The top of Wancheng was stained with blood, and fireworks were burning everywhere in the city, billowing into the sky.
Xia Houyuan immediately stood on the crossroads of Wancheng and looked up.
In front of him is the open city gate, and behind him is the Wancheng Mansion Office that is still resisting.
Xia Houyuan suddenly understood what he wanted, or what should be done most at the moment...
Xia Houyuan doesn't care much about money, women, Xia Houyuan finds it troublesome, and food and drink, Xia Houyuan doesn't care much about. The only thing Xia Houyuan values is name and reputation.
It's not that Xiahou Yuan has never been poor. The Xiahou family was actually in decline when Cao Cao started the uprising. So when Cao Cao wanted to make a comeback, it wasn't that the Xiahou family was unwilling to spend money to support Cao Cao, but that they really had no money. Even if
In this way, Xia Houyuan did not bow down to money when he was the poorest. He even preferred to starve his youngest son to raise his brother's surviving daughter.
Xia Houyuan was the successor of Xia Hou Ying, the imperial servant of the Western Han Dynasty. He and Xia Hou Dun were only brothers within the clan, not real brothers. However, Xia Hou Yuan had a closer relationship with Cao Cao. Xia Hou Yuan's wife was the daughter of Cao Cao's uncle. In a sense, Cao Cao would be in pain.
Calling Xia Houyuan the "Baidi" general only further illustrates the relationship between the two.
Only when we love deeply can we hate deeply. Because we are close, we can curse in anger.
On the contrary, Cao Cao often treated generals with foreign surnames with praise and smiles.
If Xia Houyuan was willing, he could retire honorably now, occupy a high position and wait to die. Even if others complain and point fingers behind his back, it will not affect his eating, drinking, playing, and happiness at all.
But Xia Houyuan chose to continue fighting, fighting all the way until the day he could no longer hold the sword.
Before marching into Wancheng, Xia Houyuan also kept questioning himself in his mind. When he once again commanded the cavalry to face the hussars, was he overestimating his own capabilities, thinking too highly of himself, or was he too indifferent?
You want to change the outcome of this battle, so you lose your sense of normalcy and may not be qualified for the leadership position this time?
However, after thinking about it, Xia Houyuan still stood up.
Wancheng is easy to fight, but also difficult to fight.
The reason why Wancheng is easy to fight is because Wancheng's city defenses and soldiers are not as strong as Xiongcheng's heavy soldiers, and because there is more business and trade, there are naturally many loopholes that can be exploited, but Wancheng is also not good.
Fight, because fighting is tantamount to enmity with the Pang and Huang clan, and more importantly, it is almost equivalent to enmity with the Jingzhou nobles, and even the Hussars General Fei Qian.
This kind of hatred will even last for descendants. Even if the two families reconcile in the future, it will be okay if Cao Cao has the upper hand. But once Cao Cao is at a disadvantage, sooner or later the generals who attack Wancheng will be beaten, just like
Even if the Yang family of Hongnong did not die, would their life be easy?
Others were unwilling to come, but Xia Houyuan stood up. From a certain perspective, he was worthy of the title given to him by Cao Cao, "General Bai Di".
The focus of the attack on Wancheng was not all about killing. Xia Houyuan knew this very well. What would be the benefit of killing all the Huang and Pang clans in Wancheng?
What Cao Cao wants is a Jingzhou that is as loyal and stable as possible to provide a certain amount of food, grass and wealth, rather than a Jingzhou that is like an active volcano every day and never knows when it will erupt!
Therefore, when Xia Houyuan learned that the Hussar reinforcements were coming, he breathed a sigh of relief. At least, he had completed most of the tasks. All that was left now was to defeat the reinforcements and then release them to force the Pang family in Wancheng Prefecture.
Huang and others surrendered...
Then give the follow-up to Cao Cao...
I have traveled a long distance with thousands of cavalry, and now I have invaded Wancheng. It is a time when the morale is high. The fact that the hussar reinforcements can arrive so quickly means that they have come from a long way, and they are difficult to detect even in the rush.
Zhou Quan, San Mo, must also be the vanguard army, and the number must not be large, so it is a direct attack now!
If Wancheng can win, it can change the entire battle situation and even affect Cao Cao's final battle against the Hussars. Then even if he dies in this battle, he is worthy of it!
A cavalry battle is originally about maneuver versus maneuver. The two sides circle around to see who will show weakness and fatigue first, and who can seize the opportunity to deal a heavy blow to the other party...
However, the problem is that Xia Houyuan's cavalry are not elite cavalry. They want to compete with the hussar cavalry on the open ground and play some difficult positions, such as **** and ****. That's for sure.
He will be lured away by the Hussars, and he might even strain his ligaments or something...
Exploiting strengths and avoiding weaknesses is undoubtedly the most important rule on the battlefield. If fighting cannot be carried out on open ground, then it is undoubtedly the best battlefield in the city. The narrow streets are not so small that even weapons cannot be used.
, and it can limit the activity area of the hussars and horses, and with the Wancheng government office behind them, it will definitely make the hussars and horses have to fight here!
A simple horse trap has been set up. Although it certainly cannot completely stop the hussars and horses, it can slow down their speed. The corpses scattered on the streets are the best horse tripping ropes, and the blood-slick stone road is a natural horse trap!
Not to mention the archers standing on the roofs on both sides, who will provide a continuous and affectionate caress from the flanks, while Xia Houyuan is leading his elite troops in the center, preparing to go straight to Huanglong and deliver a fatal blow!
Since the hussars are powerful, then if you compete with the hussars, wouldn't it mean that they would repeatedly jump into the pit and fall into the pit again? Since they can't compete on horseback, then they can't compete! Xia Houyuan just wants to force Huang Zhong to dismount and fight!
Huang Zhong came in a long drive, starting from Fancheng. Although he had two horses, he also changed his war horse dozens of miles away from Wancheng. But when he galloped over, even if the war horse still had physical endurance, the rider's physical strength was also consumed a lot.
Normally, it is not a very good time to fight.
Huang Zhong knew this, but Huang Zhong came anyway, not only because of his family members in the government office, but also because of the relief on the faces of the people of Wancheng when they saw the tricolor flag!
Huang Zhong drank water from Sancai Well in the east of the city, drank Shilixiang wine in the west of the city, sang with the woodcutter in the north of the city, and fished with the fishermen in the south of the city. Huang Zhong was probably the most unassuming schoolmaster in Wancheng since the Han Dynasty.
Wei, because he regards Wancheng as his second home. Now, the original home in the south of Xiangyang is mostly destroyed, and now the second home has also been poisoned!
Fight! Only one fight!
Before leaving Wancheng, Huang Zhong looked at the inside and outside of the city gate, and at the entrance to the city gate of the ditch and suspension bridge. It was almost covered with corpses, blood was flowing everywhere, and the dead head was shaking back and forth on the ground, as if he was telling something, and his face could not help but move slightly.
Huang Zhong slowly looked forward. The city gate was wide open, but Cao Jun could not be seen.
There was a huge hustle and bustle inside and outside the city, but the city gate where Cao Jun attacked was unusually quiet, and there was obviously something wrong.
The rest of the city gates were in chaos, and even if they wanted to leave, they couldn't. Although some Wancheng people seemed to be a little calmer after seeing Huang Zhong and others coming, and they were no longer as panicked as a bereaved dog, but the city was still full of chaos.
Some people still didn't know what was going on and were still running away frantically, so they collided with each other at the city gate and blocked the streets at the city gate...
If Huang Zhong chooses to enter through those city gates, he may not only have to face Cao Jun's soldiers, but also the chaotic people. If he is not careful, he will be disrupted in the queue.
Should the people who come from Wancheng be killed or not?
So Huang Zhong could only take a detour here and take this bloody road...
This road is obviously not easy to walk.
Huang Zhong took a deep breath and said, "Be armored with someone!"
Huang Zhong is already wearing a suit of armor. Now, when it comes to preparing armor, he obviously has to wear the second layer of heavy armor. Once he puts on heavy armor, it obviously means he has to rush into battle...
Several of Huang Zhong's guards shouted, "Captain, the situation in the city is unknown! Let me check it out before I tell you!"
"There is obviously an ambush in this city!"
"After entering the city, the streets are narrow and alleys are complicated, and the cavalry cannot use them!"
"If you can't use it, dismount and engage in battle!" Huang Zhong waved his hand and said, "The chaos in the city is like fighting fire and water. Is there any reason to delay? Get your armor ready quickly!"
Seeing Huang Zhong's resolute attitude, the guards behind him didn't say much. They each opened their backpacks and put on a set of heavy armor for Huang Zhong. Front chest, back shoulder, left and right shoulder armor, arm guards, left and right skirt armor, shin guards...
As the pieces of armor were buckled and fastened, Huang Zhong suppressed the irritability and uneasiness in his heart, and his thoughts gradually became clearer and brighter.
The long knife is in hand, and the red tassel flutters!
The handle of the knife hit the ground heavily, stirring up fine yellow sand.
"Huang's soldiers! Dismount!" Huang Zhong shouted in a deep voice, his voice making a muffled sound under his helmet, "We have come with a long march. Cao's army has been fighting for a long time, and they are all exhausted! They are about the same as us! Now we are here
It depends on whose family the soldier is, but Jia Yuyong!"
"The small families in the city are all looking forward to us. If we delay and pass by without entering, the morale of the soldiers in the city will be reduced! Even if we fight again, it will be too late!" Huang Zhong looked around, "Now Cao's army is shrinking.
There must be an ambush in the city! Haha! So what if it's an ambush?! Cao Jun's move was intended to maximize his strengths and avoid weaknesses, hoping to win with a single step, but unexpectedly it revealed his cowardice! Today, Cao Jun's children will know that his cavalry is weak in combat, and his footwork
Even if you fight, you are incompetent! I am the only one who can control the world!"
"Only my hussar, the world is in control!" All the soldiers raised their swords high and followed Huang Zhong in shouting in unison, which shook the whole country.
"Everyone, listen to the order! Get food!"
Huang Zhong looked around and saw that everyone was taking out dry food from their belts or arms to eat. He also took a small, tightly pressed pancake from his waist and stuffed it into his mouth.
Before the war, eat a few bites, but never eat too much. Firstly, it can prevent gastrointestinal cramps caused by nervousness during the fight, which will waste your life. Secondly, it can also be used as a reserve of physical strength. Perhaps this is what happens in life and death.
A little pre-filled food will give you extra energy.
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The cake was very small, and no one had time to chew it carefully. After a few breaths, the soldiers all raised their heads, with fighting intent burning in their eyes.
"Huang's soldiers followed a certain person into the city to fight on foot! The rest walked around the city, looking for an opportunity to enter the city and rush to the aid of the government office!" Huang Zhong did not hesitate for a moment and immediately ordered, then he raised his long sword and pointed at Wancheng, "Drink!"
Fight! Come fight!』
"war!"
"Come and fight!"
Loud shouts arose at the city gate. Even though there was no roar of war drums, the excitement made everyone's blood and fighting spirit rise!
Huang Zhong led his Huang soldiers, holding up their shields and marching slowly, approaching the city gate.
At the city gate, burnt carbonized and semi-carbonized corpses were scattered everywhere. Under the shock of the steps of Huang Zhong and others, the fully cooked or semi-cooked flesh and blood would pop down, revealing some yellow, pink or
It comes in white or black color. It has a sulfur smell that is compounded by grease barbecue, burnt protein, and charred earth and masonry, all of which describe the brutality of the previous battle.
There is almost semi-coagulated plasma under your feet, like someone who accidentally failed to lift the blood basin when killing pigs, or the workshop of a slaughterhouse, where the smell of blood emanates from every square centimeter, dancing wantonly
Then, he grabs any passing creature, stretches out his tentacles, and drills through every gap until the depths of the bones...
Outside the city, it seems that there is still a human world. The city gate is the door of death, and the road inside the city is the bloody road and the road to hell!
Although it was under the sun, the air of blood was permeated when we could move forward, and corpses were scattered all over the street. Among the corpses were soldiers wearing armor, and of course more were common people in simple clothes. And among these corpses
At the end of the street, at the crossroads of the long street, is Xia Houyuan standing with his sword across.
He who falls down dies, and he who stands lives.
"Xiahou..." Huang Zhong said slowly.
"Huang..." Xia Houyuan gritted his teeth and made a sound.
Knowing that there is an ambush, but still rushing in, he is either a reckless and rude person, or an expert and bold person, and it is obvious that Huang Zhong is not the former type, so he is looking down on someone!
The fire in Xia Houyuan's heart arose, and the Huang family's battle flag in front of him seemed to sting Xia Houyuan's eyes at this moment, causing Xia Houyuan to close his eyes, then glared angrily, and shouted: "Kill! Die!"
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Brother!
Let's see someone fill in the loopholes in your plan, eliminate accidents, and achieve a great success in Jingzhou!
If it was just to capture Jingzhou, would it be necessary for Cao Cao to go out with all his troops?
Obviously not needed.
Therefore, Cao Cao's strategic plan had already budgeted for Fei Qian from the beginning, and it was also planned to attack Wancheng to involve the hussars heading south from Wuguan.
Is it just...
After all, a plan is a plan, and no matter how perfect a plan is, there are still surprises. Huang Zhong and Huang Hansheng were the first and biggest surprise that occurred during the execution of this plan!
Then there were some surprises when marching into Wancheng. According to the original plan, Wancheng should have fallen long ago. Xia Houyuan could even trap the Pang family and Huang family on the city wall and force Huang Zhong to surrender!
As a result, when attacking Wancheng, the most important first attack, when they were about to break through the city defenses inside and outside, were blocked by fire for a moment, giving the Wancheng defenders a chance to breathe, so they had to delay
Time has passed, even if we have now invaded Wancheng, we have still not been able to achieve full success until now!
And now, Xia Houyuan wants to erase the biggest surprise that appeared in Cao Cao's plan!
On the top of Wancheng city, the archers of Cao's army who were originally hidden behind the female wall and on both sides of the street, under Xia Houyuan's order, stood up suddenly and raised their bows towards Huang Zhong and others who appeared on the bloody long street.
shoot!
From the side and from the rear, Cao Jun's archers pulled the bow strings hard, and arrows flew down!
"Shield!" Huang Zhong shouted, like muffled thunder rolling in the clouds, and immediately shields were placed on the outside, welcoming the arrows flying from Cao's army!
At the same time, many Cao Jun soldiers sprang out from the unburned storefronts and houses on both sides of the street, rushing towards them with ferocious looks!
In the blink of an eye, the fight was fierce!
Blood and flesh are the fuel of this fire, flying freely!
Those surrounded are naturally the Huang family's elites who look like flowers in the middle, and those biting on the outside are naturally Xia Houyuan's powerful soldiers!
At this moment, the most elite and fierce soldiers from both sides are entangled with each other, risking their lives! The battle between the two sides is like a bite on the road to hell. Everyone seems to be overdrawing their life and energy.
, or blood, to determine life and death!
Huang's soldiers held up their shields and maintained the line without retreating. They slowly fell from their ranks until they breathed out their last breath. Cao's soldiers were even more crazy, desperately trying to rush into the opponent's enemy line regardless of casualties.
In the array, open a gap, and then make the gap huge, so that more Cao soldiers can squeeze in and tear the gap, until the circular array in front of you, which seems impossible to be shaken, is completely shattered!
The fallen soldiers from both sides were entangled. As long as they were still alive, they were still crawling on the ground and wrestling with each other, stabbing each other's legs and feet with their swords. But most of the time, these fallen soldiers would be quickly killed.
The feet that both parties stepped down carelessly were stamped into the blood, and then they were trampled into flesh one by one!
The roars of the fierce battle between the two sides, and the tragic situation presented, seemed to scare even the autumn sky. They hid their heads behind the clouds, twisted their faces and tilted towards the west. Anyway, if they couldn't see it, they could just pretend it didn't happen...
Cao Jun launched three or four attacks in succession, each time with the same ferocity and violence, like wild wolves biting, cruising, attacking, dragging around the circular formation of Huang's soldiers, with blood and flesh flying everywhere.
The ground was soon covered with layers of fresh blood, slowly spreading along the stone slabs, like a sliced lava cake.
Huang Zhong stood in the formation, holding the sword and not moving at all.
Under the shaking figures and the bloody light of swords and guns, Huang Zhong just stared at the figure on the cross street, and he also saw that Xia Houyuan was also staring at him, staring at the figure above his head.
Flag!
At this moment, Huang Zhong and Xia Houyuan were like two wolf kings, confronting each other, and at the same time competing to see who was more stoic, who was more resistant to fighting, and who was stronger!
However, just as the covenant is eventually torn apart, the balance will eventually be broken...
