Three Kingdoms

Chapter 3397 Oar

When the war broke out in Youzhou, Jizhou couldn't help but become alarmed.

The last time the Hussars marched into Youzhou, it had already made Jizhou tremble with fear. Although the Hussars did not reach Jizhou last time, who can guarantee that they will not penetrate Youzhou and plunder Jizhou this time?

Originally, Cao Cao led his troops to attack Guanzhong, and the generals and military schools who stayed behind were relieved. After all, in troubled times, if you can live a happy life for a day, it is a happy day. No matter how tragic the front line was, it was still happening thousands of miles away, but no one expected that Wei Yan would actually cause a scene in Jizhou!

Even though Wei Yanjun was "defeated" or "disappeared" later, the horror left to the people of Jizhou was not small!

These defenders thought they were safe in Jizhou and could live a peaceful life for a few days. If Cao Cao wins, he can get some rewards even if he gets under his feet and flatters him wildly. Unexpectedly, the news that came later became more and more wrong. Cao Cao seemed to be in trouble!

This is simply like the boats and oars being wiped out into ashes...

Although they also held large oars and wore armor, they always felt like they were standing naked in the wilderness.

Enemies are lurking everywhere and will pounce at any time.

First, Cao Cao's Northern Route Army failed, and then it was rumored that Xiahou Dun was captured. The children of the Cao family and the Xiahou family in Jizhou, especially those of the Xiahou family, all looked as ugly as if their parents were dead.

A little-known Wei Yan was able to attack Jizhou, so could it be said that Hussar couldn't come?

Although these defenders with different surnames felt somewhat unspeakably happy when they saw the mournful faces of the Cao family and Xiahou family, they could not help but feel a little more worried and uneasy. If the hussars really win, what will they do? Is it really necessary to change the family and let those warriors from Guanzhong and Northland take over?

These news have already made these Jizhou defenders panic, but they did not expect that this land of Youyan would change again!

Most of the hussars in the northern region protect Zhao Yun, and they direct their troops towards You Yan!

The vanguard general turned out to be Zhang He!

this……

traitor!

Rebellious!

Suddenly, those in Jizhou came up to yell at Zhang He.

Some people even saw people from the Zhang family referring to Sang and scolding Huaishi to express their innocence and indignation against the rebellion. But what is interesting is that with the fall of Gubeikou and related news further reaching Jizhou, something very strange happened. happened.

Those who originally scolded Zhang He suddenly shut up overnight, and they also stopped scolding the newly surrendered Lei Zhong and some other defending generals...

No matter how unbearable Cao Chun was, everyone thought he could hold on at Gubeikou for a year and a half!

This, how on earth is this so fat? !

What is Gubeikou?

It is the pass where Cao's key operations and defenses are focused!

Was it just conquered?

After so many years of preparation, and knowing full well that gunfire was coming, and with heightened security everywhere, how many people were brought along by the surrendered troops, and how easily could they be defeated?

Are you sure it wasn't the horse monkey who forcibly hypnotized Cao Chun?

You must know that Cao Jun stationed in Youzhou is one of the few elite troops in Shandong!

The last time Cao Chun took the initiative to leave Youyan, he couldn't defeat the Hussars in a field battle. Although he lost, it was understandable. After all, it was indeed difficult to defeat the Hussars in a field battle, but now Defend!

Defend!

Last time, it could be said that the enemy was defeated and took advantage of the situation. What about this time?

It was about rebuilding the pass, mobilizing money and food, establishing a defense-in-depth system, setting up a Yanshan lookout warning post, etc. We were fully prepared for everything, but this is the result?

What is Cao Chun doing? What have you done? !

The news that followed was even more incomprehensible to people in Jizhou.

Youyan's original defense systems seemed to be made of paper and collapsed one after another!

How much time, how much manpower and material resources have been spent to build the defense structure, just like this...

Gone? !

The front of the Hussars has arrived directly at the foot of Yuyang City.

The garrison in Jizhou has also implemented martial law, and supplies and other supplies sent from the rear are no longer allowed to go to Yijing. After all, no one knows whether these things will become captured and supplied by the Hussars!

The situation suddenly became like this, and the whole Jizhou was feeling uneasy.

Why is Youyan suddenly so bad?

Is Cao Chun so useless?

If this lone army is trapped in Yuyang City, even if the food, fodder, equipment and supplies in Yuyang City are abundant and the warehouses are rich, it is impossible to be besieged forever!

Besides, even if Yuyang is defended, what will happen if the Hussars are like the barbarians and refuse to attack, looting places, especially when they invade Jizhou?

Could it be that these hussars were so sharp that Cao Jun could not resist at all? Ever since the Hussars marched into Youyan, there have been groups of people, groups of people, passing news to each other and discussing countermeasures. However, in the process, the rumors are getting more and more outrageous, and the more they say, the weirder they are. There are even people who At first, it was said that the Hussars recruited some slave soldiers with lustful eyes from outside the territory. They were all like zombies, with infinite strength and no knowledge of life and death, so they are so cruel and sharp now...

After much talk and discussion, no one had a plan. They could only redouble their vigilance and guard the various intersections in Jizhou. As for what the defenders were thinking, no one knew.

Teams of riders were sent out to report the emergency. Even if the young master from Yecheng had no strategy, the big shots in Yuzhou and Jizhou should always have something to say?

Could it be that he was just driven in by the Hussars?

In this atmosphere of panic, the angel descended!

…

…

There is more than one angel.

The angel along the way is Liu Ye.

It's Liu Xie's sneaky meddling...

Liu Ye was responsible for walking north, that is, to the line of Jizhou and Youzhou to convey the emperor's edict.

Both lines go down.

When an angel travels on behalf of the emperor, no matter what, he must have some attire.

Scepter banners and other things are naturally indispensable.

A large group of people and horses, well, a large group of people and horses, escorting a canopy car, slowly came from a distance.

Chen Qun greeted him outside Yecheng.

Wei Yan took a day trip to Yecheng, and Cao Pi could only be incompetent and furious in the end.

Before a naughty child realizes that he is a naughty child, he often thinks that he is the most awesome person in the world. Only after his defense is broken can he truly realize the malice in the world.

Among those later generations, those who constantly said that they broke the defenses often did not break the defenses, but those who really broke the defenses were like Cao Pi right now, saying nothing...

Being ridden on the head by Wei Yan, he peed, and then the soldiers all over the city were unable to keep Wei Yan back. This was almost branded on Cao Pi's face!

Even if he is the prince, so what?

How many people would call him "Prince" to his face and mock him as "Persimmon" behind his back?

And it's a particularly soft persimmon...

Cao Pi recalled Chen Qun, and no longer had the authority to dictate, and no longer interfered in political affairs. Instead, under Chen Qun's adjustment, Yecheng quickly returned to peace, and even the entire Jizhou quickly settled down. The traces of war, smoke and blood have been washed away and cleared from the stone slabs of the streets, but the marks left in the hearts of people are not so easy to wash away.

"I've seen angels. ” Chen Qun stepped forward and bowed his hands in greeting.

Then Chen Qun followed the etiquette and asked about the emperor's health. Liu Ye also followed the procedure and answered the emperor's health before getting out of the car and said, "I have met Chen Shijun." 』

Chen Qun smiled slightly, with a little bitterness in his smile, "Brother Ziyang, this is... having the name of envoy, but no ability to envoy?" 』

Liu Ye waved his hand and said, "Don't do this for a long article." Things in Yecheng... are complicated. Even if I were here, I might not be able to write a long article, so I have no other intention. 』

The two looked at each other, smiled at each other, and entered Yecheng together.

The nobles who were watching couldn't help but celebrate, saying that since the angels had come, the dispute should stop. However, some people expressed doubts, thinking that even if the angels came, they might not be useful.

The current reputation of the Emperor of Han Dynasty is already much lower than before.

Moreover, Liu Ye might not feel comfortable when he came to deliver the imperial edict for the emperor, even if his surname was Liu.

Naturally, those prestigious civil servants and scholars in Yuzhou couldn't do this kind of thing without shame, so they had to send him to deal with this problem. Therefore, when Liu Ye saw Chen Qun, he only gave a slight sneer, which was already considered an excellent display of self-cultivation. .

Of course Chen Qun was aware of the problem and didn't say anything in particular. He took Liu Ye into the city and went directly to the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Liu Ye looked intently on the surface, but in fact he could see everything going on in Jizhou along the way.

Throughout Jizhou, the quality of soldiers varies greatly.

Even in Ye City, only the soldiers near the Prime Minister's Mansion can be called elite, while in other places, they are hard to describe, and even the equipment is very poor. Especially the war horses, they are so lacking that one can almost use the word "poor" to describe them.

According to regulations, war horses will be retired after ten years, but under the current situation, those war horses have to extend their retirement age to make up for the shortage of numbers.

But can this be considered a solution to the problem?

It's just a way to stop the boiling water.

Over the years, it would be wrong to say that Jizhou and Yuzhou have not developed economically. Although there is a war, money, food and taxes are not necessarily less. At least compared to the time when Dong Zhuo was in chaos, the fiscal revenue was much higher, but there just couldn't be any money. There is a shortage of money here and a deficit there, so where does all the money go?

No one understands.

Even if he understands, he is pretending not to understand.

Does Liu Ye understand?

He also understands.

It can even be said that basically everyone in Shandong who has some political status understands it.

But he still couldn't say it and had to pretend not to understand.

Cutting off someone's money is like killing one's parents.

With so much money, how many parents are there!

If this is revealed, how many people will bear the hatred?

Liu Ye's small body naturally couldn't bear it.

Liu Ye looked at Cao Pi, who was obviously a little depressed after suffering some mental shock. He felt that this naughty kid probably couldn't bear it, so naturally he wouldn't say anything. He just followed the etiquette and procedures, went up to pay homage, and then remained silent. Waiting for Cao Pi to ask.

Anyone with naughty attributes will probably be selfish, and Cao Pi is no exception. After meeting Liu Ye, he didn't know whether he was too concerned about the war situation, or he felt that Liu Ye and others were just domestic slaves. The character did not even mention Liu Ye's hard work along the way. He opened his mouth and asked: "Does the current situation... need to be like this?" 』

What is the current situation? Cao Pi himself has no idea?

This is obviously impossible, so the only explanation is that Cao Pi is unwilling to admit failure, especially the failure of his heir apparent. Once Cao Cao is really defeated and reduced to the point where he has to accept the emperor's mediation in order to cease the war and return, then as Cao Cao's heir, the eldest son of the Han Prime Minister Cao Hou Ye, what dignity can he have?

That's right, Cao Pi still cares most about his own face.

Ancient people and modern people are all human beings.

It's just that ancient people may have matured earlier and their rebellious period was shorter due to different environments.

Cao Pi is not stupid, let alone stupid, he just has common shortcomings at this age. He wants to express himself like an adult, but in reality his thinking and experience cannot keep up, and this phenomenon of separation occurs.

If Cao Pi was not the crown prince, there would still be some people who would severely criticize and correct him to get Cao Pi back on track. However, Cao Pi's status as the crown prince meant that only Mrs. Bian could criticize and accuse him, and everyone else could. Flattery made Cao Pi, whose brain was still in the development stage, mistakenly believe that Mrs. Bian was just too demanding, and he himself was still very awesome...

That's why Cao Pi felt strong shame and anger when he encountered Wei Yan standing in front of everyone.

Liu Ye glanced at Cao Pi and said calmly: "I was originally in Qinghe, but I suddenly received the emperor's order. I didn't dare to slack off at all, and traveled here day and night." As for why there is such an order in the court... I really don’t know. 』

Liu Ye was not completely unaware of the origin of the edict, but he had no need or the mood to explain it to Cao Pi.

Not everyone is Cao Pi's parent, and not everyone has to revolve around Cao Pi.

What's more, this kind of thing itself is very troublesome to explain.

But Cao Pi refused to comply. He had been very confused and angry in the past few days, and the people around him were either Mrs. Bian, who asked him to think about it carefully, or Chen Qun, who was respectful on the surface but was actually full of tricks. Damn it, it's hard to see anyone coming from Jizhou now. How could Cao Pi let Liu Ye fool him so easily?

"Pi has lived in this city for a long time and has no knowledge of the outside world. Now that the angel is here, it is like manna to Pi!" ” Cao Pi left the table and bowed deeply, “I am confused now and I can’t figure it out. I can’t sleep at night and I can’t sleep. I hope the angel will take care of my father’s face and give me some advice! 』

I have to say that when Cao Pi imitated Cao Cao's behavior as a polite corporal, he still looked quite the same.

Liu Ye quickly avoided the banquet, not daring to accept Cao Pi's full courtesy.

Liu Ye took the time to glance at Chen Qun.

Chen Qun looked at his nose and heart without moving.

With Cao Pi acting like this, Liu Ye certainly couldn't say nothing, but how to say it really made Liu Ye very embarrassed.

After a moment of silence, Liu Ye looked at the guard on the side.

As an elite member of the prime minister's palace, he is naturally well-dressed, with excellent armor and shiny shields.

"Can I borrow the oar?" 』

Liu Ye pointed at the big shield in the guard's hand and said.

Cao Pi didn't know what was going on, but still nodded.

Seeing Cao Pi's approval, the guards said nothing more.

After all, you are not borrowing a sword, but a shield. Borrowing a knife might even threaten Cao Pi's life, but with a large shield, even if Liu Ye picked it up and tried to smash Cao Pi to death, it would not be so powerful. At least this action would be obvious enough, and it would be possible to use it. Plenty of time to escape, right?

It's not a chessboard.

The shield was placed in front of Liu Ye.

Liu Ye did not go to get it, but just pointed with his finger, "If what I remember is correct, this oar style was made in the third year of Yanxi of the Han Dynasty. The model was made and it is still in use today..."

The earliest shields were only made of leather, with thick fur held up by a simple wooden frame. They could be dismantled, rolled up and taken away when not needed for combat...

Later, due to the fierceness of the war and the cruelty of the fighting, the shield supported by a simple wooden frame could not withstand the need to withstand beatings, so wooden shields and rattan shields were produced.

This kind of shield is made of fur, rattan and wood materials, and is bonded with paint and glue. This is the second stage of shield development. This stage can be said to have run through most of the history of human civilization or the history of war. From around the 13th century BC to the Braid Dynasty, shields made of this material were used.

Overlapping with the wooden and rattan shield is the metal shield. Early shields were made of bronze. As the level of steel smelting improved, more shields were made of steel...

These are all basic common sense. As soon as Liu Ye said it, Cao Pi naturally understood. But Cao Pi still couldn't understand the connection between this and the Hussars' victory, and why an edict was needed to mediate the battle between the two sides. Is there any connection between this and the shield?

Seeing that Cao Pi still looked confused, Liu Ye couldn't help but sigh slightly, "As far as I know, this big oar... Among the hussars, three categories, more than twenty models, have been developed... infantry, cavalry, and battleships. Each one is different. In terms of infantry, there are those who are good at running in the mountains among the hussars. They carry small round shields, made of fine steel, one and a half feet in diameter. There are those who are good at fighting on the battlefield, holding large round shields, half bronze and fine steel, three feet and two inches in diameter... There are also shields and sculls used by cavalry, which are also different..."

"Shandong's system is based on one thing." Although people are different, the oars are the same. The land in Guanzhong is used for scattering. Although they are in the same army, each oar is different. 』

"Nowadays, Shandong seeks one but cannot get one, and Guanzhong's body is scattered but its spirit is not dispersed. Therefore, there are short and long periods, and it is difficult to determine the outcome. Liu Ye tried his best to speak in a simple and easy-to-understand manner, but also to be euphemistic, which was not easy. "Now there is an edict, but it is to be unified and dispersed." 』

Cao Pi's eyes lit up, "So, this is... a strategy?" 』

Liu Ye smiled but didn't answer.

"What strategy was used?" ”Cao Pi asked without thinking.

Liu Ye's smile suddenly solidified.