Lu's relatives

Chapter 414 Demons and monsters appear one after another
The arrival of Yuan Shang undoubtedly disrupted Qin Xu's original layout.

After Yuan Shao's violent death, Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi fought in the two prefectures of Hebei, Yuan Shang went south to seek refuge with Lu Bu, Cao Cao went north to contact the Black Bandits, until he learned from Xun You that Liu Bei also wanted to intervene, it always gave people a kind of dark There is a big hand in China to promote the development of the whole situation, and the whole of Hebei is in chaos for a while, and there is a feeling of jitteriness.

Originally, when the Heishan bandits suddenly turned against each other and attacked with the obvious intention of provoking Lu and Cao's family, Qin Xu felt something was wrong just like Cao Cao.And the whereabouts of Yuan Shang, who appeared out of nowhere, was a bit strange. It would be hard to believe that these were all coincidences.

But fortunately, although Yuan Shang has a special status, he is only one person after all. Although he is helped by the wisdom taught by Tian Fengju, as long as he is in the plains and under the supervision of Lu Bu's generals, he wants to "do something". Estimated difficulty coefficient is not small.That's why Qin Xu pretended to be generous and allowed Yuan Shang to take two "family members" who knew the art of war with the army to reassure him.What's more, Qin Xu has indeed coveted the two great counselors who almost made Yuan Shao use the power of Hebei to sweep the world down for a long time. Kill two birds with one stone.

Previously, the black mountain bandit cavalry failed in one blow, so they retreated. Zhang Liao led the soldiers of the Xiao cavalry battalion to pursue them for a long time, but it was fruitless, and they returned to Pingyuan City.Speaking of which, these bandits were more familiar with the terrain of Hebei than Zhang Liao, a general of the Lu Bu Army. Qin Xu had expected such an ending.It's just that Zhang Liao was really lucky. Although he didn't perfect his skills, he did catch some tongues back and they are being interrogated in the army. Even if he is not as professional as the "dirty work expert" Sima Mao, he can dig out some of them. some information.

Qin Xu comforted the sudden arrival of Yuan Shang, and turned most of his attention to the north because of Xun You's warning. After all, compared with Yuan Shao's two sons and Cao Cao, who was empty in the rear, he was not on the same border with Lu Bu's army. And Liu Bei, who has the hatred of seizing the foundation, is actually a serious confidant.

Zhang Liao and Cheng Lian had different views on Liu Bei, whom Qin Xu even valued when he pacified Qingzhou.Zhang Liao felt the same way.Regardless of the fact that Liu Bei has been away from Pingyuan for nearly two years, if the people in Pingyuan are now allowed to choose where they belong, more than [-]% of the people may still choose the big-eared Liu.Liu Bei's benevolence and methods of manipulating people's hearts make it difficult for people not to be convinced.Even when the severe drought that swept across the Central Plains last year spread to the plains, many people in the plains listened to the instigation of others because of the two incidents of food theft, and even took their anger out on Lu Bujun who had provided them with the basic food for survival several times. It is believed that the arrival of the "ruthless" Lu Bu army caused the people to suffer from "scourge", so the hostility towards Lu Bu's army can be imagined.

The strange thing is that the people in Pingyuan have strange expectations for Liu Bei, who has traces of meddling behind the fraud case.As a general who was entrusted by Lu Bu to guard the plains, Zhang Liao couldn't express his suffering in the face of such a situation that could not be suppressed or consoled.Even when the situation deteriorated, when Qin Xu entered the plains, he saw spies from various forces swaggering to inquire about the news. In order to prevent the Lu Bu army who had finally stabilized from fighting again, Zhang Liao not only could not easily kill him, but even ordered him to kill him. If you want to pretend to be a snake with him, you can see that the place of Pingyuan looks extremely evil because of Liu Bei's stay.

Cheng Lian didn't think so.Even though Qin Xu and Zhang Liao were unanimously wary of Liu Bei, who had become popular through Gongsun Zan's influence, Cheng Lian was not very optimistic about the former Prime Minister of Pingyuan.The reason for Cheng Lian is also very simple.Even in Qin Xu's mouth, Liu Bei, who has the appearance of a hero, has three generals as minions, and while Gongsun Zan is imprisoned in Yijing City, he successfully empties Gongsun Zan's forces and obtains nearly [-] Gongsun cavalry. But even so, so what?
When Lv Bu conquered Qingzhou, Liu Bei was also concerned about Zhang's two righteous brothers as assistants and more than a thousand soldiers from Pingyuan as minions. After hearing the reputation of Lv Bu's army, he didn't even dare to see Lv Bu face to face, so he persuaded Kong Rong Next, with your tail between your legs, did you go to Youzhou to join Gongsun Zan?Besides, even if Liu Bei has acquired all the combat power of Gongsun Zan in his heyday, is it possible that Lu Bujun is a vegetarian?Among other things, the dead warriors who first boarded the battalion with [-] soldiers and fought against tens of thousands of Gongsun cavalry and won a complete victory, are obeying Qin Xu's tent.One must have two, is it possible that going to the camp first in the battle order of Lu Bu's army is not as good as being under Yuan Shao's command?

Although Cheng Lian's words were a little rough, but I have to say that it made Qin Xu's pressure on Big Ear Liu's pig's foot aura drop a lot.Yes, Liu Bei is indeed the minion of Zhang Zhaoyun and other fierce generals, and has powerful combat forces such as Gongsun cavalry as his wings, but is Lu Bujun a vegetarian?During the three years of his life in the late Han Dynasty, Qin Xu has seen war scenes completely different from those described in the novels.Maybe it's also because of bad "luck", at least those who fight against generals at every turn, kill tens of thousands at every turn, and use all kinds of methods, I have never seen any of them.The population is not large these days. Just looking at Lu Bu, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, etc., with the power of a few states, it is already difficult to feed an army of less than [-]. If tens of thousands of people are killed or injured in a major war, it is estimated that in a few years the big man There is no one left.Just look at the Yellow Turban and Heishan bandits, who are said to be in the millions. In fact, their combat power is only more than a hundred thousand at most.Just like when Qin Xu first tried to surrender to the Yellow Turban Han Guang of Zichuan Kingdom in Qingzhou, there were only more than ten thousand soldiers in the [-] army. , get some wild vegetables and food, and share them equally with the soldiers and families under his command.Being a yellow turban thief can be regarded as a realm.

Moreover, even if the two armies are fighting, it is not that one side completely slaughters the other.In the history of the Han Dynasty, counting the red-eyed battles in detail, whether it was the subsequent battle at Guandu, the fierce battle at Chibi, or the later burning of the Seven Hundred Li Company Battalion, in fact, the big defeat was nothing more than the soldiers' fighting spirit was broken and they fled in all directions. More than half of the defeated soldiers.

It can be seen that when two armies are fighting, as long as one side loses [-]% of the battle and has not retreated, it can be regarded as an elite soldier.And the general's role in the army's battle is definitely not just for one-on-one combat, at most it is just to inspire the fighting spirit with bravery, because even Lu Bu, who is called the world's number one fierce general, is not When he was lured to the foot of Taihang Mountain, he was almost made dumplings by more than a hundred soldiers who went up to the camp with sharp weapons first.It can be deduced from this that Guan Zhang and other fierce generals, with nearly ten thousand elites in their hands, are actually not too worrying about their role.

"General Qin, those Black Mountain thieves have moved!" Although not as efficient as the dirty work expert Sima Mao.But the army has its own set of "techniques" to make the prisoners speak.Although the Black Mountain bandits have occupied Hebei for many years and have become popular, they are still limited to bandits after all, and they have not used half of their methods, and they have almost clearly explained the affairs of the eight generations of ancestors.One of them claimed to be from the same town as Zhang Yan's close attendant. Knowing some top-secret news could be regarded as a surprise. Although he didn't know whether it was true or not, it still made Qin Xu raise his eyebrows.

The truth of the matter really does not reflect the feeling that I had with Xun You during the war.From the few words of these captured Heishan bandit riders and the Heishan bandit who knew the secret from the cloud, Qin Xu got a glimpse of some clues after combining the news sent by the shadow.

This matter is indeed related to Liu Bei.It was rumored in Hebei that when Cao Cao was ordered by the emperor to mediate the war between Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi, there were people from the north who had contact with Zhang Yan.But at that time, because Cao Cao had accumulated a lot of prestige since he came here for a long time, and he took the emperor's edict to gather troops and put on a deterrent appearance, which was really tight to bluff people. A strange army exists, but it really does not dare to give birth to any second thoughts.However, there was a sudden change in the matter, and it seemed to be related to Qin Xu.Ever since he learned that someone from Qin, who had defeated Cao Cao several times in the battle against the Yellow Turban, had captured Cao Cao's confidant Cheng Yu and Bai Rao, the black mountain bandit general he sent to contact Cao Cao, alive in the river, Zhang Yan's thoughts My mind became more active.With the involvement of Qingzhou Lu Bujun represented by Qin Xu, the situation in Hebei is no longer dominated by Cao Cao's family. Whether Cao Cao can achieve his wish of dominating the seven states is no longer a difficult question.As an ally of Cao Cao but actually an old enemy, Lv Bujun will never tolerate Cao Cao's success in occupying Jizhou and blocking the way to the north.And in this way, if Cao Cao didn't want to go to war with Lu Bu before the Hebei incident was settled, then the target could only be locked in Bingzhou.Even if it is successful, it is undoubtedly in the control of Hebei, which is much weaker.It is indeed an opportunity for Montenegro.

Too long to be a thief!Although Zhang Yan was the adopted son of the Yellow Turban giant Zhang Niujiao and participated in the Yellow Turban Uprising, his life in Montenegro for more than ten years made Zhang Yan, the head of millions of Montenegrin families, quite powerless.Even though relying on the news from Hedong Wei's family, they predicted that the enemy would avoid the court's encirclement and suppression time and time again, but whether these people with different backgrounds under his command were of one heart and one mind, the so-called million black mountains, From Zhang Yan's point of view, that's a million mouths!Even with the small amount of food that Cao Cao supported through the Wei family, and the extra money he got from pretending to be a shelter for Gongsun Zan to contain Yuan Shao, who has a huge network and material resources, at most, he can't survive starvation. If you want to go further , even if it is a full meal, it is even more difficult.

And at this time, what Zhang Yan regarded as an excellent opportunity arrived.

Liu Bei, who had a grudge against Qingzhou for seizing the foundation, naturally wouldn't watch someone from Qin use the plains as a springboard to bring flying cavalry, first boarded the second battalion, and soldiers from the Xiaoqi Battalion in the plains, totaling more than [-] cavalry, aiming directly at Jizhou.But it was generous to others. First, he sent a big gift to the Black Mountain thieves that Zhang Yan could not refuse no matter what, [-] war horses, and promised that as long as they took refuge in Youzhou, all the thieves’ expenses would be covered in the future. Youzhou "pays the bill", and Zhang Yan can also lead his own army, and he can even listen to the tune and not listen to the various benefits announced, the condition is to create some troubles for Cao Cao and Qin Xu at the "appropriate" time.

Zhang Yan, who was confused by all these great gifts, knew that Cao Cao's goal was in the Central Plains and Xiliang. Although he coveted Hebei, after all, he was restrained by Liu Bei in Youzhou and Lu Bu who was plotting in Jizhou. A big move, and with the help of Dahe, even if the war starts, and under all kinds of constraints, it will never be effective.Therefore, he naturally agreed to Liu Bei.This is how Cao Cao's spies came back to Xun You to find out that Liu Bei wanted to avenge that day and wanted to raid the plains, but in fact they used this as bait, and Cao Cao's army would definitely delay Qin Xu's army at all costs, even if it was just a delay. In a few days, it was better to gather troops as soon as possible and take down the Hebei states in one fell swoop.And a "big gift" prepared for Cao Jun and Qin Xu.Of course, this method of giving a big gift is indeed a bit rough.

The news from the captured black bandits is one-sided and incoherent.And it sounds a bit unbelievable.At least Qin Xu was treating Liu Bei, the future emperor of Shu Han whose benevolence and righteousness have been passed down through the ages, not only emptied his friend's foundation, but even ignored the identity of the Han clan he often boasted about, and his connection with the bandits who had never dismissed him before. Such a gift.Even if Youzhou is rich in war horses, [-] war horses of various colors are by no means a small number.Just give it away so easily?The purpose was just to provoke the relationship between Lu Cao and his family.This is also a bit legendary, Liu Bei's benevolence is true, but he is not a fool?There must be something else going on in the middle, Qin, who has been trained by Jia Xu and his black-bellied sister for a long time, almost subconsciously became suspicious, feeling that in this matter, either the captured black bandit refused To be honest, the greater possibility is that the news that Qin Xu "inquired" at the moment is probably what Liu Bei wanted Qin Xu to know.Behind Liu's big ears, there is obviously a master!
"Emissary Qin, I still have a question about this matter. I don't know if it should be said or not." Since acting requires a complete set, Qin Xu did not hide this matter from Yuan Shang, so after getting the Black Mountain Bandit provided by Zhang Liao After riding the confession, when discussing countermeasures with the generals, he did not avoid Yuan Shang.Moreover, Qin Xu's eyes have more than once fallen on Yuan Shang who was sitting with him at the end. Of the two so-called family members, one is over forty, but has a serious face, and the other is about the same age, with a fair and handsome face, but it is not Tian Feng. , Who is Jushou?Seeing that Yuan Shang treated these two great counselors with great wisdom as if he really treated his own generals, Qin Xu was very jealous.At this moment, it was obvious that these two people whispered a few words in Yuan Shang's ear, which made Yuan Shang, who was somewhat reserved, speak.

"Since Xianfu and the two noble servants have temporarily entered the army register, they are members of our army, so you don't have to be so cautious!" Qin Xu smirked at Tian Fengju, who had a low eyebrow and a pleasing look, intentionally or unintentionally. Sweeping, he said to Yuan Shang with a smile: "Xianfu may not know that in our army, the self-government commander has the right to speak freely as long as he is in military discussions, and he can speak out without reservation if he has any high opinions. The position is based on the position, and everyone's opinion is the last to make a decision. This is the rule of our army. I think it was the case when Qin was just a mere house master. Of course, if the military discussion is finalized, But he is not allowed to speak any more.”

"Uh... General Lu is really a hero in the world..." Yuan Shang naturally would not understand that with Qin Xu's efforts, Lu Bujun's original method of discussing affairs in the military account for brainstorming has been upgraded to the level of "rules". It is to show Lu Bu's "humility like a valley", but what is his real intention, not to mention the current Yuan Shang, probably no one in the big man can guess it.But Yuan Shang didn't care much about these things. After receiving the "pointing" from the two great counselors from Tian Fengju, he coughed lightly before he boldly said, "Did Qin Shijun notice this? At this point, even the black mountain bandits are equipped with cavalry. My two elder brothers, who have always regarded Jizhou and Bingzhou as possessions and refused to let others get involved, have not moved at all this time. The black mountain bandits are entrenched However, it is in the three prefectures of Ji, Bing, and You. It is at least two hundred miles away from the plain. Moreover, according to General Zhang’s inferred route of the thief, it happened to cross almost the entire northern part of Jizhou before arriving. Is it here? My second brother is not a simple person!"

"Yuan Xi!?" If Yuan Shang said this himself, maybe Qin Xu would just think that Yuan Shang's hatred for his two elder brothers had blinded his mind and wisdom.But obviously these words are the "masterpiece" given by Tian Fengju behind Yuan Shang, so Qin Xu couldn't help turning his attention to Yuan Xi who hadn't paid much attention before.

Originally, it was said that Jizhou was adjacent to the Pingyuan Kingdom, and it was very likely that the black mountain bandits came from, so whether it was Qin Xu, Zhang Liao, etc., they should be aware of it.But the problem is that until now, Tian Feng Jushou said this through Yuan Shang's mouth, but Qin Xu had to pay attention to it.

That's right, Yuan Xi!This guy's actions are indeed too strange, and just because Qin Xu and Cao Cao are hiding under the eyes of Qin Xu and Cao Cao, so that people don't doubt him at all, it is enough to prove that even the matter of the black mountain bandits is the same as that of Yuan Xi. It doesn't matter, the second child of the Yuan family will definitely not just have the image of a soft bun who is cowardly and suppressed by his elder brother in almost everyone's impression.

A man who once competed with Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang for Yuan Shao's favor, and when Yuan Shao went to Chang'an, he also led an army to stop Liu Bei, who was emerging as the "agent" leader of Gongsun Zan's forces for the first time at that time. After his death, almost all the military generals who served Yuan's family were collected by Yuan Tan, but Yuan Tan, who had the upper hand and coveted Jizhou, could not attack several times?

This is not scientific!
(End of this chapter)