Ninety-four seven chapters cold blood and cold heart
Gathering the corpses, arranging the wounded soldiers, caring for the dead, and stabilizing the morale of the troops, a brutal offensive and defensive battle came to nothing. As the commander-in-chief, Cao Cao had no time to spare.
The personal guards reminded and urged several times, but received no response. After finally waiting for the general of the first army to finish handling these trivial matters, he still had no intention of eating, and hurriedly walked to the rear camp. Look in that direction,
It seemed that he was not going to the camp of Mr. Fengxiao or General Dian, but to another place.
The personal guards marveled in their hearts while quickly following up, wondering what could happen and who could make their lord abandon his injured general. They were not in a hurry to compete with all the talented gentlemen.
Asking for advice, why come to such a remote corner?
The camp of nearly 100,000 troops, even if the entire army is not concentrated together, is a large building complex that stretches for more than ten miles. If you only use your feet to walk from the central army to the edge, it will take less than half an hour!
After walking and walking until he reached the northernmost part of the camp, where coolies and untrusted generals were stationed, Cao Cao stopped. Judging from where he stopped, it was obvious that he came specifically for the owner of this camp.
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There was a lamp lit in the tent, and from a distance you could smell the strong aroma of wine and the sound of someone talking loudly.
The guards were even more surprised. Drinking is not allowed in the army. This is an iron rule. Unless the city is broken to celebrate, even Mr. Fengxiao, with his status, would not dare to make an exception. But they never thought that someone would be so careless in a place like this.
Military order?
Is it possible that the Lord came here specially because he got a secret report and planned to capture a model to sacrifice to the flag? But there is a saying in the art of war: the army that loses the battle should be commended. Today's battle cannot be said to be a defeat. After all, the overall situation is still in one's favor.
, but after all, we have been losing for a while. This does not seem to be a good time to impose serious military discipline, right?
Cao Cao was walking in a hurry on the road, but when he arrived at the end of the field, he was no longer in a hurry. He just stood outside the tent, as if attracted by the discussion inside the tent, and even gestured to keep everyone quiet. Of course, the guards did not dare to disobey the order.
, but curiosity was unavoidable, so they all leaned forward and listened with bated breath.
It doesn't matter if you don't listen. Once they heard it, everyone's body shook wildly and their expressions changed dramatically.
"A rabbit bites people when it's angry, let alone a tiger?" The lecturer's tone was full of disdain, and he also called Cao Cao by name without any respect: "Meng De is resourceful, has city power, and has vision.
Xu Zijiang’s assessment that day was absolutely correct, but his biggest shortcoming is that he is too impatient and easily gets carried away.”
"How do you say this?" a young man's voice continued. Listening to his tone, not only did he not sound panic, but he sincerely asked for advice.
"What else can I do? I'm eager for success." The person who spoke earlier was not in a hurry to answer. He took a sip of wine and then laughed and said: "This is actually a matter of tolerance, and where does tolerance come from? No.
Wrong, it’s just due to status! Dezu, please think about it, who are the two generations above the Cao family? Well, it doesn’t matter, you don’t need to say it, just understand it in your heart..."
The guards were trembling with fear when they heard this. No one dared to move forward. If they didn't dare to leave their post without permission, they would have swarmed around. Although the identity of the person in the tent could not be confirmed yet, a rough name has emerged.
My heart is broken, celebrities! To be precise, I am a mad student among celebrities!
The most terrifying thing about this kind of people is that they dare to say anything, and they say it in such an ugly way. What is said in it now? Revealing one’s shortcomings! It’s no different from slapping someone in the face! In front of the Cao and Xiahou families, the most taboo thing is
This is the topic. Basically, whoever says it will die. There is only one exception, and that is Kuang Sheng.
There is no way, but those who are scolded by many and fierce people are mostly famous. It is easy to catch and kill them, but the aftermath will be troublesome. At least a person with a reputation that is disrespectful and does not value talents will not be able to escape.
If it's more serious, you might be called jealous of others.
This is an era where fame is almost equal to power. Who has nothing to do to poke such a hornet's nest?
The Kuang Sheng in the tent is not immune to death, and is not afraid of death, but those who are passing by are being wronged. The Lord is not a soft-hearted person. If he is angry here, he will take it out on a bunch of unknown people like himself. This kind of
If something happens, you should try to avoid it as much as possible.
"Because of his poor background, he was very eager to prove himself. When he took over Dongjun, he was eager to integrate resources and train new troops in order to compete with Qingzhou. Bian Wenli and others only spoke a few words, and he became angry.
As for the brazen murder, in the final analysis, it is not that he is extremely evil, but simply because he has low self-esteem and does not dare to face reality."
There was a sense of loneliness and sadness in the speaker's tone: "It's the same thing this time. He clearly had a trump card in his hand, but he couldn't even wait for two or three days and insisted on attacking the city with force. Although Lu Bu's troops and horses
They are young, but they are all veterans of many battles. Coupled with Lu Bu's bravery, under desperate circumstances, let alone the miscellaneous soldiers who surrendered and rebelled against the city, even the elite of Qingzhou will suffer."
Hearing Bian Rang's name, the guards finally thought of the speaker's identity. After many years, the only one who still wanted to seek justice for Bian Rang was the one who first attached himself to Zhang Miao, then to Lu Bu, and finally came to work under the enemy's command.
It’s time for Chen Gongtai.
Although this person's views are quite narrow, the last sentence is correct. When dealing with Lu Bu, it is better to go slowly rather than hastily. If you force this tiger into a hurry, even if you can win it, you will suffer heavy losses, right?
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Before he finished speaking, Cao Cao suddenly made a move. He opened the tent door and barged in directly.
"Gongtai's words are still so sharp, but there is something unclear about Gu..." It has to be said that Cao Cao's city is indeed deep enough. When Chen Gong exposed him and despised him, he was not angry at all, but continued the conversation directly.
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"Since the general trend of the world can be observed from the public platform, and figures can be seen in the palm of the hand, how can we not know that our army is in danger now and cannot afford to waste time? Wei continued to have snakes and rats, and his intentions were unknown. Our army besieged the city and the siege has been over.
On the eighth day, he still didn't move. Did he have to wait until Wang Yu's troops arrived and the Qingzhou army surrounded him on all sides before he made the painful decision to abandon the dark side and surrender to the bright side?"
"Isn't it a pleasure to have guests from far away?" Cao Cao suddenly appeared, but Chen Gong was not surprised at all. He was not embarrassed at all by being exposed for saying bad things behind his back. Instead, he smiled and held up the bottle to invite him: "Mengde, come here.
It's just right. After today's battle, I knew you were coming here, so I set up a banquet and invited two or three good friends to wait here. At least I have lived up to my good intentions."
As he spoke, he introduced the other people present. It turned out that the young man who had spoken out earlier was the son of Yang Biao, the fourth Taiwei's family, and the other two silent ones were Ding Yi, a famous scholar from Pei State, and Ding Xi.
brother.
These people all came here with the officials of the imperial court. Cao Cao only favored them because of their family background and reputation. This was the first time they met each other.
Cao Cao is a pragmatic person. If the overall situation has been decided now and he is about to sweep Hebei and dominate the world, he may still have the intention to deal with these young men. But now he is worried about the military situation, how can he be in the mood to talk to a few idle men?
People are long-winded.
He frowned, with a hint of chill in his voice.
"In the past, there is no way to tell right from wrong, but now is definitely the time to work together in the same boat! Gongtai, don't forget, if Wang Yu conquers the world, let alone those who died in Bian Wenli, I am afraid that all the wealthy families in the world will
They will all be wiped out! Do you want your descendants to study and practice martial arts with ordinary people? What kind of public selection should you participate in? If you fail the selection, at most you will be like Kong Wenju and Ni Zhengping, and be raised as gods.
You don’t have any real power in your hands?”
This sentence seemed to hit the key point of Chen Gong. He was silent for a moment, and when he spoke again, the unruly and indulgent tone in his tone had faded a lot.
"I know what you mean, but the facts are here. If you don't start from the inside, you can't defeat Lu Bu quickly. In fact, you were too impatient in Puyang. If you didn't take action then, wouldn't it be... OK, I know
If you are impatient to hear this, let me tell you something practical..."
Chen Gong paused for a moment, gave it a try, observed Cao Cao's expression, and then smiled and said the answer: "Actually, today's siege battle is not useless. General Wei was reluctant to move before, because he wanted to
, It really can’t be done. Now there are people in the city staring at him, and he can’t move even an inch. Not to mention that he can’t move. Even if he moves, he will just die in vain.”
"Do you mean..."
"The help he needs has already been sent in without delay. All we have to do is wait patiently." Chen Gong smiled leisurely, as if he was confident, "In a day or two, good news will come! Just do your best.
Just prepare for entering the city!"
"So that's it, thanks to Gongtai this time!" Cao Cao was overjoyed and turned to leave. When he got to the door, he suddenly stopped, thought for a while, turned around and said: "All the things before were not as good as what Gongtai said, they were all too eager to be alone.
As a teacher who never forgets the past and the future, I will have many people to rely on in the future. I hope Gongtai can help me in memory of the old friendship."
"Easy to say, easy to say!" Chen Gong waved his hands seemingly carelessly, but in fact he was very complacent.
His enmity with Cao Cao ostensibly started with the death of his close friends Bian Rang and others, but it was actually a battle of spirits. Relying on his old friendship and his service to Cao Cao when he entered Dongjun, he always felt that his status should be very high.
That's right.
As a result, after Cao Cao gained a foothold, celebrities from all over the world came to join him. Chen Gongtai, who was arrogant and hard-working, was ranked outside the tenth place. How could he bear this bad breath? Later, Cao Cao listened to Xi Zhicai and Cheng Yu.
He offered advice and insisted on killing Bian Yi in order to purge the local forces in Yanzhou. Chen Gong tried to persuade him to no avail, and eventually turned against him.
This feud may seem like a big deal, but in fact it is not difficult to resolve it. All it takes is for Cao Cao to relent and apologize.
If it had been when he was satisfied with his ambition, Cao Cao might not be able to save face, but now that he is in danger, Cao Cao can't care much.
In history, Chen Gong rebelled and assisted Lu Bu against Cao Cao, which almost brought disaster to Cao Cao. Now, relying on his familiarity with Lu Bu's army, he helped Cao Cao against Lu Bu, which naturally attracted blood, and Cao Cao couldn't help but rely on him.
Cao Cao was not the only one who was shocked by Chen Gong's plan, Wei Xu was almost scared to death.
"Gong Cao asked me to give you a message. As long as you lead your troops, you will immediately become the lord of Xiuwu and the captain of Fengche..."
Wei Xu didn't pay attention to what the other party was saying. Looking at his old friend who had no reason to appear in front of him, his eyes went dark: "Old Hou, how did you get in? Do you know how dangerous it is now? Wen Hou hates it the most
It’s you and Gongtai who are in trouble. Once caught, it will be light to cut the body into pieces. I will have to cut you into pieces with a thousand knives!”
Hou Cheng smiled and replied nonchalantly: "It's not easy, just don't let him catch it. That tiger can't protect itself now, how can it think of dealing with us? As for how it got in, that's not
Is it easier to just pretend to be dead and sneak in during the chaos? How much trouble will it take?" As he said that, he pointed to the uniform on his body.
It has not been long since we entered the troubled times, and all the forces are still the Han army. Military uniforms, formations, and military music and orders are all based on the configuration of the Han army with slight changes.
Perhaps the only one that is special is the Qingzhou Army. The military uniforms of the soldiers are all specially customized, and the main color is red, the same as the Han Army, but the specific styles are much different.
Therefore, for people like Hou Cheng, who are familiar with military officers and rules, it is just a piece of cake to fish in troubled waters. Especially in today's offensive and defensive battle, there was also a much-anticipated fight between dragons and tigers. Taking advantage of this
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Hou Cheng sneaked into the city almost swaggeringly.
"It's useless for you to come in!" Wei Xu didn't care about the specific process, sighed, spread his hands and said: "The conditions promised by General Cao are good enough, but it's not that I don't want to do anything anyway, I really have no chance!
You don’t know that while others are fine, that Wei Yan is the worst, except when he is fighting, he almost always comes to my side whenever he has something to do!”
"You should have heard of that man's reputation to some extent. He is a picky guy! If he were alone, there might be a way to deal with him, but there are dozens of secret agents and guards around him.
They are all from the Hidden Mist Army, and are particularly good at tracking and spying... You are lucky enough to sneak in. That guy was injured to some extent and couldn't care about it for the moment. Wait for him to recover... Well, in short, you
I came to the wrong place this time!"
Wei Xuxu complained a lot, and Hou Chengcheng listened so quietly until he couldn't say anything new, then he patted the other party on the shoulder and said sincerely: "Brother, these hardships you mentioned, brother, I
They all know it... How do I know it? Don't forget, Gongtai is also one of the top wise men in the world! Is there anything I can't guess about this?"
Wei Xu was so frightened that he stammered: "Can you even...even predict this? Is Gongtai going to become a god?"
"You can't even call it a god, but a half-immortal is just so-so." Hou Cheng grinned and said, "Wang Yu advocated killing you at the beginning. Lu Bu is a ruthless man. If it weren't for his wife's sake, your bones would have been cold.
Then Wei Yan is Wang Yu's loyal dog, do you think he is in the army just to help in the war?"
He swaggered onto the main seat and sneered: "To be honest with you, even if you don't betray me this time, when Wang Yu becomes completely powerful, you won't be able to reap the benefits. The thief Wang is young and has a very narrow mind."
Xiao, if you count the people who have had enemies with him over the years, how many of them ended up with a happy ending?"
Wei Xu felt a chill when he thought about it. Wei Yan came to help, and he really had the intention of keeping a close eye on himself. Now that he is being watched so closely, will there be any good results in the future?
However, he was still not in a hurry to give a clear answer, because today's battle looked a bit strange. Cao Cao had besieged the city for nearly ten days, and he attacked several times at first, but he never went all out. He should be worried about the casualties.
. But today he suddenly threw out all his money. Who doesn’t know that Dian Wei is the most powerful general in Cao Cao’s army, and he leads all Cao Cao’s dead soldiers?
Since the first rebellion, Wei Xu's past bravery has been gone. Now he only thinks about future glory and wealth. Even if he doesn't get it, he just wants to save his life.
Cao Cao suddenly became anxious. Could it be that the situation of the war had changed again? If Wang Yu finally gained the upper hand, he would have to think carefully about where to go now.
Hou Cheng and Wei Xu have been friends for a long time, and with Chen Gong's warning in advance, by observing each other's expressions, one can guess almost exactly what is on his mind.
"Brother Wei, I know what you are thinking. You may think that Duke Cao is in trouble, but if nothing else, you should know the overall situation now, right? Even if Duke Cao cannot capture Lu Bu and retreats sadly, he can still contain Qingzhou's troops.
It’s always right to have two main forces, right? Well, there’s also the navy army.”
"Sun Tuolu has 30,000 tiger soldiers under his command, many of whom are veterans who are skilled in water warfare. General Miaocai also has 20,000 elite soldiers. What do they have over there in Qingzhou? Chen Dao, Wang Mo, and that unweaned baby from the Lu family.
, such a few useless people command more than 30,000 militiamen? Can they stop it? Zhang Liao and Huang Zhong still have some fighting troops, but they only have less than 20,000 soldiers if they can survive. Isn’t this clear enough about strength and weakness?
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"There is no need to hide some things from you. Yes, Wang Yu is already here, and with his beacon fire cavalry, he has already tackled the problem at Baixingkou. But don't tremble too early, Cao Gong knows everything.
, two teams of elite troops have been stationed there for a long time, how easy is it to break through?"
"Even if there is an eventuality, it's nothing. Gongtai has already seen clearly that the Qingzhou Army was not fooled before. It's not that they have stabilized their position, but that the generals can't trust Jia Wenhe, so they all support their own troops and fight on their own.
.Then Yu Jin was just a lump of wood, he didn't know how to adapt at all. Cao Gong made some small plans and let the eldest son and tens of thousands of old and weak people restrain him. And Jia Wenhe was like a headless fly.
He was bumping into each other randomly, but no one paid attention to him."
"Even if Wang Yu really beats the horse and arrives, it will be a battle of 10,000 cavalry against an army of 80,000. Even if the Wind and Fire cavalry are made of iron, how can they defy the odds? There is no telling who will save whom."
"Anyway, brother Wei, we are brothers. I will tell you everything you can and cannot say. You can decide what to do. If you plan to be loyal to the end, brother, I will be here. You can just tie him up."
Go and make a contribution, otherwise, you have to do it as soon as possible! If the time drags on, you will no longer be human on both sides!"
Wei Xu's complexion alternated between red and white, changing constantly. He was not a very decisive person, and he had always followed Hou Cheng's lead in the past. Now that Leng Ding met his old friend again, his thoughts suddenly became vivid.
After hesitating for a cup of tea, his wandering eyes finally fell back on Hou Cheng, and he asked in a deep voice: "But how do you plan to pass Wei Yan? That guy is not easy to deal with."
"It's very simple. There is no need to deal with him at all."
As soon as he heard this, Hou Cheng knew that it was done. He smiled and said: "Don't forget, he is targeting you, not me. Isn't it just right to give him a way to attack the west? Those capable men of yours, I They are all familiar with each other, and it is easy to command them. Besides, I still have some old memories in the army. Isn’t this matter easy to handle? I have a plan here, please come over..."
The blood of loyalty has not yet cooled, but the flower of conspiracy has already bloomed, like an invisible black hand, strangulating this city that has always stood firm in the storm. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, novels are better Update faster!)