Three Kingdoms.

Chapter 3381 The last journey

Cao Hong swore an oath.

It’s like watching a pirated version next time.

Regardless of whether Cao Hong's swearing was true or false, or an excuse to give himself an excuse to step down, anyway, at this moment, a section of the chariot and armor arranged in accordance with his order had already begun to lead people to the hussar. Rushed away!

Because what Cao Hong and the chariots agreed upon at that time was that when the central camp was on fire, they would go straight to the hussar formation!

Now, the central camp of Cao's army is on fire!

The fire is the command!

In an era without instant messaging, this kind of thing was extremely common.

Even if there is communication, it is very easy for problems to occur. For example, when a military order is passed, Qinyang is written as Biyang, and then the army rushes to Biyang. Do you think this is because the combat staff who issued the order was careless, or is it? Deliberately careless?

The cry of killing echoed in the night, and the horse's hooves trembled on the loess.

Most of the Hussars went towards Cao Jun's camp. There were not many people left in the center, but there were quite a few sentries placed on the outside!

Not long after the chariots and the leading cavalry from the center led by Cao Hongliu ran towards the hussar center formation, they were discovered by the hussar scouts, who blew the copper whistle and issued a sharp warning sound!

"Enemy attack!" Enemy attack! 』

"Enemy attack!" Xu Shi direction! 』

"call! drink! 』

As the commands came out layer by layer, the hussar's center formation began to adjust its direction.

Fei Qian sat firmly on the high platform, "Huh?" Xu Shi? It suits the occasion. 』

Xiahou Dun's eyebrows moved. He didn't expect Qiao Qi Fei Qian to still be thinking about these things when he encountered an enemy attack? Shouldn't we urgently deploy troops and then deploy defensive strategies? How can you still consider whether it is "suitable for the occasion"?

Xu Ye, from Wu contains one, which means destruction.

In September, the Yang Qi is weak, all things are completed, and the Yang falls into the earth.

Among the five elements, earth is born in Wu and flourishes in Xu.

At its peak, it will decline!

Among the great Han men today, who is the earth element? Who is most prosperous?

Xiahou Dun suddenly felt heart palpitations and was speechless for a moment.

In the light of the fire, the chariot broke through the interception of some hussar squadrons, and with red eyes, headed towards the flag of the commander-in-chief of the three armies where Fei Qian was!

If we can break through and defeat the Hussars' central formation, just like Cao Hong said, we can still fight!

On the high platform, more than a dozen flags rolled in the night wind and danced under the light of the fire.

The chariot rider seemed to have seen the figure of the hussar, and he pointed his spear and roared!

"Come forward!" Kill him! 』

Che Zhou knew that if he rushed forward like this, he would be in danger of death, but he still came.

There are very few people with the surname Che.

Just as few as Fei Qian's Fei Shi.

But he didn't have the same luck as Fei Qian.

He is the queen of Che Qianqiu, the prime minister of the Western Han Dynasty.

That's it, no more.

To a certain extent, he had Che Qianqiu's blessing, but in fact, he had inherited Che Qianqiu's poison.

Because Che Qianqiu was originally named Tian, ​​and when Che Qianqiu was the prime minister, that is, in the sixth year of the First Yuan Dynasty, Che Qianqiu presided over the Salt and Iron Conference...

That's right, it's the salt and iron.

Chinese people have always had a tradition of compromising public and private interests.

The well fields of Zhou Dynasty, the salt and iron of Han Dynasty, and...

And the fat ones are definitely not the poor people.

As a manager, I ignore or even indulge in various problems in the growth of fruit trees, just so that when the tree is cut down, I can team up with others to pick out the fattest fruits first, while leaving the insect-eaten eyes behind. He pointed out the rotten roots and said, "Did you see it? They are all rotten, so I am not wrong. I am a loyal and loyal person with a lasting reputation!"

But he intentionally or unintentionally ignored his original responsibility as the caregiver and manager of the fruit trees!

What did he do when the fruit trees were infested with insects and rotten roots? !

Ever since, the car has been famous for thousands of years.

After Che Qianqiu, no one of his descendants can ever step into the great hall of the Han Dynasty!

Even his son committed suicide because of the crime of "stealing more money than others"!

After committing suicide, the title, land, and property are still eliminated!

So by Chezhou's generation, it had declined as low as that of King Jing of Zhongshan, and was divided again during the Three Kingdoms Rebellion. Emperor Xian moved eastward along the way, and barely survived the rebellions of Li and Guo. The other branch went south to Jingzhou, and later avoided Wuling. He was the one known as the "Wuling Strange Man". Well, he is a strange person like "There is such a strange person in Wuling Barbarian County".

After King Jing of Zhongshan, he fought hard for the glory in his heart. Che Qianqiu's descendant, Che Zhou, also struggled to prove himself!

In troubled times, struggling.

But the result of the struggle is nothing but a Xuzhou governor who will never take office!

He wants to take office!

He didn't want to be a mere commander forever, so even though this mission was dangerous, he still came!

The current car seems to be struggling in a net, a net of death.

The more you struggle, the more painful you are, and the closer you are to death.

The team of hussars cruising outside on guard did not rush directly to fight for their lives. Instead, they were like piranhas, swimming around the outside of the cavalry formation. From time to time, crossbow arrows were fired from the darkness, gradually attacking the cavalry and others. bloodletting.

These arrows and crossbows are often not aimed at Cao Jun’s cavalry, but at the war horses!

Even though Cao Jun's cavalry intentionally helped block and bump into each other, some things would inevitably be missed. From time to time, the whining of war horses was heard, followed immediately by the sounds of falling and collisions...

In the current situation, Che Zhou certainly knew that Cao Jun's camp could no longer hold up. If he took a step back, it would collapse.

The central camp was on fire. Whether it was set by himself or the hussars and horses had already rushed into the central camp, as long as the flag of the central camp fell down, it would be a huge disaster for Cao's army! If you lose the main flag, you will lose the courage of the army. Not only will you lose the convenience of dispatching and commanding, but it will also make the whole army suddenly lose courage!

Therefore, he had to buy time, take advantage of the opportunity before the Hussars could turn around, raid the main line of the Hussars, capture and kill Fei Qian, and then give Cao's army a glimmer of hope!

One side is desperate to break through, while the other side is trying its best to intercept. Both sides are running at high speed, swords, guns and arrows shine with cold light, and blood is sprinkled on the yellow earth.

The car driver heard various sounds coming from his ears, especially the last shrill cry of casualties. He knew that fighting at night was always the most brutal life-and-death battle. The formation was completely uncontrollable and it was nothing more than risking one's life for one's life. As the carriages continued to charge forward, more and more hussars came to intercept them. The number of casualties on both sides was soaring rapidly. No one knew how many troops had fallen in this chaotic moment!

Fei Qian stood on the high platform.

He was standing beneath the waving tricolor flag.

Seeing Xiahou Dun's look, Fei Qian smiled, pointed at himself, and then at the high platform of the central camp that was in flames in the distance.

The king sees the king, but the king also does not see the king.

Xiahou Dun's eyes were slightly cold, but he quickly closed his eyes and sighed. At that moment, Xiahou Dun really had an urge to rush forward and catch Fei Qian, just like a meteor falling from the sky, becoming a blooming blood flower on this piece of yellow land!

But when he regains his sense a little bit, he will be kicking him crazily in his mind, telling him that half a step behind him, there is that strong man who looks like a bear, and if he makes the slightest move, he will be killed. Will be held down tightly...

Xiahou Dun's own force value is not very strong. It is naturally better than Fei Qian, but it is not enough for him to still be able to use Wushuang in the current situation where he is empty-handed and weaponless.

So in the end, Xiahou Dun could only stare at Fei Qian, watching the cloak on Fei Qian's body moving, and pursed his lips. He didn't know that he wanted the night wind to be stronger and blow this pretentious guy away. After getting off the high platform, I was still thinking about calling in friendly fire to turn myself into ashes along with Qinsqi Feiqian.

Under the high platform, flags were played and sharp whistles were blown.

Fei Qian looked at the Cao Jun fire dragon that was coming from the direction of Anyi City, shook his head and sighed, "What a pity..."

What's a pity?

Fei Qian didn't tell him, and no one asked.

The land of Shandong is not without brave people, and the land of the Central Plains is not just cattle and horses working with their heads down.

Chen Sheng, who shouted out the voices of many people at the bottom and made those at the top of his class tremble with fear and wished they could delete them all from history and textbooks, was also from Henan.

But what about in the end?

The shouting was made by Chen Sheng, and the blood was shed by Chen Sheng, but the person who enjoyed the results in the end, at least for a while, was the queen of the old nobles of Chu State. Generation after generation, again and again, cattle and horses were domesticated.

Generation after generation, time and time again, all things are domesticated!

It's not that the chariots and cavalry are not brave, it's not that the cavalry of Cao's army who are leading the army are not brave, but that their bravery is used in the wrong place. They stood with the Shandong nobles and were brave for those who controlled their means of production and living.

Just like the vicious dogs kept in the manor, they are brave after all.

Che Zhou saw the high platform right in front of him, and the figure on the high platform was so dazzling that his vision was in a trance, like myopia plus astigmatism. Suddenly he realized that he didn't know when he had a headache. His forehead was already injured, and blood flowed down his forehead, blurring his eyes.

"Kill..."

Che Zhou roared, and his voice became hoarse and weak from the continuous roars. And with such a chaotic mix of sounds, even the leading cavalry of Cao's army behind the chariot may not be able to hear clearly what the chariot is shouting, but the chariot is still shouting, waving the blood-stained spear, Pointing to the high platform where Fei Qian was.

The sharp copper whistle stung Che Zhou's eardrums.

The rider knew that it was the unique command sound of the hussars, and it was also used to warn or convey some message, but the rider had no intention of identifying anything at the moment. He was only less than 10 meters away from the infantry array under the hussars' high platform. Two hundred steps!

Very good!

Success is just around the corner!

When the carriage ran all the way and was not attacked by the hussar artillery, he thought he was close to success!

That's right, under the cover of darkness, it is difficult for artillery to aim and hit!

When the Hussars really saw their figures, they had already arrived in front of the Hussars' formation!

The chariots were ready for everything, even ready to use their flesh and blood to smash through the hussars' infantry array's horses, spears, and shields, to open a **** path, and to create a chance for a comeback!

Two hundred steps!

For the cavalry, two hundred steps is like the blink of an eye!

So Che Zhou blinked.

What is that?

Even at night, with his vision blurred by the color of blood, at a distance of two hundred steps, the rider saw something that seemed to be placed in front of the hussars and infantry array?

It's just an outline, but it looks like a car?

This is about twenty cars, but what is the purpose of placing such a car relatively alone in front of the formation?

Is this going to be used as a stumbling block?

But why are they not connected together?

Do you want to stop the scattered dozens or twenty cars?

Is this because there was no time to prepare?

A feeling of pride arose in Che Zhou's heart when he suddenly saw a little firelight on the outline of the vehicle, and soon there were sparks shooting out in all directions...

not good!

Che Zhou instinctively felt a sense of extreme fear, but before he could do anything or shout anything, the dark outlines of the vehicles were suddenly lit up by dazzling firelight!

Gray-white smoke filled the air, and the eardrum-piercing scream dominated the entire night sky.

Suddenly, dozens of rockets with fireworks, like a swarm of bees emerging from the nest, flew into the air with a whine, and shot at Cao Jun's cavalry group along a relatively low trajectory!

The screams of death passed by Che Zhou's ears!

I don’t know if this is Che Zhou’s luck or his misfortune.

If he was directly hit by a rocket and died on the spot, there might not be much pain.

Just when Che Zhou was gasping for breath, thinking that he had just had a brush with death and everyone was safe, the rockets began to explode one after another!

The screams of horses and cavalry suddenly became loud!

One car, twenty rockets, twenty cars, that is, nearly four hundred rockets were fired in a short period of time!

Well, some stubborn or malfunctioning rockets were left on the car and even exploded on the car!

Fei Qian looked at it and couldn't help but clicked his tongue twice and shook his head.

These are all free money!

Cao Jun wanted to fight for consumption, and now he did it.

It's just that Cao's army consumed human lives, while Fei Qian consumed money.

Which is more important, human life or money? Obviously, there will be different answers in different places and different positions. But one thing is the same, that is, rare things are more valuable.

There are many people in Shandong, so human life is particularly cheap. However, Guanzhong and Beidi have lacked population from the beginning of their development, so in comparison, human life is much more valuable...

Cao Jun thought it was a good deal to take the most humble things and consume them with Fei Qian.

Because in the eyes of people in Shandong, the lives of these lower-class people and soldiers are not valuable.

And Feijun happens to think so too, and thinks it's a good deal.

It will take at least ten years for these people to grow up, and these gunpowder will only take a little trouble at most.

Isn't it a sure profit to exchange lifeless saltpeter charcoal for fresh life?

Therefore, the key point of this "One Throw of the World" has always been that when the money is in place, the effect will be in place.

The firelight generated by the explosion and the derived gray-white smoke filled the space between the two armies, making everyone's vision blurred, and only those bright-colored spots remained on the retina.

The momentum of Cao Jun's entire charge was completely disrupted.

Those who were directly hit by rockets could still leave intact corpses, but those who were injured by explosions or burned by gunpowder were so painful that they almost went crazy, whether they were humans or horses!

The horses rolled on the ground, and the fallen cavalrymen were like sausages falling on the street. The horses behind them, who had no time to stop their feet, rushed upwards, and immediately made a snap, and were either trampled to death or crushed.

In order not to trample on friendly troops, but also shocked by the tragic situation ahead, Cao's cavalry behind them involuntarily slowed down one after another, and then crowded together...

The second round came with the blow from the ballista.

The shots of the ballista are not as colorful as those of the rocket car, but they are just as deadly.

A long crossbow can often penetrate two or three people at a distance of about two hundred steps, and it even refuses to stop!

Even the thickness of the war horse will be penetrated directly, and then the two horses will be nailed together and die together!

In addition, Cao's cavalry was frightened by the rockets, slowed down, and clustered together, resulting in a particularly good shooting effect from the ballista!

When a crossbow gun goes down, it will bring out a stream of blood!

The carriage was still not hit by the second round of blows.

The God of Death caressed Che Zhou's sensitive skin and nerves, and then blew a rogue whistle in Che Zhou's ear teasingly...

"Ahhhhh..."

The car made a meaningless roar, but he was still charging!

Charge in the face of death!

With the chariots like this, Cao Jun's leading cavalry did not collapse immediately, but also rushed forward with the chariots!

Again, there may not be any brave people in Shandong, but in many cases...

Like now.

After running for a while, Che Zhou's vision suddenly became clear, and he ran through the smoke.

But what appeared in front of the chariot were neat spears and large shields, as well as...

An infantry crossbow mounted on a large shield!

There are not only artillery among the hussars!

It’s not just cavalry either!

The other parts of the hussars may not be equipped with crossbows, but in Fei Qian's central formation, there must be a soldier who is good at using crossbows in the direct guard battalion!

These enhanced crossbowmen not only shoot faster than ordinary crossbowmen, but they also shoot accurately!

"Be careful with crossbows..."

Che Zhou shouted, but his cry was interrupted by a crossbow arrow.

The God of Death finally hugged him and took him off his horse, like a leaf falling from the sky and falling on the loess...

His whole life, he was wandering, searching, expecting, and longing.

But it wasn't until the moment he fell off the horse that the chariot rider suddenly realized that Cao Hong's troops, who were supposed to appear behind him or on the flanks to cover and support his attack, did not appear.

"Oh…"

Che Zhou chuckled one last time. He didn't know what he was laughing at, but he vomited a mouthful of blood.

At the last moment of his life, he saw a darkness that was rapidly enlarging and eventually boundless, completely swallowing up everything he had.

(End of chapter)