After Zhu Jun and Huang Fuchong received the news that Cao Cao had recaptured Runan, he led the Han army towards Wancheng without committing any crimes along the way. He also reunited the people who had suffered from the Yellow Turban bandits and escorted them to larger cities. , Bocai led his troops to rob Jingzhou and committed all kinds of evil. As for Wancheng, only a few people are guarding it now. If we can take the opportunity to defeat him, and then surround Bocai and others, we can completely eliminate the Yellow Turban Army south of the Yellow River.
"General Zhu, now that the city of Runan has been destroyed, the Yellow Turban Army must be scared out of their wits and dare not come out to do evil again. I wonder if we should directly fight Bocai. Only in this way can we quickly eliminate them!" Huangfu Chong said to Zhu Jun! , after all, these battles all relied on Sun Jian's bravery. Now that Sun Jian is powerful and has prestige in the army, wouldn't it be better if we use him to eliminate Bocai in one fell swoop?
"Well, actually I also want to fight to decide the outcome, but I'm afraid of this wave so I won't allow it. Now he is plundering Jingzhou, how can we get him back? If we really capture Wancheng, then he will wave We are just trying to bring trouble to Jingzhou. Is this not letting the tiger go back to the mountain?" Zhu Jun was a little confused. Now Bocai has 30,000 to 40,000 cavalry and is very mobile. If he is determined to go around in circles with him, it will be really bad. Deal with it.
"Then what should we do? How about laying siege to the city first and waiting for him to come back before fighting?" Huangfu Chong said. In fact, he just wanted to kill them in advance, and then go north to Jizhou to deal with the three Zhang Jiao brothers. After all, those are the real leaders of the thieves, the three of them. His head is really valuable.
"Well, we can't catch up. Let's take a look at the situation in Wancheng first. After all, a lot of people from Runan have escaped. I hope the fight can be easier, otherwise there will be nothing to do with you and me on the Jizhou battlefield." Zhu Jun joked
"That would be better. It would be best if there was no war in the world. Then we can also practice calligraphy, play the piano, raise flowers, and fight fish. How free and easy it would be! Haha." Huangfu Chong laughed at the end. Get up, this kind of life is really good, but now I can only think about it, even if the fight is really over, there will probably not be many peaceful days.
"Haha, let's hope! By the way, let's attack Wancheng first. Just take a gamble and see if Bo Cai will come back to help?" Zhu Jun said with a smile.
The Han army surrounded Wancheng for three days and seemed to want to knock it down in one go. They killed Han Zhong and Zhao Hong in disgrace. They didn't have many troops. Fortunately, Wancheng's terrain was steep, and Zhu Jun and Zhu Jun took control of the city. Part of the energy was focused on dealing with Bo Cai later, which allowed Wancheng to hold on for a few months. If Bo Cai didn't come to support him, he was afraid that the city wouldn't be able to hold on for long.
"General Han, Marshal Bo asked us to defend the city, but now the Han army is fighting so fiercely, how can we defend it?" Zhao Hong was very tired, just dealing with Sun Jian was already very tiring, the Han army wanted to prevent the situation in Xuchang Yesterday happened again, and I secretly rushed to the city in the middle of the night. They kept attacking and didn't give them time to deal with defense matters. Although there were some rolling logs and stones on the city wall, when they wanted to dig tunnels and traps, time no longer allowed them.
"We can only defend. If we go out to launch a sneak attack at this time, we are courting death. We can only hope that Boss Bo will come back for reinforcements earlier. After all, the defense with the few troops we have is not enough!" Han Zhong had no other way. Although he There are some methods, but there is no manpower. The Han army is not the defenders of other places. These are people who have been on the battlefield for a long time. Zhu Jun and Huang Fuchong are also famous generals of the Han Dynasty. They have their own way of marching and fighting, and they will not be fooled so easily.
"That's all we can do. Let's hold on guard for now. I'll take people to dig tunnels, just like in Xuchang. I'll do more work to see if they can be dug early. Now I've only dug the city gate. I'm afraid they'll keep attacking like this. This city, girl, there aren’t many people coming every time, and we don’t attack much. It’s really a headache to just drag it on like this!” Zhao Hongdao
"Well, let's not talk about it for now. Before they come up, let's take a rest and tell the brothers to defend the city. Boss is already on the way." After Han Zhong finished speaking, he fell asleep. We must hurry up. Go and regain your strength, otherwise you will die from exhaustion.
After Bocai received the news, he hurried back. Originally, it was not far from Xinye to Wancheng, but Cheng Pu was lying in wait for Bocai to arrive. He wanted to give him a blow first, but Bocai suffered a lot. Now that they have experience, they divide the troops into two parts, and the first three thousand people go to support Wancheng on the original road, asking them to be careful on the road. The task of being a vanguard is to explore the road, but he personally leads the troops around Xuchang. After that, they arrived directly behind the Han army. Due to Cheng Pu's misjudgment, he thought that Bocai would attack on the same route and spared 3,000 troops. Moreover, the Han army also formed a pocket formation to the south. As a result, Bocai's army suddenly came out from behind. , in the vast land outside the city, the power of the cavalry charge was vividly demonstrated, killing Han troops running everywhere. Bo Cai and the three thousand soldiers and horses attacked from front to back, breaking Zhu Jun's encirclement in one fell swoop, and breaking the enemy he used the city to attack. The conspiracy to lure Bo Cai, now the initiative of Wancheng is in the hands of Bo Cai again. Bo Cai arranges the cavalry to attack from the city at any time, charge and leave without fighting Sun Jian and others, and just use the superiority of the cavalry to attack The two sides of the Han army were in a stalemate. Finally, the Han army gathered in one place and no longer dispersed. They gathered at the south gate, intending to use manpower to make up for the lack of troops.
"Mr. Guo, are we going back now?" Zhao Yun looked at Guo Jiadao. He had only been out for about a month. He had fought several battles, big and small, and gained a lot of people. Zhao Yun looked at the six who were huffing and puffing behind him. More than a thousand people were a little helpless. These were all former grass bandits, but now they were trained by me to be docile. This month, in order to search the mountains for Guo Jia, I had tormented them a lot. Now others I don’t dare to say, let’s just say that they are very good at exploring the terrain and concealing their whereabouts.
"Well, the terrain of Youzhou in Jizhou has been surveyed. It's time for us to go back and prepare. Now that the Yellow Turban Army elsewhere is almost wiped out, I think we should go back and prepare for the decisive battle!" Guo Jia said , carrying the wine bottle, he was about to drink, but he smiled bitterly and threw it aside, because he drank all the wine he brought yesterday.
When Zhao Yun saw this action, his brows jumped. The detection had been completed. It had been done long ago. He had originally planned to have a fight with Zhang Bao quietly in the past few days. Now that he was going back, Zhao Yun was very suspicious. The reason why Guo Jia went back was because No more wine! "Then let's not deal with Zhang Bao first? After all, this is a good opportunity!" Zhao Yundao said, when they were detecting the terrain, they suddenly discovered a warehouse in Zhang Bao's dark place. There was nothing else in it, just piles of piles. The medicinal materials and farm tools are of little use to Zhang Bao now, but for Chang Shan, they are the most urgently needed supplies.
"We won't be in a hurry for a while. It's not the farming season now. Let's go back first and bring some soldiers back to transport these things back. There's no way we can transport them away. We can't carry a little bit by ourselves!" Guo Jia He smiled, and at the same time, he felt like a cat was scratching his paws. What he wanted most now was to go back and give him a good meal.
"Haha!" Zhao Yun had seen through Guo Jia and couldn't help laughing, "Let's go back and lead the troops back again. But Mr. Guo, it will take a day or two to go back. How can this be done?"
"Oh! It's not that bad! It's all my fault, my lord. It turns out that I'm not that addicted to alcohol!" Guo Jia also joked and smiled bitterly. After all, after drinking this wine, I really can't drink other wines. , otherwise just buy some wine.
"Haha!" Zhao Yun laughed, "Here!" He threw a pot of old wine to Guo Jia, "My eldest brother gave this to me. He said that Mr. Guo can use it when he comes back! Haha"
"Alas! This lord, you really despise me!" Guo Jia quickly took it, took a sip, and said helplessly. This state made a group of people laugh.
"Mr. Guo, then let's set off!" Zhao Yun looked at Guo Jia, the old god, and said with a black line.
"Yes, yes, yes, go back to the city, hurry up! Haha!" A group of people walked up Changchun Mountain in such a swagger, with the big Zhao flag fluttering in the wind, they were so calm! Along the way, no one dared to cause trouble. Even Zhang Bao stomped his feet angrily when he saw it. After all, Zhao Yun left a deep impression on him!
Cheng Feng, who was far away in Changshan, was practicing at this time. Zhao Yun's several battles really stimulated him. Seeing that the gap between himself and Zhao Yun was getting bigger and bigger, Cheng Feng was also alert. Although there were so many generals fighting with him, But you have to be strong when you are forging iron. If you don’t have strong abilities, you will be nothing in the end. Cheng Feng searched hard for the halberd, spear, and ax techniques of later generations in his head, and planned to create his own style! Cheng Feng combined the halberd and spear skills of all the famous generals known to later generations to create his own moves. This was very difficult. After all, he only knew a name but did not understand the specific moves. He had to explore by himself. On weekdays and They sparred, and they all had back-ups, and they would not make deadly moves. It had no effect at all. It just made themselves more familiar with how to use the halberd, but it had little effect on improving their abilities. Cheng Feng's halberd was shaken, and he moved his body first. Since this halberd is called the Flame Dragon Fighting Heavenly Halberd, it must be reliable in its strength. Cheng Feng played wildly for a while, using the halberd as a broadsword and axe, hitting the ground with rocks and clouds. Soon the garden was filled with rubble, but Cheng Feng did not intend to collect it. I don’t know what happened today, but I just wanted to practice the halberd. Cheng Feng played with brute force for a while, and then used the halberd to practice marksmanship. He was most familiar with Zhao Yun’s marksmanship and later Luo Cheng’s horseback spear, but one used One who comes to charge can only be used for counter-killing! Cheng Feng and Zhao Yun had exchanged martial arts skills with each other, and he felt that using a gun and a halberd were different. The marksmanship was elegant and sharp, and the gun was easy and smooth to use. However, there were many moves that could not be used with the halberd, and it was awkward to use. Cheng Feng removed all the unsuitable moves and kept only the useful ones. He used the halberd to fight in various ways, just to see what kind of moves he could practice in the end. In the end, this guy was completely free and actually used the halberd. Practicing the Tai Chi Halberd was an innovation. Tai Chi allowed him to breathe continuously and have more strength to support himself. However, it was still very difficult at the beginning. After a while, Cheng Feng felt his arms were numb and his breath was a little confused. At this time, Stop it now, or you will injure yourself! In this way, Cheng Feng practiced for most of the day and didn't stop until the evening. However, he gained a lot. He has slowly begun to be able to mix various moves and use them out of order. Reused!
"Lord!" Zhang Liao suddenly burst into Cheng Feng's hall. Cheng Feng had just finished his meal and was about to study the legendary Six Tao. After all, it is good to study more! "Wen Yuan, why are you panicking?" Seeing Zhang Liao like this, Cheng Feng was a little surprised. After all, this man was very calm and collected.
"Lord, there are five people coming from outside the city. They say they want to enter the city. When asked, they don't say who they are. They just say that they want you to greet them in person. You will know when you see them!" Zhang Liao said helplessly.
"Oh! Did you ask where it came from?" Cheng Feng was a little confused. Why is it so mysterious?
"They say they are from Luoyang!" Zhang Liao said, "My lord, do you have any friends in Luoyang?" Zhang Liao asked uncertainly.
"No, I just know Yuan Shao and Cao Cao. These two are having a great time leading troops to fight. They probably don't have time to come to my place. Besides, even if they come, they won't come with just a few people. This Cao Cao is suspicious , then Yuan Shao probably looks down on us people!" Cheng Feng said with a smile, "Wenyuan, let's stop guessing and go and have a look, otherwise others will say that we don't know how to treat guests and spread the word. How unpleasant! Are you right?" As Cheng Feng said this, he walked out. He wanted to see who was coming. As he walked, he thought to himself, could it be him?
Watching Cheng Feng walk out, Zhang Liao hurriedly followed, muttering to himself as he walked, you are the only one who eats people without spitting out their bones, are you still afraid of being laughed at? But this person from Luoyang is different. He is very arrogant. I have never seen such a person before. He just said a few words and refused to answer no matter how I asked him!
When Cheng Feng arrived at the city gate and took a look, his heart skipped a beat. There were only five or six people riding horses under the city wall. The others could not be seen clearly in the dark, but Cheng Feng recognized the people under the light. They turned out to be His Majesty's current swordsman, Wang Yue, saw that it was him Cheng Feng who understood who the visitor was, and quickly opened the city gate to greet him. He was afraid that something might happen if it was too late. At the same time, he also felt a little more admiration for this dissolute and unscrupulous Majesty. !
"Your Majesty, Chengfeng, pays homage to your majesty, long live long live!" When he arrived at the hall, Cheng Feng saluted the Ling Emperor. At the same time, he sighed inwardly. Sure enough, the people in high positions are not ordinary people. The courage and style of doing things are those of others. What they don’t know is that even their thoughts are not understood by ordinary people!
"Haha, Chengfeng, please forgive me. There are no outsiders here. Even if you kill me, no one else will know! Haha." Han Ling Emperor Liu Hong didn't have the airs of other emperors, and said to Chengfeng with a smile. But Cheng Feng was shocked. He really doesn't know how to chat with this guy. Besides, even if he wanted to, he couldn't kill you here! "Your Majesty's words are serious, please stop making fun of me!" Cheng Feng said quickly
"Okay, I'm here just to take a look and ask you some things!" Emperor Ling said with a smile. As soon as these words came out, Cheng Feng was shocked. It seems that His Majesty is not so incompetent. However, there must be something important coming here alone, so Chengfeng hurriedly listened, because he felt that he was finally entering the highest level of power.
"You have complaints. I have suppressed you many times and refused to send troops!" Emperor Ling asked with a smile.
"No, absolutely not. I know that Your Majesty loves me and doesn't want me to suffer any loss!" Cheng Feng quickly spoke, joking, even if he had complaints, he couldn't admit it!
"Haha, actually I don't have that many thoughts, I just suppress you. Do you know that now that the Yellow Turban Army is rioting, all the forces in the DPRK have become one to deal with them, but they also took the opportunity to develop their own forces. , now we have reached a mutually balanced situation. You also know that my ability to become emperor depends on the power of the eunuchs, so I have to be restrained by them in many things. The two party struggles have consumed a lot of their strength. Now The nobles and eunuchs have reconciled and jointly deal with Zhang Jiao, which can be considered a good ending." Ling Emperor said slowly, Cheng Feng could only listen to these words, as for the real situation, everyone knows, I believe even His Majesty himself knows.
"But these are all illusions of troubled times. I know it all. Ever since Emperor Guangwu established the Han Dynasty, he has been under the influence of the aristocratic family. They are still in charge of the government. Even the Yellow Turban Uprising is indispensable for their fueling. So I I want to cultivate my own power, and you are the one I choose!" Emperor Ling said bluntly, after all, they are the only ones here now, there is no need to be secretive.
"Thank you for your kindness, your majesty. I will definitely repay your majesty's kindness with all my heart." Cheng Feng quickly expressed his loyalty. The emperor said it sincerely. If he didn't express it, it would be a bit unreasonable.
"Haha, don't be so polite. Although you have achieved something now, it is not enough to shake the two mountains of eunuchs from the aristocratic family. Therefore, I cannot let you compete head-on with them. In order to protect you, I will suppress you many times. I don't want you to be exposed to their sight. I can see that you hate the family deeply, so I want you to preserve your strength and be of great use in the future. But I didn't expect that you are famous now. Changshan has become a paradise for big men. , It really caught me off guard!" Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty said with a bitter smile, things really are unpredictable. He originally planned to let Cheng Fengzangzhuo, but he didn't expect that he would become a celebrity in the Han Dynasty.
"I didn't expect this. I just did what I could for the people of the Han Dynasty!" Cheng Feng said with some embarrassment.
"Haha, if this is the case, then I will no longer suppress you. Now I am here to tell you clearly that you must destroy the three brothers in this corner for me, and then you can secretly develop my power for me until I need it. When the time comes, I want you to shock everyone!" Emperor Ling said with a smile.
"It's your Majesty! I obey!" Cheng Feng said excitedly, no matter whether what his Majesty said is true or false, as long as he doesn't doubt himself.
"By the way, I see that Changshan of yours is developing very well. Do you have any ideas? Let me know how you can weaken the power of the aristocratic family in the court. Now the eunuchs and the aristocratic family are in charge of the entire court. I am the one who makes the decision. It’s a decoration!” Emperor Ling said helplessly.
"Establish private schools and establish an imperial examination system!" Cheng Feng thought for a while and said truthfully. After all, this is the only way to break the monopoly of aristocratic families. Although this will also cause other party disputes, it can allow many people with real talents and practical knowledge to People get a piece of heaven and earth.
"Is it the same as your Chang Shan?" Emperor Ling has also heard of Cheng Feng's Chang Shan and knows this, but he hasn't had a chance to implement it for a while. However, after looking at it today, he feels that this method is not bad. How about Cheng Feng? Unexpectedly, this emperor was so resolute that he established the Hongdu School on the second day after returning and asked various places to build schools and recruit students. However, before he could see the results, he went to visit his ancestors first.
"Yes! Your Majesty!"
"Well, I'll go back and think about it! Okay, no one can tell me what happened this time. Even if I'm not here anymore, you have to remove the two mountains of aristocratic families and eunuchs for me!" Ling Ling The emperor solemnly said
"I obey the order! However, Your Majesty should rest here for a few days, so as to see the customs and customs of Changshan!" Cheng Feng said quickly
"Haha, don't forget that my fiefdom was here in Jizhou before. Well, I still have to go back, so I won't live there anymore! If I have a chance in the future, I will come and stay for a few days!" Emperor Ling said with a smile,
"Then I will personally escort His Majesty back to the palace!" Cheng Feng said, and was about to order troops. After all, this is His Majesty the Emperor. If there was any mistake, he would not be able to clean it up even if he jumped into the Yellow River.
"No need, I have Wang Yue, and anyone in the world can go there. It's just a pity that I didn't see my unparalleled lord Zhao Yun!" Emperor Ling said with some regret.
"Zilong has gone out to train troops. In this way, I will let Zilong enter the palace another day, and His Majesty can see him!" Cheng Feng said with a smile.
"Well! That's it, don't say anything to anyone, let's go quietly." After saying this, Emperor Ling walked out of the hall. Chengfeng walked all the way outside the city and watched the five people galloping towards Luoyang on horseback. Chengfeng couldn't calm down for a long time. He felt that there was not enough seeds in his head. This was really like a dream!
