An unchanging life may make people lazy, or it may make people feel bored.
Cao Cao hates an unchanging life. If he liked this way of life back then, wouldn't it be great to just become a second-rate high-ranking yamen who is the best at eating, drinking, having sex and playing with women?
But when endless challenges came to him, even Cao Cao would inevitably feel a little tired.
The Cao Mansion in Yecheng, well, it was originally within the Yuan Mansion, but now it belongs to the Cao family.
In the future...
Who knows?
Cao Cao smiled and looked up, the spring flowers all over the mountain were blooming. Did Brother Benchu also see the flowers all over the mountain when he was here?
"Filial piety..."
Cao Cao called softly.
"Lord."
Guo Jia took half a step forward and stood behind Cao Cao.
"This time, was I right... or wrong?" Cao Cao asked softly.
Guo Jia looked up at Cao Cao in slight surprise, "...My lord is wise."
"Hmm? Yeah." Cao Cao understood and nodded.
After a while.
"Follow filial piety," Cao Cao called.
"I'm here," Guo Jia responded.
"Very good." Cao Cao sighed, "It's a pity that there is only one Fengxiao in the world."
Guo Jia cupped his hands and said, "Only in this way can I enjoy the favor of my lord."
"Haha..." Cao Cao laughed, then nodded and shouted, "Send Cui Jigui to come!"
The subordinates responded and left in a hurry.
Cao Cao looked at it, and then sighed, "There are too many smart people in this world... The Qiaoqi side wants to make more people smart... This is really..."
Guo Jia was silent for a moment and said: "If there are more smart people, there should be more rules."
"Rules..." Cao Cao nodded, "Yes, rules."
Not long after, there were attendants singing in the distance, "Cui Bie has arrived..."
"Pass!" Cao Cao shook his sleeves, turned around, sat down, and then motioned for Guo Jia to sit down too.
Cui Yan walked forward unhurriedly and said, "Greetings to Duke Ming..."
Cao Cao nodded, "No courtesy, come and sit down."
Cao Cao is the master, so he naturally sits on his head.
Guo Jia sat at the bottom, and Cui Yan naturally sat opposite Guo Jia. After Cui Yan sat down, he slightly nodded to Guo Jia, and Guo Jia returned the gesture.
One person sits in one position.
Cao Cao looked at it, his eyelids drooped slightly, and then he said slowly: "I summoned Ji Gui today because I have to report urgently... Yuyang is in danger..."
Cui Yan was stunned.
Since he learned that Cao Cao was coming to Yecheng, Cui Yan had prepared a lot, such as the personnel arrangements in Jizhou, the situation of spring plowing in various places, the mood changes of large households, Zhuang He's sowing and growth, etc., but he did not expect what he had prepared.
Cao Cao didn't ask any questions, but just threw Yuyang out.
Cui Yan had heard a little bit about Yuyang, but Cui Yan felt that it was a wolf that had come to Youzhou before. It was hard to say what the situation was now. Moreover, the most important thing in Jizhou at the moment was Yuyang, who was far away in Youzhou.
The importance is obviously self-evident, so Cui Yan feels that Cao Cao will definitely solve the affairs in Jizhou first, and then solve the military affairs in Yuyang...
Could it be that Yuyang's corruption has become more serious than Jizhou's right now?
Cao Cao squinted his eyes, half-smiling but not smiling, turned around and ordered: "Get the map!"
The attendant on the side quickly fetched the map and hung it high.
The land of Yuyang Fangwan is curled up on the map, surrounded by large and small red and black arrows and various signs. Even those who don't know how to read military maps will intuitively sense the danger within it.
"Yuyang..." Cui Yan's eyes widened, and then quickly returned to his original expression, he cupped his hands and said, "I wonder what your orders are, Duke Ming?"
"Instructions? Haha, let's not worry about it for now... Come on, Fengxiao... Let's talk about Yuyang's military situation first..." Cao Cao looked at Cui Yan, then turned to look at Guo Jia and signaled.
"Wei! My lord, don't drive..." Guo Jia raised his hands, saluted Cao Cao and Cui Yan respectively, and then said, "There are only less than two thousand soldiers in Yuyang... General Cao was blocked by Gongsun's army."
Outside... In addition to Gongsun's soldiers, there are more than 10,000 Wuhuan people and more than 10,000 Xianbei people in Yuyang... and there should be more than 10,000 Dingling people... According to what General Cao sent before, the Hussar troops
General Xia Pingbei also led nearly ten thousand troops and sent troops to Changshan..."
"Once the fishing sun is lost, there will be no screen in northern Hebei." Cao Cao still squinted his eyes and looked at Cui Yan, "I wonder if there is a good strategy for the other side?"
Cui Yan's heart sank.
The so-called good policy is naturally the "food" policy.
But the problem is that everyone in Jizhou is now very dissatisfied with Cao Cao's previous share of the cake. Coupled with a series of previous incidents, Jizhou is holding back its energy and wants to have a good argument with Lao Cao to argue the difference.
He made a right or wrong decision, but he didn't expect Cao Cao to throw such a thing out loud, and he was immediately a little passive.
Youzhou is the barrier to the north of Jizhou. Because of the existence of Youzhou, Jizhou has always been relatively safe and has not received much intrusion from the barbarians. This is also the reason why Jizhou and Yuzhou have been prosperous and peaceful since Guangwu of the Han Dynasty.
However.
The people of Jizhou, especially the wealthy gentry in Jizhou, do not think so.
Youzhou? It’s none of my business?
Cui Yan pondered for a long time, and then said: "This matter is important, why doesn't Ming Gong gather all the wise men to discuss it together?" Cui Yan did not dare to talk about the issue of sending troops, because to send troops, of course, they need food and grass, and the problem of food and grass has always been
The focus of conflict with Cao Cao since then.
Cao Cao was still smiling, "Ji Gui might as well tell me, who else needs to discuss it with us?"
"My lord has a clear lesson!" Cui Yan stepped forward and prostrated on the ground, "Yan is not talented and was promoted by my lord at a low level. I should repay my lord's kindness with death. If losing all my family and property can solve Yuyang's difficulties, I have nothing to say! But then
The current chaos in Youbei cannot be settled in a short time, so we should gather the strength of Jiyou to jointly control it!"
Cao Cao nodded slightly, "Well... what Ji Gui said... is very reasonable... So, Ji Gui will call the meeting first, and the hall will discuss it after three days..."
"Your Majesty, take your orders!" Cui Yan kowtowed, then peeked at Cao Cao, "My Majesty, please retire..."
"Yeah." Cao Cao waved his hand.
Cui Yan left.
Cao Cao squinted and looked all the way, then turned to Guo Jia and said calmly: "As expected."
Guo Jia shook his head slightly and sighed.
……(╯︵╰)……
"What?"
"Is Yuyang so corrupt?"
"Everyone, everyone! Youbei is in danger. Duke Cao definitely needs our help to survive this crisis?!"
"Ah, that's right! Let's put it this way..."
"Oh, hahaha!"
"Sigh! Mr. Cao, Mr. Cao is actually in such a difficult situation?!"
"I have said it before, regardless of whether it is Mr. Yuan or Mr. Cao, it is impossible to leave us!"
"Ahahahaha!"
"..."
Cui Yan frowned and sat above, listening to the noisy sounds below. He didn't know why, but he suddenly felt a little palpitated, but he didn't know where this feeling came from.
Yuyang is in a hurry.
So Cao Cao needs to raise troops to rescue him.
To send an army, you need food and grass, and now Cao Cao doesn't have much food and grass, so he can only surrender to the big gentry in Jizhou in exchange for the support of the big gentry in Jizhou for his military actions, just like when Liu Xiu wanted to march into Guanzhong and unify
The world must rely on them.
Is this inference very smooth?
But Cui Yan just felt that something seemed wrong, but what exactly was wrong?
Wait, think about it again.
Does Cao Cao want to dominate the world?
Yes.
So does fighting for hegemony require soldiers and food?
That's right.
So where did the soldiers' money and food come from?
tax.
Who pays the taxes?
Naturally, he was a big gentry family, especially those in Jizhou and Yuzhou.
Therefore, Cao Cao ultimately sought help from the wealthy noble families, so even if he was disobedient for a moment and still had no money, he still had to kneel down and call daddy, right? Although Cui Yan did not know all the terms of later generations, but
The ideas are similar, so he feels that the only way for Cao Cao now is spring plowing, which is the best embodiment. No matter how you jump, when it comes to money and food, you have to fall to the ground, that is, you must surrender and surrender to their
Under the skirt.
"Everyone..." Cui Yan spoke slowly and looked around, "Now that Yuyang is in danger, you should cooperate sincerely, unite as one, and fight the national crisis together..."
"Huh? Don't drive...that makes sense..."
"That's right, that makes sense."
"It makes sense."
Everyone here is not a fool. Hearing the sound of the string means knowing the elegant meaning, and they all agreed. No matter what, the face is still upright, just like the announcement issued by some big companies.
Cui Yan nodded, then stood up and left. Cui Yan was very cautious, so he would not say anything more, and did he say anything wrong? Was there anything wrong with his words?
None, from some perspectives, not at all.
But the key to something is often not how you say it, but how you do it!
……(*`ェ′*)……
Near Yuyang.
Now that spring is getting darker, it has entered the best season in the desert.
But now, this season that was supposed to be used for reproduction and raising cattle and horses has turned into a time for killing.
This had never happened before the Han Dynasty, and it was even rare in the entire struggle between the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu.
Raise your troops in autumn and withdraw them in winter, and fight only once a year.
But now, it seems that many rules have been broken...
The breeze blows slowly, blowing the knee-deep green grass, like a sea of green, but in the sea of green, there are also some variegated colors.
The charred ground, chopped grass roots, broken arrows buried deep in the ground, and the bloodstains and corpses left behind showed that a war had just ended here.
Gongsun Du knew that as long as he defeated Cao Chun, Yuyang would be at his fingertips, so he had been trying to block Cao Chun's movements with men and horses, trying to confine Cao Chun to a certain area, and then continuously compress and surround him.
It was finally annihilated, but Cao Chun did not let Gongsun get his wish. Instead, he broke through his interception and lingered in the periphery.
This made Gongsun very unhappy.
In this war, Gongsundu believed that he had the right time, place and people. Not only did he have both water and land routes to advance, but he even had Xianbei people to help him. Taking Yuyang was almost certain.
Sun Quan's support made Gongsun Du even more overjoyed, and through the previous trade, he was even more eager to obtain the salt and iron of Yuyang, obtain property, obtain larger land and more people. This desire comes from the soul.
Deep down, it comes from an instinct.
The instinct of greed.
Speaking of which, I still blame the hussar.
If the hussar generals had not engaged in those rare tricks, and had not engaged in caravan trade, Gongsundu would not have felt that he was far away from the top culture of the Han Dynasty when he was sitting in Liaodong in front of the local overlord.
However, as time went by, as more and more things poured into Liaodong, Liaodong's original resources became obviously in short supply, especially when he knew that everything had been enhanced under Cao Cao's rule.
There was this middleman named Cao who was increasing the price. The anger burning in his chest was the source of motivation that made him muster all his energy to win over Yuyang!
Down with those damn middlemen!
Then I added the invitation from Xianbei Kirby Neng...
Gongsundu and Kebi Neng even carefully divided the territory of Youzhou. Gongsundu wanted Yuyang and the east side, and Kebi Neng wanted the north and west. In this way, Gongsundu was mainly responsible for defense.
Cao Cao, while Kirby was responsible for resisting the hussars in case of an attack.
Both parties were very serious and sincere when negotiating terms, and even made an alliance through blood.
Therefore, pursuing Cao Chun now naturally falls within Gongsundu's business scope.
Xianbei people also have things that Xianbei people have to do.
But this task, which Gongsun Du originally thought was relatively simple, now seems a bit tricky.
The smell of embers floats on the grassland after the war, a smell that veterans are very familiar with. It is slightly burnt and slightly smelly. This is the smell of burnt human flesh. Even recruits who have never smelled this smell will instinctively reject it.
This smell is like their organs knowing that this smell is the smell of burning human fat, and then they will show some disgust.
Logically speaking, perhaps more than 90% of human meat and the meat of other animals are the same, the same meat fiber, the same hemoglobin, but it is this subtle difference that makes human meat different from the meat of other animals.
Different smells send a special signal.
It's like there are some things that you know how to do even if you don't need to say anything in particular.
This is something engraved in the genes. Perhaps the ancestors can unite with each other to fight against external threats and become partners to fight together. But this kind of thing is like a covenant...
It is wrong for people to kill people, but many people still kill people.
Kill them with swords or other methods.
It is not good for people to eat people, but many people still eat people.
Eat it raw or in other ways.
After all, what is said is what is said, and what is done is what is done.
This has been the case since ancient times.
Under the soil slope not far away, there are some raised stone graves with various kinds of cloth strips hanging on them. There are also some broken pieces of armor and weapons stuck in front of the graves. With the spring breeze,
Dance slowly.
These graves are the graves of Cao's cavalry. Of course, a better standard is to burn them according to the fire ethics of the Han Dynasty and bring back the ashes. But isn't the black smoke from burning during the escape an act of seeking death?
Because Cao Chun needed constant movement, he was unable to do so. Therefore, he could only bury these corpses during a short stay.
After several days of fighting, Gongsun's side was not able to capture any of Cao's soldiers alive.
Gongsun's soldiers, who were riding horses to clean the battlefield on the grassland, looked at the piles of rocks in the distance and thought about Cao's army's performance on the battlefield, and they couldn't help but feel a little admiration.
Don't be a prisoner, don't leave any compatriot behind, be born as a Han, and return to the land of the Han. This was originally the iron rule of the Han cavalry.
It's just that, after all, very few people actually do this.
At least Gongsun Bingzu knew in his heart that at least they couldn't do it.
When did the Han soldiers become like this?
At that time...
At least when Yuan Shao was fighting against Gongsun Zan, I didn't hear that Yuan Shao's soldiers were like this?
"Where are those guys from Xianbei?!" Gongsun Kang said angrily, "Didn't they say before that they would help us kill these damn Cao Jun cavalry! We only need to be responsible for dealing with Yuyang!"
Gongsun Du glanced at his son and said, "Say it, do it. Xianbei farted, could you possibly take it seriously?"
"Shameless! Despicable!" Gongsun Kang waved his arms, "He is the king of Xianbei! How can he be so dishonest?!"
Gongsun Du lowered his head, still looking at the map, and ignored Gongsun Kang's complaints, because complaining was of no use, and from a certain perspective, if it was just because of Cao Chun's cavalry that the Xianbei people needed support, then Xianbei
People will definitely have extreme contempt for Gongsun and others because of this, and will not be willing to cooperate in the future.
Even if there is no further cooperation, Gongsun Du cannot afford to lose this person.
Gongsun Kang is so angry and excited, not because Gongsun Kang really cares about Gongsun Shangxia's victory or defeat, but because he was defeated by Cao Chun last time. If Liu Yi hadn't arrived, he would have been killed by Cao Chun on the spot.
That's why I hate Cao Chun so much.
It's just that this kind of hatred, or any other emotion, cannot help the battle. So Gongsun Du rushed over, took over Gongsun Kang's original fighting position, and then asked Liu Yi to go back and preside over the battle to siege Yuyang.
But even so, it's still not easy to catch Cao Chun.
The Gongsun family has cavalry, but their quality is not as strong as that of his elder brother. Moreover, because Gongsun Du's previous territory was also mountainous and not like the large grasslands in Youbei, Gongsun Du's family does not have cavalry.
It is not mainly cavalry, but more infantry.
Gongsun Du laid several traps, trying to take advantage of Cao Chun's eagerness to rush back to Yuyang, and then surrounded and captured Cao Chun. However, he did not expect that Cao Chun did not fall into the trap. Instead, he seemed not to care about Yuyang.
, kept wandering around the periphery, which made Gongsun Du very uncomfortable.
Could it be that Cao Chun doesn't care about Yuyang's gains and losses at all?
Or is it better for Gongsun Du to turn around now, ignore Cao Chun on the periphery, and then attack Yuyang with all his strength?
Or should the infantry and cavalry separate, and then the cavalry pursue Cao Chun?
Gongsun Du hesitated a little, but he didn't know that some things gradually changed while he hesitated...