Yecheng, Yuan Xi Mansion
There is a faint scent of osmanthus floating in the yard, flowing slowly in the fresh morning air. There are servants coming and going all around. From time to time, they salute and say hello to them. From time to time, crisp sounds are heard, which is strange to the ears. enjoy.
Yuan Xi suddenly remembered something and turned back to Gao Yue: "When do you plan to go on an outing, madam?"
"It's the beginning of the month (nine o'clock)." Gao Yue replied lightly, wondering: "Does your husband want us to do something?"
"Oh, that's it." Yuan Xi smiled and said: "Since we are leaving at such a late hour, we will have dinner at Chenshi (seven o'clock in the morning). There is still a lot of time during this period. I plan to teach you a lesson half an hour after the meal. Well, 'Tai Chi, let you exercise and exercise."
Because of the Yecheng Incident, Yuan Xi hoped that his woman would be in better health.
"I don't want to learn." Gao Yue decisively shook her head and refused: "A good daughter's family will learn any kind of martial arts. If other people want to learn, you can let them learn it. Don't expect me to learn that anyway."
In Gao Yue's eyes, women who learn martial arts are taught by relatively tough women. She doesn't want to become that kind of woman, and in her eyes, although such women are more powerful, learning martial arts is too difficult. She is scared just thinking about it. I feel no confidence. "
"We must learn." Yuan Xi said without any doubt. Gao Yue curled her lips and had no choice but to let him go.
After dinner, Yuan Xi led Gao Yue, Wannian Princess Liu Yan, Zhen Mi, Diao Xiuer, Tang Ji, Lu Zhu and other girls to the back garden where they usually played with others.
The girls gathered in a circle and looked at him strangely.
They were all his women, and Yuan Xi had nothing to be embarrassed about. He called Liu Yan and Tang Ji to his side, and said to the women in front of him: "You guys watch carefully. After I teach them how to learn, you can follow her." Two studies.”
Liu Yan and Tang Ji had some basic skills in martial arts and were relatively open-minded. Otherwise, they might not have been able to act coyly if Gao Yue or Zhen Mi were to come over.
"Come on, let's start," Yuan Xi squatted down, holding the ball with both hands, and said to the two women: "You two, don't just look at me, come on, learn how to do the moves like me, oh, that's right, that's it. Yeah. ,very good."
Yuan Xi added: "Not bad, it's very simple, right? Come on, let's go to the first quarter: the wild horse returns to the clan, holding the ball with both hands, yes, it's really smart."
Then Yuan Xi systematically demonstrated Tai Chi to the two of them. After practicing, he actually felt that his body felt a lot more comfortable.
"Do you remember?" After completing the set, Yuan Xi couldn't help but ask warmly when he saw the two women's eyes widening and looking at him with excitement.
"Uh, I didn't remember," Liu Yan said with a sly smile, "There are so many, it feels so strange."
Yuan Xi patted his head and asked Tang Ji, "Where are you, Tang Ji, do you remember?"
Tang Ji said with a smile: "I remember the last section, but you said it before and I forgot about it."
Yuan Xi: "...Okay, I guess if I continue to teach you, you two will only be able to remember a little bit."
Yuan Xi called all the girls gathered around and said, "Except for the initial part, each of you will memorize one section first. I'm telling you first, you must learn all this Tai Chi, otherwise tomorrow When I come here to let you practice, if anyone doesn’t know how to do it, hum.”
Next, Yuan Xi asked them to learn the second verse, "The White Crane Spreads Its Wings," and he memorized it clearly.
Then he taught each movement to the girls one by one.
After a while, if there were any irregularities in her movements during this period, Yuan Xi naturally had to correct her properly. During this period, she was fragrant and fragrant, and took advantage of others, so I cannot list them one by one.
"Husband, I'm thinking it's a good thing you're not the emperor. Otherwise, if you were so playful, sooner or later the country would be completely defeated by you."
After hearing this, Yuan Xi was furious, grabbed Gao Yue, put her on his lap amidst her screams, and slapped her on her round buttocks twice. Take two shots.
"To actually say that your husband is a prodigal, it's totally outrageous." Yuan Xi said angrily. He had good intentions and was looking for fun for them, but it was really a dog biting Lu Dongbin.
Gao Yue struggled to get up from his arms, pushed hard on his chest with both hands, and Bo said angrily: "Someone is watching, and he has been messing around all day long."
Yuan Xi took her into his arms again, held her tightly and said:
"They are all my women, what do you have to be ashamed of? Who dares to be disobedient?"
"You are the only one who can make trouble." Seeing that he was hugging her so tightly, Gao Yue didn't bother to break away, and said softly: "What I just said is right. If you become the emperor, you will definitely be a prodigal."
Yuan Xi hummed: "If you can, let's make a bet?"
Gao Yue raised her eyebrows and said, "What are you betting on?"
"Bet I won't lose my family when I become emperor."
Gao Yue couldn't help laughing and said, "I'm just telling you, are you really taking it seriously?"
Yuan Xi said dissatisfiedly: "If you don't believe me as a husband, you must show that you are listening correctly."
Gao Yue shook her head with a smile and said softly: "You are just cheating. Even if the Yuan family takes over the country in the future, the current emperor's position will still belong to the Liu family. This bet is so boring."
"Do you want to be a queen?" Yuan Xi approached her and blew wind in her ear.
Gao Yue's face turned red, she pushed him slightly and said angrily: "Stop trying to coax me with this, I'll just be your wife."
"I'm not giving you an example," Yuan Xi continued to seduce her: "If there is a chance, do you want to take it?"
Gao Yue's body softened, and she lay softly in his arms, saying softly: "I don't want to be. If your husband becomes the emperor, then I will be the queen. If your husband is an ordinary child, I will be your ordinary wife." , Wugou only follows her husband, and whatever her husband does, Wugou will do the same."
High emotional intelligence, this is like a man's sweet words. Although I don't know how true or false it is, it feels comfortable to listen to it. Yuan Xi now felt like he had eaten honey. It seems that men also need sweet words.
Because of Yuan Xi's gaffe, he ignored the Wannian Princess Liu Yan beside him. Liu Yan looked awkward and uneasy, which also foreshadowed the estrangement between Liu Yan and Gao Yue.
As the saying goes, if the king is not secretive, his ministers will lose, and if the minister is not secretive, he will lose the king, let alone being in a prince's home. Alas, things in Emperor Taizong Xuanwu's family are not as harmonious as they seem.
Xu Sheng led the navy to go down the Fen River and attack Heyin, the important town of Cao's army on the south bank of the Fen River. Because it was a large grain-producing area and the autumn harvest was coming soon, Cao's army would definitely reinforce Heyin.
Ju Yi led 10,000 troops across the Fen River, bypassed Heyin, and went straight to the foot of Anyi City. Guo Yuan led 10,000 troops, crossed the Fen River from the Pingyang area, attacked other counties in the east of Hedong, and marched out in three directions to pin down Cao's army.
In the early morning of this day, heavy fog arose over the Qianli Yellow River.
Xu Sheng received Ju Yi's military order and left one person to guard the water village. He led the Sanshui Army and took twenty stern boats up the river to the west to attack Heyin Ferry, which was sixty miles away.
There were only 2,000 defenders at Heyin Ferry, and Cao Jun did not pay much attention to the construction of the navy. Therefore, Heyin Port only had boats and boats, and the others were walking boats. Xu Sheng took advantage of the heavy fog to attack fiercely, but Cao Jun could not resist and was lost. After laying down the corpse, he abandoned the water stronghold and went ashore to Anyi to escape.
Heyin County is located south of the Fen River, with a population of more than 40,000 people. The land within the territory is fertile and the annual grain and grass output is abundant. It is an important production base for Cao Jun. Every year, there is a large amount of grain and grass to fill Cao Jun's granary.
Hearing that the Heyin port had been lost, Xu Sheng's men marched towards Heyin County, preparing to harvest the crops in the fields.
Du Ji, who was in charge of Anyi, could not sit still and sent his general Wei Zhong to lead 3,000 troops to aid Heyin County at starry night. He must repel Yuan's army and save the crops in the fields.
At dawn the next day, suddenly an army of tens of thousands of people appeared at the gate of Anyi City. Under the banner of "Ju", it was Ju Yi, the general of Xiandengying under Yuan Xi's command.
The banner with the word "Ju" fluttered in the wind. Ju Yi was wearing a black horse and a black armor. He made a move with his spear and shouted an order: "The whole army attacks the city. The first one to climb the city wall will be rewarded with a hundred taels of gold and a school captain!" "
Following Ju Yi's order, tens of thousands of Yuan soldiers shouted, carried ladders, pushed siege vehicles, waded across the moat, and launched an attack on Anyi.
There were originally 10,000 defenders in Anyi City. After Du Ji transferred 3,000 people to support Heyin, there were only less than 7,000 defenders left in the city, and there was no famous general in charge. They were suddenly attacked. The military was in panic.
Anyone who has played the Three Kingdoms strategy game knows that the defensive capabilities of a city with generals and without generals are very different.
Since the last battle between Hedong and the West, Anyi
After the Liang army set fire to it, one-third of the city wall was destroyed.
After Du Ji took office, he rebuilt it, but due to financial constraints, the city wall was neither high nor thick. Yuan Bing soon found a breakthrough and climbed onto the city wall.
After Yuan Bing occupied the city wall, he cut down the suspension bridge and led the army across the moat. The siege engines slammed into the city gate and the city gate of Anyi collapsed.
"Kill me!"
Ju Yi's general Han Meng rushed into the city gate first. Wherever he went, the enemy troops fell off their horses one after another. No one could stop them. There was no enemy in front of the horse.
Nearly 10,000 Yuan troops followed closely behind, sweeping into Luoyang City like a tide. Du Ji knew that the situation was over, so he planned to break out of the encirclement from the south gate under the protection of his close associates and retreat in panic towards Henan. However, he was captured by Xu Sheng's navy on the way, and Anyi fell into the hands of Yuan Xi.
Ju Yi captured Anyi, divided 3,000 troops and handed them over to the general Han Meng. He ordered him to go to Heyin to assist Xu Sheng in attacking Wei Zhong's 3,000 troops. After defeating Cao's army, he harvested the rice crops in the wilds of Heyin. Xu Sheng transported it back to Hanoi by water and replenished the granary. Han Meng happily accepted the order and left.
At the same time that Ju Yi captured Anyi, Guo Yuan led 10,000 soldiers to surrender and captured several other counties. All other counties surrendered.
In the evening, good news came from Heyin. Xu Sheng and Han Meng attacked from both sides and defeated Wei Zhong's reinforcements. Xu Sheng picked Wei Zhong in front of the battle, and half of Cao's three thousand troops were lost, and the rest were routed. Flee to the west.
When the Heyin County magistrate saw that the reinforcements were defeated and fled, he realized that it was difficult to hold on, so he opened the city gate and surrendered. Xu Sheng collected all the surrendered soldiers and ordered all the surrendered soldiers and the soldiers from the headquarters to start harvesting crops in the field. The yellow rice in the field was harvested in patches, and then transported to Heyin Ferry, then sent to Hanoi by boat, and finally sent to Pingyang. Granary storage.
Within a few days, Hedong County entered Yuan Xi's territory.
Three days later, Xu Sheng followed Ju Yi's orders and went down the river again to capture Hanoi.
The third year of Jian'an in the Han Dynasty (AD 197) was the end of summer and the beginning of autumn.
In the eyes of later generations, the word Jian'an represents continuous conquests and disasters. The Han Prime Minister Cao Cao sent troops to conquer Liu Bei who was entrenched in Xuzhou. The Xiliang warlord Ma Teng took the opportunity to occupy the two counties in Guanzhong. The Jizhou army took advantage of the situation and looted it. Ju Yi, Xu Sheng, Guo Yuan and others also captured the two counties of Hedong and Hanoi. The Yuan and Ma families carve up Guanzhong in a tacit understanding and formed an alliance.
During this battle, Chen Gong of Chang'an surrendered to the Ma family, and the military supervisor Chewei and Xianyang guard Zhao Yan fled back to Yanzhou. Du Ji, the governor of Hedong, was defeated and captured. The news spread that the whole world was shocked.
The Taichu calendar was used in the Han Dynasty, and it was the beginning of autumn, which was the hottest time of the year. Although the river area is densely covered with water, it is also extremely hot.
Lujiang, Shu County.
Guo Tu, who was covered in sweat, waved his sleeves and wiped his forehead. He couldn't help cursing the hot and humid weather in his heart, and at the same time he complained about the hard work.
"Mr. Gongze, General Yuan, please come over." Yang Hong, Yuan Shu's chief official, came to Guo Tu's room.
"Yeah, but about the alliance with Liu Biao?" Guo Tu asked.
Yang Hong shook his head and explained, "I don't know what your lord is thinking. I will know when you are here."
Guo Tu made a gesture of invitation and asked as he walked: "What do those generals in the army mean?"
Yang Hong turned around and said, "Mr. Gongze, didn't you go to several generals to lobby? You should know best what they mean."
Guo Tu smiled awkwardly. He was ordered to send an envoy to Yangzhou to unite Yuan Shu and Liu Biao to resist the Sun family. Jia Xu, Guo Jia, Liu Ye and others also came up with some ideas, and Yuan Xi also gave Guo Tu a lot of gold and silk to act conveniently.
As soon as Guo Tu arrived in Shouchun, he bribed the guard general Liu Xun. Got Liu Xun's help. Guo Tu soon arrived at Lujiang County and met Yuan Shu, who led his troops to station in Shu County. Although Yuan Shao is dead.
However, Yuan Shu's attitude towards Guo Tu was still relatively cold, so Guo Tu visited and bribed Yuan Shu's subordinates again. With everyone’s persuasion. Not long ago, Yuan Shu finally agreed to reconcile with Yuan Xi.
In fact, Yuan Shu knew his own pain in doing this. After the Kwantung Allied Forces disbanded, Yuan Shu occupied most of Yangzhou and southern Yuzhou. Places like Runan Jiujiang are densely populated places with abundant money and food. === Yuan Shu's power expanded extremely for a time, so he was ambitious and sent troops northward, intending to capture Yanzhou until he reached Jizhou and defeated Yuan Shao.
At that time Tao Qian
, Gongsun Zan formed an alliance with Yuan Shu, and Yuan Shu became very powerful. He is truly the most powerful overlord of the Central Plains. However, under the joint efforts of the Cao and Yuan families, they successively defeated the alliance of Gongsun Zan, Tao Qian, and Yuan Shu. When Cao Cao had time to pass through Yuzhou, Yuan Shu was defeated again and again, and had no choice but to withdraw from Yuzhou.
There is a saying that when the house leaked, it rained all night. Sun Jian, Yuan Shu's former subordinate, took advantage of Yuan Shu's northward movement and occupied the three counties of Wu, Kuaiji and Yuzhang. Yuan Shu was angry and started a war with the Sun family. However, after more than a year, Yuan Shu was defeated again and again. Not to mention losing Danyang County, he was now completely on the defensive. The two counties of Lujiang and Jiujiang could only resist the Sun family's aggressive attack.
Guo Tu came to the lobby quickly. Yuan Shu and several civil and military officials had obviously been discussing for a long time. After everyone saw the ceremony, Guo Tu was also arranged to sit down.
Guo Tu glanced over and saw that his expression was still arrogant. But Yuan Shu looked much worse. There are also Yang Hong, Yan Xiang, Lejiu, Liang Gang and Li Feng sitting on the left and right. Guo Tu followed Yuan Shang's instructions and paid attention secretly. He was told that Yan Xiang and Ji Ling were quite talented and needed to be paid special attention to.
At this time, Ji Ling was ordered to garrison Liyang in Jiujiang to prevent the Sun Army from attacking Jiujiang. Yan Xiang has been following Yuan Shu. But it seems that he was not reused by Yuan Shu. Instead, Yuan Shu was closer to Yang Hong, a literary official.
