The administrative seat of Yanzhou is Puyang, but Liu Dai's residence has been rotating between Dongwuyang and Dong'a since he took office.
His choice was divided between praise and criticism among scholars. Those who praised him generally commented on it from the perspective of being low-key and not greedy for luxury. After all, Puyang City was more prosperous and the governor's mansion was more grand.
Most of the people who expressed disdain were very straightforward. One sentence said everything about Liu Dai: Liu Dai did not settle down in Puyang purely out of fear. To the west, he was afraid that Dong Zhuo would come over and to the north, he was afraid that Yuan Shao would plot against him, so he hid.
We arrived at the safer Dong'a area.
Dong'a is located at the junction of Dongpingguo and Dongjun. No matter which direction there are police, Liu Dai can turn to the hinterland of Yanzhou in time, which is the safest place.
Of course, Liu Zongqin himself would not admit this statement. When someone asked, he would only say: "We must leave some opportunities for those who are behind, such as Cao Mengde. If Liu hadn't left opportunities for him and supported him, even if he had some skills,
How can we enter the country now?"
Adhering to the attitude of "I believe it or not, I believe it anyway", Liu Dai regarded himself as Cao Cao's old boss and elder before others and behind him. He regarded him as his disciple and former official, and he was not above giving orders.
Of course, the people around him would not question it, and Cao Cao, one of the people involved, did not refute it. Instead, he followed Liu Dai's words and regarded himself as his disciple. His humble and decent attitude won Liu Dai's appreciation, so the relationship between the two parties remained
Very good.
At the beginning of the year, Liu Dai went to Qingzhou and was scared off by Wang Yu. He once asked Cao Cao for help. Cao Cao was in a fierce battle with Yuan Shu at the time, but he still dispatched Xiahou Dun's 3,000 infantry to march eastward in a high-profile manner, calming Liu Dai's frightened heart.
Heart.
Because of these connections, after receiving the letter from Yecheng, Liu Dai immediately sent someone to summon Cao Cao and asked him to come to Dong'a to discuss matters. His words were cordial but dignified, leaving no trace of Cao Cao at all.
There is no room for rejection, just like a commanding tone from top to bottom.
Of course, purely from the official positions of the two people, one is the governor of Dongjun and the other is the governor of Yanzhou. Cao Cao is indeed Liu Dai's subordinate. But now is a chaotic world where order has collapsed. Together, the governors can attack the capital.
, it would be inappropriate to talk about superiors and subordinates any more.
Wang Yu, the head of the staff, often tried to persuade Liu Dai about this, trying to make the lord, who still claimed to be a Han clan member and an important minister of the imperial court, see the facts clearly.
Cao Cao now occupies the land of Yan and Henan and six counties, and has more than 50,000 troops. His strength is no longer inferior to that of Liu Dai! If he does not change his attitude according to his position, he may cause trouble at some point.
However, good words are hard to say, and Liu Dai could not listen to Wang Yu's advice after all.
In troubled times, the clan members of the Han Dynasty had great appeal. In the distant future, there was Emperor Guangwu who revitalized the Han Dynasty; in the near future, Liu Yu entered Youzhou alone and suppressed the local snake Gongsun Zan with ease;
Liu Biao also entered Jingzhou on horseback. Isn't he still in power now? There is also Liu Yan who entered Shu. When he left the capital, he was not alone. What about now?
What do they rely on? Isn't it just the status of clan members?
On the other hand, Liu Dai himself was sitting in the blessed land of Yanzhou, with tens of thousands of powerful soldiers and numerous celebrities under his command. Even the heroes like Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan in Suanzao had to lower their profile to win over him.
What's more, he is not just a person, Yangzhou Governor Liu Yao is his brother! Unlike the two brothers of the Yuan family, the relationship between the Liu brothers is very good. As long as Liu Dai sends a message, for the great cause of the branch,
Liu Yao definitely had no hesitation.
Let me ask, with such favorable conditions, why should Liu Dai worry about Cao Cao?
It's just a eunuch. It's already a great reward for him to regard himself as his disciple and former official. What else does he want? Does he want to imitate Wang Pengju's eunuch and rebel?
That's right, in Liu Dai's view, Wang Yu, who repeatedly disrespected him and didn't take him seriously, was the worst traitor in the Han Dynasty! Although on the surface, Liu Dai seemed to be very afraid of him, he himself thought
, it is just a strategy to temporarily avoid the thief's edge and paralyze the opponent.
Once given the opportunity, Liu Dai would not hesitate to stab Wang Yu in the back or push him, causing him to fall into the abyss and never recover!
Just like it is now.
Because of this, Liu Dai didn't take Cao Cao too seriously at all. In his opinion, the latter was just a slippery man who relied on his and Yuan Shao's power to bully the weak and fear the strong. Without himself and Yuan Shao to protect him, what could he achieve?
thing?
Governor of Dongjun? Bah! Just continue to be the vigorous general who is not recognized by the court!
Therefore, every time Wang Yu gave advice, Liu Dai responded: "Meng De is a person who knows how to repay kindness. He will not let him down just because of his kindness. There is no need to worry too much."
Speaking of this, what else can Wang Yu say, saying that Cao Cao may have set his sights on your position and wants to take your place? It would be strange if Liu Dai didn't fall out! He could only retreat, and then look up to the sky and sigh.
.
No matter how good your foundation is, if you use inhumane methods, it will ultimately be of no use.
In fact, it is not to blame Liu Dai for being careless, Cao Cao's performance was indeed very confusing. Less than three days after Liu Dai's messenger set out, Cao Cao appeared in Dong'a. In this time of chaos, he only took a few dozen with him.
I have more names to follow.
With such a good attitude and such a low profile, what else could Wang Yu say? Besides, he would be regarded as a villain who sows discord.
Ignoring Cao Cao's dusty image, Liu Dai slowly picked up the tea cup, put it to his mouth and took a sip, and then slowly said nonsense: "Is Meng De here?"
Cao Cao respectfully replied: "How dare you neglect Duke Meng Dai's summons? The road was not very peaceful and we were delayed for some time. I hope Duke Dai will not be surprised."
"Whatever Meng De said, it's too late. Why should I apologize?" Liu Dai finally raised his eyes, pointed to the guest seat on his right, and said with a smile: "Sit down and watch the tea!"
"Xie Daigong." Liu Dai's name is Gongshan. It would be a bit awkward to call him by the word, so Cao Cao directly named him after him. Taishan is also called Daishan, and the word "Dai" itself is a very noble word.
Wang Yu secretly sighed again in his heart. Liu Dai's behavior of combining kindness and power, if placed in a peaceful time, would be enough to make a person like Cao Cao burst into tears with gratitude. But now is a troubled time, like this
This approach will only make Cao Cao feel disdainful, look down on Liu Dai from the bottom of his heart, and think that he has been despised, which is harmful rather than beneficial!
After the guests and hosts had exchanged greetings and the servants had served tea, Liu Dai finally got to the point: "Meng Deke knows, why did I invite you here this time?"
Gu is the title of a prince. If Wang Yu wants to, he can call himself Gu. However, without enough prestige and strength, rashly calling himself such will only make people laugh. Liu Dai also changed his self-title recently. Why?
Obviously it has something to do with the current situation.
His thoughts were spinning, but Cao Cao's expression remained calm, and he bowed and said: "Cao Cao is stupid, I dare you to ask Dai Gong to tell me."
Of course he knew the reason. Yuan Shao also regarded him as a minister. He got the news a few days earlier than Liu Dai. But he knew that when dealing with big shots who were full of bureaucracy, he had to answer in this way to make the other party feel respected.
"Okay, okay." The gentleness on Liu Dai's face turned out to be even stronger. He even said two words of "good", but he didn't know whether he was approving Cao Cao's way of advancing or retreating, or whether he had some profound meaning.
"First there was Dong Zhuo, and then there was Wang Yu. The world was unstable, and the country of Han Dynasty was in ruins, and the country was in decline!" Liu Dai sighed, and then said: "Although the national thieves are arrogant, I, the Han Dynasty, have been loyal and loyal for four hundred years.
There are also many people, but as long as we unite as one, we will never be defeated by national thieves and destroy our Han Dynasty for four hundred years!"
Frankly speaking, Cao Cao is quite tired of this nonsense. Are you talking about justice? That Wang Yu is a hussar general and a champion prince personally appointed by the emperor. He also has the title of revolting against rebellion, so he is justified in beating anyone!
If you have something to do, just talk about it. Why are you talking about it to fool the soldiers?
However, he could only slander these words in his heart, but he could not express them openly. The clan members of the Han Dynasty valued these superficial articles most. If they were not careful, they could easily make them fall out. Then
The success fell short.
Cursing in his heart, Cao Cao agreed generously and said: "What Mr. Dai said is true. In order to protect the Han Dynasty forever, Cao Cao is willing to fight to the death."
"Okay!" Liu Dai slapped the table, straightened up, stared at Cao Cao with sharp eyes, raised his hand and shouted: "Come here, bring the map!"
"Here!" the guard outside the door responded, holding the map and quickly walked in, as if he had been prepared for it. After getting Liu Dai's permission, he put the map on the table and spread it out, then bowed and bowed.
Get away.
Upon seeing this, Cao Cao understood Liu Dai's intentions. Obviously, Liu Dai's behavior was not just for show, but to pave the way for the next military plan.
With this understanding, Cao Cao was not surprised at all when Liu Dai waved to him to come over and view the map.
"To raise troops to attack the rebels is a good thing that conforms to the will of God and the people. Gu Ding fully supports it! At the moment," Liu Dai pointed to the north bank of the Yellow River on the map: "The king and Gongsun Zan divided their troops into three places and led thousands of Qingzhou troops to occupy the Qinghe Plain.
In this area, Benchu claims to have planned a plan. In the near future, Gongsun Zan will be mobilized, and he and Gu will hunt in the Qinghe River to kill the national traitors together!"
Cao Cao has always regarded Wang Yu as his lifelong enemy. His attention to the situation in Hebei and his in-depth research are far superior to Liu Dai's. Even if he closes his eyes, he can simulate the mountains and terrain of Qinghe and the distribution of military forces on all sides.
After hearing Liu Dai's words, he was respectful on his face, but sneered in his heart. He knew what Liu Dai was going to do, and it was nothing more than what he did in Suanzao. But this time, Liu Dai showed a lot more initiative. After all,
His territory is close to Qingzhou, and Wang Yu poses a great threat to him.
Sure enough, feeling that the preparation was almost done, Liu Dai quickly revealed his true intention: "I thought this battle could be fought like this..."
He pointed in the direction of Handan, "After we reunited with Hanoi and Bingzhou soldiers and horses, we must first eliminate the threat of the Black Mountain bandits. The moth bandits have always been good at running around. When the war is over, the army must have been diverted. Instead of turning back to Qinghe
To join forces, it is better to take Guangzong and attack Qinghe from the northwest..."
Liu Dai is a bit boring, but he is capable. He is not just Zhao Kuo who can only talk about war on paper, he also has a relatively deep understanding of the current battle situation.
Yuan Shao could not let Zhang Yan threaten him. Before the decisive battle, a battle with the Black Mountain Army was inevitable. For his two vassal armies, Zhang Yang could go directly to Yecheng to join him, but the high-ranking Bingzhou Army would be in a lot of trouble.
Coming from Bingzhou, you can either take a detour via Fukouxing to Wei County, or you can take the Jingxing route and attack Zhang Yan from both sides with Yuan Shao.
There is no doubt about victory, but it is definitely impossible to completely annihilate Zhang Yan.
This man is the best general in the Yellow Turban Army who is good at running around. When Huangfu Song wiped out the entire Yellow Turbans in Jizhou, he could run away, so he got the nickname "Feiyan", which means that he ran fast and efficiently.
Qiao, like a swallow in flight.
After practicing in Black Mountain for so many years, his Taoism must be higher than before. It would not be difficult for Yuan Shao to defeat him, but it would be extremely difficult to destroy him.
However, no matter how good he is at wandering, Zhang Yan is not a real swallow. If he wants to return to his old nest, he has to take the Eight Paths of Taihang instead of just finding a place to climb up the mountain.
Jingxing was blocked by high officials, so Zhang Yan had no choice but to run north, fleeing from Puyinxing and even Feihukou back to the Taihang Mountains. Puyinxing was in the territory of Zhao State, and Feihukou was already in the territory of Changshan State. Yuan Shao's army at least had to
Only when you follow the Xiangguo City area on the border between Guangping and Zhao can you safely turn back.
As for the war between Jizhou and Heishan, Wang Yu will definitely react. If he goes thousands of miles to rescue Zhang Yan, it will be good, but if he targets Liu Dai, it will be very bad. Liu Dai hates Wang Yu so much that he hates him.
, but he has absolutely no intention of playing forward for Yuan Shao.
After thinking again and again, he finally came up with this plan.
Let Yuan Shao go directly to Guangzong from Xiangguo, break through Tian Kai's defense line, and attack Qinghe from the north. This will take the shortest time, but there will still be a gap. Liu Dai decided to let Cao Cao fill this gap.
"Mengde, you lead the army across the river from Cangtingjin, pass through Yangping, and reach Leping all the way. After meeting with Erlu from Leping, you can take a look at Liaocheng. If the king's thief comes, you will hold on to the city and confront the Qingzhou army; if the king's thief's main force
If you refuse to go south, you will lead your army to capture Liaocheng and even defeat it to contain Wang Yu's army."
"You don't have to worry about the king's thief sending the main force to attack. When you go north, Gu will lead his army to the north and station troops in Chiping, forming a rivalry with you. When the king's thief attacks one side, the other side will attack its flank and rear.
, attack from both inside and outside, if he returns to fight, you and I will stand firm and wait for reinforcements, so that he will be exhausted, and when the original army arrives, no matter how powerful he is, he will be at a loss."
Cao Cao was silent.
Theoretically speaking, Liu Dai's plan is well organized. If it can be executed perfectly, there should be a chance of winning. But the problem is that theory is unreliable. If one party has selfish motives, the one who attacks the enemy's flank may be attacked by Wang Yu.
If you don't, you will be fighting alone, which is very dangerous.
Liu Dai is not Gongsun Zan, so Cao Cao can't trust him.
This arrangement itself shows Liu Dai's selfishness. Even if Cao Cao does not attack, the distance between Liaocheng and Leping is only a few dozen miles, with plains in between; Chiping is hundreds of miles away from Liaocheng, and more importantly,
There is a big river in the middle - the Yellow River!
With such a barrier, Liu Dai's safety is guaranteed. If Wang Yu is too impulsive, he might be able to get a chance to attack halfway across the river.
Cao Cao was not surprised either. He had expected it a long time ago. The old-school bureaucrats have this virtue in doing things. They harm others and take the benefits. If they don't, they will fall out. What's the overall situation? Haha, it's just words.
Liu Dai patiently advised: "Mengde, don't worry too much. All the elites of Yanzhou are here in Gu. There are still more than ten thousand elites in Qingzhou. If the king and the thieves jump over the wall in a hurry and attack Yanzhou with all their strength, burning, killing, and looting, there must be someone in Gu."
There is room for emergency response, what do you think?"
Seeing that Cao Cao was still hanging his head and not speaking, Liu Dai added some warmth to his tone and said earnestly: "Meng De must be aware that as long as this success is successful and the national traitors are killed, the great Han Dynasty will have hope for ZTE! People are doing it, and God is watching.
, when the time comes, are you still afraid that you will not be able to become a prince? You may not be able to look forward to someone as distinguished as Deng Cen!"
After saying that, he looked at Cao Cao with burning eyes, full of expectation. When it comes to this, he would be stupid if he didn't understand.
Who is Deng Cen? Deng Yu Cen Peng, a famous person among the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai! What is the contribution they made? Supporting Conglong! The greatest contribution a minister can make is this. Liu Dai is here, he has already committed himself
Compared with Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu, if Cao Cao continues not to agree, the two families will have no choice but to fall out.
"The expectations of Duke Dai are so high that Cao Cao dares not to obey!" As if he had made up his mind, Cao Cao bowed to the ground and agreed happily.
"Okay!" Liu Dai was overjoyed and immediately sent an order to prepare a banquet for Cao Cao.
Cao Cao refused because of urgent military matters, but he could not refuse. In the end, he could only stay and was half drunk. At dusk, under the protection of his guards, he reluctantly got on his horse, left Dong'a, and embarked on his way home. (To be completed.)
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