Three Kingdoms

In the fifth year of Yan Ping's reign, it was early March.

When Fei Qian ascended to the position of Hussar, when the people of Chang'an were enjoying peace and harmony, on the distant Yanzhou battlefield, the strong wind stirred up countless dust and yellow sand, and the dust flying all over the sky blocked the rays of the sun. They are all covered up, the sky seems to be yellow, and the ground seems to be red.

Cao Cao held the long sword at his waist in one hand, and held a towel in the other hand to cover his face from the wind and sand. He wrapped his long beard, mouth and nose, squinted his eyes, and carefully observed Yuan Jun in the distance, looming in the wind and sand. Camp.

Cao Cao wore this simple battle robe, and even when the cloak that covered the wind and sand was flying in the wind, the patches hidden on the inside of the cloak were exposed...

If someone who doesn't know Cao Cao comes to see it, he will definitely think that Cao Cao is just an ordinary little leader in the army.

No one thought that Cao Cao would be so bold as to approach Yuan Jun's camp for reconnaissance. Maybe the next moment Yuan Jun's gate would open wide and a group of hussars rush out, and the outcome of the entire battle would change in an instant...

Under the hillside, there was originally a fertile field. However, with the decline of the population and the destruction of the war, the fertile field has completely dried up and cracked. There are some sparse weeds growing there, and there seems to be decayed and worthless fields. There are piles of wood and bones here and there.

And at Cao Cao's feet, there was a skull that was left behind from unknown time.

The skull appeared here strangely alone. I don't know if it was abandoned by someone or picked up by an animal. The eaten skull had its mouth wide open, with the hole in its head, staring at the two black men. His eyes seemed to be complaining to Cao Cao, and his mouth with few big teeth seemed to be mocking...

"There was no movement from Yuan Jun..." Cao Cao didn't even bother to look at the skull, but stared at Yuan Jun's camp in the distance, as if he was asking, and seemed to be asking and answering himself, "Maybe it's because of the weather? Maybe it's because the food and grass haven't arrived yet? Or maybe I want to use a trick to lure the enemy..." The food and grass in his camp are almost dry like this piece of cultivated land!

Cao Cao has been extremely anxious these days, but he doesn't dare to show it externally.

The guards around Cao Cao were silent, no one answered, and no one could answer.

Along the way from Cao Cao, no one can give Cao Cao any answers.

There are no answers!

All of them require Cao Cao to hit hard, touch them, and then fight his way out with blood dripping from them!

Cao Cao originally just wanted to change his class symbol, and no longer be called an eunuch all day long! So Cao Cao worked hard and was very serious, but in the end Cao Cao found that the harder he worked, the more serious he became, and in the end it seemed like a joke...

Just like some of the gentry children in Yanzhou and Yuzhou, they seemed to be waiting to see Cao Cao's jokes.

That year, no one believed that Cao Cao could attack Dong Zhuo, and no one was willing to go. As a result, Cao Cao went without hesitation. As a result, he was defeated and almost lost his life...

That year, Yangzhou recruited troops again. No one believed that Cao Cao could make a comeback and have a second chance. So overnight, all the soldiers led by the military academy bombed the camp and escaped. Many people thought that Cao Cao would not be able to bear this kind of situation. It was a blow, but Cao Cao, wearing a blood-stained middle coat and disheveled hair, laughed and comforted the panicked Cao family and Xiahou family...

That year, during the Eastern Expedition to Qingzhou, millions of Yellow Turbans once swept across Yanzhou. Many people in many places did not believe that Cao Cao could win and did not dare to attack. They huddled in the city to avoid the Yellow Turbans. Only Cao Cao led the central army and directly attacked the Yellow Turbans' main formation. , before the Yellow Turbans could fully react, they defeated the Yellow Turbans’ central army and immediately won a great victory...

That year, when Yuan Shu was attacked from the south, no one believed that Yuan Shu would be so vulnerable and end the battle so quickly. Many people advised Cao Cao to take it step by step, be sure, advance slowly, and digest it, but Cao Cao was still poor. The fierce pursuit finally cut off Yuan Shu's last chance to make a comeback...

But this time, this year, Cao Cao faced Yuan Shao again.

However, many people still do not believe that Cao Cao can win...

There was a deep look of weariness in Cao Cao's eyes. In order to prove himself and make others believe in himself, he worked extremely hard and did too much. However, he still could not get the trust that Cao Cao wanted.

The emperor didn't believe him.

The Yanzhou nobles did not believe him.

Even in Chen Liu's hometown, there are people who don't believe him...

Under the yellow sand flying all over the sky, every cell in Cao Cao's body was crying out for hard work and tiredness, but Cao Cao still stood upright like a stubborn rock on the hillside, remaining motionless despite the strong wind.

Well, the main reason is that Cao Cao is small and the area affected by the wind is small...

Cao Cao was silent and observing. After an unknown amount of time, he suddenly turned around and walked back.

It is absolutely impossible for Yuan Shao and Yuan Benchu ​​to just wait like this, they must be planning something!

Brother Benchu!

You can't hide it from someone!

But where does this specific move come from, and where will it attack?

Cao Cao took one last look at Yuan Jun's camp, closed his eyes, still held his head high, and walked down the hillside...

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Opposite the wind and sand, Yuan Shao was wearing a beautiful brocade robe, standing on top of Diao Dou in the camp, looking into the distance.

Today, for some unknown reason, Yuan Shao suddenly felt a little uneasy. After wandering around the Chinese army's tent for two times, he climbed up to the Diao Dou in the military camp and looked far into the distance.

The sky is filled with wind and sand.

Weather like today is actually very weird.

Normally, in March, how could there be such a strong wind?

But the problem is, this is the reality in front of us.

The yellow sand obscured the field of vision. Even though he could see far into the distance, he still couldn't see clearly the scene in the distance, only a vague shadow.

Yuan Shao frowned and looked around, his heart beating hard. This feeling was like when he went out of the east gate during the Luoyang festival...

No, not exactly.

Yuan Shao couldn't tell what was different about it. An indescribable emotion spread in his heart, swirling and whistling like wind and sand, but he couldn't see clearly.

Ru Cong's situation seems to be facing the future.

Hanging at the east gate, he walked out with high spirits. Although he was weak at that time, Yuan Shao had confidence in his heart. He was not confused or afraid, because he knew that what greeted him in the east was not decline, but rise!

In the Bohai Sea, he was ostracized and choked in various ways. Even when it was most dangerous, there were Han Fu's soldiers standing outside the door, but he was still not afraid because he knew that Han Fu was actually a guy who was about to be hollowed out. Push it down.

In the Battle of Jieqiao, the Chinese army was far away, and almost all the troops were sent out to chase Gongsun Zan's soldiers. Suddenly, a group of Gongsun's troops approached Yuan Shao's place. Everyone panicked, but he was still not afraid, because he Knowing that Gongsun Zan has been defeated, there is no need to worry about the rest.

Yuan Shao thought that he could go on without fear and push through the fog of the future until he reached the highest peak. Therefore, when he attacked Bingzhou, he was still fearless and unafraid...

But the problem is, Yuan Shao is afraid after all.

When Yan Liang died inexplicably and his body was hard to find, in the blink of an eye, a living general who could move around the battlefield with weapons as if they were on the ground, turned into ashes in the blink of an eye...

When Yuan Shao saw the scene at that time, his legs under his robe trembled. He thought that if he was one step ahead of Yan Liang, he would be the one who died without any bones left!

In this world, this Han Dynasty, there are things that Yuan Shao doesn't know about, and there are things that he has never seen!

On the road to the future, it seems that in the blink of an eye, there are no longer just thorns, but also swords and guns hidden under the thick fog and sand, and even completely incomprehensible and powerful things...

For the first time, Yuan Shao experienced the fear of the future, felt the fear rising in his heart, and understood the situation where he would live if he made the right move, and die if he made the wrong move.

This world seems to be like the current wind and sand, gradually deviating from Yuan Shao's understanding, and also covering up Yuan Shao's original expectations for the future...

"..."

Yuan Shao muttered a few words in a low voice, and then disappeared in the wind and sand. Even the guards around him did not hear clearly.

"Lord...Lord..."

Panting, Tian Feng climbed onto Diao Dou. He originally planned to salute Yuan Shao, but unexpectedly, his legs and feet became weak and tilted to the side. If Yuan Shao's guard hadn't been quick and quickly pulled him, he might have fallen headlong. Go down.

"Yuan Hao, it's windy here. If there's anything important, just wait and see under the fight. Why bother climbing up?"

Yuan Shao frowned. Sometimes, Yuan Shao felt helpless towards this stubborn old man. If it really fell, would anyone believe it if it was said that it was caused by a mistake? Maybe there would be rumors that day, saying that Yuan Shao personally pushed Tian Feng down...

"Sir, Lord... someone... has a plan..." Tian Feng gasped, "Here, huh... it's quiet and secluded here, so you don't need to worry about others..."

Yuan Shao still frowned.

By this I mean, don’t the ears of the guard next to me count as ears? However, Yuan Shao also understood what Tian Feng meant. The others he was talking about were Guo Tu and his ilk.

"Yuan Hao might as well speak up."

"My lord, you can order Zhang Junyi to leave Hanoi again, go straight into Heluo, and harass Cao Jun's rear line! There is no need to attack the city, just disrupt Cao Jun's food route!" Tian Feng said here, his energy returned, and his gray beard Shaking in the wind and sand, "This matter must be kept top secret! Cao Cao's thieves will definitely not expect that we will be empty again if we leave Hanoi! As long as Cao Jun's food route is disrupted, Cao Jun's camp will collapse!"

In a normal ancient cold weapon battle, unless you are like Fei Qian, who can suppress the shooting of the archers on the camp while destroying the walls or gates of the camp in a short period of time, attacking a heavily guarded camp with complete defenses and sufficient troops, It is indeed a headache.

Just like Cao Cao was unwilling to send troops to attack Yuan Jun's camp rashly, Yuan Shao was unwilling to attack Cao Cao's camp when he was completely unsure.

Especially for Cao Cao's camp, even Tian Feng and Guo Tu had a rare unified opinion, saying that the camp built by Cao Cao was in line with the requirements of the art of war and did not leave any loopholes. After that, they decided to storm Cao Jun's camp. , everyone agrees that this is the next best thing.

"Leave Hanoi again?" Yuan Shao thought.

"Exactly! We are short of food and grass, and the Cao thieves must also be short of food! Therefore, the food road is more important than the mountains!" Tian Feng added, "It only takes two days, or at most three days, to deliver the order to Hanoi on horseback. Zhang Junyi The troops were organized and marched out. On the next day, they marched from Hanoi to Heluo. On the third day, they sent a message to Cao's thieves. On the second day, Cao's army heard that they were being attacked on the back road. They were bound to be in chaos. By then, they could cover up and win in one fell swoop! Within ten days, we can defeat Cao Cao!"

Of course, what Tian Feng described was the most ideal state. Yuan Shao also knew this, but it seemed that this was better than wasting it.

"It's good to be so natural..." Yuan Shao nodded, "But... so many war horses were damaged in Hanoi that they may not be able to be used for their purpose..."

"My lord, don't worry!" Tian Feng raised his hand and said, "If my lord agrees, I will send a message to Ji. Even if I lose everything, I will gather 800 war horses for my lord to drive!"

"Good!" Yuan Shao stepped forward, personally supported Tian Feng's arm, and said, "Yuan Hao is indeed loyal! I will order Zhang Junyi's troops to leave Hanoi to disrupt Empress Cao!"

Tian Feng tremblingly climbed down from Diao Dou again. Yuan Shao watched for a long time, but then sighed slightly.

This time it was bankrupt again...

Tian Feng Yuanhao, how many times have you gone bankrupt? Every time you swing, there will be thousands more soldiers and hundreds of horses. What is this called losing everything?

"Return the account..."

I don't know when, the uneasy and indescribable emotion in Yuan Shao's heart dissipated. Yuan Shao suddenly felt that his face and neck were filled with dust. He suddenly felt very uncomfortable, so he stopped staying on top of Diao Dou and prepared to return to his account. Freshen up and change clothes.

Yuan Shao just got out of Diao Dou, turned a corner, and met Xu You head-on.

Xu You smiled and followed behind him. When he saw Yuan Shao, he quickly bowed and saluted. He smiled so much that his eyebrows came together, "My lord! I have a new wonderful thing, and I came here to offer it to my lord!"

Yuan Shao laughed, and while walking forward slowly, he said: "What wonderful thing is it? It is praised by Ziyuan?"

Xu You waved to the back and asked his entourage to bring the lacquer box over. He then opened it himself and took out an item as exquisite as a silk hood. He showed it to Yuan Shao and said, "This item is clearly called 'Dingfeng Sha'. Weaving silk carefully, and then using gold and silver threads to outline the solid shape, it can isolate the wind and sand, and prevent it from being stuffy, and it can also see things in the wind and sand, it can be said to be a wonderful thing at the moment!"

In the Han Dynasty, most people used a scarf to cover their mouth and nose to cover the wind and sand. As for making a whole headgear like this, and then using tulle to leave room for vision at the eyes, it would not block much of the line of sight, but it could also block the wind and sand. Items, indeed there are none.

Yuan Shao took it in his hand, looked at the patterns outlined by the gold and silver threads on it, nodded, and then with Xu You's help, he took off the crown and then put the hood on. He suddenly felt that the wind and sand were blowing in his face, and the whole world was It seemed that he felt a lot more refreshed, "Haha, this thing is so wonderful! So wonderful! Ziyuan has a heart, he has a heart!"

"I also prepared a portion for the young master..." Xu You smiled so hard that he couldn't even see his eyes.

"Good! Very good!" Yuan Shao patted Xu You on the shoulder and said, "It's the time to eat preserved meat. It's not as good as eating it alone. How about it?"

Xu You said quickly: "You are so lucky! You are so lucky! You will be blessed today!"

Yuan Shao laughed and said, "It's just ordinary food...how can it be as wonderful as Zi Yuan?"

The group of people chatted and laughed and headed towards the Chinese army's tent.

Tian Feng had just given instructions and was about to go to the back camp to check the remaining provisions, but when he saw Yuan Shao and Xu You talking and laughing in the distance, he couldn't help but stop, leaning on crutches, and frowning...