Three Kingdoms

If it is the sound of friendly horses' hooves, it will definitely be like the sound of exciting drums, making people happy, but if it is the sound of enemy's horses' hooves, it will be like a rumbling tremor coming from a flash flood, which is scary.

The barbarians who rushed out of Gubeikou found that what greeted them was not freedom, but death.

Facing the panicked Wuhuan people, the Jiankun and Rouran people raised their swords and guns high and let out earth-shattering shouts from their chests filled with suffocation.

If you can't defeat Zhao Yun, can you still defeat these Wuhuan people?

Although when I came with the Changshan New Army, I knew more or less that I would be driven by the Han people and that I would probably have to face other barbarians, but in the desert, there were not many tribes. The empathy between counties in the Han Dynasty is not all full of friendship. If the butt is crooked, the attitude will be different.

After all, most Hu people still live in a world where fists are more important.

People and the world are different, so when the Jiankun and Rouran people raised their swords and guns against the Wuhuan and Xianbei people, there were not many psychological barriers. Perhaps in the hearts of the Jiankun and Rouran people, These Wuhuan and Xianbei people have fallen into disgrace and will soon become their slaves and slaves.

Who will grant equality and freedom to slaves and slaves?

The so-called abolition movement is just to get slaves out of manors and into factories to become new types of slaves. Of course, new slaves may have the right to choose a factory, but they do not have the right to choose not to sell their labor power and not be exploited.

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In the Gubeikou Mountain Road of Yanshan Mountain, the fighting continues.

Yu Zhutan was hit continuously by three Cao Jun cavalry desperately, and finally fell off his horse.

His guards had long since been broken in the constant flight and fighting, disappearing under the horses' hooves and mixed with the pulpy mud.

Yu Zhutan fell off his horse, and before he could regain his balance, a long knife and two spears came over to him.

Yu Zhutan dodged a spear and blocked another sword, but he couldn't dodge the last spear. He was scratched to the side of his waist, and a long and narrow wound was immediately made, which almost broke his belly!

"help me! 』

Yu Zhutan shouted.

Some Xianbei people heard this and rushed forward to fight with Cao's soldiers, but more Xianbei people did not hear it, or pretended not to hear it, and continued to rush forward without even looking back.

The Xianbei man who came back to save Yu Zhutan was the first one to have half of his head chopped off by a small ax that flew from nowhere. His brains spurted out far away, and he fell to the ground with a cry, followed by others. The two people on top were also stabbed by spears. They howled and tried to fight back, but they could only jump around like fish being stabbed, and then died.

"No! No! Yu Zhutan shouted, and then looked at the soldiers of Cao's army who were surrounding him, "I...I surrender..."

Before Yu Zhutan could shout anything, Cao Jun's soldiers, who were already red-eyed, rushed forward.

"Ahh..."

Following Yu Zhutan's scream, the sound of swords and guns cutting flesh was heard.

I wonder what Yu Zhutan thought of in his last moments?

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Cao Chun didn't think about anything.

Cao Chun has also changed the weapons in his hands several times. The one he is holding now is a sword dropped by someone unknown.

His mount was also replaced by a second one.

The previous war horse had died in the charge.

It used to be his most beloved war horse, but now he doesn't even have to collect its body...

He took a knife and killed from east to west, from south to north, killing and wounding countless barbarians. He even had an arrow in his back, but he didn't have time to deal with it.

He had only one purpose, to completely disrupt the Hu people's command system and disperse the gathering. As soon as he noticed that the barbarians were beginning to gather and showed signs of recovery, he would rush over with his men and crush them.

He saved many soldiers and people along the way, but similarly, many soldiers and people died on the way to attack.

By now, many of the soldiers and civilians following Cao Chun had changed, and even his original bodyguards had lost most of them, either missing or dead or injured.

According to the previous combat model, if the loss exceeds 20%, it is necessary to consider retreating, and if the loss exceeds 30%, it is necessary to withdraw immediately. Now, perhaps Cao Jun's casualties have exceeded 20% very early, but Cao Chun has no idea about it. Even with the slightest thought of retreat, he was still very excited and very comfortable.

That's right, comfortable...

Don't think so much, don't plan anything, don't care about gains and losses, just fight, just fight.

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Cao Jun's murderous intent was high and he pressed forward step by step.

Mo Huba saw that Su Li and some guards were surrounded by Cao's soldiers. The screams in his mouth were already hoarse and weak, and he could not hold on for long, so he quickly led some people and killed Su Li.

Mo Huba waved his sword and slashed in all directions, opening a gap and rescuing Su Li.

"Chanyu!" Where are your people? ! ” Mo Huba shouted and separated the other Cao soldiers who rushed up.

If Mo Huba had delayed the rescue, Suli would have been chopped into pieces.

This kind of thing is very common on the battlefield.

The power of order is often effective only when there is order. The more chaotic the situation, the lower the power of order. No matter the Great Chanyu or the Great Khan, they have not yet left the mortal body of flesh and bones. They will die just the same if they are stabbed with a knife or a gun.

Su Li thought that just because he was a great chanyu, he would be supported by everyone and protected with his life?

Su Li had just escaped from danger, and the color on his face had not yet recovered. He was already old and panting. He could not speak clearly and just shook his head.

"Lord Mo Huba, we can't resist anymore... You see, all the fronts are retreating..." A barbarian who looked like a hundred knights shouted loudly, "We must run in front of them, otherwise... 』

Mo Huba looked back. The soldiers of Cao's army in the rear were mixed with the people of Youzhou, swarming forward, and their morale was like a rainbow. On the other hand, our own side had been surrounded by the enemy in several sections, and was being brutally surrounded by the enemy. Failure was inevitable.

Everyone was shocked by the momentum displayed by Cao Jun and the Youbei Han people.

"how so……"

Mo Huba murmured.

Aren't those all as docile as lambs?

Why does he look as ferocious as a wolf now?

What kind of world is this?

"Great Chanyu!" Mo Huba suddenly said in a deep voice, "We can't continue like this!" I'll cover you here for a while, and you can go gather more talents! Otherwise we will all die here! You are our great Chanyu! You have to stand up! 』

Su Li didn't know where the hat she was originally wearing was thrown away. Some of her gray hair was scattered. She didn't have the so-called majesty of a great chanyu at all. But after listening to Mo Huba's words, she still managed to maintain some dignity and bit her head. Ya nodded, "Yes... this is indeed how it should be... My brother, if I can go back this time, I will definitely make you my right virtuous king!" 』

Mo Huba smiled, then without saying anything, asked Su Li to quickly escape with the remaining guards.

"Sir... do we really want to block the Han people for them?" 』

Mo Huba was silent for a while and then smiled, "They want to block the Han people for us... But if we don't give them some time to gather first, how can they attract the attention of the Han people?" 』

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The Wuhuan and Xianbei people who were the first to escape from Gubeikou received the cruelest blow.

Except for Cao's soldiers who had war horses, most of the Han people did not have war horses, so when they ran wildly, most of the Han people had no way to chase and intercept them. But it is different now. Those who chase and intercept them have the same ability. Jiankun and Rouran people on war horses.

These Jiankun and Rouran people who were ambushing here in advance launched a charge against the Wuhuan and Xianbei people and launched an encirclement and suppression campaign amid the shouts and shouts from all over the mountains and plains.

The Wuhuan and Xianbei people were frightened. They thought they had encountered the end of the world.

Originally in the land of Youzhou, these Wuhuan and Xianbei people thought they were the eldest and the second eldest. After all, they stood on the earth and ate cattle and sheep, not the crops produced by the land, so they did not Like the farming people who have an unforgettable nostalgia for the land, they also look down upon the people of Youzhou who have stayed in one place their whole lives.

But now they discover that they are not the favored people of God. Even if they call the God of Immortality or the God of Thieves, it doesn't make any difference. Those who deserve to die will still die, and those who cannot escape will still be unable to escape.

The Jiankun and Rouran people roared and swung the nooses, lassoing the Wuhuan and Xianbei people who were trying to escape one by one. They caught the horses, then tied them into a ball skillfully, and then whistled again to let them go. The frightened horses came back.

They are not worried about the horses of the Wuhuan or Xianbei people getting lost, because they know that these horses will come back...

After all, here they are just being ridden by people, but living in the wilderness, they have to face jackals, tigers and leopards.

If you want freedom, you must have the courage to face death.

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After Mo Huba saw that Su Li had successfully gathered a group of people, he led the people away from the main road of Gubeikou without saying a word and began to escape to a remote place.

The reason why Gubeikou became an important thoroughfare for large armies was because there was a river on this road. It's not that you can't climb or walk in other mountainous areas, but it's just that there is no river as a supplementary water source. In most cases, walking around means seeking death.

And now...

There is snow!

The heavy snow obscures the view, and there may be a risk of getting lost in the mountainous area, but compared to the danger of being chased all the way by Cao Jun, Mo Huba would rather lead his people to the mountains!

As for the big Chanyu, at this time it was a big red deer. Wasn't it the best target to attract Cao Jun?

"If we go back this time, we won't be able to come out in the white mountains and black waters!" "Someone shouted, as if he was venting or crying, "My brother is dead... He was still alive yesterday, still alive and well, why, why! 』

When he killed Han people, he never asked why. Now that his brother is dead, he seems to start to think about why.

Human beings are always individuals. Without effective order and sound laws, they can only be a piece of loose sand.

If you keep walking along the main road of Gubeikou, you will definitely be entangled with Cao Jun soldiers and others, making it difficult to escape. Even if you can occasionally block the advance of some Cao Jun soldiers, there will not be enough time and space to organize an effective attack. Fight back.

Mo Huba originally thought that Yu Zhutan could buy them some time, but he didn't expect that Yu Zhutan was a waste...

"What a fucking waste..." Mo Huba cursed in a low voice, and then shouted, "Don't delay, be careful of Cao Jun's troops catching up behind you!" We must get rid of their pursuit as soon as possible, otherwise it will be a dead end! 』

The decline of the grassland and desert has become a cold reality that seems to be before us, and those dreams that used to make money through fame or to be resurrected are now shattered all over the place and can no longer be found.

In the thousands of years of Chinese history, wars and peace between the nomadic tribes of the grasslands and the farming dynasties of the Central Plains have been repeated repeatedly throughout the history. In a long period of time, nomadic tribes were able to go south to the Central Plains and gain dominance in only a very small number of periods. Most of the time, they were driven out by the farming people and became mere foils.

If it had not been for the invasion of the West, China would have definitely seen another struggle between farming and nomadic people in the late Qing Dynasty. The old witch strictly guarded against the so-called domestic slaves, but it was not entirely wrong.

Is it really because the Hulu have no luck for a hundred years because they lack national luck?

The most fundamental reason is that an effective cultural inheritance system cannot be formed in the grassland and desert.

The way of life of the nomadic tribes on the grasslands has determined that they have always had a completely different governance logic from those in the Central Plains. The characteristics of nomadic migration have made it impossible to establish a stable bureaucratic system and central financial system on the grasslands.

Because both the bureaucracy and the central fiscal system need stable tax revenue as a basis, the basic logic of taxation for a dynasty is that the cost of taxation cannot exceed the benefits of taxation. Otherwise, taxation is not cost-effective, and this This can only be achieved when the population is settled and all households are registered.

For the nomads in the grasslands and deserts, living in pursuit of water and grass is their way of life. It is too easy to evade taxes...

The consequence of the lack of stable tax revenue is that the grassland regime cannot carry out large-scale unified governance.

Only a loose tribal system can be adopted for control. If it can be stabilized, the nomads in the grassland and desert may not develop into a Western city-state system. However, it is a pity that due to the uncertain weather factors in the grassland and desert, continuous The most basic "stability" cannot be achieved.

In fact, from a certain perspective, the country of the steppe and desert exists dependent on the farming people of the Central Plains, although the nomadic people in the steppe and desert are very reluctant to admit this.

Because of the constant migration of nomadic tribes, the number of daily necessities they can produce is extremely limited. Once the population expands, nomadic tribes will need a large amount of daily necessities, which must be exchanged with the farming peoples of the Central Plains.

Exchange may take two forms, namely war and plunder and mutual trade.

No matter which form it is, it is because the balance of power between the two parties will change. Especially when the farming people in the Central Plains were strong, the harm they suffered in the early years would come back to the nomads through various restrictions, various bans, etc., so the small tribes in the grassland had to unite. Conduct trade negotiations with the Central Plains dynasties to strive for reasonable prices and exchange rules. As a result, small tribes united to form a large tribal alliance. When a powerful tribal alliance leader appeared, a large nomadic kingdom would appear.

The first one to appear was the Huns.

Moreover, the strength of the tribe cannot be passed down effectively. When the strong men of the previous generation grow old, there will definitely be uncontrollable chaos and fighting in the next generation. Even the huge Yuan Dynasty Empire can only watch its destruction.

This is the case with Suli and Mohuba.

Although they have good intentions, they cannot resist the general trend of destruction.

When they come together because of their interests, they will naturally betray and separate because of their interests.

After Mo Huba escaped with his men, he lost his effective organization, and the battlefield quickly turned into a bloody massacre.

Cao Chun led his soldiers and horses, each one like a wolf or a tiger, devouring the lives of the enemies wantonly with the swords and spears in their hands.

Under such a killing spree, even if the Wuhuan people or the Xianbei people wanted to surrender, no one would show mercy.

In the end, Su Li was caught up by Cao Chun.

Su Li was getting older, and as soon as she and Cao Chun got to know each other, she realized something was wrong.

Su Li originally thought that chasing Cao Chun for so long would take a lot of physical strength. If he could take the opportunity to fight back, then the whole decadent situation might have a glimmer of hope, but he didn't expect that he would also be on the way to escape. It also consumes a lot of money, and my age has no advantage at all compared to Cao Chun.

Even though Cao Chun's consumption is greater, Cao Chun is younger and recovers faster.

After fighting each other for a few times, Su Li's arms were numb. He quickly wanted to urge the horse away from Cao Chun and adjust his strength. Unexpectedly, he found that Cao Chun was not thrown away at all, but followed him like a ghost. side!

Su Li was shocked, and suddenly saw that the sword in Cao Chun's hand had been replaced by a long spear at some point. There was still dark brown blood stains left by someone on the tip of the long spear...

The spear ejected, pierced under Su Li's ribs on the left side, and popped out from the other side in an instant!

Huge pain was accompanied by blood, which spewed out from Su Li's mouth like a heart-breaking thing.

Sully is dead.

The surrounding Wuhuan people couldn't help but roar, like wild dogs that were so frightened that they peed.

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Outside Gubeikou, Zhao Yun immediately fired his spear.

"Guardian, I noticed that Cao Jun has appeared!" 』

Report from the scouts circling ahead.

Zhao Yun looked at the bloody battlefield in the distance.

Corpses scattered everywhere destroyed the originally white and flawless snow.

There was an unpleasant fishy smell in the air, and broken flags and discarded weapons were scattered everywhere.

Those broken flags fluttered, as if wailing in the cold wind.

"If Cao's army comes out of the valley, kill them." ” Zhao Yun said very calmly, as if he was talking about the most rational road between heaven and earth, “If you stop at the entrance of the road, you will avoid death.” 』

"only! "The men went to deliver the order.

"Captain..." Zhao Yun's personal guard whispered from the side, "Is it appropriate to let Cao Jun go like this..."

Zhao Yun nodded slightly and said, "Pang Lingjun has said that if Cao Jun is willing to attack, he will be spared." 』

Hearing that Pang Tong had spoken first, Zhao Yun's personal guards immediately shut up.

Zhao Yun raised his head and looked into the distance. He seemed to be able to see Cao Chun's figure on the other side of the heavy snow. "After all, we are all Han people. It's just a pity to expel Hu Rong..."

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Cao Chun was covered in blood, minced meat, and ice slag stained on his armor, making him look more like an evil spirit from the area.

But when he heard the hussars appearing outside the valley entrance, his whole body froze, and it took him a while to regain his breath.

"No...no attack?" 』

Cao Chun couldn't understand.

Isn't this the best opportunity?

Cao's army is exhausted and at the end of its battle...

If he were in Zhao Yun's position now, he would definitely lead his army to attack and kill everyone with blood flowing...

Cao Chun suddenly understood something and slowly turned his head and looked around.

Cao's army died, and the people of Youzhou died.

Panting person, tired face.

Cao Chun let out a long sigh. Although from a certain perspective, this counterattack can be said to be a great victory, in fact...

There was still some joy of victory, but now it is gone.

turn out to be……

in this way.

"Retreat the troops..." Cao Chun lowered his head and said hoarsely, "We...return to the army..."

His body was hunched over, as if crushed by ice.

Snow was falling heavily.

Covering up all the beauty or ugliness...