Chapter 227 Three Night Banquets
With Xu Huang’s wisdom, it is not difficult to see that the Baibo Army has completely lost this time.
Besides, he only had 300 men in his hands and was unable to make a comeback. It would be better to obey the emperor's and Yang Feng's orders.
On the other hand, Gao Shun specifically raised his voice when passing by Xu Huang's Buqu and asked: "Which general is guarding here, would you like to come forward to see him?"
Xu Huang took the initiative to show up. Said: "I, Xu Huang, don't dare to praise the general, but dare to ask the general's name?"
The two saw that each other was a brave and strong man, and both were calm and composed, and they admired each other.
Gao Shun immediately replied: "I'm Gao Shun, I have the military order with me. I won't say goodbye for now. We will talk about it later."
Xu Huang also returned the greeting and said: "General, you can come to the camp to find me. , Huang will treat you wholeheartedly.”
Under the comfort of Yang Feng and others, the Bai Bo army quickly calmed down.
Of course, they were not the opponents of King Qin's army in Guandong, but it was always a good thing to reduce the bloodshed.
By the time Liu Feng and the others left from the Emperor, Anyi City had already settled down again.
In fact, this result was already destined.
If the fourth general of the Baibo Army can be mentally prepared for the fight early and directly send troops to block the exit of Zhiguanxing, that would be the best policy. After all, there is not enough food, so they can still grit their teeth and make up for it. At least they can First dispatch a group of elites to block the door.
With the advantage of terrain, the numerical advantage of King Qin's army in Guandong cannot be used at all, and it is entirely possible that they will be blocked in their tracks.
Zhongce, on the other hand, decided to fight outside Anyi County. Although the troops were weak, they had the home field advantage of being able to wait for work, and at least there was always a chance to fight to the death.
However, the four of them chose the last resort, sitting back and waiting for Liu Feng and others to send food into the city, and directly turned against the guests. What is even more speechless is that because of the small relationship of the "imperial palace", they actually let Yang Feng and others who were eager to get in front of the emperor. He took the initiative to leave his retinue.
Otherwise, even with the bravery of Dian Wei and Pan Zhang, it would not be so easy to control the four generals.
Taishici's troops entered the city continuously and have controlled three city gates in Anyi County.
At the same time, Guan Yu, the commander-in-chief of the army, set up a camp facing the Baibo army outside Anyi County.
When Liu Feng returned to the camp, he unexpectedly saw Xu Huang.
This guy was actually in Gao Shun's camp and had a great time chatting with Gao Shun.
Liu Feng was surprised and happy. He was still talking nonsense to Cao Cao before, but he didn't expect Gao Shun to actually make friends with Xu Huang.
In fact, there are three main reasons for this development.
Firstly, Xu Huang and the Baibo thief cannot get along with each other. He is an outlier among the Baibo thief. The main reason why he can endure it is because of his gratitude to Yang Feng.
The second is that Xu Huang is very interested in the Kwantung Qin King's Army. This is the army in his mind. Compared with the Kwantung Qin King's Army, the Baibo Army is really a group of grass bandits.
The third was the previous confrontation between Xu Huang and Gao Shun on the main road in the city, which made both parties feel sympathetic to each other. So after the confrontation, Gao Shun and Xu Huang actually became friends on the spot.
Xu Huang was invited by Gao Shun to chat in the camp. The two of them were both steady and down-to-earth, quick to act but slow to speak, and they actually got along very well.
If Gao Shun hadn't been a teetotaler, he would have been serving wine to Xu Huang by now.
But even so, Gao Shun ordered the banquet to be prepared, and took out the frosting sugar he had collected from Liu Feng, soaked it in honey, and invited Xu Huang to enjoy it.
The sweetness of honey surprised Xu Huang. As a military general, he knew the role of frosting sugar very well. It was a life-saving treasure at critical moments. Unexpectedly, Gao Shun was willing to use it to entertain himself. , He is really a cold-faced and enthusiastic person.
When Liu Feng entered the account, Gao Shun quickly stood up and introduced Xu Huang to Liu Feng, who also quickly stood up and saluted Liu Feng.
"Young Master, this general is Xu Huang and Xu Gongming. Although he is from Baibo, he is clean and self-possessed, proficient in the art of war, and manages the army in a strict order. He is a talented person."
Gao Shun admired Xu Huang very much and recommended Liu Feng unabashedly.
Although Xu Huang sitting beside him was speechless, his eyes were full of gratitude.
Liu Feng was also secretly happy. Looking at Xu Huang sitting still, he probably understood how likely this poaching was to succeed.
Think about how difficult it was when you went to Cao Bao's house to promote yourself. Later, most of the first wave of recruits were military men because they lacked channels for promotion.
But even so, it was because of my father, Xu Zhoumu, otherwise why would Xu Sheng, Zhou Tai, and Jiang Qin recognize you, Liu Feng?
Not to mention powerful scribes like Lu Su and Liu Ye.
But now, Liu Feng doesn't need to recommend him, but Xu Huang hopes to catch his eye.
It can be seen that the four words Xuzhou and Liu Bei have truly entered the hearts of the entire Han people.
It is indeed not easy to do this.
Liu Feng also liked Xu Huang very much.
Xu Huang and Gao Shun are indeed similar. This kind of general is better because he is steady, not meddlesome, and can support the overall situation at critical moments.
When Erye defeated Fancheng, Xu Huang made great contributions.
Even Cao Cao praised Xu Huang, "I have been using troops for more than 30 years, and from what I have heard of those who were good at using troops in ancient times, there was no one who drove a long way into the enemy's siege."
Xu Huang's performance led Cao Cao to coin an idiom - march straight in.
It was Xu Huang's fighting and victory in Xiangfan that truly turned the tide of Cao Wei's Jingzhou and even the entire Central Plains war situation.
"Liu Feng, I have met Captain Xu."
Liu Feng stood up and saluted Xu Huang without claiming his identity.
Xu Huang hurriedly paid his respects again: "I, Xu Huang, do not deserve such a courtesy from the young master."
"Captain Xu is so self-effacing."
Liu Feng smiled and invited the other party to sit down again, and then deliberately asked: "I heard that Captain Xu is a native of Hedong?"
"That's right. "Yes."
Xu Huang replied sternly: "Huang Nai is from Yang County, Hedong. He served as a county official in the county when he was young. Later, he followed General Xingyi to fight against the bandits and was promoted to the rank of Cavalry Commander."
The Baibo Army uprising was an uprising in Hedong, and a large number of local powerful men and county officials in Hedong participated. Although it was only a branch of the Yellow Turban Army, its power was no less powerful than that of the Central Plains Yellow Turban Army, and even threatened Luoyang, the capital of the Eastern Han Dynasty, several times.
Although the Baibo Army defeated the Xiliang Army, they failed to hold on and eventually fell apart.
Some military leaders like Yang Feng defected to the Xiliang Army. For example, Yang Feng himself became Li Jue's general.
Some powerful people who were originally from Hedong, such as Han Xian, Hu Cai, and Li Le, stayed in Hedong.
The last part passed through Bingzhou and headed to Jizhou to join Zhang Yan.
Xu Huang should have followed Yang Feng during the Yellow Turban Uprising, and it has been seven or eight years now.
"What a coincidence."
Liu Feng smiled and said: "I don't know, Captain Xu, but my second uncle is also a native of Hedong, and he is from Jie County. There is also General Zhang in our army, who is from Bingzhou." The people of Yanmen County are also powerful and courageous. If Captain Xu doesn't mind, why don't you let me be the host tonight and invite my second uncle and General Zhang to have a good gathering."
< br>Strictly speaking, Zhang Liao's hometown is far away in Yanmen County, Bingzhou, and is separated from Hedong by a whole Shangdang County. It is not close. In particular, the boundaries of Bingzhou are not as good as those of the Central Plains. From Hanoi to Shangdang, and from Shangdang to Yanmen, there are almost all mountains separated by mountains, making it impossible to cross without walking.
But Liu Feng considered that Gao Shun had a dull personality and was far less talkative than Zhang Liao. It would be better if Guan Yu and Xu Huang fell in love at first sight and became brothers like they did in history. If he doesn't get along, it would be better to let Zhang Liao accompany Guan Yu.
Xu Huang was also very excited. He did not expect that the commander of King Qin's army in Guandong valued him so much.
At Liu Feng's age, even if he only serves as a general in name, this weight is beyond the reach of a mere cavalry captain.
Right now, Liu Feng can not only represent King Qin’s army in Guandong to meet the emperor, but he also seems to play an important role in the army. At least from what Xu Huang has seen, a loyal and quiet person like Gao Shun treats Liu Feng very much. respected.
Not long after, Guan Yu and Zhang Liao came together, and the affairs of the camp were temporarily entrusted to Liu Ye.
Zhuge Jin was arranged by Liu Feng to go to Yuanxiang County to be responsible for the Prime Minister's logistics.
Zhuge Liang also went with Zhuge Jin, so there were not many opportunities for the boss to gain experience. Jia Kui was assigned to Wenxi and was responsible for this important forward base.
Tai Shici and Pan Zhang led their subordinates to Anyi County to ensure that the connection between King Qin's army in Guandong and the city remained open.
Originally, Guan Yu was a little unhappy when he was invited. The army had just been stationed, and there were so many things going on that there was no time for the banquet.
When he saw Xu Huang, Guan Yu couldn't help but feel a little fond of him. Later, he heard that the other person's native place was actually a fellow from Hedong. The proud second master also began to put down his posture and talk about his nostalgia with Xu Huang.
Zhang Liao interjected from time to time, which caused a burst of laughter, but left the master Gao Shun in the cold.
Fortunately, Gao Shun wasn't angry at all, he just listened quietly, and occasionally spoke to point out other people's mistakes.
Those who don’t know Gao Shun will only think that he is deliberately provocative. Only those who are truly familiar with him will understand that it is just his personality and not targeted at anything.
Liu Feng was enjoying himself here, and the emperor's place was also quite lively.
Similar to Liu Feng's side, the emperor also held a special banquet for Yang Feng and others tonight.
For the emperor, today's conflict in the "Imperial Palace" was not only not a bad thing, but also gave Liu Xie a lot of room for maneuver.
The four generals of the Baibo Army, who were originally arrogant and self-reliant, suddenly shrank. They were like frosted eggplants, withering.
Liu Xie was secretly happy. Not only did he use the snow salt and frosting sugar sent as tribute from Xuzhou at the banquet, he also comforted the four generals Bai Bo.
Liu Xie still has feelings for the four generals of Baibo.
The other party did not kill the courtiers and palace people around Liu Xie at will like the Liangzhou warriors, and generally maintained respect for Liu Xie. These two points alone moved Liu Xie very much. More importantly, Liu Xie has no military power at hand, and the only military power he can hope to gain at this stage is the Baibo Army in front of him.
At this time, the generals of the Baibo Army were indeed a little downcast. They thought that if they could compete with the Xiliang warriors, they would be considered the strongest soldiers in the world.
But he didn't expect that his encounter with King Guandong Qin's army would immediately reveal his inner weakness.
To say that the four generals in the "Imperial Palace" were captured, it can be attributed to the bravery of Dian Wei and Pan Zhang, but when the guards outside the "Imperial Palace" fought, they were really defeated.
It was also two hundred versus two hundred, but our side's casualties were four times that of the opponent's, and they failed to fight to the end, so they collapsed and ran away.
Yang Feng and the others naturally did not know that their opponents were the elites of the Xuzhou Army and the Yanzhou Army, who were specifically responsible for the safety of their lord.
The fact that Yang Feng's personal guards can achieve such a record is truly worthy of the generals of the Baibo Army.
When the emperor was hosting a banquet for the four generals of the Baibo Army, Ding Chong quietly left the city and went to Cao Cao's military camp.
Seeing Ding Chong's visit, Cao Cao was immediately surprised and hurriedly held a banquet in honor of Ding Chong.
Ding Chong is a native of Qiao County, Peiguo. He and Cao Cao are fellow villagers and are from the same county.
Ding Chong had already served as the Huangmen Minister during the Xingping period.
After the civil war broke out in Xiliang, he also planned to kill Li Jue with his attendant Yang Qi, general Yang Feng, etc. However, the plan failed because Yang Bo was accidentally executed by Li Jue.
It's not that Ding Chong hates Liu Feng, it's just that he has a closer relationship with Cao Cao.
Ding Chong and Cao Cao have been friends since they were young, and they have a very close relationship. They are typical of fellow villagers who become close to each other when they are young. Later, Cao Cao married his first wife, Mrs. Ding, Cao Ang's aunt and adoptive mother, who was Ding Chong's cousin.
The two parties are in-law allies.
At this time, Ding Chong has been promoted to Yilang, and he still stands firmly on Cao Cao's side. The reason why I wanted to order Cao Cao to serve as a vanguard through the emperor's edict was to help Cao Cao gain more benefits.
Cao Cao and Ding Chong have known each other for many years and know each other's preferences. After a banquet, they specially brought out the wine brought by the army.
Among them were not only fine wines from his hometown Qiao County, but also fine wines from Yanzhou, and even famous wines from Hanoi. Ding Chong was overjoyed to see them.
Ding Chong is a person who likes drinking. Whenever he has time, he will be drunk for a long time.
While pouring him wine, Cao Cao also advised him: "Jisu, don't drink too much."
Ding Chong, also known as Ji Shu, is also Cao Cao's uncle. Although he likes to drink, he rarely drinks excessively.
Ding Chong, however, was nonchalant and stared straight at the wine.
When Cao Cao had just filled the cup for him, he picked up the wine and drank it all in one gulp, then sighed.
"Good wine, good wine."
After chewing his tongue for a while, Ding Chong then raised his head and looked at Cao Cao. He raised the wine baron to signal the other party to continue pouring wine. He said: "Mengde, before I come out, what do you think the emperor is doing?"
While pouring wine for Ding Chong, Cao Cao rolled his eyes at his uncle angrily: "The words and deeds of the emperor, I don't care. How dare you speculate, Ji Shu?"
Ding Chong laughed and drank another cup.
After thinking about it for a moment, he put down the wine baron, straightened his face, and said to Cao Cao: "The emperor is hosting a banquet in the palace for the four generals of Baibo."
Cao Cao raised his eyebrows, then relaxed: " The four generals Bai Bo escorted the emperor to Hedong with outstanding achievements. Today, he was bullied by Liu Feng. It is really a benevolent move for the emperor to comfort him."
Ding Chong nodded: "Our emperor is extremely smart. People can be forbearing, and they are very similar to the late emperor."
Cao Cao quickly tried to dissuade him: "Ji Shu, you are drunk"
"Meng De, when did you do it? So careful.”
Ding Chong rolled his eyes at the other party with dissatisfaction: "Can you not understand what the emperor is thinking about this time?"
Cao Cao shook his head slowly, and while pouring wine for Ding Chong, he replied: "But after all, it is The emperor."
"The emperor is also like the former emperor!"
Ding Chong said something radical that made Cao Cao a little scared: "Isn't the first emperor smart? He has not used his wisdom in national affairs, so that the world is now in chaos and the people are in dire straits. If the emperor gains military power and follows the example of the late emperor, will the world be saved? "
Cao Cao looked up at his uncle. , became silent.
Ding Chong, however, kept up his efforts and said: "Meng De, Chong Su knows that you have the ambition of the world, and you want to assist the king and clarify the world. I want to ask you one question today, does the king's ambition still exist?"
" An Neng can't survive! ?"
Cao Cao also aroused Ding Chong's pride, and he also urgently needed Ding Chong's support, so naturally he couldn't make the other party's heart cold, so he said impassionedly: "Cao Cao still He always had the ambition to help the emperor and bring peace to the people, but he couldn't wait for the right time. Now Yuan Benchu is in Hebei, but he doesn't want to welcome the emperor. Liu Xuande, in order to gain fame and reputation, crosses the state and merges with the county to get involved in Yancao and Yucao. He plotted for the villain, and now he has just settled Yanzhou, but he is really powerless."
Ding Chong nodded with satisfaction: "Why should Meng De be discouraged? Yuan Benchu is just a dog guarding the house, and he will take advantage of it. Fame in the world. Although Liu Xuande is ambitious, he is beyond his reach. Meng De, your opportunity is not in the Central Plains, but in this land of three rivers. "
The land of three rivers that Ding Chong mentioned is the Han Dynasty. The unique political region refers to the three counties of Hedong, Hanoi and Henan. Among them, Henan County was a county in the Western Han Dynasty and Yin in the Eastern Han Dynasty. It was the location of Luoyang, the sacred capital.
These three counties are all headed by the word "river" and are located on both sides of the Yellow River. Although they are blocked by mountains, a Yellow River connects them into a whole.
More importantly, the Land of Three Rivers is connected by three plains, and the land is also connected by passages. The land in the county is fertile, the population is prosperous, and the resources are abundant. Hedong alone has the largest land in the country during the Eastern Han Dynasty. brine mines, pastures, mineral deposits and many other resources.
Although Henan Yin has been defeated, Hanoi and Hedong still have a lot of foundation. If they can be obtained, it will greatly improve Cao Cao's current embarrassing strategic situation.
Not only did it give Cao Cao an extra rear base, but it also opened up the passage and development space for him to Guanzhong and Longxi.
This direction can avoid Yuan Shao and Liu Bei, the two most powerful princes at present, and give Cao Cao the capital to watch the fire from the other side.
If there was only Yanzhou, it would be extremely difficult to stay out of it.
As for Ding Chong’s analysis, Cao Cao had already analyzed it with Xun Yu, Cheng Yu, Man Chong and others.
They also believe that this is indeed the best way out at the moment, but there are actually quite a few difficulties.
First of all, Zhang Yang in Hanoi is nominally attached to Yuan Shao and is an ally with Cao Cao. Cao Cao cannot turn against Zhang Yang without a good reason. And if you cannot capture Hanoi, it will be difficult to enter Tuhedong. The reason has been mentioned before, because Shaanxi City is in the hands of the Xiliang Army and cannot be crossed from the Yellow River waterway. At this time, Henan Yin was in ruins and could not help Cao Cao attack Shaanxi City from the land.
(End of this chapter)