Chapter 86 The Story of Hanshan

"Father, the whistle came to report. After crossing the river in front of you for more than 80 miles, it is the nest of the Xianbei people in Hanshan!" In the troops rushing forward in a narrow mountain road, Cao Zhang hurriedly ran to Cao Yan, who was in the middle army.

"Good, have you found it?" Cao asked in a low voice.

"I haven't found the whistle of the Xianbei people for the time being. They never dreamed that we would take the path and kill them in their nest." Cao Zhang said with a smile.

"The Prime Minister, but this time it is not good. It is said that Ke Bineng has borrowed troops from Wuwan, and the two allied forces are no less than 100,000. If we don't do it first, I'm afraid they will send troops to the south in less than half a year. Jia Xu, who is in charge of intelligence, said lightly.

"So that's why I want to hit him with an unstable foothold!" Cao said with a smile. Looking at the sky, Cao Yan ordered the whole army to rest after crossing the river. When night fell, the whole army started and killed the battalion of Xianbei and the Wuwan allied forces.

"The king of Wuwan, this person is also bullying the weak and afraid of the strong. In the past, when Gongsun Zan was there, he did not dare to be tenacious; after Gongsun Zan's death, Yuan Shao sent his daughter to make peace with him, and then he invaded my border again. Another scribe with the army laughed. If Zhao Feng and Guan Yu were here, they would be surprised. This person is not someone else. He is Zhuge Liang's classmate of Lumen Mountain. Meng Jian and Meng Gongwei, who proposed to flood Jiangling at the beginning.

"Well, Yuan Benchu supported 700,000 soldiers, but he bowed down to the aliens in the northern frontier. It's really hopeless!" Cao Wei was a little disdainful.

"Yuan Shao is certainly not worth mentioning. When the matter of northern Xinjiang is solved, the lord can wave his army to the south, wipe out Liu Bei in a war, and unify the world!" Meng Jian was half flattered and half told the truth.

"Gong Wei, you have been in Jingxiang for a long time, and you have also served as a staff under Liu Pan. In your opinion, if you want to attack Liu Bei alone, how can you enter the army? Cao Qian seemed to be very bored and asked as he moved forward.

"When you take Jingxiang!" Meng Jian said decisively, and then explained in detail, "Jing Xiang is the belly of the world, and the soldiers must fight for it. If you can capture Jing Xiang, you can limit Liu Bei to a corner in the southeast, which is not to be afraid.

"Jing Xiang is about Yunchang and Zhuge Liang, I'm afraid he can't do it in a hurry." Jia Xu frowned slightly.

"The Prime Minister is relieved that two years ago, I offered a plan for Guan Yu to flood Jiangling, killing and injuring 200,000 people in Jingxiang. Guan Yu has lost the hearts of the people of Jingzhou. If the prime minister leads the army to attack it, there will definitely be a righteous man to respond to the king's division! At that time, Guan Yu's internal and external troubles will inevitably be in chaos. Isn't Jing Xiang available? Meng Jian is full of confidence.

"Not necessarily, it is said that Guan Yu is not a brave and resourceful person, and the Zhuge Liang brothers are also outstanding people in the world. Even Nanyang Li Yan, Wancheng Li Tong and Wu Guan Hao Zhao are not idle people. With these people, it is not easy to capture Jing Xiang easily. What's more, Liu Bei is the best at buying people's hearts, and flooding Jiangling is a thing of the past. It may not be feasible to expect this matter to make Jing Xiang civil unrest. Jia Xu is in charge of intelligence. Naturally, he knows more about these things than Meng Jian. After all, the latter has left Jing Xiang for more than two years.

Meng Jian was waiting to refute when he heard the words. Cao Yan had waved his hand to the two to stop quarreling, and then ordered everyone to prepare to take a short break after crossing the river, and then kill the enemy camp at night.

"Lord, Xun Gong's letter!" Cao Zhen hurried forward and handed Cao a letter to him. Cao Jian opened it, but there was a trace of joy between his eyebrows. Xun Yu said two things in the letter. First, after the reconstruction of Jizhou and Bingzhou over the past year, the people's livelihood have been greatly restored. Only when Youzhou has been newly pacified, the people's livelihood has not been fully restored. At present, with the addition of these three states and half of Qingzhou, there are no less than five million people, and 300,000 Yuan Shao has been relegated. At the same time of the reorganization, 50,000 new troops have been recruited, and they are practicing under the command of the ban and Zhang Yi, who has just defected. In addition, Ye City has been rebuilt, which fully meets the requirements of building the capital and can be moved at any time.

"If you are alone, why don't you worry about big things!" Cao Shen also muttered to himself when he saw this. Having Xun Yu is equivalent to having a stable rear, so that Cao Qian can devote all his energy to the front-line battle. Just then, the scouts sent before had come back.

"The Prime Minister, the allied forces of Xianbei and Wuwan suddenly gathered together, and it seems that they have found us!" The scout said to Cao Qian with sweat on his head, with injuries on his body. Obviously, he ran back after escaping the chase.

"Lord, the current military situation is not clear, what should we do?" Hearing this, Xu Huang suddenly became a little anxious.

Cao Shen's expression was calm and his voice ordered calmly, "Go down and gather people immediately. We will fight to the death with them here!"

"Master, the military situation is not clear at present, and it is not appropriate to march!" Xu Huang hurriedly said. Cao Jian waved his hand to indicate that it was not a problem. Jia Xu also nodded aside and said, "The people of Xianbei suddenly gathered. It should be that they have just found us. If they had found us long ago, they would have caught us off guard when our army was just crossing the river.

"Look, everyone, there is a high mountain ahead. I lead all the infantry and Zhong Kang to stay here and attract the Xianbei army to attack. Gongming, Shanyu, Zihe, you each led the cavalry of the headquarters to disperse. When tomorrow morning, when the Xianbei army fought fiercely for a night, they would detour to kill behind the Xianbei people, and the inside and outside should break through the Xianbei army!" Cao Wei quickly drew up the battle plan.

"Lord, this matter is too dangerous. Let me seduce the enemy!" After listening to this plan, Cao Chun was the first to admonish that Xu Huang's generals also hurriedly dissuaded him.

"If you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you get a tiger? All the generals have to command the army and can't get out. It's up to me to lure the enemy. Gongming, when I raise the flag and blow the horn, you will lead the army to kill. Before that, don't act rashly!" Cao said in a low voice. Xu Huang and others are familiar with Cao Qian's surname. Once he knows that once he speaks in this tone, it is really non-negotiable and can only obey orders. At most, please ask Xu Chu to protect Cao.

"Zhongkang, we only have more than 10,000 people, and the Xianbei allied army is no less than 100,000. Are you afraid?" Looking at the hastily arranged position, Cao Wei did not seem to worry about the disadvantage of the war at all, but joked with a joking tone.

"Don't worry, Lord, these prairie wolf cubs, I, Xu Chu, have never paid attention to them!" Xu Chu said proudly. Behind him, the 10,000 Tiger Guards and the rest of the elite thousands of infantry are ready to fight. More than a thousand people are still taking the time to build positions. The antlers, fences and iron thistles are all placed, and the trenches also need to be dug a few more deeply, and there is one more resistance.

" Light a torch and tell Kebineng that I'm here!" Cao Zhen gave the order. Suddenly, tens of thousands of torches lit up, illuminating the nameless mountain peak as bright as day, which was extremely eye-catching in the night.

"Your Majesty, look!" A handsome man pointed to the urgent path in the distance. Without his guidance, Kebineng has already seen the fiery peak. The corners of his eyes twitched gently. Ke Bi Neng turned his head to the king of Wuwan, who came to help the battle, and said, "Brother Wang, there should be a man and horse in front of the Han people who came to attack. It seems that there are not many of them, so they dare to stick to it.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, we have 100,000 soldiers, that is, we have dug this mountain for only a day or two, let's go up and cut off Cao Yan's head, and then wave the army to the south to go to the flower world of the Central Plains to have fun!" Looking at the distant peaks, he was also a little disdainful.

"Kill!" With the order of Ludun and Kebineng, 100,000 allied troops rushed to the small mountain where Cao Yan was located like a tide. With the unique wolf howl of the Xianbei people, these cloaks were scattered, and the barbarians in animal skins and armor rushed like a group of wild dogs. Even if it was a thousand people like Xu Chu, at first sight in the night, I couldn't help but be shocked.

"Rap arrows!" After the other party entered the range, the garrison's bow began to be powerful. Although there are no crossbows and crossbows, Cao Wei is not only an ordinary crossbow. The two powerful crossbows, the crossbow and the bed crossbow, are enough to penetrate the light shields of these cavalry. Along the way, the Xianbei people and the Karasuma people fell off the horse from time to time, but the latter continued to press on. These bloodthirsty nomads will never be scared away by such a small setback.

Since this setback is not enough, let's be more ruthless. When the Xianbei people who crossed the trench rushed to the front of the position in the rain of arrows, they were greeted by the big shield and the cold shining big gun between the shields.

The sound of "puffing" cutting meat sounded one after another, and the first hundreds of Xianbei people who rushed forward suddenly turned into ghosts under the gun. However, there are as many Xianbei people as ants. One death makes up for two, and the pressure on the defenders is also quite large. At the same time, the defenders on the top of the mountain also began to suppress the offensive of these Xianbei people with bows and crossbows to minimize the pressure on their front line. Xu Chu led the reserve team and was ready to fill in the gaps at any time.

"What a tough Han man!" Kebineng and Qi Dun saw that Cao Yan's flag had been standing all the time, and the warriors who rushed up turned into corpses and were carried down one after another, which was also secretly shocked. Only then did he understand why Ke Bianeng, who has been so prosperous over the years, lost so badly in Youzhou before.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, there are few of them. We will definitely be able to attack them." After adjusting his mood, he didn't know whether to encourage Kebi or for himself. Ke Bi Neng nodded, but there was a faint uneasiness in his heart.

"No, why does Cao Wei only have infantry? Where did his cavalry go last time?" Ke Bi can suddenly think of this question. It's impossible for the lonely army to attack deeply. There are only infantry and no cavalry.

At this time, Cao Jian's cavalry, led by Xu Huang and others, were detouring to both sides of the Xianbei army and preparing to attack them. Although Kebineng didn't know, he sent scouts out to inquire just in case. However, the visibility in the night is really poor, and it is impossible for these scouts to go too far.

"Lord, these barbarians are really fierce!" After wiping the blood and sweat on his face, Xu Chu also sighed. The Xianbei people who encountered tenacious resistance completely showed their wild surnames and rushed to the mountain one by one. Even if there is a sharp sword in front, it can't be taken care of. Once before, several Xianbei Xiaoshuai led people to break a gap from a relatively gentle slope. Fortunately, Xu Chu arrived in time to make up for the gap.

In just one cup of tea, 28 people were killed under Xu Chu's Shanjun's knife, including three Xianbei Xiaoshuai, which solved the crisis. Even if these Xianbei people are brave and good at fighting, and when they meet fierce people at the level of Xu Chu, they have to retreat temporarily to avoid the edge.

"Zhong Kang, hold on for another hour, and it will be almost dawn!" Cao said in a low voice. When the sky is not clear, once the cavalry fights in the dark, it will be inseparable from us. We must wait until dawn. At the same time, after a night of fierce battle, the Xianbei army is weak, and then let Xu Huang and others kill them, so that they can get the best results. Xu Chu nodded and continued to fight fiercely. Afterwards, Xu Chu recalled that he once said that this hour was the longest hour in his life.

"Blow the trumpet, raise the flag!" Seeing that the sky was slightly bright and the visibility gradually expanded, Cao Jian decisively gave this order. The melodious horn came from afar, and Ke Bi could not help but change his face when he heard it.

"Your Majesty, it's not good. A man and horse came from the east!" A scouts sent by Kebineng ran back in advance, and then the other scouts also arrived one after another, telling them that there were also people killed in the west and north.

"Quick, prepare for war, come on!" Tuoton and Kebi can hurriedly order. But how can the offensive army fight quickly? These prairie cavalry have extremely poor team combat ability. Once they start a war, they rely on instinct to fight. It's too luxurious to give orders quickly and get them executed.

"Kill!" The army in the east was led by Xu Huang, and he himself rushed to the front. The Xianbei people fired arrows together, which were pushed away by him with his shield, and then rushed into the chaotic Xianbei army.

"Bang!" With a sound, a Xianbei cavalry was split in half by Xu Huang's axe with a helmet. The rest of this axe was not bad, and he took the opportunity to cut off another Wuwan cavalry near the left. Seeing that he was so brave, Xianbei and Wuwan quickly stepped forward to attack. Xu Huang was not afraid and led the army to fight to the death.

At the same time, Cao Chun and Liu Bao's men and horses also killed with front and back feet. The allied forces of Xianbei Wuwan were attacked on three sides, and they suddenly couldn't stand it. Cao Jian on the hillside was condescending and saw the situation clearly in the field. Now he ordered Xu Chu to lead people to the northeast corner where the Xianbei people were the weakest.

The northeast corner is where Cao Chun and Xu Huang are allied. While his personal combat strength is strong, his cooperative combat ability is not comparable to Liu Bao's Xiongnu cavalry. Therefore, Liu Bao's side is still in trouble, and the Xianbei Wuwan allied forces here have fallen behind.

Now the arrival of Xu Chu has suddenly become the last straw to crush this piece of Xianbei people. Riding on the ownerless horses of the Xianbei Wuwan people who died in the war, Xu Chu rushed to the forefront first. Wherever he went, the mountain king's knife flew up and down, and the Wuwan and Xianbei people in a radius of one foot suddenly fell off one after another.

"Zhong Kang, aren't you protecting the Prime Minister?" After hacking a man to death, Xu Huang found that it was Xu Chu who came to help the battle, and hurriedly asked.

"There are two princes and General Zidan on the Prime Minister's side!" Xu Chu only had time to say a word and continued to rush to kill. Xu Huang took time to take a look at the hillside, but saw that Cao Zhang held the halberd in his hand, Cao Pi held a long sword to guard Cao Jian, and Cao Zhen led the tiger guard to fight in all directions. Cao Wei is stable in the middle army, An Ruo Taishan.

"Kill!" Realizing that Cao Qian was not in danger, Xu Huang was also relieved to kill with all his strength. After supporting this fresh British army for half an hour, they finally couldn't stand it and began to be defeated. Then Xianbei and Wuwan people in other places also began to flee. Cao Yan ordered to pursue with all their strength. Xu Huang and others had been leading the army to kill Danhan Mountain, and Ke Bineng was forced to give up the nest and flee to the north. Xu Huang chased to the evening of the next day. Because of the lack of a guide, he did not dare to enter, so he was the teacher. In this battle, Cao's army beheaded more than 40,000 levels, captured more than 20,000 people, and captured all the weights of the Xianbei people in Hanshan, and returned with a great victory.

After this battle, Xianbei and Wuwan's vitality was greatly damaged. The Xiongnu, Xiqiang and other clans, who had been oppressed by them before, began to fight with them in order to compete for the status of grassland hegemony. This grassland melee lasted for decades. It is also because of this that the people of the Han Dynasty have been able to enjoy peace for decades. Cao Qian left Liang Xi as the governor of Bingzhou, and led Shao to help him to prevent the Xiongnu and Xianbei. The army retreated to the county to rest, and then he won the victory and returned to the court.

(to be continued)