The banquet was not lively. Gao Jin, Tian Feng, and Chen Qun returned to the mansion. Tian Feng said: "This Jiang Qian has evil intentions and is very weird. The general must be careful."
Gao Jin chuckled tiredly: "Go to bed early today, Chief Wen. Tomorrow I will take you to manage the army and the headquarters. I'm afraid I will have to entrust you with the management of the headquarters in the future."
Nowadays, the management of the army and the police station is on the right track. The soldiers in Xiapi City do not know the power of the police station. They are frightened when they see the police officers patrolling the streets, and the security of Xiapi City is also serious.
It's just that the government now relies on Yang Sen and Yang Zhi to maintain it. Although they work hard, they are just mediocre people after all. Only then did Gao Jin turn his attention to Chen Qun. Chen Qun was an upright man and had the demeanor of a sage.
He is the perfect replacement for Gao Jin.
A night of silence.
On the second day, Gao Jin took Chen Qun to the military administration office, cut off official duties with Chen Liang, and handed over Yang Zhi and Yang Sen to Chen Qun. He asked about the current situation of the administration office and then hid.
I lazily returned to the house.
Ever since he saw Han Rong's terrifying strength, Gao Jin knew that there are people outside the world, so he practiced very diligently these days. Taking advantage of his free time, he adjusted his breathing and practiced swordplay every day, not wanting to waste a moment.
When I have free time, I just play chess with Chen Yun or chat with Tian Feng.
This half month was considered to be his most comfortable time, and his impetuous mentality could not help but fade away.
In a blink of an eye, it’s time for the wax festival. The so-called wax festival, this custom first started in the Zhou Dynasty. Regardless of the families of officials or ordinary people, an "end-of-year sacrifice" will be held at the end of the year. The scale is the largest in the year.
The weather is getting colder now, and even festivals can no longer feel the joyful atmosphere.
The south gate of Xiapi City was called Guangwu Gate. It is said that Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu fought a fierce battle in this area before he became emperor, hence the name. However, this is mostly just rumors among the people and there is no research.
At this time, the snow is white, snowflakes are falling, and even the city walls are frozen, as if covered with a layer of crystal clear jade. The moat outside the city has been covered with heavy snow, and there is a layer of frost on the river. The soldiers guarding the city gate are wearing
The cotton-padded clothes hid in the doorway and shook their hands.
There was a rapid sound of horse hooves outside the city, and then, a knight covered in blood crossed the suspension bridge on flying horse. When he reached the doorway and sat down, the maroon horse suddenly collapsed its front hooves and fell deep into the snow. The horse's nose wheezed.
He was breathing heavily, obviously very tired, and didn't want to get up anymore.
The knight on the horse fell down and rolled in the snow. He stood up in a panic and shouted to the soldiers at the door: "Battle report from Donghai County, hurry up and prepare a horse. I want to see the Major General!"
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Lu Gu was in chaos and became an ant on the hot pot. All the generals in the city came one after another, Zang Ba, Xu Bang, Sun Guan, Wu Dun, and even Jiang Qian came. Gao Jin was the last one to arrive.
Just after arriving, Lu Gu said: "The battle report came from the East China Sea. My uncle's soldiers were small and he was defeated by Yuan Shu. He was trapped in Yinping. He had insufficient food, grass and baggage. If we were delayed for another month, my uncle would be killed by Yuan Shu's traitors. What should we do?
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Everyone couldn't help but become solemn. This time Lu Bu and Yuan Shu were competing for supremacy. There was little chance of winning. However, the East China Sea is the salt pond of the entire Xuzhou. If you win the East China Sea, you will win half of Xuzhou. Therefore, you have to resist Yuan Shu's army. Now the bad news comes.
Everyone lost even their last bit of luck and couldn't help but become dejected.
Lu Gu was a young man, and he usually pretended to be knowledgeable, but now he suddenly showed his true colors and asked for advice in panic.
Zang Ba was silent for a moment and said: "Young General, how about someone leading the army and horses in the city to rescue the lord?"
Gao Jin said: "No, there are only eight thousand soldiers and horses left in Xiapi City, and the defense of the city is barely adequate. How can I go to the East China Sea? If Xiapi is lost, where will I stand?"
Lu Gu said anxiously: "It's impossible to save, and it's impossible not to save. Is there no good strategy?"
"I have a plan!" a voice said loudly.
Everyone followed the voice and saw Jiang Gan saying with determination.
"Mr. Jiang." There was a glimmer of light in Lu Gu's eyes, like a drowning man grabbing a life-saving straw.
Seeing everyone looking at him, Jiang Gan said frankly: "If the young general had written a letter to Duke Cao of Xudu, who had 200,000 mercenaries occupying several states, if he had brought troops to rescue him, General Lu Bu would have been able to avert the danger.
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Everyone was stunned, and Zang Ba said angrily: "Isn't this inviting a wolf into the house? If Cao Cao is attracted, what should he do if he wants to invade Xuzhou?"
Jiang Qian said: "What's so difficult about this? General Lu Bu made a surrender statement, and the two families merged into one. Wouldn't it be good? Duke Cao won Xuzhou, would he treat General Lu lightly?"
Gao Jin looked at this arrogant Confucian scholar. He really didn't know whether this person was really stupid or pretending to be stupid. He glanced at the stern Tian Feng beside him and seemed to be about to laugh out loud. He couldn't help but smile, and like this
What does a scholar have to care about?
Zang Ba had already grasped the handle of the knife at his waist, glared at Jiang Gan, and said word for word: "Jiang Gan, are you not Cao Cao's lobbyist!"
Jiang Gan was startled and quickly denied: "General, calm down!" His face turned pale and he did not dare to speak anymore. He hid behind Lu Gu and looked at Zang Ba fearfully.
Gao Jin sighed, thinking that Lu Gu actually recruited a fool like Jiang Qian, it was really funny, and said: "General Zang Ba continues to guard Xiapi, I will go to the squad to rescue the troops and save the Lord."
Zang Ba said: "Where are the reinforcements?"
Gao Jin smiled slightly: "The ship will naturally straighten when it reaches the bridge. General Zang Ba will only take care of the defense of Xiapi." After speaking, he said to Lu Gu: "Can the Major General grant Gao Jin arbitrary power?"
Lu Gu seemed quite hesitant, but thinking about his uncle's death, once his uncle was in trouble, how could he, a young general, resist Yuan Shu and Cao Cao, and how could he suppress his uncle's old troops? He gritted his teeth and nodded and said: "If Boluan has a good plan, we can
Just do it.”
Gao Jin got Lu Gu's promise and said goodbye. On the way back, he said to Tian Feng: "I will go to Xiaopei tomorrow. What are your plans, sir?"
Tian Feng knew that Gao Jin was determined to use his strategy of uniting Liu with Yuan, and said enthusiastically: "Now the assassin is going to assassinate Yu at any time, so naturally it will be safer for Yu to follow the general."
Gao Jin smiled and said: "In my opinion, it would be better if you resigned from Yuan Shao's official position and came to work for me. I will ensure that you are safe and sound, haha..."
Tian Feng had a complicated expression on his face and refused: "Since I am serving Mr. Yuan, how can I change my job to become a general? I don't need to talk about it anymore, general."
His heart was full of contradictions. When he was in Hebei, he had always fought with several of Yuan Shao's advisers. Yuan Shao would rather listen to those flattery words than listen to his good advice. Although Yuan Shao's power spread across several states, he still had a thorn in his back.
feel.
When I arrived in Xuzhou and met Gao Jin, this feeling became indifferent and was replaced by a kind of safe tranquility. This feeling of not having to fight to please the lord or being restless to worry about military affairs was very comfortable.
But he knew that sooner or later he would have to go back to Hebei. Thinking of this, he always felt a sense of discomfort, even fear.
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It's going to be exciting soon, everything is set up, let's watch Gao Jin pass the test.