At dusk, thick clouds almost blocked the sun from letting out any light.
There seemed to be some light in the hall, but there seemed to be no sunlight at all.
The sword on the weapon rack also dimmed in the darkness.
Xiahou Dun exhaled a long breath, and the white smoke quickly dissipated in the air, just like the glory and hope he had gained before.
Xiahou Dun heard the news that General Fei Qian of the Hussars had returned to Hedong, but Xiahou Dun did not completely believe it.
Because Xiahou Dun thought this was fake news.
Xiahou Dun felt that he understood...
There is no doubt that the Hussar General returned to the army, but when he arrived in Hedong?
This made Xiahou Dun say hehe.
How could Qiusi leave Guanzhong and come to Hedong?
Isn’t this putting the cart before the horse?
If he was a hussar, he must have arrived in Guanzhong first, and after stabilizing the three assistants in Guanzhong, he then came to Hedong or some other place. Therefore, Xiahou Dun used himself to save others, so he felt that the news was false, and maybe the hussar was indeed back.
, but at most it should be in Guanzhong, not Hedong.
The reason why such news appears is because the people in Hedong want to delay?
Is the purpose of deliberately releasing things that damage Cui's reputation to warn others, or is it to make Cui feel resentful towards Cao Jun?
Cao Cao had done similar things a long time ago, delivering false news and deliberately confusing the enemy, so Xiahou Dun naturally had to take precautions, and Xiahou Dun really believed that Fei Qian should return to Guanzhong instead of being in Hedong.
So Xiahou Dun wanted to give it a try.
Everyone thought that Cao Cao's rise was smooth and he defeated Yuan Erqian and Yuan Da. However, only Xiahou Dun knew how many times Cao Cao suffered and how many times he walked on the edge of the cliff during this process.
If Xia Houcheng can defeat Chen Rui, then Xia Houcheng has the value of continuing to cultivate.
If you can't win...
Xiahou Dun's eyes were gloomy, like the eyes of a predator in the dusk.
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In Taiyuan, it was only covered by dark clouds, but in the northern desert of Youzhou, it was already snowing heavily.
At the beginning, it was just some ice shards that fell, but soon it turned into light snow, and the next day it turned into heavy snow, sweeping the sky and earth into a silvery white. The boundary between sky and earth was dancing.
Among the snowflakes, it seems that it is difficult to distinguish them clearly.
The way of heaven is chaotic.
The ax that Pangu opened the sky only separated the heaven and the earth, but did not cut away the way of heaven. Because Pangu was the way of heaven and an axe. If he could cut others, how could he cut himself?
The way of heaven is chaotic, and the human heart is also chaotic.
The large group of cavalry marched hard in the wind and snow.
The war horses snorted, the knights on the horses kept urging their mounts, the men and horses were breathing white air, and everyone was cursing the heavy snow loudly.
Su Li's face was very gloomy.
He was riding on a horse, his face covered with silk, and he was looking around warily.
He regretted it a little.
When he learned that Zhao Yun and others did not follow him into Yanshan, he felt something was wrong, but at that time greed dominated all his thoughts, causing him to subconsciously find some explanations for Zhao Yun's behavior, regardless of
Whether these reasons can be established, at least he can plunder Youbei more confidently and boldly.
Because other tribes were looting, it was impossible for Suli to let his tribe watch...
The past few days of plundering Youbei are like a mouse falling into a honey jar. Everything is good and everything is sweet. Even the air smells of happiness and freedom.
But, suddenly it started to snow...
The snow fell so hard and fast that even Suli, who was used to the ice and snow of the desert, felt a little strange.
Mo Huba, who was behind, rode up and said in a slightly anxious tone, "Shanyu, this heavy snow comes at the wrong time... The journey is too slow now. I'm afraid... why don't we just occupy a city?"
, take shelter from the wind and snow first..."
Suli wore a fur hat on her head, a fur robe on her body, and her face was wrapped in a piece of silk stolen from someone somewhere.
Mo Huba also wore similar attire.
The furry skin can insulate it from the erosion of snowflakes, but over time, snowwater will still seep in.
Su Li and Mo Huba most of the time acted together. Jiankun and Rouran on the other side also naturally gathered together, and there was also a lone wolf, Yu Zhutan.
And now, the Jiankun people and the Rouran people have disappeared without knowing when...
After listening to Mo Huba's words, Su Li hesitated and did not answer immediately.
Mo Huba pointed to the position of Yuyang and said: "We have been walking all the way, and the defenders of Yuyang didn't even make a move. I'm afraid they were scared out of their wits! It's better to take advantage of their declining morale and just eat Yuyang in one go."
Come down! We have so many openings now, do we think we can’t take this city?! As long as we take the city, we won’t be afraid no matter how heavy the snow is! When spring begins, we will bring everything with us
Go back to the desert!』
The more looting, the more people there will naturally be. Although these barbarians are all very happy, the people and things they looted also slow down their journey. In addition, it is snowing now, and it is almost impossible to walk.
Like a snail crawling.
"Yuyang is not easy to fight..." Su Li frowned and said, "If it doesn't snow now, I can give it a try, but now..."
In fact, even if it doesn't snow, no one would want to go fishing.
Everything else is meat, so why chew the bones?
The snow just makes these barbarians' heated heads start to cool down, and they start to feel like they have to go back...
What's more, Suli had suffered losses under Yuyang before, so he truly understood the difficulty of attacking Yuyang.
Mo Huba also knew this, so he said in a low voice: "Chanyu is considering it, but if you say..."
Su Li glanced at Mo Huba.
Mo Huba smiled, his expression was like that of a fool who had never seen the world, as innocent as he wanted.
Su Li wondered if Mo Huba knew that he had suffered a setback under Yuyang? But when he went back that year, he advertised that he had returned home victoriously. After all, some supplies had been looted in the early stage...
"Great Chanyu, what's wrong?" Mo Huba said with a puzzled look on his face, "Even if we really want to evacuate, we can't just leave in such a mess, right? If Cao Jun sees this, it won't be anything.
Got it? And aren’t there still people behind us? Let’s encircle it first. If we can defeat it, that’s fine. If we can’t defeat it, we can also make Cao’s army afraid to move... Big Chanyu, what do you think?”
Su Li thought for a longer time, and then said: "Send the order to change the route to Yuyang. Urge the whole army to advance. No one or one horse is left behind... You are right. Whether to fight or not is another matter. Even if you want to retreat, you can't."
We need to suppress Yuyang’s people first...otherwise our journey will not be smooth!』
Mo Huba laughed and said, "I obey the Great Chanyu's order! Then my little brother will go ahead and set up an outpost for the Great Chanyu!"
After Mo Huba rushed to the front, his face immediately turned cold, as if all his enthusiasm had been frozen by the wind and snow.
Mo Huba's bodyguard followed Mo Huba and asked in a low voice: "Master leader, are we really... are we really going to stand in front of them?"
Mo Huba sneered, "Don't you see? This kind of weather... what the hell! Tell our people to rush to Gubeikou as soon as possible! Other things... haha..."
The wind and snow were blowing down.
All the scenery seemed to be smeared and blurred.
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When it snowed heavily, the barbarians scattered to various places began to walk back automatically, just like small streams converging into rivers.
This almost instinctive habit is not the so-called military literacy, nor is it the habit that the Qing Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty in later generations will always say about being less than ten thousand, invincible, etc., but an instinct for survival in the desert.
Of course, driven by such instincts, due to differences in command systems and cultural concepts, when farming with a pyramid structure confronts flat nomadism, there will often be some local losses. However, when the pyramid structure
When it is stable, the nomadic flat combat method is completely unable to withstand the stability of farming and will be quickly brought down.
In Youzhou, when the government failed to come forward, some prominent people in Yuyang Land stood up in the face of the threat.
From this perspective, gentry and gentry also have the side of protecting the countryside.
Just like Liu He's son Liu Fu, he was one of the noblemen who stepped forward.
Liu He was different from that big-eared guy. He was a clan member of the Han Dynasty and a serious royal noble. However, because he got involved in political strife during the reign of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, he was framed and killed by Cao Jie, so Liu He
His son Liu Fu left the court and fled to the frontier. Now he was forced out by the barbarians.
Blood splashed on the white snow, speckled and shockingly bright.
Liu Fu, with dozens of troops, captured a evacuating Hu tribe team and launched a massacre without saying a word.
This barbarian team had already spent too much energy on ordinary people in Youzhou, and had traveled a long distance. Facing the attack of Liu Fu and others, they simply didn't have much power to fight back.
There was a flurry of arrows and arrows, and several horsemen fell down as they dismounted.
Liu Fu's eyes were red as he rushed in front of the Hu riders. He waved the horse spear in his hand, and the sharp blade cut open the Hu man's leather robe and pierced the Hu man's body. Blood splattered everywhere.
One side is tired of fighting for a long time, and their fighting spirit has been vented long ago, but the other side is a new force, and they have been holding back their anger in the past few days. They are fighting together, and the victory or defeat has been decided long ago.
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The barbarian team soon lost their fighting spirit. With a whistle, they abandoned the trapped people and fled in all directions.
At this time, the people who were held hostage seemed to have returned to their souls, and they knew pain, suffering, discomfort, and exhaustion again.
Liu Fu's attitude...
Just as Liu Fuguang wanted to step forward to appease these people, a guard beside him pulled the reins of his horse and said, "Young Master, no!"
"Uncle, what do you mean?" Liu Fu asked.
"It is the government's responsibility to take care of the refugees..." the confidant guard whispered, "What's more, we... are also powerless..."
They can save some people, but they cannot save everyone.
The Hu people in Youzhou have not completely left. Who knows whether they will provoke revenge from the Hu people.
The key is that Liu He was framed by Cao Jie and died...
Of course, until now, some people still say that Cao Jie is a kind and honest man.
Then Cao Jie and Cao Cao...
So now that Liu Fu has emerged, it is actually not a good thing for Liu Fu himself.
"I just want to save people! These are my fellow villagers!" Liu Fu pointed at the people who were held hostage by the barbarians and said, "Now that I have beaten away the barbarians, you want me to leave them alone?"
"The imperial court doesn't care, how can we care?!" The confidant was also anxious, and his voice couldn't help but grow louder, "Young Master can see it too! Where are the soldiers and horses of Youzhou? Where is the Yuyang guard? Where are they? These barbarians are everywhere.
!How was this battle fought? What about these people? Hundreds of people were driven by a dozen cavalry, just like driving a herd of pigs and sheep! They are all waiting for rescue, who can save them?!"
Most of the people who were driven away were extremely exhausted. When they saw the reinforcements, many people fell to the ground on the spot, unable to pull themselves up.
Hearing the voice of Liu Fu's confidants, some people looked up blankly, their faces numb. Some people lowered their heads in shame and stopped looking at Liu Fu and others. However, some people sat on the ground and gasped after listening.
Liu Fu's confidants suddenly stood up and shouted back: "I am from Lijiazhai! Our village was surrounded. We sent messengers asking for help five times, but none of them came back! None! When they collected taxes,
, not a day late! Not a single person missing! Now we asked them for help, but not even a single person came! We guarded from day to night, from night to day... The stockade was breached, and all the people who guarded the stockade
They were all killed! My uncle, my uncle, my eldest brother...I...I...』
Tears rolled down the young man's face, and he was quickly blown into ice by the wind and snow. "When they collected our money, grain, and taxes, they said that we were the people of the Han Dynasty, and we were under their control, and we had to listen to their orders! Now we have met
In times of crisis, where are they? Where are they in charge, where are the orders?! When we need to collect money, we are required to be subjects, and we are required to be filial to them like sons and grandsons. When something happens, we will be unruly people, untouchables, and so on.
You deserve to be left alone and deserve to die? Why is this?!』
The last few words, the young man's roar seemed to have penetrated the wind and snow, or was mixed in the north wind, whimpering, floating, and then quickly dissipated in the wind and snow, leaving only
It leaves some lingering impression in some people's hearts.
Liu Fu was silent, and the close guards around him were also silent.
The young man's words aroused the sighs of the people around him. Some people burst into mourning, and some even fell to their knees and slapped the snow on the ground hard.
Liu Fu was full of anger, but could not find anyone to vent his anger. Looking at these ragged and embarrassed people, he could not say a word. He just felt that there was a big stone blocking and pressing in his heart, making it difficult for him to breathe.
Get tough.
Liu Fu looked around, wanting to find some more Huqi to fight with, so he could vent his anger. When he raised his eyes, he only saw falling snow covering everything from gray to black to red.
All covered up.
"Ahhhhhh..."
Liu Fu stabbed his horse into a dead Hu man, and then shouted: "I am of the emperor's blood! My surname is Liu! If the court doesn't care, and I sit back and watch like this, isn't that just like a villain?"
What?! Take out the dry food and wine bags! Take care of the injured! The old and the weak... first..."
Liu Fu shouted, his eyes scanning the crowd, but he couldn't say the rest of the sentence.
Because among the common people, there are no old or weak people.
Liu Fu became more and more angry. He jumped off his horse, drew his sword, walked towards a Hu cavalry soldier lying on the ground not far away, grabbed him, and asked: "Which tribe are you from?"
?Who is the leader?』
The Hu man had armor on his body and must have been a captain-level figure. Therefore, he was not killed on the spot during the fight, but was seriously injured and fell to the ground. However, although he was seriously injured, he was still strong. When Liu Fu stabbed him with a knife, he still screamed.
He drank a mouthful of blood and muttered something in nonsense, which didn't sound like a good thing.
Liu Fu was furious and cut off his head with a single blow.
The confidant guard who was following behind had just stretched out his hand when he saw the barbarian's head being kicked away by Liu Fu...
"well……"
It's a good thing that the young master has a kind heart, but being so impulsive may not necessarily be a good thing.
But now, as a close guard who has followed Liu Fu for many years, the only thing he can do is to try his best to wipe Liu Fu's butt.
"Young Master, we can't save them..." the confidant guard said, "Young Master, don't worry...listen to me, these people...there is no room in Zhuangzi. Besides, the Youzhou Cao family did not save these people, we
Once the barbarians are saved, it will not be a merit, but a crime!"
"I don't care!" Liu Fu said in a deep voice, "I will save them!"
"Young Master..." My confidant had a terrible headache.
"You come and think of a way to save them!" Liu Fu grabbed his confidant, "See for yourself! These are all Han people! They are all Han people! If we don't save them today, will they still recognize the Han Dynasty?!"
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My confidants really want to say that the world of Han Dynasty is not yours...
But looking at Liu Fu's serious eyes, his confidant sighed, "Young Master, unless...unless we take them out of here..."
"Leave here? Where to go?" Liu Fu asked.
The confidant said slowly, as if he was sorting out his thoughts, "Zhuangzi can't go back, he can't go to Yuyang City, and he can't leave Jizhou... It's snowing so hard, and it's hard to walk through Gubeikou... If we really want to take these people, we can only
Maybe go west, to Changshan New City... If you go to Changshan New City, I know there is a mountain road that can provide some shelter from the wind and snow... Juyongkou..."
"..." Liu Fu thought for a moment, then waved his arm, "Okay! Let's go to Juyongkou! We won't serve this guy named Cao! I just want to see who that hussar is?!"
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"Everyone, move! Go west!"
"Let's go, let's go! If you cross Juyongkou, you can survive!"
A group of people followed in confusion, as if the word "survive" could make them forget all the pain.
