Chapter 3372: Fellow Countrymen, Different Paths
Chapter 3371: Fellow townsmen, different paths
In the east of the river, the stars and the moon compete for glory.
On the plateau, the flags fluttered.
Fei Qian "invited" Xiahou Dun to the battle scene.
According to tradition, Fei Qian should have shown off his power, got two rows of swordsmen and axemen, and then when a group of people saw Xiahou Dun, they immediately shouted that he was bold and didn't kneel down...
In fact, Fei Qian didn't do any of this, but just asked Julius to keep an eye on Xiahou Dun.
In the Western Regions, Fei Qian also received some direct guards. Julius was one of them, and there were also several "Kunlun slaves".
In ancient China, the word "Kunlun" not only refers to Kunlun Mountain, but also contains the meaning of black things. Therefore, ancient China followed this meaning and collectively referred to black-skinned people as Kunlun people, not to say that these people came from "Kunlun Mountain".
As for why the specific origins of these "Kunlun slaves" or "Kunlun people" are not described in detail, it is simply because during the Han and Tang Dynasties, especially in the Tang Dynasty, the families that could afford "Kunlun slaves" were often either rich or noble. Being associated with Kunlun Mountain of Queen Mother of the West undoubtedly raised their status, so naturally no one recorded the specific origins of "Kunlun slaves" in detail.
These "Kunlun slaves" basically came from the Western Regions in the Han Dynasty, and most of them came from Southeast Asia in the Tang Dynasty. There must be some black people trafficked by Arabs, but most of them should be people with darker skin from Central Asia and South Asia, such as Dravidians, after all, they are closer and have sufficient supply.
As for why slaves were raised in the Tang Dynasty after the Han Dynasty had gradually moved away from slavery and began to move towards the tenant farming system, and even the breed, quality, and source of slaves were compared, then we naturally need to ask Li Shimin, the founder of the Tang Dynasty...
(Li Shimin coughed twice, "This is the Three Kingdoms, the Three Kingdoms... I'll talk about my business later, later...")
Xiahou Dun looked particularly thin without armor, and even the fatigue caused by the long journey was still deeply engraved on his face, like wrinkles on this piece of yellow land under the stars and the moon.
"Hello, cavalry." Xiahou Dun said indifferently when he saw Fei Qian.
Xiahou Dun was naturally in a bad mood to see how Fei Qian attacked Cao's camp with his own eyes.
What's more, he was still a captive and a defeated general.
Fei Qian didn't mind Xiahou Dun's attitude.
Because this is not important, what is important is to use Xiahou Dun to test Cao Cao's next plan...
As the second-in-command of the Cao family political group, Xiahou Dun must have participated in the formulation of some plans in the early stage of the battle. Although it is possible that Cao Cao made some changes in the middle and late stages, Xiahou Dun is probably still clear about the general strategy.
However, Xiahou Dun will not speak easily.
If Xiahou Dun really wants to speak, he would have said it when he was arrested...
‘Boom! ’
A loud bang shocked all directions!
The originally dark Cao camp suddenly became like a hornet's nest that was poked, and it became chaotic with a buzzing sound. The dots of fire and human figures swayed, like those hornets flying out in a mess.
Xiahou Dun was suddenly startled.
Although he had probably guessed that Fei Qian was going to launch a night attack when he arrived here, he couldn't help but feel shaken and uneasy when he really saw such a momentum!
He took a step involuntarily towards the Cao army camp, leaned forward slightly, squinted his eyes, and tried his best to see the fire and black spots in the Cao army camp in the distance...
Unfortunately, Xiahou Dun was a bit old after all, which meant that he not only had presbyopia, but also had cloudy lenses. It was quite difficult to see what the flickering fire and black shadows were at such a long distance and in severe light shortage.
Fei Qian waved his hand, and the messenger immediately blew a sharp copper whistle, and then more copper whistles sounded, and then the fire rose in the wilderness!
In the middle, west, and east, there were spots of fire, competing with the stars in the sky, as if they were going to capture Cao's camp in one fell swoop!
Xiahou Dun was shocked at first, but after watching for a moment, he sneered.
He saw through Fei Qian's bluff.
Fei Qian didn't say anything. He took out the telescope, looked at it for a few times, and then signaled the guard to pass it to Xiahou Dun.
'What...what is this?' Xiahou Dun was stunned for a moment, and then, under the demonstration of the guard, he learned to hold it up in front of his eyes, and couldn't help shaking his body, 'What...what...what is this?'
Fei Qian laughed, but didn't answer directly, but said: 'In ancient times, there was no high or low, and people sat around to discuss things. In the Spring and Autumn Period, officials were set up and divided into different positions, and high and low people worked together. Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, the emperor has been behind the curtain and listened to things on the steps. The princes rang the jade, and the ministers presented their articles. They presented their opinions with words, and tested their achievements with merits.'
'Yao consulted the four Yues, and Shun appointed the eight Yuans. Qin and Han had Cao, Xiahou Zhi refused again and asked for permission, and presented his words to the emperor's court, expressing the feelings of the people, and presenting his opinions with words, which is the meaning of the article. It's not that the ancient sages are better than the present, but that the literature and reason are more prosperous, and each has its own heroes. 』
"The Han Dynasty established etiquette, there are four categories, one is called Zhang, the second is called memorial, the third is called table, and the fourth is called discussion. The chapter is used to express gratitude, the memorial is used to impeach, the table is used to express requests, and the discussion is used to implement differences. The chapter is clear. "Poetry" says, "It is composed of heaven." Therefore, it is called civilization. It is in the cultural relics, Chibai said Zhang is also. The person who expresses is the standard. "Li" has a saying, "It is said that virtue is found in rituals. It is in the form of the utensils and the scene is called a table." The purpose of the chapter table is to capture all of this. 』
Fei Qian looked at Xiahou Dun and said, "I dare to ask brother Yuan Rang, is there a chapter for Xiahou Dun this year that can be passed down to all generations?" 』
If we talk about Cao Cao, he probably still has some works that can be passed down from generation to generation, but when it comes to Xia Houyuanrang...
That leaves only two words.
hehe.
Xiahou Dun was not bad in ability, but he obviously lacked the ability to "make words and meritorious deeds". Otherwise, Xiahou Dun's family would not have collapsed so quickly. After all, he started his family mainly with martial arts. Once the war in the world stopped, it would be easy for him to be in various places. Under the encirclement and suppression from all sides, the family was ruined and the clan was wiped out.
This is indeed Xiahou's current shortcoming, but Xiahou Dun feels it is very strange now...
In the Cao Jun camp in the distance ahead, the roar resounded throughout the night sky, but here Fei Qian was talking to Xiahou Dun about some masterpieces handed down from ancient times, the beauty of chapters and tables, this... This couldn't help but make Xiahou Dun feel a little dazed. , as if we were not on some battlefield now, but at some cultural gathering.
Xiahou Dun opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say. In terms of literature, he is indeed not good at all, but he is not stupid, he understands what Fei Qian means...
Just like the telescope he got from Fei Qian now.
There is one here in Fei Qian, and it is obvious that this thing will definitely be passed down. In future generations, no matter who it is, they will know that having a telescope is very expensive...
Fei Qian only talks about "Biao Zhang" now, but doesn't mention anything else. In fact, is it the "Biao Zhang" that Fei Qian is talking about here that deserves praise? Is it only the telescope that Xiahou Dun has in his hands now that seems so strange?
Apparently not.
The night wind howled, Cao Ying roared.
Big man...
Fei Qian was asking about Xiahou, but Xiahou knew that Fei Qian was also asking about Shandong and the Han Dynasty.
Xiahou Dun wanted to say something, to show that he was awesome, Shandong was awesome, and the big man was still awesome, but he opened his mouth but couldn't say anything.
Speechless.
He really has nothing to praise himself.
This made Mr. Luo very embarrassed, so he had to arrange a scene of swallowing his eyeballs alive.
The optic nerve is directly connected to the brain...
This thing is the only thing that is directly connected to the nervous system of the brain, and then you can tear it off, and you can shout and eat and drink. It is really better than the guy who was hit by several arrows in the face and can shout loudly from a distance. !
(Mr. Luo coughed twice...)
And what about Shandong?
Many people?
What about the big man?
Too many things?
It’s really a piece of tangerine and wheat peel, but it can’t be used as a paddle!
Literary skills cannot be compared.
Wu Xun is also incomparable.
These technical things are even more incomparable.
Xiahou Dun found that he could neither talk about the past nor the future. He could only focus on the present and said, "The hussars attacked the camp at night, but they don't know who will be the general?" 』
Fei Qian smiled and said, "This general who leads the army, it's a coincidence... he is also from the same hometown as brother Yuan Rang... Xu Chu, Xu Zhongkang!" 』
"A fellow countryman?" "Although Xiahou Dun knew that talking too much would lead to mistakes, and that Fei Qian was very cunning and would leak secrets if he was not careful, he still couldn't help being surprised when he heard Fei Qian say that Xu Chu was leading the army, and the tone of his voice was also very strange. It brought out some disbelief.
Fei Qian exhaled, "Yes." Fellow townspeople, but... different paths! 』
Xiahou Dun's face darkened, and it was three points darker than the night.
At this moment, in Cao's camp, suddenly, another huge noise rose into the sky!
The key is that this time the noise was not in the direction of Xu Chu's advance, but near the gate of Cao Jun's camp!
"Report!" ” The hussar scouts came in a hurry, “There seems to be something happening in front of Cao Jun’s camp! Turn your back on Cao Jun! 』
After hearing this, Xiahou Dun's expression changed!
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On the battlefield, those who stand live and those who lie down die. Before the fight started, there were various considerations and trade-offs, but when the sword and gun saw blood, all that was left was two words.
born……
die……
Well, there is no "or".
Xu Chu led his soldiers and fiercely crashed into Cao Jun's camp!
He cannot be said to know everything about the situation in Cao Jun's camp, but he is at least the person in the Hussars who has explored the internal structure of Cao Jun's camp for the longest time and has the deepest understanding!
Therefore, Xu Chu did not take the usual path...
He completely avoided the route to the gate of Cao Jun's camp, but directly used gunpowder to blast a hole on the flank of Cao Jun's camp, and rushed into the camp!
In this way, it was naturally somewhat beyond Cao Jun's expectations.
Crossing trenches and climbing plateaus, the hussars with rich and varied equipment were like a steel knife, cutting directly into the muscles inside Cao Jun's camp almost from the beginning!
Inside Cao Jun's camp, the sky was filled with the light of swords, fire and blood, even more dazzling than the stars in the sky!
Xu Chu was wearing thick armor, holding a battle shield in his hand, waving a sword, running rampant among flesh and blood and iron fire!
Really rampant!
If you just stupidly follow the passage in Cao Jun's camp, who knows what you will encounter?
Because they had previously passed through the Cao army camp under Anyi City, not only Xu Chu, but even his soldiers had more experience and stronger confidence!
Clash!
The feeling of broken bones and flesh was transmitted to the shoulder through the shield.
The stagnation of the sword and spear entering the flesh was transmitted to the hand along the blade.
The last breath of the opponent's death floated around the mask that outlined the evil ghost.
What was trampled underfoot was a mockery of human nature and a mockery of pity.
Evil must be killed!
Led by Xu Chu, the team quickly broke through the periphery of the Cao army camp.
The Cao army soldiers stationed on the edge of the village wall had average combat power and could not withstand the fierce attack of Xu Chu and others. They either collapsed like mud or groaned weakly...
The human figure and firelight swayed in front of his eyes. Xu Chu's eyes quickly looked for a breakthrough in various dark and pink colors.
The advantage of infantry is that even on earthen plateaus, some places can be climbed up by human ladders.
As for war horses...
I have never heard of horse ladders.
But the weakness of infantry without horses is that they cannot stop!
If the pressure medium falls into a cave, a horse will die!
Because of the limitations of the helmet and face mask, Xu Chu's vision is affected to a certain extent. But he is not worried, because he knows that there are guards on his left and right sides, and behind him are the brave and good cavalry!
The cavalry not only has cavalry, but also infantry!
The two heroes of infantry and cavalry!
The chaos and cruelty of night raids are unimaginable to ordinary people.
Because humans are visual animals, the first facial features that appear in the embryo are eyeballs.
But no matter whether it is God or Nuwa, when creating humans, there must be not enough genetic points, resulting in human eyeballs that are neither predator type nor vegetarian type, just like the first time a primary school student does handicraft class, just pinch a few times casually, as long as it can be used and will not fall off.
Therefore, once humans lose their vision, many of their abilities will be compromised.
Night raids are an old tradition of the Hussars, so the Hussars will deliberately include night combat training courses in their training.
Don't think that night combat is just about tying a piece of cloth around your waist, arm, or somewhere else. In actual combat, the cloth will be stained with blood and mud, and it may also fall off during the fight. Therefore, relying on just a piece of cloth to solve all the problems in a night combat is as unreliable as taking something from your left pocket to your right pocket.
Night combat relies on the "follow-up chain".
Just like a warhorse has an automatic following system, it follows the comrades in front and guides the comrades behind at the same time.
This requires the "leading horse" to be calm enough to find the most suitable path, rather than indulging in bloodthirsty fighting, which eventually turns into a violent temper on the blade, but loses humanity.
"Here! Everyone, get on the earth plateau!"
Xu Chu shouted while standing under an earth wall.
The most direct fight, the most tragic life and death, the most instinctive choice, the most determined steps!
Walking in a straight line, rampant in the Cao army camp!
A man stands between heaven and earth, if he cannot make a name for himself in the world, he will come to this world in vain!
This era is the era of the general of the cavalry!
I am the vanguard of the cavalry!
Now the soldiers have crossed the river!
What do you want to get, what do you want to protect, or even just want to survive, there is only blood all the way!
One step, one kill!
The knife cuts down, and the soldiers rush forward!
In front of you is a bloody road, surrounded by enemy troops!
Survive, it is a legend!
Shields are squeezed together, and both sides are panting.
The Cao army soldiers on the opposite side have red eyes, howling and slashing down with a knife.
Xu Chu dodged the opponent's blade with a slight push, and then slashed the large blood vessel on the side of the opponent's neck with a diagonal cut...
Amidst the slight whistle, a blood mist was sprayed all over the sky!
『Pay attention to your breath! Adjust your physical strength! 』
Xu Chu fought and rushed in the bloody storm, and also reminded the guards and other hussars who followed behind.
In this cruel and bloody melee, people will be unconsciously affected and controlled by adrenaline, and then consume their physical strength and endurance in a short period of time, and finally be killed by an unknown young master with a broken knife. It is not a rare thing.
Therefore, it is not only necessary to attack effectively, but also to save your physical strength.
There was a sharp voice in the night sky...
『Be careful of arrows! 』
Xu Chu blocked his shield in front of his face.
The arrows whistled down, crackling and piercing Xu Chu and others, and also shot at the buttocks of Cao's soldiers who were fighting with Xu Chu.
The probability of accidental injury in this kind of chaotic attack in the dark is not low.
The Cao army soldiers who were fighting with Xu Chu and others were stabbed by their own arrows and immediately lost the desire to continue fighting with Xu Chu and others. They ran away cursing.
Xu Chu's guards came forward and saw some arrows stuck on Xu Chu's body and shield, and asked: "General, are you okay?"
Xu Chu cut off the arrows that were in the way with his knife, regardless of whether the arrowheads were still hanging on the shield or armor, "Don't stay here, move forward!"
There seemed to be another sharp voice in the air...
"Arrows are coming!"
Those with shields raised their shields, and those without shields covered their vital parts with the arm guards on their arms, and then rushed forward.
In the darkness, it was difficult to tell where the arrows were shot from, and even counterattacks were impossible.
However, Cao's archers obviously had no guidance, and stopped after a while...
"What are the casualties?"
Xu Chu asked during the battle.
"Wang Laosan, Xiao Wuzi died in the battle...Niu's kid injured his leg, I asked him to retreat to the back..."
The guard reported in a low voice.
The Cao army camp was obviously in chaos, with figures and fire everywhere, but because no one carried a small radar to show the location of the enemy's red dots, and Xu Chu and others sometimes did not take the usual route, so in the noisy hustle and bustle, Xu Chu still had time to scan and choose the next attack direction.
Suddenly, in a camp near the gate of the Cao army camp, a huge shout suddenly broke out...