Three Kingdoms

Chapter 3119 Revenge

Xia Houcheng's partial army also had some war horses, but they were not many. In order to capture this small tribe of Hu people, all the war horses were brought along.

The group of people rushed towards the back of the mountain in the northwest of Yangqu.

In order not to alarm the Hu tribe, Xia Houcheng and others did not run at full speed and tried not to stir up a lot of smoke and dust to reveal their traces.

However, when Xia Houcheng and others were still a short distance away from the Hu tribe, they still inevitably alarmed the Hu tribe. They saw a group of Hu tribes rushing out of tents and several tile-roofed houses in a mess, and then Some barbarians fled towards the mountains carrying their burdens, while others were driving the horses, cattle and sheep, as if preparing to take the horses, cattle and sheep away with them.

Because the Hu people rarely use saddles, when they start to move, they start running in a blink of an eye. However, the Hu people also have to carry cattle and sheep that are slower than horses, so the speed of travel is not fast. A long string of people along the valley, in a mess Just run forward.

"quick! quick! Surround them! Xia Houcheng shouted, "Don't let these bastards get away!" 』

In the era of the Han Dynasty, when the Han army faced the Hu people, they were very strong-willed. Even though the Han army has declined now, when the Han army saw the Hu people, their knees would not weaken most of the time.

"Split up!" Wang Tiansheng! Take people to catch those who escaped! ” Xia Houcheng yelled and asked his men to lead the infantry to catch the barbarians who were trying to escape into the mountains, while he himself led the cavalry to surround those on horseback.

Wang Tiansheng of Cao Jun's military academy responded, then called the infantry and chased him in the other direction.

"After capturing these barbarians and having food, we can probably capture Yangqu County!" 』

"This damn weather, let's get rid of it as soon as possible and get it over with!" 』

"Hey, how can these bastards run so fast? 』

The morale of Cao Jun's soldiers was very good. They were talking while chasing the barbarians running up the mountain, but as they chased them, they felt something was wrong.

"That's wrong..." Wang Tiansheng held on to a tree trunk and gasped, "Why are these barbarians running so fast?" 』

"Yes, it was right in front of you, why is it gone?" Logically speaking, it is time to catch up now..." Cao Jun's soldiers were also confused.

Suddenly, a soldier from Cao's army shouted, "There is a stronghold ahead!" 』

"Copycat? "Wang Tiansheng was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized, "No wonder you are running here! 』

After climbing over the folded mountain ridge, which is not very high, we saw a small village on the mountainside platform.

In the cottage, figures swayed.

The cottage is not big. It is surrounded by reclaimed dry fields, all around the cottage.

The harvest of Zhuanghe in the dry fields had already been completed, and some poles and other things were left in piles piled here and there beside the village.

"Aha!" ”Wang Tiansheng laughed, “I’d also like to thank these bastards for leading the way!” Otherwise, you wouldn’t even know that there is a cottage hidden here! Haha, we have made a success! quick! quick! Surround us, don't let these bastards get away! 』

No one suspected it was a trap.

Because they have "successfully" arrested many villagers and farmers more than once.

In most cases, even if these villagers and farmers are more powerful than soldiers, they can't use it. They can only howl and run away, just like chasing a herd of sheep, so what's the danger?

Humans are all animalistic, and chasing prey will unknowingly stimulate people's emotions, making people gradually become excited.

Cao Jun shouted and rushed into the stronghold without even glancing at the terrain around the stronghold.

However, after rushing into the stronghold, Cao Jun's soldiers were a little dumbfounded.

"Where are the people?" 』

"I just saw..."

"Where are you hiding?" 』

Military Academy Wang Tiansheng looked around hesitantly, and suddenly seemed to smell something. He subconsciously walked to the edge of a wooden house, reached out and touched the outer wall, "This... kerosene?" ! Damn it...damn it! There is an ambush..."

A copper whistle sounded in the distance, and soon the flaming arrows drew a mysterious arc high in the sky, falling into the village, and immediately ignited the wooden houses and thatched roofs...

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Above Yangqu County, Chen Lan looked at the black smoke rising from the mountains in the distance, clenched his fist and waved, "They succeeded!" 』

Master Xu was puzzled, "They, who are they?" 』

Chen Lan turned to look at Master Xu and said with some meaning, "They are Hu people, people from Baishi Qiang... Their leader is called Lina Gu, and he and his lord have been doing business very early..."

"Bai Shiqiang..." Chief Xu was a little stunned, but also a little confused, "That's it?" them……"

Chen Lan nodded and said: "That's it, go to them and make it clear... It's actually not difficult... The difficult thing is to believe them, and they will be worthy of trust... If you don't believe them, they will naturally not believe you." ...Don't worry, I didn't let people say that I missed them, but I said that I have an important task to entrust to them..."

"You...you told them, what did they say?" ” Master Xu asked.

Chen Lan smiled and said: "We just negotiated a business... Bai Shiqiang is also a businessman..."

Chief Xu was in a daze, "Business?" How could they... how could they agree? You mean, you... hire them? 』

"This is nothing new, right? ” Chen Lan said, “Early on, they were like the Southern Xiongnu, accepting employment from big men... It’s the same now. 』

"No...this...isn't..." Chief Xu felt his mind was a little confused, "But how could they defeat Cao Jun?" 』

"In addition to kerosene, I also asked people to bring some Five Elements Thunder... Of course only our people can use it... And the quantity is not large, but this way the Baishi Qiang people will have enough courage... And I also They are not asked to fight Cao Jun head-on... It is not difficult to lure and ambush..." Chen Lan nodded and walked under the city wall as he spoke, "Besides, we will pay for the damage, and the profits will go to them. , and there is a bounty... You will find that their courage is beyond your imagination... Okay, now I am going to earn the merit we deserve..."

"You, what are you going to do?" ” Master Xu asked, following Chen Lan anxiously.

Chen Lan ordered the soldiers to be summoned, and then while putting on his armor, he explained to Master Xu: "The number of Cao's troops who attacked the city yesterday was not large... and most of the people they captured were lost... Today, Cao's army is very strong." They may go to the surrounding areas to capture civilians again... So they are likely to encounter Bai Shiqiang... Now that Bai Shiqiang has done it, we have to do something... Otherwise, we won't be able to do anything when Cao Jun's follow-up troops catch up. Already..."

"You, what are you..." Master Xu's eyes widened in surprise. He was a little worried, but seeing Chen Lan's firm expression, he turned to look at the black smoke floating on the mountain. He hesitated, not knowing whether he was... Should you agree or disagree?

"Don't worry," Chen Lan took the bag and brought it up and said, "I took a closer look yesterday. The armor of those Cao soldiers is not significantly different from ours... It's even worse than ours... That's it. There is a big difference between the shirt and the banner...』

Before they fell out, they were all soldiers of the Han Dynasty. What fundamental difference could there be?

Many generals and military academies of Cao Jun still use armor sold by Guanzhong Gongfang, plus Jinyang...

Master Xu was silent for a while, "Your Majesty, you must never be greedy for success and love war..."

Chen Lan nodded in agreement. He could hold a knife, but that didn't mean he had high martial arts.

Men born in the North have basic skills in wielding knives and guns, but not many can do it well. Just like every household can cook every day, but not many can really cook it to the point of shaking the world and making the ghosts and gods sparkle.

Chen Lan sent someone to bring some kerosene to the Baishi Qiang people overnight. In the winter when there is no rain or snow, those wood-based villages are undoubtedly a huge fire pit that can be lit at a moment's notice.

Chen Lan originally didn't want to take risks, but Chief Xu's behavior of treating Han and Hu people differently forced Chen Lan to take remedial measures. However, it was obviously too late to let these Baishi Qiang people take refuge in Yangqu. Why not create some opportunities...

If Chen Lan had known about Cao Jun's tactics earlier and what Chief Xu was doing, he might have been able to set up an ambush to attack Cao Jun, or he might have informed the barbarians earlier, then six or seven hundred people might not have died yesterday.

Perhaps it was precisely because Chen Lan did not leave the city for a sneak attack last night that Cao Jun relaxed his vigilance now. Perhaps it was precisely because the six to seven hundred people before had been killed and injured that Cao Jun had to look for villages farther away. Meeting Bai Shiqiang...

In short, Chen Lan is not a person with a top IQ. If he could have anticipated some things in advance and made some preparations, the effect would not be better. He just has the experience of being a cultivator and knows how to communicate with barbarians better. It is effective and can treat Hu and Han people more equally.

That's it, but it's enough.

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Wang Tiansheng felt that he was extremely unlucky today.

At the beginning, I just felt that Xia Houcheng assigned everything to himself. Not only did he work hard for a day to attack the city, but he also had to defend the camp at night. Now he had to go up the mountain to capture the enemy, and then he unexpectedly encountered an ambush!

"withdraw! Escape! 』

The fire started quickly.

The Baishi Qiang people had basically integrated with the Han people as early as the time of the Second Emperor Huanling. They no longer moved around much in pursuit of pasture. Herding was their custom rather than their daily needs. They also learned farming and planted crops like the Han people. Perhaps In a few decades or hundreds of years, Baishi Qiang will gradually turn into Baishi Village, Stone Township...

In this small village, there were a lot of dead branches and dry firewood piled up. They were originally prepared to keep out the cold in the winter. Now they were poured with kerosene. As soon as the rocket fell, a raging fire suddenly broke out.

The soldiers of Cao's army who were rummaging through the village for property and looking for an exit were suddenly surrounded by fire.

Wang Tiansheng quickly led a few people and rushed outside the village.

"Whoosh!" Whoosh! 』

Arrows whizzed in, forcing Wang Tiansheng and the others back.

"There is an ambush at the gate of the village!" Come to me and rush out together! Wang Tiansheng shouted, "Put on your shield!" Go to the front with the shield on top! Hurry up! 』

The fire gradually burned the surroundings, and the flames quickly devoured everything. They danced unscrupulously, grabbing the soldiers of Cao's army who were running around with their heads in their hands, and warmly invited them to dance together.

"Ah...I've been shot..." A soldier of Cao's army groaned, "I've been shot...hiss...it hurts...help me...help me..."

Wang Tiansheng turned his head and saw a soldier of Cao's army lying half on the ground. He was hit by an arrow in the thigh and was bleeding profusely.

"Damn!" Can you still leave? Wang Tiansheng shouted, "Give him the spear!" Hold it by yourself! 』

Then he turned to the injured soldier and shouted, "We can't save you here!" There is an ambush ahead, we have to fight it out first! You have to rush out with us! Otherwise, you will be burned to death here! Do you understand? ! 』

Wang Tiansheng did not ask anyone to help or carry the wounded soldiers. Because he didn't know how many ambushes were at the gate of Xiaozhai, it was not a rational choice to lose one, or even two or three, of his combat power for a wounded soldier.

Cao Jun's soldiers gathered most of their combat power in the shortest time. With their shields in front, the archers shot arrows randomly in the direction of the arrows outside the village gate, trying to suppress the opponent and then take the opportunity to rush out. .

"quick! Go forward! Wang Tiansheng shouted, leading Cao's soldiers to rush out.

Wang Tiansheng kept an eye out and walked in the middle of the team.

Some soldiers of Cao's army were contaminated by the flames when they passed the burning gate of the village. Their uniforms were immediately burned, and they screamed and beat them. Some people were burned by the flames, their hair and faces were burned, and they were rolling around on the ground screaming.

The arrows whizzed, not many, but the accuracy was pretty good.

Cao Jun's soldiers were hit by arrows while running, and fell to the ground with a groan, or screamed.

Wang Tiansheng was filled with hatred and decided to kill all the ambush soldiers after rushing out of here. However, when he stepped on the corpses of Sergeant Cao's soldiers and finally rushed out of the sea of ​​​​fire and escaped from the stockade, he saw several people on the opposite side turning slightly sideways. , throwing something with white smoke over like throwing stones...

Something emitting white smoke fell into the ranks of Cao's army.

Falling at the feet of Wang Tiansheng.

That is……

Wang Tiansheng recognized what that thing was, and was immediately shocked and pulled a Cao Jun soldier beside him in front of him...

"boom! 』

"boom! boom! 』

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When Wang Tiansheng faced death threats, Xia Houcheng was still happily catching horses and sheep.

Those Baishiqiang herdsmen who had escaped could not escape, so they threw a few sheep to the east and drove a few cows to the west. As a result, Cao's soldiers involuntarily dispersed, chasing and catching all the way, and unknowingly, The queue was in disarray.

Xia Houcheng also noticed the black smoke rising in the mountains, but didn't care.

On the one hand, the cattle and sheep caught in front of him, and on the other hand, the murders and arson were all connected. It could not be that Cao Jun set the fire himself, so why should he be so nervous?

Looking at the sheep tied on the horse's back, Xia Houcheng laughed and said, "An extra meal tonight!" Everyone has meat to eat! 』

The soldiers of Cao's army cheered more and more, and then they became even more energetic in catching the scattered cattle and sheep that escaped. Moreover, Xia Houcheng wanted those horses even more, so Cao's cavalry, which was already small in number, became more and more scattered. Some stayed to catch cattle and sheep, while others followed Xia Houcheng to continue chasing the herdsmen who fled on horseback.

Xiahou Cheng didn't take these Baishiqiang herdsmen seriously.

When people catch sheep, do they care about what the sheep think, or do they think about whether the sheep will resist, whether they will poke their anus with their horns, or kick their private parts with their hooves?

No, they won't worry at all, because they know that the horns and hooves of the sheep are not used to deal with them, but to deal with the sheep themselves. So when Xiahou Cheng captured these Baishi Qiang, he regarded these Baishi Qiang herdsmen as sheep and just captured them. What should he worry about?

Until I heard the faint sound of explosions coming from the mountains...

Because they are far apart, they sound a bit blurry.

But Dahan's current environment is relatively quiet. There is no hustle and bustle of industry, no whistles and horns that sound day and night, and the sudden roar can be transmitted far away.

"What's that sound?" ”Xia Houcheng reined in his horse.

Suddenly, as if he was hit by something, the fear hidden in his memory made his excitement level begin to drop, and he suddenly felt that something was wrong.

He looked around.

The unfamiliar environment around him increased his uneasiness.

"withdraw troops! Xia Houcheng shouted, "Everyone has it!" Take your troops back and stop pursuing them! 』

"Sima, what about these cattle and sheep?" ” Cao Jun soldiers asked.

Xia Houcheng hesitated. He was not willing to give up the cattle and sheep, so he gave the order, "Leave a few people and follow me for the rest!" 』

When Xia Houcheng hurriedly led his men towards the black smoke on the top of the mountain and found Wang Tiansheng, he saw Cao Jun's infantry dripping with blood and wounded everywhere.

Xia Houcheng's face suddenly turned ugly.

"Why are you so fat?" ! 』

The explosive power of black powder grenades is still a bit lacking.

Wang Tiansheng used another Cao Jun soldier as a human shield and absorbed most of the damage. However, he was also seriously injured due to the shock wave and explosive fragments. He lay on the ground and vomited blood while telling Xia Houcheng what happened...

After telling all what happened, Wang Tiansheng said with a cry: "Sima... please help me... my legs are bleeding, and... my chest is hurting too... please help me, I... …I will be a cow or a horse from now on…I will repay Sima…”

"Well..." Xia Houcheng seemed to respond, "Repay? 』

Seemingly seeing hope of survival, Wang Tiansheng said more and more urgently: "Sima... this Yangqu is different from what we thought... we shouldn't attack the city anymore..."

Before Wang Tiansheng could finish his words, he saw Xia Houcheng suddenly put a knife on his neck. Wang Tiansheng was stunned, raised his head, and saw Xia Houcheng's cold eyes.

"Don't do this...I...I can live...please..." Wang Tiansheng begged.

"No, I don't have enough people to save you. Xia Houcheng coldly rejected Wang Tiansheng, just like Wang Tiansheng had previously rejected the call for help from an injured Cao Jun soldier.

Xia Houchong moved his hand, and Wang Tiansheng's eyes widened. His throat had been cut, and he died immediately.

"I'm right... I can't gather the wounded soldiers..." Xia Houcheng murmured, and then ordered, "If you can do it yourself if you are seriously injured, do it yourself. If you can't, help him!" 』

It doesn't matter if you lose the battle.

Dead people are nothing.

Anyway, there are many people in Shandong, and if they die, they can be found again. In comparison, the Qiusi side is even less able to withstand the losses caused by a long-term war. However, this is a strategic matter, and Xia Houcheng is not qualified to say it. These. For Xiahou Cheng personally, his setback in Yangqu could only make Xiahou Dun think that he was incompetent.

So, can I withdraw?

Xiahou Cheng was unwilling to retreat, so he was unwilling to retreat.

If you retreat, you will have an excuse to bring the wounded soldiers, but if you want to continue fighting, the wounded soldiers will become a burden.

Xia Houcheng gritted his teeth and put all the responsibility on the Yangqu Hussar side, "It's all the fault of these traitors and unruly people!" We want to avenge our dead brothers! 』

"Report!" ” A soldier said anxiously, “Sima! Whoever we left behind was ambushed! 』

"ah? ! What? ! Xia Houcheng was surprised and his eyes widened, as if he heard a sheep start to eat a human.

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