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Volume 3: The Wind Rises in the Eastern Capital Chapter 369: Artificially Raised Parrots in the Late Han Dynasty

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.    Chapter 369: Artificially Raised Parrots in the Late Han Dynasty

    Opening the edict written by Zhen Yao, the content was that he agreed with Yecheng's request for war in a concise and concise manner, and sent Zhang Jia and Gao Lan to send troops together, and then there were soldiers and horses to help.  It does not improve Gao Lan's character flaws at all, but only talks about the past friendship between Zhang Zha and Gao Lan.

    Zhen Yao didn't mention it, and Zhang Jia didn't jump out to say what was wrong with him. He even looked at Gao Lan with a smile as he read the edict, and then said that the lord has something to say, and the Si water must be taken as soon as possible, so that Luoyang City can be attacked by surprise.  "

    Gao Lan put away the edict written by Zhen Yao and nodded. What Jun Yi said was very much in line with my wishes. The troops and horses in the city were ready, and the former army had already transported grain and grass out of the city. They were just waiting for Jun Yi to come, and they could send troops to Sishui Pass tomorrow.  "

    Yecheng acted vigorously and resolutely, and to the west of the Han Dynasty, the direction of Chang'an was also not slow.  After learning that Yuan Shao had transferred a large number of troops to directly attack Bingzhou, Li Ru had the idea of ??attacking Tongguan.  Although there is a serious shortage of generals in Chang'an City, fortunately, there is no need to worry about sneak attacks in Xiliang. After all, he and Ma Teng are still in the honeymoon period for the time being.

    In this way, Dong Min, who was in charge of Chang'an, calculated that only Niu Fu was available in the army at this moment, so Niu Fu was asked to command 20,000 troops and go out of the city to attack Tongguan.  Only by holding Tongguan in our hands can the Sanfu region be stable, otherwise we would have to worry about the Kanto soldiers and horses attacking from the east at all times.  As for Luoyang, Li Ru now understands that it cannot be controlled by the Dong family's strength.

    In Wuji City, Lu Lingqi was in the backyard of Zhen Mansion. Lu Lingqi was a little distracted after her father left in a hurry. Zhen Yao was busy with spring plowing and could not always comfort her. The important task of comforting the beauty fell on Zhang Ying. But Lingqi was worried about the war in Bingzhou?  "

    Perhaps because she was pregnant, Lu Lingqi, who used to be brave and heroic in the past, was quite tender at the moment. Seeing that Zhang Ying was gone, she nodded and shook her head. Although she knew that her father was brave, her younger sister was still worried that if Bingzhou was attacked, what would happen to her father?  , it¡¯s all Lingqi¡¯s fault.  "

    "So," she looked at Lu Lingqi, who was getting into trouble, with some amusement, put her arms on her shoulders, and whispered, "You want your father, but you also want a husband."  If he loses his composure and is in an emergency, how can he sit in the city safely?  "

    "Yuan Shao's sneak attack on Bingzhou was just a desperate struggle. How could he defeat several counties in Bingzhou with Luoyang? Even if your father didn't return to Bingzhou, there was nothing Yuan Shao could do. Now that your father has returned, he will take command as a flying general.  The officers and men under my command should think twice before they act even if they meet their husbands, Yuan Shao is nothing to be afraid of."

    "Yeah." When Zhang Ying said this, Lu Lingqi felt that this seemed to be the case, and her father must be fine.

    At this moment, a burst of footsteps suddenly came from behind the two of them, and as the footsteps got closer, a message fell down: What Ying'er said was true, the soldiers and horses led by Fengxian were elites in hundreds of battles.  Compared with the new levies of poor people under Yuan Shao's tent, their fighting strength is strong enough to defeat one against five.  Yuan Shao had to use surprise troops to seize the annexed state. Now that Fengxian has returned, there is no obstacle to annexing the state.  "

    Apart from Zhen Yao, there is no other person who can be like this with the two girls. The two girls turned around and saw Zhen Yao holding a bird cage in his hand.  There is a bird in the birdcage with a tail slightly longer than its body. The whole body is green and the tail is light blue. Except for the red beak, the rest of the head is almost blue-black.

    With two paws firmly grasped on the iron rod standing horizontally in the birdcage, his eyes were looking straight ahead with piercing eyes. When Zhen Yao finished speaking, he opened his mouth very showily and said, "It's really, really~~"

    "Huh? Bird society?" When they heard the bird's mouth speaking human words, the two girls Zhang Ying were extremely surprised, and their eyes were quickly attracted to the birdcage held by Zhen Yao.  However, he was surprised and a little horrified, and he was obviously uneasy about such an unconventional thing.

    Zhen Yao nodded with a smile, placed the bird cage on the stone table in the courtyard, and waved to the two girls. This is a treasure I found on the street today. Don't think this bird is weird. Scholars are such birds.  Class talent.  "

    Zhang Ying looked disbelieving, but couldn't resist the curiosity in her heart. After helping Lu Lingqi get closer, she whispered, "Is there such a magical bird?"  "

    "This bird is a parrot, and because of its long tail, it is also called a parakeet." Zhen Yao pointed to the little bird in the birdcage and introduced that this bird should have lived in Bashu, but now it has been  The merchants brought Wuji.  I saw that this bird was very interesting, so I bought it to keep you company.  "

    "Parrot~~Parrot~~" The little guy in the cage fluttered his wings twice, and then imitated Zhen Yao's words and spoke.  The slightly chubby body, coupled with the funny appearance of uttering words, instantly made the two girls laugh, and the sadness on Lu Lingqi's face also faded a lot.

    At that moment, Zhen Yao told how he met the little bird. It turned out that the bird was accidentally caught by a merchant who went to the land of Bashu to buy Shu brocade and resell it.  At first, I just thought the bird was not good enough, so I caught it and brought it home to raise. After two months, the bird could actually speak human language.

    A businessman is a businessman. Although this bird is not the same species, his intuition tells him that he should be able to sell it for a lot of money.  If you encounterThe rich donors in the world have thousands of dollars at their disposal.  In this way, the parrot that originally only stayed in the merchant's home began to travel with the merchant to various places. While selling Shu brocade, he also sold this strange bird to people.

    Although there were already parrots growing in the forest in the late Han Dynasty, there were not many parrots because they grew up in deep mountain forests.  The merchant took this bird to many places, such as Luoyang, Nanyang, Yingchuan, etc., and many states and counties in the Central Plains have the footprints of this merchant bird.

    "It's a pity that in so many places, there are people who know the goods, but not many people are willing to pay to buy it. After all, money in the troubled times of the late Han Dynasty cannot be spent so extravagantly.  Among those who were willing to buy, the price was too low, and the merchants were unwilling to sell.

    This time when I came to Jizhou, the merchants also had the idea of ??selling this bird. After all, it is the first state in the Han Dynasty, so there must be many investors who know the goods.  If you want to sell this relatively luxurious ornamental bird, you naturally have to go to the most prosperous place.  In Jizhou, there is only one most prosperous city, and that is Wuji.

    The merchants resold all the items they brought and took their parrots around the city.  With money in their pockets and wanting to find a place to sell birds where there are many rich people, the merchants set their sights on the most luxurious hook-up place in the city: Yichun Courtyard. As the saying goes, both business and pleasure can go hand in hand.

    Indeed, it is very eye-catching to have a bird by your side when you go shopping in Goulan, and it is even more remarkable when the bird can speak human words. After a while, both men and women in the Yichun courtyard gathered around to look at the parrot.  And what a coincidence, Guo Jia was among them.  And given Guo Jia's erudition, it is natural that this bird is a rare bird in the world.

    Although everyone is willing to watch, no one is willing to spend huge sums of money to buy a bird and raise it home.  The merchant stayed in Yichun courtyard for a while and then left with regret. Guo Jia felt that this matter was a bit novel and left Goulan. However, he did not follow the merchant, but came to the Prefecture Mufu to discuss the matter with Zhen Yao.  Talked about it.

    Hearing Guo Jia say that a businessman selling parrots has come to the city, Zhen Yao suddenly thought of Lu Lingqi, who was unhappy at home. If she had such a cute little guy with her, it should make her happy, so she immediately decided to buy it  This bird.

    In order to prevent the merchant from finding anyone after he left, Zhen Yao immediately led a group of soldiers and went out with Guo Jia.  When I came to the restaurant where the merchant stayed temporarily, I found someone who saw that the parrot was indeed real and wanted to buy it.

    Zhen Yao has been in a high position for a long time, and his whole body exudes a touch of official authority at all times, and the group of personal guards following him further proves that this person is not easy to mess with.  In the late Han Dynasty, the status of merchants was not high. Seeing Zhen Yao's appearance, this small businessman was obviously a man of power. He was so scared that he immediately said that he would give the bird to Zhen Yao.

    Zhen Yao naturally would not rob others for nothing. Thinking that this was a rare artificially bred parrot for a big man, and he also understood the value of rare items, he asked his soldiers to take a hundred gold and give it to this lucky merchant.

    After getting the parrot, Zhen Yao walked towards his home under the merchant's continuous thanks and Guo Jia's curious look.  Later, I happened to hear Zhang Ying comforting Lu Lingqi, so she praised her.

    Reaching out to tease the little parrot in the cage, Zhen Yao smiled and asked, "How are you doing?"  Although this parrot is petite, my husband spent a huge sum of money to buy it. Do you like it?  "

    "My husband, despite his busy schedule, still thinks about Lingqi. How can Lingqi not be happy?" The smile on Lu Lingqi's face became stronger, but this was not because of a parrot, but because of Zhen Yao's kindness, which Lingqi had never seen before.  How to feed this bird?  If you raise it to death, wouldn't it be a waste of your husband's hundreds of taels of gold?  "

    When it comes to one hundred taels of gold, Zhen Yao actually feels a little pained. He has never spent money so lavishly.  However, for the sake of his beloved wife at home, Zhen Yao felt that it was worth it. He moved the bird cage next to it and said that this bird is not very particular about its food. Put some water in the bird cage and cut some fruit pulp, even rice grains and young leaves.  .  "

    "But there are some things to pay attention to. You see, this bird is actually a bit bloated. This is caused by the businessman's random feeding. The parrot cannot be fed too much at one time, as it cannot digest more. Only by eating more and less can you keep it healthy.  more beautiful."

    After listening to Zhen Yao say some things that should be paid attention to, Lu Lingqi was quite surprised that her husband knew so much?  Could it be that my husband had raised one of these strange birds before?  "

    Zhen Yao curled his lips slightly. He had raised a parrot, but not in the late Han Dynasty, but in his previous life.  At the end of the Han Dynasty, the Bashu area where parrots were most likely to exist was thousands of miles away from Wuji, where he lived. How could he have the opportunity to catch parrots and raise them?

    Therefore, Zhen Yao could only use lies to explain this problem. Yao once read a bamboo scroll, which recorded some strange and bizarre things.  Originally, Yao only read it as a story, but he did not expect that there really is a strange bird that can speak human words.  "

    Zhen Yao's explanation could be hidden from the girl from the Lu family who was in a state of emotion, but it definitely couldn't be hidden from Zhang Ying. However, Zhang Ying would not demolish Zhen Yao at this time, and just looked at him with a half-smile.  ZhenAfter Yao, he and Lu Lingqi teased the parrot with short branches.

    ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? off????  Seeing that the two girls were already focused on the parrot, Zhen Yao turned around and left, walking into the living room.

    Leaving aside the fact that Zhen's family has another little life, Zhang Jia entered Ye City and rested for just one night. On the next day, he and Gao Lan led Ye City's 20,000 soldiers and horses to Sishui Pass, the gateway between Sili and Jizhou.  .

    It took two days to reach Hanoi, but there were less than a thousand garrison troops in Hanoi alone, and there was no way to stop the majestic Jizhou army.  After resting for a day in Hanoi, General Zhang Jaw began to lead his men across the Yellow River.  Because it was spring, even the Yellow River did not have rapid currents, so crossing the river was very fast. In just half of the day, all 20,000 soldiers had crossed the river.

    After crossing the river, going forward is the Xingyang and Sishui area, which is the first military target of this troop dispatch.  General Zhang Jaw was no stranger to Sishui Pass. When the princes allied themselves, they both followed their old master Han Fu to join the alliance. Although they did not make any achievements, they at least gained knowledge.

    Now that they are coming to Sishui again, they are no longer bystanders. Now, this great Han Pass is the target that the two of them must lead their soldiers to attack.  The person guarding the Sishui Pass was Yuan Shao's trusted general Zhu Ling, and the one who assisted him in guarding the pass was Tian Fengdao Yuanhao.

    The response measure adopted by the two men was to defend Sishui Pass, and all important places such as Xingyang and Guandu were abandoned.  This was also a helpless move. After Yuan Shao left with his heavy troops, Luoyang's military strength was dwarfed by comparison. In this case, two passes had to be guarded respectively. The number of troops that could be dispatched to Sishui Pass was only 8,000.

    With such a small force, if they are divided elsewhere, they will definitely be broken up by Jizhou soldiers. Therefore, although holding on to death is not a clever move, it is the most feasible way at the moment.  Due to the lack of Sili soldiers and horses, Zhang Jaw and his men led the troops to the foot of Sishui Pass without encountering a powerful blockade from Yuan's army.  However, the smooth march will end here. There are nearly a thousand soldiers patrolling at the Sishui juncture at all times.

    After inspecting around Sishui Pass, Gao Lan opened his mouth after returning to the main tent of the military camp and said Junyi. When the lord broke the Sishui River, he led his troops to bypass Songshan Mountain and appeared behind Sishui Pass with a surprise force. Can you and I do it again?  Can this plan defeat the enemy?  "

    Hearing this, Zhang Jia shook his head. Back then, my lord was able to defeat Sishui Pass. What was more of a trick was that the coalition troops had several times more troops than Dong's thieves.  You and I only have 20,000 soldiers. If we want to attack by surprise, we must capture at least half of them. In this way, the strength of the camp will be almost the same as that of Yuan's army in the pass.  "

    "Furthermore, you and I can think of this. How can Yuan Jun, who has been stationed at Sishui Pass for so many years, not think of it? In my opinion, there must be a troop stationed on the top of the mountain south of Sishui at this moment. If you and I want to take a detour and make a surprise attack, we will be attacked.  Yuan Jun¡¯s plan.¡±

    After hearing this, Gao Lan gave up the sneak attack method and said that he would only try to attack by force tomorrow.  "

    "Yuan Hao, why do you want me to pull down all the soldiers on the mountain and have people set off fireworks on the top of the mountain on time?" In Sishui Pass, Zhu Ling asked in confusion. If Jizhou soldiers and horses outside the city really attacked from the mountain,  Isn¡¯t Sishui Pass dangerous?  "

    Tian Feng shook his head with a confident look and said, Jizhou soldiers already don¡¯t know how to sneak attack through mountain roads, so why should we send soldiers to guard the top of the mountain?  The troops within the pass are already insufficient and should not be wasted at all.  The purpose of letting people burn smoke on the top of the mountain was to confuse the soldiers of Jizhou, making them think that our troops were stationed on the top of the mountain, so that they would not dare to mobilize troops rashly.  "

    Zhu Ling nodded slowly, but when he thought about the old man commanding him to do this and that as soon as he arrived, he felt unhappy in his heart. Then he asked Yuan Hao what he said was reasonable. He must have a strategy to defeat the enemy?  "

    Tian Feng stroked his short beard, narrowed his eyes and guarded the pass. When the lord returns from victory, Jizhou's soldiers and horses will naturally retreat.  "

    On the second day, Zhang Jaw and his men led 10,000 troops out of the camp and arrived at the pass. Seeing the densely packed Yuan Army garrison at the critical moment, they knew that the opponent would not leave the city to fight.

    "Get ready for the siege vehicles and wells." Gao Lan gave the order, and several siege vehicles that had been assembled after crossing the Yellow River were slowly pushed out, and around them were groups of Yecheng soldiers carrying ladders.  The roaring military order was issued, and the soldiers began to move, carrying ladders and galloping forward under the threat of the archers at the top of the city.

    Although Jinglan had considerable suppressive power against the archers at the pass, when many soldiers carried the ladders and rushed to the bottom of the pass and set up the ladders, many Yecheng soldiers were killed or injured in the process.  Siege warfare is so cruel, if you want to win, you have to pay for the lives of soldiers.

    The war has just begun. No matter how impatient he is and how much he wants to break through Sishui Pass as soon as possible, General Gao Lan must wait patiently.  However, this does not mean that the two of them have nothing to do now. The soldiers need to be commanded now, and the battle situation on the edge of the pass also needs to be observed. Only by carefully observing the entire battle situation can we find the weak points of the Yuan soldiers defending the city and break through them.

      For most of the day, when the siege soldiers rotated their formations several times due to casualties, the garrison at the top of the city was still the same as before.  There are very few newly added guards, so few that you can almost count them one by one with your jaws open.

    The war was under the command of Gao Lan, so Zhang Jia only had to watch the whole battle situation silently.  The battle situation at the top of the city was clear. Zhang Jia secretly thought in his heart that it seemed that there were not many soldiers guarding Sishui Pass. They had been lined up with soldiers at the critical moment. Did they want to mislead me into thinking that there was no shortage of soldiers in the city?  In this case, the best strategy is to weaken the enemy.  "

    He already had some calculations in his mind, but he didn't open his mouth to ask Gao Lan to withdraw his troops. He still sat on his horse. It wasn't until the end of the day that the sun had clearly set to the west, and Gao Lan wanted to lead his troops to knock on the pass in person.  The war ends here, withdraw the troops and return to camp.  "

    If Zhen Yao were to partner with Gao Lan, Gao Lan would never be in awe of him.  But it was Zhang Jaw who came, and it was Zhang Jaw who said this. Gao Lan admired this elder brother who had taken care of him since he was young. When Zhang Jaw said to withdraw the troops, he no longer stubbornly wanted to lead the troops to charge into the city, and he could do it with a single move of his big hand.  Ordered to withdraw troops.

    The soldiers of Jizhou left the pass. Tian Feng, who was standing at the top of the city, looked at the sky and couldn't help but snorted coldly and said that it was too early to give up the attack on the city. Yi Feng knew that something would happen at night.  General Zhu, send more soldiers at night, and be sure to guard against sneak attacks by enemy soldiers." After saying these words, Tian Feng left the moment and walked towards the military tent where he lived.

    "Damn old man, you are yelling at me. If it weren't for my lord's fate, I wouldn't listen to your nonsense." Seeing Tian Feng showing off like this, Zhu Ling was furious in his heart. After all, Tian Feng could not do anything during this half-day war.  He didn't contribute any effort. He led Yuan Bing to defend the city from beginning to end. He was the one who shed blood and sweat, but in the end he still had to listen to the old man's arrangements.

    "You can't get angry at Tian Feng. Zhu Ling naturally vented his anger on the soldiers around him. Don't even think about sleeping tonight. Please cheer me up to guard the gate."

    Chapter 369: Artificially Raised Parrots in the Late Han Dynasty

    Chapter 369: Artificially Raised Parrots in the Late Han Dynasty
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