The son of Yuan Shao who traveled through the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 59

I was overjoyed and said, "Feng Xiao said quickly, don't be a fool." Guo Jia said, "Let's take another road. From Hejian to Yuyang, it only takes ten days for the cavalry to reach at full speed. However, my road requires at least Fifteen days." I said; "Let's listen to it." Guo Jia glanced at Tian Feng and Jia Xu who were walking side by side; "Jia has set foot in the geography of western Liaoning before, and knows that if you take the waterway from Jizhou, you can follow the The Zhanghe River outside the city goes straight up to the west of Liaoxi. Jia is willing to take a step ahead and borrow a way from Tian Chou, the prefect of Liaoxi with his three-inch tongue. Then he can attack Zunhua from the west of Liaoxi. The army followed the Zunhua Chaoxiao Road and went straight into the endless city without knowing it. Then Wuyan must not take precautions. Our army can take advantage of the situation to occupy Xu Wushan and cut off the company of Wuyan, the master of Youbeiping, and his great Shanyu Tadun. Yes. Wuyan’s army is bound to be in turmoil, and he’ll be ashamed if he doesn’t fight.” I laughed and said, “Tian Chou, he won’t borrow the way for us to use. Isn’t he afraid that you will give him a ‘false way to destroy the country’.”

Guo Jia smiled mysteriously; "I'm sure I can convince him." I shook my head again and again and said, "No, no, I know Tian Chou, he is wary of our Yuan family. I invited him to be an official in Jizhou, but he ignored it at all. After Tian Chou became the prefect of Liaoxi, he was always afraid of the Yuan family's annexation, so he sent heavy troops near Youbeiping. How could he give me an excuse?"

Guo Jia said: "This man and I are old acquaintances." I smiled; "Could it be that he is from Yingchuan?" There is fellowship." Tian Feng said; "Even so, he may not be willing to borrow the way."

Guo Jiadao: "You don't know much about Tian Chou. He is actually a man with no ambitions. Although he is very talented and knowledgeable, he has absolutely no intention of fighting for the world. At the moment, he is in the west of Liaoning. He has Gongsun Kang in the north and a general in the south. Yuan Shao, he has always been on tenterhooks. I think he has long wanted to belong, but there is no suitable candidate. If Jia goes to lobby, I believe, he will use the excuse that if Youzhou can be successfully pacified this time, maybe he will It will fall on the city."

"So that's the case, then Fengxiao, you will go for me." I was ecstatic, because only I knew that Tian Chou's role was more than that. I remembered that it was said in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms that he seemed to be proficient in Wuhuan geography.

Tian Feng nodded and said, "I'm afraid that the prefect Yan Rou will lose the city if he can't hold it for fifteen days." Jia Xu's gloomy eyes suddenly burst into light, and he said humbly; "Xu has something to say, I don't know if I should say it or not. "As soon as I heard that he was going to speak, I hurriedly said; "Mr. Wenhe, please speak." Jia Xu said; "Actually, you don't have to worry about Yan Rou not being able to defend the city." Guo Jia's eyes suddenly lit up.Jia Xu said: "Young Master has [-] cavalry in his hands. You can divide the troops into two groups. One way is that you will personally lead the main cavalry, and send reinforcements from the official road in Hejian without end. And you will send a general and infantry to attack the enemy's rear from the west of Liaoning. Ta When Dun heard that the young master came from Hejian, he would definitely divide his troops to resist the enemy, so that Yan Rou's pressure in the city would be reduced, and in my opinion, it shouldn't be a problem to persist for ten or eight days."

Tian Fengdao: "I know Yan Rou. He is a resolute and calm warrior. He is especially good at defending the city. When Liu Yu fought Gongsun Zan, he independently kept Gongsun Zan out many times." Guo Jia's point of praise nodded.

Tian Fengdao; "However, there has never been a water battle in Jizhou City, and there are almost no warships in the Zhanghe River. There are only five medium-sized ships used to cruise and guard against Gongsun Kang's sneak attack against the current. They can transport up to two thousand troops."

Guo Jia sneered, "Two thousand elite soldiers are enough to win by surprise."

I muttered to myself; "Okay, then let General Zhang, Lieutenant Hu Che'er, and Yuan Yin and Zhu Ling accompany you on the waterway, and Wen Chou and I take the cavalry on land. Our army is lower than the enemy in terms of numbers and combat effectiveness." , if you can’t win by surprise, and the outcome is unpredictable, then let’s do it.”

According to Guo Jia's combat strategy, the cavalry rushed lightly, abandoned all supplies and flags, and left the grain and grass convoy hundreds of miles away. Fifty miles away from the Endless City.Wen Chou immediately ordered the army to stop advancing, and the Xiaoqi battalion retreated five li to set up camp.The terrain here is a bit complicated, Wen Chou made a decisive decision with his outstanding military ability and years of marching experience.

There is a green hill in front of you, with green cypresses on the mountain and wild flowers and trees on the hillside showing a gorgeous color, and a hundred flowers under the hillside reflecting the bright setting sun. The quiet valley and steep peaks constitute a natural ink painting.Wen Chou sensed an ominous aura in this quiet and comfortable scenery with his soldier's perception.Professional soldiers are too sensitive to the terrain. In his opinion, although the scenery here is good, the mountains are too dangerous, and it is easy to ambush and fall into an ambush.

Youzhou Youbeiping is close to Yishui. Since ancient times, there have been many generous and heroic people. Brother Jing Ke is a native of this place.The folk customs here are tough, and the banditry has been rampant since ancient times. Every stone under your feet can be turned over, and you can see blood stains and smell blood.

Wen Chou thought to himself that the mountains here are crisscrossed and the vegetation is lush. It is too easy to hide 6000 people. It is better to be careful. Although our army moves quickly and basically follows the law that soldiers are expensive and fast, the Wuhuan soldiers should still be able to capture them. The news of the enemy soldiers coming to the rescue on the main road is likely to be "criticized and smashed", and they have to guard against the reinforcements. Dozens of spies have been sent to investigate fifty miles deep.Wen Chou's back mountain is in an open underground camp, which is convenient for observation and breakout.

I'm in the rear team to get in touch with Jia Xu, concerned about his diet and daily life. By the way, I would like to ask if I have missed women during the recent march, and if I want to go back and find dozens of concubines for you.I kept thinking in my heart, Jia Xu, don't play tricks, my son is good to you.

Jia Xu kept a flattered smile on his face and nodded again and again; "Young Master, Xu is really ecstatic to fight with you these few days, eat well and sleep soundly, as long as you can be by the side of someone like you, you will be happy." A little bit of suffering is nothing." But I was thinking in my heart, I am still young, and I want to bribe me with sweet words.I was also thinking in my heart, this kid surnamed Jia invites pets and flirts with flattery, he has no good intentions, so I should watch it more closely.

Wen Chou's messengers came suddenly on horseback; "Report, Second Young Master, General Wen Chou has gone down to the village, and I have been specially sent to inform Young Master." Cui Yan has been in poor health for the past few days, probably because he has not been able to get a lot of time from the exhaustion of traveling and traveling for many days. Good rest made.I waved my hand to stop the march.Cui Yan clutched his stomach, rode on the horse, and said, "My lord, the speed of soldiers is so valuable, why is Wen Chou stagnant." I thought to myself, we are all laymen when it comes to fighting, and Wen Chou is a vanguard general, so I respect his opinion.I hastily got off the horse, subdued Cui Yan, and asked with concern: "Sir, come down, and I'll take your pulse." Cui Yan knew that I knew medicine, but it was obviously not the time to treat illnesses, so he shook his head and said, "Forget it." Young Master, let’s make peace with Wen Chou first.” I thought for a while and said, “Let Mr. Tian and Mr. Wen He lead the team first, and I’ll stay to see your body.”

Jia Xu's eyes sparkled, and she thought, Yuan Xi has some skills, and this way of buying people's hearts is not ordinary.Cui Yan had no choice but to get off the horse, and I said to Jia Xu, "You two gentlemen, please go ahead and meet Wen Chou. My son will be there later."

Jia Xu and Tian Feng had no choice but to move on. I felt Cui Yan’s pulse and was shocked. I didn’t expect him to suffer from dysentery. This disease is nothing in modern times, but it could kill people in the Han Dynasty of.Fortunately, I have silver needles with me, which can temporarily relieve his pain, but it is impossible to completely cure him.I took out the needle and gave him a diagnosis and treatment. Cui Yan felt a little better and urged him to move on. In order to accommodate him, I walked slowly, and it took more than half an hour to walk more than ten miles.

Wen Chou had just left the village and was ordering soldiers to plant antlers outside the village gate to prevent enemy cavalry raids when Tian Feng and Jia Xu's team arrived.When Jia Xu and Tian Feng entered the camp with the cavalry, two cannons suddenly sounded outside the gate of the village.Countless Wuhuan soldiers in black armor came down from the hillside, and of course some of them rolled all the way down. Before they could fight our army, their brains burst to death.

According to his observation, the place where Wen Chou went down to the stronghold should be the "hanger" terrain among the six terrains in the Art of War.The Art of War goes:: The terrain has a pass, a hang, a branch, a pass, a danger, and a distance.The terrain here is low-lying, with high mountains on the back and canyons on the front and back. The enemy can come, but our army can't retreat. It is the "hanger" in the terrain.The so-called "hanger" refers to the area that can only go forward but cannot return.Wen Chou thought, these Wuhuan dogs must have calculated that I would go out from here desperately, so they planted an ambush on the hillside, and I just won't be fooled. Let's see what you can do to me.

Behind the hillside, the sound of thousands of horseshoes trampling the ground was like thunder.A group of chaotic and fast cavalry appeared in Wen Chou's sight.Most of these people have many braids on their heads, and they all have sloppy beards and red and dark skin, like savages.The Hu Dao in Wuhuan Bing's hand was five or six feet long. The blade was polished and pale, and it was arc-shaped, just like the horns of a wild goat on Mount Rouge.The back of each knife is two or three inches thick. Generally, one head of this kind of knife can be easily eliminated with one knife. If two enemy soldiers get close, the sharp blade may break off two heads.There will be no damage to the blade, no curling, and no gaps.Much better than the Han people's knives.The speed of these horses is at least twice that of the Central Plains. This is not only a problem with the stallions, but also with the riders.

Wen Chou noticed that these savages howled, roared, and galloped, but the curves of their bodies always maintained a kind of harmony with the bumps of the road and the body of the horse.Let the knights cooperate with the horses, this is a realm that the Central Plains cavalry has never set foot in.

Although the cavalry was fast and the knights on horseback were brave, they had no effect at all, because they found that there was an extra camp in front of them.Due to the lack of a good braking system, the galloping horse rushed towards the antlers with its owner under the guidance of inertia, and then heard countless screams. The screams were very shrill. There were horses and people. .

Wen Chou's archers were ready. Six thousand archers were divided into three groups. The first group of 2000 people, half-bending their legs, shot two thousand strong arrows with all their strength, and squatted back. A row of archers, just make up, shoot another two thousand arrows that can take a lot of lives, and then retreat-this saves time and energy.

Wuhuan Bing also started shooting arrows. This time Wen Chou was really taken aback. Not only was he taken aback, but he almost got hit by an arrow.No matter how strong these Wuhuan soldiers are, their buttocks seem to grow on the back of a horse. No matter how exaggerated their movements are, they are not afraid of falling off. They shoot arrows when they are running, and shoot arrows when they turn their heads. Holding the reins of the horse, the other hand is still shooting arrows, even when he is dying, he still shoots again.

Their arrows are very accurate. They have been hunting and shooting live targets in the bitter cold area for a long time, and the Central Plains soldiers can't match them.After a while, a large number of Jizhou soldiers behind the antlers were killed or injured.The Wuhuan soldiers were even more miserable. There must have been at least a thousand people whose heads were crushed by their own horseshoes.In the end, when they galloped to the gate of the village, it was as if they were galloping on top of their comrades.A pack of wolves, definitely a pack of wolves, no matter how many people die in front, those behind will still charge upwards, even more fiercely than before, everyone is fighting to die, for fear of falling behind.This also made Wen Chou, a general with no higher education, stunned and couldn't understand.

Wen Chou saw that Wuhuan Bing's arrows were almost shot, and people were almost dead.Their howling was much quieter, and they knew it was time to kill them.Holding his Feiyun Spear with his right hand, he moved behind with his left hand, stepped on the horseback, and roared; "Kill—" the archers in the gate of the village were still firing arrows, and they were more dense than before. Shooting the two wings of the Wuhuan soldiers charging forward, exposed its center army to Wen Chou's powerful cavalry.

(End of this chapter)