Chapter 23 The Situation of the Long Society
Guo Jia woke up in a daze, and when he opened his eyes, he saw Zhang Chao sitting on a chair next to him, and Hua Tuo with an angry face.
Hua Tuo is sometimes very cute, especially when the patient does not listen to advice, and when he is angry, he is like a child.
Now seeing that Guo Jia woke up, Hua Tuo snorted coldly and said, "I'll go decoction." And he left.
As soon as Hua Tuo left, Guo Jia dared to speak: "Lord, is Doctor Hua angry with me?" ”
"Of course. Who made you disobedient? Only this time, he was even angry with me, because I indulged you. Zhang Chao said in a helpless tone.
Perhaps because of professional reasons, Hua Tuo is very serious about doing things, so that he sometimes gives a look at Zhang Chao. Fortunately, he has the capacity to accommodate people, and it doesn't seem to be Cao Agui, so he won't kill Hua Tuo.
"Oh, that's right, then the old man is fair." Unexpectedly, Guo Jia did answer like this.
At this time, Zhang Chao was also a little speechless after hearing this, this Guo Jia is really an outlier, at least replaced by someone else, and he would never dare to say these words in front of his lord.
Those who do big things do not live in small ways, Zhang Chao does not blame Guo Jia, but said: "Okay, eat something when you wake up, I have something to tell you." ”
Seeing that Zhang Chao's face became a little more serious, Guo Jia asked, "What's wrong, is something wrong?" ”
"It's not that there was an accident, it's just that my brother sent someone back to urge food, and the battle situation on the front line is not too good." Zhang Chao replied.
"I see." Guo Jia nodded his head after hearing this, and then suddenly looked up at Zhang Chao and said, "Lord, you don't want to do something, do you?" ”
"Haha, those who know me are filial piety. Well, do you think it would be appropriate if I sent out the cavalry now? Zhang Chao laughed, Guo Jia is Guo Jia, and he actually thought of his heart.
Zhang Miao and Cao Cao traveled together to Changshe to relieve the siege of Huangfu Song, Zhang Chao did not send out the cavalry, this is not that he is selfish, he doesn't want to help his brother, it is really that he knows Huangfu Song too well, that is a person who is dedicated to the court, if he sees this cavalry, he will definitely ask for it on the grounds of exterminating the Yellow Turban.
With the character of his brother Zhang Miao, it is very likely that he will agree, in this case, this cavalry will be handed over, and how long the efforts will be in vain.
Zhang Chao left a hand, and it can also be used to defend Chen Liu. Now that the cavalry has appeared in the world in order to exterminate Bu Ji, presumably this news will definitely spread, if these cavalry are left by their side at this time, I am afraid that it will become the tongue of some people's attacks.
There are always some people in the world who can't do things. But let them criticize those who do things, but they are still full of it.
Such a person naturally can't do things, but it can do bad things, Zhang Chao's foundation is unstable now, but he doesn't want to offend those villains. This led to the idea of putting the cavalry to use. Not only can he block some tongues, but he can also help his brother break out of the siege, and most importantly, he can also make some contributions, which is also very beneficial for him to gain fame.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, if a person did not have a certain amount of fame, it was difficult to be respected by celebrities. Just like Cao Cao, even if he was in power in the later period, he was not respected by celebrities because of his eunuch family's background, so he repeatedly issued "meritocracy" orders, choosing those who disdain famous religions but have the skills to govern the country and use soldiers.
Zhang Chao's body is not very good, but because his brother has virtue, he borrowed the light for himself. But if you want to build something in the future, if you want people to submit to him, you must have fame.
Guo Jia has long analyzed Zhang Chao's method of becoming a leader. Borrowing the counterinsurgency of the Yellow Turban Army to make war exploits is naturally the best way.
"Well, it works." Guo Jia thought about it for a while and gave the answer.
Guo Jiadu said okay, and Zhang Chao said in his heart: "Okay, then I will trouble Fengxiao to stay at home, and I will arrange for Zhang Rui and three hundred heavy cavalry to stay at home at that time." ”
Guo Jia is originally a literati, and his physique is not very good. In addition, I don't know what kind of situation will be encountered in this battle, and it is very likely that I will sleep in the open. For the sake of good health, it is easier to stay at home, and such a big Chen Liucheng also needs someone to guard it. After thinking about it, only this person can reassure Zhang Chao.
"Well, that's the case, the Lord will go out and be careful. Remember not to be strong, you can act when you have the opportunity, if you don't have the right time to lie dormant, this time it's better to go out and see the world. Guo Jia did not forget to remind Zhang Chao.
"Okay, I remember the words of filial piety." Zhang Chao nodded in agreement.
After Guo Jia finished eating, the two locked up in the house and discussed for a long time, and then, in the evening, Zhang Chao left and went to the second prince's mansion to the compound. Soon after, in the middle of the night, the south gate was opened, and a group of soldiers quietly left with horses wrapped in thick cloth wrapped in four hooves.
When he left, there were no torches, no sound, except for Zhang Jie, who was guarding the city, and some of the city guards, no one knew about it.
In Chen Liucheng, early the next morning, there were more heavily armed black cavalry on the streets.
As soon as they appeared, the people of the city recognized these people as the cavalry of the Yellow Turban Army that day, and their fear immediately increased, and for a time the city became more secure.
All of this is naturally Guo Jia's meaning. In order to maintain stability in the city, the 300 heavy cavalry had to stop most of their training time and use it for patrolling. This is also the best way to cover up Zhang Chao's departure.
said that Zhang Chao took five hundred light cavalry and left Chen Liucheng as soon as he stepped up. Zhao Yun followed with a bright silver spear, wearing a black armor and majestic.
"Zilong, you still look more energetic in white." While moving forward, Zhang Chao looked at Zhao Yun and joked.
"The lord laughed, you are white, how can I be the same as you." Zhao Yun rode on his horse and shook his head. He can say this, and fully see that the sense of loyalty in his heart occupies a great proportion.
"Why not, we're brothers. In this way, when I look back, I will find a suitable white horse and give it to you, and when the time comes, you will definitely be famous in white. Zhang Chao made a promise.
These words caused great emotion in Zhao Yun's heart. This kind of lord follows him to death, and it is also willing!
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Long Society.
A city that was not very large and had a very important geographical location was indeed surrounded by water.
Under the leadership of Bocai, the Yingchuan Yellow Turban Army defeated Zhu Jun and took advantage of the victory to encircle Huangfu Song in Changshe (now northeast of Changge, Henan).
The rebel army was huge, and the officers and soldiers defending the city were only a few thousand, and the strong gap in numbers made them dare not fight, so they could only hold on and wait for reinforcements.
After the imperial court learned of the matter, it immediately called on the heroes of the world to fight together, and for a time many local rebels came to Changshe, among which the representatives were Liu Bei group, Cao Cao group, Sun Jian group and other future separatist forces.
The first to arrive were Cao Cao and Zhang Miao, who led an army of 2,000 men to a hill not far from Changshe and stopped.
It's not that Cao Agui is afraid of death, but the military strength of the enemy and us is too great. From a distance, the Yellow Turban Army is camped according to the grass, stretching for dozens of miles, and at a cursory glance, the number of people is afraid to be forty or fifty thousand. Despite their lack of combat experience, the ants often bite and kill elephants. With only 2,000 troops, no one would act rashly.
Of course, Cao Apo also made some tentative attacks, but three times in a row attracted a large number of Yellow Turban Army counterattacks, and the last time, he was almost surrounded by it. Seeing that the situation was so serious, he had no choice but to retreat to the mountain and wait for the other rebels to arrive and attack together.
The Battle of Chosha continues, with hundreds to thousands of people dying every day. Of course, most of them are the Yellow Turban Army, with the tall and strong city, Huangfu Song can still hold it, but after a long time, there will inevitably be a shortage of water and food in the city, and the army's heart will inevitably be shaken.
It was in this situation that Zhang Chao came to a place called Songjia Village not far from Changshe.
Because of the ravages of the Yellow Turbans and the destruction that they only knew about construction, the whole village was now almost a dead village, and apart from the occasional homeless passing, there was no permanent population here.
It was noon when Zhang Chao arrived here. As the sun hung high in the sky, he led his cavalry into the village to find a relatively shady place to rest.
The place where Zhang Chao stayed was a large courtyard, which should have been the place where the sacrifices in the village used to be. As soon as the people entered the courtyard and were fed water, a woman dressed as a village woman entered the courtyard.
She was able to get close to it easily because she was holding a token with the words "Simplified Chinese" engraved on the tip of a knife, which was also Zhang Chao's unique mark, and at this time, no one knew what the meaning of these two words represented.
It's just that as Zhang Chao's guard, the eight Jinyi guards who are responsible for protecting Zhang Chao's safety (Zhang Chao's own name, the palace of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty is all in charge of the security of the Jinyi guard, he felt that this name was very majestic, so he gave the first eight people around him such a name. Indeed, he knows this token.
Although there were still some doubts about why this woman had this token, they still let her into the courtyard, but they kept holding the handle of the knife in their right hand, keeping it as if they were ready to shoot the knife.
The woman entered the courtyard, and she saw Zhang Chao dressed in white from afar, and when she strode forward, when she was five meters away, she plopped and half-knelt on the ground and said: "Li Yu, a member of the Heavenly Eye, pays a visit to the second son." ”
"Well, here you are. How is the probing going. After seeing the woman in front of him, Zhang Chao did not have any surprise, on the contrary, he had already known that she would come.