The next day, early in the morning, sunny and cloudless.

When the sun was shining on the earth, and the dew on the grass had not yet melted, Zhang Chun's troops had already left the camp as a whole team.

I was woken up by the beating drums of war, and I was furious: "This is not going to let people live, I slept late last night."

I got up and came to the big tent, where Tian Chou Gaoshun was already waiting in the tent.

Seeing me, Tian Chou first asked: "The enemy army is in formation, our army camp is only one stone's throw away from the enemy, if they charge, we only have time to shoot two or three arrows, and the enemy can approach our wall, how should this be good?" ”

I looked up at Gao Shun, who was silent, and asked, "What do you think, senior brother?" ”

Gao Shun thought for a moment and said, "The enemy has the intention of retreating."

Tian Chou was stunned for a moment and asked, "How did Senior Brother know that the enemy army had the intention of retreating?" ”

Gao Shun replied: "Our army and Guanzi City are sandwiched between the city and the walled, and the main public walled land is only a stone's throw away from the enemy village, so that it is." If the enemy retreats, it will alarm us, Zhang Chun must think that the lord is afraid that he will escape. And we set up a village in this arrow place, and put on a posture that is not afraid of the enemy's attack, Zhang Chun must think that our army's support is imminent. In addition, last night he deceived us into having few soldiers, and he wanted to come to rob the village, but as a result, our reinforcements arrived, so he must be worried now, when he and we were in a bitter battle, the reinforcements suddenly arrived. In addition, some of our soldiers and horses have entered the city, and if the soldiers and horses in the city go out of the city to participate in the battle at that time, he will be defeated. ”

I immediately replied: "Yes, he is now out of the camp and array, he must be afraid that we will attack him first and disturb his position, I guess, yesterday we killed a lot, today he defends on both sides, and the number of soldiers in the array must not exceed 20,000." At this moment, he must be packing up in his camp, and the soldiers in front of the battle, the people's hearts are unstable, and the battle can be won. ”

Tian Chou was overjoyed, "In this way, we will immediately go out of the camp to attack." ”

I let out a sigh in my heart, this Tian Chou intelligence is enough, but it is too far away from Zhuge Zhou Yu and others, where can I find Zhuge ?

"Tell the sergeants to eat breakfast immediately, there will be a battle soon, don't let them eat too much. In addition, use the military number to inform Guanzicheng to be on guard, and to have a closer relationship with the Guanzicheng military number, such as the soldiers, you can greet each other's parents, etc., to make Zhang Chun think that we are in contact with the matter of attacking from both sides, let him speed up the packing of his luggage, and don't act rashly. "I gave the order.

At the end of breakfast, the soldiers began to pack up their battle equipment, and 500 carts were placed in front of the camp, and the passage for cavalry to attack was vacated in the middle. Thinking about the drums again, a thousand ironclad foot soldiers lined up in a neat formation, and the cavalry passage was still vacant in the middle.

This time, I personally put on my armor and went into battle, leaving Tian Chou to command the whole army on the building car.

"Victory or defeat is in one fell swoop", I silently thought in my heart.

The military horn sounded, the city Guan Hai military horn echoed, an aggressive posture, the drum sound again, this time it was 300 drums sounded at the same time, accompanied by the earth-shaking drums, the bow and arrow that covered the sky and the sun flew up from the array, this shot is our 2000 people, 500 Gongsun soldiers, 1000 thunder cavalry salvo, this move is to Zhang Chun to create, our battalion has the illusion of many soldiers.

The drum beat again, and the three-bow bed crossbow began to wield, and a continuous stream of huge arrows pounced on the opponent's array. My heart moved, and I remembered Gao Shun's way of boosting morale, and quickly struck the shield with the long sword in my hand, shouting: "Break".

The surrounding soldiers were stunned, and I gestured as I struck the shield with my sword again, shouting, "Break."

At first there were three or two, and then all the soldiers shouted in unison: "Broken".

I stepped forward, struck the shield with my sword again, and shouted: "Break the formation".

1,000 voices shouted at the same time: "Break the formation".

I stepped forward again and shouted, "Invincible".

"Invincible in the formation", everyone responded in unison.

At this time, the sound of the military horn sounded here, and the shout of "thunder" came out from the military village, and Gao Shun was inspired by us, launched the thunder horse, and prepared for the assault.

The opponent's camp, hit by our bow and arrow, the formation has begun to scatter, and then see our momentum like a rainbow step by step, panic, like a flying locust in June, from the beginning of the formation to the end of the formation, the shout of "thunder" in the military village, and let the people who survived yesterday's catastrophe recall the nightmare at that time, and the enemy's formation immediately crumbling.

The trumpet sounded again, and Gao Shun led the thunder rider through the passage we had reserved and pounced on the enemy camp, the black-clothed and black-armored thunder rider, like a demon coming out of the netherworld, harvesting life with a spear.

I shouted again: "Break" and began to run, and the 1,000-pace-pawn followed me, shouting "break" while running on the hooves of the thunder horse.

"Invincible," I shouted again, and followed the thunder rider into the opposing camp.

"Invincible in breaking the formation", 1,000 soldiers shouted in unison, and rushed into Zhang Chun's camp with me.

Zhang Chun's formation collapsed, the soldiers rushed to flee for their lives, we chased all the way, until we reached the city, and Guan Hai opened the city to attack, accelerating Zhang Chun's defeat. Gao Shun Guan Hai used a rolling pursuit, chasing and killing for thirty miles before returning to the army. In the midst of the rebellion, the soldiers killed the traitor Zhang Ju, the former Taishan Taishou who called himself the "Son of Heaven" in the rebellion, but now he is just a head. Ridiculous, lamentable.

Due to the fierceness of our army's attack, Zhang Chunshang did not have time to transport away the looted property, which had been sorted out and loaded, which was really cheap for us. Of course, what excites me the most is that the 30,000 people he plundered fell into the palm of my hand.

These people are all treasures, it is said that in the heyday of Zhang Chun, he had captured 300,000 people, and after continuous wars, only more than 30,000 people remained. After this cruel elimination, these people are all strong and skilled people, or they would have been abandoned or killed by Zhang Chun.

Haha, this is 30,000 treasures, I immediately ordered, not to kill a single man, ordered Gao Shun to set off immediately, take the army horses of the headquarters and 1,000 people along the way to escort, and move them to Changli Castle in the east of Izumo City.

After arranging all this, Gongsun Chan had not yet left the city, and I immediately ordered the whole army to move into the city.

When I entered the city, I was still shocked by the terrible images in the city, although I had been prepared.

In the city, all the Gongsun soldiers seemed to be skeletons, except for the skin on their faces, they were skulls, and on their empty faces, the two eyes were extremely huge, and it seemed that if they shook slightly, the eyeballs would fall out of their sockets. I looked around, and there was not a single plant in the city, and I could imagine that everything that could be eaten had been eaten.

I can't help but think of the description of this battle in the history books: "After besieging the city for more than 200 days, the grain was exhausted and the grass was eaten by the horses, and the horses were cooked with leather crossbows".

Although before, I saw Gongsun Zhan not going out of the city for a long time to fight with me, and I was prepared in my heart, but I didn't expect his situation to be so embarrassing. Liu Yu, you thunder and thunder in the sky.

I stepped into the city guard mansion with a heavy heart, and saw Gongsun Zhan, this strong man had completely collapsed, he was lying on a few cases in the lobby, and when he saw me come in, he didn't have the consciousness to get up at all. I sat silently beside him, not saying a word.

As it got dark, a soldier came in with a torch to illuminate us, and I shook my head, and the soldier immediately retreated, and the hall was again in darkness.

After a long time, Gongsun Chan let out a faint sigh: "Xuande, I am defeated." I didn't know how to comfort him, so I was silent.

After a pause, he continued: "I think when I was a teenager, I used to take dozens of horsemen to go down the jam, and hundreds of horsemen were plundered everywhere on the road. I retreated into the kiosk by the side of the road and said to the dozen or so men who followed me: 'If we do not break through the enemy's encirclement today, we will die.' Then, I fought with a two-edged spear, killing and wounding dozens of thieves, and broke out of the encirclement, and more than half of the left and right followers were killed and wounded, but hundreds of thieves did not dare to chase us anymore. ”

With a long sigh, Gongsun Zhan said again: "After I said goodbye to Xuande that day, I thought to my brother, Xuande dared to lead 200 soldiers to chase thousands of thieves, and I brought 10,000 soldiers, even if I encountered a large number of bandits, I could fight my way out of the encirclement and retreat to Youzhou." Now it seems that I am surrounded by Zhang Chun in this small county as a brother, and I can't advance or retreat, thanks to Xuande's rescue, I can avoid death, it's really a shame to see Xuande for my brother."

I also sighed, carefully choosing words to comfort him: "My own brother, isn't it out of sight to say these words?" Besides, I sent troops without authorization this time, which angered Liu Yu, and I will have to rely on my brother to take care of me in the future to save my life, and after my brother returns to the army, he must be the master for me."

These words immediately made Gongsun Chan sit up: "Xuande, tell me, what's going on?" ”

I sighed again and said, "Brother Bogui, while Zhang Chun's main force is holding you here, Liu Yu has already stepped forward to appease the alien race. And at this time, once the news of your siege leaks out, the alien race will make a higher price when negotiating. For this reason, you sent people for help several times, but they were all suppressed by Liu Yu, and even killed, and the person you sent to deliver the letter. I heard the news that you were besieged, and privately summoned the people to come to the rescue, this matter can be big or small, in case the court knows, I can only change my name and surname, and die in the world. Therefore, the elder brother must immediately cheer up and quickly return to Liaoxi. ”

Gongsun Zan was furious, "Liu Yu, boy, dare to kill my soldiers, I will not let him go." ”

Suddenly, he was stunned for a moment, and came back to his senses: "Xuande, your righteous son Liu Kai was also killed?" ”

I nodded, my heart heavy.

Gongsun Zhan immediately burst into a rage, "Liu Yu, I don't share the sky with you." ”

I replied slowly, "Brother, don't be angry first, I have three more things to ask my brother." Liu Yu has already raised me as filial piety, if I fight against Liu Yu, the world will laugh at me, there is no difference between master and slave. Moreover, although Liu Yu is ruthless, it is beneficial for him to do so, and the world will approve of his move. In this way, I will be entangled in the matter of sending troops privately. I think about it, there is only one way to avoid being scolded......"

I looked at Gongsun Chan and said word by word: "I want to abandon my official position and return to my hometown." As a result, the world will say that my act of saving my brother was nothing more than impulsive. After my brother returns to the army, no matter how I fight with Liu Yu in the future, I don't plan to participate in it, and I beg my brother not to bother me with this matter in the future. ”

Gongsun Chan readily agreed: "What are the other two things that Xuande said, let's say them together." ”

I let out a long sigh and said, "I came to rescue my brother with the tunmin, and although I left my job, I was worried that the tunmin would be persecuted. This time, we **** beheaded the traitor Zhang Ju, my brother can take this credit, ask the court for reward, if there is a chance, ask my brother to take care of the people. ”

Gongsun Zan immediately said: "Xuande said that, how can I be greedy for Xuande's merits."

I said: "Brother doesn't need to be polite, if the tunmin receive merit, it will inevitably expose the fact that the tunmin have privately established armies and sent troops privately. Instead of cheapening others, it is better to cheapen brother. As long as my brother takes care of the people from now on, I will be at ease. ”

Gongsun Zhan immediately said: "After Xuande leaves, I will definitely take care of the tunmin." How does Xuande plan to deal with the tun people in the future? ”

I replied: "After I left, I have arranged for Taishan Gao Tanglong to be responsible for managing the internal affairs of the tunmin, Beihai Guan Ning to be responsible for educating the people, and Gao Shun, the general who came to lead the rescue this time, is responsible for the military defense of the tunzhai. ”

Gongsun Zhan was surprised, "Xuande, Beihai Daxian Guan Ning is actually under you, such a talent, only let him educate the people, isn't it too wronged for him......"

I immediately interrupted his reverie: "Bogui, educating the people is the story of a sage, and You'an (Guan Ning) wants to compile ancient books, organize books, and establish a complete ideological system for the Han nation, which is a major event for thousands of generations, how can it be regarded as a small matter." ”

Gongsun Zhan immediately smiled embarrassedly: "Xuande, don't worry, I promise that the person you appoint will manage the people by themselves."

I shook my head and said to him, "It's not for them to manage the tunmin, it's for them to manage Liaoxi." ”

Without waiting for Gongsun Zan to react, I continued: "After Zhang Chun, the counties were ruined, and the four wild people in western Liaoning were inaccessible. After Bogui returned to the army, if he went to Jixian County, Youzhou Zhishuo, he would have to obey the orders of Liu Yu, the governor of the state. But if Bogui takes Beiping County as his seat and summons the displaced people to build a city and a walled city, he can stand on his own and Liu Yu (which is indeed the case in history). At that time, the rear of Youbeiping County is where my tunmin are, and I will use the money and grain of Izumo and Luanyang Grain City to support Brother Bogui to build the city.

I slowed down, and then said: "Youbeiping has the benefits of salt and iron, I will send craftsmen to help my brother develop the iron-making technology of Youbeiping, my brother can establish a city of salt and iron, reduce taxes to facilitate trade, rely on the benefits of salt and iron, train the army for self-protection, and then, you and I brothers will be of the same heart, and the world can gallop." ”

Gongsun Zhan was excited about the scene he depicted for me, and rushed up to hold my hand: "Okay, Xuande, don't worry, I will never send an official or official into Liaoxi in the future." With me one day, Liaoxi is yours. The two counties of Youbeiping and Yuyang are mine, and in the future, people from Liaoxi will come to these two counties to do business, and they can directly say that they are from the two counties of Youbeiping and Yuyang. Whoever dares to bully, I want him to look good. ”

I am sure in my heart, in this way, the status of Liaoxi is solid.