As soon as this severe cold season arrives on the earth, everything changes. The sky is gray, as if after a strong wind, it has a chaotic atmosphere, and snow is flying all day long. People are very quick to set their way.
Yes, the breath in the mouth seems to be smoking when exposed to severe cold.
Xia Houyuan rode his horse and separated five hundred people to clear the way in front. The thick snow half a man deep gave him a headache.
He was nicknamed the Long-Legged General. He could run five hundred in three days and a thousand in six days. He was the number one vanguard in the history of the Three Kingdoms and could run faster than anyone else. However, such weather also made it difficult for the long-legged general. Let him
What is even more surprising is that in such weather, the cold can freeze a person, let alone run hundreds of miles.
"Yuan Zhi, do you think the Chinese army is not human?" Xia Houyuan rode his horse and walked slowly. Looking at the road clearing team in front of him, he couldn't help turning his head and said to Xu Shu beside him.
After Xu Shu heard this, he asked suspiciously: "Why did the general say this?"
Xia Houyuan pointed to the road ahead and said: "Look ahead, it's so difficult for the soldiers to clear the way. The Chinese army was able to go directly from Lingzhou to Wuwei. How much manpower is needed?"
"It is impossible for man to conquer nature." Although Xu Shu replied, he still admired the Chinese army's strategy of taking the enemy by surprise and attacking the unprepared ones. Moreover, occupying Wuwei was equivalent to cutting off the communication between the east and west of Liangzhou.
Xu Shu looked at the road ahead and thought in his mind: "Taishici will definitely not be so stupid that he doesn't even want Lingzhou and just presses the whole army towards Wuwei, right?"
At this time, it started to snow in the sky, and the biting cold wind brought large swaths of snowflakes. The cold wind shook the branches, howled and roared, blowing away the entire snowdrift like crazy, and swept it into the air. The cold wind could not stop it.
The whistling, changing direction, almost overturned pedestrians and horses, and scratched the faces of the horsemen like sharp stones, leaving them breathless and speechless.
The bell tied around the horse's neck made no sound at all. Amidst the howling and whistling of the whirlwind, only bursts of miserable sounds were heard, like howling wolves, neighing like horses in the distance, and sometimes like people.
A cry for help in times of great distress.
Xia Houyuan and others continued to advance despite the wind and snow. Some of his generals came to suggest withdrawing the troops, but Xia Houyuan rejected them. He believed that what the Chinese army could do, he could do the same and do better.
Xu Shu said nothing, knowing Xia Houyuan's temperament. However, in his heart, he always admired Xia Houyuan. He was a talented general. Although he was impatient, he was able to listen to his opinions.
"If it's cold, dismount and shovel all the snow. If the Chinese army can do it, you are no worse than others. Please remember that you are my subordinates, Xia Houyuan, and you are the God Marching Army. What I want is speed, speed!"
"Xia Houyuan raised his riding whip and shouted loudly.
After shouting, Xia Houyuan immediately jumped off his horse, took the lead, and rushed forward to shovel the snow.
When the other soldiers saw it, they all stepped forward one after another. Although it was freezing cold and the wind and snow were raging, they could not withstand the blood of the people.
Seeing this, Xu Shu smiled and said, "I'll help you too."
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In Liangzhou, twenty miles outside of Yuzhong City, on the vast snowfield with thousands of ravines, 10,000 soldiers of the Chinese Army have all entered a state of ambush after several days of preparation.
Under the vast white snowfield is a cave dwelling carefully dug by the Chinese army. Pang De and Chu Yan were waiting on both sides. The cave dwelling was extremely warm. The soldiers had been eating and drinking in the cave dwelling for half a day. The entrance to the cave was sealed with snow, and the sky was floating.
There was heavy snowfall, making it impossible to see any trace of digging outside.
In Yuzhong City, Ma Chao was in charge, 10,000 soldiers were still flying the banner of the Wei army, and 20,000 soldiers of the Huaxia army were waiting for Xia Houyuan's arrival.
"General!" Wang Shuang rushed out of the hall and said loudly without having time to pat the snow on his body. "The scouts have come to report that Xia Houyuan has sent out troops. Five thousand horsemen are marching in front to clear the way. The rest of the troops are still in the city and there is no movement.
"
Ma Chao nodded and said: "Very good, it seems that Wei Wenchang's strategy worked. You go to see General Pang and General Chu immediately and ask the two generals to release Xia Houyuan's troops and horses, and then attack from both front and back."
Wang Shuang hugged his fists and left quickly.
After leaving the county government office, Wang Shuang got on a horse and galloped towards Shilipu outside the city alone.
When he arrived at Ershilipu, Wang Shuang wandered around there for a long time, and actually forgot where his army was ambushed. The reason was that there were thousands of ravines here, and at a glance, they were all white.
Can't tell.
"Strange! Where is it? I could find it just now, why can't I find it now?" Wang Shuang scratched his head and muttered.
"Idiot! It's snowing outside, and the snow has covered the mark you made. Of course you can't find it." At this time, a man emerged from the snowdrift, wearing armor, tall and tall, with a look on his face.
The man with the curly beard is none other than Chu Yan.
When Wang Shuang saw Chu Yan coming out in person, he immediately dismounted and bowed: "Meet General Chu!"
"No need to be polite, tell me quickly, what is General Ma's order?" Chu Yan is also a big boss. He has been a bandit before. When he was robbing Jizhou, he happened to meet Gao Fei who was going to take office in Liaodong, but he was surrendered by Gao Fei.
, and became an outstanding general among his subordinates. He also avoided the growth of the Black Mountain Army, which had harmed the northern states in history. Because of this, the population of the northern states did not decrease sharply, and finally became the capital to dominate the country.
Chu Yan was good at mountain warfare. When he was a bandit, he was chased and beaten by the army. He often hid in the mountains, but he ran as fast as he could on the rocks, so he was called "Flying Swallow". After Zhang Niujiao died, he took him with him
They led their brothers to defect to Gao Fei. That group of brothers
Brother, he later achieved brilliant results in the battle to defeat the Tian family in Liaodong. However, by this time, the brothers were dead and wounded, and only he and Yu Du were left. Yu Du had been stationed in Liaodong.
, now also a general, mainly to appease the people of Buyeo.
Wang Shuang looked around and saw that no clues could be seen around him, so he said: "General Chu, you are such a master. You have made these ten thousand people invisible. My general
Let me tell General Chu and General Pang to let the five thousand Wei troops pass by, and then attack them from both front and rear."
"I understand, go back and reply to General Ma."
"promise!"
After Chu Yan waited for Wang Shuang to leave, she went back to the cave and sealed the entrance with snow.
There were torches lit in the cave, and under the dim light, Pang De came up and asked, "What's the matter with Wang Shuang coming here?"
"Ma Chao asked us to let the Wei army go, and then we and Ma Chao would attack the Wei army from front to back."
Pang De thought for a while and said: "There are only five thousand people. We are waiting for them in a tight formation, waiting for work, or ambushing them. Why should we let them go?"
Chu Yan said: "The general means..."
"You and I attack from the front and back. Wei Yan took the lead last time when we attacked the city. This time, we can't let Ma Chao take it from us. You attack from the front and back to block the Wei army here, and then join forces to annihilate Xiahou Yuan." Pang De planned.
"Okay, if you can kill Xia Houyuan, it will definitely be the first achievement, and it will be more powerful than the attack on ten cities. We brothers will share the credit among ourselves. The younger Ma Chao has only been in the Huaxia Kingdom for a short time, and he is already in a high position.
Moreover, all members of the Ma family are granted the title of marquis. I don’t understand why the emperor prefers Ma Chao so much? And he is also the prince of a country that has perished..." Chu Yan said with a bit of complaint.
In the Northwest Army, Chu Yan has the lowest official position. How can he not complain? He came earlier than Ma Chao and paid more for China than Ma Chao. Why does Ma Chao have a higher official position than him? Usually, Chu Yan is not interested in Ma Chao.
He was not convinced, but he was afraid of hurting his harmony, so he kept tolerating it. This time Taishi Ci let Ma Chao take charge, and he tolerated it, but he would never give up the great credit of killing Xia Houyuan to Ma Chao.
After hearing this, Pang De said to Chu Yan: "It is precisely because he is the prince of the subjugated country that he has been favored by the emperor. However, Ma Chao should not be underestimated. However, we must not give him the credit this time."
"Um."
The two of them had made up their minds and immediately made up their minds to kill Xia Houyuan here.
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Xia Houyuan is worthy of being a long-legged general. It only took him one day to reach the boundary of Yuzhong County.
"Yuzhong City is located at the junction of Jincheng, Hanyang and Wuwei counties. Its geographical location is very important. I think that the Chinese army has already occupied Yuzhong City at this time. If we go to Yuzhong, I am afraid there will be an ambush on the road. General
You still need to be careful." Xu Shu reminded Xia Houyuan while riding his horse.
"What are you afraid of? I will kill as many soldiers as they come to cover up the water and earth. Although the Chinese army has 200,000 soldiers, I am not afraid either." Xia Houyuan said exaggeratedly.
Xu Shu said: "The general is brave, so he should not be afraid. However, just in case, I think it is better to divide the troops into two groups. First, use a thousand infantry to clear the way as a bluff, and then the remaining 4,000 horse infantry will follow behind. If on the road
If there is an ambush, they will definitely attack those thousand soldiers, and our army can rescue them from behind and kill the enemy by surprise."
"Yes, a good strategy." Xia Houyuan nodded, and then added, "However, it is not easy to confuse the enemy."
With that said, Xia Houyuan summoned a man of similar stature to himself, then changed his armor in public and asked his captain to take his place in the front army.
After Xu Shu read it, he smiled and said: "General's brilliant plan."
Xia Houyuan said: "I am called Miaocai, so I can naturally come up with clever plans. However, as to whether it is clever or not, we have to see the actual situation for a while."
"Give the order, the troops will be divided into two groups, one in front and the other in rear, to speed up the march."
As soon as the words fell, everyone ran forward one after another, no longer paving the way, but stepping directly into the snowdrift.
Xia Houyuan's captain dressed up as Xia Houyuan, holding a big sword in his hand, and rushed forward. Behind him, a thousand infantrymen rushed forward bravely, carrying the banner of Xia Houyuan. But the real Xia Houyuan was following behind.
, advanced slowly, and from time to time sent scouts to the front to inquire.
(ps: There will be another update in the afternoon.)