The fifty-ninth chapter, the sky is endless, Cao Cao
In early May of the first year of Zhongping (184 AD), Liu Ming should have enjoyed a rare tranquility in his mansion in Fanyang, Youzhou. However, two letters that came one after another made his wish fail.
First of all, the first letter was from Yang Jun.
The meaning of the letter is roughly: Everything is fine when you arrive in a new place. Most of the prisoners are willing to stay. The manor has been established. I hope Liu Ming will set a name for it as soon as possible. At the same time, the letter also said: The land that Liu Yan gave to Liu Ming is very good, with a radius of hundreds of miles, with fertile soil, and there are rivers nearby. Whether it is land reclamation or animal husbandry, it is a Feng Shui treasure land. But his geographical environment is not good! He is located between Baideng and Yunzhong, outside the Great Wall. This place has always been a place where Hu Han live together! It can even be said that it is a place where Hu people (the general term of Xianbei, Xiongnu, Wu Heng and others at that time) settled! It was only after the Han defeated the Huns, they came from administrative geography. But in fact, there were still Hu people grazing. Now Liu Ming has set up people there, which has begun to cause some conflicts. It is just because Yang Jun brought a large number of people, so there was no chaos. I hope Liu Ming will think of a solution as soon as possible.
After reading the letter, Liu Ming understood why Liu Yan was so generous at the time, and it turned out that it was Kang others' regret!
There are two main requests in Yang Jun’s letter.
The first one is easy to get there. Since it is suitable for grazing, it is better to name it Tianma Ranch. It is just right to raise the good horses I bought. Thinking of those good horses, Liu Ming couldn't help but laugh proudly. Su Shuang bought 6,000 good horses for himself this year. After Yang Jun squeezed him hard, he only paid more than 400,000 kilograms of wine, but the synthetic grain was only more than 2,000 stones. It can be said that he had not spent any money. He just used some food that could not be eaten by Tiger Roar Heights to make such a big deal. It's really a big deal! And Su Shuang thanked him so much! Even thinking about defecting to him, it was really interesting!
But Liu Ming then thought of the second question and immediately couldn't laugh. Finally, Liu Ming made a cruel decision. Since there was a radius of hundreds of miles or a boundary of three or three, he simply built a big city with a length of ten miles and a width of ten miles, and worked once and for all. So he ordered all his cement factories to stop selling cement to the outside world and support Yang Jun in building a city. At the same time, he ordered Yang Jun to select the soldiers from the tenth battalion to be prepared for later use. He also asked the Tuoba clan to divide some people to help manage the Tianma Ranch. These people could not only help grazing, but also help train cavalry. The most important thing was to communicate with the tribes around! Alleviate conflicts with those tribes, and even hire those tribes.
Liu Ming thought it was pretty good, but it was a bit simple. At least he never thought about how much a sin it would be to build a city without permission! In Liu Ming's understanding, he just built a house on his own land and then built a courtyard wall.
Since Liu Ming did not expect that the group of people under him had long believed that Liu Ming was going to accomplish great things, he naturally would not remind him! This is what he did first!
Secondly, the second letter is even worse for Liu Ming!
This letter is more like a transfer order than a letter!
This letter was written to Liu Yan by the left central general Huangfu Song, but the content was related to Liu Ming. Simply put, Huangfu Song was in short force at this time, and because of Liu Ming's Yellow Turban Rebellion that conquered the two states, his achievements were reported by the prefects of the two states. Now even the emperor knows it, and therefore he is very dissatisfied with the results of the three central generals. This puts great pressure on Huangfu Song, Lu Zhi and Zhu Jun. Huangfu Song had no choice but to ask Liu Yan for help, hoping to second Liu Ming to serve in front of the army.
When Liu Yan received this letter, he looked at the wording in the letter, which was tactful and sincere, but the meaning between the lines was undeniable. Although Huangfu Song was only the Left General, he was about the same position as his own. Even because he was a royal relative, he was in charge of a large prefecture and county, and was also a major border defense center, he could be said to be trying to suppress Huangfu Song! But now the court ordered He Jin, the foreign relative to be the general, to be in charge of the world's troops and horses, and to be responsible for the extermination of the Yellow Turban Rebellion Party, and He Jin was only stationed troops in Duting, saying that he wanted to strictly guard Sili and defend Luo.
Yang, protecting the emperor's safety. In fact, it is timid and timid battle! In order to conceal his own edict, He Jin asked for an order to expand military recruitment in various prefectures and counties and make contributions to the thieves. He also ordered Huangfu Song and the other three to lead elite troops and divide them into three groups to attack the Yellow Turban Rebellion. It can be said that the important responsibility of essentially eliminating the Yellow Turban Rebellion has fallen on the heads of Huangfu Song and three others. These three people were so harshly responsible, but they had the right to recruit local support. Moreover, the rapid extermination of the Yellow Turban Rebellion is definitely a contribution to the country, which is of great benefit to the Han Dynasty!
After Liu Yan's detailed calculations, he forwarded the letter to Liu Ming. Although Liu Yan did not say it, nor did he say that he had to go to Huangfu Song, the meaning in that sentence was very obvious, clearly expressing that as an important official of the court, he had to take the overall situation into consideration and based on the interests of the court, Liu Ming couldn't even pretend to be stupid, so he had to agree to Liu Yan and take people there.
In this way, these two letters that came one after another once again destroyed Liu Ming's beautiful life.
Liu Ming led Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to the nearest battlefield, which is the battlefield where Lu Zhi is located - Guangzong.
This time, Liu Ming learned from the previous battles, took the cavalry this time, and did not take anything else. He also made up his mind that the Yellow Turbans would be dispersed and would never take prisoners.
Why? You don’t know. When Liu Ming was bored a few days ago, he calculated that these days had come. Liu Ming had gradually collected about 130,000 people. With his original staff, he now has to support more than 150,000 people. How much food does he have to consume every day? How much money? Fortunately, relying on the enough food he saved in the past two years, none of his subordinates called him food tight. But since he understood, how can he not be anxious? He still had to wait for the underground to come to complain to him and ask for help?
Even the daylily was cold. At that time, Liu Ming secretly complained to Yang Jun, Houde and others, and thought to himself: It would be fine, but Mr. Yang, you are so smart, don’t remind me that you have taken so many people at Tianma Ranch. I have told you repeatedly that if you are willing to leave, let him leave, but not many people left, almost all of them were left. But the road was already done, and Liu Ming had no countermeasures. Then Liu Ming led his troops to fight and had no time to manage the layoffs. He just had a determination not to take prisoners anymore, so as not to drag him down!
In fact, Liu Ming didn't know that the hard-core followers of Liu Ming, led by Yang Jun and Houde, have long regarded helping Liu Ming accomplish great things as their responsibility! Those who tried their best to arrest people and land for Liu Ming, would only complain that there were fewer people no matter how late they were. How could they complain about too many people?
When Liu Ming arrived at Guangzong, he met Lu Zhi. The two sides had finished their greetings, and Liu Ming explained his purpose.
Lu Zhi has been listening to the legend about Liu Ming recently. In the current situation where the whole country is full of evil and all the Han army are defeated, Liu Ming's rise is definitely a new star in the Han army. Especially, Liu Ming came to help in this time at the invitation of Huangfu Song, and Lu Zhi was overjoyed. In addition, Liu Ming's identity as a relative of the Han Dynasty has been recognized by Liu Yan. Lu Zhi is such a loyal minister, so he dare not neglect Liu Ming. He treats Liu Ming well and leaves him in front of the tent to listen to the order.
At this time, Lu Zhi led 50,000 troops, but the Yellow Turban bandits had 150,000 elite troops defending Guangzong City! But for some reason, the Yellow Turban bandits did not fight with Lu Zhi, but were just defending. I don’t know if they were afraid of Lu Zhi’s reputation, or were afraid of Lu Zhi, or if there were other reasons.
Anyway, if the Yellow Turbans don't work hard, Lu Zhi would not be even more stupid. He used such a few people to attack the tall and strong Guangzong. The people on both sides were stalemate in front of Guangzong City. Lu Zhi thought it was good. Anyway, the number of Yellow Turbans was several times his own, so the food consumed should be several times his own. Anyway, it was just a waste. He had support from various places, but Guangzong City could only sit in the empty house. When the Yellow Turbans were exhausted, he could naturally get it without any effort.
However, siege or even attacking the city is useless for cavalry like Liu Ming.
The next day, Liu Ming and Lu Zhi gathered in the tent to discuss the matter, and finally Lu Zhi said to Liu Ming: "I am surrounded by thieves here now. The thief's brother Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao are in Yingchuan, facing Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun. You can lead the elite cavalry of our headquarters to go to Yingchuan to help, and you can send a fast horse to convey the message and make an appointment to suppress the attack."
Liu Ming had nothing to say after hearing Lu Zhi's suggestion. He was originally a seconded by Huangfu Song, but because Lu Zhi was close, he came to Lu Zhi first. There was nothing he had done here at this time, so it was reasonable to go to Huangfu Song's place.
So Liu Ming bid farewell to Lu Zhi and came to Yingchuan. After Liu Ming met Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun, he had finished delivering his greetings, explained his purpose, and told Huangfu Song and others about Lu Zhi's recent situation.
When Huangfu Song saw that the person he had been looking forward to for a long time was right in front of him, he was overjoyed and stopped talking. At that time, Huangfu Song pulled Liu Ming to watch the enemy's formation and told the current situation of the bandit army's great momentum and unbreakable force, and the two armies were based on this.
Liu Ming saw the Yellow Turban camp, which was built with grass and stretched for more than ten miles. As Huanglong's camp was somewhat similar on that day, he couldn't help but say: "General, I see that the Yellow Turban thief, who built with grass and camp, would be attacked with one blow!"
Huangfu Song was also a family of military generals and a well-read military book. He said one after another: "It's amazing! It's amazing! Han Guang is indeed a genius! Such a good plan, why worry about the immortality of the thief! Everything will be arranged by Han Guang."
Then Zhu Jun also repeatedly claimed goodness.
Immediately, Huangfu Song ordered the soldiers to tie up each of them and ambush them secretly. It was also a good thing for the weather. That night, the strong wind suddenly rose and the stars were gone!
At the second update, Huangfu Song led his troops to set fire together. At the same time, Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun each led a group of people to attack the thief camp. However, Liu Ming was in charge of cavalry, so he supported him on the periphery.
At this time, the thief camp established by Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao were already in full swing, and the Yellow Turbans were panicked, with horses not as good as saddles and men not as good as armors, and fled in all directions.
This is also because Liu Ming felt sorry for the lives of the Yellow Turban soldiers and did not want to collect more prisoners. He did not remind Huangfu Song, nor did he ask him to set up a fire formation like he did when he burned the Yellow Dragon last time, which allowed the Yellow Turban soldiers to escape in all directions. However, this also reduced the damage of trapped beasts still fighting.
This battle was fought until dawn. It is worth mentioning that the Yellow Turban general Bo Cai unfortunately met Liu Ming leading the crowd to patrol the outside world. What's even more pitiful is that Bo Cai, a general who was named a name in the Yellow Turban Army, did not die at the hands of a hero! He was shot to death by Liu Ming's rushing arrows! This was what he knew only after the war counted the battlefield.
However, it was not completely meaningless to lead the rear of the palace. At least, he delayed Liu Ming for a while and gave Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao the remnants to escape, creating opportunities.
However, I don’t know if God saw Zhang Liang and the others, intentionally making things difficult for them, or to achieve another great hero. Zhang Bao finally made a bloody road in this Zhang Liang, was about to rush back to his nest, reorganize his troops, and then regain his revenge! Suddenly, a group of soldiers and horses were all slapping red flags, and came to the front and blocked the way.
Zhang Liang was already a defeated general at this time and did not dare to fight immediately. He asked the leading general and said, "This general, where is the army? Why did he block my way?"
The general in charge: seven feet long, white as jade, starry eyes, thin eyebrows and long beards, plain silver armor, snow-white horses, they are so heroic and extraordinary spirit! When he heard Zhang Liang's question, this person replied proudly: "I am from Qiao County, Pei State, with a surname Cao, name Cao, and courtesy name Mengde. He is also appointed as the cavalry commander of the capital. Now he is under the order of the emperor and is captured by the Yellow Turban rebels, and you are not surrendering quickly! When will you wait!"
It turns out that this person is Cao Cao! Everyone is familiar with Cao Cao! Who is Cao Cao? He was originally the son of Cao Song and the grandson of Cao Teng. Cao Song was originally from the Xiahou family, but he adopted him because Cao Teng had no descendants. In this way, the Cao family was considered a high-ranking official. Cao Cao naturally became the current *.
When he was young, Cao Cao was smart, full of tricks, good at speaking, singing and dancing. He also had a very positive idea, and was the king of the child he attacked. Cao Cao's uncle didn't like Cao Cao's naughtyness and refused to listen. He once told Cao Cao's father Cao Song, and Cao Song beat Cao Cao up.
The young Cao Cao felt that this would not be a solution for a long time, so he came up with an idea. When his uncle came to visit again, he suddenly fell in front of his uncle and pretended to be fucked. His uncle was naturally shocked and went to tell Cao Song that when Cao Song hurriedly came, Cao Cao appeared in front of Cao Song for no reason. So Cao Song asked strangely: "Son, your uncle said you had a stroke, why are you okay now?" Cao Cao said calmly: "The child has never been sick, but his uncle has always disliked him, so he might be wronged for this."
Cao Song felt it was reasonable and no longer believed Cao Cao's uncle's faults. Cao Cao became even more debauched because of this.
However, even though Cao Cao was unrestrained, Cao Cao's knowledge was not at all, and he made many experts. When Cao Cao was twenty years old, he was elected as a filial and honest minister, as the Minister of the Central Government of the Capital, and the Northern Territory of Luoyang, which is equivalent to the position of director of the Public Security Bureau.
When Cao Cao first took office, he set up a five-color stick, hanging in the four gates. Those who violated the rules did not avoid the nobles and would beat him hard. At that time, there was a junior minister, Jian Shuo, who relied on being a family member of a high-ranking official, and did not take Cao Cao's eyes in his eyes and walked with a knife at night. As a result, Cao Cao was taken to the night by patrol. Originally, this kid thought that Cao Cao would not dare to do anything to him because of Jian Shuo's face. However, he didn't expect that Cao Cao would not take this trick, and he beat him up. At this point, Cao Cao was not afraid of power, and his selfless reputation was rising. Cao Cao was furious all over the world, inside and outside, and no one dared to commit crimes in front of Cao Cao anymore.
However, if Cao Cao's grandfather Cao Teng had not dealt with all this, Cao Cao would not be able to take advantage of it and would take care of him. In this way, the ten chief servants were intercourse with each other and now they had to take care of Cao Teng, which made everyone embarrassed. Finally, everyone discussed a result and transferred Cao Cao's reputation to Dunqiu to Dunqiu Order and transferred it from the central officialdom of Luoyang.
At this time, He Yong of Nanyang had seen Cao Cao and said, "The Han Dynasty is about to perish, and this must be the one who can rest in the world!" Later, another named Qiao Xuan saw Cao Cao and asked Cao Cao: "The world is about to be in chaos, and it is not a life-long talent that cannot be saved. Whoever can rest in peace depends on you?"
Cao Cao was praised and praised one after another, and was very interested in it. He heard that Xu Shao from Runan was known as a person, so he went to ask for advice. Cao Cao introduced him to Xu Shao and asked, "Sir, how do you think of me?" Xu Shao glanced at Cao Cao without replying. Cao Cao asked again, and then Xu Shao replied, "I am a capable minister in the world, and a hero in the troubled times!" Cao Cao heard Xu Shao's words and went back with satisfaction. (I always felt that someone was doing a trap for Cao Cao to drill, otherwise why would these people go to make predictions for Cao Cao? And it was the kind of final conclusion?)
In short, no matter what, Cao Cao was inspired and considered himself a person of destiny.
During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Cao Cao's grandfather Cao Teng sold his strength and promoted Cao Cao to the cavalry commander, leading 5,000 infantry troops to Yingchuan to help the war and make achievements.
Zhang Liang, when Zhang Bao saw Cao Cao say nothing, he did not dare to claim his name. He led these remnants of the Yellow Turban soldiers and killed Cao Cao. As the saying goes, "The rabbit is anxious and bites people!" At this time, these Yellow Turbans rushed over to survive, desperately thinking about it.
What's more, the lean camel is bigger than a horse. The two brothers Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao were already leading an army of 150,000 to Yingchuan. Along the way, they expanded a lot, and joined forces with the Yellow Turban generals who were brought by Bo Cai, with a total of no less than 300,000 to 400,000. This made Huangfu Song and others lose their temper. Although they were attacked by fire at this time, they were chased by Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun. The two brothers Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao still gathered tens of thousands of Yellow Turbans to escape.
With so many people, Cao Cao cannot stop it! Isn’t that a mantis arm is a chariot? These Yellow Turban soldiers rushed forward and broke through with one rush. Cao Cao was about to be wiped out!
But Cao Cao is endless, and it may be that in order to make Cao Cao do something, Cao Cao's savior has arrived!
Chapter completed!