After Zang Hong's death, Chen Chong and Liu Bei discussed it in detail and immediately carried out his funeral in accordance with the etiquette of the princes. At this time, Zang Hong had no heirs and no relatives alive, but the people and soldiers in Dingtao mourned for him, and then the whole city was in mourning and weeping.
Ruyu. Zhang Miao, Chen Gong, Bian Rang and other colleagues in Yanzhou were also very sad when they heard about it, and many people even fell ill.
Seven days later, Chen Chong personally supported the coffin and transported Zang Hong to the west bank of Heze, five miles east of Dingtao City. The weather that day was cold and the light rain continued, but the number of people accompanying him continued to increase. After hearing the news, more than 70,000 people came.
, the cemetery was completely surrounded.
Under the attention of everyone, Bian Rang presided over the ceremony. Liu Bei recited a eulogy and posthumously named him the Mu of Yuzhou, the General of Zhendong, and the Marquis of Qiu. Then he slowly placed the coffin and artifacts in the tomb. There were not many artifacts buried with him.
There are twenty silk horses, two stone horses, seals and swords, and several sets of robes and scarves.
After the funeral, some people argued that Zang Cheng was originally from Guangling. In fact, logically speaking, people should return to their roots after falling leaves, and he should be buried in his hometown. Is it inappropriate to be buried here? Then someone retorted that Zang Cheng was from Guangling.
His wife died here, and countless of his subordinates were buried around him. How could he not want to? In any case, Zang Hong was buried in this place where he gave up his life. The next day, there
People built ancestral halls in front of his tomb and contributed incense to him.
Although the funeral is over, the war is not over yet.
When Chen Chong and Liu Bei led their troops to Leize, Xu Zhu and other Cao Jun's rear troops also retreated to Puyang. By this time, Cao Ang's army was divided into two groups, the north and the south. Cao Ang's army on the south road, numbering about 30,000, was in Shanyang County.
The city was repaired day and night, and fortifications were prepared one after another, intending to involve the main force of the Han army here. Cao Cao's army on the north road, under the command of Cao Cao, formed a demonstration at Dunqiu. For a time, the flags of more than 100,000 troops were flying on the north bank of the river, stretching for two meters.
For more than ten miles, coupled with the gongs and drums working day and night, it looks very majestic.
Naturally, the Han army was not to be outdone. They also marched to the south bank of the river and responded in the same way to Cao's army across the river, provoking them to fight. But in fact, the commanders of both armies knew that the fierce battle between the two sides was approaching September, and the soldiers were all
Already exhausted and unable to fight anymore.
In the end, the Han army sent envoys to Cao's army to negotiate with them, and once again tried to exchange Xiahou Dun for Guan Yu, and stopped their troops this year. However, the result was not satisfactory. Many generals in Cao's army were afraid of Guan Yu, so they believed that Han and traitors were inseparable.
He refused to change the pledge on the grounds of this and urged Cao Cao to kill Guan Yu. Although Cao Cao was interested in the proposal, he could not accept it face to face. So he led his army to retreat twenty miles north and let the Han envoys leave.
After the Han envoy returned to camp, Chen Chong said to Liu Bei: "It seems that Cao Cao has agreed. Let's retreat and wait." So the Han army also withdrew twenty miles south. The two sides gradually retreated, and finally formed a line.
Zhencheng and Puyang are the core, and the two sides are intertwined between Dongjun and Jiyin counties, making it difficult to distinguish the boundaries between them.
After the two sides retreated, Liu Bei and Chen Chong returned to Luoyang and immediately ordered all ministries to reorganize the army. Before that, the first task was to change the defense on the front line to prevent Cao Cao from taking advantage of the situation.
First, Zhang Miao, Chen Gong, Bian Rang, Zhong Yao, Wei Yan, and Huangfu Li were summoned to lead their troops into the pass to rest and recuperate. These troops suffered great losses and needed to rebuild their structures. While they were allowed to enter the pass, they could also rotate the imperial army in Chang'an.
, strengthen the control of Xijing.
Later, Xu Huang's troops were sent to guard Hanoi, Duan Yan's troops were transferred to Yanzhou, and Zhang Fei's troops were stationed in Henan. These three places were the front lines of the confrontation with Cao's army and were adjacent to Yecheng. Only senior generals in the army were not allowed to guard them.
In addition, Huang Zhong's tribe stationed in Peiguo, Taishi Ci's tribe stationed in Liangguo, Qianzhao's tribe stationed in Runan, and Yuan Tan's tribe stationed in Chenguo. They were all under the new governor of Yuzhou, Zhang Ji. Zhang Ji was less than thirty years old and was directly promoted to the position of governor by Chen Chong.
, was widely discussed in the army. However, during the quelling of the chaos in Guanzhong, Zhang not only showed his ability to stabilize the rear, manage the world and benefit the people, but also made outstanding achievements, so Chen Chongli wanted to use him despite all objections.
Finally, in terms of Bingzhou, due to the mountains and rivers blocking it, except for Xianbei in the north, there was generally no pressure from the enemy. Therefore, Chen Chong placed the newly invested Qu Yi troops in Yanmen, Gongsun Zan's troops in Shangdang, and the other troops were combined
Not much has changed.
After all the instructions were given, all ministries began to mobilize under the supervision of the Bafu staff. Chen Chong had nothing to do. So he discussed with Liu Bei and planned to wait for his clan brother Chen Qun to arrive in Luoyang and then return home with all the coffins.<
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On this afternoon, the sky was dark and the clouds were low. Looking from outside the camp, the trees on both sides of the river were lush, but there was no travel on the official road. Although there was a slight wind, there was silence between heaven and earth, and only the occasional flying bird could be seen.
Back and forth.
Liu Bei had been chatting with Chen Chong since he got up from his nap. Both of them felt that there was a long road ahead and they didn't know when they would have the opportunity to reunite.
"Jia Xu has sent news that the three towns are willing to surrender. Ma Teng, Han Yue, and Song Jian are all willing to go to the court to see and stay, but they ask their sons to lead their troops. It seems that the matter in Liangzhou is over.
Next year, Cao Cao will raise his troops again and fight with me. Ting Jian, what are our chances of winning?" After falling into the water, although Liu Bei recovered from the cold, it still left the root of the disease and he was prone to chest tightness and shortness of breath, so Zhang Zhongjing prescribed him medical care.
You should drink the prescription to replenish your deficiency every day, and this moment is no exception, so Ling Cangtou is always waiting for you.
Chen Chong thought for a moment and sighed: "Xuande, if we fight together next year, our army has little chance of winning. Cao Cao has captured my old soldiers and armor, and the losses are more than one or two years old. And last year, there was a chaos in Guanzhong, and horses were lost.
There are countless, and it will take at least five years to restore the scale before the war. On the other hand, Cao Cao, sitting in the land of Hebei, with Xianbei as reinforcement, many soldiers and horses, and abundant crops, is better than Guanxi. If you want,
If you want to win, I'm afraid Cao Cao will have to fight and find another Dingtao."
"Ding Tao, Ding Tao..." Liu Bei muttered silently for a moment, then raised his head and asked, "Can we build another city at a strategic location to lure Cao Cao to attack?"
"It's really impossible. Our army is facing off against the enemy on the plains. How can we safely build a city? Next time we join forces, I'm afraid he will have to move first so that we can strike later."
"If so, where will Cao Cao go?"
"Of course it's Xuzhou. He has captured Langya, and the dangerous ground is in his hands, but our army is beyond our reach. He will definitely attack Xuzhou first, and then enter Yuzhou."
"Then how do we respond?"
"If you can keep the rules, you can't retreat."
Liu Bei felt anxious after hearing this, and he said: "Then when will our country have the opportunity to take advantage of the situation?"
"Don't be anxious." Chen Chong looked at Liu Bei and said, "The most important thing right now is not the war, but recuperating the people, living with the people, promulgating new laws, and clarifying the rule of law. If we can make the rule peaceful for ten years, the world will not be stable, so why bother?
What about taking advantage of the moment?"
While he was talking, the tent door suddenly opened, and the guard on duty came and reported to Chen Chong: "Your Majesty, Chen Shangshu has arrived. Can you let him in?"
Chen Chong's heart sank. He thought, Chen Qun finally arrived, what should he say? He himself was at a loss, but he said: "At this time, he must not have eaten yet, so you should take him to the fire camp to deal with it first.
, I will come soon."
After the guards went out, Chen Chong was stunned for a while, then stood up, tidied his clothes and prepared to go out. Unexpectedly, Liu Bei suddenly stopped him and said to him: "When will you return home?"
"Once the long article comes, there is no need to wait any longer. I will leave in about an hour."
"Alas!" Liu Bei sighed. He stepped forward and said slowly to Chen Chong: "Ting Jian, this is all my fault. You don't have to blame yourself." After he finished speaking, he felt that this sentence was weak and added:
"After I come back, I will send Ajian to Chang'an, and you will teach him well for me."
Chen Chong smiled and was about to leave, but he was stopped by Liu Bei again. He frowned and said, "I just remembered something that I haven't talked to you about. You are going back home now, but I have to ask you."
Opinions."
"What's the matter?"
"Liu Xie said he wanted to marry the princess to you, what do you think?"
Chen Chong looked at Liu Bei for a moment and said slowly: "Ah Bai, save my life. If I renew my relationship, who else will I be without her?"
But Liu Bei slowly shook his head and said: "This is what I am worried about. Ting Jian, what a bad reputation Dong Zhuo has! If you really like Miss Bai, you can only marry her as your concubine, but not your wife, otherwise your accumulation will be destroyed."
, it’s so detrimental to your innocence! Ting Jian, you should accept the title of princess. In this way, at least you will be in the center and your name will be justified.”
Chen Chong was speechless, slightly bowed his hand to Liu Bei, and then left quickly.
When he saw Chen Qun again, his wife Xun was also there, and both of them saluted Chen Chong. Chen Chong did not need to say anything, but Chen Qun took the initiative to comfort Chen Chong and said: "After the two uncles passed away, my brother will be the elder of the clan from now on. As long as he is still here."
, Why should the Yingchuan Chen family be worried about not being happy?"
The group of people carried the coffin together and set off on the road. They walked for about four days and arrived at Gaoyangli, Xu County. At this time, Gaoyangli had gone through wars and was far from the scene in the memory of a forest of scholars and a town full of handsome people. Along the way, it was just a field of grass.
The lush and deep trees are here. Almost all the famous families such as the Xun family, Guo family, Zhong family, and Han family who lived here in the past have moved away. You can only occasionally see farmers working hard in the Long acres, sometimes leisurely.
The earth sings.
As he approached the courtyard of his home, he suddenly felt that the song sounded familiar. He listened carefully and found that it was "Wu Sheng Ba Jiu Zi" from Hebei Province. He had sung it with Chen Qun when he returned to his hometown, and unexpectedly heard it again at this time.
.
The rest of the sentences in it have actually been sung out of shape for a long time, but only the last sentence has not changed. He listened to the farmers chanting repeatedly: "Everyone has his own life span, so there is no need to repeat the path of life and death!", he said to himself.
I couldn't help but think silently in my heart. No matter where you live, what your accent is, or what your preferences are, in the final analysis, they are just poor people who long for peace.
After burying all his relatives beside his grandfather, it was already late at night. Chen Chong could not sleep at night, so he sat alone under the old mulberry tree in the courtyard. He opened the purse left by his wife Cai Yan and gently brushed a few bunches inside.
Hair, what was he feeling at this moment? Chen Chong himself could not explain it. Thinking about the years to come, he felt ashamed and self-blame. He finally wrote the following sentences in the hospital:
There is no hesitation to bear the disease, and I am already lonely in the morning. The air is flowing and the doors are sparse, and the wind is blowing and the grass in the garden is left.
The deserted ruins are dimly lit at night, and the secluded courtyard is pitiful towards the cold evening. The moon is sad and the house is clear, and the night is full of soreness.
The businessman's voice on the pillow is bitter, and he is in a state of shame. I don't know the tune of the song. Who will be happy when I am happy?
How can we play alone in the forest when we are deeply in love with each other?