The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

The leader of Yangrenju and Guangchengju Dongying was a school captain named He Ji, also from Liangzhou. He was from the same county as Hu Zhen, and he joined Dong Zhuo from Hu Zhen in his early years. , Brave and daring to fight, ascended several times, and made great achievements in battles, because he was ordered by Hu Zhen, he was sent here to guard the southeastern frontier positions of Yique and Guangcheng Passes.

Dong Zhuo went to Luoyang, and after he seized the power of the court, he rewarded all the generals under the account, and gave them promotions and titles. The school captain, originally named "Zhenwu", this time the Shandong princes raised their troops to promote the momentum of the Zhuang headquarters, and announced the name of Zhengshuo. Dong Zhuo changed him to a school captain, and now it is called "repudiation".

Xun Zhen remembered that in the original history, Sun Ce seemed to have been a "rebellious general". The world was in chaos and the feudal lords were fighting. , but it's hard to tell.

Xun Zhen, Sun Jian and other troops were stationed in the east of Zhucheng. After discussing the strategy for the advance that day, they rested for a day the next day, and then the whole army was deployed early on the third day, except for Liu Bingtong's 3,000 people to watch Liangxian and Cheng Putong's 2,000. People looked outside Zhucheng, and the remaining 30,000 cavalrymen all marched to the outside of Dong's military camp in the middle of Yangrenju and Guangchengju.

Fifteen li outside the camp, Xun Zhen passed down the military order, ordered all the troops to stop, and sent sentries to go outside Dong's camp to explore again.

From here to Dongying, back and forth thirty li, the sentry and horses galloped, and in less than an hour they turned back and reported to Xun Zhen.

"General, Dong Ying heard that our army bypassed Zhucheng and suddenly came to the front of the camp, and the camp was in chaos."

"Does Dong Jun intend to fight?"

"I heard drums beating loudly in the camp from far outside the camp. I expected that General Dong was calling for the generals to gather troops, but the gate of Dong's camp was closed, but it seemed that there was no intention to send troops."

Xun Zhen turned to Sun Jian who was beside him and said: "It seems that Zhicai and Fengxiao are not bad, this Dong Bing lost for a while, he really put away his arrogance and changed his previous attitude, but now he has become timid and fearful. battle."

If not afraid of battle, with Dong Bing's pride and bravery, as soon as he heard that Xun Zhen had arrived, he was afraid that he would not immediately leave the camp to counterattack? Now the gate is closed, and it is clear that he is too timid to fight.

Sun Jian said: "I heard that Dong Zhuo's general He Ji was also quite brave under Dong Zhuo's account.

Just like what Xun Zhen told Xun Cheng, there are five precautions for generals, and the fourth is the precept, that you should not be arrogant in victory and not discouraged in defeat.

He Ji was arrogant at first, and sent thousands of cavalry to drive straight in. He even swaggered across the city to Yingchuan County to provoke Xun Zhen. After the defeat, he became timid and fearful again. It's really hard to be called a good general when you go out to battle, and you don't have any evidence.

Xun Zhen said: "In the past, I was asked for the yellow turban from Duke Huangfu in Jizhou. I met Hu Zhen and Xu Rong in Dong Zhuo's army, but I didn't have much impression of him. Outstanding bravery, ..., Wentai, Liangzhou has many valiant soldiers, and his generals are brave, but now he is arrogant and then timid, and he is not a good general, but you and I should not be underestimated."

When Xun Zhen asked Huangfu Song for the yellow turban, He Jicai was only a Qujun under Dong Zhuo's account. With Xunzhen's position as the sole leader of the army at that time and used by Huangfu Song, it was of course impossible to know him, but he occasionally met with him. When Xu Rong and others chatted, they talked about the warriors in their respective armies, but they did hear He Ji's name from Xu Rong and others, and knew that he was also an outstanding warrior in Dong Zhuo's army.

Sun Jian said in his heart, "Everything is good, but sometimes he is too cautious." Xiao Xiao said to Xun Zhen, "Of course Qing Yan is very true, but in my opinion, such useless generals are not worth paying too much attention to. When the battle comes, let me see how I take his head."

Xun Zhen said in his heart: "Wentai makes friends with righteousness, is open-minded by nature, and is good in everything, but sometimes it is too easy to let go, and the loss is too heavy." Thinking of the cause of Sun Jian's death in the original history, he deliberately reminded him a few words, but Knowing that the country is easy to change and the nature is difficult to change, and now that it is outside Dongying, the war is imminent, and it is not suitable to say these words at this time, so I just laughed, "In the battle of ten thousand troops, take the enemy generals. The first level is like probing a bag to get things, and this writing station is also."

Some generals will be very nervous when confronted with the imminent war, some will be cautious, and some will be excited when they encounter the imminent war. The cavalrymen, looking at the open fields in front of them, left and right, felt their hearts open, their hearts happy, eager to try, their hands were itching, and they wished to fight the enemy now, they laughed and said, "'In the battle of ten thousand troops, take the enemy. Treat your head like a bag to get things', good! This sentence is well said. Those who know me are virtuous."

The order of Xun Zhen's march this time was according to the military strategy set the day before yesterday. In the front were the elites selected by 9,000, and in the back were the remaining 20,000 reserve troops, horses, and other items. He didn't leave the camp, and he didn't seem to have any intention of facing the battle, so he immediately passed the military order, ordering the generals Xu Zhong, Xie Rong, and Ding Meng to lead the reserve troops to station on the spot, while Sun Jian and Le Jin brought the troops who were ready to fight. The three armies of the middle, left, and right marched another five miles.

It is only ten miles away from Dongying.

Xun Zhen sent sentries to visit again.

After a while, the sentry came back and reported, "Dong Ying's soldiers have entered the camp, armed with bows and crossbows, and are preparing to defend the camp."

"Still no intention of leaving the camp to fight?"

"The gate is still closed, and there is no intention to fight."

Sun Jian said: "Zhenzhi, you and Wen Qian should lead the troops temporarily, set up a battle, wait for me to lead a team to challenge outside Dongying, and after I lure him out, the three armies will fight together again to destroy this thief. !"

The so-called "challenge" is nothing more than verbal abuse and demonstrations outside the camp, in order to provoke the opponent's anger, make them unable to bear it, and lead their troops to fight.

Xun Zhen said in his heart: "Our army has already reached Dongying ten miles away, but He Ji is still closed, a few words of abuse and a few demonstrations for a while, but he is afraid that it will be difficult to provoke him to go out to fight, but Wentai has proposed After this discussion, you can try it." Yin said to Sun Jian, "You are the main general of the Left Array, so how can you take risks lightly? For this challenge, it is enough to send a favor."

After speaking, Xun Zhen thought about who should be sent to challenge, and thought: "When it comes to demonstrations and abuse, Gao Zixiu is the best candidate, but he is a little weaker in force. If I fall, it will damage my morale." Thinking of a suitable candidate, he ordered, "Pass our army orders to Xuande and Yunchang, and ask them to bring 300 elite soldiers to challenge the enemy outside Dongying."

Gao Su has a flamboyant nature. In his early years in Xixiang, when he was a tyrant of the land, he liked to show off his power. He was very good at this kind of thing, but he was not strong enough. If Dong Bing really angered him and was chased by Dong Bing from the camp, he was very good. It may be damaged on the spot, and it will not be worth the loss, so although his personality is suitable, he cannot be sent.

Can't send Gao Su, then the best candidate is Guan Yu. Guan Yu was arrogant, he didn't even need to scold people, as long as he stood outside Dongying with his face upright with a gun, he might be able to irritate people with a "contemptuous" look.

Most of Liu Bei and Guan Yu's minions were new soldiers, so they were not qualified to follow Xun Zhen and Sun Jian to fight, but Liu Bei asked to fight again and again, so Xun Zhen took them with him and left them in the army. Since Liu Bei was eager to make contributions, he went out with the army this time and did not take part in the battle, but only with Guan Yu. Xun Zhen was not good at sending Guan Yu alone, so he simply sent both of them.

They sent someone over there to give orders to Guan Yu. Here, Xun Zhen, Sun Jian, and Le Jin each led their headquarters and divided them into center, left, and right. Except for the cavalry who were left to guard the front, they all raised flags and beat drums, and directed arrangements. Begin to line up the pawns.

However, Guan Yu said to Liu Bei that Guan Yu had obtained the order of Xun Zhen's army, and said to Liu Bei: "This is the time when the eldest brother has made meritorious deeds. Why do you need to bring 300 elite soldiers to challenge the small Dongying? If there are too many soldiers, it will be difficult to show the achievements of the eldest brother. I am afraid and afraid to fight. If the two of us lead too many troops, I am afraid he will not come out to fight. In my opinion, there is no need to bring three hundred elite soldiers. It is enough to choose the skinny one with seven or eight people. ."

In the previous battle to annihilate the Qian Xu Dongqi, several people have made contributions. Needless to say, Liu Deng, Zhang Fei also made contributions, but Liu Bei and Guan Yu were not very successful. Right in front of him, Liu Bei's mood was similar to that of Sun Jian, and he was eager to fight, eager to fight the enemy as soon as possible.

Hearing Guan Yu's words at this time, he was moved, but hesitantly said: "Tell me two to bring three hundred elite soldiers to challenge, this is the command of the lord. It would be inappropriate to change the military order.”

"How can this change the military order without authorization? Junhou asked me to challenge outside Dongying. It doesn't matter how many soldiers I bring."

"...What you said also makes sense. Well, let's do as you said."

Liu Bei and Guan Yu took Xun Zhen's order, and selected seven or eight thin people from the army to go outside Dongying.

Xun Zhen was commanding the formations of the various qu and each tun, when suddenly he went to report to the sergeant Liu Bei and Guan Yu who had sent orders, saying that Liu Bei and Guan Yu only brought seven or eight people to Dongying to challenge. He made a mistake in his own military order, and immediately thought: "Our military order is clear, and he will not pass it wrong. This must be Xuande and Yunchang's eagerness to seek credit, so I changed my order without authorization, and only brought a few people to challenge."

He asked, "How long have Xuande and Yunchang been gone?"

"It's been over two quarters of an hour."

Xun Zhen's headquarters had 5,000 people. Originally, it took up a lot of space after they were lined up. In addition, they were forming an array, so they couldn't go straight. When the sergeant came back, he went around and around, and it took some time, but it took more than two quarters of an hour. Only then did he come back to Xun Zhen to return to his life.

It's been more than two quarters of an hour, and it's too late to chase after him. Xun Zhen has no choice but to call Wen Ping, who is waiting nearby, and order, "Although Dong Jun is timid and dare not come out, And his generals are also quite brave, Xuande and Yunchang only brought a few people to challenge, or they may lose, you quickly order three hundred elite soldiers to support them."

Xun Zhen had previously established the system of civil and military affairs. Although civil employment had been with him for a long time, he was at the level of a "senior", but because he was a little younger, he was only in his early twenties this year, and also because Xun Zhen treated him for a long time. I have high hopes and want to take him by my side and train him for a while, so I didn't give him the post of "School Captain", and I didn't let him take the lead alone, but only served as a Qu Jun in the Chinese Army. .

Wen Pin was asked to go after Liu and Guan, not only because he was worried about the safety of Liu and Guan, but more importantly, because of the same reason as not sending Gao Su, Xun Zhen was worried that Liu and Guan would fall, if the two of them failed to challenge If you die in battle, the morale of the three armies will be greatly damaged.

Wen Ping was ordered to order 300 elite soldiers to go after Liu Bei and Guan Yu.

Xun Zhen watched him lead his troops into battle, and when he saw that he was about to catch up with Liu and Guan soon, he was relieved.

It took less than an hour to complete the formation.

As soon as the formation was set up, and Wen Ping led the soldiers back, Xun Zhen looked behind him, but Liu Bei and Guan Yu were nowhere to be seen.