Chapter 3543 Just once


    There is nothing wrong with Cao Cao''s words, and at this time, such remarks are indeed needed to boost morale. However, the battle in Kunyang is still a battle where Liu Xiu almost sacrificed his life, not a lie. You can get the final victory there.


    Things are often like this, and after doing it, others will feel that they are really capable.


    Before the Battle of Kunyang, Liu Xiu was unknown. After the Battle of Kunyang, the world was shocked. Not only was Wang Mang''s group afraid, but also Emperor Gengshi was suspicious. He also killed Liu Xiu''s brother in an attempt to do this. Show your majesty.


    Who can''t kill someone?


    But in fact, killing is just the last resort.


    Only when people are alive will they be afraid. If people are dead, then what’s the point?


    Dong Zhuo just didn''t understand this truth. He ordered the massacre of Yangcheng, which had his own unclear side and attempted to use it to intimidate the people of Shandong. However, after he really took action, the people of Shandong were no longer afraid.


    It turns out that Old Dong only knows **** people!


    Those people in Shandong were relieved immediately.


    In politics, what is most scary is not those bright knives, but the shadows behind them.


    Old Dong only knows how to put the knife in the clear place, so what’s there to be afraid of? So when the sour jujube is there, a group of people sing and drinking party, and they really don’t take this old Dong seriously.


    But Fei Qian is different...


    Fei Qian is not sure of killing people, but Fei Qian is even more capable of cheating people.


    This scares people from Shandong.


    As the core areas of the Central Plains of the Han Dynasty, Jizhou and Yuzhou are places where the Han royal family and powerful forces occupy it. Some young gentry children may still have some favorable feelings for Fei Qian, but most elderly people have particularly strong resistance to Fei Qian.


    Older people do not like changes, but rather hope to be stable and harmonious, and their foundation will not shake forever.


    In politics, people who only kill people at any time are often at the bottom of the contempt chain, and anyone can come up to mock them. Whether in the early stages of establishing a regime or during the regime''s rule, high-pressure means, including large-scale killings, will not only not effectively suppress the people, but will instead arouse stronger resistance.


    Although Cao Cao raised his butcher''s knife when he was still moving, he would find that the people Cao Cao killed were all "Subjects of the Han Dynasty" and "Local gentry". Cao Cao did not attack the royal relatives and nobles of the Liu family of the Han Dynasty. Cao Cao''s attack on the royal family in history was to kill Queen Fu and Queen Fu''s son, which to some extent was also a battle between relatives and relatives.


    The emperor lost his power, and there are two solutions to the ancient Chinese concept. First, if the destiny of heaven changes, the emperor will be abandoned by heaven, and the emperor can be replaced; second, the ministers correct the emperor''s behavior through advice and make the emperor go from being injustice to being injustice. Confucianism obviously advocates the second plan more, and the first plan is difficult for "subjects" to adopt!


    If an ordinary citizen who has never been an official rises up, others will not criticize him, because although the people are subjects of the emperor, they have not received the emperor''s salary, which is not a betrayal in their behavior.


    It’s different for ministers.


    If you have been a minister of the emperor, and if you usurp the throne or even kill the throne, you will be nailed to the pillar of shame.


    Confucianism praised Zhou, but the sage of Zhou was King Wen of Zhou rather than King Wu of Zhou. A large part of the reason was that although King Wen''s Zhou''s strength surpassed the Shang Dynasty, he did not rebel against Yin.


    In history, Cao Cao once said that he wanted to be King Wen of Zhou, which is what he meant.


    This can also explain why Cao Pi was able to become independent on behalf of the Han Dynasty, because Cao Pi was an official from the Wei State from childhood to adulthood, and received the salary given by the King of Wei, and was not a minister of the Han Dynasty.


    Cao Cao killed Xuzhou and Jizhou, but Fei Qian did not kill Hedong, Longxi, and Sichuan? Cao Cao was a minister of the Han Dynasty. Could it be that Fei Qian was not a minister of the Han Dynasty?


    After these reasons, everyone gradually became more relaxed.


    Immediately, Cao Cao announced some "动" policies, pardoned some family members implicated by the Cui family, and mainly stabilized the basic markets such as Yuzhou and Yanzhou, emphasizing the ownership of these landlords and powerful people in their own land, so as to To help Cao Cao and Fei Qian, the differences in policies were emphasized, and the nobleness of the Han Dynasty was once again condemned Fei Qian''s failure to abide by the imperial edicts and soldiers...


    At the same time, it is also issued in the controlled areas to implement preferential policies for light taxes and low taxes for three years to encourage the restoration of agricultural production and quickly stabilize social order. Reliefs will be distributed to the affected areas to alleviate famine and fundamentally reduce the contradictions of resistance.


    After Cao Cao''s several measures were issued one after another, the situation in Xu County was somewhat stable, but it was just stable, which was still not enough, and a victory was needed.


    After all, it is completely different to say that you can get it or do it.


    However, what Cao Cao said is right and the other is wrong.


    Indeed, most of the civilizations of China or other contemporary times are in land development and do not involve the level of HNA. Therefore, a country with stable land for agricultural and sericulture production will undoubtedly have greater advantages. This is also a fundamental reason why Cao Cao and people from Shandong feel that they still have a chance.


    This early agricultural advantage, which did not deflect after the development of navigation in the later dynasties, was concentrated in the Yellow River Basin, that is, Jizhou and Yuzhou, and other areas with flat terrain, fertile soil, and distinct four seasons, suitable for the development of dry farming such as millet and sorghum. .


    Although the Guanzhong Plain is also very good, Guanzhong is congenitally limited by surrounding mountains and cannot be continuously developed. In the Yangtze River Basin and the southern region, there were damp, heat, rainy, swamps everywhere, and it was difficult to develop. It was not until the popularization of iron tools and the development of water conservancy technology after the Han Dynasty that the agricultural potential in the south was gradually released. Only with farming and crops can people have a large population, taxes, and money and grain to establish a country and form an army. Therefore, Cao Cao looked down on Jiangdong and felt that Guanzhong lacked potential. This is the truth.


    But the other point that Cao Cao did not say or realized was that these areas on the northern border have long been threatened by nomadic peoples, forcing these areas to adapt to the militarized system of "integrated farming and warfare" , and also gave birth to more organized and combat-oriented troops.


    At the same time, Liu Xiu was able to march into Guanzhong back then, not only the soldiers from Jizhou and Yuzhou, but also the soldiers from Bingzhou at that time...


    If Cao Cao wants to gather people''s hearts and boost morale again, he must find a breakthrough.


    Now, Cao Cao has not found an effective breakthrough, but in Shunyang in northern Jingzhou, the Cao army''s defense line has almost been broken...


    On the front line of Danshui, there were many battles.


    The total number of regular and auxiliary soldiers in Shunyang City was five or six thousand, but now the casualties have exceeded one-third. Moreover, this is a loss caused by Liao Hua''s use of a large amount of gunpowder, which is just a loss caused by the ordinary siege mode.


    Now it is impossible to defend Shunyang with only the remaining soldiers.


    As the casualties of soldiers increased, the morale of the Cao army defenders also increased.


    After a day of hard battle, Niu Jin stood on the city wall and looked at the messy battlefield and remained silent. The battle between people inadvertently disarmed for several days made Niu Jin extremely tired. Even if he stood like this, his legs couldn''t help but tremble...


    Niu Jin reached out to support the wall, supporting his body, and his fingers touched it was sticky.


    That is blood that is already semi-coagulated.


    The inner layer has penetrated into the cracks of bricks and rocks, and the outside has not yet been completely solidified.


    This time, Niu Jin learned from the lessons he learned from Danshui last time, guarded the city gates, and focused on strengthening the defense and personnel management. He did achieve certain results, at least he did not break through by Liao Hua as easily as he did last time The city gate was closed.


    But…


    It''s still very difficult.


    The equipment to defend the city was consumed, and there was not enough gold juice, so I could only use boiling water to offset it. All kinds of decayed odor and strong **** smell were mixed together, and it seemed that the wind could not even blow.


    Niu Jin even had a feeling that Liao Hua didn''t use all his strength at all, but was training...


    This Shunyang City is like a whetstone. In the past few days, Liao Hua has been brushing the whetstone with a whetstone. Niu Jin is like the powder that has been ground down, as if it is still on the stone. But it has actually fallen off.


    "The general''s side...has there no reinforcements yet? 』


    The guard beside Niu Jin whispered.


    It was not that I was whispering on purpose, but that after fighting these days, my voice became hoarse and I had to lower my heart.


    Niu Jin remained silent.


    Before, when Cao''s army had not sent reinforcements to Wen Pin, Niu Jin just smiled and didn''t think there was anything wrong, but now Niu Jin couldn''t laugh.


    Niu Jin knew that the gap in strength between the two sides was becoming more and more obvious. Perhaps today or tomorrow, Shunyang would definitely not be able to defend it!


    But similarly, Niu Jin also understood what would happen if Shunyang was lost again!


    what to do?


    Fight, can''t beat.


    To defend, to be unable to defend.


    Escape, but it won’t be a good end if you run away.


    "The Lord... is not as good as..." The guard looked at Niu Jin, "not as good as..."


    "What''s worse than that?" ''Niu Jin asked.


    The guard grinned and squeezed out a few words, "Why... vote...


    Niu Jin''s eyes immediately crossed.


    The guard''s body trembled.


    『Before we were laughing at those surrendered people…』 Niu Jin looked at the guards, his cheeks twitching, 『If we surrender, what kind of face will we have? ! 』


    Whether face is important or life is important, perhaps everyone has a different answer.


    When Niu Jin said this, he felt a little upset.


    Because he really wanted to surrender.


    He is very conflicted. Niu Jin thought about these things before the war began. But he didn''t expect the war to develop so quickly, and Cao Ren obviously didn''t care about him anymore...


    Perhaps Cao Ren''s situation is the same as his, and perhaps the situation is even worse.


    『Some... Prime Minister Meng was promoted to the team...』 Niu Jin said slowly, 『This is like a recreation! The lamb still knows how to kneel down. If someone surrenders... wouldn''t he be worse than a beast? 』


    The guard was also silent for a long time, "The Lord...but... but others in the city may not be as thoughtful as the Lord..."


    Although Liao Hua did not fight slowly and did not attack hard, who could know what would happen tomorrow?


    What if Liao Hua was just waiting for subsequent reinforcements?


    What if the subsequent troops from Guanzhong arrived?


    if…


    If you cannot surrender, then what about retreating?


    From Shunyang to Xiangyang and down the Danshui, it looks simple, but it is not easy to retreat.


    Liao Hua also has cavalry under his command, and the infantry used when siege the city. The cavalry has been raising their energy. When it comes to pursuing, these cavalry will definitely pursue them relentlessly. Being chased along the road by Hussars is definitely not a good idea. Even if Niu Jin wants to protect the soldiers, none of these thousands of remaining soldiers may be able to return to Jingzhou.


    Including himself.


    If only someone would come and cover up...


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    It’s a pity that no one came!


    Niu Jin thought, and suddenly felt a sudden change in his heart, "If...if...if we defeated once... as long as we defeated the cavalry army once, would we be able to retreat? ! 』


    Niu Jin felt that he could not retreat because Niu Jin failed continuously from Wuguan to Danshui. If Shunyang defeated again, even if he escaped, the result would be a head outside the gate, but if he could defeat the cavalry. Once the army is gone, then retreating, it can prove that it is not that you are incapable, but that the soldiers in your hands are not powerful. There is something to say in front of Cao Ren, and it is very likely that you can avoid death!


    The guard was stunned for a moment.


    Although it is not wrong to say so, but...


    How to do it?


    Just like the remnants of such defeated soldiers in front of him, the morale is sluggish and the wounded are numerous, and they are still thinking about defeating the Cavalry Army?


    Niu Jin''s eyes were rotating and he suddenly patted the guard''s shoulder, "You are still smart...we can surrender!" 』


    "ah? ! ''The guard shivered and then realized for a while, ''Master... do you want to... surrender? 』


    Niu Jin laughed, "What do you think?" 』


    The guard was silent.


    "If we retreat, the Cavalry Army will definitely come to chase. According to the current situation, let alone the entire Cavalry Army pursued, even three to five hundred cavalrymen, we will die on the road! Even if you escape back, you can''t escape the knife under the gate! But if we can win once, we can defeat the Cavalry at least once..." Niu Jinwu fisted, "Wait a minute, those people will definitely come over and shout again... We pretend to surrender, and then ask the Cavalry for five days. Time...we can set up an ambush at the city gate! At that time, as soon as the cavalry entered the city, we would catch him off guard, and then attack out of the city and repel him! Then, you can retreat calmly! At that time, even if others say it, we will make contributions and fail! 』


    The guards are not smart people. After hearing Niu Jin''s plan, they could only stammer, "Power the Lord is smart..."


    "Go and get the pen and ink! 』


    Niu Jin ordered.


    The setting sun dyed the sausage dark red.


    Niu Jin held the girl''s wall and looked down. The camp of the Cavalry Army in the distance was orderly and far away, reaching the hilltops in the distance. The bonfires had already been lit, and the smoke from the cooking smoke swayed up.


    Niu Jin couldn''t help but touch his belly.


    In Jianyang City, thanks to the food and grass transported by Cao Kai before, he could still have some stuttering. Moreover, due to the Danshui incident, Niu Jin no longer dared to sniff out the gap between the soldiers'' teeth, so that Niu Jin himself He also ate big cauldron porridge with the soldiers. Now that I saw the smoke from the cavalry, Niu Jin seemed to smell some fragrance and couldn''t help swallowing his saliva.


    However, some people who came out of the cavalry camp soon made Niu Jin''s face twist immediately.


    "Surrender!" Surrender! If you surrender, you will have food to eat! Look at this pancake, it''s big and round...』


    "All of them are from the Han family, why bother to kill? Put down your sword and gun and come over! 』


    『Look at us! Have clothes to wear and food to eat! General Liao said it! Let me give you a message to the villagers...』


    Niu Jin gritted his teeth, "These traitors!" 』


    But the next moment, the guard''s voice rang out from the side, "Take the Lord, the pen and ink here!" 』


    ''Hey...'' Niu Jin suddenly felt that he choked on his neck in one breath, and he felt uncomfortable in a swelling. It took him a long time to swallow it. ''How can I take a pen and ink? 』


    『…』The guard didn''t say anything.


    This ink was borrowed from someone.


    Although Niu Jin also knows words, he is not interested in brush and ink calligraphy at all. He usually signs any documents, and the minor officials provide brush and ink. Why do Niu Jin need to prepare it himself?


    However, Niu Jin didn''t say anything else. He took the inkstone with missing corners and looked around. He pulled off a broken Cao Jun flag on the side, tore off a relatively clean piece of cloth and spread it on the battlements. Preparing to write a "book of surrender"...


    The guard''s mouth twitched, "Master, don''t you write it in your clothes..."


    『You know nothing! ''Niu Jin lowered his head and wrote crooked words in an almost bald brush, saying, ''This is the credible! 』


    The ink is obviously thick and different, and the brush is also rough. In addition, the technique of holding the brush with a chicken feet is like a chicken''s claw, the book that was written in the end is like a trampled earthworm, winding in the broken on the flag of Cao army.


    Soon, Niu Jin wrote the surrender book, wrapped the broken flag on a whistle, and then shot at the guys who were shouting at the city...


    The arrow fell down with a roar.


    Seeing the shouting guys subconsciously avoiding him, Niu Jin smiled, but his smile quickly closed because he saw the cavalry scout suddenly accelerated, and then he seemed to be on the back of the horse like a flowing cloud. Just as he bent down to pick it up, he copied the Mingdi, who had the book of surrender, into his hand, and even glanced at Niu Jin with time...


    『@#￥&! ''Niu Jin whispered unconsciously insulting his sudden heartbeat.


    So many elite troops came from the Cavalry?


    Why didn’t Cao’s army have such soldiers?


    Forget it, now the surrender book has been handed over, it depends on whether Liao Hua believes it or not...


    When the dusk began to cover the four fields, Liao Hua''s flag appeared in front of the formation.


    Niu Jin clenched his fists tightly and looked at Liao Hua who was approaching.


    Liao Hua was neatly decorated with red robes of Xuanjiao under the city.


    The ox and gold are crooked and torn clothes on the city.


    "The Shunyang Guardian listens to the truth! ''The shouts penetrated the night and shocked the jackdaws trying to rest in the distant mountains. ''Since you want to surrender, why not open the city gate immediately? 』


    『The door hole...The door hole was blocked by mulberry and sand! ''Niu Jin shouted back with his throat, his voice like a knife slashing into his dry throat, ''It will take five days... no, three days! It can be cleaned up in three days! 』


    Liao Hua raised his arms and saw the beast-head pattern on his shoulders flashing in the firelight, as if he would pounce on the city in the next moment, "Give it a night for you!" The city will open at the Mao day tomorrow! 』


    "no! At least two days! ''Niu Jin slapped the battlements hard, not sure if it was a coincidence or when he clapped his hands, he touched the broken scarf with his hair loosened. Suddenly, his hair was scattered in the night wind and smoke, like an evil ghost, "The city gate is stuck." ! A thousand jin stone strip can be moved anywhere you want! If not, you can come to the city gate to move! 』


    This is not an excuse.


    Niu Jin did block the door, but it was not as serious as he said.


    There was a silence under the city.


    Niu Jin seemed to feel the cold sweat on his back, and it condensed into ice under the night wind, and it was like a sharp knife, with the tip of the knife sliding down his spine...


    I don’t know how long it took, maybe a quarter of an hour, maybe only a cup of tea, Liao Hua finally nodded in agreement.


    『According to you! At the next day, the hour and time of Mao, the four doors open together! 』


    Liao Hua pointed a spear at the head of the city, "If you dare to deceive... this Shunyang City Wall would be built with your blood! 』


    When the dusk swallowed the last ray of skylight, Niu Jin sat behind the battlements, breathing a long breath, feeling his hands and feet were sore and numb, and he couldn''t use his strength...


    The guard took out the water bag, Niu Jin swallowed a few sips, and actually smelled of rust.


    He spat and heard his hoarse laughter floating on the top of the city.


    Two days is enough to build a disposable new Weng City, which does not require stability. As long as it can be used, as long as it can accumulate firewood under Weng City, as long as the Hussars are squeezed into a group of Weng City...


    Maybe.