So where did the soldiers' money and food come from?

tax.

Who pays the taxes?

Naturally, he was a big gentry family, especially those in Jizhou and Yuzhou.

Therefore, Cao Cao ultimately sought help from the wealthy noble families, so even if he was disobedient for a moment and still had no money, he still had to kneel down and call daddy, right? Although Cui Yan did not know all the terms of later generations, but

The ideas are similar, so he feels that the only way for Cao Cao now is spring plowing, which is the best embodiment. No matter how you jump, when it comes to money and food, you have to fall to the ground, that is, you must surrender and surrender to their

Under the skirt.

"Everyone..." Cui Yan spoke slowly and looked around, "Now that Yuyang is in danger, you should cooperate sincerely, unite as one, and fight the national crisis together..."

"Huh? Don't drive...that makes sense..."

"That's right, that makes sense."

"It makes sense."

Everyone here is not a fool. Hearing the sound of the string means knowing the elegant meaning, and they all agreed. No matter what, the face is still upright, just like the announcement issued by some big companies.

Cui Yan nodded, then stood up and left. Cui Yan was very cautious, so he would not say anything more, and did he say anything wrong? Was there anything wrong with his words?

None, from some perspectives, not at all.

But the key to something is often not how you say it, but how you do it!

……(*`ェ′*)……

Near Yuyang.

Now that spring is getting darker, it has entered the best season in the desert.

But now, this season that was supposed to be used for reproduction and raising cattle and horses has turned into a time for killing.

This had never happened before the Han Dynasty, and it was even rare in the entire struggle between the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu.

Raise your troops in autumn and withdraw them in winter, and fight only once a year.

But now, it seems that many rules have been broken...

The breeze blows slowly, blowing the knee-deep green grass, like a sea of ​​green, but in the sea of ​​green, there are also some variegated colors.

The charred ground, chopped grass roots, broken arrows buried deep in the ground, and the bloodstains and corpses left behind showed that a war had just ended here.

Gongsun Du knew that as long as he defeated Cao Chun, Yuyang would be at his fingertips, so he had been trying to block Cao Chun's movements with men and horses, trying to confine Cao Chun to a certain area, and then continuously compress and surround him.

It was finally annihilated, but Cao Chun did not let Gongsun get his wish. Instead, he broke through his interception and lingered in the periphery.

This made Gongsun very unhappy.

In this war, Gongsundu believed that he had the right time, place and people. Not only did he have both water and land routes to advance, but he even had Xianbei people to help him. Taking Yuyang was almost certain.

Sun Quan's support made Gongsun Du even more overjoyed, and through the previous trade, he was even more eager to obtain the salt and iron of Yuyang, obtain property, obtain larger land and more people. This desire comes from the soul.

Deep down, it comes from an instinct.

The instinct of greed.

Speaking of which, I still blame the hussar.

If the hussar generals had not engaged in those rare tricks, and had not engaged in caravan trade, Gongsundu would not have felt that he was far away from the top culture of the Han Dynasty when he was sitting in Liaodong in front of the local overlord.

However, as time went by, as more and more things poured into Liaodong, Liaodong's original resources became obviously in short supply, especially when he knew that everything had been enhanced under Cao Cao's rule.

There was this middleman named Cao who was increasing the price. The anger burning in his chest was the source of motivation that made him muster all his energy to win over Yuyang!

Down with those damn middlemen!

Then I added the invitation from Xianbei Kirby Neng...

Gongsundu and Kebi Neng even carefully divided the territory of Youzhou. Gongsundu wanted Yuyang and the east side, and Kebi Neng wanted the north and west. In this way, Gongsundu was mainly responsible for defense.

Cao Cao, while Kirby was responsible for resisting the hussars in case of an attack.

Both parties were very serious and sincere when negotiating terms, and even made an alliance through blood.

Therefore, pursuing Cao Chun now naturally falls within Gongsundu's business scope.

Xianbei people also have things that Xianbei people have to do.

But this task, which Gongsun Du originally thought was relatively simple, now seems a bit tricky.

The smell of embers floats on the grassland after the war, a smell that veterans are very familiar with. It is slightly burnt and slightly smelly. This is the smell of burnt human flesh. Even recruits who have never smelled this smell will instinctively reject it.

This smell is like their organs knowing that this smell is the smell of burning human fat, and then they will show some disgust.

Logically speaking, perhaps more than 90% of human meat and the meat of other animals are the same, the same meat fiber, the same hemoglobin, but it is this subtle difference that makes human meat different from the meat of other animals.

Different smells send a special signal.

It's like there are some things that you know how to do even if you don't need to say anything in particular.

This is something engraved in the genes. Perhaps the ancestors can unite with each other to fight against external threats and become partners to fight together. But this kind of thing is like a covenant...

It is wrong for people to kill people, but many people still kill people.

Kill them with swords or other methods.

It is not good for people to eat people, but many people still eat people.

Eat it raw or in other ways.

After all, what is said is what is said, and what is done is what is done.

This has been the case since ancient times.

Under the soil slope not far away, there are some raised stone graves with various kinds of cloth strips hanging on them. There are also some broken pieces of armor and weapons stuck in front of the graves. With the spring breeze,

Dance slowly.

These graves are the graves of Cao's cavalry. Of course, a better standard is to burn them according to the fire ethics of the Han Dynasty and bring back the ashes. But isn't the black smoke from burning during the escape an act of seeking death?

Because Cao Chun needed constant movement, he was unable to do so. Therefore, he could only bury these corpses during a short stay.

After several days of fighting, Gongsun's side was not able to capture any of Cao's soldiers alive.

Gongsun's soldiers, who were riding horses to clean the battlefield on the grassland, looked at the piles of rocks in the distance and thought about Cao's army's performance on the battlefield, and they couldn't help but feel a little admiration.

Don't be a prisoner, don't leave any compatriot behind, be born as a Han, and return to the land of the Han. This was originally the iron rule of the Han cavalry.

It's just that, after all, very few people actually do this.

At least Gongsun Bingzu knew in his heart that at least they couldn't do it.

When did the Han soldiers become like this?

At that time...

At least when Yuan Shao was fighting against Gongsun Zan, I didn't hear that Yuan Shao's soldiers were like this?

"Where are those guys from Xianbei?!" Gongsun Kang said angrily, "Didn't they say before that they would help us kill these damn Cao Jun cavalry! We only need to be responsible for dealing with Yuyang!"

Gongsun Du glanced at his son and said, "Say it, do it. Xianbei farted, could you possibly take it seriously?"

"Shameless! Despicable!" Gongsun Kang waved his arms, "He is the king of Xianbei! How can he be so dishonest?!"

Gongsun Du lowered his head, still looking at the map, and ignored Gongsun Kang's complaints, because complaining was of no use, and from a certain perspective, if it was just because of Cao Chun's cavalry that the Xianbei people needed support, then Xianbei

People will definitely have extreme contempt for Gongsun and others because of this, and will not be willing to cooperate in the future.

Even if there is no further cooperation, Gongsun Du cannot afford to lose this person.

Gongsun Kang is so angry and excited, not because Gongsun Kang really cares about Gongsun Shangxia's victory or defeat, but because he was defeated by Cao Chun last time. If Liu Yi hadn't arrived, he would have been killed by Cao Chun on the spot.

That's why I hate Cao Chun so much.

It's just that this kind of hatred, or any other emotion, cannot help the battle. So Gongsun Du rushed over, took over Gongsun Kang's original fighting position, and then asked Liu Yi to go back and preside over the battle to siege Yuyang.

But even so, it's still not easy to catch Cao Chun.

The Gongsun family has cavalry, but their quality is not as strong as that of his elder brother. Moreover, because Gongsun Du's previous territory was also mountainous and not like the large grasslands in Youbei, Gongsun Du's family does not have cavalry.

It is not mainly cavalry, but more infantry.

Gongsun Du laid several traps, trying to take advantage of Cao Chun's eagerness to rush back to Yuyang, and then surrounded and captured Cao Chun. However, he did not expect that Cao Chun did not fall into the trap. Instead, he seemed not to care about Yuyang.

, kept wandering around the periphery, which made Gongsun Du very uncomfortable.

Could it be that Cao Chun doesn't care about Yuyang's gains and losses at all?

Or is it better for Gongsun Du to turn around now, ignore Cao Chun on the periphery, and then attack Yuyang with all his strength?

Or should the infantry and cavalry separate, and then the cavalry pursue Cao Chun?
Chapter completed!