Three Kingdoms

As the setting sun sets, the lights in Chang'an City gradually light up.

Most Chang'an residents, except for festivals, basically arrange their time according to the habit of working at sunrise and resting at sundown. They will be ready to rest within a period of time after sunset, but for General Hussar, For people in the government, they often need to continue working late, even late into the night.

Few people complained about such high-intensity work, not because the officials under Fei Qian had a high level of consciousness, but because the treatment Fei Qian arranged for these officials was in place.

There are dedicated cooks and servants for food and drink, and when things get busy they will even bring them to the hall. To rest, go around to the back and you will find the guest room not far away. There are stewards responsible for arranging washing and other chores. As for the improvement in status brought by working in the Huqifu Yamen, there is no need to mention it.

Many times, many people complain about 996. It’s not that 996 is completely unacceptable, but that the treatment that matches it is not met. It’s like having an income that is only 60% of the local average and having to pay 160% of the labor. You will never be able to eat the big pie, do you really treat people as fools to coax you?

If Fei Qian gave these officials three melons and two dates, and then preached that this was a blessing...

People have the instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. Even Fei Zhen understands this. It is normal to like what is beneficial and hate what is harmful, and it is also a gene for the sustainable development of human beings.

In the past, Huang Yueying doted on her, so Feizhen was squeamish and lazy. Now that she has entered the stage of re-education, Feizhen found that her previous tricks were useless, and she naturally began to change. When you make a mistake, you get beaten up, it hurts, and you still have to explain what you did wrong and why you were beaten up. If you cry a few times and find that it doesn’t work, then you learn to behave.

Children change the fastest. If you wait until they are older or in their teens to make changes, it will be difficult to correct them, and you will often get twice the result with half the effort.

At least, now Feizhen seems to have some appearance in her words and deeds.

It’s not a big problem for Fei Zhen to study literature. Although he may not be able to become a great Confucian and have a full body of economic knowledge, he should still be able to do something by reading the scriptures and understanding the principles. At least he can understand and master them by following Fei Qian. Some relatively advanced information and principles, but if you want to learn martial arts...

To make achievements in martial arts, it is not something that can only be accomplished by a good master. At least when studying literature, it is rarely necessary to study to death, but practicing martial arts requires life and death experience. Even Fei Qian, practicing martial arts is for It's just to strengthen the body. If Fei Qian really goes into battle to fight, he can only say "hehe".

However, it cannot be said that he does not understand military strategies at all. Therefore, when Fei Qian is thinking about some relatively minor strategic and military strategies, Fei Qian will not specifically ask Fei Zhen to avoid them, but will use some of Fei Zhen's abilities. Explain in clear words, just like the Jingzhou incident.

"Jingzhou, in the final analysis, it is still a matter of interests... It's like a plate of meat, both people want to eat it..." Fei Qian looked at the map, "One is named Liu, and the other is named Cai. At the beginning, It’s to share the food... At the beginning, Mrs. Liu was weak and Mrs. Cai was stronger, so Mrs. Liu naturally couldn’t take over Mrs. Cai. She just divided it how Cai told her to do, even if Mrs. Liu felt that it was unfair for Mrs. Cai to share it. , Ms. Liu has endured it, but now that time has passed... she can no longer bear it, but Ms. Cai also feels uncomfortable, because wasn't it always this way before? It has been like this for such a long time, why should it be changed now? 』

"Is it uncomfortable to change your habits?" Fei Qian turned to look at Fei Zhen and said, "It's like you were used to crying all the time... When you were a child, most of the crying was because you fell and hurt. But then you found out that as long as you cried, you would cry." If someone comes to coax you and serve you, then you will develop the habit of wanting others to coax you and serve you. You will choose to cry, and at that time, it will not really hurt if you fall... I can You are allowed to cry when you are in pain or sick, but if you cry about everything, is that okay? Is it not easy to change this habit? He was also slapped on the palm...right? 』

"Well, that's not good..." Fei Zhen pursed her lips, nodded, and then said, "Then these two... are they as old as me?" 』

Fei Qian chuckled, "They are all bigger than you...much bigger..."

"You're older than me, why are you still crying?" Fei Zhen opened her eyes wide and said seriously, "I won't cry now..."

"Well, so, when you grow up, you understand that crying can't solve problems, right?" ” Fei Qian touched Fei Zhen’s head. Although it may not be entirely appropriate for Fei Qian to use crying as an example, it does make some sense.

Liu was in a weak position at the beginning, so he had to rely on Cai's power. Therefore, in this process, Cai took the dominant position. The way some things were handled, or the final result, may not be complete. According to Liu Biao's wishes. In the early days, Liu Biao tolerated it, while Cai and others showed off. Later, Liu Biao wanted to bring it back. The conflicts naturally accumulated day by day, and now they have all exploded.

"So, now that the two of you have stopped crying, they are preparing to fight..." Fei Qian continued, "Will the fight break something or something?" 』

Feizhen nodded.

"So the two of them chose to fight outside, at least not to overturn the meat-eating table at home..." Fei Qian said, "Xiangyang is where they eat meat, and Jiangling, it's like In the yard, that place is spacious and relatively close. After the fight, you can rush back right away and continue eating..."

"This is wrong!" Your hands will be dirty after a fight, so you need to wash them again! ” Fei Zhen suddenly said something that was a bit unreasonable.

"ah? Yep! ” Fei Qian smiled and said, “So Mr. Cai thinks it’s troublesome to wash hands. It’s also very painful if he gets injured when he fights. What should he do? He was going to ask someone else to fight in his place...but he was strong enough to fight, right? You eat a lot, right? So Ms. Cai was afraid that the helper she called was too capable. In the end, she not only beat Ms. Liu, but also beat him and ate his flesh... What should she do? 』

"Hmm..." Feizhen tilted her head and thought for a moment, "That's right!" Call another person over, let him fight with the previous one, and then just eat the meat yourself! 』

"Hahaha, yes, that's it...so, meat eaters are despicable...this sentence has several meanings..." Fei Qian said to Feizhen, "The important thing is that if you only focus on meat, Someone will be plotting against you..."

"Oh..." Feizhen responded with a vague understanding, "Then... we don't eat meat?" 』

"We eat it too," Fei Qian said, "but some people eat it raw because it's the easiest, some people just cook it with water because they only know this method, and some people add various condiments. , there are various ways to eat it, but it is very complicated and requires time and energy... What about you? Which way do you like to eat it? 』

Feizhen tilted her head and said, "I like to eat barbecue!" 』

"OK! Find some time, how about I teach you how to bake and you can bake and eat it yourself? Fei Qian asked.

Feizhen immediately jumped up and said, "Okay!" BBQ! BBQ! 』

Fei Qian touched Fei Zhen's head and said, "It's getting late, you should go back and rest first..."

"Oh..." Although she was still a little reluctant to leave, Fei Zhen still stood up obediently, and then saluted Fei Qian solemnly, "Father, I have to say goodbye..."

There were two guards outside the hall who also saluted Fei Qiang, and then followed Fei Zhen to the gate of the backyard.

Fei Qian sat in the hall and continued to look at the map. Although he and Feizhen talked about some issues about Jingxiang, they did not make it completely clear. Of course, Jingzhou is not as simple as a plate of meat. There are many things involved, and the people and things in it are extremely complicated. It cannot be explained clearly in one or two sentences.

"Emergency military report!" ’ Soldiers outside the hall came to deliver the last military report.

Fei Qian took it and took a look, but frowned a little, "No trace of Cao Jun found?" So, it’s not in Heluo? 』

Fei Qian put down the information, which was a little difficult to understand.

Fei Qian originally thought that Cao Cao would secretly move his soldiers to the Heluo area and squat in the grass. After Fei Qian's troops left Wuguan and arrived in Jingzhou, they quickly crossed the river, marched to Hedong, and then threatened Pingyang. , secondly, you can even march eastward to Shangdang, and bypass Tongguan to the west to attack Guanzhong. In this way, Fei Qian will be very passive, and the initiative will completely fall into the hands of Cao Cao...

However, after urgently dispatching scouts to conduct reconnaissance in the Heluo area, no signs of Cao Jun were found. This shows that either Cao Jun was not in Heluo at all, or he was hiding in a place that the scouts did not expect and did not detect.

So, which case will it be?

……(*`ェ′*)……

The night wind blew over the city wall, making the torches sway wildly and blowing even more fiercely.

At the Jiangling City Gate, due to a sudden internal strife, a city gate was broken into a small gap. In the gap, various corpses and mutilated limbs were staggered and stacked. , like fried chicken pieces that had been violently shaken and hit in a box, and were randomly stained with ketchup and garlic sauce.

On the other side of the Jiangling city wall, the soil that was constantly being transported built up a sloping slope along the city wall. Under the intimidation and threats of the thieves holding torches and swords, the civilians around Jiangling who were gathered up were in a state of embarrassment. The soil was transported unbearably, and the soil slopes were stacked higher and higher...

From time to time, bursts of arrows were shot from the city wall, passing through the crowd. Under the knife and gun, the blood and flesh flew away. In the dim night, it was like pieces of green onion biscuits that fell to the ground and were accidentally stepped on.

The rolling log jumped and fell down the slope, like...

Uh, okay.

"Someone is coming!" Go bring some more rolling logs and stones! Everyone! Everyone! The city is here and people are here, but the city is gone and people are going to perish! The thieves are cruel, the city is broken, and neither you nor I can survive! ” Zhang Yun, who was guarding the city, had his head a little crooked, his voice was hoarse, and his body was already stained with blood. As he shouted loudly, the people around him also tried their best to mobilize their strength, and began to move chaotically again.

Jiangling City was originally a fortified city. The entire outer wall of the city was several feet wide. In the Han Dynasty when gunpowder was still immature, it was almost impossible to easily shake such a city wall structure. However, Zhou Yu had fallen under the skirt of Miss Jiangling before. For a short period of time...

so now……

In addition to the sudden internal strife in Jiangling City, although Zhang Yun suppressed it, it also caused great damage to a city gate. Although it is now blocked with a stone, it is still a big flaw. .

Zhang Yun was very tired, but it was obviously not the time to rest, and the thieves outside the city had no intention of resting. They kept attacking day and night, and attacked again.

The waves of siege were very tight. In addition to the thieves who were attacking the city, some people were clearly seen resting near the bandits' banner outside the city. In the distance, some people gathered the people around Jiangling and escorted them to Trees were cut down and soil was excavated from the nearby mountains...

This is not a thief! At least, this is no ordinary thief! This is an offensive method in the army. How can ordinary thieves know these things? There must be many of them serious soldiers!

You must know that not everyone in the Han Dynasty knew the art of war, and not just any thief knew how to organize and dispatch so many people. An improper arrangement would cause continuous problems, and now it seems that the thief leader under the city , at least very familiar with military matters!

"Men below the city, please listen to my words!" My city is strong, I have enough food and grass, and I have tens of thousands of elite soldiers and countless fierce generals. How can you defeat me? You come from afar and attack for days and days. With your exhausted bodies, how can you defeat thousands of people? Zhang Yun shouted loudly, and then began to comfort, "You can't attack, I will win the battle!" However, I don’t want the people of Jiangling to suffer innocently, so I would like to ask you, if you are short of food and salary, and your gold and silver are too thin, I will do my best to satisfy you, no matter what you say! In this way, if both sides stop fighting and everyone is happy, isn't it the best of both worlds? 』

Zhang Yunta's words clearly demanded a strike but secretly shook the thieves' military morale. Of course, what the thief wants is mainly money. If he can get money without risking his life, will he go out of his way to fight?

Sure enough, after Zhang Yun shouted, many people in the city stopped subconsciously and looked back at Lei Bo.

Lei Bo frowned, "What about having enough food and grass and tens of thousands of elite soldiers? That's nonsense!" Just kidding a three-year-old! Without knowing the details of your city, how could we rush to attack it? By carrying out this deceptive strategy, his ignorance revealed his shortcomings! When the city is full of people, it’s time to delay! Someone come! Keep attacking! No stopping! 』

It's not that Lei Bo doesn't want to rest, or that Lei Bo has extraordinary energy or something, but he knows that he is breathing a sigh of relief now. It's very difficult for a group of people like this to be improvised to achieve what they are now. That's pretty good. If you relax this tone, I'm afraid it will be impossible to be so fierce this time...

There is only one go at it, and there is only one go at it.

Following Lei Bo's order, two ladders were launched under the city, and followed by a large number of thieves, they headed towards the other city wall. It took nearly a day to build the ladder. It was not just a ladder, but a foldable ladder with a carriage underneath and six wheels on both sides of the carriage. The wooden carriage is basically closed, and the outside is coated with a thick layer of wet mud to prevent fire.

Soldiers can hide under the carriage and move forward while pushing the ladder. They don't have to worry about bows and arrows. The only thing they have to pay attention to is the heavy blow from the wood and rolling stones. It's just that most of the Samu and others have been used at the moment, and some are concentrated on the slopes, which can't be adjusted for a while. It happens to be an excellent opportunity to attack!

Zhang Yun was shocked, and he was even more sure that there was something fishy about it, but he had no time to think about it. He quickly rushed to the city wall with his guards, then found the chamu and probed through the crenellations of the city wall. Come out and try to resist the ladder.

Naturally, the people under the city pushed forward with all their might, while Zhang Yun and others pushed forward with all their strength.

Some impatient thieves climbed up the ladder to the top of the ladder. Some went to chop the wooden forks protruding from the city, and some opened their bows to shoot. The city also began to fight back. For a moment, arrows crisscrossed and people were shot. Zhong screamed and fell down.

One of the ladders was in a stalemate between the two sides. Suddenly a wooden fork snapped. Then the ladder also tilted sideways due to the breakage of one wooden fork, staggered and fell to the ground...

There was an uproar below the city, and there were cheers above the city.

But before the cheers from the city had subsided, another voice of panic rang out. It turned out that Lei Bo took advantage of the moment when Zhang Yun was mobilized to leave the slope, and led his people to rush to the bottom of the slope, and then walked along the slope. There was not much difference in height. They either set up ladders or hung them on the battlements with hooks. Taking advantage of the slightly relaxed defense, they climbed onto the city wall in one fell swoop!

Lei Bo and those around him were naturally some experts with strong martial arts skills. In a chaotic battle like the current one, the advantages of these rangers and libertines were brought into play. Everyone laughed and screamed strangely, and rushed into the Jiangling soldiers first. Among them, they started slashing and killing without any hesitation!

Zhang Yun wanted to rush to the place where the thunder was thin, but when he heard another burst of crazy shouts coming from the damaged city gate, his heart suddenly became cold...

"broken! 』

The thieves outside the city began to surge forward crazily, like bubble milk tea that was accidentally knocked over without covering it properly, and splashed everywhere...

The sound of crying and shouting resounded in Jiangling City, and it seemed that even the night was shaking with it, twisting and spreading like ripples into the distance.

"Um? "A scout dressed as a Jiangdong soldier stood on a tree branch, holding on to the trunk with one hand and pushing aside the branches in front of him with the other, looking at the rising fire in the distance, "Huh? This sound...is the city broken? So fast? this……"

Not long after, two Jiangdong scouts who were approaching for close inspection hurried over and reported the news that the Jiangling city wall had been breached. Although they still found it a bit incredible, the Jiangdong scout team did not dare to delay and quickly led their people to Rush back to report the information...