Three Kingdoms

The dark clouds rolled, started to pile up at an alarming speed, and then squeezed each other, like social animals in a big city rushing to go to work, wishing they could pile up on top of each other and become paper figures on the bus or subway, with their faces touching each other and their backs touching each other. On the back, it accumulates into an extremely dense cylinder or long object, turning into the shape of a bus or subway, swaying, moving back and forth according to a specific rhythm.

No matter how beautiful or perfect the plan is, it can't stand up to God's disapproval.

Ding Lingren prepared this and that, planning and planning, and then everything was arranged, and God jumped out and said, wait for me to go to the bathroom...

Wow, it's raining.

The cold current from Siberia hit the warm and humid air surging from the Bohai Bay. Suddenly, Lang Youqing's concubine intentionally started to rain heavily, spraying Ding Ling and Cao Jun all over their bodies, everywhere.

Amidst the sound of raindrops, the sky and earth became hazy, as if a pair of filters had been put on, and even the battlefield became a little more poetic and picturesque...

It's a pity that both Ding Lingren and Cao Jun will have a headache when facing such heavy rain.

All plans are nothing in the face of nature and God.

Or it's not even a fart.

The strong wind blew up the dark clouds as if rushing to work. They came here to play for a while, and then after feeling refreshed, they picked up their pants or skirts and walked away amidst the laughter, leaving only the cold-hearted appearance on the surface. , In fact, the wailing clouds in my heart were in great pain and burst into tears.

It has been raining heavily for two or three days, and there is yellow mud soup everywhere on the ground. So much so that the camp of the Ding Ling people was in a state of panic.

Who knew we would encounter such heavy rain in autumn?

No one was prepared.

People need to take shelter from the rain, and livestock also need to take shelter from the rain. If it is moving, it is better. If it is stationary, under the continuous rain, it is likely to cause a large loss of heat and lead to various problems.

There are not enough tents.

It was originally used by humans, but now it is also used by livestock.

The grain and grass are probably wet. If the war horses eat such grain and grass, there will be no problem in a short period of time, but over time...

Moreover, even if there are tents in the camp, the ones located slightly lower are almost soaked in the water. The camps have no intention of attacking the city. They are almost reinforcing their own tents and then let them go. The slave soldiers braved the rain and dug deeper the drainage ditches around the camp. The leaders of the Dingling people, big and small, braved the wind and rain, roaring one by one, almost as if they wanted to shout out their lungs.

Originally, the terrain of Gongsundu's camp was slightly higher...

But before Gongsun Bingzu and others could rejoice in their misfortune, the leaders of the Ding Ling people came, unceremoniously occupied Gongsun Bing's original camp, and then drove Gongsun Bing out.

Then Ding Ling looked at Gongsun Bing and laughed with gloating.

There are also Ding Ling people waving one hand in provocation, while the other hand is pressed on the sword, ready to wait for Gongsun Bing to reason, and then they can open a hole in Gongsun Bing's body...

For the Ding Ling people, they did not regard Gongsun Shangxia as one of their own. Although Gongsun Du was given the title of Gudu Hou, in fact any Ding Ling person would dare to glare at Gongsun Du.

Gongsun's soldiers were furious, but then they turned around and saw their King of Liaodong. Gongsun Du was walking in the wind and rain with his waist bent, with pale hair, pale face, and pale complexion...

Then these Gongsun soldiers also lowered their heads one by one and looked for a place to build a camp again.

Like a lost dog...

The leader of the Ding Ling people is naturally in the best position. Even if other places are flooded, it will not flood to his place. The camp of Gongsun soldiers in the distance was robbed. The leader of the Ding Ling people naturally saw it, but he didn't take it to heart. He has more things to worry about now, so why would he care if Gongsun Bingbing was bullied?

If Gongsun Du fought with those Ding Ling people on the spot, it is impossible for the commander-in-chief to go over and fight fifty big blows each. Now that Gongsun has "given" himself, and there is no nonsense, it is possible that the commander-in-chief still went over to administer some kind of "justice" Can't?

Through the layers of heavy rain, the commander looked at Jixian County in the distance, silent.

Although it was unlikely that Cao's army would attack under the heavy rain, the commander-in-chief of Ding Ling still sent out rangers. The troops near Jixian still adhered to their positions and were ready to deal with emergencies at any time.

Looking at the dark clouds in the sky, and then at the distant mountains and rivers, the leader of the Ding Ling people had no expression on his face. He even braved the wind and rain and stood on the watchtower, watching the Ding Ling people's flags being washed away by the wind and rain. The rain fell on his face and body, and he remained motionless like a rock.

A soldier came to the leader and said, "Commander, please issue a new command!" 』

"The command..." The commander did not look back, still looking at the heavy rain, and after a while he said, "Let's just call it "heavy rain"!" 』

The messenger bowed his head and bowed, then left.

After Ding Lingren discovered that Cao Jun was actually using the trick of suspecting soldiers, on the one hand, he felt that he had been insulted by his IQ, and on the other hand, he also felt that Cao Jun was not enough to pose a threat. Especially after successively conquering the cities in northern Youzhou that were almost in tatters after repeated struggles, in the eyes of Commander Ding Ling, these Cao troops in Jixian County were also not worthy of concern.

In addition, in Gongsun Du's description, Jizhou is richer, more populous, and a place with more things than Youzhou. Therefore, it seems that attacking Jixian and then plundering Jizhou is a logical thing to do. Naturally, there is no The reason not to do it...

If we take over one more county, there will be no problem if we can stay open for at least half a year, not just three years.

Although the tooth was broken at the beginning, it was not a big deal to the commander, because most of the dead were slave soldiers, and slave soldiers were consumables. As long as Jixian could be conquered, it would be a good deal. Buy and sell.

But now it seems that it is going to lose money.

In the battlefield, anything can happen...

If God doesn’t give me face, who can do anything?

It's like the sudden heavy rain that has been coming for several days has completely ruined all the plans and soaked them in the rain.

The commander-in-chief looked at Jixian through the rain curtain, and saw the moat that had been filled in some time ago. Due to the erosion of the heavy rain, those mud bags were carried away along the current, even if they wanted to attack the city again. , we have to do this thing again, and there are siege equipment...

Now it is either to persevere and wait until the rain has passed and then to organize an attack, or...

withdraw troops.

It’s just that I’m somewhat unwilling to do so! Just like some people are unwilling to break up after meeting a scumbag man or a scumbag girl. After all, they have invested in it in the early stage and just give it up...

The leader of the Ding Ling people was thinking, and suddenly turned his head to look in the direction of Gongsun, "Come here, let Marquis Gudu come over!" 』

……(╯︵╰)……

Opposite Ding Lingren, the heavy rain also shrouded everything in Jixian County, seeming to be preparing to turn all the colors in the sky and the earth into similar dark colors.

The rain continued to fall on the blue bricks of the city, on the tiles on the gate tower, on the battlements, and on Cao Hong and Le Jin, making a dense and fine white noise.

The blood stains and minced meat above and below the city have flowed away with the rain. Only the burned wood or corpses opened their mouths toward the sky, as if in silent protest. What.

Cao Hong stood behind the battlements and let the rain hit his helmet and armor. Although the iron armor of this era will soon rust after being exposed to the rain, no one cares about this matter now.

"What's the situation in the city now?" ” asked Cao Hong.

"It's okay..." Le Jin replied, "I just went to inspect the city...Although there is a little water accumulation, it's not a big problem and the ditches are still clear..."

Cao Hong nodded.

Now the situation has reversed. Cao Jun, who has a fixed place to shelter from wind and rain, has a greater advantage. At least Cao Jun, as long as he is not on duty, can huddle in the room and light a fire to bake. Clothes to make yourself comfortable.

"Is the general worried that the Ding Ling people will withdraw like this?" Le Jin stood aside and tried his best to look out and asked.

Cao Hong sighed and said, "Yes...it took a lot of effort to lead us here, but if we just run away..."

Le Jin was silent.

Although Cao Hong and Le Jin were standing high on the city wall, looking out through the rain and fog, they could only vaguely see the shadows of some people and horses moving around, and nothing could be clearly seen.

Le Jin tried his best to look at it for a long time, his eyes were sore. In the end, he could only wipe the rain on his face and said, "It seems there are quite a few... Do you want to secretly hang a few scouts down at night to investigate?" 』

Cao Hong pondered for a moment and nodded, "That's all we have to do." ” Then Cao Hong looked up at the sky again, “With weather like this, I’m afraid... Zihe’s march will be hindered... ah... it’s really..."

Le Jin also nodded, understanding Cao Hong's worries, but he still wanted to comfort Cao Hong, saying: "General Zihe is well-organized and good at running attacks... and we have all the Ding Ling army stuck here. General Zihe will definitely It can be done in one fell swoop! General, you can relax! 』

Cao Hong nodded and said, "I hope so." 』

What Cao Hong is worried about now is that the Ding Ling people have withdrawn their troops, and if they happen to collide with Cao Chun and Xia Houyuan who are taking the back route on the left and right, it will be quite troublesome...

"Even if the Ding Ling people want to withdraw, they will not all leave. They will definitely retreat in batches. If there is a change in the scout detection tonight, it will not be too late for us to make plans..." Le Jin said, "And it is raining so heavily. , even if the Ding Ling people march in the rain, they can't go far... Where there is peace, there will be no worries..."

Cao Hong glanced at Le Jin and nodded. Although in this layout, Xia Houyuan also acted as a side army, just like a side horse in Chinese chess, advancing forward, but for some reason, Le Jin didn't mention it, and then Cao Hong didn't mention it either.

……(つД｀)·?·……

Xia Houyuan, who has not been mentioned, is like a dog that was finally freed. Although he was marching in the wind and rain, his expression was so excited that he almost ran wildly and flicked out a tongue.

This time Xia Houyuan still led Cao Jun's light cavalry, but the armor and weapons and equipment were also improved a lot. Everyone wore them properly and put a layer of oilcloth on the outside of the armor. Although it was inevitable that it would be penetrated by rain, it was still possible. Much better.

The rain hitting his face obliquely did not lessen the heat in Xia Houyuan's heart.

This time, the number of cavalry led by Xia Houyuan was only 800, but it was already a good start.

Therefore, Xia Houyuan did not walk timidly because he had to penetrate behind enemy lines, but relied on his familiarity with geography to move forward at a higher than normal marching speed even in the rain.

Xiahou Yuan's repeated setbacks in the past also caused great loss to the Xiahou family.

Although the Cao family and the Xiahou family are like brothers to each other, even brothers have to settle accounts clearly, right? During the fight with Yuan Shao, Xiahou Yuan was quite good and achieved quite a lot of results. However, in the confrontation with Fei Qian, for some reason, Xiahou Yuan was at a disadvantage and was repeatedly pressed to the ground and rubbed. It’s not a small amount of hardship, but when I calculated the accounts, I found that I didn’t get much merit...

This is quite embarrassing.

Fortunately, this time in the Battle of Youbei, this great achievement was finally delivered to Xia Houyuan!

Don't lose it!

Xia Houyuan turned to look at his men, raised his arms and shouted: "Faster!" Hurry up! This time, I grabbed Ding Ling's back to defeat him in one fell swoop! Return stability to Youbei! You should work hard and move forward courageously! 』

"I won't take any of the rewards for this battle!" All with you! But if you don't listen to orders, you will hesitate to do so! Xia Houyuan stared, "Don't blame me for being unkind!" Know that military law is ruthless! 』

Cao Jun Qingqi responded with a loud voice.

"Hurry up!" Xia Houyuan shouted, "The merits are ahead!" Waiting for you to get it! 』

According to Xia Houyuan's plan, he was to detour to the northwest, then go east, go straight to Yuyang, and attack Ding Ling's back path. However, when Xia Houyuan and his troops had just climbed over a hill, they suddenly On the other side of the rain and mist, I saw dozens of cavalrymen wearing felt hats, riding towards them!

The heavy rain almost covered up all the smoke and the sound of horse hooves, so much so that the cavalry at the front of both sides almost bumped into each other face to face!

For a moment, both parties were stunned on the spot, and then after seeing each other's robes and attire at the next glance, they shouted again in unison, and suddenly they collided fiercely high on the hill!

Everyone knows that if you rush down from a high position, you will definitely have an advantage, so whoever gets to the top of the hill will have a certain advantage. When the first two sides collide, several people will immediately fall off their horses, and those behind will fall. He was shouting wildly in the heavy rain, greeting his soldiers who were following up...

When Xia Houyuan heard the news, he roared and drove his horse straight up without thinking!

At this moment, Xia Houyuan's characteristics are actually the most suitable for the current situation, especially when they meet suddenly like this. It is impossible to say that he is still waiting to form a formation, and then wait for subsequent orders to be sent before taking any action according to the instructions. Often, It's too late.

Although Ding Ling's cavalry is not necessarily worse than Xia Houyuan's cavalry, after all, Ding Ling's cavalry has not undergone serious cavalry training. Maybe it is okay in battle, but its combat awareness is slightly worse. When the leader of the Ding Ling people reacted and urged the Ding Ling people to rush forward, Xia Houyuan and others had already eliminated the first batch of Ding Ling cavalry and occupied the high ground of the hills.

Xia Houyuan, who was at the top of the hill, laughed a few times when he saw the Ding Ling people coming, and charged straight down with the cavalry around him without stopping!

Just catch him off guard!

Just a quick one!

In the heavy rain, all long-range weapons lost their lethality, so only hand-to-hand combat was left.

People versus people, horses versus horses, the sound of shouting and fighting suddenly sounded in this hilly place. The sound of horse hooves was heard, and the soldiers were shouting. At this moment, they blocked the sound of rain and filled the world!

While Xia Houyuan was yelling, he beat or stabbed each of the Ding Ling people and knocked them off their horses. It was as if he had doubled the depression and pain he had experienced these days and then poured it on the Ding Ling people. When Xia Houyuan's follow-up troops rushed to the top of the hill, they found that Xia Hou Yuan had already led dozens of Cao's cavalry and killed the Ding Ling people from the halfway slope of the hill to the bottom of the hill in one breath. There were dead bodies of the Ding Ling people along the way. There are also some empty war horses, running around in confusion...

Ding Ling's remaining cavalry, with more than a hundred riders, were scattered and unable to resist. They did not dare to confront Xia Houyuan head-on. They scattered one after another, either turning around and running away, or running wildly into the diagonal stab.

In less than half a stick of incense, victory or defeat has become a foregone conclusion.

The Ding Ling people were defeated, but looking at Xiahou Yuan's cavalry, it can even be said that there was basically no damage...

Halfway up the hill, a cavalryman from Cao's army who fell down during the charge struggled to get up from the muddy water. While spitting out mud, he cursed and went to find his horse to settle the score, "Damn it, Why are you so unlucky! Don't run! come over! I won’t hit you! Let me ask you why you slipped! 』

For the cavalry, the war horse is sometimes like a relative of one's own, but occasionally it will be naughty and the horse will stumble...

The remaining cavalrymen of Cao's army looked at each other and couldn't help laughing. It seemed that the dark clouds that had been hanging over their heads had now dissipated.

"Clean the battlefield!" 』

Xia Houyuan slowly withdrew his troops, sent a group of soldiers to roam around the outside, and then ordered, "The rest of the people will prepare their equipment and eat dry food!" Feed the horse! 』

Xia Houyuan sat down. He didn't care about the mud and blood on his hands. He took out the dry food and took a bite. He didn't take out the water bag to drink water. Instead, he raised his head to catch the rainwater for a while, and then swallowed it with a grunt. .

I actually met Ding Ling here!

In this way, if the Ding Ling people were not unconsciously looting, then it is very likely that the Ding Ling people also had the idea of ​​​​outflanking...

Xia Houyuan took another hard bite of the dry food, then sprayed the dry food with foam and shouted, "Move faster!" We need to speed up! 』