The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 302
Xia Hourong didn't speak for a long time. He was shocked by the worry that Cao Zhang expressed from the bottom of his heart. In his memory, Cao Zhang, who was superior in force, had never shown such a mentality in the face of any enemy. Facing the sudden Wuhuan people with a small number of cavalry, he was still roaring and fighting fiercely, without changing his face.

Maybe it was because of the Battle of Liaodong.Xia Hourong lowered his head and played with the cup in his hand. After a while, he smiled and said, "Fortunately...we are not enemies with them, but allies."

Cao Zhang also realized that something was wrong with his emotions, so he smiled in disguise: "Yes, we are allies. At least for now, it seems that there is no possibility of fighting face to face. Thinking of this, I really admire him a little. With his own efforts, he quelled 30 years of turmoil."

"General, when I was in Funan, I often heard the king of Yue mention you, just like you mention him now." Xia Hourong laughed very happily. He blinked, scratched the corner of his mouth and said: "You are the same kind of people."

"Maybe." Cao Zhang said noncommittally: "However, I can't compare with him. He is younger than me, but he has already become the head of the four kings of the Han Dynasty. Even his father can't suppress him. As for me, I need his help to crusade against a Xianbei people. In order to clear the grassland in one fell swoop, I have prepared for nearly two years, and I don't know the final result, but he has firmly controlled the Tianzhu Sea, and now the East China Sea Fleet is sweeping east again. I suspect that they will have a good news before I send troops."

"This is normal. The Yue people rule the roost with their navy, and thousands of miles of sea and land are like walking on flat ground to them. Whether it is Korean or Japanese, they have no power to fight back against the Yue navy. As expected. If we had such a navy in Wei State, it would be easy to pacify Sanhan and Wa. Yue State seems to be going well, but luck is actually part of it. Fan Man underestimated the enemy in taking Funan. Tianzhu, the difficulty is no small matter, although he defeated the Tianzhu Navy and controlled the Tianzhu Sea, it is not so easy to get on the land of Tianzhu."

Xia Hourong told Cao Zhang what he saw in Funan. Cao Zhang listened quietly, without saying a word, and finally said: "So, I still have a chance to help him."

"There will definitely be." Xia Hourong said with certainty.

The moon rose on the prairie, and the cool night wind blew away the sweltering heat of the day. The endless prairie was silent and peaceful. To the west, sweep across the prairie, this time, to drive the Xianbei people far away, to reproduce the heroic Weihuo of the past, and then I will send my troops westward, and hunt with His Highness the King of Yue in Tianzhu."

Playing Hanwang, Xianbei royal court.

July is the time when the Xianbei people have traditionally passed down the Lulin Conference. All the tribes gather together from all directions to check the situation of the tribe in the past year to see if the people and animals are prosperous and their lives are good. If they think they are doing well, spend the winter. If there is more than enough, then everyone will be happy. If life is very tight, then you have to consider whether to go to other places to rob.Generally speaking, this other place refers to the northern border of the Han Dynasty, counting from the west of Liaoning in the east, and counting from Jiuquan and Dunhuang in the west.Although the Xianbei people no longer have the power of Tan Shihuai when they were alive, but relying on their speed of action, the frontiers of the Han Dynasty are still open to them most of the time.

This year, almost all Xianbei people are having a hard time, so there are a lot of people who come to the Balin Conference, and the Xianbei King Bu Dugen was a little surprised by the number.Budugen is the grandson of Tanshihuai, but not only does he not have the ability of his ancestor Tanshihuai, he can't even catch up with his father, Kuitou. This Xianbei king is actually very useless. Except for a few cronies, other tribes Ignore him at all, not even his elder brother Fu Luohan supports him.Later, Fu Luohan was killed by Ke Bineng, and his son Xie Guini would rather surrender to Ke Bineng than Budugen. Budugen's prestige had already been reduced to the extreme. few.

Today is abnormal, but Bu Dugen knows that it's not because everyone supports him again, but because everyone's life is hard now.

The weather on the grassland has been very cold in the past few years. There is obviously more snow in winter than in previous years. The weather is so cold that a large number of livestock freeze to death.The Han people had endless civil wars, and they could only let the Xianbei people come and go without a trace. Fortunately, the Xianbei people also suffered a lot of losses, so they didn't dare to go too deep.But the situation changed last year. Cao Zhang’s army was stationed in Yuyang, General Wei Cao Ren and other generals were stationed in Jinyang. Caused significant losses in winter.Now whether it is Cao Zhang or Cao Ren, there is no sign of withdrawing yet. The adults of the various tribes gathered together to discuss what should be done if the Han people still do not withdraw.

It won’t work like last year. Once again, the Xianbei people will suffer heavy losses. Most people tend to go to the Central Plains to rob. The problem is, if they act alone, no tribe has the strength to face Cao Zhang or Cao Ren. , if you want to get out of the whole body, the only way is for everyone to unite and act together.

Although the Xianbei people have been in decline for many years, there are still more than one hundred thousand people who can mount their horses and bend their bows. They still have a great chance of winning against the Han people who are mainly infantry. Enough to make the Han people dare not chase after them.

With the same purpose in mind, everyone put aside their usual conflicts and sat together temporarily.Budugen is the king in name, so of course he has to express his position first.However, Bu Dugen was very worried. If the war goes well for this gang of mobs, then of course there is nothing to say. In case of setbacks, it may not be very reliable to ask everyone to rescue each other.

Compared with entering the fortress to rob, Budugen is more inclined to annex some small tribes and strengthen his own strength so that he can survive.The first thing he saw was Kirby's energy department.Kebi can be a small species of Xianbei, and his strength is not very strong. Although he has developed relatively fast in the past few years, he can only get [-] or [-] riders, including the annexed old part of Fuluohan.More importantly, it was Fuluohan's son and Budugen's nephew Xie Guini who led these Fuluohan's old tribes.

Budugen was discussing with everyone about entering the fortress, and at the same time sent someone to contact Xieguini. He said to Xieguini, you don’t support me, and I don’t blame you, but it’s really unreasonable for you to support Kirby, and you don’t want to. Think, who killed your father Fu Luo Han?It's fine if you don't avenge your father, how can you still accept the jurisdiction of the enemy?

I don't know what's going on, but Shi Guini, who hadn't thought of revenge for more than ten years, suddenly became tempted, thinking about taking his subordinates away from Kirbyneng, and returning to Budugen.

Kirby didn't know anything about it, and he was worried about Cao Zhang now.When discussing whether to enter the fortress to rob, Kirby was able to categorically veto it. He said to other tribal leaders, you don’t know how powerful Cao Zhang is. I saw his majesty with my own eyes. There were only a few hundred cavalrymen, but in the face of the Wuhuan cavalry ten times larger than himself, he not only did not retreat, but took the initiative to attack, defeating the Wuhuan people in one fell swoop, and even chased them all day and night, killing the Wuhuan people. After chasing him to death, Wuhuan, the three prefectures, will be decided in one battle.Now he has an army of more than 2, and Cao Ren has nearly [-]. He has been preparing for more than a year. It is definitely not for the sake of going to the grassland for a show. He is likely to go deep into the grassland and severely damage us.I heard that he has bought a lot of horses from Liaodong over the years, and the proportion of cavalry is very high. It is entirely possible to have a cavalry duel with us.

Ke Bineng's words were opposed by many people. Cao Zhang has [-] riders, but in Yuyang, he mainly faces Wuhuan people. He is still two thousand miles away from Danhan Mountain.If he was going to deal with Xianbei people, he should have left the fortress from Macheng the closest.However, Cao Ren's troops only had four or five thousand cavalry, and the rest were all infantry. How dare he go deep into the grassland?Even if he comes, can he deal with nearly [-] of us?
Are you scared out of your wits by Cao Zhang?Someone sneered disdainfully.

Kirby could be worried, but then he himself was not strong enough, and others would not listen to him. He thought about it and decided to move west with the tribe. The strength of the Han people is now greatly reduced. Going to the Western Regions is relatively safe.

Kebi Neng discussed with Xie Guini, and Xie Guini agreed on the surface, but secretly notified Budugen, and then left Kebi Neng with his subordinates.When Kirby got the news, he was taken aback, and wanted to catch up to stop Xieguini, but it was too late. Bu Dugen personally led the army to meet Xiguini.Kirby was a sensible person, seeing that the situation was not right, he immediately left Danhan Mountain with his tribe and headed west.

Bu Dugen won the first battle, without bleeding a drop, he strengthened his strength, and his self-confidence suddenly swelled. He said to the other tribal adults very majesticly, Cao Zhang came out of Yuyang to deal with the Wuhuan people, we don't need to Don't worry, let's think about how to go to Bingzhou to rob. Cao Ren didn't have the guts to stay in Jinyang and dare not come out. He just let the Huns guard Bingzhou for them. We don't need to be afraid of him.If the Xiongnu were sensible and stayed far away, then everyone would live in peace. If they insisted on being dogs for the Han people, we would break his legs and occupy Bingzhou.

As if to verify Bu Dugen's conjecture, news soon came. At the end of July, Cao Zhang led an army out of the fortress, and quickly broke through Baitan Mountain. The Wuhuan people were beaten to death and fled.

When the Xianbei people heard the news, they all expressed contempt for the vulnerability of the Wuhuan people, and some even regretted it very much. They knew that these Wuhuan people could not help fighting so much, so they just rushed to deal with them before Cao Zhang.

The Xianbei people did not expect that when they were chatting around the fire, Cao Zhang led [-] cavalry and galloped on the grassland where the autumn wind just started. Wherever they passed, the grass roots that were deeply rooted in the ground were trampled into mud.

When the scouts spread the news of the sudden appearance of the Han army hundreds of miles away to Tanhan Mountain, Budugen and others were shocked at first, and then burst into ecstasy: The Han people don't know the heights of the sky and the earth, and they dare to ride 3 for thousands of miles. I don't know that although Danhan Mountain is not prepared, the Panlin Conference has not yet ended. There are more than [-] to [-] riders here, and they are waiting for work, which is enough to kill these Han troops who came from afar at the foot of Danhan Mountain. With [-] cavalry, the spoils are very impressive.

Without saying a word, Bu Dugen immediately ordered to fight, and the Xianbei people who were excited by his words rushed to meet Cao Zhang.Cao Zhang received the news and ordered the Yueqi school captain Xun Yun to lead the army to attack first.Xun Yun is the eldest son of Xun Yu and the son-in-law of Cao Cao. He was originally a general of Huben Zhonglang. After the Han Emperor returned to Luoyang, he was appointed as the captain of the Yueqi Camp of the Northern Army. He had [-] riders, all of whom were provided by Sun Shao. After five or six years of training, the Liaodong Warhorse finally had a chance to go into battle.

From the very beginning, the two armies have been fighting together. Xun Yun wants to fight for the Xun family who has just recovered, while Xiegui Ni, who is the leader of the Xianbei people, wants to fight bravely for the spoils. Strength, fight with life.

Xun Yun took the lead, holding a round shield in his left hand and a halberd in his right. He stood up on the horse's back, turned around and yelled at the charging warrior behind him: "Kill Hu——"

"Kill Hu! Kill Hu!"

The soldiers roared angrily, urged their horses, and rushed into the oncoming Xianbei formation.

Two thousand Yueqi battalions and nearly four thousand Xianbei people collided fiercely like two huge waves rushing head-on.

The Xianbei people with Kuntou were very arrogant. They clamped their horses tightly, half stood up on the horse, and shot a round of arrows at a hundred paces. With short weapons and shields raised, he roared and rushed towards the Han people.To their surprise, the Han army leaned on their horses, didn't even bother to shoot arrows, and raised their horses to the highest speed and charged straight over.

The Yueqi Battalion is the northern army in Luoyang. Although they are not many in number, they are well equipped. The armor is inlaid with iron plates to protect the chest and abdomen and other vital parts, but the limbs only have simple battle robes. Facing the Xianbei people They didn't even look at the array of arrows, they just ran forward with all their attention.

The Xianbei's arrow array had very limited damage to the Han army. It was not fatal to hit the limbs. You might not notice it in this tense time. Even if you hit the face or throat and fell off the horse, you would not Some people stopped to take a look, they didn't even have time to scream, they were trampled to death by their companions behind, while the others just clenched the weapons in their hands, shouting "Kill Hu" while watching Yue Yue closely. approaching enemies.

More than 100 steps came in a flash, and the red-eyed Han people and Xianbei people came together.

The Xianbei people soon discovered the anomaly.

In cavalry battles, the most important thing in personal martial arts is riding. It is very important to be able to sit firmly on the horse. Only when you sit firmly can you effectively coordinate your body and strike the weapon in your hand at the right time.Thousands of people hedge together, it is impossible to kill with one blow like two people singled out, but the accuracy cannot be ignored. At a certain moment, whoever hits the opponent first basically determines the outcome. This knife wound has a very small damage ability.

Xianbei people are most proud of their riding skills. Men on the grassland have made toys with bows and arrows since they could walk. But they can't sit still on horses, and out of [-]% of their martial arts skills can be used up to [-]%, so even if the Han people can buy horses, the quantity and quality of cavalry has never been comparable to that of the grassland peoples.

However, the Xianbei people found that these Han people were all sitting firmly on their horses without exception. A deadly knife, even if the Xianbei strike at the same time as them, the result is often beneficial to the Han people. The Han people's swords are very sharp, and when two swords cut each other, the Xianbei's scimitar is often cut into two halves, while the Han people's ring sword is Unharmed, they blew past the Xianbei like a gust of wind, leaving long wounds, and blood shot out like arrows. They swept past and rushed to the next opponent, but the Xianbei was holding a half-cut knife , looked at his wound in disbelief, and was soon beheaded by the next Han.

And even if the two knives were not broken, the Xianbei people also took advantage of it. Their intention to knock the Han people off the horse by virtue of their stability on the horse almost without exception failed. The Han people sat firmly on the horse, as if They became one with the horses, and the abnormality knocked them one by one so that they couldn't sit still on the saddle. They fell off the horses one after another, and then they were knocked down by the horses behind.

Xie Guini was terrified, and ran all the way, he found that there were seven or eight soldiers among the Han people holding long halberds, and they kept greeting him.The scimitar in his hand slashed left and right, frantically scrambling, and in the end, although he narrowly escaped death, two gashs were cut deep into his ribs and thighs, and blood gushed out, quickly soaking his skin robe.

Xie Guini looked back, dumbfounded.He originally thought that 4000 men vs. 2000 men would be a sure chance of winning. This time it should be a very easy battle. The victory in the first battle hit Cao Zhang's spirit and he would get more spoils in the future, but he never expected that the Han army, although There were only 2000 people, but the combat power far exceeded his estimate. The two sides were divided at the touch of a button, but his loss was far beyond his expectations. This time, he lost thousands of men in the charge.

"For help, for help, the Han people are fierce!" Xie Guini no longer cared about morale, and immediately ordered the flag for help to be hoisted, and the horn for help was sounded. If the fight continued like this, he doubted whether he would see the final victory.

The whining horn was heard far and wide, announcing the news that the Xianbei had lost their first battle.

Bu Dugen was furious, scolding Xie Guini for being incompetent, and at the same time sent [-] riders to support Xie Guini again.

Cao Zhang sneered, and while ordering people to beat the battle drum for the charge, he ordered Hu Qi's captain Xia Houba to lead three thousand horses to attack.

There was a thunderous sound of hooves, and the army rushed together again.The three thousand Hu Qi camp encountered [-] Xianbei people. Although there was a huge difference in numbers, the Hu Qi camp had no fear.

The bravery of the Han army once again surprised the Xianbei people. The three thousand Huqi battalion dashed the hopes of the ten thousand Xianbei people for a quick victory. They fought together, the neighing of war horses, the collision of knives and halberds, and the roar of soldiers , converging into a torrent of blood, shaking everyone's heart.

Bu Dugen hesitated, the strength of the Han army exceeded his estimation, he very doubted whether he had misheard the information, whether the other party really had only 3 people, if the number of the other party was almost the same as his own, okay? With the fighting power they are showing now, the Xianbei people will be in bad luck today.

While Budugen was hesitating, the situation on the battlefield slowly changed. Xun Yun of the Yueqi camp finally defeated Xieguini, and instead began to attack the flanks of the Xianbei people, supporting Hu Qi who was surrounded by the Xianbei people camp.The Xianbei surrounded the Huqi battalion, but they couldn't wipe them out for a long time. They couldn't help but feel a little impatient. Then they were harassed by the Yueqi battalion, and the position loosened a bit. Xia Houba seized the opportunity and fought a beautiful counterattack. With the remaining more than 1000 people, they rushed out from the siege of the Xianbei people, joined with Xun Yun, re-formed a charge formation of nearly 3000 people, and rushed towards the Xianbei people arrogantly.

At the same time, Cao Zhang sent General Hu Zun, who also had three thousand cavalry, to attack the Xianbei from another angle.The [-] Xianbei were first shrunk by the [-] Hu cavalry battalion and suffered heavy losses, and now they were surrounded and killed by [-] or [-] Han cavalry.

Budugen sighed up to the sky and decided to try again. At the same time, he dispatched 2 horses to outflank the past from left and right, trying to kill the Han army on the battlefield in one fell swoop and turn the tide of the battle back.

Unfortunately, Cao Zhang did not give him a chance. He divided the remaining 1 elites into two halves. Feng, mighty and mighty, killed the Xianbei people.

The three-thousand-part battalion, all equipped with long halberds, ring knives, and a crossbow in each hand, once entered the battlefield, they showed a different kind of murderous aura.If the Han army in front was enough to shock the Xianbei people, then with their appearance, the glory of the Yueqiying and Huqiying camps were eclipsed, and the nightmare of the Xianbei people began.

Buquying was like an angry tiger, roaring and rushing into the battlefield. Wherever it went, it crushed all the enemies in front of it. , All their efforts failed. The Buqu Battalion was like a huge plow, which easily plowed through a sea of ​​blood, and then went straight to the tens of thousands of people who rushed over to support.

With just one charge, the Han army headed by the Buqu Battalion tore through the interception of the Xianbei people, and rushed towards the panicked Budu Basic Formation like a flood that burst a dike. Although they only had more than 1 people, their momentum , but it was enough to make Budugen, who still had 3 people on hand, feel a chill from the bottom of his heart.

Cao Zhang stood up, raised the iron halberd in his hand high, and issued an order for a full-scale attack.After receiving the order, Xia Hourong did not hesitate to direct the remaining [-] cavalry to bypass the still fighting battlefield and hit Budugen's flank.

After a little hesitation, Bu Dugen made a helpless move of breaking his wrists, and fled into the depths of the grassland with 2 people from his headquarters.

(End of this chapter)