"The traitors compete with each other, and the roads are full of wolves. They want to mourn their relatives and care about etiquette. They still open the door and bow down to the thieves. This is not benevolent." [The Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms·Biography of Lord Wu]
Taishan County, Yiting.
The camp was busy. Groups of infantry formed formations under the command of the officers and walked out of the camp in batches. The civilians behind them were constantly dismantling the tents. The tents that were originally like mushrooms all over the place had long since disappeared.
It was clean, except for a large bamboo stick still standing in place and fluttering in the wind.
This powerful team is ready to go.
Cao Cao was wearing armor and riding a black horse. This attire made him look so powerful that people couldn't help but ignore his short stature. Beside him stood Cao Ren, the captain of Xing Li Feng, and Cao Cao.
Chen Duwei Le Jin, Yu Jin and other generals.
"How is the victory or defeat?" Cao Cao looked ahead expressionlessly.
Wang Bi, the leader of the army, had already inquired about the news, and said from the side: "Lü Bu's remaining soldiers are still strong, so it is difficult to determine the outcome."
"Lü Bu has incredible courage, Dong Zhao has the talent for planning, and with the help of them, Zang Ba is not defeated yet, which shows that he has great military skills." After Cao Cao finished speaking, he faced the rising sun in the east.
He let out a breath and then said: "We can't be second to others. In this battle, we must work together and show the might of the Qingzhou soldiers!"
"Jinnuo!" All the generals shouted in unison.
The Qingzhou soldiers under Cao Cao were once Yellow Turbans. They burned, killed and looted. They had no military discipline and were extremely difficult to control. When Cao Cao launched an army to attack Xuzhou and defeated Tao Qian's Danyang soldiers, it was because of the Qingzhou soldiers' fearlessness of death. Of course, this
The accompanying consequences were that the greedy Qingzhou soldiers plundered wantonly, leading to several tragedies of massacre of the city. Although Cao Cao massacred the city of Xuzhou mostly out of his subjective will, another part of the reason was that it was difficult to restrain these arrogant generals who had won the battle.
Many generals in the army, such as Cao Ren, could not stand the gangsterism of the Qingzhou soldiers, but Cao Cao could still rely on the Qingzhou soldiers who hurt others and themselves like a double-edged sword. The only reason for enduring so far is that Cao Cao really needs one.
An army that can fight and be obedient.
Although this army had a bad record, it was quite elite. Under the leadership of Cao Cao, as soon as they entered Linyi County of Langxie Kingdom, Cao Cao said to Cao Ren, Yu Jin and others: "Lü Bu, Chang Xi, Sun Guan, all rely on us.
I despise those who are brave and foolhardy, and they are not worthy of being my enemies. The only one I have to worry about is Dong Gongren, who is good at using the military in broad strokes and neglects details. I predict that he will know in his heart that we have arrived.
, but I don’t know how to advance the army. Here, our army can take advantage of the opportunity to attack Yangdu and cut off their retreat. Lu Bu and others will definitely come to help, and they can ambush them at that time."
Yu Jin and others nodded in agreement.
The situation in Xuzhou is like a pot of boiling hot oil. The addition of any drop of water can cause explosions. Liu Bei, who is far away in Huainan, has not yet learned of the changes in Langxie, and the Xiapi Kingdom is separated from Langxie by the East China Sea.
But there is also an undercurrent.
"Where is General Guan now?" In Xiapi City, the Cavalry Commander Tian Yu stood in his mansion with his hands folded and asked softly.
The person who came was none other than a young member of Guan Yu’s command, Uncle Du, whose name was Shiren. He was from Guangyang, Youzhou. He started fighting with Liu Bei and then moved here. He was from a poor and humble background and had a humble nature. As long as he saw someone older than him,
The character will be nervous subconsciously: "Just, just forty miles outside the city."
Ever since the incident occurred in Langye, Tian Yu intuitively concluded that the Cao army in Yanzhou Shanyang and other places confronting Xiaopei was just a pretense to attract attention, in order to concentrate Liu Bei's rear defense forces on Xiaopei in the northwest of Xuzhou, and
Ignore the defenseless Taishan County and Langye Kingdom in the north. No matter who occupies Langye, they can easily go south to the East China Sea and approach Xiapi, and half of Liu Bei's family fortune will be lost.
Tian Yu had the important task of guarding Liu Bei's rear area, so he naturally did not want to see this happen. The first thing he did was to send a secret message to Guan Yu's troops back from Xiaopei, and then planned to use this to plan a quick attack.
Cut off the knot and get rid of Cao Bao, the internal instability factor. As long as we kill Cao Bao, eat the 3,000 Danyang soldiers under his command, and then rely on the help of the Xiapi Chen family to defend the Xiapi Kingdom and maintain the security behind Liu Bei, we should
Not a problem.
"Yeah." Tian Yu responded casually and turned around. Seeing Shiren's cowering look, he couldn't help but wonder: "General Guan sent you here?"
"Jinnuo." Shiren's face immediately turned red, as if he was a little embarrassed to speak: "The general said that there was no need to appoint anyone specifically, so I just assigned him casually."
Tian Yu was a little unhappy in his heart. Guan Yu had always been arrogant, but he actually sent such a person to handle such confidential matters. Even though Shiren was Liu Bei's old subordinate when he raised troops from Youzhou, his ability and experience were low, so what?
Is it worthy of a heavy responsibility? This is too childish. Tian Yu fell into deep thought, while Shiren on the side became more and more ashamed and lowered his head deeply.
"You go back first and tell me that at the beginning of the Yin hour tonight, I will open the west gate and raise a fire as a sign of faith. General Guan will immediately lead his troops into the city and follow me to capture Cao Bao and stabilize the situation in the city." Tian Yu saw Shiren doing this.
He looked timid, and felt a little unhappy in his heart, so he ordered calmly.
Shiren hurriedly agreed, heaving a sigh of relief, stood up and left.
"This young man doesn't look stupid. Maybe he has too little experience and is a bit awkward in dealing with people. It's a pity that I didn't think of leaving him to say a few words to try his talents. It would be a pity to let him go like this.", Tian
Yu looked at Shiren's relaxed and depressed back, and such a thought came to his mind for no reason, but he didn't say the words of condolences. After all, he had seen too many such people. Anyway, they were both in the army.
If we have a chance to meet, it's not too late to mention a few words.
Thinking like this, Tian Yu kept walking, turned around, walked to the back, and walked along the verandah to a courtyard. The moonlight in the courtyard was like water, the grass was like grass, the corners were filled with dark tree shadows, and the flowers, grass, branches and leaves were all plated.
A layer of silver light.
A middle-aged man stood in the courtyard with his hands behind his back. His temples were as white as snow, his eyebrows were thick and his eyes were round, and he looked very smart and capable.
"Mr. Chen, I've been waiting for you for a long time." Tian Yu did not dare to neglect, hurriedly walked down the steps, and bowed politely to the other party.
"It's good that there is nothing else in this yard. There are no obstructions. The moonlight is clear and clear. It feels like you are in the water, just like in the sky." The man turned around with a smile. His sharp eyes had just been revealed for a moment.
When he turned around, he instantly stopped, leaving only the polite and gentle smile hanging on the corner of his mouth.
The look of this man is somewhat similar to Chen Deng, but the city is obviously deeper than Chen Deng. He is also from the Xiapi Chen family, and is the younger brother of Chen Gui, the current head of the Chen family. He was once appointed as the governor of Yangzhou by Yuan Shu.
Chen Yu, who was later expelled from the country.
"Guo Rang, Qi Ye, Zhao Ye, must be entrusted with something important?"