Three Kingdoms

Gao Qian hurriedly walked into the lobby of Jinyang, raised his hand to Xiahou Dun, then gestured slightly to Xiahou Cheng on one side, and said, "General!" Found it! 』

As he spoke, Gao Qian took a step forward and pointed to a point on the map hanging in the lobby.

　　　　The governor of Xihe led 3,000 troops and assembled at Zishi. They may not all be elite soldiers, but they have been trained to some extent, and there are also some horsemen, not many in number, about five hundred. "As he said that, Gao Qian moved his finger in the direction of Pingyang, "In addition to the governor of Xihe, there should be scouts cruising in the direction of Pingyang. Our people can't get through..."

Xiahou Cheng on the side looked a little ugly, "Is there any movement to send troops in Pingyang?" 』

Gao Qian replied: "Not yet, but they must have received the news that we have conquered Jinyang. The increase in scouts and outposts proves it..."

Xiahou Dun nodded, "I know, thank you for the hard work." Order the scouts to investigate again and report back if there is any news! 』

Gao Qian cupped his hands, turned around and walked out of the main hall.

Xiahou Dun was silent in thought.

 The current situation is very delicate.

Xiahou Dun went deep alone, but captured Jinyang, the core of Taiyuan, and obtained a large amount of supplies and equipment, but his subsequent development encountered obstacles...

Thinking of this, Xiahou Dun couldn't help but glance at Xia Houcheng, and then sighed silently in his heart.

Among the Xiahou family, can't we find Cao Ren or Cao Hong? There are also Cao Xiu, Cao Zhen, and Cao Chun, a large group of people. Why can’t the Xiahou family survive?

 This problem is something Xiahou really can't handle.

The Xiahou family can’t be considered a weakling. After all, Xiahou Ying was the founding hero of the Western Han Dynasty. Not everyone can be a servant, Duke of Teng of Jin, or a Marquis of Ruyin. However, the descendants of the Xiahou family are not up to par...

 As for family matters, as long as one generation cannot keep up, there may be a gap. If a few more **** appear, the family inheritance will be ruined in a matter of minutes.

Xiahou Dun sighed slightly and focused his attention on the current situation.

Xiahou Dun thought it was understandable that there was no movement in Pingyang. After all, Cao Cao's heavy troops were stationed in Tongguan, suppressing and pulling both Guanzhong and Hedong, so it was normal that Pingyang was not moving.

 But the problem is that Xia Houyuan...

Xiahou Dun frowned.

In the original plan, Le Jin, as the first feint force to attract firepower, took the lead in attacking Huguan. However, neither Cao Cao nor Xiahou Dun had much confidence in conquering Huguan in a short time, so they let Le Jin do more to contain it. And attract, and then with Le Jin as the center, Xia Houyuan and Xia Houdun on both wings to outflank and cut.

On the one hand, it can make the hussar defenders exhausted, and on the other hand, it can also allow Cao's army to take advantage of its large numbers, without being blocked at a pass like the Six Kingdoms, unable to use their strength.

Indeed, if Cao Jun's plan succeeds, then Huguan will become an isolated island, and then it can be conquered without attacking. Once Shangdang Huguan is captured, Cao Cao will immediately move to Hedong with all his strength to stabilize Shangdang Taiyuan and become part of Cao's army, and then form a three-sided attack on Guanzhong.

Even if Shangdang Huguan cannot be taken down for a while, as the two sharp knives interspersed by Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Dun, the purpose is to cut the Feiqian territory to connect with each other and divide it into blocks of different sizes, so that Cao Cao can mobilize troops and horses. In Hedong Pass, an absolute advantage was formed with more troops attacking fewer troops, and there was no need to worry about the rear line.

This huge plan, with the planning thousands of miles apart from east to west, north to south, can be said to be the result of the joint wisdom of Cao Cao, Xiahou Dun, and many other counselors. It is far more detailed and more detailed than the historical strategy of Cao Cao to attack Jiangdong at once. comprehensive.

 But now there is a deviation.

Xiahoudun is like an isolated island.

Xiahou Dun has already made preparations to attract the fighting force from Hedong, Pingyang. If Hedong sends troops to retake Taiyuan, once its main force leaves Hedong, Cao Cao will immediately cross the river, march to Hedong, and attack Pingyang. Therefore, the main force in Pingyang did not dare to move. Xiahou Dun could understand, but what he could not understand was that the prefect of Xihe was so courageous that more than 3,000 troops dared to wander under his nose?

 Chen Rui, the governor of Xihe?

Xiahou Dun had never heard of this person.

If he wanted to fight in the field with Xu Huang, Taishi Ci, Zhao Yun and others, Xiahou Dun would feel ashamed, but where did this Chen Rui come from? Do you dare to do whatever you want?

 And there aren’t many people.

 So waiting in Jinyang seems to be a bit passive.

However, Xiahou Dun didn't know if there were other people hiding behind Chen Rui. If he went into battle with his troops, if something went wrong, wouldn't it be...

If Xia Houcheng was a little stronger, then Xia Houcheng could go to fight Chen Rui on his behalf, and he would be able to advance, attack, retreat, and defend, which would make him much more comfortable. But now Xiahou Dun is really disappointed with this kid Xia Houcheng. I don't feel comfortable releasing it again.

 But after thinking about it, there is no better candidate.

So Xiahou Dun waved his hand and asked Xiahou Cheng to stand in front of the map, pointed at Zishi County, and asked: "If you are asked to lead two thousand people to fight, how are you going to fight?" Only half of the two thousand people are our sons, and the other half are surrendered troops. 』

Xiahou Dun couldn't give all the soldiers of Cao's army to Xiahou Cheng, but there were few people and he was worried that Xiahou Cheng wouldn't win, so he could only match half with half, and the question was how to fight, not how to win, which was quite fatal. Ma Dang Huo Ma Yi means.

Xia Houcheng learned some lessons from the past. He stood in front of the map and thought for a moment. He said: "We should unite our troops in one place and win the battle with due force. We should not be greedy for merit or advance rashly. We should choose a good place to fight." 』

Xiahoudun looked at Xiahouchong and nodded slowly, "Shan." Be careful and don't make another mistake. 』

Xia Houcheng quickly bowed down and said, "I will obey the general's orders." 』

Xiahou Cheng took the order and left, but Xiahou Dun was still worried.

If you don’t send troops, you will just sit back and wait for death. But if you send troops, you may fail and be taken advantage of. Therefore, Xiahou Dun still needs to reconcile the relationship between Taiyuan and Jinyang...

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 The news that Xiahou Dun knew was also conveyed to Cui Jun.

Of course Cui Jun has now changed from the status of the lord of Taiyuan to a vassal...

 Commonly known as the pendant on Xiahou Dun's leg.

 To become a pendant, of course you must have the consciousness of being a pendant.

Cui Jun read the latest news and was silent for a long time. He called his servants and asked Cui Hou to come.

Now the Cui family lives in their original other courtyard. The Cui family's original official mansion and courtyard are now owned by the Xiahou.

While waiting for Cui Hou to arrive, Cui Jun was silent, even a little sluggish, with a pale face, as if he had been dragged into a small dark room by more than a dozen big men and locked up for three days.

To this day, Cui Jun can't help but think about it. If he would rather die than surrender at that time, what would happen now?

 Most people don’t know how strong their **** is until there is no **** coming.

 There is a saying that one can walk a thousand miles if one holds in one's stool, but one cannot walk one inch if one has loose stool. The reason why you can't control diarrhea is probably because the muscles that control the chrysanthemum, including but not limited to the internal sphincter, belong to the smooth muscle group. One characteristic of these muscles is that they are not completely under the direct control of the brain. It belongs to the state of listening to the tune but not the announcement. You can listen when you want to listen, and do whatever you want when you don't want to listen. It is very willful.

From this point of view, in fact, the original county system of the Han Dynasty, with local officials, prefects, governors, etc., is like a muscle group like chrysanthemums. The Han Dynasty thought that the prefects should take orders from the central brain, but in fact they are not...

 Because the Han Dynasty did not form stronger supervision, the governor system was reduced to empty constraints more often. This gave local governors the illusion that they could **** at will and did not need to control their desires.

This is not just a problem for Cui Jun alone, but the problem is that a mistake is a mistake. Even if it is used as an excuse to drag all men or all women into the water, it cannot erase the mistakes he made.

 It’s like seeing a group of people robbing and killing people, so it’s the right thing to robbing and killing people yourself? A group of people are watching pirated copies, so can I feel confident watching pirated copies myself?

  It’s just self-deception.

Cui Jun is deceiving himself and others now. Even though he knows vaguely in his heart that if he does this now, he will make more and more mistakes and get worse, but he still does not have the courage to admit his mistakes and correct them. After all, the cost of correcting a mistake is very high, so this huge cost has become Cui Jun's comfort and excuse to deceive himself and continue to make mistakes.

As long as you don’t admit your mistake, there is nothing wrong.

 After a while, Cui Hou came.

Cui Hou also seemed to have lost a little weight, his face was sullen, and his face was much less shiny.

 "Brother..." Cui Hou's voice was full of exhaustion.

Cui Jun glanced at Cui Hou and said, "Sit down."　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 contracts.

After a while, Cui Jun said: "Look for an opportunity in the next few days to send people and property to Shandong as soon as possible... There is no need to take the coarse things with you, pick up more soft ones... Go to Yecheng to visit Cui Jigui first, and then go to To Boling…』

 Later generations mostly thought of the Cui family of Qinghe, but in fact there was also a Cui family of Boling.

Cui Jun's lineage is the Boling Cui family.

Cui Yan is the Cui family of Qinghe.

Now that he has surrendered to Cao Cao, returning to Boling has become a helpless necessity.

　　　『But…but…』 Cui Houduo was reluctant to give up.

The assets they finally bought in Taiyuan are now basically trash that cannot be taken away. Even if they want to sell them, they can't find a takeover.

Cui Jun waved his hand and said: "Things outside of me... I heard that... have already condemned you and me as traitors... From now on, we will no longer be able to win scholars by reputation... Even if you and I don't leave, there will be no foothold here in the future..."

"But..." Cui Hou was still unwilling to give in and whispered, "We can say that we have no choice...it's because they didn't come to reinforce..."

"hehe. Cui Jun smiled and did not argue.

Cui Hou blinked a few times and fell silent.

Who can’t make excuses?

 The key is whether the excuse is valid and whether anyone is willing to admit it.

　　When Cui Jun first heard that Fei Qian was going to hang it up and frame it, he was so angry that he almost vomited blood. However, after he was done with his anger, Cui Jun finally understood why he had always felt vaguely excluded.

 To put it simply, if Cui Jun did not change, even if he did not vote for Xiahou Dun, he would not be able to make any further progress under the influence of Fei Qian.

 In the Guanzhong, it is not impossible to gain fame, but if you want to be promoted, ability is more important.

No matter what position a person is in, he must serve his **** and betray his own butt. At the least, he cannot control his excrement and urine, and at worst, he will die.

If Fei Qian had cut off with celebrities from the very beginning, then Fei Qian would have died miserably. But now Fei Qian is not just one person, but a group of poor families who have benefited from the imperial examination. They are not even poor families. The ordinary nobles in the upper class and the lower-level military academies were cut off from the "celebrities" together, so the situation was different.

Furthermore, Fei Qian also linked "celebrities" with big issues of right and wrong...

From the day Cui Jun surrendered, the so-called unworthy of the name has been hung on the Cui family. Then the Cui family will become a thorn in the flesh of all the "celebrities" in Guanzhong. Destroying people's wealth is like killing their parents. Now the Cui family How many parents did you kill?

 Unless Cao Jun can win.

But Yang Qu and subsequent events made Cui Jun realize that Cao Jun was not as scary as he originally thought, but so what? It was already too late, so although Cui Jun hated it in his heart, he had no choice but to choose to escape...

　　Just as Cao Jun entered the city, he fled.

 And he had to escape secretly.

Cui Jun let out a long sigh, "If I can really escape...I wish I would never be an official again in this life...I'll do it as soon as possible. I'm worried that if...even if I want to leave, I won't be able to leave..."

The flesh on Cui Hou's face twitched, and in the end he could only grit his teeth and walk out with an expression as if his parents had died again.

From the beginning, I felt that I could resist Cao Jun, then became a prisoner of Cao Jun, and then surrendered. Then I felt that I could rely on Cao Jun to achieve glory again. I was immediately awakened by a basin of cold water in Yangqu, and then fell into an ice cave that was not worthy of the name...

This huge psychological ups and downs made Cui Jun really want to go back and live in seclusion without caring about worldly affairs. However, most of these thoughts were just thoughts. It was like he couldn't let go of his dignity and status before, but he is still the same now. Can't let go.

 It is easy to give up, but difficult to let go.

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 In Pingyang, Fei Qian convened a military meeting at the general military academy.

 Huang Cheng and Zhang Xiu are on the left and right.

　　　Cao Jun was stationed on the Niutou Plateau, and the grain and grass entered Heluo from Yanzhou until they reached beyond Tongguan. It costs a lot of money every day. If you can cut off Cao's army's food route, you can win without a fight! Even if Cao Jun has millions of troops, he can still win without a fight! 』

Zhang Xiu said in a deep voice, obviously after some thought, "Cao's army came from afar and was unable to move in and out under Tongguan Pass. It was already exhausted. If they could cut off their food and grass, it was still a cold winter. They couldn't do anything for a day." If you are full, you are three points weaker. If you are not full for two days, you will lose half your life! So what I mean is to cut off their food routes first, and attack their troops second! 』

 Zhang Xiu's sonorous and powerful voice echoed in the hall.

This is the combat staff military meeting system that Fei Qian has been implementing for a long time.

Generally speaking, military commanders and deputies, as well as relevant major generals and cadets in the military, participate in the meeting. Through the meeting, they can understand the military dynamics, understand their own position and the role they should play, clarify the responsibilities of each department, and achieve what they have in mind. It’s better to have a lot of tips than to dig into your pocket after the situation...

Mr. Luo, who likes to add tips to Zhuge, doesn’t even think about what to do if the tips are lost along the way. Go back and get another one?

This is also a military academy that Fei Qian deliberately cultivated in the army to train the middle and lower classes. The purpose is to change the shortcomings of this era where officers only follow the orders of their superiors. Under such a training system, soldiers can know why they are fighting and what they really are. What they should be responsible for and what they should do well can also enable each combat unit to have a certain degree of initiative, so that when they encounter emergencies on the battlefield, they will not wait blankly for the commander's instructions, and then collapse thousands of miles amidst dullness and numbness.

 This is a far-reaching change.

 After the Three Kingdoms, there will be no more divine generals.

 This is also the case in history, but it is not done as thoroughly as Fei Qian.

With the expansion of China's territory, generals engaged in foreign operations must have a certain degree of initiative. This is not just a matter of being subject to military orders abroad, but the entire military system must adapt to wider combat areas and more complex military operations. Condition.

 Attempting to constrain military generals with books and dogma will only trap China's own hands and feet.

 Let military generals grow and cultivate more intermediate forces instead of relying on one or two top military generals to support the overall situation. This is the most important part of China's foreign military strategy...

 Fei Qian encouraged the growth of these generals and was willing to give them more opportunities.

Zhang Xiu's idea is naturally good, but it's a pity that Cao Cao likes to cut off people's food routes, so he himself is more afraid of being cut off.

 Fei Qian did not comment on Zhang Xiu’s idea on the spot. Instead, he nodded and asked others if they had different opinions.

 On the map, although it is very abstract, the confrontation between the two sides is still clearly visible.

 Huang Cheng stood up, saluted Fei Qian, and then walked a few steps forward to the front of the map.

“Zhang Lieutenant’s strategy of cutting off grain is indeed the key point of Cao’s army,” Huang Cheng looked at Zhang Xiu, nodded and praised, “Because I have been responsible for scouting and detection for a period of time... so I have some additions...”

Huang Cheng pointed at the map and said: "In these days, the scouts have repeatedly detected. Cao Jun has built sentries along the river. The slightest movement is a warning of smoke... I led people to test it once. As long as the sentry on the other side detects it, within three hours, There were soldiers and horses inside to help, which shows that Cao's army was heavily guarded on the river and it was difficult to cross the river for a sneak attack. 』

 Zhang Xiu frowned.

Huang Cheng turned around and said, "One more thing. It's very cold now and the river is frozen. If you want to cross the river to attack, you have to go down from Fenglingdu. There is a lot of broken ice. There are some places where you can't go boating at all. There is also Xijin." The two crossings of Shaanxi and Tianjin were in enemy hands, and Cao Jun built a military stronghold..."

 This is indeed the actual situation. It was not deliberately arranged by Huang Cheng to refute Zhang Xiu, so Zhang Xiu could only nod his head and sigh slightly.

Huang Cheng added: "According to Jia Hongjia's report, it is suspected that two of the three granaries stationed by Cao Jun in Shaanxi County are fake... So if we want to attack Cao Jun's grain road, I think we must first You can only take action after obtaining certain information. My suggestion is to attack Xiahou in Taiyuan... There are three thousand troops of Governor Chen in Zhishi, which can be used as bait..."

Fei Qian listened, but looked at the sky outside the hall.

 The clouds are very thick and it seems like it’s going to snow.

 Snowfall in winter is said to herald a good harvest, but snowfall in spring is not necessarily a good thing...