned the Tengjia Army, Yan Yan's face suddenly became serious.

"In the past, when we suppressed the rebellion in southern Xinjiang, the last general encountered them, and there were not many of them."

"I heard that the rattan armor soldiers are the soldiers of the Ugo Kingdom. The rattan armor is made of wild vines grown in the barren land in the southwest. It is processed by skilled craftsmen to make rattan armor, and it is soaked in tung oil. It is made after 49 days. This armor is light. It is strong, good at defending against arrows, impervious to spears, impervious to water, and invincible on the battlefield."

"It takes two years to complete a set of rattan armor. First, cut the green vines to weave the rattan armor, then soak it in tung oil, then take out the rattan armor to dry, and then soak it in tung oil. Repeat this five times. The rattan armor is complete."

"hiss"

After listening to the production process of the rattan armor, Zhang Ren gasped. If ordinary soldiers encountered such a rattan armor, they would never know how to do it.

"Such a cumbersome process, the quantity will never be too much, and tung oil is the thing that ignites the fire!"

"My lord, did you meet the Rattan Armor Army?" Yan Yan suddenly realized.

"Not yet, but I believe we will know soon! Meng Huo avoids fighting, not because he is afraid of fighting, but because he is delaying time!"

After thinking about it, Huo Yu decided to take the initiative.So the Youzhou army started to move, and Huo Yu ordered the whole army to cut down bamboo forests on the spot to make bamboo rafts.Then cross the river from the gentle place on the river, and began to actively look for fighter opportunities.

"Report! The barbarian king, the Han people are making bamboo rafts to cross the river!"

"Oh?" Hearing the report of the barbarians, Meng Huo seemed a little hesitant. After all, the [-]-strong army had just rested for a day, and its strength was unknown.

"Hahaha, can't the barbarian king trust the rattan armor army?" Wu Tugu is a soft-hearted person, and he never hides it.

"Uh, is the lord sure?" Meng Huo asked cautiously.

"Don't worry, the barbarian king!" After finishing his sentence, Wu Tugu drank the fine wine in his glass in one gulp, and led his troops out swaggeringly.

However, the result of the confrontation made Meng Huo very excited. The Han army who came across the river was killed and defeated.If it weren't for the brave general Zhang Ren of the Han Dynasty, this group of people would have explained here.

"Hahaha, this king has offended me so much, I hope the king will not blame me!"

Watching Wu Tugu come back victorious, Meng Huo took the lead in apologizing.Wu Tugu waved his hand and didn't say much. If he wants to occupy the territory of the Han people, he can't do it by his own ability alone. Therefore, befriending Meng Huo is a prerequisite and necessary condition.

Looking at the soldiers who had returned after being defeated in front of them, Huo Yu didn't blame him.Originally, this time was a test attack, but I didn't expect the result to far exceed my expectations.

"Senior brother, don't be discouraged, the strategy of arrogant soldiers is just like this!"

After several days of small-scale troop harassment, Huo Yu's strategy finally succeeded.Wu Tugu, who had won consecutive victories, led an army of [-] across the river.

"Quickly retreat, quickly, the enemy army has crossed the river!" Ma Dai yelled.

Since being ordered by Huo Yu to pretend to be defeated last time, this time he took on this unlucky job again.But he is not the only one who is unlucky, his elder brother Ma Chao lost even more "tragicly" yesterday!
In less than two hours, [-] Tengjia troops crossed the river leisurely.The Youzhou soldiers were dumbfounded seeing this situation. It turns out that the rattan armor is not only invulnerable to swords and guns, but also can be used as a ship's envoy.

"Dianwei, when Wu Tugu challenges, you only need to win and never lose!" Gazing at the river for a long time, he may order.

"promise!"

Such general orders made the audience confused, only Fa Zheng kept nodding with a smile on his face.

"Han people in the city, listen, the king of the Ugo Kingdom is standing here, dare to fight?" A barbarian shouted in broken Chinese.

As soon as the words were finished, the gate of Sanjiang City opened wide, and Dian Wei walked out with his upper body bare, carrying a pair of halberds on his shoulders.

"What the hell, Grandpa Dian is here, why don't you surrender!"

Dianwei's voice was like a bell, but such an opponent could make Wu Tugu excited.Over the years, it is really rare to find a decent opponent.

"The lord of the country is here, and the Han will die!"

Wu Tugu babbled a lot, Dian Wei didn't understand a word, but seeing Wu Tugu's posture, he could finally move his muscles and bones in this battle.

(End of this chapter)