Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 38 Showing the enemy to be weak
In the Xianbei army, all the tribal leaders were full of fighting spirit after Tan Shihuai's teaching that night.For the past five days, they have been cheering up their cavalry. Although Gongsun Xu is arrogant, it is undeniable that the failure of these days has dealt a heavy blow to the Xianbei army.

Many soldiers were afraid of war, and the prairie boy's blood was not much left. For the decisive battle in half a month, Tan Shihuai also instructed all the leaders to raise their morale.

A large amount of supplies were rewarded, cattle and sheep were slaughtered, and brave soldiers were promoted one by one. The Xianbei barracks suddenly became a military center with clear rewards and punishments. After a series of measures, the morale of the Xianbei soldiers was finally raised. Grassland people The ferocity of Xianbei is still there. For money and rewards, to have more cattle and sheep and a higher status, all Xianbei soldiers are now eager to fight the Han army.

Everything is still the same here in the camp of the Han army. Xu Rong is responsible for the security of the food and the rear army, and at the same time keeps an eye on the servants. Gao Shun's prestige in the army has risen sharply since the last war. Gao Shun is in charge.

Gongsun Xu has been drinking and having fun in the army for the past few days, and from time to time, he even invites Zhao Yun and others to compete in martial arts riding and riding and shooting. There is not much meaning in performing martial arts, and I have led my own soldiers out to hunt several times.

This information was continuously passed into Tan Shihuai's big tent through traitors and spies, which further strengthened Tan Shihuai's idea.In fact, thinking about it, that’s what happened. Didn’t Huo Qubing build his own game field in the army when he went on an expedition against the Huns?
Moreover, when Huo Qubing didn't care about whether the soldiers lived or died, he just threw away the leftover food, but many soldiers in the army were starving. No matter how powerful the young generals are, they are still too young after all.

There are young and mature rising stars, but not every dynasty will have them. It just so happens that Gongsun Xu has been so smooth these years, and he is also proud of it.

Ever since he went hunting several times, Gongsun Xu couldn't hold back his heart. For several days, Gongsun Xu was hunting outside. From then on, Gongsun Xu could be regarded as restrained.

At least the number of times to go out has been reduced, and it will not be too far away from the Han army camp.In a blink of an eye, eight days have passed since the last confrontation between the two armies. During these eight days, there have been constant incidents in the camp of the Han army. In addition to Gongsun Xuai's toss, there have also been many frictions between the servant army and the Han army. They all fought fiercely, and the Han army relied on their sharp armor, but dozens of people were injured.

However, the death of more than 200 servants almost caused a melee between the two armies. Although Gongsun Xu forcibly suppressed this incident, anyone with a discerning eye could see that there were already many conflicts within the Han army.

All these news reached Tan Shihuai through different channels, and Tan Shihuai also learned that although Xu Rong was mediating conflicts in the camp of the Han army, and Gongsun Xu showed his face from time to time, in general, Gongsun Don't take these things to heart.

And Xu Rong couldn't suppress the arrogant servants and some Han soldiers because of his official position, so the conflict has always been suppressed and not resolved.Tan Shihuai has been analyzing the information in the big tent, and Helian has been waiting by Tan Shihuai's side, which is Tan Shihuai's special request.

He knew that he would not live long. Before he died, besides helping his son stabilize his position in the tribe, he also hoped to teach him something more. The tribe would be handed over to Helian, but Tan Shihuai was not very relieved. Now point as much as you can.

In the camp of the Han army, Xu Rong begged to see the commander Gongsun Xu many times to report the situation in the army, but Gongsun Xu only summoned him twice. They have alienated several important generals in the army.

Zhao Yunwen Chou has been leading the rangers to patrol outside, Gao Shun, Zhang Fei and Guan Yu are mainly responsible for training troops, and Huang Zhong is mainly responsible for the training of 2000 members of the Guards Youth Battalion recruited before the expedition. None of these people have found any problems in the army.

Yan Liang and Xu Rong were in charge of the military affairs of the army, and found many problems, but many things could not be solved without Gongsun Xu's presence. This is not a problem of ability and prestige.

If Xu Rong or Yan Liang came forward to do something that exceeded their authority, no matter how well they did it, it would be challenging Gongsun Xu's prestige, and this was the most intolerable thing for the superiors, so Xu Rong kept begging to see Gongsun Xu. A scene happened.

After five days in a row, Gongsun Xu still did not summon Xu Rong. These days, the servant army made more and more troubles. It turned out that because they did not fight the Xianbei army, these servants would not be rewarded. They are different from the Han army. All their rewards come from looting.

The Han army has an official salary, and the Youzhou army has been rewarded generously since Gongsunxu carried out military reforms, so the Han army doesn't have to worry about these things at all.However, the discipline of the servant army was poor, and it was all suppressed by Gongsun Xu. Now that Gongsun Xu was not in charge, they had other ideas, and some of them sneaked out to rob some small tribes.

However, those small tribes have long since disappeared within a radius of two hundred miles. Not only did they not grab anything, but it also caused quite a bit of confusion. Originally, Wen Chou wanted to escort them back to wait for disposal, but the slave army refused to obey and even provoked Wen Chou.

Wen Chou was originally a violent person, he never gained any military exploits, and was provoked by this group of people. In a moment of anger, he led his army to attack these 1000 people. The two armies fought each other and suffered injuries. Wen Chou's side suffered [-] casualties, and the servant army died [-]. , took three hundred prisoners, and the rest broke up and fled.

After this incident was reported back to the camp, it was spread more and more fiercely by people with intentions. In the end, it became the fact that the Han army wanted to kill all the servants, but it was not yet time to start, so this method of boiling frogs was adopted. The servants are restless, waiting to die is not what the grassland people want.

Several ten thousand heads kept asking Gongsun Xu to give a reasonable explanation, and Gongsun Xu also realized the seriousness of the matter and had to punish Wen Chou to calm down the matter.Although the Han army complained, they did not make a big mistake after all.

Seeing that the situation was getting more and more favorable to him, Tan Shihuai began to prepare for the final battle. The Xianbei army still has an advantage in strength. As long as it can instigate the servant army, this battle will be considered a victory.Even if you can't instigate rebellion, at least you won't let them fight against you.

Since being punished, Wen Chou has been very dissatisfied, and always seeks trouble with the servants when he has nothing to do. Several times when drinking with Zhang Fei and Yan Liang, he threatened to take revenge, and several times even said that Gongsun Xu's rewards and punishments were unknown, and he favored one over the other. , Yan Liang had no choice but to apply to Gongsunxu to transfer Wen Chou to the rear to escort the grain and grass, and the thousand rangers who made trouble with Wen Chou were also transferred away.

The camp of the Han army finally calmed down.Everything is moving in the direction Tan Shihuai predicted. So far, Gongsun Xu's advantage has gradually weakened, and Tan Shihuai also insists on not fighting, only waiting for the final battle.

This made Gongsun Xu very angry. Although Gongsun Xu sent people to provoke and call for battle many times, Tan Shihuai simply ignored him. At most, he sent some people to deal with it. As long as the Han army did not really attack, Tan Shihuai would not Let the Xianbei army attack.

Now the situation has changed instead.In the beginning, Gongsunxu didn't attack far from defense, and slowly gained the advantage. Now it was replaced by Tan Shihuai, who defended and did not attack, and slowly regained the advantage. In such an increase and decrease, Tan Shihuai has roughly arranged for the decisive battle However, Gongsun Xu just kept sending people to call for battle, and made no substantial progress.

Generally speaking, the Han army is still very stable. Jia Xu and Xi Zhicai's two military advisers rarely show up. Now they are the only two military advisers who can see Gongsun Xu. The Han army soldiers have been training hard all the time.

Huang Zhong's personal guard youth battalion has also made great progress. This group of youths were selected by Gongsun Xu over the years, but they just took advantage of this Eastern Expedition to form an army and brought them out for training. 2000 people.

Zhang Fei mainly stared at his heavy cavalry, while the other generals performed their duties and slowly resolved the conflict in front of them.The army is also looking forward to the decisive battle. After all, it has been two months since the expedition, and the soldiers will be homesick if they fight alone.

What's more, the food and grass in the army is already insufficient, which is only enough for the army for half a month, and the follow-up food and grass will not be available for a while. Of course, the Xianbei army also encountered this situation.Therefore, the Xianbei army is also eager for a decisive battle, and the Han army will be able to make a fortune as soon as possible.

Two hundred miles away from the camp of the Han army, this place has long been beyond the detection range of the two armies, and some small nomadic tribes have fled far away, and now there is no other life here except birds and beasts.

But at this moment, twenty cavalry rode past and scattered to investigate for a while, and one of them said: "There is a mountain here, and there is a water source nearby, which is suitable for a large army to camp. Zhang Bing and Chen Biao, you two go back. Report to the army division and say that we have found a suitable place for the army to camp, and the rest will continue to investigate with me." "Here." After receiving the order, all the cavalry went to their own way.

At night, an army of about 3 people camped here, and the rangers scattered for nearly seventy miles. In the large tent of the Chinese army, several generals gathered in a circle to discuss matters.

One of them is obviously Xu Shu and Xu Huang who should stay in Youzhou and Sanhan, Zhou Cang, Liao Hua, Pei Yuanshao are also there, and two young captains also participated in the discussion, only to hear Zhou Cang say: "Grandma, the bag is so big A circle, it’s finally here, the cavalry can finish this journey in five days, we have been walking for nearly a month, and we are not allowed to let others know along the way, it really suffocates me, this is all right, finally It’s time to move your muscles.”

After hearing this, Xu Huang slowly raised his head and said: "No one is allowed to leave the army without the warrant of the lord and the military adviser. Even the secret sentry must have a warrant to go out to investigate. If you dare to violate the military order, delay If you fail the lord's plan, I will be the first to kill you."

After finishing speaking, he gave Zhou Cang a cold look. Zhou Cang had a carefree personality, and what he said just now was just casually, but now that he was stared at by Xu Huang, he felt guilty. He did this, and Xu Huang also has the right to do so.

The supreme commander of this army is Xu Shu, and the direct leader is Xu Huang. They both have Gongsun Xu's warrant and are in charge of life and death.

Xu Shu put down the map in his hand, looked at the generals and said, "The lord has sent an order, and General Wen Chou will come to carry out the mission with us soon, everyone must stay in the camp from now on, Zhou Cang, Pei Yuanshao, you two Kill yourself if you can't stand it.

This victory is related to the cause of the lord. We have set up such a game. Anyone who dares to destroy it will die. Don't blame the ruthless military law.

Gongming, from tomorrow onwards, we will train the army here, and we must restore the combat effectiveness of the [-] killers. We have worked hard this month to secretly send them to the battlefield for the final blow. This month has also worked hard for them. These few days Don't care about supplies every day, cook sheep and slaughter cattle, and reward the armed forces.

Zhou Cang, Pei Yuanshao, Liao Hua, you used to be yellow scarves, but now you are in the army, you need to understand your situation, and whether you can fight for your life depends on your efforts this time.

Guan Ping, General Guan Yu's keeping you with me is an opportunity for you. In the past few days, you have been training the army with General Xu Huang, and you can't make any mistakes.General Guan Yu has high expectations for you, so don't let him down. "

It turned out that one of the two young lieutenants was named Guan Ping. This was Guan Yu’s adopted son when he passed by a village called Guanjiazhuang on his way to Danyang to recruit soldiers. Guan Ping’s biological father admired the prestige of Youzhou soldiers very much and always wanted to Let his son have a good background. After meeting Guan Yu, he did not hesitate to let Guan Ping recognize him as his foster father, and even moved the entire family business to Youzhou.

Guan Ping is only 16 years old now, and he was supposed to stay in Gongsun Xu's youth battalion, but Guan Yu wanted him to train first, so he sent him to Xu Shu's side.

After hearing Xu Shu's order, Guan Ping immediately stood up and knelt down to accept the order, his young and fair face flushed with excitement.

After ordering these things, Xu Shu turned his head and said to another young captain: "Xia Houlan listened to the order, you have been fighting with General Zilong for nearly two years, so the task of investigating is entrusted to you, Dajun It's up to you whether you can keep it secret, and whether you can safely escape the Xianbei army's secret sentry."

"The subordinates will live up to the entrustment of the military adviser." This person is Xia Houlan, who is eight years younger than Zhao Yun. He grew up with Zhao Yun since he was a child. Zhao Yun also taught him all his martial arts. He came here two years ago when he turned 15 years old. Zhao Yun, who has always served as Zhao Yun's personal soldier, was sent by Zhao Yun to Xu Shu's army this time to listen to orders.

Under the leadership of Xu Shu and Xu Huang, this group of well-known generals in history is carrying out a mission.

The matter was so important that Xu Shu and Xu Huang had to pay attention to it. This was the first time for these two to lead the army independently, and it was the key to deciding the outcome of the big battle as a surprise soldier, so both of them emphasized military discipline again and again.

Xu Shu knew in his heart that as long as their arrangements were good, the victory would surely belong to the Youzhou army. My lord has spent two months doing tricks for now.Xu Shu is looking forward to it, this battle is destined to make him famous all over the world, and it will also determine his position in the Youzhou Army.

In the camp of the Han army, Gongsun Xu and Jia Xu Xizhi received a secret report from Xu Shu, knowing that the decisive battle can be started, the three of them smiled at each other, and everything was kept silent.

(End of this chapter)