Chapter 132 The Past and Present of Zhang Xiu and Wan Cheng
Chapter 132 The past and present life of Zhang Xiu and Wancheng
"Have you settled? This is the simplest."
Yi Xiaotian spread his hands. "You know how to allow others to snore on the side of the bed. Whether Cao Cao is looking east to Xuzhou or north to Yuan Shao, all his decisions must be based on one major premise, which is the stability of the base camp.
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Speaking of this, Yi Xiaotian narrowed his eyes. "Nowadays, Xudu City, Cao Cao's base camp, is not impregnable. For example, there is an unfriendly neighbor living in Wancheng, two hundred miles south of Xudu City!
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Hearing this, Cao Cao raised his eyebrows fiercely.
Brother Yi mentioned Zhang Xiu from Wancheng...
On this point, he coincides with Yi Xiaotian. Wancheng is too close to Xudu, and if it is kept, it will always be a huge threat.
Besides, who would like to have a fierce tiger lying next to their base camp?
Cao Cao was a little scared when he thought about the story of Lu Bu stealing his family. He didn't want to repeat it a second time.
When he thought of this, Cao Cao had made up his mind. East, west, south, north, and center, the top priority was nothing else but this "central determination". If Wancheng is not taken in, Zhang Xiu is not destroyed. Cao Cao can't sleep well.
Thinking of this, Cao Cao narrowed his eyes. He was carefully calculating the comparison between his own strength and Wancheng's strength...
But…
However, after such a comparison, Cao Cao discovered a big problem.
He didn't understand Zhang Xiu or Wancheng at all, because from the beginning to the end, he focused on the eastern battlefield.
Cao Cao has never sent anyone to inquire about Wancheng in the southwest. How many soldiers does Zhang Xiu have? How many generals are there? What is the structure of Wancheng? How is the support of the people? How did Zhang Xiu even occupy Wancheng? This series of information
,Cao Cao knew nothing.
This is a danger sign…
It is said that if you know yourself and the enemy, you can win a hundred battles. If you march rashly now, you may very well fall into an irreversible situation due to the negligence of intelligence.
Of course, Cao Cao didn't know everything. For example, Cao Cao knew that Zhang Xiu and Liu Biao were allies!
However, speaking of it, this does not seem to be an optimistic piece of information.
When he thought of this, Cao Cao moved his whole body closer to Yi Xiaotian.
"Brother Yi, you are the most knowledgeable. How did Zhang Xiu rise? How did he occupy Wancheng? What is his strength? Does he have any tiger generals in his hands? Does Brother Yi know these things?"
Cao Cao asked his questions sentence by sentence.
Of course, it stands to reason that as the largest warlord in the Central Plains, he had no idea. How could Yi Xiaotian, a wine shop owner, know about the "past and present lives" of Zhang Xiu and Wancheng?
Seeing Yi Xiaotian's silence, Cao Cao couldn't help but shook his head, thinking to himself, maybe even the well-informed Brother Yi can't answer this this time, right?
Unexpectedly, Yi Xiaotian stood up slowly. He did not directly answer Cao Cao's words. Instead, he called the wine shop waiter to get another jar of wine...
This behavior made Cao Cao even more confused.
"Brother Yi? Have you drunk a lot of wine today? If you drink any more, I'm afraid you'll get drunk..." Cao Cao reminded...
Who knows, Yi Xiaotian waved his hand. "It's not that I have to drink. I'll tell Brother Hao the story of this piece of embroidery and Wancheng later. It's too long. I'm afraid my mouth will be dry during the process, so I have to get a jar of wine from time to time."
Moisten your throat."
Ah...this...
Is there still such an operation?
Cao Cao was startled, then the corners of his mouth split open, and he burst out laughing "haha".
Darling, there is really nothing in this world that Brother Yi doesn't know.
…
He brought another jar of the fine Jiu Niang Spring Wine. Cao Cao stood beside Yi Xiaotian and quickly filled his wine bowl...
I also poured half a bowl here...
After all this was done, Cao Cao sat back on his seat and said with a smile, "Brother Yi, now that the wine is here, can we tell the story of Wancheng and Zhang Xiu in detail?"
Hearing this, Yi Xiaotian nodded...
"It's reasonable for Brother Bao not to be familiar with this embroidery, but there is a person whose name Brother Bao has probably heard of!"
"Who?" Cao Cao asked curiously.
"Dong Zhuo's old subordinate, one of the four generals of Xiliang, a fierce man who cooperated with Xu Rong in Rongyang City to defeat Cao Cao during the period when the Kwantung princes were fighting against Dong - Zhang Ji!"
Phew…he…
Hearing Yi Xiaotian's words, Cao Cao immediately recalled Zhang Ji.
Speaking of which, he had contact with Zhang Ji.
When Dong Zhuo first entered Beijing, Cao Cao had a conversation with Zhang Ji and felt that this man was brave enough to win the three armies and was a fierce man.
Rongyang was defeated, Cao Cao was severely defeated by Xu Rong and Zhang Ji, and his base was exhausted, which further deepened Cao Cao's judgment on Zhang Ji's bravery.
But... what does he have to do with Wancheng and Zhang Xiu?
Cao Cao just thought of this, and Yi Xiaotian's next sentence directly solved his doubts. "This Wancheng Zhang Xiu happens to be Zhang Ji's nephew."
Seeing that Cao Cao was a little surprised, Yi Xiaotian immediately added, "Speaking of which, Zhang Xiu has been cared for by his uncle Zhang Ji since he was a child, especially his aunt Mrs. Zou, who treats him as her own child..."
"Speaking of which, when the emperor returned to the east, Zhang Ji was also involved. Because he had disagreements with Dong Cheng and Yang Feng, the two sides fought fiercely. Zhang Ji wanted to kidnap the emperor, but it was difficult for him to defeat the emperor with two fists, so he fell into despair.
He fled south."
"Immediately afterwards, Zhang Ji encountered the same problem as Cao Cao when he was young, no food! With a simple mind and well-developed limbs, he naturally would not think of farming, so he began to plunder counties and counties...
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"But where can there be food in the counties in the Sili area? As a result, he had no choice but to turn his attention to Jingzhou! To the nine counties of Jingxiang where food and grass were abundant! It was during the attack on Xiangyang City that Zhang Ji
He was killed by random arrows, and his nephew Zhang Xiu took his place and returned to Wancheng with his sister-in-law."
Yi Xiaotian spoke slowly and explained every detail, while Cao Cao listened very carefully...
There is a lot of substantive content in what Brother Yi said, not to mention that there is no relevant information. Even if there is, it cannot be ascertained through careful analysis of the information.
When he thought of this, Cao Cao admired Yi Xiaotian even more.
etc…
Suddenly, Cao Cao seemed to have thought of something and immediately interrupted.
"Brother Yi, isn't this right? If according to what you said, Zhang Ji once attacked Liu Biao and died in Liu Biao's hands, then shouldn't they be mortal enemies? But the only intelligence shows that they are allies.
Moreover, Liu Biao has repeatedly provided Zhang Xiu with food, grass, and military supplies. Doesn’t this look like they were fighting each other and were sworn in?"
Cao Cao is a smart man...
After a little thought, he noticed the contradiction in Yi Xiaotian's words. Instead of directly refuting it, he interrupted and reminded him.
Because, based on his understanding of Yi Xiaotian, Brother Yi never speaks lies, so there is probably something fishy in it!
Sure enough, Yi Xiaotian nodded and raised his hand slightly, seemingly praising Cao Cao.
"Brother Hide, don't believe it, Liu Biao and Zhang Xiu really have a sworn hatred."
Yi Xiaotian smiled slightly, then narrowed his eyes.
"But now, they can put aside their hatred and become allies...and the reason for all this, please don't panic, let me tell you in detail, it is related to a woman, a beautiful woman
