Three Kingdoms

  The old herdsman was very sad.

  After many cross-examinations and repeated confirmations, Zhang Yun finally understood the general situation.

  Part of the old herdsmen were attacked.

  Those attackers were not from Wuhuan or Xianbei, but Han Chinese, or an army led by Han Chinese.

But for the old herdsmen, they couldn't tell the difference between the Cao army and the hussars, so they instinctively thought that the Han people wanted to kill them, so they came to the old herdsmen in a hurry, hoping to escape the strangulation of the Han people , fled to the depths of the desert.

   But the problem is that most of the old herdsmen escaped from the depths of the desert. Now let them escape back?

So under the dilemma, some people thought that the Han people were not a family, and the old herdsmen and others also remembered that the Han people here in the army village would let them raise lambs on their behalf, and they were allowed to station on the edge of the army village, and occasionally Can be traded for some items etc...

   But the question is what if the Han people want more than just a few sheep?

After a fierce dispute erupted, the herdsmen also discovered that Zhang He's flag had come from the army camp, and then asked those tribesmen who were attacked to carefully identify Zhang He's flag, and found that it was clearly different from the attacker's Han flag. , so I decided to give it a try.

  That's right, it was a try, so the old herdsman really came here with the heart of dying, that's why he was so scared when he met Zhang Yun.

  Zhang He thought about it.

If it is really a mixture of the remnants of more than a dozen tribes that were stricken by the disaster, then naturally there is a lack of young and strong people, and now that autumn is coming, if it is said that they cannot get the protection of hussars, then no matter where they flee, they will be able to escape. It is a dead end. In the desert, there are not only picturesque scenery. When winter is the most difficult time, according to the customs on the grassland, these elderly herdsmen are the first to die.

Even if inland relocation is not allowed, you can only settle down around the military stronghold. With the protection of the garrison of the big Han, you don't have to worry about being annexed or provoked by other tribes. You can have a relatively safe foothold and survive. There is also a guarantee. If it is not possible, you can go further south in winter and hide in a warmer area further south through the Han military camp. After all, after declaring their allegiance first, wouldn't the Han people just refuse to save them?

  So from a rational point of view, it makes sense.

However, Zhang Yun did not make a decision immediately. He ordered the old herdsman to be taken down first, and asked him to communicate with the herdsmen waiting outside to calm down the minds of the herdsmen outside. Some people immediately followed the clues provided by the old herdsman to investigate the identities of the attackers...

  The gate of the military village was opened.

  Shi Bazhi led a group of people and rushed out from inside.

  …(~￣(OO)￣)ブ…

  Xiahou Zijiang was very proud.

  Although he said that he just defeated a small nomadic tribe, he feels that he is now like a king with supreme authority!

   One word can decide the life and death of others!

  This is more exciting than nai and butt!

  Xiahou Zijiang is not the stupidest official second generation, there are many more stupid official second generations than him in history.

  For example, Sima Yan in history.

Sima Yan summed up the reasons why Cao Wei's country was taken away by the Sima family, and used his unusual brain circuit to conclude that the reason for the final defeat of the Cao family was "the clan is not strong". In this way, if the powerful ministers dare to seize power in the central government, the Sima princes from all over the country will have the strength to clear the emperor's side, so as to ensure that the throne will always be in the hands of the Sima family.

  After all this was done, Sima Yan even boldly chose a mentally handicapped son to inherit the throne of the country.

  After the death of Sima Yan, the throne had only been passed on for one generation, and the world began to be in chaos. His idea was right, indeed, no powerful minister rose up to rebel. All those who rebelled were relatives of the emperor and the princes of the Sima family.

  Although Sima Yan and Xiahou Zijiang are not of the same age, they both have the same problem, they are stubborn and do not listen to persuasion, always thinking that he is the only one who is great in the world.

Before the Wuhu Chaohua, someone once persuaded Sima Yan that the Hu people could not use it directly, and that the uneducated Hu people were very dangerous. Before the Hu people wanted to go south to attack the capital, and they had to cross mountains and mountains to fight the pass. Now if there are Hu people Chaos, it only takes two or three days to hit the capital directly! It's better to rectify the Hu people and regulate the Hu people, it's better to move the Hu people to the border areas, etc...

  Although these methods are not necessarily correct, they might as well be a reminder, but Sima Yan didn’t listen at all. He felt that he was so awesome, what could a mere barbarian do to him?

  Xiahou Zijiang also refused to listen to persuasion.

   At the very beginning, someone persuaded him not to go in this direction, go a little north or go a little east, but going west is really riskier, Xiahou Zijiang refused to listen.

  The risk is high, but exciting!

Xiahou Zijiang was about to go west, and when he encountered a small nomadic tribe, he easily attacked it, but Xiahou Zijiang had never led troops to fight after all, and even such a small tribe could miss out. …

  After conquering the tribe, some people also persuaded Xiahou Zijiang to take it away when he was good, and to go back after tidying up, but how could Xiahou Zijiang listen? He hasn't stimulated enough! In other words, Xiahou Zijiang was still in a period of excitement, and the excitement of seeing blood made his **** hard, and when he caught Hu Nu, he got up all over the place.

   What's more, Xiahou Zijiang doesn't want to go back at all, he feels more free outside!

   Now that he has won the victory, it is precisely the state where he feels that he can fight against the sky, seeing that everyone is a younger brother, and feels that he can be regarded as **** the earth by doing push-ups.

   Do whatever you want, do whatever you want!

   Two if one is not enough, three if two are not enough!

   Anyway, if you can have fun for a day, you will never have a good time for a long time. If you can play now, you will never leave it until tomorrow!

  If no one listens to persuasion, then no one can do anything but send someone back secretly to report to Xia Houshang. And the people who accompanied Xiahou Zijiang here, because part of them are Hu people, although they are mercenaries, they said nothing about Xiahou Zijiang's treatment of nomadic tribes on the surface, but they were not very happy in their hearts, and they were in a state of passive sabotage , and another small group of Han soldiers only knew to follow Xiahou Zijiang. Xiahou Zijiang didn't say anything, so apart from eating, drinking and having fun, the rest were on duty, patrolling, investigating, guarding, etc. Save as much as you can...

  …щ(｀ωщ)…

  Zhang He was very puzzled.

  According to the information obtained by Shi Bazhi, Zhang He knew that an army of Cao Jun attacked the so-called "Great Alliance" of the old herdsman, which was actually a small tribe that had fled back from Beimo.

  Moreover, Shi Bazhi also recognized that Cao Jun's banner was "Xiahou"...

   Above, there is nothing strange about it.

There is nothing strange about it, because a small nomadic tribe is really inconspicuous, scattered in the desert grassland, like a lost lamb, even if it can't be eaten by tigers and leopards, it can't be said. It also fell into the mouths of wolf dogs and others. In the desert grassland, such things happen every month and month. It is too common for Cao Jun to attack and wipe out such nomadic tribes.

   What's unusual is that after Cao Jun attacked, he didn't leave. Not only did he not leave, but he seemed to be having a carnival on the spot...

   This is quite weird, and Zhang He can't help but wonder if it is a bait, and then there will be some traps and so on.

   While leading the people to the accident site, Zhang He sent scouts again to investigate in other directions away from the accident site.

  The news that the scouts reported back again did not alleviate Zhang Xi's doubts...

  『General, do you suspect that there is an ambush behind this? ’ Shi Bazhi asked.

   Zhang Yun did not hide anything from Shi Bazhi, nodded and said, "Cao Zi and his men...there are still some ways to manage the army, so it's not like this...well, loose..."

  Although Zhang He said that he didn't get along very well with Cao Chun, he still knew something about Cao Chun. At least the soldiers under his command would not be in the current situation.

   What's more, the banner of "Xiahou" was also played. What does this mean?

  『Revisit! Zhang He narrowed his eyes and gave the order to investigate again.

  Of course, if you have the eyes of God, you can know that Xiahou Zijiang's people didn't set any traps at all, but the problem is that Zhang Yun doesn't know! This is like the fog of war in the game. The field of vision is different when using a puppy to explore the path and using a tank to explore the path. There are two lines drawn on the map, and many are shrouded in darkness.

  Shi Bazhiba smacked his lips, and then said, "General, why don't I go try it?" General, you stand behind the formation, if there is any ambush, I will withdraw! 』

  Zhang He thought for a moment, nodded and said, "No rush, I'm making a decision when the scouts come back." 』

  That being said, Zhang Xi has already made up his mind. The desert is empty, and if he wants to hide people, he can only hide in the distance, so if the scouts really don't find any ambush, then it is indeed possible to fight fast and slow down!

  …(｀)Ψ…

  Xia Houshang was very angry.

  Xiahoushang himself is not a general. Or to be more accurate, Xia Hou is not yet a first-rate general, he can be regarded as a second-rate average at most, or even a little below. Historically, it is clear who he played against. In the early stage, his opponent was Wuhuan. In the middle stage, he and Xu Huang fought against Meng Da. In the late stage, he played against Zhuge Jin, and then it was gone. . If it wasn't for his surname Xiahou, based on his achievements and meritorious service, he would never have been promoted to the Great General of Conquering the South. After all, Xu Huang in history was also a right general, and he was only half a rank higher than Xiahou.

You must know that Xu Huang in history participated in major battles such as the Battle of Xuzhou, the Battle of Guandu, the Battle of Jizhou, the Battle of Bailang Mountain, the Battle of Nanjun, the Battle of Weinan, the Battle of Liangzhou, and the Battle of Hanzhong. He made meritorious deeds, but in comparison, Xia Houshang's record is just that.

   Therefore, Xia Houshang has basic military knowledge, and there will be no major problems in commanding soldiers, but if he talks about winning the three armies bravely and strategizing... then basically he has nothing to do with it.

Just like Xiahou Zijiang's escape from the barracks, Xia Houshang's first thought was not to deal with related matters, but to shirk responsibility first, and then want to conceal it. As for any strategic means, there was no such thing until he waited Those who sneaked back from Xiahou Zijiang's side finally knew where Xiahou Zijiang had gone and what he had done.

   Attacked a small nomadic tribe, Xia Houshang didn't take it seriously, and even felt relieved. Anyway, as long as it doesn't offend the big tribe, it's not a problem! It's like Xiahou Zijiang going out hunting, hunting some pheasants and hares is nothing at all, but if you encounter tigers, leopards and bears...

  So, this is what Xia Houshang is anxious about. You know, if you go a little further to the west, you can say that you have entered the range of the Hussar Army, which can really be called tigers, leopards, and bears!

Xiahou Shang was impatient, and his nose was smoking with anger. He wanted to make Xiahou Zijiang suffer a big loss outside, but after all, he was a child of Xiahou's family. A large group of people went to meet him.

After getting along with Xiongzi for a while, Xia Houshang also knew that Xiahou Zijiang might not be willing to listen to just one or two orders, and that he would send some other military academy to force him. If there was any problem, he would not be able to explain it to Xiahou Dun, so it could only be him. Come.

  When he got on the horse, Xia Houshang looked up at the sky, his lips moved slightly, he didn't know if he was praying to the gods or muttering to himself...

  …(o▽)o…

  Shi Bazhi was very excited.

   Staying in the military camp, hard work is naturally indispensable, but it is very rare to say real credit.

  So Shi Bazhi salivated at the sudden appearance of these Cao Jun under the banner of Xiahou.

  If General Zhang He hadn’t brought some soldiers and horses to come, according to his half Han and half Hu people, a total of less than 100 troops, he would really dare not go head-to-head with Cao Jun. After all, the condition of the army village is over there, and Han people and Hu people are mixed, so it is not a big problem to defend the army village. If the Hu people suddenly rebelled during the attack, it would be a big trouble.

But now that General Zhang He is behind him, these Hu soldiers naturally dare not have any other thoughts, and there are soldiers directly under General Zhang, so facing these Cao troops who suddenly appeared, Shi Bazhi felt that it was His chance has come!

  Military merit!

  Heads!

  Shi Eight Fingers roared, leading his subordinates to rush forward without any hesitation!

  When Shi Bazhi moved like this, Cao Jun, no matter how slow he was, discovered the problem, and immediately began to organize a counterattack with manpower.

   The first contact with the opponent is not a horse or a person, but an arrow.

The bow and arrow ranges of the two sides are actually similar, and both sides are equipped with stirrups, but Shi Bazhi's people are relatively more proficient in riding skills, better equipped, and darker. It has a slight advantage.

  After all, the Hussar General instructed his subordinates to "shoot the horse first" to teach his subordinates, so Shi Bazhi's cavalry almost all aimed at the opponent's horse and shot. The bigger the shooting target, the easier it is to hit, and if the horse falls from the hand, even if the cavalry on the horse is not thrown into a daze, the hands and feet are broken, and there is no horse when they get up, and the combat effectiveness will drop more than once half!

   After one or two rounds of arrows were shot, the knights of both sides entered into a head-to-head confrontation.

  It is said to be the front, but it is actually more like the teeth of two combs biting each other, and then see who can't stretch it first, and the teeth of the comb are broken.

  In such a face-to-face fight with cold weapons, the equipment once again reflects its value.

  The relationship between spear and shield has always been in the process of spiraling upward. Just like in the history of cavalry evolution, Takahashi saddles and stirrups, and horseshoes and other equipment are also products that were born out of higher requirements in cavalry battles. With the increase in the intensity of war, not only have higher requirements for infantry, but also for cavalry.

  Two rows of cavalry passed by each other, people screamed and neighed, more than a dozen people were stabbed to death by spears and swords, and knocked off their horses, the screams of people and horses became one. In terms of the loss ratio between the two sides, the hussars still had the advantage by virtue of their equipment.

  Most of Shi Bazhi’s cavalry are fully armored, and special reinforcements have been carried out on important parts to enhance protection. Even if they were shot by spears or even injured and fell off their horses, it is estimated that 50% of them can be rescued. Compared with Cao Jun, it is a little thinner. Many cavalry still wear double armor, with arms and necks exposed. If they are accidentally chopped and stabbed, they will be seriously injured.

Shi Bazhi is also an old soldier, but after all, he is a bit older, and he was dazzled for a while, but he couldn't find Xiahou Zijiang. He just cut down one or two Cao cavalry in front of him, and waited for him to pass through the Cao cavalry formation. When I was there, I found that his direction had been deflected...

  Shi Bazhi originally wanted to go straight, but when he was fighting with Cao Jun's cavalry, he only cared about cutting and killing, not caring about the direction, and let the horse lead him away, so now he has staggered the direction.

  Shi Bazhi is just an ordinary military academy, and there is no pre-battle fine-tuning.

  The war horse is galloping at high speed, turning and decelerating are big problems, so now it can only rush over and then come back. It's a pity that I couldn't rush in directly, but there are also staggered tactics. Shi Bazhi pointed to the torches and the remnants of the bonfire erected outside the tent, "Just get some torches and throw them in!" 』

  At this moment, Xiahou Zijiang was still busy putting on his armor in the tent, and then found that his legs were a little weak, and even his hands were shaking a little.

  The naked and bearded girl beside the felt blanket on the ground was unnoticed, but she aimed at the candlestick beside her.

  The candlestick is bronze, has a certain weight, and can even be used as a strike weapon.

  These bearded women were captured by Xiahou Zijiang. They were members of the tribe who fled. Now the tribe was destroyed by Xiahou Zijiang, and they were played by Xiahou Zijiang. Now they seem to see a chance for revenge.

   When Xiahou Zijiang and several guards didn't notice them, one of the bearded girls got up secretly, and then rushed to the candlestick...