Shu Han Confucian General of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 29 The Winter of Excess
"I didn't expect that there would be so many prisoners." At the foot of Guangling City, Zhao Feng, despite fighting and hunting all night, still counted the prisoners with Zhang Liao after he came back.The chief general worked hard, how dare the deputy general take a break, Song Xian and Wei Xu also accompanied him to check.It's just that Zhao Feng and others didn't expect that so many people in Yuan Shu's army would surrender, and a large group of people squatted under Guangling City.

"General, I have counted, and there are 840 people in total." A civil official stepped forward to report to Zhang Liao, and Zhao Feng and the others couldn't help but look at each other after hearing this. "Why are there so many people surrendering?" Song Xian, the most impatient, asked directly.

"I knew Yuan Shu didn't have many generals, but today I know that his army is so useless." Zhao Feng sighed.The last time Lao Cao lost so badly, he only captured 5000 prisoners in the end. Yuan Shu's army was so exaggerated that nearly half of them surrendered.Reminiscent of last night's attack, although Lei Bu's camp was not organized neatly, his soldiers were like headless chickens.Such an army, no matter how many people there are, cannot accomplish anything in a war.

"Huainan is just Ji Ling, who is still a person, and the rest are not good. The problem now is what to do with these prisoners of war? I don't have so much food here to feed them." Zhang Liao smiled wryly, and Zhao Feng looked at the dark crowd in front of him. Man, he didn't react for a while.

"If the general doesn't let go, the general can do it for you." Song Xian stepped forward and said harshly, Zhao Feng shuddered unknowingly when he heard this, and quickly stopped him: "It's not a good omen to kill prisoners since ancient times, besides, the lord has always been benevolent and righteous." , How could you promise me to do such a thing? How about this, isn’t Xuzhou short of troops, so General Wei will lead 2000 troops to escort these people to Xuzhou and hand them over to the lord. General Song and I will stay here to assist General Zhang Fortress, wait for the lord's next instruction." There is no way, even though the killing was a good one last night, I also lost some soldiers and horses.Now there are only 1 people in Guangling who can fight. Zhao Feng can't guarantee that Yuan Shu will not make a comeback. Once his reinforcements leave like this, what if Yuan Shu sends tens of thousands of horses to attack Zhang Liao? Dangerous.

"That's great." Except for Zhang Liao, the other three knew that Xuzhou was short of soldiers, and having [-] prisoners of war should be a great supplement.Everyone went back to the city to rest for half a day, Zhang Liao hosted a banquet in honor of the three in the government office that night, all officials above the school lieutenant were present, and at the same time Zhao Feng also ordered to reward the soldiers.Of course, because we are on the front line of Guangling, everyone maintained a little vigilance during the celebration.It was the night when everyone returned home with all their heart's content. Although Zhao Feng had an amazing capacity for drinking (compared to people of this era), he was inevitably a little dizzy.

Early the next morning, Wei Xu mobilized 2000 troops and escorted more than 2 prisoners of war back to Xuzhou City.All the captives were confiscated with weapons and armor, and they wore only a single piece of clothing. They lined up in two rows and tied them with ropes and walked away.It was almost October in the lunar calendar at this time, and the temperature in Xuzhou was already very low, and most people were shivering with cold.

"A disorganized person is not as good as a rich dog." Zhao Feng stood on the top of the wall and watched Wei Xu leave. He has been in this world for more than five years. It is not the first time he has seen a similar scene, and many times it is even worse than this. have seen.But every time I saw it, Zhao Feng couldn't help but feel sad for the unfortunate people in this world.

"The sky is blue and the earth is descending, why don't you save all the spirits? All the spirits are lingering day and night, swallowing their breath and dying without words." Zhao Feng couldn't help but think of this poem written by the later generation Qiu Chuji, and recited it casually. "I didn't expect General Zhao to be so talented, Liao really admires it." Zhang Liao's voice came from behind, Zhao Feng turned around to greet him quickly, and saw that Song Xian was behind him.

"General Zhang is too modest, do you two have something to do?" Zhao Feng saw that the two were hesitant to talk, and knew that Zhang Liao must have something to come.Zhang Liao looked back at Song Xian, and finally the latter asked cautiously, "General Zhao, is Mrs. Diao Chan at your house?" His tone was quite different from his usual casualness.

"That's right." Zhao Feng shuddered in his heart, but he still admitted generously, after all, there was nothing to be ashamed of.Seeing Zhao Feng being so frank, Song Xian seemed to be relieved, and then said: "Lv Bu has been kind to us all in the past, but now that Mrs. Diao Chan belongs to the king, I hope the general treats her well."

"It should be like this!" Zhao Feng also solemnly agreed with his head, and Zhang and Song felt relieved when they saw this.In the next few days, Zhao Feng's life was very leisurely.Zhang Liao took care of all the affairs in Guangling City. Although the latter asked him for instructions a few times at the beginning, Zhao Feng didn't want to do it for him, and he didn't want to work hard, so he let him do it on his own.After doing it a few times, Zhang Liao could see that Zhao Feng was really not a man of affairs, so he stopped bothering him.

The spies sent out to inquire about the news have also come back one after another. I don't know whether it is Yuan Shu who has done a poor job of keeping secrets, or this spy has a talent for storytelling. In short, he is telling the story of Yuan Shu vomiting blood so vividly that Zhao Feng even said it. I wonder if Yuan Shu can survive this year.

"You go down first." Waving the spy to go away, Zhao Feng and Zhang Liao discussed the future. "Yuan Shu tyrannizes the people and doesn't care about the people. Although Huainan is a rich place, people have been running to Xuzhou these years. I guess if this continues, the Lord will have a battle with Yuan Shu sooner or later." Zhao Feng is half speculating, half telling the truth .After all, Zhang Liao is not an ordinary person. After careful consideration, he can feel that this is almost the case.

"Since this is the case, then we must prepare our troops and make preparations. I estimate that there will be a war after the summer grain is harvested next summer." Zhang Liao said in a deep voice. Once the war starts, the border between Xuzhou and Huainan will be Guangling.Whether it is offense or defense, he bears the brunt here.Zhao Feng nodded and stopped talking. In fact, he has always been puzzled. Why Yuan Shu dared to risk the world's disgrace and proclaim himself emperor in history. One must know that the area he really controlled was Huainan area.After crossing, Zhao Feng thought about it again and again, and guessed that Yuan Shu probably considered Sun Ce and the six Jiangdong counties under his command to be on his side, so he dared to be so bold.

"With this IQ, you actually misjudged Sun Ce, and you deserve to be unlucky." Zhao Feng secretly said.It is already October in the lunar calendar. In ancient times, roads were blocked by ice and snow and the traffic was not smooth. Therefore, there were few major battles in winter. It was always necessary to wait for the roads to be smooth and food to be sufficient in summer before going to war.In other words, there is no possibility of a major war this year.

A few days later, Chen Deng and Zang Ba led 5000 troops to Guangling to replace Zhao Feng and Song Xian who had been stranded to assist the city defense. The two packed up their troops and bid farewell to Zhang Liao, and returned to Xuzhou to report to Liu Bei.Since Wei Xu had taken 2000 people with him when he returned, Zhao Feng and Song Xian had less than 4000 people with them when they returned to the army.The expedition has been going well, but more than 1000 out of [-] people still failed to come back. "Once you succeed, you will be exhausted!" Zhao Feng thought to himself, after a few battles, he should be very famous, as Chen Dao saw his performance that day.It's just that whether this reputation is what he wants, Zhao Feng couldn't tell for a while.Now he just wants to return to Xuzhou as soon as possible.

"My lord!" There were no prisoners and the two of them walked quickly. They arrived in Xuzhou City that afternoon, and after handing over the soldiers and horses, they went to the government office to meet Liu Bei. "You two generals have worked hard." Liu Bei also went to greet them at the gate of the government office in person. Besides the old faces Zhang Fei and Guan Yu were also there, there were also a few more unfamiliar faces, including civil servants and military generals. I don't know if they just came here. of.

"Let me introduce, Bo Tao, these are Yin Li and Wu Dun from Qingzhou. They also just led their troops to abandon the dark and turn to the bright." Liu Bei first introduced the two generals behind him. "I have admired General Zhao's name for a long time, and I can finally see you today." Both of them saluted again and again, Zhao Feng said that he didn't dare to take it, and while returning the salute, he secretly laughed: Lao Liu's art of speaking is really getting better and better, and he actually said something about abandoning the dark and turning to the bright.If I hadn't been familiar with history, I wouldn't have guessed that these two were also from the Yellow Turbans.

"This is Pei Yuanshao and Liao Hua from Wo Niu Mountain." Liu Bei pointed to the other two people and said again, the two sides exchanged greetings again.In addition, there are several civil servants, but they seem to be not well-known, but Zhao Feng did not dare to neglect, so he met them one by one at the moment.

"Bo Tao has been fighting hard for many days. Go home early and have a good rest. It's getting late today. Let's talk about the specifics of this battle tomorrow." After Liu Bei introduced everyone, he directly announced the dissolution, which made the Zhao Feng was a little surprised. "Third general, my lord seems to be not very energetic, why?" Zhao Feng quietly pulled Zhang Fei while walking.

"Alas, there was news last night that Gongsun Zan of Liaodong was captured by Yuan Shao in the Yijing Tower and died. After the eldest brother heard the news, he cried all night yesterday and only got better today." Zhang Fei also explained the matter in a low voice. the whole story. "So that's how it is!" Zhao Feng suddenly realized that it was Gongsun Zan who died, and it's normal for Lao Liu to be a little sad.

"Gongsun Zan is dead. I think Yuan Shao will be able to integrate the north soon. I just don't know how Lao Cao went to Wancheng. If everything goes well, he should pay the price for his lust immediately." Zhao Feng was on the way home It is also a non-stop brain.

"The general is back!" It was Xiaomei's chirping voice that pulled Zhao Feng back from his thoughts, and only then did he realize that he had arrived at the door of his house, and then he saw a pretty figure standing there waiting for him. "Sir, you're coming!" Diao Chan didn't know whether to ask Zhao Feng, or to himself, but said with a gratified expression.

"Yeah!" Zhao Feng also hurriedly dismounted and stepped forward, holding her hand, and the two returned to the mansion together.The food was already set on the dining table, and Zhao Feng, who had been eating and sleeping in the open since the expedition, was already very hungry, and now he was gorging himself, causing Diao Chan, who was at the same table, to purse his lips and smile.

(End of this chapter)