When Huang Zhong took her into the residence of General Hussar, she was accompanied by a little girl of thirteen or fourteen years old named Huang Wudie.
Lu Yan leaned against the pillar in the corridor and watched Huang Zhong busy in the distance. He suddenly felt that the happiness that people want is actually that simple.
Thinking about himself who will be blessed in the future and not knowing how to be blessed, and then looking at the peace that is so unattainable in this troubled world, Lu Yan sighed and said: "There are no peaceful years, it's just that there are people who carry the burden for us.
"
In his previous life, he didn't have much ability. He just had to work peacefully and be an ordinary person without causing trouble to society. But now, it's different... Lu Yan's thoughts were a little wandering.
Huang Zhong worked hard for about a quarter of an hour and finally settled down his family.
After finishing his work, Huang Zhong came to the front yard.
Seeing Lu Yan waiting for him quietly not far away, Huang Zhong trotted to Lu Yan's side.
Seeing him sweating profusely but smiling broadly, Lu Yan unconsciously felt that his mood had improved a lot.
"Han Sheng, are you ready?" Lu Yan asked.
"The general can set off at any time!" Huang Zhong said, cupping his fists.
Lu Yan nodded and said, "Let's go then, the horse has been prepared for you!"
"Here!"
Huang Wudie hid behind the courtyard door, watching Huang Zhong and Lu Yan leaving, and murmured: "Dad..."
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Qiao County.
Xiahou Dun was eager for success, and refused to listen to Xun You's dissuasion. He insisted on sending troops to besiege Chen Ji, intending to encircle the point for reinforcements, and defeated Ji Ling's army from Xiaopei who came to rescue him.
However, what happened to Yuan Shu's general Zhang Xun made every general in Yuan Shu extremely careful about the strategy of "encircling the point to bring reinforcements".
After Xiahou Dun's plan was discovered, he was naturally attacked by the two armies of Chen Ji and Ji Ling. He was finally defeated and fled, and it was not until he retreated to Qiao County that he regained a foothold.
"Most of the 20,000 troops and horses were lost... Excluding the injuries, the number of soldiers who can still participate in the battle is less than 5,000." After Xun You reported the tragic situation of his army, he couldn't help but sigh deeply.
He was not upset that Xiahou Dun did not listen to his dissuasion, but that with this defeat, they almost gave up all their initiative to Yuan Shu.
Xiahou Dun also knew that he had made a big mistake. He was no longer as arrogant as when he first arrived. He acted cautiously and thoughtfully, and gradually became more like a famous general.
"Military advisor, our army's scouts came to report that Ji Ling led 20,000 troops and set up camp twenty miles away from our army." After saying this, Xiahou Dun showed an apology on his face and said, "It's because I didn't listen to the military advisor's advice...
"
"Victory and defeat are common matters for military officers. Generals do not need to blame themselves too much..." Xun You comforted him and began to analyze the current situation with Xiahou Dun and the generals in the tent. "Although our army was defeated, the overall situation
It has not yet reached the point of no return.”
Seeing that everyone seemed to be slightly relieved, Xun You continued: "However, our army's containment ability has been lost. Ji Ling and Chen Ji will definitely have an army to support Qiao Rui. The longer the time goes on, the more difficult the lord will face.
The pressure will be greater.”
Xiahou Dun looked solemn and asked in a low tone: "May I ask the military advisor if you can seek reinforcements?"
Xun You shook his head and said: "Dongjun and other places need to guard against Yuan Shao being unable to move easily.
When we go out to Dongjun, we only have Chen Liu, Xuchang and Wancheng with surplus troops. However, asking for reinforcements and marching will take a long time, and I am afraid that my lord can no longer afford to wait."
The corners of Xiahou Dun's eyes twitched slightly, and he asked unwillingly: "Then is there anything else we can do?"
Xun You looked calm and said calmly: "Yuan Shu sent nearly 100,000 soldiers under his command to conquer Xuzhou. The food and grass they need every day must be a huge amount.
Although there was a surplus of grain in Xiaopei City, it was not enough to support Ji Ling. Chen Ji's 40,000-strong army had to eat horse chews, so Yuan Shu must transport grain and grass from Yuzhou to Xuzhou's army.
I intend to send a general deep into the south of Xiaopei to cut off Jiling's army's food route.
If we can cut off the food and fodder for his army, the change we are looking for will come!"
Xiahou Dun pondered for a moment and nodded in response: "What the military advisor said is true. Who in our army dares to go deep behind enemy lines to cut off the food route?"
When Xiahou Dun said the next sentence, he looked at the generals in the tent and his meaning was already obvious.
If you go deep behind enemy lines to cut off food routes, you will not only be isolated and helpless, but you may also be discovered by the enemy at any time, and then surrounded and beaten to death.
However, the risk is directly proportional to the reward. If the enemy's food route can be successfully cut off, Xuzhou's merits in this battle will at least be enough.
Although they knew that this trip was very dangerous, none of Cao's generals flinched.
But there was one person who stood up before all the generals, "The last general is willing to cut off Ji Ling's army's food route!"
Xiahou Dun looked over and saw that this man was eight feet long and had a face as heavy as a jujube. He was none other than General Yamen, Wei Yan, whom Cao Cao had transferred from Chen Liuzheng and trained under him!
After Wei Yan competed with Xu Chu and Dian Wei, Cao Cao tested his military skills, battle formations and other things.
Both of them are adventurous people who like to make surprise attacks. After a long conversation, they felt like old friends at first sight and wished they had known each other ten years earlier.
Cao Cao intended to train Wei Yan, so he was specially transferred from Chen Liuzheng to Xiahou Dun for training.
As long as Wei Yan can make a contribution in this battle, Cao Cao will immediately entrust him with important tasks and train him as a capable general.
However, Wei Yan only had 500 men under his command, and most of the time they were in confrontation with the enemy, so there were not many opportunities to show off.
Xiahou Dun still couldn't figure out Wei Yan's true ability. At this moment, he seemed a little hesitant.
After about ten breaths,
Just when Xiahou Dun was hesitating whether to switch to Yue Jin, who was more familiar to him, a clear voice suddenly came from outside: "If it is Wen Chang, he will definitely be able to complete the important task of cutting off the grain road!"
"ah?!"
The voice of the visitor is familiar to everyone here.
Xiahou Dun, Xun You, Wei Yan and others were just surprised when they heard this voice, but Xu Huang trembled violently and shouted: "It's Lu Qiaoqi coming! Lu Qiaoqi is coming!!!"
"
At first, the scene where Lu Yan defeated a thousand cavalry by himself was really shocking.
Xu Huang was just a few meters away from Lu Yan at the time. He was immersed in the scene and was naturally deeply impressed.
To this day, when Xu Huang dreams, he still occasionally replays the exciting scenes in his dreams.
There were even several times when the protagonist who faced Qianqi in his dream and defeated them calmly and forcefully became himself...
Lu Yan walked in from the tent opened by Xiahou Dun's personal guards, followed by Huang Zhong with gray temples.
Suddenly seeing Lu Yan, all the generals including Xiahou Dun had happy expressions on their faces.
Only Xun You looked at Lu Yan and Huang Zhong with a thoughtful expression.
Cao Cao did not write a separate letter to Xiahou Dun, but gave all the power of appointment and dismissal to Lu Yan, and asked Lu Yan to punish Xiahou Dun on his behalf.
Lu Yan came to the middle of the tent, looked at Xiahou Dun, and said softly: "Gong Cao has ordered that Lu Yan take over Xiahou Dun's command."
The tent suddenly became quiet, and everyone's eyes were focused on Xiahou Dun, who was sitting on the main seat.
Xiahou Dun may have had a premonition of something. When Lu Yan told Cao Cao's order, he walked down without saying a word and without any hesitation. He clasped his fists and said to Lu Yan: "The guilty general will receive your order!"
Lu Yan nodded and said to Xiahou Dun: "Cao Gong said that rewards and punishments should be clearly defined. This time you underestimated the enemy and rushed forward and was defeated. So Cao Gong asked me to lead him to punish you."
Xiahou Dun took a deep breath and replied: "The guilty general is willing to accept any punishment!"
"Okay!" Seeing that Xiahou Dun still understood the importance of carrying it, Lu Yan looked serious and said, "I will punish you by copying plain calligraphy fifty times for each of the six Tao scripts!"
Phew! Xiahou Dun suddenly raised his head, with a look of disbelief in his eyes.
After a long time, he murmured: "Changsheng... why don't you give me an eighty-strong stick!"