Three Kingdoms

The relationship between the Xianbei people and the Wuhuan people has never been very good.

In fact, the Wuhuan people and the Xianbei people were both from Donghu, and they were like two brothers in a big family. However, after Xianbei got angry, he not only failed to take care of his own brothers, but also did not think about recruiting his brothers. In order to achieve the realm of common prosperity and harmony, on the contrary, they will come out to show off from time to time, and even intentionally bully.

How can the Wuhuan people endure this?

Grit your teeth and endure it.

If you can't beat it, you can only endure it.

This is the rule on the grasslands and deserts. The weak eat the strong, and there is no warmth at all. Not to mention brothers like Wuhuan and Xianbei, even brothers drank in front of each other, stabbed each other in the back, and used all possible methods. The reason is largely because Confucianism is not respected in the grasslands and deserts, so the so-called moral standards such as loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and brotherhood do not exist at all, and people naturally act as they please.

Therefore, when they had the opportunity to give Xianbei a hard kick, the Wuhuan people were so excited that they could not have been saved if Xianyu Fu and Xianyuyin had not tried their best to restrain them, and the Chinese army's Zhengxi troops did not join the battlefield head-on. These guys who were blinded by blood must have been the first to rush forward and start a fight with Xianbei.

As for the Huns on the side, Tu Guilai saw this. Although he was unwilling to be easily involved in such a battle, if he could follow the Zhengxi troops and get some advantages, Tu Guilai would not refuse. Anyway, according to the According to the previous agreement, the Huns can own half of the spoils, so maybe it would be good to have a fight...

Zhao Yun's left and right wings unknowingly exuded a lot of murderous aura.

Murderous aura seems to be very mysterious, but it is also very simple. Just like ordinary animals can also detect danger, people also have the so-called sixth sense, but sometimes it is bright and sometimes it is dull.

The war is about to break out.

Faced with such a situation, Fu Luohan's Xianbei people couldn't help but panic. Even the war horses seemed to feel something, restless and restless, snorting and shaking their necks from time to time.

"Fight or not?"

This question arose in Fu Luohan's mind, but Fu Luohan did not realize that when he was asking this question in his heart, he actually already had the answer.

"Bald Pigu, this is something you caused. You should solve it yourself!" Fu Luohan coldly threw Bald Pigu out. Fulohan gave up after all. Of course, on the surface, he felt that he was a little unjust. After all, it was his side that initiated this matter. However, Fulohan knew that on the grassland and desert, right and wrong were not that important, and even Even face is not that important...

Strength is.

Fu Luohan is like a wolf, and a wolf will not rush forward recklessly when facing a powerful opponent, so he threw out the bald pup, on the one hand to ease some of the atmosphere, and on the other hand to You can test the reaction of Zhao Yun and others.

Liu He was obviously relieved.

Liu He may be generally qualified as a politician, but he is far inferior to Zhao Yun in military affairs. Therefore, when he discovered that Fu Luohan did not directly choose to fight, he made some mistakes and thought that this was a A good sign. After all, if he really fell out with Fulohan here, regardless of whether he could win or not, at least his own hope of being the governor of Youzhou would be dashed. However, what he didn't expect was that Zhao Yun was still unwilling to give up. The bald man was arrested again and executed in public with twenty lashes!

Just when Liu He was worried that Fulohan would get angry in public and attack with his army, he was shocked to find that Fulohan not only endured it, but also retreated silently...

"this……"

Liu He couldn't understand it at all. After all, even his father didn't fully understand the Hu people's thinking mode back then, let alone him.

Is this how the Xianbei people recognize themselves?

Although Liu He didn't quite understand Fu Luohan's thinking, he was quite satisfied with the result that they still couldn't fight.

For the Wuhuan people, although one or two hundred people had died, they had regained some face, and with big-headed men like Tuoba Liwei buried with them, it was more or less acceptable.

For the Huns, although they did not lose much after running around, they naturally did not dare to complain after seeing the current combat power of the Zhengxi troops.

As for Xianbei, if you fail to steal the chicken, you will lose a handful of rice. But in terms of specific losses, it is probably just a handful of rice for Fuluohan. There are other more important things...

Fu Luohan left a few people behind and took away the bald Pigu and Tuoba remnants who had been punished. They didn't dare to do anything, and they all walked away in dejection with their tails between their legs. Faced with this situation, Zhao Yun Not only did he not show off his appearance, but he was a little more worried.

"This is actually trouble..." Zhao Yun said to Liu He with some seriousness after helping Luohan and the Xianbei people retreat, "Regarding this matter, a meeting will be held to write to General Zhengxi to plead guilty... This trip to Youbei, I’m afraid I’m in trouble…”

"General Zhao... this is..." Liu He was still a little confused.

"Liu Shijun, if you have time, you might as well take a look at the wolves on the grassland..." Zhao Yun raised his spear, pointed in the direction where Fu Luohan was retreating and said, "Fu Luohan is such a wolf... If Shi Jun is If you want to live in Youzhou, you have to be careful..."

Liu He was eager to march into Youbei, but Zhao Yun did not have this item in the order to conquer the west. He was just a partial army, involving and delaying General Yuan Shao's northern front troops. As for Hefu Luohan, The rebellion of this group of Xianbei people actually seems accidental, but it is actually inevitable.

The Xianbei people are fundamentally different from the Wuhuan people and the Huns. They have become accustomed to the leadership position on the grasslands and deserts, so how can they be willing to submit to others? Even if it is a temporary alliance, it is actually compared based on strength. If Zhao Yun behaves a little cowardly, Fu Luohan will pounce on him like a vicious wolf!

On the contrary, it was Zhao Yun's powerful performance that frightened Fu Luohan for a moment, causing Fu Luohan to subconsciously choose to retreat and observe again...

Covenants are always based on strength.

Under the current situation, Zhao Yun feels that continuing to complete the original plan to conquer the West should not be a big problem, but if he wants to help Liu He march into Youzhou again, it may not be that easy until the problem of the Xianbei people is completely resolved. , so Zhao Yun expressed his apology to Liu He.

"Come here! Send the scouts hundreds of miles away! With many flags, claiming to have 50,000 troops, march into northern Hebei!" Zhao Yun ordered. First, let's complete the strategic deployment of General Fei Qian to conquer the west. As for the others, Zhao Yun could only say sorry. Zhao Yun originally hated the Xianbei people very much. If this time it was not conducive to the general's plan to conquer the west, Zhao Yun would not have any pretense with the Xianbei people.

After all, in front of Tuoba Liwei who had ruined his family, if Zhao Yun was given another chance to choose, Zhao Yun would still choose this way.

Zhao Yun came to the Jingguan where Xianbei heads were piled up, placed the wreath of dry grass in his hand in front of the Jingguan, then stood up, got on his horse and rode away, the cloak behind him fluttering up and down, and his back seemed a little lighter...

However, Zhao Yun did not expect that his choice would not go as he thought and that he would be able to successfully complete the northern route plan for the expedition to the west...

Plans can never keep up with changes, and this is the same for Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao has been very agitated these past two days.

News of the collapse of the entire southern line reached here, and what made Yuan Shao even more angry was that Chunyu Qiong was damaged like this!

Although Chunyu Qiong is not an unparalleled warrior, he has been regarded as a veteran in Yuan Shao's army for many years and has a certain prestige...

More importantly, Chunyu Qiong's death means that from now on, except for a high-ranking official, there will be no second direct military general of Yuan Shao! Especially in terms of being in charge of logistics, Chunyu Qiong is the only general who can completely reassure Yuan Shao, and now...

Chunyu Qiong's death was so sudden that Yuan Shao was unable to make effective adjustments and arrangements immediately. He could only order senior officials to rush to Yecheng quickly to take charge of gathering soldiers, coordinating baggage, replenishing follow-up food and grass, and controlling the rear. It is the responsibility of the soldiers, and he is leading the soldiers to join Yan Liang in the direction of Shangdang Huguan.

Damn General Fei Qian!

Yuan Shao has never hated a person as much as he does now. He hates this unknown person who was originally in Luoyang. He hates this guy who he once looked down upon even from the corner of his eye!

He actually forced the dignified son of the Yuan family to such an extent!

Damn, damn!

However, Yuan Shao is actually a stubborn person at heart.

Thinking about it, if you have a happy-go-lucky personality, you naturally cannot have too much ambition. Throughout history, we have rarely seen a few people with a happy-go-lucky personality who could achieve great things.

Under such a situation, Yuan Shao not only did not have the idea of ​​​​retreating because of the collapse of the southern line, but also stepped up his attack on Danghu Pass on the middle line.

"The general has an order! The mountain stronghold must be captured today! If the soldiers retreat, the commander of the army will kill them! If the commander of the army retreats, the team leader will kill them! If the team commander retreats, the commander of the camp will kill them! If the commander of the camp retreats, Qu Chang will kill them! If the commander of the army retreats, the commander of the army will kill them! , the school captain will kill him! If the school captain retreats, the general will kill him himself!"

The soldiers supervising the formation roared at the top of their lungs and waved their bloody swords. Several corpses of retreating soldiers fell at their feet, urging the soldiers to continuously charge towards the mountain stronghold!

Yuan Shao's soldiers braved the rain of arrows from Zhengxi and rushed under the fortress wall. Some of them stood still more than ten steps away from the fortress wall, raised their faces and used bows and arrows to fight back. Some of them rushed directly towards the fortress wall. , erected the ladder with all hands and feet, and the Yuan Bing of the second column who followed behind had not waited for the ladder to stand firmly, someone holding a shield in one hand and a knife in the other jumped onto the ladder and climbed quickly.

General Yuan Shao's personal visit to the front line to supervise the formation was indeed very effective.

No matter whether Yuan Shao's soldiers counterattack with bows and arrows, or use ladders to attack from below, they are still at a disadvantage. Moreover, the mountain road is not easy to walk, and the deployment area is not large, which means that there cannot be many troops prepared at the rear. , but these Yuan soldiers were not timid at all, and they moved forward risking their lives. From time to time, Yuan soldiers screamed and fell down, but other Yuan soldiers continued to come up!

The unprotected archers of the Yuan army kept falling to the ground under the fire of General Zhengxi's soldiers, but those who gave the order to die had no way to retreat. They had to grit their teeth and stand in the rain of arrows, trying their best to counterattack.

Yuan Bing's climb up the mountain village was even more tragic. In just a few breaths, he was hit by stones and wood one after another. He screamed and fell off the ladder, falling to the pile of corpses that were burned to black charcoal at the foot of the mountain village. among……

These charred corpses were the remains of Yuan's army from previous waves. The skin of many corpses had been completely charred and adhered to the ripe muscles. The falling Yuan Jun had broken the skin of these charred corpses. The hot body fluids in the corpses splashed out under the pressure, burning each head. Huge blisters instantly appeared on his face, and he screamed, covering his head and face. He stumbled before running a few steps, when Yuan Jun rushed up and knocked him to the ground. He was immediately trampled into the blood and mud...

Yuan Jun's madness puts great pressure on Fei Qian and Jia Qu.

Since Yuan Shao personally led the army and launched a crazy attack regardless of losses, Fei Qian and Jia Qu have successively abandoned two or three temporary mountain strongholds along the way and retreated to this semi-permanent mountain stronghold built early on. Inside, the relatively strong earth and stone walls were used to resist Yuan Jun's attack.

However, Yuan Shao's extremely brutal attack did hit Fei Qian's weak link, which was the small number of soldiers overall. If we just look at the battle loss ratio, Fei Qian, the general of Zhengxi, naturally has an absolute advantage, but the absolute number of soldiers lost over the past few days has gradually approached the bottom line that Fei Qian can bear.

After all, people are not machines. Even machines need to be refueled and watered. What's more, in a high-intensity cold weapon combat environment, both physical strength and mental energy are consumed very quickly. Even if rotation tactics are adopted, the more the Later, the rest time between rotations became shorter and shorter, and the number of rotations became more and more frequent...

This is not a good sign!

Nowadays, the soldiers of the Zhengxi Army are no longer able to take full advantage of the attacks on the Yuan army that is constantly coming. Even the archers and crossbowmen on the walls of the mountain village have made many empty shots due to lack of strength. At the same time, the archers and crossbowmen have fired Under Yuan Jun's crazy counterattack, casualties gradually appeared in the hands. As a result, the power of long-range strikes continued to decrease, which brought about an increasing pressure on the soldiers responsible for close combat.

The soldiers of Zhengxi on the front line were holding shields, knives, or spears, slashing and stabbing at any ladder that was put up, trying their best to prevent Yuan Jun from climbing the wall of the mountain stronghold, but after all, the mountain stronghold was not a formal place. The city walls of Erbajing are somewhat inferior in terms of height and width. If it weren't for the difficult mountain roads and difficulty in unfolding, Fei Qian and Jia Qu would have been unable to withstand such a rapid war of attrition.

Soldiers from both sides started a brutal fight up and down the mountain stronghold. From time to time, some people were shot by arrows, stabbed by spears, and slashed with knives. They screamed miserably, fell off the ladder, or fell to the ground. Many people even fell to the ground. With the corpse lying here, the blood and water gathered, even the surface of the earth could not absorb it, forming blood pools.

Fei Qian wanted to continue to delay the resistance and cause more casualties to Yuan Shao's soldiers, but the current situation did give Fei Qian a headache.

When Yuan Shao encountered difficulties, his explosive abilities even scared Fei Qian...

Since the information in the Han Dynasty was not smooth at all, it was impossible for Fei Qian to immediately obtain information about the far battlefield, and he was unable to judge the specific direction of the battlefield. He could only feel the endless pressure brought by Yuan Shao's army in the middle.

Was the previous calculation wrong?

Could it be said that both Taishi Ci and Zhao Yun failed?

Did the North-South strategy fail to achieve the expected results?

If you continue to retreat, it means you can only defend Huguan, and Huguan is the last line of defense. If Huguan can no longer hold on...

What to do now?

Many questions are swirling in Fei Qian's mind, but the continuous fighting and death in the village continue to urge Fei Qian to make a decision as soon as possible...