Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

When Xianyu Fu led Zhao Yun and Guo Jia to the small camp outside Jicheng where the two thousand Wuhuan cavalry were stationed.

In addition to the messy environment that catches the eye, there are also various stinky smells that go straight to the top of the head.

This made Guo Jia cover his nose. He looked around and when he saw the young and strong Wuhuan people who seemed to be eating raw meat and drinking blood, he couldn't help but frowning.

"Is this considered a soldier?"

Guo Jia couldn't help but said something with contempt.

Xian Yu Fu, who was leading the way, said disapprovingly.

"These grassland barbarians have always been like this. Previously, Guo Shihou led his troops to defeat the Wuhuan people. In one battle, he broke the backbone of the Wuhuan people, forcing them to obey our orders obediently."

"And in order to prevent the Wuhuan from taking revenge and secretly gathering together to cause chaos, the lord orders the forced conscription of 10,000 Wuhuan young men every summer and autumn."

"There are only 2,000 Wuhuan young men here, and General Gongsun has taken another 8,000 Wuhuan young men south."

After hearing this, Guo Jia roughly understood the origins of these Wuhuan cavalry, and couldn't help feeling a little emotional.

Recalling that during the Zhongping period, the Qiang people rebelled and invaded Sanfu. The Sili Army was short of troops, so the court directly ordered the Wuhuan cavalry to be summoned to Sanfu to join the battle.

However, the imperial court only ordered the recruitment of 3,000 Wuhuan cavalrymen, and these Wuhuan cavalrymen dispersed and fled back to Youzhou on their way to Sanfu, which was a disgrace to the imperial court.

Now, under an order from Liu Yu, the governor of Youzhou, the Wuhuan people whose spines were broken had to provide 10,000 young and strong men.

The difference is huge.

Moreover, these young and strong Wuhuan people who were forcibly conscripted here were not only to reduce the possibility of rebellion among the Wuhuan people, but also to be regarded as hostages invisibly, so that the Wuhuan people would not dare to make any unusual moves.

Xianyu Fu led Zhao Yun and others to the central military tent in a swagger, and then kicked the centurion who was sleeping soundly in the tent to the ground.

When the captain stood up and was about to get angry, he suddenly noticed Zhao Yun.

"Oh!"

The centurion knelt down in fear and stammered, "Changshan God..."

"what?"

Zhao Yun was a little confused for a moment.

Instead, Xian Yufu explained with a smile, "Zilong, why don't you think about what you shouted before charging into the battle?"

Zhao Yun thought for a long time before he said uncertainly, "What's your name, Zhao Zilong of Changshan?"

"Of course."

Xian Yufu answered. "The Wuhuan tribe took Wuhuan Mountain as their homeland and religion, and believed that there were ancestral spirits and gods in the mountains to protect them."

"So somehow, Zilong seemed to have frightened the Wuhuan barbarians to the point that word gradually spread among the Wuhuan that Zilong was the god of Changshan. They feared him more than a tiger."

Zhao Yun couldn't help but feel a little amused.

Introducing one's name before going into battle was just a widespread custom, and Zhao Yun never expected it to turn out like this.

After Xianyu Fu explained Zhao Yun's doubts, he kicked the captain who was kneeling on the ground again, and then asked.

"It seems that you have seen Zilong?"

"I was fortunate enough to witness the Changshan God with my own eyes by the river." The captain still answered tremblingly, and he didn't even dare to look up at Zhao Yun during the whole process.

"That makes it much easier."

Xian Yu Fu said with a smile.

"From now on, these two thousand Wuhuan people will be under the jurisdiction of Zilong. You must obey Zilong's orders. If you don't obey, you will bear the consequences yourself."

After saying this, Xianyu Fu bowed to Zhao Yun and said goodbye, then led his personal soldiers away from the Wuhuan military camp in a swagger.

Then, Zhao Yun glanced at the captain kneeling in front of him and asked.

"What's your name?"

"Reporting to the Changshan God, Qiu Can." Qiu Can replied.

"Very good, then go and gather the Wuhuan cavalry under your command to conduct a military roll call." Zhao Yun ordered.

"Yes!" Qiu Can rushed out of the military tent as if he had been pardoned, as if he was under tremendous pressure staying under Zhao Yun's nose.

"Is it really that exaggerated?"

Guo Jia looked puzzled, then turned his head to look at Zhao Yun, who was always kind and low-key.

And after the thousand-man captain quickly blew the horn, he ordered the Wuhuan cavalry scattered throughout the military camp to gather.

Zhao Yun, leading the White Horse Volunteers, announced his name on the high platform and shouted loudly.

"I am Zhao Zilong from Changshan."

Suddenly, the two thousand Wuhuan men were shocked in unison in front of Guo Jia, and their eyes revealed undisguised fear.

This made Guo Jia both surprised and envious.

Guo Jia occasionally thinks: If life is not for showing off, it will be meaningless.

But Guo Jia, who pursued to show off, repeatedly failed to achieve his goal. Instead, Zhao Yun, who always acted low-key, pretended to be big in front of Guo Jia. This made Guo Jia feel that fate was playing tricks on him, and he just wanted to drown his sorrows in alcohol.

Thinking of this, Guo Jia uncorked the gourd and took a sip out of habit.

However, the gourd contained water, not wine.

In order to avoid affecting the main business, and also because of the rules set by Li Ji for Guo Jia, Guo Jia was required not to put wine in his gourd during the war...

After the tasteless cold water entered his stomach, Guo Jia undoubtedly felt even more depressed.

Zhao Yun originally thought that it would take some effort to reorganize these foreign cavalry, but he did not expect that wherever he passed, the Wuhuan people could be described as completely obedient, without any resistance at all.

Even when Zhao Yun, who was always gentle to others, smiled at a young Wuhuan man, wanting to get closer to him and gain a deeper understanding of his inner thoughts.

The young and strong Wuhuan was so frightened that he peed his pants on the spot, and begged for mercy in "Wuhuan dialect" with a terrified look on his face.

In response to this, Zhao Yun gave up his original plan with a look of helplessness. After giving some instructions and drills to the two thousand Wuhuan cavalry in Chinese, he directly led five thousand cavalry to move south and meet up with Gongsun Zan.

Moreover, Zhao Yun is no stranger to Gongsun Zan's current location.

According to the information Liu Yu knew, Gongsun Zan was in Guangzong City of Julu County and was heading towards Jieqiao where Qinghe State was located.

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at the same time.

The army led by Yuan Shu marched southward into Nanyang County and was heading straight for Xiangyang.

The first to bear the brunt of Yuan Shu's attack were Wancheng and Xinye.

The commander of Wancheng arranged by Liu Biao was Huang Zu, and the commander of Xinye was his nephew Liu Pan. Wancheng and Xinye were not far apart, so the two could form a horn-like formation.

Yuan Shu arrived at Wancheng first and led his army to attack it fiercely for several days.

However, even though Yuan Shu had sufficient military strength, Huang Zu was still considered a veteran general in Jingzhou.

In addition, Wancheng was a strong city that was easy to defend but difficult to attack, and Huang Zu had recruited many young and strong men in the city in advance to help defend the city.

Therefore, facing Yuan Shu's fierce attack for several days, Wancheng could still be considered as impregnable.

This made Yuan Shu, who was originally full of high spirits, very angry, and he simply set his sights on another small town of Xinye.

Wancheng and Xinye, if we only need to capture one of these two cities, we can open the passage to Xiangyang in the south.

Soon, some information about the defender of Xinye was presented to Yuan Shu.

"Liu Pan, the nephew of Liu Biao, is he a bit brave? Humph, what's the use of a common man's courage? I'm afraid he is just using the title of an elder to occupy a high position."

Yuan Shu commented with disdain.

As a descendant of a prominent family, what Yuan Shu disdained most were those brainless and reckless men who were only good at bravery, especially Lu Bu and Zhang Fei, whom Yuan Shu hated the most.

"The generals that Liu Pan relies on include... Huang Zhong from Nanyang? He is nearly fifty years old, but it is said that his bravery is even greater than Liu Pan's, so Liu Pan trusts him a lot..."

"A man approaching the age of 50 is not a threat."

This time, Yuan Shu was more cautious and after gathering intelligence about Xinye in advance, his confidence in conquering Xinye increased dramatically. (End of this chapter)