Cao Cao led an army of 100,000 Beiping Karasuma, and led the hussar general Lu Bu, the prostitute Yao lieutenant Ma Chao, the former general Cao Ren, the captive general Xiahou Yuan, the Dangkou general Zhang Liao, the Fenwei general Zhang Jaw, the military division priest Sakata Feng, Bei Jia Fu, and the military division general Li Yu and others went north to conquer the three counties of Karasuma; What is Sangun Karasuma? Karasuma is also known as Wuhuan, is a descendant of Donghu, Donghu was destroyed by the Xiongnu in Maodun in the early Han Dynasty, the rest of the group fled to Xianbei Mountain, with the mountain as the name, called Xianbei, and the other part of the clan fled to Karasuma Mountain, also with the mountain as the number, this is Karasuma.

The Karasuma tribe is mainly inhabited by Youzhou and Liangzhou, and has a wide range of distribution in the north, including the boundaries of Liaodong vassal country, Liaoxi, Youbeiping, Yuyang, Guangyang, Shanggu, Daijun, Yanmen, Taiyuan, and Shuofang. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the leaders of the Karasuma tribe of the counties each claimed to be kings, and the Karasuma tribe located in the three counties of Liaoxi, Liaodong and Youbeiping in the northeast formed an alliance, so it was called the three counties Karasuma.

If there were only three counties of Karasuma, it would not be worth such a division, as long as one general was sufficiency, but Karasuma's former relatives and friends, Xianbei, and their former enemies, the Huns, united one after another, and formed an alliance under the leadership of the new Karasuma King Louban, with Yuan Xi as a puppet, to enter the Central Plains; Otherwise, Li Yu had just killed more than 150,000 people of the alien coalition army, how could they still have the confidence to invade the Central Plains?

Can Cao Cao endure this? Especially not long after Yuan Shao's death, when his influence in Hebei was still there, there were unscrupulous people inside, and fierce aliens outside, Cao Cao vowed to take care of the outside first! With the full support of Li Yu and others, the war of the Northern Expedition was opened!

The premeditated interracial coalition contacted Gu'an Zhao Qian, Huo Nu and others to kill Youzhou Assassin Shi and Zhuojun Taishou. The three counties of Karasuma attacked the left Du Liao general, Xian Yu supplemented Yu Ping. Xian Yufu resists to the death, and never bows to the alien race!

He had already told Yuan Xi: "Yi Di is greedy and has no relatives, how can he be used by the public?" Yuan Xi didn't listen, so he became a puppet like this; Cao's army marched north and sent three forwards, Lü Bu, Ma Chao and Xiahou Yuan, but Lü Bu and Ma Chao had fought with foreign races, and Cao Cao did not restrict them, because the power of the alien rangers was indeed not small, so they could move within a hundred miles of the army and clear the threat from both wings; Only Xiahou Yuan executes the real pioneer mission, opening mountains in the mountains, building bridges in the rivers, and doing the hard work single-handedly; Cao Cao's decision is undoubtedly the wise Lu Bu all the way to the hurry, like a dragon returning to the sea, a tiger into the mountains and forests, the first battle beheaded the Hun generals, quelled the rebellion within a hundred miles, Ma Chao directly crossed the Lu River to rescue Zhangping, and the Karasuma army battle, the left Liao general Xian Yufu of the Qiping immediately decided to send troops to attack, the Karasuma army was beheaded more than 4,000 people, and ran in embarrassment; If the war was fought like this, there would be no problem, but these alien coalition troops immediately withdrew from Youzhou and went straight to the outside of the Saiwai, and when Cao Cao's army arrived, everyone ran away without a trace! If you can't see people, how can you fight?

This kind of nomadic and flexible cavalry tactics once again made Cao Cao realize the seriousness of the matter, and if the border trouble is not eliminated, he will never have peace! What about the Southern Expedition?

"I thought that at the moment, we should accumulate grain, grass and war horses, hoard them on the side, and then, abandon the infantry and use cavalry-based tactics instead!" , this is Tian Feng's first suggestion, a very ordinary tactic, but it is the most basic need at present; Cao Cao was very happy, these two finally put down the mustard to help him, and asked humbly at the moment: "Then how to accumulate grain and grass, and war horses?" You must know that it is very inconvenient to transport grain and grass in the border area, and you may often encounter surprise attacks from other races! ”

"It may take some time, but it's the best way! Because the horses of aliens cannot enter the water! In the next suggestion, all the foot soldiers should be withdrawn, and the civilians who were affected by the war in the border fortress should be gathered together to provide relief for work, and two channels of Pinglu and Quanzhou were specially dug to facilitate transportation! Take the waterway! He then glanced at Tian Feng, looked at each other and smiled, Tian Feng nodded: "That's exactly what I mean!" ”

Cao Cao nodded, when there is only one way, then this method is a good way! Then he ordered Tian Feng and Fu Zhi to preside over these two canals, and ordered the canal to be Pingyu Canal, showing his determination! the other is directly named Quanzhou Canal; In addition to ordering Lu Bu, Ma Chao, and Xiahou Yuan to lead a small force to harass and fight against the alien races in the border area, there is also the gathering of craftsmen to build horseshoes, saddles, and bilateral pedals, which will become the key weapon to determine the victory or defeat!

But this kind of sharp weapon is also a mixed bag, must be ordered to cut off the four hooves after the death of the war horse, destroy the saddle and bilateral pedals, if these things are learned by the alien rangers, in the future, the horseshoe, is used to protect the war horse, prolong the life of the war horse; The stirrup is to ensure that the soldier on the horse is easier to exert force, that is to say, it is much more stable and lethal than the average soldier on the horse, and the same is true for the saddle, which will make the alien ranger rise more than one notch in terms of combat effectiveness! Be sure to use it with care!

It lasted almost a whole year, Cao Jun has not moved, and Li Yu has certainly not moved; I just feel that the climate in the Northland is cold and I have nothing to say; It was not until the summer of the following year that Cao's army, which had received the logistical support of grain and grass, finally approached outside the Saiwai and arrived at Wuzhong County in Youbeiping.

Wu Jian is the key point to Liaoxi, no one on both sides will give in, and the Karasuma army that learned the news of the arrival of Cao Cao's army also rushed here, but it was the height of summer, just in time for the rainy season, due to the low terrain, and close to the sea, the road was washed muddy by the torrential rain, and the Cao army could not move forward for a while, and the army of Karasuma also secretly guarded the mountain paths and dangerous places, and the Cao army was once again in a stalemate!

Because it was cold all winter, Li Yu's physical fitness was not very good, and he had no energy to be sick all the time, which made him even more sick after the rain poured a little, Cao Cao was distressed, he didn't want to just keep a Guo Jia and lose a Li Yu; Guo Jia's side sent a message, Wei Hong invited the original Changsha Taishou Zhang Zhongjing to treat him, Zhang Zhongjing meant that Guo Jia was overworked, coupled with congenital weakness, if he hadn't arrived in time, Guo Jia would have died after ten days and a half of a month; As a result, Li Yu was sent to recuperate in the village of Xu Wushan, and he personally led a large army to confront the Karasuma people!

If you want to say that this day is beautiful! If people are lucky, anything can be touched, Li Yu inquired about this village when he was recuperating, originally this village did not exist at all, it was reclaimed by someone! There's also a fierce man living here!

Tian Chou, who? After Liu Yu's death, he was imprisoned by Gongsun Zan because he cried in front of Liu Yu's tomb, and after he was released, he led the clan and hundreds of followers to swear to avenge Liu Yu, and lived in Xu Wushan, the surrounding people went to defect, and in a few years it developed to more than 5,000 households, and was quite prestigious in the north, even Karasuma and Xianbei also sent envoys to pay tribute, Yuan Shao and Yuan Xi recruited him many times, but he refused.

This is Tian Chou, since he is here, Li Yu can't go back empty-handed! I wanted to talk to Tian Chou and talk about major events in the world, Li Yu found that this person was very powerful, so he thought about letting him work for Cao Cao, but he was now living in seclusion, and there was a precedent of rejecting Yuan Shao and Yuan Xi, so it was not easy to recruit! Think of it as a temptation! I didn't have much hope; To Li Yu's delight, Tian Chou changed his previous attitude of ignoring Yuan Shao's father and son, not only gladly responded to the call but also immediately set off, following Li Yu to Cao Cao's army, and then he was appointed as the Sikong Hu Cao Peng, and was "introduced to the consultation".

Through some conversations, Cao Cao sighed at Tian Chou's talent, and the next day he ordered that people like Tian Zitai are not something I can use, which means that he should be a household Cao Peng is too condescending, and immediately promote him as Maocai and worship him as the county order of Zhen County, so that he can benefit the people. Tian Chou did not take office immediately, but followed Cao Cao's army, and first helped Cao Cao pacify the border troubles before taking office; "Our army can't march in the heavy rain, and it has been dragging on here for a long time, and the Central Plains will inevitably be in turmoil, Zitai, you are most familiar with this place, is there a way?" , Cao Cao asked, this may be the longest war he has ever fought, even if it is to fight Yuan Shao, it will not take so long!

Tian Chou thought for a while and said: "In the past, the county of Youbeiping was in Pinggang, so there was once a road from Lulongsai to Liucheng through Pinggang, but unfortunately it has been two hundred years since it was broken and cut off, but a small road can still be found from the mountains, so the prime minister might as well pretend to retreat, so that the Karasuma army can relax its vigilance, and then take the opportunity to enter Xu Wushan, and then go north out of Lulongsai, pass through Pinggang, and march from the place where the enemy's defense is empty, and approach Liucheng!" ”

This suggestion was immediately adopted by Cao Cao, and Tian Chou acted as a guide, leading five hundred soldiers to open the way in front, followed by Cao Cao's army. This march was unusually hard, and it was only necessary to walk, and if it were not for the horses' horseshoe nailed, the horses would have been damaged by their hooves; Although it was hard, the soldiers rarely complained, but they were in high spirits and high morale!

Every Han person has a dream of Huo Quai's illness in their hearts, driving hundreds of thousands of people in the desert for a long time, sealing the wolf Juxu, these are the supreme glory, and some single brothers even have the idea of becoming a heroic soul guarding the frontier even if they die here!

In addition, Li Yu's rather demagogic speech, Cao Cao's determination to win, no matter how difficult it was, they all survived the five hundred miles of moat mountains and valleys, and 100,000 people raised their horses and whips, and after a difficult trek, Cao Cao's army appeared on the land of western Liaoning like a ghost. It was not until they reached a distance of 200 miles from Yanagi that Karasuma finally realized that both sides were eager to seize the advantageous terrain, but the result was unexpected by everyone

(To be continued)