Thick clouds blocked the sun and heavy rains continued to make up for the drought in the previous months. The rain that came in May kept falling as soon as it came. It was hard to see the sun when we got up early in the morning, and the war was seriously affected.
At this time, in Xiapi City, a flood of people was driven by Cao Jun to attack the city. Under the rain, weeping and begging could be heard endlessly, mixed with Cao Jun urging people to climb. The generals on the city looked livid and raised their hands several times to hesitate.
Seeing the ladder climbing up, he waved his hand and gave the order: "Let's shoot the arrow."
Someone shouted urgently: "General, although these people were scolded by Cao Cao as family members of thieves, they are actually the people of the surrounding counties and counties held hostage by the thieves."
"I know, this Cao Jun is so cool...shooting arrows"
Just listen to the continuous sound of "Puff", for a while, arrows rained down, screams continued, and blood flowers bloomed in the crowd, mixed with the rain, and flowed into a bright red...
The official closed his eyes and looked at the banner with the word "Cao" three miles away in the distance. He already felt a deep hatred: "Cao Thief"
At the same time, under this banner, the commander-in-chief Cao Ren was paying attention to everything, his face was like water, and he remained silent.
His elder brother Cao Cao led 50,000 regular troops to attack Pengcheng, the seat of Xuzhou. In order to reduce the burden of military food, he sent this untrained army to attack various parts of Xuzhou. Cao Ren was opposed to this, but he could not produce food.
The continuous rain made the defenders' bows and arrows ineffective, and they would soon be out of use. This was good news for the attackers, but Cao Ren felt a little depressed.
It wasn't because of anything on the battlefield, but it was because of threats and thieves everywhere. At this time, the ant attack on the city was a bit cruel, but it was still acceptable.
It's just that Cao Ren felt that his cousin suddenly changed six years ago. Two years ago, he changed into a different person, and he gradually became estranged from the people he was good friends with before.
Although I didn’t know that some families from various counties and counties suddenly came to rely on them and brought great strength, it was really unsettling... Moreover, the attitude towards brothers, wives and children at home was not as heartfelt as in the past. Mrs. Ding and Mrs. Bian’s two sisters-in-law were affected by this.
Affected by this, the smile on his face became much smaller. Ang'er used to respect his father the most, but now he has become a little afraid of his father.
"Why is this?"
These changes can be hidden from outsiders, but not from family members. However, everyone has to endure it, but the gloomy feeling inevitably spreads, as if losing something precious, and the hearts of the family gradually disperse.
Cao Ren didn't dare to think about it any more.
"But no matter what, as long as Meng De is still my brother, blood is thicker than water. The world can be without me, Cao Ren, but it cannot be without Cao Cao... Whoever is an enemy of my brother is my enemy of Cao Ren."
For my brother, I will do anything even if I am the enemy of the whole world.
Under the big umbrella held in the rain, the military officer was writing a victory report for the superiors: "I was ordered to launch 300,000 Qingzhou troops to not only help Miao Cai regain his hometown of Pei State without stopping, but also entered Xuzhou along the Si River and headed straight to Pengcheng.
We divided more than ten groups into plundering the place and drove the people to attack the city for more than ten cities. Now we have reached Xiapi City and we will not be able to break it in a few days."
Cao Ren glanced at them and said: "Write this down - these Qingzhou soldiers are originally rogue bandits, they cannot obey military orders, and chaos is difficult to control... These soldiers cannot be used for a long time, and the lord must not send them back to Yanzhou."
This is a euphemism. In fact, because the governor relied heavily on local people, although he recruited Qingzhou soldiers, he had no intention of training and rectifying Qingzhou soldiers as in history, so military discipline collapsed.
After being indulged, he plundered places, raped and looted. He had no military discipline at all, and his thief nature was hard to change. He could only barely subdue a band of thief soldiers named Cao Cao. Once they were released, they were as hard to take back as a runaway mad dog. Even Cao Ren, the commander-in-chief,
All orders are discounted.
"Okay, summons immediately?"
"Pass it on."
Cao Ren is still not used to such fast Taoist communication, and he always feels unreliable, just like those new guys.
Shaking his head to eliminate the strange thoughts: "I hope my lord can pay attention to restraining the Qingzhou soldiers... By the way, is there any news about Qingzhou Tian Kaijun?"
"Tian Kai's 50,000 troops have arrived at Langya County in Xuzhou. They were so frightened by the power of the Lord's troops that they did not dare to come close to rescue Pengcheng. They only waited and watched from across the county, seemingly waiting for Liu Bei's army to take the lead..."
As this person was talking, the interrogator in charge of the interrogation stood up in shock: "Commander, General Xiahou has received news of his defeat.
Cao Ren's expression changed slightly and he quickly took it and looked at it.
Liu Bei led a main force of 70,000 people to march day and night, and joined Huang Zhong's troops in Qiao County. The total force reached more than 100,000. Madam Mi led a group of magicians to support the battlefield. They broke through Xiahou Yuan's camp that night, and only 30,000 Cao troops escaped.
Less than three thousand, when the general Xiahou Yuan fled, he was shot off his horse by Huang Zhong with an arrow. Li Dian gave up his horse for the general to escape, and he was captured in the rear. This was the last news from the military magician, and there was no news after that.
Cao Ren's head was a little swollen. After being frightened and angry, he hurriedly unfolded the map under the umbrella. His eyes fell on the east of Henan Province, digesting the bad news he had just received. A feeling of thorns in his back made him feel chilly and panicked that the situation was out of control.
"Isn't Liu Bei marching south to Jingzhou? Some people saw him and the Queen Mother's chariot. Generals Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun also showed up. Why did he come to the east of Henan? How could he still collect 70,000? Maybe he also recruited 30
Thousands of thieves
The more Cao Ren thought about it, the more confused he became, but he still calmed down: "Let's use the reconnaissance cavalry to explore the movements of Liu Bei's main force."
"Yes, Commander." The scout captain rushed into the rain. Small teams dispersed, each team was equipped with a magician, and began to expand the investigation.
At the same time, Ye Qing retook eastern Henan after defeating Xia Houyuan, leaving only 5,000 troops to clean the battlefield and guard the prisoners. The main force marched overnight, and then set foot on the land of Xuzhou.
The location is in the Xiapi Kingdom of Xuzhou. The army is stationed on the other side of the Surabaya River. It is on a plain less than fifty miles away from Cao Ren's Qingzhou Army in Xiapi City. Even on a rainy day, the 100,000-strong army is soaring into the sky, and 90% of it is white.
The color is light red, which is exactly the reality of the military - 90% are new recruits and 10% are veterans.
"The rebels in front of us are invading the countryside," a general said, with a strange look on his face: "The flag was fired at Cao Jun, but it was not the same as when we fought Cao Jun before... It didn't feel as powerful as before, but it was extremely fierce, like jackals.
General Huang led his troops to surround and kill, and trapped nearly a thousand remaining enemies in a village, using bows and crossbows to block their fire."
Ye Qing went over to observe in person.
At this time, Ye Qinggui was the Marquis of Ding and the State Shepherd, so the guards were naturally different.
Under the flag is a neat phalanx of cavalry, dressed in red armor, and the flying hunting flag is also red. The horses are hung with bows and quivers, as well as knives and spears, and are decorated with white oxtails. This is "white".
"Ear Soldiers" - or formally known as Bai Yubing, were led by the young general Chen Dao.
In addition, Zhou Ling, who had been promoted to Kendo, was protecting him day and night, and he was followed by two great officials, Dian Wei and Xu Chu. Both of these generals were filled with murderous intent.
Five hundred cavalrymen arrived at the village with thick smoke and thunderous hooves.
Ye Qing reined in his horse and looked up.
Under the heavy rain, there were still people inside who were resisting, and the sound of fighting was endless. They didn't even have complete military uniforms or armor, but they all had ferocious faces, covered with black energy and blood, and they were stubbornly resisting in the village.
Ye Qing's eyes darkened when he saw it: "Qingzhou soldiers"
Last winter, the Qingzhou bandits ate up everything they could eat and wandered to Yanzhou. At this time, the governor was having a stalemate with Ye Qing in eastern Henan. He couldn't spare the troops to exterminate them for a while, so he used a series of tactics to conceal the truth and alienate people.
The fire attack plan and even the final decision to flood the Yellow River were all copied from Cao Cao's treacherous work in history.
It was not until the end of spring that these rogue bandits were forced to land. One million men and women were transferred to farming, and 300,000 young and strong elites were recruited. They were called Qingzhou soldiers as in history.
Ye Qing was eager to counterattack East Henan in early spring. Before this time, Cao Cao with Qingzhou soldiers and Cao Cao without Qingzhou soldiers were just like the Han people who went hunting in the mountains without cheetahs. They were completely inferior in strength.
Up a level.
When the Qingzhou soldiers are not white and red, but black, their victory lies in their large numbers. This could have been defeated, but with the blessing of the governor's magician group.
The black military aura seems to be the Qin aura, but it is far from the black army in history. Without the national destiny of farming and war, this black aura is just a gray-black calamity aura. The Qingzhou soldiers are essentially rogues in military uniforms.
Compared with the standard replaceable equipment uniformly produced on the assembly line of the Qin Dynasty, these bandits even lacked complete military uniforms and armor, and some even carried hatchets when they went to the battlefield.
They are not on the same level. They seem to have similar characteristics of fighting to support fighting, but they are not as fierce as tigers in facing strong enemies. They just have the spirit of bullies who bully the weak.
"How to deal with jackals?" Ye Qing said to himself.
Dian Wei, who had once chased a tiger across a stream, flashed his eyes: "It's just a jackal? Just kill it."
"Oh?" Ye Qing said happily: "He is really my Fan Kuai."
Fan Kuai is a general under Liu Bang. The speaker is unintentional, but the listener is intentional. The surrounding generals and guards looked at each other and thought to themselves: "It is indeed appropriate for my lord to compare himself to the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty."
Ye Qing looked back at Xu Chu on the other side: "How does the tiger idiot think about treating the jackal?"
Xu Chu had a majestic appearance. He had gathered thousands of strong men and clansmen to protect themselves. He once grabbed the tail of a strong ox and dragged it backwards for more than a hundred steps in front of the bandit formation. The thieves were so frightened that they did not dare to approach. At this time, he only said: "My lord."
Don’t worry, I can kill him if I’m here.”
Ye Qing nodded, his eyes filled with determination.
The "Lord" came over with a middle-aged general with a long sword on his waist and a bow in his hand. He had a resolute temperament. This was General Huang Zhong.
At this time, the sword was not yet old, and the archery skills were still better than twenty years later, but the anger was even greater. As soon as he came over, he pointed angrily at the village: "At the end of the day, this group has almost slaughtered the village, not to mention robbery,
He raped women, tortured and killed children, and even the elderly were not spared... All kinds of evil deeds make people cringe. Please allow me to kill them all."
Ye Qing's face was heavy, he observed for a moment and suppressed the emotion of various tragic scenes. Seeing that there was no magician in this little bandit, he nodded to Huang Zhong: "Han Sheng, go kill them. This group of thieves has the blood of countless common people on their hands."
No blood can be left behind."
"Yes," Huang Zhong responded excitedly, stepped on his horse, and took the lead in firing with his bow.
With a "swish" sound, a bowstring sounded, and an arrow cut through the rain. An officer who was commanding on the opposite side suddenly screamed, with a rain of blood coming out of his throat, and he fell heavily to the ground.
"Shoot!" Huang Zhong put down the attack with satisfaction and commanded. Immediately, fifty arrows were shot, a scream was heard, and more than a dozen people were shot to the ground.
Seeing this, Ye Qing was very satisfied and showed an admiring look. These soldiers led by Huang Zhong had accurate and fierce bows and arrows. Only fifty of them shot, but in just this moment, more than ten enemy soldiers were shot.
Many people who don’t understand military affairs think this achievement is not very good, but anyone who has been on the battlefield knows this horror.
After a while, the enemy soldiers hid in the village and there was no movement anymore. Infantry had to be used to rush in and clear them out.
Ye Qing turned around and saw that the two servants were already ready to make a move. Knowing that there was little chance of going to the battlefield in person, he nodded: "Go and kill them."
"Nuo" Dian Wei held a big iron halberd, and Xu Chu held a machete. They were both two-meter-tall infantry generals with strong waists and tiger backs. At this time, they immediately stepped forward and led their soldiers to fight.
Everywhere he went, there was blood and screams.
Ye Qing squinted his eyes and saw that traces of black energy were boiling from the corpses of these Qingzhou thieves, turning into faces of resentful people. At this time, although the resentment did not disappear, the spiritual bodies were dissolved into the void.
Ye Qing clearly understood that the Han Dynasty advocated great revenge, and "the hatred of ten generations can still be repaid." This is why it is so.
"In that case, you rest in peace, let me avenge you and kill all the Qingzhou thieves whose hands are stained with the blood of the people." Ye Qing said secretly.
"Boom" a bolt of lightning flashed from the black clouds, rain pattered down, and the sky and earth became dark.