Cao Chun had already taken away most of the soldiers, and there were only a small number of soldiers left inside and outside Yuyang City.
In the camp outside Yuyang City, the civilians were busy like ants, either strengthening the camp, repairing equipment, shouting, knocking, and the supervisors shouting, whipping and whipping in a mess.
Outside Yuyang City, some Cao's cavalry were swimming back and forth more than ten miles away, investigating the surrounding situation, as if to ensure the safety of the Yuyang area.
Because Cao Chun had already taken almost all the troops away, in fact, there were not many Cao soldiers on duty. And I don’t know if it was because of the success of the previous march, the Cao army on duty on the city walls all became scattered, gathering together in groups of three to chat and bask in the sun. Xiahou Shang, who was supposed to patrol the city three times a day, only had to go there before sunset.
Then, I don’t know when it started, and there were gradually complaining in the civilian camp outside the city…
"The military masters lay down and rested, let us work hard!"
"This winter is bitter and cold. Not only has it not been good to follow the army, but it is not enough to stop now, but it also needs to fight. When will it be considered a big shot!"
"We don't know what happened to the military formation, but no matter how you look at these soldiers, you feel a little uneasy. Look, you can't hold the gun handle, how can you fight?"
"That's right, we were out of the camp of the rear army before, and we were asked to die to deliver food and grass, but we didn't get into the camp when we arrived at the ground! Well, when the Hu cavalry came, they died a lot! If they died, their lives would be bad. If they had been given a pension, we would be entrusted as labor service. If they died, they would not be a death. They would not even get a copper coin for their family members!"
"What you said...is it true?"
"What are you lying to you? If you don't believe me, go and ask yourself! Wang Ermazi is from Wangjia Village, isn't he just dead? Did he get a pension? He didn't have a pension! He died in vain!"
"It is said that those military masters also deducted our salt and vegetables money! We were supposed to be four-meal and half millet and half beans, but all of them were beans, and there was not enough amount!"
"No, I heard that this war is not good, so there are few opportunities to make money. Anyway, we civilians can't even give up a single fart, and no one listens to it, so we just seize the opportunity to make a final profit. If we eat ugly, we will look ugly...
Of course, the scattered discussions won't come to an end, but it just makes everyone complain more and more and the morale of the army become more slackened.
In addition, Xiahou Shang likes to show off his makeup. When patrolling the city every day, he always shows off his gorgeous appearance, uh, it is a banner and majestic look. The civilians under the city look at him wearing mud. If there weren't winter, there would be less insects, and there would be a lot of lice and fleas!
It felt like I was saving money and taking an elderly machine, gathering numbers among the crowd, and taking pictures of the officers who came to inspect. As a result, I accidentally took a mechanical watch with my white shirt, huge Hetian jade, and tens of thousands of mobile phones to shoot me. Then I looked down and saw that the deposits in my whole body, the bank and the mobile phone were not as good as a ring face on the officers' little fingers.
The inspector smiled, his face was covered in oily, fair skin, and his body was twelve-legged, and his voice was kind, "Do it well, young people have to endure hardships, and they have to work hard..."
There is a huge conflict between reality and propaganda, and then what should the people believe?
Therefore, when the people below saw this style in front of Xiahou Shang's formation, they naturally became angry.
Some officials are not uncommon, but the people are suffering, and then Xiahou Shang is still swaying in the market with a fat head and ears, acting as a mighty person, and he always means something. Is it really appropriate?
The people were unhappy, and Xiahou Shang also felt unhappy!
Xiahou Shang had read some military books back then and knew some military theories. He was just used to living a comfortable life, but he really couldn't live a hard life. This time he was able to walk in front of the enemy, Xiahou Shang felt that it was already very difficult. In such a cold day, such hard climbing stairs, such kind patrols, such in-depth research, such...
What's more, I am facing a test of life and death!
Maybe you may die on the battlefield!
I have worked so hard, what are these untouchables thinking?
The errors in cognition are getting bigger and bigger, and the sense of separation at all levels of Youzhou becomes stronger, so the human heart is over.
And if people's hearts are no longer together, it will not be surprising that anything will happen.
On and down the city, the various changes in the hearts of the military and the people fell into the eyes of some people, and then passed on...
In a remote courtyard outside Ji County, Zu Wu pondered and thought in front of a wooden picture on the table.
I don’t know when this wooden picture was made, but it must be a certain time anyway. Patches were rubbed out on it, making it look smooth and illuminating under specific light.
Zu Wu pointed it on the wooden picture, and kept slashing with his fingers. He gurgled for a long time, but finally sighed, "There are not enough people..."
Hecheng, who was sitting on the other side of the table, looked up at Zu Wu and pondered for a moment, "Do you really have to fight?"
Zu Wu raised his eyes from the wooden picture, looked at Hecheng, and then smiled, "Brother He, you are kind-hearted... Let me give you an example. If you see a beggar on the road, will you pay attention to him, respect him, and pay attention to him?"
"No." He Cheng replied.
"Then...what if this beggar was holding a wooden bowl for begging in his hand, but...a crossbow, and the crossbow was stringed on it, pretending to be a crossbow, pointing at you?" Zu Wu said with a smile, "Will you ignore it, have no respect?"
"This..." He Cheng swallowed and said, "You mean..."
"In Cao's eyes, we are the beggar next to this road!" Zu Wu patted gently on the wooden picture, "Begging for food here! Beg for light scolding, and beheading if you are serious! Why do you have any respect?! The Sima family of Hanoi is the lesson of your past cars! If you can't let him know that we have a crossbow in our hands, then you can only escape from Taihang like Sima!"
"…" He Cheng was silent for a long time, and finally sighed, "Are you too risky?"
"If you don't have a risk, how can you do it?" Zu Wu said, "Is Sima taking risks? I'm so peaceful, but I'm still bullied. Not only will I shit and urinate, but I'm still going to be chased? Even if you die, you might as well fight! What's wrong? Sima has left, and we're still there?"
"Sima family..." He Cheng frowned deeply, "Well, just do what you said... But, you still need to plan carefully."
'This is natural!' Zu Wu pointed on the wooden picture, 'Our people, hide here, go out from here, and then come here, the road should actually be smooth. If you break in and turn here, you can use the traces of the woodland to cover it and go back... Anyway, do you think that Xiahou on the top of the city can do what? I guess he will lock the city gate immediately when he sees the turbulence! If he is in the camp, that would be even better! If he can be beheaded, the morale of the Cao army will definitely be disintegrated. Then we will bring the head to the cavalry, haha...'
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Yuyang.
Cao Shang was on duty in the camp outside the city, responsible for guarding the drawn civilians.
There are many errands in the civilian camp outside the city.
Naturally, the camp of the civil servants is not very neat, and there are not many supplies, including the tents, and they are all shared and are not fixed in a certain queue. Every moment, there are people sleeping in the tent, and then they are called out when the time comes, and then a group of civil servants go in and sleep...
In order to keep warm, the air in the tent is not very circulating, so the smell is hard to describe. Cao Shang suspected that if he had eaten enough, he suddenly got into such a tent and would vomit it out on the spot.
The best smell in the civilian camp is the rice shed. The rice shed is built by cutting down trees. It is first felt a layer of oil cloth on it, and then thick thatch is stacked, so that no rain can penetrate. Four large stoves were dug up in the rice shed and lit the fire. The hot smoke was filled with the fragrance of bean rice.
It has a fragrance, but it is not delicious.
Beans and wild vegetables.
There is no oil, no meat, and there is little salt.
Only officers like Cao Shang can eat bacon. In addition to bacon, Cao Shang can also have a little sauce and a small jar of slurry.
This has already made the men drool in their greed. They took a look at Cao Shang’s meal, then took a bite, then looked at him, and then took a bite, just like Cao Shang’s beautiful and delicious meals can be served.
At first, Cao Shang felt very strange and uncomfortable, but now he is getting used to it. He originally wanted to share some meals, but he was almost stopped just as he was about to take action.
The meals were given to the soldiers under his command. There was no problem with the commander and the squad. After all, they were all in a pot and used the same spoon to make food...
But going up further is not appropriate. Even soldiers cannot be divided, let alone ordinary civilians?
It’s very simple, how can Cao Shang divide it? Who will give it to? I’ll share it today, and I won’t share it tomorrow? The soldiers who got the food today thanked me. If they didn’t share it tomorrow, will resentment arise in their hearts?
This is one aspect, and on the other hand, Cao Shang divided the food, and the rest of the military academy non-commissioned officers were divided. Does not distinguish between them mean that Cao Shang is glorious, while other military academy non-commissioned officers were very selfish? If all the non-commissioned officers shared the food with Cao Shang, then what is the significance of the rank rewards obtained by those military academy non-commissioned officers who fought for their lives before?
Since food and everything are the same, let’s have fun together, why can we make people work hard or even work hard?
"My Iceberg Beauty Wife"
So Cao Shang also learned that he could not distinguish.
Sometimes, Cao Shang would feel that he was different from the original self, but he couldn't say what the specific place was different.
Just as Cao Shang got off duty and returned to his tent and was thinking about this issue, suddenly someone outside the tent called him, saying that Xiahou Shang wanted to summon him.
Cao Shang was stunned for a moment, but he quickly put on his robe and armor. When he lifted the sword, he hesitated for a moment, and then placed the sword again on the knife stand and walked out of the tent.
Xiahou Shang's guard looked at Cao Shang's body and hands, then nodded, signaling Cao Shang to follow.
Xiahou Shang's guard walked in front, without any intention of talking to Cao Shang.
Cao Shang could only shut up and followed silently.
When he arrived at the place of the government office in the city, Cao Shang was stopped. He was searched and confirmed that he was not carrying any weapons, so he continued to release him.
After entering the government office, Xiahou Shang's guards didn't talk much nonsense, so they led Cao Shang to the backyard.
Walk through the house and to the back garden. There is a pavilion in the back garden. Normally, there must be a pond next to the pavilion. There must be some rockery or something in the pond to be considered elegant and elegant. Unfortunately, Yuyang has been dilapidated for a long time, and it has been smashed and burned many times in the government office. Therefore, it is already very difficult to preserve the pavilion. As for the pond, it has dried up long ago and has not been restored, and the rockery has also fallen aside.
Half of the tilted rockery is clean, while half of it is stained with black mud.
Cao Shang wondered if someone thought there was a secret room under the rockery of the pond and the rockery, so he deliberately opened it? So why didn’t he demolish the pavilion? As a result, before he arrived at the pavilion, he found that the stone slabs of the pavilion must have been pried open. Although they were spliced ​​back, they were still a little awkward and weird.
Can it be harmonious if you piece together?
However, as long as Xiahou Shang is present, he can always show his wealth and honor in the place where he is.
Xiahou Shang sat in the pavilion.
In the water pavilion, there were leathers, curtains were specially surrounded, and braziers were lit on the side, as if some agarwood was burned...
"Come, come, sit, sit." Xiahou Shang smiled and saw Cao Shang greeting with a friendly look on his face. "In recent days, someone has been busy with military affairs and has been working hard. He has been thinking about how to win this battle, win glory for the Prime Minister, and safeguard the trouble for the Han Dynasty! Of course, this is also to allow the children who follow him to have a good background! When he gets busy, he can't take care of sitting with you and chatting, haha, don't you be surprised?"
Xiahou Shang's tone was kind and his attitude was kind, but Cao Shang felt his hair standing up. He smiled unnaturally and agreed, "I am so grateful to him that he was treated with heart-warmingly by the general! How dare I blame the general? It is also contrary to the etiquette of the ruler and his subjects?"
"Is that right..." Xiahou Shang laughed, stood up, pretended to be generous and patted Cao Shang on the shoulder, "Okay! I didn't expect you to be very reasonable, that's good, very good! You know, this world belongs to the great man, but it's also the lord. Working for the lord and loyal to the family is the same responsibility of you and me! On this point, although you and I have a slightly different position, the intentions should be the same, which is very good, very good! Don't worry, as long as you are loyal and responsible, the benefits are bound to be without you! As long as someone is in the army for one day, you will be rich and prosperous for the rest of your life!"
While talking and laughing, Xiahou Shang actually held Cao Shang's arm and stroked it, making the hairs on Cao Shang's body stand on his back. Fortunately, Xiahou Shang didn't touch it for long, otherwise Cao Shang wouldn't know if he could bear it.
Fortunately, Xiahou Shang quickly talked about the important matter. He turned around and sat down in the pavilion, and then signaled Cao Shang to sit as well. Xiahou Shang looked at Cao Shang with a smile, talked about the previous attack on the rear camp, and then asked, "Ziyuan felt that he encountered troops in the camp that time... Who belonged to him?"
Cao Shang was stunned for a moment, "General... I can't see clearly this..."
It’s not that I really didn’t see clearly, but that Cao Shang didn’t know what Xiahou Shang meant.
Xiahou Shang coughed, as if to express something, and then said: "Before, ahha, I thought it was a cavalryman, but later, ahhaha, I discussed it with Zi and General, ahhaha, and found that it was not exactly similar. At most, it was a little mixed. A small number of cavalryman, most of which were ordinary cavalryman..."
Cao Shang let out a sigh, "The general said so much. I think so."
Xiahou Shang laughed and then slapped his thigh. Well, it was indeed his own. "So, ahha, these people have nothing to be afraid of! That's right! It's not scary! So, ahha, Zi and the general and me have formulated a plan... Ziyuan, I'm asking you now, are you willing to capture and kill these bandits, quell the rebellion in one fell swoop, contribute to the lord, and the Han Dynasty?!"
Xiahou Shang looked determined, with a demeanor on his face that looked almost sacred.
For the lord, for the great man?
Cao Shang's eyebrows pounded twice, and he didn't know what to say for a while.
If Xiahou Shang's resolute attitude was not to others, but to himself, or to himself, or to many, it would be more convincing. Cao Shang could even think that no matter what strategy it was, it would probably be to fight for his life, not Xiahou Shang's life. Therefore, if he wins, everything is easy to say. If he loses, Xiahou Shang's status is noble and there will definitely be no big deal, but Cao Shang can't afford Cao Chun's thunder and furious!
But what can Cao Shang do?
Seeing Cao Shang hesitating, Xiahou Shang's face slowly became gloomy. He had always been accustomed to being arrogant. He could still maintain a humble attitude in front of Cao Cao or other generals, but when he was a little cold in front of Cao Shang, he felt a little uncomfortable. He snorted coldly, and his tone was full of cold smell, "Why, are you afraid of death? Don't you dare?"
Cao Shang lowered his head, just like the one he had lowered before. After all, as long as he lowered it for the first time, there would naturally be countless times. "Dare to die for the general..."
Xiahou Shang raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Okay, very energetic! He is worthy of being a great man!"
Cao Shang, who got the "Tips and Skills", left.
Xiahou Shang sat in the pavilion and slowly drank wine.
Chapter completed!