Three Kingdoms

Chapter 3147: When risking one’s life meets survival

 At dusk, thick clouds almost blocked the sun from revealing any light.

There seemed to be some light in the hall, but there seemed to be no sunlight at all.

 The sword on the weapon rack also dimmed in the gloom.

Xiahou Dun took a long breath, and the white smoke quickly dissipated in the air, just like the glory and hope he had gained before.

Xiahou Dun heard the news that General Fei Qian of the Hussars had returned to Hedong, but Xiahou Dun did not completely believe it.

 Because Xiahou Dun felt that this was false news.

 Xiahou Dun felt that he understood...

There is no doubt that the Hussars General will return to the army, but when he reaches Hedong?

 This made Xiahou Dun feel hehe.

How could Qiusi leave Guanzhong and come to Hedong?

 Isn’t this putting the cart before the horse?

If he was a hussar, he must have arrived in Guanzhong first, and after stabilizing the three assistants in Guanzhong, he then came to Hedong or some other place. Therefore, Xiahou Dun used himself to save others, so he felt that the news was false, and maybe the hussar was indeed back. , but it should be in Guanzhong at most, not in Hedong.

 The reason why such news appears is because the people in Hedong want to delay?

 Did you deliberately release something that tarnished Cui's reputation to warn others, or was it to make Cui resentful of Cao Jun?

 Cao Cao had done similar things a long time ago, delivering false news and deliberately confusing the enemy, so Xiahou Dun naturally had to take precautions, and Xiahou Dun really believed that Fei Qian should return to Guanzhong instead of east of Hedong.

 So Xiahou Dun wanted to give it a try.

Everyone thought that Cao Cao's rise was smooth and he defeated Yuan Erqian and Yuan Da. However, only Xiahou Dun knew how many times Cao Cao suffered and how many times he walked on the edge of the cliff during this process.

If Xia Houcheng can beat Chen Rui, then Xia Houcheng has the value of continuing to cultivate.

 If you can’t win…

Xiahou Dun's eyes were gloomy, like the eyes of a predator in the dusk.

 …

 …

 In Taiyuan, it was still covered by dark clouds, but in the northern desert of Youzhou, it was already snowing heavily.

 At the beginning, there were just some ice shards falling, but soon it turned into light snow, and the next day it turned into heavy snow, sweeping the sky and the earth into a silvery white. The boundary between heaven and earth seems to be hard to distinguish among the flying snowflakes.

 The way of heaven is chaotic.

 The ax that Pangu opened the sky only separated the heaven and the earth, but did not cut the way of heaven. Because Pangu was the way of heaven and an axe. If he could cut others, how could he cut himself?

The way of heaven is chaotic, and the human heart is also chaotic.

 The large group of cavalry marched hard in the wind and snow.

The war horses snorted, and the knights on the horses kept urging their mounts. The men and horses were breathing white air, and everyone was cursing the heavy snow loudly.

Su Li’s face was very gloomy.

He was riding on a horse, his face covered with silk, and he was looking around vigilantly.

 He regretted it a little.

When he learned that Zhao Yun and others did not follow him into Yanshan, he felt something was wrong, but at that time greed dominated all his thoughts, causing him to subconsciously find some explanations for Zhao Yun's behavior, regardless of Whether these reasons can be established, at least he can plunder Youbei more confidently and boldly.

 Because other tribes were looting, Suli could not let his tribe watch...

 The past few days of plundering Youbei have been like a mouse falling into a honey jar. Everything is good and everything is sweet. Even the air smells of happiness and freedom.

 But, suddenly it started to snow...

The snow fell so hard and fast that even Suli, who was used to the ice and snow of the desert, felt a little strange.

Mo Huba, who was behind, rode his horse up and said in a slightly anxious tone, "Shanyu, this heavy snow comes at the wrong time... The journey is too slow now. I'm afraid... why don't we just occupy a city first?" Take shelter from the wind and snow...』

Suli wore a fur hat on her head, a leather robe on her body, and her face was wrapped in a piece of silk snatched from someone somewhere.

 Mo Huba is also dressed in similar attire.

The fur-covered skin can insulate it from the erosion of snowflakes, but over time, snowwater will still seep in.

Suli and Mo Huba most of the time, they act together. Jiankun and Rouran on the other side naturally gather together, and there is also a lone wolf, Yu Zhudan.

 Now, the Jiankun people and Rouran people have disappeared without knowing when...

 After hearing what Mo Huba said, Suli hesitated and did not answer immediately.

Mo Huba pointed to the position of Yuyang and said: "We have been walking all the way, and the defenders of Yuyang didn't even make a move. I'm afraid they were scared out of their wits!" It's better to take advantage of their declining morale and gnaw Yuyang down in one go! We now have so many expulsions, do we think we can't take this city? ! As long as we capture the city, we won't be afraid no matter how heavy the snow falls! When spring comes, we will take all our things back to the desert! 』

 The more looting there is, the more people there will naturally be. Although these barbarians were all in high spirits, the looted people and objects also slowed down their journey. In addition, it was snowing now, so walking was like a snail.

"Yuyang is not easy to fight..." Su Li frowned and said, "If it doesn't snow now, we can give it a try, but now..."

 In fact, even if it doesn’t snow, no one would want to go fishing.

 There is only meat everywhere else, so why gnaw at the bones?

 The snow just makes these barbarians start to cool down their heated heads, and they start to feel like they have to go back...

What's more, Suli had suffered losses under Yuyang before, so he truly understood the difficulty of attacking Yuyang.

Mo Huba also knew this, so he whispered: "It's okay to consider Shan Yu, but if you say..."

Su Li glanced at Mo Huba.

Mo Huba smiled, his expression was like that of a fool who had never seen the world, as innocent as he wanted.

Suli wondered if Mo Huba knew that he had been frustrated under Yuyang? But when he went back that year, he advertised that he had returned home victorious. After all, he had also looted some supplies in the early stage...

　　　『Great Chanyu, what’s the matter? ” Mo Huba said with a puzzled look on his face, “Even if we really want to evacuate, we can’t just leave in such a mess, right? If Cao Jun saw this, wouldn't he understand everything? And isn’t there someone behind us? Let's make a siege first. If we can defeat it, that's fine. If we can't defeat it, we can also make Cao's army afraid to move... What do you think, Chanyu? 』

Suli thought for a longer time before saying, "Send the order and change the route to Yuyang." Urge the whole army to advance, and no one or one horse is allowed to be left behind... You are right, whether to fight or not is another matter. Even if we want to withdraw, we must suppress Yuyang's people first... otherwise we will not be able to move smoothly! 』

Mo Huba laughed and said, "I will obey the Great Chanyu's order!" Then my little brother will go ahead and set up an outpost for the Great Chanyu! 』

After Mo Huba rushed to the front, his face immediately turned cold, as if all his enthusiasm had been frozen by the wind and snow.

Mo Huba's bodyguard followed Mo Huba and asked in a low voice: "Master leader, are we really...are we really fighting for them?" 』

Mo Huba sneered, "Don't you see it?" This kind of weather...fuck you! Tell our own people to rush to Gubeikou as soon as possible! Other things...hehe...』

 The wind and snow are blowing down.

 All the scenery seemed to be smeared and confused.   …

 …

 When it snowed heavily, the Hu people scattered to various places, like small streams converging into rivers, automatically started to walk back.

This almost instinctive habit is not the so-called military literacy, nor is it the habit of later generations of Qingchongmengchuu who always shout about being less than ten thousand, invincible, etc., but an instinct for survival in the desert.

Of course, driven by such instincts, due to differences in command systems and cultural concepts, when farming with a pyramid structure versus flat nomadic life often suffers some local losses, but when the pyramid structure When stable, the nomadic flat-style combat method is completely unable to withstand the stability of farming and will be quickly brought down.

In Youzhou, when the government failed to come forward, some big names in Yuyang Land stood up in the face of the threat.

From this perspective, the gentry also has the side of protecting the countryside.

Just like Liu Fu, the son of Liu He, he was one of the gentry children who stepped forward.

Liu He was different from that big-eared guy. He was a clan member of the Han Dynasty and a serious royal noble. However, because he got involved in political strife during the reign of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, he was framed and killed by Cao Jie, so Liu He His son Liu Fu left the court and fled to the frontier, but now he was forced out by the barbarians.

The blood splashed on the white snow, speckled and shockingly bright.

Liu Fu, with dozens of troops, caught a evacuating Hu tribe team and launched a charge without saying a word.

This barbarian team has spent too much energy on the ordinary people of Youzhou, and has traveled a long distance. Facing the charge of Liu Fu and others, there is not much power to fight back.

There was a flurry of arrows and arrows, and several horsemen fell down as they dismounted.

Liu Fu's eyes were red, and he rushed in front of the Hu riders. He waved the horse spear in his hand, and the sharp blade cut open the Hu man's leather robe, pierced the Hu man's body, and blood spattered everywhere.

One side is tired of fighting for a long time, and their fighting spirit has been vented long ago, but the other side is a new force. They have been holding back their anger in the past few days. They are fighting together, and the victory or defeat has been decided long ago. .

The barbarian team soon lost their fighting spirit. With a whistle, they abandoned the trapped people and fled in all directions.

At this time, the people who were held hostage seemed to have returned to their souls. They knew pain, suffering, discomfort, and exhaustion again. They were wailing, hey, woo, wailing, crying, and testing Liu Fu's attitude...

Just as Liu Fuguang wanted to step forward to appease these people, a guard beside him pulled the reins of his horse and said, "Young Master, no!" 』

　　　　Uncle, what does this mean? Liu Fu asked.

"It is the responsibility of the government to take care of the refugees..." the confidant guard whispered, "What's more, we... are also powerless..."

 They can save some people, but not all of them.

The Hu people in Youzhou have not completely left. Who knows whether they will provoke revenge from the Hu people.

 The key is that Liu He was framed by Cao Jie and died...

Of course, until now, some people still say that Cao Jie is a kind and honest man.

Then Cao Jie and Cao Cao...

 So now that Liu Fu has emerged, it is actually not a good thing for Liu Fu himself.

　　　『I just want to save people! These are my folks! Liu Fu pointed at the people who were being held hostage by the barbarians and said, "Now that I have beaten away the barbarians, you want me to leave them alone?" 』

　　　『The imperial court doesn’t care, how can we? ! ” The confidant was also anxious, and his voice couldn’t help but grow louder, “Young Master can see it too! Where are Youzhou soldiers and horses? Where is General Yuyang? Where are they? These barbarians are everywhere! How was this battle fought? What about these people? Hundreds of people were driven by a dozen riders, just like driving a herd of pigs and sheep! If you are all waiting for someone to save you, who can save you? ! 』

Most of the people who were driven away were extremely exhausted. When they saw the reinforcements, many of them fell to the ground on the spot, unable to pull themselves up.

Hearing the voice of Liu Fu's confidants, some people looked up blankly, their faces numb. Some people lowered their heads in shame and stopped looking at Liu Fu and others. However, some people sat on the ground and panted heavily after listening. Liu Fu's confidants suddenly stood up and shouted back: "I am from Lijiazhai!" Our village was surrounded, and we sent messengers asking for help five times, but none of them came back! not a single one! When they collected the taxes, they were not even a day late! Not one person is missing! Now we are looking for help from them, but no one has come! We guarded from day to night, and from night to day... The stronghold was breached, and all the people who were guarding the stronghold were killed! My uncle, my uncle, my eldest brother...I...I...』

The young man burst into tears, and was quickly blown into ice by the wind and snow, "When they collected our money, grain, and taxes, they said that we were the people of the Han Dynasty, and we were under their control, and we had to listen to their orders!" Now we are in danger, where are they? Where is the control, where is the order? ! When they want to collect money, we should be treated as subjects, and we should be filial to them like sons and grandsons. When something happens, we will be unruly people, untouchables, and deserve to be left alone and deserve to die? why is that? ! 』

The last few words, the young man's roar seemed to have penetrated the wind and snow, or was mixed in the north wind, whimpering, floating, and then quickly dissipated in the wind and snow, leaving only There is some aftertaste in the hearts of some people.

Liu Fu was silent, and so were the close guards around him.

The young man's words aroused the sighs of the people around him. Some people burst into mourning, and some even fell to their knees and slapped the snow on the ground hard.

Liu Fu was full of anger, but could not find anyone to vent his anger. Looking at these ragged and embarrassed people, he could not say a word. He just felt that there was a big stone blocking and pressing in his heart, making it difficult for him to breathe. Get tough.

Liu Fu looked around, hoping to find some more Huqi to fight with so he could vent his anger. When he raised his eyes, he saw only falling snow covering everything from gray to black to red. All covered up.

Liu Fu stabbed his horse into a dead Hu man, and then shouted: "I am of the blood of the emperor!" My surname is Liu! The court doesn't care, and I just sit back and watch, isn't that just like a villain? ! Take out all the dry food and wine bags! Take care of the injured! Old and weak... first..."

Liu Fu shouted, his eyes swept across the crowd, but he couldn't say the rest of the sentence.

 Because there are no old or weak among the people.

Liu Fu became more and more angry. He jumped off his horse, drew his sword, walked towards a Hu cavalry soldier lying on the ground not far away, grabbed him, and asked: "Which tribe are you from?" ? Who is the leader? 』

The Hu man had armor on his body and must have been a captain-level figure. Therefore, he was not killed on the spot during the fight, but was seriously injured and fell to the ground. However, although he was seriously injured, he was still strong. When Liu Fu stabbed him with a knife, he still screamed. He drank a mouthful of blood and muttered something in nonsense, which didn't sound like good words.

Liu Fu was so angry that he chopped off his head with a sword.

Just as the confidant guard who was following behind stretched out his hand, he saw the barbarian’s head being kicked away by Liu Fu...

"well…"

It is a good thing that the young master has a kind heart, but being so impulsive may not necessarily be a good thing.

 But now, as a close guard who has followed Liu Fu for many years, the only thing he can do is to wipe Liu Fu's **** as best he can.

"Young Master, we can't save them..." the confidant guard said, "Young Master, don't worry...listen to me, these people...there is no room for them in Zhuangzi. Besides, the Youzhou Cao family did not save these people, but we did. Once the barbarians retreat, this will not be a merit, but a sin! 』

"I do not care! Liu Fu said in a deep voice, "I will save them!" 』

 ‘Young Master…’ My confidant had a terrible headache.

 ‘You come up with a way to save them! Liu Fu grabbed his confidant and said, "See for yourself!" These are all big Han people! They are all big men! If we don't save them today, will they still recognize the Han Dynasty? ! 』

 My confidants really want to say, the world of Han Dynasty is not yours...

 But looking at Liu Fu's serious eyes, his confidant sighed, "Young Master, unless...unless we take them out of here..."

"leave here? Where to go? Liu Fu asked.

The confidant said slowly, as if he was sorting out his thoughts, "Zhuangzi can't go back, he can't go to Yuyang City, and he can't leave Jizhou... It's snowing so hard, and it's hard to walk through Gubeikou... If we really want to take these people, we can only Go west, go to Changshan New Town... If you go to Changshan New Town, I know there is a mountain road that can provide some shelter from the wind and snow... Juyongkou..."

　　　…" Liu Fu thought for a moment, then waved his arm, "Okay! Just go to Juyongkou! We will no longer serve this person named Cao! I was just about to go and see who that hussar was? ! 』

　　　　Everybody move! Go west! 』

 ‘Let’s go, let’s go! After passing Juyongkou, you can survive! 』

A group of people followed in a daze, as if the word "survive" could make them forget all the pain.

 (End of this chapter)