Chapter 36 Elk breaks the groove
"Shui Jing Zhu" records: The south of Baigou River is to the west of Longcheng, and the northwest of the city is Mobei.
Mobei is located outside Jia County, Yingchuan County. The terrain here is flat and surrounded by water sources, making it a very suitable place for the army to set up camp.
In the winter of the 24th year of Jian'an, one hundred thousand troops were stationed here.
I saw that at this time in Mobei, there were thousands of tents connected left and right, stretching endlessly.
Viewed from a high place, these thousands of tents spread out from the north to the south, covering a vast area of more than ten miles.
And for several miles around these thousands of camps, there are many watchtowers several feet high.
These tall watchtowers are like giants, guarding the 100,000 soldiers behind him.
Under countless tall watchtowers, there are endless antlers and horses on display.
The countless antlers and horses are intertwined and intricate,
The large number and tight furnishings will make any enemy feel frightened and retreat.
Tens of thousands of battle flags with the word "Wei" fluttered in the wind in the vast military camp. They stretched their bodies wantonly in the high altitude,
A gust of wind blew by, and they spread their bodies together, enough to cover the sky and the sun.
Their existence undoubtedly declares to everyone in the world that their master's power is unparalleled in the world.
The camp here is where the current garrison of the King of Wei is located.
At this moment, among this endless military camp, there is a large camp located in the center of all the camps, covering an extremely large area.
There was a gold-rooted cart parked outside the camp, and the six horses pulling the golden-rooted cart were snoring in boredom outside the camp.
But it seems that these beasts have also understood human nature. Although they are snoring, they do not dare to make too loud a sound.
They were afraid of disturbing their master's lunch break in the camp.
In this magnificent camp, there was a white-haired old man lying on the couch and snoring lightly.
When he was sleeping, his face was as furrowed as that of an old man.
But as his chest rose and fell, there seemed to be a supreme power surrounding his body.
Even when he was sleeping, people dared not look directly at him.
Next to his couch, there is a twelve-pointed royal crown.
In the 22nd year of Jian'an in the Han Dynasty, the emperor recognized King Wei's outstanding achievements and gave him a special gift to set up the emperor's banner to serve as a police officer when he came and went.
Wang Mian was ordered to ride on a golden chariot with six horses and five auxiliary chariots.
The old man lying on the couch is Cao Cao, Cao Mengde, the most powerful king in the world today.
Cao Cao felt sleepy after discussing the matter just now, so he planned to take a nap in the camp.
And when he lay down and fell asleep, his original peaceful expression gradually disappeared.
He had a dream.
In his dream, he saw three horses eating from the same trough.
Because Cao Cao knew his surname was Cao, Cao Cao felt very uneasy about this.
In the dream, he was about to draw his sword and kill the three black horses, but at this moment,
However, he suddenly saw a snow-white elk leap into the trough and compete with the three black horses for the fodder in the trough.
That snow-white elk was very brave. Even though it was just a deer, it could fight against three powerful horses and not lose at all.
After a fight, the snow-white elk was seriously injured and finally drove the three black horses out of the trough.
Just when Cao Cao thought that the white deer was coming to guard his family, the next scene made him unable to remain calm anymore.
After driving away the three black horses, the snow-white elk openly began to draft materials in the trough.
As the fodder entered its mouth bit by bit, the white deer's body grew bigger and bigger, until finally, its body was so big that it was going to burst the trough where it was.
Just when Cao Cao was getting more and more uneasy, a rising sun suddenly rose in his dream.
The blazing sunshine almost melted everything in the dream. Just when Cao Cao was at a loss,
He suddenly woke up from his dream.
Cao Cao woke up from his sleep. He stood up suddenly from the couch, and immediately scanned the waiters in the big tent with a pair of unflappable tiger eyes.
All the waiters were so frightened that they fell to their knees and trembled all over after being swept by his sharp gaze.
It is said that King Wei killed someone in his dream.
I wonder if King Wei will still like killing people after he wakes up from his dream.
After Cao Cao returned to reality from his dream, he immediately called someone,
"Where is the tiger idiot!"
There was a strong man guarding Cao Cao three steps away. When he heard Cao Cao calling him, he immediately came to Cao Cao's bed.
"Your Highness, I am here!"
The person who was called Tiger Chi by Cao Cao was named Xu Chu, whose courtesy name was Zhongkang. He was currently the Zhonglang General of the Military Guard of the State of Wei, and was the commander of the bodyguard of Wei King Cao Cao.
When Cao Cao saw Xu Chu coming to him, he grabbed Xu Chu's wrist and asked Xu Chu in a low voice,
"Zhongkang, can you see the white deer?"
Cao Cao had just woken up from his dream, and for a while he couldn't tell the difference between reality and illusion.
When Xu Chu saw Cao Cao and asked him if he had seen the white deer, he was a little confused for a while.
Cao Cao also woke up from a dream before and asked him if he saw three black horses breaking into the tent.
Xu Chu has a loyal character, and he honestly replied to Cao Cao,
"Your Highness, I have been standing by and have not seen any white deer entering the tent."
Xu Chu's answer was the same as before.
Xu Chu's answer made Cao Cao feel a little relieved.
I don’t know if it’s because I killed too much in the past or because I’m getting older.
In recent years, he has often had strange dreams, such as three horses in the same trough, and today, he actually had a dream about an elk occupying the trough.
Some dreams are so frequent that sometimes they even cannot distinguish the difference between reality and illusion.
But Cao Cao is a hero. Although he occasionally feels confused, he quickly regains his senses.
After seeing that he was completely awake, Cao Cao immediately asked Xu Chudao,
"While I'm taking a nap, are there any military reports from the front line?"
Xu Chu knew that the front line Cao Cao was talking about was referring to the Xiangfan area. He respectfully replied to Cao Cao,
"Your Highness, no."
Hearing what Xu Chu said, Cao Cao breathed a sigh of relief.
Since he was defeated by Liu Bei in the Battle of Hanzhong, what he is most concerned about now is the movements of Guan Yu's army on the front line of Xiangfan.
After Yu Jin's 30,000-strong army was destroyed, he sent Xu Huang to support Cao Ren.
Cao Cao actually had no idea whether Xu Huang was Guan Yu's opponent.
But as long as there are no bad battle reports coming from the front, it is good news for him.
With the support of strong national power, Cao Cao is not afraid to fight a war of attrition with anyone.
But at this time, Xu Chu reported, "Although there is no battle report from General Xu from the front, we have just sent someone to report that Sun Quan's envoy has arrived and please receive him in time."
When Cao Cao heard that Sun Quan's envoy had arrived, he was overjoyed.
Xiangfan can be saved.
Cao Cao immediately got up from the bed.
It was the middle of winter, but Cao Cao only took out a fur coat from the hanger nearby and put it on himself, and then he shouted outside the tent,
"Beat the drum to summon the ministers to discuss matters."
Following Cao Cao's order, a large drum was beaten outside the tent of Cao Cao's central army.
As the loud sound of drums radiated from the center of Cao Cao's tent to the surrounding areas, all the ministers of Cao Wei who heard the drums quickly came towards Cao Cao's central tent.
Cao Cao advocated Legalism, and he strictly controlled both his army and his ministers.
The ministers of Cao Wei, who had been trained by Cao Cao's machinations for most of their lives, soon gathered in Cao Cao's Chinese army tent after hearing the sound of drums.
Cao Cao's Central Army tent occupies a very large area, and the meeting place in the Central Army tent alone is enough to accommodate hundreds of ministers.
After hundreds of ministers arrived, they all sat respectfully at their respective seats.
They looked at each other with their eyes, nose, nose and heart, as if they were all immersed in their own world, and did not dare to show any disrespect in their manners.
Cao Cao, who wore a twelve-pointed crown on his head, was the most noble among the people present, but his manner was the most rude.
(End of chapter)
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