Chapter Fifty-Nine: The Changing Tide
These soldiers were very clever and made an excuse for themselves first. However, Zhao Yi didn't care, these people's words had already benefited Zhao Yi a lot: "Okay, you can draw a map of the streets of Changshe County, if you can't remember everything, you can ask the rest of the soldiers in the battalion." ”
These soldiers bowed down to receive the order, Liu Bei and Cao Cao, who accompanied Zhao Yi back to the camp, were very strange: "At this time, we have not cleared the Yellow Turban Army in the outer villages, what is the use of Brother Bolai's map of Changshe County?" ”
"The little brother is useful." Zhao Yi said with a smile, and asked Gao Shun to summon the five hundred dead soldiers and his elite soldiers to the camp tent, and Zhao Yi said that there was a secret mission.
Gao Shun received the order, but Cao Cao and Liu Bei were very curious about the secret mission that Zhao Yi said, and Cao Cao persuaded Zhao Yi: "I know that Bolai is eager to make meritorious contributions at the beginning, but at this time, the Yellow Turban thieves in the marginal villages have not been cleared, and the county seat of Changshe is also heavily guarded. Cao Cao's words were very direct, but very sincere, if it weren't for Zhao Yi's sake, Cao Cao would never have said this.
Zhao Yi thanked Cao Cao for his persuasion: "The general misunderstood what I meant, not to mention that 1,500 soldiers attacked the county seat of Changshe, even if 4,500 soldiers attacked the county seat of Changshe, it would be an egg hitting a stone." I transferred someone here for another purpose. Saying that, Zhao Yi told Cao Cao and Liu Bei about the strategy he thought of.
Liu Bei's face showed joy after hearing this: "I'm afraid this kind of strategy can only be thought of by Brother Bolai." ”
Cao Cao also looked at Zhao Yi with appreciation, what Lu Zhi said in his letter was true, Zhao Yi could always come up with such a novel scheme. "If this plan is successful, our army is more likely to win."
"If this strategy wants to succeed, it must be coordinated by many parties, and after I have ordered the soldiers, I will go to the two generals to discuss." Generally, subordinates always have to ask their bosses first, and if the boss agrees, then they can implement it, and if the boss does not agree, the strategy can only be cut in half. It is precisely because of this that how many talented people cannot give full play to their talents, and how many heroes do not listen to the good words of their subordinates, and after all, they will hate them for eternity.
Although Cao Cao felt that Zhao Yi's strategy was feasible, he didn't like Zhao Yi's arbitrary personality very much, and from this point not only Cao Cao but also Liu Bei could feel that Zhao Yi didn't want anyone to restrain him. He does whatever comes to his mind.
Liu Bei and Zhao Yi united at this time, which can be described as a glorious one: "Brother Bolai, this matter can be reported to General Huangfu first and then calculated." "Liu Bei wants to do things after getting the instructions.
"Well, just according to what Brother Xuande said." Although Zhao Yi said so, the soldiers under his command still had to assemble how to assemble. He knew that Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun must be approved, because now they have no good way.
Sure enough, when Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun heard this strategy, they shouted a clever plan and asked Zhao Yi and others to strictly seal the news. and told Zhao Yi that he would cooperate according to his request.
Unconsciously, three days passed, and there was no movement at all in the barracks of Zhao Yi's department, the soldiers trained as usual, and the barracks of Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun were also very loose.
Zhang Bao in Changshe County heard Tanma say that Zhao Yi's department had been training on time for three days, and there was no slightest movement of soldiers and horses, and his eyes flashed. Although Zhang Bao and Zhao Yi have never met, they have been friends for a long time, especially after Zhao Yi annihilated his more than 16,000 Yellow Turban Army, which made Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang very afraid.
"Zhao Yi climbed mountains and waded through rivers to come to Changshe, not to confront us, there must be a problem." Zhang Bao's eyes flashed, "I have looked at Zhao Yi's style of acting in Youzhou many times, and I can describe it in eight words: 'quiet as a virgin, moving like a frightened rabbit.'" ’”
Zhang Liang kept nodding in agreement with Zhang Bao's words: "Yes, Zhao Yi is good at planning and then moving, if he doesn't move, he will definitely bleed when he moves." When fighting against an opponent like Zhao Yi, you have to be careful, and I will send someone to pay close attention to Zhao Yi's movements. ”
"Don't look at Zhao Yi's place, although it is loose, it is actually loose on the outside and tight on the inside." Zhang Bao sighed, he naturally wanted to know what Zhao Yi was doing in the barracks, and he had sent out a lot of spies. But under the impenetrable circular patrol of Zhao Yi's military camp, no one was able to enter and find out the news.
Zhao Yi had been staying in the camp for the past three days, secretly supervising the implementation of the plan, and at noon that day, Cao Cao led a house slave to find Zhao Yi.
This servant is a descendant of the Zhao family, and he has been running non-stop for several days and nights, and finally handed over the letter to Zhao Yi. Looking at the words written by Chen, even though the two were hundreds of miles apart, Zhao Yi could still feel Chen's care for him.
Zhao Yi's eyes were red, and he put the letter away very carefully, and sighed: "The beacon fire has been in for three months, and the family letter is worth 10,000 gold." ”
When Cao Cao heard these two lines of poetry, his eyes flashed and he muttered two sentences, and re-examined Zhao Yi again: "Bolai is not only resourceful, but also eloquent, hehe, rare, rare." ”
Zhao Yi smiled bitterly, and said in his heart that he would have something to export, and it was okay to export dirty. I asked about Zhao Yun's current situation. Knowing that Zuo Feng had returned to the capital, Zhao Yi hurriedly asked how the situation was in the DPRK.
This slave is just a subordinate, and when he rushed here, Zuo Feng had not yet entered the court to meet him, and this servant did not know what was happening in the court at this time.
Another day passed in a peaceful day, and Zhao Yi asked the disgraced Gao Shun: "General Gao, how long do you expect it to take to get through?" ”
"My lord, I'm afraid it will take another two days."
Today, the Qin mission of the imperial court arrived, and Cao Cao asked Zhao Yi to come over to meet him, and the previous article first condoled the soldiers who fought the battle, and then gave Zhao Yi a reward.
"Bo Lai won the position of county guard at a young age, and his future is limitless." Cao Cao, Liu Bei and others congratulated one after another.
Zhao Yi returned the salute with a smile, and came to the independent camp to inquire about the messenger: "My lord, how is the situation in the DPRK and China at this time?" ”
Qin Cha smiled bitterly, and didn't want to say: "The county guard doesn't need to ask too much, just do a good job, if the adult makes great contributions and enters Beijing as an official, it will be just around the corner." ”
Zhao Yi stuffed two pieces of silver into this Qincha, this Qincha glanced at Zhao Yi, and secretly said that although Zhao Yi is young, he knows etiquette very well, and for the juniors who know so much about etiquette, he should remind him: "I see that Lord Zhao is still young and doesn't know much about the current situation in the DPRK and China, so I will point you out." ”
Zhao Yi immediately made a gesture of bowing down to be taught. Qin Cha told Zhao Yi exactly what happened at the court meeting that day, and instructed Zhao Yi: "Adults and young people have ambitions, and they are valued by important ministers on both sides, and the future is unlimited." But I would like to remind adults that it is important to be on the right side. ”
"Thank you for your advice." Zhao Yi smiled bitterly and sent Qin Cha away, and when Zuo Feng left with gold and silver from Dong Zhuo's tent, Zhao Yi had already guessed that Lu Zhi would be dismissed. It's just that he didn't expect that he would become the object of competition between He Jin and the Ten Standing Servants.
He Jin, who killed the pig, did not have much political acumen, and he was completely dependent on his sister being the queen to hold the power. Although the power of the Ten Standing Servants leans towards the government and the opposition, they are heinous in the eyes of the common people. The fundamental reason for the outbreak of the Yellow Turban Rebellion was that the eunuchs seized power and sold their officials to harm the people. If Zhao Yi chooses the ten permanent servants, he will not be scolded to death by the people. Neither of them has a future, and Zhao Yi decides not to follow anyone. After solving the Yellow Turban Army, he slowly developed in Zhuo County.
After seeing Qin Cha leaving, Liu Bei, who learned that Zuo Feng had returned to the court, came over to ask Zhao Yi: "Brother Bolai, Zuo Feng will definitely sue General Lu for Diao when he enters the court, what happened to General Lu at this time?" ”
Zhao Yi told Liu Bei the news he had just gotten, and Liu Bei's face became ugly: "If Dong Zhuo leads the official army, how can he break the Yellow Turban Thief!" ”
Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun learned the news of Lu Zhizhi's dismissal, and their faces were not good-looking, and the three of them were good friends with each other. Huangfu Song sighed: "At present, the eunuchs in the court are in power, and it is becoming more and more difficult for us to be courtiers. ”
At this time, Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang, who were in Changshe County, naturally also got the news brought by the capital, Zhao Yi, who had made many meritorious contributions, was promoted, and to Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang's expectations, to their surprise, Lu Zhi was dismissed by the imperial court.
"Lu Zhizhi is dismissed, how can Dong Zhuo be the opponent of the eldest brother alone." This is the best news in the past few days, and the two brothers no longer have to worry about the safety of their eldest brother.
"At this critical juncture, the people in the court not only joined forces to resist the enemy, but also used the war to cut off dissidents and form a party to gain power. How can you not die. Zhang Liang rekindled the flame of hope, it is no wonder that such a rotten court is not overthrown.
Because of Lu Zhi's dismissal, there was one less Lu Zhi in the iron triangle of the official army, and the situation naturally changed, and Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun discussed the current situation with Zhao Yi and others again.
"Zhang Jiao acted decisively in the face of the incident, and I was lucky to win last time. If the imperial army is led by General Lu Zhi, there is an eighty percent chance of winning to encircle Zhang Jiao, whose strength has not recovered. But this Dong Zhuo is not as calm and capable as General Lu Zhi, and he is narrow-minded. Definitely not a rival for the horns. Zhao Yi said very surely, as if Dong Zhuo's failure could be foreseen.
Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun also know a little about Dong Zhuo, and they are indeed not generals as Zhao Yi said. "Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang we are facing will definitely be greatly boosted because of this matter, Bolai, how long will it take for your plan to be completed?" Huangfu Song asked Zhao Yi.
"It's almost another day, and I'll ask the soldiers to hurry up, and the time may be earlier." It doesn't matter if Lu Zhi is dismissed, his dismissal can be said to affect the whole body.
At night, the soldiers in Zhao Yi's camp tent were still busy, and a basket of dirt was thrown by the soldiers to the camp tent to hide people's ears, and Gao Shun drilled out of the hole and exhaled deeply: "My lord, it will be opened at noon tomorrow." ”
Gao Shun admired Zhao Yi very much: "My lord, you really have a way, you actually thought of digging a hole in the ground and entering the city of Changshe, it can really be said that you don't know it." In the future, we don't have to fight so hard to attack the city, we just need to dig a hole in the ground. ”
Zhao Yi smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Things are not so simple, the soil quality here is different from the soil quality elsewhere. The soil here is good for digging holes, but not in some places. ”