Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1938 Only peace of mind, autumn rain like a knife
The autumn wind is bleak.

As the sun shone down, Cao Jun's camp outside Jiangxia City was quiet, as if no one was there.

The breath of approaching winter also blows to Jingzhou Jiangdong, and the cold slightly penetrates into the skin, causing fine pimples.

Sun Quan looked at Zhou Yu, Zhou Yu, who was as calm as water, and that beautiful face, but his heart became more and more desire...uh, anger rose,

"Zhou Gongjin!What do you think? ! 』

"My lord. Zhou Yu cupped his hands and said, "There is a saying in the art of war, don't hide when you return to your teacher, and don't chase after the poor." 』

"Ahaha, what if someone insists on chasing him? 』

"If you chase them, you will lose." 』

Sun Quan couldn't help but shivered and became cold, "Tie Cao has been caught in a trick, cut off the food roads, the army's morale is in turmoil, and retreated in a hurry. If they let it go easily, when will they get such a good opportunity?" !Wait for Thief Cao to stabilize the morale of the army...a...you...』

Sun Quan was indeed in a hurry, and his words were a little awkward.

Zhou Yu's aura was still calm, he glanced at Sun Quan, and said: "Last night, although there must have been some changes in the beacon fire, it may not be as the Lord thought.Thief Cao is treacherous, since he set up many beacons along the river, how could he not guard against the surprise attack of the Lord's navy?I'm afraid Cao thief retreated this time because he wanted to trap the lord. 』

Sun Quan was in a hurry, "How did you know that it was the Cao thief who cheated?" 』

Zhou Yu sighed slightly.My lord, you didn't listen to what I said just now, or didn't you want to hear it at all? "Cao Thief secretly set up a beacon, obviously well prepared..."

"No..." Sun Quan waved his hand and said, "Someone is different from Gong Jin's expectations. It is the Cao thief who set up a beacon, so he was negligent!" 』

"Cao thief has always been cunning and cunning, how can he be negligent? 』

"Even if there are hundreds of secrets, there is one sparseness!" 』

Zhou Yu looked at Sun Quan.

Sun Quan glared at Zhou Yu.

The atmosphere suddenly became weird, and the surrounding guards were silent, trying to reduce the projected area of ​​their bodies as much as possible to avoid being affected by the invisible and colorless flames of war, just like children in an ordinary family who saw adults arguing.

You feel.

I think.

Fire and water have always been incompatible.

Zhou Yu lowered his eyes and said, "Since this is the case, if my lord insists on pursuing, let someone do it for me..."

"Do not! ”Sun Quan blurted out subconsciously, then took a breath, and eased his tone, “I have no other intentions, but the arrangement has already been made, and there is something wrong with suddenly changing it…”

Zhou Yu's expression remained the same, and he cupped his hands and said, "I would like to obey my lord's order."Let’s check the ordnance first...』

Sun Quan took a breath, nodded and said, "Good! 』

Zhou Yu walked down the city wall silently, then turned around the corridor, and met Lu Su head-on. "Zi Jing..."

"Gongjin..." Lu Su cupped his hands, "Gongjin don't blame Yu..."

Zhou Yu froze for a moment, then shook his head.

"Gong Jin..." Lu Su took a few steps forward, followed Zhou Yu, and then said in a low voice, "Since Gong Jin knows that the lord will not accept the advice, why bother to make trouble?" 』

Zhou Yu looked up at the sky, "I will do my best..."

Lu Su also followed Zhou Yu's perspective and looked up to the sky, feeling that Zhou Yu's words seemed to be responding to himself, and seemed to be addressed to someone.

It's cool to slap the leader in the face in public, but when it's over, the little shoes will inevitably be handed over.Zhou Yu is not stupid, so he can naturally understand Sun Quan's thoughts, but understanding does not mean he agrees. What's more, Zhou Yu's original opinion this time is to accept it while it is good. It is still generally dominant, and it is not impossible.

It's just that Sun Quan felt that the piece of land he had so disagreed with was being invaded by Cao Cao outside. How could this be tolerated?Naturally, he wanted to twist off Cao Cao's chess pieces on the spot, cut off and swallow all Cao Cao's extended tentacles, and then he vented his anger.

"The guards... are all arranged properly? ’Zhou Yu asked.

Lu Su nodded.

Zhou Yu sighed slightly. "That's it, send someone to inform Cheng Dudu, prepare to withdraw troops..."

Lu Su hesitated for a moment, then said, "Would you like to wait..."

Zhou Yu shook his head and said, "No.If you wait for the dust to settle, you may not be able to retreat in time. 』

"Hmm..." Lu Su sighed and said, "Wei. 』

Zhou Yu looked up at the sky with her hands behind her back.

The autumn wind blew Zhou Yu's hair at the temples, as if comforting him, or talking to him.

...(=`ェ=)...

On September [-]th, Sun Quan sent Zhou Tai to lead the sailors of the Eastern Wu, but failed to surprise Xiaoyaojin.The flames of war spread to the vicinity of Jiangxia overnight.

On September [-]th, at midday, Sun Quan sent Jiang Qin, Chen Wu and two men to attack the camp of Cao Jun in Jiangxia, which was broken.Cao Jun retreated.Zhou Yu persuaded Sun Quan, and Sun Quan insisted on hunting down Cao Cao.

On the thirteenth day of the ninth month, Sun Quan mobilized troops to guard the Chinese army, and marched separately, chasing and killing Cao Jun along the way, intending to recover the entire land of Jiangxia and eradicate Xiaoyaojin.

On September [-]th, when Jiang Qin pursued to Niutoushan, Cao's army ambushed him, Chen Wu aided him, he was ambushed by Cao Ren again, trapped in the mountain, Sun Quan came to his aid again, he was also flanked by cavalry led by Cao Chun, the three of them could not advance or retreat, at night At that time, Fang Yu broke out under the guards who sacrificed their lives.

On September [-]th, Cao Cao led his troops to hide and kill, intending to encircle and wipe out Sun Quan and others.

On September [-]th, Zhou Yu gave way to Sun Quan, but surrounded Cao Ren, the forward of the Cao army. Cao Ren was wounded and left in the fierce battle.Cao Cao was shocked, suspecting Zhou Yu's plan to lure troops against Zhongzhong, he hurriedly gathered his front and stopped chasing.

From September [-]th to [-]th, Cao Cao's and Sun Quan's troops began to disengage, and both sides retreated.

On September 21, Xia Houyuan led his troops to Jiangling, but the Wu soldiers under the city of Jiangling had already retreated, so there was no gain.

Around September [-]th, Sun Quan took Jiangxia's gold, silver and soft goods and returned them to Jiangdong, while Cao Cao plundered the remaining population of Jiangxia to Hefei. So far, Jiangxia's county has no people for hundreds of miles, and the bones are piled up in the wild...

...the last paragraph is not full of water...

Although winter was approaching, the temperature at noon was still not very cold. The dead people decayed quickly, attracting many carrion animals.

It is very interesting that there seems to be some audiences for stinky tofu, stinky mandarin fish, and even some foods of later generations, such as soybean juice, natto, durian, and herring, and many people will feel that special The smell is actually fragrant, but almost no one likes or accepts the smell of human corpses.

The smell of corpses is like a natural viscous gas. Once it is contaminated, even if it is washed repeatedly, it is difficult to get rid of the disgusting smell.

And even more stinky than the rotting corpses are the refugees.

Jiangxia, the entire county is abolished.

Originally, this month, it should be the time when the harvest is over, and then there are more or less in each household, but after all, they get some rations, and the family can finally eat some decent meals, but now...

It is impossible for Cao Jun to stay for a long time. If he can't collect people, he will set fire to the village and leave.

The people who hid in the mountains and swamps saw their houses and villages turned into ashes when they saw the soldiers retreat and came out again...

How to do?
Run away.

Hide.

What can unarmed people do in the face of vicious soldiers?
During the three 400 years of the Han Dynasty, they have been taught to "filial piety", "respect the emperor", and "observe the rules". They are not allowed to do this or that. They have listened and followed suit.Plow the fields honestly, and pay taxes according to the duties, but why?
why?
Those officials who usually collect tax money, tax, and calculation, when they just erected the beams of the house, stretched out their hands to collect the house tax, and when they caught a net of fish, they stared at them to collect the fish tax. They collect some dry materials on the mountain, and they also have to pay taxes on what they collect, and they have to collect money and taxes for every bite of food and water...

But when they were suffering, their houses were burned, their food was robbed, when they needed some support and comfort, none of these officials could see them...

why?
No one will give them an answer.

Therefore, these people can only whimper, like a crippled dog, twisting every step, turning back step by step, with blank, sad, and terrified expressions, and the cries of children, as well as hunger and anger. Tired, all mixed together, leaving their once hometown, stable homeland.

They walked into the wilderness, walked through the swamp, turned over the bald mountains, and passed through the barren fields.

They are ants, eating grass, bark, and soil, and they can't bear it anymore, so they eat themselves.

Walking like a walking corpse, walking, and then there was a commotion in front of it, as if bait had been cast in a fish pond, and it immediately began to churn.

The government sent people to serve porridge ahead.

Not the court, but the local government.

People rushed over, densely packed to receive the porridge that might just be better than clear water.

The porridge had just been boiled and it was very hot, but everyone was so hungry that the one who received the porridge hurriedly blew and drank, staring at the porridge shed with bulging eyes, staring at the big mouthfuls in the porridge shed. Pot, I look forward to drinking this bowl, and I can add another bowl.

Someone was shouting: "Who wants to join the army?"Those who want to join the army stand up!There are pancakes!There are big pancakes to eat! ’ He was still holding two black pancakes, about half the size of a palm, shaking in the air, seductively, making a group of people’s heads follow the black pancakes from left to right, and then from left to right. Right to left.

Of course, according to the usual practice, as long as you are young and strong, only young and strong are recruited.

Some people were so seduced that they wanted to sell their lives for two black pancakes at a low price, but they were dragged by their wives and children, and finally sat on the ground and hugged each other and wailed.Because everyone knows that once the young and strong in the family leave, the family will be gone. If the life of the wife and children is good, they may still be able to survive. eat.

There are also some who gritted their teeth and threw them away. They went to the army and took the pancakes. Some were so heartless that they just ate them for themselves, but there were also some who gave them to their wives and sons. don't stay...

The wife knew that even if it was left over, she couldn't hold on to it, she bit it desperately, and she didn't have a few mouthfuls, but she couldn't eat it with tears.The child on the side also cried at first, but the tears stopped after eating, and he concentrated on nibbling on the black pancakes.

The man laughed, laughed, and cried when he turned away.

Life and separation at this moment is death.

There are also some old people who are a little knowledgeable, trying to persuade, "Don't join the army, you won't be able to come back after you go... Go a little further, go a little longer, the imperial court will not ignore us... The imperial court will accommodate us..."

The fleeing team stretches endlessly, and there are many people and sometimes few people. Most people don't even have a clear purpose. They just know to follow the flow of people. It seems that only in this way can they prove that he is still alone.

The chaotic team stretches on and on, and it seems that you can't see the end, and it seems that you can't go to the edge. Compared with the chaos in the Jianghuai area in the past few years, or the Yellow Turban chaos in the past few years, It's like there are two worlds.Sometimes, some people will lament in the team, thinking about the past few years, everything they have seen, thinking about what they did wrong, or what they didn't do, to become what they are today the point.

Jiangling is also in chaos, so what about Xiangyang?
Will it be better?
I heard that Liu Jingzhou is seriously ill again...

There was another autumn rain, none of which fell, without the lingering meaning of spring rain, but only brought a bleak and cold uproar, covering everything and spreading among everything.

..._(:з」∠)_...

Xiangyang City.

The autumn rain is like a knife, which cuts the grass and leaves, and makes people panic.

"I want to watch the autumn rain..." Cai Mao stood in front of the gate of the back garden and said in a deep voice, "You are waiting here, don't come and make noise!" 』

"Patriarch, but it's raining..." the steward said cautiously from behind, "Why don't you let the little one hold the umbrella for the patriarch?" 』

"no!A certain knife, gun and sword rain are also taking it lightly, are you afraid that Xu Qiuyu will fail? Cai Hao waved his hand, "I'm just feeling irritable, and I want to be alone and meditate... I don't need you to wait on me, just wait outside!" 』

"only! Seeing that Cai Mao insisted, the steward didn't say anything more, and led the people to wait outside the back garden gate.

Cai Hao walked into the back garden with his hands behind his back, then turned into the back room, took out the rain poncho and bamboo hat, and after putting them on, he quietly came to the corner door of the back yard, pushed it open, looked back for a while, and walked into the rain curtain.

There are not many pedestrians in the alleys and streets, even one or two people are either holding umbrellas or wearing rain ponchos, passing by in a hurry.

Cai Mao braved the rain and turned into an alley, then pushed open a courtyard door, walked through the corridor, took off his poncho outside the hall, and entered the hall.

Ever since Liu Biao messed with her that time, Cai Mao was like a quiet little daughter-in-law, she seemed to be doing things silently, thinking quietly, not saying anything, not expressing her opinion on anything.

After Sun Quan retreated, Cao Cao did not completely withdraw from Jingzhou, but stayed in the Xinye area for one reason or another.And Wancheng and Runan seem to have disappeared in the memory of Liu Biao and Cao Cao.

In terms of restoring production and order, there is no doubt that the Hussars are very experienced and powerful. Within three to four months, most of the areas bordering Wuguan have been restored by [-] to [-]%. Already it looked like an orderly town, not a den of thieves filled with death and chaos.

Of course, everyone knows how difficult it is to do such a thing well.

Cai Mao also wants to get things done.After the previous lesson, Cai Mao finally knew that Jingzhou could not be controlled by relying on his own family, or just relying on himself...

Not long after, another person came to the courtyard, wearing a rain poncho and hiding his face under a bamboo hat.When I went directly to the hall in the courtyard, I took off the bamboo hat and rain cape, and spilled water on the wooden boards under the hall.

"Brother Yuanchang, please..." Cai Mao stood in front of the hall, clasping his hands together.

The autumn rain fell on the rockery in the courtyard, sparking a little bit of white smoke, and among the jagged rocks on the rockery, there seemed to be faint hints of swords and guns, as if there was an army marching, braving the rain, along the Along the rugged mountain road on the rockery, it meanders forward.

"Brother Cai..." Zhong Yao sat down slowly, and said unhurriedly, "This autumn is bleak..."

Cai Mao didn't answer, but invited Zhong Yao to drink tea first.

Jiangxia was almost divided by Cao Cao and Sun Quan, which has become the consensus of people in Jingzhou. With such a consensus, Liu Biao's incompetence becomes more and more obvious.The courage of riding alone into Xiangyang back then has gradually faded in the memory, and what remains is the gradually aging face and the powerlessness in the face of outsiders.

"Good tea..." Zhong Yao said with a smile, "Could it be that this is the so-called "clear tea" produced by Huqi? 』

Cai Mao nodded slightly and said, "Exactly.I don't know if I can agree with brother Yuanchang's intention? 』

Zhong Yao laughed twice, "If you talk about wine, I think Changshe's wine is the best. After all, the water and soil in my hometown are pleasant, but I don't know much about this tea, so I can't comment..."

"Why not?If not forced, who would want to stay away from their homeland? Cai Mao nodded and said.

Tea is dense.

The rain was dripping.

After a while, Cai Mao couldn't help but said, "What is Sikong's intention?" 』

Zhong Yao smiled: "The key is brother Cai's intention...Sikong, it's all right..."

"really? 』

"nature. 』

"good. Cai Mao nodded, pointed out of the hall, and said, "Brother Yuanchang has made great efforts, and I will definitely remember it in my heart... Although this room is simple, it can still entertain guests, so I invite brother Yuanchang to stay here for a while. In my own house...」

Zhong Yao nodded with a smile and said, "I can take care of myself, if Brother Cai has something important to do, you might as well do it yourself..."

Cai Mao got up, saluted and bid farewell to Zhong Yao, then put on the poncho and bamboo hat that were placed outside the house, and walked out of the yard slowly, walking slowly in the rain.

The rain fell on the bamboo hats and ponchos, crackling.

Cai Hao walked slowly, turned around the street, walked forward for a while, pushed open a half-covered corner door in the alley, and entered the backyard, then took off the poncho and bamboo hat, and went out with his hands behind his back. out of the back garden.

In the backyard, there are stewards and servants standing hand in hand.

Cai Mao ordered lightly: "Prepare the soup, I want to take a bath..."

"Only..." The steward waved his hand quickly, and a servant hurriedly left.Immediately the servants became busy, some prepared clothes, some fetched tea, some changed Cai Mao's towel...

Some people looked at Cai Mao's wet robe hem and muddy clogs, but isn't it normal to walk in the back garden on a rainy day and get some rain and mud?
In the courtyard, the autumn rain is dripping, cutting like a knife.

(End of this chapter)