Cao Chun stood on the battlements of Yuyang and looked north.
The howling cold wind swept in from the north, pushing the clouds in the sky like a shepherd driving his sheep.
After a period of hard work, Yuyang finally looked better, and Cao Chun breathed a sigh of relief. He was not as arrogant as before. However, there was still a lingering shadow in Cao Chun's heart. He always felt that war
One day he will come to this land again...
Fear cannot slow down the coming of war. Just like the snowstorm in winter, what is supposed to come will still come. Then all we can do is to be prepared for everything, so that when the snowstorm comes, we can face it more calmly.
After experiencing the last battle in Youzhou, Cao Chun was somewhat relieved to find that the cavalry under his command, after the last polishing, seemed to have sharpened their swords, and some of their sharpness and edge were revealed.
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Back then, I commanded the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. Now that I think about it, it is just a name. It is still somewhat far away from the so-called real Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. It is like a recruit has not been baptized by blood. A recruit will always be a recruit, no matter how experienced he is.
No matter how much training, I always feel a little bit panicked when I go to the battlefield for the first time. Only after the first bloody battle can I be reborn...
Cao's cavalry in Yuyang can truly be called cavalry now. If given time and more training, and then use these soldiers as the backbone, it may not be impossible to cultivate a cavalry team that can always rival the hussars!
Cavalry is people and horses.
People's problems are easy to talk about. Whether it is the land of Youzhou or the north of Jizhou, there is no shortage of brave men. The problem is war horses.
As long as he has enough war horses, Cao Chun is confident that in the land of Youzhou, he will feed war with war and bring out a cavalry that can truly fight, a veritable tiger and leopard cavalry!
So the current problem is to solve the problem of war horses.
As long as the problem of the war horses can be solved, the troubled land of Youzhou will be revitalized in an instant...
Yuyang has salt, iron, and grain, but no war horses.
Obviously, war horses cannot be like the games of later generations, where a horse farm is built next to the city, and then the civilians with hammers jingle and hammer, and then the war horses are automatically added to the warehouse every cycle...
Of course Cao Chun also wanted to raise horses, but first he had to have a pasture, secondly he had to have someone who could raise them, and then he had to be able to keep them. However, Cao Chun could not satisfy any of these three aspects.
Therefore, there is only one way left in front of Cao Chun...
The cold wind howled, Cao Chun looked to the north, as if he wanted to see the brilliance in the distance through the gradually lowering night...
"I hope... everything goes well..."
Cao Chun was originally going to go back, but for some reason, Cao Chun suddenly stopped and looked through the battlements to the bottom of the city.
The area under the city was originally Zhang He's camp.
Zhang He, Zhang Junyi...
Cao Chun was silent for a moment, then raised his head again, then patted the battlements and left.
In the cold wind, the battlements still stood silently, without saying a word, but the deep marks of knife and axe-marks on the body were still deep and did not recover with the passage of time...
Outside the Desert Pass, in the camp, little fires lit up, and the stars in the sky fell to the ground.
Zhang He flashed through Cao Chun's mind. At this moment, he was standing under the three-color flag.
Zhang He stood outside the tent, looking back at the towering mountains in the darkness.
Since rejoining the Han family, everything seems to have become peaceful, he is no longer afraid of the dark night, and he even seems to have a little more hope for the future.
In the desert, everything looks desolate, especially after it snows, and there is no trace of humans or animals.
In total, Zhang He is already thirty-two years old this year
For many things, Zhang He traveled to Jizhou and Youzhou from the age of twenty-three, fighting on the battlefield and gambling in the workplace, and then saw the replacement of political big shots, and also saw the changes of ants and common people. Perished, but Zhang He never found his own position.
Because of all the speculations about the Cavalry General, Zhang He circled and tossed in the desert, but after the final decision was made, he calmed down. Even if the result may not be as he wished, he may still regret it, but still There will be no resentment because of this...
Zhang He had some insights, there were already too many dissatisfactions in this world.
The more you ask for more, the more dissatisfaction you will get.
The less you ask for, the less confusion and influence you receive...
"General Zhang..."
The soldiers on the side called softly.
"Ready?" Zhang He looked back and said, "Let's go patrol the camp."
Every night, every hour, there is a patrol of the camp. This was originally the duty of the captain or the captain. Zhang He originally had reasons not to do it, but Zhang He still insisted on letting Zhao Yun put him on the rotation of patrolling the camp. among.
The firelight flickered, and Zhang He slowly walked forward along the road inside the camp. Behind him was a group of hussars on guard.
The military camp was orderly, and the soldiers were resting in their respective tents. When Zhang He passed by, he could occasionally hear the sounds of some soldiers snoring, grinding their teeth, and talking in their sleep...
This made Zhang He feel very comfortable and relaxed.
Everything is the way it was originally, and everything is the way it is best.
The more you get, the more things you carry, and as you carry more and more things, you become more and more unable to let go...
Even sometimes I want to let go, but I can't.
Ding Lingtou wanted to give up and go south, but he wanted to let go, but others did not allow him to let go.
Ding Lingtou calls him Tujin Luozhou. This is a new name he gave himself. Of course, it is also the name chosen by heaven through the ox bone...
The Xianbei people failed, so the remaining Xianbei people in the desert are like pieces of fat meat. Many people can't help but put them down. Even if Tujinluozhou wants to bring these Dingling people back, these people
Reluctant to part with it.
Gold, silver, furs, population, as well as the artifacts that Xianbei had traded or robbed in the Han Dynasty over the years, all made these Dingling people excited and crazy. They kept taking them on their bodies and loading them on their horses.
In the big tent of Ding Lingtou, the voice of fierce words could not be covered up by the biting cold wind, and they continued to come out. Everyone seemed to want to express their opinions, which led to everyone
I couldn't hear their opinions clearly. There were buzzing sounds everywhere in the big tent, but it was difficult to form a unified opinion.
As a result, they rose up in vain. When Xianbei was weak, these Dingling people, or Gaoche people, who replaced Xianbei in the north, did not have a so-called profound background. They were originally subordinate to the Xiongnu, and they once knelt down and worshiped in front of the Xiongnu.
The Xianbei people's feet can now turn over and ride on the Xianbei people to rub and output wildly. This feeling almost makes these Dingling people crazy...
As a pure nouveau riche, Ding Lingtou’s big tent is filled with almost all kinds of luxury goods, from silks and satins to gold and silver, from utensils to utensils. At this stage, the most expensive and beautiful ones
, became the only standard.
Tujin Luozhou has a headache.
On the one hand, he felt that the current expansion was too fast, which was indeed not good. He needed to shrink and organize the troops, and then lay a foundation. But on the other hand, the Dingling tribe was still an alliance structure, and its political system was almost no different from that of the Huns and Xianbei.
, so Ding Lingtou's strength has expanded, and other tribes have also expanded. This expansion has even increased the voices of other tribes, giving them more confidence to chatter in the big tent.
People in bitter cold places have some preference for strong liquor. This is also a place where the Han people ridicule, thinking that strong liquor is only suitable for barbarians, but for the Dingling people, they are not so particular. As long as it is wine, it is really
Everything is good, even the most pungent kumiss, you can still drink it happily.
Everyone wants to eat meat and drink wine, and then eat more meat and drink more wine.
This is the problem that Ding Lingtou is facing now. He wants to slow down other tribes, but other tribes are unwilling. Countless gains have made these people distracted and blinded.
"Those Han people with the tricolor flag are silent! I've seen it with my own eyes! Those Han people are all in the south, only the Wuhuan people!"
"If we stop, won't we give those Wuhuan people an advantage?"
"The Wuhuan people are not good people! They robbed the ones in the south today, and they will come to rob the ones in the north tomorrow! Sooner or later we will have to fight with them!"
"Then what are you waiting for? Why not fight now! Who is afraid of whom?!"
"The Wuhuan people are all useless, my men can kill three of them one by one!"
"That's right! Why stop? You can't stop at all..."
The chaotic sounds made Tujin Luozhou more and more irritable, "Okay! Listen to me!"
The sounds in the big tent gradually stopped.
The surrounding area became quiet, except for the whistling sound of the wind.
Tujin Luozhou looked around slowly for a week, and just when he opened his mouth to speak, he suddenly heard someone running from outside and shouting: "Big boss! Big boss! It's not good, it's not good! Wu"
The Huan people are calling, they are calling!』
In the big tent, after a few breaths, a louder noise erupted than before!
Ding Ling people can't let it go, and Wuhuan people can't let it go either.
The Wuhuan people also felt that this was a great opportunity. The Wuhuan people's confidence lay in Liu He, and Liu He's confidence did not come entirely from Zhao Yun. Liu He was even vaguely dissatisfied with Zhao Yun...
Because Liu He thought Zhao Yun would help him take over Youzhou before, but it turned out not to be the case. Controlling Youzhou and restoring Liu He's father's former glory was Liu He's biggest obsession.
Dark clouds roll in.
Night falls.
If we were in Han Dynasty at this time, would we be able to see the bright moon hanging high in the sky?
Although some places in the south are not as cold as the area over Dingling, it is still desolate wherever you look...
Ding Lingren's actions came to a halt, which confused Liu He and Wuhuan Renlouban. To solve the confusion, we can't just think about it on the spot, but actually do it...
A tentative attack, if this is done in a hand conversation, is called "testing the hand".
Liu He stood on the hill, looking at the bright moon in the sky, silently watching and thinking, a feeling of homesickness slowly came to his heart, and the face of his father Liu Yu appeared in his mind, but he didn't know what
By that time, there was no clear outline anymore, only a rough impression remained.
Father...
Unknowingly, Liu He woke up from his memories and felt his cheeks were cold. When he reached out to touch them, he realized that he had shed two lines of tears without knowing it.
There was still a bright moon hanging high in front of me, and there were faint footsteps coming from under the hill. After a while, someone shouted from below: "Liu Shijun! The Wuhuan leaders have arrived..."
In Liu He's Chinese army tent, a huge map was placed in the center. Under the light of the torch, the red marks were like flowing blood. The Wuhuan people stood beside the map, their eyes fixed on the map.
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"Our most important target is not the Dingling people, but Yuyang."
Liu He stood on the side of the map and said slowly, "The Xianbei people hate us, but they also hate the Dingling people... so this time... they will cooperate with us... Our goal is still Yuyang! Yuyang's
Iron and salt. With them, we can be regarded as trees with roots, instead of grass that withers in winter!"
Wuhuan Nanlou frowned and said, "How can we guarantee that the Xianbei people will listen to us? What if..."
Liu He smiled and said, "They don't dare."
"The Xianbei people have been injured now..." Liu He said slowly, "Think about it for yourself, for an injured wolf in the desert, it first eats the smaller ones, heals its wounds, and then thinks about other things.
Or should I ignore it and challenge the tiger and leopard with my injuries?』
There were several Wuhuan people in Nanlou who couldn't help but smile and nodded after hearing this.
"Liu Shijun, tell me straight away, what exactly do we need to do?" Nanlou asked.
Liu He smiled slightly and pointed to the map, "Come, look here... A certain person has sent Xian Yuyin to contact the Xianbei people. I believe there will be news back soon..."
At this moment, Xian Yuyin, whom Liu He mentioned, was in Kirbineng's tent.
Ke Bineng, who was sitting in the big tent, then stared at the gifts sent by Xian Yuyin. Especially when he saw some bacon and good wine, he couldn't help but pick them up and smell them at the end of his nose, "
What a good thing..."
"I remember that there were many of these things in the royal court before..." Kirby Neng smiled, then slowly stopped smiling, staring at Xian Yuyin and said, "It's just that we ran away at that time, and then none of these things could be used."
Take it away, some are broken, some are burned, and some just fall into your hands...right?"
When Kirby can stop smiling, the pressure in the air gradually increases, just like a bear. It looks cute when it smiles, but when it shows its claws, it becomes creepy.
Xian Yuyin frowned and said: "King Xianbei, these are all things of the past... Let's talk about the current agreement..."
"The agreement you mentioned...is to fight the Tinkermen with you?" Kirby said slowly.
Xian Yuyin nodded, "Yes. This is also good for you."
"Well, the benefits..." Kirby nodded and was silent for a long time, then stood up, "Speaking of benefits... Come, follow me, I will show you another benefit..."
For some reason, Xian Yuyin suddenly felt a little panicked. But before he could ask any more questions, Kirby had already walked out of the tent, and Xian Yuyin had no choice but to follow.
"Many years ago, I admired Dahan... I have been to Dahan, but I could not go to Luoyang... I heard that Luoyang is prosperous and rich, and everyone... The land is warm, and no matter what you plant, it will grow.
The harvest will be good...is this true?" Kirby said as he walked forward.
Xian Yuyin didn't know what was going on, but still replied: "Yes, the big man is extremely rich..."
"Yes, the big man is so rich... very rich..." Kirby nodded, seeming to agree.
Xian Yuyin said: "As long as your Majesty is willing to cooperate with us, and we report it to General Hussar, we can also set up a border market, and then..."
"I know! I know...then you can get those good wine and meat?" Kirby interrupted Xian Yuyin's words and smiled, "As long as we cooperate, there will be food and wine...I know this..."
"By the way, do you think... we were defeated in the desert, so we just lost the courage and didn't dare to fight..." Kirby Neng suddenly stopped and turned to look at Xian Yuyin, "You have to know
, sooner or later we will still be the masters of this desert...don't forget this..."
Xian Yuyin was stunned for a moment, and then said somewhat perfunctorily: "Oh... OK, I got it..."
Hearing what Kirby said, Xian Yuyin suddenly felt that it was ridiculous. What kind of master of the desert would he be if things were like this? But Xian Yuyin felt that there was no need to have sex with Kirby here. Anyway, as long as Kirby was willing to cooperate, it would be fine.
As for whether Kirby is willing or not, Xian Yuyin doesn't care and doesn't want to care.
"You know? Haha... Okay, it's good if you know..." Kirby stared at Xian Yuyin and suddenly smiled, "Okay, here we are, right here..."
Kirby could stretch out his hand and point to the tent nearby.
"This is..." Xian Yuyin asked doubtfully.
"See for yourself." Kirby gestured by slightly raising his chin.
The curtain of the tent was opened bit by bit, and then Xian Yuyin saw the things inside the tent being exposed bit by bit, and felt his scalp numb, making his whole body tense up instantly!
The tent was opened, revealing two or three people inside. They were all smiling with their mouths open and showing their yellow and black teeth. They seemed to be very happy and like wolves longing for flesh and blood. Xian Yuyin suddenly felt a chill in his heart.
, because he recognized that these people are...
Before Xian Yuyin could turn his thoughts around, he heard the evil wind blowing behind his head. The next moment, the sky and the earth began to spin, and he only saw a headless corpse falling slowly...
