Chapter 3488 The answer under the water
Zhen Zhen was still in a daze until she left Cui Yan''s manor. He has always been strict with his words, so he will naturally not admit what Cui Yan said, but he doesn''t know if Cui Yan has figured out the truth.
Maybe it''s an unintentional word, but it may lead to huge changes...
Even in later generations, if there are no traces preserved on the Internet, it will not be easy to trace the source of a rumor. After a large-scale network server is installed, all traces will be in the server. Once the IP address is compared, sometimes it is not a question of whether to check it, but whether to think about it.
It is of course more difficult for the big man to pursue the rumors now.
Of course Zhen Zhen did not do this kind of thing himself, but if someone really wanted to pursue it, he might be found.
Even if Zhen Zhen was beaten to death, he would not admit that he was the one who said "cut Hebei". But at the moment, this does not seem to be the focus, but Cui Yan''s attitude.
This is very subtle...
Of course, it can also be thought that Cui Yan became nervous after learning about this rumor.
As for why Cui Yan was nervous and specifically asked Zhen Zhen to meet, Cui Yan said nothing.
But in fact, there are some things that cannot be said all.
And sometimes, you can’t say everything.
At this juncture, the Zhen family sent him here not only for the gold and silver, but also to find out the changes in people''s hearts in Yingchuan, Yuzhou.
Since the Zhen family secretly cooperated with Wei Yan, turning to Hussar has gradually become the mainstream of the Zhen family.
The failure of the Yuan family dealt a heavy blow to the Zhen family, which almost caused the Zhen family to fall from a prominent family in Jizhou to the bottom of the valley. There was no place for the Zhen family in the officialdom, and even the local officials began to yell at the Zhen family, always thinking of cutting a piece of flesh from the Zhen family.
That was the most dangerous period for the Zhen family.
But fortunately, all this darkness will eventually pass.
However, before the light, there will always be darkness.
In terms of ambition, Zhen Zhen naturally wants to be a local official who is in charge of a party, with less than one person and more than ten thousand people. However, there are so many people who are more talented than him, and there is no chance for him to take his turn. Location. He is just a caravan consul now, but that doesn''t mean that he will always only want to be a caravan consul.
However, there were always some problems with the way the Zhen family dealt with Zhen Mi back then, and it has also had some bad effects now.
Cao Cao was very powerful back then, but Fei Qian was not as famous as he is today, so it was reasonable for the Zhen family to prefer Cao Cao. Who could have imagined such a change today?
With Zhen Mi''s support, the Zhen family has indeed improved a lot. However, due to the impact of Zhen''s handling of Zhen Mi, Zhen''s descendants in Jizhou may not be so easily accepted if they want to take the initiative to get closer. .
If possible, Zhen Zhen would prefer to go to Guanzhong...
After all, I heard that Guanzhong’s attitude towards merchants is more friendly than that in Shandong. The most important point is that as a merchant, you can also hold official positions in Guanzhong!
An official serving as a businessman!
Not a businessman who works part-time as an official!
This may be the preferential treatment given to Zhen Mi by the Hussar, but what does it matter? Zhen Zhen sometimes thinks about it, wishing that she was also pretty, so that she could have more contact with Qiusi. Unfortunately, every time he looked in the mirror, he could only sigh.
Shandong is different from Guanzhong, and his identity prevents him from taking a further step in the officialdom. This caravan consul may be very beautiful in the eyes of ordinary people, but he himself knows how illusory this kind of scenery is.
The problems in Han Shandong are intertwined, have been accumulated for a long time, and are terminally ill. Such a patient may die at any time, but because he has been with him for so long, many people are reluctant to leave him.
However, even if they are not patients, normal people will die sooner or later.
As fate would have it, the Han Dynasty had Emperor Guangwu, and the name of the Han family continued for nearly two hundred years. But Zhen Zhen guessed how unwilling Emperor Guangwu was to pay homage to the ancestors of the Liu family in Chang''an!
Because this Liu is not the other Liu!
So what now?
Regardless of whether the surname is Cao or Fei, it is obvious that the surname will no longer be Liu.
Can''t bear to part with it?
A little bit, but Zhen Zhen felt that there seemed to be more excitement in her heart!
Another day, another day!
Zhen Zhen looked up at the sky, looking at the sun behind the thick clouds in the sky, with an inexplicable look on her face.
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Ever since Dong Zhao''s command failed and Sima Yi broke through Hengshan Rock, the Zhongtiao Mountain Camp completely collapsed.
Cao Jun''s soldiers abandoned their camps and fled frantically towards Heluo.
During the attack on the Zhongtiao Mountain camp, Sima Yi, who successfully broke through the barren valley and penetrated the Hengshan Rock, directly attacking the inner circle of the core of Cao''s army, undoubtedly reaped the greatest fruit of this war. After all the hard work, he moved from the eastern front to the middle line. Xu Chu, who tried to break through from the middle line, was naturally a little disappointed.
But Xu Chu soon regained his spirits. After a day and night of rest, he once again acted as a vanguard and led his troops to clear out and kill the remaining troops of Cao''s army in Zhongtiao Mountain.
Cao Jun built on the mountainside of Zhongtiao Mountain and followed the mountain road throughout Zhongtiao Mountain. Although Dong Zhao was defeated, Cao Jun''s ferry camp still remained on Huangshi Slope on the north bank of the river.
The first thing Xu Chu had to do was attack the ferry camp, and then he could more easily contact Pang Tong and others in Tongguan.
But it was obvious that the camp at the ferry could not stop the Hussars for long.
Starting from Hedong, Cao Jun was defeated all the way from Anyi to Zhongtiao. Although there were casualties in several battles on the way, the temper of the war undoubtedly eliminated the careless, reckless, or those who were in the battle. Those who are unlucky will experience the quenching of life and death in forging again and again, and what is left will naturally become hundreds of refined steel.
Nowadays, these soldiers have begun to have a vague momentum at the beginning, and now they are gradually gaining a bit of military spirit. The words "The Cavalry is victorious" in their mouths are gradually no longer just a slogan. , but really believed that he would be "victorious".
The advantage of professional soldiers is that they regard combat as a manifestation of their self-worth, rather than being forced to do it temporarily and then returning home to farm the fields. Therefore, these hussars soldiers talk about fighting. , it is like holding a fire in your heart, even the cold wind cannot ignite it and cool it down.
Fight, or return home with glory, or die heroically.
When the soldiers see the military officers resting and recuperating, counting their names over and over again according to the roster, confirming the status of injuries, wounds, and deaths, checking their merits, and informing them of their gains, the hussars soldiers will naturally go calmly. Facing the casualties of war.
Their requirements have never been high.
I just want to die as a "human being", not as a number to be sacrificed by politicians.
If in the previous battles, there were still people who passively responded to the orders given, faced swords, guns and death with instinct, then now the vast majority of these hussar soldiers are longing for the next fight in their hearts. , the next opportunity to gain merit.
At the same time, in this constant battle, the skills originally trained are slowly integrated into their blood and become part of their instincts. There is a higher coordination efficiency in the team. Everyone only needs to do their best. Do your part well, and the rest will be taken care of by other companions!
On this winter morning, Xu Chu stroked the handle of his sword and squinted at the military camp at the ferry down the mountain.
The Cao Jun camp at the ferry seemed to have noticed the arrival of Xu Chu and others. Cao Jun soldiers were running around in panic on the wall of the camp...
"General!" ” The military lord on the side stepped forward and asked, “How do we attack?” 』
Xu Chu looked at the military camp, then looked around, thought for a while and said, "How do you think we should attack?" 』
The military lord said: "There are only two exits and six sentry towers in this military camp... Just rush through and blast open the camp gate as fast as possible!" These guys must have collapsed! Anyone who dares to resist at that time will be killed on the spot, and then they will go straight to the bandit pontoon bridge! 』
The military prince spoke very seriously, but very simply, as if he was buying meat in the market.
Just this piece, right here, cut it off.
Xu Chu smiled and said, "This is a good plan, but you missed one thing." Cao Jun has set up so many traps in Zhongtiao Mountain, do you think they won''t arrange traps here? 』
The military prince was stunned and said, "General, what should we do?" Send someone to look around first? 』
Xu Chu shook his head, "No need." Hit it directly. Just be careful! 』
Immediately, Xu Chu divided his teams. One team came down directly from the mountain and attacked Cao Jun''s ferry along the mountain road. The other team was half a step slower, seeming to go around behind Cao Jun''s stronghold.
The soldiers in Cao''s army camp at the ferry were shouting and shooting arrows at the hussars from afar.
The arrow landed crookedly on the ground.
The first ones to approach Cao Jun''s camp were the sword and shield men. They soon discovered different traces of soil in front of Cao Jun''s camp, and then blew the warning copper whistle.
At the sound of the copper whistle, the following soldiers immediately stopped and began to turn to the flank of Cao Jun''s camp.
The soldiers in Cao''s army camp at the ferry became more and more panicked.
"Oops!" They found the trap! "It''s over!" All in vain! 』
"They''re going west!" 』
"East!" The east side is coming up too! 』
"Ah ah ah..."
The sentry of Cao Jun who was observing and warning on the sentry tower was shot down by Xu Chu with an arrow and fell down screaming.
Since it was determined that there was a trap near the camp gate of Cao Jun''s ferry, the hussars simply did not go to the camp gate, but directly broke through the wooden camp wall from the side!
Simply dug trenches, even if water from the river was introduced, could not stop the hussars.
On the wall of the stronghold, Cao''s soldiers tried to show their heads and shoot at the hussars who built simple steps to cross the ditch, but they were shot dead by the hussars'' bows and arrows that had already set up the shooting angle.
Cao''s soldiers were immediately in trouble.
If they rush out to fight the hussars, not only will the trap at the entrance of the camp be meaningless, but even the walls of the camp will not be able to protect them. If you fight against the hussar archers, the wall will probably collapse soon!
Cao Jun on duty at the military academy within the village wall could only wave the double rabbit flag crazily...
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"Cao''s army still has an ambush?" 』
Xu Chu sneered, handed the bow to his guard, and then drew out his sword.
Cutting open the small camp built by Cao Jun at the ferry was like prying open a small shell or cracking open a small crab, and Xu Chu was not very interested. The key is that looking inside the ferry camp, it doesn''t look like there are any Cao Jun soldiers who are good at fighting, so Xu Chu focused on the outside.
On the south side of Zhongtiao Mountain, due to glacial cutting in ancient times and years of rain erosion, there are many ravines heading south from Zhongtiao Mountain.
Cao Jun''s reinforcements were hidden in these ditches.
Cao''s army at the Zhongtiao Mountain camp broke up and fled. Cao''s army at these peripheral garrison points naturally had their thoughts wandering.
But for these Cao Jun soldiers, even if they wanted to escape, they still had to pass through the pontoon bridge. The Central Guards stationed at the pontoon bridge were not so easy to talk to. Perhaps those with status could cross the river in a crowd, but they, the generals, were not treated so well.
Unless you are escaping...
But there is nothing easy to get out on the south side of Zhongtiao Mountain. You can''t just jump into the river and just go down the river, right?
You can''t escape, and you don''t dare to surrender. After all, the soldiers who were defeated in the Zhongtiao Mountain camp said that the hussars eat human flesh and drink human blood!
If he surrenders, will he become the rations of the Hussars?
Although Cao Jun also ate some improper meat, it was not the norm, and they were all "prepared" to some extent and eaten raw...
Amidst this hesitation, these ambush reinforcements saw the Dukou military camp raising the double rabbit flag, and subconsciously rushed out of their hiding places.
Cao Jun didn''t want reinforcements to come, but the military order was like this, so what could be done?
As a result, not far after he rushed out, he bumped into Xu Chu!
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When Xu Chu was killing people at the southern foot of Zhongtiao Mountain, Fei Qian did not go to check on the situation, but went to a hillside in Zhongtiao Mountain.
The clouds were thick, and even during the day, there wasn''t much sunlight.
On the hillside, under a few pines and cypresses, there is a solitary grave.
Guo Jia''s grave.
In this world, Fei Qian is alone.
His loneliness was in his heart, the loneliness that transcended the world, and there were only a few people who could understand Fei Qian, or even guess part of Fei Qian''s thoughts.
Guo Jia is one of them.
Fei Qian stretched out his hand, took the bag of kumiss from the guard at the side, and poured it on Guo Jia''s grave with his own hands.
"The wine is not good, please forgive me..." Fei Qian said softly, "I will bring you some good wine when I come next time... Guanzhong now has several new wines..."
The wine mixed into the sand and made a sizzling sound, like a drunkard smashing the mouth of the bar.
The guard stepped aside, leaving space for Fei Qian.
Fei Qian was silent for a long time before speaking slowly.
"then…"
Fei Qian recalled what happened in the early years, "When I arrived in Yingchuan, the first thing I thought of was not other people, but you..."
"There are many knowledgeable and talented people in Yingchuan, but not many can truly understand this world..."
"I originally wanted to escape from the troubled times and stay away from the war..."
"But later I discovered that there are many problems that cannot be avoided..."
Fei Qian spoke slowly, as if he was talking to Guo Jia.
"Did you know that this big man...after thousands of generations, China still calls itself Han...that big man..."
"Obviously it was an excellent start, but it was ruined by some people''s intrigues... Oh, there is no such word yet... But I also know you can understand..."
"Fengxiao, do you think these people are smart?" 』
Fei Qian''s emotion did not receive any answer.
On the hillside, a cold wind blew through, pulling on the branches of pine and cypress trees, trying to shake off the few branches and leaves of pine and cypress trees, but the cypress trees and cypress trees stubbornly held on to the remaining leaves and did not give the cold wind any chance.
"I heard that when Cao Mengde sent troops before, you told him that there was a chance of winning in attacking Guanzhong..." Fei Qian smiled, "When I first heard about it, I thought your chance of winning was somewhat false, but now that I think about it... you should Couldn''t it be intentional? 』
Before Cao Cao marched, word spread in Shandong whether he had ten victories and ten defeats, or seven victories and seven defeats. Maybe it was to boost morale, win over people''s hearts, or maybe it was for some other purpose. Anyway, Fei Qian heard the news soon after and learned Guo Jia''s views on the war.
At first, Fei Qian did feel that Guo Jia''s remarks were a bit ridiculous.
But now, Fei Qian has a new understanding of Guo Jia''s arguments, and thinks of another possibility...
Because Fei Qian has accumulated information for thousands of years, when facing these big men, he will inevitably have a look-down attitude, like I have already guessed what you will do, but sometimes this will make Fei Qian Unconsciously falling into arrogance, even if Fei Qian often reminds himself, it is difficult to avoid it.
Without Guo Jia''s "must-win" remarks, would Shandong attack Guanzhong?
Maybe, but there''s a good chance it won''t come.
Then, there is an answer floating vaguely under the water...
Guo Jia, as the top think tank of the Han Dynasty, can he really not see clearly the outcome of Guanzhong and Shandong? Just to cater to Cao Cao and say something to deceive yourself and Cao Cao?
If it is deception, then Guo Jia cannot be called a top think tank. Deceiving oneself and others is not the behavior that a wise man should do.
Judging from various signs, Guo Jia is not such a person. Just like when he suggested that Cao Cao fight against Yuan Shao, he also said on the surface that it was not scary to face Yuan Shao, but then he changed the subject and said, "Let''s go fight first." Ye, earn some equipment...
But this time, it was not ambiguous at all, and it really came to the line directly.
So, now, Fei Qian feels that there should be another explanation for what Guo Jia did.
And this explanation can make Fei Qian feel that Guo Jia is still the same Guo Jia.
Guo Jia is known as a ghost conspirator.
After a long time, Fei Qian lowered his head slightly and cupped his hands.
"Then it is as you wish..." Fei Qian sighed in a low voice, "After this battle, the world of Han Dynasty...should be settled..."
The sun shines through the thick clouds and falls on the hillside, shining on the corner of the pines and cypresses, showing a hint of greenness in winter.
(End of chapter)