Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 3423 Attack and Defense

Thousands of miles apart, the flames of war are so similar.

Lu County.

More Cao's defenders rushed in from all over the city.

Gao Rou miscalculated.

Indeed, the Cao army's procedures were simple, and the guards at the checkpoints were lax. Gao Rou had expected all of this, but she had missed one thing...

Since the news of Yi Jing’s attack has spread, no matter what, the surrounding areas have to be prepared!

The people of Ou County did not expect that the Cavalry Army would launch a surprise attack, but the number of Cao's soldiers gathered and on standby in Ou County was far more than usual!
If it were normal times, there would only be 500 to 800 soldiers in the city of Lu County, and they might all be old, weak, sick, and disabled. But now it was different! Especially after the fall of Yijing, part of the manpower and material resources that were originally to be sent to Yijing were stored in Lu County. After all, they were sent all the way here, and it was impossible to transport them back.

Gao Rou never expected that there were nearly three thousand soldiers stationed in Yu County!
The intelligence Gao Rou had obtained about Lu County was true, but also outdated...

So now Gao Rou feels like he can’t kill them all. After killing one wave, another wave comes!
Although they occupied the city gate and used fire to stop Cao's soldiers on the street, the burning baggage carts were soon dragged away by Cao's soldiers, and some Cao's soldiers came out from the alleys on the wall...

If Gao Rou's military force was strong enough, or he had enough people with him, then if he launched a powerful attack, it would be easier to create a domino effect, with small cards pushing down big cards, and small defeats leading to large escapes, and eventually successfully taking over Lu County.

But Gao Rou's martial arts...

general.

As for the number of people they brought, it was too many for the transport team, but it was too few for the more than 2,000 soldiers in Lu County.

The small cards couldn't be pushed, and the big cards couldn't be knocked down, so Gao Rou was pressed near the doorway and fell into a bloody battle.

Sometimes the gap is hidden in places that are not normally visible.

Just like many businesses in later generations, they all look very good on the surface, but secretly reduce the specifications where customers can't see...

The most interesting thing is that some of the yellow-skin, white-core models of joint ventures try every possible means to reduce configuration, under the pretext that some functions are "unused"!
When Gao Rou followed Wei Yan, he saw Wei Yan chopping and killing those Cao army generals and military officers as if they were chopping melons and vegetables. But when he actually did it himself, he found that it was not that simple.

When a rookie sees an expert doing it with ease, he thinks he can do it too...

Gao Rou thought that he had followed Wei Yan several times and he was the leader last time in Yijing, so he should be able to succeed. However, he did not expect that even when facing the rookie Cao army, he could not achieve the same effect as Wei Yan.

Even if the soldiers of Cao's army are fragile and can be killed one by one with one sword, and their attack frequency is not enough, they will be surrounded by Cao's army.

What's more, his martial arts skills were not very good, and it seemed that he was doing the same as Wei Yan, chopping with the same sword. However, although both of them used swords, Wei Yan could hit the opponent's vital points, while Gao Rou could only chop on the shield or armor. The clanging sound seemed to fly and the sword looked very sharp, but in fact, after chopping for a while, the sword became blunt.

The lethality is insufficient. Unlike Wei Yan, who can not only rush to kill the leader, but also use the great invincible skill to mow down the grass, he can only grind one by one. Naturally, both the efficiency and lethality are a bit poor. Fortunately, just when Gao Rou and others gradually fell into a passive state and their morale, endurance and physical strength gradually decreased, Yan Rou came.

The diffuse smoke and fire enveloped Ou County. The air was filled with the pungent smell of burning and blood. The sounds of killing and shouting that came one after another completely obscured the sound of Yan Rou and others approaching.

The Cao army school stationed at the gate of Lu County tried his best to command the Cao army soldiers to fight, but his hoarse shouting seemed to sound particularly miserable and desperate in the dark night. He relied on killing several Cao army soldiers who fled in panic before to barely regroup the formation, but Yan Rou and Liu Zhi arrived with their men!
In order to grab the credit, Liu Zhi did not dare to compete with Yan Rou for the South Gate. He just took the shortcut and led his troops to attack the North Gate!

Yan Rou still had to go around half a circle to the south of the city, so it was relatively far away.

So it was Liu Zhi who launched the attack first.

But speaking of it, I don’t know if it was Liu Zhi’s luck, but most of Cao’s troops at the North Gate were transferred to the South Gate for support because of Gao Rou’s disruption at the South Gate. This happened to give Liu Zhi a great opportunity!

In order to quickly capture Lu County, Liu Zhi risked everything and sent all his soldiers to the battlefield.

Liu Zhi and his soldiers set up the ladders they carried on the trench, and then placed them directly on the city wall, and climbed up to the top of the city while shouting!
The captain of Cao's army who was commanding the counterattack in the city thought he had fallen into a trap and was greatly alarmed. When he saw that the situation at the south gate seemed to be under control, he hurriedly dispatched soldiers to defend the north city.

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The south city gate.

If Gao Rou knew that it was Liu Zhi who saved his life, he would definitely express his gratitude and repay him.

But who knows?
The battlefield is always so wonderful.

Gao Rou couldn't hold on any longer. He regretted being so bold and thinking that he could easily capture the county like Wei Yan...

The next moment, he discovered that Cao Jun's offensive had weakened, and it seemed that he could hold on again...

Although Gao Rou didn't understand what had happened, it was a good thing that she was alive.

Gao Rou also felt strange. Why didn't the morale of Cao's soldiers collapse?
Didn’t the Cao army soldiers in Yijing give up?
Why isn’t there one in Lu County?
Gao Rou was wrong.

Among Cao's soldiers, especially those at the lower levels, there were actually not many requirements.

After all, there are still some differences between different places, so as long as there are slightly better garrison officers, the Cao army soldiers will not be so rotten...

Although the defender of Lu County was negligent and failed to give a warning and discover Gao Rou's sneak attack in time, he treated ordinary soldiers well, so he has not completely collapsed until now.

In fact, the reason why the lower-level soldiers in Yijing are so rotten is because the defenders of Yijing do not regard these lower-level soldiers as human beings, so the lower-level soldiers have no sense of responsibility towards Yijing, while Lu County still maintains some basic attitudes towards ordinary soldiers, and has not taken human lives and blood to the extent of angering God and people, so we cannot generalize and think that if Yijing is like this, then all the counties under Cao Cao's rule are like this.

Gao Rou, who came rashly, suffered.

Even though Cao's army's offensive was somewhat slower, Gao Rou's strength and physical power were almost exhausted. His shield was knocked away by someone at some point, and the blade of the sword in his hand was bent.

A soldier from Cao's army rushed over, but Gao Rou failed to kill him with his sword. Instead, he grabbed his feet and couldn't break free for a while. Then another soldier from Cao's army took the opportunity to cut a gash in his thigh, and blood immediately flowed out!

Gao Rou screamed in pain!

The old injury hasn't healed completely, and a new one has appeared. This leg may be useless...

Gao Rou's guards rushed forward, protected Gao Rou with their shields, and dragged him backwards.

When Cao's army saw Gao Rou and his men's front line retreating, they could not help but chase them forward as their strength declined.

The entire front line was crumbling and was pressed into the narrow area of ​​the doorway.

Just at this moment, Yan Rou arrived.

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Yan Rou faced the Cao army soldiers, roared, and used his spear to directly deflect the Cao army soldiers' spears, and cut through their necks. In the midst of blood splattering, he shouted, "Follow me! Charge in!"

Yan Rou's men followed Yan Rou closely, slashing with swords and stabbing with guns, advancing step by step, and their momentum was unstoppable.

The Cao army that was originally besieging Gao Rou and others saw that Yan Rou and other fresh troops were so powerful. After more than a dozen of them were killed in succession, they lost their courage. The remaining Cao soldiers did not dare to move forward, and some even started to flee, but were beheaded by the supervisors.

Gao Rou let out a long breath and almost collapsed to the ground. He staggered and used his sword to support his body, leaning against the wall beside him. He was covered in blood and gasping for breath.

Yan Rou stopped and saw Gao Rou like this, and he showed some respect for her. He said, "Do you still have the strength to fight? If not, then you can rest here and recover. If you still have the strength, then you can follow me to capture the government office of Lu County!"

Yan Rou's attitude towards these Cao Jun surrendered generals was also very simple. Whether they could fight or not was another matter, but whether they dared to fight was the most important criterion. Seeing Gao Rou's bloody battle, he naturally recognized them a little more.

After hearing this, Gao Rou knew that Yan Rou meant well.

Because they were attacking the government office, Yan Rou actually didn't need Gao Rou's help at all.

Yan Rou said this just to take care of Gao Rou.

Gao Rou smiled and tried to stand up, "Thank you for your kindness! I will guard this gate for you here!"

Yan Rou nodded, and said no more. He raised his spear and shouted, "Follow me!"

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Liu Zhi wanted to take credit for the achievement, but encountered Cao's army coming back to support him.

After finally climbing up the wall of Lu County using ladders, they were surrounded by Cao's defenders.

Liu Zhi swung his sword and slashed at the Cao army soldier on the opposite side, cutting off the handle of the Cao army soldier's halberd with one stroke.

The Cao army soldiers were stunned. They wanted to retreat, but were pushed by other Cao army soldiers behind them. Instead of retreating, they advanced, catching Liu Zhi off guard...

The Cao army soldier threw the half of the wooden handle in his hand towards Liu Zhi's face.

Liu Zhi subconsciously tilted his head and turned to avoid it, then he realized something was wrong!
How much killing power can a wooden handle have?

Just lower your head and use your helmet to resist...

As a result, his movements were too large and his body was exposed outside the shield.

He wanted to use his shield to defend himself again, but was pinned down by the Cao army that rushed over, and he was unable to move for a while!
Before Liu Zhi could swing his sword back to chop at the Cao army soldier who was holding the shield, a spear stabbed in front of him! Liu Zhi had nowhere to hide, and he couldn't use his shield to defend himself. He hurriedly let go and used his sword to knock it away, but he didn't have enough strength and couldn't completely knock the spear away. The spear cut his arm, and he screamed, and couldn't hold the sword anymore, and fell to the ground. Fortunately, he instinctively raised his foot and kicked the Cao army soldier who was close to him away.

Liu Zhi's right arm was injured, and his combat power was reduced by more than half.

The Cao army's military officer was overjoyed when he saw this, and he immediately howled, "Kill! Kill him! He is a rebel officer, cut off his head and you will be promoted three levels immediately!"

Cao's army swarmed in and tried to defeat the fallen dog.

Liu Zhi secretly cursed his bad luck!

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The spears were waved, bringing about gusts of blood and rain.

Yan Rou rushed forward roaring like a bloodthirsty beast.

Amidst the roars, blood spurted everywhere, broken limbs flew in the air, and the tragic cries suddenly became one in front of the government office of Zhou County.

Yan Rou rushed forward and killed two people in an instant.

A Cao army soldier roared and rushed out from the side, slashing Yan Rou with a knife.

Yan Rou slightly moved aside, grabbed the enemy's arm with one hand, pushed and tripped the enemy with his leg, and immediately tripped the Cao soldier to the ground. He twisted his sword and stabbed him.

Blood splattered under the knife and the screams were heart-wrenching.

"Quack!"

Yan Rou twisted the handle of the knife, and the screams stopped abruptly.

The surrounding Cao army soldiers subconsciously took half a step back.

Sometimes, people's intuition is very sensitive.

When these Cao army soldiers faced Gao Rou or Liu Zhi, although they did not know Gao and Liu, they instinctively felt that they could fight. However, when facing Yan Rou, they did not have such an idea.

Yan Rou's movements were not fancy at all.

There was no screaming or waving of hands and feet, and he would not easily swing his spear, but once he struck out, he would kill his opponent without hesitation, and he would even twist the knife that had already pierced his vitals...

Isn't this just too skilled?

"Why don't you just surrender!" Yan Rou shouted, "Those who resist will be killed without mercy!"

The magistrate of Zhou County was in the government office, standing on a shelf and lying on the wall, with half of his head sticking out to peek. He was nearly knocked backwards and fell down by Yan Rou's loud shout.

The servants rushed forward to support him, and it seemed that the magistrate of Zhou County had legs as soft as freshly baked steamed buns, so soft that he could walk left and right.

"It's over... it's over..."

The magistrate of Zhou County was muttering to himself with a dazed look on his face.

What happened? Wasn't everything fine during the day? How come at night, after just a few sips of wine, the situation in Lu County has become like this? !

The magistrate of Ou County originally thought that he was well-read in scriptures and knew a lot about astronomy and geography. He had also received news that an angel was coming. If nothing unexpected happened, the two sides would soon cease fire. So as long as he could hold on for a few more days, he might be able to improve his reputation. Even if the Hussars really came to attack, he would be able to hold on to Ou County for a month or two. By then, wouldn't he be famous in Jizhou and become a hero of Shandong?

Now he was dumbfounded.

The magistrate of Lu County was a descendant of a Shandong noble family, but it was not a big family. After Yuan Shao's death, his family joined Cao Cao and he barely managed to become a county magistrate, and then he never got promoted again.

He didn't care if he didn't get promoted. Cao Cao held important positions anyway and rarely gave them to outsiders. So he was not the only one who complained about not getting promoted in Jizhou. The only reason he could continue to stay in Lu County, a relatively remote area close to the northern border, was that it was relatively peaceful...

As a result, things are not peaceful now!
The knife and gun are almost reaching my face...

"My dear, my dear!" the servant shouted anxiously, "What should we do? The enemy army is about to attack us! What should we do? !"

The county magistrate of Lu County took a long breath, tried to make his limp legs return to normal, then straightened his robes and shouted at the servants around him, "How can you talk nonsense?! How can this be a bandit army? This is the Han cavalry army!"

"Huh?" The servant was stunned.

"What are you standing there for? Open the door!"

The Magistrate of Lu County swallowed his saliva and said, "I, I want to surrender... well, I want to abandon the dark and join the light!"

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The magistrate of Ou County surrendered, saying that he had gone to stand at the spring, and sold out the Ou County commander who was guarding the tower outside.

The commander of Ou County, who had almost forced Liu Zhi into a desperate situation, sighed after receiving the news, abandoned Liu Zhi, opened the city gate, and ran away among the fleeing people.

Liu Zhi escaped death, gasping for air, still in shock.

Originally, he had the same idea as Gao Rou, thinking "I can do it too", but now he truly understands that many things are not as simple as they seem...

The blood and death made him feel shocked and terrified.

It turns out that I am really going to die!

Talking about war on paper is one thing, but actually fighting a war is quite another.

Now that he had escaped death, Liu Zhi's face turned pale, and he didn't know whether it was because of the excessive blood loss or the fear in his heart. At this moment, he wanted to escape from here, escape from the killing and blood, and find a beautiful mountain to stay away from the cruelty and pain of the world.

But when the cheers of "Long Victory for the Cavalry" resounded through the city, Liu Zhi stood up again and put the idea of ​​retirement behind him.

"The hussars are victorious!" Won victory! 』

Liu Zhi followed and shouted.

The other surviving soldiers also shouted together.

As long as the Hussars continue to win, he will naturally rise in status. Why should he be in a hurry to retire?

right?
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Xu County.

Xun Yu and Cui Yan drank together.

The dishes on the table are exquisite, with good color, aroma and taste.

But neither of them paid attention to the dishes. They occasionally raised their wine glasses and moved their chopsticks while chatting and laughing, which seemed more like a cover-up for the process of thinking.

"Envoy Cui." Xun Yu was now elegant and calm, and seemed to have lost all the decadence and sadness he had when he sat in his own courtyard. He smiled and said, "Since the founding of our dynasty, all officials must be recommended, reviewed, and then evaluated according to their qualifications before they can become officials of the rank of 2,000 stone and serve in local areas to assist the emperor..."

Cui Yan was also smiling and listening.

Cui Yan also knew that this conversation was very important.

Logically speaking, the recommendation and promotion of officials in the Han Dynasty did need to follow this rule.

But the problem is that someone cut in line...

The key is that he succeeded in jumping the queue and turned the official position into a "business".

As a result, Emperor Ling of Han also started doing business.

It's probably because why can Zhang San and Li Si go on the list, but I, Wang Laowu, can't?
But these Zhang San and Li Si from the aristocratic families came to make comments and openly and covertly insulted Emperor Ling of Han for selling official positions...

"Haha." Cui Yan smiled perfunctorily, "Your Excellency is absolutely right."

Isn't it all nonsense to say all this now?

Did Xun Yu want to say that Cui Yan had been promoted out of turn and should be loyal to the Han Dynasty and willing to go through fire and water for Cao Cao?

Sorry, what scholars say is called stories.

We are all making up stories, how can we take them seriously?

And aren’t the Cao family the ones who break the rules the most nowadays?

But Cui Yan didn't expect that Xun Yu would say something that made him hesitate, even a little surprised, and beyond his expectations...