The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 321 Chapter 320

In the meeting hall of Yecheng government office, Cao Cao was waiting there anxiously. After a long time, Xun Yu and Cao Hong came slowly.

As soon as Xun Yu and Cao Hong came into the hall, before Xun Yu and Cao Hong came to visit, Cao Cao waved his hands in advance and said, "There is no need to be too polite. I called you over overnight because I have important matters to discuss. I just received the battle report. Wuhuan Shanyu Ta Dun, led [-] cavalry to attack Youzhou, and already broke through Yuyang City. Cao Zhen was seriously injured, and the Youzhou army could not stop him. He was surrounded by Wuhuan cavalry in Jicheng. In addition, the Xianbei people also plundered Bingzhou , captured the three prefectures of Wuyuan, Yunzhong, and Dingxiang one after another, and Xiahou Dun led his army to defend Yanmen Pass, keeping the Xianbei people out of Yanmen Pass. And the Southern Huns were also ready to move, and there seemed to be signs of rebellion."

As soon as these words came out, Xun Yu and Cao Hong were shocked. They had worried that such problems would happen before, but they didn't expect it to happen today.

When Yuan Shao ruled Hebei, he always adopted the policy of being gentle, and got along very well with Xianbei and Wuhuan. Sometimes, he would even spend money to hire Wuhuan and Xianbei's troops to fight for him.

In the process of unifying Hebei, Gongsun Zan became Yuan Shao's most powerful and threatening opponent. Therefore, in order to eliminate Gongsun Zan, Yuan Shao spent a lot of money to invite Xianbei people and Wuhuan people to harass Gongsun Zan behind his back.

After Yuan Shao's death, Hebei changed hands, Cao Cao launched a coup and seized absolute leadership, so those Xianbei and Wuhuan people may not be very good at buying it.

There is only one reason, that is, Cao Cao's prestige is not enough!

The overlord who once ruled Yanzhou, after being defeated by the coalition forces of Lu Bu and Zhang Yan, Cao Cao led his troops to cross to the north, and temporarily attached himself to Yuan Shao, one of the two heroes in Hebei, and began to live a life under the fence with Yuan Shao, attacking Gongsun Zan in the north and seizing power in the west. He actively participated in Bingzhou and the Southern Expedition to the Central Plains, but the credit he received was only negligible, which made Yuan Shao's reputation even higher.

Before the Great War in the Central Plains, Yuan Shao, with 40 soldiers, once became the object of fear of the northern minorities. They were afraid that Yuan Shao would attack them, so they took the initiative to send people to Yecheng to contact them, expressing their willingness to get along with each other.

After the Great War in the Central Plains, Yuan Shao was not only ruined, but also lost his life on the battlefield. Cao Cao secretly launched a coup, killed Yuan's lineage, and seized the lord of Hebei.

After hearing this, the ethnic minorities on the grassland were a little ready to move, but they never dared to attack Cao Cao.

However, when the envoys sent by Zhang Yan found the leaders of Wuhuan, Xianbei, and Southern Huns respectively, the situation changed.

Zhang Yan was the regent of the dynasty, and his words were the imperial decree. Tadun, the leader of Wuhuan, was granted the title of Great Chanyu of Wuhuan; The great Chanyu gave seals and ribbons and amulets respectively, and made an agreement with him that a large amount of gold, silver and jewels would be given as rewards after the event was completed.

For a while, Wuhuan and Xianbei launched an attack almost at the same time, fighting against Cao Cao unannounced, and Ta Dun personally led [-] cavalry into Kou Youzhou.

Among them, Yu Huchuquan, the great Shan of the Southern Huns, was hesitant. Because he was afraid of Cao Cao, he did not dare to launch a rebellion openly, but just waited and watched the changes.

Xun Yu once suggested to Cao Cao to appease Xianbei, Wuhuan, and the Southern Huns, but before he got an answer, the troops of Xianbei and Wuhuan had already fought over, and the Southern Huns were also ready to move.

"If the Southern Huns also lead their troops to rebel, it will undoubtedly make things worse. Wen Ruo, you have always been resourceful, but do you have any plan to make them retreat?" Cao Cao continued.

Xun Yu said: "My lord, from the point of view of my subordinates, the Southern Huns will not take any rebellious actions at this time. The Southern Huns live in Bingzhou and are close neighbors to our army. Besides, the Lord once defeated the Southern Huns. Shan Yu Yu Fuluo, Yu Fuluo is very afraid of the lord. Although Hu Chuquan is the Shan Yu at this time, but Hu Chuquan is Yu Fuluo's younger brother, he should know his brother's worries. But even so We should not take it lightly. As a top priority, we should do three things first. First, immediately send envoys to the Southern Huns and send a large amount of property to appease them. Second, order Bingzhou governor Xiahou Dun to strengthen the defense line in the northwest , send troops to block the roads leading to Jinyang and Shangdang. Thirdly, let Xiahoudun guard Yanmen Pass to the death, stick to it without fighting, and absolutely prevent the Xianbei from conquering Yanmen Pass. Now the Southern Huns are sitting on the mountain and watching tigers fight. Once Yanmen Pass is breached, The Southern Huns will never miss this great opportunity, they will definitely launch a rebellion, send troops to attack Jinyang, and get a piece of the pie. Therefore, the Yanmen Pass is the key to whether the Southern Huns will rebel or not..."

After hearing this, Cao Cao felt that Xun Yu's analysis was very reasonable, so he nodded repeatedly and said, "Well, Wen Ruo, keep talking!"

Xun Yu said: "Yanmen Pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack. General Xiahou is brave and good at fighting, and he is well versed in the art of war. He has Guo Fengxiao as his assistant. The Xianbei people are not good at attacking the city. If they cannot attack for a long time, they will naturally retreat. I am worried about the war in the west. However, Wuhuan in the east is not so easy to deal with, and my lord should devote all my energy to dealing with the Wuhuan people."

"You have the same opinion as me. I am planning to personally lead the army to support Youzhou. After I leave, Jizhou will depend on you and Zilian." Cao Cao said to Xun Yu.

Xun Yu and Cao Hong clasped their hands together and said, "Don't worry, my lord, we will definitely protect Ye City, my lord, please leave at ease!"

Cao Cao nodded. On this point, he was very reassured about Xun Yu and Cao Hong. In the past, Xun Yu had very few chances to go out with the army. He almost always left Xun Yu behind. Look after the home for him.Not only that, but Xun Yu can also properly send charcoal to Cao Cao. Whenever Cao Cao needs something, Xun Yu will send it, like a roundworm in his stomach.

However, this time the matter is very important. He has just occupied Jizhou and just become the lord of Hebei. Then he took Dian Wei and his surrendered generals Xinpi, Yin Kai, Han Fan, Liang Qi, Li Fu, Shen Rong, Jiang Qi and others, leading an army of [-], to support Youzhou.

When the Jizhou Army suffered annihilation, Xin Pi, Yin Kai, Han Fan, Liang Qi, Li Fu, Shen Rong, Jiang Qi and others were all in danger, and basically they dared not speak out.Later, Cao Cao followed Xun Yu's suggestion and used high-ranking officials and rich salary to win over him, and promoted Xin Pi, Yin Kai, Han Fan, Liang Qi, Li Fu, Shen Rong, Jiang Qi and others, which stabilized the morale of the army a little.

Among these people, Simpi followed Cao Cao wholeheartedly. Except for him, the others were generals. Among them, Jiang Qi had the highest military rank and was a school lieutenant. Originally, Jiang Qi was also an officer in the Jizhou Army, but because Jiang Qi Qi was not the backbone of the Jizhou Army, so he did not participate in the plot and escaped by luck.

Later, Jiang Qi was promoted to general, and together with Cao Hong, he commanded the newly formed Jizhou Army.And Yin Kai, Han Fan, Liang Qi, Li Fu, and Shen Rong were all promoted to the rank of captain.

The [-] army set off today, carrying three months of food and grass, to Youzhou.Along the way, Cao Cao bluffed, spread banners widely, and falsely called a [-] army to confuse the Wuhuan people.

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Youzhou, Jicheng.

The gates of the city are closed, the suspension bridge is closed, and outside the moat, there are fifty thousand Wuhuan cavalry, and the tents are scattered all over the mountains and plains, looking chaotic and without any rules.

But it happened that such a seemingly sloppy army easily invaded Youzhou, defeated the Youzhou army, and approached the city of Jicheng.

Youzhou is located in a frontier fortress, and the folk customs are tough. Everyone in Youzhou practice martial arts for self-defense. Therefore, the soldiers in Youzhou have never been weak soldiers.

However, since the last time Cao Cao bloodbathed the middle-level and above officers of the Jizhou Army with thunderbolts, and then ransacked those people and wiped out the three tribes, although the effect was immediate, it also caused great fear to other troops.

The Youzhou Army was the strongest army under Yuan Shao except the Jizhou Army, so it was placed on the border of Youzhou to prevent Wuhuan and Xianbei from invading.However, after the news of the Jizhou Army, the officers in the Youzhou Army were all in danger, and they were afraid that they would be the next target of Cao Cao.

Therefore, for half a month, the morale of the Youzhou army was low, and the soldiers were even more panicked.

Under such conditions, Tadun led a large army to attack Youzhou, first broke through Youbeiping, then Lianke was more than a dozen counties, and by the way occupied Yuyang County, and finally brought a large army to Ji Under the city.

Along the way, the Youzhou Army led troops to intercept them many times, but all of them ended in failure. The generals did not charge, the soldiers did not move forward, and the morale was very low.In desperation, in order to boost morale, Cao Zhen took the lead with his own soldiers and rushed towards the camp of Wuhuan Iron Cavalry.

However, instead of being able to successfully boost morale, he was seriously injured, almost lost his life, and is still bedridden.

In desperation, Cheng Yu had no choice but to announce that the army would temporarily retreat to Jicheng for refuge, and wrote a letter to Cao Cao, begging for reinforcements to arrive.But he led the whole army to hide in Jicheng, and stood firm without fighting.

Those who came from Wuhuan were all cavalry, and they were not good at attacking the city, so they just sat outside the city and fought with the enemy troops inside.

Of course, Ta Dun did not sit here in vain. He besieged the city with [-] troops, and sent [-] troops to various counties to raid, burn, kill, loot, rape and plunder, and did everything.

All of a sudden, outside Jicheng, the villages, towns, and counties within a hundred miles were all injured to varying degrees. There was wailing, corpses were strewn all over the field, and blood flowed into rivers.The crimes committed by the Wuhuan people can be seen everywhere.

Standing on the tower of Jicheng, Cheng Yu looked into the distance. Wherever his eyes touched, there was thick smoke billowing, and the world was a desolate scene...

(End of this chapter)