Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 3536 Young Man

Cai He's army advanced slowly on the river beach.

It was not that Cao's soldiers did not want to go faster, but there was some mud and pebbles on the river beach, which made it difficult for Cao's soldiers to go faster. Moreover, Cao's soldiers did not have any sophisticated combat boots, and many of them were still wearing ordinary straw sandals. When they stepped on the mud, it was like stepping into a mud pit wearing slippers in later generations.

Cai He saw that the formation of his soldiers was suddenly skewed, and then he looked up at Li Dian's heavy armored soldiers who were motionless on the high ground of the river bend, and suddenly some cold sweat seeped out of his palms!

Damn!

"Order! Speed ​​up and pass the river beach!"

Cai He rushed to the side of the boat and shouted loudly.

He finally figured out why he had felt uneasy before.

terrain!

Unfortunately, most of the time, people only realize there is a trap after they have already fallen into it!

When Cai He's soldiers were walking up from the riverbank, they heard a sudden rapid gong sound from Li Dian's army. Then the heavy armored soldiers separated to the left and right, revealing the archers lined up in the rear.

There were actually torches stuck in front of the crossbowmen!

The crossbowmen were bringing the cloth strips wrapped around their arrows to the torches...

If it were at night, or at dawn or dusk when the light was poor, the light of these torches would definitely be discovered in advance.

Trap, ambush.

As the most basic means of marching and fighting, it has been used from ancient times to the present.

Everyone knows that it’s so old-fashioned that it can’t be any more old-fashioned, but being able to use it well is the real skill.

It's like hunting. Everyone knows that traps can be used to catch prey, but how and where to set them is not something that can be solved by keyboard warriors just talking.

The rocket drew a red arc in the sky.

Cai He's pupils reflected the sky full of flames, and the crackling sound of burning reeds came to his ears.

"Fire! Fire!"

Cao's army was in chaos.

The reed marsh that had been soaked in kerosene in advance turned into a sea of ​​fire, and thick smoke wrapped in sparks shot straight into the sky.

"Ahhhh..."

Cao's soldiers were suddenly in disarray.

Cai He's landing site was indeed away from the reeds and was not directly burned, but the burning sea of ​​fire and the rising black smoke cut the entire battlefield into two parts. Whether Cai He's troops wanted to move forward to Yunguan or the soldiers of Yunguan wanted to come to support, they could not do it.

In the blink of an eye, Li Dian's heavy armored soldiers had arrived in front of Cao's soldiers of Cai He's troops.

The swords and spears of Cao's soldiers only created sparks on the iron scales of the heavily armored soldiers, but the long swords and halberds of the heavily armored soldiers tore through the lines like chopping melons and vegetables, and defeated Cao's soldiers step by step.

Cai He raised his head, trying to see through the burning black smoke and reach the Falling Pass...

In fact, the reed marshes at this time are not as easy to burn as in autumn and winter.

Especially near the river bank, if there is no kerosene to help burn, it will automatically go out after burning for a while. After all, there is still plenty of water in the plants in spring.

So even if a big fire started, it was just the kerosene burning, and there was no fire anywhere else.

For example, at the gate of Yunguan.

But in the fire, Cai and he saw nothing.

The gate of Yunguan is tightly closed...

"withdraw! Escape! 』

Even a fool would know that something is wrong.

Cai He shouted and ordered his Cao army soldiers to withdraw.

The Cao army officer next to Cai He's expression changed, "Captain, we can't retreat!"

"Why can't we retreat?" Cai He didn't turn his head, and seemed to still be staring at the soldiers on the riverbank, but there was a hint of ferocity in his eyes, and his hand was tightly grasping the hilt of his sword.

"The general asked us to hold this place! If we withdraw, Yunguan will be overwhelmed!" Cao Jun's military school said in a deep voice, "Now we are the only ones..."

"What is that?!" Cai He didn't wait for Cao Jun's military school to finish speaking, and suddenly pointed to a certain direction on the side.

Cao Jun's military school subconsciously turned his head to look, but he didn't see anything, and he was panicked!

Before I could react, I felt a sharp pain in my throat!

"Giggle..."

The Cao army student fell down, holding his throat.

"..." Cai He looked at the sword in his hand and suddenly smiled bitterly, "It really is true that blood will be drawn as soon as it is unsheathed..."

Cai He's guards were startled, "Captain, you..."

Cai He looked over and said, "Why are you standing there? Find a place to throw him into the water! Just say he died from a stray arrow!"

The guard quickly responded, paused, and then said, "But if General Cao..."

"Fuck!" Cai He slashed at the side of the boat fiercely, "That guy just wants us Cai family members to die! To die in vain!"

Cao Ren asked Cai He to help guard Yunguan Pass, but did not give a deadline for defense, and did not even mention any requirements or post-war rewards. He only left a sword, implying a threat.

There is also a Cao Army military academy called assistance, but in fact it is monitoring him, and even trying to undermine him and questioning his orders at every turn!

What does Cao Ren want to do?

Is it still difficult to guess?

Cai He is just not very capable, but he is not stupid!

"But..." The guard was still a little worried.

"But that's bullshit!" Cai He cursed, "I retreat today and come back tomorrow. I retreat tomorrow and come back the day after tomorrow. Anyway, we are on the water! Isn't it just right that Yunguan doesn't come out to fight? I was worried that they would really come out! If they don't come, we will fight each other! When Yunguan is lost, they will run away first! We can also take the credit for covering the retreat!"

Seeing that Cai He had made his decision, the guards didn't say anything more.

Cai He waved his hands, "Retreat! Retreat!"

……

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Without Cai He's support, Yunguan would be somewhat unable to stand on its own.

After two days of struggle, the defense of Yunguan finally had loopholes and quickly collapsed.

The broken window effect also applies to city defense.

If one place collapses, everything will collapse.

The commander of Yunguan finally set fire to the city to stop Li Dian's army and to burn the food, fodder, and equipment that they didn't have time to take away...

Li Dian sent soldiers into the pass to put out the fire, but the fire was so widespread that it was difficult to put out the fire quickly even though Yunguan was right next to the river. A lot of places were still burned, and the grain and grass warehouses were reduced to scorched earth.

The sound of war drums gradually faded away in the mountains, forests and rivers, and the remaining echoes turned into painful cries and groans.

Li Dian watched the last large flag with the word Cao on it falling in the flames, his fingers beneath his armor digging deeply into his palms.

The charred remains of the ladder were inserted diagonally into the gap in the city wall, and blood was flowing through the cracks in the bricks like a stream.

Li Dian walked on the battlefield, watching his men clear up the debris bit by bit.

Soon, he found the young messenger.

The young man, whose face was always flushed and who tried to convey messages at the top of his voice, fell face up in the mud. The hot blood spurted out when the arrow pierced his neck, forming dark red patterns on his armor.

"call……"

Li Dian let out a long breath, stood beside the messenger's corpse, and remained silent for a long time before leaving.

The day after taking over Yunguan, Li Dian began to clean up the pass and adjust civil affairs.

While sorting out matters, we waited for the subsequent food and supplies to arrive.

He was busy from morning to evening, and at dusk, the statistics of military casualties were finally reported on Li Dian's desk.

Li Dian placed the list of casualties next to the food and fodder inventory and the city defense map.

Starting from Nanzheng, they conquered many cities along the way and indeed achieved a lot of results, but at the same time, a lot of people died, many of whom were soldiers trained by Li Dian himself after he arrived in Hanzhong.

The sunset is like blood.

Of course, Li Dian could not have imagined that this Three Kingdoms War in history would last for sixty years!

And now, Li Dian feels that the war has lasted long enough and it should be settled...

Looking at the sunset in the distant mountains being swallowed up by the mountain line bit by bit, Li Dian couldn't help but sigh. "The iron armor is condensed in the dusk, and the battle clothes are stained with blood red.

"The ladder holds the setting sun, and the war drums crack the sky.

"The blade is bent but still urges the horse; the flag is broken but still draws the bow."

"When the work is done and the bones are gone, who will remember...

"Who remembers the youthful appearance..."

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The spring sunshine is everywhere, the ice and snow are melting, and all things are waking up.

The migrating geese crossed the vast plains, passed over the rolling hills, flew over the vast rivers, and disappeared into the distant horizon.

Human beings always like to build, then destroy, and then rebuild from the mess.

Just like the building blocks that children play with in their childhood.

There is always an indescribable feeling when watching the stacked towers collapse under the push of your own hands.

Of course, I piled it up and pushed it myself. If I just piled it up, a "warm-hearted" guy would help push it down with a slap...

The same was true of the Han Dynasty.

The Western Han Dynasty and the Eastern Han Dynasty lasted for three or four hundred years.

The people in this land are constantly stacking new towers and then tearing them down.

During this period of constant collapse and reconstruction, the magnificent side certainly makes people feel proud and motivated, but it cannot be denied that it also brings death, destruction, and endless pain.

In war, the two sides confront not only counselors and generals, but also logistics and reserves.

Near Youfufeng in Guanzhong, Jiang Jiong rode his horse onto a slope and watched his men passing through the gullies on the plateau in an orderly manner. He couldn't help but feel a surge of heroic spirit in his heart.

These are the troops he brought from Longyou, and now they are being sent to Tongguan...

Among these people, Han people were in the minority, while Hu people were in the majority.

Among the Hu people, the Qiang people are the largest.

Although he boasted that the combat effectiveness of the soldiers he trained was not bad, there was still a question in his mind that lingered like a shadow and made it difficult for him to let it go.

These barbarians...

So this time he brought these people here in person, on the one hand to report to the Cavalry in person, and on the other hand he hoped to ask the Cavalry for advice on how to solve the problem in his mind.

Jiang Jiong's eyes wandered and stayed for a moment in the direction of the village in the distance.

All things are growing, and the nearby villagers have been turning over the land and sowing seeds one after another.

"Tell them to restrain the horses!" Jiang Jiong shouted to his guards, "Don't damage Zhuang He!"

The guard responded and went downstairs to pass on the order.

Jiang Jiong, his name has the word "jiong" in it, but he doesn't look awkward at all.

He comes from a large family in Longxi. His ancestors were also wealthy, and he had good genetic inheritance, and most likely some Hu blood. Although he does not have a high jawbone and deep eye sockets, he can be said to have straight eyebrows and eyes, and a handsome appearance.

But if you only have good looks, you are just a decoration and will be tired of and abandoned at any time. But talent is different...

Now these men and women are the best display of his talents.

There are horse farms in Longyou and also in Yinshan.

There is a soldier training base in Longyou, and there is also a soldier training base in Yinshan.

However, in the Yinshan area, the Han people are the main force, with the Hu people as a secondary force, while in Longyou, it is the opposite, with the Hu people as the main source of troops, and the Han people as a secondary force.

Therefore, there are naturally differences in the methods of training soldiers.

There are also troublemakers among the Han people, but they are relatively easier to communicate with. However, it is different with the Hu people.

At the Longyou Horse Farm, Jiang Jiong came to a profound realization that the Hu people were really difficult to discipline.

The most critical problem is that the Hu people have no moral concepts!

It’s not that the Hu people don’t understand right and wrong, but their standards of right and wrong are completely different from those of the Han people!

Even the standards differ from one tribe to another!

Distinguishing right from wrong is the first lesson for almost all Chinese descendants when they are enlightened, but in the current environment, this link is missing for the Hu people...

This has to do with the education system.

Confucianism and Confucianism, like people, have both good and bad sides, and need to be viewed differently.

No matter what, Confucianism's contribution to the Chinese education system is ahead of the world, and no one can deny it.

During the three or four hundred years of the Han Dynasty, starting from Emperor Wu of Han who began to promote Confucianism, the Chinese people under such a system were more or less influenced. Even if they could not read, they would be influenced by the environment. Loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness, the most basic moral standards, constructed the values ​​of the grassroots people of the Han Dynasty and also profoundly influenced the Chinese people of later generations.

But what moral standards did the Hu people of the same period have?

No.

Even stealing or robbing things is not considered a bad thing, but a skill.

For many Hu people, if they can steal and rob, they are the heroes of the family. If they can rob with their tribesmen, they are the heroes of the tribe!

These Hu people have lived in this environment for more than ten years, or even longer. Even now that they have arrived in Han territory, this habit is not so easy to change...

After all, the tribal system of the Hu people is slavery in a sense. The tribal leader controls everything, including property and life. Even in the Longyou horse farm, some people still cannot completely change their old habits. Moreover, the Hu military school thinks that as long as he does not deduct the Han soldiers, the Hu soldiers dare not resist or report him, and Jiang Jiong cannot do anything to them.

Therefore, during the training period at the Longyou Horse Farm, Jiang Jiong implemented almost the most rigorous training and was extremely strict in disciplining the troops.

Almost all punishments are carried out according to the maximum standards.

But it is still difficult to change the habits of these Hu people...

Of course, ordinary mistakes will not lead to death, but once the red line is crossed, especially the second offense, severe punishment will be imposed!

At first, Jiang Jiong was more reasonable, but later he took action himself and beat the man to death...

The first time, Jiang Jiong gave warnings and punishments, but it did not make these Hu military academies completely restrain themselves. Some of them felt that they were punished only because they were caught accidentally...

The ideas of the Hu people are sometimes ridiculous.

As long as you are not caught on the spot, you can deny it and it will not count.

Not only money, but even young ladies on the grasslands, whoever caught them would own them, no matter who they were with before. This custom even continued to be passed down to the Hu tribes of some later dynasties, and it was not until they became civilized that it became better.

Of course, part of the reason is that the average population in the desert is too small, which leads to the Hu people struggling with the environment rather than dealing with people. So it is inevitable that they will bring out the mode of getting along with nature and wild animals. The morality of the Hu people is like a wolf stealing sheep. If it is caught, it will be hacked and shot on the spot. That is the wolf's bad luck, but if it is not caught, it is the wolf's ability.

To change this mindset, reasoning won't work, and the barbarian soldiers are thick-skinned and tough, so they treat ordinary military sticks and whippings as punishment for being caught. Once the punishment has been given, they will be more careful next time and not get caught again.

After several times, Jiang Jiong knew that ordinary punishments were useless. He found an opportunity and deliberately picked on the most rebellious Hu military school student during a military competition. He successfully provoked him and made him angry. Then the two of them had a one-on-one duel with training sticks in front of the entire army.

Then Jiang Jiong was publicly executed...

Because they were using a training stick, the damage was not enough. Later on, the Hu military school felt that he could not win and wanted to beg for mercy, but he was beaten to death by Jiang Jiong with each stick!

The whole army was shocked, and the Hu military academies also became obedient after this incident. They did whatever Jiang Jiong said, and no longer bargained or dared to disobey.

Although this is a good phenomenon, Jiang Jiong felt vaguely that there was something wrong.

Isn't this just like when Dong Zhuo was commanding his army?

When the Hu soldiers were in front of Dong Zhuo, they were very obedient, but as soon as Dong Zhuo couldn't see them, or after Dong Zhuo died, they immediately showed their true colors...

At present, these Qiang people and other Hu soldiers and horses are indeed obeying Jiang Jiong's orders, but what if they leave Jiang Jiong?

So when the General of Cavalry gave the order to mobilize these troops, Jiang Jiong brought these troops with him with some trepidation in his heart.

After all, if anything happens to these people, he will inevitably be implicated!

Jiang Jiong now has elderly parents and young children to take care of. Although his condition is not as horrible as the "Five Sons" shackles of later generations, he has begun to consider his children's future and the safety of his family...

I really hope the General can solve this problem...

No, Jiang Jiong rejected the idea that had just come to his mind and held the reins of the warhorse tightly.

Not hope, but certainty!

General Huoqi, there must be a way to solve this problem!

(End of this chapter)