Volume 1 Kyoto Wind and Cloud Chapter 47 Youzhou Generals Besieged by Wumarren

  The sky was about to brighten, and Liu Zhang looked at the chaotic Wuhuan Mountain with some complacency. For so many years in the Great Han, except for Huo Qubing who had once been enfeoffed as the Marquis of Wolf-Looking-Back, no one's merits were higher than his! However, if he didn't leave now, and the Wuhuan people on the mountain discovered that there were less than 8,000 Han soldiers, then he would truly surpass Huo Qubing, and die even younger than Huo Qubing!

  Liu Zhang went down the mountain, and to prevent Zhang Fei from getting too excited and forgetting his orders, he also sent someone to inform Zhang Fei. Of course, it was also thanks to Liu Zhang's notification that Zhang Fei did not forget the order to go down the mountain before dawn as Liu Zhang had expected. After meeting up with Zhang Fei, Liu Zhang arrived at the temporary camp of the slaves, bringing the slaves and livestock with him, and quietly advanced towards Jixian County.

  The Wuhuan people came to the Great Han to cut grass, they never thought that Liu Zhang was leading his men to cut grass in Wuhuanshan. Ji County had become a taboo for the Wuhuan people, because Qiu Li Ju had been defeated by Huang Zhong's hands more than once. This time, Qiu Li Ju chose Youbeiping and Yuyang. Originally, with the strength of the Wuhuan people, occupying Youbeiping was easy, but unexpectedly, Ji County had Liu Yan, while Youbeiping was firmly defended by Gongsun Zan, a disciple of Lu Zhi!

  Gongsun Zan is different from Liu Bei, Liu Bei has an explosive identity and luck, but Gongsun Zan has nothing, yet he stepped up from a humble small soldier to the position of a vassal. He was brave and good at fighting, defeating the Wuhuan and Xianbei tribes, his most famous achievement being the White Horse Vanguard, which is considered one of the elite cavalry units alongside Cao Cao's Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.

  YouBeiPing was fine, but YuYang was unlucky. Chuligong, who was depressed, didn't think twice and decided to attack YuYang with all his might. What puzzled Chuligong was that just as he arrived at the foot of YuYang City and prepared to attack, a force of about 10,000 people suddenly launched a surprise attack. Although he didn't lose many troops, he didn't dare to attack the city again. If the enemy also launched a surprise attack during the battle, the Wuman army wouldn't be able to withstand it. In that case, defeat would be imminent, and Chuligong's prestige would suffer greatly!

  Quli Ju did not make a move, and the other tribes of Wumeng became anxious. They came to plunder, not to travel. What's the point of besieging Yucheng? So the tribal leaders let their troops disperse and loot! Quli Ju wanted to stop them, but couldn't do anything, so he had no choice but to let it go.

  This gave Huang Zhong and others the opportunity, Zhao Yun, Zhang Ren, and Huang Xu were all wise and brave generals, each leading a team to clear up the Uwan army's looting troops. As long as they came out to loot, almost none of them returned. When the Wuhuan people found that something was wrong and started their entire army to find them, they had already hidden somewhere unknown. Now, not only did Qiu Liju see the problem, but others also saw it.

  They suffered a loss, and the Wuwan people thought of Quli Ju. They convened a tribal meeting, hoping that Quli Ju could come up with an idea. Quli Ju thought for a moment and felt that this battle in Caoao Valley would not yield any results, so he suggested withdrawing their troops. Those tribes who had not obtained anything were somewhat reluctant but did not object. Just as Quli Ju was about to conclude the tribal meeting, a man rushed into the great tent. Quli Ju took a closer look and found it was actually Shaowang Subo Wan, who had been left behind to guard Wuhuan Mountain!

  "Su Wuwan, aren't you supposed to be guarding the royal court?" Although Qiu Liju thought it was possible that something had happened at the royal court, he didn't think someone was attacking the royal court.

  "Great King, I...I am powerless!" Sokoumaru actually cried.

  Everyone was shocked. What could make Su Bo Wan, who had been through many battles and was known as the "Sharp King", cry? Qiu Li Ju hastily asked: "What's going on?"

  "Great King! The Wuhuan Mountain has been captured by the Han army!" Suerbumen's words left everyone in the great tent stunned.

  "What?! Where did the Han army come from?" Qiu Li Ju walked up and grabbed Su Bo Wan's collar, lifting him up to ask: "How many Han troops broke into Wang Ting? I didn't give you 10,000 guards, what have you been eating?"

  Su Wu cried: "Your Majesty, I don't know where the Han army came from. All I know is that this enemy army is extremely ruthless. I escaped from Wuhuan Mountain and arrived here, and every small tribal camp that was occupied by the Han army had almost no survivors, not even children were spared!"

  "What?! The child is the tribe's hope, and yet the Han army has changed from their usual weakness, not even sparing a child. Chi Li Ju stumbled for a moment before weakly asking: "What was the situation at Wuhuan Mountain?"

  "I...I don't know!" Su Pu Wan lowered his head and said: "In the dead of night, the Han army launched a surprise attack. My large tent was the first to be surrounded. After I was injured, I desperately fought my way out, killing a bloody path, just barely escaping with my life! By the time I escaped, the top of the mountain was a sea of flames. As for the specific situation, I don't know!"

  "Hmph..." Qiu Lijun calmed down and coldly said to the crowd: "I told you not to come to Cao Cao's territory, but you didn't listen. Now someone else's territory hasn't been taken, instead our own has been taken. There are only two choices now: either immediately withdraw the army, don't even return to the royal court, and head north; or wait for others to come and kill us!"

  "Great King, we'll fight to the end!" Some small tribal leaders shouted: "We are sons of heaven, how can we surrender to the Han people? We'll fight them to the end!"

  "Bang!" Chi Li slapped the table and shouted: "What do you mean by 'fight to the end'? Who are you going to fight with? Who attacked Wu Huan Mountain, how many people were there, do you know? Do you even know that if we don't retreat now, once our food runs out, we'll only be waiting for death! There's also a very powerful army nearby waiting to devour us!"

  The leaders of Wumeng were at a loss, although the outsiders were brave and fierce, they didn't read books or know military tactics, but they could still tell good from bad. After Qiu Liju said this, they finally realized that they were in danger. These originally proud leaders suddenly became a group of helpless and weak sheep, leaving Qiu Liju speechless.

  Quli Ju couldn't take it anymore, he loudly shouted: "Come on! Whoever is under my command, immediately pack up and retreat tonight. Those who don't want to retreat can fend for themselves!" After finishing speaking, Quli Ju turned around and left the big tent. A group of small tribal leaders looked at his back, not knowing what to say. Suo Bao Wan was Quli Ju's trusted aide, so he had no choice but to follow him out.

  Returning to his own tent, Quli Ju was furious and had nowhere to vent his anger. He really wanted to cut off the useless Suo Wu Wan with a knife. But now is not the time to kill, Quli Ju asked: "Tell me about the situation on Wuhuan Mountain in detail!"

  Now there were only Subomaru and Kyoriki, Subomaru did not dare to hide, he carefully told what he saw, one by one. Kyoriki asked in surprise: "You mean the leader is a little kid?"

  "In the near future, the leading generals should be only thirteen or fourteen years old." Sukoppu Maru lowered his head in shame.

  At that moment, Quli Ju really had an urge to vomit blood. A veteran general who had experienced many battles was actually defeated by a child! Quli Ju weakly waved his hand and said: "Let my troops gather their belongings, we'll hurry back and see if we can retrieve the lost supplies, otherwise our Wuhuan will be completely finished!"

  Just as the Wu army was actively collecting things and preparing to withdraw, the scouts sent by Huang Zhong to monitor the Wu army's camp discovered something unusual. The scout rushed back to report to Huang Zhong. Unaware of what was happening, Huang Zhong immediately summoned Zhao Yun and others to discuss countermeasures. Through several months of interaction, Huang Zhong had a high appreciation for the abilities of Zhao Yun and others.

  After hearing the scout's message, the big account was silent for a long time, and suddenly Zhang Ren laughed: "General Huang, do you think it might be that our lord successfully launched a surprise attack on Wuhuan Mountain, so these Wuluan people are in a hurry to withdraw?"

  Zhao Yun calculated the time and said, "If it's true as Big Brother said, then Third Brother might have taken down Wuhuan Mountain! In that case, wouldn't the Wuhuan people be trapped with no way out in front and pursuing troops behind? General Huang, we can't let the Wuhuan people retreat smoothly, or else Third Brother will be in danger!"

  Huang Zhong smiled and nodded: "Since that's the case, Huang Xu will go to monitor the Wuhuan camp. If they want to run, you'll follow and attack. Remember the young master's 16-word motto. Zhang Ren, Zi Long, we'll set up an ambush on the route where the Wuman people must retreat and try to defeat them! I knew it, as long as it's something the young master wants to do, there's never been a failure!"

  Qiu Li Ju didn't know that his plan had been seen through. After gathering his troops, Qiu Li Ju ordered a retreat, thinking he could use the cover of night to escape, but Huang Xu launched an attack on him. Huang Xu was indeed the son of Huang Zhong, and his archery skills were unmatched, even Liu Zhang and Zhao Yun couldn't compare. Qiu Li Ju was furious at being beaten by him, but every time he sent someone to pursue, Huang Xu would not engage in battle. In this way, they marched on, stopping and starting, and a whole night passed, yet the Ulan cavalry hadn't escaped more than thirty miles!

  After daybreak, Huang Zu no longer harassed Chuli Ji. He had already joined forces with Huang Zhong and was waiting for him on the return journey. Chuli Ji, who was in a hurry to march, suddenly found that his troops had stopped. He hastily sent his guards to ask what was going on, and they returned to tell him that there were traps ahead, many men and horses had fallen into them, blocking the road. Chuli Ji looked up at the terrain and was shocked. It turned out that this road was very narrow, with dense forests on both sides, a perfect place to restrain cavalry. Chuli Ji hastily ordered a retreat, and Huang Zhong and others emerged from the left and right, shouting: "Chuli Ji, we've been waiting for you for a long time!"

  "You are Huang Zhong!" Chou Li-ju had fought several battles against the county of Ji, and was quite familiar with Huang Zhong. He exclaimed in surprise: "So it's true that the troops who launched a sneak attack on Wuhuan Mountain were from the governor of Youzhou?"

  "Not bad, just my young master!" Huang Zhong laughed: "My young master wanted to take you in five years ago, but he was taken as a disciple by Mr. Tong. Now that he has returned from learning his skills, the first thing he did was to practice with Wumeng, you should feel honored!"

  Qiu Li Ju finally knew who had defeated him, but Huang Zhong's words made him so angry that he was half dead. Looking at the situation in front and behind, Qiu Li Ju knew that if he retreated, his troops would likely be annihilated in Youzhou. However, facing Huang Zhong, he really didn't have the confidence to charge forward. But Qiu Li Ju hesitated, and the other tribes of Wudang didn't know what was good for them. A small tribal leader, without Qiu Li Ju's order, led his troops to charge towards Huang Zhong!

  (Today's fourth update is here, hope next time brothers will be more considerate when asking for updates!)