Three Kingdoms

The old herdsman was very sad.

After many interrogations and repeated confirmations, Zhang He finally understood the general situation.

Some of the old herdsmen were attacked.

Those attackers were not Wuhuan people, nor Xianbei people, but Han people, or an army led by Han people.

But for the old herdsmen, they couldn't tell the difference between Cao's army and the Hussars, so they instinctively thought that the Han wanted to kill them, so they hurriedly came to the old herdsmen, hoping to escape the strangulation of the Han. , fled deep into the desert.

But the problem is that most of the old herdsmen escaped from the depths of the desert. Now let them flee back?

So in the dilemma, some people remembered that the Han people were not from the same family, and the old herdsmen and others also remembered that the Han people in the military stronghold would let them raise lambs for them, and would also allow them to station near the military stronghold, and occasionally even You can exchange and trade some items, etc...

But the question is, what if the Han people want more than just a few sheep?

After a fierce dispute broke out, the herdsmen also discovered Zhang He's flag in the military camp. They then asked the tribesmen who were attacked to carefully identify Zhang He's flag and found that it was obviously different from the Han flag of the attacker. , then decided to give it a try.

That's right, I gave it a try, so the old herdsman really came here with the intention of surviving in death, so he was so scared when he met Zhang He.

Zhang He thought.

If it is really a mixture of the remnants of more than a dozen tribes who fled the disaster, then naturally there is a lack of young and strong people, and autumn is coming soon. If you can't get the protection of the hussars, then no matter where you go, you will not be able to escape. It's a dead end. The desert is not the only place with picturesque scenery. During the most difficult time in winter, according to the custom on the grasslands, these elderly herders are the first to die.

Even if they are not allowed to move inland and can only settle down around the military stronghold, with the protection of the Han garrison, they can more or less not have to worry about being annexed by other tribes or provoked, and can have a relatively safe foothold to survive. There is also a guarantee. If that doesn't work, you can go further south in winter and hide in a warmer area further south through the Han military stronghold. After all, after expressing their submission first, wouldn’t the Han people just ignore death?

So from a rational point of view, it makes sense.

However, Zhang He did not make a decision immediately. He ordered the old herdsman to be taken down first, so that he could communicate with the herdsmen waiting outside and calm down the minds of the herdsmen outside. Then he ordered Shi Bazhi to lead him. Some people immediately followed the clues provided by the old herdsmen to investigate the identities of the attackers...

The gate of the military camp was opened.

Shi Bazhi led a team of people and rushed out from inside.

……(～￣(OO)￣)ブ……

Xiahou Zijiang was very proud.

Although he only defeated an inconspicuous small nomadic tribe, he felt that he was now like a king with supreme authority!

One word can determine someone's life or death!

This is more exciting than the cock and the ass!

Xiahou Zijiang was not the stupidest second-generation official. There were many second-generation officials who were stupider than him in history.

For example, Sima Yan in history.

Sima Yan summarized the factors that led to Cao Wei's kingdom being taken away by the Sima family, and used his unusual brain circuit to conclude that the Cao family's final fall was because the "clan was not strong", so he ennobled his nephews as kings and guarded various places, with Sima The family's private army will replace the national army. In this way, if a powerful official dares to seize power in the central government, the Sima princes in various places will have the strength to rise up and clear the emperor's side, thus ensuring that the throne will always be in the hands of the Sima family.

After all this was done, Sima Yan even boldly chose a mentally retarded son to inherit the throne of the country.

After Sima Yan's death, the throne was passed down for only one generation, and the world began to fall into chaos. His idea was right. Indeed, no powerful officials rose up in rebellion. All those who rebelled were relatives of the emperor and various princes of the Sima family.

Although Sima Yan and Xiahou Zijiang are not from the same generation, they both have the same problem. They are stubborn and do not listen to advice. They always think that the only one who is great in the world is himself.

Before the Five Hus invaded China, someone once persuaded Sima Yan, saying that the Hu people should not be used directly. Uneducated Hu people were very dangerous. In the past, the Hu people had to go south to conquer the capital, and they had to climb mountains and pass the passes. Now if there are Hu people, Chaos, it only takes two or three days to hit the capital directly! It is better to straighten out the Hu people and standardize them, it is better to move the Hu people to the border areas and so on...

Although these methods are not necessarily correct, they might as well be a reminder, but Sima Yan doesn't listen at all. He thinks that he is so awesome, what can a mere barbarian do to him?

Xiahou Zijiang also refused to listen.

At the beginning, someone tried to persuade him not to go in this direction. He could go north or east. However, going west was really risky, so Xiahou Zijiang didn't listen.

The risk is high, but it’s exciting!

Xiahou Zijiang was going west when he encountered a small nomadic tribe and attacked it easily. However, after all, Xiahou Zijiang had never led an army to fight before. Even such a small tribe could miss people. …

After the tribe was conquered, some people tried to persuade Xiahou Zijiang to stop as soon as he was ready, and then go back after cleaning up, but how could Xiahou Zijiang be willing to listen? He hasn't been stimulated enough! In other words, Xiahou Zijiang was still in the excitement stage. The excitement of seeing blood made him hard-core, and he became violent when he caught Hu Nu.

What's more, Xiahou Zijiang doesn't want to go back at all, he feels more free outside!

Now that he has won, he feels like he can defy the heavens and the earth, and looks at everyone as his younger brother. He feels like he has fucked the earth even if he does a push-up.

Do whatever you want, do whatever you want!

If one is not satisfying enough, then two, if two are not enough, then three!

Anyway, if you can enjoy it for one day, you will never enjoy it for half a day. If you can play now, you will never leave it until tomorrow!

If you don't listen to anyone's advice, then no one can do anything but secretly send someone back to report to Xiahou Shang. As for the people who accompanied Xiahou Zijiang here, because some of them were barbarians, although they were said to be mercenaries, they did not say anything on the surface about Xiahou Zijiang's treatment of the nomadic tribes, but they were not very happy in their hearts and were in a passive and sabotage state. , and the other small group of Han soldiers only knew to follow Xiahou Zijiang. Xiahou Zijiang did not say anything. So besides eating, drinking and having fun, the rest were on duty, patrolling, investigating, vigilant, etc. Save whatever you can...

…)…

Zhang He was very confused.

According to the information returned by Shi Bazhi, Zhang He learned that an army of Cao's army attacked the so-called "big alliance" of old herdsmen, which was actually a small tribe that had escaped from the Northern Desert.

Moreover, Shi Bazhi also recognized clearly that the banner displayed by Cao Jun was "Xiahou"...

There is nothing strange about the above.

The reason why I say it is not surprising is because a small nomadic tribe is really inconspicuous. It is scattered in the desert grassland, just like a lost lamb. Even if it cannot be eaten by tigers and leopards, it is hard to tell. It also fell into the mouths of wolves and dogs. Such things happen every year in the desert grasslands. It is extremely unusual for Cao Jun to attack and eliminate such nomadic tribes.

The unusual thing is that after Cao Jun attacked, he didn't leave. Not only did he not leave, he seemed to be having a revelry on the spot...

This was quite weird, and Zhang He couldn't help but wonder if it was a bait, and there would be some kind of trap.

While Zhang He led people to the location of the accident, he sent out scouts again to investigate in other directions away from the location of the accident.

But the news that the scout reported back again did not alleviate Zhang He's doubts...

"General, do you suspect there is an ambush behind this?" Shi Bazhi asked.

Zhang He didn't hide anything from Shi Bazhi, nodded and said: "Cao Zi and his people... there are still some ways to run the army, it won't be so... well, undisciplined..."

Although Zhang He said that he did not get along well with Cao Chun, he still had some understanding of Cao Chun. At least the soldiers under his command would not be in this situation.

What's more, he also used the banner of "Xiahou". What does this mean?

"Explore again!" Zhang He narrowed his eyes and gave the order to inquire again.

Of course, if you have the Eye of God, you can know that the people on Xiahou Zijiang's side have not set any traps at all, but the problem is that Zhang He doesn't know! This is like the fog of war in the game. The scope of vision is different between using a puppy to explore the road and using a tank to explore the road. Even if there are Shi Bazhi and the first wave of scouts to investigate, it is only in the There are two lines drawn on the map, and many are shrouded in darkness.

Shi Bazhiba smacked his lips, and then said: "General, how about... I go and give it a try?" General, hold the line from behind. If there is any ambush, I will retreat! 』

Zhang He thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Don't worry, we'll make a decision when the scouts come back." 』

Even so, Zhang He had already made up his mind. This desert was empty, and if you wanted to hide someone, you had to hide far away. So if the scouts really didn't find any ambush, then they could attack quickly and slow down!

……(｀?′)Ψ……

Xia Houshang was very angry.

Xia Houshang himself was not a general. Or to be more precise, Xiahou is not a first-rate general. He can be considered a second-rate general at best, or even below. It’s clear who he faced in history. In the early stage, his opponent was Wu Huan. In the mid stage, he and Xu Huang fought against Meng Da together. In the late stage, he faced Zhuge Jin, and then he was gone. . If his surname hadn't been Xiahou, he would never have been promoted to General of the Southern Expedition based on his military exploits. After all, Xu Huang in history was only a right-wing general, and he was only half a rank higher than Xiahou Shang.

You must know that Xu Huang in history participated in major battles such as the Battle of Xuzhou, the Battle of Guandu, the Battle of Jizhou, the Battle of Bailangshan, the Battle of Nanjun, the Battle of Weinan, the Battle of Liangzhou, and the Battle of Hanzhong. In comparison, Xia Houshang's achievements are just the same thing.

Therefore, Xiahou Shang has basic military knowledge, and there will be no big problem in commanding the soldiers. But when it comes to bravely championing the three armies and strategizing... then he basically has no chance with him.

Just like the incident of Xiahou Zijiang escaping from the military camp, Xiahou Shang's first thought was not to deal with related matters, but to shirk responsibility first, and then to hide it. As for any strategic means, there was no strategic means until he waited. Those who sneaked back to Xiahou Zijiang finally knew where Xiahou Zijiang had gone and what he had done.

Xiahou Shang didn't take it seriously after attacking the small nomadic tribe, and even felt relieved. Anyway, as long as you don't offend the big tribe, it won't be a problem! This is like Xiahou Zijiang going hunting. Hunting pheasants, hares, etc. is nothing at all, but if you encounter tigers, leopards, bears, etc...

Therefore, this is what Xia Houshang is worried about. You know, if you go a little further west, you can say that you have entered the range of the Hussars. That can really be called a tiger, leopard, and bear!

Xiahou Shang was so anxious and angry that his nose was smoking. He wanted to make Xiahou Zijiang suffer a big loss outside, but he was a son of the Xiahou family after all. He pinched his nose and felt aggrieved for a long time in the camp. Finally, he gave the order and took him with him. A large team of people went to respond.

After spending some time with the naughty boy, Xiahou Shang also knew that Xiahou Zijiang might not be willing to listen to just one or two orders, and would send some other military academy to do it hard. If something went wrong, he would not be able to explain it to Xiahou Dun, so he could only do it. Come.

When he got on the horse, Xia Houshang looked up at the sky and moved his lips slightly. He didn't know whether he was praying to the gods or mumbling something to himself...

……(o?▽?)o……

Shi Bazhi was very excited.

When staying in a military camp, hard work is naturally inevitable, but when it comes to real merit, it is very rare.

Therefore, Shi Bazhi was salivating at the sudden appearance of these Cao troops under the banner of Xiahou.

If General Zhang He hadn't come with some soldiers and horses, he would not have dared to go head-to-head with Cao's army, considering that his troops were half Han and half Hu, with a total of less than a hundred troops. After all, the conditions of the military stronghold are over there. If Han people and barbarians mix in, it will not be a big problem to defend the military stronghold. If the barbarians suddenly rebel during the attack, it will be a big trouble.

But now that General Zhang He was guarding the back, these Hu soldiers naturally did not dare to have any other thoughts, and there were also soldiers and horses directly under General Zhang, so facing these Cao troops who suddenly appeared, Shi Bazhi felt that it was His chance has come!

Military merit!

Head!

Shi Bazhi roared and rushed forward with his men without any hesitation!

When Shi Bazhi moved like this, Cao Jun, no matter how slow he was, discovered the problem and immediately began to organize a counterattack.

The first person to come into contact with the opponent was neither a horse nor a human, but a missing arrow.

The bow and arrow ranges of both sides are actually about the same, and both sides are equipped with stirrups. It's just that Shi Bazhi's riding skills are relatively more proficient, his equipment is better, and his attacks are darker, so Has a slight advantage.

After all, the hussar general ordered "shoot the men first, the horses" to teach his subordinates, so almost all of Shi Bazhi's cavalry aimed at the opponent's horses and shot. The bigger the shooting target, the easier it is to hit it. If the war horse falls on the hand, the cavalry on the horse will be knocked unconscious and his hands and feet will be broken. If he gets up without the war horse, his combat effectiveness will immediately drop. half!

After one or two rounds of arrows were missed, the knights on both sides entered into a head-on confrontation.

It's said to be the front, but it's actually more like the teeth of two combs biting each other, and then who can't hold it tight first and breaks the teeth.

In such a face-to-face fight with cold weapons, the equipment once again demonstrated its value.

The relationship between spear and shield has actually always been in a spiraling process. Just like in the history of the evolution of cavalry, high-bridge saddles, stirrups, horseshoes and other equipment are all products that were born out of the continuous higher requirements in cavalry battles. As the intensity of war increases, not only are there higher requirements for infantry, but also for cavalry.

Two rows of cavalry passed each other. People screamed and their horses were neighing. More than a dozen people were stabbed to death by spears and swords. They were knocked off their horses and the screams of people and horses were heard. In terms of the loss ratio between the two sides, the Hussars still had the advantage with their equipment.

Most of Shi Bazhi's cavalry are fully armored and have special reinforcements on important parts to enhance protection. Even if they are hit by a spear or even fall off their horses due to injuries, it is estimated that 50% of them can be saved. In comparison, Cao's army was a little thinner. Many of the cavalry still wore double armor with their arms and necks exposed. If they were accidentally slashed or stabbed, they would be seriously injured.

Shi Bazhi was also an old soldier, but he was a little older after all. For a moment, he was dazzled and couldn't find where Xiahou Zijiang was. He just cut down one or two Cao Jun cavalry in front of him and waited for him to pass through the Cao Jun cavalry array. When I arrived, I found that his direction had deflected...

Shi Bazhi originally wanted to charge directly, but when fighting Cao Jun's cavalry, he only focused on slashing and killing, without paying attention to the upward direction, and allowed the horses to lead him away, so now he has moved in a staggered direction.

Shi Bazhi is just an ordinary military academy, and there is no fine-tuning before the battle.

The war horse gallops at high speed, turning and decelerating are big problems, so now the only option is to rush over and then circle back. It was somewhat of a pity that he couldn't rush in directly, but there is also a staggered strategy. Shi Ba pointed at the torches and the remnants of the bonfire erected on the outside of the tent, "Just grab some torches and throw them in!" 』

At this moment, Xiahou Zijiang was still hurriedly putting on his armor in the tent, and then found that his legs were a little weak and even his hands were shaking a little.

The unnoticed naked bearded girl beside the felt blanket on the ground glanced at the candlestick beside her.

The candlestick is made of bronze, has a certain weight, and can even be used as a strike weapon.

These Hu girls were captured by Xiahou Zijiang, and they were members of the tribe that originally fled. Now the tribe was destroyed by Xiahou Zijiang, and they were played by Xiahou Zijiang. Now they seem to have seen an opportunity for revenge.

When Xiahou Zijiang and several guards did not notice them, one of the Hu women secretly got up and rushed to the candlestick...