Liu Fan's stalemate in Luogu really hit Chen Chong's weakness. The more than ten days of this stalemate was also the most tense and hesitant moment in Chen Chong's life.
After many attempts to seduce Liu Fan failed, Chen Chong spent almost day and night thinking about strategies to defeat the enemy. Even though he had a splitting headache, he lay on the bed and his thoughts involuntarily extended to defeat the enemy, but he got nothing. One after another
Three or four days of insomnia made Chen Chong's eyes bloodshot. However, in early February, Chen Chong had to admit painfully that if Liu Fan did not go to war within a week, he would have to abandon Guanzhong and go from Hongnong to relieve Guandong. Even if
This may mean that ten years of hard work are ruined.
But what is gratifying is that after God favored his enemies several times, he finally favored him once. After Chen Chong learned the news of the departure of the Shu army, he was almost overjoyed and immediately sent Dong Yue to seize the Shu army.
camp. When Dong Yue sent the message, he fell asleep directly on the table before he could laugh.
Chen Chong slept for nearly eight hours. When he woke up again, it was already noon the next day. When he opened the tent door wearing a leather coat and let the sunlight shine into his eyes, he discovered that Xu Huang and Hu Zhen
, Generals Dong Yue, Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong and other students were all standing outside their tents, obviously they had been waiting for a long time. When they saw Chen Chong slowly walking out of the tent, they all congratulated him in unison: "Thank you for your hard work!
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Chen Chong glanced at the faces and eyes of different ages around him, and found that they all had the same expression at this time, and they were all laughing sincerely and without concealment, and he laughed naturally.
This battle with Liu Fan can be said to be the most difficult battle in Chen Chong's life so far. Not only is his military strength at a disadvantage, but there is also no favorable time and place to speak of. The only thing that can be commended is the experienced experience of Dong Zhuo's remaining troops. But this also gives
The soldiers brought huge casualties: of the 40,000 Liang troops who were brought out from Chencang, more than 4,000 people were killed at this time, and more than 6,000 people were seriously injured and had their limbs broken. Even if they were alive, they
Those who are still suffering from pain will have to die if they can't survive. Even if they survive, they can only make a living with a broken body for the rest of their lives. This is destined to leave eternal pain in their lives.
But so what? At least at this moment, all the sorrow and pain will be diluted, and the joy of victory will overcome everything. The disasters and chaos that were once thought to destroy everything seem to be nothing at the moment. Chen breaks through the world
He smiled at his subordinates and students and said, "Let's have dinner together in the evening. I will cook the food myself."
Since becoming the captain of the Sili School, Chen Chong has seldom cooked in person. Many of the officials in the Sili Mansion have never seen him, let alone the newly recruited disciples, so many people think this is a joke by Long Shou. However,
In the evening, when they came to Chen Chong's tent again, they actually saw him making soup in front of a clay pot. Many of them felt like they were in a dream.
Chen Chong chopped up two chickens and a dog, put them in a pot, and cooked them with radish and wild vegetables for about two hours. When everyone came, the meat was cooked, so they opened the lid of the pot, and there was water floating in front of the tent.
Full of delicious fragrance. Then Chen Chong invited everyone to sit around the pot, and then everyone took a bowl of broth. They ate and chatted under the starlight in the sky, looking very harmonious...
Zhuge Liang was sitting on Chen Chong's right hand. Chen Chong noticed that after he ate some, he stared at the fire in a daze. He smiled and asked, "Why, it's not to your liking?"
Zhuge Liang shook his head slightly. Under the flickering firelight, his young face looked sharp and angular, and his eyes were extremely determined, but the words he spoke were still doubtful. He said: "I was thinking, they say that a gentleman stays far away from the cook. But Teacher
Not only is it not far away, but it also seems to be extremely good. Why exactly?"
Chen Chong smiled and said: "If you don't go to Longmu, you don't know the work of farmers; if you don't work in the kitchen, you don't know the burden of your wife; if you don't go through war, you don't know the pain of conquering a husband. Everything is like this. If Kong Ming is determined to save the country, he should know the country.
It will remain in the hearts of the people for a long time. If you want to win the hearts of the people, you must predict the hearts of the people, that’s all.”
After Zhuge Liang listened, he couldn't help but think of what Chen Chong said when they first met. He always kept this in mind. At this time, following Chen Chong's words, he almost blurted out: "But the teacher also said that the way of a gentleman cannot calm the world. Winning the hearts and minds of the people and
Isn't it the same? If someone can win every battle and control the world purely with magic, then what's the use of people's hearts?"
Chen Chong didn't expect him to ask such a question, and his face became solemn because of it. He thought for a while, objected to Kong Ming's question and said: "Can people live forever?"
Zhuge Liang was startled, and then replied: "Both the First Emperor and Emperor Xiaowu sought immortality, but they only ended up with the destruction of their country and their family. As the Son of Heaven, it is still like this. It shows that humans cannot live forever."
After hearing this, Chen Chong nodded slightly and continued: "Yes, Kong Ming, please remember. People cannot live forever, just as water cannot be collected again, and lime cannot be combined. But the hearts of the people are like the torrential river. If the heaven and earth are not cut off, and the sun and moon are reversed, they will be destroyed."
It will never stop. From this we can see that the success or failure of meritorious deeds is not limited to the current world, but is judged by the hearts of the people of all generations."
Speaking of this, Chen Chong no longer faced Kong Ming, but said as if talking to himself: "Therefore, defeated generals in the past may not be able to become heroes in future generations; heroes in one moment may not be pointed out by hundreds of generations. Nine states and thousands of directions
Although it is big, it cannot block the mouth of the common people."
After Chen Chong finished speaking, he felt a lot relieved when Zhuge Liang nodded. He immediately felt that the topic was too heavy. He put down the wooden bowl in his hand and said with a smile: "Of course, these are all big words. There are ups and downs in life, who can
He said that when he was alone, if there was no one around him and he didn’t cook by himself, wouldn’t he eat solid food every day?”
Zhuge Liang also laughed and said, "Teacher, you really understand."
At this time, Dong Bai came over with a jug and poured two glasses of warm wine for them. Chen Chong smelled it and said with a smile: "This is Huadiao wine from Xuzhou. It has a strong sweetness. Drink a little."
Drink it all in one gulp.
Chen Chong looked at the stars in the sky, feeling the movement of the breeze in the sky. He was filled with emotions for a while, and after a long time he said: "I am almost forty years old. At this age, I am already considered old. If Xuande loses this battle, the mountains and rivers will be divided."
It’s a foregone conclusion. I don’t know if I can still see the country reunified.” He turned back and patted Zhuge Liang on the shoulder and said, “This will all fall on you young people.”
Dong Bai heard it funny. She filled another cup for Chen Chong and said: "Shentu Gong is not yet old at seventy. He walks back and forth from Zhangtai to Imperial College every day. You are only thirty-eight, so you sigh
If I keep getting older, are you cursing me to lose my husband?”…
Chen Chong didn't know how to respond to this sentence. Seeing his embarrassment, the people around him couldn't help but chuckle. Pang Tong was still on the side to relieve the siege. Talking about military affairs, he said: "Teacher, now that the Shu people have retreated, what should we do next?"
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Everyone fell silent for an instant. Now, except for Chen Chong, there was only one force left in Guanzhong. Anyone with a little common sense knew where they would go next. Chen Chong looked back to the east, knowing that he would see many familiar faces again.
This made him sigh, and then he said slowly: "We will break camp tomorrow and command our troops in Chang'an."
The next day, the Han army left Luogu and returned to Wugong along the way they came. After arriving at Wugong and leaving the wounded soldiers there, Chen Chong packed his belongings a little, rested for the night, and then headed west along the Weishui River.
After the Shu army's Duanliuyuan battle, the vast area in Guanzhong from the east of Wugong to the west of Huayin basically fell under the control of the Shu army. And the people in Guanzhong thought that the overall situation was settled. Compared with the years of looting in Guanzhong,
The Liang people naturally welcomed the Shu people who had relatively strict military discipline. However, the Shu army suddenly withdrew from Chang'an. Many people did not know why. They thought it was the Liang people from Longshang who had gone down to Long again, and they all secretly prayed for another victory of the Shu army. Although it is already early February, the spring cold has been particularly long-lasting, and the Weishui River has not yet thawed to this day. As the dark sergeants walked along the official road, they were solemn and silent, appearing as cold as the gray sky. Residents along the road heard
Hearing the sound of footsteps, they sealed the door of their house and stayed at home, habitually peeking out of the window. Unexpectedly, they saw the bright yellow Honghu flag of the Taiping Army. Only then did they know that the person leading the army passing by again at this moment was neither Liangren nor Liangren.
, not from Shu, but from Sili Xiaowei who disappeared after the chaos in Chang'an.
Just like the sun cleared from the clouds, people opened their doors and walked onto the hard ground one after another, watching the Han troops coming and going, and anxiously asking the soldiers where they were going. The soldiers all said: "Go to Chang'an first, and then go to Luoyang!". Among the residents
There are many women whose husbands went with the army to conquer the East. When they heard this sentence, they couldn't help but shed sad tears and sighed: "They all say that Guandong was defeated, and I don't know if the men in my family are still alive." But most of them were happy.
People said: "The dragon head is back, and this year can be passed by again." This kind of voice reached its climax after meeting Chen Chong himself.
When Chen Chong camped in Huaili that day, the tent was crowded with local nobles and county officials who came to express their loyalty. Even many people had met with Lu Bu and Liu
Fan contacted Guo, but except for a few who took the opportunity to kill people, Chen Chong mostly ignored them and met with them one by one to comfort them. After all, the changes in Guanzhong were unpredictable, so why should he blame others?
After the conversation, these people felt as if they had been granted amnesty, and then brought together soldiers and grain from each township and county. Within three or four days, Chen Chong's 30,000 soldiers quickly expanded to more than 60,000. Chen Deng and others were stationed in Hedong.
After hearing the news, they all led their troops to gather together. By the time Chen Chong led his troops across the Wei Bridge on the 14th day of the second lunar month, there were nearly 80,000 men under his command.
After the forward scouts arrived at Ouchi, they fired three blasts into the air to show that there were no enemies outside the city. After Chen Chong heard the news, he immediately let his army spread out like a long snake, surrounding the east, west and north sides of Chang'an City, and then raised out
With his own flag, he marched straight to the front line of the right army.
His eyes searched for the Zhicheng Gate, and soon found a gray dot, which was swaying left and right in the cold wind. He knew that it was Kong Rong's body. He ordered people to remove it and bury it on the north bank of Baqiao.