Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 3389 Power

Because of the years-round traffic and logging on the Gubei Road, all the trees around the entire passage have been cut down by humans sooner or later. The trees that can survive must have been hidden farther away, but even so, they still cannot escape the clutches of humans.

However, due to the needs of the war, most trees within three to five miles of the pass must be cut down, so as to prevent the enemy from hiding their troops. Some trees may even be cut down to ten miles away. However, trees outside this distance, especially those on the mountains or in some dense forests, are not allowed to be cut down indiscriminately. After all, no one knows whether cutting down trees will open up a new path for the enemy.

  Just like the changes in Hangu Pass during the Qin and Han Dynasties, how many Guandong coalition forces were killed in Sangchouyuan before it was cut down?

However, after most of the trees and shrubs on Sangchouyuan disappeared, Hangu Pass became dispensable due to soil erosion.

The flames at the entrance of Gubeikou North Road soared into the sky, and there were two walls of fire...

Even if the Hussars could pass through the first wall of fire, they would not be able to pass the second one.

Perhaps the defenders did not intend to ignite two walls of fire at once, but once the fire started, how could they control it? Under the scorching heat and flying sparks, the second wall of fire soon ignited the first wall of fire, almost draining the air between the two walls of fire, causing the air above the flames to twist and tremble constantly.

Such a big fire is too big for even humans and animals to get close to.

Zhang He and others did not have any magic weapon such as fire-proof shield, so they could only stay away from it.

In fact, it is not that there is no way to attack by force.

After all, fire and water don't mix, and most of the weight in humans and animals comes from water...

As long as enough people and animals are sent in, they can wade out a bloody path through the sea of ​​fire.

The Yuan Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty also did this a lot.

Zhang He knew it, but he couldn't do it. So after hearing Gan Gan's suggestion, he immediately sent people to investigate the mountain ridges and valleys within ten miles around the Gubeikou Pass.

Zhang He knew that there was a rule that trees should not be cut down on the hills around the Daokou Pass, which would disrupt the original state, but he also knew that Cao's army would definitely not be so abiding by the rules.

So now it's just a question of timing.

  Either they wait until the fire is extinguished and the ground cools down before attacking again, or they find the log-carrying trails opened by Cao's soldiers themselves and launch a surprise attack on Gubeikou!

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Inside Gubeikou, Han Gun, Lei Zhong and Liu Fu, along with their men, occupied the large mansion that had been converted into a granary.

The Cao army defenders gathered into a battle array and attacked in turns without resting.

The mansion had originally been built with stone walls, and Cao's army requisitioned it for granary and reinforced it. Therefore, after Han Gun and his three men occupied it, it became the best defensive fortification. As long as the gate and the stone wall were defended, Cao's army would be outnumbered and could not break in for a while.

Cao's soldiers outside the mansion were shouting and cursing, and the shouts were deafening. The streets were also crowded with Cao's soldiers, but the stone-walled mansion was a bit tricky. They attacked the gate several times and managed to get in, but the people who rushed in not only had to face the enemy in front, but also had to guard against the swords and guns on both sides of the gate. Often, two fists could not beat four hands, and they were hacked to death. Even their bodies were dragged in by hooks, and their armor was stripped and thrown out...

This really made the leader of Cao's army feel embarrassed.

Damn, just drag the body in, out of sight, out of mind. But they stripped it naked and threw it out. It seems like they are delivering armor to the rebels.

"Let's set them on fire!"

Someone shouted.

"Good idea! I'll give you a torch, and you go set the fire!"

The commander of Cao's army waved his hand, signaling his men to give a torch to the guy who could only shout but not pay.

Everyone knows that setting fire will suffocate the hussars and Cao's rebels. It's no big deal to burn the stockpiled supplies. But the problem is that this mansion has a good location and was converted into a granary. It's all made of stones, with no grass or trees, and there's no place to start a fire!

  It's not impossible to move some hay and firewood, but how much would it take and how long would it take?

The key point is that if there were only Han Gun and his people, they would have moved kerosene and firewood. Anyway, they could have been replenished after use. But now there is Zhang He's army at the northern pass!

This is the most troublesome part!

  Kerosene, firewood and the like should be saved to resist Zhang He's army. If they are used to burn down such a stone house, even if the thieves are burned to death, how can we resist when Zhang He's army arrives?

That’s Zhang He!

The reason why they set fire to the enemy's camp not long after the battle was over was not because the leader of Cao's army had reached the end of his rope and could no longer hold on, but because he did not want to hold on!

If you really risk your life to support it, how many lives do you have?

It would be better to just set fire to it, and Zhang He's army would naturally have to retreat. When Cao Chun led his troops to come, he would naturally have to take on the heavy brunt of the situation, and he could just happen to be "injured" and retire with honor...

If there is only an enemy in one direction, although the leader of Cao's army would not dare to brag, he can at least hold on for a few days!

  But now there are rebels inside and powerful enemies outside. What should we do?

It can only be inside!

Even a fool knows that you should pick the softest persimmons.

Need more to say?

In order to save more kerosene and firewood to stop Zhang He's army, they had to be used sparingly and not set a fire here, but there were still countermeasures.

"Send two or three battering rams!" the Cao army leader shouted, "Break down the wall! Find some ladders and put them on top of the wall! Send archers up to the roofs next to you, and shoot any thieves you see!"

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Although the cavalry soldiers who followed Han Gun and Liu Fu were all elite, tough and strong, the fatigue from continuous fighting would inevitably cause their upper limit of strength to begin to drop.

Although Liu Fu was extremely brave, he was a little exhausted after fighting for so long. Although he wore the armor that he had taken from Cao's soldiers, it was not suitable for his body. It was either exposed here or short there. In addition, Cao's soldiers charged again and again, and he was too careless at the beginning and didn't care about some minor injuries. As a result, he was now a little weak in both blood and qi.

In fact, the intensity of Cao's soldiers' attack did not increase much, but Liu Fu began to feel that these Cao's soldiers in front of him seemed to know no fatigue, no death, climbing up the wooden ladder to climb over the stone wall, leaping down, and raising their swords to kill. Liu Fu finally felt fear, he thought he was going to die, he couldn't help but shouting: "Help! Someone save me!"

Then he heard the sound of running footsteps, and then Han Gun's roar.

Han Gun arrived wielding a long-handled sword.

Because Han Gun held the long-handled sword with both hands, he was full of strength when he chopped. Even if the ordinary Cao soldiers managed to block Han Gun's chops, their rhythm would be disrupted or their defense would be broken, and they would be killed by the cavalry soldiers who followed Han Gun.

Liu Fu felt relieved and almost fell to his knees. He quickly used his gun to support his body.

He really couldn't kill anymore. He felt like his chest was like a broken bellows, breathing in and out with great effort, but not much air was entering his body. His heart was also beating violently, as if it would either jump out of his throat or spasm and paralyze in the next moment.

After all, Liu Fu was not a soldier under the command of the Cavalry. He just served as a guest soldier in the Northern Territory Protectorate. Moreover, he had previously boasted of his bravery. Even when he was in the Northern Territory Protectorate, he did not really train well with ordinary soldiers to strengthen his strength and basic combat skills.

These subtle differences in fighting habits did not seem to be a problem at first.

Because Liu Fu's strength is indeed greater than that of ordinary soldiers. Although he can't catch up with first- and second-rate generals, he is not much different from third-rate generals. Therefore, in a short battle, or even in the simulated fighting in daily life, Liu Fu can defeat his opponent with his strength. Moreover, during training, many battlefield tricks and so on, the opponents will not use them against Liu Fu...

But things are different now.

Throwing stones and sand were just minor tricks, and quicklime was a common move. Injury for injury, or a desperate attack, could be encountered from time to time. The small injuries on Liu Fu's body accumulated and gradually became a burden to him. The more awesome and heroic he was at the beginning, the more regretful and painful he was now.

  Just like now, if Han Gun hadn't brought people to support him, he might have been hacked to death by a few Cao army soldiers!

Don't think that the weapons and swords held by the soldiers are made of paper...

  Watching others wielding fancy sticks and killing their way through with great force without even taking a sip of water, they thought those minions were all noobs and could be easily defeated. Only when it was their turn, they realized that the stick in the hands of the Monkey King could be called the Ruyi Jingu Bang, but in the hands of others for thousands of years, it was so heavy that it could only be regarded as the Dinghai Shenzhen!

Han Gun's moves were very simple, just simple and powerful, without any aesthetic feeling, but it was this simple move that killed or injured the Cao army soldiers who were touched. Several hussars cooperated with him on both sides, like a tiger rushing down the mountain, rushing forward and immediately sweeping away the chaotic Cao army soldiers.

Han Gun put away the bloodstained long sword, walked back, looked at Liu Fu, "Is it okay?"

Liu Fu wanted to say "OK", but found that he could only breathe and could not speak.

Han Gun waved, "Bring some water!"

As he retreated, Liu Fu felt a buzzing in his ears. All the sounds on the battlefield gathered together, making him a little dizzy. He staggered and almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, a hussar soldier came up and supported him.

"Let him drink some water and eat some dry food," Han Gun said with great experience, "He is exhausted from the battle... Someone come and take care of his wounds..."

Han Gun gave the order, but did not stay for long, and soon rushed forward with the knife in hand.

Tonight will be very long, so you must use your energy sparingly. As long as you can survive tonight, Zhang He will surely lead his troops to come tomorrow!

Han Gun looked at the sky to the north.

The bright red color reflected by the fire began to dim...

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Cooking oil over a raging fire cannot last forever.

When Cao Chun arrived at Gubeikou, the fire at the north entrance had gradually weakened.

The fire melted the sand at the intersection, forming a glass-like state that adhered to the surface of the rocks. I don't know if it was mixed with human blood or reflected by the remaining fire, making the rocks look a colorful red.

Cao Chun looked at the fire at the north entrance, his face turning pale.

Although the Gubeikou North Road burned down Zhang He's troops, it also burned down many of the original fortifications.

"What on earth are you doing?!"

Cao Chun was so angry that he was shaking.

These defensive measures of his were originally intended to deal with Zhao Yun!

The result is now good. Not only was Zhang He not injured, but the rebels who sneaked in from the ancient road entrance were also not captured!

"Kill the enemy!" The Cao army commander at Gubeikou answered as a matter of course.

Cao Chun narrowed his eyes, revealing some murderous intent.

He looked at the red flames still burning at the north entrance, and then at the ruins that were burned by Han Gun's men at the entrance of the ancient road. He suddenly thought of Xiahou Shang. That guy was indeed a waste, but who would have thought that after one waste left, the new one would be even more of a waste!

"General!" The Cao army commander in Gubeikou noticed something and quickly reminded Cao Chun, "You need to know my identity!"

"Identity?!" Cao Chun narrowed his eyes, "If you hadn't told me, I would have forgotten it!"

The leader of Cao's army seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

"Come here! Help me capture him!" Unexpectedly, Cao Chun turned around and pointed at the Cao army leader and shouted, "You are not on duty and are afraid of death! What is your crime?"

Although Cao Chun's name is Chun, he is not a novice. How could he not understand this club... Oh, the trick in the battle?

Burning the northern road of Gubeikou could temporarily allow the Hussars to retreat, but it would bring even greater troubles later on!

The sand and gravel at the crossing were burned into pieces, and the fortifications and defense systems that were originally built were also turned into nothingness along with the fire!

This is obviously the last resort, but this guy used it right at the beginning!

Cao Chun didn't believe that he was stupid.

So there is only one explanation...

He did it on purpose!

  He is fearless!

"They have five elements of thunder! I can't get in! I... I'm injured! I killed the enemy!"

The leader of Cao's army still wanted to quibble.

"Injured?" Cao Chun's eyes became colder and colder. "Where are you injured?"

If the leader of Cao's army expressed his willingness to atone for his crimes with merits, led his troops in a fight to the death, and killed all the rebels who had sneaked into the road, Cao Chun would let this guy go temporarily, and wait until after the war to settle accounts, and reward those who had made contributions and punish those who had committed crimes.

"Here, here..."

The leader of Cao's army was a little panicked and answered subconsciously, pointing to the bloody area on his body.

It was because he was "injured" that he could stand behind and yell at others to go ahead and fight for their lives.

Anyway, he was already "injured", so he had good reasons to stand back.

Cao Chun nodded, "Okay! I just happened to bring some top-grade wound medicine! Come, change the wound medicine for him!"

The leader on duty at Gubeikou became more and more flustered, "No, no! The general should keep this medicine for himself, in case...ah, no, no, that's not what I meant..."

"Humph!" Cao Chun snorted coldly and waved his hand.

Cao Chun's guards rushed forward, grabbed the leader of the Cao army guarding Gubeikou, and tore off the blood-stained bandage around his abdomen.

Injury, indeed there is injury.

The cut on his abdomen was only about a finger long, just cutting through some skin and flesh. As for the depth, it would probably heal naturally in three to five days even without applying medicine...

Cao Chun shook the blood-stained bandage.

Such a small wound, but a bandage with so much blood on it.

This is really treating Cao Chun like a fool!

"Pretending to be sick in order to avoid being attacked, or pretending to be dead in order to escape, this is called deceiving the army!" Cao Chun shouted, "Behead him immediately! In accordance with military law!"

Immediately, the guards stepped forward, grabbed the leader of Cao's army, and pressed him to the ground.

"You can't kill me!" the Cao army leader shouted, "My sister is Madam Wang, she is..."

Seeing that the Cao army leader wanted to shout something, Cao Chun's guard was quick-witted and kicked him in the cheek, kicking back the rest of his words.

How could Cao Chun not know that his sister was Lady Wang?

But he has never used his sister's butt, so why should he wipe it now?

  Cao Chun had used him before, but he was very eloquent when he talked about military affairs. In addition, because of this relationship, Cao Chun thought that at least this guy had no problem with loyalty and would not defect to the enemy as soon as the Hussars arrived. But who would have thought that this guy was just a paper talker! There was indeed no problem with loyalty, but there was a big problem with ability!

Cao Chun only asked this guy to hold on for a while, and he also set up beacon towers and prepared layers of fortifications and defense systems. But this guy ended up burning everything down!

  Are they resisting the cavalry or helping the cavalry? !

This guy wanted to shout something, but he was pressed to the ground and kicked in the face, so the words he shouted became unclear...

Cao Chun's guard glanced at Cao Chun, then nodded, drew his sword, and without saying a word, beheaded him with one blow!

The dirty blood spurted out, and under the light of the torch, there was a bizarre distortion.

  At this moment, Cao Chun felt a little regretful and a little resentful. Why does classmate Cao always like to get married?

It's just a few things. If it happened to the common people, it would be fine. After all, those untouchables don't have much fun and nothing to pursue in their daily lives. So it's understandable that their lives revolve around a few things. But as a leader, Lao Cao can't even control his own things, so how can he control others?

Of course, Cao Chun could only think about these thoughts for a while, and then he uttered other words, "Come here! Pass the head of this beast to the front of the battle! Anyone who violates the army, deceives the army, or cheats the army will be killed without mercy!"

"Light a bonfire and surround this place! Cook some food immediately and feed all the soldiers!"

"After eating, I will destroy it in one fell swoop!"

Cao Chun pointed at the stone house and shouted, "I will supervise the battle from here! The brave will be rewarded! The cowardly will be killed! These traitors must be killed before dawn!"