Fei Qian also played with building blocks when he was a child.
All building blocks will eventually point to a building, a tower.
In the beginning, stacking was decidedly simple.
Even if you place a ball randomly, you can add bars or squares to frame the ball, or you can also use the ball as part of the tower base.
The difficulty is at the back, at a high place. The higher you go, the easier it is to collapse.
Therefore, Fei Qian should not be in a hurry. He had to handle each building block carefully to ensure that the building blocks were stable and would not shake before proceeding to the next step until the tower was completed.
Otherwise, a small shaking in the lower layer will eventually cause a large deviation in the upper layer.
Fei Qian is now dealing with the newly added building block of Hedong Yuncheng.
Originally, Fei Qian thought it would be slower and more troublesome. Fei Qian even discussed it with Xun Chen in advance and asked Xun Chen to prepare it. However, what Fei Qian didn't expect was that Pei Ji sped up the process.
Pei Ji is like a catalyst, but he himself is not involved in the interests. What reacts are the die-hards on Fei Qian's side and the old Yuncheng gentry. Originally, Fei Qian might have taken a while to identify and eliminate these die-hards, but now
The time is shortened and the effect is more thorough.
It's not that these die-hards don't know the situation they're facing, and it's not that they haven't seen the force displayed by Fei Qian, but the concepts in these guys' heads cannot be changed. A big man is a big man, but a family is a family.
Under this old concept, these guys tried to come up with a new equation, a hussar is a hussar.
Under such guiding ideology, these old nobles in Hedong are powerful. Even though Fei Qian expressed openly and secretly that things are different from the past, there are still some people who are dissatisfied. But what is very interesting is that such people are often these nobles.
The most foolish part of the disciples is also the first to be betrayed.
Just like now, Pei Ji went out for a lap and harvested a row of heads.
Fei Qian sat at the top and looked at the heads.
Male and female, old and young, are like the harvest from the field, returning the grains to the barn.
Pei Ji showed no mercy at all when he beheaded these guys.
Not only was he beheaded, but he also registered purchases and sales one by one according to the roster, doing it meticulously.
"Among these, is there anyone familiar to Wen Heng?" Fei Qian asked.
Pei Ji didn't hesitate, nodded and said: "We are indeed acquaintances. However, Ji is willing to go to the Western Regions, this old friendship... I don't mind it!"
Fei Qian nodded.
This is a cruel person.
However, in a place like the Western Region, if you are indecisive and hesitant, it will definitely not work.
Fei Qian said: "It's a long way to the Western Regions. Wen Heng still has some unfinished business and worries, so you might as well talk about it."
Pei Ji cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, lord. I do have something to do, and I hope that lord will take care of you. My second brother has a weak character and is often pedantic. Now that I have killed these traitors, I hope that the people east of the river will
There are so many people who are married to each other, it is inevitable that there will be some omissions. This subordinate is leaving..."
"Understood." Fei Qian nodded, "I will note this down. But is there anything else?"
Pei Ji fell to the ground and said, "There is nothing else to do."
Fei Qian came down, helped Pei Ji up, and then had someone give him a brocade robe, a set of armor, and a war horse, which could be regarded as a courtesy to Pei Ji.
After Pei Ji thanked him, he set off directly with the team heading to Chang'an, without even returning to Anyi City.
Nowadays, Longmen Ferry and Puban Ferry on the river are still under the control of Fei Qian. In terms of convenience, it is naturally not as smooth as the Shaanxi Ferry. However, it still operates normally and can transport some troops and supplies. It is not too much.
Big problem.
Murder is often a choice made when the conflicts between the two parties cannot be reconciled or compromised, and there is no room for coexistence.
Fei Qian wanted to break the old subordination relationships in Hedong and release the land controlled and hidden by the old gentry, so he could not avoid conflicts with these old gentry.
At this point, Fei Qian could not give in.
Otherwise, everything he has done before will be meaningless and will cause doubts and turmoil in the original political group.
Therefore, if these old gentry and squires also refused to give in, they would naturally be left with a dead end.
It’s not that Fei Qian left no room, nor was he opposed to land sales across the board.
From a certain perspective, land sales are not a bad thing from an economic perspective.
Land can also be regarded as a commodity. Simply talking about the "goodness and evil" of this commodity is meaningless.
It's like discussing the "good and evil" of a knife.
What Fei Qian opposes and is on guard against is "land annexation", because it is divorced from normal economic exchanges. Instead, the landlord class uses various means to rob land-owning farmers, sell their land and properties, and become propertyless.
Sharecropper.
Attention, it is "taking advantage of others"!
Especially the "snatching and plundering" concealed under the "law"!
For the "right to use" the land, the tenant farmers have devoted their whole life's labor. They are firmly bound by the "right to use" the land and have lost all vitality and creativity.
This is sad and even more terrible.
Especially in Hedong, there are still a lot of hidden real estate.
These concealed properties will not reduce the output of acres of land because of their concealed attributes. On the contrary, these hidden acres of real estate not only destroy the institutional system of national operations, but also strengthen the landowners.
The ambition of the class caused one feudal dynasty after another to enter an irreversible reincarnation.
Fei Qian first used gentle methods to ease the situation, which showed his tolerant attitude.
But then he showed a tough side of force, which again showed that the decision was non-negotiable.
If you don't know how to change and adapt after being given two chances, you can only lead to destruction.
If it weren't between wars, Fei Qian might be a little more patient. If given a little longer time, fewer people might die.
Pei Ji left with the genealogy. Maybe one day a new Pei family will appear in the Western Regions, but at least it will be different from the old Pei family.
New things will always replace old things, no matter how much humans miss the old things.
After humans eat barbecued cooked meat, they will never go back to eating raw meat and drinking blood. Even if they occasionally eat one or two meals of sashimi or something, they will definitely not be able to eat raw or cold food every day.
This is the simplest development and change.
Once a feudal dynasty stops, it will decline and fall.
Only forward.
Keep moving forward, expanding to the farthest point that manpower and productivity can reach!
So even if they really fall, some Chinese people will remember that they once traveled so far and built so big, instead of staying in a small room and boasting that they are in heaven and have rich products!
Sometimes, Fei Qian feels that he is becoming less and less like a person...
Just like facing these heads, Fei Qian might have felt nauseated, vomited, and frightened in his early years, but now he can stroll around in the blood, and then casually outline the elimination of these people's lives.
I am also constantly moving forward!
Even if he wants to stop, there are probably many people who are unwilling and will push him forward.
until...
The farthest point humanly possible!
Fei Qian thought quietly for a moment, then raised his voice and said, "Come here! Hang these heads to the top of Anyi City and expose them to the sun for three days as a warning! In addition, order the captain to come to discuss the matter!"
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The hussar army rolled forward, and Xu Chu's vanguard and Sima Yi and Li Li gathered together.
"You did a good job." Xu Chu said to Li Li, "Don't worry about temporary failures and setbacks. Under the command of the lord, as long as you are willing to follow the three-color flag and move forward without stopping, you don't have to worry about falling."
There is no one to help you, no one to help you heal your wounds!"
Li Li kowtowed, "I will crush my body to pieces with my plow to repay my lord's kindness!"
Xu Chu helped Li Li up.
Sima Yi cupped his hands aside.
Xu Chu nodded, "Let's talk about military affairs first. Let's talk about the rest less."
The old Han military system was very strange.
On the one hand, there is the crime of losing the army, and it is very strict. It does not matter how many times you have won before. As long as you lose once, you must be punished. On the other hand, they advocate that "victory and defeat are common things for military officers".
This allows certain people to easily use this backdoor to slip away at certain moments, and then take office again after the situation calms down a bit...
For example, Fei Qian's approach, which is to talk about martial arts, is relatively fair.
At least in terms of punishment, everyone agrees, and no one can say anything.
For example, Lu Bu.
The three of them quickly put aside their previous successes and failures and began to discuss the Zhongtiao Mountain Camp in front of them.
In the past few days, the Hussars, under the command of Sima Yi and Li Li, basically controlled the plateau area at the foot of the mountain to the north of Zhongtiao Mountain, and also made some early detection and other preparations.
The entire battlefield was swept clean, and the main roads were even checked back and forth several times to ensure that no traps or secret passages were missed.
Temporary grass sheds were built on the high ground, and sentries were set up to be manned on a twelve-hour basis.
In addition, because Cao Jun has polluted and filled up the water sources more than ten miles north of the Zhongtiao Mountain camp, on the one hand, they are digging and cleaning them, and on the other hand, they have also established two supply routes from farther water sources.
The car is being transferred.
People from Shandong probably cannot understand how familiar water trucks are on the Loess Plateau.
After Xu Chu briefly understood the situation, the first thing he did was to walk through the front lines with Sima Yi and Li Li.
The soldiers of the hussar army were building a camp, and the dust they raised covered the sky and the sun.
Cao's army on Zhongtiao Mountain obviously saw this happening, but did not send troops to harass or attack the camps built by Xu Chu's former army.
Sima Yi pointed to Cao Jun's Zhongtiao Mountain Camp and said that Cao Jun still had some cavalry troops at first, but as the battle continued, these cavalry troops were gradually depleted, so now it is difficult for Cao Jun to stop us from building the army with only infantry.
of the camp.
After all, there is still a certain distance between the two sides, and the cavalry is nothing more. If you only use infantry, you have to go more than ten miles to attack, and then you have to be outflanked and intercepted by the hussar cavalry to get back...
So now Cao Jun was helplessly watching the hussars setting up camp, helpless.
"Do you have a plan for the main attack direction?"
Xu Chuduan sat on his horse and looked at the Zhongtiao Mountain camp on the plateau.
"Yes." Sima Yi pointed, "The direction Captain Li and I attacked last time was one of them... But Cao Jun has not been idle during this time. They are making some arrangements on the mountain. They should have strengthened these locations.
defense……"
Xu Chu took out his telescope, squinted for a while, and nodded, "There is smoke and dust on the mountain."
Sima Yi nodded, "Either they are building construction, or they are ambushing."
"Where are the other passages?" Xu Chu asked, "I remember there are a few passages, but they are not easy to navigate."
Sima Yi nodded and said: "That's right. I and Hao Bodao walked through it before. Some places are really steep and difficult to move. And after passing it last time... I think Cao Jun will be more careful..."
Hao Zhao is now stationed at Puban to prevent Cao's army from taking a detour to attack the flanks.
Xu Chu nodded, "Zhongda, do you think Cao's army will turn around and use the trail to sneak attack our army?"
The road is over there. If Sima Yi can walk it, Cao Jun can certainly walk it too.
Sima Yi said, "It is indeed possible, but I have sent people to keep an eye on several mountain passes day and night..."
"Several mountain passes." Xu Chu nodded and understood, "It is indeed difficult to be comprehensive. Such a big mountain... If I am not familiar with the specific terrain, it is easy to go wrong when leading soldiers and horses into the mountain."
Sima Yi nodded and sighed: "That's right. It's a pity that two of the guides died last time. Otherwise, we could have let the craftsmen make a map sand table... The Qiang people are illiterate. If multiple people confirm each other, it will be more or less accurate. Only
Drawing a map based on the oral description of one or two people may endanger the army.』
"Well, it's better to be cautious." Xu Chu agreed.
Most of the roads that Sima Yi used to attack Zhongtiao Mountain are now sealed. However, Sima Yi has not traveled through other roads. The expressiveness of the Qiang guides is really worrying, and there is no time for the Qiang people to take the craftsmen to take another one.
A new way to draw…
Xu Chu and Sima Yi looked at Zhongtiao Mountain lying like a giant snake, and they couldn't help feeling a lot of emotion in their hearts.
Before, Cao's army attacked Emeiyuan, now they attack Zhongtiao Mountain.
One peck and one drink, as if there is a destiny.
At first, Cao Jun had trouble with the Emei Plains, but now it was Xu Chu and others' turn to have a headache with Zhongtiao Mountain.
"If I advance, I will divide my troops into three groups, one for feint attack, one for interception, and the other for breaking Cao's army's outer camp..." Xu Chu gestured, "Enter from that intersection, and then turn around the valley..."
…The only thing that may be threatened is Cao’s army’s camp in the valley. If they are shot quickly with bows and crossbows from a high position, there will definitely be a lot of losses…”
Sima Yi nodded and said: "General, this route is good. But I have also thought about another route, which is from there... The mountain is higher than the surrounding area, so we can seize the top of that mountain first, and then suppress the rest..."
"The top of the mountain is not big, so I'm afraid not many people can get up there." Xu Chu turned the telescope and took a look, "If there are fewer people, it will not be able to suppress it. If there are more people, it will be crowded on the mountain, but it will expose Cao Jun's weaknesses..."
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Sima Yi laughed and said, "I just want to expose a flaw to Cao Jun!"
"Oh?" Xu Chu suddenly realized, "That way I understand a little bit more..."
"It's just that the last attack failed to detect the location of Cao Jun's stone cannons, but I think they should be in these places..." Sima Yi pointed with his hand.
"Stone cannons..." Xu Chu had a complicated look on his face, "Zhongda, how many stone cannons do you think Cao Jun will deploy here?"
"Big and small hills are different, and the number that can be deployed is also different," Sima Yi said quickly, "If we follow our army's dense layout and deploy one every fifty feet, then there may be hundreds of them on the big hill, and there will be hundreds on the small one."
There are thirty to fifty... But I think Cao's army should be deployed on the third line, mainly to suppress the mountain roads, so the overall number should not be large... There are about three to five hundred units distributed on each mountain road..."
"Three to five hundred..." Xu Chu repeated half of the sentence.
"Yes, and because stone bombs, oil bombs, etc. are difficult to make, the first wave should be the most ferocious..." Sima Yi said, "I want to occupy that mountain for this reason. If I can climb up and overlook it, I can detect it first." Where the stone cannon is located, you can use the big yellow crossbow to wait for an opportunity to destroy it..."
"What's the situation with Cao's army's food and grass? Can some people go in and burn the food and grass?" Xu Chu asked again.
Sima Yi shook his head, "It's difficult."
Sima Yi gave a brief summary of his previous actions with Hao Zhao, saying that Cao Jun probably dug some caves in the mountains to store grain and grass, so unless they invaded the camp and the caves, it would be possible to destroy the grain and grass.
If you want to light a fire to burn food from a long distance, it is not very effective.
The key is that Sima Yi felt that Cao Jun's grain and grass stores should be running out. It made sense to risk burning Cao Jun's grain and grass before. But if he tries to burn Cao Jun's grain and grass now, the results may be very mediocre...
Xu Chu thought for a while and nodded, giving up the idea of burning food and grass.
Xu Chu and Sima Yi discussed for a while, then suddenly turned around and saw Li Li standing aside, seemingly at a loss, and asked: "Li Xiaowei, what are you doing? What's the matter?"
Li Li asked with some confusion: "General Xu, are we going to attack immediately?"
"Who said that?" Xu Chu was stunned for a moment, then understood, laughed and turned to Sima Yi and asked, "Zhongda, haven't you guys discussed like this in the past few days?"
Sima Yi smiled and said: "Colonel Li is newly promoted, and some things are still unfamiliar... It is true that Colonel Li and I have never discussed this before."
Sima Yi bit "such" harder, Xu Chu also understood it, and waved Li Li to come closer, "Don't be restrained... You are also a captain now, and you need to get familiar with this matter as soon as possible... My lord is wise, enter Since taking charge of Chang'an, the most common thing I have said is that I am afraid of not having enough talent to use, rather than being afraid of having many talents! And as a frontline general, the most important thing is to make on-the-spot decisions... And how can this ability to make on-the-spot decisions just be said to exist?"
Of course, it was impossible for Xu Chu and Sima Yi to command their troops to attack now, but facing such a big battle, and it was very likely to be a battle that would change the course of the entire Han Dynasty, how could they not be excited?
The discussion between Xu Chu and Sima Yi before the battle was also to reserve experience for the future...
After all, the world is so big, there are always some battles to fight.
Li Li understood a little, but also didn't understand a little.
But before Li Li could figure this out, he saw several cavalrymen running hurriedly behind them. It was obvious that something was going on...
