Three Kingdoms

Seven or eight arrows were shot at Huang Zhong. Huang Zhong shouted, and the long sword shook out, knocking down the two or three most threatening arrows. Then he ignored the other arrows and kept walking straight. Chongyin Department.

The battle robe on Huang Zhong's body was already stained red by the blood of someone unknown. As he marched, it was filled with thick blood and cold air, and was filled with endless killing intent. Before Cao Jun could fully react, he It has crashed directly into Cao Jun's array!

The blade of the long knife is sharp and heavy, which makes it impossible for the long knife to be as agile as a spear when it is danced. There are more majestic moves of wide opening and closing, but in Huang Zhong's hands, such a sword The long sword has an extra dexterity in its masculinity.

When breaking the formation, the ferocity of Huang Zhong's sword was clearly demonstrated. Even if Cao Jun raised his shield to counterattack, under the sudden impact, the strong shield shattered like paper. Amidst the flying wood chips, Cao Jun's sword shield hand fell to the sky! As Huang Zhong danced with his long sword, blood splattered everywhere and he screamed again and again!

In the blink of an eye, Cao Jun fell!

A Cao soldier tried to get into Huang Zhong's sword circle and fight Huang Zhong, but Huang Zhong hit him with the end of his long sword. He heard the sound of bones cracking and saw that the armor on Cao Jun's chest was broken. A piece of it was dented, and when it fell softly, Huang Zhong grabbed it, and then he threw it to the side like a human shield, crushing six or seven Cao soldiers in a row, rolling like a gourd on the ground. Fall into a ball.

The soldiers from Huang Zhong's headquarters surged up from behind, and blood flew out from being stabbed with swords and spears. For a while, all they could hear was the screams of Cao's soldiers dying!

It seemed that a long time passed, and it seemed that it only took a few breaths. Huang Zhong kicked away a Cao Jun who was blocking the front. Regardless of whether the Cao Jun lived or died, his eyes fell on Yin Shu in front of him as if they were real!

There is no longer any obstacle between Yin Shu and Huang Zhong.

Yin Shu roared, held the spear in both hands and stabbed Huang Zhong in the chest! The spear moved Yin Shu's body, seeming to absorb all of Yin Shu's life and strength, like a snake bouncing up in the grass, showing its fangs, trying to bite Huang Zhong.

Huang Zhong stepped on the front foot and the back foot, his eyes were focused, he twisted his waist and exerted force, the long knife came first and then behind, carrying the cold wind from bottom to top to lift Yin Shu diagonally!

The long knife is originally longer than the long gun and has a larger attack range, but the long knife is not as fast as the long gun when attacking. Under normal circumstances, to put it simply, the long knife is more powerful, but the attack frequency is Not as good as a spear.

However, Huang Zhong is not within the scope of normal people. In his hands, when the speed of the long knife increases, it is like lightning!

The light of the sword flashed, and the blood light took off. It seemed that a bright red brilliance could be seen slanting in the sky like a moon. The red moon was like a hook, which was the distance between life and death. Even though Yin Shu tried his best to twist and dodge, he was originally rushing forward. There was a way to avoid it, but Huang Zhong slashed him directly from the waist to the chest. As the iron pieces of Zha armor flew around, Yin Shu The blood all over his body was like a huge gap in the cowhide water bag, spurting out from the chest and abdomen. Naturally, the spear in Yin Shu's hand no longer had the strength to move forward, and he stared at Huang Zhong. After one glance, he fell down!

A commander of the Cao army following Yin Shu watched blankly as Yin Shu was chopped down by Huang Zhong, watched Yin Shu twitching and fell into the yellow sand, and looked at the soldiers of Huang Zhong's headquarters. Rushing forward like a wolf and a tiger, Cao Jun stretched his throat and made a creaking sound like rust, and then finally screamed miserably: "It's over!" Lost! 』

Amidst the screams, the morale of everyone in Cao's army collapsed in vain. Whether they were fighting or standing on the outside, even the archers standing farther away who were recovering their strength couldn't help but collapse. It seems that the only thing they have regained is the strength in their legs, and their arms can only be used to hold their heads and run around!

What kind of general is this? What kind of soldier is this?

Wasn't it agreed that only those under Qiusi's command can be called elites?

What is happening in front of me?

It’s over, defeated! The forwards of Cao's army cried for their fathers and mothers, discarding their helmets and armors. They did not seek to get an advantage under the swords and guns of Huang Zhong's soldiers, but just wanted to be able to outrun their comrades...

Cao Hong hurriedly hurried, but could not catch up with the Yin Department. In the end, he could only stare at the defeated soldiers in front of him, grinding his teeth and asked: "What is going on?" 』

In fact, the defeated soldiers of Cao's army also wanted to know what was going on and why there could be monsters like Huang Zhong in a ruined place like Zhuyang...

Cao Hong couldn't understand it, and even thought that Cao's soldiers might have deliberately exaggerated the truth in order to evade responsibility. Just like most whistleblowers would be revealed to have depression, what they said was naturally not very reliable.

Huang Zhong?

Is it really that powerful?

Although the Yin Department under Cao Hong is not too strong, it is not too weak either. It cannot stand up to Huang Zhong? Is this true or false?

But regardless of whether this Huang Zhongwuyong is really so tyrannical, what should we do now?

Cao Hong's original plan was to defeat Zhuyang, and then force Xu Huang to stay in Wancheng, delaying the overall rhythm of the Hussars, and incidentally solve the problem of the military fortress southwest of Fancheng...

But now that the plan had just begun, they received a basin of cold water, well, ice water. Not only were their men defeated and killed, but the morale of Cao Hong's soldiers was even affected.

Continue the attack?

On the one hand, the morale of his soldiers was frustrated, and on the other hand, if Huang Zhong was really so sharp, Zhuyang would probably be difficult to capture. If the delay under Zhuyang is too long, Cao Hong himself may be the one who has problems in his retreat!

Leading the army to retreat?

Soldiers are like long swords. If they attack poorly, they will naturally damage their own morale. If they cannot make up for it with a big victory and retreat like this, it is impossible to say that even if they return to Fancheng, they will lose their fighting spirit and their troops will be incapable of fighting...

what to do?

Cao Hong was in a dilemma, and at Dangyang, Cao's army camp was quite overwhelming. The soldiers of Cao's army were holding flags, either on patrol or repairing in the camp. Everywhere they could see were capable and strong young soldiers, hunting with flags and dancing in the sun, showing the fierceness of the army.

Cao Cao's first battle on his way south was Maicheng.

This time Cao Cao brought not only Qingzhou soldiers, but also young men selected from Jingzhou soldiers. These young men in Jingzhou, after all, have undergone certain training, and the equipment and equipment are pretty good, so they can be regarded as soldiers for direct use, which also enhanced Cao Cao's strength to a certain extent.

In addition to these Jingzhou soldiers, there are also some auxiliary soldiers and civilian husbands. These auxiliary soldiers and civilian husbands are responsible for their own work in groups, either logging and collecting firewood, or building camp fortifications. The auxiliary soldiers are not bad, they are civilians. They are used as cannon fodder in the face of war. They are hard labor on weekdays. The food and other things are extremely poor. The accommodation is almost the same as no accommodation. Under the high-intensity work, coupled with the lack of food and clothing, Without warmth, almost every day some civilians would be unable to hold on, or they would fall down while doing their work, or they would never get up again at night. Anyway, some corpses would be carried out and thrown into the wilderness every day.

This is the normal state of war in the Han Dynasty. When Cao Cao attacked Yanzhou, Xuzhou, Qingzhou, and Jizhou, they were all fought in this way. Naturally, it was impossible to immediately change the military structure when he attacked Jiangling. A mode of combat...

At this moment, Cao Cao was standing on a high hill, standing upright, looking down at the military base below and at the soldiers at his feet. Behind Cao Cao, Dian Wei stood, and behind Dian Wei, there were some generals from the Cao family and the Xiahou family, all of whom stood silently without saying a word.

"Zidan," Cao Cao withdrew his gaze and greeted, "come forward." 』

Cao Zhen responded loudly, stepped forward and stood beside Cao Cao. Cao Cao patted Cao Zhen's shoulder affectionately and asked, "How did you feel when you met Jiang Dongbing the day before yesterday?" 』

Cao Zhen's original name was Qin Zhen, and he was originally the son of Qin Shao.

When Yuan Shu sent people to assassinate Cao Cao, it turned out that Qin Shao and Cao Cao were somewhat similar, so the assassin mistook Qin Shao for Cao Cao, and Cao Cao escaped the disaster. After that, Cao Cao adopted Qin Shao's son and changed his name to Cao Cao. Cao Zhen.

Cao Zhen pondered for a moment and said, "Not weak!" If we rely on the city to defend it, it may be difficult to attack. In addition, there are many boats in Jiangdong, making travel convenient, and Maicheng is where two rivers converge. It would be quite difficult to prevent Jiangdong from going back and forth by boats. 』

Cao Cao laughed and said, "What Zhen'er said is quite accurate." What should you do if you lead an army to attack Maicheng? 』

Cao Zhen cupped his hands and said, "We should lead the troops to cut off the rest first, cut off the left and right sides of Maicheng, and then lead the troops to surround it. We will definitely be able to defeat it!" 』

Cao Cao stroked his beard, and there seemed to be a flash of light in his eyes. After a while, he smiled slightly, and then said: "In that case, I will go with Zhen'er to have three thousand soldiers, and first cut off the bonds and open the way for the army!" I wonder if Zhen'er is willing? 』

Cao Zhen was stunned and immediately responded, "I will obey my lord's order!" 』

Cao Cao nodded, gave the order, and then watched Cao Zhen order all the soldiers and drive away from the camp...

On the high hill, the breeze blows slowly.

Cao Cao raised his eyes again and looked into the distance. This time, Cao Cao not only looked to the south, but also looked back to the north, as if he wanted to see the situation of the world clearly.

And Cao Cao is not the only one who wants to see the world clearly.

Although it is now the autumn harvest season, in Xu County, there is not much joy of autumn harvest, but instead there is an atmosphere of uneasiness.

The hussar general led the troops and raided Xu County before. The incident is still fresh in my mind. Now another hussar troops have arrived in Yangcheng. Although they are said to have set up camp, but who knows when the old things will happen again. one time?

In the past, local officials still had some time to spend on official duties. Since this period of time, he has almost completely given up and ignored the affairs. The reason is also very simple. Under such a situation, who has the intention to care about the place?

Today's great Han Dynasty and the Emperor are basically reduced to puppets. This is almost everyone's understanding. Now the two powerful officials in the East and the West seem to be attacking each other because of the Jingzhou issue. So all the local officials under the two behemoths are slightly different. If you're not careful, won't it turn into powder? In such a situation, if you are still calm and unafraid, you are either really intelligent or extremely slow...

Could it be that the next step is to determine whether the east wind overwhelms the west wind or the west wind overpowers the east wind?

But how could anyone with a little vision and some foresight fail to see the key issues involved? The general trend of the world seems to have reached a critical point, and there is no telling that the world will collapse in the next moment! Therefore, at this time, most of the local officials in the middle of the battlefield, in addition to sending people to find out the news, were in frequent contact with each other, going to gatherings to discuss, and to see where this change would be best. On the other hand, those who are not yet qualified to join the game are either eagerly waiting for the opportunity to change, or they are praying that this storm will not affect them.

Whoever takes money, carries whose bowl, and eats whose food naturally has to listen to whoever says it. As for most of Cao's soldiers, the Central Dynasty of the Han Dynasty is almost bankrupt and has no money at all. Even Emperor Liu The association all relied on Cao Cao's support, so there was no need to pay ordinary soldiers. Therefore, it can be said that everyone from soldiers to generals will inevitably have some thoughts. If Cao Cao falls that day...

Cao Cao was already a very lucky man. He was just a eunuch. When he was young, he was just the younger brother who followed Yuan Shao. In terms of literature, he could only serve as an order for a county, and in terms of military affairs, he was no more than He was a miscellaneous captain. He could neither be said to be skilled in bows and horses, nor to be said to be unparalleled in martial arts. When he raised an army to resist Dong, he suffered repeated defeats. He was able to recruit all the soldiers in the middle of the night, but in the end he surpassed the two Yuan became an important minister in the court, spanning Jizhou and Yuzhou. If it weren't for the monstrous Cavalry General Fei Qian, Cao Cao could really be said to be "favored by God".

During these days, Liu Xie was also concerned about the changes in the situation in Dahan and tried his best to collect some information and intelligence through some people. Because on the whole, Cao Cao and Fei Qian have not completely broken up, and they still have business contacts. Naturally, they have become the largest source of information. Not only do they know some changes in Guanzhong through these businesses, but they also bring some news from the Western Regions. Of course, Liu Xie cannot say that he fully understands the real situation, and can only say that it is a vague guess.

The Western Regions have been forgotten by many people in the Han Dynasty. Even when Liu Xie asked some people who he thought should be outstanding talents, he often got some vague answers. It can even be said that in the entire Yuzhou and Jizhou, there are no People can have a complete understanding of the Western Regions, and no one can give Liu Xie suggestions from a considerable perspective...

So are the Western Regions part of the Han Dynasty? After the hussar general attacked the Western Region, he still had some remaining troops to go forward. So was it a bluff or did he really have some remaining strength? If it's the latter, the previous judgment on the hussar will be pushed back again.

You know, if you misjudge the strength of the Hussars, it almost means you misjudged the situation in the world!

Of course, even if a person is aware of such a topic, he will not talk about it openly. Even more often, it can only be a vague gesture between each other, and they understand each other.

For Fei Qian, even Cao Cao's subordinates and officials in Xu County had many positive comments. After all, as one of the rare hard-working heroes of the Han Dynasty, he traveled north and south. He almost started from scratch. To be able to reach what he is today, it can almost be called the "miracle of the Han Dynasty".

So once "God's Favor" confronts "The Miracle of the Great Han"...

How can there be potential when there is strength...

Liu Xie didn't know whether Cao Cao would blame God behind his back, but he knew that he also complained about God, but basically, God didn't pay much attention to him. This was true before, and it is true now. God is obviously not interested in trivial matters on the ground.

So in the final analysis, the Han officials, including Liu Xie, stared and stretched their necks to wait. Is it the "God's favor" that is better, or the "Han miracle" that has the last laugh?

What? Is there another Jiangdong? Where is Jiangdong? What is Jiangdong?

In Jiangdong, if Sun Qu knew about the gang in Jizhou and Yuzhou, what the old and young in Xu County said about him, he would jump into rage, brandishing his sword and gun, and go north to ask for an explanation...

Sun Quan himself was not like Sun Jian and Sun Ce, who grew up on horseback. He did not have the courage to show off, nor the strategy beyond ordinary people. That's why the first large-scale Jiangbei Expedition in history was so... It is full of loopholes and mistakes are made frequently.

The most important point is that Sun Quan has extremely good face. Even if you live or die, you have to put gold on your face. If you don't have gold foil, you can put silver on it. If you don't have it, you have to put some powder on it. It's just like when the Jiangbei Expedition failed and they were about to retreat, they had to pretend to be a master and deliberately He stayed to drink and have fun with everyone, "I stayed behind the palace of thousands of people to drink and have fun with the generals." Then Zhang Liao seized the opportunity and almost died in Hefei. Even so, after the Northern Expedition completely failed, he still had to pretend He came as if nothing was wrong, held a banquet and drank wine, which made all Jiangdong officials cry, saying "I would like to take this as a lifelong commandment"...

Therefore, when Sun Quan received Zhu Huan's division of troops, not only was he unable to effectively combat the rebellion of the South Vietnamese, but he was also trapped in a tight siege. This was the anger of leaving. The source of this anger belonged to Zhu Huan and others. Belongs to Sun Quan himself.

"Why is this happening?" ! ” Sun Quan’s eyes widened and he grasped the table tightly with his hands, as if he wanted to crush the table into pieces.

Zhu Zhi said calmly: "Being greedy for merit and rashly advancing... In addition, there may be soldiers from Wuling in Changsha to help the Yue people..."

Sun Quan was waiting for Zhu Zhi, "Why didn't you tell me earlier?" ? 』

"How could I make such rash remarks without any evidence before?" "Zhu Zhi was not confused at all, and even responded with a rake, "Military and national affairs are important, and you cannot be careless. You must be careful in your words and deeds, so that you can live up to your master's trust..."

Sun Quan took a deep breath and said, "In this situation, does Ai Qing have any good ideas?" 』