Three Kingdoms

Every step Cao Chun made was the best and most correct choice for the current situation, but why did it become like this?

The best opportunity does not mean success. Many times what seems like a good opportunity just "looks" like it.

Overall, there was no problem with Cao Chun's plan. The problem was that the opponent he encountered was Zhao Yun.

Cao Chun did see a good opportunity, but in the end, there was no way to turn the good opportunity into reality.

If it were another person, without Zhao Yun's composure and caution, he might have fallen into Cao Chun's trap and subsequently lost control of the Northern Desert.

Being calm and cautious is easy to say, but not easy to do.

And this calmness and caution have naturally been rewarded, and now it's time for Zhao Yun to reap the rewards.

Cao Jun's cavalry was hit hard in the back, and then Zhao Yun led the cavalry to cut into the Chrysanthemum Division.

Horrible.

Zhao Yun waved his spear and charged across the cross section of Cao's cavalry, invincible, causing a huge, sad and desperate wound.

Cao Chun's men who stayed behind were two commanders of Cao's army. They led more than 400 cavalry and almost went crazy to block Zhao Yun's army. Cao's soldiers and horses who were left behind to hold back Zhao Yun's army now became meat on the chopping board.

Some soldiers of Cao's army howled and refused to put down their weapons and engaged in a trapped beast fight, but they were quickly ravaged by hundreds of knives, hundreds of spears, and hundreds of long arrows, and were devoured in the blink of an eye. Some other soldiers of Cao's army, especially the ordinary infantry of Cao's army who had no time to escape in the black stone forest, and most of the laborers, knelt down and surrendered without saying a word.

Almost none of the cavalry commanded by Cao Chun surrendered. Except for a few who fell down during the battle and were captured, almost all of them died in the battle. The desperate fight of these Cao cavalrymen, regardless of life and death, also brought some casualties to Zhao Yun's Changshan army.

After all the commanders left behind by Cao Chun died in the charge, and most of the more than 400 cavalrymen also lost their lives, Cao Jun's soldiers in the southern section of the Black Stone Forest also lost morale and could no longer hold on, and were driven away by the fire. After leaving the Black Stone Forest, they were cut off and surrounded by Zhao Yun and his army, leaving them with no way out.

To the north, both Cao's soldiers and the Semu people were injured.

To the east, Cao Chun led his men and horses to force Zhang He back. After opening up the road to the east, he led his men and horses to flee in the direction of Yuyang.

From Cao Chun's point of view, he thought that he was first betrayed by the Hu people, and then attacked from three sides by Zhang He, Zhao Yun and others. Under such a situation, what else could he do?

Naturally, he had to fight his way out and escape as far as he could!

Since the physical strength of Zhang He's troops and the strength of their men were relatively poor, and Cao Chun led his men in a desperate fight, Zhang He's troops were also seriously damaged and could not effectively block Cao's army, so they could only resort to free fighting. Cao Chun struggled with tactics, but in the end his horsepower dropped too much, and after running for a while, he had to stop.

The red sun began to move secretly to the west without realizing it.

In the wilderness, the shouts of killing in the black stone forest gradually stopped, leaving only the unsuppressible moans and screams.

The air was filled with a strong smell of blood, and every time you took a breath, you could feel the viscosity of blood pouring into your mouth and nose.

The raw coal of the black stone forest mixed with the black smoke produced by the burning trees rose into the sky, cutting off a large area. The smoke emitted was so choking that it made people burst into tears and cough.

With the desperate obstruction of his men and the fire barrier of the Black Stone Forest, Cao Chun finally escaped from the battlefield. He stared blankly back at the black stone forest getting further and further away, his heart feeling as heavy as lead.

The battle over there seems to be over.

Outside the Black Stone Forest, there were a few sparse war horses that had lost their owners and were still running aimlessly. The shouts of the heroic warriors and the clash of swords and guns had slowly become sparse until they were no longer audible.

The black smoke in the sky twisted into a huge monster, seeming to be laughing crazily...

Cao Chun was defeated...

But he knew one thing, which he had been denying before, and even deceiving himself a little, that is, Zhao Yun had never left the Northern Territory, and all the news from the Northern Territory was false!

This says a lot.

In addition to the fact that the person who delivered the news immediately became suspicious, it was enough to stamp Xiahou Shang with a seal of rebellion...

Otherwise, it makes no sense why Xiahou Shang failed to deliver this most important news!

"A crime other than war!" ”Cao Chun gritted his teeth and roared in a low voice.

Thinking about it this way, Cao Chuncai felt that he could feel better, unlike just now when he was so bored that he almost vomited blood.

And Cao Chun also thought of a more serious problem. Since Cao Chun received some false news here, did Cao Cao at Tongguan in Heluo also receive a lot of false news?

Where did these false news come from?

During the transmission process, was there any tampering by any special person?

Cao Chun must rush back to Yuyang and send these latest news to Cao Cao urgently!

Fell into a trap!

This is a huge plan by Qiao Qi Fei Qian!

Despicable conspiracy!

Cao Chun felt that he had finally opened a corner by himself!

I hope it’s not too late!

I hope the arrangement in Yuyang can be of some use!

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It’s unclear whether other places will have time or not, but in Yuyang Land, it’s a bit too late…

After Suli killed Qifu Heqian, he was canonized. Some people were happy and happy, but of course there were also people who were secretly dissatisfied. For example, it's like Yu Zhudan. Although the relationship between Yu Zhutan and Qifu Heqian was not good, Yu Zhutan once thought that Qifu Heqian could help him regain control of the power Kebi Neng left, but now...

Yu Zhutan could only find another way.

For him, the Northern Desert or Cao Junfei's army is not the point. The point is that he has to show his qualifications to inherit Kebineng's legacy!

As for the distant future, Yu Zhutan could not see or think of it, so he could only think of the nearest point...

That is Yuyang.

Most nomads cannot think too long-term, because their life span is not long, and the dynasty they live in may not give them the opportunity to attack the Central Plains, so they basically think about the same as bandits, in order to rob Looting is the main thing, and only after continuous successful plundering will greater ambitions be derived.

Until now, Yu Zhutan only wanted to prove himself with a "great" victory. After Qifu Heqian couldn't help him, Yu Zhutan could only find a way on his own. After Cao Chun left, Yuyang was undoubtedly the closest and most attractive piece of fat to Yu Zhutan.

When Yu Zhutan started eating fat, it was relatively smooth. Taking advantage of Cao Chun's lack of time to pay attention to him in the Black Stone Forest, he secretly took his soldiers and horses to the area north of Yanshan Mountain in Yuyang, and then launched They carried out sneak attacks and plunders on Cao Jun's military strongholds, checkpoints, and surrounding villages in the Yanshan area.

Cao Jun's soldiers were unprepared for a moment and were caught off guard by Yu Zhudan. Most of them were defeated directly. But how could the infantry outrun the horses? Most of the defeated infantry of Cao Jun died on the road, and only two to three hundred of them could escape back to Yuyang. These soldiers of Cao's army are recruited, that is, most of them are composed of local rangers and green skins. These guys are in better health than ordinary refugees, but the problem is that discipline is very poor. If they do not go through strict requirements for a long time , is difficult to change.

Cao Chun's main focus was basically on the cavalry, and the management of the infantry was left to his deputy, Ding Chong.

Ding Chong’s Ding is Mrs. Ding’s Ding. Although Mrs. Ding and classmate Lao Cao had a falling out, the Ding family was not suppressed by Cao Cao because of this. Lao Cao even gave Ding Chong and others a lot of benefits because of Lao Cao's guilt about Mrs. Ding. For example, Ding Chong had served as the examination official in Jizhou before. It's a pity that Ding Chong is a good drinker at Wenhui, but he failed to handle the exam in Jizhou, so he came to Youzhou half-punished and half-calm to serve as Youzhou's farewell driver.

For relatives like Ding Chong, whether it is Cao Cao or Cao Chun, they are relatively at ease, and Ding Chong's ability is not too bad. When Ding Chong first accepted the recruitment of Cao Jun's infantry, Cao Jun's infantry numbered less than 4,000, and there were still many vacancies. However, after Ding Chong's sorting and recruitment, by the time Cao Chun went out to fight, there were already With 7,000 people, that’s nearly doubled.

When Cao Chun went out to fight, he took away more than 3,000 infantry. Now there are more than 3,000 left in Yuyang, but the remaining infantry of Cao Jun are different from good to bad.

The good ones are naturally very good, located in the core area of ​​Yuyang, but the bad ones showed themselves when they were attacked by Yu Zhugan. They looted their own camp before they even fought, and then ran away, even If you only see one or two Hu Qi, you can report that you have met hundreds or even thousands of Hu Qi...

So when the true and false news came to Yuyang Ding Chong, Ding Chong couldn't tell which ones were true and which ones were false. But after summing up the reported data, Ding Chong was frightened. Shocked, thinking that Cao Chun had burped outside, Changshan Zhao Yun led a large force and rushed to Yuyang. He quickly ordered people to light up the smoke to warn the inland, and at the same time urgently arranged the defenses of Yuyang and Gubeikou.

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Yu Zhutan had never thought about capturing Yuyang. Of course, it would be best if he could capture it, but his primary goal was to plunder, especially to return to Baishan and Heishui with some trophies belonging to the big man, and then he could claim He could avenge Kirby, so he could naturally gather the remaining Xianbei troops scattered among the white mountains and black waters.

When Yu Zhutan saw the smoke rising in the direction of Yuyang, he felt somewhat anxious. His original plan was to go as fast as possible, but now he originally planned to walk for one day, but now he walked for two days...

If the effect of the surprise attack on Yuyang cannot be achieved, many subsequent actions will be difficult to carry out.

Cao Jun's cavalry is not easy to mess with. If it takes too long and is blocked in Yuyang and unable to escape, it will be very troublesome. However, Yu Zhutan knew in his heart that an expedition like Cao Chun's could not be fought just because he wanted to. There must be follow-up supplies and follow-up, and what Yu Zhutan was eyeing was these supply and follow-up materials.

But Yu Zhutan never expected that before Yu Zhutan and his men could start plundering the Cao soldiers on guard, these Cao soldiers took the initiative themselves, burned some military forts, and withdrew.

Why is this so fat? !

Therefore, Yu Zhutan's initial goal was not achieved at all. Now he can only hope to obtain enough supplies around Yuyang after entering Yanshan.

Yu Zhutan felt that Yuyang was fat, which was undoubtedly correct. Yuyang was indeed very fat at the moment.

In order to support the expedition of Xiahou Dun, Cao Chun and others, although the local gentry and gentry in Jizhou were very reluctant in their hearts, Cao Cao's power was still there, especially after taking advantage of the Xu County Incident to kill many local gentry, and even Kong Rong. All the people were killed. Under the secret curses and troubles, the superficial articles still had to be done, so they more or less scraped together some supplies and provided them to Xiahou Dun and Cao Chun.

These supplies come first, and they cannot be transported directly to the front line in one go. Therefore, they all require the labor of civilians and mules and horses to transport them. There are a lot of supplies currently stored in Yuyang. If Yu Zhutan can pack them Take it away, it is indeed a mouse falling into the oil tank, life and death are full of oil and water...

But the problem is now that Yu Zhudan is marching in a hurry to attack Yuyang. He doesn't have much food and grass with the army, and under Cao Chun's management, Yuyang is not so fragile that it can be destroyed with a single knock.

Cao Jun's infantry at Gubeikou is obviously different from the military garrison north of Yanshan Mountain. They are almost not of the same grade. They not only have kerosene, but also a small amount of gunpowder. Yu Zhutan launched an attack on Gubeikou, and Cao Jun's soldiers immediately responded with fire oil and gunpowder. Not only did they block the attack on the main road, but also blocked the mountain paths. They also tried to counterattack with a night attack last night. Both sides were at Gubeikou. The next two confrontations. Yu Zhutan didn't take any advantage.

The two sides were in a stalemate for two days. On the night of the second day, Yu Zhutan finally broke through a mountain road in Yanshan and went around the back line of Gubeikou. Cao Jun's defenders were forced to abandon the defenses at Gubeikou, set fire to Guanzhong and retreated voluntarily. As a result, Yu Zhutan could only break through Gubeikou with a large force after the fire gradually extinguished at noon on the third day.

The Yanshan Mountains are just a younger brother compared to the Taihang Mountains. But to the Hu cavalry, this "younger brother" is like rolling hills and giants. Even for the Xianbei people who are accustomed to walking in the woods between the white mountains and black waters of Liaodong, it is still difficult to walk. Of course, the most critical thing is not that Yanshan is impassable, but that there are not many passages left for troops to travel. Gubeikou is one of them. The wide distance between the two mountains is only one mile, and the narrow place is only ten meters. This kind of The terrain gave no room for cavalry to maneuver, and it was easy for them to be ambushed by infantry.

The capture of Gubeikou undoubtedly fueled Yu Zhutan's ambitions.

If Gubeikou was too difficult to fight and the casualties were too great, Yu Zhudan would have fled with the things he looted north of Yanshan. Anyway, no one can deny that Cao's army north of Yanshan was not Cao's army, even though it had less supplies. Some, it cannot be denied that those things are not the artifacts of the Han Dynasty.

But Gubeikou was captured just like that...

Is this like a supermarket door being smashed open? Didn’t this little idea of ​​buying for zero yuan suddenly turn into a big deal? !

So Yu Zhutan excitedly followed Gubeikou, went straight to the foot of Yuyang City, and then climbed to the top of the mountain to the north of Yuyang. After looking at it, his heart felt a little pounding and he felt half cold.

Yuyang could become an important city in the north of the Han Dynasty. It was always the first battlefield for the battles between the Hu people and the Han people. It was not chosen randomly without any reason. It was the most favorable terrain for the Han people, and its two wings were obscured by the terrain of Yanshan Mountain. , the cavalry could not pass, and the big city of Yuyang was stuck in the middle. The city walls were majestic, and there were many ballistas and stones.

After hesitating for a long time, he came up with a brilliant idea!

Yu Zhudan called a small Xianbei leader who had followed Ke Bi to fight against Yuyang, and asked, "When you followed the king to fight against Yuyang, was this how Yuyang was?" 』

"This... this seems to be more than last time... there are more ballistae and catapults..." The little boss also stared at Yuyang's city, "These ballistae and catapults are very powerful, and anyone who touches them will die." , and seeing that there are so many spearmen on the city, if we really attack the city... I'm afraid there will be heavy casualties..."

After the little boss finished speaking, he lowered his head, but peeked at Yu Zhutan's face from the corner of his eye. He thought it was better not to attack Yuyang City and just plunder outside the city. Anyway, the Han people defended the Han people and they robbed theirs. Hasn't this been the case for three or four hundred years?

Yu Zhutan understood the meaning of the little leader, but when he saw that everyone had arrived at Yuyang City, there was only the last hard shell left of this plump meat. How could he be willing to take a bite without trying to take a bite?

Yu Zhutan stared at the Yuyang defense line for a long time, his eyes constantly changing. The little boss knew that Yu Zhutan was considering whether to attack Yuyang City, and he couldn't help but feel nervous. He was not willing to attack the Han army with ballistae and catapults deployed for defense. .

Finally, Yu Zhutan said: "I have an important task to entrust to you... I wonder if you still have the courage..."

The little leader looked ashen, but he could only grit his teeth and say: "I, I have..."

"Take your men and go through Yuyang City to investigate behind Yuyang..." Yu Zhutan said slowly, "Be sure to investigate the defense layout around Yuyang and report back within two days." Remember to use the banner of the three-color Han people... Well, if you don't have a banner, let's declare it first..."

Let me borrow a name and use it first...

The little boss let out a long breath, hurriedly agreed, and retreated. He originally thought he would have to risk his life to attack the city wall. Although it was hard to run around to investigate, it was better than risking a ballista and catapult to climb the city wall.

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Opposite Yu Zhutan, Ding Chong, who was standing at the head of Yuyang City, was also looking eagerly at Yu Zhutan's troops, then frowned and looked for...

"Have you seen the flag of the Hussars?" Ding Chong asked.

The surrounding Cao soldiers were looking for him with their eyes widened, but they couldn't find him.

but……

Still would rather believe it.

"Ding, don't drive, this...couldn't this be the Husband's servant army?" "Cao's soldiers said, "I really didn't see the flag of the Hussars..."

The tricolor flag of the Han Dynasty is only for the Qiusi family, and there is no other semicolon.

Ding Chong thought for a long time and hesitated.

Although Cao Chun expressed the possibility of changing families when he left Yuyang, Ding Chong suspected that it was more likely that Cao Chun was defeated by Zhao Yun, or even surrounded and annihilated...

Otherwise, why were they directly attacked without even reporting the news?

To be on the safe side, Ding Chong decided to urgently seek help from the rear.