Coincidentally!My name is Liu Bian

Chapter 115 v. Aspiration

Well done!

Liu Bian quietly glanced at Tian Feng, and almost gave Tian Feng a thumbs up: Thanks to Tian Feng's adaptability, he quietly divided Gongsun Zan into the camp of the already square team, even if Gongsun Zan didn't notice or admit it...

In the end, in the eyes of outsiders, it was enough that Gongsun Zan was "related" to His Highness Liu Bian.

I believe that if he exerts more force, maybe Gongsun Zan will be willing to support him? ...Thinking about this, Liu Bian's ideas became even firmer!At the same time, in order to interfere with Gongsun Zan's thinking, and even try his best to prevent Gongsun Zan from noticing Tian Feng's overtones, Liu Bian cleared his throat and said loudly:

"General Gongsun, are you going to leave us all outside to talk?"

Gongsun Zan was stunned for a moment, looked around Liu Bian and his group, then patted his head consciously, and said ashamedly: "Your Highness is right, right -" Gongsun Zan spread his hands forward and invited:

"It's getting late. If Your Highness doesn't mind, will you come to the camp?"

"I don't dislike it, I don't dislike it." Liu Bian waved his hand, very talkative.

As a result, Gongsun Zan was inconvenient to get on his horse and head to the camp——

One after another, Liu Bian followed Gongsun Zan and walked forward...

Seeing Liu Bian leaving, Liu Bei and others did not show any mercy and followed Liu Bian and Gongsun Zan.

Soon, a large team arrived at the so-called camp.

Liu Bian watched Gongsun Zan's camp at close range and saw that most of the soldiers in the camp were remnants and wounded soldiers. For example, several soldiers were missing arms and legs. I put a bone in the pot and boiled it, and I used my helmet to scoop it out from time to time. After tasting it, I found that the soup was not flavorful enough, so I asked my neighbors to borrow another bone and continued to put it in the pot to cook...

No matter how you look at it, you feel sad.

"What kind of bone is that?" In his ear, he heard Yuan Xi's question.

"Beast bones?" Yuan Tan guessed.

Cao Ang said: "It's a horse bone."

"Huh?" Yuan Xi gasped, "Horse bones? Mount? Kill the mount and eat it?"

"Shhh - keep your voice down!" Yuan Tan was slightly annoyed, "Idiot, it won't be good if others hear you!"

Liu Bian thought: Oh, it's too late, everyone has already heard it!

Sure enough, Gongsun Zan whispered: "About two months ago, we ran out of food and grass, and we were surrounded by Wuwan, so we couldn't get food. Later, in order to ensure the combat effectiveness of the army, I had to order, Slaughtering the mounts and using them as food continued for a while! Now..."

It stopped abruptly at the right time, and Gongsun Zan didn't say any more.

"I understand, I understand." Liu Bian comforted Gongsun Zan while glaring at Yuan Xi. Yuan Xi shrank his neck with such a glare that he looked aware of his mistake and did not dare to say anything anymore.

Looking away, Liu Bian took the initiative to hold Gongsun Zan and said firmly: "In any case, it is a great achievement for the general to defeat Karasuma... There will never be a shortage of food or food shortage again!"

Gongsun Zan turned his worry into a smile, smiled, and agreed: "I would like to borrow your highness's kind words."

"It's necessary!" Liu Bian raised his eyebrows and said in a light and joking tone: "The general guards the border and protects our Han territory. He has made great achievements in battle and his hard work is admirable! I want to fight with the general and all the armies. Let’s have a drink and have a good time, I wonder if the general is willing?… It’s better if you don’t say it, but I will be hungry if you mention it!”

At the right time, a hungry sound came from Liu Bian's abdomen, which made Liu Bian extremely embarrassed.

At this time, Liu Bian's performance was quite down-to-earth. After all, no one had ever seen His Royal Highness lose his temper in public... Although everyone was also very hungry - in fact, the food Gongsun Zan's army had for these two days was boiled horse bone soup and gnawed Crossbow and shield!If Liu Bian and his party had been delayed for a few days to support him, I am afraid Gongsun Zan would have considered cannibalism!
In short, Liu Bian's timing was very good, and he rushed to the limit of Gongsun Zan and his army.

Therefore, when Liu Bian was hungry, everyone would just smile, understand Liu Bian and would not laugh at Liu Bian.

Gongsun Zan's eyes moved slightly and he said: "I'm not afraid of your laughter, Your Highness. In fact, I am also..."

"Grumble-"

Gongsun Zan also staged the same embarrassing scene.

Liu Bian was stunned for a moment, then he laughed, turned to Liu Bei and others and said, "What are you still standing there for? Why don't you make a fire to cook? Don't you see that everyone wants to eat?"

"Here!" After hearing this, Liu Bei and others responded quickly, turned around and got busy.

Next, Liu Bian and Gongsun Zan supervised and took charge respectively, commanding the whole army to be busy: the fire was already burning and the cauldron was ready. Liu Bei and others only needed to take out the baggage and put the rice grains into the horse bone soup. in, or pour directly into the pot, bring to a boil and cook——

It's a pity that I can't go into the forest to pick wild fruits or hunt: the nearby woods are all bare and were used by Gongsun Zan to expand the area of ​​​​Guanzi City; as for the wild animals, they have been hunted down long ago; and the water source is really only water, and There are no fish, not even an insect touching the water... If you want to get some bone soup, Gongsun Zan's army has a lot left!

After a while, the rice porridge was cooked and ready to drink. The wounded soldiers, who were so hungry that their eyes turned green, quickly picked up their helmets and used them as bowls and chopsticks, hoping to relieve their hunger. When Liu Bei and others saw this, they were also busy. Di distributed the rice porridge to everyone and ate it... Everyone didn't mind the heat of their mouths, so they drank it in large gulps, with tears in their eyes, praising how delicious it was.

A meal of rice porridge finally alleviated the food shortage crisis of Gongsun Zan's soldiers.

Then, the fragrant rice was cooked.

Another group of Gongsun Zan's soldiers almost shed tears as they ate white rice. They thought it was because they hadn't seen soft rice for a long time. ——Chi Hang Chi Hang, everyone immersed themselves in eating, and they were eighty full!
The sky has darkened, and the soldiers' dinner has been taken care of. The morale of the entire camp has been boosted, and the soldiers have the energy to take turns to patrol.

Usually at night, the camp is the most depressing and uncomfortable, because when night falls, it means the end of a brutal day of defending the city and fighting. Not only do the soldiers have to find ways to endure hunger and cold, but they also have to endure the death of their companions... But today In the evening, it was still sad that the comrades died in battle, but the soldiers no longer had to suffer from hunger and cold.

The abundance of food reduced the soldiers' depression.

In addition, the war was supposed to be over and the surviving soldiers could go home to reunite with their relatives. This made the camp lose its previous dead silence and became extremely lively.

Right!General Gongsun Zan repeatedly announced, "Victory over Karasuma, rewards will be distributed according to merit after returning to Ji County." According to the usual practice, generals with positions will be promoted and receive large amounts of rewards, leaving only a small amount of rewards to be distributed equally to ordinary soldiers... …

But that small amount of reward is enough for ordinary soldiers to spend this winter comfortably, without having to lose their lives due to lack of supplies like the residents of remote areas.

After cleaning the camp, placing all the tables and chairs in place, clearing out a large open space and lighting a bonfire to ensure that the surrounding light was bright and warm enough, the soldiers received a lot of dry food from His Highness Liu Bian. Different cooked foods were cooked in various ways, and then served one by one for the generals to eat and drink.

I sigh that there are no dancers in the camp, otherwise dancing and singing would be appropriate for the occasion.But it doesn't matter.

Liu Bian waved his hand, understanding the inconvenience caused by the soldiers being away.

I lamented that Tian Feng pursues quality and consciously holds a celebration banquet, and should not be careless and perfunctory.Tian Feng recommended himself as a dance instructor. After thinking for a moment, he actually taught a group of soldiers the masculine dance, which only required simple formation and positioning.

And those soldiers have even been to the battlefield, so they still don't understand formation and positioning?
After practicing diligently for a while, the soldiers successfully graduated under Tian Feng's guidance and were recognized as "passed" by Tian Feng.Next comes the musical instruments...

There are no musical instruments at the campground.

Tian Feng asked another group of soldiers to compose music with sonorous and powerful songs.

Back and forth, back and forth, until Liu Bian, Gongsun Zan and others arrived one after another and sat down, Tian Feng clapped his hands and motioned for the soldiers to come on stage and perform.

But I saw the soldiers on the stage arranging and moving in their respective positions, accompanied by the soldiers outside the stage singing loudly and passionately, singing:

"General Gongsun Zan raised his troops to resist Wuwan. He rode with three thousand white horses and five thousand soldiers. The cold wind blew, and the rain on the mountains wept. We fought hard to defend the land and never surrendered.

The situation is critical and Xicheng is under siege.The fine sword and iron are used to cut, and the arrows in the hands are used.If you are confident, you will be victorious, but if you are proud, you will be trapped in the city.They were hungry for food and fought fiercely for half a year.

Unable to bear the loss of loyal soldiers, the King of Bohai came to his aid.Trying to keep the sub-city, the blood is spilled on the battlefield.Saying that there is no clothes, brothers are all in the same robes.Blocking more than [-] enemies, the Yi people are terrified.

The whole army is victorious in battle, and the soldiers return with their bodies wrapped in their bodies. The dead are not pursued, and the living are also maimed.Leave the hero's blood as a sacrifice between heaven and earth.Mingxi is humble and shameful, and he is worthy of being the soul of Han Dynasty! "

This talent show was quite exciting and won unanimous praise from all the generals present.

Especially the songs sung by the soldiers made Liu Bian's face paralyzed.

If he had not witnessed the crisis of relieving the siege of Guanzi City, maybe he would have really thought that this was a ballad, not a poem written by Tian Feng - poetry!Poetry!Tian Feng can actually compose poetry! !

Covering his chest with his hand, Liu Bian felt that his three views had been impacted: probably the image of the poet in his mind was due to Cao Cao, which caused him to ignore that Tian Feng was a literati counselor and should be able to compose poetry.

The corner of his mouth twitched, and Liu Bian thought again: It's a pity that Cao Cao didn't come. Otherwise, if Cao Cao made a poem, according to the style of "Jian'an Literature", I'm afraid it can be passed down through the ages... Then again, introduce Tian Feng to me. Cao Cao knew each other, so the two should be very speculative?At least when it comes to poetry, the two of them have something in common.

Thinking of this, Liu Bian thought with shame: How shameful!I can't compose poetry, I'm so sorry!
After the dance ended, all the soldiers retreated, and Gongsun Zan raised his voice and said: "You can all drink to your heart's content."

Then the banquet officially began.

The generals were enjoying themselves, chatting with each other, eating delicious food, and toasting each other with crude rice wine.

Unknowingly, Liu Bian also drank two more drinks.

Sitting calmly on the deputy seat, Liu Bian looked around and saw two rows of generals and counselors below who were clearly distinguished: on the lower right was Liu Bian's group, including Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, He Miao, Zhang Yan, Zhao Yun and Tian Feng; on the lower left They are a group of unfamiliar military generals. Presumably they are the lieutenants under Gongsun Zan?
Just when I was thinking about this, I heard Gongsun Zan say:
"Your Highness, would you like me to introduce you to my subordinates?"

Nodding gently, Liu Bian showed a polite and slightly curious expression.

Pointing his hand, Gongsun Zan pointed to the young military general sitting at the bottom left, and introduced: "This is Yan Gang, who was appointed as a school captain. He is the best at training troops! If there were no elite cavalry trained by Yan Gang, I am afraid that I No matter how passionate and eager to serve the country, I’m afraid I won’t be able to defeat those Yi tribes!”

The young military general cupped his hands at the right time, and said to Liu: "Yan Gang has met His Highness! Yan Gang is a martial artist, and he doesn't know much about etiquette. If there is something not thoughtful, please forgive him."

Liu Bian returned the favor and replied: "Colonel Yan Gang is highly valued by General Gongsun. I admire him very much."

At this time, Zhang Fei raised his eyebrows and asked curiously: "So it's you? - I saw a light cavalry fighting against Karasuma before. They were quite brave. I didn't expect that they were trained by you?"

"Third brother." Liu Bei scolded, while Guan Yu glanced sideways at Zhang Fei.

Zhang Fei shrank his neck and whispered: "I just want to say, that Qingqiu impressed me so much. They are all white horses, so..."

"Ahem!" Liu Bei coughed lightly, interrupted Zhang Fei's complaint, raised his glass and said to Yan Gang, "Ashamed, ashamed! But my third brother is too ignorant, so I ask Yan Gang to captain Haihan, Haihan."

Yan Gang nodded and didn't answer, but accepted Liu Bei's toast, and he forgave Zhang Fei's rudeness.

After this commotion, Liu Bian finally realized consciously: The so-called White Horse Qingqi, isn't it the "White Horse Yicon" led by Gongsun Zan? ——"Three Kingdoms" records: "Zan likes white horses and rides them repeatedly to defeat the captives. The captives call him the White Horse General. Therefore, he selected three thousand elite soldiers and rode them all on white horses. He was named White Horse Yi Cong to serve as a real imperial guard."

Therefore, the "White Horse Yi Cong" is Gongsun Zan's elite ace cavalry unit, led by Yan Gang.

After a pause, Liu Bian's thoughts were pulled back by Gongsun Zan.Then listen to Gongsun Zan say:
"This is Tian Yu, courtesy name Guorang, from Yuyang. He is currently also serving as a school captain, and is also a general who defends the city. If Tian Yu had not been responsible for defending the city, I am afraid that Guanzicheng would not be able to defend the city for the second half of the year and would be attacked by Karasuma... …”

Turning his eyes, Liu Bian turned to the second young general on the lower left and raised his glass to toast him.

The other party responded with a glass of Liu Bian.

When Gongsun Zan introduced the other generals, Liu Bian caught a glimpse of Tian Yu and Liu Bei toasting each other.

It depends on the situation. Do Liu Bei and Tian Yu know each other?

Silently sighing at Liu Bei's good connections, Liu Bian listened to Gongsun Zan introduce the other generals one by one, such as Tian Kai, Shan Jing and Zou Dan, plus two counselors such as Guan Jing and Fan Fang. Liu Bian's head felt dizzy. I can't even remember names for a while.

Later, Liu Bian also introduced the generals and counselors of his own army to Gongsun Zan. In addition to Liu, Guan, and Zhang, Gongsun Zan was very familiar with them. Gongsun Zan also knew a little about Zhang Yan's name.

Gongsun Zan knew that Zhang Yan had been the leader of the Yellow Turban bandits.

As for Zhang Yan's abandonment of his background as a Yellow Turban thief, his submission to the Han Dynasty, and now his service to Liu Bian... Gongsun Zan secretly marveled and looked at Liu Bian frequently, assessing how talented Liu Bian was and how he could recruit so many people. Strong generals.

During this period, Gongsun Zan also learned from Liu Bian's mouth that an ordinary general named Zhao, whose given name was Yun, and whose courtesy name was Zilong. Zhao Yun vaguely revealed that he wanted to join his army, so Liu Bian took the initiative to recommend Zhao Yun...

Seeing that Liu Bian was sincere and did not object, Gongsun Zan readily agreed.

Liu Bian: "..."

(End of this chapter)