Chapter 261 Wuhuan's backstab (thanks to [God's Judgment Broken Moon]
With the successful completion of the heavy cavalry charge, this coordination exercise came to an end.
Zhao Yun and other generals had already noticed the arrival of Cao Cao, Lu Yan and others, so after the drill, Zhao Yun, Lu Lingqi, Xia Houlan, Tai Shici, Dian Wei, and Zhang Fei immediately came up to greet them and saluted:
"Greetings to Your Majesty!"
"Meet the Prime Minister!"
"Greetings, sir!"
Seeing that Cao Cao and Lu Yan were both silent, Liu Xie had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "General, there is no need to be polite. We are just here to see how the cavalry is training."
After Liu Xie spoke, Lu Yan and Cao Cao asked about some important matters related to cavalry training. Zhao Yun and other generals took turns to give answers to Cao Cao and Lu Yan.
Lu Yan and Cao Cao were very satisfied with their training results.
So Lu Yan took Liu Xie, Cao Cao, and Cao Ang around, and also visited the soldiers' accommodation and other places.
Arrive at the military camp,
When he saw the soldiers' daily utensils, Lu Yan couldn't help but ask aloud: "I once told you not to drink raw water. Did you follow it?"
"Mr. Hui, we have always strictly followed the instructions!" Zhao Yun, Tai Shi Ci, and Dian Wei all replied with fists in their hands.
Lu Lingqi also trained together in the military camp back then, and she implemented all the rules set by Lu Yan in the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry.
Seeing Lu Yan looking at her, Lu Lingqi also clasped her fists and responded: "The Wolf Cavalry Camp also strictly follows the instructions of Sir."
It was only now that Lu Yan asked Hao Zhao, the deputy commander of the Wolf Cavalry Battalion, that he understood why Lu Lingqi had always insisted on letting everyone drink boiled water. He thought to himself: "It turns out that it was the rule set by Lu Piao... It seems that the general learned from Lu Piao
I learned a lot riding here.”
Liu Xie and others were confused, so Lu Yan explained: "Your Majesty, there are a lot of small bugs in the raw water that we can't see with the naked eye. If you drink raw water for a long time, people will get sick."
Seeing that Liu Xie didn't care much, Lu Yan gave an example and said: "The champion Hou died young. It was probably due to the sudden serious illness caused by drinking raw water during many years of fighting."
The cause of Huo Qubing's death has always been a mystery. Some say he died of illness, while others say that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was worried that his relative was too powerful and secretly ordered him to die.
But Sima Qian should have known the inside story, but the record of Huo Qubing's death in historical records only briefly mentions it. Anyway, he died suddenly. The key point is that Huo Qubing was still very young at that time, and there were no hereditary sudden diseases in the Wei family.
Therefore, the most likely possibility is that he was exposed to a difficult environment for a long time, contracted a disease, and died suddenly. As it is said that disease enters through the mouth, drinking water is one of the most likely factors that cause disease.
Lu Yan used Huo Qubing's death as an example, which finally attracted Liu Xie's attention.
As a descendant of the Liu family, he naturally would not think that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty would kill a hero.
Huo Qubing died of illness, which is the most accepted theory.
Now that Lu Yan explained a way in which Huo Qubing might get sick, Liu Xie, Zhang Fei, Hao Zhao and others began to believe and take it seriously.
Liu Xie nodded repeatedly, indicating that he had taken these precautions to heart.
After visiting the military camp, Zhao Yun suddenly asked Lu Yan: "Sir, did something big happen?"
Zhao Yun, Xia Houlan and others have been following Lu Yan for so many years, and they have long been very familiar with each other.
There was only a slight change in Lu Yan's mood, but they had already noticed that something was wrong.
After hearing Zhao Yun's question, Lu Yan sighed and told what happened in Youzhou.
Before Lu Yan finished speaking, Zhang Fei next to him suddenly burst into anger and yelled: "Damn Yuan Shao, he is so incompetent!!"
Zhang Fei was from Zhuojun, and Zhuojun belonged to Youzhou.
How could Zhang Fei not be angry when he suddenly heard that his hometown was being ruined by the Wuhuan people?
Dian Wei took a step sideways and came to Zhang Fei's side, comforting him: "Yide, when we reach Youzhou in the future, I will accompany you to kill all the Wuhuan people!"
Zhang Fei and Dian Wei had a friendly relationship. Hearing Dian Wei's heartwarming words, Zhang Fei was immediately moved and said: "Good brothers! For life!"
Lu Lingqi bit her lower lip tightly, as if she was experiencing the scene again when Bingzhou was ravaged by aliens.
Lu Yan comforted Lu Lingqi softly: "Don't worry too much, Yuan Shao should still be able to withstand it."
"Yuan Shao is at the end of his game. We should defeat Yuan Shao as soon as possible, otherwise the invasion of aliens will only become more frequent in the future." Lu Lingqi's words undoubtedly touched the hearts of everyone.
Cao Cao said: "Come on, I think it won't be long before this day comes!"
...
To the north of Youzhou is the Yanshan Mountains, a natural barrier on which the Central Plains Dynasty built the Great Wall.
Youzhou is separated from the Taihang Mountains by Guangou to the southwest, and is adjacent to the sea to the east. The Sixteen Youyun States that were so cherished during the Song Dynasty were located here. Without this natural barrier, the Song Dynasty could only rely on cities and flesh and blood to resist the barbarians in the north.
The land inside Youzhou is very fertile, mostly plains, and because it is close to the prairie, animal husbandry is also very developed. Therefore, Youzhou has always been the horse-producing land of the Central Plains Dynasty.
Youzhou Pass in the north of Youzhou is the only way for northern nomads to go south. No matter how powerful the nomads are, they cannot go south to the Central Plains without passing through Youzhou Pass.
However, on this day, Youzhou Pass was captured by the Wuhuan people!
Yuan Xi took away most of the Youzhou defenders, resulting in Youzhou's military strength being weak.
In addition, the morale of Yuan's army was low due to two major defeats, and the Wuhuan people killed him unexpectedly. As a result, when Yuan Shao received the news that the pass was broken, the Wuhuan people were already wreaking havoc in the pass.
After this group of aliens entered the wealthy Han land, they burned, killed, looted, tortured and committed all kinds of evil.
Whether it's food or property, whether it's women or children, they are all their goals for this trip south!
After Yuan Shao, who was far away in Yecheng, Jizhou, received the intelligence from Youzhou, he immediately gave up the last bit of unwillingness in his heart towards Cao Cao, ordered the Youzhou defenders to shrink their defense lines, and stood firm in Guangyang County to wait for reinforcements.
Guangyang County in Guangyang County is the only way from the east of Youzhou to the west of Youzhou. It can be said to be the hub connecting Youzhou, and its strategic location is extremely important.
But Guangyang County is a small county town, with small walls and thin walls. If a small number of troops are deployed, it cannot be defended; if a large number of troops are deployed, they cannot be garrisoned.
Yuan Shao's generals led more than 10,000 people to defend Guangyang County, barely blocking the further spread of the Wuhuan people.
But the Wuhuan people have 100,000 cavalry. If Yuan Shao cannot come up with an appropriate way to deal with them, Guangyang County will fall sooner or later, and Youzhou will become a hell on earth sooner or later.
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The three counties of Wuhuan are: Tadun in western Liaoning, Supuyan in eastern Liaoning, and Wuyanye in Beiping on the right.
At the end of the Han Dynasty, taking advantage of the opportunity of warlord separatism, Wuhuan rose up and each became king.
By the way, when Yuan Shao attacked Gongsun Zan, Wuhuan from the three counties also helped Yuan Shao, and they also formed a friendship like comrades-in-arms.
Because compared to Yuan Shao who held a soft policy, Gongsun Zan advocated iron-blooded suppression.
Then, now that Yuan Shao had just shown signs of fatigue, Wuhuan, the three commanderies, turned against him and turned against Yuan Shao.
I don’t know how Yuan Shao feels in his heart right now.
The Wuhuan people were wreaking havoc in Youzhou, and they were undoubtedly beating Yuan Shao in the face, and they were beating loudly.
Yuan Shao could even endure the loss to Cao Cao and turn his guns to deal with the Wuhuan people in the three counties.
"Yuan Xi, I am responsible for reviewing the match and obeying the order in accordance with the discipline. I order you to lead an army of 50,000 to Youzhou for reinforcements and expel the Wuhuan people!"
"The last general takes command!"
After Yuan Xi and others left, Yuan Shao felt a sense of discomfort in his chest.
After finally suppressing this uncomfortable feeling, Yuan Shao said in his heart: "Originally, we were all recuperating, but now we encountered the invasion of the Wuhuan people... God helps Cao but not Yuan..."