Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 3393: Heart

In the east of the Yellow River, on the high platform, under the tricolor flag.

Around the high platform, hundreds of heavily armored guards surrounded him and his flag.

  "The Great Han Cavalry General Fei"!

Countless pairs of eager eyes were cast over.

When Fei Qian stood on the platform, no one knew who started shouting first, but soon everyone was cheering loudly!

Swords and spears were everywhere, shields and armor were shining brightly, and everyone seemed to be trying hard to make themselves stand taller, as if they were proud to be under the command of the Han cavalry, and their spirits were high to the extreme.

Needless to say, the generals who originally belonged to Fei Qian, even the newly surrendered or captured Cao army generals and military officers, looked at Fei Qian with mixed emotions. And the newly surrendered Cao army soldiers had even more mixed emotions.

After all, the Han Dynasty’s information dissemination was too backward.

Many ordinary soldiers and lower-class people in Shandong wanted to obtain some information, but the information was often distorted, false, or cut off at both ends, leaving only a small inexplicable section in the middle. Therefore, the understanding of these ordinary Cao army soldiers about the cavalry Fei Qian often remained at a few words...

For example, having a green face and fangs, eating human hearts and livers, etc.

Although these things are sometimes incredible, they cater to the curiosity of these ordinary Cao army soldiers. Then there is a market, and some people will believe in them and even protect these rumors.

Now, these rumors...

Walked into the sunlight and appeared in front of everyone.

  So this is what the cavalry is like!

I have to say, Fei Qian does look like some of these people now.

Well, in fact, anyone, no matter how ordinary they are, will have a different kind of momentum as long as they have some people around them. For example, those people in later generations who would find some people to pick them up at the airport even if they spent their own money, weren't they just trying to bring some glory to themselves?

Fei Qian's current move was naturally not to save face for himself, but to recover the captured Cao army soldiers.

Of course, this is not to kill them...

So does this mean that Fei Qian believes in "killing prisoners is unlucky"?

Yes, no.

Or you can say that killing the surrendered is unlucky.

Some people have extremely simple minds, and they think in black and white, right or wrong.

Just like the matter of "killing prisoners without knowing the reason", it is actually caused by many people who have no brains but are unwilling to think more.

Of course, it is unrealistic to waste time explaining complex theoretical knowledge such as history, geography, economics, culture, historical inevitability, etc. to the captured soldiers, so most of the time we just need to analyze specific issues specifically.

Fei Qian is quite flexible in this regard.

The brains and cognition of these captured soldiers are restricted by their original living conditions and living environment. After all, these people have not received any proper education since childhood, let alone nine years of compulsory education. Some of them cannot even write their names. If you want them to know the specific circumstances on which Fei Qian made his analysis, it would be better to just throw a few hard words or some reasons so that these people can understand.

  After all, these are ordinary Cao army captives. If the brains of these guys are at the same level as the commander, then why is Fei Qian fighting?

In Linfen Pingyang, Fei Qian was not qualified to do the "killing prisoners without knowing the reason". He had no manpower to manage, identify, and persuade those white-captive black-bandits who had just put down their swords to return to the fields, so he could only kill them. He killed all the middle-level officers who commanded these white-captive black-bandits, and then he barely maintained the order in Pingyang.

With these foundations, Fei Qian was able to rise to the level of competing with local nobles and gentry, and the rumor of "killing prisoners without knowing the reason" came about. The reason was very simple, just two words -

"politics".

Only invaders without a "political" system or barbaric tribes would conquer everything by killing.

note!

It’s not that they don’t know that “killing” cannot mean everything, but they have no other way except “killing”!

  Just like the Yuan Dynasty and the early Qing Dynasty, they had no ability to govern the local areas at all. Even near the Qing Dynasty’s stronghold, they could only rely on killing to maintain their rule and to cover up their inner fears in the beginning!

As a result, these actions were used by some simple-minded or not-so-simple-minded people in later generations to promote the secret of killing...

Fei Qian now of course knew that among these captured Cao army soldiers and the native gentry of Yuncheng, each had different thoughts, so he deliberately put on such a posture.

Xun Chen narrowed his eyes, twirled his beard and smiled.

Pei Ji put his hands in his sleeves, like a farmer with his hands in his pockets, looking at the "crops".

For a moment, everyone had different thoughts and expressions...

Amid the melodious sound of trumpets, a team of heavily armored cavalry appeared in the distance.

The sound of the horn stopped, and then the dull and powerful sound of war drums began.

  Rows of heavily armored cavalrymen galloped down the slightly gentle hillside. The rumbling sound of their horses' hooves even drowned out the roar of war drums for a time!

Rows of spears were laid flat, the cold light on the spears gleamed in the sun, and one could almost smell the blood on the spear tips!

On the shoulders of the human armor is a ferocious animal head with fangs protruding outwards.

The vest was painted with a ferocious hungry ghost, with bared fangs and claws.

  At this moment, the sound of horse hooves seemed to cover up all sounds between heaven and earth. The cold light cast by the rows of icy armor seemed to freeze even breathing!

The jumping red tassel was as dazzling as blood!

The earth trembled under the trampling of horses' hooves.

People's hearts trembled amid the galloping of horses.

The warhorse gradually picked up speed.

  The shaking of the earth, the roar of horses' hooves, the shouts of the charging knights, and the cheers of the other hussars watching the ceremony nearby, at this moment, mixed into a sound like a huge wave, rushing towards the surroundings with unstoppable momentum, drowning everyone!

Like a mountain, like a sea, like a prison.

  There is no need for too many words, this is the invisible pressure that reaches everyone's heart most directly!

Especially in the hearts of those who have some hidden thoughts and distractions...

Cannot resist, cannot avoid.

No matter how much you say, it's better to let these people see it with their own eyes.

  In front of such rows of steel behemoths and war machines, everyone understands one thing: the Hussars are still the Hussars, but the world is no longer the same world!

In Anyi City, those who were murmuring became quiet.

Among the Cao army's surrendered soldiers, those talkative ones also quieted down.

  There was silence between heaven and earth, with the only thing left being this giant beast made of flesh and steel, which rolled over and pressed forward in front of him. In an overwhelming manner, it trampled all the idle talk and unwillingness into flying sand and soil!

Xiahou Dun regretted it.

He saw Bao Zhong's undisguised joy, and also saw the dejection of some of Cao's military academies.

He turned his head and looked towards the platform, only to see Fei Qian seemed to be casting that icy gaze at him!

Xiahou Dun couldn't help but shudder slightly and avoided his gaze, but after he had completed the avoidance action, he became angry in his heart, gritted his teeth and looked up again, only to find that Fei Qian was no longer looking at him, but was looking into the distance...

"ha……"

Xiahou Dun seemed to hear a sound like something breaking in his heart.

Undoubtedly, Fei Qian's behavior was a display of force.

Some people are smart and will quickly dodge when someone shows a knife, but some people think they are smart and think that others are bluffing when they show a knife, so they dare not really cut down...

……

……

In the land of Youyan, Tuoba clan inexplicably won his first victory.

Everyone has a threshold in their hearts. If you lose too much SAN, you will go crazy. If the pressure is too great, you will easily collapse.

In fact, the area around Xixi and Guangping is indeed a very good terrain.

This terrain is friendly to defenders, or infantry, but not so friendly to cavalry.

If the terrain is open enough, then it would be no problem for thousands of cavalry to charge and kill. But what if there are rivers, stone bridges, city walls, and guards? Then it would definitely not be smooth.

Even if the Cavalry wanted to attack Xi and Guangping, it would take at least a few days to prepare and then attack... But now, thanks to Huang Si, they don't have to fight.

So sometimes, no matter what terrain, strategy, plan, or preparation, it is not as good as the cooperation of the enemy.

Huang Si's running was just like a hole in a tire. Even though the hole was small, it could let out the air!

Once the spirit is lost, there is really nothing to talk about.

If Cao Liang and Huang Si's men were all cavalry, they might be able to make a roundabout move... uh, a big circle or something, come back and attack from the opposite side to outflank Tuoba and others. But it happened that most of Cao Liang and Huang Si's men were infantry!

For the infantry, if they cannot form an iron hedgehog-like formation, they will have no ability to resist large-scale cavalry.

  The key is that the infantry only have two legs, so even if they want to run, they may not be able to outrun!

At the beginning, Tuoba was still a little cautious.

After all, there were not many people left in their Xianbei tribe. At first, some Xianbei cavalry wanted to chase and kill them, but they were stopped by Tuoba, fearing that it was a trap set by Cao's army. Because no matter how stupid Tuoba was, he knew that all his undertakings first required some people under him. Without people, no matter how big the territory was or how many foundations he had, it would be meaningless.

  Just like the other Xianbei people who fled north and west. Indeed, the desert is very large, and the Xianbei people who fled north and west would have a larger territory, but what's the use? If you stand on the top of a mountain or in the desert and see no one around, and then shout "I am the master of Xiaomixu Mountain", can you really be the master of something?

Therefore, the Tuoba clan knew that these Xianbei people were almost their last resort, and they had been carefully controlling them, trying not to let them suffer any unnecessary damage, and not daring to waste them. After all, the Xianbei were too weak now, and once they were damaged, it would be difficult to replenish them. Of course, there is no concept of place of origin yet, but it might as well be distinguished by this for the time being.

  But Tuoba never expected that the defeat of Cao's army would be so complete!

No hesitation, no ambiguity at all!

This is not surprising.

The generous people in the lands of Yan and Zhao did not have a good end, generation after generation. How could any genes be preserved?

How many soldiers who fought hard outside would choose to continue to dedicate everything and sacrifice themselves when they return home and are beaten like dogs?

The Tuoba clan restrained those people of Xianbei origin, but other Han cavalry rushed into the city, and reaped a rich harvest without any harm!

This……

  The Xianbei people valued money and goods, and when they saw the other Han cavalrymen killing people and making a lot of money, their eyes were almost spitting fire, as if they wanted to burn the Tuoba clan into ashes!

These ordinary Xianbei people have simple minds. They spend their lives eating, drinking and having fun, and do not have much concept of family and country. Some Xianbei people understand Tuoba's thoughts, but they don't care. Some people don't understand at all and don't want to understand.

Now that they had the opportunity to make money and fight, and promotion and wealth were just around the corner, many Xianbei people could not help but yell at the Tuoba clan, not caring that the Tuoba clan were also Xianbei people. They seemed to be staring at their enemies, and their eyes were almost red.

Tuoba smiled bitterly, then waved his hand and gave an order.

Those cavalrymen of Xianbei origin cheered and rushed forward like a Husky that had broken free from its ropes, making all kinds of noises and sticking out its tongues!

Looking down from a high place, you can see teams of cavalrymen cutting into the back of Cao's retreating troops. Every time they surge, it's like a bloody wave rushing towards Cao's army, splashing dust and blood. The cavalrymen are like a torrent of steel, unstoppable, and on the ground where this torrent rushes, all that is left is blood, flesh and corpses.

……

……

  Cao Cao is going to lose!

No, it’s already lost!

Irreversible!

When Emperor Liu Xie received this news, he thought it was a joke.

Or maybe these damned treacherous officials are going to give him some kind of aptitude test or risk assessment...

"The Prime Minister is wise and brave, how could he be defeated like this? !"

Liu Xie said that he was also a soldier who had passed the alcohol test, so how could he fall into the pit like this?

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

To be honest, Liu Xie is still a little confused about the battle situation up to this point.

Although he was not considered very smart to begin with, but over the years, he has learned how to sharpen even an iron rod…even if it cannot be ground into a needle, at least the surface can be made brighter.

  Liu Xie did have some premonition early on, even expectation, or prayer, but he certainly did not expect that Cao Cao would be defeated so quickly and so miserably!

"Jizhou, Hedong, and Youzhou..." Liu Xie's eyes widened, "Are you serious, my dear?!"

After getting a positive answer, Liu Xie felt extremely confused.

  Is this a simple defeat?

This is simply a mess!

Wasn't Cao Cao extremely powerful?

Why does it look so vulnerable now?

Even so, Prime Minister Cao Cao still wants to launch a large-scale attack on Guanzhong?

What did he think?

But it seems a bit off topic to study what Cao Cao was thinking now. The question facing Liu Xie now is whether to issue an edict to mediate...

No, wait.

Liu Xie then realized that those "dear ministers" had been rushing to tell him the true situation of the battle just to get him to come forward!

  These damn guys!

Liu Xie couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. It was already such a late hour and they were still playing tricks and using this kind of thing to test the emperor!

  After being angry, Liu Xie had to accept this reality. If Cao Cao really fell, completely defeated, would Liu Xie accept the new "general"?

Maybe even the "Great General King"!

Duke Pingyang?

King of Guanzhong?

Liu Xie shuddered.

  Pingyang would be fine, but if Fei Qian were to be made a prince in Guanzhong, it would be like a slap in the face to the spirit tablets of Liu's ancestors!

The offering table in this ancestral temple is about to collapse!

  Do not!

This is absolutely not okay!

and so……

Only mediation?

but……

Liu Xie frowned, put his hands behind his back, and walked around in circles in the Chongde Hall. He walked from the setting sun to the sunset, but still couldn't come up with a strategy that could achieve the best of both worlds.

Liu Xie’s wish is actually very simple, but also very complicated.

If he wanted to hold power, he had to have capable ministers under his command, but he couldn't have powerful ministers under his command. So he had always hoped that Cao Cao and Fei Qian would fight to the point of mutual destruction, exhaustion, or even death together, rather than the one-sided situation like now.

Cao Cao is not a good guy, as for Fei Qian...

Well, it’s not a good thing either!

What Cao Cao wanted was the "authority" of the emperor, to command the princes in the name of the emperor...

Although Fei Qian doesn't want power, but...

Liu Xie felt even more afraid when facing Fei Qian.

Yes, more scared.

It's not the fear of life or death.

Liu Xie felt the fear of life and death on Dong Zhuo's side.

It's not fear of force.

When Li and Guo were in power, the brutal force used made Liu Xie feel as if he was trapped among barbarians.

Fei Qian never threatened Liu Xie's life, nor did he use force to make Liu Xie surrender. He could even be said to be polite and measured. But when Liu Xie faced Fei Qian, he didn't know why he felt a fear from the bottom of his heart...

It’s like Liu Xie is no longer the “Son of Heaven”.

When facing Cao Cao, and these beloved ministers or treacherous ministers in Shandong, even though Liu Xie was suppressed intellectually and fooled emotionally, he could still see in their eyes that he was wearing a crown and sitting high on the throne.

But in Fei Qian's eyes...

He seemed to be just a child who didn't even know what the country people ate in their daily lives.

  If you don’t know astronomy and geography, you won’t understand the sufferings of the world!

In Liu Xie's mind, there was a voice saying that Fei Qian was right, and as the Son of Heaven he must know these things. But there was also another voice shouting back even louder, saying that he was the Son of Heaven! In the four hundred years of the Han Dynasty, did every Son of Heaven really have to understand these things before he could ascend the throne? !

"Only if you understand these things can you be a good emperor..."

"How bad it is to not understand these things and not have seen the emperor!"

Liu Xie stood in the Chongde Hall, looking up at the increasingly gloomy sky, and asked himself, "Who am I...? Who should I be?"