In the winter of the fifth year of Zhongping, when Bao Hong, the lieutenant of the lower military academy, and Shi Taoqian, the assassin of Xuzhou, both achieved an overwhelming victory over the remnants of the Yellow Turban Army, Gongsun Zhan, a rising general in the north, almost fell in Guanzi City. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

At the beginning of the year, Gongsun Zhan led the ranks to pursue traitors such as Zhang Chun and Qiu Liju, all the way from Hedong to Liaodi. Successive battles and victories, capturing countless people and livestock. Gongsun Zhan was carried away by a series of victories, and despite the persuasion of Sashi in the army, he insisted on leading his troops to continue the attack and turn to the vast outside the country when his own supplies were lacking and the grain transport officer was thousands of miles away.

In the words of Gongsun Zhan: "Our army has no food, and neither do thieves." And the thief was defeated in a row, abandoned his wife and walked away, and the army lost his anger, so why be afraid? If the men and horses lack food, they can plunder it on the plug. ”

Since ancient times, soldiers and bandits have not been separated, and in Gongsun Zhan's troops, Hu and Han are mixed, and as soon as they heard that they were robbed casually, they immediately left all the worries in their hearts behind. As for life and death, those who are soldiers fight to the death, and in the past few years, they have not lived a day of licking blood with knives, and they will not come to be soldiers if they are afraid of death.

Sashi in the army can't do it, the boss has made up his mind, so he has to do things better and more perfect according to the boss's wishes.

At first, everything was as Gongsun Chan expected, and the remnants of Qiu Li's residence were indeed scared by Gongsun Chan. The Hu people cherish the population very much, and it is not easy to survive in a treacherous environment, and if an adult warrior dies, there will be one less. is not as large as the Han people, there is no random recruitment, and there are large groups of people. Moreover, the troops in the era of cold weapons, most of them will completely collapse if they suffer two or three out of ten casualties in the field, even if they are Hu people.

So Qiu Li's residence, the more he beat the fewer people, they all fled, anyway, the sky is blue, the wilderness is vast, whoever is fast and clever will be able to live.

Gongsun Chan chased and killed all the way, going farther and farther. When he chased to Liaoxi, finally, he also miscalculated. Because he doesn't know that rabbits are in a hurry, they will also bite. What's more, it's a Hu man who is murderous by nature. Everyone understands the truth of the poor and the poor, but how many people are really willing to give up the low-hanging fruit?

Qiu Liju saw that Gongsun Zhan was chasing after him, so he gritted his teeth and led his own tent to set up an ambush in Guanzi City, Qiu Liju said to the left and right: "Whether it is dead or alive, it depends on this experience, if we can surround the Han soldiers and cut off their grain routes, we can live." If the heavens want to kill me, there is no regret even if I die! ”

Seeing that the tribesmen were so resolute, they all fought hard and rushed to die first. Qiu Liju saw that the army was available, and sent several horsemen to disperse the grassland, contact the scattered remnants and tents, and besiege Guanzi City.

Gongsun Zhan chased him to Guanzi City, but he was sleepy and tired, so he ordered him to rest in the city, but he did not doubt him. In his mind, the traitor has repeatedly fled from the wind, how dare he make a mistake in front of him?

As a result, Gongsun Chan woke up on the second day, and when he looked at the dense Hu Qi outside the city, he suddenly felt ashamed and annoyed, his eyes were blood-red, and he gritted a mouthful of silver teeth and squeaked. ”

Left and right hurriedly hugged him, and persuaded bitterly: "The general is angry, the thief is prepared, and if our army goes out of the city, it will be praised." It's better to hold on to the ...... for help."

Gongsun Zhan's chest rose and fell violently a few times, and suddenly he laughed again, pointed to the outside of the city and asked left and right: "What is the strength of the thieves?" ”

Left and right replied: "If it is not tens of thousands." ”

Gongsun Zhan looked happy and said with a smile: "The thieves have no food, the more people there are, the more likely they are to starve, if there is no accident, after a few days, their army will disperse." Then let's see how I lead my son to break the enemy! ”

The left and right and the soldiers cheered. The sound moves the sky.

Gongsun Chan returned to the tent alone, but he sat alone and worried. The thieves have little food, and they can go outside the city to collect them, and there are so many livestock. He himself had less food in his army, but he couldn't get out of the city, and the grain route was cut off, so he could only sit and eat empty, and then stick to it and wait for help. As for going out of the city to fight, Gongsun Chan decided that it was better to be safe. He can't afford to lose, even a small loss could lead to the collapse of the troops. Let's defend the city.

No one on either side of the enemy knows that in this small pipe city, it will take more than 100 days. Qiu Liju didn't dare to attack, he had already seen the combat effectiveness of the Han army, and he didn't want to try again. And Gongsun Chan did not dare to break through, and hoped that the reinforcements of the Han army could find him. So both sides threw rat bogeys and just hung on each other.

When Gongsun Zhan was scolding his main general, Zhonglang General Meng Yi, Meng Yi was also scolding outside the Saiwai: "Gongsun Bo is a madman!" If his army is lost, he will not be able to play his own crime! ”

He ran grain and grass in the rear, led a vote of people, and went around outside the fortress for many days, but there was no news from Gongsun Zhan. How can he not be angry? He was not proficient in warfare, so all the affairs in the army were entrusted to Gongsun Zhan, and he was only responsible for logistics. Gongsun Chan also lived up to his expectations, as evidenced by the countless heads and captives. But now this guy is actually out of line, and he can't find anyone. How is this good? The boss has lost all his troops, even if he has a regular attendant to rely on, he will lose his head if he doesn't do it well. Even if he can save his life, according to the greedy nature of Zhongchang's servant he knows, at worst, he will toss himself into bankruptcy......

Just when the fifth year of Zhongping was about to end, Gongsun Chan couldn't stand it, and the thieves outside the city couldn't stand it either. The grain is exhausted and the horses are eaten, and even the grass roots are dug out and eaten, and if you don't make a decision, you will have to eat people.

So the two sides had a tacit understanding and dispersed, Gongsun Zhan led his troops back, and the traitor led the army away from Liucheng, each looking for a place to eat, licking his wounds.

The north wind was howling, the rain and snow were falling, and in such a harsh environment, Gongsun Zhan led the remnants back to Youzhou. When Meng Yi got the news of Gongsun Zhan's return, he couldn't help it for a while, and tears came out. Although many people starved to death and fell to death along the way. However, this kind of non-combat attrition in Meng Yi's pen has become the merit of the troops he led, and the image of the Han army that still fought to the death against the thief army in the harsh climate, served the country, and finally drove the traitors thousands of miles away is vividly sketched and very moving.

So the book went to the imperial court, and the Son of Heaven issued an edict to worship Gongsun Zan as the captain of the captive school, sealed the capital of the township pavilion, and concurrently led the history of the governor of Liaodong, and the post commander Rong Ma, connecting the border Kou. Meng Yi was transferred back to Beijing and was appointed.

It was the first time in Gongsun Zhan's life that he suffered such a big loss, although he didn't say it on the surface, he never forgot it in his heart. He commanded the army in the frontier areas, and whenever he heard the alarm, he was so angry that he went to the enemy, ran away from the dust, or followed by a night battle. If you can't beat it, you can fight it, and you can beat it to the death. Anyway, it's a dead fight with a thief. The horizontal ones are afraid of the flute, and the flute ones are afraid of not dying. Hu people, who are thieves or bandits, have no way to meet such people. So he knew his voice, feared his bravery, and did not dare to resist the crime.

Gongsun Zhan also recruited dozens of people who were good at shooting, all of whom rode white horses, thinking that they were pro-army. Self-proclaimed "White Horse Righteous Servant". Wuhuan even told each other to avoid the long history of the white horse. Since then, wherever Gongsun Chan went, the Hu people fled far away and did not dare to attack. And Gongsun Zhan's attitude towards Wuhuan and other Hu people planted the seeds of his split with Youzhou Mu Liu Yu at this time.

That is, this year, a young man who has learned and excelled, returned to his hometown of Zhongshan, saw that his hometown was ruined, and heard that it was Wuhuan Xianbei, and he was angry, so regardless of the persuasion of his brother and sister-in-law, he carried a spear and resolutely went to Youzhou in the north to join the army.

The emperor was getting sicker and sicker.

At first, the emperor fell seriously ill, but later under the careful diagnosis and treatment of the imperial doctor, he improved slightly. It's a pity that the emperor thought that the dragon was fine, and he couldn't stand the teasing of the warbler Yanyan in the palace, so he couldn't hold it back and continued to live in chaos.

Put it like this. Even if Da Luo Jinxian came, he couldn't. During a game of dragon and phoenix, the emperor suddenly fainted and began to be bedridden.

This time, the Imperial Physicians used all their means and used up the precious medicinal materials, but the vitality of the Son of Heaven was greatly lost, the root was damaged, and the lamp was almost exhausted. Therefore, they can only go to great lengths to prolong the life of the Son of Heaven.

Fortunately, although the Son of Heaven is debauched, he is still a soft-hearted emperor in essence, and in normal times, he is still very reasonable. He knew his own affairs well, and he didn't criticize the imperial doctor too much. It's just that after a secret conversation with the Imperial Doctor's Decree, many things began to be carried out quietly.

For example, Liu Bei, who was immersed in farming and training by Dongting Lake, received a secret decree from the Son of Heaven, and the one who sent the secret decree was not a eunuch, but an ordinary-looking farmer. Liu Bei was skeptical, and after reading the edict, all the doubts in his heart were eliminated.

It turned out that the edict was not only stamped with the seal of the Son of Heaven, which was carried by the Son of Heaven, but also with the big seal of the jade seal of the country. In the past, the edicts were basically handled by Shang Shutai, using other sigils of the Son of Heaven. As a symbol of imperial power, the jade seal of the country will hardly appear on the edict in the past.

And this is known to everyone as long as he is an official. So no matter how stupid a person wants to fake, he will not ignore such an obvious loophole. Yes, there is only one explanation, this edict was issued by the Son of Heaven himself, and in order to win Liu Bei's trust, he also took out the runic treasures such as the jade seal of the country.

"I have inherited the unification with Chongling, and I have ruled the world for more than 20 years......" The edict is very simple, but Liu Bei has a taste of the edict.

The content of the edict is also very simple, the emperor asked Liu Bei to make more meaningful contributions to the future situation for the sake of the Han clan. In case something happens to him, let Liu Bei help the new emperor more. This is all a cliché, Liu Bei estimates that the elders and important ministers of the clan have all received edicts like him. Maybe it's a little more earnest.

And in the edict, the most important point is to let Liu Bei always be ready to fight against the possible future unsubordinate......

Liu Bei couldn't help but admire the emperor's foresight, and he didn't know if it was the dying of people who opened Su Hui, or the previous emperors of the Han Dynasty who had spirits?

In fact, Liu Bei thought too much. All this was just a countermeasure for the emperor to be angry at Dong Zhuo's disobedience. Liu Bei didn't know that someone made a small report to the emperor, saying that Dong Zhuo was cunning and cruel, and he was known to be anti-willing. At this time, Dong Zhuo and Huangfu Song joined forces in Liangzhou, and the emperor couldn't bear to recruit good generals without evidence, so he issued an edict to recruit Dong Zhuo as a young man, but Dong Zhuo didn't say a word, so he refused.

The emperor was suspicious because of this, he knew how fierce the border soldiers in Liangzhou were. Just look at the chaos in Liangzhou for decades, it is clear. If Dong Zhuo is really the opposite, what should I do? Huangfu Song is a famous general of the country, and he has been invincible over the years, but he is old and a little roundabout...... After thinking about it, the name Liu Bei suddenly popped up in the emperor's heart somehow, and with it was Liu Bei's voice when he went to the court to see him for the first time.

At this time, the emperor still clearly remembered Liu Bei's sonorous voice and bright and clear eyes. Thinking about Liu Bei's various behaviors since his debut, even if he is the Son of Heaven, he can't help but sigh lightly.

So, this edict appeared.