Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 30 The First Battle

After that, Zhou Cang didn't dare to go to crowded places to join in the fun, and he didn't dare to easily steal the fruits of the later generations' labor. Although he would not pursue copyright, if he plagiarized too much, he was afraid of retribution.In his heart, Zhou Cang really wanted to see the so-called Yishui River where the wind is rustling and the water is cold, and the strong men will never return once they are gone, to appreciate Jing Ke's heroism and desolation back then.

The top student in the geography class is now a road idiot. He inquired about Chen Zhong and found out that Yishui is in the south. nomadic tribe.So he took three people to the army to borrow four sets of soft armor, each with a weapon, and found a guide to go to the pass.

Outside the Great Wall, there is no grand scene of seeing cattle and sheep in the wind and grass, only desolate, abandoned villages, forts where troops have been stationed, and occasionally a few small tribes.The herdsmen treat them very warmly, entertaining them to eat, drink and stay in their homes, and at night they light up a bonfire to dance and sing together.

The guide said that these people were all of the Huns or Wuhuan people. Since the Huns were crippled and divided into north and south by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the southern Huns had defected to the Han, and most of them moved to Hetao to settle down.After walking for two days, the guide said that we could not go any further. Now that it is autumn, we may encounter Huns looting everywhere at any time. Although the Xiongnu, Wuhuan and the big Han are relatively harmonious now, the Xianbei people are growing stronger and are still in hostility. state.Zhou Cang saw that there was no good scene to see, so he followed suit and asked to rest for a while before heading back.

A few people were resting and eating, and saw dozens of horsemen galloping over from a distance, and Zhou Cang and others hurriedly got on their horses and prepared to meet the enemy.Slowly waiting for dozens of riders to approach, Zhou Cang breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that it was the Han family's costume.The leader, about 30 years old, shouted loudly: "Go quickly, the Xianbei cavalry is behind." He continued to run south without stopping.

After running for more than ten miles to reach an empty pavilion, the crowd just stopped.Zhou Cang asked: "This general has been invited. I don't know the name of Zhou Cang under the account of the governor of Xiayouzhou. What happened?"

The general said: "The governor of Liaodong, Gongsun Zan, led his men out to patrol the fortress. They saw hundreds of Xianbei cavalry entering the fortress without enough time to fight, so they retreated temporarily. Before they had time to go to Liaodong, they strayed into the border of Youzhou." little things.

"Could it be General Bogui?" Zhou Cang asked.

"That's right, it's someone. You know me too?"

"No one in Youzhou knows about General Bogui's act of escorting Zhuojun Liu Taishou along the way." Zhou Cang said, and Zhou Cang wanted to ask Gongsun Zan about Liu Bei's situation.The cavalry whistle under Gongsun Zan shouted from a distance, "General, look. The Xianbei cavalry is coming." The two looked in the direction of their fingers, and sure enough a group of cavalry came from the opposite side. Three hundred rides.

Zhou Cang said: "General Bogui, the current situation does not allow us to run any longer, and we will definitely be caught up by them. Why don't we take advantage of their unpreparedness and make a counterattack, and catch him by surprise, maybe we will find a chance of survival. "

Gongsun Zan pondered for a while, and said to his opponent, "At this point, if you don't take the initiative to attack, you will be killed. You will go back after I kill." Then he cupped his hands at Zhou Cang, "Hurry up, we don't know how long we can hold out ?”

Dian Wei was the first to jump out: "You look down on us too much, let's compare and see who has more gains!"

Zhou Cang hurriedly said: "One more person is more powerful, General Bogui doesn't need to worry, we will kill the enemy together."

Gongsun Zan nodded and said no more. Holding a spear in his hand, he rode his horse and led the team into the Xianbei team head-on. Zhou Cang held a horse spear, and Dian Wei followed with a pair of halberds. On guard, there was no time to draw the bow and shoot arrows, and dozens of people were killed and injured at once, ten of them were stabbed by the small halberd thrown by Dian Weihao.Dian Wei's two iron halberds flew up and down, like cutting melons and vegetables, they would die if they touched each other, and they would die if they touched them.

Gongsun Zan's body was already wounded, seeing that the master will take the lead and use his life, the dozens of cavalry under him are also unambiguous, and all of them are fighting each other with their lives.This was Zhou Cang's first time on the battlefield. There was no fear in his heart, but a little bit of excitement. The horse spear in his hand was chopping or stabbing without any pause. He was very smooth, and he had a little experience in grasping the situation.The Xianbei cavalry seldom used spears, but mostly scimitars, which suffered a lot.

In the melee, it was even impossible to shoot arrows. Seeing Dian Wei's fierceness, several Xianbei warriors came up to compete, but in the end they couldn't stand Dian Wei's halberd, and fell off the horse with just one move. The Xianbei cavalry were terrified and demoralized.After leaving hundreds of corpses behind, they dared not fight any more, whistled loudly, and fled northward in embarrassment. It really came and went like the wind.

Gongsun Zan didn't chase after him either, and Dian Wei got all the attention and stole the limelight.Looking at the crowd, they were covered in blood, more than half of Gongsun Zan's men were lost, and the rest were all wounded. Gan Chi, Chen Zhong, and the guide hid behind them, but nothing happened.

Gongsun Zan bowed his hands to Zhou Cang and said, "Thanks to the help of General Zhou today, otherwise life and death would be difficult to know." I'm going to run away."

Dian Wei laughed, suddenly remembered something, and shouted into the distance: "Listen, Xianbei rats, your grandfather is called Elai Dian Wei!" He didn't care whether the other party could hear or understand.

Zhou Cang ignored Dian Wei, and returned his salute to Gongsun Zan, "To be able to fight the enemy side by side with General Bogui today is really a great blessing."

Gongsun Zan added: "After this battle, they must have lost their nerve and dare not harass them again. Let's just leave now and see you someday."

"It was also a coincidence for me in this battle. General Bogui's subordinates suffered heavy casualties. Don't mention Zhou Cang for this merit. Give it all to these soldiers. If they hadn't fought bloody battles, I wouldn't have survived."

Gongsun Zan stared deeply at Zhou Cang, nodded, and ordered his men to bandage the wound, gather the corpse and horses, and head for Liaodong.Zhou Cang watched Gongsun Zan leave for a long time, and suddenly remembered how he had forgotten about Liu Bei.This battle gave Zhou Cang a lot of insights. In ancient times, there were not so many one-on-one battles. They just lined up and hedged against group fights. The comparison was bravery and momentum.The Hu people fought at a fast pace. When they attacked, they were like overwhelming mountains and seas, and when they retreated, they were like ebbing. They never dragged their feet. This is also the advantage of cavalry.

Back in Youzhou, Zhou Cang didn't report to Tao Qian about the encounter with the enemy in the pass, and Dian Wei didn't care about the military exploits, so the incident just passed.It was the common people who benefited. The Xianbei people believed that the Han generals were brave, and that hundreds of cavalry could not defeat dozens of cavalry. They took this as a warning and never dared to easily enter the pass, so as to keep peace for at least ten years; As the county magistrate of Zhuo County, but that was half a year later.

(End of this chapter)