Chapter 222 Stop the Killing
Guanghe six years, July 6th.
Yingchuan County, Yingyang, Han army camp.
This was Sun Jian's second day of killing prisoners. The situation was very big. Everyone in the camp knew that there was a massacre in the army. He killed 8,000 prisoners in half a day. It was simply shocking.
Don't think that eight thousand people died in a battle is not a lot! In the intensity of war in this world, a war often results in fewer deaths and more injuries, with the largest number of people missing in the countryside. Often when a thousand-man team collapses, more than 20 people may die and 200 people may be injured, and then the rest collapses.
But now, eight thousand people are killed in a battle, beheaded one by one, not to mention the people who are killed, but also the people who are watching. Just looking at the rafts of corpses lined up for several miles and stinking down the river will make people feel deeply gloomy. Not to mention that the place of execution was already red soil soaked in blood.
Soon, the backlash of massacre of prisoners came. In the past two days, the fighting frequency of the Yellow Turban Army on the opposite side has become more and more frequent. They even ambushed one of their food transport teams, and all the soldiers and soldiers were piled into the Jingguan by the owl leader.
This is the revenge of the Yellow Turban Thief.
The soldiers of the Han army were all complaining about Sun Jian, accusing him of being cruel and easy to kill. Now the Yellow Turban thieves were cornered and wanted to fight them desperately, which would only increase the casualties of their soldiers.
However, the Han military officials could guess the underlying reasons for the massacre and surrender of prisoners, but it was difficult to explain this to the following Han soldiers.
Rumors spread among the army, and the person who was most distressed was not Sun Jian, but former army coach Zhu Jun.
Sun Jian thought about it. The reason why he did this in such a ostentatious manner was to let everyone know about his reputation. Either don’t do it, or do it to the best of your ability. Procrastinate, coy, and suffer in vain.
Moreover, once this matter is known to the whole world, who knows the whole story? Without the instruction of Sun Jian's general Zhu Jun, how could he dare to slaughter the Yellow Turban thieves wantonly?
Sun Jian's long career in the deputy position was not in vain. His ability to handle things openly and secretly was not compromised at all. Now that Sun Jian is doing things openly, he simply says that he is just a knife and someone else is wielding it!
As for who? Isn’t that you Zhu Jun!
So Zhu Jun was very distressed. He didn't know whether Sun Jian did this because he was really murderous or because he was deliberately roasting him on the fire. He could already predict that when this battle was over, how many nobles would secretly accuse him of being a cruel official.
Huangfu Song noticed Zhu Jun's heartache and went to his tent to comfort him:
"Now that you have led the army and have made it your ambition to kill thieves, why should you regret killing too many people? These thieves have taken too many captives and killed too many, and they have poisoned the world. If they do not kill them, they will not be able to bring peace to the world. Respect ghosts and gods, respect Huang Tian, and renounce them. Even though Zhou and Confucius were famous today, there is no reason why they should not try to kill someone. If they want to kill someone, there is no reason why they should regret killing more. "
After saying that, Huangfu Song said to Zhu Jun seriously:
"Gongwei, the Yellow Turbans are in chaos. This is a disaster for our Han family. You and I must abandon our personal honor and disgrace and crush this thief. We, the foreign commanders, are dedicated to killing people. It seems cruel, but in fact it is killing. It means to stop violence. The more you kill now, the less you will die in the future. This is justice and justice.”
The Huangfu family is indeed an old martial arts family. They have already had their own views on killing. They can not only explain themselves, but also convince others.
It seems reasonable to use violence to stop violence, but how many people use this name to kill wantonly, but in the end, violence begets violence. The more violent the killing, the stronger the resistance.
But no matter what, Huangfu Song's words made Zhu Jun nod his head repeatedly. Not only did he feel comfortable, but he also had many clear ideas.
Huangfu Song is right, they are the maintainers of order in the Han court. If they can make a living for the people of the world, it doesn't matter if they bear a lot of infamy.
Thinking of this, Zhu Jun suddenly felt that he had the spirit of a lofty idealist who could turn the tide from falling, support the building before it collapsed, worry about the world, the country and the people. This national calamity plan is using our generation, how can we avoid it because of personal honor and disgrace?
Seeing that Zhu Jun had figured it out, Huangfu Song smiled lightly and said another thing. He didn't just come to comfort Zhu Jun. He said:
"I expected the heat to be very hot these days, so I decided to hang up the three-day war-free card. The enemy doesn't know it, and if we go out to stand in the scorching sun for two or three hours, even a strong man will be thirsty and tired. But we waited for a truce at this time and held on in the camp , let the thieves lure you into a fight, and never go out to fight with them. After they have been in the sun for a few days, you will win with your camera."
Zhu Jun nodded and sighed in his heart that Huangfu Song was indeed the son of a general. He took three steps to make a plan and five steps to make a strategy. He was really a general!
But then Zhu Jun was not happy to listen to what Huangfu Song said. He saw Huangfu Song stroking his beard and continued:
"My virtuous brother, I have served as my brother in the army for decades. I have nothing else to teach you. I only have four things to express. My virtuous brother, do you want to know?"
Zhu Jun was secretly annoyed. He was on the same level as Huangfu Song, but he was so arrogant and wanted to teach him. How arrogant. Therefore, Zhu Jun said dullly:
"I wonder what the old general has to teach me."
Huangfu Song was indeed a first-class commander of the Han family, but he was fond of teaching others, and he did not know how many people he had offended. Therefore, after hearing Zhu Jun's words, Huangfu Song really thought that this man was asking for advice, so he showed his face and taught:
"Everything is done beforehand, and without hesitation, it will be ruined. Just like when we were waiting at Changshe before, if we could have predicted the rainy summer, we would have set up an ambush in addition to the fire attack. How could the thieves camp here? Yang. So, if you plan carefully before the war, you will not regret it after the war. This is the first lesson."
"I have been in the army for many years, and the most annoying thing is that scholars say it is about temple calculations. I think that at what time and day, all roads will move forward in a mighty and mighty way. But I don't know. It is most likely to cause trouble when making an appointment to fight. Last year, I burned Qiang in the west to meet with other tribes. We marched out together, using my horn as a sign. On that day, I went out to fight and blew my horn, but because of the fog and rain that day, the other troops did not go out. That day, our army was defeated. Later, we agreed to attack the enemy's stronghold, and we marched out together. The troops turned back midway and almost missed the mission. Recently, you and I made an appointment to attack Chang Shebo Cai's troops, but our troops arrived first and did not see Qi's troops coming, so we learned that your troops were ambushed. Therefore, we should act accordingly on the battlefield. , the appointment was made to fight, but it was a mistake.”
Zhu Jun was already furious when he heard Huangfu Song exposed his shortcomings. He suppressed his anger and said perfunctorily:
"You are right, sir, people still need to know their timing well, otherwise the battle will not be fought well and the people will not be able to do well either."
But Huangfusong didn't hear what Zhu Jun meant, and continued:
"There is also a third lesson. Whenever you attack a city, you must always use the enemy to come out to fight. After defeating you, you can take advantage of the situation to attack. If the enemy can't stand still and is invulnerable, attacking by force will only be a waste of military strength. But now there is peace. The army must learn from the previous experience and cannot break out of the strong wall. When the time comes, our army will attack one by one, which will only increase casualties. Therefore, we must defend first and attack first, which can not only arrogant the enemy, but also tire us out. The enemy. Being arrogant means showing weakness to the enemy. Seeing that our army is weak, they will come out from the stronghold and show their power to us. But the enemy is tired and we will not be able to come out until the enemy is exposed to the scorching sun for a long time. , and his laziness returned, and he won in one fell swoop.”
"In addition, there is the fourth article, which is what I consider to be the key points of the art of war. As Lao Zhuang said, misfortune lies where good fortune lies, and good fortune lies where misfortune lies. Military warfare is nothing more than this. Whenever you use troops, Everyone expects a winner, and there will be an opportunity for defeat; everyone expects a defeat, and there will be an opportunity for survival. But now everyone in our army thinks that victory is certain in fighting these thieves, and I worry about their hidden defeat. Opportunity. But I don’t know where the opportunity lies, so I can only guard myself and listen to God’s will.”
After Huangfu Song finished speaking, Zhu Jun suddenly realized that he was being ordered here.
He just said that Huangfu Song came to his camp leisurely, comforted him, and taught him. It turned out that he wanted to tell him not to be arrogant or lazy. It really took a lot of thought.
Zhu Jun thought for a while. Although he felt that what Huangfu Song said didn't sound good, it did make sense after thinking about it carefully. Just taking the current battle in Yingyang, not only the Yellow Turban Army can't afford to lose, but Han Ting can't afford to lose either.
Both he and Huangfu Song knew that the more than 40,000 elites under their command were the last mobile force of the Han court. If this battle is defeated, troops will need to be mobilized from the border, and a series of chain reactions will occur. What will happen is beyond the control of the Han court. Precisely because this battle is so important, it is even more important to think about defeat before winning.
Zhu Jun looked at the public opinion screen in the military tent and fell into deep thought. Where is the failure lurking?
Suddenly, Zhu Jun saw a place and exclaimed:
"Is Zhang Mancheng's troops in Nanyang going north?"
Huangfusong shook his head and said:
"According to the local newspaper, Zhang Mancheng's troops did not send troops to go north. The detective horses in our army did not detect any movement of the Yellow Turban thieves from Nanyang to the north."
Since it’s not Zhang Mancheng, who else could it be?
Zhu Jun continued to look at the map and asked in an uncertain tone:
"The Taishan bandits in Puyang? But that's not possible. They are currently confronting Yanzhou Mu on the Pu River. How could they go south, and the journey is four hundred miles away? How could they come?"
Huangfu Song also nodded and agreed:
"Indeed, I have thought about the Taishan bandits here in Puyang before, but to be honest, the possibility of them going south is very small. You must know that the Yanzhou Army that confronts them on the Pu River alone has ten thousand people, which is on par with the Taishan bandits. Even if the Taishan bandits dare to fight, they will not be defeated in a short time. The greater possibility is that they may still be facing each other when we defeat the Ruying Yellow Turban Army and move north to Yanzhou."
Huangfu Song was right, that's what a confrontation is like, and it's normal for a confrontation to last for several months. When the situation is evenly matched, equilibrium is the natural result. Unless external forces come to break the situation, equilibrium is the norm.
While Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun continued to discuss how to eliminate danger, a fast horse came from the north and entered the Han army camp in Yingyang. Then he was introduced in front of Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun.
I saw that this man had an unusually strong waist and abdomen, and was tall and powerful. Huangfu Song, who had always been a lover of soldiers, praised him and said:
"What do you call a strong man?"
"When I return to General Lang, my servant is Lu Qian of Rencheng Kingdom, who is the general of Yanzhou Bo Zhang Xiamen."
Yes, this man was Lu Qian, the hero of Rencheng who killed two generals, Dian and Wei, on the shore of Pu River. When the Japanese army collapsed, he took advantage of the opportunity and escaped with his life. He went straight to the Fengqiu camp. On the way, he met the defeated troops fleeing north. Knowing that Fengqiu had been defeated, Fang Bo went out to Chenliu Zizao, so he hurried northward to Zizao.
Later in Suanzao, the bandit general Zhou Shen selected warriors to go south to deliver a message to the left and right generals of Yingchuan. Lu Qian volunteered and asked for orders. Lu Qian has no place to play in Suanzao. The people who call the shots here are the visitor Yuan Pang and his controlled Huya and Fufeng camps. The people of Yanzhou have no chance at all, let alone Lu Qian's troops are all gone and people are talking lightly.
Therefore, Lu Qian planned to make Chong'er live outside, and wanted to take advantage of this trip south to send orders and switch to the Chinese army's tent so that he could have a better future. After all, he, Lu Qian, wanted to be the third prince and could not waste any more time.
Lu Qian fought all the way, just because at this moment, when he saw Huangfu Song asking about it, Lu Qian sent him a feather letter and told him about the situation in Puyang.
Just like that, by the time Lu Qian finished speaking, Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun were already shocked.
The Pushui defense line is broken! Fengqiu Camp is lost! Now the Yanzhou legion has shrunk to jujube. In other words, wouldn't the section from Fengqiu to Yingyang be smooth to the Taishan bandits?
Immediately, Huangfu Song asked Lu Qian:
"You can see that Fengqiu's Taishan Army went south?"
Lu Qian shook his head and said:
"When I returned to General Zhonglang and went south, the Taishan bandits from Fengqiu were still there, but I heard a spy report that there was indeed something strange about this group of Taishan bandits, but their intentions were unknown."
Huangfusong then asked Lu Qian some more details and left him under the tent for reference. Lu Qian was excited, bowed to Huangfu Song, and then left the tent, leaving Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun behind.
As soon as Lu Qian left over there, Zhu Jun said to Huangfu Song:
"Do you think the Taishan bandits will go south?"
Huangfusong nodded. This time he was very confident. He explained:
"The Taishan thieves have always been the most elite among thieves. Among them, the leader of the thieves, who is known as the Soaring General, is even more cunning than the three Zhang brothers. Since he raised his army, he has been victorious in every battle and conquered every attack. He has lost two thousand soldiers before and after. Shi Dali only counted a few people, and lost countless soldiers. Moreover, this thief is not only brave, but also has the overall situation. He sent troops out of Yanzhou to threaten my Xingyang Aocang. Is this what ordinary thieves can have? The army and the Ru Ying Yellow Turban Army are fighting in Yingyang. Will they not go south? I don’t think so! This Taishan bandit cannot be underestimated.”
Zhu Jun was convinced and said:
"What are the company's plans?"
Huangfu Song thought for a while and said:
"We are just guessing at the moment. Now our main force is going to have a decisive battle with Ruying Taiping Road, and there is no way to allocate excess troops to gamble. In case, we allocate troops to defend the northeast passage, but the Taishan Army just makes The trend of going south deliberately allows us to mobilize our troops. Then we will not have enough troops to fight against the moth thieves in the Yingyang area, and the enemy may really take advantage of it. "
Zhu Jun was annoyed. It was you Huangfu Song who said that Taiping Road went south, and now it is you Huangfu Song who said you can't gamble. What are you going to do with me? Of course, Zhu Jun must know that Huangfu Song has a strategy, but he just doesn't like it when people say that this won't work and that won't work. It will only show that he, Zhu Jun, is not very smart.
Huangfu Song waited for a long time, and when he saw that Zhu Jun didn't answer, he stopped trying and said directly:
"Gongwei, what do you think about letting Cao Cao lead his headquarters to the northeast to intercept?"
Cao Cao is about to fight the protagonist. Don’t you have enough monthly votes?
(End of chapter)