Heavy snow fell one after another, landing on Cao Chun's cloak. After a while, his shoulders were covered with snowflakes. The cold wind blew in his face, and even Cao Chun's beard began to be covered with ice ridges.
The current situation in Youzhou is very strange.
News of the Hu's retreat reached Yuyang, but Cao Chun was not happy.
On the one hand, there were reinforcements from Jizhou. Although they came, they were as slow as a turtle crawling. They were attacked by barbarians at every turn and launched defenses on the spot.
On the other hand, the Hu people were retreating in large numbers, but Zhao Yun's Changshan Army never showed up.
Within Youzhou, a large number of people and property were robbed by the Hu people and were leaving from Gubeikou. There were also many Youzhou people. Because Jizhou refused to accept these refugees, most of them were walking along Juyong.
Escape to the west.
There are also a small number of people who go to Liaodong, but if you go there at this time, you will almost have a narrow escape. In the Han Dynasty, the passage around Shanhaiguan was not fully formed. If you go in the mountains, the area around the Yanshan Mountains is full of ravines, which is very difficult. If you go along the coast,
Although the heavy snow is covered with ice, it is not impossible to walk. However, in such weather, without enough protection against the cold, and on top of the ice and snow, it is difficult to find food and shelter from the cold wind. That section of the ice and snow road is like a gate to hell.
generally.
But now, in front of Cao Chun, there are two ways.
There is no point in holding on, because Zhao Yun will not come at all, so now it is either to march to Gubeikou and snatch back the population captured by the barbarians, or to attack Juyongkou to plug the loophole of Youzhou's blood loss.
Choose one of the two, because no matter in terms of time or strength, Cao Chun is not allowed to continue wasting...
what to do?
To fight or not to fight?
Fighting means losses, but if you don't fight, although you can retain the army, you will suffer more losses in other aspects.
Do you get used to kneeling on your knees, or do you have to straighten your teeth even though you are gritting your teeth?
Heavy snow is falling.
"Zhao Zilong!" Cao Chun slapped the battlement heavily, raised his head and shouted to the sky, "I swear to kill you!!!"
The snowflakes were still falling slowly, as if they were mocking Cao Chun's incompetence and rage.
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Su Li also used his brain and prepared to attack Yuyang at night.
The one sent was Yu Zhutan...
Yu Zhutan actually felt very honored, as if he had finally found an organization, and he fell at Su Li's feet and patted his chest.
Right and wrong seem to be confused under the heavy snow.
The night fills the air.
A Hu soldier reached the foot of Yuyang City, looked around, then quickly retreated and reported the information to Su Li and Yu Zhutan.
Mo Huba was not with Su Li. He was in the north of Yuyang, but they had agreed that as soon as they saw a fire in the city, they would attack the city together.
Su Li and Yu Zhutan were in the south, trying to sneak attack Yuyang.
Yes, sneak attack.
Under such weather, Suli thought that his whereabouts would not be discovered. No one expected that he would attack Yuyang, so he did not make any preparations to attack Yuyang, just like holding a hammer in his hand.
A robber will do it if he can get a small hammer at forty, and if he can't hit anyone, he will run away.
"The Han people are unprepared..."
"Very good, hurry up, climb up..."
Soon, some Hu soldiers secretly tried to climb the Yuyang city wall in the dark.
They accurately hit the battlements with the lasso, and then began to climb along the rope.
Yu Zhutan was extremely excited at the foot of the city, "Go up one by one, don't rush to do it, gather together first, and try to avoid being discovered by the Han people if possible!"
Yu Zhutan hated all Han people. He was greedy and lost most of his reason because of greed.
After a while, a soldier came back and reported: "Sir, the Han people didn't notice us! Our people are ascending the city..."
"Okay!" Yu Zhutan was overjoyed and began to give orders, "We will attack the city gate first! After opening the city gate, we will rush in! Tell the Great Chanyu that we have succeeded! Attack! I will watch from the top of Yuyang City tomorrow.
sunrise!"
The little leader behind Yu Zhutan was also excited, "Haha, the Han people really didn't expect us to come to attack Yuyang!"
Yu Zhutan laughed loudly, "If Yuyang is defeated, we won't have to rush to Gubeikou! We can avoid the wind and snow here! Work harder! Kill all the Han dogs!"
"rest assured!"
"The Han people don't have the guts!"
"Victory belongs to us!"
This is a murderous night.
It’s just that I don’t know who killed whom…
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Ahead is the city gate. The open city gate seems to open its arms without any defense.
"Kill the Han dog!"
The barbarians started shouting crazily and rushed forward with their swords raised, as if they were not affected by the wind and snow at all.
"Kill all the men! Take away the women!"
"Take all their stuff!"
In the mood of deepening the integration of the nationalities, the Hu people howled loudly and excitedly and rushed into the outer gate of Yuyang City.
Everything seemed to be going so smoothly until these barbarians rushed into the city along the outer gate and reached the middle of the Wengcheng, when an accident happened.
"Ah! Ah!"
Suddenly, a barbarian screamed, fell to the ground, held his feet and screamed in pain.
"There's something on the ground!"
"It's caltrops!"
Although there was a warning, it was too late. The barbarians who were at the front could no longer stop their steps and stepped on the thorns one after another, making people howl like ghosts and wolves.
"Why is there such a thing here?!"
In the chaos, someone leaned over to check and saw that the ground in front of them was covered with caltrops and wooden thorns, and there was a stench coming to their faces, which could not be concealed even in the snow. The tips of these thorns were on the ground.
It was obviously soaked in gold juice. Even if the person stepped on it would not die in the future, his feet would definitely become rotten and useless.
"Han dogs are ambush!"
The scene was immediately chaotic, from a sneak attack to an ambush in the blink of an eye.
"Fire arrows! Fall rocks!"
Suddenly, there was a loud shout from the gate tower of Wengcheng, and then arrows rained like locusts, and rolling stones and logs were thrown down.
The sound of neat footsteps also sounded, and Cao Jun came out of hiding and began to clear out the barbarians who had climbed onto the city wall.
The shield is as big as a wall, and the spear is like a forest.
Yu Zhutan was shocked and turned pale.
Such is the case with surprise attacks.
If it succeeds, the city can be captured at a very small cost, but once detected, the soldiers in the sneak attack will become meat on the chopping board and be slaughtered without any chance of escape.
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"The city is on fire!" Mo Huba's men reported loudly and pointed with their fingers, "Sir! Look! Did our people capture it?"
"Really defeated?" Mo Huba's eyes widened in disbelief.
However, after a while, Mo Huba tilted his head and listened, and suddenly smiled, "Did you hear anything?"
"What?" Mo Huba's men asked.
"Sound." Mo Huba said, "Sound... this is the key..."
"ah?"
Mo Huba waved his hand, "We are not going to join forces and are preparing to withdraw our troops."
"Why?!"
"Didn't I just say it? The sound..." Mo Huba said, "If such a big city is really captured, do you think the sound will be as small as it is now? The only sound I hear now is in the city.
There was movement near the door, and elsewhere...hehe...the Han people were indeed prepared..."
"What?!" One of his subordinates looked back in astonishment, "Are the Han people prepared?! Then, then...should we notify the Great Chanyu over there immediately..."
"Da Chanyu is so wise and powerful, why does he need us to remind him?" Mo Huba smiled, "Hey, I didn't expect you to be so concerned about Da Chanyu... Did Da Danyu give you any benefits?"
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"Ah?! No?! I am loyal to you, Your Excellency!" The subordinates were frightened into cold sweat on their foreheads, "I am absolutely loyal to you, Your Excellency!"
"But why do I think..." Mo Huba stared at the man and said with a smile, "Why do I think you are more loyal to the Great Chanyu?"
"I...I don't...ahhh..."
Before the man could tell, Mo Huba's henchman came to his side, stabbed him with a knife in the gap between his ribs, and then kicked him off his horse.
Mo Huba was still smiling, as if he had seen a good show.
"Wherever the Chanyu is, just send someone to deliver a message... Just say that there is some problem at Gubeikou... I have to go and deal with it..." After Mo Huba finished speaking, he took the lead to leave north.
Only when you can control your greed can you achieve great things.
Mo Huba learned this from the Han people...
Many Hu people thought that Mo Huba only thought that Han people's clothes were gorgeous, so Mo Huba wore Han people's headdress and hat. But in fact, Mo Huba wanted to use such actions to remind himself that the Han people were smarter than them.
, you have to learn from them in order to decorate your own head.
The most important thing is that Mo Huba received the news that Jiankun and Rouran had left early, which made Mo Huba very uneasy.
What's the use of grabbing more?
Only if you can take it back can you consider it to be in your pocket...
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Neither Su Li nor Yu Zhutan thought that they were only one barbican away from complete victory, but this distance was like a mountain and a deep chasm.
There was chaos on the battlefield.
The barbarians in the urn city wailed and died, and those who climbed onto the city wall were also squeezed back step by step by the array of large shields and spears.
"Where's Mo Huba?"
Su Li frowned and asked.
It was originally agreed that if there was a fire in the city, Mo Huba would attack the north of Yuyang City, but until now, there has been no movement in the north of Yuyang City.
"Great Chanyu! Mo Huba said that since they have defeated it and they have no contribution, they will not come to share it... Moreover, something happened at Gubeikou, so they will deal with it first!"
"What?!" Su Li was furious immediately, but after a while, he gradually calmed down.
"Great Chanyu, what should we do?"
"Do you want to attack?"
"What attack? The opportunity has been missed now!"
"Didn't the city gate already be breached?"
"But the inner city is not broken! Our people still can't get in!"
"Don't make any noise!" Su Li shouted, raised his head and looked around, observing the situation on the battlefield at an extremely fast speed.
Cao's soldiers were encircling and suppressing the barbarians who had climbed onto the city wall and rushed into the outer gate.
With the array and equipment of the Han soldiers, as long as a solid line is formed, it will be difficult for the barbarians to break through. Moreover, Su Li and others originally planned a sneak attack and did not carry any siege equipment. It would be very difficult for them to continue to attack by force.
trouble……
Even if you manage to break into the city, if the opportunity is lost, it is lost.
In other words, it is extremely difficult to succeed from the beginning.
what to do?
Su Li was silent, he was very unwilling, but his reason reminded him that they had lost, and the best strategy was to withdraw immediately just like Mo Huba...
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Cao Chun shouted and fought vigorously, as if he wanted to vent all the grievances and anger he had felt during this period.
"The barbarians are trying to escape!" someone shouted.
Cao Chun sneered, "If you want to leave, is it so easy?!"
Generally speaking, after the defenders defeated the attacking troops, they would probably clean up the mess. After all, it was snowing and the visibility was unclear, but Cao Jun had been depressed for too long...
The Hu people not only plundered Youzhou, but also wanted to use this sneak attack method. It was like they not only jumped up and slapped Cao Chun in the face, but also wanted to squat on Cao Chun's head and shit. Uncle can bear it, Cao Chun
Totally intolerable!
"Beat the drums, open the city gates, surround and annihilate these thieves!"
In the night, Cao's army roared and surrounded the Hu people.
"Kill!"
The city gate on the other side of Yuyang opened, and Cao Jun's cavalry poured out from the city gate, roaring, and cut diagonally into Yu Zhutan's line.
Yu Zhugan's queue was suddenly in chaos, "The Han cavalry is coming!"
The scene suddenly collapsed.
Su Li, who was in the rear, could only order his troops and horses to advance forward, forcing Cao's cavalry to withdraw.
Cao Jun's cavalry found that Su Li's army was displayed outside, and they did not dare to charge without authorization under the cover of night. They just chased Yu Zhudan's butt and bit it a few times, then withdrew his troops and returned to the city.
At that moment, Su Li really wanted to attack without hesitation, but he didn't know how much preparation Cao Jun had made. After a slight hesitation, the Yuyang City Gate was closed again...
Yu Zhudan threw himself under Su Li's horse, bursting into tears.
Su Li sighed, dismounted, helped Yu Zhutan up, and patted Yu Zhutan on the shoulder, "This is just a small setback, and it cannot make the eagle on the desert lose its fighting spirit..."
Yu Zhutan wanted to ask why Su Li didn't support him in time, but if he really wanted to say that Su Li didn't support him, if Su Li hadn't forced Cao Jun back to the city just now, Yu Zhutan said he wouldn't have suffered more losses, so now he can only cry with a sad face.
, "Great Chanyu... My sons and sons are all good men and warriors..."
"If it hadn't snowed this time, I would have conquered this city!" Su Li gritted his teeth. It seemed that it was because of the lack of time, not because of his lack of strength. "It's a pity... your losses, statistically speaking, I
Find a way to supply you... What we have already lost is not worth regretting anymore, but it depends on what else we can't lose now... Mo Huba said that there are some problems at Gubeikou, so we should leave now,
Instead of staying here and lamenting..."
Yu Zhutan quickly prostrated himself on the ground, "The great Chanyu's wisdom is like the sun and moon in the sky, illuminating our progress..."
Su Li nodded, then looked up into the distance.
Even if Cao Jun is guarding Yuyang City, what will happen?
Isn’t this Youzhou where I can come and leave whenever I want?
Although Su Li was indeed a little angry at Mo Huba leaving without saying goodbye, if there was any problem at Gubeikou, it would be a serious matter and should be dealt with immediately. After all, Gubeikou was related to their retreat, and they could not be ignored.
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From this perspective, Mo Huba's departure is not a big problem.
Su Li looked up at the sky.
The snowflakes flew and fell slowly.
"If it weren't for this weather..." Su Li snorted, "I would have spared the lives of these Han people!"
After doing some mental construction, Su Li suddenly felt that his mind was a little smoother, and he waved his hand and ordered to leave north.
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Cao Chun was on the city wall, watching the barbarians gradually leaving, with an uncertain expression on his face.
He won.
But he couldn't be happy.
In a sense, his strategy of having a flower in the center and blocking it from all sides is actually really good.
Yuyang is the closest to Gubeikou and the largest core point in Youbei.
Defending Yuyang means that you have the opportunity to seal the pocket at Gubeikou at any time. Jizhou plus the counties and counties in Youzhou, especially the infantry and friendly troops outflanked by Jizhou, will become a solid backing for this big pocket.
As a result, this backing was not solid at all. It was like a shield pierced with bamboo strips and then covered with a thick layer of paper. It looked like the same thing, but when I actually used it, I found that it was not at all solid.
Not useful.
But this was Cao Chun's last choice out of desperation.
Not the best, but the last choice.
Nowadays, Gubeikou is like a big knife cutting flesh, and Juyongkou is like a small tube drawing blood. From the perspective of the morale of the soldiers, if this battle is not won today, Cao's army will be ruined.
The bounden duty of a soldier is to open up borders and protect the family.
Now Cao Chun's opening of borders is a joke. If even protecting the family becomes empty talk, then what morale and rules will the army have to talk about?
Even if Zhao Yun doesn't come by then, Cao Chun won't be able to control these soldiers anymore. It's even possible that the next time he fights, they will fall to the wind and collapse at the first touch.
Therefore, Cao Chun had to fight back against the barbarians.
But is it enough to just counterattack in Yuyang?
So, maybe we should take action?
Kill and injure the marauding barbarians as much as possible and recapture the plundered population. Only in this way can some morale and confidence be restored to some extent, both in terms of soldiers and people.
As for Juyongkou...
Cao Chun sighed.
Because of Cao Chun's previously unswerving strategy, and the immovable nature of Jizhou, the people and soldiers in Youzhou were more or less disappointed with the Cao regime and the Han Dynasty, and this disappointment
Maybe there seems to be no problem now, but that doesn't mean there will be no problem in the future.
Maybe the people of Youzhou didn't have much hope in the first place, but what if one day the people of Youzhou saw what is the real hope...
"Come here! Give me the order to go down, collect supplies and armaments, and prepare to pursue the Hu people!"
Cao Chun stood up and ordered.
No matter what angle he looked at, he couldn't just watch the barbarians leave like this.
He must do something.
"Where are the troops in Jizhou now? Why haven't they come up yet after the Hu people have left?" Cao Chun frowned, "If someone urges you again, just say that the Hu people have fully retreated. It's the best time to pursue them. Qie Qie
Should not be missed!"
As long as the Jizhou troops catch up in time, Cao Chun feels that he still has a chance to recover most of his losses!
