Three Kingdoms.

Chapter 3531 The dust of the times

If it were earlier, when Zhao Yun had just arrived in Youzhou, Cui would come with some supplies to express his kindness. At least for the sake of the supplies, Zhao Yun would definitely have a better attitude towards Cui.

It’s not about Zhao Yun’s material things, but Youzhou is bitter and cold, and it can have more food and grass, always save more people and make fewer casualties.

For the sake of the people, what is the problem of being courteous to others?

However, when the spring flowers bloomed, and after Zhao Yun and the people of Youzhou survived the severe cold and painful winter, they came to Jixian with empty hands with a famous thorn...

Cui Lin felt that he had suffered some insults. On the other hand, did Zhao Yun, the cavalry army, and the people of Youzhou also suffered some insults from Cui?

Different positions are different, and the ways of considering problems are naturally different.

Zhao Yun now has two important issues, one is spring plowing and the other is preparation for war.

Needless to say, spring farming is almost imprinted in the roots of the Chinese nation. Even if the urban residents in later generations are in the open space, there will always be people who want to plant something when they see the open space.

In terms of preparation for war, the most important thing is to restore the physical fitness of the war horse. In a severe cold winter, not only is the shortage of forage and feed, but it also leads to insufficient exercise of war horses. Some stronger war horses recover faster, but most war horses need to be kept for a while and to restore exercise.

Therefore, for most of the time now, the Hussars and Cavalrymen take turns to train in Youzhou in the form of small teams, and they all have a full set of armor, including people and war horses...

Zhao Yun's original idea was just restorative training, but he did not expect that such training would panic Youzhou and some gentry gentry in northern Jizhou, and also prevented some of the Cao army spies who had been staying in Youzhou from acting rashly.

This kind of steel killing machine with armor is a terrifying existence even in later generations.

Midiju Hezhan faced the powerful body and thick denim costume, and even the feeling of a water-piercing gun. If it weren't for the final hit, he might have been killed by the denim armor!

So the guys who might have wanted to do something in Youyan Land have now all stopped. No matter what their position was, these small forces were cautiously holding their minions, for fear of being reconnaissed by the Cavalry Army.

If at this moment, someone can stand at a height of thousands of miles to look down at the land of China, they will find that the center of China is like a piece of meat, square braised pork, and there are color blocks separated by big rivers and rivers in the middle. The oil flows, and the fragrance is scented. . Around the meat in the Central Plains, beacons gradually arose and surrounded by three sides, as if they were going to be divided and eaten the next moment.

For these gentry children in the Central Plains of Shandong, it is the Central Plains, which is enough to farm and study, and is also a family heirloom!

But since it is a treasure, it naturally needs to be protected!

When the barriers around the treasure are gone, only the Central Plains cream is left, but there are no strong limbs below the foreign enemy, how can it not attract the covetousness, occupation, division, and devour the foreign enemy?

The fortune of the family and country, the future of the nation, and the lives of countless people are placed on the goodness of foreigners and foreign tribes?

Why should the luck, future and life of the Chinese nation be controlled by others?

This is true for Wei Yan. He never considered letting others control his own destiny. He would rather take risks, even act like crazy in the eyes of others, but he should also be his own master and achieve his future.

The news of the Liaodong victory blew across the Youyan land like the wind and also to the junction of northern Hebei and Youyan.

Yi Jing.

Wei Yan brought several guards on the city wall and watched the campfires outside the city.

Not only were Wei Yan's men in the camp, but Yan Rou's troops were also there.

Therefore, the camp is loosely built and closer to the cavalry camp.

Yan Rou walked north from Taihang Mountain and walked out quickly, which was also exhausted. Although the passage was opened, it was also very expensive for the people and needed to camp and rest in winter.

Wei Yan himself not only traveled through Taihang Mountain, but also worked with some gentry in Jizhou before, and traveled across Jizhou for a short time and even raided Yecheng. However, the cost of soldiers was also very large and needed rest.

Therefore, Yan Rou and Wei Yan blatantly stayed and rested in Yijing, while Cao's army and horses were not interested in fighting with some small scouts of Wei Yan and Yan Rou. It seemed that they were not willing to do anything about the truth of the two. After investigation, as soon as you contact me, you immediately ran back and retreated to Jizhou.

To a certain extent, the Cao army in Jizhou seemed to have acquiesced to Wei Yan and Yan Rou, and Zhao Yun occupied Youzhou, and it seemed that he did not want to engage in field battles with Wei Yan and others. All his troops were reduced to Among the town dock.

This is more troublesome for Wei Yan and Yan Rou.

If you go to the dock wall, try to remove these key points. One is that these local gentry and local tyrants have operated these forts for hundreds of years, and have been reinforced and expanded one after another, and some are even no less than a small city.

For Wei Yan and Yan Rou, it is impossible for them to carry too much baggage and not much wealthy gunpowder when they cross the Taihang Mountains. It is indeed difficult to attack these forts.

On the other hand, these gentry and tyrants in Jizhou also secretly sent some cattle wine and food to Wei Yan, and then said that the landlords had no surplus food, and they worked hard to raise these food and grass for the sake of the cavalry. Although Wei Yan never promised to give these gentry and local tyrants, after eating these guys' food and grass, he turned his back and beat them up again, which was somewhat disgusting.

But the most important reason is that Wei Yan and Yan Rou don’t have many soldiers in their hands.

If we go to the fortress in Jizhou, the troops will be spread out, and then Cao's army will take advantage of the situation and will probably be cut off from the connection with the Taihang Mountains, becoming a state of fighting alone, and are forced to evacuate north...

The best way is, of course, to wait.

After a while, Zhao Yun led the large army from north to south, and then Wei Yan and Yan Rou had no worries. He could choose to attack with Zhao Yun, or he could choose to continue to march along the flanks of the Taihang Mountains. The choice was much more relaxed, and it was also easy. Some.

However, after hearing the news of the Liaodong victory, Wei Yan was a little unable to sit still.

He didn't want to continue waiting for Yi Jing...

Since entering Jizhou, Wei Yan has been taking risks, walking on the steel wire, and may be in trouble at any time. However, as a general, Wei Yan has a good sense of smell that is almost talented and can make the most reasonable decision based on the war.

Wei Yan went north and captured Yi Jing, which was said to be a coincidence, but it was also an inevitable one.

First of all, there are supplies in the Yijing area, which is urgently needed by Wei Yan and others. On the other hand, many native gentry in Jizhou also needed Wei Yan to "help settle the accounts", so the process of Wei Yan seizing Yijing was not too difficult.

Secondly, Wei Yan's original purpose of combat was to lure Cao's army out of the city and from the fort. After all, Wei Yan slapped Cao's family hard in Yecheng, which might make Cao's army angry, and then he wanted to find the scene back and dispatch troops to encircle and suppress Wei Yan.

Wherever Yijing is, you can enter Youzhou in the north and retreat to Taihang in the west. If the Cao army advances in large quantities, it will be equivalent to Wei Yan using small troops to restrain a large number of Cao troops, which will naturally cause loopholes in the Cao army's defense lines in other places.

But who knew that Cao actually endured this tone...

This is a bit abnormal.

Behind Cao's army's actions, Wei Yan could smell a little conspiracy.

『Long article! 'Yan Rou's voice sounded above the city wall, "I saw you standing here for a long time, but what are you worried about? 』

When Wei Yan saw Yan Rou, he smiled and waved, "It's just about to find you... Haha, I happened to think of some small plan..."

『Small plan? 'Yan Rou was a little confused.

Wei Yan nodded, smiling so hard that he couldn't see his eyes. "Yes, a little "small" plan..."

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On the top of Yecheng, Cao Pi was wearing a young man's armor and watched the preparation of fortifications outside the city at the battlement.

Trench, fence, trap.

Kaltrops, rotten palms, and foot sticks.

Outside Yecheng, busyness is like a large construction site.

The crowds were crowded, like an ant nest encountered water, with shadows shaking everywhere, and the sounds were even more lingering. However, this sound not only does not sound as lively as spring, but also a bit like a winter emperor.

Cao Jun Military Academy, with some soldiers, holding spears horizontally, stood on the dug up pile of soil, shouting loudly, urging his subordinates to work as soon as possible.

The new soil dug out spreads up with a strong smell of earth.

Cao Pi doesn't like this earthy smell.

This made him feel like he was not standing on the top of the city, but standing on the grave, or lying in the coffin, and was about to be covered with this soil, obliterated, and then turned into decay.

Shouldn’t Cao’s family be at its peak?

How come this situation has become like this in just one year?

Moreover, the current Yecheng can still be regarded as the city he recognizes. It is the pride of the Cao family and the foundation of the Cao family? Cao Pi sighed long.

The wall in front of the horse facing part of the city was already erected, and around it was Ding Dangdang who was building a whistle tower. These horse-front walls divide the ground outside Yecheng into areas, and then there are sentry towers and arrow towers supporting each other. The deer fort was dragged over and hit them heavily into the soil. The deer forts were also used between the deer forts, and iron chains were used. Tied together makes it difficult for cavalry to conflict.

Even if Cao Pi didn't know how to use these fortifications, he knew that this was the cavalry guarding the cavalry...

Are the cavalry of the Hussels really coming?

A large flag of Cao's family was flying high beside Cao Pi.

There are also Cao's personal guards around him, wearing military uniforms and a solemn expression.

But Cao Pi couldn't feel any sense of security.

Cao Pi still remembered the scene when the Hussars rushed into Yecheng before. It seemed as if he was entering a no-man's realm, arrogant, with a wilderness, splashing blood and death freely.

Those only a small number of Hussars were already so cruel!

Nowadays...

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew, making Cao Pi unable to open his eyes.

No mistakes, one song, one content, one in 6, one book, one bar, one reading!

The early spring breeze doesn’t feel much warm, and it even feels like cutting flesh with a knife.

Cao Pi twisted his body uneasyly.

『Young Master! But are you going back? 'The attendant serving on the side asked quickly when he saw Cao Pi frowning.

Cao Pi was silent for a moment, shook his head and said, "Chen Changshi said that the Cavalry Army will definitely come again... What do you think? 』

When talking about the cavalry, Cao Pi couldn't help but grind his teeth, and the flesh on his cheeks was pounding and twisting.

Seeing Cao Pi's face distorted, the attendant couldn't help but bow his head deeply and dared not look directly at him, "Young master... Is this matter... ready for any trouble..."

"Yes, be prepared for any trouble." 'Cao Pi nodded, then turned around and continued to look outside the city, 'I hope they can come! 』

The servant dared not speak.

Since Wei Yan raided Yecheng that day, Cao Pi has never worn any essay robes, but has always been wearing armor.

Before, Cao Pi felt that the armor was heavy, restrained, and uncomfortable, but now if he didn't wear this armor, Cao Pi felt that something was wrong on his body.

『Someone heard...』 Cao Pi still looked outside the city, 『What happened to General Bian? 』

『…』The attendant hesitated for a moment.

"What's the point of concealing things now, what's the use of concealing them? 'Cao Pi said.

The attendant whispered, "There is such a rumor..."

Cao Pi exhaled a long sigh, "Cao family... Xiahou... Now there is Bian family again... This **** hatred..."

While he was talking, suddenly smoke and dust rose up in the distance, and several soldiers who reported to him rushed over...

Cao Pi's face changed, his hands tightly clenched, staring at the soldiers who reported the news, as if he had seen death and blood, and he could not linger over Yecheng again.

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In the festival hall in Yecheng, candlelight sways.

Cao Pi, Chen Qun and others sat in the hall, their faces were very bad.

The breathing of the people in the hall was vaguely heard, but no one spoke.

Cao Pi endured it and endured it, sat for a long time, and finally used up all his patience and slapped the table suddenly, "Everyone!" Military situation is like fire! Could it be that you have to sit down this time and wait until the cavalry hits you in the face? ! 』

Cao Pi started to speak, and everyone present nodded slightly or lowered their heads without saying a word, while Chen Qun was still sitting aside without moving for a moment.

Cao Pi said angrily, "In the past, our soldiers and horses traverseed the Central Plains!" First break the Yuan Highway, then break Yuan Benchu, who can stop our heroic soldiers? ! Now there are only more than a thousand cavalry thieves. Even if there are reinforcements again, three thousand or five thousand, so what? Do we just know how to defend the city? ! 』

The soldiers came to report that the whereabouts of Wei Yan and others were found near Jieqiao.

Jieqiao can be regarded as being closer to Jizhou.

If Wei Yan and others stayed in Yijing, Cao Pi could still comfort himself and say that he was still in Youzhou and did not erode Jizhou. After all, the territory of Youzhou originally belonged to Cao Chun. And to a certain extent, Wei Yan left Jizhou, and could be regarded as being "driven away" by Cao Pi...

This kind of fig leaf statement cannot be taken seriously or revealed.

But Wei Yan redirected again, as if he wanted to uncover Cao Pi's fig leaf. Who can bear it?

『I don’t believe it! If you can drive it, you should defeat it! 'Cao Pi said loudly, 'Now there are less than a thousand soldiers, so they are so panicked. If ten thousand people come, wouldn't they be immediately stopped? ! 』

These days, Cao Pi has watched every day add such fortifications near Yecheng and increase such defense. The merchants and people who were originally in Yecheng ran away, and the rest were really unable to escape. It is, or is it like Cao Pi who needs to stay here without leaving Yecheng.

Are you feeling frustrated?

It's really aggrieved!

The few people in the hall could not help but turn their attention to Chen Qun when they heard Cao Pi's heroic words. Everyone knows that Cao Pi said, it was like thunder. What really happened to rain was to see Chen Qun.

However, whether it was Cao Pi's generous words or the eyes that everyone turned to, Chen Qun was like a wood carving, motionless.

『Shi Chen! 』

Cao Pi couldn't help but shout.

Chen Qun slowly raised his head, facing Cao Pi's gaze with cold eyes, as if he was looking at a stone.

Cao Pi's heart couldn't help but skip a beat, and the anger that suddenly rose seemed to be poured with cold water, but soon became angry again, thinking that Chen Qun didn't give him face!

Before Cao Pi got angry, Chen Qun turned his gaze away and slowly said to the others in the hall: "If this cavalry army is seducing the enemy?" Our army is not good at field battles, and in Youzhou, there are also soldiers and horses in the northern region of the cavalry. If we lead our troops to fight at the Jieqiao, how can we guard against the side attacks of the northern region of Youzhou? 』

Everyone was talking again.

In fact, Chen Qun’s strategy is very simple, which is to build Yecheng into a giant fortress!

With the help of the food and supplies prepared in Yecheng over the years, coupled with the labor of the people in Yecheng, even if you guard the city, you can hold on for a year or two, consuming the combat effectiveness of the cavalry army, especially the soldiers and horses of the Northern Region.

As we all know, most of the soldiers and horses in the Northern Territory of the Cavalry were cavalry.

Generally speaking, cavalry is good at field battles, but not good at siege.

Chen Qun also heard about the ability of siege equipment such as catapults and other siege equipment that Zhao Yun showed when attacking Youzhou, but overall it was still out of an acceptable range. After all, Yecheng's defense level will be caused by Youzhou no matter what. The city is several times stronger, and even if Zhao Yun still attacks with a large number of catapults, it may not work.

Moreover, it is not too difficult to make some stones in Yanshan, but it is not that easy to find a large number of stones in the Yecheng generation!

As long as the troops in the Northern Territory of the Cavalry were dragged under Yecheng, even if the surrounding area was lost or lost, it would not have much to do with it. After all, these other counties in Jizhou, judging from the previous signs, they have already Not very safe...

If the area controlled by Cao's family was too far away, it would be sold to the Cavalry Army as soon as they arrived!

Only guard the city, only guard the city!

Only by defending the city can you win. If you cannot defend Ye City, don’t take any action!

When Cao Pi heard Chen Qun say this, his face turned red and his fists were clenched tightly. After a moment, he couldn't help but get out of the table and leave with his sleeves...