Gongsun Zan relied on three factors for his night raid.
One is the Yellow River Gudu... This seemingly sparkling and extremely wide river is actually not enough to stop the army.
After all, as a seasonal river, this river has just received water at this time, and the water volume is not enough. It is just because the river bed is wide and looks scary. Moreover, there is not much silt on the bottom of the river at this time, even as a plain, Qinghe River
At the junction, many places are simply used as roads and trampled on by people in winter. The river bed is actually very hard.
Therefore, as long as you are careful and find the correct position, there will be no problem for a large group of cavalry to cross the river.
Gongsun Zan has been in the plains for almost a year, so he naturally knows this. Some of Yuan Shao's army on the other side of the river know it, and some don't. However, the vast majority of the main troops from Yanzhou definitely don't know. They will only know it because of this river.
And produce a sense of security.
The other one is the trust in these cavalrymen... This is particularly easy to understand. The five thousand cavalrymen, most of whom are descendants of Youyan, will not be easily shaken and separated when facing Yuan Shao's troops across the river and fighting hard.
And the last one is naturally the suddenness of this military operation itself.
It should be noted that only Gongsun Zan and Tian Kai knew about this matter before, and given the situation, most people thought that Gongsun Bogui was going to escape. In this case, the infantry who chose to abandon the Yellow River defense line were suddenly attacked by
The night attack with an absolutely superior force did indeed achieve a surprise.
if not?
Although there are many wise men and outstanding generals in Yuan Shao's camp, they are not gods. The most important role of wise men is to remind Yuan Shao to be careful and not to be too complacent because of the victory at Jieqiao, and then help manage the camp to keep it in order;
The role of famous generals and brave generals is to quickly prepare the military camp, gather troops, prevent defeat, or simply counterattack when a real surprise attack comes.
The kind of people who are trying to figure out who is going to rob the camp at what time tonight are either liars or lunatics... One by one, as the commander-in-chief of an army, he should pull them all out and kill them.
.
In fact, what can prevent camp robberies in this era is nothing more than vigilance, military discipline, and the daily defense level of the troops and other unquantifiable things. But it is precisely because of this that people put the success and failure of preparing for raids aside.
On some mysterious and mysterious things.
So to put it another way, there are quite a few such scammers.
"Is there any gain from a huge career?"
In the evening of that day, in the open space outside Yuan Shao's main tent, he saw a man with a high crown and loose clothes, a face like a crown jade, and an eight-foot-tall man floating over. He looked like a fairy and was hosting a banquet for the army's staff, generals and assistants.
Yuan Shao, who was discussing military affairs, couldn't help but stand up and ask questions.
"The sky is misty and full of stars. You need to observe it all night to get one or two of them." The person who came here called Cui Zhong Cui Juye. He was a well-known figure among the Cui family in Qinghe. He was especially good at stargazing and had always been well-known. When he heard this
But he was unhurried, first bowed calmly, and then pointed to the sky with a smile and said, "I only looked at it for half an hour, and I was already dizzy. I can't make any calculations. I just gained a little from the general trend." So far.
Without waiting for Yuan Shao to ask any more questions, Yuan Shao took the initiative to bow his hands and saluted, and then raised his voice and said, "Within ten days, regardless of morning or evening, Ming Gong will surely capture the plains!"
As soon as this was said, many people at the banquet congratulated him. Yuan Shao was so overjoyed that he clapped his hands and laughed. Then he came forward in person, took Cui Juye's hand, and led him to the table. Then he returned to the seat to continue the banquet.
There was a moment of joy in front of the tent.
However, amidst the joy, two people visibly frowned. One was Cui Yan and the other was Chen Gong.
Cui Yan frowned for two reasons. One is that he was born in a serious Confucian school and his own moral standards were fine, so he was naturally uncomfortable with such superstitious things that his mentor Zheng Xuan had begun to criticize.
He doesn't say that he has a brother's fault, so he doesn't want to have a problem with his clan brother in person.
The other person wants to say the other way around, it is precisely because the other party is his clan brother, but he still does this, so as a clan brother, Cui Yan is inevitably worried that it is okay to say auspicious words in light of the overall situation like now.
, but what if one day it breaks out? Wouldn’t it affect the family and clan members?
There are even more reasons for Chen Gong's frown. He has a natural temper.
However, the Cui family is an important means of stabilizing Qinghe. Cui Yan, a moral scholar, and Cui Zhong Jinxiu, all have to be reused. There is nothing we can do about it. Moreover, Cui Zhong was just smart after all.
The atmosphere was livened up, but there was nothing obvious to criticize. Therefore, Chen Gong's thoughts at this time were mostly worried about Yuan Shao's condition. The other party entered Qinghe and won from left to right. He couldn't help but get carried away. At this time, he was even closer.
This kind of flashy person is really worrying.
As soon as he thought about this, Chen Gong, who was sitting in the first place on the left hand side, suddenly spoke and asked Cui Zhongzhengse, who looked like a god: "Brother Juye, I remember what you said when you first came to see Duke Ming,
The galaxy is infinite, all-encompassing, and corresponds to the big and small people on the earth, all of them are visible...right?"
When Cui Zhong saw that it was Chen Gong, he naturally did not dare to neglect him, and he probably knew that Chen Gongtai was a little disgusted with him, so he quickly looked at him solemnly and explained: "What Gongtai said is very true, and it is precisely because of this that the astrology
It will be obscure and difficult to name. For example, the imperial historian has been stargazing for generations, and sits in the Yellow Pavilion. There are countless classics in Dongtai. I don’t know how many stories and old pictures can reflect it, but they can only get vague omens... If you ask them to say, they
It can only be said that there is war in the east and blood will be shed in the west. Everyone speculates and is confused, but it is only after the real thing appears that they suddenly realize it. At this time, it is necessary for a wise man like Gongtai to draw out the available methods and warn them.
The Lord did it.”
"Yes!" As soon as these words came out, the superior Yuan Shao also fell into a trance for a moment. "Actually, it's not just the stars. Even the simplest way of looking at the Qi is also extremely mysterious. For example, when the Ling Emperor was still there, someone in Luo Zhong looked at the Qi behind.
Rumor has it that there will be a military disaster in Luoyang and there will be bloodshed in the palace. At that time, everyone in the world thought that it was General He who punished the eunuchs. There were even smart people who thought that General He deliberately made people speak in order to gain military power. Later, after I executed the eunuchs,
, and almost everyone felt that they had already agreed with what was said that day without any twists and turns... However, times changed, and after repeated visits to this point, people in the world finally woke up, and this sentence actually refers to the disaster of Dong Zhuo's political chaos!"
Everyone in the audience may know this or not, and upon hearing this, they were more or less surprised.
However, Chen Gongtai was not afraid of heaven and earth, and he originally wanted to give some advice. At this time, seeing Yuan Shao's partiality in Xuan Dao, he became even more stubborn, so he simply stood up and raised his voice and said to him: "Ming Gong's words are very important."
No, Cui Juye comes from a well-known family, and what he has learned and taught is the right way. How can he be compared with those who are playing tricks? Brother Juye, please speak frankly. According to the stars, does Hebei belong to the Yuan family or the Gongsun family? If you
If you know this but don't say anything, isn't it deceiving others? If you don't even know the overall situation, then what's the use of your knowledge of astrology?"
Cui Juye's expression remained unchanged, but he was already complaining in his heart... In other words, he really didn't want to offend people like Chen Gong, but the really powerful and resourceful people around him all looked like they were watching a show.
Even his younger brother Cui Yan just bowed his head and drank, unwilling to get involved in such troublesome disputes.
As for Yuan Benchu and the leading generals, they were very straightforward. They had some expectations at this time, that is, they really wanted Cui Juye to reveal a secret. Which one has more future, the Yuan family or the Gongsun family?
But the problem is, Yuan Shao is sitting on it, and everyone is the lord, Ming Gong, and general shouting randomly, can you expect a second answer?
"I will not hide it from Gongtai and you." Sure enough, in desperation, Cui Juye could only stand up and pointed at the starry sky and gave a natural answer. "Although the stars are chaotic, I saw it with my own eyes a few months ago.
The big star moved north across the Milky Way, which showed that the general trend of Hebei was coming from the south! Therefore, after General Chariot and Cavalry led his troops to cross the north, he sent an order. I no longer had any doubts and came here to help... In other words, the general trend of Hebei
It should be on top of Yuan Cheqi's north crossing of the Yellow River!"
The first half of this sentence was meant for Chen Gong, and the second half seemed to be meant for Yuan Shao.
However, how could Chen Gong be so easy to fool? As soon as the other party finished speaking, he put down the wine glass he had just taken advantage of and continued to press his voice: "If you had known that the general situation in Hebei was Yuan Cheqi's turn a few months ago,
I dare to ask Brother Juye, why don't you persuade your brother Cui Min to abandon his post and return home to avoid trouble? Cui Fujun is now the prefect of Zhuojun, and his position is very important. If one day our cavalry generals can unify Hebei,
However, Mr. Cui Fu was limited by the situation and the righteousness of the emperor and his ministers and resisted repeatedly. Wouldn't it be unbearable to say something? Brother Juye is a brother, but he just sits back and watches his brother go astray. Aren't he afraid of being laughed at? "
As soon as he said this, Cui Zhong looked extremely embarrassed and could not answer at all. People around him also laughed secretly, and even Cui Yan was criticized by others.
In other words, the three most outstanding people of the Cui family in Qinghe, Cui Min, the oldest, is the governor of Zhuo County and seems to be following Gongsun Xun. Cui Zhong, who lives in Qinghe, and Cui Yan, who goes to Qingzhou to study,
But he chose Yuan Shao... This is not necessarily a split bet, but a more conservative way of going with the flow.
To be fair, in troubled times, this kind of thing is not something worthy of ridicule, but who told Cui Zhonggang to talk about destiny and stars? This would inevitably be embarrassing.
Cui Zhong stood there in embarrassment, wanting to speak several times, but every time he wanted to speak, he saw Chen Gong twisting his beard and sneering at him. He also shut up again several times. When he was embarrassed to death, Cui Yan finally couldn't see it.
After going down, he had no choice but to get up and avoid the seat, and took the initiative to bow to Chen Gong and apologize: "In troubled times, just one person, like a floating duck, sticks to his heart and makes up his mind, comforts one party, and encounters his own problems... Why should we expect any general trend at this time?
"
Cui Yan's attitude made Chen Gong a little embarrassed, and Cui Zhong also made a big fool of himself, so he slightly bowed his hands and prepared to sit down again, then let it go.
But at this moment, Yuan Shao, who was sitting on top, couldn't help but feel angry, and then he said a few words to protect Cui Zhong.
"Why do you have to be aggressive in Gongtai?" Above the chief, Yuan Benchu put down the wine bottle in his hand and sighed, as if he was already drunk and dissatisfied. "How could I not know that the so-called Gongsun family and Yuan family are fighting, in fact, it is only between General Wei and General Wei?
Gongsun Zan and I, the gains and losses of these two counties are not enough to determine the overall situation of Hebei? However, General Wei has worked hard to manage Hebei for ten years. With the first army, he has the strength of ten counties in the north, and now he has 20 counties in four states! And I have been in charge of Hebei since last year.
He started to focus on the local area in the beginning, but now he also controls fourteen counties in Qing and Yan two states. If he can defeat Gongsun Zan and subdue Han Fu, he can vaguely own twenty counties, and his household registration, wealth and silk will be even greater than that of Han Fu.
The poor county on the border of Youzhou... can catch up with Gongsun Wenqi's achievements in ten years in one year, doesn't it still count as a bit of destiny?"
Chen Gong was already ready to let Cui Zhong go, but when he heard this, he felt angry and immediately defended: "Ming Gong has the surname of Zhong in the world. He has been operating for a hundred years, but he has been equalized by General Wei in ten years."
...If we use this to talk about the destiny of heaven, whose hand does it belong to? As for Cui Juye, it is natural for Duke Ming to take Qinghe and use the Cui family's children as generals to appease the place. But if you believe his lies, you will bring disaster to yourself sooner or later.
!”
As soon as these words came out, there was an instant silence in the banquet. Everyone was sitting or standing, and they were all stunned and speechless... After all, these words were not so much a mockery of Cui Zhong as a public disparagement of Yuan Shao and the Yuan family.
Of course, after a while, Chen Gong came back to his senses, and when he realized that he had lost his composure, he hurriedly avoided the table and apologized: "I made a mistake while drunk, and I hope you will forgive me."
Yuan Shao snorted coldly and originally wanted to get off the mountain, but when he thought about what Chen Gong had just said, he became more and more ashamed and angry. In the end, he simply hid his face and left.
When the host left the scene, Cui Juye was also ashamed and speechless, so he also hid his face and ran away in a hurry. Chen Gong lay there and saluted, but when he encountered this situation, he naturally found it boring, so he had to get up and walk away... The rest of the people were embarrassed for a moment.
Finally, under the auspices of Feng Ji, they dispersed and returned to camp.
By the way, when Yuan Shao returned to his tent, he still couldn't calm down. But after waiting for a while, someone opened the tent and chased him in. It was Xu You and Xu Ziyuan who had been watching the show before.
And this actually made Yuan Benchu a little confused.
"Zi is far from the kind of person who knows how to soothe people's hearts." Under the candlelight, Yuan Shao took off his shoes and sat cross-legged on the couch, frowning at each other. "I'm chasing you now, but do you have anything to say?"
"What did Ben Chu say?" Xu You twirled his beard and sneered at the sound, and then sat down on the couch. "How can I not know how to soothe people's hearts? Compared with Chen Gongtai, isn't I, Xu You of Nanyang, gentle?
Is it considerate?”
Yuan Shao forced a smile: "Gongtai has an upright character, but he has far-reaching wisdom and outstanding talents. He is also..."
"After the events of Geng Jian Er Zhang, Liu Gongshan, Bao Yuncheng and others, the people of Yanzhou are uneasy, and Chen Gongtai is the heart of Yanzhou's people, so it cannot be cut off easily." Xu You sat there and said to himself. "And Cui Juye is like this.
You, Yuan Cheqi, are also your people who can rely on you to maintain Jizhou in the future. It is really embarrassing for the two parties to disregard their decency and cause this kind of thing in public."
"Ziyuan is indeed better at soothing people than Gongtai... But Ziyuan is so transparent, so he probably knows my dilemma!" Yuan Shao smiled more and more bitterly, but gradually stopped laughing, and could only become serious. "Where is the boundary bridge?
It was obviously Han Wenjie who attacked me secretly, but everyone said that it was me, Yuan Shao, who bullied the weak, and it was me who betrayed him. Han Wenjie was the first, and then everyone said, Liu Dai's matter comes first, so don't commit any more crimes. So,
Although I won the battle, I couldn't go down to Yecheng in one go. Instead, I could only send my nephew and Zhongzhi and other old people from Yingchuan to persuade Han Wenjie in a good manner... Ziyuan, tell me, how can this happen in the world?
It makes sense that we will win in one battle, that my Yanzhou elites are at the boundary bridge, that all the rest of Jizhou's war-ready troops are here, and that they have no strength left to resist, yet they still have to work so hard."
"Fortunately, those Yingchuan and Yanzhou elites are not here," Xu You couldn't help laughing. "Otherwise, tonight would be even more lively!"
Yuan Shao held the bed with both hands and shook his head for a moment: "Ziyuan, I already know what you are going to say... You want to take the opportunity to tell me that I acted too hastily, so that everyone under my command became divided into factions, right? From Yanzhou, from Qingzhou
, those from Yingchuan, and those from Nanyang. After defeating Gongsun Zan and subduing Han Fu in a few days, Jizhou will become the battlefield. The weak Jizhou people today will also rise up, and it will be even more difficult then."
"On the contrary." Xu You let out a long sigh. "I am really here to comfort you today, and I want to tell Ben Chu...you don't have to worry about what will happen to these people because of internal fighting, because whenever you are around, these people
They may fight each other endlessly, but there will never be any intention to deviate because of this, nor will it delay the decisive battle between you and Gongsun Wenqi."
"What kind of nonsense is this?" Yuan Shao simply stood up from the couch with bare feet. "Since ancient times, I have never heard of anyone who can fight for the world even if he is divided internally... This is like a big river moving forward. It can only gather its tributaries before it can travel eastward to the sea.
, where can I say that the diversion can still be unobstructed?"
"Isn't it Yuan Cheqi who is talking nonsense?" Xu You, who was sitting on the couch, disagreed. "Have you ever seen a big river that divides? Since it has merged, where will it diverge again?"
Yuan Shao stepped on the ground with his bare feet and was stunned for a moment.
"The best is like water," Xu Ziyuan continued to talk, rarely speaking seriously. "Once the rivers merge, it's not that easy to separate them. And do you think that the other people can merge into your big river because they want to merge? It's just that they want to merge.
Because they are born to belong to your big river and cannot escape. This principle is just like each big river has its own water system. The geography and hydrology are there, and each has its own place. Forcibly changing its course cannot shake the hydrology foundation. But Gongsun Wenqi took the initiative and "
"The Order for Seeking Virtue" only asked for three or five cats and dogs, but it had already expressed its intention; Hedong sat for a discussion and only killed one Wang Kuang, but it also set the law that those who remnant of the people should die; not only that, the heroes and
Most of the generals in the army are from humble backgrounds. They have been teaching in the fields in Changping for several years, but they have also accumulated hundreds of officials and spread them out in the countryside... Then let me ask you, in such a situation, if the rich and powerful families want to make progress, are they coming to join you?
Or are you surrendering to the General of the Guard? You and he seem to be connected by a long river, but like a big river, the Yangtze River, it is impossible to communicate with each other."
Yuan Shao gradually understood, but still had some doubts: "What Ziyuan said does not make sense... It's just that Ziyuan, it's always bad for your subordinates to be in such a mess, right? And today you and I have a heart-to-heart relationship, and I will also be with you.
If I speak frankly and let these people become unscrupulous, how will I be able to deal with myself in the future?"
"There is nothing we can do about it." Xu Youfu spread his hands and smiled again. "As you just said, Gongsun Wenqi has already figured out the connection between himself and Beidi after ten years of operation, and then he followed the trend and naturally formed a river.
.And you are just like the old Yellow River. The water system is mixed and mud and sand are flowing down, so that it often overflows the embankments and causes disasters... But if the water mixes again and there are more disasters, will it be possible to stop the rolling river from entering the sea? No matter what, we will wait for the general trend in the future.
Now that it’s done, let’s learn from Wang Jing to recast the golden embankment and reorganize the river course... The key now is to gather water into the sea first before Gongsun Wenqi, so as to achieve the overall situation. Some complicated things can be tolerated for a while
Tolerable."
"I learned this lesson from Ziyuan again today." Yuan Shao was stunned for a long time, and finally nodded seriously. "For example, after Guangwu succeeded, he went to farm again, and after Gaozu established the cauldron, he then cut down the princes...aren't they the same thing?"
"Is that all?" Xu You sneered, twisting his beard.
"How could it be just this?" Yuan Shao immediately realized and laughed again. "In the future, we will cultivate the fields, and today we must reward the fields more; in the future, we will weaken the princes, and today we must severely decentralize power... But what Ziyuan meant
I have also understood...I am embarrassed to take back only the property, so I can just reward you with more at this time!"
Xu You smiled and said nothing.
By the way, the gossip between the monarch and his ministers made Yuan Shao suddenly realize that Gongsun Xun valued the people and held power, so people who were unwilling to tolerate this situation naturally gathered around Yuan Shao, and he only had to delegate power and benefits to these people.
Gongsun Xun was naturally able to unite those who did not get enough benefits... In fact, these days, it is nonsense to insist that powerful families have any class consciousness, but the basic truth is there, and the laws of history and class characteristics are also
It is there that a wise man can take a look at one or two of them and interpret them a little, but it is natural.
As the saying goes, even if you miss, you’re not far off!
As a result, the two of them went into the alley and talked about it until the third watch. Yuan Shao just turned off the lights and lay down. Xu You received dozens of gold rewards and returned home proudly. At the same time, Cui Juye was depressed.
, Chen Gongtai, after tossing and turning, rested on their respective couches in the Zuoying and Zhongjun offices.
However, shortly after the Yuan family's monarchs and ministers fell asleep with their own thoughts, just after the third watch, the shouts of killing suddenly started with the light of fire. After crossing the river, Gongsun Zan finally reorganized the entire army, made preparations, and made a surprise move!
Yuan Jun's company camp is seven or eight miles away, with thirty to forty thousand soldiers and horses. It looks similar to when it just crossed the river, but in fact it is different inside.
As a military intimidation; but the tens of thousands of new people were simply recruited temporarily by Qinghe locals, and they were all new soldiers.
Therefore, as soon as they encountered a night attack, the whole army had different reactions. Some camps were immediately brightly lit and heavily guarded; while other camps were in a mess and they didn't know how to deal with it.
Gongsun Zan, standing on a gentle slope, saw the uneven performance of Yuan's army's battalions after the forwards set fire everywhere. He was overjoyed and hurriedly looked for fighters.
Don't tell me, they quickly discovered an extremely obvious breakthrough.
"Blow the trumpet and gather the troops!" Gongsun Bogui stared at a chaotic camp and made a decision immediately. "The whole army will follow me and go straight to the left camp!"
So far, this 'Brother of the General Guard' who has never been revealed is actually holding a double-headed steel spear and personally leading five thousand knights of Youyan descendants to attack Cui Juye, who 'knows the general trend of Hebei by observing the stars'
Gone to the camp.
On the other side, Cui Zhong stood up in a panic. Seeing the attack in the camp, he was panicked and at a loss at first. Then, he received an order from the Chinese army camp, saying that each military commander was required to strictly guard their own formations, but he could only
He asked the surrounding officers to give orders and hid in his tent. However, most of his left camp were newly recruited Qinghe children. Where did the formation go from officers to soldiers? Therefore, Cui Juye waited in his tent for a long time. Not only did he not
When the situation outside gradually stabilized, a new military report arrived. It was said that the outer wall of the camp that was on fire was actually dragged down by white horse cavalry. Then Gongsun Zan, the governor of Bohai, personally led countless northern cavalry into his left camp.
Already.
"Go to the Chinese army and ask for reinforcements!" After a moment of silence, Cui Juye sat on the bed and gave the order.
However, as soon as the messengers left, a torch was thrown from a distance, landed on the side of Cui Zhong's tent, and immediately caught fire.
I am the dividing line that is going to die
"Cui Zhong, courtesy name Juye, was born in Qinghe, Hebei Province. He was very good at stargazing and tunneling. At the end of the Han Dynasty, he joined Yuan Shao's army and became the Zhonglang general. He and Gongsun Zan fought for a long time across the river in Jiudu. One night, they had a banquet and got drunk.
Zhongchen Gong asked: "Your skills are very good. Now the old river of the Yellow River is in front of you, blocking the army. Can you be on the way?" Zhong Zui leaned over and said: "It is easy to draw water to block the flow, but the young man learned from the immortals."
The immortal once warned that if you practice this technique, there will be great disaster. The palace was angry and scolded him for deceiving the world and stealing his reputation.
When Gongsun Zan attacked at night, he was about to cross the river. The river was too deep to cross. Suddenly he saw a white feather fan coming from the west and cutting off the river. Zan's army used divine help and was pleasantly surprised. When he arrived at Shaoying late at night, he was drunk at the bell and killed him.
