"The weather in Guanzhong is really unpredictable. It was obviously sunny a while ago, but the most dazzling moment is the clouds, and it looks like a heavy downpour is coming. It really changes at any time, so that
People feel caught off guard..."
The sky outside was overcast, overcast and cold, and there were almost no traces of pedestrians on the streets of Xixian County. Even if one or two figures occasionally passed by, they looked hurried and walked quickly.
Yes, after all, no one would like to go out in such weather and then enjoy the sour rain shower. They are ordinary human beings, not those who have to fight against strong winds, huge waves and downpours in order to survive.
Haiyan.
Besides, human beings also have houses that Haiyan cannot build, which can block the wind and rain and shelter the poor people in the world. There are warm houses there, relatives who ask for help, and maybe a bowl of steaming food and hot water.
Tired from walking.
I feel drunk just thinking about it.
Soon after, as everyone expected, huge raindrops fell from the sky like an overwhelming rain of arrows, causing the tiles on the roof to crackle and the exquisite carvings and paintings to lose their former glory.
The colors caused the less-sturdy buildings to sway and almost collapse, and even made the travelers who had not yet returned home suffer from severe pain.
Then there were strong winds, accompanied by heavy rain. The rain took advantage of the wind, and the wind assisted the rain, causing wanton destruction.
The age-old towering giant trees, the elaborately built temples and mansions, the solemn and heavy stone monuments and stone towers, everything seems to be swallowed up by the violent storm, everything seems to be destroyed by the heavy rain and wind.
In the blink of an eye, the uneven ground in Yicheng was filled with stagnant water, and as the rain continued, the area and depth continued to expand. In some low-lying areas, flat-bottomed boat rafts could be used instead of others.
The way to travel.
It's like the Venetian water city in the Han Dynasty.
Although the people in Xi County would never like such a title.
Well, maybe, no, they must not even know what such a title means.
Only someone like Li Shushi has the mood and ability to make such complaints.
Such a climate is definitely a disaster for those who encounter it.
The water level of the Weihe River adjacent to Xi County has skyrocketed. The river water that could have been used for swimming has not only surged by more than three times, but the constantly rolling brown river water mixed with a little white is so violent that any existence that dares to challenge its majesty
They will all be completely swallowed up by it, and then buried in the mud of who knows where. Maybe they will never see tomorrow.
It rained all the time.
In such weather, nothing seems to go well, and the whole mood seems to be suppressed by the weather, making me unmotivated.
Perhaps the only thing that gave people a sense of comfort was the bottle of strong wine in their hand that still had a warm smell.
I took a sudden gulp and enjoyed the hot feeling passing through my throat. Then a fire-like feeling rose from my lower abdomen. It first went straight to the sky, and then spread to the limbs and bones, making people unable to help but squint their eyes.
.Quietly enjoy the subtle feeling of being tipsy.
This seems to be the best way to numb your own nerves.
At least for those drinkers who like what's in their glass, this is an irrefutable truth.
"Father, the news just came from the military camp. Due to heavy rain, three military stations partially collapsed and cannot be used. There are also five military stations that have been flooded due to the terrain. There are also five military stations.
It is also very dangerous. As a result, we have nearly 500 soldiers who need to be relocated, but the people in the city are also generally affected by the disaster, so it is difficult to free up enough space."
"Thank you for your hard work, Bo Zhan. Come and have a drink with me. It's just a few hundred soldiers. It's not worth making such a fuss about. When I fought with your uncle Wen Yue and uncle Wen Xin, I suffered much worse than this."
.At least here, they still have houses to live in and enough food and grass to eat, unlike us in the past, who even gnawed away the roots of the grass during the worst period."
"Father, Brother Meng Qi is still at the river directing the guards to strengthen the embankment. The rain came suddenly. If we don't act quickly, the difficulties we will face will be greater, and the losses we will suffer will be greater.
.Especially if something goes wrong where we store grain and grass, our army will be unable to sustain itself and will have no choice but to turn around and return west. But where can we go?"
"Yes, yes, Bozhan, you said it very well. I didn't expect... Gudong... I didn't expect that the little boy who was just a stupid boy back then has now turned into a good man who is steady and can help me and share my burdens."
… Gudong… I guess your father’s spirit in heaven will be very pleased to see your current growth… Gudong…”
It seemed that such a conversation was a little boring. The speaker's interest had completely shifted to the contents of the cup in his hand. He had already drank three cups while speaking, but even after drinking too much, he still had a look on his face.
Waxy yellow with no trace of ruddy color.
"My father treats me like my own father. Naturally, the child cannot live up to his father's expectations, so the idea of becoming a right-hand man worthy of brother Meng Qi has always been the driving force for the child to move forward."
"Since you want to be a filial child, then come over and have a drink with your father, otherwise I will be unhappy~"
The unscrupulous middle-aged man, who was holding a cup and seemed to be half drunk, teased the young man standing in front of him. He smiled cheerfully when he saw that the young man was blushing and seemed to be in a hurry but couldn't say anything.
Of course, such a smile will only make the young man more embarrassed.
"Still unwilling? Then Bozhan...Gudong...are you willing to answer a few questions for me?"
Seeing the "I would rather die than surrender" look on the young man's face, the unscrupulous middle-aged man seemed to have given up and no longer continued to press - of course, the wine glass in his hand had not stopped, no, the wine glass had stopped, but
It wasn’t because I didn’t want to drink anymore, but because I didn’t feel that it was very satisfying, so I just grabbed the wine bottle and started blowing.
However, the young man who felt that he had finally escaped was relieved. As for how much wine the middle-aged man planned to drink - anyway, he was not afraid even if he was drunk. He could just find a more experienced Feng Shui master or dancer to let him go.
Once you wake up, everything will be ok.
In this not very scientific plane, sometimes some things are so simple.
"Dai Jingjing awaits your father's teachings."
"Then let me ask you. If the rain here is so violent, what will it be like a hundred miles away? What about a thousand miles away? Where will the swollen Weihe River outside the city flow?"
"Although I'm not sure if it's a hundred miles away, I think it should be affected by this heavy rain. As for a thousand miles away, I'm afraid it will be another scene. After all, there was news a while ago that the Central Plains area
Encounter big
There is drought, and the land is bare for thousands of miles. As for the water of the Wei River... although it is supposed to flow into the Yellow River, the rain is so rapid and violent that if one or two rivers break their banks, the flood will be like a tiger emerging from the river. Everyone within a hundred miles nearby will be affected.
"
"Look at the heavy rain outside, how powerful it is. It feels so majestic that everything that dares to block it will be destroyed by it. No one can resist it, they can only huddle in the corner and tremble silently. Looking forward to a miracle.
On your own head. But!"
He raised the jug high and poured the liquid in the jug into his throat. He completely ignored the sudden pungency and burning, as if he was venting some emotion. Finally, there was a trace of emotion on his waxy face.
A sickly flush.
"But! Even such a terrible heavy rain can only affect a few hundred miles, and it can't even affect places thousands of miles away... Whether it's heavy rain or floods, it can only affect a few hundred miles.
It's just a matter of showing off one's prestige in a small circle. What kind of prince, what kind of invincibility, what kind of institutions are all over the place, haha, just sitting in this small circle, not knowing how big the outside world is, so naturally it can't affect the world thousands of miles away.
"
"Father, you are drunk..."
"Yeah, I'm drunk. How can I not be drunk? Apart from being drunk, what's the point?"
"Father!"
"Guess what the Bingzhou people are doing now. Think about it for me. Your brain is much stronger than that of your brothers and sisters."
"Dai thinks this is not difficult to guess - now the Bingzhou army is gathered in the Sanfu area, so they will be affected by this heavy rain, and their previous rapid offensive momentum will be curbed. Even if the rain passes and the sky clears, if you want to eliminate this
The impact of the heavy rain is also very difficult. On the other hand, the Xiliang Army... If it can deal with it properly and through this rare rest period, the Xiliang Army that was previously in chaos can be reorganized, then the Xiliang Army relying on Jiancheng will not
There is no strength to fight."
"Is it only capable of one battle? Yes, it would be good to be capable of one battle. Haha, once upon a time, the Xiliang Army, which was feared by everyone in the world, actually became complacent just because it was still capable of one battle?"
"Father, Dai just expressed his humble opinion. With the wisdom of Li Wenyou in the Xiliang Army, he will definitely be able to think of a better plan to inflict a greater blow on the Bingzhou Army."
It seemed that because his thoughts were suppressed, or because he was simply dissatisfied with the middle-aged man's attitude, the young man seemed a little excited, and his tone when he spoke was no longer the calm one he had before.
"Li Wenyou? He is indeed a wise man from Xiliang. Dong Gong's opportunity to get close to his ideals is largely due to Li Wenyou's plans. Looking back now, it is really a chilling plan."
"Since my father admires Li Wenyou so much, why doesn't he seem to think highly of the Xiliang Army?"
"Hmph, Li Wenyou is indeed unparalleled in his wit and scheming, but haven't you seen it? What kind of chaos has it become in Chang'an from Dong Gong's death to now? Then Li Jue and Guo Si are entrenched in the city of Chang'an, fighting among themselves, and joining forces to crowd out
Outsiders even planned to attack their former colleagues. They really destroyed the family business that Dong Gong had started little by little. At this time... At this time, where is the unparalleled Li Wenyou? He did it all
What happened!"
"Perhaps it's beyond his power? After all, Li Wenyou has all the wisdom and tricks, but he doesn't have the power to use them..."
"Humph! No power?! Only a young boy like you would think so."
"Is it possible that Li Wenyou has troops that he can mobilize?! Is it possible that Li Wenyou can calm the situation in Chang'an?"
"The most elite Flying Bear Army under Duke Dong has been replenished after the battle in the Western Regions and still has a strength of 30,000 people. Among them, only more than 10,000 can be won over by Li Jue, Guo Si, and Fan Chou, even if the dead Niu is included.
Auxiliary, no more than half at most. Then whose command do you think the remaining Flying Bear Army will obey?"
"This...it shouldn't be Li Wenyou no matter how you look at it. After all, Mr. Dong left suddenly and didn't leave any explanation..."
"But don't forget that Mr. Dong has a direct granddaughter named Dong Bai, and the last time this little girl appeared in front of everyone was with Li Wenyou! I didn't understand some of Mr. Dong's actions before, no,
I still don’t understand it now. But what is certain is that Dong Gong had some premonition before, so Li Wenyou is the key chess piece left to Dong Bai."
After pouring another bottle of wine, the middle-aged man, whose face had turned red, seemed to be talking about sex and shouted loudly:
"Li Wenyou is Dong Gong's son-in-law and Dong Gong's most trusted right-hand man. Apart from Dong Gong, his reputation in the Xiliang army will never be second to anyone. Even those who were defeated by Wei Xu, Song Xian and others
As long as Li Wenyou is willing to annex the remnants of the Niu Fu Army, he can still make those soldiers obey his command."
"Yes, is that so? Then isn't the strength Li Wenyou possesses too powerful? But..."
"So I just asked you what Li Wenyou did during this time! Because he didn't do anything at all!"
He slapped several cases in front of him fiercely. Maybe it was because he was drunk. He only made a huge noise but did not destroy the case. The young man beside him secretly wiped a cold sweat.
Of course, at this time, he was more or less willing to listen to what the drunk middle-aged man said.
After all, he felt that the "facts" stated by the middle-aged people did not seem to make complete sense logically, so for someone like him who had begun to enter the rebellious period and had a certain ability to think independently, there were too many doubts.
, it’s better not to accept it easily.
Not to mention that the person who told these "secrets" was already blushing and in a very bad state.
But, were those words just drunken nonsense really?
After carefully considering the information coming from Chang'an, although that explanation had many loopholes, it was already the most reasonable one.
A spark of inspiration seemed to flash in my mind, but I couldn't catch it when I thought about it carefully. This feeling is very uncomfortable.
Then, as if a blessing came to his mind, a sentence rushed out of his mouth:
"If this is a conspiracy between Li Wenyou and Bingzhou Li Shushi, then wouldn't it be..."
"Doesn't it mean that all the land in Guanzhong will fall into the hands of that Li Xue?"
"That's exactly the case. But father, if that's the case, our army may be in a very embarrassing situation!"
"General? Bozhan doesn't need to flatter my old face. It's okay to just say that we are in a dilemma and can only sit here and wait for death."
"Father..."
Looking at the man with a flagon in his hand and a decadent look on his face, one can only feel a stabbing pain in his heart - a few years ago he was a man who traveled across the northwest and was always joking with his loud voice, but now he has changed.
It became like this.
Whose mistake is this, and whose fault is this?
"We can't go back to Longxi and Jincheng. The people there drove away Han Wenyue and made Bian Wenxin disappear. Naturally, they didn't want to face me again. Not to mention that Mr. Dong originally said that Han Wenyue was
Rebellion, for him as a foreigner is a big rebellion, but for me, a guy who has a close relationship with him, it is a small rebellion - since it is rebellion, naturally it must be driven away.
But at last Mr. Dong knew my loyalty and allowed me to continue to lead the troops and station them in important places. But I didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, Mr. Dong would drive westward, leaving behind such a mess that is still a mess.
Hate, hate! I just hate that I was blinded by lard and hesitated when I saw His Majesty’s imperial edict. It was obvious that Li Zhiran had sent his nephew to contact me at that time, but...
I thought that Li Zhiran and Guo Aduo controlled the court. Even if I didn't make any achievements, I could still say that I had a lot of troops. With this kind of confidence, it didn't matter even if the powerful people in Jincheng and Longxi were against me, San Fu
Its wealth is definitely not comparable to that of border counties like Jincheng and Longxi.
In comparison, I prefer the Wuguan area where I have stayed before. Nanyang has a good environment and a good climate. More importantly, Liu Biao does not seem to be difficult to deal with. But who would have thought that that damn Zhang Ji would take the lead?
He is Li Zhiran, Guo Aduo's best friend, and his soldiers are not weak either. If I fight with him, we will both lose.
The next best option was Zuo Fengyi. The land was fertile, and there were not many powerful tycoons left, and they could still trade with Bingzhou. But this time, Fan Chong interfered with him again! In the end, this dilapidated Yi was destroyed.
The county gave it to me and stationed some soldiers in Chencang City to block my way back to Jincheng. This is to kill me!"
The middle-aged man, ah, no, it was the decadent middle-aged uncle Ma Teng. He was quite drunk, and kept mumbling about all the unhappiness and embarrassment he had experienced during this period - because of Han Sui.
, the original Big Three turned into Ma Tengjia
Du Miao, even though Bian Zhang's troops are stationed in Yuzhong County at the junction of Hanyang County and Jincheng County, Ma Teng knows that Bian Zhang has disappeared long ago, and now he only relies on Bian Zhang's will and a few people left behind.
The school has managed to stay together until now.
Ma Teng once planned to recruit Bian Zhang's troops, but it had little effect. Probably because of Bian Zhang's explanation, although the troops left by Bian Zhang were very independent, their relationship with Hanyang County became increasingly close.
And it is precisely because of the support of the latter that the army that has lost its backbone has been able to exist stably until now.
As a political group with great loss of strength and lack of foreign aid, it is not surprising that Ma Teng's status in the Xiliang army plummeted.
It was also for this reason that prompted Ma Teng to adopt an attitude in favor of the courtiers in dealing with the issue of Dong Zhuo's murder - as for saying that he hesitated because of the emperor's edict, it was just an excuse after the fact.
Of course, because of this, it is not surprising that he was continuously squeezed out by the core figures of the Xiliang Army and was not allowed to get the good territory he wanted. After all, political alignment is quite powerful. Once it is wrong, it will
It is almost impossible to recover.
It is precisely because of this series of blows that the former battlefield hero has turned into a twilight madao.
"In this case, we can't just sit here and wait for death. No matter what method we use, we must save it ourselves."
The young man, oh no, he is Ma Teng's son-in-law and adopted son. Mr. Ma Dai still has some youthful energy and is unwilling to give up easily.
"Bozhan, hello, you are very good. But I can't, I can't. Li Xue, Han Sui's death must be caused by Li Xue, so he must also hate me and want to get rid of me. Liu Yan, too old
, his sons can’t do it either. The Qiang people are too miserable. You shouldn’t suffer because of me. You tell me, where should we escape? Tell me, say it with confidence! Just say whatever you want...
…”
Seemingly unable to hold on any longer, Ma Teng fell on the table, and soon thereafter he began to snore like thunder.
But even after falling asleep, Ma Teng still didn't show an expression of relief on his face. Instead, his brows were furrowed and his facial features seemed to be slightly distorted, as if he was experiencing a nightmare.
"The world is so vast, where is the destination of our Ma family army?"
Looking out the window with no sign of clearing up, Ma Dai felt that he seemed to feel the... haze hovering over Ma Jiajun's head. (To be continued...)