Section 23 Heroes in Troubled Times
In April of the first year of Xingping, Chen Liutai guarded Zhang Miao and obeyed the plan of his staff Chen Gong to welcome Wenhou Lu Bu into Yanzhou. Because this coincided with Cao Cao's troops attacking Xuzhou. Under the leaderless group, the subordinate counties and counties of Yanzhou responded to Lu Bu almost together, and only Juancheng, Fan County, and Dong'e County did not waver under the stubbornness of Xun Yu, Cheng Yu and others. The situation in the entire Central Plains can be said to have changed the world, and Cao Cao, who was originally booming, became a lost dog who had no home to return to in a blink of an eye. However, even if everyone in the world laughs at Cao Cao's evil retribution, Cao Cao is still Cao Cao. After successively defeating several Xuzhou armies that had come to the ground, Cao Cao's fire rate troops rushed back to Juancheng, the largest city he controlled.
At this time, looking at Xun Yu and Cheng Yu, who led hundreds of officials to greet them outside Juancheng, Cao Cao, who had mixed feelings, immediately turned over and dismounted and helped the two of them Dao Wenruo and Zhongde. β
Xun Yu is Wenruo, and Cheng Yu is Zhongde. These two were Cao Cao's former confidants who stayed in Juancheng. And the facts have proved that Cao Cao's decision is correct. It must be known that after Chen Gong led his army to secretly welcome LΓΌ Bulai as the pastor of Yanzhou, he sent his henchmen to Juancheng to falsely claim that LΓΌ Bu was here to assist in the attack on Tao Qian, in a vain attempt to paralyze the Juancheng garrison. Fortunately, Xun Yu saw through this plan at a glance. Xun Yu, who realized that there might be a spy of Zhang Miao's army in the city, immediately secretly deployed troops for defense, and at the same time hurriedly recruited Xiahou Dun, the Taishou of Dongjun in Puyang, to come to the rescue. So that night, Xun Yu and Xiahoudun killed dozens of officials in the city who participated in the rebellion. After stabilizing the situation in Juancheng, Xun Yu and Cheng Yubing went to Fan County and Dong'e County to lobby the county commanders of the two counties to support Cao Cao. And Cheng Yu, who is familiar with the geography of Yanzhou, sent a cavalry to cut off the Cangtingjin ferry on the Yellow River in time, successfully preventing Chen Gong from crossing the river, and winning defenses for the three cities of Juancheng, Fanxian, and Dong'e. It can be said that if there were no Xun Yu and Cheng Yu to protect the city, Cao Cao, who had lost his foundation, would probably end up with half his life.
And Xun Yu, who felt scared after thinking about it, also grabbed Cao Cao's hand tightly at this moment and choked up, "Lord, you are fine." β
Following Xun Yu's scorching gaze, Cao Cao nodded understandingly. Then I saw him wave his hand and laugh loudly at the civil and military officials present! I'm Cao Mengde! β
"Cao Gong is mighty!"
I don't know who started first. But the generals of the Cao army present raised their weapons one after another in tacit understanding and pointed to the sky and roared, "Cao Gong is mighty!" Swear to kill the thief! Cao Gong is mighty! Swear to kill the thief! β
In an instant, the gloomy aura that had originally shrouded the sky over Juancheng was immediately dispersed by this majestic roar. In its place is hatred of the betrayer and a burning sense of revenge. At this time, Cao Cao was in the roar of everyone, holding Xun Yu with one hand and Cheng Yu with the other, and asked as he walked, did you see Zhicai? β
"Zhicai is ill and can't come here to greet the lord. I hope your forgiveness. Xun Yu hurriedly explained.
"It's okay, I'll go see him another day." Cao Cao paused when he said this, and then turned back to Xun Yu and said, "The matter of you suing Xuzhou is my Cao Mengde's choice. Let him not think too much about recuperation. When the illness is cured, let's go through the world together. β
"Lord ......"
Cao Cao's words made Xun Yu and Cheng Yu's hearts tremble. Cao Jun knows that Xi Zhicai has always been a strong advocate of conquest of Tao Qian. Therefore, many people blamed Cao Cao's reputation for the fall, and even the change in Yanzhou this time on the head of Xi Zhicai. However, Xun Yu and Cheng Yu, who were important aides to Cao Cao, knew that the conquest of Tao Qian was a strategy made after working together. Even Xun Yu himself accompanied Cao Cao on the expedition to Xuzhou as Sima. But Xi Zhicai stubbornly carried all the charges down. In Xi Zhicai's opinion, being criticized for being from a poor family is not a big deal. But Xun Yu was born in a famous family, and in the future, he will come forward to repair the relationship between Cao Cao and the gate valve, and he must not ruin his reputation for the sake of Xuzhou. So Xun Yu is still a gentle and elegant Xun Lingxiang. But Xi Zhicai has become a small person in the eyes of outsiders.
However, as the lord Cao Cao, he did not choose to hide behind his staff and act as a saint, but stood up and took all the responsibilities in front of the world. Although Cao Cao's move made most of Xi Zhicai's plan ruined. But neither Xi Zhicai nor Xun Yu meant to blame Cao Cao. Because this is their lord Cao Cao. You can call him treacherous, you can say he is cruel. But you have to admit that he is open. And Cao Cao's openness was particularly maverick and commendable in the late Han Dynasty, which was full of hypocrites. This may also be a great charm of Cao Cao to attract Xun Yu and other famous people to follow him.
However, Cao Cao looked at Xun Cheng's moved expressions, but just changed the topic to talk about the current situation of Lu Bu. β
Cheng Yu immediately blurted out when he heard Cao Cao's question: Lu Bu is now stationed in Puyang, and has sent a team of soldiers and horses to the west of Puyang to form an angle with his own city. I think that in the near future, troops will be sent to attack Juancheng. β
Cao Cao did not show any surprise when he heard the news that LΓΌ Bu would come to attack Juancheng. Instead, he asked, "Oh? Lu Bu did not occupy Dongping? β
Cheng Yu, who is now fifty-three years old, is tall and majestic, and has a rigid personality and few words. At this moment, in the face of Cao Cao's questioning, he only replied succinctly, "No." β
Cao Cao immediately laughed when he heard this, and Lu Bu suddenly got the territory of a state, but he couldn't occupy Dongping, cut off the main roads of Kangfu and Taishan, and used the dangerous terrain to fight against me, but instead settled in Puyang. Hmph, I didn't do much with him. β
Xun Yu on the side saw that Cao Cao showed contempt for Lu Bu, and couldn't help but step forward to remind the Taoist lord that Lu Bu was indeed short-sighted if he only occupied the city and did not take risks. However, Lu Bu's stationing in Puyang was not without a plan. It must be known that Lu Bu has always been brave and brave. Judging from his style of taking the lead in every battle, Lu Bu should have figured out a decisive battle to completely defeat the lord in Puyang this time. So as to establish its prestige in Yanzhou. β
Although Xun Yu had just passed the year of his establishment, his words carried more weight in Cao Cao's heart than the rest of his staff. At this moment, after listening to Xun Yu's correction, Cao Cao immediately nodded and agreed, "Wen Ruo didn't say it. It's me who underestimates the enemy. I wonder what Wen Weak thinks about the current situation? β
In the face of Cao Cao's inquiry, Xun Yu shook his long sleeves lightly, and replied with a hint of fragrance, the lord was relieved. Although Lu Bu was menacing this time, he was rude and rarely close to people, and he was rude, just a brave horseman. And Chen Gong and other Yanzhou scholars united with Lu Bu and only used each other. What's more, Zhang Miao, Chen Gong and others rebelled this time to win over the Yanzhou gate valve under the banner of benevolence and righteousness. But where did the thief who burned the Jingshi and robbed the emperor's tomb come from. Therefore, Yu expected that the Yanzhou gate valve would be dissatisfied with Lu Bu. Therefore, although they have a lot of troops at this time, they will not succeed after all. β
"yes. I didn't expect Meng Zhuo and Gongtai to betray me. Isn't my Cao Mengde less than a puppet? Cao Cao heard Xun Yu mention Zhang Miao and Chen Gong, and couldn't help but sigh. Zhang Miao's character Meng Zhuo, Chen Gongzi's public platform. Both of them and Cao Cao are old acquaintances. When Cao Cao first went east to conquer Tao Qian, he also said to his family that if I can't come back, you will rely on Zhang Mengzhuo. "When Cao Cao came to Yanzhou, there were only 5,000 people, and it was only by Chen Gong's acceptance that he had the strength to have 100,000 Qingzhou soldiers in the future. Unexpectedly, after only a year of hard work, the three of them have become enemies in battle.
Seeing that Cao Cao was saddened by the betrayal of his friend, Cheng Yu on the side timely reminded the Taoist lord that mediocre people should not be careful. β
"Faint people? It may be unwise to choose to be based on Lu Bu. But don't forget that Yanzhou should have changed doors overnight. Facing Cheng Yu's reminder, Cao Cao smiled self-deprecatingly, then turned his head to look in the direction of Puyang and said solemnly, "Just ask who in the world can do such a trick of stealing the sky except the public stage!" β
When Cao Cao looked at Puyang, which was invisible, he expressed his heartfelt admiration, and Chen Gong was also standing at the head of Puyang and looking in the direction of Juancheng. It is said that Puyang is adjacent to Juancheng, and it is only a day's journey to speed up the horse. The city was originally garrisoned by Xiahoudun, but Xun Yu urgently transferred Xiahoudun in order to keep Juancheng. For this reason, Chen Gong also sent Lu Bu's subordinates to disguise themselves as generals to assassinate Xiahoudun. It's a pity that the assassination operation not only ended in failure, but Lu Bu's subordinates even informed Cheng Yu of the military situation that intended to cross the river from Cangtingjin. Thinking of this, Chen Gong couldn't help but secretly sigh that although Lu Bu had unparalleled bravery, most of his subordinates were rabble. Not to mention the assassination of Xiahoudun, Lu Bu's subordinates did not fulfill their responsibilities as dead soldiers. Just looking at the nuisance that LΓΌ Bu's army had caused to the people in the city in Puyang in the past few days, it is clear that LΓΌ Bu's army is inferior to Cao Cao.
But even so, Chen Gong did not regret betraying Cao Cao. No, to be more precise, Chen Gong has always thought that Cao Cao betrayed. Because in Chen Gong's opinion, if it were not for the help of their Yanzhou scholars, Cao Cao would not have become the governor of Yanzhou at all. However, after Cao Cao took charge of Yanzhou, he did not use these meritorious people as much as Chen Gong imagined. On the contrary, Cao Cao not only ignored the noble and lowly families, but also posted the so-called "recruitment order" to recruit people from poor families. Later, he adopted the words of Han Shi Xi Zhicai, and even braved the disapproval of the world to openly invade Xuzhou to recruit Tao Qian, who was known as a virtuous person. Even after Yanzhou Shilin unanimously condemned his indiscriminate killing of innocents, Cao Cao also killed Bian Rang, a famous Yanzhou scholar who took the lead in ridiculing him, in order to block the mouth of Youyou. It turns out that Cao Cao's trick to kill chickens and monkeys really scared many scholars at the beginning. But Chen Gong, who has a straight and strong temperament, does not eat Cao Cao's set. Therefore, taking advantage of the empty opportunity of Cao Cao's conquest of Tao again, Chen Gong planned this good show to welcome Lu into Yan together with Xu Yan, Wang Kai, and Zhang Miao's younger brother Zhang Chao.
"Mengde, you have repentance at this moment." Chen Gong patted the battlements and muttered, and the three long beards under the jaw swayed slightly in the wind with endless melancholy.
But at this moment, a loud voice suddenly came from behind Chen Gong, "It turns out that the military advisor is here." β
As soon as Chen Gong heard this voice, he knew that the person who came was Lu Bu, the current lord of Yanzhou. So he hurriedly turned around and saluted, I don't know what the lord is looking for in the palace? β
"Not really. I just want to talk to the military advisor. Lu Bu said and strode to Chen Gong's side. Seeing that Chen Gong didn't answer, he asked tentatively again, and the military advisor was still angry that Bu didn't send troops to ambush Cao Cao in the middle of Mount Tai? β
When Chen Gong heard Lu Bu ask this, he couldn't help but sigh and sighed, Dao Lord Gong had indeed missed a good opportunity. But it has come to this point, and it is useless to say more. Please also ask the lord to divide his troops to capture Dongping and hold the main road. At present, although Cao Cao has returned to Yanzhou, he only has Juancheng, Fanxian, and Dong'e in his hands. With the power of these three counties, Cao Cao wanted to support the hundreds of thousands of troops under his command, which was undoubtedly a fool's dream. On the other hand, the lord occupies a state of land, not only has a large number of soldiers, but also has the backing of the gate lord clan of Yanzhou, and echoes Tao Qian and Liu Bei, who hate Cao Cao. As long as Cao Cao is properly arranged to besiege these three counties, he can be consumed step by step. β
When Lu Bu heard Chen Gong say that Cao Cao was going to be consumed to death, he couldn't help frowning and said disapprovingly, although the military advisor's strategy was wonderful. But Bu Ruozhen hid in the city and killed Cao Cao. At that time, the people of the world still didn't laugh at him, and Cao Mengde couldn't do it. β
Lu Bu's words were so direct that Chen Gong's eyes turned black and he almost fainted. With a strong temper, he immediately slapped the battlements and said urgently, "Lord! Soldiers, treacherous ways. As long as you can defeat Cao Cao at the lowest cost. Where is the use of caring for others to sneer. It's just ignorant and foolish. β
Seeing that Chen Gong was so anxious that he almost jumped up, Lu Bu hurriedly explained, "Don't worry, military advisor. Bu also wanted to defeat Cao Cao at the lowest cost. That's why the army will be gathered in Puyang......"
"The lord wants to fight Cao Cao in Juancheng." Chen Gong opened his mouth to interrupt Lu Bu's explanation. Through the cooperation in the past few days, Chen Gong has somewhat learned some of Lu Bu's temperament. He has always been extremely confident in his martial arts, and likes to face off against his opponents on the battlefield. Connecting these two characteristics, it is not difficult for Chen Gong to guess the purpose of Lu Bu's transfer of troops to Puyang.
However, Chen Gong's interjection did not annoy Lu Bu. On the contrary, Lu Bu grabbed Chen Gongdi's hand as if he had met a confidant, and proudly said that the one who knows me is also on the platform. No, Bu just wants to defeat Cao Cao on the battlefield. In this way, the people of the world can know that Bude Yanzhou is not a sneak attack, but relies on Bu's martial arts and the wisdom of the military advisor. The cloth wants to make this Yanzhou state pastor worthy of his name! β
When Lu Bu, who was in the prime of life, said this, he exuded an aura of confidence like a lion. This made Chen Gongjun, who originally wanted to refute that "Cao Cao is treacherous, it is not suitable to confront him head-on", and swallowed the words that had just come to his mouth. It is undeniable that compared with Cao Cao, Lu Bu lacks resourcefulness and foresight. But Lu Bu has arrogance that is difficult for ordinary people to achieve, as well as arrogant capital. Because even if he is committed to Ding Yuan, Dong Zhuo and others. Lu Bu is still Lu Bu, a unparalleled flying general in the world. Therefore, Chen Gong, who was deeply affected by it, finally nodded happily and promised that Dao Gong was willing to assist the lord to complete the great cause! β
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