At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

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Everyone laughed heartily.

Then the drums sounded again, and the New Year's dinner officially began.

Chapter 429 420 Eight So I Am The Only Light

The Huotou army carried the fully prepared New Year's food to each army and battalion, and distributed them one after another.

The soldiers lined up to receive them, and after receiving them sat around the bonfire, eating and drinking around the bonfire, enjoying themselves.

The fragrant big pancakes are spread with salty sauce, and the mouth is full of salty fragrance when you bite down, drink a mouthful of fragrant big bone soup, and then eat a fried meat dumpling.

Tsk tsk, there are two words from head to toe - comfortable.

After eating the hot food and roasting it by the fire, the comrades-in-arms sat around talking and laughing, joking with each other and talking about interesting things. They didn't feel cold at all, they just felt warm, and there was warmth everywhere.

Eat big mouthfuls of cakes, big mouthfuls of meat, big mouthfuls of soup, indescribable comfort, indescribable happiness.

To have such a guy on the battlefield, even just once, is enough to be unforgettable.

The chief soldiers were extremely satisfied, and firmly remembered what the officers said before the meals were distributed.

"I eat General Guo's food, wear General Guo's clothes, and wear a scarf around my neck that General Guo specially asked the women in my hometown to weave! The General remembers us in his heart, and we must remember the General's kindness." , remember who gave us these things!"

"Yes!"

The soldiers shouted in unison.

Then have fun tonight.

In fact, there is no need to emphasize it so deliberately. Compared with the days when they were hungry, full, and living without a fixed place, they faced death all the time.

What kind of life did you live before serving as a soldier, what kind of life did you live after serving as a soldier, what did you eat and wear before serving as a soldier, what did you eat and wear after serving as a soldier, and what did you do? What prospects, they see very clearly.

The army's loyalty to Guo Peng far exceeds many people's imagination.

Of course, Guo Peng doesn't mind adding icing on the cake, and often reminds them to let them clearly understand who they should be loyal to, and don't sit crookedly.

The soldiers received generous treatment, and they ate and drank extremely happily. At the same time, Guo Peng also held a banquet outside the handsome tent for the generals and advisers.

Everyone is the same, eating the same flatbread, drinking the same bone broth, eating the same fried dumplings, dipped in the same sauce.

That is to say, these senior generals and advisers, like Guo Peng, can each get a bowl of stewed mutton.

Added plenty of spices and salt to remove the fishy smell, and added brewed soy sauce, and the fire heads stewed a large pot of lamb.

Eating and drinking, his appetite was best satisfied, and Guo Peng felt that there was nothing more fragrant and delicious than these things.

The bonfire was burning, exuding light and warmth, dispelling the darkness and cold of the winter night. Guo Peng raised his eyes and saw that the light and temperature of the flame were enough to cover the entire barracks. Everyone didn't seem to feel cold or dark.

There was a smile on everyone's face.

He saw that Guo Jia and Xi Zhong were playing some kind of boxing game. Whoever lost would lose a piece of meat to the other party. The two had a great time playing.

He saw Cao Hong and Cao Ren wrestle with each other.

This is a game he developed in the military. In arm wrestling, two strong men challenge each other. Whoever wins is a matter of face for Bel.

He also saw Dian Wei and Xu Chu, two big-bellied men holding a whole roasted leg of lamb and gnawing on it, tearing and chewing. It looked like they were two big rice buckets, and they didn't even slap their mouths. The kind you put on.

After all, they are the two most valiant men in the army. Their force value is well-deserved as the first or second in the army. The second general Heng Ha who is next to Guo Peng usually stands next to Guo Peng with such aura that even ghosts dare not approach.

Such a scene is really good.

but.

At this moment, Guo Peng thought of the dark future, the tragic troubled times, and the tragic history hidden under the wind of the Wei and Jin Dynasties.

There was really no light after that, and there was no light for nearly 400 years after that.

In the long night of 400 years, countless people were born, countless people died, displaced, struggling to survive, living without dignity, living without meaning, and no one could reverse the situation until the birth of Yang Jian.

If I cannot be the light, who else can be the light instead of me?

No one can go ahead of me, no.

So I am the only light, and I must walk in the forefront, holding the torch.

Now, I can light up this barracks, I can light up the road ahead of 10 people, then in the future, I can light up the road of millions of people, so that they are fed and clothed warmly, so that they don’t have to suffer from war and displacement , It is not necessary to turn millions of them into the nourishment of this land.

Isn't it too cruel to use this method to make the land fertile?

The lord of the Central Plains and Hebei, with 20 armored armor, is unrivaled in the world.

Mr. Guo already has some strength.

Walking out of a small county town, using all despicable and dirty means, fighting on the battlefield and killing countless people, he finally came to where he is today.

But this is not enough, for his earliest dream, he has to be more despicable and do more dirty things to achieve his dream.

If you stop here and don't move forward, you will be very comfortable to be an emperor like Liu Xiu, and he will become a "Ming Jun" like Liu Xiu.

No, Mr. Guo is unhappy, unwilling, and doesn't want to do this.

He did so much evil and killed so many people just to be Liu Xiu?Just to establish the Western Jin Dynasty in advance?

He has to take every step of his plan well, and every step must be extremely cautious. If so, then mastering the world will no longer be a difficult problem. After mastering the world, becoming the supreme person will no longer be a difficult problem.

The times have changed, the situation has changed, Mr. Guo is going to be a man, and he is going to be a master.

So this is just the beginning, this is just the beginning, fighting for world hegemony is only the first step, and the more terrifying thing is yet to come!

The last day of Xingping's second year was spent amidst laughter, and the first day of Xingping's third year was ushered in laughter.

Guo Peng's barracks was always shrouded in bright fire, and the air was filled with joy inside and out.

In Shouchun City, Yuan Shu's New Year's Palace Banquet seemed a bit gloomy.

Although Yuan Shu deliberately arranged a magnificent palace, deliberately arranged excellent dancers and musicians, deliberately created an appearance of singing and dancing, and tried his best to whitewash the peace, but no matter how whitewashed it is, it will still not be owned.

Music, singing and dancing, wine, food.

Wearing the emperor's yellow robe, Yuan Shu took Empress Feng and Crown Prince Yuan Yao together to toast the ministers and generals to celebrate the New Year.

Although everyone was smiling like that, whether it really happened or not, everyone's heart was bright.

The songs and dances that looked so pleasing to the eye and the melodious music in the past don't sound that good today, and many people feel that they can't feel the joy of the past.

The cheerful mood, such wonderful feeling, and such comfortable enjoyment in the past are not right today.

There are [-] enemy troops around the city.

The news just came not long ago that a large number of Guo Jun came from the direction of Runan County and sent several heads to the city.

After identification, it was the heads of a group of old Yellow Turban generals represented by Liu Pi, the prefect of Runan County.

After Yuan Shu watched it, he remained silent for a long time. Lu Mian, Ji Ling and Qiao Rui watched it, and felt even more desolate in their hearts.

Runan County is over, the Yellow Turban Army is over, and the last army that can be regarded as a reinforcement is over.

They are finished.

Shouchun became a completely isolated city. The reinforcements that Yuan Shu had counted on, and Liu Pi's hope that Liu Pi could make a difference in Runan County, were all gone now.

How long can the lonely city of Shouchun last?

So what if you persist?

But to be honest, Yuan Shu was a little relieved.

Because Liu Pi did not betray him, but fought hard to the end, and used his loyalty to repay Yuan Shu's kindness in promoting him to whitewash him, and Yuan Shu felt that his efforts had been rewarded.

It was ironic that the person he trusted most in the past betrayed him, but the person he regarded as dispensable died for him.

Some attachments in Yuan Shu's heart began to waver, but even though this attachment began to shake, it was too late.

Too late, too late, hopeless.

Everything Yuan Shu has done has killed all hope.

Whitewashing Taiping and making a strong face and laughing here, can it really repel Guo Peng?

Can the fate of Chen Empire be saved?

the answer is negative.

Chapter 430 Nine Different Hearts

Even though his heart was desolate, even though the situation of the Chen Empire had collapsed to the point of irreversibility, Yuan Shu still could not speak of frustration.

He has the last persistence, and he must have the last persistence.

"Although Guo Bandit has an army of 10, the food and fodder they need will be huge. The weather is freezing. Can Guo Bandit continue? It will definitely drag down the Guo bandits, and our army only needs to hold on for three months, and we will definitely win!"

Yuan Shu raised his wine glass: "The situation is critical now, but there are three generals, Lu, Ji, and Qiao, who are alone guarding Shouchun, guarding the capital of the emperor. With the walls of Shouchun being so high and deep, even if the Guo bandits have millions of soldiers, It is impossible to break through Shouchun!

Gentlemen, when the situation is critical, you can see who is really useful to the world and what they have done. I believe that the three generals and you will be the most useful talents in my country of Chen. I hope You can do everything!Come!Drink this cup to the brim! "

When Guo Peng led the army outside the city to celebrate the New Year, Yuan Shu also raised his wine glass and expressed his expectations to the "loyal ministers and good generals" who had different thoughts.

And expect them to respond to their expectations.

is it possible?

maybe……

Of course, this is destined to be a luxury.

The Chen Empire, less than half a year after the founding of the country, ushered in the last moment. At the last moment, these former loyal ministers and righteous men started their own plans one after another. Although I don’t know how many people are willing to die for Yuan Shu, but there are people who are unwilling to die. In comparison, it must be a minority.

Yuan Shu hopes that everyone can die for himself, maybe it is just a beautiful fantasy.

Shouchun City can't stop Guo Peng's pace, nor can it stop the arrival of a new era.

On the first day of the first month of the third year of Xingping, the soldiers of Guo Jun, who had celebrated all night, were allowed to rest.

On the second day of the first month of the third year of Xingping, the soldiers of Guo Jun, who had been full of food and drink for a whole day, resumed the siege.

This time, they were even more ferocious, with high morale and fighting spirit. In every sense, they were as fierce, decisive, and extremely sharp in attack as if they were reloaded.

On the other hand, there is the weak Chen Jun garrison. The officers and men of Chen Jun only get hot food on New Year's Eve. Compared with the raw and cold dry food before, on New Year's Eve, at least they can eat something warm and warm. body.

That is to say, for a while, one cannot eat enough, the same cannot starve to death, and the same cannot be exhausted.

But we still have to do our best to use defensive equipment to fight against the fierce siege troops.

Fortunately, the city wall of Shouchun is tall and solid, for them, this is the only advantage. Without this advantage, they will be defeated in an instant, and the Chen Empire will be shattered in an instant.

A city wall is the greatest and last support.

Lu Mian tried his best to maintain the defense of the city wall. For this reason, almost all the available materials in the city were used to defend the city. The private soldiers were confiscated, and the gates of each house were used to resist arrows. .

Not only that, but also to demolish the house.

Including the ordinary Li Shu's house, even the extra houses of the rich and powerful families will be demolished, as long as the houses are not used for sleeping and living, they will be demolished in an emergency, and then all the stones and wood obtained will be transported. The walls were used as defense weapons.

All in all, relying on the power in his hand and Yuan Shu's trust, Lu Mian used the entire Shouchun City as a defensive weapon.

Everything in the city, except the palace, is available for use.

In order to set an example, he was the first to demolish his own house, leaving only three rooms for sleeping.

After Yuan Shu learned about it, he praised Lu Mian greatly and rewarded Lu Mian with countless gold and silver. Lu Mian asked Yuan Shu to reward the soldiers with the money to boost morale.

Yuan Shu didn't object this time, and just followed suit, so the soldiers got a little encouragement, and their morale was somewhat improved.

Lu Mian made Yuan Shu happy and boosted the morale of the soldiers, but he didn't take those officials and big households whose houses were demolished and suffered great losses seriously. He treated them like Li Shu and demanded desperately without mercy.

Li Shu was used to it and didn't know how to resist, so he could only accept Lu Mian's behavior numbly.

But the other tyrants and scholars were originally exploiters, and now they have suddenly become exploited. They hate Lu Mian, and they hate Yuan Shu even more.

How could the original exploiters endure such brutal exploitation by a city that raised a local emperor?

As a result, this group of people who didn't want to support Yuan Shu had a different heart, and they hoped that Guo Peng would come in quickly so that they could be liberated.

However, Lu Mian dispatched troops and generals to deal with it appropriately, and Guo Peng's siege progress was not fast enough to satisfy these "folks" who were eager to eat pots of milk to welcome the king's master. Under their anxiety, new ideas gradually emerged. idea.