Chapter 3557 A pair of suede boots

Can a rain save the situation?

Obviously impossible.

And the things that emerged behind this matter were Cao Cao’s real purpose.

Zhao Yun is likely not to accept this so-called reward...

But this is exactly what Cao Cao wanted.

Of course, it would be even better if Zhao Yun accepted it.

The rain that had been held in for a long time was poured down, covering the world in darkness.

After the rain lasted for a day or two, the ground became muddy, and the public opinion in Xu County seemed to be disturbed by such a rain, and it became chaotic and permeable.

I don’t know when it started, but the evaluation of Fei Qian began to polarize. Some people say it’s good, and some people say it’s bad.

I won’t mention the bad ones, it’s all the same thing, but among the people who say good things about the cavalry, a new worry has recently spread, offsetting the so-called merit of Fei Qian’s creation of books and words, that is, “dividing the land”!

According to rumors, if Fei Qian entered the Central Plains, he would implement the policy of "restoring the Zhou rituals and establishing vassal kings" to completely disintegrate the Han Dynasty...

The disintegration of the Han Dynasty did not care too much about these gentry surnames, or they only cared about it verbally, but the so-called "well-field system" like Wang Mang, or the "Xiongfield system" that was previously reported in Guanzhong, etc., so that these Shandong gentry surnames, especially those with relatively large family businesses, realized that Fei Qian's threat to them was far superior to Cao Cao.

The aristocrats are often two-sided. Fei's potential is great, so they will naturally twist their waists towards Fei's. Cao Cao is powerful and will immediately fall to Cao Cao's skirt. This survival philosophy of aristocratic families in troubled times continued to the subsequent feudal dynasties.

Cao Cao accompanied Liu Xie to ask for rain on the altar, and really asked for rain. This invisibly meant that Cao Cao used the political symbol represented by Liu Xie to endorse his correctness. This to a certain extent eased the conflicts and conflicts between some gentry and Cao Cao, especially the gentry in Yuzhou.

After all, the gentry of Yuzhou represented by Xun was favored to keep the emperor. Cao Cao showed that he was willing to stand "respectfully" behind the emperor, which made the children of Yingchuan gentry with Xun Yu as the core add a weight engraved with the word "Cao" on the swaying scale in his heart.

Subsequently, Emperor Liu Xie publicly awarded Zhao Yun official position and title on the grounds that Zhao Yun fought against the Xianbei, fought against the Wuhuan, and restored the Liao territory...

When the news came out, it was a sensation. Some people thought that this trick was useless, but some people began to think about it. But one thing was the same. After the news came out, at least the children of the gentry in Yuzhou began to calm down, and they understood more or less a little about Cao Cao's meaning.

This strategy of counter-centeredness is not very profound, but it directly points to the darkest desire in people's hearts.

After Liu Ye went to Youzhou, he learned that Zhao Yun was firm and unshakable, but sometimes it was not that the person involved could avoid online violence by being firm in his mind... Oh, it was slandered by public opinion...

Zhao Yun did not take action before, but now Cao Cao's move is just a pool of mud on Zhao Yun's crotch.

Let Zhao Yun open the album and prove that there is no secret photo shoot!

Even if Zhao Yun opened the album, he still asked Zhao Yun to prove that he did not delete the photos secretly!

Even in the end, Zhao Yun proved that he did not take photos, there were still some people with one or another malicious intention, saying that who told Zhao Yun to deliberately move forward if he had something to do or not? Wouldn't this be the case if he didn't get so close?

Those who have ulterior motives are present in both ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad.

Cao Cao's simple strategy gave the elusive person an excuse to take advantage of the problem, just like giving the keyboard warrior a keyboard...

In addition, Cao Cao not only calculated Fei Qian and Zhao Yun, but also included Liu Xie in the plan.

What Cao Cao didn't want to see the most was that Fei Qian's army surrounded him from multiple directions, and then he would be stabbed in his butt, so Cao Cao would really have no way to survive.

The line between winning and losing is sometimes just one blood short.

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However, things often do not operate peacefully according to human imagination, just like there is a naughty god in the sky who likes to mess with human plans and enjoy it.

Zang Ba’s plan also became chaotic.

Suddenly heavy rain caused problems in their plan to attack the plains.

The mixed troops of the elderly, weak, sick and disabled who had no combat effectiveness were not very smooth when attacking the plains. As a result, the problem was exposed as soon as it rained...

The sound of fragmented gold sounds mixed in the rain curtain, like the sound of the ragged Dang in later generations. Then a group of Taishan soldiers who were also like ragged retreated, proclaiming another round of attack failure.

It is not easy to live up and down the plain city.

Under the low-high city walls, siege equipment and corpses were everywhere.

The corpse that was soaked white and the burned charred equipment seemed extremely contradictory and unified and harmonious.

Just as the flag of Cao's army was cast on the top of Pingyuan City, and Zang Bajun outside Pingyuan City also cast the flag of Cao's army.

These tools were used before it rained, but were burned by oil on the city.

Under the city walls, there are digging gaps everywhere.

The corpse near the gap is accompanied by rolling stones and wood, and it is also mixed in piles.

Another failure of the offensive.

Those who died were lying quietly in the mud and water, and some people were not dead yet, but were just wailing in the mud and water.

The screams accompanied by the rain, and the bones of the deceased were drilled into it, like a curse of a ghost.

The city was also miserable. The corpses were piled up above the stents, and blood flowed down the city walls. Even if the rain washed repeatedly, it seemed that it would never flow.

Hundreds of soldiers from Zang Ba's troops retreated all over their bodies, looking dejected, and they were completely depressed.

"Master, there is not much food or grass..."

A military academy whispered beside Zang Ba.

Zang Ba looked at the retreating soldiers and bit his teeth tightly.

Why come to the plains? Because there is no food or grass in other places!

Zang Ba’s plan is actually very simple, it is to take advantage of the troubled waters.

Zang Ba has never been a big shot, so his plan is not to fight with Cao Cao or Fei Qian. He just wants to make his strength stronger. At that time, whether Cao Cao or Fei Qian wins, he can negotiate with the winner with his strength.

It's that simple...

In fact, Zang Ba's strategy is similar to the choices of many gentry surnames in Jizhou and Yuzhou, but those gentry surnames may rely on land, fame, scriptures, etc., while Zang Ba can only rely on his own population and soldiers.

Zang Ba is not a big surname or a celebrity, he is just a thief.

Although he didn't want to be a thief...

If you want to expand your power, you naturally cannot cause trouble in Taishan County. After all, only people can produce property. If you do more in Taishan and the people will run away, will Zang Ba be the only one who is Zang Ba has a bird? So Zang Ba aims at the plains.

Pingyuan was originally a plain country, and most of the people who could give royal relatives as their own land were pretty good. Although Pingyuan suffered some twists and turns at the beginning, it recovered quite well later, so Zang Ba wanted to take advantage of the chaos to make money, emptied the plain, and added some chips at the same time.

But unexpectedly, it was so unsuccessful.

In the early stage, Pingyuan did surprise attack, but Pingyuan was once a capital of a fiefdom. After all, it was not able to sneak attack, and it became a bit difficult to attack.

"People, why don't we change places?"

Military Academy suggested.

Zang Ba thought for a moment, "What else do you think is better than the plains?"

The military academy was silent.

Of course, there must be better than the plains, such as Qinghe and other...

But the problem is that it will offend too many people. Even if Zang Ba can still live in the court in the future, he doesn't know when he will be stabbed in the back.

The plain is different. It’s just a ban on the country. Even if you offend it, it means offending the emperor Liu Xie. What’s more, now that Zi Liu Xie is no longer safe, he can’t care about other brothers and sisters, uncles and uncles? Even if Liu Xie knows that Zang Ba kills his relatives in the ban on the country, what can he do to Zang Ba?

Therefore, it is less troublesome to build a plain, many benefits, and it is relatively close, so it is easier to transfer back to Taishan County. Otherwise, if you really cross the river and go to Jizhou, even if you get some people and property, you will be troublesome if you want to get back.

"General, if the Cao army from other places comes to help..." The military academy is also worried.

Zang Ba looked up at the sky, letting the rain fall on his face, then lowered his head and wiped the rain on his face, "Who will come in this kind of weather?"

The military academy also looked up at the sky.

The spring rain continues.

『But…』 Zang Ba sighed, 『Now I also have to think of some solutions, and I will move some food and grass...』

No one knows how many lives they will have to be filled under this plain city, and how long will the remaining food and grass last, so Zang Ba couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

Zang Ba has seen food shortage...

If a person is hungry, he will be no different from a beast.

Stop talking about meat, even dirt!

During the most difficult stage of the Taishan Army, even a small bag of wheat bran may trigger a bloody murder of mutual struggle.

What kind of cowhide belts on the armor, and even the corpses of their companions, will be thrown into the pot and cooked!

In ancient army, once the habit of cannibalism was developed, it was not far from the collapse.

Because normally, when the army is forced to eat people, it means that the conventional supply system, including food transportation, on-site grain collection, allied support, etc., has been completely paralyzed. This extreme method is essentially a drinking poison to quench thirst, because the calorific value of human flesh can be obtained is much lower than that of livestock, and there are many parts of the human body that cannot be eaten, or the acquisition efficiency is inefficient and not sustainable. After all, even if the living person is numb, he will at least try his best when facing the wild beasts he wants to eat.

Moreover, the phenomenon of cannibalism also exposed the loss of control over the troops by the commander. During the Five Dynasties period in history, the Zhu Can's army, which was dominated by cannibalism, often had a chaotic state of soldiers hunting together and not obeying dispatch.

The importance of food and grass in the army is beyond the imagination of ordinary people...

Zang Ba knew this well. If the food shortage exceeds half, then someone will start to think about killing animals to replenish them. After the animals are eaten in a short time, they can still eat leather products.

However, leather tanned with nitrogen can easily cause poisoning, and it is not uncommon to die after eating it.

Finally, when you reach the cannibalism, the psychological trauma caused by this behavior will cause the troops to enter the "survival mode" and completely lose their combat goals, just to live in one bite...
To be continued...