Three Kingdoms

Huayan Lake is not the only lake in Mobei, Youzhou, but it is an area where herders often stay. On this land, only by walking along the water source can you guarantee the lives of yourself and your livestock.

However, today, a killing was taking place near Huayan Lake.

The horse's belly is tightly clamped between the legs in front, and the scouts from Liaodong are escaping in a hurry, while those in pursuit are Zhang He and the Xianbei people...

Although Gongsun Du in Liaodong also had a lot of cavalry, they were different from the nomads who had been fighting for years. Therefore, when Gongsun's scout met Zhang He who was heading north, he was naturally unable to fight or run away.

Everyone has lost their formation and can only see the enemy in front of them. One party just wants to escape, while the other party is desperate to intercept them.

Because of the direction of the wind, Zhang He and others did not pay attention to the arrows they shot intermittently when they were chasing the Liaodong scouts. Except for a few unlucky guys who were shot directly in the vital points, most of the arrows were in the wind. The shot has lost its original power. Even if it is shot on the body, there will be only a brief moment of pain at most, as if it was hit by a stone. It will break the skin and bleed a little, but it will not hurt the bones and flesh at all.

Zhang He was rescued by the Xianbei people. Although Qian Laoshi did not represent Zhang He's wishes to a certain extent and did not operate according to Zhang He's ideas, but now that the matter has come to this, what other solution is there? Could it be possible that he rushed back to plead guilty, saying that it was his own bodyguard who made arbitrary decisions, which was totally not his intention and had nothing to do with him?

The Xianbei people want to go home.

But the problem is that he can't go back and is blocked by Gongsun Du.

Therefore, the Xianbei people proposed to let Zhang He pave a way for them. If Zhang He is willing to stay in the desert, these Xianbei people will treat Zhang He as the most distinguished guest. If they are unwilling to stay and leave, the Xianbei people will agree and will give him Some war horse leather robes and so on...

The Xianbei leader even cut his face to swear an oath. Use a knife to make a cut on your face to show that the oath is irrevocable. After all, even if the wound heals, there will be a scar.

Therefore, Zhang He and the Xianbei people arrived here, but the problem was that the number of Zhang He and the Xianbei people was not enough to compete with Gongsun Du head-on, so they could only look for opportunities to break through when he was unprepared. If you want to achieve such a combat goal, you must remain concealed. Therefore, these Gongsun scouts must pursue and kill no one. This is what Zhang He and the Xianbei people want to achieve now.

Zhang He caught up with the Gongsun scouts, knocked one of them over with one shot, and then shot another one across the board. He knocked down the bow and arrow that the other scout had raised in a hurry, and cut a bloody gash in his thigh...

It didn't take long for these Gongsun scouts to be caught up one after another, and then hacked to death by the Huayan Lake.

Zhang He slowly stopped, and the war horse puffed out white smoke from its mouth and nose.

The Xianbei leader followed and reined in his horse. "General Zhang, what's wrong?" 』

Zhang He shook off the blood on the spear, then raised his chin and gestured, "Look at the weather... are you sure you want to go back?" 』

The Xianbei leader was silent for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth: "Shouldn't this mean that we have to go back?" The clan members at home are still waiting..."

Zhang He sighed, nodded, and said, "You can't hide these scouts for long if you kill them. If you want to go back, you have to do it as soon as possible!" 』

"So what does General Zhang mean..." the Xianbei leader asked.

Zhang He looked at the sky and said after a while: "It looks like it's going to snow again..."

Zhang He was not the only one who looked at the sky and said that it was snowing.

"What the hell is this weather!" Why is it snowing again? 』

Gongsun Du raised his head and looked at the sky.

After Gongsun Du defeated Liu He and other Wuhuan people, he chased him for a while, but his military skills were so complicated that Kou Mo chased him. He was also afraid that he would fall into a trap if he chased him, so he gradually stopped. Then God unexpectedly It's snowing... Such a sudden change in weather almost made Gongsundu feel like he was out of time. Is it March now? Is not it? Are you sure?

Of course, Liaodong is not a very warm place, but it rarely snows in March...

Such a situation naturally made everyone from Gongsun Du to the ordinary soldiers panic and stop moving forward.

"Lord, next..." Liu Yi also looked up at the sky, hesitantly.

If according to the original plan, Gongsun Du was going to take advantage of the chaos to capture Yuyang, and it would be best to attack in one fell swoop when both the Hussars and the Cao family were hurt. But now, both Gongsun Du and Liu Yi are somewhat hesitant. .

This kind of weather itself is not suitable for marching and fighting. If it snowed by chance before, it would be fine, but now it is the second time, which makes Gongsundu less lucky.

"The order goes down and we set up camp for now..." Gongsun Du sighed and said, "Let's wait until the snow stops before making plans..." If God doesn't give you face, how can you fight?

But that night, Gongsun Du was attacked by the Xianbei people led by Zhang He.

Most of Gongsun's army thought that the battle was over, and many of them were preoccupied with preparing to go home. They did not expect that someone would take advantage of the snowy night to make a sneak attack. The camp was suddenly destroyed, and the various supplies that had been bundled and packed just became They found the best place to ignite the fire, and the blazing fire lit up half of the sky. Gongsun's soldiers, who had lost their minds, were running around, unorganized, and naturally unable to resist the fierce assault led by Zhang He.

By daybreak, Zhang He and others who had made the surprise attack had already fled north. The embarrassed Gongsun Du jumped to his feet angrily and cursed, but there was nothing he could do. On the one hand, pursuing northward went against the original plan, and on the other hand, the weather was also a big problem. , without pursuing pursuit, I don’t know if I will fall into a dilemma of being attacked from two sides after going south. In the end, I had no choice but to gather the remaining defeated troops, and I had no willpower to fight to the last soldier, so I had to retreat in frustration...

Gongsun Du attacked this time and won some small victories, but was suddenly attacked by Zhang He, but also suffered heavy losses. It is not an exaggeration to say that he won a small victory but was defeated...

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Zhuge Liang likes to play chess. Pang Tong, I can't say whether I like him or not, but the way they play chess is completely different.

When Zhuge Liang plays chess, he is calm and calm, but Pang Tong is fine at other times, but when playing chess, he is not like Zhuge Liang. Winning or losing is like a spring breeze blowing on his face, and victory or defeat is like a passing cloud.

Pang Tong couldn't even speak of the so-called "calm" word. He had just taken a small advantage in the corner, and immediately rolled up his sleeves and stretched out his arms to pour water from the pot. He held the teacup with a contented face and looked around with his head high. The arrogant and aloof person who is superior to others is exactly what Wen Ping's national player looks like, but once the situation falls into a passive position, in the blink of an eye, he will have a frowning and sad face, or he will be gnashing his teeth as he plans a countermeasure, or his face will be tense and he is thinking hard about the solution. , if the situation is even worse, he will lean over the table with his hands on the table and his head hunched, wishing that he could condense his eyes into sharp swords and sharp axes, and chop those damn chess pieces into pieces. The breeze drifts away...

Therefore, Pang Tong is generally unwilling to play chess with others to avoid exposing his own shortcomings. Of course, this is also in front of Zhuge Liang. At other times, Pang Tong will cover it up to some extent.

"Ha...you lost..." Zhuge Liang picked up a chess piece and slapped it on the chessboard.

Pang Tong stared at the chess piece, as if he had a deep hatred. For a long time, he just raised his head and heard Zhuge Liang say: "As promised, you can't regret the chess piece..."

There is a saying that a true gentleman should not comment when watching chess, and a fake celebrity should not be allowed to regret playing chess. If anyone does not make people regret their chess, then he is not worthy of being a famous person, and of course he is not worthy of being a gentleman. If he is not worthy of being a gentleman, he is naturally not worthy of being a county prince, a general, or a world leader.

If you can make people regret their chess, then it's easy to talk about anything, and they will have the opportunity to become a good gentleman, a good marquis, a good general, etc., with a strong courage, a broad mind, a dignified appearance, and talents...

But Zhuge Liang didn't accept this trick.

Pang Tong kept mumbling for a long time, then finally pushed the chessboard and said, "It's boring." No more! 』

Zhuge Liang served as Wu Guancheng and returned to Chang'an because he needed to deploy some supplies. Pang Tong originally thought that now that Zhuge Liang was under his control, he would be more restrained and, um, show off his chess skills. However, he did not expect that Zhuge Liang would still be merciless and killed Pang Tong until he lost his armor.

"But are you worried about the changes in the weather? "Pang Tong was like this, and Zhuge Liang was not annoyed.

When Zhuge Liang was halfway through the game, he discovered that Pang Tong was actually a little absent-minded. Although there were a few white stones on the chessboard that seemed to have an advantage, there were actually faint signs of being trapped in a tight siege, and Pang Tong didn't notice it.

So Zhuge Liang easily broke off Pang Tong's dragon with one attack, and Pang Tong was naturally defeated. In the Han Dynasty, the emphasis was still on the big dragon model, which was like the kind of land grabbing in later generations. Most of them were the words and deeds of Confucian people.

Pang Tong nodded and started talking without hiding anything. Pang Tong is not like Zhuge. As he stands taller, naturally there are more things and various relationships become more complicated. Although the general direction has been determined with the Cavalry General a few days ago, there are still some people who don't think there is any problem at the moment, and even think that this is an occasional weather abnormality, and it will not be long before it returns to its original state.

Wasn't this the case a few years ago?

It’s not like I’ve never encountered a cold spring before. Is there any need to be so nervous?

Who knows if Cavalry General Fei Qian and his gang are taking advantage of the weather to do something else?

The military garrison land that belongs only to Fei Qian is quite good, but it is private. These noble families who have suffered losses before are all walking as slowly as sloths. It is not that they are not moving, nor are they disobeying orders. Compliance is just one word, "slow"!

The key is that Pang Tong can't say anything about the "Great Cold Period", and if he does, it may not be useful, and it may even be counterproductive.

On the whole, Fei Qian's rule was quite good. Since the Shanxi nobles were not very strong to begin with, and the biggest leader was kicked to Luoyang by Fei Qian, the Shanxi nobles were leaderless as a whole. It's not like racing or competing with Fei Qian, but it's just because of this that these Shanxi nobles are cautious, fearing that they will be the next to fall into the pit.

Because it is March now, and March has always been the busiest month. Farming is naturally the highlight, but there are also many other matters. Take a simple family of an ordinary nobleman as an example. Just having food is not enough, right? There are also a series of things to wear, use, play, drink, etc. If you buy all these things, the price will go up. If your own craftsmen and slaves make them, they will naturally be cheap and redundant. Sales are also available…

Therefore, how could these nobles immediately put aside all other things at hand and concentrate on farming to fight the disaster?

Zhuge Liang listened for a moment, smiled slightly, and said, "Shi Yuan is wrong..."

Pang Tong frowned and said, "What's wrong?" 』

Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "If the way is unclear, the benefits are also unclear..."

Pang Tong suddenly looked sideways, and was about to say something when he suddenly seemed to think of something else. He hesitated for a moment, then raised his head, frowned and touched his chin, "Well, that's right... 』

Pang Tong is not a god, so naturally he sometimes falls into misunderstandings in his thinking, otherwise there would be no such thing as Luofengpo in history. When Zhuge Liang said "Tao and profit", Pang Tong wanted to understand the reason.

The industries under the Husband, whether it is farmland or workshops, are personal assets of the Hussar. He will naturally follow the orders of the Hussar general, just like those in the planned economic system of later generations. Will those who hold positions in it care whether their business is profitable or not, and whether what they produce will make a loss or not? Don't you just do whatever you are ordered to do?

The planned economy is not bad, nor should it be despised by others. On the contrary, it is a very advanced model, so advanced that even ordinary people can play with it...

From a certain perspective, in fact, in the feudal dynasty, those industries directly under the royal family were basically planned economies and were responsible for meeting all the needs of the royal family. These industries often bring together the country's top craftsmen and handicrafts, and are also the largest and best creative bases. However, most of the time these industries lose money and cannot gain profits. The reason is very simple: the "plan" is not done well. .

There are more means of production here, and less there. In order to pursue the best products, one piece of jade may be produced, but behind it are hundreds of pieces of waste. Those in charge consider position, not profit. How can they not lose money in the long run?

Nowadays, it seems that Fei Qian's industries are easy and profitable, but not everyone can know what these workshops need to research, develop, and produce like Fei Qian. Without Fei Qian, Doesn’t it cost a lot to provide guidance and take detours?

Maybe a family can't afford even one detour!

Therefore, the difference emerged. These people under the Hussar, from Yinshan to Beidi, gave an order to put down their original affairs regardless of profit and move in unison. But what about the other noble surnames?

Some things are seasonal. If you miss it and don’t do it, will you have to wait another year? For example, if we don’t send people to collect the supplies and raw materials from various places, will they all rot on the ground? Who will compensate for this loss? Even if there is compensation, how much will it be? They would definitely not be willing to have more hussars, and they would not be willing to have less local nobles. Therefore, under such circumstances, how could a large noble family put aside all other things and only focus on farming and mulberry?

Pang Tong originally thought that everyone knew that agriculture and mulberry trees were undoubtedly the foundation, so if everyone worked together to protect agriculture and mulberry trees, wouldn't everyone benefit? Therefore, Pang Tong believed that since this matter was profitable for everyone, he would naturally be willing to do it and do it quickly. For a while, his thinking went into a misunderstanding.

Originally it was supposed to be that it was difficult for the big ship to turn around, but it was easy for the small boat to do things, but now it was the other way around. The big ship started to turn at the first command, but the small boat was still hesitant, not knowing whether it should turn or not...

After Zhuge Liang's point, Pang Tong also figured it out, but the problem is that he wants to understand it, but it is not easy to correct the wrong ideas of these noble families.

The simple criterion for judging whether something is right or wrong is to look at the results.

Now Fei Qian, Pang Tong and others believe that the Great Cold Period has arrived, and snow is a sign. However, in order to avoid panic, they cannot say it, and no one may believe it if they say it. For these people, they think this is an accident. , even if the seedlings sown before die, at most they can only be replanted, and the harvest will be smaller. However, if other matters are delayed, replanting may not be possible.

Pang Tong wanted to prove it, but how? Yes, there was some light snow before, but it melted soon. Although the sky has not cleared up, it has not continued to snow. This will prove that there will be heavy rains this summer, drought in autumn, and heavy snow in winter. , will it be colder next year? Nongsang will have many problems in the future, so we need to pay attention to it now?

If these noble nobles violated the law and resisted Fei Qian's orders, Pang Tong had a sense of discipline in his hands. Naturally, he would arrest and kill those who deserved to be punished. But the problem is that it was not Fei Qian who was neglected by these noble nobles. The property is not a public facility, and the civilians who should bear the burden have nothing to lose, but they are not that caring about their own private fields, or it can be said that most of them do nothing. How should this be punished?

The Hussars General needed urgent repairs to the canals and needed supplies and manpower. I gave them.

The Hussars general wants to build shacks for the field and needs supplies and manpower. Please cooperate.

It's just that in my own field, the movement is a bit slower, and the reason for the slowness is very simple. All the manpower and supplies have been allocated to the hussar general...

But if left alone, if these people are really hit by a disaster, it will not only affect them, but also the tax issue of the Cavalry General!

There is no reason for the punishment now. Just like if future generations wander around naked in public areas, it will definitely be a crime against civility. However, if it is in one's own home, even if the same gentleman shows off his orbs, it cannot be said to hinder civility. After all, it cannot be Are you required to be well-dressed at all times, including when taking a bath?

Pang Tong had a headache, but when he saw Zhuge Liang smiling but not smiling, his heart suddenly moved, "Could it be that Kong Ming has a plan? Why don't you tell me quickly?" 』

"Shi Yuan is really in it, it's hard to see the whole picture..." Zhuge Liang laughed, "It's actually easy to get these nobles to take action, but... it still requires the consent of the hussar..."