Three Kingdoms.

Chapter 3369 Life...Death...

From a distance, Cao Jun’s camp looked like a huge beast lying on the loess plateau in the darkness. It lay there quietly, as if waiting for something, giving people a feeling of depression and tension.

This makes Fei Qian inevitably think randomly to reduce his own stress burden.

He found that since he reached a certain position, the time for quiet thinking like now seems to be less and less, more and more fragmented, and more time is spent on new things that keep emerging. , new selection on.

This is not good.

Of course, it does not mean that there is no thinking when making a choice, but there is often some strong purpose at that time, and something must be completed within a certain time. This reminds him of some of the beasts and horses of later generations...

 The cattle and horses of later generations have to face a countdown almost every day. Not to mention the countdown at work, even in life there are countdowns almost everywhere. In a few days, it’s time to pay off the mortgage, and in a few days, it’s time to pay off the car loan, and what is the due date for that card’s repayment...

As a result, people gradually became impatient and lost patience and thinking.

 This is especially true in the feudal dynasty.

It's not that Fei Qian looks down on Niu Ma, but that Niu Ma can't just become Niu Ma willingly.

 During the Battle of Hedong, those numb civilians sounded the alarm to Fei Qian...

 This is the Han Dynasty. These are the cattle and horses that have been cultivated and selected over a period of three to four hundred years.

Farmers and women in the countryside have no extra time to calm down and think, only endless farm work that will never stop. There is sowing in spring, weeding in summer, harvesting in autumn, and storage in winter. Another year passes, year after year.

 Therefore, in the feudal dynasty, the gap between the sons of the gentry and the peasants was constantly widening. This gap was not only in the standard of living, but also in the mode of thinking. Those things above and beyond basic survival needs, the ability to think and create, are the real differences between humans and animals.

Therefore, those who do not want to think or think about how to innovate and create, but want to control class, position, and production and living materials to exploit cattle and horses, will inevitably become an obstacle to the entire society. No matter how tyrannical they are now, they will also be in history Being struck down and drowned in the torrent...

 Just like now.

Cao Jun's camp looks large, but it is actually very fragile.

 It is not the outer shell that is vulnerable, but what is inside.

Fei Qian had a feeling that maybe tonight would determine the life or death of Cao Jun’s camp.

 So he came in person.

Yifei Qian's fighting force value against Wu Zha is not enough to rush to the front and mow the grass like other time travellers, but it gives Fei Qian another perspective. A perspective that allows you to look at the overall situation, rather than just immersing yourself in the thrill of killing right under your nose.

Of course, it is also possible that Fei Qian was just blinded and misjudged the situation. Then this night attack may have more dangers, and it also requires Fei Qian to be at the scene to command and make adjustments.

 It is normal for people to be blind when faced with temptation.

In such a beautiful night, it seems that it should not be associated with **** fighting, but unfortunately, just as human mating can occur regardless of season, killing between humans can also occur regardless of day and night.

 Sometimes Fei Qian would imagine that if one day all human beings put down their slaughtering knives against the same kind of people, wouldn’t it be time for those guys outside the star to start trembling? So is there some hidden force controlling the genes of humans that strangle and fight each other?

Fei Qian stared at the sky.

 The sky is boundless, and so are the stars.

 When humans think, God laughs.

God, that is, the **** of heaven.

 For ants, humans are gods.

 So to human beings, what are gods?

 Does this unsatisfied human greed come from genes, or does it evolve from civilization?

Those who are satisfied are always in the minority, and the noisy voices are always shouting "Give me more"...

Xun Chen came from the side, cupped his hands and said, "My lord, everything is ready." The soldiers and horses have all had their night food. 』

Fei Qian nodded, took out the telescope, looked forward, adjusted it, but still couldn't see clearly the figures of Xu Chu and others in the dark night...

　　『Waiting for Zhongkang’s signal. 』

Fei Qian ordered, "Send more scouts to detect the surrounding situation." 』

Xun Chen responded and then retreated to get busy again.

 At daytime, Xu Chu touched Cao Hong's lower body to confirm the feel and saw blood...

I don’t know if this is Cao Hong’s first time, but at least it’s Xu Chu’s first time.

 So for "Brother Chu"'s first time, he didn't have much experience, and he wasn't sure how seriously Cao Hong was injured.

But taking advantage of his illness to kill him has always been a fine Chinese tradition, and adding insult to injury has become a teaching model, so Fei Qian and others discussed it and decided to attack at night.

 A night attack may be dangerous, but it would be a pity to let the opportunity pass like this.

Fei Qian prepared two echelons. One was for Xu Chu to lead the infantry to have a look, and the other was for him to lead Xun Chen, Li Li and others to lead the cavalry to press the formation. Whether it was to expand the results of the battle or rescue, they would be more capable. Faster.

 In addition, Feiqian also prepared a garrison of artillery and rockets for emergencies.

 Especially rockets.

 The rocket car is not big, with twenty coins per car, so it is relatively simple.

 After all, the current craftsmanship is still not very good. Maybe in the future there will be forty coins per car, or one hundred coins per car...

In this way, if the results can be expanded, it would be great, but if the night attack fails, there will be some protection. The only disadvantage is that the soldiers will be tired because of this, and the continuous combat capability will be reduced a lot, at least for a period of time. It took two days to recover.

 Smoothbore cannons are still...

 If there were mortars...

Hmm, Fei Qian suddenly remembered something and his brows moved, but he soon became discouraged.

That's how people go to Long to look at Shu.

But soon, Fei Qian realized that he was still greedy.

 These days, there are still too many uncertainties in gunpowder.

The quality of this batch of gunpowder is good, but there is no guarantee for the next batch. And because the quality of each batch of gunpowder is uneven, experienced craftsmen need to re-determine the gun when using different batches of gunpowder. of charge.

 Otherwise, there may be various problems such as the previous batch of gunpowder worked well, but the next batch of gunpowder either has a reduced range or frequently explodes the chamber...

 So every time a new gunpowder package arrives, the craftsmen in the artillery camp need to re-verify the measurements and test calculations, and finally determine the increase or decrease in the fixed gunpowder.

 This is a very troublesome thing, and it is difficult to improve in a short time.

Comparatively speaking, rockets may be more suitable for use under rough chemical engineering conditions than mortars, with less and more gunpowder, and are more suitable for weapons that do not require much accuracy in coverage attacks.

During the daytime battle, Fei Qian thought that Cao Hong would sneak attack on him, so he dragged the rocket and prepared it early. Who would have thought that Cao Hong was knocked back by Xu Chu's knife...

Now, if the night attack fails, it means that Cao Jun may have been prepared and is likely to take the opportunity to counterattack, so Fei Qian dragged out the rocket again.

 You don’t need to be able to use it every time, but you must have a trump card in your hand.

  Anyway, for Fei Qian, there are only so many chips now, and he is not qualified for many waves.

　　The waves may be really fun, but if you make one mistake, you will get a lunch box.

　　　　Maybe this time, it won’t be useful as well? 』

Fei Qian thought, then raised his head to look for the Big Dipper, and calculated the time.

There are too many stars in the sky, which are indeed beautiful, but they also add some trouble to finding the Big Dipper.

　　"With such a beautiful scenery at such a good time, you might as well invite Xia Houyuan to come and watch it together..."

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Also looking up under the stars at night was Cao Xiu.

The sky is chaotic, just like the future Cao Xiu faces, it is also chaotic and unclear.

 The mountain road is difficult to walk, and coupled with the interspersed fighting, it is simply a man on top...

　　Well, it’s difficult!

Cao Xiu led his troops all the way around Wenxi and straight into the Luliang Mountains, with the purpose of getting in touch with Xiahou Dun. Cao Xiu is not God, let alone a keyboard warrior who knows five thousand years and five hundred million, so he cannot know everything...

Perhaps Cao Cao already knew some news, but for the middle and lower-level generals of Cao's army, their news was blocked.

Wenxi’s offensive can be said to have failed.

 Zhang Xiu withdrew Wenxi's remnant army, and what was left was a ruin.

 A worthless, burned-out ruin.

Lu Zhong was overjoyed when he saw this, and his face was filled with unconcealable joy.

 Cao Xiu knew what Lu Zhao was happy about.

 There is no need to fight, and I still get the joy of hearing.

 Don’t worry about what value Wenxi has now, anyway, Cao Jun has “occupied” Wenxi! Luzhao's previous defeats can be partially offset, and he can even make a stroke of Chunqiu to show that it is a strategic shift, an overall change, and finally a "great" victory!

 But what’s the use of hearing about such a ruin?

 Like the pig skin you use to put some oil on your lips when you go out?

The reason why Cao Jun wanted to attack Wenxi was because by obtaining Wenxi, on the one hand, it could be used as a support for the flank attack, and on the other hand, it could in turn force the Pei family in Anyi. The result was good now. Wenxi had indeed succeeded, but It has no value anymore.

 As a result, a conflict broke out between Cao Xiu and Lu Zhao.

Lu Zhao, of course, means that his mission has been "accomplished" and Wenxi has "won" it, so he can return to the army.

 But Cao Xiu felt that going back like this would not only be a failure of the army, but also meaningless.

Cao Xiu insisted on going north and then completing the second phase of the mission, which inevitably led to a fundamental conflict with Lu Zhao.

So Cao Xiu directly seized the military power of Lu Zhao and placed it directly under his own banner.

Lu Zhao had no choice but to return to Cao's camp alone. It was unrealistic. He could only follow Cao Xiu all the way north with full of complaints and resentment.

 In the middle of the night, the soldiers of Cao's army behind Cao Xiu were all exhausted.

The healthy horse shook its head in discomfort. Although it could not neigh with a piece of wood in its mouth, it still snorted heavily and scratched its hooves.

Half of the troops who followed Cao Xiu all the way north were Cao Xiu's own troops, and the other half were miscellaneous troops under Lu Zhao's original command. These soldiers from Cao Xiu's headquarters had followed Cao Xiu all the way up the Zhiguan Road. They were more or less accustomed to walking on mountain roads. They followed Cao Xiu without saying a word. However, there were naturally many miscellaneous soldiers from Cao Xiu's army who joined him on the way. A low grumble.

If it was Cao Cao who led them, or Cao Hong, these guys wouldn't dare to complain too much.

After all, it was not easy for Cao Jun back then. Cao Cao, Cao Hong and others also accompanied them all the way to endure hardships. They ate whatever they had, even the wild boar teat meat was cooked in one pot, and the generals only ate the first bowl, everyone. It's all mixed with the same horse and spoon, and there's absolutely no reason to hide in a corner and eat some Swiss rolls to satisfy your hunger.

So even if there was any dissatisfaction, there was nothing to say. But Cao Xiu was different. He came later. In the eyes of the soldiers in Cao's army, he just didn't suffer the hardship at the front, but he came to take advantage of it later. Those soldiers in Cao Xiu's headquarters were paid by Cao Xiu's family, and he had never eaten a grain of rice from Cao Xiu's family. Why couldn't they just say a few words and complain?

What's more, Cao Xiu was born, and some of the earliest veterans who followed the Cao family had a general idea.

 Between the Cao family and the Cao family, there are also three, six or nine ranks!

In addition, Cao Xiu didn't have any appearance bonus. After all, he was a poor child who supported his parents' coffins and fled to relatives. It was a rough road all the way, so naturally it was impossible for him to have fair skin, delicate face, creamy temperament, and willow's temperament. Waist, not to mention the charm that makes millions of people fall in love and scream with an evil smile...

Lu Zhaomei didn't say a word on the surface, but in fact, even from a distance of three feet, you could smell his dissatisfaction with Cao Xiu. Therefore, those miscellaneous soldiers in Cao's army naturally muttered and pointed fingers behind their backs. In the eyes of these Cao Jun soldiers, Lu Zhao was on their side!

 Why did you come to be a soldier? It’s not just for the little food and salary!

 Protect your home and country?

ha!

At that time, there was great chaos in the Central Plains. Refugees were running around in misery. There were fights everywhere. The capital was filled with seas of blood and mountains of bones. Where was home?

 Loyalty, filial piety and righteousness?

Hey!

They lie down shamelessly in temples and only know how to **** the flesh and blood of the common people, but what kind of loyalty and filial piety are they asking the people to say?

 Therefore, among the mixed soldiers of Cao's army, there is nothing else to worry about, as long as they have food to eat.

 How much food is given, how much work is done.

The baggage and dry food that Cao Xiu brought with him were gradually used up...

Originally, Cao Xiu thought that when he reached the North Road, he could quickly contact Xiahou's army, or find some villages near Luliang as supplements. However, Cao Xiu did not consider that Luliang was scattered in villages and there were many people in the mountains. They were not these people. How much I like Luliang Taihang, but I was forced by various external circumstances to go to the Luliang Mountains. Now Feiqian is doing well in the Linfen Basin, and it has been attracting people to migrate voluntarily with various discounts for a long time, so this Luliang Mountains Naturally, the staff became thinner.

 And this is not the biggest trouble Cao Xiu faces, because his troubles will become more and more big!

 In the darkness of the night, there were figures stirring, and the soldiers exploring the front came back with a strange look on their faces.

Cao Xiu asked. At first he thought something unusual was found in the front. Unexpectedly, the soldiers exploring the front replied: "General Qi... It's not like he ran into... uh, it can be regarded as... Hi, this is a letter from Mr. Ling." …』

 ‘Aha? 』

Cao Xiu’s mouth was wide open and he didn’t close it for a long time.

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 The walls of Cao Jun's camp were dug into trenches and cut down to form fences.

 Each small camp in the large camp can accommodate about a thousand people.

 The camp of the Zhongling Army and the Zhonghu Army is larger than the small camp, and can accommodate anywhere from 2,000 to 5,000 people.

Cao Hong returned to his central army tent.

 It was quiet inside the camp.

 It’s not because these central leaders and central guards are so disciplined, but because many of these large camps are already empty. It was only supported by a tent, and some soldiers lived in the outermost circle.

With fewer people, there will naturally be fewer voices.

After entering his tent, Cao Hong did not hold on. He landed on one foot, put his arm on the guard's shoulder, and sat on the bed. Then he let the guard check his wounds and apply medicine again.

The main force of Cao Cao's elite army here were old soldiers from Qingzhou who followed Cao Cao all the way to fight. They were not afraid of death, but they were also extremely difficult to control.

After all, life and death don’t matter, so why do you care about military discipline?

 Especially when Cao Cao was chasing Yuan Shu...

　That scene back then shocked even Cao Hong!

They are said to be Qingzhou soldiers, but in fact most of them are Qingzhou Yellow Turban thieves.

These yellow scarf thieves may not have much martial arts skills, but they are really not afraid of death...

 In other words, I have lost my desire for life.

Until now, Cao Hong still can't figure out why those yellow scarf thieves didn't even want to pay for their soldiers' wages and dry food when they heard that they were going to fight Yuan Shu. Even with their bare hands on the battlefield, they would bite off a piece of flesh from Yuan Shu's soldiers!

It's like Yuan Shu's soldiers are their sworn enemies who killed their father!

Why?

You must know that Yuan Shu is not a weakling. This big Han Yuan Gongliu has a group of elite soldiers left behind by the Yuan family, elite soldiers that even Yuan Shao does not have, and he is conquering Zhangjiao...

oh!

Cao Hong suddenly figured something out, so that's it...

 It does make sense that every wrongdoer has his own debtor.

Cao Hong suddenly took a breath of cold air.

The guard thought that Cao Hong's wound hurt because of his unskilled way of changing the wound dressing, so he apologized profusely.

 Cao Hong waved his hand and said: "That's not the case... I suddenly thought that when Bao Shuyi asked about his lord just now, did he call him "lord" or "prime minister"? 』

"this…"

The guard was stunned, he didn't pay attention at all.

But since Cao Hong asked, they naturally asked each other and recalled things for Cao Hong.

　　　It seems to be called "Prime Minister"? ’ said one of the guards.

　　That’s right! He is indeed the "Prime Minister"! "Another guard also confirmed.

　　　『Prime Minister』…』Cao Hong squinted his eyes.

 In normal times, the "Lord" is the "Prime Minister" and the "Prime Minister" is also the "Lord", so there is no big problem. It's like calling your husband "Nakouzi" or "Liangzi" without any problem, but one day, it suddenly becomes just the name and not the relationship...

"Will the Lord ... what you mean ... do you want ..."

 The guard suddenly became worried.

"Let me think about it..." Cao Hong's face was hidden under the firelight in the tent, flickering, "We need to make some extra preparations... Maybe it's time to use that... After all, it's a matter of life and death now." …』