Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 3467 Why is it so?
Horse hooves flying.

Loess and wild grass.

Lu Chang was tied up and laid horizontally on the horse's back.

This posture was like that of a tied pig or sheep, giving him an unbearable sense of humiliation.

However, because his head was tilted downward, the blood flowed backward, and his feeling of shame soon turned into physical pain.

It is actually very difficult to distinguish whether the psychological feeling is more uncomfortable or the physical pain is more devastating.

He never thought that he would enter the vanguard camp of the Cavalry Army in this state.

With a thud, Lu Chang was pulled off the horse's back and fell to the ground.

"Ah...ah..."

He wanted to roar loudly, perhaps because of the pain, perhaps to vent his frustration, or perhaps to show his bravery, but the wind, sand and mud that came along splashed all over Lu Chang's face and mouth, making his throat dry and cracked, and he couldn't even make much sound.

"Is this person Lu Chang?"

A powerful voice sounded, calling his name rudely.

"Hahahaha! That's him!"

Huang Xu smiled so hard that his teeth were showing. He patted Lu Chang on the head twice, as if he was patting a ripe melon.

"Congratulations!"

Xu Chu congratulated Huang Xu.

Huang Xu laughed, "Let's celebrate! I'll treat you when the time comes! Zhongkang has to come!"

"Of course!" Xu Chu replied.

"Xu... Zhongkang..." Lu Chang raised his head and looked at Xu Chu.

"Hmm?" Xu Chu turned to look at Lu Chang, "Do you recognize me?"

The generals in Shandong all knew Xu Chu to some extent.

"I...I, I know you..."

Lu Chang looked at Xu Chu, trying to reveal his anger in his eyes. But he was in such a mess, and he was captured alive and tied up, so even if he opened his eyelids, he might not be able to reveal much of his inner emotions.

Today, Lü Chang finally met Xu Chu. Lü Chang had a complicated mentality towards these people who were originally from Shandong and later joined Fei Qian. Was there resentment? Of course there was, but was there envy? It was hard to say.

Xu Chu narrowed his eyes and hummed. He had no intention of chatting with Lu Chang and reminiscing about the past. He nodded and said, "My lord is here. I have something else to do, so I'll take my leave now."

Huang Xu bowed in return and asked the guards to escort Lu Chang to the central military tent.

Lu Chang finally saw the layout of the front army camp...

Unlike most infantry camps, the Hussar Vanguard Camp is more like a cavalry camp, with a relatively wide main passage in the center for gathering cavalry and quick counterattacks.

The horses and soldiers lived in tents built on the original ditches and earth slopes. At first glance, they seemed a bit messy, but if you look closely, there seems to be some order. Soldiers were busy coming and going, taking care of their weapons, tidying up their tents, or taking care of their horses. Not many people paid attention to this place, let alone watching or chatting in groups.

What surprised Lu Chang even more was that these hussars did not receive any orders or commands from the military academy when they were doing anything!

How can this be? !
What surprised Lu Chang even more was that there were soldiers who were obviously Hu people in the camp, but they were with other Han soldiers, not in their own tents or in some other area...

Cao Cao also recruited Hu people.

In other words, the Han Dynasty had the habit of recruiting Hu people to fight since the Western Han Dynasty, so it was not a strange thing to see Hu people in the Cavalry Army. But it was definitely not like it is now, where the Hu people and the Han people have no grudges against each other and live in harmony with each other!
Even the Hu cavalry recruited by Cao Cao before, although they obeyed Cao Cao's orders, they would not live together with the Han people, let alone cooperate with each other so smoothly!
Lu Chang had heard of these things before, but he always thought it was exaggerated propaganda. After all, in Shandong, people had been saying that Guanzhong was in dire straits more than once or twice. As a result, even now Lu Chang could not tell what was the real situation and what was propaganda language.

My ears were filled with the sound of various languages, the voices of people and horses intertwined, it was lively and full of vitality.

Lu Chang wanted to look around and see other places, and also wanted to see what was happening in other directions, but the guard behind him slapped him back, "What are you looking at?!"

Lu Chang turned back angrily, but was slapped even harder. He wanted to resist, but then he realized that he was tied up like a worm, so he finally lowered his head and walked forward.

The Hussars were far more powerful than he had imagined.

Why is this so?

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This night that made Lu Chang confused and surprised also made Sima Yi and Hao Zhao a little frightened and taught a lesson.

Sima Yi and Hao Zhao finally broke out of Dong Zhao's interception and pursuit.

Throughout the entire night, Sima Yi and Hao Zhao worked hard to reorganize the army and gather soldiers. It was not until the next morning that they rested again in Baihaogou.

Sima Yi was slightly injured.

Hao Zhao was seriously injured because he had been fighting on the front line. Fortunately, he was not hurt in any vital parts, but he also lost a lot of blood and was very weak.

After the two men were bandaged and treated, they sat down again, silent for a while.

Thinking of the two who were also here giving orders and planning the comings and goings of the Zhongtiao Mountain camp, there seemed to be some pain on his face.

The military academy reported after counting the troops that nearly four hundred people were missing.

Four hundred people may not seem like a lot, but Sima Yi and Hao Zhao originally commanded only a thousand men, and they were later reinforced, and some were injured and killed, so after adding and subtracting, the remaining number was only about two thousand, not to mention the troops guarding the rear, which means that about a quarter of the troops were lost in this battle.

It is highly likely that these missing people died in battle.

Only a very small number of people may have fallen behind at some stage and may be able to be found again, but the possibility is very small.

This battle was like a basin of cold water poured on Sima Yi's head.

Everyone can fight a battle when the wind is favorable, but after fighting too many times, they will think that all wars in the world are so simple.

Fortunately, the centripetal force of the Cavalry Army is still there, and there is no need to worry about mutiny and defection among the soldiers and military academies. Otherwise, Sima Yi and Hao Zhao would have no time to sit down and review and discuss, but would have to suppress and control it to the utmost. Otherwise, when the sun comes out tomorrow morning, many soldiers may disappear.

When the Shandong princes were fighting each other, there were not too many such things.

Sima Yi frowned and thought, regretting at this moment is meaningless, the cold facts are in front of him. Their false report did not work, because Cao's army reacted quickly. Although they broke into the periphery of Cao's camp, Cao's army did not panic about their surprise attack, which means that Cao's army may have predicted their coming from the beginning...

If the surprise attack fails to cause large-scale chaos in Cao's army, then it is inevitable that Sima Yi and Hao Zhao will suffer losses.

Why is this so?

Sima Yi whispered, "I made a mistake this time. I didn't expect there would be such an opponent in Cao's camp... I will submit a report detailing the failure of this battle. The responsibility lies mainly with me..."

The cold wind blew, causing the flames of the campfire to flicker.

Hao Zhao's voice was a little hoarse, "Winning and losing are common. Zhongda doesn't need to blame himself."

"Bo Dao, you don't have to comfort me," Sima Yi said, "I did miscalculate... But I don't understand why the Cao army is so sure that we are making false reports?"

Sima Yi knew that there would be winners and losers in battles, but what Sima Yi couldn't understand was why Cao's army seemed to be well prepared? This meant that his plan had been discovered. This was no less than a heavy blow to Sima Yi, who always boasted of his extraordinary intelligence. If he didn't figure this out, he would never be able to let it go.

"There were no problems at the beginning..." Sima Yi said slowly, "The letter was also confirmed to be delivered..."

"Yes." Hao Zhao nodded, "There will definitely be no problem with our soldiers!"

"So after they were sent in, something happened in Cao's camp..." Sima Yi thought, "What happened?"

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Li Li was also injured. He was lying on a bed in the logistics area for wounded soldiers in the front military camp.

The logistics camp for wounded soldiers in the front army camp was located in a specially selected ravine with sufficient sunlight but not facing the wind. With a roof and pillars, it was enough to shelter from wind and rain.

The bed is very simple, propped up by a few pieces of wood, covered with wooden strips, and then padded with wooden boards and covered with a layer of ramie cloth, it is already very good...

In later generations this might be a bed so simple that even dogs would shake their heads on it, but in the camp only the wounded could enjoy it.

Even generals slept on the floor.

The only difference is that the generals had wooden boards and straw mats, while most of the soldiers only had straw mats.

On the side of each bed, there was a waist badge for the wounded soldiers, as well as a piece of wood for recording and identification.

The bed can prevent the wounded from coming into contact with the ground and can also make it easy to get up and lie down, so Li Li felt very relaxed when he lay on it. Even though the surrounding environment was quite noisy, he closed his eyes for a while and even felt that the wounds on his body were not so painful anymore.

Li Li was in the lightly injured area, while the seriously injured area was inside the shed. He saw several soldiers with punctured stomachs tied to wooden boards, groaning as they were carried inside, and it was unknown whether they were alive or dead.

A few doctors would occasionally come to comfort the wounded, but most of the time they were very busy and had no time to care about the emotions of the wounded.

There was a lot of noise in the tent.

There was also a lot of noise outside the shed.

It was like repairing damaged armor, clanging and clanging...

It's better to quarrel.

If you feel noisy, it proves that you are still alive.

When was he injured?

He himself is not very clear.

After the battle, if other soldiers hadn’t reminded him, Li Li wouldn’t even have realized that he was injured.

It was only when he was reminded that he felt unusual pain.

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The doctor said that he was lucky as the arrow passed through the side of his stomach and did not damage his intestines and internal organs, but he still had to stay in the wounded camp for a few days for observation.

That’s nothing, the key is that you can’t eat meat or drink alcohol…

You should at least wait until the doctor confirms that your intestines are fine before you can eat meat or drink alcohol.

The doctor said this for Li Li's own good, which Li Li understood. However, the sick camp was not far from the logistics kitchen, so the aroma of whatever was being cooked in the kitchen would waft over.

Today we should eat horse meat.

Some of the war horses were too badly injured to be saved.

War horses are like soldiers. Once they go to the battlefield, it is like they are hanging their heads on their waists.

only……

Forget it.

So fragrant!
Li Li licked his lips.

Just when he was still in a daze, Li Li suddenly felt someone standing in front of his bed.

"Huh? General!"

Li Li recognized the person.

It’s Xu Chu.

Xu Chu stretched out his hand and held Li Li down, "If you are injured, just lie down and don't move."

Xu Chu did not sit on Li Li's bed, because he was still wearing armor, but not a helmet. The armor was not light, and if he sat down, the bed might collapse.

Xu Chu found a wooden stool.

It is said to be a wooden bench, but in fact it is half a tree stump with bark on it. There must have been some debris placed on the surface before, and there is some dirt and dust scattered around.

Xu Chu casually glanced at Li Li with his hand, then sat down beside his bed, carefully looked at Li Li's face, and then he exhaled, "The doctor said that you need to observe for another two days... Fortunately, it's okay!"

Li Li looked down at his bandaged belly and chuckled, "I'm lucky!"

Xu Chu nodded, looking a little depressed, "This time, it's my fault..."

Li Li said: "How can it be the general's fault?"

Xu Chu did not immediately continue Li Li's words, but was silent for a long time before saying: "I just went to the seriously injured area... Some of them... are still very young, and they are still talking about going home to buy a piece of land for their families and build a house..."

Li Li fell silent after hearing this. He thought of the seriously injured people who were carried in before.

Uncontrollable moaning and blood.

The hand slipped off the stretcher.

"They are all good guys..." Xu Chu patted his cheeks, "This is the lesson! If I had been more cautious and not greedy for credit... maybe they wouldn't have been injured, and you wouldn't have been hurt..."

"You can't say that," Li Li said seriously, "General, you can't say that. We, and they, went to the battlefield, life and death are determined by fate... How can we blame the general?"

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. By the way, don't call me General anymore, just call me Zhongkang." Xu Chu patted Li Li's shoulder gently, stood up, and said, "Take good care of your injuries. When you're well, let's have a drink together."

Li Li smiled and said, "Okay!"

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Fei Qian looked at Lu Chang.

Lu Chang also glared at Fei Qian.

"Wei Zi left, Ji Zi became a slave, and Bi Gan died for his advice. Confucius said that Yin had three benevolent men." Fei Qian smiled and said, "Today I am meeting the general, but I wonder who he is? Wei Zi, Ji Zi, or Bi Gan?"

Lü Chang sneered and said, "A defeated general dares not compare himself to the sages."

"Don't dare, or don't want to?" Fei Qian asked again.

"How can we talk about ancient sages in a barbarian land?" Lu Chang sneered, as if he was ready to kill or chop me up. "Kill me if you want! Although I dare not compare myself to the ancient sages, I still understand that there is no two suns in the sky and no two masters in the world!"

Fei Qian nodded, "General, you are indeed loyal and filial. I admire you. However, I have one question that I don't understand, so I would like to ask you... Can you say that Guanzi is benevolent if he doesn't die? Can you say that he is loyal and righteous?"

Lu Chang was stunned.

For ordinary generals, perhaps they are not very familiar with these classics. When Fei Qian said these words, these generals who are not familiar with the classics may not understand them, but Lu Chang can understand them. He is from Nanyang, a place with flourishing culture in the Eastern Han Dynasty, it is impossible that he does not understand these simple allusions that Fei Qian said.

Duke Huan of Qi killed his rival for the throne, Prince Jiu.

Prince Jiu's adviser Zhao Hu died a loyal death, which was considered as a suicide to fulfill the etiquette of a minister. However, Guan Zhong was also Prince Jiu's adviser at the time, but he did not die a loyal death. He turned around and assisted Prince Jiu's enemy, Prince Xiaobai...

Can such a person be called benevolent?

Can you say he is loyal?

As a result, Confucius said that this is "benevolence" and "loyalty and righteousness"!
Confucius' reasoning was that Duke Huan of Qi achieved hegemony among the princes and held a meeting of the world without resorting to war or military conquest. These were mainly achieved due to the talents of Guan Zhong, who did not resort to large-scale wars and did not let the people suffer more from the war. Therefore, Guan Zhong could be called "benevolent."

Of course, there is no doubt that Guan Zhong was indeed a very remarkable person.

Fei Qian did not mean to belittle Guan Zhong. "Zi Gong asked Confucius, 'Is Guan Zhong not a benevolent person?' Confucius angrily rebuked him, saying that Guan Zhong served as prime minister to Duke Huan, and he was the hegemon of the princes and unified the world. The people are still benefiting from his contributions today. Without Guan Zhong, he would have been wearing his hair loose and his clothes on the left. How could he be like an ordinary man or woman who would fall into a ditch without anyone knowing. Is this true?"

Fei Qian smiled.

But Lu Chang couldn't laugh anymore.

Compared with Confucianism in later generations, Confucianism, at least in Confucius' time, had its flexibility, so Confucius praised Guan Zhong's behavior, and at the same time showed his envy of Guan Zhong, without jealousy or hatred.

However, if Guan Zhong really knew about this, he might be disdainful of Confucius' evaluation.

Guan Zhong was a politician, and his ideal was to achieve hegemony rather than to be a benevolent man seeking fame and reputation. Therefore, it is very likely that Guan Zhong ignored the Confucian concepts of "benevolence" and "loyalty and righteousness".

But this did not prevent Fei Qian from using Confucius' words to hit Lu Chang on the head.

Don’t you people from Shandong revere Confucius?

Aren’t we all supposed to emulate the ancient sages?
Now Confucius thinks that it is commendable that Guan Zhong turned around and assisted Prince Xiaobai, then isn't the so-called "loyalty and righteousness" that Lu Chang insisted on the behavior of "ordinary people"?
"What Guanzi is talking about is 'respecting the king and expelling the barbarians'!" Lu Chang stared at Fei Qian and said, "It's not Xiaobai!"

"Without Xiaobai, how would I know whether it is possible to "respect the king and repel the barbarians"? " Fei Qian said naturally, "What's more... "respect the king" is not a matter of time, but "repel the barbarians"... hehe..."

Fei Qian smiled but said nothing.

Lu Chang's face changed.

Fei Qian’s words are all soft knives, but they are sharper than real knives and guns.

Lu Chang thought again and again, the expression on his face changed from time to time, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead and temples.

Fei Qian was not in a hurry and did not continue to pressure Lu Chang with words.

After a long while, Lu Chang let out a long breath, looking a little listless, and his voice became a little hoarse, "Do you have any drinks?"

Fei Qian nodded slightly to the guard.