At the beginning of May of the fourth year of Jian'an in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Chen Liucheng. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Yuan Xu commanded an army of more than 100,000 and began to attack Chen Liu.

The coalition forces attacked at the same time, intending to take advantage of the superiority in strength to tear apart the defense of the Northern Frontier Army.

Yuan Xi was worried about the safety of Yancheng and Fengqiu, and supervised the onslaught. In his opinion, if he can take Chen Liu in the shortest possible time, and then divide his troops to rush to Yancheng, he still has hope to complete the important task assigned by his father, which may be able to alleviate his father's anger towards him. The consequences of disobeying his father's orders are unpredictable, and this is a provocation to his father's authority. Yuan Xi was unwilling to give up this newly acquired opportunity, and he longed to return to Luoyang.

The First Cavalry Corps led by Zhao Yun is the elite of the elite of the iron cavalry in Northern Xinjiang, and the soldiers are all battle-hardened soldiers. Although they lacked experience in defending the city, and the defense was very chaotic at the beginning of the battle, and the city wall was full of dangers, these soldiers were skillful in their battle formations, sharp in attack and defense, sharp, accurate and fast in archery, and there were plenty of bows and arrows in Chen Liucheng, which greatly made up for their lack of experience in defending the city. After several fierce battles, the soldiers of the northern frontier gradually stabilized their positions and firmly held on to the city wall.

During the interval of the battle, Zhao Yun leaned against the wall alone, looking up at the sky, his expression was extremely cold.

Yue Yun quietly walked to his side, looked at him timidly, and stopped talking.

Although he and Sima Yi captured Chen Liucheng, the methods used were too bloody and cruel. Zhao Yun obviously couldn't accept this kind of attack, and since he entered the city, he hadn't shown a trace of a smile on his face, ignoring himself and Sima Yi.

Sima Yi knew that his attack had violated the taboo of the Northern Frontier Army. For so many years, under the strict management of the lord, the Northern Xinjiang Army never dared to burn, kill, and plunder the people. At that time, Tai Shi Ci dug an embankment on the battlefield in Hanoi and poured Huaicheng, because he was worried about being charged with slaughtering people, he took a great risk and drove all the people within dozens of miles of Huaicheng to Pinggao City with his cavalry. I was eager to make a meritorious contribution this time, and I just wanted to achieve my goal, and I had already left these unwritten rules behind. But now it seems that even if he has made meritorious contributions to the city and plundered the land, I am afraid that he will not be able to escape the scourge of being punished by the lord. Looking at Zhao Yun's face, he knew that he didn't think about this matter and did it too impulsively.

However, Sima Yi kept a hand. He knew that he had a great deal of success in this method, and the credit would definitely be great, but if he took this merit alone, the reward would be limited, because he was not a close confidant of the lord, and the credit for capturing Chen Liu would fall on Zhao Yun's head nine times out of ten, so he pulled Yue Yun up.

Yue Yun is the son of Yue Fei, the first general in Northern Xinjiang. In his early years, Yue Fei followed the lord to fight in all directions, and many generals in northern Xinjiang were friends of life and death. After Yue Yun arrived in the Northern Xinjiang Army, he was deeply loved by the lord and many generals, and a few years later, he sat in the position of the chief general of the first army, and also worshiped General Li Feng.

Many generals of the Northern Xinjiang Army have been fighting for more than ten years and are just captains, and many people have complaints about this, so helping Yue Yun to get more merits has become the consensus of many generals who have a friendly relationship with Yue Fei, which can not only make the lord happy, but also stop the mouths of the dissatisfied, and everyone is happy.

Sima Yi thought to himself, if I and Yue Yun take Chen Liu, the reward will definitely be great, and I can also get the favor and appreciation of the lord because of this, and I can get more opportunities for meritorious service.

However, it backfired, this move offended Zhao Yun, and it is estimated that there is no hope for the reward, so let's ask for credit first.

Zhao Yun is not only the righteous brother of the lord, but also a general with both civil and military skills, who is famous in the Northern Xinjiang Army, is honest and humble, honest and self-disciplined, loves soldiers like children, governs the army gently, has excellent popularity, and has a very high prestige.

Sima Yi had a weak heart and wanted to probe Zhao Yun's tone, so he privately persuaded Yue Yun to admit his mistake to Zhao Yun first and see if things could turn around.

Although Yue Yun and Zhao Yun have always been very close, it was the first time he saw Zhao Yun so angry, and his heart was extremely uneasy.

Yue Yun mustered up his courage, and just as he wanted to speak, Zhao Yun spoke first: "Go and call Zhongda." ”

Sima Yi stood in front of Zhao Yun nervously.

Zhao Yun looked at him, sighed, reached out and took the battle helmet in Sima Yi's hand, slowly put it on his head, and said seriously: "You are a military advisor, you must look like a military advisor." I see that you like to hang around with a battle helmet when you have nothing to do, did you learn this habit from Yide? ”

Sima Yi was originally very nervous, but he was overjoyed when he heard this, knowing that Zhao Yun was not really angry, his mood suddenly relaxed, and said: "General Yide said to me, don't put your head in an iron can all day long, take it out often to let it out, and stay awake, otherwise you will suffocate to death." ”

Zhao Yun frowned, turned around and walked forward. Sima Yi smiled and hurriedly followed.

"When you came to the Central Plains battlefield, the eldest brother personally named you." Zhao Yun said unhurriedly, "Big brother likes you very much." He once said to me, you have the talent to manage Bao, and you will definitely be able to make my Han stronger in the future. ”

Sima Yi looked at Zhao Yun in disbelief, almost suspecting that he had misheard, and the extreme excitement made him tremble involuntarily.

Zhao Yun stopped, turned his head to look at him, and said in a very serious tone, "Do you know why I told you?" ”

Sima Yi suddenly understood what Zhao Yun meant. After the excitement, extreme remorse immediately covered him and made him miserable. I wanted to make meritorious contributions so much that I even did whatever it took to bury my good future.

Zhao Yun smiled bitterly: "You have played a lot of tricks and made a lot of mistakes in this matter. You originally wanted to win over Ying Xiang and curry favor with your eldest brother, but you unexpectedly harmed Ying Xiang. Ying Xiang's punishment was caused by your attack strategy, and you are not a close confidant of your eldest brother, so your purpose for doing this is obvious. ”

Sima Yi's forehead was already sweating. greedy for fame and impulsiveness, the consequences may be the life of the entire family and the shock of the entire Jicheng court. Sima Yi stood on the city tower dejectedly, discouraged for a while, and depressed to the extreme.

"Zhongda, leading the army to fight is not about whether you have completed the target of the attack, but whether you have preserved the interests of the majority of people in the process of completing the target." Zhao Yun walked slowly and said in a low voice, "If you win the battle, but you cause the interests of many people to suffer, your fault will be far greater than your credit." If you have read history books, you should know that many generals in history who were able to fight well did not die well, and one of the most important points is that they only consider their own merits and their own interests, or understand the purpose of the conquest one-sidedly from their own perspective, completely ignoring the overall interests of the war. ”

"Conquest is a part of national policy, and conquest must conform to national policy, and conquest must follow the offensive and defensive strategies of the imperial court in military affairs. Only when you are consistent can you be invincible. ”

"Up and down, you know?" Zhao Yun stretched out his hand and patted Sima Yi beside him, and asked solemnly.

Sima Yi nodded.

Zhao Yun said: "Then you can talk about it." ”

Sima Yi said: "The lord wants us to attack Chenliu and surround Chenliu, so as to achieve the goal of cutting off Cao Cao and Liu Bei's grain routes and retreats, and dragging Yuan Shao's army, but he did not let us capture Chenliu. As soon as we captured Chenliu, the cavalry lost its maneuver, and the advantage turned into a disadvantage. We held the city, and the rebels only had to surround us with one part, while most of the rest could safely march east to help. In this way, not only did we fail to cut off Cao Cao and Liu Bei's grain routes and retreats, and dragged Yuan Shao's army, but we made the rendezvous of the two rebel armies faster. Once they meet, they will be able to block the advance of the main forces of our army. We have been unable to get help for a long time......"

Sima Yi looked up at the soldiers around him, and he was so painful that he almost cried. These are the elites who have followed the lord for more than ten years, and they are all soldiers who have participated in the grassland war, if they die in Chen Liu senselessly like this, the lord will go crazy, and he will never let himself go.

"General Zilong, why did you go into the city? Why do you want to order a large army into the city? Sima Yi was completely desperate, he grabbed the battle helmet on his head, glared at Zhao Yun and shouted loudly.

Zhao Yun touched his short beard, looked up at the rebel battle formation with flags fluttering under the city, and his handsome face showed a trace of perseverance and a trace of murderous aura.

"We will hold Chenliu, just wait for the army to kill under the city, and the rebels will withdraw, so that we will advance to the line of Fengqiu and Chenliu in the shortest possible time, so that we will get more time, we can gain a firm foothold in Yanzhou, and we can quickly form a decisive battle with the rebels."

"This is the only chance for you and Ying Xiang to get away with their crimes and make meritorious contributions." Zhao Yun said calmly, "As for the responsibility for killing and injuring the people, resisting the order to seize the city, and being damaged by righteousness, I will bear it alone, so you will be fine." ”

"General......" Sima looked at Zhao Yun gratefully, and tears almost fell.

"Don't be grateful to me. I did this not to exonerate you, but for the stability of the court. If we win the Central Plains War, we will begin to pacify the great cause of the world, if we lose, we will do our best to conquer the south again, and to do all this, we need a concerted court, we need a big brother. Zhao Yun glanced at Sima Yi lightly, "Zhongda, you are too young. This lesson will give you an idea of what it means to fight. The bloody battlefield and the thrilling killings are nothing but a continuation of national politics. The gains and losses of a city or a place, or the victory or loss of a battle, cannot determine the outcome of the war, and it is the national government and the imperial court that really determine the outcome of the war. If you don't know how to connect national politics with war, the court and the battlefield, you will never become a qualified military advisor, let alone meet the expectations of your eldest brother. ”

Sima Yi bowed down to be taught.

"I'll let Ying Xiang keep it a secret." Zhao Yun finally showed a smile on his face, "My personal reputation and honor are nothing, I just hope you don't disappoint your eldest brother." ”

"General, do you think we can hold Chen Liu? Will you be able to hold out until the army comes to help? Sima Yi asked apprehensively.

Zhao Yun's words shocked and impacted him very greatly, almost destroying all of Sima Yi's self-confidence in just a few moments.

"Have faith." Zhao Yun once again put the helmet on Sima Yi's head, "Faith can allow us to overcome fear and defeat all opponents. ”

"Knock knock ......" war drums sounded, and the enemy attack began again.

Zhao Yun looked at the enemy soldiers who rushed up like a tide under the city, sneered lightly, waved his hand back, and ordered: "Drum ......" (to be continued.) )