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Chapter 336

In the first year of Xingping (No.20 four years), at the end of June.

Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou, was defeated in a row and retreated to Xiapi.

On the front line of Mount Tai, they were also worshiped by Yuan Shao several times, and even Tao Qian himself was seriously injured.

At this time, Tao Qian looked at the letter in his hand, and he lost his initial anger. Instead, he was a little more hesitant. He was hesitating whether to agree to Yuan Shu's conditions.

After all, Yuan Shu just asked him to surrender.

But Cao Cao wanted to chop off his head.

Just think about it, if his head is all over, do you still care about chopping off a few more, the heads of his family?
How many cities have been slaughtered, do you still care about a hundred people?
It's a pity that Tao Qian still failed to fulfill his wish in the end, because Cao Cao asked Yuan Shu's old subordinate Lu Bu to trouble him, and now Yuan Shu is also facing Lu Bu's attack.

It's just that the two sides fought evenly for a while.

At the end of July, the court's order was long overdue.

It is the will to confer Cao Cao as Yuzhou Shepherd and Lu Bu as Yanzhou Shepherd.

It's just that the person who passed the decree had a little time difference.

When it was in the hands of Cao Cao, it was a few days later than in the hands of Lu Bu.

As a result, when Cao Cao received the decree, it was delivered at the same time, as well as the news that Lu Bu and Chen Gong occupied most of Yanzhou. Cao Cao was so angry that he almost chopped the person who sent the letter.

But the matter has come to this point, it is useless to say more.

Cao Cao had to go back to stabilize his old lair, and Yuan Shu freed up his hands.

Naturally, Beishang and his big brother started working directly.

At the beginning of winter in the first year of Xingping, the two sides stopped fighting, but Liu Bei, who had been waiting for a long time, directly took out his hometown.

Even Gongsun Zan, who was in charge of monitoring Liu Bei's activities, didn't notice this point, and no one thought that Liu Bei would do the opposite and mobilize troops in the middle of winter.

Yuan Shao was stunned directly, losing ground one after another.

In the end, Gongsun Bogui, who got the news, intervened, which made Liu Bei stop chasing Yuan Shao.

Rao is so, no one has been pleased this time.

It may be because of the winter, the brains of the big guys have calmed down, but Cao Cao still did not take anyone with him to Yuzhou to take up his post.

Because of Yuzhou, Yuan Shu is to the east and Dashan is to the south.

To the west is Zhang Ji, who has taken refuge in the imperial court, and he really has no potential for development.

It's better to deal with Lu Bu first, and then occupy Yanzhou and Yuzhou, sitting on the land of the two states, why worry about not being able to compete with Chang'an?

When it snowed heavily, every family rested their troops one after another.

On the outskirts of Chang'an, a grand competition of the whole army is being held, and it is about to compete for the generals who will lead the army to conquer the rebellion after next year's spring plowing.

It was originally planned to go south after the autumn harvest this year.

Because Guanzhong was too desolate, it was forced to stop.

As for why soldiers are usually used after the autumn harvest, the main reason is that food is put into storage at this time, and everyone is the same. After going out for an expedition, they can still eat from the enemy.

But the imperial court is different.

The main thing is the new military rations that Xu Rong made as mentioned before.

Not only good for transportation, but also moisture-proof.

Otherwise, who would be fine and use troops after spring plowing.

In this season, there is a lot of rain, which is not conducive to marching, long-term transportation and storage of ordnance, food and grass, and naturally it is not conducive to the war between the two sides.

Therefore, the time they chose after spring plowing was definitely a time that Zhang Lu could not have imagined.

Now in Chang'an's left-behind troops, there are the four guards of Huben, the four guards of Tengxiang, and the two guards of Longxiang, the front and the rear, but the two guard generals of Longxiang, Zhao Yun and Zou Yi.

One wants to spend more time with his newlywed wife, and does not want to participate.

Zou Yi was going to be stationed in Nanyang and reorganize Zhang Ji's troops by the way, so he didn't participate.

As for Wu Xian, he was appointed Captain of Sili and returned to Luoyang to take charge of affairs.

Although these guards only have 5 people, once expanded, they can be expanded to [-] people in an instant, and they are still well-organized, and the military medical camp is a bit difficult to handle.

Now the real competition is the contest between the four guards of Huben and the newly established four guards of Tengxiang.

The so-called big competition in the army is not about pulling out and fighting together.

But it's very weird, and it raises a question.

Xu Rong asked everyone to come up with a plan first. After passing the screening, they will enter the second round, the real competition.

The first round of the so-called plan screening, without a doubt, directly eliminated the four guards of Huben who had been fighting in the north for a long time, because they were very familiar with the climate and terrain of Hanzhong.

As well as the difficulties that will be encountered, there is no psychological preparation.

What I think is still the principle of the northern corps fighting in formation.

There is no way, although there are mountainous areas in the north, but they are fighting with those nomadic tribes.

In recent years, they have taken the initiative to attack. On the endless prairie, it is natural to form an array, the army array collides, the general array, and the power of arrangement are brought to the extreme.

But this method obviously doesn't work in Hanzhong.

Fighting in Hanzhong is more about fighting for the passage.

Attacks on the enemy's supply channels are all interspersed, roundabout, flanking, etc.

Because most of the time, the width of the battlefield where everyone is fighting is limited, and it is impossible to form a formation at all.

At the same time, Zhang Xiu of Tengxiang's avant-garde and Ma Teng of Tengxiang's left back were also eliminated.

The final candidate fell between Huang Zhong, who was the rear guard of Tengxiang, and Li Su, who was the right guard of Tengxiang. The two comrades who once led the imperial army and defended the palace city together had to decide who was superior.

Huang Zhong didn't really want to make money, but his subordinates wanted to, so he would do a favor.

But Li Su wanted this opportunity.

He can see it, and now his old club Wang Yun has lost power.

Although Wang Yun voluntarily gave up resistance, he also got the position of General Wei.

But if he doesn't fight for it and make his position irreplaceable, when the time comes, once someone has an idea, he is a general who is almost idle at ordinary times.

It is impossible to say when, it will be taken down directly.

At this time, the second match between the two sides started at the South Gate of Chang'an, on the Longshouyuan outside the Anmen.

The rules are also very simple, 500 people from each side.

Holding wooden weapons against each other, the winner can serve as the commander of the Southern Expedition Army, or from then on, start to form a wrong group and prepare for the corresponding Southern Expedition training.

Qiu Zhiqing and the others watched the confrontation between the two sides on Longshouyuan outside the city from the tower of the south gate.

Beside them are the main generals of both sides, Huang Zhong and Li Su.

And the people who lead the army under the city are Huang Zhong's deputy.

Teng Xiang's defender, Liu Fan, the left middle man.

As well as Li Su's deputy, Tengxiang right guard, Zuo Zhonglang general Gan Rong, who was originally a Bingzhou army horse, was transferred from Hubenwei to be Li Su's deputy.

Although it is a deputy, but does it have any special mission?

No one could tell, Li Su himself didn't bother to think too much, thinking about it had no meaning, so why bother to worry in vain.

Among the four guards of Tengxiang, which one has not been transferred from Huben and Longxiang?
Looking at the two sides lined up outside the city, ready to go, Qiu Zhiqing asked Xu Rong, "I don't know if Brother Xu thinks which of them has a better chance of winning?"

Huang Zhong and Li Su, who were separated by several battlements, also listened attentively.

After all, they have also heard about the name of this Prime Minister Xu. Back then, Yanmen County, outside the Great Wall, led [-] Yanmen County soldiers with insufficient equipment, and defeated a hundred thousand Xianbei troops...

Then he joined Qiu Zhiqing, with less than [-] people, to forcefully repel the [-] Xianbei elite.

If it weren't for the Xianbei cavalry to come to help, maybe the original Xianbei leader Tan Shihuai.

Maybe there is no chance of dying of illness, and you will directly have to drink and hate outside the Great Wall.

Of course, this is the result of the battle report.

In fact, Qiu Zhiqing led more than 2 people to confront the Xianbei army. With [-] people, Qiu Zhiqing almost completely suppressed the [-] Xianbei army, and Xu Rong went to steal the camp.

In the end, their camp was almost taken away by the tens of thousands of Xianbei troops who came to reinforce them.

As a result, both sides suffered losses, but Xu Rong was given the credit when reporting.

"It's hard to say, Liu Fan's fighting spirit is stronger, and Gan Rong's level is not bad..."

Xu Rong didn't seem to say anything, but in fact, the result has already been given.

Hearing this, Li Su couldn't help feeling a little disappointed, but soon recovered.

Judging from the few times he met Qiu Zhiqing, he didn't have any obvious rejection of himself and Huang Zhong, and was even more polite to him.

This shows that I still have a chance in the future.

Of course, if he knew that Huang Zhong's son was Qiu Zhiqing's apprentice.

It is estimated that Li Su will probably not think so.

By the way, Huang Zhong added a younger brother to Huang Xu under Qiu Zhiqing's masterful rejuvenation...

At this time, in the field outside the city, the two sides have already started a tentative attack.

When we met for the first time, everyone was more careful, and by coincidence, they set up a square formation, according to the standard position of this multi-army combination.

The cavalry guarded both sides, with fifty cavalry on one side.

Two hundred sword shields, two hundred spears, and one hundred cavalry are the standard equipment for both sides.

There are no crossbowmen to avoid unnecessary casualties.

Two hundred swords and shields were divided into two villages and four teams, one at the front of the army, one team at the rear, and one team of swords and shields as the guard of the central army.

The spears of the two villages are arranged on the left and right, so that they can protect the left and right and prevent the cavalry from flanking.

When there is a problem with the front army and the rear army, it can also be filled in time.

One hundred cavalry in one village were divided into two teams, left and right.

In this way, a roughly rectangular array is formed.

With the sound of the horn, the military spirit of both sides rose, and the footsteps moved rhythmically with the drumbeat, like two giant beasts, slowly approaching and probing.

In fact, a battle of 500 people doesn't have to be like this.

Just rush and kill.

But what they are testing is the command level of the military formation change, so naturally they can't directly go up to hedge.

Liu Fan was eager to win, and took the lead in changing formation. Before the two sides collided, he dispatched cavalry on both wings to attack, and the target turned out to be Gan Rong's two wings on the opposite side.

Gan Rong did not show any weakness, and sent his own cavalry to intercept.

And immediately began to change formations, becoming alternate formations of swords, shields and spears.

This was originally a way to deal with cavalry charging.

For some reason, it is used to deal with sword and shield soldiers.

The cavalry of the two sides did not collide with each other, but had a tacit understanding. They scratched and eliminated themselves, and some troops on the opposite side chased each other on Longshouyuan.

Cavalry on both sides, swimming around the array.

From time to time, intimidation was launched on the opponent's wings and rear.

In the end, they were still unable to make a move. Seeing that this continues, it is very likely that they will draw directly.

With a wave of Liu Fan's flag, the sound of the horn changed, and the two cavalry teams suddenly merged into one, piercing into the junction of Ganrong's left army and the rear battalion like spikes, causing Ganrong's left army to fall into a brief chaos.

Liu Fan seized the opportunity and let the right army and the middle army press together.

Ganrong's left army was defeated in one fell swoop, and the cavalry who had just rushed out of Ganrong's left wing.

It was to intercept the cavalry who came together, one step late, and planned to directly attack Liu Fan's right wing.

Now there is no longer any wandering and fighting, only Liu Fan's cavalry can entangle Gan Rong's cavalry...

Seeing this, everyone in the Anmen city tower knew that the victory and defeat had already been decided, and there was no need to continue.

"Boom..."

The sound of Mingjin sounded from the downstairs of the city gate, resounding throughout the entire Longshouyuan, the two sides began to retreat slowly, checked the wounded, and went back to the camp to rest.

This not-so-big battle only lasted for more than half an hour, not even an hour.

Liu Fan's cavalry had passed by the breakthrough point they selected several times, but after being chased by the cavalry from both sides, they relaxed their vigilance after being teased several times by Liu Fan's cavalry.

resulting in being hit.

Relatively speaking, the soldiers on Liu Fan's side were slightly better in terms of consciousness and reaction.

The result of this contest was soon submitted to the Zhengshitang.

Although only one of the five, Qiu Zhiqing and Xu Rong were present.

But the process still needs to go through it again. Obeying the rules is not a kind of enlightenment...

Time flies, it is the New Year's Eve of the first year of Xingping (No. 20 four years).

This year was the first time that Qiu Zhiqing celebrated the New Year alone in the past few years, and he felt like a lonely old man, no matter in terms of artistic conception or appearance.

Before that, there were Zhang Ning, Huang Xu and others.

Now, these two people were also driven out by Qiu Zhiqing to travel.

Not to mention, eating the New Year's Eve dinner by myself is actually quite enjoyable.

Well, he was somewhat melancholy.

Qiu Zhiqing's deserted mansion was in stark contrast to the dimly lit and bustling Chang'an City. Everything in the past six months proved that
Zeng Bingzhou Mu, who was promoted to the prime minister, is a good hand in power.

At least it is much stronger than Wang Yun, Dong Zhuo, Li Jue and Guo Si before.

In fact, Qiu Zhiqing didn't feel that he had done anything, he just gave it to everyone,
A relatively stable environment, nothing more.

These bustle, hustle and bustle, and the prosperity that has begun to take shape are all the results of their own efforts, and it seems that they have little to do with him.

A courtyard wall seems to isolate the red dust in Chang'an City.

Outside the wall is red dust, inside the wall is quiet and peaceful...

However, Qiu Zhiqing's rare purity was quickly broken.

Qiu Zhiqing, who was eating melon seeds and looking at the Taoist scriptures, suddenly raised his head, met his gaze, and it was Xu Rong, Cai Bojie, Liu Yu, Huang Wan and others who walked in.

Even Wang Yun, who usually doesn't like him very much, is among them...

"My colleagues, why is this?"

"I have heard that Chong and brother's mansion is quiet and secluded, and it is the best place to cultivate the mind and character. Now that I see it, it really lives up to its reputation..."

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