Three Kingdoms

Xia Houyuan took the lead and rushed to the front.

Strictly speaking, Xia Houyuan is not a good general, because he is too easy to get ahead of himself in many cases, and he likes to rush in front. When facing weaker opponents, he is often very sharp, but once faced with the same opponent, he is often very sharp. , or a stronger opponent, his tactics will suffer greatly.

This kind of tactics is actually not much different from Liu Guanzhang and other generals from the North. In other words, as long as you have been in the military forums of later generations for a while, you may be able to defeat most of the current generals of the Three Kingdoms in terms of tactical changes. Of course, this refers to theory...

Talking on paper is, after all, easier.

Xia Houyuan's tactics have many flaws, but they also have many advantages, especially when his opponents are a group of weaker guys. For example, when he faced Li Er's team composed of powerful and powerful players, the combat power he displayed was quite terrifying.

Xiahou Yuan's guards are equipped with sophisticated armor, and the weapons in their hands are also exquisite and sharp. As a capable general in the Xiahou clan, the weapons and equipment are of course the best.

Xia Houyuan himself wore two layers of armor, one layer of iron armor and one layer of leather armor. He also wore a hood that could be attached to a mask like many hussars. In terms of weapons, in addition to spears and swords, there is also a heavy iron whip, which is specially used to deal with heavily armored units. As Xia Houyuan's war horse, he is naturally the best. He is tall, has strong limbs, and is fat and strong. In addition, Xia Houyuan sits up with his whole body covered in clothes, like an iron tower, which makes people feel chilly.

Xia Houyuan was captured back then. Although many people don't mention it now, in Xia Houyuan's heart, it is still like a huge scar that cannot be healed. It will crack, bleed, and be painful from time to time, so Xia Houyuan can be said to be at the moment. Complaining angrily, gritting his teeth, he wanted to show off his full majesty, intending to rely on his own ability to lead his soldiers and horses to defeat Zhi Guanxing!

It is impossible to say that we have to go straight to Hedong County!

Xia Houyuan's so-called "ambush" did not choose to hide in the ridges or bushes on both sides of the mountain road and wait, but pounced directly on Li Er and others!

Fight quickly and fight slowly. This is the only method that Xia Houyuan has followed since he led the army.

Xia Houyuan did not carefully hide his whereabouts, because that was not what he was good at. What he was best at was that when the opponent discovered him, he followed the opponent's scouts all the way to attack. When the opponent received the news, his spear also Stab him under the nose!

Another reason is that Xia Houyuan and most of his soldiers are not familiar with Hedong.

For ambush, you must be familiar with the terrain to get extra bonuses. Otherwise, if you haven't found a suitable place after searching for a long time, do you still have to fight directly?

The sky was gray and dark. Although it was daytime, the clouds in the sky were very thick and not much sunlight leaked out. This made the surrounding mountains darker and darker, and the green indigo was almost ink-colored.

In front of Xia Houyuan, the scouts of Li Er and his party finally appeared!

The scouts who came out were a standard five-person team, led by a corps leader. As soon as they climbed up a small hill, they came face to face with Xia Houyuan and others who were marching menacingly in the mountains.

When the corps commander discovered Xia Houyuan, Xia Houyuan also saw them.

Without saying a word, Xia Houyuan just stretched out his hand and charged forward directly!

Xia Houyuan's guards were probably used to Xia Houyuan's fighting methods. When they saw Xia Houyuan moving forward, they all shouted in unison. They drew their weapons and followed Xia Houyuan closely, jumping forward together!

The scout team leader was startled and quickly retreated with his men. While retreating, he took out a copper whistle and blew the alarm with all his strength.

"Beep——"

The harsh copper whistle echoed across the valley.

The scouts' reaction speed was not bad, but the speed at which Xia Houyuan pounced was beyond their expectations!

Just when the scout team got off the mound, mounted their horses, and turned their horses' heads to return, Xia Houyuan had already rushed forward!

"Let's go!" I'm done with it! 』

The leader of the scout team shouted, and then he opened his bow and fired furiously at Xia Houyuan, trying to slow down Xia Houyuan's speed.

Xia Houyuan fished it out with his backhand and raised the shield on his horse's side in front of him.

The long arrow whizzed over and pierced deeply into the shield with a loud sound. The arrow shaft swayed unwillingly, and finally sighed helplessly and collapsed dejectedly.

By the time the captain wanted to shoot the second arrow, it was already too late.

Xia Houyuan's spear turned like a python, and with a pop, it pierced the captain's chest and back.

After the spear was thrust out, Xiahou Yuan let out a long breath and showed a bloodthirsty smile...

In history, Xiahou Yuan's rise came after Guanzhong Longyou.

Dun, Yuan, Ren, and Hong, among the four heavenly kings of the early Cao Wei clan, Xiahou Yuan was the latest to rise to prominence, and his fighting style only became as good as a fish in water in Longyou, Guanzhong. In the 17th year of Jian'an, Xia Houyuan was in charge of the town of Guanzhong. He took charge of his own affairs and fought thousands of miles. He first killed Liang Xing, defeated Ma Chao and Han Sui, then defeated the Qiang and Di Tuge, attacked and destroyed the Songjian of Wuhan, and conquered the Qiang in Hexi. Although it was determined He took advantage of the fact that he dispatched Zhang He, Xu Huang, and Zhu Ling, but Xia Houyuan did a very good job at this period in history, and he deserves the title of "Tiger Steps to the Right".

But similarly, in the Battle of Hanzhong shortly afterwards, Xia Houyuan encountered the biggest "Waterloo" in his life. He was beheaded by the veteran Huang Zhong. He immediately changed from "Tiger Steps to the Right" to "General Baidi".

The current title of "General Bai Di" of Xia Houyuan is obviously earlier than in history, but just like history, this title was given by Cao Cao. In fact, this is like a parent calling their child a bitch, or a husband and wife calling their child a fool. On the surface, it seems to be belittling, but in fact, it is secretly defending.

But no matter what, being "protected" by someone in front of you will make you feel a little unhappy even if you understand it. Therefore, Xia Houyuan's heart is to restore his name and become the master...

Xia Houyuan can pretend not to care about anything, but can he really not care in his heart?

Now that a spear had pierced his opponent, and the familiar smell of blood filled the tip of his nose, Xia Houyuan truly released the ferocious beast hidden in his heart!

"kill! 』

Xia Houyuan shouted loudly, and his men responded with a roar.

The momentum is like a rainbow.

Cao Jun's cavalry had been holding back for a long time, and almost burst out at this moment.

Facing Xia Houyuan and his soldiers who were like a mad tiger, Li Er could not resist at all.

Most of Li Er's men are just private servants. Their training level is like that of Hu cavalry. In terms of personal martial arts and riding skills, they are not too bad, but if they want to gather cooperation and have a tacit understanding of the battle line, it is almost impossible. is equal to zero.

Li Er shouted loudly and asked his men to form a battle formation to face the enemy, but it was obvious that there was a huge difference between specially trained soldiers and those who had not been trained at all.

Li Er's cavalry and soldiers quickly formed a neat formation, while the private soldiers of other large families were in a chaotic manner. Until the battle with Cao Jun began, there was still no decent formation...

How to fight this?

Almost instinctively, Cao Jun discovered the problems exposed by the private servants of these large families, and naturally pounced on them with a roar!

The scene collapsed at the first touch!

Xia Houyuan and his men just charged, and Li Er's front completely collapsed without even a moment's delay.

These temporarily recruited private soldiers and servants from large families are like frightened sheep. Although they also have two hard horns, they only dare to use force against their own kind. When facing other opponents with minions, whether they are foxes or Embarrassed, or a tiger or a leopard, no one dared to resist in any way against the orthodox tradition.

Li Er originally thought of leading people from behind to supervise the battle, but when he saw that the battle formation collapsed beyond his expectation, he did not hesitate at all and immediately ordered a U-turn and fled. Relying on his familiarity with the terrain, he fled back to Zhi first. Pass, and then discovered that Sima Yi was also at Zhiguan...

The private soldiers and servants of the wealthy families who fled in all directions succeeded in distracting Cao Jun's attention and slowing down Cao Jun's speed. From this perspective, it cannot be said to be completely useless, just like the broken tail of a gecko. Can attract the attention of predators.

In Zhiguan, Li Er fell to the ground to plead guilty.

Sima Yi did not immediately express whether Li Er was guilty or innocent, but asked: "How many troops does Cao's army have?" 』

Li Er lowered his head and reported back, "There are about a thousand horses." The thieves are quick, and the scouts and reconnaissance cavalry cannot be detailed, so I don’t know if there will be a large group to follow up..."

Sima Yi frowned slightly.

Sima Yi asked again how many soldiers and horses Li Er commanded had returned.

Li Er said that he only brought back the elite soldiers, but most of the private soldiers and servants of the large families recruited in Hedong were not brought back...

When Sima Yi heard this, he yelled, his tone was steady, neither sad nor happy.

Li Er secretly took a look at Sima Yi's face, and saw that there was not much anger on his face, and he felt 70% or 80% confident in his heart. Originally, he had guessed Sima Yi's intentions, but now at least one thing is certain, that is, Sima Yi definitely did not want him to die or fight with Cao Jun. His defeat should have been expected by Sima Yi.

Sima Yi was silent for a moment, and then asked Li Er to stand up, "Recruiting local warriors is not a regular soldier, so is it your crime to lose the army... Let's discuss it later... Get up first..."

This is a valid reason.

Those private soldiers of wealthy families are not even registered soldiers at all. Since they are not even considered soldiers, of course the crime of "losing an army" does not exist. However, they cannot blatantly express their intention to deceive the wealthy family, so I just said something to be discussed later, but in fact, the matter ended here.

Li Er secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thanked him and got up and stood aside.

Although some of the preliminary goals have indeed been achieved, Sima Yi still needs to continue thinking and calculating.

There is no doubt that Cao Jun will come to attack Zhiguan, and the later it comes, the more problematic it will be.

Because the gap itself is a "flaw" that has existed for a long time.

Under the political corruption in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhiguan had long been in a state of neglect. Hedong County felt that Hanoi County should pay for it, and Hanoi County felt that it was Hedong County's business. Then neither Hedong County nor Hanoi County wanted to do anything. The court or Henan Yin Lai must bear the cost of repairs every year, and Henan Yin even has his own water conservancy facilities that can be moved at will, so how can he spend money to repair a remote pass?

Under such circumstances, it is natural that Zhiguan was abandoned. If it weren't for the rise of Feiqian in the northeastern part of the river, and a large number of smuggling groups, and caravan traders began to take this Zhiguan pass again, it would be impossible to say that Zhiguan would still be dilapidated and deserted.

Even if there are caravans traveling, smuggling groups are all regional. A smuggling group in one area will not allow people from other areas to easily set foot in the area. This custom will still be very common even in later generations. typical. Therefore, just like the smuggling group in the area near Jizhou in Fukouxing is people from Zhongmou Zuojin, the smuggling group in Zhiguanxing area is naturally some people in Hedong County...

For smuggling activities, do you want the checkpoints to be more organized and difficult to pass, or is it the opposite?

During the long period of time Zhi Guanxing has been in Hedong County, there has not been any decent, large-scale repairs and regularization. The reason is of course remarkable, and it will definitely not be like what Hedong County reports every day. Like that, or some civil affairs difficulties, or some financial shortage, etc., even if Fei Qian really allocated funds specifically, it may be "normal" to practice for ten or eight years...

Therefore, Zhiguanxing has always been a hidden danger, and it is also a hidden danger that is intentionally left behind.

This is like setting a trap when hunting. Do you hope to alarm the prey and make the prey find another way? Or do you want to keep it as it is as much as possible so that the prey thinks the original passage is safe?

However, only people within the smuggling group in Hedong County would be very familiar with this passage, and Cao Jun might not be.

In order to make it easier for the prey to move into this trap, Sima Yi specially ordered to recruit the private soldiers and servants of these wealthy families in Hedong...

Sima Yi held back a lot of water just to make Cao Jun rush into the trap, but when he saw that Cao Jun really ignored him and bumped into him, he didn't know how many people came from Cao Jun. There is still something that makes Sima Yi feel that it is not too safe.

Sima Yi's original plan discussed with Xun Chen was to kill three birds with one stone, or even to kill multiple birds with one stone. However, if the trap is too small and the prey is too big, it is like making a trap net. If you don't know how heavy the prey is, then Not to mention that the net that had been worked so hard to make was broken free, and the hunter's life might be hurt.

There are many mountain roads in Zhiguan. Even if you stick to Zhiguan, Cao's army will find a way around it sooner or later. Instead of spending time with Cao's army at Zhiguan, it is better to let Cao's army in and solve the problem at Zhiguan...

But the first prerequisite is to allow Cao Jun to dare to come in.

"Who is the general who leads the army?" ” Sima Yi asked again.

Li Er replied: "I see the word Xiahou." 』

"Xiahou?" ” Sima Yi was a little surprised.

Because Sima Yi thought that Xia Houyuan should be in Youbei or Jizhou, and this battle should be between Cao Hong or Cao Xiu.

It's just that now that things have come to this, we can't go to Cao Cao and tell him that the actor you came up with is wrong. Let's start over...

According to the original plan, Sima Yi had to continue to show weakness, not fight in the field, and only guard Zhiguan. It was also best to make the illusion that he was almost blocked at Zhiguan, so as to stimulate Cao Jun to charge into Zhiguan Xing regardless of his own safety. At that time, Sima Yi can be like a bus conductor, shouting loudly, come in a little more, come in a little more, squeeze in, squeeze in, still very empty, still very empty...

But it was Xia Hou who didn't expect to arrive.

Xiahou Dun is at Fukouxing, so naturally the only one here is Xiahou Yuan. Sima Yi also heard about other Xiahou.

The arrival of Cao's army was not unexpected, but the surprise was that Xia Houyuan came, and it is difficult to judge now whether it was just Xia Houyuan's troops or how many more troops were behind him.

Sima Yi did not have a God's perspective, so it was naturally impossible to know whether Cao Jun's troops were hidden in Hanoi. And for Sima Yi, of course, he hoped that the prey would be as big as possible so that he could eat it satisfactorily.

How should we respond?

Should we go out to fight in the city, or should we continue to show weakness and defend with strength?

Guo Mian stood aside and saw Sima Yi silent, so he volunteered to stand up and expressed his willingness to lead the army to fight Cao's army again to find out whether Cao's army was real or not.

Guo Yao is a member of the Guo family in Taiyuan.

The Guo family in Taiyuan was not famous in the early Han Dynasty. There was a period of glory in the Western Han Dynasty, but it soon became ineffective. By the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the family had just started to climb the two thousand stone ladder again.

It was not until the rise of Guo Zun that the Guo family in Taiyuan regained some fame. Guo Zun himself was very strong, but his descendants were not so good.

Guo Jian's father, Guo Quan, was not directly related to Guo Zun. When Guo Quan wanted to replace Guo Zun's branch and become the leader of the Guo family in Taiyuan, there were some hilarious scenes that were popular among the Guo family in Taiyuan. …

It's just a blessing in disguise. It's precisely because of the constant quarrels among the Guo family in Taiyuan that the Guo family has no intention of smuggling to the outside world. After all, the Guo family is not unified internally and cannot carry out any major activities. In case of being attacked by the enemy If you seize the opportunity to make a wave, wouldn't it be like digging a hole to bury yourself?

Therefore, after the rise of Fei Qian, the Guo family became a group of "rule-abiding" people, especially when Fei Qian's early regime was not too stable, and he did not participate in any incidents, which made The Guo family has the advantage of being "incorruptible" compared to other families. It was also at this time that Xun Chen introduced him to Sima Yi to show Xun Chen's support for Sima Yi...

Now that he has come out to hang out and paid homage to the dock, of course he cannot act half-heartedly. This is a taboo. Therefore, when Guo Yao saw that Sima Yi was a little disappointed with the news brought back by Li Er, he immediately stood up and expressed his displeasure. I am willing to share Sima Yi's worries.

Sima Yi quickly agreed, and brought Guo Yao and Li Er to a map, pointed out the map, and arranged the route, "You two can take turns to advance and fight one after another... Remember, defeat is allowed but victory is not allowed." ...』