Li Shushi suddenly realized that he was still too sweet!
"It's true... blessings never come in pairs, and misfortunes never come alone."
Last winter can be called the worst winter that Li Shushi has experienced since he took office in Bingzhou.
Heavy snowfall, inexplicable earthquakes, and various secondary disasters such as avalanches, floods, and mudslides caused by them. Although the disasters are mainly concentrated in northern Shuozhou, they have no impact on Bingzhou and Xihe, the fundamental places of the Bingzhou Army.
It's not a big deal, but it still gives Li Shushi a headache. Especially when the atmosphere of preparation for war is intense, it is a big blow to morale.
Of course, that's not all the trouble.
After all, although the above-mentioned things are very troublesome, after Cheng Yu has returned, even Zhong Yao simply moved the Sizhou governor's government office here because he could only manage the three counties of Hongnong, Hedong and Hanoi in Sizhou now.
In Jinyang City—at first Li
When Shushi's territory was not that big, wasn't it just a team that managed Bingzhou and the two rivers? Even now, with the addition of Daijun to the north and Hongnong to the south, in today's special period,
Merging them again will facilitate unified scheduling.
So Li Shushi, who was very busy a while ago, suddenly became a lot more relaxed.
"Brother Shushi, we are back~!"
As a cheerful voice sounded, a very energetic girl jumped in. Following the girl's footsteps were two cute little girls. Although they both had a sullen face, they were of such age.
The little girl is very cute even when she is unhappy, not to mention that both of them can be called natural beauties, and their cuteness is even better.
"...I asked you where did you go to play? Did you imitate that little pig and roll in the mud?"
Although what I said just now is correct, the problem is that these three cute girls are covered with fishy mud dots and mud lumps. Their hair is scattered on their faces like tabby cats, and there is constant muddy water.
It flows along the ends of the hair, leaving clear traces on the originally fair or slightly wheat-colored facial skin. It can be said that it almost completely obscures their original beauty. It is estimated that no one can mention the scene in front of them.
It doesn't feel cute at all.
Even so, Li Shushi would not dislike them. However, in order to prevent Su Xiaololi from misunderstanding at night, Li Shushi decided not to give the girls a big hug, but directly ordered the guards to prepare bath water for the girls.
"He's not a little pig, and he's not going to wallow in the mud..."
"Lingqi, please tell me what's going on."
Although he is not a human spirit, Li Shushi, who is just a little girl with her eyes twitching around and chattering, can still understand the other party's thoughts, so she directly ignores the other party, and if it weren't for the fact that her daughter Jiang's ability is too special,
Li Shushi actually really didn't want to ask Xiao Lingqi.
It's not that Li Shushi hates Xiao Lingqi, a little girl. It's just that compared to her father who often shows a funny side, Xiao Lingqi behaves very seriously no matter what the occasion, and even occasionally is so rigid that people have to
I began to wonder who educated this girl, whether it was her gentle mother or her funny father, how could she educate such a little girl? She really lacks a template for her strict and stubborn appearance.
Of course, it is not wrong to say that there is no such thing. Because it is not like Li Shushi has never seen similar existences like Xiao Lingqi. Among them, the ones he is most familiar with are Xiaoqiang and Zilongjiang on the training ground and battlefield, as well as during training and lectures.
Su Xiaololi.
The common feature of these people is that when they come to a formal occasion, they seem to have completely changed their appearance in peacetime. Their unruffled aura makes both their subordinates and enemies feel that they are serious about the matter in front of them.
To such an extent, one cannot help but become guilty and timid because of this. Even if one has good abilities, he or she often cannot perform them to even half of their abilities.
By the way, Li Shushi has been treated by this face too, and every time he sees such a face at the training ground, Li Shushi will inevitably end up rolling off the training ground with a bruised nose and face.
It's really sad.
However, although the usual laughter will be put away when facing a formal meeting, compared to Zilong Jiang, a certain Xiaoqiang is really a troublesome existence. Li Shushi can't help but think that if
If Xiaoqiang can use even 10% of his attitude on the training ground during meetings, it will relieve a lot of burden on his blood vessels.
Even if you have magical self-healing skills at your disposal, Xiaoqiang, if you are always irritating, you will still cause others to die young!
Whenever he thinks of Xiaoqiang in the conference room, Li Shushi feels like his stomach is cramping.
So it's better not to think about it.
"Ride a horse, the road is slippery, save someone, fall into a mud pit."
Unfortunately, under Li Shushi's scorching gaze, Lingqi's little friend was obviously not used to it. Not only did her eyes become evasive, but her speech became extremely concise and clear, even the four-character mantra that is necessary for cute animals.
The minimum requirement has not been met. Girl, your setting is a handsome and majestic heroic girl, not a three-no lolita!
But he finally figured out the whole story. Li Shushi would not criticize a few young people for such a trivial matter. He was not a poor family who lacked clothes. The occurrence of such a situation was expected. Speaking of the Dianwei family
The boss, Dianman, was not covered in mud and dirt during that field training, nor did Zhen Jiang worry about it. Instead, he felt that the little guy was very lively and his food was delicious, which was a great performance.
"Okay, let's take a shower, and then go to Tamago-chan's to see if there are any leftover snacks from lunch."
"Oh~" The ones who could make such cheers were definitely not Xiao Lingqi who didn't want to talk much and Xiao Linie who couldn't speak at all, but the "culprit" who caused the three girls to roll together in the mud puddle. Obviously
Although she is already a big girl, she is still as lively and lively as a child, the Wannian Princess Liu Shi.
Don't lament that they are obviously from the same father, but why Liu Ling and Liu Ying, as sisters, seem very quiet, while Liu Shi seems to be a child with ADHD, and the older he gets, the closer he becomes to the career of a crazy girl, so much so that Li Shushi even
I'm thinking about whether I should throw this girl into the dancer troupe under Su Xiaololi's hands to "exercise".
With a "kind" smile, Li Shushi watched the three "mud balls" leave, but as soon as the figures left his sight, the smile on Li Shushi's mouth immediately disappeared without a trace, replaced by deep helplessness.
It seemed like just a few girls accidentally encountered an embarrassing incident when they were out for fun, but behind this incident was reflected a trouble that caught Li Shushi off guard - last winter and this spring can be said to be the whole
It snows continuously in the north, although the soil moisture can be said to be
It was unexpectedly good. But it also caused a huge trouble, which was that the land became muddy. Coupled with a large amount of snowmelt, rivers everywhere surged. Whether it was Li Shushi or Yuan Shao, probably after the spring sowing and
It is difficult to deploy large-scale troops until the roads become passable.
Of course, this does not mean that the war will stop.
In fact, according to the news Li Shushi had received before, Yuan Shao paid great attention to Wei County as expected, and even sent General Yan Liang with two advisors, Feng Ji and Guo Tu, whom Yuan Shao relied on very much, even before the winter snow melted.
Liang Qicheng, who was stationed in the north and took the initiative to surrender after Shen Pei left, later took over Yecheng, the seat of Wei Jun without much effort.
Although there were not no soldiers loyal to the Bingzhou Army in Yecheng to resist. However, unexpectedly, the local powerful took the initiative to offer the city and opened the gate to the west, catching the defenders off guard. Secondly, Yan Liang took the lead and was extremely brave, guarding the Bingzhou Army.
The three military princes were all killed at his hands, and the remaining defenders either fled or surrendered after losing nearly 30% of their power.
And this is obviously not the end of Yan Liang's series of actions.
Li Shushi did not wait long. Fengji planned to instigate three powerful local families in Dangyin County and caught Qu Yi by surprise. This was of course because the Yamen general who was assigned to this place saw heavy snowfall.
As a result, the enemy was underestimated and careless, and the enemy suddenly appeared and was at a loss. This finally led to disaster and made Dang Yin miss.
And this sudden change also greatly affected Qu Yi's subordinates.
After consulting with Fazheng, Wang Ling and Yang Fu, the staff sent to him by Li Shushi, Qu Yi had no time to ask Li Shushi for instructions, so he abandoned Linlu City in the mountainous area north of Qishui, reduced his troops, and temporarily established a defense line along the Yizhan River.
After that, even if Qu Yi calmed down and prepared to counterattack, the muddy swamp-like terrain left Qu Yi, Fazheng and others with no plan to counterattack. However, the geographical location did not cooperate at all, and in the end they could only do nothing.
In just a few months, the Bingzhou Army only had Sheguo at the western end of Wei County. As an important hub of Fukouxing, Yanxing's tight defense gave the enemy no opportunity to take advantage. The remaining areas include one of the most important ferries on the Yellow River.
Liyang also fell into the hands of Yuan Shao, and the northeastern area of Hanoi County was also captured by the enemy, making Yuan Shao's Jizhou Mu's name seem more worthy of its name.
Well, although the results of this series of battles were somewhat surprising to Li Shushi, and the losses he suffered were somewhat greater, it was just that although such losses exceeded expectations, they did not injure the Bingzhou Army.
, as long as Yuan Shaojun can be better lured out, the price paid before will be worth it.
On the other hand, a similar situation was encountered when facing the coalition forces of the princes. Moreover, the coalition forces were more powerful at that time, and the strength of the Bingzhou Army at that time was also far weaker than it is now. But since the Bingzhou Army was all powerful at that time,
If the Jizhou soldiers were not allowed to take any advantage, how could they allow their performance to become worse than before after becoming stronger?
So, except for the weather that made everyone a little upset, the mood was relatively stable.
It's just that these days of being stuck at home or in a military camp without being able to go out are indeed a bit torturous. After all, no one would like the result of just going out for a walk and having to change clothes when returning home. Okay
In addition to having to go to work or farm to support the family, only a crazy girl like Liu Shi would lead a group of lolita and girls outside to have fun.
As expected, he came back as a "mud figure".
"This damn weather."
Li Shushi is obviously not the only one cursing the extremely annoying weather.
"General, you have worked hard, but I don't know how the morale of the officers and soldiers is. Is the morale of the soldiers still usable?"
"I can only say that it's not too bad. If it weren't for the previous series of victories, I'm afraid there would be some fluctuations."
"Then I'm relieved. Although the current conditions make the enemy's attack extremely unlikely. But we still shouldn't relax because of this. We should strengthen the city defense and prepare various defense equipment. We must enable Wei County to resist the Bingzhou Army as soon as possible.
attack."
"I know this too, but the weather is crazy!"
Hearing this, the two of them sighed together.
At this moment, it is raining lightly outside. This not only makes the originally muddy land more difficult to walk, but also turns Qishui, which was originally an acceptable width, into a vast swamp.
It was difficult to find a place to cross the river. Although it was very frustrating for Qu Yi who was huddled in Hanoi, it was not much better for the winner.
Because Yuan Shaojun had to do more work than the Bingzhou Army, and they knew very well how limited their time was.
Although it is drizzling outside the camp, and although there is mud under the feet. Even though the situation here is the best, there is still a strong moisture, and the feeling of every foot on the ground is unsteady and soft.
Yan Liang, Feng Ji and Guo Tu.
Speaking of which, the relationship between the latter two is not very harmonious on weekdays, but at times like this, there is no tit-for-tat in the past. The two people chatting and laughing with Yan Liang are like old friends who have not seen each other for a long time.
"You two didn't quarrel at my place. I'm a little suspicious that you were impersonated by someone else."
"The fight between us is not a personal relationship, but a business matter. In other words, each person's choice is different. But now we are dedicated to serving the public, and for the time being, there is no need to argue over trivial matters. Although I have some objections to some of Yuan Tu's
I really don’t agree with these plans.”
"Both and each other, but this war is related to my lord's great cause. My lord, your idea is too radical, and it is easy for you to seek quick success."
"I also think it's better to take it slow..."
"Oh~ General Yan actually thinks it's better to take it slow? Didn't you complain before that you couldn't take advantage of the victory because of the surge in the river water?"
"As you often say, it's just one moment and the other. It was because our army was on the verge of a great victory, and Qu Yi responded hastily. Naturally, it is conducive to a quick victory. At any rate, I once worked with Qu Yi under General Huangfu.
However, I know this guy Qu Yi very well. If he is allowed to recover and turn to the attacking side, it will be difficult for our troops to stop him."
"So this is why we stopped the general."
"Although I say that, if the two armies faced each other, the outcome between me and Qu Yi would only be 50-50."
"But Qu Yi dragged General Yan in Hanoi, and Li Xue sent out another army to attack Wei County and cut off the general's return route, but nothing could be done."
"this……"
"And this battle, to this extent, has achieved our expected goal. My lord's idea is not to compete with the Bingzhou Army for consumption. There are more important things waiting for us to complete."
"Huh? Gongze, what do you mean?"
"Don't you understand, General Yan? We obviously have a more important goal than the Bingzhou Army, which has no other advantage except the strength of its army. As for the northern barbarians in Bingzhou, the lord has arranged a suitable opponent for them."
"Those weird Xianbei people in the north?"
"Both the Bingzhou Army and the Xianbei people are a serious problem for our lord, and they are both unruly and unruly people. Fighting with such opponents will not only waste time, but also waste our precious strength. It is better to bring the two of them together.
At the same time, no matter which side wins, the other side will be severely damaged, which is an excellent result for our Lord's great cause.
Probably only barbarians like the Bingzhou Army would like to fight with the barbarians in the north. However, we must support this kind of thing that is completely beneficial to the lord without any harm. But with such a mentality, we still want to fight with my lord.
Fighting for the world is just a joke."
Guo Tu found a relatively large stone and stomped on it vigorously. It seemed that this could reduce the mud on the soles of his boots. Although from the actual effect, this action was quite effective, he did not take a few steps.
It seems that the previous actions need to be repeated.
"It's really hard on Yuan Tu and Gong Ze. Accompanying a rough guy like me has made your bodies dirty."
Faced with the strange looks from Feng Ji and Guo Tu, Yan Liangliang seemed to know nothing, but what was the truth?
Perhaps this is a kind of revenge by a warrior for others' unscrupulous comments. Although he belongs to a different camp from the Bingzhou Army, Yan Liang still admires the achievements of the Bingzhou Army over the years. Especially after cooperating with the Xianbei people,
Yan Liang lacked a good impression of the Hu people who wantonly burned, killed, and plundered the Han people. If it weren't for Yuan Shao's political needs, Yan Liang might have been unable to restrain his desire to kill. His good friend Wen Chou had a similar idea.
Of course, this kind of counterattack is limited to this. Because after all, Yan Liang is, and is only a minister of Yuan Shao, he naturally hopes that Yuan Shao can go to the end so that he and his family can get the maximum return on their investment. Although Guo Tu's words are a bit harsh,
But from a certain perspective, it is also extremely correct. It is precisely because Yuan Shao can consider the overall situation that he can endure all kinds of unpleasant problems of the barbarians, allowing them to play a key role at critical moments.
Yuan Shaojun, who was free to take action, could accomplish their goal calmly.
"Xuchang. Our goal is to capture Xuchang, capture the puppet-like little emperor, and prevent the foolish emperor from harming the country!"
Guo Tu didn't care at all about the disrespect for the Han Emperor in his words. In fact, under the influence of Yuan Shao, the entire Yuan Shao army from top to bottom showed no interest in the little emperor of Xuchang, and it could even be said that there was no respect at all.
The same is true for the people, including warriors like Yan Liang, because they still fight for the country more than anything else.
Li Shushi. Whether it was the former emperor Liu Hong or the current emperor Liu Xie, they were the culprits who ruined the country. Even when they were in power, they allowed the eunuchs to further expand, causing the family to not only suffer a blow, but eventually Li Shushi
In this way, guys from common people and eunuchs like Cao Cao have to occupy high positions.
How can the children of those aristocratic families endure this!
"Then the defense work here will be left to General Yan for the next period of time."
"What about you?"
"After things here come to an end, we will go to General Wen's place. Although the road there is not much better, it is not a big problem because we have been prepared for it. The key is that Cao Cao's army in the south is afraid that no matter what
No one would have thought that we would start a war with the Bingzhou Army and have a stalemate with them in Qingzhou in the east, and also start a war with them in the west."
"Such a plan... is really scary."
"No, no, no, this is nothing. Even if we have the advantage of taking the lead, the opponent cannot be defeated by us so easily. Even if we boast in front of the lord, we actually feel like we are walking on thin ice."
"It feels like you, Gongze, think Cao Cao's army is more difficult to deal with than Bingzhou's army."
"That's true. If we just talk about the strength of the army and whether the generals are good or not, to say something that the general may not like to hear, even we are slightly inferior. But as I said before, in addition to the combat effectiveness of the Bingzhou Army
Apart from having a slight advantage in battle, the rest of the army is completely worth mentioning. It is even inferior to the Xiliang army that occupied Luoyang in the past.
But looking back at Cao Cao's army, their generals are as good as ours, and their troops are not much worse than ours. As their leader, Cao Mengde is excellent in both intelligence and skill. He is good at compromise and forbearance, and can mobilize all the resources in his hands.
Resources compete with us, and sometimes don't even mind
He deliberately uses some drastic measures. Sometimes even I have to praise his actions. So it's no wonder that the lord attaches so much importance to him. After all, if there is no lord, Cao Cao really has a great chance to end this chaos.
era, but it was a pity that he met such an unborn hero like his lord!
However, even if Cao Cao's army is powerful enough to compete with our lord, the final victory will definitely and will only belong to us, in the name of me, Guo Gongze!"
Well, I always feel that such behavior seems to set a very "great" flag... Well, that's the way to put it.
While Yan Liang was thinking about some of the "common sense" he had learned from Li Shushi, he couldn't help but look down at the muddy land.
Unlike several counselors around him, perhaps because he had accumulated too many negative emotions before, he always felt worried when dealing with the Bingzhou Army, as if the opponent was not an ordinary army, but
A beast that chooses and devours people.
"I hope this is just my imagination."
"General Yan?"
"Nothing, I will definitely make the master's dream come true!" (To be continued...)
