Gongsun Xun's idea was actually not so mysterious-he was just drawing inferences from one case to another, thinking that it was impossible for Bu to only send people to collect the Henan troops and not send people to collect the Hebei troops.

In other words, Gongsun Xun set his sights on the entire Dongjun battlefield, and was unwilling to only take the troops gathered by Liang Zhongning as the target, so he had to march quickly, use cavalry to chase and intercept the other party, and force his generation to cross the river to the north to unite more troops, so as to complete his work in one battle!

Even, once more troops of the Yellow Turban Army are intercepted, they may be able to transfer Bu out of Puyang Jiancheng!

The generals in the tent, Cao Cao and Lou Gui understood on their own, and the other generals also quickly woke up after listening to Lou Zibo's explanation, and immediately took action.

The later situation also proved Gongsun Xun's judgment, thousands of Han troops rampaged hundreds of miles overnight, forcibly rushed to Dong'e, and sure enough, Liang Zhongning, who had just gathered several counties of yellow scarves and led more than 10,000 people, fell into a state of panic...... He had no idea how many soldiers the Han army had come, and when they had insight into his plan.

In the panic, the only deputy marshal in the Yellow Turban of Dongjun who had some strategic vision, tried to go directly to Puyang at first, but was quickly intercepted by the Han army using the advantage of cavalry, and the same was true for the cities further east. After two or three days, lacking food and clothing, in desperation, he could only follow the expectations of the Han army in a panic, and forcibly collect boats to cross the river directly from Cangting, the famous Yellow River ferry port north of Dong'e, in an attempt to join Zhang Bo in the north.

Interestingly, during the crossing of the river, the Han army did not harass at all.

Back to the morning two days ago, outside the city of Dong'a.

"You are Cheng Zhongde?" Sitting on the ground, Gongsun Xun, who was drinking soup and eating cakes, immediately stood up to greet him with the things in his hand.

"I'm Lingwen Life in Dong'e County." The first person was wearing jade and incense, seven feet tall, and a fair complexion, and hurriedly saluted respectfully when he heard the words. "There is a lot of water exposed outside the city, and the general has worked hard all night, so he might as well enter the city to rest for the time being."

"I didn't talk to you." Gongsun Xun raised his hand and stuffed the soup cake in his hand into the other party's arms, and this Wenren county order was really a little unprepared, and he was splashed with hot soup when he was unstable, and then Cao Cao, who was sitting on the ground, laughed, and his beard was puffed into the soup bowl.

"Is Your Excellency Cheng Zhongde?" Gongsun Xun bowed to an extremely tall, but extremely thin 'old man' behind the Wenren County Commander. "Since Xun came to Dongjun, he has admired the name of Zhongde Gong for a long time, all the cities in Dongjun have fallen, and Dudong A county has been preserved, thanks to Zhongdegong's resourcefulness and courage!"

Although Cheng Li has a bad personality, he is only a county official, and he is so courteous to a general who has a higher status and I don't know how many levels, but there is no reason to throw his face, so he immediately respectfully replied: "Thank you for the general's kindness, but I don't dare to call the public in front of the general...... How dare I mention it in front of the general? ”

"Zhong Degong is too modest." Gongsun Xun chuckled. "I have heard that 'when the times are in danger, the world is chaotic and loyal and good', people's talents cannot be seen in ordinary times, and only when they get a dangerous situation can they see a person's ability...... For example, when Zhong Degong suddenly encountered a big chaos, he almost protected a county with the strength of one person, which is the real ability. And like me, commanding tens of thousands of elite soldiers and sweeping some counties with only more than 1,000 people, no matter how fast it is, it is just a duty! ”

Cheng Li was about to reply, but unexpectedly, Gongsun Xun took a step forward, and actually took someone's hand directly despite his hand full of cake dregs, and then laughed in a low voice: "This truth is that I was young and vigorous that day, and I killed Wang Fu and Duan Xi in Luoyang, but when Cao Jie counterattacked in one fell swoop and returned defeated, people taught me a lesson in public in Shangshutai...... Remembered to this day. ”

Cheng Li couldn't help but change color slightly.

"How?" Gongsun Xun held the other party's hand and continued to speak earnestly. "I want to open Zhongde Gong to go with the army, and you will choose all the civil and military positions, and after the affairs of Dongjun, there will be a thousand stones of future!"

The surrounding people looked sideways.

However, Cheng Li couldn't help but look the person in front of him up and down when he heard this, but he still shook his head: "The general is very loving, but the old man is already forty and four, and he is dying and decrepit, how can he be driven?" ”

"Jiang Taigong is eighty, Baili Xi is seventy, Gongsun Hong is sixty, and Zhu Maichen is fifty...... Since ancient times, the sages and talents have been late bloomers, can't Cheng Gong compare to these people? Gongsun Xun still didn't want to let go.

Cheng Li sighed: "How can I not know the meaning of the general's fist?" It's just a small official, how dare I compare with these ancient sages? ”

"I've heard people say," Gongsun Xun still won't let go. "When Cheng Gong was a teenager, he dreamed of holding the sun on Mount Tai, my name is Xun, the doctor has no Lu Xun Xun Qi's Xun, the name is with the sun, you say, is this not the will of heaven to make you and me successful?"

Cheng Li was stunned for a moment...... This matter was a matter of his youth, and there were actually many people who knew about it, but at this time, he was suddenly mentioned by Gongsun Xun, and I have to say that it really made Cheng Zhongde, who had always been obsessed with it, a little moved.

"Wen Qi knows how to bluff!" At this moment, Cao Cao couldn't help but put down the soup bowl and sneered. "You have a day in your name, but I don't have a day in my surname? Dong Sima doesn't have a day in his name? People don't want to leave their hometowns, so why are you so stubborn? ”

Gongsun Xun couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, and then finally let go of his hand.

When Cheng Li heard Cao Cao's words, he couldn't help laughing, and then he bowed his hand to Gongsun Xun and said: "The general is very loving, I have all five things, but I don't hide it, now that the world is chaotic, I want to protect my children at home...... It's not that they are fame and reputation, and they don't want to help. ”

Gongsun Xun sighed, but it was really hard to say much...... For someone as strong as the Li family, no matter how powerful his generation is, he can have no scruples, but a scholar is still a famous man in a county, especially at this age, I am afraid it is really difficult to forcibly conquer.

And besides, this Cheng Li heard that he was super bad-tempered, he was really in a hurry, and if he did something wrong, he would regret it.

"That's it!" Gongsun Xun sighed. "However, the war in Dongjun still needs Cheng Gong's full help, please don't be subordinate, and plan for me more."

"It's a matter of the township, and this matter is as it should be." Cheng Li took a few steps back and saluted respectfully. "Please also ask the general to stay in the town for a while, so that he can settle down."

"I'm tired." Gongsun Xun wiped a handful of crumbs from his mouth, but unceremoniously accepted the other party's invitation.

Immediately, Cheng Li acted as a guide, and Gongsun Xun led everyone around him into Dong'e City calmly, and the two sides did not take care of the Wenren county commander who was still holding a soup bowl on his side during the whole process.

However, there was not much military planning in Dong'e City that day, mainly because most of the soldiers and horses under Gongsun Xun were still outside, and they divided their troops to drive and intercept Liang Yuan and the more than 10,000 Yellow Turban troops under him.

In fact, Gongsun Xun rarely had a good rest for half a day in Dong'e on this day...... He occupied the county official temple where people heard the county order, took a hot bath as soon as he entered the city, fell asleep again, and only got up energetically in the afternoon, but he set up a chessboard and played Go with Lu Fan on the couch in the casual room.

But probably because I heard that Gongsun Xun had woken up, someone suddenly came to visit at this time.

The person who came was naturally Lou Zibo.

"The military situation is unknown, does Uncle Zi already have a clever plan?" Gongsun Xun couldn't help but stop the chess game and looked at his henchman curiously.

"It's not military." Seeing that there was only Lu Fan, Lou Gui also saluted slightly, so he sat down casually, and then got straight to the point. "It's this morning...... Prince, according to me, what Cheng Zhongde said in the morning is a pretext, he is just judging the situation, seeing that the world is going to be chaotic, but there is no other day, I don't know who is the day he should support, so he doesn't want to sell his net worth easily! ”

Gongsun Xun laughed for a while: "In this case, what do you think I can do?" ”

Lou Gui spread his hands: "It's just a slight gain, come and remind me, whether it can be done or not depends on the prince's own mind." ”

This is Lou Zibo's consistent style, he doesn't care about killing and burying, and he can't make a plan, so the three of them laughed together, so they lifted the chessboard and played animal cards together.

However, after just two rounds of cards, he suddenly heard a report from the guard in front of the door, saying that Sima Dong Zhao of the army asked to see him.

Lu Fan and Lou Gui were stunned, but Gongsun Xun had already expected it, and still didn't care, but let the two of them calm down a little.

"Is Gongren here to play cards?" As soon as the person came in, Gongsun Xun asked jokingly. "This animal card can be played by three people, and four people can also play, and it is to stay."

Seeing this, Dong Zhao smiled bitterly, and could only bow one by one, and then confessed bluntly: "Forgive me, Zhao finished bathing and resting, thinking about it, I feel that there is something that should be said to the prince, and it doesn't hurt to play this card after speaking." ”

"Then let's talk about it!" Gongsun Xun still disagreed.

Dong Zhao glanced at Lu Fan and Lou Gui, gritted his teeth, but also simply: "Junhou, Cheng Zhongde refused Junhou today, I am afraid that it is not only because of age, but for another reason." ”

"Tell me about it." Gongsun Xun was more than curious, and Lu Lou and the two were also facing each other together.

"Return to Ming Gong." Dong Zhao said solemnly. "I'm afraid that Cheng Zhongde has doubts because Ming Gong is a Yan person."

"Geography?" Gongsun Xun let out a rare sigh. "Don't want Cheng Zhongde to be such a wise person, but also have this thought?"

"There is such a trend in the world, and there is not only one Cheng Zhongde." Dong Zhao became more and more helpless. "The villagers and the township party, taking the county as the country, this is something that is inevitable everywhere, that is, Ming Gong, don't you also benefit from it in Hebei?"

"Is that all there is to it?" Gongsun Xun thought for a moment, and then asked in a deep voice.

"One more thing." Dong Zhao suggested. "After all, Cheng Zhongde is confined to the region and doesn't know Ming Gong's demeanor, I am willing to help Ming Gong talk to him again."

"Such a strong character, did Gongren talk to him?" Gongsun Xun couldn't help laughing.

Dong Zhao was speechless.

"Since you can't talk about it, don't talk about it, and I'll bring humiliation on myself if I learn from it." Gongsun Xun beckoned. "Let's stay here, the march is hard, it's rare to have a day of leisure, don't think about it."

Dong Zhao let out a sigh of relief, and bowed his hand to Lu Fan and Lou Gui, and then went to the bed to take a place.

As soon as the four of them sat down, the guards outside the door came to report again, saying that Cheng Li from this county had asked to see them.

Several people looked around suddenly, and finally looked at Gongsun Xun who was sitting on the east side of the couch, who thought for a moment, and while ordering someone to come in, he still sat still.

At this moment, the other three sat patiently in place.

Cheng Li walked into the room and was also shocked when he saw this scene, but he immediately woke up, and then stood in the door and bowed calmly: "General! ”

"Cheng Gong sits, I don't know what to teach me?" Gongsun Xun asked with a smile.

When Cheng Li heard this, he first sat down on the high stool in front of the couch in a hurry, and then told him: "Don't hide it from the general, after thinking about it, I feel that there is something I should tell you honestly, so as not to be suspicious of each other, so I suddenly came to visit." ”

"Tell me about it."

"Ask the General." Cheng Li asked solemnly. "After the rebellion, the general went from Zhuo County to Hanoi, and then sent directly from Hanoi to my Dong County.

When Gongsun Xun heard this, he finally became serious, so he put down his legs from the collapse and stood up, and when he made such a move, Lu Fan, Lou Gui, and Dong Zhao also landed one after another, either standing or sitting upright.

"Don't hide it from Cheng Gong." Gongsun Xun frowned, thought for a long time, but still shook his head. "Maybe since the beginning of the chaos, I have been thinking more about the military, so I really haven't seen anything chaotic...... In Zhao State, although he talked with Dong Sima about some of the fleeing of the people, most of them were thieves, but they didn't seem to be as chaotic as Cheng Gong pointed out...... Dare to ask Cheng Gong, why is this? ”

"Because the time has not yet come." Cheng Li said with a straight face.

"Is the time yet?" Lou Zibo was curious for a while.

"Not bad." Cheng Li couldn't help but sneer. "At the beginning of the great turmoil, the Yellow Turban thieves were mostly attacking the city, mainly seizing the treasury city and the right manor of the big family, and rarely invading the township; The officers and soldiers came out in a hurry, but they were fully armoured, the treasury was sufficient, and their thoughts were mostly on the war; Even, at this time, because the governors of various places fled, the people could evade the tax calculations on weekdays, and life was much better! However...... What happens after the autumn harvest? What about the prolongation of the war? ”

Gongsun Xun raised his head with his hands in his hands, thoughtful...... He hadn't thought in this direction before, but at this time, after a little bit of the process, his mind became clear - it's not a good thing not to see chaos at this time!

On the contrary, this shows that the chaos is too big, and the world of the Han family is too big, and it will take time to manifest it.

As the war dragged on, many local governors fled, and soon a large number of bandits appeared; And that's not the worst thing, the real horror lies in the autumn harvest...... As Gongsun Xun saw along the way, the destruction of Qingmiao by the war was very drastic, and many farmers in areas not occupied by the Yellow Turban Army also abandoned their families and became thieves, which means that there are many abandoned places...... So when the autumn harvest comes, there are still so many people, but there is so much food missing, how much turmoil will an agricultural society have?

It's not that it's not chaotic, it's just that the time has not yet come.

"Naturally, there is a mixture of cold and hunger, and bandits are everywhere." Lou Gui on the side couldn't help but interject.

"That's why people don't want to leave home easily." Cheng Li didn't even look at Lou Gui, then got up and said to Gongsun Xun proudly. "How could I not know the general's virtue? However, when the chaos started, there were heroes like generals who swept the four directions for the imperial court, but the turmoil in the world was afraid that it had just risen...... Therefore, although I Cheng Li has a little virtue in his life, I also have to keep the hometown in mind! Please also ask the general not to believe the words of some villains, thinking that I am waiting for the same price as them, and I have a bad heart! ”

Gongsun Xun was silent for a moment, but he turned around and still smiled: "Cheng Gong is too careful, and no one has said so." ”

"That's good!" Cheng Li bowed his hand again. "I took the liberty to visit, and I made bold remarks, thanks to the general's generosity, and please take my leave."

"Tomorrow's military conference," Gongsun Xun chuckled and waved. "Please also ask Cheng Gong to still be stingy with his talents."

"Of course." After that, Cheng Li didn't even look at the other three, and went out by himself.

The room was silent for a while, especially Lou Gui, his face was pale and uncertain, and it was estimated that he had seen Cheng Li's 'bad character'.

"I'll go back first!" Dong Zhaogan sat for a while, as if he felt that the atmosphere was a little awkward, so he took the initiative to leave.

Gongsun Xun didn't care, waved his hand and let the other party go.

As soon as Dong Gongren left, Lu Fan stretched out his hand to flick away a wooden sign on the couch, laughing at himself: "Actually, I originally wanted to wait for Dong Gongren to leave, and Jin Wenqi recruited Cheng Zhongde's eldest son, Cheng Wu, as a means of containment and coercion...... Now it seems that he is also a villain with a bad heart. ”

Lou Gui breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and couldn't help but laugh back: "It's hard to be a villain, since I've already done it, why should Ziheng do it again?!" ”

"That's it!" Gongsun Xun also looked up and laughed at himself. "How could he vote for the person who was served by the three villains? Let's focus on the war! It's up to you and me, like-minded people, to help him level down the township. ”

When Lu Fan and Lou Gui heard this, they each got up and gave up their hands.

On the other hand, it was said that Dong Zhao went out of the county temple, and pulled a person to inquire at random, but he actually went to Cheng Li's house, and the latter had just returned home, so he heard that Dong Gongren was visiting, and he was inevitably stunned on the spot.

"What does Dong Sima have to say?" After a little adjustment, Cheng Li finally went out accordingly, and he lost his previous upright appearance in the county temple, this is because the other party is a famous person from a neighboring county, and he has heard of each other for a long time, and he is half a villager.

"Cheng Gong," Dong Zhaofu asked as soon as he entered. "I heard that good birds choose trees to perch, virtuous ministers choose their masters and things, and everyone has their own ambitions, since you have already rejected General Gongsun's solicitation earlier, why are you still aggressive, and then do sarcastic things when you come to the door? Wouldn't such a move be disgusting? ”

Cheng Li frowned and asked: "Dare to ask Dong Sima, if I don't go upright, what if there is really a villain who asks General Gongsun to make my son an official?" Will I be able to cope with the old language then? ”

Dong Zhao was silent for a moment, but he couldn't help but ask: "Don't say this, isn't General Gongsun really Cheng Gongzhi's 'day'?" ”

Cheng Li rarely sighed: "Turmoil is coming, dragons and snakes are going to rise at the same time, it is better to protect yourself in the countryside and sit and watch current affairs." Besides, General Gongsun is a Yan person after all, and Dewang is also in Hebei. ”

Dong Gongren was speechless.

—————I'm ...... of the dividing line—————

"Since the yellow scarf, Taizu has tasted Dongjun, Dong Gongren is the Sima of the army, and he is the East Ah Cheng Li, Taizu is happy and discouraged, and he should not stand. When he came out, Zhao asked privately: 'Can't the general?' He said: "The world will be in chaos, and the dragon and snake will rise to land, and look at it." Zhao was silent, and immediately left. When he returned, Zhao Ran said to Lu and Lou: "I have heard that good birds choose trees to perch, and virtuous ministers choose the lord to do things. Cheng Zhongde saw the opportunity too early today, and regretted it too late. —The Book of New Swallows. Volume Seventy. Biography XX

PS: Say a few more words, please don't wait at night...... Highly recommended to watch every morning, as a brick moving dog, I was also helpless...... Especially when I open a document every day, I have a habitual headache.

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