Chapter 673 Curse
Vicious, too vicious.
At this time, Xun You, who was standing next to Zhang Chong, felt a rush of cold air from his head to the soles of his feet, and then his whole body felt dizzy.
He realized that he might have made the biggest mistake in his life, which was to bring Zhongfu here and talk to the king about it.
Among the Xun family, the most outstanding are Xun Yu and Xun You. The difference between these two wise men is very big. Xun Yu is very good at top-level architecture, and he is the top talent in public affairs. But Xun You is different. He is better at understanding and dealing with people's hearts, so he is good at two-format decisive battles.
But it was precisely because of his understanding of people's hearts that Xun You felt the viciousness of Zhong Fu's righteousness at this moment. He was angry that Zhong Fu stabbed him in the back, but he was also afraid.
He was afraid that the king would really believe this man's lies. No, no, no, it didn't even matter whether the king believed it or not. When this man finished speaking, a chain of suspicion had already locked up the old brothers of the Taishan Army. of mind.
At this moment, Xun You felt weak and could not stop sweating from his forehead.
The reason for this is not complicated. That person actually made a vicious prophecy to Zhang Chong and the Taishan Army. That is, the so-called Huangtian era will be overturned after Zhang Chong's death, and the murderers of the overthrow are those who have been with the Taishan Army. The old brothers who fought side by side with Zhang Chong.
A simple prophecy is actually not scary, because it is just an assertion similar to a prophecy. Even if it has a little suspicion, it does not matter to a wise man.
However, Zhongfu explained the prophecy in this way and re-explained history to prove that this prophecy will definitely come.
At this time, the wiser the person, the more he will follow the preset chain of suspicion.
Will the king become suspicious of the old brothers because of what Zhongfu said? Will the old brothers take action because the king is suspicious of them? Or maybe the king thought that the old brothers would take action because they were suspected, so he was suspicious of and guarded against them?
This chain of suspicion is not a single one, it goes round and round, entangled, and cannot be untangled at all.
At this time, Xun You seemed to have seen the future, and the king was slaughtering the heroes like the great ancestor.
Suddenly, Xun You woke up. Didn't his thoughts just fall into this chain of suspicion?
Yes, the smarter the person, the harder it is to escape this chain of suspicion, and Xun You is undoubtedly a smart person.
In shock, Xun You suddenly pointed at the whisk and yelled:
"What a monstrous talk to confuse the public. At this time, he still confuses human nature. Please kill this person."
The so-called killing is torture in the true sense, purely to vent violence and punish criminals. Xun You would never say such a thing before, but now, it can be seen how angry he is in his heart.
But even with such shocking words, he just tilted his head and glanced at Xun You, smiled, then shrugged and remained silent.
It was as if the person Xun You wanted to kill just now was not him.
Zhang Chong remained silent. He heard Xun You's words, but he didn't feel Xun You's anger in his heart, because he understood that this old man did have something.
As a person from later generations, he has more than 1,800 years of historical knowledge and resources than people in this world. So he understood that what Zhong Fu said made sense, but it was not what people think.
Just like Qin II, the Sui Dynasty also lost its unified dynasty II. The Sui Dynasty also created a brand new thing, which was the imperial examination.
Zhang Chong in later generations did not study liberal arts, but in later generations with advanced information, he had enough ways to gain knowledge.
He understood that behind this was the struggle between the old and the new forces.
Generally speaking, new forces are always solutions bred from the old environment. However, even if they are more advanced in terms of social efficiency and morality, new things are at an absolute disadvantage in terms of power. This makes new things often end in failure in their struggle with the old guard.
This is the same as peasant uprisings. Peasant uprisings are often the first to attack a decadent dynasty in the last days, but in the end these uprisings rarely end well because the gap in absolute strength between them and the imperial court is too great.
This gap cannot be reversed by shouting a few slogans.
But new things are always the best remedy for the old world, so as time goes by, the power of both parties will reverse. At this time, new things will become the mainstream, waiting to be overthrown by newer things next time.
Zhang Chong understood this, so he understood that what Zhong Fu said was probably reality.
Huang Tian Daye said that the kind of equality required by everyone is too difficult, and it is even more unachievable than keeping everyone warm. Because people are all greedy and love to enjoy, no one is willing to pay more than others and get less than others.
Now these old brothers who follow themselves to conquer the world are all from the bottom, but the bottom is just a state of survival. They used to be at the bottom, but now they are at the top.
This butt is different, and the head is naturally different.
Now that he is still here, he can still suppress them with his supreme authority. But if he is gone, can his son suppress these top talents who dominate the world?
I'm afraid it will be difficult!
Zhang Chong thought of another thing, which was mentioned in Li Fu's secret letter to him, saying that Pan Zhang had acted wildly and rebelliously, and even took advantage of the emperor's throne.
Originally, Zhang Chong laughed it off because he knew that Pan Zhang was a rough man. Whatever he thought in his head, he did it with his hands, and his hands were even faster than his brain.
Besides, he doesn't care about the symbols of the emperor such as Chengyu. He even thinks that the emperor's North and South Palaces should be set up as a huge museum for everyone in the world to see and be afraid of. Charming.
By then, everyone will know that the emperor is just an ordinary person who lives in a slightly larger house. He can also be hungry and sleepy, so there will be no so-called sacred aura.
But now, Zhang Chong has a different view on Pan Zhang's matter.
In the past, most of the generals of the Taishan Army came from the bottom, and it was inevitable that they would be vulgar and illiterate. However, precisely because they were illiterate, these people were often easily tempted by things in front of them, and they inevitably ended in tragedy.
Zhang Chong is now thinking about whether he should open a training class on military and political ideology for his old brothers, and let him teach these people so that they can follow him and not fall behind, let alone go astray.
As for Zhang Chong's petty thoughts about Zhong Fu, he didn't even look at it. After all, Zhong Fu underestimated him.
So when Xun You was angry and wanted to execute Zhong Fu, Zhang Chong waved his hand:
"Keep him, this person actually predicted the future of our Taishan Army, then it is better to let him live and see for yourself whether our Taishan Army will be as he expected."
Zhong Fu still wanted to talk, but Zhang Chong had also lost interest in conversation. He asked someone to send Zhong Fu down, and then said to Xun You calmly:
"Mobilize Yue Jin, Xu Rong, Li Wu, Zhu Ling, and Hu Wuqiu from the rear to the front line to replace Pan and Li's troops. Pan and Li's troops will reorganize prisoners on the spot and stationed in Yewang City to guard the army's food supply. Tao.”
Xun You calmed down and quickly wrote down these orders.
After that, Zhang Chong ordered again:
"Then Chen Huan and Xu Zhong of the Central Guard Army went to Heyang, brought the riprap battalion and put them under Zhang Dan's command, and asked people to tell A Dan that I only want Heyang City."
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Xun You put pen to paper, and then General Hengchang sent a message to the relevant camp heads.
At this time, Xun You looked at the calm Zhang Chong, as if Zhong Fu's vicious prophecy had not affected the king, but he always had a hunch that this prophecy would not end like this, and it might be accompanied by the Taishan Army. , has always been an inevitable curse. Thinking of this, Xun You's hands turned white.
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"Commander, Ju Changshi has arrived."
At this moment, in the Taishan Army East Route Army camp outside Heyang City, a tooth general said this to Zhang Dan in the tent.
Zhang Dan was currently reading the military report written by Pan Zhang to him, and was happy that his beloved general had rendered such great military exploits to himself and the king.
At this time, when General Ya heard that Jushou was coming, Zhang Dan quickly stood up to greet him.
Even though Jushou was a surrendered minister back then, Zhang Dan was still a founder of the family, and his qualifications and status were much stronger than Jushou's. Logically speaking, Zhang Dan shouldn't be so polite.
But Zhang Dan has always been cautious, and the Taishan Army implements the policy of "the general governs the army, and the chief historian governs the people." Therefore, the chief minister is also his other deputy, so the respect he deserves is still indispensable. .
At the same time, there is another unspoken thing, that is, Chang Shi has no name as a supervisor, but he is actually a supervisor. They can directly report to the king in a secret box, and they will not offend if they can.
Over there, before Jushuo arrived, he could already hear his hearty laughter.
As soon as he arrived, he congratulated Zhang Dan:
"General Pan became famous in one battle. He is such a handsome and blessed general!"
Zhang Dan quickly waved his hand and said humbly:
"Then Pan Zhang is also lucky. I didn't expect to have such good fortune. Let's not talk about him. Who is the long history?"
Jushou and Zhang Dan sat down together and then got straight to the point:
"It's still Heyang City. We have been besieging the city for two days. I wonder if the commander has a strategy? Although Pan Zhang and Li Fu defeated the main force of Guandong and we have secured the first victory in this battle, who will still dislike it? How many military achievements are there? Let’s continue our efforts and destroy Heyang City first.”
Hearing Jushuo talk about Heyang City, Zhang Dan frowned and said:
"I'm afraid it's hard to fight in Heyang!"
Later, Zhang Dan told Jushou the results of the two days of exploration by Youyi.
Originally, there was no Heyang City in this area. Even when it was originally called Mengjin, there was no bridge here, let alone a city fortification on the north bank of the river.
This is actually common sense among military strategists.
Fighting against the water has always been a taboo for military strategists. If the enemy attacks from the north bank of the river, the north bank will be alone and without support from the south bank, and it will be unbearable.
It is better to shrink the troops on the south bank, where the river can be used as a defense. Just like before Wang Chang and Liu Bei built Yubi City on the south bank of Fen River, it was all for the same reason.
But when the power of Guandong was at its peak, in order to compete for the east of the river where Dong Zhuo was located, troops were often sent out of the river. Over time, it was inconvenient to rely on boats, so a pontoon bridge was built on the Mengjin Ferry.
After that, the pontoon was continuously reinforced and finally became what it is now.
With the floating bridge, Mengjin's defense logic has changed. When there was no bridge to connect the north and the south, it was very unreliable to set up defensive strongholds on the north bank. But once there was a bridge, the situation was different.
The shortcomings in the past have become advantages. Being close to the enemy on the north bank can keep the enemy out of the river, and at the same time, it can defend the pontoon bridge and prevent the pontoon bridge from being seized by the enemy.
Therefore, during He Jin's administration, three small cities were built in this area.
Among them, the one Zhang Dan saw face to face was Heyang City, which as the name suggests is a small city north of the river. Although this city is not big, it is made of bricks and stones and is extremely strong.
According to some prisoners captured by Youyi, there are thousands of elite northern soldiers in Heyang City, all of whom are veterans. The city has arsenals, food, and iron soldiers, which can support a long-term confrontation.
In addition to the Heyang City on the north bank, there is also a Hexinzhou in the river behind, and there is a city above it, called Zhongzhu City, which is an outer and inner city, facing each other in the north and south.
This is not only the connection point between the north and south banks, but also a transfer station for supplies. A large amount of supplies are piled here to support Heyang City at any time.
In addition to these two cities, there is also Heyin City south of the river.
This is where Mengjin used to be. Here, the Kwantung Army built barriers along the south bank of the pontoon to seal off the defense.
In fact, this is what General He Jin requested. As he said directly, if something goes wrong, he can run directly from Luoyang to Heyin City, and then be safe and sound.
Therefore, Heyin City was built by He Jin as the last stronghold, and its internal savings were the richest among the three cities. It is no exaggeration to say that with the number of defenders in the three cities, it can last for three years.
When Zhang Dan learned about this situation at that time, he understood that these three cities were difficult to defeat, because the first one was besieging the city. If he could not cut off the external supply and support to the city, how could he break the city?
But now, the Heyang City in front of them is like this. With the pontoon across the river, supplies from the south bank can be continuously transported to Heyang City. If they fight like this, Zhang Dan may not be able to fight even if he fights for a year. Come down.
So he told Jushu about this matter. Jushu thought about it and thought that in order to break the Heyang City, he must first break the Zhongzhu City on the Hexin Island. This would allow the Heifu tribe in the Heji area to send the river navy to go up the river. Go up and launch an attack directly on Zhongzhu City.
As long as Zhongzhu City is captured, Heyang's defense will be cut off, and Heyang City will be easy to fight.
Zhang Dan thought about it carefully and felt that this was very reliable, so he directly sent a military report to Heifu in the Heji area downstream and asked him to send the Dahe navy to help.
Although Zhang Dan does not have the authority to control the Heji Front, he is confident that he has this ability.
Therefore, Zhang Dan made preparations and waited for the arrival of Dahe Navy.
During this period, Zhang Dan couldn't be idle. In order to prevent the enemy from noticing the changes downstream, he still asked the generals outside Heyang City.
Although this kind of fighting between generals and divisions has little impact on the outcome of the war, it can greatly affect morale.
So Zhang Dan tried to use this method to provoke the enemy.
But unexpectedly, this fighter actually made a big fight!