Three Kingdoms.

  Chapter 1406 Wind and Cloud Movement

  Chunyu Qiong turned around on horseback, looking at the formation of his own soldiers and horses.

   At the forefront are naturally rows of neatly armored soldiers, marching forward in an untidy queue. Most of these were originally Jizhou county soldiers, who had undergone some training, but because of the urgency of the battle with Youzhou Gongsun Zan, the training time for these soldiers was not long.

   Behind these soldiers, there are some infantry with incomplete armor, following crookedly. These were mostly local tyrants and private soldiers, and even some bandits recruited from the Qingzhou area to take advantage of the troubled times. Seeing that the Yuan family was powerful and Qingzhou Youzhou gradually stabilized, these bandits lost the room to profit from it, and changed their banners one after another, preparing to serve their new masters.

   After all, Qingzhou was the hardest-hit area of ​​the Yellow Turban Rebellion. A large number of farmers who had held swords and guns for too long had already forgotten how to hold hoes.

There is no other reason. The disaster of the Yellow Turban may not have been deeply felt in other counties and counties of the Han Dynasty, but in Qingzhou, almost every family is a farmer, and every family has a Yellow Turban. Therefore, this place in Qingzhou belonged to The so-called "blessed by nature" does not mean a very good place. On the contrary, because of the repeated activities of the Yellow Turban Bandits here, the wealthy families and common people on the ground in Qingzhou have been greatly affected.

   Therefore, it is not ordinary people who can stay in Qingzhou at the end of Han Dynasty for a long time.

  Even if there are individual ruthless characters trying to gain a foothold in Qingzhou, but under such circumstances, forcibly choosing Qingzhou to start the game, in addition to system plug-ins, I am afraid that only Jiangzhi halo can be of some use.

  Because even if they were lucky enough to survive the wave of the Yellow Turban Army, they might not survive the subsequent invasion of powerful external groups. For example, when the Gongsun Zan Group was at its peak, Tian Kai was sent as the governor of Qingzhou, and even the three brothers Liu, Guan and Zhang helped out. As a result, Tian Kai had no time to do anything else during the few years in Qingzhou. The Yuan Shao Group and the Yuan Shu Group, which competed for Qingzhou, competed in three parties and fought repeatedly. In the end, Yuan Shao, who was the strongest, still took control of Qingzhou.

   Even though Yuan Shao controls Qingzhou, there is still a part that is independent of Yuan Shao's control. This is the remnant of the Yellow Turban in Qingzhou, the generals of Mount Tai.

Now that Yuan Shao has gained an absolute advantage, these Taishan generals are unwilling to engage in any direct confrontation with Yuan Shao, a huge guy. Therefore, the PY transaction that was directly launched has some people as an expression of sincerity. Anyway, Yuan Shao also acquiesced in his progress. The rank of the body, the sooner you put in some strength, the sooner your future status will be determined.

  So for the battle on the southern front, in just one or two months, Chunyu Qiong also cobbled together nearly 20,000 infantry and nearly 2,000 cavalry.

There is nothing wrong with Youzhou and Jizhou being a racecourse before, but after a protracted battle between Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao, the loss of war horses cannot be replenished instantly. Just like people, they all need a growth period, and the three-way army also needs horses. Therefore, although Chunyuqiong's road is located in the southern section and the terrain is relatively flat, there are still not enough horses. infantry.

Chunyuqiong assembled his troops in the southern part of Jizhou, and began to march slowly towards Hanoi. The overall speed of the march was not fast. On the one hand, it was because the marching speed of the infantry was not fast, and on the other hand, it was because although the number of soldiers was large, However, they still haven't reached the level of tacit cooperation. Chunyuqiong's confidantes rode back and forth on horses, ran around the team, and gave orders hoarsely, telling them to move faster so that the entire army could march. The appearance, a little like the appearance.

  Among the army horses, there are also people in bright armor, and most of them are riding good horses. Most of these people with "I am a rich man" on their faces are the children of powerful people from all over Jizhou. This time, they thought it was a great opportunity to make contributions, so they brought some private soldiers under their command to join the battle.

These young Haoyou disciples are all full of vigor. Although they may not have seen a few regular battles, and most of the bloodshed they have personally experienced is just fighting between villages, but they are full of airs right now. It seems that they are all famous generals who rode horses with their chests and belly protruding, or gathered together to point out the country, or argued with each other because of trivial matters, and glared at the powerful children of other families. I don't care at all.

Therefore, when Chunyuqiong's army marched in line, the silence that should have been normal was not reflected in the slightest at the moment, but there was a sound of people shouting and neighing everywhere, causing smoke and dust, and all kinds of flags flying around. , Of course, in the eyes of those who don't understand the military formation, this is very energetic and vigorous.

Chunyu Qiong shook his head invisibly, raised his hand as a signal, and immediately, more than a dozen riders rushed out, galloping towards the direction where he was standing at the front, and came to his side in an instant. It is his confidant general, and it is also the confidant and backbone who directed the attack on the state.

Chunyuqiong's more than a dozen confidant generals all looked very ugly. They had followed Chunyuqiong for many years, and they were originally from the Eighth Army of Xiyuan, so they regarded themselves as real soldiers no matter what, so When integrating these mobs, although we know that these mobs also have their uses, but when we bring them together, we really can't stop getting angry!

  Chunyu Qiong didn't move, but asked indifferently: "Hanoi prefect Zhang, where are the soldiers and horses leading?"

  A confidant standing next to Chunyu Qiong looked unhappy, and replied in a deep voice: "General, the king is still in the wild!"

  Chunyu Qiong let out a hey, and said with a smile: "Prefect Zhang is very courageous!"

Another confidant seemed to understand some of the situation, and said following Chunyu Qiong's words: "No, some time ago, I heard that the prefect Zhang sent someone to Xu County to meet His Majesty and offer Chun Gao. Now he has been officially conferred by the imperial court, and he has received a new festival." The stick, naturally picked up..."

Chunyu Qiong laughed loudly and said, "It's just a prefect of a county. If you offend the general, what can you do if you guard Hanoi? It's like a frog at the bottom of a well! I'm so stupid! Send someone to come and see Yu as soon as possible, otherwise the military law Engage!"

Immediately Chunyu Qiong pointed to the soldiers and horses beside him and said: "These guys are all improvised now, and you have worked hard to bring them along. Someone knows this, but it is just like this, it seems that you are shouldering the heavy responsibility! This time the soldiers The purpose of sending east east is firstly to get the wealth of east east, and secondly to raise troops through war! Not to mention other things, the land of east east is peaceful for a long time, so it must be neglected. Kuke has the armor of a thousand armies, as well as countless high-quality swords, spears, horses, bows and arrowheads, which are enough to expand a strong army! At that time, you can all be promoted to three ranks, and there may be no one who will lead the army independently! , are all indispensable! Don't say that someone won't give the opportunity, it depends on whether you can seize it!"

   After the words, the expressions of the dozen or so confidantes were greatly moved, and they immediately cupped their hands and said, "Don't worry, general! The subordinates will definitely do their best to help the general conquer Hedong!"

  Chunyu Qiong laughed loudly, turned around, and raised his hands: "All team, march!"

  ………………

  On the gate tower of Luoyang City, Cao Hong and Li Dian stood on it in military uniform, with solemn expressions, looking westward with concentration.

  The soldiers on Luoyang City were all nervous and inexplicable, and they all looked at a troop in the distance below the city together.

   Luoyang City finally fell into the hands of Cao Cao, but at this time, Luoyang City not only could not provide benefits to Cao Cao, but even became a huge burden. Because of the previous war, the people's livelihood facilities outside Luoyang City, whether it is farmland or manors, were greatly damaged, and some damages were even difficult to repair in a short period of time. Therefore, the current Luoyang City not only cannot bring Cao Cao For some materials or food supplements, Cao Cao still needs to post a batch of money and materials to resume production.

Fortunately, Luoyang's rebuilt city wall was not too damaged, so Cao Hong and Li Dian could still rely on the height of the city wall to clearly see the army of Zhengxi General Tai Shici who was approaching Luoyang City .

  However, the more they could see clearly, the colder Cao Hong and Li Dian felt.

   How old is it?

In his childhood memory, he saw the Central Guards, whose national strength had not completely declined at that time. The scaled spears, flying horseshoes, and sturdy figure left an indelible impression on Cao Hong. Now, this childhood impression seems to gradually overlap with the figures of these cavalrymen in front of him again.

   This is a unit that can almost be said to be pure cavalry, and it is also a unit that Cao Cao desires to the extreme.

The combat ability of the cavalry on the plains is normally one-on-three or one-on-five with the infantry. If they meet an inexperienced infantry commander, they will be considered superior in numbers, but if they are not careful, they may lose a little bit. Contact, and the whole army will collapse!

   It is not that there are no cavalry in the city, but there are very few of them. There are less than a hundred cavalry. They are used as soldiers, messengers and scouts of Cao Hong and Li Dian, and they are not enough to confront the cavalry in front of them.

  Cao Hong looked intently at Tai Shici's scattered cavalry line in the distance outside the city, and frowned: "If this guy is stumped, don't you be afraid that we will suddenly open the city gate and surprise them? Is this really confusing, or is it a temptation?"

"Tai Shici, Tai Shi Ziyi..." Li Dian repeated the name in a murmur, and then said, "Since General Zhengxi ordered him to command such a huge cavalry, how can he be treated lightly? Did he put it on purposely for us to see? Could it be that this guy really wants to use these chaotic formations to show weakness? Then lead us out of the city to attack, and then he will use the most elite cavalry to attack the city gate? But if so, this guy shouldn't have These cavalrymen put it so clearly..."

  Cao Hong let out a hey and shook his head, indicating that he didn't know either. Li Dian used a questioning tone, but Cao Hong was not sure. After all, he was facing cavalry, not like slow-moving infantry. If you open the city gate to make a surprise attack, you can definitely rush out, but once you miss, whether you can close the city gate in time before the cavalry shock wave comes back is a big problem.

  Cao Hong thought for a while, finally sighed, and said: "If... there is such a cavalry army... Alas..."

   Only cavalry can compete with cavalry on the battlefield.

  Infantry is mostly defensive, only cavalry can take the initiative.

  Li Dian said with some doubts: "...but what is this guy here for?"

  Cao Hong said: "No, they put it on purposely for us to see...they didn't bring siege equipment, which means they didn't come here for siege...and if there were no follow-up infantry...then it could only be for..."

  Cao Hong and Li Dian glanced at each other, as if they could see the surprise in each other's eyes.

Li Dian said in doubt: "Could it be that they want to attack the back line of Jizhou? Heaven is above! Zhengxi is a lunatic! This guy is also a lunatic! These cavalry are all lunatics! Three thousand cavalry want to go to Jizhou! Is it just a dream? Zi Lian, are these people crazy? What are they trying to do?"

Cao Hong stared fixedly into the distance, and said after a while, "I really don't know what General Zhengxi has gone through to accept such a guy who is even crazier than Miaocai...It's a pity that Miaocai is no longer here and no longer in Yanzhou, but It was fighting in the south of Henan... Hey, I understand... If such a cavalry detours Yanzhou at this time, crossing from Baima to the hinterland of Jizhou... This is 3,000 cavalry. As far as the manors outside are concerned... Now that spring seedlings have just been planted in various places, they are disturbed like this..."

  Cao Hong said slowly, he even took a deep breath.

   Li Dian was shocked, pointed out of the city, and said: "Since this is the case, then we must immediately point out the pawns. Even if we can't keep them here, we can't let them rush over like this!"

"How to stay?" Cao Hong smiled wryly, "We are here because we have the advantage of the city... and the opponent also restrained their troops and did not launch an attack on the surrounding areas of Luoyang. It's not them, but us! Besides, these guys came out of Hangu Pass, which means that the Hongnong Yang family has either belonged to Zhengxi, or joined forces with Zhengxi, and we are not sure if it is only this group of cavalry, if there are still Follow the infantry of the brigade..."

  Li Dian clapped his hands bitterly: "That is to say, we seem to be waiting for work and taking the initiative, but in fact it is this lunatic who takes the initiative? We can only wait and see what tricks he plays?"

  Cao Hong nodded slowly.

  Li Dian took a deep breath, and said nothing more, standing on the city gate tower, looking at the Zhengxi cavalry who were being repaired in the distance.

  An army, if it goes deep alone, morale is a very critical factor.

  However, since the First Battle of Baibo, the Western Cavalry has moved to the north and south. The cavalry of the Han Dynasty formed with soldiers from Bingzhou and Liangzhou as the backbone, naturally has the pride and pride of the most elite cavalry of the Han Dynasty!

  They will always appear in places where the battle is most intense, cruel and dangerous!

   Leading them is the invincible commander who takes the lead!

   What awaits them is a **** fight, and one after another a masterpiece of the world!

  Consciously or not, this army naturally has the feeling that the safety of the world depends on its own army, and for an army, sometimes, it depends on this awareness and morale to support endless fighting spirit!

Just when Cao Hong and Li Dian were still discussing in Luoyang City and could not come to any conclusion, Tai Shici had already repaired the troops, and with the sound of the trumpets blowing, he reorganized the formation and slowly walked along the road. Move forward along the official road.

  A Zhengxi cavalry rushed to the foot of the city, shot a headless arrow tied with a scarf into the city wall, and then caught up with the large army and headed towards Yanzhou.

  On the city wall of Luoyang, Cao Hong eagerly took the scarf presented by the soldiers, opened it up and looked up and down, and immediately looked at Li Dian with his head outstretched...

  (end of this chapter)