Cao's army in Shanggu, which was heading to Yuyang for support, discovered something unusual in the distance.
Several soldiers of Cao's army were running wildly in fear, and behind them were a group of pursuers with weapons raised high.
A guarded Cao army standing on the bridge instinctively drew out his sword and shouted loudly: "Quick, come up, come up... meet our brothers..."
They were led by a team, and naturally followed by Cao Jun soldiers. They originally thought that these Cao Jun soldiers wandering outside encountered the Hussars' scout team, so they were not too nervous at first, cursing and running forward while raising their hands.
I got my weapons and prepared to seize the bridgehead.
There is a river here with a small bridge on the river.
Nameless Bridge.
These soldiers of Cao's army who escaped were the sentinels of Cao's army who had crossed the bridge to the north for reconnaissance.
The leader of the team that responded to Cao Jun's sentry arrived at the small bridge first, but before he could take a breath, he realized that something was wrong...
In the distance, several cavalrymen first appeared, and their horses stopped on the hillside. Behind the cavalrymen, a battle flag appeared.
Tricolor battle flag!
Really a hussar!
But what frightened the team leader was not just the cavalry on the hillside, nor the tricolor flag behind the cavalry, but the smoke and dust rising far away on the hillside!
Then several battle flags suddenly appeared on the slope, all the tricolor flags of the Hussars!
Suddenly, murderous intent spread across the wilderness.
The team leader's men looked at each other in shock, then shouted, turned around and ran away.
"Hussars! The Hussars are coming!"
"Sneak attack! The enemy's sneak attack..."
Cao's soldiers who were marching on the other side of the river suddenly panicked.
Some people immediately sounded the alarm gong, others yelled and ran forward, and still others turned back and bumped into each other...
The team leader's eyes widened and he kept shouting at the top of his lungs, "Array, form, protect the bridge, protect the bridge!"
But no one listened to him, and in the end he couldn't help but run back too.
Pan Ji, the Marquis of Shanggu County, rushed up and staggered the leader of the team with a slap.
Pan Ji's face turned red, "If you fucking run away, what will happen to our brothers?!"
The leader of the team was beaten, but he was not angry. He just calmed down a little from the panic and chaos. He grabbed Jun Hou Pan Ji and said, "Jun Hou, what should I do? There are more and more hussars. There seem to be thousands."
Human?! What should we do?!』
The captain held Pan Ji's trembling hand, turned to look at the hussars getting closer, and asked eagerly.
"First, notify the captain first!" Pan Ji ordered, "Let the people behind go back, and the people in front go to Changping City as quickly as possible!"
Pan Ji gritted his teeth and said, "We must tell the general! The Hussars are outflanking Juyonglai... The upper valley is in danger! You go quickly!"
The team leader turned around and ran out without hesitation. However, after running a few steps, he stopped and said, "Marquis, then, then... what about you?"
Pan Ji drew his sword and faced the rushing hussars.
"You must know that there are good men in the land of Yanzhao!"
After shouting, Pan Ji rushed forward.
Behind Pan Ji, the team leader called him several times, but Pan Ji didn't look back. He couldn't help but stamp his feet, and then hurried away to report the news...
Pan Ji ran onto the small bridge.
Near the small bridge, the scattered soldiers of Cao's army were at a loss.
The soldiers of Cao's army looked at the hussars and horses charging from the distant hillside with extremely nervous and frightened expressions. Some were frightened by the momentum of the hussars and horses and involuntarily retreated.
Pan Ji kicked down the Cao soldiers who were retreating continuously, then pointed at the chaotic crowd behind the bridge that was retreating hastily, and shouted, "Brothers, see for yourselves! You can outrun four of them."
Legs? If we run away, everyone will die! If the enemy catches up, no one can survive! Everyone has a life! If everyone wants to escape, they will lose their fucking lives!"
Several soldiers who were retreating stopped.
"We are unlucky today!" Pan Ji spat fiercely, "I didn't come yesterday, and I won't come tomorrow, but today it's our turn to guard the bridge! This is our damn fate! We are ordered to guard the bridge, the bridge
As long as there are people, the bridge will die and everyone will die, there is no way out! Even if you run back and lose the bridge, it will be a capital crime!"
Facing the desperate faces, Pan Ji suddenly raised his arms and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Everyone is damned to death! I, Pan Ji, would rather die standing! I won't bring shame to my ancestors, and I won't let future generations suffer."
Ridiculous!』
Some soldiers were moved by Pan Ji, silently tightened their swords and guns, and stood around Pan Ji.
Pan Ji took one last look at his men standing beside him, and at the Cao soldiers who were still secretly moving back. He smiled, then turned to face the hussars roaring up the hillside, and raised his
War Knife, "Brothers, kill! Block them!"
Pan Ji roared, and the veins on his neck popped out, like a beast that was forced into a corner, howling, as if to intimidate his opponent, and also trying to embolden himself.
A dozen soldiers followed closely, "Kill! Kill..."
Then some of Cao's soldiers were mobilized and rushed forward, "Kill..."
The autumn wind is bleak.
The wind blew against his face and the roar rang in his ears. Pan Ji felt the arrival of death.
His breathing was heavy and rapid, but he still had a strong sense of suffocation enveloped by the hussar's momentum.
At the last moment of the battle, he thought of his father.
A stubborn northern Xinjiang man, he could not hold back a fart in silence all his life, but more often than not he was a father who picked up a stick and reasoned with the truth.
Thought of his mother.
A mother who gives everything to her husband and her children first, a mother who sits around the stove every day, always hiding a little bit of food in her apron.
Thinking of his wife.
A wife with eyes as pure as a deer, willing to accompany him to endure hardships, plan carefully, and mend household items together.
And that brat who didn’t wear a tile for three days...
Thinking of this made him miserable.
He doesn't want to die, and no one wants to die.
But the damn war forced him to face death.
He saw the call of death, saw a gun-wielding general rushing towards him from the opposite side, and saw a spear shining with cold light.
Pan Ji used up his last bit of strength and slashed the sword in his hand at the general, "Destroy your ancestors!"
The spear came through the air and penetrated Pan Ji's body instantly.
Pan Ji's blood spurted out.
Bright red and hot.
"Kill..."
The last batch of resisting Cao Jun soldiers were stimulated by Pan Ji's death. They rushed forward crazily, using their hot chests to resist the cold death.
There are no famous people on the Wuming Bridge, and there are no fixed bones by the Wuding River.
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"The troops of Ji County have retreated?!" Lin Qing, the guard of Lu County, stared wide-eyed with disbelief on his face, "His surname is Xiahou!"
"It's absolutely true!" The clerk who originally wanted to go to Jixian to discuss advance and retreat turned pale, "The tricolor hussar flag has been planted on the top of Jixian city!"
The clerk felt that he had bravely tested himself on the verge of death. Thinking about it now, he still felt frightened. "Captain, this battle can't be fought! The Xiahou of Jixian County has run away, so why fight?!"
"Are you sure that all the men and horses in Ji County have escaped?" The guard of Lu County still couldn't believe it.
"It's absolutely true!" The clerk swore to the sky, "The four gates of Ji County were opened wide, and the people in the city rushed out, panic-stricken and anxious..."
"Stop talking nonsense!" The guard impatiently interrupted the clerk's lyricism, "How many hussars are there in Ji County, and who are they under the banner of? Who is the leading general?"
"Uh! Is this..."
The clerk swallowed his saliva and wondered if he should make it up, but the guard Lin Qing noticed it, frowned and snorted, "You'd better tell the truth!"
The clerk knelt down with a thud, "Captain, I have indeed gone to Jixian... There are indeed no defenders in Jixian... It's just..."
"But what?" the guard asked.
Only then did the clerk tell the truth.
In fact, he didn't go to Jixian County at all. When he was halfway there, he met a stream of refugees who had escaped from Jixian County. After asking a few questions, he was scared to death. How could he actually go to the foot of Jixian County to observe?
Military intelligence?
However, in Jixian County, it is certain that Cao Jun has escaped, otherwise a large number of people in Jixian County would not have fled...
At the beginning, the junior officials couldn't believe it. After all, the three major towns in Youzhou were either Cao's family, Xiahou's family, or Cao Cao's early confidants. These figures should be the backbone and core figures in any case. As a result,
Now except for Cao Chun who is still holding on in Yuyang, the rest...
"The villain is thinking..." The clerk finally said, "The villain is telling the truth... Isn't it... In fact, he has given up on Youzhou a long time ago... It's just that General Cao doesn't know... or is unwilling...
…』
After hearing the officer's "truth", the guard immediately became furious and said, "How bold!"
The clerk quickly begged for mercy.
"What kind of people are General Cao and Xiahou Changshi, and you can't comment on them?!" the guard yelled, "If others find out, don't complain even if you have your head chopped off!"
The Cao family and the Xiahou family are both leading the army and protecting the army!
What is Lu County?
At most they can be regarded as garrison troops in Youzhou counties.
On weekdays, whether it is military supplies or military pay, it is much worse than that of the Zhongling Zhonghu Army.
The clerk said anxiously: "Captain, please listen to this villain! Everything I do is for the sake of the Captain!"
The guard sneered, "All for me?"
"That's right, that's right!" the clerk said repeatedly, "Can't the captain still see clearly the situation now? Xiahou has fled, what else can Youzhou have to protect? General Cao insists on going his own way, which seems to be loyal, but in reality
You have harmed the big guy! Captain, you are not talking nonsense. Look at all the generals and lieutenants who have fought bravely over the years. What kind of end did they have? If you don’t talk about it far away, just say...
』
"Shut up!" the guard shouted in a deep voice.
The clerk nodded repeatedly, "Shut up, little man, shut up... But it's really not worth risking your life... Lieutenant, even if you don't consider your own safety, you still have to think about your family..."
The guard frowned angrily, "I told you to shut up!"
The clerk quickly covered his mouth with his hands.
The guard walked around the hall twice like a trapped animal. When he looked up and saw that the clerk was still there, he suddenly became angry and said, "Why are you still here?"
The clerk quickly responded, "You little man, get out of here, get out of here..."
When the clerk walked out of the hall, before he could get far, he heard the guard yelling again, "Wait! Come back!"
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Human nature is always complex. Some people face death without hesitation, while others worry all day long, lest any of their wealth will be lost to others. But whether they face death bravely, or they are cowardly and just want to escape,
The blood and casualties caused by the war still permeate the entire Youzhou and are deposited in Yuyang City.
Cao Chun's plan was wonderful.
Cao Chun's plan failed miserably.
Cao Chun's plan is to seek victory in defeat, trying to survive after being put to death.
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Qin and Han Dynasties fought for hegemony. There were too many cases of fighting to the death and surviving. This seemed to give Cao Chun the idea of using himself as bait to attract Zhao Yun, and then surround him on all sides and break through in the center...
Unfortunately, Cao Chun forgot one thing.
Youzhou is very big.
When Youzhou was the largest, the Lelang County under its jurisdiction included Pyongyang, Xinchuan, and Haichuan in later generations, and almost reached Seoul. Xuantu County included Shenyang and Fushun in later generations. Changli County included part of Inner Mongolia, and also
There is Jinzhou area.
Daijun in the west reaches Sanggan River, yes, it is the river where the sun shines...
There is also Liu Daer’s hometown, Zhuo County.
But Youzhou is very small now.
I don’t know who is in charge of Lelang County now, maybe there are no Han officials in charge at all.
Liaodong County became the domain of the barbarians, and communications were basically cut off.
Xuantu County was lost many years ago and has never been recovered.
Historically, classmate Lao Cao also fought against Wuhuan once, and reached Bailang Mountain. It was one of the few long-distance trips abroad, and then he was so tired that when he returned to Jieshi Mountain, he even wrote a poem with great emotion.
…
Moreover, in history, when Lao Cao fought against the Wuhuan, he probably still had the idea of wiping out the roots. Therefore, Lao Cao did have actions against foreigners, but should we say that all of them were for the Han to resist or attack the foreigners?
, that’s not entirely correct either.
Nowadays, Lao Cao certainly has no intention of fighting Wu Huan.
Therefore, the Youzhou area currently controlled by Cao Jun is actually very small. Of course, this is also a strategic arrangement that must be adopted to prevent the Hussar's Northern Territory Army. After all, if the Youzhou area controlled by Cao Jun is larger, it will be easier to be
The Hussars attack. For example, the western part of Liaoning is very weak. If it is cut off by the attack, Liaodong will naturally not be able to protect...
Therefore, Youzhou now does not produce war horses, furs, ginseng and other commodities for Shandong people. Instead, it has to pay a lot of money and food every year. Naturally, there are a lot of complaints. It is impossible for the descendants of the Han Dynasty gentry to have no complaints.
He regretted his spirit of supporting frontier construction. Therefore, even if Cao Chun wanted to build a strong, large, and effective Youzhou defense system, he could only be powerless in the end.
Starting from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, China's city construction often developed in accordance with the intensity of the war. The contradictions were unified and opposed to each other, which was most vividly reflected in the Chinese city wall defense system.
Originally, the city walls in China were made of rammed earth. Later, it was discovered that the rammed earth was easily damaged once soaked by rainwater, so an extra layer of green bricks was added. Then it was discovered that the green bricks needed to be bonded, and then the adhesive was developed.
mixture.
Later, when the war intensified, there was a female wall, Feng Yuan, and in the Song Dynasty, the city wall defense almost reached its peak period. The urn city basically became the standard feature, and it was as strong as the original city wall, and even more resistant to beatings.
The Sheep-Horse Wall replaces the horse-faced wall with a hard wall enemy platform, replaces the wood with a brick and earth structure, and there are various other defensive facilities on the city wall.
Such as earphones, there are large urns covered with cowhide at every other section of the city wall to listen to whether the enemy is digging tunnels. What is more interesting is the secret door, which is a small hidden door, used to surprise the enemy's chrysanthemums when attacking the city.
Soldier cave and so on...
There is only one purpose, so that it will not collapse so quickly when being beaten.
As for Yuyang in the Han Dynasty, does it have the pain of being invaded and beaten by foreign invaders from the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms to the Song Dynasty? Yes, but not much. Jizhou does not support it, and Cao Chun alone cannot obviously build Yuyang.
It is as solid as gold.
After the hussar attack in the Northern Territory, Cao Chun discovered a very tragic fact——
As the territory of Youzhou shrinks, it seems that the people of Youzhou also become less courageous.
How many days has it been since the smoke from Yuyang was sent out?
However, the soldiers and horses from the four counties of Juyong, Jixian, Luxian and Wuzhong have been missing for a long time!
Maybe there was some delay...
Cao Chun could only comfort himself in this way, but then he realized a new problem...
Zhao Yun seems to be training troops!
It's like sharpening a knife with a Yuyang stone!
First I polished the trebuchet, then I polished the large manhole, and now I actually made a giant ram...
Was such a big impact vertebra cut off on that mountain top?
Why didn’t that giant tree crush a few hussars to death?
But what can be done now?
If we had gone out of the city to fight from the beginning, we might have lost faster, but at least we still had bloody courage to show. Now I have been beaten with my head pressed down, and the more I am beaten, the more my morale drops...
The even more frightening fact is that if what Cao Chun perceived is correct, then where will Zhao Yun's main force be placed?
Did Zhao Yun see through his central flowering tactic?
If so, what should we do?
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Zhang He led the front troops and quickly killed the soldiers of Cao's army who were resisting the Hussars at the Wuming Bridge, occupied the Wuming Bridge, and quickly assigned manpower to clear the bridge deck so that the troops could quickly pass through the Wuming Bridge.
Following Zhang He was the military lord Gan Qian.
"It's just as the Protector expected, Cao Jun wants to use Yuyang as bait..." Gan Gan said with a smile, "But with soldiers like this... tsk tsk, you really dare to think about it!"
Zhang He glanced at the corpses of Cao's soldiers piled up at the end of the unknown bridge and was noncommittal.
"map!"
Zhang He waved to the guards.
The guards immediately caught up and unfolded the map beside Zhang He.
"The direction is right," Zhang He pointed at the map and said, "This river and this bridge are all in the right direction... We are here now..."
Gan Gan stretched his neck and looked, "Yes, it looks like we are very close to Changping... Most of Cao's troops have fled to Changping. Do you want to send some people over to take a look? I don't know how many troops Cao's troops have transferred."
past……"
Zhang He nodded, summoned the scouts, and asked them to immediately investigate upstream and downstream.
