The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

(The country of Zhao has many mountains, the mountains in the country are undulating, there are many mountains in Linze, there are dozens of small mountains, and there are two large mountains, one is Xishan and the other is Montenegro.

Xishan, as its name suggests, is roughly located in the central and western parts of Zhao State, starting from fifty or sixty miles west of Xiangguo County, going east-west and extending westward for hundreds of miles directly to Taihang.

Montenegro, named after its dark stone color, runs from north to south, starting from about 10 miles northwest of Handan, winding southward, passing through Handan, running through Wei County in the south of Zhao State, and going deep into Hanoi, under the command of Sili School. The county is hundreds of miles long. Its mountains are deep and dangerous, with rocky cliffs, winding streams and winding rivers in the mountains. It has always been a place where thieves gather and flee.

Let's not talk about Xishan, just talk about this Montenegro. This Montenegro is where Zhang Feiyan and other rebels on both sides of Taihang Mountain got their names.

Xun Zhen didn't know that Montenegro was in the territory of Zhao State at first, but he came to take office from Changshan at the end of last month. He passed by Montenegro and saw that the mountain was steep and majestic, with towering cliffs and mountains and mountains, so he asked the local villagers and found out that the mountain was. Montenegro. After hearing about it, he was greatly surprised at the time. He remembered that Zhang Feiyan was from the same county of Zhao Yun. He thought that Montenegro should be in the territory of Changshan, but he did not expect it to be in Zhao.

Since Montenegro is in the territory of Zhao State, it is foreseeable that in the near future, Zhang Feiyan and other rebels will be welcomed in Zhao State. When the Montenegrin army was at its peak, it was known as a million people. Even if it was only a part of Zhao State, even if there were only tens of thousands of people, Xun Zhen's existing troops would definitely not be enough to deal with it. It is precisely for this reason that after taking office, he immediately began to understand the situation of the county soldiers, and ordered Li Bo to seize the time to check the armed forces in various counties in the county, and Xi Zhicai immediately sent people to scout the current "thieves" in the mountains. Affection".

He has a very "time to wait" feeling.

However, these are all later stories. In the evening of Chongyang, Xun Zhen was assassinated in the streets of Handan. That night, a horse galloped out of the countryside near the outskirts of Handan, and headed northwestward, passing through Lingshan and Zishan, and ran continuously for more than 60 miles. By the next morning, it arrived outside a valley somewhere in Montenegro. Outside the valley, there are warriors who are guarding the guard. The man jumped off his horse, grabbed a warrior who came out, and asked anxiously, "Where is the general?" The warrior replied, "In the cave in the valley." The man abandoned his horse and rushed into the valley.

This valley occupies a large area, surrounded by mountains on three sides, with only one exit in the northwest. In the valley, there are short trees and tall trees, covering the sky, the mountains and rocks are rugged, and the streams are gurgling. In the past, deer, rabbits, jackals and wolves are often seen here, but now, under the trees on the mountain walls and by the streams on the rocks, there are many simple shacks, and there are many young adults standing, sitting, walking, and lying outside the shacks. man. These men have different clothes, some are wearing ragged coarse clothes, some are wearing black light armor, some are simply shirtless, and some are wearing women's clothes, but they have two things in common, one is Both carry weapons, although they are of various kinds, the other has loose hair and a yellow turban on his forehead.

These people are a group of Yellow Turbans who were defeated in Julu and Xia Quyang.

Seeing someone rushing into the valley, these men in the valley raised their eyes to look at them. Most of them recognized this person. Some people asked him aloud, some greeted him, but this person ignored him and walked along a stream flowing from the depths of the valley. Run into the valley. The valley is about two or three miles deep, and there is a cave at the end. The entrance of the cave was originally entangled with vines, but now it has been cleaned up. More than a dozen strong men in armor and spears stood guard outside.

The man said, "I have an urgent military report to report to the general."

The strong man sent one person to go in to report, and quickly came out, saying, "The general calls you in."

Because the military report he brought was too important, even though this man had not slept all night and drove his horse for more than 60 miles, he was still in good spirits and walked quickly into the cave.

The hole is five or six feet deep, two or three feet wide, dark and damp, and there are a lot of torches inserted into the two walls. Thick soil was sprinkled on the ground, and seven or eight straw mats were spread on the soil. A few cases were placed in front of the center table. The seats and tables are all rough, and the bark of the tables has been peeled off, and the lacquer has not been painted. It is easy to see that they are made from local materials and made on a temporary basis. At this time, there were people sitting on these seats. A middle-aged man sat on the table in the center.

The man was about thirty years old, with short eyebrows and broad mouth, a purple face, and a dark beard. If Dian Wei and Liu Deng were there, they would find that this person was a little familiar, as if he looked a bit like Zhangba Zuobao. This man is the younger brother of Zhangba Zuobao. Because of his thick beard, he was called "Zuobeu" among the Yellow Turbans.

Zuo Xu asked eagerly, "How is it?"

"Xun Thief is dead!"

"died?"

"died!"

"Are you sure?"

"Handan County has spread throughout the county and beyond."

"Okay, okay, okay! ... Where are the two thieves Xin and Dian?"

"They are not dead. The thief is armed, the thief Xin is cunning..."

At the moment, this person told what he had heard one by one, but it turned out that there were rumors outside Handan County that Xunzhen was assassinated on the street. ..., at this point, Zuo Xu interrupted him and asked: "Since the dead soldier I sent either died or was taken, how did Xun Thief die?"

"After seeing that the dead soldier sent by the general was either dead or wounded, the thief Xun personally went over to torture him, but was freed from his restraint by a wounded dead soldier. Zhongchuang died shortly after being sent back to the lieutenant's mansion."

Zuo Xu laughed, slapped the table and said: "This is the great wise teacher and the gods, helping me to destroy this thief! Otherwise, how could Xun thief come to the front to torture him? How could the wounded dead man? Just able to break free? How can there be a sharp sword near the ground?" Fu gritted his teeth and said, "It's a pity that the two thieves Xin Ai and Dian Wei are not dead!"

The chairman has three seats on the left and four seats on the right.

The chief seated on the left is a middle-aged man with a long face. Everyone in the cave was all wearing armor and swords, but this man was dressed in commoner clothes and wore a crown on his bun, but he was a military advisor in the Zuobeu army. The man said: "Although the two thieves Xin and Dian were lucky enough to survive, the Xun thief has already died. General, we can do our best to attack Handan! When Handan is shot down, the two thieves Xin and Dian will not be left to the general's disposal. ?"

"Xin thief forced to kill the great teacher, and Dian thief killed my brother. I will not share the sky with these two thieves! When Handan is defeated, I will cook them both!"

"The great virtuous teacher is the messenger of the Emperor of Heaven. Although he has passed away, as the general said, he is still in the spirit. Although the general's brother unfortunately died at the hands of the thief, but there is a great virtuous teacher, he will definitely not belong to the gate of hell. It has already flown to the heaven of God. The general does not need to grieve."

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Zuo Xu cheered up and said, "Sir is right!" The man who asked the newspaper, "You said that the dead soldiers I sent were either dead or captured. What about Ahan?"

Ah Han is the wine maid in the green dress, and Zuo Xu's little wife. Although this woman is female, she is known for her wit and bravery. She is quite famous among the Zuoxu Department. She was the commander of this assassination of Xun Zhen. The person who reported the news replied, "I heard that they were captured by Xun Thief's personal soldiers."

Zuo Xu loved Ahan very much. He was overjoyed when he heard that she was not dead, and said, "Tonight we will send troops to defeat Handan and save Ahan!"

Assassinating Xun Zhen and attacking Handan were the strategies that the commoner military division gave Zuo Xu.

This commoner military division is a villager from Zhangba Zuobao and Zuoxu. He was born in a poor family and has great ambitions since he was a child. However, he has neither a home nor the support of nobles. After Zhangba Zuobao died, he assisted Zuo Xu. This man is resourceful and resourceful, and under his sasuke, Zuo Xubu is one of the few Zhang Jiao trilogy to escape from Guangzong. They fled from Guangzong to Xiaquyang, and outside Xiaquyang were surrounded by Han soldiers, and they could not enter the city, so they hid in the distance to watch the battle.

When the city of Quyang was destroyed, they saw that the situation was not good, and they fled far away as soon as possible, and fled westward into Changshan first. Because Gaoyi, the prefecture of Jizhou, was in Changshan, so after hearing that Huangfu Songsong was worshipped as Jizhou shepherd, the military commander knew Huangfu well. Song used his troops like a god, so he suggested Zuo Xu "to avoid his front for a while". Zuo Xuyin left Changshan with his troops, went south to Zhao State, and settled in the valley of Montenegro here.

Guangzong and Xia Quyang were defeated one after another, and the rest of the Jizhou Yellow Turbans fled westward in groups. Some hid along the Black Mountains like Zuo Xu, while others went to the Taihang Mountain valley. The strategist sent four people to inquire and obtained accurate information. Only four or five yellow scarves have escaped from the territory of Zhao State. There are two larger ones, one is them, more than a thousand, and the other is later. They fled to the Huangbeard clan of Zhao State, and there were nearly a thousand people. The yellow beard is also a nickname, but it is similar to the left beard. This person also has a thick beard, so it is named beard. The left whisker is Zhang Jiao's part, and the yellow beard is Zhang Bao's part. Brother Zhang Jiao has more than 200,000 people under his command, Zuo Xu does not know Huang Beard, and Huang Beard does not know Zuo Xu. If they know each other, the two sides can join forces; This strategist knew very well the principle of "combination makes strength strong, and division makes strength weak", so he thought hard and planned to integrate Huang Beard and other troops into his army.

In the end, after knowing that Xun Zhen had been appointed as Lieutenant of Zhao State by the Han Dynasty, he thought of a way to assassinate Xun Zhen.

Zhang Jiao and Zuo Xu's elder brother, Zhang Ba Zuo Bao, both died at the hands of Xun Zhen's followers, and Xun Zhen is now a Lieutenant of Zhao State. Then there are three benefits to assassinating Xun Zhen. First, to avenge Zhang Jiao, secondly, to avenge Zhangba Zuobao, and thirdly, after killing him, you can take the opportunity to plunder Handan. Taking revenge for Zhangba Zuobao is a brotherly love, and taking revenge for Zhang Jiao is the righteousness of a loyal minister, and plundering Handan can enrich the army.

He said to Zuo Xu at the time: "Assassination of Xun Zhen can not only show the general's brotherhood, but also show the general's righteousness as a loyal subject, and it can also enrich the grain of our army. Show brotherhood, you can get a good reputation; show loyalty to ministers. The righteousness can gain prestige; enriching the grain can make our army rich. At that time, the general's reputation was spread far and wide, and his prestige was as high as in the sky, and the army was rich and grainy, and spread to the black and western mountains, and the mountains in the mountains. The Yellow Turbans will surely come upon hearing that, and they will all be happy to serve the generals! Although Guangzong and Xiaquyang are defeated, there are still more than 100,000 Yellow Turbans in each division, and they have more than 100,000 people. They rely on the deep mountains and use the Jixi Prefecture as their grain depot. If you go into battle, if you lose, you will go back to the mountains, what is Huangfu Song to be afraid of!"

Zuo Xu's greatest advantage was that he followed his advice and immediately adopted the counselor's advice. He selected a dozen or two dead soldiers from the ministry, and sent his young wife Ahan to Handan.

His young wife, Ahan, was indeed wise. When he arrived in Handan, he quietly observed the city defense for a few days outside the county. The county soldiers guarding the city gate were on duty in shifts, and the county soldiers on different shifts had strict inspections and lax inspections. After realizing that, she either borrowed her own beauty, or made the dead men pretend to be local villagers, and entered the city when the inspection was lax. It took two days for her and ten or twenty dead men to be divided into batches. into the city. After entering the city, she traveled all over the county, inspected the terrain and locations, selected carefully, and chose the street outside the wine shop as the assassination place. This place is near the intersection of the east and west, north and south streets in the county. Usually there are many pedestrians, cars and horses, and many people are good at doing things. Moreover, the lieutenant's mansion is in the west of the city. As long as Xunzhen goes east, this is the place he must pass. . She also chose Chongyang as the time for the assassination, because on this day the custom was ascending, and Xun Zhen was likely to travel. As she expected, Xun Zhen really went on a trip, and happened to pass by a wine shop. The assassination went smoothly at first, but the only pity was that she had never been on the battlefield, and had never seen the bravery of Dian Wei, Xu Zhong, Chen Dao, etc., but was defeated by Dian Wei and the others and was defeated by force.

However, Zuo Xu was impatient and wanted to take down Handan as soon as possible and rescue Ahan.

At this time, a yellow turban young marshal on the right seat said: "General, our army is small, only about a thousand people. The big city of Handan has been repeatedly attacked by other yellow turbans. Should I wait to inform Huang Beard and Wang Dang? Are they all here to help?"

Wang Dang was another force in the mountains of Zhao Kingdom, but it was not the Yellow Turbans, but a bandit.

This man was from the county of Zhao State. He committed a murder a few years ago. Fearing punishment, he fled to Montenegro with his companions. Montenegro is steep and secluded. It has been a hiding place for outlaws who broke the law since the time of the former Qin Dynasty. Some strong people who do not want to be controlled by prefectures and prefectures, and who do not want to be evacuated from servitude, have also fled in the mountains, forming groups and hunting for a living. There are many, and they are known to be strong and lawless people, and it is inevitable that they will gather into bandits. This royal party is brave, light chivalrous and hospitable, and is very famous in Zhao State, and was pushed as its leader by a band of bandits. Later, other thieves in the mountain either came to defect to him, or were annexed by him, and gradually became the largest band of thieves in the mountain, with more than a thousand people. When the Yellow Turbans were in chaos, he also took the opportunity to plunder the prefectures and counties.

Zuo Xu listened to this young commander's suggestion and said in his heart, "Handan big city, we have few people, it is not easy to fight it, but if you call Huang Beard and Wang Danglai, the reputation of avenging the great virtuous teacher may not be good. I own it alone." Dilemma, hesitant, asked the counselor, "What do you think, sir?"

The counselor disagreed with the advice of the young commander, and said, "Although Handan is a big city, Lieutenant Zhao has been defeated many times, until he was defeated and died. To promote the army is nothing to worry about. If Lu Zhi, Dong Zhuo, and Huangfu Song were not all in front and back to suppress Julu, Handan would have been captured by my other Yellow Turbans a long time ago.

"Xun Thief succeeded Zhao Lieutenant. He just took office, and he has not had time to rectify the city defense, and I have not heard of him calling for conscription. That is to say, the only people who can fight in Handan are the more than 2,000 cavalry he brought. These more than 2,000 cavalry The thieves who ride from the Xun Xun have moved to fight in several states. They often go through **** battles. They are solid soldiers, but most of them are from Yuzhou. The thieves Xun will not die, or they may be able to drive them. When the crowd is scattered, I have few soldiers and one mind. With a single blow, why worry?

"General, because Handan is a big city, there must be a lot of grain and goods stored in the county. Instead of dividing it up with Huangbeard and Wangdang, why not monopolize it? Although Guangzong and Xiaquyang are defeated, there are still 100,000 people scattered into the mountains. "Winter is approaching, the mountains are cold, and all the troops are short of food and clothing. If our troops can attack Handan alone and defeat it, then the general will not only have a reputation for love and righteousness, but also obtain grain, weapons, weapons and goods, and he can take the opportunity to recruit all the troops. Even if the various ministries are not for the prestige of the generals, but only for food and clothing, they will follow them like a darling. If they have such a hundred thousand people, why can't they be great things?

"If the general thinks there are too few soldiers, he can put up more flags along the road, tie the horse's tail with a branch when marching, and let the horse raise dust. When he reaches the outside of the county, he will wrap the villagers, claiming to be ten thousand people, and attack them. Xun thief died, and his army had no owner, and the county In the middle of shock, when my army arrives, the city will be in panic, and it will be easy to take it."

Zuo Xu, following the words of his advisors, led more than a thousand troops out of the mountains.

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1. Montenegro.

Montenegro recorded in ancient books: Xingzhou Shahe County) Montenegro ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ forty miles west of the county". Xingzhou Qingshan County) Heishan, a green mountain, is twenty miles west of the county, deep and dangerous, and it is the abyss of escape. Zhou Taizu tabooed the black mountain, and changed the black mountain into a green mountain." "Mozi tasted living in the Black Mountains of Ji County". "The Ye people of Duzi are in Montenegro, and they often bring a yellow calf to Yecheng to sell wine." "Eighty miles northwest of Heishan, Junxian County, and ten miles on Fridays, several peaks stand in a circle, shaped like a shovel, the color of the stone is dark, the rock is steep, the Qujian is back to the stream, and the pannus is surrounded. Zhang Yan and others gathered here and swept the various counties and counties in Hebei. ......, or called Moshan. There is also Chenjiashan in the west, and the south is connected to Qishui. The stone wall stands tall, twenty kilometers high. The mountain, in the northwest of the county, is adjacent to the Montenegro. In the fourth year of Pingping in the early Han Dynasty, Yuan Shao led troops into the Luchang Mountain of Chaoge, to beg for the poison and other thieves. That’s right.” Weizhou, Wei County) Montenegro, fifty-five miles north of the county, Suigu, Bairao, etc. started from Montenegro at the end of the Han Dynasty, and gathered more than 100,000 people, called the Black Mountain Thief."

Xingzhou is Xiangguo County of Han Dynasty. Shahe and Qingshan are the county of Xiangguo in Han Dynasty. Shahe is between Handan and Xiangguo County, about 90 miles away from Handan. Ye is the county of the Han and Wei counties and governs Ye County, south of Handan. Jun County is the southernmost Liyang County of Han and Wei County. Wei County in Weizhou is equivalent to the area of ​​Tangyin, Jixian and Junxian today. Tangyin was called Dangyin in Han Dynasty and belongs to Hanoi County.

Handan is in present-day Hebei, Junxian and Tangyin are in the north of present-day Henan, all of which have Montenegro. As a result, Montenegro is about the foothills of the Taihang Mountains, winding southward from the southern part of Hebei to the mountains in the northern part of today's Henan.

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