Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 189: Sending Troops 2
Xiahoulan is a general in the army brought out by Zhao Yun. Whether it is martial arts, strategy, or military talent, Xiahoulan is like a copy of Zhao Yun, but Xiahoulan is inferior to Zhao Yun in all aspects.

Even so, Xia Houlan can be regarded as a rare general, otherwise she would not have been assigned to Wuyuan to be in charge of such an important matter.

However, regarding Xiahoulan's life experience, Gongsun Xu was quite skeptical at first. Zhao Yun's original explanation was that Xiahoulan was carried by her mother to flee famine when she was three years old, and fled to Changshan Zhending after being displaced. Seeing that they were pitiful, Feng arranged for them to live in the village.

At that time, Zhao Yun was not very old, so he didn't have a very clear memory of that period.Zhao Yun only remembered that Zhao Feng said that Xia Houlan's mother and son did not seem to be simply fleeing famine, it seemed that there were still people chasing and killing them, but these were their privacy, so Zhao Feng didn't inquire about them. Moreover, orphans and widows like this Yes, help if you can.

Later, Xiahoulan's mother died of illness. Before she died, Xiahoulan's mother entrusted him to Zhao Feng. In this way, Xiahoulan has followed Zhao Yun since she was a child. After knowing that Zhao Yun studied as a teacher, the two did not see each other for a few years. .

After Xiahoulan grew up, she also practiced martial arts under Zhao Feng's guidance. Zhao Yun also taught Xiahoulan's martial arts when she came back a few times. Therefore, this is also the reason why Xiahoulan's kung fu is exactly the same as Zhao Yun's. Their martial arts The routine is basically the same, except that Xia Houlan has become a smaller version of Zhao Yun.

When Zhao Yun became famous in the army, Xia Houlan came to join him, and since then he has embarked on the road of joining the army. At the beginning, Gongsun Xu didn't care much about the little soldier beside Zhao Yun, but after Xia Houlan's beheaded head appeared, Gongsun Xu also had to pay attention to him slowly.

In the end, when Gongsun Xu asked about Xiahoulan's life experience, Xiahoulan no longer concealed it. It turned out that Xiahoulan was really what Gongsunxu thought, and he had an indistinct relationship with Xiahouyuan's Xiahou family.

Xiahoulan's biological father was Xiahouyuan's younger brother, but he died early, and Xiahoulan himself didn't remember his father's appearance. He only remembered that his mother told him before she died that he had a younger sister, but where is the younger sister? Lan didn't know.

Due to what happened in his childhood, Xia Houlan didn't have much sense of belonging to his Lao Tzu's Xiahou clan. He grew up with Zhao Yun and Zhao Feng since he was a child. Zhao Feng is his elder brother.

After clarifying these things, Gongsun Xu no longer held any prejudice against Xia Houlan. In fact, Gongsun Xu could tell that it wasn't that Xia Houlan didn't have a sense of belonging to Xiahou's family. It seems that Xiahoulan actually has a bit of hatred for Xiahou's family, because Xiahoulan has always refused to give herself a name.

As for where the hatred came from, Gongsun Xu didn't ask anymore. This was Xia Houlan's own private matter, so Gongsun Xu was naturally embarrassed to ask.Besides, Xia Houlan relied on her own strength and ability to come to the unknown today. Even if he is a member of Xiahou's family, even if he has a sense of belonging to Xiahou's family, Gongsun Xu still dares to appoint him.

If you don't even have this kind of mind, Gongsun Xu feels that he is not qualified to aspire to the top of the world.Gongsun Xu still knows the truth that the sea is inclusive of all rivers, and tolerance is great. If you blindly pursue the background of the generals, it will only hurt the hearts of the generals.

This is also a feature of Gongsun Xu's selection of talents. He appoints people on their merits. The Gongsun family is a big family. However, the children of the Gongsun family rarely become high officials because of the relationship between Gongsun Xu and Gongsun Zan. Except for Gongsun Zan's brothers, Gongsun Yue and Gongsun Fan, Although these two people are not outstanding in ability, they are stable and reliable.

As for the cousins ​​who are of the same generation as Gongsun Xu, some of them joined the army early, such as Gongsun Xu's cousin Gongsun Yuan, but their positions are not very high, mainly because of insufficient military merit. Of course, Gongsun Xu did not ignore the family However, he has been balancing the forces of all parties.

Xia Houlan was explaining the situation of Wuyuan to Gongsun Xu. Simply put, in the early Eastern Han Dynasty, Wuyuan was still under the jurisdiction of the Han Dynasty. The Han Dynasty was unable to take care of remote areas, and the Wuyuan area was abandoned by the Han Dynasty.

Speaking of Wuyuan, I am afraid that an old acquaintance of Gongsun Xu has to be mentioned, and this person is Lu Bu.

Lu Bu's hometown is actually Wuyuan. During the reign of Emperor Zhang of the Eastern Han Dynasty, when the Northern Xiongnu invaded the territory of the Southern Xiongnu and the Han Dynasty, Lu Bu's grandfather Lu Hao (then Yueqi Xiaowei of the Ministry of Constitution) was ordered to stay at the frontier.Lv Hao and his wife and children led the troops to station in Wuyuan County, located in the east of Wufen Bridge, Taer Lake, Wuyuan County, on the south bank of the Beihe River (the old course of the Yellow River is now the Wujia River). Name), open up wasteland and farming, and gradually develop animal husbandry, textiles, smelting and pottery, etc., and stick to the border.

Later, after the death of Lu Bu's grandfather, his father originally succeeded his grandfather's position, but soon after, the military alliance of the Xianbei tribe expanded with force and launched a plundering war against the Eastern Han Dynasty.The Eastern Han Dynasty moved southward in a large scale, so the people in the Wuyuan area had to leave their hometown, and Lu Bu moved south with his father. However, during that migration, Lu Bu became an orphan.

In Wuyuan, there is also the ancestral grave of Lu Bu's family. After Gongsun Xu found out, he ordered to protect the ancestral grave of Lu Bu's family.At the beginning, Lu Bu's wife and daughter had actually fallen into the hands of Gongsun Xu, but Gongsun Xu did not make things difficult, but asked Yan Liang to send someone to escort them away.

That is, when Yan Liang and Wen Chou fought Lu Bu, Lu Bu was forced to give up pursuing Dian Wei, but he could reunite with his family.As for Lu Bu's father-in-law, he is still living well in Bingzhou, and Gongsun Xu has not threatened or demanded him.

After understanding the history and situation of Wuyuan again, Gongsun continued: "Wuyuan, Hetao, Shuofang and other places are all the territory of my Han family. This time, I just want to conquer my homeland. Shuofang is too close to the north. For the time being, we may take it back by force." , However, I am determined to win the Hetao.

Xia Houlan, if you lead the army here, you must pay attention to the situation within a hundred miles. There are [-] troops stationed in Wuyuan, which is already a huge number. However, your responsibility is even greater. top priority.

Moreover, you have to be clear that Wuyuan is already our rear. If our army is trapped in the grassland, Wuyuan is very likely to be attacked by the Huns cavalry. Tell me, if this happens, can you deal with it. "

Hearing Gongsun Xu's question, Xia Houlan replied confidently: "Soldiers come to block, water comes to cover, I have the advantage of the city, and I have an army of 10,000, sufficient food and grass, sharp soldiers, and dozens of refugees. Wan, even if the Huns invaded with [-]+ troops, I wouldn't care.

Furthermore, the Huns are indeed difficult to deal with in the wild, but when it comes to their record of siege, it is simply unbearable. The Great Wall and city walls in Wuyuan are so high, and the Huns can't fight without the help of siege equipment. It is impossible to climb the tower.

I have the confidence to guard this place for the lord until the lord returns in triumph.In addition, there is a lord who is confronting the Huns on the grassland. I don't believe that the Huns dare to divide their troops to come here. If there are too few, there will be no threat to the Wuyuan. Lord's attack. "

Seeing Xia Houlan's self-confidence, Gongsun Xu nodded reassuringly, but, just to be on the safe side, Gongsun Xu still said: "I believe in your ability, but I also have to guard against the Huns.

This time the new army only has 10 people, and they will all go to the grasslands to fight with me. However, our army has no obvious advantage in numbers. I have ordered Bingzhou to recruit another [-] troops. These [-] recruits will be trained in Wuyuan , you should pay special attention to this matter.

By the way, not long after I left Wuyuan, military adviser Guo Jia will lead people to take charge of Wuyuan's big and small affairs. At the same time, your eldest brother Zhao Feng will also come here to take care of logistics and refugees. At that time, your responsibilities will be reduced a lot of. "

Hearing that Gongsun Xu had such an arrangement, Xia Houlan replied excitedly: "In this way, I only need to be in charge of the defense of the Great Wall on the front line of Wuyuan. The internal affairs can be handled by the military division, and the defense of Wuyuan will Just leave it to Brother Zhao Feng.

In this case, Wuyuan will be even more impenetrable. If the Huns really dare to detour to the south, I will definitely drag them to the foot of the Great Wall. I, Xia Houlan, promise that as long as I am still alive, the Huns will not even think about going south. "

"With your words, I am relieved." Gongsun Xu replied: "If you said that you would attack the invading enemy, I would transfer you away and replace it with someone else. I don't need you to annihilate many enemies." Enemy, I only want a safe Wuyuan.

Even if the enemy hits the foot of the Great Wall, you just need to defend the wall. As you said, the Huns do not have sophisticated siege equipment. Even if they take their lives, they cannot break through the Great Wall. With Wuyuan City, I am even less afraid of the division of troops by the Huns.

If the Huns divide their troops, all you have to do is defend and hold them back.You don't need to do anything else.Understand? "

Only now did Xia Houlan know that Gongsun Xu had been testing her. Fortunately, she had just expressed her intentions. A few days ago, when Zhao Yun passed by Wuyuan, she repeatedly told Xiahoulan to guard Wuyuan.

Even if the enemy comes to the door, what Xiahoulan has to do is to defend, not to attack the city, no matter how many Huns come or how few, Xiahoulan can not lead the army out of the city, the city is the front line of Wuyuan, and it is also the last of Wuyuan For the barrier, Xia Houlan must ensure that there will be no problems, otherwise, Zhao Yun will deal with him according to military law.

Fortunately, the words of Zhao Yun and Gongsun Xu are very important, and Xia Houlan is no less stable than Zhao Yun, so he can withstand Gongsun Xu's temptation, but this is also good, at least Gongsun Xu doesn't have to worry about Wuyuan security issues.

After explaining these things, Gongsun Xu took Huang Zhong and Xia Houlan to inspect the barracks. Now, all the preparations were almost done, and it was only waiting for Gongsun Xu to lead the army to the grassland.

(End of this chapter)