More than a thousand war horses galloped across the night land, and the sound of hooves was like thunder, which struck everyone's heart.
Everyone lay on their horses, reducing the windward area, and galloped.
In the queue, from time to time, the leader and the leader of the song sounded shouts of shouting, "Follow, keep up;"
Nearby is the signpost that the scouts set down, and the white paint is particularly obvious in the dark night.
In the distance, there is a little red light, which seems to be hanging on the horizon.
That's Yuyang.
In order to draw out the insects hiding in the dark, of course we have to do all the tricks. If the army is close to Yuyang, will these guys dare to show up?
But being far away has a disadvantage: it takes longer to get back.
Cao Chun undoubtedly rushed to the front. He shrank his body into a small ball as much as possible, clung to the horse's back, and urged the horse forward. Behind him, there were almost all light cavalry. Wearing leather armor and carrying the most basic equipment, he hurried forward.
Cao Chun is depressed
He has fought against Zhao Yun.
Before, I thought that Zhao Yun was just a step above Xia Houyuan, the Baidi general, and that he could still fight. However, he didn't know why, and he didn't know when he started. Cao Chun suddenly felt that he didn't have much confidence anymore.
Cao Chun needed this kind of confidence as urgently as Cao Jun needed war horses, so Cao Chun was somewhat unscrupulous. After all, everything focused on victory.
Big and small victories are all victories. If you don't kill a tiger or leopard, catching two rabbits or even cuddling some insects can be considered a victory.
The failure of Xiahou Shang's rear camp this time can be said to be Xiahou Shang's failure, but it can also be regarded as the failure of Cao Chun's rule in Youzhou. Cao Chun did not regard himself as a Youzhou native, and the Youzhou people naturally did not They will treat Cao Chun as one of their own. Under mutual suspicion and exploitation, it is very difficult to maintain such a long time without conflicts.
Just like some company CEOs in later generations will not treat employees as human beings, then those employees will naturally not be dedicated to the company. It is said that such company CEOs do not know how to motivate employees, do not understand corporate culture, and do not understand To unite as one, don’t you know how to make superficial remarks?
Understand.
Everybody understands.
But if you want to do it, that's two different things.
The oncoming wind blew on Cao Chun's face and body, like a knife cutting him.
It is impossible for Cao Chun not to know about Cao Cao's current predicament. And if he wants to break the situation, he must first have a cavalry army that can resist the hussar general!
If you want to be able to fight against Fei Qian, you must first at least be able to deal with Zhao Yun, a partial army?
Is this true?
At least Cao Chun must first ensure that his strength here can compete with Zhao Yun, so that Cao Cao in the rear can be stable, so does he have time to make superficial remarks?
Most of the generals of the Cao family and the Xiahou family have not seriously studied any military science. They rely more on instinct and some inheritance in the family, coupled with their own practical experience, even the art of war written by Cao Cao The book was written at a relatively late stage, perhaps because Cao Cao felt that he had to leave something for the second and third generations of the Xiahou family of the Cao family, so he wrote it.
So did Cao Chun know how to distinguish between what is urgent, what is necessary, what is urgent and unnecessary, and what is necessary but not urgent? People in later generations may not be able to distinguish clearly.
What Cao Chun could clearly understand at the moment was that he felt that this attack did not come from outside, but from within.
No matter what, he wants to catch the attacker who stabbed the anus!
Although it was not him who was stabbed, and although it was Xiahou Shang's fault, Cao Chun was the commander in chief after all, and it cannot be said that he did not have any responsibility at all.
This time, it was also an opportunity for Cao Chun to give Xiahou Shang again. If Xiahou Shang really didn't succeed, he'd better send a report back, otherwise Cao Chun felt that one day, sooner or later, he would be dragged down by Xiahou Shang and die.
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After all, the person we are facing now is Zhao Yun, a hussar, and there is no room for any negligence.
Boost;
Cao Chun shouted, he had tried his best to shout, but his voice quickly disappeared in the wind
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The other side.
Outside Yuyang City, there is a labor camp for civilians.
Huge, frantic sounds erupted in the camp of civilian laborers.
The few soldiers on duty on the sentry tower still fulfilled their responsibilities. While drawing their bows and firing arrows, they shouted wildly: Enemy attack! Enemy attack;
But it was of no use. The civilians and laborers who heard the warning sound did not cherish the short time these soldiers had bought, but ran around without any structure, like panicked sheep in a sheepfold. As long as they are not caught by wolves,
If you bite it, then it doesn't matter. You completely forget that you actually have horns. When you fight for a mate with someone of the same sex, your skull can crack.
In the camp, the servants were howling and running around in confusion. Some soldiers responsible for guarding and supervising the work jumped out and tried to order these headless flies, but it basically had no effect.
Logically speaking, if you suffer a loss, you will gain some wisdom.
But for one person, this principle may be true, but for a group of people, a large group of people, as the base number goes up, only the shortest board will work. Not to mention that these civilians have no training at all.
However, they were no longer elites at all. When they were attacked again, they still performed so poorly.
Cao Shang was in the middle of the army. Looking at these civilian servants who were rushing around headlessly, a strange feeling suddenly emerged in his heart, as if he was also one of these civilian servants.
He is the bait, he is just a piece of meat on the chopping board, luring these people to bite.
Now these people are here, but Cao Shang is not excited at all.
The camps of the civilians are very sparse.
The cavalry that rushed forward opened the sparsely set up deer camp without saying a word. The cavalry that followed rushed into the camp from the passage. The cavalry on the edge of the passage were too anxious to move forward, and kept chasing the civilians there.
, and then not only ignited some flammable objects in the camp, but also shot down the few soldiers on duty and fell straight from the tower of the Zhaizha.
More wood from the wall was pulled down.
More horse thieves rushed in.
These wooden fences were sloppily built when they were built, and they were not deep into the ground. If they were pulled casually, they would fall to pieces. If the infantry fights against the cavalry, they cannot gain the upper hand without forming a formation, and these scattered
The civilians didn't know how to form a formation at all. In panic, a few horse thieves broke into the camp without the slightest thought of resisting. They ran away, howling and screaming.
These cavalrymen dressed as wild cavalry have completely entered the camp. Under the impact of the war horses, they are quite invincible. Some even picked up the torches that fell on the ground, lit tents and groceries and vehicles, and created
greater confusion
Cao Shang shouted and asked his men to move closer to each other.
With the array, the panic will naturally be reduced a lot. In addition, with weapons in their hands and armor on their bodies, even if they are facing Hu Qi, the soldiers led by Cao Shang will not behave too outrageously.
The only pity is that there is no vehicle formation for defense, so people can only resist.
Because once a car formation is formed, these horsemen may not fight hard. Once they run in circles on the outside, Xiahou Shang will not be able to protect these guys!
Cao Shang picked up a long spear and shouted: "Hold up the horse! Load the gun;"
The soldiers gradually gathered around and formed a circular formation.
On the battlefield, what soldiers fear most is lack of organization and command.
In the chaos, watching the circular formation here take shape, some of the soldiers who were on duty and supervising the work in front fled here, gradually stopped, and joined the circular formation. Those with weapons were outside, and those without weapons were outside.
Those with bows and arrows were surrounded inside, shoulders leaning against each other, and they were arranged densely with each other. The sharp edges of the spears stood out like hedgehogs, gradually becoming stable.
Cao Shang shouted loudly, "Stand steady, spears and spears pointed upward! There is no need to thrust out, just wait until they bump into each other! You must be steady, steady;"
Xiahou Shang, who was on top of the city, saw the bright spot in the middle of the camp, and the formation was gradually stabilizing. He couldn't help but slap his hands, that's it, this kid is quite capable! Hahahaha;
Of course, Xiahou Shang was even more happy that his strategy was successful!
Hurry, hurry up and send the order to open the Zhenyou Gate and let the soldiers surround it. Xia Hoshang shouted excitedly, don't let those bastards run away;
In fact, it is faster to open the south gate and the distance is shorter, but the problem is that Xiahou Shang is afraid that the opponent will rush in when he opens the city gate. After all, Xiahou Shang cannot do it himself. His hands are not strong, so he can only rely on his soldiers to push him.
When Xia Houshang was young, he also had the dream of killing someone in ten steps without leaving a trace. However, he was quickly defeated by the two monsters of the real world. He then discovered that it would be nice to lie down. Anyway, all he had to do was move his mouth.
, wouldn’t it be nice to let others do the hands-on work?
Not long after Xiahou Shang dispatched the soldiers in the city, in a courtyard in the city, the door of the courtyard suddenly opened wide, and some people rushed out from the courtyard, shouting and hissing in a mess, and suddenly they poured out.
come out!
The conflict between the local wealthy families in Youzhou and the Cao Group has actually reached a very serious level.
Although we talk about benevolence and justice, in fact the root cause of most conflicts is interests.
Of course, Youzhou is no exception. Cutting off someone's money is like killing one's parents. What if one cuts off the wealth of a whole family or several families?
As the saying goes, if you rely on the mountains to eat the mountains, if you rely on the sea to eat the sea, of course if you rely on the border, you will eat the border. In fact, Youzhou is somewhat similar to Longyou. The source of wealth at the border is of course the trade of war horses.
In Yuyang, there is salt and iron. Then, the salt, iron and other daily utensils are used to exchange furs and war horses with the barbarians. This has always been the most common and important trade model in Youzhou. Otherwise, Gongsun Zan’s three thousand white horses would not be available.
Where did it come from? Is it true that Gongsun Zan could dye a calico horse and turn it white?
Similarly, secretly acquiring some high-priced war horses from the hussars is also an important profit-making project.
It's like a smuggling car from later generations.
Then Cao Chun felt that it was not possible. The market must be regulated and these black markets must be banned.
Historically, there were not many conflicts between the forces of Youzhou and Cao Cao, because at that time the noisy Wuhuan people in the north of Youzhou were pushed down by Cao Cao and rubbed on the ground. The two kings of Xianbei were not dead yet, and they were afraid of each other.
We need to settle down first and have no time to fight with Cao Cao, so Youzhou is relatively stable in history.
But now that Fei Qian is the stick, things are a little different.
First of all, Xianbei is gone, Wuhuan is gone, and the Dingling people are also disabled. The number of Hu people who could have done business with Youzhou suddenly decreased a lot, but this is not the point, because the Hu people themselves cannot take a large amount of money.
Cattle, horses and sheep are used for trading, and Youzhou itself cannot afford many war horses, so this impact only reduces the originally sufficient supply of goods, and the reduction in profits can be made up by raising prices.
Then, this became unbearable for Cao Chun, and it was also the root cause of the current conflict in Youzhou.
Zhao Yun's Northern Territory Protectorate gave the Cao family an increasing threat in Youzhou, and if they wanted to compete, war horses were indispensable. However, the rising prices made Cao Chun unable to afford it, and Cao Cao also had no spare money to support Youzhou.
state.
There is an urgent need on one side and a high price on the other. What should we do?
Do it yourself.
Just like that advertisement, you go to the middleman and make the difference yourself.
Then what?
Are the middlemen not in a hurry? Are they not going to engage in pornography? They have to do things like sneaking around and being spies, otherwise the whole family will be forced to drink the northwest wind?
So, under the influence of the news of the escape of the Sima family in Hanoi, on the one hand, he was afraid, and on the other hand, he may not have the intention to jump over the wall in a hurry. Hearing that there was a war between the Hu people in the north, Cao Chun led his troops to the north, and Xia Houshang who was left behind was naturally more
It's not as powerful as Cao Chun, and it doesn't seem to have much wisdom. If you don't seize the opportunity to do something about it, why don't you wait for Cao Chun to come back?
If you want to negotiate, you must be qualified to sit at the negotiating table.
What?
Is this a rebellion?
Rebellion is rebellion, what’s the big deal?
In the history of Cao Wei, during Cao Cao's reign, there were ten rebellions, and Cao Pi had five rebellions. Subsequently, the Cao family also continued to rebel, until Cao Huan's last stick fell to the ground.
If you don't rebel, how can you be ordered to peace?
Cao Chun led the main force, pretending that the barbarians were moving south, and moved north. On the one hand, he refused to leave, and felt that the guys inside did not dare to move. On the other hand, Cao Chun was not at ease, in case he caught bugs inside.
What should I do if the outside really comes knocking on my door?
It's better to really wander around and investigate with force.
But Cao Chun didn't expect that Xia Houshang would be so bad.
Cao Chun had already underestimated Xiahou Shang and did not dare to let Xiahou Shang go to the front line, so he asked him to stay behind. The result was that something was wrong. Of course, the problem with the first rear camp could be said to be
Xiahou Shang was not careful, but this time in Yuyang City, it was Xiahou Shang who brought it on himself
The first taboo that Xiahou Shang made was that he divided his troops.
Division of troops is not a big problem, the problem is that after dividing troops, he did not leave any backup. Generals with military experience know that keeping a reserve team is very important, and sometimes it can even determine the final outcome of a battle.
After these people rushed out of the city, Xiahou Shang was immediately confused. Why are there still people in the city?
He really didn't expect that there would be any Hu people in the city, because there were no Hu people in the city before and they all had household registrations. Xiahou Shang naturally thought that they were all safe. Then the Hu people on horseback who attacked from outside the city did not go out from the city, so
Xia Houshang panicked when he faced the knife stabbing his anus.
The people in the city had a clear goal, just to cause chaos and profit from the chaos. Therefore, these guys not only shouted and shouted throughout the city, but also threw torches randomly while running.
At that time, even if the Cao family investigates afterwards, they can still blame it on the spies. After all, everyone in the city was forced out by the fire. Who knows who did it?
There are more and more people in the city. Those who set fires, those who put out fires, and those who pretend to put out fires and do evil things at the same time become chaotic.
General! General! Give the order quickly;
Xia Houshang was stunned for a moment, yes, yes! Send an order, let those people come back! Come back;
Coming back? What about those outside the city?
Let’s put an end to the chaos in the city first! Go and deliver the order quickly; what the hell does Xia Houshang still care about the Hu Qi outside the city? His life is important! Don’t look at Xia Houshang shouting about life and death every day, lying down is the best, but he really encountered it
No matter what happens, his life is still the most precious, even if he loses a hair!
The soldiers had no choice but to rush to deliver the order.
The sound of gold and iron rang out, and Cao's soldiers who had just rushed to the camp outside the city stopped their momentum. They stopped with some doubts and looked at each other, suspecting that they had heard wrongly.
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Zu Qilang knew something was wrong with the tinkling sound of gold, and at the same time he hesitated.
The original plan was that people in the city would not participate in the action!
There are good people in this city!
What was the reason that led to the chaos in the city?
If Zu Qilang is gray, half black and half white, then most people in the city are white, responsible for sales and purchasing, as well as settling their families, etc., but whether they are black, white, or gray
Yes, for Zu Qilang and others, they all belong to the same family and are all one family!
This is almost the imprint engraved in the bones of Zu Qilang and others!
Take care of your family, help your family, and never sit idly by when your family is in trouble.
So the people in the city knew that there was a trap outside the city and took action. Zu Qilang outside the city realized something was wrong and did not just think about himself.
Master Qi! What should I do?
According to the plan, as soon as the soldiers in the city move, in order to avoid being surrounded, they must withdraw immediately, but now the soldiers in the city have returned and may threaten the people in the city.
The dark clouds were rolling. I don't know whether it was stimulated by the fire or had accumulated to the limit. Some snowflakes and ice slag gradually floated down from the sky, and when smoked by the flames around the camp, they turned into fine rain.
Zu Qilang raised his head, his expression changed, he was bad! It was raining and snowing;
If it rains or snows, the fire will not last long. Without the help of the fire, Cao Ying will naturally not be in chaos for long!
And once Cao Ying is no longer in chaos, Zu Qilang and the others will be the unlucky ones!
The same is true in the city. It looks like the fire will be suppressed soon!
Suddenly, Zu Qilang seemed to sense something. He turned his head and looked into the depths of the darkness. There seemed to be a dull voice roaring in the shadows.
