After ten days of continuous attack, the officers and soldiers were sleepy and tired, but in order to rush to Xindu as soon as possible, Huangfu Song could only act like this.

Fortunately, he was born in a general and is well versed in the art of war.

In order to guard against the Yellow Turban Army, they took the opportunity to attack the tired division of officers and soldiers. Huangfu Song ordered 3,000 cavalry to be scattered in front and rear of the army, and sent scouts to reconnoiter the movements of the Yellow Turban Army in detail.

There are 10,000 heads on people, and there is no boundless.

Twenty-five thousand officers and soldiers drove on the main road, kicking up countless dusts. The little animals on both sides of the road were also frightened and fled in all directions.

"General, there is Hengshui Lake in front. This lake has a wide surface and occupies a huge area, and is the largest lake in Anping country. After crossing Hengshui Lake, you can reach Xindu. ”

Huangfu Song looked at the sky and chose a place close to the mountains and rivers to set up camp.

From here to Sinto, there is only one day left.

Now the officers and men are exhausted, and only after resting for one night and arriving in Xindu tomorrow will they be able to maintain sufficient combat effectiveness.

It is now the beginning of November, and at this time there is no solar calendar, and the time is calculated according to the lunar calendar.

In November, it is already the end of the year, and it is the cold time.

The soldiers did not feel it on the march, but as soon as they stopped, the cold wind blew, and they immediately felt cold and hungry.

Huangfu Song dismounted, rubbed his palms fiercely, and sighed, only to feel a slight warmth in his frozen hands.

The soldiers were all busy, some were in charge of setting up camps, some were in charge of cutting down trees, and some were in charge of lighting fires and cooking.

It didn't take long for a soldier of Huangfu Song to come over with a bowl of steaming boiling water.

He handed the bowl to Huangfu Song with both hands and said, "General, the weather is getting cold, let's drink some hot water to warm up first." ”

Huangfu Song looked at the cold face of his soldier who was a little red, and did not take the bowl, but said softly: "Seeing that you are frozen like this, you should drink this bowl of hot water first." ”

When the soldier heard this, he was moved in his heart, and he hurriedly said: "I have already drunk the water before I get it, so the general should drink the water while it is hot." ”

At this time of winter, the temperature is very low. At this time, Huangfu Song did feel some chills on his body.

He took the bowl full of hot water and blew a few hot breaths. After a while, he took a small sip and found that the temperature was just right, so he drank all the hot water in the bowl in one go.

"Whew!" When the hot water entered his stomach, Huangfu Song felt warm all over his body, he handed the bowl to the pro-soldier and said, "You ask the logistics soldiers to boil more boiling water, and let the soldiers wash their feet with hot water at night, so that they can sleep comfortably." ”

It didn't take long for dinner to be ready. Huangfu Song, with a few personal soldiers, patrolled the camp tent and observed the food of the soldiers.

Huangfu Song held the festival to quell the rebellion, and everywhere he went, he would take food on the spot. As a result, it is undoubtedly a huge burden for the local county.

In the past few years, the whole Han seems to have suffered a curse, either floods or droughts, and the harvest in various counties is very bad.

In addition, the government also has to provide relief to the homeless, which makes the money and food in the county more and more tight.

Everywhere the officers and soldiers went, although those county officials did not dare not give money and food, they would procrastinate every time, and often came to Huangfu Song to complain.

Huangfu Songqi person, he is magnanimous, a corporal, and has no guests, and he is praised by the world.

Such a person naturally knows the difficulties of various counties. He did not rely on his status to forcibly ask for money and food, but tried to save money in the army.

Huangfu Song was born in a family of generals, and he knows that he should be a compassionate corporal for generals.

Therefore, every time he marched and fought, when it was time to eat, he always waited until all the soldiers had finished eating, and then he ate some leftovers.

There were even several times when Huangfu Song did not eat due to the lack of food in the army.

His own soldiers persuaded him not to act like this every time, but Huangfu Song rebuked them: "Although I am the main general, I still have to rely on the soldiers to fight on the march. If I can't let the soldiers eat first, what kind of face will I, the lord, have? ”

Later, the deeds of Huangfu Song spread to the army, and many soldiers were moved in their hearts.

Since then, not only have they not wasted food anymore, but have automatically reduced their own food consumption, ensuring that Huangfu Song can eat every time.

In this way, the food consumption of the corporals in the Huangfu Song account was actually reduced by three layers. As a result, the burden on the counties and counties brought by the officers and men has also been greatly reduced.

On the second day, the officers and soldiers rose up from the village, and before Huangfu Song and others arrived in Xindu, they heard a report from the scouts that the Yellow Turban Army had withdrawn overnight.

At this time, Huangfu Song got a detailed report on the battle of Xindu.

Except for breaking through a few powerful Wu forts nearby and robbing some money and food, the Yellow Turban Army did not attack Xindu at all.

They just surrounded the Sindu every day, hunting down scouts and messengers, and shouting loudly.

After hearing the news, the generals among the officers and soldiers couldn't help but scold one after another: "I waited for thousands of miles to attack, and I traveled many ways, and every day I was tired and sleepy." But I don't want this group of yellow turban thieves to attack the city, but just entertain me like this! ”

Regarding the complaints of the generals under the account, Huangfu Song did not make his own remarks, but only frowned, and was a little worried in his heart.

"This gang of yellow turban thieves is not easy to deal with."

Anping Guo, the prime minister, he was terrified every day during this time, for fear that the Yellow Turban Army would break through the city in the next moment.

Now that the Yellow Turban Army has withdrawn, Huangfu Song has come over with 25,000 officers and soldiers, and the Minister of Anping has put his heart into his stomach.

He took all the officials in the county and went ten miles out of the city to meet Huangfu Song.

However, it was said that Chen Xu saw that Huangfu Song had arrived in the north of Hengshui Lake, so he gathered the soldiers of the three armies and rushed west overnight.

During the days when the Yellow Turban Army besieged Xindu, they did not take any other actions except to practice their voices during the day, as well as to exercise their riding skills, and to hunt and kill officers and soldiers, scouts, and messengers.

For more than ten days, the Yellow Turban Army has been recuperating for a long time. Even if they rushed overnight, no one was dissatisfied.

Everyone was just a little puzzled, didn't Qu Shuai want to defeat the officers and soldiers and kill Huangfu Song? Why are you running around now, but not fighting with the officers and soldiers?

Only Tian Feng seemed to see a hint of clues, he was awe-inspiring in his heart, and secretly thought that if he was in the position of Huangfu Song, how would he break the situation?

In the next few days, Chen Xu led the Yellow Turban Army, sometimes west, sometimes north, sometimes south, and everyone ran aimlessly.

On this day, Tian Feng couldn't help it, he opened his mouth and asked Chen Xu: "What are you doing with the aimless wanderers of the Yellow Turban Army?" ”

Hearing Tian Feng's inquiry, the rest of the nearby Yellow Turban Army also pricked up their ears and listened carefully.

These days, they are also full of doubts in their hearts, and it is only out of trust in their own Qu Shuai that they have not asked.

When Chen Xu saw Tian Feng speak, he was overjoyed, and said with a laugh: "Soldier, treacherous." As a general, you should use your own strengths and attack the shortcomings of others. ”

"In the present form, our army is outnumbered and the enemy is numerous, and our army is weak and the enemy is strong. If we confront the officers and soldiers head-on, our 3,000 Yellow Turban troops will be tantamount to hitting stones with eggs and bringing about their own destruction. ”

There are more and more Yellow Turban troops surrounding Chen Xu.

Chen Xu looked around and continued: "Despite this, in this war, my Yellow Turban Army has five victories. ”

"Although there are many officers and soldiers, they often cannot get their salaries, and after a long time, the officers and soldiers will surely be tired of war. On the other hand, in our army, everyone is a brother, as long as they can eat enough, the soldiers have no regrets. ”

"The morale of the officers and soldiers will be low over time, and we are waiting for the attack, but the riding skills are becoming more and more exquisite. Under the advantages of one another, the victory and defeat, the offensive and defensive will inevitably be reversed. This is one of the victories of our army. ”

"Although Huangfu Song is a famous general in the world, he has won the trust of the subordinates. However, it is restrained by the Son of Heaven, and it is hated by the ten permanent servants, and if it fails to win over time, it will be condemned. ”

"On the other hand, as a commander of the Yellow Turban, he is loved by the officers and soldiers of the three armies and trusts me wholeheartedly."

"Although Huangfu Song has great talent, he is tied; Although my talents are limited, I can also use them to my heart's content. The soldiers know the generals and the generals know the soldiers, and our army wins two victories. ”

"There are a large number of officers and soldiers, and they consume countless amounts of money and food every day, and wherever they go, they will definitely bring a great burden to the local counties and counties."

"On the other hand, our army only has 3,000 men and horses, and if there is a shortage of food, we only need to break through some powerful Wu forts to get a few days' use."

"There is a cloud in the art of war: eat the enemy for one minute, and be me for twenty minutes; Weigh one stone, when I twenty stones. ”

"When we break the Haoqiang Wu Fort, what is consumed is the strength of the Han family; The money and food that Huangfu Song consumes every day also consumes the strength of the Han family. ”

"Now that the Han family is crumbling and the treasury is empty, it must not be able to persist in the protracted war; When they are in disarray, we will look for opportunities to attack again, and we will definitely be able to make some gains. This is the third victory of our army. ”

"Although the officers and men are numerous, they are mixed with horses and horses, and their movements are slow; Although our army had only 3,000 soldiers and horses, they were all cavalry. ”

"With the marching speed of officers and soldiers, trying to catch up with us is tantamount to a fool's dream. This is the fourth victory of our army. ”

"On the battlefield, the initiative is in our hands. When marching, it is east or west, south or north. ”

"When the enemy scouts detected our whereabouts and the officers and soldiers chased after us, we had already left this place. Officers and soldiers can only follow us forever, exhausted. This is the fifth victory of our army. ”

Chen Xu finished speaking the Yellow Turban Army's five-victory theory in one breath, and everyone was dazzled by it. After Chen Xu paused, the Yellow Turban Army who surrounded him was excited.

They all waved their weapons and shouted, "Hooray, hooray!" ”

When Tian Feng heard this, he was also shocked in his heart.

He originally thought that Chen Xu's oath to defeat the officers and soldiers was due to a moment of anger.

But now it seems that Chen Xu has already had a plan in his heart. He wanted to use the corpses of officers and soldiers to boost his reputation through this adventure.

According to Chen Xu's words, defeating officers and men will no longer be wishful thinking, but a basis for victory or defeat.