Three Kingdoms.

  Chapter 2081 Qu's Zimou, Qi Wu Lu Si

   Turned over the top of the mountain, looked down from the top of the mountain, and saw the camp of the hussars, which suddenly came into view.

  Although it is not too early today, and the light in the mountains is not very sufficient, you can still see the three-color flags waving, as if declaring the ownership of this side of the land.

  Because the flat land in the mountains is not very wide, the hussar camp in front of me stretches all the way to the other side of the mountain. If it is calculated according to the tent...

  『What are you looking at? ’ Wang Shuang shouted from the side.

  『I didn’t see anything...』 Qu Huang smiled and said, 『Seeing this battalion all of a sudden, I can’t help but feel shocked, I can’t help myself...』

  Wang Shuang gave Qu Huang a sideways glance, and did not continue to say anything, but continued to move forward.

  Because of the restrictions of the mountain and the need to avoid some hard-to-clear woods and shrubs, the camps are relatively scattered, and there are no specific camps, fences and walls. It looks somewhat scattered and disorderly.

Under the banner, some veterans were polishing their armor, and then chatted and laughed with the soldiers around them, as if they didn't pay attention to Zigui who was about to face them at all. , It seems that I didn't take a second look.

   This is a typical old soldier. Of course, from a certain point of view, this also means that Wei Yan and his troops seem to have little organization and discipline.

  Each person has his own way of running the army. Xu Huang, who runs the army rigorously, speaks less and laughs less, and Zhao Yun, who takes the lead in the army, with clear rewards and punishments, Zhang Liao, who is friendly and harmonious, like brothers, as for Wei Yan, it is another form...

  Wei Yan is very realistic and only recognizes his ability. If he is obedient and has no ability, he will be kicked out by Wei Yan. Therefore, compared with other generals under other hussars, in the usual camp, the walking and sitting postures are not so strictly grasped.

In fact, each general's way of governing the army is not necessarily fixed, but will change according to the actual situation. For example, Xu Huang is mainly responsible for Guanzhong. On weekdays, it is more about soldier training and battle formation, so More attention should be paid to the mutual cooperation between soldiers, the overall structural changes of the battle formation, etc. Naturally, it is necessary to move forward and cooperate well. Another example is like Zhao Yun, who is in the Northland and mainly fights with cavalry, so he must maneuver on the spot, and he needs to be rewarded and punished when facing barbarian vassals...

Wei Yan, Sichuan and Sichuan troops, most of the time it is difficult to launch large-scale battles. In the mountains and forests, it is considered a very good combat environment to deploy a thousand-man team. Emphasizing the cooperation among the squads, the combat capabilities of the squads, and the low demand for large-scale battle formations, it naturally formed the current mode with the squad as the main core, which naturally seems to be a somewhat fragmented style.

  Qu Huang walked forward, suddenly raised his head, and saw a big man sitting cross-legged on the stone.

This big man has a broad and upright face, round eyes and a straight nose, a full sky, and a wide and round earth. If you look at these things alone, you will have a decent appearance, but there are two eyebrows flying around rebelliously, like two small steel forks. , with three horns protruding from the edges, together with the beard, the face that should have been upright was tainted with a bit of recklessness.

  Behind the big man, there is a battle flag with the word "Wei" flying high.

  Qu Huang didn't dare to look too much, and hurriedly followed Wang Shuang to meet...

  After a short question and answer, Qu Huang bowed his hands towards Wei Yan, officially entered the topic, and asked: "I don't know, general, what do you want to lead the army here?" Want to harm the people, want to save the people? 』

  Wei Yan heard that Qu Huang was a half-year-old, so he became somewhat interested. As soon as they met, Qu Huang questioned Wei Yanlai. Although he was small, he was not bad at all.

   Wei Yan squeezed his beard, looked at the short and thin Qu Huang, with a smile on his lips, "Naturally, it is to save the people." 』Does it need to be said, who will say that the debut is to harm people? "If you ask this question, you just want to say something. If you want to save the people, you can't collect food and grass, so you need to comfort the refugees?" However, you and others do not belong to the hussars, and the taxes you pay also belong to Jingxiang. If you want to be exempted, you should go to Jingzhou to mention it! 』

"This..." Qu Huang's rhythm was disrupted, but he didn't have the mood swings like ordinary teenagers. Instead, he immediately changed the subject, and continued, "The general came from the west, naturally he wanted to get Padang." , approaching Jiangling... Padang-Pasil all the way, although there is a feasible waterway, it is also difficult and dangerous... Although the general said that he has reached Zigui today, it is difficult to travel along the way and needs to be guarded. Therefore, it is necessary to connect with large households in order to obtain supplies...』

"Ok? ”Wei Yan tilted his head, looked at Qu Huang, pointed to Maza beside him, and said, “Sit. 』

  Actually, some of what Qu Huang said was right, and some were wrong, but Wei Yan was a little surprised to have such a clear mind at such an age.

Thanks to the steady development of Sichuan and Shu these years, this time Wei Yan came in parallel with water and land, and the food and grass were not too lacking, but because the soldiers had to be scattered to keep the entire route smooth, even if they only left a hundred here on the main points, Fifty is left over there, and it is not a small amount if it is scattered and added up, so it is true that the further east you go, the fewer soldiers there are.

At the same time, Wei Yan also needs to prepare to lure Jingzhou refugees into Sichuan and Sichuan. Of course, he also needs to make some other preparations, so even if there is not much shortage of food and grass for the time being, he will want to solve some food problems in enemy areas. There is a saying "eating the enemy for one minute, being me for twenty minutes".

  Wei Yan laughed, looked at Qu Huang and said, "Young man is very eloquent, but... just relying on these few words, do you want to be exempted?" 』

Qu Huang's face flushed slightly, but he quickly said: "Although the Qu family has a hundred acres of land, they rent it out to the people, and the food and grass they have accumulated are not much. You can ask the general about this in the countryside." , around Zigui, only the Qu family paved roads and built bridges to take care of widows and widows...』

  『So the Qus are all good people, and good people should be treated preferentially? ”Wei Yan laughed, “Your talent, does it stop there? Haha, if nothing else, you can go! 』

  Qu Huang was silent for a while, and finally said: "Qu can help the general get Zigui!" I don't know if the general is willing to save Qu's family from the worries of refugees? 』

  『How to get it? Speak first and listen. 』Wei Yan looked at Qu Huang, and didn't give Qu Huang any promise directly.

  Qu Huang gritted his teeth, although he was a little resentful, he quickly said: "The boy is willing to enter Zigui, and I advise him to sacrifice the city!" 』

"Oh? Wei Yan looked at Qu Huang up and down, "Aren't you afraid that the county magistrate of Zigui will cut off your sacrificial flag?" 』

"At the moment there are countless refugees, and the counties and counties along the way have done nothing, which shows that Jingzhou is in chaos, and it is hopeless..." Qu Huang said, "Although Zigui is a big county in Badong, the city defense is not bad. If it is compared with the land of Jiangling in Xiangyang, The gap is very far, Xiangyang and Jiangling cannot be guarded for a long time, so how can we talk about Zigui? The hussars treat the people generously, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. Even though the boy lives in a remote place, he has heard of it... In the troubled times, he is like floating duckweed. The boy was willing to join the hussars and was sheltered, so he offered to persuade Zi to return, and hoped that the general would take pity on him. 』

  Wei Yan rubbed his beard and mused.

Zigui is a big county in Badong, and it has been an important town in the Chu State since the Spring and Autumn Period. Not to mention, the number of soldiers stationed alone is nearly 2,000. It is not too difficult to attack by force, but it is not small. . If they swindle the city gates like before, it will be very troublesome because Zigui has the structure of the urn city. If they only attack from the outside without internal response, the risk is also extremely high.

Therefore, Wei Yan wondered if he could start with these manors outside the city of Zigui, and then no matter whether it was hijacking or coercion, he would create some internal problems in Zigui anyway so that he could take advantage of it. Shi just said directly that he could go to persuade him to surrender...

  If it is really persuading to surrender, it will save trouble.

   Wei Yan's eyes flickered, and he laughed loudly: "It's so good! A certain person will send you to the city! 』

  …(*)=3…

   Zigui city.

   Qi Wukai and Lu Jie sat facing each other, although their faces were slightly different, they were both frowning.

  After half a ring, Qi Wukai said: "The place in Jiangling..."

   Lu Jie shook his head, "I'm afraid it's not good. 』

Now Cao Cao and Sun Quan are competing with each other, and then people like Qi Wukai and Lu Jie are caught in the middle, in a dilemma. If one side is more straightforward and defeats the other party in one go, then it is naturally simple. There is no need to do multiple-choice questions, but the current situation is like the stock market in March. I don’t know whether to continue to listen to the story, or to participate in the accident?

For Jingzhou, Qi Wukai and Lu Jie are just passers-by, or they are more like "professional managers". In their positions, they are only responsible for the KPIs and their own salaries assumed by the position, and the rest Well, basically don't care.

  Then Zigui now becomes the last capital of Qi Wukai and Lu Jie. The two have been discussing for a long time with bargaining chips, but they have not come to a final result. Of course, they can also leave with a seal, just like what Yuan Shao did back then, but the problem is that even if Yuan Shao leaves with a seal, he can still eat and drink with Yuan's name along the way and be entertained by Meiji. But Qi Wukai and Lu Jie...

  If it weren't for what Ma Hou said, who knew these two people?

   More importantly, the wealth accumulated in Zigui over the years cannot be shipped out!

   There are refugees along the way. If the seal leaves without soldiers guarding, I'm afraid there will be no people and goods along the way!

   Worry...

   Both of them are really sad.

  Look at the other person's face, and you will know how the word "sorrow" is written.

  『Report to the county lord, the county lieutenant, and the son of Qu's family in the city, please see me! 』

  Zigui has been locked for a long time because of the refugees, and the four doors are locked, and entry and exit are strictly prohibited.

  『What is Qu Shizi doing here? ’Qi Wukai waved his sleeves, ‘But you’re here for refugees again? Just say that a certain person already knows about it and is dealing with it, let him go back and just wait! 』

  Qu's manor is in danger, do something? I can't protect my own family, so why do you care about your Qu's Manor? Besides, what's the benefit of protecting you, the Qu family, not to mention the consumption of troops, and it's thankless.

  The soldiers turned around and left, but came back after a while, "Report to the county lord, the county lieutenant, and the son of Qu's family to say that they are here for the safety of Zigui, and they have important military information that needs to be reported face to face!" 』

   Qi Wukai and Lu Jie looked at each other, and then Qi Wukai said: "Diao will come in!" 』

Soon, Qu Huang came to the Yamen of Zigui Mansion, tidied up his clothes and hair that were a little messy due to running around, and then walked into the hall proudly, saluted Qi Wukai and Lu Jie, "I have seen the county lord , met the county lieutenant...』

   "It's easy to talk, easy to talk," Qi Wukai said with a smile, "Your Majesty sent you here, what's the matter?" 』

  Qu Huang said: "Your Majesty, the boy did not come here by his father's order, but for the people of Jingzhou! 』

   Qi Wukai turned around and exchanged glances with Lu Jie, "What do you mean by that? 』

  『Nowadays Jingzhou is precarious, the princes from all walks of life are devouring food, disregarding the displacement of the people, the boy sees it, and his heart hurts...』 Qu Huang raised his head and said, but it is righteous, "Now there are hussars and horses, attacking from the west..."

"what? ! ’Qi Wukai straightened up abruptly, almost bumping into the table, ‘Is this true? ! 』

  『How many people are there? Where is it located? Lu Jie on the side also asked anxiously.

Qi Wukai, originally just a scholar of Confucian classics, is okay with some problems in Confucian classics, and can barely use it in people's livelihood and government affairs. As for military affairs, he basically just grasps the eyebrows and beards without much concept Yes, so I don't think about what it is to check around and find abnormalities...

Lu Jie, although it is said that he can win horses with a bow and kill bandits with a sword, but what is needed for a real battle and how to send troops to form an array? Although Lu Jie still has some victories against bandits, but Basically, it was a pig accident, simply speaking it was F2A, so these days, I just worried about it with Qi Wukai in Zigui, didn't send any scouts at all, and didn't even know that Wei Yan had touched Zuojin.

"The leader's surname is Wei, his name is Yan, and his character is Wenchang. He is the general who conquered Shu under the command of the hussars... It is about a hundred miles away from here, and the number of soldiers is hidden in the mountains, so I don't know how many there are. It is estimated that there are at least a thousand soldiers..." Qu Huang said slowly, "It transports grain and grass by boat, and it must be along the waterway. If the boy is right, the land of Wu County may have already..."

"etc! Lu Jie asked with staring eyes, "Listen to you, did you see General Zhengshu with your own eyes?" 』

  『Exactly. Qu Huang recounted what happened in Qu's Manor, "The soldiers are brave, but the discipline in the army is very poor...I'm afraid that Wu County and other places will suffer from it..."

  Hearing that Qu Huang saw Wei Yan alone, Qi Wukai couldn't help sighing, "What a young man... tsk tsk... I've heard that under the hussars, the soldiers are brave..."

   Lu Jie also frowned, "The soldiers in the city lacked training firstly, and secondly, there were few armored soldiers. If... I'm afraid it's... hey..."

  『Xian Zun County Lieutenant, although the hussars are fierce, they also have flaws! Qu Huang lowered his head and said, "Now that the hussars are attacking, if they can't return to Zi, they can't go east, so this battle is unavoidable!" The battle must besiege the city, and the people from all over the world will be recruited to use it as a fake, fill the ditches, and build equipment. Even if the city is finally defended, there may not be a hundred refugees outside the city! Last year, I had the honor to listen to the county venerable talk about Mencius’s heartfelt chapters, and I was deeply touched. The book also said that "the people are the foundation of the country, and the foundation of the country is peaceful." It's in front of me! Bravely, I first agreed with the Hushi general who conquered Shu, and pretended to persuade the county lord to surrender and present the book...』

   Qi Wukai frowned deeply, and said in a deep voice, "What? Offer the city? ! 』

  Qu Huang quickly knelt down and worshiped, and said earnestly: "Boy, I'm guilty!" It's just that if you don't deceive the hussars with these words, I'm afraid that the soldiers will be in front of the front right now, the people will be reduced to cattle and horses, and the river will be filled with blood! For the sake of tens of millions of people in Jingzhou, the boy can only lie first to stabilize his heart...』

  Qi Wukai frowned. There were deep wrinkles between the brows. No light could penetrate them. It was as dark as an abyss. 』

Qu Huang talked about how he expressed his relationship with Qi Wukai in front of Wei Yan, and then he said that he would definitely be able to persuade him to surrender, etc., and then said: "Now that the city's defenses are solid and there is an urn city, you can pretend Surrender, attracting hussars into the urn! Shoot them all! The boy is not talented, but he can see his generals, he is more than reckless, and he is not enough to manage the army. If you use wealth, food, and grass as a guide, come from now! If you kill the general of the army, the boy can be your guide, cover up and kill the army, burn the camp, break through the formation, and you will win a big victory, and you will not be harmed by his soldiers! 』

   Lu Jie's brows couldn't help but twitched, but he didn't say anything.

  『Surrender? 』Qi Wukai stroked his beard.

  Qu Huang looked at Qi Wukai with clear eyes and said, "That's right! The hussars must have thought that the boy's words were true, and if they didn't take precautions, they could win with one blow. If they did so, they could easily retreat the hussars, and the people of Zigui and the refugees around them would be spared the disaster! Saving people is worthless, benefiting the hometown! 』

  『Hehe, even if the general conquering Shu is retired, there are still Cao Sun Zhengfeng in Jingzhou! After all, Lu Jie couldn't help but opened his mouth and said, "Now Zigui refugees come from this place!" Even if you can quench your thirst, you still have to worry about the water! 』

  Qu Huang lowered his eyes helplessly, nodded and said: "The boy also knows that Jingzhou is corrupt... Even if Zigui wins, it is still..."

  Qu Huang quickly raised his head again, clenched his hands, and said loudly: "The county magistrate once said, "A gentleman should do something"!" Even if the state of the world is like this, how can you stand by and watch? Now the surroundings of Zigui are all good in Jingzhou! The great man is based on loyalty and filial piety, and we have read the books of sages and sages. We should not violate our heart and save people from fire and water. If we can save one person, we will be one person, and if we can save a hundred, we will live up to the true meaning of the sages. and also! 』

  『What's more, the land of Zigui is located in a remote place, and it is difficult for Cao and Sun to take care of them for a while, and there are only hussars doing harm in front of them! Qu Huang continued, "If the hussars are repelled, even if the hussars send troops, it will take more than a year. At that time, Jingzhou's north-south battle will be decided, and the winner can be selected to join him. In this way, he can gain military exploits and avoid soldiers." Harm, and secondly, to comfort the people to calm the place, wouldn't it be both? 』

Qi Wukai stroked his beard, looked at Lu Jie, then at Qu Huang, and suddenly smiled, "What you said makes sense... You are a young hero... My nephew may as well rest for a while, and discuss with Lu Xianwei for a while... It's getting late today, I'll get back to you tomorrow...』

  Qu Huang looked at the sky, and it was true that it was setting west during the day, so he didn't force it, and went down with the guards to rest without mentioning it.

   After watching Qu Huang leave, Qi Wukai and Lu Jie didn't speak for a while, both of them seemed to be thinking, weighing something...

  Seeing that the sun is gradually dimming, the inside of the hall has also turned grayish yellow, and all the colors seem to be degrading, losing their original splendor.

  『A gentleman is in service, but he doesn’t know his period. Hey? A gentleman is in service every day and every month. Why? ’Qi Wukai turned his head to look at Lu Jie, ‘Lieutenant Lu, what do you think? 』

   Lu Jie smiled, and said: "This Qu Shizi is right..."

  『Why do you say it? ’ Qi Wukai asked.

  『Where Zigui is, only hussars and horses will come...』 Lu Jie stared at Qi Wukai, and said slowly, word for word, "Cao and Sun, don't care about this..."

   Qi Wukai was taken aback for a moment, then nodded slowly.

  (end of this chapter)