Three Kingdoms

Zhang He stood on the hill, looked at the Xianbei people retreating in a hurry in the distance, shook his head, and said with a somewhat unspeakable emotion: "The Xianbei people...it's over..."

"Isn't that the case? "The guard leader was startled and said, "It seems that not many people escaped, so how can they be considered defeated? 』

Zhang He still shook his head, smiled bitterly and said, "Oh, Xianbei people gather together when they benefit and divide when they suffer harm... If the front line goes well, how can these people escape back?" So there must be some problems...and when one Xianbei people start to flee, the other Xianbei people are not far away from being defeated..."

"How can there be mediocre generals under the generals of the hussars?" Zhang He looked up at the sky and said, "Send the order!" Attack! 』

"ah? Shall we go to fight the Wuhuan people now? 』

Zhang He shook his head, "Let's go meet the Hussars for a while!" 』

"What? ! "The guard leader hesitated, "General, didn't you just say..."

Zhang He smiled, "If the hussars are running back and forth, they will definitely not want to fight for a long time... What's more, if we don't take the initiative to attack, I'm afraid... let's go! Let's go!" Never mind the Wuhuan people, as long as they save the Xianbei people and come back, the Wuhuan people will definitely not dare to move! 』

At the beginning, Zhang He didn't think Jushou's plan was any good. Aren't Wuhuan people just like dogs? They run fast when they have meat to eat. When they see the momentum is wrong, they flee. If they are strong, they will go to that side. The tail is wagging, so is it necessary to specifically guard against the Wuhuan people?

Trying to balance everything and not taking any risks will end up with nothing and nothing done.

Zhang He felt that he would either not send troops or use his troops on the edge of the sword, so when he saw that the Xianbei people were in a state of defeat, he immediately took his troops to find Bu Dugen.

It is not easy to find a Xianbei tribe hiding in the desert, but it is not difficult to find Xianbei people now. They are everywhere in the mountains and plains...

Perhaps no one in Xianbei expected to end up in this embarrassing situation.

Although Bu Dugen had agreed at that time that everyone would retreat quietly at night, he did not expect that the people who went to fight the Han army's vanguard were defeated so quickly!

So, that night, before Bu Dugen gave the order and before the originally agreed time, some Xianbei leaders and their men slipped away quietly...

If one person leaves, a hundred people will leave.

No one wants to suffer a loss, and no one wants to be the unlucky one after the break. Since you want to leave, why not leave earlier?

Therefore, countless Xianbei people made an uproar. Before Zhao Yun Ganfeng and others could kill them, they dispersed like birds and beasts, for fear that they would run too slowly and be overtaken by the Han cavalry.

However, when the Xianbei people advanced, those military strongholds were silent. When the Xianbei people retreated, the military strongholds along the way suddenly moved upon hearing the wind. They tripped the horse ropes, cut off the heads of ghosts, trapped horses in pits, etc., and did everything they could to catch the lone people. , the Xianbei people in the team would be beaten, and if they couldn't be beaten, they would retreat into the military camp, and then come out and secretly attack...

The Xianbei people were the same as before. When they were advancing, they felt that the military camp was too time-consuming. They were in a hurry to get to Changshan Camp and had no time to pay attention to it. Now when they retreated, they also felt that the military camp was a waste of energy. They were in a hurry to rush back to the desert and had no intention of fighting. Then Bu Dugen was unlucky. No one who evacuated first took care of him, and Bu Dugen who evacuated last was faced with many obstacles.

Bu Dugen originally didn't want to be the last one to evacuate, but he had the most people and took the most things. The other people's boats were small and easy to turn around, but he hurried and took his time, but still fell behind, and his target was huge. , so naturally it was bad luck...

Zhang He ignored the scattered Xianbei troops and marched westward. Sometimes he even encountered the hussars attacking from the military stronghold. With Zhang He's force, he naturally defeated the soldiers in the military stronghold and lost their temper. Fortunately, Zhang He did not think about it. They were about to attack the military stronghold, so the soldiers in the military stronghold just cursed secretly, licked their wounds, and went to find other soft persimmons to pinch and vent their anger on.

Gan Feng's heavy cavalry was certainly sharp, but its endurance was an unavoidable flaw. After a burst of activity, it entered the sage time, tired and uninterested, and fell behind. On the other hand, the light cavalry of Zhao Yun and others still had some physical strength because they had never fought with real swords and spears. However, as they chased and killed along the way, their horsepower was gradually lacking, and they gradually slowed down.

When Zhang He arrived, Zhao Yun also saw it and ordered to stop the pursuit and start to reorganize the queue.

Although Zhang He's sudden appearance surprised Zhao Yun, Zhao Yun still calmly gave orders, then slowly left the battle and retreated towards Changshan Camp.

Zhang He clicked his tongue.

Zhang He was actually quite expecting Zhao Yun to take advantage of the situation so that he could use special attacks to disperse them, and maybe even boost the morale of the Xianbei people and launch a counterattack. However, he was facing the most stable enemy at the moment. The cavalry general, so the Xianbei people's only chance to turn defeat into victory naturally turned into a wisp of smoke after the two sides separated...

Zhao Yun commanded the soldiers and horses to leave slowly, but what was left behind was the remains of Xianbei along the way. There were wounded or dead Xianbei troops everywhere, fleeing in the dark, and then being chased all the way. The number of losses was even greater than what Zhao Yun had done before. It will be even bigger when they raid the Xianbei Royal Court!

"That's it... the Xianbei people are really doomed..." Zhang He said to himself, "But this is fine..."

Zhang He waved his flag and wandered around, looking for Bu Dugen while collecting Xianbei's defeated troops.

Some Xianbei people in the ravine stretched out their heads to take a look. When they saw Zhang He and others, some recognized them as Yuyang's and came down to join them. Some were still frightened and frightened and did not dare to come out. Zhang He did not force it and allowed these guys to do it themselves. One is hiding.

Zhang He's goal is Bu Dugen.

As a result, it was Liu Qiang who was found first...

"After Prince Jing of Zhongshan?" Zhang He asked expressionlessly, "Since you are the emperor, why are you here?" 』

Liu Qiang's hair was disheveled, his energy was completely gone, and he remained silent.

Zhang He raised his eyebrows, pulled out a small knife from the guard beside him, and threw it at Liu Qiang's feet. "I think you have some Chinese blood, so I will kill myself and leave a whole body!" 』

Liu Qiang was stunned for a while, then he picked up the knife with a wry smile, "Please give me a sword, general...this knife..." A knife is a small dagger. Is it functional? It's like a picnic knife. It's used to trim nails and cut meat. It's not a serious weapon.

"snort……"

Zhang He didn't bother to pay attention and left Liu Qiang alone.

Zhang He's guard leader stood in front of Liu Qiang with his arms folded, "What?" How about I do it for you? 』

Liu Qiang looked up to the sky and sighed, and finally cut his neck with a knife.

"Is he dead?" Dig a hole and bury it. Zhang He bit into the pancake and muttered, "Bring those soldiers who can be used and reorganize them quickly!" If you can't use it, tell them to get lost! We don't have much time..."

Zhang He was looking for Bu Dugen, but he met Liu Qiang. This made Zhang He a little surprised, but he was also a little confused. Where did Bu Dugen go?

……~(⊙o⊙)~……

Budugen was lost.

The Xianbei people are familiar with the desert. They can always find their way in the vast grassland, just like their own backyard. But when they enter the mountains, they are suddenly confused.

Why do the surrounding mountains all look the same?

The more anxious you are, the less you can find your direction, the more you take the wrong direction, and then you get lost.

Bu Dugen was also unkempt, and he no longer looked like the so-called Xianbei King. He looked more like a fugitive slave from Xianbei...

There were probably hundreds of people following Bu Dugen. After running for such a long time, both the people and the horses were exhausted.

"Don't be scared!" Bu Dugen slowly settled down, thinking that it would be okay to scare him away again. "Find a place to settle first, and then go to the top of the mountain to check the direction..."

It didn't take long before someone started a fire. There was some hope when there was a fire.

After pulling some wild vegetables and killing an injured war horse, everyone drank some soup and had food in their stomachs, and gradually settled down a lot...

After sending people out to find the direction, Bu Dugen sat down. Even though he is a nomadic person, his back and legs feel uncomfortable after being bumpy on horseback for a long time. After stretching as much as possible, he took a long breath, but his heart was filled with various emotions, including anger and doubt. , as well as heavy sadness and helpless desolation.

Although he didn’t know how far he had gone from the Changshan camp, the shadows of those men and horses were still shaking in front of Bu Dugen’s eyes, and the sound of war drums and shouts of death were also echoing in his mind. It seemed that he could still feel the arrows still flying. The Han cavalrymen were rushing towards him one after another with their heads high and their hooves high. The Han men on horseback were waving their bloody swords with ferocious faces. They seemed to be shouting. Everyone wanted to chop him, and every one of them wanted to chop him. Everyone wants to kill him once...

Bu Dugen shivered.

Winning is inexplicable, losing is even more inexplicable. Bu Dugen still can't figure out why he defeated Changshan Camp. Of course, what he can't figure out even more is that he suddenly lost again in the blink of an eye.

"I obviously...there are so many people..."

Bu Dugen murmured to himself in a low voice, his voice was very thin, like a gurgling sound in his throat, and then quickly disappeared into the mountains.

……(〒︿〒)……

Yuyang.

Meeting hall.

Cao Chun was furious, while Ju Shou, who was standing beside him, had a somewhat helpless expression. They had predicted that Bu Dugen would be defeated, but what they didn't expect was that Zhang He did not return to Yuyang immediately as arranged, but did the opposite and ran towards Changshan!

Cao Chun originally envisioned many outcomes, of course the best outcome would be a great victory, and then he could just go with the flow and uproot the Hussar forces in Youzhou. He also thought about bad outcomes, such as the Xianbei people being defeated, and then they He quickly withdrew his troops and returned to the city to defend Yuyang.

But what Cao Chun didn't expect, and what he couldn't accept, was that Zhang He would lead his troops to the west at such a critical moment! It's a joke to say that they are looking for Bu Dugen. Even if Bu Dugen is found among the rebellious army, what's the use?

This is really bad news, even more worrying than the news of Zhang He's defeat. Even if he loses the battle or even dies in battle, it is acceptable. This is not because Cao Chun ignores Zhang He's life, but because the battlefield itself is dangerous and everyone knows that life and death are commonplace. But now, Zhang He has disappeared and is said to have gone west. But going west, what is the use of his few men and horses?

Could it be...

A thought suddenly appeared in Cao Chun's mind: Was Zhang He going to surrender to the enemy?

If it had been two days earlier, Cao Chun would not have thought this way. After all, at that time Bu Dugen had just killed Chang Shan with great momentum. Everything seemed to be shattered under his cavalry, and the goddess of victory seemed to have raised her skirt towards Cao Chun... Cao Chuncai Not long after I showed my happy smile, I heard the cold command of the goddess of victory in the blink of an eye, "Turn around, stick up!" higher! 』

This made Cao Chun very disappointed, angry, and even a little scared. This blow came too suddenly, making Cao Chun unable to accept it for a while, and he was somewhat panicked.

If Zhang He really surrenders to the enemy, how will Cao Chun face the upcoming fierce battle, and how will he face Cao Cao's expectations and trust? Cao Cao put such a huge responsibility in his hands, but in the blink of an eye, his generals surrendered to the enemy. Although it can be said that Zhang He himself has a rebellious heart, he cannot escape the responsibility for his own mismanagement. .

More importantly, if Zhang He really surrendered to the enemy, he would have given Yuyang's soldiers a bad start!

When the time comes, the hussars and cavalry soldiers under Chen Yuyang's walls, and a group of people who surrendered to the enemy will report in front of Cao Chun's formation. They are afraid that their morale will definitely collapse, and they may only be able to use six or seven points of their original combat strength...

Surrender the Hussars and see that they can live a good life, but if you don't surrender, you will either die in battle or continue to live a miserable life...

By the time……

The more Cao Chun thought about it, the angrier he became, with veins jumping on his forehead.

Jushou stood aside and watched Cao Chun pace back and forth, wandering around like a trapped animal, and felt Cao Chun's loss and panic at this moment. This is the first time in so many years since Cao Chun came to Yuyang that he has shown such a gaffe and such an anxious mood. Jushou even doubted whether Cao Chun himself could think calmly about the problem at this moment.

All this was because of Bu Dugen's downfall. Of course, more importantly, perhaps it was because of Zhang He's unexpected actions and failure to follow the original plan, which made Cao Chun feel that everything seemed to be out of control.

Although Jushou felt that Zhang He would not surrender to the Hussars, because he thought that Zhang He would not do such a thing according to Zhang He's character, but character is not conclusive evidence, nor can it be an effective guarantee. Wouldn't a person with a good character never make mistakes or commit crimes? So Ju Shou didn't know what to say, so he patted his chest to vouch for Zhang He? Did you say that Zhang He surrendered to Cao Cao because he was discriminated against by Yuan Shao? Then Zhang He didn't face any discrimination now under Cao Cao's rule?

Therefore, Jushou also remained silent.

To be honest, Jushou was also a little shocked. He even thought the news was false information at first.

Isn’t there a lot of people in Xianbei Budugen?

Even if you stand and let the hussars attack, it will take a while, right?

How did the Xianbei people become like this?

If only I had known earlier...

Of course, everyone knows how to react in hindsight, and Ju Shou is no exception. However, after thinking for a moment, his mind still focused on the current situation. If Zhang He really surrendered to the enemy, the situation would have deteriorated terribly in the blink of an eye!

Under such circumstances, Jushou couldn't even say anything to Cao Chun, at least not proactively. After all, Jushou said before that he would wait and act, but now it seemed like he was laying an ambush for Zhang He.

What do Zhang He and Zhang Junyi want to do?

Outside the meeting hall, footsteps suddenly came, and Cao Chun and Ju Shou immediately turned their eyes over at the same time.

But it was Cangcao in the city.

"What's the matter with you?" ” Jushou frowned. Since it was Cangcao in the city, it couldn't be Zhang He, or the news from outside. It was probably some trivial matters, so he suppressed his mood and stepped forward to ask.

Cang Cao looked at Ju Shou and then secretly glanced at Cao Chun. He instinctively sensed that something was wrong. He forced a smile and said, "It's nothing serious..."

"explain! ”Cao Chun glared over.

Cang Cao trembled and said quickly: "General Qi, this... the food stored in this warehouse is probably not enough... I hope the general can make a decision soon..."

"What? ! ”Cao Chun was furious and slapped the table, “It wasn’t a few days ago...”

Cao Chun suddenly realized what he was saying. Yes, that's right, there were still some in the first two days, but when Zhang He went out to fight, no one knew how many days the battle would take, so naturally many of Zhang He's troops were brought out, and of course there were fewer in the city.

Zhang He's whereabouts are a problem, and there is also a problem with the grain and grass in Yuyang. Moreover, the grain and grass that Zhang He was supposed to transport were burned and destroyed on the way...

Could it be that?

Cao Chun's eyes widened, doubts in his heart kept surging, gurgling like boiling water, his mind was buzzing, and even his hands were trembling slightly.

Cao Chun held the desk and was speechless for a while.

After Cao Chun drove Cang Cao away with a wave of his hand, he turned around and asked Jushou, "Military advisor, how many days can we last with the current food and grass?" 』

Jushou lowered his head and replied: "General, there is about a month left... If we use small fights to even it out, we can last about ten more days... However, this is not a long-term strategy. We should ask the general to send another message and deliver food and grass." superior……"

"More food and fodder..." Cao Chun put his hands on the table, his veins exposed.

Jushou lowered his head, as if there was something interesting and beautiful on the ground that attracted all his attention. Jushu knew that asking Cao Chun to report information would embarrass Cao Chun, but what could be done? It's not like Yuyang was destroyed in a day or two. If I had known this, when Yuan Xi went south to surrender to Cao Cao, why didn't Cao Cao know how to stop him from looting?

Now that the Yuyang family is in ruins, is it Yuan Xi's fault?

Just like many branches in later generations, when reporting at the end of the year, they prefer to report good news rather than bad news. They generally do not take the initiative to explain problems until the last moment and as a last resort... Ahem, it is the same as reporting the situation, Cao Chun I also don't like to throw Yuyang's problems to Cao Cao again and again. In addition to proving his incompetence, there is no benefit at all.

Moreover, if you ask for food and grass again, you must at least explain the reason. In this way, Zhang He's problem will definitely be explained clearly...

After a long time, Cao Chun gritted his teeth and said, "Report it!" In addition...send people to the north of the city...to search for wild rats! Make rat meat! 』