The following night banquet was lackluster. Because Xu Fang, Zhang Liao and others had just arrived from afar, the banquet broke up around the second watch.
Wang Zheng personally sent the ministers out of Zhongyuan, and on a whim at the gate of Yuanlin, he also chatted for a while with Xu Fang, Gu Jian and other soldiers. Most of these people were from Qingzhou Huangjin, Xu Fang's relatives.
The captain of the army was one of the first 273 people to respond when Wang Zheng killed officials and rebelled in Zhao County. It can be said that he was a direct descendant of the direct line. Naturally, Wang Zheng had known them well for a long time.
General Tiangong came to speak in person, which was an unusual treatment, and immediately made these old Yellow Turbans very excited.
In particular, Xu Fang's captain and several other old men immediately felt that their identities were different. They immediately puffed out their chests and raised their bellies, put on a arrogant look, and looked around, especially at the guards and entourage of Shouchun's ministers.
When I was there, I almost always looked at it with my nostrils.
That condescending aura and dismissive demeanor seemed to be reminding everyone
Did you see it?
We Conglong Yuanxun are the ones who can really make the general look at us in a new light!
Wang Zheng on the side looked dumbfounded, but he could understand their mood. The Qingzhou soldiers under his command thought they were superior to others, but it was actually human nature. After all, the story of one person achieving enlightenment and ascending to heaven like a chicken or a dog has been like this throughout the ages.
After seeing off Huang Zhong, Gan Ning and other military generals, Guo Jia and other civil servants also said goodbye one by one. Wang Zheng didn't say anything more to others. When it was Mi Heng's turn, he specifically stopped him and then ordered his personal guards to take them away.
He came to the big cloak, put it on Mi Heng with his own hands, and said earnestly: "Zhengping, you are my general Xiao He. You are related to our three states and nine counties. It is late autumn now, the night is cold and dewy, and you can no longer wear such thin clothes."
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"It is now the new year in Jiangdong. There are a lot of things that need to be done in the recent period. I think I will be even busier. But you must pay attention to your health. Rest when it is time to rest. Don't get exhausted."
As he spoke, he raised his head and glanced at the night sky, "It's almost the second watch, so I won't see you off any more. Remember to drive slowly when riding."
He spoke so earnestly and thoughtfully, with concern in every word, that Mi Heng felt warm in his heart and said hurriedly: "Yes, my lord, please stay and retire."
After a pause, he added: "My lord, I have taken great pains today and I will keep it in mind. I will be careful in my words and deeds in the future and abide by the humility and retreat."
"So good."
Wang Zheng nodded with satisfaction, stared at Mi Heng, and said sternly: "Everything I said at the banquet today came from the bottom of my heart. You and I, our monarchs and our ministers are meeting at the Yangfengyunji Meeting, and we are able to achieve the current situation. It is a blessing."
Zhao, it is a good start, but I hope that we will continue to complement each other in the future, not only a good start, but also a good ending, leaving a good story in the history of this monument."
"yes!"
Mi Heng nodded solemnly, said no more, bowed and saluted Wang Zheng, then turned around and rode away.
Under the dim light, watching the other party's back gradually being swallowed up by the night, Wang Zheng was filled with emotions. If he hadn't known the true ending of Mi Heng's original history, if he hadn't known about the poem "I'm lucky to have never met Huang Zu, I will be killed today".
"You're embarrassed Ma Zhou" has some regrets, and if he hadn't possessed the riding and slashing system, he knew that Mi Heng would be loyal to his family no matter what.
Maybe they won’t take care of them like this?
Since it is a family banquet, there are naturally not many people who are qualified to participate.
In addition to Xu Fang, Wang Zheng only invited a few people such as Gu Jian and Wang Xiong. Four or five people hunted some game in the garden forest of Zhongyuan and held an open-air barbecue on the spot. Wang Zheng was even more rare in person.
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Although there were few people, they were having a good time. Compared with the bustling and noisy banquet hall just now, it was a different atmosphere.
Wang Zheng was warming the wine while staring at the crackling flames. Suddenly he felt something in his heart and sighed: "Afang, do you still remember that we made a living by hunting in Zhao County back then?"
Xu Fang smiled and said: "If we don't catch some wild animals, how can we eat enough just from the food and salary provided by the Yanzhou Army?"
"Yes, a group of half-grown young men, how can they be full with that little rice."
Wang Zhengchang took a deep breath, looked at the night sky, and said softly: "If it weren't for the weather getting colder and the wild animals becoming less and less, why would I be so anxious?"
Xu Fang nodded. At that time, like others, he also thought that Wang Zheng took the initiative to fight with Dianman to save the face of the Qingzhou people. But now that he has gained more experience, he has become vaguely aware of it.
I'm afraid that Wang Zheng at that time was more because he saw Xia Houmao's extraordinary status and wanted to seize this rare opportunity to show off his abilities in order to win a position, right?
Thinking of this, Xu Fang couldn't help but feel happy secretly.
If Wang Zheng had not been independent, how could they be where they are today?
Even though he is now in a high position, Xu Fang is still quite self-aware. If Wang Zheng had not taken the lead, whether it was him or Wu Sheng, in this Han Dynasty that valued family background, no matter how hard they worked in the army, they would probably be just ordinary soldiers at best.
Dub was stunned.
"It has been three years since the early days of Chuping."
Wang Zheng smiled and said: "Not to mention our previous experience in the Yellow Turbans. Since the uprising, I have listed hundreds of wars in which I have participated. Now that I think about them, they are still vivid in my mind. Ah Fang, can you?
Do you know which of these battles is the most important to me and has the most profound impact?"
Which one is the most important?
This question stumped Xu Fang. He pondered for a while and still said with some uncertainty: "But the battle of Linzi, or the battle of Pengcheng?"
When attacking Linzi, neither Wang Zheng's personal strength nor the overall strength of the Heavenly Army was actually very strong, and this battle could be said to be the most difficult and longest battle the Japanese Army had ever fought.
In Xu Fang's opinion, such a battle was naturally extremely important, and both he and Wang Zheng should have been deeply impressed.
Not to mention the impact, it was precisely because of the victory over Linzi, the fifth capital of the Han Dynasty, that Wang Zheng's name left Qingzhou for the first time and entered the world's attention!
It was precisely because of plundering the wealth and grain of most of the aristocratic families in Linzi City that the Heavenly Army had the capital to march southward in the dead of winter and enter Xuzhou.
Of course, the Battle of Pengcheng was not too generous in terms of strategic significance or subsequent impact, so Xu Fang gave two answers.
However, what he never expected was that neither of these answers were in line with Wang Zheng's thoughts.
But Wang Zheng shook his head, and then said calmly: "No, it's an attack on Zhao County."
Zhao County?
Xu Fang was startled when he heard this: "General, Zhao County is just a small county town, how can it be said to be of such important status and far-reaching significance?"
"Not to mention that it would be defeated in one attack at that time. It would take half a day. When the process goes smoothly, it will come later."
Having said this, Xu Fang paused, but did not continue.
"Are you trying to say that after conquering Zhao County, I gave it up not long after?"
Wang Zheng glanced at Xu Fang: "Zhao County is naturally not important, but the battle of attacking Zhao County is crucial to me."
Xu Fang became more and more confused: "Why did the general say this?"
"Because everything is difficult at the beginning."
Wang Zheng sighed, his eyes reflecting the light of the bonfire, flickering and changing, "Zhao County is the first siege we fought after the uprising. It is also the first time I have been a leader and the first time I have commanded a battle of thousands of people."
"Afang, you know, no matter whether we are attacking Linzi or Pengcheng, or even all the battles we have fought over the years, I will ask myself a question before the battle."
"If the war goes unfavorably, how should we respond? If we lose, who should we send to break up the rear, and how should we retreat?"
Xu Fang nodded: "The Art of War says that as a general, you don't think about winning, but think about defeat first, so you can fight a hundred battles without danger. The general's idea is in line with the military strategy."
"But only in this case in Zhao County, I never thought about it from beginning to end. I didn't think about victory before thinking about defeat!"
Wang Zheng's tone was extremely calm, but not only Xu Fang, but also the ancient sword on the side, Wang Xiong and others could hear the solemnity in it: "Because this battle is the first battle, we must not lose!"
"If you lose, there will be no way out! No future! No future!"
Xu Fang was speechless after hearing this.
Because the facts are indeed as Wang Zheng said. For Wang Zheng and the Heavenly Army at that time, let alone failure, I am afraid that if they spend more time on attacking the Zhaoxian city and kill more soldiers, the situation will be much worse.
To put it this way, the Zhao County War was indeed the most important and the most influential.
Because this is the first step taken by Wang Zheng, and it is also the first step taken by these remnants of the Yellow Turbans.
Thinking of this, Xu Fang looked at Wang Zheng solemnly: "What the general said is absolutely true!"
"Speaking of which, before the attack on the city, the general acted extremely calmly and calmly, and his command was determined. The general still remembers it vividly. He only felt that the general was so charming, and other soldiers were also affected by it, and their morale was boosted.
I didn’t even think about the serious consequences of losing this battle.”
"Calm and calm?"
Wang Zheng laughed when he heard this, gently touched his cheek and chin and said, "I'm just pretending to be calm."
"Since you must not be defeated, you must be confident and confident. You are also a general now, with more than ten thousand people under your command. You should understand this."
"yes."
Xu Fang nodded, deeply convinced.
“Speaking of fresh memories.”
Wang Zheng fiddled with the bonfire as if nothing had happened and asked casually: "Do you still remember what I said to you when we entered the city?"
He could ask such a casual question, but Xu Fang would never dare to answer casually, let alone say "I don't remember".
However, the time was too far apart, and the battle in Zhaoxian was not very important in Xu Fang's heart, but he could not answer immediately. He could only reply "Of course I remember", while his thoughts immediately changed, and he quickly thought about it in his mind.
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Wang Zheng did not rush him, but waited patiently. After a while, Xu Fang finally remembered it and said in a deep voice: "I remember that when we entered the city, the county government had not yet been captured, but the general dispersed his troops and marched slowly. The general did not understand the deeper meaning.
, and even made unreasonable suggestions that we should use our troops with great force and speed."
"Then the general patiently explained it, and then it suddenly dawned on him that the general wanted to kill him, so he had to hold on to it. The general showed it was false, just to wipe out all the nobles in the city!"
"good."
Wang Zheng leaned forward slightly, his eyes flashed with lightning, he stared at Xu Fang, and said word by word: "If you want to suppress something, you must strengthen it; if you want to weaken it, you must strengthen it; if you want to destroy it, you must strengthen it; if you want to destroy something, you must strengthen it; if you want to weaken it, you must strengthen it; if you want to abolish it, you must
Lift it firmly; if you want to take it, you must give it to you."
"Afang, when you were in Pengcheng, you treated the local wealthy gentry with leniency, showed kindness to them, and offered them benefits. This was to indulge in the emergence of silverfish like Chen Fu. In fact, I have no intention of blaming them at all.
Why?"
Wang Zheng shrugged and waved his hands coolly: "It's just that the method was a little out of control and the posture was a little over the top. It doesn't harm the overall situation. What does it matter?"
As he said that, he joked again: "It's only been three years, and you have forgotten how naked we were, how little we had to eat, and how we struggled to survive, right?"
Hearing this, Xu Fang felt his cheeks burning, and an unnatural look flashed across his face. He reluctantly spoke, but did not realize that his voice had become hoarse: "General."
Wang Zheng no longer looked at him, but stretched out his hand and waved it gently in front of the bonfire, and said to himself: "No matter Qingzhou back then, Xuzhou yesterday, or Yangzhou today, in the eyes of outsiders, it seems that my attitude towards the gentry is...
Becoming more tolerant, more generous, and more tolerant."
"But the so-called magnanimity is actually just a means and a gesture. In my eyes, my views on the noble families have never changed at all. In my heart, I have always believed that these
All human beings are fucking cowards and hamsters of the country!"
"There are too many silverfish, and the country's backbone is about to be chewed off. There are too many hamsters, and where will the food be stored to fill the people's stomachs?"
"So these people will all be caught sooner or later!"
"As for when to catch them all in one sweep, how to catch them all in one sweep, whether to attack first, to strengthen first, to carry out first, or to give first, depends on the situation, but the purpose remains the same."
After saying this, Wang Zheng stood up, drank the wine in the pot, turned his head sideways, stared at Xu Fang condescendingly, and asked with a half-smile, "A Fang, do you think so?"
Xu Fang lowered his head and remained silent, as if he was chewing on the long speech he just made. After a while, he raised his head and said: "General, I will keep what I said today in mind, and I will never dare to disobey it for a moment in the future."
Just don't dare?
A trace of dissatisfaction flashed across Wang Zheng's eyes, but he also understood that Xu Fang was different from himself, Wu Sheng and others. He was a time traveler and was well aware of the dangers of the gentry, while Wu Sheng and others had rough personalities and naturally had a natural tendency to treat those people.
His sanctimony is not pleasing to the eye.
Xu Fang was different. He already had a certain level of education, and now he had become a Confucian general. He admired those high-ranking people, and it was reasonable for celebrities to be romantic. Naturally, he also loved the house and had a natural affinity and affection for this class.
This is a stance tendency brought about by natural attraction. Even if you are loyal to yourself, you will not easily change it immediately with just a few words.
Forget it, let him know more about the nastiness and darkness behind these people in the future and see if it can be changed?
Thinking of this, Wang Zheng stopped talking and directly changed the topic, pointed at the bonfire and said with a smile:
"Do you smell the aroma? The meat is cooked. Try it quickly and see if my skills have deteriorated."