Three Kingdoms

"God is really helping me!" 』

Xiahou Dun stood on the rocks on the shore in high spirits, watching the Yingshui rushing down, with a somewhat excited look on his face. For how many days, we have been following the Hussars and their horses, but now God has finally opened his eyes. The skyrocketing Yingshui is invisible and equivalent to an allied force. The range of activities of the Hussars and horses is suddenly reduced, and it is no longer traceless. Can be followed.

Xiahou Dun had special feelings for this land.

When the Yellow Turban thieves were wreaking havoc, robbery, and massacre in this land, Xiahou Dun was angry and joined the army. Together with his eldest brother Cao Cao, he officially entered the army until now.

At that time, Cao Cao's art of war was still very immature, and he could not speak of any elite soldiers. He even got into too deep once and was surrounded near Wuyang, almost dying. Fortunately, Huangfu Song arrived with his troops and rescued Cao Cao, Xiahou Dun and the others. .

Then came the constant conquests from the north to the south and traveling from east to west. Xiahou Dun knew how hard it was for Cao Cao to obtain his current inheritance, and he even knew very well what difficulties Cao Cao was facing now, so he was always cautious and loyal. Dare to be careless in any way until you encounter a hussar...

Xiahou Dun grew up on this land, so he naturally wanted to protect this land. For Xiahou Dun, the Hussars were similar to the Yellow Turban thieves back then. They were both destroyers of order and obstacles to Cao Cao's rise. This time, God was finally on his side!

Xiahou Dun didn't care much about money and other external possessions. Xiahou Dun also didn't care much about life and death on the battlefield. The only thing he valued was the foundation of the Cao family. If he could sacrifice his life in exchange for the prosperity of the Cao family and the Xiahou family, Xiahou Dun was willing to die.

Under this sky, Xiahou Dun defeated the Bandits, Yellow Turbans, and Black Mountains, and also defeated Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao, but now he just changed his opponent to a hussar. So today, the result is the same. He will defeat the cavalry here to boost the morale of the entire Cao army.

This time, the crisis faced by the Cao family is more serious than before. If it fails again, the foundation of the Cao family and the Xiahou family will be shaken like never before, and it may even overturn and collapse!

Since Cao Cao has entrusted the defense of Yingchuan to his own hands, Xiahou Dun must set an example at this time and defeat the traitorous cavalry general Fei Qian's men, then drive out of Yingchuan, and then march to Heluo. Next to Hangu Pass!

Even if it is difficult, it must be so.

Xiahou Dun stood on the huge rock and looked at the other side with bright eyes. "Come on, come out, I know you are here..."

...(￣^￣)! …

"Tsk tsk..."

Zhang Liao slapped his mouth.

This time, Xiahou Dun was caught in front of him and blocked his way! If it hadn't rained, the exposed Yingshui riverbed would have been a fairly smooth cavalry route, but now this road was undoubtedly cut off, and in turn, it greatly hindered the progress of Zhang Liao and others.

Under such circumstances, Xiahou Dun, who was more familiar with the terrain, seized the opportunity, arrived at Sanshi Bay first, and began to build a defense system, which gave Zhang Liao a headache.

"Um...are you going to rush over?" ” Zhang Chen stood aside and asked in a low voice with a tentative tone.

Zhang Liao pointed at Xiahou Dun's soldiers who were working like ants in the distance, "Over there, do you see it?" These guys are digging a horse pit... rush over, and then they still have the advantage of half-crossing to attack, isn't it just like giving it away? 』

"Then let's... go back?" ” Zhang Chen asked again.

Zhang Liao shook his head, glanced at Zhang Chen, and then said: "You have to think this way, if you were Xia Hou, how would you deal with us... He is digging a horse pit here with great fanfare, isn't he afraid that we will see it first?" 』

"This..." Zhang Chen couldn't answer for a while.

Zhang Liao turned his head and looked at Zhang Chen with a blank expression, "After so many years of studying in the martial arts hall... you don't seem to have made any progress..."

Suddenly, Zhang Chen didn't know whether it was sweat or rain, rolling down his forehead, "Xia Hou wants us to see it?" 』

Zhang Liao nodded slightly and said, "Yes, this guy did it on purpose...do you know what this means?" 』

Zhang Chen subconsciously wanted to say "what does it mean", but when the words came to his mouth, he suddenly remembered Zhang Liao's contempt just now, and immediately swallowed it back. After going around in a circle, it became: "The general means, these Is this a trap just to scare us? 』

"Hmm..." Zhang Liao nodded, then shook his head, "Not entirely... Xiahou must not have been here for long... So this is a trap, there is probably only time to dig out a few of them... Once we delay, we can't guarantee how much we will get, but there are some problems with forcing it, so we still need to find a way..."

These traps are actually like Xiahou Dun's provocations.

Zhang Liao suddenly laughed, making Zhang Chen feel a little baffled.

"Actually, you are also worried... aren't you..."

Zhang Liao muttered softly, his voice so subtle that it was almost covered up by the sound of raindrops, making even Zhang Chen beside him unable to hear clearly...

……(￢_￢)……

"We can march into Luoyang... Actually, it's really possible..." Xia Houyuan said with a grin on his face, but he didn't dare to raise his voice too loudly. He just muttered to Cao Chun beside him, "If we capture Luoyang, there will be no damn hussars." It’s time to retreat...』

Cao Cao arrived at Chenliu, Yanzhou yesterday, and immediately ordered Xia Houyuan to be plucked out of his hair, er, shirt, and publicly administered twenty lashes of military discipline under the gate of the military camp, and warned that the twenty lashes were just temporary interest. The original crime of defeating the army still required Xia Houyuan to perform meritorious service...

Cao Cao then asked Cao Chun and Xiahou Yuan to immediately lead the remaining cavalry of Cao's army and rush to Yingchuan to aid Xiahou Dun. Cao Cao himself will also set off later and go to Yingchuan together.

Of course, although it is also twenty lashes, some may be disabled directly with twenty lashes, and some may only have flesh injuries. Xia Houyuan is naturally the latter. Don't ask why, if you ask, he is a temporary worker, so Xia Houyuan can still mount his horse and rush to the front line with Cao Chun.

However, Xia Houyuan did not dare to show his teeth in front of Cao Cao, so he could only vent his dissatisfaction in front of Cao Chun. In Xia Houyuan's view, since Cao Cao has arrived at Yanzhou Chenliu realm, isn't it the same as being close to Luoyang? Why not Choose to attack Luoyang instead of gathering at Yingchuan?

Xia Houyuan never forgets to defeat Luoyang. In fact, it is not because Xia Houyuan has a deep understanding of the overall strategy of the Hussar General, but mostly because he was defeated near Luoyang, so he thinks about where he fell. It’s just about where to get up, not entirely from a strategic perspective.

Cao Chun had listened to Xia Houyuan's nagging several times along the way, and he couldn't help but shouted: "This is Sikong's order!" 』

Xia Houyuan suddenly lost his temper, and then couldn't help but slow down the pace of his horse.

Cao Chun did not continue to struggle with Xia Houyuan, but continued to move forward.

This General Baidi!

Cao Chun could not help but complain in his heart. If he had an opinion, he should speak it out before the lord made a decision to see if he could get the approval of the lord and everyone else. How could he not say anything in front of the lord and wait until the lord had already decided? After giving the order, why do you come to find someone to mutter about?

What do you mean, do you want me to say it for you?

Or is it just a joke, just for the sake of talking about it?

What's more, Cao Chun can somewhat understand Cao Cao's intentions...

Attacking Luoyang and cutting off the Hsiao cavalry's return route had lost its original strategic significance.

Among Xiahou Dun's intelligence, it was stated that the Hussars went all the way to Luoyang and marched all the way to Yingchuan. Even though those who returned to Luoyang could not stop Cao Jun's joint attack, they wanted to keep them. easy! Once it is said that the attack on Luoyang is unfavorable, and then the interior of Yingchuan is once again disrupted by the Hussar, then when the news reaches the ears of Cao Cao's soldiers, morale collapses, and the total collapse is truly terrifying!

Cao Chun couldn't help but think of the hussar general he saw on Xiaotu Mountain...

"Changshan Zhao Zilong..."

I wonder if you are in Yingchuan?

There are so many heroes in this world...

Cao Chun thought, and then involuntarily glanced at Xia Houyuan who was falling behind him. Of course, this is the only way General Bai Di, who only has a head but no heart, can do this.

Although Cao Chun also wanted to rush to Yingchuan as soon as possible according to Cao Cao's order, due to the rain, slippery roads, and the physical exertion on the war horses was much greater than normal weather, so Cao Chun had to control After traveling for a while, seeing that it was getting late, he ordered to find a shelter from the rain to rest.

"Where ahead?" ” Cao Chun pointed to a building complex hazy in the drizzle in the distance.

"General Qi, it seems to be Xu Jiabao..."

…… @(￣-￣) @……

Yingshui.

Three Stone Bay.

A few hours later, Xiahou Dun was waiting in the continuous rain. He didn't know whether it was because the rain took away the heat from his body or washed away his enthusiasm, which made Xiahou Dun slowly feel uneasy.

The mountains and forests on the other side were filled with rain, fog and water vapor, making them look a little unreal, just like the mountains and rivers in a painting, full of a mysterious color.

Will I be superfluous?

Xiahou Dun looked at his men who were digging a horse trap in the drizzle and was silent for a moment.

There are clouds in the art of war. According to theory, if you want to ambush, it is best to not reveal any traces. But unfortunately, there are not many terrains on this side of Sanshi Bay that can be used to hide. Secondly, Xiahou Dun He thought that since he dared to act alone and led his troops south to attack Yingchuan, the general under the Hussars must also be a brave man. He might as well be real and imaginary, and imaginary and real. Although he had soldiers digging horse pits, But the number of people is not large, which is equivalent to putting pressure on the hussars...

Come to fight?

With just this few people, if we don't attack, if we wait any longer, there will be more and more traps...

However, a few hours passed, and the other side of Yingshui River seemed to be extremely quiet. This made Xiahou Dun's original confidence become a little impetuous, and he became less certain and confident.

Could it be that the hussars on the other side saw the Tibetan soldiers behind me and didn't come out?

Xiahou Dun looked back. It should not be so, unless someone could see through the stone, or it could not be seen from the other side of the river.

Or maybe the hussars haven't gotten here at all?

Not likely either. Although Xiahou Dun and others took a shortcut, they were still foot soldiers after all. Logically speaking, the time should be about the same...

Or maybe the hussars were frightened and turned back after seeing these traps?

This is even more impossible. After all, military matters are not just for children to play around. They regret it when they say they regret it. They want and don’t want it now, and they don’t do anything. They just go out for a walk? What's more, because of the rain, only the ferry at Sanshiwan can still be floated across. Is it possible that the hussars dare to fight the rapids?

Xiahou Dun couldn't help but glance up and down in the turbulent Yingshui a few times. He really didn't find any corpses of men and horses who had drowned, so he felt a little relieved.

Of course, there is another possibility, that is, these hussars and horses are spending time in the mountains and forests, hoping to wait until the rain stops and the water level of Yingshui drops again...

However, Xiahou Dun knew that when the Yingshui River rose, it would take more than ten days and a half to fall back down. After all, it rained not only above the Yingshui River, but also in the surrounding areas where rainwater would eventually collect. In Yingshui, if these hussars and horses really want to be consumed, Xiahou Dun will also be happy to see it happen!

But the question is, what do the horsemen think, and how will they choose?

Digging a pit on a rainy day is obviously not as easy as on a sunny day. The rainwater mixed with the soil will flow down the edge of the pit, and a layer of accumulated water will soon form in the center of the pit. The soldiers of Cao's army who were digging inside the pit fell down from time to time because they were not stable, and then fell down until they were covered with mud and water, which was quite embarrassing.

Xiahou Dun looked at his men who were digging holes, and seemed to have some thoughts in his heart. Could it be that the Cavalrymen thought that I was just pretending to dig holes here, and it was impossible to dig any decent holes on a rainy day?

"Someone is coming!" Xiahou Dun gave the order and sent out another group of soldiers to replace those who looked a little tired after digging for several hours.

Yes, it is indeed inconvenient to dig pits on rainy days, but is it true that only deep pits can trap horses? Accumulated soft mud and potholes of varying depths can also hinder the movement and running of war horses! As long as the speed of the war horse cannot be increased, isn't the goal achieved? If we continue digging like this, there will be mud everywhere on the river bank. Let’s see how the cavalry can run!

I don’t believe it, these hussars and horses can really endure it!