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Chapter 178: Money Incentives! (A Chapter of 4,000 Words!)

ps: I would like to start by expressing my gratitude for everyone's concern yesterday. Hahaha, I can assure you it's not COVID-19, as I didn't have a fever. It was just a viral flu, mostly accompanied by a throbbing headache that troubled me throughout the day. I couldn't get a good night's sleep, waking up every hour. I'm feeling much better in the afternoon, but I'm still a bit uncomfortable. Please bear with me if my writing is not up to par. (Note: The "@" symbol is not commonly used in English writing, except for mentioning usernames or tags in social media contexts. Therefore, keeping the "@" matches might affect the naturalness and readability of the translation. Please let me know if you would like the "@" symbols to be retained.)

pps: It feels like the content of this chapter is not very coherent, so it has become a 4,000-word long chapter!

Therefore, today will only have one update! Therefore, today will only have one update! Therefore, today will only have one update! Important things need to be said three times! Translation: It feels like the content of this chapter is not very coherent, so it has become a 4,000-word long chapter! Therefore, today will only have one update! Therefore, today will only have one update! Therefore, today will only have one update! Important things need to be said three times!

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Huzi

Two armies have stationed in this place with a long history.

The continuous days of rain have turned the roads into muddy messes.

"What a great weather," Guo Tu laughed and said to Wen Chou beside him. Please note that the "@" symbol does not have a specific meaning in the context provided. It is used here to emphasize certain words or phrases.

"Good weather?" Wen Chou frowned, "It's been continuously rainy and the march has become extremely difficult."

"Of course it is good weather," Guo Tu bent down, picked up a piece of soil from the ground, and squeezed it in his hand. "Look, the melon field's soil has become more muddy and less conducive for marching due to the heavy rain erosion. It presents a major problem for the cavalry's movements."

文丑见此,用力踩了踩脚下的泥土,他的靴子甚至沉下去了一些。

“果然如此。可是,双方的行军都编的更为困难了,这又算什么好天气呢?”

“暴之,你应该记得奉孝的那支铁甲卫吧。”

“啊,是那支由典韦这家伙统领的那支五百人的铁甲卫吧。”

“不错,徐州之战的时候,这支铁甲卫才真正显威。徐州一战的表现,堪称恐怖。这支骑军对我们的威胁,也极大。主公也曾尝试找人模仿,但是这东西实在太烧钱,而且对士兵的身体素质要求太高。”郭图叹了口气。

Cao Jun followed the path of elite soldiers, taking care of every aspect such as food, training, and military pay, striving to be the best. This resulted in the robust physique of the soldiers. The compensation and treatment received by the families of soldiers who died in battle were also astonishing. However, what truly deserves praise is the equipment of the Cao Jun.

曹军的武器盔甲在质量上几乎胜过袁军一大筹,相比之其他诸侯更是几乎碾压。曹军的陌刀、雁翎刀、还有马铁、马镫、高桥马鞍等等,各种武器装备的发明更是让人耳目一新。一些容易仿制的还好,许多装备的制作方法偏偏又是绝密,比如陌刀这样的王牌武器,有无数明镜卫日日夜夜的巡查,无论是许昌工坊还是陌刀军军营,各大诸侯的暗探都无法打探制作方法。

However, Guo Tu quickly countered, "In such muddy terrain, even infantry would find it difficult to advance, let alone cavalry. Not to mention a heavily armored cavalry like this!"

As soon as Wen Chou saw the terrain and the weather, his eyes brightened. "That's right! And in such terrain and weather, Guo Jia won't be able to use any tricks. It will be a pure test of the fighting strength between our two armies. Without this heavy-armored cavalry, Cao's army will be like a toothless tiger."

“另外,我也差风满楼的暗探去探查过Huzi堤的情况了,的确很好地治理了水患,而且坚固无比。我让他们日日夜夜在Huzi堤附近探查有无旁人进入堤坝,以防曹军真的和我们同归于尽。”

Guo Tu clenched his teeth in frustration; he was desperate to surpass Guo Jia.

自从偶然得知了郭嘉也是郭氏一族的子弟之后,郭图便时常与郭嘉往来。虽然郭嘉只是旁支,并非他这样的嫡系正支,但是他的才能却远超过了身为嫡系正支的郭图。同为郭氏一族的子弟,郭图自然乐于见得有同族子弟表现出众,哪怕是超过了自己。他对此也丝毫没有嫉妒,毕竟,宗族的兴旺才是最重要的。

However!

郭嘉却对郭氏一族没有丝毫的归属感,对于郭氏一族表现出了淡漠的感觉。其实郭图也明白,郭嘉从小失去了父母,也失去了郭氏一族对于族人的照拂,独立更生,甚至还要依靠说书来维持生计。如果没有当年郭嘉在颍川书院的那位先生李博以及荀彧的资助,郭嘉说不定也饿死街头了,更别说学得这一身本事了。

郭图也曾多次尝试说服郭嘉改变对于郭氏一族的态度,但是郭嘉却每每都是强行扯开话题,只谈私交。这让郭图这样一心在宗族的人心中也不免有些不满,毕竟无论如何是宗族给了你血脉,无论如何你也姓郭,颍川郭氏的郭!

So he condemned Guo Jia, and Guo Jia didn't care about it either. To be honest, ancient people's attachment to clan is indeed incomparable to modern people. Guo Jia can understand Guo Tu's thoughts, but he doesn't dare to agree with Guo Tu's ideas.

于是,郭嘉提出了,等某一天,郭图超过自己,或是能战胜自己,那么,自己便承认自己是颍川郭氏的子弟,并且老老实实听任郭图这个现任的颍川郭氏族长的安排。

Guo Tuyuan gazes at the camp of the Cao army, clenching his fists with a fiery determination in his eyes.

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“啊嚏!”郭嘉揉了揉自己的鼻子“真是的,谁在想我吗?”

郭嘉看了看身旁身着黑色贴身战甲的王姬然,笑了笑“难不成有人就在我身边,心里也禁不住在想我?”

“臭不要脸。”王姬然嘟囔着嘴,表达着对某人无耻行为的不满。

郭嘉从胡床上站起,活动了一番筋骨“不过,这样的天气,还真是麻烦呢,铁甲卫不好出场了啊。如果算上战马的重量,铁甲卫估计还没冲出去就陷在泥坑里成为地方的活靶子了。君明,你说是不是?”

典韦面无表情回答道“没有战马的铁甲卫一样是铁甲卫,一样所向睥睨!”

“哈哈哈!说的也是呢。”郭嘉大笑着“不过,那位狄将军当年,似乎也是这样阴雨连绵的吧。”郭嘉后面一句话的声音极轻,典韦和王姬然都没有听见。

坐在主帅位子的曹洪有些不耐烦了“先生啊,你说你有必胜的妙计,可是,你一直不说自己有什么计策,这让我怎么放心啊。而且,这种天气,除了决Huzi堤,我想不出还有什么计策可用了。”

郭嘉瞟了曹洪一眼,耸了耸肩“如果你都想得到,郭公则这家伙哪敢让文丑接受我的战书呢?”

瞬间,郭嘉的眼神变得极其锐利“放心,山人自有妙计。”

"Report!"

一名斥候冒雨闯入了大帐,手中捧着一个盒子,盒子中的东西一直发生着叮叮当当的响声。

"Sir, the thing you asked for has been delivered!"

“哦!辛苦了,先下去喝一碗姜汤暖暖身子吧。”

"Understood!"

Guo Jia took the box and his eyes showed even greater joy. "Everything is ready! The moment to destroy the enemy is now!"

Dian Wei and Wang Jiran curiously stared at the box in Guo Jia's hand, while Cao Hong furrowed his brows. With his love for and familiarity with money, he could tell that there were probably around a hundred copper coins inside, but he couldn't fathom how a mere hundred copper coins could have any impact on the outcome of the battle.

郭嘉打开木盒,里面的确是整整一百枚铜钱,看着三人疑惑不解的目光,郭嘉咧嘴一笑“放心吧。”

“来人,擂鼓!全军校场集合!”郭嘉一声断喝,脸上的表情满是自信之色。

Dong-dong-dong!

The urgent sound of war drums echoed in the sky above Cao's army camp, instantly awakening the once silent camp and causing it to erupt in excitement.

Cao's soldiers quickly grabbed their weapons and adjusted their armor before heading to the parade ground. Despite standing in the rain, no one complained. After all, Cao Hong, Guo Jia, Dian Wei, and even the female guard standing by Guo Jia were all standing in the rain. Were they inferior to women? Besides, compared to training, getting a little wet in the rain was nothing.

郭嘉站在了帅台上,本来闭着的双目睁开了“诸君,今日我们便要与袁军一战,对手便是那河北双雄之一的文丑和素有智谋的郭图!敌军兵力两倍于我,汝等,惧否?”

"I'm not afraid!"

"I'm not afraid!"

"But I am afraid!"

下面的曹军听后议论纷纷,一盘的曹洪、典韦和王姬然也是不明白郭嘉想干什么,公然承认自己的畏惧,而且,郭嘉看上去也不想心有恐惧。说实在的,这些军卒的心中或多或少还是有点恐惧的心理存在的,只是口头上没有承认罢了。

“我惧的是一旦此战败北,我军便会被袁军分割,各个击破。你们可能觉得我郭奉孝出仕一来,未尝一败,但是我也是人,也会惧怕。这样的地形和天气,我们的铁甲卫便失去了重骑兵的效果,我也无法使用什么计策。”

"So, here I am, Guo Fengxiao, using divination to determine the possibility of our army's victory!"

Guo Jia took out a hundred copper coins from the wooden box in his hand. "Please step back thirty paces, everyone! I have a hundred copper coins here, and I will scatter them all on the ground. If all hundred coins land with the side showing the engraved characters facing up, then our army will definitely win. However, if there is one coin with the blank side facing up, it will indicate our army's certain defeat! However, this secret method is performed using the techniques of qimen dunjia. After scattering the coins, none of you must move even the slightest bit!"

Cao Hong subconsciously wanted to step forward and stop Guo Jia's actions, but out of trust, he forcefully restrained the urge. He believed that Guo Jia must have a plan.

The officers and soldiers under the stage were discussing among themselves, but they all retreated thirty steps in unison, giving Guo Jia enough space to scatter the copper coins.

Guo Jia smiled faintly. This strategy, to be honest, is not something he invented. It's just that, now, he was born nearly nine hundred years earlier than that protagonist.

那位狄青将军曾以百枚铜钱激发麾下大军士气。所以,郭嘉的目的,也是如此!

叮叮叮叮!

郭嘉随意将木盒翻过来撒下其中的铜钱,众人的心也随着这些落在地上的铜钱跳跃。

终于,铜钱全部落地了。

郭嘉一脸严肃地向台下的众将士询问道“诸君,可否替我看看结果为何?”

站在前方的曹军将士纷纷看向地上的铜钱。

"Hiss!"

虽然他们极力寻找着一枚不是有字的一面朝上的铜钱!

However!似乎,真的,全部!一百枚铜钱都是有字的一面朝上!

“禀祭酒大人!一百枚铜钱!一百枚铜钱,全部都是有字的一面朝上!上苍护佑我军啊!”

郭嘉闻言,装模作样地向下方的铜钱注视了一会儿,而后如释重负地一笑“看来是啊。诸君有不信着,自可上前查看,但是切记不可移动这些铜钱!”

后排的曹军将士便纷纷请求上前查看,其目的自然不是为了质疑郭嘉,只是,他们也想见一见这样的“神迹”!连曹洪、典韦和王姬然三人都好奇地走下台查看那些铜钱,更别说他们了。

However, these coins are indeed all facing upwards with the inscription side, a hundred of them, not one less!

Wang Jiran's beautiful eyes looked at the man standing on the handsome platform. The smile at the corner of his mouth carried full confidence, as if everything was within his expectations.

How did he manage to do it?

Guo Jia saw that everyone had already examined them, so he ordered the soldiers to nail all these copper coins to the ground. However, they were absolutely not allowed to move even a single bit while nailing. Otherwise, they would be punished as rebellious and beheaded as a warning to others!

Guo Jia looked at the one hundred copper coins pinned to the ground and looked at the excited soldiers of the Cao army below. He spoke loudly, "Soldiers! Have you all seen these one hundred copper coins?"

"I see it!"

“上苍都在告诉我们,此战,我军必胜!你们还惧吗?”

"I'm not afraid!"

“有了神灵的保佑,我也不惧了!曹军必胜!”

"Cao's army is bound to win!"

"Cao's army is bound to win!"

"Cao's army is bound to win!"

"All troops, attack!"

"Roar!"

曹军将士此时的士气已经到达了一个巅峰,眼中满是战意!

In this battle for certain victory, they are merely seeking personal glory!

Superstition is the tragedy of this era, easily manipulated and used to incite and influence many things. In ancient times, emperors had to have auspicious signs to justify their reign. If there were locusts, droughts, floods, it was believed to be a warning from the heavens that the rulers had made mistakes. This also applied to natural disasters like earthquakes and landslides. However, the psychology of superstition can sometimes be utilized to motivate morale.

夫将之所以战者,兵也;兵之所以战者,气也!心有必胜之志,果敢善战,则无战不胜,心有昂扬之气,刚毅不屈,则无证不服。

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