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Chapter 163 The Double Ninth Festival

"What's the art of war?" Feng Yao asked.

At this time, the eyes of all the generals in the room were attracted by Wei Yan, wanting to hear Wei Yan's good opinion.

"Our army can completely ignore the affairs of the east! My lord only needs to write a book, and all problems can be solved!" Wei Yan said.

"Why?" Feng Yaoqi asked, but a smile appeared on his face.

Most of the generals showed expressions of disapproval: Isn't this the same as not saying anything?Just talking about Xi Mian, after talking about it for a long time, it’s as if he didn’t say anything, and now it’s like this again, after all, it just doesn’t do anything, just send troops to fight Yuan Shao, isn’t it enough?

Beside Feng Yao, military advisor Xu Shu also looked at Wei Yan meaningfully with a slight smile like Feng Yao: It seems that the lord values ​​Wei Yan very much, but from what he said today, it can be seen that Wei Yan did know himself and the enemy. Although there is nothing to say about the strategy, it is very simple to directly attack Yuan Shao, but this kind of insight is not shared by everyone!
Wei Yan said confidently: "If our army does not leave Runan, Guo Gong will not dare to attack, and there will be no chance. Therefore, our army can immediately send troops to help Yuan Si ascend to the position of Chen Guoxiang, and then use Chen Guo as a backup. Attacking Yuan Shao, at this time, Guo Gong must think that there is an opportunity to take advantage of it, and send out a large number of troops. At this time, if Yuan Gong can immediately appoint a new Pei Xiang, lead the troops to occupy Pei, and make Guo Gong and Chen Gui homeless! But if you want to If there is no way out, it would be best to take over Liang Guo as well! And the lord does not need to show up, and it will not arouse suspicion from all parties!"

"Good!!" Feng Yao was so happy that he jumped up and said loudly: "What Wen Chang said is very suitable for me!"

Feng Yao has basically made up his mind, and it is best to let Xu Shu complete the rest of the details, so he turned his head and said to Xu Shu, "Yuan Zhi, what do you think?"

Xu Shu had already planned, "It's better for our army to stay for another day or two. I expect Meng Jian to return soon. I believe that his trip to Chang'an will definitely bring good news. Why don't we wait a little longer, and the good news can also cheer us up." Our morale!"

"Wen Chang's strategy is very good. Although Dingying has only ten thousand soldiers, it is more than a month to stick to it. Moreover, Ruyang is only two days away from Dingying. There are nine thousand soldiers in the city, so Chen Dao can support him at any time. If Li Tong dares to move, General Ji Ling of Shenyang is only one day away from Li Tong, so he can take the opportunity to attack Li Tong, I think what the Lord Wenchang said, Li Tong may not dare to send troops easily!" Xu Shu said.

"The real danger is the eastern part of Runan. Ruyin won't be a big deal. By the time Guo Gong and Chen Gui sent troops to attack Ruyin, Duke Yuan would have taken Pei Kingdom long ago! The city father and Shansang in the eastern part of Runan The two counties are close to Peiguo and far away from Ruyin, so it is not easy to defend. Guo Gong will definitely order Chen Gui to attack Shansang, and he will lead the army to attack the city father! My lord can first evacuate the officials, people, money and food of the two counties to Ruyin , only leave ten days’ worth of food, and the county soldiers guarding the city, and when the enemy soldiers come, withdraw immediately, and let the enemy soldiers occupy an empty city without any supplies!” Xu Shu continued.

"Also, why do you suggest that the lord should stay for a day or two? This will give the father of the city and Shansang enough time to withdraw. In addition, I heard that Chen Liu, Zhang Chao, and Yuan Shao's Dongjun prefect Zang Hong are closely related. If Zang Hong Knowing that Zhang Chao was besieged by Yuan Shao and that his family would be killed by Yuan Shao, he would definitely beg Yuan Shao to retreat and let Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao go! According to Yuan Shao's character, he would never be so fat because of the request of his officials And those who give up, in this way, Zang Hong will definitely turn against him and lead his troops to rescue Zhang Chao!!" Xu Shu said.

"Hiss!!" There was a voice of sucking air, and all the generals looked at Xu Shu in shock!

When Wei Yan mentioned it, the generals didn't think there was anything wrong, but now that Xu Shu made detailed arrangements, the generals felt that the plan was great!And what Xu Shu mentioned made Yuan Shao and Zang Hong turn against each other, which surprised everyone even more! !

"A great military adviser, I'm not as good as I am!" Wei Yan cupped his hands in complete admiration.

Feng Yao was overjoyed, he held Xu Shu's hand and said, "Yuan Zhi, it turns out that you waited for a day or two to have such a wonderful effect!!"

"Do you have any other suggestions?" Feng Yao asked.

All the generals agreed with Wei Yan and Xu Shu's plan, and no longer had any objections, Feng Yao said: "So, let's follow the plan, each general quickly prepare in secret, this plan must not be known to others!"

Afterwards, Feng Yao edited several books and ordered people to send them to Shouchun, Ruyin, Ruyang, Dingying and Shenyang respectively.

He also ordered people to go to Puyang secretly, saying that he wanted to send troops to Chen Liu, in order to comfort Lu Bu.

One day later, on the occasion of the Double Ninth Festival, Feng Yao was leading a group of civil and military officials to have fun with the people, climbing up to plant dogwoods. Of course, the highest place at this time was the highland where Taolin lived. At the same time, part of the highlands around Taolinju was opened, so that the public can have an auspicious Double Ninth Festival.

Meng Jian, who went to Chang'an to ask for merit, just came back!It brought news that Feng Yao was extremely excited. Not only did the court not ask the magistrates of the counties arranged by Feng Yao, but they even named Feng Yao as a general in the middle of the battle!

Feng Yao was overjoyed, with the title of General Zhonglang, the next steps would be easier, and the commander of the school lieutenants would be even more justified.

Li Jue also conferred the title of Feng Yao as the fifth doctor in the name of the imperial court. The fifth doctor is the most honorable level among the doctors. The status of a doctor is already much higher than that of a scholar, let alone the fifth doctor. said.

All the other generals who have meritorious service, as long as Feng Yao reported it, they will be awarded different grades of soldiers according to the degree of meritorious service. Eat Chongyang cakes, drink chrysanthemum wine, recite poems and dance swords, etc.

Although the Double Ninth Festival is not popular in the Han Dynasty, it is very prosperous in Runan County!In Runan, there has always been such a legend. Feng Yao had heard of this legend last year, but he didn't pay much attention to it at that time.

It is rumored that there was a man named Huan Jing in Runan County. A great plague suddenly broke out in the place where he lived, and Huan Jing's parents died of illness, so he went to Dongnan Mountain to learn from a teacher. The fairy Fei Changfang gave Huan Jing a demon-subduing green dragon sword. .Huan Jing got up early and went to bed late, wore the stars and the moon, studied hard and practiced hard.

One day, Fei Changfang said: "On September [-]th, the plague demon will come again. You can go back and get rid of the plague." He also gave him a pack of dogwood leaves and a bottle of chrysanthemum wine, and asked his hometown elders to climb high to avoid the disaster.

On September [-]th, Huan Jing led his wife, children, and fellow villagers up to a nearby mountain.Distribute the dogwood leaves to everyone and take them with you, but the plague demon dare not get close.He poured out the chrysanthemum wine again, and everyone drank a sip to avoid the plague.He fought the plague demon and finally killed the plague demon.

Since then, people in Runan have celebrated the Double Ninth Festival, and have the custom of climbing high on the ninth day to avoid plagues and other disasters.

Feng Yao didn't know if this legend was true, but in a village not far to the east of Pingyu, there was indeed a small temple called Feixianweng Temple, and people would burn incense in the temple for healing.

Regarding this kind of thing, Feng Yao will neither advocate nor explicitly prohibit it, but anyway, this Double Ninth Festival is indeed a good festival, which can make the people who have worked hard for a whole year happy and pin their hopes for the future ,Why not do it!

On September [-]th, after Feng Yao sacrificed the banner, he led an army of [-] and set off. He ordered Gong Du to lead a food transport team of [-] to set off the next day. Under the banner of rescuing Chenliu's prefect, he set off for Chen Guo!
(End of this chapter)