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039 Stove reduction

In the dry, cold and empty night, a bright moon hung high in the night sky. The entire earth was silver-grey. Han soldiers uniformly dressed in orange-red were marching through the night on the official road.

Gao Fei led the 20,000 soldiers in Jicheng City and quickly caught up with Fu Xie and Gai Xun. The two groups immediately joined forces, and the team of vehicles carrying the baggage was defeated by more than 700 cavalrymen led by Gao Fei.

While guarding, the Han army officers and soldiers walked in an orderly manner under the leadership of various army commanders.

Gao Fei walked at the front of the team, flanked by Fu Xie and Gai Xun. Although they did not witness the killing of Zuo Chang in the evening, it is not difficult to imagine that doing such a thing requires courage, and they also

I can't help but admire Gao Fei.

"Today, Mr. Gao would like to thank the two adults very much. If the two adults hadn't lent me the previous imperial edict, I'm afraid it would be difficult for me to convince everyone with my empty talk. I also want to thank you for my equipment.

It’s a gift from you two adults.” Gao Fei rode forward and thanked Fu Xie and Gai Xun.

Fu Xie and Gai Xun responded politely: "It's just a small effort, why does the Marquis care about it?"

Gao Fei was followed by his personal followers, so he dared to speak so blatantly. He continued: "This is a bad statement. If it weren't for the help of two adults, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to succeed. But don't worry, two adults."

, once the court investigates, I will never implicate the two adults in this matter..."

"The Marquis said this because he treated us as outsiders. The reason why we spared no effort to help the Marquis is that we understand his purpose of doing so. If the court investigates, we and I are willing to bear the responsibility together with the Marquis, and

Write to Your Majesty and explain the truth of the matter." Gai Xun hurriedly interrupted Gao Fei's words.

Gao Fei said: "But I still feel very guilty for causing trouble to the two adults."

Fu Xie said: "Master Hou, there is no need to feel guilty. Now we are grasshoppers tied to a rope. Since we have decided to help Master Hou do this, we are not afraid of being implicated. We are all loyal to the Han Dynasty. I believe

Your Majesty will definitely understand the painstaking efforts we put into doing this. The worst we can do is to be beheaded, and in twenty years we will be a good man again."

When Gao Fei heard what Fu Xie and Gai Xun said, he thought about it and said, "In this case, let's just stop doing it and make Zuo Chang's crime of colluding with the Qiang and Hu rebellions true. Anyway, there is no proof, even if the court

Let Tingwei pursue the case. As long as the two adults agree with my confession, I believe nothing will happen. In this way, the charge of killing the imperial official without authorization can be avoided, and the matter of falsely passing on the imperial edict will be even more serious.

Now that you have something to say, what do you two adults think?"

Fu Xie and Gai Xun are both benevolent gentlemen. I'm afraid they can't do it in their bones to frame others for no reason. But now their lives are hanging by a thread, not to mention Zuo Chang is greedy, and they also feel that for such a person

It's not worth risking one's life. After looking at each other, the most common tacit understanding burst out from the two people's eyes. They both nodded in unison and said in unison: "What the Marquis said makes sense, then let's settle it like this."

.”

After that, the three of them had a casual chat. This chat was not important. Gao Fei could hear from Fu Xie and Gai Xun's words that they were dissatisfied with the Shi Chang Shi. Although they were dissatisfied, there was nothing they could do about it. After all, they were with the Emperor every day.

He was always around and loved by the emperor. Even if he made mistakes, he would only be fined a small amount of money at most. And those ministers who had served the country and brought disaster to the people were invariably tortured to death by these eunuchs.

Gao Fei doesn't like the officialdom of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and he doesn't want to hang out in Kyoto. Even if you are a minister, it is like an assembly line. Things happen frequently. Today you are still a captain, but tomorrow you may be a commoner, so

It is definitely a good choice for him to become a local official, and in remote areas like Liaodong, it is even better.

Liaodong, he unknowingly thought of Liaodong again, it was the place that haunted him, and it was also the place that worried him. He secretly swore an oath that after quelling the Liangzhou rebellion, he would definitely occupy Liaodong.

territory.

When the sun first rose, more than 20,000 troops stopped at the roadside. They all felt tired after running all night, and their marching speed was much slower than that of pure cavalry. The infantry walked on two feet.

The level of hard work is naturally more than that of cavalry, but Gao Fei cannot abandon these infantry, which is 18,000 people. There are only 2,000 cavalry in the army of 20,000, and the rest are crossbowmen, sword and shield soldiers

, pikemen, and halberdiers formed an infantry phalanx, which was a regular structure of the Han army.

After evacuating overnight, Gao Fei did not forget to send scouts to investigate behind him. He must know the situation of Beigong Boyu behind him. He knew that Beigong Boyu had already spoken cruel words and would not give up until he was captured alive.

Based on what he learned about Beigong Boyu's character from Li Wenhou, he had to be on guard against pursuit from behind while marching. However, fortunately, he now had 20,000 troops. Even if Beigong Boyu came to chase him, he

Don’t be afraid either.

When the sun shone into the woods on the roadside and reflected on Gao Fei's face through the withered branches, Zhao Yun rushed over from the side and bowed to Gao Fei: "Master Marquis, the scout is reporting, Uncle Bei Gong

Yu has already set off from Xiangwu and is heading towards Jicheng, with about 10,000 cavalry!"

Ten thousand cavalry was a bit stressful for Gao Fei. He once led 300 cavalry to fight with more than a thousand cavalry at the front of the rebel army, and he had a certain understanding of the combat effectiveness of the Qiang and Hu rebels. He hurriedly

He stood up, said "Let's explore again" to Zhao Yun, and walked straight towards where Fu Xie and Gai Xun were.

Fu Xie and Gai Xun were responsible for the logistics of escorting the baggage along the way. All the food and drink for the 20,000 troops were provided by them. Gao Fei thought of a clever plan. If he didn't come to Fu Xie and Gai Xun for help, this plan would be difficult to implement.

Kai. Although Fu Xie and Gai Xun served as civil servants, they were both from good families and studied Confucian culture. Confucian scholars learned the six arts since childhood, and among the six arts, there are two arts: imperialism and archery.

Yu refers to riding skills, and shooting refers to archery. For them, although they fight less often, they are not necessarily behind others in terms of weapons and equipment, and their character will naturally have a resolute side. (Author's note: Personally, Confucianism

The Six Arts emphasize the comprehensive development of morality, intelligence, and physical education. Although the teaching method of ancient people was private schools, the teaching method was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. On the other hand, today's exam-oriented education only requires scores, which is not as good as Confucius two thousand years ago.) Fu Xie,

Gai and Xun were sitting under a tree. They were traveling at night for the first time. They were tired and sleepy. Although they cheered up, they fell into a dream unknowingly as soon as they rested.

"Did you two adults sleep soundly?" Gao Fei came to Fu Xie and Gai Xun's side and saw that they were still sleeping soundly. Although he couldn't bear to wake them up, the matter was urgent and he couldn't care about that much.

Already.

Gao Fei called out three times in a row before waking up Fu Xie and Gai Xun. Seeing that their eyes were filled with bloodshot eyes, he said, "Thank you for your hard work, sir. The situation is special and I have to do this as a last resort. Please help me."

Don’t blame me, two adults!”

Fu Xie rubbed his eyes and gathered some energy, then stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Are you about to set off?"

Gao Fei shook his head and said: "Before setting off, I would like to ask the two adults to do something."

Gai Xun also stood up and asked: "If you have anything to do with the Marquis, just give me your orders. Now that the Marquis is the governor of Liangzhou, we are all his subordinates, so there is no need for you to be polite."

Gao Fei said straight to the point: "I would like to ask the two adults to make two thousand stoves when the army sets out."

"Stove?" Fu Xie and Gai Xun looked at Gao Fei in confusion and asked in unison.

Gao Fei nodded and said: "I have received news that Beigong Boyu is leading 10,000 cavalry to pursue us from behind. With the speed of all their cavalry, I am afraid they will catch up with our army soon. Those cavalry are all

They are all composed of Qiang and Hu, and they fight very bravely. The 10,000 cavalry is indeed a big pressure on our 20,000 horse infantry who are tired from marching all night. So, I came up with an idea to make the rebels

Take our army lightly, so that even if it is overtaken, our army can attack by surprise and repel it!"

After all, Fu Xie and Gai Xun are people who have read poetry and military art. After thinking about it carefully, they asked in unison: "The Marquis asked us to make a stove. Could it be that he wanted to imitate Sun Bin's clever plan to reduce the stove?"

Gao Fei smiled and said: "Exactly."

Gai Xun said: "The Qiang Hu often bully the weak. It is indeed the most appropriate for the Marquis to use the clever plan to reduce the number of people. However, since this method is to be done, it must not arouse the suspicion of the rebels. I think the Marquis can make the army every day."

They can only travel thirty miles a day and set up a camp wherever they go. Firstly, they can rely on the camp to resist the harassment of the rebel cavalry. Secondly, the soldiers can recharge their batteries in the camp. After three days, the rebels can almost be defeated.

If we believe it is true, then the rebels will definitely be worried about our troops escaping into Sanfu and attack the camp, then we can take them by surprise and give the rebels a powerful blow!"

After hearing this, Gao Fei felt that what Gai Xun said was basically the same as what he thought, so he smiled and said: "Gai Changshi is indeed well versed in the art of war, I admire you."

Fu Xie said with a smile: "This is all the credit of the Marquis. If the Marquis hadn't thought of this clever plan, how could we have followed suit?"

The three of them looked at each other and smiled, and just started. Fu Xie and Gai Xun then led two thousand people to build two thousand stoves in an open place. Then they got dry firewood from everywhere, and built two thousand stoves in each place.

A fire was placed on the stove to blacken the stove. The whole process only took a moment.

Afterwards, Gao Fei sent orders to the entire army, and the army advanced slowly. He asked Fu Xie and Bian Xi to lead a thousand infantry to guard the food and baggage, and asked Zhao Yun to lead 500 cavalry to guard the rear of the team. After the army advanced slowly for thirty miles, Gao Fei

He ordered the entire army to stop advancing, and then began to set up camp in an open space, and continuously sent out scouts to inquire about Beigong Boyu's situation.

Half an hour later, the soldiers set up the camp, cut down many trees from the bare woods, and made them into deer antlers to block horses and other obstacles that hindered the cavalry. They surrounded the camp, and the camp was

There were many archers and crossbowmen stationed in the camp to guard the camp closely.

Just after noon, the camp began to bury pots to make rice. This time, the number of stoves was only 1,500, which was far less than 500 in the morning. According to the supply of pots on one stove at that time

If ten soldiers are eating, the number of stoves alone can tell the size of the army.

After having a full meal, the soldiers took turns to stand guard and take a rest. However, the scouts came back one after another, and then went out one after another. Gao Fei placed a scout every ten miles, and they walked nearly eighty miles in one night, plus from

The distance from Xiangwu to Jicheng was almost 156 miles, and every time the scouts came back to report, he knew that Beigong Boyu's cavalry team was ten miles closer to him.

################ Beigong Boyu arrived at Xiangwu yesterday with ten thousand cavalry, but what he saw was an empty Xiangwu City and people on the streets of Xiangwu City.

Hundreds of corpses. When he saw this scene, he knew what had happened. After a simple night's rest, he started from Xiangwu at dawn and rushed towards Jicheng.

After running for seventy or eighty miles, the group finally arrived at Jicheng at noon. They saw that the gates of Jicheng were closed, the Han army flags on the city towers were still fluttering in the wind, and the Han soldiers still stood on the city walls.

The soldiers in military uniforms looked really heavily guarded from a distance.

Beigong Boyu knew that Jicheng was the seat of the Liangzhou governor, and even more aware that there were soldiers in the city. He did not act rashly, but first sent a thousand cavalry with bows and arrows to the moat to shoot at the Han soldiers on the wall.

The cavalry sent out screamed and rushed over quickly. They were ready to be prepared for arrows shot from the city wall, but they saw that the Han soldiers were motionless. They were very angry, thinking that these Han soldiers were

The soldiers didn't take them seriously at all, so they raised their bows and arrows and fired randomly.

The arrows shot up the city wall and penetrated the bodies of the Han soldiers. However, what the rebels saw was a very strange scene. They did not hear the shouts or see the Han soldiers falling, but saw their

The arrows were firmly hung on the bodies of the Han soldiers.

The strange phenomenon confused these Qiang and Hu rebels. Everyone approached the moat one after another, blocking the sun with their hands, and saw a strange scene on the city wall. They were actually people tied up with withered grass. They hurriedly put this

The incident was reported to Beigong Boyu. Beigong Boyu sent people to look around the other two gates of Jicheng. He saw that these scarecrows were standing on the walls, and among the three gates, only the east gate

It's open.

Beigong Boyu immediately transferred his subordinates to the east gate. He thought that the Han army would not give up the city easily, and there must be an ambush in the city, so he did not dare to enter the city. After people yelled and cursed outside the city for a while, there was no response.

, the city was even more deathly silent. He then sent people to drive into the city cautiously. The people who entered the city searched everywhere, but they didn't even see a single figure.

Beigong Boyu led the army into the city. He searched through the governor's mansion, the prefect's mansion, and the treasury. Nothing of value was left. The entire Jicheng was just an empty city. He was very puzzled and couldn't figure out why such a city was there.

It became an empty city, and when did so many people in the city evacuate? After briefly resting in the city for a while, he continued to lead his troops out of the city and pursued eastward along the official road.

In the evening, Beigong Boyu came to an open space and saw the clusters of stoves. He roughly counted them and found that there were two thousand. He did not dare to rush in again. He knew that there were two thousand stoves.

What does the stove represent? It means that he is chasing an army of 20,000 people. He sent scouts forward to investigate, but he led the army to rest here.

After a while, the scouts sent out reported that there was a camp set up by the Han army thirty miles ahead. There were almost 1,500 stoves in the camp, and the Han army retreated eastward.

When Beigong Boyu heard the news, he was overjoyed. He firmly believed that the morale of the Han army had been shattered, otherwise five thousand people would not have fled at once. No matter whether there was any trace of Gao Fei in the Han army in front, he would

They flattened the Han army, then led the cavalry directly into Chencang, captured Gao Fei, and killed him to comfort his men's spirits in heaven.

"Let's go!" Following Beigong Boyu's order, the 10,000 cavalry set off again, but this time Beigong Boyu didn't follow too hastily. Since the Han army was afraid of him, he didn't have to be so anxious to chase them.

Disintegrate on their own, and then use superior force to annihilate them all.


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