Chapter 360 Self-destruction of the Great Wall, the last madness of the Yuan brothers
The revolution has not yet succeeded, comrades still need to work hard...
After returning to Chenliu to recuperate for several months, Cao Cao started the Northern Expedition again.
This time, Cao Cao aimed directly at Youzhou, but his real target was not the Yuan brothers, but the Wuhuan people who were wreaking havoc in Youzhou.
In the past ten or twenty years, Wuhuan has grown stronger with the support of the Yuan family. They have suppressed all the Dong Xianbei and Huns north of Youzhou, represented by Suli.
At this time, Wuhuan, under the leadership of Tadun, has become the largest clan among the northern nomads. Their ambitions now are no longer limited to Youzhou, but to invade the Central Plains, rob the wealth of the richer Han people, and even
He also wants to invade the territory of the Han Dynasty!
When Yuan Shao was alive, these Wuhuan people naturally did not dare to be so arrogant, but the situation now is very different.
Today, Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi are about to become homeless dogs. In order to protect their own interests, they do not hesitate to take measures to lure wolves into the house. They are really like a tiger father and a dog son, a puddle of mud.
Soldiers are valuable and quick.
This time Cao Cao went first with the cavalry. He only brought the tiger and leopard cavalry led by Cao Chun, Zhang Liao and the elite cavalry under Xia Houyuan.
Lu Yan brought Zhao Yun's Dragon Cavalry Battalion and Lu Lingqi's Wolf Cavalry Battalion, as well as the Tiefu Tu led by Dian Wei.
As for the infantry, they were all handed over to the leadership of Xi Zhicai, Xun You and Guo Jia. They headed for Youzhou along with the baggage and equipment.
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Youzhou, Jixian, Zhoumufu.
Yuan Shang sat on the main seat, and Yuan Xi sat beside Yuan Shang.
The two brothers were staring expressionlessly at the noisy civil and military officials in the hall, without saying a word and with ugly expressions on their faces.
What the following people are arguing about is nothing more than the Wuhuan people who have been put into Youzhou. This is the result of the Yuan brothers.
Although there were cases where the Wuhuan cavalry entered the Han territory to fight in the past, at that time the Han army regarded the Wuhuan people very hard, and the Wuhuan people could not leave the military camp to cause trouble.
But this time the situation was very different. Not only were the number of Wuhuan people entering Youzhou unprecedentedly large, but they also had full autonomy and freedom without supervision.
What the Wuhuan people lack most is undoubtedly living materials, food, clothing, iron tools, etc... For nomadic people like them, especially in winter, these are all things that can help them survive.
The Wuhuan people had always coveted the Han people's wealth and supplies, and this behavior of the Yuan brothers was in line with the Wuhuan people's psychology of coveting the Han people.
After Yuan Xi withdrew the defense at the border, the Wuhuan troops immediately led an army of 150,000, crossed the Great Wall, and drove straight into Youzhou!
In just a few days, countless villages and fields were burned, and countless innocent Youzhou people died tragically under their iron hoofs and swords. These barbarians who came from the grassland committed murder, arson, robbery and rape, and they committed all kinds of evil!
The people of Youzhou, especially those ordinary families closest to the border,
After the death of the Wuhuan people, not only were all the wealth they had accumulated through hard work in their lives robbed, but they also ended up with a tragic ending in which their families were destroyed.
Seeing that the land and people they had defended with their blood and sweat were ravaged by the Wuhuan people, many generals and officials under the Yuan brothers became anxious.
Among these people, the one with the loudest voice is undoubtedly Qianzhao.
Thinking back to the time when the Wuhuan people invaded Youzhou, it was he who led the last 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers and dragged the Wuhuan people to Guangyang County, preventing the Wuhuan people from spreading and barely saving Youzhou.
vitality.
But now it's better...
"How much blood and flesh did we use in the past few years to hold the Wuhuan people back until they were driven out of Youzhou?
It's good now, but you actually opened the door and let them in, burned, killed and looted?"
Qianzhao was obviously so anxious that he almost lost his mind. His eyes started to turn slightly red. He pointed at the Yuan brothers and questioned them.
When I think of the soldiers who sacrificed their lives to resist the Wuhuan people, and when I think of the civilians who died tragically under the horseshoes and swords of the Wuhuan people, I will feel a twinge of pain in my heart!
"Why?! Why are you doing this!!!" Speaking of the sore point, Qianzhao even pointed directly at the two Yuan brothers and cursed: "Yuan Xi! Yuan Shang! You ignored the safety of the people and let the Huns enter the pass. It will be recorded in the history books.
I will mark you down severely, you are bringing trouble to the Yuan family, and you are destined to be infamy for thousands of years!"
"Be bold!"
"presumptuous!"
Yuan Shang, Yuan Xi's face turned red, and the other's face turned livid. This man actually insulted both of them in front of so many people. Does he still have the king's law in his eyes? Does he still have the lord?
"Take it out and lock it up!" Yuan Xi slapped the armrest of the seat with a loud "pop" and yelled angrily.
"Yuan Xi! Kill me! Kill me now if you have the ability!" Qianzhao has completely given up. If he doesn't fight today, he will be tortured by his own conscience day and night in the future.
Yuan Xi sneered and said: "You want to die? Humph! I will make it happen for you, General!"
"Come here, drag me out and chop him down!"
When they heard that Yuan Xizhen was about to kill Lian Zhao, several generals immediately ran out and knelt on one knee to plead for mercy: "My lord! My lord, you can't do that!"
"General Qian is the mainstay of the resistance against the Wuhuan people. Without him, even if we defeat Cao Cao, what can we do to compete with the Wuhuan people?"
"Yes, my lord, it is unlucky to kill a general in the middle of battle. You can't kill a general by recruiting him! Besides, we don't have many generals who are good at leading armies in battle..."
Hearing this, the anger in Yuan Xi's heart was instantly extinguished by half. There was nothing he could do, his family's financial resources were poor!
But now that he has stood up high, he can't just jump off... If he really jumps, then where is his prestige and how can he lead the team in the future?
Fortunately, Yuan Shang is still more considerate of the overall situation.
"Ahem..." He coughed twice and advised Yuan Xi: "Second brother, General Qian just spoke indiscriminately out of anger...Don't argue with him."
The ladder had been set up, and Yuan Xi just happened to go down the ladder, "Humph! Since the general is interceding for you, I will spare your life today! But you can be exempted from death penalty, but you cannot escape from living crime! Someone, drag me down here.
, take heavy responsibility for the eighty army stick!"
"Hahaha! Yuan Xi, if you can, beat me to death! Beat... wu wu wu..."
Qianzhao was dragged out by the guards who came in from the door. On the way out, he heard that Qianzhao was still fighting Yuan Xi.
One of the guards listened to Qianzhao's words and finally couldn't help but stretched out his hand to cover his mouth.
It wasn't that the guard sounded uncomfortable, but that he was protecting Qianzhao in disguise so that he wouldn't anger Yuan Xi again and lose his head with his unscrupulous words.
If the eighty sticks were really strong, even if he didn't die, his lower body would probably be paralyzed.
Fortunately, Qianzhao had a high prestige in the army, and the executioners also respected Qianzhao very much.
The military stick seemed to be raised high and swung down hard, but when it landed on Lianzhao's butt, it only used less than two of the ten layers of force.
After eighty military sticks, Lianzhao seemed to have been beaten to pieces and dripping with blood, but his roots were not damaged. As long as he lay in bed for a month and a half, he would be a hero again.
But after receiving this beating with a military stick, Qianzhao finally gave up on the Yuan brothers.
Lying on the bed, Qianzhao had a lot of time to think about the future.
"I heard that Prime Minister Cao beat the Southern Huns into submission... Perhaps only by defecting to Prime Minister Cao can we truly keep the northern barbarians out of the Han territory..."
Qianzhao had already made up his mind to go south to join Cao Cao after his injury got better.