Three Kingdoms

Sometimes things are just such a coincidence, and sometimes everything seems to be destined.

Xiahou Dun asked Cai Mao to come forward, partly as a threat and partly as a force to make most of the Jingzhou gentry north of Xiangyang migrate to Xiangyang. Naturally, his thinking was similar to the strategy of migrating large households to enrich Guanzhong in the early Han Dynasty. But the location was changed to Xiangyang.

This behavior is like cutting leeks.

Of course, Xiahou Dun was not the first among the big men to cut leeks. If he followed, he would not be able to avoid Liu Bang.

Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, was an ordinary man with a gangster streak before he came to power. He became emperor by relying on violence and luck. Even though he has become the emperor, many acquaintances know the details of his early years. There are also many subjects of the Six Kingdoms who are still loyal to the aristocratic blood of the Six Kingdoms and sneer at the hooligans who came from civilian backgrounds.

How on earth can Liu Bang, who was once an ordinary man, be accepted as emperor? How can we make people loyal to Liu Bang's descendants and obey this emerging regime for a long time?

Liu Bang created the method of cutting leeks.

At that time, the leeks in the hometown of the Six Nations had basically lost all their capital and strength in the last struggle. When facing the sickle raised high by Liu Bang, even if they were unwilling, they were powerless...

The correctness of the Han Dynasty's political power was gradually established through this act of cutting leeks.

This time, Xiahou Dun cut the leeks in an attempt to get rid of all the influence of Liu Biao, the former Jingzhou herdsman, and clean up the leek fields. On the one hand, he could obtain a large amount of material wealth before the war, and on the other hand, he could collect and organize these leeks. The leeks' servants and private soldiers enhance their own strength. Of course, they also have the meaning of strengthening the wall and clearing the country.

This kind of strategy is naturally not as colorful and ups and downs as the Thirty-six Stratagems, but it is indeed direct and effective. It can make Cai Mao a villain, disrupt Cai Mao's original plan, and separate the Cai family from these Jingzhou nobles. The close relationship between them, and at the same time eliminating hidden dangers, backhand laid a trap for Fei Qian...

Wealth and food were brought to Xiangyang. When Xu Huang led his troops, they were faced with the evacuated forts in various places, and then the village slaves and ordinary people were left without food and clothing.

So according to Xiahou Dun's prediction, there is not much that Xu Huang can do.

If Xu Huang rescues these people, it will be equivalent to weakening his own strength, consuming a lot of military rations, and can only pursue a quick battle. If he cannot capture Xiangyang and the military rations are unsustainable, it will be an irreversible defeat! And if you want to capture Xiangyang, it is not easy under Xiahou Dun's tight defense.

If Xu Huang does not rescue these Jingzhou people, it means that Fei Qian's emotional cards in Jingzhou will be lost, and Fei Qian's so-called cover for justice for Liu Qi will be torn off. If Fei Qian cannot even take care of the poor Jingzhou people, What about the friendship between Jing and Xiang?

If Xu Huang gathered strong men from all over and led them to attack the city, Xiahou Dun would not be afraid. On the one hand, Liu Biao did not expect that he would fall so quickly. Xiangyang also had a lot of war supplies in its inventory, so there was no need to worry about consuming tactics. , On the other hand, if Xu Huang really did this, it would naturally arouse the indignation and sorrow of the relocated nobles in the city, and they would inevitably fall into the arms of Cao Cao from neutrality...

After all, Xiahou Dun ostensibly just "invited" these people to come to Xiangyang to escape the military disaster. To a certain extent, he did not directly destroy his manor and its population...

Xiahou Dun stood on the top of Xiangyang City, supervising the repair of city defenses and building fortifications, while looking at Xu Huang's camp in the distance, looking at the queue of soldiers entering and leaving Xu Huang's camp, he couldn't help but smile.

From the looks of it, Xu Huang seemed to have come into contact with these evacuated manors and forts, as evidenced by the sporadic people who were brought to the military camps.

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This time, let me show you the methods outside of the battle formation!

While Xiahou Dun was practicing off-the-table tactics, Xun Yu and others who stayed at the base camp in Xuxian County also had to face Fei Qian's off-the-board moves...

Ordinary people rarely have too many concepts about the world, politics, or the future, because most ordinary people are busy making a living. If they can’t do anything for a day, they have no food for a day. They are all occupied by most of the work. Even if they have some leisure time, they pursue some of the simplest entertainment. The extreme ones are like Sanhe Master, an Internet cafe for one yuan an hour, water for two yuan, and five yuan The face of money is a happy day.

Whether this kind of simple happiness is good or bad, let’s put it aside for the moment. Let’s just say that the rulers of these feudal dynasties in Xu County, as the Han Dynasty, are not willing for the people under their rule to think more about something...

Because these high-ranking people know in their hearts that if even these grassroots people start to think passively or actively, the problem will be big. Regarding the series of actions of the Hussars in Jingzhou, all relevant information only stayed at the upper levels, or even only circulated among the top people, that is, among the core people surrounding Cao Cao.

Information is an important resource, and thinking is a precious ability. Most people in society do not want those at the bottom to have such abilities, so the propaganda basically says that if you think about what you do, you will be happy. Life is so hard, why can't you be happy?

Don't even think about it.

Do not ask.

After thinking about it for a while, he would ask, "Do you want some candy?" Give. 』

If you refuse to eat sweets...

Cheng Yu's face was gloomy. Well, basically speaking, Cheng Yu rarely looked gloomy when he sat in the hall and said in a cold voice: "Mr. Xin has been gossiping a lot recently... His heart is worth killing..."

Although the Xin family is currently considered a Yingchuan clan, if one traces its ancestry, the Xin family actually originated from Longxi, after Xin Wuxian, the general who defeated the Qiang. Xin Ping was in Jizhou, and following the fall of Yuan Shao, he followed the trend and joined Cao Cao's camp, but his younger brother Xin Pimo went to Chang'an.

Therefore, although Xun Yu and others blocked the news and tried their best to keep the Shandong nobles from contact, or selectively released some information from Chang'an, they could not block the exchange of letters between the Xin family...

This is very troublesome.

Man Chong glanced at Cheng Yu and said nothing, or in other words, he didn't want to say anything to Cheng Yu. In Man Chong's view, Cheng Yu was too violent and would kill the whole family at every turn, unlike himself, who could just kill one of them. After Xin Ping was arrested, what else could he not confess to? Then he beheaded him as a warning to others.

What did Xin Ping do? In fact, it is not a heinous thing, because everyone knows that someone from the Xin family is in Chang'an, so when they want to know some additional information, they will go to Xin Ping, and Xin Ping is not as cautious as Xun Yu. During the banquet, I said what I shouldn't have said.

Of course, Mr. Xin may not be careless to this extent, but he is showing off to a certain extent to elevate his status, just like a driver in the imperial capital. When talking about a certain political figure, he will inevitably say, "I know that one, and that one is My buddy! 』

As for the leaked news...

For example, General Hussar granted permission for the Sima clan to mine in the Western Regions, appointed Zheng Xuan as an admonishment official, appointed female officials...

Although these things are not a big deal strictly speaking, they will inevitably make some Shandong nobles feel uneasy. They point to the west and say how round the moon is in the west. Why can’t they see it because of Boss Cao? Let’s not talk about other things for now, even the Hussars can let Sima mine gold mines, so here Boss Cao will let us mine the iron mines, isn’t it too much? It's just iron ore, so you can't be so stingy?

Chirping chirping.

As for whether this would take advantage of Cao Cao, or make matters worse, these people naturally ignored it. In their opinion, the whole world is not as big as their own family business. Besides, they are also representatives of public opinion and the common people. The first choice naturally represents the people's livelihood and public opinion, and what happened to putting forward some "benign" suggestions?

The most troublesome thing is not the problem of money. After all, what problem can money solve?

The key is that there is no money...

Ahem, wrong. The key is that some problems cannot be solved by money, such as female officials.

Xin Xianying has become an official!

When Xin family conveyed this news, she was naturally very proud, but the question is, is there a place for female officials in Xu County? There are not enough slots for men, so who cares about giving more slots for women? You must know that the important positions now are all in the hands of the Cao family and the Xiahou family, and the rest will be divided by Xun Yu and others. As for the other people...

Under such circumstances, how could there be a female official system?

But the problem is, women’s sense of comparison and vanity is not much worse than men’s, or is it stronger? And this kind of comparison and vanity, whether it is the same or slightly different, has led to a lot of Shandong noble ladies talking about it. Xin Xianying, a girl who has not even shed her hair, can become an official. Mom, uh , why can’t the mushroom be cool?

Chi Chi Chi Gu Gu.

This is very troublesome.

The trouble was so great that Xun Yu and others had to sit down and discuss it.

Xun Yu closed his eyes.

"Your Majesty! Cheng Yu looked at Xun Yu and said, "My lord is now in a chaotic situation. If you make a mistake, it will be catastrophic. Since we can't go into battle to kill generals at the moment, we should also relieve your lord of worries!" There is only one word in Xu County right now! 』

Cheng Yu glanced away from Xun Yu, and then looked around, "It's just "stable"!" 』

Cheng Yu believed that the cause of the trouble was Xin's nonsense, so he started directly from the root cause. Killing Xin would firstly deter others, and secondly, it would also plug subsequent loopholes. Of course, the most profound root cause comes from the Cavalry General. There is nothing we can do about this for the time being. We can only do what we can first.

"Let's call Xin Zhongzhi to come..." Xun Yu said slowly, "That's not enough... If Xin Zhongzhi refuses to repent, it's not too late to talk about other things..."

Man Chong was stunned and frowned a little, "Xun Lingjun... you need to be cautious about this matter..." The prudence Man Chong said of course did not mean the prudence in letting Xun Yu deal with the Xin family, but another meaning of prudence.

Xun Yu smiled slightly and nodded to Man Chong, "I am also aware of Boning's intention...but I still have to do this..."

Behind the smile is Xun Yu's silent sigh...

……(*￣(エ)￣)……

The chaos in Jingzhou is still continuing.

The armies of Cao and Sun were facing each other near Dangyang, and in Linchuan County, Changsha County, southern Jingzhou, and other places, fighting was frequent and corpses were everywhere.

After discovering some new uneasy changes, Han Xuan also mobilized his troops and launched a rapid attack on Jiangdong Army's defense line. However, Changsha County was originally the frontline area of ​​Jiangdong Army. Before the war with Liu Biao, he Although it is not a foolproof preparation, it is still enough to resist the attack. The camp is stacked on top of each other, and the defenses are layered, like an iron plate. Han Xuan hit the general with his head, and almost broke his head. Blood flow.

However, Han Xuan finally took advantage of the numbers and attacked in different directions. He finally broke through the original defense line of Jiangdong soldiers, reached the foot of Linxiang City, and surrounded the city.

Jiangdong soldiers from around Linxiang came to help, but were blocked by Han Xuan. Basically, as long as Linxiang can be conquered, it will be equivalent to pulling out the biggest nail in Jiangdong's army in Changsha County, and then conquering other areas. The area was easy to control, but Linxiang was originally an important defense town for the Jiangdong Army. The city was high and densely populated. Although the Jiangdong Army was small in number, it defended it extremely firmly. Han Xuan tried several hard attacks, but in vain he lost his soldiers and could not advance even an inch. .

During this period, as an ally of Han Xuan, Jin Xuan sent envoys to Changsha County twice to urge Han Xuan to coordinate the advance. He also said that the focus of the confrontation with Jiangdong soldiers should be in Linchuan County. If they could cooperate, The people of South Vietnam defeated the Jiangdong soldiers together, so even if Changsha cannot be captured for the time being, it will naturally fall after the Jiangdong reinforcements retreat. And if the troops are stationed under Linxiang City, it will be difficult to make progress, and I am afraid that there will be no progress in the direction of Linchuan. Very passive...

What Jin Xuan said makes sense.

It’s just that people don’t do things in the world that make sense. Are humans the kind of purely rational creatures that will do the right thing and understand the truth, but will never do anything that goes against the truth?

Obviously not.

So Han Xuan ignored Jin Xuan at all and just stared at Linxiang City, because it was very simple. As long as Linxiang City was captured, it would be connected with Han Xuan's previous territory, which would not only boost morale, but even You can use this as a site to build a long-term foundation!

At the same time, the reason why Han Xuan did not go to support Jin Xuan was also very good. It was because Han Xuanzheng mobilized soldiers and civilians during this period. Although the number of soldiers increased a lot, the good and the bad were mixed, and the overall combat effectiveness declined. It would be good to fight with the wind. If it is a long-distance battle, It's probably not feasible to trek to Linchuan County. At the same time, the reinforcements from Jiangdong soldiers in Linchuan are more or less the elite of Jiangdong. If they meet face to face and lose the fight, and then spread to Changsha, wouldn't they not even be able to keep their capital?

Another aspect is that Han Xuan's previous plan was not implemented smoothly. The savings of food and grain were not sufficient, and the local operations could not cope with the expenses of so many people. If long-distance transportation was added...after all, from Changsha County to Linchuan Although the county is seemingly next door, there are many mountains, and the transportation consumption alone is a large sum.

So Han Xuan pretended that he had never seen Jin Xuan's letter...

Jin Xuan couldn't stay in Linchuan any longer, so he specially sent Gong Zhi to find Han Xuan.

Of course, Han Xuan could not avoid seeing him. After the guests and hosts were seated, Han Xuan asked about the purpose of his visit, and Gong Zhi said: "I received the order from the Lord to return to Wuling to arrange food and grass, and passed by the general, so I came to visit..."

Han Xuan said "Oh", his face looked slightly stunned.

Han Xuan thought that when Gong Zhi came up, he would either question him about the previous letter, or he would bang his head on the ground, and then hold his thighs and cry and beg. Han Xuan even thought about how to kick him away. I will lose my grace...

"Jin Shijun... Haha, I wonder how Jin Shijun is doing now?" ” Han Xuan asked knowingly. When Han Xuan and Jin Xuan discussed before, they agreed to start with the South Vietnamese rebellion. Although the South Vietnamese people were revolting, they had no idea. When Han Xuan, Jin Xuan and others came, they almost hit it off. Jin Xuan attacked Linchuan, and Han Xuan attacked Changsha. , the two agreed to resolve the battle before the autumn harvest, but now neither of them has achieved their goal.

Gong Zhi smiled and said: "A certain lord has taken Linchuan, but the Sun thieves have sent troops again. They cannot fight fiercely, and the army may not have enough food and fodder, so they have been prepared... Now I am watching the Korean envoy here. Since we have no intention of going to war, we must have plenty of supplies. Can we borrow some for the army? 』

"Borrow food?" ” Han Xuan stared, somewhat in disbelief.

Naturally, Han Xuan made excuses and declined politely. He pretended to sigh: "What a pity. If someone had collected these ten thousand grains from Linxiang, he would borrow them without hesitation. Unfortunately, most of them have been destroyed by thieves, so I'm afraid not enough of them..."

Gong Zhi did not expose it directly, but said: "I just saw the general's camp, spread out in all directions, there are many of them, but there are many flags and disorder, presumably they are mostly newly recruited soldiers?" If there are too many soldiers, it will be difficult to provide for them, and in the long run there will be a shortage of grain..."

Han Xuan immediately followed the donkey down the slope, pinched his beard and sighed: "That's it, that's it." ” Then he explained, “When Sun’s army is arrayed in Linxiang, if there are not enough soldiers, there may be no chance of victory, not to mention the newly conquered areas. If we let them go, the land may not be peaceful, and we will not be able to feel at ease. Therefore, we had to take this last step. 』

Gong Zhi sneered in his heart, this was an excuse, "In that case, why did Han Shijun station his troops here and refuse to continue the attack?" 』

Han Xuan replied: "On the one hand, there are too many troops and they need more time to train. On the other hand, there is not enough food and fodder. How dare we continue to advance?" ” After a pause, for the sake of peace Gongzhi, he made a false promise and said: “But wait until the surrounding areas deliver food and grass, then move forward, break through the enemy’s defenses, and recapture Linxiang...” The implication is that the landlord’s family has no surplus food. Ah, don't ask me to borrow it.

Gong Zhi pretended to think for a while, and then said: "If that's the case, someone has a plan..."

Han Xuan raised his eyebrows and asked, "Please tell me." 』

Gong Zhi said: "Why don't you pretend that you have run out of food and retreat, so that you can lure Linxiang's troops to ambush them... If the plan works, then you can take them like turning your palm..."

Han Xuan thought about it, hey, that makes sense. This attack on the city is naturally a bit of a headache, but if he is lured out of the city, it will be much easier. But how to trick the people in Linxiang City into believing that they are short of food and grass?

Gong Zhi laughed and said, "Don't you hear "showing weakness to the enemy"? Gong Zhi knew clearly that Han Xuan would not take any action to support Jin Xuan if he did not solve the problem in Changsha. So in this case, the two sides did not have to fight each other, so if he could help first as much as possible, After Han Xuan has solved the problem in Linxiang, Han Xuan can naturally free up part of his strength to provide it to Jin Xuan...