Cao Cao looked at Yang Xiu talking nonsense and didn't have much thought to listen carefully.
If Yang Xiu directly confessed, the anger in Cao Cao's heart would probably calm down a little.
In the end, Yang Xiu was still looking for excuses!
Still looking for reasons!
Cao Cao gritted his teeth and closed his eyes slightly.
He also knew that this was not Yang Xiu's problem alone...
What kind of cause is what kind of effect.
Here, it is not the Buddhist theory of cause and effect, but the objective laws of the development of things.
Seeing Yang Xiu's current appearance, Cao Cao's first feeling was contempt, followed by anger.
Whether in history or in the present, Cao Cao is actually in a state of integration and competition with the Shandong gentry and powerful landlords. The integration means that Cao Cao himself cannot break away from his original class and cannot be like Fei.
Like Qian, he jumped out of his native perspective to observe the world. He was angry because Cao Cao knew in his heart that the path of the Han Dynasty had been cut off by these powerful country squires, and they wanted to force Cao Cao to do the same.
That's right, a dead end.
At least after Yuan Shao, Cao Cao knew that Yuan Shao's path would not work.
If you want to have checks and balances, you will die because of them.
They want to increase their stakes, but Dahan, this decadent platform, is already overwhelmed.
So, who needs to be cut?
Of course it cannot be Cao Cao himself or the political group under Cao Cao.
Cao Cao slowly stroked his beard.
If you can't gain anything externally, you can only gain something internally...
He doesn't have much hatred for Yang Xiu personally, but he definitely has a lot of resentment and frustration towards the Yang family that Yang Xiu represents after his death, as well as the local squires and powerful families represented by the Yang family.
What you can't do is good, but holding back is the most professional thing.
He knocked the big man down before, and then he knocked Yuan Shao down. Now it's his turn to drag him down, Old Cao?
You little turtle, how dare you play tricks in front of me?
At the moment when he overthrew Yuan Shao, Cao Cao actually felt more or less happy about "revenge".
After all, under the two Yuans, Cao Cao was suppressed for too long.
It feels like Cao Cao thought Yuan Shao was his brother, but Yuan Shao wanted to stand behind Cao Cao every day...
Some people would say that after taking revenge, many people feel empty in their hearts and do not feel much pleasure. This may be the case, but it is definitely because the person concerned was hurt so deeply and completely by this hatred that it destroyed his entire life.
I was exhausted and exhausted. When I looked up again, I was only confused and couldn't find my way forward and my future.
But after Cao Cao danced on Yuan Shao's grave, he put aside his grudge with Yuan Shao.
But what Cao Cao never expected was that Yuan Shao was not the only one who wanted to stand behind Cao Cao.
For example, the naughty grandson in front of me.
Everyone is afraid, timid, and panicked. When these emotions arise, they often do stupid things, which Cao Cao can understand. If Yang Xiu was simply scared, timid, or panicked, so much that he did not dare to speak, forget
Speaking of which, Cao Cao wouldn't be too angry. If Yang Xiu really forgot things because he was timid, this proves that Yang Xiu is an ordinary person. On the contrary, Cao Cao will treat Yang Xiu more generously, even paying a thousand gold to buy his bones.
Get rid of it.
But the problem is not Yang Xiu.
Looking back on Yang Xiu's experience, he was not a high-ranking yamen without any ambition at all.
It is completely conceivable that if there had not been those ups and downs in the past and Dong Zhuo had not overturned the table, Yang Xiu would have had a place in the Han Dynasty. Cao Cao was still serving as the magistrate of a certain county and met Yang Xiu.
In front of him, he also calls him "Mr. Yang"...
Because the Yuan family attracted Dong Zhuo, and once something goes wrong with Dong Zhuo, who will be jointly and severally liable? Therefore, it is difficult to say clearly what Yang Biao’s calculation was under his silence at that time. But whether it was the Yang family or Yuan
They didn't expect that Dong Zhuo not only couldn't control it, but that he even blew up the food guy.
What kind of soil, only
What kind of fruit will it bear?
In the place where the Han Dynasty was decayed, it was natural that it could only produce guys like Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and Yang Xiu.
If there is a cause, there will naturally be an effect.
From a certain perspective, Cao Cao destroyed the Yuan family, and of course he could not avoid the Yang family.
Cao Cao could dance at Yuan Shao's grave, and he would naturally sneer in front of the Sizhi Hall.
Unless Yang Xiu can break out of the shackles, crawl under Cao Cao, or be under Fei Qian, he is willing to be like Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan, becoming a small official, an auspicious sign hanging on the eaves.
It's a pity that Yang Xiu is unwilling to give in.
If Yang Xiu could really jump out, then why would he come back?
Yang Xiu gritted his teeth and came back to bow down to Cao Cao. Wasn't he just waiting for an opportunity to resurrect his body?
Listening to Yang Xiu's explanation, Cao Cao suddenly became bored. He waved his hand, interrupted Yang Xiu's words, and asked someone to bring Yang Xiu's guards up...
Yang Xiu's eyes widened.
The guard had obviously been tortured. His nose was bruised and his face was swollen. He reluctantly opened his swollen eyelids. When he saw Yang Xiu, he started struggling with excitement. He seemed to want to say something or hint something, but he was quickly stopped by Cao.
The soldiers were led away again without any chance to express themselves.
"Yang Dezu, do you have any other excuses?"
Cao Cao sneered.
Yang Xiu opened his mouth, seeing that this was the case, and then he became arrogant. He no longer deliberately pretended to be careless, rolled up his sleeves and replied: "Why bother to accuse me?!"
Cao Cao laughed and nodded, "That's it! Come here! Knock off his crown, take him to the back camp, and keep him under strict guard!"
He will not kill Yang Xiu now. Even if he wants to kill, he must kill him in a worthwhile way.
Yang Xiu was escorted off with disheveled hair.
Cao Cao stood up, looked at the robe on the ground, and snorted...
Did this damn Fei Qian know that I would do this?
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Guanzhong.
Wearing a well-made silver-white Mingguang armor, Feizhen stood on horseback at the foot of the mountain south of Hancheng. She felt that her face was a little stiff from the cold, so she couldn't help but stretched out her hand to rub it, and exhaled a mouthful of white smoke.
These days, he and Pang Tong are both in the army.
Chang'an was left to Xun You and other officials, and he, Pang Tong, and Huang's guards were mainly responsible for ensuring the stability of military power.
It also reduces potential risks.
After all, Pang Tong didn't know if there would be anyone in Chang'an who couldn't think of a big...
As the number two figure under Fei Qian, Pang Tong, coupled with the kinship between the Pang family, the Fei family, and the Huang family, and the friendship between teachers and students, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the same surname. Therefore, at the most critical moment at the moment, Fei
It is reasonable for Zhen to follow Pang Tong to control the direct hussars.
The rumble of thunder was the sound of elite hussar cavalry training.
Feizhen didn't need to do anything. She only needed to wear such a suit of armor and sit on the horse as a mascot, which could greatly boost the morale of these elite cavalry.
Feizhen looked into the distance.
To the northwest of Hancheng is Longmendu.
This is an important support point in Fei's diving tactics.
Longmen Crossing is still frozen. It only takes one day and night for Hancheng's cavalry to arrive at Longmen Crossing, and then another day to reach the Hedong area. Within three days, soldiers can directly appear in most parts of Hedong County.
Under the city, look for the weak points of Cao's army and launch a surprise attack.
On the shooting range in the workshop on the outskirts of Hancheng, bursts of roars were also heard.
Feizhen knew that they were testing the resistance of gunpowder to wind, snow and rain...
Against a solid infantry line, hot weapons like gunpowder are undoubtedly frightening and very effective. Flames, smoke, explosions and debris can cause many soldiers to suffer mental breakdowns, especially when used at night.
, which will further strengthen the power of deterrence.
At this time, Feizhen knew why his father
From the beginning, inferior iron was used as the shell of the grenade instead of cheaper earthen jars or porcelain bottles. Because earthen jars and porcelain bottles, no matter how thick they are made, are fragile. Once the bottle is broken
, contaminated with water vapor, the power of gunpowder will be greatly reduced.
"Uncle Shi Yuan, does this Cao thief want to attack Guanzhong or Hedong?"
Feizhen asked. He felt that the old thief Cao Cao seemed to have no determination. He suddenly changed. Before, he was still eyeing Tongguan and Wuguan, but now he has gone to Hedong...
Pang Tong smiled at the side and pointed in the distance, "Master, can you see the movements of Cao's army from here?"
Feizhen's eyes widened, "How is this possible?"
Pang Tong laughed.
Feizhen was stunned for a moment and then understood, "What Uncle Shi Yuan means is that the old thief is testing you?"
Pang Tong nodded, "It's both testing and adjusting."
Who can ignore the fog above the battlefield except God?
Cao Cao obviously can't do it either. He must determine where Fei Qian's main force is. If he wants to obtain information, one way is to catch his tongue, and the other way is to fish. And Cao Cao is currently marching to Hedong, and he undoubtedly wants both ways.
Use it.
Everything needs to be viewed from two perspectives.
For example, the snowfall from the sky restricted Fei Qian's gunpowder, and also caused problems with Cao Cao's food supply.
The same goes for Cao Cao's march to Hedong.
Feizhen thought about it for a moment, "So...Uncle Shi Yuan, where are we going now...?"
Pang Tong smiled and said, "Young master, let me try to answer this question first..."
Fei Zhenba smacked her lips, exhaled, watched the white smoke dissipate, and said, "I think it's like guessing rock-paper-scissors. Then the old thief said he was going to reveal paper, and we revealed scissors, and we fell into the trap."
...However, if we... also follow Debu, we will also fall into the trap..."
Feizhen sighed again, "I just know this. If we follow the old thief, we will be passive... It's like we have to follow whatever he does... So, let's talk to the old thief instead."
Want scissors?』
Pang Tong laughed loudly, "That's exactly what it is!"
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In this east-west war, Cao Cao attacked from multiple fronts, but overall there was a slight division of labor. Xiahou Dun was the core in the north, Cao Ren was the focus in the south, and Cao Cao himself was naturally in the middle, advancing in separate directions.
Before setting off, according to Lao Cao's plan, it is of course best to work in unison, cooperate with each other, and coordinate with each other to jointly seize the land east of the Guanzhong River, and encircle multiple routes to eat this big fat piece of Guanzhong in one go.
It can be said that Cao Cao's multi-front advance was indeed a good strategy and plan that could make use of his large numbers and strength. However, the plan could never keep up with the changes, he could not conquer the fortress, and he could not make a surprise attack. Even the plan that Cao Cao had originally expected could not be carried out.
None of the gentry clan in Hedongguanzhong saw the pots...
Tongguan is undoubtedly a very hard bone. Even without gunpowder, in history, even Mr. Cao couldn't defeat it, let alone an enhanced version of Tongguan equipped with various long-range weapons.
Cao Cao's own strength was not as strong as he boasted.
There are many people in Shandong, but not all of them belong to Cao Cao.
Shandong also has a lot of money, but it doesn't belong to Cao Cao either.
Cao Cao moved in the middle, and Xiahou Dun also tried to move in Taiyuan County to give himself a larger space.
However, unlike Cao Cao's purpose, Xiahou Dun no longer cared much about whether he could continue to occupy Taiyuan. Instead, he wanted to involve Fei Qian's troops as much as possible. More importantly, if he didn't take any action, Taiyuan would be destroyed.
Xiahou Dun may not be able to suppress these people in the county.
Just like Feizhen cannot direct her gaze to both sides of Tongguan and both sides of the river, people on the battlefield can only see this small area in front of them. Other information requires intelligence.
Without information, you are blind.
If Fei lurks in Pingyang, he will have more sources of intelligence, but
Is it possible that among the towns and counties in Taiyuan, there are the same sources of information as Fei Qian? So Xiahou Dun hit such an information gap. He made a posture of preparing to march to Pingyang, but in fact he turned around and prepared to clean up his behind.
These noisy Qianghu.
These Qianghu, who come in small groups and specialize in harvesting his lone soldiers, are like a swarm of flies. They may not be able to kill Xiahou Dun at once, but they can make Xiahou Dun extremely sick...
In an era when the nomadic peoples had not yet fully entered the iron age, the infantry of the Han Dynasty were still capable of fighting even when facing cavalry, although the battle was more difficult.
Xiahou Dun realized that no matter how scattered Qianghu were running around, they would eventually need a transfer station, or a supply point, so he used a decoy operation to find the current one hidden in the ravines and folds.
mountain village.
Erhu Village.
There are two mountain roads, one on the plateau and one at the bottom of the ravine, like two hoops on a wooden barrel.
This is a small mountain village near Jinyang, Taiyuan.
Because the location is relatively hidden, it has become a gathering point for the Qiang and Hu who infested Xiahou Dun.
There are a lot of Hu cavalry here. After grabbing Cao Jun's supplies, they will return here to rest.
Because the village is on the half slope of a ravine, if you look from a distance, you can't see the village cave dwellings at all, as if the people and horses suddenly disappeared.
In the Taiyuan area of Shanxi Province, there are many cave dwelling villages like this, and some people have even moved their courtyard houses underground. The rainfall in this area is sparse, so you don’t even know how wet the word is, and the cave dwellings are warm in winter and cool in summer, so
The appearance of this rather peculiar building can be regarded as a response to local conditions, but it caused a lot of trouble for Cao Jun's scouts.
Most of Cao Jun's scouts were from Shandong, and they were accustomed to looking for things on the ground. As a result, such a village was almost invisible in Jinyang, until there were too many traces of horse hooves and horse excrement.
, was finally discovered by Cao Jun’s scouts.
Qiang Hu's behavior is simply like squatting on Xiahou Dun's head to shit...
Of course Xiahou Dun couldn't bear it, so he immediately led his soldiers, secretly set out in the middle of the night, reached Erhuan Village, blocked the intersection, and then launched an attack into the village.
Xiahou Dun wanted to use these damn Qiang and Hu heads to shock the hearts of the people around Jinyang...
Of course the plan was good, but when it came time to execute it, problems arose.
Erhuu Village is harder to defeat than Xiahou Dun imagined.
Because the villages here are cave dwellings, not tile-roofed houses made of vegetation.
In most villages in Shandong, many houses are made of civil structures, with earthen walls and bricks, which are considered very good. Many of them are simple wooden boards and straw huts, and these wooden huts are flammable.
Therefore, when attacking those Shandong villages, Cao Jun would set a fire first, and the rest of the matter would naturally be simple...
But the problem is that the "houses" in Erhu Village now are cave dwellings.
This fire can be set upside down, but the problem is that it won't burn much and the effect is very poor.
Smoking is a good method, but not all cave dwellings are connected. If it is burned at this end, the smoke cannot get through. We can't let Cao's soldiers dig a hole in the soil, right?
Another very troublesome thing is that the soil layer of the cave dwellings is very thick, which is not like the adobe walls in Shandong. If there are too many people, the adobe walls can be knocked down directly, but here, Cao Jun's soldiers can't even use these cave dwellings.
There is nothing you can do about the wall.
So I could only nibble on it bit by bit...
This efficiency and casualty rate are of course quite good.
Now, there were shouts of killing coming from Erhu Village, and some injured soldiers of Cao's army kept retreating from the entrance of the village. When Xiahou Dun saw this, he would frown and add more.
It's not that I don't want to swarm them, but Erhu Village is just a big place. If there are too many people, it will get in the way more often, and they won't be able to use their advantage, so they can only hit the cave dwellings with strong shields and crossbows.
As time went by, Xiahou Dun's heart gradually became impatient and uneasy.
From to
From the moment he arrived here, Xiahou Dun had already invested 300 armored soldiers and 400 auxiliary soldiers, but he did not invest in the direct elites. He himself was hesitating. Although this battle is indeed more important, the direct elites are now his last trump card.
He still couldn't bear to fight out like this.
After all, this is just a group of Qiang Hu...
But the battle situation was obviously beyond Xiahou Dun's expectations.
"These bastards..."
Xiahou Dun looked up at the sky, obviously a little dissatisfied.
The fighting continued like this, from near noon until the sky gradually darkened, and the village still had no winner.
After hesitating for a moment, Xiahou Dun raised his hand and was about to order his elite troops to enter the village. However, he saw scouts approaching in a hurry, and then saw smoke and dust rising in the distance.
Xiahou Dun swallowed his saliva with a grunt. He was not afraid of the barbarians, but he was afraid that there would be hussars following behind him. So, regardless of the fighting situation in Erhuan Village, he quickly retracted his hand, grasped the reins of the horse tightly, and said, "Leave the village."
