Chapter 3417: War and Chaos

Chapter 3416: Chaos and confusion

Cao Chun escaped.

The reason why Cao Chun escaped was simple, he was anxious.

A desperate dog will jump over the wall, and a desperate man will go crazy.

The military strategy says, surround him with ten times the force.

Zhao Yun's troops were not ten times that of Cao Chun. And the most critical point was that Zhao Yun found that Cao's army seemed to be consciously engaging in a war of attrition with the Hussars in the near future, so in order to effectively target the Youzhou army and himself, he adopted the strategy of surrounding but not attacking, or not attacking by force, but attacking and raiding the surrounding Cao army.

At the same time, he used the advantage of military equipment to try to force Cao Chun to fight outside Yuyang City.

In short, it is to maximize the advantages of Hussars and cavalry combat and avoid disadvantageous combat.

So, when Zhao Yun launched the Youzhou offensive, this strategy just restrained Cao Chun's plan and dealt a heavy blow to the entire Youzhou Cao army.

If Cao Chun had fought Zhao Yun to his death from the beginning, he might have been able to fight to the death and consume some of Zhao Yun's troops.

But Cao Chun was reluctant to let go, so he was naturally restrained. The longer it dragged on, the more Cao's troops lost their fighting spirit...

Cao Chun's strategy was not a complete failure.

However, among the four counties he prepared for the encirclement, Xiahou Heng of Ji County, who Cao Chun was most sure of and entrusted with an important task, was the first to run away. Then the soldiers of Shanggu and Juyong County were defeated by Zhang He, half of them retreated to Juyong, and a small part fled to Changping.

Although Zhang He led his troops not to Changping, the soldiers of Changping did not dare to come.

There is no need to think about Juyong now, most of them are finished.

As for the reinforcements of Lu County, they hesitated, took two steps and stopped one step, and ran away immediately at the slightest sign of trouble.

On the contrary, Wuzhong County, the most remote county that Cao Chun did not care much about and was even somewhat marginalized, rushed there with people.

The reason was very simple. The garrison commander of Wuzhong County felt that Cao Chun had promoted him, so he wanted to repay his gratitude.

As for whether he would die...

It happened that Wuzhong County was located in a remote area, so he did not care about those material things.

People are different after all.

Unfortunately, there were not many soldiers in Wuzhong County, only more than a thousand people. Although they were brave, they still could not defeat the cavalry led by Zhao Yun. They were soon suppressed in a small area, unable to move, and in danger.

It was at such a moment that Cao Chun escaped...

Perhaps if he had escaped a moment earlier, the people of Wuzhong County would not have to die.

But Cao Chun really waited until the people of Wuzhong County arrived, and then he really accepted the failure of his plan...

The reinforcements from the other three counties were slow to arrive, and the troops that finally came were only from the most remote Wuzhong County!

Cao Chun's face was burning.

Some people suggested retreating to Ji County and then continuing to fight against the Hussars, but Cao Chun rejected this suggestion.

No one knew where Xiahou Heng in Ji County had gone, and he hadn't even seen him.

In this situation, retreating to Ji County would be like walking into a trap!

So Cao Chun prepared to retreat directly to Jizhou...

Cao Chun made a decision and immediately took advantage of Zhao Yun's siege of Wuzhong County soldiers, while bluffing with torches as if he was going to fight a decisive battle in one fell swoop. As a result, he just bluffed and fled Yuyang with the cavalry, running forty or fifty miles in one breath before stopping for a short rest. As a result, Cao Chun found that three or four out of ten of the soldiers who escaped had either fallen behind or fled, which made him so angry that his head was buzzing, but he had no way to deal with it.

For a moment, Zhao Yun really didn't expect Cao Chun to be so "heartless and ungrateful".

According to Zhao Yun's own understanding, he felt that Cao Chun would at least try to rescue the soldiers of Wuzhong County. Even if the attack failed and he fled, it was considered an effort...

Everyone has different views. Zhao Yun would definitely not do what Cao Chun did, and naturally he could not follow Cao Chun's thinking to predict the enemy, so he reacted half a beat slower. When he realized something was wrong and sent people to investigate, he found that Cao Chun had escaped.

After all, Zhao Yun still focuses on the military series, not the counselor.

Xin Pi was a little annoyed.

If he had known that Cao Chun would escape tonight, he should have made more preparations under Yuyang City, or discussed with Zhao Yun the emergency contact signal...

He was under the city, and after discovering that Cao Chun had escaped, he sent people to find Zhao Yun. Naturally, there was a delay in the trip.

Now there is no point in saying more, Zhao Yun comforted Xin Pi a little. After all, seeking stability on the battlefield is the right choice. Reckless advance may succeed, but as long as there is a failure, there may be no recovery.

What Zhao Yun said was indeed right. The war situation is ever-changing and no one can predict everything.

The conclusion of Zhao Yun and Xin Pi's previous discussion was to surround the enemy and attack the reinforcements. Then, as soon as the reinforcements arrived, Cao Chun ran away...

The person who can predict everything and has the world in his hands is probably either a pig brother or a keyboard warrior.

However, Cao Chun is a cavalryman, and Zhao Yun also led cavalrymen.

Zhao Yun asked Xin Pi to enter Yuyang, put out the fire, handle related affairs, and take precautions for the retreat. He followed the horse hoof prints left by Cao Chun at dawn.

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When Cao Chun fled all the way, he also brought soldiers from Changping County when he passed Changping. Although the number of people increased, because most of the soldiers in Changping were infantry, the speed was not as fast as before.

This was also a helpless move.

On the one hand, the number of soldiers is not large, and Cao Chun cannot control the escape of the soldiers in the army. He cannot rush back to Jizhou. Now there are only a few hundred people left in the cavalry unit of two to three thousand people. It is really impossible to make amends even if he kills himself and apologizes. .

On the other hand, there were some supplies in Changping. When Cao Chun fled Yuyang, he was in such a hurry that it was naturally impossible to carry much dry food supplies. And after taking the supplies from Changping County, it was impossible to say that the people in Changping County would be taken away. Throw down...

If you throw it away again, there will really be no one left.

To the south of Changping is Jixian County.

The more Cao Chun thought about it, the more unwilling he became. At the same time, he also wanted to know what was going on in Jixian, so he sent scouts to Jixian to investigate.

The scout came back from the investigation and said that there was indeed a tricolor Hussars flag above Jixian County.

Cao Chun and Changping guard Chen Bin were both in disbelief.

When did the hussars emerge from the rear and capture Jixian?

And it was still silent, and Jixian was taken away without any sound?

Could it be that he mistakenly blamed Xia Houheng, who also died in the Hussars' raid?

This is not completely impossible. After all, Yuyang has been besieged for several days. It is indeed possible for Zhao Yun to send soldiers south...

"That's wrong..." Changping guard Chen Bin said, "General, I haven't seen the hussars crossing the city and heading south in the past few days!" If the hussars were to cross the city and go south, how could their subordinates raise the beacon alarm... Could it be that they were in disguise? It's not right. During this time, the war was chaotic. There were not many people either on the road or in the wilderness..."

"During the day and out at night..." Cao Chun said halfway before shaking his head, "That's not right either. There are also traces of being out and about at night..."

The two looked at each other, still confused.

Unless Jizhou also fell?

this……

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

The scout team leader hesitated on the side.

"Is there anything left to say?" ” asked Cao Chun.

"General, look at Ji County... there is something strange..." the scout leader said, "the city gates are wide open in all directions, and there are no soldiers stationed... and there is only a three-color flag on the top of the city, and there are some small ones... No It looks like a serious hussar flag...it's a little smaller than this one..."

The scout team pointed at the general's flag beside Cao Chun.

"Smaller than this?" The cavalry recognizes the flag? ” asked Cao Chun.

"no. ” The scout team leader shook his head.

In order to reduce wind resistance, the cavalry did not use large flags, but mostly used long small flags or triangular flags.

“Just one tricolor flag? No general flag? ” Chen Bin asked.

The scouts shook their heads.

"Strange, indeed strange. ” Cao Chun pondered.

"General, could it be that...Jixian County is an empty city?" ” Chen Bin said.

Cao Chun waved his hand at first, "How is it possible...huh?" It's really possible! 』

This group of "hussars" appeared out of nowhere and beat Xia Houheng away, and then pursued him all the way. There was no man left to guard Jixian County!

"Captain Chen!" "When Cao Chun thought of this, he immediately ordered, "I order you to lead five hundred troops and go to Jixian immediately to check the truth and report! 』

Chen Bin swallowed his saliva and thought to himself, at least one thousand, since there were only five hundred people...

If they were to encounter the Hussars, they wouldn't be able to fill their teeth.

But looking at the looks on Cao Chun's side, he could only admit it, lower his head and follow the orders.

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Yi Shui, Yi Jing.

"Angel? ! 』

Wei Yan's eyes widened.

Yan Rou sighed and nodded, "Angel." 』

"Sure? Wei Yan asked again, "What is this angel doing here?" 』

Yan Rou sighed again, "What else can we do... mediate... both sides, cease fighting." 』

"Pfft!" ” Wei Yan slapped his hand on the table, “Don’t even think about it! 』

Yan Rou frowned.

"It's better..." Wei Yan smiled and tightened his grip on the handle of the knife, "This war is in chaos..."

Yan Rou shook her head, "That's inappropriate..."

This angel didn't come here secretly. How many people saw it along the way, and then encountered a horse thief near Yi Jing, and disappeared?

Even if you really meet a horse thief, others won’t believe it!

"Then stop him!" Stay in Yi Jing and don't let him leave! Wei Yan said again, but soon he shook his head, "It's useless... To them, we are the Hussars, and staying here means they have arrived!" This won’t work, that won’t work either, what should we do? ! 』

If Yi Jing was not in the hands of Wei Yan, then the Angel would definitely have to move forward. But now that Yi Jing is under the control of the Hussars, it means that the Angel has arrived at the place where the two sides are fighting. Whether they can stop him or not, they can't leave. None of them are too important issues.

The important thing is whether to accept mediation or not...

For Wei Yan, of course he was unwilling to accept it.

Just kidding, after finally occupying Yi Jing, I was able to wrap up Youzhou soldiers and horses and eat them. I saw that the stuffing was almost wrapped in the skin, but an angel came and wanted to make a hole...

Wei Yan suddenly thought of something, his heart suffocated, and there was a trace of anger in his eyes.

If General Hussar takes Youzhou now, judging from the current situation, he will definitely become what people in Shandong consider as the second "Dong Zhuo" and the second "rebellious minister and traitor".

Whether it is an angel, the emperor, Cao Cao, or officials from various prefectures and counties, it is obvious that the general Hussar occupied Youzhou to revitalize the Han Dynasty and for the sake of the people of the world.

So what kind of angel is this? He has evil intentions!

If they accept it, they will be beaten in vain in the early stage. Now they have finally counterattacked, but they have to stop.

If they don't accept it, the Shandong people will use the excuse that the General of the Cavalry is causing chaos in the country. Even if the General of the Cavalry controls the court in the future, it will leave an indelible stain on these guys.

Just like the two Yuans.

In addition to the Jingxiang faction, there are many officials and military schools from other places in Guanzhong. How will they view this matter?

Even if they don't say it now, what about in the future?

When the General of the Cavalry Fei Qian was alive, perhaps no one would make a fuss, but...

These Shandong people are really vicious!

Seeing Wei Yan gritting his teeth, Yan Rou hurriedly said: "This matter must be decided by the Cavalry... General, don't do it recklessly! ”

Wei Yan sighed, "I know this... But have you thought about two problems... One is how long will it take to go back and forth like this? If it doesn't work in the end, won't it fall into Cao's treacherous plan to delay? Another thing is that we are all holding our breath. No matter what the angels do, now that they have stopped, we will relax...'

'Yes,' Yan Rou nodded, 'Then what do you say we should do? '

Wei Yan walked around twice and suddenly clapped his hands, 'I got it! Think of a way to delay it first! Angels... Isn't it just the edict and the staff... What will he do if he loses the edict and the staff? We don't beat him or kill him, just let him go back and make another one, so that time will come out, right? ! '

Yan Rou's eyes widened, 'You mean... No, no, we can't grab the staff... Stealing it is not allowed! This will also affect the cavalry...'

Wei Yan smiled, 'Of course we don't go... Don't forget, we still have Cao's army here! '

Yan Rou blinked, 'I understand. Then... try it first? '

'Definitely try it! '

Wei Yan snorted.

Seeing Wei Yan touching the hilt again, Yan Rou had a headache, "Let's make it clear first, no matter what, you can't act on your own and hinder the great cause of the cavalry! '

Wei Yan waved his hand, "I know, I know!"

Seeing this, Yan Rou didn't say much, and left the hall first to deal with military affairs.

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Ji County.

The horse thieves in the city smashed the restaurant and shop, and they set up a banquet on the crossroads with red and green, eating meat and drinking wine.

I don't know which of them heard from someone that the cavalry army was coming and the Cao army was going to run away, so they made a three-color flag overnight to fish in troubled waters.

After all, in this era of war and chaos, fishing in troubled waters is almost a necessary skill for horse thieves.

They almost fought over what the three-color flag was.

The original plan of the horse thieves was just to hang around Ji County and scare the defenders of Ji County. Generally speaking, when the defenders see this situation, shouldn't they put away the drawbridge and guard the city gates? So it gave the horse thieves time to plunder the countryside.

As a result, no one expected that the Cao army in Ji County actually saw the horse thieves and ran away without saying a word!

This...

So the horse thieves naturally rushed into Ji County, just like a mouse falling into a rice jar!

What they couldn't eat or wear on weekdays, they now poured into their mouths and put on their bodies like crazy!

They didn't care if they vomited after eating too much, or whether it looked good when they put it on their bodies, or whether it was stained with oil.

At the beginning, these horse thieves were still worried about whether the Cao army would come back, but after waiting for a day or two without seeing the Cao army, these guys naturally relaxed their vigilance, and even the sentries on the top of the city came down to eat and drink.

In China, being a stealth is not something to be proud of.

That's right, in the official notice of the Han Dynasty, there is no "thief" in the world.

How could there be a "thief" under the bright and clear sky?

Even if there is, it can only be called a "stalker", and it can never be called a "thief", otherwise it will not pass the official review.

But if the government does not allow the term "thief", does that mean there are really no "thieves" anymore?

The more wars and the more disorder there are, the more "stalkers" there are, some on their own initiative, some forced...

Basically, these people are the lower class.

The sons of the noble families, even if they are poor and have fallen into poverty, can still make a living in the family. Even if the food is not so comfortable, and sometimes they have to endure the ridicule and scolding of the sons of the big house owners, but at least survival is not a problem, and they can even drink a little wine from time to time to improve their lives. However, these horse thieves basically have no guarantee at all, and there are no extra rooms and vehicles to rent. If they want to fill their stomachs, they can only work hard...

Changing the name and pretending that they don't exist, perhaps only the Han can do it.

"In my opinion, we... we, we will raise the flag of justice here!" A horse thief said with a big tongue, "Right here! The flag of justice! What do you care about... what is the cavalry army... We, we are... what army? '

'Heaven... Heavenly King Army! ' Another shouted, holding a wine bowl.

'Hahaha! Heavenly King Army! '

'For the Heavenly King Army, drink this bowl! '

'Oh oh oh...'

A group of people laughed and shouted, as if no one was around, and didn't even notice that some people had come to the city gate.

When Chen Bin led his men into Ji County, he saw this scene...

He couldn't help but be stunned.

Even his men stared with wide eyes and opened their mouths.

This...

Is this the group of thieves who occupied Ji County?

What about Xiahou Heng?

What happened?

A horse thief who was drunk left the street corner because he had to pee. He staggered a few times in the direction of Chen Bin and others and almost fell to the ground. He finally stood up and just as he lifted his skirt and exposed his body towards Chen Bin and others, he looked up and saw Chen Bin with a dark face and Cao Jun soldiers occupying the street.

The horse thief tilted his head, as if trying to identify Chen Bin and others, and then he seemed to be stabbed and shouted, "Ah...Ah...Ah!"

Chen Bin had a dark face and waved his hand, "Kill them!"