There are almost no people on the official road from Yanzhou to Xuzhou, and the further south you go, the more desolate it becomes.
Usually when there is no war, there is almost an endless stream of farmers working in the fields, merchants and hawkers doing business, and local wealthy people driving ox carts and horse carriages for an outing outside the city.
However, now, there are not even a few wild dogs on both sides of the official road.
Some time ago, when there were the most people dead, mass graves in various counties were the favorite places for wild dogs.
There are often dozens of wild dogs wandering around in a mass grave. These guys eat human flesh and their eyes turn red. They are more frightening than wild wolves. They even dare to go up and bark at lone pedestrians.
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All I can say is that the war has changed so many things...
At this time, in a valley near the junction of Yanzhou and Xuzhou, more than 10,000 soldiers and horses had set up camp, and Lin Zhe, Guo Jia and others were stationed in it.
Inside the military camp tent.
Guo Jiazheng picked up a piece of beef with great interest, followed Lin Zhe's example and poured it into the copper cauldron. After silently counting dozens of times in his mind, he decisively took it out, then put it in his mouth, chewing it with big mouthfuls.
A trace of satisfaction leaked out.
"Xian Yun's way of eating is quite unique, but it's a pity that I couldn't bring it out earlier. Wouldn't it be nice to have such a hot meal in winter, along with a pot of rice wine?"
When Lin Zhe heard this, he raised his head and glanced. First he scorned Guo Jia's rude way of eating, and then he poured the chopped green onion, minced garlic, meat sauce and vinegar in his hand into a small bowl.
Inside, stir slowly.
When the preparations were almost complete, Lin Zhe picked up a cut piece of beef from the plate and placed it into the boiling copper cauldron.
"The Master said: 'You never tire of fine food, and you never tire of delicate food.' Naturally, you should be more refined when it comes to eating. There seems to be no difference between eating in early summer and the twelfth lunar month of winter!"
When Guo Jia heard what Lin Zhe said, his expression did not change at all, and his eyes did not even leave the copper cauldron.
While continuing to count silently in his mind, he responded to Lin Zhe:
"Xianyun is just too refined. The so-called simplicity means that the simplest way of boiling this kind of food is already delicious enough. Adding so many seasonings ruins the taste!"
Lin Zhe was too lazy to argue with Guo Jia. Everyone has different views on food.
Perhaps for Guo Jia, beef itself is a rare delicacy. After all, in today's society, cattle are an important farming tool, making beef a quite expensive luxury product.
But after eating all kinds of top-notch delicacies in later generations, for Lin Zhe, he really couldn't eat boiled beef without seasoning.
Seeing that Lin Zhe didn't answer, Guo Jia poured the soup cake on the side into the copper cauldron and waited quietly for it to be cooked. He continued to ask without raising his head:
"By the way, how does Xian Yun plan to deploy his troops this time to attack Xiaopei?"
Lin Zhe almost couldn't keep up with this leap of thinking. After thinking for a while, Lin Zhe replied:
"Zhe plans to let General Xiahou lead eight thousand auxiliary soldiers to attack Xiapi as a feint to lure the enemy; General Zhang will lead six thousand elite troops under his command to attack Xiaopei; as for the remaining troops, Zhe and Fengxiao will sit in
Chinese army!"
"Eight thousand auxiliary soldiers?"
"Xianyun is quite generous!"
Guo Jia looked a little strange, put down the chopsticks in his hand, and looked up at Lin Zhe.
"With Xian Yun's arrangement, aren't you afraid of being settled by your lord Qiu Hou afterwards?"
It was noticed...
Sure enough, that’s the bad thing about being friends with smart people, there’s no secret!
Normal people would never suspect that there was anything wrong with Lin Zhe's arrangement, but Guo Jia saw the essence at a glance.
Lin Zhe's arrangement was a considerable test for Xiahou Dun.
As a feint attack, why do you need eight thousand soldiers and horses? Even if there are only half of the soldiers and horses, it is enough for Chen Gong to treat it carefully!
However, Lin Zhe still assigned more than 4,000 troops to Xiahou Dun. The reason is actually very simple - once Xiahou Dun was eager to win and relied on the many troops and horses in his hands, he dared not listen to Lin Zhe's instructions and directly rushed forward. The final result would be
It will only be a defeat, and a disastrous defeat!
After all, these eight thousand soldiers and horses were just the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans who came to join them. In terms of combat effectiveness, not to mention compared with the trapped camp, they were a bit weaker than ordinary infantry.
And will Xiahou Dun listen to Lin Zhe's arrangements?
Definitely not!
At least Lin Zhe doesn’t think so!
Some time ago, in front of so many people, this guy dared to humiliate himself directly in the main hall, but now he wants him to obey his words and feint attacks honestly.
Lin Zhe firmly believed that Xiahou Dun could not be so responsible!
Once Xiahou Dun disobeyed orders without authorization and advanced blindly, resulting in a massive defeat of his troops and heavy losses of soldiers and horses, even if Lin Zhe killed him directly, Cao Cao would probably not be able to say no.
Even if Xiahou Dun was not killed for Cao Cao's sake, he would still be punished with dozens of sticks.
Guo Jia saw this and knew that Lin Zhe was intending to avenge Xiahou Dun's humiliation that day, so he warned him.
As for Lin Zhe, he originally rejected Cao Cao's decision to send him to go on an expedition with him.
Although I don't know what Cao Cao was planning, Lin Zhe was not so good-tempered and smiled at those who had humiliated him.
He has always been modest in terms of his mind, otherwise he would not have taken the initiative to ask Ying to lead troops to attack Xuzhou.
"As long as General Xiahou can follow my arrangements and attract Chen Gong's attention honestly, he will be safe. If he has some thoughts that he shouldn't have, he can't blame someone..."
After hearing this, Guo Jia didn't have any reaction on his face. Instead, he brought the seasoning in front of Lin Zhe to himself, poured a layer on the soup cake, stirred it slightly, and swallowed the soup cake in the bowl in one gulp.
It’s written full of comfort.
"Fengxiao doesn't seem to object to X's arrangement?"
Guo Jia seemed to have eaten enough, and then he lay down on the seat beside him, his posture completely gone.
"In this expedition to Xuzhou, since the lord has appointed you as the commander-in-chief, Najia can only make suggestions at most, but has no decision-making power. You are still the one who makes the final decision!"
"Besides, there seems to be nothing wrong with this arrangement. If there are more people, it will be easier to confuse Chen Gong's judgment."
"As long as General Xiahou faithfully feints according to Xian Yun's arrangements, then his share of the credit for winning Xiaopei will be indispensable!"
"If that's the case, then why should I dissuade you?"
After hearing Guo Jia's answer, Lin Zhe didn't speak any more.
Guo Jia had already seen his intentions, so naturally he would not let him design Xiahou Dun like this.
At that time, I had to remind myself that my revenge plan had already been aborted before it even started.
However, is it really that simple?
Would Xiahou Dun really give up such an attractive opportunity?!
At least Lin Zhe didn’t believe it!
Anyway, the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans are not his troops. No matter how much they lose, they don’t feel bad about it, so it’s time to give it a try!