Chapter 727: Xia Houyuan
On September 10th of the third year of Gaia, Shanhai City.
Yesterday, I received a report from Huo Qubing's residence that the Imperial Guard Corps had arrived at the front line and formally joined the Longxiang Army. In a short time, the army will pull out its camp and move to the border of Mengding County.
The three major armies, with a total of 210,000 troops, pressed towards Mengding County like covering the sky and covering the sun. At the same time, the Lingxi City Field Army will also march south and gather at the border of Mengding County, echoing the army of Shanhai City.
The two armies clung to Mengding County.
Yunnan Province is dominated by hilly landforms. The relatively flat mountainous areas in the territory only account for one-tenth of the total area.
After the game map is expanded ten times, the hills become mountains, which are even more dangerous.
The territories in Yunnan Province are almost isolated cities one after another. There is basically only a narrow mountain road between the cities, so the traffic is extremely inconvenient.
Whether it is mobilizing troops or transporting food and grass, it is extremely difficult.
Therefore, despite the large area of Yunnan Province, not many lords were born here, and they were mainly concentrated in Kunming County and Dali County. Especially Kunming County, which brings together more than half of the essence of Yunnan Province.
In other words, once Lingxi City occupies the entire Kunming County, it can be called the overlord of Yunnan Province. Apart from Kunming County, Dali County is better.
But the royal city of Dali is located here, and the lords are not fools. Looking at the deeds of emperors such as Qin Shihuang and Han Wudi, it is almost impossible to make a name for themselves in the county where the royal city is located.
The remaining counties of Mengding, Tengyue and Dongchuan are all sparsely populated.
Therefore, [Yunnan City-State] is considered to be the weakest of the four major city-states. Otherwise, he wouldn't be so frightened that he couldn't sleep because of Shanhai City's action.
Long before the Battle of Chibi began, when Shanhai City announced in a high-profile manner that it would attack [Yunnan City-State], [Yunnan City-State] began preparations for war.
Qin Feng even took the opportunity to cheat the [Shanhai League] on the battle map.
There is no room for compromise between the two parties.
In a short period of time, [Yunnan City-State] has assembled 200,000 allied troops in Mengding County. This is the limit of what they can do, and more than 80% of the field troops in the members' territories have been emptied.
It can be said that if you don't succeed, you will become benevolent.
If Mengding County is defended, [Yunnan City-State] will be safe for the time being; if it cannot be defended, the main army will be defeated here, then Tengyue County, Dongchuan County, and even Dali County will all be involved in the flames of war.
Mengding County has become the main battlefield for both sides.
With the end of the Battle of Chibi, the smell of gunpowder in the war is getting stronger and stronger.
According to the intelligence gathered by the General Administration of Military Affairs, not only the Yunnan Province, but also the entire southern border is mobilizing troops.
[Lingnan City-State]'s 150,000 troops have assembled at the border of Jiaozhou County, confronting the First Army and Second Army of the Huben Army stationed in the east.
According to Ruan Ping's attitude, the opposing sides may misfire at any time.
It even said that the siege lion asked Ouyang Shuo if he wanted to mobilize the Jiangchuan Province's army to contain the Hunan Province or Lingnan Province, but Ouyang Shuo firmly refused.
Ouyang Shuo knew very well that if Jiangchuan province moved, the nearby Jingchu province and Jiangnan province would follow suit, causing a chain reaction.
In that case, it would actually complicate things. If one is not good, the trouble will get out of hand.
Ouyang Shuo still likes to do things with certainty.
[Shunan City-state] and [Northern Sichuan City-state] armies are also gathering at the southern border, and one of them has even entered Guilin County, directly threatening the northern gate of Shanhai City—the withering fortress.
The First and Second Legions of the Baotao Army stationed in the withering fortress are already ready for battle.
The commander of the Baotao army, Han Xin, has already issued a military order in front of Ouyang Shuo, he must take this opportunity to take down the enemy's Xuanwu Pass in one fell swoop, and regain the lost position.
To this end, Han Xin has formulated a careful battle plan.
As for whether Guilin County can be taken back, it depends on how the war evolves.
Although [Northern Sichuan City-state]'s attitude towards Shanhai City is changing, [Shonan City-state] is still relatively determined to resist Shanhai City.
It is not easy to get Guilin County back from the mouths of the two major city-states.
According to Du Ruhui, whether Guilin County can be won does not depend on the battle situation in the north, but on the result of the decisive battle between Shanhai City and [Yunnan City-State].
Ouyang Shuo deeply believed in this judgment.
"If the battle goes well, maybe they will take the initiative to spit it out." Ouyang Shuo said.
In Gaia's three-year battle, Shanhai City alone against the four major city-states will determine the future of southern Xinjiang, and the entire Chinese region is watching this epic battle.
The army involved in it is conservatively estimated to have exceeded one million.
Players are looking forward to whether a peerless overlord will be born in southern Xinjiang, or whether Shanhai City will be frustrated in this battle, delaying its path to hegemony, and its light will be dim.
How Shanhai City, which has been dormant for half a year, will amaze the world.
The importance of this battle is beyond words.
Therefore, after dealing with the Shanhai City matter, Ouyang Shuo thought about going to the front line and personally overseeing the battle.
Unexpectedly, Ouyang Shuo was packing his luggage when two unexpected guests came to Shanhai City. It was none other than Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan brothers who had just entered the wilderness.
The two brothers are descendants of Xia Houying's Zhenger Eight Classics.
Therefore, Ouyang Shuo was not surprised by their arrival. Regrettably, the two brothers Cao Hong and Cao Chun did not go to Shanhai City together.
When the two came, Ouyang Shuo could only put aside the business at hand and meet alone.
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Shanhai City, Southern Border Protectorate.
In order to show his closeness, Ouyang Shuo did not meet the two brothers in the main hall, but chose to meet them in the study. At the same time, Ouyang Shuo also made a special trip to invite Xia Houying here to connect with each other.
In the battle map, the two brothers had no chance to meet Xia Houying.
Now that I finally see the real person, a solemn visit is inevitable.
Xia Houying was very knowledgeable and didn't overwhelm the host. After seeing him for a while, he formally introduced the two brothers to Junshang, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is laughing at you, please accept these two bastards and give them a bite to eat."
Poor Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan, two middle-aged men, can only be "good babies" at this time. The two well-behaved generals became beggars in the mouth of their ancestors.
Xia Houyuan's already red face turned even redder from being suppressed.
A one-eyed, even more ferocious.
Even so, the two brothers did not dare to show any dissatisfaction.
In ancient times, the seniority and status of the ancestors was too high, not to mention the two brothers, even their old father, in front of the ancestors, I am afraid that they can only be regarded as a "bastard".
The two brothers looked at each other and could only smile wryly. They knew what was going on, and before Ouyang Shuo could speak, they directly bowed and said solemnly, "Xiahoudun (Xiahouyuan), pay homage to Your Majesty!"
"Two generals, please get up!" Ouyang Shuo stood up with a smile, and personally helped the two brothers up, "The two generals are heroes in this world, and it's very comforting to be able to come to Shanhai City to serve as an official. It's a pleasure!"
Xia Houying "belittled" the two juniors, so Ouyang Shuo naturally would not be ignorant.
Sure enough, Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan felt relieved when they heard this. The two defected to Shanhai City, one because of the existence of their ancestor Xia Houying, and the other because of Cao Cao's recommendation.
In the battle map, Cao Cao had only a few encounters with Ouyang Shuo, but he saw how extraordinary Ouyang Shuo was.
Therefore, I recommended the two brothers to work in Shanhai City. After all, Cao Cao had already lived in seclusion, and he didn't want the two brothers to hide in the wilderness with him, that would be unfair to them.
Not only Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan, but Cao Chun and Cao Hong brothers were also dismissed by Cao Cao. Only Cao Zhen, Cao Xiu, and Cao Chong are the nephews and nephews who stayed with Cao Cao.
In fact, Cao Chun and Cao Hong brothers chose to defect to Lingxi City. After all, Cao Can from Lingxi City is the ancestor of their Cao clan.
Taking the opportunity, Ouyang Shuo checked the attributes of Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan brothers.
【Name】: Xiahou Dun (Wang class)
[Dynasty]: The end of the Eastern Han Dynasty
[Identity]: General of Shanhai City
[Occupation]: Senior General
[Loyalty]: 75 points
[Commander]: 70 [Force]: 70 [Intelligence]: 75 [Politics]: 80
[Speciality]: Grain reminder (increase the utilization rate of army grain and grass by 15%, and increase the efficiency of grain and grass transportation by 25%)
[Cultivation method]: a little
[Equipment]: long knife
[Evaluation]: Xia Houdun opened up the territory and expanded the soil, with thousands of enemies in the spears and halberds. Pull out the arrow to remove the dry eye, and call the parents angrily. Loyalty saves the people, Xue Henping swallows the rebels. Lonely Moon explores Bilon alone, and his achievements so far reflect the universe.
Xiahou Dun is not considered a famous general who can fight, but he is definitely the first among the generals under Cao Cao. Strictly speaking, Xiahou Dun is a logistics general, and he is unique among generals.
According to historical records, Xiahou Dun was eager to learn and specialized in teaching. Although he was in the army, he would personally welcome his teachers to give lectures. And he was a staunch man. When he was fourteen years old, someone humiliated his teacher, and he killed that person.
Although he has a high position and authority, he is frugal in nature and indifferent all his life. If he has excess family wealth, he will distribute it to his subordinates.
【Name】: Xia Houyuan (King Class)
[Dynasty]: The end of the Eastern Han Dynasty
[Identity]: General of Shanhai City
[Occupation]: Senior General
[Loyalty]: 75 points
[Commander]: 72 [Force]: 82 [Intelligence]: 60 [Politics]: 45
[Speciality]: Speeding (increase troop attack power by 10%, increase marching speed by 35%)
[Cultivation method]: a little
[Equipment]: Lance
[Comment]: Yuan is a general, he often goes to the emergency, and often surprises the enemy. It is better than design and change, but shorter than the general public.
Xia Houyuan was an excellent military general who was good at mobile warfare, so there was a saying in the army at that time: "Xia Houyuan, the captain of the Dianjun, has five hundred in three days and one thousand in six days."
It is frightening to say that the troops led by Xia Houyuan can march five hundred miles in three days.
Xiahouyuan's most outstanding battle was the battle of Xinggu against Han Sui.
Most of Han Sui's subordinates were Di and Qiang, and they were very elite. Xia Houyuan ran for a long distance and attacked Han Sui's rear. Han Sui came to rescue him and made a decisive decision.
Therefore, both brothers are rare talents.