Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 563 Remembrance of the past
The banquet that followed was lackluster, because Xu Fang, Zhang Liao and others had just arrived from afar, the banquet broke up around two o'clock.

Wang Zheng personally sent the ministers out of Dezhong Garden. On a whim at the gate of the garden, he chatted with Xu Fang, Gu Jian and other soldiers for a while. Most of these people were from Qingzhou Yellow Turban. The captain of the army was one of the first 270 people who responded when Wang Zheng killed officials and rebelled in Zhao County.

General Tiangong came to talk in person, this kind of treatment was unusual, and immediately made these old yellow scarves very excited.

Especially the captain of Xu Fang's personal army and several other elderly people felt that their identities were different immediately, and immediately raised their chests and belly, posing arrogantly, looking around, especially at the guards and followers of Shouchun's surrender Most of the time, I looked at it with my nostrils.

That condescending aura and dismissive demeanor seemed to remind everyone
Did you see it?
We Conglong Yuanxun are the ones who can really make the general look at us differently!
Wang Zheng on the side couldn't help laughing, but he could understand their feelings. Under his command, the Qingzhou army thought they were superior to others, but it was actually human nature. After all, the story of one person ascending to heaven, has always been like this throughout the ages, and emerges endlessly.

After sending away Huang Zhong, Gan Ning and other generals, Guo Jia and other civil servants also left one by one, and said nothing more to the others, Wang Zheng. Come to the big cloak, put it on for Mi Heng with your own hands, and said earnestly: "Zhengping, you are my general's Xiao He. You are related to my three states and nine counties. It is late autumn and the night is cold and dew heavy. You can't wear it so thin anymore. .”

"Now Jiangdong is newly attached, and it's the end of the year. There are a lot of things to do in the near future. I think it will be more busy, but you must pay attention to your body. Rest when it's time to rest. Don't be exhausted."

As he spoke, he looked up at the night sky, "It's almost two o'clock, and I won't see you off any more. Remember to ride your horse slowly."

He spoke so earnestly and thoughtfully, and every word was full of concern, which made Mi Heng feel warm in his heart, and hurriedly said: "Yes, my lord, please stay and take my leave as a minister."

After a pause, he said again: "My lord's hard work today, I have taken it to heart, and I will be cautious in my words and deeds in the future, and abide by humility."

"So good."

Wang Zheng nodded in satisfaction, stared at You Heng, and said seriously: "I said at the banquet today, every sentence came from the bottom of my heart, you and my monarch and ministers are meeting in Kaiyang, and it is inevitable that we can win the current situation." Zhao is a good beginning, but I would look forward to continuing to complement each other in the future, not only a good beginning, but also a good end, leaving a good story for the history of the monument."

"Yes!"

Mi Heng nodded solemnly, said no more, bowed to Wang Zheng, then turned around and rode away.

Under the dim light, watching the other party's back gradually being swallowed up by the night, Wang Zheng was filled with emotion. If he hadn't known the true ending of Mi Heng's original history, if he hadn't been concerned about the song "The article was fortunate to have not met Huang Zu, and I was buried today." "I'm embarrassed Ma Zhou" has some regrets, and if he didn't have the riding and cutting system, he knew that Mi Heng would be loyal to his family no matter what.
Perhaps it is not necessary to take care of it like this?
Since it is a family banquet, there are naturally not many people who are qualified to participate.

Besides Xu Fang, Wang Zheng only invited Gu Jian and Wang Xiong, etc. Four or five people hunted some wild game in the garden in Zhongyuan, and held an open-air barbecue on the spot. hands on.

Although there were few people, it was fun and harmonious. Compared with the lively and noisy banquet hall just now, it was more interesting.

While warming the wine, Wang Zheng stared at the crackling flames, and suddenly felt emotional, and sighed, "Fang, do you still remember that in Zhao County, we used to hunt for a living?"

Xu Fang said with a smile: "If you don't catch some wild animals, how can the food and salary given by the Yanzhou army be enough?"

"Yeah, a group of half-grown young men, how can they be full with that little rice."

Wang Zhengchang breathed a sigh of relief, looked up at the night sky, and said softly: "If it wasn't for the weather getting colder and the wild animals getting less and less, why would I be so eager?"

Xu Fang nodded. At that time, like others, he also thought that Wang Zheng took the initiative to fight Dianman in order to save Qingzhou people's face, but now that he has experienced a lot, he has faintly noticed it.

I'm afraid that the Wang Zheng at that time was more because he saw Xia Houmao's extraordinary status, and wanted to seize this rare opportunity to show off his ability and win a position, right?

Thinking of this, Xu Fang couldn't help but secretly rejoice.

If the king's government is not self-reliant, how can these people have the glory they have today?

Even though he is in a high position now, Xu Fang is still quite self-aware. Without Wang Zheng to take the lead, no matter whether it is him or Wu Sheng, in this world of big men who value their background, no matter how hard they work in the army, they are probably at most just a few of them. Dub is insane.

"It's been three years since Chuping and Huhu."

Wang Zheng smiled and said: "I don't want to mention our previous experience of being a yellow scarf, just since the start of the war, I have counted the wars I have participated in, and the size is more than a hundred. Now I want to come, and I can still remember it. Ah Fang, can you Know, among these battles, which one is the most important and far-reaching to me?"

Which one is the most important?

This question stumped Xu Fang. He pondered for a while, but still he was a little uncertain: "Is it the battle of Linzi, or the battle of Pengcheng?"

When attacking Linzi, neither Wang Zheng's personal strength nor the overall strength of the Heavenly Army was actually strong, and this battle can be said to be the most difficult and time-consuming battle fought by today's army.

In Xu Fang's mind, such a big battle is naturally extremely important, and both he and Wang Zheng should be deeply impressed.

Not to mention the influence, it is precisely because of breaking Linzi, the five capitals of the Han Dynasty, that Wang Zheng's name left Qingzhou for the first time and entered the field of vision of the world!

It is also because of plundering the wealth and food of most of the aristocratic families in Linzi City that the Heavenly Army has the capital to go south in the harsh winter and enter Xuzhou.

Of course, the battle of Pengcheng was not too much in terms of strategic significance or subsequent impact, so Xu Fang gave two answers.

But what he never expected was that these two answers were not in line with what Wang Zheng had in mind.

But seeing Wang Zheng shook his head, he immediately said indifferently: "No, it's an attack on Zhao County."

Zhao County?

Xu Fang was startled when he heard the words: "General, Zhao County is only a small county town, how can it be said that its status is important and has far-reaching significance?"

"Let's not say that the attack was broken at the time. It depends on half a day. When the process goes smoothly, and later."

Having said that, Xu Fang paused, but did not continue.

"Are you trying to say that after breaking through Zhao County, I gave it up not long after?"

Wang Zheng glanced at Xu Fang: "Zhao County is naturally not important, but the battle to attack Zhao County is very important to me."

Xu Fang became more and more confused: "Why did the general say that?"

"Because everything is difficult at the beginning."

Wang Zheng sighed, his eyes reflected the light of the bonfire, flickering and changing, "Zhao County was the first siege battle we fought after the incident, and it was also the first time I was a leader, and the first time I commanded thousands of people in battle."

"Afang, do you know, whether it is attacking Linzi, or Pengcheng, or even all the battles we have fought in these years, I will ask myself a question before the battle."

"If the battle is unfavorable, how should we deal with it? If we lose, who should be sent to stop and how to retreat."

Xu Fang nodded: "The law of war says that a general doesn't think about victory, he thinks about defeat first, so he can fight a hundred battles without imperil. The general's thinking like this is in line with the purpose of the military strategist."

"But only in this match in Zhao County, I didn't think about anything from the beginning to the end. I didn't think about winning, I thought about losing first!"

Wang Zheng's tone was extremely flat, but not only Xu Fang, but Gu Jian, Wang Xiong and others beside him could hear the solemnity in it: "Because this is the first battle, we must not lose!"

"If you lose, there is no retreat! There is no future! There is no future!"

Xu Fang was silent when he heard the words.

Because the facts are indeed as Wang Zheng said, for Wang Zheng and Tianjun at that time, not to mention failure, I am afraid that they spent more time in attacking the city of Zhao County, and killed and injured more soldiers.

In this way, the first battle in Zhao County was indeed the most important and the most influential
Because this is the first step taken by Wang Zheng, and it is also the first step taken by these remnants of the Yellow Turbans.

Thinking of this, Xu Fang looked at Wang Zheng solemnly: "What the general said is absolutely true!"

"Speaking of which, before the siege, the general behaved extremely calmly and calmly, and his command was determined. The last general still remembers it vividly. He only felt that the general's demeanor was impressive, and the other soldiers were also infected by it, and their morale was boosted. I didn’t even think about the serious consequences of losing this battle.”

"Calm and calm?"

Wang Zheng laughed when he heard the words, touched his cheeks and chin lightly and said, "It's just pretending to be calm."

"Since you can't be defeated, you must be confident and confident. You are also a general now, and you have more than ten thousand people under your command. You should understand this."

"Yes."

Xu Fang nodded, deeply agreeing.

“Speak of fresh memories.”

Wang Zheng fiddled with the bonfire as if nothing had happened, and asked casually, "Do you remember what I told you when we entered the city?"

He could ask casually like this, but Xu Fang never dared to answer casually, let alone say "I don't remember".

However, the time was too far apart, and the Battle of Zhao County was not very important to Xu Fang's heart, but he couldn't answer immediately, so he had to reply "Naturally remember", while immediately changing his mind, quickly thinking about it in his mind. read up.

Wang Zheng didn't urge him, but just waited patiently. After a while, Xu Fang finally remembered, and said in a deep voice: "I remember that when we entered the city, the county government had not yet been conquered, but the general dispersed his troops and marched slowly. , and even made false suggestions that you should fight quickly."

"Afterwards, the general patiently explained it, only then did he suddenly realize that this is what the general wants to hide, and he must hold on to it. The general shows it to be false, but it is to wipe out the gentry in the city!"

"good."

Wang Zheng leaned forward slightly, staring at Xu Fang with tiger eyes shining brightly, and said word by word: "If you want to hide it, you must strengthen it; if you want to be weak, you must strengthen it; if you want to destroy it, you must strengthen it." Take it firmly; if you want to take it, you must give it."

"Afang, you are in Pengcheng, treat those local wealthy gentry leniently, show them kindness, and offer them benefits. Even if you indulge Chen Fu and other moths, I don't mean to blame them at all. Why?"

Wang Zheng shrugged his shoulders and waved his hands gracefully: "It's just that the means are a little out of control, and the posture is a little too much. It doesn't hurt the overall situation, so what's the matter?"

As he said that, he joked again: "It won't be just three years, you have forgotten how we had no clothes, no food to eat, and how we struggled to survive?"

Hearing this, Xu Fang felt his cheeks burning hot, and an unnatural expression flashed across his face, and he managed to speak, but he didn't realize that his own voice became hoarse: "General."

But Wang Zheng stopped looking at him, just stretched out his hand and waved it gently in front of the bonfire, and said to himself: "Whether it is Qingzhou that day, Xuzhou yesterday, or Yangzhou today, in the eyes of outsiders, it seems that my attitude towards the gentry More magnanimous, more magnanimous, more tolerant."

"But the so-called magnanimity is actually just a means, a gesture. In my eyes, my views on noble families have never changed. In my heart, I have always believed that these All people are the silverfish of the country, the hamster!"

"There are too many silverfish, the backbone of the country will be gnawed off, and there are too many hamsters, so how can there be food for the people to fill their stomachs?"

"So these people will be wiped out sooner or later!"

"As for when and how to catch everything in one go, it depends on the situation, but the purpose is always the same."

At this point, Wang Zheng stood up, drank the wine in the pot, turned his head sideways, stared at Xu Fang condescendingly, and asked with a half-smile, "Ah Fang, do you think so?"

Xu Fang lowered his head and remained silent, as if he was chewing on his long speech just now, raised his head after a while and said: "General, what he said today will be kept in his heart, and he will never dare to disobey for a moment in the future."

Just dare not?
A trace of dissatisfaction flashed across Wang Zheng's eyes, but he also understood that Xu Fang was different from himself, Wu Sheng and the others after all. His sanctimonious appearance is not pleasing to the eye.

Xu Fang is different, he already has a certain level of culture, and now he has become a Confucian general. It is reasonable to admire those nobles and celebrities. Naturally, he also has a natural kindness and affection for this class.

This is a position tendency brought about by natural attraction. Even if you are loyal to yourself, you will not easily reverse it immediately with just a few words.

Forget it, let him learn more about the filth and darkness behind these people in the future, and see if it can change?

Thinking of this, Wang Zheng stopped talking, changed the topic directly, pointed at the bonfire and said with a smile:
"Do you smell the aroma? The meat is cooked. Try it quickly and see if my craftsmanship has deteriorated."

(End of this chapter)