Three Kingdoms

Time passed little by little, and night fell quickly. Being in the river, Fei Qian was still in the mood to think about the so-called special operations. In the Han Dynasty, it was really difficult to form special soldiers who could go up mountains, go into water, go into the dark, climb over walls, hide, and disguise themselves.

In the current situation, if Fei Qian had not taken advantage of the trade with the Hu people early in the morning and insisted on replenishing the soldiers with a certain amount of cattle and sheep offal, offal and other things, although not all the soldiers, these veterans would basically have been eliminated. Only by eliminating night blindness caused by nutritional deficiencies can we carry out night crossings. Otherwise, it is estimated that it will become difficult to walk once it gets dark...

Well, it seems that there is something that I have overlooked.

An idea suddenly appeared in Fei Qian's mind, but like a flash of light, it disappeared from his mind with the sound of rushing water, and he could not be found for a while.

It’s not like turning back to attack at night, because most of the Xiliang soldiers like Li Jue are Qiang people. The Qiang people eat more cattle and sheep, and their eyesight is relatively strong. In addition, there is no battlefield positioning system in this era, so they can attack at night. Things that cause chaos are actually high risks...

Fei Qian struggled to hold on, and just when he felt that his strength was gradually exhausted, the war horse suddenly shook and seemed to have stepped on the ground. However, there was inevitably some mud on the edge of the river bank. The war horse stepped on it several times and skidded before it finally stood up. After getting up, Zhang Liao and several soldiers who had been waiting on the shore hurriedly came forward and pushed and pulled Fei Qian and his horse to the shore together.

"Your Majesty," Zhang Liao asked while handing over a piece of wrung Gebu, "How are you doing? Do you feel any discomfort?"

Fei Qian shook his head, and just wiped the remaining water on his face, the war horse beside him couldn't wait to stand up straight, shook his mane, and shook out all the mud and water all over his body, confusing Fei Qian again. One face.

Fei Qian looked helplessly into the war horse's big eyes, then patted the horse's neck and asked his men to lead the horse farther away, and then said to Zhang Liao: "According to the current speed, I'm afraid it will still take a lot of time... Wenyuan, please send some men first, find a sheltered place to the north, and light some fire to dry the clothes..."

Although summer is about to begin, the temperature is still relatively low at night. Naturally, you will be covered in water when you swim. Therefore, if you are not careful, you may catch a cold when the night wind blows. Maybe you have not been defeated by Xiliang soldiers. , but was harmed by the wind and cold, which was more embarrassing.

Fei Qian turned his head and took advantage of the light that had not yet completely darkened to see the soldiers on the side struggling to drag the bundled armor with several cowhide ropes. The other several ropes were like candied haws. One after another, the soldiers in uniforms slowly swam towards here, and it seemed that everyone's movements were more agile than his own.

Fei Qian looked at these people and couldn't help but feel a little depressed. Some people say that modern people are better than ancient people. This may be true in some aspects, but in terms of physical fitness, it seems that people in the Han Dynasty are obviously better than modern people. Apart from anything else, I won’t mention warriors like Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao. These soldiers alone are rarely short-sighted. Night blindness is caused by unbalanced nutrition. Whether it is marching or fighting, these soldiers can survive a day better. I ate very little during the two meals and walked a long way, but I was still in good spirits, as if I had endless energy.

Although I have become much stronger during this period, compared with these soldiers, I still seem to be a little bit behind...

Well, I don't need to fight in person. I am a commander who eats his brains, not a general who eats his physical strength. That's all he can do to comfort himself.

You can vaguely see a dark mountain shadow in the distance to the north. Although there are not many people coming and going at this ferry now, the marks left by people's trampling in the past are winding to the north.

A few miles away, there seemed to be some sparse woods, which could be used as a place to stop briefly and organize.

Some of the soldiers Zhang Liao had led across the river were stopping on the river bank. Some were helping to pull the cowhide ropes, while others were taking off their water-soaked clothes and wringing them dry. The war horses also needed a little grooming. Whether it is the war horse itself, or the girth and saddle, it is also necessary to clean it...

Zhang Liao was standing next to Fei Qian, and was about to say something when he suddenly stopped. Danfeng's eyes narrowed, then he frowned and turned around to look around.

"Be careful!" Zhang Liao suddenly ordered loudly, holding the spear in his backhand, and then stood in front of Fei Qian.

At this moment, a dozen black figures suddenly appeared from behind the small dirt bag far in front of them. They threw out several torches with a roar, and accompanied by the sound of the torches breaking through the air, seven or eight torches were fired. The arrows, already roaring loudly, were shooting towards the place where Fei was hiding!

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Above Tongguan, Yang Biao is already stationed here.

Along with the military reports sent from the front, each one became more optimistic and the battle was going smoothly. Tongguan was conquered and Zheng County surrendered. When Huangfu Song's army marched westward, Yang Biao could no longer sit still in Hongnong. Lead the team to move forward to Chang'an.

After all, Hongnong is still some distance away from Chang'an, and although Tongguan is simple and crude, it is still a relatively good place after all. Yang Biao temporarily settled here in order to wait for Kyoto to be conquered and drive in as quickly as possible. Chang'an.

Speaking of which, before Yang Biao took up the position of Sangong, he also served as a general, a guard, etc., so he still had a little experience in commanding the army, but he could not be compared with a general, so he left It is not unacceptable that the battlefield is closer. After all, setting off from Tongguan to Chang'an is much faster than walking from Hongnong. Although five or six days is not too long, the changes in the court are rapid and it will be delayed for a while. There may be one more change every day.

And if Huangfu Song really leads the army and arrives at the gates of Kyoto, Yang Biao himself is still staying in Hongnong at this time, this...

It’s easy to say but not nice to hear.

Moreover, Huangfu Song achieved his current record with the support of Yang Biao and the Hongnong noble family. If Huangfu Song stepped on him instead, wouldn't Yang Biao himself become a big joke?

So Yang Biao not only moved to Tongguan, he even wrote a letter to Wang Yi in Hedong, giving a general description of the situation here. After all, Wang Yi, the governor of Hedong, was more or less his ally, and he also came from With some strength, this feat of recapturing Chang'an and Kyoto is more or less a profit. This can be regarded as some reward for the allies who are willing to follow them, and at the same time it also shows the magnanimity of the Yang family, the crown prince in the world.

Chang'an!

What Yang Biao is thinking about now is to capture Chang'an City quickly! End this war as soon as possible, and also ensure that this great achievement is exclusively won by his faction!

However, Yang Biao is already over fifty years old after all. As he gets older, it is inevitable that he will have some problems with his muscles and bones. Although Yang Biao was a top figure in the Han Dynasty, from the time when Dong Zhuo of Luoyang came to Beijing to the time he raised his army now, on the one hand, he has to It's really hard to be busy with internal fighting and deal with the Xiliang people on the one hand.

Especially after Chang'an planned to let the Xiliang people drive Wang Yun out of power, but he smashed his own feet and escaped from Pingyang all the way to Hongnong. These days were ups and downs, sad and happy, and even Xiliang horses Teng Hansui suddenly appeared to the west of Chang'an, carrying a man across his shoulder, and the cunning guy Fei Qian of Pingyang was stirring up trouble. Behind him, he had to raise money and food from these noble nobles in Hongnong...

Yang Biao suddenly felt that he was really old. He felt that this war was really physically and mentally exhausting, and he wished it could end as soon as possible.

Now it's finally good. Huangfu Song's military report said it so confidently. It seems that it won't be long before he enters Chang'an City with full honors.

As long as I enter Chang'an first, all the hard work will be rewarded...

It was with such a mood that Yang Biao, surrounded by a large group of personal guards, embarked on the westward march and stationed in Tongguan.

Tongguan had just experienced a war, and many of the traces left over from the battle had not been eliminated. A large number of corpses were exposed in the wilderness. In addition, it was summer, and the corpses quickly began to rot, emitting a disgusting smell. The flavor comes out. Therefore, Yang Biao's house located within Tongguan must be well arranged to prevent the stench from reaching your body...

Although Yang Biao said that simplicity was good, for the crown clan of the world, simplicity would not make it any easier. Although he was temporarily stationed in Tongguan, it was no less generous than Yang Biao's original place of promoting agriculture.

There is no way to change the hardware conditions, but the software always needs to be more thoughtful.

As the third official, he always needs his own chariots and horses, and a four-by-four canopy chariot must be prepared. Each chariot must be equipped with three to four people, plus the attendants and slaves who follow Yang Biao and his personal bodyguards. Wait, there are hundreds of people who belong to Yang Biao alone, and this does not include the soldiers who directly belong to Yang Biao's ordinary guards.

As well as the furnishings in the lobby, bedrooms and other rooms, the incense burner pendants and other various bits and pieces, it was packed into three large baggage trucks.

The sky has darkened, and there are noisy voices everywhere in Tongguan. Originally, all the troops in Wangyi, Hedong, have been handed over to Huangfu Song for dispatch, so now all Yang Biao has raised in Hongnong. personnel. Zhao Wen was previously sent to send a group of civilians and soldiers to Zheng County, otherwise there would be even more people in Tongguan now!

Yang Biao lives in the original government office of Tongguan Order. Although this kind of house cannot be compared with his own house, it is far away from the smelly places outside the city after all, and with the incense in the house, it is more or less acceptable.

Although the time for late-night pork had passed, Yang Biao's dedicated chefs still prepared some fragrant meat soup and asked the slaves to bring it to Yang Biao. This cook is an old man in the Hongnong family. He also knows Yang Biao's appetite and hobbies, so he is naturally more considerate. He knows that Yang Biao is old and cannot eat much in one meal, but he will be hungry again at night. So it became a routine to prepare some delicious meat soup after dark.

The most important thing about meat soup is its tenderness. If you cook it for too long, the meat will become old and dry, and the taste will be completely different. So Yang Biao's cooks naturally understand this principle and boil it a little. The marinated meat strips are put into the hot beans, then poured with some sauce water, and topped with some washed and tender green polenta, then the meat soup is ready when the slave carries it over. There is still some residual heat, so it is so tender that it melts in your mouth.

Yang Biao naturally ate carefully, but the other personnel in Tongguan were not so particular. Anyway, it was just a big-headed soldier, so he dealt with it casually. He ate and drank casually, even sleeping. places, they have to be clustered together in one place. Now there are so many people pouring into Tongguan at one time, and there are also materials piled up, and the matters are complicated. No one has time to sort them out in time, so there are more than a dozen people crowded into some rooms in Tongguan. , there is still no way to provide housing for all people, so some people can only make do with tents on both sides of the street.

As for other aspects...

It’s all just make do.

In such a congested situation, the soldiers who came from the west to deliver intelligence could only shout to these congested personnel to give way, while helplessly walking through the narrow passage, and accidentally stepped on it. I didn't know it was the yellow and white thing left by that guy. I frowned and cursed bad luck. Then I casually rubbed it on the tent nearby and walked away...

The soldiers in the tent were naturally very angry, but what could they do? Conveying the military situation was a top priority. If they came forward to argue or make any moves, they would be charged with obstructing the military situation, and they would be slapped with dozens of sticks. It's so light, you might even lose your head!

The military marquis led the soldiers conveying the military situation all the way in, and arrived at the mansion where Yang Biao was temporarily stationed in Tongguan. At this time, Yang Biao had just finished the meat soup and was about to rest. When he heard the urgent military situation, he quickly put on his clothes again. When he arrived at the side hall, Fang couldn't help but feel a thump in his heart when he saw the faces of the soldiers who came to convey the military information...

Shouldn't that be the case?

The number of troops given to Huangfu Song is no longer small, and Huangfu Song is a veteran on the battlefield, so it won't be much worse, right?

Yang Biao could only comfort himself like this first, and then took the fire-painted bamboo tube from the soldier. After a brief inspection, he hurriedly opened it. After glancing up and down a few times, his heart suddenly... …

Shen.

arrive.

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end.

There were still some blood stains on the military scarf. It was obvious that the situation at that time had reached the extreme level of embarrassment...

Holding this thin military intelligence scarf, the blood in Yang Biao's body had just sunk to the bottom with his heart, and in an instant it "jumped" to the top of his head, making his face turn red!

At this moment, Yang Biao was so angry that he was shaking all over. He tried desperately to calm down, but he couldn't. In the hall, two incense burners with spices were slowly pouring out warm fragrance. It should have felt extremely comfortable, but now Yang Biao just felt a chill on his body and then a burst of heat...

Damn it!

Huangfu Song is so incompetent!

Twenty thousand troops! Jingran didn't even have the strength to parry, and was chased all the way by the Xiliang thieves, not even one out of ten!

Now there are more than 6,000 people left in Zheng County, of which there are only more than 1,000 regular soldiers and 1,000 cavalry, and the rest are auxiliary soldiers and civilians!

Li Jue and Ma Teng's four to five thousand elite cavalry are still in the Xinfeng area. Who knows when they will attack!

God knows how long Huangfu Song can last as a loser!

You even have the audacity to send people to ask for help!

But……

Is it okay not to rescue?