flstandardbreds Chapter 163 Jia Xu has a wall and Xu You has a ladder
Chapter 163 Jia Xu has a wall and Xu You has a ladder
Chapter 163 Jia Xu has a wall and Xu You has a ladder
Huangfu Jianchang didn't hear it. He translated for a while and turned to the next place.
Shi A followed beside him, keeping alert for Yuan Shu's patrolling soldiers who might appear at any time.
After walking for a while, Huangfu Jianchang came to a big tree, searched and dug, and found a sealed package.
After opening it, there were two letters. He stared at them and slowly translated them in his mind.
Soon, Huangfu Jian said with a strange look in his eyes: "Liu Bei and Lu Bu are going to attack Guangling?"
Not long ago, Yuan Shu's troops reached Langya County in the northernmost part of Xuzhou, and seemed to be about to swallow up the whole Xuzhou. In the blink of an eye, Liu Bei, the Prime Minister of Pengcheng, and Lu Bu, the Captain of Pinglu, reached Guangling County on the other side, and were about to recapture the whole Xuzhou.
Shi Ada frowned and said calmly, "You have so many secrets. It seems that I have to follow you to the toilet."
Huangfu Jianchang quickly put the letter into his arms, looked at Shi A warily, and said, "I'm telling you, I'm lustful, and I'm lustful towards women."
Shi A ignored him and asked, "Where to go now?"
Huangfu Jianchang stopped playing around and said with a firm expression, "Find two horses and go to Pei County to see who wins."
Shi A hummed and said, "We have to take a detour."
Yuan Shu's army had just left Xiang County, so we definitely couldn't follow them closely, and Xuzhou next door was in chaos, so it was not easy to go there either.
"Let's go." Huangfu Jian said. If the road is not easy to walk on, you have to walk as soon as possible, otherwise you will miss the show.
The two men tried their best to get out of the city, found two horses, and headed straight for Pei County.
But there were obstacles everywhere on the road. They went around in circles but still failed to arrive on time. They even had to leave Peiguo and Yuzhou and enter Xuzhou and Pengcheng, and then take another detour.
By the time they arrived, the battle had already lasted for a long time.
The two men came to Wu County, not far from Pei County, where they rested and gathered information.
Wu County was also affected because it was too close to Pei County. Many people fled, and various soldiers and bandits visited from time to time.
For three consecutive days, Huangfu Jianchang did not get any specific information.
In a secluded courtyard, Huangfu Jianchang held a dry-fried duck in his hand. He looked left and right but couldn't eat it. He sighed and said, "Old Shi, haven't I eaten meat for ten days?"
Shi A was also exhausted. He stood beside him, holding his sword, and said, "They are fighting too fiercely. You can't contact your people. What should you do?"
Huangfu Jian looked at the duck in his arms, his lips moved again and again, and finally he bit it, but immediately let it slip out of his mouth, saying helplessly: "Damn duck..."
He threw away the duck he had finally found, raised his head and looked towards Pei County. He touched his belly and said with a gloomy look, "From the fragmentary information, Hua Xiong pretended to be defeated to lure the enemy, Gao Lan was fooled and lost 3,000 men. Then Guo Si set an ambush, but was defeated by Zhang He. Later, Zhang He pursued Zhang Ji, but was attacked from the flank by Zhang Xiu and had to retreat. Then Yuan Shu and Dong Zhuo supervised the battle, which lasted for three days without a clear winner..."
Shi A showed no expression and said, "In this case, will the stalemate continue?"
Huangfu Jian shook his head and said to himself in confusion: "It has been five days since Governor Tao recaptured Xuzhou. Why hasn't he sent troops yet? Also, Cao Cao in Yanzhou has not sent troops to support us either. This is strange..."
Shi A didn't like such brain-consuming things, so he said casually: "They are just watching from the sidelines, wanting to see who wins and who loses, right?"
Huangfu Jian glanced at him, thought for a moment, and said, "Let's go to Yanzhou!"
Shi A was startled and asked, "You want to go back to Beijing?"
Huangfu Jian shook his head and said, "Logically speaking, Xu Rong and Cao Cao's rotation of defense should have been completed long ago. I am worried that Cao Cao is plotting something bad."
Shi A frowned. As a knight-errant, he had been good friends with Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu. Cao Cao was especially generous and unrestrained, which was most to his taste. He wanted to defend Cao Cao, but he couldn't find a reason.
Huangfu Jianchang set off as he spoke, bypassing Wu County and heading straight for Shanyang County in Yanzhou.
At this time, the battle between Yuan Shu and Dong Zhuo had almost never stopped.
The two sides attacked and defended alternately, winning and losing alternately. After fighting for nearly a month, no one could win.
Within Pei County.
Dong Zhuo hosted a grand banquet for his guests, which included not only his advisers and generals, but also many people from aristocratic families who were captured, including Cao Cao's father Cao Song.
Dong Zhuo was drinking wine, looking very proud. He said to Cao Song, "What do you think of the current war situation?"
Before Liu Bian ascended the throne, Cao Song bought a position of Grand Marshal from the eunuch party. Unfortunately, he became a scapegoat for the Yellow Turban Rebellion and was soon dismissed, resulting in a loss of 100 million coins.
Cao Song's face was somewhat similar to Cao Cao's. He raised his hand neither servilely nor arrogantly, and said with a smile: "Mr. Dong is a famous general of the time. Yuan Shu is not worth mentioning."
Dong Zhuo was even happier with the flattery of the former Grand Commandant. He said with a smile, "Recently, our army has suffered a minor defeat. I suspect someone leaked the news and tipped off the rebels. Does Lord Cao have any suspicions?"
Cao Song looked at Dong Zhuo's smiling face, and felt a chill in his heart. He said calmly, "Song has not been involved in affairs for a long time. If Lord Dong has evidence that anyone here is colluding with the thieves, you can make a decisive decision and sentence them to death."
Dong Zhuo stared at Cao Song with his eyes like poisonous snakes, then looked around at the others, and suddenly smiled even more, saying: "I have many soldiers and generals, and sufficient food and grass. I can fight for another half a year without any problem! You don't have to worry, today, let's drink and have fun!"
Naturally, no one dared to save Dong Zhuo's face and they all raised their glasses.
Jia Xu sat aside, looking at the group of people, and gathered his clothes, worried that any stains would stain his white Confucian robe.
The strategy he gave Dong Zhuo was very simple, which was to make him evenly matched with Yuan Shu and make them inseparable - he could not lose, nor could he win!
……
Dong Zhuo was having a grand banquet, but fifty miles outside Pei County, in Yuan Shu’s camp, the atmosphere was not so good.
Yuan Shu remained expressionless as he glanced at the twenty or so people present.
Tian Feng, Yuan Huan, Xu You, Gao Lan, Ji Ling, Qu Yi, Zhang He and others could see that their lord was not as calm as he appeared to be, and must be extremely angry in his heart.
For more than a month, Pei County was as solid as a mountain. Whether it was siege or field battle, it was evenly matched with Dong Zhuo and it was difficult to win.
"Everyone, do you have any suggestions?" After a long while, Yuan Shu suppressed his anger and said expressionlessly.
Everyone sat in silence, all with a thoughtful look on their faces.
The stalemate in the war was very unfavorable for them.
Xuzhou next door may support Dong Zhuo at any time, Wang Rui of Jingzhou may make a comeback and attack Runan at any time, and Gongsun Zan of Yingchuan may appear at any time to attack their flanks.
Coupled with the lack of food and grass, Yuan Shu's army has reached an extremely dangerous point!
Yuan Shu was most annoyed by this kind of silence. He glanced at the crowd with a cold eye, and his gaze still fell on Tian Feng. He said, "Yuan Hao, what do you have to say?"
Tian Feng was somewhat numb to Yuan Shu's threats, and said calmly without looking away: "Either destroy Dong Zhuo as soon as possible, or withdraw the troops."
There was a flash of murderous intent in Yuan Shu's eyes. How could he not know such a simple truth?
"Ziyuan?" Yuan Shu suddenly smiled and looked at Xu You.
Xu You knew very well that Yuan Shu wanted to hear from him the strategy to defeat the enemy, but more than a month had passed and all the strategies that could be used had already been used. If he wanted to come up with a strategy to defeat the enemy, why wait until now?
Xu You raised his hand and said, "I agree with Military Advisor Tian's opinion."
After he finished speaking, an idea suddenly occurred to him, but he immediately shut up.
Yuan Shu was indifferent to Xu You's words. He turned to Yuan Huan, Guo Tu and others without asking any questions.
The two men understood each other and looked at each other. Yuan Huan said, "My lord, maybe we can use the old thief Dong's strategy. We can pretend to retreat, lure the old thief out of the city, and then ambush him!"
Yuan Huan didn't finish his words, the second half of Dong Zhuo's story was that he really ran away.
Self-explanatory.
Yuan Shu was not willing to retreat, so he looked at the others with a sullen face.
No one spoke.
Dong Zhuo had an army of 50,000. Not to mention the strategic passes and strong cities, even if they fought outside the city, both sides would win and lose alternately, and it would be difficult to determine the winner in a short period of time.
Seeing this, Yuan Shu became even more angry. He waved his hand and strode away.
Everyone was shocked, but they didn't know what to say to keep him.
Tian Feng ignored him and got up and left.
Xu You drank the wine casually, waited for a while, and then pretended nothing had happened and walked out the door.
As soon as he went out, he looked back and saw that no one was following him, so he went straight to find Yuan Shu who was patrolling the camp.
Xu You said calmly and calmly, "My lord, it is not difficult to destroy Dong Zhuo."
Yuan Shu was originally filled with hatred and helplessness. Upon hearing this, he quickly asked, "What did Ziyuan have to teach me? Why didn't you say anything in the big tent just now?"
Xu You smiled even more and said, "Because of this strategy, the fewer people know about it, the better."
Yuan Shu felt hopeful, his eyes were burning, he waved away the guards around him, and said solemnly: "Speak clearly to Ziyuan."
Xu You walked closer and whispered, "My lord, didn't Dong Zhuo send someone to write a few letters to you? Why not copy a few more and send them to Luoyang?"
A strategy of alienation!
Yuan Shu's eyes lit up, then he frowned, looking thoughtful.
Xu You knew that they were short of food and grass, so he said, "My lord, if we work together, within half a month at the latest, the thief Dong will be killed by the imperial court!"
"Half a month?"
Yuan Shu calculated the time in his mind, and suddenly, with hatred on his face, he said: "The old thief Dong and I cannot coexist! Pass on my order, and order Guo Tu and Ji Ling to immediately collect food and grass, and make sure they can hold out for 15 days!"
Seeing this, Xu You's eyes became more proud and he smiled without saying a word.
……
With Xu You's strategy, Yuan Shu withdrew his troops and stopped the attack.
Dong Zhuo was very happy with this, and the two sides tacitly challenged each other and refused to fight again.
A few days later, Huangfu Jianchang arrived in Shanyang County and found that Cao Cao had led his troops away for two days.
After collecting some information, he sent it to Luoyang urgently, and then he quietly sneaked into Pei State again to find out the news.
Luoyang City, Imperial Palace, Jingfu Hall, Study.
Liu Bian has been so busy lately that he has neglected sleep and food. He doesn't have a single moment of spare time and hasn't left the palace for almost a month.
As the summer harvest approached, he attached great importance to it, constantly promoted the establishment of the grain-managing commander, and stepped up the arrangements for summer taxes.
I don’t know how long it took, but Pan Yin came in quietly and handed over a cup of tea.
Liu Bian frowned, his eyes still on the official documents.
Pan Yin took advantage of the opportunity and quickly said, "Your Majesty, General Wuwei Cao Cao has arrived in the capital. His troops have returned to the Imperial Army camp. He is in the Grand Marshal's Mansion and has just made contact. Do you want to summon him?"
The title of General Wuwei was a temporary appointment, not a permanent position. It was established during wartime and dismissed when the war ended.
Liu Bian said: "I don't have time to see him, let him assist Huangfu Song in the Grand Marshal's Mansion first."
"Yes." Pan Yin responded and quietly stepped back.
"correct,"
Liu Bian picked up the pen and wrote a reply, saying, "How is Liu Xie's marriage going?"
Pan Yin hurried back and said, "The Empress Dowager has chosen an auspicious day in August."
Liu Bian frowned and waved his hand.
As for Liu Xie's marriage, court officials and Empress Dowager Dong used reasons such as "filial piety" and "he is still young" to make excuses.
The court officials did not want Liu Xie to show up again and cause trouble; Empress Dowager Dong was worried that Liu Bian was plotting against Liu Xie.
But in the end, they could not resist Liu Bian.
Dong dong dong
Suddenly, there was a burst of hurried footsteps outside the study. Without waiting for the message, Huangfu Song and Cao Cao walked in one after the other.
Pan Yin was stunned. Although Huangfu Song had the privilege of 'seeing the emperor at any time without notifying him', he had never used it.
This is the first time that someone has barged in like this!
Liu Bian raised his head, rubbed his face, picked up the teacup and drank tea.
Huangfu Song had a solemn expression on his face and stern eyes. He raised his hand and handed over a few letters, saying, "Your Majesty, this is a secret report from Pei State."
Pan Yin took it and handed it to Liu Bian.
Liu Bian hummed, but didn't rush to look. The tea went into his lungs, and he became much more sober. He looked at Huangfu Song and Cao Cao, and saw that they looked solemn. He smiled and said, "What happened that made you two lose your composure?"
Huangfu Song raised his hand and said, "Dong Zhuo wrote a letter to Yuan Shu, wanting to conspire to divide Yuzhou."
Liu Bian narrowed his eyes slightly, reached out to pick up a few letters on the table, and read them slowly.
The content is very simple. It is not written explicitly but vaguely, probably meaning "a place where both sides do not attack each other and enjoy peace and harmony".
Liu Bian stared at the letters, his mind racing.
'Can Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shu coexist?'
After just a moment's thought, Liu Bian shook his head secretly.
Not to mention the hatred of the two people for exterminating their clans, it is impossible to "equalize the land of Yuzhou". Yuan Shu's ambition will not stop at half of Yuzhou, and similarly, half of Yuzhou is not enough to make Dong Zhuo "respect himself".
After a long while, Liu Bian raised his head and said calmly, "Where did these letters come from?"
Huangfu Song said: "It was a minor official around the traitor Yuan Shu who was angry about his rebellion, so he sent these to me."
Liu Bian turned to Cao Cao and asked, "Mr. Cao, do you think there is a problem?"
Cao Cao had a full beard and a calm expression. He raised his hand and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, it is not important whether you ask or not. At this time, Dong Zhuo is no longer suitable to lead the army to attack Yuan Shu. I request that he be transferred back to the capital for a thorough investigation."
Liu Bian glanced at Huangfu Song. Obviously, he thought the same.
Liu Bian pondered for a moment and said, "Given the hatred between Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shu, plus their mutual ambitions, there is absolutely no possibility of compatibility. These letters are probably problematic. Besides, changing generals before a battle is a taboo. This matter should be kept secret for the time being and must not be spread outside to avoid shaking the morale of the army."
When Huangfu Song saw that Liu Bian still had no intention of replacing Dong Zhuo, his cold face became even more solemn.
Cao Cao's narrow eyes moved slightly, and he looked at Liu Bian with some surprise.
Dong Zhuo's evil ambitions are well known to everyone in the government and the country. Even if the origin of these letters is unknown, they cannot be said to be fake!
It has come to this, Your Majesty, why don't you replace Dong Zhuo?
"His Majesty,"
Cao Cao immediately calmed down and said, "I request that the three states of Xu, Yan, and Jing send troops to help quell the rebellion."
"I'll think about it again."
Liu Bian looked at him and said, "I heard that Cao Song's family is in Dong Zhuo's army? I have already sent a letter and ordered Dong Zhuo to escort them to the capital."
All the advice Cao Cao had prepared was immediately stuck in his throat.
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