Three Kingdoms

Chapter 3387 Desert (additional update)

In the desert, Zhao Yun's guards spread out a map on the rocks.

"In the middle of last month, herdsmen came to report that a large number of Semu people were found here..." Xinpi pointed to a certain place on the map and said, "Because the herdsmen don't know how to count, he doesn't know numbers over one hundred..." He has less than a hundred sheep, so... so it must be more than a hundred, but how much more..."

Everyone gathered around the map and looked at it.

Zhao Yun asked Xin Pi some questions again, but unfortunately, there was not much conclusive and effective information.

This is a very helpless thing. Herders will bring some news to Zhao Yun and others, but there are often many problems with the accuracy of the news. Because the herdsmen rarely come to Xinchangshan City in person, and more often they play tricks on each other, so even the gods can't control what will happen in the end.

But what is certain is that when Zhang He fought last year, he encountered some lustful people.

And this winter...

These lustful people may go south again, or they may not come.

The desert is really too big.

Every time Zhao Yun faced this desert, he would feel this way.

When he was young, he only knew that there were only Xiongnu, Xianbei, and Wuhuan in the desert, but now there are Jiankun, Rouran, and now more Semu people...

How many people are still in this desert, and how many more people will appear in this desert?

Zhao Yun pondered slightly.

Now that he has served as the Protector of the Northern Territory, he has realized what the long meaning of the word "World" means when the General Hussars say it?

Indeed, compared to the Hussars General whose vision seems infinite, those guys from the Central Plains are simply frogs in the well!

"Be prepared for the worst. "Zhao Yun said slowly, "If people don't have food, they will become wild beasts. This year, many herdsmen went south to escape the snowstorm. If we can capture Youzhou, we will have an extra piece of land to settle these herdsmen..."

There is another point that Zhao Yun did not say.

There are more herdsmen going south, which means that these lustful people, or cannibals, who appear deep in the northern desert, have no source of food. These guys will inevitably follow the footsteps of the herdsmen and go south...

In history, Cao Cao defeated Wuhuan and drove away Xianbei. The Xianbei and Wuhuan who were driven away in the desert became the buffer of the Han Dynasty, and bore the invasion of many of these lustful people until Wuhu invaded China. During this period, on the one hand, the severe cold in the north forced a large number of barbarians to go south. On the other hand, the stupidity within China also brought a group of tribes that preyed on humans, causing a bloody storm in the central plains of northern China. Because in history, the fools of the Sima family attacked each other, causing the entire Chinese political system to be in a state of paralysis. As a result, when these cannibal tribes arrived, no one knew how or where they came from. They appeared inexplicably, and then disappear.

"We must attack Youyan quickly!" Zhao Yun said in a deep voice, "Junyi takes Gubeikou... We still need to pass through Juyongkou... George, are you willing to lead the partial army out of this entrance to block the reinforcements from Jizhou?" 』

Xin Pi was stunned for a moment, then he quickly handed over his hand and said, "I obey the order!" 』

Gan Feng's eyes widened at the side, "Huh?" Protector, didn't you let me go? What about me? ah? Where do I go? 』

Zhao Yun smiled and said, "You have other plans..."

Gan Feng was about to ask for details when suddenly a horse came, bowed down and reported: "Dadu protector!" General Zhang sent someone to send an urgent report! 』

"Get it!" 』

Zhao Yun waved.

Zhao Yun opened the urgent report. After reading it, he smiled and said: "Jun Yi used a false and true strategy to take Gubeikou... It seems that we have to speed up... George, order your troops and set off immediately!" 』

Xinpi responded, immediately took the command arrow and recognized the flag and left.

Zhao Yun glanced at Gan Feng, who was watching eagerly on the side, and said with a smile: "Go and prepare, and ask your men to wear robes... Let's go meet a few people..."

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When Zhao Yun was dispatching his troops, the war at Gubeikou had already begun.

When they were suddenly attacked at first, many soldiers of Cao's army stood there stupidly, unable to react at all!

Because in Shandong, it is a tacit rule to take what is needed according to trouble and distribute according to trouble. Therefore, whoever can make trouble and make a big trouble will get more things at least during the time of making trouble. As for after the trouble is over , that’s what happens after the trouble is over.

With such a cultural background and civilized ways, the soldiers of Cao's army in Gubeikou are actually psychologically inclined to Lei Zhong and other people who come to "make trouble". They are all waiting to watch the show, and subconsciously think that they must be These official guys look ugly again.

This distrust of the official government of the Han Dynasty did not form in a day or two, or even once or twice.

When Lei Zhong and others killed the quartermaster and raised their swords and guns, many of Cao's soldiers were first confused and then surprised...

No way, no way, no way?

Really taking action?

Get good things through your own efforts. These are the rules, order, and principles of heaven and earth that have been continuously precipitated in genes during the process of human beings evolving from ape-men to homo sapiens in ancient times. Whoever has more wisdom, more effort, and more ability will naturally be able to obtain more things.

This is a correct and unquestionable truth. Getting something for nothing has always been despised by people, but the problem is that there are too many people in the Han Dynasty who are insulting, trampling on, and destroying the rules and principles that should have been correct, and then turning around and asking the people at the bottom, right? You mud legs, you also want to get something for nothing?

Therefore, in Shandong, ordinary people will almost instinctively choose a way that scares the upper government and high-ranking officials to obtain temporary "fairness", that is, "making trouble".

The people of Shandong instinctively realize that these high-ranking officials of the Han Dynasty are afraid of their making trouble...

However, from this instinct, it is still a long way to transform into an organized, structured, methodical, and targeted "making trouble". Just like the Yellow Turban Rebellion. Zhang Jue and his team's goal was to overthrow the Han Dynasty, but what to do after the overthrow? They don't know. Why don't they know? Because very early on, someone deliberately and intentionally prevented them from knowing.

Lei Zhong didn't know what he was going to do at first, so he just muddled along, thinking that he would live like this until he was old and died. As for other things, whether it was military pay or children, they were actually more of the inertia of his surroundings, and they were not what he wanted.

Everyone has a wife and children, so he has one too.

Everyone has a job, so he has one too.

Lei Zhong really thought that this was how his life would be. As for whether these people and things were what he liked, that was another matter...

And now, Lei Zhong suddenly felt very relaxed and happy!

A man, if he spent the rest of his life in a muddle, it would be better to die!

Fortunately!

Now he has been given another chance to choose, and he will never let go of this last opportunity!

Lei Zhong roared loudly and led the way into the road. Now he is not doing this for those trivial silver and money, nor for the nonsense woman at home, but just for himself, for the little bit of passion and sparks that still remain in his heart!

With the flash of the knife, Lei Zhong had already chopped down two guards at the roadside, then turned around and picked up the bow and arrow dropped by the guards on the side, and shot two arrows, killing the guards archers who were about to shoot on the top of the city.

『Old Lei! Are you serious? ! 』

『He colluded with the cavalry! 』

『Quick! Report it quickly! 』

『Come on...』

『Stop them quickly! 』

The guards shouted in a mess.

Some guards also shot arrows, knocking several soldiers around Lei Zhong to the ground. But Lei Zhong didn't even look at them, and rushed forward without hesitation!

Liu Fu also rushed in front, because in order to avoid suspicion, he did not wear outer armor, but only wore an inner armor to protect the core inside his robe, and he rushed in front, which also attracted a lot of firepower from Cao's guards. In a blink of an eye, he was injured and his robe was stained red. But Liu Fu did not stop to bandage his wounds, but continued to slash and stab forward with his spear and knife. A Cao army sergeant stood in front of Liu Fu, seemingly trying to stop him, but Liu Fu took advantage of his weakness and stabbed him in the chest with a spear. Liu Fu also had a cut on his arm.

Lei Zhong and Liu Fu were both brave, so their men naturally rushed forward.

After a while, Lei Zhong and Liu Fu suddenly saw nothing in front of them, and they realized that they had rushed through the South Road Pass and were now in the Gubeikou Pass!

Behind the two, there were many soldiers who followed them, and they also roared and killed through the South Road Pass and rushed into the pass.

On the narrow streets in the Gubeikou Pass, many figures were running and shaking, and some Cao army defenders appeared at the intersection, pointing in the direction of Lei Zhong and Liu Fu...

"Happy! Happy!" Liu Fu laughed, "I've wanted to do this for a long time! I got what I wanted today, so happy! 』

Lei Zhong also laughed, "I feel good today!"

Liu Fu laughed, "I have a grudge against Cao, do you have a grudge too?"

"Although there is no grudge, there is resentment!" Lei Zhong waved his knife, "Old grudge, let's toast! 』

"Hahaha, good, good!" Liu Fu laughed, "Today, you and I will take revenge for those who have grudges and relieve those who have resentments! Haha...ah! 』

Liu Fu was laughing, and didn't notice that a guard archer climbed up the beam, aimed at him, and secretly shot him with an arrow!

Fortunately, I don't know which guard archer was not well-trained, or Liu Fu shook his body when he was walking, and the arrow whistled and bit his shoulder, bringing out a streak of blood!

"屮! 'Liu Fu was furious and threw the spear in his hand at the archer, stabbing the archer off the roof with one shot.

Liu Fu did not even look at the wound on his shoulder, picked up another spear on the ground, pointed it diagonally forward: 'Send a message to Han Junhou! We are coming in! Come to help quickly and kill through this pass! Open the pass to welcome General Zhang! This Gubeikou is ours! '

The soldiers and soldiers following Liu Fu and Lei Zhong also shouted and rushed forward.

Lei Zhong said on the side, 'You should pay attention to the wound... Do you want to wrap it first? '

Liu Fu laughed, 'What's this little wound? If we take this place, it doesn't matter if we get more wounds! '

Seeing Liu Fu so heroic, Lei Zhong couldn't say anything more.

However, it is true that as Liu Fu said, they alone cannot kill all these Cao soldiers, nor can they capture Gubeikou, but don't forget that there are Zhang He's troops to the north of Gubeikou!

With Lei Zhong, who was familiar with the terrain and the situation at Gubeikou, on the side, these people caused chaos, set fire, and avoided the traps and fortifications set by Cao Jun. Like crazy tigers, they killed Cao Jun's defenders and retreated steadily.

Inside and outside the city, there were shouts and screams.

The black smoke of the warning beacon rose into the sky!

At the southern entrance, some civilians were at a loss, not knowing whether to continue their mission or simply flee. Some people were timid and hid, even hiding under vehicles with their buttocks exposed, holding their heads and muttering, not knowing what they were talking about.

But a small number of people smelled the smell of blood, and then slowly stood up and licked their lips.

Why?

Why can those noble people be so superior?

Is it because the ancestors of those noble people fought hard and gained some future, so they bless future generations?

So……

Since everyone in Cao's army and the nobles of Shandong said so, now that I have a chance to fight, will I also have the opportunity to benefit future generations?

Without going into details, without talking about goals, regardless of belief, it is just Chunqiu's writing style to mislead the people. No wonder the people will make some different actions at a certain point in time!

The sword and gun were on the ground.

Blood dyed the ancient road red.

"Fight his mother!" People die and their eggs fall into the sky! 』

"I already have nothing, how can I still be afraid of a bird?" 』

Inexplicably, following Liu Fu and Lei Chong, there were more Youyan men!

Only then did people remember that these Youyan men, who were suppressed and bullied and seemed to always just swallow their anger and obey, also had such a violent side!

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If Cao Chun is given another chance and allowed to choose whether he suffers for himself or others,

What do you think Cao Chun will choose?

Of course you still choose to let others suffer!

How could Cao Chun endure so much suffering alone?

Ordinary people have no money and only a humble life, so if he wants money and food, Cao Chun still sets his sights on the middle class.

No matter what dynasty it is, it will not treat the "middle class" kindly, because for the lower class people, these middle class people have been separated from the masses for too long. They can no longer talk to the people and have no common language. Therefore, the lower class people see the middle class If you're unlucky, there's always the joy of seeing someone in a suit step on a watermelon rind.

For the upper-class rulers, these middle classes meant trouble and instability. Therefore, starting from the Qin and Han Dynasties, regularly harvesting the local middle class became a long-term policy that would not be announced openly but would be resolutely implemented.

Although Cao Chun doesn't understand politics very well, he also knows that when he goes out to fight, he must first weaken some local forces in some areas, win over one group of people, suppress another group of people, and then let one group of people hate the other. With a group of people, he pretended not to know anything. When things got serious, he rushed to the scene as if he was stuck in a traffic jam on the road with a dusty face and a sad expression, sighing, "Hey! I'm late! 』

Just like in this process, who was beaten, who was who, what happened to who, in fact, it didn't matter who was beaten or who suffered losses, what was important was that he could achieve the goal Cao Chun needed. As for who will be covered in the end, and who will be avenged, it actually doesn't matter. The important thing is to resist the attack of the hussars first!

Except for this goal, everything else can be discarded!

Therefore, Cao Chunran didn't care at all about old military officers like Lei Zhong or Youzhou country squires like Liu Fu. As long as he could resist the Hussars, he could accept it even if he had to die in the end. Of course, before he dies, he will definitely drag down the entire Youzhou to be buried with him, and will not leave any resources for the Hussars.

Under such guiding ideology, it is not surprising that such a situation occurs in Youzhou.

It's just that Cao Chun never expected that the first person to make a fuss was not the middle class who still had some money, but Lei Zhong, who was from the downgraded area of ​​the middle class!

Although among the big men, there is no traditional habit of waiting for the age of thirty-five to provide outstanding graduates to the society, but for people like Lei Zhong, even the honorific title of Captain is just a sign of respect for the entire bureaucracy, and You don’t really respect Lei Zhong!

And everyone knows that at Lei Zhong's age, this will be the case in his life. Even if he is respectful, how can he be respectful?

No one cares about a "shedder" like Lei Zhong, or someone from a poor family.

But it happens that it is such a "poor family" that is actually the most eager for change, and of course is the easiest to rebel...

The thunder in Gubeikou suddenly moved, and the beacon fire reached Yuyang within an hour!

The beacon fire has one advantage, that is, the transmission speed is more effective than the fast horse, but there is also a problem, that is, the information is not very clear.

"Gubeikou was attacked?" Urgent help? ! 』

Cao Chun ran up to the high platform and looked at the beacon fire in the distance.

In a daze, he seemed to hear the chaotic sounds of shouting and fighting, echoing in his ears.

The beacon fire in the distance was like a spark in a prairie fire. It was only a little bit at first, and then in the blink of an eye it was overwhelming, and it surged into a large area!

Cao Chun clenched his fists tightly, turned around and got off the high platform, then hurriedly walked to the outer courtyard.

The guards beside Cao Chun had no idea what Cao Chun was going to do, so they hurriedly followed him and said, "General, what are you trying to do..."

"Prepare your horse!" Two horses! "Cao Chun gritted his teeth and said, "I feel like something is going to happen in Gubeikou! 』

He is going to bring a few elite cavalry to help Gubeikou!

The two horses drove quickly from Yuyang to Gubeikou, which only took half a day.

The guard was somewhat puzzled.

After all, the beacon fire has just been lit in Gubeikou. Even if the Hussars attack, they still need to set up camp, line up, and prepare. It will take a day or two before they can actually start the attack...

But since Cao Chun asked so, they could only do it.

"But... once you leave, those squires..."

Cao Chun's steps paused slightly.

"Send someone!" Cao Chun said in a low voice, "Before sunrise tomorrow, if any family cannot collect what the army needs, they will pay with their heads!" 』

"ah? "The guard was a little surprised, "If this happens, will it..."

"This time, Hussar... is different..." Cao Chun shook his head and sighed, "If we can't hold on... Is it possible to leave it to Hussar?" Go for it! 』

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!