Three Kingdoms

Living in troubled times, especially in places like Yanzhou and Yuzhou where roads are smooth on all sides and easy to come and go, in fact, more or less, there is some insecurity in the heart. After all, Cao Cao's situation cannot be said to be extraordinary. Stable, there have been many wars in recent years, and with little income, they have to move abroad. If these noble families have no objections and everyone is willing to do so, then it is obviously impossible.

Although on the surface, Cao Cao collects taxes on behalf of the Han Dynasty, no one likes their things to be taken away by others for free, and it is normal to have some complaints. If Cao Cao can make these noble families feel the corresponding benefits after paying these taxes, then naturally they can continue to cooperate for a long time. But the problem is that Cao Cao is very strict about power, and for the Cao family and Xiahou People outside the clan are not so decentralized, so naturally there are a lot of slanders in the countryside.

It is not that there are no such people who work hard on the land and pay the rent honestly. But after these people grow food, they are recruited into young men, and the food is taken away and used as military pay, how many more will there be? Why do people continue to farm and pay rent honestly? If you can't live anymore, you can only change into two forms. One is to become a refugee and flee to the so-called land of hope, and the other is to pick up a knife...

Although manors and forts with a little bit of self-preservation power can hold on to one-third of their own land, these grains and livestock, people and wealth are still like honey, attracting those who are desperate around them, or It is the eyes of greedy people. The better the situation, the more eyes they will covet. After all, many people have a kind of "moral balance" mentality, just like some people in later generations of companies who have worked hard to do projects and get them. After paying a sum of hard-earned money, someone must come up and offer to treat you to dinner, otherwise it would be like being stingy and unsociable.

The same is true for Xujiabao.

Only those who have been hungry will understand the pain of hunger, so they will take every piece of food seriously, especially those grown with hard work...

However, what if you didn’t grow it little by little with your own hard work?

Cao Chun and Xia Houyuan arrived at Xujiabao, and without being polite, they sent people directly to Xujiabao to send some grain, grass, cattle, wine, etc. to labor the army. As for what the people in Xujiabao thought, whether they were willing or not. , these things are not within the scope of consideration by Cao Chun and Xia Houyuan.

Xu Jiabao also knew the rules, so he didn't say anything more and had three carts of grain and grass delivered.

Logically speaking, this matter was over. Cao Chun, Xia Houyuan and others rested for one night and then continued on their way the next day, but something unexpected happened.

Xia Houyuan felt that Xu Jiabao had underestimated him, or that he had despised Cao Jun. He didn't even give him wine or even much meat! A few slices of dark bacon of unknown age, are you trying to send a beggar away? Xujiabao is so big, does it mean that it can’t even provide some decent beef wine?

Xia Houyuan was very angry, and the consequences were serious.

In fact, does Xia Houyuan really lack this kind of food and wine?

Neither.

The main reason is that Xia Houyuan is depressed. On the one hand, he was defeated inexplicably and was punished by Cao Cao. He felt that his family was completely humiliated. In addition, Cao Chun didn't pay much attention to Xia Houyuan now, which made Xia Houyuan even more angry. , being attracted by such a trivial matter in Xujiabao, he suddenly became angry.

Xujiabao is such a big place, with so many fields around it. Could it be that there isn’t anything decent? Xujiabao is able to farm well here. Isn't it protected by Cao Jun? Now that Cao Jun is here, not only is he not grateful and dedicating the best things, but he just takes these rags and just wants to fool them and get rid of the problem?

Can you bear it?

Xia Houyuan said he couldn't bear it.

After slamming the table on the spot, he went to smash the door of Xujiabao.

When Cao Chun heard the news and rushed to Xia Houyuan's place, Xia Houyuan was already proudly taking the wine and meat he had brought and started eating and drinking...

Cao Chun (￢_￢) didn't take this matter too seriously at first glance. Although Xia Houyuan said that it was not a good thing to do, he just did it. Is it possible that he wanted to force Xia Houyuan to give up the wine and meat in front of everyone? Send it back? What Xia Houyuan did was indeed inappropriate, but Cao Chun did not have the authority to deal with Xia Houyuan directly. Even if he wanted to deal with it, he would have to wait for Cao Cao to come.

Cao Chun naturally regretted it afterwards, but at that time, Cao Chun did not take this matter seriously...

What?

Is alcohol allowed in the military?

hehe……

Have you never seen Zhuangxingjiu? If alcohol is really banned, how come several big jars and bowls of wine suddenly appear when death squads are needed?

What's more, since Xia Houyuan can get wine and meat, it naturally means that there is no wine and meat in Xujiabao, but that it was not delivered before. Therefore, Cao Chun did not want to appease Xujiabao, but warned Xujiabao that no drinking was allowed. After he missed something and said he would leave on time the next day, he ignored Xia Houyuan.

Logically speaking, this is what happened, but what Cao Chun never expected was that after Xia Houyuan had eaten and drank enough, he took advantage of the wine and ran to Xujiabao again. Not only did he enter with his guards carelessly, In the fort, she even asked Xujiabao to provide her with a warm quilt...

In the current time journey, Cao Cao has never experienced the sister-in-law incident, so he naturally has no understanding of how painful this behavior is. For Bai Di General Xia Houyuan, he also feels that this is not a big deal. After all, the nobles It is still an elegant thing for aristocratic families to give beauties to each other, and it is normal for the family to give singers, dancers, etc. as a gift to entertain guests.

In Xia Houyuan's mind, he felt that Xu Jiabao was a cheap person. He didn't give any cow wine as a gift, and he insisted on toasting and was fined with wine. In addition, when he asked for cow wine before, it went well, so he didn't think that he was a cheap person. What's wrong with doing this. Are you an honest person? If you don't rush to bully me, why don't you wait until there is no such shop in this village?

As a result, Xia Houyuan yelled confidently, saying that he was fighting against the vicious hussar invasion for the safety of everyone in Xujiabao. Didn't Xujiabao show any signs of it? Could it be that he thought the hussar was good, was dissatisfied with Cao Cao's governance, and was planning to rebel?

Xia Houyuan originally wanted to scare Xu Jiabao, just like many company bosses in later generations would yell at their subordinates if they wanted to do something, and if they didn't want to do something, just get out. This didn't necessarily mean firing them on the spot, sometimes it was just a threat. But what Xia Houyuan didn't expect was that the boy in Xujiabao who looked stupid, stupid, short, fat and stupid would immediately turn his face! And the key point is that Xia Houyuan claims to be brave, but he is no match for this short boy. After a few moves against him, he failed!

If it weren't for the fact that Xujiabao itself is not a majestic city and does not have many defensive facilities, and Xia Houyuan's guards desperately blocked it, Xia Houyuan found a chance to escape from a slightly low dock. Escaped from the fort wall...

Immediately, Xujiabao was in a state of non-stop, and the short man rushed out of Wubao with some good hands. Cao's army did not expect to be attacked, and they were not prepared at all. Secondly, no one was there. The short opponent, with a simple sword flying up and down, rushed directly into Cao Jun's camp, setting fire to the left and right, causing the war horses to be frightened. I don't know whether it was because the fence was man-made or was damaged by the war horses in panic. Anyway, Suddenly, the war horses ran wildly, causing chaos in the camp!

At daybreak, Xu Jiabao burned his own fort, completely smashed it, and escaped in the chaos. But for Cao Chun and Xia Houyuan, they also had to collect the scattered horses and personnel, gather them again, and delay It took more than a day...

……(?｀∧′)(._.)……

Yangzhai.

Xia Houyuan lowered his head and remained silent.

After hearing Cao Chun's explanation, Xiahou Dun was immediately out of breath. He pointed at Xia Houyuan with trembling fingers. He might have wanted to say something, but the problem was that Xiahou Dun had insisted on fighting in the rain before, and then he After many huge emotional ups and downs, I just calmed down a bit after arriving in Yangzhai, and then I encountered something like this again...

In normal times, this matter would just be Xia Houyuan's business, and he would have to send troops to search for the people in Xujiabao. But now that Xia Houdun thought of the previous Battle of Sanshiwan, several thoughts popped up in his mind involuntarily. What if!

If Cao Chun and Xia Houyuan could be faster, without Xia Houyuan's bastard behavior on the way, they would naturally not have provoked Xujiabao's rebellion. They would also be able to reach Yangzhai faster, and maybe even support Xiahou Dun in the process. The battle at Sanshi Bay was equivalent to saying that he actually had a chance to win and had the conditions to win!

But now...

"You...someone..." Under the strong stimulation, Xiahou Dun was already a little dizzy, and now he was in unbearable pain. Even the figures of Cao Chun and Xia Houyuan in front of him were shaking. The world was spinning, and he couldn't say anything at the end. Without saying anything, he just fell to the ground!

Cao Chun was shocked and hurriedly stepped forward to help Xiahou Dun, only to find that Xiahou Dun's forehead was a little hot, but his hands and feet were cold. He was actually infected with wind-cold and was in a state of illness!

People who practice martial arts are middle-aged and generally do not get sick very much. Just like many middle-aged people in later generations, they seem to be very healthy and have no problems. However, if they get sick, they often become disastrous. Usually, hidden dangers accumulated in the body will even be implicated, and then the illness will disappear, and it will not get better in three or two days...

Among the three generals, except for the young and powerful Cao Chun, Xiahou Dun was ill and unable to get up, and Xia Houyuan was injured and unable to fight. Cao Chun really just wanted to shout at the sky: "It's so difficult..."

When Cao Chun had to accept the defense responsibility of Yangzhai and heard from the remnants of Xiahou Dun that his old rival Zhao Yun was coming, he became uneasy. After urgently asking Xun Yu for instructions, on the one hand, Cao Chun was too young. , and he has been commanding cavalry for a long time, and is not very proficient in infantry battle formations. On the other hand, Xiahou Dun is seriously ill, and the morale in Yangzhai is also low. The soldiers are indeed unable to be reused. If they are defeated again, the consequences will be disastrous, so they simply let Cao Chun Xiahou Dun, who was seriously ill, and Xiahou Yuan, who was injured, took the initiative to retreat out of Yangdi and went to Xu County together, waiting for the upcoming meeting with Cao Cao.

After all, Xiahou Dun was seriously ill and Xiahou Yuan was injured. This kind of thing could not be hidden from Yangdi's soldiers. With morale low, could Cao Chun alone turn the tide? And the opponent is Zhao Yun, who has already become famous among Cao Jun!

Cao Chun took the initiative to retreat with his troops, but Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao couldn't believe it. They even agreed that it was a trap set by Cao Jun. Instead, they became more cautious and sent out scouts to investigate until Fei Qian arrived with the follow-up troops. , after entering Yangzhai and searching carefully, I realized that I was a little too cautious...

After entering Yangzhai, Zhang Liao apologized to Fei Qian. After listening to Zhang Liao's story, Fei Qian was silent for a long time and then slowly said, "Does Wen Yuan know where he went wrong in this battle?" 』

Zhang Liao lowered his head and said: "I underestimated the enemy..."

Fei Qian nodded, shook his head, and said: "This is one of them, and the other one is the strategy used by Wen Yuan, which is very urgent!" Zhang Wenyuan! Let me ask you, is it possible that Yinlong Chenliu won, and you became eager to achieve success? Is it possible that the unique snow area plan was sold before, but now it is not added? Since you have sent your son to cross the river for the first time, why not pretend to be a suspicious soldier returning to the west, lure the Xiahou soldiers away from Sanshiwan, and then cross the river to attack them? In the past, Wei Wenzhang often used strange weapons in Sichuan and Sichuan, and his sword was deviated. Some people also lamented that he was afraid that in the future, he would use strange soldiers easily, but he would eventually be defeated by using strange weapons! However, I never thought... Zhang Wenyuan, do you remember that when you were in Luoyang in the past, you were taught a certain marksmanship, what is the name of it? 』

Of course, Fei Qian was just an afterthought, so he would have been able to think of some good strategies while he was there, but this did not prevent Fei Qian from figuring out what Zhang Liao was thinking at the time...

"Zhongping..." Zhang Liao was ashamed.

"Zhongping Zhongzheng, use Zhongping with your spear, and use Zhongzheng with your strategy, so that the enemy has no choice but to respond!" To regulate and tire them, to lure them into chaos, you must save them when you attack them, and you must defend them when you fight them. You must not be impatient, but you will mess up your position..." Fei Qian said slowly, "The merits and demerits of this battle are temporary. Note that Wen Yuan first recorded the military affairs before and after by himself, leaving it to the martial arts lecture hall for comment... Only when you have been hit hard can you get a piece of wisdom. If Wen Yuan can understand the meaning of Zhongzheng and combine Zhengqi with Zhengqi, then he will live up to his early deprivation... …』

What Fei Qian wants Zhang Liao to remember is that he cannot place all his hopes on the so-called "Qi Wen". If the Qi Bing fails, it will lead to a series of adverse reactions, just like Zhang Chen will be able to do anything if he succeeds. Okay, but Zhang Chen's failure also affected Zhang Liao himself, causing Zhang Liao to have a series of subsequent problems.

Zhang Liao bowed again and knocked on the ground with a sound. It was only now that Fei Qian pointed it out that Zhang Liao truly realized that he had already been comparing himself to each other when he heard that Zhao Yun defeated Xia Houyuan in the middle road. Such thoughts inadvertently affected Zhang Liao's decision. When Zhang Liao faced Xiahou Dun, he also wanted to rely on his own strength to achieve the same military exploits as Zhao Yun! He was eager for success and hoped to be successful in one battle. Unexpectedly, this mentality caused Zhang Liao to lose the high level of vigilance he should have...

Fei Qian looked at Zhang Liao, then stepped forward to help him up with his own hands, patted his shoulder and asked him to sit down again. Zhang Liao's injury actually reminded Fei Qian himself that the plan was going well these days. Fei Qian even had the illusion that he could defeat Cao Cao in one fell swoop, and he also thought about whether to change his original plan...

Now, although Fei Qianqian reminds Zhang Liao, he is actually reminding himself that in terms of marksmanship, people must stick to the middle and seek righteousness. Only by not losing themselves can they reduce their mistakes.

However, now Xu County is right in front of us, and the previous overall plan has reached the final stage...