What plan was Bao Xin talking about? Could He Jin be so shocked?
It turned out that Bao Xin said three words:
"Burn Aocang."
How could these three words not surprise He Jin?
You must know that Aocang millet has been accumulated for countless generations. Since the Qin Dynasty, it has been a transfer station and storage place for corn from the east to the west. No one can tell how much corn is in it. It is precisely because of the accumulation of millet in Aocang,
Only then did the Han Dynasty have the confidence to control the East, and could suppress and suppress it with ease.
And now this little Sima dares to burn Aocang millet? He is really brave. Millet grows from the ground, not falls from the sky. This burning will really burn down the Han Dynasty.
I don’t know how many years it will take to accumulate such a huge warehouse.
So, He Jin subconsciously scolded:
"Dog slave, you are so brave!"
He Jin was the general of the Han Dynasty after all, and at this moment he was as angry as thunder.
Bao Xin was already worried when he said this, but seeing his lord furious at this moment, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed in apology.
Yuan Shao, who was beside Yan Ran, frowned and looked at Bao Xin's panic, and secretly cursed that he was a local tycoon and couldn't keep his temper, so he wanted to end it himself.
At this moment, Bao Xin, who had his head buried on the ground, spoke:
"My lord, this policy is not based on the public plan, but only on the lord's consideration. Now that the Taishan thieves have opened warehouses to disperse the people, I am afraid that the victory will be no less than 200,000. But if they have food to gather, those who have no food will naturally disperse. As long as the Aocang millet is
If they are all burned, then the soldiers recruited by the Taishan Army will not be dispersed in one day? By then, there will be only tens of thousands of old soldiers left, so how can they dare to covet the capital?"
Yuan Shao didn't expect that Bao Xin would be frightened, but he could still say a few words at this time, which is useful!
Over there, He Jin was still thinking about this, and suddenly he asked:
"In that case, why not send elite troops to attack Aocang at night? As long as Aocang is reoccupied, won't the Taishan bandits still disperse?"
Bao Xin was stunned, not because he didn't know how to answer, but because he never expected that the general of the Han Dynasty was such a thing? Is the Han Dynasty really exhausted?
But Bao Xin soon came to his senses and said calmly:
"Lord, now it's not whether we should select elite soldiers to attack Aocang, but whether we can? There are only a thousand people in the pass now, how many warriors can we get if we select warriors? How can these people capture Aocang? Since they can't capture it, why not?
It is better to burn Aocang than to capitalize on the enemy. Lord, we burn Aocang, not because this method is good, but because this is the only method we have at present and we have no other choice."
After hearing this, He Jin murmured:
"Yes, we have no choice. We cannot antagonize our enemies."
He Jin's behavior all fell into Yuan Shao's eyes, and he snorted in his heart:
"He Jin is still trying to gain fame and reputation. In fact, he has already decided in his heart. He is just waiting for Bao Xin below to give him an excuse. He still has no choice? Humph! This is the official minister of the Han Dynasty. He can't do it. This Han Dynasty has long ago
It is time to change the dynasty. I, the Yuan family, are the descendants of the emperor Yu, and the Liu family are the descendants of the emperor Yao. In ancient times, Yao abdicated to Shun, and he ordered the Liu family to abdicate to the Yuan family. I, Yuan Shao, are the destined people."
Yes, all of this was arranged by Yuan Shao. From the moment he absorbed Bao Xin, he treated him as a private person. With the development of the world situation, Yuan Shao was no longer satisfied with being a hero of the Han Dynasty, and he had the idea of replacing him.
As soon as he had this idea, he considered weakening the strength of the Han Dynasty.
So what is the authority and strength of the Han Dynasty? It is the two armies of the North and South and the clothes and clothes of the officials of the capital. Now that the two armies of the north and the south have been greatly destroyed, the officials of the capital have wiped out the ground, leaving only the main force of more than 10,000 Han soldiers in Hebei. So he thought of diverting the trouble to the north.
This way, the Taishan army and the Hebei Han army will consume each other. In the end, no matter what, the strength of the Han Dynasty will be greatly reduced. When the time comes, one whale will fall and all will be born, and Yuan Shao's opportunity will come.
But now, he was trying his best, and He Jin succeeded, but Yuan Shao was not proud at all, because this was just an expected thing.
He was able to become a figure like Duke Mengchang in Kyoto not only because of his good family background, but also because he knew that anyone could be persuaded. As long as you know what the other person wants and satisfies it, this person will be used by you.
Bao Xin is like this, He Jin is like this, and everyone in the world is like this.
…
The waves and clouds in Hulao Pass are strange, and the smoke and ashes above Changshe City are also floating.
Because Changshe City had been destroyed, the 20,000 Han troops could only camp in the wilderness outside the city.
In the middle of the camp, in the huge tent, a joint military meeting between the left and right armies of the Han army was being held. Hundreds of military officials, including Yuzhou powerful men, filled the huge tent.
At this time, Zhang Wen, the left middle man, and Zhu Jun, the right middle man, knelt on their knees respectively, listening to an edict from Kyoto proclaiming the edict.
I saw this visitor Lang Lang saying:
"... He appointed Zhang Wen, the general on the left, as General Zhendong, tasked with overseeing Qingxu, Yanyu, and the four prefectures to fight against thieves. He appointed Zhu Jun, general on the right, General Jianwei, and took charge of the regiment training in the six counties. He quickly went north to prevent the blockade.
The Taishan thieves are marching westward..."
After Liu Hong in Kyoto learned about the situation of the Battle of Xingyang, he was frightened three times a day. Unable to withstand the pressure, he issued an edict to the Han army commanders in Henan. In Liu Hong's idea, Zhang Wen, Zhu Jun and Lu in Hebei
Zhi supported each other, or traveled secretly with merchants, scheduled meetings to suppress the enemy, marched in three directions, surrounded and annihilated the Taishan army at the foot of Xingyang City, and killed the big thief.
During a series of wars, Liu Hong and his ministers began to change their thinking. They no longer used the Hebei Yellow Turbans as the main target, but instead focused on the Taishan Army. They found that among the thieves, this group was the most capable and the greatest threat.
To attack Hebei, it is better to gather troops and destroy this wave first, then the remaining Yellow Turban Army will not be a problem.
Therefore, Liu Hong also sent an order to Lu Zhi, telling him to stop caring about the Hebei Yellow Turbans and directly lead the main force southward to surround and annihilate the Taishan Army with the left and right Han armies coming from the south.
In fact, Zhang Chong and others never expected this major strategic change of the Han army.
Their concept still remains that the Han army regards the Yellow Turban Army as the enemy, and they are there to provide assistance to the Yellow Turban Army. But now they regard them as the main attack. It seems that if the Taishan Army really stays in the Heji area, then
It was really tragic, because I had to block the sword from the Yellow Turban Army.
Returning to the main tent of the Changshe, after the audience had finished reading, Zhang Wen and Zhu Jun accepted the order, but the faces of everyone present were not good-looking.
What's going on? Didn't you just give everyone an official title and make a wish? Isn't this happy?
But things are never that simple. In addition to adding more officers, an important change this time is the change in staffing divisions.
This time, Zuo Zhonglang promoted Zhang Wen to Zhendong General, and all the original left and right Han armies were subordinate to him. In other words, Zhu Jun's soldiers were taken away and were to be handed over to Zhang Wen's Zhendong Army.
Is Zhang Wen happy? Not happy either, because the team training of the six counties of Yuzhou was also taken away from him and handed over to Zhu Jun.
They all know that this is another way for the country to check and balance, but at this time, the country can't have any trust in us?
In fact, it's not that Liu Hong doesn't trust them, but that he doesn't trust their subordinates. If Zhang Wen and Zhu Jun can keep their duties as ministers, then the people below them can? Don't want to climb the dragon scales and possess the phoenix wings?
So let's do this, so that everyone can be at peace.
But Liu Hong had no idea that this was just a political consideration, and that this change was a complete fool's errand in terms of military matters.
Zhu Jun's soldiers had been following Zhu Jun for a long time, and suddenly they were subordinated to Zhang Wen. How could they not feel like they were being relied upon by someone else? And how could Zhu Jun command the self-contained national regiment training of the six counties of Yuzhou when he did not have enough family background? In the end, it ended up like this. The combat effectiveness of the Han army could not be fully exerted.
Zhang Wen returned to his seat, stabilized his mind, and said loudly to the audience:
"Generals, let's discuss this."
When Zhang Wen failed to speak, the former captain Cao Cao took the lead in questioning:
"The country is far away in Kyoto, and we don't know the situation on the front line. Now that we are approaching a war, how can we be in charge?"
Cao Cao objected, but naturally some people agreed, that is, Lieutenant Colonel Zhao Rong, who had a bad relationship with Cao Cao.
The person mocked:
"The country clearly sees lofty ideals, but what is your identity? Do you dare to question the country? Do you think you are your grandfather?"
Cao Cao resented people mentioning that he was a descendant of eunuchs. Now that Zhao Rong said this, he kicked the table away, drew his sword and cursed angrily:
"Dog slave, how dare you insult me!"
Zhao Rong laughed loudly, suddenly kicked the overturner, jumped up and cursed:
"Five-inch Ding, so what if I humiliate you? Why do you Nainai Gong?"
Seeing that Cao Cao was so angry that his eyes were wide open, and he was about to kill Zhao Rong at the next moment, Zhu Jun, who was in charge, hurriedly tried to smooth things over:
"We are all brothers Pao Ze, how can we behave like this?"
Zhu Jun is not these two superior officials, so he cannot say harsh words.
Zhang Wenzao's face was livid over there. He admired Cao Cao, but he couldn't be so impudent in the army and dared to draw his sword? What did the commanders on the right think? They didn't see the one named Sun Jian over there, and they already snorted coldly. Counting.
So, Zhang Wen slapped the case and shouted:
"Where is the tooth outside the tent?"
As soon as he finished speaking, two powerful officials lifted up the tent and entered. They paid homage to Zhang Wen:
"The end will be here."
Zhang Wen angrily ordered:
"Cao Cao, the captain of the front army, caused chaos in the middle army and had little structure. He was taken out and whipped ten times."
The two officials, without squinting their eyes, sang together:
"Here."
Both of them are strong men with big shoulders and round waists, especially the one on the right who is more than eight feet long, with a waist ten inches wide, and a majestic appearance. He looks like a man of unparalleled courage.
So the two men joined hands and dragged Cao Cao out.
Sun Jian, who was laughing next to him and watching the Han army's jokes on the left, was greatly surprised when he saw these two teeth coming in. He couldn't help but ask Fu Xie next to him:
"These two people are not ordinary people. Nan Rong, do you know what these two people are like?"
Fu Xie thought for a moment, shook his head, and said he had never seen it before.
Sun Jian watched the two teeth go away meaningfully, and lamented how a good man could guard the gate for others.
…
Over there, after Cao Cao was taken out, his clothes and armor were roughly stripped off by two tooth generals. Cao Cao said with a smile:
"Don't be anxious, don't be anxious, it's not white meat, what's so good about it?"
The tooth general on the other side spat and said seriously:
"Captain Cao, I'm afraid you don't know. Even though the commander-in-chief only punished you with ten lashes, with one lash from our brothers, you might be dead. So, let's talk about it."
Cao Cao was surprised:
"Say what?"
Yajiangyou spat and said angrily:
"Of course you want to tell us what you can give us two brothers. You don't want us to die with this whip."
Cao Cao couldn't help but smile. Good guy, there are people asking for bribes here. He also started to laugh:
"Brother, I'm here for military discussion. What can I do with me? Look at this. I'll tell you where my home is. You can write a letter directly to my family and say that I, Cao Cao, gave it to a good man."
The tooth general blushed and muttered:
"Can you ghostwrite for me? I, I can't write."
Cao Cao said grandly:
"It doesn't matter. I'll write it for you, but you'll have to stamp it with pig blood when the time comes."
Yajiang was puzzled:
"Why do you need the pig blood seal?"
Cao Cao wanted to say something, but was interrupted by the Yajiang who was more than eight feet long and had a waist ten inches tall. He only heard this man say:
"Of course they want evidence of your crime. The descendants of Cao's family in Qiao County are indeed of the same style. They used clever tricks to plunder and plunder the land of good families in the local area. They relied on their connections with eunuchs to annex the property of good families. Now they want to use tricks to harm my brother. It's hateful. "
Cao Cao was stunned, looked at this unusually majestic tooth general, and asked:
"Do you know me? May I ask my brother's name?"
The tooth general who knew he was being tricked was about to slap Cao Cao. When Cao Cao asked about his brothers, he proudly said:
"Are you also from Qiaojun? So is my brother. He is a famous hero in Qiaojun, Xu Chu."
"Xu Chu? Who? Never heard of it."
Cao Cao didn't know the difference. Not only did he not compliment him, he shook his head and said he didn't know him.
General Ya was worried. How could he not have heard of such a powerful brother? He wanted to say more, but was interrupted by Cao Cao again. He only heard Cao Cao say:
"Oh, he is Xu Chu, who are you?"
That Yajiang was obviously not a smart person. He didn't realize that Cao Cao was taking the initiative from the beginning to the end. Now that he heard this man asking about himself, he walked at full speed, held his chest and head high, patted himself, and said to himself:
"I am Shi Huan of the Pei Kingdom? The so-called undefeated Shi Huan who pushed Sui Shui invincible."
After hearing this name, Cao Cao obviously reacted. He stared at Shi Huan and said:
"Oh? You are just..."
Shi Huan smiled at Yan Yan, yes, that's right, you didn't admit it wrong, hehehe.
But unexpectedly, Cao Cao's face changed and he shook his head again:
"I haven't heard of it, so I don't know."
At this moment, Shi Huan didn't know that this person was playing tricks on him. He needed to be whipped because he knew that this anger and Shi Huan's strength would make Cao Cao crippled even if he didn't die.
However, the whip did not come off in the end. Xu Chu next to him stopped him and said to Shi Huan:
"Ah Huan, we can't afford to offend this guy. Let's just slap him ten times and leave him alone."
Shi Huan scratched his neck, unconvinced, and asked:
"Why, isn't he just a lieutenant? We just beat him to death and told the superiors that he couldn't resist. If the superiors insist on blaming us, we will abandon the army and leave, and you and I will return to Pei State. Really,
I know so many heroes in Suishui, who wouldn't give me some face of the undefeated Shi Huan? When the time comes, we can go back and be as carefree as before. Anyway, this Han army has already had enough, and they have done nothing.
You want to massacre the city? They are dirtier than us rangers! Bah."
Obviously, the massacre of the city by the Han army in the past two days really hurt the knight-errant spirit of our undefeated Shi Huan.
Previously, the heroes from various counties and counties in Yuzhou recruited brave men, and he and several young men from his hometown joined the army. Later, the Han commander Huang Wan recruited the heroes from six counties and countries to serve as his halberd bearers. Both he and Xu Chu were different from ordinary people because of their stature.
, being tall and powerful is the best suited to be a showman, so he was chosen.
Among these people, Shi Huan and Xu Chu had the best tempers, and they were both heroic people.
Obviously in Shi Huan's concept, stupidity is actually heroic. He thinks that he and Xu Chu are both stupid and stupid, but in fact, Shi Huan is the only one who is really stupid. Xu Chu looks stupid on the outside, but on the inside he is stupid.
But it is the violence of a liger.
Therefore, even if he wants to run away, Shi Huan, who is more loyal than anything else, also wants to take Xu Chu with him. Who knows, Xu Chu has a large clan in Qiao County. Will he run to Suishui with you, Shi Huan, to become a bandit? Join the rivers and lakes?
So Shi Huan asked stupidly, and Xu Chu only said:
"Do you know Cao Ren?"
"We know him. Who doesn't know Cao Ren, the heroic hero who crossed the Yangtze River and Huaihe River? It seems that the deputy envoy of your regiment training in Qiao County is Cao Ren. I have admired him for a long time, but it is a pity that I have not been able to meet him until now."
Cao Cao, who had been silent just now, looked at Shi Huan strangely and said nothing.
Xu Chu nodded and confessed directly:
"Then Cao Ren is this man's younger brother. Just tell us about his background. If you kill him, even if you run to Suishui, the Cao family will find you out."
This is Xu Chu. He is naive but very wise. He knows that for a ranger like Shi Huan, if you talk to him about being a minister or something, it is nonsense. He knows it and doesn’t care. But if you say anything to him about being a ranger,
A prominent figure, he will understand.
Without looking, Shi Huan learned that Cao Cao was Cao Ren's clan brother, so Shi Huan hurriedly helped Cao Cao up. Not only did he dust off the ashes diligently, but he also called him brother. He obviously regarded Cao Cao as one of his own.
Cao Cao laughed out loud when he saw Shi Huan like this. Not to mention that this man was naive and romantic. So he joked:
"How about it? Are you still going to get those ten lashes?"
Shi Huan nodded and said honestly:
"Have you beaten? Isn't this already an order? You and I are brothers, but things come down to business. After whipping you, let's talk about brothers again."
Cao Cao laughed angrily. He didn't know whether Shi Huan was really stupid or pretending to be stupid. He asked:
"You slapped me? Why do you think you are my brother?"
Shi Huan also asked:
"Brother slaps you a few times and you don't recognize him anymore? Are you still a brother?"
Don't mention it. Cao Cao was stunned by these words, and then looked at Shi Huan suspiciously. Isn't this man stupid?
Seeing that he couldn't avoid these ten whips, Cao Cao took off his shirt immediately, revealing his well-developed and strong chest and back, and said boldly:
"Come here, whip Nai Gong hard. If Nai Gong screams, I lose."
Shi Huan confirmed again:
"I'm coming? Just bear with the pain!"
"What are you talking about? If you say it, just scream and I will lose."
"Pa~"
"Ouch~ow~ow~"
After Shi Huan whipped his whip, he asked doubtfully:
"Didn't you say that if you scream, you will lose? That's it?"
Cao Cao was sweating heavily from his forehead, and he cursed back:
"Yes, so Nai Gong shouted three times! When has Nai Gong ever lost?"
Cao Cao's operation shocked Shi Huan. It turns out that people can be so shameless! So Shi Huan gritted his teeth and whipped him nine times in a row, but he knew the severity, and none of them was heavy.
But despite this, Cao Cao kept shouting, shouting so loudly that his colleagues who were discussing matters in the tent looked sideways, all pitying Cao Cao.
As soon as the draw was over, Cao Cao put on his unlined clothes like a normal person, then grabbed Shi Huan and Xu Chu, and said happily:
"Let's go to my tent and drink."
Shi Huan said doubtfully:
"Aren't you going back to the Chinese army's tent?"
Cao Cao smiled and said:
"Those useless losers can't talk about anything all day long. Meeting two good men today is no better than sitting with those old men. Let's go and have a drink."
Shi Huan hesitated and said:
"Xu Chu and I still have to be on duty and can't leave."
Cao Cao patted Shi Huan and shouted, "I admire you." Then Cao Cao said that he would go back to his tent to rest first, and then wait for Shi Huan. Xu Chu would go to his place for a drink when he got off duty.
Shi Huan and Xu Chu looked at each other, nodded, and said goodbye to Cao Cao.
As soon as the two people left, Cao Cao immediately shook his legs and bared his teeth. It was obvious that the ten whips had caused him pain.
At this time, Cao Cao was still a son of a prodigal clan with a strong sense of chivalry, but as smart as he was, he also saw that the world was in chaos. Even if the Han Dynasty defeated the Yellow Turban Army, the core weapons had been lost. Under this situation, various places
Separation from the central government will become inevitable. In this case, Cao Cao also needs to make preparations in advance.
The preparation here does not mean that like Yuan Shao, he decided to replace the Han Dynasty. At this time, he was just like a drowning man, subconsciously grabbing the driftwood, and warriors like Shi Huan and Xu Chu were the driftwood. Cao Cao knew
, but no matter how the situation develops in the future, it is always good to gather the wise and brave people from all over the world.
Although he was whipped ten times today, he did not expect to meet two heroes, Shi Huan and Xu Chu.
He has clearly seen that Xu Chu is a liger who is rough on the outside but thin on the inside, and he is ambitious. If he is not ambitious, he will not help to save him! He doesn’t know Xu Chu’s background yet, but he can ask people to find out later. As for that
Another Shi Huan, hehe, Cao Caochun thought this person was quite cute.
In the end, Cao Cao did not return to the Chinese army's tent. He gritted his teeth and went back to ask someone to give him medicine.
…
At this time, the situation in Changshe's big tent was indeed as Cao Cao said. After he was dragged away, there was a lot of discussion, but no progress was made.
You must know that this is not right, because these in the big tent are all the best of the Han Dynasty, why can't we come up with a clue?
But the crux of this matter is not up for debate. The crux of the matter is that no one is taking charge of it. What should I say?
Zhang Wen may still be inferior in military matters, but Zhu Jun and others have not fought in old battles. They had suffered heavy losses at the hands of the Taishan Army before, and now many Han soldiers are frightened when they hear that they are going to fight the Taishan Army. Now we have to divide the organization into different groups, and we don’t know the commanders but the generals. How can we go to the battlefield?
But why didn't they say it? Cao Cao had said it before, and he was kicked out and whipped for roaring. Did Zhang Wen just want to separate? But what can he do if they don't? You haven't seen the fate of Wang Yun, the governor of Yuzhou.
It turned out that at the same time that the visitor went to Changshe to deliver the edict, Wang Yun, the governor of Yuzhou, was also driven to Beijing. The reason was that he intended to delay. Originally, Liu Hong gave Wang Yun an order to finish the battle in Runan. He immediately went north to aid Xingyang. However, at that time, Wang Yun regarded Runan as an important land for money and food, and needed troops to pacify it. Moreover, if the troops were transferred away, the scattered Yellow Turbans in Runan would revive, so he asked for orders to stay in Runan to pacify him.
Liu Hong didn't say anything at first, but as soon as Xingyang was lost, Liu Hong immediately took Wang Yun away. He used the large number of troops as a self-defense strategy. He was willing to miss the opportunity and shouldered the great responsibility, so he immediately took Wang Yun and sent him to Beijing.
To put it bluntly, if Xingyang is not lost, Liu Hong can still be a little more calm and have the confidence to tolerate the dissent below. But Xingyang was defeated and the Taishan bandits were outside the pass. Liu Hong panicked. What he was most worried about was the loss of the authority of the Han Dynasty. , the officials below began to obey the rules and violate the rules, so Wang Yun became a chicken and killed it to show to the commanders.
The effect of Liu Hong's method was very obvious. In this meeting, no one in the civil and military circles dared to admit that Liu Hong's will was unfavorable. They just sat there, not wanting to say more.
Finally, Zhang Wen looked at the tent full of civil and military officials and saw that they were all pretending, but none of them could handle the task. He was greatly disappointed.
Wouldn't it be enough to sacrifice oneself and set a good example for the country to reconsider its order? But no one took the initiative to stand up.
That’s it, that’s all, they didn’t say, I’ll do it!
So, Zhang Wen faced everyone and said word by word:
"The country has clearly seen thousands of miles, so we should obey it. Just like this, all the ministries will be aligned within two days, and then we will go north to fight the Taishan bandits!"
I thought you, Zhang Wen, were the one taking the blame, is that all?