Gongsun Xun did what he said. That night, as Lu Fan, Wang Xiu and others moved the headquarters camp to the bank of Qishui, many generals who had crossed the river to chase Bo Cai also turned around.
The general is really about to hold a banquet by the river to reward the entire army.
To be fair, this is very dangerous.
Because if there are fierce men like Sun Jian in the Yellow Turban Army, and smart men like Shen Pei who are both strategic and decisive, they may be able to seize the opportunity to gather the defeated troops to cross the river, counterattack, and a black tiger will rip out the heart.
Turn defeat into victory!
But it is a pity that the Yellow Turban Army is destined not to have such talents, at least the Yingchuan Yellow Turbans do not... If they did, how could they end up like this?
In fact, before the banquet started, Gongsun Xun was about to deal with another important incident regarding the Yingchuan Yellow Turban.
The sun above our heads was as hot as the previous two days, and even as dusk approached, it was still unbearably hot.
However, in the hastily set up temporary military camp, many officers of Gongsun Xun's army who had just returned gathered around them despite the heat. It was not until Gongsun Xun walked over without hesitation that they each restrained their voices and stepped back one after another to get out of the way.
"Are you Bo Cai?" Gongsun Xun, wearing a crown, holding a broken blade on his waist, and wearing a brocade cloak, lowered his head and asked the man on the ground seriously, surrounded by generals.
This man was tall. Although he was tightly bound, he was still carefully guarded and suppressed by several soldiers. When he heard the sound, he raised his head, but unexpectedly, under Huo Liao's half-pulled hair, a face larger than expected was revealed.
I want a younger face.
"How old are you?" Gongsun Xun couldn't help but frown and asked again, and asked the soldiers to retreat slightly. "And let go of him slightly."
Several soldiers took two steps back after hearing this, but they still held on to the ropes in their hands. Only then did Bocai straighten up on the ground and answer proudly: "I am Bocai, and I am thirty-two years old this year!"
Seeing that the other person's eyes were full of bloodshot eyes and there were many black and gray blood stains on his face, Gongsun Xun shook his head with emotion: "Yingchuan Huangjin Qu is so handsome, is he only four years older than me? Why do you need to be a thief when you are young?
, so that we ended up like this?!"
"What's there to shake your head at?" Bo Cai's eyes were bloodshot, and the black and gray blood on his face was clotted. Hearing this, he actually laughed on the spot. "You can be a prefect or a general at the age of twenty-eight, or...
Marquis, how can I be a commander-in-chief at the age of thirty-two? If not for the defeat, I would have wanted to march into Luoyang, kill the Emperor Liu, and make my great virtuous teacher the emperor, while I would be a general!"
There was an uproar around him, and some people even drew their swords and grabbed spears. However, they calmed down again after seeing Gongsun Xun's silence.
"I ask you, are you willing to surrender?" Gongsun Xun saw more and more acquaintances around him, including Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song, who also attracted people to watch, but he finally asked this question after a moment of silence.
"Are you telling a joke?" Bo Cai immediately laughed after hearing this.
Fu Xie, who had just arrived here with Huangfu Song, immediately offered his hand to persuade: "Your Majesty, before at the Luozhong Shangshu Desk, the Huangmen Superintendent discussed the pardon of the commanders from various places in the palace. Although there was no explicit decree at that time, your Majesty and everyone
The public will not forgive...you should know this."
As soon as these words came out, the surrounding generals frowned, but Gongsun Xun just glanced at his junior brother and did not answer.
However, unexpectedly, Huangfu Song stepped forward from behind and broke the siege: "Nan Rong is wrong. The general will not accept the military orders abroad... What do your Majesty and the central princes really care about?" What matters is whether the land in front of Yingchuan can be cleared. As for the current situation, if Bocai is willing to surrender, then the remaining cities and tens of thousands of deserters in Yingchuan will not have to waste time and effort to sweep them away. By then Yingchuan will be leveled and the emperor will I can only be happy."
"That's right." Even Zhu Jun, who had always been stubborn, sighed at this time, and then said from behind. "If we can quickly level Yingchuan, the Central Committee will only be happy... It's just Bo Cai, are you willing to surrender?"
"If that's the case, I won't be able to surrender!" Bocai listened for a long time, but now he simply responded. "I just want to die, if I can cause more trouble with you, why not do it? !”
Zhu Jun continued to sneer, and immediately drew his sword, but was stopped by Huangfu Song's look back. The former sneered, but simply put away his sword and stopped without saying a word.
In other words, although Gongsun Xun sent people to capture Bocai and take Yangzhai, it was a trick and he was deliberately arrogant. But no matter what, the credit for the battle of 60,000 versus 100,000 was still given to him Zhu Therefore, for Zhu Jun, the right middle man general, this kindness has not changed in essence, so in any case, it is not easy for him to cross Gongsun Xun to deal with other people's prisoners at this time.
"Bo Cai." Sure enough, Gongsun Xun held his hands on the Broken Blade and slowly spoke out to persuade. "The two armies faced each other, and the casualties were heavy. It's natural for you to hate us... However, now that the battle situation in Yingchuan has been decided, if we continue to fight, it will be against us. It's just a waste of time and effort, but for the remnants of you Yellow Turban thieves, it means risking your life! Therefore, I ask you to surrender, not because I value your life. What use is your life to me? You are When the war here is over, so what if you commit suicide to seek benevolence? What I hope is that you still have some conscience and care about the lives of the tens of thousands of Yingchuan disciples who escaped, that's all!"
Bocai was silent for a moment, but he still lowered his head and laughed: "You can just deceive the people below with these words, why would you deceive me? Since we have rebelled, we are just thieves in the eyes of your officers and soldiers. How can we be rebellious?" Did you really spare our lives? If you say you won't kill us now, it's just because you're afraid that the massacre will go too far and cause the tens of thousands of remnant soldiers who escaped to become fearful and resist desperately. When Yingchuan is captured by you, one hundred thousand My disciples, I’m afraid we’ll have to meet each other gradually in the underworld?!”
Gongsun Xun was actually speechless... because he had experienced the destruction of the Yellow Turbans in Dongjun and knew that even if he gave his word, these people would never believe his words. In other words, in the eyes of these rebels, he himself He is not a trustworthy person.
Not to mention, Yingchuan is right on the edge of Luoyang, and there are two Zhonglang generals here. He really may not be able to guarantee the safety of those surrendering troops.
"You have nothing to say?" Bocai raised his head and sneered.
"Then you have nothing to say, right?" Gongsun Xun said sternly.
Bocai sighed, but then shook his head: "There are still a few words."
"you say."
"I know that after you kill me, you will definitely hang my head and display it in front of the remaining cities of the Yellow Turban Army in various places to intimidate people to surrender... If there are any surrenderers, please tell them after they surrender that I, Bo Cai, did not survive in an ignoble way. , is actively seeking death!"
"It's okay to say this after surrendering." Gongsun Xun, who was used to seeing life and death, said disapprovingly. "If my subordinates were to do this, they would definitely say this."
"Also." Bo Cai continued to raise his head on the ground and said loudly. "Yesterday, our Yellow Turban Army killed tens of thousands of their sons in the battle. It's hot in summer, so you will definitely burn it as soon as possible to prevent the plague, right?"
"It's natural."
"Then please tell them when burning the body that they must look for me when they get to the underworld!" Halfway through the words, Bocai suddenly turned ferocious and his voice suddenly became harsh, causing the soldiers holding the rope to pull.
Hold on tight. "When I get to the spring, I will know my shame and be brave... If I can still gather a hundred thousand ghosts and soldiers, I will definitely be able to chop off the head of King Youdu and set up a yellow flag in Youdu! I will not let them down by then, nor will I let you down."
Daxian..."
As soon as he said this, the generals and commanders around him all changed their expressions.
Among them, some, like those officers from the Northern Army, could not help but be frightened; some, like Lu Fan, Dong Zhao, Wang Xiu, Guan Yu, Li Jin, and Le Jin, simply looked surprised; and some, like Cheng Pu
, Han Dang, Gao Shun, Zhang Fei, Liu Bei, Qian Zhao, Yang Kai, Chu Yan and others, although their expressions were different, they all drew their swords in their hands.
But how could Gongsun Xun let Bo Cai finish saying this? How could he let others take action?
He personally drew the sword and stepped forward, grabbing the opponent's hair with one hand and waving the broken blade with the other... The broken blade cut iron like clay, and cutting off the head was like cutting silk. With just one knife, the person's head was directly removed.
The commander-in-chief of 100,000 Yellow Turbans, who was making loud noises one moment, was silent at the next moment.
As the sun sets in the west, everything is silent for a while.
"I didn't expect this thief to be so full of blood." Gongsun Xun threw away the head and handed the knife to Chu Yan, who was the first to rush to his side. However, he looked at his arm which was spattered with blood.
The robe was gloomy. "I just saw that most of the bodies in Qishui were corpses. They haven't been cleaned yet, and I'm afraid it won't be easy to wash them. Do you want to wear this robe to a banquet? You shouldn't deal with this matter in a hurry before the banquet."
"Wouldn't it add to the general's momentum if he drinks blood at night?" Huangfu Song advised seriously. "Why should Wen Qi be worried?"
Gongsun Xun took the broken blade that Chu Yan had wiped with his sleeve, reassembled it, and then smiled again and said: "Why, are Huangfu Gong and Zhu Gong coming to my camp for a night banquet? You are here.
, I am afraid that all the lieutenants and generals in the army will be uneasy, and it is not appropriate to have a wanton feast."
Zhu Jun was somewhat awakened: "No wonder you only invited Sun Wentai from my department and Fu Sima from Duke Huangfu before. I thought Wen Qi didn't like the two of us... Now it seems that they are all young talents.
, Am I really old?"
When Huangfu Song heard this, he lowered his head and smiled bitterly, then shook his head.
"That's the case." Gongsun Xun rolled down his sleeves. "Instead, we have to invite the two generals in and have three drinks. Otherwise, wouldn't it mean that we young people don't understand etiquette?"
Zhu Jun couldn't help but laugh, and even Huangfu Song couldn't help but laugh.
As a result, everyone no longer paid attention to the corpses on the ground, and Gongsun Xun also ignored the blood stains under his armpits. Under the leadership of Lu Fan, everyone went to a high platform near the river in the back camp... As expected, wine and meat had been prepared here.
The sunset set quickly, and many braziers and torches were quickly lit around. The light of the fire was reflected in the Qishui under the high platform, swaying continuously... The army was in a hurry, and the evening wind was rustling near the river. They took the opportunity to have a wine and feast to escape the summer heat, and it turned out to be quite...
It has a taste.
Gongsun Xun was the master of this camp, so he took the main seat without hesitation. The two lieutenants and generals sat together at the top position on the west side. The rest of the people also sat in line according to their rank and official position.
"What a pity!" Under the firelight, Gongsun Xun raised his glass and stood up. Just as he was about to speak, something suddenly moved in his heart and he spoke an incomprehensible word.
"Why do you say it's a pity, sir?" Sun Jian raised his hands and asked. "In such a great victory, it is rare for heroes to gather together. What's the pity for us to have a banquet?"
"It's a pity that heroes have gathered here!" Gongsun Xun raised his glass and sighed. "It's a pity that Brother Mengde went too far across the river to pursue, and I don't know when he will come back; it's a pity that my brother Gongsun Bogui met in Hebei and followed me.
Master Lu Gong confronts Zhang Jiao; unfortunately, an old friend named Lu Bu and Lu Fengxian are also there... If these three people are also here, this banquet can be called a gathering of heroes!"
"Are you talking about me?" As soon as he finished speaking, someone suddenly laughed in response in the audience, and the voice came from far away. "I heard that Liu Xuande has captured Bocai... It is in vain that Yuan Rang and I worked hard to chase dozens of people out of the country.
, and ran back after dozens of miles of hard work... However, after returning to the camp, I heard that there was a banquet, and finally Cao Cao did not let my hard work this day be in vain... Come, come, come, where will the heroes be? How can I be missing from the banquet?
?!"
After saying this, Cao Cao appeared in front of everyone with Xiahou Dun in his dusty clothes.
Gongsun Xun raised his glass and laughed: "Meng De is here. Since Brother Meng De is here...then it doesn't matter that my brother Gongsun Zan and Lu Feng are not here. This banquet is indeed an out-and-out gathering of heroes! But Brother Meng De
, since you came late, you have to show something, right?!"
"I'll punish myself with three drinks!" Cao Cao shook his head and didn't take it seriously at all, as if he was a veteran in the wine shop.
"No!" Gongsun Xun still raised his glass and said solemnly. "Let me dance for you!"
Everyone burst into laughter and asked Cao Cao to dance... These days, there are few entertainment items. It is normal for banquet guests to sing and dance in person at banquets. Don't forget that the old man Cai Yong danced because of others during the banquet.
It is the failure to respond that offends others.
In fact, Cao Mengde did not refuse, but directly drew his sword and said with a smile: "A man with great ambitions, since I am late, so what if I perform a sword dance for you all? Is there just dancing but no singing? Who will sing for me?
Qu?"
Cao Cao originally wanted Gongsun Xun to reconcile with him... This is really the norm for banquets these days.
However, Gongsun Xun raised his glass and looked around, but suddenly he pointed his hand at someone in the seat: "Xuande, of all the people present today, you have the greatest merits, and you were a student at Fengshi Mountain that day, so you are used to drinking wine.
, you will sing a song to bring peace to Brother Mengde!"
Although Liu Bei had been a man of few words since his mother's death, he was really excited that he had made great achievements today and had a promising future, so he stood up immediately to respond.
"Hold on!" At this moment, someone in the seat also stood up and said. "It's not fun to dance with a sword alone. Today I can see all the heroes, and I have been shown off by the white horse general. I am willing to dance with my sword to show my five senses."
General Zhonglang!"
Gongsun Xun sat down and took several pictures at once. He spilled the wine and almost burst into tears with laughter: "Then please Cao, Sun and Liu to sing and dance for me, my master!"
Naturally, everyone had nothing to say... but after Liu Bei thought about it for a while, he thought of a few wine words to express his mood, and then slightly modified it to incorporate common tunes at banquets, and then immediately signaled for the banquet to resume.
"Wait a minute!" Gongsun Xun looked at Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song who were sitting over there, and then at Fu Xie who had an unswerving and somewhat rigid expression. Then he suddenly remembered something, but he also pulled out the weapon he had just killed. He came with a man's sword. "Where is the moral plan?"
Cheng Pu heard this and hurried out of the queue.
"Today's banquet will only talk about romance, not military affairs. No matter what, you must drink freely! You hold my sword, and then move my staff behind you. For this banquet, we will supervise the drinking order and dare to use etiquette and military matters. Those who are killed will be killed without mercy!" After saying this, Gongsun Xun handed the sword to the other party, then flicked his blood-stained sleeves again, and smiled proudly at Cao, Sun, and Liu who were already prepared in Taichung. "You three. Start quickly and don’t ruin everyone’s interest!”
Everyone held their breath in awe for a moment, waiting for the sword dance.
——————I am the agent of Cao Sunliu, the Tiantuan of the late Han Dynasty——————
"Shu Biao's plan is to break the Chongxiao captain and kill the bandit general. He has more than a thousand soldiers and wealth, dozens of horses, and hundreds of guests willing to follow him. Compared to Liyang, there are five or six thousand people. He will cross the river to fight, and suddenly The song of Hengshan said: "My husband lives in the world to gain fame; to gain fame is to comfort his life. To comfort his life, I will get drunk; I will get drunk and sing wildly!" After repeating it three times, he crossed the river sadly. Everyone was puzzled, but only Zhuzhi Knowing this, he said: "The Duke of Wentai defeated the Yellow Turbans, crossed Yingchuan, and won a great victory. He then had a banquet by the Qishui River, which was called the "Gathering of Heroes." At that time, Gongsun Wenqi was sitting, and he was drunk with Cao Mengde and Liu Xuande. They were dancing under the tent and singing. The crowd was filled with emotion." - "Heroes of the Late Han Dynasty" by Wang Can
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