Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 1023 Eat phase

  On the south bank of Taihang Montenegro, the forward camp of the Montenegro army.

  After Zhang Yan decided to launch a poisonous attack on the surrounding Bingzhou, the huge Black Mountain Army, like locusts, moved at an unprecedented speed under the leadership of Zhang Yan and his subordinates.

Yu Du and Sui Gu, one on the left and the other on the right, went out from the Black Mountain of Taihang Mountain. Yu Du's army was on the left wing, and Sui Gu's army was on the right wing. Zhang Yan himself led the Chinese army to press in the center, forming a big formation .

   Such a military force is naturally irresistible to Wubao, a rural nobleman like Jizhou, and can only watch the soldiers and horses of Montenegro wreak havoc everywhere.

Most of the people in Wubao are reluctant to send peasants and soldiers in Wubao or private soldiers with higher combat effectiveness to fight the Montenegrin army, because after weighing the pros and cons, they have to pay to go out of Wubao for a season of crops. The main force inside is not cost-effective...

The Black Mountain Army made a big move, burning and destroying the crops, which meant that there was no harvest for a year. It is impossible for the Black Mountain Army to fight outside for many years, and it will eventually withdraw. And this time, the Black Mountain Army has already maintained its default for a long time. The only small amount of relationship within was completely destroyed, and many Haoyou nobles in Wubao were also swearing with gnashing teeth that they would never give the Black Mountain Army any food and grass from now on.

However, be ruthless, swear to swear, as for the attack on Montenegro, if the Yuan family's army comes and fights the dogs in the water, these gentry Haoyou are still willing, but they have to sacrifice all their wealth to be the vanguard of the battle. He didn't have such an idea, but chose to hide in Wubao.

As long as the Black Mountain Army does not forcefully attack Wubao, these Haoyou gentry will send envoys to Yuan Shao for help again and again, but they have never had any idea of ​​​​taking the initiative to attack. The Yuan family has taken so much food and grass. It's time to show the effect.

   Seeing the situation of the people in Wubao, the Black Mountain Army became more and more arrogant, and the few Qingqi scouts even crossed the river and approached Yecheng. Of course, these scouts didn't dare to fight Yuan Shao's soldiers head-on, nor did they dare to get too close. They just watched the movement of Yuan Shao's army from a distance, so as to provide some early warning for the Black Mountain Army.

   Zhang Yan chose a camp left over from Yuan Jun's attack on Montenegro for Zhang Yan's Chinese army camp. After repairing it, he used it as his own camp. Anyway, the Black Mountain Army is not very particular about it, so just deal with it if you can deal with it. Naturally, you don't have the mind to organize the camp carefully. A lot of thought, when the time comes to slap your ass, don't you still have to leave, it's all in vain?

  The current camp is full of the commanders of Montenegro and their subordinate soldiers. Of course, there are also some women and children accompanying the army. In this operation, in order to ensure the combat effectiveness of the Black Mountain Army at the front, these women and children who cannot rush to the front line naturally need to contribute some strength, such as sewing and carrying, although they are not as strong as labor, but they can help.

  However, these old and young women and children naturally cannot live in Zhang Yan's Chinese army camp. They can only find a nest outside the camp or build a grass shed under a tree, and they can settle down.

At this moment, the big and small commanders of the Black Mountain Army participating in this operation are all discussing affairs in Zhang Yan's central army tent, and the personal guards of these commanders, since the commanders are no longer around at this time anyway, they have no military discipline. They gathered together in groups, chatting and laughing with each other, and some even talked and danced...

   "...The commander-in-chief this time is really amazing! The soldiers in these docks are forced to dare not move!"

"That's right, those in Wubao, don't look at the usual five people and six people, in fact, that's the same thing, look, I just got this two days ago!" A Montenegrin soldier sighed Said proudly, while showing off his booty.

   "...Straight mother thief, who said otherwise! This time I am much happier! If it weren't for the commander-in-chief's order, we really don't want to come back. Such a good opportunity, who doesn't want to grab it!"

"This makes sense. Anyway, there is nothing on the mountain except wood and stones. This time going down the mountain can be regarded as a good fortune. If we can come two more times... Hey, maybe we will have nothing to worry about this winter! "

   "Hey, I heard that you have caught a lot of good things this time? Why don't you share them with everyone, and make everyone happy, right?"

"...Damn it, don't talk nonsense! What good things are there? Isn't it the same as everyone else? What's the difference in food and drink? If you go forward, don't you still get your hands? Give everyone a share, just three How do you divide the melons and jujubes? Speaking of which, last time you went out and came back, why didn’t you share them with everyone?”

   Immediately, everyone on the side laughed.

Montenegro has been suffering for a while, and everyone knows that life is not easy, so when they finally get an opportunity, it is inevitable that they are a little greedy. This is naturally a reasonable thing, but everyone can do it. I understand, after all, no one wants to live longer than the previous days of pinching fingers in the cold winter to count how much food and grass there is and how many days to endure.

   And in Zhang Yan's military tent, this kind of situation is also happening.

  Among the crowd, Zhang Yan's face was livid.

  Regardless of Zhang Yan's status in the Montenegro Army, whether it is a high position or a commander in chief, but in the face of greed, these Montenegro commanders have forgotten a little...

   Or it was intentionally ignored.

  Zhang Yan is the commander of the Black Mountain Army.

   But after all, he is only the commander in chief, not the biological parents of other people, not to mention that even if they are biological parents, the children still have times of rebellion...

   Like now.

   Now that many benefits are being withdrawn, how can these commanders let go easily? Today's discussion does not seem like Zhang Yan is persuading these commanders, but rather these commanders are persuading Zhang Yan.

  The military discussion has been going on for some time, but apart from Zhang Yan, no one is willing to withdraw troops. On the ground inside the big tent, there are large and small stones, representing the positions of the respective commanding troops, and there are small flags made by carpenters beside them, which are quite similar, but as for the accuracy, Then only you know.

"... The Yuan family's army has already retreated from Fushui, and our sentry sent out more than a dozen miles across the river, but they didn't see Yuan's troops. The commander is not greedy. Is such a good opportunity Do you want to let go like this? I don’t know how long it will take to wait for the next time... A certain look, the morale of the Yuan family’s soldiers has already declined, even if they really came, there is still time to retreat when our sentry receives the information..."

"We went down the mountain this time, and the surrounding area was offended. If we want to get some more benefits next time, I'm afraid there will be no other way except Dawubao... Besides, even if we turn to Yinshan, people eat horses chewing on this road, why? I also need to prepare three melons and two dates, or how do I go?"

   "The old blackhead is right. Before Commander Yu and Commander Sui were at the front, we had nothing to say. Why did you let us come back when we went to the front?"

"Commander, it's not that I don't know what to do, it's just that...we agreed to take over the position of the old commander before, and then we agreed that the commander would go to Montenegro, and we also agreed that the commander would go to Yinshan this time, but this time One is that the Yuan family didn’t send troops over, and the other is that we’re going to Yinshan Mountain, and we don’t know how long it will take, and if we don’t make more preparations, everyone has no idea..."

   It's extremely ugly to eat like this.

  The nature of greed is fully revealed.

   But so what?

Zhang Yan slowly scanned the commanders in the big tent. Except for a few close commanders of his own, the other army commanders were almost one-sided, and their caliber was surprisingly consistent, which caused Zhang Yan's face to be ugly. extreme.

How is this going?

   It’s not that Zhang Yan didn’t analyze the current danger, and it’s not that he didn’t describe the benefits of going to Yinshan Mountain, but both the danger and the benefits are things in the future, and what these leaders, big and small, can get in front of them are real benefits...

Zhang Yan's complexion fluctuated, and he wanted to say something several times, but finally he sighed and said: "Since everyone's opinion is the same...then just three more days! After three days, I must leave! At that time No matter what the situation is, you must go!"

  The commanders in the camp looked at each other, and nodded in agreement...

  ……………

   It's not just Zhang Yan's subordinates who are ugly.

In troubled times, the barrel of a gun is naturally important. This basic truth is not only clearly understood by later generations. As a Jizhou gentry who once followed Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu all the way to build Jizhou's foundation for more than two hundred years, this is naturally profound. Have experience.

  In the eyes of these Jizhou gentry, Yuan Shao's eating is also a bit ugly...

Yuan Shao's ambition is very big, not just a chariot general can be satisfied, these Jizhou gentry naturally see it in the eyes, if Yuan Shao wants to be crowned king and homage, this is not a big problem, but now Yuan Shao is clearly showing chariots and horses To become the second Dong Zhuo, abolish Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, and prepare to support Liu Yu, this incident led to some differences of opinion within the Jizhou gentry.

What's more, Yuan Shao didn't really want to support Liu Yu in this matter, but one was to give himself another name in line with righteousness, and the other one might not have the mentality of wanting to use Liu Yu to clean up Gongsun Zan from behind. , so this so-called support was actually not very sincere at the beginning.

  Strictly speaking, it is not a big problem for Yuan Shao to do this, but the problem is that now that Jizhou is threatened by Zhang Yan, Yuan Shao needs to solve Zhang Yan first, and then talk about other things, right? However, Yuan Shao still refused to withdraw part of the soldiers from the confrontation with Gongsun Zan to solve the problem of the Black Mountain soldiers.

After several times of communication with Yuan Shao, they were all procrastinating words such as "wait a few days" and "two more days", etc., finally the gentry nobles in this part of Jizhou, who were continuously harassed by Zhang Yan, couldn't sit still. , can't wait any longer...

   "What!" Yuan Shao couldn't believe his ears, and stood up suddenly, almost knocking over the table, "General Ju left with his troops and horses? In that direction? Can you explain?"

   "...Report to Minggong, this..." The judge hesitated for a moment, looked at Yuan Shao's face, and then said slowly, "General Ju left the word 'Wei Xian' in the tent of the camp..."

   "Wei Xian? Wei Xiangong?" Yuan Shao murmured and repeated, then slammed the table, his eyebrows almost stood upright, and roared loudly, "What? Bold! Wei..."

As soon as Yuan Shao's words came out, he knew he was losing his composure, so he forcibly endured it, stood behind the table, took a few deep breaths, and then slowly sat down again, and remained silent for a while. Said in a deep voice, "I am Wei Xiangong? Absurd!"

   In the eighteenth year of Wei Xiangong, a very interesting thing happened.

At that time, Wei Xiangong didn't know the reason, maybe it was a whim, or maybe he wanted to teach some lessons, so he deliberately told his doctors Sun Wenzi and Ning Huizi; the two of them didn't want to eat breakfast, they came to stand by early, but Wei Xiangong always At three poles in the sun, he did not summon the two of them, but went to the garden by himself to hunt wild geese...

So Sun Wenzi and Ning Huizi found the garden, but Wei Xiangong seemed to be completely indifferent, and talked to them in casual clothes. This is very incomprehensible in the Spring and Autumn Period when etiquette is very important. For one thing, Sun Wenzi and Ning Huizi were furious, and they raised troops to beat Wei Xiangong away, and then supported Wei Xiangong's younger brother, Gong Ziqiu, as the king...

  The current form of Jizhou is so similar.

  Yuan Shao occupying Jizhou is equivalent to the princes of a place during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, and the gentry in Jizhou are naturally people like Sun Wenzi and Ning Huizi, serving Yuan Shao. There is a relationship between the two sides, but it is not the so-called state of complete monarch, minister and minister that cannot be changed for a lifetime.

  If the monarch obeys the etiquette of the emperor, then the subjects will naturally follow the duties of the subjects, but if the monarch cannot be a good monarch, then I am sorry...

  Speaking of this matter, Yuan Shao did not do well. For his own benefit, he put the interests of Jizhou gentry behind, just like Wei Xiangong treated Sun Wenzi and Ning Huizi.

In addition, Wei Xiangong has a younger brother named Gong Ziqiu, and Yuan Shao also has a younger brother named Yuan Shu. Therefore, Yuan Shao had to suppress his anger forcibly, because now it means that the gentry in Jizhou are expressing strong dissatisfaction. If you make corresponding compensation actions, you may really become Wei Jinggong's second...

   "Ming Gong wants to solve this situation, it is not difficult..." The judge stroked his beard and said, "But...Gongsun will linger for a few more days..."

  Yuan Shao clenched his fists tightly, and after pondering for a while, he said decisively: "Zhengnan, please speak frankly, there is no need to worry!"

  Although Yuan Shao is a son of the Yuan family and a representative of the crown family in the world, it does not mean that the nobles under him will be obedient, respectful and obedient.

  Aristocratic families must first be the family, and then have other things. When the interests of the family are damaged, even the king of heaven and Lao Tzu will have to fight, not to mention that the Yuan family is not just Yuan Shao alone.

  The gentry in Jizhou used this method to express their dissatisfaction with Yuan Shao this time. Since Yuan Shao was unwilling to transfer troops, the gentry in Jizhou who were harassed by Zhang Yan adopted their own plan.

   "A few days ago, Wen Hou came to vote..." The judge moved closer and said, "Minggong is not like this..."

  (end of this chapter)