The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Xun Zhen said: "Huangbeard wants to seize Huang Yuling?"

"Yes."

Zuo Xu, Huang Beard, and Wang Dang were the three biggest bandits in Zhao State in recent months. Zuo Xu was dead, but Huang Beard and Wang Dang were still alive and well. Wang Dang was mainly active in the mountains in the west of Bairen and Zhongqiu counties, and Huangbeard was mainly active in the mountains in the west of Xiangguo County.

Xun Zhen had originally made Huang Beard an inspection target during this trip to the county, and had plans to attack Huang Beard, but he had not yet made a final decision. He pondered and said, "Xishan is already very dangerous. From what you just described, although Huangyuling is not as deep and secluded as Xishan, it is more dangerous than Xishan. If Huang Beard takes this mountain, this thief will be difficult to control."

"Isn't that right? There is water on the mountainside of Huangyuling, which can be used for drinking. There are forest trees, fruits, foxes, rabbits, wolves, and leopards in the mountains, which can be hunted and eaten. The top of the mountain is flat, and there are mountain fields left by the mountain people in the past, which can be cultivated and grown by themselves. There is a township pavilion, if there is a shortage of clothing, salt and other things, you can go down the mountain to loot at any time. What’s more, it is not far from Tangshan, Qingkou Mountain, and Maling Mountains. Not only can it echo the thieves in these mountains, And you can take the iron from Qingkou Mountain and cast and smelt weapons."

There are many places where iron is produced at the foothills of Taihang Mountain. Zhongshan, Changshan, Zhao State, and Wei County all have iron officials. Among them, Zhao State has the most sophisticated ironware, which is as famous as Wanxian in Nanyang and Tangxi in Runan. As early as in the Warring States Period, there were big iron merchants such as Guo Zong and Zhuo’s who made their fortune by smelting iron in Zhao State. Since entering the Han Dynasty, as a vassal state that was enfeoffed, Zhao State’s territory was small, with only a few counties and many mountains and waters. , agriculture is not as good as the mainland, animal husbandry is not as good as the borderland, and it can only be used for iron smelting. During the former Han Dynasty Emperor Wu, "the king of Zhao litigated iron officials several times", which shows the importance of iron smelting to the Zhao state. There are two iron officials in Zhao State, one is in Handan, the capital of the country, and the other is in Qingkou Mountain.

The iron of Qingkou Mountain is very famous. Decades later, Lu Yu, the youngest son of Lu Zhizhi, a native of Jizhou, wrote an article "Jizhou Theory", which specifically mentioned "Qitang chime mouth, forging sharp weapons", Qitang was referring to Qishui in the south of Wei County. ,Qingkou is referring to the Qingkou Mountain in Zhao County.

After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, there were many bandits in the mountains, and the iron officials in Qingkou Mountain were abandoned. There was no source of good iron, and the iron officials in Handan had not been fired for several months.

This Huangyuling mountain is dangerous and easy to defend and difficult to attack. The mountain has water and food, and there is a village pavilion at the foot of the mountain. It is not far from the mountains such as Tangshan and Qingkou Mountain. If this place is seized by Huangbeard, not only will it be "probably difficult to control" as Xunzhen said, maybe Huangbeard's forces will grow and develop.

Originally, Xun Zhen, Xun You, and Xi Zhicai only chose Xiangguo County as the place to take the initiative to attack the thieves.

There are advantages and disadvantages to hitting the yellow beard.

The disadvantage is that there are many yellow beards, thousands of people, most of them are old soldiers of the yellow turban who have experienced **** battles several times. The advantage is: because there are many Huangbeards, once they are defeated, Xun Zhen will first destroy Zuo Xu and then Huangbeard soon after taking office, and eliminate two large forces in the country one after another. group of thieves.

At this time, after hearing Yao Sheng say that "Huang Beard intends to seize Huang Yuling", Xun Zhen made a decision in order to prevent Huang Bear from being difficult to control in the future.

He thought to himself: "This attack before the winter begins with Huang Beard!"

Deciding to use the yellow beard for surgery, he unconsciously remembered a question he had thought about before entering the county temple.

When Yao Sheng came out of the school outside the county temple gate, he thought to himself that his followers had never fought in mountain warfare. If they fought hard, the casualties would not be small. He hoped that Yao Sheng, a local snake, would give him a little help. . Now that he has decided to attack Huang Beard, Huang Beard has a large number of troops, which is not comparable to ordinary bandits. If he attacks hard, the casualties will definitely be greater, and he hopes that Yao Sheng can come up with a clever plan to defeat the enemy.

He didn't like the behavior of Yao Sheng's family's children before, but now he doesn't care about Yao Sheng's little details at all, sitting upright and earnestly said to Yao Sheng, "The thief I want to attack this time is Huang Beard. There are quite a number of yellow-bearded tribesmen, hiding in the valleys of the Western Mountains, relying on the mountains as a danger, and commanding them from a height, if I attack them by force, it is not easy to break them.

There are many thieves in the west of Xiangguo County, Yao Shengchu thought that Xunzhen was only planning to choose one of them, but he did not expect Xunzhen to choose the strongest yellow beard, and he was pleasantly surprised and praised: " It's been less than a month since you entered Zhao County, and the left beard has been destroyed, and the yellow beard has been destroyed without turning the heel. "The eagle and the falcon are brave and mighty."

"If I were a falcon, it would be easy to hit the yellow beard." Xun Zhen laughed, "Does Yao Jun have a plan?"

Handan Rong, Xun You, and Xuankang concentrated on waiting for Yao Sheng to reply.

Xun You and Xi Zhicai also discussed this issue. What method should be used to attack the "thieves" in the mountains so as to not only defeat the enemy, but also reduce the casualties of the headquarters? After several discussions, there is no good solution.

Yao Sheng said, "It was a good idea, but now it doesn't work anymore."

"how do I say this?"

"If you want to break the thief easily, the only way is to lure the enemy out of the mountain and ambush halfway, but this strategy has already been used by the lieutenant once. Victory, within the territory of Megatron. It is expected that Wang Dang and Huang Beard's generation have already lost their courage. If the old technique is repeated, Huang Beard will be suspicious and will definitely not be fooled."

What Yao Sheng said is true.

Xun Zhen was silent, thinking: "It seems that the only way is to attack."

When the army is marching and fighting, the two armies face each other, and it is impossible to win by strategy every time. When there is no strategy available and only a strong attack is available, the leader should not hesitate and must make a decision. He said: "As Yao Junyan said, the strategy of luring the enemy out of the mountain is indeed difficult to succeed."

Yao Sheng looked at Xun Zhen and asked, "It is difficult to lure the enemy, so dare to ask the lieutenant, do you still want to attack Huangbeard?"

"If you don't get rid of the yellow beard, it will eventually become a serious problem. He must not be able to seize Huang Yuling. If you can't outsmart it, you can attack it by force."

"If the lieutenant is worried that the yellow beard will seize Huangyuling, why not rush the troops up the mountain? There are only dozens of bandits in the mountain, and it is easy to destroy it!"

"Huang Yuling is so dangerous and important, of course I will send troops to seize it when I return to Handan, but this is only a temporary solution, not a fundamental solution."

Xun Zhen's subordinates had more than 2,000 subordinates, and the county soldiers had more than 400 cavalrymen, adding up to less than 3,000.

With less than 3,000 people, it was necessary to take charge of the city defense of Handan, to take into account the safety of the other four counties, and to deal with tens of thousands of "thieves" in the mountains. If there are few fortified soldiers, it will not be able to stop Huang Beard's attack, and if he cannot stop the attack, Huang Yuling will be taken away by Huang Beard. In the final analysis, if you want to completely eliminate the future troubles, you must destroy the yellow beard before Huang Yuling is seized by the yellow beard. This is the solution to the root cause.

Yao Sheng was overjoyed. Huo Ran got up, walked to the hall again, and before bowing down to Xun Zhen's case, he said again: "She is not talented. It is the order of the county, and I am willing to be the forerunner of the lieutenant's horse."

Yao Sheng said the same thing twice, with different meanings.

The last time he said this, it was Xi Xunzhen who wanted to attack the "thieves" in Xiangguo County, which could resolve one of his worries.

This time he said this, but he admired Xun Zhen's determination and courage, knowing that the yellow beard was hard to beat, but under the circumstances that it was difficult to outsmart, he did not

Worrying and still resolutely attacking, this perseverance and bravery is admirable.

Xun Zhen left the table again, lifted him up, and said with a smile, "You are not a layman, why do you have to be as polite as an ordinary person in the world?"

Yao Sheng said sullenly: "The thieves in the west of the county, the yellow beard is the strongest, this thief is really a big problem for our country. He has been promoted to county magistrate, and he wants to attack him for a long time, but he is incompetent. Serving as a dog and horse? Lieutenant, but what's the need, please don't hesitate to say, Sheng will do his best."

"I really have a few things I need help with."

"Lieutenant, please."

"This is one of the township derivatives who are familiar with the mountains of Xishan."

"It's easy. What about the second?"

"My ministry has never been familiar with mountain warfare. I would like to ask Xianling to select some good and useful ones from the officials and soldiers under Xianling's family and the strong men of Guixian County recruited by Xianling. , ask them to teach me what to pay attention to when traveling and fighting in the mountains, and secondly, they can also help me when I hit the yellow beard."

"This matter is also easy. Shengming will elect officers and soldiers and strong men to lieutenants early in the morning. What else is there?"

"have."

"What is it?"

"Third, I want to borrow someone from Xianling."

"who?"

"Su Renting Chief Chen Wu."

Yao Sheng was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly, and said, "Even if the lieutenant doesn't mention it, Sheng will recommend this person to the lieutenant! ..., did the lieutenant meet this person on the way to Bi County?"

"Yes, I stayed at Su Renting last night."

"Chen Wu is ready to seek courage, and can make decisions with composure. I was in Xiangguo for two years, and the security of various pavilions in the county and township relied on him. First Wuqiuting, then Boguang Pavilion, and now Su Renting, as long as he was transferred, these would have been The pavilion, where bandits are infested and the law and order are not good, can take a few days in a short period of time, and it can be greatly improved in half a month.

Xun Zhen was dumbfounded, thinking: "Yao Sheng can be called a virtuous commander, I just wondered why Chen Wu couldn't be hired by him, but it turned out to be the reason."

Listening to the meaning of Yao Sheng's words, he still values ​​Chen Wu, but this value is a hardship for Chen Wu.

Yao Sheng seems to regard Chen Wu as a professional firetruck and pavilion chief. If the security of the pavilion in the county is not good, he will be transferred to which pavilion. But he couldn't get a promotion. At most, he was transferred to another pavilion where the security was relatively poor, and he didn't have a chance to succeed.

Xun You sat on Xun Zhen's left hand, and when he heard Yao Sheng's words, he was quite speechless, and said to himself, "But it is difficult for Chen Wu. Knowing that as long as Yao Sheng is in the county for one day, he will not have the opportunity to be promoted. I still do my best, I don’t quit my job, I don’t get lazy, I don’t complain.”

Xun Zhen looked at Yao Sheng and thought it was amusing, and said to herself, "Only a country boy like Chen Wu, who is eager to stand out, can bear Yao Sheng, and only a person like Yao Sheng who is not reputable, but who knows his talents, can use Chen Wu like this. This pair of chief officers and subordinate officers is a perfect match."

There are many famous clan scholars who look down on Han Shi and rural children. Lu Guang, the younger sister-in-law of Handan Rong, is one, but Lu Guang looks down on them completely. This is different from Yao Sheng. Yao Sheng regards talented Han Shi and rural children as For coolies, use them, but only use them to hold low and turbulent positions, and do not promote them to noble and noble positions. There are many famous clan scholars like Lu Guang who completely despise the cold and rural children, but it is rare to see Yao Sheng who use the cold and rural children.

Handan Rong smiled and said: "Chen Wu was used by the emperor for two years, he was not allowed to be promoted, and he wasted time fighting to get rid of the official position, how hard it is!"

"It's not that I don't use him. I'm going to use the scriptures to get scholars, but Chen Wu is only literate and can't understand scriptures. Even if I push him to the door, what can he do? With his ability, he It's best to do something practical~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Didn't I recommend him to the lieutenant?"

There is some truth to what Yao Sheng said. Xun Zhen smiled and said: "Then it's settled. When I return from Xing County and pass through Gui County, I will ask Xian Ling to release this person to me."

Yao Sheng responded happily: "Okay!" asked Xun Zhen, "Is there anything else?"

"there is none left."

Yao Sheng and Xun Zhen each took their seats.

Outside the hall, it was raining in autumn, and the night had come, and candles were lit in the hall.

Yao Sheng was about to invite Xun Zhen to a banquet again. Inspired by the fact that Chen Wu could not be promoted, Handan Rong thought of an interesting topic, and joked: "Yao Jun, Chen Wu is illiterate, because it is difficult to use, your name is raised, and your name is uncle. Between diving and ascending, you don't know where your body is to obey?"

Yao Sheng answered without hesitation: "The one I rely on is Zhongye. Don't you hear it? 'The gentleman is the mean'. Living in the world is more important than obeying normality, and being in government is more important than upholding integrity.' The big book is also, . . . to neutralize, the status of heaven, and the cultivation of all things’.”

Handan Rong asked a tricky question, Yao Sheng answered quickly, the question was asked, the answer was there, and he answered in response, showing his quick thinking.

Not only is he quick-witted, but the content of his answers is also very good. The middle person, following the common path and impartiality, is the foundation of living in the world and serving as an official. It conforms to the teachings of the sages and is impeccable.

Xun Zhen, Xun You, and Xuan Kang applauded.

Yao Sheng smiled and said, "The mean is what Confucius said, and the nature of food and **** is also what Confucius said. Lieutenant, the official business of attacking a thief has been finished, can the self-entertainment of wine, meat, singing and dancing begin?"