Chapter 2000 If I had known earlier, I could have done something
Zhang He stood on the hill, looking at the Xianbei people retreating in a hurry in the distance, shaking his head, with a somewhat unspeakable expression on his face: "The Xianbei people...it's over..."
"Isn't that true?" The guard leader was startled and said, "It seems that not many people escaped, so how can they be considered defeated?"
Zhang He still shook his head, smiled bitterly and said: "Oh, Xianbei people, when benefits are gathered, harm is divided... If the front line goes smoothly, how can these people escape? So there must be some problems... And when a Xianbei person starts
When they fled, the other Xianbei people were not far away from being defeated..."
"How can there be any mediocre generals under the general's command?" Zhang He raised his head and looked at the sky, "Send the order! Attack!"
"Ah? Shall we go fight the Wuhuan people now?"
Zhang He shook his head, "Let's go meet the Hussars for a while!"
"What?!" The guard leader hesitated, "General, didn't you just say..."
Zhang He smiled and said, "If the hussars are running back and forth, they will definitely not want to fight for a long time... What's more, if we don't take the initiative to attack, I'm afraid... let's go, let's go! Don't worry about the Wuhuan people, as long as we save the Xianbei people and come back,
The Wuhuan people certainly don’t dare to move!』
At the beginning, Zhang He didn't think Jushou's plan was any good. Aren't Wuhuan people just like dogs? They run fast when they have meat to eat. When they see the momentum is wrong, they run away. Wherever they are strong, they go there.
The tail is wagging, so do we need to take special precautions against the Wuhuan people?
Trying to balance everything and not taking any risks will end up with nothing and nothing done.
Zhang He felt that he would either not send troops or use his troops on the edge of the sword, so when he saw that the Xianbei people were in a state of defeat, he immediately took his troops to find Bu Dugen.
It is not easy to find a Xianbei tribe hiding in the desert, but it is not difficult to find Xianbei people now. They are everywhere in the mountains and plains...
Perhaps none of the Xianbei people expected to end up in this miserable state.
Although Bu Dugen had agreed at that time that everyone would retreat quietly at night, he did not expect that the people who went to fight the Han army's vanguard would retreat so quickly!
So, that night, before Bu Dugen gave the order and before the originally agreed time, some Xianbei leaders and their men slipped away quietly...
If one person goes, a hundred people will go.
No one wants to suffer a loss, and no one wants to be the unlucky one after the break. Since you want to leave, why not leave earlier?
Therefore, countless Xianbei people made an uproar. Before Zhao Yun Ganfeng and others could kill them, they dispersed like birds and beasts, for fear that they would run too slowly and be overtaken by the Han cavalry.
However, when the Xianbei people advanced, those military strongholds were silent. When the Xianbei people retreated, the military strongholds along the way suddenly moved upon hearing the wind. They tripped the horse ropes, cut off the heads of ghosts, trapped horses in pits, etc., and did everything they could to catch the lone people.
, the Xianbei people in the team would be beaten, and if they couldn't be beaten, they would retreat into the military camp, and then come out and attack secretly...
The Xianbei people were the same as before. When they were advancing, they felt that the military camp was too time-consuming. They were in a hurry to get to Changshan Camp and had no time to pay attention to it. Now when they retreated, they also felt that the military camp was a waste of energy. They were in a hurry to get back to the desert and had no time to fight.
Then Bu Dugen was unlucky. No one who evacuated first took care of him, and Bu Dugen who evacuated last was faced with many obstacles.
Bu Dugen originally didn't want to be the last one to evacuate, but he had the most people and took the most things. The other people's boats were small and easy to turn around, but he, hurrying and slowing down, still fell behind, and his target was huge.
, so naturally it was bad luck...
Zhang He didn't care about the scattered Xianbei troops, and marched westward. Sometimes he even faced the hussars attacking from the military stronghold. With Zhang He's force, he naturally defeated these military stronghold soldiers and lost their temper. Fortunately, Zhang He didn't think about it.
They were about to capture the military stronghold, so the soldiers in the military stronghold just cursed secretly, licked their wounds, and looked for other soft persimmons to pinch and vent their anger on.
Gan Feng's heavy cavalry is indeed sharp, but its endurance is an unavoidable flaw. After a burst, it entered the sage time, tired and unmotivated, and fell behind. On the contrary,
Zhao Yun and others' light cavalry, because they had never fought with real swords and spears, still had some physical strength. However, as they chased and killed along the way, their horsepower was gradually lacking, and they gradually slowed down.
When Zhang He arrived, Zhao Yun also saw it and ordered to stop the pursuit and start to reorganize the queue.
Although Zhang He's sudden appearance surprised Zhao Yun, Zhao Yun still calmly gave orders, then slowly left the battle and retreated towards Changshan Camp.
Zhang He clicked his tongue.
Zhang He was actually quite hoping that Zhao Yun would be greedy for power and advance rashly, so that he could use special attacks to disperse them, and maybe even boost the morale of the Xianbei people and launch a counterattack. However, he faced the one who was probably the most stable at the moment.
The cavalry general, so the Xianbei people's only chance to turn defeat into victory naturally turned into a wisp of smoke after the two sides separated...
Zhao Yun commanded the soldiers and horses to leave slowly, but what was left behind was the remains of Xianbei along the way. There were injured or dead Xianbei troops everywhere, fleeing in the dark, and then being chased all the way. The number of losses was even greater than what Zhao Yun had done before.
The raid on the Xianbei Royal Court will be even bigger!
"That's it... the Xianbei people are really doomed..." Zhang He said to himself, "but this is fine..."
Zhang He waved the flag and wandered around, looking for Bu Dugen while gathering the defeated Xianbei troops.
Some Xianbei people in the ravine stretched out their heads to take a look. When they saw Zhang He and others, some recognized them as Yuyang's and came down to join them. Some were still frightened and frightened and did not dare to come out. Zhang He did not force them and allowed these guys to do it themselves.
One is hiding.
Zhang He's goal is Bu Dugen.
As a result, it was Liu Qiang who was found first...
"Queen of Prince Jing of Zhongshan?" Zhang He asked expressionlessly, "Since you are the emperor, why are you here?"
Liu Qiang's hair was disheveled, his energy was completely gone, and he remained silent.
Zhang He raised his eyebrows, pulled out a small knife from the guard beside him, and threw it at Liu Qiang's feet, "I think you have some Chinese blood, so I will kill myself and leave a whole body!"
Liu Qiang was stunned for a while, then picked up the knife with a wry smile, "Please give me a sword, general...this knife..." A knife is a small dagger. Is it functional? It's like a picnic knife. It's used to trim nails and cut meat.
It's not a serious weapon.
"snort……"
Zhang He didn't bother to pay attention and left Liu Qiang alone.
Zhang He's guard leader stood in front of Liu Qiang with his arms folded, "What? How about I do it for you?"
Liu Qiang looked up to the sky and sighed, and finally cut his neck with a knife.
"Is he dead? Dig a hole and bury it." Zhang He bit into the cake and muttered, "Take those soldiers who can be used and reorganize them quickly! Tell them to get out of here if they can't be used! We don't have much time..."
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Zhang He was looking for Bu Dugen, but he met Liu Qiang. This made Zhang He a little surprised, but he was also a little confused. Where did Bu Dugen go?
……~(⊙o⊙)~……
Budugen is lost.
The Xianbei people are familiar with the desert. They can always find their way in the vast grassland, just like their own backyard. But when they enter the mountains, they are suddenly confused.
Why do the surrounding mountains all look the same?
The more anxious you are, the less likely you are to find the direction, the more you will go astray, and then you will be lost.
Bu Dugen was also unkempt, and he no longer looked like the so-called Xianbei King. He looked more like a fugitive slave from Xianbei...
There were probably hundreds of people following Bu Dugen. After running for such a long time, both the people and the horses were exhausted.
"Don't get scared!" Bu Dugen slowly settled down, thinking that it would be okay to keep scaring him away. "Find a place first, and then go to the top of the mountain to check the direction..."
Not long after, someone lit a fire, and with the fire there was some hope.
I pulled some wild vegetables and killed an injured war horse. Everyone drank some soup and had food in their stomachs, and slowly they settled down a lot...
After sending people out to find the direction, Bu Dugen sat down. Even though he was a nomadic person, his back and legs were uncomfortable after being bumpy on the horse for a long time. After stretching as much as possible, he took a long breath, but his heart was filled with pain.
It is filled with all kinds of emotions, including anger and doubt, as well as heavy sadness and helpless desolation.
Although he didn’t know how far he had run away from the Changshan camp, the shadows of those men and horses were still swaying in front of Bu Dugen’s eyes. The sound of war drums and shouts of death were also echoing in his mind. It seemed that he could still feel the arrows still flying.
The Han cavalrymen were rushing toward him one after another with their heads high and their hooves high. The Han men on horseback were waving their bloody swords with ferocious faces and seemed to be shouting. Everyone wanted to chop him, and every time
Everyone wants to kill him once...
Bu Dugen shivered.
Winning is inexplicable, losing is even more inexplicable. Bu Dugen still can't figure out why he defeated Changshan Camp. Of course, what he can't figure out even more is that he suddenly lost again in the blink of an eye.
"I obviously...there are so many people..."
Bu Dugen murmured to himself in a low voice, his voice was very thin, like a gurgling sound in his throat, and then quickly disappeared into the mist of the mountains.
……(〒︿〒)……
Yuyang.
Meeting hall.
Cao Chun was furious, while Ju Shou standing beside him had a somewhat helpless expression. They had predicted that Bu Dugen would be defeated, but what they didn't expect was that Zhang He did not return to Yuyang immediately as arranged, but
He did the opposite and ran towards Changshan!
Cao Chun originally imagined many results. Of course, the best result would be a great victory, and then he could follow the current and uproot the Husband's forces in Youzhou. He also thought about bad results, such as the Xianbei people being defeated, and then they
He quickly withdrew his troops and returned to the city to defend Yuyang.
But what Cao Chun didn't expect, and what he couldn't accept, was that Zhang He led his men and horses to the west at such a critical moment! It was a joke to say that he was looking for Bu Dugen, even if Bu Dugen was found in the chaos.
Dugen, what’s the use?
This is really bad news, even more worrying than the news of Zhang He's defeat. Even if he loses the battle or even dies in battle, it is acceptable - this is not that Cao Chun ignores Zhang He's life, but
The battlefield itself is dangerous. Everyone knows that life and death are commonplace. But now, Zhang He has disappeared. He is said to have gone west, but going west, what is the use of his few men and horses?
Could it be...
A thought suddenly appeared in Cao Chun's mind: Was Zhang He going to surrender to the enemy?
If it had been two days earlier, Cao Chun would not have thought this way. After all, at that time Bu Dugen had just killed Chang Shan with great momentum. Everything seemed to be shattered under his cavalry, and the goddess of victory seemed to have raised her skirt towards Cao Chun... Cao Chuncai
Not long after I showed my happy smile, I heard the cold command of the goddess of victory in the blink of an eye, "Turn around and raise your eyebrow! Higher!"
This made Cao Chun very disappointed, angry, and even a little scared. This blow came so suddenly that Cao Chun couldn't accept it for a while, and he was somewhat panicked.
If Zhang He really surrenders to the enemy, how will Cao Chun face the upcoming fierce battle, and how will he face Cao Cao's expectations and trust? Cao Cao entrusted such a huge task to his hands, and in the blink of an eye, his generals became
Although it can be somewhat evaded that Zhang He surrendered to the enemy because he had a rebellious heart, he could not escape the responsibility for his own mismanagement.
More importantly, if Zhang He really surrendered to the enemy, he would have given Yuyang's soldiers a bad head!
When the time comes, the hussars and cavalry soldiers are under Chen Yuyang's walls, and a group of people who surrendered to the enemy will report to Cao Chun in front of Cao Chun's formation. They are afraid that their morale will definitely collapse, and they may only be able to use six or seven points of their original combat strength...
Surrender the Hussars and see that they can live a good life, but if you don't surrender, you will either die in battle or continue to live a miserable life...
By the time……
The more Cao Chun thought about it, the angrier he became, with veins jumping on his forehead.
Jushou stood aside, watching Cao Chun pacing back and forth, wandering around like a trapped animal, and felt Cao Chun's loss and panic at this moment. This was the first time that Cao Chun had shown such a gaffe in so many years in Yuyang.
In a restless mood, Jushou even doubted whether Cao Chun himself could think calmly about the problem at this moment.
All of this was because of Bu Dugen's downfall. Of course, more importantly, perhaps it was because of Zhang He's unexpected actions and failure to follow the original plan, which made Cao Chun feel that everything seemed to be out of control.
Although Jushou felt that Zhang He would not surrender to the Hussars, because he thought that Zhang He would not do such a thing according to Zhang He's character, but character is not conclusive evidence, nor can it be an effective guarantee. A good character
Wouldn't a person make mistakes or commit crimes? So Ju Shou didn't know what to say, so he patted his chest to vouch for Zhang He? Did he say that Zhang He surrendered to Cao Cao because he was discriminated against by Yuan Shao? Then Zhang He is now under the rule of Cao Cao
Have you ever experienced any discrimination?
Therefore, Jushou also remained silent.
To be honest, Jushou was also a little shocked. He even thought the news was false information at first.
Isn’t there a lot of people in Xianbei Budugen?
Even if you stand and let the hussars attack, it will still take a while, right?
How did the Xianbei people become like this?
If only I had known earlier...
Of course, everyone knows how to react in hindsight, and Jushou is no exception. However, after thinking for a moment, his mind still focused on the current situation. If Zhang He really surrendered to the enemy, the situation would have deteriorated terribly in the blink of an eye!
Under such circumstances, Ju Shou couldn't even say anything to Cao Chun, at least not proactively. After all, Ju Shou said before that he would wait and act, but now it seemed like he was laying an ambush for Zhang He.
What do Zhang He and Zhang Junyi want to do?
Outside the meeting hall, footsteps suddenly came, and Cao Chun and Jushou immediately turned their gazes over at the same time.
But it was Cangcao in the city.
"What's the matter with you?" Jushou frowned. Since it was Cang Cao in the city, it couldn't be Zhang He, or the news from outside. It was probably some trivial matters, so he suppressed his mood and stepped forward to ask.
Cang Cao looked at Ju Shou and then secretly glanced at Cao Chun. He instinctively sensed that something was wrong. He forced a smile and said, "It's nothing serious..."
"Say!" Cao Chun glared over.
Cang Cao trembled and said quickly: "General Qi, this... the food stored in this warehouse is probably not enough... I hope the general can make a decision soon..."
"What?!" Cao Chun was furious and slapped the table, "It wasn't a few days ago..."
Halfway through Cao Chun's words, he suddenly realized. Yes, yes, there were still some two days ago, but when Zhang He went out to fight, no one knew how many days it would take to fight, so naturally Zhang He's troops brought out a lot.
Of course less.
Zhang He's whereabouts are a problem, and there is also a problem with the grain and grass in Yuyang. Moreover, the grain and grass that Zhang He was supposed to transport were burned and destroyed on the way...
Could it be that?
Cao Chun's eyes widened, doubts in his heart kept surging, gurgling like boiling water, his mind was buzzing, and even his hands were trembling slightly.
Cao Chun held the desk and was speechless for a while.
After Cao Chun drove Cang Cao away with a wave of his hand, he turned around and asked Jushou, "Military advisor, how many days can we last with the current food and grass?"
Jushou lowered his head and replied: "General, there is about a month left... If we use small fights to even it out, we can last about ten more days... However, this is not a long-term strategy. We should ask the general to send another message and deliver food and grass."
superior……"
"More food and fodder..." Cao Chun put his hands on the table, his veins exposed.
Jushu lowered his head, as if there was something interesting and beautiful on the ground that attracted all his attention. Jushu knew that asking Cao Chun to report information would make Cao Chun embarrassed, but what could be done? Yuyang
It's not like the corruption happened in a day or two. If I had known this, when Yuan Xi went south to defect to Cao Cao, why didn't Cao Cao know how to stop him from plundering?
Now that the Yuyang family is in ruins, is it Yuan Xi’s fault?
Just like many branches in later generations, when reporting at the end of the year, they prefer to report good news rather than bad news. They usually do not take the initiative to explain problems until the last moment and as a last resort... Ahem, it is the same as reporting the situation, Cao Chun
I also don't like to throw Yuyang's problems to Cao Cao again and again. In addition to proving his incompetence, there is no benefit at all.
Moreover, if you ask for food and grass again, you must at least explain the reason. In this way, Zhang He's problem will definitely be explained clearly...
After a long time, Cao Chun gritted his teeth and said: "Report! In addition...send people to the north of the city...to search for wild rats! Make rat meat!"