Cao Zhi was hanging a scimitar on his body in the barracks. Xia Houyuan, Xu Zhu, Li Dian, Cao An and others all walked in. Cao Zhi greeted a few people, took the bows and arrows and spears handed over by Cao An, and hurriedly carried them
As he walked out, Xia Houyuan grabbed him and asked urgently: "What's going on outside? How many Jiang Xiaman are here?"
Cao Zhi slung the bow and arrow on his shoulder and replied: "I can't say yet. It's so dark over the south gate that I can't estimate it. Lu Jun said there are five thousand."
"Didn't you say that there are tens of thousands of barbarian troops?" The one who spoke out this time was Xu Zhu. He was about to get sick from boredom in the Beicheng barracks recently. He wished that Jiangxia barbarians would come more, so that he could go on a killing spree.
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Cao Zhi didn't need to reserve anything when speaking in front of his brothers. He glanced at Xu Zhudao and said, "I don't know. Lu Kang said that the barbarian army still has follow-up troops and is gathering at various gates in Wancheng. They will probably launch an attack at dawn tomorrow.
Kang and Jiang Xiaman have been dealing with each other for many years, so he should know them better than we do."
Xiahou Yuan has always been calm, but this time he was accidentally involved in the Jiangxia Man incident. Xia Houyuan was quite critical. He believed that Cao Zhi should not have been involved in Lu Kang's Jiangxia Man incident. Loss of troops and generals would be inevitable in this battle, and it would not be of any benefit to Cao Zhi.
Xia Houyuan grew up with Cao Zhi and Cao Cao, and he planned to follow the Cao brothers in this life. His selfish motives were also for Cao Zhi's good. And since Cao Zhi robbed the Xinwu palace, Cao Cao became more and more concerned about his bold brother.
Jia was worried, so he specially placed Xia Houyuan next to Cao Zhi this time, so that he would give him a lot of advice when something happened.
Xia Houyuan was entrusted by Cao Cao. Now that Wancheng is besieged, he has heard that Jiangxia barbarians have always been cruel. If the city is broken, it doesn't matter if he dies. If Cao Zhi is good or bad, how will he explain to Cao Cao?
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Cao Zhi had packed up, but Xia Houyuan still grabbed Cao Zhi's arm, pulled him aside, sighed and said: "Brother Zhi, you are very skilled in martial arts, and it is convenient for you to escape alone. If the city is really broken, you can take advantage of the chaos and escape."
Get out and flee back to Liyang... No! Flee back to your hometown in Qiao County, and don't let your emotions get the better of you."
Cao Zhi was stunned and lost his voice: "Brother, what are you talking about? No matter what happens, of course I am with you and my brothers. How can I leave you alone to escape?"
Xia Houyuan smiled awkwardly, suddenly feeling sad and embarrassed, and didn't know what to say. It was only at this moment that he realized that the little brother they had always thought of had grown up and was a man who stood upright.
How could Cao Zhi not understand Xia Houyuan's good intentions? He turned around with a smile and squeezed Xia Houyuan's arms with both hands, "Brother, a man has his own things to do and things not to do. As the captain of Yangzhou, this is my duty. We
We are already in Wancheng, and only by fighting side by side with Lu Kang can we have any chance of survival. Since Lu Kang has a perfect strategy, we might as well take a look at it and learn a few tricks, so that we may not miss this trip. Brother, don’t ask for more
Think about me, guard Beicheng, and be at your disposal, I will be fine."
What else can Xia Houyuan say? Cao Zhi is no longer the Cao Zhi of a few years ago. Now Xia Houyuan sees a more mature Cao Zhi, and his words are reasonable. Xia Houyuan couldn't help but reveal his true feelings and also held on to Cao Zhi's
He shook Cao Zhi's body vigorously with his arm. The strong wind and flying snow outside the barracks suddenly seemed far away. The strong brotherly love touched everyone present.
Xia Houyuan said nothing more, but when Cao Zhi rushed to Nancheng, he insisted that Xu Zhu and Cao An each have ten personal guards to accompany them.
While the story of brotherhood in the northern city of Wancheng was unfolding, a intrigue was also going on under a forest in Gangfu three miles away from Wancheng. In front of an open field, three lonely tents stood in a zigzag shape on the snow, and a few horses came back.
The barbarian men jumped off their naked horses and led them outside the tent. Some put saddles on the horses, and some were wiping their weapons. They looked arrogant and did not seem to care about the soldiers who were not far away.
Wancheng takes it seriously.
It had snowed heavily overnight, and the ground had long been covered. The snow surface in front of us was as flat as a mirror, and shone brightly under the firelight. There were only two lines of hoofprints in front of the largest tent in the middle, which were left by the barbarian army to report the battle situation.
In this largest camp, the leaders of Panhu Barbarians, Linjun Barbarians, Banchen Barbarians and various Jiangxia Barbarians are gathered together. In fact, Jiangxia Barbarians are a collective name for these barbarians, and they are divided into many tribes and races.
"Jingfu (meaning leader in barbarian language), do you think Lu Kang will be fooled and send troops out of the city to fight our forward camp?" The speaker was Wu Jie, the leader of the Linjun clan.
"No!" The person who answered was not the Jingfu of the Panhu tribe, the largest leader among the Jiangxia barbarians, but Li Hu, the leader of the Banchen tribe.
The Banzhen tribe is the smallest tribe among the Jiangxia barbarians, and they are often bullied by the Panhu tribe and the Linjun tribe. However, in recent years, the Banchen tribe has been replaced by Li Hu, Du Yi, Pu Hu, Yuan Yue, Yang Che, Li Hei and other tribes.
Under the painstaking efforts of the leader, things have improved a lot, and they are no longer a weak ethnic group that could only rely on the Panhu tribe before. They now also have the right to speak, and sit on the same case with the leaders of the Panhu tribe and the Linjun tribe.
I saw two long tables separated to the left and right, with some cattle, sheep, wine and other food on them. Sitting on the left hand side was the thin and sullen person Wujie, the leader of the Linjun tribe, and the one with a strong face sitting on the right side was
Li Hu of the Banzhen tribe has a majestic torso and an imposing appearance. Although he is tall and sturdy, his eyes reveal wit and calmness. He was the one who spoke just now. He is sitting in the middle of the hall, wearing colorful clothes.
Wearing a red-cheeked skirt and hair tied with hair, this is Jingfu, the leader of the Panhu tribe, the largest tribe among the Jiangxia barbarians.
He is the only one who still wears traditional ethnic costumes to show his distinguished status. The leaders of other tribes all wear Hanfu. In fact, it is not difficult to understand that these Jiangxia barbarians have lived in Han for dozens of generations and have almost been Hanized. Most of these barbarians
During the Qin and Han dynasties, and even earlier, they had moved into China one after another. Instead of being discriminated against and exploited by the Han people for a long time, they almost regarded themselves as Han people.
"Oh! How do brothers Li Hu know?" Jingfu asked in confusion.
Wu Jie and others were already very dissatisfied when they saw Li Hu turning back to being a guest, and they sarcastically said: "It's not like brother Li Hu has a tacit understanding with Lu Kang, right?"
"Bang, bang" sounds were heard one after another, and the leaders of the Banzhen tribe behind Li Hu started clapping the case, and curse words were uttered:
"What the hell, Wujie, what did you say?"
"You have the guts to say it again."
The tribal leaders of the Linjun tribe on the opposite side were not to be outdone and began to curse each other.
As they spoke, the leaders of the Banzhen tribe and the people of the Linjun tribe raised their arms one after another, and drew their swords. They looked like they were going to fight among themselves.