6, Puyang (thanks to book friend Novice Village Chief oo
Yanzhou, Dongjun, Puyang.
In a camp that has just been set up.
Inside the Chinese army's tent, human voices were heard constantly.
"Reporting to Zhou Mu, according to the urgent report sent back from Taishan County the day before yesterday."
"Linzi City was attacked by many bandits at the beginning of the month, including Xu He, Wang Zheng, Chen Jiao and other forces."
"It took nearly a month, and finally Xu He's plan was to break out of the wall. The traitor Wang Zheng and Chen Bing attacked and launched a fierce attack ten days ago. The thieves joined forces and finally captured the city head."
"We invaded the inner city nine days ago and led troops to attack the city eight days ago. At this point, the entire Linzi area has fallen."
"Afterwards, there seemed to be an internal conflict between thieves in the city, but the specific reasons and circumstances are unknown."
"This is the second urgent report that just came today."
"After all the thieves merged, Qi County Wang Zheng finally won. In the next few days, this group expanded its army aggressively and recruited other small groups of thieves. Now there are only a few people...
"It's probably over 20,000."
With every word the sentry said, the temperature in the tent seemed to drop a little lower.
From late autumn to winter solstice in the blink of an eye.
The sentry seemed to sense the strange and uneasy atmosphere, so his voice became softer and softer.
When the last sentence was finished, he saw the person in charge waving his hand, and he hurriedly saluted, and then hurriedly walked out of the tent.
At this time, the big tent was as silent as the gentle ripples of stagnant water.
Everyone here, regardless of their official rank, general or counselor, holds their breath, looks at their nose, and looks at their heart with their nose.
Time flows slowly.
"OK."
Everyone followed the sound.
However, Cao Cao, who was sitting on the throne, finally changed from his previous state of closing his eyes in deep thought. He now opened his eyes, and the corners of his mouth were slightly curved, looking like he was smiling but not smiling.
Under the gaze of everyone, the arc spread like ripples.
The next moment, Cao Cao burst into laughter.
"good."
"good"
"good!"
Every time a good word came out, the smile on Cao Cao's face became brighter.
He slapped the table harder and beat the beat, creating a deafening momentum in response to his words.
Like a pebble falling into a flat lake, it completely breaks the peace.
"Qingzhou Army, Wang Zheng, very good!"
"Lu Bu and Chen Gong are even better."
"I, Cao Mengde, was suddenly attacked by a group of people?"
He murmured to himself, his voice becoming calmer from the fierceness at the beginning, and there was always a smile on his face.
But those who are close and familiar with Xi Zhicai and Cao Ren know this very well.
At this time, his own lord was extremely angry and even laughed angrily.
"Linzi City...the city of the five capitals of the Han Dynasty!"
"Hey, under the rule of a mediocre person like Jiao He who only knows how to talk, the Yellow Turban Thief has not even been allowed to take a step forward. Unexpectedly..."
Cao Cao looked around at the crowd and muttered mockingly: "When I came under my control, I fell into the hands of thieves..."
There was a hint of sadness in his words.
It seemed like he was filled with emotions.
"My lord, this is the reason why the county governor Xu Xuan is incompetent."
Hearing this, Xi Zhi finally took the initiative to speak.
Looking at Cao Cao, he spoke sincerely and gently comforted him: "It is not my lord's fault."
"Yeah yeah."
Other people on the side also agreed.
"Hey."
Upon hearing this, Cao Cao's face suddenly darkened and he said solemnly: "Xu Baojian is not incompetent, he is actually powerless. What you said is unfair."
"When the army is defeated, it is easy to be like a jade. I would rather burn food than leave responsibility. Xu Xuan is my humerus. It is a pity that God is not false..."
"What a pity! What a pain!" Cao Cao looked directly at Xi Zhicai, with a hint of scolding in his tone: "How can you damage his reputation after death?"
After hearing this, Xi Zhicai immediately handed over his hand and confessed.
But his downcast face revealed a look of helplessness.
My lord... you are so angry.
Of course he knew that neither the corruption of the situation in Qingzhou nor the fall of Linzi was Xu Xuan's fault.
If he were to play Zhicai, he might not be doing much better in Xu Xuan's position.
But...if something goes wrong, someone has to take the blame.
If it’s not Xu Xuan, then who is it?
The first to cause trouble was Wang Zheng, who was the instigator.
And who was it that forced Wang Zheng to rebel?
As the situation evolved, everyone in the tent now basically understood Wang Zheng quite well, and most of them knew the reasons and process of his rebellion.
If we really can trace the origin, we can only go to Xia Houmao.
He even went so far as to hold accountable those who deducted food and pay from the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army.
The latter is impossible, as the impact would be too large, and these people are Cao Cao's closest confidants and direct lineage.
former...
Not to mention that Zhu Zi was already dead, but his father was Xiahou Dun.
Not only is he a direct descendant of Cao Cao, but he has also made great achievements in the past few days.
After intercepting and retreating, Xiahou Dun stayed in Dongjun.
It is precisely because of this that Cao Cao was able to protect the three cities of Juan, Fan and Dong'a when the Yanzhou gentry rebelled and Lu Bu launched a surprise attack.
This was the joint effort of Xiahou Dun, Xun Yu, and Cheng Yu.
Especially Juancheng...
That's where most of the Yanzhou Army's generals and even Cao Cao's family members currently live!
If Lu Bu takes him hostage, the morale of the army will be even more chaotic, and the situation will become even more difficult to reverse.
As for Xiahou Dun, he was shot in the left eye by a stray arrow when he was counterattacking Lu Bu not long ago!
Such a person who was very close and accomplished great achievements made Cao Cao a disabled person...
How can his son be held accountable?
Xiahou Mao couldn't explain it. Cao Cao was the leader of an army and the shepherd of a state, let alone admit that he was wrong...
If you don’t put the blame on Xu Xuan, who else can you blame?
When Xi Zhicai was frowning and thinking deeply, Cao Ren also spoke.
He is also a subtle person. Knowing that the previous topic was sensitive, he quickly changed it:
"My lord, if Qingzhou continues to be corrupted, we have no time to deal with it for the time being. The most important thing at the moment is to recapture Yanzhou from Lu Bu!"
This makes sense.
Everyone in the tent agreed.
"Lü Bu will naturally have to deal with them." Cao Cao nodded and said, "But the Yellow Turban bandits are good at holding the refugees hostage, so the time cannot be delayed too long, otherwise the disaster will become more severe."
Brother, do you want to divide the troops?
Cao Ren felt uncomfortable and quickly tried to dissuade him:
"Lord, according to the intelligence, there were nearly 10,000 defensive troops in Linzi city at that time."
"Since a thief can destroy a city in ten months, he must be something special. He cannot be treated like an ordinary yellow turban."
"After all, Lu Fengxian is here in Puyang now."
In Cao Ren's opinion, with Lu Bu's army and front, even if he goes all out, he may not be sure to win.
If we further disperse our forces...
If you divide too much, Wang Zheng and the Yellow Turbans will be wiped out, and it will be meaningless to destroy your own side.
If the points are too small, even if you have not fought with them in person, you may not be able to defeat the bandits and eliminate the thieves based on the combat prowess of your subordinates who have been fighting against them all the way.
"Lu Bu, why should you worry!"
Cao Cao sneered: "After I heard the news from Xuzhou and before returning with the army, it would be a bit difficult for him to capture all of Yanzhou."
"But for such a long time, he only stationed troops in Puyang, but he didn't know how to defend Dongping and cut off Kangfu. The dangerous road of Mount Tai blocked me."
"Gentlemen." He looked around at everyone and sneered, his words full of confidence and heroism:
"This shows that Lu Bu is nothing more than a foolhardy common man!"
"But this Wang Zheng..."
Relevant news about the other party kept flashing through his mind, and Cao Cao always felt that many things were unreasonable and even more intriguing.
The capture of Linzi surprised him...
The same goes for cunning old thieves like Ying Xu and others...
There is also Niugai who has been banned and there is still no news...
One by one, Cao Cao began to pay attention to his son without realizing it.
He trusts his instincts!
If you continue to keep this child, you may become a serious trouble in the future!
Thinking of this, Cao Cao made a decision in his heart.
Murderous intent suddenly appeared on his face, and Cao Ren caught a glimpse of it immediately, and he screamed in his heart that something was wrong.
If Cao Cao is allowed to speak, it will become a military order, and it will be difficult for him as a subject to disobey it.
"Lord, you must not underestimate Lu Bu!" Cao Ren quickly spoke up, his tone full of urgency: "We must not divide our troops!"
When his eyes met with his brother's, Cao Cao pondered for a moment and nodded.
"My son is filial and tolerant." He said solemnly, "I know the importance of things."
"It's just that Wang Zheng and his gang of thieves cannot continue to be left alone."
"Lord!"
Xi Zhicai spoke at this time. He pointed to the north and reminded: "Since the foreign enemies and internal strife are not in control, and cannot be dealt with at the same time, it is better to use external forces!"
Hearing this, Cao Cao's eyes lit up.
"good!"
He stood up, walked around a few times, thought for a while and said, "Lü Bu worked for him not long ago, so it is inconvenient for him to take the initiative to become his enemy."
"The king is responsible for the affairs, but you can ask him to do it for you."
The more he thought about it, the better he felt. Cao Cao raised his head and looked at Xi Zhicai:
"Let's write a letter and send a light horse on a fast horse to go to Yecheng quickly to deliver the message."
"Brother Benchu, please help me get rid of the thieves!"
...
Yecheng is now the seat of Jizhou Prefecture.
In the first year of Xingping, AD 194, many major events occurred.
It can be said that dragons fight in the wild and tigers roar in the forest.
In the northwest, Ma Teng and Han Sui attacked Chang'an and fought with Li Jue.
In Jiangdong, Sun Ce borrowed troops from Yuan Shu to attack Qu'a and confront Liu Yao.
In the southwest, Liu Yan of Yizhou, the initiator of the state pastoral system and the initiator who single-handedly caused or intensified the situation of separatism among the heroes in the late Han Dynasty, died that year and was succeeded by his son Liu Zhang.
In Shandong, Wang Zheng, the commander-in-chief of the Qingzhou Army, incited rebellion and raised the banner of Huangtian Uprising again.
Of course, the last thing is only in the eyes of the world. In fact, the cards are far from enough to reach the threshold of major events in the world.
Although this year has been turbulent and eventful, the most influential event still occurred in Hebei.
Because it was in this year that Yuan Shao began to suppress Gongsun Zan.
It also announced that he officially ascended to the top of the world's most powerful princes in the Eastern Han Dynasty!