Three Kingdoms

The sky is gradually getting brighter. For Feiqian camp in Baishuigou, another day on the Guanzhong battlefield has passed, and a new day has arrived.

Of course, at present, no one knows how this war will change.

When the sky was just getting bright, the soldiers in the Baishuigou camp had already come out of their tents and started a day of training and work.

Unlike most troops at this time, Fei Qian's soldiers did not have any distinction between regular soldiers and auxiliary soldiers. Therefore, everything was arranged in turn, so that although it would be done in Sometimes it takes some physical strength of the soldiers, but it will also bring some better effects.

Just like setting up a simple camp, if you ask the auxiliary soldiers or civilians to do the operation, then it is just a job. Anyway, whatever the superiors say, it will be done. As for whether it is good or bad, it can only depend on the person in charge. Measure.

As soldiers, they are relatively more concerned with defenses. They know how to make them more stable and better protected. Although they are not professional craftsmen, they know what is most important, and even They would paint mud on the wooden walls of the camp, pull some grass into the grass and tie it into a knot, and also nail a few sharpened sticks to the hidden places where they would stay under the rocks with a large drop...

This kind of thing is actually not difficult, but human nature is often habitual to choose the laziest and simplest way to deal with it. Only when you really have to face it, will you do it seriously.

Just like the so-called tomboys of later generations, they can carry mineral water buckets, repair electrical circuits and water pipes, get rid of cockroaches and mice, and can even drag the gas tank upstairs when no one is helping. But as long as there are other men around to rely on, Immediately changed, he couldn't handle this, and he couldn't carry that either.

It's not the so-called hypocrisy, it's human nature. Anyway, you can choose the easy mode with just a few words, so why choose the difficult mode that makes you work so hard?

Groups of soldiers, led by Captain Qu, set out from the camp. Those who practiced formations, dug trenches, felled trees to resist horses, and carried stones and logs to strengthen their strength. There was no leisure for anyone anyway.

It's just that such a noisy situation made it very difficult for the Xiliang scouts who were hiding on the hillside to peek. How could they count the number of Fei hidden in the camp of Baishuigou? And these Xiliang scouts cannot stay in the same place for too long, because the patrolling patrols around the camp may appear at any time...

"This damn Bingzhou guy, is he trying to turn this place into a fortress?" A Xiliang scout looked at it for a while and couldn't help but murmured in a low voice.

Baishuigou Camp now not only has a wooden and mud wall, but also a circle of trenches dug out on all sides. It was dug at a distance of about an arrow's range from the wall. After several days of continuous repair and excavation, it has been dug out. The appearance. The trench was five steps wide and almost one person deep. All the excavated soil and gravel were piled on the inside of the trench to form a small earth wall. The sides of the earth wall were also tamped, and the branches of felled trees were used to pave the top and criss-cross them in one place. One was to prevent the earth from falling back. In addition, the ever-increasing earth wall became the attacker's side. An even more difficult obstacle to overcome.

Behind this earthen wall reinforced by branches, there are dense layers of Luzhai and Juma, almost filling the open space between the ditch and the camp, leaving only a four- to five-foot wide open space in the north and south directions of the camp, where the Simple suspension bridge. Inside the camp, there are more than a dozen sentry towers. On the one hand, they can monitor the surrounding movements without blind spots. On the other hand, if they are attacked by enemies, these towers will become arrow towers, controlling the north and south passages.

The cavalry camp is behind the infantry camp. Although there is no camp wall, the cavalry camp spread along the foot of the mountain spans the entire open space between Baishui and the Unnamed Mountains, leaving a fairly open path for attack at any time. You can wear armor and go out to support the infantry camp in front.

Such a camp is enough for everyone who wants to attack to see it and lose the desire to attack.

"Are the flags still there?"

"...Uh, it's still there, it's all still there..."

"Have you finished counting the stove?"

"I finished clicking, nothing changed..."

"OK, withdraw..."

Several Xiliang scouts lowered their heads and bent their waists as they came down the hillside, then turned to the back of the hillside, took out their horses, and left quietly.

Not long after, on the unnamed mountain range on one side of Baishui Valley, a bush suddenly moved. Several people with grass leaves on their bodies stood up, looked at each other, and couldn't help laughing: "The method Junhou said is really good! These Xiliang thieves were so close and didn't even notice us..."

"Let's go, go back and report to Xu Zheng!"

A few soldiers in simple disguise put away grass leaves and other items, then went around to a gentler place at the back and went down the mountain. They entered the camp and reported to Xu Shu who stayed in the camp...

That's right, now only Xu Shu and Ma Yan are left in the camp. Xu Shu was responsible for the deployment of large and small matters, Ma Yan was responsible for military operations, and as the coach, Fei Qian had sneaked away from the Baishuigou camp with Zhang Liao a few days ago.

Of course, the three-color flag still remained in the camp.

Jia Xu, who knew the people in Xiliang best, had already proposed to unite with Ma Teng and Han Sui at the beginning. However, at that time, Li Jue and Guo Si were arrogant and felt that it was not necessary. Xu's suggestion should not be taken seriously, but as time goes by and the situation in Guanzhong deteriorates, Li Jue, Guo Si and others will inevitably recall this matter, which means that the balance of power in the entire war situation will fundamentally change. Variety……

And this letter from Fei Min that Li Jue sent to Xinfeng can be regarded as comfort or provocation. After all, he hopes that Fei Qian and others will focus on a place like Xinfeng.

Xinfeng, located in the hinterland of Guanzhong, has fertile water and soil, and flat terrain. It is not suitable for infantry defense, but it is very suitable for cavalry activities!

So based on what Jia Xu said, it can be almost inferred that Li Jue wanted to fight a cavalry-based battle in Xinfeng. This means that Li Jue, Guo Si and others have joined forces with Ma Teng and Han Sui. Otherwise, there would not be enough cavalry to fight this battle.

Although Fei Qian also has a considerable number of cavalry on hand, the same Fei Qian is not willing to put all the cavalry on hand into the meat grinder of Guanzhong. Therefore, for Fei Qian, Pang Xi's proposal is more suitable...

Of course, it's just more suitable.

Any alliance naturally has the characteristics of an alliance, with a loose organization and cooperation for the sake of competition. Whether it is Li Guo or Ma Teng and Han Sui who joined later, the same must be true, so once the external pressure is too great, it will cause them to unite more closely.

Therefore, if you want to break this alliance, you must open an opening, and then you can make this alliance unbalanced...

In a Wubao on the outskirts of Pinyang County, Fei Qian and Pang Xi were sitting in the hall of Wubao, discussing matters with Pang Shu, the owner of Wubao.

Pang Shu and Pang Yi were officials in the same dynasty and had always had a good relationship. Because the surname Pang is actually very old, originating from the surname Ji, which comes after Bi Gonggao, and is a surname based on the name of a feudal town. This surname has been around since the Zhou Dynasty, so it also thrives in this area of ​​the river. , although they are not from the same family, they are basically the same race.

Pang Shu had been to Pingyang and met Fei Qian, so they didn't feel too unfamiliar with each other. The atmosphere was relatively harmonious. If they were compared, it was because they still had slight differences on some issues...

But it was relatively harmonious at the beginning, because there was always an indescribable sense of joy when talking about these Xiliang people.

Pang Xi smiled and smoothed his beard, and said: "The place to worship the heaven is named after Chiyang, so it is called Meiyang. However, Marquis Meiyang is afraid that Marquis Chiyang will be dissatisfied outside, so..."

The Marquis of Chiyang is Li Jue. The Marquis of Meiyang is Guo Si. Chiyang is located to the north of Chang'an City and is relatively close, while Meiyang is located close to Xiwu and is a county seat farther west of Chang'an.

Therefore, Chiyang is a better choice in terms of geography and convenience. However, Zhong Shao and others in the government and the public knew that if they took the initiative to choose Chiyang due to Guo Si's suspicious personality, they might On the contrary, Guo Si noticed it, so he deliberately proposed to hold a ceremony to worship the sky in Meiyang, as if to flatter Guo Si, the Marquis of Meiyang.

The result was as expected by Zhong Shao and others. Although Guo Bang was a little tempted, he still hesitated in the end. After thinking about it for two or three days, he decided to hold this ceremony of worshiping heaven in Chiyang. If there was no threat from Fei Qian and others, Guo Si had no choice but to go with the flow and agreed to stay in Meiyang. But now that the situation was dangerous, Guo Si had to think more carefully, and finally decided to stay in Chiyang, in order to stabilize Li Jue's heart, who was leading troops outside.

Speaking of this matter, Pang Shu also laughed, and then said: "Not only that, Zhong Shizhong also started to use the ceremony of literary dance... Haha, as expected, Meiyang Hou changed the ceremony to martial dance..."

As early as ancient China, the use of music and dance during sacrifices has been a very complete set of etiquette. When China was formed, music, as a synthesis of five tones and eight tones, was like a drum and a bow, and it was also the sum of heaven and earth. Among etiquette, it is an extremely important part as a gift to the late king. Ordinary people are not qualified to enjoy music.

Dance is used during religious sacrifices to communicate between people and God, and to express devotion and worship to God. Therefore, music and dance have become the most important links in religious sacrifices.

The same was true in the Han Dynasty.

Ancestor sacrifice is the most important sacrificial tradition in the Han Dynasty. In order to better praise the merits of the emperor's ancestors and to reflect the worshipers' awe and piety towards the gods of the emperor's ancestors, in the Han Dynasty, both music and dance were choreographed more carefully and complicatedly, but in general they were not much different from those of later generations. , it means inviting the gods, then offering sacrifices, and finally sending the gods off.

Each link is equipped with music and unique etiquette. The so-called literary dance or martial dance is a ceremony that makes the ancestors and gods happy after offering sacrifices, and uses dance to praise the ancestors' literary and martial virtues...

In Wen Wu, the dancer holds a feather jing, but in Wu Wu, of course, the dancer holds Qian Qi.

So these guys in the government and the opposition, playing hard to get this time, succeeded again. The reason is very simple. When Dong Zhuo controlled the government, he always used martial arts. However, at that time, most of the factors were just Dong Zhuo's personal preferences, but now it has become a consideration of political correctness.

Wang Yun changed martial arts to literary dance, so now that there is a memorial ceremony, can he still use literary dance? Therefore, Meiyang Hou, who stayed in Chang'an, directly rejected Zhong Shao and others' proposal without thinking too much, and changed the literary dance to a martial dance...

It can be said that Guo Si thought that it was entirely his own idea, but he did not expect that all of it fell into the calculations of Zhong Shao and others. This kind of intellectual gap cannot be made up by the level of official positions, so it is not possible to make up for it. No wonder Pang Shu and Pang Xi both laughed at Guo Si for his intellectual superiority.

Therefore, both Pang Shu and Pang Xi were relatively optimistic about the matter of expounding Guo Si during the sacrifice to heaven. At the same time, they also seemed to take it for granted in handling matters after killing Guo Si. a little.

"...Chiyang Marquis is outside now and has a heavy army. I wonder if you two and the princes of the government and the public are prepared?" Fei Qian looked at the two somewhat proud Pang Er, oh, Pang Xi and Pang Shu, saying that they Don't keep your eyes on Guo Bang in Chang'an, you need to pay special attention to this matter.

"What's so difficult about this?" Pang Xi said that it was nothing, and said, "Marquis Chiyang is outside, and Marquis Meiyang is arranging military supplies and equipment in Chang'an City. If they are removed, their supply will be cut off, and chaos will occur within three days." ..." After saying that, he looked at Fei Qian, as if to express how Fei Qian could be so timid and afraid of some thieves who had no food and grass supplies.

Fei Qian couldn't help but smile slightly, these guys still took it for granted. Yes, that's right. Basically, it's a miracle that an army without military rations can survive for three days. But the question is whether Li Jue has food in his army. Can he get food and grass from other places?

The warehouses in Xinfeng County and the nearby Wubao could potentially extend time for Li Jue and others. However, when Ai Feiqian laid out these matters, he was vetoed by Pang Xi.

"What Feihou said is not unreasonable..." Pang Xi said slowly, "...but Xinfeng and other places have also been completely plundered, so how can there be any food left? As for Wubao... it is like eating wild food from chestnut trees. , how can you feed everyone?"

Well, since you think so, I have nothing to say.

Fei Qian laughed twice and said nothing, but he became more and more aware that these so-called righteous people, loyal ministers in the court, were only temporarily in alliance with him. As for other aspects, I am afraid……