Cao Zhang asked for orders, hoping to lead five thousand soldiers south to aid the attack on Shu, but Cao Chun refused.
Five thousand men was not a small number, and Cao Chun was a cautious person, so he did not spare Cao Cao the courage to send five thousand soldiers privately.
Even if the person requesting him is Cao Cao's biological son.
Cao Cao has always made a distinction between public and private affairs. Even if his relatives make mistakes, Cao Cao will deal with it impartially and will never show favoritism. Cao Chun knows this very well, so even if Cao Zhang is Cao Cao's own son, Cao Chun would not dare to indulge his temper.
If Cao Cao became angry over this incident afterwards, although Cao Zhang would not be able to escape punishment, he himself would also have to bear the blame.
Although Cao Cao valued himself very much, and Cao Cao had always felt guilty towards himself because of Cao Ren's death in battle earlier, Cao Chun did not think that he had the capital to be proud of himself.
Although the current nominal supreme ruler of the Han Dynasty is still the emperor Liu Xie, everyone knows that the only true king of a country is Cao Cao. As the saying goes, accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger. Cao Chun is not willing to make any mistakes in front of Cao Cao. He must know how to step by step.
If you are wrong, you may be wrong at every step.
Originally, many civil servants and generals in Cao Cao's camp were in awe of Cao Cao, but they were not so cautious. After Xun Yu died, everyone was afraid that they would follow in Xun Lingjun's footsteps, so they all behaved so cautiously in front of Cao Cao.
No matter how hard Cao Zhang tried, Cao Chun refused to grant his request.
Cao Zhang had no choice but to withdraw from the camp.
Seeing Cao Zhang leaving, Cao Chun thought that the other party had finally given up and gave up, so he also let out a sigh of relief.
However, Cao Chun did not expect that Cao Zhang would lead his troops south alone at night.
As a biological son, Cao Cao would naturally give Cao Zhang his own power in the army. Although Cao Zhang was only seventeen years old, he had a direct army of 2,500 people.
Although the combat power of this unit is far inferior to that of the Cao camp elites such as the trapped camp, its level is definitely above that of ordinary soldiers. If used properly, it is also a good combat power.
As long as there is no rebellion, this army will obey Cao Zhang's orders. Even if Cao Chun is the commander-in-chief, if Cao Zhang dares to disobey his orders, then this army will only act according to Cao Zhang's wishes and ignore the orders of Cao Chun, the commander-in-chief.
Of course, Cao Zhang would not go against Cao Chun for nothing. Firstly, he was not that domineering. Secondly, he also knew that Cao Cao gave him such an army to cultivate his strength, not to use it to show off his power.
It should be noted that Cao Cao has always been strict with his heirs. As Cao Chun's lieutenant, if Cao Zhang does not follow Cao Chun's orders on the battlefield, then Cao Cao will definitely feel that Cao Zhang is arrogant because of his status, and will be disgusted and dislike him.
Cao Chun knew this very well, so he denied Cao Zhang's proposal without any scruples. If Cao Zhang had the kind of proud and arrogant young master character, and Cao Cao was indiscriminate in protecting his shortcomings, then Cao Chun might not be so
Firmly reject Cao Zhang.
Precisely because Cao Chun knew this, he didn't feel anything was wrong after Cao Zhang left.
But what I never expected was that Cao Zhang was really that brave and took away his 2,500 troops.
The fuss was too much, and Cao Chun sighed several times. Now Cao Chun only hopes that after returning to Xuchang, Cao Cao will not impose any harsh measures on himself for the sake of his military exploits in Liangzhou.
punish.
—————————————————————————————— Cao Zhang rode his horse on the road to Yizhou, feeling a little uneasy in his heart.
My behavior can be said to be an extremely serious violation of military regulations. When I return to Xuchang in the future, I still don’t know how my father Cao Cao will punish me.
His behavior may even implicate Cao Chun, which also makes Cao Zhang wonder how to face Cao Chun when he returns to Xuchang in the future.
The reason why he sneaked out with his troops was just an impulse caused by his desire to fight. After calming down, it would be impossible to say that Cao Zhang had no regrets at all.
But after running away, why don’t we just turn back without doing anything?
Could it be that he had to rush back to apologize to Cao Chun? Cao Zhang couldn't do such a shameful thing.
Although he had some regrets, Cao Zhang could only pack up his mood and continue heading south.
The march south went very smoothly. After all, Hanzhong and Jiameng Pass were both captured by Cao's army, so Cao Zhang had unimpeded access.
They drove all the way to the outside of Jiange Pass, where Cao Zhang met Sima Yi and the others.
Sima Yi, Lu Xun, Zhao Yun and other generals were all very surprised by Cao Zhang's arrival.
After being surprised, his mood became calm. After all, Jiange Pass was extremely difficult to attack. Cao Zhang only brought 2,500 people here. Apart from consuming more food and grass every day, it would not have any other effect on the battle situation.