The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

After reading Zhong Yao's letter, Xun Zhen sighed, "Meng De, why are you doing this?"

Guo Jia chuckled lightly and said, "Duke Ming, Cao Mengde bypassed Xiagui and went to Chang'an at this time, and his intention was nothing more than to rob the Duke of Qin for the first prize of the King of Qin, and possibly to persuade the Son of Heaven to follow suit. He intends to move to Taiyuan, but he doesn't care about the safety of the emperor, his disloyalty is already obvious, why doesn't Duke Ming blame him?"

Xun Zhen knew that Cao Cao was in the original time and space of "holding the emperor to make the princes". He thought: "Meng De, you really choose not to be hungry! Not to mention whether you can cross the Wei River, nor whether you can defeat Li Jue and Guo Si's defenders in Chang'an, even if your troops arrive Chang'an, if you want to persuade the court to move to Taiyuan, will Yang Biao agree to you? Even if Yang Biao agrees, Liu Xie knows that what he is doing is not in line with Yuan Benchu's intention, and Yuan Benchu ​​even tried to change Liu Yu. As the emperor, he will not hesitate. Under the background that my troops and horses have arrived and are about to fight against Li Jue and Guo Si, and a great victory is in sight, he will be willing to wait, take a look, and do whatever you want. To Taiyuan, to Yuan Benchu's site?

"Meng De, you look ugly, but I also know you. You did it as a last resort and fought hard."

Thinking of this, Xun Zhen shook her head and said, "I have known Meng De for a long time. Although there was a battle in Yanzhou between the two of us, it was for public affairs, not for personal grudges. He left a little bit of thin face and went to scold him, no need."

Guo Jia bowed his head, bowed his head, and said, "Ming Gong's benevolence and righteousness are reflected in Cao Mengde's infidelity and injustice. Jia deeply admires him." He stood up, smiled suddenly, and said to Xun Zhen, "Ming Gong does not want to It’s okay to go and blame him. But Cao Mengde tried his best, but now Yang Feng and others are guarding the Weishui South crossing, what can he do? Jia predicts that although he has the heart to enter Chang’an, he is afraid that even this Weishui will not be able to cross half a point. ."

"This matter is irrelevant and needs no further discussion."

Guo Jia bowed and said, "No."

...

Sun Ce led his troops to arrive ahead of schedule and had already completed the construction of the barracks.

The main forces led by Xun Zhen did not need to build any more fortresses, they had already entered the camp.

As the battle was imminent, Xun Zhen, along with Zang Ba, Xu Rong, Liu Bei and other generals, led by Sun Ce, went to the battlefield again to inspect the terrain.

Traveling eastward for more than ten li, we arrived at Zhihongmen Pavilion, where we could see a vast expanse of land and a vast plain. Not to mention that the total of Xunzhen and Li and Guo’s army was less than 100,000,000 people, even 200,000 enemy and us were fighting here. enough to accommodate.

Looking up to the south, the green mountains and green ridges are far away from a mountain range, with green pines and cypresses, and lush trees. Looking at it, it looks like a dark-colored horse, there is Mount Li; It is the Wei River. In the northeast direction of Hongmen Pavilion, there is a pavilion between Weishui River and the name of Xi Pavilion. A camp can be seen vaguely at the northern foot of Mount Li and in the direction of the theater. These two camps are the camps of Li and Guo.

When he inspected the terrain last time, Xun Zhen had already asked Sun Ce.

At that time, Sun Ce replied to Xun Zhen that when he led the army, troops and horses from Li and Guo's troops had already entered the two places first. Ting also has about a thousand enemy troops, who will be Li Xian's son Li Xian.

But at this time, although they were far apart and couldn't see the details, Xun Zhen and others felt that the momentum of the two enemy camps in the north and south seemed to be much stronger than when they looked at it last time.

Not long after, the scouts came back to report, and what Xun Zhen and others had observed was correct. There were more than 1,000 troops in each of the two enemy camps.

Xun Zhen sat on the horse, holding the straight side of the horse in his right hand, slapped the palm of his left hand, and said with a smile to Sun Ce, Zang Ba, Xu Rong, etc.: "Before the battle begins, the north and the south will be strangled first, and then reinforcements will be made before the battle. Li Jue and Guo Si came here to wipe out our army."

The purpose of Li Jue and Guo Si's advance troops to guard the northern foot of Mount Li and the Xiting Pavilion was obvious.

First, it was to echo the two wings of its main formation when the battle came, and to form a semi-encirclement of Xun Zhen's troops in order to create psychological pressure on the soldiers of Xun Zhen's troops; If they can gain the upper hand in the battle of the main formation, then their troops from the north and south can take advantage of the situation to attack, and they can annihilate Xun Zhen's troops here.

Sun Ce's young and handsome face showed no fear, full of disdain, and said contemptuously: "The idea is good, but Mr. Jia said that the thief lost three times, and I won three times, which is not bad at all. , I can't get along with each other, and the military's heart is in chaos. Now my righteous teacher has won consecutive victories and is approaching Chang'an, and his morale is getting lower and lower.... No matter how good the idea is, so what?

Xu Rong asked Xun Zhen and said, "Duke Ming, do you want to send troops and horses first to capture the north and south of this place?"

Xun Zhen pondered for a while, then said: "The soldiers arrived early, and they are already in danger. It is probably not easy to capture in a short period of time, so let them occupy the power for the time being." He turned his eyes to Zang Ba, who was beside him, and said, "Tomorrow we will fight. On that day, the general will lead his troops to attack the thieves in Mount Li."

Zang Ba agreed.

Xun Zhen looked in the direction of Xiting again, called out Chen Da from the generals who followed him, and said, "The thief of Xiting, Lao Qing will break it for me in the future."

Chen Dao promised.

Xun Zhen revisited the front and back, discussed the final formation plan with Sun Ce, and asked him, "Bo Fu, how should the formation be in the future battle? Have you already made up your mind?"

Sun Ce pointed towards the opposite side and said, "Although Li Jue and Guo Si are in the same army, but the two thieves are at odds, it is expected that the two of them will each form a battle tomorrow. In Ce's humble opinion, our army might as well form a second battle, respectively. Right."

Xun Zhen nodded and said: "I also mean the same. Then tomorrow, we will see where Li Jue will form the formation, and I will answer it; Guo Si's formation will be answered by you."

Sun Ce agreed.

Next, Xun Zhen and Sun Ce, Zang Ba, Xu Rong and others agreed on the general position of the main infantry formation, the position of the two-wing cavalry, and where the reserve should be placed in the battle tomorrow.

All settled, and then everyone returned to the camp.

When the people returned to the camp, hundreds of cavalry came from the west, from the camp of Li Jue and Guo Si more than ten miles to the west.

It should be Li Jue and Guo Si who heard the news that some cavalry came here from Xunzhen's camp and sent them to investigate.

Xun Zhen was in no hurry, and walked with all the others calmly. The hundreds of horsemen followed for a while, and they were about to go back.

...

Back in the camp, Chen Ji and Huangfu Li were waiting in the tent.

Xun Zhen hurriedly greeted each other and said, "Chen Gong? When did you arrive? Zimei, why are you here too?"

Huangfu Li smiled and said: "Tomorrow will be fighting against the thieves, how can I and Chen Gong sit still? Of course, I will come to see the general and ask if the general's strategy for tomorrow's battle has been decided?"

Xun Zhen invited the two of them to take their seats, and she also sat on the main seat, saying, "I just went to inspect the battlefield, and the battle strategy has been decided. Tomorrow, please ask Chen Gong and Qing to wait for my good news in the camp!"

Chen Ji said: "This victory or defeat is related to the ZTE of the Han Dynasty and the safety of the emperor. How can I wait in the camp?"

Xun Zhen was stunned and said, "What do you mean?"

Chen Ji said, "I will fight with you tomorrow!"

Xun Zhen said in surprise: "Chen Gong, the battlefield is dangerous, and the male year is high, what if there is a mistake?"

Chen Ji raised his arms and exposed his arms from his wide sleeves. He said, "Although I am old and cannot kill the enemy with you, I still have some strength! When you are fighting fiercely with the thieves, I can help you with the drums."

Huangfu Li also said: "Tomorrow's battle will attract attention at home and abroad, and the emperor will watch it. General, Li also refuses to sit in the camp."

Xun Zhen couldn't persuade him, so he had to say: "Since Duke Chen and Zimei both have this intention, then tomorrow's battle, I will set up a high stage for the Duke and Zimei after the battle, and invite the Duke and Zimei to watch the battle on the stage."

Chen Ji turned his face with joy, and said, "Okay! Zhenzhi, don't forget to stand for me on stage."

Tomorrow's battle is indeed very important, and it is no wonder that Chen Jiyi is so high-spirited when he is in his sixties.

The decisive battle was coming, and the entire camp of Xun Zhen and Sun Ce was filled with a high atmosphere.

That night, Xun Zhen and Sun Ce both gave orders to go, hammer the ox, cook food, and feast on the soldiers.

...

Early April, the day of the battle.

Cloudless, it was a fine day.

Before dawn, the soldiers of Xun Zhen and Sun Ce filed out of the camp and rushed to the battle ground.

The morning stars are twinkling, the waning moon is still hanging in the sky, and tens of thousands of soldiers have not made a sound. They marched with the sound of drums. In addition to the crisp sound of spears and armors colliding, I occasionally heard the neighing of war horses and the sparkling sound of carriages, following the soldiers. Some of the people in the back may whisper, but they all quiet down soon.

In the distance, I heard the sound of drum horns coming from the west. It was Li Jue and Guo Si's troops who had also left the camp and were heading towards the battle site.

After walking for about half an hour, when we arrived at the battle ground, the sky was just bright.

In the refreshing morning breeze, Xun Zhen and Sun Ce ordered the troops to station on the spot and take some rest.

Xun Zhen, Sun Ce and the others drove their horses to the front of the army and looked across.

Seeing seven or eight miles away, Li Jue and Guo Si's troops had also arrived.

Looking at it in the dim morning light, I can only see the enemy soldiers on the opposite side as black as dark clouds, with no boundaries in front and back, and the north and south seem to be infinite, covering the entire field of vision. , forming a forest of steel.

Seeing that there were thousands of troops and horses, Li Jue's flag was in the north, and Guo Si's flag was in the south.

Xun Zhen judged from this that Li Jue's formation would be on the north side, and Guo Si's formation would be on the south side.

Xun Zhen and Sun Ce then returned to their own army, and ordered the soldiers to form an array.

As Xun Zhen and Sun Ce had agreed yesterday, Xun Zhen's army should fight against Li Jue in the north, and Sun Ce's army should fight against Guo Si's army in the south.

Zang Ba and Chen Dao each led troops and horses from their headquarters and ran to the north and south, each responding to Wu Xi's department at the northern foot of Mount Li and Li Xian's department of Xiting.

There are also civilians who came here with the army. After the demarcation range of the array, they began to build several high-rise towers.

The two towers are the command posts of Xun Zhen and Sun Ce, and the other one is more dependent on the latter, which is used by Chen Ji, Huangfu Li and others to watch the battle. There are also Cheng Jia and others watching the battle on this stage. As for Xi Zhicai, Guo Jia, Jia Xu and other wise men and important military officials such as Xuan Kang, Xun Zhen followed Xun Zhen on the podium, Duan Xun also followed Xun Zhen on the podium; Xu Chu, Dian Wei, Yu Jin and other entourages came off the stage. Under the two podiums, Xun Zhen and Sun Ce, each had a group of drummers and musicians, and dozens of military officials were responsible for passing orders during the war.

The people who build the high platform are all experienced, and the high platform is easy to build.

Xun Zhen and Sun Ce led advisors and generals from the left and right, and boarded their own podium. The two of them are big, and have already stood on the stage.

Chen Ji, Huangfu Li, Cheng Jia and others also went to the high platform built for them.

At this moment, the red sun has come out, and Chen Ji and Huangfu Li are standing on the high platform to look at it from afar.

A few miles away, the formations listed by the Li Jue and Guo Si armies were gradually formed.

Chen Ji and the others looked at it and saw that the formation formed by the two of them was three or four miles long from north to south, and four or five miles thick from east to west. Ride, the whistle is sharp and audible.

From a closer look, the formations listed by Xun Zhen and Sun Ce are also about to be formed. , Guo Si array.

The light of the red sun reflected the uniforms of the soldiers of Xun Zhen and Sun Ce in the formation. Chen Ji felt that the formation was like a sea of ​​fire. The two wings were also galloping with cavalry. Chen Wu, Chen Bao, Taishi Ci, Wenpin, Xin Ai, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, etc., the generals and flags of the generals on foot and horses, fluttered around the array. The air of dryness overflows from top to bottom.

When Huangfu Li was in the army of Huangfu Song in his early years~www.wuxiamtl.com~, it was rare to see such a scene, and he had seen something bigger than this, but how could Chen Ji ever see such a magnificent scene? Although he is old, his blood is boiling.

...

Array is complete.

Xun Zhen was not in a hurry to start the war, so he sent Chen Yi, the chief clerk, to the battle, and brought three hundred soldiers with loud voices to the two armies to read the imperial edict and the decree to ask Li Jue and Guo Si to the opposite side. Agriculture, Zhengxian and other Czech.

Chen Yi read a sentence, and the three hundred soldiers repeated it loudly.

Li Jue was in the formation.

Li Jue's face was full of impatience, and he said: "If you want to fight, fight, what are you doing with these things, it's useless to pretend!" Finally, he was impatient, and he asked the bowman to shoot arrows. At this moment, he heard a sentence, but Li Jue was intrigued by a word in the sentence.

He summoned Li Ru and asked, "I heard what the bandit soldiers were shouting about, what does Guo Duo and I mean by being called "crying dragons and phoenixes"?"