Cai Yan woke up in a daze. The discomfort in her body made her energetic. Thinking of the novel and refreshing experience accompanied by pain last night, she unconsciously blushed again.
There was no maid to wait on her, so she took her time to get dressed. Having lived in Liaodong for many years, she certainly knew that there were no real maids or servants under General Wang's rule.
She used to live with Lao Cai, and everyone in the family was hired by Lao Cai. They had to be sent back when it was time for spring plowing and autumn harvest. It’s just that Lao Cai’s salary is high, otherwise he wouldn’t be able to support him.
The same goes for the General's Mansion. Everyone here is recruited from nearby, and the General's Mansion pays wages. Even the dowry girls and servants brought by the women who married into wealthy families were all returned to their freedom and would get married when they reached the age. Of course, you still have to work in the General's Mansion. As a family member, they take good care of you.
She doesn't have a dedicated maid to serve her. The little girl yesterday was hired by the General's Mansion to help her with chores, such as sweeping the yard, washing clothes, and so on. There is no need to eat or make a fire. The General's Mansion has its own small kitchen canteen. You can just tell me what you want to eat. Although you can't eat a lot of fish or meat, the conditions are not bad. As for making a fire to keep warm, the General's Mansion has a ground dragon and central heating, which is also available in winter. Can be as warm as spring.
Now under the rule of General Wang, it can be said that the people's customs are simple and honest, everything is so orderly and exudes vitality.
After getting dressed, Cai Yan frowned, slowly opened the door and walked out.
The warm spring sun hanging high in the sky makes people unable to open their eyes and unwilling to do so. The warm sun that is not harsh and poisonous makes you feel warm and comfortable on your body. The spring breeze that is not harsh at noon also refreshes your spirit. The natural breath of the wilderness carried by the spring breeze is also intoxicating. It's the sunny weather, good intentions, and the tenderness of the spring breeze.
Such natural joy can make people miss it.
He was intoxicated by himself for a moment, with his bare hands and eyebrows raised, adjusting to the light outside. She then saw Cai Li sitting on the stone bench in the yard, kicking her legs back and forth and looking at her with big eyes.
"Sister, how do you feel?"
Cai Li's big eyes were full of inquiry and curiosity.
"We'll find out later. Find some food with me and go and have a rest." Cai Yan blushed and asked the girl to find food for her angrily. However, he sat on the stone bench and supported his chin with his hand. , looking at the green mountains in the distance with empty eyes...
Wang Yan is actually not too anxious about Bingzhou. Because only he knows that the chaos has not yet come.
No matter what the situation in Bingzhou is now, there will definitely be changes in the future, because Dong Zhuo will not survive this year. Now that spring is about to begin, no matter who wants to mobilize troops to unite the states, it will take some time. During this period, Dong Zhuo disappeared.
After all, it was early March, and Dong Zhuo had not been there since April and May. All parties were arranging their troops in a chaotic manner, thinking about strategies. Before they arrived, and before the war started, Dong Zhuo was killed by Lu Bu.
The show at that time was that Li Jue, Guo Si and others, under the instigation of Jia Xu, turned from running away in panic to gathering the remnants of Dong Zhuo, driving away Lu Bu, capturing Luoyang, holding Liu Xie hostage, and living in seclusion as powerful officials. Want to kill Liu Xie.
The situation in Bingzhou was definitely different at that time. The current arrangement will have little impact on the future situation in Bingzhou.
Guo Jia was not discouraged after being attacked by the general. The defenders of Pingcheng surrendered before they could survive the winter. Without these ten thousand enemy troops, Yanmen would be at your fingertips.
After the army wiped out Yanmen, Guo Jia took office and became a veritable prefect of Yanmen. While coordinating various matters, transporting various tools, seeds, and grain from Youzhou, and preparing for spring plowing, he did not forget to fight.
He doesn't want to be a civilian official, and he doesn't want to have a headache all day long with all kinds of data and messy things. He likes the feeling of strategizing.
So after arranging the defense and dispersing the rangers, he sent Zhao Yun to lead the Shenwu Guards to attack Yanmen Pass. Of course, it's not a strong attack, but to see if it's possible to take advantage of it.
Yanmen Pass is undoubtedly a key dangerous pass. Li Mu once guarded the pass here to keep out the Huns outside the pass. Meng Tian led 300,000 troops out of the pass here to drive away the Huns. The First Emperor also built the Great Wall. This is an important node. Wei Qing, Huo Qubing, and Li Guang all attacked the Xiongnu here. When the famous Zhaojun came out of the fortress, he came out of this fortress.
This is a valley, and the Great Wall is built around the mountain. It is truly easy to defend but difficult to attack. Only a small number of troops can stop multiple armies.
Zhao Yun led the team and reined in the horses to station in front of the pass. I saw the steep mountains on both sides, the majesty of the pass in front of me, and the crowds of people on the city wall. I saw that this pass was difficult to break through forcefully and quickly.
Zhao Yun was not angry when he asked his soldiers to shout for surrender and saw random arrows coming down from the wall.
He knew very well that the failure to recruit and surrender was due to the confidence gained from the dangerous pass. The defenders numbered no more than a thousand people. If they were to fight in the plains, these people would not even be able to hold weapons. Hiding in the city and being a bastard actually gave me a little more courage.
Unable to overcome the barrier, he was not in a hurry. He sent out his scouts to search for a route over the mountain. After finding nothing, he left 2,500 soldiers and horses to block the pass, and then he led the army to retreat. He also wrote down the situation clearly in advance and sent it to Guo Jia.
Guo Jia had read Zhao Yun's letter, and this was what he could think of with his feet. However, he was afraid of the unexpected in everything, so he asked Zhao Yun to lead the army to take a look. It would be better if there was a chance, and it didn't matter if there was no chance.
In fact, if the boss were replaced, he would have ordered Zhao Yun to attack Yanmen Pass without his advice. Although Yanmen is a dangerous pass, it is not impossible to defeat it. It only depends on the lives of many soldiers. But his boss is Wang Yan, and the most common thing he says is to preserve your strength and not attack the city unless necessary.
There was no way, the ancient city defense battles were too brutal. Every time a city was conquered, the moat was filled with the corpses of soldiers.
Again, Wang Yanbing was not in a hurry. He did not have enough food to feed the people and the army, nor did he have enough officials to manage the acquired land. The saying is true as long as your butt is big and your pants are big.
Therefore, just like Zhao Yun's soldiers besieging the city before, that is the correct way to defend the city. Guarding the four gates, cutting off the food routes, causing the enemy to collapse, and not delaying anything, this is the right way.
After thinking about it carefully, Guo Jia believed that it would be better to take control of Yanmen Pass as early as possible. So I wrote a letter that was regarded as a memorial and handed it over to the Signal Corps to be sent to the General's Mansion in Jixian County.
Ten days later, Wang Yan saw Guo Jia's letter.
The meaning of the letter is very simple. It states the importance of Yanmen Pass and gives suggestions, which is to mobilize some troops to go out from Zijing Pass, climb over the mountains over there, block Yanmen Pass from the south, and cut off the supply of Yanmen Pass. Second, to block the enemy's reinforcements, so that in two or three months at most, we can go south to Yanmen Pass and seize the initiative in the Central Plains.
Of course Wang Yan had thought of this strategy a long time ago, but he just implemented it. After all, Yanmen Pass is right there and he can't escape. The reason why I didn't take any action last winter was because the mountain roads were difficult to walk in winter. Although I had cotton-padded clothes to keep warm, it was still cold when it should be, and there was no need to suffer that fate.
Another reason is that they crossed mountains and ridges to intercept Yanmen Pass in the south, but they also went deep alone, and the logistics stretched too long, and the supplies could not keep up.
If Yuan Shao had the courage and ruthlessness to do the same feat of crossing the Taihang Mountains, he could cut off the retreat of the lone army, then wouldn't the people he sent over have been made dumplings?
However, Yuan Shao has now begun to act without hesitation. He must not be brave enough to do such a thing. The main reason is still the weather. In winter, there is really no way to go over the mountains and attack from a distance.
But now the time is just right. After all the back and forth, the spring plowing is half done, and Dong Zhuo is about to be killed by his great son. The situation is changing drastically at the right time.
Thinking of this, General Wang ordered: "The three guards of Guangwu, Xuanwu and Weiwu will each deploy a thousand troops and horses, and recruit 3000 militiamen from Youzhou. Led by Tai Shici, they will pass through Zijin Pass and climb over the mountains to surround Yanmen Pass. The Guangwu Guards are temporarily commanded by Huang Zhong. Eight thousand militiamen from Youzhou are also mobilized to serve as a grain transport team to escort the grain and grass along the rough road construction, so as not to disturb the people."
"Yes, General." The bodyguard below immediately ran out to deliver the order.
When it comes to mobilizing troops, it's better to be as early as possible.
Wang Yan shook his head in amusement, but didn't say anything. After all, he also recruited militiamen at the same time. These militiamen were all over Youzhou and it would take some time to assemble. In this case, the early point was useless.
Of course, Taishi Ci had to set off first. He had brought everyone to the place, and the grain transport team had only gone less than half of the way.
The choice of Taishi Ci is also very particular. Zhou Cang is stable but has relatively poor combat effectiveness. Huang Zhong is brave and can fight but is a veteran and has children. Huang Zhong is the least suitable for leading troops on expeditions. He is best suited for short-distance tough battles. There is nothing wrong with Taishi Ci. Relatively speaking, he is younger and has stronger fighting ability. He, Zhao Yun, and Liao Hua are all strong generals suitable for being released into battle.
He wrote a reply to Guo Jia again, explaining his arrangements clearly, and urged Guo Jia to do a good job in Yanmen, and asked the waiting signal soldiers to send them back, and then continued to do his work.
In fact, he has nothing to do. Although all kinds of messy things under his rule have to come to him, the system has been established, the foundation has been laid, and everything is developing step by step.
As long as he grasps the general direction here, does a good job in ideological construction of civil and military governance, and handles various internal contradictions, there is nothing left for him to do.
At this point, if he does nothing, the population under his rule will increase exponentially, with knowledge and ideals. At the same time, the number of young people who have been lightly brainwashed will increase, the inventions of craftsmen will increase, and various ideas will collide. The culture will increase, the combat effectiveness of the army will increase, and even the production of food will become stronger year by year under the continuous improvement and cultivation of agricultural doctors.
With these, the world should be his. He didn't even need to think too much. When there were more people under his command, he just let the princes take care of it. It was that simple to conquer the world.
He took a stroll and took his three-year-old son out on horseback, enjoying the beautiful scenery of late spring before the spring was over. Looking deeply at the south, that is the direction of Chang'an.
General Wang smiled, "Old Dong, how are you?"
Dong Zhuo is of course very good, although there have been some incidents in the past few months. For example, his eldest son Lu Bu is worried about his newly adopted concubine, and even tries to rape him in Fengyiting, which makes him very unhappy. If it weren't for Lu Bu's unparalleled fighting power and usefulness, he would have been killed long ago.
The good son-in-law Li Ru also gave him an idea and asked him to give Diao Chan to Lu Bu. He also told a bullshit story about the former Chu Zhuang King Jueying's meeting with Jiang Xiong, who was in love with Ji. Later, he was trapped by the Qin soldiers and had to fight to save him, so as to persuade him to send Diao Chan out.
Of course he was tempted, to be honest, it was just a woman. Although it's not enough after playing for half a year, it's not a big deal. He has no shortage of women. But when he talked to Diao Chan, within a few words, he felt it was inappropriate. He was a majestic prime minister of the Han Dynasty. He had done all the important things of deposing and establishing the emperor, and he was just about to ascend the throne as emperor. Lu Bu, a brave man, tried to offend him. It was really hateful.
However, there were indeed many places to rely on Lu Bu, and after a few days he thought about it himself.
Except for this matter, everything else is fine and very satisfactory. With a beautiful woman in her arms, she sings every night. The little emperor is sensible and the courtiers are more obedient. Especially recently, Wang Yun actually said that the ministers had united their opinions and wanted to enthrone him, which is really great.
Dong Zhuo was so happy that he went crazy. To be honest, he never thought that his old Dong could become emperor one day.
So after some "fasting and bathing" that was explained to the outside world, and after seven days of purification, he wore a black crown robe, rode a huge carriage with eight white horses, and led 3,000 soldiers and horses from Xiwu to Chang'an. Rush, rush to his throne.
Two hundred and fifty miles, eighty miles a day for three days, and one night stationed outside Chang'an City. On the fourth day, the gates of Chang'an City were opened wide, and civil and military personnel came to welcome them. After being fooled by Wang Yun, they only He led five hundred soldiers into the city.
When he arrived in the city and saw the high platform where he ascended the throne, Dong Zhuo broke away from his guards and stepped onto the platform step by step.
Just when he reached the top, before he could continue to be happy, the situation suddenly changed. It turned out that Wang Yun and others, who were holding them with smiles, had murderous intent in their eyes, calling Dong a thief and saying that he was treasonous.
Dong Zhuo hurriedly shouted: "Where is my son Fengxian?"
After shouting several times, a tall and mighty man wearing protective armor and holding a painted halberd appeared on the high platform: "Old thief, I have nothing to do with you. Today, I have the Holy Order in my hand and I have ordered you to punish the thief. Old thief , if you dare to take my concubine, please accept my fate."
After he finished speaking, there was a loud shout, but he saw his halberd cutting across him. In an instant, Dong Zhuo's head jumped high, and rolled down the stairs with a snap. The headless corpse gushed blood for a while and fell limply to the ground.
The courtiers looked at me and I looked at you, and they all laughed out loud, very happily.
Lu Bu stood with his halberd in hand, looking at Dong Zhuo's headless corpse, he also laughed and looked very excited.
Thinking back to those days, when he knelt under the tent and said, "Bu has been wandering for half his life, only regretting that he has never met his master. If he doesn't give up, Bu is willing to worship him as his adoptive father." How aggrieved he felt. Yes, he feels aggrieved now.
How could he, a dignified man, recognize a thief as his father?
Just as he said during a secret meeting with Wang Yun a while ago, "A man is born between heaven and earth, how can he live in depression for a long time under human beings"? That is the true man.
Thinking of this, Lu Bu smiled even more wildly. His ambition was expressed today, and his heart was filled with infinite pride. He was so happy, so happy...
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