Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 2537 Some people are happy and some are sad

   Youzhou.

  Cao Jun's back camp.

  When things changed, Cao Shang never expected...

  Cao Shang is the grain transport officer, the grain transport officer from Yecheng to here.

  An ordinary petty officer.

  Cao Chun set off with a large army. Although it is said that they carry food and grass, they still need to be continuously transported from the rear to replenish.

  The grain team arrived at the camp on the back road before evening, and it was almost completely dark when the grain and arms were loaded into the warehouse and the delivery was completed.

  Cao Shang and a few of his subordinates gathered together for a discussion, and felt that they hadn’t set a deadline for their return anyway, so they simply rested here for two or three days before heading back.

  Seeing that Cao Chun is about to fight the Hu people, maybe everyone can also win a battle.

  Cao Shang still had this idea in his heart, if he could get some meritorious service, maybe he would no longer have to be this little grain transport officer, and could go up a step?

   After all, not all people surnamed Cao are relatives of Cao Cao. If you want to make progress, you always have to pay something.

   Moreover, from another point of view, the grain transportation team is also exhausted and really needs to rest.

  Since last month, they have already started to deliver food and grass here in advance, running back and forth, and hardly had a good day of rest during the period. Now everyone is terribly tired and exhausted.

Although there are fewer barbarians in the surrounding area, it is not possible to say that they were robbed by some hungry and crazy refugees halfway, but running back and forth, coupled with being on duty during the day and on duty at night, everyone is tense as if they are full. Like a bow, if you don't rest, you will inevitably have the danger of breaking the bowstring.

  But if he wants to stay, it is not up to Cao Shang alone.

  Cao Shang had to come forward and negotiate with Xia Houshang, the general manager of the rear army camp, to see if he could find a place for the grain team to rest in the camp.

  Although they are both called Shang, their status is completely different.

  Xia Houshang didn't see Cao Shang at all, but sent a civil servant to deal with it. The civil servants were also a little embarrassed. There used to be an open space for the food team to rest in the big camp, and there were dozens of large tents, but almost all of them were occupied by other food transport teams gathered from all directions in the past few days. , there is really no way to meet Cao Shang's request in a short while.

  However, considering the number of surnames Cao, the petty official couldn’t say that he had gone too far. In the end, he coordinated and freed up two tents for Cao Shang...

  The question is what can two tents do?

  Who should live in a tent?

  What should people who can’t live in tents do? Do they still use the covered ground as a bed like on the road?

   Then what is it called trimming?

  But the little official was helpless, and he spread his hands, saying that he tried his best, and if it didn't work, let him go to Xia Houshang again.

  It seems that this is the only way to go. Two tents are just two tents. It’s better than nothing.

   Then Cao Shang sent some of the weaker and older soldiers to the tent, but he squatted with others in a sheltered mountain outside the camp.

   Doing this naturally aroused two different kinds of feedback. Some people muttered that Cao Shang was pretending to gain fame, and some people said that Cao Shang would be sympathetic to soldiers...

  Anyway, Cao Shang knew very well that he didn't have much capital now, and naturally he couldn't have a relationship like Xia Houshang, so he could only rely on these soldiers.

  The rear army camp occupies a large area.

  According to the array of three talents, there are two small camps on the left and right, and a large camp in the middle.

Cao Shang and the others had no way to enter the camp to rest. It was a small mountain depression three or four miles away from the camp. Relatively speaking, it was a little distance from the camp, but fortunately it was sheltered from the wind, and then they used some branches or something Covering it up, pressing down the oilcloth, laying hay and blankets on it, it's passable, after all, on the road, sometimes you have to sleep in the open air, that's really...

  No way, there are already people nearby.

  After all, the food delivery team is not just Cao Shang's group.

  When midnight approached, Cao Shang woke up habitually, ready to get up and inspect.

   After standing up a little drowsily, he realized where he is now, and it seems that there is no need to check the post.

   Sleepy.

  But after such a toss, no matter how difficult it is to fall asleep, I simply stopped sleeping and walked a few steps to climb out of the depression.

   The night wind howled.

   There are still some flames flickering in the back road camp in the distance.

   The night wind howled.

   Dots of stars dotted the sky, flickering with cold light.

  Everything seems normal.

  But Cao Shang suddenly jumped in his heart.

   There seemed to be some subtle voices, faintly mixed in the night wind.

After a while, between the pitch-black sky and earth in the distance, a little red light suddenly flashed across, and then the little fire exploded like water pouring into a hot oil pan, and a spray of fire burst out in an instant. Blockbuster.

  Almost at the same time, a series of alarms sounded in the camp in the distance. The jingling sounded into a series, and urgent orders followed one after another.

In less than half a moment, the gate of the back camp suddenly opened, and two teams of soldiers rushed out of the gate. They frantically cleared the barriers set up by the gate and cleared a passage, and then a cavalry rushed out of the camp. Speeding towards the direction of the fire like lightning...

  Cao Shang knew that this was a survey and a test, and it could even play a certain role in slowing down, but looking at the flames in front of him, it might not be enough.

  『If this is...』 Cao Shang murmured, "This is for the food and grass in the camp... If there is no food and grass... General Cao is in the north..."

   Although Cao Shang's voice was not loud, it still scared the soldiers who followed him.

   Without food in hand, who is not afraid?

   If there is no food and grass, no matter if it is a general or a boss, they will have to shamelessly do it!

The soldiers on the side shook their heads, as if they wanted to get rid of the terrifying thoughts in their minds, "Mr. Qu, there are thousands of people in the camp, and there are nearly ten thousand militiamen. Even if they are attacked, It's always okay to keep a watchful eye, isn't it? Just a few days of guarding is enough for General Cao to come to the rescue! 』

Cao Shang was noncommittal to his words, frowning, but carefully looked at the situation of the camp in the distance, and then turned his eyes to the fire that was farther away, nodded and shook his head thoughtfully for a long time, and then turned his head away He looked at the warning lantern upstairs, as if he was waiting for something.

  A large camp of ten thousand people, of course it is impossible to all curl up in one place.

  But the two small camps on the left and right...

   I'm afraid it's dangerous.

   After a while, the messenger rushed out of the camp, shouting all the way: "The general has an order!" All the soldiers outside immediately form a team and enter the camp to wait for orders! 』

  Running and shouting all the way, suddenly some people rushed out from all over the place, heading into the camp.

   Cao Shang looked at it, his face suddenly changed, and he blurted out: "It's broken! The idiot! 』

  Cao Shang jumped up suddenly, "Quick! keep up! 』

  The temporary assembly place for these soldiers outside the camp is of course the supply camp deep in the rear camp.

The supply battalion had already received the order, and they demolished dozens of civilian tents one after another to clear out a place to receive personnel. It's sweat, but it still can't stand the chaos of people surging, and it's difficult to confirm the affiliation for a while in the dark night, it's chaotic!

   In this area, there are naturally some soldiers to maintain order, but where is this small group of soldiers enough? After being rushed by the chaotic flow of people, it suddenly became disorganized.

  Cao Shang brought a few soldiers and was among them. Holding on to the crooked pocket, he strenuously moved forward.

  There are people everywhere, and the faces are chaotic and noisy. Even if they are not far away, they can't hear what the other party is saying.

Cao Shang's face was livid, and his expression was extremely serious. He kept pushing aside the crowd and looked around, trying to find the current military academy or official in charge of the rear camp, but at this moment, a little The gorgeous flames quickly expanded in the blink of an eye!

  『Let's go... It's water! 』

  Someone screamed in the crowd, and then surged even more crazily, almost staggering Cao Shang.

  『It’s over…』

   Cao Shang couldn't help but let out a long sigh when he saw the increasingly chaotic scene.

   At this time, the rear camp was in chaos.

  There are many militiamen responsible for transporting luggage here, and most of them have never been on the battlefield with real swords and guns. It was already a chaotic situation, and coupled with the sudden fire, the battalion was blown up immediately.

Some people sneak into the tent when they see it, some grab something to cover their head, but stick out their buttocks, some just kneel on the ground and cry, and more people are like headless chickens Bumping around, running aimlessly after others...

Even the surrounding soldiers became chaotic. Although some officers were shouting and trying to restrain them, they were thrown into chaos by the scurrying civilians. Many soldiers fled with the civilians subconsciously. No matter what the captain said, berating or scolding didn't work at all. Later, he pulled out his knife and chopped down several deserters and militiamen, but it was still a drop in the bucket.

   When the rear is chaotic, the front is also chaotic. The pawns who formed the formation in front were distracted, and their hands softened. The formation was smashed into several pieces by the opponent's cavalry, and then they saw the cavalry roaring, coming towards here!

  『It’s Hu Qi! 』

Although there are Cao Jun cavalry trying their best to intercept and block them, Hu Qi's innate chaotic skills don't need any special orders, and he doesn't go head-to-head with Cao Jun cavalry at all. Hiding, and seeing Cao Jun's cavalry scattered, they immediately surrounded and fought again.

  The cavalry of the Cao army in the back camp were not as elite as the forwards, and with the commander Xia Houshang, they could not care about their butts when they were at the top. They were stabbed in both ways...

Cao Shang climbed onto the grain truck on the side and looked around, only to see soldiers and civilians scurrying everywhere, but he didn't see a military flag of orders. Regrettably, apart from the shouts of killing in front of the sky and the chaotic screams and cries around him, he couldn't hear a single order for rectification.

  『Idiot! idiot…"

  The army was defeated like a mountain, and the army was in disarray. At this time, it is useless to say anything. The first thing is to find a favorable terrain to stabilize the team, and then talk about other things...

  In the big camp, there are already fires and smoke everywhere.

   Hu Qi scattered and ran around, a dozen or so criss-crossed around the camp, and some even rushed into the camp, chopping down tents and burning them when they saw anyone, trampling wantonly.

Cao Bing did not have orders, so it was difficult to form mutual support and support, so they could only fight on their own in clusters in the east and west. In addition, the chaotic peasants howled and rushed, and sometimes they did not even wait for Hu Qi to become chaotic. It looks like it, and when it is charged by the enemy cavalry again, it is like cutting wheat, and it is all in one piece. Broken arms and legs are flying all over the place, and the stump of the head is kicked by human legs and horseshoes and rolls all over the ground.

Of course, there are Cao soldiers who are not afraid of death and rush to meet Hu Qi, dragging the enemy off the horse even if they don't have a weapon, and rolling down the horse's hoof with the enemy without weapons, even if they die, they still drag the horse's leg. let go...

   It's a pity that these are just sporadic resistance, and they can't play a mainstay role.

  Until Cao Shang stood up in the process and raised the banner...

Going back a little bit in time, Cao Shang went through the chaotic flow of people and found the middle camp of the back camp. However, in the middle camp of the back camp, in order to prevent being attacked by these dazed civilians, Cao Shang had already pulled up the cordon. The platoon soldiers stand solemnly at an arm's length from each other, all of them are indifferent and expressionless, with their swords out of their sheaths and their bows drawn up as if they were facing an enemy. When they see the crowd rushing over to ask questions, they just stab them with a spear, and then come closer Just smashing it with the back of the knife, not directly using the blade of the gun, it is already very annoying. When Cao Shang came, he knew that Cao Shang was dressed in a military uniform and had some status. He was also impolite. "What are you doing?" go back! 』

  Cao Shang stopped and shouted: "I am Cao Shang who belongs to Yecheng!" Call your commander over here! I have something to say! 』

  『Cao what…』If ordinary people came, the team leader would not even pay attention, but when he heard the word “Cao”, he looked at Cao Shang, left a sentence of waiting, and turned around to report.

   After a while, a military marquis came out from the formation, stretched out his head and looked Cao Shang up and down a few times, without declaring his family name, he asked directly: "What's the matter?" 』

  『Send someone to clean up the situation immediately! Can't let the back camp go on like this! Soldiers and civilians should form separate teams! Mules, horses and livestock rushed together and sent someone to take care of them! Let the civilian husband pull all the vehicles over to block the front! be quick! The barbarians will rush into the camp soon, and then it will all be over! 』

  Marquis Jun stared, "Who are you?" 』

  The order received by the Junhou is to guard the center. Do more and make more mistakes, not only among political officials, but also in military academies.

  『A certain surname is Cao! This is a badge! Cao Shang had no choice but to use the tiger's skin as a banner, "If the chaos cannot be settled quickly, then the prime minister will blame you, and General Xiahou will not be able to protect you!" 』

  『…』Jun Hou looked at the waist badge by the light of the fire, then looked up at Cao Shang.

   Waist badges can only prove Cao Shang's identity, but not prove that Cao Shang has any right to transfer troops.

  Cao Shang gritted his teeth and remained motionless.

  『...A certain person has a military order and is on duty here, so he can’t go there...』 Junhou stared at Cao Shang and said, "I can only give you some manpower at most... I will transfer a team to you..."

  『No, at least two teams! Be quick! It's too late! 』

  Junhou hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded.

  When Cao Shang took his pawns with great difficulty and just pulled out a formation, a dozen Hu cavalry rushed out of the darkness and bumped into them directly...

Fortunately, Cao Shang had already arranged a circular formation with the chariot formation as the center. The gaps in the outer chariot formation were filled with shields, spears and straight knives. The spear poked, and those who were injured retreated into the inner circle, and someone inside would naturally stand up to take his place. Some archers were also sent by Cao Shang to the roof of the car to shoot at Hu Qi.

Hu Qi fought around the car formation for a few times, but he didn't get any advantage. He tried to charge several times but failed to hit the car formation. Instead, he was killed and injured a few times. Head, suddenly withdrew.

  The enemy team had just retreated, before Cao Shang and others had time to catch their breath, another team of Hu cavalry rushed over from the other side, chasing some peasants and rout soldiers...

  『Go around to the rear! 』

  Cao Shang, who was in front of the formation, only had time to shout, and saw that some civilians who couldn't keep their pace had already crashed into the formation of cars!

  『Go around to the rear! Crasher, kill! 』Cao Shang yelled, this time is not the time to show mercy!

  The civilian husband was hacked and killed more than a dozen people on the spot before he realized that he hurriedly avoided the front of the circle and went around to the back.

   This group of enemies came and went quickly. They circled back and forth and rushed twice to see if they could move. The leading Hu Qi swung his saber, and a group of Hu Qi screamed and ran away.

When Cao Shang saw that there was a gap, he asked the generals to expand their formation and keep taking in the chaotic soldiers and civilians. However, the successive battles never stopped. Sometimes a group of barbarian cavalry came up to harass and test, sometimes two or three A group of Hu cavalry came over at the same time to fight together. Several times the situation was extremely critical, and the battle was broken in an instant. Fortunately, more and more soldiers of Cao Jun gathered here. After all, organized and unorganized are two different things. The circular array was kept from being breached.

   The chaotic night gradually passed, and the barbarian cavalry also retreated when the darkness left, just like jackals in the dark night, who dare not show their figures when it dawns.

  Looking at the rear camp, there are no longer any large groups of enemies around. Occasionally, some people will show their heads in the distance, and they will turn their heads and leave after a few glances. Cao Shang knows that the current catastrophe is more or less temporarily over.

   As soon as his heart was relaxed, and as soon as the breath in his chest was vented, Cao Shang felt his whole body ached to death, his arms were as heavy as if they had been filled with lead, and he seemed to be unable to hold the sword in his hand...

  Cao Shang held a knife and slowly slid to the ground, panting with his mouth wide open.

  A moment later, there was also the sound of clanging weapons falling to the ground, heavy panting, retching, and suppressed crying everywhere.

  The barbarian cavalry who appeared inexplicably brought not only casualties to the camp of the rear army, but more importantly, a lot of food and grass were burned, which directly affected Cao Chun's "grand plan"...

  (end of this chapter)