"Have the sailors ever come ashore?"

At first glance, Lu Buhuoran, who heard that the navy was coming, got up and kicked over the military doctor who was bandaging him. The pawn who was so frightened that he knelt on one knee stammered and replied, "Return... Back to the lord, the east... The Donglai Navy has not yet landed. ”

"Didn't land? What the hell is that? Sun Guan, who was also quite anxious before, immediately breathed a sigh of relief when he heard such an answer, and laughed disapprovingly.

Unexpectedly, Chen Deng on the side shook his head solemnly and said, "General Zhongtai's words are wrong. It is precisely because the Donglai Navy has not yet logged in, and its strange whereabouts highlight its threat even more. At present, the Donglai naval army can directly enter the Gushui from Jiaozhou Bay to cut off the grain route of our army, or it can log in from the north shore of Jiaodong Bay and flank General Xuangao with its defenders, and even land on Laoshan Bay to flank us with the main force of Donglai. And no matter how the Donglai Navy moves, it is bound to make our army exhausted. I have heard that Donglai people are good at sailing, and when I saw it today, it really deserved its reputation. ”

Although Chen Deng's last sentence was similar to an afterthought, everyone present had to admit that his analysis was in place. And Lu Bu and the others had only used ships to transport soldiers before, and they had no idea about water warfare. Therefore, as soon as Chen Deng's words fell, Lu Bu hurriedly asked him, "Then according to Captain Chen, how should Benhou deal with it?" ”

How to deal with it? This is not an easy question for Chen Deng. Because of the previous failures, he had already realized that Lu Bu was very stubborn. If the words didn't enter Lu Bu's heart, then no matter how reasonable it was, this Lu Wenhou would not accept it.

And just when Chen Deng was secretly hesitating how to answer, Gao Shun, who was standing behind him, suddenly interjected, "My lord, why don't you let me fall into the camp and attack the Donglai camp at night, so that the prestige of the Donglai army can be extinguished, and the Donglai army behind you can be feared." Besides, there are more soldiers and horses than Donglai. ”

However, in the face of Gao Shun's repeated advances, Lu Bu simply shook his head and said, "For now, we are only discussing the matter of the navy, and we will not mention the night attack again." ”

Chen Deng saw Lu Bu respond to Gao Shun like this, and he couldn't help but have a bottom in his heart. Seeing him take a step forward and bow his hand at Lu Bu, "My lord, I think it's better to withdraw the army than to take a safe step." ”

"Why did Captain Chen say this? Although we were ambushed during the day, the casualties of the Donglai army were heavier than ours. Wouldn't the withdrawal of troops at this time chill the hearts of the soldiers? Gao Shun said urgently. In his opinion, the withdrawal of troops at this time will undoubtedly deal a heavy blow to morale, and even a single negligence will lead to the kind of rout that he had in Yanzhou.

However, in the face of Gao Shun's questioning, Chen Deng put on a look of watching his nose and nose, waiting for Lu Bu to make a final decision. Sure enough, after Lu Bu was silent for a long time with pretended hesitation, he nodded and said, "Just according to what Captain Chen said, withdraw the troops."

Right, this is what Lu Wenhou really thinks in his heart. On the one hand, Chen Deng was proud to guess Lu Bu's thoughts, and on the other hand, he expressed deep contempt for Lu Bu's lustful inwardness. If it is said that before the pawn comes to report, Chen Deng will echo Gao Shun's mention. After seeing Lu Bu's attitude towards the Donglai Naval Army, Chen Deng had already realized that Gao Shun's mention could not be realized in Lu Bu's hands. Because this man named Lu Fengxian is a fragile person.

Yes, in Chen Deng's eyes, Lu Bu's heart was far less strong than his body. Whether it is in Chang'an or Yanzhou, in the face of failure, Lu Bu chose to escape again and again, and this time will certainly be no exception. Therefore, Lu Bu may be a peerless general, but he is by no means a tough person. A prince who is not tough enough will not be able to survive in this troubled world. Therefore, Chen Deng, who saw the essence of Lu Bu, had no intention of wasting it on him anymore, and at this time, he just wanted to go back to Xuzhou as soon as possible to make another plan.

Lu Bu didn't know that Chen Deng had a different heart, but instead he thought that Chen Deng was a loyal servant who had the same thing as his hero. Therefore, after deciding to withdraw the army, Lu Bu did not forget to praise Chen Dengdao in public, "Captain Chen is really a wise man in the world, and you will be Benhou's military advisor in the future." ”

Gao Shun couldn't help frowning when he heard that Lu Bu wanted to worship the slippery Chen Dengwei as a military advisor. But he has followed Lu Bu for so many years, and he also knows the donkey temper of his master. So even if he felt that this matter was quite inappropriate, Gao Shun still accepted Lu Bu's order with Wei Xu, Sun Guan and others.

In this way, after experiencing a crushing defeat during the day, Lu Bu withdrew from the battlefield that night. Although such a retreat was not as direct as the withdrawal from Yanzhou after the defeat of Juancheng, Lü Bu still gave up the two counties of Yi'an and Zhuangwu that had just been occupied one after another, and retreated into Qiancheng together with the Zang Babu who had withdrawn from Buqi County to get rid of the threat of the Donglai naval army. Of course, for Donglai County, the threat from Lu Bu was not solved. Therefore, on the fourth day after the end of the Battle of Buqi, Cai Ji led his troops into Buqi County.

"If it weren't for Tong County's order to lead his army and people to resist Lu Bu this time, Donglai would be in danger. Please Tong County Order to be worshiped by this government. On top of the tower, Cai Ji respectfully bowed to the white-haired Tong Hui and saluted.

"The prince of the house has won the award. Guarding the city is the job of the old man. If the prince really wants to thank him, he should not thank the people. If it weren't for the help of the people in the city, General Guan's sailors arrived in time, and the old man would not be able to defend the city. Tong Hui humbly returned the salute.

Cai Ji heard Tong Hui mention the water army, so he turned around and said to Guan Cheng, who was raising his head and standing up, "Zifeng has made a great contribution this time. Originally, the government only wanted to use the water division to threaten Lu Bu's army, but he didn't expect Lu Bu to retreat directly to Qiancheng City. ”

Guo Jia on the side saw that Cai Ji showed a smug feeling between his words, and couldn't help but remind him in a deep voice, "Lord, the reason why Lu Bu retreated so simply this time is that firstly, he was arrogant by our army outside the city, and secondly, Lu Bu did not carry a naval army with him when he went north to Qingzhou this time, so he could not deal with the Donglai Naval Division for the time being. However, the Donglai Naval Division had limited troops and horses, and it was also unable to land and threaten Qiancheng City. From this point of view, if there is no accident in the future, Donglai is afraid that he will still need to confront Lu Bu in Qiancheng for a while. ”

"Feng Xiao's words are reasonable, and it is indeed not time to celebrate now." After Cai Ji humbly bowed his mind, he sighed with emotion, "Although this time I relied on the help of the monarchs to repel Lu Bu, but the losses of the Donglai army were not small after the first battle, I am afraid that it will take a while to rest." ”

It turned out that although the Donglai army successfully ambushed Lu Bu's army in this battle, it also paid a lot of price for this ambush battle. In particular, the 10,000 horses that served as decoys lost sixty percent of their troops. In addition, the casualties of the troops in the ambush afterwards, as well as the losses caused by Zhang Liao's sneak attack on the main formation. According to some statistics after the war, Donglai lost nearly 8,000 soldiers and horses in this battle. The casualties with Lu Bu's army can be regarded as between the best. Therefore, Cai Ji did not order the troops to pursue after Lü Bu's retreat. It's not that she doesn't want to chase, but she can't chase anymore.

However, compared to Cai Ji's sigh for killing 1,000 enemies and injuring 800 in the battle, the Donglai generals present all looked indifferent. No, Tai Shici grabbed his long beard and smiled at Cai Ji, "Don't worry, lord." Although the battle was fierce, most of Donglai's losses were foot soldiers who did not break their muscles and bones. What's more, we also got the two thousand war horses left behind by Lu Bu. As long as the last batch of strong men is recruited, it won't be long before another elite army can come. ”

"What General Taishi said is extremely true. After this battle, the prestige of the government is far and wide, and it is not easy to recruit people. Zhang Jaw echoed.

Although Tai Shici and Zhang Jaw's attitude of treating soldiers as consumables made Cai Ji a little uncomfortable, she also knew that this was war in the troubled times. Generals can treat soldiers as nephews and nephews on weekdays, but when it comes to the battlefield, if necessary, generals who love soldiers like sons will still not hesitate to treat soldiers as cannon fodder. In fact, after the Qingzhou Rebellion, Cai Ji has gradually stepped into the thinking field of the generals. Just as in order to solve the crisis in Donglai before, Cai Ji decisively provoked Lu Bu and caused a military disaster for Buqi County. She was even ready to give up on Buqi County. Although it is not true, the county was finally saved without danger. But after the war ended, Cai Ji still hoped to do something to make amends.

"I'll leave the matter of conscription to the two of you." Cai Ji smiled and accepted the persuasion of Tai Shici and Zhang Jaw, and at the same time turned back to Tong Hui and said, "Tong County Order, this government intends to exempt the people from paying taxes for three years, firstly, to repay the loyalty of the people, and secondly, because they have suffered from the military disaster this time, and the people must cultivate and recuperate for a period of time before they can recover their vitality. ”

Although Tong Hui didn't know what Cai Ji was thinking, he could still feel his apology to the people from Cai Ji's words. And this kind of apology is particularly valuable in the troubled times when everything is a dog. After all, there are many princes in this world who use the people as stepping stones, and there are very few people who have the heart to look back at the "stepping stones". So even if he knew that the military disaster was caused by Cai Ji, Tong Hui at this time couldn't help but sigh, "Fujun really loves the people like a son." If the important ministers in the world could have such a sincere heart as the king, the Han would not have fallen to this. ”

Tong Hui's words made Cai Ji feel a little ashamed. Because it has been nearly two years since she arrived in the Eastern Han Dynasty. In the past two years, although she has gradually sat in the position of Taishou and developed and strengthened the retainers, the road ahead is still bumpy and ambiguous. Cai Ji sometimes even feels that nothing has changed at all, troubled times are still troubled times, and dogs are still dogs. Even she herself, like the princes of this era, is building a prestige with her life.

At the same time, the development of Donglai has also fallen into a bottleneck. Although this time with the help of Guo Jia, Tai Shici, Zhang Jaw and others, Cai Ji and Donglai Jun survived the difficulty of being attacked by Yuan Tan and Lu Bu back and forth. But this does not mean that Donglai County can rest easy from now on, and it does not mean that she Cai Ji can become the overlord of Qingzhou. On the contrary, Cai Ji, who is familiar with history, knows very well that he is currently just a small prince with Lu Bu, Zhang Xiu, Zhang Lu, Gongsun Du and others. Perhaps relying on Donglai's base and the complicated relationship in the north can allow her to last as many years as Zhang Lu. But if a qualitative leap cannot be made in the next few years, it will be a matter of time before Donglai is swallowed by the big forces. At that time, will it be like Lu Bu and Gongsun Du to confront the big forces? Or do you choose to surrender like Zhang Xiu and Gongsun Du?

For Cai Ji, who is bent on avoiding chaos, no matter which prospect is not optimistic. The essence of Wuhu Chaohua lies in the game between the imperial power, the family, and the Han people in the Central Plains. In order to untie this knot, it is necessary to change the original system of the Han Dynasty. But the implementation of the law does not depend on whether you are talented or not, but on whether the policymakers support your reforms. The strength and determination of its support are directly related to the success or failure of the reform. Shang Ying, Wang Anshi, Zhang Juzheng, Hundred Days Restoration...... There are too many lessons from the past, and the most effective change is that the person who changes the law is the decision-maker. And to become a decision-maker at the end of the Han Dynasty, Cai Ji had to pass all the way and step through the long sea of corpses.

At this moment, facing the wasteland in front of the city that had just been ravaged by the war, Cai Ji, who was standing on the side of the bottleneck, couldn't help but say abruptly, "Tong County Ling praised, what this government can do now is only barely maintain the stability of Donglai County." Even if you are not careful, it will cause military disasters to the people of Donglai. ”

"Don't be arrogant. After this battle, the loyalty, wisdom, and bravery of the prince have been famous all over the world. I want to come to Fujun's future achievements will not be limited to one county. Tong Hui stroked his white beard and said in a deep voice.

Guo Jia, who also heard the contradiction in Cai Ji's heart, also encouraged, "Tong County's order is right. As long as the Lord is firm in his faith, we will help the Lord to achieve what he wants. ”

As Guo Jia's words fell, Tai Shici, Zhang Jaw and other generals invariably clenched their fists and leaned over to Cai Ji. There is no grandiose rhetoric, no flowery rhetoric, but it is this oath without oaths that is stronger than any oath. At the same time, it also made Cai Ji realize that at this moment, she is not only shouldering the ideals of Cai Ji alone, but also the ideals of everyone present. Tai Shici, Guo Jia, Zhang Jaw and other famous generals and celebrities who have left history in history, the reason why they come to listen to her is not to play with her, but to achieve their ideals and ambitions in the troubled times. The size of the lord's ambition directly determines the size of the stage on which his subordinates display their ambitions. In this regard, everyone chose Cai Ji as the master, which is undoubtedly a great risk.

Fortunately, Cai Ji also has a blueprint in his heart, a blueprint that can accommodate the ideals of everyone present. Therefore, even if she was in the middle of a bottleneck, even if she knew that the road ahead was difficult and dangerous, Cai Ji still decided to resist everyone's dreams on her shoulders, in order to repay the trust and loyalty of the monarchs to her, and to prove to the world that Tai Shici and others did not choose.

So at this moment, in the face of everyone's silent oath, Cai Ji solemnly said deeply, "The sky will live up to the world and live up to the Qing in the upper mansion"

This chapter was written with great difficulty and was revised several times. The key is related to Xiao Cai's future direction and Xiao Cai's determination. Liu Ding felt that a person could not complete the path of Shura without lofty and firm beliefs. Even Zhu Yuanzhang, who never thought that he would be an emperor at the beginning, still had a heart to drive out the Tartars. Relying on selfish desires alone, people will sooner or later slack off and indulge in enjoyment, like Lu Bu, like Gongsun Zhan, and like many emperors and princes who were annihilated in history.

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