Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 3371: Different Paths

In the east of the Yellow River, the stars and the moon shine brightly.

On the loess plateau, flags are flying.

Fei Qian invited Xiahou Dun to the battle scene.

According to tradition, Fei Qian should show off his power, get two rows of swordsmen and axemen, and then when a group of people saw Xiahou Dun, they would immediately shout "how daring you are" and "why don't you kneel down"...

In fact, Fei Qian did not do any of these, he just asked Julius to keep an eye on Xiahou Dun.

In the Western Regions, Fei Qian also received some reinforcements from his direct guards, including Julius, and several "Kunlun slaves".

In ancient China, the word "Kunlun" not only refers to Kunlun Mountain, but also means black things. Therefore, ancient China used this meaning to refer to people with black skin as Kunlun people, not to say that these people came from "Kunlun Mountain".

As for why the specific origins of these "Kunlun slaves" or "Kunlun people" are not described in detail, it is simply because during the Han and Tang Dynasties, especially in the Tang Dynasty, the families who could afford "Kunlun slaves" were often either rich or noble, and being associated with the Kunlun Mountain of the Queen Mother of the West undoubtedly raised their status, so naturally no one recorded the specific origins of the "Kunlun slaves" in detail.

These "Kunlun slaves" basically came from the Western Regions during the Han Dynasty, but starting from the Tang Dynasty, most of them came from Southeast Asia. There must have been some black people trafficked by Arabs, but most of them should be people with darker skin from Central Asia or South Asia, such as Dravidians. After all, they are closer and have a sufficient supply.

As for why slavery became popular in the Tang Dynasty after the Han Dynasty had gradually moved away from slavery and toward the tenant farming system, and why people even compared the breeds, quality, and sources of slaves, then we naturally need to ask Li Shimin, the founder of the Tang Dynasty...

  (Li Shimin coughed twice, "This is the Three Kingdoms, the Three Kingdoms... I'll talk about my affairs later, later...")

Without armor on, Xiahou Dun looked particularly thin, and even the fatigue caused by the long journey was still deeply engraved on his face, just like wrinkles on the yellow earth under the stars and the moon.

"Greetings, General." Xiahou Dun said indifferently when he saw Fei Qian.

Xiahou Dun was naturally in a bad mood as he had to witness with his own eyes how Fei Qian attacked Cao's camp.

What's more, he was a prisoner and a defeated general.

Fei Qian didn't mind Xiahou Dun's attitude.

Because this is not important. What is important is to use Xiahou Dun to find out Cao Cao's next plan...

As the second in command of the Cao family political group, Xiahou Dun must have participated in the formulation of some plans in the early stages of the campaign. Although it is possible that Cao Cao made some changes in the middle and late stages, Xiahou Dun was probably still clear about the general strategy.

However, Xiahou Dun would not speak easily.

If Xiahou Dun really wanted to speak, he would have said it when he was arrested...

"boom! 』

The loud explosion startled everyone!

The Cao camp, which was originally pitch black, suddenly became chaotic, like a hornet's nest that had been poked. The dots of fire and human figures swayed, like hornets flying out in all directions.

Xiahou Dun was suddenly startled.

  Although he had guessed that Fei Qian was planning a night attack when he arrived here, he couldn't help but feel shocked and uneasy when he really saw such a momentum!

He took a step involuntarily towards the Cao army camp, leaned forward slightly, squinted his eyes, and tried his best to see the fire and black spots in the distance...

Unfortunately, Xiahou Dun is old after all, which means that he not only suffers from presbyopia, but also has lens opacity. It is still quite difficult for him to see clearly what the flickering flames and black shadows are at such a long distance and in such a severe lack of light.

Fei Qian waved his hand, and the messenger immediately blew a sharp copper whistle. Soon more copper whistles sounded, and then flames rose in the wilderness!

  In the center, west, and east, there were spots of fire, competing with the stars in the sky, as if they were going to capture Cao's camp in one fell swoop!

Xiahou Dun was shocked at first, but after watching for a moment, he sneered.

He saw through Fei Qian's bluff.

Fei Qian didn't say anything. He took out the telescope, looked at it for a few times, and then signaled the guard to pass it to Xiahou Dun.

"What...what is this?" Xiahou Dun was stunned for a moment, and then, as the guard demonstrated, he raised it in front of his eyes and shook his body involuntarily, "What...what...what is this?"

Fei Qian chuckled and did not answer directly, but said: "In ancient times, there was no distinction between high and low, and people sat around to discuss matters. In the Spring and Autumn Period, officials were appointed and their duties were divided, and the high and low worked together. Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, the emperor has been behind the curtain and heard matters at the steps. The princes rang jade bells, and the ministers presented their memorials. They reported with words and tested with achievements. "

"Yao consulted the Four Mountains, Shun appointed the Eight Yuan. Qin and Han had Cao, Xiahou Zhi refused and asked for the throne, he made a speech to the emperor, expressed the feelings of the people, and made a report with words, which is the meaning of the memorial. It is not that the ancients were better than the present, but that the culture and reason were more prosperous, and each generation had outstanding people. "

"The Han Dynasty established etiquette, which has four grades: the first is Zhang, the second is Zou, the third is Biao, and the fourth is Yi. Zhang is for expressing gratitude, Zou is for criticizing, Biao is for presenting requests, and Yi is for holding opinions. Zhang means clear. The Book of Songs says, "To make a commemoration to the heavens." So it means civilization. In cultural relics, red and white are called Zhang. Biao means mark. The Book of Rites says, "Virtue is shown in rituals. In utensils and styles, the pattern is called Biao." The names of Zhang and Biao are probably taken from this. 』

Fei Qian looked at Xiahou Dun and asked, "May I ask Brother Yuan Rang, does Xiahou have any memorials that can be passed down through the ages?"

If we talk about Cao Cao, there are probably still some works that can be passed down through the ages, but if we talk about Xiahou Yuanrang...

That leaves only two words.

Ha ha.

Xiahou Dun was capable, but he was clearly not good at "making achievements, establishing merits and building virtues". Otherwise, the Xiahou family would not have collapsed so quickly. After all, they were founded on military exploits. Once the war stopped, it would be easy for them to be destroyed under siege from all sides.

This is indeed the current weakness of the Xiahou family, but Xiahou Dun now feels very strange...

In the distance ahead, the noise and roar from the Cao army camp was resounding throughout the night sky, but here Fei Qian was discussing with Xiahou Dun some masterpieces that were handed down from generation to generation, the beauty of memorials, this... This couldn't help but make Xiahou Dun feel a little dazed, as if he was not on a battlefield, but in a literary gathering.

Xiahou Dun opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say. He was indeed not good at literature, but he was not stupid, he understood what Fei Qian meant...

Just like the telescope he got from Fei Qian now.

Fei Qian has it, and it is obvious that this thing will definitely be passed down. No matter who it is in the future, they will know that having a telescope is very expensive...

Fei Qian only mentioned "appreciation" but didn't mention anything else. Is it actually "appreciation" that Fei Qian mentioned that is worthy of praise? Is it only the telescope in Xiahou Dun's hand that seems strange?

Obviously not.

The night wind howled, Cao’s camp howled.

Big man...

Fei Qian was asking about Xiahou, but Xiahou knew that Fei Qian was also asking about Shandong, the Han Dynasty.

Xiahou Dun really wanted to say something, to show that he was awesome, Shandong was awesome, and the Han Dynasty was still awesome, but when he opened his mouth, no words came out.

Speechless.

There is really nothing to praise about him.

This made Mr. Luo very embarrassed, so he had to arrange a scene of swallowing eyeballs raw.

The optic nerve is directly connected to the brain...

This thing is the only one of the two that is directly connected to the brain's nervous system. Even if you pull it off, you can still shout and eat and drink. It's much better than the guy who was shot by several arrows in the face but can still shout from a distance!

  (Mr. Luo coughed twice...)

And what about Shandong?

Many people?

  Where is the big man?

Too many things to do?

  It's really an orange, hemp and wheat skin, it just can't be used as a paddle!

In terms of literary achievements, I cannot compare with him.

The military honors are also unmatched.

These skills are even more incomparable.

Xiahou Dun found that he could neither talk about the past nor the future, so he could only focus on the present and talk about him, "The cavalry attacked the camp at night, but no one knows who will be the commander?"

Fei Qian smiled, "As for this general, what a coincidence... he is also from the same hometown as Brother Yuan Rang... Xu Chu, Xu Zhongkang!"

"Fellow countryman?" Although Xiahou Dun knew that talking too much would lead to mistakes, and that Fei Qian was a very cunning guy who would easily leak secrets if he was not careful, he was still very surprised when he heard Fei Qian say that the leader of the army was Xu Chu, and there was some disbelief in his tone.

Fei Qian exhaled, "That's right. We are from the same hometown, but... we are on different paths!"

Xiahou Dun's face turned gloomy, three degrees darker than the night.

At this moment, in Cao's camp, suddenly, another huge noise rose into the sky!

  The key point is that this time the noise was not in the direction of Xu Chu's advance, but near the gate of Cao's camp!

"Report!" The cavalry scouts came in haste, "It seems that someone in Cao's camp has started a mutiny! They have deserted Cao's army!"

Upon hearing this, Xiahou Dun's face changed!

……

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On the battlefield, those who stand live, those who lie down die. Before the battle, there are all kinds of considerations and trade-offs, but when the swords and guns see blood, the only thing left is two words: life...

dead……

Well, there is no 'or'.

Xu Chu, with his soldiers, fiercely charged into Cao's camp!

He couldn't say that he knew everything about the situation in Cao's camp, but he was at least the one in the Cavalry Corps who had explored the internal structure of Cao's camp for the longest time and had the deepest understanding of it!

Therefore, Xu Chu did not take the usual path...

He completely avoided the route to the gate of Cao's camp, and instead used gunpowder to blast a hole on the flank of Cao's camp and rushed into the camp!

This was naturally somewhat beyond Cao's army's expectations.

Crossing trenches and climbing up earthen plateaus, the richly equipped and versatile cavalry troops, almost from the very beginning, cut directly into the muscles inside Cao's camp like a steel knife!

  Inside the Cao army camp, there was a sudden surge of sword lights, fire lights, and blood lights all over the sky, which were even brighter than the stars in the sky!

Xu Chu was wearing thick armor, holding a shield in his hand, wielding a sword, and roaming among flesh and blood and iron fire!

  Really rampant!

If you just foolishly follow the passage inside Cao’s camp, who knows what you will encounter?

Because they had previously passed through Cao's army camp under Anyi city, not only Xu Chu, but even his soldiers had more experience and stronger confidence!

Crash!

The feeling of broken bones and flesh was transmitted to the shoulder through the shield.

The resistance of the sword and the gun penetrating the flesh was transmitted along the blade to the hands.

The opponent's last breath of death lingered around the visor that outlined the evil spirit.

What is trampled underfoot is a mockery of human nature and a mockery of compassion.

  Evil will be killed!

Under the leadership of Xu Chu, the team quickly broke through the perimeter of Cao's camp.

The Cao army soldiers stationed at the edge of the village wall had average combat power and could not withstand the fierce attack of Xu Chu and others. They either collapsed like mud or groaned weakly...

Human figures and flames flickered before his eyes, and Xu Chu's eyes quickly searched for a breakthrough among the various dark and pink colors.

The advantage of infantry is that even if it is a loess plateau, people can use human ladders to climb up in some places.

And the warhorse...

I've never heard of building a ladder.

  But the weakness of infantry without horses is that they cannot stop!

If the media falls, the stock will die!

  Because of the restrictions of the helmet and visor, Xu Chu's vision was affected to a certain extent. But he was not worried, because he knew that there were guards on his left and right sides, and behind him were the brave and combative cavalry!

The Hussar Corps not only has cavalry, but also infantry!

Infantry and cavalry duo!

The chaos and cruelty of night raids are hard for ordinary people to imagine.

Because humans are visual animals, the first facial features to appear in the embryo are the eyeballs.

But no matter whether it was God or Nuwa, when they created humans, they must have not had enough genetic points, resulting in human eyeballs being neither the predator type nor the herbivore type. It's like an elementary school student doing handicraft class for the first time, just pinching it a few times and making do with it as long as it can be used and doesn't fall off.

So once humans lose their vision, many of their abilities will be compromised.

Night attacks are an old tradition of the Hussars, so the Hussars would deliberately include night combat training courses in their training.

Don't think that night fighting is just about tying a piece of cloth around your waist, arm, or somewhere else. In actual combat, the cloth will be stained with blood and mud, and may also fall off during the fight. Therefore, relying solely on a piece of cloth to solve all problems in a night battle is as unreliable as taking something out of your left pocket and into your right pocket.

Night battles rely on the "follow-up chain".

It's like a warhorse has an automatic following system, following the comrades in front and at the same time guiding the comrades behind.

This requires the "leader" to be calm enough to find the most suitable path, rather than indulging in bloodthirsty fights, which eventually turns into violence on the weapon but loses humanity.

"Here! Let's all go to the plateau!"

Xu Chu shouted while standing under an earth wall.

  The most direct fight, the most tragic life and death, the most instinctive choice, the most determined steps!

He walked in a straight line and ran rampant in Cao’s army camp!

  A man stands between heaven and earth. If he cannot make a name for himself in the world, then his life in this world is in vain!

This era is the era of the Great General of Cavalry!

I am a cavalry vanguard!

Now we have crossed the river!

Whether you want to get something, want to protect something, or even just want to survive, the only way is to go through blood every step of the way!

One step, one kill!

The sword chopped down and the soldiers charged forward!

  There is a blood-stained road in front of us, and enemies are everywhere!

If you survive, you will be a legend!

Shields were pressed together and both sides were breathing heavily.

The Cao army soldiers on the opposite side had red eyes and slashed down with their swords while howling.

Xu Chu dodged the opponent's blade with a slight push to the side, then slashed the opponent's neck diagonally, cutting open the large blood vessels on the side of the opponent's neck...

  Amidst the slight whistling sound, a blood mist spurted out all over the sky!

"Pay attention to your breath! Adjust your strength!"

Xu Chu fought and advanced in the bloody storm, and also had to remind the guards and other hussars following behind him.

In this cruel and bloody hand-to-hand combat, people would be unconsciously influenced and controlled by adrenaline, and then consume their physical strength and endurance in a short period of time. It was not uncommon for them to be killed by an unknown person with a broken knife.

Therefore, it is not only necessary to attack effectively, but also to conserve your own energy.

Suddenly, there was a sharp voice in the night sky...

"Be careful of arrows!"

Xu Chu put the shield in front of his face.

Arrows whizzed down, crackling and hitting Xu Chu and others, and also hitting the buttocks of Cao soldiers who were fighting with Xu Chu.

In this kind of chaotic attack in the dark, the probability of accidental injury is already quite high.

The Cao army soldiers who were originally struggling to fight with Xu Chu and others were stabbed in the anus by arrows from their own people. They immediately lost the desire to continue fighting with Xu Chu and others, and fled in a hurry, cursing.

Xu Chu's guard stepped forward and saw some arrows stuck in Xu Chu's body and shield, and asked hurriedly: "General, are you... okay?"

Xu Chu used his knife to cut off the arrows that were in the way, not caring whether the arrowheads were still hanging on the shield or armor. "Don't stay here, move forward!"

There seemed to be another sharp sound in the air...

"Arrows are coming!"

Those who had shields raised them, and those who didn't have shields used the arm guards to cover their vital parts and then ran forward.

In the darkness, it was difficult to tell where the arrow came from, and it was impossible to even counterattack.

However, Cao's archers obviously had no guidance, and stopped after a while...

"What are the casualties?"

Xu Chu asked during a break in the battle.

"Wang Laosan, Xiao Wuzi died in the battle... The Niu family kid injured his leg, I asked him to retreat to the back..."

The guard reported in a low voice.

The Cao army camp was obviously in chaos, with figures and flames everywhere, but because no one carried a small radar to display the location of the enemy's red dot, and Xu Chu and others sometimes did not take the usual route, Xu Chu still had time to scan and choose the next direction of attack amid the noise and clamor.

Suddenly, in a camp near the gate of Cao's army camp, a huge shout suddenly broke out...