Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 384 Until the Cutting End (5K)

In the spring of the first year of Jian'an, the rain was surprisingly abundant, and there would be rain every three or three days, as if it was midsummer.

Dark clouds gathered over Beihai and Xuzhou at the same time, and even Mount Tai was like this.

In the early morning of this day, Chang Xi braved the drizzle for a walk in the garden, with a thoughtful face.

He originally wanted to participate in the North Sea raid this time, and even asked for orders on his own initiative, but Wang Zheng didn't agree.

However, he was also concerned about Chang Xi's arrogance, even though he declined politely, he reassured him repeatedly in letters that Feng Gao is a strategically important place, and no mistakes can be tolerated, and there must be generals guarding it.

The implication is that Chang Xi is such a general.

Naturally, Chang Xi would not feel displeased after this smooth stroke, but he still had some regrets, and when he had nothing to do, he just pondered over the battle situation in the north in his mind.

While he was thinking, he suddenly heard a noise coming from outside the garden, which completely disrupted his thoughts.

what's the situation?
He frowned and turned around to look, just at this moment two personal soldiers were trotting over, with weird expressions on their faces, and reported:
"Shuai Qu, that scholar is here again, and he is making a lot of noise outside the courtyard. He insists on seeing Shuai Qu. Will you see him or not?"

"It's that guy again?" Chang Xi's dissatisfaction flashed across his face, and he snorted coldly: "What a noisy guy, if he wasn't an official sent by the state pastor, he really wanted to kill him with a knife."

"Well, let him come in."

Not long after, a young literati in Confucian uniform came in. He had pushed and shoved Chang Xi's soldiers at the gate of the garden, and his robe was stained with mud. Water, immediately cupped his hands and bowed to the ground.

"General Chang, I have something important to report!"

Chang Xi squinted at the young man, but ignored him.

When Gu Jian was there before, he complained privately that this guy was like a fly, always alarmist. At that time, Chang Xi taught him with the airs of a senior, to be open-minded and humbly accept advice. After Gu Jian went to Xiapi, the youth harassed Chang Xi finally understood how Gu Jian felt when his target became him.

I understand deeply.

Counting from the next day when Gu Jian led his troops to the expedition, this fellow must come every day, and the first sentence of every time he speaks must be these ten words, which makes Chang Xi's ears almost callused when he hears it. feel bored.

It's just that although the other party is a small official with no real power, he is an official appointed by Wang Zheng after all, so Chang Xi had to try his best to suppress his anger.

Seeing that he ignored him, the young man gave a dry laugh, but he still didn't understand, and continued: "I watched the sky last night."

"That's enough, that's enough." Chang Xi waved his hand to cut off without waiting for him to speak: "My master, you watch the sky every night, and your predictions are indeed accurate."

"When you talk about wind, it blows up, when you talk about rain, it rains, and when you talk about fog, it turns into fog. Your ability is already clear, but why do you need to look at the sky for such things?"

Chang Xi pointed to the sky and said, "Look up, the clouds are so dense that anyone with eyes can guess that it's going to be windy and rainy, right?"

"Today's visit, why do you have to predict tomorrow's weather?" He snorted coldly: "I will tell you in the future, it must still be rainy, isn't it?"

Hearing this, Master Miao shook his head: "I came to see the general today, but it's not a cloudy thing."

"Then what are you going to say?"

"Looking at the sky at night, I saw meteors in red color, coming from the north, and stopping at the cutting, and the soldiers coming here will seriously hinder our army."

"What's so messed up?" Chang Xi was confused when he heard it, and then rolled his eyes strangely, and shouted: "Speak human!"

"Forehead"

Being stared at by him like this, Master Miao felt terrified, sweat broke out on his forehead, and he quickly explained: "The Lord has military affairs."

Hearing this, Chang Xi was startled.

The theory of gods and ghosts was prevalent in the Han Dynasty, that is to say, the regular army had many taboos when marching and fighting.

Licking blood on the knife edge all day, naturally pays more attention to the so-called good and bad fortune.

When the young man said this, most of Chang Xi's anger disappeared immediately, he pondered for a moment, then raised his head and asked: "The state shepherd is about to attack Beihai, Miao Jun, is it the Lord's military matter?"

"No." Master Miao shook his head and said, "The following is the astrology observed here, and the north that it shows may not be the North Sea."

Feng Gao's north face.
Isn't that Qingzhou?

Chang Xi's expression changed immediately, he stared at the young man for a long time, and then said coldly: "Ridiculous!"

"The north of Fenggao is nothing more than Pingyuan, Jinan, and Qi counties. In these three places, the people's livelihood is in decline, and the soldiers are galloping. Who has the guts to dare to attack Mount Tai?"

"Master Miao, Zhou Mu ordered you to take up a post in the high office. It has nothing to do with military affairs. You surpassed your authority and intervened, and dared to scare and disturb the morale of the army. Do you know that you have violated the military law?"

When he said the last sentence, Chang Xi's tone was extremely cold, which immediately surprised Miao Lin. When he looked up, he saw Chang Xi's eyes were fierce, as if he was about to devour someone, and he was even sweating profusely from fright.

"Everything Lin said is true, and I dare not be false. I watched the sky last night, and that's what I meant, General Chang."

It turned out that this young man was the former master of Linyi, Miao Lin.

On that day, Wang Zheng chose to attack Linyi first in order to encircle the spot for reinforcements. He deliberately released the Linyi envoys who asked for help, and led the Kaiyang defenders to leave the city on their own initiative. Afterwards, Kaiyang County Wei Wang Ling led troops to help. After a fierce battle between the two sides, Wang Ling died. Not to mention, an Excalibur exploded out.

After capturing Linyi, Wang Zheng not only killed Linyi's meritorious Cao Liwei on the spot, but also forced Miao Lin to recruit other county officials in the county government.

Miao Lin was originally a person who was greedy for life and afraid of death, so he gave in, and he perfectly acted as a leading party, allowing Wang Zheng to quickly control Linyi.

After all this time, although Miao Lin and the local gentry and officials in Linyi have formed a relationship, but he thought of hugging Wang Zheng's thigh, and he will naturally flourish from then on, and he has no regrets, but who would have expected
Wang Zheng didn't think much of Miao Lin's temperament at all, and the other party was not a celebrity like Guo Jia, so he didn't know how he could do it, and Wang Zheng didn't plan to give him a chance.

If such villains are not killed, it is for the sake of the overall situation, let alone promoted to officials?
Afterwards, Miao Lin was directly assigned to Mount Tai's side, and his official position remained unchanged, and he was still the chief bookkeeper.

How could Mu Lin want it now!
For the same official position, how can being an official in your hometown be the same as being an official in a different place?

The most important thing is that not only did Wang Zheng not treat him differently, but he seemed to look down on him a little..
Now the time is still short, but once the time is long, let those Linyi gentry who offended and died that day, colleagues see the clues, the consequences will be...
Mu Lin could hardly imagine it.

Not to mention that he may not be able to sit back and relax in Taishan, but the Miao family is still in Linyi!

As for the only way to survive for himself and his family, Miao Lin thought for a long time, but there was still only Huashan.

Let Wang Zheng pay attention to him!

And how to get this attention, that is only meritorious service!

Keep doing meritorious service!
Therefore, since Chang Xi and Gu Jian came to Fenggao, Miao Lin wanted to show his ability.

The first choice was naturally Gu Jian. After all, which of the two had a brighter future, Miao Lin could see clearly.

To put it bluntly, he is well-read in poetry and books, and has his own economics in his chest, but it is a pity that he encountered two soldiers who did not know a few characters, and most of them were useless. After hitting a wall several times, Miao Lin changed his way, He moved out what he learned in some miscellaneous books about astronomy, geography, and geomantic omen, but Gu Jian left directly.

Chang Xi was also not interested in it. After listening too much, his complexion became darker day by day, and he became impatient.

In desperation, Mu Lin changed his mind again.

He also has a little knowledge of the art of war, and privately analyzed that Xuzhou is now at war with Beihai, and the surrounding forces will not be indifferent, and if it is said that there are combat effectiveness, apart from Cao Cao in Xudu, only Yuan Shaojun in Linzi is left.

Both have the possibility to take advantage of the opportunity to send troops, but in comparison, if Xu Du sends troops, it is more likely to attack Pengcheng, and if Linzi sends troops, Feng Gao will be in danger.

It is also difficult for Miao Lin to be sure about this. He is not sure whether the two will send troops at this time, let alone which side is more likely.

Exactly in the middle of the night last night, he saw a meteor coming from the north, so he simply used it as an excuse, put all his eggs in one basket, and tried vaguely to test Chang Xi's reaction.

Unexpectedly, he completely annoyed this fool!
Seeing Chang Xi's murderous expression on his face without saying anything, and even pressing his hand directly to the handle of the knife, Mu Lin's mind was torn apart, and he couldn't care too much anymore, so he changed his words to the second set of rhetoric: "General Chang, I see you there." meteor."

At this moment, there was a rush of footsteps outside the door.

The next moment, a person rushed in hastily, rushed forward with a face full of dust, and shouted: "Urgent report!"

"General, the sentry riders outside Yingxian County found that a large group of strange army horses stepped into our territory. Judging by their banners and armor, they belonged to Yuan's family in Jizhou!"

"what?"

Hearing this, Chang Xi gasped, surprised by the sudden attack of the Jizhou army, and looked at Miao Lin again in surprise, his eyes full of disbelief.

At the same time, Mu Lin was ecstatic.

He forced himself to suppress the excitement in his heart, and looked up at Chang Xi again, with a firm expression on his face.

"I see that meteor coming from the north. It can be said that there will be a war within the day, and it will happen in Fenggao!"

Seriously, he said every word, categorically!

It was unexpected that Yuan Tan would participate in the battle.

But it is also reasonable.

But the timing of the opponent's choice is so precise.
"Our army started to fight. Huang Zhong and Zang Ba on the road in Langya were actually a feint attack. It was less than half a month ago. As for the mobilization of troops and horses on the Xiapi side, the general would have ordered the city to be sealed off and no entry or exit was allowed. Yuan Tan of Linzi How did you receive the news and react so quickly, and dare to go out to attack Fenggao?"

Staring at the letter in his hand from Chang Xi's fast horse, Wang Zhengjian frowned and murmured, "It's a bit strange."

"That's what the lord said."

When he said this, Guo Jia also felt that it was unreasonable. After thinking for a while, he said: "Unless Yuan Jun judges that all the main forces of our army have set off, there is no way to return to Mount Tai!"

Hearing this, Wang Zheng was startled, and looked at Guo Jia: "How could they judge?"

"Xu Fang was in the Ministry of the Forbidden Office. He went deep into the territory of the Beihai Kingdom so far. He broke it into pieces, sneaked into the mountains, or pretended to be a commoner. Even Kong Rong hasn't found it yet?"

The night on the rainy day was getting darker and darker, and the lamp on the table was shining with a dim yellow light, reflecting on the faces of the two of them, flickering on and off.

In the silence where a needle could be heard falling, Wang Zheng was deep in thought and said nothing, while Guo Jia was thoughtful, only the slight sound of the drizzle.

half an hour.

Guo Jia looked up at Wang Zheng again, and said in a deep voice, "My lord, unless someone in the army tipped off the news."

Before he finished speaking, Wang Zheng stood up against the table, his expression was gloomy, and his eyes flickered sharply: "Come here! Chuan Mi Fang quickly come to see me!"

"immediately!"

Yuan Tan was able to respond so quickly, and concluded that Xuzhou had no ability to return to aid Mount Tai for the time being. In all likelihood, he already knew Xuzhou's combat deployment, and knew that in addition to the eastern front, the main force on the western front had already been dispatched.

So how did he know such confidential information?
There is only one explanation!
A traitor appeared under his command!

Waiting for Mi Fang's arrival, Guo Jia is a person who can do great things, and he has already calmed down. He was silent for a moment, then changed the topic back to the present, and said, "My lord, if our guess is correct, what is the next move?" , how do you plan?"

Yuan Tan knows Xuzhou's overall deployment, will he tell Beihai State?If he told the Beihai Kingdom that the Beihai Kingdom has not found Xu Fangyu's main force in the forbidden department so far, would it be just an illusion?
The life of the Beihai Kingdom is calm and calm, and there is no appearance of preparing for war. Could it be just an illusion?In fact, a trap has already been set up, waiting for the heavenly army to throw itself into the trap?

This is one of the problems.

If Xuzhou's main force on the western front falls into a bitter battle, they will not be able to quickly overcome their lives in a short period of time, and they will not be able to return to Taishan.At the same time, Yuan Tan and even Yuan Shao, who are well aware of this, will start to attack with all their strength, so can Feng Gao, and even Mount Tai, sustain it, and how long can it last?

This is the second question.

Yuan Tan made this move, so will Cao Cao, who is allied with his father at this time, take any action?

This is the third question.

After pondering for a while, Wang Zheng suddenly said: "The internal leak should be correct, but it may not come from the army!"

In terms of control over one's own army, no one in this world can compare with Wang Zheng, and under Wang Zheng's careful consideration, almost all the high-level generals in the Heavenly Army have joined the team, and almost half of the middle-level generals have joined the ranks. It is a loyalty lock, and there is no possibility of any leaks at all.

Guo Jia was startled when he heard the words: "Why are you so determined, my lord?"

Wang Zheng glanced at him, and after a long while, he smiled brightly and said: "Because these general orders are all the same as Feng Xiao, you were born to be descended by Huang Tian to assist this general!"

"Understood." After a while, Guo Jia nodded his head: "Since that's the case, then there is nothing to worry about, but if you can be so clear about our army's mobilization, if it is not someone in the army, it must be an important minister in the state! "

"Even if we can't fully understand our strategic deployment, I'm afraid we can understand most of it from the sidelines, and there are still risks."

Wang Zheng nodded and asked, "In your opinion, what should we do?"

"The main force on the western front is now going deep into the enemy's rear alone. In the afternoon, the army reported that the forward Wu Sheng's troops had arrived at the foot of Pingshou City yesterday and were gathering in the mountains outside the city. According to the calculation of time, the attack on the surrounding mountains of Pingshou may have begun as early as early morning today. attack.

"Xu Fang's follow-up troops are also arriving one after another. The grass has already startled the snake. For example, if two people fight, our army's fist has already reached under the nose of the Beihai Kingdom. If we retreat at this time, all previous efforts will be wasted. It will greatly affect the morale of the army." If it is affected, the North Navy will pursue and intercept it."

"What's more, if these soldiers and horses are dropped from Pingshou to Fenggao, they will have to pass through Linzi in the middle, so there is no guarantee that Yuan Tan will not leave behind the ambush."

"Let's take a step back. Even if the Ministry of Prohibition successfully transfers to the Taishan battlefield, after such a trek through mountains and rivers, running back and forth, even reaching Fenggao will be the end of the battle. The enemy army in Jizhou is waiting for work at leisure. If they besiege the city and fight for reinforcements, the consequences will be disastrous."

During these days, Guo Jia got along with Wang Zheng from time to time, and unconsciously, Guo Jia also developed the habit of walking around when thinking about problems.

"This is an analysis from the perspective of the reinforcements. Another angle, from the perspective of the Taishan defenders." After a pause, looking at the letter in his hand, Guo Jia smiled and said, "Chang Xi, Jia once saw On the other hand, he has a tough and fierce personality, but he is not a person who does not know how to advance and retreat."

"If Feng Gao is in danger at this time, the letter must have stated his interests, but look, my lord, between the lines, this letter is just to inform the lord of Yuan Jun's attack, but there is no intention of asking for help."

"Feng Gao was originally one of the lord's army wings. The defenders are not small, and Chang Xi is not an incompetent person. It may not be easy to defeat Yuan Tan, but it must not be a problem to defend the city for a period of time!"

"There is still the most crucial point." At this point, Guo Jia paused, and said calmly: "Based on this minister, I dare to say that Feng Gao's first battle was safe and secure."

"Oh?" Wang Zheng looked sideways in surprise: "Which point!"

Guo Jia laughed loudly, and cupped his hands to Wang Zheng: "It is said that a general is incompetent, exhausting the entire army, and there is a saying that a son is like his father!"

"Yuan Benchu ​​is a man of great ambition and talent, how can his son be so strong?"

"Not long after this son conquered Linzi, he violated Mount Tai again. Hey, he is eager for quick success and quick profit, but he is blinded by profit. It's okay if everything goes well, but once Fengrui suffers setbacks... Hey."

"Changxi only needs to survive the first few waves of offensives. When the food and grass in his army are exhausted and people's hearts are scattered, there must be different opinions. There are those who say to advance and those who say to retreat."

"But from my point of view, if there is a lifetime of chaos, this Yuan Tan will definitely choose to retreat on his own initiative!"

Having said that, Guo Jia stopped, and when he looked at Wang Zhen again, his eyes were full of determination:
"To sum up, I believe that the main force of our army must not retreat!"

"Kong Rong's troops in the North Sea are not strong and not many. If there is an ambush in Pingshou, the Jinxu Fang tribe will turn into a surprise, and Zang Ba and Huang Zhong's tribe will turn from odd to regular, and they can quickly rush forward as the main force; if there is no ambush, the south will still be. Xu, the western front is still the focus, the original plan remains unchanged, and strive to capture Pingshou within ten days and capture Kong Rong alive!"

Guo Jia talked eloquently, and the more he talked, the more excited he became. Not only did his words become fierce, but his face became even more blush. Wang Zheng was calm and listened attentively, but after the other party finished speaking, he fell into deep thought. Not a word.

Those who are in the top position must have the courage to make decisions, but they should not make decisions arbitrarily, lest they act hastily and say nothing, and if the order is changed overnight, it will damage their own prestige.

"gentlemen."

Just when Wang Zheng finally spoke, there was a lot of footsteps outside the hall, but it was Mi Fang who came.

(End of this chapter)