The ninth day of August is the beginning of autumn.
The fallen leaves are covered with gray gravel on the mountain path. Looking around, the mountains are full of colorful and bright brocades.
On the Taishan Mountains, most of the forest trees turn from green to yellow, with emerald brown mosaic and pale yellow overlapping.
There is only a maple forest to the south, with fiery red leaves, like the brilliant morning glow, complementing the white sea of clouds surrounding the mountain peaks.
Groups of soldiers walked down the mountain forest trail, and saw from a distance a group of people standing on the grassland at the foot of the mountain, waiting for them.
Zang Ba opened his eyes and saw that at the front of the team was a white-faced scholar, wearing a blue robe with a curved train and a turban on his head, shaking a feather fan.
Although autumn has already begun, the weather is still very hot. Ordinary people usually hold instant noodles, and few people can afford to use feather fans.
It is worth mentioning that the fans commonly used by people in the Han Dynasty were instant noodles. If you have read the old version of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", you will see that the governor held this thing in his hand when he whipped the governor with an angry whip.
It's a bit like the prayer wheel in Tibetan Buddhism, but it's in the shape of a fan, and you can shake it to fan the wind. So when Zang Ba saw the person shaking the feather fan, he knew that he was the current governor of Qingzhou, the world-famous Chen Mu and Chen Zigui.
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"Stop."
When Zang Ba killed the prefect to save his father, he violated the court law and had to hide in Mount Tai to become a bandit.
Nowadays, the governor of Qingzhou is famous all over the world for killing powerful officials who insulted his father. Therefore, when the governor of Qingzhou went to the court to exonerate Zang Ba from the crime and recruited Zang Ba, Zang Ba was very grateful and happily came down from Mount Tai to join Chen.
twilight.
"But Zang Xuangao."
Chen Mu saw hundreds of people coming down the mountain from a distance, so under the protection of Guan Yu, he urged his horse forward and asked loudly.
Now that the Yellow Turbans in Beihai have been pacified, Taishi Ci was sent to Donglai to pacify the Yellow Turbans because he was well-known in Donglai and was a native of Donglai. He was familiar with the terrain and had connections. Guan Yu transferred them back and is now stationed in Linzi.
He replaced Tai Shici as the martial arts instructor of Taishan Academy.
After Gaoyuan was pacified, only Xu He was the last remaining Yellow Turban force in Qi? So Chen Mu deployed heavy troops in Yuling, Gaoyuan, Xi'an, and Linzi to surround the two counties of Banyang in Changguo?
Trapped at the foot of Mount Tai.
Now that it has entered autumn? This year's grain harvest has been harvested, and the pressure of war has been reduced a lot. It is also time to deal with Xu He. When Taishi Ci pacifies Donglai, the whole territory of Qingzhou will be completely safe.
When Zang Ba saw Chen Mu coming, he quickly quickened his pace. He jogged all the way to Chen Mu, knelt down on one knee and said, "Zang Ba has seen the governor."
"Please get up quickly."
Chen Mu dismounted and went to help him. Zang Ba was second-rate in the later Wei State in terms of force value and commanding ability. For example, when Zhang Liao was already the general of Zhengdong? Zang Ba was the general of Zhendong? He was one level behind.
But it depends on who you compare with. Compared with Zhang Liao, it is definitely not as good as others. Compared with others, it is not bad. Among the second-rate players in Wei, he is also proud of the others? His record is outstanding and worthy of his recruitment.
Zang Ba stood up.
Chen Mu looked up and down. He saw that Zang Ba was eight feet tall and strong in appearance. He couldn't help but praise: "Xuan Gao avenged his father. This is filial piety. Now that the court has set things right and cleared your name, I will declare you a military commander."
If you follow the army to attack the Yellow Turban bandits, you should serve the imperial court well from now on."
Zang Ba was overjoyed and said: "Thank you very much, Governor, for your great righteousness. I will repay you with a knot of grass and a ring."
"There is no need to tie up the grass ring. I plan to take action against the Yellow Turban thief Xu He under Mount Tai in the autumn. You know Mount Tai very well. I need you in this battle."
"Don't worry, Governor, I will do my best."
"Let's go."
Chen Mu turned the horse's head and headed out of the mountain.
After returning to Linzi and resting for a few days, the army set out and headed towards Changguo.
Yuling guard general Dian Wei, Xi'an guard general Guan Hai, plus Jinan's Liu Bei and Zhang Fei, the four armies converged, with a total of 50,000 troops. By August 14, they arrived outside Changguo County in a mighty manner.
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This is the Mid-Autumn Festival. If it had been during the Tang and Song Dynasties, now would not be a good time to fight, because soldiers would miss their hometown and lose the will to fight.
However, although there was a Mid-Autumn Festival during the Han Dynasty, it was not popularized, and there was no custom of admiring the moon and eating moon cakes. Therefore, for ordinary people, it was no different from ordinary days, and this would not happen.
Changguo County became Zibo City in later generations. Zibo people should all know that Zibo is surrounded by mountainous areas in the south and alluvial plains and yellow plains in the north, which is a classic plain area.
The endless plains are full of fields. The autumn harvest has passed and it is the slack time for farming. At this time, the fields are usually burned with plant ashes to store up fertility before winter wheat is planted. Therefore, there are almost no people working in the fields. It is very vast.
Looking further into the distance, you can see the towering undulating mountains in the distance. Occasionally there are villages near the foot of some hills. From a distance, you can see the arrival of the army and the people in the villages fleeing with their families.
Almost all the counties of Changguo and Banyang were engaged in bandits. If Chen Mu ordered the massacre of villages, it would not even be considered a crime, but a normal attack on bandits, which would be a mobile military merit.
But firstly, Chen Mu was not so mad as to massacre the village, and secondly, Liu Bei would definitely not allow this, so Chen Mu didn't even bother to mention it.
The army slowly crossed the plains, with overgrown weeds on both sides of the official road and vast countryside.
On the distant horizon, at the foot of the towering Mount Tai, you can see a city standing tall.
Xu He was a better man than Sima Ju. When Sima Ju captured Gaoyuan, he imposed brutal levies and attacked local powerful people. Both the common people and powerful people abandoned their homes and fled, leaving only an empty city.
However, Xu He only attacked powerful people and distributed land to the people. For a time, he had a high prestige among the people, and the people in the two counties were willing to rely on him, which led to the current situation.
Therefore, in terms of military strength, Xu He surpassed Sima Ju. Therefore, Chen Mu was not so careful when attacking Sima Ju. He had to be more cautious when attacking Xu He.
After the 50,000-strong army arrived, they set up camp outside the city.
Xu He had already learned about the attack by the army and closed the city gate early, and the two sides officially entered the confrontation stage.
Chen Mu's skills in setting up camp were learned from Lu Zhi, and he chose a plain area with several hills nearby as a shield to prevent people in the city from seeing the actual situation of the camp.
In addition to site selection and camp tent distribution, some chores are also important, such as clearing away weeds and not giving the enemy a chance to attack with fire. You also need to not be too far away from water sources, otherwise it will be inconvenient for soldiers to get water.
While the craftsmen were building the camp, Chen Mu sent troops to ambush in the nearby hills and hills to prevent Xu He from making a sneak attack while they were setting up camp.
It's a pity that Xu He didn't have the courage. He knew that the army was building a camp, but he didn't dare to attack and could only watch.
After spending a day, the camp was barely ready for occupancy, and there were still some fortifications that had not been built.
In the big tent, Liu Bei sat on the throne, and there were many talents under the tent.
The first people on the right are Chen Mu, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Ju Shu. The first people on the left are Dian Wei, Tai Shi Ci, Guan Hai, and Zang Ba.
Most of them are military generals, but in fact there are also civil servants, such as Xun You, Jian Yong, and Shi Yi. However, Xun You did not enter the core, and Jian Yong and Shi Yi are now serving as county magistrates in other places.
There are also a large number of future officials in the Taishan Academy. For example, Sun Qian is a disciple of Zheng Xuan and is studying in the academy. In the future, it is Xuzhou where Zheng Xuan recommended Sun Qian to go. Now there is a high probability that he will serve as an official in Qingzhou.