Chapter 175: Diao Chan's Heart (I)
Joining the army, as the name suggests, is also the staff officer of the first army.
The number of people trapped in the camp was not very large, and after the battle between Guandu and Euphorbia, the vitality was even more damaged, and it has not fully recovered.
The quality of the soldiers was the primary condition for trapping the camp, so the replenishment speed was not fast after suffering heavy losses, and the number was now almost maintained at about 600 men.
Although the number is small, in any case, joining the army is an extremely important position for a unit, and it can even be said that it is the second-in-command in the army. When the commander of this unit is not in the army for some reason, joining the army can often replace the commander to make some decisions.
The trapping camp is the first-class elite of Cao Ying, so Lu Xun was appointed by Gao Shun as the army of the trapping camp as soon as he came, which immediately made him feel flattered.
"I am determined to do my best to live up to the general's trust." Lu Xun initially thought that Gao Shun would arrange for him to be a clerk or something, but he didn't want to hold such an important position. Although I don't know why Gao Shun values himself so much, but the person who dies for his confidant, no matter what, since he has received the attention of the other party, he must do his best to repay it.
————————————————————————————————
Time entered the second half of the year, in July of the second year of Jian'an (197 AD), another large-scale contest was launched between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao.
It has been half a year since the end of the battle of Guandu, Hebei has a large population, although Yuan Shao was defeated in Guandu and suffered heavy losses, but after half a year of recuperation, his strength has also recovered a lot at this time.
In order to avenge Guandu's revenge, in order to realize his ambition of hegemony, Yuan Shao once again launched a war against Cao Cao.
This time, Yuan Shao's target was Chen Liu, and he intended to capture Cao Cao's fortune first, and then turn to Xuchang through Chen Liu.
Guo Jia saw Yuan Shao's intentions and suggested that Cao Cao go north to meet Yuan Shao's army.
Cao Cao led a group of civil and military forces and led a large army to attack. Now it is different, this time Cao Cao has the upper hand in terms of troops, combat power and morale, and it can be said that he has the advantage. Therefore, Cao Cao did not have the elite in this battle, but only brought Guan Yu, Xu Huang, Yu Ban and other famous generals by his side, and the rest such as Gao Shun, Xiahoudun, Zhao Yun and others stayed in Xuchang.
The two armies of Cao and Yuan met at Cangting, and Yuan Shao learned the lesson of the last battle of Guandu, and did not rush to attack, but let the army slowly press towards Cao Cao in order to find a favorable opportunity. This time, Cao Cao was in a hurry to fight, and the shortage of grain and grass and some other factors made Cao's army not conducive to a long-term war. Seeing that Yuan Shao chose to fight steadily, Cao Cao couldn't help but feel anxious.
In this regard, Cheng Yu suggested that Cao Cao take the initiative to withdraw to the Yellow River in order to fight against the water. At the same time, Cheng Yu asked Xu Chu to lure Yuan Shaojun to attack, and set up several ambushes on both sides of the road.
Yuan Shao saw that Cao Cao was arrayed by the Yellow River and was in a disadvantageous position in the terrain, so he couldn't resist the temptation, so he launched a general attack. However, this battle was a battle of the back water for the Cao army, and if you don't win, you will die, so the soldiers of the Cao army fought bravely one by one, and finally defeated the invading Yuan Shaojun.
When Yuan Shao's army retreated, several ambushes set up by Cao's army were killed one after another, and finally Yuan Shao's army was defeated on all fronts.
In the two battles of Guandu and Cangting, Yuan Shaojun's losses exceeded 150,000!
If it is said that after the defeat of Guandu, Yuan Shao can still survive, then the defeat in the Battle of Cangting led to the complete loss of Hebei's vitality, so that Yuan Shao never had to turn over.
————————————————————————————————
The battle ahead is in full swing, but all this has nothing to do with Gao Shun now.
He was appointed to stay in Xuchang, and without the enemy attacking, life can be described as enjoyable.
During the day, he practiced and trained his troops, and at night, he embraced his wife and beautiful family, and he was very happy.
The son Gao Hong is two and a half years old, and the daughter Gao Qian is one and a half years old, both of whom are very cute.
At night, when he held his son in one hand and his daughter in the other, listening to them call him father in a milky voice, Gao Shun really felt that he was the happiest person in the world.
The only regret that Gao Shun has now is that Diao Chan has not been able to be pushed down by himself so far.
In fact, Diao Chan is not very old, when she was presented to Dong Zhuo by Wang Yun, she was only twenty-nine years old, and she has not even reached the age of twenty-five.
Maybe her age is already considered old in the eyes of the ancients, but in the eyes of Gao Shun, a person with the thoughts of later generations, twenty-five years old is the most beautiful age for girls.
After dinner tonight, Gao Shun and Guo Cui, Cao Ming, and Diao Chan got together. Diao Chan danced in the hall, while Gao Shun and the other two girls admired her graceful dancing.
Diao Chan is a dancing girl, and her dancing skills are naturally beautiful.
After staying in Gaofu for nearly two years, Diao Chan's attitude towards Gao Shun has long been less cold than at the beginning, and the relationship between the two has become much more familiar. For some requests that are not excessive, such as dancing, Diao Chan generally does not refuse.
Of course, in the final bottom line, Diao Chan will never give up.
Diao Chan's dancing posture was so superb, Gao Shun couldn't take his eyes off her for a moment.
Fortunately, he and Diao Chan also see each other often, otherwise Gao Shun's Harazi may stay, and it would be a shame to be embarrassed if that is the case.
Seeing Gao Shun waiting intently for Diao Chan, Guo Cui on the side was churning with jealousy in his heart.
Guo Cui is twenty-two years old this year, and her body has been slightly blessed after raising her daughter, but this is not to say that her body has become fatter, but her whole person has added a bit of grace and maturity compared to before.
Lori back then, now she has finally become a royal sister.
However, this graceful maturity is limited to when she sits in front of the desk and does not speak, once she makes a move or speaks, that temperament is suddenly gone.
"Stop, stop! Isn't it just dancing, what's so great about it, I need you to stare at it like this! I'm going to dance one too, and it's not necessarily worse than Sister Diao's dance! Guo Cui finally couldn't stand Gao Shun's focus on Diao Chan and ignored him, and began to go crazy.
Although she is already the mother of a child, Guo Cui's out-of-the-box personality has not changed in the slightest.
I think that when Guo Cui was pregnant, she was busy with the whole family, for fear that this girl would accidentally lose the child.
Diao Chan heard Guo Cui's babbling, smiled, and stopped dancing.
"Ah, why did it stop?" Gao Shun looked at Diao Chan complainingly, and then made a feigned anger and glared at Guo Cui.
I'm the master of this house, how can you just listen to that girl's words and stop jumping halfway? Gao Shun mourned in his heart.
Guo Cui glared back at Gao Shun without showing weakness, and then came to the center of the room, ready to dance.
"Ah, isn't it, you're really going to jump?" Gao Shun thought that Guo Cui was just an angry remark, but she didn't expect that she really planned to dance on the stage.
"Sister, have you ever danced?" Cao Ming and Diao Chan on the side also looked surprised and asked together.
"If she could dance, the sow would be able to climb the tree." Of course, Gao Shun could only think about this sentence in her heart, if she said it, she wouldn't want to be pure all night.
"I didn't skip it, but didn't I just twist my body, what's so difficult?" Guo Cui said in a disapproving tone.
But it's easier said than done, Guo Cui naturally doesn't have any difficulty in talking about it, but he knows it's not easy to jump.
It's easy to twist your body, but it's very knowledgeable to twist your body like a sable.
Guo Cui is writhing now, but her appearance is like a patient with epilepsy who can't stop cramping.
"Hahahaha——!" Gao Shun didn't want to give Guo Cui face, but he couldn't bear it, and immediately burst into laughter.
And Cao Ming and Diao Chan couldn't help laughing, covering their mouths and chuckling.