Cao Chun has taken away most of the soldiers, leaving only a small number of soldiers inside and outside Yuyang City.
In the civilian camp outside Yuyang City, civilians like ants are busy, either strengthening the camp, or repairing utensils. There are sounds of shouting, beating, and supervisors scolding and whipping.
The sounds were mixed together in confusion.
Outside Yuyang City, some Cao Jun cavalry were cruising back and forth more than ten miles away, checking the surrounding situation, seemingly to ensure the safety of the Yuyang area.
Because Cao Chun has taken away almost all the army, there are actually not many Cao soldiers roaming on guard. And I don’t know if it is because of the ineffectiveness of the previous advance that Cao’s troops on duty on the city wall are all gone.
They started to relax, gathering in twos and threes, chatting, and basking in the sun. Xiahou Shang, who was supposed to inspect the city head three times a day, could only take a casual trip before sunset.
Then, I don’t know when, in the civilian camp outside the city, there were gradually some complaints...
"The military masters are lying down one after another, letting us people work hard!"
"This winter itself is bitterly cold. Not only have we not gained anything good with the army, we are not giving up now. We have to fight. When will we be able to finish it?"
"We don't know what happened in the military formation, but looking at these soldiers, they all feel a little uneasy. Look at that lazy look, and it seems like you can't hold the handle of the gun, how can you fight?"
"That's right, when we went out to the rear army camp before, we were asked to hurry up to deliver food and grass, but when we got to the end of the field, we were not allowed to enter the camp! Well, when those random cavalry came, I don't know how many people died! They died.
, Life is not good, if only there is a pension, but we are conscripted to work as laborers, death is not considered a death in battle, and the family will not get a single copper coin!"
"What you said...is true?"
"Why are you lying to me? If you don't believe me, ask yourself! Wang Ermazi is from Wangjia Village. Didn't he just die? Did he receive any pension? Not a penny! He died in vain!"
"It is said that those military masters even deducted our money for salt and vegetables! We were originally supposed to be getting four-pack of bean grains, half millet and half beans, but in the end it was all beans, which was not enough!"
"Isn't that right? I heard that this war is going to end badly, so there are not many opportunities to make money. Anyway, we civilians can't let out a fart, and no one will listen if we do, so we just seize the opportunity to make the last profit."
The last one, if you look ugly when you eat, it will be ugly...』
Scattered discussions, of course, will not lead to any results. They will only make everyone more and more dissatisfied and their military morale will become even more slack.
In addition, Xia Houshang likes to show off. When he patrols the city every day, he appears gorgeously, with colorful branches, uh, flags flying, and a majestic look. And the civilians below the city look at him covered in mud. If it weren't for the winter bugs,
If it’s less, you won’t be left with a sour smell and a bunch of lice and fleas!
It felt like I was scrimping on my own money and using a mobile phone to collect numbers among the crowd and take photos of the officials who came to inspect. As a result, I accidentally took a photo of a mechanical watch and a huge Hetian jade hanging out of a white shirt.
Tens of thousands of cellphones were being used to take pictures of me. Then I looked down and saw that my whole body, plus the deposits in the bank and cellphone, were not worth the ring on the little finger of the inspector.
The inspector smiled, his face was shiny, his skin was fair, he was pregnant with twelve armors, and his voice was kind, "Work hard, young people have to endure hardships and work hard..."
There is a huge conflict between reality and propaganda, so what should the people believe?
Therefore, when the people below saw Xia Houshang's behavior in front of the formation, everyone was naturally angry.
It is not uncommon for officials to have some arrogant behavior, but it is clear that the people are suffering, and then Xia Houshang is still arrogant and arrogant, arrogant and arrogant, always saying that I represent something, is it really appropriate?
The common people were unhappy, and Xia Houshang also felt unhappy!
Xiahou Shang also read some military books back then, and knew some military theories, but he was used to living a comfortable life, and he really couldn't live a miserable life. This time, he could visit the enemy in person, and Xiahou Shang felt that it was already very difficult for him.
, such a cold day, such hard work climbing the stairs, such a friendly tour of the city, such in-depth research, so...
What's more, he is facing a life and death test!
If not, he might die on the battlefield!
After you have worked so hard, what are these untouchables thinking about?
The cognitive error between the upper and lower levels is getting bigger and bigger, and the sense of separation at all levels in Youzhou is getting stronger and stronger. As a result, people's hearts are finished like this.
And if people's hearts are no longer together, nothing will happen.
All the changes in the morale of the army and the people, both above and below the city, naturally fell into the eyes of some people, and were then passed on...
In a remote courtyard outside Jixian County, Zu Wu pondered over a wooden diagram on a table.
I don’t know when this wooden drawing was made, but it must have been a certain period of time. It has been rubbed with patina and looks smooth and radiant under certain light.
Zu Wu clicked on the wooden diagram and kept scratching it with his fingers. He thought about it for a long time, but in the end he sighed, "We don't have enough manpower..."
He Cheng, who was sitting on the other side of the table, looked up at Zu Wu and pondered for a moment, "Do we really want to fight?"
Zu Wu raised his eyes from the wooden diagram, looked at He Cheng, and then smiled, "Brother He, you are kind-hearted... Let me give you an example. If you see a beggar on the roadside,
, will you value him, respect him, and pay attention to him?"
"No." He Cheng replied.
"Then... what if this beggar is holding not a wooden bowl for begging, but... a crossbow, and the crossbow is still strung to contain a missing crossbow, and he is pointing it at you?" Zu Wu still smiled.
Hehehe said, "Will you still ignore it and show no respect?"
"This..." He Cheng swallowed his saliva and said, "You mean..."
"In the eyes of Mr. Cao, I am the beggar beside this road!" Zu Wu patted the wooden map gently, "Begging for food here! If you reprimand him lightly, he will kill you if he punishes you! How can you show any respect at all?"
! The Sima family in Hanoi is a lesson for you and me! If we can’t let them know that we still have crossbows in our hands, then we will have no choice but to flee like Sima! 』
"..." He Cheng was silent for a long time, and finally sighed, "Are you taking too many risks?"
"If you don't take risks, how can you do it?" Zu Wu said, "Did Sima take risks? You are peaceful enough, but you are bullied to the point of being bullied, and you don't stop pooping and peeing, and you have to be chased? No matter what, you will die.
, it’s better to give it a try! What’s going on? The Sima family is gone, but we’re still here?”
"Sima..." He Cheng frowned deeply, "That's fine, I'll just do as you say...but you still need to plan carefully."
"This is natural!" Zu Wu pointed on the wooden map, "Our people hide here, go out from here, and then go here. In fact, the road should be smooth. If we rush in and then turn here, we can
Use the woodland to cover the traces and then go back... Anyway, what do you think that Xiahou on the top of the city can do? I guess he will probably lock the city gate as soon as he sees any trouble! If he is in the camp, it will be even more
Good! If we can behead him, Cao’s army will definitely be demoralized. When the time comes, we will take the head to the Hussars, haha..."
……((^?^*))……
Yuyang.
Cao Shang was on duty in the camp outside the city, responsible for taking care of these civilian men who had been transferred.
There are many things to do in the civilian camp outside the city.
The camp of the civilians is naturally not very tidy, and there are not many supplies. The tents are all shared and do not belong to a certain queue. There are people sleeping in the tents at all times, and then they are called out when the time comes.
Then the next batch of civilian husbands went in to sleep...
In order to keep warm, the air inside the tent was not very circulated, so it was hard to describe the smell. Cao Shang suspected that if he had eaten enough and suddenly got into such a tent, he would probably vomit it out on the spot.
The most smelly place in the camp is the rice shed. The rice shed was built by cutting down trees. It was first covered with a layer of oilcloth, and then thick thatch was piled on top. Not even a drop of rain could penetrate the rice shed.
Four large stoves were dug inside and the fire was lit. The hot smoke was filled with the aroma of beans and rice.
The aroma is there, but not delicious.
Beans and wild vegetables.
There is no oil, no meat, and very little salt.
Only officers like Cao Shang can eat bacon jerky. In addition to bacon jerky, Cao Shang can also have a little sauce and a small jar of syrup.
This was enough to make the people salivate. They took one look at Cao Shang's food, took a bite, looked at it again, and took another bite. It was as if Cao Shang was beautiful enough to eat.
At first, Cao Shang felt very weird and uncomfortable, but now he gradually got used to it. He originally wanted to share some food, but he was stopped almost as soon as he was about to take action.
There is nothing wrong with dividing meals among the soldiers, even if the commander does this. After all, they are all eating in the same pot and using the same horse spoon...
But it’s not appropriate to go higher up. Even soldiers can’t be divided, let alone ordinary civilians?
It's very simple. How does Cao Shang divide it? Who will give it to him? If he divides it today, will he divide it tomorrow? If the soldiers who got the food today are grateful, but if they don't get the food tomorrow, will there be resentment in their hearts?
This is one of the aspects, and the other aspect is that Cao Shang divided the food, did the other military academy non-commissioned officers share it? Does not dividing it mean that Cao Shang is glorious, and the other military academy non-commissioned officers are very selfish? If so
All the non-commissioned officers share the food with Cao Shang, so what is the significance of the rank rewards obtained by those military academy non-commissioned officers who fought hard and fought hard?
Since the food and other things are all the same, then everyone is just hanging out together. Why should we make people work hard, or even risk their lives?
"My Iceberg Beauty Wife"
So Cao Shang also learned not to separate.
Sometimes, Cao Shang would feel that he was different from his original self, but he couldn't tell exactly what was different.
Just when Cao Shang got off duty and returned to his tent, thinking about this problem, someone suddenly called him outside the tent, indicating that Xia Houshang wanted to summon him.
Cao Shang was stunned for a moment, but he quickly put on his clothes and armor. When he picked up the sword, he hesitated, then put the sword on the knife stand again and walked out of the tent.
Xia Houshang's guard looked at Cao Shang's hands, then nodded and motioned for Cao Shang to follow.
Xiahou Shang's guards were walking in front, showing no intention of talking to Cao Shang.
Cao Shang could only shut up and follow behind silently.
When he arrived at the government office in the city, Cao Shang was stopped and searched to make sure he was not carrying weapons before he was let go.
After entering the government office, Xiahou Shang's bodyguard didn't waste much time and led Cao Shang to the backyard.
Walk through the house until you reach the back garden. There is a pavilion in the back garden, and normally, there must be a pond next to the pavilion. There must be some rockery or something in the pond to be considered elegant and charming. It is a pity that the current fishing industry
Yangyang has been in ruins for a long time, including the government office, which was smashed and burned many times, so it is very difficult for the pavilion to be preserved. As for the pond, it has dried up long ago and has not been repaired. The rockery is also lying on the side.
Half of the crooked rockery is clean, while the other half is stained with black mud.
Cao Shang was wondering, did someone think that there was some secret room hiding gold and silver under the rockery in the pond, so they deliberately opened it? Then why didn't he demolish the small pavilion? Only when he arrived at the small pavilion did he realize that in fact, the small pavilion was hidden in a secret room.
The stone slabs of the pavilion must have been pried open. Although they were put back together, they are still a bit awkward and weird.
Can it be harmonious if it is cobbled together?
However, as long as Xia Houshang is there, he can always make the place look rich and noble.
Xia Houshang was sitting in the pavilion.
Inside the water pavilion, it was paved with leather, and a curtain was specially placed around it. A brazier was lit on the edge, and it seemed that some agarwood was burned...
"Come, come, sit, sit." Xiahou Shang smiled and greeted Cao Shang with a friendly look on his face, "In recent days, I have been busy with military affairs and wasted my energy. I have been thinking about what to do."
Win this battle, bring glory to the Prime Minister, and bring peace to the Han Dynasty! Of course, this is also to let the sons and daughters who follow you have a good background! I am so busy now that I can’t sit down with you.
, let’s talk, haha, you won’t be surprised, right?”
Xia Houshang's tone was cordial and his attitude was kind, but it made Cao Shang's hair stand on end. He smiled unnaturally and echoed, "I am so grateful to you for being treated with all your heart by the general! How dare you complain about the general, and it goes against the rules of the king and his ministers?"
present?"
"Really?"
It belongs to the big man, but it also belongs to the lord. Serving the lord and being loyal to the family are the same responsibilities of you and me! At this point, although you and I have slightly different positions, our intentions should be the same, which is good.
, very good! Don’t worry, as long as you are loyal and fulfill your responsibilities, the benefits will be yours! As long as I am in the army for one day, I will guarantee your wealth for the rest of your life!”
While talking and laughing, Xia Houshang actually took Cao Shang's arm and stroked it, which made Cao Shang's body hair stand on end. Fortunately, Xia Houshang didn't touch it for long, otherwise Cao Shang wouldn't know if he could bear it.
Fortunately, Xiahou Shang got down to business quickly. He turned around and sat down in the pavilion, and then motioned for Cao Shang to sit down as well. Xiahou Shang looked at Cao Shang with a smile, talked about the previous incident of the attack on the rear camp, and then asked,
"Zi Yuan felt that the soldiers and horses he met in the camp that time...who did they belong to?"
Cao Shang was startled for a moment, "General... I didn't see this clearly..."
It's not that he didn't see it clearly, it's that Cao Shang didn't know what Xia Houshang meant.
Xia Houshang coughed, as if to express something, and then said: "Before, ah haha, I thought it was a qiao cavalry, but then, ah haha, I calculated it with General Zihe, and ah haha, I found that it was actually not the same."
Exactly the same, at least a little mixed, a small number of them are hussars, and most of them are ordinary horsemen..."
Cao Shang breathed out, "What the general said is true. I think so too."
Xia Houshang chuckled, and then patted his thigh. Well, he was indeed patting himself. "So, ahaha, these people have nothing to be afraid of! That's right! They're not scary at all! So, ahaha, Zihe
The general and I have formulated a plan... Ziyuan, I ask you now, are you willing to capture and kill these bandits, quell the chaos in one fell swoop, and contribute to the lord and the great Han?! 』
Xia Houshang looked determined, with an almost divine expression on his face.
For the lord, for the big man?
Cao Shang's eyebrows twitched twice, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.
If Xiahou Shang's resolute attitude is not towards others, but towards himself, it may be more convincing. Cao Shang can even think that no matter what the strategy is, it is most likely that he will risk his life, not Xiahou Shang
Therefore, if he wins, everything is easy to say. If he loses, Xiahou Shang's status will definitely be fine, but Cao Shang cannot afford Cao Chun's thunderous wrath!
But what can Cao Shang do?
Seeing Cao Shang hesitate, Xia Houshang's expression slowly darkened. He had always been arrogant and could maintain a modest attitude in front of Cao Cao or other generals, but he was slightly indifferent in front of Cao Shang.
Some, I felt a little uncomfortable in my heart. Then I snorted coldly, and my tone was full of coldness, "What, are you afraid of death? Don't you dare?"
Cao Shang lowered his head, just like he had lowered his head before. After all, as long as you lower your head once, you can do it countless times. "Dare to die for the general..."
Xia Houshang raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Okay, very energetic! He is indeed a great man!"
Cao Shang, who got the "ingenious idea", left.
Xia Houshang was sitting in the pavilion, drinking wine slowly.
After a while, Xia Houshang put down the wine glass and sneered, "You don't even want to change your name... Haha, how much do you look down on me? Huh?"
