Three Kingdoms

Chapter 3530 Delivered to the door

The sound of the horn sounded low and deep on the head of Jixian City.

This horn, speaking of it, is the treasure of a Hu leader, who was seized during the battle.

War is so cruel.

Once you stand on the battlefield, you will be life-and-death and there is no other way to choose.

A tall Hussar soldier was standing above the city, plucking his strength and blew the horn.

The low whimper spread from afar, as if shaking the entire Jixian land.

The busy people and soldiers near Jixian raised their heads and waited...

There is something to be notified.

Since Zhao Yun entered Ji County, he began to govern Youzhou without a moment of hesitation.

What was placed in front of Zhao Yun was Youzhou, which was in ruins and in short supply.

Zhao Yun did not choose to continue killing, but stopped and began to sort out the clues and sort out the places in the mess.

This must be very tiring and tedious, but Zhao Yun gritted his teeth and persevered.

Now, a cruel and severe winter has passed, and the people of Youzhou cooperated with Zhao Yun, with their tenacious vitality to resist the snow disaster and ushered in hope. Although many people were frozen to death during this process, they did not resent the cavalry army because of this.

The people of the Han Dynasty have always had low requirements. They don’t care how much meat and wine the upper class eats, and how much wine they drink. In many cases, they just hope to have a bowl of porridge that fills their stomachs and a piece of clothes to keep warm.

Zhao Yun did it, and he distributed the food as accurately as possible, saving more lives with limited food and grass. During this process, the people also saw the efforts of the Cavalry Army, so naturally there was no resentment.

In the chaotic times, especially the people on the frontier who have experienced several wars and man-made disasters, they should cherish the rare stability more than ordinary people in the Central Plains of Shandong, and hope to have a local official who can pity them and take care of them. , which allows them to exchange their own labor for a hot soup for the young and old at home.

This is enough.

Especially when spring came, Zhao Yun did not prepare for military operations immediately, but insisted on sending minor officials to help the people plan the land, repair water conservancy, and urged spring plowing and other preparations, which made the people of Youzhou calm down.

The people of Youzhou were afraid that Zhao Yun was like some of the previous officials, or like a macaque, and just wanted to get a handful of them in Youzhou and leave...

The cavalry army that Zhao Yun and Zhao Yun belonged to seemed to be about to officially include Youzhou in the territory of the cavalry and would not leave again. This made the people of Youzhou and the gentry who surrendered to them relieved their worries. Come on, you will feel more at ease when you work.

The people in Youzhou were originally hard-working. After all, during the Han Dynasty, this place was the frontier. Without a tenacious habit, it would be difficult to survive in such a difficult environment.

The people on the frontier should have been brave and fighting, and dared to face external threats and challenges, but I don’t know why, nor do I know when the "strong folk customs" have become a negative adjective. As an official of the Han family, I usually hope that the people below will obey the people, and when they are in danger, they will count on the people to rise up?

I have to be both and must be both, how can there be two ways in the world?

Zhao Yun is not Tathagata or beloved. He has just experienced suffering and has not forgotten suffering yet. So at least in Youzhou, what he brings to the people of Youzhou is these real things, really hope.

The sound of the horn gradually stopped, and then a loud voice sounded: "Liaodong Victory! 』

Immediately, more people responded, "Liaodong Victory! ! 』

The people who were listening with their heads raised inside and outside the city were suddenly in an uproar, "Is there a great victory?" A great victory in Liaodong? So, did you fight to Liaodong? 』

"I'm sorry to see you!" I asked for it from Liaodong last year! Why didn’t the Cavalry Army come at that time? 』

『Liaodong? I wonder which Hu team he met? 』

"The victory is great! I haven't heard this word for many years...』

The news of the victory was like ripples, rippling on the land of Youzhou.

The child with the horn clapped his hands and sang a song, "The great victory in Liaodong, the mountain was full of cattle and sheep, the Hussars arrived, and the Huss was frightened..."

The young and strong man farmed in the fields and rested and drank water and said, "Have you heard of it?" It is said that those injured and the caught horses can be rented for farmland according to Guanzhong's standards! 』

The old man who was driving the car smiled and said to the guest sitting on the ox cart, "Of course it's true!" Look at the horse pulling the cart. It was originally from the Hu people, but now it belongs to us Han people! 』

The middle-aged "businessman" sitting in the carriage nodded, chatting with the old man pulling the carriage while looking at the surrounding situation.

This middle-aged man who came under the name of a businessman was Cui Lin.

After separating from Cui Yan, Cui Lin disguised himself as he went north, avoided Cao's army's checkpoint and arrived in Youzhou.

Originally, Cui Lin thought that when Youzhou encountered heavy snow, some problems would inevitably arise, and he was even mentally prepared to see hunger everywhere.

But what surprised him was that during this snow disaster, the number of people who died in Youzhou was not as high as those in northern Jizhou!

And as we got closer to Ji County, we didn't seem to see the usual chaotic scenes. Even though there was still some snow on the distant hills, farmers had already started to cultivate the land around Ji County.

When Cui Lin was looking around, he suddenly heard the sound of rolling horse hooves.

The old man driving the cart also hurriedly drove the cart to the side of the road.

Not long after, a team of cavalrymen came galloping from the road, and the horses' hooves hit the ground dully, like a heavy hammer hitting Cui Lin's heart.

These cavalrymen had armor on their cavalrymen and clothes on their war horses. These armors were plain and without any patterns, but for some reason, Cui Lin felt that the armor of the cavalrymen was more intimidating than the guards wearing bright armor standing on the Xu County Palace.

Cui Lin watched the cavalrymen passing by, and he began to think a little.

The matters entrusted by his cousin now seem to be difficult to handle...

...

...

In the entire land of China, the flames of war are not only rising in Youzhou, but also spreading in Jingzhou.

The sudden sound of war drums is like thunder, instantly breaking the tranquility in the mountains.

The fighting spirit permeates the mountains and rivers, scaring the birds and beasts to flee in all directions.

The soldiers of Cao's army roared, set out from Yunguan, took the initiative to attack, and attacked Li Dian's troops frantically.

Amid the sound of war drums, Cao's army advanced both on land and sea.

A small fleet of seven or eight warships attacked on the water, trying hard to shoot at Li Dian's army. On land, there were nearly a thousand Cao's soldiers rushing from the river beach and rushing towards Li Dian's camp.

Both sides took the lead in warmly welcoming each other's gifts, which were all the same...

arrows.

On the warships were the navy of Jingzhou. Although they were most likely to be defeated by the cavalry, or even the Cao army, after getting off the ship, bow and crossbow shooting was Cai Mao's original skill, and his shooting ability was not bad. Moreover, compared with Li Dian's army that came from a long distance, the warships could carry more arrows and crossbows, so after a while of shooting, they had the upper hand and suppressed Li Dian's troops on the river bank.

However, whether it was the bows and arrows on the warships or the crossbow carts, they all had a certain range. Beyond the range, or behind the fortifications, these Cao sailors on the warships had no way out and could only rely on infantry to attack.

It was precisely because of the disadvantage in bows and arrows that Li Dian did not insist on shooting at the attacking Cao army, but arranged the sword and shield soldiers and spearmen on the earth slope that was difficult for the Cao navy to shoot. If these archers of the Cao army did not go ashore, they would definitely not be able to reach them.

As for the camp, Li Dian had already made preparations in advance. The exposed wood was smeared with mud from the river, so even if Cao Jun shot with rockets, it would not burn for a while.

And Li Dian was also a little strange. He didn't understand why Cao Jun was like crazy. Instead of guarding the Yunguan Pass, he took the risk to attack from the Yunguan Pass...

But now is not the time to think about this problem.

The maximum range of Cao Jun's archers can only shoot in front of the sword and shield soldiers on the front line, and Li Dian's sword and shield soldiers only need to raise their shields to form a shield wall to block the arrows of these archers.

The arrows whizzed down like hail, and the ding-dong sound was endless, like the music of death.

If it was a new soldier who had just entered the battlefield, it would be inevitable to panic and nervous in the face of such a fierce arrow formation attack, but the sword and shield soldiers and spearmen who were now lined up in front of the formation were all veterans who had been in the battle formation and had seen larger and denser arrow rains. The intensity of the shooting of the Cao army's 500 or so archers is not a big deal for Li Dian's soldiers.

Li Dian stared at the battle flag raised by the Cao army, frowning slightly.

Cai family?

The reason why Li Dian chose to go through Hanshui and attack Yunguan instead of going through Fangling is actually very simple...

Logistics.

With the report from Fangling's insider, Li Dian knew the situation in Fangling. Although the soldiers in Fangling were weak and poorly trained, it was indeed possible to take it down as long as it took some time and effort, but the problem was that there was not much food and grass reserves in Fangling!

Before Li Dian and others came, Fangling's supplies had always been replenished by Jingzhou. This is why Jingzhou was relieved to let a Di general stay in Fangling, because the throats of these Fangling soldiers were stuck in Jingzhou...

So it can be basically concluded that unless Li Dian can be like the Yellow Turban bandits, holding the people hostage and eating human flesh, otherwise taking Fangling will only increase his own food and grass burden!

It was already very good to transport the food from Hanzhong and Nanzheng to the front line, and supply it to the soldiers for thousands of miles. Where would there be extra food and grass to feed the people in Fangling?

Li Dian despised the slaughter of civilians for military food supplies.

In addition, if the Yunguan Pass was opened, the soldiers who came thousands of miles from Hanzhong could also get support and replenishment from Wuguan Pass nearby. This was indeed a matter of killing two birds with one stone. But shouldn’t the Cao army in front of them defend Yunguan Pass to the death and block them at the southern end of the Han River?

However, looking at the Cao army warships on the Han River, the Cao army generals did not seem to have the intention of disembarking and leading the troops to advance, so this battle was still a test?

Just a test with a stronger scale and more soldiers?

The surrounding areas of the Han River are also mountainous and forested. It is not an easy task to travel and scout in such an environment. Even if you climb a high mountain, you may not see anything, wasting a lot of time and energy. Therefore, whether it is Li Dian or Cao's army, the focus is on advancing and retreating, attacking and defending along the Han River.

Make the worst plan and do your best, this is Li Dian's principle.

There are naturally great risks in marching thousands of miles to Jingzhou, but Li Dian thinks this risk is worth a try.

Cao Ren on the warship stared at Li Dian in the distance and gritted his teeth.

Although Cao Ren couldn't even see Li Dian's face clearly at this distance, he knew that it was Li Dian.

Cao Ren knew Li Dian to some extent.

The general strategy of luring the enemy was completely ineffective against Li Dian. The strategy that must be formulated against Li Dian's caution could have some effect, but Cao Ren was not sure how much use it would have.

Cao Ren waved his arms, and the thunderous drums suddenly slowed down.

The archers on the ship put away their bows and arrows, and the sky covered by the arrow array became bright again.

The Cao army soldiers who waded ashore in advance had already lined up and began to advance.

One team was in front, and two teams were in the back, forming a triangular attack formation. They were not walking fast, and even had to stop every twenty steps to straighten the formation.

This was the traditional Han army formation.

The neat formation not only reduced the damage of the enemy's long-range weapons, but also made the soldiers in the formation feel the support of their comrades. In the short distance of about two hundred steps, the Cao army paused seven or eight times. Each pause did not reduce the murderous aura in the formation. Instead, it felt like the spring was being compressed tighter and tighter until the two sides met, which was the moment of explosion!

The Cao army continued to approach, and when the two sides were close to 20 or 30 steps, both Li Dian and Cao Ren could see each other's faces, feel each other's breathing, and the boiling murderous intent.

『Dong Dong Dong! ! 』

The war drums sounded again, and the Cao army soldiers rushed over, like blood-colored waves surging from the Han River, and pounced on Li Dian's battle formation.

『Kill! 』

The sword and shield soldiers held up their shields to resist the swords and guns of the Cao army.

The spearmen who came later used their spears to launch a fierce counterattack in the gaps of the shields.

After a short handover, more than a dozen people fell into eternal sleep, most of whom were Cao's soldiers.

Although the Cao army seemed to attack bravely, the equipment of the Cao army was not as good as that of Li Dian and others.

Li Dian's soldiers were equipped with the new standard swords from the cavalry workshop. The armor on their bodies also covered a larger area and had a better defensive effect. With skilled combat skills, they not only blocked the advance of Cao's soldiers, but also began to counterattack Cao.

The Cao soldiers came with a burst of energy, but in front of Li Dian's sword and shield, they fell powerlessly like waves hitting the reef.

On the entire front line, the Cao soldiers had no advantage at all. Although they shouted and fought hard, they could not see any hope of breaking the formation.

Even in some areas, the Cao army was suppressed by Li Dian's team.

Cao's soldiers were seriously injured and fell to the ground one after another.

『Burst the horn! 』

Cao Ren gritted his teeth and issued an order.

Just like the previous hasty battle, Cao's army left dozens of corpses and retreated in a hurry.

Li Dian was a little confused. He couldn't understand why Cao's army would make such an attack, which he thought was meaningless...

They didn't fight hard, just left after a little contact.

What's the point of such a battle?

Aren't they here to die?

Unless...

Cao Ren wanted him to stay here for this reason?

……

At this moment, Zhao Yun in Ji County was also facing something that was delivered to his door...

Gan Feng defeated Dingling in Liaodong and seized a lot of Hu people and horses. When the information was sent back, it was just a matter of galloping, but it was not so simple to send back those seized war horses and captured Hu people.

Zhao Yun had to make corresponding arrangements, but he couldn't delay the original matters, especially in the weak Youzhou area, which was like walking on thin ice.

Therefore, Zhao Yun didn't have much good feelings towards the guy who came to disturb him.

『Qinghe Cui family? 』

Zhao Yun looked back at the business card that was delivered to him.

The clerk who delivered the business card thought that Zhao Yun didn't know the origin of Qinghe Cui family, so he whispered, 『Protector... This Cui family is said to be the descendant of Qi Taigong... Later, they were granted the title of Cui... It can be regarded as a family with a long history...』

『Qi Taigong? 』 Zhao Yun glanced at the clerk, 『Jiang Taigong? 』

The clerk nodded.

『Haha...』 Zhao Yun suddenly smiled, 『This Jiang Taigong helped Zhou to establish the country, but later the King of Qi fought for hegemony in the Spring and Autumn Period... Do you think this Qi Taigong should be surnamed Jiang or Qi? 』

The clerk widened his eyes, 『This...』

Zhao Yun threw the business card back, 『No! Just say that you are busy with certain affairs and have no time to see guests! 』

The clerk retreated obediently.

Outside the Jixian government office, Cui Lin was stroking his beard, thinking about what words he should use to impress Zhao Yun after meeting him, which can not only show the importance of the Cui family to the cavalry, but also show the importance of the Cui family, and also bring out some reserve to avoid Zhao Yun feeling that he is worthless...

Since the Cui family has offended the Cao family, they must find the next one immediately.

The Qinghe Cui family is just a little famous now, and it has not yet reached the peak of the Tang Dynasty after the Wei and Jin Dynasties, so the Cui family still needs to parasitize on a strong person and then suck blood from the host to grow stronger.

Of course, Cui Lin didn't think there was anything wrong with sucking blood from a strong man. After all, hasn't it been like this since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period? When a country was strong, it was submissive and called itself a minister. When it became strong, it immediately turned its back on the country. He was a descendant of the Qi State and the Jiang family. If it came to noble blood, the Cui family was not bad!

But Cui Lin never expected that the business card he sent in would be thrown out just like that!

In this world, there should always be some people who don't follow the old bloodline and don't value the rotten reputation!

When the business card fell in front of Cui Lin with a bang, Cui Lin felt like something in his heart was broken, and it fell into the dust with the business card!