Three Kingdoms

His eyes returned to the Heluo area.

Luoyang area.

The two teams collided fiercely, their weapons clashing with each other and sparks flying across the sky.

Next to Wang Chang, the neighing of horses, the sound of swords and guns piercing flesh, and the dull sound of people exhaling their last breath seemed to blend together. Shadows of people and horses were swaying around, blocking Wang Chang's sight, but he still knew that reinforcements were coming in front of him, and these noisy and chaotic sounds did not make him panic much.

The cruelty of the cavalry battle broke out almost instantly.

Because both sides are moving at high speed, the battle is not like going back and forth on the ground for several rounds. Basically, life and death are decided when they meet. The one who survives sits on the horse, and the one who dies is Under the hooves of a horse, once the horse cannot sit firmly and falls under the horse, death is almost certain...

"west! west! 』

"Go forward!" Go forward! 』

Wang Chang knew that his martial arts would not be of much help in the battle, so the only thing he could do was to hold the horse's neck tightly, reduce the chance of injury as much as possible, and then strive to go west, because that It's the direction of home.

In the collision of iron and blood, the battle did not last long. Xiahou Shang's level was basically equivalent to that of a crispy person who would be instantly killed by anyone he met. Therefore, Xiahou Shang did not dare to rush forward at all. Naturally, Zhu Ling, who couldn't stop much, still had two brushes. Although the number of cavalry in Cao's army was not small, when Zhu Ling led his troops to charge, they were completely shattered. Then Zhu Ling did not waste any time fighting, and took Wang Chang and others with him and left.

The soldiers of Cao's army roared and chased forward for a while, then withdrew the army...

Xiahou Shang was very angry.

Nine points are for others, and one point is for himself.

While turning around in despair, Xiahou Shang saw at a glance the Yang soldiers on the distant city wall who seemed to be laughing and joking.

Sometimes people's sixth sense is very strange. Even though they are far away, they seem to be able to understand what those people are doing...

Yang Xiu has no generals under his command, so he has to do everything by himself.

Before he became the leader, he thought that a scholar could understand everything, understand everything, and give guidance to the country. Only when he actually did it himself did Yang Xiu realize that there were many things that he couldn't do.

It was almost universally acknowledged that the Hussars were very powerful, and Yang Xiu felt hot in his eyes. But if I want to have such a fighting force, I find it extremely difficult. Several generals under Fei Qian's command seemed to regard Heluo as a place where they could walk on their own feet. After coming and leaving as they pleased, the Yang's Army in Heluo could hardly maintain its last bit of reputation.

Although military morale is something that cannot be seen or touched, it can actually affect the soldiers. It is not unreasonable for later generations to call this kind of military soul, because things like the soul are also invisible and intangible. However, if a person loses his soul, he is confused and does not know life or death.

Just like this time, Zhu Ling led his troops to defeat Xia Houshang's pursuers, while the Yang army on the city wall stood crowded at the battlements, looking at the distance outside the city. In the battle scene, you can hear the faint sounds of shouts and collisions, and then everyone has different expressions.

"Come on, come on, this is the Hussars!" Look, this Cao Jun still missed, he was beaten so hard that he almost peed! 』

"Cao's army is in chaos, chaos!" If we take the opportunity to rush out, at least three or five of them will come back with their heads! 』

"Have a pickle dream!" It's still a shame. Are you a pickle and have another gambling debt? Even three or five heads are not enough for you to pay back! 』

"Sit tight and don't worry!" Isn’t it just money? It’s a trivial matter! 』

A large group of Yang soldiers gathered around the battlements in small groups, laughing and watching, as if they were watching a big show.

A big show indeed.

He failed to catch up, but instead lost more than 20 cavalry. It is certainly impossible to say that it did not affect the morale of the army at all. This also made these Cao Jun cavalry, known as the great victory in Youbei, calm down a little and understand that they There is still some distance between him and the cavalry under the hussar.

It's quite a gap.

Maybe for one-on-one, the difference is not very big, but when put into a group, plus generals...

This is actually normal. Supporting cavalry has never been a simple matter. The places where Han Dynasty produces horses are basically in the hands of Fei Qian. Cao Jun only has horses in Youbei, but regardless of quantity and quality, None of them can compare with the Xiliang horses among the hussars. Not only did Cao's army have to work hard to get horses from Youbei, but they also needed to spend money on training. At the same time, Cao's army did not have suitable cavalry generals and established a complete cavalry training code. In addition, they were not as good as those in the hussars. Simple and efficient, the cost of training a cavalry is two or three times higher than that of Fei Qian, but the effect is only 70% to 80%.

If there is no comparison, there is certainly no harm.

When Xia Houshang led the Youbei cavalry, he still thought it was good, but when he met the hussars, he just felt that his horses were a bit shorter, the armor was thinner, and the combat skills were a bit slower. Everything seemed to be wrong. A little shorter, a little missing...

But just go back in such despair?

Do you want to pursue it again?

Can't beat it.

Or else go back and arrest and kill Wang Chang’s deputy?

But this can't cover up the fact that he failed in chasing Wang Chang. He clearly caught up with him, but was defeated. There is no way around it!

Deputy Wang Chang naturally turned around to catch him, but now he had to catch up with him first, but he couldn't help but find a way to explain it!

These days, no matter what happens, there must be an explanation.

If you can't catch up, of course it's not your fault, but...

Xiahou Shang reined in the reins, and the horse snorted dissatisfied.

"General, what are you..." Xia Houshang narrowed his eyes and suddenly had an idea, "Here comes someone!" Go and pass the order, instructing the Yang family in the city to quickly dispatch eight hundred troops to hunt down the rebels with us! 』

"ah? ” Xiahou Shang’s men didn’t quite understand.

"Oh shit!" Go quickly! Xia Houshang shouted angrily.

Cao Jun's cavalry immediately separated into three or five people and rode towards the city.

The Yang family's forces are mainly concentrated in the city and are held hostage by members of the Yang family.

Not surprisingly, Yang refused the request of Cao Jun, also known as Xiahou Shang.

How could Yang be willing to participate in such a thing?

But Xia Houshang was not disappointed. Instead, he burst out laughing. Then he called several middle-level military schools, gathered together, and said in a deep voice: "Remember them all. This is what happened... When we catch up, , found that the Hussars had already been supported, and we were single and weak, so we temporarily asked the Yang family to borrow troops. As a result, the Yang family had ulterior motives and refused to let us in. In desperation, we had no choice but to pursue on our own, but due to lack of troops , it’s a pity to lose in battle..."

After saying that, Xia Houshang looked around, "Do you understand?" Are you all clear? If you are still unclear, check it out quickly. The key point is that the Yang family does not borrow troops. We have fewer people to fight with more people, which makes it impossible to pursue and kill! 』

"Understood! Yang has no good intentions! 』

"Yes, the Yang family is probably colluding with Qiaoqi!" 』

"OK! We were few in number, but the general still pursued bravely. How courageous this was! 』

……(●｀●)……

A group of people walked forward along the road.

Peng Yue followed Huang Zhong and asked in a low voice: "General Huang, we...are we going to take these people?" 』

"Heh..." Huang Zhong smiled, "These are just the right number of people. Don't worry about the rockiness. 』

Peng Yue nodded slightly awkwardly.

After Peng Yue put on the equipment of the Han Forbidden Army, he passed the military checkpoint on Bowang Slope almost smoothly. On the one hand, it was because of the equipment of the Han Forbidden Army, and on the other hand, Peng Yue was a man and a horse, and he and Bowang The warning received by Pojunzhai did not comply with the warning, so Cao Jun, who was on duty at Bowangpo, did not be alert enough.

Of course, Peng Yue now naturally changed out of the equipment of the Han Forbidden Army, and instead wore the standard armor of the Hussars.

Nowadays, because of General Fei Qian of the Hussars, the use and equipment of the cavalry has almost reached its peak in history. It is no wonder that Huang Zhong and other generals have strong confidence.

There were probably three periods when the Chinese cavalry was the strongest in history. One is the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Weihuo, one is the period of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, and the other is the period of Emperor Gaozong Li Zhi of the Tang Dynasty. However, among these three periods, only the period of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty can be regarded as worthy of its name. The cavalry during Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty was outstanding in terms of equipment level and logistical support capabilities.

The cavalry in the era of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty can be said to be both far and near. Not only did they have advanced weapons, but they were also all equipped with cavalry crossbows and armor. The overall number reached 80,000 at its peak.

In Chinese history, it was only at this time that such powerful equipment could be produced. Although the Han armor was indeed not as good as the Mingguang Armor of the Tang Dynasty, the cavalry crossbow was indeed outstanding. Even if the cavalry crossbow was not used, the other equipment would have no impact on the surrounding The grassland peoples are also in a state of being completely crushed.

In Chinese history, it was difficult for cavalry to develop, mainly due to three reasons. One was that horses were not good enough. The Central Plains was in dire need of horses. Taking the period of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty as an example, horses over 1.2 meters tall were classified as military horses. This shows how short of a horse there was at that time...

In order to change this situation, the Han Dynasty began to encourage folk horse breeding from the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and introduced fine war horses from the Western Regions, and then improved and bred them. This kind of breeding work reached its peak until the period of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty.

Then, he was "cut down" by some people. The reason is very simple. On the one hand, Ma Zheng has many shortcomings, but Chinese people are relatively smart. Think about the temporary workers in later generations who are crookedly wearing tiger skins. It's clear. On the other hand, horse administration is also a burden on large local households. The more property there is, the more war horse indicators there are, which will inevitably provoke strong opposition from the local gentry.

The second is that people are not good enough. But people are not good, mainly because of the lack of horses. Because there are no horses, it is impossible to ride a horse. The cavalry only starts training when they join the army, and in the absence of effective drills, the training speed of the general cavalry is very slow, and it often takes three days. It takes five years to achieve combat effectiveness. During the period of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, due to the sufficient cavalry establishment of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the training of the cavalry was not interrupted, and a step-by-step system was maintained. Therefore, the cavalry during the period of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty was fully trained and had rich combat experience.

The third is the logistics and weapons industry. During the period of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, in order to compete with the Xiongnu, the Han Dynasty had established a series of weapons arsenals to equip the cavalry with cavalry crossbows. This allowed the cavalry to have a shooting range of up to 200 steps, and its accuracy was much higher than that of ordinary bows and arrows. many. This makes the period of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty the only period in history when the Central Plains Dynasty ravaged the nomadic tribes in the grasslands.

This is how one man stands up to five barbarians...

It is achieved through hard power, not through bragging.

Just like Huang Zhong's current reputation in Runan, it is also earned through hard work.

The reason why Huang Zhong did not lead a large force was because, on the one hand, after the last Pang Tong incident, Cao Ren and Cao Zhen increased the number of scouts in Wancheng to report Huang Zhong's movements at any time. It was easier for a small force to deceive others. With hundreds of people, it is basically impossible to hide the secrets from those informants.

The key is that these Cao Jun's scouts may not really be professional scouts. There are many or even ordinary people who can sell Huang Zhong's information for a few dollars...

Because the current Wancheng is a commercial city. This point has been established since the reconstruction of Wancheng. The commercial atmosphere is so strong that everything can be bought and sold.

At Bowang Slope, because the last time Huang Zhong passed by as if he were shopping, it was "painted with feces on the wall", so he put a lot of effort into it, not only setting up more barriers on the road, but also setting up more barriers on the road. And a lot of traps were added, just like in later generations, people died in a traffic accident in a certain area, and then dozens of speed bumps were nailed on the road...

This is like saying that speed bumps are the main factor causing traffic accidents. Without speed bumps, the accident coefficient increases. With speed bumps, traffic accidents can be reduced. Adding a dozen more speed bumps can greatly reduce the probability of traffic accidents. Same.

If this is really the case, then why not nail speed bumps every three or four meters on all roads across the country? Wouldn't this mean that there would be no traffic accidents across the country? Isn’t it beautiful?

The same is true for the military stronghold in Bowangpo today, with large and small horse-repelling pits and pits for trapping horses, as if they can stop Huang Zhong in this way...

Huang Zhong squinted his eyes, stroked his beard, then turned his head slightly and ordered, "Bring out the general's flag!" 』

The general's flag includes the commander's flag used in the central army's tent, and there are also portable flags.

Following Huang Zhong's instructions, one of his personal guards immediately pulled out the flag from his arms, then put a set on his spear, and then raised it high...

There was a sudden chaos in the Bowangpo military camp.

Seeing Huang Zhong's flag, Cao Jun, who was on duty at Bowangpo, suddenly felt as if his heart had broken several times, his nose was sore, and he almost cried.

God, why is this evil star coming again? !

The head of his former boss, who had just been executed in anger by Cao Zhen, was still hanging on a wooden stake in front of the military camp!

"The song is long!" The song is long! That...that's here again! 』

"I saw it!" ”Cao Jun Qu Chang gritted his teeth and said, “Be alert! The whole army is on alert, we can't... we can't let him pass! 』

If Huang Zhong is allowed to go through this again...

The new music director doesn't want to have his head in the company of his former boss.

Huang Zhong led the people and slowly stepped forward.

A stone's throw away.

The Cao soldiers at the checkpoint in the military camp all had serious faces, some were holding knives, some were holding spears, and many Cao soldiers had their bows and arrows set up, as if they were ready to shoot at any time.

On Huang Zhong's side, everyone looked relaxed.

Except Peng Yue.

Peng Yue, who was beside Huang Zhong, couldn't help but become a little nervous when he saw such a situation.

Huang Zhong seemed to have noticed Peng Yue's nervousness, so he smiled and said, "Don't pull the reins so hard, or you may startle the horse. If it really falls into a pit, it will be hard to repair the holes in your body!" 』

There are small and large horse traps.

A small one is just a fall. A large horse pit usually has sharpened bamboo sticks or wooden stakes. Once it falls, there will basically be several holes.

Huang Zhong seemed to be teasing, but Peng Yue did not relax completely. Because Peng Yue originally thought that Huang Zhong would come with a large army, wouldn't everything be simple? As a result, Huang Zhong brought more than twenty people.

"I'm going hunting in the east!" And move away from the horse! ” Huang Zhong said loudly.

Cao Junqu's face turned dark.

Last time Huang Zhong "hunted", he didn't know exactly what he hunted. He just knew that his former boss died. Now Huang Zhong came to "hunt" again...

Cao Jun Qu Chang really wanted to shout at Huang Zhong, Huang Ye! What kind of prey do you want? I'll send someone here to hunt it down and deliver it to you every day, okay? Please don't come!

But in full view of the public, Cao Jun's commander couldn't shout like that, so he had no choice but to stand up, clear his throat and shout loudly, "There is an order!" It is forbidden here..."

Before Cao Junquzhang finished shouting, Huang Zhong reached out to his side, and in a blink of an eye, he opened his bow and drew an arrow. It seemed that he didn't even take aim, and just shot an arrow!

The long arrow seemed to teleport, disappearing from Huang Zhong's long bow, and when it reappeared, it had already nailed the long bow of Cao Jun directly to the wooden stake!

Cao Junqu's eyes rolled up and he fell limp_(:з」∠)_...

There was a commotion in the military camp and checkpoints. Cao Jun started making noises. Some Cao Jun archers couldn't help but shoot at Huang Zhong and others. However, their bow power could not compare with Huang Zhong's. The arrows fell on Huang Zhong one after another. In front of Zhong and others, it was stuck on the ground crookedly.

"Hahaha! This time I cummed hard, next time I won’t be merciful! Huang Zhong put down his long bow, stroked his beard slightly, and said loudly, "It's just hunting, why is it like this?" ! 』

Although Huang Zhong lowered his bow temporarily, Cao's soldiers all knew that Huang Zhong might raise his bow again at any time.

In addition to the long bow in Huang Zhong's hand, Huang Zhong's men also seemed to have taken out some thunderbolts, showing some smiles that made Cao's soldiers tremble.

Cao Junqu touched his forehead, and then he managed to stand up with the help of others. Although his legs were unavoidable, he was still shaking a little, but at least he was not scared to the point of peeing...

Huang Zhong waved his hand and signaled to his men, "Move away from Juma!" 』

Several Huang Zhong's personal guards stepped forward and arrived in front of the Juma in the middle of the road in front of Cao Jun. Then they jumped off the horse and began to move the Juma.

The soldiers of Cao's army wanted to stop him, but they didn't dare. Then they stretched their heads to see how long their troops were.

Cao Jun Qu Chang touched his forehead, his face turned blue and white. He opened his mouth several times and felt the coldness on his back, but he couldn't make any sound.

Do you really want to risk your life?

The soldiers of Cao's army at the checkpoints in the military stronghold are just county soldiers drawn from the ground in Nanyang, not elite private soldiers under General Cao's army. For them, being soldiers is more about making a living.

Everyone is just trying to earn a living. If you rush to death, you may not even get a pension. If you accidentally become hemiplegic, become disabled and then retire from the army, you may not even be able to eat. This...

You look at me, I look at you.

Everyone is smart and hopes that the fool will go first, but after the fool dies, there will be no more.

I didn't choose to take action at the beginning, but it became more and more difficult later on.

After all, Huang Zhong shot him down with an arrow before he could even muster the courage to do so...

Until Huang Zhong's men moved away the horses and the group passed the checkpoint, the commander of Cao's army did not dare to issue any orders. When Huang Zhong and his party walked far away, the commander of Cao Jun wiped the sweat from his forehead and said in a hoarse voice: "You guys come here... remember, they... took a mountain path... they didn't pass here." ……understand? If anyone spills the beans, I will take advantage of you before I die! Do you understand? 』