Chapter 301: Yanjin of Guandu (1/2) Seeking the Moon
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In fact, the loss caused by burning Baima is not small.
Of the forty-seven warriors who set fire, nearly twenty died. However, they were not killed while fighting with others, but... That night, the fire in Baima was very strong. In the end, everyone was roasted into a coma.
Wake up. Several people were roasted alive in the cave, and the rest couldn't stand the high temperature, so they wanted to cool down in the well water. But the well water at that time was also boiling!
Many people have heard the story of boiling a frog in warm water.
Cao Peng's personal soldier Daya became a frog in the well water. At the beginning, the well water was very cold and it was quite comfortable to stay in it. But as the fire became bigger and bigger, the well water gradually heated up. Many people just
At first, they didn't notice that the well water was heating up, so when they finally realized something was wrong, they were unable to escape. In the end, these people were boiled alive like frogs in a pot.
But it was impossible for Gan Ning to tell Cao Peng these things...
Cao Peng fell into a coma due to exhaustion. He lay in bed for another three days before he was able to get up and walk.
On the eighth day of the first lunar month, the weather is still a little cold.
Cao Peng walked out of the house and felt a little dizzy. However, he still insisted on letting his soldiers help him walk in the yard and slowly regained his strength. After walking for about a stick of incense, he broke out in sweat.
, I saw Xia Houlan and others walking slowly towards them.
"Daxiong, Ziyou, Bodao, can you go to the ground?"
"kindness!"
Deng Fan glanced at Cao Peng and asked with some concern: "Ah Fu, are you okay?"
"What's good?"
Cao Peng couldn't help laughing and said: "It's just that you can move.
This time I was almost steamed. It will be difficult to recover within ten days and a half. But the more this happens, the more you have to move around. Lying in bed will kill you."
Xia Houlan and the other three couldn't help but laugh.
Standing in the small pavilion, Cao Peng slowly performed Tai Chi, allowing his almost dead body to fully move.
It's just that after this small fight, the whole person seemed to be fished out of the water. When he walked out of the pavilion, he saw Deng and Fan, who were also practicing boxing. It can be seen from the movements given to them that for a moment,
I'm afraid I won't be able to return to my peak condition for a while.
I walked slowly around the courtyard again, waiting for the sweat to dry off naturally.
The sun rises in early spring, and the bright sunshine shines on the garden. The tender green branches and buds are hung with dew, refracting colorful light and shadow in the sun.
spring is coming!
Kan Ze and Gan Ning walked out of the garden and saw Cao Peng standing quietly in the pavilion.
The left foot is stretched out half a step, the left hand needs to be raised, the palm of the hand is facing up, as if it is holding something; the right foot is behind, the right leg is slightly bent, all the weight is placed on the right leg, the palm of the right palm is facing down, as if it is holding something.
Facing the sun, breathing in and out, the Qi pulse appears to be very long, almost invisible. This seemingly simple movement is exactly the entry-level three-body posture of Xingyiquan in later generations.
Gan Ning could see some clues, but Kan Ze couldn't see the mystery.
However, at this time, neither of them bothered them, they just watched quietly from the side.
After about half an hour, Cao Peng finally finished his work, slowly put away his legs and feet, and moved around in the pavilion. His energy seemed to have improved a lot.
"Xingba, Derun, you are here."
"kindness!"
"Is there any news from Yanjin?"
Kan Ze nodded and walked into the pavilion with Gan Ning.
"Cao Gong has led his troops to garrison Kuangcheng and confront Yuan's army in Yanjin.
However, General Xiahou has resigned from the post of governor of Chenliu, and Marquis Guangchang Ting has taken over the command of the army. General Xiahou was appointed as the governor of Taishan by Cao Gong, and rushed to Taishan County three days ago. I heard that Chang Xi, the governor of Donghai County, seemed a little weird.
, so I ordered General Xiahou to go."
Chang Xi, also known as Chang Ba, was originally a Taishan bandit.
Because of Zang Ba, he changed his name to Chang Xi, and he and Sun Guan Wu Dun Yin gathered a crowd and invaded Mount Tai. Later, Zang Ba surrendered to Lu Bu, and Lu Bu died in the battle. Chang Xi returned to Cao Cao and was appointed as the governor of Donghai County.
.Kan Ze said it very easily, but Cao Peng noticed something was wrong.
Cao Cao ordered Xiahou Yuan to serve as the prefect of Taishan County?
Could it be that Zang Ba had a problem?
Chang Xi was a member of Zang Ba, and Zang Ba was stationing troops in Qingzhou to fight Yuan Tan.
Who can guarantee that Chang Xi's weirdness has nothing to do with Zang Ba? At least in Cao Peng's view, there must be some involvement.
Otherwise, the Battle of Guandu has just begun and Cao Cao is hiring people.
However, he transferred Xia Houyuan, the most trusted general around him, from the main battlefield and went to Taishan County to serve as the prefect. There must be something wrong with this.
"What about Lieutenant Lu?"
"Captain Lu was also transferred and appointed as the prefect of Langya County."
Lu Xiaowei is the Tunqi Xiaowei Lu Qian, who was once the prefect of Taishan County.
When Cao Peng heard this, he immediately understood that there must be something wrong with Zang Ba.
Zang Ba is now stationing troops in Qi County to face Yuan Tan's troops. The arrival of Lu Qian and Xia Houyuan is equivalent to dividing Qi County and Donghai County at once, making them unable to respond. But the question is, why did this happen to Hao Duanduan?
?Puyang has been recaptured, Zang Ba...
impossible!
Zang Ba is a smart man and would never take a stand at such a time.
I remember that at the beginning, Cao Cao's army was trapped in Xiapi, and Zang Ba hid in Mount Tai, but never surrendered.
It wasn't until the outer city of Xiapi was defeated that Zang Ba surrendered to Cao Cao... He was a man who never saw rabbits and never let go of hawks. Now that the war situation is unclear, how could he easily express his position? If it were Cao Peng, he would definitely do so at this time.
He will choose to stick to it and watch the situation develop from the sidelines. Only when the situation is about to become clear can he take a stand and gain the greatest benefits. At this time... Zang Ba cannot rebel.
So, is it Changxi?
Cao Peng couldn't help but sneer.
To be honest, if he hadn't stayed in Xuzhou, he wouldn't have even remembered that there was a person like Chang Xi.
The governor of Donghai County seems to be very good and powerful, but in fact he was appointed to appease Zang Ba. He wants to start an uprising in Donghai County? There is no possibility of victory. Not to mention Lu Qian and Xia Houyuan, even Deng is about to leave his post.
Ji, or Bu Zhi who is about to take office, can threaten Donghai County at any time. Zhou Cang also has two sea ships that can land in Qu County... Pan Zhang was appointed Houqiu Captain, and he can attack the city at any time. There is also Hai
With tens of thousands of troops from the west, as well as Wang Ma, Deng Zhi and others, how could there be any possibility that Chang Xi could succeed?
The only doubt is why Chang Xi is weird and what is weird...
Closing his eyes, Cao Peng was silent.
After a long while, he suddenly looked towards Kan Ze and saw Kan Ze smiling and nodding lightly towards him.
"Liu Bei!"
Cao Peng's eyes widened and he asked in a deep voice, "Is that right?"
"Young master is indeed very powerful. I just mentioned it and he guessed it."
"So, Liu Bei fled to the East China Sea?"
"Probably!"
Kan Ze handed Cao Peng a blue-grey fur coat and asked him to put it on to avoid the cold.
Then he sat down and said: "Now that the war is coming and the guards are heavily guarded everywhere, it will not be easy for Liu Bei to go south.
His wife's family was a powerful and powerful family in the East China Sea and had a good foundation.
Although he suffered a strong blow from the young master later, his reputation still exists and his foundation is still there. The Donghai Mi family still has more than a thousand people in Qushan, and including Tong Ke, there can be two or three thousand. This person Chang Xi If he is lustful and greedy, if he is offered a lot of money, how can he know that he will not be moved?
Previously, Liu Bei occupied Puyang, and he must not be willing to live under others.
He still has some capable people under his command, so it’s hard to guarantee that he won’t come up with a cunning plan for him... So I guess Liu Bei will flee to the East China Sea."
This guy is really an invincible Xiaoqiang!
Cao Peng couldn't help but sigh in his heart and said softly: "Liu Xuande, it's not easy!"
He said this from the bottom of his heart.
Since his rebirth, although he only fought against Liu Bei once, Cao Peng could feel Liu Bei's superiority. It was really not like the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, or what later generations said, he only cried! When it comes to means, , Liu Bei may not lose too much to Cao ***.
No wonder he can stand on a three-legged basis with Cao Cao.
Struggling to stand up, Gan Ning quickly went over to help him.
Cao Peng tightened his fur coat and slowly walked out of the pavilion.
Xia Houlan and others had finished practicing their fists and kicks, and were walking slowly, talking and laughing in low voices.
Among the three of them, Deng Fan is the one who has been in contact with Cao Peng the longest and has learned the most comprehensive skills from Cao Peng. At the same time, Deng Fan is also the one who follows Cao Peng's teachings the most and will never make any mistakes. How does Cao Peng practice? He will do whatever you teach him. When he taught Xia Houlan and Hao Zhao, he also followed what Cao Peng said before. For example, warm up before practicing, and do not sit down immediately after practicing.
And so on...
"Big Bear, let's go back to the house."
"kindness."
"What were you talking about just now?"
Deng Fan chuckled and said, "Nothing, I just talked about General Gongming."
"oh?"
General Gongming is Xu Huang.
At this time, Xu Huang, as a partial general, was appointed as the prefect of Dongjun and stationed in Puyang. In Jin, he appointed Pinglu Xiaowei, stationed in Linqiu, and stationed troops in Qinting to monitor Yuan Jun's movements on the river. Li Dian led his troops and horses, He was stationed in Weixiang, echoing Xu Huang from a distance, forming a counterattack.
"Xudong County discussed with me two days ago and hoped that I would stay in Puyang."
Cao Peng frowned and did not express any opinion, but quietly listened to Deng Fan's words.
"Xudong County also took a fancy to Ziyou and asked me to persuade Ziyou to stay as well, and promised to join the military service of Sima Yidong County..."
Sima joined the military and was not a small official.
Dongjun is a large county, with three Sima positions, all of which have a salary comparable to that of a thousand stones. If you join the military, you will get a real salary of a thousand stones.
Xu Huang actually fell in love with Xia Houlan and Deng Fan?
Cao Peng turned his head in surprise and glanced at Gan Ning.
Logically speaking, the one who should be favored the most is Gan Ning.
But after thinking about it again, Cao Peng immediately felt relieved. Gan Ning was Cao Peng's confidant, and Cao Peng was Cao Peng's favorite. If Cao Peng's confidants were to be dug out, he might offend Cao Peng, and Xu Huang might not be willing to do so. Do. So it was normal for him to set his sights on Xia Houlan.
Unfortunately, Xu Huang still looked away.
The person Cao Peng valued most, besides Gan Ning, was Hao Zhao.
Hao Zhao's martial arts is not particularly outstanding, just the peak of the second-rate. However, he comes from a trapped camp and has extremely strong military management skills... In Cao Peng's heart, although Xia Houlan is tyrannical, he cannot compare to Hao Zhao. Hao Zhao's black spirit,
He is Cao Peng's best confidant.
"Ziyou, what did you say?"
Xia Houlan said with a smile: "Although it is tempting for Sima to join the military, I feel that I am still comfortable by the young master's side."
Cao Peng also laughed when he heard this!
After all, he did not live up to his hard work. It seems that Xia Houlan is still very loyal to himself.
"Big Bear, do you want to go?"
Deng Fan shook his head and said with a smile: "I don't want to. I was exhausted working as a laborer in Chen County, and I finally got out. I don't want to go back."
"But I think you should go."
"Why?"
Cao Peng reached out and put his arm around Deng Fan's shoulders.
Rather than saying that he was holding Deng Fan in his arms, it would be better to say that he was walking on Deng Fan's shoulders.
Gan Ning and others took advantage of the situation and took a few steps back to distance themselves from Cao Peng. They knew that Cao Peng and Deng Fan must have something to say.
"Uncle Juye and your mother both hope that you can get ahead and do something in your career.
Now, you have a good foundation. To be honest, I don’t think your use is particularly great if you stay in Xudu. Now that the Lord is at war with Yuan Shao, if you stay in Puyang, you will have a lot of opportunities. Look, Brother Hutou
, now that he has become the captain of Guangling, and Sima has joined the military, you can't be worse than him... You and Ziyou are in a different situation, you are still burdened with the expectations of Uncle Juye and others."
"But……"
"Fifth brother, listen to me." Cao Peng lowered his voice and said, "In terms of ability, Xu Gongming is much better than Uncle Zilian.
I think you can learn a lot from Xu Gongming if you stay. That's a skill you can't learn even if you're with me... We are eight brothers, and now the fourth brother is gone. When it comes to being close, it's you and Hu Tou who are close to each other.
I am the closest. My eldest brother and the others have a good family background and have a lot of opportunities. But as for us, although I have joined the clan, I am an outsider after all. If there is no one to help me, I will not be able to gain a foothold.
The better you and Hutou do, the more status I will have in the clan, and I will be able to win more opportunities for our brothers!
Fifth brother, I want you to stay in Puyang, not only for your future, but also for me, for the great future of our brothers at Hutou."
Deng Fan pondered for a long time and finally nodded.
"Then I listen to you."
Cao Peng chuckled and put his arm on Deng Fan's shoulder as he walked toward the bedroom.
But as he walked, he murmured in his heart: It seems that he can't stay in Puyang for a long time... If one day Xu Huang poaches Gan Ning, Hao Zhao and the others, I can't guarantee that they will talk to me like Xiahou Daxiong. Still.
Even if Kan Ze is there, he must stay!
Well, in two days, when my body has recovered a little, I must leave Puyang...
Presumably, Lao Cao and Lao Yuan have already started a war!
Yan Liang was killed by me, so Wen Chou... Mr. Cao is planning on how to deal with Wen Chou?
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In history, Guan Yunchang beheaded Yan Liang and Wen Chou and achieved such great fame.
Now, he has to follow Liu Bei to hide in the East, and now he has disappeared. But Cao Peng has forgotten that although Guan Yu is not in Cao Ying, there is an evil man in Cao Ying who is more fierce than Guan Yu, Dian Wei.
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On the tenth day of the first lunar month, Yuan Shao's army crossed the river and stationed in Yanjin with Zhang He Gao Lan as general.
Xu You and Wen Chou had fought against Cao's army for several battles before, and each had their own victory or defeat. In the first few days, Wen Chou killed four generals in Cao's camp, showing great arrogance.
However, after Cao Cao's army arrived at Kuangcheng, he replaced Xia Houyuan with Le Jin and ordered Dian Wei and Xu Chu to fight.
Wen Chou was beaten by Dian Wei and fled, so he became cautious...
After Yuan Shao settled in Yanjin, the war between the two sides suddenly became stalemate. Cao Cao and Yuan Shao fought two fierce battles in succession, but the results were evenly matched.
On the surface, Mr. Cao seems to have taken advantage.
But what about actually?
Cao Cao suffered heavy losses.
Yuan Shao had the advantage in military strength, which put great pressure on Cao Cao.
But he had no other choice. The layout of Guandu had not yet been completed, so he had to drag Yuan Shao and continue to struggle with him in Yanjin.
But the question is, how long do we need to persist?
