Three Kingdoms

Autumn arrived unknowingly, and the first batch of newly paid autumn grain arrived. Yuan Shao, who had been waiting for many days, immediately distributed it to the front line and arranged transportation along the way so that the grain and grass could be distributed to the soldiers as soon as possible. , and said that more food and grass would arrive in the future, alleviating the worries of the frontline soldiers. Not only that, Yuan Shao also sent a group of newly recruited soldiers to the front line of Yijing, making it clear that he wanted to completely solve Gongsun Zan's situation.

With money and food, and new soldiers as reinforcements, the morale of Jizhou's soldiers has improved a lot. Yan Liang and Ju Yi led the troops respectively, one man and half, and surrounded Yijing City tightly.

Wen Chou was in the rear, firstly to protect Yuan Shao, and secondly to prevent anyone from attacking Yan Liang and Ju Yi from the flank. How can we relax when the army is out there?

In the early morning, when the thin morning fog had not completely cleared, the middle-level military academies of the Jizhou Army had already gathered in front of Yan Liang and Ju Yi's tents, waiting for orders.

Ju Yi squinted his eyes at Yan Liang's camp in the distance, snorted slightly, then stood in front of the formation, waved his arms, and shouted loudly: "The city will be broken today! If we can't break the city, you bastards Come and see me! Do you understand?"

"I understand! We can't break the city. Come and see us with your head raised!" the middle-ranking general in the formation shouted loudly.

"I didn't hear you! You damn didn't even eat!" Ju Yi spat.

"We can't break the city, come here with your head raised!" The generals pulled their necks and shouted with their veins exposed.

"Siege the city!" Ju Yi waved his hand, and then began to assign tasks...

It was not yet the turn of the mission. After hearing Ju Yi's mobilization order, the newly assigned military commander could not help but feel his heart skip a few beats and his hands and feet were slightly numb. Is General Ju Yi going to take action for real?

It's not over yet, we have to raise our heads to see you. If Yijing City was easy to attack, it wouldn't have been delayed until today...

The new military commander saw a military commander in front of him who looked like a senior military commander. He quickly approached and smiled shyly: "This old man, this old man, please stay..."

"Huh? What's the matter..." The old military commander turned his head, looked up and down, and said lukewarmly.

The new military commander felt around in his arms and took out a small bag of dried meat. He gritted his teeth and stuffed it into the hands of the old military commander. "I'm new here. I don't understand something. I want to ask my brother for advice." …”

The old military commander was not polite. He opened his pocket and smelled it. Then he nodded and put it in his pocket. His smile became a little brighter and he said: "You're welcome, you're welcome. If you want anything, just say it. Everyone is welcome." Brothers..."

"This... this, brother, just now General Ju said that the city will be breached today, and then... and if this is what it is, I really have to raise my head to see him..." the new military commander said with some anxiety.

The old military commander chuckled: "Brother, are you new here?"

"Huh? Yes...I've only been here two days..." the new military commander said.

The old military commander patted the new military commander on the shoulder and said: "For the sake of...well, for the sake of my brothers, I will just say a few words...have you seen that side?"

The old military commander pointed to the other wall of Yi Jing and said: "You just keep an eye on that... If someone climbs on that wall but we don't, then just wait to be whipped... If that wall breaks through first , and if we can't break it, General Ju will really chop off our heads..."

Which side of the city wall?

Isn't that where General Yan Liangyan is responsible?

When the new military commander turned around, he saw that the old military commander had Shi Shiran and continued to move forward. He quickly asked: "Brother, brother... what if we attack first and that side fails to go up?"

The old soldier looked up to the sky and slapped him haha, and said: "Then you can drink wine, eat meat, and watch the person opposite being whipped..."

The new military commander said oh, and seemed to understand something...

Compared to the Jizhou soldiers below the city, the pressure in Yijing City was extremely high. Compared with Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan's life was much harder. If he hadn't hoarded a large amount of grain and grass in Yijing earlier, he might have fallen long ago.

The population of Youzhou was originally not comparable to that of Jizhou. In addition, after Gongsun Zan's reputation in Youzhou plummeted and Yuan Shao blocked him in Yijing City and beat him up, not many people in Youzhou were willing to continue to support Gongsun Zan in terms of money and food. No need to think about it...

"General, the only solution is now..." Guan Jing gritted his teeth and said, "We can send those who dare to die to break through and ask for help..."

"Asking for help? Where are the reinforcements?" Gongsun Zan shook his head and smiled bitterly.

Guan Jing whispered: "General, there is another place, but..." Guan Jing pointed to the north.

"Well..." Gongsun Zan closed his eyes and pondered. After a while, he opened his eyes again and uttered two words in a deep voice, "It's inappropriate."

"General!" Guan Jing wanted to persuade him again, but was stopped by Gongsun Zan.

"Hu people are like pigs and dogs! It's okay to use them to defeat them. If they are used as reinforcements to surround the Hu invaders, wouldn't it ruin the reputation of a certain life?" Gongsun Zan looked up at the sky and said slowly, "A certain person The young man is determined to protect the territory with his own life and pacify Youbei. After many years of wind and frost, countless people have died fighting on the border following him! If he bends his knees and begs for help, how can he have the face to meet under the spring! Even if he is defeated today, he still has a clear conscience! This is! Don’t bring it up again!”

"General..." Guan Jing was speechless.

Gongsun Zan patted Guan Jing on the shoulder and said: "Ten years ago, you were still a white-faced scholar, but now you are also stained by wind and frost... If things go wrong, when the city is broken, you can lead the troops to break out. Yuan only asks A certain leader will not hinder you..."

Guan Jing bowed deeply: "General! I only hate that a certain person is clumsy in resourcefulness and cannot help the general... As the saying goes, when a gentleman is in danger, he will share the same difficulties. How can he be alone? I am willing to follow the general in Jiuquan!"

Gongsun Zan helped Guan Jing up, patted him on the shoulder, and stopped trying to persuade him.

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The early moon is rising, and with the moonlight rippling in front of the hall, the crabapples in the corner of the courtyard are leaning sideways, and the breeze is blowing, and the leaves are rustling, and the presence or absence of them adds a bit of calmness.

"Gongsun will be defeated soon..."

After today's discussion, Cao Cao stayed with Xun Yu and invited him to have dinner with him. After the meal, Cao Cao ordered some more drinks. The two of them chatted about family feuds. After chatting for a while, Cao Cao remained silent for a long time and took the risk. Say what you just said.

When Cao Cao received the news, his hands shook for a long time. Although he ordered it to be kept secret, Cao Cao also knew that it would not last long. The nobles also had noble news channels, so this matter would eventually be known to others.

Cao Cao thought for a long time, thought about many people, and thought about many things, like thousands of hemp ropes entangled in one place, with no clue, so he called Xun Yu and wanted to hear his opinion.

Xun Yu nodded, indicating that he heard it, but he did not speak immediately, but pondered, as if thinking about something. Cao Cao also seemed to not want to disturb Xun Yu's thoughts, silently holding the wine bowl but not drinking.

After a while, Xun Yu slowly spoke: "My lord, the one who is worried is General Yuan?"

Cao Cao put down the wine bowl, showed a bitter smile, and said: "Today is different from the past, and Yuan Benchu ​​is no longer the Yuan Benchu ​​of the past..."

Xun Yu was silent for a long time, and suddenly spoke of a seemingly unrelated topic: "It is said that the general who conquered the west was in Longyou, Guanzhong, to pacify the Qiang people, to attack the rebels, to settle the borders, to measure the acres of land, to grant the people real estate, and to establish new fields. Government, farming and clearing up wasteland, and we will have another good harvest this autumn."

Cao Cao didn't seem to mind Xun Yu's departure, but followed the topic and said: "Moreover, General Zhengxi this time is simply... a big deal..."

Xun Yu nodded, sighed, and said: "I never thought that Zheng Xi would have such courage..."

Tian Zheng! Xiqiang!

These two things are more or less clear to anyone with eyesight. They are like two big abscesses on a big man. If they are touched, they will not only hurt like hell, but also make their hands dirty. If they are not touched, they will gradually rot and then corrode the whole body.

Xun Yu came from the Yingchuan family, so he naturally had some understanding of this matter, but Xun Yu had no way to change the situation until General Zhengxi came out...

Modifying the land policy is just like the elimination of feudal vassals and the implementation of the Tuen Order. It is beneficial to the country, but it is also hated by others. However, this time General Zhengxi started with the Qiang people's restructuring and implemented new policies in Sanfu and Bingbei. Tian Zheng, at first some people were waiting to see the good show, but the result left many people speechless.

Xiqiang has been ups and downs for many years, with unstable rebellions, good times and bad, and has become a stubborn disease. At first, many people did not think there was anything special about the campaign to conquer the West. However, after a period of time, they suddenly discovered that the campaign to conquer the West Not only was Sanfu settled, Longyou was also basically settled.

In fact, most of these things were done jointly by Li Ru and Jia Xu, but they finally got the support of Fei Qian, the general who conquered the west. But for these people in Shandong, this matter naturally has to be settled. Just go to Zhengxi's head.

The Han Dynasty, in fact, has always been circling within the misunderstanding on the issue of targeting the Western Qiang, either focusing on war and killing, or appeasing and dividing. However, in fact, most of the time, the Han Dynasty In fact, we are not fighting against the Xiqiang people, but against these heroes and leaders of the Xiqiang.

These Qiang people were powerful and handsome. When they could win against the Han Dynasty, they looted. When they couldn't win, they cried and hugged their thighs. They could be their grandsons or thugs. The armies of the Han Dynasty came and went. , even if a batch of leeks of the Qiang Haoshuai leader were cut, they would grow one after another, and it would not be able to prevent the underlying problem.

Because the Han people have always regarded the Qiang Haoshuai leader and the ordinary Qiang people as a whole, so when they kill, they kill all the ordinary Qiang people, and the Qiang Haoshuai leader often escapes in advance. However, during the appeasement and recruitment, the money, food and property given by the court often fell into the hands of the powerful Qiang leaders. However, the ordinary Qiang people had never received any benefits from the Han Dynasty, so naturally they would not treat the Han Dynasty. Another half respect and gratitude.

But these Qiang people's heroes and leaders all knew that the reason why the Han court had always rewarded them was because the court wanted to appease them and not rebel, so these people naturally became more and more arrogant. They understood that the more they It is a moderate provocation to the court, but it will make the court more worried, and they can get greater and more benefits from it.

The Xiqiang rebelled repeatedly.

Now, the strategy of conquering the west treats ordinary Qiang and Qiang powerful leaders separately. When a rebellious Qiang tribe is surrounded and suppressed, all the powerful leaders who participated in the rebellion of the Qiang people are killed, and these leaders are All the clan members of the tribe directly under the headman were captured and used as laborers. This was as expected and nothing strange. However, what was strange was that Zhengxi actually gave half of the captured cattle, sheep and other property to ordinary Qiang people who did not participate in the rebellion. People, instead of doing what people like Wei Qing did in the past, no matter who they were, as long as they were Qiang people, they would all be harvested...

For such a small change, many people did not understand it at first and felt that Zhengxi's move was a waste of money and useless. However, as time went by, ordinary Qiang people understood that they would not be as handsome as the leader. As I said, all the Han people will die together when they see it. On the contrary, those leaders who try to rebel and act arrogantly every day will be even more unlucky to die. And if they don't follow suit, ordinary Qiang people can still get it from General Zhengxi. Cattle and sheep, if these cattle and sheep were snatched away, the Han people would even send troops to snatch them back again!

Things began to tilt in an interesting direction. Coupled with the reputation accumulated in Pingyang and the large number of Qiang people like Baishi Qiang who originally recognized Han culture as a bridge of communication, a large number of new small-headed people replaced the previous ones. Gathering together big-headed people and powerful commanders, these new small-headed people almost unanimously supported the policies of General Zhengxi, and even actively cooperated with General Zhengxi's troop operations, making Zhengxi's control area continue to extend to Longyou...

The thing is actually very simple, but when no one makes it, others can't even think of it. Just like when Gang Leader Qiao was the first to make a mobile phone without numeric buttons, everyone's eyes widened. It turns out that it can be like this!

At the same time, the success with the Qiang people in turn promoted the new land administration in the Sanfu area of ​​​​Guanzhong, forming a very peculiar status quo. As long as the upper-class figures, including the remaining gentry tycoons in Guanzhong, You and Xiqiang Hao, the handsome leader, were very moved when they talked about General Zhengxi almost in private. They gritted their teeth and burst into tears. But in front of outsiders, they all gave thumbs up and praised each other...

I have no choice but to know that if what I said is not good, these lowly bastards will take it out as evidence of rebellion against General Zhengxi, so that they can lead the soldiers of Zhengxi to carve up their own country. property.

You must know that General Zhengxi can discuss many aspects, but the rebellion is the only one. He has always confiscated the family and exterminated the clan. Isn't the Wei family in Hedong considered a popular local name? They all fled to the mountains, but they were all found and killed. Therefore, these noble nobles were moved and moved, but they did not dare to move. In the past, they dared to move because they could incite a large number of ignorant farmers or herdsmen, and the law would not punish them. But now that these idiots under them know the benefits of the General's Conquest of the West, who else can be incited? Whoever touches anyone is not seeking death?

As a result, the new Tianzheng seemed to be gradually spreading in the Sanfu area of ​​​​Guanzhong amid the voices of "cheers and support"...

The corner of Cao Cao's mouth turned up, he laughed, and said: "This guy, really... I have known that this guy is a slippery man... Haha, speaking of Wen Ruo, you may not believe it, when you first met Zheng Xi At that time, this guy actually took some fake broken seals to see Cai Zhonglang... I didn't expect that now... Hahahaha, he is indeed doing better than me!"

Cao Cao raised the wine baron slightly, as if to respect Zheng Xi, then drank it with a gulp, and said: "I have thought about what Zheng Xi did, but I can't follow it... Yanzhou has not been able to fight in the past few years. Stop, the people are dying, some are fleeing, and those who are left are mostly slaves of tenant farmers from powerful families here in Yanzhou. If I follow Zhengxi's method, I'm afraid I will soon... Haha, Jing Ye , time and people! It’s time to become enlightened!”

Xun Yu also raised the wine cup silently, followed Cao Cao and drank the glass in one gulp.

Cao Cao put down the wine bowl, his eyes wandering, "But, Wen Ruo, what you mean is..."

Cao Cao knew that Xun Yu said this not simply to praise Fei Qian, the general who conquered the west. Could he be proposing an alliance with the general who conquered the west, or to direct Yuan Shao's attention to the west?