The son of Yuan Shao who traveled through the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 64

According to Jia Xu's instructions, our army rested overnight. The next day, Wen Chou and I took [-] elite troops to Yuyang to meet the Xiongnu.He himself stayed behind with Jiao Chu, and formed horns with the defenders of the endless city, echoing each other. When the enemy attacked the city, the Jizhou soldiers followed him from behind, and when the enemy attacked the Jizhou camp, Tian Feng led his troops. Go out of the city and rob Wuyan's camp to contain Wuyan. When Wuyan is exhausted and Guo Jia cuts off his food road again, he will attack him fatally from two sides, and his entire army will be wiped out.I basically agree with his strategy, only one objection is that Jia Xu can't stay in Wushou, and must go north with me to Yan to fight against the Xiongnu.I said, "Mr. is not by Yuan Xi's side. Yuan Xi is really not sure how to deal with the Xiongnu soldiers who are stronger than Wuhuan. Please do what you can and go out with the army." Actually, I was saying in my heart, I really don't want to keep you here. Don't worry, with just a move of your ghostly mind, Ten Jiaochu is not your opponent.

The final result of the discussion was that Cui Yan and Jiao Chu were stationed outside Wushang City, while Wen Chou, Jia Xu, and 2 people, including Xiaoqiying, moved to Yuyang to help Jicheng in Yanguo County.Before I left, I gave Cui Yan another injection, and I also picked some herbs from the mountains for him. The soldiers boiled it up and took it. It is estimated that the disease can temporarily curb the spread of the disease in the body.

It rained suddenly in the mountains. Although it was not heavy, it brought certain difficulties to the march.Horseshoes will slip when they step on smooth stones that are soaked in water, and even if they don't fall, they will get muddy all over their bodies.This difficulty should not hinder the march.Wen Chou issued a strict order, from here, he bypassed the endless city and went to Yuyang to go out of Lubei, and went straight to Jicheng. He must arrive within four days, and anyone who delays will be punished.

In the afternoon of the next day, the army arrived in Lubei, and the prefect of Yuyang went out to meet him.When I saw this prefect, I immediately gasped, thinking it's no wonder that Yuyang is the only one among the six counties in Youzhou that has not been attacked, so he is here.This person is Liu He, the son of the late Youzhou Mu Liuyu, Liu He.That is the person I saw in the Slender Waist Pavilion that day.According to Youlan's information, this Liu He probably wanted to use the power of the Xiongnu and Wuhuan to regain his father's lost territory.This person is currently the prefect of Yuyang, located between Yan State and You Beiping, behind Jicheng, if he strikes back when I am fighting the Huns, how should I deal with it?My mind turned and I thought of a few ideas for a moment, but none of them felt right. Finally, I turned my face and asked Jia Xu, "Sir, is our military ration still enough?" Jia Xu smiled slyly, of course he knew what I meant, Shaking his head, he said, "I'm afraid it's only enough for three days."

I sighed, and said awkwardly to Liu He, who was standing in front of the horse, bowing his knees, and acting very cowardly; "Prefect Liu, can you borrow [-] hu of military rations for use?" Liu He almost had a blood pressure surge, fainted on the ground, Want [-] Dendrobium?You take me and eat it.Liu He said tremblingly, "My lord, there aren't that many." I nodded and sighed, expressing my sympathy; "Since the prefect is in trouble, I'll give you [-] hu. I won't make things difficult for you, my lord." Liu He almost didn't I twisted my nose angrily, thinking that this is not a problem for me, I don’t have [-] hu, even if I have, the soldiers in the city still have to eat and drink.The landlord's family also has no surplus food, isn't this punishing people?

When I saw his virtue, I knew I was scolding me in my heart, so I kept my composure and said with a smile: "Although my son reduced the food by half, the prefect should not be moved. I have always been sympathetic to my subordinates. In addition, my son expropriated me." The food here, the defenders of Yuyang, should be short of food—" Liu He was amused when he heard this, and before I finished speaking, he rushed to say; "Young master, Mingjian, this ten thousand hu grain If you take it away, the soldiers in the city will—" I laughed and said; "Yes, this matter is also very difficult, so how about this, I am a good man and I will give you an idea." Liu He was stunned up.Listen carefully.

I laughed and said, "Allow me [-] soldiers in the city, and I will take care of their food and drink." Liu He really fainted this time; "My lord, there are only [-] defenders in the city, and I will give them all to you." You, if the Wuhuan soldiers come to invade, how will you defend against the enemy." I laughed dryly, thinking that there are only [-], so I would ask for less.He waved his hand and said, "It's okay, I'll leave you five thousand, enough to deal with it, and besides, it's impossible for the Wuhuan soldiers to harass Yuyang in a short period of time. When I enter Jicheng and defeat the Xiongnu, I will return the soldiers to you immediately, and I will never break my promise. Prefect——" I looked at Liu He, who was livid, coughed, and called out; "Prefect Liu, what do you think?"

Liu He thought to himself, you are the governor of Youzhou now, holding the power of life and death, can I object?However, my plan - he rolled his eyes, thinking that it would not work, he must find a way to keep the food and soldiers.

Liu He's idea hadn't occurred to him yet, but Wen Chou came up and said something that annoyed Liu He even more: "If Prefect Liu is worried that Yuyang will be attacked by Wuhuan, then it's better to go to Jicheng with your son. The matter of Lu County, You can hand it over to someone else."

I patted my thigh, raised my thumb and said, "Okay, let's do this, Yuyu really awakened the dreamer with one word."

Wen Chou didn't know that Liu He's conspiracy was just a matter of fact, but he didn't expect to help me a lot.I didn't let Liu He speak at all, and immediately announced, as the governor of Youzhou, that Liu He would be appointed as a lieutenant general to go out with the army.The prefect of Yuyang was reserved for him, but during his absence, Ma Yan, Wen Chou's subordinate, took charge.And I didn't give Liu He a chance to object. I left him outside the city, and asked Wen Chou and Ma Yan to send [-] soldiers to the city to hold the Youzhou governor's seal and ribbon, and to recruit food and troops.

Liu He watched Wen Chou and Ma Yan enter the city, his face suddenly turned pale as paper, his breathing became rapid, his neck became thicker, and he suddenly came out angrily; No way." I said with a smile; "The prefect is worrying too much. My son considers that the prefect is a civil servant and is not suitable to live in this dangerous place. For the sake of the prefect's safety, I will bring you with me to protect the prefect." Liu He may be angry "It's nonsense, you are clearly—" When he said this, he realized that he had said something wrong, so he immediately stopped talking, and lowered his head in fear.I didn't think so, and advised Xuan, "The prefect is worrying too much. I have absolutely no intention of doing so. Please rest assured. After the enemy is defeated, the position of prefect of Yuyang will still be reserved for you."

Liu He said something wrong, and he was ashamed to argue. He resentfully got on a horse led by a soldier, and stood beside me.Liu He said suddenly: "Young master, I have to go to the city to say goodbye to my mother." I made a wry smile; "The military situation is urgent, I think it's fine, General Wen Chou will greet you for you." Liu He didn't speak, just rode Sneered immediately.

Most of the defenders in the city brought out by Wen Chou were infantry, with only two thousand cavalry.I ordered Wen Chou to hold down the infantry in the rear, and I organized [-] cavalry into the center to go first.They chatted and laughed with Liu He along the way, but Liu He vaguely agreed with an unhappy face.

Two days later, the brigade passed through Changping and entered Yanguo County from Yuyang.

Jicheng is backed by Yanshan Mountain and facing the sea [Bohai Sea]. It has been a land of "three sides" [three sides, that is, Youzhou and Bingzhou Liangzhou] since Qin Dynasty.Yishui River turns a corner outside the city and flows to Yijing in the north.From my horse I can see the desolate rushing waters.The sound of gurgling water seems to be that Gao Jianli is beating the fou, and it seems that Jing Ke is singing loudly, "The wind is rustling, the water is cold, and the strong man will never return once he is gone." 'A wave of blood flooded my brain, and I was so passionate that my hair seemed to stand on end.

The sun is setting and there are long clouds and smoke in the sky. Under the clouds and smoke is a lonely and closed frontier fortress.Battle flags fluttered above the towers of Jicheng.From nowhere came the whistling sound of the Qiang flute, and the mournful sound of the flute blew down the soldiers' homesick tears.

Jicheng is much bigger than Endless City, and the situation is different.Jicheng is a big city, and the big city is generally divided into four gates.The total strength of the Xiongnu was no more than [-], and there were still a large number of cavalry, so they could not surround the four gates and attack, so they had to concentrate their forces to attack the north gate.Another [-] soldiers were sent to garrison the west gate and the east gate respectively, leaving the south gate to give the defenders in the city a chance to abandon the city and escape.The Huns were too careless, they did not expect that our army came so quickly.

The army meandered to the outside of the south gate.The defenders on the city immediately entered a state of combat readiness when they saw the brigade approaching from the south gate.After the arrow was chopped, thousands of heads stretched out suddenly, and the strings of thousands of bows were already taut.Wen Chou rushed to the city first, and shouted, "I am Wen Chou, General Zhengnan, go and ask your prefect Xian Yufu to come out to see me, and tell the Second Young Master to open the city gate."

Zhao Du, the general of Xianyu's auxiliary department, saw Wen Chou and the Jizhou soldiers outside the city at the first sight, and his heart burst into excitement.He didn't dare to make his own decisions, so he trotted to the base of the city, got on his horse and ran inside the city to inform Xian Yufu.He didn't recognize Wen Chou, but thought that this team was the Han army, and before leaving, he told the soldiers guarding the city not to open the city anyway before the eunuch arrived.

Xian Yufu was a fat man with a round head and round face, short stature, and a bulging stomach like an upside-down pot.When Xian Yufu ran to the city trembling and panting, Wen Chou was already impatient with the wait, and raised his head to face Xian Yufu in a desperate manner: "I said Xianyu prefect, the war is so tense, you are still sleeping at home Dajue, isn’t it a bit too much?”

Xian Yufu was sweating profusely, cupped his hands to Wen Chou, and immediately shouted behind him; "Quick——open the gate, open the city gate." The city gate opened.Jia Xu reminded me in my ear; "Young Master, beware of the Huns, it is best to divide into three teams and enter the city." I nodded and said to Wen Chou who had just run back; "Yuyu, you bring the Xiaoqi battalion into the city, Mr. Then, I will cut off the rear myself." Without waiting for the two to answer, he barged his horse and rushed to the rear.Jia Xu and Wen Chou saw it, and they had no choice but to do so.The Xiaoqi Battalion is Jizhou's elite cavalry, and they moved the fastest. Under the leadership of Wen Chou, they entered the city in an instant.Jia Xu didn't dare to be negligent, he was mainly afraid that the Huns would be captured alive when they came, so he commanded the army and entered the city after the Xiaoqi battalion.

I waited until the last grain cart had entered the city, and then I led [-] Yuyang infantry towards the city gate.

The earth-shattering shouts of killing, the sound of horseshoes cracking the ground, and the hoarse whistle suddenly came from the left side of the brigade.I turned my head, and a gray-white water line suddenly appeared in my sight, like a rising tide of sea water, rushing towards me.

My first thought was - the Huns.The equipment of the Xiongnu soldiers is much better than that of the Wuhuan, which may be the benefit of long-term persistence in plundering.In the afterglow of the setting sun, circles of blazing and dazzling white light burst out from the armor and blades of the Hun warriors.I finally saw this legendary nomadic strong soldier who once ravaged the entire Eurasian continent, constantly appeared as a strong man, and beat the world's farming civilization.The bloody whirlwind blown by this barbarian army made me feel a deep shock thousands of meters away. It would be great if I had such a cavalry in my hand.They can dim the myth, Buddha shakes his head and sighs.You can also piss Cao Cao, an old bastard, to death.

The Huns are different from the Wuhuan people. They have a longer history, more brutal warfare and more ruthless methods, and their tactics are much more flexible and systematic than the Wuhuan people.In the memory of my previous life, among all the grassland cavalry, it seems that only the Turkic, Mongolian, and Jurchen can rival his fighting power.The Huns were illiterate, and they were only interested in the treasures and women in the Central Plains. To them, killing people was the same as hunting and shooting deer in pastures.Only blood can soothe the hearts of these barbaric warriors.

Xian Yufu and Wen Chou stood on the tower and saw the Huns suddenly appear.Xian Yufu didn't give a decisive order to close the city gate, which made Wen Chou almost fight him desperately; "No, the second son is still outside the city. If you dare to close the city gate, I will kill you." Ignoring him, he only said one word to Zhao Du who was behind him; "Close." Zhao Du immediately shouted to the guards at the city gate below the city, "Close the city gate, hurry up." The solid city gate was two feet high and one foot thick. Pushed by twenty panicked soldiers, it was closed with a bang, and three thigh-thick crossbars were used as latches to firmly lock the city gate from the inside.

Like the Wuhuan people, the most effective attacking weapon of the Huns is also the bow and arrow.However, the bows and arrows of the Huns are much more powerful than those of the Wuhuan people. This kind of strong bow and crossbow seems to be slightly better than the Lianzhu crossbow that appeared later in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

The floating Huns cavalry flew over like a swarm of bees, and a black mass swept over the open ground in front of me.The Xiongnu soldiers flying like bees sprinkled a cluster of arrows like pouring rain at a distance of 300 meters from our army.The Yuyang infantry didn't seem to have experienced any big battles. They were thrown into chaos immediately when they were attacked suddenly. In addition, these people were not familiar with me, and they lacked coordination. Father calls mother.There are also those who cry for their wives and concubines.

The most terrible thing is that there are no shield soldiers in the rear team at all, and everyone is exposed to the iron cavalry like naked babies.Soon, hundreds of soldiers fell in front of my eyes. I peeled off the arrows and shouted;

The Yuyang soldiers who were frightened and stupid finally came to their senses, and the archers began to bend their bows and set their arrows, and drew the bowstring closer to shoot the arrows.Most of the arrows shot by the Yuyang soldiers drew an arc in the air and then stuck to the ground, 20 meters away from the target they were aiming at.Can't reach people at all.

The Xiongnu soldiers are not like the Wuhuan soldiers who are scattered, they act in formation.Although the bee colony looks chaotic, it is actually very knowledgeable. These people are probably composed of four or five thousand-man teams. I noticed that at least three teams of light cavalry with more than a thousand people rushed to the front of our army to shoot arrows and then turned back. , When our army is still shooting, we can only see their horse's buttocks twisting in the wind.This cycle goes on and on, continuously covering our army under the rain of arrows.None of the archery cavalry had any equipment, and the weapons they carried were also short blades, and they didn't have any flags.In short, there are no burdens that affect their actions, they are real light cavalry.But after these light cavalry, there are spears and halberds like forests, heavy soldiers and armor, and spears and swords.

Just when I was unable to restore the decline and our army couldn't stand the scattered shooting lines, the three light cavalry of the Huns suddenly dispersed and retreated to the two sides, making room for the heavy cavalry in the middle, which seemed to be a fatal blow to our army up.

Probably the Huns shot the rain of arrows for a long time without losing a single soldier. Of course, those who fell off their horses and died are not counted here.But our army has suffered three to four thousand casualties, which is really terrible.The heavy cavalry of the Huns were even more terrifying. They wore thick black leather armor on their bodies and horses, and their legs were cut with knives, leaving only a pair of animal leather boots with light white marks, and a strange look on their faces. The disgusting and horrifying ugly mask rushed towards us like a whirlwind with a long blade in hand, striking the two wings of our army.

The Xiongnu soldiers sitting high on the horse immediately launched a frenzied massacre against the scared Yuyang soldiers.The battlefield has become a slaughterhouse, a hell on earth where blood flows like rivers.I peeled off the last arrow with a fierce gun, rushed into the enemy's line frantically and strangled with the Huns.The Yuyang infantrymen had cried enough now, watching their comrades fall down one by one.Some people started to run away, but there were excellent Xiongnu horses that were able to run better than others. They were caught up from behind, and they cut their waists and abdomen with a knife, and they were immediately broken in two.The soldiers were thinking in their hearts that running would kill them, hitting them would kill them, so it would be better to fight.The Yuyang soldiers suddenly came back to life, roaring one by one and rushed to the Huns on horseback and rolled to the ground with them, biting their teeth, beating their fists and stabbing them with their daggers, sending each of the Huns to hell.Others began to stab the calves of the Huns' horses with their spears.The spear pierced the horse's leg, and the horse often neighed and fell to the ground.

The Xiongnu soldiers are skilled in riding and are very alert. Whenever the horse is about to fall, they can always jump off the horse in time, and when they roll on the ground, they are ready to stand up and continue to fight.At this time, a few Yuyang infantrymen would run over immediately, chopping up his body involuntarily, adding seventy or eighty knives to him.Immediately behind, some Huns on horseback came, condescending and killing the soldiers participating in the siege several times in a row.This war cannot be fought. It takes seven or eight Yuyang soldiers to exchange the life of a Hun, which is suicide.

Although I killed dozens of Huns, under the command of their nimble horses and the tactical spirit of running away if they can't win, I was so tired that I was about to collapse, and I couldn't last long.

At this time, there was a cannon sound in the city, and Wen Chou led the Xiaoqi Battalion to fight out again, ignoring the crying and fleeing Yuyang soldiers who were slaughtered like pigs, and rushed straight to the center of the vortex where I was surrounded.As soon as the Xiaoqi Battalion and the Huns cavalry took over, the situation immediately improved. The battlefield was no longer a ranch where the Huns slaughtered. From time to time, their cavalry fell from their horses after being stabbed to death.The light cavalry who had just retreated to the two wings immediately came over and sprinkled a rain of arrows, shooting all the soldiers of our army who were not too dense in the field, and then turned back like a whirlwind with a whistle.This time they turned back more thoroughly, and ran straight to the distance.The slashing and killing of the Huns' heavy cavalry was not as violent as before. They were all retreating with the help of their invincible riding skills.In an instant, the bee swarm flew backwards violently.

(End of this chapter)