The hussars walking in the lead seemed to notice something strange. He twisted his body on the horse and looked back at the position of the trip rope under the mottled light and shadow. However, the other cavalry did not notice anything. When he turned back, behind him
His companions had already run up to Tiao Masuo.
The two horses that happened to rush in had no time to react and were tripped to the ground. One of the knights on the horse hit a tree trunk and seemed to have injured his muscles and bones and was unable to get up for a long time, while the other was
It landed on the fallen leaves in the forest, and immediately followed the momentum and rolled on the ground, without leaving the sword.
The rest of the cavalry reined in their horses and shouted: "Enemy attack! Be on guard!"
A hussar lowered himself down and cut the tripping rope with a knife.
Some of the other cavalrymen reined in their horses. The horses neighed and stopped as hard as they could to form a frontal defense line. The cavalrymen on the side immediately turned their horses and rushed to both sides.
Zhang He looked at the hussars who were suddenly attacked, but remained orderly and did not become panicked. He couldn't help but secretly admired them. Unfortunately, praise was praise, and the fight was still going to happen.
"Go! Attack! Attack!"
Zhang He's men and Xianbei people who had been ambushing them emerged one after another among the tree trunks and shrubs, and then charged forward while shooting arrows!
Within a distance of fifty steps, bows and arrows can even rival the pistols of later generations!
At such a close distance, although the hussars instinctively raised their shields and fired arrows with their weapons, several cavalry were still shot on the spot and fell off their horses screaming, while the rest of the cavalry were shot.
Roaring angrily, he launched a counterattack.
Zhang He also rushed forward, wielding his spear with both hands, and nimbly dodged the branches that grew out of the side. With a loud shout, he knocked away the sword of a hussar, and then stabbed the cavalryman in the abdomen.
The sharp spearhead sank directly into the cavalryman's belly and immediately came out from the back! Zhang He used both arms to lift up the cavalryman's body and smashed it against another hussar cavalryman.
Unexpectedly, Zhang He was in charge, and there were not many hussars at the level of small soldiers. Even with the advantage of armor, the difference in strength was too great, and most of them were killed quickly. However, the original plan was to
The hussars on the flank saw that something was wrong and immediately withdrew and fled.
Zhang He did not dare to do more tricks, because he knew that these small groups of hussars must be followed by large groups of people. After encountering an attack, Zhao Yun's main force would arrive here soon, so he immediately ordered people to take them with him.
The uninjured horses quickly fled the woods.
Sure enough, not long after Zhang He and others left, Zhao Yun arrived with his people.
Zhao Yun's brows wrinkled slightly.
This was the first resistance they received after Bu Dugen died. Did the Xianbei people regain their fighting spirit so quickly?
If this is true, this is not a good phenomenon.
Sima Yi looked around and said in a deep voice: "The arrow belongs to the Xianbei people, but the person who leads the army may not be Xianbei..."
Zhao Yun turned around and looked again. He felt a little surprised, then nodded and said, "What Zhongda said is true!"
It's very simple. If they were all Xianbei people, then there wouldn't be corpses in full armor here. Even the blood-stained robes would have been stripped off, and even the seriously injured horses on the side would have been killed for meat.
How could he just leave it here and abandon it? Zhao Yun had basically met Xianbei people before, so naturally he only thought of Xianbei from the beginning, and Sima Yi was thinking about Yuyang from beginning to end, so of course
They are always digging for clues about Yu Yang. The two people observe from different points, so there are naturally some differences at first.
Now that it was confirmed that someone else was involved, Zhao Yun and Sima Yi immediately changed their original plan and began to send out signals to gather the scattered soldiers and no longer give the isolated soldiers a chance to ambush.
"Tsk..."
Zhang He looked at the hussars slowly gathering and couldn't help curling his lips. How could he react so quickly? How could he react so quickly? He didn't see any notification from the orderly soldiers, nor did he hear the sound of horns or drums.
Zhang He frowned and stared closely at the hussar cavalry from a hidden place, then followed the gazes of several of the cavalry to the top of a mountain, and happened to see some shining lights on the top of the mountain...
this!
Flashing light?
I see!
"Stay here and don't show your body!" Zhang He ordered his men, "Wait until so-and-so comes back before making plans!" After saying that, he took some men and started climbing up the mountain under the cover of shrubs.
Climb away.
"Yo..."
Sima Yi received the information, smiled and unfolded the map, then found the location, gestured to Zhao Yun, and murmured, "Di Zi No. 5... found it... probably near this mountain..."
The technology of polishing metal in the Han Dynasty was already very mature, so making some metal mirrors was not a problem. Zhang He discovered that Zhao Yun and Sima Yi were using light to transmit information, and he immediately pulled it out himself.
But it was still discovered.
Because even if Zhang He was caught alive and learned some methods of passing, it doesn't mean that novices and experienced people can use it smoothly if they take a reflective shield.
After all, the sun's rays are a little biased every moment. If you want to be able to use them proficiently without a period of training? Are you kidding me?
It is useless even to force him alive, because no one knows whether any news that should not be passed will be passed on in the process.
Therefore, Zhang He only dared to pull it out, but did not dare to use it.
But after the transmission point is removed, because it is transmitted point-to-point, there must be feedback after sending the message. If there is no feedback, of course there will be a problem. If the point is not appropriate, naturally there is a problem around the point.
The most important thing is that as long as the weather is clear and the line of sight is clear, this method of delivering messages is very fast, much faster than people running on horseback.
Zhao Yun nodded, "Send the order, advance the troops!"
Zhao Yun's army was advancing, and Zhang He did not dare to confront him head-on. He naturally had to run away, and it was impossible to wait until dark before taking action, so as soon as Zhang He started running, he stirred up smoke and dust, and was discovered by the hussar scouts, and then
I was chased all the way, and it wasn't until dusk that I finally calmed down.
"What should we do? General, what should we do now?" Zhang He's trusted guard asked in a low voice.
While Zhang He was being chased, some Xianbei people saw that the situation was not good, so they sneaked into the mountains and valleys halfway. When dusk fell, Zhao Yun and Sima Yi slowly stopped their steps, and after counting the number of people,
Almost 30 to 40% less!
There is no problem for the Xianbei people to follow suit, so when Zhang He ambushed them at first, they were more or less obedient. But seeing the hussar army approaching, these Xianbei people naturally had no loyalty at all. If not all of them had escaped, they had already been killed.
It was Zhang He who discovered something was wrong and managed to maintain it after repeatedly restraining him.
However, even Zhang He knew clearly, looking at the twinkling eyes of these Xianbei people, that if he continued to stay here, something would definitely go wrong tonight!
For the Xianbei people, if they can have Zhang He to help them avenge the hussar, they will naturally fight with Zhang He. However, if they find that Zhang He cannot defeat the hussar and there is no hope of winning, then these Xianbei people will soon
Keep your greedy eyes on Zhang He! These Xianbei talents don't care about friendly forces or not. Anyway, they rob some things and return them to the desert. Do they care whether these things belong to this Han or that Han?
"Go back! Go back to Yuyang..." Zhang He pondered for a moment, stood up and said, "Get moving immediately and go back overnight!"
"Ah? Now?" asked the trusted guard.
Zhang He nodded, "Now! Set off immediately!"
How to fight? I can’t fight...
Zhang He's original plan was to use an ambush to eat some scattered Hussar troops and disrupt the rhythm of the Hussars' advance. On the one hand, it would make the Hussars all soldiers, and on the other hand, it would gradually re-establish the morale of his side and establish a
The tacit understanding between each other, and finally find an opportunity to make a move, preferably by defeating the hussar vanguard or something, then naturally it will be considered a success.
But now, this plan has just been launched and it has come to nothing.
Even the headquarters under his command has lost some morale, not to mention those recruited Xianbei people. If they continue to stay here and wait until they really get to grips with it, it may not be a live performance or something.
It’s called the Big Crash!
Go back as soon as possible so that you can still bring some loot and save some manpower. Otherwise, when these Xianbei people who are slower to react come back to their senses, Zhang He and others may be stabbed in the back along the way!
As for the missing Xianbei people, isn't it normal for them to get lost during the rapid march at night?
"This is not normal!"
Cao Chun frowned coldly.
People who have the ax to kill are interested in the son of their neighbor. Isn't this a normal psychological phenomenon? So when Cao Chun looked at Zhang He who came back, he felt that it was very abnormal.
We went out with more than two thousand people and came back with more than one thousand people. They said there was no way to fight head-on. The missing men and horses were lost during the night march?
I took some scrap metal, uh, okay, not just scrap metal, some hussar armor, not even a decent general's equipment, so this counts as a fight, can it be exchanged?
Who are you trying to fool?
Cao Chun naturally had doubts in his heart, and then he secretly found a few soldiers of Cao's army who were following Zhang He to investigate, and found that Zhang He left alone in the middle of the road to sneak attack the Hussars' scouts...
Well...this...
Then, Zhao Yun and others' large group of hussars and horses pressed forward step by step...
Well... like this...
Zhang He led them through the mountains. Some of the Xianbei people ran away at some point. In the evening, Zhang He ordered the troops to return...
Well...this is definitely not normal!
They said they went to strangle the Hussar scouts, but no one else saw it. Who knows if they really killed them or just pretended to be? And the Hussar men and horses that followed came so fast. If they really killed the Hussar scouts,
, it should be more difficult to be discovered by the hussars. How could Zhang He be found so accurately?
Now that Zhang He was found, Zhang He was able to escape without fighting? How did he know which way to go? Why did Zhang He not even fight a frontal fight, but instead led his troops to maneuver?
"Come here! Send the order to Zhang Junyi! You are not allowed to enter the city! You are still camping in the west of the city!" Cao Chun said in a deep voice.
The messenger went down.
Cao Chun walked around twice, then waved to his trusted guards, "Go to the top of the city and watch. If Zhang Junyi tries to storm the city, he will be killed without mercy! In addition, send some people to keep an eye on Ju Guangping..."
…Look what he’s doing…”
The battlefield is extremely dangerous and dangerous, so no matter how careful you are, you can't be too careful.
Although on the whole, war considers the overall strength, but in a certain part, it is normal for the two sides with inconsistent strength balance to come back. The generals of both sides use their own strategies, deception and counter-deception, concealment and counter-concealment.
Don't compete with each other's wisdom all the time.
Fake and real, fake and real, war never tires of deceit. No one stipulates that only the weak side can use strategies, the strong side can also use them. Just like in a casino, small chips are often eaten by the deep chip pool.
,Why?
Cao Chun's last bargaining chip is not Zhang He, Ju Shou, or the Cao family's men in his hands, but Yuyang. Only if Yuyang is there, everything will make sense. Otherwise, Yuyang will not exist and the Youbei barrier will be lost. Then the Cao family will
Youzhou will be lost forever.
So does Cao Chun dare to press Yuyang up from the beginning?
At this moment, Zhao Yun and Sima Yi did not immediately send their troops to Yuyang, but waited for Liu He halfway.
Liu He had met Zhao Yun before, and even had dinner and chatted with General Hussar. Logically speaking, he was considered a veteran, but now he still had to wait outside in a polite manner.
"I'd like to invite Liu Youzhou..." A soldier came out and said loudly.
Liu He nodded slightly and moved forward. The Xianyu family on the side also wanted to follow him in, but the soldier stopped him with his hand and looked over sideways, "The general invites Ambassador Liu..."
Xian Yufu's eyebrows suddenly stood up. I also met General Hussar back then. Why can't I even see Zhao Yun today?
Liu He was silent for a moment, "By the way, I remember that there are still some things in the army that seem to have not been done well. I would like to ask General Xianyu to trouble me..."
Xian Yufu took two heavy breaths, then cupped his hands and turned around.
This is a show of force.
Liu He knew clearly.
Because I didn't do my original task well.
Liu He slowly followed Zhao Yun's soldiers and walked inward.
Zhao Yun and Sima Yi put Liu He here for the purpose. Liu He himself knew very well that he was actually a buffer. The guest army should give some support and let it serve as a barrier. This is a very common pattern, but the problem
This time, Liu He didn't do what a visiting army should do right away, so it was natural for him to show off his power.
The reason why Liu He didn't do what he was supposed to do is also very simple: he didn't have enough chips.
Not everyone has the courage to abandon everything, block everything, and hang on the edge of the cliff every time, taking one step forward to survive or taking one step back to die. Although Liu He has the title of Liu Yu's son on his head,
He is just an ordinary person, otherwise he would not have been deceived by Yuan Shu in vain...
So when the Xianbei people attacked in large numbers, Liu He chose to wait and see. The Xianbei people did not attack Liu He and others, and with Zhang He and Ding Ling on one side, Liu He naturally felt that he did not want to fight to the death, and then
A reason that puts all your wealth and life on the line.
On the one hand, the Wuhuan people had just experienced division and were not very willing to cooperate in fighting to the death. On the other hand, Liu He felt that if the Hussar and the Xianbei people fought with each other, as the so-called two tigers fight, one of them would be injured, and most of the Xianbei people would be injured.
It can't be defeated, but the Qiusi will also suffer some damage. If you want to stabilize Youzhou, you will definitely need Liu He's cooperation, which will invisibly improve your own status.
So why bother to rush forward as soon as the game starts? For Liu He, that is not called bravery, that is called going to die with your head stuck out...
However, Liu He did not expect that the Xianbei people were like clay sculptures. They looked quite big, but when they encountered the wind and rain of Zhao Yun and Sima Yi, they collapsed with a crash and turned into dust. Thinking back then, Liu He's
Father, Liu Yu worked hard to resist the Xianbei people, and even had to tolerate many of Gongsun Zan's rude behaviors. But when it came to Qiaoqi, why was it so easy?
Therefore, if there is a mistake in judgment, you will naturally be punished.
In this regard, Liu He acted like a bachelor. When he met Zhao Yun and Sima Yi, he confessed on the spot, then told his original thoughts, expressed his mistake, and was willing to be punished. Of course, there were some deletions in his words.
Cover it up, but overall the attitude is quite sincere.
Sima Yi looked at Zhao Yun.
Zhao Yun nodded slightly.
Sima Yi then stepped forward, helped Liu He up, took him aside and sat down.
"Liu Shijun... are you saying words of punishment? There is no need... You and I are allies, and we have no superiority... Haha..." Sima Yi said with a smile, with some brilliance in his eyes, playing this in front of me
?"What the general and I are worried about is that Liu Shijun has forgotten the last wish of Marquis Xiangben and only wants to live a leisurely life and enjoy happiness..."
Liu He suddenly felt uncomfortable. Children in the Han Dynasty still respected the concept of their parents and clans. They were not like those in later generations who could just use their parents to hang out, cheating their fathers and cheating their mothers.
Before Liu He could say anything, Sima Yi continued: "Now we want to enter Yuyang... However, although Xianbei is newly defeated, there are still many remnants in the desert, which will inevitably hinder us... Liu Shijun can
I would like to lead troops as a flank and go to the royal court of Xianbei. Firstly, I can fulfill the last wishes of Marquis Xiangben, and secondly, I can cut off the root of Xianbei's troubles. I wonder what Liu Shijun wants?"
This is what I said...
Liu He didn't know what to say for a while.
This has brought out Liu Yu's name. As Liu Yu's son, can he lick his face and say that he doesn't know? This is not the case? After all, Liu Yu's name was in the northern part of Youzhou and Xianbei.
He only grew up when the barbarians fought against and governed him. If he doesn't even admit this, he will inevitably be pointed at his nose and scolded, "You are not a son of man!"
I am afraid that some people in future generations will not take these four words "in vain to be a son of man" seriously. After all, if you cannot be a son, then you can be a grandson...
However, in the Han Dynasty, if someone was given such a name, then this person was finished. No one would associate with such a person. How could a person who didn't even care about his own parents have any credibility and sincerity towards others?
So Liu He couldn't refuse. At the same time, Liu He's previous reasons for saying that he had insufficient troops were actually to prevent Zhao Yun from forcing Sima Yi to attack Yuyang as soon as he came up. During the siege, Yan Fu was killed, and now he is marching
The collapsed Xianbei is naturally more in line with his and Wuhuan people's appetites, and the relative risks are naturally smaller.
Liu He stood up and prostrated to the ground again: "I am willing to obey the general's orders!"
