Chapter 19 Wei Zhi Zhang Liang

In the winter of the first year of Chuping (190 A.D.), in order to dispatch troops from all walks of life in a unified manner, the chariot general Yuan Shao ignored Cao Cao's objections and finally concocted a military plan with the words "the imperial court was young and forced to force Dong Zhuo, far away from the fortress, and I don't know whether it exists or not." He issued a form of persuasion and sent envoys to Youzhou to ask the great Sima and Liu Yu, the leader of Youzhou Mu, to make himself emperor. Unexpectedly, when Liu Yu saw the Biaowen, he was immediately furious and reprimanded: "The world is in chaos today, and the Lord is covered with dust. I have been greatly favored, and I have not been able to clear up the national humiliation. You should work together and devote yourself to the royal family. Instead, rebel and conspire, and mislead evil with appearances!" He refused to accept the persuasion.

Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou, changed his proposal again and asked him to be a minister, to be enshrined, and to dispatch heroes. Liu Yu not only refused to accept this time, but simply killed all the envoys he sent.Just when Yuan Shao was planning to persuade him to advance for the third time, Yuan Shu, the later general and leading Nanyang prefect, sent a letter to Hanoi: 〖Holy Master Congrui has the quality of Zhou Cheng.When the thief Zhuo was in danger, he overwhelmed Bailiao. This was the meeting of the Han family.The chaos is not tired yet, and I want to rejuvenate it.It is said that the present master "has no genus of blood", isn't it false!Since the ancestors, it has been inherited from generation to generation, and loyalty comes first.Mr. Tai Fu is kind and sympathetic. Although he knows that the thief Zhuo will be a disaster, he uses his faith to show righteousness, so he can't bear to go.The door is extinct, and death is everywhere. Fortunately, Meng came to help from far and near, so that it is not necessary to punish the country's thieves at the top and shame the family at the bottom.It is also said that "the family sees the slaughter, and they can return to the north." What is this country doing?The king's fate is the sky, and the sky cannot be defeated, let alone the king's fate!慺慺 ruthless heart, aiming at destroying Zhuo, not knowing anything else. 〗

Now that Yuan Shu is sitting in the land of Nanyang, he is very powerful. If he does not recognize the new emperor, a lot of people will express their opposition.Since Liu Yu could not play the role of dispatching heroes to temporarily act as the imperial court, the plan to establish him as emperor had to be abandoned.The suspicion between Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu arose from this. After the failure of persuading Liu Yu to enter Liu Yu, Han Fu became more and more afraid that Yuan Shao would become bigger and blatantly withhold food and grass, causing the rebels to run out of supplies.Kong Ni, the governor of Yuzhou who sat alone in Yingchuan, died of illness in the pain of being alone and helpless and being deprived of his title.When Dong Zhuo heard the news, he broke through the encirclement again and invaded Yuzhou. He captured Li Min, the prefect of Yingchuan, and Li Yan, the governor of Yuzhou, and cooked them to death. ".

At this moment, a rebel army suddenly emerged.Sun Jian, the prefect of Changsha, led his troops northward with the support of Yuan Shu, defeated Hu Zhen's division of Xiliang in Yangrenyi, beheaded his governor Hua Xiong, and then conquered Taigu Pass, only ninety miles away from where Dong Zhuo was guarding. Seeing that the danger in Henan had been broken, Dong Zhuo ordered his soldiers to dig up the tombs of the emperors of all dynasties, and withdrew the treasures obtained from the tombs to Chang'an, the western capital. Protection in Guanzhong.Sun Jian led his troops to Luoyang, but he couldn't find Dong Zhuo's army. He saw only the ruins of Luoyang, and there were no fireworks within hundreds of miles.After Dong Zhuo arrived in Chang'an, he claimed to be a grand master. Huangfu Song, the left general who was in charge of Liangzhou, quickly returned to the court. On the other hand, the Baibo soldiers plundered in the east of the river, and then turned to the east.

Soon, Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou who was stationed in Suanzao County, had a conflict with Qiaomao, the prefect of Dongjun, because of a dispute over food. Liu Dai led his troops in a surprise attack and killed Qiaomao. Prefect.Sour jujube armies dispersed in a hurry, and went back to their respective territories.Yuan Shao also had to transfer to Yanjin for food due to the crisis of food and grass-so far, in April of the second year of Chuping (AD 191), the vigorous but anticlimactic battle against Dong was completely declared a failure! In the past, when Dong Zhuo first entered Luoyang, there was a great mobilization of volunteer soldiers in Dongzhou.But the result of the alliance was that everyone was skeptical and did not want to make progress.Such things as power really can move people's minds. When they woke up, the pastors found that things were not as bad as they imagined. They had land, soldiers, and food in their hands, but they were not restrained by the emperor or ordered by their superiors. What's wrong with such a day?

If the world is in chaos, it will be chaotic, if the alliance is scattered, then it will be scattered, and the court will let it go!Everyone has unloaded the burden of morality, to separate the local cities, to annex each other, to find their own lives and dreams... Since Cao Cao has nominally belonged to Yuan Shao, once he loses the alliance, he should naturally act with Yuan Shao.In desperation, he had to retreat eastward with the Bohai Navy and temporarily set up a village along the Yellow River.Along the way, Han Fu withdrew more and more food and grass, seeing that Yuan Shao's people were also in crisis.

Yuan Shao had no choice but to convene a meeting of soldiers from the full battalion to discuss the next step. "General, please seize Jizhou to stabilize the army!" Pang Ji waved his fist and spoke first, looking extremely indignant, "Han Fu has cut off our army's food and grass, and the soldiers may be scattered in the long run. At this moment, we should take Jizhou to protect ourselves, and then try again. His strategy." Yuan Shao kept smiling all the time, and said slowly: "What Yuan Tu said is too radical." "Why did the general raise his troops?" Pang Ji asked himself and answered, "In order to quell the war and revive the Han Dynasty, the Han Wenjie's jealousy and lack of food are hindering righteousness!"

Yuan Shao glanced at all the people in the tent, shook his head and sighed, "I raised troops together with Han Wenjie to hunt down Dong's bandits. How can we bear to seize their land because of food and grass?" "The general is missing. Jizhou is not the land of Han Fu, but the land of my great man." Pang Ji saluted very exaggeratedly, "It is our fortune and the fortune of the world that the general is magnanimous and merciful. If you don't occupy a state, you can't be self-sufficient!" Cao Cao watched them coldly as they asked and answered, feeling a lot of emotion in his heart: No matter what they do now, they must use righteousness as a cover and perform it upside down.Yuan Benchu ​​wanted to seize Jizhou early in the morning, and he did it if he wanted to seize the land. Why did he have to be so hypocritical?Pang Yuantu can really match his interests, so if you have something to say, talk about it quickly... Cao Cao thought about it, and felt a little dizzy.He received a letter from Chen Liu yesterday, saying that the Bian family had given birth to a son for him, and he was so happy that he stayed up all night, and had a drink with the Xiahou brothers. .

"Meng De...Meng De..." Yuan Shao even called out twice. "Oh?" Cao Cao was startled, and quickly blinked to get rid of sleepiness, "What is the general's order?" "What does Mengde think about the matter in Jizhou?" Cao Cao was bored, but he still had to pretend to be sincere and fearful, and said: "The final general thinks Yuan Tu's words are very true, and occupying Jizhou is really a helpless move. It is reasonable and reasonable, and the general does not need to worry too much." Yuan Shao nodded in satisfaction , and asked: "Jingming, what do you think?"

Director Zhang hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "I also agree with this proposal. It is not unjust to take land because of begging thieves." "Ziyuan, do you agree with taking Jizhou?" Xu You also gave an affirmative answer... Yuan Shao is like this, every time he does something, he must let his cronies and subordinates express their opinions one after another, so as to make a sound and justified.To put it nicely, this is called brainstorming and humility, but to put it badly, it is hypocrisy.Cao Cao didn't like his style of work, but sometimes he couldn't help admiring Yuan Shao's scheming, and whenever Yuan Shao did this, he always actively cooperated, after all, he was under the fence now!

After asking five or six people, they all agreed. Yuan Shao finally showed his true face and asked Pang Ji: "Although it is not impossible to take Jizhou, but the soldiers in Jizhou are strong, and our army is hungry. If the battle cannot be won, even the Bohai Sea cannot be protected." , there will be no place to stand. Does Yuan Tu have a clever plan?" "I have a plan to ensure that the general will take over Jizhou without a single soldier." "Quickly, please tell me." Yuan Shao's eyes lit up, and he tried his best not to show a smile. Pang Ji got up and took two steps, twirling his raised mustache and said: "Han Fu is a cowardly man with sheep and tiger skin. It is really unbearable to sit in the land of Jizhou. Today, Qu Yi, a general of the Jizhou Ministry, conspired to rebel, and Han Fu went to Anping If the fight is not won, this is an internal worry. We only need to create another foreign trouble for him, and Han Fu will surely be gutted, and if we send someone to speak out at that time, it will surely make him surrender Jizhou." "Then how should this foreign trouble be created?" "Invite Gongsun Zan to send troops." When Cao Cao heard Pang Ji say the name Gongsun Zan, he was quite disgusted. Gongsun Zan, courtesy name Bogui, was a native of Lingzhi in western Liaoning. He was born as a junior official.Youzhou was infested by Xianbei and Karasuma. Gongsun Zan was so brave that he rode a white horse and held a double-headed spear in several battles with the barbarians.Later, Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju rebelled in Yuyang, causing trouble to the Karasuma crowd. Gongsun Zan made great contributions to the rebellion, was promoted to Zhonglang General, and was granted the title of Marquis of Tingdu. However, he gradually had conflicts with Youzhou Mu Liu Yu.Liu Yu advocated tenderness and appeasement towards Xianbei and Karasuma, while Gongsun Zan advocated killing and deterrence. One kept recruiting and surrendering, and the other kept attacking. The two were almost incompatible with each other because of official business. , not respecting Liu Yu's dispatch.Later, when Dong Zhuo went to Beijing, in order to occupy the position of Taiwei, he respected Liu Yu as the Great Sima, and Gongsun Zan was promoted to General Fenwu and given the title of Marquis Ji.Cao Cao is the Fenwu General that Yuan Shao played privately, and Gongsun Zan is the Fenwu General that Dong Zhuo canonized under the banner of the imperial court. Whenever he thinks of a person who has the same official position as his own and has changed his name justifiably, Cao Cao feels bad. Pang Ji smiled and continued: "General, it is better to send someone to send a letter to Gongsun Zan to lure him south to seize Jizhou. Gongsun Zan is very famous for fighting. As long as he arrives, Han Fu will be afraid of internal and external troubles. Then we will send someone to tell him It is Chen's misfortune and fortune, and I expect Han Fu will be inferior. At this time, he can occupy his position." "This plan seems to be brilliant, but it has consequences." Liu Xun stood up.He was Yuan Shao's Sima when he was the lieutenant of the Xiyuan Zhongjun. Later, he led the remnant soldiers to escape from Luoyang to join Yuan Shao, and was appointed as the captain of Huya. "White Horse General" and his elite cavalry are called "White Horse Yi Cong", if you attract this person here, even if you get Jizhou, you will not be safe, and you are killing wolves and recruiting tigers!" "If Jizhou is not available, food and grass will be difficult to provide, and it will be difficult to move an inch. This is the only way to quickly capture Jizhou to stabilize the army's morale." Pang Ji said sarcastically, "As a general, you should put on perseverance and bravely resist the enemy, but you It would be too short-sighted to destroy the prestige of our army with the momentum of others!" "you……" "Okay, okay!" Yuan Shao hurriedly interrupted Liu Xun, "Don't worry, Zihuang, Yuantu's words are quite reasonable. In the current situation, we can only act according to circumstances. Let's take Jizhou first for supplies." When he said this, Liu Xun had no choice but to bear his anger and sit down; Pang Ji said triumphantly: "To make sure, the general can also recruit Qu Yi to be his subordinate and conspire with Han Fu." "Very good." Yuan Shao nodded again and again, with a reserved face all the time, and looked around at everyone, "After Gongsun Zan raised his troops, who is willing to lobby Han Fu to sell Jizhou?" "My subordinates are willing to go." A person stood up from the west, and it was Xun Chen from Yingchuan who had recently come to seek refuge. Yuan Shao attached great importance to the name of the Xun family in Yingchuan, seeing that he was the one who took the initiative to invite Ying, he stood up and cupped his hands and said, "Youruo virtuous brother, then I will trouble you." Cao Cao sat across from him and saw it clearly. Xu You glanced at Xun Chen slightly, and added: "I'm afraid this matter can't be done by one person. I recommend Zhang Jingming to go together." Director Zhang hadn't expressed his opinion yet, another crisp voice said: "I would also like to go with the two gentlemen." It was Yuan Shao's nephew Gao Gan who spoke. "Okay, okay," Yuan Shao was very happy to see his nephew also stand up, "Then Xun Chen, Zhang Dao, and Gao Gan, you three go to lobby Han Fu together and take turns talking, I don't believe that Han Fu can still sit firmly in Jizhou !" "No." The three responded in unison. The sleepiness is still tormenting Cao Cao. Anyway, whether to seize Jizhou or not is nothing to do with him. Now it is best to close the account quickly and go back to sleep well.Unexpectedly, Yuan Shao was silent for a moment and then said: "Zihuang, how about the Zhanghe stationing army?" Zhang Yang and Yu Fuluo officially expressed their support to Yuan Shao, but they have not yet moved to camp together. Now that Yuan Shao is short of food, the two people's positions seem to be Started to waver again. Liu Xun cupped his hands and said: "That's all for Zhang Yang, but Yu Fuluo is quite restless. The general should quickly move him to Yanjin to work together." Yuan Shao stroked his beard, looking very embarrassed: "Our army still has food and grass No good, if I keep these two armies by the side, I'm afraid there will be disputes and troubles." "General, in the past, Lord Guangwu rode into the surrender camp alone, and exchanged his heart-to-heart for the righteous army to die. Why do you doubt these two people now?" Liu Xun got up and bowed down, "If the general can enter the other camp and meet with him, we can talk in detail about how to help the world I expect that Zhang Yang and Yu Fuluo will join him sincerely, and there will be no more doubts." Cao Cao laughed secretly: Liu Zihuang is a poor man!After Yuan Shaonai was the fourth generation and the third prince, he was arrogant and conceited. How could he easily go down and go to the camp of the Huns. Sure enough, a sullen look flashed across Yuan Shao's face, and then he restrained himself.Pang Ji stared at Yuan Shao's expression all the time. Seeing that he didn't like it, he quickly interjected and said: "General, don't make foolish plans from this. The Huns never had faith, and Zhang and Yang didn't have a close friendship. These two people have ulterior motives. Qingqi crossing the battalion may be affected by others." Hostage, if there is a mistake, who will the world depend on?" Cao Cao almost laughed because he was justified and flattering, but he felt dizzy, and there were stars in front of his eyes. It blows straight in, and if it continues like this, you will definitely get a cold. "How about it, Zihuang." Yuan Shao raised his hand to signal him to get up, "Since you have this proposal, then you will go to the Zhanghe camp on my behalf, meet with Yu Fuluo, convey my intention, and let him wait for the food supply. Don’t make a difference.” Liu Xun frowned: “I’m afraid this is inappropriate... Yinhui Dai’s day will not last long, and Yu Fuluo may suspect me of spying on military affairs.” "No, who doesn't know that you were my old subordinate when you were in Luoyang, and your going here is the best representation of my opinion. Don't belittle yourself, who else would you take such a heavy responsibility?" Yuan Shao didn't allow him to shirk at all. Liu Xun was very embarrassed, hesitated for a moment and said: "There is a saying that shouldn't be said here. The old mother of the end general is suffering from a serious illness and cannot be cured. If I go to Zhanghe for a long time, I may not be able to see my mother again. General please forgive me." I left for a few days and went to Zhanghe after visiting my mother." "Zihuang is a filial son..." Yuan Shao sighed, "Okay! I'll give you half a month, and I will go to Zhanghe after I have fulfilled my filial piety." "Thank you, General." Liu Xun thanked him again. bang! Cao Cao suddenly fell to the ground on his back, and Ye Zijia slammed loudly. "Meng De! What's wrong with you?" Yuan Shao hurriedly left his seat to help, and other people close to him also surrounded him. Cao Cao rubbed Flying Man Jinhua's eyes, took a deep breath and said, "It's all right... It's just that I felt the wind and cold during the military training yesterday, and it seems that the climate here is not acclimatized. I just felt dizzy and fell down unconsciously." This is Opening his eyes and talking nonsense, it was obviously because his son was happy, he stayed up all night drinking and making trouble with brothers Xiahou. Now Cao Cao is obedient to Yuan Shao, and the two of them are old friends for more than ten years, their relationship is quite extraordinary.Yuan Shao was quite touched when he heard that he got sick because of military training: "Oh, Mengde, although military affairs are important, you should take care of yourself...don't go back to the camp in a hurry, go to my sleeping tent to rest first. " "How good is this..." Cao Cao waved his hands and declined. "Why don't you and my brother?" Yuan Shao patted his chest, "Let Xiahou Yuan Rang take care of the affairs in your camp for the time being. There is no doctor in the camp now, you should sleep comfortably, and when I find a medical officer, I will help you immediately." heal." "It's fine." Cao Cao blushed, "I know about my illness, and I'll be fine if I rest." There was nothing serious about it. "Go quickly, don't worry about Jizhou affairs." Yuan Shao instructed with concern. "Then excuse me." Cao Cao said as he bowed his hands to the crowd, and let the two soldiers help them out of the big tent, listening to the discussion behind them.Some say that there cannot be no medical officers in the army, and some say that medical officers, food and grass are very important... Cao Cao actually fell down on purpose. He was really tired because he didn't sleep all night, so he wanted to use this fall to escape to rest.Even though he got out of the big account, he couldn't show his flaws in front of Yuan Shao's soldiers, he rubbed slowly and moaned to show his pain. "Meng Degong, are you okay? I have a little knowledge of medicine, so I'll take a look for you." An elegant voice came from behind his head. Cao Cao looked back and saw a young man following out from the big tent.Don't see that this person is not in his thirties, but he is seven feet tall and walks dignifiedly. He has slender eyebrows, clean eyes and a long beard. His demeanor is very elegant and leisurely.Just now in the big tent, Cao Cao saw him standing behind Xun Chen, but he didn't know each other, and he couldn't ask him abruptly.Seeing that he cared about him now, he hurriedly said politely: "Don't dare to bother Your Excellency, just take a rest." The man nodded, as if he had something to say, he greeted the two soldiers and said, "Let me help General Cao, you go back to guard the big tent." "No." The two went. The man personally helped him to sleep in the tent, and said as he walked: "The general dares to be the first in the world, and I have always admired him, and I just met today. It is really admirable to work hard." Cao Cao's face was hot, and he hurriedly said: "I'm laughing and laughing... May I ask your honor and name." "Xun Yu in Yingchuan." "Oh?" No wonder he was with Xun Chen, who turned out to be from the Xun family in Yingchuan. Cao Cao asked again, "What is your relationship with Xun Youruo?" "You Ruonai is the next fourth brother." Cao Cao nodded, and suddenly thought of Xun You who was conquered by He Jin back then: "In the past, I met Xun Gongda in the shogunate of the Great General. He is also your brother, right?" Unexpectedly, Xun Yu smiled, "Gongda is my nephew." "Offended offended." "It's no wonder you misunderstood me. Although I am an uncle of the Gongda clan, I am still two years younger than him." The Xun family is a large family in Yingchuan, the leader of scholars, with many branches.Xun Yu's grandfather, Xun Shuguang, was famous for his virtuousness. He had eight sons: Xun Jian, Xun Li, Xun Jing, Xun Tao, Xun Xu, Xun Shuang, Xun Su, and Xun Fu, all of whom were called "Eight Dragons".Xun Yu is the youngest son of Xun Yu, so the seniority is older and the younger is younger, which is nothing new in big families. "Well, the Xun family in Yingchuan is a famous family, and their virtuous name spreads far and wide, and it really deserves their reputation." Cao Cao couldn't help but admire.Xun Yu waved his hand and said, "It's too much praise, now we are all homeless." "Thieve Dong plundered Yingchuan and destroyed so many families." "In the past, Dong Zhuo used to ask for the next palace guard in order to gain popularity. I was afraid of being harmed, so I asked the foreign officials to return to Yingchuan and persuaded my family to move to Hebei. My seventh uncle was very famous and refused to leave, so he was finally kidnapped by Dong Zhuo Let's go." Xun Yu's seventh uncle is the famous Xun Shuang, "Recently, it has been rumored that the old man has passed away, and he cannot return to his funeral home. It is very pitiful." Cao Cao also felt sorry, but he said perfunctorily: "Your Excellency and elder brother can be reused by Yuan Benchu, and it will be fine to break through Guanzhong in the future and move to the coffin." Xun Yu shook his head again and again, seeming to mean something, but he didn't say anything. "That's right," Cao Cao suddenly remembered, "He Boqiu seems to have mentioned Your Excellency in front of me." "Oh? Does Meng Degong also know He Yong?" Xun Yu was delighted, "Brother Boqiu is my brother's best friend!" The relationship between the two suddenly became closer, and the two of them had already entered Yuan Shao's bedroom while talking. account.But I saw elegant furnishings in the tent, luxurious utensils, a brocade couch, a screen at the back, and antique jade discs, books and classics on the side. Cao Cao couldn't help shaking his head: "The leader is out, and he has to bring these messy things, it's really..." Halfway through speaking, he suddenly lost his mouth, and quickly shut up. But Xun Yu didn't care, and echoed, "Those who are vain... have no ears! What is flashy is always empty. Yuan Benchu ​​pretended to be flashy, and he was neither a talent for governing the world nor capable of fighting chaos. It's a pity that my brother entrusted no human ears..." Cao Cao's heart was beating wildly: This kid really dares to speak!Since he doesn't like Yuan Shao, can he be used by me in the future? "General, what's the matter with you?" "It's nothing." Cao Cao regained his senses, "This brocade couch is really nice." He took off his helmet and armor, and lay down, but his feet were politely stretched out. Xun Yu caressed the couch and sighed: "The people of Li know the softness of this brocade!" These words were quite to Cao Cao's taste: "I used to be Prime Minister in Jinan, and the suffering of the people was unspeakable. Now that the war is entangled, I am afraid it will be even worse." Xun Yu was stunned: "Have you served as Prime Minister of Jinan?" "Yes." Cao Cao replied lying there, "I was appointed Prime Minister of Jinan because of the Yellow Turban." "My father also served as Prime Minister of Jinan!" "Coincidentally." Cao Cao felt that Xun Yu was very close, "Also, there is an opera talent in my camp, who is also from Yingchuan, do you know him?" "A talent for drama?" Xun Yu smiled, then shook his head suddenly, "There is a saying in "Lv Lan"..." "Yes! Yes! It's him, it really looks like him." Cao Cao couldn't stop laughing. "The general is really a master. That Xi Zhicai is a wise man in Yingchuan. He is not ashamed to defile himself with merchants in the officialdom. He is really up for grabs. This man is worthy of a mastermind, and he actually asked you to go." Xun Yu was very moved.The two of them were polite when they first met, but there were a lot of coincidences when they chatted. First they mentioned Xun You, then He Yong, Jinan was an official, and then they talked about the relationship between Xi Zhicai. The more they talked, the more they felt close relatives, and they gradually called each other directly, talking freely about the general trend of the world.Unknowingly, half an hour later, Xun Yu got up in a hurry: "Oh! I have delayed your rest, I have to go back to the big tent, I am afraid that everyone has already dispersed." Cao Cao sneered and said, "We can't leave. No matter what happens, we have to ask each other one by one. We won't be able to leave in half an hour." "Meng Degong is funny, let's go, little brother, I will visit you and Xi Zhicai at the camp some other day." Saying this, Xun Yu left with a smile. Cao Cao was lying on the couch in a trance, and after chatting with Xun Yu for a while, he didn't feel sleepy: This Xun Wenruo is indeed charming, and he has a lot of insight when talking about state affairs, and he is popular in Yingchuan. Can you win over this person to his side? He stretched out his hand, took the "Zixu Fu" on the case, looked at it twice, and put it back: Sima Xiangru wrote "Zixu Fu" when he was not successful, although it is false and true, he still has some opinions, but seeing filial piety After Emperor Wu Liu Che, he could only write "Shanglin Fu" and other flattering articles that highlight the merits of Emperor Wu... Huh?Demonstrate merit... Let's name my son Cao Zhang... "Is Uncle Cao in there? I heard he's sick, so I'll come and see." Suddenly a childish voice came to my ears—it turned out to be Yuan Shao's youngest son, Yuan Shang, talking to the soldiers at the door.Cao Cao hurriedly closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep. Even children have to be on guard when they are under the fence!