Three Kingdoms

Chapter 3383: No Barren Weeds

Chapter 3382: Not a good thing

That night, the Han Dynasty's Prime Minister Cao Cao and his civil and military officials exhausted their mental and intellectual strength to build a huge camp in Anyi, Hedong for a long time. The traps, earth walls, and chevaux de frise, as well as the 20,000 soldiers and more than 10,000 civilians in the camp, were all destroyed and defeated overnight.

Like a huge sand tower, it was vulnerable to the surging steel torrent.

Cao Hong abandoned his army and ran away, burning supplies to cut off the pursuit.

Che Zhou made a desperate attack, which was commendable, but he eventually died in front of the cavalry formation.

The rest of Cao's soldiers fled in all directions, some of them were unknown, and some had nowhere to go, crying and shouting, and countless casualties.

The number of soldiers Cao Hong took away in the end was less than 3,000, and the rest of Cao's soldiers, whether ordinary county soldiers or elite soldiers with the word "Zhong", were unable to stop the huge cavalry army. The countless supplies and equipment that Cao's army had accumulated over the years and transported from Shandong with great effort, as well as the various treasures looted from Heluo and Hedong, were mostly burned in the flames.

It cannot be said that Cao Hong's strategy was completely ineffective. At least when he fled, not only did the chariot attract the attention of most of the cavalry, but the fire also stopped the cavalry.

And those scattered cavalry scouts who were cruising in the distance in small teams could not stop Cao Hong's desperate run...

A desperate dog will jump over the wall, and a desperate person will go crazy.

By the time Fei Qian received the news, Cao Hong and others had already run far away.

Fei Qian thought about it and gave up the idea of ​​chasing the desperate enemy at night.

After all, the Cao army camp in Anyi was already such a big piece of barbecued meat, and it always needs to be digested after eating.

If the Cao army camp was defeated, Anyi City would naturally be resolved without a fight.

At this moment, the village elders in Anyi City hurriedly prepared some small gifts and came to meet the cavalry, but were refused entry into the camp...

Fei Qian had no time to see these guys.

The Cao army was defeated, but it did not mean that Fei Qian could immediately march south without caring about anything.

The cavalry could be sent out to bypass the remains of the Cao army camp and detect and pursue forward, but the rest of the army could not immediately set off south. Although letting Xiahou Dun come forward to deal with the remnants of the Cao army was quite effective, it was obvious that Fei Qian could not let Xiahou Dun lead the remnants of the Cao army. The matter of gathering, dispersing and reorganizing was also quite cumbersome.

Unless...

All the surrendered soldiers of the Cao army were killed like Cao Cao did to Yuan soldiers.

It was announced to the outside world that they were all plague. The surrendered soldiers of the Yuan army maliciously spread the plague, so they should be killed.

If you can't solve the problem, solve the people with the problem.

It's not that Fei Qian has never done this, but it doesn't mean that it's right to do so. But now Fei Qian has elite soldiers, strong generals, academies and a political system, so why would he do something like "no harm for a hundred days"? Doesn't that mean he is incompetent, and his subordinates are also incompetent?

Most of Cao's supplies were burned. Fortunately, Fei Qian had mobilized some food and grass from Linfen before, so there was no problem with the top, but now the more important problem is to deal with the endgame in Hedong, so Fei Qian is very busy. All the big and small things are gathered in his hands, so naturally he has no time to meet the village elders in Anyi.

However, these village elders gathered outside the camp gate and had to be dealt with, so Fei Qian called Pei Ji and asked him to deal with these people's problems...

After Pei Ji came under Fei Qian's command, he was also very busy. He said that he wanted to emulate Ban Dingyuan, so naturally he needed to be both civil and military, so he not only had to practice martial arts, but also did some civil affairs, almost without a moment's rest. If it were an ordinary person, he might complain of being tired to some extent, or start to find ways to be lazy and lie down, but Pei Ji didn't. He is like a sword, the more it is sharpened, the sharper it becomes!

After leaving the camp, Pei Ji glanced over and hummed softly.

Basically, he knew all these people.

In fact, the village elders in Anyi City also paid attention to the changes on the battlefield. Even if the Hussars did not intend to continue to come to Anyi for rescue, these people also paid attention to the movements of the Hussars, but who could have thought that the world would change overnight? !

In the middle of the night, the fire was soaring into the sky, and there were miserable howlings. They hid in their homes and shivered, praying to the gods and Buddhas in the sky. When it was dawn, they thanked God, saying that God heard their prayers and followed their wishes...

Don't these people know that it is ineffective to pray to the gods, the emperor, and the sky?

No, in fact, they also knew it, and they knew it very well, but when they talked to others, especially to their subordinates, they would show that they were thankful, because this was the only way to prove that it was their prayers that allowed Anyi City to remain safe and sound in the terrible changes of last night.

As for the sudden strength of the cavalry, which defeated the Cao army camp overnight, they kept silent about it.

When the smoke of the battlefield finally dissipated a little, they climbed up the city wall and looked at each other. After a while, someone said that there was something going on at home, and someone else said that they needed to pee. Then when they arrived at the city gate, they saw that everyone had bumped into each other with their vehicles, so they pretended to be in a good mood again. What a coincidence, go together...

These people originally thought that Cao Jun deliberately showed weakness and went too far. In fact, Cao Jun still had enough strength to fight. There were few hussars. Even if he gathered the whole army and pushed it forward, even if he could not win, it would still be wasted. If Qiusi's men and horses were captured, Qiusi had to retreat. Therefore, these people were not willing to surrender to the Hussars at the beginning. They had to wait until the final result. This idea was also supporting them.

Some people even think that their importance will be highlighted only after the Hussar and the Prime Minister lose both sides. Whoever they support will win the final victory, so they secretly hope that Fei Qian and Cao Cao will win. Love and kill each other longer. As for the ordinary people in Hedong during this process, they are just weeds, cattle and horses at best, so what are they worth?

Only Pei Ji firmly believed that Cao Cao would definitely fail, and would even be defeated by Fei Qian in a very short period of time! Cao Cao's army will also suffer considerable losses, for no other reason than that Cao Cao is no longer the Cao Cao he was when he fought against Dong Zhuo, but the hussars are still hussars!

It was precisely because of this judgment that Pei Ji decided to leave Anyi and join Qiaoqi first.

However, Pei Ji did not expect that Cao's army would be in such a state of disgrace!

While sighing secretly, Pei Ji also looked down upon these fellow countrymen who had just come here.

Before, Cao Cao was powerful, so he hurriedly bought them. As a result, what Cao Cao wanted was not the fence-sitters, so these guys were reluctant to part with their own property, and retreated to Anyi City, shouting for Pei to protect them.

The Pei family defended the city, sending people, money, supplies, and even human lives on the city walls. However, these people huddled in the city one by one and knew how to pray to the gods of heaven and earth. When the Pei family asked them to help, they all acted as if they were there. I can't hear or see!

Now……

"Ten years of spring, and Qi Ping." Guild Qihou Yu Zhuqi. Pei Ji looked at everyone and said slowly, "Li Mi offers advice and uses troops to rob the marquis." Confucius said: If one's descendants do not seek Xia, barbarians do not invade China, captives do not make alliances, and soldiers do not force a good enemy, it will be unlucky for gods, unjust for virtue, and disrespectful for people. The Marquis of Qi then stopped. In these nine years, things have been peaceful in Hedong, Xixiang has not gone out, Jiale has not been together. To have a meal and have it is to abandon etiquette. If it does not have it, use 畕畷. Therefore, if you humiliate the king with barnyard grass and abandon the etiquette, you will be called evil. The son is waiting for you to do it? 』

Those who understand have expressions of embarrassment, while those who don’t understand have smiles on their faces.

Pei Ji didn't say much anymore and looked at everyone with cold eyes, "Beyond the camp gate is an important military area. Anyone who intrudes will be killed without mercy!" 』

Previously, the soldiers on guard at the camp gate didn't know how the Hussars were going to deal with these people, so they didn't say much. Now after hearing Pei Ji's words, they understood and immediately led the soldiers forward to scold these people. "Back off!" Back off! Exit a hundred steps! Anyone who dares to stand in the way within a hundred steps will be killed without mercy! 』

"call! ha! 』

A spear and a big shield came out, and these guys were immediately frightened. Especially on these spears and shields, the smell of blood from last night still seemed to remain, which made these people dare not let go of one more thing. They hurriedly ran a hundred steps away before stopping, gesticulating and mumbling.

When the soldiers guarding the camp gate saw that these people had retreated, they paid no more attention to them.

As for jabbering a hundred steps outside the camp gate, then let it go.

"What does this guy mean?" ” someone asked.

Some people shook their heads, not knowing whether they didn't understand or were sighing, and went back with the things they brought.

Others were a little embarrassed. They didn't know what Pei Ji said and they were not allowed to see the hussar. They waited outside the camp for a long time and finally could only go back muttering...

Regardless of the fact that Pei Ji returned to the camp and received Xun Chen's approval, he turned around and looked at Cao Hong running away on the road, which was simply desolate.

Although the madness of that night has passed, it still seems to remain in Cao Hong's mind forever.

The wind has started to blow, and east of the river there is loess and dust flying, and the mountains, rivers and land are desolate.

Thanks to Cao Cao's army, south of Anyi in Hedong was desolate.

Only beside the road, you can still see some ruins with no human habitation, and some abandoned fields. The war that lasted only a short time has already turned this once prosperous land into ruins. Either they were involved in the war and burned down, or they were subsequently raided by Cao's army. There were really not even a few hairs left.

Ordinary people in Hedong were either killed, captured, or fled, wandering, wandering among the ravines, living and dying in this loess land, making this area no longer look like the human world, but a few more. The situation of dividing ghost territory.

Less than a hundred cavalrymen gathered into a slightly large sentinel formation and slowly moved southward. Everywhere he went, he was like a frightened bird. He carefully looked around to make sure there was no ambush before continuing to move forward.

This is the last cavalry unit directly under Cao Hong.

I think about the past, regret the past, hate that I was not as good as before, and the longer I live, the worse I am.

This is probably the best summary in Cao Hong's heart at the moment.

After running away overnight, the entire army was wiped out.

Less than three thousand people rushed out, but when they were counted again at dawn, they were half less!

There were less than a thousand and five, and two hundred and five more were divided. After all, no one knew whether the hussars would come after them. The remaining more than a thousand ran south in panic. This scale is not even one-tenth of the size when Cao Hong led his troops to attack Yangchi!

It’s not that Cao’s army has never suffered a disastrous defeat. In the early years, Cao’s army also stumbled along the way, with ups and downs. But at that time, Cao Hong was always able to pat his chest optimistically. At worst, he could recruit again and build a new army!

But now...

For some reason, he suddenly lost the courage to say such things.

Fighting to the death, countless casualties, and exhausting all efforts to plan, but in return, it was still a disastrous defeat.

Damn it, damn it!

If the food and grass could be delivered on time...

Or if those Cao’s county soldiers could be a little stronger...

In Cao Hong’s mind, every key point of the entire battle kept flashing, and then he found that it seemed to be just a little short!

Just a little short!

Thinking of the end, Cao Hong couldn’t help but feel a little resentful, not for the cavalry Fei Qian. After all, the two sides were hostile, and they were fighting each other on the battlefield. There was nothing to hate about who won or lost.

First, he hated Bao Zhong's betrayal, and then Cao Hong hated those guys in Shandong who were dragging his feet!

Those guys in Shandong actually sat back and watched the success or failure of Cao's army!

From their point of view, they actually hoped that Cao Cao would fail!

They enjoyed all kinds of favors and official positions given by the Han Dynasty, but they were thinking about what kind of internal struggles and oppression there were!

The wind blew up the yellow sand, and the sky and the earth were dark yellow.

"General! I can't see the road clearly, I need to find a place to hide!" The Cao army scout who returned from the front reported, "There is wind and sand everywhere, I have to wait until the wind and sand stop!

Cao Hong looked up and looked ahead, it was a chaos, and the visibility was less than a hundred steps, so he nodded.

The group quickly found a sheltered valley to settle down.

"This wind is good! Now our traces are covered by wind and sand, and even if the cavalry scouts follow us, it will be difficult to find us! '

After stopping, these once arrogant and insolent Zhonglingjun were now happy that the Hussars could not chase them!

Cao Hong's mouth twitched a few times, but he said nothing.

In Cao Hong's sight, there were Zhonglingjun who had thrown away their armor and armor, and their clothes were torn and their faces were in a mess. Cao Hong also knew that he looked like this.

During the rout, the organization was almost completely disrupted. No one knew who was following them, and no one knew where the superiors were. Some soldiers who could still remember holding swords and guns and wearing armor were already considered good elites, and some did not even have a knife for cutting meat!

Many people still had some blood on their bodies, and they didn't know whether it was their own blood or stained by others, and they didn't know how these blood stains were stained...

'General...' Cao Hong's guard looked at Cao Hong's injured leg and whispered, 'General, your wound has started to bleed again... Logically speaking, you should change the wound medicine now, but...'

But Cao Hong knew what the purpose was.

Now there is not much food, and you are still thinking about medicine?

Cao Hong waved his hand, then took off his helmet and handed it to the guard, "My injury... is not a problem. You go find some dry firewood and wild food, even some hot soup will be good. '

The helmets of ordinary Cao soldiers cannot be used as pots and cauldrons.

Because most of them are made of the same patches as armor for manufacturing costs. So the helmets of ordinary Cao soldiers are leaky, and only the helmets of high-ranking generals like Cao Hong are made of a whole piece of copper, and can be used to hold water and heat it.

The guard took the order, but in this place that has been looted by Cao's army for who knows how many times, what else can there be except some dead bones and rotten wood?

In the end, they just randomly picked some weeds in the deserted fields, dismantled some broken wooden pillars of the ruins, started a fire in a sheltered place, fetched water with Cao Hong's helmet, threw some grass roots and wild vegetables into it, and mixed it randomly, and it was considered a rare "delicacy" at the moment.

After all, there were some oil and lice in the helmet, which was more or less oil and meat.

After cooking for a while, I don't know if it boiled or not, anyway, it was hot, so I used the tattered battle robe to pad it and served it to Cao Hong.

Cao Hong took it, and an unspeakable smell rushed straight to his nose.

He hadn't eaten such a coarse food for a long, long, long time.

Cao Hong was hungry and wounded. He thought he could eat and drink even the most unpalatable food. But when the hot soup in the helmet was brought to him, he couldn't drink it at all. Just smelling the smell made him want to vomit.

But his stomach was empty and painful.

Perhaps seeing Cao Hong's difficulty, the guard whispered: "General, if not... some war horses are injured..."

Cao Hong's Adam's apple slid, and he hesitated for a long time before shaking his head with hatred, "No! These war horses... are the last... If... then it will really be..."

Maybe he was talking about war horses, or maybe he wasn't talking about war horses.

Cao Hong didn't say anything else. He just gritted his teeth, raised the helmet, gulped down a few sips, and then suppressed his nausea, handed the helmet to the guard, and waved his hand.

The guard didn't despise it. After receiving it, he shared it with the other guards. He also picked up some grass roots and chewed them, and even ate the oil in the helmet.

After drinking some water, Cao Hong's stomach cramps seemed to ease a little, but the hunger became stronger.

Tired, exhausted both physically and mentally.

The double pressure of physical and mental pressure made Cao Hong suffer.

But it seemed that God wanted to play a trick on Cao Hong. Not long after Cao Hong stopped, a Cao scout who had gone out ran back in a hurry. His face was extremely pale. He fell to the ground with a puff. He didn't even care to cry out in pain. He just shouted like a frightened bird: "Oh no! There are a large group of people ahead! I don't know who is friend or foe!"

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