Three Kingdoms Eschatology

These twenty well-armored and heavy-armoured cavalry escorted the grain delivery team, carrying a hundred carts of grain to the southwest.On the way, they passed a completely burned military camp, and the fields that had just been sown had apparently been trampled by horseshoes.

On the ridge road in the field, Yuan Jun's reclamation soldiers can still be seen lying dead on the ground.They knew it must have been done by another team.

An hour later, they came to a temporary camp, which didn't have any barrier defense facilities, not even a few tents.The so-called camp is a temporary gathering place. Obviously, the people in it don't plan to stay for long.

Apart from these twenty heavy cavalry, there were other squads returning with their spoils from time to time.From time to time, scouts came to report new information, and then there were more than a dozen or so cavalry galloping out.

Hua Xiong held his big gun and stood aside silently watching.Whenever the seized materials and the number of captives reached a certain number, he ordered people to transfer them to the rear ferry.

"Report! Qi report to the general. Two hundred battles away, our two scouts found the opponent's scout, and failed to fight, the opponent had already escaped."

Hua Xiong nodded, and shouted an order: "Pass down our military order, assign a battalion of heavy cavalry to escort these personnel and supplies back to the ferry base camp. Twenty scouts will be left here to meet the brothers who have not yet returned to the camp, and the rest will wait Move the camp to another place with a certain one."

Nearly two hours later.Armed with strong crossbows and hard bows, the five thousand Yuan army infantry cavalry carrying spears and scull shields lined up in a marching formation, always defending against possible surprise attacks by the enemy, and arrived here cautiously.However, the place was already empty...

Hedong County, Anyi County Government Yazhong.Two people in high crowns and splendid attire were discussing worriedly.One of them was Guo Tu, the prefect of Hedong County in Yuan Shao's Zhao Dynasty, and the other was Yuan Shao's nephew, Gao Gan, the governor of Bingzhou in Zhao Dynasty.

Guo Tu said bluntly: "Mr. Gao, it's impossible to go on like this. With only five thousand soldiers, we can't bite Feng Yujun's Huaxiong troops. In the long run, it will make the mountains and rivers of our Hedong County rot. By then, The east of the river can be a valley, and not a single soldier can pay it! I implore the envoy to deploy more soldiers and horses, especially cavalry to encircle and suppress the bandit army."

Gao Gan frowned and said, "To tell you the truth, Guo Lingjun, in the entire Bingzhou, these [-] soldiers and horses are the only remaining mobile troops. The rest of the troops that can be mobilized have long been sent to the front line of Yuyan to fight Cao Cao! Thousands of soldiers, the Holy Majesty had already planned to transfer them away. It was only because of Hua Xiong's invasion and a certain persuading the Holy Majesty that they were able to keep them. How could they send more troops to Hedong? It is impossible to transfer them The troops on the front line of Yuyan come back to help!"

Guo Tu said again: "If that's the case, then we can only shrink our defenses in Hedong, and concentrate our population and field soldiers in several cities. Only in this way, we will have to give up a lot of fields that have been planted in spring. It will definitely affect this year's autumn harvest."

Hearing this, Gao Gan shook his head again and again: "We don't know when the battle with Cao Cao will end, and there must be no shortage of food in Bingzhou. The food and grass supplies for the [-] troops on the front line of Yuyan, and the food taxes of the four prefectures are just enough. If there is less food in Bingzhou, there will be a big gap. It will cause a big mess, if not, our frontline army will be defeated because of it!"

Guo Tu sighed and said, "This doesn't work, and that doesn't work either. What should I do?"

Gao Gan was not as anxious as Guo Tu. He took a sip of tea soup and said calmly, "Guo Lingjun, don't panic. A few days ago, someone sent a fast horse to the front line of Yuyan to report the matter to the Holy Master and Mr. Jushou. .Presumably they can come up with a good solution. The reply should come in a few days."

As soon as he finished speaking, one of Gao Gan's personal soldiers hurried into the hall.He whispered something in Gao Gan's ear, and then handed Gao Gan a letter.

After repeating the letter several times, Gao Gan smiled and said to Guo Tu: "Coincidentally, I just mentioned this matter. Ju Shou's reply has already come, and he gave us some countermeasures. A certain thinks this plan is very good!" After finishing speaking, he handed over Jushou's letter to Guo Tu for reading.

Guo Tu finished watching, took a deep breath, and said, "Of course we want us to unite the Xiongnu in the north and Zhangxiu in the west, and also build a camp on the bank of the Yellow River to confront Hua Xiong."

Gao Gan said with a slightly admiring expression: "This Jushou is worthy of being the leader of my Great Zhao's leader. A few words have hit the point. It made a certain Mosai suddenly see. My Hedong and his three assistants have the same terrain and landforms, and the strength of the defenders The same. He can steal us in this way, and we can give them back in the same way."

Guo Tu nodded, and continued his words: "It's just that we don't have as many excellent cavalry as Huaxiong. But Xiongnu and Zhang Xiu have. As long as we get the help of these two parties, we will definitely attack and defend Yixing. Not only can we preserve Hedong, but It might be possible to defeat Feng Yu's Guanzhong. It is indeed a good plan. It's just...just that this embroidery is a good connection. After all, he and Hua Xiong have a feud with killing uncles, but this Xiongnu, the Holy Majesty, had a feud with them in the early years."

Gao Gan sneered: "In this world, an ally today may be an enemy tomorrow, and vice versa. It is man-made, as long as we think of ways, we can always do it."

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At the same time that Huaxiong attacked Yuan Shao's rear in Bingzhou in Hedong.Xu Rong arrived in Henan County, which was Henan Yin before the Han court moved the capital.

The war-torn Henan County, like Hongnong County next to it, was a vacuum before Yuan Cao started the war. title.However, since Cao Cao sent [-] troops to Mengjin, it has been under the control of Cao Cao on the whole.

Chapter 158 The Mobile "Big Camp"

Just as the sun rose, the silhouette of Luoyang City, the abandoned capital of the Han Dynasty, appeared in Xu Rong's eyes.He raised his right hand and made a stop gesture, and the guards around him immediately galloped out of the team.At the same time, an order was issued loudly: "The commander has an order, the whole army stops advancing!"

In just a dozen or so breaths, following the sound of commands one after another, the huge marching column, the sturdy and elite cavalry, all came to a standstill.

At this time, more than a dozen scouts came out from the queue of Xu Rong's army.They also took dogs and falcons, and flew towards the city of Luoyang.After a while, a scout rode back and reported to Xu Rong:

"Report to the commander. On the bank of the Luoshui River in the west outer city of Luoyang, I found the camp of the other division of the Liangzhou Army. They said that they are here to wait for our army."

Before he could finish speaking, Xu Rong rode out with his bodyguards, led by the messenger scout, and galloped towards the camp...

This is a very small-scale camp, about two to three hundred people.As soon as Xu Rong got off his horse, a person came out from the top tent, smiled and cupped his hands and said: "General Xu Rong, I have been waiting for you here for a long time."

Xu Rong hurriedly returned the salute: "Xu Rong has met Mr. Wen He." The person who came was none other than Jia Xu.He will serve as the supervisor and counselor of Xu Rong's army and assist Xu Rong in completing this mission.

After the two exchanged pleasantries, Xu Rong asked Jia Xu with some doubts:

"My lord ordered me to bring my troops here to join Mr. Wen He, saying that this place has its own supplies of food and grass. However, when I came to the east this way, I found that the grain fields in Henan County were barren and sparsely populated.

Cao Cao is now in a tight situation in Guandu, and the Cao army guarding Mengjin must have no extra food.So where should the food supply for our army come from?To tell you the truth, Mr. Wenhe, our army only has less than two days' worth of rations left. "

Jia Xu smiled slightly and said: "A certain came from Shangluo, and brought enough food and grass for the army for ten days, and there will be a large amount of food and grass brought in within ten days."

Xu Rong's expression became surprised, and he looked at the camp behind Jia Xu. There were indeed a lot of supplies.Asked: "Sir, coming from Shangluo, it must have been extremely hard to climb mountains and mountains. And you only brought two or three hundred people with you. How did you manage to carry such a large amount of supplies?"

Jia Xu stretched out his finger and pointed to the Luoshui River beside him.Xu Rong just suddenly realized.

On the bank of the river, more than [-] Viking ships unique to Zhuyang are docked.Presumably, they came down from the upper reaches of the Luoshui River - the territory of Shangluo.

From Zhuyang to Shangluo, there is a convenient Danshui waterway to provide transportation, and then take more than [-] miles of land to transfer the grain and grass to the upper shore of Luoshui.From here, they can go down the Luo River and transport the grain and grass to Henan County with Viking ships.

In addition, when Yuan Shao attacked the rear of Jizhou, he could also plunder a certain amount of food and grass.This also explains why Feng Yu said that there is no need to worry about the supply of food and grass.

Xu Rong said excitedly: "Since food and grass are not a problem, let's go to Mengjin now and join Cao Jun in Mengjin. Then cross the river and attack Hanoi."

Jia Xu stroked his beard and said with a smile: "No, we still have to wait for a group of our troops to come, and we don't just attack from across the river at Mengjin, so that the scope of our attack is limited to Hanoi, and the result of the battle will be even greater. too small."

Xu Rong understood Jia Xu's words.People have to eat, and horses can't just eat grass, they have to carry horse feed with the army.In this way, if Mengjin is used as the food and grass base and base camp, his cavalry attack range will cover Hanoi County, and it will be too far away.

Although it can be solved by looting the other party's supplies, but relying too much on this is a bit dependent on the sky, and the risk is extremely high.What if the opponent is strong and clears the field, or just does not encounter a target that can be plundered along the way?

If Mengjin is not the base camp, the base camp will be moved north and east.Then the supply line is stretched again, and the problem of logistical supply returns.Moreover, without Cao Jun's troops to assist in defending the camp and guarding the rear, the risk is extremely high.

Jia Xu saw Xu Rong's doubts, and explained without waiting for him to ask: "We are waiting here for those Viking soldiers who went to the south to help the Jiangdong Navy a few days ago..."

After all, Xu Rong is quick-witted. Just as Jia Xu said this, he blurted out: "Mr. Wen He means that we want to use the fleet as a mobile camp on the Yellow River?"

Jia Xu nodded with a smile, "General Xu Rong is really smart."

At this time, a commanding soldier suddenly entered the account and came forward to report: "Report! To the supervisor, General Xu Huang, Cao Jun Mengjin's guard, came to ask for an audience."

Jia Xu said: "He came just in time, and I just happened to need him for something. Quickly invite him into the camp."

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Xu Huang frowned, and under the guidance of the other party's soldiers, he strode towards the tent of the Liangzhou military camp.He saw on both sides of the road, those well-armored Liangzhou troops were busy, and they seemed to be building a new camp.He can't help but think a lot...

At the beginning of the war, he was entrusted by Cao Cao with an important task to garrison Mengjin with [-] elite soldiers to prevent Yuan Jun from Hanoi from crossing the river and entering Henan County, threatening Xuchang's left wing.

Xu Huang was looking forward to Yuan Jun's attack day and night.For a general like Xu Huang, such a battle is an excellent opportunity to become famous and show off his talents.He didn't want to waste his time and miss such an opportunity for nothing.

Unexpectedly, Yuan Jun in Hanoi remained silent.He spent this peaceful and inactive time in anxiety.

Later, Xu Huang learned that Jushou had crossed the river from Yanjin, conquered the old city, and was within easy reach of the left wing of Xuchang.Then Meng Jin's defense became meaningless, and he waited full of expectations for the lord Cao Cao to transfer him to the main battlefield of Guandu.

Later, when the military order to mobilize really came, he was happily preparing to withdraw the camp and move the troops.Another military order came down, making Xu Huang very depressed.The military order asked him to continue guarding Mengjin, join the Liangzhou Army who came to support him, and obey the deployment of the Liangzhou Army commander.

At that moment, Xu Huang, Jia Xu and Xu Rong sat down in the tent.Xu Huang cupped his hands and said: "A certain is ordered by my lord to come to join your ministry. If you need anything to send, just ask."

Jia Xu responded immediately: "At this moment, I have something to ask General Xu Huang to agree to, that is, to transfer two thousand elite soldiers from Mengjin to Chenggao. I have concluded that Yuan Jun will definitely try to enter Heluo from here to threaten Luoshui behind me. In addition, Chenggao will be the supply base for our fleet."

When Xu Huang heard this, he was puzzled and said, "It must be? Your Excellency is so sure?"

Jia Xu said confidently: "It is inevitable, and there will be a heavy attack, so Cheng Gao's general's strength is not enough. We will also keep two infantry battalions here."

Xu Huang's eyes lit up, and he immediately agreed: "Your Excellency, don't worry, I will send troops to Chenggao immediately. If Yuan Bing doesn't come, let it go, and if they come, they will never return!"

Chapter 159 Not Surnamed Liu

Even in the spring of March, Yunzhong County in the north of Bingzhou is still very cold and windy, and winter seems unwilling to leave easily.

Since the collapse of the Han court, Yunzhong County, like several neighboring counties, has been occupied by the Southern Huns.Its seat - the streets in Yunzhong City are very lively.Farmers and herdsmen conduct various mutual market transactions here.

Most of the herdsmen belong to the Xiongnu Zahube tribe, a small number of Xiongnu Tugehu tribe, and Han people.The farmers are basically the Hun Tugehu Headquarters, Han people.

The various headquarters of the Southern Huns have been attached to the Han court for more than a hundred years, and the customs are not much different from the customs of the Han people in the interior.Almost everyone can speak Chinese, but not many people can speak Xiongnu.

A group of chariots suddenly came on the street, and there were Huns in front of them to clear the way.The people on both sides gave way one after another.This is the envoy sent by the newly established "Great Zhao" Dynasty in the Central Plains.

The emissary was none other than Guo Tu himself, the prefect of Hedong County. After he handed Hedong over to Gao Gan, he came to Yunzhong to persuade the new Xiongnu Huchuquan in person, trying to persuade him to join Yuan Bing to attack Guanzhong.

In Yun Zhongcheng's mansion, the guests sat on the floor and talked freely.Guo Tu gave Yuan Shao's conditions-after the matter is completed, the five counties in the north of Bingzhou will be cut off, and the three counties in the north of Yongzhou will be given to the Xiongnu to stand on their own.At the same time, he also promised to provide 15 hu grains to the Xiongnu every year.

Hu Chuquan did not respond to Guo Tu immediately, but sent his gift out first, and placed him in the post house to wait for news.Only then did we start discussing with the leaders of the tribes in the hall.

Most of the tribal leaders agreed that this was a rare opportunity, but only Liu Qubei, the leader of the Tiefu tribe and also the wise king of the Huns, expressed his opposition.

Huchuquan's nephew, Zuoxian King Liu Bao yelled: "Youxian King, why are you opposing? We Huns have declined for hundreds of years, and this is a great opportunity for us Huns to restore the glory of the grassland."

Liu Qubei said unhurriedly: "What repeats the glory of the grassland? Everyone sitting here, I want you to go to Mobei to graze again and live the life of living by water and grass. Are you willing to go? Don't talk about you, except now In the nomadic other tribes, how many of the people who slaughtered the various Xiongnu tribes can herd? Are you willing to go to Mobei to nomad? Even if you are willing to go, have you ever fought against the Xianbei people? Can you snatch them from them? Territory?"

As soon as he said this, everyone in the hall was speechless, and no one could refute it for a while.

Liu Qubei continued: "Although we are all descendants of the Xiongnu Shanyu Modun, our surname is Liu, and we are more or less related to the Han Dynasty. Now that we see foreign surnames rebelling against the Han Dynasty, how can we help outsiders?" The reason? Besides, our Huns are not a single ethnic group, how to restore to the state hundreds of years ago, how to compete with Xianbei..."

Hu Chuquan suddenly interrupted him and said: "Enough! We are the Huns. Even if we move out of the grassland, we are still the Huns. If a horse is locked in a cow pen, it will not be a cow. We Shanyu royal family have some The blood is passed down from the women of the Han Dynasty, but even according to the rules of the Han people, our surname is not Liu. This is the surname given to us by the emperor of the Han Dynasty. Of course, you, Liu Qubei, are excluded!"

There is something in Hu Chuquan's words, and everyone sitting here certainly knows what Hu Chuquan means.

Liu Qubei is different from other Xiongnu nobles. The others are all related to the Han Dynasty in matrilineal blood because of the long-term relationship between the Han and the Huns in history.

But he is in the matrilineal line, and he is related to the Han Dynasty in the paternal line.According to blood lineage, this Liu Qubei is a serious Han family clan.

Naturally, his matrilineal lineage was the same as that of other Xiongnu nobles, which originated from the marriage relationship that began in the time of Mao Dundan.

But his own grandfather is Liu Jinbo, General Du Liao.He is the son of Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty - the sixth grandson of Liu Fu, King Peixian.Liu Jinbo was captured by the Xiongnu in the Northern Expedition, and has lived outside the Great Wall for a long time.Marry the daughter of the head of Tiefubu as his wife.

Seeing that Hu Chuquan said this, Liu Qubei sighed and stopped talking.

Unexpectedly, Hu Chuquan was still talking endlessly: "But you, Liu Qubei, are right. Of course we will not be so stupid as to compete with those Xianbei Hulu for that bitter cold land, and of course we will never go there again. The days of wandering and herding horses. Instead, I want to win the world like Qin and Han, sweep and unify Kyushu. This is the great cause of my Huns forever."

Everyone in the hall immediately cheered for Hu Chuquan's bold words.This made Hu Chuquan even more energetic, and he said something even bigger: "When we conquer and unify Kyushu, we will also subdue the Xianbei people and Wuhuan people, and let them become other tribes subject to the Huns. Conquer our homeland again. —Wanli Grassland. Under the sky, all will be the land of the Huns. The goddess of the earth—Xiu Tuge will protect us to complete this great cause.”

The emotions of the princes of the ministries were also mobilized by him, except Liu Qubei, who all stood up, beat the time, and shouted in unison.

Hu Chuquan finally shouted: "Pass down my king's order. From now on, all the ministries will gather and prepare for the war. Choose a day to go down along the Yellow River and enter the Hedong Guanzhong!"

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On the bank of the Yellow River, amidst the sound of war drums and horns shaking the sky.A large number of soldiers with knives and guns rushed towards the ferry camp of the Huaxiong Army.At this time, there were only two infantry battalions and one supply barracks in the camp.Hua Xiong and the two thousand cavalry were not in the camp.

It turned out that Gao Gan, after Guo Tu got the approval of Huchuquan to send troops, he set up another camp ten miles away from the ferry on the other side of the Yellow River in Xiayang, with thousands of horses and horses.When the big camp was built, troops were sent from the camp to attack Huaxiong's ferry camp.

There was no sound in the ferry barracks, and it was not until Yuan Jun approached the barracks outside the barracks for thirty battles that dense arrows shot out from the barracks.Yuan Jun used the scull shield as a wall and slowly approached the camp.However, Yuan Jun soldiers who were far away from the shield wall and out of the blind spot were still injured by stray arrows.

Yuan Jun also fired back unceremoniously.The arrows poured into the camp of the Han army like a summer shower, and the effect is unknown.

Yuan Jun tried his best to get close to the barrier.With an order, the shield wall formed by the scull shield suddenly opened, and a large number of soldiers poured out from behind, climbing up quickly.

When these soldiers climbed the barrier, they found that behind the barrier was a wide and shallow trench that was several battles wide and less than two feet deep.At the bottom of the trench stood rows of soldiers holding shields and guns, and wearing fine iron armor.Their large shields were full of arrows. It seemed that Yuan Jun's bow shots just now were almost "caught" by the opponent's large shields.

These Yuan Jun soldiers standing on the top of the barrier encountered intensive spear stabbing in the blink of an eye.Countless spear blades stabbed at them from bottom to top. Attacking from this angle, the shields did not work at all, and the armor on their bodies could not stop the opponent's spears, so they were stabbed in pieces and fell to the ground.

The gong of Yuan Jun's retreat sounded, and they couldn't bear the casualties.More importantly, Yuan Jun's scouts discovered that Hua Xiong's iron cavalry was rushing back.

Chapter 160 The Huns Are Coming

After Hua Xiong returned to the ferry camp, he brought a battalion of heavy cavalry to the vicinity of Yuan Jun's camp by the river.When Yuan Jun, who had thousands of people, saw five hundred heavy cavalry in this area, he also huddled in the camp like a mouse meeting a cat, closing the door behind closed doors.

Hua Xiong rode his horse and walked slowly around Yuan Jun's camp, but he was thinking about Yuan Jun's plan in his heart.

Although Yuan Jun's move could attract his own troops on the bank of the Yellow River, he could no longer go deep into the hinterland of Hedong without any scruples like before.

But in this way, how to solve the food and grass supply of Yuan Jun in the camp?Yuan Jun, who has an absolute disadvantage in cavalry, can easily block the camp by the opponent's rangers.

Hua Xiong suddenly had a thought, and a kind of worry came to his mind-is Yuan Jun going to mobilize the iron cavalry from the front line of Guandu to go back to Hedong?

Hua Xiong immediately dispelled this concern. At this time, the Guandu battlefield should be at the most critical moment, and Yuan Shao will never lose the big because of small things.Moreover, the road between Yuzhou and Hedong is long and steep, and the distance cannot quench the thirst.

Hua Xiong finally decided—don't worry about him, first block the Yuan Jun camp by the river.He mobilized a battalion of Qingqi Feiyu and half of his scouts to patrol outside Yuan Jun's camp day and night on guard.

If Yuan Bing has a food transport team coming, or a team wants to withdraw from the camp.Then in the Huaxiong camp ten miles away, heavy cavalry would immediately come to intercept and pursue them.

At the same time, Hua Xiong also stepped up the surveillance of the surrounding scouts, just in case.

Although in this way, Hua Xiong no longer has the energy to harass the hinterland of Bingzhou River East, but if he can finally eat up these thousands of Yuan troops, it will be a considerable victory.

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At noon that day, the soldiers in Huaxiong's camp were having their lunch.Although the cavalry no longer perform the task of going out to harass, everyone is still heavily armored, and even the horses can't leave the saddle armor.

Suddenly a sharp sound came from a distance, and the soldiers who were eating stopped their bowls and chopsticks in unison.Then there was another scream.This is the warning signal sent by the scouts outside the camp.

Before the general gave an order, the soldiers threw their bowls and chopsticks on the rough wooden slatted table amidst crackling sounds, and ran towards their respective horses...

Thirty heavy riders rode horses and galloped in the wilderness, they were part of the search team out of the camp.Suddenly, two scouts turned out from behind a grove and galloped towards them.It seemed that the two scouts were injured and covered in blood.Moreover, at least five or six arrows were inserted into each person's armor.

The heavy cavalry immediately went up to meet him, and one of the two scouts seemed to have exhausted all his strength, and fell off the saddle as if collapsed as soon as he was met by the heavy cavalry.Another scout also shouted feebly: "Quick, hurry up and inform the commander, the Huns, the Huns are coming!"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was the sound of galloping horses from behind the grove, and hundreds of Hun warriors were rushing forward.The heavy cavalry immediately rode forward, blocking the two wounded scouts behind.They whipped their horses and began to accelerate.

The heavy cavalry like thirty iron towers surprised the Huns war cavalry, but they immediately recovered their composure, took off their bows one after another, bent their bows and set arrows.Using the momentum of the horse, he shot hundreds of sharp arrows at the opponent intensively.

The arrows shot are blessed with horse speed and are extremely powerful.It's just that the material of the arrow cluster is not very good.When shooting on the heavy armor of heavy cavalry, because the arrow cluster material is "softer" or "brittle" than the armor, either the arrow cluster breaks, or the arrow is instantly blunted and unable to shoot into the armor.The arrows were bounced to the ground amidst a clanging sound.