"Lord Thorn Shi, as far as my subordinates know, there is a place named Shouzhang fifty miles east of Puyang City. There are mountains on both sides of this place, and the trees are entwined, so we can ambush here and wait for the Yellow Turban Thieves to strike at them. At that time, the Yellow Turban thieves will be in chaos, and we will be able to beat the drum to cover up and kill, and we will surely win a great victory. ”

"Haha!"

Cao Cao laughed, walked down from above, took Bao Xin's hands, and said excitedly: "Yuncheng is very good, I have Yuncheng, why worry about the big thing." ”

However, Cao Cao's heart was sneering at the moment, since Bao Xin was looking for death, it was no wonder that he was not surprised.

As an excellent military strategist, Cao Cao had already studied ways to deal with it when he got the news of the invasion of the Yellow Turban Thieves. As a result, like Bao Xin, Cao Cao also chose to ambush in the mountains on both sides of Shouzhang. It's just that Cao Cao has another conspiracy in his heart, and he can't be the first to say his plan. In this way, it is natural for Bao Xin to raise it, and others will not suspect him afterwards.

As for Cao Cao's conspiracy, he planned to take the opportunity to murder Bao Xin.

Bao Xin is a staunch follower of Cao Cao, and it is his proposal that Cao Cao can sit in the position of Yanzhou assassin, why did Cao Cao murder Bao Xin?

The root cause was that the elite soldiers under Bao Xin's command caused Cao Cao's killing intent.

Cao Cao was known to be an ambitious overlord. Since it is a hegemon, it naturally wants to have its own power. However, Cao Cao's father was the adopted son of the eunuch Cao Teng, and Cao Cao was branded as a eunuch. It is because of this identity that Cao Cao is obviously not treated well by most scholars. Yuan Shao is the son of the Yuan family of the fourth and third dukes, and Han Fu was able to give up the position of assassin to Yuan Shao. However, even if Cao Cao's reputation was louder than Yuan Shao's, no one would give up the position of Assassin to Cao Cao. If it weren't for the death of Liu Dai, the assassin of Yanzhou, and Bao Xin's strong recommendation, Cao Cao would never have been able to sit in the position of Yanzhou assassin.

Therefore, Cao Cao was jealous of Yuan Shao's ability to get Jizhou without much effort. However, as a male lord, Cao Cao was able to hide his jealousy in the deepest part of his heart. After that, Yuan Shao recommended Cao Cao to serve as the Taishou of Dongjun. For many people, if they are recommended by their friends and opponents, they will probably refuse, because they don't want people to feel inferior to each other.

However, Cao Cao did not do this, Cao Cao gladly accepted Yuan Shao's recommendation, and later wrote to express his gratitude. Because Cao Cao knew that if he wanted to develop his own power, he must have a fixed territory. And Dongjun is the foundation of his fortune.

Although he sat in the position of the Taishou of Dongjun, Cao Cao's development was not satisfactory. The most important point is that Cao Cao has no money.

At the beginning, Cao Cao called on the princes to ask for Dong, and his military salary, grain and grass were still sponsored by Chen Liuweihong, a branch of the Hedong Wei family. Whether it is the wild history or the official history, it is recorded that Tao Qian's hands coveted Cao Song's family wealth, and then killed Cao Song and swept away the family wealth, which triggered Cao Cao's attack on Xuzhou. Judging from here, it feels like Cao Cao's family is quite rich, but it is not. Cao Song's money is quite a lot for a few people, but if he wants to raise an army, it is obviously not enough.

It's like a million dollars, which in the eyes of ordinary people is a lot, it's simply a huge amount of money. However, if it costs 10,000 to raise a soldier, then this million is obviously not enough.

Cao Cao's Dongjun had no wealth-making industry, and his subordinates did not have talents who could help him make money. Therefore, Cao Cao stayed in the position of the Taishou of Dongjun for a period of time, and the troops under his command were actually only the remaining 2,000 after the original fight against Dong, and the 3,000 soldiers and horses that Yuan Shao later allocated to him. In addition, Cao Cao did not have a small number of troops, and Cao Cao did not have that much money to continue recruiting soldiers.

As the male master, Cao Cao must be dissatisfied with the status quo.

Therefore, when Cao Cao was in Dongjun, he was already making a decision about where to get enough troops for him to dominate. Counting and counting, in the end, Cao Cao made Bao Xin his target.

Why does Bao Xin need people?

Bao Xin's ancestor, Bao Xuan, used to be the captain of Sili, which was equivalent to the secretary of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee before Yuan Chang crossed, which was a very big official. Moreover, Bao Xuan is different from Cao Cao's adoptive grandfather Cao Teng, who is an authentic official child. At this time, the Bao family is also a family of eunuchs, and it has nothing to do with wealth. And by the time of Bao Xin's father, that is, Bao Dan, the Bao family developed.

You must know that Bao Dan was one of the nine Qings in the Shaofu at that time, equivalent to the Shangshu of three of the three provinces and six ministries, and his official position was big enough. This is not the point, the focus is on the income of Shaofu Zhangshan Haidi Ze and the royal handicraft manufacturing, which is a fat gap. Just like some of the bosses of state-owned enterprises before Yuan Chang's crossing, such as Sinopec, Sinosteel, etc., these bosses are obviously extremely rich. And Bao Dan is the same, he is worth a lot of money.

After Bao Dan's death, Bao Xin, as the eldest son, naturally inherited all this.

At the beginning, Cao Cao called on the princes of the world to ask for Dong, and under the sponsorship of Wei Hong, he recruited a little young man. Later, there were two brothers from the family, Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan, as well as Cao Ren and Cao Hong, each of whom led 1,000 troops, which was enough for 5,000 soldiers and horses. Otherwise, when he first discussed Dong, it was estimated that Cao Cao would be like Liu Bei, who could only watch the play and had no right to speak.

However, Bao Xin, as the prime minister of Jibei, casually pulled out 10,000 soldiers and horses, which shows that Bao Xin's family is rich.

Even when Bao Xin's 10,000 soldiers and horses died later, many of them died, and after returning to Yanzhou, Bao Xin recruited some more. Today, Bao Xin has 10,000 infantry and 5,000 cavalry. Especially for cavalry, it can be said that a cavalry costs ten times as much money as an infantryman, and Bao Xin's ability to afford these five thousand cavalry is enough to explain everything.

Now Cao Cao is the assassin of Yanzhou, Bao Xin is the prime minister of Jibei, and Bao Xin is naturally Cao Cao's subordinate. However, Cao Cao did not have the right to mobilize Bao Xin's troops and horses. Because, Bao Xin's soldiers and horses were recruited at his own expense, and they had nothing to do with the imperial court. Therefore, Cao Cao was able to mobilize defenders from all over Yanzhou to support Puyang, but he could not mobilize Bao Xin's troops and horses.

Therefore, Cao Cao planned to get rid of Bao Xin and take Bao Xin's 10,000 infantry and 5,000 cavalry as his own.

In fact, Cao Cao became the assassin of Yanzhou, and the financial power of Yanzhou was already in his hands, and he was slowly able to develop enough power. However, if the wind and clouds are surging today, with Cao Cao's character, he obviously can't wait. Therefore, Bao Xin's soldiers and horses, Cao Cao is bound to win.

After Bao Xin put forward his plan, Cao Cao immediately looked at the civil and military officials majestically, and said loudly: "Now that the Yellow Turban thieves are in turmoil, as the assassin of Yanzhou, I can't let them be presumptuous in our land. At this time of crisis, Yanzhou should unite as one to fight against thieves, and you can have confidence!"

"Everything is in accordance with your lordship's orders!"

A refreshing expression flashed between Cao Cao's eyebrows, this kind of power is in his hands, and the feeling I have in the world is really not ordinary. Cao Cao was finally able to understand the joyful feeling of giving orders when Yuan Shao was the leader of the alliance. Cao Cao secretly said in his heart, you waited at the beginning, sooner or later I will surpass you.

"Bao Xin listens to the order, and I order you to lead your soldiers and horses to Shouzhang on a certain day. You can meet the enemy with 5,000 cavalry, and 10,000 infantry can ambush the mountains and forests, and wait for my order to cover and kill the Yellow Turban thieves. ”

"Subordinates listen to orders!"

Regarding Cao Cao's order, Bao Xin naturally had no objection. Bao Xin has a leading general, and this fifteen thousand men and horses are naturally commanded by the ban, and Bao Xin also knows how many catties and taels he has.

"Cao Ren listened to the order, and the 4,000 infantry in Puyang were commanded by you, and they also went to Shouzhang Mountain Forest to ambush. ”

"The last general will obey the order!"

"Cao Hong listens to the order, I appoint you as the vanguard this time, and the 1,000 cavalry of Puyang is under your command, and you can lead the Yellow Turban thieves to the place where Shouzhang is ambushed. Wait for my order to be issued, and then cover up with the army, there must be no mistake!"

"The last general will obey the order!"

Cao Hong looked happy, and he didn't expect him to be a striker. Therefore, he didn't pay any attention to the envy of Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan.

"Lord, what should I do?"

Seeing that Cao Cao did not give him an order, Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan immediately rushed out to inquire.

"Xiahoudun sat in Puyang, and when reinforcements from all over Yanzhou arrived, Xiahouyuan led the army to Shouzhang to support. Bao Xin and Cao Ren's men can only delay the attack of the Yellow Turban thieves, Xiahou Yuan, you have a great responsibility. This time, I Yanzhou will go all out to fight, and I must defeat the Yellow Turban thieves in one fell swoop, and you must not be careless. If there is any violation, it will be dealt with by military law, and you can understand!"

"My subordinates understand!"

Cao Cao had already given the order, and everyone dispersed. Bao Xin and Yu Ban had to go to the barracks to reorganize their troops and horses and set out on a certain day, while Cao Ren and Cao Hong naturally had to go back to prepare, but Cao Hong was about to leave, but Cao Cao stopped him.

"Zilian, this matter is very important, and you can't delay it!"

"Lord, the subordinates must be completed, otherwise they will come to see you!"

When Cao Cao and Cao Hong conspired, Cao Hong looked determined. No matter what Cao Cao asked him to do, he would not hesitate in the slightest, as long as it was beneficial to Cao Cao's great cause.

On the other side, Bao Xin was also puzzled.

He naturally understood Cao Cao's ability, there was no reason why Bao Xin could think of ambushing in Shouzhang, but Cao Cao couldn't think of it. Thinking of this, Bao Xin moved, found his cronies and whispered, and then stopped thinking about it.