Master Kong Zhongni

Chapter 207 Loyalty and Justice (3K6)

On the outskirts of Yangzhou, in the big camp of the Guoxia Army, in the big tent of the marching army.

Snapped!
Guo Xia slapped the desk, scolded angrily, "What?! Say it again!"

The soldiers below were so frightened by the furious Guoxia that they broke out in a cold sweat, and replied tremblingly.

"There was a sudden heavy fog on the Great Yeze, and the Lu army took the opportunity to attack at night. Our naval division was defeated and went northward along the Jishui River to break through, but was ambushed by the Lu army at the mouth of the Jishui River. Now more than half of our large-winged warships have been destroyed. Neng retreated south to the country of Cao to avoid the battle, but Gao Zi was also captured by the Lu army because he fell into the water.

And our army's camp on the bank of Onozawa was also destroyed by the Lu people. Tian Zi was defeated in battle and was captured alive by... General Lu Zaiyu! "

Guoxia kicked over several cases angrily when he heard the words, and cursed angrily.

"Yeah! These little bastards from the Lu Kingdom! How dare you attack our camp!"

But after he cursed a few words, he quickly calmed down again. As the coach, he knew that now was not the time to be angry.

Guo Xia turned to ask again: "Where is the partial division I sent to Onozawa to help Gao Zi now?"

After hearing this, the soldiers replied with a wry smile: "The partial division saw the flames flickering and the smoke billowing in the Great Yeze, so they set off overnight to rescue them.

Unexpectedly, they were blocked by Lu general Bian Zhuangzi in the field north of Liangshan. The two armies fought from night to dawn.

The defeat of the Lu army was obvious at first, but Lu general Bian Zhuangzi saw that the battle was not going well, and he rushed into our army's main line in a chariot, killing and wounding more than [-] of our army.

Seeing that it was dawn, the commander-in-chief of our army, Qiu Zikai, was worried that the main force of the Lu army would come to help, and Bian Zhuangzi was too powerful, so he had to order to evacuate. "

When Guo Xia heard this, he felt that he was on top of the Tianling Gai in one breath.

He yelled: "Trash! They are all gang bastards! After Jiqiu Zifei returns to the camp, let him come to see me immediately, and I will punish him for fleeing before the battle!"

In fact, it's not surprising that Guoxia is so angry.

Qihou sent him and Gao Zhang to lead the army, and the two of them were sent side by side to take care of each other.

But now that Gao Zhang has been defeated, he will definitely be punished after returning to China, but can he escape the guilt?
Guoxia originally thought that with Gao Zhang helping him to contain the Lu army, he could smoothly prepare for the reinforcements from Jin.

Moreover, Gao Zhang is in charge of the Qi State Navy. If the Lu army attacks Gao Zhang, even if Gao Zhang loses, then he squats in the big wild lake, and the Lu people will do nothing to him.

Who would have thought that there would be a sudden fog on the Onozawa, and Gao Zhang's defeat was not only inexplicable, but even worse, he collapsed thousands of miles away.

Now that the remnants of Qi State's navy have retreated to Cao State, it would be foolish to ask them to come along Jishui to join them.

Therefore, the situation of the Qi army has also changed from the situation where Guo Xia and Gao Zhang were fighting each other before, to Guo Xia fighting alone.

The purpose of Qi's expedition to Lu State this time was not to capture much of Lu's land, so when sending troops, it followed the strategy of pushing elite troops quickly.

The combined army of Guoxia and Gaozhang is only [-] strong, which is not much superior to that of Lu.

Now that Gaozhang is destroyed, Guoxia has only 5000 subordinates left in his hands.

However, although the number is not large, their combat effectiveness is not weak.

Ten years ago, under the leadership of Sima Rangju, Qi State vigorously promoted the new military system reform.

After the reform, Qi's army has truly realized the dual-track management.

Ordinary apprentices and Xiangyongs are still managed according to the old rules of Guan Zhong's period.

That is, training and recruitment are carried out in accordance with the model of military-civilian integration.

For the people of Qi State, every five families are designated as one track, and during wartime, five people are sent out from one track, led by the track chief.

The ten tracks are organized into one mile, and in wartime there are 50 people in one mile, called Xiaorong, led by the chief.

The four miles are organized into a company, and there are 200 people in a company in wartime, called a pawn, led by the company commander.

The tenth company is the township, and 2000 people will be dispatched during the war, called a brigade, led by a good man from the township.

The five townships are a commander, and 1 people are sent out in wartime, called the first army, led by the commander of the five townships.

Sima Rangju's reform, on the other hand, pursued the strategy of elite soldiers, which was mainly used to standardize the establishment and selection of troops in wartime.

He strictly divided the establishment of the general army into: one soldier for a hundred people, and one or two for 25 people.The car has nine times a small deviation, and fifteen times a large deviation.

Although Guoxia has only 5000 people, his men have fifty big and fifty small ones, with a total of [-] chariots.

Although the 12.5 chariots are still not enough for everyone to have a car, the man-vehicle ratio of the Guoxia Army is already as high as 1 to [-].

Therefore, the army under him can already be called the strongest army among the strongest.

It is precisely because of having so many vehicles that Guoxia can harvest new grains in Lu State like locusts crossing the border.

However, it was precisely because there were too many chariots and too few pawns that Guoxia seemed a little powerless when attacking the city.

After all, he can't do such a prodigal act as charging a chariot against a city wall.

only……

Now that he has gone back like this, when he returns to Qi State, he will not be able to explain himself in front of Qihou.

Even if you can't take a few cities, at least you have to win the battle and go back to the business!
Guoxia thought about it, and when he was in a dilemma, suddenly another soldier came into the account to report.

"Guozi, Doctor Jiqiu is back."

Guoxia heard the words and shouted: "Let him come to see me immediately!"

"That... son of the country..."

"what happened?"

The soldier's face showed embarrassment: "According to...according to the scouts' investigation, there seems to be... there seems to be...something..." behind Doctor Jiqiu's ass..."

"Follow something?"

Guoxia frowned and asked, "Doctor Jiqiu still has a long tail?"

The armored soldier replied, "No, that's not what he meant. Behind Dr. Jiqiu, tens of thousands of Lu troops followed. Judging from their intentions, it seems that they want to besiege Yangzhou."

"Siege of Yangzhou?"

Guo Xia laughed loudly when he heard the words: "Okay! Let them come! The people of Lu are really daring, instead of staying in Dayeze, they dare to come to the field near Yangzhou to fight with me. This is really tiresome!"

"Report!!!"

As soon as Guo Xia finished speaking, another person rushed into the tent.

He half-kneeled on the ground, and replied in a clear voice: "Son of the Ming Dynasty, there is news from the Kingdom of Jin that the Kingdom of Jin has issued an order to all countries. Thousands of troops and thousands of soldiers and chariots rescued the State of Lu.

At present, the Jin army is gathering in Fangmen, Maling, and Xiyang. It seems that they want to go directly through Weiguo and cut off our army's retreat. "

When Guo Xia heard this, his hands trembled in shock.

The Jin army is not as easy to deal with as the Lu army.

Although in order to cut off their retreat, Jin must first defeat Wei, but Wei is not as strong as Lu. If they can delay Jin's offensive for three to five days, then Guoxia will have to burn incense for them.

Rather than trusting them, it is better to run away as soon as possible.

If he loves to fight here, what he will lose is not a lot of land, but a whole thousand and two hundred chariots.

Guo Xia thought about it and came up with a plan, he ordered: "Call Dr. Jiqiu over immediately, and I will give him a chance to make a contribution!"

……

In the camp of the Lu army, Bian Zhuangzi was lying on a mat with blood all over his body and armor.

A general of the Lu army saw the scars all over his body, and he couldn't bear it.

His armor was full of holes, five or six arrows were stuck in his chest, and even his eyelids were hit by an arrow.

There were three incisions on his legs where the bones were deep, and the blood overflowing from the tiger's mouth had already dried up and scabbed. Now lying on the ground, there was only the sound of breathing in, but there was no movement of breathing out.

Dozens of soldiers from Bianyi knelt beside him, wailing loudly, calling his name, but Bian Zhuangzi was unable to answer them at this moment.

Such a scene, even a hard-hearted person like Yang Hu would not be moved when he saw it.

Shen Shun who was standing beside Jai Yu saw this scene, the eight-foot-tall man couldn't hold back his tears.

Zilu clenched his fists, his face flushed, and he sighed after a long time: "Hey!!!"

Mengsun Heji looked at Bian Zhuangzi who was lying on the ground, and asked the surrounding soldiers, "Why is Bianzi so seriously injured?!"

The soldiers of Bianyi wept and said: "It is useless for me to wait. I lost to the Qi division. The doctor saw that our army was weak, so he held a spear in his hand and ordered the emperor to rush into the Qi people's battle formation to stabilize the situation for our army's front line.

With the doctor taking the lead, our army's momentum immediately reversed, but the Qi general Ji Qiu Zikai saw the doctor's bravery, so he drew an arrow and shot the doctor's left eye.

The doctor was injured and fell off the chariot, and the Qi people immediately surrounded him. When I saw the doctor was surrounded, I rushed forward desperately to make a bloody path, and then snatched the doctor's body from the hands of the Qi people.

But...but it's too late, doctor, doctor, it has already become like this..."

Hearing this, Ji Sunsi burst into tears, bent down, half-kneeled beside Bian Zhuangzi, and asked him: "Bianzi, you are loyal to the country, and you worked hard to block the reinforcements of the Qi people, even if you were smashed to pieces, you don't care.

So far, do you have any last wishes?Although Ji Sunsi has no virtue, he still has some land and house wealth in his family, which can be done for you.

Where the king is, I will also promote the name of virtue for you.I believe that with the wisdom of the monarch, he will not treat a dead official like you lightly. "

Who knew that the dying Bian Zhuangzi just shook his head with a smile when he heard this, his mouth was slightly opened, and when Ji Sunsi saw it, he hurriedly moved his ears closer.

Everyone saw Ji Sunsi's expression stunned for a moment, and then sighed leisurely: "Hey!"

Chufu Gonglian hurriedly asked, "Jizi, what is Bianzi's last wish, and we can fulfill it together with you."

Ji Sunsi sighed and said: "Bianzi said that his mother has passed away, his children have grown up, and his farm is enough to support his wife and children. He has no worries in his heart, so we don't need to worry about him. .”

Everyone was silent when they heard this.

Jae Yu, who was standing in the distance, couldn't help looking up at the sky in the distance, and took a deep breath.

Unexpectedly, Ji Sunsi suddenly said again: "Zaizi, Bianzi said that when he was about to die, there was one last thing he wanted to ask you."

When Zai Yu heard this, he was taken aback for a moment, and then hurried forward.

Bian Yi's soldiers made way for him and let him come to Bian Zhuangzi.

Zaiyu leaned down, was sitting beside Bian Zhuangzi, and put his ear close to him.

I only heard Bian Zhuangzi's dry white lips move slightly, uttering his last question in this world.

"Things... things have come to... now, I... I... Bian Zhuangzi... can I be... a real man...?"

When Zai Yu heard this, his heart trembled.

He didn't expect that what he said to Bian Zhuangzi during the battle of attacking Ju that day could make this warrior remember to this day.

Zaiyu paused for a while, then slowly straightened his back, and held Bian Zhuangzi's big rough hand with both hands.

He looked at Bian Zhuangzi's big face covered in black ashes, and said with a gentle smile.

"The "Poetry" says: There is no beginning for extravagance, but there is an end for freshness.

Most things in the world have a good beginning, but very few end well.

Therefore, since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety have been in a dilemma.

But until now, you are the only person I have seen in my life who has both loyalty and filial piety.

If you have both loyalty and filial piety, wouldn't you be a great man in the world? ! "

Hearing this, Bian Zhuangzi smiled with difficulty, his torso twitched, his tiger-like eyes opened suddenly, and bursts of laughter came from his mouth.

"I... I am a man!!!"

Immediately, I don't know if he laughed and pulled the wound, but there was a pop, and a large amount of blood gushed out of Bian Zhuangzi's mouth.

The blood mist covered the sky above Zaiyu's head, and the falling blood stained Zaiyu's white turban and blushed his smiling face.

The soldiers of Bianyi rushed forward crying and howling, and they all threw themselves on the body of Bian Zhuangzi who was gradually losing temperature, mourning the life of this doctor of Bianyi who started well and ended well.

Zaiyu stood up slowly, then turned his head to Ji Sunsi and asked, "Where is Qiu Zikai, the general of Qi?"

Ji Sunsi was taken aback for a moment, then nodded at Zaiyu: "Jiqiu Zikai is now leading the army to retreat to Yangzhou to defend."

When Zaiyu heard the words, he bowed down and worshiped word by word.

"Zai Yu is not talented, and he is willing to lead the disciples of Bianyi, and please attack Yangzhou!"

　I have become like this, no matter how you think about it, it is the reader's fault!
　　——Excerpt from "Zaiyu's Diary"

　　
　
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