Three Kingdoms

For Wei Yan, meritorious service seemed to be his biggest pursuit in life, so when he learned that Le Jin had retreated, he immediately pursued him.

 Wei Yan feels that Le Jin’s head will be a good cornerstone for him to reach the top.

In the mountains and forests, Wei Yan looked at the military academy under his command, "Once again, don't be too eager to fight. Kill if you can, don't force it if you can't...Have you seen a tiger or leopard?" They never do anything risky... The head is fine, but if you get injured, it will cost you your life! Have you remembered them all? 』

Regarding the current medical conditions of the Han Dynasty, even if Fei Qian's army is equipped with some healing ointments and disinfectant alcohol, it is impossible to completely avoid wound inflammation, especially under such complex conditions. Cleaning a wound and causing it to fester is a disaster for most people.

As he spoke, Wei Yan glanced at everyone. Although he spoke very seriously, he did not see any fear in his men's eyes, only a look of joy.

Wei Yan nodded with satisfaction, then waved his hand, "Each team will set off one after another according to their numbers!" 』

 Wei Yan dispersed the entire army without any instructions, and followed Le Jin Zhao Yan's remaining soldiers in small groups like a pack of wolves. In this way, Wei Yan only needs to bring the core troops to organize, coordinate, arrange, and count military achievements when necessary.

 Wei Yan was relatively relaxed, but Le Jin and Zhao Yan were unlucky.

Le Jin and Zhao Yan, senior generals of Cao's army, could still receive good care even if they were injured.

But ordinary Cao Jun soldiers could only be continuously injured, fell behind, and died in Wei Yan's pursuit.

 During this process, it is not that there were no soldiers of Cao’s army trying to fight to the death, but unfortunately, the resistance of Cao’s soldiers was ineffective without effective organization...

It's like encountering a pack of wolves in the mountains. If you can't defend the front, you can't defend the back. If you pay attention to the flanks, you will be attacked by the other side.

What's more important is that after the defeat of Cao's soldiers, their morale collapsed. Most of them thought that as long as they could outrun the guys around them, why bother to look back? It's better to take two more steps while the opponent is surrounding and killing others.

So, in this mountain forest, Wei Yan and the others had regarded Cao's soldiers as prey. The prey is running away, and they only need to attack carefully to avoid damage caused by the prey's death struggle.

 Taihang Mountains are all equal. In the mountains, everyone has two legs. Even animals with four legs cannot walk much faster.

The remaining defeated generals of Cao's army were marching forward. Everyone was downcast and there was no decent queue.

"Whizzing…"

There were a few sharp cracks in the air, and then several Cao Jun soldiers fell to the ground screaming.

 Cao Jun's military academy was mixed in the queue. When he heard the screams, he didn't even turn around for a second and just hurried forward with his head shrinking.

In order not to attract attention, Cao Jun's military academy even changed into the robes of an ordinary soldier, holding a sword crookedly and walking forward like a walking stick.

After several attacks, these Cao Jun military academies also concluded a simple rule. If they stand up to command the soldiers when they are attacked, they will often become the target of the next attack.

 Several of his colleagues have died in such circumstances. Instead, they did nothing. Those cunning hussar soldiers could not tell who among the defeated troops was the middle-level non-commissioned officer, the garrison commander, Qu Chang.

 …

 …

 Zhao Yan found Le Jin.

　　　It cannot continue like this. 』

Zhao Yan was wounded by an arrow, but it was not an arrow from close range, but a stray arrow shot from the city top, so his injury was lighter than that of Le Jin.

Le Jin suffered a leg injury. Normally, he should lie down and recuperate. But in the Taihang Mountains, is there any place where Le Jin can recover from his injuries?

　　　… Le Jin was silent.

On the one hand, everyone knows that the current situation is very difficult. On the other hand, Le Jin has not had a good rest since he was injured. Now he is exhausted and does not even want to say a word.

"Give me your armor and your flag..." Zhao Yan said slowly, "I will camp here to block them..."

Le Jin raised his head sharply and stared at Zhao Yan.

"According to my estimation, I can hold them off here for at least three days..." Zhao Yan pointed to the surrounding terrain, "Look, there is a flat mountain over there, and the top of the mountain can just cover the road here... I asked some people to go up the mountain. , some people at the foot of the mountain can form a horn to block the pursuers behind... If the pursuers want to cross here, they have to either take a detour or attack forcefully..."

Zhao Yan stretched out three fingers and said, "Three days... I can only guarantee three days at most... After three days, even if they want to chase... As long as you, General Le, cover the traces, it will be difficult for them to chase..." 』

Le Jin frowned, "...why?" 』

If you run away, there is still a glimmer of hope, but if you stay, there is basically only death.

Zhao Yan sat next to Le Jin and looked up at the sky.

The mountain ridge blocked the view, and only the gray and gloomy sky could be seen.

"In my hometown, there are not so many mountains..." Zhao Yan smiled and said in a calm voice, "There are fields all around... At this time of year, there should be many farmers preparing for spring plowing... But if the country cannot be stable, how can the people do it?" What about farming with peace of mind? In the past, the Dong thief slaughtered Yangcheng in February and returned to Luo with his head, saying that the attacker had achieved great success. The people of Heluo were encouraged by hearing this... Haha... This is how warriors govern the country... Later, I heard that my lord welcomed the emperor, managed water conservancy in Yingchuan, and opened up wasteland for farming. , I know what I should do..."

 Le Jin is silent.

I have never been to Guanzhong. I don’t know how good Guanzhong is. I just know that when the Xiliang people killed the Yingchuan people, they didn’t spare any effort! Now it is said that Liang, Yong, Henan and Hebei are one family, so when those who killed Yangcheng and lied about those innocent people as thieves, how could they have thought that they were all one family? ! 』

Zhao Yan’s voice was calm, as if his anger had condensed into ink stains and was imprinted on his heart.

“The Hussar is very strong, yes, but he wants to change the laws of his ancestors. This is a sin!” Don't I know that these rules set by our ancestors are somewhat outdated, but they should be slowly changed and should not be overthrown like hussars! This is a great evil! A great evil that appears to be an act of kindness! 』

"There is no end to the greed of the human heart. If you get a scoop today, you will want a liter tomorrow. If you get a liter the next day, you will want a stone. If you don't get it, you will not be happy. Even if you got a scoop earlier, All the kindness of Sheng has been forgotten! When Qiaoqi shows kindness to ignorant people, he encourages their greed! The Dong thief used to have Xiliang soldiers clamoring for money, food, and military pay. What should they do if they don't have it? Now Hussar spends a lot of money to raise troops in Guanzhong, but what if it expands to the whole world? Will all the income of the big men be used to raise soldiers? What about the people? When these soldiers find it difficult to fill their grievances, the difficulties of Yangcheng will reappear! 』

　　　　Is it the mighty Emperor Qin Shihuang back then, or is it the mighty cavalry today? Is it the founder of the Han Dynasty who was more powerful, or is it the hussars who are more powerful today? When Emperor Gaozu unified the world, why didn't he know that every county in the world had its own problems? Even if the Qin Dynasty was strong, how could the differences between different places be considered uniformly? Emperor Gaozu had great talents and great strategies, and he used Huang Lao to rule the world, and all counties and counties were in peace. 』

“Just imagine, the people in Yuzhou don’t know the urgent needs of Jizhou, so they use Yuzhou to govern Jizhou, is it okay?” What's more, the world is so big, how can there be no wonder? Hussar's attempt to use Guanzhong's method to regulate the world is completely absurd. 』

"There is a difficulty today. I am just a scholar, but my martial arts skills are mediocre and I cannot defeat a strong enemy..." Zhao Yan turned to look at Le Jin, "In the future, if I want to fight against Xiliang and conquer all directions, General Le is much more important than me... Therefore, this Just once, let me take the first step! 』

Le Jin took a breath. He had to admit that he was in trouble.

 It is nothing to lose the battle.

Since Cao Cao raised his army, he has not been victorious in every battle. He has been forced into desperate situations many times, but he can still stand up again, so Le Jin also believes that even if Cao Cao is defeated this time, he can still make a comeback.

But this is a bigger and more far-reaching strategic matter, and Le Jin is not qualified to say anything. For him, of course he hopes that he can continue to fight when Cao Cao comes back, instead of dying in frustration. On the unnamed mountain road in the Taihang Mountains. He could accept the temporary setback, but he couldn't accept the conclusion that Le Jin was a waste.

He didn't want to set up an ambush to kill Wei Yan who was following behind, but his injury didn't allow it, and neither did his baggage.

Le Jin looked at Zhao Yan and asked again, "Why?" 』

Zhao Yan looked up at the sky, "This weather... General Le, if you don't make a decision... maybe you and I won't be able to get out... Instead of doing this, it's better to save one... You can save half of the rest of your song, and then go again Leave the wounded soldiers behind..."

Zhao Yan took out a jade ring from his arms, rubbed it in his hand, and then handed it to Le Jin, "My home is in Anlefang, West Street, Yangzhai City... If something happens to someone, I hope the general will take care of him..."

Le Jin stood up and bowed solemnly to Zhao Yan.

Zhao Yan did not avoid Le Jin's gift, he just smiled and then handed the jade ring in his hand forward.

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 …

Several bird calls of varying lengths sounded in the forest.

Wei Yan listened for a while and said with some surprise: "Cao Jun is not leaving?" 』

The old horse beside Wei Yan said: "These thieves want to fight to the death with us?" " Wei Yan pondered for a moment, "It's possible. If you're in a hurry, you'll have to jump over a wall... Let's go up and take a look..."

In the mountain road, some wood and stones were temporarily piled up to form a simple horse-rejecting wall. Some Cao soldiers were behind the horse-rejecting wall, staring in the direction of Wei Yan.

 On the top of the hill on one side of the mountain road, a war flag with the word "Le" fluttering in the wind.

The battle flag was slightly damaged and stained with blood.

 Under the battle flag, several armored guards were patrolling around.

 Wei Yan hid behind a big rock, with half of his head exposed, observing and cruising around, and lightly clicked his tongue, "You really picked a good place..."

Wei Yan could see that these Cao soldiers were abandoned sons.

 But the problem now is, either fight or go around, but no matter which one you choose, it will consume time, and what the other party needs most is time.

　　　Just a little bit. "Wei Yan sighed, "If in two days, all the morale of Cao's army is exhausted, then even if they want to lose their troops to protect their commander, they will not be able to find suitable people to come out..."

“General, what should I do?” asked Lao Ma.

Wei Yan chuckled twice, "Do you still need to ask?" Of course we should fight him, otherwise what would we be doing chasing him all the way? 』

Lao Ma said: "I saw people stacking stones on the top of the mountain... These guys looked like they were desperate. If this really happened, there would definitely be a lot of damage." 』

Wei Yan stepped back from behind the stone and smiled, "Do you know what this place is called?" 』

 Lao Ma shook his head.

　　　『It’s called Dolphin Killing Ridge! Wei Yan pointed at those Cao soldiers and said, "The dolphins have been put up, wouldn't it be a pity not to kill them?" 』

"ah? ” Lao Ma looked at Wei Yan with admiration, “General, does he even know what the name of the hill here is? 』

 Wei Yan smiled and said nothing.

How does he know what this nameless mountain is called?

 But from today on, this place is called Shaduling.

 Because Wei Yan wanted to kill pigs here.

Although he seemed to know that these Cao troops were ready to fight, Wei Yan did not take these Cao troops into consideration at all...

As a result, Wei Yan suffered a loss.

Wei Yan wanted to launch a sneak attack that night, but he did not expect that Zhao Yan had already anticipated that Wei Yan would play this trick, and deliberately hung some iron pieces and small mechanisms on the mountainside to warn Wei Yan, although they could not be used to attack Wei Yan's soldiers. No amount of direct damage was caused, but the position of these Wei Yan soldiers was exposed.

　　　Bang! 』

 The stone was pushed from the top of the mountain and rolled down the hillside.

 ‘Find a bunker and lie down! 』

 Some veterans shouted.

 At this time, experience determines everything.

A slightly higher stone or tree stump can save your life, but running around may send you under a stone, or you may miss your feet and fall into a mountain stream.

Several screams rang out, and Wei Yan's face turned pale.

 The night attack failed.

 The next day, Wei Yan could only attack steadily and head-on.

On the top of the unknown mountain, Zhao Yan looked at Wei Yan's array.

 ‘This is to attack the east and attack the west…’ Zhao Yan turned around and said, ‘These people on the front have been slow to move, so they must be deceitful! Send a few people to the back mountain to keep an eye on..."

Zhao Yan's original plan was to ambush Wei Yan first, but he did not expect that Wei Yan's scouts were sharper than he thought, so he had to give up the plan of falling rocks in the middle of the mountain road and could only confront Wei Yan head-on.

 Ambush is not so easy to set up.

In this kind of terrain, anyone who sees the opponent's soldiers will think of an ambush and will conduct reconnaissance in advance.

 So, if you want to successfully ambush, you need to lure the enemy, or even send someone to pretend defeat and lure Wei Yan over.

 But Zhao Yan's current soldiers were unable to lure the enemy and could not do this.

Morale is low, and there are many wounded soldiers. It might lead to a big rout as soon as they retreat, so they can only set up their battle array and force Wei Yan to attack. Although Zhao Yan also defeated Wei Yan's night attack, this is not a great thing, because anyone with a little military experience will know how to defend against it.

 And the test is only beginning now…

 Wei Yan stared at the top of the mountain and looked at Zhao Yan's figure. Wei Yan didn't know Le Jin, so he thought Zhao Yan was Le Jin. After all, it is impossible to hang your name three feet above your head like in the game.

The sneak attack last night failed, and Wei Yan's men lost five men.

This made Wei Yan really serious.

 Sound in the east and attack in the west.

Yes, Wei Yan was attacking in the east and attacking in the west, but his attacking in the east and in the west was not really a simple attack in the east and attacking in the west.

There was a loud noise from the back mountain, and then the sound of rolling stones falling down was heard.

 The corners of Wei Yan's mouth turned up a little.

Come on, hit hard!

It is difficult to avoid rolling stones at night because they are invisible, but rolling stones during the day are not so scary.

Although the "Dolphin Killing Ridge" chosen by Zhao Yan is indeed a good terrain, it was not carefully selected after all. It can only be said to be relatively good, thus leaving a loophole for Wei Yan to attack.

The power of falling rocks is indeed great. No matter whether it is hit or touched, it will cause death or injury.

 But what if it is neither touched nor touched?

The stones thrown from the top of the mountain have various edges and corners, and their centers of gravity are inconsistent. This makes the stones fly basically by themselves once they are released, and it is impossible to accurately control the landing point.

At the same time, when the stone falls, it will roll and bounce. If you hide in the recess of the stone or behind a thick tree stump, unless it happens to hit the groove when it falls, then with the experienced and elite soldiers under Wei Yan, , most of the time you can avoid the embrace of death.

If you really get hit, it can only be bad luck, just like hiding in a shell crater during artillery bombardment in later generations and then being hit by the second shell.

Then the most important question is that Zhao Yan's "cannonballs" are not unlimited. Although the top of the mountain is rugged and a large block is made of rocks, it is not that easy to dig the rocks out from under his feet and then smash them down. .

Although Zhao Yan quickly discovered Wei Yan's "make an attack in the east and attack in the west", he was actually planning to consume the stones that Zhao Yan had accumulated, and then ordered his men to save some. However, no matter how much they saved, they would all be used up. When the sky was getting dark, , the stones accumulated for a long time are used up...

Wei Yan shouted loudly, attacked from both sides, and rushed straight to the top of the mountain.

 Zhao Yan's remnant soldiers, after losing powerful weapons such as rolling stones and hammers, were no match for Wei Yan's elite soldiers. Even if Zhao Yan personally carried a sword and fought on the front line, it was of no avail.

Although Le Jin left some elite troops to Zhao Yan, most of the other soldiers of Cao's army were wounded and could not withstand the majestic soldiers who were like wolves and tigers.

Zhao Yan's plan was to persist for three days, but he only lasted one and a half days, so he could not die. When Wei Yan was about to attack, Zhao Yan stood up and expressed his surrender...