This was Sun Jian's second day of killing prisoners. The situation was very big. Everyone in the battalion knew that there was a massacre in the army. Eight thousand prisoners were killed in half a day. It was simply shocking.
Don't think that eight thousand people died in a battle is not a lot! In the intensity of war in this world, a war often results in fewer deaths and more injuries, with the largest number of people missing in the countryside. Often a thousand-man army collapses, Maybe more than 20 people died, 200 were injured, and then the rest collapsed.
But now eight thousand people are killed in a battle, beheading one by one, not to mention the people who are killed, but also the people who are watching. Just looking at the rows of corpses lined up for several miles and stinking down the river will make you feel deeply gloomy. Not to mention the deep haze in your heart. The place of execution was already red soil soaked in blood.
Soon, the backlash of slaughtering the prisoners came. In the past two days, the Yellow Turban Army on the opposite side was fighting with increasing frequency. They even ambushed one of their food transport teams, and all the soldiers and soldiers were piled into the Jingguan. .
This is the revenge of the Yellow Turban Thief.
The soldiers of the Han army were all complaining about Sun Jian, accusing him of being cruel and easy to kill. Now the Yellow Turban thieves were cornered and wanted to fight them desperately, which would only increase the casualties of their soldiers.
However, the Han military officials could guess the underlying reasons for the massacre and surrender of prisoners, but it was difficult to explain this to the following Han soldiers.
Rumors spread among the army, and the person who was most distressed was not Sun Jian, but former army coach Zhu Jun.
Sun Jian thought about it. The reason why he did this in such a ostentatious manner was to let everyone know about his reputation as Sun Jian. Either he would not do it, or he would do it to the extreme if he did it. He would procrastinate and coy and suffer in vain.
Moreover, once this matter is known to the whole world, who knows the whole story? Without the instruction of Sun Jian's general Zhu Jun, how could Sun Jian dare to slaughter the Yellow Turban thieves wantonly?
It was not for nothing that Sun Jian had been working as a deputy for a long time. His ability to handle things openly and secretly was not bad at all. Now that Sun Jian is doing things openly, he simply says that he is just a knife and the person who handles the knife is someone else. people!
As for who it is? Isn’t that you Zhu Jun?
So Zhu Jun was very troubled. He didn't know whether Sun Jian was really murderous or was deliberately roasting him on the fire. He could already predict that when this battle was over, how many nobles would secretly accuse him of being a cruel official.
Huangfu Song noticed Zhu Jun's heartache and went to his tent to comfort him:
"Now that you have led the army and have made it your ambition to kill thieves, why should you regret killing too many people? These thieves have taken many captives and killed many, and they have poisoned the world. If they are not killed, they will not be able to bring peace to the world. We should respect ghosts and gods, respect Huang Tian, and renounce them. Although the famous religion was in the Zhou Dynasty and Confucius was alive today, there is no reason why he should not fail to plot his death. Having planned to kill him, there is no reason why he would regret killing too many people."
After saying that, Huangfu Song said to Zhu Jun in a serious voice:
"Gongwei, the Yellow Turban bandits are in chaos, which is a disaster for our Han family. You and I must abandon our personal honor and disgrace and crush this bandit. We, the general of the army, make killing our profession. It seems cruel, but in fact it is killing. It means to stop violence. The more you kill now, the less you will die in the future. This is to use violence to stop violence. We must know how to be righteous!"
The Huangfu family is indeed an old martial arts family. They have already had their own views on killing, and they can not only explain it to themselves, but also convince others.
It seems reasonable to use violence to stop violence, but how many people use this name to kill wantonly, but in the end, violence begets violence. The more violent the killing, the stronger the resistance.
But no matter what, Huangfu Song's words made Zhu Jun nod his head repeatedly. Not only did he feel comfortable, but he also had many clear ideas.
Huangfu Song is right, they are the maintainers of order in the Han court. If they can make a living for the people of the world, it doesn't matter if they bear a lot of infamy.
Thinking of this, Zhu Jun suddenly felt that he had the spirit of a man of lofty ideals to turn the tide when it fell, to support the building before it collapsed, and to worry about the world, the country and the people. This plan for the national crisis is using our own generation, how can we be used for personal honor and disgrace? Avoid it.
Seeing that Zhu Jun had figured it out, Huangfu Song smiled lightly and said another thing. He didn't just come to comfort Zhu Jun. He said:
"I expected the heat to be very hot these days, so I decided to hang up the three-day war-free card. The enemy didn't know it, and if we went out to stand in the scorching sun for two or three hours, even a strong man would be thirsty and tired. But we waited for a truce at this time and held on in the camp. , let the thieves lure and challenge them, but never go out to fight with them. After they have been exposed to the sun for a few days, you can shoot them with your camera, and you will definitely win."
Zhu Jun nodded and sighed in his heart that Huangfu Song was indeed the son of a general. He took three steps to make a plan and five steps to make a strategy. He was really a general!
But then Zhu Jun was not happy to listen to what Huangfu Song said. He saw Huangfu Song stroking his beard and continued:
"My dear and wise brother, I have served as my brother in the army for decades. I have nothing else to teach you. I only have four things to express. My dear brother, do you want to know?"
Zhu Jun was secretly annoyed that he was on the same level as Huangfu Song, but he was so arrogant and wanted to teach him as a teacher. He was so arrogant. Therefore, Zhu Jun said dullly:
"I wonder what the old general has to teach me."
Huangfu Song was indeed a first-class commander of the Han family, but his character was very fond of teaching others, and he did not know how many people he had offended. Therefore, after hearing Zhu Jun's words, Huangfu Song really thought that this man was asking for advice, so he showed his face and taught Taoism. :
"Everything is done beforehand, and without hesitation, it will be ruined. Just like when I was waiting at Changshe before, if we could have predicted the rainy summer, we would have set up an ambush in addition to the fire attack. How could the thieves camp here? Yang. So, if you plan carefully before the war, you will not regret it after the war. This is the first lesson."
"I have been in the army for many years, and the most annoying thing is that scholars talk about temple calculations. I think that at what time and day, all roads will advance in parallel, and it is mighty. But I don't know, and it is most likely to go wrong when we make an appointment to fight. Last year, I burned Qiang in the west and made an appointment with other tribes. We set out together, using my horn as a sign. That day, I went out to fight and blew my horn, but due to fog and rain that day, other troops did not go out, so our army was defeated that day. Later, we agreed to attack the enemy's stronghold, and we went out together, but we left. The troops turned back midway and almost missed the mission. Recently, you and I made an appointment to attack Changshe Bocai's troops, but our troops arrived first and did not see your troops coming, and only then did we find out that your troops were ambushed. Therefore, in matters on the battlefield, we should act accordingly. , fighting on a scheduled date will only cause trouble."
Zhu Jun was already furious when he heard Huangfu Song exposed his shortcomings. He suppressed his anger and said perfunctorily:
"You're right, sir, people still need to know their timing well, otherwise the battle won't be fought well and the people won't be able to do well either."
But Huangfusong didn't hear what Zhu Jun meant, and continued:
"There is also a third lesson. Whenever you attack a city, you must have the enemy come out to fight. After defeating you, you can take advantage of the situation to attack. If the enemy can't stand still and is invulnerable, attacking by force will only be a waste of military strength. But now there is peace. The army must learn from the previous experience and consolidate the wall deeply. When the time comes, our army attacks one by one, which will only increase casualties. Therefore, we must defend first and then attack. Defending first can not only arrogant the enemy, but also tire us out. To be arrogant is to show weakness to the enemy. Seeing that our army is timid, they will come out from the stronghold and show their power to us. But to be tired of the enemy is to show that we cannot come out, waiting for the enemy to wait under the scorching sun for a long time. , and his laziness returned, and he won in one fell swoop."
"In addition, there is the fourth article, which is what I consider to be the key points of the art of war. As Lao Zhuang said, misfortune lies where good fortune lies, and misfortune lies where misfortune lies. Military warfare is nothing more than this. When using troops, Everyone expects a winner, and there will be an opportunity for defeat; everyone expects a defeat, and there will be an opportunity for survival. But now everyone in the E army thinks that they have a sure chance of victory in the battle with these thieves, and I worry about their hidden defeat. Opportunity. But I don’t know where this opportunity lies, so I can only guard myself cautiously and do my best to listen to God’s will.”
After Huangfu Song finished speaking, Zhu Jun suddenly realized that he was being targeted here.
He just said that Huangfu Song came to his camp leisurely, comforted him, and taught him. It turned out that he wanted to tell him not to be arrogant or lazy. It really took a lot of effort.
Zhu Jun thought for a while. Although he felt that what Huangfu Song said did not sound good, it did make sense after careful consideration. Taking the current battle in Yingyang, not only the Yellow Turban Army could not afford to lose, but the Han Dynasty could not afford to lose either.
Both he and Huangfu Song knew that the more than 40,000 elites under their command were the last mobile force of the Han court. If this battle was defeated, troops would need to be mobilized from the border, and a series of chain reactions would occur. What, it is beyond the control of Hanting.
Precisely because this battle is so important, it is even more important to think about defeat before winning.
Zhu Jun looked at the public opinion screen in the military tent and fell into deep thought. Where is the failure lurking?
Suddenly, Zhu Jun saw a place and exclaimed:
"Is Zhang Mancheng's troops in Nanyang going north?"
Huangfusong shook his head and said:
"According to the local newspaper, Zhang Mancheng's troops did not send troops to go north. The detective horses in our army did not detect any movement of the Yellow Turban thieves from Nanyang to the north."
Since it’s not Zhang Mancheng, who else could it be?
Zhu Jun continued to look at the map and asked in an uncertain tone:
"The Taishan bandits over in Puyang? But that's not possible. They are currently confronting Yanzhou Mu on the Pu River. How could they possibly go south, and the journey is four hundred miles away? How could they come here?"
Huangfu Song also nodded and agreed:
"Indeed, I have thought about the Taishan bandits here in Puyang before, but to be honest, the possibility of them going south is very small. You must know that the Yanzhou Army that confronts them on the Pu River alone has ten thousand people, and they are on par with the Taishan bandits. Even if the Taishan bandits dare to fight, they will not be defeated in a short time. The greater possibility is that they may still be facing each other when we defeat the Ruying Yellow Turban Army and then go north to Yanzhou."
Huangfu Song is right, that's what a confrontation is like. A confrontation that lasts for several months is the norm. When the situation is evenly matched, equilibrium is the natural result. Unless an external force comes to break the situation, equilibrium is the norm.
While Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun continued to discuss how to eliminate danger, a fast horse came from the north and entered the Han army camp in Yingyang. Then he was introduced in front of Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun.
I saw that this man had an unusually strong waist and abdomen, and was tall and powerful. Huangfu Song, who had always been a lover of soldiers, praised him and said:
"What do you call a strong man?"
"Coming back to General Lang, my servant is Lu Qian of Rencheng Kingdom, who is the general of Yanzhou Bo Zhang's Yamen."
Yes, this man was Lu Qian, the hero of Rencheng who killed two generals, Dian and Wei, on the shore of Pu River. When the Japanese army collapsed, he took advantage of the opportunity and escaped with his life. He went straight to the Fengqiu camp. He met him halfway. The defeated troops who fled north knew that Fengqiu had been broken, and Fang Bo went out to Chenliu Zizao, so he hurried northward to Zizao.
Later, in Suanzao, the bandit general Zhou Shen selected warriors to go south to deliver a message to the left and right generals of Yingchuan. Lu Qian volunteered and asked for orders. Lu Qian had no place to use himself in Suanzao. The people who made the decision here were the visitor Yuan Pang and him. The temperate Huya, Fufeng Second Battalion. The people of Yanzhou have no chance at all, let alone Lu Qian's troops are all gone at this moment, and people are talking lightly.
Therefore, Lu Qian planned to make Chong'er reborn outside. He wanted to take advantage of this trip south to send orders and join the Chinese army so that he could have a better future. After all, he, Lu Qian, was a man who wanted to be a third official and could not waste any more time.
Lu Qian fought all the way, just because at this moment, when he saw Huangfu Song and asked about it, Lu Qian sent him a letter and told him about the situation in Puyang.
Just like that, by the time Lu Qian finished speaking, Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun were already shocked.
The Pushui defense line was broken! The Fengqiu camp was lost! Now the Yanzhou Army retreated to Jujube. In other words, wouldn't the section from Fengqiu to Yingyang be unobstructed for the Taishan bandits?
Immediately, Huangfu Song asked Lu Qian:
"You can see that Fengqiu's Taishan Army has moved south?"
Lu Qian shook his head and said:
"When I returned to General Zhonglang and went south, the Taishan bandits from Fengqiu were still there, but I heard a spy report that there was indeed something strange about this group of Taishan bandits, but their intentions were unclear."
Then Huangfu Song asked Lu Qian some details and left him under the tent for his use. Lu Qian was excited, bowed to Huangfu Song, and then left the tent, leaving Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun behind.
As soon as Lu Qian left, Zhu Jun said to Huangfu Song:
"Do you think the Taishan bandits will go south?"
Huangfu Song nodded. This time he was very confident. He explained:
"The Taishan thieves are always the most capable among thieves. Among them, the leader of the thieves, who is nicknamed General Soaring to Heaven, is even more cunning than the three Zhang brothers. Since he raised his army, he has been victorious in every battle and invincible in every attack. He has lost two thousand soldiers before and after. Shi Dali only counted a few people, and lost countless soldiers and generals. Moreover, this thief is not only brave, but also has the overall situation. He raised his troops out of Yanzhou and threatened me, Xingyang Aocang. Is this something that ordinary little thieves can have? And now, I The army and the Yellow Turban Army of Ru Ying are fighting in Yingyang. Will they not go south? Will they miss this thousand-year opportunity? I don’t think so! This Taishan thief cannot be underestimated."
Zhu Jun was convinced and muttered:
"What are your plans?"
Huangfu Song thought for a while and then said:
"We are just guessing at the moment. Now our main force is going to have a decisive battle with Ruying Taiping Road, and there is no way to allocate excess troops to gamble. In case, we allocate troops to defend the northeast passage, but the Taishan Army just makes The trend of going south deliberately allows us to mobilize our troops. Then we will not have enough troops to fight the moth thieves in the Yingyang area, and the enemy may really take advantage of it."
Zhu Jun was annoyed. It was you Huangfu Song who said that Taiping Road went south, and now it is you Huangfu Song who said you can't bet. What on earth are you going to do? Of course, Zhu Jun must know that Huangfu Song has a strategy, but he just doesn't like what others say. This won't work, and that won't work either. It will only show that Zhu Jun is not very smart.
Huangfu Song waited for a long time, and when he saw that Zhu Jun didn't respond, he stopped trying and said directly:
"Gongwei, what do you think about letting Cao Cao lead his headquarters to the northeast to intercept?"