Chapter 277 Cangzhou Quyi
The general's reputation is ruined after a hundred battles. Thousands of miles back to the river, old friends will never be seen again. ----------Xin Qiji of the Southern Song Dynasty "Congratulations to the Bridegroom and Farewell to Maojia's Twelfth Brother"
It is said that Li Li leads the way and Jackie Chan leads the team to follow. It's only a day's journey to Cangzhou, and there are many fertile fields on both sides of the road. Li Lidao: "After General Qu Yi arrived in Cangzhou, he implemented farming. This year's grain harvest was bumper, and even the farmers' lives were much easier." Chen Long nodded in agreement. It is an unbreakable truth at this time that only when there is enough grain and grass can we fight a war.
When they arrived outside Cangzhou City, the city gate was closed, so everyone had to find a place to stay outside the city, and came to talk to Li Li about Jizhou personnel affairs at night. After a night of silence, Chen Long was awakened by the thunderous roars coming from the sky early the next morning. Zhou Buji, who slept with Chen Long next to him, woke up and murmured: "It's so noisy early in the morning, who is this?" Are you training?"
Chen Long's heart moved, and he dragged the reluctant Zhou Buji and Lu Chang to their feet. Together with Li Li, he walked towards the place where the roar came from. Turning around the corner of the small village where we stayed, not far from the city gate, there was a medium-sized school field. On the school field, teams of rather majestic soldiers were training hard, shouting slogans at the top of their lungs. In the middle of the school grounds, there was a general riding a yellow fat horse, looking majestically at the training soldiers, holding a conspicuous large and strong bow in his hand.
After all the soldiers had finished training, they all went to the school field to pick up their bows and arrows. It turned out to be Yishui'er's archers. A dense arrow pile had been set up at the other end of the school field. The soldiers lined up in small groups and went forward to draw arrows in groups to practice group archery. The target was a few scarecrows tied up in the woods not far away.
Li Li pointed at the knight Huang Fat in the field and said: "Mr. Long, we are really destined to meet you from thousands of miles away, that is General Qu Yi."
Chen Long nodded and looked far away, and saw the majestic general with yellow and black face, thick moustache, straight nose and square mouth, thin eyes and thick eyebrows, wearing a helmet and armor. He was also holding a strong bow in his hand, shooting arrows at will. It pierced the scarecrow's throat, causing the surrounding soldiers to applaud. The archers fired together, instantly turning the scarecrow into a man with arrows.
Qu Yi's method of training archers seemed to be different, and Chen Long quickly figured out the trick. The tactics of the Quyi archers were quite similar to the tactics of the European soldiers in the First World War in later generations, which was to attack by turns. The first row bent their bows and nocked arrows together to shoot. The second row squatted down to load arrows. When the first row fired a round of arrows, they immediately retreated and squatted to load arrows. The second row stood up and shot another round of arrows. The cycle repeats. The bows and arrows were bent non-stop, the crazy arrows rained continuously, and the attack was extremely sharp.
Chen Long thought of his own repeated crossbow, which was even more terrifying than Qu Yi's, but it was quite impressive that Qu Yi could develop such tactics.
Several people watched the training, and Chen Long asked Li Li, "Is it appropriate to disturb him now?"
Li Li shook his head and said: "That's inappropriate. General Qu Yi never disturbs others when he is training. Why don't we go to the city first and wait until he finishes training before visiting the city lord's mansion."
Chen Long nodded in agreement. The three of them returned to their dormitory. The team and their female relatives had already stood up, finished cleaning up, and entered Cangzhou City calmly.
The small town of Cangzhou is not very prosperous, with only one main street. Chen Long and others chose a decent inn to stay. Zhen Mi felt bored, so someone took her shopping to relax. Chen Long asked Lu Chang and Li Shishi to bring someone to accompany him to ensure safety. He took Zhou Buyi and Li Li with him to the City Lord's Mansion to wait for Qu Yi's return.
Before Qu Yi returned, Chen Long was bored with waiting, so he carefully researched Qu Yi's deeds in Guang's mind. In the official history, Qu Yi is indeed a general with great military exploits, but it is a pity that Mr. Luo Guanzhong has vilified him in the novel.
In the official history, Qu Yi first rebelled against Han and joined Yuan, defeated Han Fu, and helped Yuan Shao become the master of Jizhou. Then he climbed the bridge first. At that time, Gongsun Zan blamed Yuan Shao for the death of his younger brother Gongsun Yue, so he was furious and raised his troops to attack Yuan Shao. Gongsun Zan's offensive was fierce, and Baima Yicong swept across Jizhou and shocked Hebei. For a time, all counties and counties in Jizhou looked forward to surrender. Yuan Shao was shocked. In order to please Gongsun Zan and ease the situation, he promoted Gongsun Zan's younger brother Gongsun Fan to be the prefect of Bohai. However, Gongsun Fan immediately turned against him as soon as he arrived in Bohai. Gongsun Zan defeated the Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou and Xuzhou, and his troops became stronger and stronger. He stationed at Jieqiao, appointed Yan Gang as the prefect of Jizhou, Tian Kai as the prefect of Qingzhou, Shan Jing as the prefect of Yanzhou, and appointed county magistrates.
Yuan Shao personally led his troops to fight against Gongsun Zan, and the two armies met twenty miles south of the boundary bridge. Gongsun Zan arranged 30,000 infantry in a square formation, with more than 5,000 cavalry on each wing. Yuan Shao ordered Qu Yi to lead 800 elite soldiers as the vanguard, with thousands of strong crossbows as cover, and he commanded tens of thousands of infantry behind. Seeing that Yuan Shao had few troops, Gongsun Zan ordered his cavalry to charge and trample the enemy's formation. Qu Yi's soldiers calmly crouched under their shields, waiting for the enemy's cavalry to rush to a place only a few dozen steps away. . Gongsun Zan's army suffered an unexpected blow, and the whole army fell into chaos, with both cavalry and infantry scrambling for their lives. Qu Yi's army became more and more courageous as they fought. They killed Yan Gang, Gongsun Zan's appointed governor of Jizhou, and killed more than a thousand people. They took advantage of the victory and pursued him to Jieqiao. Gongsun Zan tried to hold the boundary bridge, but was defeated again. Qu Yi pursued Gongsun Zan all the way to his camp.
Yuan Shao ordered his troops to pursue the enemy, and he advanced slowly, carrying only dozens of powerful crossbows and more than a hundred halberd-wielding guards. More than ten miles away from the boundary bridge, I heard that the front had won, so I dismounted, unsaddled and took a rest. At this time, more than 2,000 fleeing cavalry from Gongsun Zan's tribe suddenly appeared and surrounded Yuan Shao. Arrows rained down. Tian Feng pulled Yuan Shao and asked him to retreat into a low wall. Yuan Shao slammed his helmet on the ground and said, "A man would rather rush forward and die in battle. How can he survive by hiding behind a wall?" He commanded the crossbowmen to fight and killed many of Gongsun Zan's cavalry. Gongsun Zan's troops did not recognize Yuan Shao and gradually retreated. After a while, Qu Yi led troops to meet Yuan Shao, and Gongsun Zan's cavalry withdrew.
In the second year of Xingping, Gongsun Zan killed Liu Yu and took all the land in Youzhou. Liu Yu's people, including Yuyang Xianyufu, Qizhou, and Cavalry Governor Xianyuyin, led Youzhou soldiers and horses to avenge Liu Yu, because Yan Rou of Yan State had a long history. Because of their kindness, they elected Yan Rou as Karasuma Sima. Yan Rou recruited Xianbei, Wuwan and other troops, and obtained tens of thousands of Han and Hu soldiers. They fought with Zou Dan, the governor of Yuyang appointed by Gongsun Zan, in the north of Luhe River. They defeated Gongsun Zan's army and killed Zou Dan. King Wuhuanqiao also led his tribe and more than 7,000 Xianbei cavalry. He followed Xian Yufu to welcome Liu Yu's son Liu He and Yuan Shao's general Qu Yi. They combined a total of 100,000 troops to attack Gongsun Zan. They defeated Gongsun Zan in Baoqiu and beheaded two of them. More than 10,000 people. Gongsun Zan was defeated in consecutive battles and had to return to Yijing and hold on to it. Qu Yi and others took advantage of the victory to pursue and surrounded Yijing.
Gongsun Zan clung to Yijing and opened farmland in Yijing. The two armies were in a stalemate for more than a year. Qu Yi ran out of food and retreated. Gongsun Zan took advantage of the situation and attacked, defeated Qu Yi, and obtained all his chariots, horses and baggage. From then on, Qu Yi was ostracized by Yuan Shao's ministers, and he kept a low profile ever since.
Qu Yi kept a low profile and raised soldiers secretly, but he was not good at holding back. Because he is self-reliant on merit, he is often arrogant and indulgent, which makes people aware that he has evil intentions. Yuan Shao listened to Guo Tu's words and summoned him to meet at Yecheng, where he was governed. He beheaded him face to face and annexed his tribe. The remaining troops who were loyal to Qu Yi fled to Bingzhou and western Liaoning, but were also destroyed by Yuan Shao's divided troops.
In the novel "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Qu Yi appears in the seventh chapter "Yuan Shao Pan River Battles Gongsun Sun Jian Crosses the River to Attack Liu Biao". The two armies of Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan confront each other at Pan River. Yuan Shao orders Qu Yi to lead 800 archers and 10,000 infantry Five thousand, lined up in the formation, led the horse and infantry troops behind to support them. Gongsun Zan sent General Yan Gang as the vanguard and came with a noise. Qu Yi's army fired arrows. Qu Yi slapped his horse and wielded his sword, beheading Yan Gang under his horse. He crossed the boundary bridge and defeated Gongsun Zan. He killed the general and captured the flag, and then led the army to charge again. Gongsun Zan's rear army collided with Zhao Yun. Before the battle was over, Zhao Yun stabbed him under the horse with a spear.
Chen Long read Qu Yi's life and realized that he was indeed a famous general surpassing Gongsun Zan, but he had a bad fate and ups and downs in his life. And obviously if he can take advantage of his frustration and let him see clearly his fate of being eliminated by Yuan Shao, he will not only save Qu Yi, but also lay the groundwork for the future elimination of Yuan Shao.
Li Li suddenly shouted: "Here we come!" Chen Long's thoughts were interrupted, and sure enough, several tall horses turned the corner and came towards the gate of the city lord's palace. Li Li cupped his hands and said, "General Qu Yi! Do you still remember Li Li?"
Qu Yi had such sharp eyesight that he recognized Li Li from afar. He quickly walked a few steps and arrived in front of several people. Qu Yi dismounted and looked at Li Li with a smile. He cupped his hands and said, "Li Zhizhong! What gust of wind brought you here? Where do these distinguished guests come from?"
Li Li had finished his greetings and introduced: "This Mr. Long came all the way from Xiapi. He heard about General Qu Yi's reputation and asked me to introduce him to you." Chen Long hurriedly stepped forward and said: "General Qu Yi, please forgive me for being reckless. I came here to meet with the general to discuss the heroes of the world, can I come in and talk?"
Qu Yi was startled when he heard Mr. Long's unusual words. He raised his hand and invited the three of them to enter the hall. After serving tea, he dismissed everyone. He pulled out his sword intentionally or unintentionally, leaned against the table with clang, and asked: "Long Sir, if you want to talk about the heroes of the world, I would like to hear the details. If your words are not good, don't blame me for ignoring Li Zhizhong's golden face!"
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
