At the end of the Han Dynasty: a stingy husband from his hometown

Chapter 128 Zhou Lang Riding Alone into the Enemy Camp

Not only Huangfusong, Zhou Qi also fell silent after hearing Xi Zhicai's words.

Facing Guo Jia's setup, Zhou Qi and Huangfu Song had almost no room to fight back, but they were not incompetent.

The reason for this is because Guo Jia has the best time, location, and harmony of people, so that he can use his upright conspiracy to drive the officers and soldiers into a desperate situation.

The so-called weather is the continuous rainstorm after the drought.

The so-called geographical advantage is naturally that the Yellow Turban Army occupies the upper reaches and can store water wantonly.

The so-called harmony is naturally due to the fact that the Yellow Turban Army had Guo Jia as a counselor to make suggestions, and because Guo Jia was born in Yingchuan and had a good understanding of the water potential of the Jishui River, he was able to calculate ten steps at a time, resulting in the current situation.

If Guo Jia only relied on Guo Jia, it would be impossible for a clever woman to make a meal without rice, and it would be impossible to accomplish this matter.

But behind Guo Jia, there were nearly [-] yellow scarves led by Bocai. It was with these people as a solid backing that the officers and soldiers were helpless.

This is human harmony.

However, Dao 49 and Tianyan [-], everything has a trace of vitality.

Ordinary people may not be able to grasp the vitality, and only people like Xi Zhicai, who are resourceful and have lived by the Weishui River for a long time, can survive death and think of a way to crack it.

It's a pity that this method of breaking the situation has to take great risks.

If Zhou Qi and Huangfusong adopt this strategy, it is equivalent to completely betting on their own future and wealth.

If the Changshe can be seized by surprise, even if the two lose Xinzheng, it will be equivalent to cutting off Bocai's food and grass, which is definitely a great achievement.

If Changshe cannot be captured and Xinzheng is lost, not only the two of them and their army may fall into a situation where they are under the enemy, but the imperial court will definitely blame them.

Zhou Qi and Huangfu Song looked at each other with different attitudes.

Out of trust in Xi Zhicai, Zhou Qi is naturally willing to gamble once, and he also firmly believes that the Yellow Turban Rebellion will end sooner or later.

Even if he fails and is punished by the court, he is not afraid.

Compared with Zhou Qi's freedom and trust, Huang Fusong is still entangled.

He was not worried about his future, he just felt that this road was too risky, and all his troops would be destroyed if he was not careful.

Huangfu Song was not afraid of death or punishment by the court, but he was afraid that these soldiers would be killed in Changshe.

Xi Zhicai seemed to have seen through Huangfusong's thoughts, and said, "General Zuo Zhonglang feels that putting all his eggs in one basket is a little risky, so he is worried about his soldiers?"

Huangfusong didn't speak, but just nodded.

Xi Zhicai said with a smile: "The Changshe can only be destroyed by a surprise attack. If something goes wrong, immediately withdraw to Yanling."

"Yanling is also in the lower reaches of the Weishui River. It is only a day's journey away from Changshe. It is absolutely possible to arrive here before the dry food runs out."

"Occupy Yanling. If you advance, you can capture Changshe and cut off the food route of the Yellow Turbans in Xinzheng. If you retreat, you can enter Chenliu and wait for the opportunity."

"Chen Liu is rich, with a large population, and sufficient money and food."

"The two generals can mobilize soldiers, horses, money and grain from Chenliu County to Yanling. This can also form a confrontation with Bocai."

"The so-called: on the side of the couch, how can you allow others to snore?"

"If the general retreats to Yanling, even if Bocai wins Xinzheng, he will not dare to continue to attack Sili. Instead, in order to protect the Liangdao and Changsha, he will attack Yanling first."

"In this way, we can solve the current crisis and open up a new battlefield in Yingchuan."

When Huangfu Song heard this, he immediately stopped hesitating and said: "In that case, let's listen to your words, abandon Xinzheng and attack Changshe."

"However, there are good and bad boats in the water village. If you want to carry all the soldiers and horses in the city down the river, you have to use all the captured fishing boats and bamboo rafts."

"I'm afraid that the river will soar and the bamboo rafts won't be able to withstand the wind and waves."

Xi Zhicai frowned and thought for a long time, and finally said: "General Zuo Zhonglang, please don't worry, if the Yellow Turban thieves don't flood Xinzheng, and with Suohou Pavilion as a flood discharge place, the water level of Wei River will not rise sharply in the short term. "

"Fishing boats and bamboo rafts can also pass."

Zhou Qi pondered, his expression moved slightly, and he nodded, "Zhicai's words are very kind, and the Yellow Scarves may not flood Xinzheng."

The Yellow Turban Barracks in the south of Xinzheng City.

After a night of intermittent rain, the rain had subsided slightly during the day, from the initial heavy rain to moderate rain, and now to light rain.

"Reporting to the commander of the canal, according to reports from scouts, the officers and soldiers of Xinzheng first took the initiative to dig up the embankment, then abandoned the city and headed downstream on warships and bamboo rafts."

When Bocai heard this, he thought about it for a while, then his face changed slightly, and he said in a voiceless voice: "Could it be that the officers and soldiers want to take over the Changsha?"

Guo Jia stood next to Bo Cai, his eyes brightened a little, and the corners of his mouth curved.

Bo Cai hurriedly turned to look at Guo Jia and asked, "Changshe is in danger. Can we have the dam dug in advance?"

Guo Jia asked: "Does Qu Shuai want the water to surge and submerge those bamboo rafts?"

Pocai nodded emphatically.

Guo Jia shook his head and said, "This strategy is not advisable."

Bocai asked, "Why?"

Guo Jiadao: "The canal commander's discharge of floods can certainly cause the Jishui River to surge. However, if the officers and soldiers actively release the floods, the water level of the Jishui River will never rise too much in a short period of time."

"And the officers and soldiers took advantage of the momentum and went down at an extremely fast speed. They have been away for a long time. Even if Commander Qu orders people to go to discharge the flood now, it will take time for the flood to flow eastward, and it may not be able to catch up with the officers and soldiers."

"On the contrary, if the flood discharge causes the south bank of the Lishui River to burst and flood the downstream, it will prevent the canal commander from returning to aid Changshe."

After hearing this, Bo Cai calmed down and frowned, "How should we deal with this?"

Guo Jiadao: "For today's plan, we should stop storing water first, and lead troops into Xinzheng, and then send elite soldiers to go into battle with light armor, and return to Changsha by starry night."

Du Yuan asked: "We have done so many things before just to flood Xinzheng. Now that we stop storing water, won't everything we did before become useless?"

Guo Jia shook his head and said, "Flooding is just a means, and capturing Xinzheng is the goal. If there is no water storage before, how can the officers and soldiers abandon the city?"

"If Xinzheng is really flooded, even if Qu Shuai finally captures the city, it will be nothing more than ruins."

"Wouldn't it be better if we could take down the intact Xinzheng without bloodshed?"

Du Yuan was speechless, but Bo Cai nodded secretly.

Inside Xinzheng City.

After Bo Cai ordered people to appease the people, he immediately turned his head to look at Guo Jia and asked, "Can Du Yuan go to rescue Changsha in time?"

Guo Jia briefly pondered, shook his head and said: "Whether Changshe can be defended does not depend on Du Yuan, but on Pei Yuanshao."

Bocai asked, "What do you mean, sir?"

Guo Jia sighed: "The officers and soldiers have a navy, and it takes less than a day to reach Changsha by boat."

"On the other hand, Du Yuan, even if he leads the elite to make a long-distance raid with light clothes, it usually takes two days."

"It's raining continuously today, and the roads are muddy and slippery. Du Yuan wants to lead his army to reach Changshe, and it will take at least three days, at most five days."

"When Du Yuan arrives at Changshe, I'm afraid the battle situation will be decided."

"So the survival of the Changshe is not due to Du Yuan, but to Pei Yuanshao, the guard of the Changshe."

Bo Cai couldn't help but sighed a long time, his face was not at all happy to win Xinzheng, but a little sad.

"But there is no need to worry too much. Changshe's city is tall and has sufficient food, grass and supplies. There are also [-] troops stationed by Pei Yuanshao. It will not be easy for the officers and soldiers to break through."

Hearing this, Bo Cai breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing that Bocai's mood gradually stabilized, Guo Jia bowed deeply and said: "Half a month has not yet arrived, and I have helped Qu Shuai take down Xinzheng without bloodshed. I also ask Qu Shuai to let go of the Guo clan."

Bo Cai said with a smile: "Don't worry, sir, I have already told Du Yuan in advance that when he arrives at Changsha, he will give the order to release him."

Guo Jia bowed again and said, "Now that the agreement has been completed, Jia wants to say goodbye to Qu Shuai."

Bo Cai stared blankly at Guo Jia, who had not yet reached his crown. There was an extremely complicated look in his eyes, and finally he sighed deeply.

"Sir, can't you stay and plan big things with me?"

Although Guo Jia was only fourteen or fifteen years old, he deeply impressed Bo Cai, the Yellow Turban Commander, through his wisdom.

The Yellow Turban Army has no shortage of soldiers, but what it lacks is counselors like Guo Jia.

It is for this reason that Bo Cai reluctantly spoke out to persuade him to stay.

However, Guo Jia said seriously: "We have made an agreement before that I will only provide advice to Commander Qu to capture Xinzheng. If Xinzheng is defeated, Commander Qu must let me go. Is Commander Qu prepared to break the agreement?"

Bo Cai was silent for a long time, looking at Guo Jia's slightly immature face, and said: "Although I am a bandit, I also know the word "faithfulness".

"Since I made a high-five with you before, how could you break the appointment?"

"I just hope that after your husband leaves, he will not make enemies of our Yellow Turban Army."

Guo Jia carefully looked at Bo Cai's expression and realized that the other party was not trying to deal with him, but was actually planning to let him go, so he secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

Otherwise, he might be forced to stay in the Yellow Turban Army.

Guo Jia bowed deeply to Bo Cai, and said: "I haven't finished my studies yet, so I don't want to participate in these things. If it wasn't for keeping the Guo clan, I wouldn't offer advice to Qu Shuai."

"When I leave, I will still focus on my studies and will never be an enemy of Qu Shuai!"

Hearing Guo Jia's categorical words, Bocai breathed a sigh of relief, even though he was very reluctant, he still signed the document and let Guo Jia leave freely.

Before leaving, Guo Jia looked at the reluctant Bo Cai and couldn't help but stop.

He lowered his voice and said: "There are experts among the officers and soldiers, and even the strategies I thought were foolproof can be found with flaws."

"At present, the power of the court is not exhausted. Even if the Yellow Turban Army can rage for a while, it will be difficult to achieve great things in the end."

"If Commander Qu can trust Guo Jia, I have three strategies for Commander Qu to choose from: upper, middle and lower."

"If you don't believe me, turn around and leave without saying anything."

During the time spent with Bo Cai and his Yellow Turban Army, Guo Jia could clearly feel that these were a group of common people who were forced to rebel.

The common people are forced to live no longer, and they can do anything.

In Guo Jia's eyes, although the current Yellow Turban Army is being used by some careerists, the people who followed the uprising are innocent.

At least in the early days of the Yellow Turban Uprising, the Yellow Turban Army hadn't started looting people everywhere, and there were no bandits, which is indeed worthy of sympathy.

Even Bocai himself has a strong charisma.

Although it was not enough for Guo Jia to join him, it also made Guo Jia feel compassionate and wanted to remind him when he was parting.

Bo Cai's face changed slightly when he heard this, but he thought of Guo Tu and Guo Jia successively, and couldn't help but smile bitterly to himself.

He knows that scholars cannot be used by the Yellow Turban Army, and the court is not as vulnerable as imagined. The future fate of the Yellow Turban Army must be very rough.

Therefore, facing Guo Jia's negative remarks, Bocai did not get angry, but felt deeply sad and frustrated.

"Sir, please speak, and I will listen carefully."

Guo Jiali pondered for a while and said, "The next strategy is to spend money to bribe the ten regular servants and present a surrender to the imperial court."

Bo Cai's face moved slightly when he heard this, thinking that Guo Jia was trying to persuade him to surrender, so he was about to get angry.

But soon, he remembered that this was just Guo Jia's bad idea, and immediately asked: "It must be a great achievement for me to lead the crowd to surrender. Why do I still have to buy ten permanent servants? It's just a bad idea."

Guo Jia shook his head and said, "The Yellow Turban Uprising is about to sweep the world. The imperial court may not accept Shuai Qu's surrender in order to make an example of others."

"Only by buying off the ten permanent attendants, will it be possible for them to persuade the emperor to allow Qu Shuai to surrender."

"The reason why it is a bad policy is because Qu Shuai did this, even if he can keep his wealth and safety for a while, he will be liquidated in the end, and I am afraid he will not end well."

Bocai felt awe-inspiring, and asked, "What is the middle policy?"

Guo Jiadao: "The middle strategy is to hand over the army to others. Qu Shuai takes his money and family members and hides in the south. This way, he may enjoy a lifetime of wealth."

"The reason why he is the middle strategy is because Commander Qu has no soldiers but has a lot of money, and he is afraid that others will covet him."

Bo Cai frowned, and continued to ask, "What is the best policy?"

Guo Jia looked directly at Bo Cai, and said: "Eliminate the old and weak in the army, select the best soldiers and strong generals, take the looted money and food, go to the yellow scarf name and gather in the mountains and forests."

"If Qu Shuai only gathers one party for the bandits, as long as he doesn't attack the city and loot the land, and doesn't use the banner of rebelling against the imperial court, after the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the imperial court may not have the power to send troops to wipe them out."

"Qu Shuai can accumulate strength in secret."

"When the world changes, if you advance, you can occupy a place and become a vassal; if you retreat, you can use soldiers and horses under your command as a step forward, and seek refuge with a hero.

Bo just heard this and remained silent for a long time.

Finally, he looked directly at Guo Jia and said in a slightly dry voice: "Sir, you have mentioned the upper, middle and lower strategies. Why didn't you say that you should continue to respond to the great sage and change the world? What will happen?"

Guo Jia said softly: "You are the only one who will die!"

Although the voice was small, it was like a thunderbolt from the blue, making Bo Cai's face turn a little pale.

Guo Jia left.

Bo Cai stood alone at the top of the city, looking at the pattering rain, but he remembered the past when he almost died of illness, was rescued by the great virtuous teacher, and then followed the great virtuous teacher to preach everywhere.

He thought of the countless tragedies he had seen during his travels with the Great Master over the years, and his confused eyes gradually became firm.

The hair is like a leek, but it will grow back after being cut, and the head is like a chicken, and it will crow again after being cut. Officials need not be feared, and small people should never be taken lightly.

"The sky is dead, Huang Tian stands!"

"When the year is in Jiazi, the world is prosperous!"

"When a dog official is in power, we will kill the official and rebel; if the emperor is stupid, we will change the world!"

"Since the world cannot tolerate us."

"We have rebelled against this day."

"Even if you die, you will have no regrets!"

It was already dusk, and the rain, which had gradually become lighter, began to become heavier again.

There is not much rainwater inside the formal warship cabin, because the problem of drainage in rainy days has been considered at the beginning of construction.

As for those large bamboo rafts, they don't need drainage at all.

Only those fishing boats, because of their low cost, did not have a drainage system. The soldiers had to drain the water manually, which was extremely busy.

Xi Zhicai looked at the fast-moving warship, pointed to the front and said, "Ming Gong, the front is the territory of Changsha."

Zhou Qi said: "Go ahead and let those who can see at night gather together, and the rest will guard the boat by the river."

Changsha was not built on the water, and it was more than 20 miles away from Weishui. It was almost impossible to travel so far at night when it was raining heavily.

It's a pity that time waits for no one. The reinforcements sent by Bocai may arrive at Changsha at any time, and the officers and soldiers don't have much dry food.

Even though he knew he couldn't do anything, Zhou Qi decided to give it a try.

Put it to death and then live again, nothing more than that!
night.

Torrential rain.

Zhou Qi personally led more than [-] officers and soldiers on a difficult march. Even if someone fell behind one after another along the way, he ignored them.

Even so, Zhou Qi still failed to arrive at Changsha that night.

In the final analysis, he overestimated the endurance of the officers and soldiers and underestimated the difficulty of the road.

He also underestimated the serious exhaustion of the soldiers' physical strength after drifting on Weishui for a day.

Even Xi Zhicai didn't expect this.

War is not a child's play. No one can predict everything. Both Zhou Qi and Xi Zhicai lack the experience of marching and fighting in various situations. Many things are taken for granted.

But after this incident, Zhou Qi will be more experienced if he encounters a rainy night march next time, even if he just goes into battle lightly.

This can also be seen from another aspect. There are no natural famous generals. Generals who can continuously learn and improve in war and yet survive death will inevitably become famous generals sooner or later.

Seeing that the sky was gradually getting brighter, Zhou Qi only had more than [-] men left under his command. He looked in the direction of Changshe and was already planning to lead his troops to retreat.

The plan to attack the Changsha on a rainy night must be stopped, and another method needs to be found to break through the Changsha.

If it really doesn't work, we can't evacuate to Yanling first.

When Zhou Qi was about to give the order, he suddenly saw Zhou Jin carrying someone and running over in a hurry.

"Ming Gong, I captured a yellow turban bandit. Who do you think he belongs to?"

Zhou Qi asked: "Besides the Yellow Turbans under Changshe Pei Yuanshao, are there other Yellow Turban troops from other places?"

Zhou Jin smiled and said: "What Ming Gong said is true. This person is under the command of Huang Shao, the commander of Huangjinqu in Runan."

When Zhou Qi heard this, he couldn't help showing a look of astonishment, and then set his sights on the Yellow Turban Army.

"Pfft!"

Unexpectedly, when the Yellow Turban soldier saw Zhou Qi, he hurriedly knelt on the ground with fear in his eyes.

"Small, villain, bye, bye, General Zhou!"

However, Zhou Qi didn't know what kind of reputation he now had among the Runan Yellow Turbans. It could almost be said to be frightening.

Zhou Qi helped the man up and asked, "I have some friendship with Qu Shuai Huang Shao, so you don't need to be so afraid."

"Let me ask you, how did you come to Yingchuan?"

The man hurriedly replied: "I dare not hide it from the general. My Qushuai and Gong don't get along. After taking us away, we had nowhere to go and started wandering around Runan."

"Later I learned that Qushuai Bocai had defeated the soldiers in Yingchuan. My Qushuai wanted to have a good future, so he led us into Yingchuan."

"I never thought that I would meet Gong Du by chance."

"Commander Qu led us to fight with them several times, causing casualties on both sides. This delayed our trip and we have not yet entered Changshe City."

When Zhou Qi heard this, his eyes lit up.

Temporary Yellow Turban camp.

Huang Shao watched the rain outside gradually stop and couldn't help cursing: "If Gong Du's guys hadn't fought with me many times, I would have taken my brothers to Changshe to enjoy the blessings. How could I suffer here?"

Thinking of Gong Du, Huang Shao couldn't help showing resentment on his face.

After Peng Tuo's death, he originally left with four to five thousand soldiers and horses, but during the movement of Runan, more than two thousand people died in battle or escaped.

Seeing that there were fewer and fewer subordinates, Huang Shao felt a little anxious, so after learning that Bocai had defeated the officers and soldiers, he wanted to come to Changshe to join Yingchuan Huangjin.

never thought.

After meeting that fellow of Gong Du, the two fought many times, causing Huang Shao's soldiers to suffer heavy losses, and now there are only a thousand or so left, which can be described as extremely miserable.

While Huang Shao was cursing, he suddenly saw many soldiers and horses looming in front of him. He was immediately shocked and shouted: "The enemy is attacking, the enemy is attacking!"

Huang Shao thought that it was Gong Du who led the troops to fight again.

"Brother Huang Shao, long time no see!"

Before more than a thousand people under Huang Shao's command could get into position, they heard a hearty laugh.

Hearing that slightly familiar voice, Huang Shao couldn't help being stunned on the spot. After seeing the face of the speaker clearly, Huang Shao couldn't help showing a complex look in his eyes.

If it weren't for this person, how could the Runan Yellow Turbans be defeated?
How could Peng Tuo, the handsome man in the yellow scarf, die?
But after seeing the person in front of him, Huang Shao couldn't hate him no matter what.

Thinking of this, Huang Shao couldn't help but give himself a slap and said to himself: "If he hadn't been taken advantage of by this person, how could Qu Shuai be so angry to death?"

"Brother Huang Shao, would you like to invite me into the camp for a drink?"

At this moment, Zhou Qi's voice came again, and Huang Shao couldn't help but concentrate slightly.

He sneered and said, "You come to my camp to drink, are you a friend or an enemy?"

Zhou Qi smiled and said: "How are we friends, what are we enemies?"

Huang Shao inserted the big knife in his hand into the soil and shouted: "If you are an enemy, just send your horse over and kill all my brothers, and let me kneel inside and drink with you!"

"If you are a friend, you, Zhou Qi, are the only ones to enter the camp!"

Hearing this, Zhou Qi couldn't help but focus his eyes slightly, and then said with a smile: "Brother Huang and I are friends rather than enemies, and I'm here to ask for a drink just to reminisce about the old days, how could we go to war?"

Huang Shao shouted: "If that's the case, then come to my camp alone!"

Zhou Qi laughed loudly and said, "Since Brother Huang sincerely invites me, is there any reason why I shouldn't go?"

Dian Wei and Xu Chu were very anxious when they heard the words, and they all advised, "Ming Gong can't do it!"

Zhou Qi took off the sword from his waist, handed it to Xu Chu, shook his head at the two of them, and prepared to go to the Yellow Turban camp alone.

Dian Wei took a step forward and shouted sternly: "The right middle man will go to meet friends, and I will go to pour wine!"

Huang Shao sneered and said, "How can there be no one who pours wine for more than a thousand soldiers under a certain command?"

Zhou Qi stopped Dian Wei who was about to say something more, and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Dian, I can go alone."

Dian Wei was very worried and said: "I have heard that the three armies cannot take away their commander. You are the commander of an army, how can you put yourself in danger?"

Zhou Qi patted the back of Dian Wei's hand, and said, "Whether or not we can capture the Changsha depends on Huang Shao. I must drink this glass of wine alone, don't worry about it, Mr. Dian."

After speaking, Zhou Qi strode towards Huang Shao.

(End of this chapter)