Chapter 12 Recover Chen Guo

Following the victory of Changshe in the first battle, Zhu Jun, Huangfusong, and Cao Cao joined forces. Wang Yun also successfully entered Yangzhai to take over as governor of Yuzhou. Yingchuan Yellow Turban was defeated. The leader Bo Cai died in the chaos. crisis of destruction.Emperor Liu Hong was overjoyed, and immediately granted Huangfu Song the title of Marquis of Duxiang and Zhu Jun the title of Marquis of Xixiang. Because of his meritorious service in restraining the Yellow Turbans, he also gave them the title of "Suppressing Thieves Zhonglang" and ordered them to continue to destroy the remaining Yellow Turbans in Yuzhou.With the success of this battle, the confrontation between the imperial army and the rebel army also reversed.

Zhang Jiao confuses the people to revolt by relying on the Taiping Tao, but his ability to lead troops to fight is not as elegant as it is.He is known as "General Tiangong", and he leads the most loyal believers in the four prefectures of Hebei, but he himself has great ambition and lack of talent, and he can't even fight against Lu Zhi, who has less than one tenth of his own strength.After all, he didn't have the ability to cast beans into an army, and he couldn't defend against the enemy with all kinds of sorcery and evil methods. After consecutive defeats, he had to retreat across the Yellow River, abandon Liyang and Yecheng, and shrink his army to Guangzong County, not daring to go out of the city again.

The leader was defeated, and the morale of the Yellow Turban Army suffered an unprecedented blow.Then, the local braves organized by powerful officials from all over the country showed their talents, and the counterattack boomed. The Yellow Turban Army had to break up into guerrillas, and some even fled into the deep mountains and old forests to hide. The remaining large forces were only the main force of the Hebei Rebel Army led by the Zhang Jiao brothers, and a part led by Zhang Mancheng, the "God Envoy" of Taiping Dao, which occupied the three counties of Chen Guo, Runan, and Nanyang.

Zhu Jun, Huangfusong, Cao Cao, and Wang Yun spent several days clearing away the remnants of the Yellow Turbans around Zhaiyang, and received a batch of surrendered rebels, finally initially controlling the situation.But in the next step, there are a large number of rebels in the three counties of Chen Guo, Runan, and Nanyang, and they are located on the east, west, and south sides of Yingchuan. For the next step of the strategy, soldiers came to report suddenly, and envoys came from Nanyang County. Everyone is overjoyed: Nanyang County has no news since the death of the prefect Chu Gong. The defense against the Yellow Turbans depends entirely on local armed forces. Everyone is worrying about the unknown enemy's situation. This emissary came at the right time!When he was young, the man came, but he was a boy in militia uniform, he looked to be sixteen or seventeen years old, and he was carrying a heavy burden of coarse cloth.

"I would like to report to you generals, my county general fought the bandits in Wancheng the day before yesterday, killed the enemies and chased them for dozens of miles." It was a good news, but everyone looked at each other in blank dismay.Huangfusong was the first to ask: "You said that your county general defeated the enemy army, but Nanyang prefect Chu Gong is known to be loyal to the country. Who is the county general you are talking about?" "Returning to the general," the little militiaman said, "Since the prefect of Chu died in battle, the captain of this county, Qin Jie, led us to defend Wancheng. The rich people in the village pushed him to be the prefect temporarily. He is amazing!" he said. Proud to be here.

Wang Yun was uncomfortable after hearing this, and was about to explode, but was stopped by Zhu Jun, and said with a smile: "Brother Zi, don't blame me, the unicorns are buried in this field! We are still worrying here, this Qin Jie has already killed the bandit army. broken." "There are more!" The militiaman untied the bag and opened it, only to see a bloody head appearing impressively.Zhu Jun looked at it for a while: "Whose head is this?" "This is the leader of the thieves, Zhang Mancheng, who is the envoy of God!" Everyone stood up after hearing his words, even Huangfusong, who had been in battle for a long time, was dumbfounded: "Zhang Mancheng is the leader of the bandits in the Central Plains, if this person dies, the bandits will disperse. Is it really him?"

"Is it true? In the middle of the night, my Lord Qin led his troops deep into the enemy's formation, caught them off guard, and personally beheaded Zhang Mancheng under his horse." The boy became more and more proud, "I am also in the team, and I can see clearly. " "Hahaha..." Huangfu Song twisted his beard and laughed, "I think your Master Qin is really worthy of the prefect!" "That's natural." The little militiaman was still young so he was unrestrained, "There are more capable people in our place! There are two wealthy masters, Su Dai and Bei Yu, and a big brother named Zhao Ci, all of whom are rich and powerful. There are thousands of servants, children and tenants in the family, and the thieves are all dependent on their people!"

"You kid, don't rush to boast. Now that the Nanyang bandits have been defeated, do you know where the rest of them are going?" Cao Cao joked. The kid scratched his head: "My lord said that the enemies all fled to the east, some went to Runan, and more went to Chen." "Okay, go down and rest first." Zhu Jun took the words. "No." Xiaobing made a bow, walked a few steps and looked back, "Small... small..." "Do you have anything else to do?" "Is there any meat for the little one?" Xiao Bing blushed, "I haven't eaten meat for three months."

"Yes, yes, let you eat your fill!" Cao Cao laughed. After the little soldiers happily followed the soldiers away, Wang Yun, who hadn't spoken for a long time, interrupted: "Although this Qin Jie temporarily defeated the Yellow Turban, how can he call himself the prefect?" "Now I don't care about so much anymore," Huangfusong wrapped Zhang Mancheng's head himself, "With this good thing, once you send it to the capital, don't you worry that he won't be the real eunuch?" "But he is not a county general appointed by the imperial court after all. Besides, listen to what the boy said just now. Su Dai, Zhao Ci, and Bei Yu are rich men if they sound good, but they are all local tyrants and bullies if they are not. It is definitely not a good thing for such people to brag about the banner of the imperial court to do their best." Wang Yun was rather worried.

"Zi Shi, I don't care so much now. Even if Qin Jie's group of people are rascals, they can only be used now. Wancheng has been besieged for a hundred days, not to mention defeating the enemy, he can barely Persistence is already hard to come by. Now that Nanyang has been settled, we will not be attacked on three sides, and we can deal with Chen Jun and Runan. In your opinion, Brother Gongwei?" Zhu Jun raised his mustache and smiled: " Zhao Qian, the prefect of Runan, has been defeated for a long time, this place is the most difficult to fight. According to me, we might as well learn from Mengde, first easy and then difficult, send troops to Chen Guo, and frustrate their spirit."

"Okay!" Cao Cao couldn't wait, "The final general is willing to take three thousand cavalry as the vanguard, and go straight to Chen Guo." Unexpectedly, Zhu Jun and Huangfusong ignored him, they looked at each other mysteriously, and laughed at the same time.Cao Cao was very surprised: "The last general...is there something wrong?" "Boy of the Cao family, are you envious when you see our two old bones getting promoted? Do you also want to make great contributions to earn a position?" Zhu Jun joked. "I don't dare to be late. Do the two adults have a clever plan to defeat the enemy?" Zhu Jun stroked his mustache: "That's right. Wherever there is a rebellion in the world, we must rescue it quickly, but this is a strange place in Chen State. The slower we go, the better." "Oh?" "There is an invincible general hidden in Chen County, Chen Country, but he has a strange temper and too few soldiers. If we don't push him into a hurry, he will never show his skills easily. But as long as he makes a move, the rebels will immediately defected." Cao Cao couldn't believe it: "Such a thing really happened? You are not joking, are you?" "Meng De, there is no joke in the army." Zhu Jun pretended to be mysterious, "Tomorrow, the troops will set off at Mao, and they will march into Chen Guo within three days. You will know when the time comes." Cao Cao listened to him for three days, how could it be so slow? rescue?Looking back at Huangfusong, seeing him also nodded and smiled silently without speaking. Since the dispatch of troops on the second day, Cao Cao's eyes were not enough.He arranged for Lou Yi to lead three thousand cavalry for him, but he followed Huangfusong for a while, and entangled Zhu Jun for a while.Observe how they dispatch troops and generals, and how they choose places to set up camp.He understands that the general situation has changed, and the failure of the Yellow Turban Army is just around the corner. During this period of time, it is necessary to dig out as much experience as possible from Huangfusong and Zhu Jun's military use. Huangfu Song ignored Cao Cao's thoughts, but Zhu Jun simply kept him by his side and taught him many ways to lead troops.Fortunately, the march was not in a hurry, so whether it was marching to set up camp or patrolling the camp for meals, the old man and the young man, the two short generals were always inseparable.Two days later, the officers and soldiers had arrived at the border of Chen County, Chen State, and another battle was about to begin. Cao Cao ordered the soldiers to set up a big camp, bury pots and make food, and after a simple inspection, they ran to Zhu Jun's Chinese army tent. "It's true you kid, you have to spend your meals in my camp." Cao Cao smiled: "Old General, you manage the army well, and the food is better than ours!" Sure enough, after finishing the meal, everyone knew that he would be there, so they simply brought in two copies.Seeing the food, Cao Cao suddenly had a question, holding a bowl and asked blankly: "When I followed the old general Huangfu, I felt that he loved soldiers like sons. Every time he set up camp, he always waited for the generals to make arrangements before setting up his own camp. The big tent of the Chinese army. When eating, you wait until everyone has finished distributing the food, and then eat by yourself. But why are you the first to eat and the first to drink?" Before he finished speaking, Cao Cao couldn't help laughing—I saw Zhu Jun lowered his head, buried his head in his mouth to eat, and later even found it troublesome with chopsticks, so he reached out and grabbed a piece of cake and bit it, maybe the little old man's His teeth were not very good, and he tilted his head and pulled hard——Cao Cao couldn't stop laughing after seeing that dignified appearance for two days.It turns out that Zhu Jun eats more simply than he fights, and in a short time, he wipes out his food like a storm.He took a sip of the water handed by the soldiers, saw Cao Cao pursed his lips and snickered, and said, "What are you laughing at, kid? Do you think I am funny?" "Don't dare... dare not..." Even though he said that, Cao Cao almost laughed out loud. "Oh! You are the son of a high-ranking official. You are used to enjoying good things since you were young. But do you know what my background is? My family is from a poor family. My father died before I can remember anything. My old lady weaves for a living. Not to mention filling my stomach, it’s good to have food.” Zhu Jun smacked his tongue and laughed at himself: “You just asked why I always eat first. Think about it, that Huangfusong is His uncle Huangfugui and his father Huangfujie are both famous generals from a prominent family in Xizhou, and they have been in a wealthy family since they were young. I am worthless and quicker than him!" "Don't be joking, I really want to know why. It's not that you don't love soldiers, why do good things always go ahead of soldiers, why does General Huangfu always think of himself last? I think there must be a mystery." Zhu Jun straightened his face, raised seven upwards and eight downwards mustaches and said: "You kid thinks that is just an act of loving soldiers? Huangfu Yizhen ruled the army with the way of 'stopping generals'." "What is 'stop wanting to general', I would like to hear the details." "There is a saying in Taigong's "Six Secret Teachings" that the army has a set order, and the general will leave it; all the cooks are cooked, and the general will eat; if the army does not raise fire, the general will not raise it. ?” Cao Cao felt that Zhu Jun was very strange since he first met him, and now seeing him quoting the scriptures, he felt even more puzzled. "Don't pretend like that, eat yours, you'll understand as soon as I tell you. The so-called cessation of desire is not only to establish a good reputation among the soldiers, but also to practice it. Huangfu Yizhen is also old. Hey, if he really charged forward, he might not be as capable as he was back then. So he must try his best to personally experience the feeling of hunger, thirst and fatigue, so that he can measure how much physical strength a soldier still has." "Is there such a reason?" "If you have a chance to observe carefully, he is not standing there posing, but is always observing the appearance and appetite of the soldiers when they eat. Hehe! This old slicker." Zhu Jun smiled, "Fortunately, I am not his subordinate. With the way I eat, he can't see anything." Cao Cao couldn't help being dumbfounded. He even pays so much attention to observing and eating. It seems that he is still far behind. Thinking of this, Cao Cao asked again: "Then why did you do the opposite?" "That's my secret, little old man." "Tell me, I won't tell others." "Huangfusong is eight feet tall and has a handsome appearance. He is also a famous general. His method of restraining desires is praised by all the officers and soldiers in the camp. However, such descriptions as you and me must never be used." "why?" Zhu Jun stood up and said, "Look! I, Zhu, am less than six feet tall, not as good-looking, and come from a lowly family background. I don't have much prestige at all. If I try my best, it will only make me look mediocre. Can you respect me? Who can be afraid of me? How can I still command the three armies? Humph! So I have to raise my status by myself, without doing it personally, only my confidants can find out the feelings of the whole army. Knowing everything, soldiers will respect me and fear me, thinking that I am unfathomable, and dare not disobey in the slightest." He pointed to his head as he spoke, "This is what I rely on to govern the army and fight. To put it bluntly, it is to control The art of man. There is a saying in Yang Xiong's "Fa Yan", 'The lower ones use strength, the middle ones use wisdom, and the upper ones use people!'” Cao Cao's eyes suddenly brightened. "Meng De, Sun Tzu said, 'Because of the enemy's change, don't act in advance, but always follow us'. In fact, you don't have to imitate us everywhere, let alone follow the example. As long as you can judge the situation, you can fight this battle as you like. You can bring soldiers however you like! You can adapt to the situation and do whatever you want." At this moment, Cao Mengde found that the image of Zhu Jun in his mind had been completely subverted. The original petite appearance seemed to have become extraordinarily tall and mighty at this moment, and his casual actions seemed to reveal unpredictable meanings.He even thought that when he got old, he would definitely be Zhu Jun's appearance and size. Could he be as shrewd and experienced as Zhu Jun then?Then, I thought about the reason for this slow march: "The day before yesterday you said that the rescue of Chen Guo should be delayed as soon as possible, and you also forced an invincible general to fight. What's going on?" "There is a saying that 'wisdom is used for what no one can know, but it can be used for what no one can see', you should understand that wisdom is hidden in the yin, but things are revealed outside. If the whole army can know the benefits and disadvantages of it, That's a secret military plan. It won't work then!" Zhu Jun still refused to tell, "We will see when we dispatch troops tomorrow." Cao Cao's head is a bit big. He has been familiar with the books of Sun Wuzi since he was a child, but he listened to him quoting so many other military classics in one meal. ", "Wu Zi", "Three Strategies", and "Six Secret Teachings", these are too much to pay attention to. If I have spare time, I might as well choose the essence of each to excerpt a volume, and simply call it "The Art of War Festival." "Hahaha..." Zhu Jun looked up and laughed loudly, "The Cao family boy has a lot of ambition! I am waiting for your "Art of War Festival". Now finish your meal and return to your camp quickly. Captain Cavalry, there will be a lot of fun tomorrow!" Cao Mengde went back to the camp to sleep all night without a word, and set off at midnight the next morning.Because of the short journey, which was delayed for more than two days, the Yellow Turban army had already surrounded Chen Guoshou County.When the combined army of officers and soldiers from the three routes approached, they chose Gaoping in the northwest to garrison troops.Facing the endless enemies, the two elders ordered that only the drums be beating and no fighting be allowed. The Yellow Turbans in Chen County were gathered by the defeated soldiers from Yingchuan and Nanyang counties. Although they numbered no less than 100,000, there were still many women, children and children among them. They were very confused when they heard that the officers and soldiers were beating drums, but they did not see any soldiers. Although there were many officers and horses, the officers and soldiers did not dare to confront each other lightly, so they only surrounded Chen County with water. Unexpectedly, the officers and soldiers beat the drums from Maoshi to Sishi, the soldiers' wrists were sore, Huangfusong and Zhu Jun were not allowed to go down the mountain to fight.When Cao Cao didn't know, he was anxious in his heart. He stood on the high slope under the scorching sun. After a while, there was a loud bang, and the gate of Chen County was suddenly opened! Seeing that the city gate was wide open, the Yellow Turban Army waved their weapons and rushed in like a tide.Unexpectedly, before rushing to the moat, two large crossbows flew out from the opening of the city gate and rushed into the crowd.These two crossbow arrows were both made of tree trunks that were not round enough for two people to embrace. The heads of the crossbows were cut extremely sharply.Unexpectedly, the two crossbows had just been fired, and six more flew in after the panic. The Yellow Turban Army was terrified, unknowingly they had already dodged an arrow.Fang backed away, and saw eight ballistas rolling out from the city of Chen County, each of which was manned by twelve burly men with shirtless arms.Immediately afterwards, another group of infantry rushed out, all of these soldiers had bows in their hands, and each of them carried at least four quiver on their backs.All of a sudden, the bows and crossbows were fired at once, and the Yellow Turban soldiers fell down in unison.In the end, only drums and music were heard, and a canopy chariot flashed out from behind the bow and crossbow team! This chariot is drawn by three red horses, with a red canopy and beaded curtains on it, nine dragon patterns embroidered on the double flags and red flags, a golden helmet and armor for the driver, a large red lacquered shield erected on the rear, and a picture of a tiger chasing the deer on the left and right fenders. , big wheels painted with red lacquer and gold.Now is not the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States period, there are very few chariots on the battlefield, and the person standing on the chariot today is even more eye-catching: this man is about forty years old, tall and mighty, with a bearded face, no armor or pocket, and a necklace on his head Crowned, wearing a soap-colored dragon suit, a red-yellow ribbon, double-hanging jade rings and seal ribbons, and holding an extra-large hard bow that is scary to look at in his palm. Only then did Cao Cao wake up: This is Chen Wang Liu Chong, the number one archer of the great man! Chen Guo is the hereditary feudal state of Liu Xian, the son of Emperor Xiaoming, and has been handed down to Liu Chong for five generations.This king is very good at bow and crossbow skills, he can swing the bow left and right, and shoot one out of ten arrows, which is really unparalleled in the world.There is a fixed number of soldiers under the jurisdiction of princes and kings, and they are dispatched by the imperial court.Only this Liu Chong is treated differently by today's emperor, and he is not guilty of choosing soldiers and guards at all.The soldiers he chooses are based on their archery skills, and all of his thousand subordinates are those with outstanding bow skills, and they accompany him to hunt with horses in peacetime.The Yellow Turbans are all peasants, and they feel extravagant when they see the governor of the county. Where have they experienced such a person?People who convert to Taiping Dao are the most superstitious, they all think that Liu Chong is a god descending from heaven, and they are afraid of this battle before it is fought. Liu Chong is also really elegant, and there are musicians accompanying him in the battle, playing and playing.He raised his bow high and shot an arrow, and a yellow-turban general who was a hundred steps away fell off his horse.Before everyone could react, he opened his bow and shot again, another leader fell to the ground.Immediately after the third arrow and the fourth arrow, two more generals were hit by the arrows. These people were all killed on the spot by the arrows in their throats.The yellow turban camp immediately became chaotic, Liu Chong waved his big bow, and the thousand-man bow and arrow team was ordered to fire at once. The arrows were like flying locusts, and the yellow turban soldiers in front turned into hedgehogs in an instant! "Don't let the gods get angry, and the people don't dare to disobey!" Many devout Taoists knelt down on the spot, took off their yellow scarves and surrendered.Those who knew in their hearts did not dare to fight, and dropped their weapons to flee in all directions.When the city was besieged, it was so crowded that it would be difficult to escape. Seeing this, Zhu Jun immediately sent an order to fight, and the three soldiers descended like tigers to outflank and intercept.These peasant soldiers who wanted to escape rushed but couldn't. They would inevitably be shot to death when they went back, and they knelt down and surrendered one after another.One person surrendered and hundreds of others surrendered, and in a blink of an eye, all the anti-people begged for mercy like a mountain and an ocean.The mighty Chen Guo Yellow Turban forces are so simple and immediate, and they never dare to resist in the slightest. Zhu Jun issued an order to tie up the heads of the thieves and register them to be surrendered to the volunteers.After ordering, he took Huangfusong and Cao Cao to urge the horses together, ran to the front of the chariot, and the three of them rolled on their saddles and knelt down: "I will see you, Your Majesty." Liu Chong looked displeased: "You guys are so courageous! Now that the supervisor is here, you actually beat the drums and refused to fight. How can you forgive me! You don't even want your heads, do you?" "I'm sorry to report back." Zhu Jun kowtowed. "Speak!" Liu Chong bowed his back. "The king's reputation is so famous that none of the people of the Chen country dare to act as overlords. However, these bandits are all defeated by other counties, and they don't know the power of the king. They should all be killed to demonstrate the law of the country, but God has it." I love the virtue of life, so I don’t inflict misfortune on others. Moreover, there are quite a few women and children among the thieves, and killing them all goes against the way of the king’s benevolence. If the ministers rush to kill and go back and forth, they will kill many people.” Zhu Jun said this, and he has not yet Forgot to say a few compliments, "Fortunately, the king has the ability to command from heaven. If the command is determined, the culprit pointed by the bowstring will be killed. Anti-people fear is like a god. If you don't give both kindness and power, how can more than a million people bind their hands? It is really the power of the king. Thank you The heavens and the earth are shaking. The ministers are very fortunate, the three armies are very fortunate, and the people are very fortunate!" It was the first time for Cao Cao to hear Zhu Jun's flattering tone, and he felt that the flattery was beyond bounds, and he even expressed his emotion.Later, when he heard him deliberately exaggerate, saying that one hundred thousand enemies were millions, he couldn't help lowering his head and sniggering. "Yeah. Listen to Qing's words, and you won't get rid of loneliness and anger." It turns out that Liu Chong loves to listen to flattery. Wait for the lonely prince to lead his troops, and kill him without leaving any behind!" The three of them were terrified when they heard this: Don't say that princes and kings can't hold military power, but they can lead troops. He is a majestic prince with a body of ten thousand gold. If there is a mistake on the battlefield, how can he explain it to the court?This guilt cannot be borne.Huangfusong hastily dissuaded him: "The rebels are powerful, the prince can't put himself in danger, if there is..." Before he finished speaking, Liu Chong said angrily: "Hmph! Huangfu Yizhen, are you saying that the lonely king is incompetent?" Huangfusong was terrified: "Don't dare! What I mean is..." "Bold!" Liu Chong was caught in the fire, his temper was simply out of character. Zhu Jun turned his eyes and said: "Your Majesty calm down, please let me say a word. I think that the majesty of the King must not be used against a small enemy! The fight between the two armies is a matter of favor, and if the King leads the army to supervise the battle, it will be contemptuous. Now the world is in turmoil The hearts of the people are still young, if your majesty can sit in the capital pavilion and deter the majestic pass, the rebels from all over the world will come down upon hearing the news, and the general situation of the world will be determined immediately! Isn't this action ten thousand times stronger and more glorious than leading troops to supervise the battle?" Liu Chong twirled his beard and meditated for a while, then nodded again and again: "Yes, it makes sense. Can you fight the enemy in Duting?" Cao Cao lowered his head and was almost overwhelmed with joy, thinking: "I have been fooled by Zhu Jun again. Why is this prince so confused? After entering the Duting, he will be on the edge of Luoyang. Then why fight?" Zhu Jun stomped on his foot quietly, signaling him not to laugh. Afraid that Liu Chong might be suspicious, he hurriedly struck while the iron was hot: "Military and state affairs must not be delayed. If you don't order troops to go, there will be changes for a long time. Please think twice." "Yes!" Liu Chong patted his thigh, "The lonely king quickly returned to the city, gathered a thousand soldiers and horses and immediately went to Luoyang to escort him." After speaking, he swung his big bow, "Military affairs are urgent, return to the city and return to the city!" Cao Cao endured it all the time, and only laughed out loud when he saw him entering the city respectfully: "This prince is as rich as gold and jade, but his brain is not very flexible. The princes and kings are not allowed to leave the feudal country without authorization. He can't enter the capital privately without an order, will it be possible?" in trouble?" Zhu Jun also smiled: "Nowadays the world is in turmoil, and the capital is worried that there will be no soldiers or generals. It is impossible to follow the usual methods at an extraordinary time. He is well-known, and he will not be suspicious when he goes to the emperor, but he will feel at ease. In short, let's coax him to play. Tell him to come to Beijing to coax the emperor to play!" Huangfusong also said humorously: "He is very happy, I am afraid that the army will be stationed in Duting, our uncle and general will be very busy when he meets him!" The three couldn't help laughing. Cao Cao knew very well in his heart: Although Chen Wang Liu Chong was good at shooting, after all, he was arrogant and underestimated the enemy and was too ostentatious.It is okay for a thousand skilled archers to meet a crowd of mobs, but if they meet a well-equipped army, they will just hit a stone with an egg.The Yellow Turban Army firmly believed that Zhang Jiao was originally ignorant, and seeing his flashy car and driving suddenly became ignorant, and surrendered without fighting in fear of gods. This victory was actually a fluke.But Zhu Jun and Huangfusong could have predicted the result, beating the drums and making noise to lure him into the battle, this is truly a wise move! While talking, Luo Jun, Prime Minister of Chen Guo, came out of the city to meet him.Since the resurgence of Guangwu, although the clan kings have their own states, they have no right to intervene in local government affairs, and they cannot privately recruit soldiers except for their own followers.As for the governance of the feudal state, it is all handled by the prime minister, and his salary, duties and powers are exactly the same as those of the prefect.The four of them had finished exchanging greetings, and there was a lot of fuss about being surrendered to the volunteer army, registering and registering, and returning to other counties. After everything was settled, the three of them returned to the big tent, Huangfusong and Zhu Jun both looked dignified.Cao Cao was puzzled: "Now that the Kingdom of Chen has been established, why are the two old generals so distressed?" "Although the Chen Kingdom is settled, only Runan remains. The people of the Yellow Turbans have already been put to death, and the next battle will be difficult." Huangfu Song's face sank like water. "Fortunately, we have no bloodshed here, and our strength has not been damaged. I have written a letter to invite Jingzhou governor Xu Wei and Runan prefect Zhao Qian to join the defeated army, and it should be near soon. In addition, a few days ago I asked my fellow countryman Sun Jian to help in the battle, presumably He is also coming soon. If we get some more soldiers from Luo Jun, we can barely gather 40,000 troops." Zhu Jun closed his eyes and pondered, "But there are no less than 100,000 thieves in Runan, and they are all fresh troops who have never been defeated. , it is said that their leader, Peng Tuo, is quite brave. This bone is hard to crack." Cao Cao said with a smile: "I don't think it's urgent. Let's take every step and fight steadily, and we will surely defeat the enemy." Zhu Jun opened his eyes: "Cao family boy, everyone knows the principle of step by step. It's just that our current emperor is not Emperor Xiaojing, I'm afraid his old man won't allow us to be Zhou Yafu. How easy is it to be steady?" "No way, I think Long Live today values ​​the two generals very much." "Hmph! When you first came to the army, how did you understand the truth?" Huangfusong shook his head. "At the time when Yingchuan was in an emergency, he could only let us go. Now that the danger of the capital is over and the urgent need is gone, he should urge us to fight quickly. Quick decision. I can't think of three days, the court must have..." Before he finished speaking, someone reported that Sima Zhangzi, who had returned to Beijing to deliver the letter, had also returned.Zhang Zibing is a Hejian literati. Because of his prestige, he became an officer in the infantry and became a lieutenant in the infantry. Although he is currently serving as a Sima of another department, he only cares about pen matters. He stepped into the big tent in a panic, and before he stopped, he shouted: "The big thing is not good! Lu Zhonglang was locked up and taken to Beijing." "What's going on? Did Zhang Jiao break through?" All three of them were taken aback. "Zhang Jiao didn't break out of the siege, it was a disaster for Xiaoqiang." Zhang Zi didn't bother to drink his saliva, "Lu Zhi surrounded Guangzong for more than a month, digging trenches and building a ladder to attack the city. The emperor thought he was slow, so he sent eunuch Zuo Feng to urge the battle Zuo Feng took the opportunity to ask for a bribe from Lu Zhi, but failed. Unexpectedly, the eunuch went back and slandered Lu Zhi, saying that Lu Zhi was lazy and refused to contribute. The emperor was furious and sent someone to lock him into Beijing, ready to punish him! " "It's an eunuch again, bastard bastard!" Even Huangfusong's famous family couldn't help but curse. "What about Guangzong's soldiers?" Zhu Jun asked eagerly. "Dong Zhuo, the prefect of Hedong, has been transferred to be the commander." "Sigh... Changing generals just before the battle is a big taboo among military strategists!" Zhu Jun frowned, "Brother Yizhen, you've been in Xizhou for a long time, is this Dong Zhuo worthy of this job?" Huangfu Song stroked his beard and shook his head, "In terms of bravery and ability, he is even better than Lu Zigan. However, Dong Zhongying led the soldiers of the barbarians for a long time, and he is a reckless and rough man. The generals of the Northern Army are all famous and high-ranking, I'm afraid he can't suppress these people with his reputation. No, I have to go to Shubao Lu Zigan." "Slow down!" Zhu Jun stopped him, "How can we protect him if we are in the south and the north? Not only can we not save him now, but the eunuch will have to charge him with conspiracy and conspiracy. You forgot Lu Qiang How did you die?" Cao Cao was quite indignant: "Lord Lu's home is in Hebei. The Yellow Turban Army heard that he was a general and killed everyone in his hometown. He even gave up his family to fight the chaos of the country, but it ended up like this. Wouldn't it be chilling?" .” Huangfusong has long been used to being chilled, and he didn't take Cao Cao's words seriously, he just said: "Although the letter bluntly said that there is a risk of triggering holy wrath, you can't just sit idly by, right? Besides, we now control the army, the emperor can't take us It's all dealt with." Zhu Jun hurriedly waved his hands: "Don't think so. Is it an extraordinary act to threaten the emperor with a minister? Even if he is saved, the emperor will have to settle the score in the future... According to me, Lu Zhi naturally wants to save, but he can't do it now. He This incident has reminded us, if we don't destroy the enemies of Runan soon, I'm afraid we will be the ones who get into the prison van later. We can't delay for a day when the soldiers and horses are all here, no matter how much we pay, we must Quick battle! We won't save Lu Zhi until this battle is won." Cao Cao suddenly understood at this moment: Even if Zhu Jun is resourceful, Huangfu Song is mighty, and even if he is willing to lose his mind, there are still infinite variables in the battle against chaos.Because there are two battlefields, one is close at hand, and the other is far away in Luoyang...