Three Kingdoms

Sun Quan shouted angrily from the top of the city gate. Although Zhou Yu was far away under his own flag, he seemed to hear it. He raised his head slightly and glanced, then turned around, his expression seemed completely unmoved.

There are only the last hundred personal guards left beside Zhou Yu, and the rest of the soldiers have already entered the battlefield. Even Huang Gai was fighting hard at the front of the line, dragging his tired body.

Huang Gai was obviously injured, but he was still standing on the front line. The big gun had stabilized the precarious formation countless times. After the battle, even Cao Ren somewhat avoided Huang Gai's position. , I don’t want to fight this madman again!

The smell of blood was extremely strong, permeating the entire battlefield.

Zhou Yu glanced at the large banner of Cao Jun on the opposite hill. He could only vaguely see Cao Cao under the banner. He seemed to be looking coldly in the direction of his banner. Although he and Cao Cao did not directly engage in the fight, they were always They are competing to see who is more stoic, who is more resistant to fighting, and who is stronger!

The sun in the sky has moved west to the mountains in the sky, but it is still shining its last afterglow on this land, making everything around it golden and transparent, but in an hour or two, it will be dark.

The combat power of the soldiers under his command has now been brought into full play. Zhou Yu knew that although they looked decent on the surface, they were actually holding on. Many of them had exhausted their strength and could no longer fight, even if they couldn't even pick up swords and guns!

Zhou Yu smiled bitterly in his heart.

Maybe I really underestimated Cao Cao this time...

If Cao Cao can be pushed back, he can at least shake the center line of Cao's army, and then Xia Houyuan on the flank will have to return reinforcements, giving Sun Quan the opportunity to calmly send out troops and cover up Cao's army together.

But now, it's just a if, and it's obviously impossible to realize it.

He is also unable to retreat.

Because all of our soldiers are holding on with their last breath. If we withdraw this time, not to mention whether we can escape under the cover of night, I am afraid that even the morale and fighting spirit of the army will be fatally affected. Even if it is next Once against Cao Jun, he was weakened by three points before fighting!

In a cold weapon war, military morale and morale are very important, so Zhou Yu used all his strength from the beginning, and the same was true for Cao Cao. Neither side was willing to show a cowardly attitude in their first direct confrontation, which would affect the morale of the entire army.

Cao Cao had Xia Houyuan on his side, but he refused to let Xia Houyuan enter the battle because he had such momentum that he could not lose.

On Zhou Yu's side, the same seems to be true. There is also Sun Quan on the flank who has not moved in the city. However, Zhou Yu knows that the situation is actually different from Cao Cao's because he cannot mobilize Sun Quan.

The worry about the Jiangdong nobles, without any signs, can only be just worry, and may even be mistaken by Sun Quan for being suspicious. It is also very likely to cause dissatisfaction among the Jiangdong nobles, saying that Zhou Yu has ulterior motives...

By doing this, on the one hand, he accompanied almost all his private soldiers, on the other hand, he made Sun Quan dissatisfied, and at the same time, he may have offended the Jiangdong nobles. Once defeated, the end would be almost unimaginable. The reputation and status gained from the previous desperate fight may be It will turn into ashes in an instant!

Is it worth it?

worth.

Because his private soldiers can be said to be the most elite part of the Jiangdong Army. Under Sun Ce and his leadership, this army has won victory after victory. It is this continuous victory that supports a strong belief. Only then did he have the super strong momentum to fight to the death without retreating. It can be said that these soldiers under his command, together with the group of Sun soldiers under Sun Quan, are called the most powerful fighting force in Jiangdong. If even our own army cannot gain an advantage in a head-on confrontation with Cao Cao's army, then even if Cao Cao retreats this time, if Cao Cao goes south again in the future, which army will dare to resist Cao Cao to the death like today? ?

In the Spring and Autumn Period, Bian Que met Duke Huan of Cai and stood there.

Bian Que said: "You have a disease in your body. If you don't treat it, you will be afraid of it." 』

Marquis Huan said: "I have no illness." 』

At that time, Zhou Yu himself was Bian Que, but Sun Quan, who was "illnessed", might not think that he was ill.

No matter what, it’s enough to be worthy of heaven and earth. At least, worthy of Brother Bofu’s entrustment...

What will happen to you, why should you think too much about it?

It's just that these Cao Jun soldiers are indeed quite powerful. It would be nice if they could be less ferocious...

Zhou Yu smiled slightly, and for a moment it was more beautiful than the sunset on the horizon.

Naturally, Cao Cao could not see Zhou Yu's face, but he could see the figure in the distance, which was as steady as a mountain. From the beginning of the battle to now, just like Cao Cao himself, he had not moved even half a step.

What?

Poop problem?

I didn't hear a word that was said well. How much do idle people pee?

Uh, Lu Xun, please sit down. In fact, it means that under the control of adrenaline, on both sides of the fight, from the generals to the soldiers, there will be no trouble with feces and urine.

So Cao Cao saw Zhou Yu's calm figure. As the sun set little by little over the mountainous area, Cao Cao's expression gradually darkened.

No matter how many times, no matter how tired these Jiangdong soldiers look, no matter how many times they are defeated, these Jiangdong soldiers will still gather together and attack again!

After fighting until now, Cao Cao actually saw a kind of fear in his Qingzhou soldiers...

These Qingzhou soldiers under Cao Cao were born out of the Yellow Turban soldiers. They were basically veterans who had experienced life and death over and over again. They were already extremely accustomed to battle formations and fighting, and they were indifferent to life and death. But even if These Qingzhou soldiers, under the fierce fighting of Jiangdong soldiers, had already shown serious signs of fatigue. Many of them retreated and lay on their backs with their hands and feet spread out, breathing heavily, and seemed to not move again. They were unwilling even for a moment, and some even experienced severe fatigue and fainted on the spot!

At the same time, Cao Cao also had a war-avoidance attitude that he had rarely seen in Qingzhou soldiers!

The messengers yelled and bugles blew, but the retreating Qingzhou soldiers seemed not to hear them. They moved slowly and were obviously unwilling to step forward again. At the urging of the military lord Qu Chang, they reluctantly formed a formation to attack.

This made Cao Cao angry, but also a little scared.

According to Cao Cao's knowledge, there are at least 60,000 soldiers in Jiangdong!

If all Jiangdong's soldiers are as powerful as the ones in front of them, then if they really engage in a full-scale fight, can their own men survive? Even if we can fight, how many soldiers will be left after the war?

Then Fei Qian in Guanzhong...

Thinking about it carefully, I couldn't help but make Cao Cao suspicious. Therefore, Cao Cao had to re-examine his original plan, and even began to wonder whether the fourth or fifth plan should be the main target direction.

Sun Quan was on the city wall of Jiangxia, anxious and angry, spinning around in agitation. If it were another Jiangdong general, Sun Quan could just ignore him and just mind his own business. What could he do if he cares about his life or death?

But Zhou Yu is no one else. He is the right-hand man of his brother Sun Ce. He is also the only backbone general recognized by the Jiangdong elder faction. He is also the auxiliary commander entrusted by his brother before his death! Although Zhou Yu and I have never been very compatible, and even gave him a long-sheath dagger to ridicule myself, Zhou Yu is still Zhou Yu after all, not another ordinary Jiangdong general!

Yes, Zhou Yu can't die, at least Zhou Yu can't die in front of him!

Zhou Yu and Zhou Gongjin must have understood this, so he unscrupulously dispatched all his soldiers to fight Cao Jun to the death!

But Sun Quan didn't want to, and he didn't want to be led by Zhou Yu!

Seeing that the war was becoming more and more brutal and stalemate, although Sun Quan stood still, his slander and anger towards Zhou Yu grew more and more. Sun Quan knew that he should support Zhou Yu, but he extremely hated the feeling of being controlled by Zhou Yu!

Sun Quan didn't like this feeling very much. He is the lord, and he is the monarch who speaks the truth! He should be on top! He should be the one to arrange everything, he should be the one to take the initiative, instead of passively responding to Zhou Yu's actions!

Seeing such an anxious Sun Quan, Lu Su couldn't help but frown tightly. Although he could guess some of the reasons why Zhou Yu returned to help, Lu Su felt that even if he guessed these things now, Tell Sun Quan about things. According to Sun Quan's current situation, he may not be able to listen...

Sun Quan could not understand Zhou Yu's feelings for Sun Ce, and naturally it was impossible for him to understand Zhou Yu's emphasis and caution on the Sun family's foundation.

It's like many rich second generations who always spend money lavishly, because these rich second generations who spend a lot of money have not experienced the hardships of their parents' generation who grew up in poverty with one penny and two cents.

The difference is here.

Contradictions arise from this...

With the foundation established, the elders are more willing to defend and seek progress while maintaining stability, while the second generation, er, third generation like Sun Quan are more willing to explore and do bigger things to prove their abilities. …

Conflicts are naturally unavoidable, and Lu Su tried to mediate in such conflicts, working hard to be a mason, and working hard to plaster the cracks in Jiangdong.

"My lord..." Lu Su followed Sun Quan's footsteps in the circle and whispered beside him, "The current battle situation requires the governor to show his loyalty to the lord..."

"Well? ah? ! "Sun Quan couldn't help being stunned after hearing this, stopped, looked back at Lu Su, then stretched his neck to look at the cruel battlefield outside the city, "What does Zijing mean by this? 』

Lu Su looked around, and Sun Quan understood and ordered the guards to stay away. Lu Sucai said in a low voice: "The governor's move has three meanings." First, it can dampen the prestige of Cao's army, damage its bones and muscles, and prevent Cao's thieves from despising Jiangdong; secondly, Liu Jingzhou is like a wolf, while Cao's thieves are like tigers. The old wolf is old and must not be as ferocious as Cao's thieves in the city. Now tigers and wolves are here, facing There are many things wrong with a wolf carrying a tiger on its back; third..."

Lu Su glanced at the city and said in a lower voice, "The governor has many old soldiers, so... all these old soldiers are here now... Couldn't it be that the governor is doing this to show his loyalty to the lord?" My lord, you should think twice! 』

Regardless of the dynasty, emperors are extremely taboo about losing military power, and these powerful soldiers in Zhou Yu's hands are a legacy of history. Sun Quan has no way to take them away, but now Zhou Yu has undoubtedly filled the battlefield with these soldiers. , the loss is not small, so from this perspective, Zhou Yu's threat to Sun Quan is naturally much smaller.

"Hmm..." Sun Quan pondered.

I have to say that when Lu Su said this, Sun Quan felt much more comfortable. Although Zhou Yu was suppressed this time, it might be the last time. Next time, I will be the one to take the lead!

If you put it that way, well, I’ll bear with it this time!

"Forget it..." Sun Quan took a breath, "Come here!" Beat the drum! Ready to go! 』

The deafening drum beat finally burst into the sky in Jiangxia City, causing both sides of the battlefield to have different reactions...

Needless to say, Zhou Yu's side was fighting bravely, but Cao Cao was a little hesitant, because Cao Cao felt that it would be a bit of a disadvantage to confront Jiangdong Bing in an all-out way right now.

After seeing the strength of Zhou Yu's soldiers, Cao Cao naturally had some doubts about the possibility of using Xia Houyuan to seize the city while Sun Quan was opening the city gate. He further wondered whether he might have fallen into Sun Quan and Zhou Yu's strategy, and whether there would be some risks in his retreat. Wait.

To put it simply, in Cao Cao's mind, he himself wore shoes, while Jiangdong Sun Quan and other South Vietnamese barbarians were naturally barefoot. Then use the shoe-wearing one in your hand to compete with the bare-footed one. Even if you can win, it is definitely not cost-effective.

So should we still follow the original plan and let Xia Houyuan and Sun Quan fight and take the opportunity to seize the city?

Cao Cao looked at the setting sun on the edge of the mountain, watched the sun's last bare forehead emit a slightly dazzling light, and then disappeared under the ridge. He couldn't help but touch his slightly bare forehead, and then ordered: " Send the order! The bows and arrows on both wings hold down the position, and the troops are withdrawn with the sound of gold! 』

He was slowly withdrawing his troops at this moment, and Sun Quan and Zhou Yu did not dare to pursue him.

This is for sure.

Zhou Yu's side was tired from fighting, while Sun Quan's side had to go out of the city to line up. In addition, the autumn sky dimmed very quickly, and it would be dark in the blink of an eye. If Jiangdong really dared to catch up, he would definitely light up the fire, and then With the enemy in the open and we in the dark, Cao Cao didn't mind ambushing us.

But there is a high possibility that the two sides will stop fighting.

Sure enough, seeing Cao Cao slowly withdrawing his troops, Zhou Yu also ordered to pay gold, but instead of stalking each other, the two sides began to break away from each other, leaving a battlefield of corpses.

Although it's a pity, that's all for now.

Cao Cao shook his head slightly and sighed.

After all, he is no longer twenty years old, and God will definitely not give him another twenty years to make waves. Therefore, since the current situation has changed that he did not expect, it is obviously not the case. Maybe we can defeat Jiangdong soldiers quickly, so we should seek stability first!

Anyway, I won't lose any money in this wave, either from here or from the side. Now that Zhou Yu has returned to the army, the siege of Jiangling is almost equal to the relief of the siege. Therefore, even if he pays money to retreat, he will not lose anything. Then he sends scouts to find out the changes and then carry out the next strategy. question……

This game is considered a draw between the two sides for the time being, and they will compete again another day!

……ヽ(｀Д′)?……

The war in Jiangxia has temporarily come to an end, but the storm in the Western Region has become more and more intense, like the cold current of winter in the north, roaring in.

In mid-August, the cold wind blowing from the north howled at the mountain pass, like the roar of death.

Yun Rong and his party returned to the Western Region from Congling, crossed mountains and ridges, and finally saw some people in the field of vision, which meant that they had finally walked out of the mountains and deserts, and were getting closer to Dunhuang.

The Yunrong tribe also argued for a long time about leaving Congling and coming to Dunhuang.

Most of the younger generation expressed their willingness to wander around once, um, give it a try, while the older tribesmen expressed opposition and were unwilling to leave the environment they were accustomed to and cooperate with strangers, even if these strange Han people would The prospects for the future are dazzling.

Then naturally they started to argue with each other.

Young people think that older people are stubborn and unwilling to change, while old people think that young people are reckless and ignorant...

The final result was that some of them were led by the older tribal leaders and continued to live in Congling, while the young clan leader's son took some equally young Yunrong people to Dunhuang to pursue the beautiful future they longed for. .

The name of Yun Rong's patriarch's son was very long and difficult to pronounce. Although he told it several times, Jiang Juan could not remember it, so Jiang Juan simply intercepted one of the syllables and called him "Yun Er" …

"Yun Er" did not object, because according to Jiang Juan's explanation, the leader of the Yunrong clan is naturally the eldest, so the patriarch's son is naturally the second, which is "Yun Er".

Poor mountains and rivers bring out unruly people, this saying...well...

Because of the harsh natural conditions, people who can live in harsh mountains and rivers often need stronger bodies and stronger strength, while those who are sick and weak are eliminated by nature and cannot survive at all.

The same goes for Yun Rong.

In the plateau mountains and forests like Congling, almost everyone in Yunrong, who is half-herding and half-farming, is a warrior. Facing the cruelty of nature and the tigers, leopards and bears in the mountains, they have also developed a strong body. As the son of the clan leader, Yunji is a leader among the younger generation. Because of his status, Yunji had no shortage of food. He was tall and round, with hair all over his body, even on his face. He wore the fur of a black bear that he said he had killed by himself, and he looked like a More of a beast than a man.

"Go a little further and you'll find Dunhuang..." Jiang Juan explained with gestures, "There will be delicious food over there..."

The Qiang is a large-scale tribal group that has existed since the Zhou Dynasty. The "Book of Songs: Song of Shang" records: "In the past, there was Chengtang, and the Qiang were expelled from there..."

Therefore, the Qiang language is a common language in most areas of the Western Regions, and Yunrong is no exception. Although some pronunciation has mutated, making communication a little difficult, it is not that both parties cannot understand it at all. Jiang Juan's words are probably Yun Er. You can understand more or less.

Jiang Juan was thinking about the Han family's food, but Yun Er was thinking about something else. Seeing Jiang Juan turning around to lead the way, he quickly stretched out his hand to hold Jiang Juan and said, "Well... over there, you, tell me I met a very powerful person...I want to fight with a very powerful person..."

While talking, Yun Er clenched his fist tightly and shook it in front of Jiang Juan, baring his teeth in a ferocious grin.

"ah? "Jiang Juan was startled, and then she reacted a little, and said tentatively, "Are you saying that you want to have a try...with Wen Hou? ah? Why? 』

Yun Er said very seriously: "Whoever is stronger, listen to whoever..."

Jiang Yan: "..."