After hearing Xu Huang's self-reported family name, Tao Shang felt a little excited.
In recent times, I have met many capable people: first it was Qu Yi, and then Xu Huang.
In history, Xu Huang first served Yang Feng and then followed Cao Cao, but before serving Yang Feng, Xu Huang served in Hedong County.
In fact, it makes sense to think about it. Xu Huang is an official in Hedong. If Yang Feng is still a Baibo thief, how can Xu Huang give up his serious status as a government official and become a thief? After all, no matter how small an official is, he is innocent, and it is not appropriate to join the bandits.
According to common sense, the time Xu Huang followed Yang Feng should be after Yang Feng took refuge with the warlord Li Jue and obtained official military status.
Bing Cao joining the army is one of the six Cao Cao under the jurisdiction of the county guard, and the establishment of the six Cao Cao can be increased or decreased according to the needs of the county guard. In other words, under the premise of sufficient troops and food support, the soldiers under Wang Yi's jurisdiction can
If there are many, it doesn't matter how many soldiers you want to have.
In such a position where multiple personnel could be placed, Xu Huang was still sent by Wang Yi to Qu Yi's army as a guide. It was enough to know that Xu Huang had already risen to prominence among everyone under Wang Yi's command and was highly regarded.
Xu Huang had already reserved a camping ground for Qu Yi's soldiers and horses in the east of Yang County. After Qu Yi and others set up camp, everyone gathered in a tent to discuss the strategy of dealing with Yu Fuluo.
After Yufuluo was expelled by the Southern Xiongnu, he led his troops into the Central Plains and had no source of supplies, so he plundered and harassed the land of Hedong all year round. Therefore, in the eyes of the people of Hedong County represented by Xu Huang, Yufuluo could be regarded as the local No. 1
A great disaster.
There is a terrain map near Hanoi in the big tent. Xu Huang pointed out the location of Yu Fuluo for everyone, and explained: "Most of Yu Fuluo's group are grassland soldiers. They live in no fixed place all year round, but usually in winter
Tibetan Spring Hunting, every time spring starts in recent years, there will be raids and raids around Yang County as the center. The subordinates help Wang Fujun and set up fortifications in Hedong many times, but Yufuluo has always been able to escape at the touch of a button. We
We can defend the east side, but we can’t defend the west side. It’s a big headache.”
Having said this, Xu Huang paused and then said: "General Qu, although I know where Yu Fuluo is stationing troops, he basically has cavalry troops under his command. If we are forced to get closer now, Yu Fuluo will definitely
They will move away immediately. The Huns are good at running and attacking. We are chasing behind them. We are really passive. To put it bluntly, we have to disperse ourselves before the Huns can be dispersed."
Qu Yi frowned when he heard this and said: "Xu Bing Cao has been guarding Yu Fuluo in the east of the river with the prince for a long time, and he knows very well the strength and weakness of Yu Fuluo. As Bing Cao said, Yu Fuluo is not easy to catch."
Xu Huang nodded and said: "People who wander around are the most difficult to deal with."
"It's not completely impossible." Tao Shang suddenly spoke from the side and said slowly: "There are only a few ways to deal with enemies like this who like to engage in guerrilla warfare."
Qu Yi, Xu Huang, and even Han Hao turned to look at him in surprise.
But Tao Shang coughed slightly and said: "To deal with the guerrillas, it is nothing more than a zone-based campaign. The so-called zone is to identify the areas where the guerrillas have frequent activities. Even nomads can do it, and
This little prince's guerrilla raids should not be aimless. He has been plundering in Hedong for so many years. He must have figured out where there is wealth, where roads are smooth, and where he can plunder and supply at the same time. Let's change places.
Think about it, if you were Humphrey, how would you plan the route and area if you wanted to lead a group of people on a movement to contain them."
At this point, the pottery merchant turned to look at Xu Huang with a smile and said: "Brother Gongming has nothing to do with this matter. After all, in terms of familiarity with the land east of Hedong, the three of us and Brother Gongming have nothing to do with it.
But it’s incomparable.”
Hearing Tao Shang call himself "Brother Gongming", Xu Huang was a little frightened. He was just a subordinate of the Hedong County Governor. Although the other party was white, he was the son of Xuzhou Governor Tao Qian. If nothing else happened, his future would be uncertain.
Limited. At least compared to myself, it is not at the same level.
"Young Master is really too polite, but Huang doesn't deserve the call of brother. Since Young Master has given orders, Huang should try his best to do it. What Young Master just said, his views are quite original, and he really lives up to the name of 'Young Master Taiping'.
"
The potter's smile suddenly stiffened.
Prince of Peace...
It seems that the evaluation of Yuedan Ping has begun to spread in various states and counties. This vulgar and rubbish title will become its own label and nickname for a long time.
What a mess.
Tao Shang reluctantly grinned, not wanting to communicate too much with them on the title of 'Master Taiping', so he immediately changed the subject and said: "Brother Gongming, you don't have to be polite. Tao always respects people only for their talents and not for others."
With your abilities, you deserve to be called brother to me."
Xu Huang was secretly wondering. Although he was somewhat confident in his own abilities, he was still not well-known after all. How come this Taiping Master seemed to agree with his own abilities?
Qu Yi thought about it for a while and said: "The Xiongnu have no fixed abode and come and go like the wind, so they are very difficult to catch. Especially the way they gather and disperse is quite difficult. They will gather into a fierce army in a moment, but in an instant they can
In time, they will turn into herdsmen scattered around the horizon. To catch them, you need to hit them with one hit, otherwise it will be quite time-consuming."
The potter smiled and said: "That was on the Mobei grassland. There are grasslands and rivers everywhere, but in our Middle-earth territory, it is not easy to do this. People may still be hungry, but the horses that support them are not.
I am determined not to endure it."
Han Hao nodded in agreement and said: "As Mr. Tao said, as long as Xu Bingcao plans out the water source basin and large grassland around Yang County, we can calculate the general guerrilla route of Yu Fuluo."
It is said that one word can wake up a person in a dream, and everyone could not help but nod in agreement after hearing this.
After the discussion was settled, Qu Yi and Han Hao went to deploy troops and horses first, and the pottery merchant asked Xu Rong to go with them to assist them.
He himself stayed in Xu Huang's military camp, helping Xu Huang check the water sources and grassland concentrations near Yang County on the map, and infer the guerrilla routes that the Huns might take.
In fact, the pottery merchant had no idea about the geography near Hedong. He just wanted to find an excuse to stay here.
The reason why he stayed here specifically was because of Xu Huang.
It is said that it is possible to deduce the marching route of the Huns, but once it is implemented, it is an extremely delicate job. Xu Huang stayed in the tent until midnight before roughly analyzing three routes that the Huns might move during their guerrilla attack.
route.
"Master Tao, these are the three routes that Huang deduced based on the distribution of water and grass around Hedong. If Yuvluo is indeed familiar with the topography of the water source in Hedong, then these three routes can basically be confirmed without a doubt."
Xu Huang handed the picture to the pottery merchant and asked him to correct it.
The pottery merchant took the picture and looked at it carefully for a while, then said calmly: "Xu Bingcao is a local. Your analysis should be correct."
After that, he pushed Pi Tu back to Xu Huang and said: "It's just that even if the route is analyzed, the range is still too large. General Qu doesn't have many troops. If he wants to divide his troops to ambush the little prince on these routes,
I’m afraid it’s still not easy.”
Xu Huang frowned when he heard this, stroking his long beard and said helplessly: "Being able to determine three routes is the limit. If you want to be sure which one Yu Fuluo will take among these three routes... alas, I can't do it."
"It doesn't matter, that's enough."
Tao Shang basically had in mind a way to help Qu Yi capture Yuv Luo, but what he cared about most now was Xu Huang. He spent half a night speculating on the route with him, and his main purpose was to capture this man.
"Does Xu Bingcao feel comfortable staying in Hedong?" the pottery merchant asked tentatively.
Xu Huang didn't understand why the potter asked him this, and immediately replied: "Thanks to the young master's concern, fortunately, the prince has promoted Huang a lot."
"How many people are there in your family?" The pottery merchant began to get close to Xu Huang.
"My mother is here, and there are five brothers."
"Have you started a family?"
Xu Huang smiled bitterly: "Not yet."
The pottery merchant was quite surprised. According to his seventeen-year-old age, it was estimated that when he returned to Xuzhou, he would soon be crowned. At that time, Tao Qian would definitely accept gifts and ask for his name. In this era, people like the pottery merchant
Logically speaking, those who have not yet gotten married are considered late in marriage.
"Brother Gongming is not young anymore, right?"
Xu Huang let out a long sigh and said helplessly: "If I don't hide it from you, young master, I'm only twenty-five years old."
The pottery merchant looked at Xu Huang curiously, then at the huge mountain-cutting ax behind his tent, and hesitated: "Brother Gongming is so old, and he has no plans to get married? Could it be that he is concerned about the safety of the Han Dynasty and wants to imitate the ancients?
Huo Qubing said, "The Xiongnu are not extinct, so why should we take care of our family?"
Xu Huang's face instantly turned red and he remained silent for a long time. After a while, he quietly replied: "The main reason is because there is no land."
Potter: "..."
Xu Huang is a minor official in Yang County, with a low status. Recently, because of his outstanding talents, he was promoted to a military officer in the county by Wang Yi. When it comes to his background, even though Xu Huang was once a public official in Yang County, he is still at the bottom.
, the family's wealth must not be very rich, and it may not even be considered a poor family.
In today's Han Dynasty, although the society is in turmoil and the people are displaced, the barren fields cannot be occupied by ordinary people if they want to. Unless there is a formal call from the local government to collect and distribute them uniformly, if ordinary people want to
It is still very difficult to own an industry of your own.
Xu Huang's conditions are not good, at least not very good, but he still has certain abilities and a desire to make progress. He may not be able to look down on ordinary lowly women.
It's a pity that the sons of high-ranking families are not willing to betroth their female relatives to him. In this era, having no land is the same as having no house in the future... If you can't achieve high things, you can't do low things. Poor Xu Huang is probably delayed like this.
The problem is that not getting married at the age of twenty-five was generally illegal in the old society of the Han Dynasty.
In the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, the "single tax" was set up due to the sharp decline in the population. The highest ratio was as high as 600 yuan per year. Of course, by the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the ratio of the "single tax" had been reduced.
The penalty should be around 120 yuan. Ordinary people simply cannot afford such a tax.
However, as Xu Huang was a member of the imperial court, even though he was single, he probably missed this tax.