Chapter 255: The King of Wei is old, and the Huns should also think about the future.

Chapter 255: The King of Wei is old, and the Huns should also think about the future.

"Entrapment Camp?!"

Xilulu~
Liu Bao was stunned and subconsciously pulled the reins...

At the beginning, Lü Bu was a cavalry commander under Ding Feng, the governor of Bingzhou, and led his troops to garrison in Henei.

Henei and Hetao are not too far apart, and there were many Hu people in Bingzhou at that time. The Xianzhen Camp under Lu Bu had encountered the soldiers of the Southern Xiongnu several times.

Although they had never fought, the oppressive feeling of the strong army and fierce soldiers made many Huns remember this army.

Later, the Xianzhen Camp followed Lu Bu into the Central Plains, established great military exploits, and became famous throughout the world. Naturally, Liu Bao had also heard of it.

Especially the commander of the Xianzhen Camp, Gao Shun, was a famous general in the world. Liu Xuande and Cao Mengde had also suffered at his hands!

Later, he and Lu Bu were executed by Cao Cao at Baimen Tower. However, some time ago, news came from the Central Plains that he was still alive and working for King Liu Wu of Chu...

Liu Bao subconsciously looked behind the general. The black mass of cavalrymen were silent. Everyone was wearing heavy armor, holding a spear, and had an iron halberd hanging around their waist.

Although their numbers were far less than his own, their fierce aura of being as still as a mountain and advancing without retreating kept reminding Liu Bao that this cavalry must be a tough nut to crack.

This momentum must be from the Xianzhen Camp, and the coming general is probably Gao Shun...but none of this matters.

The important thing is that Liu Wu was fighting fiercely with Ma Chao at this moment, so how could he have any extra troops to come here?
"We are entering Liang on the orders of the court. Does General Gao Shun really want to stop us?" Liu Bao frowned and once again raised the banner of the court.

Gao Shun said expressionlessly: "Why should Zuo Xian Wang hide anything? I already know your intention..."

"The current court is the King of Chu and the King of Wei. Your so-called order to suppress the rebellion is nothing more than following the order of the King of Wei to enter Liangzhou and plot against the King of Chu!"

Liu Wu really knew the intention of the Southern Xiongnu!
The string in Liu Bao's mind instantly tightened. He calmly held down the scimitar at his waist and said, "General Gao must have misunderstood. This is absolutely not the case."

He was unwilling to fight against Gao Shun's trap camp, but if Gao Shun really wanted to fight with him, there was no reason for him, Liu Bao, to retreat.

Gao Shun was too lazy to argue with him: "I know that the Southern Xiongnu now live in the Bingzhou Hetao area, right next to Cao Cao's army. I also know that because the Southern Xiongnu helped Yuan Shao in the past, you are very afraid of Cao Mengde, don't forget it..."

"The situation has changed now. Today's Cao Mengde is no longer the Prime Minister Cao who dominated the government!"

"Since the King of Chu rose in Jiangbei, Cao Mengde has fought against the King of Chu many times, but was defeated every time..."

"The King of Chu married Jiangdong, occupied Jingzhou, knocked on the Central Plains, conquered Guanzhong, and gained the foundation of the emperor! His power is like the sun rising in the east, unstoppable. On the other hand, the power of the King of Wei has shrunk again and again, like the sun setting in the west."

"Lord Cao is old. This world and this Han Dynasty will eventually have to rely on the King of Chu..."

Ever since the King of Chu rose to power, Cao Cao had repeatedly competed with him. He clearly had the upper hand every time, but each time ended with Cao Mengde being defeated miserably.

It can almost be said that the King of Chu rose to power by stepping on Cao Cao’s repeated failures!

These things are not a secret, almost the whole world knows about them.

The power of the King of Chu almost overwhelms that of the King of Wei, and this is a fact that all the forces in the Han Dynasty are well aware of...

Liu Bao said nothing, but his hand holding the knife handle slowly loosened.

"If King Zuo Xian withdraws his troops today, our two families will be safe. If King Zuo Xian insists on entering Liangzhou..." Gao Shun pointed the spear in his hand behind him.

"These are the trap-forming cavalry that I trained according to the rules of the trap-forming camp under Marquis Lü Wen. They helped the King of Chu capture Cao Cao and Cao Ren, and they defeated Cao's army several times with a small force against a large one."

"Don't underestimate the number of people under the command of Zuo Xian Wang. If you and I really fight to the death, it's hard to say how many of the Xianzhen Camp can survive. But there is one thing I can be sure of..."

Gao Shun looked directly at Liu Bao, his eyes cold and stern: "Of the tens of thousands of light cavalry under the command of Zuo Xian Wang, not a single one of them will be able to escape back to Hetao today!"

The golden autumn sun shone on the vast land and also on the five thousand cavalrymen who were fighting in the battle formation.

Five thousand knights in heavy armor glowed coldly under the sunlight.

The cruel smell that could only be smelled from a sea of ​​blood and corpses spread in all directions.

Liu Bao looked at the cavalry on the opposite side and his throat felt a little dry. He understood that although he brought 30,000 people, these soldiers were all light cavalry.

These heavily armored cavalry were like axes and sharp chisels. Once they charged into their formation, even if they took the lives of the Hun warriors, they would be completely destroyed even if they killed the 30,000 light cavalry.

Besides...

Liu Bao didn't want to come to Liangzhou this time.

After Yuan Shao was defeated, the Southern Xiongnu were specifically targeted by Cao Cao because they supported Yuan Shao and were completely defeated. The Southern Xiongnu Chanyu at that time, Yufuluo Chanyu, who was also Liu Bao's father, led the Southern Xiongnu to surrender to Cao Cao.

But the situation of the Southern Xiongnu who surrendered to Cao Cao became increasingly difficult. Cao Cao divided the Southern Xiongnu into five parts: left, right, south, north, and center, and each part lived separately. At the same time, he sent Han people to supervise each part. From then on, the Xiongnu became weaker, and each part was weaker than a county in the Han Dynasty.

Even Cao Cao, intentionally or unintentionally, migrated more or less Xiongnu population to the northern grasslands every year. The powerful and wealthy people of the southern Xiongnu were all indignant, but Cao Cao was powerful and the Xiongnu were becoming increasingly weak, so they could only be angry but not speak out.

Liu Bao saw all these things.

Especially a few days ago, Cao Cao even openly sent an envoy to ask for his favorite concubine, Cai Yan.

He said that he couldn't bear to see his old friend's daughter wandering in the frontier.

But who doesn't know that Cao Mengde loves other people's wives? How can the world not see through what he is thinking? He is the left wise king of the Xiongnu, and he has become a laughing stock of the Xiongnu!
Thinking of this, Liu Bao felt filled with resentment. How could he be willing to work for Cao Mengde?

But Cao Cao was so powerful that he had no choice but to do it for you...

Gao Shun had said this, so Liu Bao did not beat around the bush: "The Xiongnu were ordered to send troops to Liang Province, but now they have returned without firing a single arrow. The court must give an explanation."

Gao Shun smiled: "This is easy, Prince Zuo Xian only needs to report back..."

"Ma Chao's army of 350,000 has been defeated, and the King of Chu has won a great victory. By the time your army arrives, it will be too late!"

Did Ma Chao really lose?!
Liu Bao suddenly raised his head and looked at Gao Shun with disbelief in his eyes.

Along the way, Liu Bao also sent scouts to gather information and learned that Ma Chao had gathered 350,000 Qiang and Hu allied forces...

That’s an army of 350,000!
Even if there were 350,000 cattle and sheep, it would take more than half a month to capture them on the grassland. How could Ma Chao be defeated so quickly?
Gao Shun: "Just report back like this, the King of Chu will naturally help you verify the news."

Call ~
The autumn wind blew between the two armies...

for a long time,

Liu Bao's deep voice came: "I hope you will keep your promise..."

"Army, return to the Hetao area!!"

……

Wow~
A few miles away from Longxi County, a wide river was flowing eastward.

It is a tributary of the river, where the Tao River flows.

Boom! ~
Tao River is more than 20 miles away.

The mighty infantry and cavalry army was advancing rapidly towards the city of Longxi County.

"Drive! Drive!"

"Brother, Longxi County City is approaching!"

In front of him, the outline of a big city came into Ma Chao's sight.

Longxi County City, also known as Didao, is the base where the Ma family has been operating in Longxi for decades.

As long as he returns to Longxi County, Ma Chao will be able to breathe a sigh of relief.

"Gee~" Ma Chao pumped his mount hard, looking at the Longxi county city ahead which was becoming clearer and clearer, his face becoming more and more excited.

Liu Zilie...

Do you think you can take over Liangzhou if you kill all the young and strong Qiang people?
Delusion!

I still have this Longxi City, and...

Looking at the top of Longxi city in front of him, Ma Chao's face suddenly changed!

Xilulu~
He hurriedly reined in his horse and stood still.

"Brother, what's wrong?"

"General, you are..."

Seeing Ma Chao suddenly rein in his horses, Ma Dai and Pang De hurried forward.

At this moment, Jin Ma Chao didn't care about these two people at all. He just stared blankly at the big banner on the top of the city wall...

Looking at the royal flag fluttering in the wind,
The word "Chu" on the king's flag is so eye-catching and absurd...

(End of this chapter)