Three Kingdoms

Chapter 3319: Things and Reasons Should Be Separated

The arrest of Xun Wei can be said to be a turning point for the entire Yuzhou Yingchuan, which went from superficial calm to turbulence.

But at the beginning, many people thought it was just a person being arrested?

Most ordinary people have short memories because they need to make a living and don’t have much time to think and summarize. In other words, those who have fallen to the bottom and whose gene chains may break at any time are mostly driven by instinct to maintain their gene chains as much as possible, and only the children of the gentry in a semi-detached state have a more urgent desire to climb back to the upper class.

That is, the poor family.

So after the general of the cavalry began to cut trees in Guanzhong and the big tree of the Wei family fell, the land of Shandong also began to follow Fei Qian’s footsteps and began to cut trees.

The first axe fell on Xun himself.

Xun Yu's original idea was to get rid of his own dead branches first, so that outsiders could not say anything, but in fact, Xun Yu was careless and always judged others by himself. He himself was quite a gentleman, but others might not be gentlemen. Even if Xun Yu's first knife fell on his own body, others would still complain. Anyway, at most they could "put aside the facts"...

For the middle class of the poor families in Yuzhou, this activity of cleaning up the rotten branches and twigs also gave them more opportunities for sunshine and rain, so they applauded and almost called Xun Qingtian.

As a result, in Yuzhou, the evaluation began to diverge. The people at the bottom were confused, the children of the poor families applauded, and the children of the upper class who were cut off began to curse, saying that Xun Yu, who had thick eyebrows and big eyes, had become the same as the bitch of the cavalry...

As for how the cavalry was, Cao Cao on the battlefield of Anyi probably had the real right to evaluate.

After all, only opponents who are fighting to the death on the battlefield have more say in evaluating each other.

Under Anyi City.

This time when Cao Cao went north, he changed the previous behavior of Cao Hong and others who invaded the local area, plundered resources, and conscripted civilians. He repeatedly and repeatedly enforced the strict military law and ordered "Soldiers should not invade the local area, and those who violated the military law will be punished."

And he met with the gentry of Hedong along the way and expressed condolences for the previous infringements.

This...

Is it useful?

Needless to say, it is somewhat useful. Before, Hedong hated Cao's evaluation of the army, but now it has changed its reputation, saying that Cao Cao is really a gentleman. Before, they were all despicable and shameless. Now look, with the arrival of Prime Minister Cao, isn't it a peaceful and sunny day?

Everything should be looked forward, isn't it meaningless to drag some old things and trivialities?

So Cao Cao went smoothly all the way until the city of Anyi.

Anyi City, still refused to surrender.

This made Cao Cao feel embarrassed. He built a three-meter-high watchtower outside the city and commanded from the tower every day...

Under Cao Cao's personal command, Anyi naturally became uneasy from then on.

The generals under Cao Cao's command burst out... Well, Bao Zhong and Bao Hong, father and son, asked for orders and were willing to lead the death squad to break Anyi City.

Bao Zhong was Bao Xin's cousin, and he had a relationship with Cao Cao.

Bao Xin was more or less Cao Cao's guide, recommender, and sponsor, and he also sent troops, money and equipment to Cao Cao, but for some reason he died in the Yellow Turban War. Cao Cao was so sad that he beat his chest and stamped his feet with emotion, and he was like a hero who died before he could achieve his goal. Then, twenty years later, Cao Cao suddenly remembered Bao Xin and gave Bao Xin's son an official title...

As for Bao Zhong, he joined Cao Cao after Bao Xin's death and followed him all the way from south to north and from east to west. He was devoted and seemed to be very loyal.

"If we cannot capture Anyi, my father and I are willing to fight to the death and not retreat!" Bao Zhong bowed to the ground, passionate and enthusiastic.

Cao Cao personally stepped forward to help Bao Zhong up, his beard trembling slightly, as if he had compassion, and said: "How can such a loyal and brave man abandon himself so easily? Absolutely not. "

" Prime Minister, believe me! " Bao Zhong's eyes were filled with tears, "My father and I will definitely die and will not turn back until Anyi is captured! "

Cao Cao was embarrassed again.

Bao Zhong bowed again.

Cao Cao had no choice but to say: "How can you and your son die? You should leave one person, so that the prime minister can treat the loyal and brave blood well. "

Bao Zhong was very moved and kowtowed loudly, "If I can't share the worries of the prime minister, how can my father and I be treated well by the prime minister? ! Prime Minister, please sit down and wait for my father and son to break the city and offer it! '

Seeing Cao Cao and Bao Zhong so loyal to each other, the onlookers were all moved and immediately agreed.

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On the observation platform, Cao Cao led a large group of Hedong gentry and watched Bao Zhong and his son rushing towards Anyi City, and sighed softly: "If everyone in the world is as loyal and brave as Shuyi, why would the Han Dynasty worry about injustice? '

Cao Hong watched from the side, stepped forward and bowed, saying: "Please rest assured, even if Bao's siege is not good, I can still conquer this city! '

'I believe in Shuyi! ' Cao Cao said decisively.

Cao Cao glanced at Cao Hong, then slightly moved his eyebrows, turned his head and said to other Hedong gentry and gentry: "Now the cavalry is coming... I am very worried. Once the war starts, there will be no distinction between enemies and friends. If the cavalry thinks that you are all obstacles and slaughters these poor people... Alas, why do the people suffer, and why do the people blame themselves! 』

Cao Cao sighed.

Several gentlemen from Hedong Township looked at each other, and immediately stepped forward and prostrated themselves on the ground, sobbing, "Please Prime Minister, please stop the Hussars and prevent the innocent people from suffering!" 』

Cao Cao stepped forward to help him again, "Alas, manpower will eventually be exhausted, and the secret of heaven is unpredictable." All living beings work hard, and their lives are full of hardships..."

The squires from Hedong paid their respects again, and Cao Cao reluctantly offered to leave a green channel for them to evacuate some of their assets and manpower from this ominous place to avoid war disasters.

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At the foot of Anyi City.

"Swear to destroy this city!" 』

Bao Zhong held a spear, raised his arms and shouted.

Although Bao Zhong was not ranked among the brave generals under Cao Cao and was not known for his bravery in the past, he has shown some unusual bravery in the present.

Perhaps Cao Cao personally supervised the battle from the high platform, or perhaps he was feeling a little aggrieved after the battle had been going on until now. The soldiers of Cao Cao's army who attacked Anyi were more or less cooperative.

There is no sense of responsibility or urgency. These soldiers of Cao's army just knew that Cao Cao was watching them from behind. If they were beheaded for fear of fighting, their death would be in vain!

Therefore, even in the face of defensive counterattacks by the defenders on Anyi City with wood, stone, and rain of arrows, Cao's soldiers did not flinch.

At noon, the sun was high and the heat wave was rolling, but Cao Jun's morale was like a raging fire, burning more and more.

Under the leadership of Bao Zhong, they violently attacked the city of Anyi Nancheng.

Naturally, Cao Jun's soldiers paid a heavy price for this offensive, but when they stormed the city, Cao Jun's soldiers both above and below the city let out deafening cheers!

It's a pity that the good times did not last long...

Pei Ji, who was defending the city, originally thought that Cao's army would be somewhat timid under the pressure of the approaching hussar general, so he was slightly lax in his defense. Bao Zhong seized the opportunity to attack the city and was immediately frightened out of his mind. However, As the city defender, if he retreats, the city will immediately change hands!

So Pei Ji quickly rushed forward with his private soldiers of the Pei family, and started a fierce fight with Cao's soldiers who climbed onto the city wall.

Not to mention, I don’t know if it’s because the defenders were buffed to some extent, or because Cao Jun didn’t expect Bao Zhong to be able to board the city that day, but didn’t follow up in time, or for some other reason. Anyway, the Anyi defenders finally defeated Cao Jun. The soldiers were driven back again.

Although this battle ended with Cao Jun's defeat, everyone seemed to see hope of breaking the city.

Although Cao Jun retreated as dusk approached, his fighting spirit remained unabated and he cheered as if he could break the city tomorrow.

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Cao Cao met Bao Zhong in person and encouraged him greatly, giving him wine and a brocade robe.

Bao Zhong asked people to hold the brocade robe, and returned the greetings with smiles to other military academy generals who congratulated him along the way. Then he entered his tent and collapsed instantly like a collapsed building block, "That's my maid! 』

Bao Zhong's son quickly stepped forward to help him, "Father... you, you..."

Bao Zhong was middle-aged, and he had not fought hard every day before. Today, he suddenly fought with high intensity and did not urinate blood, which is already very good. After drinking some water, Bao Zhongcai let out a long sigh and said in a very low voice, "This time, it seems that you and I are going to die here..."

Bao Zhong's son was still confused. He thought his father was really loyal and devoted his life to serve Cao Cao. So when he heard what his father said, he was stunned on the spot, his eyes widened and he was speechless for a while. .

"Fool, fool!" ” Bao Zhong slapped his son on the back of the head, “Don’t wake up yet! 』

"Father!" ” His son became more and more confused.

"..." Bao Zhong was silent for a while, then kicked his son away, "Go, see if there is anyone outside the tent, and ask someone to guard you before you come back!" 』

His son did as he was told, but when he came back he still couldn't figure it out. He was looking at his father with his eyes crooked.

Bao Zhong took a big bite of the cooking cake. While eating, he whispered: "Look at how idiotic you are... Anyway, you just have to follow me these days..."

Sometimes children can never understand the painstaking efforts of their parents.

Bao Zhong originally wanted to explain to his child, but looking at his child's appearance, he suddenly felt that not explaining it would not be a good thing, otherwise his idiot son would ruin things by yelling everywhere and saying nothing!

Bao Zhong doesn't think Cao Cao is a good man, so obviously, if he really encounters a horse, which place is the safest place? Do you really think it’s safe to stand by Cao Cao’s side?

Huh, if Bao Zhong were to choose, he would naturally rather face the Anyi defenders than the Hussars.

It's a pity that this kind of thing cannot be talked about at all.

Sometimes it's just so helpless.

It’s just that Bao Zhong doesn’t know clearly. What he thinks is right may not be right for his children.

Some children are always skeptical of their parents' experiences and lessons. Until they hit their heads and bleed, they will scold and blame their parents for not making it clear that there is a pitfall and why they didn't help them in time. He forgot that he forgot his parents' instructions and broke away from his parents' pull and rushed forward desperately.

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"Report!" 』

Hussar scouts reported, "Cao's army has been attacking Anyi for several days. The city is in danger and the double rabbit flag has been erected many times!" 』

Fei Qian nodded, "I understand." Explore again. 』

The scout responded and retreated.

Those with more legs generally walk faster.

For example, the six-legged scout can run back and forth very quickly.

But for two-legged infantry, you have to pay an extra price if you want to be fast.

As for the cannon without legs...

If you want to be faster, you must first light up the front-end technology trees of transportation and materials science.

In the past few days, Xun Chen, who was next to Fei Qian, felt the strangeness of the situation more and more. According to his understanding, the current hussars should march forward, then outflank the cavalry on both sides, confining Cao's army to the area around Anyi, then cover it with infantry, use artillery, and finally completely encircle and annihilate Cao's army in Yuncheng. In the basin!

But Fei Qian walked very slowly, and sometimes the whole army even stopped because of artillery transportation!

this……

You are a hussar general!

Horse!

Not the artillery general...

However, as time went by, Xun Chen gradually realized that Fei Qian's trip seemed to be about fighting and training troops at the same time.

What they are training is artillery, as well as the team of related soldiers and craftsmen who support the artillery.

No, every time we walked for a while, Master Huang Dou would come to Fei Qian, muttering to himself, copying and writing, and then ran away again like crazy.

Xun Chen's guess was correct. Fei Qian wanted to use war to force the advancement of science and technology and the development of society.

If there hadn't been the battle between Jinyang and Poxia, and if everyone hadn't seen the unstoppable power of the artillery, people like running water might have come to persuade them, Hussars, real water...cough cough cough, it's so slow, can't throw it away Dismount the artillery and go into battle lightly? The cavalry goes up first, then the infantry follows, and the artillery slowly follows. Otherwise, when the artillery arrives, Cao Cao will be gone...

So much.

In fact, among the feudal dynasties of China, there were more than one opportunity to get rid of the shackles of history and transcend geographical limitations. It was like a pendulum movement. It had obviously surpassed the center line and moved in a higher direction, but was eventually stopped by the pendulum. The thin thread was pulled back. Is it the weight of the pendulum or the weight of the thin wire?

Just like during this march, Fei Qian did not give any additional guidance or give any ideas to these craftsmen and soldiers. The purpose was to observe what these craftsmen and soldiers would do when they encountered problems.

The result surprised Fei Qian, and was also quite emotional.

Two days ago, when I was passing through a not-so-easy road...

In fact, at the moment, even the main official path is not a smooth one. In addition, after the cavalry and infantry stepped on the front first and then again, by the time the artillery troops followed up, it was often full of potholes.

Fortunately, it hadn't rained during this period, otherwise, the muddy roads would have been enough to drive the troops responsible for transporting artillery crazy.

Feiqian is currently mainly used to transport artillery and other heavy weapons, as well as grain and grass baggage, and it is still mainly human and animal power. Lever mechanical gears, etc. are only used for a small amount of time and in local areas, but even so, they still bring some unexpected surprises to Fei Qian.

For example, when craftsmen and soldiers wanted to allow artillery vehicles to pass through potholes and soft ground, in order to prevent the wheels transporting artillery from getting stuck in the mud, the craftsmen and soldiers responsible for transportation constantly inserted logs in front of the wheels, and then made the artillery transport vehicles Always walking on logs, we walked through that section of the potholed road.

but……

just this.

In the eyes of later generations of Fei Qian, isn't this the prototype of a crawler wheel?

As for Fei Qian's suggestion, Huang Dou had difficulty understanding it at first, but when Fei Qian changed his explanation, Huang Dou suddenly understood and was fascinated by it.

Yes, why are you staring at the wheel?

Why can't these methods be regarded as "walking" and "carrying" the road on the wheels? Doesn’t that mean that no matter what kind of road it is, these loaded vehicles can walk on flat ground?

That’s why it’s called “crawler”.

Changing his train of thought, Huang Dou entered a semi-crazy state, muttering these two words, either running behind to follow the artillery truck to measure and record, or having someone beat something, and then he came up with new ideas. Came here again to discuss with Fei Qian...

In Huang Dou's original design, there were some shapes of wheels. For example, it looks like individual legs, wearing relatively wide "shoes", and then forming the shape of a wheel. However, with the continuous deformation and extension, looking at the new structures constructed of iron chains, logs, spokes, etc. The structure, somewhat similar to the crawler tracks of later generations, gradually took shape.

Fei Qian didn't say much, he just asked Huang Dou to do it and test it while paying attention to safety. It doesn't have to be a real gun mounted on the vehicle, you can just get a similarly heavy stone.

Huang Dou took the order and happily reached the back of the team.

Xun Chen has been watching quietly from the side these past few days, as if he has some enlightenment.

Fei Qian asked Xun Chen, "What did you see?" 』

"Your Majesty," Xun Chen said, "I understand a little bit..."

Fei Qian hummed, "Then tell me." 』

Xun Chen quickly raised his hands and said, "I believe that in this world, all things exist side by side, each inheriting its own nature and each having its own strengths." Just like there are stars in the sky, mountains and rivers on the earth, people have emotions, and things have shapes and qualities. Each should be put to its own use and each should display his or her strengths. This is why it is the leader of the people, the key to officials, and it serves as the order of heaven and earth and the origin of all things. 』

Fei Qian nodded, but quickly shook his head, "This is too brief." 』

"Too brief?" Xun Chen didn't quite understand, "What's wrong with a brief summary?" 』

Isn't it what a literary official like Xun Chen should do to summarize and summarize affairs? And it is correct to grasp the key points and elaborate as much as possible, right? Didn't Fei Qian also hate those officials who were so confused that they couldn't understand what they were talking about? So why does Fei Qian still say that his summary is "too brief" now?

Fei Qian smiled and said, "In ancient times, Cangjie created characters because he knew the pain of writing and the pain of enlightenment. Only then did the ghosts in the sky cry and the mountains and rivers mourn. Then in the Spring and Autumn Period, it was difficult to carve seals and write books. Only then did Kong Zhongni sit down." Discuss it and teach it. Nowadays, there are pens, inks, and paper in the world, including wooden slips, bamboo slips, and carved stone tablets, all of which can be used to record events. Nowadays, things should be divided into two parts: things should be detailed and reasons should be important. If we use the method of catechism to discuss things, we will lose the details and it will be difficult for future generations to do so. Therefore, if you say this, it is OK if you use it as a theory, but if you talk about it as a matter of fact, it is too brief..."

Xun Chen couldn't help but be startled, and then he had some thoughts...