Chapter 1994 Zhang He’s transportation of grain, an unexpected incident


    At the junction of Youzhou.


    ?Zhang He also did not expect that one day he would become a grain transport officer again.


    The grain and grass were finally collected in a batch a few days ago, and then they need to be transferred to Yuyang. The grain transport team that Zhang He was escorting was Yi Jing, who had left two days ago. It was expected that they would arrive in Yuyang in another two or three days.


    Before leaving Yijing, Zhang He went to the castle tower in the inner city where Gongsun Zan burned himself. He sat among the broken eaves and broken walls and remained silent for a long time. When he heard about Gongsun Zan''s self-immolation, Zhang He still remembered that he was very excited and drank several drinks in a row, but now...


    Zhang He couldn''t tell what kind of mood he was feeling right now. It was very complicated, and multiple emotions were intertwined with each other, making Zhang He feel uncomfortable in his chest and abdomen.


    White Horse Yi Cong, General Gongsun.


    ?When Gongsun Zan was traveling across Youzhou, did he ever think that one day he would be alone on the castle tower, and then either shouting or whining, and setting fire to death? Why did he choose to use fire? Is it because he doesn''t want his broken body to be insulted by the enemy again? After all, in the desert, there are many people who use the enemy''s skulls to make wine bowls and drowning vessels. Or maybe he feels that he should be like a raging fire, blazing in life and blazing in death?


    have no idea.


    ?Perhaps one day, when I get to the underworld and see Gongsun Zan, I can ask him clearly.


    Following Zhang He were nearly five hundred cavalry.


    ??Part of these cavalry horses were squeezed out by Cao Cao with great difficulty in Jizhou, like selling iron, and the other part were raised by Tadun''s remnants. After all, war horses are not something that can be planted in the land this year and grow next year. Even if there are some horses, it is useless if they don''t know how to raise horses. Now under Cao Cao''s rule, there are many people who know how to feed horses, but very few people who know how to raise horses. .


    Yuan Shao didn''t know how to raise horses before, so most of his cavalry and horses were originally traded with the barbarians. But now, after Tadun died, those barbarians are basically less willing to talk to Cao Cao. The reason is naturally very simple. Cao Cao lost credibility in the matter of Tadun.


    ?Zhang He even felt that if Cao Cao didn''t need horse breeders, and those Tadun tribesmen couldn''t find any chance to resist for a while, both sides would definitely... Haha, if something goes wrong, maybe something else will happen!


    ?All of this made Zhang He feel a little...


    disappointment.


    Even more disappointed than before.


    It’s like it was originally a P8, and I was about to change my job to a T9 or something, but when I looked over, I saw that it was actually a fake T9, a T3x3. After a series of calculations, it turned out to be a 9...


    ?Zhang He turned around and looked at the cavalrymen who were following the grain cart, their faces tense and expressionless. It is true that he is a cavalry commander, but does he have a private army and is he a cavalry commander with only 500 men? Even the other cavalry captains couldn''t say they were better than themselves, right?


    And this time, after arriving in Yuyang, he will become Cao Chun''s deputy.


    ??Is Cao Chun stronger than me?


    Yes, because Cao Chun has a good surname. His father is Cao Chi, Cao Ren''s father and Cao Cao''s father-in-law.


    A good father can win countless lives.


    ?Zhang He looked at the sky above his head. He didn''t know whether he was looking at the weather or something in the sky. Anyway, after a while, Zhang He gave the order to set up camp at a mountain col ahead.


    Soldiers and civilians were busy.


    Zhang He got off his horse and went up to the hill beside the col. He stood on the top of the mountain and looked around.


    The surrounding fields were quiet.


    But for some reason, Zhang He felt a little uneasy.


    Although it is spring and the days should be getting longer, it is still getting dark very quickly now. Not long after Zhang He ordered to set up camp, the sky gradually became dark, and then everything around him gradually became blurred, and finally merged into gray and black.


    ?Zhang He came down the mountain and saw three or four guards sitting on the bonfire next to his tent, roasting a badger.


    Where did it come from? ” Zhang He raised his chin.


    ??The guard who was spreading salt grains on the badger looked sideways at the other older guard.


    『Money is honest! Said, that’s where it came from? ” Zhang He followed his gaze and asked. Although Zhang He did not have any private soldiers, he did have dozens or twenty guards. These people had followed Zhang He through life and death, so they were naturally closer and more casual than the ordinary soldiers.


    Qian Laoshi laughed twice, and then said: "I went to explore the road this morning, and I happened to bump into... We were afraid that the general would say that we didn''t bother to explore, so we stuffed it into a haystack..."


    ??The soil badger usually hibernates when the weather is cold. Now it is finally spring and the weather has warmed up. When he left the cave, he was bumped into by Qian Laoshi and others...


    Cut it in half and send it over there. ” Zhang He said.


    "General, that''s all..." Qian Laoshi was stunned for a moment and said subconsciously. The soil badger is not a large animal to begin with. It has just endured a winter and has lost all its fat. How much meat can it still have?


    『Just cut it if I ask you to, there is so much nonsense! Zhang Daozi, who was the leader of the guard, stood up, took out the knife from his boot and threw it away.


    Qian Laoshi grabbed the dagger, nodded and muttered something vaguely, but no one could hear clearly what he said.


    Half of the badger is roasted faster, and it will be almost cooked in a short time.


    ?Zhang He did not take off the stick of the badger and tear it up. He just cut a strip with a knife and put it in his mouth to chew. Suddenly, a strong fishy smell overflowed.


    The taste of soil badger is not very good. In fact, most wild animals, if they are not added with any artificial flavors, will not taste very good when cooked and barbecued. After all, artificially raised pigs, cattle and sheep have been selected and bred specifically for food. In order to defend themselves against natural enemies, many animals in nature have some countermeasures. Even if they do not have sharp claws and fangs, they may not be full of stinky farts. …


    After eating another piece, Zhang He gave the knife to the guard beside him, indicating that he had used it and would not eat anymore.


    The flames of the bonfire were rising, and the wood was burning cracklingly. Then a fragment of sparks seemed to break out and jumped onto Qian Laoshi, who was drying his shirt in front of the bonfire. He was so scared that he jumped up and shook his robe with some distress. …


    ?Zhang He leaned against the saddle, took a piece of hard dough bread from the ration bag on the saddle, broke it into his mouth, and was chewing it when he suddenly paused and stood up suddenly.


    ?Zhang He suddenly stood up, which immediately alerted the guards who were eating and drinking around him. The guards immediately stopped their original movements, holding their swords and looking around into the night.


    General...what''s wrong? Qian asked honestly.


    Zhang He looked around intently.


    There was nothing unusual about the dozen or so fires set up by the grain transport team. The soldiers, soldiers and civilians were all sitting around the campfire, either warming themselves up, eating or drinking, or talking in low voices, while the sentry posted on the hill on one side It was also quiet, and did not send out any abnormal signals or alarms...


    ??The dark night sky pressed down on the earth like an inverted iron pot. The meadows and mountains in the distance were only a dark outline. A few stars were dotted on the sky, flickering brightly and dimly with a cool light. The cool breeze at night whistled past the grass tips, causing the sparks on the bonfires everywhere to drift eastward and scatter a few westward...


    Everything seems normal. Zhang He waved his hands, sat down again, and continued to hold the pancakes and eat them.


    ??The leader of the guard approached Zhang He, his eyes still roving around vigilantly, "The general just... but what did he see?" 』


    Zhang He chewed the pancake, his chiseled face changing in the swaying firelight, his eyes deep, "I didn''t see anything... I just felt like someone was watching... You can post more sentries later, and be more careful at night..." 』


    What Zhang He didn''t know was that on a rock in the distance, two people with grass tied on their heads and some shrubs and branches on their bodies carefully and slowly shrank behind the rock, looked at each other, and then tiptoed. left...


    Zhang He and others, who were tense on the outside and tense on the inside, were on guard all night, but nothing happened. Until the morning of the next day, everything was normal. This made Zhang He a little confused, wondering if he was too sensitive. Maybe It''s just that some animal at night came smelling the smell of barbecue cooking.


    But in the evening of the next day, when we were only one day away from Yuyang, the accident finally happened...


    The sentry on guard issued a warning: "General!" Fire was spotted to the north! 』


    Fire? !


    Everyone was shocked!


    Looking to the north, it seems that in the dim curtain of the sky, this piece of light, not much bigger than half the thumbnail, is flashing and disappearing, appearing and disappearing in an incomprehensible way, as if someone is holding a fire. , and then send a specific signal...


    "Here comes..." As soon as Zhang He said these two words, the fire in the distance disappeared, as if it had never appeared before.


    『Money is honest! Take two brothers over to have a look! ” Zhang He ordered, “The rest of the people, go up the **** immediately, everyone is on alert! Vehicles form a formation and defend according to the formation! Don''t take off your armor, don''t move rashly! Violators will be subject to military law! 』


    At this time, it was also the time for Zhang He and others to prepare for repairs and meals the next day. A bonfire had just been lit in the temporary camp, and smoke was everywhere. Shen.


    Six stoves were set up in the open space in the middle, and a large iron pot was set up to cook soup. White steam swirled around the water in the iron pot, and brown vegetables and green wild vegetables were mixed into the pot. Soldiers and civilians were lining up in units of tens to receive soup, vegetables and dry rations. They were sitting around eating and drinking clearly at both ends. Suddenly, they heard At this news, most of the people looked at others with confused faces.


    ?The veterans who passed the battlefield jumped up in shock, threw down the bowl and grabbed the swords and guns standing next to them.


    The place where Zhang He chose to camp was naturally not too bad. The grain transport queue suddenly became busy and gave up the preparations at the shelter of the mountain col. The soldiers shouted loudly and directed the civilians to link up the grain transport vehicles on the hillside. Constructed into a simple fortification...


    The soldiers were doing better, but the civilians were in a panic. Even if someone gave orders, they would still see some people walking and running on the same hand and feet, and then either knocking others down or bumping into them. Grain truck.


    Zhang He frowned.


    ??If there were only cavalry, Zhang He could fight or walk, but now with the addition of these grain carts and civilians...


    However, this is often the case in the world. What you are most worried about is what will happen most.


    The soldiers sent out to check the situation seemed to have encountered an ambush. They fought in the dim sky. Qian Laoshi escaped back with two arrows on his body. He only had time to say the words "He is from Xianbei" before he fell unconscious. , more bad luck than good.


    Xianbei people? ! 』


    How come there are Xianbei people here?


    Before Zhang He could feel sad for Qian Laoshi or before he could figure it out, the Xianbei people in the distance seemed to know that they had been discovered. They suddenly exploded like a worm''s nest covering the rotten wooden boards. For a moment, countless light spots rose in the distance, and then surged towards Zhang He!


    They are from Xian...Xianbei! The Xianbei people are coming! 』


    As the sentry screamed a warning, the sound of horse hooves became louder and louder. It gradually became denser and more compact, outflanking the left army from all directions. It seemed that these cavalrymen had already attacked from all directions. A big net has been laid, and now they are about to catch Zhang He and others!


    The soldiers and civilians who were forming formation were stunned by this sudden scene. They looked at the situation in front of them with their mouths wide open as if they were dumbfounded. They heard the thunderous sound of horse hooves rolling in. The soldiers were somewhat okay and could barely hold on. The people behind the grain truck array had long been stunned by this formation. After a brief moment of confusion, they let out a roar and became chaotic. Some ran up, while others wanted to run down. Some people were muttering to themselves with their eyes wide open, some looked confused and at a loss, some were holding their heads and sticking their butts out, trying to find a place to hide, and many people simply collapsed on the ground with trembling expressions on their faces.


    『Calm down! Zhang He shouted loudly, "In the face of battle, they are in chaos. If they flee in fear of the enemy, they will all be killed!" 』


    ?This is really no joke. As Zhang He''s order was issued, some civil servants who were crawling and running around were chopped to death on the spot. After the smell of blood spread, these civil servants actually got much better and no longer screamed...


    『No more than a thousand riders! "Although it was dusk and night was approaching, Zhang He still judged the approximate number of the opponent''s cavalry, "Soldiers! We will wait for the formation to defend, and when the enemy is weak, this will be the opportunity to defeat the enemy! There will be rewards at that time! If there is chaos, death will be inevitable! Come on, play the drums! Get ready to fight! 』


    The rumble of war drums sounded. Although it was just a small drum that accompanied the army, not the big drum of the central army that was as tall as a person in a serious large army, but as the drums rippled, the grassroots non-commissioned officers gave orders. Each one came out, the soldiers repeated one after another, and the formation gradually stabilized, not as panicked as before.


    『I’m all thinking about my usual training moves! 』


    ‘Don’t panic! Hold your weapon! Who the **** lost it, I asked him to wash the night fragrance for a year! 』


    It’s all there! Ears are perked up and they are listening to orders! 』


    In the sound of the war drums, the shouts of the chaotic low-level sergeants are interspersed, just like the accompaniment of the nodes in the drums, making the war drums no longer monotonous, but gaining popularity. This drum sound once accompanied the Yellow Emperor and Yan Emperor in defeating tribes one after another in the Central Plains, and also accompanied the Han banner playing on the grassland. It seems that as long as you hear this drum sound, some genes in the hearts of the Chinese people will vibrate together. And then be awakened.


    Zhang He led some cavalry and stood at the top of the hillside.


    The hillside is not a pure small slope. Although it is not very big, it is connected to other ravines. After the roughly half-moon-shaped uphill slope, there is an irregular soil plateau. Defensive warfare does not mean that one can only be passively beaten. When necessary, Zhang He will lead these cavalry down the hillside!


    ??It’s just that rushing out is thunderous, but are you going to come back...


    So, there is only one chance to determine the outcome. Either the opponent is defeated, or he can only break through.


    The charging Ding Lingtou is also a little troubled. He has been killing some Han army scouts near Yuyang recently. Sometimes he can succeed, sometimes he can''t catch up, but he can get some weapons and armor, but he can''t catch them. The Ding Ling people, who had been short of supplies for many years, were very excited. They couldn''t stop after tasting the sweetness, and the scope of the search gradually expanded. As a result, when they were tracking a Han scout, they bumped into Zhang He...


    Most of the Han soldiers in the past would lose their things and run away as soon as they met. Why didn''t they run away this time?


    Just as Zhang He couldn''t tell the difference between Ding Ling and Xianbei people under the dark sky, Ding Lingtou couldn''t tell the difference between Cao Cao''s soldiers and Fei Qian''s soldiers.


    Youzhou is actually very chaotic at the moment. Although there are some exchanges and communications between all parties, it is not like a game. During diplomacy, the military is completely suspended, and a lot of information in this era has It is lagging and closed. Even if the bald men of later generations talk about peace talks, their subordinates are fighting. They say they want to fight, but in the end, their subordinates do the same. As a result, the Ding Ling people thought they would encounter a soft persimmon like before, but they ended up with a hard rock like Zhang He.


    The Ding Ling people attacked the chariot formation three times in the night, but they did not achieve much results and even lost some troops. As a result, time gradually passed. At dawn, the Ding Ling people saw that they could not win, so they finally had to retreat in frustration. .


    Of course, the losses on Zhang He''s side were not small. Most of the grain and grass were burned, and nearly one-third of the soldiers were injured. The civilians suffered a lot. After confirming that the Ding Ling tribe and others had retreated, Zhang He contacted the fishermen. Yang, and then with the help of Cao Chun, he led the remaining soldiers into Yuyang.


    Originally, Cao Chun acquiesced to the Xianbei people''s activities in northern Youzhou. After all, Cao Chun wanted to let Xianbei and Fei Qian''s men fight first, and spend some time on the cavalry. But now as the party being attacked, Cao Chun was naturally furious and sent someone to question Xianbei King Bu Dugen, and Of course, Bu Dugen said that this was not the case, that he did not know about it at all, and had no idea at all. He turned around and scolded the Ding Ling tribesmen again, and punished Ding Ling with hundreds of horses.


    ? Ding Lingtou looked submissive on the surface, but he turned around and scolded Bu Dugen for not taking responsibility. He had said everything well before, but he didn''t care if something went wrong.


    In the end, Cao Chun and Bu Dugen discussed that with the line a hundred miles north of Yuyang, Cao Jun would not go north and the Xianbei people would not go south. The two sides must cooperate sincerely and work together to prevent similar incidents from happening again...


    (End of this chapter)