Three Kingdoms

Chapter 3395 True

Sima Yi felt regretful that he might have lost the opportunity to attack the Zhongtiao Mountain camp again.

Once the Anyi camp is defeated, Cao Jun's Zhongtiaoshan camp must be facing a formidable enemy.

"My lord said that he was delaying the pursuit of Cao's army to calm down the enemy's troops." When you get to Zhongtiao Mountain, you can fight when you see the opportunity, but don't fight head-on. "Li Li said, "See the opportunity... Lord, if you give me such a warning, doesn't it mean that you will attack the Zhongtiao Mountain camp if you have the chance? 』

"My lord, did you really say that?" Sima Yi asked.

Li Li nodded.

"Hmm..." Sima Yi thought about it for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said: "I understand, this is a strategy to exhaust the troops..."

"A strategy to exhaust troops?" Li Li asked, "This... could you please give me some advice, Dali Qing?" 』

"Oh, you don't have to be so polite," Sima Yi waved his hand, "I'm just a bit older. Li Xiandi might as well call me by a certain name." 』

Li Li didn't show too much pretense, he just raised his hand and called him "Brother Zhongda".

Sima Yi laughed loudly, nodded and said: "Cao's soldiers dispersed in large numbers. They were eager when they were pressed, but strengthened when they gathered together. They were slow and focused. This is because they all have their own thoughts and are inconsistent. They first confused their minds and then exhausted their strength. , you can take it easily. 』

Sima Yi came from Hanoi and knew the situation in Shandong relatively well.

The big man is already very rigid.

This kind of "rigidity" is not just in the political and ecological court, but has penetrated into all aspects of the Han Dynasty.

Naturally, this also includes "rigidity" in thinking.

If Fei Qian moves too much, it will naturally stimulate these "rigid" thinking people, making them feel threatened and react in a certain way. If he moves slower, it means that he will just hang out outside...

"By the way, brother Li Xian, after breaking the Anyi camp, did you find that the number of Cao's soldiers was too low?" Sima Yi suddenly asked.

Li Li nodded, "That's right." When I first saw the Anyi camp, I thought it must have 100,000 people. But after the battle, I discovered that it was actually an empty shell, with only 30,000 to 40,000 people inside. 』

Sima Yi smiled slightly and said, "That's right." Thief Cao, he still wants to take this opportunity to win over the people of Shandong! 』

"Winning the hearts of Shandong people?" Li Li asked, "Could it be said that... Cao Cao deliberately abandoned this Anyi camp?" Isn’t this price too high? 』

Sima Yi smiled and said, "If you give up, you will gain." 』

Li Li fell silent. He is relatively familiar with military matters, but his understanding of politics is still relatively weak. It's hard for him to understand that so many soldiers, equipment, materials and money were sacrificed just to win over people's hearts? How to win over? He couldn't understand, but Li Li soon stopped thinking about it and focused on the things in front of him.

"So, doesn't it mean we can't go to the Zhongtiao Mountain camp?" Li Li asked.

Sima Yi shook his head and said, "Didn't the Lord have something to say?" See the opportunity and fight! We must first look for opportunities! 』

"Looking for opportunities? Li Li asked.

Sima Yi nodded, "First, let Cao Jun move..."

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After retreating from Anyi, Cao Jun strengthened its reconnaissance near the Zhongtiao Mountain camp. However, because Cao Jun's cavalry suffered too many losses, the remaining cavalry were reluctant to use them, so they could only use infantry to top up the attack. Be a scout.

However, as the infantry were scouts, their range of activities was obviously greatly reduced, and they could not move too far away from the Zhongtiao Mountain Camp. Therefore, even if Li Li and Sima Yi arrived near the Zhongtiao Mountain Camp, these Cao soldiers were still not able to discover them immediately. Traces of the two.

Although Cao Cao emphasized that the hussars might arrive sooner than they thought, in fact most of Cao's soldiers and military academy generals believed that the arrival of the hussars would take some time. After all, Cao Hong returned safe and sound, which at least showed that the Hussars were not in such a hurry to pursue him.

The disconnect between top and bottom was once again reflected in Cao Jun.

The upper management knows some things, but they don't explain it clearly to the people below and just insist on execution.

The people below also have some confusion, but they will not raise it with the people above, because they find that when they raise questions before, they end up not solving the problem, but solving the person who asked the question.

"Do you understand?" 』

asked the man above.

"clear. 』

The people below are unequivocal.

"Is it clear? 』

Don’t worry about the above, please confirm again.

"clear. 』

The one below slaps the chest.

"..."

After the people above left, the people below gathered together and muttered, "What did you just say?" 』

"What else can I say?" Strengthen vigilance and send more scouts! It must be reported every hour! 』

"Every hour?" Damn, are you going to let people live? 』

"Whatever, it needs to be reported... I didn't say that I really wanted to send people... dig more holes outside, station them, and light a fire if necessary... Let's just take a look here and talk about it every time." Hours, that is, every half hour is no problem! Are you really ready to run again and again? You are so tired! 』

"You still have a way! 』

"Whatever you can do, just mess around. It's only a day that you can mess around..."

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In the early morning, a hint of fish belly white just appeared in the east.

The ravines of the Loess Plateau are looming in the light mist.

The soldiers of Cao's army who were on duty at the fixed observation post woke up from their sleep, crawled out of the hole where they were hiding with stiff hands and feet, stretched out in the morning light, and looked back sleepily.

He suddenly opened his eyes wide, "Hussars... they are coming! They are coming!"

The next moment, he remembered to light a fire to warn, so he hurriedly crawled to the beacon pile beside him. Just when he wanted to light the fire, he found that he didn't take the flint and tinder, and they were still hiding in the cave. He crawled into the cave again like a dog, and when he came out, he showed his head at the entrance of the cave, and saw that several Hussars had arrived at the entrance of the cave, looking at him with their heads tilted.

He was stunned for a while, and then like a groundhog, he let out a terrified howl at the entrance of the cave...

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Anyi.

The main tent of the Hussars.

Today is the gathering of surrendered generals and captured generals.

Bao Zhong was a little embarrassed, but he soon put all the embarrassment behind him. Fortunately, his child was not trampled to death in the chaos, but waited for the treatment of the military doctor of the cavalry. It must be said that he was very lucky. At the same time, it also made Bao Zhong affirm the correctness of his joining the cavalry. Now he even wanted to shake his tail like a wind and fire wheel, if he had a tail.

Bao Zhong was not embarrassed, but others were embarrassed.

Xiahou Dun, Cao Zhao, and some non-commissioned officers of the Cao army.

Fei Qian, who was sitting at the top, looked around, laughed, and raised the wine cup, "In the past, the banners in front of Luoyang Gate, the carved beams and brocades admired the young man. Today, we drink wine on the battlefield together, and what about grievances and hatreds? All of you here are dressed in Chinese clothes, each with your own splendor, and loyal and wise. Victory or defeat is nothing but a quarrel between brothers, so why not drink a bottle to relieve your heart! Victory! '

When Fei Qian said this, everyone was moved.

Xiahou Dun had a gloomy face, as if everyone present owed him tens of millions of dollars, but after hearing Fei Qian's words, his face twitched. After a moment, he sighed, raised his wine cup, and drank it all with Fei Qian.

Xiahou Dun did so, and the other Cao army officers looked at each other and drank it all.

It was rare for Fei Qian to say such a refreshing and refined way to persuade others to drink.

Especially in the current situation, the two sides are still in a hostile state, but with Fei Qian's words "brothers fighting against each other", the hatred between them was diluted, from the confrontation in Guanzhong and Shandong to the internal struggle of brothers in the Han Dynasty, which made these defeated and surrendered Cao army feel much better...

After three rounds of wine, Fei Qian stood up and invited Xiahou Dun to walk together.

Xiahou Dun looked at the surrendered generals and prisoners, sighed slightly, and stood up and left with Fei Qian.

After Fei Qian and Xiahou Dun left, everyone was completely relaxed. Whether they were complacent or just drinking to relieve their sorrow, these drinks were perhaps the best way to numb themselves and relax.

Bao Zhong looked at the captives and smiled a little, just like the smile of an old employee who joined the company a day earlier to a new employee, but there was no need for him to jump out and provoke hatred. He just ate and drank by himself, and talked and laughed with Conglai from time to time. He felt relaxed after unloading the burden on his heart. He suddenly felt that the sky was higher, the earth was wider, and a good life was in front of him.

Conglai seemed to be much more casual. He no longer looked at people with his head down, but looked at them calmly.

In comparison, Cao Zhao, who also took the initiative to "surrender", was somewhat numb, as if he had no appetite.

As for Xiahou Dun who followed Fei Qian, his heart was full of complicated emotions.

Hill.

Thatched mat.

Wooden table.

Thin wine.

The bright moon hangs high in the sky.

The breeze blows on my face.

All the noisy dust during the day seems to have quieted down at night, except for the heartbeat of people, who are always greedy.

『Brother Yuanrang, please sit down. 』

Fei Qian gestured.

Xiahou Dun frowned, but didn't say anything and sat down. His original personality was not the type of irritable. In the game, his voice was rough and hoarse, mostly because of Mr. Luo's description. For the real Xiahou Dun, he was more of a Confucian general than a fierce general.

『The world is so big, why did China originate here? 』

Fei Qian looked at the world and said slowly.

Xiahou Dun was stunned. He didn't expect Fei Qian to say this at all. He looked at the wine on the table, then looked at Fei Qian, and decided not to drink more tonight to avoid falling into Fei Qian's trap.

However, Xiahou Dun was also somewhat interested in the questions raised by Fei Qian.

In fact, this question is not only of interest to Xiahou Dun, but also to many people in later generations. Huaxia originated from Yanhuang, but there have always been five provinces arguing about where Yanhuang originated from, and each has its own argument.

"Yanhuang naturally originated from the Central Plains!" Xiahou Dun said decisively, "Three battles in Banquan won the will of Emperor Yan, and another battle in Zhuolu to rule the world! This is recorded in the historical records, is it possible that the cavalry thought it was false? '

"Haha," Fei Qian smiled and pointed to the ground under his feet, "I mean, Huaxia originated here... not here, not Guanzhong, not Shandong, but here... why did it originate from here? '

The history of Yanhuang is so far away that when the Huaxia people want to find the exact historical imprint of Yanhuang, they are a little embarrassed. But what is certain is that Yanhuang originated from two tribes in the Yellow River, and like Chiyou and other tribes, they all multiplied in the surrounding areas of the Yellow River and in almost the same time period.

If you are a monkey, you may never walk out of a forest in your life.

A group of monkeys has the possibility to go to other forests.

When tribes evolved and multiplied to a certain number, battles inevitably occurred.

"This..." Xiahou Dun didn't expect that the scope of Fei Qian's "here" was so large, and he didn't know what to say for a moment. However, Xiahou Dun was not willing to be at a disadvantage with his first words, so he countered with words: "In that case, why do Hussar think Hua Xia Yuan?" 』

Fei Qian raised two fingers and said, "There are only two sources of China." 』

"Yanhuang?" Xiahou Dun said.

Fei Qian shook his head, "No." Yanhuang is the representation, and "struggle for harmony" is the reality. Those who fight, heaven and earth fight, man and beast fight. If you don't fight, you can't live. Those who integrate can absorb hundreds of rivers and become rivers and seas, and learn from many people and become China. 』

Xiahou Dun also smiled and said, "So Qiaoqi wants to accept Shandong?" 』

Fei Qian shook his head, "It's not that someone wants to accept Shandong, but that Shandong wants to return to China?" 』

"Hahahahaha," Xiahou Dun laughed, "Is this what Qiaoqi is asking on behalf of the emperor?" 』

Fei Qian also smiled, "May I ask if there was an emperor at the beginning of the Yanhuang period?" 』

"you! ” Thinking of...haha..."

Fei Qian smiled and was not angry at Xiahou Dun's sarcasm.

For thousands of years, the Chinese nation has continued to prosper. Is the root cause of this problem due to a few people? For example, the two emperors of Yan and Huang? Or Yao, Shun and Yu? Apparently not. Although the early Chinese dynasties were born here in the Yuncheng Basin, the most important thing among them was not a certain emperor or a certain emperor, but rather that over the past thousands of years, the Chinese nation, while adhering to its own culture, It was able to continuously absorb excellent and practical foreign culture for its own use, and finally formed a strong and unified dynasty.

Chinese totems also illustrate this point.

The reason why the Han Dynasty was strong did not mean that Liu Bang's skills in governing the country were so strong that the world was peaceful and smooth with a wave of his hand, but because during the hundreds of years of disputes in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, the Chinese nation no longer wanted to continue the war.

The reason why the Han Dynasty is declining now is because in the past three to four hundred years, the completely rigid political system and bureaucracy of the Han Dynasty have fallen far behind the needs of the Chinese nation and the overall people.

To put it simply, the current cultural and political system of the Han Dynasty could no longer keep up with the needs of the people. However, the emperors and officials in the Han Dynasty still did not want to make adjustments and changes, but only wanted to pass down the classics to their families for thousands of years. For thousands of years, the laws of our ancestors cannot be changed.

And why did the Sui and Tang Dynasties usher in a revival in history? That is because the Five Husties disrupted China, which broke the cultural and political systems that had gradually become rigid since the Han Dynasty, and even changed some of the characters of the Han people to some extent.

And the most critical point is the difference between active and passive.

First of all, it was the Wuhu, the Xiongnu, Xianbei, Jie, Di and Qiang who were disrupting China at that time. When the Han people in the northern land lost their effective large-scale organizational capabilities, the Wuhu were busy conquering the local Han people and conquering each other. As a result, these ethnic minority regimes did not have time to completely conquer the Han people in the early stages of the struggle, and in the middle and later stages, faced with the reduction of their own ethnic populations due to war losses, they had to compromise with the Han people, rely on the strength of the Han people, and finally "integrate."

This kind of "fusion" in the mouths of some people is undoubtedly full of blood and tears, and it is far from being as simple as the people say. If you are not careful, you will fall into the pattern of the braided dynasty. Of course, these experts and professors said this deliberately, more or less with the intention of praising the braided dynasty.

Officially, because of the "integration" precedent of the "Five Huanhua", there seems to be nothing wrong with some noble families in later feudal dynasties as long as they are willing to "integrate" with foreign races. After all, it is a world village...

Many people in later generations have been advocating pigtails, but in fact the total population of pigtails was not small in the later period, but their combat effectiveness and mental outlook were as bad as the bottom? Because the route taken by Braid not only did not try to integrate with Chinese culture, but even spared no effort to suppress, split, and enslave it, both in terms of spiritual outlook and combat effectiveness.

The establishment of literary prisons, maritime bans, an unprecedentedly strict household registration system, and the promotion of stereotyped writing to recruit scholars were all aimed at punishing the Han people to death. This kind of political thought makes the entire country infinitely rigid and loses its vitality. At that time, European culture had been spread to China. Can you imagine that Kang Mazi could solve a linear equation in two variables? There are countless Western items in the royal collection in the Forbidden City, including clocks, telescopes, world maps, various thermal weapons, and new guns...

The approach of Peter the Great at the same time as Kangxi was completely opposite. From then on, the two empires also moved in two directions.

Braid Chao was undoubtedly a success.

They spent three hundred years turning the Chinese nation, which was originally brave enough to explore and develop, into an ignorant, arrogant, deceitful, weak, courageous in private fights but timid in public wars, with no spirit of innovation, no spirit of adventure, and a conservative The stupid person turned into the best obedient citizen in the ruler's heart, and became a slave who can automatically and voluntarily understand the difficulties of the upper class.

At the same time, Braid Chao also failed.

No matter how hard they try to suppress, deceive, conceal, and deceive, there are always some people who, in pain, open their eyes and look at the world...

So Fei Qian thought, why can't there be more people who see the world earlier?

Shandong is an obstacle now, but it may also be a help in the future.

Fei Qian looked at Xiahou Dun with a gentle expression, as if he was looking at a test field, or as if he was looking at a white mouse, which made Xiahou Dun instinctively feel a little chilly.

『The word "Son of Heaven" is really used very well. 』Fei Qian said with a smile, 『I heard that in Shandong, people attach the most importance to ethics. So let me ask, is it that the father comes first, then the son, or can the son be superior to the father? Son of Heaven, Son of Heaven, is this world more important, or is the Son of Heaven more important? Brother Yuan Rang, I wonder if you can solve my confusion? 』