Chapter 41: Crisis
Hu Zhen discussed here, and Liu Qi was no longer surprised.
But he didn't explain anything directly, the fact is as he thought on the way to Guangzong, Dong Zhuo is not a wise person, follow Dong Zhuo, and deal with things with his conduct, even if there are no princes of the Eighteen Roads in the future, it is difficult to achieve much.
What's more, seeing too much of the suffering of ordinary people in the Han Dynasty, how could Liu Qi's ambition to help him be realized in the Dong family?
When I returned to the camp, it was already the time for the rooster to crow.
Most of the people in the barracks were still in the midst of yesterday's victory, and they were asleep with joy, and when they were not alert, they could see where Liu Qi's camp was, and the villagers had already gotten up early to warm up and train as usual.
Hu Zhen did not continue to talk to Liu Qi, and Liu Qi did not explain Hu Zhen's speculation.
But he could feel that what he did during the day, coupled with tonight's conversation, Hu Zhen's attitude towards him had changed significantly.
"Pavilion Chief, you're back!
What do I have to do next? But with the army, go out to kill the Yellow Turban thieves? ”
As soon as Liu Qi returned to the camp tent, Xu's friend came over.
Xu said so, obviously the group of villagers under his command, seeing that the leader of the Yellow Turban Army was dead, Guangzong's place, the Yellow Turban Army retreated, and they also wanted to reap the merits of the war.
Regardless of the group under his command, the vast majority of the Han army recruits in the land of Guangzong have such thoughts.
In the face of victory and merit, countless colleagues who died on the battlefield have long been forgotten after they have become dry bones.
Liu Qi saw that everyone was surrounded, he nodded to Fang Zhen, Li Zhan and the others, and then said: "With the order of General Zhonglang, we will wait for the department, this time I will stay in Guangzong City with the general."
The task is difficult and important, and it is impossible to take it lightly, if you can keep Guangzong, it will be a great achievement in the future! ”
Liu Qi pointed out, but except for the thoughtful Fang Zhen, the rest of the people were made absent-minded by the fact that they couldn't go into battle to win merit.
When Liu Qi entered the house, Fang Zhen entered with him.
"This time I was summoned by the Zhonglang General, but the pavilion chief said in public, I will wait for these days, the precautionary plan I have studied?"
Noticing that when Liu Qi returned, the small package was no longer there, Fang Zhen groaned.
Motioning to Fang Zhen to sit on the side of the small case, Liu Qi poured a bowl of hot water in the kettle and the hot water that the townsman had just added, and poured a bowl for each of them, he knelt down on the first case, picked up the small bowl, drank it silently, and then shook his head and said: "Zhonglang will not give me a chance to say it at all......"
Liu Qi finished telling the matter of the official residence, and then separated him from Hu Zhen, and told him about the gift of the city defense plan he held, and finally asked his subordinates the think tank: "What does Zichu think of General Hu?" ”
Fang Zhen knew that Liu Qi was asking Hu Zhen, he frowned and thought about it, and after a while, he raised his head and said: "General Hu is bold and careful, brave in battle, and born in the Xiliang Hao family, except for a little bit of personality, there is no big problem with the rest." ”
It is rare for someone to open up Hu Zhen in such detail, and Liu Qi immediately put his thoughts and Tao with Fang Zhen.
"Just as we deduced, most of the men and horses led by General Zhonglang are likely to fall into the illusion of the Yellow Turban Army retreating if they are not careful.
And if the main force led by it is defeated, it will be convenient for a period of time in the future, and the Yellow Turban Army will still be invincible in Jidi, unless the imperial court sends another army to decide!
In order to win the two major towns of Guangzong and Quyang, and behead Zhang Jiao's big victory, the advantage will also be offset.
At the moment, General Hu is responsible for guarding Guangzong, and his subordinates count the recruited troops, which is enough for 10,000 troops, and what I think is that if Zhonglang is defeated, we can help General Hu to turn things around. ”
In his dealings with Hu Zhen, Liu Qi saw Hu Zhen's potential.
Compared with Dong Zhuo, who is somewhat stubborn, Hu Zhen is also easier to speak.
What's more, with those friendships in the past, as long as Dong Zhuo personally led his troops to exterminate the defeat in front of him, proving his prophecy, Hu Zhenyu's advice may be higher.
Just imagine, if Hu Zhen can use this to obtain meritorious service and win the attention of the imperial court, the future will be bright.
At the same time, the relationship between him and Dong Zhuo is afraid that there will also be cracks.
You can't have both.
How Hu Zhen will choose in the end depends on how ambitious Hu Zhen is.
He Liu Qi is still in the middle of nowhere, and he doesn't mind helping Hu Zhen, so he has an ally who may help him in the future.
Fang Zhen saw Liu Qi's cautious tone, and he really thought of this aspect.
He immediately said: "The pavilion chief is extremely worried!
General Hu is indeed a capable man, not to mention that he was born in the Xiliang wealthy family, and many generals in Liangzhou, all have friendships, in the coming days, that is, Zhonglang will not be in Xiliang, if he has the endorsement of the imperial court, he can also be the commander.
The pavilion chief helped him this time, if it came to pass, General Hu would go to a high position, and if he looked at it with the truth, there would be a good reward!
In this matter, we will really do our best to complement each other. ”
Fang Zhen's meaning is very clear, it can be regarded as recognizing what Liu Qi said, Dong Zhuo was born in Xiliang and can lead the Xiliang Group, as long as the fame returns, why can't Hu Zhen?
The only problem is that Hu Zhen needs to win the battle, and he needs to have the courage and courage to unite everyone in the continuous upward movement.
In this regard, only Hu Zhen himself can complete the transformation in the real sense.
All he could do was push from the side.
"Good!"
Following.
Zuo Zhonglang General Dong Zhuo, in addition to the generals Hu Zhen and Li Meng, guarded the two cities of Guangzong and Quyang, and the rest of the heavy troops poured out of the nest to kill the Yellow Turban stragglers gathered around Guangzong and Quyang.
Liu Qi and the townsmen were stationed in Guangzong City with the general Hu Zhen and took turns to defend them.
In the next few days, the Han army was really overwhelmed, and the enemy was defeated one after another.
Along with the various celebratory military reports, they are constantly presented to Luoyang.
The war in the entire Jizhou region gives people the scene that the imperial court army is about to exterminate the Yellow Turban bandits and calm down.
Even Hu Zhen, who guarded Guangzong, was now very suspicious of what Liu Qi said that day, and his generals fought a lot in private because they could not participate in this war.
In addition to taking turns on duty in the city in accordance with the above order, Liu Qi spent part of his time with Fang Zhen, Li Zhan and others to discuss systematic training methods for soldiers, and asked Li Zhan to compile "Training Strategies", and spent part of his time reading the books given by Pan Zhang, and also looking for books from the city, reading Confucian classics such as "Zuo Chuan", and often studying characters.
This is also a quiet time for him, the same Ying township, since he left Gai County, a rare time to enjoy.
On this day, it was the ninth day of the first month of November.
Jizhou is already a bitter winter.
Heavy snow of goose feathers, falling from the firmament, soon gathers the city white.
In this quiet early morning, more than ten cavalrymen suddenly entered from the eastern city of Guangzong, wearing armor, stained with blood, and the sound of horses' hooves broke the tranquility of the city.
"Report! Frontline Emergency! ”
Half an hour later, including Liu Qi, all of Hu Zhen's personal generals were summoned to the official residence for discussion.
When you step inside, you will feel a solemn atmosphere.
I could see that Hu Zhen couldn't get rid of the shock on his face, and when everyone arrived, as soon as he opened his mouth, he said a jaw-dropping fact.
"Last night, the traitors Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao, led the troops gathered in Ren County, Nanhe, and attacked the Zhonglang General Headquarters in Pingxiang overnight, the traitors were fierce, our Han army was defeated, and Zhonglang was seriously injured and sailed to Guangping.
Now, the leader of the traitor Zhang Liang is attacking our Guangzong area. ”