Three Kingdoms

More than a thousand war horses galloped on the night land, and the sound of hooves was like thunder, which struck everyone's heart.

Everyone leaned on their horses, reduced the windward area, and galloped.

From time to time in the queue, shouts of leader and song leader sounded, "Follow, keep up;"

Nearby is the signpost that the scouts have set down, and the white paint is particularly obvious in the dark night.

In the distance, there is a little red light, which seems to be hanging on the horizon.

That's Yuyang.

In order to draw out the insects hiding in the dark, of course we have to do all the tricks. If the army is close to Yuyang, will these guys dare to show up?

But being far away has a disadvantage: it takes longer to get back.

Cao Chun undoubtedly rushed to the front. He shrank his body into a small ball as much as possible, clung to the horse's back, and urged the horse forward. Behind him, there were almost all light cavalry. Wearing leather armor and carrying the most basic equipment, he hurried forward.

Cao Chun is depressed

He has fought against Zhao Yun.

Before, I felt that Zhao Yun was just a step above Xia Houyuan, the Baidi general, and that he could still fight. However, he didn't know why, and he didn't know when he started. Cao Chun suddenly felt that he didn't have much confidence anymore.

Cao Chun needs this kind of confidence as urgently as Cao Jun needs war horses, so Cao Chun is more or less unscrupulous. After all, everything is focused on victory.

Big victories and small victories are all victories. If you don't kill a tiger or leopard, then catching two rabbits or even cuddling some insects can be considered a victory.

The failure of Xiahou Shang's back camp this time can be said to be Xiahou Shang's failure, but it can also be regarded as the failure of Cao Chun's rule in Youzhou. Cao Chun did not regard himself as one of the Youzhou people, and the Youzhou people naturally did not regard Cao Chun as one of their own. Under mutual suspicion and exploitation, it is very difficult to maintain such a long period of time without conflicts.

Just like some company bosses in later generations will not treat their employees as human beings, then those employees will naturally not be so dedicated to the company. Are you saying that the boss of such a company doesn't know how to motivate employees, don't know how to maintain corporate culture, don't know how to unite as one, and don't know how to make superficial remarks?

Understand.

I understand.

But if you want to do it, that's two different things.

The oncoming wind blew on Cao Chun's face and body, like a knife cutting him.

It is impossible for Cao Chun not to know about Cao Cao's current predicament. And if you want to break the situation, you must first have a cavalry army that can fight against the hussar general!

If you want to be able to fight against Fei Qian, you must first at least be able to deal with Zhao Yun, a partial army?

Is this true?

At least Cao Chun must first ensure that his strength here can compete with Zhao Yun, so that Cao Cao in the rear can be stable, so does he have time to make superficial remarks?

Most of the generals of the Cao family and the Xiahou family have not seriously studied military science. They rely more on instinct and some inheritance in the family, coupled with their own practical experience, even the art of war written by Cao Cao The book was also written at a relatively late stage, perhaps because Cao Cao felt that he had to leave something to the second and third generations of the Xiahou family of the Cao family, so he wrote it.

So does Cao Chun know how to distinguish between what is urgent, what is necessary, what is urgent and unnecessary, and what is necessary but not urgent? People in later generations may not be able to tell the difference clearly.

What Cao Chun could clearly understand at the moment was that he felt that this attack did not come from outside, but from within.

No matter what, he wants to catch the attacker who stabbed the anus!

Although it was not him who was stabbed, and although it was Xia Houshang's problem, Cao Chun was the commander after all, and it cannot be said that he had no responsibility at all.

This time is also an opportunity for Cao Chun to give Xiahou Shang again. If Xiahou Shang really fails, then he should report it and send it back. Otherwise, Cao Chun feels that one day, sooner or later, he will be dragged down by Xiahou Shang and die. .

After all, the person we are facing now is Zhao Yun, a hussar, and there is no room for any negligence.

Boost;

Cao Chun shouted, he had tried his best to shout, but his voice quickly dissipated in the wind

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The other side.

Outside Yuyang City, there is a labor camp for civilians.

Huge, frantic sounds erupted in the camp of civilian laborers.

The few soldiers on duty on the sentry tower still fulfilled their responsibilities. They drew their bows and fired arrows while shouting: Enemy attack! enemy attack;

But it was of no use. The civilians and laborers who heard the warning did not cherish the short time these soldiers had bought, but ran around without any structure, like panicked sheep in a sheepfold. As long as they are not caught by wolves, If you bite it, then it doesn't matter. You completely forget that you actually have horns. When you fight for a mate with someone of the same sex, your skull can crack.

In the camp, the servants were howling and running around in confusion. Some soldiers responsible for guarding and supervising the work jumped out and tried to order these headless flies, but it basically had no effect.

Logically speaking, if you suffer a loss, you will gain some wisdom.

But for one person, this principle may be true, but for a group of people, a large group of people, as the base number goes up, only the shortest board will work. Not to mention that these civilians had no training at all and were not elites at all. When they were attacked again, they still performed so badly.

Cao Shang was in the middle of the army. Looking at these civilian servants who were rushing around headlessly, a strange feeling suddenly emerged in his heart, as if he was also one of these civilian servants.

He is the bait, he is the piece of meat on the chopping board, luring these people to bite.

Now these people are here, but Cao Shang is not excited at all.

The camps of civilians are very sparse.

The cavalry that rushed forward opened the sparsely set up deer camp without saying a word. The cavalry following behind rushed into the camp from the passage. The cavalry on the edge of the passage were also anxious and did not move forward. They kept chasing the civilians there, and then not only ignited some flammable materials in the camp, but also set fire to the camp. Several soldiers on duty were shot down and fell straight from the Zhaizha sentry tower.

More wood from the wall was pulled down.

More horse thieves rushed in.

The wood for erecting the fence itself was careless when erecting the fence, and it did not go deep into the ground. Just pull it casually, and it will fall down. If the infantry fights against the cavalry, they cannot gain the upper hand without forming a formation. However, these scattered civilians do not know how to form a formation at all. In panic, a few horse thieves broke into the camp without any thought of resistance. When they see it, they run away, howling and screaming.

These cavalrymen dressed as barbarians have completely entered the camp. Under the impact of the war horses, they are quite invincible. Some also picked up torches that had fallen on the ground and set fire to tents and grocery vehicles, creating even greater chaos.

Cao Shang shouted and asked his men to move closer to each other.

With the formation, the panic will naturally be reduced a lot. In addition, with weapons in their hands and armor on their bodies, even when facing Hu Qi, the soldiers led by Cao Shang will not behave too outrageously.

The only pity is that there is no vehicle formation for defense, so people can only resist.

Because once a car formation is formed, these horsemen may not fight hard. Once they run in circles on the outside, Xiahou Shang will not be able to protect these guys!

Cao Shang picked up a spear and shouted: Fight against the horse! Load the gun;

The soldiers gradually gathered around and formed a circular formation.

On the battlefield, what soldiers fear most is lack of organization and command.

In the chaos, watching the circular formation taking shape here, some of the soldiers who were on duty and supervising the work in front fled here. They gradually stopped and joined the circular formation. Those with weapons were outside, and those without weapons were outside. Those with bows and arrows were surrounded inside, shoulder to shoulder, densely arranged with each other, and the spear blades protruded outside like hedgehogs, gradually becoming stable.

Cao Shang shouted loudly, keep your body steady and point your spear upward! No need to push out, just wait for them to hit you! Be sure to hold on, hold on;

Xiahou Shang, who was on the top of the city, saw the bright spot in the middle of the camp. The formation was gradually stabilizing. He couldn't help but slap his hands. That's it. This kid is quite capable! a ha ha ha;

Of course, Xia Houshang was even more happy that his strategy was successful!

Hurry, hurry up and send the order to open the Zhenyou Gate and let the soldiers surround it. Xia Hoshang shouted excitedly, don't let those bastards escape;

In fact, it is faster to open the city gate on the south side and the distance is shorter, but the problem is that Xiahou Shang is afraid that the opponent will rush in when he opens the city gate. After all, Xiahou Shang cannot do it himself. His hands are not strong, so he can only rely on his soldiers to push him.

When Xia Houshang was young, he also had the dream of killing someone in ten steps without leaving a trace. However, he was quickly defeated by the two monsters of the real world. He then discovered how delicious it would be to lie down. Anyway, all he had to do was move his mouth. , wouldn’t it be nice to let others do the hands-on work?

Not long after Xiahou Shang dispatched the soldiers in the city, in a courtyard in the city, the door of the courtyard suddenly opened wide, and some people rushed out from the courtyard, shouting and hissing in a mess, and suddenly they poured out. come out!

The conflict between the local wealthy families in Youzhou and the Cao Group has actually reached a very serious level.

Although we talk about benevolence and justice, in fact the root cause of most conflicts is interests.

Of course Youzhou is no exception. Cutting off someone's money is like killing your parents. What if you cut off the wealth of a whole family or several families?

As the saying goes, if you rely on the mountains, you will eat the mountains, if you rely on the sea, you will eat the sea. Of course, if you rely on the border, you will eat the border. Youzhou is actually somewhat similar to Longyou. The source of wealth at the border is, of course, the trade of war horses.

Yuyang has salt and iron. Then they exchanged salt, iron and other daily utensils with the barbarians for furs and war horses. This has always been the most common and important trade model in Youzhou. Otherwise, where did Gongsun Zan's three thousand white horses come from? Do you really think Gongsun Zan is good at dyeing, so he can dye a calico horse white?

Similarly, secretly acquiring some high-priced war horses from the hussars is also an important profit-making project.

It's like a smuggling car from later generations.

Then Cao Chun felt that it was not possible. The market must be regulated and these black markets must be banned.

Historically, there were not many conflicts between the forces of Youzhou and Cao Cao, because at that time, the noisy Wuhuan people in the north of Youzhou were pushed down by Cao Cao and rubbed on the ground. The two kings of Xianbei were not dead yet, and they were afraid of each other. We need to settle down inside first and have no time to fight with Cao Cao, so Youzhou is relatively stable in history.

But now that Fei Qian is the stick, things are a little different.

First of all, Xianbei is gone, Wuhuan is gone, and Ding Ling people are also disabled. The number of Hu people who could do business with Youzhou suddenly decreased a lot, but this is not the point, because the Hu people themselves cannot trade with a large number of cattle, horses and sheep, and Youzhou itself cannot eat many war horses, so This impact only reduces the originally sufficient supply of goods, and the reduction in profits can be compensated for by raising prices.

Then, this became unbearable for Cao Chun, and it was also the root cause of the current conflict in Youzhou.

Zhao Yun's Northern Territory Protectorate gave Cao a growing threat in Youzhou, and if he wanted to compete, war horses were indispensable. However, the rising prices made Cao Chun unable to afford it, and Cao Cao also had no spare money to support Youzhou. state.

What should I do if there is an urgent need on one side and a high price on the other?

Do it yourself.

Just like that advertisement, go to the middleman and make the difference yourself.

Then what?

Can the middlemen not be anxious? No more plastic surgery? You have to do things like sneaking around and being spies, or else the whole family will be forced to drink the northwest wind?

So, under the influence of the news of the escape of the Sima family in Hanoi, on the one hand, he was afraid, and on the other hand, he may not have the intention to jump over the wall in a hurry. Hearing that there was a war between the Hu people in the north, Cao Chun led his troops to the north, and Xiahou Shang who was left behind was naturally more It's not as powerful as Cao Chun, and it doesn't seem to have much wisdom. If you don't seize the opportunity to do something about it, why don't you wait for Cao Chun to come back?

If you want to negotiate, you must be qualified to sit at the negotiating table.

What?

Is this a rebellion?

Rebellion is rebellion, what’s the big deal?

In history, Cao Wei rebelled ten times during Cao Cao's reign, and Cao Pi rebelled five times. Subsequently, the Cao family also continued to rebel, until Cao Huan's last stick fell to the ground.

If you don't rebel, how can you be ordered to peace?

Cao Chun led the main force, pretending to be barbarians going south, and moved north. On the one hand, he didn't leave, and he felt that the guys inside didn't dare to move. On the other hand, Cao Chun was not at ease. What if he was catching bugs inside and the outside really came knocking?

It's better to really wander around and investigate with force.

But Cao Chun didn't expect that Xia Houshang would be so bad.

Cao Chun had already underestimated Xiahou Shang, and did not dare to let Xiahou Shang go to the front line, so he just asked him to stay behind. The result was that something was wrong. Of course, the problem with the first rear camp could be said to be Xiahou Shang was not careful, but this time in Yuyang City, it was simply Xiahou Shang who brought it on himself

The first taboo that Xiahou Shang made was that he divided his troops.

Dividing the troops is not a big problem. The problem is that after dividing the troops, he did not leave any backup plan. Generals with military experience know that keeping a reserve team is very important, and sometimes it can even determine the final outcome of a battle.

After these people rushed out of the city, Xiahou Shang was immediately confused. Why are there still people in the city?

He really didn't expect there to be any people in the city, because there were no barbarians in the city before and they all had household registrations. Xiahou Shang naturally thought that they were all safe. Then the horse-riding thieves who attacked from outside the city did not go out from the city, so Xiahou Shang panicked when he faced the knife that stabbed his chrysanthemum.

The people in the city have a clear goal, just to cause chaos and profit from the chaos. Therefore, these guys not only shout and shout throughout the city, but also throw torches randomly while running.

At that time, even if the Cao family investigates afterwards, they can still blame it on the spies. After all, everyone in the city was forced out by the fire. Who knows who did it?

There are more and more people in the city. Those who set fires, those who put out fires, and those who pretend to put out fires and do evil things at the same time become chaotic.

General! General! Give the order quickly;

Xia Houshang was stunned for a moment, yes, yes! Send an order to get those people back! return;

return? What about those outside the city?

Put an end to the chaos in the city first! Go and deliver the order quickly; what the hell does Xiahou Shang care about the Hu Qi outside the city right now, his life is at stake! Even though Xia Houshang kept shouting about life and death, lying down was the best, but when something happened, his life was still the most precious, even if he lost a hair!

The soldiers had no choice but to rush to deliver the order.

The sound of gold and iron rang out, and Cao's soldiers who had just rushed to the camp outside the city stopped their momentum, stopped with some confusion, looked at each other, and suspected that they had heard wrong.

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Zu Qilang knew something was wrong with the clanging sound of gold, and he hesitated at the same time.

The original plan was that people in the city would not participate in the action!

There are good people in the city!

What was the reason that caused chaos in the city?

If Zu Qilang is gray, half black and half white, then most people in the city are white, responsible for sales and purchasing, as well as settling their families, etc., but whether they are black, white, or gray Yes, for Zu Qilang and others, they all belong to the same family and are all one family!

This is almost the imprint engraved in the bones of Zu Qilang and others!

Take care of your family, help your family, and never sit idly by when your family is in trouble.

Therefore, the people in the city knew that there was a trap outside the city and took action. Zu Qilang outside the city realized that something was wrong, and he also did not only think about himself.

Seventh Master! what to do?

According to the plan, as soon as the soldiers in the city move, in order to avoid being surrounded, they must withdraw immediately, but now the soldiers in the city have returned and may threaten the people in the city.

The dark clouds were rolling. I don't know whether it was stimulated by the fire or had accumulated to the limit. Some snowflakes and ice slag gradually floated down from the sky. When smoked by the flames around the camp, they turned into fine rain.

Zu Qilang raised his head, his expression changed, he was bad! It’s raining or snowing;

If it rains or snows, the fire will not last long. Without the help of the fire, Cao Ying will naturally not be in chaos for long!

And once Cao Ying is no longer in chaos, Zu Qilang and the others will be the unlucky ones!

The same is true in the city. It seems that the fire head will be suppressed soon!

Suddenly, Zu Qilang seemed to sense something. He turned his head and looked into the depths of the darkness. There seemed to be a dull voice roaring in the shadows.