Chapter 3547 The Singing of the Common People


    The night is low and the cold wind is blowing.


    Luoyang City, which was once prosperous and prosperous, is now only desolate.


    The moonlight flowed in the gap in the southern Luoyang city wall, like a silver wound.


    In the shadow of the canal, some human-shaped shadows were shaking.


    Li Laosi''s straw sandals were trapped in the mud and pulled them for a long time but couldn''t pull them out. In order not to make the noise too loud to attract the attention of the patrol team, he simply untied the thin rope of the straw sandals.


    "Oh, I forgot to take it off first..."


    Li Laosi was a little reluctant to leave these straw sandals.


    Although these straw sandals are worn and almost worn out, they are still a pair of shoes.


    In the Shandong region of the Han Dynasty, there are two types of people who have shoes to wear.


    The shoes he finally put on were now forced to throw them away...


    Even a pair of torn shoes that the children of the gentry looked down upon.


    "Stop swearing about your torn shoes!" Be careful to recruit the patrol soldiers! ''Another deserter behind Li Laosi pushed Li Laosi, ''Back to the side, be careful to sink into the middle... The bottom of the canal has not been repaired, and it can''t be rescued if it is trapped... Don''t take us into the ditch...''


    "I know, I know...


    Li Laosi responded in a low voice, then touched the half-bones cup tied tightly in his arms.


    This was picked up by him at the burnt Imperial Academy ruins last winter.


    Imperial school, that’s all a place that only nobles can go to…


    When Li Laosi was in Shandong, he never thought that he would still be in the Imperial Academy in his life!


    When he left his dirty footprints before the Mingtang of the Imperial Academy, he laughed for no reason, so he was scolded by the military academy...


    The copper jue fragment in Li Laosi''s arms was only half a palm-sized, and the edges were grinded with rammed earth.


    He found it under a tree root inside the ruins of the Imperial Academy.


    At that time, half a burnt bamboo slip was embedded in the frozen soil layer, but he didn''t know the words, so he handed over the bamboo slip and hid the copper jue fragments.


    The military academy didn''t want the bamboo slips because they were here to loot the remaining property...


    When everyone finds the money, they hide it themselves first. If they can hide it, they will belong to them. If they can''t hide it, they will be beaten.


    Li Laosi was obviously pretty good, and he hid this half of the bronze lord.


    This thing is worth a little bit of money, he thought.


    The inscription on the inside of the bronze jue was blurred, but if you look at the fire light, you can still see two words.


    He asked someone privately and said that these two words were "Yongshou".


    The man also said that if this thing is complete, it would be really valuable, but now...


    The man chuckled and threw the broken bronze jue back to Li Laosi.


    However, Li Laosi still felt that he still had the opportunity to exchange this thing for some money, and at least this thing could be useful.


    In the incomplete copper lord, he contained a few handfuls of old grains he had stolen when he was helping the camp chef...


    Go back, go home, and sell this thing for some money, and then do some small business. If you don’t help, you will have a few days of money for food, and then help others work, farm, and then...


    Li Laosi thought of a lot and then the corners of his mouth couldn''t help but rise.


    Seven or eight black shadows like Li Laosi slid down the rammed earth **** of the collapsed canal in Luoyang City, hunched over and slowly touched forward in the shadow.


    The canal in Luoyang leads to the outside of the city, and a section of the water gate on the other side of the city wall was destroyed and it has not been repaired...


    So this is a flaw. Li Laosi and the others have been planning for several days.


    A younger young soldier accidentally knocked off a half brick beside a canal, and hit the ground with a slap. It ran from afar in the quiet night, scaring everyone to fall down quickly, not caring about the smell of sludge in the canal.


    After a moment, no alarm came out, and these people slowly stood up again and touched the broken water gate.


    …


    …


    In the quiet night, Man Chong still fell asleep.


    He has too many things.


    Although I am already very tired physically, I find it difficult to sleep because I think too much mentally.


    This was not a warm spring. In the Luoyang government hall, even if there was a brazier, it seemed that it was not lit and could not bring much warmth. The entire empty hall was like an ice cellar. Even if the ice around it was not touched, it was still a bit cold.


    Although everyone knows that victory or defeat of military strategists is common, and before the battle is fought, we must first consider what will happen after failure, but everyone understands the truth, but Man Chong really did not expect that this time Cao''s army''s western expedition ended up in such a situation!


    When Man Chong was stationed in Luoyang, he carefully recalled all the previous strategic deployments. At least in this regard, whether it was division of troops, siege, or transferring to Hedong for combat, it seemed that there was no problem.


    The only problematic one is Xiahou.


    Xiahou family…


    Not very useful!


    Man Chong sighed in his heart, but he didn''t dare to say it out loud.


    After all, even if Man Chong doesn’t understand what UCanUup or NoCanNOBB means, he does not have a good comment on Xiahou’s family.


    The defeat of Xiahou is equivalent to the complete failure of Cao''s army.


    To be brave, it is indeed brave, but...


    If the Xiahou clan could be stronger, Xiahou Dun would send surprise troops to conquer Taiyuan on the northern road, and Xiahou Yuan would attack Pingyang, even if Fei Qian could not be killed with one stick, it would cause chaos in the morale of the cavalry! If this is the case, Fei Qian will be difficult to deal with, and Guanzhong will not be able to defend, nor will it not be able to defend, nor will it not be able to defend. In the face of being in a dilemma, there will inevitably be shaken and loopholes!


    But even after Xiahou Yuan''s death, the already quite critical situation took a sharp turn for the worse!


    The battle at the Cao Army Camp in Emeiyuan was also defeated too suddenly and too fast, so it was like a snowball on the mountain rolling down, collapsed all the way until now.


    I originally thought that this battle would take at least one year, but now I seem to be at the end of the road, and it is also the end of Shandong. This really makes Man Chong a little bit of orange and lemon peel that cannot be used as a paddle.


    Now that Cao''s army is defeated, such a big gap in the retreat cannot be made up for a short time.


    Although Heluo has eight gates to defend, it is not as dangerous as Guanzhong, let alone Hangu Pass is not yet...


    If Hangu was locked in his hands, he would still be able to hold on.


    But now, even if there is no Hangu Pass, Man Chong must persist, so it is naturally even more difficult.


    Is it possible to fight until both sides are ready before the battle begins. The etiquette of the Spring and Autumn Period was abandoned in the Warring States Period, and during the Qin and Han Dynasties, it was even more despicable, as long as it was effective, and the rest was not discussed.


    Therefore, if Man Chong wants to resist the Cavalry Army in Heluo area and under Luoyang City, he must be less serious...


    The reason is very simple. Even though Man Chong worked very hard, these Shandong gentry children in Luoyang City only wanted to get rid of this dead land as soon as possible!


    As time goes by, with the arrival of spring rain, these Shandong gentry children became more and more anxious after taking a breath. Because they knew that as long as this rainy day passed, the weather was clear and the ground was re-crammed, the cavalry army would appear under Luoyang City at any time!


    Therefore, no matter how passionate these Shandong gentry children were, they were loyal, filial, benevolent and righteous, and now they hope that they could escape the sea of ??suffering as soon as possible.


    Under such circumstances, the more it is located in the center of Luoyang and the more it is within the city, the order becomes more and more chaotic. The so-called "sincerity cooperation" of Shandong is actually like a fart, with a bit of a taste, but if you really look for it, it will dissipate in the wind.


    Those Shandong children who had followed Cao Cao''s Western Expedition before and felt that they could make some achievements during the Western Expedition and then fished for troubled waters either cried every day, or were distracted, or secretly packed their bags, and gave a generous reward to a few servants, so that these servants could protect him back to Shandong.


    If it really doesn''t work, what''s the point of hiding in the mountains for a year or two?


    Isn’t it just Beimang Mountain? Just think of yourself as a living dead person!


    What''s more, some children of Shandong gentry have begun to think about where to live in a better tomb room...


    When Man Chong got the news, he was also helpless.


    If he had been a little concerned about managing it before, but now, he is so busy that he is not stuck in the ground every day, so how can he have any spare time to care about these guys'' petty hearts?


    In fact, Man Chong didn''t hope that these Shandong gentry children could do much effort. As long as they could shut up and help with some miscellaneous things, they could still stabilize the morale of the army and perhaps guard for a while.


    And these Shandong gentry children''s confidence in Cao Cao and the Cao army has reached the lowest point, so how could they have the determination to fight to the end?


    With such morale among the military, there is naturally no strict laws.


    In Luoyang City, they are cautious in dealing with some errands in the city, but most of the children of Shandong are lazy, either sighing every day or trying to make some wine to numb themselves.


    The same is true for soldiers. Except for some elite Cao''s soldiers, the morale of other ordinary soldiers is very low...


    …


    …


    "There is almost here in front..." In the canal, Li Laosi pressed his voice and whispered, "As long as he leaves the city, he will pick the red silk..."


    He groped forward, his rough hands clenched the broken blue bricks on the edge of the canal. Suddenly, Li Laosi seemed to have touched something.


    He stopped, lowered his head, and approached the crack of the blue brick.


    He saw an unknown plant growing inside the crack, with a very small flower blooming on it...


    The petals are very small and delicate.


    Li Laosi stretched his head and tried to smell the fragrance of flowers.


    Unfortunately, even in the mud, even if there is any fragrance of flowers, it is covered with the smell of fishy smell.


    For some reason, he suddenly remembered something, the fire that lit in Xuzhou County, and the burnt smell seemed to have revived in his nasal cavity again.


    At that time, he was a grain transporter and saw the Qingzhou soldiers throwing the crying woman into the sea of ??fire with their own eyes.


    That''s a woman like a little flower...


    Li Laosi gently touched the petals with his hand, then retracted his hand as if he was scalded, then lowered his head and continued to move forward.


    After a moment, another black shadow stepped on Li Laosi''s footprints and grabbed the gap of the blue brick where the small flowers grew.


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    The rough and cracked hands pressed the young plant flat, but the shadow had no feeling at all, just moved forward.


    …


    …


    Man Chong couldn''t sleep, so he closed his eyes and rested for a while, then opened his eyes again and stared blankly at his temporary office and resting place.


    Speaking of which, this place was once a magnificent place beyond the Han Dynasty Palace, but now it is in decline.


    This is Situ''s Mansion!


    The great Han Situ!


    If it were still the time, even if Man Chong had the current identity, he would need to respectfully hand over a sign at the gatehouse to ask for a meeting, and then he could have a place to stand in this hall. Maybe he had a place, but he could not confirm it. He would raise his **** and talk back and forth at any time...


    But now, Man Chong was lying down like this, and no one said anything about him.


    During that fire, the place was lucky to be burned to the point of being barren.


    Later, even after Yang''s renovation, it was still difficult to restore its former glory.


    In front of the hall where Man Chong was, on the screen wall, the broken "Changle Weiyang" tiles could not be completely restored, not to mention the coiled dragon patterns that were originally supposed to be on the eaves, but now there are only some remaining bodies.


    This is not the worst...


    The worst is in the palace.


    It once represented the highest glory and the most sacred place of the Han Dynasty. Now, it is simply terrible.


    When the Xiliang soldiers retreated, they took away all the things they could take away, and even the gold foil on the lacquer pillars were not spared. The palace was even more damaged. The twelve main halls have all turned into ashes on the ground.


    Only one of the southeast corners is close to the flower pond, which has some beams and pillars left. Man Chong has visited it before.


    The unburned beam was penetrated into the sky, and the marks of the clouds and thunder patterns were vaguely visible on the charred surface.


    It was originally the "Tongtianliang" named by Emperor Xiaoling, who was specially written by Emperor Xiaoling. It took ten years to transport the carvings of giant trees in southern Xinjiang from thousands of mountains and rivers. Now the giant beam is burned to pieces, and the amber resin burned deep in the cracks is like the giant beam is crying.


    Not only is the precious things in the palace unable to be restored, but even the canals of the streets cannot be restored to their old views.


    The craftsman responsible for repairing the canals reported that these canals were manufactured by orders in the second year of Yongshou. Among them, the one used to grout bricks was Lishan green paste mud. Not only did it not dissipate in water or crack in the sun, but it also had good adhesion and could fit with the blue bricks and stone slabs. But now this material is no longer found. It can only be bonded with mortar mixed with wood ash, which can only last for a year and a half...


    Man Chong looked up slightly and looked at the ceiling of the original Situ Mansion Hall. There were originally twenty-eight constellations drawn by the Han craftsmen using the "Nine Dyeing Method". However, after rebuilding, the agility of the past is gone, leaving only the dull star dots, not like stars, but more like gray-white insects crawling on it.


    The city of Luoyang is full of decay and decay, and the ruins are hard to be repaired.


    The children of Shandong gentry were disloyal and wanted to escape.


    The morale of the soldiers collapsed and the supplies were insufficient, so they had to make every effort to plan and design.


    All kinds of fatigue made Man Chong''s face look handsome, but before he knew it, his face was much haggard, and even there were many fine wrinkles on both sides of his eyes, as if he had been aged more than ten years ago in the past or two months.


    Because Man Chong resolutely implemented the order that Cao Cao closed the border and did not allow the children of Shandong gentry to leave, he was often ridiculed and cursed by these Shandong gentry children in secret. Man Chong also ignored these things and just made arrangements silently.


    But when it was late at night, he still thought about how it turned out like this?


    Is Cao''s army so vulnerable?


    Compared to Na Fei''s nanlai, what is the difference?


    Man Chong has also thought about Fei Qian''s rise.


    The high-ranking Han imperial power and the gentry system have already revealed their desolate nature in front of Fei Qian''s cavalry. But this proves that the governance system of the Cavalry Army can replace these brilliant achievements accumulated over the three or four hundred years of the Han Dynasty?


    Just like the current Luoyang City, the Situ Mansion in front of you, the roaring cavalry army roared over, what can it bring?


    Is it the giant beams with broken walls shed tears, or is it the century-old canal destroyed?


    This fear of facing the future made Man Chong unable to believe in Fei Qian, the "alien".


    Man Chong suddenly turned over and sat up because he heard the sound of rapid footsteps coming from a distance...


    …


    …


    Li Laosi suddenly stepped on something in the mud, and a chill suddenly burst out from his neck.


    Because his straw sandals had been trapped in the mud before, he is now barefoot, but the cold mud in the spring night still made his sense of touch a little dull, and he was unable to detect what he had stepped on at the first time.


    He bent down, reached into the mud, and groped.


    What''s this?


    This is…


    Wooden stakes!


    A piece of collapsed wooden stake was tilted in the mud.


    Perhaps it was not installed properly during installation, or perhaps it was because of the subsequent reason that the wooden stake was crooked, so that the tip of the wooden stake was not facing upward, so it could not penetrate Li Laosi''s soles.


    "What''s wrong? 』


    The shadow following behind also stopped and asked in a low voice.


    『Here…there are wooden stakes…』


    Li Laosi noticed his voice and began to tremble in the night wind.


    He should have thought of it long ago!


    I have done this job before!


    Sharpen the stakes and insert them into the trap…


    Here, this is a trap!


    『Back, back! ''Li Laosi was a little panicked, ''There are wooden stakes here! Wooden stakes! This is a trap! 』


    He suddenly understood why the water gate of this section of the canal was not repaired!


    The shadows that followed were also panicked, but soon there was a disagreement. Everyone felt that the water gate was right in front of them, and escaping was a way out and they didn''t want to look back. Li Laosi couldn''t find more evidence to prove that this place was indeed a trap.


    Except for the crooked wooden stake in his hand...


    "What if it fell down accidentally in other places? 』


    A dark shadow asked.


    "this…"


    Li Laosi was also unable to confirm.


    『I won''t go back! ''A black shadow pushed Li Laosi away and replaced Li Laosi''s front position, ''We have all walked here! I want to go home! go home! 』


    Li Laosi swallowed, and he wanted to go home too.


    But…


    Li Laosi lowered his head and looked at the wooden stake that had just been pulled out of the mud.


    The black dirt remaining on the wooden stake is like dirty blood, and it is like the dead soul lingering.


    Several black shadows passed Li Laosi and walked forward.


    Li Laosi couldn''t help but feel a little lucky in his heart, maybe...


    Is it really just a false alarm for myself?