Chapter 5: Confrontation (1)
The army array is like a mountain, the soldiers are like tigers, the armor is bright, and the equipment is very fine. This is the first evaluation of the Qiuzi envoy on the red horse to the army that has come all the way to his city.
When the soldiers came to the city, they either gathered soldiers and horses, hoarded grain and grass, encouraged the soldiers, and held on to help. Either send an envoy to surrender the city to protect the army and the people. Of course, these are just means, and the beauty of war and peace, between trade-offs, lies in the hands of those in charge. When there is peace, when there is war and when there is peace, we must adapt to the situation and cannot generalize. Therefore, flattery and oath and gambling are not necessarily reliable, and flickering words and hesitation do not necessarily mean that they are insincere. It's just a matter of the times.
Bao Chun has been the emperor of the soil in Qiuzi for many years, and it is impossible for him to willingly give up the status and wealth in his hands. But Lu Guang's 100,000 army came to the border, and Bo Chun should have a number in his heart, and he would definitely not win if he fought hard, but he had always had illusions about the reinforcements from Wensu, Weitou and other countries. Therefore, Lu Guang and Duan Ye both believed that this was just a delaying tactic.
However, even if it is a delaying tactic, there is no need to refuse to meet the envoy. Any move of the opponent, if you are good at using it, can always find a way to benefit your side. Besides, if it is possible to surrender without a fight, it is naturally the best way. After all, siege in the era of cold weapons almost means large-scale casualties. Lu Guang may not have cared too much about it before, but when this knowledgeable Duan Senjun vaguely hinted that each of his soldiers was the biggest capital of his Lu Dadu, he also became fond of the lives of his soldiers.
Besides, if the war in Qiuzi ends one day earlier, he will have more initiative, and he can wait and see the situation in the Central Plains at any time and decide the next direction. Duan Ye actually said plainly that Qin and Jin were fighting, and the victory or defeat was in the last few days. When the news came, it was nothing more than a month or two later, if he hadn't taken the Western Regions at that time, although of course he had the military power in hand, but the Central Plains was in chaos, I am afraid that Lu Guang's best result would be to be a soil overlord in the Western Regions.
At the time of the expedition, although His Majesty the King of Heaven said that "in the past, the national strength of the two Han Dynasty was not strong, the wealth was not abundant, and the strength could not overwhelm the Xiongnu, and I had to send troops to expedition to the Western Regions. Even if we go on an expedition, we can also pass it on. At that time, you will be able to record your merits in Kunlun Mountain, isn't this a great cause for the ages? But in fact, what Lu Guang really agreed with in his heart was the words of the younger brother of the king at that time, Yangping Gong Furong, "The land of the Western Regions, even if it is rich, is far away from the Central Plains, and it is difficult to garrison the land obtained, and it is difficult for the people to collect taxes." In the past, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty spent a lot of effort to win the Western Regions, but the gains outweighed the losses, let alone us? ”
If you are sleepy, you need a pillow, Lu Guang thought in his heart, and Duan Ye said it for him, "Seize the Western Regions to make meritorious contributions to the restoration of life, and wait for the opportunity to return to the Central Plains." "The rest doesn't have to be said, Lu Guang also understands it.
What Duan Ye didn't say was actually Xiang Yu's famous words back then, "If you don't return to your hometown, you will walk at night if you are rich." "Lu Guang wanted to return to the Central Plains to establish a career. Of course, there is nothing wrong with this, it is indeed difficult to achieve great things in the Western Regions. But what Lu Guang wanted was not from the strategic layout, but hoped to return to his hometown, in order to succeed, by the way, let the hometown parents see, the son of Lord Lu Polou, who was considered to be idle and idle cockfighting lackeys when he was young, is now also out of the picture.
If history had not changed, Lü Guang would have seized Liangzhou later, but soon the Hu and Han in the territory were all opposed, and Lü Guang's sons were tired of coping, and as soon as Lü Guang died, the Liangzhou regime collapsed. Lu Guangqi and Wen Taowu have merits, but in the final analysis, even if they are heroes for a while, they have no corresponding pattern and bearing, and it is difficult to achieve great things.
Speaking of which, in this era of the late Sixteen Kingdoms, there are three people that Duan Ye really admires, Liu Yu, Helian Bobo, and Cui Hao. One was born in poverty and laid down a huge territory, the other took cavalry tactics to the extreme, and the other is almost more powerful than the deified Zhuge Liang of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which can be said to be a last resort. It's a pity that these guys are still young now, and Duan Ye has almost no chance to compete with them.
Today, the heroes of the world are the Great Qin Emperor Fu Jian, the emperor's younger brother Fu Rong, the prime minister of the Jin State Xie An, Huan Wen's younger brother Huan Chong, and the commander of the Beifu army Liu Gaozhi. Xianbei Murong Chui. Although the degree of brilliance is not as good as the previous ones, it can be regarded as a dragon and phoenix among people; Forehead.
It's a pity that when I came here, only this Lu Guang's thighs were a little thicker, so I hugged it. However, sooner or later, he will have to break away from Lu Guang and achieve a career on his own. Duan Ye secretly made up his mind.
With the melodious sound of camel bells, the messenger of Qiuzi arrived. To Duan Ye's surprise, the messenger who came to see Lu Guang was actually a woman dressed in fiery red! She rode a horse that was also red, with a scimitar on her body and a beaded chain around her neck, and she looked graceful and extraordinary.
The more than ten guards accompanying him rode camels, dressed in white shirts, and their headscarves were ringed around the women in front of them.
"Bo Chun, this kid shouldn't be a beauty." Duan Ye muttered in his heart, "If you want to do beauty tricks, you have to do it for yourself." But it's been a long time since it's been opened. ”
"Tut-tut, this woman is really energetic, Duan joins the army, look at that ass, that **, tsk." I don't know when I have touched the frustrated man beside me, and said with a confused face.
Fuqu Nancheng, who had a conflict with Duan Ye, was actually a straightforward person, because Duan Ye needed to form a boulder artillery team, so he had a lot of business dealings with Fuqu Nancheng, who was in charge of the Lu Shuihu camp of the left army. The two of them are familiar with each other a lot, plus Duan Ye pretends to be bold and bold, and he secretly drinks a few times and does not refuse to come, which makes Nancheng feel extremely close to each other, and the two are already friends with wine and meat.
But what Nan Cheng said was right, the woman got closer, and when she looked closely, although her eyebrows were thick and she looked a little arrogant, but the eyes like a clear spring really made Duan Ye feel moved. The woman wore a veil, but she could faintly see a straight nose. This kind of faint and revealing style is like a cat's paw scratching in the bottom of his heart, which makes Duan Ye itch too.
Of course, there is no need to say much about the woman's figure, looking at her age, she is about sixteen or seventeen years old, but the "capital" is also quite strong, and it should be ...... It will be very easy to "use".
Seeing that Nancheng was still a pig brother, Duan Ye couldn't help but quip, "How is this girl compared to Sister Ling?" It turned out that the frustrated man had been boasting to Duan Ye after he was drunk, saying that his sister was the first beauty of Lu Shuihu, and even the first beauty of the Huns in the past, Duan Ye just laughed and didn't believe it, and said that if the man became this look, how good-looking a girl could be? Nan Cheng didn't argue, and said that he would know when the time came.
Seeing Duan Ye's old words mentioned again, Nan Cheng said with some confusion this time, "Chunlan Qiuju, each has its own strengths." ”
"Hey, you've actually learned the idiom of our Han people, do you know who said it?" Duan Ye said with a smile.
Seeing that the messenger got off the horse, the distance was already very close, and Nancheng could no longer look at her in a daze, turned around, and said: "You Han people can't fight, but I heard that reading is still very useful, I can't read, I don't know which sage said it, but my younger brother is full of Han poetry and books, and his knowledge must be no worse than your Duan joining the army." ”
"Oh? You have a beautiful sister, forget it, why haven't I heard you talk about your brother? Duan Ye was a little curious.
"Hmph." Nan Cheng is obviously extremely proud of his younger brother, "My younger brother, there is nothing in the whole Hexi that I don't know, he can be your Han family's erudite and Confucian, and he is no worse than my male Cheng in martial arts, but now he is still studying art in the mountains, so my father asked me to take my sons to serve in the army, his name is Meng Xun, and I will introduce you to you in the future, and get closer to me." ”
"Monson?" Duan Ye couldn't help but shudder.