The people Xu He sent out were more tired than beaten.
Like Xiang Yu, Yang Zaixing, Ran Min, and Li Cunxiao, Zhang Fei was not unable to kill hundreds of people in the rebellion.
It just requires some specific conditions, such as bringing personal guards, and some luck.
In the thousands of years of Chinese history, how many such fierce generals are there?
Although Zhang Fei is not as high as Xiang Yu, Ran Min and others, he is definitely in the second echelon.
Therefore, it is impossible for ordinary soldiers to defeat him.
On the field, all the bandits were lying on the ground and wailing.
Although falling from a horse is generally not a serious injury, Zhang Fei was knocked down with great force because he couldn't hold himself back.
One by one, it felt like falling from a second floor. All the internal organs felt displaced and I couldn't breathe.
The morale of the officers and soldiers here was rising almost continuously. One man defeated twenty, and the army was in great power. On the other side of the mountain stronghold, there was silence and no one spoke.
Xu He's face was ashen. He was easily defeated in a round-the-clock battle, and he was still in front of the two armies. His morale was so low.
Unfortunately, he was not such a fierce general and did not dare to go out to fight. He could only grit his teeth and said: "Close the gate of the village tightly. No matter how the officers and soldiers yell and curse, don't go out."
The gate of the camp at the entrance of the pass slowly closed, and no matter how provocative Zhang Fei tried, it never opened the door again.
Zhang Fei ordered the soldiers to tie up the man and escort him back to the camp. When he saw Guan Yu taking off his armor at the gate of the camp, he laughed and said, "Second brother, these guys are so inexperienced that there is no need for you to take action."
Guan Yu chuckled and said: "Eldest brother and fourth brother are also afraid that you will be careless, so they asked me to wait at the gate of the village. If you can't bear it, I will come out to help."
"Thank you, second brother."
Zhang Fei got off his horse and replied casually.
Liu Bei and Chen Mu came forward.
Chen Mu approached Zhang Fei and sniffed him carefully.
Zhang Fei was confused: "Fourth brother, what are you doing?"
"Drink?"
Liu Bei looked at Chen Mu.
Chen Mu nodded: "Drink."
Liu Bei's face darkened and he said sternly: "Third brother, what is the crime of drinking in the army?"
Zhang Fei's whole body trembled, and he showed a smile that was uglier than crying: "Brother...brother, I really didn't drink much, just one sip? It was really just one sip."
"Do you think you won the battle? The merits are equal to the merits and the demerits are equal? Go to the War Supervisory Office and get the ten army sticks yourself."
Liu Bei glared at him.
Is it a capital offense to possess alcohol in the army? Let alone drinking alcohol.
What if Zhang Fei hadn't won the battle and strengthened his military power? Liu Bei helped him find an excuse to step down.
Otherwise, Bu Zhan may not be able to convince the public.
"Isn't it said that the merits and demerits are equal to each other? Why are we still fighting..."
Zhang Fei muttered softly.
Liu Bei glared at him again: "Go quickly."
Zhang Fei shrank his head and went to the war supervising office.
The war supervising office is the place where the army governs discipline. It is also the supervisor who supervises the soldiers when killing enemies on the battlefield.
As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there were already such troops and supervisory troops.
So if you break the military law? Usually you will be punished at the war supervisory office.
Did Zhang Fei go to lead the military stick? Liu Bei smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Fourth brother, you have to hide your wine from now on. Don't let third brother steal it again."
"I don't know where he stole it."
Chen Mu scratched his head.
Making distilled liquor is easier said than done.
The easy part is that it is simple to make.
The difficulty lies in the waste of food, which is more than ten times more than ordinary wine.
Distillation.
Just boil ordinary wine? Use a special container to get the water vapor.
As early as the Tang Dynasty, there was such a wine called Shaochun.
But because of the food problem, it has been banned by the government and is only spread in small circles.
Even if Chen Mu is already the governor of one party, he doesn't have many distilling pots to run Qingzhou? How many people drink about the same amount at the banquet on weekdays? I don't know where Zhang Fei got it.
Have you dealt with Zhang Fei's problem? Liu Bei walked with his hands behind his back and asked: "Fourth brother, we are now surrounded by troops at Niushan. What should we do next?"
Chen Mu followed him for a walk in the camp, surrounded by patrolling soldiers. In the distance was a stream, where the troops drew water.
Seeing the groups of soldiers performing their duties, Chen Mu thought for a while and said, "It's almost time to get down to business."
Liu Bei rolled his eyes: "Are we starting to do business now? Then what were we doing before?"
Chen Mu smiled: "I was warming up before."
"okay."
Liu Bei waved his hand: "Fourth brother, please stop hiding it. Tell me what you are going to do."
"The first step is to write a letter."
"write a letter?"
"Yes."
"Didn't you write many letters of surrender before?"
"This time it's different. This time it's a threatening letter."
"A threatening letter?"
"Um."
Chen Mu's eyes showed a hint of fierceness: "If Xu He and Youyan don't get in, I will threaten him to massacre the entire village after breaking through the mountain."
Liu Bei said in astonishment: "Fourth brother, what are you talking about? Didn't you say you shouldn't attack the people?"
"Threat."
Chen Mu said helplessly: "It's just a verbal threat. Of course you have to say harsh words before fighting."
"Uh, okay."
Liu Bei managed to calm down and said seriously: "It's okay to threaten, but you can't really do things that endanger the people."
Can’t do it?
Chen Mu thought to himself that if he had followed Cao Cao, why would he have to tie his hands and feet like this?
But I have to say that perhaps it is precisely because of Liu Bei's existence that he can restrain the devil in his heart and prevent him from doing any bad things.
You know, if there is a catapult, it is not impossible to take the corpses and dead rats of the plague and throw them into the enemy's city.
The late Han Dynasty was originally an era of plague. If this was done, the population would be reduced by more than half.
Maybe when the Three Kingdoms War is over, there will be no chance that even one out of ten Han people will be left.
Chen Mu's head was filled with too many things that could wipe out humankind, including biochemical viruses and plague bacteria. Once spread, it would be no less than the Black Death in the Middle Ages in Europe.
But it was Liu Bei who repeatedly dissuaded and advised him carefully that allowed him to retain a trace of humanity deep in his heart.
If he followed Cao Cao, Chen Mu himself didn't know what he would become.
Because Cao Cao is a lawless person.
Poisoning in Dongxu.
Surrendered in the Guandu pit.
Massacre in Xuzhou.
Cheng Yu made preserved human meat, and Cao Cao acquiesced.
Xiahou Yuan massacred Xingguo, but Cao Cao did not scold him.
Cao Ren massacred Wancheng, but Cao Cao also did not stop him.
Follow Cao Cao and do whatever it takes to win the battle. It is not difficult to make the Central Plains area completely silent.
Chen Mu thinks that he is not a great evil person, let alone a great good person.
At most, they are like all living beings. As long as their own interests and safety are not involved, they will neither harm nor help others.
If two people who have no moral concepts of good and evil meet each other, they will hit it off and they will have the same chemistry.
Perhaps for people all over the world, I don’t know what kind of disaster it is.
Life is fragile and beautiful.
Just like gorgeous flowers, after blooming, they will wither.
Some people cherish fragile and beautiful things and are willing to defend them with their lives.
Others are most willing to trample on fragile things and watch the weak being trampled into the dust.
There is nothing wrong with good or evil, it only depends on how people choose.
In the end, Chen Mu chose kindness, so he had nothing to regret.
Just go down one road.
At least for now, he is very comfortable, and the three brothers treat him very well.
future.
I will become the second most virtuous person in the world after Liu Bei!
Thinking of this, Chen Mu chuckled and said slowly: "No, I will not massacre the city, nor will I kill innocent people."
Liu Bei breathed a long sigh of relief, patted Chen Mu's hand and said, "This is my good fourth brother. Tell me, after writing the threatening letter, what will the fourth brother do?"
Chen Mu said two words expressionlessly: "Set fire."
"What?"
Liu Bei didn't hear clearly.
Chen Mu said word for word: "Set fire, burn the mountain."