I am not in the position of Zen [Three Kingdoms]

Xiahou Dun's face was covered with blood, and he yelled: "Father's sperm and mother's blood, don't discard it!" He even took the pulled out eyeball into his mouth, chewed and swallowed it directly in front of everyone.

He issued an order to charge: "All officers and men obey the order, follow me to charge!" Then he took the lead and shot straight at Zhang He.

Zhang Xi was still in great shock, and was caught by his terrifying aura for a moment, and was caught off guard by the red-tasseled gun and fell off the horse.

Xu Huang who was next to him hurriedly rode his horse to rescue him, swinging two huge axes with great force.The wounded Xiahou Dun couldn't resist, so he ran away decisively on his horse.Xu Huang took the rope behind him and threw it at Xiahoudun, but unexpectedly there was a sound of breaking wind behind him, which made him miss the throw.

The body reacts faster than the mind. With his rich experience in the battlefield, Xu Huang tilted his head and dodged an arrow that pierced through the air.

Xu Huang glanced back sharply. The two armies were already fighting together, and there was no way to find the person who shot the arrow. However, he saw clearly just now that the arrow belonged to his side. The arrow of this shape and color was obviously Luoyang wood. Factory produced.

Taking advantage of this gap, Xiahou Dun successfully escaped into Cao's army.

Zhang He got up from the ground in disgrace, picked up the big knife beside him, and chopped down the enemy soldier who was about to step forward to pick up the head.

Xu Huang beheaded two oncoming enemy soldiers, and shouted at him, "It's all right!"

Zhang Xi got up and wiped his face, and responded loudly: "It's okay, I didn't poke me!"

Xu Huang breathed a sigh of relief, looked up at the direction of the military flag, and reminded Zhang Yun: "The general is in formation, come back quickly!"

Huangfusong calmly directed the crowd to line up.

The imperial army escaped from the melee, and with him as the center, formed a very flat Xuanwu formation with a wide front line.

Xiahou Dun covered his bleeding eyes, endured the pain and observed with Dian Wei in front of the battle.

The soldiers under him asked: "General, where are we going to break through?"

"Anyway, the opponent has few people, what's the use of them forming this formation, let's attack directly!" Dian Wei, who was tall and strong, suggested.

The advantages and disadvantages of Xuanwu formation are obvious. Generally, when the number of people is small, no general will use this formation.Facing the Xuanwu formation, it is difficult to attack the opponent's tortoise head.If you attack the two sides, it is easy to be outflanked. The best way to break the formation is to line up the whole army in a line and attack from all sides.

Xiahou Dunchi asked, "Is there any reinforcements coming from behind?"

The scout quickly said: "Report to the general, there are no reinforcements."

Xiahoudun gasped and said, "Huangfusong may be out of his wits, even a mere 1000 people dare to set up a basalt formation. The whole army forms a horizontal formation and attacks at the same time!"

At the same time, Huangfusong gave an order: "Muskets ready!"

When Cao Jun rushed close, the imperial army in the first row fired at the same time brazenly.In the loud gunshots, Cao Jun's front row all fell down.Seeing this sudden situation, Cao Jun's soldiers behind were all shocked and stopped their charge.

Dian Wei's horse, which was at the forefront, was hit and fell down. Dian Wei rolled on the ground, narrowly avoiding stray bullets.Xiahou Dun was hit in the ear, half of his ear was blown off, and he almost fell off his horse.

Huangfu Song shouted: "Thunderbolt is in place!"

The people in the second row jumped out and started throwing thunderbolts, buying time for the shooters in the front row to change their ammunition.

Dian Wei got up from the ground disheveledly, and shouted unwillingly: "Come on!"

Faced with this sudden ammunition attack, Cao Jun was caught off guard.

The second wave of ammunition came again, Xiahou Dun and Dian Wei were defeated, and they had not yet met Huangfusong's people, they had already been beaten and killed or injured hundreds of people.

The imperial army beat the war drum, the soldiers in the first row and the second row stepped aside from both sides, and the elite cavalry in the rear rushed out from the middle, charged towards Cao Jun, took the opportunity to split his camp into two, and the two sides launched a life-and-death struggle kill.

The morale of Cao's army was low, and the hearts of the people were scattered. As soon as he came into contact with him, many people wanted to retreat.

Seeing that he was defeated, Xiahou Dun had no choice but to call out to Dian Wei in the chaos: "Dian Wei, you lead the team to break the rear!"

Seeing that the opponent was beaten to the ground, he ran away in despair.Huang Fusong didn't let the crowd chase after him: "Since they appeared here quietly, the opponent's vanguard is not far away. If we chase them again, we may be surrounded. Let's go back to the city."

Pioneer was defeated, and Cao Cao was so worried that he had to discuss it with his chief secretary, Yang Xiu.

He fled to Luoyang in a panic that day, and later moved from Jizhou to Qingzhou, wandering all the way, and did not recruit a few counselors with real talents and knowledge.There is only one master book beside him, the son of Yang Biao, the former Taiwei of the court, and the direct son of the Hongnong Yang family, a big family targeted by the emperor, who escaped from Luoyang and defected to Yuan Shao.He acted quite ostentatiously, and Yuan Shao couldn't tolerate him, so Cao Cao took the opportunity to recruit him and brought him all the way to Qingzhou.Since joining Cao Cao, Yang Xiu has held an important position in the army as chief secretary, responsible for internal and external affairs, and everything he does is very much in line with Cao Cao's wishes.

Cao Cao discussed with him, his face worried: "The imperial army is coming menacingly, and there are such fierce weapons, what should I do?"

Yang Xiu said indifferently: "One word - procrastination."

Cao Cao asked suspiciously, "Why?"

Yang Xiu said with a smile: "We can wait, but the imperial court can't afford it."

However, Cao Cao did not follow Yang Xiu's suggestion.Because not long after, it rained continuously in Qingzhou, and the heavy rain flooded many places.Cao Ren, his younger brother, thought: "Heaven is helping me when it rains heavily! It is better to send troops to raid Linqu. With the advantage of numbers, they will break the dam of Linqu Reservoir and flood Linqu City. Shouguang City is located in the lower reaches of Mi River in Linqu. The terrain is very low and not immune to flooding, so we can win big without breaking a sweat."

Cao Cao was overjoyed: "If all the incoming soldiers are wiped out, the imperial court will not dare to send any more troops for a while, so we can establish a firm foothold in Qingzhou, and then we will slowly plan."

A few days later, Cao Jun took advantage of the heavy rain and went to attack the camp east of Linqu City at night. This camp guarded the dam of Linqu City.Unexpectedly, the experienced Huangfusong had already made preparations and made an ambush. Cao Ren and his subordinates who led the troops to attack were wiped out.

Cao Cao was distraught, saddened by the death of his younger brother Cao Ren and the lost elite, and discussed countermeasures with Yang Xiu and the generals again.Yang Xiu still thinks that the troops should be withdrawn and the defense should be the main focus. It is difficult for the imperial court to take into account the surrounding crises. As long as the stalemate lasts for more than three months, the opponent will definitely withdraw its troops.

Xia Houyuan couldn't swallow this breath, and wanted to order troops to take revenge. Not only that, he thought: "If we go back in such a desperate way, what will Yuan Shu think of us? He has a lot of prestige, and immediately colluded with the local big family when he came to Qingzhou. Squeeze us out. If we go back like this, wouldn't the big households in Qingzhou no longer lend us troops and food, and they will all flock to Yuan Shu's side?"

Cao Cao remained silent, thinking for a while, his face became more worried, and he asked them to retreat first.

They have been stationed here for more than ten days, looking for opportunities to break through the dam.Cao Cao repeatedly sent soldiers at night to harass the camp east of Linqu City.

However, the other party did not show any slack, and his face did not show fatigue.

Cao Cao's spirit was sluggish, and he was in a dilemma.This day Xia Houyuan asked for the night password, Cao Cao was eating chicken, and blurted out: "chicken ribs".Xia Houyuan sent the order down with "chicken ribs", and Yang Xiu started to pack his luggage when he knew it.The soldiers around asked him why he did this, and Yang Xiu said directly: "Chicken ribs are tasteless to eat, and it's a pity to throw them away. General Cao blurted out this password, presumably because he wanted to quit."

"Master Yang is indeed the most intelligent man in our army!" The soldiers thought it made sense, and followed him to pack their bags.

When Cao Cao found out about this, he was furious and couldn't help but ask Yang Xiu to reprimand him.

Xiahoudun hurriedly came to persuade him. At this moment, soldiers came in. It was said that a man had sneaked out of the city and wanted to see Cao Cao.

Cao Cao asked, "What is this person's identity?"

The soldier replied: "He claims to be Jiang Ying, a wealthy local family."

"Come here alone at this time," Cao Cao rolled his eyes and said with a smile, "I'm really sleepy and someone gave me a pillow. It seems that I'm waiting for the timing to change!"

Jiang Ying claimed that since Huangfusong came to Linqu, he had seized the power of his elder brother, the head of a county, and seized all the food in his family. He hoped that Cao Cao would drive him away as soon as possible. The younger brother in the family guarded the west gate of the city, and he was willing to open the gate in the middle of the night and let them in.

Yang Xiu wanted to say something several times, but seeing Cao Cao's expression, he gave up resentfully.

Cao Cao took Jiang Ying as a hostage in the barracks. Seeing that he looked uncomfortable and behaved calmly, he believed his words.But they still kept him in the barracks, and six days later Xiahouyuan and Dianwei led a large group of troops to rush into the city, but they fell into Huangfusong's plan to feign surrender.Huangfu Song caught a turtle in an urn, Zhang He captured Xia Houyuan alive, Dian Wei was seriously injured by Liu Ya, and was captured by Xu Huang.

Cao Cao saw that the city was in flames, but the city gate was closed tightly. He expected it to be a trick, and in a rage, he ordered Jiang Ying to be cut into pieces. The people who went to execute it were soldiers recruited by the local people. Said to the brothers: "Jiang Dashan is a good man, let's let him go, tear his clothes and take him back to his command."

Cao Cao ordered people to inquire about the news, and when he heard that most of his men were wiped out, Xiahouyuan and Dianwei were captured alive, and the rest surrendered, he felt sad and indignant, and took all the remaining elites to the camp on the east side of the city.

When Yang Xiu heard the news, he was in a bad mood, so he urged the soldiers: "Let's go quickly, General Cao wants to fight to the death, Linqu is flooded!"

Jiang Ying was shocked when he heard the news.His clothes were taken away by those soldiers. Originally, he just wanted to sneak into the barracks to steal a piece of clothing and a horse. Hearing the news, he didn't care about stealing the clothes anymore. He looked at a horse a little far away and rushed out in the confusion. After leaving the barracks, he hurried back to report the news to Huangfusong.

Huangfusong personally led the troops out of the city and galloped to aid the camp in the east.Huangfusong's elite equipment is excellent, Cao Jun's inferior weapons long knives and guns can't penetrate the heart guard polished in front of the transparent light armor, while the imperial army's fine steel long knives and sharp guns can easily penetrate Cao Jun's armor.

Cao Cao was defeated and fled under the cover of night.

After this battle, most of Cao Cao's elite lost, and they could no longer compete with Huangfusong.Huangfusong regained all the counties and counties occupied by Yuan Shu and Cao Cao within half a year. Yuan Shu and Cao Cao fled again. Flee north to Liaodong.

However, on the Bingzhou side, in line with the principle of preferring shortages rather than excesses, the officials of Bingzhou have not been effectively supplemented.After the autumn harvest, Lu Bu prepared for the imperial examination according to the method agreed with the emperor.

Because of the long-term war and poverty in Bingzhou, blood hereditary relationship and family monopoly are much weaker than other states, the resistance encountered in the implementation of the imperial examination can be said to be negligible.As early as early summer, Lu Bu announced that on September [-]st, four test centers would be set up in Taiyuan County, Shang County, Yunzhong County, and Shuofang County to select talents. , You can also use this certificate to receive a talent subsidy of [-] yuan from the "Royal Bank of China" every year.

A few months ago, Cai Wenji, Cai Yong, Lu Zhi, Guo Jia, and Xun You produced a test bank that had begun to take shape at the request of the emperor.Liu Xie personally selected a prototype set of test papers and brought them to Lu Bu with the cloth guard.Lu Bu asked the local great Confucian scholars to enter the government to adjust the questions accordingly, and the test paper came out.

Although it was widely advertised by the newspapers and posted job listings in big cities in Bingzhou, the number of people who came to take the exam was not many. Lu Bu personally invigilated the exam in Taiyuan County, personally inspected the exam center before the exam, and asked the examiner: How many people died?"

"Reporting to the governor, all have been counted clearly, a total of 290 six people came to the test center to register."

"Are you all arranged to live in the No. [-] Inn in Taiyuan City?"

"Yes, there are three people in one room, all arrangements have been made. However, our rooms are limited, and we will not arrange accommodation for their book boys and servants. A total of 20 people are dissatisfied, and we have found another accommodation in the city."

Lu Bu narrowed his eyes: "Have you counted their names?"

The examiner thought for a while: "The inn has detailed registration, so send someone to check it."

"Submit the list within half a day." Lu Bu ordered lightly.

The chief examiner didn't know his intention, but he quickly agreed: "No!"

Going back in the evening, Lu Bu and the master book checked each item one by one.

1. All personnel who have been in contact with the problem are isolated to ensure that the problem is not leaked.

2. The marking officer is in place.

3. The examiners are in place,

4. The examiner is in place.

5. The test paper is being sealed.

6. Candidate registration.

7. On the day before the test, the test admission ticket will be issued.

8. Arrange the examination room number, and the examination room inspection is completed.

Lu Bu ticked all the first seven items with satisfaction: "Tomorrow is the exam day. Before all candidates enter the exam room, the exam room must be cleaned again. Not a single piece of paper can be left behind."

At night Lu Bu tossed and turned and couldn't sleep, so he put on his clothes and wrote a letter to Liu Xie.

The next day, the exam began.

The first test is a written test, which is divided into morning and afternoon sessions. The morning session is for multiple choice questions and fill-in-the-blank questions, and the afternoon session is for writing essays.

Completely different from the eight-legged essay examination that imprisoned people's thinking in the Ming Dynasty, the written examination is Liu Xie's style of referring to the practice test and Shenlun, and pays more attention to practicality and flexibility.The morning session is similar to the line test, divided into common sense judgment, language comprehension and expression, judgment reasoning and data analysis, but the math part is less than the line test.Writing articles in the afternoon session focuses on examining a person's character, reading comprehension ability, analytical ability and problem-solving ability.

At the end of the exam in the afternoon, when the drum sounded, all the examiners shouted in unison: "Stop writing, close the paper!"

Some candidates are still racing against time to write something on the test paper.

The examiner directly pushed away the candidates who were still struggling to write, and took away all the papers with a blank expression.

And the names of these candidates who refused to stop writing were also secretly recorded by the assistant examiners behind each examination room.

The author has something to say: "Father's essence and mother's blood, you can't discard it!" The allusions of raw eyeballs and chicken ribs all come from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Because of the Romance, Liu Xie overestimated Cao Cao's strength and influence, and gave him first-class equipment.Cao Cao also had no advisers from Xi Zhicai, Xun Yu, Jia Xu, and Guo Jia, so he lost quickly.