19. The easier it is to get, the less you will learn to cherish
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Because we need to investigate the situation, let us temporarily leave Linxiang City in Jingnan for a while.∷,
This place is also on the waterside like Linxiang City, but unlike the turbulent Xiangshui River adjacent to it, the water here can only be called a stream at best. The width of the water surface is less than one foot and the depth cannot be submerged above the waist.
At best, this place can only be a place for children in the countryside to play, and for marching operations, it can only cause a little trouble at most.
But tonight, a bonfire was set up here, and a dozen figures kept flashing back and forth around the bonfire. From time to time, men's laughter and simple folk songs from Badi could be heard from these figures. Perhaps there was a problem with the intonation.
But we can still hear the enthusiasm and heroism of these strong men from their singing and laughter.
The majestic and simple folk songs continued to float along the river into the distance, and also took away the heroes' deep longing for their hometown.
"Boss, everything has been baked. Come and try the cooking skills of the brothers. I just learned a few skills from the cooks from the north recently. The taste this time will definitely not disappoint you, boss."
"Hmph~! As long as it's not burnt, I'll be thankful. The stuff you guys make is only slightly better than the poison used by the Jingzhou people. Last time, I planned to use your stuff to entertain those Jingzhou people, but I couldn't.
What’s the result!”
"Hahahaha, boss, you clearly know our level and you still order us to make things to entertain others. It's really bad."
"What do you brats know? This is called 'hospitality'. Do you understand? What a bunch of uneducated guys."
"Boss, don't laugh at us. You haven't even read a few more days."
"Just more than you bastards!"
"Hey, if the boss wasn't the most capable of fighting among us, how could he possibly convince the brothers?"
"Who told you that each one of you is like a stubborn donkey, and you have to be beaten hard before you are willing to obey?"
"Ha ha ha ha……"
As a result, the atmosphere around the bonfire immediately became lively. From time to time, two shirtless men could be seen wrestling together. Their smooth bodies looked particularly stylish against the firelight.
The muscles are even more drool-worthy.
At least it shouldn't be a problem for Lee Seo-sil to feel inferior like this.
Everyone at the bonfire was holding a big ocean bowl as thick as a human head, which was filled with aromatic wine. The bold man kept raising his noble head and poured the wine in the big bowl into his mouth.
Even if a slightly turbid liquid keeps flowing from the corners of their mouths to their necks and bodies, they don't care. No, maybe this is the most pleasurable feeling.
"Haha. It's all over the place. It's rare to get such good wine. You must drink it to your heart's content!"
"That's right, that's right. Since those high-minded gentlemen look down on us, let's just have fun on our own!"
I don't know whether it was to vent the annoyance in my heart, or to seek the stimulating feeling from the nerve endings, but I poured bowl after bowl of wine into my mouth. Even though my throat gradually became numb and my body gradually lost control, I didn't stop at all.
mean.
Tonight is obviously a fun night.
Although this cheerful background is actually more of a kind of boredom and violence.
It is really difficult for them to really feel better.
They are not from Jingzhou.
Although for some of the people here, their ancestors may have come from Jingzhou, and there are even a few from Nanyang County. But to them, those are just vague memories left by their ancestors from extremely long ago. Facts
For them, Jingzhou was once a distant and mysterious place, a place they thought they would never be able to reach in their lifetime.
What's more, for most people, they are sons whose ancestors have lived in the western region of Bashan for generations. They are familiar with the mountains, rivers, plants and trees there, and they are also familiar with the cities, villages and people there, even if their reputations are
The local area is not considered good, but it is also their hometown, a hometown they are familiar with. They can even find the way with their eyes closed.
It's a pity that they now have to come to this distant foreign land, and have to vent their resentment by this small and unfamiliar stream, but they still have to force a smile, and then gradually sink into a hopeless life day after day.
Maybe you keep encountering death.
In fact, if you ask them if they regret coming to Jingzhou, they will tell you in unison that they have no regrets at all about this matter - it was their own choice, and the stimulation they received in the process also made them happy.
This kind of existence feels extremely refreshing, even if the result is somewhat frustrating, but victory and defeat are commonplace for military strategists, and the temporary retreat is also for the next attack after being prepared, let alone this battle.
They also gained a lot.
What really made them feel depressed was what happened after arriving in Jingzhou.
With the chaos in the Central Plains, scholars from the Central Plains continued to choose to move to other places to avoid the chaos. Among them, Jingzhou was the first choice for many scholars. This was not because of Liu Biao, but just because Jingzhou was far away from the Han scholars.
The gathering place
The Yu region and the Guanzhong region are very close, and compared with the north, which has to face attacks from the south by powerful Hu troops from time to time, the Jingbei region in the south is not only highly developed, but also far away from the harassment of various foreign tribes, so it can naturally gain more resources.
favor.
As a result, with the influx of a large number of scholars and the entry of Liu Biao, a famous scholar from the Han Dynasty, Jingzhou's academic style and literary talent flourished for a while. It seemed like overnight, the place changed from the original wild land of Jingchu.
It has become a new inheritance center of Central Plains culture.
Naturally, Liu Biao became the leader and leader of this new cultural center.
Because of this, coupled with the Eastern Han Dynasty's emphasis on civility over martial arts that has existed to a greater or lesser extent since the founding of the country, although the soldiers in Jingzhou cannot be said to be incompetent in fighting, the generals who led the soldiers pursued arty and elegant writing.
Well, for a descendant of a family like Cai Mao, whose ancestors also produced many high-ranking officials with two thousand stones, it is not considered arty. In other words, if it were not for the rise of troubled times, it would obviously be difficult for the commander of the Jingzhou Navy and a considerable part of the infantry to choose to join the military.
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As the saying goes, "Whatever is good above will be followed by the same below", or "The King of Chu likes to have a slim waist, but many of his maids starve to death."
In such an atmosphere, what kind of discriminatory treatment will they, a group of unruly children from the dangerous mountains and rivers of Daba Mountain, "reckless men" (Jingzhou people's language) who only like to travel for fun and not study and study, encounter.
There may not be many sarcastic words, after all, their combat power is no match for the more proficient Jingzhou Army Civilian Recruitment Department. Even low-level generals who dare to say this directly to them are beaten into pig heads.
Over time, for the sake of life safety and prestige in front of their subordinates, naturally no one would open their eyes and say something unpleasant to them in front of them, or in many cases, they would directly choose to take a detour when they saw their appearance from a distance.
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Well, what was originally a mockery in person turned into a discussion behind the scenes. It's a pity that these people don't know a certain Zhou Chu children's shoe who may be born in the future. Otherwise, these two groups of people should probably have a lot in common in this regard.
Although the malicious remarks on the surface were prevented, these people increasingly felt ostracized and ostracized from all sides.
Even though Gan Ning, their leader, is actually one of the most powerful families in Ba County, he cannot change this situation.
Perhaps the strong ones in the army have a foothold, and their power makes it impossible for anyone to ignore their existence. But even if the army is relatively simple compared to the officialdom, of course there are only a few places where force can play a role.
The effect they received was really limited - as outsiders without roots, they truly felt the malice from the entire world.
Just like this battle.
To put it nicely, they were entrusted with the important task of sniping the vanguard of Zhang Ji, the head coach of the Nanyang side of the Nanyang Army. To put it badly, they were regarded as cannon fodder of some value. Success was a surprise, and defeat was treated as pure internal good.
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Although they did not shout "give me a blue and clean Jingzhou" and then kill all the local people related to non-Jingzhou people. But it is such an important combat mission, but they are given so little support - it is completely arbitrary.
They were deeply impressed by their 800 Badi men and some Jingzhou Army soldiers who were friends with them.
In the trapped formation, the remaining troops just fired arrows from the outside. At most, they fought bravely to share some of the pressure for them... Don't laugh, the Jingzhou Army wrote a lot about such behavior after the war, and even thought that this was
The most important reason why they were able to concentrate on killing the Nanyang coach Zhang Ji of the merged state army.
As for these Badi men who fell into the Bingzhou Army and almost all of them died in the battle, it seems that they have been forgotten by everyone.
In the past, these passionate men thought that they could change their situation by relying on their military exploits. They thought that just like in Yizhou, no matter how many people criticized them, as long as they fought on the battlefield and won victory for their comrades on the battlefield, no matter it was
Ordinary soldiers or those high-ranking generals will look at them favorably and look at them differently.
It's a pity that Jingzhou is not Yizhou.
It's a pity that these outsiders are not celebrities with elegant demeanor and elegant conversation. Even if their personalities and behaviors are weird, it does not damage their knowledge. So their mavericks or loyalty have become the same as bandits, along with their
In the past, with the spread of caring people, it continued to spread throughout Jingbei.
Now, the young people who have retreated from Yizhou to Jingzhou are still full of fighting spirit. Now there are only a few left who can only pretend to be frivolous and happy by the stream with their wine bottles in hand, and return to China under the anesthesia of alcohol.
Hometown, return to the painting of Zongma Mountain, with brocade sails stretching over the mountains and rivers, recalling the choice they made without regrets, that was their lost youth.
"Boss, do we really want to continue to stay in this oppressive place? Looking at the faces of those guys is boring enough. Now, boss, you have punished those people again. I'm afraid those people will already hate you.
We hate it so much. This time we have very few brothers left. If it happens again, I'm afraid we won't be as lucky as today."
"Yes, boss, I heard that the north has regarded us as a must-kill target. Now those Jingzhou people are eager for us to fight with the Bingzhou people to lose both sides, and maybe they will ask us to die, even if we do not die on the battlefield but are killed.
and
If people from Bingzhou catch us, we will definitely be fixed on pillars and burned to death. Or as the rumors say, people from Bingzhou will have our heads made into something called 'Jingguan'. Tsk, those Bingzhou people are really the most barbaric I have ever seen.
All the guys are so savage!"
"Maybe it's time to leave, but have you ever thought about where we can go?"
"this……"
"We can't go back to Yizhou. Everyone must know the faces of those Dongzhou soldiers. After we colluded with the Jingzhou people in the reactionary rebellion, we were equivalent to severing ourselves from the Yizhou native faction. Bingzhou in the north has a grudge against us. Cao Cao and Bingzhou are said to be related.
Excellent. It is impossible to have an enemy with Bingzhou for us. The only thing left is perhaps the Sun Bofu in the east."
"Huh? Boss, why don't you talk about Huang Zu from Jiangxia? I heard that although he comes from a good background, he doesn't like studying very much like Boss. He is a vulgar martial artist with no ability."
"Huang Zu? Even if it is true as you said, he is still a person from a high-ranking family. Even if he has no ability, he must look above others. Besides, everyone in the Jingbei area thinks that they are imitating Liu Biao. In fact, it is their inner self.
We are proud of being a thief, and the rejection we received from Huang Zu may not be that severe, but it is certainly unlikely that we will achieve much development."
"But that Sun Bofu is so far away from us. Boss, do you really think we can get enough attention if we go to his place?"
"Hmph, so don't look at you boss. I haven't read many books, but what I have read is still very useful. Who is that Sun Ce? Although his father Sun Wentai is also a high-ranking official with two thousand stones, and he also has
With such a high-status title as Marquis Wucheng, he looks very powerful, but because of his poor background, he is always squeezed out and suppressed in Jingzhou."
"It sounds a lot like us."
"That's right, just like us."
"Oh oh oh~~~! In this way, we must have a lot in common with that Sun Bofu."
"Yes, yes. I heard that Sun Bofu is more powerful than his father. I guess even the boss is no match for him."
"That's right, if you work with such a person, you will definitely have a better future than the boss. And I heard that he is good-looking and very popular with girls. He is much better than our boss who always stares at the boy with green eyes behind him.
Already."
"That's right, that's right. I really hope that one day I can have a beautiful boy who can turn into a girl. If I accept this monster like the boss, then our brothers will be completely liberated and we will no longer have to worry about something being stolen.
Completely destroyed."
"You, you, these bastards! You really don't think I can hear anything!!"
"Ahhhhh!!! The boss is so scary! Ahhhhhh!!! The boss is going to kill someone!!"
Probably because I heard that there is a kind of person in this world who is very similar to myself, the originally irritable and violent atmosphere has dissipated a lot. These Badi men are destined to be just passers-by in Jingzhou. Even if they encounter such
Although they suffered many hardships, they still did not reduce their expectations for the future and their pride in their hearts.
But just when these people were half drunk and were fighting together again, sitting by the fire, drinking strong wine and instructing his men in martial arts, Gan Ning, who was as usual as before, suddenly frowned.
He raised his eyebrows.
With just a look, the originally noisy stream became silent in an instant, leaving only the occasional crackling sound of the still-burning bonfire. The half-drunk men even arranged themselves consciously.
The corresponding formations were formed, everyone's hands were already pressed on their usual weapons, and the originally cloudy eyes had been replaced by solemnity and murderous intent.
"There is only one horse, the branches and leaves are a bit thick, and the sound is not very clear, but based on Cong's judgment, it should not be an enemy."
Soon, his subordinates who were accustomed to listening told Gan Ning the results of their exploration.
Although Gan Ning did not issue an order to cancel the alert, everyone looked relaxed.
Perhaps their approach was somewhat imprudent, but in their view, in today's land, the only thing that can pose a threat to them is a huge army. If the number of people coming is only one horse, even if it is
enemies, they also
Don't take them seriously - the generals of the Jingzhou Army are often dealt with by them. As for the Bingzhou Army, apart from Hu Che'er's strength, which is a trouble for Gan Ning, Ma Teng's spearmanship is also chilling, but if there is only one person
, in front of them, they can only fail.
Even if they are half drunk, there are few people in the south who can defeat them. The most important thing is that they have never been defeated when their numbers are equal, let alone the Jinfan thieves who have twice the number of opponents!
"What, it turns out to be Mr. Deng. Are you greedy because you heard we were drinking here?"
Although Gan Ning and his "Jinfan Thieves" are a group of out-and-out grass bandits in the eyes of the senior officers of the Jingzhou Army, they are still a group of untrained wolves, not to mention unruly and untamed. Instead of expecting this group of people to one day be able to
Instead of making great contributions to the Jingzhou Army, it is better to worry more about whether they will tear down the walls of Xiangyang City to pieces if they are in a bad mood.
Well, even if they made a lot of contributions to the Jingzhou Army before they started the rebellion, in the eyes of some people, that was just pie in the sky. What really allowed them to achieve such feats was entirely because of the rear
The commander-in-chief's command was determined, the soldiers in the front fought bravely, and the counselors strategized. In addition, these people were lucky enough to occupy a good position.
Well, that's it.
But for those lower-level officers and ordinary soldiers, some of them may have been proud of their status and looked down on these outsiders from Yizhou, and they were still "losers" who had lost miserably and had to take refuge in Jingzhou. But when they and Gan Ning
and his
He had fought with his subordinates, and even witnessed them fighting continuously at the core of the Nanyang Corps of the Bingzhou Army. After finally beheading Zhang Ji and returning it, although it cannot be said that he was immediately shocked and worshiped, but he also changed from his original position.
Disdain turned to admiration.
Coupled with the suppression of outsiders like Gan Ning by the upper echelons of the Jingzhou Army, the soldiers developed feelings of sympathy and sadness. As a result, they became warmer, as if they were conquered physically and mentally by Gan Ning and this group of Jinfan thieves.
mGeneral.
This young man, who is called "Deng Xiaozi". It is said that his ancestor is the famous Deng Yu of Nanyang, is one of them.
"You guys are still in the mood to drink here, don't you know that a disaster is about to happen!"
It's a pity that this young man called "Deng Xiaozi" didn't care at all about his friends' teasing. Instead, his face became more anxious. It was only then, with the help of the bright and dim light of the campfire, that everyone noticed
The expression on his face.
"What's going on!"
At this time, it turns out that Gan Ning can only take action personally.
"I also heard the news from others. I don't hope that this kind of thing will really happen, but I also hope that you can prepare early. If something does happen, it won't be because you can't find a good solution in a hurry.
method and get hurt again.”
"Hmph! The thing that makes you so anxious...could it be that Cai Mao and those guys are really planning to attack us."
"Brother Xingba guessed right, that's exactly what happened. I heard that the damn Cai brothers were full of jealousy towards my eldest brother. But I was worried that I was no match for my eldest brother, so I planned to let my eldest brother take a post in a small county to the west of Nanyang. The folk customs there are
Tough
, foreign tribes are rampant, especially the Mianshui barbarians. Each Yi king's subordinates range from thousands to tens of thousands, gathering in the mountains and forests, with unpredictable temperaments. Officials who take office often die unexpectedly. From this, we can imagine that the Cai brothers
What sinister intentions!"
"It's really like that."
It's a pity that the person who came to inform Gan Ning didn't see even a hint of sadness on Gan Ning's face. Instead, as "Deng Xiaozi" explained, the bright color in his eyes became more intense, as if he had encountered something emotional.
Interested in new toys in general.
"This... this matter may not be serious, but the situation in the Mianshui Valley is indeed like this. Just like the people and Bai Huyi in Bajun, my eldest brother should have dealt with them."
"Hahahaha!!! It turns out he is that kind of thing~! Not only have we interacted with each other, but the slander of others is actually quite interesting. As for those white tiger barbarians, huh, how could they have the ability to gradually suppress their actions if they had not bribed the superior officials?
As for the people who have a feud. In fact, they are completely vulnerable. The so-called warriors within the clan are not as good as the many warriors under my Jinfan banner!"
"Then brother, you are not afraid of the Cai brothers' conspiracy!"
This is indeed a bit of surprising news. Although the person who came to report the news naturally did not want the man he admired to be poisoned because of Xiao Xiao's frame-up, but as expected, this reaction is more in line with his mind.
That's the reaction that a tall man should have!
"It's fine if they keep quiet, but if they really plan to plot against me like this, don't blame Gan for not remembering the old love!"
At this moment, Gan Ning, with the momentum radiating from his whole body, is the leader of the Jinfan Thieves who crosses the Yangtze River and makes the merchants and merchants change their colors and have to avoid his sharp edges.
, you can move forward unstoppably on the river, or you can use iron cables
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