Chapter 322 Chen Gong’s Heart
The general's reputation was ruined after hundreds of 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: Farewell to Maojia's Twelfth Brother"
It is said that Chen Long and Zhou Buyi made a plan to attack Juancheng tomorrow, but the real target was Puyang, the important military town guarded by Man Chong and Xu Huang. Man Chong, Man Boning, and Xu Huang and Xu Gongming were both well-known generals with both civil and military talents. In the official history, they were almost all important figures who could influence the situation of the battle and stabilize the morale of the army. The victory in Puyang was based on an ambush, and they directly attacked the solid Puyang City. In the siege battle, they were defeated Not easy to fight.
At the Qingxian Palace meeting, Chen Gong fully recognized Zhou Buyi’s strategic vision. In this battle, as long as the Bingzhou Heishan Army and Chen Liujun cooperated fully, their strength reached 270,000, and they were unexpected, they would surely gain something. And Chen Liujun also had his own wishful thinking. Even if their military goal could not conquer Dingtao in one fell swoop, if they could open up the passage to Xuzhou, they would be ready to capture Taoqian of Xuzhou in the future and establish a more solid base.
In Chen Gong's heart, he has always had a deep hatred for Cao Cao. This hatred does not come from Cao Cao's failure to reuse him, but from his endless regret for having misjudged Cao Cao. At that time, Cao Cao returned from Xuzhou. "In the spring of the first year of Xingping, Taizu returned from Xuzhou. At the beginning, my great-grandfather Song returned to Qiao after he resigned from the official position. During Dong Zhuo's rebellion, he took refuge in Langxie and was killed by Tao Qian. Therefore, Taizu's ambition was to In the summer, he sent Xun Yu and Cheng Yu to guard Juan City, and re-conquered Tao Qian. He captured five cities and captured the territory to the East China Sea. Returning to Tan, Qian sent Cao Bao and Liu Bei to garrison Tandong, demanding Taizu. Taizu defeated him. Then, they attacked Xiangben and killed many of them."
Because Cao Cao slaughtered good people, went on a killing spree, and punished the people, Chen Gong had a fierce argument with Cao Cao and begged Cao Cao not to harm innocent people. Cao Cao refused to listen, and because of different political opinions, he left him in Yanzhou and did not reuse him. Chen Gong saw that he could not persuade his lord with words, and Cao Cao really "repeated the Eastern Expedition... and killed too many people", so he rebelled against Cao Cao in desperation. As a result, the people of Xuzhou were able to rest in peace, but Chen Gong fell into loneliness from then on.
Thinking of this, the corners of Chen Gongtai's eyes couldn't help but become moist. I thought that for the sake of the life and death of the people of the village, I did not hesitate to bear the infamy of my lord, but instead turned to my lord who was so kind to me, and went to join Lu Bu, who didn't even have a base at the time, to fight this tragic and heroic struggle with Cao Cao, which had no chance of winning, even if he was doomed for it. , is also worth it.
Since Lü Bu escaped from Chang'an, he first sought refuge with Yuan Shu but was not accepted, then sought refuge with Yuan Shao and was jealous, and finally met Zhang Miao. When he was wandering around with no fixed place, Chen Gong, Zhang Chao, Xu Bang, and Wang Kai and others united to betray Cao Cao. Chen Gong said to Zhang Miao at that time, "Now that the heroes have risen together, the world is falling apart. You, with an army thousands of miles away, are fighting in four battles, holding your sword and looking at the sky, you are enough to be proud of others, and you should not be scornful if you fight back against others." ! Now the state army is marching eastward, and the place is empty. Lu Bu is a strong man who is good at fighting and is unparalleled. Ruoquan welcomes him, and together we will pastor Yanzhou and observe the situation in the world. When the current situation changes, this will be a period of time."
According to the official history, Chen Gong, Zhang Miao and others subsequently welcomed Lu Bu as the shepherd of Yanzhou and occupied Chenliu, Puyang and other places with great momentum. Except for Juancheng, Fanxian and Dong'a counties, all counties responded. Cao Cao knew that the Yanzhou base was about to be lost, so he hurriedly returned from Xuzhou to fight with Lu Bu, and was defeated again and again.
It should be said that the relationship between Chen Gong and Lu Bu is not as written in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". They are more of an alliance, and Lu Bu is not Chen Gong's "lord". Their relationship is a bit like Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu. Lu Bu relied heavily on Chen Gong but also took precautions. Many times, he had to give in to the opinions of Chen Gong and others.
For example, during the battle with Cao Cao, Lu Bu wanted to surrender several times, but was blocked by Chen Gong. "Taizu conquered Bu by himself and went to his city. He left a letter and wrote it as a blessing for Chen. Bu was about to surrender, but Chen Gong and others felt guilty and thwarted his plan." In the official history, Lu Bu was not captured in the end, but He surrendered voluntarily. Lu Bu's surrender was also because Chen Gong was captured. Lu Bu lost his backbone and his will to resist.
"Three Kingdoms" records: "In the third month of the siege by Taizu, the upper and lower forces separated, and his generals Hou Cheng, Song Xian, and Wei Xu bound Chen Gong and surrendered. Bu and his men climbed to the White Gate Tower. The soldiers were surrounded by troops, so they descended. "In this alliance, Chen Gong and other Yanzhou faction nobles even occupied a dominant position. Lu Bu had no choice but to surrender to Cao Cao because Chen Gong was captured.
Walking out of Qingxian Palace, looking at the retreating figures of Long Zhu and others, Chen Gong felt sad in his heart. It is said that good birds choose trees to roost, and good ministers choose their masters. How could Long Zhu be inferior to that stupid pig Zhang Yan? Subordinates? But don’t you feel the same pain?
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, when there was great chaos and chaos, Chen Gong's choice of Lu Bu was really a helpless move. Looking at the world at that time, Dong Zhuo had just died, Yuan Shaoxiong was living in Jizhou, and he had a lot of advisers and generals under his command. Chen Gong was not missing him at all. This piece of material. Moreover, Yuan Shao himself was "wide on the outside and arrogant on the inside, resourceful and resourceful", Chen Gong himself did not look down upon such a master at all, and Yuan Shu in Huainan, as Cao Cao said, was "withered bones in the tomb", which is not worth mentioning. When Yuan Shu got the imperial seal from someone else, he thought that his surname was Yuan in the world. He held a cold stone and had sweet dreams all day long. How could Chen Gong be willing to give in to such a master?
The emperor's uncle Liu Bei was indeed ambitious and courteous, but at that time Liu Bei did not even have a base for revolution, and in terms of strength, Liu Bei was not considered a separatist force at all, so Chen Gong did not include him in his consideration.
Speaking of which, Chen Gong is a bit too arrogant and willful when it comes to choosing a lord. He likes a lord who obeys his orders, who has the feeling of being superior to his master, and who is obedient to him and can make him have all-round intelligence. The monarch that comes into play.
The ideal monarch chosen by Chen Gong is one who is strong and tolerant, but not too strong. He must obey his instructions and already possesses a certain amount of power, ability and fame. Although Cao Cao has many abilities, he cannot follow Cao Cao. Firstly, Cao Cao's personal ability is too strong, and he will definitely not be able to defeat Cao Cao; secondly, Cao Cao will definitely kill people without blinking an eye at those who are not good for him, and will massacre cities and cause murders.
After leaving Cao Cao, Chen Gong found Lu Bu, but not Yuan Shu. This was because Yuan Shu was too stupid. At this time, everyone was outgunned. He risked the disgrace of the world and proclaimed himself emperor. The princes would definitely take the opportunity to issue orders as the Emperor. Defeat Yuan Shu. As for the subsequent defeats in the war, he did not find a way to seek refuge with Liu Bei. Liu Bei had only over a thousand soldiers at that time, and all his men were warriors. Liu Bei was not as famous as him, so of course he couldn't join him.
At this moment, Chen Gong, looking at Long Zhu's retreating figure, once again placed a big question mark on his future. The wisdom of this dragon ball is profound, and he has talents like Long Zhou under his command, so he should be a strong enemy for himself and his lord. After Cao Cao is eliminated, we must first find out the details of this person.
Zang Ba didn't have as many twists and turns as Chen Gong. Now that he had decided on the strategy, he hurried back to the camp to prepare. Chen Gong rode back to Chen Liu and talked about the dragon ball with Zhang Liao, wondering where such a powerful person came from.
Zhang Liao is only thirty years old this year, but he is tall and strong, walking like a dragon and walking like a tiger, and he has the air of a general. The rectangular face, the long and narrow eyes, especially the tall, sculptured hawk-like nose, combined with the tightly pursed corners of the mouth, fully demonstrate his perseverance and courage.
After listening to Chen Gong's description of the strategy of joining forces, Zhang Liao exhaled and said, "Commander, are you sure you want me to stay at Chen Liu?"
Chen Gong nodded and said: "Except for Wen Yuan, I don't feel comfortable guarding Chen Liu. Moreover, the key points of defense include the Black Mountain Army. Enemies may appear on all sides. Only someone as sophisticated as Wen Yuan can guard the city." , never move rashly."
Zhang Liao said in surprise: "It turns out that the military advisor is still wary of the Black Mountain Army. Then why do you still want to cooperate with them and open the east ferry to them?"
Chen Gong said: "Before I opened the ferry, I couldn't figure out the movements of these 200,000 Montenegrin troops. Therefore, even if they drifted all the way to the sea on the Yellow River, I would not send anyone to stop them."
"According to intelligence, they first invaded Yuan Shu's Mengjin ferry, seized many warships, and then announced that they would attack Jizhou. They also sent 50,000 troops to Huguan, pretending to land in Jizhou from the Yellow River, and directly threatened Yecheng. However, their goal is to land on the south bank of the Yellow River to attack Juancheng and threaten Cao Cao. I heard that Taishi Ci was a general under Kong Beihai."
Zhang Liao said: "That's it. It seems that their purpose of joining us is to prevent Cao Cao from successfully taking Qingzhou. However, this is also in our interests. If we can take advantage of this to obtain part of Yanzhou's cities, we can continue to expand eastward and southward. , it can be regarded as a better base.”
Chen Gong nodded and said: "Wen Yuan is right, we use each other and get what we need, but we must be wary of each other and don't accidentally get annexed by others first."
"I agree to cooperate with them, just because we, Chen Liu, must not become an obstacle to the 200,000-strong army. That is a force we cannot bear. If we do not cooperate, we will become their first obstacle. If even we fight If we don't come down, how can the Montenegrin army invade the Central Plains? Therefore, for the benefit of the lord, we must give him the ferry instead of waiting for him to capture it."
Zhang Liao was silent for a moment and sighed: "With an army of two hundred thousand, Zhang Yan has never dared to leave Bingzhou. Why is he so determined this time?"
Chen Gong also sighed: "Longzhu is by no means a simple person. It seems that with the war in the Central Plains, there will be no peace. We can only protect ourselves wisely, seize the opportunity to attack Yanzhou, and preserve our strength at the same time. Only then can we achieve something on the basis of self-protection." Development. Wenyuan, no matter what, Chen Liu is still our only foundation, you must keep an eye on it!"
Zhang Liao stood up, his long and narrow tiger eyes pointed and said: "Don't worry, military advisor, if you are in the city, you will be dead!"
Chen Gong nodded with satisfaction. He was very aware of Zhang Liao's ability. With him guarding the city with 30,000 soldiers, even if 200,000 Montenegro troops besieged the city, they would still be able to fight. Then he said calmly: "Wen Yuan, after tomorrow, I will join General Zang Ba, go to the lord's side, allocate troops, choose a day to go on the expedition, and hope to have a new stronghold when we meet again." As he said this, sadness appeared on his face, He sighed: "Wenyuan, it's nothing if the real man is wrapped in horse leather. I'm just worried that the white butterfly has an unknown origin, but it has taken away your lord's soul. Who is she?"
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
