Chapter 55 Chapter 55: The Field of the White Horse

Liu Xuande suffers from doing nothing every day. Since living in Jizhou City, the capital of Hebei, although he has been treated with courtesy by the guests and can live freely, due to the pain in his heart, it is difficult to show joy all day long. Anyway, he's in a diner's situation right now.Moreover, there is no way to communicate with each other thousands of miles away, and he just entrusts Yuan Shao with his own ruin. "What happened to my wife and son? Where did my two foster brothers go?" In the boredom of the long leisure in spring, he would always think of the distress in his heart sullenly, and then he would feel self-defeating.

"I can't serve the country at the top, and I can't protect the safety of my family at the bottom. It's really shameful to live alone..." Sometimes, he fell asleep with his sleeves covering his face under the lamp at night, letting the pain ruthlessly bite his heart. The water in the spring river is warm, and the peaches, plums and red buds in the spring garden are just blooming. ——Ah, seeing the peach blossoms blooming touched my heart again. The Taoyuan Yimeng seemed to be right in front of my eyes. "Guan Yu, are you still alive? Zhang Fei, where are you?"

The sky has no heart. Liu Xuande looked up to the sky, only to see a spring cloud floating lightly. He looked up at the sky for a long time. At this time, before he knew it, someone patted him on the shoulder from behind.It was Yuan Shao who came. Yuan Shao asked with a smile, "Did you feel lonely when the spring blossoms?" "Oh, this..." "I have something to discuss with you, and I want to hear your real opinion." "What did the general ask?" "Now that Ai'er's illness has healed, and the snow in the mountains has melted, I want to realize my long-cherished wish for many years, lead troops to Beijing, and wipe out Cao Cao's power in one fell swoop. But my minister Tian Feng bitterly advised that it is more important to stick to it than to attack at this time." Good. And he also said that at present we should focus on strengthening national defense, training soldiers and horses, and speeding up the development of agricultural production. As long as we wait patiently, Cao Cao in Xudu will be full of loopholes and self-defeating within two or three years. When that time comes, it will be more convenient for us to attack in one fell swoop. favorable."

After thinking for a while, Liu Xuande replied: "Tian Feng is also reasonable, this is out of the idea of ​​safety. However, Tian Feng is a scholar, so what he said is just a theory on the desk, if I would not be like this Do." "Then what would you do if it were you?" "I firmly believe that today is the time to wait. It is true that Cao Cao has a strong army now, and his ingenuity in using troops cannot be underestimated. However, on the other hand, he is becoming more and more arrogant and arrogant, and people in the ruling and opposition circles are becoming more and more alienated from him. Especially not long ago, he beheaded his uncle Dong Cheng and hundreds of his fellow party members in the capital in broad daylight. It’s a century-old regret.”

"Well, is it? Listening to what you said, I think Tian Feng always shows off his knowledge, and his nature is to keep his own wealth. He is satisfied with his current official position and only wants to spend it safely. Yu Sheng, perhaps for this purpose, persuaded me to accept this theory." Yuan Shao probably thought that Tian Feng had nothing else to ask for, so he called Tian Feng and scolded him for his negative opinion: "You must be a behind-the-scenes troublemaker who instigated the master to do stupid things." Tian Feng is an upright person, and usually only knows how to do things according to the public, so he did not hesitate to retort this time: "Cao Cao's strength and prestige are by no means as weak as the rumors outside. If you send troops hastily, you may be defeated."

"You are also a veteran of Hebei, do you think our soldiers and horses in Hebei are so vulnerable?" Yuan Shao was so furious that he wanted to kill Tian Feng, but Liu Xuande and others persuaded him to give up, but he still ordered in anger: "This ominous guy, put me in prison immediately!" Yuan Shao finally made up his mind. Before long, he issued an appeal against Cao Cao to the four prefectures of Hebei Province, listing Cao Cao's ten crimes and announcing them to the world. At the same time, he ordered: "Each choose their own family's soldiers, horses, bows and crossbows, and join them in the field of white horses!"

White Horse Field is a plain located at the junction of Hebei and Henan. The armies of the four states continued to go to the battlefield. Yuan Shao's territory is worthy of being a rich territory. No matter which side's troops it is, they are all well-equipped with swords and guns, and their armor is bright. This time, every family thought it was a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity" and encouraged the participants to seize the opportunity to make contributions.However, only Jushou is different from the others. Jushou and Tian Feng have been in the key departments of the Chinese army for a long time, so they have a very good relationship with Tian Feng.

This time he saw with his own eyes that Tian Feng was innocently imprisoned after arguing with the lord, and he felt more deeply that the world is unpredictable and the world is impermanent.On the eve of his departure, he specially called his relatives of the same clan, distributed all the treasures of his family as his relics, and made the following farewell speech: "The chance of winning this battle is not even one in a thousand. .If our army can win by chance, it will be famous all over the world. But if it fails, its fate will be extremely tragic. Regardless of the victory or defeat, I think it will be very difficult for me to survive." After finishing speaking, he said He left the house without looking back.

Usually there are only a small number of Cao Cao's defenders on the border of Baima. This time, when Yuan Shao's army arrived, Cao's army collapsed in an instant, and they all rode their horses and fled around. Yuan Shao ordered Yan Liang, a strong general in Jizhou, to lead the battle.Taking advantage of the huge momentum, Yan Liang rushed to Li Yang in one fell swoop.Ju Shou worriedly reminded Yuan Shao: "Yan Liang's courage can be used to great effect, but Yan Liang's ideas cannot be adopted, so I think it is best to appoint two vanguard generals." Yuan Shao turned a deaf ear to it, and angrily reprimanded Jushou: "Why do you have to change the general after such an obvious victory? If according to your statement, the morale of the entire army will be demoralized. So, you say Shut up if you don't say anything good."

on the other hand.With the continuous military emergency reports from the border, Cao Cao suddenly started the general mobilization of troops, food, army and horses, and a huge commotion occurred in the entire capital, and the chaos was like a world overturned. During this period, a stalwart body slowly walked into the Prime Minister's Mansion with a long beard blowing in the spring breeze. This person is Guan Yu. After Guan Yu met Cao Cao, he bluntly put forward his wish: "I have always wanted to repay the kindness that the prime minister has given me on weekdays, so in this big battle, please let me join in the vanguard."

Cao Cao couldn't help but smile when he heard this, but he seemed to remember something quickly, and hurriedly refused: "No, no, I don't need you to fight a battle like this. If there is a more critical moment in the future, there is still a chance to let You did your best." Since Cao Cao's refusal method was very clear, Guan Yu didn't say anything more, so he had to go back in frustration. Within a few days, 150,000 Cao troops lined up along the western mountains near the White Horse Field, and Cao Cao personally commanded the battle. Looking far away, on the endless field, Yan Liang's more than 100,000 elite cavalry are gathering in a convex shape, and launched a powerful offensive, breaking through Cao Jun's right-wing position, and approaching Cao Jun's camp like wildfire. . "Song Xian, is Song Xian there?" Following Cao Cao's cry, a voice responded: "Song Xian is here!" Cao Cao seemed to have seen something, and ordered in a very stern tone: "You used to be a fierce general under Lu Bu, now look at that enemy vanguard, Yan Liang, the number one in Jizhou, is showing off his power on the battlefield like no one else, it is really deceiving! , hurry up and take his head for me." Song Xian gladly took the order, and immediately leaped out like a brave warrior.But he had just approached Yan Liang, the vanguard of the enemy army, and before he could ask and answer, his figure had turned into a red mist of blood.