Three Kingdoms

The sound of wind can be heard in my ears, snoring, like a beast panting all the time.

And it's also a man-eating beast.

The flags on the tower were rolled up and unfolded, like wild beasts secretly stretching their waists in the grass, moving their hands and feet, preparing to show their most primitive desires on the flesh and blood in front of them.

Although Yuan Shang didn't understand what Shen Pei was going to do, Yuan Shang didn't have any ideas himself, so he could only watch Shen Pei, whose face suddenly flushed, call several military princes and give some orders.

In fact, being the lord is not necessarily that comfortable...

Over the past few days, Yuan Shang has gradually taken over the hair-shaving stall left by Yuan Shao, and gradually understood that this seemingly beautiful seat is actually made of gilded thorns. It looks very beautiful, but It's a bit jarring to sit on.

Well, not a few, but quite annoying.

Although Yuan Shang's mother, Mrs. Liu, has no problem with internal struggles, she has no experience in external military affairs, and is even worse than an ordinary petty official. As for Yuan Shang, he is better than Mrs. Liu, but the improvement is limited.

Due to his limited experience, Yuan Shang did not understand the current actions of the trial matchmakers. When the trial matchmakers were making intense arrangements, Yuan Shao was even in the mood to look up at the sky.

The sun shines through the clouds, and when it falls on the earth, it appears bright and dark. Standing on the tower, the people in the distance are like ants, small and humble, as if they can be crushed by stretching out their hands. A lot of people died.

The task was assigned after a short period of time. When he arrived in front of Yuan Shang, he raised his hands and said, "Please give me the order, Master!"

"Just let Zheng Nan do it!" Yuan Shang didn't understand anyway. Because he successfully defended the city for the first time, he had a little more trust in Shen Pei, so he said simply.

The judge nodded, then turned around, looked around, then lifted up his sleeves and shouted: "Bang the drum! Lower the suspension bridge!"

The rumbling drums suddenly rose into the sky, shaking the dust on the battlements of the city gate tower and falling down. The suspension bridge creaked and began to fall down little by little. Along with the sound of drums, the sound of soldiers shouting came from the city. Sandwiched in the sound of drums, the murderous aura was steaming.

"Here, are you going to attack?" Yuan Shao was a little surprised. Didn't he just say that there was an ambush outside the city? If so, why should he attack?

Shen Pei stroked his beard, tilted his chin slightly, and seemed to be pointing outside the city, "Young Master, just wait and see!"

When the soldiers and civilians who were digging trenches outside the city heard the roar of the war drums in Ye City, they dispersed like scalded insects. They dropped their wooden shovels, iron picks and other tools and went to the city. After running away, some vehicles dragging wood were also overturned. Some draft horses fell to the ground. No one untied them for a while, so they could only struggle and whine on the ground.

The Yecheng suspension bridge fell on the ground, and a group of Yuan's soldiers rushed out from the city gate with a roar, spreading out along the moat to both sides, as if preparing to form an array.

On the west mountain, just like echoing the drums in Ye City, a plume of smoke and dust suddenly rose up, and the vague figures of some soldiers came towards the gate of Ye City...

The drum beat became louder, but the Yuan army's column, which was about to deploy, seemed to have been pressed on the retreat button. Instead of rushing forward, it regrouped, retreated back to the drawbridge, and retracted into the city.

The gate of Yecheng closed with a bang, and the suspension bridge rose again amidst the creaking sound.

Although some of the soldiers and horses rushing out from the west mountain were relatively fast and almost reached the edge of the suspension bridge, they were shot back by the archers above the city and they immediately retreated. The general who led the army understood that the plan to seize the city had failed, so he could only shout, gather his soldiers and retreat slowly.

Yuan Shang laughed loudly and pointed at the somewhat embarrassed soldiers and horses ambushing in the Western Mountains, "You guys! You can't make money with such a crude plan!"

The soldiers of the Yuan family on the city wall also laughed together, full of joy...

The judge smiled, stroking his beard, and said: "A mere ambush strategy can be defeated as easily as flipping the palm of your hand! If someone digs a trench, someone will be in vain. If you run away, don't chase him. When he is tired, you will burn him in one fell swoop!" "

"With Zhengnan here, I will have no worries!" Yuan Shang also said with a smile, "Zhengnan has insight into the smallest details and has great foresight. He is really the mainstay of the country!"

Shen Pei bowed his hands and was a little humble, but he was obviously in a good mood. He laughed with Yuan Shang, and seemed to be full of confidence in his future victory.

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Cao Pi and Cao Cao concealed their banners and arrived near Yecheng, hiding behind Yuan Tan and Xia Houyuan's troops.

After traveling for a long time, Cao Pi felt that he should be somewhat immune to the noise, the smell of sweat and the smell of blood. But when he got up in the morning, he heard the noise coming from the camp gate and smelled the strong smell of blood. I feel uncomfortable and a little irritable.

Finally last night, he had the opportunity to wash away the loess from his head and body, and then changed into a clean uniform. Cao Pi suddenly felt comfortable, lying on the fur, and fell asleep before taking a few breaths, as if he just closed his eyes. He stared for a moment, and then he was woken up by the continuous screams from the camp gate.

Numbness can avoid a lot of pain and discomfort, just like those civilians near the camp.

Although the life of the soldiers was dirty and messy, it was generally relatively good. As for the civilians who were temporarily brought here by force, the situation was naturally even worse.

Grass and shrubs are often the homes and beds of these people. The smell of sweat is the most normal smell, and even lice and fleas are minor problems. These peasants had their hair disheveled, their heads and faces were dirty, their eyes were dull, and their expressions were numb. They were either sitting or lying down. Only some of them were scratching fleas and lice on their bodies, or picking up the blood blisters and blood on their smelly feet. The muddy ones can more or less prove that these civilians still have breath. Those who have no expression at all and lie motionless on the ground look more like a stinky corpse than a living person.

Those who can't adapt will naturally want to flee, but their escape was already expected by the soldiers. Even the seemingly lax defense last night was just a deliberate act to catch these dozen of them so that they could kill the chickens and scare the monkeys. .

At the gate of the camp, there was the sound of whips crackling, accompanied by increasingly weaker screams and rude curses.

The captured fugitives are now being tied up one by one in front of the camp gate, being hung up and beaten by the soldiers. The blood from the whips splashes everywhere, and spots fall on the ground in front of the camp gate, on the flags, and even on the surrounding areas. On the soldiers.

These peasants would be tied, hung, and wailed until they died. Even after they died, they would still be hung, displayed high like salted fish and bacon. These civilians who are eager to escape are like being stuck in a swamp. The more they struggle upward and yearn for sunlight, the deeper they sink, and the faster and more painful they die.

Cao Pi, who was dressed in a brocade robe, glanced at the howling civilians at the camp gate, frowned slightly, took the green salt handed by the guard and rubbed it on his teeth, then bit a willow branch and said vaguely, " Can't you give them a good time? It's so noisy so early in the morning..."

"Young master, you don't know something," the guard beside Cao Pi came over and said, "If you don't do this, these bitches won't be afraid... If they die too easily, they won't be cured..."

Cao Pi took a sip of water and then drank it, "I know... I just disturbed my dream... Oh, forget it..."

The guard smiled and said: "It's already passed... If the young master continues to sleep, the younger one will be punished..." Although Cao Pi is younger and does not have to participate in the battle like an ordinary general, he still It is impossible to lie down in the army.

Cao Pi shook his robe and sighed sadly.

War is dirty, smelly, bloody, smells bad, there are mosquitoes, flies, lice, fleas, no wine, no music, no beauties, no beauties, no fun at all.

Isn't this war just about fighting to the death?

Who can command more people, whether by rewarding them with titles, or by bloody means like ants at the gate of the camp, anyway, whichever side has more people, doesn't it mean that they have the upper hand and victory is guaranteed?

Advance, charge, retreat, train the soldiers, and then let the soldiers do what the general ordered. Isn't that what the battle formation is all about?

The so-called strategy is just that whoever can make himself die less and the enemy die more will win.

It's that simple, what's so hard about it?

My father, Cao Cao, insisted on letting me watch and learn from him. Isn't that what it was all about? What’s so good about seeing dead people, stumps, intestines dragging all over the floor, and bloody flesh crawling on the ground every day?

Marching, setting up formations, strategizing and planning, shouldn't we just let our subordinates do these things? A general is a general, and a general is a commander. Someone only needs to know how to be a general, isn't it? Why do we have to watch and listen to this every day?

It's really unreasonable.

Of course, Cao Pi didn't dare to really reason. Whenever he saw Cao Cao frowning, his calves would tremble. He didn't dare to talk back to Cao Cao, so even though he had thousands of reluctances in his heart, he would never A complaint can only be a constant rumbling in the stomach, and will eventually turn into a sigh or a fart depending on the specific situation...

But God is often like this. He will forcefully force the things you dislike the most on you, and then hide away and laugh.

The voice that Cao Pi least expected to hear was another voice from the side: "I've seen you, Sir! Sikong invites you!"

The guard standing aside quickly stuffed a piece of cake into Cao Pi secretly by adjusting his sleeves, and then smiled flatteringly at Dian Wei.

Dian Wei's eyes moved slightly, then he raised his head and moved forward, pretending not to see anything, and he didn't seem to hear the sound of Cao Pi behind him, like a hamster, lowering his head and hiding his face behind his sleeves, gnawing and swallowing. Cao Cao's tent had slowed down a little to give Cao Pi time to sort it out, and then he strode forward and reported loudly.

Cao Pi lowered his head and entered the tent. His eyesight went dark. After two or three breaths, he finally got used to the dim light inside the tent. The air inside the big tent was very turbid, filled with the smoky smell of pine oil torches that had been lit for a long time, and some mixed smells that were difficult to distinguish. Cao Pi couldn't help but cough twice, but when he saw his father Cao Cao throwing He quickly suppressed his gaze and then stepped forward to greet him.

Cao Cao's sharp eyes fell on the corners of Cao Pi's mouth and some fine foam on his sleeves, and he frowned slightly. "As a general, you should know the joys and sorrows of soldiers, so that you can win their hearts and drive them. Do you understand?"

Cao Pi nodded quickly, "Thank you, father, for your guidance. I understand."

Cao Cao was furious, "What do you understand?"

"A general should know how hard his soldiers are working..." Cao Pi replied cautiously.

"You are well clothed and well fed, lying high and sleeping soundly. Do you understand this? Do you understand the joys and sorrows of soldiers?!" Cao Cao scolded.

Cao Pi trembled, prostrated quickly, and then said that the child was guilty, but he was a little dissatisfied in his heart. Didn't he just change into clean clothes and go to bed a little later? What is there to make such a fuss about? It is simply unreasonable...

Cao Ren was on the side to smooth things over and said: "The boy is sleepy and is growing taller. This is not a big bad thing... Just be careful next time. Be careful next time..."

Cao Cao snorted coldly, "For Zi Xiao's sake, let me spare you this time! Get up! When you go back, change your brocade robe! Next time, you will be severely punished! Do you know!?" Of course Cao Cao also He knew that the child was a sleepy child, so he let Cao Pi off without asking him to order the meat. Unexpectedly, Cao Pi slept until he didn't even have time to eat the preserved meat, which made Cao Cao somewhat dissatisfied.

Cao Pi hurriedly agreed, and then thanked Cao Ren.

Cao Ren smiled and waved his hand,

"Shen Zhengnan is indeed well-deserved..." Cao Cao waited for Cao Pi to sit down and said slowly, "He has seen through the strategy of luring the enemy, so we should use the tactic of wearing down the troops..."

Cao Pi pricked his ears and listened carefully. Only then did he realize what changes had taken place under Yecheng ahead.

After Shen Pei lured out the ambush, he beat the war drums at regular intervals, and even sent soldiers out to circle around the city gate. When Cao Cao's soldiers and horses rushed towards him, they retreated without seeing the soldiers. He immediately stepped forward and killed some civilians digging trenches, and frantically probed near the red line, leaving Xia Houyuan in the front at a loss.

Sure enough, Cao Cao's question came to him after he finished speaking, "Pi'er, what can you do to deal with it?"

Although Cao Pi was complaining crazily in his heart, under Cao Cao's eyes, he still had to think about countermeasures honestly. After a while, he tentatively said: "In this case, since there is a strategy to tire out the army, why not tire out the army?"