Chapter 1857 Hold the middle and seek the right, be impartial
Living in troubled times, especially in a place like Yanzhou and Yuzhou where the roads are smooth and easy to come and go, in fact, more or less, I feel a little insecure in my heart. After all, the situation of Cao Cao cannot be said to be very serious. Anwen, there have been many wars in these years, and they have to move out without much income. It is obviously impossible to say that these gentry families have no objections and everyone is willing.
Although it is obvious that Cao Cao collected taxes on behalf of the Han Dynasty, no one likes their things being taken away by others for nothing, and it is normal to complain to some extent. If Cao Cao can make these gentry families feel the corresponding benefits after paying these taxes, then naturally they can continue to cooperate for a long time, but the problem is that Cao Cao has a strict grip on power. People outside the family are not so decentralized, so naturally there are many people in the countryside who slander and discuss things.
It is not that there are no such people who are down-to-earth farmers and pay rent honestly, but when these people grow food, they are recruited as strong men, and the food is robbed to pay for the army, so how many people will there be? Why do people continue to farm the land honestly and pay rent? If you really can''t live anymore, then you can only change into two forms, one is to become a refugee fleeing to the so-called land of hope, and the other is to raise a knife...
Although the manors and docks with a little bit of self-preservation ability can defend their one-acre three-point land, the food and livestock, personnel and wealth are still like honey, attracting those who are desperate, or It is the eyes of greedy people. The better the situation, the more coveting eyes. After all, many people have a "moral balance" mentality, just like someone in the company of later generations who has worked hard to get the project. After spending a lot of hard work, someone must come up and say that they want to treat guests to dinner, otherwise it will be the same as being stingy and out of gregarious.
Xujiabao is the same.
You know the pain of starvation when you have been hungry, so you will take every piece of food seriously, especially the hard-earned ones...
However, what if it wasn’t planted by myself?
When Cao Chun and Xia Houyuan arrived at Xujiabao, they were not too polite, so they directly sent people to Xujiabao to send some food, grass, cattle and wine to the army. As for what the people in Xujiabao thought, were they willing or not? , These things are not within the scope of consideration of Cao Chun and Xia Houyuan.
Xu Jiabao also knew the rules, so he didn''t say anything, and asked someone to send three carts of grain and grass.
According to the logic, this matter is over. Cao Chun, Xia Houyuan and others rested for one night, and then continued on their way the next day, but something happened unexpectedly.
Xia Houyuan felt that Xu Jiabao underestimated him, or despised Cao Jun, so he didn''t even give him wine, not even much meat! A few slices of dark bacon of unknown age, is this to send beggars away? The Xujiabao is so big, can it be said that it can''t even produce some decent beef wine?
Xia Houyuan was very angry, and the consequences were serious.
In fact, is Xia Houyuan really short of this wine and meat?
Neither.
The main reason was Xia Houyuan''s depression. On the one hand, he was defeated inexplicably and then punished by Cao Cao. He felt that his family was completely humiliated. In addition, Cao Chun didn''t pay much attention to Xia Houyuan now, which made Xia Houyuan even more angry. , as soon as he was attracted by such a trivial matter in Xu Jiabao, he suddenly exploded.
Such a big Xujiabao, surrounded by so many fields, could it be said that there is nothing decent about it? The Xujiabao can farm well here, isn''t it protected by Cao Jun? Now that Cao Jun is here, not only is he not grateful and offering the best things, but he just took this piece of junk and thought about fooling around and dismissing it?
Can you bear it?
Xia Houyuan said he couldn''t bear it.
After banging the table on the spot, he went to smash the gate of Xujiabao.
By the time Cao Chun heard the news and rushed to Xiahouyuan''s place, Xiahouyuan was already proudly carrying the wine and meat he had brought, and began to eat and drink...
Cao Chun (￢_￢) glanced at it, but he didn’t take this matter too seriously. Although Xia Houyuan’s doing this was not good, he did it if he did it. Could it be possible to force Xia Houyuan to sell wine and meat in front of everyone? Send it back? What Xia Houyuan did was indeed wrong, but Cao Chun did not have the authority to deal with Xia Houyuan directly. Even if he wanted to deal with it, he had to wait for Cao Cao to come.
Afterwards, Cao Chun naturally regretted it too much, but at that time, Cao Chun did not take this matter seriously...
What?
Alcohol is not allowed in the military?
hehe…
Have you never seen Zhuang Xingjiu? If alcohol is really prohibited, when death squads are needed, how can there be a few big jars and big bowls of wine suddenly appearing?
What''s more, since Xia Houyuan was able to get the wine and meat, it naturally meant that there was no wine and meat in Xujiabao, but that it hadn''t been delivered before, so Cao Chun didn''t want to appease Xujiabao, but warned that drinking is not allowed After making a mistake, and then saying that he would leave on time the next day, he ignored Xia Houyuan.
Logically speaking, this is the case, but what Cao Chun never imagined was that after Xia Houyuan was full of food and drink, he ran to Xujiabao again while drinking, not only carelessly bringing the guards into After entering the castle, they even asked Xu Jiabao to provide a warm blanket for Meiji...
On this current time journey, Cao Cao has never experienced the incident of his sister-in-law, and naturally he has no understanding of how painful this kind of behavior is. For Baidi General Xia Houyuan, he also thinks this is not a big deal. After all, the gentry It is still an elegant thing for families to give each other beauties, and it is normal for family members to entertain guests with singers and dancers.
In Xia Houyuan''s thinking, he felt that Xu Jiabao was a cheap bone. He didn''t give away cow wine, insisted on a toast and didn''t eat fine wine. In addition, when he asked for cow wine before, it went smoothly, so he didn''t think he was What''s wrong with doing that. Honest people, if you don''t rush to bully, don''t you still wait for this shop to disappear after passing this village?
So, Xia Houyuan yelled outrightly, saying that he was fighting against the vicious hussars invasion for the safety of Xu Jiabao. Didn''t Xu Jiabao say anything? Could it be that Hussars are good, dissatisfied with Cao Cao''s governance, and intending to rebel?
Xia Houyuan originally wanted to frighten people in Xujiabao, just like many company leaders in later generations would yell at their subordinates if they wanted to do something, and if they didn’t want to do something, they would just get out of the way, not necessarily because they wanted to be fired on the spot. But what Xia Houyuan didn''t expect was that the stupid, clumsy, short, fat and stupid boy in Xujiabao turned his face immediately! And the key point is that Xia Houyuan boasted of being brave, but he was not the opponent of this short man, and after a few moves against the top, he failed!
If it weren''t for the fact that Xujiabao itself was not a majestic city, nor did it have many defensive facilities, and Xiahouyuan''s guards tried their best to block it, Xiahouyuan found a chance to escape from a slightly low dock. escaped above the castle wall...
Immediately after that, the Xujiabao did not stop doing anything. Immediately, the short man rushed out of the Wubao with some experts. That short opponent, with a simple knife flying up and down, rushed directly into Cao Jun''s camp, and set fire to the left and right, causing the horses to be frightened. I don''t know if it was because the fence was man-made or was smashed by the horses in a panic, anyway. All of a sudden, the war horses ran wildly, causing chaos in the camp!
At dawn, although Xujiabao burned his own Wubao, completely smashed the cans and fled in the chaos, but for Cao Chun and Xia Houyuan, he also had to collect the scattered horses and personnel, gather them again, and delay It''s been more than a day...
…(｀∧)(._.)…
Yang Zhai.
Xia Houyuan lowered his head and remained silent.
After listening to Cao Chun''s narration, Xiahoudun suddenly became angry, and pointed at Xiahouyuan with trembling fingers. He might have wanted to say something at first, but the problem was that Xiahoudun had been fighting in the rain before, and then After many times of very large ups and downs in emotions, and then just after arriving in Yangzhai, I just took a breather, and finally encountered such a thing...
In normal times, this incident would have been Xiahouyuan’s affairs, and then he would have to send troops to search for the Xujiabao personnel, but now Xiahoudun thought of the previous battle of Sanshiwan, and several things popped up in his mind involuntarily. what if!
If Cao Chun and Xiahouyuan could be faster, without Xiahouyuan''s **** behavior in the middle of the journey, naturally he would not provoke the Xujiabao rebellion, and he would be able to rush to Yangdi faster, and he might be able to support Xiahoudun on the way. The battle at Sanshiwan is equivalent to saying that I actually had a chance to win, and I also had this condition to win!
But now...
"Ru..." Under the strong stimulation, Xiahoudun was dizzy at first, but now the pain was unbearable. Even the figures of Cao Chun and Xiahouyuan shook in front of him. The world was spinning, and finally he didn''t say anything. Come out and fall directly to the ground!
Cao Chun was shocked, and quickly stepped forward to help Xiahou Dun, only to find that Xiahou Dun''s forehead was a little hot, but his hands and feet were cold. He had already contracted the wind and cold, and his body was ill!
People who practice martial arts are middle-aged, and generally speaking, they don''t get sick very much, just like many middle-aged people in later generations, they seem to be very healthy and have no problems, but if they get sick, they are often overwhelming Usually, it will even implicate hidden dangers accumulated in the body, and then the disease will disappear like a thread, and it will not be cured in three or two days...
Three generals, except for the young and powerful Cao Chun, Xiahou Dun was sick and couldn''t get up, Xiahouyuan was injured and couldn''t fight, Cao Chunzhen just wanted to yell at the sky: "It''s so difficult..."
When Cao Chun had no choice but to accept Yang Zhai''s defense responsibility, he heard from Xiahou Dun''s remnants that it was his old opponent Zhao Yun who had come, and he became uneasy. After asking Xun Yu urgently, on the one hand, Cao Chun was too young , commanded the cavalry for a long time, and was not very proficient in infantry warfare. On the other hand, Xiahou Dun was seriously ill, and the morale of Yangdi was also low. With the seriously ill Xiahou Dun and the injured Xiahou Yuan voluntarily withdrew from Yangdi, they arrived in Xu County together, waiting for the upcoming meeting of Cao Cao.
After all, Xiahou Dun was seriously ill and Xiahou Yuan was injured. Such things cannot be hidden from Yangdi''s soldiers. With the morale low, can Cao Chun alone turn the tide? And the opponent is Zhao Yun who has already made a name for himself among Cao Jun!
Cao Chun took the initiative to retreat with his troops, but Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao couldn''t believe it. They even agreed that this was a trap set by Cao Jun. Instead, they became more careful and released scouts to investigate around until Fei Qian arrived with follow-up troops. After I entered Yang Zhaizi and searched carefully, I realized that I was a little too cautious...
After entering Yangzhai, Zhang Liao pleaded guilty to Fei Qian. Fei Qian was silent for a long time after listening to Zhang Liao''s story, and then slowly said, "Wen Yuan knows where he went wrong in this battle?" 』
Zhang Liao lowered his head and said, "A certain underestimated the enemy..."
Feiqian nodded, shook his head again, and said, "This is one of them. Besides, it is the strategy used by Wen Yuan. I need it very urgently!" Zhang Wenyuan! Let me ask you, is it because of the victory of Long Chenliu that you are eager to make meritorious deeds? Could it be possible that it was sold because of the strange strategy in the snow area before, but now it has not been increased? Since the son was sent to cross the river at the beginning, why not use the suspicious soldiers to return to the west, lead Xiahou''s soldiers away from Sanshiwan, and then cross the river to attack them? In the past, Wei Wenchang used strange soldiers repeatedly in Sichuan and Shu, and his sword was slanted. A certain person also lamented that he was afraid that he would use strange soldiers in the future, but would eventually be defeated by using strange soldiers! But I never thought about it... Zhang Wenyuan, do you remember that when you were in Luoyang in the past, you taught a certain spear technique, what was it called? 』
Of course, Fei Qian is just an afterthought, Brother Zhu, he must be able to think of some good strategies when he is in the middle, but it does not prevent Fei Qian from trying to figure out Zhang Liao''s thoughts at that time...
『Zhongping…』Zhang Liao felt ashamed.
『Zhongping Zhongzheng, spears use Zhongzheng, tactics also use Zhongzheng, when the enemy has to respond! Tune it up and get tired, lure it into chaos, attack it and save it, fight it and defend it, you must not be eager, or you will mess up your own position..." Fei Qian said slowly, "This battle, the merits and demerits of the moment , Wen Yuan first recorded the military affairs before and after by himself, and left it for the commentary of the martial arts hall...If you eat a ditch, you will get a wisdom. If Wen Yuan can understand the meaning of the right, and use it well, you will not live up to the lack of success at the beginning...』
What Fei Qian wanted Zhang Liao to remember was not to pin all his hopes on the so-called "surprise soldiers". In this way, once the surprise soldiers failed, it would lead to a series of adverse reactions, just like Zhang Chen would naturally be able to do anything if he succeeded. Okay, but Zhang Chen''s failure also affected Zhang Liao himself, leading to a series of problems for Zhang Liao.
Zhang Liao bowed again, knocking on the ground. It wasn''t until Fei Qian pointed it out that Zhang Liao really realized that when he heard that Zhao Yun beat Xia Houyuan in the middle lane, he already had the idea of ??comparing with each other, and this kind of thought inadvertently affected Zhang Liao''s choice. Let Zhang Liao also think about relying on his own strength to achieve the same military exploits as Zhao Yun when facing Xiahou Dun! Eager for success, hoping to achieve success in the first battle, unexpectedly, this mentality caused Zhang Liao to lose the high vigilance he should have...
Fei Qian looked at Zhang Liao, then stepped forward to lift him up with his own hands, patted him on the shoulder, and made him sit down again. Zhang Liao''s injury actually reminded Fei Qian himself that the plan was going well these days, Fei Qian even had the illusion that he could defeat Cao Cao in one fell swoop, and also thought about whether to change the original plan...
Although Fei Qian raised Zhang Liao a little bit now, he was actually reminding himself that marksmanship is about neutrality, and people should also seek truth from the middle, so as not to lose themselves, so as to reduce mistakes.
However, Xu County is right in front of us now, and the previous overall plan has also reached the final stage...
(end of this chapter)