Chapter 2 of the middle volume The hapless woodcutter
The hare made a mistake that it never had a chance to regret again, because it did not know that humans sometimes move like rabbits.
Those who galloped did not bring hunting dogs, in fact they did not even come to hunt.
If the rabbit stays still, they won't even notice that there's something they can use to cook.
The rabbit ran away, and suddenly it was particularly swaggering.
Tan Daoji made a move.
The rabbit was already running, stopped by death for a moment, and inertia threw it into the air.
Tan Daoji continued to advance, and the soldiers would go and pick up their prey.
This gadget can only give the general's table one more dish, and it can't make the soldiers' bowls more lotent.
Before the defeat of Tongguan, the military rations brought by the strikers could only be supplied in limited quantities. The food on the Taiwei fleet was still difficult to travel against the river on the Yellow River, and it was harassed by the Xianbei people. The grain sent from Luoyang by land, if it is 10,000 catties when it sets off, the heavy troops on the road will consume people and animals, and there will be 5,000 catties left here to chant the Buddha's number.
The officials of the Qin State were very conscientious, and as soon as Tongguan was lost, he set a fire and turned the grain depot into a huge torch, and the fragrance of burning wheat could be smelled more than ten miles away. The Jin army desperately fought the fire, and in the end only grabbed less than 30,000 catties of old grain, which is not even a drop in the bucket for a troop of 30,000 people.
The grain road between Tongguan and Luoyang is now the esophagus of the Jin army.
Not a single fish bone can be pierced, let alone cut off.
Thinking about it day and dreaming at night, Tan Daoji dreamed that the flood washed away the road and filled the water with people and pockets. As soon as he got up in the morning, one of the generals asked if he wanted to find a gentleman to interpret the dream. Tan Daoji kicked him. Lao Tzu is worried about running out of food, thinking about it day and night, even the blind can see it, you have to ask someone to interpret the dream!
When they touched Wang Zhenwei and Shen Linzi, the three of them all thought that Yao Shao was a famous general in the world, and he blocked the Anding Fortress and the deep ditch and high fortress, which was determined that the Jin army could not last. With his more than 20 years of fighting mind, he would never sit idly by and watch the Jin army swagger and steadily transport grain from Luoyang, and he would definitely send people to harass him.
The grain road is more than 500 miles, and the 200 miles near Luoyang are under the control of the Jin army, and the road is flat, there is a delay in getting rid of it, and the reinforcements are coming, and the Qin army will not start here. But the line from Hangu Pass to Tongguan, especially when entering the mountains near Tongguan, there are too many places that can be ambushed. Shen Linzi said that if I change anyway, I will definitely attack and disturb in many places, all the bridges that can be demolished will be demolished, all the roads that can be broken will be broken, and I will kill people and burn grain trucks when I have the opportunity. The words made everyone's backs feel cold.
The final result of the discussion was that Wang Zhenwei sat in Tongguan, Shen Linzi went to Luoyang to open a waterway to transport grain, and Tan Daoji led 5,000 officers and soldiers who were good at shooting to set up camp in the mountainous area of the Tongluo grain road. Set up a temporary beacon on the hill along the line, and the rangers march with fireworks with the grain team, once the smoke rises in the event of an attack, Wang Zhenwei and Tan Daoji send out cavalry to rescue the emergency.
If you are facing a great enemy, but the great enemy does not come, the situation is strange.
Tan Daoji never believed that Yao Shao would give up cutting off the enemy's grain route, nor did he believe that the current means could be perfect.
The requirements are perfect, only the general is not lazy.
As they galloped down a hill, two wild pigeons suddenly sprang up from behind the mountain, swept low across the mountain road, and flew away in front of the horses' hooves.
The horse team scared them.
Wrong!
This road is frequented by horses all year round, and wild pigeons have long been afraid of horses. What's more, if you are frightened by the horses of the Jin army, you should flee in the opposite direction.
Tan Daoji reined in his horse, raised his right hand, and motioned for his subordinates to stop.
Gesturing to a colonel with a dozen soldiers to climb over the hill to see.
As soon as the soldiers at the front climbed to the top of the post, they shouted.
Without waiting for Tan Daoji to order, more people dismounted and rushed over.
It turned out that this was a knife used to kill chickens, because there was only one person in front of Tan Dao Jima.
The man was about 30 years old, dressed as a woodcutter, and the basket, rope and axe had been taken away by the soldiers. It was probably because he was pressed to the ground, and his face was covered with dust. From the physiognomy, it is impossible to tell whether it is a Qiang or a Han person, or a Qiang and Han hybrid. Tan Daoji looked at him condescendingly, deliberately silent. This person has no expression of fear, and his face is full of grievance and faint anger.
"What are you doing, why are you hiding from us?"
Full of mouths, the locals are undoubted.
"I'm not hiding! I came out today to collect firewood. I was just about to cross the mountain road from that end, and you caught me. ”
The soldier who grabbed him shouted angrily:
"Nonsense! When Lao Tzu saw you, you were drilling into the mountains over there, where did you come from to cross the mountain road? ”
"I was going to go over, but when I heard the movement, I suspected that there were bandits, so I wanted to hide."
Although people had already said that it was "suspicious", a military commander still raised his eyebrows.
"Bandits? Do you dare to say that the king of the Great Jin Dynasty is a bandit? "As he spoke, he was about to raise his foot and kick people, forgetting that this just confirmed the nickname of the bandit,
Fortunately, he was stopped by Tan Daoji's stern look.
The "bandit leader" jumped off his horse and reached out to pat the dirt off the man:
"You suspect that we are bandits, we suspect that you are meticulous, it is all reasonable, the soldiers are anxious, don't mind. Since you are a local, you must be familiar with the terrain. I heard that there is a Deng Gongtai in Xujia Village, which is the Deng Yutun military office when Emperor Guangwu fought the world. Can you take me to see it. ”
The woodcutter nodded after a little hesitation, and said that there were still 30 miles of mountain road in Deng Gongtai, and he wanted to go down the avenue and go to the valley.
Tan Daoji said that in this case, let's eat some dry food before leaving. Everyone was on the side of the road, and a small school handed over a lotus leaf bag. When Tan Daoji reached out to take it, he dropped the cake on the ground with a miss. The cake rolled in a small circle, sticky and covered with soil, Tan Daoji reached out and picked it up, and was about to bite when he blew the dust, but the little school hurriedly stopped it:
"The general eats this clean, and that can't eat."
Tan Daoji waved his hand:
"Who says you can't eat it? Veterans can't eat anything! Besides, the food is so tight now, the grain in Luoyang can only be transported here the day after tomorrow, so save some dry food on hand! ”
After speaking, he ate the Hu cake with white water, and licked the last crumbs clean.
Tan Daoji's counselor vaguely felt that he shouldn't say this in front of outsiders, but when he looked at the woodcutter, he lowered his head and ate dry food in a daze, and he didn't pay attention to what Tan Daoji said, so he was a little relieved.
After eating, get up and go on the road.
The woodcutter still rode a horse with the soldiers. The moment he climbed the saddle and got on the horse, the horse was suddenly frightened, and he jerked forward, his front hooves raised. The soldier reacted quickly, his legs were strained, and he leaned forward without falling off his horse. The woodcutter was thrown off his horse and cried out on one leg.
The soldiers gathered around. The experienced veteran gently rolled up the woodcutter's trousers, looked at the bulging ankle, and pressed it with his fingers, and the woodcutter was so hurt that tears fell.
The bones are not broken, and the joints are out of place.
In that case, it is important to send you home to recuperate, or take you to the camp and let the medical officer clean you up.
The woodcutter said that if he didn't go home, his family would be anxious.
Then we'll send a few people to take you back.
Don't!
Why, is there a problem with a few soldiers sending you home?
You two are at war, don't get us involved. If your people send me back, everyone from all over the country will know. It's not our crow's mouth, if you withdraw from the army, the government will track it down, and if you deal with me as a collaborator with the enemy, it will be a crime to lose your head.
How can you speak? Who said we were going to retire! You're looking forward to losing the battle, aren't you?
You can pity and pity us ordinary people, how difficult it is to be in chaos!
Tan Daoji suppressed his subordinates and said that since this is the case, it will not be difficult for you, but if your leg falls like this, can you still walk?
The woodcutter said that my house is not too far from here, so you can give me a crutch.
There are only shrubs in front of him, and he can't find the materials to take advantage of, so Tan Daoji said that he will simply give you a short lance, and you will use it.
The woodcutter put the basket on his back, pinned his axe, and carried his lance, said thank you, and limped away.
Seeing that he could go, the Jin officers and soldiers got on their horses and left.
The woodcutter didn't have to look back to hear the sound of the horse's hooves moving away. Patience walked another way, turned around and could not hear a corner, self-raising Jin army can no longer see the slightest movement of themselves, but walked down the road, into the valley, climbed into a cave with difficulty, found a small pipe in a stone crack in the cave wall, and waited patiently for a long time before climbing to the mouth of the cave, blowing a long blow in the direction of the mountain, and a short blow three times. Soon, he heard a response, first three short and then one long.
Satisfied, he sat down against the cave wall, a smile on his face.
With such important information, the general can't treat himself badly.
A small injury to a leg, the cost is almost negligible.
Of course he didn't know that Tan Daoji was also smiling at the moment.