Three Kingdoms

 Youzhou was shaken.

Jizhou was also shaken.

The Yecheng area is even more turbulent, with rumors spreading everywhere.

The people of the Han Dynasty in Shandong usually respect loyalty and filial piety, and pay attention to the inheritance of scriptures. They have always looked down on warriors and even despised Qiu Ba. But now they find that the Hu people's swords and spears are almost in front of them, so they urgently need soldiers to help them block the Hu people's horses. , and even begged Qiu Ba condescendingly to take out the pie they had drawn before and draw another lace.

  As it turned out, those Qiu Ba really became what they despised the most.

Shandong gentry children laughed at those Qiu Ba who were lazy, greedy for money, fearless and fearful of enemies...

As a result, when the real Hu people arrived at the edge of Jizhou, the Shandong gentry children suddenly discovered that they were right!

Those Qiu Ba in Jizhou are really lazy, greedy for money, fearless and fearful of enemies...

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  The local gentry children in Jizhou began to act instinctively.

 Set up a block, intercept, block.

 All the refugees from Youzhou must be driven back!

 No one is allowed to destroy the hard-won peace and stability in Jizhou.

Of course, on the surface, the descendants of the Jizhou gentry and the country squire Haoyou still said that it was against the rules for these refugees from Youzhou to come to Jizhou. After all, there were documents above that prohibited the refugees from migrating maliciously. Is this correct?

But in fact, these Jizhou gentry and squires are afraid that these refugees will run away and they will take the blame.

Don’t the Hu people just want some people and goods?

Since Qiu Ba is unreliable, just give it to them!

  After all, they are all ethnic groups that can be integrated, and they are all friendly countries.

　　It blocks the flow of refugees, but it cannot stop the wind of news.

In the Han Dynasty, it was very difficult to convey news, so these Jizhou gentry and squires received only fragmentary news about Youbei, the situation of the Hu people, the attack of the Hussars, etc., and no one knew about it. I can't guarantee the accuracy, but everyone is passing on the news, claiming that it is a relevant person, an internal channel...

Although beacon smoke is convenient and can be transmitted to areas thousands of miles away within an hour or two, the content it wants to convey is limited to very simple "yes" or "no". If you want to convey information through beacon smoke, If you know the specific situation in a certain way, don’t make any wishful thinking.

 Messengers were running around like crazy, and all kinds of bulk goods and gossip were overwhelming.

People are panicked.

 Cao Pi in Yecheng also received the news that Youzhou was defeated and the Hu people went south to plunder...

Among these news, Cao Chun sometimes said that he was dead, sometimes said that he surrendered to the Hussar, and sometimes said that he was defeated and captured. Even if Cao Pi had people announce the notice, the people still didn't believe it, thinking that Cao Pi had returned. It's just a routine cover-up.

The gentry and gentry in Shandong, especially those in northern Jizhou, naturally began to take measures to protect themselves.

 Some counties and villages have been in a stable environment for a long time and have lost their general vigilance. Now they hear these big news and small rumors, and they suddenly become frightened, so they begin to urgently recruit village warriors to stabilize the place.

 Because the barbarians don’t understand the scriptures and doctrines!

 After all, for these Shandong officials and nobles, being able to preach scriptures and doctrines is not a big deal.

Jizhou is in turmoil, and the price of food on the market has risen three times a day.

 with each county, manor, and Wubao, began to gather people and gather local heroes. As for whether these rural warriors can fight, or even whether recruiting these rural warriors and civilians will have any impact on the subsequent spring plowing, that is not within the scope of their consideration.

The lifeblood of the current official hat is almost gone, who can still think about the spring plowing in the future?

 Only by keeping your **** in the present can you have a head in the future!

 Amid the collision of such chaotic emotions, some opinions gradually rose to the occasion.

These Shandong gentry and squires, on the one hand, loudly preached that when ordinary people encountered difficulties and desperate situations, they could not do anything about life, but on the other hand, when they themselves encountered threats, they immediately began to curse , encirclement, coercion, and coercion. Officials must take care of them first, otherwise what will happen...

In the mouths of these rural gentlemen, the most scolded were not the Hu people, nor Fei Qian, nor Zhao Yun, but Cao Cao.

 Because Cao Cao is the overall leader of these Qiu Ba.

Now that the situation is so bad, shouldn't Cao Cao be the one to take the blame?

　　　『I knew the old thief was exaggerating...』

　　『Someone said a long time ago that Mr. Cao has ulterior motives...』

　　『Just wait and see, sooner or later one day...』

 The insults became louder and louder.

 The news reached Cao Pi's ears.

In the main hall of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Cao Pi sat on the side of the throne with a gloomy face.

 Can you still have a good New Year? !

 Why has it become like this in just a few days? !

 Cao Pi originally thought that this New Year would be a pleasant one. After all, the good news that Cao Xiu defeated the hussar navy in Shaanxi and Jin had only been delivered to Yecheng not long ago. The soldiers and horses of the Jiangdong allies also left Jiangling and headed for the Sichuan-Sichuan front line. Cao Ren led his troops to conquer Wancheng and was sending his troops to attack Wuguandao. And so on, wasn't there some good news at the end of the year?

 Why does everything change after the New Year? !

From Cao Cao's march to the present, forget about anything that has not been conquered. But haven't all the cities that have been seriously attacked been taken down easily?

 Attack Luoyang and gain Luoyang; attack Changping and gain Changping.

 Attack She County, She County surrendered, attack Wancheng, Wancheng fled.

 Each one counts, Cao Jun can be said to have done it effortlessly!

Aren't Cao's troops numbering in the millions?

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Jizhou and Yuzhou are not lagging behind, and there are no hidden dangers. The supply of grain and grass is also very smooth!

 The emperor Liu Xie was also very calm and did not jump up and down after Cao Cao left. He was very sensible!

This New Year, isn’t it supposed to be happy and full of hope?

In the past, everything was peaceful and beautiful in Shandong, but on the other hand, it seems that only Tongguan is still persisting on the Hussar side. As long as Tongguan is entered, Guanzhong is not like a sieve, and you can fight whatever you want. , a person from Shandong can flood the northern part of Guanzhong with just a little spit...

 Cao Pi even thought of a poem to congratulate his father Cao Cao on his victory!

　　　『The magnificent Han Dynasty has great military exploits. A hero, powerful in all directions. With a strong sword and an iron horse, they can swallow mountains and rivers with anger. The sky is full of flames, the war drums are thundering..."

But why, before I could enjoy the new year for two more days, and before I could finish writing the article, Cao Chun in Youbei was defeated, and the barbarians came to invade Youbei, and invaded Jizhou? !

 What are Cao Chun, Cao Zihe and others doing? !

Yes, Cao Pi knew that Cao Chun was still alive, but Cao Pi thought why Cao Chun didn't die in the battle at Gubeikou?

How come you still have the nerve to stay in Yuyang? !

Cao Chun's move to preserve the strength of Cao Jun's cavalry was not worth mentioning in Cao Pi's eyes, but was actually a crime.

Cao Pi believes that if Cao Chun fights to the death with Zhao Yun in Mobei, he can seriously injure Zhao Yun's muscles and bones, right? Isn’t it possible that Youbei was not invaded?

After Zhao Yun's injuries, will he still have the energy to attack Youbei? By then, the hussars and horses of Xinchang Mountain will inevitably have to retreat, and at most they will stop in Youbei. Then Cao Pi will have plenty of time to deploy troops and horses and stabilize the defense line. Wouldn't it be able to show Cao Pi's fearlessness in the face of danger and his general demeanor? Instead of being so busy now, with fires and messes everywhere!

In Cao Pi's hand, he held the urgent note sent by Cao Chun.

Of course the report was nominally written to Cao Cao, but Cao Pi at the transit station could naturally read it.

　　…The thieves had many connections with various tribes in the Northern Desert. The minister was not aware of it for a while and fell into his treacherous scheme. Fortunately, he discovered it early and fought to the death to break through. He also killed two Hu chiefs at Gubeikou and several Hu soldiers, boosting the morale of the soldiers and guarding the isolated city of Yuyang. I believe that at this point, we should focus on the overall situation rather than fighting for temporary gains, so we have the elite cavalry inside to wait for work. We also ordered the officials to be assigned to each county one after another to connect the blood lines, garrison the local area, and keep the vassal in Youji. To consolidate the army and the people and restore the pass, this is to achieve perfection..."

 Safety!

How dare you say "perfect"!

 Is this what you @#￥% are sure about? !

Cao Pi tried hard not to curse, then he gasped twice and silently let Chen Qun and Cui Yanchuan read Cao Chun's report. Chen Qun and Cui Yan obviously didn't want to take over such a hot potato, but looking at Cao Pi's gloomy face, they finally took it helplessly.

Wouldn’t it be enough to just give it to Cao Cao directly?

This naughty kid is really...

Although Cao Chun's memorial was very good, for Cao Pi, he no longer dared to believe Cao Chun.

Before the attack on Changshan, wasn't it said that there was a perfect strategy and the Youzhou defense line was as solid as gold? But what about now?

 Cao Pi thought with a sullen face, if it is true that Youzhou is corrupted and further affects Jizhou, it is possible that the entire Western Expedition plan will be suspended!

Of course, it is also possible that Zhao Yun was besieging Wei to rescue Zhao, but who can guarantee that Zhao Yun was just pretending to besiege and not actually fighting?

After reading the report, Chen Qun thought for a moment and said respectfully: "Master, what the master and the general said is true. Guarding Yuyang can stop the raids from the south and contain Changshan's army." Nowadays, all the villages and counties in Youzhou have not been seriously damaged. There are also heavy troops guarding Jixian and Yijing. They are all elite, tenacious and dare to fight. The walls of Ji County in Yuyang are high and thick. With the ability of the generals and the generals, they can defend it without any danger. Yi Jing can be the horns of each other, and with the elite of our army, we can both fight and defend. Changshan's army has come from afar and cannot last long. If they circle the city without attacking, they will watch each other, pursue each other in front and behind, and attack on all sides. When they are tired of coping, the morale of the army will be shaken, and the only way is to retreat. also. 』

 Strictly guard the city and wait for it to retreat?

 That's easy to say!

Isn’t Yuyang strictly guarded?

 What has Youzhou become like now?

This Chen Changwen is not honest either!

　　　What if it were Taishi Benye again? ” Cao Pi asked with a sneer, “Chang Wen is willing to guarantee you and the general?” 』

Cao Cao once said to Cao Pi before that although Taishi Ci's long-distance attack on Yecheng did not capture any cities, it almost drained the Yuan family's energy and energy at once, and also made Jizhou people begin to know each other. He himself was not as arrogant as he was at the beginning. In the subsequent battles, he was inevitably a little timid, hesitant and hesitant, and lost the momentum he had at the beginning.

 Even affected the internal choices of the Yuan family after Yuan Shao's death...

 Cao Pi did not want to repeat the shame of Yecheng on himself.

Especially the current period is the best window period for him to establish the prestige of the "successor". If he is discredited, no one will remember what he did before or after, only Ye City will be remembered. shame. Although everyone knows that this piece of yellow mud has little direct connection with Cao Pi, among those who care about it, it will always be the **** that Cao Pi cannot clean.

　　　"Hehe, Young Master is joking. If Qun can guarantee this, we can retreat from Changshan's army. It is our duty to do so." 』

 Chen Qun remained calm on the surface, but he had begun to curse in his heart.

Does this matter have anything to do with him?

 Just say a few words of relief and then get on with it?

“Sir, since the rebel army has broken through, they can go to Liaodong in the east, Daijun in the west, and Jizhou in the south. They can go anywhere. However, the defenses were set up everywhere, but in reality they were insufficient. The best response was to mobilize soldiers from Jizhou and aid the generals from the north. 』

When Chen Qun said this, there was inevitably a hint of sarcasm hidden in his tone. I didn't create this mess in Youzhou, but now it seems like they want to accuse me.

When Cao Jun won the victory, he smiled like a morning glory. Now something happened in Youbei. He suffered a defeat and lost a little territory, so he was chattering and chattering endlessly. What's the matter?

 What's the matter? You can only win but not lose?

Even those children who are stupid in reading understand that victory and defeat are common for military strategists. Even your father dare not vouch for it and say that he is victorious in every battle. How did he end up here? This is like saying Should Cao Chun kill himself on the spot to thank the world?

However, facing Cao Pi, Chen Qun still suppressed his unhappiness and remained calm, explaining in an unhurried manner...

From a military perspective, Cao Chun’s current strategy cannot be considered completely wrong.

 Perhaps a somewhat helpless decision, but it can also be called "stable".

Everything requires trade-offs. If Chen Qun is really appointed as the coach, he will probably adopt the strategy of exchanging time for space, or exchanging space for time.

The Hu people were crazy when they didn't grab anything, but once they grabbed something, their attention would shift from invading various places and plundering villages to the problem of how to transport these things back to the desert. At this moment, they were originally traveling back and forth. The Hu people who are nowhere to be found will have one or several obvious return routes. If they can be ambushed and surrounded, they can be severely damaged.

 This is one of them.

 The second thing is the weather. When troops are sent out in the twelfth lunar month, the Hu people will definitely lose a lot of cattle, sheep and horses. If these losses are not replaced by the Hu people, the Hu people will definitely go crazy. This is the fundamental reason why the Hu people went south to loot wildly, and the looting could not last too long, let alone marching thousands of miles to Yecheng. The Hu people are just Hu people, and they cannot become the second one. Tai Shi Ci.

 As for the follow-up Zhao Yun Changshan Army...

It is really possible to attack Yecheng in one go, but if it is really embarrassing, it will also be embarrassing to the Cao family. What does it have to do with me, Chen?

Anyway, the Normal Mountain Army has already conquered an important mountain road like Gubeikou. It is definitely impossible to stop them, but what if they destroy Youzhou? Anyway, it is Jizhou that is close by. When the time comes, the big boss will definitely have to fill the hole in the Jizhou guys. Yuzhou will just be willing to do it when the time comes. Maybe we can use this opportunity to suppress the economic strength of the Jizhou guys again, and we can pin the Jizhou guys down. Put on various poses...,

Thirdly, weakening Jizhou is the political requirement of Yuzhou as a whole, so what’s wrong with taking this opportunity to draw blood from Jizhou guys again?

 That's why a fool would jump out and take the responsibility of driving away Changshan's army and the barbarians.

 Chen Qun said that General Cao Chun was right, his strategy was the best solution, and I had no better way.

 I don’t know, I don’t know, I don’t understand. The teacher didn’t teach me. If you have a way, you can do it.

 Chen Qun is in a bad mood.

 Say a few nice words for Cao Chun right now, that’s the limit.

 Even if Cao Chun is really held accountable by then, Cao Chun may not be able to accept Chen Qun's favor.

But Cui Yan, who is next to him, is not in the same pit as Chen Qun. He can't just watch Jizhou really lose under Chen Qun's strategy, so he can't agree with Chen Qun's strategy, at least he must put the danger strangled to death in Youzhou...

Cui Yan coughed, attracting Cao Pi's attention.

Cui Yan is a professional. Generally speaking, if it is not really related to Jizhou's interests, he will remain silent.

  After all, it is convenient for others to make things convenient for themselves, but things are different now. The situation in Youbei is so bad, and it has been destroyed so suddenly that Jizhou suddenly seems to have lost its barrier and must face the threat of the hussars.

 Oh, or rather the current threat from the Hu people, the potential threat from the Hussar...

Cui Yan can no longer be left in ruins now.

 For a long time, Shandong people lived in their own world.

The same is true for Cui Yan, who lives in Jizhou.

 How about the big Han, it actually has little to do with him, but if Jizhou is threatened, he will be anxious.

 The root of this malady is the divine right of kings.

Cui Yan is also a heirloom of classics.

 For him, he advocates the doctrine of Confucius and Mencius and the theory of the interaction between heaven and man. In his concept, like many Shandong people, monarchy is not equal to the world, and the country is not equal to China.

To put it simply, Cui Yan's "home" is greater than the "country", because the so-called "country", in the ideas of people like Cui Yan, is just the Liu family's "home".

Since it is someone else's home, what does it have to do with whether Liu's "home" is good or bad?

　　If Ms. Liu does well, she can continue to be the head of the household; if she does not do well, someone else should be the head of the family.

The Liu family is like this, but what about the Cao family?

Cui Yan looked at Chen Qun, and Chen Qun also looked at Cui Yan.

Cui Yan’s face was expressionless.

 Chen Qun smiled slightly.

Cao Pi asked: "Does Ji Gui have a good strategy to deal with it?" 』

Chen Qun knew that Cui Yan was dissatisfied with his suggestion, but he did not object to Cui Yan trying to save himself. He just wanted to keep an eye on Cui Yan and not harm the interests of Yingchuan, Yuzhou.

This kind of view of only caring about oneself and not caring about the world is actually in great contrast with the Shandong gentry's verbal attitude that they are all over the world. It is this contrast that made Cao Pi, Chen Qun, and Cui Yan finally The last chance to adjust the balance of victory and defeat was lost.

 Because they are all smart people.

 Only fools make selfless sacrifices.

Cui Yan held up his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I have a plan to repel the Hu soldiers..."