The great historical god Shui Yezi returns to his masterpiece "Hidden Appearance", ISBN 2145303
Introduction:
Two years after Zhou Wu's revolution, that is, the third year after Wu Zetian officially ascended the throne, Tang Song, who was so diligent that he died of overwork, traveled back 1,300 years.
Wu Zetian, Shangguan Wan'er, Princess Taiping, Queen Wei, Princess Anle... all of them are charming and ambitious. This is truly an era in Chinese history where women are unprecedentedly powerful.
Lying drunk in the mountains, with power over the world!
Let’s see how Tang Song, whose character changed drastically after the reincarnation of life and death, enjoyed the wonderful life in the Tang Dynasty.
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Looking at Cao Zhang's expectant eyes, Cao Peng really didn't know how to answer.
Since Cao Chong became his disciple, he has been looking forward to Cao Chong one day inheriting Cao Cao's career. There is more or less selfishness in this. In addition to Cao Chong being his student, the more important reason is that Cao Chong is still young, but
The room for development is far greater than that of Cao Pi. It is undeniable that Cao Pi is equally good, but behind him, there is too much aristocratic background, which is not the result that Cao Peng wants to see. In comparison, Cao Chong is much simpler and more
Easy to carve. Coupled with Mrs. Huan's deliberate wooing, Cao Peng also sided with Cao Chong.
But Cao Pi is no longer here!
If Cao Zhang really wants to compete with Cao Chong, how should he choose?
Cao Zhang is very sincere and straightforward.
As Cao Peng's student, Cao Zhang has always impressed Cao Peng as a passionate young man. If he inherited Cao Cao's career, it would be a good choice. However, Cao Zhang has never expressed this idea.
After pondering for a long time, Cao Peng suddenly said: "Ziwen, is this what you really think?"
"Um?"
Cao Zhang hesitated.
Cao Peng smiled, stood up and said to Cao Zhang, "Ziwen, come with me."
He led Cao Zhang into the study, lit the oil lamp, spread a piece of white paper on the desk, and picked up the pen...
After thinking about it, Cao Peng suddenly said to Cao Zhang, who looked confused: "Ziwen, people often say that you are chasing deer in the Central Plains.
I want to ask you, how big is the Central Plains? Do you know?"
Cao Zhang answered without hesitation: "There are Kyushu in the Central Plains!"
"good!"
Cao Peng picked up a pen and drew the shape of Kyushu on the paper, and then waved to Cao Zhang to come over: "This is the Central Plains, right?"
"It seems...but it's a little smaller."
"Don't worry!"
Cao Peng thought for a while, and based on the world map in his previous life, he drew a few strokes of ink around Kyushu.
"What's this?"
"This is the real world under the blue sky."
Cao Zhang couldn't help but become interested, and leaned over to look carefully at this simple world map that didn't have any rules.
"Zhongyuan is so small!"
"Yeah... People often say that we are competing in the Central Plains and competing in the world, but they don't know how big this world is. You see, this is the Qin Kingdom, and this place is called Egypt. And in the place adjacent to the Western Regions, there are
A place called Persia also has a glorious history. Here, there is a small country originally called Macedonia.
This country once had a monarch named Alexander, who once led an army to sweep across the entire Mediterranean... The Qin Kingdom also had an emperor named Caesar. From here, he conquered all the way to Egypt, and he was considered a powerful ruler.
These countries are not as prosperous as us, but their vision seems to be farther away.
We spend all day saying that the whole world is not the land of the king, but little do we know that there is a bigger world outside the Kyushu."
Cao Peng did not know much about European history, but this did not prevent him from talking to Cao Zhang based on his impressions...
"This is called Oceania; this is called America.
These places are still wild, but they have fertile land and rich products. However, the people in these places are more barbaric than the Qiang and Hu, but they occupy such fertile land and vast space."
Cao Peng put down his pen and closed his eyes.
After a moment, he whispered: "I once had a dream, that is, I could travel around the entire world.
Ziwen, I once said that I would establish my mind for the heaven and the earth, establish my destiny for the living and the people, carry on my unique knowledge for the past saints, and create peace for all generations. But this is just an illusory slogan. Even I myself don’t know what it will be in the end.
What result.
To be honest, you asked me just now whether I support you or Cang Shu.
I'm in a dilemma... You are both my students. You and Cang Shu each have their own advantages and disadvantages. Who should I help? I don't know. But if I have to choose, it's better not to help each other and lead
Follow the people and go north... Xianbei and the Xiongnu are my serious thorns. Instead of having a headache because of your brother, it is better to conquer the world."
Cao Peng's wording was very messy and his organization seemed unclear.
But to Cao Zhang's ears, it felt like every sentence came from the bottom of his heart, with sincerity and sincerity.
"Think about it carefully. If you really want to fight, I will support you and give you some suggestions. But I will never interfere in the fight between you and Cang Shu! Ziwen, you have a bold and aggressive temperament.
You are a person who does great things. No matter what decision you make, as your husband, I will not stop you. Because this is the path you chose.
I just have one sentence, but I don’t say it out loud!
Does Ziwen know how big this world is?"
Cao Peng patted Cao Zhang on the shoulder, stood up, and walked out of the study.
Cao Zhang sat blankly next to the desk, looking at the ridiculously crude-looking map in front of him, and remained silent for a long time.
The ink on the picture is gradually drying.
Cao Zhang suddenly carefully rolled up the picture, held it in his hand, and then blew out the oil lamp.
There seemed to be a little more determination in his eyes. He strode out of the study, bowed his head toward the bedroom where the lights had been turned off, and then turned to leave. In the bedroom, Cao Peng stood in the window, looking quietly outside. Cao Zhang
He watched every move he made. The moment Cao Zhang left, Cao Peng knew that he had made a decision in his heart.
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The next day, Cao Peng met with Su Ze again, and the two sides discussed many things in detail.
Calculating the time, it was almost 20 days since he came to Dichi... In a few days, it will be September. It will be nearly a month since he left Wuwei. All the things that should be discussed have been discussed, so Cao Peng
Decided to return to Guzang.
Su Ze was a little reluctant to give up. After all, it was not easy to find someone with whom he could talk.
It's hard to find a good friend, that's generally true.
Su Ze was stationed in a remote and remote place like Jiuquan, so it was not easy to find someone who could talk to him. He and Cao Peng were almost twice as old as each other, but they could talk to each other.
fate.
Now that Cao Peng was about to return to Guzang, Su Ze sent him to the bank of Ruoshui River before the two of them said goodbye.
After crossing Weishui, Cao Peng and his party returned directly to Rile.
After some consideration, Cao Zhang finally decided to stay in Rile County, and also kept Niu Gang to help him prepare his troops. In Cao Peng's mind, Rile was a military mansion to the west of Wuwei, and it was also extremely important.
A fortress. Although Cao Zhang is not very young, he already has the style of a general. His military strength is strong and his writing is Su You, which is enough to help him manage Ri Le properly. After all, the main role of Ri Le is to communicate with the Western Regions.
The trade route became the link between Jiuquan and Wuwei. Cao Peng left 800 soldiers to Cao Zhang, and at the same time allowed him to set up a military mansion and implement the system of soldiers and farmland.
In response, Cao Zhang readily agreed.
I personally experienced the farming in Xudu and witnessed Cao Peng's implementation in Hexi.
Cao Zhang has more or less gained some experience. Su You will take care of the trade routes, so he doesn't need to worry about it.
Staying in Rile and Muma Shandan is no fun at all.
After staying in Rile for two days, Cao Peng gave Cao Zhang some good advice before embarking on his way back to Guzang...
Overall, Cao Peng was very satisfied with the results of this visit to Zhangye.
Therefore, on the way back, he looked very relaxed. However, this relaxation did not last long and was destroyed by a sudden news. After Cao Peng and his party arrived at Fanhe, they met the messenger coming from Guzang
.This messenger was sent by Zhao Ang, and his destination was exactly Rile. Looking at the messenger's dusty appearance, we knew that he must have been in a great hurry along the way. His eyes were bloodshot, and his face looked tired.
color.
"When did it happen, in such a hurry?"
"Back to General, seven days ago, Ma Chao suddenly captured Zhangye."
The messenger's answer made Cao Peng look confused.
"Ma Chao captured Zhangye?"
How can this be!
He had just come from Zhangye and saw no sign of Ma Chao at all. Besides, wasn't Ma Chao in Longqi City? Even if he wanted to attack Zhangye, he would have to either cross the Qilian Mountains or occupy Wuwei first, and then he could threaten Zhangye
county.
It's late autumn, let's not talk about how Ma Chao crossed the Hehuang River, a thousand-mile no-man's land covered with thorns and wild beasts. But just the Qilian Mountains is enough to exhaust Ma Chao's soldiers and horses. Therefore, the possibility of Ma Chao crossing the Qilian Mountains is basically
Above is equivalent to nothing. If we don’t take the shortcut to the Qilian Mountains, we can only capture Wuwei County...
The question is, is it possible?
Wuwei County can now be said to have a strong army and strong horses.
After several months of rest, Cao Peng did not blindly expand his troops. Although he also ordered the recruitment of soldiers, he also set extremely strict restrictions. Only those between twenty-six and thirty-five would be recruited.
Enlistment. Those with disabilities were not recruited; those with only children were not recruited... Various ten regulations not only stabilized Wuwei's public sentiment, but also strengthened the quality of the soldiers. You must know that Liangzhou in the late Eastern Han Dynasty was the one that sent out elite soldiers.
The place of sharp soldiers is as famous as Bingzhou Army, Youzhou Army and Danyang Army. Wuwei is located in a place where Qiang and Han live together, which is quite chaotic.
Many Xiliang people, at the age of twelve or thirteen, rode horses and drew their bows to fight in battle.
Among them, the most famous one is probably Ma Chao and Ma Mengqi, who started fighting on the battlefield at the age of twelve...
This also makes Xiliang soldiers have extremely rich combat experience. By the age of twenty-five, most of them have become veterans who have experienced hundreds of battles.
Cao Peng set the age limit based on this consideration.
What he needs is a stable Wuwei County, rather than going on a rampage and squandering the vitality of Wuwei County.
Over the past few months, Cao Peng recruited 7,000 soldiers and horses in Wuwei, but all of them were elite soldiers and strong generals, and one could equal ten.
Including the 8,000 people he brought from Hexi, Wuwei County now has a total of 15,000 troops stationed.
This kind of military strength is just right for Wuwei, whose material foundation is not particularly strong.
If recruitment continues, the burden on Wuwei County will inevitably increase.
Wen, there are Pang Tong, Xu Shu, Jia Xing, and calm and capable officials like Zhao Ang; Wu, there are Yan Xing, Pan Zhang, and Hande, especially Yan Xing, who is brave and good at fighting, proficient in the art of war, and is a rare general. Here.
Under such circumstances, Ma Chao wants to attack Wuwei? There is no possibility of success! Therefore, Cao Peng will go to Zhangye with confidence...
"Please tell me clearly, how did Ma Chao capture Zhangye County?"
The messenger heard this and immediately understood that Cao Peng had misunderstood!
He quickly explained: "The general misunderstood. Ma Chao did not capture Zhangye County, but Zhangye County!"
"ah?"
Cao Peng suddenly blushed.
It turns out that in addition to Zhangye County in Liangzhou, there is also Zhangye County, which is under the jurisdiction of Wuwei County.
The location of Zhangye County is approximately southeast of Liangzhou District, present-day Wuwei City, and its location is relatively remote.
Since the establishment of Wuwei County in the second year of Yuanding, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, until the Eastern Han Dynasty, Wuwei County had a total of 13 counties. Zhangye is located directly south of Luanniao (north of Xiying River Reservoir in the southwest of Liangzhou District, Wuwei City), standing against the green pine trees.
, forming a very peculiar mutual echo situation. However, since the Qiang uprising in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, especially after Ma Teng occupied Wuwei County, Zhangye County has been gradually neglected, so that no officials or troops were stationed, forming a
An extremely chaotic area where Qiang and Han people lived together was gradually forgotten by people...
This has a lot to do with the sparse population of Wuwei County.
The establishment of Zhangye County was originally to resist the Qiang and Hu. However, the relationship between Ma Teng and the Qiang people was destined to be interdependent. As a result, the purpose of Zhangye County no longer seemed so important and necessary.
Got it!
After Cao Peng occupied Wuwei County, although he was reminded by Zhao Angcheng Gongying to let him know the existence of Zhangye County, due to various reasons, Cao Peng was not in a hurry to regain Zhangye County, but kept it in its original condition. After all, since
After Zhongping, Zhangye County was classified as a Sanguang area, where Qiang and Han people lived together. There were many Qiang people in this area, and if they were forcibly taken back, it would likely stimulate the emotions of the local Qiang people and trigger a second Qiang riot.
This is also a major factor why Cao Peng went to Zhangye County at this time to meet with Su Ze.
He hoped that by opening up trade routes in the Western Regions, he could slowly win over the Qiang tribe and then control Zhangye County.
However, he seemed to be a step too late.
Ma Chao took the lead in capturing Zhangye County, which was beyond Cao Peng's expectation.
Once Zhangye County is lost, it means losing a bridgehead outside the south gate of Wuwei County. Although there are Luan birds and green pine trees as a barrier, if Ma Chao is allowed to occupy Zhangye, sooner or later Wuwei County will be in chaos.
The influence of the Ma family in Xiliang cannot be underestimated...
"How will Magistrate Zhao and the military advisor arrange it?"
The messenger quickly replied: "Now Military Advisor Pang has rushed to Cangsong to join Pan Huqiang; Military Advisor Xu and General Yan Xing are leading their troops to Luanniao to resist Ma Chao's attack. Magistrate Cheng and General Deng Fan are preparing troops in Wuwei County
Ma and General Xiahou led their troops to assemble at Fengmingtan. Magistrate Zhao ordered me to go to Rile to inform the general and ask him to make a decision quickly."
Judging from this arrangement, it is indeed watertight.
In particular, it is undoubtedly the most appropriate for Yan Xing to play against Ma Chao in Luanniao...
The Qiang people value warriors. The people in Wuwei County who can compete with Ma Chao today, besides Cao Peng and Pang De, are probably Yan Xing and Yan Yanming. Yan Xing is very prestigious in Liangzhou and can stabilize the morale of the army. Xu Shu is good at fighting formations and is proficient in them.
In the field battle, joining forces with Yan Xing is indeed the best choice. With Pang Tong at Cangsong, Jincheng reinforcements can also be stopped.
But for some reason, Cao Peng always felt that it seemed a bit strange that Ma Chao suddenly attacked Zhangye County at this time.
"Ling Ming!"
"The end will be here."
After Cao Peng thought for a moment, he ordered in a deep voice: "Pack up your bags immediately, and we will set off overnight to go to Luanniao."
