At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

No, Guo Peng asked the person who came and learned that Dong Zhuo only invited him, which made him even more strange.

But since the other party invited him, of course he went to see it, otherwise it would be too rude.

Guo Peng was invited to Dong Zhuo's camp, where he met Dong Zhuo and a military general who accompanied him - the one who toasted him before.

After the two sides exchanged names, Guo Peng learned that this person was Duan Xun, and he was also one of the only two people in Dong Zhuo's famous generals who died without illness or disaster.

The other is Jia Xu.

Dong Zhuo personally held Guo Peng's hand to invite him to the table, persuaded him to drink, and then explained to him the reason for inviting him.

Only then did Guo Peng know that it turned out that Duan Jiong and Duan Xun were of the same clan, and their kinship was still very close. Duan Jiong was killed by Yang Qiu. Jiong took revenge, so Duan Xun thanked Guo Peng very much and wanted to thank him in person.

And Dong Zhuo also wanted to thank him, because Duan Jiong was Dong Zhuo's benefactor in his career and an important guide from the local to the central. Dong Zhuo was able to jump from a state official to a central official, and his life platform achieved a leap, that is Duan Jiong's recommendation.

Duan Jiong died, he was also very sad, Guo Peng brought down Yang Qiu, he was very grateful.

This relationship...

Well, at first glance, it seems that there is nothing to say, it is normal, but after careful calculation, um, that was five or six years ago, you have to thank me, this delay is a bit big, right?

But under this circumstance, how could Guo Peng say such inappropriate words?

"How could there be such a thing? Peng deserves it! At that time, Peng was only trying to help Duke Cai out of danger, not to avenge Duke Duan. Of course, Duke Duan's death, Peng also felt regretful, Duke Duan was a good general of the country, It is a pity that he has done such great deeds for the country, but ended up like this."

Guo Peng can only say this.

After saying this, Dong Zhuo and Duan Xun looked at each other with a hint of joy in their eyes.

"Even so, but Duke Duan's revenge was repaid thanks to Zifeng. I will keep such kindness in my heart and dare not forget it."

Dong Zhuo raised his glass and toasted Guo Peng again. Guo Peng responded and drank the wine in one gulp.

"Hahaha! Good! Zifeng is really forthright, very different from other scholars, and Lu Zhonglang too, completely different from other scholars!"

Seeing Guo Peng drinking without hesitation, Dong Zhuo suddenly said this.

Guo Peng suddenly understood the real reason why Dong Zhuo invited him.

Chapter 79

After that, Dong Zhuo and Guo Peng talked about the previous defeat of Zhang Jiao's [-] army and the killing of Zhang Liang.

After three rounds of drinking, Dong Zhuo clapped his hands, and ten soldiers came in outside the tent, each carrying a box, a total of five boxes.

"When Zhuo first saw Zifeng, he immediately felt like the old man. Zifeng, a young hero, repays Zhuo's revenge for his benefactor. Zhuo has nothing to do with it. Only these inconspicuous gifts are given to him. I hope Zifeng will not dislike it! Hahaha! !"

Dong Zhuo stood up, took Guo Peng's hand, and took Guo Peng to see what was in the box. When the first box was opened, it was full of gold nuggets, neatly sized, and looked at least fifty pounds. , very attractive.

The second box is jade, which looks very good. Although Guo Peng doesn't understand jade, he also knows that jade is not something that everyone can own at this time.

The remaining three boxes were covered with silver bars, and the bottom was covered with high-quality silk cloth. The five boxes were heavy. Guo Peng couldn't figure out how much these things were worth.

However, Dong Zhuo is really generous.

I gave so many things at the first shot, not to Lu Zhi, but to myself. This thought is really thoughtful, because Lu Zhi will definitely not take it.

Dong Zhuo's ability to go from being the son of a junior official to his current status does indeed have his own skills, at least his skills will not be lost to those who rely on family background to rise to high positions.

So later, those who became high-ranking officials relying on their family backgrounds were not his opponents on the battlefield. The one who defeated him was Sun Jian, who was also a junior official.

Guo Peng understood a little why Dong Zhuo could become the leader of the Liangzhou Corps.

If Dong Zhuo wants to give it away, he will not take it back. Guo Peng is not hypocritical. He just gave away [-] catties of gold, and he feels a little bit of a pain. Dong Zhuo has made a return for his gift and made a lot of money.

So he accepted it generously, thanked Dong Zhuo for his kindness, and returned to his barracks with a smile on his face.

Entered directly into Lu Zhi's tent.

"Dong Zhuo wants to befriend you because of Duan Jiong's affairs?"

Lu Zhi looked for a while, then smiled: "It's not that simple, is it?"

"Students also think so. Dong Zhuo is actually worried that the teacher will stumble him on the battlefield. He feels that the student is close to the teacher, so he can persuade the teacher not to attack him. On the other hand, it is estimated that the relationship between my husband's family in the palace is also very important. He has taken a fancy to him, otherwise, he would not have made such a generous shot, fifty catties of gold."

Guo Peng smiled: "Teacher, do you want this gold? If you want it, the students will give it to the teacher."

Lu Zhi stared at Guo Peng for a while, then laughed and scolded: "You brat, how dare you make fun of being a teacher!"

After that, Lu Zhi shook his head.

"Dong Zhuo has begged you and wants to befriend you. It's not a bad thing for you, but you have to be careful with Dong Zhuo. What can be done and what can't be done, you can ask more as a teacher, Guan Xiwu. The relationship between people and Kanto scholars is quite complicated.

If you accept these gifts, if you don't accept them, Dong Zhuo feels uneasy, but he will be suspicious of you. You must accept them. As for how to use these things, that is your own business. It's time for you to use it. "

Guo Peng nodded and thought about it.

"Then, I will reward all the Changshui cavalry under my command."

Lu Zhi was a little surprised.

"Don't want anything?"

"Fame is more important than gold."

Lu Zhi nodded.

"Yes, reputation is much more important than gold, but you'd better keep some, so that both sides have said the past."

Guo Peng thought about it carefully and thought it was right.

"Then keep twenty catties of gold, and give the rest to your subordinates."

"Well, that's the best."

Lu Zhi agreed with Guo Peng's approach.

But Guo Peng suddenly had some doubts.

"Teacher, you clearly understand these principles, why are you unwilling to make a little change?"

Lu Zhi knew what Guo Peng was talking about.

He was silent for a while, then sighed heavily.

"As a teacher, nothing is more important than reputation. I've been here for most of my life, so how can I be willing to fail at the end of the festival? Zifeng, there are too many unavoidable things in life. This is the case for the teacher, and you will be the same."

For some reason, at this moment, Guo Peng felt that Lu Zhi already knew what he had done, but he just didn't say it.

How do they live without understanding?

How is it not clear?

It's just a last resort.

The three most difficult words in life are "last resort".

Up to the emperor, down to Li Shu, nothing more than that.

If you wear a mask for a long time, you will forget your original self and really live like a mask, and your real self may no longer exist.

Determine a character, live according to this character for the rest of your life, and then die for this character.

Guo Peng looked at Lu Zhi, who was at the desk handling military affairs, and seemed to understand something.

I……

What will life be like?

The name of pure filial piety, the name of heroism, the name of repayment of gratitude.

Which of these three characters is the real me?

Is Lu Zhi in front of him facing himself with his character?

"Life is really tiring."

Leaving the tent, Guo Peng sighed slightly and expressed such emotion.

However, in order to obtain benefits, one must be tired, not only physically, but also mentally.

The strugglers are tired of stepping on others to climb up, and those with vested interests are tired of trying their best to maintain their status and not be dragged down.

The poor are tired to death, the rich are tired to death.

It seems that another aspect that is fair to everyone has been discovered.

Guo Peng smiled self-deprecatingly.

The sky was so gray that I couldn't see anything clearly, not even a single bird in sight.

The next day, Guo Peng left [-] catties of gold and gave the rest to the [-] Changshui cavalry under his command.

A few days later, the soldiers and horses and military supplies were assembled, and Lu Zhi allocated 5000 soldiers and horses to Dong Zhuo's troops, making up an army of [-] people. So Dong Zhuo formally led his troops north and down Quyang to challenge Zhang Bao, before leaving Before that, Duan Yao came to give Guo Peng a good horse.

A snow-white and extremely sturdy good horse, looking very handsome.

White horse?

This seems to be Gongsun Zan's preference, right?

But at the moment Gongsun Zan is just a filial and honest man, he is not as good as himself in terms of status and achievements, and there is really no white horse in Lu Zhi's army at the moment.

Perhaps, you can play with the title of General White Horse?

Guo Peng smiled, thanked Dong Zhuo for his gift, and asked Duan Xun to give Dong Zhuo his gratitude.

The situation of the battle has now become clearer. Lu Zhi besieged Guangzong County and attacked from all sides. Dong Zhuo led his troops north to attack Quyang, directly cutting off the only possible connection between Zhang Jiao and Zhang Bao.

It seems that Zhang Bao did not organize troops and horses to support Guangzong. He did not know whether he was unwilling, or he had more than enough strength, or he did not know what to do if he was out of control.

It is impossible to get news. Guangzong has been surrounded for a long time. Xiaquyang is not far from Guangzong. There are always yellow turbans defeated. Zhang Bao must know the news.

The soldiers and horses in the hands of the two brothers together are more than [-] strong men who can fight, and there are hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turban family members who follow them. At this time, what they need most is to join forces and join forces. In that case, no matter what. It would be a headache for Dong Zhuo or Lu Zhi.

But now they are defending two cities respectively, not fighting, only defending the city, is this trying to be a tortoise?

How much food do they have in the city?Enough to eat?

How much firewood is there?Is it enough to burn?

Guo Peng was very suspicious.

chapter 80

If the Yellow Turbans did not leave the city, Lu Zhi had no choice.

The city wall was erected over there, and it was full of yellow turban soldiers, commanding a commanding position. The Han army's siege was blocked, and they couldn't use the ladder to climb to the wall. It was purely courting death, and Lu Zhi didn't give that order at all.

Lu Zhi ordered the army to erect several mounds on the periphery and erect arrow towers, so that the height of the arrow towers was higher than that of the city wall of Guangzong County.

Afterwards, the archers shot arrows at the city wall, and the Yellow Turbans in the city could not lift their heads. They lacked shields, and even lacked qualified archers. They could only walk around with their bodies bowed all day long. To be shot to death as a hedgehog.

In the end, they actually used wooden door panels to top the city head to defend the arrows, in order to resist the arrow rain of the Han army.

But the methods of the Han army are also like this, and perhaps the methods of siege in this era are also like this.

At this time, there were not as many types of heavy siege weapons as later, and it was really helpless to the city wall. Although Lu Zhi was thinking about breaking the city, he could only use this method to exhaust Zhang Jiao's food and grass.

Although Guo Peng also believed that Zhang Jiao did not foresee his fiasco in advance and would not leave too much food in Guangzong, but the fact that they would not be able to break the city until they had eaten the food made him very dissatisfied.

Now the means to siege the city are really very scarce, making people helpless in the face of the fortified city. Guo Peng knew about the trebuchet, but he knew nothing about it and didn't know why.

He knows all about the principle of leverage, but if he wants to do it, he doesn't know anything about woodworking.

The trebuchet was used in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, but unfortunately it was lost for a while, and was later recorded in the history books, that is, the battlefield between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao during the Battle of Guandu.

How Cao Cao rebuilt the trebuchet to use it on the battlefield hundreds of years later, no one knows.

Now Guo Peng only knows this concept, just like knowing the concept of artillery, but knowing is knowing, the reality does not allow it, and there is nothing to do.

Now we can only find a way to maximize the siege methods that we can master and the advantages of the Han army.

So Guo Peng offered Lu Zhi a plan to fight in the tunnel.

Dig tunnels in the city where the enemy can't see, dig all the way to the bottom of the city wall, and then use wooden stakes to hold up the city wall to prevent the city wall from falling at that time.