As soon as Wang Yue's words came out, I was overjoyed. With his words, Gao Shun can stay in our army for a long time. Ha, it's good that such a general who can take charge on his own has come to the palm of my hand.

Originally, I was depressed, if according to the plan, I returned to Zhuo County to collect Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, then who would hand over the defense of Izumo City?

I once counted carefully with my fingers, and several righteous sons were too naïve, and their moral prestige was not enough, and they could not subdue everyone; Guan Hai is a rough man, and it is okay to use it to charge into battle, but his strategic outlook is too poor and he is far from being able to take charge alone. However, if I have this Gao Shun, who is famous for his loyalty, and then let him make meritorious contributions in this rescue, I will not be able to return to Zhuo County boldly and collect the two peerless fierce men in Guan Zhang. Hey, hey, hey!

I first thanked Wang Yue for his compliment, and said to Wang Yue: "Master, after you arrive in Luoyang, don't be busy sending my 10 soldiers back." If the master plans to build a museum to teach apprentices, he will inevitably need manpower. These people have been with me for many years, and there is no problem with their loyalty, and the master can call them if he has something. If you can teach them two hands again, then they will be more dedicated to doing things. When everything is arranged for the master, I will send someone to pick them up. Now, let them serve in front of the master on behalf of their disciples. ”

Wang Yue immediately nodded and agreed: "In this way, I will go on the road first." ”

Immediately, he turned around and jumped on his war horse, and ran towards Luoyang without looking back.

He didn't look back, he took away a cart of my treasures, and he didn't even say "thank you".

Looking at Wang Yueyuan's back, I felt a little sad. I don't know when we can see each other here, and I don't know if there will be a day to meet. His earnest teachings for many days have made me make great progress in martial arts, but unfortunately, such a good teacher has been together for a short time.

However, Wang Yue's visit to Beijing is quite good for me. First of all, he will open up the way for me to buy an official. Secondly, the 10 attendants I sent were all spies trained by Zhou Yi. They were originally specially prepared for Wang Yue to go to Beijing. This time they came with me, and they planned to go through the battle formation, and after returning to the army, they went directly to Jixian County to lurk, but they didn't expect that they would be directly used here.

Before leaving, I filled them with gold and jewels in their arms. After they arrived in Luoyang, with the help of Wang Yue's martial arts hall, they could spy on the dynamics of the imperial court and transmit news to the outside world, so that an intelligence network was established.

I silently pondered all this, scrutinizing my plan to see if there were any loopholes.

Seeing me staring at Wang Yue's distant figure, I had no intention of leaving for a long time, Guan Hai reminded me in a loud voice beside the urn: "Lord, the day is almost noon, do you want to order the camps to pull out the village." If we don't move, we won't be able to get far today."

I nodded, "Okay, you go and order the camps to leave, and my senior brother and I will walk slowly all the way." ”

While waiting for the army to leave, Gao Shun and I stood in the wilderness chatting, and as the conversation deepened, I became more and more certain that this person was the Gao Shun in Lu Bu's army. He really didn't like to drink, which was very rare among the generals of the time. Moreover, his profound knowledge of cavalry convinced me that there would not be two such Gao Shun in the world.

Think about it, I also think it's funny, I always look at the world with the concept of modern people, in the era of the Three Kingdoms, most people are illiterate, and it is very rare to have an official name and surname, how can there be too many people with the same name and surname.

After a while, Guan Hai pulled a horse and ran back: "Lord, the camps have been pulled out, is it not that I will take the front camp first." Also, this horse is a good horse given to me by Liu Hun's kid, and I will send it to the lord and brother to ride, how about it? ”

I immediately nodded: "Bingyuan, you lead two brigades of iron cavalry alone, once before and after running, it's too hard, in the future, you will concentrate on leading the front brigade iron cavalry." You are in the front line of the army, building roads and rivers and bridges in the mountains, and falling into battle when you encounter the enemy. As for the Iron Cavalry of the Rear Brigade, it will be commanded by my senior brother."

Turning around, I said to Tian Chou: "Zitai's entire army has been transferred to the middle camp, and I want to discuss the march with you all the way." Senior brother, you are slowly getting acquainted with the soldiers in the rear camp, strengthening the unity, and after you have reorganized the soldiers, you will take turns with Guan Hai as the forward. ”

Along the way, Gao Shun quickly became familiar with the affairs of the ironclad battalion. He really deserves to be a famous general in the world, in less than ten days, he established absolute authority in the camp, and the soldiers returned to their hearts.

In order to give Gao Shun time to integrate the troops, I deliberately walked very slowly, and camped after walking 30 miles every day. Gradually, we approached Guanzi City, a vassal state of western Liaoning.

It's getting colder. In the autumn in the north, in the second half of the night, it is so cold that people will wake up from freezing. I don't think I can be too anxious to engage in the battle, Gongsun Zhan who stays in Guanzi City may be able to stand the cold, outside the city, Zhang Chun, who is besieging the city, will inevitably be suffering, and the non-combat attrition must be very strong, and the longer it drags on, the more beneficial it will be to our attack.

On August 15, the Mid-Autumn Festival, when the moon is full, it is the time when we hold the Farming and Animal Husbandry Festival in Izumo Castle, but unfortunately, I can't spend this year's Farming and Animal Husbandry Festival in the city.

Now, the spies from the front have come to report that we are still three days away from the enemy, and I have announced a one-day suspension of the march and permission for the soldiers to celebrate the Day of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry in the camp.

The celebration ceremony began with a military parade, because in the field, it was impossible to display the harvested crops according to the festival requirements, so the craftsmen of the army had to display their casting products, and the soldiers and civilians displayed their horses and maintained vehicles. Subsequently, the rifle representatives sent by the battalions began to perform a spear show.

As the battle was approaching, we could not afford to suffer a large number of casualties, so the show was dominated by a spear stabbing hoop competition, and it was not until the final semi-finals that skirmishes between the four winners were allowed to compete against each other. With our heartfelt arrangement, the injury rate was reduced to one.

After the competition, I gave them prizes. Fourth, the wounded man was also carried to me.

Looking at the fourth injured man who was carried in front of me, I was so angry that I looked at his wounds, and there was no big problem.

"Stupid," I patted him on the head and scolded, "it's going to be a war, you are injured at this time, and you are going to fight, so how can I rely on your martial arts." I don't know how to protect myself in such a small competition, what is the use of you, the fourth place, get down, and quickly recuperate. ”

The soldier was carried down with a face full of honor.

Later, this also became a rule, the first three winners were rewarded, and the fourth was commonly known as the beaten person and was slapped by the host.

After the competition, the whole camp distributed bacon, dried fish and preserved fruits. Except for those on duty, everyone entered a state of celebration.

I looked back at Tian Chou Gaoshun and asked, "How about we also go back to the tent to celebrate?" ”

The two were new to the festival, and their curiosity was mixed with joy: "It's the first time I've seen such a strange festival, such a strange celebration." However, it is also a joy to celebrate with the people and rejoice with the whole world. ”

Tian Chou replied: "If the people can rejoice with the lord, the people will be willing to die with the lord. ”

I shook my head and remained silent. Tian Chou thought too simply, the Song Dynasty held a lantern festival on the Shangyuan Festival, and the people in the palace were happy, and those who did not see it were saved from the fate of extinction. What the people need is not a festival, but lasting stability and peace, lasting prosperity and comfort, and a lasting sense of national pride and honor, so that the people dare to live and die with the rulers.

Gao Shun couldn't see joy or sorrow on his face, and I asked hesitantly, "Senior brother, don't you like this celebration?" ”

Gao Shun replied briefly: "Very happy."

I was overjoyed, "So, let's go back to celebrate."

Gao Shun replied: "Being on the front line, the enemy situation is unknown, junior brother go back to the tent to celebrate, I will go to the guard." ”

After a pause, he said again: "Senior brother, I see that your soldiers are under hard armor, and they wear a soft armor, with a complete configuration of spears and short swords, and it is very good for hard armor to be used for charging, but it is quite inconvenient to march like this. ”

A sentence came to my heart, and I also noticed that our march was slow, and I was thinking about the reason, and when he said this, I suddenly became enlightened. Yes, there is no need for heavy armor during the march, soldiers usually use light armor is enough, and when the battle comes, it is enough to match the soldiers with armor according to the situation.

It is said that Cao Cao was only a few hundred horses in the battle of Guandu. As long as the soldier has half a cuirass, a shield on his clothes, and a unicorn armor under it, this is the top equipment of this era, why bother to wrap the soldiers with heavy armor, which reduces the mobility of the cavalry.

"Okay, just according to what Senior Brother said", I don't have to go around in circles for such a loyal and brave person: "Senior Brother, I estimate that in a few days, we will have to contact Zhang Chun, how is your 1,000 cavalry combat power?" Do you think our 5,500 combat power can fight against Zhang Chun's 70,000 people? Is it better for us to slow down the pace of the march first, and wait for the 2,000 strong people to train again before engaging them? ”

Speaking of soldiers, a vivid expression immediately appeared on Gao Shun's face, "With such a strong force, why worry about the enemy's thousands of troops." What's more, I watched your 2,000 people's strong performance today, everyone can draw a bow and shoot arrows, and put it in other people's armies, they are already elite. Saving soldiers is like fighting fire, tomorrow we must speed up the march and fight Zhang Chun with lightning speed. In this way, the battle can be won. ”

"Thunderbolt, well, in the future, I will hand over the 1,000 cavalry to my senior brother, and my brother can name this brigade with "thunder cavalry". "I immediately put on a halter for Gao Shun, haha, Gao Shun, you can't run out of my palm.

Gao Shun was overjoyed, seeing such an elite soldier, he had already been moved, and now seeing that I did not hesitate to allocate them to him, it was a dream come true, and then bowed and gave a big gift, "Entrusted by the junior brother, dare not obey the order, in the future, Shun should serve the junior brother to the death." ”

Taking two steps back, Gao Shun saluted forward again, "Lord Lord".

I was shocked, I couldn't accept this gift emotionally no matter what, so I immediately stepped forward and supported Gao Shun: "Senior brother can't be like this, wouldn't there be no distinction between the elder and the young." ”

Gao Shun said solemnly: "In this way, there is a distinction between master and slave, the junior brother is a member of the Han family, I call you a younger brother, I am already arrogant, how can there be no difference between master and slave." ”

When the two of us were arguing repeatedly, Tian Chou interjected: "I think that General Gao can call himself the lord, and the lord can also call General Gao his senior brother, so that it is not only a gift for the young and old, but also a distinction between master and slave." What do you two think? ”

Well, maybe that's the best solution.

After confirming my relationship with Gao Shun, I was in a good mood, and then I looked up to enjoy the Mid-Autumn Festival night.

According to historical records, the term "Mid-Autumn Festival" first appeared in the book "Zhou Li". The 15th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar happens to be the moment when the rice is ripe, so the Mid-Autumn Festival may be the legacy of the autumn newspaper. By the time of the Wei and Jin dynasties, there was a record of "Yu Shangshu Town Cattle Confusion, Mid-Autumn Festival Eve and Left and Right Micro Service Panjiang". It was not until the early years of the Tang Dynasty that the Mid-Autumn Festival became a fixed festival. The popularity of the Mid-Autumn Festival began in the Song Dynasty, and by the time of the Ming and Qing dynasties, it has become one of the main festivals in China as well as New Year's Day.

At this moment, in the barracks, I really felt the realm of the moon as cool as water. In the moonlit night, the noise of the soldiers seems to be far away from me, I only remember the Mid-Autumn Festival when I was a child: "The bright moonlight in front of the bed, suspected to be frost on the ground, look up at the bright moon, bow your head and think of your hometown", I can't help but sing Li Bai's famous sentence through the ages.

"Good poem", Tian Chou lowered his head and muttered to himself this verse, raised his head and said to me: "The lord is homesick, the day before yesterday I heard the lord say to Wang Yue that he wants to abandon the official and return to his hometown. Whether the lord thinks about it again, once the lord abandons the official, where Izumo Castle will be placed, won't this hurt the hearts of all the sages who follow the lord. ”

I smiled proudly, "Izumo Castle was built by me in the thorn bushes, how can I let the mediocrity be a scourge." Liu Yu is light on martial arts and heavy on literature, in this fierce and vicious place in western Liaoning, how can such an official gain a foothold? As long as we rescue Gongsun Bogui on this trip, the matter of Liaoxi, we will have Gongsun Bogui as our master, which is Liu Yu's turn to speak. ”

Tian Chou said tentatively: "It's just that once the lord abandons the official and recovers, he will not want to return to the place where Gongsun Bogui and Liu Yu of Youzhou fought, so how should Izumo City deal with itself." ”

"Between Izumo City's self-reliance and Gongsun Chan and Liu Yu, the two do not help each other, I will agree with Izumo City to pay taxes to Bergui after rescuing Berkei, but I will never send a single soldier in the battle between Bergui and others. I think that with my friendship with Bergui, he will agree. ”

After breathing a sigh of relief, I said: "Guan Ning Daxian, he has already sensed that the Central Plains is about to be in chaos, and the chaos will not come out in the next two years. I am in Zhuoxian to stand by and move, the Central Plains chaos will come back immediately, and when the time comes, with Izumo City as a foothold, with my power in the Central Plains as a hand, the world will be swept across the world, and the revitalization of the Han dynasty will be just around the corner. ”

"Zitai," I looked at him with eager eyes, "this time Zhang Chun is in turmoil, if there is no foreign race in it, Zhang Chun will not be able to harm the Quartet, I set up a city in Liaoxi, teaching the people to practice martial arts and fitness every day, just in case the foreign race goes south to harm the Central Plains, in Liaoxi, there is a force that can stop them." This is the northern fortress of our Han nation, how can it be easily harmed by others. After I leave, you must insist on training the people in the slack time, only when all the people are soldiers, and the aliens will not dare to peep into my western Liaoning. ”

Tian Chou bowed to each other: "The lord has a lofty vision and admires it deeply." When the lord abandons the official, he is willing to follow him. ”

"No, Zitai is in charge of the household department, and the relocated residents all want Zitai to resettle, if you want to leave, won't Izumo City be in chaos." I replied.

Tian Chou smiled and said: "When Chou didn't come to Izumo City, Izumo City didn't see a big mess, besides, if the lord goes to work, if no one follows me, wouldn't it be a joke." The lord doesn't need to persuade me anymore, I have made up my mind. ”

Alas, I have told you so much in vain, and I expected you to go back and convey it, so that I would not have to bother to speak again.

Sad, thinking of the carefree Mid-Autumn Festival in my childhood, I am not only sad:

"The young man doesn't know the taste of sorrow, he falls in love with the floor, he falls in love with the floor, and he is worried about the new words.

Now I know that I am sad, I want to say that I am still resting, I want to say that I am still resting, but I am saying that the weather is cold and autumn. ”