Sun Jian did not explain anything else to everyone, but said to the generals:
"This time a visitor from the imperial court is coming to patrol the camp. Commander Zhang ordered us to select about a thousand elites to serve as ceremonial guards. I will order a few generals in a while, and then you will select thousands of brave people from each department."
So, without waiting for the reaction of the generals, Sun Jian ordered three generals: Cheng Pu, Han Dang, and Lu Fan. These three generals were all brave generals who had fought with him all the way, and they were also his trusted friends.
Others are not surprised, because these three films indeed have the most elites, so it is not surprising that they were chosen.
But at this moment, Sun Bi, the youngest among the generals, stood up. He was excited to join Sun Jian's selection of troops.
Sun Ben is the eldest son of Sun Jian's eldest brother. Sun Jian's eldest brother died young. Sun Ben has been raised in the countryside of Fuchun and has never seen any big events. Therefore, when he heard that the imperial court's visitors were coming to inspect the camp, he
My restless heart could no longer be restrained.
But as soon as the boy asked for a job, he was kicked to the ground by Sun Jian. It was not Wu Jing who held him back, but the whip in Sun Jian's hand was used.
In the end, Sun Ben was not selected and after being scolded, he withered.
Afterwards, this confusing military discussion ended like this.
After the meeting, Cheng Pu, Han Dang, and Lu Fan all stayed behind because they knew that Sun Jian must have something to explain to them.
As expected, Sun Jian stood there in a daze after the meeting ended. Later he saw that none of the three Cheng Pu people had left. He was about to ask, but then he smiled bitterly and said:
"You still understand me, Sun Jian."
Cheng Pu had a fierce temper and couldn't help but speak first:
"Lord, what on earth is going on? I definitely don't believe that it's just for the sake of honoring some Raushi visitor that made the lord so angry."
Sun Jian sighed and told his three generals what happened in the Chinese army's tent.
After talking about this dirty thing, Sun Jian finally slapped the case and became furious:
"What I hate the most is not that these two people are plotting against me, but that they have calculated it well. Even if I, Sun Jian, guessed it, I would fall for it. Damn, are the lives of our Jianghuai warriors so cheap? Come on, hurry up and give them Yuzhou people
To die?"
To be honest, what Sun Jian said was inappropriate. Cheng Pu, Han Dang and Lu Fan who were present were from Youzhou and Lu Fan were from Runan. They were not Sun Jian's Jianghuai martial arts group. Speaking of which, these three people had nothing to do with each other.
But how could they not have the same feelings about the so-called master who humiliated his ministers to death, and what happened to Sun Jian? In the final analysis, the Han Dynasty was too harsh on their lower-level warriors.
Sun Jian looked at the three people and said slightly uncomfortably:
"This time I chose the three of you to attack Yecheng with me. In the final analysis, I have selfish motives."
Then Sun Jian was silent for a while and said honestly:
"People like Wu Jing, Sun Jing, Xu Kun, Sun Bi and others are all relatives of my Sun Jian. To be honest, I, Sun Jian, don't think I'm a good person, and I don't think I deserve to die even if I have blood on my hands. But in the end, on the contrary,
Some women got up and began to love their families, and did not want to betray all their relatives, so they kept them in the camp out of selfish motives."
"But I also know that who doesn't have clan children, who doesn't have young children in the family to support? I, Sun Jian, am allowed to love my family, but you are not allowed to do so? It doesn't make sense. So this time when you select the army, both the eldest son and the only son in the family will be selected.
Don’t choose. Also, after selecting the soldiers this time, the three of you should go back to your hometowns.”
Cheng Pu, Han Dang, and Lu Fan listened attentively at first, but when Sun Jian told them to go back to their hometowns, they couldn't hold it any longer. Especially Han Dang, who burst into tears. He wiped his tears and wailed to Sun Jian:
"My lord, since we have been worshiped by the lord, we have long been members of the Sun family. How can we still have a hometown? Just let us join the battle with the lord! No matter how bad Ye City is, as long as we are with the lord, we can still be together.
how?"
Cheng Pu next to him also meant the same thing, but Lu Fan's behavior confused everyone.
At this time, Lu Fan took Wu Bian with him. After hearing Sun Jian's words, he walked directly to Sun Jian, then took off Wu Bian from his head and placed it on the ground. He kowtowed to Sun Jian three times, then turned around and prepared to leave the tent.
Cheng Pu and Han Dang were stunned when they saw Lu Fan's scene, and Sun Jian couldn't help but say:
"Zi Heng, what are you doing?"
Lu Fan turned around and bowed to Sun Jian:
"Lord, Fan is listening to you and is preparing to return home."
As soon as Lu Fan finished speaking, his old officer Cheng Pu jumped up and punched Lu Fan on the cheek, yelling:
"Dog slave, have you forgotten who saved you? Who said when he was dying that he would go through life and death for your lord? Have you forgotten all this?"
Cheng Pu's punch was really hard. It hit Lu Fan directly and made him dizzy. However, Lu Fan still tried to steady himself and said tremblingly:
"Lu Fan has never forgotten, nor dares to forget. But I followed the lord at that time, not now!"
Han Dang, who had been silent before, was holding Cheng Pu to prevent him from hitting Lu Fan again, but when he heard Lu Fan's words, he couldn't help it anymore and said angrily:
"Lu Fan, please speak clearly. Do you know what you are talking about?"
With tears in his eyes, Lu Fan suddenly said loudly to Sun Jian who was stunned:
"I know, I know exactly what I said. Although the lord at that time was of low status, he had the aura to reach the sky and the ambition to swallow up the lakes and seas. I, Lu Fan, am a person as low as the dust, but I also have the ability to scale the dragon.
, with Feng Yi's thoughts. But now, my lord, look at yourself, how depressed you are. Aren't you just disgusted by those two noble disciples? Aren't you just leading the brothers to attack Yecheng. So what?
"
Lu Fan patted his chest vigorously, tears bursting out of his eyes, and continued to yell:
"I, Lu Fan, since I have followed my lord, this life belongs to my lord. As long as the lord's blade points, I will donate my family and abandon my land without hesitation. But I, Lu Fan, also want to follow an indomitable hero, not a bowed head.
Frustrated mediocrity. Master, do you understand this?"
After saying that, Lu Fan knelt down heavily on the ground, paused at Sun Jian, sobbed and said nothing.
Han Dang and Cheng Pu on the side also understood what Lu Fan meant and fell silent.
At this time, Sun Jian stood up, stepped in front of Lu Fan step by step, and picked up Lu Fan:
"Zi Heng, you scolded me well. You scolded me well. You scolded me, Sun Jian, to wake me up. You also scolded the brave and diligent Sun Jian back. What you said is right. Even if there are mountains and rivers ahead, I can't do it myself."
Let’s hope it’s all smooth sailing. What’s more, there are still some of you brothers this time, so let’s take a closer look at how tough these Taishan thieves are!”
After saying this, Sun Jian hugged Lu Fan, Han Dang and Cheng Pu and laughed.
And Lu Fan, Han Dang, and Cheng Pu were also smiling in tears!
For a moment, the four of them seemed like brothers.
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This is the situation of the Han army in Henan, which can be described as complicated. It is not clear what the plans of Cao and Xun were. It is also difficult to say whether Sun Jian's life or death when he attacked Yecheng. But they are still not the center of the whirlpool of this chaotic war in Hebei.
The center of the whirlpool was beyond everyone's expectation, and it was Guangzong, the headquarters of the Yellow Turbans in Hebei.
Within three days since Wei Shou left Guangzong, earth-shaking changes occurred in Guangzong, which would not only greatly change the entire war, but even the entire history.
November 8th was the second day after Wei's commander-in-chief left the city.
After the grand expedition ceremony the day before, Guangzong repeated the rhythm of the past.
Guangzong was originally just a small town in Hebei Province, but since Taiping Dao settled in Guangzong, the reinforcement and expansion of the city defenses began. Taiping Dao, plus the Yellow Turban Army and their respective families, more than 100,000 people built Guangzong as big as Julu.
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At this time, the four gates of Guangzong City were closed, and patrols could be seen everywhere patrolling the streets. Commerce in Guangzong City was almost cut off, and all activities were related to military and religion.
Guangzong City is not accessible at will. In order to eliminate possible spies and traitors, Taiping Road only allows specific people to enter and exit the city during specific periods, while the rest are restrained within the city.
There were no outsiders in Guangzong. Almost all the people in the city had joined Taiping Dao. As for the wealthy families in the city, most of them were raided and their mansions were occupied by Taiping Dao commanders.
To be honest, Hebei Taiping Road did not spend much energy on governance in Guangzong. At this time, Guangzong was desolate and in ruins. No one had taken care of the ruins in the city that were originally conquered. But it was the young commanders.
The mansion is getting bigger and bigger as it is renovated.
But there is also a saying that not all the Yellow Turban soldiers in Guangzong are scumbags or corrupt. In fact, the reason why Guangzong City is not as prosperous as Handan, Julu, and Yecheng is because most of the manpower and material resources are lacking.
Used to build barriers.
Guangzong City had been attacked once before by the Han army. The siege of Guangzong City was relieved only after the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans came across the border bridge to help.
Because of this, after the war, Zhang Jiao ordered people to overhaul the fortress in Guangzong. The city defense was not based on the city wall, but only as the last barrier.
The Taiping Army built a total of three lines of defense outside the city.
First of all, the first line is a semi-arc-shaped trench that is twenty miles long and surrounds the west side of the boundary bridge. Behind the trench are the camps, one every four miles, so there are five camps in the first line.
Later, the second line of defense behind the Five Front Walls was the moat defense line of Qingshui. Next to Guangzong was Qingshui, and the moats of the four cities were dug from Qingshui. When General Zhang Liang was in charge of the Guangzong war,
It was also doubled in width specifically for city defense.
In front of the moat are the camps of the Hebei Yellow Turban commanders. They used the courtyard pillars of the wealthy houses in the city as campsites and sandwiched them with mature soil to build a continuous chain of villages. Yu's roots, Zhang Baiqi, Liu Shi,
Sili, Rongzai and many other young commanders formed a camp for ten miles, and they were as impressive as they were powerful.
Therefore, the second line of defense outside Guangzong is also the Lianzhai defense line.
As for the third line of defense, it is the city wall. Four legions are stationed at each gate all day long, namely Zhang Niujiao's Changshan Army, Black Mountain's Zhao Army, and Zuo Xiao's Qinghe Army.
There is also a cavalry regiment in the city. The leader is eight feet tall and has two thousand fine cavalry. They are responsible for mobile suppression of chaos in the city.
At the same time, militarized reconstruction was also carried out in the city's square areas. On both sides of each street, adjacent houses were opened to build troop transport corridors. This could not only dispatch troops unexpectedly, but also provide shelter for brave soldiers.
In other words, Guangzong City at this time was an impregnable fortress. If the Han army came to attack again, they would not be able to touch the city wall unless they fought for more than a year.
But this large military camp is not a place without enjoyment. There are at least two in Guangzong City.
One is the residence of Wei Shou, the Taoist leader, and the other is the high platform where the great virtuous teacher lived in seclusion. The former was originally the Guangzong County Government Office, which was later expanded by Wei Shou and was specially used as a place for daily academic affairs.
Although the mansion is surrounded by high walls, outsiders cannot see the interior. But from the people who enter the mansion every time, it is known that this kind of happiness makes people not homesick.
But if we say that although Wei Shou's mansion is luxurious, it still has some attributes of an office. Then the Great Sage's Wanglu Terrace is so luxurious that it exceeds people's imagination. The terrace is six feet high, and the pavilions are soaring into the clouds. They are only as close as the blue sky. high.
The so-called "looking at the deer platform" is not only looking at the giant deer, but also looking at the deer in the mountains and rivers.
Therefore, when the great virtuous master named this station Wanglu, the army was quite excited, thinking that the great virtuous master really persevered in his ambition. But unfortunately, in the end, the generals thought too much. The great sage and good teacher is still lying on the ninth floor as before, not meeting mortals like them.
The third largest building complex in the city is the Military Mansion. The Military Mansion is the place where the Yellow Turban Army handles military affairs. It is not far from Wanglu Terrace, that is, four or five miles away. If the wise master is willing, he can go to Wanglu Terrace. From Lutai, you can see the Yellow Turban Army dotting the sun every morning.
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On November 8th, the morning light was dim.
Families of the Yellow Turban Army in the fortresses of each district in Guangzong City stepped on the thick snow and rushed to the storehouse of each district to collect today's firewood and corn.
Since the Taiping Road incident in Hebei Province, they have collected all the rations and distributed them uniformly on a per-capita basis, which can save materials even more.
So even after entering Guangzong City, this rationing system was still there. It was just that it used to be one per month or every ten days, but now it has reached the level of one per day.
On this day, the family members of the Yellow Turban Army came to collect supplies. Looking at the half-and-half supplies, all the dissatisfaction in their hearts could only be turned into a heavy sigh.
They didn't dare to say anything, because if they were dissatisfied, the head of the warehouse would definitely accuse them of being fake Taiping Taoists who would not be able to endure hardship. By then, let alone half a bag of millet, even if it was full of sand, they would still want it. Accept it, or you will be labeled a traitor and executed.
If you get that share, don't expect the neighbors to help you. Maybe they think that if there is one less person to share with him, he might have three more grains of millet in his bag.
This is the situation at the bottom of Taiping Road.
But the great and virtuous teacher who is above the throne does not know this. As for General Digong, he has intentions, but he is currently doing his best to carry out a task, so he can only suffer the hardships of these family members first.
Everyone was numbly receiving supplies. Apart from the squeaking sound of stepping on the snow, no one was willing to waste their energy to speak.
At this moment, these numb people suddenly started to make a noise.
I saw black smoke suddenly rising from the nine-day tall Deer Tower, then a raging fire, and finally everyone in the city saw it.