Chapter 917 Tian Bing
There was a popular electronic proverb in Zhang Chong’s time:
"Never pop the champagne at halftime."
Although Ding Sheng didn't know this sentence at this time, his state of mind was the same.
While Ding Sheng was still immersed in the joy of chasing death and chasing north, Dong Fang's "admonishment" came here first, which made him feel disgusted.
But what is even more tragic is that at this time, another letter from the front confirmed Dong Fang's worries.
Yes, Jin Quan, who was the last wave to enter the hilly area, spent a lot of energy to deliver this military report to Ding Sheng.
Tell him that their escape route is cut off.
Ding Sheng staggered. When he felt that his face had been burned by Dong Fan's beating, he had only one thought.
Fortunately, he resolutely chose to stay here. Fortunately, he still had more than 10,000 elite soldiers. Fortunately, Zhang Heizi and Jin Quan still brought three days of rations with them when they pursued.
As long as he has these blessings, he is confident that he can rescue Zhang Heizi, Jin Quan and the others within three days.
Without any hesitation, as the horn of the Chinese army camp sounded, the resting Taishan Army immediately entered the state.
Then, without interruption, the Taishan Army on the south bank of the Zi River moved out one after another, and countless yellow clothes and yellow flags rushed towards the south like a torrent.
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Outside Guangxian County, the sky was bright.
There were bursts of chaotic footsteps and horse hooves on the official road to Guang County in the northwest direction.
The gray-yellow smoke and dust are like fog on dry land, dragging out long dust tails, making the distant sky gray.
At the front of the queue were a dozen cavalrymen riding lazily on their horses. The horses were bad horses, and the horses were also hung with bamboo spears. Even the swords hanging on their waists were fine, and they were all wrapped in calfskin scabbards.
These country warriors, who were barely called knights, could not always control their horses. They could only rein in their horses and walk slowly, adjusting each step as they went.
But there were a few powerful ones among them, and they were also the leaders of these people. While controlling the bad horses, they tilted their heads and shouted behind them, urging the teams behind them to follow.
Behind them was a shuffling team, probably more than three hundred people in number, crowded on both sides of the official road.
These people were either carrying wooden guns or simply carrying a roll of old straw mats on their backs. They were also wearing tatters and rarely had any armor on them.
These people listened to the urging of the samurai in front, muttering privately, then panting heavily, and forced to speed up the pace, but their faces were full of exhaustion and perfunctory.
Behind them were more than a dozen uneven ox carts, their wheels crunching on the dirt road.
These carts were already filled with rice bags, clay pots and bamboo baskets, as well as a few dead pigs that had just been bled. They were tied up and down like this, giving off a strong stench.
In an unnoticed corner, there were some bloody clothes in some bamboo baskets. These were the seizures of the troops who had just killed the refugees.
The fleeing team must have been a local tycoon, so the things they robbed may not be very valuable, but they are quite practical.
As for the refugees, they were killed and abandoned by the ravine, returning to their ashes.
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This is a Cao army team coming from Guoju County, Beihai.
But they are not the main force of Cao's army, but the soldiers stationed in the local area.
At that time, Cao Cao listened to the suggestions of Yingchuan scholars and opened up farming in the state. Beihai was one of the core areas of Cao Cao's farming.
In Cao Cao's geographical environment at that time, he was defeated by the Taishan Army in the north, so the vast area north of Jishui could not be farmed, otherwise he would become an enemy if he could not defend it.
In the eastern coastal areas, because the land is saline-alkali and densely covered with brine, it is not possible to farm fields and can only boil salt.
In addition, most areas of Qi are hilly areas, making it inconvenient to farm. So after much selection, only the land in Beihai Country was flat and the most suitable for farming.
Cao's army often established military camps on the ground. Each farm field was built with three or five veterans as the core, and then nearby refugees were recruited to join the army to cultivate the land. Finally, the harvest was divided according to the ratio of seven to three.
Some time ago, Xun Yu's army had summoned the army from Jinan, Qi, and Le'an to Linzi, and the remaining soldiers from Beihai were now under Cao Cao's army.
In terms of kindness, the people who were most favored by Cao Cao in Qingzhou were the farmers. Even though the distribution ratio was 73, it was already a great kindness to have a piece of land and survive in troubled times.
Not to mention the field officials, not only were they all Cao Cao's old subordinates, but they also became the local upper class because of this, and their love for Cao Cao in their hearts was naturally beyond words.
Therefore, when Cao Cao's tooth soldiers came out from all the villages in Beihai, these farm officials did not hesitate much and led the entire army to support Qianguang County with 70% of their harvest in a year.
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In the sloppy queue, a tall and thin soldier muttered to his companion:
"Look at our team, what's the difference between our team and those refugees? Those in the county are really too much, asking them to drag out even a little bit of military resources. Are we going to let Cao Qingzhou's good soldiers use these guns to kill thieves? ”
As he spoke, the man reached out and scratched the itchy spot on his back, pinched out a louse, and then put it directly into his mouth to chew.
The companion on the side saw that the spear in his companion's hand had slipped to the side, and quickly held it up with his hand, then looked left and right, then leaned into his companion's ear and whispered:
"Liu Tou, where do you think we are going?"
Lao Liu chewed the lice and spit out the strange smell on his body. When his companion asked this question, he looked indifferent:
"Just go to Cao Qingzhou."
Bandang rolled his eyes and hummed:
"Liu Tou, do you know if I'm going to General Cao? I'm asking where we are going now."
Old Liu shrugged and said:
"You don't even know, how can I know? Anyway, just follow the village chief and the others in front."
As he spoke, Lao Liu sighed:
"Hey, I really want to eat meat. Don't you know? Yesterday, Xiao Qi and the others killed a pig, and the pig blood made several big basins. Just boiling the pig blood makes our mouth water. I really don't know how good it is to eat a bite of pork. What a joy.”
Bandang shook his head and said:
"Zhusao, then beef is beautiful."
Who knew that after hearing this, Lao Liu slapped Bandang on the forehead, knocking him staggering.
Then I heard Lao Liu scolding:
"Lao Cai, you and I are both farmers. Our family eats on the oxen. There are no oxen to plow the fields. How can you and I still get seven points from the government?"
As he said this, Lao Liu suddenly thought of something, punched Lao Cai again, and cursed:
"I'm just saying you are a country bumpkin, why are you always hanging around our cows? How dare you attack my cows? See if I don't beat you to death." As he said this, Lao Liu punched Lao Cai a few more times, until the latter Don't stop until you ask for mercy.
Lao Cai finally begged for mercy to avoid being beaten again, but he was cursing in his heart:
"If you, old Liu, hadn't lied to me about being from a clan family, how could you be the leader of the team? We all went into exile together, who doesn't know who is who? What kind of queen is the Queen of Qi? Bah!"
Lao Cai just muttered, and when he saw Lao Liu looking over again, he quickly changed the topic. He pointed at the cavalry in front and provoked:
"Liu Tou, why do you think Xiao Qi and the others can ride horses? You are the leader of the team and you can't even get a horse to ride on. It's really unfair to the commander."
These words touched Lao Liu's heart. He also felt that he was already a team leader and a noble warrior. Now he was still walking with Lao Cai and the gang of mud-legged people, and he had lost his identity in vain.
But he couldn't really say that, so he said disdainfully:
"Lao Cai, you have never ridden a horse. I, Lao Liu, have also been rich before. I have also raised horses at home, and there is a horse slave who specially serves them. You may not think that this horse can run fast, but it must be comfortable. Take a car.”
As he said this, Old Liu looked at the oxcarts behind with envy. He really wanted to sit on this one, but these oxcarts had long been filled with all kinds of supplies, and there was no room left.
But Lao Cai also has experience. He was kidnapped by the Yellow Turban Army, worked in a mountain lodge, and followed the Langya bandits for a period of time. However, he couldn't get along well anywhere, so he became a refugee.
So when Lao Cai saw that Lao Liu's first thought when he saw the horse was that it was uncomfortable and that there was no ox cart to enjoy, he understood in his heart that Lao Liu might have been really rich back then.
Seeing how confused Lao Liu was, Lao Cai pointed out intentionally:
"Liu Tou, even though this horse is extremely uncomfortable, he is very fast. Not only is he fast in grabbing the head, he is also fast in escaping."
Now Old Liu understood, and when he saw the cavalry in front of him, he had no idea.
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Damn it, I said that Xiao Qi and the others were not good at riding horses, so how could they be assigned horses? It turns out that the root is here.
Isn't it because Xiao Qi has a good sister? Village Chief, if you don't mind, we, Old Liu, also have an older sister.
At this time, Lao Liu felt very sad and felt that he had been excluded from the core by the village chief. However, in front of his subordinates, Lao Liu could not be conceited and even made a mysterious statement:
"Lao Cai, if you say you don't understand, you really don't understand. I can't blame you. Who said you are not a captain? Let me tell you this. Before setting off, several of our captains were called over by the village commander. Tell us that we don’t have to risk our lives this time, just wait to be picked up.”
Seeing that Lao Cai was confused and didn't understand, Lao Liu continued to show off:
"So I said, don't worry about those who are incompetent and incompetent. It is right to follow the leader. You are good with swords and guns, and you can also hold a bow. In terms of ability, we, Old Liu, have to say that we are a good man, but it is useless. You Look, you don’t know what happened to the army in front.”
"Let me tell you, the Taishan Army is finished. They are surrounded by us in that mountain. They will die sooner or later. Why did Mr. Cao call us to go to the front line? Does he think we, the field soldiers, can fight? We are just going to clean the battlefield. ”
As he said this, Lao Liu thought about how beautiful it was and laughed.
Isn't that beautiful? When it comes to making a fortune, what can be compared to making a dead person rich? Taishan Jun was famous for his extravagance. It was said that horse whips were all made of gold. If he picked up a few, he might be able to rebuild his old manor.
By then, he, Old Liu, will still be a nobleman.
As he said this, Lao Liu patted Lao Cai and said meaningfully:
"Lao Cai, don't think about things, just work hard with me. Let me tell you, we were noble people before, and we can still be noble people in the future. This is life! You, Lao Cai, also have a lot of skills, don't waste it."< br>
When Old Liu started a manor, why didn't he need a family to have children?
This Lao Cai also has a son. When the time comes, both father and son will come to write a song for him, which also fulfills their story of never forgetting each other despite being rich and noble.
Just when Lao Liu thought about it more and more, something suddenly happened.
On the left side of the road, a galloping cavalry suddenly appeared. After seeing the field soldiers on the road, they rushed over without any hesitation.
The dozen or so garrison cavalry at the front hesitated at first. After all, this was the rear of Cao's army, and the possibility of Taishan's army appearing was very low.
But seeing the cavalry getting closer and closer, the general among the cavalry could clearly see the robes of these knights.
Looking at the sudden cavalry, which was as bright as the sun, the fear in Tun Jiang's heart suddenly struck him.
He didn't even see clearly that those assault cavalry were only about a dozen cavalry, and their number was only similar to those of the cavalry, but he ran back without thinking at all.
But because the general was really not good at riding a horse, and the quality of his own horse was poor, the general pulled the reins too hard in a hurry, and both the man and the horse rolled over.
Seeing the general's appearance, these companion knights were quite loyal and wanted to get off their horses to help the general.
But there was just a barrage of arrows coming from the opposite side. The knights who were still on their horses were hit by the arrows and fell off their horses, lying together with the generals.
At this time, the commander's thigh was crushed by the war horse, but looking at his companions who died in an instant, how could he still feel the pain?
Amid his screams, the group of Taishan Army knights who had wandered here jumped directly over and charged towards the field soldiers on the road.
When the knights in the front fell off their horses, the field soldiers in the rear had already exploded.
Then they saw those wolf-like and tiger-like knights of the Taishan Army rushing towards them, and their last bit of resistance disappeared.
At this moment, what kind of kindness does Mr. Cao need to repay?
In this way, only a dozen Taishan Army assault cavalry defeated this group of more than 300 field soldiers.
Seeing that these rebels were being driven in the opposite direction, General Shi, who was on the charge, blew the brass whistle on his mouth to signal to stop the pursuit.
Hearing the whistle, some knights of the Taishan Army even had soldiers in the field under their swords, but they still controlled the swords and spared the lives of the people under the swords.
And among these several knife wounds, the one who survived was none other than Old Liu.
As for the brave Lao Cai, he was hacked to death as soon as the Taishan Army charged, and he didn't even have time to resist.
At this time, Lao Liu looked at the heroic knight on the tall horse, and his whole body collapsed on the ground.
He came back to his senses and looked at the dead Lao Cai lying on the ground, his mind went blank.
There were probably more than a hundred soldiers in the field who didn't have time to run. Most of them lay limp on the ground like Lao Liu.
Later, General Shi of the Taishan Army came over to question these people and asked who was the leader. He learned that the warrior who fell first was their camp commander.
After confirming that the camp commander of Cao's army was still alive, General Shi of the Taishan Army asked the field soldiers to pull him out from under his horse.
Then the village leader was taken away alone, and he didn't know why he was being interrogated. Anyway, after a while, the general of the Taishan Army came over on horseback.
He said warmly to the trembling field soldiers:
"I am You Yi of the Taishan Army. From now on, you are my prisoners. You don't have to worry. We, the Taishan Army, treat the prisoners kindly. As long as you are obedient, your lives will be safe."
After saying that, he didn't care whether the field soldiers believed it or not. Anyway, he asked these people to clean up the battlefield, and then took them and the baggage to the southwest.
In the direction they were heading, on a huge plain, Guan Yu and his two thousand cavalry were stationed here.
At this time, they were less than forty miles away from Guang County.
(End of chapter)