Chapter Fifty-Seven: A Big Mistake
Sun Tzu said: Those who are on the battlefield first and treat the enemy will be discouraged, and those who will be on the battlefield and tend to fight will work. Therefore, those who are good at fighting will cause others but not others. He who can make the enemy self-defeating, also benefit; Whoever can prevent the enemy from reaching will also do harm. Therefore, the enemy can work, be hungry, and be safe.
Although it was only the first time to make tactical decisions and command battles, Kang Peng, who had never received systematic military education, performed remarkably, luring the enemy deep with a small army, and depleting the enemy's strength and morale to the greatest extent with a heavy army to fortify the city, and causing the dead to harass the enemy camp, and when the enemy was exhausted and had no heart to fight, he sent 40,000 Xiliang iron cavalry to sweep away, and the army in the city also went out of the city to respond, and finally broke the strong enemy.
On the 17th night of March in the fourth year of the Han Dynasty, the Southern Barbarian King Meng Shu and his beloved wife both died under Kang Peng's poisonous scheme, Liu Yan saw that the general trend had gone, and fled to Jingzhou with his sister-in-law Liu Zhang and his henchman Dong He, and met Lu Bu and Zhao Yun's army on the road, and was captured by Zhao Yun's subordinates; The marshal of the Southern Barbarian Army, Jinhuan Sanjie, turned into the soul of Lu Bu Fangtian's halberd, Meng You, the younger brother of Meng Huo, died in the chaos, the corpse was trampled by the iron horseman, the southern general A Huilan was beheaded by Wei Yan, the king of Mulu led the remnants of the five elephants to break through and was shot by Zhao Yun, the animal troops of the king of Mulu were uncontrolled, most of them were shot and hunted by Dong Zhuojun, and a few troops fled into the deep mountains and old forests, and the rest of the southern generals died or surrendered, none of them escaped.
In the early morning of March 18, the fourth year of the Han Dynasty, the battle between Dong Zhuojun and Liu Meng's allied army came to an end, and nearly 60,000 of the 100,000 southern barbarian troops were captured, and the rest were all killed. 160,000 Liu Yan's army surrendered nearly 90,000, it is worth mentioning that Liu Yan's 40,000 Qingqiang soldiers destroyed the city because of the burning of grain, and the people of Yizhou hated them to the core. 40,000 Qingqiang soldiers were completely annihilated by Dong Zhuo's army, and the few soldiers who escaped by luck fled into the countryside in embarrassment, and they were all beaten to death by the angry people of Yizhou, and none of them were spared! Of course, this is already two months later, so I won't mention it.
At this point, Dong Zhuojun's strategy of annexing Yizhou was completed, and all the rich basins of Yizhou fell into the hands of Dong Zhuojun.
It was nearly noon, Dong Zhuojun collected his troops and returned to the city, seized uncountable ordnance and baggage, grain and grass piled up, the new Chengdu treasury was full of warehouses for the first time, and the captured hundreds of thousands of prisoners were guarded to clean the battlefield, and a large number of prisoner of war camps were built outside the city, and heavy guards were dispatched. Among the captives, the most beneficial people of the state are naturally Liu Yan's father and son and Dong He, the three of them were held in the prisoner car before they arrived in Chengdu, and the people of Yizhou who heard the news smashed their heads with stones, if it were not for Dong Zhuojun to escort them to Kang Peng to ask for credit, the three would definitely not be able to enter Chengdu City alive, and Kang Peng did not disappoint the people of Yizhou, and after counting the facts of the three people killing the people in front of the city gate, he personally waved the ghost head knife to cut off the heads of the three people, and avenged the people of Yizhou who were mutilated by their scorched earth tactics. The people of Yizhou are all grateful to Dade, and the hearts of the people of Yizhou are all gone.
That night, the people of Yizhou incense flowers and candles, greeted the door to celebrate, Kang Peng ordered to kill pigs and sheep, reward the three armies, and take the captured enemy military food to help the people, the army and the people are happy. Set up a banquet in the government again, entertain the military generals of Wenchen, needless to say, the banquet was lively and lively, after three rounds of wine, Kang Peng began to reward hundreds of officials, and the first merit of entering Sichuan was hung on the head of Lu Bu and Zhang Xiu, and everyone had no objection to this, the two of them attacked Chen Cangdao and broke Yangping Pass, all the way like a bamboo, breaking the stalemate between the Yizhou army and the Xiliang army, and the credit was no different; The second merit was won by Li Dao, and his sneak attack on Yinping was successful, so that the battle in Yizhou ended at least a month early, and everyone had no objection to this; But the winner of the third merit was taken aback, Kang Peng actually awarded the third merit to the general Li Yan, Kang Peng knew that everyone was not convinced, so he explained: "Although the Zhengfang is a general, but he surrendered in the case of the superiority of the army, just this one, how many soldiers have been saved?" What's more, he also offered to transport grain with flowing water that could not be traveled, and saved the lives of hundreds of people, and at the same time saved the war horses of our army. Kang Peng's explanation was very emotional, and the Xiliang army all bowed to him, and Li Yan was even more grateful, and swore allegiance to Kang Peng on the spot. Lu Bu, Zhang Xiu, Li Dao and Li Yan were the heaviest rewards, Jia Xu, Lu Su, Chen Gong, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, Wei Yan, Gan Ning, Pang De, Wu Yi, Wu Ban, Ma Dai and Sun Ce were all rewarded, and Li Yan, Yan Yan, Li Hui, Lei Tong and other generals were also promoted. Kang Peng went to the court again and invited himself to take charge of Yizhou - of course, it was just to give Emperor Han Xian a face, even if Emperor Han Xian did not agree, Kang Peng would not take care of him.
After the banquet dispersed, Jia Xu and the new Yizhou lord Bo Xu Jing did not leave, but returned to the back room with Kang Peng, after the three of them sat down, Xu Jing admonished: "Taishi, now Yizhou Fangding, Yizhou after this turmoil, the folk life withered, it is the time to rebuild the homeland, Xiaosheng suggested that the Yizhou captives outside the city should be released and returned home, so that they can live and work in peace and contentment, which not only shows the benevolence of the Taishi, but also makes the people no longer have the pain of bereavement." ”
Kang Peng was exhausted, and asked with his half-closed bronze bell eyes, "What about the Southern Barbarian captives?" Got it all put? ”
"No." Jia Xu admonished: "The people who have rebelled in the southern army for a long time, our army has killed their king again, and released them home, within three years, they will rebel, it is better to learn from Qin Zhibai, once and for all." ”
"What the military advisor said is extremely true." Xu Jing echoed: "The southern army has been difficult to govern for a long time, and it has been concluded since ancient times, so it is better to kill it." ”
Kang Peng secretly laughed at his idiocy, and asked the poisoner how to treat the captives, isn't that an answer? Kang Peng said lazily: "But even if they kill them all, they still have sons, brothers and sisters, or in a few years, they won't be the opposite?" At that time, didn't their hatred for our army go even deeper? ”
Jia Xu and Xu Jing were speechless, but Kang Peng suddenly came to his senses, got up and took the map of Yizhou, and unfolded it: "What the picture means is that whether it is a captive of Yizhou or a captive of the Southern Barbarians, they will not be killed or released, and all of them will be arranged as workers and placed in these two places." Jia Xu and Xu Jing looked along Kang Peng's thick fingers and saw that Kang Peng pointed to two places, one is the upper reaches of the Yangtze River in the southernmost part of Sichuan, and the other has entered the territory of Nanzhong, about 600 miles apart, both of which are barren and barren lands with no people living there.
Kang Peng pointed to the map and explained: "Don't underestimate these two uninhabited areas, which are rich in iron ore, and the iron ore in China alone accounts for 30% (PS: Panzhihua today); It is rich in high-quality coal, and the coal mines south of the Yangtze River account for more than half of it (PS: Liupanshui). If the resources of these two places can be exploited, the economy of our army will take a leap forward, and the production of weapons, armor, and agricultural tools will no longer have to worry about the shortage of raw materials. Jia Xu and Xu Jing were dumbfounded, they knew that Boss Dong had never been to the south, but Boss Dong actually had such a detailed grasp of the distribution of resources in the south, and even knew the mineral deposits that the locals didn't know about, which was incredible.
"The art of war is cloudy, the siege is the bottom, and the heart is the top." Kang Peng said loudly: "The meaning of the true appearance, the southern barbarians are rude and martial, live on fishing and hunting, and conquer by force alone, although they can solve the temporary difficulty, but it is difficult to keep them safe for a long time, rather than killing all these captives and attracting the hatred of the southerners, it is better to use them as bait to lure the southerners to contact the Han culture, invade them with culture, and assimilate them." ”
Jia Xu and Xu Jing's eyes lit up, and at the same time they vaguely saw the deeper layer of the war in their hearts, Kang Peng continued: "Wen Xiu, you go and appease those prisoners and tell them that the prime minister will not kill them, but as a punishment, they must serve ten years of hard service, and within ten years, they must live in the two areas designated by the prime minister, build roads and mines, learn Chinese, supply food and materials by our army, and pay a certain amount of wages. At the end of the ten-year period, if they want to leave, our army will not hinder them, and they are willing to stay and continue to work, then in addition to becoming free men, they can double their wages and distribute a piece of land. Speaking of this, Kang Peng smiled, "At that time, Benxiang estimated that they were reluctant to leave, and Benxiang took this golden treasure land as the center and gradually developed it outward, so that more southerners could come into contact with my Central Plains culture." ”
"Clever plan, wonderful plan, if those southern barbarians come into contact with the prosperity of the Han Dynasty and have a piece of land of their own in the Han Dynasty, they will not leave if they are killed, so that within three generations, they will become Han people." Jia Xu and Xu Jing shook their heads and sighed, bowed to Kang Peng together, and said, "The Taishi is far-sighted, and we admire it." ”
"Wenxiu, I'll leave this matter to you? Can you do it? Kang Peng looked at Xu Jing and asked with a smile.
Xu Jing didn't say a word, bowed down and said: "Taishi's move is for the country and the people, Xiaosheng is afraid of risking his life, and he will build those two places into a paradise on earth within ten years, so that the southerners and the Han people are reluctant to leave." ”
"Do it well, if you do it well, you will be the number one contributor to the development of the western part of my Han Dynasty." Kang Peng patted Xu Jing on the shoulder and encouraged: "Besides, although the two places are remote, it is very easy to grow divine rice and divine fruits, and within a few years, food will be self-sufficient." ”
The matter of making the captives into craftsmen went very smoothly, in this era when it was very common to kill prisoners, there were only two ends after being captured, one was to be killed, and the other was to be demoted to slaves, Dong Zhuojun put such a generous condition in front of the prisoners of Liu Meng's coalition army, and the prisoners would not choose the other two paths. In less than seven days, almost all the captives agreed to Dong Zhuojun's conditions, and under Dong Zhuojun's escort, they rushed to Panzhihua and Jiangnan Coal Capital, where they built roads, dug mountains and mines, and were also quietly tied to Dong Zhuojun's economic chariot by Kang Peng.
On the evening of the seventh day, Kang Peng received another good news, Lu Su and Pang Tong, Xu Shu on the way back to Chengdu, met Ma Chao and Zhang Rust in Linjiang, it happened that Liu Biao sent to send Zheng Du's head of the messenger was also in Linjiang, Pang Tong offered a plan to Zheng Du's head to recruit Yong'an Huo Junjun, Xu Shu volunteered, with Zheng Du's head to Yong'an to surrender, after a threat and temptation, because of the fear of being attacked by Dong Zhuo's army and Jingzhou army on both sides, Huo Jun led the army to surrender to the powerful Dong Zhuo's army, Ma Chao's army took over Yong'an, and the Three Gorges fell into the hands of Dong Zhuo's army.
There was also a small trouble, because Kang Peng promised Liu Biao that as long as Liu Biao did not send troops to help Liu Yan, Kang Peng would give Yong'an to Liu Biao, so Liu Biao's envoy argued with reason and asked Dong Zhuojun to hand over Yong'an to Jingzhou. As we all know, Dong Boss's promise to the princes has always been very 'abiding', so Kang Peng generously replied to Liu Biao, saying that he felt that Yong'an was newly attached, and the people's hearts were unstable, and now he was handed over to Jingzhou for fear that it would cause riots, and hoped that Liu Biao could be lenient for a period of time, during which it was regarded as Dong Zhuojun's lease, and he paid a lot of rent every year, and the specific return date was discussed separately. Kang Peng also agreed to Liu Biao's request and would never interfere in the war between Liu Biaojun and Sun Jianjun.
Throwing down the quill pen invented by later generations, Kang Peng breathed a sigh of relief, and smiled secretly in his heart, Dong Zhuojun is now powerless even if he wants to interfere in the war between Liu Biaojun and Sun Jianjun, and he doesn't know how much manpower and material resources will be consumed by Dong Zhuojun to rebuild Yizhou, at least in two years, Dong Zhuojun will definitely not be able to fight a big battle. War is not what idiots say in TV dramas, if you say that you will fight there, you will fight there, and the army will consume gold and grain as soon as it moves, without strong material accumulation and logistics guarantees, even if there is really a million army, it is just a rabble.
"Taishi, it's already the second watch, you better rest." Kang Peng's pro-soldier captain handed Kang Peng a piece of silk cloth soaked in hot water, and said cautiously. Kang Peng wiped his ugly face by the way, he was in a good mood and didn't want to sleep, and said excitedly: "Bring wine, I'm in a happy mood today, and I want to get drunk before resting." ”
People are in good spirits on happy occasions, and before they know it, Kang Peng is already drunk, but Kang Peng still does not feel tired, but instead has evil thoughts, and smiles at the captain of the pro-soldiers: "Do you know where the Snow Girl lives?" "Because of the gold, silver and jewelry in the hands of Yizhou refugees, Qiao Xuan took advantage of the fact that Yizhou's grain was more expensive than gold, and purchased a large amount of grain from the people of Yongzhou to sell it in Yizhou, making a fortune, because Dong Zhuojun knew the relationship between his daughter and Kang Peng, and turned a blind eye to his immoral behavior. Fortunately, the gentle and kind Da Qiao understood Kang Peng's difficulties and did not come to pester Kang Peng, but Xiao Qiao had quite an opinion on this.
Who are Boss Dong's personal soldiers? Can you not know where the master's lover lives? As soon as Kang Peng finished asking, at least twenty pro-soldiers rushed out to lead the way for Kang Peng, and the drunken Kang Peng laughed, "Let's go together, the prime minister is happy, and the reward is indispensable for you." ”
Qiao Xuan's family lives in the north of Chengdu City, which is specially built for the merchants of Yongheliang and Liangzhou, and the conditions are better than the government where Kang Peng lives, and the intersection is guarded by sergeants, which is very quiet and safe. Kang Peng and his entourage of more than 20 rode horses to the intersection, and the sergeant who had already guarded blocked the road with torches, shouted for the first colonel: "Who is coming?" The Taishi has an order, this area is under martial law at night, and the military and civilians are not allowed to enter and exit, so go back quickly. ”
"Don't you even know your true face? It's really worth fighting. Kang Peng shook his head and said with a smile on the black horse, and the little colonel recognized Kang Peng at this time, so frightened that he knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly, "The villain is blind, he should be beaten, and he begs the master to spare his life." After choking a few times, Kang Peng threw a handful of gold coins in front of him and said with a smile: "But you are loyal to your duty, and you should be rewarded." The little school was overjoyed, and was about to thank him, Kang Peng said in a low voice: "Forget about tonight." After speaking, Kang Peng and his own soldiers rode forward. Da Qiao and Kang Peng have not yet married, and Kang Peng has to take care of her reputation.
"The Snow Girl is in the east wing of this house, the frostless girl lives in the west wing, and Master Qiao and Mrs. Qiao live in the main room." A pro-soldier explained to Kang Peng in detail.
Kang Peng nodded, and his personal captain was about to knock on the door, but the bad student had a bad taste and said with a lewd smile: "Don't knock, I want to taste what it's like to be a flower thief today." "The upper beam is not right and the lower beam is crooked, and there is no good thing in Kang Peng's personal soldiers, so more than 20 people set up a ladder and let Kang Peng step on them to climb into the courtyard.
Drunk and confused into the courtyard, Kang Peng couldn't tell the difference between southeast and northwest, but he just touched the door of a wing room by impression, pulled out a ghost knife to cut the door, and gently pushed the door open, there was no light in the room, Kang Peng just vaguely saw that Da Qiao was already asleep, Kang Peng didn't wake her up, and quietly touched her bedside.
Tonight's moonlight is good, Kang Peng looked at the sleeping beauty by the moonlight, contrary to the usual gentle and elegant, Da Qiao's sleeping appearance is much more rude, the quilt has been kicked to the ground halfway by her, revealing only a snow-white body with a belly pocket, the white jade-like skin glows softly in the moonlight like beautiful jade, and the tender red lips are slightly pursed, as if complaining that Kang Peng has not come to visit her, the crisp chest is slightly exposed, and the two little white doves are hiding under the red belly pocket made of fine silk, waiting for Kang Peng to ravage and caress her.
Seeing this beautiful woman's sleepy appearance, the bad student could still bear it, took off his clothes three or two times, gently lifted the quilt, and a hungry tiger pounced on the sheep, Da Qiao woke up suddenly, and was about to scream, the bad student's toad mouth had blocked her small mouth tightly, and she couldn't make a sound. Boss Dong's divine power was exerted, and the thin layer of underwear on Da Qiao's body was reduced to pieces, and the bad students were already in high spirits, and the two thighs thicker than ordinary people parted Da Qiao's delicate long legs, and the fat waist like a wine jar pressed down......
"Woo......."
Dong Zhuojun's soldiers, who can be Boss Dong's personal soldiers, are not bad, they are all deaf and clear-sighted, although Da Qiao's screaming voice was blocked by Kang Peng, he could only make a 'woo' sound, but these bad soldiers heard it clearly, everyone smiled evilly, and admired the boss's divine might.
"That's not right." Kang Peng's personal soldier captain was puzzled: "Just now you said that the Snow Girl lives in the East Wing, but when I heard this voice, how could it come from the West Wing?" ”
The fourth volume of "The Biography of Dong Zhuo of the Three Kingdoms" is finished. To find out what happened next, please see the fifth volume of this book, "Jiangnan Good".