The Nameless of the Common Clans

The howling north wind swept across the Gu River, freezing the river surface. In the dilapidated military camp, amid the desolate horn sound, a Han soldier holding a weapon walked out of the tent, staring coldly at the surging Xianbei cavalry on the opposite side. Although there were not many people, they were not afraid at all.

This was a surrendered army. When Gongsun Zan ruled Youzhou, they were stationed here. Later, when Gongsun Zan was defeated, they surrendered to Yuan Shao. When the Yuan family died, they surrendered to Chen Mo. Many people in the camp were over 40 years old. In this era, they were already considered old. However, such a constantly surrendering army was rooted on the bank of the Gu River like a nail, blocking the Xianbei people's way south, and it has been nearly 20 years!

The general with half white hair looked at the surging Xianbei cavalry indifferently, holding the spear tightly in his hands full of chilblains. In his turbid eyes, there was no fear, only cold murderous intent.

"Shoot!" Seeing the enemy cavalry already trampling on the glacier and sweeping over, the general raised his spear, and the next moment, hundreds of arrows fell towards the surging Xianbei people.

The knight who was shot and fell to the ground did not cause panic among his companions. He continued to move forward with his cold iron hooves stepping on his companions' bodies, as if he did not see the military camp in front of him. The surging iron cavalry ran around the military camp against the arrows shot from time to time by the enemy, approaching and shooting arrows from time to time.

There was no scene of arrow rain gathering, and the remaining soldiers in the camp were less than 200, and the effect of arrow rain suppression could not be formed at all.

The Xianbei people were not in a hurry to attack the camp, even though the military camp was very dilapidated and looked like it might collapse at any time, but wolves usually launched a fatal attack when the enemy was at its weakest. The living habits of the grassland people made them have many similarities with wolves.

"Puff~"

The Xianbei who jumped up and tried to climb the camp wall were pierced through the chest and abdomen by the cold spear, but more Xianbei people came like a tide, and the broken camp was like a candle in the wind, which could be destroyed at any time.

More and more Xianbei people approached the camp wall, and the Han soldiers in the camp fought with them in the same fierce way, and the blood dyed the camp red again, and then froze.

"Woo~Woo~Woo~"

The desolate horn sounded from afar. This was not the horn of the Xianbei people. The Xianbei scouts who came running brought the news that the Han reinforcements were about to arrive.

"Will there be reinforcements here too?" The Xianbei leader standing in the distance frowned and looked at the direction where the horn sounded from in the distance. He frowned and pointed the knife in his hand in the direction of the sound and said: "Kill them!"

A team of a thousand people howled and rushed towards the direction where the horn sounded. The earth retreated like a tide under the iron hoofs, and the Han army in the distance gradually became clear.

It was a large number of Han troops. When they discovered the intention of the Xianbei people, they quickly stopped and formed a formation to meet the reckless Xianbei cavalry.

"Barricade!" Bao Geng raised the spear in his hand and shouted loudly.

The soldiers under his command quickly formed a barricade, coldly looking at the surging Xianbei cavalry, and quickly pulled the longbows to full. As the Xianbei cavalry approached, Bao Geng's spear in his hand chopped down fiercely.

"Buzz~"

One by one, cold arrows soared into the air, gathered into a dense rain of arrows in the air, and after reaching the highest point, they fell towards the surging cavalry formation.

"Shh~"

In an instant, people and horses fell, and the thunder-like momentum was instantly paused. This army with a complete system was obviously not weak, and they had amazing combat effectiveness.

The Xianbei people began to disintegrate before they could bring the enemy within their range. They were not used to this kind of regular group combat. In favorable circumstances, they could be unstoppable, but if they encountered a strong enemy, the Xianbei people did not have the iron will of the Han army, nor the determination and courage to fight a tough battle. After being frustrated, the cavalry formation of a thousand people quickly dispersed and retreated. This Han army was obviously not easy to mess with.

"Advance!" Bao Geng's eyes showed a hint of disdain. If such an army had not taken advantage of the powerful mobility of the cavalry, Bao Geng would have the confidence to defeat the enemy in a very short time.

The army continued to march towards the camp.

The Xianbei leader looked at the defeated warriors, and his thick eyebrows gradually frowned. Didn't Youzhou just have a war? How come the army came so soon? The change of power was so fast?

The situation at this time did not allow them to think too much. After discovering that the Han people were approaching and cursing, the Xianbei leader hurriedly called back the soldiers who were attacking the military camp. Although the military camp seemed to be crumbling and the soldiers guarding the camp were getting fewer and fewer, a stronger enemy had appeared. Even if the military camp was captured, what would happen? Let them guard the camp like the Han people? They were not good at this.

The warriors on the grasslands were more advocating for attack!

"Defeat them!" The Xianbei leader pointed the knife in his hand at the Han army. If they could not defeat the Han army, even if they entered Youzhou, their retreat would be blocked by this army.

"Roar~"

The Xianbei knights did not assemble and charge this time, but began to run around the enemy's army in a way of fighting alone.

"Circle formation!" Bao Geng quickly commanded his soldiers to change their formation. The rapid change of the Han army's formation made the Xianbei leader stunned. What followed was a rain of arrows that continuously fell on the Xianbei cavalry formation, wantonly depriving the Xianbei people of their lives. This Han army was better equipped, and the opponent's general obviously knew how to deal with the cavalry.

Although Bao Geng was not a border guard, he had led cavalry in battle and fought against Qiang cavalry in the northwest. Bao Geng was not unfamiliar with how to deal with cavalry. As for the changes between the military formations, this was a compulsory course for all the generals under Chen Mo. It was hard to say about other things, but the rapid changes between the military formations without causing chaos in the army, those who had followed Chen Mo for a long time were perfect in this regard.

The advantages of the Han army's equipment were fully utilized at this moment. Even if the Xianbei people could not bear such a confrontation and rushed up desperately, the cold shields in front and the spears piercing from behind the shields were enough to deter them, and finally they were killed by the crossbows shot from the back formation.

The confrontation and stalemate between the two sides lasted for most of the day. The Han army obviously had no intention of retreating. Instead, it was constantly looking for opportunities to fight and devour the Xianbei people's vitality bit by bit.

The two sides had been deadlocked for most of the day. In the end, the Xianbei people saw that they could not shake this army and could only retreat sadly.

"Are these Xianbei people?" Bao Geng shook his head. Apart from their mobility, they were almost useless. They were far inferior to the Cao army they had fought before, and even worse than the Jizhou army.

It was a pity that they were all cavalry and could not catch up, otherwise the Xianbei people would have been annihilated.

Bao Geng led his men to the bank of the Gu River, looked at the military camp that was almost buried in corpses and blood, and led his men to the outside of the camp.

"I am the new Lieutenant General of the Guards of Wuhuan. Open the door!" Bao Geng said loudly, looking at the soldiers who were cleaning up at the gate.

After a while, the gate opened, and several generals in the camp walked out of the gate with their heads held high. They came to Bao Geng and saluted: "I am the commander of the Gu River, and I pay my respects to the general!"

"No need to be polite!" Bao Geng dismounted and looked at the military camp. It was obviously unable to accommodate his 5,000 soldiers and horses. He ordered people to find a new place to camp, and he followed the guard into the camp.

The military camp was small but very clean, but what really shocked Bao Geng was that most of the soldiers in the camp had gray hair.

"This..." Bao Geng looked at the garrison commander: "There are no young soldiers in the camp?"

"We are surrendered soldiers. We followed General Gongsun at first, and then when General Gongsun was defeated, we surrendered to Lord Yuan. Perhaps Lord Yuan felt that we did not have the backbone of a soldier. In addition, Guangping also added troops to the garrison. Except for this season, the Hu people could not come to Guhe at other times, so we have been the only ones guarding here." The garrison commander said while accompanying Bao Geng to inspect the camp.

"Even so, there shouldn't be only these people, right?" Bao Geng said puzzledly.

"When General Gongsun was defeated, there were still two thousand garrisons here." There was not much emotional fluctuation in the garrison commander's voice, as if he was talking about a trivial matter, but it was silent in the ears of Bao Geng and others.

Two thousand garrisons, now in this small camp, I am afraid there are not even two hundred people?

Somehow, Bao Geng looked at the half-white hair that came to the camp in a hurry, and his throat seemed to be blocked by something.

"Since the barbarians have been established, why don't you go back home?" A military officer behind Bao Geng asked curiously.

"What can I do if I go back?" The guard shook his head: "I have been killing Hu people for half my life. People in my hometown may think that we are dead. It is better to stay here and defend our country. If I go back, I will forget how to farm. Every winter, we are here with the heart of death. It's just that I am unfortunate to live to this day. Since I am alive, I must do what I promised the general."

Who is the general? He didn't say, and Bao Geng didn't ask. It didn't matter who it was.

"This is also an important place. In winter, when the Gu River freezes or dries up, the Hu people can easily cross the river and enter the border of our Han Dynasty. I have asked the court to station a school here. The general can lead his troops back to Yuyang for rest." Bao Geng did lead his troops here after discovering the loopholes here. He encountered the Xianbei attacking the camp. Before that, he didn't even know that there was a military camp here that had persisted for more than 20 years. These soldiers who had been guarding here during the Gongsun Zan era seemed to have been forgotten. The new Yuyang prefect didn't even know that there was this old soldier who had been guarding for 20 years.

"Thank you for your kindness, general, but..." The guard turned his head and looked at Bao Geng, and said with a salute: "Please allow us to continue to stay here. We are homeless, and this is our destination."

Bao Geng wanted to say something, but looking at the other party's firm eyes, he finally sighed helplessly: "If you need anything, you can tell me, and all supplies will be delivered in time."

"Thank you, general!"