Three Kingdoms

A hint of fish belly white appears on the horizon, the darkness quietly pulls away, and morning comes slowly.

Unnamed Ferry, fifty miles away from Yumen Pass.

At this time, Lu Bu was commanding the army to cross the river.

Four temporary floating bridges were erected on the river where the current was not large.

People and horses passed on the two bridges on the east side, and luggage and materials passed on the two bridges on the west side. The heavily armed soldiers lined up in neat queues, and under the leadership of their respective commanders, walked onto the pontoon bridge in an orderly manner and passed quickly. Car after cart of weapons and equipment, food, grass and baggage were quickly sent to the other side with the efforts of the officers and soldiers.

This was Yunji's first time to participate in such a large-scale battle. Well, strictly speaking, it was his first time on the battlefield. Standing by the river, watching the bustling soldiers passing by and listening to the noisy sounds, it was both novel and exciting.

"Captain Meng, there are so many people and so many things. If it were me, it would definitely be a mess..." Yun Er grabbed Meng Hong and turned on the nagging mode.

Under Lu Bu's account, Wei Xu, as Lu Bu's adjutant, was often responsible for handling Lu Bu's tasks, while Meng Hong was Wei Xu's adjutant, responsible for some specific executions, and at the same time, Meng Hong was born in Meng. Shi, when he was not joining the hussars, he was also hanging out in the mountains and forests, so naturally he and Yun Er had some similar topics.

Meng Hong sent his soldiers across the river one by one and said, "How about it? Do you want to learn?" This is very simple..."

"Okay, okay..." Yun Er believed it, and said happily, "Is it easier than learning the halberd technique of the Great Protector?" 』

Meng Hong was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "This is not easy to compare..."

Yunji still held some hope and said, "Then you tell me first." 』

Meng Hong pointed with his hand and said: "With so many soldiers gathered here, we must first consider the safety of the army and be prepared to defend and counterattack at any time. Therefore, we must make reasonable arrangements, such as letting which one The soldiers of that group cross the river first, and the soldiers and horses of that group cross the river later... We are all cavalry, so it is simpler. If there are infantry, you also need to consider whether to let the sword and shield bearers cross first, or the spearmen, or... …』

"Okay, okay...I know..." Yun Er didn't wait for Meng Hong to finish, but he already felt that his head had swelled to three times its original size. Harder……"

Meng Hong laughed.

In the distance, Lu Bu seemed to hear the laughter of Meng Hong and Yun Er. He glanced at them slightly, then turned his head to look ahead, in the direction of Yumen Pass.

Lu Bu remembered Li Ru's explanation.

Yun Rong is the leverage to break the situation, but it does not mean that after having the leverage, nothing needs to be done.

If you want to leverage such a large piece of territory in the Western Region, the timing and strength of the stepping stone will be the key to the next step.

Lu Bu's job now is to bring the lever, find a suitable position, reach in, and pry it...

Li Ru roughly divided the entire Western Region into four parts, called the Four Regions. One is from the east of Congling and west of Liusha; the second is from the west of Congling and east of the meander; the third is south of Zhitongue and north of Yuezhi; and the last one is between the West Sea and south of Shuize.

This area is much larger than the so-called "Western Regions Protectorate". The west of Dunhuang, the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains, Central Asia, and West Asia are all "Western Regions". If such a large area is governed solely by the Han people, , there is no way.

If we want to carry out garrison management, then the number of soldiers will be very large, and the consumption will naturally be very large, so we can only rely on the local autonomy of the Western Regions, and as autonomy, there are also differences...

Although Li Ru did not explain in detail, Lu Bu also knew that Li Ru should have a method, and before this method could be implemented, Lu Bu needed to make preliminary preparations.

Just like Ban Dingyuan back then, only the severed bloody heads can let these barbarians in the Western Regions know that the Han people are coming for real...

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At three o'clock in the morning, Quesu from Yanqi and Amsi from Shache led their two coalition forces and slowly formed an array in front of the small square city of Yumen Pass.

Beyond Yumen Pass is the area of ​​the Western Region Protectorate in the traditional sense of the Han Dynasty, extending from Haitou to the west to Shule, bordering Wusun on the top and Congling on the bottom. It is a very large, but also very complex area.

Lu Bu and his troops had once arrived at the location of Haitou, which was the original Western Region Protectorate of the Han Dynasty. However, due to long-term desolation and intentional destruction by the barbarians, Haitou County was basically like a ruin. After a period of time, they naturally retreated to Dunhuang. It was this period of advancement and retreat that made these barbarians from the Western Regions, who were accustomed to freedom, feel insulted.

Can the Han people really come and leave whenever they want? You can go in when you want and get out when you want? If we don't teach the Han people a lesson, won't it mean that in the future, the Han people will come in and out, making us want to die?

So the Kucha people took the lead, and naturally received the support of many people. They united with Yanqi and Shache and pressed against Haitou, even until the Yumen Pass.

But now, Quesu, the leader of Yanqi, and Amsi, the leader of Shache, felt that they were a little impulsive.

Impulse is the devil...

Qiuci Baixiong teamed up with other Hu people to send troops to Dunhuang. In addition to showing force, the most important thing was to take advantage of the opportunity to rob property. After all, Han people's things are all good things. Another reason is to settle accounts with Bai Shiqiang, especially in recent years through Bai Shiqiang's transactions, the barbarians in the Western Regions have consumed a large number of various furs that have been reserved for many years, and Bai Shiqiang is said to be in this Husband. Under the general's rule.

At the beginning, the Hu people in the Western Region thought that the Baishi Qiang people were fools, but later they realized that they themselves were the fools.

Things are rare and expensive, so the Western Regions have not had large-scale trade with the Han Dynasty for a long time. There are more cattle and sheep skins, and naturally they are cheaper. But now a batch of materials are exchanged at a very low price. After clearing the inventory, the Western Regions These barbarians discovered that they had actually lost a lot of money...

The middlemen shout every day that they don’t make money, there is no price difference, and they keep doing business. In fact, hey... if they really didn’t make money, and there was no price difference, would the middlemen still be so bright and happy and shout loudly?

"Headman, are we starting to attack?" ” A handsome man from Xiaoqu asked Que Sudao.

Que Su looked at the Han soldiers who were guarding the city behind the closed Jade Gate in the distance, shook his head, and asked, "Have the people who contacted Nuoqiang, Gaochang, Shule, Qule, and Khotan come back?" 』

"Not yet..." Xiaoqushuai replied.

Que Su cursed something in a low voice and shook his head.

In fact, there are some small countries and tribes, such as Xiye, Zihe, Yinai, etc. These so-called countries are actually a small area, a tribe, or a combination of several tribes. Generally speaking, they are He was the type who would please everyone he met and then fall in that direction if Feng Da was overturned, so Que Su didn't ask at all.

As long as the Western Region Allied Forces have the upper hand, these guys will immediately jump out and wag their tails faster than a windmill, but if the Han people win...

Therefore, these small tribes are actually the next target in the minds of Que Su and others. It's just that the Han people are in the front now and can't take care of dealing with these small countries for the time being.

Now, these guys seem to smell something unusual...

It was originally agreed that these people would come up after the fight started, but now Que Su sent people to rush them, but these guys were still hiding behind and motionless.

"So today..." Xiaoqushuai looked at Que Su's face and asked hesitantly, "Headman, what should we do?" 』

Que Su sneered and said, "How to do it?" Just do it! If these guys don't move, neither will we! 』

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What Lu Bu didn't expect was that the Qiuchi people dared to sneak past Yumen Pass, invade the Han territory, and then bump into him.

Bai Xiong, the leader of Qiuci, did not expect it. He thought that the Han people would only huddle in the city and did not dare to show their heads. As a result, they had just passed Yumen Pass when they discovered the Han army.

Scouts from both sides discovered the other side's army one after another. Lu Bu's scouts were slightly earlier, but Kucha White Bear's scouts could not be much slower. After all, in the Yumen area of ​​Dunhuang, there were basically not too many barriers, and they could be reached from a distance. Saw the smoke rising from the march.

The two armies faced each other from a distance.

Wei Xu said, "Protector!" Should we wait until Captain Meng and the others come up? 』

Lu Bu sneered, shook Fang Tian's painted halberd, and said, "Send a few people to ask them to speed up!" ” Immediately ordered the array to be deployed and prepared for battle. Although it was not planned, since we bumped into each other, we just hit him!

Even if there are few people, we still fight!

The sound of war drums soared into the sky, shaking the sky.

When Qiuci White Bear saw this, he was immediately furious and resentful. Now that I have an obvious numerical advantage, the Han people dared to provoke me and take the lead in forming an array. Does this mean that the Han people are preparing to attack? !

"Blow the trumpet!" Array! Array! ” Kucha White Bear raised the sword inlaid with gold and precious stones high, “Blow the trumpet! Come forward! attack! 』

This is the Western Region, and it is also a common battle mode in the desert. The vast and desolate desert is generally not easy to encounter, but once you encounter it, there is no special rule to stop, like swearing first. , the coaches of both sides explain their righteousness, then parade in front of the battle to boost morale, and chatter for a while before finally engaging in battle. It is basically impossible.

In the desert, it's either fight or flight.

The sound of horns and war drums complemented each other, and the cavalry on both sides quickly changed their formations, and then swarmed toward each other like a tide.

Lu Bu took the lead and shouted loudly:

"Order the left and right wings to separate from the central army immediately!" Form a cone formation to meet the enemy! 』

"The entire Chinese army, densely shrink, charge with someone!" 』

"kill! 』

The sound of war drums, trumpets, shouts of soldiers, and galloping horses soared into the sky.

"Whoosh..."

Almost at the same time, thousands of long arrows rose into the sky, each running towards the other.

Lu Bu roared wildly, Fang Tian's painted halberd circled and screamed in the air, and then he crashed into the Kucha army formation!

Of course, the Kucha people have heard other people's words describing a fierce general among the Han people, but before seeing it with their own eyes, many people thought that these failed and incompetent guys were just making excuses for themselves, so it was not Care very much until now.

"Kill him... kill that Han..." Bai Xiong, the Kucha-headed man, pointed at Lu Bu and howled excitedly.

There are fewer people than me, yet you dare to divide your troops!

It's so stupid!

Since the Han people are stupid, there is no need to be polite. Just kill the Han general in the middle to determine the victory!

The Kucha people, who believed that more people are more powerful, and more people are stronger, they excitedly attacked Lu Bu. They knew that some of them might die in the battle, but they all believed that someone else should die, and that they were the lucky ones who could live to the end and get the victory prizes.

Then I saw a light!

The cold light drawn by Fang Tian's painted halberd!

The special structure of the square-shaped halberd caused it to make a shrill scream when it danced in the air, like a ghost crying. When it roared, the four spears that were thrust towards Lu Bu were immediately broken, and the spear tips were broken. The castration was immediately reduced, and he fell weakly in front of Chitu Ma No. 2. Before these Kucha people with broken spears could react, a cold light flashed, and under the blow of the halberd, the lives of four people were known. !

The heads of the two of them soared high into the sky, and blood spurted out from their necks, staining Lu Bu's shirt and cloak red. It also splashed on the faces of the Kucha people who were killed later, causing them to close their eyes reflexively. …

Fang Tian Hua Ji disappeared instantly like a ghost, and then when he reappeared, heads flew up again!

Lu Bu lifted the weight with ease and was not in a hurry. He even had time to spare one foot and kicked a headless corpse that was tilted over, changing the direction in which it fell to prevent it from tripping Chitu. Horse's hooves.

The Qiuchi people in the back didn't know what was happening in front, so they rushed up with howls. Lu Bu shouted loudly, with a violent look on his face. Fang Tian shook his halberd, and the red tassel filled with blood hovered in the air. Flying, throwing out a drop of blood!

The axe-wielding Kucha cavalryman who came after him had just raised his battle ax when he felt a flash of blood in front of his eyes, his vision blurred, and then his chest felt cold. Then he saw his leather armor suddenly burst, and blood spurted out from his chest. After sighing for a while, he fell to the sky.

Another relatively thin Qiuci cavalryman crouched behind the horse's neck, hiding his figure, but stretched out his sword, trying to cut off Lu Bu's waist. He had used this method to sneak attack many opponents, because the opponents were often attacked by Other tall guys attract attention, and then hiding behind the horse's neck, he can easily cut the opponent's belly, and then watch the opponent's intestines come out with a crash and be trampled under the horse...

Getting closer and closer, the thin Qiuci cavalry could even see the pattern on the leather buckle on Lu Bu's waist. A joyful smile just appeared on his face, and then his eyes blurred and he realized that his sword seemed to be shorter. Then suddenly I saw a black shadow coming towards me!

Lu Bu used his foot to knock one side of Red Tuma's abdomen. Red Tuma understood and immediately moved a step deftly to the other side. While breaking away from the attacker's blade, Lu Bu withdrew Fang Tian's painted halberd, like Very casually, he sent a carved halberd with horns. Although it was not very sharp, it was strong enough. The tail of the halberd hit the attacker's face, and immediately knocked him off his horse with a crackling sound of bones. , submerged in the horse's hooves.

The battle became more and more bloody and brutal. The sound of war drums, horns, fighting and shouting intertwined into a huge sound wave. The sound wave stirred up waves that reached the sky, exploded loudly on the battlefield, and shook the whole world.

Although Wei Xu's military strength is much worse than Lu Bu's, he still has no problem dealing with ordinary soldiers. When Lu Bu attracted the attention of most of the Kucha people, the two wings of the Han army were under the command of Wei Xu. It looked like a nimble assassin, moving in and out of the huge Qiuci body, having a great time stabbing sideways and back.

The Kucha people are like giant monsters with huge bodies, wielding soft sticks made of dough, while the Han army is like three flexible and hard little men, constantly piercing the giant monster's body, adding one after another. of fresh bleeding wounds.

The more the Kucha man White Bear looked, the more frightened he became, and the more he fought, the more frightened he became. When he saw Lu Bu seemed to have discovered him and pointed the blood-stained Fang Tian painted halberd in his direction, he couldn't help but howl. "Blow the trumpet!" Blow... blow the trumpet, withdraw, withdraw first..."

By the time Meng Hong and Yun Er arrived, the sudden encounter was over.

The Qiuci people left corpses on the ground and retreated in a panic. In order to save their horse power, Lu Bu did not pursue them fiercely. After a brief drive, he also withdrew his troops.

Yun Er stood in the battlefield, beating his chest and gnashing his teeth. He hurriedly hurriedly but still couldn't catch up. Yun Er was very upset that he couldn't take a hot bite.

Meng Hong smiled and said: "We still have to fight...this is just the beginning..."

Yun Er turned around and asked, "Anything else?" 』

Meng Hong nodded, "Do you think these people will be convinced by just one fight in such a big place?" 』

Yun Er suddenly became energetic, laughed, turned his neck, stared at the horse corpse on the side, and directed his men to cut a piece of horse meat, "Okay!" good! Just have to fight! Ha, yes, just cut that piece and give it to me. I will roast the meat later, and I will tell you that anyone who eats the meat I roast can agree..."

Meng Hong also smiled, but he made up his mind not to eat Yun Er's barbecue. This guy always said that he did the best, but in fact he didn't even think about it. Even if he did worse, his clan would Would the guilty person dare to say to his face that he did a bad job?

It was not only Yunrong's clan members who dared not speak out in person, but also Qiuci.

But even if it was a cover-up, there were still some traces. Soon both Quesu from Yanqi and Amsi from Shache knew the news of the defeat of Kucha White Bear. Even though Kucha White Bear later found out that he could not hide it, he argued that it was so-called " "Strategic shift", but it's still useless.

An uneasy mood spread among the barbarians, and this mood was also noticed by Gao Shun, who was defending Xiaofangpan City.

"High School Lieutenant, what are you..."

Gao Shun arranged his armor and weapons and said lightly: "The so-called coming but not going is also disrespectful..."