The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

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In the first battle, the county town was captured, but Sun Jian did not stop in the city.

He ordered the soldiers to loot a bit, then set a fire and set the county ablaze, and then he led his troops out of the county and went back to Fule.

On the way back to Fule, Sun Jian looked north, and saw the raging flames from a distance, the sky was red for a long time, black smoke billowed, swirling upward, blown by the wind, filled the sky and the earth, more than ten miles away, slightly Point said regretfully: "It's a pity that Zhang Menggao was not captured alive!"

When Zhang Chao was defeated, although he failed to gather his soldiers and withdraw to Yuxian County, he had a horse and escaped when he saw that the situation was not good.

Then why did Sun Jian conquer the county and not defend it, but instead burned the city and returned?

The reason is also simple. He does not have enough troops and horses. Relying on the elite of his soldiers, he can defeat the guards in Yuxian County. , not in Chenliu, the second.

Zhang Chao fled to Chenliu County.

Zhang Miao was shocked when he heard the news and came out to greet him. Seeing him in a state of embarrassment, he asked the details and complained, "Meng Gao! When I was begging Dong, you didn't see Sun Wentai's bravery? I told you to defend the city and defend yourself, why are you instead Out of the city to fight?" Seeing Zhang Chao's flushed face, he was very ashamed, and he couldn't bear to blame him, that's all.

Return to the prefecture with Zhang Chao.

The two discussed.

Zhang Miao said: "I originally wanted to send troops to aid Cao Mengde, but Yuxian was defeated. If Sun Wentai was stationed in Yuxian, I could dispatch troops to besiege him in the city; It's like a sharp sword hangs over my county's head at any time. In the current situation, the people of my county are bound to be frightened, and their hearts will fluctuate. I'm afraid Meng De can't be helped!"

For Chen Liu, Jiyin is of course the relationship between the lip and the tooth, but the lip and the tooth are cold. After all, the "lip" died first, and the "teeth" was cold. It was better than the "teeth" getting cold first. Chenliu County is now unable to protect itself - even if Sun Jian does not invade and occupy Chenliu's county seat, but if something like this happens again, and he burns down another city or two, Zhang Miao can't bear it either. No time to worry about Jiyin.

Zhang Miao wrote to Cao Cao and explained the situation.

...

Before and after Sun Jian entered Bingyu County, Sun Ce also led his troops out of Bo County, entered Jiyin County in the north, and reached the south bank of Jishui River. He raised his flag, marched along the bank, and ordered his troops to sound the drums of war to attract the other side. attention.

The military newspaper was introduced to Jiyin Prefecture in Dingtao County.

Dingtao is a famous city in ancient times, and many famous people and stories that are familiar to later generations happened here. This place belonged to the state of Cao in the Spring and Autumn Period, and Qin set up Dingtao County. The governor of Shanyang County, Yixing, who was killed by Xin Ai, said to Yuan Yi before Yuan Yi, the prefect of Shanyang, abandoned the county and fled, "How can I know that I am not Peng Yue? Yeah"? In the early years of the former Han Dynasty, Peng Yue was named King of Liang, and the capital of the Liang state was in Dingtao. To the west of Dingtao there is a pottery city. After Fan Li successfully retired, he thought that the pottery city was the center of the world, where the lords communicated in all directions, and the goods were traded, so he chose the pottery city as the place of settlement, because of the name Taozhugong. There is also an old city in the north of the county, which is now a pavilion. It is said that it was the place where Shang Tang pursued and defeated Xia Jie again.

In addition, there is Jingcheng twenty miles northeast of the county. During the Warring States Period, Pang Juan and Sun Bin, a pair of brothers and sisters, fought here.

Sun Jian's family was ordinary, and he didn't have a high clan status, but he had a great reputation. In order to put money on his face and reduce the contempt of the scholars and officials, the staff under his account were now determined to be harassed by Sun Ce. Tao's Yuzhou prefecture engaged in Kongde and his like, and then publicized it, saying that the Fuchun Sun clan was the descendant of Sun Wu.

Sun Bin, also after Sun Wu. In this way, Sun Bin also became the ancestor of Sun Jian and Sun Ce.

If Sun Jian and Sun Ce were compared to Sun Bin, both his father and son knew that their soldiers were brave, and they were not bad; but in Jiyin County, there was not even a Pang Juan. The cavalry commander Yang Zhang who died in battle is already known as a good warrior in the army of Jiyin County, and the rest of the generation can be imagined.

Wu Zi, the prefect of Jiyin, is over forty years old. He has two curved eyebrows, small eyes, a fleshy nose, and a soft beard under his chin. He is relatively fat, and his official uniform is pushed up by a big belly. When he got up, he liked to put his hands on his stomach.

Chengding and Shiguan describe him as a kind-hearted man, like a rich man in the countryside, which is quite appropriate.

After receiving the military report, Wu Zi summoned the county officials to discuss.

There was nothing to discuss. The county officials agreed that according to the military report, Sun Ce only had 2,000 soldiers and horses, and there was a river in the south of Dingtao. Can.

Senior Wu agrees.

Unlike Zhang Chao, who prides himself on being of a noble background and underestimates Sun Jian, Wu Zi has a high regard for Sun Jian's father and son's ability to use troops.

Don't say anything else, just say that Wu Zi also participated in the meeting of Dong Zhuo. On that day, no one of the ten princes dared to enter, only Sun Jian, Xun Zhen, Cao Cao and other generals sent troops to advance directly, not afraid of Dong Zhuo. , fought fiercely with him, and finally forced Dong Zhuo out of Luoyang. He had personally seen and heard about this. Zhang Chao thought that Sun Jian was impatient, and Wu Zi thought that Sun Jian was strong.

But it is the same thing, different people have different viewpoints, and different viewpoints lead to different responses.

Zhang Chaolang's mistakes, Wu Zi will never make.

So he decided on a countermeasure to deal with Sun Ce. Wu Zi nodded and said, "What Qing and others have said is very true. Although Yuzhou's soldiers are strong, our army can defend Jishui." Many, if you don't fight him, you seem to be afraid of him, and you can't hang on your face, so Wu Zi changed his rhetoric, not mentioning Sun Ce, only saying that Yuzhou's soldiers are fierce.

A county official said, "Mingfu lord, Duke Cao's letter came again in the morning, still asking when the lord of the government can send troops to the Cheng clan, and when will the military supplies such as grain and grain be delivered?"

Wu Zi was annoyed when he heard this, sighed, and said, "I have already sent three thousand troops to the Cheng clan; Duke Cao ordered me to pretend to aid Changyi, and I ordered Yang Zhang to lead more than a thousand soldiers from the county. Unexpectedly, Yang Zhang was defeated and died. More than a thousand county soldiers, either dead or fleeing, were captured today, but only over a hundred were recovered. The total number of our county soldiers is less than ten thousand, and half of them have been used before and after; That's about 4,000. Sun Ce is now leading Yuzhou soldiers, cruising on the south bank of the Jishui River, and threatening me with Dingtao, so I have to keep some troops and horses for self-defense?

"Duke Cao opened his mouth and asked me to send three thousand soldiers and horses, how can I send three thousand soldiers with him?

"It doesn't matter if you want soldiers, you still have the military supplies and supplies. Therefore, when Liu Gongshan, the governor of Yanzhou, asked for the Yellow Turbans, he had already scavenged from various counties and used them for military use. Li Cadre has been stationed in Linqiu for a long time, and half of Thailand's military supplies are from me. After Jiyin came out, no matter how rich I was in Jiyin, in this world, ordinary people can’t even eat, and how can there be so many taxes to collect? Where can I get so much food, money and silk for Duke Cao? Alas, it's really embarrassing."

The county official said: "Dingtao must be guarded, and the emptiness of the treasury is a problem. Why don't we recruit strong men temporarily, distribute grain and money to the commoners, and then send them to Duke Cao together?"

Wu Zi thought about it and said, "That's the only way!"

He then passed down an order for the county officials to go to the counties in the northern part of Dingtao, such as Juju, Lihu, Juyang, Chengyang, Juan (juan), and Linqiu, to supervise the commanders of the counties to summon the people and forcibly take money and grain. Although Dingtao was the county government, Wu Zi's residence, and the first good district of Jiyin County could not be avoided. There were also county officials who came to Dingtao County Temple to convey Wu Zi's instructions.

When the magistrate of Dingtao read the letter, he asked the magistrate to sit in the hall for a while before returning to the back house.

The Dingtao county magistrate was from Jizhou, and his old wife and two sons lived here with him.

In the back house, when he saw his wife and son, the Dingtao county magistrate instructed: "Pack your bags, let's go home."

Hearing this, his old wife wondered: "It's good, your term hasn't come yet, why are you going back to your hometown?"

The county magistrate of Dingtao said: "What's so good? You haven't been out, have you? You go out to see, there are many mourning, starving and dying, and the people are already struggling to live. We received the letter, but the state government and the county government still urged The grain is not enough, the people are recruited by force, and the rule of Jie and Zhou is nothing more than this!

"In the past, Liu Yanzhou asked for the Yellow Turbans, the Yellow Turban thieves rebelled, massacred handsome, and the counties and counties where they lived were dilapidated, and their crimes were unforgivable. It must be demanded. I tried my best to get what Liu Yanzhou asked for The number of people, husbands and grains was gathered for him.

"But what's the situation now? Xun Zhendong finally negotiated the Yellow Turbans in Yanbei, and Cao Mengde is going to fight Xun Zhendong again? Let's fight, whether they win or not, it's their business, where are the people? Offend them? They want me to forcibly collect grain and money from the people in the county. I am over sixty years old, and I still want to accumulate some yin and virtue for my sons. I can’t do this kind of thing, and I won’t do it. It's gone!"

Having said that, he looked towards the corner in the outdoor courtyard.

This Dingtao county magistrate is a gentleman, and he is fond of green bamboo. After taking office in Dingtao County, he planted a bunch of bamboo in his back house. Looking at it at this time, the bamboo bushes are lush, beautiful and lovely. Compared with today's chaotic world, it is really a clear stream in the turbid current.

He sighed and said, "Why did Heaven bring back Shang Tang? It's still clear in the world?" He instructed his two sons, "I'm getting old, and maybe I won't see that day. When that day comes, when the two of you are offering sacrifices, you won't forget to tell them. Yu Naiweng." Urging the old wife, "Hurry up and clean up! After you and I return home, I will be secluded in the gate, admiring the green bamboo in the courtyard, and reading the scriptures at night under the lamp. Once the gate is closed, let it be dark."

The county official from Jiyin Prefecture had been waiting in the hall for a long time, but the county magistrate of Dingtao could not come out, so he was anxious. He went outside the hall and greeted several county officials, and asked, "Where's your county magistrate?"

The county officials were at a loss.

The county official said, "Go and look for it. The government's order must be handled as soon as possible, without delay!"

Not long after, the county officials ran back in a panic, sweating profusely and panting.

One panted and said, "It's not good! The county magistrate left with the seal printed!"

"what?"

"I was waiting in the county temple, and I couldn't find the county magistrate, so I went to the back house to ask. Who would have thought that when I got to the back house, there was no one in the house, only the county's seal was hung on the green bamboo in the corner of the house."

In shock, the county official subconsciously repeated the county official's words and said, "Only the seal is hung on the green bamboo?"

"Yes."

"This..., this..." The county official was furious and said, "It's really unreasonable!"

He got on the bullock cart, rushed back to the county house, and reported the matter to Wu Zi.

After hearing this, Wu Zi was also surprised. After a long while, he said regretfully: "In the counties of this county, I alone have similar interests with Dingtao Ling, and I always admire his elegance. Ling did not say goodbye, leaving me alone in the county. Since then , I'm in Jiyin, I don't have any friends anymore!" Ling said, "Since Dingtao Ling has left, the matter of recruiting strong men and collecting grain will be handled by the county magistrate."

The sheriff was ordered to leave.

It was Wu Zi who claimed to have similar interests with that Dingtaoling, but Dingtaoling did not necessarily agree with him as a friend.

...

On the south bank of the Jishui River, Sun Ce swaggered and showed off his power, and the troops and horses in Dingtao City did not go out.

Sun Ce discussed with Huang Gai, Kong De, Sun He and others who came to disturb Jiyin from him.

One person said: "Wu Zi is as timid as a mouse and cannot fight with our army; and our army has few soldiers, so it is not easy to cross the Jishui from the south of Dingtao County. In my opinion, it is better for us to simply go west of Jishui. Duan crossing the river, attacking Jiyin's Injustice County."

Everyone saw that the person who spoke was a brave warrior. This person's name was Yuan Xiong, and he was a Sima of another department under Sun Ce's tent.

Huang Gai frowned and said, "The Duke of Ming's order is to call our troops to attack Dingtao. If Wu Zi sends troops to aid Cheng's clan, our troops can find opportunities to intercept them; if they fail to intercept them, they will follow the Jishui to the east and advance towards Chengcheng. To the west of the clan, to echo General Zhendong, it is the wandering army on the flank of General Zhendong. You suggest that we attack the injustice in the west, isn’t this a violation of Duke Ming’s order?”

Yuan Xiong had an idea and said, "Before we set off, how could we have expected Wu Zi to be so timid, like a tortoise with its head shrinking? My army is on the south side of Jishui River, and the coast is burning and looting, but Wu Zi can bear to watch it. If the county people were harmed, they didn't come to help. He didn't come to fight in the river. How could our department prevent him from sending troops to aid the Cheng family? So I thought it would be better to just fight the grievances.

"Injustice and Dingtao are on the north bank of Jishui, and west of Dingtao. The distance between the two cities is only 80 miles. Our division is on the south bank of Jishui, separated by Jishui, so Wu Zi can ignore it; but our division is like an attack. Injustice, will Wu Zi still sit back and watch? In this way, wouldn't the purpose of preventing him from sending troops be achieved?"

Huang Gai said: "The grievance sentence is adjacent to Chenliu in the west, less than twenty miles from Jiyang County in Chenliu County, and less than a hundred miles from Chenliu County, the county seat of Chenliu County. Of course, Zi will not continue to sit idly by, but Chen Liu and Zhang Miao will probably not turn a blind eye either. Once the Jiyin soldiers from the east and Chenliu soldiers from the west join forces to attack our troops, let me ask you, how to deal with it?”

Yuan Xiong was confident and said: "Ming Gong is currently stationed in Fule, south of Chenliu. If Zhang Miao dares to send troops to attack me, it will help Ming Gong to attack Chenliu."

Sun Ce asked Sun He and Kong De, and said, "Bohai and Kong Gong, what do you think?"

Bohai is the character of Sun He.

Sun He is loyal and straightforward in character, stern in words and actions, and usually doesn’t talk much. After listening to Sun Ce’s question, he thought for a while and replied: “After passing through Liu Gongshan and Cao Mengde’s two soldiers, and after Yang Zhang’s defeat, Jiyin County is now a soldier. There are not many horses, and there are few elites. This is probably the main reason why Wu Zi did not dare to cross the river to fight with me. Since Jiyin has few soldiers, and Duke Ming is in the south of Chenliu, he threatens Chenliu. Then, Huang Xiao Wei Suo worried that our army might be attacked from both sides, and it might not happen. Even if it did happen, the enemy would be as powerful as possible, and with the best of our troops, we would be able to fight calmly. He thought that Yuan Sima's suggestion seemed to be feasible."

Kong De knew that Sun He was the most trusted person by Sun Ce, so he did not rush to speak. When Sun He finished his comments, Kong De knew what he should say, so he strongly supported Sun He and said: "Huang Xiao It cannot be said that Wei's worries are unreasonable, but what Yuan Sima and Sun Jun have said is not wrong for their humble opinion. Those whose tactics are impermanent and can adapt to changes are famous generals. Generals may wish to follow Yuan Sima and Sun Jun's advice."

Sun Ce was taken by Xun Zhenbiao as a cavalry captain earlier, and the rank of the cavalry captain was two thousand stone. His rank was the same, so Comte flattered him as a "general".

Sun Ce called to spread out the map, squatted in front of the map, and watched carefully, thinking while watching, and said to himself, "My teacher and Cao Mengde have a decisive battle to help Yin, if successful, then Yanzhou will basically return to Xu, which is not only good for my teacher, but also for me Yuzhou also has benefits, and this war is at stake.

"My teacher treats me with a higher level than a mountain. As a disciple, I am not only for my teacher, but also for my Yuzhou. I must contribute greatly in this battle. Wu Zi is cowardly and refuses to fight. My ministry has stayed here for a long time. Time is wasted. The art of war says 'Besiege Wei and save Zhao', then I simply listened to Yuan Xiong and Sun Bohai's opinions, and today I will give Wu Zi a sentence of "encircling the injustice and adjusting his troops"!"

After thinking about it, Sun Ce stood up and said with a long smile, "Okay! Just follow this method!"

At the moment, Sun Ce was in the commanding department, changing the direction of the march, and rushing westward along the south bank of the Jishui River. After walking forty miles, we came to a ferry. A scout was sent to the other side to inquire, but there were only dozens of county soldiers guarding the other side. There was no need to send troops to fight. The dozen or so scouts sneaked close, shouted and rushed out, killing the county soldiers who were wronged.

The ferry was taken, and Sun Ce led his troops to cross the Jishui at night.

Less than twenty miles away is the county seat of Injustice.

Injustice, this city also has a long history. It is a big city, also known as Wanqu. Like most county towns, it is divided into inner and outer cities. The inner city is smaller, about seven or eight miles per week, and the outer city is larger, more than thirty miles per week. There is a Jujube City in the north of Injustice City, and the hometowns of Chengding and Shiguan are near the Jujube City.

The county magistrate received a report saying that Sun Ce led troops to cross the border and entered the county.

This county magistrate, like Wu Zi, was afraid of the prestige of Sun's father and son, and did not dare to fight. He hurriedly called to close the gate of the injustice, and ordered the county magistrate and others to lead troops to defend the city. Hiding in the county temple in the inner city, trembling with fear, listening to the movement outside.

From last night to this afternoon, it has been quiet outside, there is no sound, and there is no report from the city.

Injustice county magistrate sent officials out to inquire.

The official turned back, his face full of joy, and said, "I happened to meet the person sent by the county magistrate to report, Chenliu Zhang, and sent troops to help my city!"

The magistrate was overjoyed and said, "Has Chen Liubing arrived?"

The official nodded heavily and said, "Just arrived outside our city!" Guess said, "Maybe we will soon start a war with Sun Ce?"

The county magistrate asked, "Who is the leader of Chen Liubing? How many soldiers and horses did he bring?"

"It's Zhao Chong, the Sima Zhao Chong, who is stationed in Jiyang County. There are about a thousand soldiers and horses."

The county magistrate was greatly disappointed and said, "Although Zhao Chong has a reputation for bravery, Sun Ce's army has 2,000 soldiers, and he only brought 1,000 soldiers. What's the use?" The plan to watch the battle, waved again and again, and asked the official to inquire again.

The officer obeyed and rushed to the outer city again.

Looking out from above, I can only see the outside of Jiju City, Rudai Jishui to the south, Sun Ce's troops to the north, and Zhao Chong's army to the south.

The flags and flags of Sun Ce's division were flying, and Zhao Chong's division was spear-like.

The officer approached the county magistrate and asked, "How is the situation?"

The county captain said, "Zhao Sima Fang sent military officials to my city and invited me to attack Sun Bofu together."

"Then do you want to fight?"

The county lieutenant glanced at him and said, "There are only a few hundred guards in my city, and most of them are farmers who have not received any training. How to fight? If you want to fight, I can give you three hundred soldiers, and you go to fight."

How dare that officer dare to fight? He said with a smirk, "It was the mansion who asked me to ask." After looking at the situation in the city for a while, even though the war had not yet started, he was already feeling tense, thinking of what if Zhao Chong was defeated and his grievances were lost? The official became more and more uneasy, and he couldn't help but ask the county magistrate again, saying, "If Zhao Sima loses, what should I do in my city? Does your master have a plan to deal with the enemy?"

The county magistrate said: "The proverb says: A clever woman can't cook without rice. There are hundreds of guards in my city, and I can't even see the walls on all sides. What can I do? The only way to deal with the enemy is to wait for Wu Taishou to send him. Soldiers come to help."

"Will Prefect Wu send troops to help me?"

"If the injustice is wrong, Dingtao will be unstable in the rear. Wu Taishou will definitely come to rescue our county!"

Yanzhou and Yuzhou are big states with prosperous humanities, rich counties, few mountains and rivers, fertile land, and not far from the capital Luoyang. In the Taiping era, it was a livable place for the common people and a gathering place for merchants. , is also a squeezed head of an official, all want to have the advantage of coming here to make a fortune.

But in the war-torn years, states like Yan and Henan were not as good as Xu, Ji, Guanzhong, and even the states in the south of the Yangtze River.

There are two reasons.

One is that there is no natural danger.

Another is that there are too many counties due to too many populations. The counties in Yan and Yuzhou~www.readwn.com~ exclude the special case of Runan. Most of them are small in size, but there are many county towns. The distance between them is very short, which creates a lack of strategic depth.

Shanyangzhi was conquered by Xuzhou soldiers in a short period of time, which is why; now, Jiyin and Chenliu are facing the same dilemma.

Change to a county with a vast area and sparse population. If a county on the edge of the county is captured by the enemy, it may not pose too much threat to the county government, but Chenliu and Jiyin will not work, even the most peripheral county, They are often only a hundred miles away from their county seat.

Therefore, if there is a problem in any county, the county governor will have a headache, and as long as he has the ability, he will try his best to send troops to rescue.

The county lieutenant was right.

Towards evening, an army came from the east.

Looking at his banner from a distance, it was Sima Zangjun under Wu Zi's account.

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