Chapter 3216 Where is the same family now

After the city gate was occupied, as more and more cavalrymen rushed into the city, the soldiers of Cao's army quickly dispersed and began to flee spontaneously and voluntarily.

It's like an voluntary salary cut or voluntary resignation.

Everyone just joined the army and made a living under the Cao family. It only costs a few dollars a month. Is it worth working so hard?

The key is that Xiahou Dun, the upper class, wanted to defend Jinyang, while ordinary Cao's soldiers in the lower class, actually did not want to defend.

But will the upper level care about what the lower level think?

Xiahou Dun believed that they were in a major area, while Cao's soldiers believed that Jinyang was already a dead place.

In order to prepare for this Jinyang defense battle, Xiahou Dun also convened a military meeting of military academy non-commissioned officers before, but to Xiahou Dun's surprise, most of the military academy non-commissioned officers actually felt that Jinyang could not be defended and opposed defending in Jinyang.

The reason for opposing persistence is also very simple.

After Xiahou Dun attacked Jinyang, he was unable to continue to expand his results. Only a few counties and towns around Jinyang were attacked by Xiahou Dun, while most counties and towns in Taiyuan County were still under the control of the cavalry. Jinyang was surrounded on three sides, with only one retreat route from Wukou Xing, and this retreat route was not easy to walk. If there was any problem, he could not escape even if he wanted to.

Therefore, during the military meeting, many military academies felt that they could retreat the main force to the position of Hukou Xing first, leaving only a few troops in Jinyang. In this way, if they could block the advance of the cavalry, they would block it for a while. If they could not stop it, they could turn directly, and the damage would not be too great.

Cui Jun, who was still in Jinyang at that time, also analyzed the reasons why Jinyang could not be defended from personnel allocation and material support to Xiahou Dun...

But Xiahou Dun didn't listen to any of these reasons, and he insisted on sticking to Jinyang.

Because Xiahou Dun considered not only the victory or defeat of Jinyang.

It's not the life or death of ordinary soldiers.

Of course, if you fight, you can really save yourself and the lives of other Cao troops, but the problem is that what Cao Cao faces now is not only at the war level, but also at the political level, and even under certain conditions, the political problem is even more serious.

Jinyang can be said to be the key point of Bingzhou, or it can be said to be the only strategic progress achieved by Cao's army. If we retreat without saying a word, Xiahou Dun's own life will be worry-free. But the problem is that for all Cao's army, the strategic situation of the entire Han Dynasty must be extremely negative, especially in the Shandong court. If we really do not resist at all and retreat directly, then in the future...

However, there are two ways to stay in Jinyang. One is to guard Xiahou Dun himself, and the other is to ask Xiahou Jun to guard Xiahou.

It’s a pity that if Xiahou Jun could perform a little better in the previous few battles, then Xiahou Dun might have really let Xiahou Jun guard Jinyang.

But now Xiahou Dun is worried that if Xiahou Dun really lets him guard Jinyang, it may be that Xiahou Dun just left, but Jinyang will be in chaos!

Although Xiahou Jun patted his chest and said that he would relieve Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Dun still couldn't.

It's impossible to feel at ease.

After all, it was just the thing in front of us, and Xiahou Dun took his men out to suppress the bandits, but Cui Jun had a problem...

Although Xiahou Dun is not sure whether Cui Jun is pretending to die, it is certain that Xiahou Jun's control is obviously not good.

The intelligence is not good, the force is worrying, and the command value is low...

This number is ruined.

So it can only be Xiahou Dun who guards himself.

Originally, Xiahou Dun’s plan could be held on for at least three months...

This is not Xiahou Dun’s arrogant brag, but Xiahou Dun is based on his experience in Shandong. A strong city like Jinyang does not have more than ten times the strength of the troops, and with more than half a year of siege, he can’t even think of defeating it.

Three months, it’s better to estimate it in the minority?

In order to prevent the inconvenience, Xiahou Dun also made some arrangements in Fukou Xing as a horn effect.

Some materials from Jinyang City were transported to Shexian County, and digging trenches and additional traps were set up in the Fukou Pass. There was no problem with people passing by, mainly to hinder the war horses.

In this way, it is not convenient for war horses to pass directly on the section of Jinyang Road. If Huang Cheng cuts off his retreat, then Xiahou Dun will send troops to cut off Huang Cheng's retreat. If Huang Cheng besieged Jinyang for a long time, then the soldiers of Wukou Xing can also find opportunities and attack Huang Cheng's butt in Jinyang...

It can be said that Xiahou Dun’s plan is comprehensive.

Xiahou Dun imagined that even if the Hussars were brave, as long as they were guarding against the use of gunpowder methods and prevented Huang Cheng from breaking the city gate directly like before, the Hussars would only be able to siege the city honestly or carry out an ant attack.

Xiahou Dun was not afraid of such an attack.

Therefore, when Huang Cheng brought cavalry as the main force and a small number of infantry and craftsmen came to Jinyang, Xiahou Dun was not aware of the danger.

Xiahou Dun even thought Huang Cheng was the one who came to fight for Fei Qian, but was just a vanguard.

Since it is a vanguard force, it is at most a tentative attack.

Until Huang Cheng launched an attack, Xiahou Dun still felt that he was not worthy of the arrival of Huang Cheng and others. It was like mobilizing all the forces in the face of a great enemy. He also wanted to keep some of the reserve forces to deal with the more difficult and difficult battles he imagined. Therefore, Xiahou Dun did not arrange all his direct troops on the front line, and all these measures were brought together, which eventually led to the collapse of the front line as soon as he retreated!

The core of Cao's army is the general's direct subordinate private soldiers!

If Xiahou Dun's troops were on the front line at this time, he would still be able to continue to implement Xiahou Dun's previous orders after Xiahou Dun retreated and automatically launch a spontaneous counterattack against the Hussars, then there is still a chance to take advantage of the small number of Hussars to rush up to the Hussars...

Unfortunately, the Cao army was on the front line, only ordinary Cao army soldiers.

In order to buy time for his direct troops to assemble, Xiahou Dun's temporary plan to use the people as the flesh shield is indeed feasible.

After all, artillery is too destructive to the city wall. After pushing the people up, if Huang Cheng continues to fire regardless of the fire, even if Jinyang is finally taken back, it will definitely leave a thorn in the hearts of the people of Jinyang. If Huang Cheng has some concerns to stop the bombardment, it will be equivalent to giving Xiahou Dun a breathing time to repair and arrange it.

But what Xiahou Dun never expected was that the cavalry and horses cooperated so well and so quickly, and almost at the moment the bombardment was over, the battle began to climb the city.

Xiahou Dun thought he had been recovering from the roaring dizziness for a long time. If the Hussars wanted to attack the city, they had to line up under the city first, and then set out in sequence at the urging of the war drums and the supervisory team. If it took a certain amount of time, he could use this time to recover...

How could Huang Cheng just punch without even saying hello?

Young people are not moral!

This led to the abolition of all Xiahou Dun's original plan.

The Cavalry became more and more proficient in the intensive use of grenades. As one defensive key points were removed, the morale of Cao's army collapsed.

Xiahou Dun was not the core thug under Cao Cao, but he was an important pillar under Cao Cao. Therefore, during this battle in Cao Cao's march into Guanzhong, Cao Cao was naturally the unquestionable commander, and Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren were the two core supporters of the north and the south.

Of course, no one expected that the North Road collapsed too fast and the South Road could not cooperate. As a result, Cao Cao was stuck in the middle road and could not push the tower...

The outer gate of Jinyang was lost, which made Xiahou Dun unable to even hold on to the city wall, so he could only retreat again with his direct subordinates!

"It's hateful..."

Xiahou Dun was angry.

If he was given another chance, if he could realize that the thick and heavy things that Huang Cheng brought were so sharp, if...

Unfortunately, there is no if.

Now it is another choice to place it in front of Xiahou Dun.

If Xiahou Dun had cut off his tail to survive before Jinyang fell completely, and took his direct troops to escape from another city gate with the cover of the city, and directly threw himself into the backhand of the Fukou Xing left by him, then Xiahou Dun still had a great chance of survival.

But if Xiahou Dun still wants to resist in Jinyang City, then even if Xiahou Dun can defend the inner city well, how long can he last? The key is that once he retreats to the inner city, there is really no way out! Either he dies in the end, or he will be captured, without the third result.

"General!" Xiahou Dun's guard was somewhat panicked. While turning around, he asked, "What should we do now? Just... that's it...

『General!』 Xiahou Jun stood in front of Xiahou Dun, 『General!』 General! Dare to borrow the general's golden helmet!』

Xiahou Dun also has a very gorgeous helmet decorated with gold.

Among the Cao army, one who is qualified to wear such a golden helmet is Cao Cao and the other is Xiahou Dun.

After hearing what Xiahou Jun said, Xiahou Dun was stunned.

Xiahou Jun added anxiously: "General, the morale of the army is already in chaos and it is difficult to hold on! If you are trapped in the city, you will have no chance of life! General, if you are not talented, you cannot defend the enemy from outside! Now things are urgent. General, you can use a golden helmet to defend me. When someone leads him to go north, the general can find an opportunity to return east!"

Xiahou Dun's eyes were fixed.

Before his final decision was made, Xiahou Jun had already expressed his desire to escape from the entire army?

I want to scold me, but I can't scold me. After all, Xiahou Jun means to attract firepower for Xiahou Dun so that Xiahou Dun can escape...

"General! If you are not talented, you will drag down the general... Today, let's repay the general's kindness!" Xiahou Jun urged, "Please don't hesitate! Please take care of a certain wife! General! It is a blessing for you to be under the general's command in this life! Take care of the general!"

After saying that, Xiahou Jun stepped forward, picked his cap and fell to the ground.

Xiahou Dun sighed helplessly, supported Xiahou Jun with both hands, and then endured the grief and put his golden helmet on Xiahou Jun's head.

Xiahou Jun bowed again, then stood up, and headed north with Xiahou Dun's flag.

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Xiahou Jun galloped while galloping.

The light of the sunset flows on his golden helmet, making him the most dazzling cub.

He turned his head and looked. In his sight, there were a group of Qianghu in leather robes. Behind these messy Qianghu, you could still vaguely see the cold light of the cavalry and horses holding up their spears in the smoke and dust.

Xiahou Jun didn't know how far he had run, he just knew that the pursuers behind him were getting closer and closer.

『Kill!』

"Don't let the golden helmet run away!"

『Yuhuhu…』

The shouts that sounded from time to time made Xiahou Jun's memory flutter in chaos.

In the first year of Zhongping, a desolate roar in Wei County, "The sky is dead, Huang Tian should stand", took off the sacred outer robe on the man's body, revealing his weak and rotten body.

The great Han even lost the power to suppress the rebellious people beside the bed, so he could only compromise with the great landlords and gentry families in Shandong again, giving them more authority in exchange for their support...

Although the Xiahou family is also a famous and powerful family and has a very influential existence in the local area, there are no people working in the imperial court and are not listed as official. Therefore, if the Xiahou family wants to develop politically, they must rely on the Cao family. When Cao Cao raised his army, the Xiahou family and the Cao family were both prominent families in Qiao County, Peiguo. The two families have been in-laws for generations, and the relationship between the two families was too close, so the Xiahou family could only raise troops with Cao Cao!

However, Xiahou's family was in decline after all.
To be continued...