"The traitor killed my father, this revenge is not shared, Ye Gong, please let the kid also go south, save the king from danger, and kill Xiong Sheng to avenge his father!"

At the end of June, Ye County, outside the city of Fangcheng in Chu State, was lush with trees. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Ye Gong Shen Zhuliang's Qinwang army was about to set off, and after the Wutang was finished, Gongsun Kuan, the general of Luyang wearing filial piety and armor, suddenly came out to bow down, his eyes were in tears, hoping that Ye Gong could bring himself. Because Sima Ziqi, who was killed by Xiong Sheng, was his father, and the enemy was in the south, how could he stay in the north?

Ye Gong sighed, walked to the bottom of the hall, helped Gongsun Kuan up, and said to him: "Ziping's revenge for his father, how can I not know? But now there is something more important for you to do. ”

"What could be more important than a father's feud?"

"Naturally, it's a state affair."

Ye Gong said: "The traitor Xiong Sheng calls himself a puppet king, and he is very anxious to lead the army to attack Yandu, and the king ordered me to transfer the three armies outside the city to help. Ye Zhi's army, the army of the East and West, I will take all these three armies away, leaving only Xu and Luyang two divisions of 5,000 people, the country is in chaos and there is a lack of soldiers, Zhao Guo is eyeing the tiger, although Zhao Hou is still on the Northern Expedition now, but it may not be said that he will attack my border after learning the news, the counterinsurgency may take several months or even half a year, there can be no one in the north, you have to rely on these 5,000 people to guard the northern gateway of my Chu State, Ziping, you may do it? ”

There are not many generals in Chu who can lead a party, but Gongsun Kuan is a special case, although he is a descendant of the Gong family, he is born with divine power, making a big fight, and it is scary to fight, and he is the best of the younger generation. Ye Gong can't help it, he has to take the main force south, this north can only be handed over to Gongsun Kuan......

Gongsun Kuan is a well-informed person, so he naturally knows which is more important than revenge and guarding the north gate for the country, he gritted his teeth and thought for a moment, and finally nodded: "The kid will do his best to defend the outside of Fangcheng!" Not an inch of land will be taken away by Zhao Guo! ”

"Nope." Ye Gong said again: "I'm not asking you to defend every inch of land, but to choose some cities to give up." ”

"Give up?" Gongsun Kuan was stunned.

"Yes, after the army went south, your troops were insufficient, and it was impossible to completely hold the northern border."

Ye Gong asked people to spread out a map of the northern part of the Chu State, because the Chu State lived in the south, and the map of the Chu State had always been south and north, which was the opposite of the Central Plains.

He pointed to some of the cities on the map and said, "If I go south, there will be nothing outside the city." As early as autumn and winter, or later next year, Zhao Shi will take Zheng State, and once Zheng State is destroyed, Zhao Army will enter the territory of Chu State. Manshi, Jiacheng, and Xibutang, these three cities are located in the north, close to Sanchuan County and Zheng State of Zhao State, and bear the brunt. But these places are not easy to defend, and the barbarian Rong people are even more unruly, so it is better to take advantage of the time when the Zhao army has not yet gone south, move its people, empty its land, and shrink the battle line to the line of Huan and Rushui, with Yexian as the center, Luyang Pass as the west arm, and Dongbutang as the east arm, blocking the road of the Zhao army's southward invasion......"

Luyang Pass is the Three Crows Pass in later generations, it is a dangerous point, and Dongbu Tang is a big city, when the King of Chu Ling can give a thousand times, Ye County is built by Shen Zhuliang like an iron bucket, the government is peaceful, and the people here also have the desire to defend the territory for the Chu State......

"Not only the land of several counties should be abandoned outside the city, but the same is true between Chen and Cai, the army that was stationed in the south of Chen State before the Great Sima should all retreat south, and it is also withdrawn to the Rushui line, with Shangcai and Xincai as strongholds, leaving only Shenyi ...... in the north."

Shen Yi is Shen Zhuliang's hometown, his younger brother Shen Yin Zhu is stationed there, and Ye Gong is ready to let him and Gongsun Kuan form two mutually horned barriers on the Rushui line, to block the possible southern invasion of Zhao to the greatest extent.

Gongsun Kuan gritted his teeth with hatred: "These places are all taken by the ancestors of the ancestors, one by one, and they are so cheap Zhao Guo......"

"This is the strategy of the gecko's tail cutoff, and it is also a helpless move, the wall is cleared, so that the Zhao army is struggling, and it is better than keeping the population and food resources of the enemy, so that they can gain an inch."

Ye Gong didn't know that as soon as these places were abandoned, it would be equivalent to cutting off the future northward path of the Chu State, but now that there are traitors in it, let's put down the rebellion first.

He finally warned Gongsun Kuan: "Remember, if you go outside, you must first settle inside!" ”

……

After explaining the loss, Ye Gong Shen Zhuliang got into the car and slowly drove out of the city with Ye County's division.

Although he set a plan to clear the field and shrink the defensive line, in Ye Gong's heart, he didn't even have much confidence whether this defensive line could block the ferocious attack of the Zhao army. He planned to go to Wancheng, and then ask the prince Lu Shuai and his army to stay in Fangcheng, with Fangcheng and the upper reaches of the Huai River, as well as the division of Shen and Xi, the strong brigades of Chu State, to form the second line of defense, if this second line can not be stopped, Chu State will lose its status as a great power from now on......

"I hope it's not as bad as I thought, after all, Zhao Hou himself should still be on an expedition to the north, and the Zhao army will not be able to invade the south for a while, so I just want to quell the Xiong Sheng Rebellion as soon as possible, so that Chu will have less blood."

"Ye Gong, please stay!" Just when Ye Gong's car arrived at the south gate of Ye County, there was a group of Confucian students with wide clothes and sleeves blocking the way, it was Kong Qiu's protégé, known as "Gentleman Confucian" Qi Diaokai, Yuan Xian and others.

Ye Chengcheng was in a hurry, and when he saw that this group of people were neatly dressed and hindering him from moving forward, he felt a little unhappy, but based on Confucius's personal respect, he still bowed his hand to them in the car and said, "What do you gentlemen have to ask for advice?" ”

Qi Diao said: "The villain and the others heard that the southern Baigong Xiong won the rebellion and expelled Chu Jun, and Ye Gongxing's volunteers went south to see them off. ”

"Thank you, gentlemen." Ye Gong bowed his head, and he was going to continue to leave, although he often summoned Yan back to such people with true knowledge to enter the house to ask right, this time he went south, and the army also brought Zilu, Gongliang Confucianism and other Confucian disciples with courage and strength to be generals, but for the group of people in front of them who are contouring and carving, and only rely on funerals for people to make a living, they are not eye-catching.

But the lacquer carving blocked the way, and chattered: "Ye Gong, we all think that Ye Gong will win this time, cut off the head of the traitor, and make a great achievement!" ”

"Oh?" Ye Gong was annoyed, he couldn't scold him, and asked with a smile: "Why are you so sure?" ”

Qi Diao said: "I heard that the traitor Xiong Sheng is greedy and violent, and he imitates the Zhao State and implements evil laws in the territory, making the people's livelihood narrow and poor, and then using his power to coerce them to fight. After victory, give them merit, behead the fifth level to have fifty acres of land, abandon the etiquette and go to the first merit, this is the way to drink the donkey to quench thirst. In addition, if you are disrespectful to Chu Jun and do the following crimes, you will inevitably lose people's hearts. ”

He also touted: "On the other hand, Ye Gong followed the advice of his master, implemented benevolent governance to the people, reduced punishments, collected less taxes, and worked hard; The people of Yedi have the four virtues of loyalty, filial piety, etiquette and faith, serving their parents and brothers at home, and respecting their elders and superiors when they go out, which is a benevolent and righteous act. ”

"It is the rebellious army of Xiong Sheng, and it must not be used against Ye Gong's benevolent and righteous army, if it fights, it will definitely be like an egg beating on a hard stone! The benevolent are invincible in the world! Ye Gong's soldiers, even if they hold grass and trees, can defeat the rebels with solid armor and sharp swords. ”

Qi Diao spoke, originally hoping to see Ye Gong's surprised and happy expression, but Shen Zhuliang's face was as usual, and he just said lightly:

"Gentleman finished?"

"This ......"

Qi Diao was a little embarrassed, and Yuan Xian next to him hurriedly helped him and said: "What we want to say is that since Ye Gong will win, I hope to follow the ancient etiquette, don't chase the deserter if you win the battle, don't shoot arrows when you pull out the bow, and help him push the cart if the enemy car leaves the fork." ”

"Well, this prince saved, thank you gentlemen." Ye Gong scolded this group of people in his heart for being stupid, but he bowed his head on his face and let the emperor go straight to the horse.

Seeing that he was leaving, Qi Diao was in a hurry, and hurriedly ran over to pull Ye Gong's bridle, explaining the true intention of this group of people: "Ye Gong, Ye Gong, that's the case, our Lu rice has been supplied on time every month, but this month, it has stopped......"

"Oh, I see."

In the past, the gentlemen and Confucians of the Qing Dynasty twisted and pinched in order to fight rice, but Ye Gong pretended to be suddenly enlightened and explained: "Chu is worried about foreign troubles, if there is a foreign enemy to attack, Ye County's grain stocks are probably insufficient, and priority should be given to supplying soldiers, and other unnecessary places will be slightly tightened." Of course, Confucius and Yanzi will not be less enshrined, but you are just gentlemen......"

Ye Gong looked at this group of Confucian scholars who had eaten his white food for more than ten years, but they didn't use it, and finally took off the disguise of Corporal Lixian, and smiled contemptuously: "Since you can fill your stomach by relying on benevolence, righteousness, etiquette, and music, then Lu rice, it's okay not to eat it!" ”

After that, Ye Gong Shen Zhuliang left in the dust, leaving only a group of "gentlemen and Confucians" stunned at the south gate of Ye County......

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In July, Ye Gong had already commanded a large army to the south, and the vanguard arrived in the capital, just as Xiong Sheng did his best to attack the city. Ye Gong's forward, who was touted by a group of Confucian scholars as the "teacher of benevolence and righteousness", was defeated under the impact of Huainan soldiers who were not afraid of death, and even lost the city of Yancheng......

At the beginning of August, when the news of the Battle of Yancheng came, the gentlemen and Confucians who advocated that "the benevolent are invincible in the world" were suddenly silenced. With the implementation of Ye Gong's plan of "fighting outside must first settle inside", Gongsun Kuan was also busy clearing the wilderness, and more and more people of Chu moved into Ye County from Rubei, and some of them continued to go to Wancheng in the south, but most of them stayed in the local area, so that the food became more and more tight, and the gentlemen and Confucians were completely cut off from food, touching their shriveled belly, and they no longer had the ability to go around to preach Lile and benevolence.

At the same time, the Zhao army also moved south at a speed that the world had never expected, and by 15 August, the Zhao army had broken through several cities and approached Xinzheng, the capital of Zheng State......

PS: Li Bai's "Day Travel" in "Luyang He De, stationed in the scene to wave Ge", is talking about Luyang Wenzi Gongsun Kuan, legend has it that when he was at war with the Han family, the battle was in full swing, and when he saw that the sun was about to set, the two armies were truce, so he waved his anger, and the sun was afraid of his anger, so he had to rise a little more and let him fight the whole game......