Chapter 1 Cao Mengde's Summer Day with Frost and Snow
At the end of May, in the afternoon, the sun was scorching in the Changshe, Yingchuan County, Yuzhou.
"What does this Five-Sense Master General mean?"
On the city wall of Changshe, looking at the densely packed Yellow Turban military camps to the west, Zhu Jun, who was always known for his fierce personality, was so angry that he actually punched the city wall with his fist. "Our 40,000 troops are trapped here by the 100,000 thieves. He brought such a huge army, but he only stationed himself behind the Jishui River more than ten miles away and sat back and watched! It has been three days, why is there still no movement? If he can lead a large army across the river, with the fighting power of the Yellow Turban bandits, we Attacked from two sides, the thieves have long been defeated!"
"Gongwei, please be patient and don't be impatient." After spending more than ten days together, Huangfu Song, who was over fifty years old, already knew the other person's temper, so he immediately smiled and said, "Although General Gongsun Zhonglang has a huge army, 10,000 of them are in Those who were temporarily recruited by Dongjun are not strong enough to fight. And if ten thousand soldiers are easily able to cross the river to come here to assist, I am afraid they will have to worry about their future..."
"Brother Yizhen means... that he is too timid to fight?" Zhu Jun immediately sneered.
"How could it be?" Huangfu Song looked at the Jishui River that could be seen in the distance to the north and sighed. "Judging from this man's past behavior and achievements, how could he not dare to fight? According to my guess, he should be thinking about defeating the enemy. method."
"Then you don't want to fight anymore." Zhu Jun still sneered. "Isn't it a way to defeat the enemy with the whole army crossing the river to attack? If you don't move at this moment, you just want to see you and me make a fool of ourselves, and even wait for our army to fight to the death. He will take full advantage of it!"
"General!"
"General Zhonglang!"
At this moment, without waiting for Huangfu Song to persuade him again, two people suddenly appeared next to him.
One of them has a majestic appearance, thick eyebrows and sharp eyes. He wears a red turban and speaks with a Xu Yang accent. He is none other than Sun Jian and Sun Wentai, the heroes of Wu County who participated in the conquest of Tanhan Mountain in the past.
The other person was eight feet long, with a majestic appearance, wearing a sword and a crown, but with pure eyes. He was Luoyang Yayin, Gongsun Xun's younger brother, and the guard commander Fu Xie and Fu Nanrong after a famous family in the north.
The two exchanged words, and then Fu Xie politely took half a step back from the top of the city, while Sun Jian did his part.
"General." Sun Wentai said sincerely. "In the past, when General Zang Zhonglang went out to attack Danhan Mountain, I was ordered to go to Xia Yu's office to deliver the news. At that time, the whole army retreated, and General Gongsun alone led the troops forward and burned Danhan Mountain. When he returned, the whole army relied on him to survive... I knew at that time that he was a true hero! I'm sorry to say that such a hero is definitely not someone who just takes advantage of others!"
"General Zhonglang." Fu Xie also cupped his hands and said. "General Gongsun and I were classmates in the sect of our mentor Liu Gong. Although we didn't get along for a long time, since he was highly regarded by Master Liu and praised by Master Liu, I would definitely not like him." There will be some unethical behavior!"
"That's right." Sun Jianfu said again. "I came from Xuzhou this time, and I heard someone say on the way that after General Gongsun broke the Yellow Turban in Guangyang, he ignored the law, crossed the border to fight against thieves, and invited himself to go south. What he said was, ' The words "Live up to the world" stirred up people's hearts when they heard them, and they still make people feel hard to calm down."
In other words, Sun Jian was Zhu Jun's younger brother, and he had more than a thousand Huaiyang disciples that he had recruited; Fu Xie was Huangfu Song's younger brother in Liangzhou, and he came from a famous family in the north... Both of them were Sima of the Qianshi Army at this time. , leading an army on his own, his identity, status, and trustworthiness are all worthy of consideration in front of the two loyal generals.
Therefore, the two of them spoke together, which made Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song look different. In addition, it was a bit excessive to publicly belittle a general who had the same status as them, so they had to exchange a few words. Nothing more to say.
Of course, not saying anything, but it doesn't mean that these two chastity-minded generals have no ideas in their minds.
Among them, Zhu Jun is famous for his "gang". Historically, he has been "gang" from his youth to his death, which can be regarded as a perfect annotation for the word "gang" in history books. So although people around him It was hard to talk about it for the sake of persuasion, but in his heart he still had some prejudice against Gongsun Xun not coming to cross the river.
As for Huangfu Song, who has always been good at being a good person, he had other ideas.
Huangfu Song also had opinions, but his opinions were not directed at Gongsun Xun, but at Gongsun Xun's reinforcements... To be honest, he never expected that he would make the court anxious by temporarily showing weakness to the enemy. Reinforcements are coming!
There is no way, who would have thought that Gongsun Xun only spent twenty days to overthrow the Yellow Turbans of Dongjun in one battle and wipe out all of them?
But...it's really not necessary. Huangfu Song is really just showing weakness to the enemy! He has found a way to defeat the enemy and is ready to implement it at the right time. But suddenly such a reinforcement comes, which makes the original enemy weak. Bocai, who has already relaxed, should be more vigilant, okay?
You must know that Bocai, the commander of the Yellow Turban Army in front of you, was born into the Yingchuan family. He started running the family and operating the activities of Yingchuan Taiping Road very early. He can be regarded as having the experience of a superior. And the children of the wealthy family who grew up in Yingchuan, Presumably he is also educated, and at the same time he is still young and vigorous.
In fact, in Huangfu Song's opinion, this man is indeed a man with some brains and skills, and even a talent for military use. Otherwise, he would not have defeated Zhu Jun, and then he seized the opportunity to approach Changsha, and managed an army of 100,000 people in such an orderly manner. It can even be said that the only flaw of such a person is his lack of military experience, which is why he showed such obvious flaws.
But now, this person suddenly became vigilant, and the plan in Huangfu Yizhen's mind that felt like a surprise attack inevitably reduced the success rate a lot, which was really a scam!
In a word, Gongsun Xun's arrival made the two Zhijie Zhonglang generals a little dissatisfied!
But dissatisfaction is dissatisfaction...the battle still has to be fought!
At this moment, not counting civilians and logistics, one hundred thousand Yellow Turban troops are in the west of Changshe, from the south of Changshe City to Mishui in the north, and they have been camping for more than 20 miles! And the Han army has 20,000 in Changshe City, and two in the east of the city. Ten thousand, a total of forty thousand, connect with each other and stick to each other!
Among them, the Yellow Turban Army relied on Yingchuan and Nanyang, which were almost completely occupied, and had sufficient logistics. The civilians transported military supplies and equipment continuously; while the Han Army also relied on Chen Liu and could barely maintain logistics supplies... Therefore, the two armies were partly in confrontation and partly in confrontation. It was a siege and the situation was quite tense.
In the end, there were actually 20,000 reinforcements roaring in from Dongjun. They sat and watched the confrontation between the 140,000 troops across a mere stream of water, and the situation became even more delicate.
"General, eat melons!" On the north bank of Mishui River, Wei Yue came on horseback, but he actually took out half a basket of melons from behind. He personally found the largest one and washed it in the river before respectfully handing it to Gongsun Xun. .
By the way, Gongsun Xun, wearing single clothes and wearing a crown, was sitting under a big tree on a small slope on the north bank of Mishui River, and then looked at the Yellow Turban Camp on the other side of the river. It is said that the summer breeze is blowing in the face, the head is cool and pleasant, and the water is flowing under the feet. It was already refreshing enough. But now that I had something to eat, I felt a little comfortable in the battlefield.
"Brother Meng De, aren't you here to eat melon?" Gongsun Xun held the melon in the distance and greeted Cao Cao, who was standing barefoot in the river. "You've been staring at the other side for a long time... aren't you tired?"
"How can the bandit army be so powerful, so how can they be interested in eating melons?" Cao Cao responded without turning his head. "Wen Qi, there are a hundred thousand bandits, and the camp is twenty miles away. Are we just facing each other across the river?"
"Then what do you think I should do? Or maybe Brother Meng De has another decision?" Gongsun Xun casually broke open the cantaloupe in his hand.
Yes, watermelon, like grapes, is not very popular these days, but cantaloupe is a native crop and extremely common.
Historically, it has been clearly recorded that there were people selling melons in the Soochow market in summer. Even at this time, Sun Jian's ancestor on the other side of the river made a fortune by growing melons. The word melon and fruit in Han Dynasty poetry was even more common... and thinking about it,
It probably refers to cantaloupe more than watermelon.
In other words, Gongsun Xun, a man who eats melons and watches, is a bit priceless... A dignified and dignified general with double seals and double ribbons, he is known as a famous general in the world, but he can't even afford a watermelon! No wonder he lives in Luoyang
Cao Mengde, who was hanging around, couldn't stand it.
"I..." Cao Cao wanted to say that he had brought several thousand soldiers from his headquarters to cross the river first to rescue him, but looking at the densely packed Yellow Turban camp on the other side of the river, he felt guilty and swallowed his words again. "I am."
Said that the current situation is extremely dangerous..."
"Dangerous eggs?!" Gongsun Xun spat out a few pieces of melon seeds, and the sarcasm on his face should not be too obvious. "Although there are 100,000 troops over there, General Huangfu and General Zhu also have 40,000 troops, and there is a city they can rely on.
…How could such a situation become so dangerous?”
"Yes, the 40,000-strong army has a fortified city to rely on, and it is also the elite of the imperial court. With such an army facing a hundred thousand Yellow Turban thieves, it is not so much a trap, but a confrontation, right?"
"In such a situation, where do we need to save it?"
"The weather is too hot, it's better to stay here and rest for a few more days."
"Let me tell you, after they have their wits about them, we can cross the river with our entire army and strike hard at the rebels from behind. By then we will surely capture the leader of the rebels, and we should be the most beheaded..."
Wei Yue got along very well with several Northern Army commanders. They ate melons and supported Gongsun Xun at the same time. However, such flattering words were extremely disrespectful.
"The officers and soldiers are still at a disadvantage, and they are indeed trapped." Cao Cao walked up from the river with squinted eyes, and immediately interrupted and corrected the words of Wei Yue and several Northern Army officers. "General Huangfu and General Zhu were not trapped.
Trapped in the city of Changshe, but trapped in Changshe... The key is this river."
Gongsun Xun couldn't help but glance at Cao Mengde, who revealed the dilemma of the Han army. This guy was indeed a natural general. He had only been leading troops for a few days, and he already had such a discerning eye.
"The Jishui River flows from west to east in front of us." Cao Mengde continued to talk to several Northern Army officers and Wei Yue. "But ten miles downstream from us, it suddenly turned south and surrounded Changshe City.
Go in. Although this river is not very wide, and can even be used to transport supplies, but trying to cross the 40,000-strong army in front of the 100,000 Yellow Turban thieves is tantamount to a fool's dream... The so-called officers and soldiers are trapped, in fact, they are trapped by the Yellow Turbans
The thieves are trapped in front of this river! The current situation is that the officers and soldiers of Changsha dare not cross the river or abandon the city, as if they are trapped in a dead end, but the thieves have no scruples!"
At this point, Cao Cao came to Gongsun Xun barefoot again and asked seriously: "Wen Qi... Although this situation cannot be said to be in danger, but since our army has been ordered to come here for reinforcements, we cannot
Are you just watching the fire from the other side? In the long run, the morale of the friendly forces in Changshe City will gradually decline, and Luoyang will also be anxious."
"Come, eat melon!" Gongsun Xun broke open the second melon and gave half to Cao Mengde in front of him.
Cao Mengde didn't pick up the melon either, he just shook his head.
Gongsun Xun became even more amused: "Does Meng De have a good relationship with Duke Zhu and Duke Huangfu? Or is it that all the soldiers and horses there are from the Northern Army, so they are familiar with you?"
"It's not for personal reasons." Cao Cao rarely said seriously. "Wenqi, when I first sent out troops, I followed you to fight on the river. At that time, I just felt that the army was in a hurry and I couldn't see what the situation was. But from Dongjun 1
The war ends here, everything I see..."
"What did you see?" Gongsun Xun didn't care.
"The tragic incident on the river embankment in Dongjun is nothing more. After all, it is a battlefield." Cao Cao sighed after hearing this. "I only said that the whole army passed through Chenliu... This place can almost be called my hometown, but it was the place where I came and went in the old days.
I'm used to it... But it used to be lush and lush, and now it's all gone. The fields are barren, the people are displaced, and bandits are everywhere! Wen Qi, this chaos has only started for more than three months, and it's already like this. If it continues for a long time, it will be worse.
What to do?"
Gongsun Xun remained unmoved and just kept eating: "What do you think Brother Meng De will do?"
"How would I know?" Cao Mengde said, looking up to the sky. "When I sent out troops before, I was awarded the title of Captain of Cavalry and jumped to two thousand stones. At that time, I only thought about making achievements and even wrote a letter home.
I am a talented person, saying that I am "ambitious about frost and snow"! However, now that the heat is unbearable, I just want to think about one thing along the way, that is, summer will be easy, but when the frost and snow come, I will visit Chenliu, Peiguo, Liangguo and other towns.
What kind of situation must the sergeants and civilians be in...but they are also 'ambitious and frosty'!"
Cao Cao's words were extremely sincere and high-level.
"Shuangxue", his previous ambition, was an elegant way of saying "sword and sword". In other words, Cao Cao wrote to Xia Houyuan at that time to imply that he wanted to join the army this time because he wanted to use swords and guns to carve out a future.
There is great romantic reverie.
However, the latter Shuangxue is the true meaning of Shuangxue, and it also refers to the difficulties of people's livelihood. In other words, Cao Cao actually had some deep reflection on the collapse of social order at this time!
However, Gongsun Xun looked at the short man in front of him, but he didn't feel touched at all... After all, the person in front of him was Cao Mengde. After this chaos, where can people's hearts be still and where can they not be in chaos? This
If the 'Wei Wu' in another time and space does not have the slightest bit of political consciousness because of this, it can only mean that he is a fake Cao Mengde in front of him!
Right? After all, Cao Mengde is Cao Mengde, not Wei Yue who only chooses people.
At this thought, Gongsun Xun no longer looked at Cao Mengde, but suddenly turned his head and stared at Wei Yue.
Wei Zidu was so stared at that he immediately dropped the melon rind in his hand and stood up obediently.
"Let me ask you." Gongsun Xun asked with a dark face, "Where do melons come from?"
"Return to your Majesty!" Wei Yue immediately breathed a sigh of relief and quickly explained. "There is a large melon field just five miles behind the camp..."
"Have you given money?" Gongsun Xun suddenly interrupted the other party.
Wei Yue was also startled. After a long while, Fang Nian explained: "There are hundreds of thousands of troops gathered here, and all the people have fled. There is only one old man who is the prison guard there.
Housekeeping..."
"Wei Zidu." Gongsun Xun became more and more impatient. "Can you just take it when the person leaves? And do you also know that there is an old man guarding the house? Do you lack these melons?"
The strong summer wind made the big trees overhead roar and no one dared to make a sound. Wei Yue also felt a little helpless and aggrieved.
"Wei Quchang!" Gongsun Xun finally sighed. "Do you understand that I am the commander-in-chief and you are my subordinate. Since your melon is for me to eat, then if you give me money, I will accept it from you.
Welcome, hello, hello, everyone; but if you don’t pay me, it will be an unethical thing for me as a boss...and do you really lack the money? Do you want to force me to cut off my hair and take my place in order to make things right?!"
Wei Yue didn't dare to talk nonsense anymore, and immediately kowtowed and apologized, then quickly got on his horse and sent the money.
On the other hand, Cao Cao, who was still looking up with his head in a gesture of "ambitious to the frost and snow", heard this harshly, but couldn't help but want to speak.
But at this moment, a horse suddenly galloped from the camp behind him, passed by Wei Yue, and quickly rolled off the saddle in front of Gongsun Xun, saluting respectfully:
"Junhou, Messrs. Lu and Lou, as well as the two commanders Shen and Dong, please return to camp quickly. It is said that the commanders and commanders who went out to investigate early this morning have already completed their investigation and have returned!"
"What's the purpose of probing?" Cao Mengde lowered his head and asked.
"I asked Yun Chang, Yide, Su Qing, and Zi Jing to lead their own troops. The troops were divided into two groups. The officers from Bingzhou went downstream and the officers from Youzhou went upstream to find a place convenient for the army to sneak across!" Gongsun Xun suddenly stood up.
, while explaining, he walked towards the camp behind him.
Several Northern Army officers who were also kept in the dark looked at each other and hurriedly followed.
Cao Cao was overjoyed and wanted to go back to the camp. However, as soon as he started, he realized that he was not wearing shoes... When he lowered his head, he saw half a piece of yellow-orange cantaloupe lying on the grass by the river.
Cao Mengde put on his shoes, grabbed the melon, and took a sullen breath. He didn't even have time to chase Gongsun Xun, but he already secretly praised in his heart:
"This melon... smells so good!"
————I am the dividing line between Zhenxiang————
"At the beginning, there were 40,000 Han troops and only 100,000 soldiers were trapped in Changshe because of the Yellow Turban bandits. The situation was like a dangerous egg. Everyone in the city was frightened day and night. After Xun defeated the Dongjun thieves, he was ordered to lead troops to Changshe.
The river was not crossed, and there were several acres of melon fields behind the camp. Every night, the lieutenant colonel of the army was led to the river to taste the melons, look at the array, and point out the rivers and mountains. The thieves saw him from a distance and laughed. Cao Cao, who was the commander of the army, also advised: "We
We have a great friendship with all the troops of Changshe. If we sit back and do nothing but eat melons by the river, we may be ridiculed by the heroes of the world. We laugh and don't respond. Zhu Jun, the general of Zuo Zhonglang in the city, has a strong character and comes to the city to see him.
, and became more and more angry. Only General Huangfu Song, the right-hand man, saw him and persuaded him: "Gongsun from the west of the Liao Dynasty has never known his life, but looking at his past, we know that he has ambitions and strategies. If he fails to lead now, he will do something later, and
Watch it.'" - "Heroes of the Late Han Dynasty". Wang Can
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