Chapter 30 The old ferry is still allowed to borrow and return the ship
Zhang Sheng had never contacted Gongsun Xun or anyone else before, and Gongsun Xun never thought that Zhang Sheng would help him get rid of Zhang Yan's big trouble. The confrontation and obstruction at Taniguchi was more like an independent incident for this battle.
In fact, the battle itself was full of improvised decisions and accidental factors from beginning to end. The night before the battle, Gongsun Xun accidentally saw the smoke from his camp, but he and several military advisers coincidentally thought that this was a sure sign for the opponent.
It was a good time for tactics, so I immediately sent out sentries to see if there was any smoke from the enemy camp at night and how big it was. After learning that the enemy camp was likely to divide its troops in large numbers, I made a temporary decision to take advantage of the enemy's scattered troops to do the opposite.
Then, concentrate all your forces on a frontal assault!
There was no element of internal intelligence or espionage at all. Baique, whom Gongsun Yue contacted before, had no response at all. Yang Feng, who took the initiative to contact the Han army's sentries before the battle, did not pass on any further information, let alone Zhang Sheng.
Already.
This can be seen from Gongsun Xun's actions of destroying his own camp. If it was not for the purpose of eliminating the influence of the opponent's Rangers just in case, how could he do this? At that time, the Han army was in a hurry, but it was
They only wanted to defeat Zhang Yan in one battle and drive Zhang Yan back to the Taihang Mountains. As for Zhang Yan himself, he just hoped for his performance before the battle.
However, Gongsun Xun never expected that there would be a Taiping Taoist who would remain the same after so many years and experience so many ups and downs. This was in sharp contrast to the increasingly ambitious Zhang Yan.
The battle is over.
Most people, from Gongsun Yue here to Zhang Sheng's subordinates over there, thought that Zhang Sheng was Gongsun Xun's secret son, and that they had long been in contact and had a tacit understanding. Zhang Sheng didn't say much about this. Gongsun Xun
There is no meaning of any explanation... not only is it unnecessary, but also because in a sense, it is indeed the case.
Therefore, Gongsun Xun immediately ordered Zhang Sheng to replace Zhang Yan as the commander-in-chief who would solve the problem. Together with Chang Lin, the prefect of Taiyuan, and Wei Kang, the prefect of Changshan, he would assist Gongsun Yue in dealing with things in the Northern Taihang Mountains and ensure the autumn harvest.
After this battle, although the suppression of the bandits in the North Taihang Mountains has not yet begun, it is destined to be unable to cause too big a ripple.
In mid-August, the autumn harvest in Sanfu may have been completed, and the autumn harvest here in Beidi has also entered the busiest period. Gongsun Xun led his Yi Cong and the imperial guard of honor, passed through Jingxing, and entered Changshan Zhending.
The public notice informed the governors of the counties and states in Youji to put the autumn harvest first and there was no need to come in person; the generals of the ministries stayed where they were, waiting for the autumn harvest before finishing their rest and gathering their troops... Then they began to set up the camp, while understanding the inside situation of Hebei, and at the same time,
Prepare for the coming war.
Of course, the first news they got was that Guan Yu and Shen Pei had used the rain before the autumn harvest to force Yuan Shao's army back, and then there was the current situation - Gongsun Fan and Gongsun Zan were confronting Zhang Jia on the Yishui side.
Gongsun Fan sat quietly, but Gongsun Zan went to war many times, and he and Zhang Zhan were quite victorious near the latter's hometown of Muxian County; Dong Zhao and Xu You are now also playing tricks on each other across the Juluze, although they don't know what they are.
situation, but I think Dong Zhao would not be at a disadvantage; in the end, there was a confrontation between Jushou and Shenpei, and Guan Yu. After Jushou obtained absolute authority, coupled with the tempering of the war itself, he gradually demonstrated his extremely outstanding military capabilities.
In addition, he only maintained his own military presence and strategically bound Handan without any offensive moves. Therefore, with his superior strength, he actually gave way to the pass. The two judges were unable to do anything for a while. This can be regarded as a certain
A different kind of confrontation.
All in all, Yuan Shao's forceful attack on Handan failed, and the main force turned to clean up South Taihang in order to attack cattle across the mountains. Although there were frequent battles in other places, it was actually a confrontation across the board.
"As you said, the whole of Hebei is now in a confrontation?"
On August 15th, with the full moon in the sky, at Qinting Ferry, East County, Yanzhou, on the banks of the Yellow River, two tall men were sitting opposite each other drinking on the Golden Embankment in Henan, and the one who spoke was surprisingly one of them with a more majestic figure and a full face.
He has a beard but can't hide his fair skin.
Yes, this person was Zhang Fei and Zhang Yide who had just crossed the Huanghuai River and arrived at the bank of the Yellow River. And sitting opposite him was the famous Yanzhou general stationed in Qinting. Li Jin and Li Tuizhi, Zhang Yide's old friends in the army,
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"That's right." Li Tuizhi raised his glass and drank it in one gulp, and then continued to talk calmly. "I would say that Yide's trip this time was in vain. Previously, the situation in Hebei suddenly changed, and Yuan Cheqi grabbed several months of free time.
At that time, everyone in the world thought that he could capture Handan first. At that time, Yide was worried about the situation in Hebei and wanted to repay his kindness. It seemed to be useful, but who could have thought that the 80,000-strong army would be demoralized and retreat and reorganize within ten days? "
"Is Guan Yunchang so powerful?" Zhang Fei raised his glass with one hand and drank it all in one gulp, but frowned for a moment. "Can you defeat 80,000 soldiers with three thousand soldiers for a while?"
"In my opinion, although Guan Yunchang is a powerful warrior, he is not an immortal." Under the moonlight, there was no third person on the golden embankment. It was rare for Li Jin to tell the truth. "The main thing is Yuan Cheqi's state.
It was too easy to obtain soldiers and horses from the county. Although there were many soldiers and horses, most of them were forcibly crushed into one body. Moreover, the Yanzhou elite among them had been fighting for half a year since the spring plowing. Many of them were exhausted. In addition, Yuan Chaqi was also a bit arrogant.
, and then Guan Yunzhang succeeded. However, this is also the reason why General Jushu now alone led 10,000 Weijun soldiers and 10,000 Dongjun soldiers, but he was able to block the two judges and Guan in front of Handan City..."
Zhang Fei did not express his position, but raised his left hand and poured himself a drink with one arm: "What's the matter with the giant deer? With Dong Taishou's wisdom, he can't handle that Xu Ziyuan? The former is a fellow countryman of Jun, and the latter is Jun
Colleagues, I hope my retired brother will tell you clearly."
"In my opinion, Xu Ziyuan's intelligence may not be inferior to Dong Gongren's, but the two of them are matched against each other and will meet good talents." Li Jin confessed frankly. "On the contrary, Julu County is separated by a large lake, so more than ten counties to the south of Julu County are naturally located in the middle.
Yuan's chariots and cavalry are under attack, so it's possible that Governor Dong suffered the loss... Of course, this should have been expected."
Zhang Fei nodded slightly, but remained silent for a moment, thinking for a moment.
Seeing this, Li Jin knew that the other party was thinking about where to go, but he sighed again: "The siege of Handan can't be stopped. Under the current situation, the place led by General Hebei Wei is not in danger. Do you still want to go back? In fact, you
In Huainan, you can rule alone with your brother Liu Xuande, and you can be as good as a fish in water when one person is less than ten thousand people. Why ride back to Hebei alone and fight to the death?"
"How can you not repay someone's kindness?" Zhang Fei answered in a deep voice and then fell silent.
After hearing this, after a few cases, Li Jin was silent for a while, and for a while he just lowered his head and drank.
In this way, the two drank a few more drinks, and Zhang Fei continued: "Speaking of which, Qin Ting is a small ferry, and I came here specifically to avoid Guandu and Cang Ting. Since my brother is now suffering from
Yuan Chaqi was re-elected, with an appointment of two thousand stones, and he led troops as generals. Why did he garrison here at Xiaodu? Besides, there were so few soldiers and horses in the camp."
"This place is only more than ten miles away from the border of my hometown Jiyin." Li Jin pointed to the south casually. "Yuan Cheqi and Chen Changshi sent me here. It is called garrison, but it is actually for rest and recuperation. At this time, most of the camp
In fact, many soldiers returned to their hometowns to help with the autumn harvest and to meet their families."
Only then did Zhang Fei suddenly realize.
Li Jin paused slightly, but continued to talk more: "Actually, I am not hiding anything from Yide. In addition to the confrontation at the front line, the rest of the main force of our army is now divided into three, and the number of three and one is suppressing the bandits in the Taihang Mountains.
, Sanyi was resting near his hometown, and Sanyi was reorganizing his organization in Wei County. After recharging his energy, he was relaxed and calm, waiting for the war... This can be regarded as a lesson learned, and the previous small setback in Handan,
Now it seems like it’s nothing.”
Zhang Fei was thoughtful, nodded slightly, but suddenly stretched out his hand to hold down several cases. Li Jin, who was about to raise his glass across from him, was slightly startled and suddenly realized.
I saw that the man was calm and drank the wine in the glass, and then he asked briefly: "Is Yide leaving now?"
"We belong to two places, and the enemy and us are clearly distinguished. Although we are old friends, it is no longer difficult for my brother to retreat!" Zhang Fei's right hand, which had not been holding the case, slightly raised its head, and only then did the clues emerge.
In fact, he has been holding an extremely long and strange iron spear tightly in his hand. He is holding it from it, and the spearhead is facing Li Jin. "Brother retreat, please send me across the river as soon as possible."
"Does this mean you won't embarrass me?" Li Jin pointed at the spear and asked, seemingly smiling bitterly, but actually casually.
"Brother Tui is not as skilled as others, and he was captured by me. What do you think?" Zhang Fei obviously disagreed. "Don't mention that I led so many sergeants at Qinting Market this afternoon and met me by chance... If you really don't want to embarrass me...
Just pretend we don’t know each other and just let me cross the river!"
"I have no idea." Li Jin was helpless. "After the reorganization of the army, all the troops now have a special chief clerk, assisted by a long history. The chief clerk supervises logistics, money and food, and directly belongs to Guo Tu, the chief clerk of the Chariot and Cavalry General's Mansion.
Guo Gongze, while Chang Shi supervises military affairs and is military counselor. Although he has no power of dispatch, he can report directly to Chen Gongtai of the General Shogunate of Chariots and Cavalry... Today Chang Shi went to my home in Jiyin as a guest, but the chief registrar was there.
So after the sergeant recognized you, he returned to the camp and shouted, thus alerting him directly. Otherwise, why would I be willing to face Brother Yide and embarrass each other so much?"
"This is the wrong brother to blame." Zhang Fei laughed. "Speaking of which, it seems to be a rule that the chief military officer and the chief historian are directly subordinate to the superior. The same is true in Huainan..."
"I learned it all from General Wei." Li Jin shook his head helplessly. "There are also the military advisor system..."
"Let's not talk about this anymore." Zhang Fei held the snake spear in his hand, raised it slightly, and laughed loudly. "Thanks to the hospitality of my old friend, please give me another one as a gift... If we are destined in the future, we can come and reminisce about the past."
"Easy to say, easy to say." Li Jin sighed, but stood up helplessly.
Immediately, the two threw down the food and wine on the golden embankment. Li Jin was in front with his bare hands, and Zhang Fei was holding a spear behind him. The two of them walked slowly down the golden embankment, a few steps apart.
Although there was no one else on the Golden Embankment, there were densely packed people under the Golden Embankment and in the ferry below the Golden Embankment. With the full moon above our heads, we could see clearly without the help of lights.
There are more than a hundred armored warriors with swords unsheathed and bows and crossbows strung...as if they have been waiting here for a long time.
As for Zhang Yide and Li Tuizhi, they did not look sideways and ignored the warriors around them. Instead, they walked directly to a wooden plank road at the ferry below. Then, a soldier led a tall man carrying a package.
The horses were fighting, and Li Jin took the initiative to pull Zhang Fei's horse, and pointed to the river on both sides of the wooden stack. Two ferries, one large and one small, had been prepared there, but Zhang Fei was asked to make his own decision.
With such a posture, if Zhang Fei hadn't pointed a spear directly at the opponent's waist, it would have been as if they were seeing each other off from old friends.
"It's better to be a small boat!" Zhang Yide looked at the big boat that required dozens of people just for the boatman, and sighed. "The war horses can be transported specially in other boats, but now I have to bother my brother to row the boat himself.
I feel really sorry for sending me across the river..."
"Listen to those who are virtuous."
Li Jin didn't take it seriously at all. He let go of the horse and boarded the small boat with Zhang Fei that could only carry two or three people. He easily sat down in front of the opponent's spear point and waited for the opponent to sit down. Then he directly
Hold the sculls and swing into the river easily.
The two of them were in the same boat, heading north leisurely under the moonlight.
Immediately, dozens of soldiers and a high-ranking civil servant hurriedly led Zhang Fei on his horse to the big ship, and then panicked and started the big boat, and followed it parallel to the small boat at a distance of more than a hundred steps.
When the boat reached the river, Li Jin suddenly stopped rowing.
"What's the matter?" Zhang Fei asked slowly.
"I have something to ask Yide." Li Jin held the oar and looked at each other seriously. "Although no one can hear it on the golden embankment, I have never asked it. Only here can I do what I want..."
"Brother retreat, please tell me." Although Zhang Fei frowned slightly, he had no intention of refusing.
"Brother Yu wants to ask Yi De, why didn't you ridicule me for being ungrateful and following Yuan to resist the old master?" Li Jin gritted his teeth and said. "With your ability, you can't just cross the river for convenience, and you don't want to irritate me for nothing, right?"
"Just asking about this?"
"Just asking about this." Li Jin said sincerely. "You and I are the old corps of General Wei. Today you heard that he might be in trouble, so you abandoned your important mission in Huainan and rode here alone for thousands of miles. Of course I respect your loyalty, but you
You captured me in public, but why didn't you question me in public? You must know that at the gate of Handan City that day, Guan Yunchang and I had faced each other. He captured my nephew, and when he saw me again, he publicly scolded me as a traitor.
...I left in a hurry at that time, although it was for my nephew's life, but I was not a little bit embarrassed. And Yide's demeanor today is so admirable that he could have scolded me more, but why didn't he scold me?"
"If I had been weak back then and had seen and experienced little, I might have scolded him." Zhang Fei was silent for a moment, but then shook his head. "But as time went by, I thought more..."
"Appreciate further details."
"The world is collapsing, but there are people who are capable, knowledgeable, and ambitious, such as General Wei, Guan Yunchang, and my brother Liu Xuande. They are great heroes. They want to bring peace to the world and make the world go along with it."
They have their own ideas to reorganize the world, so for them, they have fixed opinions in their hearts, so they inevitably have to set personal standards to control everything in the world. Those who obey will be rewarded, and those who are disobedient will be punished...the so-called whipping the world
, that’s what it means to level the world!”
"This is the truth." Li Jin remembered what Gongsun Xun had done before, but he couldn't help but nod in agreement.
"But how many people like them are there in the world? Most of them are incompetent and ignorant, just surviving and struggling for a mouthful of food." Zhang Fei changed the subject and seemed to have deviated. "I am in the Huainan Gang.
I led my brother Xuande to defeat the Shaopi thieves, and threw a spear through the three shields. After they surrendered, they praised me for my superior martial arts. Only a certain person named Xu from Peiguoqiao County could compare with me in my life. They said that they saw with their own eyes that man
Being able to pull an ox's tail backwards and drag the ox along in battle..."
"This is indeed remarkable!" Li Jin sneered and couldn't help but interject.
"Then I asked them, how did a group of Huainan people get to Qiao County?" Zhang Fei ignored the other party and just continued. "They said that it was during Dong Zhuo's rebellion the year before last that there was a flood in the Huaihe River, so last year this happened
At that time, the fields were barren, there was no food and no fruit, so I had no choice but to travel hundreds of miles north to plunder for a living, and even almost crossed the entire Yuzhou... Brother Tui, you said that I traveled thousands of miles alone and crossed the Huanghuai River to repay my kindness.
It’s amazing, but what does it mean that they dragged their family and children across almost the entire Yuzhou in order to get a bite of food? Isn’t it also amazing? Why didn’t they scold the guy named Xu for being self-defeating in Juwubao?”
"How can this be compared?" Li Jin glanced at the large ship that also stopped not far away and couldn't help but shake his head.
"Why can't they be compared?" Zhang Fei also shook his head. "Those Shaopei thieves who have no ability, no understanding of reason, and can only be thieves for food, before the Qiao County man named Xu who conquered the Wubaobao clan by force, are just like me
Waiting before General Wei, Guan Yunchang, my brother Xuande and others, and just like that person named Xu from Qiao County before us...aren't they all the same thing?"
Li Jin was about to speak but stopped.
"In troubled times, laws are corrupted and people's hearts are bad. Except for a few top figures who are qualified to whip the world and ask for punishment, the rest of the people are only as capable as they are and try as hard as they can. Why should we distinguish who is superior to me?
, why is he right or wrong?" Zhang Fei became more and more emotional, but he slightly raised the spear in his hand and pointed it at the top of his head. "I, Zhang Fei, have actually understood for a long time that I am not the top first-class person, I am just a living person.
He is just a martial artist with some skills in troubled times, but his parents died early and he has nothing to worry about... In this case, I don't ask for anything else in my life, I just want to be able to hold this spear and live in peace, and then I want to be this from beginning to end, from beginning to end.
The heart can be like the moon above our head, bright and clear, pure and unsullied!"
Zhang Fei said that when he reached this point, he took advantage of the situation and put the spear in his hand to the bottom of the boat, and then said earnestly to the person in front of him: "Brother retreat... In this world, everyone has their own desires. The strong want to live up to the world, and the weak want to live up to the expectations of the world."
All you want is to live up to your own heart, and if you can live up to your family, I think it is somewhat desirable... Believe it or not, after seven years of separation, we meet again today, drinking together under the moon. Although we once held spears against each other, but
I, Zhang Fei, do not mean to look down on you at all, but I am just happy to meet old friends in the midst of war!"
When Li Jin heard this, he was stunned for a moment, but said nothing. Instead, he suddenly slid the oar quickly and headed north with all his strength.
When they reached the north bank, Li Jinfu ordered the soldiers who were following him on the ship not to follow him. Instead, he personally led the horse and walked north with Zhang Fei. After walking for several miles, he sent the other man to mount his horse and then said goodbye.
Both of them seemed to know that the next time they met would be on the battlefield, and neither of them would show mercy at that time, so they both remained silent.
However, just when Zhang Fei was about to rein in his horse and go north, Li Jin was behind him. For some reason, his thoughts were surging and he couldn't help but say a few more words: "Although Handan is at a stalemate, it is actually getting tired day by day, and our army has a lot of rest and recuperation. At that time, once
They have gathered under the city, and General Wei’s army does not know when it will arrive. There may be a tough battle in Handan in the short term... The arrows are ruthless, Yide must be careful!"
Hearing this, Zhang Fei first turned around and stood on his horse, slightly cupping his hands in thanks, and then shook his head: "You shouldn't have said this."
After saying this, the man just rode his horse to the north and rode on the moon.
On the other side, Li Jin stood still, watching the other party go away for a long time, and then turned back south, but before he could get too far, he bumped into the guard who was looking for him.
"General, what happened in the river before? Why didn't you jump into the water to escape as promised?" The first one of Li Jin's confidants couldn't help but ask as soon as they met. "I have already made preparations... that Zhang Fei is
No matter how brave he is, he is just a Yan man. How can he be a match for dozens of us who grew up beside the Yellow River in the water? He will definitely be captured alive."
"You are underestimating Zhang Yide." Li Jin moved forward with his hands behind his back, disapproving. "Not only is his strength amazing, he is also brave and careful... When I stopped in the river for an excuse, he immediately became alert. I was really helpless."
When the confidant officer heard this, he followed behind him, but seemed hesitant to speak.
"What do you mean?" Li Jin looked impatient.
"It's Master Zhao's place!" a confidant reminded helplessly. "Although this person doesn't know our strategy in the river, if he reports what he saw today to the Cavalry General's Mansion, I'm afraid it won't be a problem, right? Not to mention whether he will.
It would make the cavalry general suspicious. Just the fact that the general was captured alive by Zhang Yide and then held hostage across the river while surrounded by hundreds of sergeants would be ridiculed once word spread."
"That's good." Li Jin thought for a moment and simply said directly, "Send him ten pieces of gold... If you accept it, you will have nothing to say. If you don't accept it, you will have to wait for him and cross the river once!"
The leader of the guards immediately understood, but remained silent.
But Li Jin took a long breath, returned to the river, boarded the boat to cross south, only to return to the golden embankment, and actually started to pour his glass to the moon alone.
————I am the dividing line between the moon alone————
"Fei was riding north alone, and when he arrived at Qin Pavilion on the Yellow River, he heard about the guard general Li Jin and knew that he was an old friend... It was the fifteenth day of the eighth month, and the moon was full in the sky. The two of them drank together on the golden embankment and admired the moon, until they were very drunk.
At that time, Jin Hu Zhengse asked: "Yide is returning to the north, what do you want to do?" Fei Yi Zhengse said: "I have received the kindness of General Wei, and I dare not not repay it. I want to return to Hebei to help him attack Yuan."
After being silent for a long time, he replied: "The affairs of the world must be done by those who are virtuous." Fei Fu replied: "General Wei successfully defeated Dong, and his virtue spread all over the world." He couldn't answer, and knew that he couldn't do it, so he sighed, and wanted to leave the table to recruit troops.
Fei knew what he meant, so he caught Zhang Fei's hand in the mat, pretended to be drunk and begged to be transported in the same boat. Jin was sweating profusely and did not dare to say anything. After crossing the river, he watched Zhang Fei beat his horse and run away, as if he was drunk."
