Three Kingdoms

On Yuyang City.

Heavy snow fell one after another, landing on Cao Chun's cloak. After a while, his shoulders were covered with snowflakes. The cold wind blew against his face, and even Cao Chun's beard began to be covered with ice.

The current situation in Youzhou is very strange.

News of the Hu's retreat reached Yuyang, but Cao Chun was not happy.

On the one hand, the reinforcements from Jizhou came, but they were as slow as a turtle crawling. They were attacked by barbarians at every turn and launched defenses on the spot.

On the other hand, the Hu people were retreating, and Zhao Yun's Changshan Army never showed up.

Within Youzhou, a large number of people and property were robbed by the Hu people and were leaving from Gubeikou. There were also many Youzhou people. Because Jizhou refused to accept these refugees, most of them were walking along Juyong. Escape to the west.

There are also a small number of people who go to Liaodong, but if they go there at this time, they almost have a narrow escape. In the Han Dynasty, the passage around Shanhaiguan had not yet been fully formed. If you walked in the mountains, the area around the Yanshan Mountains was full of ravines, making it very difficult to walk. If you walked along the coast, although there is heavy snow and ice now, it is not impossible to walk. However, in such weather, there is no There are enough utensils to keep out the cold, but they are also above the ice and snow, making it difficult to find food and shelter from the cold wind. That section of the ice and snow road is like a gate to hell.

But now, in front of Cao Chun, there are two ways.

There is no point in holding on, because Zhao Yun will not come at all, so now it is either to march into Gubeikou and snatch back the population captured by the barbarians, or to attack Juyongkou and plug the loopholes in Youzhou's blood loss.

Choose one of the two, because no matter in terms of time or strength, Cao Chun is not allowed to continue wasting...

what to do?

To fight or not to fight?

Fighting means losses, but if you don't fight, you can retain the army, but you will lose more in other aspects.

Do you get used to kneeling on your knees, or do you have to straighten up even though you grit your teeth?

Snow was falling heavily.

"Zhao Zilong!" ” Cao Chun slapped the city battlements hard, raised his head and shouted to the sky, “I swear to kill you!” ! ! 』

The snowflakes were still falling slowly, as if they were mocking Cao Chun's incompetence and rage.

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Su Li also used his brain and prepared to attack Yuyang at night.

The one sent was Yu Zhutan...

Yu Zhutan actually felt very honored, as if he had finally found an organization, and he fell at Su Li's feet and patted his chest.

Right and wrong seem to be confused under the heavy snow.

Night fills the air.

A barbarian soldier reached the foot of Yuyang City, looked around, then quickly retreated, and reported the news to Su Li and Yu Zhutan.

Mo Huba was not with Su Li. He was in the north of Yuyang, but they had agreed that as soon as they saw a fire in the city, they would attack the city together.

Su Li and Yu Zhutan were in the south, trying to sneak attack Yuyang.

Yes, sneak attack.

Under such weather, Suli thought that his whereabouts would not be discovered. No one expected that he would attack Yuyang, so he did not make any preparations to attack Yuyang, just like carrying a hammer in his hand. A robber will do it if he can get a small hammer at forty, and if he can't hit anyone, he will run away.

"The Han people are unprepared..."

"Very good, hurry up, climb up..."

Soon, some Hu soldiers secretly tried to climb the Yuyang city wall in the night.

They accurately hit the battlements with the lasso, and then began to climb along the rope.

Yu Zhutan was extremely excited at the foot of the city, "Go up one by one, don't rush to do it, gather together first, and try to avoid being discovered by the Han people if possible!" 』

Yu Zhutan hated all Han people. He was greedy and lost most of his reason because of greed.

After a while, a soldier came back and reported: "Sir, the Han people didn't notice us!" Our people are ascending the city..."

"good! ” Yu Zhugan was overjoyed and began to issue orders, “We’ll attack the city gate first!” After opening the city gate, we rushed in! Tell the Great Chanyu that we succeeded! attack! Tomorrow I want to watch the sunrise from the top of Yuyang City! 』

The little leader behind Yu Zhutan was also excited, "Haha, the Han people really didn't expect us to come to attack Yuyang!" 』

Yu Zhutan laughed and said, "If Yuyang is defeated, we won't have to rush to Gubeikou!" You can avoid the wind and snow here! Work harder! Kill all the Han dogs! 』

"rest assured! 』

"The Han people don't even have the guts!" 』

"Victory belongs to us!" 』

It was a murderous night.

It’s just that I don’t know who killed whom…

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Ahead is the city gate, and the open city gate seems to open its arms defenselessly.

"Kill the Han dog!" 』

The barbarians began to shout crazily and rushed forward with their swords raised, as if they were not affected by the wind and snow at all.

"Kill all the men!" Take the woman away! 』

"Take all their stuff!" 』

In the mood of deepening the national integration, the Hu people howled loudly and excitedly and rushed into the outer gate of Yuyang City.

Everything seemed to be going so smoothly until these barbarians rushed into the city along the outer gate and reached the middle of the Wengcheng, when an accident happened.

"ah! Ah! 』

Suddenly, a barbarian screamed, fell to the ground, held his feet and screamed in pain.

"There's something on the ground!" 』

"It's caltrops!" 』

Although there was a warning, it was too late. The barbarians who were at the front could no longer stop their steps and stepped on the thorns one after another, making people howl like ghosts and wolves.

"Why is there such a thing here?" ! 』

In the chaos, someone leaned over to check and saw that the ground in front of them was covered with caltrops and wooden thorns, and there was a stench that could not be concealed even in the snow. The tips of these thorns are obviously soaked in gold juice. Even if the person who steps on them is immortal in the future, his feet will definitely become rotten and useless.

"Han dogs are ambush!" 』

The scene was immediately chaotic, from a sneak attack to an ambush in the blink of an eye.

"Fire the arrow!" Rockfall! 』

Suddenly, there was a loud shout from the gate tower of Wengcheng, and then arrows rained like locusts, and rolling stones and logs were also thrown down.

The sound of neat footsteps also sounded, and Cao Jun came out of hiding and began to clear out the barbarians who had climbed onto the city wall.

The shield is as big as a wall, and the spear is like a forest.

Yu Zhutan was shocked.

Such is the case with surprise attacks.

If you succeed, you can break through the city at a very small cost, but once you are discovered, the soldiers in the sneak attack will become meat on the chopping board and be slaughtered without any chance of escape.

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"The city is on fire!" ” Mo Huba’s men reported loudly and pointed with their fingers, “Sir! look! Did our people capture it? 』

"Did it really come down?" ” Mo Huba’s eyes widened and he couldn’t believe it.

However, after a while, Mo Huba tilted his head and listened, and suddenly smiled, "Did you hear anything?" 』

"What? ” Mo Huba’s men asked.

"sound. "Mo Huba said, "Sound... this is the key..."

"ah? 』

Mo Huba waved his hand and said, "We are not going to join in. We are preparing to withdraw." 』

"Why? ! 』

"Didn't I just say that? The sound..." Mo Huba said, "If such a big city was really attacked, do you think the sound would be as small as it is now? Now all I hear is movement near the city gate, other places...hehe...the Han people are indeed prepared..."

"What? ! "One of his subordinates looked back in astonishment, "Are the Han people prepared? ! Then, then...should we notify the Great Chanyu over there immediately..."

"The Great Chanyu is so wise and powerful, why does he need us to remind him?" Mo Huba smiled and said, "Hey, I didn't expect you to care so much about Da Shanyu... Did Da Danyu give you any benefits?" 』

"ah? ! no? ! I am loyal to your lord! ” Cold sweat broke out on the foreheads of the subordinates, “I am absolutely loyal to you, sir!” 』

"But why do I think..." Mo Huba stared at the man and said with a smile, "Why do I think you are more loyal to the Great Chanyu?" 』

"I...I don't...ahhh..."

Before the man could tell, Mo Huba's henchman bullied him, stabbed him in the gap between his ribs, and then kicked him off his horse.

Mo Huba was still smiling, as if he had seen a good show.

"If it's a big Chanyu place, just send someone over to deliver a message... Just say that there is some problem at Gubeikou... I have to go over and deal with it..." After Mo Huba finished speaking, he took the lead to leave north.

Only when you can control your greed can you achieve great things.

Mo Huba learned this from the Han people...

Many Hu people thought that Mo Huba only thought that Han people's clothes were gorgeous, so Mo Huba wore Han people's headdress and hat. But in fact, Mo Huba wanted to use such actions to remind himself that the Han people were smarter than them. , you have to learn from them in order to decorate your own head.

The most important thing was that Mo Huba received the news that Jiankun and Rouran had left early, which made Mo Huba very uneasy.

What's the use of grabbing more?

Only if you can take it back can you consider it to be in your pocket...

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Neither Su Li nor Yu Zhutan thought that they were only one barbican away from complete victory, but this distance was like a mountain and a deep chasm.

There was chaos on the battlefield.

The barbarians in the urn city wailed and died, and those who climbed onto the city wall were also squeezed back step by step by the array of large shields and spears.

"Where's Mo Huba?" 』

Su Li frowned and asked.

It was originally agreed that if there was a fire in the city, Mo Huba would attack the north of Yuyang City, but until now, there was no movement in the north of Yuyang City.

"Great Chanyu!" Mo Huba said that since it had been defeated and they had no contribution, they would not come to share... Moreover, something happened at Gubeikou, so they had to deal with it first! 』

"What? ! Su Li was furious immediately, but after a while, he gradually calmed down.

"Great Chanyu, what should we do?" 』

"Do you want to attack?" 』

"What attack? The opportunity has been missed now!" 』

"Hasn't the city gate been breached? 』

"But the inner city is not broken!" Our people still can't get in! 』

"Don't make any noise!" Su Li shouted loudly, raised his head and looked around, observing the situation on the battlefield at an extremely fast speed.

Cao Jun's soldiers were encircling and suppressing the barbarians who scaled the city wall and rushed into the outer gate.

With the array and equipment of the Han soldiers, as long as a solid front is formed, it will be difficult for the barbarians to break through. Moreover, Su Li and others originally planned a sneak attack and did not carry any siege equipment. It would be very difficult to continue to attack by force. trouble……

Even if he finally broke into the city, if the opportunity is lost, it is lost.

In other words, it is extremely difficult to succeed from the beginning.

what to do?

Su Li was silent, he was very unwilling, but his reason reminded him that they had lost, and the best strategy was to withdraw immediately just like Mo Huba...

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Cao Chun shouted and fought vigorously, as if he wanted to vent all the grievances and anger he had felt during this period.

"The barbarians want to run away!" ” someone shouted.

Cao Chun sneered, "If you want to leave, is it that easy?" ! 』

Generally speaking, after the defenders defeated the attacking troops, they would probably clean up the mess. After all, it was snowy and the visibility was unclear, but Cao Jun had been depressed for too long...

The Hu people not only plundered Youzhou, but also wanted to use this sneak attack method. It was like not only jumping up and slapping Cao Chun in the face, but also squatting on Cao Chun's head to shit. Uncle can bear it, Cao Chun Purely intolerable!

"Beat the drums, open the city gates, surround and annihilate these thieves!" 』

In the night, Cao's army roared and surrounded the Hu people.

"Kill!" 』

The city gate on the other side of Yuyang opened, and Cao Jun's cavalry poured out from the city gate, roaring, and cut diagonally into Yu Zhutan's line.

Yu Zhugan's queue was suddenly in chaos, "The Han cavalry is coming!" 』

The scene suddenly collapsed.

Su Li, who was in the rear, could only order his troops and horses to move forward, forcing Cao's cavalry to withdraw.

Cao Jun's cavalry found that Su Li's army was displayed outside, and they did not dare to charge without authorization under the cover of night. They just chased Yu Zhudan's butt and bit it a few times, then withdrew his troops and returned to the city.

At that moment, Su Li really wanted to attack without hesitation, but he didn't know how much preparation Cao Jun had made. After a slight hesitation, the Yuyang City Gate was closed again...

Yu Zhudan threw himself under Su Li's horse, bursting into tears.

Su Li sighed, dismounted, helped Yu Zhutan up, and patted Yu Zhutan on the shoulder, "This is just a small setback, and it cannot make the eagle on the desert lose its fighting spirit..."

Yu Zhutan wanted to ask why Su Li didn't support him in time, but if he really wanted to say that Su Li didn't support him, if Su Li hadn't forced Cao Jun back to the city just now, Yu Zhutan said he wouldn't have suffered more losses, so now he can only cry with a sad face. , "Great Chanyu... My sons and sons are all good men and warriors..."

"If it hadn't snowed this time, I would have conquered this city!" Su Li gritted his teeth. It seemed that it was because Tianshi was not working hard, rather than because he was not strong enough. "It's a pity... your losses, statistically speaking, I will find a way to replenish you... What has been lost is not worth regretting anymore." , but it depends on what we can’t lose now... Mo Huba said that there are some problems at Gubeikou, so we should leave now instead of staying here to lament..."

Yu Zhutan quickly prostrated himself on the ground, "The great Chanyu's wisdom is like the sun and moon in the sky, shining on us as we move forward..."

Su Li nodded, then looked up into the distance.

Even if Cao Jun is guarding Yuyang City, what can he do?

Isn’t this Youzhou where I can come and leave whenever I want?

Although Su Li was indeed a little angry about Mo Huba leaving without saying goodbye, if something really went wrong in Gubeikou, it would be a serious matter and should be dealt with immediately. After all, Gubeikou is related to their retreat and cannot be ignored.

From this perspective, Mo Huba's departure is not a big problem.

Su Li looked up at the sky.

The snowflakes flew and fell slowly.

"If it weren't for this weather..." Su Li snorted, "I would have spared the lives of these Han people!" 』

After doing some mental construction, Su Li suddenly felt that his mind was a little smoother, and he waved his hand and ordered to leave north.

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Cao Chun was on the city wall, watching the barbarians gradually leaving, with an uncertain expression on his face.

He won.

But he couldn't be happy.

In a sense, his strategy of blooming in the center and blocking it from all sides is actually really good.

Yuyang is the closest to Gubeikou and the largest core point in Youbei.

Defending Yuyang means having the opportunity to seal the pocket of Shanggubeikou at any time. Jizhou plus the counties and counties in Youzhou, especially the infantry and friendly troops outflanked by Jizhou, will become the solid backing of this big pocket.

As a result, this backing was not solid at all. It was like a shield pierced with bamboo strips and then covered with a thick layer of paper. It looked very much like the same thing, but when I actually used it, I found that there was no foundation at all. Not useful.

But this was Cao Chun's last choice out of desperation.

Not the best, but a last resort.

Nowadays, Gubeikou is like a big knife cutting flesh, and Juyongkou is like a small tube drawing blood. From the perspective of the morale of the soldiers, if this battle is not won today, Cao Jun will be useless.

The duty of a soldier is to open up borders and protect the family.

Now Cao Chun's opening of borders is a joke. If even protecting the family becomes empty talk, then what morale and rules will the army have to talk about?

Even if Zhao Yun doesn't come by then, Cao Chun won't be able to control these soldiers anymore. It's even possible that the next time he fights, they will fall at the sight of the wind and collapse at the first touch.

Therefore, Cao Chun had to fight back against the Hu people.

But is it enough to just counterattack in Yuyang?

So, maybe we should strike?

Kill and injure the looting barbarians as much as possible and snatch back the plundered population. Only in this way can some morale and confidence be restored to some extent in both the soldiers and the people.

As for Juyongkou...

Cao Chun sighed.

Because Cao Chun had not adhered to the strategy before, coupled with Jizhou's immobility, the people and soldiers in Youzhou were more or less disappointed with Cao's regime and the Han Dynasty, and this disappointment Maybe there seems to be no problem now, but that doesn't mean there will be no problem in the future.

Maybe the people of Youzhou didn't have much hope in the first place, but what if one day the people of Youzhou see what is the real hope...

"Someone is coming!" Send the order down, collect dry food and armaments, and prepare to pursue the Hu people! 』

Cao Chun stood up and ordered.

No matter what angle he looked at, he couldn't just watch the barbarians leave like this.

He had to do something.

"Where are the Jizhou troops now?" The barbarians have all left, why haven't they come up yet? ” Cao Chun frowned, “If someone urges you again, just say that the barbarians have completely retreated. This is the best time to pursue them. Don’t miss it! 』

As long as the Jizhou troops catch up in time, Cao Chun feels that he still has a chance to recover most of his losses!