Chapter 11: Greed
An army of 10,000 people began the northern expedition under the command of Liu Bei, and Huo Jun also began his first military career.
Liu Bei is worthy of being a hero who has been crisscrossing the Central Plains for decades, and the army is like a broken bamboo under his command, even breaking the strongholds of the Cao army such as Bowang and Xi'e, and the front of the army is approaching Duyang. The boats of the Jingzhou Navy passed through the water and supplied the grain and grass of Xiangyang to the army.
Liu Bei's level of military use is actually different from the impression of later generations. His level of use of troops is not bad, but he does not belong to the top ranks, nor is he a talented general, but a growing general. After all, he is also a hero who started through war, perhaps under the influence of Hu Feng in the north, Liu Bei is extremely good at head-to-head duels.
Therefore, looking at Liu Bei's past achievements, as long as it is not bad luck, the difference in troops, or the sneak attack in the rear, Liu Bei can still fight with some famous generals.
Of course, if you have to compare him with a talented top commander like Lu Xun, it can only be said that he is not an opponent of the same grade.
After a few days of duel, Liu Bei took the old pawn to defeat Duyang and march to Yecheng. Liu Hu, who accompanied the army, was amazed by Liu Bei's combat effectiveness, knowing that in the past, their Jingzhou soldiers and horses fought against Cao Cao in the Central Plains quite hard.
Last time, without Zhang Xiu's help, their army of 10,000 people only hit Xi'e, and was stopped by the fifty people led by Du Xian for several days. But he didn't expect to change the batch of partners, and he broke through the blocking sun and approached Ye Cheng.
In May, the army broke the blockage, Liu Bei was not as happy as Huo Jun imagined, and when his soldiers were cleaning the battlefield, he didn't know what to feel in the sunset alone.
"Envoy!"
Huo Jun rode to Liu Bei's side and asked.
Liu Bei pointed to the barren field in front of him with a horsewhip, and said in remembrance: "Last year, I led the troops to the south, and after blocking the sun, there were still people farming, but no one has cultivated so far this year. That house was inhabited by an old man, and now it is afraid of turning to white bones. ”
Huo Jun was silent, after leaving Xinye, he went north with the army, and the scene he saw was either white bones or graves, even if he saw the people, they fled far away when they saw the army.
Along the way, he couldn't see many people. In the past, the rich Nanyang in people's mouths passed through Yuan Shu's Huohuo, Zhang Xiu's war with Cao Cao, and the wrestling between Liu Biao and Cao Cao has withered, and I don't know when it will flourish again.
In this way, sometimes Huo Jun is also fortunate to be the identity after his crossing, he did not cross to the turbulent Central Plains, nor did he cross to become a grass people, but the landlord of Jingzhou, and he could become a strong man.
After all, the only place in the world that can be called a paradise is Jingzhou, where he lives. But maybe in a few years, the war will burn to Jingzhou again.
However, with Huo Jun's ability and identity, he also longs for chaos. As Lu Su once said to Sun Quan, he was enough to become a county official or a county official in the Eastern Han Dynasty with his strong background, and if he was lucky, he could also become a taishou, but it was basically the end.
Without a deep family background, he can't go up. But if he relies on the troubled times at the end of the Han Dynasty and assists Sun Quan to take the throne, he can become a minister of Conglong and show his talents, which is impossible for the Eastern Han Dynasty court to bring him.
And he assisted Liu Bei as well, eager to show his talents, become a minister of the dragon, and bring incomparable wealth to himself and his family.
"Bei was born in Zhuo County, and when he was young, he was humble and unbridled, plundering people and money, and the Han Dynasty could not control it. Later, the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the Central Plains was in all directions, lamenting the great rivers and mountains, and became a place for soldiers. Bei sometimes thinks of the two emperors of Huan and Ling, and they all hate it. If the country is governed properly, why did the Han Dynasty fall to this. Liu Bei sighed.
Huo Jun straightened his thoughts and said vaguely: "The decline of the Later Han Dynasty is due to the unrighteousness of the Son of Heaven, as well as the crime of chaotic government by relatives and eunuchs. However, the root cause of the theft was the annexation of land, the rampant of the clans, the displacement of the people, and the lack of food and income, so they had to rebel. ”
"The tyranny of the Qin Dynasty did not care for the people, the people were resentful, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang resisted tyranny; Although there was no tyranny in the former Han Dynasty, the people were miserable, and the people were struggling to make a living. This will be the case in the future! ”
"The lessons of the previous car, the overthrow of the rear car. Be prepared for this. Liu Bei said in a deep voice.
Looking at Liu Bei Lingran's appearance, Huo Jun smiled bitterly.
Dynasty reincarnation, who can avoid it. In later generations, Huang Yanpei's question could only be answered vaguely by his master. And how can he know the answer at the end of the Han Dynasty!
As a young man, he naively thought that the times were progressing and dynastic reincarnation might be avoided, but as he saw more and more, he also realized the absurdity of that era. The deer as a horse, which has been spurned by countless people, can actually appear again. Ducks, ducks, rats, and rats, stupid and unclear.
However, this kind of emotion only passed in Huo Jun's heart in an instant, and he lived for himself after living a lifetime. Have mercy on the people, and wait for the world to be stable.
"Xuande Gong has a great cause in his heart, and he will achieve success in whatever he thinks." Huo Jun praised.
Liu Bei, who was firm-minded, also put away his fragile emotions and said with a smile: "Zhong Miao went north with the army, how about it?" ”
Huo Jun tugged on the reins and said with a smile: "The harvest is remarkable, the soldiers of Xuande are brave and approaching Yecheng, which is admirable." ”
The harvest is indeed quite rich, and Huo Jun consciously recorded the details and habits of Liu Bei's decades of battles, especially the use of cavalry, which made Huo Jun refreshed.
It's just being scorned by others. Perhaps because of his youth, Liu Bei treated him as a guest, which made Zhang Fei and Guan Yu a little unhappy, and they were not as polite as Chen Dao, Xu Shu and others.
Huo Jun is not dissatisfied with this, after all, he is indeed like this, and his current resume is nothing in front of the two of them.
The corners of Liu Bei's mouth raised a smile, and he said: "The Cao army's brigade has not yet arrived, and the troops are just small enemies, how can they be praised." If Cao Mengde doesn't go south, I don't know who he will send to lead the army, Cao Ren, Xiahoudun, and Xiahouyuan? ”
Between the words, Liu Bei had a sense of expectation. In his eyes, except for Cao Cao, the rest of the generals did not pose much of a threat.
Regarding the direction of the war, Huo Jun did not look forward to it so much. Huo Jun, who came from later generations, knew the outcome of this battle, and Liu Bei won a tactical victory, but to no avail.
In the case that Liu Biao does not go all out, Liu Bei alone cannot change the overall situation of the Central Plains, and Huo Jun is looking forward to whether he can change Liu Bei's mind through this war.
Towards evening, Liu Jun set up camp.
In the tent, Huo Jun was reading a book at night, thinking about what he had seen when he went north recently.
"Zhong Miao is here?" Xu Shu was outside the tent and said, "Come and pay a visit!" ”
"Yuanzhi, please come in!"
Huo Jun welcomed Xu Shu into the camp tent and asked, "Yuan Zhi visited the meeting late at night, I don't know what happened?" ”
Xu Shu is still different from history in Romance, Xu Shu left Liu Bei not because he was too awesome, Cao Cao arrested his mother. But when Yang was defeated, Xu Shu's mother was separated from Xu Shu, and Xu Shu returned to save his mother and had to leave Liu Bei.
After entering Cao Wei, when Cao Pi ascended the throne, Xu Shu was listed in the persuasion table, and the official worshiped the right Zhonglang general and the imperial history Zhongcheng. Imperial Historian Naga is the supreme governor of the Imperial Observatory, similar to the Supreme Inspector General of later generations, responsible for supervising the work of the ministers.
At the time of Xinye, Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu also had colleagues, and they commented many times that Xu Shu was outspoken, concerned about official affairs, and often could give constructive opinions politically. So much so that when Zhuge Liang governed Yizhou, he never forgot Xu Shu, and asked his subordinates to learn from Xu Shu many times.
After Huo Jun joined the army, Xu Shu and Huo Jun chatted freely from time to time, so the relationship between the two was also quite good.
Xu Shu thought about it a little and said: "The lord once said that he wanted to be with Yuan Shao and take Nanyang as his business, but when he went north this time, he saw that Nanyang was withered, it was difficult to raise soldiers, and there was no hardship or danger, so it was not a place to establish a foundation." If you can get the help of Liu Jingzhou, go south to Jiangdong and take the six counties as the base, it may be feasible. ”
Not long after Xu Shu took refuge in Liu Bei, he relied on his recent performance to win Liu Bei's trust, and thus also learned from Liu Bei's strategy of going down to Jiangdong. However, Liu Bei didn't say who made the suggestion, but Xu Shu probably guessed whose idea it was when he saw Huo Jun accompanying the army.
After a pause, Xu Shu said: "Entering Jiangzuo in the east, the lord can't worry about troops, water battles and other things. Shu Zhi can't worry about Zhong Miao, if you can solve it, maybe you can worry about the lord's heart. ”
On the issue of whether to stay in Xinye, Xu Shu supported Jiangdong, and with his wisdom, he also saw the opportunities and risks behind taking Jiangdong. Visiting Huo Jun tonight may be to inform Liu Bei of his current doubts.
Huo Jun pondered for a while and said, "Yuan Zhi's meaning, Jun knows also!" However, the war is imminent, and it is not a matter of strategy, and it will be seen what happens after the war. ”
"No!"
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