Chapter 2 Fu Nanrong wipes the white guile by night
The setting sun is gradually disappearing, and the twilight is blurry. In addition, the summer wind has become particularly noisy in the past few days, which seems to have slightly diluted the unbridled heat of the past few days. But I don’t know if they are still surrounded by the Yellow Turban Thieves. Because of this, the atmosphere in Changshe City, which had been turned into a large military camp, still seemed extremely hot.
At this time, on a high platform temporarily built in the city to watch the enemy's situation, the two generals Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun were wearing plain clothes and rarely enjoyed some night breeze.
"So, does Brother Yizhen actually have a plan to defeat the enemy?" After a few words of conversation, Zhu Jun, who was sitting on the stage having a cool breeze, couldn't help but look back seriously and asked.
"Yes." Huangfu Song, who was sitting next to him, responded frankly. "Although that Bocai had some talent, he was inexperienced. In summer, the vegetation was lush. When he set up camp, he didn't even know how to remove the long grass, trees, and even trees beside the camp. Some commanders secretly placed the military camp next to the woods because of the hot weather. In addition, our army is in the east and the rebel army is in the west... Haha, the southeast wind is strong in summer. In such a situation, if we can imitate Tian Dan's fire attack when he went out of the city Wouldn’t it be possible to accomplish all the results in one battle?”
"Indeed!" Zhu Jun thought about it carefully and couldn't help but nodded repeatedly. "Situation like this is the right time to attack. Brother Yizhen's strategy is excellent, but why are you delaying for so long and telling me today?"
"Because there are two difficulties," Huangfu Song replied seriously.
"Appreciate further details."
"First, you need to take advantage of the wind to set fire." Huangfu Song raised his hand and pointed far south. "In summer, the southeast wind blows, and the enemy camps are arranged in the north and south. Therefore, a brigade of elite daredevils are needed to take risks with torches and firewood. Only by leaving the city and going around to the southernmost point of the enemy camp can we make the best use of the arson strategy, and only then can we move forward with the entire army and kill the enemy while the fire is on!"
"This is easy!" Zhu Jun immediately stood up proudly. "I..."
"Why do you need the general to come in person?" Before Zhu Jun could finish speaking, Sun Jian, who was standing next to him, flashed out and answered boldly. "Please ask the two lieutenants to allocate enough supplies to me. The more than a thousand Huaiyang disciples in my headquarters will be enough to break through the enemy's formation. , fight to the southernmost side of the enemy camp and set fire to the wind!"
Zhu Jun made no secret of his admiration and pride: "Brother Yizhen, what do you think? Wentai is so brave and brave, can he be driven?"
Huangfu Song also stroked his beard slightly and nodded: "If we use this strategy, Wentai must be the vanguard! However, since the main purpose is to set fire, we should sneak when we can. If we have to, it will not be too late to attack by force!"
Sun Jian was overjoyed to receive the promise and naturally agreed repeatedly.
"But apart from that," Huangfu Yizhenfu continued. "The reason why I hesitated so many times was that there was actually a second difficulty, which was the command of General Gongsun Zhonglang, the white-horse general behind the Jishui River in the north... …”
"Is there any explanation for this?" Zhu Jun sat down again, but couldn't help frowning and interjected. "Now that we have such a wonderful plan, what will happen if we have him or not?"
Huangfu Song shook his head repeatedly: "The hesitation at first was because he suddenly arrived with reinforcements, which somewhat made Bo Cai alert, and made the bandit army pay more attention to their protection for days..."
"Then there is no need to worry about this situation now." Zhu Gongwei couldn't help but interjected again. "This white-horse general leads 20,000 troops, but he just sits across the river and watches success or failure all day long. Not to mention that our army is completely disappointed, he is a thief. They have relaxed a lot!"
"This makes communication even more important!" Huangfu Song patted the other party's knee and said sincerely. "Gongwei, I have said before that judging from the past of this White Horse General, he is by no means afraid of fighting. Those who are not incapable of fighting... Just listen to what I have to say... I had doubts before, but in the past few days I have seen the Yellow Turban thief become more relaxed again, but I have concluded that he is deliberately paralyzing the thief and is going to make a strange plan! You said, our army is divided into two. If both sides have their own plans but do not communicate with each other, they will sit back and watch the battle. If it is self-defeating, each other is confused, and something goes wrong, whose fault is it? You and I can drive into Luo. I'm afraid that the situation will collapse and the thieves will sweep into Heluo!"
Zhu Jun fell silent for a moment.
"What the general said is absolutely true." Fu Xie suddenly appeared behind Huangfu Song. He slightly arched his hands towards the two sitting people and said directly. "The situation on the battlefield is extremely complicated now. There are cities and rivers. There is a summer wind, a scorching sun, and a plan of fire... If you are not careful, what person will not be crushed into powder in the chaos of the 160,000-strong army? Therefore, communication is necessary. And Xie is not talented. , I would like to go to the north bank of Lishui River and make contact with the three generals!"
Zhu Jun finally nodded with all his strength: "I'm not a person who doesn't know the overall situation. If Nan Rong is willing to go, it would be great. You are a sect member of General White Horse. I think it will be easier to talk when you come there. It's just... come and go. Is it still too late to go back so far? Will I miss my chance to fight?"
"Please rest assured, Mr. Zhu." Fu Xie immediately said with his hands raised. "To prevent delaying the military situation, I will not cross the river from behind and take a detour. I will just leave the city and head north overnight!"
As soon as these words came out, not only Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song were startled, but even Sun Jian couldn't help but take another look at the tall military Sima who always followed Huangfu Song, who looked more like a scholar than a military general, and said This was a big change. After all, the so-called leaving the city overnight to go north undoubtedly meant that he was giving up the safer but more remote road to the east, and instead taking the risk of crossing directly in front of the two armies, and then swimming across the Wei River. Go find Gongsun Xun... Although the road ahead is very fast, it will undoubtedly involve great risks, and losing one's life is not uncommon.
You must know that the so-called son of a rich man will not sit in court. Unlike Sun Jian, who has a strong family background, Fu Xie comes from a famous family in Liangzhou and has a bright future, but he dares to ignore his personal life and death for the sake of the war. It is no wonder that the other three people present looked at him sideways.
However, Sun Wentai had just stepped out boldly and asked himself to be the vanguard. At this time, his heroic spirit was still there, but Huangfu Song couldn't persuade him. After a while, he could only reluctantly nod: "In that case, how about bringing a few more people?"
"No need." Fu Xie, who was extremely tall, remained calm in the night. "Sneak in front of the two armies. If you bring too many people, it will easily attract the attention of the thieves. I can do it alone!"
Zuo Zhonglang will become increasingly speechless.
When Fu Xie saw this, he no longer delayed, and actually said goodbye directly, preparing to go down and clean up, and even leave the city overnight.
However, when Sun Jian saw the other party's demeanor, he also admired this famous disciple in his heart, and immediately stopped the other party: "Fu Sima's heroic spirit should not be said anymore. But if Sima goes this time, he may have to swim across the Wei River. , there is a trustworthy hero beside me, the man named Jiang Qin and Jiang Gongyi is from Jiujiang, and he is very good at water... How about taking him with me?"
Fu Xie thought for a moment and found no reason to refuse this, so he thanked him directly and agreed. Then he made an appointment with Sun Wentai. Half an hour later, he asked Jiang Qin to meet him at the east gate of Changshe City, and then he directly
Let's go out of the city at night.
After saying that, the two men immediately stepped down from the stage and went back to prepare. But after saying this, the two generals no longer wanted to talk about it, so they separated.
In this way, Fu Xie returned to his residence to prepare. However, in preparation, he only asked two soldiers to help him prepare clothes, weapons, and horses. There was nothing more to do, and it happened to be early.
He had no choice but to sit in the courtyard of the private house where he lived, looking at the sky and waiting.
However, not long after he sat down, he heard a commotion in front of the door, and then a familiar voice suddenly came:
"Is Nan Rong here?"
Fu Xie knew it was Huangfu Song as soon as he heard it. Of course he didn't dare to neglect him. He stood up and opened the door to greet him, and then called him "general".
"I knew Nan Rong had nothing to prepare." Huangfu Song came to the courtyard and couldn't help laughing when he saw this.
"This is just to inform the other party so that the other party does not misjudge. What else do we need to prepare?" Fu Xie also laughed.
"You can't say that." Huangfu Song waved his hand, and a guard immediately walked out from behind him holding a tray. "Since General White Horse is your fellow senior brother, you might as well bring this with you!"
Another guard pulled off the cloth on the tray, and immediately revealed four large and four small pieces, the so-called eight pieces and four pairs of crystal clear white jade pieces.
Fu Xie was stunned for a moment, but then he suddenly realized - this was a gift for Gongsun Xun.
"Two items are in my name and Zhu Gongwei's, and two items are in your name and that of Sun Wentai... Since Sun Wentai sent his confidants to go with you, he has to prepare a copy for others, otherwise it will not look good on his face." Huangfu Song explained this way.
Said. "When gentlemen meet each other, giving jade to each other cannot be called a bribe, nor can it be called shabby. However, if you encounter a thief on the road, you don't have to worry about it. Throwing the jade and Gui to the ground may actually help."
Delay for a moment or two.”
Fu Xie thought about it for a long time, but in the end he could only secretly sigh that Huangfu Song had thought everything through, so he immediately smiled bitterly, thanked him first, and then carefully took the four pairs of jade and Gui personally and placed them on the corridor.
On the other side, Huangfu Song had no intention of leaving after sending Yu Gui off. Instead, he took advantage of the situation and sat in the courtyard, waving his hands to repel the people around him.
"Nan Rong." After the screen retreated, Huangfu Song rarely became serious. "I have been the prefect of Beidi for several years. From top to bottom in the county, you are the only one who has won my heart, and I have always made you my confidant... This time, I even
I didn’t bring any of my nephews with me, but I only recommended you to join the army. Do you know what I mean?”
Fu Xie was silent for a moment, but suddenly he bowed respectfully to the other party in the courtyard: "How could I not know the love and care of Ming Gong? It's just a matter of state affairs, how can I not do my best?"
"It's not that I don't ask you to do your best!" Huangfu Song, who has always been calm, rarely said in a bad mood. "But what's the point of crossing hundreds of thousands of troops alone? Can't you send a separate messenger? You have to learn from Sun Wentai.
, fight every time?"
"Sun Wentai is also a hero!" Fu Xie replied, holding his neck.
"I knew you were afraid of losing my face, so you took the initiative to invite me!" Huangfu Song became more and more angry. "Why bother?"
"I do want to meet my senior brother for a while." Fu Xie lowered his head in embarrassment. "Calculating the time, the last time I met him was when the Xiping Stone Scripture was first completed... At that time I
Together with the three brothers Gongsun and Wang Wendu of Taiyuan, they all lived under Liu Gong's family. I read all day long, but these three brothers were good at dancing and doing a lot of social things... And in the blink of an eye, it was almost ten years. I felt a lot of emotion in my heart and really wanted to meet them.
He wants to see how he did so many great things in a few years, how he became famous all over the world, and how he left all of us behind!"
"Let's not talk about this." Huangfu Song said solemnly. "After all, you have the intention to compete with Sun Wentai, right?"
Fu Xie responded silently.
"This is wrong!" Huangfu Song was even more helpless when he saw this. "Nan Rong, are you and I the same thing as Sun Wentai and Zhu Gongwei?"
Hearing this, Fu Xie suddenly raised his head and looked at the person in front of him: "General, I know what you mean. What you want to say is that we are the generals who study, and they are the generals who do not study. That day, the uncle Huangfugong was included in Liangzhou.
Sanming parted ways because of whether they could study or not. But in my opinion, whether Sun Wentai or Zhu Gong, they are both people with righteousness in their hearts..."
"I didn't say they weren't heroes." Unexpectedly, Huangfu Song actually calmed down. "Moreover, the difference between us and them is not about whether we can read or not, but about whether we can survive, or what we want!"
Let me ask you, is it a coincidence that Zhu Gongwei was born in a poor family, Sun Wentai was a powerful person, and both of them committed plagiarism and forgot about life, just like desperadoes?"
Fu Xie was slightly startled and then calmed down.
"Whether you are from a humble family or you are powerful, how difficult is it to be matched with Zi Guaqing?" Huangfu Song also sighed. "So in order to seek a future, they somewhat disregard their lives and even their reputation... But in this way,
I'm afraid that sooner or later, I will be harmed and die without a burial place!"
Fu Xie lowered his head and said nothing.
"And what about us? We have long passed the point of seeking fame and future." Huangfu Song continued. "It is said that Guandong is the prime minister and Guanxi is the general. We are generals and famous families. As long as we don't cause trouble, we can naturally be as high as two thousand stones.
, when encountering war, it is natural to be granted the title of Hou Rongzu... However, after all, this world belongs to the emperor and the scholars, and we warriors cannot compare with them, so what we seek is to find a balance between the emperor and the scholars! Yes
Let the emperor use us and let the scholars praise us! Mencius once said, if you are great, you will benefit the world; if you are poor, you will be good for yourself. This is the wise saying!"
Huangfu Song lost his composure and talked for a long time, but Fu Xie still lowered his head and remained silent.
"Nan Rong." Huangfu Song couldn't help but grabbed the other party's hand. "Liangzhou is in decline and in turmoil. We have too few scholars, and there are even fewer outstanding scholars like you. In addition, Duan Xi
Because they are against us, it can be said that people are unsettled, but at this time, the court is seeing another dispute...Nan Rong, I am already fifty years old, and this time I gritted my teeth and stood up for the party members, which has aroused the secret hatred in the heart of the emperor.
Now I can’t wait to bring you out, but I hope you can shoulder the burden! The generals of Liangzhou will depend on you in the future, how can you be so frivolous like Sun Wentai on the battlefield?"
"General." Fu Xie suddenly raised his head, his eyes shining brightly in the dark night. "I understand what you said, but now the great man is on the verge of collapse, the emperor has trouble sleeping and eating, and the soldiers and the people are in panic. At this time, shouldn't we learn from
Are Sun Wentai and the others going to fight to the death for the country first? If this conquest is unfavorable, what is the use of what you are saying?"
Huangfusong looked at the other person's eyes for a long time, but was speechless after all, so he patted the other person on the shoulder, looked up to the sky and left with a sigh.
As soon as the other party left, Fu Xie lost his awe-inspiring look. Instead, he sat back on the corridor with some hesitation, as if he was a little upset by what Huangfu Song said. However, when his eyes flashed across the white jade Gui under the torch,
After picking up one of the pieces, his expression suddenly became solemn.
It is said that when Fu Xie was crowned with the crown, his character was young, but one day when he was reading "The Book of Songs", he read one of the poems, which said:
The tarnish of Bai Gui can still be polished;
This is a disgraceful thing to say and cannot be done.
The meaning of this poem is that if there is a stain on the white jade, it can be rubbed off, but if a person does something wrong, it cannot be taken back.
At that time, Fu Xie remembered his words and recited them several times. Then he suddenly thought of an allusion in history. It was Confucius's disciple Nangong Kuo (named Nanrong) who couldn't help but read this poem several times, which immediately attracted Confucius.
He admired her greatly and betrothed his niece to him... As soon as he thought about it, Fu Xie immediately changed his name to Nanrong to encourage himself not to do anything against his will.
But now, Fu Nanrong touched Yu Gui again in the night, and he strengthened his belief again... What is right is right, what is wrong is wrong, what should be done should be done, and what should not be done should not be done...
When the country is in crisis, is this the time to cherish your life?
"I don't think that Fu Nanrong is quite heroic!" Sun Jian was in the village. This Jiangdong hero was actually talking to Zhu Jun in private, and he admired Fu Xie quite a bit.
"Fu Nanrong is a straightforward person." Zhu Jun couldn't help but praise. "Much better than General Huangfu who is full of exquisite ideas."
Sun Wentai was helpless: "What's wrong with Mr. Zhu? In my opinion, General Gongsun and General Huangfu are both rare heroes. Why can't you look down on them all?"
"So what if I don't like them?" Zhu Jun spread his hands and asked sternly. "I didn't impeach them, nor did I scold them in person, nor did I secretly hinder them. Am I still not allowed to dislike them in my heart?!
"
"That's not what I meant." Sun Jian said more and more helplessly. "It's just that I think these two... are really outstanding... General Huangfu treats his subordinates very well and has deep strategies; as for General White Horse, I also
I’m not lying, he was indeed a hero during the battle at Tanhan Mountain that day, and I, Sun Jian, still feel deeply for him!”
"Then what?" Zhu Jun sneered. "And now one of them is willing to delay the fight in order not to offend his colleagues; the other is successful and famous at a young age with double seals and double ribbons, but still wants to enjoy his achievements alone and does not communicate with us.
…How can I not look down on it?”
Sun Jian was speechless.
"Wen Tai." Zhu Jun let out a rare sigh, and then walked a few steps forward with his hands behind his hands in the night. "All of them came from well-known families, such as Huangfu Song and Fu Xie. They were not worried about their future when they were born; like Gongsun Xun, maybe they were young.
At that time, because of the loss of my father, I still had to work hard, but now I no longer have to work so hard... But you and I, a poor family and a strong man, besides risking our lives to fight for our birth, what else do we have?
Since you need to risk your life all the time, why should you care about the opinions of outsiders?"
Sun Jian was rarely moved in his heart and couldn't help but ask: "May I ask General, what should people like us care about?"
"Care about the emperor, the center, and Luoyang, and then live up to the emperor, the kindness, and the hometown... If you really succeed one day, you will live up to the world!" Zhu Jun stopped and turned around to stare. The subordinate he admired most said frankly, "This is enough to make you proud of the heroes in the world!"
Sun Jian thought for a moment, took a few steps back, and bowed respectfully.
"Actually, it's not that mysterious." Zhu Jun helped the other person up and sneered again. "In my opinion, although we have worked hard for our lives, we don't know where we will die on that day. But those people all calculated their hard work, but they may not necessarily You can grasp the situation, and you may be swallowed up by the general trend of the world in the future! It's not as good as you and me who can live happily! So, Wentai, don't think too much, fight this battle well, as long as the fire is burning, You are the first one...I don’t believe that with your bravery, Sun Wentai, you can’t reach two thousand dan in this life, and you can’t be granted a title!”
Sun Jian bowed his head again, and when he stood up again, his heart was full of fighting spirit.
After a while, Sun Wentai sent Jiang Qin to the east gate to meet Fu Xie. He only slightly cupped his hands and turned around gracefully. Fu Nanrong and Jiang Qin also left the city at night, riding side by side, and headed straight to the north.
It has to be said that this Jiujiang hero named Jiang Qin, nicknamed Gongyi, is indeed outstanding. On the way, the two of them first encountered a group of Yellow Turban Army sentries, but he killed three people in a row and drove them away. When they arrived at Jishui As he was very good at swimming, he easily found a convenient place to swim in the dark, then easily crossed the river and went straight to the Han army camp on the north bank of the river.
The existence of this person made it easy for Fu Nanrong to see Gongsun Xun, whom he had not seen for many years, but he was immediately stunned on the spot and was speechless for a while.
"We haven't seen Nan Rong for many years, but today is just the right time." Gongsun Xun, who was sitting on the horse, burst out laughing when he saw the visitor. "It's wonderful that Jiang Qin and Jiang Gongyi have come. You two might as well come with us!"
"Brother Wenqi, what are you doing?" Fu Xie, who had come to his senses, had no time to say anything, so he panicked and grabbed Gongsun Xun's reins.
It's not that Fu Xie made such a fuss... It turns out that at this time, the front of the Han army's camp was dark and quiet, but nearly ten thousand knights and thousands of horses had gathered in the melon field behind the camp. Under the torch , I saw that all these knights were fully equipped and prepared, and their horses were even tied with firewood and unlit torches.
Obviously, this white-horse general is about to do something big!
"As you can see," Gongsun Xun sat on his white horse, condescending, and replied with a calm smile. "I was about to sneak through the night, cross the river upstream, then go around to the south of the enemy, and set fire to the wind..."
"This..." Fu Xie stopped talking.
"You don't need to go back to report the news!" Gongsun Xun leaned over and held the palm of his junior brother. "I have already sent people across the river to Changshe City, and they should have arrived by now... You don't need to tell me about the two people in the city. It was a general's plan. In such a situation, if they couldn't think of setting fire to it, wouldn't it be in vain?"
Fu Xie was silent for a moment.
Gongsun Xun patted the opponent's palm, then let go of his hand. He turned back to the generals around him and said boldly: "Let's go. The whole army is silent. If you work hard all night, tomorrow you will wipe out a hundred thousand thieves." !”
After saying this, he actually hit his horse and took the lead. The generals also looked awe-inspiring, urging their men to hold their coins in their hands, girdle their horses, and follow closely behind.
Fu Xie stared blankly at this senior brother he had not seen for nearly ten years, and was speechless for a long time... There was only one thought in his mind. Huangfu Song's analysis was clear and logical, what are the generals who study, the generals who do not study, and what should be done between the emperor and the emperor? A general who is looking for balance among the scholars, desperately seeking to be born in a poor family and become powerful... However, can all of this really be applied to his senior brother?
Who does this White Horse General belong to?
Fu Xie was at a loss for a while, but seeing the army advancing like a stream, he finally looked at Jiang Qin behind him, then cheered up, got on their wet mounts again, and joined this torrent. The cavalry army went out.
————I am the dividing line that cleans the floor in the middle of the night————
"Zhu Jun, whose courtesy name is Gongwei, is from Shangyu in Kuaiji. He was an orphan when he was young, and his mother started selling bamboo silk. Jun became famous for his filial piety and was a secretary to the county. He was fond of justice but not wealth, and was respected by his hometown. At that time, the same county was established by Zhou Gui. The Duke's government was in charge. He pretended to have millions of dollars in the county treasury, thinking that it would be a royalties fee, and then rushed to supervise the responsibilities. Gui's family was poor and unprepared. Jun Nai stole his mother's silk to explain the relationship. Since his mother had lost his property, he felt deeply responsible. Zhi. Jun said: 'A small loss should be a great benefit, and it is inevitable to be poor at first and rich later.'" - "Book of the Later Han Dynasty". Biography of Zhu Jun
ps: Still the same sentence... don't stay up late, be sure to read it during the day... By the way, I recommend the book "Azeroth Buwu"... I read it myself... It is a personal recommendation.
