Three Kingdoms

Taiyuan County.

Campus military field.

Yan Rou roared angrily, grabbing a poor soldier and shaking it, almost shaking his head off.

The soldier lowered his head and was dejected. He was caught by Yan Routi and did not dare to resist at all.

"I have confessed, I have confessed!" Yan Rou yelled, "When we encounter most of Cao's army, we will defend the city to the death!" Why did you disobey my instructions? Why? ! Why go out of town? Why? ! 』

The more he talked, the angrier he became, and he ordered the soldier to be pushed out and beheaded.

The soldier was so frightened that he fell limply to the ground.

Seeing him like this, Yan Rou was even more angry. He jumped angrily and shouted at his men to push the soldier out.

Seeing his furious look, the rest of the military schools in the school grounds were too frightened to speak. Only Cui Jun coughed and tried to persuade him: "Yan Duwei, please calm down...Although this soldier has his faults, he is also the one who thinks of him." Regardless of life and death, he broke out to retaliate... Although it is not an outstanding military achievement, it is still courageous... Just spare him! 』

Once Shexian is lost, Taiyuan may immediately face the threat of Cao Jun.

Although the Fukou Xingbei Road is not that easy to walk, the problem is that no one can ensure that Cao Jun abandoned Shangdang Huguan without thinking and directly attacked Jinyang, Taiyuan?

Within Taiyuan County, the Cui family has been deeply involved in farming for many years, so naturally they do not want to be destroyed by military disasters.

Yan Zhi of Shexian County was Yan Rou's younger brother, and Cui Jun wanted to appease him both emotionally and rationally.

Yan Rou took a few breaths, and he naturally knew that it was wrong to vent his anger on the soldier who reported the news, so he walked down the steps, cupped his hands and said, "Just follow the envoy's command and spare that guy!" 』

Cui Jun waved his hand and frowned at the map of Taiyuan County hanging in the lobby of the school ground.

Cui Jun originally thought that Taiyuan was safe and stable in the Taihang Mountains, but he did not expect that the army would be right in front of him in the blink of an eye!

Shexian County is an important node in Fukouxing. Cao Jun's acquisition of Shexian County is equivalent to obtaining a relatively stable transit station. The next step for Cao's army to attack is only a matter of time.

"I thought that Shexian County could withstand at least a year and a half..." Cui Jun shook his head and sighed, "I didn't expect... I didn't expect that the Shexian County Magistrate was greedy for life and afraid of death... Yan Duwei, I failed to let you do it before. I sent people to rescue... My brother died, and I was very sad..."

Yan Zhi had sent people to Taiyuan to ask for help before, but now...

Yan Rou lowered her head and said nothing.

Cui Jun turned to look at Yan Rou and comforted him in a low voice, "The deceased is gone, Captain Yan still has to focus on his responsibilities. Now that Cao's thieves are about to attack, the life and death of the people of Taiyuan depend on the captain!" 』

Although Cui Jun felt that there was nothing wrong in refusing to send reinforcements, people are dead when they die. Cui Jun came to the school specifically because he wanted to show some attitude. Otherwise, if Yan Rou got into a mood and slipped up at the critical moment, wouldn't everyone finish the game together?

"Why didn't the Shangdang send reinforcements?" Yan Rou asked.

Cui Jun sighed, "Perhaps Shangdang is also in urgent need of Cao Jun and has no time to escape... I heard that Zhang, the captain of Shangdang, was assassinated and was seriously injured?" Captain Yan now also needs to be careful and guard against Cao Jun’s tricks..."

Shexian County is like a three-way road, with Taiyuan in the north and Shangdang in the south.

Geographically, Shexian North Road looks straight, but is actually difficult to walk. Moreover, although Shexian County is closer to Taiyuan in a straight line, it is under the jurisdiction of Shangdang. This is because in the history of Shexian County, there was the South Road to Shangdang first, and then the North Road, and because people have been traveling on the South Road since the early Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, so in comparison, the South Road is easier to travel.

There was another moment of silence between the two.

After a moment, Yan Rou gritted her teeth and said, "Does he think Cao Jun can stand and protect him?" ! idiot! idiot! Damn it! Damn it! 』

Cui Jun raised his eyes and glanced at Yan Rou.

Listening to Yan Rou, does he firmly believe that Cao Jun will be defeated and the Hussar will win?

Is your confidence really that strong?

Or are you just pretending in front of me?

Although Cui Jun can be regarded as a descendant of officials, he has not always had smooth sailing, so preparing for a rainy day is almost a thought pattern engraved in his bones. This is also the instinct of almost all the gentry children of the Han Dynasty. From the time they are sensible, the concept instilled in them from an early age is the broad lintel and the prosperity of the family, just like the line in the elementary school classroom of later generations, they read it every day, every year...

Of course, later on, some people were afraid that common people would miss their family every day and wanted to hang them on street lamps, so they stopped reading them.

Under such an environment, the first target in Cui Jun's mind is himself, then his family, and then the Hussar or others. Even if he is loyal to the Hussar, it is because the Hussar can give him and his The family brings the greatest benefits.

Yan Rou obviously has a different thinking model from Cui Jun.

This is also natural, because everyone's thinking mode is different, and it is impossible for all classes to communicate emotionally.

Yan Rou was originally from Youbei, and had experienced the pain of the frontier since she was a child, so she naturally had an extra favorable impression of the hussar who was aggressive towards the outside world...

This kind of schism in thinking was not limited to Taiyuan, but existed widely throughout the Han Dynasty.

Everyone has their own ideas, and they may not always be consistent with Hussar. At some point, there may be people who go against the flow...

Cui Jun frowned and said: "Captain Yan, Cao's army has moved to Shexian County and may attack Taiyuan. It is better to prepare more military defense..."

Yan Rou sneered and said, "I hope Cao Jun dares to come!" However... according to some estimates, Cao Jun will probably go south to attack Shangdang, or at most he will pretend to attack Taiyuan... It is better to attack and defeat Cao Jun while his foothold is not stable! 』

Cui Jun still frowned and said, "What if Cao Jun could also guess what Captain Yan was thinking and deliberately set up an ambush?" 』

"This..." Yan Rou was silent for a while, then gritted her teeth and said with a smile, "Then let's catch someone alive and come back to ask!" 』

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The sun was setting slantly behind the mountain, as if it didn't want to see human beings killing each other.

In a valley where the sun no longer shines, bursts of screams are heard, but it is the scouts sent by Yan Rou who are torturing a captured Cao Bing prisoner.

Cao Jun marched along the river, so his whereabouts were actually fixed. When Cao Jun stopped to light a fire and make food, Yan Rou's scouts attacked several Cao Jun soldiers who came out to fetch water for cooking, killed and wounded two Cao Jun sentries who came after hearing the noise, and finally captured a Cao Jun soldier. The auxiliary soldiers and the injured Cao Jun sentry quickly flashed into the mountains and forests, making it impossible for the Cao soldiers who came after them to catch up.

The first person to be interrogated was the auxiliary of Cao's army. Unfortunately, the auxiliary of Cao's army didn't know anything at all. He was just trembling with fear and asked questions without knowing anything, and then he was directly chopped down with a knife. Then he asked the injured Cao Jun's sentry. This Cao Jun's sentry was much tougher and remained silent.

The leading scout was happy instead of angry.

What he fears most is that the person he captures is a loser, or someone like the auxiliary soldier who doesn't know anything and asking questions is in vain. For example, if Cao Jun Youshao gritted his teeth and refused to say anything, it meant that he had arrested the right person. He must know something, so he refused to say anything...

Of course, there are only native methods for torture in the wild.

Ants and mice are all trouble, and insects and mice have to cooperate. If we can't find mosquitoes or mice for a long time, will we just stay in the wild? Staying a little longer is the risk of staying a little longer.

So Yan Rou's scout captain tied Cao Jun's sentry to a tree, and slowly picked out all the muscles and bones of his body with a sharp knife while grinning.

The pitiful howls of Cao Jun's outposts were so tragic that even the few recruits from Taiyuan who came with them looked pale as they watched.

Some of the veterans under Yan Rou had more or less the habits of the grasslands.

The same goes for the scout captain.

Yan Rou sent out scouts, and of course Cao Jun also sent out scouts.

Before arresting Cao Jun's outpost, Yan Rou's scouts had already encountered Cao Jun's scouts, but before they could ask anything, Cao Jun's scouts were seriously injured and died. So Yan Rou's scout captain also took the scalp of Cao Jun's scouts with him. The skull was dug out and said to be taken back as trophies...

It is obvious that most people cannot bear his unique hobbies. When he placed the skull on the head of Cao Jun Youshao, as if he was preparing to dig out a pair in the same way, Cao Jun Youshao finally couldn't hold on any longer and vomited out everything he knew.

After getting the news, Yan Rou's scouts came back in a hurry and reported it to Yan Rou.

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Jinyang government office lobby.

"Cao's army is stationed in She County!" No march into the North Road! Yan Rou said to Cui Jun in a deep voice, "This is very obvious!" It seems that Cao Jun is really preparing to attack from the north and south first and take over the party! 』

Cui Jun frowned and remained silent.

"Envoy! Troops must be sent to rescue the Shangdang! ” Yan Rou said loudly, “Before, She County was in danger and we did not send troops. Now if Shangdang is captured by Cao’s army again, Taiyuan will also be in danger! 』

Cui Jun frowned because he still had unanswered questions.

Why did Cao Jun want to fight to the death in Taihang Mountain?

The topography of Taiyuan Shangdang is indeed very important, but isn't Guanzhong more important? First, troops entered Shangdang, and now they have captured Shexian County. Could it be that the Shangdang area in Taiyuan is so attractive to Shandong people? Is the feng shui here particularly good?

There are soldiers in Taiyuan, but not many. Part of Cui Jun's men, probably more than 2,000 infantry, were retained from the Xihe side, while the rest of the troops were in the hands of Yan Rou and belonged to the hussar.

Of course, this does not mean that Cui Jun does not belong to the Hussar, but when the Hussar was not a Hussar, Cui Jun was in Xihe, and he also gave Fei Qian some military assistance. At that time, Cui Jun had There are already soldiers, which is considered a problem left over from history.

"In my opinion, I still can't do anything without permission. Cui Jun said in a deep voice, "Although Cao Jun's vanguard is not large in number, there is no accurate information about Cao Jun's rear!" If Cao Jun's She County is just a bait, just a test? If Captain Yan is not ambushed and Cao Jun sees that there are few soldiers in Taiyuan, he will attack with a large number of troops. How will we deal with Cao Jun? Therefore, be careful and do not act rashly! 』

"Envoy! Yan Rou said loudly, "Taiyuan Shangdang is in love with each other!" There is no reason to sit back and watch! 』

"You also know that lips and teeth are dependent on each other!" Cao Jun couldn't believe that this was what he imagined! Cui Jun also said angrily, "If She County is lost, the situation can be undone. If Jinyang is trapped!" The north door is open! Even if Shangdang is saved, he still can't hold on! 』

"Your Majesty..." Yan Rou gritted her teeth, her eyes slightly cold.

Cui Jun's worries are not completely unreasonable. It is indeed important to go to the party, but is it only important to go to the party?

And the key issue is that Cui Jun is the Sheriff of Taiyuan, not the Sheriff of Shangdang!

If the Hussar stated that Shangdang is a subordinate county of Taiyuan, or a county under Taiyuan, and Shangdang has to pay tribute to Taiyuan, then Taiyuan will naturally have the duty to protect Shangdang, but Taiyuan and Shangdang have always been It's all separate.

For so many years, Jia Qu has been running the business of Shangdang, and he doesn't have much respect for Cui Jun. The relationship between the two is that of ordinary colleagues, not even an acquaintance. After all, one is in Taiyuan and the other is in Shangdang. They are acquaintances who often meet and exchange words. How can they nod in two places apart?

Among Shangdang, Huguan and Huguan Pass are horns of each other. Even if Cao Jun attacks from the north and south, he may not be able to capture it in a short time. However, Taiyuan is different...

One of the most important towns in Taiyuan is Jinyang.

Of course, most of the Cui family's assets are in Jinyang.

Cui Jun's greatest loyalty to the Hussars is to defend Taiyuan and Jinyang. This is also in line with the Cui family's own family interests, so it is no problem to let Cui Jun guard Jinyang, but why should Cui Jun agree to send troops out of Taiyuan to rescue the Shangdang?

ha?

Looking at the big picture?

These three words are easy to say, but not easy to do.

Everyone has upper and lower limits. Some people have lower limits, and their upper limits will also be lower.

Cui Jun is like this. When he only thinks about his own three-quarter acre of land, he naturally can't raise his head and look further in the direction. However, if he is said to be disloyal to Qiusi because of this, it is not necessarily true. . In other words, Cui Jun's "loyalty" is only within a certain limit. Beyond that limit, there is no such thing as loyalty or disloyalty.

Yan Rou was in charge of Taiyuan's military affairs, and the Husbands also carried out the reform of the county system in Longxi. They started to change from the one-person responsibility system of the county guard to the separation of military and political affairs. However, this was in Longxi, where the original political structure was unclear, and there was a willingness to Jia Xu supported the reform of the Hussars.

Any other place...

Especially in these counties in the early days of the Hussars, just like Taiyuan County, the old political structure did not change immediately.

This phenomenon is very common, especially in China, a country with a large area and many counties. When the central government makes some policy changes, the local counties always have problems of this or that, delaying or distorting them. , good policies turned into bad measures, and there was not much evolution until the Ming and Qing Dynasties...

Cui Jun just wanted to ensure that he had one-third of an acre of land. In the absence of a clear transfer order, there was no problem if he did not send troops to rescue the Shangdang.

Cui Jun did not agree to send troops, so Yan Rou could only leave angrily, but Yan Rou could not help but said: "Cui Jun!" There were rumors in the city a few days ago... Could there be some truth to it? 』

Cui Jun suddenly changed his expression, "What rumors?" ! As the captain of Taiyuan County, you should be careful in your words and deeds! 』

"Yes, be careful in your words and deeds," Yan Rou snorted, "I don't know, even if you don't save someone, you can be considered careful in your words and deeds!" 』

After saying that, Yan Rou waved her hand and left the government office lobby.

Not long after Yan Rou left, Cui Hou came out of the back hall and said, "Brother!" This person is so rude! Extremely rude! when……"

"What should I do?" ! Cui Jun said in a deep voice, "It's not because of you!" 』

"no! This...brother..." Cui Hou's eyes rolled around.

"Having dealt with Captain Yan, Cao's army is really approaching the city. Who will stop him?" Cui Jun waited for Cui Hou to say, "Let you go?" Or let me go? What's the point of killing one's own generals before a big battle? 』

"You can't roar in public!" Cui Hou still felt very unhappy.

Cui Jun suddenly smiled, "Roaring?" Not necessarily, it’s reasonable for Yan Duwei to feel sad and angry when he recently lost a relative, and it’s hard to control himself for a while... you know? Despite his rough appearance..."

"Brother..." Cui Hou looked down at Cui Jun's eyes, murmured for a while, and then said, "Then we can't let him... talk nonsense..."

"You think he's talking nonsense?" Cui Jun suddenly smiled, "That's you...forget it, you are not smart to begin with...He is testing Yu!" 』

"Test?" Why? Cui Hou couldn't understand and couldn't help asking.

Cui Jun stroked his beard and said, "Why didn't Captain Yan mention a word about the rumors in the city when I went to the school last time?" Do you really think he only found out in the past two days? If you really want to fall out with someone, wouldn't it be safer within the school grounds? At least in the school, most of them are Yan Duwei's subordinates... So it's not that I want to hate someone, but I'm trying to test carefully... Don't judge people by their appearance. Although Yan Duwei has some customs among the Mobei Hu people, This kind of thinking... I can't say it is more delicate than yours..."

"The school field...what's the difference between this and this?" 』Cui Hou still doesn’t quite understand. Of course, it is also possible that she is unwilling to admit that Yan Rou, a guy who looks rough and has a strong smell of barbarians, is actually smarter than Cui Hou himself.

Cui Jun glanced at Cui Hou, feeling helpless.

"Yan Duwei put on a good show in the school grounds, but in front of someone!" On the surface, it looks vulgar, but in fact... this is the government office lobby! Cui Jun pointed, "Everyone around here is my people... If he really wanted to do something... he wouldn't choose to be here!" He also knows that what he says here will not be spread out... If it is really spread out, it means that I can't even control the government office lobby! It’s hard to believe that he would really do it! If a dignified county governor cannot even control the government office, how can he control a county? ! do you know? ! 』

"Ah..." Cui Hou shook the fat on his cheeks, "I see..."

"Why is that so?" Don't you understand yet? ” Cui Jun couldn’t help but walked up to Cui Hou and patted Cui Hou’s head, “Yan Duwei said it to me, and even more to you! Whether the Cui family will be a blessing or a curse in the future, it all falls into your hands! 』

Cui Hou was speechless for a while, "Why, why?" Why did you say it was for me? 』

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