Chapter 207 Attacking the Stronghold
Guanghe six years, June 11th, Dan.
At the dawn of dawn, the Taishan army lined up in the fields of Puyang, south of the river. The drums shook the ground and the flags were fluttering. The Taishan Army's fifteen battalions combined with the headquarters, totaling 6,000 troops, moved to the corresponding positions one after another according to the formation list given by Zhang Chong in the morning.
In addition, two thousand troops from the Puyang Taipingdao and Dahe River Bandits who had defected last night formed an army formation slightly closer to Zhang Chong.
Zhang Chongchen's military meeting decided that the schedule for the next day is:
There were fifteen battalion heads in the whole army, and Zhang Dan led five battalion heads, Li Damu, Dian Wei, Wei Zhou, Guo Liang, and Yu Jin, to line up outside Puyang City to guard against possible attacks inside Puyang City.
Guan Yu led Chen Huan, Ding Sheng, Xie Bi, Wang Zhang, and Li Bi's Yishan camp to the north, facing the Puyangjin stronghold by the river.
Then Zhang Chong led his headquarters and Wu Zi's Basu Camp, Zhao Shu's Kechang Camp, Gao Ya's Jiangyi Camp, Zhao Liang and Zhu Ying's Wuyan Camp, Xie Hui, and Wu Rong's Pinglu Camp as backup and camera assistance.
Just like this, for an hour, both Puyang City and Puyangjin on the side watched this giant yellow scarf bandit calmly arrange its formation in front of them.
At this time, at the camp in front of Puyangjin, Lieutenant Zhongshao of the Northern Military Academy also led several of his subordinates to observe the Taiping Dao military formation. For a long time, no one spoke.
This is not surprising. Anyone who sees the dazzling armor and the soaring military power in front of them will be stunned and speechless. At this moment, no one dares to underestimate this Taishan Army anymore.
Under the morning light, the wilderness of Puyang has become a sea of yellow, with yellow flags, yellow turbans, and the towering banner standing between the sky and the earth, as if it is a giant holding up the sky. This is Huangtian!
"The fire is in full swing, and the army is in full swing."
Zhong Shao is not an irresponsible superficiality. In this case, it is reasonable to boost the morale of the army, but there is no way. This impact is subconscious and cannot be controlled. Although he is also a Northern Army official, and logically he will not be inferior to these Taiping Road, but it is pitiful that they, the Northern Army, have not been out for a long time.
Humans are visual animals. Anyone who sees a field full of people holding flags and arranging military formations in an orderly manner will be taken away by the beauty of this order.
Originally, Zhong Shao was full of confidence in completing Lu Zhi's military order, but this time, his confidence in victory was cast a shadow.
Zhong Shao was still angry, but under the canopy at the top of Puyang City, Cao Shao was already trembling. He regretted it, really regretted it. He had obviously left the city, so why did he come back again?
He asked Tian Ying beside him, tremblingly:
"Mr. Junqing, what do you think of the Taishan bandit below?"
The man Cao Shao asked about was named Tian Ying. He was tall and slim, with a yellow crown and a turban, and a bamboo tail. He looked like a virgin. He has been eating vegetables and abstaining from meat for more than 20 years, which makes him even more immortal.
He is the patriarch of the Tian clan in Puyang. He is a Confucian scholar and is good at Shangshu, Lao, Zhuang and Sun. He is a first-class scholar in Puyang and has taught hundreds of disciples.
What is a virgin? Those who have a high reputation but do not want to be an official will be such virgins in later generations, such as Xie An. This kind of people live in the valleys of their ambitions and retreat into the mountains and forests. No matter who comes to conquer them, they will not be able to conquer them. But there are no mountains near Puyang where Tian Ying can live in seclusion, so he can only live in the bustling city.
The Tian family was a powerful family in the county. Although they were not as important as the sons of the public clan, none of the previous governors of the East County had cared about the Tian family. Therefore, Cao Shao subconsciously asked the Tian family in his eyes. But it's a pity that flowers don't bloom for a hundred days. These Tian clan people didn't know that when a man named Lu Bu occupied Puyang and confronted Cao Cao, their Tian clan bet on the wrong person, and actually defeated Lu Bu and helped Lu Bu. A counter-intentional plan was carried out to lure Cao Cao into the city, but Cao Cao, who fell into the plan, narrowly escaped with death. They did not kill Cao Cao. Naturally, after Cao Cao killed Lu Bu, he also killed the Tian clan.
Those are troubled times, and no matter how illustrious a family is, it will be ruined because of the wrong person.
But Tian Ying naturally didn't know this at this time. He was indifferent and said to Cao Shao:
"Don't worry, Mr. Fu. The city of Puyang is high and deep, and there are Northern troops outside the city to support it. It is impregnable. What's more, Mr. Fu doesn't know. At the end of the Qin Dynasty, the world was in chaos. Zhang Han and Xiang Liang fought for Heji, and were defeated in three battles. It was only by retreating to Puyang that Xiang Liang stopped his defeat. He attacked Puyang several times but failed. He could only move his troops to attack Dingtao, and was attacked and killed by Zhang Han. If we defeat Puyang, how can we defeat Puyang if the Taishan thieves down there are defeated?”
Cao Shao nodded. He was already fat, and now that the sun was up again, he was already sweating profusely just standing there. So when Tian Ying said that Puyang was impregnable, he smiled and prepared to go down to the city.
But after taking two steps, he suddenly thought of the ancient story he had heard from his staff before, and asked in confusion:
"Mr. Junqing, I heard someone said that the Zhi clan of Jin State failed to attack Jinyang of Zhao Dynasty. It was because they blocked the Jin River and poured water into Jinyang, which almost broke. We have a big river next to Puyang. If the moth thieves below decided to The river is attacking us, what should we do?”
From here, you can really see how afraid of death Cao Shao was. In order to be sure, he even searched out the story of the water attack from his memory.
These words made Tian Yinggao glance at Cao Shao. This man actually knew about history? It's so valuable. Indeed, the history books of this world are precious and are either kept in Lantai or hidden in the Fang family. Not many people know about the past, so whoever uses a lot of allusions in his articles shows his rich knowledge reserve. And being able to read other people's allusions also proves one's family background. Therefore, when Cao Shao told an allusion, he inadvertently revealed that he was not so ungrateful.
But Tian Ying continued to teach Cao Shao:
"Master Fu, you don't have to worry. The so-called flooding of the city is all said by those who don't know how to fight. The servant only said one thing. In the former Han Dynasty, in the third year of Emperor Xiaowu's Yuanguang period, the great river moved south and flowed southeast from Dunqiu. In May of that year, the river broke through for hundreds of miles, and all sixteen counties were in Zeguo. However, the water in Puyang City was only knee deep, and it could not reach the base of Puyang's outer city wall. They are all made of bricks, and they are just blisters that will not fade away in half a year. As for whether what I said is true, you can ask Mr. Ji next to you. His ancestor Ji Gong was the one who presided over the disaster relief. The family must have a record of this." Cao Shao said, turning to look at a black and thin old man outside the city. His name was Ji Shang, who was a descendant of Ji An who was responsible for the disaster relief.
It is said that the Ji family was also a royal family in the early Han Dynasty, but after thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi, it is now just an ordinary powerful family. At that time, there was no chance for the Tian family to speak in front of the Ji family, but now, alas, the Tian family was standing on the left hand side of the county guard, while the Ji family was already standing outside, lost in the crowd. .
Ji Shang didn't know why Tian Ying suddenly mentioned this matter, but he knew that this was the time for him to show his family's name. After all, the disaster relief in Yuanguang three years was indeed the highlight of their family. The Ji family members have been carrying this since they were young. Because this is the glory of their family.
So Ji Shang came out from the crowd, paid homage to Cao Shao, and said:
"Master Huifu, what Tian Jun said is accurate. Several big families in Puyang have memories of what happened that year. After that, our ancestors went to the granary of Hebei to save countless people in Henan. Our Ji family has always remembered this. ”
Cao Shao finally felt relieved after hearing what Ji Shang, a descendant of Ji An, said personally. This is family heritage, and you have to respect it.
Speaking of the inheritance of the glorious memories of these families, this is actually a kind of identification of each family. For example, if the Ji family declines and someone claims to be from the Ji family in Puyang in the future, then other families in Puyang will ask these questions. If you can't answer, then I'm sorry, you are fake. And if you can answer it correctly, then you will really be a descendant of the Ji family in Puyang after being certified by these families.
In fact, it is not only the glorious memories of these families that the children of these aristocratic families have memorized since childhood, but also the families that have been married for generations. The latter is more practical than the former. In their upper-level social networks, they all intermarry with each other. If you talk about the marriage relationship here and he checks the marriage relationship on the other side, you will often find that you and him are related. Wouldn't this kind of relationship be drawn into immediately? And this can also add a layer of protection when the family is in decline. When the family breaks down, you can seek refuge with these married relatives. As long as the relationship you record matches the relationship inherited by them, you won't have to think too much about getting rich again, but you will definitely have a full meal.
In fact, when it comes to this, what is Tian Ying’s purpose in saying this? It’s just that you, Cao Shao, are talking about an ancient period. Whether it’s to show off or not, he, Tian Ying, has to show it. Didn’t you listen to other people’s talk about ancient times? Now Tian Ying told Cao Shao that we don't talk about ancient times because they are participants in history. This is the background of their wealthy clans, and it is not something that you, the Cao clan eunuchs, can understand. Moreover, he also told Cao Shao that they, the big families of Puyang, are the real local snakes. Their ancestors have been in this city and this land for generations, and their descendants will still be here in the future. They are the masters of Puyang.
So you said that sometimes these aristocratic people are indeed annoying. On the one hand, they are noble, but on the other hand, they talk in a cloud, leaving you to guess. What they talk about is endless, and they naturally understand what they understand, and don't say much if they don't understand.
In the end, Cao Shao didn't know if he really understood the depth of Tian Ying's words. Instead, he squinted and smiled while saying:
"That's good, that's good."
Then he went down to the top of the city. Since the city can't be broken, why is he still staying here? Isn't it hot?
Just when the sons of Puyang's aristocratic families were pointing fingers at the Taishan Army, a trumpet sound suddenly sounded in the wilderness, which frightened the elk drinking water by the river and hid in the grass. As for the silly rabbits in Puyang Wilderness, they had already disappeared when the Taishan Army arrayed themselves with ground-shaking steps.
It was also under the sound of the trumpet that moved the sky, and under the banner with the word "Guan", Guan Yu sat on the horse, squinting his eyes, stroking his proud long beard, and remained calm.
Suddenly, he stood up and said:
"Where are Ding Sheng and Wang Zhang?"
Ding Sheng and Wang Zhang came out and held their fists:
"The end is here!"
"Order you two to lead your troops to attack the west wall."
"Here!"
"Where are Chen Huan and Xie Bi?"
"The end is here!"
"Order the two of you to lead your troops and attack the east wall."
As for Li Bi's Yishan camp and Guan Yu's school headquarters, they directly attacked the south wall of Puyangjin.
This is Guan Yu. If he doesn't move, he will stop. Once he moves, he will attack in an all-out manner, with flowers blooming on three sides.
Sure enough, the young phoenix's clear cry is a sound that shakes the nine heavens.
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