The mourning hall is located outside the ancestral hall, which is specially instructed by Gao Ye. For these warriors who did not flinch until they died in battle, no matter what glory they give, it is not too much to give them. There were too many corpses, and there was no way to enter the ancestral hall of the Gao family to park, so Cai Yan ordered someone to build a shed outside the ancestral hall. Among all the people, only Pei Yuanshao's body was placed in the ancestral hall. Now that the door of the ancestral hall is wide open, it can barely be regarded as letting everyone enter and receive the incense offerings of the Gao family. Although these are just superstitious statements, in this era, this is the greatest glory that the retainers and private soldiers of the high night can obtain.

Gao Ye, who was sitting on the threshold, watched them quietly like this, and saw the dark palm lamp from dawn, and did not move the place. In the past, the guards around Gao Ye would also die in battle, and the soldiers around him would die even more, but Gao Ye had never been so sad as he is now. Maybe it's because of the high night when I entered the state of battle, I can't hold these life-and-death things in my heart, and there is only victory and defeat on the battlefield. But this time, these people fought a battle that should not have been fought and died in the most unlikely place. Perhaps it is precisely because of this that Gao Ye feels that the parting of life and death is so piercing.

When I read "Poor and uncertain riverside bones" at night, I also laughed at Confucianism, after all, the family must be protected, the country must be defended, how can there be no war in the face of foreign invasion, as long as it is a war, how can there be immortals? It is precisely because of this mentality that Gao Ye can maintain the most rational brain to command in every battle. But now, when Gao Ye looked at it from the perspective of a bystander, he found that in fact, the literati were not sour and rotten, but the pain of losing a husband, father, and son was too deep for a family!

Gao Ye sat like this, and Zhou Cang stood behind Gao Ye like this. Tomorrow is the first seventh, and as soon as the first seventh day passes, their bodies will also be sent back to their families, whether they are stopped or buried, and it is up to their families to decide. There are just more spiritual positions in the ancestral hall of the high night, and the bones still have to be sent to other people's ancestral graves. Gao Ye sat like this, and one thought after another flashed through his mind, until the moon was in the middle of the sky, and he was still stuck in his own brainstorming. Even Cai Yan's arrival did not cause the slightest reaction from Gao Ye.

Cai Yan is also worried about Gao Ye's body, after all, it is still winter, and the wind is cold. Gao Ye has worked hard for so many days, and he has not had a good rest. Now that I heard that Gao Ye was sitting like this, Cai Yan was afraid that Gao Ye would catch a cold, so he took a thick coat to prepare to put on Gao Ye. Unexpectedly, Gao Ye didn't seem to see her come in at all, and still sat there silently alone, not knowing what to say.

It wasn't until I walked to Gao Ye's side that I could barely hear "...... The side court bled into the sea, and Emperor Wu was unaware of it. You don't know the two hundred states of the Han family in Shandong, and thousands of villages and thousands of villages are born in Jingqi ......". In fact, even Gao Ye himself didn't know why he suddenly remembered Du Fu's "Soldier Carriage Travel". But I have to say that this poem has completely whipped the ugliness of war and the harm it brought to the people. Especially the last sentence "The new ghost is annoyed and the old ghost is crying", which makes people cry when they hear it. Cai Yan is also a master of poetry, but for this poem, he can't capture its profound artistic conception at all.

Of course, this is also something that can't be helped, although Cai Yan has been displaced with Cai Yong since he was a child, he can still get by no matter where he goes. Cai Yong was a great Confucian in the sea, even if it was something like the Yellow Turban Rebellion, he couldn't hurt him at all. Cai Yan used to be guarded by Cai Yong, and later married Gao Ye, who was even more pampered. Not to mention the battlefield, she has never even seen many real poor people, where can she understand the suffering of these people. This poem sounded to Cai Yan, nothing more than that he felt that the fate of the people was tragic, how could it be like a high night, back to tears.

It wasn't until Cai Yan put his coat on Gao Ye's body that Gao Ye suddenly woke up from his own world. Seeing Cai Yan looking at herself with a worried face, she just patted Cai Yan's hand lightly and asked her to go back to rest early. has been married to Gao Ye for many years, Cai Yan knows that it is impossible to go to sleep tonight, and Gao Ye at this time, I am afraid that he just wants to spend more time with these brothers. Although Cai Yan can't understand this emotion, she understands Gao Ye. Therefore, Cai Yan didn't even say a word to persuade Gao Ye to rest early, just smiled and nodded, telling Gao Ye to "don't freeze", and left.

Gao Ye's sad state continued like this, until all the bones were taken away by his family, until Gao Ye saluted and thanked everyone who came, and lasted until Gao Ye saw Sima Yi and Lu Xun drinking tea in the lobby, which was the real past.

The reason why Gao Ye called these two people here was not for nothing. In today's situation, it may be inevitable to go to the west by yourself, but to be honest, there are really few people available to you. Sima Yi and Lu Xun, although they are still very young and immature, can be seen from the sand table deduction of these days, genius is genius! On the one hand, Gao Ye wanted to take two people to be a marching staff officer, check and fill in the gaps for himself, and give advice. On the other hand, it can be regarded as giving the two of them a chance to exercise, so that they can be independent as soon as possible, after all, no famous general will fight at birth.

Since it is a discussion of strategy, it is natural that personal emotions can no longer be mixed in. In this regard, Gao Ye is still doing very well. From the time Gao Ye entered the door to the time he sat on the chair, he had already thrown all the sadness just now out of the clouds, and saluted the two of them without waves.

All three of them sat down, and Gao Ye asked what they thought of the current situation. However, whether it is Sima Fang or Cai Yong, they are ignorant of this struggle, and they don't know a lot of details and news at all. Although Sima Yi and Lu Xun both made all kinds of speculations about what they knew, after listening to Gao Ye's description of the situation in front of them, they still couldn't help it, and they all gasped. After Gao Ye roughly finished describing, he immediately said: "The current situation is like this, how do you two think you should deal with it?" ”

Sima Yi and Lu Xun immediately fell into contemplation, and Gao Ye was not in a hurry, although he and Xun Yu, Guo Jia and others had discussed a more feasible plan, but independent thinking was also a way to exercise. Besides, Cao Cao had a meeting there today, and he didn't go there, and he didn't know what the final plan would become.

After a long while, Sima Yi spoke: "According to the student's opinion, although Sun Quan has killed Guangling now, he only has 30,000 soldiers and horses, and his ability is limited. There is no news from the West yet, and I think that even if Ma Teng and Liu Biao send troops, I am afraid they will not do their best. From this point of view, Yuan Shao is still Sikong's biggest enemy, and in this battle, Sikong's focus should also be on Yuan Shao in Hebei. As long as Yuan Shao is defeated, not only will the other soldiers and horses relieve themselves, but Sikong will also be able to take advantage of the situation to seize the entire Hebei, unify the north, and lay the foundation for hegemony. ”

"Any specific ideas?" Gao Ye nodded and continued to ask.

Sima Yi arched his hand and said: "According to the student's opinion, you should concentrate the elite and go north to meet Yuan Shao." Sun Quan in the south has the danger of the Yangtze River, and it is useless to advance. There are many Western forces, and there are many soldiers and horses, so Chang'an should be abandoned. According to the line of Wancheng, Luoyang and Hanoi. Situ has a good saying, called 'Save people and lose land, people and land will survive'. ”

When Gao Ye heard this, his face was silent, but he sighed secretly in his heart, this Sima Yi is really a cautious person. There is no risk in acting in a plan, and it is prudent. However, Gao Ye found that Lu Xun on the side frowned slightly when he heard this. Lu Xun saw Gao Ye looking at him, so he had to give up his hand and say: "What Brother Zhongda said, Yuan Shao is still Sikong's biggest enemy, and the students also agree. The Jiangdong students are even more clear in their hearts, and Sun Quan is not worried. Only this west, if it directly abandons the Chang'an area, let the Xiliang soldiers and horses drive straight into the vicinity of Luoyang, and merge with the strength of the high-level cadres of Bingzhou and Liu Biao of Jingzhou, I am afraid that it will be difficult to deal with. Our army has to be stationed in an area of thousands of miles along the line, and the forces are scattered. If the force is scattered, it will be weak, but I am afraid that it will not be able to stop the enemy's fierce attack. ”

Sima Yi on the other side also frowned slightly, thought for a moment and nodded: "What Bo Yan said is reasonable. With Hongnong and Chang'an, the north and south cannot attack together, and Hanoi and Wancheng are the places where the enemy must fight. If the three are allowed to converge, it will indeed be difficult to defend on the Western Front. If this is the case, the Western Front is afraid that it will only have to be offensive instead of defensive. ”

"But so!" Lu Xun nodded and said, "If these three families come, they will definitely be menacing, and the high-ranking cadres of the state will also help Yuan Shao, so it's okay to say." But Liu Biao and Ma Teng, the two people, must be able to break through all the way quickly in order to relieve the pressure of the battle on the Western Front. Among these two troops, the weakest is the Jingzhou Army, which means that our breakthrough is still on the Jingzhou Army. ”

"Otherwise, then Liu Xuande has been on the battlefield for decades and is well versed in the military. With fierce generals such as Guan Yu and Zhang Fei under his command, coupled with the support of Liu Biao, the strength of the Jingzhou army has been greatly enhanced, but I am afraid that it will be difficult to defeat easily. It is not yet known which of the Jingzhou army and the Xiliang army is stronger or weaker today. ”

"Xiliang soldiers and horses are also battle-hardened elites, when Dong Zhuo took 20,000 Xiliang iron cavalry, he let the 100,000 forbidden troops of the Beijing Division bow down, but I am afraid it will be more difficult to break it. I think we still have to find trouble with the Jingzhou army, but how can we break the Jingzhou army as soon as possible? ”

Gao Ye sat there, listening to the two of them discussing word by word, without saying a word. The discussion between the two was in full swing, as if the high night no longer existed. In this hall, it was as if another sand table deduction had begun, and Gao Ye seemed to have once again become the arbiter.

The two of them discussed for a while, but Sima Yi slapped his thigh and said: "Bo Yan, you and I are too stupid, just thinking about how to fight, why didn't I think about it, how can Liu Biao and Liu Bei have such a good relationship!" ”

Before Sima Yi's words fell, Lu Xun also had a suddenly realized expression, and said, "That's right!" Then he shook his head. Only Gao Ye heard this, and laughed loudly: "Okay, it's really a hero out of a young man!" ”