Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 1265 Only the First World War

  Besides the west gate of Jinyang City, at the Shili Pavilion in the city, all soldiers, civilians and common people gathered here, lined up on both sides of the road, just to send General Fei Qian off.

  Zhang Xiu had already left Jinyang with the vanguard, and rushed to Huguan. Fei Qian, the general who conquered the west, stayed for a little longer and met with several gentry Haoyou from Taiyuan.

For the people of Taiyuan County, Fei Qian, the general who conquered the west, was both familiar and unfamiliar. At the beginning, Shangdang County in Taiyuan had thousands of soldiers. As a result, the left side could not resist the Black Mountain Army, and the right side could not stop the Xianbei people. In the city, I watched it plundered away, and General Zhengxi not only cleaned up the Black Mountain Army, but even those Xianbei people were beaten to death by Zhengxi. He attaches great importance to martial arts, so many people in Taiyuan have rumored that General Zhengxi is a martial arts star!

   People can't help but believe what they say so well. Wuqu star is in charge of wealth and martial bravery. Needless to say, Fei Qian, the general of Zhengxi, is not talking about the wealth in the east, but in the west, if Zhengxi thinks he is second, no one will dare to say number one!

   Moreover, Wuqu star is also an oligodendron star, the ruler of the lonely and widowed, and entering the palace of six relatives, it is easy to miss the six relatives, and it is easy to fall into loneliness, it is simply more appropriate...

  For Taiyuan’s gentry Haoyou, the folk gods and gods babbled about these statements, they were at most half-believing, and more because they intuitively felt the elite combat power of these powerful soldiers under the command of Zhengxi General Fei Qian. The most important thing is the few battles with the Hongnong Yang family, especially the battle under the city of Pingyang.

  Although there may be reasons for Yang's troops themselves, General Fei Qian's strength is indeed strong! Some people also said that the Yang family did not have an army of 100,000, but in Pingyang, General Zhengxi did not use much force in this battle! Feiqian led thousands of people, not only captured Guanzhong and Hanzhong, but also made the Yang family retreat from Heluo, defeated the Hebei Expeditionary Army, and completely turned the situation in Shanxi upside down!

  When I first heard the news, I couldn’t help being shocked, and I secretly pinched my thigh to see if it was a dream.

The county soldiers in the city stood on both sides of the road to maintain order, and the various gifts of the carts and carts prepared by the gentry Haoyou were listed on the side of the road. When the general's large troops leave, when the items in the car run out, these people will drive back with the car, and General Zhengxi doesn't have to worry about it at all.

  Beside the Shili Pavilion, the Wang family, the Wen family, and some other noble families in Taiyuan stood quietly by the side of the road and waited. Everyone did not speak, thinking about something silently.

The great victory in Pingyang has already determined the unstoppable rise of General Zhengxi during the Yanping period of the Han Dynasty. What kind of impact he will have on the entire court structure of the Han Dynasty in the future needs to be carefully weighed, but what is in front of him now is from it Yuan's army...

The struggle between the Shandong gentry and Shanxi gentry has been going on for a long time. Since the Guangwu period, the Shanxi gentry has gradually fallen into a disadvantage, and the Hongnong Yang family has not been able to fully carry the banner. Can Fei Qian, General of the West, withstand the pressure from the surrounding area and truly become a leading figure representing the Shanxi gentry?

  Historically, the region of Shandong gentry has changed a lot.

  From the Qin and Han dynasties, Shandong gentry mainly refers to the aristocratic families in the vast area east of Xiaoshan and Huashan, while in the Sui and Tang dynasties, Shandong refers to the land of Qilu to the east of Taihang Mountain. But most of the time, the Shandong gentry we are talking about refers to the east of Xiaoshan.

  So Hongnong Yang’s family, it’s okay to say it’s a Shandong gentry, and it’s not wrong to say it’s a Shanxi gentry. It is precisely because of this that the Hongnong Yang family has always been able to mix among the Shandong gentry, and also recruited the children of the Shanxi gentry as contacts, becoming the only top gentry in the Han Dynasty who can compete with the Yuan family in the court.

But whether it is the Shandong gentry or the Shanxi gentry, in most cases they are rules-based, and these rules have been preserved since the early days, such as relatives hiding each other, such as disciples and old officials, etc., a family has a patriarch , then there will naturally be a leader among the Shanxi gentry, and right now, General Fei Qian of Zhengxi seems to have signs of replacing Hongnong Yang as the leader of the new generation of Shanxi gentry.

Just like a pack of wolves, when the leader wolf is challenged according to the rules, the rest of the wolves will stand by and watch, quietly waiting for the result of the challenge, not even baring their teeth, and if they come up at any time, they will lift the table , It is estimated that before the first wolf can speak, the rest of the wolves have already rushed forward.

   This is the rule of the gentry.

  When Dong Zhuo came to Beijing, although the Yang family also opposed Dong Zhuo secretly, it was also because of this reason that they did not confront Dong Zhuo openly like Yuan did.

   Now, if Fei Qian defeats Yuan's soldiers again, he will naturally have the capital to lead the Shanxi gentry to fight against the Shandong gentry. Under such circumstances, how long can the old wolf of the Yang family last?

   Several horns sounded faintly, and some cavalry stepped forward to clear the way, which immediately made everyone present look serious.

  Feiqian is young, and when you are young, you have time, and you can have a fairly long period of development. Therefore, the advantage of Laifeiqian is youth, and of course, the disadvantage is also youth.

Fei Qian was wearing the Mingguang Armor, which is definitely the latest trend in this era, and of course the most expensive. It shines dazzlingly under the sun, with a tall and straight figure, riding a horse in front, and behind him, several knights are holding a three-color battle flag He and the banner of General Han Zhengxi followed closely behind, and a few cavalrymen whimpered and blew their horns, coming towards them with a strong and desolate atmosphere of the Northland.

Fei Qian just rode his horse and came here in a leisurely manner. After many iron-blooded battles, he naturally had a cold and fierce aura, which made people dare not look directly at him. I was impatient and murmured privately, but when he saw General Zhengxi Feiqian getting closer, his gaze swept him away, and he couldn't help lowering his head, silent like a quail.

General Fei Qian of Zhengxi was so dazzling that everyone did not notice the figure of the newly appointed Taiyuan prefect Cui Jun behind him for a while. It was not until they got close that they realized that under the three-color battle flag, Taiyuan prefect Cui Jun was standing behind him. Cui Jun's skill is not bad, riding a horse, half a horse's distance behind Fei Qian, talking to Fei Qian about something, they seem to have a good conversation.

   Arrived at Shili Pavilion, Fei Qian reined in his horse and stayed behind, and hundreds of cavalry behind him also reined in their horses together. Although their movements were not as one-man as in the military parade queues of later generations, they were still neat.

   "Congratulations to General Zhengxi!" The Wang family Wang Xiong hurriedly bowed to the ground and said loudly. The rest of the people also chattered together.

"Excuse me!" Feiqian said, clasping his hands on his horseback, "with the armor on, it is not a full ceremony. I hope you will forgive me. Now that bandits are invading the Shangdang, and the military situation is urgent, I will not say goodbye to you! Let me wipe out the thieves, and then have a drink with everyone!"

   These few words, Fei Qian naturally spoke with dignity, but at this moment, Fei Qian also has the capital. Wang Xiong was the first to return the gift, expressing that it was all right, and wishing Fei Qianma success without paying money. Even if the rest of the people originally wanted to be on the left side of the road, to show their friendship with Fei Qian, or to have a relationship with Fei Qian, etc. At the moment, they could only hold back and express their best wishes for General Zhengxi's victory and return.

   Fei Qian Tuantuan cupped his hands, and then said a few words to Cui Jun, and then led the soldiers and horses to move forward.

  Shangdang in Taiyuan has mountains and rivers inside and outside, and some of the gentry nobles and nobles even have a longer history than Sanfu, such as the Wang family in Taiyuan. Fei Qian remembers that even in the Tang Dynasty, they seemed to be still prominent families. Therefore, this trip to meet Yuan's army did not go to Shangdang, but detoured through Yong'an County to go to Taiyuan, and then went south to Huguan, in order to stabilize the situation in Taiyuan Shangdang before meeting Yuan's army.

  Before in Bingbei and Guanzhong, they were either defending against foreign enemies, or they belonged to the internal struggle of the Shanxi gentry, but now they have to directly face Yuan's soldiers, which is tantamount to the beginning of a confrontation with the Shandong gentry.

There are quite a lot of things to do next, Guanzhong Hanzhong, and even the follow-up of Bingbei Xuegong still need to be dealt with one by one, but right now it is indeed necessary to drive out this Yuan's army, but the problem is that we can neither show weakness If Yuan Shao's army is really wiped out in the Huguan area, although it will indeed be shocking for a while, it will also be a grudge for a lifetime. Maybe Yuan Shao feels that the Taihang Mountain is too threatening, and then he is going to fight with Fei first. Dive into a battle and then turn around and go south?

Once Yuan Shao is pushed into a hurry, there may be a worse situation. Let Cao Cao and Yang Biao join forces to attack Hedong Tongguan in the south, and then unite with Wuhuan to attack Taiyuan Xihe on the northern line along the Yanmen area. Yuan Shao sat in Yecheng, sent troops to join Hanoi, and attacked Huguan Shangdang...

   Once the barrier of Taihang Mountain is breached, Yuan Shao's army, with Taiyuan Shangdang as the attack base, can attack and merge north anytime and anywhere!

  So, the control of the intensity of the war with Yuan's army is very critical.

  Yesterday, Fei Qian also received the latest news. Although the high-ranking officials knew that they had arrived in the Shangdang area of ​​Taiyuan, they still did not retreat, but stationed down.

   This is also expected.

   After all, if it was Fei Qian himself, it would be impossible to retreat like this, but how to fight Yuan Jun next really needs to be weighed...

  For Fei Qian, the general who conquered the west, this battle may have meaning in one way or another, but for Gao Gan, it is not that complicated.

   You must fight, you must win, otherwise your future will be in jeopardy, it's as simple as that.

Although the scouts detected the movements of the soldiers who conquered the west, the army still needed a battlefield where they could fight. Zhuangzhai tied down.

   Relying on the original village on the mountain, it has been renovated and used as the main camp, while at the foot of the mountain, relying on the terrain, a frontal auxiliary camp has been launched, forming a corner with the mountain. There are mountain springs both up and down the mountain, and the camps on the mountain can also guard the camps below the mountain from a high position. If the opponent attacks by force, they will have to bear the blows from both the upper and lower sides, and the loss must be extremely heavy.

  Facing the direction of Huguan County in the north, there are deep ditches and high fortifications, which are extremely well-organized. Teams of scouts rush to the distance, passing on the surrounding information here continuously. On the south side, the follow-up materials and personnel are continuously transferred through the Yangchang Bandao Mountain Pass.

  In the big tent, the high-ranking officials couldn't help but swam their eyes to the table, the ink on the scarf was still glaring—

   "With the sword of the Son of Heaven, he moved to the north and south to sweep away evil spirits. He set his sights on where he wanted to go, and he was restrained. Now that he has heard of heroes from Yan and Zhao, he has come here and again. He wants to hunt in Huguan, so he is very happy."

  The pen is like a dragon and a snake, and the thick ink color is like a sharp edge, about to jump out of the scarf.

"Humph!"

  Gao Gan snorted coldly. Although he looked disdainful on the surface, in fact he did not dare to take it lightly. Although he received Zhengxi's letter, but if he retreated like this, the high-ranking officials would not be reconciled to it.

   He retreated, so what is he, the governor of Bingzhou?

   "Come here!" Gao Gan stopped after turning his hands behind his back a few times, and shouted to the outside of the tent, "General Yuan, please discuss the matter!"

   "General!" Not long after, Yuan Yu came in from the outside, cupped his hands and said, raised his eyes and saw General Zhengxi Feiqian's letter spread on the table, his brows twitched.

   "Sit!" Gao Gan pointed to the stool, and then asked, "How is the repair of the camp?"

   "Reporting to the general, it is basically complete." Yuan Yu said, cupping his hands.

   Gao Gan nodded, then pondered for a moment, and said, "What's the current trend of Zhengxi's troops?"

  Yuan Yu shook his head and said, "No movement."

   "So..." Gao Gan raised his head, looked into the distance, and said, "Let's do it first!"

   "What does the general mean?" Yuan Yu asked.

"Waiting here, I'm afraid that the west will be slowed down, so tomorrow you can lead the army to invite the battle to find out the truth. If you go to the west, you will pretend to be defeated and lure the west to attack..." Gao Gan pointed to the side Valley, "There are many hills and mountains here... A certain leader hides in it, and when the troops from the west arrive, he will cover and kill his flanks, and he will be defeated!"

  Yuan Yu cupped his hands and praised: "The general's plan is very clever!"

   "Pass down the order, cook at the third watch, and start the army at the fifth watch!" Seeing that Yuan Yu had no objections, Gao Gan directly ordered, "Everyone says that he is good at fighting in the West, so I want to see a thing or two!"

  Yuan Yu quickly got up to take orders, and then went down.

   Gao Gan pondered for a while in the tent, then walked out of the tent with his hands behind his back, and looked into the distance.

  The setting sun gradually sets, reflecting the mountains, rivers and earth a blood red.

  Maybe the real General Zhengxi is here in person, or it may be under the guise of Zhengxi, or just a part of Zhengxi's forwards, but no matter what the situation is, he will never retreat!

   Only one battle!

  (end of this chapter)