At noon on the same day, after a small defeat, Gao Shun led the defeated soldiers to retreat into Hangu Pass, and rescued more than 100 ministers, who hugged their heads and cried after meeting the emperor.

At the same time, there was a gloomy cloud in the wall, and the Xiliang soldiers pursued to the pass, and then retreated more than ten miles to set up camp. The tripartite alliance of Li, Guo, and Zhang has reached 150,000 and is assembled on the great plain in front of Hangu Pass, and the situation is extremely critical.

Lu Zhi paced back and forth on the wall anxiously, and said to Gongsun Zhan without a master: "Bogui, do you think we need to borrow some horses from Lei to ride wolves and horses to cover the emperor's retreat first?" There are only 600 guards in this level plus two companies of axe soldiers (bull tribesmen), and the thunder cavalry and wolf cavalry are all cavalry, how can the cavalry be used to defend the city? With more than 1,000 soldiers guarding this Hangu Pass, if Liu Bei doesn't arrive tonight, won't we fall into the hands of the Xiliang soldiers? ”

A smile appeared on the corner of Gongsun Zhan's mouth, and he said comfortingly: "The teacher is too nervous, I have been with Liu Bei for many years, I know his temper best, and he will definitely come tonight." ”

Lu Zhi gritted his teeth and said, "No, it's unpredictable how long this wall can last with a thousand people, and I can't put the Holy Lord in danger." Bergui, you go and ask for five hundred soldiers, and we will go first. ”

Gongsun Chan shook his head: "Teacher, when it comes to fighting, although I am not convinced, but to be honest, you and I are not as good as Xuande." Haven't you noticed that the Thunder Cavalry is known as the world's first charging cavalry, and when they were defeated and retreated to the pass, they all looked relaxed, and they didn't seem to regard this as a defeat. I took a closer look and found a strange phenomenon, the thunder cavalry, which is known for its heavy armor, did not have heavy armor this time, why? ”

Lu Zhi hesitated for a moment and replied, "Perhaps, they are going for the rescue, and they don't focus on armor for the sake of lightness and flexibility." ”

Gongsun Chan slapped his thigh: "Ah, light and flexible is the goal, these people are light and flexible to lose the battle." ”

Lu Zhi somewhat understood, and stammered: "But, but ......"

Gongsun Zhan stomped his feet and said: "Teacher, as soon as we saw this Hangu wall, we were all attracted by the colorful and funny appearance, we are still like this, Xiliang soldiers will definitely go to Liu Bei properly, no one will pay attention to this wall is an over-control wall." ”

According to the law of the Han Dynasty, the height of the city wall of the capital division is three zhang three (about seven meters), the city wall of the kings around the country is halved, and the height of the four major Xiongguan (Tongguan, Hangu Pass, Kei Pass, Tiger Prison Pass) is stipulated to be one zhang eight, but the diligent Zhou Cang has been on duty for three years in Hangu Pass, and the height of the wall has been increased to 12 Izumo feet (12 meters) by him.

At this height, no ladder can be set up at the head of the city, although there are few soldiers who close the wall, they can whistle and throw stones at the soldiers who climb the wall, as long as the food and grass are sufficient, and the arrows are enough, these more than 1,000 soldiers are not to say that they can guard for a day, and it is no problem to guard for 10 days and half a month.

Lu Zhi looked around, pondered for a while, didn't say a word, and walked towards the wall, Gongsun Chan snickered, and followed step by step.

Lu Zhi's serene expression made the monarch and ministers who had been frightened for several days feel relieved, and after a long journey, the emperor and the ministers finally had a warm bed, and that night, they all snored like thunder and fell asleep.

In the haze, the Son of Heaven and the ministers vaguely heard Lu Zhi's roar, which drifted into their ears intermittently: "Heaven and Earth are the king's teacher, since you know the teacher, why don't you know the honorable king?" ”

There seemed to be a faint voice who defended a few words, the voice was vague and inaudible, and then Lu Zhi's thunderous roar sounded again: "Strong argument, strong argument, your subordinates, if you didn't teach strictly, how could there be such a disrespectful behavior of the monarch's father?" ”

Everyone barely heard this, and it seemed that there was no danger, and the drowsiness came up again, and the quarrel outside continued, but the voice was getting farther and farther away from everyone.

Early in the morning, the emperor and the ministers woke up, Hangu Pass has changed greatly, this fortress, everywhere people shouting and neighing, full of countless soldiers, boats on the river continue to come and go, reinforcements are still pouring in, the later soldiers can not live in the pass, so they set up camp tents in the open space on the east side of Hangu Pass, countless cyan tents like mushrooms that suddenly appeared in the night, open all over the field.

Unfortunately, the cold wind was still cold.

After the ministers got up, the first thing was to make a pilgrimage to the saint, and suddenly so many soldiers came, and Lu Zhi still needed to be greeted by Lu Zhi who arranged their breakfast, and Lu Zhi lived in the emperor's side room, and the pilgrimage emperor was to see Lu Zhi, and to see Lu Zhi was to see their breakfast. The ministers rushed to the emperor's residence hungry.

There was a young general kneeling at the door of Lu Zhi's house, saying that he was "kneeling", but it was not exact, strictly speaking, the general only maintained a kneeling posture, with a thick military blanket of various colors under his knees, and a light blue, indescribable down cloak made of leather, and a silly bear was printed on the surface of the cloak. The expression on the young man's face was like that silly bear, smiling and silly, scanning the ministers with curiosity, and holding a steaming teacup in his hand, and the playful demeanor clearly told everyone that this cup of tea was not for drinking, but only for warming hands.

Behind the young general stood a big man with a red face and a fierce man with a full beard, and several men who looked like men were busy on a marching cart. The side walls of the marching car have been removed, and the compartment has been turned into a table propped up in front of the car, and the fire is blazing in the car, and the smell of food is wafting to the nostrils.

All the ministers are newly promoted after the emperor arrived in Chang'an, among the old ministers, Yang Biao belongs to the literati and has little contact with the samurai group, looking at the appearance of this young man seems to be similar to the legendary Liu Xuande, but no one is good to talk to, so he has to smell the aroma of rice coming out of the car, keep swallowing saliva, and when he is depressed, a man holding a few cups of hot tea trotted close to the kneeling general, and changed the water cup in his hand.

"Liu Xuande, you are so comfortable", there was a heavy footstep, Huangfu Song walked from behind everyone, this old minister found a pair of leather armor to wear on his body from nowhere, shook his head, unceremoniously stepped forward and snatched the teacup from Liu Bei's hand, drank it all, and then praised it repeatedly: "Good tea!" People say that Liu Xuande never gets tired of eating, and it is really good. It's a waste to hold such a good tea in your hand just to warm your hands. ”

Liu Bei smiled bitterly and waved his hand at the man, the man hurriedly handed over the tea tray, and Huangfu Song drank a few cups before stopping: "Okay, go find a few stools for my father, I already smell the fragrance of vegetables, and bring all the good wine and food to my father." ”

After speaking, Huangfu Song strode to the marching car, and looked into the pot: "Ah, it's broth, quickly serve a bowl to my father." ”

The man looked at Liu Bei, his hands and feet did not move, Liu Bei waved his hand helplessly, and a bowl of steaming minced meat soup appeared in front of Huangfu Song's eyes like lightning, and after drinking several bowls in a row, he put down the bowl with unfinished satisfaction, and stroked the bulging belly with satisfaction and said: "Good taste!" The ministers also came to have a few bowls. Liu Xuande is a rich man, and he can't eat him with our little bit. ”

The ministers who were desperately swallowing saliva on the side, looking at the ministers who wanted to wear it, rushed up and scrambled, and the man in the car frowned disdainfully, knocked on the edge of the pot with a rice spoon, and shouted in a low voice: "Line up!" Come one by one. ”

Huangfu Song laughed and resolved the embarrassment of the ministers: "Everyone, have you heard the story of the Xiliu Camp?" This is a barracks, so let's do it according to the military law. ”

The fine willow camp is said to be the Western Han Dynasty when Emperor Wen, the captain Zhou Bo garrisoned the fine willow, the emperor's carriage arrived at night to prepare to inspect the barracks, Zhou Bo closed the door, asked the emperor to enter the camp after dawn the next day according to the rules of the army to review, the emperor not only did not blame, but praised Zhou Bo for his rigorous management of the army.

Taking advantage of the fact that the ministers were eating in turn, Huangfu Song took a bowl of broth, hid beside Liu Bei, circled around Liu Bei a few times, took a sip of broth, and asked, "The teacher punished you for kneeling again?" Without waiting for Liu Bei to answer, Huangfu Song asked again: "Good broth, they all say that you pay attention to eating, what kind of meat is this made of?" ”

Liu Bei didn't speak, pointed to his mouth with his finger, and then pointed to Lu Zhi's door with his finger, Huangfu Song understood: "Oh, not only punish kneeling, but also forbid speech?" Shaking his head, Huangfu Song said: "It's not good, I have to let you speak, it's not a big deal to argue a few words, it's too much if you don't let people speak." ”

Huangfu Song walked towards the door of Lu Zhi's house, Liu Bei grabbed the corner of Huangfu Song's clothes and shook his head desperately, and in a stalemate, the door suddenly opened, and Lu Zhi walked out.

Seeing that the ministers had not yet noticed the changes here, Lu Zhi hurriedly walked to Huangfu Song's side and said in a low voice: "Don't persuade him, I was afraid that he would not know the severity and offend the saint with his words, so I forbade him." ”

Huangfu nodded clearly, dodged away, Lu Zhi took two steps, looked at the swaying soldiers in the pass, and asked, "How is the military situation?" ”

Huangfu Song replied: "There are a lot of soldiers and horses, I don't know where they are, I went to the city this morning to take a look, and there was no movement of the Xiliang soldiers outside the gate." ”

Lu Zhi glanced at Liu Bei out of the corner of his eyes, and was about to open his mouth to ask about the military situation, but saw Liu Bei hurriedly taking off his cloak and handing it to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei behind him, and suddenly became angry: "Liu Xuande, you are so comfortable." ”

Liu Bei suddenly shouted: "Teacher, count nine cold days, you let me kneel on the ground, in case the cold enters the bones, I will get rheumatism and old cold legs...... In short, it is a disease that makes people's legs and feet inflexible.

The teacher taught me to have a heart for the people, how many people's homes do I have to walk into every year with these two legs, and ask for warmth in the cold, in case my legs and feet are not flexible, how can I do what the teacher expects? ”

Lu Zhi is angry and funny, this Liu Bei is sick again, in his territory, he looks solemn and calm, as soon as he arrives at the court, he begins to be half-crazy, pretending to be crazy and stupid. He must have had some kind of idea in his mind.

"Keep kneeling," Lu Zhi said with a grimace.

"Teacher, let's save some face." , Liu Bei begged: "I've been kneeling all night." Now that the day is dawn, and the armies have arrived only last night, I must prepare myself for war as soon as possible. In front of the military, teacher, be merciful. ”

Huangfu Song leaned in and was about to speak, but Lu Zhi hurriedly nodded: "Okay, you get up." ”

Liu Bei swooped up, and in the blink of an eye, the end of Lu Zhi's words was so loud that he couldn't catch up with Liu Bei's speed: "How is the military situation?" I'll talk to you, don't go......"

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei panicked and wanted to escape, Zhang Fei reacted a little slowly, and was caught by Lu Zhi, and when he looked back, Guan Yu was gone.

"How's the military going?" Lu Zhi asked.

"This, old man, leave the war to us, don't ask?" Zhang Fei couldn't ask why.

"What are the reinforcements?" Lu Zhi did not give up.

"This, my eldest brother has sent someone to send a letter to Liu Biao in Jingzhou, Tao Qian in Xuzhou, Sun Ce in Yangzhou, and Liu Yan in Yizhou, inviting them to work together to serve the king, and now, Yanzhou Mu Cao Mengde has come to a half legion, and a legion of Xuzhou Mu Tao Qian is rushing here, Yangzhou Mu Sun Ce has not yet replied, Yizhou Mu Liu Yan, it is estimated that the messenger has not yet entered Sichuan.

Qingzhou soldiers and horses, in the second half of the night, the Guards Regiment has arrived. The Jizhou Hurricane Legion has entered Luoyang, and Zhao Zilong's Ranger Brigade has entered Hanoi County, Shuofang County, and the Xihe Xu Shu Legion has arrived at Anyi. Coupled with one division each of the Izumo Wolf Cavalry and the Thunder Cavalry Regiment, the eldest brother said that the military strength was enough. When the navy and the bull division cut off the back road of the Xiliang soldiers, we will do it. ”

Previously, Liu Bei wanted to maintain an invincible and undefeated situation with the Western Liang soldiers, and had always maintained contact with the Western Liang soldiers, attracting them to Hangu Pass, and then relying on the wall to fight a decisive battle with them. Because the front-line soldiers could not let go of their hands and feet, and they needed to lure the enemy troops to come with a fake defeat, there was a "small defeat" of thunder cavalry and wolf cavalry. Now that the net has been laid, I am afraid that the Xiliang soldiers will not dare to go deeper, and they will decouple and go back to Chang'an, but this arrangement will be in vain.

"Yesterday, the river patrol fleet was brightly lit, bypassing the Liangzhou barracks, although there were only a few warships, I was afraid that the Liangzhou soldiers would be vigilant and retract back to Chang'an, and it would be difficult to lure them out again!" Liu Bei, who escaped in the barracks, thought with a sad face: "I hope that Xu Shu has now rushed to the Yellow River and crossed the river smoothly before tonight, so that no matter whether the Liangzhou soldiers find out or not, their back road has been cut off by me, and there are only two ways out: one is to fight hard to attack Hangu Pass, and the other is to fight back against Xu Shu's army." ”

Liu Bei stood up suddenly, and ordered: "The decisive battle will start tomorrow, all departments must be prepared today, the two warships of the river patrol fleet immediately anchored, went upstream to find Xu Shujun, ordered them to cross the river today, and then made a big noise, moved towards Hangu Pass, and swept away all resistance along the way." ”

In the hut that served as Liu Bei's temporary headquarters, there was an endless stream of personnel, and the captains and staff officers of various departments rushed back to their troops after receiving orders. Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Gao Shun, Tai Shici and Liu Bei's close attendant Dian Wei sat beside Liu Bei and did not dare to come out.

After a while, Xiao Fei rushed in and reported: "The Holy Lord has finished his meal and is receiving the courtroom of the minister. The lord, Yanzhou Mu Cao Mengde, has arrived in Guannei, accompanied by Xiahoudun, Xiahouyuan, Cao Hong, Li Dian, Xu Chu, Dong Zhao, Xun You, etc., and is making an audience with the Holy Lord. The lord, the saint is rewarding the ministers, the edict has been issued, and the reward of the lord is: the scattered cavalry, the permanent attendant, the envoy, the special entry of the service, the governor of the south, Xu Yanqing, Ji You, and the military towns of the six states, the general of the east, the general of the Kaifu Yitong, the three divisions, the Shangshu Shi, the Qingzhou Muguang Rao Marquis, the Duke of Izumo. Old Man Lu told the lord to go and thank him quickly. ”

Liu Bei smiled bitterly, the enemy situation did not go, the shock was undecided, the saint did not inspect the barracks, appease the soldiers, but in the great reward to save the ministers, this farce in history was staged at this time, due to too many officials, the emperor's luggage was all discarded, and the officials could not be awarded seals, so they had to carve stones with cones, and the right to make seals, which was extremely absurd.

Most of the official positions awarded to Liu Bei are fictitious titles, such as "Shizhong" and "Loose Cavalry Chang Shi" are plus signs, plus they can wear Diao Chan (referred to as Diao Chan, which is an accessory, and also a female official name in the palace), and his spirit is abnormal. "Special advancement" is also an additional title, so that the schedule of the court meeting can enter under the three publics. Add "opening the house with the three divisions" to open the government office, call the subordinates, and enjoy the same etiquette as the three princes. "Envoy festival" means that a special guard of honor can be used when traveling. Only the official position of "Governor Nan Xu Yanqing Ji You, and the Military of the Six Prefectures" made Liu Bei somewhat pleased, but in the current situation of warlord separation, this official position must be recognized by others if it is to be implemented. But with this title, Liu Bei can naturally fight whichever he wants within these six states.

"What official position did Cao Cao appoint?" Liu Bei asked casually.

"Fake Jiejie Yue Lu Shangshu Shi Envoy Holding Festival Servant Zhongdu Governor Yanyu Jingyang Four Prefectures Military Divisions Subordinate Captain Holding Jinwu Kaifu Yi Tong Three Divisions Lu Shangshu Yanzhou Shepherd Fei Tinghou, in addition, Lu Gongzhi was named the Great Sima, and the General of Anguo, Fake Jieyue. Huangfu Song was promoted to Sikong, Yang Biao was promoted to Marquis (he was already a lieutenant who could not be promoted, and was the marquis of the highest county), Yang Feng was the general of the Che Cai, Dong Cheng was the general, Shangshu Feng Shuo, Shizhong Huchong, Yilang Hou Qi, Fuguo General Fu Wan, Shizhong Ding Chong Chong, Shang Shu Zhong Zhong Ji, Shangshu Guo Pu, Yu Shi Zhong Cheng Dong Fen, Peng Cheng Liu Ai, Zuo Fengyi Han Bin, Dongjun Taishou Yang Zhong, Yilang Luo Shao Fude Zhao Rui and Feng Liehou. ”

"It's really a vegetable market, and the marquis has to use a dustpan and shovel, thinking that Izumo is a vassal country, how difficult it is to seal a viscount." Liu Bei shook his head and laughed. The generals echoed and laughed.

Among the generals present, only Gao Shun fought all over Liaoxi, Qingzhou, and Jizhou, and won the title of earl because of his outstanding military achievements, which is also the highest title among the generals. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are just little barons, and Tai Shici is a third-class viscount. Dian Wei and Zhou Cang are just unpopular lords.

According to the military discipline of Qingzhou, the merit system implements a point system, one point is awarded for one year of service in the army, two points for one year of overseas service, five points for participating in a battle, five points for one injury or meritorious service, five points for one excellent service medal, five points for beheading or capturing a person, and one person for decapitation or capture, and more than 300 points for awarding knighthood...... Due to the strict numerical measurement method, cheating is difficult - it requires the falsification of a complete set of service, meritorious service, and award records, and the number of participants is extremely wide, and the number of layers involved is beyond imagination.

Therefore, to obtain a knighthood in the territory of Qingzhou, it is definitely due to his great military exploits. Because of this, the lord of Qingzhou is particularly respected, and the relationship between the upper and lower levels is extremely clear. Their titles are absolutely obtained through strict statistics on military merit, and have nothing to do with family lineage, property, or the preference of superior officials. Although Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are lower than Gao Shun and Tai Shici, they can only be convinced in front of the data. The two can only constantly ask to participate in the battle, in order to accumulate points and surpass others.

Liu Bei brought the Guards Corps this time, and there was nothing to do with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, but Zhang Fei used his fists to force Guan Hai to give up the command of the Guards, and the two were cheeky to rely on the Right Guards Division, so Liu Bei had to take them with them to get the opportunity to participate in the war. This is the current strange situation in which two generals, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, are commanding a division-level unit.

For Liu Bei, who requires the establishment of measurement standards for everything, the emperor's indiscriminate division this time really makes him cold. I empathize with Zhang Fei, and of course I echo it.

"Okay, the old man said hello, if you don't hurry up, he will want to toss me again. However, there are so many ministers and princes in the court, we can't go alone like this, stand alone in the court, call all the school officials, give me armor, and go together. Liu Bei beckoned to everyone.

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