Chapter two hundred and ninety third labor hastily
"Seize Pianpian, and seek to slander others. Be careful with what you say, because it means you don't believe it." [The Book of Songs·Xiaoya·Xiang Bo]
Qingzhou, Beihai Kingdom.
Gaomi County is located in the southern part of Beihai Kingdom. It is the hometown of the great scholar Zheng Xuan and the temporary residence of General Anton and Beihai Prime Minister Lu Bu.
Since Yuan Shao's eldest son Yuan Tan led Zang Hong, Qu Yi and other generals to attack Qingzhou, he successively defeated Gongsun Zan's private governor of Qingzhou Tian Kai in Jinan, Qi, Le'an and other counties, and then started a battle for Qingzhou with Lu Bu.
As soon as the battle began, most of the elite troops originally assigned by Yuan Shao to enter Beihai to gain a foothold switched sides, causing Lu Bu to hastily retreat before he even had time to rescue Tian Kai. Over the next few months, even though Lu Bu was brave and good at fighting, he even took Qu Yi and Gao.
There will be no way to wait.
At this time, half of the Beihai Kingdom was in the hands of Yuan Tan. Lu Bu gathered his remaining troops and retreated to Gaomi. Yuan Tan had sent Gao Lan to lead an army to march towards Donglai in the past few days. He also sent Qu Yi to station in Chunyu County in the northwest of Gaomi County.
In order to contain Lu Bu, Yuan Tan himself stationed in Linzi, the seat of Qingzhou, and officially began to govern Qingzhou. As for Zang Hong, the governor of Qingzhou appointed by Yuan Shao, he had already been transferred back to the plains by Yuan Shao in the name of preparing food and grass.
"Gongren, I said at the beginning that when Tian Kai faced Yuan Tan in Qi State, I would lead an army to Le'an, bypass its rear, attack Bochang, Linji and other counties, which would be enough to defeat Yuan Tan."
Among them, Lu Bu was holding a cup of wine, as if he was raising an army to question the crime: "But you refused to allow it, saying that our army's foothold was not stable. At that time, I followed you, but Tian Kai was suddenly defeated. Now we are in this situation.
Gongren, I wonder if you have anything else to teach me?"
The chief secretary, Dong Zhao, blinked and said calmly: "Is there anyone in the world who can predict everything? At that time, the general had just conquered the two counties of Beihai and Donglai. The people's strength had not been restored, and a new army was recruited. Therefore, I persuaded the general to take advantage of Tian Kai and join forces.
When the Yuan family was fighting, they mobilized troops and prepared food in Beihai and arranged them properly. When the two of them were fighting each other and each was exhausted, our army could reap the benefits. Unexpectedly..." After saying this, he shook his head with regret.
He shook his head and said: "Yuan's advance is so rapid, Tian Kai is too useless."
"Really?" The speaker was none other than Hou Cheng, who was sitting next to him. He was from Zhongdu, Taiyuan, and was Lu Bu's confidant since he started his career in Bingzhou. With a look of suspicion on his face, he directly spoke out what Lu Bu was thinking:
"You once served as the prefect of Wei County for Yuan Jizhou. Halfway through, you suddenly said that you would assist the general to achieve the king's career. Who knows what you are thinking at this time!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Bu's Bingzhou team members Cheng Lian and Song Xian couldn't help but turn their heads and look at Dong Zhao with scrutinizing eyes. However, Jianyong Hao Meng and others whom Lu Bu recruited from Zhang Yang in Hanoi looked unclear.
It seems that as for the generals Lu Bu recruited from Beihai, Donglai and other places, because they have only been together for a short time and there are no very outstanding candidates, they are not in critical positions and cannot talk at this time.
Dong Zhao smiled easily, spread his hands, and said openly: "I have already said that my younger brother is in the army of Zhang Fujun, the prefect of Chenliu. Because there is a rift between Yuan Jizhou and Zhang Fujun, someone came to slander him.
Therefore, Yuan Jizhou wanted to punish me, but fortunately I met the general on his way to Beihai, so I was able to falsely claim that I was traveling with him, but I was really relying on the general."
Lu Bu suddenly remembered that Dong Zhao came to see him all night just for this reason. He said that he had heard rumors that Yuan Shao suspected that he was having an affair with Zhang Miao, so he pretended to trick Yuan Shao into coming to his side to be a traitor. In fact, he
It was to escape from Jizhou. At this time, his remaining anger gradually subsided, and he remembered that Dong Zhao had really tried his best to him during this period. Although he did not provide much help to Lu Bu in terms of wisdom, in Lu Bu's view, Dong Zhao was indeed Dong Zhao.
Zhao's skills were inferior to others, but it was not that he was unwilling to use his sincere efforts. It was precisely because Dong Zhao was not resourceful enough to resist Yuan Tan's offensive that he was in such a situation. Thinking of this, Lu Bu thought that he usually expected Dong Zhao as a counselor.
It was too high, and it actually made him doubt his position.
"Gongren, I know your heart very well. There is no need to mention these words again in the future!" Lu Bu put down his wine bowl and gave Hou Cheng a slightly cold look.
Hou Cheng showed no resistance and apologized to Dong Zhao: "I drank too much and talked some nonsense. Please don't blame me, Mr. Dong! I consider myself to be a fine drinker!"
Dong Zhao smiled nonchalantly and said, "The war is about to begin. It would be better for General Hou to drink less wine!"
"Yes!" Hao Meng, a tall and handsome man, said from the side: "I see that you, Hou Cheng, don't drink on weekdays, so I want to take advantage of this time to drink more!"
After a few words, the slightly stiff atmosphere immediately became much warmer, and everyone began to laugh happily again.
Although Dong Zhao successfully cleared the suspicion once again, he did not feel much relieved. He remembered that the last time Lu Bu used Wei Xu to test him, he scolded his foreign relative Wei Xu with a stern expression. Now after this test, Lu Bu treated Hou
Cheng didn't express anything. Even though Lu Bu was brave and foolhardy, and it seemed that he had trusted him again, Dong Zhao still couldn't help but feel a little worried.
At this time, Li Feng, the captain of Lu Bu's tent, came in and reported to Lu Bu: "General, the soldiers who broke into Zheng Gong's residence have been found."
Under Dong Zhao's surprised gaze, Lu Bu waved his hand casually and said directly: "These people do not obey military laws and respect the general's orders, so I will take them to the camp and kill them."
After speaking, Lu Bu said to Dong Zhao and others: "The former residence of Duke Zheng is nearby. It was built for Kong Wenju a few years ago. When I came, there was a military order not to trespass into Duke Zheng's residence." As he said that, he
He glanced at everyone with his stern eyes like a tiger and wolf, especially lingering on Hao Meng's face: "But these people insist on going against my will. I don't care whose personal soldiers they are, but those who disobey my orders
, kill them all without mercy!"
Hao Meng stood up with an embarrassed look on his face, clasped his fists at Lu Bu and said, "I am not strict in my discipline. Please forgive me, general!"
Lu Bu waved his hand and said casually: "Hey, there is no need to say these words between you and me. This matter has nothing to do with you. They brought it on themselves. We just want to drink." He deliberately looked magnanimous.
, I wanted to use this to show favor to Hao Meng, but unexpectedly, Hao Meng was a good-faced person. If his face was ruined this time, how could he have any good impressions of Lu Bu again? What's more, these personal soldiers were his.
Under Dong Zhao's instruction, Zheng Xuan's former residence was deliberately destroyed in order not to damage the reputation Lu Bu had established in Beihai by expelling the Yellow Turbans.
Now that the plan failed and Lu Bu saved his image in Beihai, it would be very difficult for Beihai to give up or even betray Lu Bu.
Dong Zhao nodded slightly towards the wine bottle in front of him, as if he could take in Hao Meng's gaze.
Lu Bu liked to drink and eat vegetables while everyone was having a banquet, while discussing important military and political matters without delaying each other. After eating a few bites of Qingzhou's famous dish 'roasted pig', Lu Bu picked up the wine again and said to Dong Zhao:
"Now that Qu Yi is close to Chunyu, this man is rigid in his military training, and his elite soldiers are similar to those of Gao Shun's men. It's a pity that Gao Shun is not here..." He couldn't help but sigh with emotion at Gao Shun and Zhang Liao, who were his subordinates back then.
If he had them leading the army now, why would he have to worry about Qu Yi and Gao Lan? Hearing that both Gao Shun and Zhang Liao had reached the rank of general and were highly valued, Lu Bu thought of his current situation, and there was no reason for it.
Feeling guilty.
"General, don't worry too much. Wei Fujun has already negotiated with the pirates in Donglai, and has gathered more than 20,000 elite troops, including hundreds of cavalry. They will march westward in the near future. That Gao Lan has no strategy, but is good at riding.
In front of Lord Wei, we are definitely no enemy in a single battle!" Song Xian comforted him with kind words, and Hou Cheng also followed suit.
Lu Bu glanced at the two remaining Bingzhou troops, felt very relieved, and said seriously: "We can't just rely on Donglai's soldiers, we also have to do something!" He asked Dong Zhao: "Qu.
Yi is good at setting up military formations. Over the past ten months, our army has fully understood its power. I wonder if Gongren can teach me how to defeat the enemy?"
Dong Zhao twisted his beard and said: "Qu Yi is stationed at Chunyu just to keep an eye on us and prevent our army from splitting up and rushing to Donglai to attack Gaolan together with Wei Fujun. Once our army splits up, Qu Yi will definitely lead the troops.
They are chasing, intercepting, and killing them. If this is the case, why don't we first send an army to pretend to assist them, but in fact, they secretly set up an ambush and attack them from the front and back?"
None of the generals were good at military strategy, but what Dong Zhao said was very feasible, so they all praised it as a great kindness. Even Lu Bu thought about it and nodded in approval.
While Hao Meng agreed, he couldn't help but look at Dong Zhao. He was full of doubts. It wasn't until he left the camp and found Dong Zhao privately that he couldn't wait to ask: "Do you need to inform General Qu about this plan?"
Dong Zhao walked around the tent as if nothing had happened, scanning every corner, as if checking to see if anyone was eavesdropping. He said smoothly: "What do you want to tell him? It's him who is plotting this time."
Hao Meng was surprised and said: "But General Qu is from Yuan Jizhou, aren't we working for Yuan Jizhou?"
"You're right." After Dong Zhao personally confirmed that there was no one else in the tent, he chuckled, sat down in the tent, and said leisurely: "So I say, it is him, Qu Yi, who is plotting this time."
Hao Meng is from Hanoi. As early as when the prefect of Hanoi was still Wang Kuang, who was close to Yuan Shao, Hao Meng was already a member of Yuan Shao. Like Sui Gu, he was originally a chess piece placed by Yuan Shao around Zhang Yang. Later, in order to control
Lu Bu then switched to Lu Bu's command. As Dong Zhao was the chief envoy, Hao Meng could not stop the decision made by the other party, but after hearing the explanation at this time, he could not help but feel a little confused.
"Qu Yi is arrogant and arrogant. He thinks that he helped Yuan Gong secure Jizhou and defeated Gongsun Zan, so he regards himself as the number one person in Jizhou." Helpless, Dong Zhao had no choice but to reveal this secret to Hao Meng:
"Not only the generals in the army don't like him as a person, but also Yuan Gong and the eldest son don't like him, and are even afraid of him...Have you heard of the story of the Marquis of Huaiyin?"
Hao Meng swallowed in shock and said softly: "I heard it is true... but if Qu Yi loses, what will happen in this battle?"
"How could he be defeated so easily?" Dong Zhao chuckled and said, "If my prediction is correct, this battle will definitely be led by Hou Cheng and Song Xian. How can they be Qu Yi's opponents? Even if
It was prepared versus unprepared. Even with Qu Yi's elite troops, Lu Fengxian couldn't get away with it. I'm sure that Qu Yi would win miserably in the end, and Hou Cheng and Song Xian's troops would be greatly damaged. At that time, Lu Fengxian would have to rely on
You, and Li Feng and the others."
Hao Meng exhaled softly, thinking at the same time, I am afraid that this two-lose method is the true level hidden by Dong Zhao, and the self-righteous Lu Bu made a fatal mistake this time.
"By that time, Lu Fengxian no longer has any luck or the strength to resist, so he can only go as I imagined." Dong Zhao finally said slowly.