Chapter 706 Deer Fat
Throughout April 18th, the Taishan Army carnivaled in Kyoto.
This victory is like a catharsis after a long period of suffering. People can't control it and don't want it to end.
But Zhang Chong was very sensible. After a simple gathering in the Beigong, he summoned He Kui, Tian Feng, Jushou, Xun You, and Dong Zhao into the Deyang Palace for a brief meeting.
Zhang Chong told everyone about the previous situation on Taishi Ci's side, and judged that Yuan Shao's army would not stop at Guangcheng Pass.
After listening to Zhang Chong's words, the five people, including He Kui, understood why the king was not as happy as expected today.
Among them, Xun You thought for a while and took the lead in making his own judgment:
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid that Yuan Jun has already decided to go to war with our army. The Yuan Jun team that penetrated behind Dagu Pass is probably their advance team. So Your Majesty, we must act immediately to wake up the troops from the camp one after another. . Rush to the southern front."
Dong Zhao added:
"Your Majesty, we need to immediately ask the armies in the direction of Dagu Pass, Yique Pass, and Sheyuan Pass to be more vigilant, and always be on guard against Yuan Jun's attempts to force the pass."
Tian Fengze said:
"Now among the three passes of our army, only Yique Pass is the weakest, and it only occupies the lower reaches of the Yishui River. If Yuan Shao attacks to seize the pass, I am afraid that Yuan Shu from the Nanyang direction will also take action. What I mean is that we should dispatch some troops first. Zhituqi rushed to the Yiqueguan area to deal with potential crises.”
The more everyone talked, the more pessimistic they became. On the contrary, Jushou said doubtfully:
"Armies, has Yuan Shao really made up his mind to go to war with us?"
Tian Feng was surprised and said:
"Not to mention that Yuan Shao's heir is dead, just say that Yuan Shao and I are in a different place. I will also launch an attack during this time period because this is his last chance. Once we digest the millions of people in the Gyeonggi area, we will The army will no longer suffer from food shortages in the decisive battle with the various princes in the Central Plains."
But Jushou shook his head and said:
"Of course I understand this truth, but do you think this matter is too strange? It seems that there is some force that insists that we and Yuan Shao start a war immediately. Everything is too coincidental."
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But Jushuo's concerns did not arouse everyone's attention, because they believed that no matter whether it was strange or not, the fact that Yuan Shao would fight with his side was unavoidable.
So they are thinking more about how to fight this battle.
After everyone had finished speaking, He Kui, who was the highest ranked person present, expressed his opinion.
As soon as he came up, he said earth-shattering words to Zhang Chong:
"Your Majesty, I think this may be a decisive battle between us and many princes in the Central Plains. With Yuan Shao's ability, since he has taken such an action, he will definitely contact other forces to join him in attacking us. For this reason, please don't We underestimate this battle, not only the current military strength in the Gyeonggi region, we must spread the word to many base areas in Heji, Taishan, and Southeast Shandong as soon as possible, so that they can also mobilize. "
At the end, He Kui looked around at everyone and made his own judgment:
"This will definitely be a decisive battle that stretches for three thousand miles and involves half of the world's forces. If the battle is successful, our army can greatly speed up the pace of pacifying the world. If the battle fails, I am afraid that how we came to Kyoto is how we will lose it. ”
No one expected He Kui to make such a bold prediction, but after thinking about it carefully, it did make sense.
So, inevitably, everyone was silent, thinking about how likely it was to happen, and how our army should respond if it happened.
Zhang Chong is also making judgments. His personal intuition and military experience are inclined to He Kui's judgment.
Although the merger has never been successful since ancient times, Yuan Shao, especially in this life, cannot be judged by common sense.
Because no matter how prejudiced Zhang Chong is against him, at least for now, Yuan Shao is still regarded as the hero by many Han elites, and the accumulation of his family for several generations has also provided him with the possibility to unite many Central Plains princes.
In addition, Taishan Army is really too eye-catching at this time. He is like the elephant in the room. No matter how insensitive and indifferent people are, they can no longer turn a blind eye to the existence of Taishan Army.
In addition, Zhang Chong has another hidden worry.
That is, winning Kyoto this time was not so perfect. Because the Taishan Army had nothing to gain from the most important things.
First, the Imperial Seal was missing, and the Empress Dowager He could not be found. Although the Emperor Liu Bian died in the Suzaku Gate, as long as the first two escaped outside, they would become the banner of the anti-Taishan Army.
Therefore, Zhang Chong felt that a siege against the Taishan Army was opening its net towards him.
While everyone was thinking silently, a knight with a feather was galloping along the royal road. After passing through many gates, he was finally led into the Deyang Palace by the general.
Seeing the military report sent by Yuqi, Zhang Chong felt sad and sighed to everyone:
"You don't have to think anymore, the war is already coming!"
……
In the third year of Taiwu, April 20th.
On a meadow in the Yishui Basin, Yuan Shao was holding a deer hunting event here.
This event was not only to show off his martial arts skills that had just defeated the Taishan Army and captured Taigu Pass, but also to form an alliance with various princes in the Central Plains here.
In April, eagles fly and grass grows, which is the time for hunting. Today, the sky is clear and the sun is shining brightly, which makes Yuan Jun think that the weather is on his side.
For this hunting, in addition to Yuan Shao's brother Yuan Shuhui coming in person, Cao Cao from Qingzhou, Zhang Miao from Chenliu, and even the imperial court from Kansai sent envoys to work with Yuan Shao to determine the rhythm of the attack in their respective directions.
At this moment, on a clear sky and blue fields, on the banks of the Yishui River, dozens of knights were chasing each other back and forth, competing for their skills.
This grassland in the Yishui River Valley was originally the royal pasture of the Han Dynasty, and it was surrounded by hunting zones for dozens of miles.
Originally, this pasture could only be hunted in autumn, because spring was when the female beasts were giving birth, but after the Han Dynasty was often out of order, no one cared about this little rule.
Hunting in April has its own benefits, that is because most male beasts are controlled by instinct at this time and do not care about the intruding enemies and are still appearing nearby.
Some of the riding slaves in the hunting team are constantly imitating the neighing of the female beast to seduce the appearance of the male beast, so that the nobles can enjoy the pleasure of hunting.
At this time, the hunting team had already harvested a lot, but no one wanted to stop, and the interest became even higher.
No man can resist the thrill of hunting, which is an instinct derived from tens of thousands of years.
And surrounding this grassland, there are five thousand cavalry and nearly ten thousand armored soldiers, their fine armor shining in the sun, and their flags covering the sky.
They maintained strict security in the mountains, forests and hills. This area was not safe. In fact, just dozens of miles away to the north, Yuan Jun was constantly fighting with the remaining Taishan Army.
There will always be some small groups of enemy troops infiltrating, and they need to protect the safety of the lord and nobles.
But what really accompanied them and protected them was a group of generals wearing military uniforms. They were a group of about ten people, closely following the hunting teams at the front.
These people have different looks and shapes, but they are all skilled in riding skills. Although the Taishan Army's bilateral stirrups have been spread to various princes in the Central Plains in countless wars, these people still sit firmly on the horse with only their calves and core strength.
They held bows and flags in their hands, and fired continuously to drive some hidden beasts forward. Wherever these people passed, spring mud rolled up, the sound of horse hooves thundered, startling countless forest birds, and wild beasts scurried around in panic.
At this time, when one of the younger cavalrymen shot down a wild deer with one arrow, he suddenly pressed the bow and arrow and cursed:
"My subordinates are still fighting bloody battles on the front line, and my lord wants me to come here to hunt for him?"
The one who said this is called Man Chong.
Man Chong was a native of Shanyang, Yanzhou. He served as a postal supervisor before Yuan Shao's army. He successively performed distinguished feats in the battles to pacify Chen State and Jiangxia. He was clearly the leader of Yuan's army's descendants. Some people were unhappy with Man Chong's complaints and scolded:
"My lord is the master. He has his own arrangements for the orders he gives. How can you, a young general like you, comment on it?"
Man Chong glanced at the man, curled his lips and said nothing.
Because this man's name is Guo Yuan, and he is the nephew of Zhong Yao, who is currently offering wine in the army. He can be regarded as a handsome man emerging in the army this year.
Man Chong came from the Han family and had a cruel nature, but he still didn't want to offend a second-generation soldier like Guo Yuan, so he just curled his lips and opened the topic.
Guo Yuan wanted to show off his power for a while, but at this time, a handsome general spoke:
"Our army captured Dagu Pass a few days ago, and now the front of the front army is approaching the Wan'an Mountain area. Although our army currently has the upper hand, when the Taishan Army reacts, the front army will be under great pressure. That's why the lord must summon all the troops at this time The princes, arrange for them to attack from the remaining three sides of the capital, so as to relieve the pressure later."
This person said this obviously to explain for Man Chong.
As soon as he finished speaking, both Man Chong and Guo Yuan clasped their fists, obviously respecting this person very much.
And this man is Zhang He, now an important general in the army.
Zhang He originally gained fame in the Battle of Weihan between the two capitals, and later made many military exploits after defecting to Yuan Shao. This time, he was responsible for the battle against the Taishan Army.
But even though Zhang He said this, he still felt worried as he looked at the group of people in front of him, dressed in bright clothes and angry horses, hunting freely.
Although the alliance with the princes of the Central Plains is very important, in today's current situation, it would be too extravagant to carry out such a massive hunt.
But Zhang He would only keep these words in his stomach, and would never be stupid enough to give advice.
After all, the Lord is not that open-minded.
……
In the hunting team, Yuan Shao's laughter was high-spirited and arrogant.
At this time, the blood dragon colt under his crotch, with a red carved bow in his hand, a golden crown on his head, golden armor, Shu brocade silk embroidery, jade belt and golden whip, was held in the moonlight by the surrounding generals, world heroes and stars, and they were swaying around and swaying.
At this time, a male deer was attracted by the mating call of the "opposite sex" and jumped out of the forest.
But as soon as I ran out, I saw that the "mates" I imagined were actually a group of four-legged and two-headed beasts, still hesitating.
Suddenly, an arrow was shot from the crowd and stuck in front of the stag's hoof. It was so frightened that it turned around and ran into the forest.
Yuan Shao laughed loudly and teased Yuan Shu who had just shot an arrow:
"Highway, consider me a brother!"
As he spoke, Yuan Shao drew his arrow and prepared to shoot the stag, but in the blink of an eye the stag disappeared from sight.
Yuan Shu on the side laughed even louder now, not caring about his brother's gloomy expression.
At this time, a knight suddenly jumped out from behind Yuan Shao.
The man rode like the wind and ran into the forest after the stag. A moment later, the middle-aged general grabbed the stag with one hand and turned back, then threw it in front of Yuan Shao.
Originally, the general thought he was doing the right thing, but he was scolded by another general behind Yuan Shao:
"Huang Zhong, who asked you to snatch the lord's prey? Do you know what this stag means and you rush for it?"
Huang Zhong was at a loss and didn't understand where he went wrong.
Yuan Shao's face was not good-looking either, but he did not get angry in front of the envoys from various princes behind him, but changed his mind and said:
"Okay, Zhong Jian, those who don't know are not guilty."
After saying that, he ignored Huang Zhong and continued to move forward with the knights.
At this time, Huang Zhong looked at the stag with its legs broken, and then at Yuan Shao and others leaving. He sighed, dismounted and broke the stag's neck.
This way you will suffer less.
Huang Zhong didn't like Yuan Shao, and was even full of resistance to leaving his hometown and joining Yuan Jun, but this was the family's wish.
After Yuan's army flew across the Three Passes of Yiyang to encircle Jiangxia, the Huang family of Jiangxia changed their tune and joined Yuan Shao in this battle. It can be said that they were completely on the opposite side of Liu Biao.
Later, Yuan Shao wanted to withdraw his troops from Jiangxia. The Huang family knew that they would be retaliated by Liu Biao's side, so they moved all their clan members to follow Yuan family north to Runan.
After fully surrendering to Yuan Shao, Huang Zhong, as a fierce general of the Nanyang Huang family, a branch of the Jiangxia Huang family, also joined Yuan Shao's army on the recommendation of his family.
But it's a pity that although Huang Zhong is strong and powerful and has thousands of enemies, he had no achievements in his early years and was not from the direct lineage of the Huang family, so he was not valued by Yuan Shao.
After what happened today, Huang Zhong's future became increasingly bleak.
……
Yuan Shao was not as happy as he showed.
In fact, he became more and more wanton and grieved.
After learning that his eldest son was dead, Yuan Shao vowed to avenge him and make the Taishan Army pay the price.
Different from the other plane, Yuan Shao at this time was very traditional in the selection of successors because of the huge external pressure, that is, to establish a long-term successor.
So when he was dormant in Runan, Yuan Shao took Yuan Tan with him to handle the external affairs of the family, in order to train him as his heir.
But who knows, the heir who was finally cultivated made a mistake and was caught by the Taishan Army, and now he was killed by the Taishan Army.
Yuan Shao not only hated the Taishan Army, but also hated one person, and that was Gao Lan.
Among the team sent to rescue Yuan Tan, only Wen Chou came back alive. Wen Chou told him that it was because of Gao Lan that Shaojun died tragically.
Originally Yuan Shao thought that Gao Lan also died in Nawubi, but later the spies he placed in Yuan Shu's army told him that Gao Lan actually defected to Yuan Shu.
It’s really a feast for the eyes.
But now, in order to allow Yuan Shu to contain the Taishan Army from the direction of Yique Pass, he endured this bad breath. He has enough patience, and he also has enough means. In the end, those who killed Tan'er will all die.
Thinking of this, Yuan Shaoxin took action and shot an arrow at the jungle. Unexpectedly, he hit a stag.
Yuan Shao was overjoyed and shouted loudly:
"The deer in the Central Plains are getting fat. Let's go back to camp and cook them with you."
Except for Yuan Shu, who had a gloomy face, everyone else shouted and then rushed back to the camp with Yuan Shao in their arms.
As the saying goes:
"The dragon in Daze is stinging, and the deer in the Central Plains are getting fat."
As expected, the old Yuan family has the same origin.
(End of chapter)