Chapter 31: Yefu trains troops

Upon hearing that Yuan Shao wanted Dong Zhuo to enter Beijing, Zhou Yu decisively opposed it and hurriedly said, "Benchu, it must not be done! I heard that Dong Zhuo is proud of his military achievements and prestige, is ambitious, looks down on others, does not listen to the orders of the court, and instead stationed troops in Hedong to observe the changes in the court. This person must have a different intention. Moreover, Dong Zhuo's subordinates are so brave, if they do not obey your orders after entering Beijing, and instead use force to coerce the court, what should you do?"

"This..." Yuan Shao was frightened into a cold sweat when he heard this. After thinking about it carefully, he felt that Zhou Yu's words were very reasonable. If the Ten General Assesses were wolves and Dong Zhuo was a tiger, it would be desirable to drive away the wolf with a tiger, but if the tiger was stationed there, wouldn't it be that the front door drove away the wolf and the back door entered the tiger?

"Oh, thank you Gongjin for reminding me that I almost made a big mistake." Yuan Shao held Zhou Yu's hand and his attitude was very sincere.

"If I can help Benchu, that's my happiest thing." Zhou Yu said modestly.

"However, Gongjin, what should we do if we don't borrow Dong Zhuo's troops? How can we quickly eliminate the Ten Generals?" Yuan Shao used the word "we", which obviously regarded Zhou Yu as his own person.

Zhou Yu thought for a while and said, "As the saying goes, "Catch birds with eyes and catch birds." The decisions on national affairs should not be so blind and hasty. No matter which army is recruited to enter the capital, the strong will be the hero. The situation cannot be controlled by us, and no local army can enter the capital. This is one of them. Now the general He Jin has mastered the elite Yulin Army in the capital and led the troops in the Xiyuan. As long as they make up their minds, the next command arrow and send a team of elite troops. It is easy to eliminate the eunuch party. However, if the general sways left and right and has not made a decision for a long time, the ten regular attendants have been running the palace for a long time and are close to the emperor. The potential power cannot be underestimated. If they fight back hard, the victory or defeat is unknown. This is the second thing."

"Oh!" Yuan Shao gently patted the table, revealing great regret, and said, "The General is just hesitating."

"Although local troops cannot be allowed to enter Beijing directly, we can still create some momentum on the periphery, and let the generals write letters to loudly call for "warning to clear the king's side", and use the people's hearts and military spirit to promote the progress of this matter. This way, the general will not be able to do it, and this will make the general make up his mind." Zhou Yu came up with an idea.

Yuan Shao slapped his thighs and said loudly: "Gongjin, this idea is so good. Actually, I had this idea earlier, but later I felt that it would be more effective to let Dong Zhuo go to Beijing, so I changed my mind. How to arrange it specifically, I will discuss this with the general."

Zhou Yu took a step forward and said humbly: "General Benchu ​​is now the Sili School Captain. He is ordered by the emperor to supervise all the officials of the court, inspecting the three servants and seven counties of Hedong, Henan, Hanoi, and Hongnong. He is surrounded by 1,200 elite soldiers and is actually an important official of the court. Benchu ​​is loyal to the Han Dynasty and devotes himself to the punishment of the eunuch party for the country. Now the turmoil in Luoyang is surging. It is the time to show his skills. Yu is not talented and is willing to fight side by side with you to eliminate the harm to the country!"

"Okay! Haha!" Yuan Shao laughed, and liked Zhou Yu very much. He thought to himself: This Zhou Gongjin is not only extremely wise, but also humble and well-known, and he will definitely take on great responsibilities in the future. Our Yuan family has four generations and three masters, many disciples and officials, and is spread all over the country, but there are still very few such outstanding talents, and we will still have to win over him well in the future.

Thinking of this, Yuan Shao stood up and said, "Gongjin, I will go to the general to discuss matters immediately, so I will say goodbye first. Remember that the content of our conversation should not be leaked! This visit is worth this trip. I am very grateful to Gongjin for his good advice. I will hold a banquet at home tomorrow night, so please come."

"Yu must go to the mansion on time!" Zhou Yu replied. He thought to himself, wondering if Yuan Shao could convince He Jin. If Dong Zhuo could not enter Beijing, the history of the Three Kingdoms would be greatly changed...

Eighteen miles east of Shu County, Yefu Mountain.

From the foot of Yefu Mountain to the top, about five miles, the peaks are towering and circling upwards, looking down at the river light, overlooking the five lakes, the forests are dense and majestic and beautiful. It is said that in the Spring and Autumn Period, Ou Yezi, the father of sword making, once forged swords in this mountain. There are ancient sites of sword-making ponds on the mountain, hence the name Yefu Mountain.

As the morning light first started, thin light shone in from the forest. Zang Ba, Gao Shun and Zhou Tai led nearly 200 Flying Dragon Army soldiers to the mountain to train. The air in the mountains was extremely fresh, and the crisp sound of birds came from their ears, which was refreshing.

"Xuan Gao, the scenery of Yefu Mountain is really good." Zhou Tai said to Zang Ba.

A few days ago, Lu Kang, the prefect of Lujiang, had officially incorporated the 200 Feilong Army, 800 Card Knife and 800 Jinfan Army into the military sequence of the government. Gan Ning and Zang Ba were awarded the position of Duwei, Gao Shun, Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin were awarded the position of lieutenant. Although they had official positions, they were still accustomed to calling each other's names.

Zang Ba turned around and said to Zhou Tai: "The mountains are mountains, and water is water. I have no interest in whether the scenery is beautiful. This Yefu Mountain is a place where my elder brother and I often come to hunt. We will never return empty-handed every time we come. I remember that once we hit a big roe deer, and that roe deer is really endurance. After hitting our arrow, he ran away and fell down the mountain after falling. He was so tired that we were breathless. However, the elder brother is still better than me. Although he seems to be not as strong as me, he recovered after only resting for a while. He carried the big roe deer alone and went down the mountain."

"Oh. The lord is really strong." Zhou Tai nodded.

Gao Shun came not far away and asked Zang Ba: "Xuan Gao, are you specializing in rock climbing skills today?"

"Yes." Zang Ba has always respected Gao Shun very much.

Gao Shun frowned slightly and said, "I just went to explore the road. There is a small mountain river not far ahead. Further ahead is a river valley. The water flow is shallow and many large rocks are exposed. There are cliffs with steep slopes on both sides of the valley. It is not very high and is suitable for practicing rock climbing."

Zang Ba patted Gao Shun's shoulder happily and said, "As soon as you talk about that river valley, I remembered it. With you, Gao Shun, I felt much more relaxed, haha."

Gao Shun said hesitantly: "Xuan Gao, I heard that there was a group of bandits gathered in the Yefu Mountains. There were a large number of people, about a thousand people, and the combat power was relatively fierce. The leader was the former leader of the Yellow Turban Army, named Sun Xia. It is said that this man was vicious and cunning. He took these bandits to rob the house and did not do good things. We came here to train today. What should we do if we met them?"

"Haha, what Gao Shun said is very true." Zang Ba smiled. He had considered this matter for a long time. Zhou Yu had also talked to him personally. At the right time, he used war instead of training and wiped out this group of evil bandits in the evil countryside.

Zang Ba said: "Since our Feilong Army was founded, we have not experienced war, especially mountain combat. Mountain combat will be one of our main combat forms in the future. Today, we are here to train mountain wars, and secondly, if we encounter this group of bandits, we can just test the combat effectiveness of our Feilong Army. Are we still afraid of them?"

After hearing Zang Ba speak so skillfully about the mountain battle, Zhou Tai and Gao Shun immediately understood that this was arranged by Zhou Yu. Gao Shun clasped his fists and said, "I understand! But it's better to be careful. We must send more sentry detectives on the surrounding hills to inform the soldiers to be prepared for the enemy's sneak attack at any time."

Tushi Peak is the main peak of Yefu Mountain. Standing on the top of the mountain, you can overlook the Yangtze River from afar. You can look down at the five nearby lakes: Shahu, Huangpi Lake, Houhu, Baihu, Chaohu. The mountains are magnificent, like a gate. Only a small path in the mountains can be winding and can be climbed up the mountain. The mountains are green and slim and lush, which is an easy to defend and difficult to attack.

There is a temple on the top of the mountain called "Fuhu Temple". According to legend, in ancient times, there was a child with a strangely ugly appearance and blindness. He was abandoned by his parents. He happened to meet a tiger passing by, and he carried it into the cave and had big breasts. He dug out the spring water to cure the child's eyes. When the child grew up, he became a monk, and the tiger was inseparable from him. Later, he went to Yefu Mountain, built a temple to settle down, and preached the scriptures and practiced Taoism.

Today, Fuhu Temple is occupied by Sun Xia. After several years of construction, it has become a solid fortress, with more than a thousand people entrenched here.

In the Great Hall, cigarettes were curling. The highest place was worshipped not by my Buddha Tathagata, but by the Taishang Laojun riding a green cow. A middle-aged man in a Taoist robe, with a sharp face full of incense. This person was Sun Xia. At this time, a small leader approached him and whispered: "Report to the General, there is something wrong! The brothers who sent out to patrol the mountains found that there were government troops entering the mountains."

"Oh..." Sun Xia was very surprised. After fleeing to Yefu Mountain, he was dormant for a while. Due to the Yellow Turban Rebellion in the north, many people went south to the south to take refuge. Among them were poor people and landlords and wealthy businessmen. Sun Xia took the opportunity to rob a lot of money and conquered some people. He instilled them in the idea of ​​"Taipingdao" and organized them into his own team. Gradually, he reached more than a thousand people. The government army launched a few times, but failed due to poor command and the soldiers were unwilling to fight. This made Sun Xia's heart begin to expand, dreaming of killing down the mountain one day, and followers can create a world again. In order to enhance his prestige, Sun Xia had already called himself the General Fenwei a few days ago, and was aware of the entire army. His position in the "Taipingdao" was only under Zhang Jiao, Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao.

At this moment, he suddenly heard the news that officers and soldiers entered the mountain, which surprised Sun Xia. After all, no officers and soldiers have come to fight for the suppression for half a year. A few days ago, Shu County Magistrate Liu Jun sent someone up the mountain to contact him. His tone was quite meaningful to inviting his own troops. Could it be that... they knew about their proclaiming themselves as General Fenwei, and came to die with gritted teeth?

After all, Sun Xia has been through a long battle formation. After thinking for a while, he calmly said to the little leader: "The situation of the officers and soldiers is not clear, so don't act rashly. Send more people to keep a close eye on it and continue to observe. If there is any movement, report it quickly."

"Yes!" The little leader was not panicked at all, and he felt at ease. He thought that even if the officers and soldiers came to attack the mountain village, wouldn't they still run away like the previous few times? He easily sent an order.
Chapter completed!