Chapter 2033: Military morale fluctuates, hiding whereabouts
"Cai Mao has been consecrated!"
"Cai's navy has been defeated!"
With the publicity of the good news, Liu Cong was in high spirits.
Everyone has ambitions, even Liu Cong is not lacking.
When Liu Cong climbed up the Xiangyang City Wall to inspect, behind him was a tall Jingzhou soldier holding a tall banner, embroidered with gold characters on a red background, shining with grace and splendor.
It has the same "Liu" written on it, but with such a golden brilliance, people can tell at a glance that the person under the banner is not an ordinary person, it is the Liu family, the lord of Jingxiang.
There were thirty soldiers beside Liu Cong. They all followed Liu Cong. Their backs were straight and their bodies were fully armored. They walked like karaoke and looked majestic. Jingzhou was rich, and in addition, They are Liu's personal soldiers. They are naturally well-chosen in terms of size and equipment. They also have an astonishing posture when marching.
When the ordinary soldiers on duty above and below the city wall saw Liu Cong and his entourage approaching, they naturally gave way and did not dare to come forward and talk to them.
Liu Cong was wearing a military uniform, with a hood on his head, and his lacquered armor was like a bright mirror, which made everything around him seem smaller and smaller, and he looked a bit heroic. Everyone he saw on the road was respectful, Liu Cong said. Cong couldn't help but feel proud, and he straightened his body by three points. If he waved to the soldiers and civilians along the way, he shouted "Thank you for your hard work..."
Of course, if Liu Cong really had this kind of consciousness, he would not be Liu Cong. Liu Cong just walked by with his head held high, looking arrogant.
Wenpin followed Liu Cong. Seeing Liu Cong's proud energy, which seemed to fly off his face and overflow from the pores on his body, he lowered his eyelids and remained silent.
Xiangyang City is big even if it is said to be big, and small even if it is said to be small.
Yesterday, Kuai paid a visit to Liu Biao and then parted unhappy.
Immediately, news of the fall of Jiangling spread like wildfire.
On behalf of Liu Biao, Liu Cong went to the city to inspect...
Then they spread some news that Cai Mao was defeated, but there was no chance of Cai Mao's head, even if there was a Dou Mao belonging to Cai Mao...
Does Wenpin still need to speculate about the meaning contained in this? For the past few days, the entire Jingzhou has been in a state of imminent storm. The Liu's Building is crumbling and is about to fall, but no one knows what will happen if it really falls. It won't hit the unfortunate guy on the head.
Wenpin followed Liu Cong, while Pang Ji was one step behind Wenpin.
Wenpin turned his head slightly and glanced at Pang Ji. His expression remained unchanged, but his eyes slightly moved towards Liu Cong.
Pang Ji saw Wenpin's eyes, but lowered his eyes, still keeping his hands on his sleeves, and followed step by step.
Wenpin frowned, took a step back, and then met Pang Ji's eyes again.
Pang Ji also frowned and shook his head slowly. Are you kidding? Fu Xun has already been arrested, how many more things can he do if he steps forward?
Wenpin looked at Liu Cong in front of him again. Seeing the contentment that could not be hidden in Liu Cong's expression, he sighed and ignored Pang Ji. He took a few steps forward and walked to Liu Cong's side, reluctantly Putting on a smile, he raised his hands and said, "Master, how about watching the soldiers? Are they worthy of being used?"
Liu Cong thought Wenpin was just being polite or asking for credit, so he chuckled and nodded reservedly.
Wenpin felt anxious, but was speechless for a moment.
Now the situation has changed drastically. With the fall of Jiangling, it can be said that half of Jingzhou has been lost. There are strong enemies outside and disputes internally. Wenpin can even think that if the soldiers from either side come to the city one day, it must be internal and external.
If fried, it will fall apart in no time!
But even in this situation, when Liu Cong arrived at the city, he still felt that he could defend it cautiously without any danger. It seemed that he only needed to hold on to Xiangyang. Even if other places fell for a while, they would be able to recover. There was no need to specialize at all.
care.
As for any harsh situation or tragic battle situation, it seems that they are far away for Liu Cong...
Walking on the city is like taking a leisurely stroll. If it is true that even if the Cai family is defeated, why do they need to boost the morale of the soldiers and talk about rewards? The result is that there is no such thing. Seeing that most of the circle has been walked down, it is really
Just treat it as digestion after cooking?
It's not that Liu Biao doesn't understand these things, the problem is that Liu Biao is indeed unwell. Sitting in the hall with a thick layer of powder on his back, he can see from a distance naturally.
People can see the flaw in his face. If such a boss walks around in a circle, he will definitely die!
Therefore, Liu Biao could only ask Liu Cong to act on his behalf, but he told Liu Cong that he must inspire the morale of the army. Do you understand? Liu Cong said that he understood.
Liu Biao thought Liu Cong understood. Or he knew that Liu Cong might not understand, but Liu Biao had no choice.
Liu Cong also thought he understood it. In his mind, walking around like this was to boost morale. As for something more detailed, why should he do it? If he did it, why would Wenpin and others do it?
Regarding Wenpin's questioning, Liu Cong just thought that Wenpin was asking for advice, so he smiled and said: "There is a strong city here, and sent out sentries to watch the incoming army, and prepare more rolling wood, stones, arrows and kerosene."
, If there are really arrogant people who dare to come, they will be defeated after being unable to attack for a long time. By then, they will go out of the city to pursue them, and they will definitely win a complete victory!"
"What the young master said... is really..." Wen Ping looked at Liu Cong intently, "Young Master thinks... you are really vulnerable to the enemy?"
When Liu Cong heard this, he frowned and looked at Wen Pin, "General Wen, what do you think?"
Wenpin shook off the corner of his clothes that Pang Ji was holding secretly behind him, and said in a low voice: "We don't care whether the invading enemy is vulnerable or not, the top priority is the city! Once it is unfavorable to refuse to fight, things will definitely change! Master, you should make plans early!"
Do you want to say that those people in Xiangyang City will coexist and die with Jingzhou or Xiangyang City? When the city is alive and people are there, when the city dies, people will die?
Haha, even if you beat him to death, you can't do it. If the momentum is not right, these people can just turn in the direction of the chrysanthemum. Why beat him to death? Who else would hang himself on a tree of the Liu family?
Regardless of the fact that Liu Biao and Liu Cong are just submissive in front of them now, if Liu Biao and Liu Cong can no longer hold on, these people will also immediately rush to fall at the feet of others!
Looking at Liu Cong's confused and dazed eyes, Wenpin just sighed in his heart.
This noble son of the Liu family is first-rate in appearance and etiquette. Even among all the nobles of the same age in Jingxiang, he stands out from the crowd. People can't help but pay attention to him, and he may even be dwarfed by him.
But if you put aside appearance and mannerisms...
You must know that in this world, there is not only overt robbery, but also covert humiliation!
But looking at Liu Cong now, he looks full of confidence. It's no wonder that he has never suffered setbacks and has always had smooth sailing since childhood. How could Liu Cong not be full of confidence in himself and the world?
However, a war cannot be won by self-confidence alone! What is required is repeated calculations, and even humiliation and humiliation, like walking on thin ice, subordinates are willing to die, colleagues are united, and decisiveness at critical moments is required!
And how could Liu Cong understand all of this?
Liu Cong asked doubtfully: "But the military resources are insufficient? Or is it the lack of equipment?"
Wenpin shook his head and just said in a low voice: "It's the military spirit... Young Master!" There is no intention to fight to the death in the city! There is no intention to sacrifice one's life for the Liu family! In this regard, even if Wenpin has the force,
, no matter how good the strategy is, it is impossible to do it on Liu's behalf...
Wenpin can fight against external enemies, but Liu can only do it himself against internal enemies!
Liu Cong frowned and slowly turned his head to look around again.
After Pang Ji was shaken off by Wenpin, he lowered his head and shrank aside without saying a word.
The soldiers at the top of the city lowered their heads, not daring to look directly at Liu Cong.
Liu Cong looked around, and then approached Wenpin with some embarrassment, displaying the excellent quality of asking questions when you don't understand, "This...General Wen, what is this military spirit...?"
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Heluo. When the early morning light shone slightly, Le Jin crawled out from the hole on his hands and knees, and then sat down on the hillside far away. There were gradually noisy and quarrels around him.
When Dong Zhuo invaded Luoyang, most of the people who were originally in Sili were either moved to Chang'an or fled to other places. Therefore, many of the original villages in Heluo were abandoned or in disrepair.
Or it was beaten by wind, water, rain, or even burned by wildfires. Basically, apart from some ruins, only those weeds with strong vitality are left.
But in a dilapidated village, I don’t know when it started to gain more popularity.
Originally, all the habitable houses in the village were occupied by people under the broken eaves and broken walls. However, it is obvious that the dilapidated houses in a semi-collapsed state are actually more dangerous, because no one knows those trembling houses.
Will the soil wall collapse directly in the middle of the night, directly burying the refugees hiding under it to take shelter from the wind and rain, even without the need for straw mat coffins?
Therefore, Le Jin did not live in those villages, although in comparison, no matter how shabby the broken eaves and broken walls in the deserted villages were, they were more like houses than the underground den where he lived.
It is not enough to just dig a hole casually. The depth should not be too deep, nor too shallow. About three feet is just right, and the place must be chosen. It cannot be a place that is too loose or too damp. Use adobe bricks to build up the surrounding area.
A two-foot low wall, with a few rafters on top, a raft made of branches, and then covered with grass leaves and mud.
Even better, they would even dig out a kang in the ground and put it on hay or something...
But no matter what, the earthy smell was inevitable. Every night when he went to bed, Le Jin felt as if he had crawled into a grave and died. Only when he saw the light the next day could he come back to life.
But Diwozi has its advantages.
One is concealment.
As far as the eye can see, there are identical mud monkeys all around. Even if there are hussar scouts coming, most of them will just wander around the deserted village and basically don't pay much attention to the underground cave.
The other one is convenience.
After all, Le Jin and others are not refugees. Some things still have to be hidden, and most refugees choose to rest in deserted villages. There are too many people after all. After all, it is difficult to see. If someone is accidentally discovered, Le Jin and others will lose their ability to hide.
The meaning of whereabouts.
As the sun shone down, the deserted village seemed to be temporarily freed from death, and began to have some life. Some people took advantage of the dawn to explore and collect around to see if they could get ahead of others and get more ingredients.
But even so, more people were shaking numbly and in ragged clothes, like living corpses, mostly like one person.
Not long after, someone sat down in front of Le Jin, covering him up, and then secretly handed over a piece of cake.
Le Jin slowly lowered his head, held his head with one hand, and ate the pancake secretly. Looking from a distance, he seemed to be crying silently. There was no conflict with the surrounding situation, but
The slightly strong body under the shabby clothes is somewhat inconsistent.
The pancakes are very dry, but they are mixed with bacon in the middle. After eating one piece, you can mix it with some wild vegetable soup and take a few sips later, and you will not be hungry for most of the day...
Ever since he was teased by his subordinates, Le Jin had suffered the biggest shame in his life, and he wanted to wash it away. So this time, Le Jin took the initiative to volunteer, mixed with the refugees, and arrived near Heluo
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Although Jizhou and Yuzhou have now entered a stable period and are no longer fighting against each other, the late spring cold at the beginning of the year has also put people in many places into trouble, especially those families whose young people have been taken away from their families. When natural disasters strike,
When the time comes, I am even less able to resist...
And these people in Jizhou did not have a good impression of Cao Cao. After all, after Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao, he was said to have killed tens of thousands of Jizhou children. Of course, Cao Cao did indeed do this, and the specific situation is that most of them
The people didn't understand, they just knew the result, so they would rather flee Jizhou than go to Cao Cao to pray for mercy.
Therefore, from the beginning, most of these people marched towards Heluo Pass. Along the way, these originally disorderly refugees also dispersed and gathered many times, sometimes branching off into two groups to go in different directions.
, and sometimes you can meet other people who are fleeing.
Sometimes some gentry children and even local soldiers would come to arrest some people or buy some people, but most of them had no interest in the old and the weak, and those who were captured were basically young and strong men and women.
, perhaps in the eyes of these people, only young and strong men and women are valuable, while those who are old and weak are better off dead.
Although they have heard that Guanzhong is good, these fleeing refugees have no specific idea of how good Guanzhong is. They have a more instinctive desire to live, no matter how hard it is, as long as they can survive. In addition,
Some folk rumors say that when Cao Jun was out of food and grass, he would go to the countryside to capture "voles" and make them into dried meat...
As for whether the bacon in the pancakes Le Jin ate was serious meat, Le Jin himself didn't really care.
The knives and guns are buried in the ground. At most, they carry pocket knives. In later generations, knives would be properly controlled, but in the Han Dynasty, such daggers, which are longer than a palm, are not very regular.
It's just a table knife, so it won't attract much attention.
After Le Jin finished eating the pancake, he patted the man in front of him. The man understood and stood up, slightly motioned to Le Jin, and then walked away.
The sun climbed listlessly to the treetops, and more people got up. A few people not far away got into an argument for some unknown reason, and it quickly turned into a fight, while the people around him were basically indifferent.
Ignore, not even a sign of onlookers.
This kind of situation will basically happen once in a while.
When people are in a repressed environment, sometimes a trivial matter can trigger huge and unknown anger. The thing that triggers a fight is often not the most important, but the process of the fight is often extremely tragic.
But what is different from ordinary life is that no one cares about the fights among refugees, and no one will watch, and no one will boo, only the two parties fighting, like stray wild dogs, maybe
They bite each other for a little bit of bone.
After a while, one of the fighting parties stood up unsteadily, his face covered with blood, and staggered away...
After waiting for a while, the other one was still lying on the ground.
Le Jin frowned slightly.
Then after a while, another guy with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks touched him, and then he groped up and down the man on the ground, took something and hid it in his arms, and then started to pull at the man's only belongings.
The original color of the robe can no longer be seen clearly...
Le Jin turned his head, originally he didn't want to look anymore, but when the guy with the sharp mouth and monkey cheeks started dragging the naked body towards the bushes far away, Le Jin couldn't help it anymore and stood up.
He gestured to one of his own soldiers.
In this situation, who would be kind enough to dig a hole for someone to bury? How many refugees have died on the road? Basically, they all die there. Although Le Jin also knows that eating food is common among refugees.
It's human flesh, but it's really right under my nose, and I still don't want to see it.
One of the soldiers nodded, then stood up, followed the sharp-mouthed monkey into the bushes, and came out again not long after.
"..." The soldier walked back to Le Jin, with a slight smell of blood on his body. He muttered something in a low voice. He must have subconsciously wanted to call Le Jin, but then held back, "Kill it..."
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Le Jin nodded slightly.
The soldier hesitated for a moment, but did not leave directly.
Le Jin tilted his head slightly.
"...I don't know...how long...this will last..." the soldier hesitated and asked in a low voice.
Le Jin and his people have been hanging out in this refugee gathering place for a while, but they have not moved there. Although they have brought some supplies and some daily consumption, some people will dress up as fishing boats and send them over the river.
But after all, sleeping in a cave every day is not very comfortable.
"Almost. Just wait." Le Jin said. After pausing for a moment, he felt that what he said seemed a bit perfunctory, so he added, "It's difficult for you and me to overcome the danger alone... We need to wait for the change of weather...
Don't worry, it will be soon..."
Although the soldier didn't know what the specific time was, he could somewhat understand what Le Jin meant, so he nodded, pretended to be nonchalant, and walked away.
Suddenly there was a sharp whistle in the distance, and soon there was the faint sound of horse hooves. Le Jin immediately took a few steps, turned around and hid in the bushes, only exposing half of his head to peek.
In less than a cup of tea, three scout cavalry rushed from a distance. They didn't stop at all and skipped the deserted village. Then after a while, there were three more people. The speed was much slower, half walking and half stopping.
, stayed outside the deserted village for a moment before slowly moving forward, and after a while, five people came slowly. One of them had sharp eyes, scanning the surroundings like an eagle...
This is the fixed scout detection queue of the Hussars General!
Le Jin couldn't help but feel a jump in his heart...